Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, July 12, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextJ ' - JiAff;V EDITION - t f - !;:! VOK .X No. mil. grants txaa, joffKPinmc covm. ciieoox, men ay, jilt j a, ibih. WHOLE NUMBER MO. If "ABOUT-10 Iffll HP i in AiisniiA won i an 111 'i in ii bh iilWJM K PATH TO PARIS IS BLOCKED BY VM10FB JKHMAN8 AUK I'lNIIKU BACK IU MTIIATKUIO UllOt'.M) II Y FRENCH llliOWM WE LAKGPOKT CAPTURED Jatagtl rVwI'jltllttaM of Faveodlns Omiplml by Allied Furor FIN lrn lYtMiwn Taken In lUldn .J Paris. July II, The village of tangpnnt on the Huvlere river, cunt of Vlllnn foltcrnn, was raptured by thu French today. Tlmy also con tinued their proKrum north of Chav Uny Infill and ' twit of r'avirn'lle. They 4rcupld Jva farm, north Mitt of Kaverollra.-, Fifteen prisoner were taken In raid. Umilon, July H.--Th HrltUh took 120 prisoner In raiding opera tion lodiiy. ' Turin. July 12. -The war an nuiiiK'omoiit lnt nUlit n. mi. . "A roooiiiiolimii'i' In llin unluhlior himil of llnnluria ciiiihl- t ;tW u !rln -, bark flvo prisoner und one murh'iw uii. " , "D.irliii the month rf June our afil.il miuadroua brouulu don enemy nlrplumi. rloul) damaned (tnil.t on fire II captive bal loon. Our bombing plane ifroppr.l .morn tlian 00 toon of projectiles." I'iirli, J' ly 12. KrfH:li prcHnuri' aliinit the ine from th Marne to tlie Aline Iwhtch be nun two wit kit axo aa a aej iea of local attneka, ha bi'Eiin to yfld reiiili which nre a;i prwliil)i hrn viewed on the map. The towiof Courcy and ntrong I'o ltlnna uf that vicinity have buen ca.pl ii rf( by tha alow, methodical ad rain that ha been the miurre of Ynli annoyance, to thf enemy for iiftvoral day. t An a result of the aiault made ' by the French from Amblcny, south of the Alane, to the hill south of 'Courcy, thf lr lines have boon advanc ed to high ground, which lenda tlaclf to dc-fonnlvn oimrotlona und Rives the French ' obanrvatlon point from which they can aoe what la going on 'behind the Oerman lines. There ha been nm rnnaon for bollevlng that when the Ciermana re nine their offensive on the western 'front, they will attempt to break 'through between the Mnrne and the Alane In a dash straight for Paris. For thla reason, the operation which the French have carried out Minna Importance. ; , : ' South of Courcy the Oerman line extendi slightly to the westward, but 'U.curva shortly eastward, Just be fore It reaches the Cllgnon rlvfcr. northwest of Chateau Thierry. From the Cllgnon, southward to the Marne river, American forces have been Im proving their position In recent days und now have strong line of posi tions running northward from. Hill 204, west of Chateau Thierry, to the village of Torcy. VI 1 ... DUE TO LACK OF FGOH l.-oiulon, Ju'y 1 .V--.v.'l' Krnve vihortne ' or fvl!. 1ni'r?a!na; In T:tr'vr. uc dnl!y falMa, v'.ttfi 'v.v.. . Unpntcli p,yn, x lo 'i'oIci-i St L10NG AUSTRI (rrlMiai llrrk Into Itaiielllon l.i Ut Ud tWl- etapprrwwid Wll'i MiM'hliMt (Julia and Artillery Corfu, July 12 The Serbian pre bureau announced today serious mu tiny among the Austrian troops In one of tha occupied dlatrlcta la Ser bia. Tb'garrlon at Kraguyevata, former Serbian araeoal, broke Into a rebellion due to bad food. Many officer! wore killed. The mutiny wae iupprewad after the bailie In which ninihlna gun and- artllltry were freely umd. GERMAN VAR BONDS IN SEHIOU m New rork," July 12.- The- Itimrh 1Hriny. In Albania. Is announced from family of 81. Louis bought, f I.UiiO,-; Hume, tanae were -Inflicted on the ii'7u""worth of the Oerman war bond.! Aimtrlana In aurprlse attack at Con whlch the government lellevc wt-re cha Laghl and in Vald-Aasa. The sold In this country for prupasunda I enemy attacka were repulsed on the mil for the purchM f thu New southern slopes of Snsso Hossa. York Rvenlng Mall and other news-i p;vyei-, according to a stuloinout 1- ''. J"lX 12. The French ofri aucd today by Alfred l..'n'cke'r, d'i-'l Ktulnment Iuhi nUht concerning nly ' state ' 'attorney-grnornl. ' .Mr. j operation yeatprday In Albania and Ho Mr nilih'd that probably more .Macedonia rds: than' IIOii.OOU.UOO worth of bunJi "South Tof the Devoll river our iiiO.bri'n if"d jn tb l.'nllea Siat.u. troops continuing their sncceaaful ad Mr. 11,'cker emphasised t!u puint'Vance. have ui-jupM KoanlUa Crest that, wniie tnn rnited btutos waa still neutral, the Herman governments enliibllHlied a fund to "seduce a part, of the Aincrl nil prens with Amerl-j can gold, exchanged for in ere scraps , of pa pur." i '" j .Many American, ho said, Invested In tha Oerman bonda before, tlila country went lo wnr In the same mnniier that they are now buying its considering au amendment, pro Mbr.rty bonds, thinking that the 'hibltlng the Kovernment Interfering money wn to be used legitimately I with the rights and prlvilegea of the for the purchase of munitions and .; people and press as heretofore en war swplilles, and not mmpectlng that j Joyed, when the telephone and tele their dollar were to he imed against J graph lines are taken over, and per their own country, . milling the government business to T'" "" .' ; 1 ', Washington, July II. The gov - erninerrt ha the name - of nearly 20,000 persona In the I'nlted Slates who hold German government bond. STORIES OF HORROR j EF Vancouver: l.;c: ..,;iv".2::9lx.! I toon Russian .refugee arrived litre ! poaalble that they will he forthcom- j today aboard steamer from Japan, jlng soon. A, v iirhiKlng grim tales of horror andl " ' I lamlne In . RusFja, . gruesome stories : ,of tlio war, civil conflict and whole-j '.ale murilcm by the Germans. Sam juol Hurry Tornofr, an 18-year-old; 'student, and one of the refugees, said ' he fled from Odessa the day before, the Germans .occupied the city, (lis! flight from Odesso' being hastened) 'by ,.lhe fact thai the Oermaits wofej killing every young man who looked 'on If he might become a soldier ( senate leaders today for the post- j boat to continue operations made its ho lived a few years. , jponemeht of prohibition leglaiatlon ; last trip Thursday night, nearly three I ; j until Xnguat 20. They wlllvote to-week before 'the close or the sea- I.KJIITMN'O KIliLH TWO ;dsy or tomorrow on the wire control; son. For the, past two weeks thp"re I ' -tm ; HOLDIKItM I.V TKXAS j legislation and ror the suspension of, have been only two. boats operating j . S' v. ithe senate business until August 1,; with small pieces due to the slack l Fort Worth, Tex., July J2. Two under the ''Gentlemen's Agreement" run of salmon. 'It. Is probable that jtoldlera at Camp Ilowle, near hero, 'tor three-day recesses. ' the salmon' will not run again until v'-ri'' killed by HkhtilMg lute yester-l -"' . .the spawning season, banning early jil.-y nnd thrco others were Bfvernly , I'lJnfcd' tliH'Inn nn ehctrlcnl rtorm, , ritKHIOKNT I'OIXCAItK VISITS AltMIKH () KltrtVT 1 , - . 4 . ,' lr!s, July 1 2, Pfeiddcnt Polo - v ,n n.'iin yesterday with tlio armies ', o-i ; tho front, Aliiltlng the .troop. f'.i!it'nr on the Maine, Outcq nnd Alsnc .-.ertors. ALLIES EXTEND FRONT W SEA TO 101(1 Occupation ef Berat, Capture ials acd Many Priscssri by Italiaa Amy, A:cced in Rcsc Eccsy Attacks Repulsed at Sasso-Rcaa flome, July 12.' "Austria la about to crumble away," la the opinion of the political and military observers. eluce rmelvlnn the lateat ' reporta from Albania and the Balkane. The alllua have iierfected the Italian front, extending It from the Adriatic m to ftilonlkl, a dlHance of 'iOO mile. WanliliiKlDO, July 12. The occu pation of lli-rat and the rapture of ,:u quantity of war material and many prisoner by the advancing Italian IE WaahliiKton. July 1 2. The aenata -have precedence. ion today, j It may be voted TURKEY INFORMS U.S. IN REGARD TO TABRIZ -Washington, July 12. Turkey ln- -A IK VfA atot.- n,1V th.l!. i""1"7" vm.-v v.v m , , en 1 t ai. n, lnn have not vet been ascertained. It i PROHIBITION BILL . LEFT UNI AUGUST: Washington, July 12. An agree- imen - WM tentatively reacnea 05 me Mix lll'MOK.S POINT. - I TO II,(NFM OF HixnY . - , London. July 12. A Dutch trav- ' olur frnm C.iriuH .sva lha rnmnr I -- ....... v . ......... a ........ It 11 .I.Vun.l r.'n nawM.nM. . I, n 4 fll,. j ovnu y . r. v.iuiniij, ..iw,- , shnl von Hlndenburg is 111, aiul un- able to participate in the work at' the army headquarters, HI duties are taken over by Genernt Luden - dorf f. 'V cf Quantity of War Mater-! In all Its extent, a well as ail tha village In the Tomoric valley up to Dobreny. On the left the Italians captured the heights of Cats Oluni aka, taking 200 prlaoner, Including four officer. "The Austrtana suffered aevere losses, and In retiring burned their depots and engaged In pillage. "On the Macedonian front the ene my artillery displayed great activity, especially west of the Vardar . and north of Mnnantlr. British aviators successfully bombed numerous ene my depots In the Struma valley." Rome, July 12. French and Ital ian detachment are steadily pushing Austrian forces back along the west ern slopes of the mountains that par allel the coast of Albania. They are reiiorted north of the Important town of Derst and have moved ahead In the hilly country to the east. Vienna admit tilled success In this quarter. In the mountain sectors of the northern Italian front, Austrian un its, which approached the Italian po sitions, have been driven back. ' ATTITUDE OF JAPAN london, July 12. Japan's report ed decision', refusing to intervene In Siberia,. Is suthoritatlvely denied, ac cording to advices from Tokio. nnder date of July 1. It Is added that the attitude of Japan it unchanged, and that the feeling In unofficial circles there la almost unanimous that It I i unnecessary to serid troops to Siberia at present. UNARMED PEASANTS MARCHING TO MOSCOW , Pari. ', July 12. M. Tchernoff, ' ' ' . Iparipr of th snrial revn hit Inn intH In 1 , '- i ported today, to be marching on Moscow, heading bands of unarmed 1'eaaantn. . , ; " COMMERCIAL FISHING - ENDED FOR SEASON t I Salmon fishing on the Rogue has closed for this season and the last ! Augtfst. ''The open Reason for 'ommeralal fishing In Rogue river irwm n.pru la vu Augusi 1. ' "''HJ E. Gc thing, who , has handled (hi nk r. iv. l.k... tanii mr IITf U!Hir( IIIQU. VitlltSIf , K n 1 1. - I . . ' , viiah iUO lUtltl CttlCU HlllUUniSlO 100111 3 tons and the total vroceeds nre ap proxlmaety $12,000. ; Eleven boats fs the maximum number on the river .at any one time and the averages tor tho season would bo about alx.. mm m IKK Vim Hertlla HUtoa Foreiga Policy Wae LUd IVnra la Reply to the Papal Pear Note Undon, July 12. There Is the joloseat union between the political leaders la Oermaay and the Oerman army headquarter, regarding their readiness to receive peace proposals from tha allies If offered In the cor rect aplrlt, sine City Chancellor von Hertllng spojes la tha relchatag. He Mid that tha program of Germany's foreign policy was laid down In Ger many's reply to the papal peace note. That would he righteous peace, and Oermany has not. and will not change the policy. Von Hertllng also Mid that Pres ident Wilson and Foreign Secretary Balfour forced Germany to continue tha atruggle. 1NE LAUDED BY (Mi A letter has been received from C. S. Jackson, state chairman for the war Mvinga etauip campaign, con gratulating the county on the sue cess of the drive and praising the at titude taken by Josephine county o affaire of national Interest. Mr. Jackson asked to have thai tQ8 names of from two to six of- the ! Jntoefrect. The foremost worker In the recent drive who!'the wlndlnK P & Gtrihmr nroved themselves nartlpularlv worthy, so that "Letters of Credit" could be lent them from the admin istration at Washington. K. W. Clarke, chairman of the drive in this bounty, replied, thank ing them for the letter of apprecia tion by saying that no six stood out ja particularly commendable in the campaign, all, who were called upon, having given of their time and en ergy to the limit. ' Mr. Clarke ald however that If "Letters of Credit" were in order from the adminlstra- lion It would be fitting to have' It T,l " " y ' r' '- read "To the War Saving. Worker. mM" pJroposM that ch of Josephine County." and not to.0"" they be not iermlt- any Individuals. , . ' L ' ' L..KIKn.A. t..1.. t v. 1 . i a.u.6iu..(wm- uB vauiw. wmu.AA a o.Jwai th flntW m lta'w..iHA. lovuvo) iuuimiioa line IIUVIUIDU OTJU- tor McXary'a office that It dlsap - prove of the proposed bond Issue for the Talent irrigation district or Ore- gon, but agrees to postpone final ac-' tlon until Senator McNary returns, Senator McXary left believing ap- proval certain if a favorable report could be had irom the San Francisco district committee. It develops that the San Francisco committee approv-j cd the issue but the Washington com.' mlttee holds that tha Psciflc coast iunDUBBea newspapers r manifests a tendency toward extrav-jsardlnB e. troatment or , wounded aance and decided that tho TaHntGeTnlaM: all,n,f. n fe .American project should be vetoed. , lna have caiased the United States, I'RtJSIDFA'T' .VETOKvS " -,- --( APPROPRIATION IllLL!:,tinl9n anrar.aBAfior ht Deilln; as to Washington, July. 12. The presi dent vetoed the annual appropriation bill today, containing an amendment increasing the price of wheat to t2. ifl a hiishcl. -. ' ' ' " '. ! , C. 8. CASUALTY LIST -'. Washington July 12. The army cisualtlea for today number it. Nine jrcre killed In action and seven died from wounds.' Seven also died from disease. Private Ray Nicholson, ot Scotta MUlsv, Ore., dtsd of dlssa, , mm take AWAY RIB warn FRKK-OOIXO KXEMIE8 IK KxO- LA.M AIUC DENIED ALL PBO. PKRTT BIGHTS vm OTHERS it b m Hosuw at C'omnoas Dec stiisil ad Decide Glowing Traobl Most B 8topad at Oae London, July II. Tha menae of enemy aliens living freely Is Eng land ba been tha text of a newapav per agitation in the last two weeks more keen than any of tha numer ous aotl-0rman waves of feeUaaT which the country experiencM at fre quent intervals since the -war begaav The subject was discussed la th bouM of commdn today,' the boss having before It the report of tb committee of six, which Premier Lloyd George appointed July 8 M consider the question and make rec ommendations. The home secretary. Sir Georn Cave, whose department hu chars or aliens, said that the principal ree- ommendatlons of the committee WQ1 I f"Uen for mon thn thre. yean, and the eloalng or which havs- 'ben demanded by the newspapers r for more than year past , , The secretary Mid that It would be Impossible for the. banks to re-' open for some year after the warl The fact Is, however, that any fntnr cabinet may unmake any each votlef framed by the present cabinet. If ft. wishes. . Many Germans and persons of Ger man antecedents have been changing . " unu auer ine war. TANKKK ARMT fT5e ' Chicago.' July 1 2. Bripadler-Gen- jeral Sir Willikm Maanmr, . former i governor ' of . Jamacla, and now on jW y tq take up hi duties as gorr ijernor of th island of Ceylon, today i ft (wl rorl frtifr tliA . ,mm mm9 vi tamiaaaivgi n had ever ieen.: ' " ' r ".'! ' "They are- superb and a tower ojr strength. In this T ar., which .we will wln wlthont question," he Bald. He departed for the Pacific coast ' ' 11 GKRM.ICT ASKEIk TO VFR1KV ' '" ' ALI.KGKH llurCAI.ITM' !.;.:.. ' .. , . ,. , v ( " Washington, 'July ' 12 Article , government to make request of the .uerman government, through the uie dbsis tor n.e statements. -, no re Ply, hos yot been received, 0, , , ) CONSTANTINOPLE HIT BY "ILF.TOIIOF bo:,;3S - -I . ' ; .11, r Of Aijj 1','OvJ t':r; " . n f,.. London,' July' l!. Air force eon-' tiugents,' actlnj with the British navy dropped n half ton of bombs upon the city ef Constantinople, July T. the war department announced to day.' . , ' . .'" ' '' '' '.""' '" '' " ' .1"' 'I .!?-. f'M l'k '