Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, August 16, 1918, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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FRIDAY, -ArOlST 10, 1B1H.
WHOLE JUMBEB ttX.
13 MILLION TO
REGISTER BY
SEPTEMBER 15
NIDVOHT MAItHHAL (JKNKKU
- ALREADY I'l'Tft DRAFT MA.
CIIINKIlY IX MOTION
MAN POWER HEED IS URGENT
CYowdxr AiiniHiiiro That 1'Ihm 1
Will Iki Kiitlrvly rMiniiMrd by
Orlotirr 1
Washington, Aug, 18. I'rovot
Marshal General Croader announced
today that lHiia have been mde fur
the registering of the 13,000,000 ad
ditional men which In estimate will
be brought under (ha aolectlve ser
Vice law when rotigri'M cnait the
- pending bill estendlng the age limits
to Include men between 18 and 45
yen.
From till nu in Iter approximately
1.000,000 qualified fur full military
aorvlre are expected to be secured.
Ho urgent li the need for addition
al manpower, Oenoral Crowder mid.
that the draft machinery la being put
Into ahape for the great tank ahead
without waiting fur final action by
congress.
Men of the new draft will be need
ed by October t and In order to get
them, registration day will havt to
be held not later than September 15.
and, If possible, Heptember 5 will be
fl-rd aa the day.
When the 11.000,000 men are en
roiled nearly 26,000,000 will have
been regUterrd sine the United
Btatea entered the war.
There were aome 10,000,000 en
rolled on the first registration day.
June 6, 1917, another 600,000 last
June 5, and several hundred thoua-
and more are expected to be enrolled
August 24.
"Preliminary steps have been tak
en by the provost marsh! general.'
aid General Crowder'a statement
'to provide for the reglhtratlon of
those men who will be affected by
the act which congresa Is expected
shortly to pass extending the age
limits of the selective draft.
"State headquarters, local boards
and other official In the various
states have been advised to hold
themselves In readiness to proceed
promptly with their work as soon as
congress has acted and the president
by proclamation has fixed the date of
reglatratlon.
ALBERT HIM DIES
Tl
A Pacific Fort, -Aug. 16. The
body of Albert Motin, head of the
Froneh mission en route to Austra
lia to discuss war questions, was
found on the floor of Ms apartment
at a hotel here last night. Ills death
was due to appoloxy.
1LES OF
BUILT IN 100 DAYS
! Paris, Aug. 18. A railway more
than a hundred miles In length bo
hlnd the French lines has been built
In less than a hundred days and Is
open to traffic. Two main bridges
and a tunnol a quarter of n mile long
li Included.
WIRE SERVICE HAMPERED
HY AURORA 1IOREALIS
New. York, Aug. 16. Telegraph
iv I re service In a large area In the
east and west was hampered today
, ky the phenomenon known as the
arora borealls.
FURLOUGHS GIVEN
FOR Fill Wl
Application Mmla lo Commanding
Officer or Through Lucal Hoard
Where Thry ItegiMtemd
Washington, Aug. IS. The war
department announced today that
enlisted men In csmpa may. obtain
furloughs to engage In agricultural
work by application to the command
In officer, or bavins: relatives amilr
through local boards where they reg
istered. NO EXCUSES TAKEN FOR
FAILURE 10 REGISTER
Portland, Aug. Id. livery young
man In -the I'nlted States who has
passed his list birthday since regis
tration day for 21-year-pld men last
Junn 6, must register for the draft
on Saturday, August 14.
Ily proclamation of President Wil
son, just Issued, this rail Includes cit
izens as well as non-rltltens. The
only men of the age specified who
will not have to register are those
already In the military or nar( ser
vice.
This lall should not be confused
with the big registration day, to be
held some time In September, for
registration of all men between the
age of 18 and 4i years.
This registration day Just ordered
la exclusively for men who were not
yet 21 year old last June C, but who
have become II years old on or be
fore August 4. Every man or them
must register.
As "before, 'registration will" be In
charge of local draft boards. The
reglstrstlon places will be open from
7 o'clock In the morning to 9 o'clock
at night.
No excuse will be accepted tor fail
ure to register. The time remaining
before reglatratlon day I so very
short that every man who comer
within the call should arrange his
affairs now eo ho can go to the reg
istration place on August 14 and reg
later.
Failure to register la punishable
by Imprisonment up to ono year, and
followed by Induction Into the ser
vice.
Even sickness will be no excuse for
falling to register. Any 21-ycnr-o'd
man who Is III should sond some com
petent person Immediately to his Io
ta! druft board, which will explain
what to do. .
Men who will unavoidably be away
from their home precincts on regis
tration day, should proceed at once
to the local draft board nearest the
place where thoy may happen to be,
aud ask for lustiuctlons for register
ing by mall. Prompt action Is of
the utmost Importance, for all mall
registrations must bo received by the
local draft board by August 24.
The purpose In requiring at this
time the registration of men who
have become 21 years old slnco last
June S Is to keep Class 1 filled untl!
congress tan pass the new law rais
ing and towering the draft ages.
Let every mn subject to the com
ing registration make note of and re
member these Important facts:
Registration dny is Saturday, Au-
iiibt 24. ;
Time for registration, 7 a. m. to
9 p. m.
Place for registration, with rocal
draft board.
Berlin, Aug. 16. The Bolshevlkl
official statement claims the capture
of positions in the Archangel tils
trlct, where there are allied troops
and says their adversaries have
abandoned fighting near Onega, ac
cording to a Renter's dispatch from
Moscow today.
FRENCH HOLD TOI OF
ROYE IN VICE LIKE GRIP
Total Gercza Losses ia
Pressure Bebg Renewed Oa Entire Front Caatdians
Capture Parkillers, Taking Prisoners and Gcas
Paris, Aug. IS. Roye Is held In
a vice-like grip by the French, who
are slowly encircling the town. The
French advance at Vlller Ies Roye
makes the fall of Roye Inevitable, It
Is believed by military men. The
Germans are clinging desperately to
the range of hills east of Rlbecourt.
Paris, Aug. 18, The allied pres
sure Is effectively renewed against
the German line In the region of
Roye on the Pk-ardy front. The
added Tlrltlsh pressor now makes
the continued German occupancy of
Roye very doubtful.
London reported the British line
advanced northwest of Roye, while
Paris reported an advance west and
southwest of Roye of IVi miles.
Roye is becoming the apex of a sa
lient, which will Invite the crushing
allied stroke, If the pressure can be
maintained.
The enemy appears to have com
pleted a withdrawal north of Albert,
but still holds the town of Albert.
COMPLETE AGREEMENT
Amsterdam, Aug. 16. A complete
agreement between Germany and
Austria was demonstrated again at
a meeting of the emperors at Ger
man headquarters, the official state
ment from Berlin says today.
V. H.
AVIATOR KILLED
IX FIGHT WITH Ill XS
Paris, Aug. 16. Lieutenant Wal
ter Miller, of New York, an American
In the aviation service was killed In
a combat with German planes Au
gust 3.
LIT
EPI
ITIOIJS JADE
AERIAL FLIGHTS INTO GERMANY
A BrttUh Aerodrome Somewhere
In France July 19 (Correspondence
of the Associated Press) An hour
before dusk, weather reports from
nil parts of France, as well as from
London and the English const, begin
pouring Into the office of the "Night
Bombing Squadron." When ma
chines are going on a long flight to
bomb German towns, It Is very desir
able to know what wenthcr may be
I expected.
By moans of a little balloon whose
speed and direction, as it soars up
ward, Is registered by a special In
strument, the direction and force of
tho wind at different levels is dlsi-ov-
ered. Thlg Information tells the air
man what course he must steer and
what allowances he must make for
deflection and windrlft.
Tho pilots and observers are call
ed into the mapping office and the
order for the night are read aloud
by the commanding officer. Maps
are collected, and photographs of the
objectives are examined, so that the
airmen may familiarize themselves
with the surroundings as they appear
from the air.
Then they hurry away to their
rooms, and get ready tor the long
flight through the cold night skies.
Heavy sweaters are donned ; and
soft leather thigh boots lined with
white fleece are pulled on over thick
woolen stockings. Mufflers are
wrapped-round necks and mouths.
The airmen climb Into over-all suits
of waterproof material lined with
long black fur. These are securely
strapped at ankles and wrists. Fur-
War Are 6,000,000 Allied
The British are In the western out
skirts. The French have gained ad
ditional high ground west of the
Olse river.
Paris. .Aug. 16. The total of the
German losses from the beginning of
the war to the end of July, 1918 are
(,000,000, the newspapers say it Is
understood.
London, Aug. 16. Further slight
withdrawals of the Germans from
the Lys salient Is announced In Lon
don today. The enemy retired from
one to two miles on a frost of nine
miles south of Albert. The British
advanced their lines slightly near
Morlancourt.
With the Canadians, Aug. 16
The Canadians captured the" village
of Parklll today. There were a num
ber of machine guns and prisoners
taken. The enemy artillery Is ac
tive, which Indicates the stiffening
of resistance.
Portland, Aug. 16. Jay Davidson,
a San Francisco liquor dealer was
fined $10,000 at the federal court
here today on conviction of a con
splracy to ship liquor Into prohlbl
Hon territory.
XOX-PARTI8AXS TO BE
OX DEMOCRATIC BALLOT
Boise, Aug. 16. That the non
partisan league candidate are to be
permitted to enter the September
primaries on the. democratic ballot
Is the supreme court decision today.
lined leather helmeti and goggles
are put on, and yellow whale oil is
smeared over the face to. prevent
frost bite. Then, gathering up their
thick fur gloves, their torches and
maps, their sandwiches and vaccum
flasks, their note-books and pencils,
the airmen straddle awkwardly out
to the aerodrome where the great
machines stand silently in a dim
line, ready to burst into life at the
order to start.
The first of the big machines slow
ly taxlcs across the aerodrome, turns
to face the wind, halts a little and
then, gathering momentum every
second, it rushes across the grass
and climbs up Into the night till It
can no longer be seen, and Its two
wlng-tlp lights, like fiery eyes, alone
show where It moves In the darkness.
For several minutes Its pulsing drone
can be heard as It climbs In great
circles over the aerodrome. Every
eye Is turned upwards watching the
little lights. Suddenly a ball of red
appears In the sky, drops slowly, and
dies out. It Is a signal describing
the weather conditions up aloft, and
conveying an order to those on the
ground.
One by one the huge machines
glide out Into the middle of the field,
thunder across the grass, and rise,
soaring to tho stars. For a time,
their murmur tills the skies, but
soon a heavy silence descends on the
aerodrome; while In the' east beyond
the German lines, can be seen the
pale fingers of th groping search
lights.
CALIFORNIA LIQUOR
DEALER nte $10,000
FO
IB U.S.PLAIJES FLY
HID II LIKES
Complete Squadron of American
Carry Out Huoceuful Reronnalaw
anre Without horn
Washington, Aug. 18. General
Pershing advised the .war depart
ment today that early In August, a
complete squadron of 18 American
alrpjanes, built In the United Bute
carried out their first successful re
connalsance flight behind German
lines and returned without loss.
SAVE AIL DEER HUES
FOU USE OF AVUtDKtS
The nucleus of an organization was
formed in Roseburg at the county
clerk's olflce, bating for its object
the saving of deer hides for making
aviation Jackets, says the Roseburg
Review In all Urge cities the sight
of receptacles fur disposal of worn
out kid gloves for that purpose li
familiar. It has been found that
buckskin, properly tanned,' ia an ex
cellent article, suitable for the same
purpose. Thousands of good deer
skins yearly go to waste In Oregon
alone, owing to the fact that the av
erage hunter will not take the pain
to aave the bide.
It is determined to make an effort
this year to save this valuable ma
terial, and for that purpose a club
has been formed to look after the
hides and make this aa Important
contribution toward winning the war.
It Is proposed to make everyone fur
nishing a deer hide a member of this
club. A neat card showing member
ship will be issued to each contribu
tor.
LI
Pass Creek Canyon, In Douglas
county, Just south of the Lane coun
ty line, will have a good macadam
road Us entire length by fall, says
the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Thia is
good news to motorists, who tor sev
eral years past have declared this
stretch of Pacific highway to be the
worst between Portland and San
Francisco with the exception of some
stretches between Dunsmuir and
Redding, Cal. Contractors are now
working on the road in Pasa Creek
canyon and the grading has been
practically completed. While the
roadbed in lta present condition Is
rough for automobile travel, It Is
wide and the turns have been made
safe from collisions as the automo
biles round them. The work of
spreading the crushed rock has al
ready been started' in places, and by
the. time the fall rains begin the con
tractors expect to have it completed.
With the installation of the over
head crossing a Divide, at the north
ern end ot the canyon, and the Im
provement of about a mile of road in
Lane county from the Douglas coun
ty line north, this will be one of the
best parts of the entire Pacific high
way. The bad places in the highway be
tween Dunsmuir and Redding
are
rapidly being replaced by standard of - "copy" received dally from gov
hlahwav construction, with easy Urn mental departments. The articles
grades and wide turns, and It is ex
pected that by a year from this fall
the work will have been completed.
ON WAY TO ZARAGIN
Amsterdam, Aug. 16. Don Cos
sacks have cleared the left bank of
the Don ot opponent and are march
ing to Zaragln, says an official re
port issued by the Don Cossacks'
staff received from Kiev.
mi M
BRINGS DISMAY
10 GUY
CZECHS TAKE KEW HEART VI
FIGHT AGAIXST CER.MAXS
AXD Al'STRIAXS
RUSSIANS DISCOVER U LIES
Native Take t'p Anns As boom Aa
Tbejr Hear Truth Concerning
Army
Washington, Aug. 16. The march
of events in Russia from news re
ceived today seems to be rapidly as
suming the proportions ot a route) of
the Bolshevlkl and a nature to bring
dismay to Germany.
With allied troops rapidly moving
south from Archangel, forces ot Brit
ish, French. Japanese and Americana
troops at Vladivostok and operating
to the westward, and a British force
st Baku, the Cxecho-Slovaks bare
taken new heart in their heroic fight
against the Germans and Austrlans.
Late dispatches today recorded the
advance of the allied troops from
Archangel to Paberespskaia, 100
miles south, on the road to Vologda.
The Bolshevlkl are retreating and
were reported commuting ever?
known atrocity upon the civilian
population which openly espoused
the cause of the allies.
The Bolshevlkl throughout Russia
are reported not only fleeing the ad
vancing allies, but the newly aroused
Russian who have learned that the
allies are not beaten on the west
front, as the Germans and Bolshevlkl
have, been persistently preaching.
As the real news reaches the
great mass ot the people the men
are reported taking np the arms that
they carried home with them when
they were disbanded after the de
bacle of BresULitovsk. .,4
Reports, official and otherwise,
from all parts of Russia indicate the
news ot the appoarch ot the allies
spreading throughout the country
and that peasants are flocking to the
standards of any group openly anti
German and antl-BoIshevikl.
The landing ot American troops at
Vladivostok, announced yesterday by
Secretary Baker, marks the actual
beginning ot operations from the Si
berian coast to the relief ot the
Cxecho-Slovaks.
British and French contingents
have been at Vladivostok tor several
days and there la reason to believe
that the Japanese have also landed.
The principal opposition by the
Bolshevlkl and the armed German
and Austrian prisoners Is on the Si
berian railroad between Lake Baikal
and Vladivostok.
PUBLICITY MATTER FOR
FOURTH LIBERTY
The Courier today received six col
umns of "late" matter for the ad
vertising ot the fourth Liberty loan.
this In addition to the many columns
were prepared by paid clerks, the
plate company was paid for the
plates and the express company was
paid for delivery of plates, but tha
newspapermen ot the entire district
are asked to give the six columns ot
space free. They will do It too, for
they. realize that the success of the
campaign Is based on newspaper pub
licity and the patriotic publishers ot
the country will do everything in
their power to ensure the success ot
the campaign, and will also sub
scribe tor bonds. But why the news
papers are asked to donate their
stock In trade when all other busi
ness men are paid for their commod
ity, la a ifuestlon which remains unanswered.
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