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) N 'vvvv n DAILY EDITION "VOIj. IX., No. IN. ' 'm cciurrj rzr j crrrrr, csca. Wednesday, September 4. iis r OIL OCI .. DO SCHOOL OilSEO GOODS , TOO EHUD Mam JiK! 1 h ' QERT.1AN DFiD 1UP THK (JEK.MAN LINK IV Tilt: HOt'TH AM) M KNACK BIN FRONT G.'LLISG MACHINE GUI fl Tank mI Air feiiuula Axtlt la Routing I Imi I'niMlna (iuanl Who W Hard laValn AUcmi Paris, Sept. 4. French troops nave crossed th Conim nesr Epen ncnurt, according to th tr office announcement today. They hare al 0 gained a foothold on th east aid of the Canal Du Nord. With the French Armlet In the Field. Sept. V The battle for the plateau north of Solutona haa uaed up aom of the beet division re maining In Hie German army. Thli wss evidenced tbla morning h,y the field being strewn with the dead of th Prussian Ouardi. They are piled ona on top of the other In aoine trench and long llnet of them ahow where the guard counter at tacked five timet In a vain effort to atero the tide of battle which wat running relentleaaly agalnai them.' Both tan hi and air squadrons con tributed to the route of the Ouardt. Aviator flying low over the field net the attacking forcea with a gal ling machine gun fir and puraued the shattered linn aa they retired "before the unflinching French troops. Tank drove Into the enemy' lines machine gunning and shelling the assaulting wave and opening big gap In the German lines. 1 These suoceseee make serious In roads upon the line or defense east of the Allette end , on ths ptateaa that the German troops were order ed to hold at any cost. BAHKIIALL ft Kill KM POHTPONKII W AttXHNT OK BAIN "Chicago. Sept. 4. The opening gam of th world's aeries haa been postponed until tomorrow on account of rain. 01 It II MrtllUI ARE AT CAMP LEYIS Camp Lewis, Sept. 4. Twenty- seven nationalities are represented among 144 drafted men who arrived yesterday from Oreaon and Ington points. They are the first of 8,000 men who are to arrive with in th next few days. COMPTROLLER GIVES CALL FOR HANK STATEMENTS Washington, Sept. 4. The comp troller today Issued a call for state menu from all national banks at the close of -business, Saturday, August 81. GKIIMAN KMPHKX8 IlKTTKIl RATS Zl'RIOC BISTORT .1 Zurich, Sopt. 4. The condition of The German empress Is reported a being more favorable toaay. E nimiiimro 1HLIIIL0 Portbnd, Bopt. 4, Serious nrusninouncea toaay Dy v;nanes nez, vice and foreBt flrcf were reported doing jprrwldont and general mnnaijer of much damage today In Hood River the Emergency Fleet Corporation, county, Oregon, and Clarke county, I .Mr. Tier, snld moat of the new Washington. Soldiers art helping jslilps would bo used In the Anwrl to fight the Clnrke county fires. loan lOiutwlse trsde. INtbllo MrrtJag Tonight at Court house to Organise Extension (Vnre of Training: A public meeting, to which every one Is Invited, will be held at the courthouse tonight at I o'clock sharp for the purpose of qrganlxlog an ex tension course In military training. Thla will be a branch of the training school at the U. of O. at Kugnoe. The 'aim of the organization Is to give Instruction In military science, to enabla and qualify men to enter the officers' training camps to secure commissions. A recent ruling pro hibits men from going directly from private Ufa lato the offlcera training quarters, therefore there Is urgent need of a brunch of the extension work of the University of Oregon to equip men In this vicinity to prepare themselves for thla work. An orflrer from the V. of O., and C. A. Thomas, of Medfo(d, are ached uled to be here tonight to fully ex plain the course and to endeavor to secure a class of 40 members, which is the number required to form the organisation. At atated above th meeting Is open to all. and those between the sges 'of IB and 48 art eligible to attend. A rousing meeting Is de sired by those behind ths movement In this city. TWO OIUXMKV MEN AIIK UIMMI8HIONKD MKITEXAXTA Washington, Sept. 4. Among ths men commissioned as second lieuten ant at Camp Grant Include th fol lowing from Oregon: Private Wlllard Johnson and Ar thur J. Woodstock, both of th Ore gon Agricultural College. Li GP JURY RK mm m day The Josephine county grand Jury empaneled at'th April term of court, completed Its business session In one day, finishing last evening.' They returned four Indictment and rec ommended thst a new lock be put on th county jail. . Th grand jury also examined the county home, pronounced It In aanltary condition and atated'that the Inmatea are receiving the best of treatment, but recommended that a little bolter, ventilation bo provided by putting a window In th attic. CANADIAN WHEAT TAKEN BT THK OOVKRNMKXT Ottawa, Bept 4. Compete con trol of the purchase and aale of Ca Wash-hdlaa wht nal b'n MUme1 t? the government. . PllKSTOX PKAK IURLS KOKTH LAVA AM) ltOCKS Yreka, Cal., Sept. 4. .Preston peak, 85 miles east of Crescent City, burst Into volcanlo eruption Monday, according to the Orlaens lookout of the United 8tatea forestry aervlce, Tne expiogon WM violent. Lava and k w re hurle(i leveral hundred foot Into the air and the cloud of fumes la reported to have covered a I radius of five miles. Preston peak , 7J00 fejt hRn. Later the forest ranger stationed ln the Ainletate reston atated that Prorton peak waa not erupting, bnt tlMlt - ttrfal foregt ftre back 0f it gave It that appearance. 13.1 SHIPS ARE THE OUTPIT FOIl MONTH OF Al fll'ST -Phllndrlphla, Sept. 4. American shipping watlnprensed by 33 wooden Ivessols during August it was an- Cnri 1b;::!i Vto Lb V.::z Tc:zLcz3 D;!4.:!y inzzizi Er!i Kc;t C:t Ij fei Fc-:s k;;:zr r.'::ix:d I'arls, Bept. 4. Th British bsve driven through the Wotan Hue as far aa Canal Iu Nord and the pro gress continues. A wedge has been driven between the ralnway center of Du Alx and Cambral and menaces th enemy. who must stop th British on the csnsl line If they hope to save these basea, which are most vital to the Qerman defens In the west. Disorganisation In th German ranka la reported unofficially, and there seems more thsn a possibility thst the anemy will be unable to re construct his defensive formations In time to stop the British along the canal. The main fore of th British push Is towarda Cambral. To th north th Germane are atlll In full retreat and th British hav occupied additional towns In the Lyi salient. London, Sept. 4. Lent haa. been definitely evacuated by th Germans, according to reports from 'Northern GIOWIE SETfl TO . That he purposely set th fire which destroyed hi grocer and con fectionery stor and several "other buildings at Riddle last Thuraday night,, .was th admission of E. R. Davidson, who waa arrested : there last Saturday evening by Sheriff Qulne, aaya th Roseburg Review. Davidson was brought to this city and after being "aweated" for sev ers! hours, finally broke ..down .and confessed the whole crime. - It was about 4 o'clock Sunday morning be fore Davidson "came through" and told th officers what. he had don. Davidson had bought the atore from Kenneth Qulne, aon of Sheriff Qulne, early last June, making but a partial payment and leaving a bal ance of $1,600 atlll due. In some respects this Is a pliable esse. Davidson has a wife an(L six. small children, the oldest belaay 14 years of age and the youngest five months. A boy of 11 wss paralyzed in Infancy and haa never been able to apeak or walk, being a constant burden of car. Davidson also has a physical ailment, contracted while In service in the Philippine war, which gives him constant trouble and embarrassment. His wife Is also suffering from worry and a heart aliment that at times is serious. Davidson was arraigned Justice I. B. Riddle this afternoon.! He wavled examination and was j held to appear before the grand Jury) In November, under a bond of 31.- 000. lie claims he can raise this through frlenda In Washington. In the meantime he will be Ireld In Jail. The penalty for thla crime ranges from one to 20 years ln the penlten- tlary. INST THE Amsterdam, Sept. 4. The Ger man Idea of victory aa defined by the German crown prince in an Interview publlshed in Budapest, Is-"to hold nnr nan nnit tint let Sinranlvet he vanquished." The crown prince quoted as Baying that thts was clear to him the moment England entered the war. .' : b fc::l h I!:rJ zii Tdi - . Franc. Th British ar not occupy ing the place yet because of ga future. London, Sept. 4. In the pusa be yond th Drocourt-Queanl line th British hav reached the German line defending the Canal Du Nort, th war office announces. Norib of Peronne th advanc carried the British through Vaux wood in Tn ders and the advanc continues. With the British Armies In ranee, Sept. 4. Th British ar reported to hav taken Moeuvrec, southeast of Queant, but th capture of the town has not been confirmed. Th Germans are In full flight In the region of pans! Du Nord and ap pear to be greatly disorganised. A thousand more prisoner were taken last night by th British. Th reported capture of Lena has not been officially confirmed, ' al though It Is generally believed that the British hav taken th Dkc. i -O HIES Gil L'.'i While driving to thla city last night In aa auto truck from the south, Harry Cougl and Orlando Rose met with aa accident . that was rather dlsastrou to Mr. Rom. 'ear Locust Hill ranch about three. mile south of. th.a.cU7 gnother automobile "gav them th horn" and passed them, but In turning out, Mr, Oougle droVe too near th edge of th road and th truck went down th hill. turning over twice in th descent. Mr. Cougle waa not Injured, nor waa . the truck badly damaged, but Mr. Rose was not o fortunate. Th lob of on ear wa split, two ribs were broken, and Dr. Loughrldg. who attended th Injured man. stat ed that there was scarcely any part of the man'a body that did not yield some cuticle. Rose waa certainly badly aklnned. t Is aald that Mr. Cougle was driving with dim lights and could not see the road very plainly. The accident occurred at t o'clock, i SAlVAllCTDSiI IS NOT YET COMPLETED The Salvation Army drive In Jo sephine county begun yesterday to raise $400 for war work Is progres- before.slng nicely, although the committee In charge were In hopes of raising the full quota In one day. Up to '3 o'clock this afternoon there waa a total of. $353.65 turned In, according to the report of Roscoe Bratton, chairman of the drive. Some of those who were appoint- ed on the committee are unable to assist, and the few who are working I are making strenuous efforts to fin ish the quota tonight. If you have "not 'yet contributed to this worthy cause, you are earnestly requested to hand in your dollar at once thla evening to any 'member of the committee. i : WOMKX TO REPLACE MEN IX THE CHl'ItCHES Eugene. Sept. 4. Many, young women who are students In the Eu- j gene Bible Unlvenlty will no doubt he r-nllpil unnn to set as nnstnrs In Isjohuri'hes of the state during the coming year, as a result of war con ditions and the demand for the ser-vt-es of tre men elsewhere. (Jeswral Urovrder Say New Ilalea WW Gov era the) KrglstnUioa oa Septetabe 13 Washington, Sept. . 4. Broader ground for exemption claims will govern th registration on September 11 than have heretofore been In ef fect, General Crowder announce. Th term "Industrial occupation" la llmlnatd and persons may get deferred classification when engaged In "occupations which can b estab lished as necessary to military es tablishment or the maintenance of th national Interest," . - 1'. 8. CA8CALTT LIST . in louowing casualties are re ported by the commanding general of th American expeditionary forcea for today: ; Killed in action 110 Missing In action .... 170 Wounded severely ....80l Wounded, degree undetermlned-180 Died of wounds 31 Died of dlsena . II Died of accident and other cause 11 Died of aeroplane accident 4 Total . 808 Wounded severely William D. Maxwell, Baker, Or. Wounded, degree undetermined Justin H. Wilkin, St Helens, On.; Corporal Ross V. Loughran South beaoh, Or, .if...-.,. Maria Corp Killed In action . I .... 8 Died of wounda ... 1 Wounded in 'action, severely -. Wounded in action, degree ' un determined . I Total '. iC Uli ' . -:.if .1.' OFF ID O IBS Another .contingent of boys will leave for Camp Lewis tonight to en ter training. They are: Earl 8. San- ford, nansotne iN. Gates, Orlando HUler, Lester D. Calhoun, Roy C Sharlow and Ralph. W. Maloney. Va- los White la alternate for this con tlngent , . , A. B. Rlcbey, whose home. Is in Malheur county, and Bryan Redding, who halls from Plentywood, Mont., have been Inducted tnto the service by the local board and will leave on the same train, as will also Edward Howard, the negro who was taken on th streets here a few daya ago on the charge of being a slacker, How ard will be In charge of one of the other boys until they reach Camp Lewis. . ' H'KLLSAYSITIW A BHTAIi G Jit A. McDonell, the Portland man who came to Grants Pass last week for the purpose of buying black lo cust trees to be used In making ship treenails, left this afternoon for points south, stating that he was un able to secure enough trees in this locality to make a carload. Mr, Mc Donell says there was a misunder standing as to his intentions to con fiscate trees and, take them by gov ernment order, and today stated that it was his business to merely try to buy them from the owners. How ever, several of our citizens under stood from conversing with Mr. Mc Donell that the trees would be taken' by government order, whether the owners wished to Belt or not. Grants Pass still haa shade trees, but It Is ftnfe to predict that the owners will sacrifice them any mo ment our government says they are absolutely necessary to help win the war. .. CHICAGO I SHAKES B7 LAEC3 BOMB PLATED AT FEDERAL BCTLDINO 3 HIIE0-41O OK Explosion Occur at th Adam SC Entrance No Report Made Aa to Guilty- Parties Chicago, Sept 4. Three persona were killed and 78 injured today by the exploaion of a bomb at th en trance to th federal building. Hundred of windows ln the neigh borbood were shattered and in thee buildings many persons were in jured. . The explosion occurred at th Adama street entranc. Chicago, Bept. 4. What la ho llered to hav been a bomb waa ax-, ploded at th corner of th federal building today. Th denonatlon broke window in store acros th street and on man waa killed. -! Jv-f.Mi-.- I", London. Sept. 4Tb'fiermana ' are contemplating it general retire ment from the Veele front where th .Americans face them, according, to Indlcatlona reported from th bat- tlefront. Th franco-American suc cesses have prompted the move. . NEW COMMANDER FOR ' ' -' THE EASTERN FRO XT .Washington,. .Sept., 4. General WllUam S. Craves has arrived at Vladivostok to take command of th American forcea on the . eastern frntu" , (! Vr j - lil O CF tr.D The list of names of registrants ot the class ot June, 1918. whose reg istration cards are in the possession ot the local board, and the order ot their , liability for military . service. and their registration number, are as follows: , , .i 45 John Franklin, Ward, Hugo, Ore., order No., B-a. . , . 41 Harry Gordon Neely, Grant Pass, R. F. D. No. 2, order No. 5-b. 39 Clarence George Eraerick, Mer lin, Ore., order No. 13-a, 46 Robert Clark Story; Wolf Creek, Ore., order No. 18-a. . 40 Richard Every. Merlin, Ore., order No. 19-a. 88 Glen Allen, Grants Pass, Ore., order No. 19-b. 44 Luther Ruthj Grants Pass, Ore., order No. 28-a. 43 Earl Harris Plttenger, Grants Pass, Ore., order No. 31-a. 42 Rudolph O. Ptmperl, Grants Pass. Ore., 204 S. Third St., order. No. 38. Ef 1,600,000 TO DATE SAYS MARCH Washington, Sept. 4. General March announced today that the to tal embarkation of American soldiers on all fronts has passed the 1,600, 000 mark since August 1. Over 250,000 were landed In France lit August. ITl'i