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rv. I DAILY EDITION VOL. IX., No. Jl.1l. aiujm rixa, jcsiycin oouftt, orsoox, ti huait, September io. m. WHOLE HTXZSa S. 1 9 AfjD 20 YEAR CUSSES CALLED FIRST aJjHO timwh kium m to m WILL HAVK F1IWT CIIANCK TO ncirr tiih in x T BE REM III him in 10 wid UU Ymt tlawsa Will Be AifHil (or IikIimIIou Into fHutltnln' Training ( on Washington, 8iit. 10. Provost Marshal General Crowder today an nounced that the flrat call to the eolora of men who will readier on Thuraday will Include thote In the II and SO year old elaisc, and In claaaea from 31 to it yeara Inclu alra. Questionnaires will flrat go to reglatranta within theee apeclflcd aiea and local boarda hava been or dered to classify them flrat ao they will b ready for ralla beginning In October. Men' In tba It and 10 year claanea will ba accepted for Induction Into atudenta' army training corpa, but tba authorlted strength of thla corpa la onlr 160,000, while tba total number of reglatranta below 10 will ba over 1.000.000, General Crowder pointed out. DRAFT CLAIMS MtfTT BnOW K88KJTTIAHTY "Washington. Sept. ,10. Banker, man In commercial enterprises, aewapaper men and othera engaged in similar orcupatlona, who Intend to claim deferred claaalfleatlon, muat tie able to prove conclualvely to the draft board that their particular lines of business are absolutely es aentlal to 'the maintenance of the military Interests during the war emergency, and that the applicant re necessary to the operation of their enterprlaea, the provost mar shal has announced. CHICAGO IIS FIFTH F jv, Boston.. Sept 10. Ths world aer tea game today waa delayed almot an iour when the players refused to don' their uniform ithtll the nation jtl conimlaafun "gave "a fleClnlOtraato their demand for readjustment and dlvUlon of money receipts, i It ,wa flnallv announced and the game commenced, but It la unknown which aide gave tn. - - " ! It la stntcd that the national com- mission f atly rafusad tbe players . , beenJmaaV lo ad- domanda. M lho lsm MC ' ; .tito sdnventlon of they would "play for the sake of the nubile, the good name of, baseball. and the soldiers and aalorji resjot ( The final score waa as follows: R H JS Chicago 3 f0 Boaton 0 5 0 Batteries 42hloagb Vaughn' and Kllllfor. Boston,' Jonea ahd Agnew. NEOTEATUAYSTHE; STATE WnHhlngton, 8ept. 10. Tho' state aopartment hns learned of '"a"-'new- treaty which hns been slgnod In Ber lin fjbef''! .Jolhlvlkl-controlled, Russia and aermnny, which provides liat If the RitRslnns flfflit ' nstnlnht the allies In'the north, Oermnny wllj sot lot Finland fttta k them. "' " ' DEPARTMENT i u n 1 . i m-TTr nit umi l i .1I1SSPEIIT EFFM1T"-IU!IG HrlUan Capturs 75.000 0rtna Pri omn mmI Tab 750 (iuas Wlllila Pact Four Weeks London. Sept 10 The eapturs by ths British of 75,000 prisoners and 750 ii in within four-wseka, hn barn announced by Ganeral Jlalc la a order of the day, ha say: "VYs hava paMtd through many dark days. Pleaae Ood thaaa will never return; the enemy haa epent bla effort." i h. cabiultt list The following caiualtlea are re ported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary force for today: Killed In action - ..... Died of wound .. Died Of dlteaae .. Wounded aeverely ............ Wounded, degree undetermined Died of aeroplana accident ..... 14 46 t 471 15 I 1 Prisoners ...... Missing-In action ........ 110 Total Killed In action 8mlth F. Bal- lard, Salem, Ore.; Ray H. How, Medford, Ore. Died of wound Frank Blno, Sholburn, Ore.; George A. Qoode, Portland Ore. Missing In action Earl Curnow, Juntura, bra. Wounded aeverely Fred Aunne, Dayton. Ore.; Donald a. McKimen Mohler, Ore. McKlmona waa a former realdent of Oranta Paaa. leaving her aoout IS years ago. On Auguit SO th Courier mentioned that- McKlruena waa In a hoipltal In Franca auf fer ine from ahell enocK, out wa im proving and, was able to alt up and writ letters. . Marias Corpa Killed In action ..... Wounded In action, aeverely " mail nf wound - Died of dlaeaae Total DEBS IS ON TRIAL ON A Cloveland, dept. 10. The court room waa crowded today when Eu gene V. Deba, former socialist can didate for president, waa placed on trial before Federal Judge D. C. Westenhaver, charged with vlolattou of tha espionage act. .f -f , i Among acveraK prominent aoclal Ist 4t In the 'audience was Mrs. Hon 4,ator.atokee,.;pt .Sfvt , Tork. who , recently waa sentenced to 10 years' Imprisonment by a federal grand Jury In Kansaa City on a alm- llar diaf ge. She Is out on - ball ponding .an . appegU .JL. , Doha was Indicted by the federal grand jury June 29 for remarks al- dress before the state sdnventlon the Ohio aoclallst- party at Canton, 1UJ Ohlo, ;jun t;"tit" nlllTIHII PIUSONKItH WILL UK SHOT hn KKP1USAI- Stockholm. Sopt. 10. Thirty-six Brlttnh . officials :are imprisoned in Russia under threat of being shot If Premier 'Lenlne dies, It was learned In a mossane from Helslngfora to day!" "The "BrlllaTTprlsbnera were acclisetl'Ot ' belns -implicated- in the attempt jQ.JflllLenlne, ,58.ViYe,Adillilinnlj verslty lsi to train 200 or 230 young gojdlors.fpr .warfare, It was nn iioiinced iottii.v.1 - SEDITION CHARGE V'illlLLHmLIIL'U. IIILL j ran zuu mm INCH DRIVING HARD Me Seferel Tcvrrs b Sprit: ErUish E:t Are Fcrccd la Arcuzd Csizbrai. St Pari, Sopt. 10. South of St. Quentln the French troop captured, Olbercourt and progreued toward Hlaaucort and EHlgny-Ie-Orande. Parla, Sept. 10. The French yea' tarday made Important progre to ward tba aouthern end of the Hln- dvnburg Una In tha neighborhood of U Fere, north of St. Uohla Mlf.. Uei fort, northeast of the town of Mea and within two mile of La Fere, ha been captured by the Frenrh. Additional ground waa gained In the St Ooblan region couth of the Olte. North of the La Fere region the French took the towna of Remlgny, Montescourt, Uierolle. Claitrea. Seralcourt-Le Orand, Roupy and En trelllere, the lat two being within three and a half mile of St. Quen tln, Parla, Sept. 10. The war ha en- DBE ESS IS IM ra Amaterdam, Sunday, Sept J. Io4 a lecture on the war In Berlin, 'Lieu tenant General von Freytag-Lorlng-aoven, deputy chief of general staff, contended that the preaent crtata on the western front waa leaa than many othera during tha war. "The position wo occupied before the enemy counter offenalvs began, waa the reault of an abortive offen alvs and therefore bnaultablo for a defenalva whoae aim waa ths effec tive economising of forces," the gen eral la quoted In a dispatch from Berlin aa aaylng: , "Ths positions had not been coa- olldated, as trench warfare de mands." ' He added that nothing like a de cision waa In prospect. Ha aatd: -"Ths thing now la to push, things so that Great Britain and America recognise onr Invincibility In defenj stvs war. Wa lack neither men, war material nor raw material to hold out for a long time. We must, however, not slacken In our deter mination which must remain alive In the army and at home. All that might divide us must be postponed until the end of the war." ' WITH BOMB EVIDENCE ir. Chloago. Sept. lOi-'Pollce and fed eral lUysatlgatort - are. ready to ap pear, before thejjcral grand Jury here with evidence relating " to the federal bulldlogtfeomblng. ,-v.V.- .. . Chlckg0' radicav Dor ano politi cal strata has- been slttad by a thous and operative TMs process yielded 30 oih more witnesses expected to shed Jlght on the atrocity, through which tour lives were snuffed. out." MostNXvequently. niuntiottod. among those d'aUmsd- la' .Tom'-' ("Shortjy') Wilson, "Big Bill Hay wood's trustea secretary,;. Rollabl wAtaessc fOf said, had sworn to Wllson'a suspi cious actloni on the day of th bomb Ing. Mrs. Minnie Wymanns, close friend to the convicted I. V. W. lead er, is nnother witness. BorhV"eitVi'w.r'Vin!ty! deduced that nlnqT!l.! portlqn,orone, refleraVKUivfMns If Of ridor. was cleverly constructed have,'firftc3rh 6lhet- "cleti dynamltcra ln the, p8fitaw.,woWtR., i. .ll.Il.i'HJ -3 U WvlUW OFFICIALS ARE READY J Chr.3 -GtrnraAltsck Ft!l E:ckfi;!2 Cc:itr$ Q:e:tb ni Seiners tered a period of precaution. The righting yeiterday centered at a point aouth of Cambrai, aouth of St. 'Quentln, and to the height north ol !8olson, thres vital apot for the :Oermana who reTted deaperately but unuccefully. The German artillery haa become mora active from Arraa to Rhlm, Indicating that Ludendorff feels that no further removal muat be forced upon him. It la believed that Gen. eral Foch will continue the prewure. London, Sept. 10. The 4kr"ane delivered another counter attack yes terday against the posltlona won by the Brltlih west of Gouxeacourt. The enemy waa completely repuliea. Oen rl Halg announced that , In the game aector the Brltlih line waa ad vanced during tha night aouth of Kavrlncourt. On the Flandera front tha British progressed northeast of.Neuve Chap elle and north of Armentlera. executive (qtee ;ofhc!Dssco;;fei3 . Tha executive committee of the Red Cross met this noon at lunch eon In ths Chamber of Commerce rooms, and while aeated at ths table discussed matters of Importance con nected with ths local work. In the absence of Chairman O. 8. Blanch- ard, who la 111, R. W. Clarke pre sided. iReporte were heard from ths heada of varioua departments of the local chapter. Mrs. Sam Baker re ported good progress for tn baaaar committee and It la aafs to predict that ths baaaar will be an event for Oranta Pass. -Mrs. Canby reported tho work of the Junior, Red Cross, and among other.-matters mentioned the cam paign for tha collection of fruit pits for ' the government which wtlt be taken up Immediately.. ,v::. T. P. Cramer reported for the ci vilian - relief committee and Frank Mashburn for the military relief committee. -- -" -. Samples of the work of the knit ting machine were on exhibition and Mrs. Gunnell apoke of the work, praising ths work of Mra. Sldler, who at present has charge of the machine and tta work... Other knit ting -machines, will be added . In the near future. A report of Red Cross shipment September 10, was given as follows: 1,260 palra'-of socks; 140 sweaters; 16 suits pajamas;" 5' bath robes; 20 bed shirts; 40 pairs i bandaged foot socks: B pairs bed .socks; 7 pairs underdrawers, . hospital, French: 7 ndershlrts, hospital, French;' 260 operating masks. o IS BY .i iT- V AC) '' ' 10.'- Amsterdam,' Sept.-'; An ex? linnge of vlqwa between the canlral powrnVamf 'ihV.feitente ' was , tenta tively, suggested by Baron BurtanV the Anstro-Hungarinn ; foreign -min ister, In an address to the visiting newspapermen, according to a ' VI- tW4fcfttt WUK'JJIO MAD ,Ui'.'m . l ' ".. illicit yiui :B'ah5!n:kon,eplO:-fThd;yJ ttepartmepi wvsugaii;ig,lan1 ,., b. paiettlivl relthblti report ;t,hatl anlArai ertpan1 tAlt7,BteamBhIp'!h'Bs,unk''ii .VilantlQ.iroftflt,, MMVO Mil MVN "1 II .inil H naiKl ,L rars SPKII THUS Ijirge iowd Hears Her IMwcrlbe ( Vmdltiooa la Francs and Tell of Gsrmaa Cruelty The best patriotic address ever given In Grants Paaa," waa the com pliment paid by many to Dr. Esther Pobl Lorejoy's speech last evening at ths opera house. There was a large audience, in attendance. People were Inspired and thrilled and alao filled with Indignation against the Hun when the doctor related, ths facta of the awful atrocities commit ted. Doctor Lovejoy waa stationed for some time at Avion, France, and helped to rare for the stream of ref ugee aeot out of Germany, which came to Avion by train. These peo ple had been captured by ths Ger mans In ths northern province of France, and literally enalaved. . They were made to work for the Hun and when they bad no more power to work broken and half starved they were dumped back Into France. Little children with stunted bodies aud fear written on their pinched faces; children whose only memories were those of war and cruelty, sang and waved little flags a they touch ed again the aoil of Francs and kaew that they were free. "Atrocities," said Dr. Lovejoy, "believe anything you hear, there I no crime ever thought of that the Germana will not commit agalnat subject peoples." . ."'Even the Germana themselves," shs said, "are victims of their own system and do not know It." 8he had soma war relics with her, notably a German helmet with an American bullet hols In It. Ths bullet, hole muat have taken the wearer about the butt of the ear and ranged for ward, ahowlng that the German muat have been headed for Berlin 'when brought down by the Yankee rifle. "Canadians, Astrallana and Americans do not make good prison- era," she said. "They are alwayt running away and giving the Ger man no end of trouble. Ths Ger man officers complain that they are 'ungrateful But, the German priv ate aoldler makes an excellent pris oner, for he stands without hitching. He has been taught from Infancy to Jump at the word of command and Instinctively obeys anybody. He Is the pathetic victim of an autocracy that knowa no. values, save military val oea." c ... , . ' . AUoTO KEDJ againstseuielp .' . .v l . Rome, Septal B.'j In regaro. to the transfer of Austrian troopa l to France the Nationar zeitung wruea ".Woe-W-Ctfarlea If he j permits himself to be compelled to send Aus trian' troops into the cbarnel of the western front.1 '.' '. i; , ;," A,v,V- .' "That wlU link ' his deatlpr rith that of LuaendOrffl and Veal hla 6wn fate and, that of htsSWects for ever." .' ibfNA 7. On the other oan4, Gefnaany finds Itself' abort effectives, and' Is ac- numulatlng all the men. 4t, 1s possible to withdraw irom the auxiliaries and provision trains, to send them to the front ,to,,(lgnt, and Austria cannot refuse the1 Yrip demanded. -....'X - T TO BULGARIAN BORDER Washington, Sept. 10. Informa tion has reached here from a source sent a Atg4 force of I soldletfs to the ,4rewlrijiovormdivt8idn bt tsrrltorlal een- tral allies. vtTdU r( yl 1u -jvd mIT W)i).IH() ,insobo jtioijiaq fjsvs nl TJiltPi SOVIET IE till MiXJtll LEJriJTE STILL IX A CRITICAL CONDITIOX, WHILE TROTZKT, , AND RA.WEXEFF RE3GX JEWS II MIT OFFICES Violent Class Hatred Expressed Haunaai life Lost All Value Offt dais K1U Wlthowt Trial Pstrograd. Sept. 10. Premier Lenlne' removal from the head of ths Bolahevikl government at a time when It Is In such a precarious state, threatens to shorten Ita exis tence. Ths premier's ballet wounds. In flicted by Dora Kaplan, a aoclal rev olutionary, are so serious that It will be many wssks bsfors hs can return to hla desk. If fas recovers. In ths meantime Leo KamsnsfL vice-president of ths workmen's and soldiers' delegates, haa been ap pointed to act In Lsnlns's plaos. V With Kameneff In tha premiership. with Trotsky holding ths portfolios of war and nary and with grsrCoS as head of ths eentml exaeutlvs com mittee, the thres Important offices of the soviet government are occupied by Jews. Stockholm, Sept 10. BoUhevtM Russia is Buffering ths consequence of class hatred In Its most violent expression. Human life has lost all Talus and foreigners and Russians alike are at the mercy of officials. who kill without trial. did t:i A.1jViiiS 1.1 II Ths Old Soldiers and Bailors of Southern Oregon , are baring Ideal, weather for their reunion which Is being held this week.' ' The reunion la being held in the grove near ths Riverside school. "While there has been no elaborate program prepared, the pld , soldiers are enjoying them selves, the . occasion being more on the order of a vacation and get-together meeting. '" "' ,M";'J '" ' Many of the old veterans are from the east and middle states, who at tended the . national; encampment at Portland, and are , still , visiting at various points in Oregon. They ex press 'themselves 1,1 as being well pleased with the Aogue river valley. There are soldiers here, from Kan sas,, Nebraska, , Montana and many other states. . Registration, has not yet been completed, but by tonight it Is thought that most of those who will attend will have arrived. : ' " Today these ' grlrsled veterans wearing the bronae. buttons spent part of . the, time on. the . business streets of the city, eagerly reading the late war hews, while others are resting at the grove.', " There will be "an entertainment on the grounds this evening,, and to morrow at 10:30 will occur the reg- ular business meeting of the asso ciation. Tomorrow night there will be ' an Interesting" program at the grounds, followed by a campftre. GKRMANS ARE DRIVEN - . . . , BACK . OKSPITp . RESISTANCE .;.With l;he American Army on trie Alsn,e Front, Sept. JO. In. the face of the stlffesl machine gun fire since the Americans ' crossed ths Vesle"in rbWe, ' American' infantry men today advanced at certain points on a curved, line extending approxi mately jfpu'r, miles from , Glennes to Vleil-Arcy. The ady'ahce was preced ed by a 1 tieay ''artillery1 ' ' bombard merit1 "whWh . foUttnued all c ' Sunday night. si "ii i.M. tiilil'i.'l