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WHOLKfiALK EXECUTION!) CAR.
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; TIO.V I1V HOIXHKVIKI
81? PUT TO DEATH IH KB
Muck ApMliMUl4Mi KWI for all Al
lied (YMaeaa In Ceatraj IIumU
Who Art ittpurted U Danger 1
Stockholm, 8p(. 17. Wboleaale
executions nd murders art Increas
ing la Petrograd. It It reported that
II people war executed tha past
week. All persons of rank ot coun
cil ot atata have beta Imprisoned.
Wsshlnglon, Sept. 17. Informs
tlon haa reached the atatt depart
ment from a neutral country that all
Iliad cltltene In central Ruiala are
In danger for their lire. The por
tion of the Ruaalaa poputare I des
crlbed aa t ratio In tha extreme, -
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mm Rim
Another meeting ot the land own
ers residing on tha north aide of the
rlvir a( held Saturday uUht at the
Immlk arhool hoiiae. Messrs.
Sprout and Sorenson, A representing
the Irrigation and Tower company,
were present to anawer any queatlona
that might coma up In regard 1o the
Irrigation project, and all the, banks
of Uranta Pass vera represented at
tha meeting..'
Mayor Demaray and Dr. Flanagan
were present and apoke to the farm-
era assembled, the objnjct ot the
meeting being to form an organisa
tion to deal with the Irrigation A
Power company. After tome dlarus-
aton It ,wae decided to form what la
known aa a dlatrlct 'association,
which differs from the Irrigation
dlatrlct proposition, In that tha lat
ter Insure bond, but the dlatrlct aa
eolation will be handled aa a com
pany, and will not Issue bonds, al
though they can Incur Indebtedness
by a rota of tha association.
Tha result ot the meeting wa an
other step taken toward getting the
land on the north side of the river
under Irrigation, awing about get
ting a board of directors and pro
ceeding with the legal organisation.
After the organisation la perfected,
all ranchers In the dlatrlct to be
benefitted .will be given an opportun
ity to join the association.
In running a ditch to Irrigate
these lands a right ot way through
tha city vlll have to be secured, and
the question will probably be placed
on tha ballot at the next election for
tha cltliens to vote, on.
AUSTRIANS SAY THEY
Vienna, Sept. 17. Italian patrols
were repulsed In Mori and Monte
Clmones sectors. In Srttt Com muni
several Italian thrusts failed, but In
the Brenta valley the enemy pressed
an advance post bnck slightly, ac
cording to the Austrian official
atatement. -'
In the lAlhanlnn coastal region the
Italians vainly attempted to recover
some lost ground.
Washington, Sept. 17. President
Wilson has called on the manufne -
turers of Bridgeport to reinstate all
striking employes who seek to re-
turn to their work In the machine
ahops.
SI ID HOC
EPMIID
Capture Important llidgea and 8,(K)0
Prisoners In Their Advance on
13-Mile Front
London, Sept. 17. Tha Serbian
and Jfrench troops continued their
offensive In Macedonia and progres
sed over five miles. The allies have
occupied an Important series of
ridges, and captured over 1,000 pris
oners and four guns, their own cas
ualties being light.
Tha alllea are moving forward on
a front of over ll mues ana nave
taken the village of Oradeshlnitsa.
10 miles east ot Monastlr.
A Jugo-aiar division fighting with
tha Berbs and Trench haa reached
Koalak, the moat Important poeitlon
tha region.
V. i. CASUALTY LMT
The following casualtlea are re
ported by the commanding general of
tha American expeditionary forces
for today:
Killed la action ..... 28
Died ot wounds
Died of dlaease ..... I
Died of accident or other cauaea 1
Wounded severely ..........'......10
Wounded, degree undetermined .17
Wounded allghtly I
Missing In1 action 1M
Prisoner ... . 4
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Total i Ml
Killed In action Edwin A. Tan-
son. Bllverton.
Dted of wounds Millard M. Gates.
Hinsboro.
Wounded In action, severely Cor
W&elachtBlc Jamea p. Ward, Oaa-
ton. Ore.
Wounded In action, degree unde-
ter mined Mechanic
Forrest D.
Sherman, Nyssa, Ore,
Mlsalng In action Sergeant
Eu-
gene I Christian, Note, 'Ore.
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OF THE AUSTRIAN NOTE
Amsterdam, 8ept 17. 'lenna
newspapers Bay authorltlve German
circle claim that the German gov
ernment had no prevlona knowledge
of the Austrian peVe note.
KYKHYTHINU KCT VOK THK
PKNDLKTOX HOl'MHI
Pendleton, Sept. 17. Bucking
broncos "rarln' to go," and wild
ponies from the hills, destined to
spurn the tug in exciting races,
awaited In the corrala here tomor
row, the opening ot Pendleton's
widety famed round-up, which be
gins, tomorrow and last three days
The town was full of vaqueros,
row punchers, lady riders and guests
from afar.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 17.
Five nogroes,. whose death sentences
er,e approved by President Wilson,
were hanged at Fort Sam Houston
at daybreak. No civilians were
present. The negroes were connect
ed with the Houston riot.
TO BE ESTABLISHED
Washington, Sept. 17-pThe senate
jmllltar committee favorably report-
ed on the bill providing for the es
tablishment ot a department of aero
nautics, with a cabinet officer at Its
head.
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FIVE NEGROES HANGED
FOR HOUSTON RIOTS
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HUNS GLIB TO THE
OLD H OEHG UNE
Ezra Tova Thy Tfcii Will
Yds Erirj b Prbe::ra, Wfcik Airphz:i Are
With the American Army In Lor
raine, Sept. 17. Evidence la accu
mulating that the enemy Intends
withdrawing behind the illndenbnrg
line In Lorraine If pressed any farth
er.. He la burning the towns along
the Moselle. Yesterday waa the
quietest since the offensive began,
there being little Infantry activity
and only moderate artillery fire. The
Oermana, apparently, are digging In.
With the Americana In Lorraine,
Sept. 17. An American patrol this
morning In the region of Hanmont,
northwest of . Thlaconrt, captured
five non-commissioned officers and
killed seven other non-com missioned
officers. .i
American Headquarters In Lor
raine, Sept 17. J n addition to the
towna along the Moselle river which
would fall Into American hands
should the enemy withdraw behind
the lltndenburg tine, the Oeraans
are burning Dommartln La Cbausee
and La' Cbausee, which are located
on the Hlndenburg line.
The Germans seemingly are hold
ing tha Hlndenburg line, from which
they are sending out patrols, while
tha Americans and French encamped
a few miliia on this aide, cohtlnde to
feel out the line by the aame method.
The German artillery fire Is lim
ited chiefly to guns ot the 77 and
105-mllllmeter caliber, but many of
the shells are "dubs."
The Germans also are active In
constructing 1 machine' gun nests at
various parte -of the line.
While the Americans are operat
ing In Lorraine toward the north
east, tha battle haa extended far
down Into the Vosges region.
BATTLE Ml B US If 3
ALLIES GERFJAUS LOSE 1 PLAIiES
Waablngton, Sept. 17. "Lieuten
ant Edmund G. Chamberlain's own
story ot his thrilling battle against
tremendous odds with German avia
tors and his hair breadth escape
from tha German lines' after cap
turing a Hun with a fake bomb and
rescuing a wounded French colonel,
was made publlo by the navy depart
ment. '
Lieutenant Chamberlain, who Is
marine corps flier, downed five en
emy planes and made a sixth descend
before he ' was forced down behind
the German lines, lie la from San
lAntonlo, Tex., and haa been recom
mended tor a captaincy and a medal
of honor.
"We left the grounds at 9:0!! in
formation and Joined the bombers at
10 over the Marne," begins Lieuten
ant Chamberlain. "The going was
calm, with some machines and anti
aircraft from the ground, but not
much, and the bombers 'had a won
derful time; hit a train which blew
up and raised an awful stew.
"Then we started. home and were
attacked by 30 strong. A good tight
followed. , We lost three machines
and the Hun three. He then with
drew and we were a bit scattered,
but got together again, baring
fought our way well eastward.
"A few miles farther on, In for
mations ot 10 each, the Hun came
at us again and this time outnum
bered us nearly 10 to 1. We had an
awful dog fight and we lost two
bombers and four fighters to one
Hun. I got several bullets In my
plane . and one partly, disabled my
engine made It die on me every tew
minutes or so, and then run tine tor
a spell and one gun Jammed. '
FaJI fctj Aztrisa
The German staff Is seeking to rec
tify its lines there. The forced re
treat at 6L M Intel caused a back
ward movement along the heights of
the Meuse. This double recoil will
establish the allied Hues In stronger
position over a very wide front
Allied night bombing airplanes on
Sunday night dropped more than 17
tons ot bombs on Courcelles, Ehr-
ange, Baarbrucken, Boulay Buhl,
Conflana and other points. The
bombs dropped on Conlana were di
rected against the railway yarda, the
center ot the German commnnlca
tlona In this region. The roads cros
sing the Moselle also were attacked
by the airmen. Many direct, hits
were observed.
It probsbly la not aa underesti
mate to assume that the. Americans
In obliterating the St Mlhlel aallent
reduced the enemy'a strength by the
equivalent ot four divisions. The
victory of the Americans waa doe
to German Inferiority In numbers
and a greater Inferiority In morale.
The enemy waa so busily occupied
In getting ont ot the salient that ha
did not have time to move tha dead.
London, Sept. 17. The British
lines northwest ot St Quentln have
progressed-toward Leterguter."
PCD'MUe (III CIY
ULMilrtllO IV1LL OIA II
AH RAID OVER PARiS
Paris, Sept 17. Six people were
killed and 15 Injured In Sunday
nlght'a air raid over Paris.
"Two other fighters my self and
one French bomber found our
selves separated and bound home to
gether, only I kept losing altitude
and tried to fix my gun, but it would
not tire and I had only about 100
shots left in the remaining gun. .
"About eight miles from the line,
and In a fair anti-aircraft fire, I was
trying to get the jammed shell out
of my gun when all' was quiet. . I
knew that meant enemy alrtfraft
about and I looked up to see 12 en
emy aircraft fighters a clrcua lot
circling my companions quite a way
above me, and one coming tor me.
"My engine was missing badly and
It had Just gone dead a minute be
fore, but I went to meet the enemy
aircraft just like I meant It, and
fired just to break the strain, and
he . suddenly pitched and dove
straight tor the ground and kept on
going rather unevenly. I guess I
got his engine. I
"Just th4n my engine came alive
and I started up to Join the buward
dance of about 9 to 2, and making
It 11 to 3, as the odd one was Bitting
jhlgh evidently the leader and
watching for someone to slaughter.
"My companions were darting this
way and that, trying to force the
circle, but the Huns were maneuver
ing, tightening the circle gradually.
"They did not see me, eo I got In
to a hazy sun Just over their circle,
and as two of them went tor Captain
L I went for them nose down
vertical, then pulled my engine up,
my 100 rounds of my one gun work
ing, and lie blew up and "went down
In burning pieces.
"As I dodged to miss htm. the
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Much Activity In.. Mining Kestoo
Oostello Oroap One of New Iro
parties Now Operating
The recent heavy rains la the
chrome district west ot Grants Pass
have put a stop to the hauling of ore,
but with a few daya of aunahlne auto
trucks will again be tn operation
hauling this precious war metal to
the shipping point at Waters Creek.
One of the new properties that la
Just beginning to ship chrome la that
of tha Keatou-Costello chrome com
pany in the Baldface district. This
group of claims Is owned by Messrs.
W. H. Seagravs, Frank Cain and W.
It. Gauam. Mr. Oesiam haa lost
come in from the property and states
that they bare Just finished repair
ing 14 mtlea of the old Wlmer road
which lead to the once productive
Cleopatra mine, and have also built
seven mile of lew road from the
Cleopatra to their mines m the Bald-,
face district - .
The road to the old Cleopatra
mine waa In very bad shape, saya
Mr. Gauam, "and we hare had about
50 men at work repairing It and
building the aeven miles of new road
We have a force of IS men getting
out the chrome at the mines and had
just began to haul ore to Waters
Creek for shipment when the rains
temporarily naked the operations
Wo have let the contract of hauling
the ore to Mr. Cablnesa, who Is atao
hauling chrome from the . Illinois
river district for the California
Chrome company. We hope to be
able to'ahlp at least two thousand
tons Of chrome yet this fan."
Mr. Gauam will remain In the city
for a few weeks, whHe Mr.
grave Is superintending affairs at
the mines.
The Keaton-Costello group Is only
30 miles from Crescent City and 60
miles from Waters Creek, but on ac
count ot the steep grade to the coast
city all ore will be hauled over the
(0-mlle road to Waters Creek. The
Baldface district, states Mr. Gaxxam,
Is about 73 miles from Grants Pass.
While the present price of chrome
Is satisfactory, says Mr. Gazzam,
there Is no certainty of the mines
operstlng to advantage next year un
less the government shows 'some
preference to the home companies
over those who are shipping the' ore
Into the United States from Aus
tralia and other countries.
About 25 or 30 auto trucks and a
number of teams 'are engaged In
hauling chrome and copper ore to
Watera Creek tor shipment, chrome
ore predominating, while many pros
pectors are still combing the moun
tains for new "finds."
As a whole the mining business
looks promising for the Grants Pass
district . . -
EDITOR KILLS VilFE
DUE TO MONEY WORRY
New York, Sept 17. Charles E.
Chapln, city, editor ot the New York
Evening World, whose ' wife was
found shot dead in a hotel room yes
terday, surrendered to' the police to
day, having admitted killing her, due
to financial troubles, he said, obli
gations tor which he was pressed
Chapln intended suicide. The au
thorlties believe that his mind is
wandering.
BOISHEVIKI II, THEN
LOSE TO THE ALLIES
Petrograd, Sept. 17. (Via Ams
terdam) The Pravda reports that
American, British and French de
tachments met the Bolshevik! forces
tn battle on the Archangel front. The
Bolshevlkl, after an Initial sueeess,
were repulsed by British reinforce
ments and finally tied in a panic.
LIBERTY LOiS J
BHE SITS
til
lilt" 1 1 r
IIUVL O U
EAST PAYMENT TUB CAST HT-
8TAIXME5T TO BE MACS OX
JAffCART 80, itlaV
TOT1 0 tiPPP
Free Rtwponae Expected hy the Ceea
aaittee -All Markers VQ k Re
, sorted to Hexl .-Mctets
The Fourth Liberty loan drive
starta Monday, September list. The
amount of the loan has not ben
definitely announced bat we have
been advised that It wUL be for IV
000,000,090. Until announced., we
will not know the exact amoaat at
Josephine coanty's tuota. The gov
ernment Installment pay-Beau hare
been fixed by the taeaanry depart
mnt aa follows: 19 per eent Initial
payment with the application; la
per cent November 21st; 20 per eeat
Decsmher I th; 20 per cent January
Uth and 30 per cent January 30th.
The city and conntjr wdU. be thor
oughly eanvaased. It tt the lntenttes
of the committee to reach every an
and woman who might he capable ef
purchasing a bond. The eltr will ba
divided by wards and. the county by
districts. In the county,, the- foEow-
tng dlatrlct team captains' have been
appointed.
Dlat I, Wolf Creek E. F. Storey.
Diet
Dlst
Dlst
Dlat.
Dlst
Dlst.
Dlst
2, LeUao .. A. fPhrtar. ...
3, Hugo Charles Sexton.
4, Merlin D. U Pruiti.
5, North iRlver If. O. Mlhllls.
6, Jones Creek J. F- Klrker.
T.So. Rlrerv 4. Ll. Schmidt.
8, Jerome Pra'e A Wyiberg.
a, Frultdale G. A. Hamilton.
Dlst
Dlst 10. Wonder J. T Robersoa.
Dist 11, WildervUle C. F. Lovelace.
Diet 12, Murphy 1 M. MQcheH.
Dlt. ll.Selma E. J. Hot feu roth.
Dlst 1. Dry den Wm. Mastea.
Dlst 15, Provolt . A. Duehtp.
DIst.l6.Kerby-iJ. F. fitlth.
Dlst IT, Holland nj. M. 8mock.
Dlst. 18,WIHlams C O. Bigelow.
Dlst 19, Waldo-Takllma R. C.
Crowelt ' . '
Each district team captain will be
notified, to have in readiness one or
more automobiles and assltant solici
tors to accompany those who will be
aetected from Grants Paaa to assist
(Continued
MH'SIMSTO
Washington, Sept 17. Senator
Lodge, republican, unqualifiedly en
dorsed the president' a prompt and
curt rejection of Austria's peace pro-.
posal.
Washington, Sept 17. The Unit
ed States, aa waa fully expected, baa
unconditionally rejected Germany.'.
peace feeler, tn, doing so the gew.
ernment has spoken for all the mk
bell Lge rents.
The followtey will be this govern
ment's, reply:-
'The government of the United
States feels that there Is only one
reply whtch ft can make to tBe sug
gestion of the Imperial AustroHun
gartan government. It has repeated
ly and with entire candor stated the
terms upon which the United' States
would consider peace 'ari; can and
will entertain no propos.vt tor a con
ference upon a matter concerning
which It haa made It "position and
purpose so plain." f - '
SIBERIANS DECLARE WAR .
ON IMPERIAL GERMANY
Olovannalya, Trans-Balkalla, Sept
5. The Siberian government ' at
Omsk, a fortified town of Asiatic
Russia, has 'declared War on Ger
many, and has ordered the mobilize
tlon of trvj 19 IS and 1919 classes.