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Elite DAILY EDITION VOL. IX., No. 18. GBAHTt PAM, 40SEPHIOTI OOU aTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 101 S. WHOLE KUMBEK M7S. Ml OE ilBM lilt IIB FiBl . : " -. ' " ' ' I" : : ENURE COAS I KAISER TO BLEED OF T H E L G 1 1 1 M HMO SHOULD UHLUIANI AND DIUTIHU ADVANCES 10 MILES MORK FRITZ MUST "HIKE" QSTEND PERHAPS NEXT III LINE Storm Weather mid Vlotant Ooanter Attariui Hlow Down AlUea, Hut Doe Not Stop Advance London, Oct. I. -The French have taken 1.000 prisoners between the Vests and A too riven during tbe laat two days. Bad weather and vio lent counter attack! hare alowed down the alllea on the Belgian front, bat haa not etopped their advance, Tbe Germane reatlae that If tbe el Ilea advance even five ml lee fur- thelr eaatward Ottend will become untenable, while a ten mile advance would Jeopardise the entire Belgian coaat line. HIS PEOPLE WHITE Ake Tliat They Hlied Tlwir Laat Drop of lllood to Defend 111 Gory Throne London, Oct. 1. Emperor Wil- helm In a message to the fatherland party la quoted In an Amsterdam dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph company aa aaylng: "I have the confident hope that tbe whole German people In these moat serious times will resolutely gather round me and give their blood and wealth until the ' laat breath for tbe defense of the father land agalnat tbe shameful enemy plans. "Such a unanimous resolve to exist will and must, with God's help, suc ceed la breaking tbe enemy's will to war and secure for tbe fatherland the peace It Is worthy of among the people of the world." BRITISH RIP IDE GAPS Bi IN TH E GERMAN LI N ES fire and riot Mi Troops Still Engaged in Long, Bitter Battle Amer icans and Bocbe in Hot Contest -Turkey Pots Out More "Feelers" Which Are Being Considered COUNTY COURT GRANTS ITER CO. FRANCHISE London, Oct. 2. St. Quenttn li taken and tbe cornerstone " of ' the Hlndenburg line has- fallen. The French have passed beyond St. Quen tln. Wide gaps have 'been torn In the German lines between St. Quentlu and LeCatelet, by the British. - Se quebart, two and a halt miles south of Bellicourt baa -been captured, as haa also Presseles, Just to the north. Tbe British and Scottish troops occu pled Crevecourt and Rumilly, south of Canvbral. Olse valley and also Massif of St London, Oct. t. Damascus baa Goblaa. fallen. According to the . Evening The French la tbe last three days News the Turkish commander had .have advanced on a front of 10 miles Tbe county court la aeaslon today granted a fraaohlse to the Gravity District Improvement company for Washington. Oct. I. Tbe state department bat received further ert dence that tbe Germans are prepar- the, construction of the gravity ditch Ins- to evacuate tbe Belgian aea coast, to irrigate tne lands west ot tne city. Tne directors or me uravuy uitcn Improvement company, which Is or ganised under the lawa of Oregon, are Dr. W. H Flanagan, Karl Ham- merbacber, (A. O. Hood,. Geo. S. Eaton and J. M. Branscomfee, who are to serve until the annual meeting of the members of tbe company, aet tor tbe last Saturday In this month, at which time new director will be elected. H. D. Norton Is attorney for tbe company, Tbe company will dig the gravity ditch this fall and winter and have the water available tor the 1919 Irrl ga'tlon season With the British Army In Flan dors, Oct. i. General Halg'e forces captured Rolleghem-cappele and ad vanced 1,000 yards southeast ot Roulera. London, Oct. I. The French and Belgians progressed In the vicinity of Hoogledge and Houlers, and the British have aelsed Ledegham, on the Roulers-Orienln railway, BY THE WAR BOARD Washington. Oct. - 2. The ' maxl mum and minimum retail prices on hoes as agreed to by tbe war Indus try board and ranging from three to twelve dollars for men and women, haa been announced by the war In dustries board. KING BEGS THE ALLIES TO SAVE HIS THRONE Paris, Oct. 2. It waa the tear ot revolution at home and tbe failure of Germany and Austria to send him the military force he required that Induced King Ferdinand of Bulgaria to turn to the entente tor help, ac cording to tbe American consul gon eral at 8ofla (Domtnick Murphy), as contained In a dispatch to the Matin from Salonlkl. The consul general, the dispatch states, gave' Interesting details on ,bls arrival at Salonlkl from Sofia In company with the Bulgarian plenipo tentiaries of the conditions In (ho Bulgarian capital leading nplcMhe demand for an armistice, King Fer dinand assembled the grand council September 23 with the result that a formal demand was made on Berlin and Vienna for Immediate assistance, Notwithstanding the urgent tone ot the demand, Germany and Austria re ponded with evasive promises for the future. I, V t That settled the determination ot King Ferdinand to forsake the pow erg which had brought only desola Hon to Bulgaria and entrust her des tinies to the entente. IT. 8. CASUALTY LIST Tbe following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces tor today: Killed In action 187 Missing In action 7S 'Wounded aeverely - 693 Died of wounds 78 Died of accident 14 Died ot disease .. 83 Wounded, degree undetermined Wounded slightly 8 'Prisoners - 8 Total ........:.i,090 Killed In action Lteutenant New ell O. Bbber, Medford. Ore. . .. . Missing In action 'Willie a Ho bautfh. Whlteson, Ore.; Paul Praast, Dallas, Ore.; Roy Johnson, . Mon mouth, Ore. . - o British Headquarters In France, Oct. 2. A long bitter battle la still raging, but has turned so definitely in favor of the British that It is scarcely even now premature to an nounce It. It la a great victory tor Halg, according to Reuters. . In reply to an Inquiry regarding GERMANS MEET WITH RESIST- tne chrome ore altnation. and mml dally concerning prices - for next London, Oct. 2. Between Cambral and St. Quentln tbe German line ot defense-haa been broken, but It is uncertain what the enemy bat In the rear. Tbe British advance threatens the German line of retreat In the previously asked (or terma aurrender. and to a depth of three or four miles. The Germans are now retreating tc- wari til Una lhav held In 117 London, Oct 1. Damascus la the Turkish base In Syria and Palestine ana its rail probably means the end Amsterdam. Oct 2. According to ot all Turkish, resistance to the Brit- the Cologne Gasette tbe Turkish can tab la Paleetlnrfand Syria: General TMf has decided ' "In all": elroum- Allenby advanced. 120 milee alnce',Unce, t0 adhere to the alliance with September 20. took 80.000 prisoners. 'the central powers." and destroyed three armies. I ., . year's output. Van H. Manning ot the bureau of mine at Washington, sends the following statement to the editor of the Rogue River Courier, today:'' '-;. - ;, : . "There Is a limit to the amount of chromite that the market can ab sorb, but conferences with the users have been held and they are prepar ed to purchase for 1119 a tonnage qual to the 1918 production. "A statement on the chromite sit uatlon Is expected from the war in dustries feoard on these lines In a few days. 'It would be Inadvisable to make any statements that might seriously interfere with the present produc tion, nor is it advisable to nrge new producers to enter the field and Spend their time and money, believ ing the market can absorb much larger tonnages than those ot . the present year." Paris, Oct. 2. Heavy fighting tAnlr nlapa In At Ouantln last ntirht- uwuun, mw. . lurmey amm r ha am... -..i.Hn aMihhnrnlT T iuhub iuhkt indirect p- preaches to the allies 'through I were driven back to the east bank nf tha Mnil.' A. M I -I -1 I bJ.iA . A 7 . . 7 . " ..V" Tl The French made Important galna v ctHmsiuwrm dt nM -r weflt and nortn of Rnelm,. Th. en. e- war eanueu imporuuit aeretop. meats are expected soon. - tire Mamlf of St. Thierry Is now in r:ench tianda."" "'" moving their heavy artillery away,"4 l f 3Ule,M continued their from the Belgian coast. , !,dJ,nM todjr4 W"t th. German. who appeared to be falling back more nurrieaiy tnan at any time since With the American Army In France. Oct 2. It Is reported that the American troops between the Meuse and the Argonne forest have again moved forward over one of the moat hotly contested sections north and west of Monttaucon. With the Americans Northwest ot Verdun, Oct. 2. Many Germans straggled In today and gave them selves up. , September 26. . London, Oct 2. Serbia is being evacuated by the Bulgarian troops, who are returning to Bulgarian ter rltory. .'. While Mr. Manning's statement does not hold ont flattering induce. ments to miners who- are now de veloping their properties, yet It does' not throw. gloom over the chrome ore situation. Tne. tonnage or chromite used during the present year Is of huge proportions and if the same amount is used next year means brisk activity In the mlnea of southern Oregon. A.VCE ASD LOSE 1,800 MEX TS BATTLE WITH SLAVS MOT UM JIT BAKU Turks Continue to Rob aad M order ClUaeaa, While Grim Cholera . - Stalks la the Streets - Washington, Oct 2 Tbe Germans are meeting with increasiagr oppoei- " uon in their effort to establish con trol in Russia. , . Swedish press reports received at tbe state department today from Stockholm aald that In a recent bat tle with the Ukrainians the Germans lost 1,600 men. German forces which have been centralized at Pskoff since the Ger man ambassador was forced to flee from Moscow have found their posi tion untenable and are leaving the city. They alao are evaeaatlag Btel- gerod. Food conditions la Petrograd are growing continually worse and living conditions are utterly hopeless. Passengers who arrived In Stock- holm from Petrograd September 29 said foreigners" were starving, rea tan- ants and hotels were closed. Butter costs 312 a pound. By a recent de cree civilians were limited to one suit of clothr and two pairs of boots. Cholera is raging. i A Stockholm newspaper of .date of Paris, Oct. 2. The French have reached the Alsne canal at several points. The Germans are retreating along this whole front ' ' Marine Corp Killed In action 7 Wounded In action, aeverely ......17 Missing In action .1 Died ot wounds Wounded slightly Total 88 Summary ot marine corps casual ties, Including the above: Officers Deaths - - 0 Wounded 6T 'Missing - Subtotal Enllated Men Deaths Wounded In bands ot' enemy ........, Missing Bulb total ....:............. Total 108 .-1,088 ...2,009 ... 20 ... 16) ,...-8,227 .3,337 BE Oe 111 A YEAR San Francisco, Oct. 8. "The- war LIBERTY LOAN HITS STRIDETOR THE TOP Washington, Oct 2. Telegrams received at the treasury department will be over within a year," declared Indicate that the liberty loan has James W. Gerard, former ambassa hit a stride which will put It over dor to Germany, when told that Bul- the $6,000,000,000 minimum by the garla had surrendered. end ot tbe allotted period, according "This means the end ot Turkey In to announcement ..the war, and with Bulgaria and Tur- : - - . !(key out the end Is not far off," be - . continued. "With these' allies In the fighting the enemy might have held on for two years.' He cannot do it now. The end may come even soon er than predict, but within a year the allies will bave won." . Gerard predicted a German naval .t' H i ' 1 ' 1 offensive this" winter. - Unable to win ftM .Jv.i1 Af,on Und;; he' believes :that irmany Aalatln ehnl.ra .. hn I WlU what mR89 h C in Vienna and death, from the dl-1 wlU her-: "eet Tht th.e "eet.,w'" oe sioppea ay me allies ne nas tuue INSTALLED AT LAYTOH Austin 'Wilson, of the 'Pacific Pla cer, company, -waa in the city today on business. (Mr. Wilson states that N. L. Reber Is installing two Reber gold saving machines tor the saving of values which are ordinarily lost in the tailings. 'With the use ot these devices it is possible to save nearly 100 per cent ot the values in the .ground. It Is proposed to run through the Reber gold saver not only the tailings from this season's run but all the old tailings from pre vious years workings. The Pacific Placer property, for merly . the Layton mine, has 'been shut down since spring In order to allow the farmers ot the Williams valley the use of the water for lr- rl nation of crops. As the need for irrigation water was urgent the mln Ing was discontinued without even making a clean-up. . Everything Is now in readiness for operations as soon ' as the fall rains commence. September 19 said the Turks were robbing and burning Bata. The oil reserves In that city bave been fired and a state a chaos exists. ' AMERICANS BAG 100 HI N PLAXES IN 3 DAYS ASIATIC CHOLERA HAS 'Hi sease have occurred there. A- new type of slacker haa if; been discovered, according to Sheriff Hurl burt, says the Oregoninn. He Is M. G. Besltn, former Portland police man, wbo, says the sheriff, commit ted a series ot petty thefts In order to receive a county jail sentence and thus escape the army draft - doubt, but he believes Germany will attempt to reach the Atlantic Ocean, and may try an attack on New York. Washington,' Oct. 1. Further ad vances oy tne : American iurc along the Meuse river and Into the Argonne forest were reported In General Pershing's communique for today received at the war depart ment. American patrols have passed beyond Clerges and are maintaining contact with the enemy. (More than 00 hostile planes and 21 balloons have been shot down by American aviators in the past three days, Gen eral Pershing said. ; : . v.. "CHARITY" FUND TURNS - OUT TO BE BIG FRAUD San Francisco, Oct. 2. J. Worthlngton kept eight telephone girls constantly employed soliciting funds in bis alleged $100,000 char ity swindle, according to testimony Seward, Alaska, , Oct 2. Thomas Rlggs Jr., governor ot Alaska,: was aboard the first passenger train oper ated over the v recently j completed Seward-Anchorace link of tbe rail road the covernment la bulldlna- be- adduced in his trial here today tor tween Seward and Fairbanks. losing the malls In a scheme to de fraud RAFT LOTTERY FIXES The draft lottery on Monday at Washington fixed the order In which the 106,000 men of draft age in Ore gon, as well as the draft men In every other state, will be called upon to serve the nation. Only the first 100 numbers were sent by wire the bal ance being sent by mall and will not be available for another week. Fifteen Josephine county men are affected by the flrat iu numoer. called, but only five ot them coming khln the ages to be first caliea. ine following are .the Josephine county men first drawn, those marked with coming within the ages to oe first called: 22 Samuel Clinton Neas. 438 Conrad Schaeters. 904 Joseph Beatty Scott. 20 Howard Lester Bailey. 739 Walter Clark Patterson. 535 William Bruce Morrison. 219 WlllIam Prestol Graham. . I 625 James Adolphus Splcer. -.. 72 Jame Madison Powers. , 832 Anton Varga. 348 Charles Ellonel Glazier. 4 Wlnfred Alvln Savage. , 134 Thomas Walter Beagle. , 395 Edward Gale 'Ament 657 Charles Edward Tucker. 350 PERSONS KILLED III RAILYIAY ACCIDENT London, Oct." 3. Three hundred and titty persons, Including 50 chil dren, are believed to have been kill ed In a railway accident at Ma!.no, Sweden, . . ,