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1 University of Ore. I.ilrary j .4 i.'ST 'NTSe'ViT Nr Nr rf DAILY EDITION vol. ix.,'sro. GRANTS PASS, 08EPHOT COCWTT, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1018. WHOLE NUMBER 2ISt. TURKEY INVITES AIL MEETINGS, ARE pin BY THE MAYOR , t SECOND AMERICA!! nyviipcTioii IHio VANTED PEACE U.S.T0 HAKE PEAC 11HAITH OFFICKItH, AFTER IN VESTIGATION, TAKK HTKIM TO CHECK SPANISH KIA'M 1 ,. V , f All COUNTY SCW CLOSED Ordrr in Effect T1U Evening at a. Korby, Gold Hill Md Itogue IMver In Clutctuw of Iriaeaae "Accepts Wilson's 14 Points' a Basis for Negotiation" -Wants (iranill ' Armintlcc - Mayor C. II. Detuaray has a proc lamation la this Issue o( the Couriar. which forbid pifcbllo gatherings of every nature In tha city of Oranti Pas, until further notice. Tha last picture ihow waa given laat night. The order alo applies to churcbei, consequently there will be no servlcei next Sunday. While tha health officers and oth er phyelclana stale that to the best of their knowledge there are as yet no case of Spanish Influenza here, the dlaiai)a has made Ita appearance all around the city, therefore, they deem the Map neceary for the pro tection of pujillc health. There are a few cases of Illness here that may yet develop Into the dread disease. Twelve canes are reported at Ker by and public meetings In that place have been banned. This morning three cases were reported at Gold Hill, and two at Rogue. River. Dr. Nlbley attended to tha patients .at Rogue River lat, evening and he re ports that tha dlsesse Is very severe and dangerous. The patient's throat awaits and" respiration becomes 'dif ficult, ' r By the mayor's order this will be tha last day of school until further .nice. and parents are warned to keep their children at home. Tha local phyelolaos advise every one to taka plenty of exercise and to get all the air and sunshine possible. Washington, Oct. 10. Turkey to day besought the president to take upon himself tha task of re-establishing peace; accepting Wilson's' 14 terms as a basis for negotiations, and requested an Immediate general ar mistice. The note, following closely the lne of the German and Austrian peace notes, was delivered , by tha Spanish' ambassador who received it yesterday.' - 1 It read: "The undersigned charge d'affaires of Turkey baa tha honor, acting up on Instructions,' from this govern ment. ' to request the royal govern ment to Inform tha secretsry of state of the United States of America by telegraph that tha Imperial, govern ment request-the president of the United States of America, to taka up on himself the task of re-establlsh- ment of peace: to notify all bellig erent states of this demand and to Inrlte them to delegate plenipoten tiaries to Initiate negotiations. "It (tha Imperial government) ac cepts aa a basis for the negotiations the program laid down by the presi dent of tha United Statea In his mes sage to congress January 8th, 1918, and In his subsequent declaration. especially the speech of September 37. "In order to put an end to the shedding of blood, tha Imperial Ot toman government requests that steps be taken for the Immediate conclusion of a general armistice on land, on sea and in tha air." The September 27 speech refer red to above was tha president's talk In- New "York,1 declaring tor Impar tial Justice to alt. whether friends or enemies. -; , CXH'NTY'HCHOOI closed- .. Alice M. Itaeon, county school.. superintendent, today received notice tiat by order of "'the stale board of health, all artioola In JoHlne count" will be rlted after today, be- 4 rnoMi of the threatened rpi- r demlr of Influent; :, v FRENCH 4 Tanks Brought Into Action to Shat ter Enemy Wire Entanglements. Yank Gunners Show "Class" '' Germans Endeavor to Check Allies Until Belgian Coast Can be Evacuated Hans Lose1 10,00(1 Prisoners in Spite of Heavy Raias Bnfish' Reply tV Tcrti ' h.. I j .,.' , n b r London, Oct. 15 On tba Flanders, broken in Flanders. There are Indl- front the allies have now captured over 10,000 prisoners, 100 guns, and have advanced six to seven miles In side the Oerman positions. A heavy rain Is falling, and Its continuation will undoubtedly slow up the battle. England's reply to Turkey will be a demand for unconditional surren der, according to tha Evening News. London, Oct. 15. Several or Ger many's largest torpedo' boats recent ly left Zeebruges during a stormy night, filled to capacity with soldiers and proceeded to Germany, accord ing Into to Dutch frontier messages. Tha Germans are also reported to be evacuating Ostend. - London, Oct. 15. The Belgians are on tba outskirts of Menln and within two miles of Courtrsl. The enemy reslstanoe is reported to be cations that the enemy is withdraw ing tha balance of his. material from the ooast.-i .-.. : .- ,., The "Oerman coast batteries , are not firing) and tha Germans bare be gun to blow-up their material and to apply the torch-to' all towns.' With the Americans Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 16. liwita Ua gae- ond ' ,Ajnerlcaa army , which . ,. began operations October 12 under com mand of Major General Robert L. Bullsrd, today repulsed a" German, raid. Tanks -were brought Into ac tion today by the Americans to . break through 'the . enemy:, wire entangle ments west of Romagne. Despite the German resistance the Americans progressed ' satisfactorily. The Yankee gunners are doing much to break down the -German-artillery resistance. ;--"- r.i .t Paris, Oct. 15. In Flanders, and from the Oise to the Meuae, the al lies continue their rigorous . blows for Important gains. As the French press on . in .the Laon-AJsne region, the -Americans are operating west of the Meuse- with success. . ;.i The German resistance in Fland ers Is made apparently only with the intention, to delay the allies until the evacuation of Belgium, can be com pleted- , -j The allies took 8,000 ' prisoners yesterday in Flanders. - AND; TAKE 8000 HONS I .'. ! ' A".' ..V. V .1 : it' f f i. t Paris. Oct. 15. The French have made an advance toward the Import ant town of'Rethol and captured Na-itoull-Sur-Alsne, two and a half miles to the west. In the Argonne the French reai'h d tho Alane west of Grand Pre and captured the villages of Ollny and Termes. Nearly S00 prisoners were taken. OIIKMIHT HAS Ot'RK H)lt HI'AMSII IXKM KX.A Pittsburg, Oct. 15. In response to hundreds of toleKranm from medical nion throuliout tlie country, Dr GoorKe F. ,Bner, of the Homeoputhlc hospital staff, this afternoon made public tho formula of his discovery announced recently, of a cure nnd preventative for Spanish Influenza. The treatment, he said, Is a hypoder mic Injection of a sterile solution representing 1.54 grams of iodine In chemical combination with creosote and gualacol. In experiments conducted . here -since the outbreak of Influenza, Dr. Bner said, patients In acute stages of the disease have, been made well In a few days, while In one case the -employs of a bank were Inoculated MILLIONAIRE KLAtTKKK M i I TOURS TO'BYADK DRAFT , . , ' f 1L The officers., laat evening arrested as a slacker H. Block, a well known and prominent yoiifig man of Omaha, Nebraska, says the Roue burg 'Review. When taken, the young man, with his wife, child and mother-in-law had Just arrived from California 1n a large Paige touring car, and had stopped before the Utnpqua hotel. here they registered. " The sheriff asked to see the registration card of the young man, who was not , able to produce It, ' so he was arrested and lodged In the county-Jail. Block Is 26 years of age and failed to register at his home In Omaaa. Since then he has .been touring most of the time and had succeeded In eluding the authorities until now. He carried a Washington state li cense on his car and registered from Seattle, but It was learned that his home Is In Omaha, where his people are wealthy and Influential residents of that city. He says that he did not want to fight and would not reg later nnd that lie wouldn't go to war or fight. He will be detained In the county Jail here until authorities ar rive from Portland to take him to that city for hearing before the fed eral grand Jury. His wife and little child, with the former's mother, ex pect to remain In this city until he leaves for Portland. D THE FORKING CUSS ' IV,. '.If 'I ; London, Oct. 15. The Duchess of Marlborough, formerly Miss Consu- elo Vanderbllt, has' been elected a member of the London county coun cil to represent West Southwark, a working class district. Washington, Oct. 15. Secretary Daniels has called on the shipbuild ers to speed up the output of des- with the solution nnd, although ex- troyers to meet the menace of the -posed to Influenza, failed to contract greater submarine effort Germany Is the disease. known to be planning.- -i 10 SUBMARINE WARFARE -Amsterdam,' Oct. 15. There are good reasons to believe that the Ger man submarine warfare will reach a climax during the winter according to the German newspapers, which say they wHll produce an economic crista Of unanticipated dimensions In the entente countries, PROCLAMATION At the request of the city and county health officers, on account of a threatened epidemic of Spanith influenza, -all public meetings and gatherings, both inside and out of doors, are hereby -prohibited after the publication of this notice in the Rogue River Courier,-Tuesday, October 15, 1918, at 6 p. m., until further notice. " No schools in the city are to convene after today, until fur ther notice. Parents are hereby warned to keep their, children at ' home and not allow them upon the streets. - C'U. Demaray, Mayor. TO NOT BOMBARD CITIES r.,l jm OHAHLIOS SCHWAB RAISES MILLION' DOLLARS A MIXVTE New York. Oct.- 15. Within sU minutes 16,000,000 In Liberty bonds were subscribed here today to build six 11,000,000 ships tor the Emer gency Fleet corporation, In response to an appeal by Charles M. Schwab, the corporation's director general, at a luncheon In honor of foreign dip lomats and representatives of " th( government. The enthusiasm In th? pledging wai so great that there was no c 3a .ion In the bidding after the amount called tor had been raised ana 3 S,- 000,000 had been subscribed within 38 minutes. Within the first hour $50,000,000 had been subscribed with the pledg ing still going on. As each million of the first $22.- 000,000 was subscribed, a miniature ship was launched by a mechanical device. Commenting on the Teutonic peace proposals, Mr. Schwab said: "It is not my purpose even to pre sume to comment on the message of our illustrious president, but I do not mind saying that I would like to give the Germans one damn good kick to remember this war -by." -America had launched 3,000,000 gross tons of sniping during the last year, Mr. Schwab said, and 2,000,000 of this was in commission. Ships and more ships were need, he said, and this required money and more money. . ... ., .',.'. ,.. '. , . . Amsterdam, Oct. 15. Germany has proposed to France that France and the' allies undertake to refrain from bombarding the large towns in northern France, and ' to' permit portion of the population of Valln- clennes to pass Into the French lines. Germany 'claima the population. - is fleeing eastward, tearing that the at Ilea will bombard the town.,, t ' t -r, 1 ' ,!. ); , W.ASHTVGTOX HEARS IT IS THB t GREAT HUN GENERAL WHO ; WOULD- 6TOP FIGHTING Mi BE GEBMJL1 PfiOMM Statement Says Revolution Feared if Bocbe- CoBXiuiuad oa Defensive Want ieace at Any Price . CASUALTY LIST . The following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary j forces for todayr . Killed la action . .- 94 Hissinx in action ... ......... 98 Wounded severely Died of wounds .... Died of accident Died of disease ' Wounded.: degree undetermined..272 Wounded slightly 37 Total . 1 1..5 Died of accident John W. Steven son, Baker, Ore. Slightly wounded Wesley H, Al llsou, Prtnevllle, Ore. .. ..... J6 4 : 8 t 68 M. E. ROOT INJURED IS ALTO ACCIDENT Washington, Oct. 15. It waa Field Marshal von Hlndenburg him self, and not the supposedly pacifist Premie ' 'MaXlmlllian, ' who - caused Germany to accept Pres. Wilson's terms and seek an armistice, 'accord ing to advices reaching Washington through official sources by way of neutral countries. . .),... m- ' According to thla version, Hlnden burg. realizing the. desperate condi tion of the German army and know ing that no raw material waa avail able to replenish 4be war materials exhausted, insisted npoa an armis tice. K MaximUUan . restated -strongly. revealing himself an autocrat .TJie same source says a debacle would soon be impending it the German de fensive continued,- as- it is believed a revolution, has.. :bee& brewinft. n-Tbe Grman . people. are determined -. to have peace at any price., ,, H. E. Root, the well known fruit man of Medford who la the represen tative of Denny A Company, was in jured in an auto accident - atu -Rose-burg Sunday evening,- a telegram to that-effect having been received by Mrs. Root last night, eaya the Med ford Tribune. She left, for Roeeburg Monday morning to be at her bus band's bedside. It-is not known here how serious are Mr. Root's injuries, nor are the details of the aceident known. The telegram merely stated that Mr. -Root while driving his automobile, pre sumably, between 6 and 7 p. m was run Into by another car, and that he was . thrown out , and the other, car had passed., over htm. It was also stated that he suffered no. external Injuries and that his Injuries are in ternal.-. He was not taken to a. hos pital after -the accident but -was at tended - by physicians at his hotel. Mr. Root left, here Sunday morning in hla,car for Rosebnrg. .. .. NEW RULING AFFECTS ' 18 YK.VR OLDS IN 8. A. T. C. PORTUGUESE ARE IN A Corvallls, Ore., Oct. 15 By a new ruling of the war department, just received at i 'the Oregon Agricultural college, -boys under 19 years of age are not eligible tor induction Into section B, the vocational section .of the S. A. T. C. As a result of this order perhaps 200 men betweeu the ages of IS and 19 who have register ed at the college and have been ac cepted by the military department as eligible for Induction Into the voca tional section, will be disqualified,; lor the present at least, for member ship In, the S. At T. C. Class B men are limited by this ruling-to a course of eight weeks fitting them tor im mediate service overseas as auto me chanics, blacksmiths, carpenters, ra dio operators, mechanicians, ' foun dry men, pipefitters, surveyors, topo graphs draftsmen, tractor operators and band musicians, or to the course of 13 weeks tor radio electricians. These courses are open to men who have attained their 19th birthdays, but not to men only 18 years old'. . I. I V 6 C. & 0. & RY. OFFICIAL VBITS;tB R. B. Miller, of Portland, vice- president of the California A Oregon Coast- Railway,: is in- the city today on .-business and will leave tomorrow for San Franclscp, Mr. MlUer has just .returned . from New . York and other eastern points. In regard to the war,- he states that it is the opin ion of New. York capitalists that -the war will endLnotr later than one year from today,, and some of them think that SO days more will witness, the close of hostilities. "There is much activity in Wash ington," say Mr. Miller, "where great preparations for the continued prosecution of the war are under way. -in, lew ywyim M V uinaiufi m vw of money, but it is my opinion that the majority of the people are. not as well off as they were before the war. There 4s a great demand for hotel accommodations, and it. Is with some difficulty that, rooms are obtained." . .Asked as to the chrome situation, Mr. Miller said that, while .the . gov ernment will continue to use Im mense quantities of the ore, the out look does not appear the brightest London, Oct. 15. The Portuguese government has declared a state of siege for all Portuguese territory. I for home producers, because of the The. president has taken direct com mand of the foroes, although tran quility prevails In the country. GOODBYE LETTERS' Two million letters have been writ ten on Y. M. C. A. Red Triangle sta tlonery- on transports crossing" the ocean by American soldiers. '.t E Importations of the metal. He stat ed that one firm In New York had at the present time 30,000 tons of ; chrome ore on hand. Asked as to developments in the way of railway construction, and railway matters in. general, Mr. Mil ler, stated .that -there was nothing new to announce at the present time. Washington, Oct. 15. The cap ture of the Albanian port of Durazzo by the Italian and -British naval forces Is reported officially from Rome. The city has been occupfed and many prisoners and. much war material - taken. The Italians are driving the enemy from Albania, and li) advancing have occupied sev eral Important points. , London, Oct. 15. The Serbians, in advancing north of Nlsh, captured on a large front all the heights dom inating both banks of the Morave river. ,."' ( T IS SUNK AT HER P!ER Hoboken, Oct. .15. The American transport ''America" sank at a pier this morning. The vessel was loaded with troops, but tbey, with the crew, are ' believed to have escaped, ' some without ' their clothes.'. There Is no Indication as to the cause -of the sinking. The ship will be raised Im mediately. .