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TAGB TWO n.ULX KOCiTK IMVk.lt tXtl(li:U WK.DMKUAV, (HTOIlKIl IM. IOIS. DJill ROGUE RIVER COUBlERj Published Dally Except 8aturdsy , . E. VOORH1E8, Pub. aad Propr. latere ! at poetofflce. Grant Pass. , Ore., at second class mall matter. . , ; ADVERTISING RATES Vsplay space, per Inch 15 Cocal-personal column, per line 10c htaaders, per", line 5c l i a ; J V DAILT COURIER ' ' y mall or carrier, per yar....6.00 ;?y, mall or. carrier, pr month., .50 WEEKLY COURIER mall, per year .$1.50 MEMBER OF .ASSOCIATED ;PREbo The Associate Press is exclusively entitled Id the- use for" republication ef. all new dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited, la : this .taper aad; also Us local awa pub lished Jwrela. . . i All rights ot rapabllcaUoa of epe- tlal dlspntcbee herein are reserved UJED.NESDAX, tK-TOBfc . 1919. a OREGON WEATHER - " " 4 "" Unsettled, probably showers f weat; lair east portion; cooler 4 east portion tonight; gentle 4 southwesterly winds. THE GERMANS' CHOICE While still riddling the life boats of helpless victims who have been torpedoed on the seas, and applying the torch to cities and villages in their path as they retreat in Flan ders,, the Germans grab a few more helpless girls and everything of value within their reach and cry "kamerad let us have peace!" With pockets bulging with stolen goods from the French and Belgians, and bayonets dripping with the in nocent blood of babies, the Hun cries "let us have an armistice we want 'honorable' peace!" What is this "thing" in the breasts of the Turks and the Germans that impels them to commit such revolt ing crimes? It is a fact that they commit them; it is also a fact that the peoples of most all other na tions are not given to such brutal ity It might be called "kultur," but it is the teachings of a fighting, military spirit that has been instilled into the German brain for centuries a "thing" that even fire may not be able to cleanse. But the Germans can now have their choice: They can toss the Ho- henzollerans overboard or go down with them. This choice is neatly in' dicated in President Wilson's reply They are In a position now to save their country by doing away for ever with kalserism and "kultur, or they can fight on until there is no longer any Germany; until their country Is torn asunder and all their industries destroyed. Many close followers of the war are of the opin ion that the Germans will never per mit this latter to happen. But it mat ters little with the allies, who now have military supremacy in the Held, what course Germany pursues. The kaiser's forces are losing on every front. Each new day brings the torch nearer German cities and it is probably only a question of weeks until the Hun will have committed bis last heinous crime on allied soil then the civilized world will re joice. . THK AKMY VOTE According to an announcement of the war department, the 2, 000, 000 American soldiers who will be In France by election day will be de prived of their voting privilege. Ow ing to the constant movement of the troops and the uncertainties of the battlefront, says the acting secretary of war, .It does not appear practical to attempt to obtain their votes. No commission, therefore, is to be sent to France or England for that pur .pose. It is unfortunate. It may seem 10c and 15c Loaves BUTTERNUT BREAD KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY ' QVAUTY rillNI unjust. But we can stand It if the men concerned can; and from all ac counts, they are not bothering about the matter at all. "Surely if we represent the Amer- can people on the firing line, thei people at home can represent us at , I the polls," some of them are quoted j as saying. It looks like a fair emer gency division of labor. They do the fighting we do the vottng. It should be kept clearly In mind, though, that Just as we expect those soldiers to fight as we would like to fight If we were there, so they may reasonably expect us to vote as;"""" "" "7""-' , , ' occasional travelers. It U noticed by they would If they had the chance, 1Jmm who have taken the pains to ob- That Implies that the election, in every state and city and rural dls-j trict In the United States, will be de-( elded on a basts of loyal, unanimous support of the war, through the ae- lection of candidates who are- 100. per cent American. 'Any cltUen who1 casts a dubious ballot betrays a vote less soldier at the front. Ever atop to think of It? There ', is a little job to the south of us that , will need attention after we get 1 through with the Hun. By cooperat-i ..,., 1 lng with France and England. Incle, Sam should be able to clean up the Mexican aituation neatly, quickly ' and in a bloodless manner. Twenty-. five years under the right kind of . tth o thorough .chnollnz ' . , .... . . , system, will convert Old Mexico into a progressive and enlightened nation.' k..,j . rto.i nf German thrift. After the war the Germans should be given the chance ' . . . , to display this great thrift by being compelled to pay billions tn indemn- Ity. Right now a better war slogan could not be found than "uncondi tional surrender." Don't worry about the Turk land will do a plenty to him. -Ens TIRED CHASING HUNS Ohio Soldier Saya the Work Is w ra ttrort nf trvini? to keen nn 1 with the Germans and before long our address will be 'somewhere In Ger- many.'" writes Private George A. Mo Donald of Cincinnati. "And," he con - tlnues, "anvthing yoo hear about Ger - man vandalism Is true. I am In a city now where a battle was raging a week ago. Evidences of German vlclousnew are noted on all sides." Optimistic Thought Most powerful Is be who has hln self In power. Without Stint or Limit Your money refunded if you don't like it better than any other THOSE OPEN-WINDOW .CRANKS Writer Give It as His Opinion That Thy A Atutld 8ol,,y eeinsnncw. . One of tha most pronounced nula- ances with which seasoned travelers on railroad trains pave to. contend Is the n.winaow crank." Thiev fellow .llroad trains have to. contend is the for. , he la usually a male Instead of a femalepersists In having hla window open, no matter whether, other occu pants of tlit car dislike It or, not ; and It usually results In the other passen gers thereabout receiving a liberal sup ply of dust and fine cinders, as well aa enough soft coal smoke to last them the remainder of their Uvea. These serve that the regular traveler that mQ no noes every uay .n glde ,he mt , wnlcn ne Miugm It does not mean any more comfort for him to do so, as he long ago dlscov- ered, but much discomfort Instead. An tooa M a nnrolli car Btarta to move there Is more or less air stirring and If the open-window cronks would only compose themselves few mo ments they would be far more com fortable than they would to breathe ". n'oxe ana cinuors.. nut me up hlg wlndow ,, he eutvn ie car. It makes no difference to him how much the rest of the car suffers he Is the omy oM ,0 ,(e roDH,dt.rt.,. It , , practice that causes great discomfort pawengers who have the nocessury off ,f th( wlnilliwg Bre cU on not tiny. And It Is always noticed that thw open-window artists invariably . V 1 .1 . U . V. n .1 n imvr iiik minnow uiru uwj ur- pnrt Th(1 firsti ,nst ,, onIy thought Is for thenwlves no one else counts, nartford Cournnt. INSECT POWDER GROWN HERE Americans Lost No Time In Devel oplnB ,ndurtry 0nee th, 8eeret Wss Discovered. , j ; or during a fog. In our grandfathers' day the so- I nrh huve developi-d an In called Persian insect powder (com- nhmn smoke screen, which, connled nionly rold nowadays nnder the name oi "pyretnrum ) cost io a pouau. rve cn troops march silently dur Pretty dear for a bog-killer. . ; lng the night to the assembly ape. The stuff was a mystery. Beyond Fve neard tne boom ,)f tnB gT,.ut the fact that It was of a vegetable na- .,. d th ,.,,. mBrki,,. I tore, noboay knew what It was. I As a matter of fact. It came from I Transcaucasia, where Its production ;was a very Important industry. For j centuries It had been widely used In i Asiatic countries, and the source of the material was a secret carefully kept rnntnnl1w A aMMAfr tiaa MVOO t CA ",",,u""' l"D ' by Armenian merchant, who, trnv- : through Transcaucasia, disco that the Insect powder was aim- P the ground-up flower-heads of a , Plant related to our own field ' da'ST- . , : tee oa- attempts were made to In- tluce the plant In the United otate. bnt the seeds refused to sprout This (as flne ly ascerta ned) was due to the ciruuuimuuce nun uie ier.iiiuB iiuui whom they were bought had baked them. At tne Preent time we grow all our own 'nsect powder In California. 3D ! TEXAS FLYER DOWNS SEVEN HUN PLANES K t 4 t ft First Lieut Kdmuud Q. t'lianiber laln. Marine corps nvlntor. who wax nciiiinunlel for the Victoria Cnss and the CotiKresalonnl MimIiiI tif Honor, the highest uwurils of two iiutlonx, for downing seven (Jernmn planes while on a visit flight with a Itrltlxh nir i miuitdrou. He dlstenwHl a eotupuny of Huns with a machine, gun while lanillug, took oue prisoner anil cur ried back a woumltKl French olllcer. Chuuiberlaln hulls from Snu Antonio, Tex., and Is a gradunto of Princeton and Texas universities. START THEIR BATTLES FROM STRIP OF TAPE Just Like Runners Taking Part in a Great Athletic Meet The allied armies start their battles from a tape-line Junt like runners tak ing part In an athletic meet. A strip of white tape, an Inch wide, marks the assembly lino from which the troops "go over." " The troops gather under cover of ' . . ...... . uarKness Him uwun ine "xero nour," , which Is guarded with the strident secrecy. All the watches of the of- fleers are synchronized. The soldiers wlt the word to sturt It umy be ' JcikVn tuu' mornlug' Ut fUr fl' ' I've seen nn ottack started by Amer I leans along the Murne In the mld-af- ternoon sunlight, but the onxlatiKhts usually are launched before daybreak. j artillery, baffles the enemy. ,uu barrage as a fl(l of men rushed forward. It seems Incredible how any ,lvln(f ,hn(? come through such nfprnolli wnen nt ,lnwn yon tnl(jK0 acrogg fregn baftl,.fle,d and tle , ..,. .. , ,h fnM and acr08g mW Hhvll mtmt i ' lr eTITIftll III ion inn Hin oiHiiura i in intLMnu Yankee Camp Springs Up With Speed of Circus. An Amerlcnn aviation staUon Is growing In Irelund with the speed of moTTiinit .nt ct, wbon 9I)rngs up when the circus comes to ,own , the gtutlfL . Cnplaln Herbster Is In commnml. and under his supervision a miniature town Is springing up, carefully planned, mostly wooden construction, but neat and methodical. An example of Yankee efficiency, the one big airdrome already In place was designed In America, Imllt there In sections, shipped across tho Atlan tic und erected In record time. It Is a remarkably efllclent product of American engineering Ingenuity. Aviators In training there will help run down the Hun who preys under the North sea. TURNING TO SILVER Miners Find That Purchasing Price of Gold Is Going Down. The Yukon miner Is turning from ! gold to sliver mining. While tho value ! of the former, or Its purchasing power, I has decreased, that of sliver has been : douhled. There Is great activity In two silver I bearing arean tributary to Dawson, the Mayo district on the upper Stewart river and along the Twelve-Mile Creek. These fields are 150 miles apart Sti ver was discovered in these orebs years ago, but no work was ever dono. . The Canadian government has dis patched B1 Party of geologists to Inves- ' tlgate the prospects of developing the liver mining Industry In this section. Much Property Reverts to Crown. Few people realise the large amount of property which passes every year to the crown of England owlug to the owners dying without heirs or next-of-kin, and without having tiinde a will. In most of these ruses the de ceased Is nn Illegitimate person with no children. As a rule the crown does not sp proprtuto the whole of the property, but makes what Is culled a compas sionate allowance to the relatives of the deceased, although they ma not be his relatives according to law, and In some cases to friends unit servants who hnvo performed services for hlin which entitle them to consideration. The amount of the allowance Is determined by the treasury, or, In the case of the exataa of persons dy ing within the duchy of Lancaster, by the chancellor of the duchy. The money does not puss to the king himself, but to the cation, and thus goes to relieve taxation. ONE. WEAK SPOT Mirny rnnlN I'mmm People Huve s Weak fart aml-Tmt Often It's 1 11.- Hack Many people huve a weak v.Mnt. Too often It's a bad buck. TwInneH follow every sudiltn twist. Dull aching keeps up, day and night. Ilaeka'li Is often from weak kid neys. In such case a kidney medicine lr needed. Itoau'a Kidney Pills are (or weak kidneys. Kor backache and urlnurv Ills, 11 ran In I'ukk people reronunend thr remedy. Mrs. M. A. HrlKKs. 7:4 Kust L street, says: " I used to have a great deal of bmkuche. At times, I rould hardly get uliout, as my hack felt so weak and lame. Doan's Kidney I'llls soon overcame that mlm'ry uno made my bark feel as strong a ever. Now when I ant In irej of h kidney medicine, take Doan's Kid ney Pills and they never full to do me good." Price 0c. at all dialers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy get IHian's Kldnev Hllln the ssme that Mrs. IlrlKKs had. Koster-MII-burn Co., .ltnrn.. HtifTalo, N. Y. -n- mm i bi i&ria rrom our - from the women in canteen and other war work, all bring to us the . name mes sage SEND US NEWS FROM HOME. World news is all right, but OUR BOYS want NEWS OF THIS TOWN. They want the home newspaper. Publishers are prevented from sending their papers free to anyone, even boys in the service. Consequently a national movement has been started by Col. William Boyce Thompson of New York, who is acting as Fremdent of the Home i'aper Service of America to ive the boys what they are calling for. Every community is joining the movement Let us see that our boys are not forgotten. Send to the publisher of this newspaper whatever amount of money you can 6 cents or $50.00. We will publish a list each week of those contributing', and the. amounts contributed. Every cent received will be used to send this paper to our boys at the front If at the end of the war, there is any surplus, it will be turned over to the local Red Croat Committee. There is ho profit in this to the publisher even in normal times, subscriptions are not sold at a profit. With war prices prevailing, and the high rate of postage on papers sent to France, our cost will scarcely be coyered by our full subscription price. Remember that over In France, some brave Y soldier or sailor from some splendid woman working within sound of the guns is depend n you to "KEEP THE HOME LOVE KIM i .!)." They are calling to YOU from " Over There' GIVF. WHAT YOU CAN Sl UKt HII'TIONN :HAVK IIKKX Herman Horning Frank M. lUnd National Mazda Lamps IT AVINU too little light puts a strain oa chtl- dre n't vliiuu ttial they mar never outgrow! Why not have plenty of llgbtf Na tional MAZDA Umps give thre times Hie light ot old fashioned carbon lauipi without eddlng a penny to our light bill. Rogue River Hardware lieu. It. Itiildlr, Mgr. a. . . a l - a Doys in me irencnea-ana this town Derhana even I FOOD the y 'lllll'vw 1 VAK KKCKIVKO AN I OI,MVH: , SlMO f JM0