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"'""yofOre. W, rary j DAILY EDITION you ix., . j GRANTS PASS, JQ8KPHI5B COUHTY, ORJDOON, SUNDAV NOVEMBER 17, )91H. -WHOLE NUMBER 8817. (f.l -" ' ' DOZENS SHOT : BY 1 11 WITHOUT TRIAL I'ltlSONEHH, MEN AND , WOMEN, JAMMED INTO ROOMS WITH RARELY ROOM TO MOVK CALLED OUT AT NIGHT AND SHOT . ., . Renter Correspondent Describes ' How Bolshevik Pour Volleys Into Groups of Tlirtr Victim London, Oct: 20. Suffering! of corns of the British resident of Mos cow la ths Bolshevik prisons In that city where they were kept for six weeks after having been arrested by the lied Ouards upon flimsy pretexts re vividly portrayed by Ouy Ber ingor, a Reuter correspondent at Moscow who was set free early this month and has reached Ilsparando, Sweden. . Berlnger, In his report wired from Hspsrsnds,' ssys he wss arrested while In the home of the British chaplain adjoining the British con aulate In Moscow, and together with the chaplain and several other Eng lish men and women was marched on foot two miles through the streets to the Cubyanka House or Detention. ; "I was separated from my com panions and was led to a room In which were some SO prlsoriors, most ly civilians Including a few women," writes Mr. Berlnger. "I spent five days and nights In this room In which there wss Just sufficient spare for the Inmates to sleep on the floor. There waa no bed of any kind, for food we had a piece of black bread nd a few dips with a wooden spoon into a bowl of the thinnest possible cabhnge aoup containing some her ring heada. Eight of us had to shnre the contents of this one bowl. Many people who were without provisions from the outside were literally In tate or starvation. Mko the Russian prisoners we were treated as helots and were ad dressed insultingly In the second person by low brutes among the Rod Guards. Lat one night when some ot the other prisoners were singing sud denly there was a death-like hush. I looked np and saw m Red Ouard officer and soldiers standing at the opening to the ante-room In which the prison guards were stationed. A list of twelve names of civilians and oldlera was read out. No on doubted what thla meant. It was the list of those set down for Imme diate execution. It Included two pairs of brothers. All the condemn ed, men .rose without delay arid hook hinds with their - neighbors. Not one showed the slightest tear. ' ."The Iron folding doors between the big room and the ante-room were then eloped. This was done only when prisoners were taken away for execution. The doors remained closed for a few minutes, and were then reopened and the names of two other soldiers who had' previously been overlooked were . called ..out These also rose without a tremor and the folding, doors were shut a sejpnd and last time. , The condemn ed prisoners were either shot In the basements of the prison with their basks to the firing party or they were taken out to the suburbs in motor lorries and there told to get out and get awsy. Then volleys were poured into them while "they' were walking or running away. The bodies are sometimes recoverable by relatives on payment of heavy bribes. "The conditions of our intern ment were so vilely sordid that It Is no .wonder that the minds of some of the more refined prisoners be came unhinged' Berlnger wires. , ''The IBolshevlk leaders show no mercy. . In their newspapers thovi bold up "Marat as the Ideal friend of the people.. They urge that , his example should be followed and preach the extermination of the en tire middle class." REDS IH UP ONE OFOVli WARSHIPS ew Refuses to Surrender to Ited and Is Torpedoed 830 Men Are Murdered - Berne, Nov. 16. The Local An- selgsr of Berlin says: "The German warship, Wiesbaden, refused to sur render to the revolutionists and tried to escape to neutral waters She was pursued, torpedoed by the revolutionary sailors, and her entire crew of SCO men! perished." The Wiesbaden was supposed to have been sunk IK the Jutland battle. FRENCH AND AMERICANS IN ADVANCES) TOUTS OP METZ Psrls, Nov. 16. French and Am erican troops have occupied the ad vanced forts of Mets and are ad vancing toward the city. The Ger mans are carrying out their evacu ation faster than waa expected. It Is possible that King Albert will en ter 'Brussels Sunday. ' ; THREATENED HITS' REVOLUTION MAV HASTEN CONFERENCE Washington, Nov. 16. Develop ments In Europe, not only military but In Internal politics, and the ten dency of revolutionary spirit mani fested by the demoralized civilian population of the central empires to spread to neighboring states, have Influenced the allied and American governments to arrange for the meeting at an early date of the great peace congress. The Atlsntle cables were burdened today with government business be lieved to have been mads up. for the most part of exchanges between Washington and Paris, where the Inter-allied council la endeavoring to reach an agreement as to the time and place tor holding the conference, the conditions under which It shall be held and the nations that shall be admitted to participation. Secretary Lansing, Colonel House, Judge Branded and Ellhu Root may be delegates. . ' MOST ALASKANS WANT "TO TREAT 'EM ROUGH" Seattle, Nov. 1 6. Many Alaskans who came south this Jail are trying to get Into the tank corps, the "Treat .'Em Rough" branch of the American army. "Tanks are something like steam thawera used by miners during tbe winter In Alaska"' said one "sour dough" applicant. "There's Just enough-bolts and nuts and bad air about a tank to make a miner feel at home." ' ,.'.1 ii r e: Nome,. Alaska, Nov. 16. Like the sweep of more dread forms of scourage, Spanlch Influenza has cut a .fearful swath ot death in Seward peninsula,' and now, believed to be at the turning point In this section, It Is spreading still further north ward toward the Arctic and down the coast. , a Of an estlmatel Eskimo popula tion. In this vicinity of 250, but 75 natives are left, the dead totaling 176, and others are dying dally Nineteen white persons.. In . Nome have- succumbed, but' -conditions among the whites are Improving. At Fort Davis 75 out ot 85 soldiers sta: tloned there have had the Influenza. 4' KAISER IS REGARDED AS 4 , . , DISTINGUISHED VISITOR 4 4 Amerongon, Holland, , Nov.. 4 4 16. William Hohenxollern la 4 4 not Interned, but Is regarded rather as a distinguished for- 4 4 etgner who sought refuge and 4 4 has claim to, protection. His 4 4 suite has, been Interned, how?, 4 4 ever.;- ... 4 4 It ; I ' ! ' i I' M ' Self Pleads For Permission to Send Hca Mission Here to Lay ''vtwMvct Uclted Stiles, Bat Plan Thongbt kccsceivable Peace Nearer Berlin, Nov. 16. Foreign Secre tary Solf ot Germany has sent a message to Secretary Lansing, ur gently requesting the president to permit the German commission to Immediately leave Germany for the United States to personally lay be fore the American government the conditions existing In Germany, and assure the taking ot steps toward tbe purchase of foodstuffs. Washington, Nov. 16. It Is con sidered Inconceivable that any Ger man mission should be permitted to come to tbe United States while the countries are still at war. Berne, Nov. 16. If the new Ger man government can carry on Its work for six or eight weeks, tbe fu- turejif new Germany Is assured, de, clard Chancellor Ebert In a speech st Berlin. London, Nov. 16. German Catho lics are appealing to 'the Pone against the heavy burdens of 'the armistice conditions, according to a wireless dispatch from Berlin. London, Nov. 16. Preliminary discussions were held yesterday on Firth of Fourth, Scotland, between the British and German naval dele gates, concerning the handing over ot the German fleet. There waa no hitch In the preliminaries. , Berlin, Nov. - 16. Mathlss Erz- berger, chief of the German armis tice delegation, will conduct tbe pre- I London, JJov.: 16. Describing the scene at the front the military cor respondent of the British 1 -wireless service, says:', ?.": "Marshal Focn had prepared ' a further great attack east' of -the Meuse which undoubtedly would have dealt -the enemy a' decisive blow. When the armistice wss con cluded, therefore,' the Germans .were faced with 'imminent disaster and the only dourse onen to hnm' Aaa tn surrender at discretion:".' , - ? .j Speaking ot present conditions,' he says: ft' , i "Whatever happens, no organized or effective resistance can under any circumstances be offered by the Ger mans, but 1f the trooDs refuse t ac knowledge' the-anthorit'y 1 of their present commanders' and the army should disintegrate. tNe allied ar mies may still have much work' to do." - ... SONORA REBELLION SAID . TO HAVE FIZZLED OUT Mexico City, "Ndv.- 16.' The' war department announces that the'-re bellion Inaugurated in Sonora by Juan Cabral anl Julian Medina re cently has ftizled " out . completely. The&vleaders are sail to have start ed their movement with' some1 500 followers.' As 4 result of the opera tions sof General J. Torres; the revo lutionists have been reduced to a single band' of. about 20 men, which has taken refuge In the Xzuld moun tains, while Cabral and Meltna are reportel to nave fled back across the American border.- ;V . St. Paul, Minn.; Nov.. 16. Minne sota will remain "wet." Complete official returns announc ed today by Secretary of State Ju llus A. Schmal showed that the pro posed dry amendment to the state constitution tailed by 756 votes at tbe general election November 5. Will-' llmlnarlea ot tbe peace negotiations In conjunction with the foreign of fice. . Paris, Nov. 16. French and Am erlcan troops continue In their pro gress of occupation of Alsace-Lorraine. They are moving toward Met. London, Nor. 16. The Belgians are in possession of Antwero todar. according to reports received here. The dispatch does not indicate whether Belgian troops occupied the city, or whether the Germans had evacuated and Belgian civilians re sumed charge of the city's adminis tration. Antwerp is the chief seaport of Belgium. It is located on the River Scbeldt, 22 miles north of Brussels and is 25 miles from the nearest point in tbe Belgian lines, as' esti mated at tbe close ot hostilities. Paris, Nov. .16. Belgian advance guards entered Brussels today. The Germans are now nine miles away. Berne, Nov. 16. A Czecho-Slo-vak republic was proclaimed by the national assembly yesterday, and the election of Professor Masaryk ss president was ratified. Paris, Nov. 16. The allies are expected to enter Bucharest Sunday, according to Jassy advices. Basel. Nov. 16. Maximilian ha arrived in Baden with his family for a long stay. PAY FOR ATROCITIES Paris,; Nov. 16. As a result of Investigations made in Ulle and the region of : the department " of ' the north, very precise charges bave been made out against German-offi cers guilty ot giving orders or of having themselves 'committed shock ing crimes. . " ". w.v.V't.- In the presence of evidence that has been 'revealed by a'commtsslon of Inquiry, the under-secretary " of state at t&e ministry of Justice baa ordered that criminal' proceedings belnstltutel at dnce against the Ger man officers In question; ' They wDl be tried by court-martial in their ab sence it the allies' are unable to sti cute their' arrest, but whatever sen tences may be passed will ' remain TaHd-'V:, ;rV':;i:;rfo'-""';'-. 1 " u ' ' 1 1 : . -u - .. POSTAL AND WESTERN ' ' UNION WILL MERGER Washington,' Nov. -6. Investiga tion of the' feasibility of consolllat Ing Western 'Union anl Postal Tele graph facilities,'-begun by ' a special committee 'when tbe government as sumed wire control last summer, has been' ' practically ' completed: ' ,' Orders providing' for tbe consoli dating In a number of cities over the country probably will be issued shortly. ',. , ; . V . . ' ' )-. :- . " 4 AMERICAN RAILWAY EX. ' ,4 4 ' TAKEN OVER BIT IV tf. 4 4- ".' .:!-..--'. -- :;.' 4 4' Washington, Nov. 16. The 4 4 president has Issued a procla- 4 4 matlon taking over' the bus- 4 4 lnesd of the American Railway 4 4 Express company and assigning 4 4 tbe operation ot -the- same to 4 4 DIrect6r McAdoo." This clarifies 4 4 the express situation. 4 4. 4 44444444- LET US HAVE PEACE: SttS Military Commander Says 3,000,000 Germans Been Killed Soldier -'-- Break Guns Ghent, ; Wednesday, Nov. 14. There Is no organized authority yet In Brussels, but with comparative calm and dignity the Belgian capital awaits the' coming of the armies of liberation.", ic - J s " ''' On Sunday three delegates 'from tbe "republic of Hamburg" arrived at Brussels., Standing on a balcony the military command of the city addressed a crowd or 1,000 soldiers and civilians. !''' n " "Three million Germans have been killed during the war," Ihe said. "That Is sufficient. Let ns bare peace." General Ton ' Falkenhausen, ' the German governor general " of Bel gium, received the delegates, and In the meantime French and Belgian socialists addressed the crowd. A letter has been received from Field Marshal von Hindenbnrg, who was at BIngen on tbe Rhine.' It Iras read to the crowd.' It said: "I am heartily In sympathy with the regenerative movement. . Sol diers must obey the orders of the supreme soldiers' committee. Let us have peace." Some soldiers then entered the park, which has been closed to the public for four years. They smashed the marble slabs surrounding the beautiful ponds, broke their guns and threw tbe gun barrels into the water.' They then formed a proces sion and, singing the "Marseillaise.' paraded through the city behind tbe red flag. ' -, -; r' The only bloodshed in Brussels oc curred on Wednesday, when a pa trol detailed by the soldiers' commit tee to keep order fired upon a dis orderly crowd; killing 12 civilians and wounding about 80 others. The crowd had disregarded the tiring ot a blank volley by the soldiers. SHOVi'EREAT NERVE Paris, Oct. 31. Many American soldiers when treated in evacuation hospitals refused to admit, being badly hurt' eves' when their' wounds are most serious and painful, say Red Cross workers who serve choco late and cigarettes to tbem. 'Look t my partner over there. He stopped three pills. I only got two, serve' him first," said one Missouri boy to a Red Cross worker passing out hot drinks.' - "Nothing the matter with me I'm lucky; my buddy was killed," anoth er man told" a worker as she put the rubber tube into his mouth to that he could sip chocolate while lying on a stretcher In a 'hospital train. Another boy said that all he want ed was-a' little talk wltn- an Ameri can1 girl. ' .-. A man with" four1 wounds' com plained bitterly' at1 being sent back after be" bad captured a machine gun nest single1 handed and 'taken eight prisoner.1 ' "Only eight," ,heirepeated over and over again, "and f promis ed my girl back in- Wisconsin' that I would get at least 20 before they got me."N . ' " ' WASHINGTON WOMEN TO GET -NOT LESS THAN $13.20 Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 16. The Washington State Industrial - Wel fare commission has set "the 'mini mum rata per week for women In this state at 113.20, this amount be ing deemed necessary tor the Cost of living and to maintain -them in health and comforts ' V , Women will be prohibited 4 from the following occupations, Working on the railroad section; certain work In shipbuilding 'plants; , certain work In lumber mills; certain work In hotels, 'such as bellhops; certain work with molten metal, all under ground work, all work In shooting galleries, penny arcades and the like. SSmih GENERAL MARCH ANNOUNCES ORDER IX WHICH BOYS WILL BE DEMOBILIZED COMBAT DIVISIQHS TO EE UST 1,700,000 Men Now Tader Anna la This Country Petuhing to Cbooee . . Mem First Sent Home . a j .Washington, , .Nov. 16. Orders have been lssned for the gradual de mobilization of all troops now Is the United States, General . March , has announced. The demobilization, will be In tbe following order: First Development battalions. comprising vs.uuu men. SecondConscientloas objectors not under arrest. Thiri Spruce production divi sion. - " '" "" " '"''' . Fonrth--CentraI: training school for officers, with some modifications. Fifth United States guards,' now numbering 135,000 men. ..... ! Sixth Railway units. Seventh Depot brigades and re placement units. "' Eighth Replacement units. .".---r-Ninth Combat divisions. -, There are 1,790,000 now under , arms in this country. Orders for the demobilization of 200,000 have been ' issued and these will be home with-' In two weeks. "When the reduction plan is in full operation, 30,000 per day win be released. . General Pershing is to decide which are to return from France valescents are to return .immediately. ' The divisions win be returned to the locality from which the major ity ot the men came and will be par aded In the adjacent cities so that the people can ' fittingly welcome them.' - !1 ''('.' -Mb ' i , Training camps in tnis country will bd cleared in preparation for the returned forces. .The Rainbow d!vl- ' slon,' due to its brilliant record and ally 'considered 1n-t!he demobiliza tion plans, and will probably be par aded through Washington, D. C. Steps will be taken toward the' or ganization of a permanent army. All soldiers will' be Offered an honorable discharge 'and immediate ' re-enlistment in, new forcea. i . :; r . A month's furlough will be given as an incentive for re-enlistment. The ' law provides "that the 'soldiers cah': wear their'' -uniforms for three months' after 'discharge;' which simp lifies the immediate task ot supply ing civilian clothing to the demobi lised army. No more troops will be sent across except surgical units. ' - , iki.aa ill ut : ui n , IllJI! ( t . -i. , , t. II. ,iti AS ri i.a-. (Laredo. NoV. 16. 'The I. W. W. In the United States Is just exactly what the Bolshevik! Is in Russia and we ihave seen what they have done to the 'working' people ' of Russia. where the' people have "no" security, no peace, no land and no bread."1- This -statement was made by Sam uel Gompers today In an address to the Pan-American ' labor conference In' this city." " " '" . 'Another ' highly interesting fea ture of the session was the denuncia tion ot William D. Haywood by Cbas. H. Moyer, a former associate of the I. !W. W. chief. The attack by the' two 'American labor leaders n the I. " W.' W. was precipitated by' an attempt of Mex-: lean delegates to-bave adopted a resolution aiming at the . release from prison of Industrial Workers of the World. . t