Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1918)
'hi... DAILY EDITION y. VOL. lX No. tX E IS AFTER THE CAM FOR 1TMHIIMENT OK KAI8KH ANI) AlL UKHPOMSI. ItliK W)R BRINGING WAR JUSTICE WILL BE DEMANDED Declare Many A Una Knemlra Have AlnuHvl England's Hospitality and Should He Deported (London, Doe. 6. In a latement of hla policy, Lloyd George calla for the punishment of tho kaiser and the men responsible for the war, how ever high their place, and pledges the entire Influence of the British government at the 'peace conference to aee that Juitlce I done. Lloyd George declared for the ex clusion from England of all enemy Jlem, saying that a considerable number had abused the hospitality during the war, thus forfeiting their right to remain. Washington, Dee. 8. The United Bute Is atlll standing aloof from the controversy In Europe over the possible extradition of the kaiser for trial. The state department says the United States has expressed no opinion whatever. Ilerlln, Dec. 6. The Prussian government has formally withdrew the privilege heretofore held by members of the Hohenzollorn fam ily of Immunity from law. . OKIXiON LAIIOIl ASKEIt NOT TO GO ON STRIKE 4 Washington, Dec. 6. Socre- 4 lary of Labor Wilson, In a lot- f ter to Otto llartwlg, president 4 4 of the Oregon federation of. 4 4 labor, oaks the workers of the 4 , 4 Pacific roast not to call a strike 4 4 to Influence publle opinion In 4 4 the Thomas J. Mooney case. 4 SAYS WHEELS ARE AIL J. U Scott and John Jenkins, of Glendale are In the city today, trans acting business. They will go to Ashland today to attend a meeting of the Shrlners. Mr. Jenkins Is fore man or the Glendale Lumber com pany sawmill, which position he has (held for a number of years, while "Joe" Scott Is one of the heat road- tmllders that ever struck Oregon. He has had charge of the roads In the Glendale district for a number of years. Speaking of conditions in the Cow Creek valley, Mr. Scott says U the mills are running full time, veryone is busy, and that most peo ple In that section of Douglas are optimistic over the bright outlook for business and prosperity during the coming spring and summer. London, Deo. 6. Serious disor ders have arisen at Berlin and con siderable firing occurred In the principal streets, according to re ports reaching the Dutch-German frontier, says an Amsterdam dis patch.' The trouble is eald to have been caused toy tho German Bolshe vlkl. . LLOYD G IN HIGHER UP FLU CLAIMS OVER 300,000 DEATHS Kills Many More Thaa Bullet Fewer Dentin Now According to Itaport Washington, Dee. 6. Between 300,000 and SG0.000 deaths from In fluenza and pneumonia have occur red among the civilian population of the United States since September 16, according to estimates today of the public health service. These calculations were based on reports from cities and states keeping accu rate records and publlo health offi cials believe they are conservative. The epidemic persists, but deaths are much less numerous, according to reports reaching here. Insurance companies havo been hard hit by the epldomlc, govern ment reports Indicate, although there are no figures available here to show total I ounce sustained by the companlos. The government Incur red liabilities of more than 1170. 000,000 In connection with life in surance carried -by soldiers In army, camps, not including those In Eu rope. About 20,000 doaths occurred In the camps In the United States, war department records show. 444444444 44 444444 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA IH 4 4 SHAKEN IIY EARTHQUAKE 4 4 4 4 Vancouver, .U. C Dec. 6. 4 Vancouver, Victoria and the 4 4 surrounding country was vlo- 4 4 lently shaken toy an earthquake 4 4 today. No serious Injurlos are 4 4 reported. 4 444444444 44 4444444 BENNETT WILL HOLD OFFICE FOR SIX YEARS Judge A. S. Bennett of The Dalles, has ahead of him a full term of six yours on the supreme court bench, Instead of only the two years re maining In the unexpired term of the late Justice Frank A. Moore, accord ing to an opinion given by Attorney General Brown to Governor Wlthy- combo, says tho Salem Journal. As tho constitution provides that Justices of the supreme court shall be elected for a term of six years, the attorney general holds that this applies to Judge Bennett, and the governor will Issue the certificate of eloctlpn accordingly. "My answer to your Inquiry is that Judge inonnett, by virtue of his election, will hold the office for six years," says the attorney general's opinion. "My opinion Is based uKn provi sion contained In section 1 of article 7 of the constitution of Oregon, as amended by the people on November S, 1910. In part this section reads: 'The judges of the supreme court and other courts eball ibe elected for a term of tlx years.' " Washington, Dec. 6. Senators were aroused again today when they 'read news dispatches from Paris to the effect that all official Information from the peace confer ence will pass through the hands of George Creel, chairman of the-committee on public Information. This did not constitute their Idea of free and open communication from Versailles to the American people, senators declared. Senator Johnson of California started the debate today by Inform' Ing the senate that there were re ports that Edgar Slasons, of the com mittee on publlo Information, was to be In charge of arrangements for "rationing" cable space for transmis sion of the press reports on the peace conference,.; Senator Johnson said he hoped that George Creel, chairman of the -eemmlttee, would GRANTS VAHH, JOHKI'IHXE OOUNTV, OREGON, FRIDAV, DECEMBER , 1918. BIELASKI TELLS OF PROPAGANDA IN U. S. The Brewers, Hearst, and Named-Spies Draw Doable CheckBuchanan of Il linois Implicated Hale Received $15,000 a Year Washington, Dec 6. Telling ' of German propaganda in America, A. Bruce Blelaskl, chief of the bureau of Investigation of the department of justice, today told the senate committee Investigating the brew eries of cablegrams 'between von Bernstorff and the German foreign office In 1916. One urged that spe cial favor be shown William Bayard Hale, about to visit Berlin as a newspaperman, because he was em ployed by a Hearst organ, which had outspokenly placed themselves on the German side. One cablegram said that Hale got $300 a week from Hearst and $15.- 000 a year from the German pub licity organization. The report al so said that Hale was a confidential agent of the embassy since the be- ginning or me war ana had con tracts btndlng him to June, 1918, The message said: not censor the reports. Senator Sherman of Illinois said the dispatch merely confirmed his fears, but blamed congress for dele gating autocratic powers to the ad ministration when it authorized the taking over of the cablea. "We have beard very much about the mode of communication between Paris and this country of the peace conference proceedings and we have been told that there Is no restric tion on the news which would come to us respecting that proceeding," said Senator Johnson, "I am very glad, indeed, that we have thus been told and I take it that that will be the fact; but In order L Washington, Dec. 6. General John J. Pershing's account of his stewardship as commander of the American expeditionary forces was given to the public today by Secre tary Baker. It is the form of a pre liminary report to the secretary, covering operations up to November 20 after the German collapse. It closes with these words from the leader of the great army In Prance, expressing his. feeling tor those who served under him: "I pay the supreme tribute to our officers and soldiers of the line. When I think of their heroism, their patience under hardships, their un flinching spirit of offensive action, I am filled with emotion which I am unable to express. Their deeds are immortal, and they have earned the eternal gratitude of our coun try." The first, crisis of the German drive had been reached in PIcardy. "The crisis which this offensive developed was such," General Per shing says, "that our occupation of an American sector must be postpon ed. On March 28 1 placed at the dis posal of Marshal Foch, who had been agreed upon as commander In chief of the allied armies, all of our forces to be used as he might decide. "On April 26 the. First division had gone into the line in the Mont dldier salient on the PIcardy battle front. Tactics 'had been suddenly revolutionized to those of open war fare, and our men, confident of the results of their training, were eager tor the test. On the morning of May 28 this division attacked the commanding German position in its front, taking with splendid dash the town of Canttgny and all other ob jectives, whch -were organized, and held steadfastly against vicious counter attacks and galling artillery GENERA PERSHING REPORT OF HUN tJ ,1- , P T Many College Professors Are "Hearst is not aware that Hale Is our agent, but knows him only aa a German police Journalist." .Blelaskl said that Hale was paid by Germany to visit Roumanla to try to prevent that nation from en tering the war. Blelaskl. said Germany never suc ceeded In seducing an American of ficial, "If we except Congressman Buchanan of Illinois, who got mixed up with von RIntelen In a labor peace council." Prom the diary of Dr. Karl Puhr, German agent of von Bernstoff, was produced an "Important list of names" which Blelaskl said contain ed practically all who were actively pro-German prior to our entrance In to the war, and a few who were ac tive afterwards. The. list contained the names of professors of Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Chicago, Van- derbilt, Cornell and other universl ties, and Dr. David Starr Jordan. that the senate may be Informed for perhaps some have not read this particular dispatch, I wish to read a dispatch appearing this morning up on this subject." Here Senator Johnson read the dispatch telling how .official Amerl can statements must pass Creel and answered: "I am not concerned with the legal aspects of the president's trip. He determined to take It and we make the hest of his determina tion, but I am concerned with what may come to America of the proceed ing of the peace conference; and I am concerned, whether the news that comes to us shall be rationed and censored." tire. Although local, this brilliant action had an electrical effect, as it demonstrated our fighting qualities under extreme battle conditions, and also that the enemy's troops were not altogether Invincible." There followed Immediately the German thruBt across the Alsne to ward Paris. "The allies," General Pershing says, "faced a crisis equally as grave as that of the PIcardy offensive in March. Again every available man was placed at Marshal Foch's dis posal, and the Third division, which had Just come from its preliminary training In the trenches, was hur ried to the Marne. Its motorized machine gun battalion preceded the other unite and successfully held the bridgehead at the Marne, oppo site Chateau-Thierry. The Second division, In reserve near Montdldler, was sent by motor trucks and other available transport to check the pro gress of the enemy toward Paris. The division attacked and retook the town and railroad station at Bouresches and sturdily held Its ground against the enemy's best guard divisions. , "In the battle of Beileau Wood, which followed, our men proved their superiority and gained a strong tactical position, with far greater loss to the enemy than to ourselves." Of the reduction of the St. Mlhlel, salient, General Pershing says: . "After four hours artillery prepa ration the seven American divisions in the front line advanced at 5 a. m. on September 12, assisted by a limit ed number of tanks manned partly by Americans and partly by the French. ' These divisions, aecompan led by groups of wire cutters and others armed with bangalore torpe- (Contlnusd on pace t.) GIVES OFFII AMERICAN OFFENSIVE TERRIBLE FATE OF ROMANOFF FAr.llLY Insulted by BoMievlks, Who Later Lino Them up In Cellar and Shoot Them London, Dee. S. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says Kiev newspapers publish a story given by the valet of the former em press of Russia of the murder of the entire Romanoff family by the oishevlkl.' According to this story the once royal family was compelled to lire In a single room of 'a convent at Ekaterinburg for weeks before the murder, under guard of Bolshe vik soldiers, who Insulted them shamefully. The valet said on July 17 all the members of the family were taken to the cellar of the con vent, placed against the wall and shot. The murderers granted the last request of the former emperor that his wife, iwho was 111, should die in his arms. ' According to the valet, the Grand Duchess Tatlana was only wounded by the shots and was killed by blows from the rifle butts. AH the bodies were burned. MANY CASUALTIES ARB NOT TETT REPORTED f f Washington, Dec. 5. The f war department announced that f there are 16,000 major caau- 4 altles, including Silled in action and died of wounds and other causes, which have not yet been f finally reported to the next In 4 kin. -f -f-f TO I THE BURNING SANDS . Hlllah Temple, Order of the Mys tic Shrine, will be the busiest place In southern Oregon while the temple patrol Is conducting 13 novices from the Grants Pass Templar Comman dery over the burning sands, and If any of the candidates have a far away look or even a pained expres sion as they step. from the train Sat urday morning' on their return from Ashland, it may be attributed to memories of the trip. The 13 novices from this section are Geo. R. Riddle, F. B. Oldlng, O. S. .Blanchard, Clarence Wlnetrout P. B. Herman, A. C. Holcomb, W. W. Walker, O. E. Nlles, A. Letcher, Elmer iBalslger, L. M. Mitchell, X A. Jenkins and J. L. Scott, the last two mentioned being from Glendale. There will be other candidates from Jackson county. Among the Shrlners who went from Grants Pass to 'Ashland to as sist in the ceremonies were: George E. Lundburg, Sam Baker, ' Stanton Rowell, A. K. Cass, A. E. Voorhles, Geo. S. Calhoun, W. H. Flanagan, C. F. Nutting and J. T. Chlnnock. STAY TILL THE FJ Washington, Dec 6. Secretary Baker gave it as his personal opinion today that none of the veteran divi sions of the American .. army In France will return home before peace formally is declared. He In dicated that the tried fighting men would compose the bulk of the force to be kept In Europe for the present Heretofore the understanding has been that the Rainbow division and two or three other of the famous units would be brought home soon, leaving their places to be filled by some of the other divisions. THOUSANDS IN SAMOA DIE OF INFLUENZA London, Dee. 6. Six thousand deaths from Influenza are reported In Samoa. WHOLE NUMBER 2533. MESSAGES TO WHITE' HOUSE ARE ARRIVING WILSON'S FIRST REPORTS RE CEIVED BY TUMULTY HAS TIME TO ATTEN D MOVIES . . WILL MI 14 POINTS PLAIN George Washington Expect to Ar rive at Brest on December 12, by Way of Azores Washington, Dec. 6. Messages directing the disposition of official business have begun to reach the White House from President Wilson at sea. Secretary Tumulty got back in time to handle the first instruc tions. ,r Aboard the XS. 8. S. George Wash ington,. Dec 6. President Wilson will talk plainly upon his 14 prin ciples when lie reaches France. That he will make speeches Is indicated by the concern shown over his slight cold and as to whether hi throat win be in good condition upon his arrival. After disposing of his rou tine work, the president rests much of the time, under orders of Rear Admiral Grayson, his personal phy sician. The latter and President Wil son - take frequent constlutlonals about the decks. The president At tends the ship's movies and partici pates In all functions. ' The George .Washington Is expect- ed to arrive in Brest on December 12 or 13, -by way of the Azores. ' The ship's wireless is in constant touch with Washington. All the vessel's appointments are very plain. The president and Mrs. Wilson occupy the same suites that were built especially for the kaiser and kalserln years ago. HOG LAND WILL NOT - RETURN UNTIL TOMORROW Seattle, Wash., Dec. 6. Lieuten ant Hogland, aviator, wtU not leave on his return trip to Sacramento un til tomorrow. TRUSTY WALKS AWAY t :t George Miller, who was alleged to have stolen articles from a - cabin rear Murphy many weeks ago, has left us. Miller was arrested and placed in JaiL awaiting the conven ing of the next grand jury, hut hav ing an inoffensive disposition, was made a "trusty" and for several weeks has been assisting Wm. Shroe der, janitor at the courthouse. Miller has been a faithful worker and an efficient helper to Mr. Schroe der, but evidently got tired of jani tor work acd last night about 6 o'clock took French leave. He is still at large. WILL INVESTIGATE PLANS Washington, Dec 6. The senate . military committee has decided to 1 investigate the war department plans as revised since the armistice. E Copenhagen, Dec. 6. Allied 'and American forces will temporarily oc cupy Berlin as exerclstng police su pervision, according to Berlin news papers, which says an American wire less dispatch to this effect has been Intercepted by the Germans. The re port says that Mannheim will also be occupied. ' The reason is said to be the "regrettable Incident during which the supervisor of prisoners' camp shot three Frenchmen."