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. . . DAILY EDITION YOU IX., No. US. OKA NTS PAHS,' JOSEPHINE COUNT, ORKGON, TIESOAV, DECEMBER 10, 1018. WHOLE NUMBER 2S3. WILSON SEES A THRILLING SHI BATTLE u.b. destroyer demonstrates how to kkvvmk attacks and sink submarines DEPTH BOMBS ME GEYSERS "Industrial Members" of , iWdout'a Cabinet to Join llim at Uio Great Peace Ooufcrcnoe Aboard the George Waahlngton, Dec. 10. President Wilson yeeter day watched a United Slate doatroy r stage a thrilling demonstration of npulalng submarine attack. , Depth bomb were dropped and reat goyaora of water wore thrown Into the air. The tranaport paaaed Into Azores today and turned northward on the Uat log of the voyage. Waahlngton. Dee. 10. The "In dustrial mombora" of President Wil son's war cabinet, which mot at the White Houao every Wednesday dur ing the war, will Join the president In I'arla and act aa bla advlaora at the peace conference, on economic, Induatrial and reconatrucllon prob lems In Europe, affecting the future peace of the world. Waahlngton, Doc 10. Tho pros! dent by wtrele haa aaknd the vice president' to preside at the uaual Tueitday cabinet meeting. Vice President Marshall will be president "Informally, but unofficially." T 10 EASA Salem, Ore., Dec. lO.Governor Wlthyrombo has received a letter from the war department officials, saying that It will be Impracticable for tho war department to attempt to return the old Third Oregon Infantry from France aa a unit. Many men have ben transferred which will make It difficult to assemble. TO RECEIVE BADGES A well attended meeting of the board of directors of the Red Cross was held at the Masonlo Temple to day. Reports were made by the of fleers of Important matter consld red since the laBt regular meeting. The most Important thing considered ' waa a very recent communication from division headquarters. Certifi cates are to be given to all Red Cross worker In Josephine county who lave given the following service: For women rendering 800 houra of service In six months, or 800 hours 1n 12 months, or 800 hours In 18 months, will he given certificates entitling them to badges, and tor men who have rendered 800 houra aervlce In six months or more will be glvon a certificate entitling them to - wear service button. A commit' tee has been appointed who will In vestigate and make an Immediate re port to the board of directors, who" '. will approve or reject the same. Where there are any doubts, they will be resolved In favor of the pcr . eon considered, as It Is the desire of the board to arrive at a just and fair conclusion. A special meeting of the board of directors will be called In a few days ', to consider the report, and the chalr . man of the Chapter requests the presence of all directors. ' KAISER ATTEMPTS mm ROUTE MnlMKen IHnpaUh Bay He Haa Mental DvproMlon -Wound the One Who Interfere London, Dec. 10. William Hohen- xollern attempted to commit aulclde, following a mental depreaalon, ac cording to a Copenhagen dlapatch from Lelplg newapapera. A member of the former emperor'a retinue, who prevented him from carrying out bla Intention, received a wound. CHARGES FOIl INSTALLING NEW PHONES ItEDUCED Salem, Ore., Dec. 10. An order baa been laaued by the United State Independent Telophone aaaoclatlon. which la the name of the government organisation of the telephone ayi tern, doing away with the IS, $10 and $16 Installation chargea which were established to tnlnlmtte Instal latlona and conserve labor, during the war. The public aervlce commis sion waa advlaed by Postmaster Gen eral iDurloaon of tbeae elimination! today. The order la effective from Docnmber 1, which means that all patrona who have Inatalled service since that date are entitled to tbe lower rate which haa been estab lished. WOULD RESTORE FRANCE AS BEFORE THE WAR Philadelphia, Dec. 10. To recon struct the destroyed portions of Franco architecturally aa they wore before they were ruined by the Ger mans Is the purpose of the French government as outlined by lUernard J. Shonlnger, formerly president of the American Chamber of Commerce In Paris. The French government plans to accomplish this by reimbursing Indi viduals for tholr shattered homes mlllg and factories according to their value before their destruction, Mr. Shonlnger recently told the executive committee of the Philadelphia Cham ber of Commerce. Ultimately, ho said. Germany will pay the bill tor restoration. Throughout the war, he added, Fronch boards of appraisers have been estimating the values of pro perty destroyed by the Huns and now have accurate data. To those who desire to rebuild the French government will Issue Indemnity bonds up to 80 per cent of the tor mer value of his property. While the external appearances of the buildings rebuilt will be retained', Mr. Shonlnger said, the ' Interiors will be constructed In modern sani tary style. Referring to the fact that the French government haa made ar- rangements to purchase materials for reconstruction by pooling or com blnlng its orders, he suggested that American manufacturer would be asked to supply some materials and that they promote the formation of selling combinations so that possible huge orders for construction mater ials from France could be .rapidly assimilated. MANY SHIPS LAUNCHED AT SEATTLE DURING 1018 Seattle, Dec. 9. With the launch Ing of two steel and one wooden ves- boI here Saturday, Seattle total launching since January 1, 1918 reached 63 ateel and 83 wooden ships. ' " SEVEN TRANSPORTS ON Washington, Dec, 10. The sailing of seven additional transports for American ports, with 62 officers and 3,000 men 1a announced. . Six of the transports sailed on December 6, and the other ongjjn Jhe 7th. WAY HOMEWITH TROOPS BRITISH RULE COLOGNE WITH AN IN FIST DAYS OP RIOTING. PILLAGING AND BLOODSHED IJY LOWER . CLASHES IS ENDED ANKS IN COHTRQL AT COBLEHZ Laat of American Pri&oner io Be Out of German Prison by Middle of Week Cologne, Dec. 10. Order waa es tablished in Cologne upon the ar rival of (British troops, after several ays of rioting, pillage and blood shed by mobs of tbe lower clasa. Coblenz, Dec. 10. Coblens la now nder complete military control of the Americana, with municipal au thorities cooperating. London, Dec 10. The American force entered Mayen, near Coblenx, laat Friday. Washington, Dec. 10. General Pershing reports that the American Third Army Is continuing to advance Into Germany. They have reached the Rhine frpm Rolandsek to Brohl. Berlin, Dec. 10. Twenty-six hun dred American prisoners of war In terned at Camp Rastatt have left for Switzerland. It I expected that tbe last of the Americas prisoners will tie out of German camps by the middle of this week. SUMMER LAKE MAY BE LEASED FOR 40 YEARS Salem, Ore., Dec. 10. Condition ed upon the approval of the attorney general, the state land board has virtually agreed to a supplementary lease of Summer Lake to the Pacific Coast Chemical company for a term of 40 years. Payments range from 2.600 to $10,000 annually. E DEATH OF A COMRADE Green River, Wyoming, Dec. 10. James Woodson, a negro, was taken from the Jail here and lynched by a mob of railroad men after he had shot and killed a switchman and wounded another man who resented his Insults to a young white woman employed in a restaurant. . J Oakland, Cal., Dec. id. After having been out for two weeks be cause of differences with the com pany, 3,000 striking bollermakers returned to work today at the plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding 'Cor poration. , Mr. and Mrs. August LoVenz on Monday received an official message from the war department announc ing the death of their son, Paul A. Lorenz, who had died In France from wounds received In action. There were no details except that death had occurred November 23. Private Loreni who was born In this city January 26, 1895, was call ed to Camp Lewis In the June draft. A few days later he. was transferred to Camp Kearney, and early In July hi regiment, the 67th infantry, sail PRIVATE LOREIH FIRST GRANTS PASS SOLDIER TO MAKE SUPREME SACRIFICE HEARST-HALE COMBINATION BEING AIRED SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS HEARST'S INSTRUCTIONS TO PAPERS AND WRITERS 'WORKING FOR LASTING PEACE1 Meaaaxe Signed "Doctor" Proposing German-Mexican -Japan Alliance Claimed to Be at Forgery Waahlngton, Dec 10. Govern ment copies of a telegram signed by Hearst, giving instructions regarding the policies of his newspapers and correspondents daring tbe war were re-read Into record at today's hear ing of the senate committee. In bis message- to I.'ale, Hea'st said he believed the vast majority of the people of America and Ger many opposed the United States en tering the war, and that he desired to employ his Influence for the pro motion of Just and lasting peace. A message dated in March and signed "Doctor," addressed to the New York American, declared that the famous Zimmerman note in which Germany proposed an alliance with, Mexico and apan, and which the Associated Press revealed to the world, probably wa forgery prepar ed by the attorney general, to "frighten congress into giving the president the -power to demanded. and perhapa also into passing the espionage act" T Louisville, Ky., Dec. 10. Ken tucky farmers who produced about 30 per cent of the country's tobacco have experienced unprecedented prosperity since 1916 and this au tumn were able to get nearly three times the price with- which they would have been content at the be ginning of the war. Eighty per cent of the 250,000, 000 pounds of bnrley tobacco used in the United States comes from Ken tucky. In 1914 prices for all qual ities of leaf, lugs and trash averaged between 10 and 12 cents a pound, while the price for the heavy, dark export type of tobacco grown in the "black patch" of western Kentucky climbed from 6 cents to 16 cents. GERMANS CONTINUE TO WHINE ABOUT TERMS Berlin, via Amsterdam, Dec. 10.- Mathlaa Erzberger, head of the Ger many armistice delegation, announc ed today that the French govern ment haa requested the German army command to designate plenipo tentiaries to confer regarding the prolongation of the armistice. The delegates will meet at Treves, in Rhenish Prussia, December 12 and 13. ed for France. He was a member of Company A, as was also Private Speak, who left Grants Pass at the same time. From the time young iorenz eauea nis parent had re ceived ibut one letter from him. Private Lorenx, who was widely known here is survived by his par ents, and one sister, Elsa, now living In Chicago. . While there have been other cas ualties among Josephine county men. this is the -first death from wounds of a Grants Pass soldier. SOLDIERS 21 General Land Office Officials Say Special Privilege Will Be Grant ed Soldier Clay Tallman, commissioner of tbe general land office, haa tent new In structions to the various land offices throughout, the United States. Fol lowing Is a gist of the new act passed by congress: "That any person,- under the age of 21, who haa served or shall here after serve la the army of the United States during tbe present emergency, shall be entitled to the same rights under the homestead and other land and mineral entry law, general or special, aa those over 21. years of age now posses under said law: Provided, That any requirement aa to establishment of residence within a limited time hall be suspended as to entry by such person until six months after .his discharge from mil itary service: Provided further, That application for entry may he cert- fled before any officer in the United States, or any foreign country, au thorized to administer oaths by the laws of . the state or territory in which the land may be situated A drafted man is regarded as serving In the army from the time he report for entralnment; a man in the officer' reserve training corps from the time of his admission.. An applicant claiming the benefits of said section must execute an ap plication for entry on the ordinary prescribed form; but, where he has not examined the tract sought, there should be omitted from the form so much a refer to personal examina tion of, or acquaintance with, the tract and recite lb 1 ippHcant knowledge aa to Ita character (nom mlneral. nontrrigable. etc.) For ex ample, there should be stricken from an application for entry under the enlarged homestead act all that part of the form beginning with the words that I am well acquainted with the character of the land" and ending with "It is not susceptible of suc cessful Irrigation," etc. For the information of prospective applicants it may be stated that the fee and commissions on a 320-acre entry under the enlarged homestead act amount to $22 in most of the states, or to $34 where the lands are within the granted limits of govern ment aided railroads; the amount due on a stock-raising homestead ap plication for 640 acrea is $34, or 158 under the circumstances last mentioned. The soldier will not be required to establish residence upon the land in his homestead entry until six months after his discharge from mil Itary service. No contest against the entry will lie' on the ground of fail ure to establish residence until tbe expiration of that period, and the time elapsing before such discharge from the service will not be counted on the statutory life of the entry. A lotnt resolution provides for imposition of a tine of not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for not ex ceeding two years, or both, upon any person, firm, or corporation which solicits, demands, receives, or ac cepts any fee or compensation (whether it be In money or in other value) for locating, tiling, or secur ing any claim or entry for any per son entitled to the benefits of sec tlon 8 of the act of August 31, 1918 IANS1NT X Ottawa, Ont., Dee. 10. Statistics obtained 'by. Canadian offlolabv from 230,000 members of the Canadian forces overseas, show that more than 105,0150 'soldiers or 43.9 per Cent, de sire to go on the land after their rettrn to Canada. Special plans are being; made by the Dominion govern' ment i and by. the various provinces In some cases, to gratify this wish of the ' men who represented the Maple Leaf so brilliantly on the bat tie fields. ' A TAKE THE BED CROSS ROLL CALL TO BEGIN DEC. 1 6 WAR MAT BE OVER, BUT WORK OF RED CROSS MUST GO ON INDEFINITELY E A HEART AND A Suffering and Misery of World Call for Greater Effort Not Time to Be a Quitter The Chriatmaa roll call for Red Cross member will be made between December 16 and December 23. Thi - mean a universal, membership. The war la over, but not with the Red Cross. Most of our boy are In Franco sowre in Germany, many In Russia. The suffering and misery of the world call for still a creator effort. There will be no more war drive for money for the Red Cross. Nothing In the future hut the call to member- " ship, in which every man and woman In the United. State la expected to enroll. Tour Chapter, the Josephine Coun ty Chapter, which hold certificates entitling it to a place on the roll of honor tor quality of knitting, surgi cal dressings and hospital garments. -and whose work la constantly on ex hibit at Seattle division headquarters a lesson in superlative efficiency to- those who cam to inspect, eaanot . . afford at this time to relax any effort that will tend to lessen its standing. We must anawer the call. It take heart and a dollar. This Is not time to be a qnltter. Plans have been formulated for carrying into effect the canvass of the county. Mrs. A. H. Gunnell, per manent chairman of the membership committee, haa appointed an execu tive committee consisting of herself. Mrs. C. D. Thompson, Mrs. Amo Smith and Mrs. H. L. Stonaker to manage the campaign. Team cap tains have been appointed and these will be announced later. The town Is districted and there will be a house-to-house canvass by the ladles of Grants Pass, commencing Decem ber 16th. Do not make them call twice. Be at home, have your money ready, make no excuses. No one wlU he overlooked. Excuse will be re ported, j Buttons showing that yon are a member for 1919, and a new form of window card will be given new members. ' TO Winnipeg; Canada, Deo. 10. The financial resources of Western Can ada are being placed at the disposal of farmers In the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al berta,' where grain farming will more than ever be the chief industry when the 80,000 soldiers of the three prov inces return from oversea. Mortgage companies and chartered banks never were more able to fin ance stable industries in this stretch of country, about $100,000,000 toeing available tor Immediate use through such Institutions. Besides, the fed eral and provincial governments are making extensive plans for extending financial aid. ' . ' The immense possibilities of the prairies a a food-growing country have been carefully considered by government officials.' 'Not only will vast .tracts be made available to the soldiers on a homestead basis, but the federal and provincial ' govern ments will 'give financial assistance In. equipping the new farms ', with proper machinery. . Long term loan will be provided through rural cred it systems. ' ;