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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."
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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.
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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.
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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"
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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
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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
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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
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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. '
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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. ' ;