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University ol Of. Library Mm DAILY EDITION VOL IX, No. 07. GRANTS PAW, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THl'RHDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1018. WHOLE X UMBER 2588. iilii A M100 URGES IMF PLEDGES BE MADE GOOD CALIH ATTENTION TO WA1I MAV INUH 8T AMI'S AND bAVSOOV KRNMKNT NKKIM MONKV BIG EXPENDITURES FOR NOV, Uovrrnmrnt Kao- Huge Problem In taring Kur Ttoojhi I'ntil They Are Returned Horn "I moil earnestly urge that every posalblo effort be made to the end (bat pledges for the purchase of War Savings Stamps be fulfilled before the cloae of the year. "The government'! monetary re qulremonls were never greater nor more pressing than they are today. Kxpondlturos for November were creator than In any similar period Thee expenditures growing out of (he war must be met by borrowing from the people, and their magnifi cent response heretofore to the gov ttrnmenra requirements make me confident that they will not fall to continue their support to the end that II payments resulting from the war nerenlttos will be promptly met. "Much remain to be done. Our fcravo troops must bo maintained and paid until their work Is fully accomplished and they are returned (o their homes. This Is not a time fir us to rlJt our effort and the treasury department Is making . plans for larger and even more Im portant work during the comlug year. Every effort should be made to urge upon the people the contin ued holding of their War Savins Certificates, the fiiirillm-til of their pledges and additional purchase as (heir means permit. A W. 0. M'A CO, TO FRENCH MOTHERS CRY FOR JUSTICE Ask Hint the Kaiser lie Tried For Crime Minor Girls Carried Off Mid Mistreated Paris, Doc. 12. Legal anion against the former German emperor has been commenced by an organisa tion of "Lille Mother." Tho donUnd for prosecution state that the com manders of the German army In April, 1916, directed that minor girls be carried away from holr fam ine, that they were submitted to 0(iliiu treatment anl forced Into dime contact with nourniia w'imen. The platmnent of complaint says tast w! urea said commanders were IM' i''ty of the crlino nf abduction and that they were under ctninnnl of their former emperor, prosecution Is demanded. PAVEMENT TO in no. LINE ISM IMPROVEMENT INCLIDED IN THK PROGRAM PRESENTED ItV HIGHWAY COMMISSION MPLOYMENT FOB THOUSANDS Tliree and Half Million Dollars to lie Expended In Road Improvement In Oregon Nest Year TO BURY DIFFERENCES Washington, D. C, Dec. 12. The state department has made public a recent note from the United States to tho presidents of Chill and Peru, urging that they owe It to the rest of the world to compose tbelr differ ences. The note stated that a severance of relations would be viewed with the gravest of apprehension, partlcu larly on the eve of the Paris confer ence. ' ' ' .' LICANS SHY AT " GOVERNMENT CONTROL TALK UNTIL HIS TRIAL London, Dec. 12. William Ilohen xollern will not make any statement s to his efforts to prevent the out break of the war In 19H, according to the American correspondent of the Express. Count von Bentlnck, the host of the former emperor, re ceived the correspondent and after the question 'had boon laid before llerr Hohenxollern, he Is reported to have said: "The kaiser much appreciates your message and thanks you. He says: Tell him that If there Is any possi bility of my becoming a defendant I prefer postponing anything I have to say until that time. In addition, I do not desire In any way to com' promise any member of the govern' ment as It existed at the time of the outbreak of the war." ' Washington. D. C, Dec. 12. Dl rector General McAdoo's proposal to keep the railroads of the country tinr dor government control for five years met Instant criticism on the republl can side. Senator Kellogg of Minne sota declared that permanent gov ernment ownership. Is at the bottom of the move. He characterized Mc Adoo's letter as a most remarkable document coming Just after the pres dent s address, saying he had no udgment of his own. GERMANY IS TO BE TAXED MONSTER SOM Bristol, Dec. 12. The war bill of the allies agnlnst Germany Is 24,' 000,000,000 pounds .($110,640,000, 000), according to the BrltlBh Prime (Minister, David Lloyd George, who proBented this and other Interesting facts before a large gathering here The cost of the war to Great Britain was eight billion pounds ($38,880,- 000,000). Before the war the estimated wealth of Germany, said the Prime Minister, wag between fifteen billion and twenty billion pounds sterling, so that If the whole wealth of Oer many were taken there would not be enough to pay the account. There' fore, he had used the. words "Ger many should pay to the utmost limit of her capacity," Washington, Dec. 12. Extension of the period of government control of railroads tor five years, until Jan uary 1, 1924, was recommended to congress last night by Director-Gen eral McAdoo. The advantages of this, he said are that it would take the railroads out of politics for the present; give time for carrying out of an extensive program of improvements and pro vide opportunity for a fair test of unified control and to Indicate the permanent solution of the railroad problem. "The president has given me per mission to say that this conclusion accords with his own view of the matter," Mr. McAdoo said. Mr. McAdoo explained that to con ttnue government operation for 21 months after formal declaration peace under present conditions would mean disruption of morale amon employes and officers, and could not enable the government to go ahoad with Improvements and purchases of equipment. MORE TROOPS LEAVE FRANCE FOR U.S.A Washington, D. C Deo. l2.-"-The sailing of four army transports, bringing additional units from fTance was announced 'by the war department. The transport Rappa hanock sailed December 6, and the Mallory, Leviathan and Celtlo sailed on the eighth, bringing about. 9,000 men. ' READY TO GIVE HOME RULE TO EMERALD ISLE HPK.VCEIl tm'ItCHILL 8AVS ENG LAND is ANXiora to- bet. TLB PROIILEM AT ONCE SOLDIERS OF 91ST MAKE FINE RECORD Lose- Many Officers While Fighting Desperately In Argonne Region Take 2,300 Germans RISK FACTIONS STILL CLASH "Quarrels and DiHputes Among the Irish Prevent a Solution of Question" Churchill The largest annual program of road construction ever presented 'by the state highway commission was drafted late yesterday at the con cluding session of the commission ers, covering practically every dis trict in Oregon and calling for an es timated expenditure of f 3, 5 25,200. Tho commission ordered State Engineer Herbert Nunn to prepare the bids, which will be opened at ubaequent sessions. Several bid are expected to be ready for consid eration at the next meeting of the commission, which Is set for January 1919. Tho proposed expenditures are estimated by the state engineers from the $6,000,000 bond fund and also from the one-quarter mill auto license fee fund, the bond fund ex penditure being estimated at $2,790,- 200 and the latter at $735,000. It la said that the good roads pro gram now In prospect will furnish employment for at least 3,000 men and should prove an Important ad- ii net to the re-constructlon labor problem. The Hood Rlver-Mosier project, for example, will consume at least one year and will employ several hundred men. Projects to be defrayed from the $6,000,000 bonding fund, together with estimated costs submitted by the state engineering department, in elude Grants Pass to the Jackson county line, pavement, 6 miles, $105,000; Wolf Creek to Grave Creek, rock, 5.8, $34,800; Central Point north, pavement, five miles, $92,500. Dundee, Scotland, Dee. 12. Colo nel Winston Spencer Churchill, mln: later of munitions, speaking here to day, emphasized the Impossibility of coercing Ulster in the matter of borne rule for Ireland, and said that the present government is anxious that the problem be solved as soon as possible. Colonel Churchill said: Before the war we had reached a definite arrangement with the lead ers of the Nationalist party that Ul ster waa not to be coerced. Why do not the Irish leaders come forward and take up the burden of responsi bility of government within the Brit lsh empire. Why do they not, by a spontaneous feeling of comradeship win Ulster? The government Is most anxious that the Irish question be pressed forward vigorously to a solution, Great Britain goes to the peace con ference ready to bestow self-govern ment on Ireland. It 1 only tho quar rels and dispute of the Irishmen themselves , that prevent . a solution to. thla great question. ' Speaking of fiscal matters. Colonel Churchill said: The financial question Is becoming Increasingly grave. We are heav ily In debt to the United States. We have sent to America 400,000,000 in bullion and from 800,000,000 to 1,000,000,000 in securities which had been gathered as a result of two generations of prosperous trade. The payment of interest on that debt and the loss of interest on se curities previously held will Impose a very serious burden in coming years, but we will face these dlffl dultlee with courage, keeping our word In every respect. Washington, D. C, Dec. 12. In formation has reached the war de partment that there is a general strike In Cuba as the result of I. W W. and other enemy propaganda Order is being maintained. Sacramento, Dec. 12. Army Av iator Lieut. A. P. Hogland arrived , ILL OT CONVENE REICHSTAG here at 3:30 yesterday afternoon, I Berlin, Dec. 12. It is officially de compiling nig rouna inp .irom ia- niea mat tne government is consia ther Field to Seattle and return. erlng convening the relchstag. WELCOME TO PRUSSIANS IS SOLEMN Taklma, Wash., Dec. 12. One regiment of the "Wild West" or 91st division, made up of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Califor nia troop largely, lost three com- Lmandlng officers in two days in the fierce fighting in the Argonne reg ion, France. This and other detail of the heroism of the Pacific coast lad, in their terrible baptism of fire, were contained In a letter re ceived here from Major-General W. H. Johnston, commander of the divi sion. During eight day of the desper ate fighting In the Argonne, Gen. Johnston's letter said, only two regi ment of the division kept their ori ginal commanding officer. From Sept. 25 to Oct. 11, the "Wild West" division fought Its . way further ahead In the Argonne than any other division of the Fifth army corps, to which it wa attached, and naotnred 2,300 Germans. After tec days' rest, the division waa sent north and went Into action at Au denardo, Belgium, where it fought until hostilities closed. Possibly as reward for it bravery, the dl vision was assigned as part of the escort of King Albert and his little Belgium army during their reoccupa- tlon of Belgium cities and entry In to Brussels. GERMAN TROOPS RETURN TO BERLIN UNDER NATIONAL BANNERS BANDS PLAT ' German Cabinet Anticipates .Refusal of Allies to Deal With the Pres ent Government t IN FAMILY QUARREL London, ' Dec. 12. Copenhagen correspondents learn that as a re sult of the support he la receiving from the Prussian Guards, Premier Ebert la taking a stlffer attitude to ward the Spartacu group. Arrests are expected. Berlin' welcome to the Prussian Guard waa solemn, rather than tri umphant. The troops marched un der the national colors. The bands played "Deutchland TJber 'Allies," Land not the revolutionary air. Ebert welcomed them, saying: A new government 1 established and the army will be Its strongest support." Addressing the soldiers. Ebert said: "Tour deed and sacri fice are unexampled. No enemy ov ercame you. Only when the prepon derance of our opponent In men and material grew heavier did we aban don the struggle. The soldiers' representatives said they did not want to be "led away from the path of quiet by Dr. Lieb knecht or any other dreamers." Baker, Dec 12. George'- Hoi- brook, a miner, was shot and killed yesterday at Homestead, a little vil lage near Baker, by Thomas Adams, owner of the Imnaha mine, accord ing to word received here by the authorities. Adams intervened In dispute between Holbrook and Hoi- brook's former wife, from whom he Is divorced. Adams and the woman are held. Berlin, Dec. 12. The German cabinet is anticipating a refusal by the allies to deal with the present government, and the soldiers' and workmen's council is considering convoking the relchstag to give tho government parliamentary basis, ac cording to the Berlin Tageblatt The relchstag session is expected to be gin next week. Dr. Solf, foreign minister, has handed In his resignation which has been accepted by the cabinet. CONTINUE IN HIGH PAY Washington, Dec. '12. The rail road administration has no intention of reducing wages of railroad men generally after peace is declared, and it government control is extended for five years wages would probably stay at the present level, it is authoria tively stated. Paris, Dec. 12. Negotiations for the prolongation of the German arm istice began at Treves today. . German delegates requested the allies to reinforce their troops at certain points in order to aid Ger man authorities in maintaining or der. VERSAILLES, WHERE THE INTERALLIED CONFERENCE MEETS mrv-wwfr . .. fr .. -S i .. iMnr inn n 3 HI S INI IH H. ' I . tlr-sS-i sa vs. .rc-w" . A tM CI vTPfS t. O 0 ft w la ' v i m . ,4r& : v. . i ".w.-iw sr v. i w. . .. . . ; pM ;. . . . . . . ;.,.' if r f Amsterdam, Dec. 12. Extensive riots occurred yesterday in Ausslg, Bohemia, according to Prague dis patches. Machine guns and rifles were used against the mobs. Three persons were killed,! five seriously injured and many slightly Injured. WILL MOT SOLICIT THE This Is n view of the beautiful palaca of Versailles, the seat of the Interallied war conference that settles Ger many's doom. In the foreground is seen part of the Orangery. The palace is one of the most magnificent structure In the world. It I said Louis XIV spent s iw.uuo.ouo on it ana tne surrounding pane Portland, Dec. 12. No soldiers. sailors or children will be solicited to take out membership in the Red Cross when the membership drive is held December 16 to 23. These are specific instructions from the national 'headquarters to State Chair man Wllber E. Coman and State Manager H. E. Wltham. Every solic itor in the drive must observe the order. Those Oregon people who have soldier boys in .the service are es pecially Interested in the drive, be cause their 'boys have received the benefits of the Red Cross while ov erseas. Those other Oregon people who were unfortunate enough not to ihave some relative fighting for the United States are likewise ..In terested in the drive, for If they could not do anything else they can at least back up the boys by having a membership In the greatest hu manitarian organisation on the face of the globe. ;