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DAILY EDITION VOU IX, No. H GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOUNTY, OREGON, Fill I) A V, DECE.MBER IS, 1918. WHOLE X UMBER 8839 11.1D IS. WILSON ON FOREIGN SOIL DEAFENING HAIiVOH ANNOUNCE ' ARRIVAL OF' UNITE STATES EXECUTIVE FIRST LADY CARRIES U.S.'flAS President Wllnoo ud Parly Leave For Paris In Afternoon For the I'nirt Convention Brest. Dec. 13. President Wilson arrived at the harbor at 1 o'clock this afternoon, among deafening aal- voe of artillery, ' both afloat and ashore. The weather waa clear. The president rame a nil ore In a launch with Mm. Wilson, who car ried an American flag and a bouquet. Thire waa a thundering cannonade and the Star Spanglad llanner waa played by the banda aa tbey loft for Parla at 4 o'clock. DEVOURS JAPANESE Honolulu. Due. 1. According to frlunda who witnessed the tragedy, Tadalchi Mayamura, a young Japan ese laborer, wise killed and dovourod ky a shark a few days ago on the coant near here. He waa fishing In dnop water from a rock when a huge Wave carried him Into the water. The dorsal fin of a shark waa seen for n Instant and after a brief and dee iterate strugKle, during which he cried for help, the Japaneso disap peared. Ills body has not been re covered. AMERICAN ARMY NOW ON BANKS OF-RUE BOLSHEVIK ORDER MANY EXECUTIONS .Many Are Executed on Mere Suspic ion of Having Expressed Counter Views Washington, Dec. IS. Violent methods are still Doing adopted by the com mission charged with com batting the revolt against the Bol- aherlkl, according to advices reach ing "Washington 'through official ohannals. ' Executions were aald to be numeroua, the victims Including many priests and monks. 'Reports from ' Potrograd, dated aa late aa December 8, and aald to em anate from official aourcea state that the antl-revolutlonary commission continues to sentence person to death on the mere suspicion of hav ing expressed counter revolutionary vlewa. In one small city, KaternltJ, In Vlatka, ton people were recently executed and at Spank the commis sion waa said to have caused 22 peo ple to be shot. Foreigners reaching neutral coun tries from Potrograd say that condi tions In that city are "beyond human power to grasp," HEARST S NEWS SERVICE PEDDLES PROPAGANDA Stories of Russian Atrocities Manufactured to "Offset Effect of Belgian Atrocities. Berlin Employes "Sent to United States to Manufacture Sentiment FOUR 1111 IE Li TOFIHISH DUTIES Will Deliver Their Valedictory in the Coming lied Croae Drive For Greater Membership 1 E 5 IS NEED, SAYS M'ADOO Washington, Dec. 13. Five to five and a half billion dollars more of bonds will have to be Isaued to finance the government this year, McAdoo told the house waya and means committee today In discussing flnanelul questions. lie based this estimate of eighteen billion dollars In expenditures, and member ofMhe commlttoe aald the estimate waa not too low. IIOLHHKVIK FORCE BEATEN IX KIKSIA II Y THE ALLIES Waahlngton, D. C. Dec. IS. Tes timony that Edward Lyell Fox, a writer, was sent by Germany In 1916 by the German embassy to write Ger man propaganda, whioh waa distrib uted by Hearst's International News Service, waa presented today by the senate committee investigating the brewers and enemy propaganda, by Capt. G. B. Letter, ot the army intel ligence service. There was no rec ords, however, to show that Hearst knew Fox waa In the employ of the German government. A telegram from the German em bassy to the foreign office in Sep tember, 1914, aald: "Chicago Trib une friendly paper." Captain Les ter aald Fox confessed be bad an un derstanding while In Germany to write anything told to 'by the Oer man publicity bureau In Berlin. Fox admitted that an article appearing In the New York American in Sep tember, 1915, dealing with alleged trocitles by Russian Cossacka waa written under Instructions of German officers to offset atorlea of atrocities in Belgium then appearing. Fox did not know any of these Russian atroc ities ever had been committed. Captain Lester testified that Ger many on July 10, 1914, Informed 130 German civilian employes at a con ference In Berlin that the world war would be started soon. These em ployes were then aent to all part of the world, 31 of them coming to Am erica to stimulate German propaan- da. They arrived here In August, 914. Captain Lester testified that be tween 200,000 and 300,000 pro-Ger mans, many of them Americans, had volunteered before the United States entered the war, to obtain informa tion for the German espionage system. Washington, Dec. 13. The Amer ican army marching Into Gormany has come to a atand at the Rhine. . IlKlxaiM IKES ANCIENT FOItM OK l'CNISII.MENT tho ler- Bruges, Doc. 13. An ancient form of punishment In favor during the v.ittHin aires hhs been adopted in Belgium for Belgium women w wore too friendly toward the Gel man Invaders, or who listened to their love-making. They have ibeen horn of their hair. In Bruges sev ral women have suffered 'this form of retribution and elthor must re main Indoors or patronise the wig maker. It Is known that this method has been applied in at least one other place. The scenes attend Ing the application ot punishment has been rather boisterous. ArchanRcl, Dec. 10. The Bolshe vik forces were repulsed with con siderable loss when they launched strong attacks against the Russo Allled positions on the sector be tween the Dvlna and the railroad near Narasevo Saturday. Fighting in the snow-clad forests, the Anglo Russian troops captured consider able booty In a counter advance. On the Plnega sector the Russo-Amerl can torcea have withdrawn to more tentative positions than the villages far up the river which they recently captured. HUNS HELP SING 'STAR SPANGLED BANNER London. Dec. 13, A Gorman land at a prison hospital near Lon don played the Star .Spangled Ban ner and several hundred wounded German soldiers sang It as it they enjoyed It in celebration ot the signing of the armistice. The music was in honor of a parade ot American wounded, quartered in a (hospital near the prison hospital. If the sentiment of these prison or may be taken aa a crtterlan, the German people will harbor no old score against Americans for helping to deliver the final blow of the war, They entered heartily into the arm Istlce celebration and were glad the war bad ended. WOMEN ENGINE WIPERS WANT TO KEEP JOBS Butte, Mont.,' Dec. 13,-Women engine wipers and car cleaners, em ployd in the local railway yards, are confident 6f retaining their positions even should the return of the sol dlers from Europe create a 'plethra of labor. Their work pays $90 per month and they point out that It has never been possible to obtain' male labor for that sum In Butte. On the other hand; the wage I more than women can earn In Butte In most llne8 of endoavor. Moreover, say the women and girls In overalls, men are not their equals at the task. Not only do women do their 'work better, they assert., but they aro better engine wipers, more painstaking and 1 Industrious. Sveral score of women are em ployed at this work In Montana and the noveltyof seeing them about the yards has worn off. Not a tew them are mothers, supporting fam lllos; others here are the wives of soldiers. When Interviewed, they were "al most a unit In declaring they pre ferred engine wiping to washing dishes and la addition, they declare roundhouse work ia far more health ful. :' ,.' ' Waahlngton, Doc. 13. Volumln- oua documents shedding light on the German system for blowing up muni tion factories and practicing sabot age and espionage have been assem bled by the department of justice In preparation for disclosure, it was said today, but officials have not de termined what portion of these it would be wise to give out, or when it might be done without interfering with activities of government agents still in progress. The disclosure of A. Bruce Biela ski, chief of the bureau of investiga tion, before (he sena'e committee In vestlgatlng propaganda constitute only a small part ot the evidence of German practices gathered by the departments agents. Mr. BielaskI haa confined himself to propaganda, it was pointed out, and this virtually ' was a separate branch of Gorman work in this coun try. Ordinarily propaganda was car ried on by a distinctly different group ot German agenta and the ohlet German agents, took pains to keep knowledge of sabotage plans from these propagandists. The files of the bureau of Inves tigation are aald to contain hundreds ot nam eg of German agents and Americans with whom they, bad dealings in 'gathering information about the nation's war preparations, and concerning Germany's enemies before this country entered the war. These names have not been disclo sed. Portland, Dec. It Four Minute Men,' who have performed such splendid work ainco the United States entered the war by carrying the messages approved by the gov ernment to the people by word of mouth, will give their valedictory fn the Red Cross membership , drive. The Red Cross , campaign, : which opens Monday, December 16, will oloae December 23, and on the day following the organization of the Four Minute Men will disband. Mem bers ot the Four Minute Men were carefully selected and they operated in every city ot tho country. Their specialty was in addressing audien ces in theatres between acts, and in this manner they reached millions of people. For their farewell appearance,. the Four Minute Men will discuss the welfare work of the Red Cross, a subject with which they are familiar as they have made three other ap pearances in behalf of this society. FIVE . CONVERSATIONS SIMUL TANEOUSLY OVER ONE wma CHILE AND PERU REPLY TO UNITED STATES NOTE Washington, Dec. 13. Chile and Peru i have replied to the United States note. Peru is understood to have indicated .the wish ' that the good offices tf the United - States be employed to '. bring about' a settle ment. Chile contented herself with expressing appreciation of the spirit In which the offer was made. PRACTICAL MBLEX III SERVICE MORE THAN MOKTH Announcement Is Made By Boriesoa of Letter From President Theo dore N. Vail LANSTO RESUMETRADE , WITHtPARTS OFRUSSIA Washington, .. D. C, : Dec.' 13. Plana for resuming' a general trade with parta 'ot Russia and Finland were disclosed from announcements ot the war board that applications' now be considered for. Import licen ses fur commodities, Including plat inum, hides, 'aklns, '! fuel, sulphur and seeds. El HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Washington, Dec. 13. Every cap ltal ship of the American' navy now in Europe, including dreadnaught squadrons which have been operat ing with the British fleets, will re turn to home waters' this month. They are expected to reach New York December 23. Their return will be celebrated by a naval review. BILL INTRODUCED FOR PURCHASE OF PHONE LINES Washlnton, Dec.' 13. Representa tive Moon today introduced a bill authorizing Postmaster-Gereral Bur leson to negotiate for the purchase of the telephone systems now under government ownership. Representa tlve Moon aald Mr. Burleson inform ed him that President Wilson ap proved the measure. Washlnton, Dec. -Pdatmaster- General Burleson baa made public a letter from Theodora N. Vail, presi dent .of the American Telephone ft Telegraph company, announcing the invention and development by ths technical staff ot the Bell system ot a practical system of multiplex tel ephony and telegraphy by the use of which it is now possible to Increase many fold the message-carrying- ca pacity ot long telephone and tele graph wires." " - "With this new system,' said Mr. Vall's letter, "four telephone conver sations over one pair of wires are simultaneously carried on. In addi tion to the telephone conversation 'Provided by the ordinary methods. Thus,. over a single pair of wires ta. total of five telephone conversations are simultaneously operated, . each giving service aa good as that in the vlded by tho circuit-working in the ordinary way. '"f Mr. Vail said that an Installation ot the multiplex telephone system be tween Baltimore and Pittsburg had been in service for more than a month.'"'' ''--' "".'.-'"'" "On Monday of this week," he said, "accompanied by a party of dis tinguished government and telephone and telegraph officials, I made an in spection of the system of Baltimore and a test of the service provided be tween Baltimore and Pittsburg. All ot the party were delighted with the successful working of the new sys tem and the evident skill whtoh has. been shown in developing It." URGE PEOPLE TO EAT OREGOX CRANBERRIES Portland, Dec 13. Eat 'Oregon cranberries. This is the appeal that the food administration sent out to day. One reason for the appsal is the fact that there 4s a big surplus of the Oregon ' fruit " this season. Another is that the Oregon product needs 40 per cent less sugar fian do the eastern product. ; Universal Membership Means More Than Money I HARANGUE GETS JONESJAILED New York, Dec. 13. Ellis Jones, purported author of documents pro claiming a reign Of Bolshevlkism throughout the United States begin ning today, -waa arrested today in Central Park while delivering . an address. . ALASKA. PREP ARES. TO USE OYER 3,006 LABORERS Seattle," WashJ' Dec! 13. Alaska, preparing to do its share in recon struction problems and the care ot returned - soldiers will be able , by next spring, to furnish employment to at least 3,000 men,' according to Governor' Thomag ' RIggs, Jr., ' who passed through here on his way 1 to Washington. ..-,. MORE OF PERSHING'S TROOPS ARE RELEASED Washington, D. C, Dec 12. Ad ditional organizations designated by General 1 Pershing tor early return home were anounced by the war department aa follows: Meteorological section . signal Corps; batteries A, B. C, D. E and i, headquarters compnay, supply company and headquarters of .. the 48th regiment coast artillery corps; first battalion 814th Pioneer infant ry (colored); 172nd and. 174th aero squadrons; 116th, 301st and 116th trench mortar batteries. . ; a,
