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Cr.wr.lty ctOr. Ubr.ry mite? mm '' -J 7 a i i b r i DAILY EDITION VOU IX, No. 70 QUA NTS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOUKTY, OKEflOJT. MOXDAV, DECEMBER l, 1018 WHOLE NUMBER 2M1 GUM FROM S.S. CAPTAIN OF t'AHI KILLED AM) MEXICAN HOLD1ER IS WOINDKD snuflin n dipii Gunner's Mt la Attacked lly (u Imm Utrnrd IhxauMs He Re fused to Treat New York Dec. 10. In a clash on Nov. 29 between tbe armed navy guard ot the American steamship Monterey and Mexican customs sioards at Tamtilco, one- Mexican, aid to have been captain of the guard was killed; a 'Mexican sol dler mortally wounded, and a chief Conner's mate, named Dorry, In chance of the 'American ffuard, less seriously hurt. This waa learned to day with the steamer's arrival from Havana and NaHsau, where she touched after leaving Tamplco. Members ot the armed Kuard and officers of the ship refused to dis cuss tbe Incident, but dotalls were learned from the passengers on board at the time. According to them, the fight occurred shortly af ter S a, m. after members ot the navy guard went to tbe rescue ot Henry, who had been attacked. The Americans at first responded to tho call without arms, but when the Mexlcana opened fire they se cured their weapons and responded lo kind. Tho fight, paawngars said wan brief, . the Mexicans running away as soon as the Americans op ened fire. Intor, officials of tho fiort took the mutter Into hand, the passengers asserted, and a demand waa made upon tho captain of the Monterey thut the armed guard be delivered up to them, pending an Investigation. Thin the captain declined to do, his action being supported, It was snld, by the officers n two Amerl- MONTEREY ROUTES MEX can gunboats In the harbor. Later tbe matter was disposed by a decls-,who Ion to leave tho cntlro subject to diplomatic settlement. It was said that tho gunner's mute w (HERE'S YOUR BUTTON? ASKED IN ALL PARTS OF STATE TODAY Portland, Dec. 1G. Tills qiiea- tlon Ih belli.; nuked today In nil gee- tlcms of tho state mill It will be only by this united support can It asked repeatedly throughout the carry on the work which has been week and until next Monday. outlined. "Whoro's Your Button?" Is the There are no quotas In this drlvo. pertinent slogan of the Red Cross tho goal being universal member drive, which was launched this morn- ship. Ot course, everyone cannot be ing. An equally striking slogun Is come members, for ono reason or "Join," and this single word bus another, but everyone Bhould Join huen plastored on half of tho nnto- who can possibly do so. mobiles of tho state, on the street It Is too early to ascertain how earn, on windows nnd Blgn 'boards. tho drlvo "Ig going, but the state or- The Red Cross will not be demob- ganlzatlon was In perfect running , lllzed now that the war Is over, order and so reported to State Man There Is still much for It to do, for ager Wltham last night. As a sam the Red Cross Ig the first aid agen- plo of how those interested In 'Red ey when there is disaster. Noarly Cross w rk will labor, there Is Har 100 great disasters have called upqn ry Baldwin, ot Prlnevllle, who Is this organization In rocent years and covering BOO miles by automobile In found it ready. The holp has been organizing his forces In the thinly inlckly given. It has been skillful- ly administered. It has shown no discrimination of race or crood. It hag brought medical, surgical and nursing help to the sick and wound- d. It has arranged 'pensions for widows left by disaster. There Is no way In which human sympathy ran -be expressed that the Red Cross has not made Its own.' This 1b to be a great Red 'Crocs Christmas of thanksgiving, It Is not, drive for money, but for member-1 ship, and the person who joins and pays the one dollar annual dues Is! ss much a member and in the organization as the person who 'would 'give a million. The Red MEXICAN CHIEFS CROSSING BORDER llolleve Movement Is Doing Started to I'laoe Cornea In Aa Their I'rovUlounl Prewldent El . Paso, Dec. 18. General Felipe Angeles, formerly artillery cblef for Villa, crossed tho border recently with five other chiefs to join Villa. He arrived disguised from Now York. It la believed that a group of Mex ican politicians lntendod to attempt to start a movement against the Mex ican government January 1st, and declare Dr. Francisco Oomex pro visional president. i SOLDIERS MAY RETAIN E Washington, Dec. 16. Secretary Raker has Informed Chairman Dent, ot the house military cimiulttee that tho war department had decided that all discharged soldiers may perman ently retain the uniform and over coat they wear when mustered out. Mr. Dent prepared a bill embodying the necessary authority. Previously tbe department bad planned to have the clothing re turned three months after a sol dier's discharge. had gone ashore on an errand Just bofore the Monterey sailed. Several blocks from where the ship was tied he waa In a saloon. Aa Berry, was returning to his ship, passing In front of this saloon, he waa called upon to "treat." When be refused to do so several Mexicans started af ter him. Aa the American approch ed his ahlp a shot was fired, and a Mexican guard there seeing blm coming placed him under detention It was also asserted that other started to beat him with the butts ot their rifles. Tho sullor fought back i the best he could and as he drew ! near the ship he called to his men ' for assistance. They needed no second Invitation, one of the passengers said, and all were in sight or hearing joined In the fray. Seeing reinforcements 'coming some of the Mexicans opened fire. No one was hit. f Cross desires above nil else to have tho American people back of it for populated county ot Crook. There lis not ft remote sheepherder who will not be asked "Where'a Your iflut- ton." Cablegrams have been received in the stato headquarters from the King of Italy, from Admiral Sims, j from General Pershing and from French and 'Belgian commanders praising the work the Red Cross has done in the 'battle zone. There Is unanimous endorsement ot 'the Red Cross In Europe and America because ot its humanitarian efforts to relieve distress. It Is this organ IS QUESTION as Important i lzatton which now ask that BO.OftO, e person who . 000 people in America becomo mem- .000 peopii i hers this week. m wm PLACES WeiH FOR LAFAYETTE VISITS THE TOMB OF AMERICA'S FRIEND AVD ATTENDS ciicitoir twice GIVES HESS JIT mi HULL ' . , :,, President Buys "Suffering of Franoe Have Filled Americans With Great Indignation" Parla, Dec. 16, President Wilson delivered an address at the city ball and In reply to greetings, said tbe sufferlgg ot France had tilled tbe peoplo ot America with Indignation. The United Btates entered tbe -war because men -who loved liberty and right most resist the purpose of tbe central empires and because the 11- Iclt ambitions they entertained bad led to practices which shocked our hearts. "You have Interpreted," be aid, "with real Insight the motives and resolution of the people of the United States. Whatever influence I exercise, whatever authority speak with, I derive from them." Paris, Dec. 16. President Wilson spent bla first Sunday in Paris by going twice to church, laying a wreath on the tomb of Lafayette and holding a brief conference with Pre mier Clemenceau and another with Colonel E. M. House. In the evening be rested In preparation tor the strenuous week ot preliminary con forences. " During the afternoon the presl dent made a short call on President and Madame Polncalre at tbe Palace of the Elysee. In the morning the president, ac companied by Mrs. Wilson and Ad' mlral Grayson, and by secret service men, went to the American Presby. terlan church in the Rue de Berrl His coming was known to only a a few ot the American colony who bad guessed that the President, being a consistent church-goer, would choose a church ot his own denomi nation'. FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 16 TO DEC. Pacific Coast States: Frequent rains over northern portion nnd gen erally fnir over southern portion r.l though some slight prospect of rain enrly in the week. Nearly normal temperatures. POLAND WILL NOT DEAL WITH GERMANY Amsterdam, Dec. 16. Poland has severed relations with Germany ac cording to a Warsaw dispatch re ceived here today. Are You PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL IS ASSASSINATED PAES SHOT AND KILLED SHORT- LY BEFORE MIDNIGHT ' SATURDAY ASSASSIN KILLED BY CROWD Murderer Reaches Presldent'a Bide While Conferring With Ministers Lisbon, Dec 16. The asaaasln who killed Dr. SIdonio Paes, President of Portugal, yesterday, made eure of his aim. He reached the president's siae wniie ne waa talking with a number ot minlstera, and fired point blank. The asaaasln was immediately set upon by the crowd and killed Another man suspected Kf complic ity has ibeen arrested. The minister of justice lB now acting as president London, 'Dec. 16. Dr. SIdonio Paes, president of Portugal, was shot and killed by an assasBln shortly before midnight Saturday while he was in a railway station at Lisbon waiting for a train to Oporto. Ad vices from Lisbon reporting the as sassinatlon say that he was struck by three bullets. President Paea died within a tew minutes after he was shot. The president's assailant, named Jeetne, was killed by the crowd. Paris, Dec. 16. According to Havas dispatch from Lisbon, the as sassin of President Paes, of Porta gal, waa lynched by the crowd. Tamagnlni Barbosa, the minister of the Interior, has assumed the presidency. ur. SIdonio was formally pro claimed president of Portugal on last June 9. He headed a revolt In Port ugai in uecember, 1917, and was named president of the'1 provisional government December 9, a tew days more than a year before he was as sasslnated. COLORADO'S BOXE-DRV LAW BECOMES EFFECTIVE Denver, Dec. 16. Colorado's bone dry law wag signed by the governor today. Ellensburg, Wash, Dec. 16. Three passengers were injured and several were slightly hurt when the Northern Pacific passenger train No. 3, west bound, collided with a switch engine In tho railroad yards. The trains caino together in a heavy fog. Q Present t HIM MUST BE PITID Mate Board ot Health places Plague In the Class of Quarantine Diseases Salem, Ore., Dec. 16. Spanish In fluenza paaseg under the list of quar antine diseases In Oregon as tbe re sult of action taken br the state board of health at a recent meeting. Plans were inaugurated tor the edu cation of the ptfblic toward granting tbe state board additional funds for meeting emergencies such as con fronted It in the Influenza epidemic. Dr. A. C. Seeley of Roseburg was continued as secretary of the board and state health officer, while Dr. M. Brooks of Portland was elect ed president, and Dr. T. C. Bacon, ot La Grande, vice president. Members of the board consider the use or vaccine in influenza cases as ot considerable Importance, It being said that no deaths have been re ported of cases where the serum has been applied. TO T OF NATION Paris, Dec 16. The French gov- ernment Is considering a bill estab lishing an international financial un ion among the allies to distribute the expense of the war between the nations on the bash) ot populations ana power to contribute, it la un derstood that England Is considering a similar plan. WILLIAM REFUSES TO LEAVE HOLLAND HOME Amsterdam, Dec. 16. William Hohenzollern has refused to leave Holland after official representa tions have been made that his con tinued presence Is likely to Involve the country in serious difficulties, according to The Telegraf. SHOULD DESOLATION Washington, Dec. 11. (Special correspondence) The following it inerary has been suggested for Peace Commissioner Wilson before he sits down at the green table. First, a short trip through Belgium and nor thern France to visit some of the scenes ot the great war. A pause for a moment at the rail road station at Louvain that he may picture to himself the events of those memorable August days in 1914 when 160 civilians ot that ill- fated city were ruthlessly shot In the station square. A visit to Brussels and the prison there . where Miss Edith Cavell met ier tragic fate at the hands of the uerinan authorities. , Doubtless Mr. Wilson has read the Brice report of German atrocities. But on his voyage across the Atlan- tie it is hoped he. also acquainted himself with the evidence submitted with the report. While he Is In Bel gium let him visit the public square at liege and have pointed out to him the spot where one of the most atrocious crimes of the war was enr acted.. It will not be far out- of Mr. Wil son's route to spend an hour at Queenstown and visit the buildings that were used as temporary mor gues when the Lusltanla was Bunk and the bodies, ot her murdered pas sengers were cast up by the, tides. It Is reported that the President will pay a visit to the battle line where the American troops were en gaged. It he does, let htm look on the spot where that first raiding party of Germans entered our tren- PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP IS IN It SWING TEAMS ARE MAKING THOROUGKf CASVA8 OF BUSINESS HOCSES A-VD RESIDENCES ; Encouraging Reports Are Already Coining In From the Solicit ing Teams All the teams for the Red Cross Christmas Rollcall started out en thusiastically this morning and al ready some are reporting the results of their work. A practically unani mous favorable response is being met thus far. In tact It is reported that, In not a few Instances, as the . teams approached the homes, the doors were thrown open and ' the Heart and the Dollar" were ready and waiting. Such a spirit Indicates . that the remarkable record that Jos ephine county has made in the past will not only be sustained ' but sur passed. The resourcefulness of the teams and the team captains has been worthy ot note. In several eases those who had been appointed and Instructed for this soliciting 'work were taken sick; at the last moment and were unable to serve, but' In practically every Instance these have seen to It that someone was secured tor their work, and thus the organi zation haa been kept intact. - Ot course there are a few who have not received the solicitors kind- . ly. But careful record is made ot these and they are considered before the exexcutlve board and will be given every special attention. " The work throughout the county has been very well organized . and no doubt the reports will be coming In by tomorrow of commendable re sults. . 'Make the watchword of the week; "Where's Your Button?" VISIT SCENES OF BEFORE PEACE TALK chs and cut the throats ot our boys whom they had taken prisoner.. While he Is in France he will not have to travel far before he reaches the site of one of the numerous hos pitals ruthlessly bombed by German airmen. Let him gaze upon the twisted beds and other wreckage that remain as mute evidence ot the Hun Idea of war. Let him visit Ypres, that city around which , raged some ot the bloodiest struggles ot the whole four"' years of war. It was there the Ger mans first brought Into use their poison gas. The British had no masks. Let Mr. Wilson picture to himself, If he can, tbe wrlthings ot those poor boys as they slowly died In . the horrible agony of German f rightfulness. ' Many of the prison camps of Ger many are now within the allied lines. Let commissioner Wilson travel to one or two ot them and visualize the long lines of starved British, French, and American boys, as they were herded together by the fat German captors. It was a German bomb that struck in the city .of London the authoress of that song that has done so much to cheer the hearts of the boys at the front. Let the President go there and as he looks upon the ruins hum to himself that Inspired tune, "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Mr. Wilson needs some of the atmosphere ot France and Belgium. Let his heart quicken and his blood warm by actual contact with the scenes of the war before he takes his place at the peace table.