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O RANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 2548.
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POLES WANT
ALLAIE
THE ENTENTE
TREATY T IJilll lK MILITARY,
RAILWAY AND WMMKH.
CI A I, TREATIES
HUNGARY ALSO WANTS TO BE IN
DEMOBILIZATION
IH TI YEARS
HurTtttarjr Daniels Relieve Condi
tion WUl IKtiiiund Armed Force
For Ixmg Time
Town Council of ' Karlxlmd Auk
lYrwIdimt WlUon For Iterog.
nllJon A Republic
Washington, Doc. 18. The Pol
lull government has proposed that a
treaty bo signed by Poland, Bohem
ia, and Jugo-Slavla, which, accord
ing to a dispatch, would Include mil
itary, railway and commercial agree
ment dourly unltliiK the groups of
new states to the entente. Hungary
It U reported, wants to be Included
Id the alliance.
Anuapolts, Dec. 18. At least a
year, and more probably two year,
will be required before the, nation
can return to normal peace condl
tolna, and "we will be fortunate If
oondltlona abroad make demobilisa
tion possible at to early a dale,"
Secretary Daniel said today In ad
drosslug a conference of state gov
ern org.
The navy must be Increased to en
able us to help maintain our Inter
national policy by fore but he hopes
to aee the peace conference put an
end to competitive big navy build
lug.
Copenhagen, Dec. 18.- The Polish
go vein men t has dedurcd Itself ready
to conclude a military political al
llance with the entente, according to
the Cologne Gxtte.
Dispatches say that the town conn
oil of Karlsbad asked President Wll
aon to recognlne Karlsbad as an In
dependent republic under American
aupremncy.
MAX NAMED TO TAKK TIIK
CROWN OF AUSTRIA
Copenhagen, Dec. 18. At a mon
archists meeting In Vienna yester
day which was attended by a number
of generals, Archldiike Mxulmlllan,
brother of former Kmpcror Charles,
was nominated as the successor to
the crown. The socialists, a (II
patch from Vienna adds, Intend to
take sharp measures naglnst the
monarchists.
PEACE CONFERENCE
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LINE 10 SOON START
New York, Dec, 18. Captain Bea-
Jumln 13. tLlpsner, who resigned re
cently aa superintendent of the gov
ernment aerial mall service, an
nounces that, backed by a group of
wealthy men, he will establish next
year the first aerial pasBngcr aud
express lines in tots country.
Captain Llpsner said that be was
not at liberty to announce the pro
posed routes, btu asserted that th
first lines would be put Into opera
lion on May IS, 1019,. The service,
he said, would be started with six
pln-aoh wUh a speed -of 110
miles an hour and a capacity of 40
passengers, or an equivalent weight
In express. Equipment of paseen
ger planus, be said, will Include t
wireless ' telephonic system and all
latest sclentiflo appliances. The rates
"will be within the reach of all" he
mild.
Captain Llpsner also said that un
less someone else has already done
so, on June 15 he will make the first
trans-Atlantic flight, selecting the
same route followed by the trunsport
George Washington in taking Pres
Idont Wilson to France. Ho added
that a "seagoing plane" to be used
in tho
ftructed.
Paris, De?. IS. Newspapers here
variously plane the probulile date
of opening of tlio pence conference
al from January 10 to January 15.
Interviews iif PiCililent C!nen-
-iau anil (lenenl I'imm with Presi
dent Wilson aro said lo io n;oi.t aat
Infit tory.
DUCHESS OF ATH0LL
Now 'opportunities for women to
servo tlio government aro oin-rea
through civil service examination!
o be held before January 1, PM9.
Thfso Includo geologic aid, ns's'.nn.
geologist, selrntlflc assistant In
cronomlct of marketing, assistant In
market business, Junior architectural
draftsmen, Junior nrnhitcctural draft-
nien, architectural tracer, -'ei'.i
iiuallfled In modern languages und
ordunnco copyist draftsmen.
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The duchess of Atholl will shortly
nrrlue In the United States from Eng
land. She has devoted all of her
time to war work since the outbreak
of the war, organizing various means
for the relief of the wounded and
crippled. Throughout the first two
yers of the war she was engarjod In
Egypt, Malta and Salonlkl nursing th
wounded. 8he also nursed wounded
af Oalllpoll. Her husband Is a 0"
ral In the army.
flight Is now being con
SIMPLE LIFE SENATOR KNOX
OF PRESIDENT ASKS SENATE
MAKES BIG 1 TO GO SLOW
t?i FORMALITY AitOl'T PA LACK IH
BOURCE OF GREAT
SATISFACTION
TWO DOUGHBOY QHLY SENTRIES
!'itrtltWN Consider Evidencea of Hltu
oerlty of tlio Prcttldent'g
Democracy
MAYS THE LEAGl'E OF NATIONS
BHOt'LD WAIT FOB PEACE
CONFEREN'CE
Paris, Dec. 18. President Wil
son's preference tor simple living Is
endearing him to the French public.
They like to read of his rigid adher
ence to the food restrictions, of his
quiet luncheons and quiet dlnenrs en
familie, of his drives to Versalles and
In the Dots de Boulogne alone with
Mrs. Wilson. They even applauded
his strict observance of Sunday, al
though their own fashion of spend
Ing Sunday Is very different.
Presidential simplicity pleases the
Parisians because they deem It as
convincing evidence of the sincerelty
of the President's democracy.
The Informality that prevails In
and about the Murat palace la
source of great satisfaction to the
president's hosts. There Is no elab
orate cordon of soldiers, two dough
boy sentries being the only guards
at the entrance. In addition to the
president's household there never
has been,., more than two or three
guests at the table, and these were
old friends.
HUNGER STRIKE IS FATAL
Chicago, Dec. 18. As a result of
a hunger strike which lasted 16 days,
Dan Skedine, an alleged draft evad
er, Is dead. Efforts of prison phys
icians to feed him forcibly were un
availing.
SIRS. W. J. IIRYAX IS ILL
COMMITTEE DELAYS ACTION
President Has Not Expressed Him
self on League of Nations
Question
Washington, Dec. 18. Declaring
that the widest diversity of opinion
exists regarding the formation of
a league of nations, and on the defi
nition of the freedom of the seas,
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, for
mer secretary of state, urged the
postponement of the discussion of
these questions until after the peace
conference. He declared the func
tion of the peace conference is to
settle issues with the enemy. The
revision of the marine laws and the
league of nations are issues between
the allies themselves and neutrals
and should not be complicated with
"simple demands" ot the peace
treaty.
Instead of a league of nations.
Senator Knox suggested a "definite
entente, provided it to a small, nat
ural one, and bringing only limited
obligations."
The foreign relations committee
delayed action until Saturday on the
Knox resolution, recording the sen
ate in favor ot postponement and
calling for withdrawal of American
forces from Europe, and abrogation
of the President's extraordinary war
powers.
VICTOR EllllE
TO - SEE WILSON
Italian Government's Idea of Terri
torial Acquisition Greater
Than Col. House
Paris, Dec. 18. Much Interest at
taches to the conferences President
Wilson will have with King Victor
Emanuel, wno ia expected to arrive
tomorrow. Investigations by Col
onel House respecting to the proba
ble extent of the territory which
should go to Italy on the principle
of racial or linguistic determination
do not fully accord with the Ideas
of the Italian government, which
feels that the lines should go further.
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FEW RESIDENTS REFUSE
TAKE OUT RED CROSS
ME.MBKHSHIP
Toklo, Dec. 18. Marquis Oknma,
ex-premier, gave out tor publication
the statement : of what he thinks
Japan's peace terms should be.' He
would agree with the allies as to
European territorial changes, but
would decide the future ot the Sa
moan islands with the intention of
destroying the German bases In the
Pacific.
Japan would hold the Islands now
occupied by her navy and the allies
should refrain from demanding con'
cessions in Siberia, according to the
opinion of Marquis Okuma.
Paris, Dec 18. The American
peace commission has announced
that President Wilson, up to the
present moment, has not exxpressed
himself In favor of any of the var
ious propositions advanced, as re
gards the creation of a league of
nations.
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Paris. Dec. 18. President Wilson
today denied the statement printed
In the Paris edition of the Chicago
Tribune declaring that he approved
the plan formulated of a league ot
nations to enforce peace. The pres
ident thinks a league necessary but
has approved no plans.
TWO ARMY AIRPLANES
MAKE 180 MILES AS HOUR
MlHfS
NUMBER
f r ! 4
ONE THOUSAND
TO
PBOPOSE PUBLISH NAMES
Ualtimoro, Dep. 18. William J.
Bryan brought Mrs. Bryan to Johns
Hopkins Hospital Monday for a con
sultation with Dr. L. F. Barker.
They camo from Jheir summer home
at Ashevllle, N. C. Mr. Uiyan said
Mrs. illryan had been ailing for six
months and that he was here to find
out it she could get well.
It Is understood that Mr. Bryan
will remain at tho hospltu,
for at lenst two weeks. Mr.
Bryan expected to go to Washington! w of prosperity the United States
and make daily trips to the hospitnl. nns ever experienced, and that the
i next three or .four months will wit
ness a period of business depression
St. Louis, Dee. 18. Two ot the
three army airplanes which left
Houston, Texas, for Detroit, Mich.,
Saturday, arrived at Scott Field,
Belleville, 111., this afternoon. The
other machine, piloted by Lieut. E.
H. Hill, flight commander, was
forced to remain at Dexter, Mo.,
where the planes landed earlier in
the day because of motor trouble.
A machine piloted by Lieutenant
Lawson Henry made the 120-mlle
trip from Dexter to Belleville in ex
actly one hour.
Those Missed in Canvas Are Asked
to Send Their Dollar to
B C. Booth
With reports beginning to come in
from out eounty points, the Red
Cross Christmas enrollment is now
past the 1,000 mark for Josephine
county.
One by one the city teams are
coming in with complete reports.
There has no mark in numbers been
but aa objective of an every
adult canvas has been worked to
ward in organizing for the drive and
the solicitor have kept careful ac
count ot all place where no one wa
found at home and these will ' be
reached In the final check-up.
A few, a very few, it is gratifying
to note, men in both the city and
country who are well able to sup
port the work, have turned the work
ers away with unkind remarks. Thia
has been the occasion tor some com
plaint from. those who are willing to
give, the position taken that they
did not feel disposed to give nnless '
something was done to secure, a
more equitable distribution of .. re
sponsibility. It has been decided,
therefore, that within the next tew
days a list of those who have refus
ed to take membership be published
In the Dally Courier. .
The booths are being opened to
day and many who hare been missed
in the house canvass have come vol
untarily and taken out membership.
It has been a source of enjoyable
surprise to all of the workers to
find such a large number who liter
ally thrust their dollars into their
hands before the solicitors had op
portunity to state their mission.
PROSPERITY WAVE COMING
Chicago, Dec. 18. That the next
ten years will witness the greatest
'FLU KILUS 2000 XAVAJOKS
owing to unsettled conditions. Is pre-
DK.UOIIILIZATIO.V TO RE
(X)MPLETEl) THIS WEEK
Phoenix. Ariz.. Dec. 18. Two dieted here.
thousand Navajo Indians residing on
that part of the reservation In Apa
the county under the Jurisdiction of
Fort Defiance, have died from .influ-
jenza, according to F, Robins, chief
clerk of the Navajo ngency at Fort
Deflnnre.
KLAMATH WILL LIFT RAN
Klamath Falls, Dec. 18. The In
fluenza ban will be lifted December
26 If the general situation continues
to Improve at Its present rate.
Oregon Agricultural Colloge, Cor-
valllH," Ore.; Dec. 18. Section B of
the colloge S. A.' T. C. has hoen de
mobilized and the work of demobil
izing section A- will be practically
completed by tho ond ot this week.
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London, Dec. 18. Lloyd George
and Foreign Secretary Balfour have
changed tliclr plans to go to (Paris
Filday to meet Presldont Wilson, as
tho American president' will probab
ly coino to London directly after
Christmas. He is expected In Lon
don' December 28.
The Days of Mystery J
VHIA IS EXPECTED TO I
STAGE DEMONSTRATION
Washington, Dec. 18. Informa
tion has reached the American gov
ernment that Pancho Villa, the Mex
ican revolutionist, is planning a
"demonstration" In northern Mexico
with a view to ascertaining what
would .be the attitude ot the Ameri
can government toward a renewal
of his operations.
Officials of the state department
would not say whether there was
Information of the nature ot the pro
posed "demonstration," but it was
understood that Villa plans to at
tack Chihuahua City or some other
Important town near the American
border.v Government officials have
information that Villa already has
collected a, large part of the follow.
Ing which he had before General Per
shlng's expeditionary force went In
to Mexico In 1916 after Villa's at
tack on Columbus, N. M.
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LOT IN PORTUGAL PLOT
Lisbon, Dec. 1 8. Documents that .
were found on those arrested In con
nection with the assassination ot
President Paes show the existence ot
a wtae-spread plot, tne participants
drawing lots to see who should strike
the blow.
GEN. JAN C. SMUTS
EDWIN HATCilPLACED
Salem, Dec. 18. According to the
wishes ot Oregon drug clerks . who
clamored for representation on . the
state board ot pharmacy, 'Governor
Wlthycombe has appointed . Edwin
Hatch of Portland to membership on
the board.
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Gem Jan Christian Smuts, a conspic
uous figure durina th Boer war but
now a valued member in British mili
tary advisory olroles, Is said to b plan
Inn a rln ta tha Unltad Stats. ''