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SOU IX, No. 7.1,
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COCNTY, OREGON, TIU'ItSDAV, DECEMBER 10, 191.
WHOLE XVMilEB 2544.
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UNSAYS.
PEACE LEAGUE
IS ESSENTIAL
I'llKHIDENT'S ADVIHOIM BAT UK
11.18 NO REASON TO CHANGE.
HIS VIEWS
HO REDUCTION IN BRITISH NAVY
Wllwm BWtevr No Ouu Nation I
EoUOed to Amu mo the Itolo
til Moln
C0ST631LIS
ONE FINISHED SHIP
Vast Hum KxjMmuVd on flog Inlitnd
Yard Fifty KocU Have
Been Lid
Washington, Due. 19. Charles
Plot at Hog Jsland, after Investiga
tion, has prepared figures estimat
ing the cost of the yard at $63,300,
000. One ship has "been delivered
and CO keels laid. The yard should
tie comploted within 60 days.
Aftor a survey In January the gov
ernment will decide whether to take
over the shipyards.
Representatives of All German States to Meet December
29 and Select Head For New Goyernment
No Trifling With Bolsheviki
Paris, Dec. '19. After four days
of gathorlng views of leaders In
France, President Wilson's closest
advisers say he has seen no rvason
Co change his belief that the founda-
tlon of a league of nations Is insepa
rable from the actual peace treaty
lUelf.
The advisors say that tho presi-
dent In explaining Ma definition of
the "freedom of liio sous," will re
assure Premier I Jo) J George that
he has no Intention of demanding
m reduction of tho British navy to
a point Involving thu uuaafety of the
empire, but will emphasize his feel
Ing that the plan of a league will
atrenxthen tho empire.
King Victor Emanuel already has
'been fully advised of the president's
plans through conferences with the
Count 01 Ollnre, Italian ambassa
dor to the United States, but the
pr"ildunt will tnko the opportunity
to make personal explanations to the
King and also to make clear his
friendliness toward Italy.
Tho hope Is expressed by those
surrouiidluK the prexldent that the
exchanges of views will clear away
any partial mlNumlurstaudlng which
may exist In regard to Mr. Wilson's
attitude and preparo the way for
tho iiBHnililnmi of tho conference
with complexities removed, so that
It will be ready to deal with the
principles and any outstanding dif
ferences of opinion thnt remain. In
all his conferences the president hns
taken opportunity to express his
views, It Is said, by those who are
authorized to apeak for him thnt no
one nation is entitled to assumo the
role of master or dictate the manner
or the conditions of tho represent
Hons of others.
Washington, Dec. 1 8. -Represen
tative James R. Mann, of Illinois, re
qubltcan leader of the house, today
formally announced his candidacy
for speaker of the house In the next
congress, which will be controlled
by the republicans.
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MAN.V OtT FOR SPEAKER
Paris, Dec. 18. The German gov
ernment headed by Premier Ebert
has resigned as a result of Tuesday's
events, according to a Stuttgard dis
patch via Zurlsh.
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KING'S HOLIDAY TRIP
London, Doc. 19. King George
has cancelled an arrangement pro
viding that he should go to Sand
rlngham palace for Christmas. He
will remain In London to welcome
President Wilson.
Copenhagen, Dec. 19. The Ger
man government has decided to con
voke a conference of representatives
of all states of the former empire on
Dacembr 28 to elect a president of
the German republic, according to
Berlin reports Wednesday. Steps
have been taken to prevent further
outbreaks.
KING UK ITALY 18
WEIO.MEI BY FRENCH
Paris, Dec. 19. King Victor
Emanuel of Italy, with his son, the
Prince of Piedmont, arrived here to.
day. He was welcomed by French
officials.
AniHterdnm, Dec. 11). Threo of
the principal director of the Krupp
munition works nl K;tncn, Including
Dr. Hrniisenberger, Inventor of the
"illg .Hen hits," have been arrested
liy order of a revolutionary com
mittee, It Is reported.
SIGNING OF PEACE
TREATY EARLY
Paris, Dec. 19. .President Wll
son and Marshal Foch talked tor
half an hour last night. Tho sub
Ject under discussion was mainly in
reference to the armistice between
the allies and Germany. Mr. Wilson
was most favorably Impressed as tli
result of the first extended conver
sation ho has had with the Marshal
according to Marcel Hut In, of the
Echo do PnrlB.
Hutln states that it is most prob
able that the treaty of poaoe will be
Hlgned at Versailles some time about
tho beginning of Juno, and thnt Mar
shal Koch will lend the allied nrmles
under tho Arch of Triumph in Paris
within fifteen days lifter peace Is de
clared.
Odessa, Doc. 19. Troops under
commnnrt of tho antl-Ocrman
Ukrainian loader, Potrula, decupled
Odessa Sunday.
HAS SLIGHT CHILL
Amerongen, Holland, Dec. 19.
Former Emneror William has .been
confined to his bed since Sunday
with severe chills and Indisposition
brought on by a renewal of an old
war trouble. The trouble neoessltat
d calling a specialist,
WENT OUT-PRESIDENT
WILL ELECT
EIITEIITE POWERS
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Russian Baltic Province Has Diffi
culty In Standing Off the
BolithevUd
Amsterdam, Dec. 19. The con
gress of German soldiers' and work
men's councils on Wednesday adopt
ed resolutions transferring . legisla
tive and executive powors the peo
ple's commissioners, the "Eburt gov
ernment," until some other arrange
ment Is made by the German na
tional assembly, according to a Ber
lin telegram today.
In favor of the earliest possible meet
Ing of a constituent assembly, which
shall establish a democracy, based
on the rule of the majority.
This general statement will clar
ify the events of Tuesday, when Dr.
Karl Llebknecht tried a typical Bol
shevik! move at the opening of the
national Arbelter Soldatenrat, with
deplorable results to himself and the
Spartacus group with which he is
identified.
When the assembly opened he led
a mass of perhaps 8000 workmen
through the streets to Abgeorgeno
ton Hall and sent In a delegation to
Insist upon an Immediate hearing,
The president of the vollsugerat,
which Is the Berlin committee nomi
nally In control of the government,
was at the moment In the middle of
an address. He yielded the floor to
the Spartacus delegates who declared
a complete Bolshevik programme,
which bad already been published In
the Rote Fahne (Red Flag), organ
of the extremists.
Only bad judgment can explain
this move, for the body before which
the Spartacus delegation appeared
had been elected by workers and sol-
Jdlers who were alive to the dangers
P
ESTHOfllA
London, Dec. 19. The Esthonlan
provisional government, controlling
territory covered by the former Rus
sian Baltic province of Esthonla, has
been placed as a republic nnder the
common protectorate of the entente
powers, pending the decision of the
peace conference.
Esthonlan troops are reported to
be having difficulty In standing off
the "Bolshevlkl.
ALLIES WELCOME TO BERLIN
CITY AND COUNTRY NOW BEING
THOROUGHLY WORKED BY
ENERGETIC TEAMS
WHERE'S YOUR R. C. BUTTON
1010 Battoa or Dollar la Only Pro
taction Adults on Streets Sat
urday Will Have
Paris, Dec. 19. Unofficial re
ports still persist, says the Matin,
that the Ebert-Haese government
has entreated the allies to occupy
Berlin.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Berlin, via Copenhagen, Dec. 18.
For five days the city has been
filling with troops fully armed. They
returned from the front In no mood
to trifle with the Bolshevlkl.
With this report Herr Ebort has of Bolshevlklsm and were detennln-
been able to make a clear position ed to avoid them. - '
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15 KILLED. 25 INJURED
Paris, Doc. 19. A German mine
planted In a bridge at Guise, ex
ploded, killing 15 and Injuring 25,
It Is reported here today. The ex
plosion occurred more than a month.
aftor the signing of the armistice.
CIVIL AND MILITARY
PRISONERS ARE FREED
Zurich, Dec. 19. Serious dis
orders have broken out at Danzig,
West Prussia. Civil and military
prisons have been opened and the
Inmates set at liberty. Street fight
ing is reported.
PROPOSED
SPANISH
SPEAKING
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IS MORE GERMAN PROPAGANDA
GET SERVICE CHEVRONS
Buenos Ayres, Nov. 15. (Special
correspondence.) German efforts to
encourage the miicludiscussed Latin
American union between Simla and
tho Spanish speaking republics of
Central and South America as a
weapon UKalnst Pan-Americanism
has come to light in the German-inspired
articles thnt nppeared in con
nection with the observance of "The
Day of the Race" as the Sqanlsh
speaking people designate the anni
versary of the discovery of the Americas.
pathetic understanding that comes
from a common language and com'
mon religion. The Spanish clergy
laaldlng the propagandists In their
campaign. .
One of the articles published to
day stated that the war had brought
about new forms of international
friendship and that this friendship
In tho future will be based on mu
tual gain and advantages. Questions
of language, race, and religion, it
adds, may sow the seeds of new
differences tomorrow and It there-
Washington, Dec. 19. The trans
port George Washington Is bringing
home the 139th field artillery, bat
teries A, B., D and E, and the head
quarters company of the 137th field
artillery, together with 35 officers of
the 138th, and a number of casuals.
EASTMAN SUCCEEDS ANDERSON
IN INTERSTATE COMMISSION
'Washington,' Dec, 19. Joseph B.
Eastman, of Massachusetts, has been
chosen by President Wilson to suc
ceed George W. Anderson as mem'
ber of the interstate commerce com'
mission.
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-Washington, Dec. 19. The Amer
ican legation at Bucharest was found
to have been entered and robbed
when American Minister Voplcka re
turned there from Jassy last Friday,
Mr. Voplcka reported to the state
department today that goods valued
at more than $100,000 were stolen
from 22 trunks which had been lefC
at the legation by Americans for
safe keeping. The seal on the doors
was broken and the legislation build
ing seriously damaged. Germans
are believed by the minister to have
been responsible.
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ODD RESULTS
ARE REPORTED
IN R. C: DRIVE
It Is becoming more and more dif
ficult to find a home in Josephine
county where the Red Cross service
flag for 1919 Is not displayed. It la
considered remarkable , how. thor
oughly the ground is being covered
all over the county, and this In spite
of the inability -of some to serve
-who had planned to do so. It has
been only through the service of
many who worked more than the ter
ritory assigned, together with the
readiness of the majority of the peo
ple of the county to see that their
subscriptions are paid that has made
this splendid record possible. . ;
The executive committee desire
to call especial attention to the fact
that on Saturday there will be eer- .
eral teams on the streets at work
and In the 'business houses. In addl-'
tlon to the -booths, and the only pro
tection anyone will, have against
these teams will be their 1911 Red
Cross button. ""The warning to all
adults who appear on the streets Sat
urday Is to arm themselves either
with a button or a dollar.
A few counties in the state have
completed their work and reported
100 per cent subscriptions, and It
is hoped that Josephine county will
be reported 100 per cent by the last
of the week. : ' ' -
"Where's your button?" '
2000 WORKMEN STRIKE AND
WALK OCT AT VANCOUVER
Vancouver, B.C., Dec 19 Work
men said to number about 2000 went
on strike here yesterday at the
Coughlan shipyards. -
Labor leaders said the strike re
sulted from the alleged refusal to .
reinstate a discharged blacksmith.
SENATE DESIRES PEACE
Washington, Dec. 19. Secretary
Baker has directed that each Boldlor
honorably discharged be furnished
with two scarlet chevrons to bo worn
on the lert sleeve as recognition of
service to the country. The chev
rons are to be the same size and
shape of those for service abroad.
ine Argentine newspapers anu ore behooves the twentv Snanish
I weekly magazines carried special onpaklmr Americnn nntinna i.
articles pointing out tho advantage for theIr common advantage. The
of a union that would make the Rrgunient cib8es with the statement
Spanish-speaking nations lndopend-1 thBt the iagl,e of Nations Js a hope-
T,
Portland, Dec. 19. N. Carlson, a
laborer, Bhot and killed Gus Johnson
here today In a garage Johnson had
rented from Carlson. The murder-
ent of all others. Several of these 'ieBS dPenm
were signed by men who are known ,nother
lor their pro-ucrman sympathies, it
was also notlcable that the articles
appearing In the purely German
newsnaners were even more Insistent
fn supporting such a union than the la "me f Pce, It argues'we
Argentine papers. must prepare tor war. The passive
oeiense or the frontiers of Spain
and the South American republics Is
papar urges that this
Latin-American Union should not be
merely an economic union, but one
tor common defense and offense.
nU fha nnllni, thnt .Tnhnunn had I South
a ... . ' from
assauiiea ivirs, varisuu a sou
and Carlson feared his own life was
In danger.
This union with Spain was pro
posed first from Spanish sources
nearly two years ago and it was su
spected then, from its antipathy to I
Pan-Americanism,. that German
schemes were behind the move. The
proposal has 'been kept alive In this
country ever since by pro-Germans
and Spaniards who have made no at
tempt to hide the fact that their ef
forts are directed against the United
Staes. ' '
The principal argument Is that
America must be protected
(American Imperialism,"
Spain Is pointed to as the great moth
er country that can supply all the
needs and at the same time the sym-
Washington, Dec. 19. A resolu
tion asking the state department to
Inform the senate whether the Am
erican peace commissioners advocat
ed the destruction of German war
ships or other enemy property, . and
if so, by what authority, was Intro
duced today by Minority Leader
Lodge. The resolution was referred
to a committee.
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not enough against the powerful na
tions, especially against those whicb
rule the seas, buta close defensive
union of Spain and tho South Amer
ican republics would be sufficient
against any aggression."
"We should adopt an active of
fensive attitude rather than a pas
sive defensive one.
"The united navies of Spain and
South America could present an ef
fective resistance to any aggression
and would put an end to the Imper
ialism of the larger nations so far
as their ambitions In South America
are concerned." '
REPORTED STILL ALIVE
Warsaw, Dec. 19. The mother of
the former Emperor Nicholas of Rus
sia, who Is living 'near Llvadla, In
the Crimea, has been receivng letters
every ten days that purported to
come from the former ruler, accord
ing to Polish officers arriving from
aeDastopoi. ine aowager empress
and all about her are convinced that
Nicholas Roiriahbft Is still alive.
Washington, Dec. 19. Represen
tative Sinnott today attended a con
ference at the interior department
for the purpose of presenting the
pleas of numerous producers of
chrome, tungsten and manganese, in
the west, who face the loss of enor
mous sums spent by them In develop-'
Ing mines for the production of these
ores for war purposes. The Oregon
chrome producers alone stand to lose
Bome'S300,000.
'A committee was appointed to co
operate with the bureau of mines In
an effort to frame legislation that
will afford just relief to the miners
without Imposing too much of a
burden on the. government. The
difficulty will be to frame legisla
tion that will not be considered a
precedent dangerous to the Interests
of the government. -
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PROBABLE SUICIDE
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San Francisco, Dec. 19. With 'a
bullet wound through his head, the
body of Dr. Louis Alverez Calderon,
consul ' for Peru in San Francisco,
was found in his apartments this
morning. A pistol was lying close
to' theN body. .. ?.
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