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VOL. IX, No. 7B.
' 0 HA NTS PASH, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, !!.
WHOLE NUMBER 2A4.
limm M tee Mmd
TAX LEVY IS
INCREASED
OVER 1917
N13ARLY ft'J MILIJt THIS YKAK AM
AOAINHT 47 MI Mil LAST
YKAK
STATE TAX REMAPS THE SAME
lUnioval of the lltwt HukU" Factory
Decreaned AiuMwaaiMe Property
Noticeably
The tax levies ot principal Interest
that will be applied to the 1918 as
sessment, rolj ire given below, tbo
figures being supplied by Assessor
Helm Pollock. For comparison, tbe
levies for last year on the 1917 rolls
are also given:
1918
mills
510
710
710
1917
mill
20 410
19 910
6 710
Htute and county 21
City Grunt Tuva 21
ffchool Dia. No. 7, 8
Total levy within city
of Grants Pass 61 910 47
Gen, road lovy 4 4
Ami. State tux $25,645.90 for 1917.
Amt. Stato tax $25,404.40 for 1918.
Total aiwomment tor whole county
for 1918, $8,644,984.07.
Total assessment for whole county
for 1917, $9,006,550.03.
The shrinkage In valuation l
partly responsible for the raise In
rate. The greater ' part of this
shrinkage Is duo to the removel from
the county ot tho heot niKar factory.
Of tho 51 school district, six
have tho game levy a last year, 15
have a lower lovy, and 30 have a
higher levy.
The highest lovy mndo by any
chool district Id 23 610 mills, by
District No. 4, being Takllma and
Waldo, and will produce over $4000,
much of which will be applied to tho
payment of bonded Indebtedness.
School district No. 53, Alnmedn,
comes next with a special levy of
14 410.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE
London, Nov, 30- (Sporliil cor.
Tt'spondonco.) Now thnt censorship
ruloB have been much relaxed, extra
ordinary glories of closo shave and
unexpected happening oro bolng
puhllHhed. Hard to boat Is ono ro
Intod by tho, Liverpool Evening Ex
press. It tells how a torpedo from
a U-boat passed under un Intended
victim which at the psychological
moment was lifted beyond It roach
by a big wave. and administered tho
quietus to another onomy submarine
on the other side, ot tho steamer.
Here is' the paper's, account of It: .
Tho Hrltinh steamer Algorlos,
commumlod by Captain Frederick
Taylor, was off Bardsloy Island and
had a cargo of timber from Rosslare
to Garston. There was a heavy tea
on and tho ship was pitching about.
The first to boo the first submarine
"was the gunner who ulso spotted tho
track of a torpedo which, If some
thing like a miracle had not hap
pened, would have ' struck them
amidships. Nothing could be done
In time to turn the ship clear ot the
danger, but a heavy sea lifted high
on Its crest the steamer which was
only drawing a few feot of water and
then those who had Just been expect
1ng to be torpedoed themselves, saw
-' a second U-boat which was working
In conjunction with the one on the
other side of the steamer, struck by
the torpedo.
They heard a deafening explosion
and. saw a mountain of spray thrown
wp Into the air,
mm
RELEASE TANKERS
To Retain Only Sufficient Tonnage
Inquired to Supply the Navy
With Foci
New York, Doc. 21. Man for the
prompt release from government re
quisition of a part ot tbe fleet ot 174
tank steamships, 18 of them Pacific
coast vossols, with approximately
1,400,000 dead weight tonnage, wa
announced by the United State ship
ping board today. Only tbe tank
stosmora necessary for tbe supplying
of the army and navy with fuel will
be retained by the government.
MORE AMERICAN ROLDlERH
, RETURNING) FROM FRANCE
Washington, December II, The
war department today reported the
sailing of five more transport mail
ing from France, bringing home Am
erican troop.
HINDENBURG'S PLAN
London, Dec, 21. The Gorman
government has accepted Von Hin
denburg'i plan to form a people's
guard or national army. It 1 aald
the German army undor this plan
will be stronger than ever. Details
are kept secret. It Is reported that
women will be emplowed for auxil
iary service.
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Washington, Dec. 21. 'With a to
tal ot 188,562 men discharged dur
ing the week ending December 14,
General March said the war depart
ment has about reached tbe dally
average of 30,000 as planned. Gen
era! I'orshlng hus reported 3,210
American prisoners repatriated. Very
few American prisoners are left In
German campa. ,
Additional units In this country
designated for demobilization brings
tbo total of men so solocted to 900
000, General March has announced.
To dale, 29,900 offoers have been
honorubly discharged.
S. F. CALL EDITOR
IS SUED FOR IH
Sun Francisco, Do'c. 21. Fremont
Older, editor ot tho San Francisco
Call, was arrested today, charged
with criminal Ubol by John O'Gara,
former district attorney, following
statements concerning O'Gara'g offi
cial conduct recently made by Older
in published reminiscences.
PEACE CONFERENCE
DATE AGAIN DELAYED
Paris, Dec. 21. Newspapers say
the preliminary peace conference at
Versailles has been postponed until
the boglnnlng of February at the
carlies due to the change In Presi
dent Wilson's plans in going to Eng
land, and the British elections.
STEEL COMPANY FORMED '
FOR FOREIGN TRADE
New Yofk, Dec. 21. The organiza
tion of the North American Steel
Products Corporation, a combination
of larger Independent steel compan
ies to advance foreign trade, wa
formally announced today.
G0VERf.it TWILL
BOLSHEVIK
FORCES
PUSH
01 Ml
KBI) HORDES DISARM GERMAN
TROOPS IV EASTERN
LIVONIA
POPULATION FLEEING TO BO
Date For German Election Advanced
From February 10 'to
January 10 '
Berlin, Deo, 21. German troop
have been sent against tbe Boisbevlkl
force advancing on Mltau, 30 mile
southwest of Riga on the Dvlna
river, It Is reported today. German
troop have been disarmed by the
Bolshevlkl at various point In east
ern Livonia. Tbe population Is flee
ing toward iRIga.
"Berlin, Dec. 21. The congres ot
workmen' and soldier' councils ha
decided that election to the national
assembly shall be held January 19.
Those opposed to the summoning of
a national assembly polled only 40
votes out of a total of 240.
Tbe changing ot the date tor 'the
election from February 16, orlKln
ally agreed upon, to January 19, by
thl virtually overwhelming majority
wa greeted by loud applause from
the floor of the house and hisses from
the galleries, which were tilled with
sympathiser of Dr. Karl Liebknecht,
leader of the Spartacn group of soc
ialists. '
WILLIAM HOHENWLLERN8
CONDITION 18 IMPROVING
Amerongen, Holland, Dec. 21. Tbe
former emperor ot Germany I able
to walk about tlfe castle today.
DECOY BOATS "MYSTERY SHIPS"
LURE HUN SUBS
London, Nov. 30. (Special cor
respondence.) One of the most ex
citing chapters ot the war agalnBt
Gorman U-boats is a series ot ac
counts ot notable engagements be
tween British Decoy ships and the
submarines, made public by the Brit
ish .admiralty. While the whole
story of tho part played by the decoy
vessels, "mystery ships" of craft
bus not been revealed, it Is evident
that several ot them were used to
lure the Hun undersea .craft to thoir
destruction.
Some incidents In this campaign
have already been made known, deal
ing chiefly with a few ot the exploits
ot Commander Gordon Campbell as
master of the docoy vessels; but otll
ors in which he and other captains
I participated now are available. That
at'least a Bmall fleet was used in this
work Is evident from the- fact that
Campbell at different times appears
as the master ot tho Farnbo tough, 1916, when the Farnborough, dis
the Pargust, the Dunraven and the gulsed as a collier, - was attacked by
Q-5, a submarine. The "panic party"
The Prize, another decoy ship, was
commanded by Lieut. William E.
Sanders and the Stock Force by
Lieutenant Harold Auten.
Stories ot the encounters between
these ships and the U-boats are till
ed with deeds of heroism and In
stances In which the discipline ot the
British navy was displayed under the
trying circumstances. For , many
months the decoy ships, heavily arm
ed but with their guns htdden be
hind false bulwarks, steamed zig
zag paths in the seas which were the
hunting grounds ot the submarines.
In their character ot lazy colliers
or slow cargo craft they presented to
the submarine commander an invit
ing object ot attack but once' he was
well within range of the British
guns, the false superstructlon hid
ing the guns tell away and the help
less collier became suddenly trans-
ATTEMPT TO
SPLIT 0. S.
AND ALLIES
GERMAN PROPAGANDA TO UN
DERMINE HARMONIOUS RE
LATIONS IS SEEN
NO QUARREL WITH AMERICA
Americana Do Not Forget the Lnt-
tanla and German Sneer at the
United State Troops
Paris, Dec. 21. A French official
who ha Just returned from the tone
of American occupation In Germany
say a tireless German propaganda
I In progress to undermine the har
monious relations ot tbe allies ' by
pretense of effusive gratitude . and
good will toward tbe American
roops. In sharp distinction from the
German attitude toward tbe French,
British and Belgians.
Everywhere are heard German pro
fessions of regret and indignation
that America was brought into the
war. The propagandist say tbey
never had any quarrel with tbe Am
ericans, and have always felt friend
ly toward them. These professions
produce only quiet and Incredulous
amusement among the American
who do not forget the Lusitanla or
the German sneer which preceded
tbe appearance ot American troop
in the field.
American soldiers after their re
cent experience In living amid the de
vastation and squalor of ruined
French towns and villages appreciate
'.he comforts ot life in Coblenz and
other German towns, and they avail
themselves freely ot them, but their
relations with the inhabitants are
regulated strictly by army orders
TO DESTRUCTION
formed into a flguting craft, bent
on destruction. It was dangerous
work, requiring the higher order of
courage tor the submarine niyst be
lured near before tbe guns could
safely begin their work. Meantime
the Hun frequently had sent his
torpedo home and the decoy ship
was disabled, sometimes on fire and
part of her crew wounded. In that
condition the battle was fought and
often the submarine destroyed.
"Panic parties" was one of the
ruses practiced by the decoy ship's
commander to coax the submarine
alongside. When the mystery ship
was torpedoed these panic parties
took to the boats, apparently aban
doning their vessel but always leav
ing on board another crew to man
the guns and finish the submarine if
It came near enough
, The first encounter mentioned by
tho admiralty took place in March,
. took to the boats and when the sub-
I marine closed In to about 800 yards
the Farnborough opened fire on her,
The U-boat submerged and the Farn
borough passed over her dropping
depth-bombs. The submarine re
appeared standing almost on end
Five rounds were fired Into her at
nearly point-blank range and she
went to the bottom ot the sea.
Prior to that action the Farnbor
ouch had cruised throughout the
entire winter without being attacked.
Within a month the Farnborough
coaxed another . submarine near
enough to sink her with gunfire.
Commander Campbell later., was
transferred to the command of the
Q-5 and . in the following February,
1916, his vessel was torpedoed by
a submarine which eventually ap
proached so near that a shot from
(Continued on page I.),,,
LODGE QUESTIONS
WILSON'S POINTS
Believe Five of Them Should Be
Post4oned Till After Peace
, Convention ,
( Washington, Dee. 21. Five of tbe
president's 14 points are held in tbe
senate by Senator Lodge a ques
tions which might lead to division
among the allies, and which certain
ly should be postponed until after the
peace conference. They relate to
secret diplomacy, freedom of the,
seas, economic barriers, reduction of
armaments and league of nations.
Senator Lodge said that as the sen
ate must consent to any treaty, , It
should express Itself freely In ad
vance, passing resolutions to show
it Ideas.
Referring to the freedom of the
seas, , Senator Lodge said, "If It
means abandonment of belligerent
right of blockade, I think the United
States will hesitate before It aban
dons tbe weapon absolutely necessary
for Its own safety."
STILL UNDER BAN
Portland, Dec. 21. A warning
against profiteering has been issued
through the national food adminis
tration through the state administra
tion While minor food regulations
are being dropped, the license regu
lations remain and the margin profit
is still fixed by the administration.
which will brook no profiteering.
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
Fl
The Red Cross Christmas enroll
ment reached 1700 today. A large
number of out ot town people are
subscribing on the streets or at the
booths.
Josephine county has not only
maintained, but has exceeded, her
previous records, but there is yet
until Monday to swell the total mem
bership. In the churches tomorrow an ef
fort will be made to secure a 100
per cent membership. Make it unan
imous for Josephine county. It can
be done. ; 14
Washington, Dec. 21. The ap
polntment ot Major General Charles
Monoher, who commanded the Rain
bow Division in France, as director
of the air service, succeeding John
D. Ryan, was announced today by
General March. .
ALLIED OCCUPATION
Paris, Dec. 21. Zurich newspa
pers today printed a Vienna dispatch
reporting that the Austrian govern
ment "In order to avoid fresh dis
turbances" has asked the allied au
thorltles to occupy Vienna.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGVE
TO RESUME NEXT: TEAR
San Francisco, Dec. 22.- All Indi
cations are that the Paclfio Coast
baseball league will resume the game
next season and that the followers ot
the national sport on the coast will
be provided with a regular schedule.
Official connected with the coast
league are sanguine that there will
be a big revival la all line of sport,
In which baseball will participate.
T IS
OF
JUST DECISION
SAYS ' STATESMEN WILL EARN
GRATITUDE OF THE EN- '
TIRE WORLD ' V
LONDON. TIMES INTERVIEWS
Calls Vienna Congress Meeting of
"Bosses" and Versailles m tbe
- Meeting of "Servants" ,
Paris, Dec. 21. "I am confident
that the big council of statesmen ot
the world will be able to reach a Just .
and reasonable solution of the prob
lems that will be presented to them,
and thus earn the gratitude of the
world for the most critical and nee- ''
essary service which has ever been -
rendered It," said President Wilson '
today in an Interview, referring to the
approaching peace conference.
The interview was given to the
correspondent ot the London Times. ,
In It the President Is reported to have
stated his views on the discussion ot '
the freedom of the seas and to have
contrasted the evils of the Vienna
Congress with a hopeful outlook for
the Versailles congress.
The congress ot Vienna, the cor
respondent said President Wilson
told him, was a congress of "bosses." "
Tbe delegates were concerned more
with their own .interests and the .
classes they represented than the
wishes of their people.
"Versailles,? . as President Wilson
said, the interviewer continues, "must
be a meeting place ot the servants of
the peoples represented by delegates"
and he added: "There Is no master
mind who can settle the problem cf
today. If there is anybody who
thinks he knows what is in the mind
of all peoples, that man. Is a tool. We
have all got to put our heads to
gether and pool everything we have
for the benefit ot the Ideals ' which
are common to all."
E FOR VI
(Los Angeles, Dec. 22. Under the
direction of Douglas White, regional
director for agricultural agents of
the railroads, the 'drive for Victory
gardens Is on. Two thousand posters
from the national war garden com
mission at Washington arrived today
and these are to be distributed to
the agricultural agents tor posting
at various stations In the zone oper
ating under Mr. White. These states
are California, Utah, Nevada, Idaho
and Oregon.' '
J. I. Edwards, director of agricul
tural agents tor the U. S. railroad ad
ministration at Washington, has ap
pointed regional directors "for other ;
parts . of the country and similar
plans are being worked out to boom'
home food production in co-operation
with the national war garden
commission.
'There Is ' more need of Victory
Gardens than there ever was of war.
pardens." says Charles Lathrop PaclC
president ot the commission In a let
ter to Director White today, "The
first food administrator In history
was Joseph, and now Uncle . Sam
must become the Joseph of the mad
ern world. Every one of u must
produce food for himself as never
before because ot the new millions
to be fed In Europe.'' v
GENERAL PERSHING 19 V '
si
SEEKING OUT PRISONERS
Washington, Dec. 21. 'General
Pershing announced search being
made for Isolated American prison
era. British and French official In
OWIlltlllBUUi ,1UII,UU, kFnvuou
Germany are aiding In the search. .v?
HI
CONFIDENT