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PAGB TWO DAILY ROGCB RIVER COURIER MONDAY, ItKCNMIlKU 110, I0IH. DAILY ROGUE RIVER COURIER Published Dally Except Saturday A. B. VOORHIES, Pub. and Propr. Entered at postofflce, Qranta Ore., aa second class mall matter. ADVERTISING RATES Display apace, per Inch 15c Local-personal column, per line..lO Readers, per line . So DAILY COURIER By mall or carrier, per year 18.00 By mail or carrier, per month .50 WEEKLY COURIER By mall, per year .ll.SO MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Asiociated Frees Is excluslrely entitled to the use for republication of all new dispatches credited to It or all otherwise credited la this paper and also the local news pub lished herein. All rights of republication of spe cial dispatches herein are also reserved. - Buy Tuesday MONDAY, DECEMBER SO, 1918- VK WILL BE CU8E1 ALL DAY AVKDXKSIUY, JANUARY 1st KINNEY & TRUAX GROCERY QUALITY FIRST WILL BAR HUNTERS OREGON WEATHER 4 . Fair; colder tonight in east 4 4 portion. Moderate northerly -f winds. 4 to and from Antwerp, the principal Belgian seaport, to pass through channels and straits under Dutch rule. The Belgian regard It as no more than right that they themselves should control their own side of the Scheldt, for the protection of their commerce. Historically and racially, they have as good a claim to the region as Holland has. It Is naturally a part of Flanders rather than Holland, and was taken from Belgium as a war price. ' Belgium would not go to war to recover the territory, and the allies would hardly ask for Its return ex cept on friendly terms, providing for liberal compensation. Nevetheless the prospect Is plainly troubling Hol land. The surrender of her technical right to dominate the lower Scheldt Is the least she can do in the circumstances. THE SUBJUGATED ENGLISH Americans have a tendency to GRATEFUL TO RED CROSS Italian Mothers Wept With Joy Sight of Children Rsturnsd to Health. at Roma One by one the mopntaln camps and seaside colonies of the American Red Cross in Italy are clos ing for the season. In cities In ths north and sooth, In Sardinia and Sicily, mothers are welcoming their children home and rejoicing In their changed appearance. "It U amusing to watch mo then seeking to recognise their Uttle ones,' writes one of the American Red Cross workers. "And It Is touching to see their delight when they at last realise that the brown, sturdy youngsters who rash Into their arms are the delicate Glusepplnas and the anemic Angel os who left them 'earlier In the sum mer." Pouring Into the, Rome office, the headquarters of the American organ ization In Italy, are letters from these mothers telling of their gratitude. They are written laboriously and 8t. t'aul, Minn., Doc. 30, Minne sota's gauio laws may have to be amended to protect its ducks and geeao from a new menace. State name wardens are considering a sug gestion that the legislature be asked to pass a bill this winter making it illegal to hunt feathered foul from alrplnuea. Mlnuesota has turned out a great many avlutora, St. Paul and Mlnne apolls have been gathering places for student and expert flyers. It is understood that some of these air men who observed the flight of ducks late this autumn docldod that the modem hunter will travel in the air "bua." From casual discussion the pornl bility of such hunting has caused state-wide attention. Game war dens believe that ducks and geese could be slaughtered by aviators, Therefore, there is a possibility that the state legislature will forestall such hunting. France, Nov. 12, IHar Mother: Received your letter of October! i,0 KV(,n sn exceptional opportunity to Ixmtow this admiration on the star 11 MrfllljlH ktl ,HU MlttjtiaW MHll h.l. ' speak of Great Britain, or even the British Empire, as England. That tendency is based on the traditional power of England, and the belief that she absolutely dominates the stoud of races and nations she is associated with. The domination may be ' there, but It so It is not much In evidence at present It has been pointed out many times during the war that most of the men holding responsible positions in the British government or army have not been Englishmen at all. Now the London Evening Standard shows that England is still lees In evidence at the peace table. In a conference that will settle the fate of Great Britain for genera tions to come, the Standard explains. the country Is represented by one Welshman (Lloyd George), four Scotsmen (Mr. Balfour, Sir Eric Geddee, Marshal Haig and Admiral Wemyss), one Scottish Canadian (Bonar Law), one Jew (Lord Read ing) and one Englishman (Lord Milner). A commentator adds the further Information that this sole English representative was born in Germany, as was his father before Mm. The situation reminds Americans of the standing complaint of a large element of the present congress that the United States has been gov. erned lately by southerners. Eng land, however, Is clearly subjugated to a far greater extent that our northern states. An Englishman laments: "We are governed by the Welsh, prayed for by the Scotch and preyed upon by the Irish." Apparently, all England has had to do with the war has been to fur nish the bulk of the fighting men and make herself responsible for the bills. And yet England stands for It, voting the same group back Into power. Best hogs are selling, according to market quotations from Portland and Chicago, for from (16 to $18 per hundred. Best bacon is retailed in Grants Pass and other Oregon cities for about 70 cents per pound. That leaves a difference between the finished product and "raw hog" of about 52 cents per pound. Now while the most unassuming and well- bred hog doesn't profess to be "all bacon," yet there is too great a dif ference between the price the far mer gets and the price the retail man asks, without a stutter and without batting an eye. Whatever the cause, the common people are being bled to a fare-you-well. About the eleventh hundredth man has jumped wildly into the air and proclaimed that unless universal peace is assured the great war will have been fought In vain, and that America will have entered the strug gle for naught. All of which is mere raving and has an Ignorant or Bol shevik! ring. The war was fought to crush Prussian militarism and that end has been attained. A dispatch from Camp Lewis says, in part: "The saddest men in camp are nearly 2,000 who belong to organizations under quarantine. They cannot leave camp nor can they mingle with their fellow soldiers attend theatres in camp or go to any amusement places. From their organizations recently have been taken men suffering from communl cable diseases," Food Administrator Hoover, when asked to confer with certain German statesmen in regard to the question of feeding Germany, very appro- prlately and American-like told them to "go to hell." FREE EXIT ttU BELGIUM There is a movement in Holland to internationalize the Scheldt river. This movement evidently represents a loosening up of the traditionally close and selfish Dutch policy, as a result of the allied victory over Germany. It is meant to counteract a natural effort on the part of Bel gium to obtain control of the little section of Dutch territory south of the Scheldt river. That bit of territory has long been an embarrassment to Belgium, mak lug it necessary for shipping going The limit has been reached bring out the horse-pistols The Oregonian refers to the Journal edi tor as a "Bolshevikl." There are better days ahead for many an Oregon city, and Grants Pass is one of them. U.S. RAG IS FIRED ON and the be-in London, Dec. 30. Firing by Ger man officers on an allied automobile carrying an American flag was the cause of street fighting In Posen last Friday, says a dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph from Copenhagen The Germans were defeated in the fighting. About 133 persons,' In eluding a number of women children, were killed during rioting. The dispatch says: 'There was severe fighting tween the Poles and Germans Posen Friday, which resulted In 3 women and children and about 10 Germans and Polanders being killed The affray originated as a result of a German officer firing on an allied automobile which was proceeding to Warsaw carrying the American flag, "The Germans insulted the flag and the Polish guard was called out, The fighting lasted several hours and the Germans were defeated. "A delegation from the British mission to Posen protested to th German commander in the town General Schimmelfeng, but the Ger man officer declared that he had no control over the soldiers." Mother Greeting Child From Camp. Returning painstakingly, the majority of them, each cramped character eloquent of earnest sincerity In this, the penned expression of their gratitude. Follow ing Is one of the many received: "L Maria Ferrarlo, mother of Angelo Ferrarto, am overjoyed at the Improve ment in health of my little son. Hs returned from the mountain camp of the American Red Cross at Gressonel, fat and with color la his chocks, of which he stood in such great need. 1 can find no words to express my grat itude for your kindness. May God protect and bless the kind benefac tors who have done so much for the children of Italy's soldiers." MADEIRA NEAR STARVATION Densely Populated Island Cant Food Because of 8hlp Shortage. Get SOLDIER LETTERS AT THM MOVIES "The Miu1mtfw" itovlewed by Joseph L. Kelloy 19 18 1 The millions who admire Clara K I m bull Young on the screen will Hove me that was a blrthduy 1 shall nover orgt. Waa in a dugout all day with shells bursting all around me -just a little too near to be comfortable. Came In from the front a few days ago. My division (2!tn) was locat ed on the Mouse river, north of Ver dun also near the Argonnu woods. It was there that the French made such a great stand In 19 IS, when the Oermnns trlod to take Verdun, and say, it certainly is some town, Nothing but barbed wire entangle ments, trenches and shell holes, Crumpled stones and ruins mark the spot where once stood beautiful towns and villages. My first experlonce at the front waa in Alsace-Lorraine which is about 30 miles from Uellford. I was thore, 1 think, over two months, sta tioned at a small town not a mile from the first line trenches. How ever, we were quite safe from dan ger at that, aa the town was not shelled very much, all on account of German civilians living then. I am sending you a summary the results of the 29th division's flrtrt fighting. Will probably he on my way back to the good old U. S. A. soon, tats of love, LI) YD. PVT. LIjOYD B. JOHNSTON, Co. D, 104th Knglnoors, A. P. O. 786, American Ex. Forces. and at the samo time to fully reallsn an evening of Ideal entertainment. If they will see Mliw Young In Hie screen version of Pierre Wolff's play. The Marionettes." The prominence with which the star's personality and magnetism has been brought out in this produc tion which Dlroctor Cliautard baa given the French playwright's work, are stopping stons on which an au dience can mount to considerable heights in giving praise. The fol lowers of Miss Young's work for the screen will rejoice after reviewing this screen presentation and If there are in the audience those who hare not been attracted by the star's per sonality, they will have nuocumbed at the conclusion of this run. iPterre Wolff's play Is of the social drama type. The scenes are laid la I'urls. The first reel presents MUts Young In the role of a demure con vent girl. The transition from tola role to thiit of the butterfly of Parts hs been brought about In a skilful and logical manner by the author. The Interior sots shown are lavish and the finest detail has bona brought out with due prominence. This production will be shown at the Joy theater tonight and Tuesday. De It Aristotle said that ths way to lean to do a thing Is by doing It If ths saying be applied to the things of ths mind as well ss to the things dons by the hand, great good will cons of tt Ths Psoplt's Might The feudal system, like other stupen dous fabrics of past ages, Is knows only by the rubbish It has left behind It Crowned heads have been compelled to submit to the restraints of law, and the people, with that Intelllgsnes which makes the voire resistless, have been able to sny to the prerogative! "Thus fsr limit thou come aud a further." Daniel Webster. ASKS 1 OFTHEPRESS TO HELP THE SOLDIERS The following self-explanatory let ter has just been received by the Courier, from Mayor George L. Baker, of Portland: "The aid of the Courier Is urged In giving publicity to the state re construction convention to be held in Portland, January 9, 10 and 11, to bring together the business and labor interests of Oregon to consider and formulate a program for hand ling the labor and development prob lems during the period of recon traction and readjustment now up on us. This, movement is, as you no doubt realize, of the most vital importance." London According to advices from Fnnchal conditions on the densely populated Island of Madeira are deplorable. Owing to the wars curtailment of steamship traffic, communication with the Island is reduced to only ona steamer monthly, causing an Industrial paralysis snd cutting off to an alarm ing extent the Importation of foodstuffs. Thousands of casks of wine and great quantities of wicker work and WOULD DEPORT MANY DISGRUNTLED ALIENS Washington. Dec. 30. The de portation of most of 3,000 or 4,000 enemy aliens now interned, will be recommended to congress by the de- hand-made embroideries have acco-f I partment of justice. mniatea at iruncnai, awaiting snip ment With the stoppage of industries the Inhabitants are unable to earn enough money to keep themselves properly fed. Normally Madeira Imports 90 per cent of her foodstuffs. Care of the Telephone. The telephone is a fine receptacle for germs of every kind, and little st tentlon Is paid to sterilizing this much used machine. It should be washed out with alcohol as often as required, and to keep the dust out of It make a small round cover of soft leather or heavy cloth and stitch a broad ribbon around the edge, through which can be run a drawing string tr elastic Put this over the transmitter. H . I M i HUH IM JOY OVER ARMISTICE CAUSES WOMAN'S. DEATH t Edwardsvtlle, 111. The death here of Lena WIemers, eighty, is believed to have been caused by overjoy at the signing of an armistice with Germany. Mrs. WIemers, who was born In Ger many, often spoke of the return of her boys in France. fr-H usc so little , S ALT thiVtyoucaMi veil afford ihe besi LESLIE SALT Bargain Sale Having purchased the stock of ' r Tavis & Adams Auto Co., we will close out the entire stock of New and Second Hand Cars and Tracks Accessories, Oils and Greases at bargain prices Building must be vacated by Jan. 15, 1919 Come early and get your choice of cars All Cars Go Below Cost $125 and Up Everything Gees For Cash Only WILLIAMS & FRY BARGAIN 1917 Ford $390 G. L. HOBART CO. W. T. Ilreen, Propr. II. Glddlngn, Agent Grants Pass & Crescent (ity Stage Co. Big, Easy Riding Pierce Arrow Cars . Office Old Observer lllk. Corner Seventh and G streets -Phone M Telephone BSJ8-J and 10.1