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1 am i mm - .aw av v.. SJ.ft-W--' . .I,,..- "HANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY. JANUARY 27. X . YANKS WERE IN SHAPE TO BEAT' (EES HAD HIXOM LAKUKHT ARMY IX .VIIA'H ON NOVKMIIKIt n, WITH MORE COMING OYER 900,000 DISCHARGED ICtiKlMJKl'K omlilnisl Army on W i-nt. ern Front ToJil.xl I.7IH.OOO, While I'. H. Hud 1,050,100 Washington, Jan. 27. -On tliu day the armjHllce was signed tho Amer ica d army on tho western front wu wnconcj In strength only to that of France Itself, (ionurul March said that ou November-11 the United Statu wus rupreiii-uted on tlio west ern front by 1, 950,100 num. Franco, on November 1, tho lust dato for which official figure were available, kad 2,rri!,000. Tho Urltlsh and the PortugiioHu uttaihud to the Drltlsh army totalled 1.718,000 while the llelglun and Italian forces on the western front aggregate about 200 O00. Up to Jununry 24 the . United fitati-s had actually discharged 67,- J8 officer and 858,117 men. Tho British on January 11 had discharg ed 13,769 officers and 611.950 men. Tho total ordered for discharge In thin country now U 1.800,900. Oeneral March in Id that un dis charged from the army will be per mitted to retain tho divisional tnslg nla which they wore while In service A recent order of tho department prescribed that the wearing of these InalKnla would ho permitted up to the date of discharge. So far a the men In the regular army are con corned the regulations concerning uniform will bo maintained and they do not permit soldiers to wear Insignia of the dlvlnlnna with which thoy formerly served. IT Llabon, Jan. 27. The goern ment la assoiiibllng lnrgo bodlc of trooi to put down the Uoyall.st re bellion at Oporto. Tho loyal trno.is defeated Bonio unlU who declared thoniRelvo In favor of tho rebels. MAY RECALL $100,000 FOR SOLDIERS' RELIEF Suloin, Jan. 27. Uocause of re ports . reaching the state capltol building that thousands of dollars MINSM PORTUGUAL RIOTS HAV aro nvnllable In Portland for the'tlons care of returned soldiers, In Hindu of which some legislators had no knowledge, there is a fooling of .re nontment by some lawmakers and a bill may bo Introduced today to re peal the soldiers' and sallora' com mission act nnd Its appropriation of 1100,000. A membor of the loglslnturo said he learnod that the 1100,000 Is lying In a Portland bank nnd that Mayor Baker Is holding it for use as some luture time when "It may be need ed." tt- 4.4. . - ANOTIIKU HIU STRIKE ' -f IS NOW IMPENDING 4 f New York, Jan. 27. A na- 4 tlon-wlde labor crisis, Involving f the Industries engaged In man- f ufacturlng silk and cotton 4 goods Is Impending, unless em- ployers concede an eighHiour 4 day by February 1. Woolen -f -f Koods manufacturers to a cer- 4 4- tain extent are Involved. ' 4 4H44tTr44444444' i i : " 1 . . t . n iiiijEi JL.niir.ti zaia. SOLONS START ON m Hoiimp II.ih 'Mrl 27 find llm hVn- ut 22 Kill Itunil. Irf-rfhliition HoIiIn Llim-llght Suluui, Ore., Jan. 27. Tho third week of tho audition stars with 191 bill Introduced In tho house, 27 of which passed, and 80 bill In the itonato, 23 of which aro punned and on the calendar of the other houao Two bill have anno to tho governor. one making $25,000 available for pay for membor and employe who are In noed of ready cash and the $100,000 for care and aHstntanco of toldlor and murine honorably d!s charged lnce November 11, 1918. The commission to disburse thl at It own dlKcrntlon, with W. n. Ayer, the Portland millionaire a chair :Z',ni. lh;.rrLW'" !h: loan tn ..m .... th inHivMn.i " .- '"" 111) II1J1IUI UI I fll !ISIJlt3, I The big Imuo of keenlnit within ihn o inr oeiii mx limitation enacted by the people ha not been ettled. The aaldo a Impractical, or at loaiit ex prentiea ninmoir to that effoct to thoe who wanted hulf a million for war purpose. Other declare the tale can be rnn and keep well with in the taiea raised under the annual t Iter cent Incroane. There la an opportunity for a 1 governor with nerro to veto all sum taken hv th TKEIR THIR0 leglslatare above that Umlt to make u a machine gun nest and attack a record hat the people would us- d U by a series of short rushes. The tain and appreciate. , ? attack -resulted In the capture of 25 ; One of -the nnobserved incident 0l.th.".I),(,we?H,w fhajwlthdrawal (Continued on page 4) YANKS STILL QUE WAY London, Jan. 27. The allied forces on the front - - - w v w i angel, which are mainly American I uiiu n ihh an frnnTiv nv Minn, &t I - -1 . Hvm I . n . nL 1 1- . . . I ' lunu ui ouunKiirsK unaer uoisne-1 vlkl pressure and have withdrawn to a shorter line north of the town, ac cording to an official statement from the Drltish war office Archangel, Jan. 27. The Ameri cans and the allies evacuated town of Shenktirsk Saturday to avoid unnocoHsary casualties. Thoy moved northward to a lino along the Vasa river. Archangel, Jan. 27. The Ameri can and allied troops succeeded In ,,. . . , num rmiice recently received nere osranliiK from Shcnkursk only by a .,, cr, , , ,. , . r,,n Tho r.,.,u,w,ulk. .,.... LJfrom Sergeant Leslie H. Robinson, nifo. The Iiolshovlkl almost had them surround. Tho Uolshuvlkl . . . . trooiia captured a large store of pro- vii .t. . , .lions, but tho Anmrli'an iruna uin. I 1 . . . . The nolshevlkl havo apnaicnt y bnLMin thnir th .i,.. ., ' . ' " " in rn ( ma hitn k ti. .. i. .. 4 1 ... vf ,i, . ...v i.i.i. 11 miu Siva U itlUICIli IMll I Th a...-i t. ,, , . Tho Amerlcanii may bo compelled to j 1. kiiu niLiiiiviviu in film 111 IU1IIU irivn ,.n nn,n nf ii.ni. iui,.i -.. Menu. ON MEETINGS TODAY Salem, Ore., Jan. 27. The intlu euza ban in this city was raised to day, but the quarantine ordor will ... .1 i ... . un i-uuiiuuuu. .uuuur wcainer nas decreased the cases. The quarantine will be lifted at the-state hospital weuiiesuay, out general visiting by tho public will be dlscournged. DODI) JOINT MEMORIAL ' A DOITED UY SENATE saiem. Orn . Jnn. ST.Thn snnnto aaoptod uopresentatlve Dodd s joint memorial, relating to tho reclama- uon or arid lands In Umatilla coun- ty. and urging the, passage or the Slnnott bill. A memorial ' urging congress to give government aB8lst-lln ance in developing Crator Lake na-lof iionai para -was aaoptea also. GRANTS PASS M CITED FOR E NKIUJT. HERT PKKhl.KY MtktM GREAT RECORD WITH YANK ARMY IN FRANCE I I'romotpd for H-rolin In Action With Four Others Take German Machine Gun Nest Sergeant Albort C. Presley, ton of C C. Prleynow o, 9Mem- been cited for dtetln- SuUhed lervlce In action with the American army In France. Bort. a no n Known among hla Uranta Pa frlundn. I. a mmh. tlon read "For extraordinary heroism In ac tion near Ecllnfontalne, France, Sep tember 27, 1918. Sergeant Presley. with a patrol of 'four other men. went out to reduce what was thou eh t to b a sniping post. . They dicov- ered. uuon arriving nAarar th.t it prisoners and two Sergeant Presley, who la now 22 years old, spent his entire life In Grants Pas until he went to the Oregon Agricultural college. He en tered one of the officers training camps at Camp Lewis on recommen dation of the commandant of the O. a. C. regiment, but on account of his youth was not granted a com mission. He entered the armv a a private hut was soon made a ser geant. Presley was a graduate of - ga iiuua wu ui th Grants Pass high school with the ciiuu nr iia nr wn , . ' - - - " ....,. 1.IUWJ i. o nog . i"uoui. - T - tl", OF ALL FIGHTS AND . . BRAY DEEDS GREW TO MANHOOD ON ROGU FAMOUS RAINBQ Mn JT?00'- , 27;-The1to t a balloon to see over them. Mil U'hlfth IkA .11 .... nt ...... .. 1 ' pride which the men of the famous ltninoow Division take in their or ganisation Is reflected in a letter from France recently received here of the 117th Field Battalion Signal v-orps. itomnson, wno is a Kansai , ... . . , Corps. Robinson, who Is a Kansas v uuwspaperman, writes, in part ... " a follows: I. , . .. ,or BO lon5 can nrUly realize mat it is finished. It Is hard to ehane " - r11""1 a tew.nours tirom sneus and ...ui.i a . ... M'omos xo sunsnine ana joy. There , ... . ' 18 1001 .ninB reeling arouna ,he h,f:,rln.f t8ch of "8,: ',9 ltJeanl , 's. 1111. iu duq iiiuou r icin u kick nnd squeal and throw hand' grenades at each other In their wild delirium of sudden happiness you certainly are led to believe that something Is finished. Or else get ting a' good start. As you have read in the newspapers, this division has boon in the line longer than any oth er American division In. France. 'We went into the line near Lune Lille. In the middle or Pshm.n. . :" There we were under the command nf thu Pmnnh inrii i ,,. to Baccarat, where we took over an entire divisional sector for ourselves the first American division to do this. We remained In this sector for 13 weeks, and whnn an worn m lieved. General Dunort. under whose 1 command we served, paid a alowlna- tribute tn thn vnlnr nnd n mo. dash in or tne men "We were relieved in this sector and sent to the Champagne,' where we assisted the French In stountnir the Germans on July 15, 16 and 17, what was, to have been the start his hiu tn P.i.ii-- ai. ni- up the Germans so high that you had IN SIXMONTHS CKX. .MAIXH ' MILITARY COMMITTKK TKAXSI-OIITATIOX HKUVK'K IU IJKTTKH President Wllwm to IK-UTtiilne Bize of Army to lie Held on the Went Front Washington, Jan. 27. General March has Informed the senate mili tary committee that shiuDlnz ar rangements have been made by which 300,000 men mlnrht be tran. ported home monthly, and that all the American expeditionary force could be returned and demobilized wlthlu six months. The number of Americans who will be held abroad In the amy of occupation Is to be determined bv President Wilson, General March de clared, hut more Americans have al ready been designated for return home than was originally proposed by General Foch, who Indicated ten divisions as the American contribu tion. There are-still 786,000 men In camp in the United States, but all will be demobilized within a month except, uom returned forj "over head" duty. Up to Saturday. 104, 000 men had arrived from overseas HELP! MARIUKI) 5IA.V8 DOOM IS XOW SEALED inlontown. Pa.. Jan. 27 ViM John D. Carr has ruled that all mar ried men .found on the streets lntox- icaiea win be taken to their hnm. to be- punished by their wives. The mayor believes the tmnlnhmn m be far more effective than . .m.ir rme or Imprisonment. 785,000 MENJN HOME CAMPS W JIM IH THICK - W1W1I ' III " STAYED TILL LAST we were sent to the Chateau Thlnrrv num. mere . tne division cut through several crack Prussian Guard divisions, and whipped the tar out of several other of the ene my s best divisions. We were In this fierce fighting longer than anv other division and pushed a greater distance toward the Rhine than any other division In that sector. Next, we were sent down near St. Mlhlel. and we captured more villages than any other division in the reduction of this salient. After oreanlzln this now front so nthor tm this new front so other troops could h0,(1 e were sent i, west to Ver Qun " "AnJ II k ik. continued to show that It was 'the best fighting division In Francn. Tho doughboys cracked the Krlemhllde Stellving ine at one of Its most dif ficult points. The hills were steep nnd wooded, and the machine gun fire was something terrific. But the Rainbow never grew dim. After the line had been pierced we were trans ferred to another corps and put on the trail of the Hun and pushed him 19 kilometers nnttl we had the heights dominating Sedan. Then tne division was relieved by the French, as to them should belone the glory of entering the city which de cided the war of 1870. And today that glorious event is to take nic so-1 am told, with the flags of the allies leading the bands of many regiments and . the French soldiers dancing wildly In their ecstasy. . "The boys of the division are tired. They have not had a relief, and never have been to any of the leave centers, where the soldiers are supposed to go for rest. All of our "(Cbntlhued'on paga'Sir Bli"KSS J" YANKS , Proposed MetiMore to Itaiite $10,OOOt- 00 Aimed StralKht at "Road nip pers" and IUch Men Salem, Jan. 27. The reoeal of the present motor vehicle law and Increase In motor vehicle taxes. amounting to several hundred per cent for soma classes of Vehicles, Is provided for In a hill preDared hv me roaas and highways commute or tne senate aa part of the good roaas program. Those who ride merely for nlea. ure must pay for the luxurv and operators of heavy trucks will bear mucn or the expense of maintain roads worn out by their vehicles, ac cording to this measure. The hleh est assessment against them m,M t $500 for trucks of over six tons capacity. Electric pleasure vehicle. termed "rich men's toys" bv nnm committee members, would be taxed 140 Instead of the present $8 n cense fee. The increase for motnr. cycles and motor bicycles was $2, making the license $5 Instead of $3 as at present. The tax wonM h doubled on electric service vehicles or not more than one ton and set at 20 Instead of 110. T SERVICE PUTS IIP 31 7 TRAIL SIGNS During the 'season of 1918 the for est service prepared 317 road and trail signs, and posted 197 siena on roads and trails in, and adjacent to tne Siskiyou National forest, - These sign-boards were made of lumber and painted, and indicated the direction and distance to all prin cipal points In the surrounding coun try. The total cost was $106.38, or 33 and 13 cents each. During the present winter mnro signs are being prepared, which will oe posted next summer. FEEBLENESS OF MIND Leavenworth, Kan.. Jan. 27. The release of 113 conscientious object ors, honorably discharged from the service, by the war department be gan today. Two of the number re fused to leave, saying that it was against their religious scruples. SOITH DAKOTA MOTHER MIRDERS HER 5 CHILDREN Sioux Falls, S. f Jan. 27. Mrs. Clara Hanson, aged 35 years, shot and killed her five children and then attempted to take her own life at tho family home early today at Sher man, near here. She is in a critical condition. Mrs. Hanson Is the wife of the town marshal at Sherman. The chil dren had beea ill and she is alleged to have declared that "she did not want to see the children suffer." BY SCENES AT THE FRONT Paris, Jan. 27. The sunreme council of the peace conference met today. President Wilson yesterday, with his wife, and Admiral Grayson, arid a small party, made his first visit to the battle' front and devastated re gions, visiting Chateau-Thierry and Rhelms. He said: ,'No one can put Into words the impressions .1 have received amongst such scenes of desolation and' ruin." ,-- : TRUE NATURE RIFF-RAFF OF ARMY, PARIS RE PORTS, IS SHOWING ' DIRTY HANDIWORK IX CITIES i C1USED 34 MURDERS IN DEC Make 220 Asoanlts and Start SOO Sertona Fights Police Reinforced and Deserters Captured Paris, Jan. 27. Thirty-four mur ders, 220 day and night assaults and 600 serious fights due to the Ameri can soldiers occurred In the deoart- ment of the Seine during December, according to the Matin. , Reinforcement of the nolica divi sion Is demanded by brigadier Gen eral William Harts. Many American deserters have been arrested. The newspaper, - Interanslgeant says: 'The audacity of soma of the Americans shows- that many of them are bad lots, and has grown marrel onsly since the armistice was signed, and our friends of the United State deplore these facte, like ourselves." O. A. C. HAS NEARLY . , , 2,000 STARS OJT FLAG Oregon Agricultural College. Jan" 27. The college Is entitled to near ly 2,000 stars on its service flag 45 ' gold ones. Already 1.850 names of those who have engaged In national service have been received by H. M. lennant, registrar, and the records are by no means complete. ' Sixty- one per cent of the men are officers, which speaks well for the effldencr of the military, training at O. A. C, imns: tne officials. LEGISLATORS TO VISIT - STATE Salem, Ore., Jan. 37.-Commlt- tees of the legislature decided ,lo visit the eastern Oregon hospital for the Insane at Pendleton, and the state soldiers home at Roseburg. during the week-end adlnnrnmont Representatives Kubll, Chllds and Haines and Senators J. C. Smith, Jones and Lachmund will eo to Pendleton and Representative Mm. Thompson and Senators Eberhard. Gill and Strayer will go to Roseburg. It was planned. T MEMORIAL TO APPROVE SINNOTT BILL Salem. Ore., Jan. 27. The senate has adopted the house memorial, In troduced by Representative B. F' Jones, urging congress to enact leg islation giving the, Indians on the siletz, reservation tee simple deeds to their, lands. This, would place 12,000,000 worth of land on the tax rolls. The senate also adnntoit tho house Joint memorial urgin con gress to pass the Slnnott bjll for ap propriation of one billion dollars for reclamation and drainage In the western states. REDS ARE GETTING 4- . ' BCSY AT TA.COM A 4- ; . , 4. Tacoma, Wash... Jan,, 27. A 4-, 4; mass, meeting to organize a sol- 41 uiers- ana sailors' and work- 4 man's .nunntl . ' L.n - . " " w . ao uom II I tJ ' 4-last night. Some men In army" 4-A uniform attended, .and manv 4-. 4- striker wore i present.i. Thev 4- win hold another meeting next 4- r sunaay. NSIUTiS