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VOL. IX., No. lilil. t "'i GRANTS PAHS, JOSEPHINE) OOCHTY, OREGON, . SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1019. WHOLE XTMBKB 2634. SOW GOVT, m&sm PROCLAIMED III BAVARA IXM ll H.WH GKHMA.N'M GIVE IN AND POLISH TROOPS CAN GO THROUGH DANZIG WiLL ALSO USE OTHER ROUTES President Hoovering From Cold and Mity Ho Abln to Attend Mooting of "Mk I our" Mondii) Spa, Apr. 5. A soviet government hit been proclaimed In Munich, Ba varia, reported by Erzbnrxer. I'orl, Apr. 6. General Forti ha telegraphed to the allied govern ment' that tho rlKht of the allies to use Danzig aa a post lor tha rot urn to Poland of I'ollah troop In France had been formally uphold In a con ference with Onrinun representatives. In addition to Dnnxlg, It wan de cided to iiho otlmr means of trans portation for the Polish trooia by the German government so that the arrival of tro fight bo speeded. The uiie of Pnnitln was provided for In tho armistice of November 11. Parla, Apr. 6. Prealdcnt Wilson slept late thin mornln, after hav ing passed a satisfactory night. He la better and may alt up later today and poaelbly attend meeting- of the council of four by next Monday. ItKDH OP Hl'KSIA (X1NTIXI K PIMKTCHS OP RUMINATION Copenhagen, Apr. 6. From 'Kiev It Is reported that the bolHhevlks shot 11 Journalists, four proftwsors, the mayor of the town,, a general and several othor persons accused of working for u counter revolution. WEST WILL TRY FOR Sun Francisco, Apr. , 5. Oswald West Is 'here today, en route to Washington, I). C, to ask the rail road administration to duclnre nn open market for the sale of railroad ties, lie represents, tho Western OroKon Tie & Lumber association. Jl'DGK 8.W8 WORLD WAIl f-rXJALLY ENDED Louisville, Ky., Apr. 4. In llne with an Informal statement from the ' bench on March 24, Federal Judge Waller Evans In an opinion today handod down a decision finding that the war In Europe legally Is at an end and that a plea for a new trial on conviction of violating war-time military regulations after the armis tice waa signed has no standing In court. AN EARNEST APPEAL TO Women of Grants Pass let no patriotic appeal go unresponded! Help was never, more needod by the Hod Cross to finish a large allot ment of refugee garments oefore June 1. One afternoon a weok given by each woman In Grants Pass will do much toward helping to clot&ie the destitute and Ihdmeloss of Europe, and the final clotting 'war activities will leave no woman with the- tin easy conscience of 'having left her own .patriotic work to be shoul dered toy already overburdened wom en. Make It ,a matter of local at well as national pride to live np to our reputation for tht 'highest pa trlotlsni. ' 4iiIii' Aihlift Not Kouulit and Nooko Awaits TIhimi Who Try l I'nlto Forces . Dtutapoet, via Vienna, Apr. C. Owing to action by the Hungarian Kovommont, thn price of food have dfopiwd considerably. Food Com missioner Krdelyi I 'warring on food spooiilators and sel.lng hidden stocks. The -wine shops remain closed. Dcnlul Is made of the statement that It 1s proposed to use churches as muslo halls. Nevertheless, there no Ion kit will be a state-supported rollk'lon. I'rlesU will be compollod to work for a living. It Is declared attain that forolKn property -will be protected and forolgn Industries en couraged. It seoms apparent that an effort Is to be made not to follow the mis takes made by the Moscow soviet government. N When T)ila Kun. the foreign min ister, Inslirted on entering Into cor dial relations with Ienlne, the Rus sian bolshevlst premier, he was warned in an open raiblnet session by Minister of Education Klunfl that Klunfl still had enough power to hnng him. It has been Insisted that the com munism In Hungary is aimed only at the aristocrats and capitalism. AGIST THE BANDITS Durango City, Mexico, Apr. 6. The poor peons of Durango state have turned against the bandits who operate In the ' Isolated mountain districts of this state. As long as the poor ranchers and cattlemen were friendly to the roving bands It was almost Impossible to trail them with government troops. But these brigands recently have bfen robbing the poor and tho latter have 'been furnishing accurate Information to the government of the whereabouts of the armed bauds. Jn the past these peo:lo have acted as spies for the bandits, advising them when troops were near. As a result of the Information furnished tho gov ernment troops, 12 bandits were cap tured recently and shot. DR. REED WILL SPEAK AT MONDAY LUNCHEON The Chamber of Commerce 'Mon day noon 'luncheon will be served 'by Uie ladles of the iRod Cross, as usual. Or. Reed, of the O. A. C, will be tho principal speaker at the lunch eon. The doctor Is so well known as an eloquent and ploaslng speaker that he need' no Introduction to the people. I He will 'be followed 'by 'Mrs. Florence Ewell Atkins, who will have something of Interest 'to say about "The Americanization of For eigners.", MARINES "DEVIL IXK18" v ORGANIZE IX CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, Apr. G. What Is be lloved to be the first social organi zation ever formed by members of the United States marine corps- was organized here when the marines from every war since the Civil War met 'here recently. The society has been named the title the Germans bestowed on the marines thr "Devil Dogs." 4444 4 4 4444444444 4 RAINBOW DIVISION , , ' -4 4 WILL COMB HOME 4 ' 4 Washington, Apr. 4 Assign- 4 4 m'ent of the complete 42, (Rain- 4 'bow division, to early convoy 4 4 home Is announced by the war 4 4 department today. 4 44444444 WA1 TO BE BROUGHT TO TRIAL Camp Lewis Soldiers Go to Montana to Return With First Ones Arrested-"So?ief Soldiers Defy Tacoma Police and Seventeen Are Arrested For Tag Selling Tacoma, Wash., Apr. 5. The first three arrests of what federal and military 'authorities plan to toe a wholesale campaign to bring to mili tary Justice hundreds of wartime draft evaders known to be In hiding during the war, were made In Mon tana. Soldier guards are going from Camp Lewis to bring them back for trial by courtmartlal for desertion In time of war. All the northwest draft boards have lists of men who failed to report. Tacoma, Apr. 5. Seventeen for ifler soldiers, many of them still wearing thejr army uniforms, were arrested by the police here today for selling tags on the street la de fiance of the law. The police say a hundred soldiers came from Seattle to assist In defying the Tacoma au thorities. They belong to the sol diers' and sailors' councils. FINK GIFTS FOK (J IRKS BUT A CARP FOB BOYS Honolulu, T. iM., Apr. 6.-y'Glrl Day," on of the most picturesque of Japanese fete days, was celebrated here" today, .daughters of Japanese families 'being the honored guests of festivals In each home. Gifts were presented to the girls and elaborate meals were served. "Girl Day" cor responds to "Boy Day" celebrated In May each year, when a carp is hung In front of each home where a 1oy haa been born during the preceding year. FOR KLAMATH DISTRICT The annual meeting of the Wom an's. Home and Foreign missionary societies of the Methodist Episcopal church of Klamath district, Oregon conference, will be held in Grants Pass April 8 and 9. There will be sessions 'both fore noons, beginning at 9:30; tooth af tornoons, beginning at 1:30; and both evenings, beginning at 7:30. From 9:30 Tuesday morning until the convention closes the time will be filled with interesting and in spirational numbers. - Some of the speakers to be on the program are Mm. A. Jt. Maclean, of Portland; Olla Grace Davis, super intendent of the work of the Port land Industrial center, Portland; Mrs. C. A. Edwards and Mrs. H. J. Van Fossen, of Ashland, and others. Mrs. M. C. Reed, of Ashland, will be the presiding officer. There will be several vocal num bers by local talent at each session. On Tuesday evening there -will be a atereoptlcon 'lecture by Rev. C. A. Edwards, of Ashland. . These meetings are open to all and a cordial Invitation Is extended to everyone to attend any or all ses sions. IRVINE APPOINTED TO FILL VACANCY Salem, Ore., Apr. 4. Mrs. Clara B. Waldo, of Portland, widow pf the late John B. Waldo, Justice of the Oregon supreme court, has resigned from the 'board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural college after 13 years' service. Governor Olcott has appointed B. F. ' Irvine, editorial writer of a Portland' newspaper, to fill the vacancy. He formerly was regent for 17 years, ibeglnnlng when a resident of Corrallls. DRAFT EVADERS The Tacoma city council says the organization Is along the lines of the Russian soviet government. The soldiers say they are misunderstood and that they are selling tags to help the soldiers and sailors who are In need. Additional soldiers were sent ont to replace those ar rested. Over a hundred extra police have been put on the downtown streets to prevent tag selling. The presi dent of the metal trades council de clared that 2,000 shlpworkera would defy the police and sell tags for the soldiers and sailors. He Is reported to Jjave declared that "If the city of ficials want trouble, we will give It to them." ' The city commission held a meet ing Which waa attended oy members of the soldiers' council. The offi cials declared the city would remain firm and arrest t"he shlpworkers It trouble waa caused. MONTANA SENDS 40,000 DRAFTED MEX TO COLORS Helena, iMont., Apr. 4. District and local draft boards closed their official careers in 'Montana March 31. All records have been sent into Adjutant General Phil Greenan, who haa forwarded his reports to Wash Ington, D. C. The boards sent 40,000 men to the colors In the 23 months of their ex istence. Wlbonx county board handled Its affairs without a cent's cost to the nation. The cost through out the state Is believed to be far under the average In. the nation. FOOD GOVERNS STAY OF ALLIES IN RUSSIA London, Apr. 5. The situation In Southern Russia lias recently become distinctly worse from the allied view point, mainly due to a shortage of food, dispatches state. It Is not fear ed that military reasons will compel the allies to evacuate Odessa, but possibly the city will become so short of food that it will ibe unable to sup port the occupying force. London, Apr. 6. Important de velopments on the Murmansk front in Northern Russia may be expected within a few - days owing to the threatened detection of - Finnish troops, the Daily Mail says. To meet this danger, American detachments were recently sent whioh will reach there next week. VISCOCNT grey was A GREAT SPORTSMAN London, -Mar. 14. The widely published report that Viscount Grey, who was foreign minister in Mr. Asqulth's cabinet, and whose speech es in the house of commons In 1914 were a powerful influence In making up the mind of the British public for war, had become totally blind was exaggerated. Writing to a friend who had sent his condolences, Lord Grey replied: "I lost the power of reading some months' ago and dry-fly fishing Be came Impossible last year as I could no' longer see the rises. Salmon fish ing, I Ihope, will still be possible. I aim glad to see the great progress made at Paris with the project of a league of nations." Lord Grey made his last public appearance a few months ago when he delivered an address In Lonoon In support of the league of nations. SATS BAKER REEDS PROD 10 JAR HIM Ketuttor Chamberlain Says Baker Would Have Accomplished Xoth- InK if Not OitJcised , Natchez, Miss., Apr. 5. "But for the things I have said in the past three years, the secretary of war would have accomplished nothing In the last three years," Senator Cham berlain, of Oregon, declared here in a reply to a statement made by Secretary Baker that "he could not recall a single instance in whfch he had received a helpful sugges tion" from the senator. "Mr. Baker has steadily followed the suggestions made by the chair man and members of the military affairs coiuinittee," Senator Cham berlain continued, "but claimed them all as his own after he bad been driven to their adoption. "The latest illustration of this Is to (be found In the fact that after the courtmartlal system had been denounced ty me on December 30 and after it had been defended by him, he announced after his return from the West that the system was to be revised and the faults .com plained of corrected. As soon as this has been done be will claim that he took the initiative. I Join with him In expressing a willingness to sub mit it to the American people as to whether they will approve of his Prussianizing the army or my ef forts to democratize It" SALVATION ARMY SELF DENIAL BRINGS $1 00 Ensign J. E. Strautln reports that Grants Pass' quota of $75 in the Sal vation Arjny self denial drive nas been reached and with the help of Medford has gone away over. One hundred dollars is the full amount raised and this has .been sent to the Seattle headquarters. There will be no further soliciting of funds except at the regular street services for the general work. The ensign compli ments and congratulates the teams for their splendid work In this drive. WEDDING-TODAY 2:15 Charles Sklllman Adair and Eva 'May Ooffenberry were united In mar riage today at 2:15 p. m. at the resi dence of the bride's parents, Mr. and iMrs. George B. Ooffenberry, at Seventh and B streets. The cere- money, which was quiet and Infor mal, was performed by Rev. Mel ville T. Wire, Mr. and iMrs. Coffen- 'berry being the. only witnesses. Both these young people are well known and popular in Grants Pass. Mr. Adair has been employed at the Golden Rule Store ifor about . four years and the bride has 'been the efficient stenographer at the. county clerk's office for three years. Mr. Adair" was recently mustered out of the Spruce division. The youag couple left on this af ternoon's train for Medford and otfc er .points south where they will spend a short noneymoon, after which they will make their home in Grants Pass. They have the heart lest congratulations of a large circle of friends. 44444 444 4 4 44 444 4 4 4 ITALIANS KILLED 4 BY STRIKING MINE 4 ' 4 Parts, Apr. 4. The Italian 4 transport TJnvbria. with 2.000 4 officers and soldiers alboard -and 4 bound from Venice to Tripoli, 4 struck mine and sank. Sev 4 era! men were killed and 100 4 wounded. ALUES STILL HAVE MILLIONS READY MR ASIDE FROM DISCHARGED SOL DIERS, ARMY OF 10,000,000 COULD ADVANCE ON FOE well mm Incredible That Allied Force at Arch angel Could Be Driven Into Sea. Boys Home by June " Washington, ' Apr. 5. General March said today that the armies of the central powers as now organized constitute about 15 per cent of their strength when the armistice was signed, while the allied forces still organized comprise 75 per cent of their total strength on November 11. The central powers' aggregate strength now is 1,125,000 men. The allies 'have about 10,000,000 men. General March said. The Archangel situation, he says, is weB. In hand and "It Is incredible that the allied forces could be driven into the sea by anybody." The war department plans to hare the 'Americans out of that portion of Russia by the. end of June. FRENCH AVIATOR TAKES ' IS PEOPLE VP 25,000 FEET Paris, Apr. 5. Lieutenant Bous- sotrot, a French aviator, yesterday expelled his feat of Tuesday, when he reached an altitude of mo re. than . 20,000 feet In a large French bi plane. Yesterday he ascended to be tween 20,000 and 25,000 feet with 13 passengers. The lowest temper ature registered was about 20 de grees below sera. WORKMAN KILLED WHEN Marshfleld, Ore., Apr. . 5. Ira Bowers waa instantly killed and Del Saunders probably fatally Injured when a ihlgh wind blew" a ' plank from the upper deck) of a ship 'un der construction. Men . working 75 - feet foelow were' hit. -RICHARDS WIN AT TENNIS New York, Apr. 4. Vincent Rich ards, a Yonkere, 'won the national singles indoor tennis championship, - defeating William Tilden,' Jr., of Philadelphia, in a five set match here today. DATES ARE SET FOR The Grants Pass Chautauqua will begin 'May 27 and, close June 1, ac cording to word recently received by the guarantors. The ladies have re ceived permission from the school board to use the grounds of the Cen tral school. It Is believed this loca tion will be more pleasant and con venient than the one used in former years. Among the interesting features this year will 'be a "sure fire" mu sical attraction headed by Castel- luccl's concert 'band. Judge Alden,: of Massachusetts, one of the keenest minded men ,on the American plat form will speak on certain phases of the reconstruction problems. One of the most unusual programs will be on "Victory Day," May 28, when Sergeant Gibbons will tell of the seven months he spent In a Ger man prison camp. Preceedtng his talk an overseas quartette of "four singing Sammies" will give a con cert. '