YOU IX., No. HIM.
GRANTS PAHH, JFOHEI'HINH OOCJfTY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919.
WHOLE JfVMBEB 2639.
PEACE PUS
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MOKK HEADWAY MAIK IX I.AHT
18 IIOl llMTIIW IN I'llKVIOlM
TWO WKKKH liKlim:
II IS STUL BE1
t-HN-clltn MlnMi Hays "We Will filvr
OpHnmta 1-r Aoidinl uml
Make Known Ability to ray"
PnrU. Apr. II. --Tho peace con
ference him reached an agreement on
all questions concerning pea'-o with
Germany, according to thu secretary
of Lloyd OeorgH. Certain detail re
main to be settled In two or three
(lay.
Washington, Apr. II. Advices to
tho White IIoiimo aayn morn prowess
hut ben mads In tho peace confer
ence during tho pant 48 hour than
during thu entire , previous two
weeks. It In Indicated that Presi
dent Wilson has irnn d the accept
ance of certain Important points tor
which he had tieen contending.
Berlin, Air. II Count von llrock
Iortf Hnntwiii, foreign mltilmer, "In
peak Inn before the nntlnnul arnicmb
ly at Welniur. said that Germany
would not sign a peace treaty which
deviated In any eenentlul Iron Pree
ldnt WIlaon'B 14 olnt. He aald:
"Financial demandii are causing our
ojiponenta aa much difficulty as those
rent rd Inn territory. It Is Impossible
to aolve then question without ne
gotiating With onr experts at the
conference table. We will give a
clear account to our opponent rela
tive to their domand and our abil
ity to pay."
Pari, Apr. 11. Whllu tho text of
the Monroe Doctrine amendment
adopted by the loaue of nations
commission laBt nWht Is withhold.
Its main features are along the fol
lowing line:
'Article 10 Nothlnsr In thla cove
nant ahull 1fl construed as Invalidat
ing any agreement auch as the Mon
roe Doctrine for the maintenance or
pence."
11 ED t'KOHS ON' ion
IX THE XKAU EAST
READY
PRESENT
Salonlkl, Apr. 11. To meet the
great need of clothing throughout
the Balkan states, the American Ked
Cr'oas commission to the Balkans is
ending to Serbia, Routnanla, Mont
energo and Albania millions of yards
of cloth, thousands of sewing ma
chine, large quantities of thread,
neodlos and buttons and hundreds ot
rtons of old clothing. These things
will be apportioned among the coun
tries according to the extent of des
titution. The commission Is atao
hipping large amounts of food to
J various points In the Balkans, which
have suffered from the German occupation.
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Albany, N. Y., Apr. 11. State Sen
ator George Thompson, ot Niagara,
told the senate committee today that
Richard H. Burke, ot New York,
told him If he would asl8t In the
passage ot the Increased trolley fare
bill he could become governor oi
New York and the traction Interest
-would raise a half-million dollar
campaign for 'him.
Thompson also testified that for
mer Governor Whitman talked with
lilm about the same thing.
New York, Apr. 11. Former Gov
rnor Whitman has denied Mr.
Thompson's statement.
REDS DECEIVE TO
SECURE RECRUITS
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Make 1'iilt.e TroutlM to (.'lUzons
WIhmii Thjr Hlwiitflinl" ami Hend
to tho HgliUnx Front
Ixiiidun, Apr. 11. Au Instance ot
tho deception tho bouiiuvlk govern
ment Is toned to praciluo lu ordui
to secure romfor jiuontu tor its army
Is contained lu Information Jui re
ceived in Loudon.
A proclajuatlou was Uhued at l'et-
rogrud orilurlug a trial luouiluallan
ot the "Klrnl Town becliuu" lor two
days to lent Its Male ot prepared
nous. It was slated that the lueu oi
the reserve would be permitted to re
turn to lliolr work after two days.
When Hie reaorvlats assembled they
wore told that us I'etrogrud was un
suitable for umnoouver purposes
thuy would be taken a short distance
out of towu. Uusiiapecougly the
men climbed iulo box cars, whose
doors were thou locked, and the men
were sent as reinforcements to the
wiwtcru front. There they remain,
although the bolshevik officers
naively complain that thene rein
forcement 'have not been of much
fighting value.
Desertions from the bolshevik
ranks and disobedience ot orders are
reported on the Increase la north
IttiNiia, bIno a lack ot training among
officers and men and deficiency of
arms and materlul. In the Ural dis
trict riots are reported to have oc
curred owing to the difference of pay
between troops at the front and
those remaining behind the lines. '
AntNiolshevIk sentiment Is said
to be pronounced among some of the
reKlmonts garrisoning Potrograd
that,. thaulhorJtUs are afraid to
take action against disaffected units
or to send them to the front.
ARRIVED ARCHANGEL
Archangel, Apr. 11. American
.-misers carrying the American en
gineer troops and Brigadier General
Klvhardvon .the new commander ot
the American forces In North Rus
sia, have arrived here. Tho Ameri
can and Russia forces yesterday
raided the .bolshevlkl positions and
took nlno prisoners and two ma
chlni) guns.
KILLED BY HUNTERS
Eureka, Mont., Apr. 11. Bob
Baker and Fred Baer recently killed
a mountain Hon near here measur
ing more than 10 feet in length.
They had followed a Hon trail over
the great divide of the Rockies for
three days and finally treed a moun
tain Hon which they meant to take
alive, aa celling live animals la one
of their sources of livelihood.
But the lion put up such a fight
that they were obliged to kill It.
Neither man was htirt. , The animal's
poll measured 10 feet, 7 Inches. The
men estimated the weight at S0O
pounds.
While trailing the animal the
huptera passed the remains ot three
dead 'which the Hon presumably had
killed, one a day,' eating only .
small portion of each. . .
ntllltlKII $2,(MK),(MK JKWEIi
V IX HIS VKST roCKET
Parts, Apr. 11. The lavish Jewel
collection of the Louvre will soon be
on exhibit again. The collection was
removed from the Louvre wheithe
Germane made their threatening
drive toward Paris. .
M. Dallmer, curator of the mu
seum, took the Jejwols away with
him personally to Bordeaux, carry
ing In his vest pocket the most pre
cfon cf tb stones, a Jewel valued
at $2,000,000, and known as the fa
moue Regent fnff' ' :
BERLIN BANKS
CLOSE DOWN IN
OF
IN EXPECTATION OK RENEWED
MOHTI.N'G, HI B1NKH8 SECTION
HEAVILY Gt'AKDED
SEVEM-HOUH DAY IS GRANTED
Between Strikes and Street Fighting,
People Do Not Know What to
Kipcrt Within the Hour
IJesen, Apr. 11. At a conference
of representatives of miners' unions
and the mlneownera of the Essen re
gion today, it was decided that It
was Impossible, In the Interests of
the national economy, to reduce the
working hours of the pit workmen
to alx dally. The mlneownera, how
ever, granted a seven-hour day,
which will Include the time occupied
In descending and ascending from
the mine.
Copenhagen, Apr. 11. The mem
bers of the strike committee In Es
sen were arrested by government
troops under Instructions from Ber
lin, a dispatch from Essen reports.
Civilians' then attacked the trooDS.
but after considerable firing the ci
vilians were dispersed..
The arrests of the strike leaders
were made after the committee had
declined an Invitation to negotiate
with a representative of the gov
ernment.' ,
Berlin, Apr. It. Although noth
ing had transpired up to an early
hour last night to permit of the con
clusion that a general strike was
one of the possibilities of the next
48 hours, a feeling of nervousness
pervades Berlin. This feeling Is due
in large measure to the strict mili
tary precautions -being taken by Min
ister of Defense Noske at the prin
cipal traffic centers of the city.
For several hours today tho main
downtown streets were shut off from
all traffic, causing much confusion.
This measure was adopted to head
off possible demonstrations and the
streets were reopened promptly when
the expected manifestations failed to
materialise.
Nevertheless, strategic points are
still occupied by special guards.
Some ot the main centers of traffic
are held by machine gun sq iadt,
while roue ot barbed wire have
been placed In readiness, for usa.
A majority ot the 'big Berlin hank!
were forced to remain closed '.iday
at least to shut down their branches
because of the strike ot bank em
ployes. The strike had a depressing
effect on business. .
SPY DETECTED BY
'S
New York, Apr. 11. Because Mrs,
James W. Gerard, wife ot the former
ambassador to Germany, has an ex
cellent memory for faces, Henry
Bode, the only American soldier
convicted of serving Germany as a
spy, is how serving a 10-year sen
tence In the disciplinary barracks at
Governor's Island, i
Bode, according to his confession,
after Mrs. Gerard had identified him
as a man In German uniform who
had appeared one day at the Amerl
can embassy in Berlin wearing the
Iron cross, deserted from the Amer
ican army at Fort Bliss, Texas, in
July, '1914, and made his way to
Germany, where he entered the Ger
man army. , After winning his Iron
oross in aotlon against the allies.
Bode entered the German Intelli
gence service. ' -.
Mextoo City, Apr. 11. Carranta
troops have killed Brai llano Zapata,
the famous bandit leader, according
to reports received here. J-- '
FEAR
OS
BRITISH LABOR
TIRED OF THE
CONFERENCE
UKMAXO AX EXU TO THE BICK-
EIUXGS OF DEM-XJATES AXI)
WANT IMMEDIATE PEACE
r
STICK FOR WILSON'S POINTS
(kmdemn Conscription Bill and Aak
Withdrawal of Troops From
t Northern Russia
London, Apr. 11. The national
executive committee of the national
labor party at a meeting today form
ulated a statement of policy, de
manding that the Paris conference
put an end to the protracted dis
cussions and make peace in accord
ance with President Wilson's' 14
points,
The labor party also demands the
withdrawal ot the conscription bill.
the cessation ot military Interference
In Rueela and the speedy withdrawal
from that country ot British troops.
Premier Lloyd George hopes to
return to London from (Paris next
Tuesday and to make a statement re
garding the peace' conference in the
house of commons on Wednesday.
This announcement was made In the
house today by Edward Shortt. home
secretary.
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New York, Apr. 1. The trans'
port Julia Luckenbaoh, carrying the
157th Infantry complete, which was
reported to have lost her rudder at
sea, has arrived oft Ambrose Ught-
shtp. The men are from the 40tb
national guard division from Calk
fornla, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Art,
xona and New Mexico.
ENGLISH GIYE FINE
CATTLE TO BELGIANS
London, March 17. Six hundred
shorthorn cattle1 ot the very ' best
breed have been presented by the
Royal Agricultural society of Great
Britain to the people ot Belgium,
and S00 of them have already reach
ed farms in the vicinity of Bruges.
The remainder -will follow in a tew
weeks.
The cattle, -which are valued at
$200,000, will be supplemented In
the near future with additional
gifts, after which more cattle are to
be sent to Serbia and France to take
the iplaces of the livestock killed or
carried away by the German Invad
ers. Money for the gifts is being
collected In all the English cattle
raising counties, and leaders of the
movement expect the fund to reach
$1,250,000 within the next tew
months.-
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Copenhagen, Apr. 11. The revO'
lutionary movement In Bavaria has
spread to Baden, and agitators are
working in ' Karlsrhue, Mannheim
and other large cities.
The communists at Munich have
formed communist government
there, dispersing the other govern
ment. German-Austria is reported
to be coming under the influence of
the Munich-Budapest soviet govern
ments... .. .; .. . , ... , ...
FLOATING L1IIIES
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Several Vemels Are Lost and It Will
Be Several Years Ik-fore Euro
pean Waters Are Cleared
Constantinople, Apr.- 11. Float
ing mines In the Dardanelles and
Sea of Marmona still constitute
grat danger to navigation. Several
ships have been lost since the ar
mistice through mine explosion. The
armistice required Turkey to indi
cate all mines, but It has not been
possible In all cases to give their
exact location. Mine sweepers have
been at work for some time, but
naval authorities say it viU 'be many
months before vessels can proceed
through the straits with safety. No
navigation Is permitted at night. On
passenger vessels lifeboats drills are
held regularly. Just as in days when
submarines menaced the seas.
Even In the broad tretches of the
Aegean Sea the greatest precautions
are taken against floating mines. In
certain areas passengers are requir
ed to wear life preservers, and nar
row lanes of travel have been mark
ed out for pilots to follow. '
But It is In the Black Sea that the
greatest danger exists. Not only
are there numerous floating mines
there, but extensive unmarked mine
fields laid Indiscriminately by the
Germans, Russians and bolshevik.
They are a constant menace to ship
ping. The steamer hearing the Am
erican Red Cross mission to Rou
manla narrowly missed a floating
mine while proceeding to Constanza.
Often these mines are carried down
by the swift current In the Bosphor
ous straits to the See ot 'Marmona,
where they are an ever-present dan
ger to the hundreds of naval 'and
merchant vessels.
Naval authorities say it .will be
several years before the waters of
Europe are entirely free of floating
mines. Many of the German mines
aesiroyea vy atitea trawlers were
found to have been moored by rope.
When the rope rotted the mines
broke from their anchorages and
drifted In many cases to the main
line of steamer travel.
IH ILIUXG BOOM IS HARD
TO START IX EXGLAXI)
London, Apr. 11. With the sign
ing ot the armistice it was exvscted
that building operations in London,
suspended by the war, would be
quickly resumed. But so tar tb-re
are no signs of a renewal of work
on a dozen or more huge unfinished
structures in various parts ot the
cRy. .
Labor unrest Is the cause assigned
by one big contractor for this state
of affairs.
Lisbon, Apr. 11. The Portuguese
have not tailed to live up to their
reputation for gallantry during their
three years sojourn in France. The
authorities have received notice ot
687 marriages of French girls to
Portuguese officers and soldiers, and
many hundreds more are expected to
toUow.
The young Portuguese warriors. It
would seem, exercised an irresistible
fascination upon the French maidens
by reason ot the romantic melan
choly songs of Portugal) called "fa-
dos" with which - they serenaded
their sweethearts to the accompani
ment of guitars. These airs. It Is
said, gained wide popularity in the
Armentleres sector, where the Port
uguese expeditionary forces were lo
cated. . -..
TANK TRAVELED HIGHWAY
ASHLAXD TO MEDFORI)
Med ford, Apr. 11. The whippet
tank, proceeding along the Pacific
highway under its own power, ar
rived in Medford last night . It left
on the train this morning for Grants
Pass and Roseburg. after a Victory
loan celebration here.
TO SHIPS
HIS GRANTS
WAGE INCREASE
R.M1EN
AMOUNTS TO W,000,000 AJfD AF
FECTS 400,000 MEMBERS OF
THE BIO FOUR
35,000 in Bay Region UUsatisfied
and Expect Raise Which Will
Amount to $8 a Day
Washington, Apr? 11. Director
General Hlnes ordered wage ad
vances aggregating $65,000,000 for
400,000 railroad workers 'of the Big
Four brotherhood, retroactive to
January 1. The order affects both
freight and passenger service.
San Francisco, Cal., Apr. 11. Ex
tension of the labor 'board wage
agreement to October 1, as recom
mended at the recent Washington
conference, was disapproved by the
35,000 workers of the Pacific dis
trict maritime workers' . connciL
There will be a coast-wide protest
meeting of ehipworkers at Oakland
on May 5. Workers demand approx
imately $8 a day, which was not pro
vided for. .
TANK DEMONSTRATION
' The famous whippet tank, which
was 'to have arrived in Grants Pass
yesterday, did not arrive nntil noon
today from the south, due to a mis
understanding In the schedule.
Schools were dismissed and a
great crowd gathered at the freight
depot where the tank was unloaded
from the railway car. Then with
Sergeant Chas. O. Hendershott at
the steering wheel, and Private Clar-,
ence Likens and Corporal George C.
Alden mounted on top of the mon
ster, each armed with revolvers, the
"show" proceeded up the street. The
revolvers were fired , repeatedly to
attract attention.
Having lunched, those In charge
of the tank gave a demonstration
with the machine, after which T. M.
Stott introduced O. S. Blanchard and
Private Likens, both ot whom gave
Interesting talks, urging people . to
rally to the support ot the coming
Vlotory loan the loan that Is to
wipe out war debts and get the gov
ernment on a firmer financial stand-
in. .
At 3 o'clock the tank was loaded
on a Southern Pacific car and was
started north, to make stops at
Roseburg, Eugene, Marshfleld , and
Portland, In the Interest of the Vic
tory loan.
OF
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London, Apr. 11. Many troops of
the iRed army in eastern Russia have
adopted trade union methods . In
dealing with their , bolshevik super
iors. They demand fixed pay for
each hour of fighting and this, ac
cording to official reports to the
British government, at ' times
amounts to 20 rubles an hour. The
Red army In that territory is com
posed ot Germans, Finns, Chinese,
Poles and recruits from the semi
civilized provinces of eastern Rus
sia. .
'Many of the officers are Germans.
Others are Russians pressed Into
service. ' (Every order given hy aa
officer is reported to the commissary
and any mistake Is punishable by
death..,