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,.. a H-4 Jill " nn i - fmr i 1 1 1 1 . f - ' - - g'iyLgiL1!!. gggp ,, MoyiAv. ai - " WHO! BUDAPEST IS IN 1 HANDS IHHIUXi.tltll OKIl.ltS I I COM SI. I'Urmk iM:iuvi.i.ii:i n x. Ml, AMI T.I UK TIIK UTV IU KUH REACHES VIENNA I'oufUi'lInu IIi'HiriH Idwirdlnu IMMiil of Hivli lender; I'rttli-ii tnrlnu Will Hulit llmlutK'Ht, lAug. 2. Roumanian (rooim have cx:uliwl Muilnpent and ar dvannlnic from Uiit Uiver TUiwM despite repretmiitallon made liy Ueut. Colonel Komiinulll, Italian ritprtwnntatlve of the allies at Vlon n. Copenhagen, Auk. 4.'U'I Kun. 'deposed 1 1 mi tutrijin soviet loader, ha arrived In Vienna, where -nr will be put lo an Interment ihih i. according In a dlnMitrh from Vienna received today. . Vienna, Aug. 2. illela! Kun, who rexlgned his virtual dictatorship of J I unitary, la reported to have arriv ed here aa a fireman on a freight train. The rort la that he I now at Hit) Hungarian legation with the acquiescence or the German and Austrian government. No Informa tion concerning the report rould be obtained aa the Intention was closed until Monday. According to the newaiiapers Hula Kun, in refusing Thursday the pro posal of Central lloohm, hla minis ter of- war, to hand over the- govern ment to the aotlaliHla. declared Hun Kary iwould , remain a Hungary of anvieiH and (hat the proletariat would dirend the system of coun cil to the laat drop of blood, even to the exitont of fighting In the utreeta of niidaxHt. I'alrlH, Auk. 4- The uiri-nie In- tor-altlpd c-ouneU ai-nt a metmnKe yea tnrduy to the Koumnninn army Ioiik .the ThcUe river, to ceane Ha lvanrn upon 'lliulapfnt Immediate ly. The council enRorly awaited fur ther communication from the new Hunmirlan government at FludapuHt tmlay. The note, which the supreme coun wll oommunlcated to the new 'llun karlnn Koverninent through the Ital ian mlHHlon In IBudapret, waa tem perate In toiinahowW that the dla 'POHltlon on tho part of the -peaco con ference to naslHt tho Hungarian poo 1le Jn an effort to create a atnlilo vovernment need not In any aeime be cnnaldered a threat of violence nualnat the new Rovernmet, It laid HtrcMH, however, on the neceaalty for Hungnry to comply with the terma of the ermlxttce and disarm com pletely. . ' 7,OIO AITO I-lfKNHKS l.V - OltlttJOX OX jl'hV 111, IDIO 1 Balom, Ore., iAug. 4. A report le aned by the aecretary of state Satnr duy showed that 75.04 4 automobiles had ibeen llcenaed In Oregon this 'yoar up to July 31. The receipts In this department up to July 31 to talled $."62,2rl aa against $461,422 collected during the entire 12 months of 1918. T T 'Mexico City, Aug. 4. Eighteen persons are. reported to have been klllod 'In Muna, Yucatan, In tho clash 'between government authorities and socialists. Seven ty-elx prisoners have 'been sent from Muna to Vera Cruz by General 'Luis IM. IHernande. chief of military operations In Yucatan OF RUMANIANS S!H$BmF IHINES WOULD HORTHDAKOTAHAS lOISMffi EXMI0F1B COMPULSORY ! INVESTIGATE A GREATPROGRAfi ENi0YHG THE IbiiK hcra (ilvi n t mil to 'oin- I'letf Incliout Itluhla on ItutUt Oivk and ItoKue Krver i.Vt a IiiCH'Lliiir of the utAtn wulap hoard i4'ld July 28 an' order waa en- iorei emeiidiiiK llio lime ror the completion of the Inohoat rlKhU on lloicue Jllver laid Ilttle Hutte creek. T!i In tiiltiw In all the trllMilarlen of UiKtie river, auch aa the Applesate river. Wllllnma creek. Crave Creek, Wolf Cree. Jiimp-ofNIoe creek, 3han creek. 7Jmpy creek, etc. Tho order of the hoerd Juat received by IMatrtot Water MuHtur M. Jt, Opdvcke read aa followa: "Tlie ftintler of extending the time ror the completion of Inchoat rlghta under the Hogue river and Utile Hutte creek adjudlcntlona waa con aldered at thla time, application harlnit heert reivl from a number of ,wntr uaera. It appearing tint tho time expired October 1, 1912. and that on fcccount of the hlirh coat of labor and, materlala and other un favorable condition, many water uaera ihad Ven unablo to perfeot the Inohoat rlwiita allowed them. It waa therefore ordered that the time for the completion of all Inchoat rlghta on noirno TUver and Little Butte creek be and the aame la hereby ex tended to Octotlier 1. 1921.' By thla order the farmer of ihl county aa well aa-.In kaon county will nave one more year to complete their rltrtita ROt tnetr jan(1 ,n for Irrigation and malnUIn the pri ority of 1 908 for auch land. Owlnjt lo the fat that It waa Imnomlbl. t aecure labor to clear land farmera nave iieen etrlvlng aa fceat thev enuM to ct at least part of their Inchoat nieni 4U mtape, imt thla extenaion win mean a great dnal to them and win enable many of them to com plete their entire inohoat rlsht. MANY NEW TRACTS WILL BE IRRIGATED Salem, Ore., .Aug. 4. Since the enictmont of the Irrigation district Maw by the atate leslalature in 1911 winds In the Bum of 13.501,000 have been certified by 1he Irrigation aeenr Itlea commlKslon. it was stated to day. Thoy are secretin ted aa follows: Ochoco district. fl'loo.OOO: iWurm Springs dlHtrlct. 170,000; Pavette- U re so n sloiie dlHtrlct. tJ25.00fl: Squaw Creek district. i8.000; Hood itlver district, $167,000; Cold Hill district. $60,000; Talent dlatrlot, $17.",0l)0; Tecl district. $930,000. Thero ar alao iMnd!ng biifom tho Irrigation securities commission no. plication for the certification or $600,000 ror the Warm Springs Irri gation district, $300,000 for the Sil ver Uke irrigation district, $395,. 000 ror the Suttles Uke Irrigation district. $75,000, for the Tulent irri gation district: $25,000 for the ttnirt Hill Irrigation district; $55,000 for tno urnnts Pass Irrigation dlmrl.t and $15,000 for the Squaw Creek ir rigation district. It Is proposed to use the imnud of all these 'bonds for construction worg. . . .. A numbor or other irrigation Mm. trlcts contemplate development work during the present season. inoinHin. the Horsefly project In Klamath county wnicn proposes to spend in the nolghbonhood of $40,000 in the Installation of additional pumping enus. rne Janirell v&iinv ,tipiin Contemplate the Irrigation .of ap- -iiisiiiiBieiy au.uuo acres with wjiIbp stored In the ovornment's ' Clear lake reservoir. The "Silver Creek 'rrlgatlon district" In arney county iroimses to water 174,000 acrea, vhlle the Aled ford Irrlgatton district Int hides 20,000 'with the proposed xpendlttire of $1,500,000 in 'con "'.ructlon. ... Washington, 'Aug. 4. (Pacific "snst iStaites; Temperature normal. Centrally fair weather, although oc "slonal local thundershower proh ")le In Washington and Oregon. IRMININGj HIGJPIEr: CAMPGROUNDS KKNIM4 UllAi Tit m;llKiSH KS - t.lllMSHIo 'l'.M.IXKXT MM, iT.utr idmcv mn r. s. WOULD CATCH YOUTHS OF 19;MRMEHT00 HASH TO STRIKE l lelil Army of War Htrongth of i.mi.inhi .iien anil finuera, Willi AcUe Fone of .llo.lMMi Waahlnston. Aug. t. The main- tonance'of one field army with war atreiiKlh of 1,250,000 officer and men 1a propoaed In WH eatohllaWnsI! a permanent military policy, aent to conirreaa today by Secretary Baker. Tho active force of thla army would be young men who had taken a three-month training counie, com pulsory for 19-year-old youtha. There would be no change In the ex- iatlng law regarding the organisation of the national nard and lta rela Hon to the regular army. Waahlngton, Aug. 4.--I,lana for a permanent peace anny of S10.000 of ficer and men, and a eyatem of uni versal military training waa trans mitted to congreas today by Secre tary Baker In a bill representing the war department' policy. AU special enlce of the army built up during the war would be maintained and three-months military training for youths of 19 would foe compulsory. Promotion of officer by seniority would he abolished. Secretary Baker said the war showed this system of promotion de fective. Youths would be subject to mili tary service two year after complet ing their course of military training and in event of war the eeleotlve service act would become operative. J.tlMXKSK WUi issnc SHAXTrXO 8TATKMKXT Washington. Aug. 4. A formal statement of the Japanese govern ment resardlnar lta Iniuti. final disposition of the Shantung l""1 that 1f t,,rther delayed the the MiiBimiiidi . , ponmnuia will -be uuWIshed oon TROOPS CALLED OUT TO QUELL LIVERPOOL RiOT Uverpoot, Aug. 4. Troops today drove out riotous crowds from the streets, wh Ma destroyers are in the river to protect tW do:ks. Bus tramway line are not operating. The policemen's strike continues. San iPranclsco, Aug. 4. The two mine layers of the great Pacific fleet are pioneers of one of the greatest accomplishment In naval history the bottling up of the lOerman fleet of submarines to the extent that the under sea boats lost much of the ef fectiveness. . The Baltimore and ArooBtock. with others or their kind iflying the American flag, planted more than 50,000 American mines in 'European w aters. The batrage they laid down against the submarines was 230 miles long and stretches from Seot land to Norway. ' The British navy assisted, but the 'Americans laid SO per cent of that famous line of High explosives, There . were more than 6.700 members of the navy engaged In this work. : MINE LAYERS OF PACIFIC FLEET MADE GREAT RECORD IN BOTTLING GERMANS . .. , .SKH HIHtXFKKKXVK OF AIX Jt.llLWAV OhTK IAM AT cai'itak . .Called l)imn y (Jeiierul Vice I'renl- dine: Krelitlit and 1'iuAnui-r ' Traffic In llnlance Washington, Aug. 4. All railroad jofficlala now In Washington are aak- j wl 'r Director General Hlnea to meet Xor nfrenc regardlag the Ihlgheat coat of living. Mr. Hlnes will explain the plan for having congress create a commlaxion to go into all the ohases of railroad wagea, aa President Wilson -proposed. ' t Kaiiaa City, Mo., Aug. 4. Rail way carmen now striking In a num ber of cities have been ordered to (return to work Iby Frank Paquin. general -vice president of the Broth erhood of Hallway Carmen or Am erica. .Who declare that the strike i unauthorized for the reason that a legal vote has not yet "been taken; Chicago, Aug. 4. 'Every round house worker in the United State mar be asked to loin In the eMinral jstrlke of the federated railway hop- men's union, leader here said today. U hi predicted that the strike- will Me up freight and passenger traffic In many sections within a week. R. II. lAshton. regional director of railways in the Northwest, said that thus far the strike has not Interfer red with operations, Washington. Aug. 4. Officials of the six big railway shopmen's unions M tho r,,l.l 1 ... . . todajf that they (ould ot h- plan for settlement of the railway wajge problems. They asked an im mediate granting of increases, aver aging 25 per cent demanded last January and declared that many thousands of shopmen had already walked out on an unauthorized strike ""l,,u et w.na cxniroi Washington, Aug. 4. Wayne B Wheeler counsel for the ahtl-saoon league, declared tnitnv ihi h I league, declared today thai the war time prohi'Mtlon act was not uncon stitutlonal. as Ellhu iRoot and other attorneys claimed. Mr. Wheeler also denied that the league intended to start a.ti anti-tobacco campaign. The mine, deadly when anchored, was harmless df it tore loose and went afloat. When the navy depart- ment decided on its manufacture contracts were let with not dozens but hundreds of firms. One hundred fhousaiid were made. . Each mine contained 800 pounds of T. N. T. They were carried across the ocean to Scotland .Where ports were built for this one p'urpose and from there taken out to berths In the sea. ' It has Ibeen said more than $30, 000,000 was spent between : June, 1918, when the work, wis begun alid German submarine at the high peak of their success, and November Jl. 1918, when Germany surrendered, DENIES INTENTION TO FIGHT KING NICOTINE Fafgo, X. IX, Aug. 4. The Indus trial program of the national non partisan league, whloh was endorsed by the voters of North Dakota' at special referendum election .on June 26, Is helm; put into operation. The bank of North Dakota, In which alt atate, county and munici pal funds are to 1e deposited tinder the new laws, is in operation, but is not yet ready to .make loan and handle deposits on a big scale. The bank now employs 20 persons with an annual payroll of $00,000 The 'bank' resources will be, more than $31,000,000. Public funds total ling $21,000,000 have been reported and there a?e state bond of $10,- 000,000. Only about $100,000 worth of banjc bonds tiave Iveen sold In the state, but bank official explain this by saying investors held off pending the outcome of the referendum. Th,e bank bad planned to sell $500,000 worth fit bonds. - When the Institution lsln full operation a; statement similar to those from the federal reserve banks will be issued monthly outlining condition over the state. .J. . . R. Waters, formerly state bank exam iner, Is head df the bank, and P. W. Cathro, for 30 years a' North Dakota banker. Is director general. The (bank will provide fund for carrying out the industrial program and an industrial commission - will control the state-owned .Industrie. o be established. The Home Building association, which will provide funds for i per sons desiring to Ibuild homes, is ex pected to be in operation soon.' The Mill and Elevator association," in charge of the league's wheat market- Ing and distributing system, 'has been inspecting mill and elevators with i view to purchasing two or three to start the experiment. The state is not expected to start .an extensive building program for several months. PRES. CARRANZA PUTS Mexico . City. Aug. , 4. Although the 'Mexican congress was called into extraordinary session on May 1, for the purpose of passing, among oth ers, a 'petroleum law that would car ry out the provisions of Article 27 or tne new constitution, which na tlonalUes oil lands, np -ta the present ., .. . time the Question has not hoan brought up for discussion l'n etther the senate or the chamber of depu ties., El Democrata states that the two petroleum commissions appointed bv the lower house are considering the objections raised by the foreign oil Interests that;)Article 27 Is 'in direct opposition to (Article 14 or the con stitution, which prohibits retroactive legislation.-. , - Unofficial reports are to the ef fect that-(President CamtaEa . Tia washed 'his hands of the matter and haa put It up to congress to find a solution. ... . . ALASKA SHRIMPS FOR THE UNITED STATES Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 4 Pack ing' of fresh shrimp is a new Indus try begun Iby two companies at Pe tersburg, Alaska. "The shrimu come from Thomas bay and '- after two cookings are nacked In fivn-nnuiut I cans, given a sanitary sealing with out salt, water or other material be ing added. , The product is shipped on ice, " . . MAJOKITV OK 1H ST-OOVEKED TIUVKLK1U4 SPEAK HIGHLY i " OF IXCAti AITO PAKK IT ATTRACTS About 10 per cent of People Com plain of Rod ItoadH nd Lack of Big City Convenience , After .' visit among the various campers at the auto park, a Courier reporter found that there is general satisfaction among the tourist who aye topplBf t tit irmdndn. At least' 90 per cent of them are well pleased with the oonvenlences-free wood, free water and bathing in the river. However, about 10 per cent of the number that camp there com plain about the general condition of the grounds and say "why don't the merchant aftd business men of -Grant Pass awake and get alive and advertise the place by farnlshin garbage can, and fireplaces." But the kicker are hopelessly in the minority and are mostly from Washington, Oregon and California. They would, of coarse, appreciate all modern convenience of a' big city and cable service to all points of the world, as welj as hospital and free doctor and nurses. Owing to extensive 'highway con struction there la miich complaint of the rough road to the north and south, but all that will be eliminated by the fall of 1920. Especially do the tourists from eastern states en joy the camp ground and make many complimentary remark about the splendid bathing resort.' During the past two days the following parties hare stopped at the camp grounds: Ceo'. ' R. Wlckham. wife and k two children, E. 'B. Wickham and boy. El Sentj?o, Cat. . D. K. Miller, wife and child. Port lArthur. Texas. iR. A. Bird and family of five, Se attle, Wash. W. B. Evans, wife and family, Boston, Mass. X.. C. iMordie and family, .Bakers field, Cal. E. W. Calt, Coyote, Cal. Mwi Walter a'nd wife, Seattle, Wash, , , ' , C M. Spencer and wife, (MoVtlne, Cal. Mark G. Johnson and wife, Ta coma). Wash. ' ' H. (A. (Greenland and wife, Phoer nlx, lArizona. . E. W. Shewell, wife and three children, Edmonton. Alberta. " J. C. White and wife. Mrs. Carrie D. Howland, San Francisco, Cal. H. IR; Dunks and- wife, Fresno. Cal. . ; Jack 'Lanke and wife, F. G. Blair and wife. Walla Walla, Wash. J. A. Van IPelt and wife. Walter Sand, iBillings, Mont. .'. .J. W. iBratton, six In family, Ever- ; ett. Wash. , ' .. , ' N. E. Ediwatds, Ute, Iowa. . ' jPerry .Edwards. Myrtle Creek. Oregon. '-. . H. Landow, wife and three , children. Mrs. W. F. Rotermund. . Portland, Ore, , . ,F. M. Kelly. Seattles Wash." . S. N. Lempton, Hastings, Neb. Oaton Jinkln, Floyd Jinkin, Meri dian, Cal. : ' C. IR. Johnson, Ixw Angeles, Cal. . ' ;W. C. JRoester and wife, SLob An geles, Cal. ' v " A. A. Bratton, SaJita Ana, Cal. Mr. Nellie Barne, Anaheim, Cal. B. C. Wright and wife, two chil dren. Great Fall, Mont. ; ,' ' . IRoy 'Morten, Adan, Ore. W.-. IA. . Nelson, and wife and ' ", daughter, Creat Falls, iMontana. C. D, Cress, wife and two children, Parna, Ida. , -. , ' -' OBen Scanlan, wife and three chll-. dren, Parna, Ida. (Continued on Page 2)