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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-10
COUNTING HEADS.
The Fret Census Was Taken by Messs
In the Wilderness.


There Is n record VI n census Ia China
as far back AZ the year sA2 Il. c. and
OF one In Japan In the last century be.
fore Christ. Under the constitution OF
Solon the citizens Of Athens were d..
vided and registered In four classes.
according to the amount of their tax
able property or income The Roman
census was buriene,l with more stats.
ties than any OF these however. II had
Its origin under Servius Tulllus, sixth
king OF Rome. and WAS an affair Of
much solemnIty. Every citizen had to
appear upon the Campus Martius aud
declare upon oath his name and dwell.
Ing and the value Of his property under
the penalty OF having his goods confis.
Gated.
The most ancient statistical record of
census IL found IN the Bible. The
census was taken by Moses IN the will
derDess. and nv shown by the first
chapter Of Numbers, the enumeration
must have been very simple. Take
ye.' said this account. the sum Of all
the congregations OF the children Of
Israel, after their families. by the
house OF their fathers. with the mum.
ber or their names. every male by
their polls; from twenty years old anil
A M t.1 81. -.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-10

Snmmary---Moan temperature. 4l.b
degrees. Maximum temperature. 90
degrees, date 3. Minimum tenn
perature, 10 degrees: date II and
10, Total precipitation. AS inches.
Number OF days clear. II; partly
cloudy. Z; cloudy. IL. Prevailing
wind. southwest.
JNO. b. PADDOCK,
Cooperative Observer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-12-10
GRANTS rAss WEATHER

Following 10 u summary OF the
weather observation ut Grants Pass
for the month OF November, 1915.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07

London, Sept. 7.-In attempting Il
regain possession Of Leuxe Wood on
the somme front last night, the Ger
mans were beaten back In hand "a
hand fighting with the British, &C
cordIno to the British official an
nouneement
The French captured the German
first line trenches over one mile front
In the verdun sector, Paris says.
The breach In the German lines
was on the front northeast Of verdun
between the vaux chapItre region
and chenols, and the French took $50
prisoners. the statement adds. II also
says . powerful effort was made by
the Germans to dIsIodse the French
from Hospital farm on the somme
front. but was unsuccessful and the
Germans were dlspersed with heavy
losses.
The Russians are bonnbardins Ha-
Iiez. In oaIIcia, sixty miles southwest
OF Lemberg. and the town ls In
flames, according to the Petrosrad
statement, which adds that the Rus
SLAMS have occupied the railway lines
between HaIiez and HemikovItz and
WodnIkI.
Another statement says Turtukal, a
fortified RumanIan town on the DAN
ube, has been evacuated by the Ru-
manIana TurtukaI 10 forty miles
southeast Of Bucharest
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
CONGRESS MADE A..
CLEAN BACK DOWN

Washington. Sept THE confe-
rees on the emergency bill struck out
the amendment empowering the
President to retaliate against citizens
Of belligerent nations which interfere
with United States mails. because Il
would work a great hradship to Amer.
leans In foreign countries BY counter
retaliation. They also abandoned the
amendment to prohibit tho admission
Of Pacific ocean salmon or halIbut
through foreign countries except in.
bound from an American port. as Il
might develop a commercial war with
Canada and consequent retaliation.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
NEW YORK TRAC-
T|0N MEN STRIKE
Elevated, Subway and Several Sur
face Lines InvoIved-cars Are
stu Running.
fBy Issociated Press,

New York, Sept. IA strike was
inaugurated on the subway and ele-
~ated and several surface lines Of the
Interboroush Rapid Transit Company,
but the city appeared only slightly a.
fected. Union leaders claimed 5000
men went out. but traction officials
assert only 1000 quit and the service
was practically normal through the
aid Of strikebreakers. The men de-
manded abrogation Of contracts which
bound the employees not to ask for a
wage increase before two years. The
interborough officials announced that
men remaining loyal would receive
double pay.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
FREE MA|L SERVICE
COMMITTEE At WORK
Chairman John z. Astin and othsr
Members Of the Committee
Make inspection Trip.

| The special committee, headed By
Postmaster John =. Astin as chair.
man. from the Commercial Assocfs-
tion. made an inspection trip over the
city this morning for the purpose Of
selecting possible routes to recon.
mend to the inspector from Washing
ton who will likely visit this city the
early part Of next week.
It Is the belief Of this COMMITTEES
that the Postoffice department win
eafablish three routes in the city to
begin with and they are very desir.
ous Of getting as many people served
with these routes a. possible. The
members OF the committee report
that several minor matters will have
to have attention before the inspec-
tor viii recommend the establishment
OF any routes at all. Many sidewalks
are going to have to be built. The re-
naming OF the streets and the number.
ing OF the houses and the erecting Of
street signs win play a big part and
all these matters are to come before
the city council at its regular meet
ing tomorrow night.
/ Members OF the committee report
further that they are delighted with
the cooperation they al receiving
from the people in the residence dis
,trict Many have signified . willing.
ness to do anything necessary for the
Establishment Of the free mall serv.
Ice. Already quite q number Of places
where sidewalks are missing con.
tracts for same have been let. the
work to begin At once. and many 9TH
ers have said they would put the
walks In. II everybody will get TO-
sether and pull. the free mail service
will come and will stay when Il gets
here.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
MUSTERED OUT Of
FEDERAL SERVICE

Washington. Sept. THE fifteen
thousand guardsmen returned from
the border by recent war depart
ment order were mustered out OF the
Federal service. The guardsmen re-
naming on the border VIII stay there
for the present.
The only exception to the order TO
muster out the troops is the Four
teenth New York regiment. which will
be kept in service at its mobilization
camp, pending the prevalence in that
. regiment OF paratyphoid. When II
can be safely done. this regiment also
will be mustered out.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
THREE MEN TRAPPED
BY BURNING OIL
(By Associated Press,

Fort Worth. Texas. Sept. Three
employees Of the Texas Company were
probably fatally burned last night
when oil flowing from a broken line
they were repairing became ignited
and sent burning oil down n ravine.
Twelve men we're forced to flee for
their lives. Seven escaped unInjurcd.
but five were caught. Two were
slightly burned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
Reid Bros.
4 RUNAWAY TEAM
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
Miss Lizzie suber 10 Knocked From
Buggy and Severely Bruised.
Horse Had to Be Killed.

Yesterday afternoon late while Ed
Campbell. colored. was making de-
livery at the home of A. B. Ewing, on
|Ursuline avenue, for the E. F. Parks
Furniture Company. the team which
he was driving became frightened,
ran away and did considerable dam.
age. The greatest damage was the
injuries received by Miss Lizzie
Suber, who was driving down the
street in the same direction the team
ran. The team overlook her and
smashed into the buggy. throwing
her violently to the ground, very sc,
lriously injuring her and breaking the
buggy to pieces. The fact that she
was not killed is almost miracle
When the team hit her buggy the
heavy deli1sry wagon was turned
over and this threw the scared team
and in falling one Of the horses legs
was broken and later II had to be
killed. Both the buggy and the de-
livery wagon were demolished.
The negro who was making the de.
livery says he thinks that while he
was In the house the team stepped
up a few steps to eat grass alongside
the curb and chair which was on
the front end Of the wagon fell over
on one OF the horses and scared him.
causing him to start running.
Mrs. Jesse Hensarling, who was
standing in her front yard. was q
witness to the affair and did all In
her power to get Miss Suber out Of
the street. but she could not under.
stand Mrs. Hensarling. and when the
buggy was hit she had only pulled to
the side a little and was in the act of
stopping to hear what Mrs. Hensar.
ling was saying when the crash
came. Mrs. Hensarling says she
does not see how Miss suber came
out alive.
Miss Suber was carried Immediate
" to her home and reports from there
today are to the effect that she is
hurt worse than was at first thought.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
LIVESTOCK ON
EAST TEXAS FARMS
A General Conference Called by MI
Pleasant Chamber Of Commerce
Being Held There Today.
fBy Associated Press)

Mount Pleasant. Texas. Sept. IA
general conference on the subject OF
live stock on East Texas farms has
been called BY the Mount Pleasant
Chamber Of Commerce and the Texas
Industrial Congress. and Ia meeting
here today. II. r. Herndon OF the
Texas Industrial Congress explained
the purpose Of the conference to the
State Association OF County Judges
and County Commissioners at It's
meeting In Greenv'ile last month. The
federal tick eradication service and
the live stock sanitary commission
are interested In the movement and
the cooperation Of other state and
federal agencies Is invitei.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
FORD WILL SUE
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
viii Ask Damages In Sum Of $500,
900 for Being Called an Anareh-
let by Chicago Paper.
(By Associated Press)

Detroit, Mich. Sept. lit was an
nounced here today that Alfred Luck:
ing. personal attorney for Henry
Ford. manufacturer. is in Chicago to
file suit in Ford's name for 100000
personal damages against the Chicago
Tribune for an editorial printed in
that paper, which. II Is charged, cali
ed Ford an anarchist"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
PIONEER CATTLE
MEN IN REUNION
Second Annual Reunion Of "oId
Time" Cattle Punehers Being
Held at sweetwater.
(By Associated Press)

sweetwatsr, Thxas. Sept. THE
second annual reunion OF the pioneer
cattlemen Of Western Texas. New
Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma is be-
ing held in sweetwater today and to.
morrow. The first meeting Of It's
kind ever held in the United States
was held here last September and
was attended by more than two hun.
dred old timers. those who were iden.
titled with the cattle business in the
states named prior to 1885.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

The Christian Endeavor Society Of
the Free Baptist church win serve Ice
cream and cake on the lawn at the
Carnegie Library tonight. Everybody
is invited.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
OFFICIAL FAMILY
PREPARES To MOVE
(By Associated Presr.)

Washington, Sept. Arrange
ments have been completed for trans
ferring the executive offices from the
White House to Asbury Park. N. j.,
where the staff executives offices and
clerks will be installed near the
President when he takes his summer
home at Shadow Lawn Saturday.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
Suit for a Million.

Chicago. Sept. IA suit for one
million dollars by Henry Ford
against the Chicago Tribune was filed
in the United States district court as
compensation for the editor calling
Ford an anarchist"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
HELD UP TRAIN
BUT GOT NOTHING
tBy Associated Press,

Douglas. Ariz.. Sept. THE SIX
bandits who last night held up the
Golden State Limited OF the Rock Is.
land railroad. forty miles east Of here.
are being trailed by a sheriff's posse
organized after the holdup. The rob.
berry was a complete failure. After
six attempts to blow the safe In the
express car the robbers abandoned
the Job and escaped on their ponies.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
UNDER HEAVY B0MBARD-
MENT BY THE RUSSIANS

The Russians Are Slowly Overcoming the Teu-
tonic Forces That Oppose Them in Galicia-
They Are Taking Town After Town and Get.
ting Possession of Railroads - Rumanians
Have Evacuated a Fortified Town On the
Danube-No Changes on Western Front
Though Both British and French Claim Small
Gains.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07

Her back Is causing considerable pain
and II Is feared that . severe wrench
to same viii cause her considerable
trouble.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07

Switzerland In June and July had
the heaviest. most continuous rains
known for fifty years.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07

II costs Holland about s.00o.o q
year to maintain its dykes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07

Eagle Want Ads always bring re
suits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-07
Austrian City Of HaLicz Reported Ii Flames
you CAN PHONE US

any order for groceries any time and we'll see to 4 thu
you get what you order at the best prices and delivered
with extreme ceerity We have undoubtedly the choicest
line OF canned goods including pickles and preserves that
canning and preserving factories produce Have you tried
any?
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
HUGHES IS ENEM Y OF
 ROOSEVELT

OYSTER BAY, June '. - While Theodore Roosevelt has refraIned from making any public statement Of. fcIaly disclosing his real attitude to- wards the Chicago situation. 1t is well known to his intimates gathered here today watching the progress Of events in Chicago. that he is opposed to the nomination of Justice Hughes. It is the confident belief of these personal friends of The Colonel that if Justice Hughes is nominated he will himself become candidate.
 Col. Roosevelt. it is well under stood, was not satisfied with Justice Hughes speech made last Monday night. Mir. Roosevelt regards the speech as merely Fourth of July address," said an advisor of The Col onel's this afternoon. land has no value. It did not disclose the Jus tice's attitude towards the real issues of the day. In fact. as Colonel Roosevelt stated. 1t is further evi. dence of pussy-footing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
TO BREAK
 STRIKE IN
 THE SOUTH

SEATTLE, June 7.-Local steam ship companies are completing pre- parations to put on strikebreakers should nothing come of the meeting tonight in San Francisco between the representatives of the steamship companies and the International Longshoremen's Association district officials. Henry NJ. White. commis- sioner of immigration for the district of Washington has been appointed by Secretary William B. Wilson. of the federal department of labor, to act as arbitrator here.
 One peculiar incident of the pres ent strike is that union carpenters are today erecting fences along all fronts of the docks controlled by the Pacific Coast s. S. Go.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
ALASKA WATERS FARE
 POORLY IN APPROPRIATION
 HOPE TO RESTORE ITEMS

WASHINGTON. May 30 In the wave of belated economy which re- gently swept over the house com mlttee on appropriations when it re. ported the sundry civil bill. no ser vice affecting the Pacific Northwest was hit harder than the coast and gedetic survey It was denied the needed money to keep Its vessels in commission more than a few months year, and it was denied any in- crease in vessels.
 It had asked the construction of a new ship. on the lines Of the Sur veyor. now being built. to operate with that vessel In Alaska, the two 10 replace the outworn Gedney and McArthur which have been. junked and sold. Also the survey had ask. ed for ten big power launches, these mostly to be used in Alaskan sur. yeys. The committee rejected all of this in the face Of the earnest pleas that had been made before the com. mittee by Secretary Redfield and Dr. E. Lester Jones, superintendent of the service.
 We have lost more ships for lack of surveys in Alaska than the total cost of Alaska to the United States amounted to" Is what Secretary Red field told the committee. There are 2S.0O0 miles of shore line in Alaska yet to be surveyed. in addition to the surveys involved in the wire drag work.
 Senator Johnson. Of Maine, has in troduced in the senate an amendment to the sundry civil bin providing foi the items the committee cut out which he will press for adoption when the bnl reaches the Senate It is expected that he will have tn, earnest support Of the Senators iron Washington. - Seattle Post.Intelli gencer.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
MOOSE TO
 NOMINATE
 ROOSEVELT I
Mention of CoIoneps Name Be- fore the Progressive Conven- ton Starts Cheers which Last for Over One hour and Half

CHICAGO, June 7.-The Progress i've National Convention was called to order by former Congressman Victor Murdock. of Kansas. chairman of the Progressive National Convention. at 1927 o'clock this afternoon. The call was read and the convention then nominated and elected Raymond Robins. of Chicago. temporary chair man Chairman Robins made few off hand remarks and casually men toned the name of Colonel Roose- welt At the first syllable of Roose- velts name the delegates and spec tators started cheering which lasted without interruption one hour and thirty-sIx minutes before Chairman Robins could restore order.
 Chairman Robins made a neat It. tie talk, setting forth the plans Of the Progressive party. At the com pletion of hls address O. K. Davis. of Nebraska. was elected sergeant. at-arms.
 Roosevelt's nomination by the Pro grecsive convention is practically cer- tain regardless of what the Republi- cans do.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
MEN FROM FAR NORTH
 TO FIGHT FOR BRITAIN

VANCOUVER. B. C.. June 1.-Two men from the farthest end of the continent. and possibly from the most northerly and remote quarter of any of the millions who have enlisted on either, side in the great war. arriv- ed in Dawson this morning. and will enlist in the Yukon company, ac- cordlng to word received here from Dawson They are William Annett and W. C. Keddy. from Herschel Isl- and and vicinity. on the Arctic coast. where they have been prospecting and trapping for years
 They "mushed' hundreds of miles across the hills and down the Por- cupine River from the Arctic coast to Fort Yukon and there awaited the breaking of the ice and caught the Reliance. the first boat of the year for Dawson They enlisted in Daw. son today Seattle Daily Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
JUNEAU TENNIS CLUB
 HAS BEEN ORGANIZED

A tennis club has been organized and the owners of the Casey-Shattuck addition have donated a planked court on willoughby avenue for the yielders of the racket, Tonight at s o'clock the members Of the club, who are as follows will meet at the home of Mir. and Mrs. D. J. Hickey. to make final arrangements for games: Mrs. H. P. Gallagher. Ger trude Held. Helen Troy. Elizabeth Held. Muriel Folsom. Vera Mullen. Georgia Caro. Gladys Tripp, Fred He. bert, Rene Cosgrove, Curtis Collyer, W. oBrien. Ned Carlson. Jack Lind. en- Malcom Wilson. wm. Seeley and Ernest Harris
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
PERSONAL MENTION

George Boucher. an old-time Alas kan. associated with John S. Barnes who is exhibiting the famous paint ing. Alteration. is Juneau visitor for the first time in many years. Mir. Boucher has resided in Seattle and other outside points for the last 16 years.
 John l.. Carlson. president of the Taku Harbor Canning Company, Is registered at the New Cain.
 Gustav Seiffert and son, of Sew ard are in the city and are regis tered at the New Cain. The young man has been in the General Hos pital for some time being treated for eye trouble.
 G. W. Vickery has resigned as bookkeeper at Fl. J. Raymond & Com. pany and will be connected with the First National Bank in the fu- ture
 Mrs. J. A. Burkland and son Phil Hip. left on the Marlposa for the states last night where they will visit for the next two months.
 Henry Slater. mayor of cordova was a southbound passenger on the Mariposa last night on his way to a Masonic Conclave in Washington.
 Mrs. Roy Whitney and son, Roy Jr.. left on the Mariposa lost night for the south where they will spend the summer months visiting.
 Miss A. c. Campbell, former post mistress of Thane, left for the south on the Mariposa. She is ac tcompanylng her brother, Malcon Campbell to Port Townsend where he will enter the Government Mar line Hospital for medical atention.
 Mrs. M. A. Redfleld and son lefi Hast night on the Mariposa for Seat tie where she will remain. Mir. Red field is the night linotype operator for the Dispatch. and expects t' leave within the next few weeks for the south.
 s. D. Hodge. accompanied by Mrs Hodge. left last night on the Mari posa for the south. Mir Hodge rep resents the Westinghouse Electric I Company and has been here for th' past month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
 WASHED
 ASHORE

LONDON, June 7.-The Admiralty has so far Issued no statement re- gardlng the cause for the disaster to the British cruiser Hampshire which went down yesterday morning with all on board.
 A dispatch from Admiral Jellico stated that he had been advised that the body of O. A. Fitzgerald, military secretary to Earl Kitchen CT. had been washed ashore. The Admiralty was further advised this afternoon that various other bodies were found on the coast of the Orkney Islands.
 King George this forenoon issued an official order that all officers Of the British army wear mourning out of respect to Earl Kitchener for one week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
SEN. LODGE MAY BE COMP PROMISE
 AT CONVENTION

CHICAGO June 7-conferences be. tween Republican and Progressive leaders. which lasted far into the night were resumed early this fore noon hours before the conventions were due to be opened. All sides admitted that they had not proceed ed far enough to clarify the situa- tion.
 Roosevelt. to Support Lodge.
 All during the day. during the weighty controversies over the Presidential situation the uppermost subject was that of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Of Massachusetts. be- ing made the compromise candidate of the Republican convention. It was stated on all sides. both by Re- publlcans and Progressives that Sen ator Lodge would command the sup port of Roosevelt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-06-07
HUGHES TO WIN UNLESS ROOSEVELT
 OPENLY OPPOSES

CHICAGO, June :. - The only thing that can prevent the nomina. ton Of Hughes is flat declaration of opposition from Roosevelt
 "The whole Northwest is for Jus. tice Hughes. Backers of other can. didates just now are uniting in bonn barding Hughes. but it is only be- cause they know be Is the man who must be beaten"
 This opinion was expressed last night by Ralph E. Williams. Repubi can national committeeman from oregon. where Justice Hughes re- gently carried the primaries over both Cummlns and Burton. combined notwithstanding that the Roosevelt leaders in manifesto urged Roose welt supporters to vote for Cummins if they desired to aid Roosevelt.
 Waiting on the Colonel
 That this sizes up the situation Is believed by many. and 1t Is know1 that Progressive leaders are urging