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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
100 LOST IN
COLLISION
At SEA
Single Survivor Escapes Death
When Vessels Come To-
gether in the Irish Sea,
Both Ships Being Destroyed

London. Nov, i--onc hundred
persons arc believed to have perish
cd In the sinking OF the small British
steamers Connemara and Retriever
after u collision In the Irish sea last
night
Only one survivor is reported thus
FAR. A man named Boyle. "A member
OF the Retrieyers crew. miraculously
esuaped death. lie brought back the
story OF the greatest sea disaster
since the sinking OF the l.usitanla
aud prevented the disappearance OF
the two ships with their passengers
and crews from becoming an un-
told sca mystery,
Only tragmentary reports OF the
disaster had reached London this af-
iornoon From these accounts, II
appears that the Connemara. OF the
London n Northwestern Railway line.
left Grcenore. Ireland, about dusk
Yesterday evening for Holy yhead, Eng
land. and collided with the inward
bound steamer Retriever few miles
on the Irish coast,
The Conncmara was carrying 81
passengers So far as known here,
none Of them Was American,
Leaving Grecnore. the ferry steam
or ran into the tip OF violent hnrri-
cane Plunging along through the
darkness and ptorm, with even great
cr difficulty. the smaller Retriever,
inbound for her home port OF Ncwry,
In CarlIngford lough, crashed into
the Conncmnra, Whether the. Re
trlever carried passengers Ia not
known Apparently few OF the Con
ncmaras passengers had retired
whom the collision occurred
Crews OF both steamers apparently
tried to launch the boats Seaport
lONHN H'Nl NV N''H' w WV N'H"N''
reported the sea tossing so violently
last night that 1t was doubtful " n
single bont was gotten over by either
ship II appears certain that any
boat put over either was crushed
against the steamers side, or cap
sized and was sucked down in the
boiling waters,
The frat bodies were washed mp
along the County Down coast, Just
north of CarlIngford Tough At the
offices OF the London n Northwestern
railway II IL feared that, excepting
Doyle, every man aboard both ves-
sells rcrlshed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
HUGHES FINISHES
sHARO CAMPAIGN

New York, Nov. 4.-Charles E..
Hughes finishes today the most siren
uous race for presidency that any
man ever run. He finishes it in a
series of meetings over downtown
New York during the day and with
monster mass meeting in Madison
Square garden tonight
The republican nominee added
about so additional miles by automo-
bile during the day to the 100000
miles he has travelled on rail and by
motor since he started August 3.
! There was not any doubt today
about Hughes own belief in his cleo
/ ton. He breathed a spirit of COM
plete confidence Tuesday plight he
1 will remain quietly at the Astor hotel,
without any special wires being run
into his rooms to give him the details
of the vote casting which he and his
friends feel certain will sweep him
into the presidency.
Today Hughes planned to carry his
doctrines OF Americanlsm. of false
prosperity and of efficient America
to the New York business men. He
was scheduled for five addresses. All
will be short.
There were about 600 who heard
Hughes today at his first stop in a
big show room at a6th street and
Broadway. The governor was hur-
ried into an elevator. down into the
basement. and then up again to the
roof.
The Young Republican club, under
whose auspices the meeting was held,
gave the nominee an enthusiastic well
come.
We are on the home stretch" said
Hughes in opening, and We are run
ming we'll"
The young men of the country will
not Oe uecelVeu Oy eluslNe STATEMENTS
about the prosperity of the country"
he said, There will be no lasting
peace unless this Is maintained. There
is no lasting security unless Ameri-
can rights are fearlessly maintained
throughout the world, Rights cease
to be rights II they are not enforced.
It is not that we should have brag-
gart assertions, not that we should
80 through the world boastfnl or
truculent, but 1t is that wherever our
llag flies the citizens OF the United
States should know II is the emblem
of protection for him whether on land
or sea-"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
"A LIVES LOST IN
MINE EXPLOSION

Birmingham, Ala, Nov Mime
white mon and I i negroes lost their
lives today IN n gas explosion IN the
Bessie mine Of the Sloss-Sheilleld
Iron company. twenty miles west OF
hero The cause OF the explosion
never may be known, Five men, halr
n mile In the mine hearing tho cX-
plosIons; covered thcr heads with
their shirts and got ont safely
rwo bodies, minus heads, have
been taken out and rcscuIng patlcP
are after the others.
y This is the second explosion In two
weeks In this district, eight men be-
Ing killed IN the Mary mines Of the
Roden Coal company october 30.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
GERMAN COi OiNTER-ATrACk
ALONG THE SOMME FRONT

London. Nov. l,-German dctach-
mrn,s counter-attackod north OF the
Somme yesterday in an attack east OF
Gucdecourt. General llaig reported
today. One hundred German dead
were counted and 30 prisoners and
four machine guns were taken
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
WASHINGTON.
AND OREGON
Play TIE
Football Teams Of Two State
Universities Play a Great
Game, Neither Being Able
to Put Pigskin Over Csd

Kincaid Field, Eugene, Nov. A.
Washington and Oregon played a
scoreless tie here this afternoon ON
such slippery field that open at
tacks were useless. and both elevens
got down to old fashioned line smash-
ing.
Noble and Nainsworth did most Of
the gaining for Washington. while
Monteith. Parsons and the Hunting
ton brothers took turns pounding the
enemy for Oregon. Morrison for
Washington and Beckett for Oregon
were all over the field.
In the last few minutes OF play
Washington got the ball on Oregon's
20-yard mark. but lost It on downs.
Corvallis, Nov. 4.-The Oregon
Aggies this morning waded through.
sea OF mud and walloped Whitman
college. % to 0. The game was play
ed early to give spectators time to
go to Eugene and see the Washington
Oregon affair this afternoon.
Neither team was able to do any
thing in the slush until the third
quarter, when the Aggies piled up
all of their scores.
The first. second and fourth quar-
ters were blanks.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
ROuMANIANS CAPTURE
THE HEIGHT OF ROSt' A

Berlin. via Sayvlllc. Nov. i.-"The
height OF Rosca. southeast OF Ats
chans pass. has been captured by the
Roumanians. Il was Officially AN
nounced today, Southwest OF Pre-
deal. Roumanla. We rccaptured n
Roumanlan position which had been
taken November 2, but was lost the
tolowing night. taking $50 prison
ers."
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-11-05
GERMANS RETIRING IN
DIRECTION OF JluI

Petrograd, Nov. i.--tlnder Russian
pressure, the Austro-Germans con-
tinue to retire northward In the direc-
tion of jul, It was officially an
nounced today.
The Washington times., 1916-04-20

possibilities of honorable intercourse
between nations to 60 on maintain
ing relations il the word of one ma
!tion cannot be accepted by another.
Germany knew that; yet she did not
issue the disclaimer in the Sussex
case, and did not pretend to think we
would take it seriously, or in our
pusillanimity pretend to take it Sc
riously.
Washington has declined to take
it seriously, has mustered the proofs
and stood on them; has insisted that
this country cannot continue diplo-
matte relations with Germany II
there is more of this kind of conduct.
What will Germany do? Germany
foresaw the possibility Of just this
situation arising. She could not have
failed to fotesee it. She was willing
to take the chance; which means
only that she was willing to have
diplomatic relations broken il by
chance Washington should get stiff
necked and earnest on such point.
Washington has done just that,
and, therefore, it cannot but be con-
sidered that there is grave danger
that the alternative will become eff
fective; that diplomatic intercourse
will be broken. The consequences of
such development need not be out
lined. 1t has almost invariably re-
suited in war. The one significant
exception is in the present anomalous
relations between Germany and Italy,
which have ceased diplomatic inter-
course, and yet are not nominally at
war. In truth, however, they are
practically at war, and the formal
declaration would not materially
change conditions. Either side would
quickly enough issue the declaration
IL there were prospect Of advantag-
ing itself by so doing.
The Washington times., 1916-04-20

but any and all submarine warfare
upon merchant vessels.
Albeit there is this conflict Of opin-
ion and statements within the Presi-
dents own official family and even
reflected in his own address to Con-
gress, we feel that until he himself
amends the text of his note or ex-
plains It differently from its plain
wording, we are bound to read it
precisely as it runs, and this we do.
Taking it to mean exactly what it
says-that If the present submarine
methods are abandoned we can con-
tinue our friendly relations with
Germany, otherwise we cannot and
will Motive acclaim Mr.. Wilson's
last word to the Berlin foreign office
the clearest, finest, and strongest
state paper he has yet written and
one of the best that ever issued from
the White House.
II there is the confusion between
meaning and phrasing indicated in
his address to Congress and affirmed
by the official just mentioned, large
issue arises not only between this
neutral government and the German
belligerents, but between this neutral
government and all belligerency. For
we cannot deny the right Of Ger
many to the proper use Of her sub
marines as commerce destroyers
without denying the right of Great
Britain and France and Russia to
the proper use Of their submarines
as commerce destroyers. To this
none Of them will ever assent.
But, as we have said, it is to be
assumed, until the President himself
gives reason for a contrary interpre-
tation, that his note, as clear as
crystal everywhere else, means just
what it says, not one whit more, not
one whit less.
AS such, if he will only stick to It,
if he will only back it up in what
ever manner and to whatever degree
may become necessary, the American
people in turn will back him up to
the last hcur of his Administration.
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
END OF THE FAKE AUCTION IN
SIGHT

Gratitude of every business man,
and especially Of the merchants of
Washington, is due Congress for the
prospect of the early passage of the
Johnson "fake auction" bill.
The Retail Merchants Association
undertook not only a service to its
members, but far greater service to
buyers, when it sponsoroG this legis-
lation, which will protect visitors
from the Preparations of these con-
Germs. The city suffers loss every
time a stranger comes here. and
finds that what he may suppose to
be an "auction" is a day-in-and-day-
out emporium for the deliberate mis-
representation of goods.
Especially do these flake auction"
concerns become a nuisance at times
like the inauguration, the G. A. r.
convention, and upon lesser occasions
when great crowds gather here,
They give to these visitors bad inn
preston of the city. They lend to
some Of the city's most beautiful
streets the appearance of a cheap
midway thoroughfare during county
fair week. They constitute a refec.
ton on the city, they destroy conf
dence in legitimate barter and trade
and they fleece strangers who de-
serve the city's hospitality and pro,
J lection.
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
SOME STRANGE POLITICAL
BEDFELLoWShIPS

Sir Edward Carson, leader Of the
Ulstermen, who two years ago were
getting ready to declare civil war
against the British government, is
now leader of the parliamentary
fight for universal military service.
On yesterday, in view of the fact
that his propaganda had brought
the British government to the verge
of a cabinet crisis, he graciously
yielded assent that his universal
service motion might be postponed
till Tuesday, but only with the ex-
press assurance that the premier
would at that time meet the issue
squarely.
1t is strange and curiously Brit
ish situation. A little while before
the present war began Sir Edward,
arch enemy of home rule and the As
quith government, was accounted by
many to be almost a traitor. His
course would have brought him to
trial for treason in most countries
even among those that are regarded
as decidedly liberal. Berlin looked
upon him as one of, its most effica'
cious allies. 1t confidently assumed
that the "Ulster war" was going t.
tie Britain's hands so that she would
be unable to participate in the con
tinental war, even if she were moi
too decadent to fight, anyhow!
How strangely have the best laiC
plans of kaisers and cabinets gone
agley! Germany couldn't understand
that the Britishers and the Irish were
perfectly able to have a bally row
among themselves, but that it was :
strictly family affair, in which thu
outsider might interfere only at hi
peril. 1t is not beyond reason t.
opine that there would likely hav'
been no war if Berlin had been abb
to understand just what was goinl
on in the minds of Carson and hi
associates, or how they were goint
to act when the real crisis came.
Today Sir Edward stands as tn
most insistent man in the whole EN-
pire on absolute devotion to the ma
tional cause. He believes it neces
sary and a duty to call every man t.
the colors-to insist on universe
service. He is willing to overturn
government in which his own part
is now strongly represented, if nee
essary, in order to gain his end. TIL
man whom Asquith suspected o
something like treason, is now prod
ding Asquith into greater zeal TO
the national cause!
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
Battle of Lexington
Anniversary Observed

The 14lst anniversary of the Battle or
Lexington was celebrated last night ny
the members of the sons OF the keVolu-
ton at the Army and Navy Cluo' The
rrtrCinal feature of the evening was an
address BY Brig. Gen. Erasmus weaver,
chief OF Coast Artillery, 4. s., A.. on
the coast defenses OF the United states.
General Weaver stated that when the
coast defenses of the nited states are
improved, as they will be within n short
time. they will be capable Of defending
the ports of the United States against
any foe.
Revolutions were adopted requesting
Congress TO appropriate sufficient
money to erect iireproof building for
historic records of the Government.
JohT X. Stout. historian OF the society
read an address on the Battle OF Lex
ington. The arrangements for the
meeting, which was followed by a sup
per, were made by George 'Richards
SECRETARY of the organization
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
BARGAIN HUNTING UNDER
ANALYSIS

Too long has mere man scorned the
female bargain hunter. Too long has
he smiled indulgently or gently raj
lied the woman who INDUCES in the
wild scramble or the foot-wearying
pilgrimage after a "marked-down-
from" to some odd figured price just
under the currency unit.
These same men have been proud
Of what they termed their wander
lust" Proud have they been to re-
count to admiring youngsters how
they ran away to sea, or took to
braking on the railroad, or chased
away to some Pan-American oppor-
tunity for getting rich quick.
Along comes Prof. Max Baff, bluff
and to the point as his name, and
pronounces that bargain hunting is
simply another form of wandcclust'
ing. Both, he says, are due TO high
blood pressure Of youth mot the sort
of hardening arteries) and to each is
due about the same modicum- OF
pride, if you want to get chesty ovei
your blood pressure at all.
The good doctor found this out by
using a sphygmometer, and to the
"sphy," as the laboratory men may
call it for short, bargain hunting anC
shipping as a stoker, suffrage stump
ing and adventuring for bidder
treasure, all look just the same.
OF course, there may be some
things about human beings you cam
size up by using instruments thai
end in "meter," and sometimes the
laboratory devices make stranger
bed fellows than politics eve
achieved. Still, DR.. Bats conclu
sions sound more human than instru
mental, and it is time for man t.
come off his call-of-the-wild PEREZ
and allow women their due for tn
wild thrills, the joyous adventuring
the big gamble, and the deliciou
zest of hunting down bargains il
their natural lairs.
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
THE OPENING GAME

BY the time this is in print, as the
long-shot magazine writers say, we
will all be sitting on benches at the
grandstand chewing peanuts, de-
handing the attention Of the boy
with the red pop, and commenting on
the appearance and work Of the try
out squads.
In a general way, it may be said
that 1916 is being dedicated this aft
ernoon. Officially and ACCIDENTALLY,
It began near four months ago; but it
has not amounted to much, and
couldn't, until the baseball season
had opened.
Let us hope that baseball may
"come back" 1t is going. to worry
a lot of us to learn all the lingo of
golf, and, anyhow, we have the feel
ing that it's more fun to take our
sports vicariously.
We understand quite well that this
isn't the best sort of sport for us,
but, recognizing that it's very de-
moralizing and unfortunate, we'll go
on taking ours that way, if it's all the
same to the gentlemen who think we
should saw wood or lose gutta percha
balls or make ourselves ridiculous
trying to work off surplus flesh on
the tennis court.
Meanwhile, "Play Ball"
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
PRESIDENT WILSON'S LAST
WORD TO BERLIN

Presidents Wilson's last word to
Berlin is vibrant with the virile spirit
of this nation.
He arraigns Germany's submarine
conduct with a logic which is unan-
swerable, and with a force which
could not we'll be surpassed. He
minces no words about either the
deliberate illegality of the subma-
rines or the broken pledges of the
government which has inspired and
directed them. He demands an inn
mediate abandonment of the present
policy and performance, and declares
that nothing else can prevent part
ing between the German and Amer.
lean governments.
II is true that there appears to be
ground for dispute as to the full
meaning Of one particular and most
important sentence. In his address
to Congress he seemed to say that
because submarine warfare against
merchant ships Of a belligerent wal
inseparable from insufferable wrong
to neutrals, it must be discarded al
together. This is his old position o.
February, 1915, to which he refers
specifically in his present note.
Yet in the note itself the litera
text does not demand the immediat,
abandonment of such submarine war
fare. It demands immediate aban
donment of present METHODS
Nevertheless, an official close to tn
President is understood to insist tina
President Wilson's ultimatum i
against not merely the inhumal
methods Of submarine warfare a
conducted by the German admiralty
The Washington times., 1916-04-20

the ton-year period an increase OF ~ per
cent In their wages. making them aver
age exactly IS per day. while general Of
nee clerks have received an increase OF
only Is per cent. making them average
$3.50 per day.
one OF the worst underpaid classified
lions Of railway employees is that OF
the station agents. There are Just
about 10000 OF these in the country. or
nearly as many as the number OF con-
ductors.
In 1908 station agents AVERAGED 81. 80
a DAY, and In 1872 they had been raised
10 only N.2O day, while In that same
tlme conductors had advanced from
50. 81 10 $40.
getting just about half the wages Of the
conductor and In ten years he had had
an average Increase of II per cent
%hlIe the conductors increase had been
u per cent.
Here are two OF the most numerou,
classes OF railway employees: Trainmen
other than engineers. firemen. and con.
ductors. numbered lS6. 500 while track.
ment numbered 337.45l. The statiJtic,
snow that the trackmen were getting
IN is15 an average OF s1.3l per day, and
In 1872 an average Of 81 20 per dsy aT
increase OF II per cent.
What Others Got,
On the other hand. the classification
OF other trainmen was getting in 100:
VIZ per day. and in 1872. 1896 per day
an increase OF IS per cent. In per
centage. this Is the largest advance re.
ceNei by any single class OF railva,
employees during this decade.
| Beneral survey OF wage conditions
IN the railway service and in other In.
dustries, II Is believed. would shov
that in the last fifteen years the high.
/ ly organized and favored classes OF
| railway wage earners have had theiI
incomes increased more than almost
any other class OF workers in the coin.
Wy While the much more numerous
out less effectively organized classes al
railway workers have probably receives
rather less increases than other indus.
trlal workers In general.
| IN vie" OF the strong feeling thnt
| these most fortunate classes OF tn,
| railway employees are now making ex
cessiNe and unreasonable demands at
tention Is now being called as neye,
before TO these general discrepancies
| There IL strong disposition 10 in
auEurate a general and sweeping in
Nestigation of the whole question o
railway Wages with a view to estab
fishing some sort of public regulation
not unlike that already applied to rail
road rates, in the interest OF en-
ployes and public alike. Meanwhile
there is n marked inAisDosition TO eX
tend further favors to those classes al
ready most highly favored. at the eE
pense OF other classes of employees VIII
appear TO he getting very low wages
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
6. w. u. Meeting Will
Form Students Council

For the purpose of perfecting the or
ganization OF p students council. mass
meeting of students OF all nine depart
ments OF George Washington University
will be held tonight In the main lecture
han OF the law school In the New
Masonic Temple.
Prof. Everett Fraser. dean Of the law
school and chairman of the faculty COM
mittec on school activities. VIII preside
Prof. Leslie Cleveland McNcmar. secCe-
tary of the committee, will be one OF
the principal speakers, David Baer.
graduate manager of the football team.
also will speak
The Washington times., 1916-04-20
Officials Here Fail
To Find Justice in
7rair1n1en'S Demands
Administrative and Legislative Authorities Point Out
That Men Who Are Asking Increase Get More
Than Any Other Class of Rail-
road Employees.
BY JUDsoN C. wELLIvER.

Administrative and legislative authorities Washington
taking distinctly different view Of the PRESENT effort of railway
anmen compel advancement their wages eny that
has been taken former occasions
1t very apparent that the for the employees seeking
higher viewed With less Amiabiy than ordinarily leg
ave circles there has recently been serious talk Of legislation
prohibit strikes by employees Of interstate carriers provide
procedure for compulsory arbitration
The impression has gained good deal of ground that
favored classes Of employees have for long time been ystema
caly aggregan themselves in wages
HIGHEST PAID CLASS OF MEN