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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27
RAIN
INTO FORTS
OF vERD|JN
Historic Buildings Are En-
dangered BY German Fire,
But French Are Confident
Of Holding Their Position
BY w. P. Simms.


French Army Headquarters, ver-
dun. Mar. 27--Thrice baffled In their
efforts to enter verdun. the Germans
are today seemingly bent upon the
city's destruction. Daily they huri
large incendiary shells into the bus
mess and residential districts.
saw several large fires raging stimuli
taneously in private houses and
trades blocks. From military stand
point. the city is unscratched. Other
wise, however, 1t seems destined to
become another Rheims, Arras or
Ypres. Destruction Of its beautiful
cathedral. bishops palace and other
noted buildings is threatened.
About $50 big shells crash into
verdun every day. Our party arrived
there during the morning when there
was a lull ! asked the commander
IL he thought a bombardment would
occur.
Certainly, that's our daily ration
he replied.
As he spoke the terrific explosions
began. The scene was intensely grip
ping. Great clouds Of smoke pierced
by red flashes of flame rose over
the city. Guns hammered titanic
accompaniment.
Northwest we could see the crest
of Douaumont under French fire. 1t
resembled vesuvius belching black
smoke. On It's southern slopes, Ger
man shells exploded thickly in flashes
Of fire. Smoke geysers shot up like
magic mushrooms.
Paris had been confident about Yer
dun when we left the capital. But
we found it to be an axiom that the
closer one gets to the front the more
confident French soldiers appear to
be.
During the bombardment we enter
ed an underground city, dug months
ago in preparation for just such a
shelling. Groups of soldiers OF duty
lay calmly on cots or sat on boxes
of army beef absorbedly listening to
a young violinist playing Saint
Saens, =. "Leyecone''t and other clas-
sizes. Elsewhere troopers were mend
ing. writing, shaving or aiding at
routine. It was just as If COM
plete peace brooded over the world.
Above them guns we're shrieking
fire and death.
Further heavy attacks on verdun
would not surprise the soldiers, but
they believe all such assaults fore
doomed to failure. Oficers ask moth
ing better than a continuation Of at
tacks since the enemy's losses rise
higher with each onslaught.
verdun seems impregnable. Ger
tainly 1t Is not to be taken without
enormous losses to the attackers. Its
sectors are Hike giant ant hills. Men
and transports swarm increasingly
day and night. methodical and unex-
cited, without haste. Ammunition is
stacked at vantage points like cord
wood. Guns seem to be- there in
unlimited quantities. likewise great
stores OF spare parts Va ai
verdun's defense marks an, epoch
in war history. The defenders are
an inspiring sight-gay as the best Of
Frances traditional warriors. harden
ed as Napoleon's forces. bulldogish
as Britishers. 'S s'8 te fsAt a
Undoubtedly they are better fight
ers now than they were at the start.
-----------.------
steamer I.afcoet tarehtra which rourhf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27
HOUSE INSISTS
THAT IMMIGRANTS
READ AND WRITE

Washington. Mar. 27.---By vote
of 225 to 81, the house today re-
tanned in the Burnett immigration
bill the clause providing that immi-
grants be required to read and write
their own language. President VII
son is expected to veto the measure
because OF this clause.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27

steamer Leicestershire, which caught
her wireless call for help but arrived
after the Minneapolis had disappear
cd under the sea In announcing
that IL were killed. the admiralty
indicates that the vessel possibly was
shelled. Others aboard are UNDER
stood to have been saved.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27
AMERICANS
NOTLOS1 ON
THE SUSSEX
All Citizens Of United States
Who We're Aboard the
Torpedoed Steamer Have
Now Been Accounted for

London. Mar. 27.--Several Amerl-
cans were seriously injured when q
terrific explosion damaged the Brit
ish steamer Sussex In tho English
channel. but no United States citizens
were lost, tho American embassy am
nounced today.
Miss Calliope Fenneil. OF New
York. reported killed. has been To-
Gated In Paris. The announcement
confirmed the report that Elizabeth
Baldwin and her parents. of Phila-
delphia. had been saved. They are
at Boulogne.
Twelve bodies OF passengers aud
sailors have been recovered. Seven
~ persons are still missing. Both
the United States embassy and the
British admiralty are continuing
their Investigations, No statement
has been made as yet by the British
naval authorities. although the
French admiralty is positive that the
Sussex was torpedoed. A majority
of tho survivors are confident that
tho explosion was caused by sub
marine attack.
London newspapers are In accord
that the Sussex was torpedoed. and
are speculating ms TO the action OF the
United States
The Chronicle said
obviously. no more direct chal-
iengc ever has been handed another
nation than Germany has launched
toward the United States. Whether
the United States picks II up or let's
II lie. all belligerents win know with
clearness hitherto lacking Just
where the greatest neutral stands"
Duplication OF survivors lists made
II probable today that the toll OF
life might be more than 100. George
Crocker Is tho only American survl-
vor at Dover reported in serious
condition, The others suffered from
shock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27
I PERSONS LOST
ON BRITISH LINER

London. Mar. 27.--Eleven persons
were killed when the British liner
Minneapolis was sunk by a submar-
inc in the Mediterranean Wednesday.
II was announced today. "
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-03-27

Berlin, Mar. 27.---Reports that the
Sussex had been damaged by Ger
man submarine we're generally dis
believed here today. The admiralty
however. has not yet denied the
charge. Teuton submarines oper-
atlng on the French coast probably
will not return for days. In the
meantime. officials hoped that neu-
trails would not base their opinions
OF tho disaster on allied versions OF 1t.
Washington, Mar. 27--Dlplomatic
relations with Germany will prob
ably be broken on II the govern
ment finds that German submarine
torpeoded the Sussex, hight admin
istration officials said today.
y "The president Ia awaiting facts"
announced the white house. Presi-
dent Wilson has asked the state de-
partment to rush tho work Of gather
ing ofiicial reports. He conferred with
Secretary Lansing by telephone. NJ
A fragment OF bronze. such as is
used In German torpedoes, was found
In the wrcckago Of the Sussex, ac-
cording to information received here,
II Ia also known that a. German sub
marine was operating near where the
Sussex explosion occurred.
The state departments view is
that II II Ia established submarine
was responsible. there will be no need
TO inquire as to It's nationality, as
neither Turkish nor Austrian under
sea boats operate In the English
channel.
The white house holds the same
view. There probably Will be no In
uuiry made to Germany, because, In
view OF the status Of previous nego-
tiations, Americas position Is be-
tcontinued on page ~
.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
YOUNG BOYS GET
Drunk CH j|CK"
jamaica Ginger Used As Sub
stitute For Whisky In
Dry Colorado

Wien a state or ci:y goes dry"
the G:us stores do rushing business
n Jamaca Ginger. or "J!ck," which
contains heap much alcohol. The Den
ycr Post hereby tells how popular
"Jick" Is IN dry" Colorado:
The character Of Jamaica ginger
has been put formally on trial in Il
case fled IN tAe ctatc 9urrcme court.
n. -. Mclean. druggist AZ Lamar,
has appealed 20 the coIrt for stay OF
execution from the sentence OF the dis.
trict judge hning him heavily for sell.
ing the giusSr in two aud foUr-oEnco
quantities without prescription.
Mclean says that lie and his clerks
sold the ginger only for what they lo.
iievel to be medicinal purposes and
that they we're not trying 20 oatwit
the prohibition law. which forb!J3 the
sale of intoxicating liquors or subsLi
tuteg.
Witnesses OF McLean's trial testified
that the ginger. when diluted with
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
THE HunoR or PROHIBITION.
tCln,lnna,i Enaulrcr1

iCin 'lnnl;l Enquircrl
A liquor firm in Covington, Ky. re
Gently received an order for whisky
from a woman In prohibition Virginia.
Tho whisky was sent by express. but
was later re .urned by the state author.
tiles. The PACKAGE containing the
whisky bore this label, which vas at.
tachcd by the dry powers tha. be In
the state. that once had George Wash
ington as O citizen:
NOTICE.
The Virginia law says that female
must be at the head OF family with
children in order to receive liquor ship
ments. The woman who ordered this
whisky Is widow without children.
According to our state law she will
havo to go dry"
Can you beat It?
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
"LAND OF THE FREE"


Editor OF The Press: Sad to say,
once in about every fifty years or so
q great wave of fanatlcism sweeps
ho'dlong over this fair country. We
are being overwhelmed by some such
wave today If man or a clique OF
men would try TO make you stop eating
meat, for instance, you would be in
dignant. insulted, outraged. So would
all OF us. We would rise up against
this infamous band, one and oil, and
cram their measure down their own
throlts. q
Now what ia the difference between
this and prohibition? II Is exactly the
same theory.
Does that statue outside New
Norhs harbor mean anything to you
people? Is It n symbol OF America or
Z farce? Liberty does not mean ex.
omptlon from tyranny without. but
also protection from tyranny within
It means personal liberty! And prohi-
bitioa will mean the death of this cher
ishcd symbol OF the United States of
Amcrica.-Foreign Born.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
MAN
REIMBURSED
COMPENSATED AFTER
HIS PROPERTY IS
DESTROYED
COURT AIDS HIM
Montana Judge Declares That
Saloonist's Stock Can Not Be
Confiscated Acknowledgement,
Except as a Last Resort,
and Then Only In Case of
Absolute Necessity

Tho Supreme Court OF Montana has
handed down an opinion holding that
. saloonists property can not be de.
stroyed without compensation except
- . last resort, available only in the
presence OF imminent and overwhe,m-
Ing necessity which brooks no dslay."
A dispatch to the Butte (Mont.)
Miner from Helena says:
During the "Mucl,ie" Mcdonald re-
Asllion In Butte In the fail of 1914. the
saloons werc ordered closed by the
state. Colonel Dan j. Donohue, com.
uanding the Second Montana infantry.
seized some liquor from the barroom
OF q saloonist who disobeyed the or.
dor and ordered the stuff poured into
. gutter. The liquor dealer afterwards
brought suit and secured a verdict for
$500 In the district court in Butte. In
sfhrming this verdict. the state Su-
Dreme Court said today:
"Under constitutional government
such as ours, the destruction of pri:
vate property without compensation to
the owner must be the last resort.
available only In the presence OF immi.
aent and overwhelming necessity
which brooks no delay. In falling to
Allege facts sufficient to disclose such
necessity, the answer fails to make
out justification for the trcspass. and
for this reason the offered evidence
was properly rejected"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
TO TEST IDAHO'S DRY"
LAW IN SUPREME COURT
Highest Tribunal In Deciding Case May Hold Prohibition legs
laton Is a Violation Of the Rights Of the Individual as
Guaranteed By the Federal Constitution

4. II. Oversmith, that no had the liquor
In his possession, but 1t was maintain.
ed that II was for his own use and
benefit and not TO sell or give away.
no evidence was produced TO show
that he had tried to sell or givo away
any part of tho liquor.
Cranes release was asked for the
reason that the liquor in his possession
was for his own use. and that the leg
islature Of the state had no right to
declare that tho mere possession OF
whisky was a criminal oiiense, unless
he had Il to sell or give away or reach
the public In some other way. II was
urged that Cranes rights In the prem
ises were guaranteed by the constitu-
ton of the United States, and that
these rights could not be abridged by
tho laws of any state.
He's still In Custody.
The supreme court of the state held
adversely to Crane. II upheld the con
stitutlona,ity of senate bill no. %, tho
state law under which the action was
instituted. a writ of error was taken
to the supreme court OF the United
States and there the case is pending
II is on the supreme court docket as
| case No. 800, October, 1916, term, and
| IS expected to be reached. early in Jan
uary. 1917. In the meantime Crane is
romlnally in the custody OF the sheriff
OF Latah county under the commitment
of the probate Judge.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
RAILWAY PLANS To
RUN LIQUOR TRAINS
c. 4 0. Puts On Specials For
Persons Carrying"wet Goods
Into "Dry' West Virginia

Those who believe that prohibition
10 prohibiting in West Virginia are re-
spsctfully referred to the following dis
patch from Charleston. w. Va. to
Pierre Is. d. Journal:
Orders issued by The Chesapeake &
Ohio railroad today announced the
creation Of two special train beginning
tomorrow on which persons carrying
legally labeled liquor will be permitted
20 travel. The trains will move each
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday be.
tween Ashland. KY. and Charleston.
Each passenger may carry ono suit
ease hlled with liquor. the case to be
10 larger than 24xl3xs inches. Per-
sons will not be permitted to transport
0auor on regular trains. a regulation
Vhich has been In force for some time.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16

In recent elections, in each and every
instance no attempt was made to pre-
vent the consumption of alcoholic
beverages for personal use. Indeed,
tho Anti-Salocn League fully recog.
rizas the imposslb'lty OF voting any
territory dry In fact, that organiza.
ton simply urges upon the people the
closing OF the main channels of dis
tr.bltion, operated under license. re-
gulation and control. Before attempt
!rs 20 DO even this much, It substitutes
for tho main channel another avenue
Of distribution, namely individual
shipments for home consumption and
personal use. The two effects result
ing from these AntiSaloon League
uotLcd8 have been TO greatly increase
tie price Of wines, beers and liquors
for personal use and 20 cut out a re-
venue received b. the states. cities.
towns and counties. /
People Didn't Vets.
"As before indicated In many OF
these dry States, statewide prohibi.
ton was enacted by the legislatures
and not b. vote OF the people. Ef.
forts TO secure q direct vote on this
question by those fayorlng individual
liberty IN these dry states have been
constantly suppressed.
ms for the country at large, II 10
rapidly approaching the same condi-
tion which existed little more than
half century ago.
IF history repeats itself, the 70.
action against sumptuary legislation
Is about due and every indication
points to the fact that states now dry
in name will repudiate present laws
for exactly tho same reason that 80
many states roDudiated prohibition
back In the 5J's. Many of these states
are suffering not alone from the loss
OF revenue formerly derived from L..
cense, but from a general contempt for
all laws that seems to invariably fol.
low IN the wake of dry legislation.
while four OF the states recently
voted dry II IS well to remember
that in many other states--those un.
der prohibition az well as under II.
censo laws-elcciel aYowedly liberal
candidates over nominees whose utter.
ance5 and records were strongly In
favor Of prohibition.
Use or Liquor Increasing.
According to the monthly reports
OF the informal Revenue Commissioner.
for the fiscal year, increases in taxes
on whisky, wine and beer have been
such as to indicate the largest output
in the entire history OF these indus.
tries.
Indeed, not only history teacheG
but long experience proves that II.
cense, regulation and control offer the
only practical solution to the so-cslled
liquor problem. That this truth is DO.
coming more and more universally re-
cosnized 70 best evidenced by the fact
that not only great cities, but the large
Industrial states as wen, refuse 10
again try the experiment that proved
so costly In tho 50's." =.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16


Idaho's drastic dry law may be
held unconstitutional by the Supreme
corr, NJ tho United states. A test
-. ,,, ,.. .,, I,
'"se 20 ~" 49,
may dec!de that iuaho proAloi'ion 10
a violation OF rights OF the Individual
guaranteed by the Federal constitu'
ton. The Boise udaho) Farmers lte'
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
USE OF LIQUOR RAPIDLY INCREASES
Federal Statistics Show HOTo Drinking Is C3ng Done Now
Than Ever Before In 1855 When Over Hall Of the Union
Was Dry, IL States Repuialod Prohibition

Joseph Debar, president CT tho Ma.
tional Wholesale Liquor Dealers Asro-
citation of America, makes the follow.
ing ancwer to the uttcrancc given to
the press by the Rev Pulley A. Baker,
national superintendent Of the Anti.
, Saloon League:
, "Thc statement made by the Rev.
. Baker that twenty.four states have
outlawed tho drink trallc. iJ ussload-
=, ing and untrue.
: only twenty-thrce states are dry
, many Of these By act Of legislature
3 and not by vote Of tho people. II
March Of this year Vermont rcpu
dated prohibition by two to orc
vote. The population of the twenty
three dry states IS only 32,30G.5ll,
while the population OF the wet sta.c3
is 59,6G5,92G. Tie population OF the
states voting dry last Tuesday IS only
4,0G2,32s. The population Of the
states voting wet 10 7,352l2G. These
states arc Missouri, California and
Maryland. All OF these figures tell
their own story and show that on Tues
day over 100000 more people voted
wet than dry whllo there is still
twice as many people living In IL
censod states as in so-called prohibl-
ton states.
Protect lnSiyliua! Rights.
The states referred to have not out
lawed the drink traffic. On the con
trary, they have In various ways ar.
ranged to protect and perpetuate the
right to use wine, beer and whisky by
securing laws which designate the
quantity that an individual may buy
or receive for personal use.
THE further statement by the Rev.
Baker that most OF tho territory in the
remaining states has abolished drink
through the fundamentally of local
option Is not true in any sense.
Some districts have voted against
licensing the saloon, but in all IN
stances the right Of the individual "a
secure wine, beer and whisky for per
sonal use has been protected by the
efforts of Mr.. Baker and his colleagues
OF the Anti.Saloon League.
"The Rev Baker complains that
neither political party was willing 10
declare for national prohibition, Nc
national party can IN honor afiord tc
do this without providing compensG
tion TO the interests destroyed.
''No national party can go before the
people favorlng conf5cation OF prop
erty.
Only $4,000 Prohibition Votes.
"As to the claims OF the Prohlbi
tionlsts, Chairman Oliver w, Stewart
OF the Prohibition National Campaign
Committee, in an official statement
says he does not hope for more than
$4,000 votes with the final count IN
1916 election. When this Is contrasted
with total OF more than seventeen
million votes Just cast. It's insig
aifcanco Is apparent.
ANY and all attempts OF the Anti
Saloon League TO show suppression o
the liquor traffic and reduction OF III,
consumption of alcoholic beverages
through the addition OF dry territory
are absolutely conlroyor;ed by the u
fc.al statements OF tho United State
Internal Revenue Department.
while II is true that four states
Michigan, Nebraska. Montana an,
South Dakota. voted out the saloons
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
"SAcSiNG" KANSAS.

Confidence In the superior uplift OF
Kansas life receives rude shock by
tho report of the State Board OF Cor
rections. A social and moral mil
lenium claimed to be regular fixtures
Of the dry belt appears to have missed
connection down there. The crop oI
crime IL just as abundant and the
as crowded as In states
less disposed to boast OF civic rlghte
ousness.-Ohaha (Neb) Bee.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
SPEAKING OF MONEY

II people in dry states save their
money, as the dry" spouters claim
they do, why Is It that the savings &C.
counts in Kansas are only one-half
~ large 40 the savings accounts OF
tho ,rest of the couU-ry? Kansas has
been "dfy" for thlr,y-Rye years. Pro-
hiL,tlon has had omrle time to show
ita efcctsto BRING Gntold blessings"
upon THE people.-Omaha (Nsb.) Pro-
tector.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16

milk or water, had fine kick" in 1t
and made an excellent substitute for
whisky. Evidence was given showing
that many Of the purchasers of the
stuff were young boys of IS and 10
and that the druggist sold from two to
four bottles Of the stuff daily. although
dose for medicinal purposes Is half
tcaspoonfui
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
A SUNDAY ARGUMENT.
Washington Post ]

7 IWashIngton PostI
! A Michigan automobilist is suing for
damages because q neighbor's horse
attacked his machine on the road. ana
Billy Sunday cites the case as an A.
Gvment for prohibition without know.
Ag what the horse had to drink.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
A GOOD SEllER.

fRlchmond (Va.) Times Democrat1
is this cellar prefectly dry?" In
quirei the prospective purchaser.
Well" responded the talented
agent, with n knowing wink. ut always
had been until the prohibition law
went into effect"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
AN EYE TO THE FUTURE.
washington Star.l

washington start
whats the idea of your working 80
hard for prohibition"
Il want to be recognized as one Of
the deserving patriots who helped to
elect the ticket" replied Uncle Bill
Dottletop. Maybe they'll give me the
Ssb Of hunting around for any illegal
liQuor and destroying It,"
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
Mas STOOD THE hcIp TEST.

Philadelphia Evening Ledger.]
! We have no patience with those who
assert that there is no strength in the
United States navy. Any institution
which could survive three years OF
Daniels must have the goods.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
THE FUNNY SIDE
OF PROHIBITION
NOW YOU SAID 1T.
tLouisvllle Courier Journal.

louisville Courier Journall
II nov is said that William jennings
Bryan may bo a candidate OF the Pro
hibition party in the next presto initial
campaign. Admirable arrangement.
Both the party and the candidate are
too used to defeat to take It to heart.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16

The Cimetsr is the only Republican
paper in the City Of Muskogee. The
1aily Phoenix is sometimes Republi-
On and sometimes independent but at
he present time il claims to he inde-
Dsndsnt, such changing is not worth
Shrss whoops in HI TO any political
party and yet Bixby, its editor got
Sieh at the Republican pie ccdntcr.
What base ingratitude.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
EVEN IF HE'S A DRY"
milwaukee, News. !

Missouri showed Prohibition under
by $4,000 majority. That ought to he
plain enough even for the man from
Missouri.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-12-16
NEITHER HAVE WE.
[Cincinnati Post

tCincinnati Postl
Has Mr.. Hanly congratulated Mr..
Wilson. We haven't noticed,