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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
WOODEN COW is
RUSE OF SOLDIERS

Paris, Jan. 10.--The nearest thing
In this war to the famous Horse OF
Troy is told OF In . French soldiers
letter from base hospital at the
front. 1t was wooden COW in this
case and thereby hangs the story OF
how the soldier happened to be In
hospital
The French trenches at this sol
dler's particular part OF the front
were tlfty yards from the German
trenches A harmless old COW re-
lleved trench monotony each day by
grazing between the lines. The
French and German soldiers finally
came to an understanding that the
opposing lines should alternately
have the opportunity Of milking the
COW and be immune from attack dur
ing the operation. This went on for
some time, until a French officer sus-
pected that the Germans were using
their milking time for spying pur-
poses and ordered the next German
milking party to be fred on,
The French soldiers thereupon
built a wooden COW, as near as pos
slble q counterpart OF the real one,
and put machine gun inside to
await the German milkmen. The
soldier who relates the story took his
station inside the COW and was sue
cessful In staying three Germans as
they approached with milk pals,
Having fulfilled his mission the sol
dicr prepared to slide his wooden COW
back to the trench when he was In
tcrrupted by q terrific shock, The
COW was smashed to pieces, The sol.
dier succeeded IN escaping, though
wounded, That "a how he happened
to be In hospital galg~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

HARVESTER Co.
.DECLMESTOMAKE
WAR MUNITIONS

Moscow, Idaho. Jan. l0.--At the
annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Idaho National Harvester COM
pany today contracts rendered for
manufacture OF war munitions were
rejected. Tho company declined 10
convert It's harvester plant TO turn
ont shrapnci, torpedo caps and other
war accessories.
The Idaho National Harvester COM
pauy Is the largest exclusively COM
blne harvester plant In the world.
Tho machine Ia an Idaho product In
vented by Idaho men and financed
principally by State Senator Jerome
!. Day. OF Moscow. one OF the own
ers, OF the famous Hercules lead-sllyer
mine aud the Tamarac-custer mine
In the Occur d'Alene district OF
Idaho; head Of the new smelter being
rebuilt at Northport. Wash, and OF
the refining and reduction works Just
purchased at Pittsburg. Pa.
Tho Idaho plants product Is de-
signed for harvesting grain on side
hills as we'll as level ground; one OPP
GRAFTON cutting. threshing and sack
ing the grain. Two men and eight
horses operate the machine at an ex-
penso OF 81 an acre.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
SPEAKER ARGUES THAT TO PREPARE
FOR WAR is MEASURE AGAINST WAR

Armenian nations, the shooting OF
Edith Cavells. Human nature is the
same In America as abroad, That is
what preparedness for war will do
for u.s."
Roger Sherman Hoar, ex-assistant
attorney general, who was the next
speaker, said;
LET us waste no time trying to
stop the present war. That question
will be settled by the belligerents
themselves. II we would prevent war,
we must eliminate the causes of war,
Cause should be distinguished from
occasion. The cause is what builds
the pyre for a world conhagration,
whereas the occasion is merely the
match that happens to set It Off. The
monster we must blame for laying
the foundation for the present war
Is q Jekyll-Hyde sort OF deity, whose
good name Is Patriotism and whose
bad name is Nationalism. A few
Jecce years ago we owed our allie
slancs 20 the state, today we owe Il
% thcnatloa, tomorrow we shall owe
x 10 the intsT-nation,"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
LETTER
FROM BROTHER IN
BRITISH SERVICE

T. NJ. Ferguson. who recently came
to the Rogue valley from Seattle, and
who Is now making his home here,
has Just received letter from his
brother. A. Ferguson, who was with
the Australian imperial forces in the
|Dardanelles campaign. The letter
was written on November 21, but did
mot reach Seattle till January 6, when
liz was forwarded to Mr.. Ferguson
here. The brother is with a machine
Igun section, and was landed at CALI
jpoli peninsula with the British
troops and had been fighting the
Turks in the campaign prosecuted in
an endeavor to force the Dardanelles.
He says that as all mail is strictly
censored, he can not go into much
detail, but from the tone of his letter
the young soldier seemed to feel
much optimism, though he candidly
admitted that the shells sent over the
trenches by abdul had him bluff
ed" He spoke in high praise of the
work of the British fleet, and of the
terrific execution done by their guns
Against the Turk hosts. Since the
letter was written, however. the
British have withdrawn from the
Dardanelles campaign. Mr.. Fergu-
son has two other brothers on Euro
pean soil. one having been wounded
while with his company in France,
while another. of whom he has not
heard lately. is somewhere in Bel
GUM.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
SESSION OF
CIRCUIT
COURT
New Grand Jury Is Drawn,
and Men Indicted Are Ar
raignedBeforeJ Calkins
and Time Is Set for Pleas

On the conyening Of the circuit
court this morning new grand jury,
to probe into the morals and business
OF the community during the year
1915. was drawn. The members are
Jas. Slower. foreman; w. c. Ahlf, G.
M. Flint, Jas. NJ. Dean, A. l.. Edger-
ton, T. B. Cornell and C. H. Eismann.
The grand jury will meet in its first
inquisition on the first Monday OF
April.
A number OF parties against whom
indictments were returned by the
last grand jury were In court for
Iarraignment, and will appear and en-
ter their pleas at nine o'clock tomor-
ROW morning. These were iElbert
Tucker and Geo. Barlow. indicted up
on charge OF having wantonly kill
ed a mare, the property Of Geo.
Farra; Alfred Hutchinson. charged
with killing n calf belonging to an
other; VIC. Jackson, charged with
assault upon VIM. Scroggins; and w.
\ T.aDunlap and Jas. Porter. who are
charged In the Indictment with hav-
ing shot at r. G. Smith and his
brother. A. Lincoln Smith.
81 McClung. indicted for larceny
from building. the specific charge
being the robbery from Bunch Broth
ers' warehouse when a number of
trunks and suitcases stored there
were cut open and rifled, entered a
plea Of guilty when arraigned. Sem
tence win be passed later. The Of
fense carries with 1t sentence OF
from two to Ave years in the state
penitentiary.
The first cases upon the docket for
trial before a jury In the circuit
court are civil cases. Peakin VS.. the
Rogue River Irrigation and Power
company. being called first
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
is
ADVOCATED BY
GENERAL SCOTT

Washington, Jan. 10.-General
Scott, chief Of stan Of the army, de-
clared natly for universal conscrip-
tion between the ages OF IS and 81
In bis testimony at the house military
committee hearing.
He declared that England would
have been better of IL she had estab-
lished conscription in peace times.
He pointed out that as 100000 boys
reach IS years Of age annually. over
men would be provided
under the three-year training sys-
tenn. He said that at least 1000, 900
men would be needed to defend the
country.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
lBy United Press Leased Wire,

Wy Uniteu FTeSs Leaheu Wlre1
Boston, Jan 10.--Speaking In
Faneuil hall this afternoon before the
closing session Of the conference OF
the Society to Eliminate Economic
Causes of War, Raymond l.. Bridg-
man, publicist, declared the most
vital purpose OF preparedness is not
preparedness for war. but prepared
ness against war. He said in part;
Nor Is our purpose preparedness
for war, but preparedness against
war; not that we may be>able to fight
successfully, II we are forced, but
that we may not be forced.
THE present popular craze for pre-
paredness leads straight to militar-
ism, Prussian preparedness, the
very root Of modern milltarism, was
the direct cause OF the exhausting
armaments Of modern European ma
tions, Milltarlsm Inevitably perverts
national moral sense, It breeds
treachory, the policy OF frightfulness.
cruelty, slaughter, the trampling OF
treaties as scraps Of paper, the sink
Ing of Lusltanias, the murder Of the
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
MULES RESCUED
FROM SNOW SLIDE

(By United Press Leased wire.)
Yreka. Cal. Jan. 10.--Two mules
kicked up their heels today from the
last OF heavy snowdrift that had
buried them since Friday between
Sawyers Bar and Aetna Mills. at the
same time dissipating a report that
their owners. John A. Helgren. John
Manhart. and Ben Ritz, rural mail
carriers. had perished. for It was the
carriers who dug them out. Animals.
mail carriers and mail we're caught
beneath snow slide Friday. but the
men managed to reach safety In a
miners shack. later returning to res
cue the animals and their burden.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
TURKS HAVE.
SURROUNDED
B BR|T lis H
Ten Thousand English Troops
at KutEl-Amara Have Been
Enveloped, and Retreat Of
Detachment Is Cut OF

Berlin. via Sayyille, Jan. 10.Ten
thousand British troops have been
surrounded by the Turks at Kut-El-
Amara. Mesopotamia. according to
Constantinople advices today. The
Turks are attacking the main de-
fenses at Kut-El-Amara.
The 10000 surrounded British
constituted a detachment left behind
to cover the main body Of General
Townhend's English forces. BY an
enveloping movement the Turks cut
on the retreat OF this detachment.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
OPEN GAMBLING is
ON THROUGH CANADA

Montreal. Jan. 10.--Gambling ma
chimes, built like giant cash registers
shipped here from Chicago. and
placed on street corners here and
throughout the province. on which
rich and poor alike may place their
bets on any one Of ak current sport
ing events, started business today un-
der government charter. This marks
the beginning Of unopposed open
gambling in Canada.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

ALASKAlAND
OF R()SEATt
FUTURE
Gov. Strong Makes Annual
Report to Secretary Of the
Inferior on Conditions m
The Northern Territory

Washington, Jan. 10.--"Alaslka is
IA land flowing with milk and honey
like the promised land Of the ancient
Israelites. But the milk must be
sought out and the honey carefully
gathered,
The future and possibilities Of the
territory OF Alaska are thus ambigu-
|ously expressed in the annual report
to the secretary Of the interior BY
Geo. ]. r. A. Strong, made public to-
day.
The roseate word picture painted
by Governor Strong is based on solid
facts and figures as to the increased
agricultural activities, greater min
eral output, and the vast coal fields
which await only the coming Of the
new government railroad to make
them big factors in the coal market.
Discussing the Alaska coalfelds,
the report says: Tests Of the Matan-
uska coal for steaming purposes were
made during the year under the
direction Of the navy department, and
the coal was found eminently satis-
factory. This field. therefore. should
supply the government with all the
|coal it needs on the Pacific coast,
Including Hawaii and the Philippines,
for naval and other purposes"
That the Pacific coast will find
new market at wk;ch 1t can pur-
chase coke, thus affording it relief
from the present situation. is indi-
Gated by the statement that the
Alaska coal fields contain large guam
titles OF coal suitable for coking pur-
poses.
THE completion Of the govern
ment system OF railroads at the ear
liest possible time is matter Of
prime importance to the territory"
says the report. MANY farms are be-
ing homesteaded in the vicinity Of
the railroad surveys; the prospectors
are abroad on the hills and in the
valleys Of the interior and the coastal
regions.
"As the railroads Of the west were
the pioneers of civilization, SO will
the building of the railroads in
Alaska cause the wilderness and now
waste places to bloom and blossom"
Although gold" and Alaska"
have been made synonymous almost.
the report states that probably the
most conspicuous feature Of mining
development in Alaska during the
last year is shown in the greatly in
creased production of copper ores.
Shipments of copper ore by the
Kennecott Mines company have
reached as much as million dollars
per month or more. the ore being
shipped to Tacoma, WASH, for treat
ment."
'The vast possibilities OF Alaska
lndustrially, agriculturally and COM
mercially Justify the prediction that
within the next decade the potential
greatness Of this territory as pro-
iucer of natural wealth will have be-
come SO firmly established as to dis
pei the last lingering doubts OF those
who have assumed the expressed or
implied attitude Of scoffers when
Alaska has been under discussion"
says the report In conclusion
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
HEAVY SNOW
COVERS THE
NORTHWEST
All Telegraph and Telephone
Wires Are Down, and Rail-
road Traffic Is Delayed by
Blockades in Mountains

The weat coast is pretty nearly
snowbound today. and practically
every telegraph aud telephone line In
tho northwest is down. Not tick
OF the telegraph instrument has
brought the news OF the world 10 the
Courier and to the other newspapers
that depend upon anything short OF
wireless for their service. tho tie-up
being the most complete recorded In
years All wires north and south
are down. one lone railroad wire
through from Ogden. Utah. being the
flrst connection with the outside
world TO be established.
Late in the afternoon the United
Press wire was opened through TO
San Francisco. and the Courier re-
ceived service from that direction.
The snowfall In southern Oregon
is one OF the heaviest OF recent years.
being especially heavy through lie
Cow Creek canyon and over the SislSl-
YOU range. where most OF the dam
age Ia reported. More than Ave feet
Of snow fell In the Cow creek country,
the report from Tunnel . being or
five feet two inches on the level.
At Grants Pass. Weather Observer
Paddock states that 6A inches OF
snow had fallen In 4s hours, but as
u settled rapidly II did not show that
depth at any ono time, and ha4 also
been slowly melting. II was moist
and heavy. however. and WASH ii,tn-
ace to u number OF barn roofs TINT
were not built to Withstand the
weight. A section OF the saass rnot
OF one OF the grcenhoase2 ii A
Mayors was broken doTn by the
weight OF snow. this beins the only
report OF damage, To-day sthe sorm
sun Is fast melting the snow, stS,sah
Observer Paddock prcdicts thut Il win
freeze tonight II II ranlains clear,
This will check any rapid thaw, and
do away with danger of flooding
waters. There Is no frost In the
ground. and most OF the water from
the melting snow Is going into tho
ground
The snowfall at oil higher eleva-
tions Is much greater than along the
Rogue. The train on tho new rail-
road was delayed an hour In reaching
the Waters creek terminal this morn
ing. there being l6 inches Of snow at
Waters creek. As II was moist and
heavy. II was continually banking up
In front OF the engine, and II was ne
cessary on number OF occasions to
back up and take q run at the bank
TO get through, the engine not being
equipped with snow plow,
On the top of Hays hill about three
feet OF snow was reported, and the
stages from the coast and from Him
ois valley points are delayed. Sew
cral Of the jurors called to report for
duty at the circuit court this morn
Ing were unable to reach the court
room when their names were called,
those from the distant places in the
country experiencing much trouble in
getting through,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
UNCLE SAM TO
TAKE JOHN BULL
TO ACCOUNTING
tBy United Press Leased wire.j

WY uu'ten ftcoc i<ouscu WHo.J
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1o,-The central
powers having evacuated diplomatic
positions threatening the United
States in submarine matters. this
government Is now planning a diplo-
matte drive against the allies.
Full adjustment OF the Lusltania
and Persia destruction cases is ex-
'nected this week. Meantime the
state department is preparing a new
eomplaint to England against her
lseixures OF American merchandise.
and vigorous protest against the
|contraband lists Of the allies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
KRUPP WHEEL WORKS
AT ESSEN DESTROYED

tBy United Press Leased Wire.l
Amsterdam. Jan. 10.--Fire today
destroyed the Krupp wheel works at
Essen. part Of Germany's gigantic
munitions system, and damaged other
buildings.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
GERMANS ADVANCE
IN THE CHAMPAGNE
tBy United Press Iensod wire.)

tBy United Press Leasod Wire.)
Paris, Jan, 1O.--German forces be-
gan q violent offensive in tho Cham
pnsno yesterday, following q bonn
bardment with asphyyiating gas
shells, the war offloe announced to-
day They were, however, checked,
except for occupying portions OF nd
vanced trenches at two points.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
CHARGE -FOUR WITH
MURDER OF MOHR
(By United Press Leased wire, /,

1
Providence, r. l., Jan. 10.--Mrs
G. Franklin Mohr and three alleged
negro accomplices were to be placed
on trial in superior court here today
on the charge of numbering DR.. c.
Franklin Mohr as he rode with q
young woman in his automobile past
lonely spot near Nyatt, r. l.. on the
night Of August 1S, 1915. The Mohr
family is wealthy and socially prom
inent in the summer colonies here
about.
DR.. Mohr. Of Providence. well
known in Newport and New York,
was murdered about . o'clock He
was shot in the head and right
shoulder and died at the Rhode Is
land hospital few hours later.
With Dr. Mohr at the time Of the
murder was Miss Emily G, Burger,
young and pretty. for several years
his housekeeper. She also was shot
in the head and right shoulder She
recovered. DR.. Mohr and Miss
Burger were on their way to DIR.
Mohr's Newport home. Their ma
chine was operated by George w,
Heals, negro, who had been in the
employ Of the doctor a short time,
Healis called for help and gave the
police the first story OF the crime.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
Returning to o. A. c.

HVturHiHE 20 Os u. O.---
Ted Cramer. Dwight Jewell, Dar-
win ingalls, and Earl Douglas left
Sunday morning for Corvallis to con-
tinue their studies at the Oregon
Agricultural college.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10

r. i, Boswell, Of Holland, who has
been spending few days in town,
visited Medford Sunday. returning to-
|Crants Pass this morning.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-01-10
FRENCH A|RMEN
D0MBARD SOFIA

saloniki, Jan, iO.--C Considerable
damage was wrought when French
airmen bombarded Sofia, capital Of
Bulgaria. according to advices here
today. w
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

There is more Catarrh in this sec.
ton of the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years
it was supposed to be i~ncurable.
Doctors prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it in
durable. Catarrh is a local disease,
greatly influenced by constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional
remedy, is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System. One Hundred
Dollars reward is offered for any
case that Halls Catarrh Cure fails
to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
COOPERATIVE CANNING CLUB.

Tuesday afternoon in the Higl
School Building, the ladies of the Co
operative Canning Club of Green
wood held a most interesting ane
profitable meeting and were highly
entertained by a splendid address:
from T. H. Baird and a paper from
w. H. Hays. Mr.. Baird's address
was filled with good suggestions and
he assured the ladies of his hearty
cooperation and unstinted support in
every way possible. His address will
be published at a later date.
Mrs. A. McC. Kimbrough president
of the club made a splendid talk,
outlining the aim of the club and
telling her ambition in first starting
the organization and also the hopes
the club has for the future to be de-
rived by Greenwood and Lefore
county from a progressive canning
club. It is hoped the membership
will include everyone interested in
home gardening.
Mrs. S. H. Guess, secretary of the
club also made a splendid address and
all the ladies offered good suggestions
in the general discussion which fol-
lowed.
The club hopes more people will
take an active interest in the work
and attend these meetings, and bring
a friend.
The ladies hope people who have
vacant lots they want cultivated will
notify the president or other officers.
Those who want ground to plant may
secure same by attending the meet
ings. A vacant lot, planted in gar.
den stuff is much preferable to a
weed patch. The city this year will
compel all property n to keep
all weeds cut. Last year this was not
done, but will be this year.
The club hopes the board of COM
missioners will provide the canning
outfit and the same outfit can be
used by the club and also by the pub
lie schools. It is expected all can
ming will be under the direction and
supervision Of the club SO that all
will be uniform and when such
carries the club label, it would be an
assurance to the purchaser, that the
goods were canned under scientific
methods. s.
Another feature the club hopes to
take up is the cooperative purchase
Of seeds, thus saving some, as the
price is much less when purchased
in quantities. All interested in seed
should notify the ladies at once or
report at the meeting next Tuesday,
and each Tuesday at $3.50 o'clock in
the High School Building.
There are now about fifteen active
members of the club and new men,
bers r wanted. Everyone interest
ed in gardening is urged to attend
and be prepared to make report on
amount Of seed they will need.
An interesting and instructive let
ter was received from Miss Powell.
state agent, giving advice and Offer
ing suggestions and assuring the
club of every assistance at her COM
mand,
The club expects to go before the
board Of supervisors and hopes the
board will be able to furnish = county
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

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house in Austin & Wright Addition:
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

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are cured by the wonderful, old reliable DR.
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

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