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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
UNCi4N SANS ARTILLERY ARE
ptIuNG ON GERMAN TROOPS
AND Inns
TROOPS TRAINING N TRENCHES
Headquarters OF American Army

Headquarters of American Army
In France. Oct. si.-The following
In the nrst oricial statement from
American army headquarters In
France,
I'm continuation OF their training
az nuclei for lnStruciing other Am
erican units to reach this side OF the
water later. contingents from some
Of the baitallons Of our nrI con-
ungents. In association with veto
ran French battalions. are In the
front line trenches Of quiet sector
on the>t'rench front.
"They are supported by certain
batteries OF our artillery 10 associa-
ton with veteran French batteries.
The sector remains normal ht the
present time. The men have adapt
"a themselves 90 actual trench con-
dltions In q most satisfactory man
ner."
T'he artillery of the United states
forces fired the tln, shot OF our
army In this war At 4 o'clock Of u
recent morning at German work
ing party. ADD there has been inter
mittent fighting sincc. W.
The sector In which the 'Anieri-
cans are worting Is ons Of tire quiet
est, at present. on the French front,
n has not been formally taken ovor
By the American forces. but is still
under the control OF the French
army.
Since that first she'll from the AM
orleans. Smelling between American
forces and the Germans has taken
place frequently. Bota moving
troops and positions Of the Germans
have been shelled by the Americans
the enemy returning shell for shell
The case OF the first shell fired
will he sent to President Wilson. II
lS now In the possession OF Gencrni
Siebert. The shot was fired by n
rod-haired gunner amid the cheers
Of his comrades Tac gun was one
OF the famous French Seventy
fvcs."
Later a luncheon In the field was
attended by French and American
gunners In celebration OF the Hrst
American contact with the enemy.
After time. these troops will be
replaced by other Americans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
.ELKS WILL EQUIP
US. WAR HOSPITAL

New York. Oct. 27---Base hospital
No. ~ OF the University OF Oregon
will be equipped completely at Il
cost of 500. 900 by the War Relief
association OF the Benevolent and
Protective Order OF Elks. 10 was an
nounced here. The money will he
taken from the sl'ooo,ooo war re.
lief fund contributed by 5o0.0oo
members of the order. The asso.
citation already has equipped the
base hospital of the University oi
Virginia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
GREAT CAMPAIGN To PLEDGE NATION
TO HELP. FEED ARMIES OF FREEDOM

Sunday. the opening day of the
campaign, will be marked by war;
food conservation sermons by the
country's 100000 ministers in the
churches all over the land. The
food administration states that the
response of the ministers has been
extraordinarily. generous in this re-
spect.
The workers will carry cards for
those housewives who have not vet
enrolled To each housewife who
hasn't Home Card" telling what
foods the government would like to
have them conserve and why. they
will present one.
The workers will explain briefly
and clearly what the governments
food conservation idea is and what is
asked of each housewife.
The food pledge Is not. food ad-
ministration officials pointed out to-
day. an effort to get the people to
eat less. but to substitute those
foods Of which the country has an
abundance for those that are urgent
ly needed by the peoples of the al
lied countries in Europe and their
armies and ours.
President Wilson. in letter to
the food administrator has said: "In
Continued on page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Washington. Oct. 27.--With Ma
tional Food Pledge week upon us,
the food administration today an
nounced that Its army of half mil
lion men and women volunteer can
vassers is mobllized and ready for
the campaign under the varions state
food administrators.
Food Pledge week begins Sunday,
October 2S, and ends November 4.
The 100000 canvassers reported
on preliminary survey several days
ago that they we're sure to get the
signatures Of approximately l3,O00,-
900 American housewives to the
food pledge. A million and a quar-
ter OF the country's $4,000. 900
housewives already have signed the
card promising to conserve food.
This leaves between seven and eight
million unaccounted for, and the
food administration today expressed
the conviction that all of them will
he pledged before the campaign
ends.
Reports show that school children
are organized in many places as
volunteer assistant units to help in
the campaign to enlist all the coun-
try's 22.0o0,000 housewives In the
work Of conserving war foods" OF
which there Is a world shortage.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
BR|T|SH.FRENCH
STILL DRIVE ON
10th naig and Pctain Make CoasIs-
tent Gains Against the sorely
Pressed Tcutonic Forces

London. Oct. 81 Operations with
limited objectivea were undertaken
by the british and French armies In
Fianders early this morning and
notwithstanding great difficulties
caused BY weather and bad ground.
considerable progress was made and
valuable positions taken on the
greater part Of the front attacked.
says the British ofiiclal statement liz
sued tonight.
The British troops made progress
vest OF passchcnduclc. repulsing
two counter-attacks. The Folder
hoek Chateau. which the British
took yesterday. fell into German
hands today.
The French are continuing their
offensive and captured n string Of
German trenches north OF those
taken yesterday.
In another attack on the right.
the village Of Fiiain has been taken.
n footing has been gained on the pla-
teau north OF Epine de chevregny
and tho enemy has been forced to
give ground north OF IaChapelle
Saint Bcrthe. These successes serve
materially to bring the right wing
into alignment with the remainder
OF the front and place the entire line
In a better position for another drive
northward toward I.aon..
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
BRITISH DROP BOMBS
ON GERMAN CITIES

London, Oct. 81 Six tons of
bombs were dropped by British avia-
tors on the Burbach works. west OF
Saarbrucken. Rheinish Prussia, on
Wednesday night. says u British Of
ficial aviation communication is-
sued tonight. The communication
adds that four hostile airdromes
also we're attacked, 45 heavy bombs
having been dropped and that d.
rect hits were obtained on u group
OF hangers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
WARNING Of plot TO
DESTROY nOODSTUFFS

Seattle. Oct. 27..---rood Adminis.
traitor Hoover tosSght telegraphed
to Charles Hebberd food adminlstra-
tor for tho state OF Washington. de-
claring he has been informed OF a
widespread conspiracy 10 destroy
grain supplies and animals In stock
yards and urging that immediate
steps be taken TO safeguard food
stores 10 the northwest.
MIR. lIebberd Immediately advised
Governor Lister OF Mr.. Iioover's
warning and recommended that ad.
ditional guards be placed at all grain
elevators and stock yards.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Portland. Oct. 27.-M midnight
tonight 0regon's second Liberty loan
campaign closes. What will be the
ultimate total?
In the hurry and scurry at Lib
crty loan headquarters. NO one can
tell. Managers are all praying that.
In an eleventh hour outpouring OF
patriotism. the people will rush to
their banks and swing Oregon up to
the required $4,000. 900, To do
this II will only be nccesassary for
the counties that have not yet made
their minimum quotas to achieve
that quota. The maximum coun-
sies and Portland VIII take care Of
fhe balance. II -
The Official Liberty loan total al
noon Was Just over $4,000. 900.
Wallowa county IL the leading
county In the state outside Port.
land with 100 per cent OF It's mpxi-
mum. Lake county comes second
with SO per cent. Benton tags close
behind with II per cent. u wonder.
ful iith hour record. Clatsop. with
10 per cent. Is making desperate
race. Umatilla GO per cent Is hard
after Clatsop. Then comes Union
with Sc: Yamhill 61; Sherman 6l:
Wasco 60; Hood River SO: Des.
chutes 5s; Wheeler 5S: Jackson So;
Polk and Tillamook 55; Baker and
Douglas as: Washington and Co.
lumbia 45: Harney i3: Lane az;
Linn. Clackamas and Multnomah.
outside Portland. Il.
The town OF Powers. Oregon.
heads the United States with Ave
times its minimum quota and three
times its maximum quota. an In
spiration to the entire state,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
WOMEN DELEGATES FROM
SOUTHERN OREGON CITIES
DISCUSS LIVE TOPICS
MANY 0UT-@- TOWN GUESTS
Miss Fox Of University Gives sp,e.-
did Discussion of IAfc's Probleus.
Meet ut Modford Next

The fourth annual convention OF
the First Southern Oregon District
Federation OF women's clubs was
held In this city yesterday. The
train from the south bringing most
OF tae delegates was late 30 that the
morning session was curtailed. fore
ing the business OF elscting oficers
for the ensuing year onto the after
noon session.
The new corps OF ofiicers. a. elect
ed yesterday afternoon Is:
President, Mrs. Z. l.. Jacks Of
Ashland; first vice presidsnt. Mrs.
W. p. Counts OF Grants Psss: ssc-
ond vice president. Mrs. J. y. Mum
dy Of Medford: corresponding SEC
retary. Niaas. Rose Patterson Of Ash
land: recording secretary. Mrs. r.
J. Conroy Of Medford; treasurer,
Mrs. r. Fowler OF Rogue River: su-
ditor. Mrs, Corliss Of Phoenix: dis-
trict organizer. Mrs. E. y. Gard Of
Ashland.
Among the out Of town delegates
attending the. sessions were:
From Ashland Mrs. Il. d. Briggs,
Mrs. Z. Ia. Jacks. Mrs. A. W. .Bos-
Tough. Mrs. II. W. Barron. Mrs. n.
4. Gard. Miss Nsll Purvis. Mrs. Cor
don and Mrs. McCracken.
From Medford-Mrs. R. ]. Con-
roy. Mrs. W. +. Crews. Mrs. J. F..
Mundy, Mrs. Chas. Cchiefselin. Mrs.
t. G. Heine. Mrs. c. L. Upshaw. Mrs.
Ed. Pottinger. Mrs. A. W. Clark and
Miss Kellihor.
From Rogue River-Mrs. o. H..
Gilmore. Mrs. Sam Sandry. Mrs. b.
J. Horning. Mrs. e. Fowler and Mrs.
A. G. Earhart.
Mrs. T. J. Malgren of Phoenix and
Mrs. Clara Crawford Of Talent.
Al the afternoon session. follow
Ing the election OF officers, and the
singing of Star Spangled Banner" /"
Mrs. W. Frank Gioeckner read a
paper on Mans Responsibility to
Win the War. From Woman's
Viewpoint" Rev. L. Myron Boozer
spoke on THE Function OF the
Women's Clubs in Wartime" and
Miss Elizabeth Fox. dean OF women
at the state university, spoke on
What Men Live By"
: In Mr.. Boxers talk. he offered
five suggestions to the club women
as to their special opportunities dur
ing these troublous times: First.
that In as much as club women are
only small percentage of the en-
tire womanhood of the land. there
~ a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
GERMANS
ARE RECAPTURED

Atlanta, Ca. Oct. 27.-Six of the
10 German prisoners who escaped
from the alien enemy detention
camp at fort Mcpherson Tuesday
night. were captured by agents OF
the department Of justice. Five we're
taken at Surrency, Ga. and the
sixth. Johanna Adelhardt, "a non
commissioned officer. was arrested
here.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
MUT|NY REPORTED
IN GERMAN TROOP

London, Oct. 27.--Two thousand
German infantrymen at Cologne mu-
tinted when ordered to the Flanders
front last week and DESTROYED their
rifles and equipment, according to n
dispatch from Amsterdam to the
Daily Express. A general who tried
to calm them was toned, The mu-
tincers and 26 of the ringleaders
were cOurtmartialed
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
FLOUR TAKES A DROP
ON FRISCO MARKET

San Francisco. Oct. 21.-F'lour
was little nearer pocketbook range
today.
When the stores opened here this
morning it was down 40 cents bar
rel. A 50-pound sack sold for
s2.95.
Millefs declared II would be im-
possible to sell any cheaper with
wheat at s2.l4. and some predicted
the new price could not be main
tanned.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
ROBBERS BLOW ~ SAFE
AND SECURE FIVE THOUSAND

Carmi. H., Oct. 27.--Yeggs blew
up the safe OF the First National
bank OF Crossville, near here, early
today, and escaped after exchang-
Ing shots with posses. They secured
5000. The explosion wrecked the
entire front OF the building.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
INDIANA SUFFRAGE IS
KNOCKED OUT BY COURT

indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 27.-The
Indiana supreme court today affirm
ed the decision of the lower court
and held unconstitutional the law
passed by the last legislature grant
ing the right OF women to vote.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
UNCLE SAM MAY CLOSE
BUTTER PRICE BOARD

Chicago. Oct. 27.-The Elgin but
ter board. which has set the price of
butter for most of the country. may
be closed at the governments re-
quest. II was announced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
Berkeley. Oct. 27.-California de-
feated o., A. c. at football here to-
day by the score of IA to 3.
Eugene. Oct. 27-Oregon took the
University OF Idaho into her foot
ball camp here this afternoon by
the score Of IA to 0.
CASTRO IS ORDERED
OUT OF TRINIDAD

Port OF Spain, Trinidad. Oct. %.
Castro. former president
of Venezuela. has been requested by
the government to leave Trinidad.
The general protested against being
compelled to sail at this season, but
is preparing to depart. He attri-
bu;es his expulsion to American in
tervention.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
TELEPHONE STRIKE IS
CALLED FOR MIDNIGHT

san Francisco, Oct. 2s.-4 y. m.
The Pacific Telephone and Tele-
graph company has refused to re-
cOgnize the women operators union.
The Washington and Oregon dele
gates declare that this refusal means
a strike at midnight tonight.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28
BERLIN CLAIMS SIXTY THOus.
AND PRISONERS ARE CAPTUR
ED. ROME sEIuOrs
ITALIAN CABINET HAS RESIGNED
All Factions In Nation determined
Ia Fight for Final Victory. Hut
Admit Serious Heyerses

Washington. Oct. 27.--lt is re.
ported that Field Marshal Won
Mackensen. leader OF two offensives
against the Russians. Is in command
OF the Tentonlc forces fighting the
Italians.
The Italian statement is that the
alternatives OF the struggle are Al
yet undecided. but admits that the
situation Is certainly grave. The
enemy has crossed the boundary line
between Monte Canin and the head
OF the Judrio valley onto Italian ter.
rltory. The enemy Is attempting &c
reach an opening on the plains"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Josephine county's total subscrip-
tons for the second Liberty loan.
when the banks closed at o'clock
last night. we're stated as sio5.7oo.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

San Francisco. Oct. 27.-A strike
of the union telephone operators in
Washington. Oregon and probably
California and Nevada appears to be
inevitable. There is no intimation
that the company will grant the de-
mands made in lieu of which the
operators state that a strike will be
called at midnight tonight.
Seattle. Oct. 27-Telephone work
ers here express the hope that fed
eral Intervention may prevent
strike.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Berlin. Oct. 27.-Sixty thousand
Italians have been taken prisoners
by the Austro-G German forces and
$50 guns have been taken since the
commencement Of the recent offen-
sive.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Rome. Oct. 27.-The resignation
OF the cabinet was announced today
by Premier Bozell.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-10-28

Washington. Oct. 27.-No change
In Italy's foreign policy. nor weak.
ening Of her aggressive prosecution
OF the war Is expected here as re-
suit OF the fall OF the Boselli cabinet
Ofiicial dispatches from Rome toda,
say that before the failure Of VOTE
OF confidence ID the chamber 81 DIP
uties yesterday. the entire chamber
enthusiastically applauded a speecf
BY Foreign Minister Sonnino. re
the international situation
calling phases Of the pope's peace
proposal pro-German and declarinl
the intention OF Italy and her allies
to fight until victory Is won.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
FAULTY DISTRIBUTION.

The great problem before the people
today is the economic distribution of
food. Thus John j. Dillon, New York
state food and market commissioner,
begins his survey of the situation At
the start ne affirms that boycotts and
and embargoes merely discourage pro-
duction. Neither will serve. The ex-
tent and fertility of our soil is such
that the United States could easily
produce many times as much food as it
actually does, and the government
keeps urging the farmer to do it. But
sometimes when he succeeds, he gets
less for his larger crop than he re-
ceived for the smaller one.
Investigation by the federal depart
ment of agriculture shows that the
average farmer does not receive an in
come for his labor in excess of the
wages of hired man. Consequently,
once wel-tillcd acres are left to the
tagging energies of the old, while the
young and vigorous fare cityward seek
ing employment.
Enough was produced, even in this
unfavorable year, to feed everybody
if every bit of it could have been mar
keted or preserved instead Of going to
waste. Quantities of fruits and vege-
tables rotted where they grew. They
always do. The state of New York
appropriates three millions annually to
increase food production.
Meantime, the market basket idea is
the most promising one in sight. Ger
tain housewives, mindful of tradition,
are proposing to market themselves,
to see the meat cut and weighed and
choose their groceries, pay cash and
carry home their purchases themselves.
The family blessed with a good buyer
would get the best there was, and if a
prudent buyer, she would also be
studying to make her cash bring the
greatest food values.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

the Adamson Act, passed SO suddenly
for the exclusive benefit of 20 per cent.
of the employees Of railroads. Still
less has anybody been able to measure
the imbecility of that act which created
the Adamson- Newlands Commission
instructed to investigate the operation
of all public utilities of all countries on
earth; to make a thorough study of all
the different alternatives in ownership
supervision, and control of all railroads,
telegraphs, telephones, and other utili-
ties of the United States; and to fur
nish Congress with complete report
at specified date January 8, of the
present year This limit of time would
not permit even the work of organic
ing the initial stages of valuable in
quiry. The commission has given a
few days for the holding of some ran
dom hearings, permitting anybody to
toss in his opinions upon any phase of
the subjects involved. We are not re-
flecting upon the intelligence, ability,
or experience of the men who make up
the commission. They are competent
body. But their task should be def
mite, and their report deliberate From
"The Progress of the World" in the
American Review of Reviews for Jan
uary, 1917.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

leaders in rural HE. Prof. Ross does
an injustice when he says that those
left in the rural communities are the
least enterprising of their kind, and
we believe that the men who are lead
ers in farming and rural community
life are equally as essential to nationa
progress as are the leaders of the
cities. We have ample evidence tC
show that the leaders in rural life are
at least persuing unquestionable voca'
tions, that the sweat of their brow is
productive of wealth upon which toe
many prey. Our system of distribu'
ton provides too many easy berths foi
middlemen in the cities. who are not
producers, men who cunningly make ar
easy livelihood off the toll Of others.
Mr.. Ross pictures his subject too dark,
and he ought to be in touch with the
progress of Wisconsin rural life tc
such an extent that he would see a
brighter side to this subject. -Ex.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
Russia and Marriage Laws.

The women Of modern Russia owe
a debt to their country's tyrannlcal
reformer, Peter the Great. Before
his era women in Russia were treat
ed with the utmost contempt. The
bridegroom and bride never met be-
fore the actual ceremony was per-
formed. Thus the bridegroom was
often disappointed when the veil was
raised and the bride did not come up
to the description. He could visit his
wrath on the unhappy girl by using
the whip which the father had handed
to him as a symbol Of authority For
her part, the wife had no way of es-
cape, and the terrible punishment Of
burial to the waist" was inflicted II
she resorted to any act of violence.
Peter insisted on Mt least six weeks
betrothal before marriage and intro
duced many reforms In family life.
His own daughters he gave a liberal
education to fit them to take part Ia
western society This is not to say,
however, that he was always gentle
squire of danes for there were occa-
sions when the car used the knout
upon the backs Of nuns and noble
women without conjunction.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
ORIGIN OF COLORADO RIVER
Pretty Indian Legend Concerning Fa.
nous Stream That Runs Through
the Grand Canyon.

According to the Indian legend OF
the Grand Canyon, great chief
mourned the death of his wife and
would not be comforted Ta-vwoarts,
one of the Indian gods, came to him
and told him that his wife was in a
happier land, to which he would take
him that he might see for himself IL
upon his return he would cease to
mourn. The chief promised There
upon Ta-vwoarts made a trail through
the mountains that guarded that beau
tiful land
This trail was the canyon gorge of
the Colorado Through it Ta-vwoarts
led the chief, and when they returned
the god extracted a promise that the
chief would tell no one of its joys, lest.
through discomfort with the circum-
stances of this world others should
desire to go there. Then Ta-vwoarts
rolled river into the gorge, Il mad,
raging stream, that should engulf any
who attempted to enter. 1t was the
Colorado river
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11
Pearl Five Million Years Old.

A pearl, estimated to have been
formed 100000 years ago and said
to be the oldest specimen of it's kind
In the world, found by Stanley C. Her
old, a Stanford (San Francisco) stu
dent six months ago, viii be present
ed to the Stanford museum.
The pearl, oyster and cockleshell,
In which 1t was imbedded, came 10
stanford in a consignment of geologic
material from the coast of the state
OF Washington dislnterred in the con-
chology course given by Prof. James
Perrin Smith. University authorities
say the pearl is of little value as a
gem, but the oyster In which 1t was
found originated, they said, probably
In the paleozoic period
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-01-11

Prof. Ross. of our State University,
said the other day that the rural com
munities are stagnating. He argues
that those most naturally fitted for
leadership find little opportunity for
advancement in the rural communities
and smaller cities, and the result is a
steady drift to the cities. While this
may be true to a degree, there are
many men of ability left back in the
little towns and cities, and their sta
ton is quite important. Not all of the
fellows who go to the cities are top
notchers. and as for comparative stan
dards of living we doubt if the average
individual who makes for the cities,
has bettered himself financial, over the