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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-11-23

NOTA-Los suscrptnres. al Zanzibar de Residential. deben danos un
3 Ia nucva como Ia antigua direction. q fin de poder anotar e CANDID O
NJ Stros Hbros.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Black Soldiers Acted Well.

Camels evidently despise bullets.
The camel transport corps was In
action recently, somewhere In MeSO-
potamia. and received its baptism Of
fire. No shell or bullet can excite the
stolid. contemplative animal: but 1t
might have been expected that the
camel drivers. unarmed and unframed
for war. would have run for II At the
first sign of attack. Yet, In fact. most
Of them responded admirably TO the
call of their British officers and stuck
10 their animals while bullets whizzed
around. With characteristic simplicity,
or II may be ohstinacy, when told 20
bring in their camels To shelter they
insisted on taking with them the blank
cts r-hich are issued TO every man, lest
they should be stolen In their absence,
Some wanted to mount hill under
fire 10 get their money from their tents
The contempt which Soudanese stall
wart feels for the modern lOng-range
fighting was expressed by one head
mantle more warlike SOudanese reg
ularly act as head-men over the Egyp
tian peasants, who remarked. as the
shells burst. that in his country they
fought Il out with knives"
The herald., 1917-10-11
PREPARE TO MOVE PYRAMID OF GRANITE

Out on the summit of the Rocky
mountains. where the Union Pacific
railroad crosses the backbone of the
continent. wOrkmen are now prepsr-
ing TO move a huge pyramid of granite.
erected 81 years ago 10 the memory Of
Cakes AmeS and Oliver AneS, the con-
StructOrS of President LiuColn'S great
steel highway To the Pacific.
Through a change in the line, built
for the purpose of eliminating unnec-
Sary mileage and for cutting down the
grade, the AmeS monument was left
standing alone nearly five miles from
the new tracks.
The AmcS monument is unique
among monuments. It stands on one
of the most lofty emincncoS ever
chosen for such a purpose and COM
memoratos the name of the men whose
constructive genius carried the first
The herald., 1917-10-11

"Since 1872 the Russian government
has been more or less active in re-
claiming much of the swamp land
which surrounds Pinsk, and Ii was es'
timated that 20 years ago fully S,Vco,'
900 acres had been drained at cost OF
not more than 3 shillings 10 the acre
This drained land increased in value
from 4 rubles to % rubles per dessya'
tin equivalent to 81 acres).
"Pinsk Is situated on the Pima river
a tributary Of the Pripet, and Is loJ
miles by rail east Of Brest-LitOvsk.
Minsk, the capital Of the province or
government Of Minsk, is 1876 miles to
the northeast by rail.
Has Been Ravaged by War.
"Pinsk first figured In the chronicles
of medieval Europe at the end of the
eleventh century, when it was a pos
session of a prince Of Kiev. In the fol-
lowing century 1t was annexed to the
principally Of Minsk, and after tn"
Mongol invasion of 1892 it became the
chief town of It's own principality.
1.-The present war is not the first oc-
casiOn when Pinsk has been ravaged
by fire and sword. During the terrible
uprising Of the COSSacks under Bog
dan Chmielnicki. instigatOr Of the in
describably horrible 'serfs' fury II
was captured by the Poles, and 14.OT
OF its people were put to the sword
and the torch applied to 5000 homes
Less than a decade later U64S) it was
burned by the Russians, just as in the
present catastrophe. Then came
Charles XII, 80 years later, and re
duced both the town and its suburbs L
ashes, for the third time.
"Pinsk became a Russian town IL
1895"
The herald., 1917-10-11
His Boast.

The Boy Who Stood on the Burning
Deck-Well. for one thing. history car,
never accuse me of having had cold
feet.
The herald., 1917-10-11

railroad ana the leading citizens in the
states through which the railroad runs
have paused long enough from the
stress and cares of the world war tn
pay this tribute 10 sentiment. for The
reason that this year marks half cen
fury since the audacity and courage of
Cakes AmeS and Oliver AmrS brought
the mountains IL the will of man.
When the rails of the Union Pacific
were first spiked to the ties over Shrr-
man pass, AZ height of over 5000
feet. the work was considered one OF
the wonders of the world. \ farytiou~
punstor in congress referred 10 the Pa
cifr railroad as "thc Colossus of
Rhodes" and one Of the famous rail
road men Of that day. speaking of IT,"
task Cakes AmeS had undertaken.
said: only a madman would try such
4 job"
Today this pass i the lowest in t."
! Rocky mountains AMI known To railroad
engineers as an easy grade" ~ th"
! same time that the Amr> monument Is
being moved 20 new pedestal. cn-i-
! u-orS for the Union Pacific railroad are
/ driving second tunnel under 'h"
mountain at the top of sherman pass,
thus without fuss. and as though n
the ordinary CourS" 81 events, build
ling the first doubln-'ru,k across TIL"
EuckicS-the highest continuous piece
Of douhle-traCk in the world.
These Two events, the driving of the
lncw tunnel and the relocating of the
Ames monument, are in the nature NJ
celebrations of the great work of these
pioneer railroad builders, and ii is fit
ting also that il should be done in
this war-year, because the Union Pa
cific railroad was Americas first and
only military railroad.
Monument Of Granite.
The Ames monument is built OF gran
lite in the form of II pyramid. 80 feet
square at the base and 90 feet high
II will be taken down a stone ut time
and carried on wagons and snow
boats" across the five miles Of noun
tain crest to its new site, just east %
the station ut Sherman. ON one Sid'
, of the monument is bronze medallion
: Of Oliver AmeS, on the other Il medal
lion of Cakes AmeS.
, Mr.. Oliver AmeS nf Boston. grand
p son Of the great railroad builder of tn
p same name, who visited the site of tn
{ monument some years ago, said afte
@ his visit:
I "Thp carving on the medallion Z"
4 the northwest side is somewhat wor
4 from facing the storms for nearly fort
:. years. but the one of Cakes AmeS o
q the southwest side is in just as goo
condition as it was when it came froI
q Evans shop on Huntington avenue"
The herald., 1917-10-11
Bio SAVING in Coal.

The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford, which has taken off 1870 pas
senger trains. Is thereby saving. each
week, 2,054 tons OF coal, equal to an
annual saving of 1O6s2S tons. As two
tons Of coal will warm a family of FIVE
persons a long time, II Is estimated
that by reason Of this economy Of train
service nearly 27OOOO persons could
be kept comfortable during the coming
winter.
The herald., 1917-10-11

railway over the Rocky mountains, a
feat, which at the time, held the admi-
ration of the world.
The driving OF the golden spike at
Promontory point. which linked the
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
on May 10, 1869, is the event most
prominently fixed in the minds Of the
American people, for it was on that
day that the entire nation celebrated
with the firing Of military saluteS and
the ringing Of bells and many parades.
But the real task was cOnquering the
mountains.
The executives of the Union Pacific
The herald., 1917-10-11
PINSK WAS RUINED.
Railroads Cause Commerce OF
Important Russian City to
Decline Rapidly.
SUFFERED MUCH FROM FIRE
Much Of Water-sorne Traffic Which
Formerly Passed Through Town
piyerted-Exchange Point for
Trade With Germany.

The important district town Of Pinsk,
with a population of $1,000 before the
outbreak Of the European war, nearly
twO-thirds of whom were Jews, Is de-
scribed in a bulletin issued by the Ma
tional Geographic society following the
news that the city has been set on fire
by the Russians in their effort to drive
out the Germans who captured II two
years ago.
an the midst Of the great swamps
through which the Pripet river seeps
toward the Dnieper. Pinsk was an i'm
portant industrial center at the begin
ming of the world war, its factories Tor
the manufacture of Russian leather be-
ing famous, while its output or OILS
soaps, beer, pottery, lumber and
matcbcs was considerable.
Ruined by Railroads.
Contrary to the usual trend OF prog
ress, railroads have caused Pinsk
commerce TO decline. for when the steel
arteries Of trade began to thread the
poIiessie (forest land) district of the
nroyince of Minsk they diverted much
of the water-bOrne traffic which for
merly passed through this town. Pinss
was an exchange point for trade witt
Germany and Poland via the Dnieper
Bug canal, with the fertile Dneiper val
ley via the Pripet river, and with th'
Baltic provinces and the Niemen rivel
valley via the Oginsky canal.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Although built early in the Christian

Although built early In the Christian
era without mortar. stone church in
ireland still Is la excellent condition.
A dictaphone small enough to be car
red in ones pocket has been invented
and patented by a man in Washington.
Wheat is first mentioned in the
Bible In Genesis 80, II in the account
Of Jacobs sojourn with l.aban in
Mesopotamia.
Henry Hall. a Wyandotte county
(Ohio) farmer. has painted every
fence post around his big farm either
red. white or blue.
The herald., 1917-10-11
noind His Part

as Spoilers the kind Of man who
would fight for his country"
81 don't know whether he would or
not. but Of one thing I'm certain"
And what is that"
when the home troops marched
away his farewell Grafton would be a
masterpiece"
The herald., 1917-10-11
TOLD IN A PARAGRAPH

american glass is used in China.
More than 90 per cent OF the worlds
uo'es come from Zanzibar. which has
-'out $4,000 full-bearlng trees.
american automobile buses have
~ oeeh put in operation with success at
Merida, Yucatan.
section Of land became detached
uOu' Tie shore At Dexter. Me-. during
went severe storms and has become
hoauEg Island in Lake Wassoao-
The land bears many trees.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Women Work az Mechanics.

For the first time in the history Of
the Erie shop at Susquehanna, Pa,
women are being employed TO operate
drill presses and to work at other me-
chanical occupations.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Build New Coal Pier.

A S2.jO0,OO0 coal pier, that can load
1000 tons OF coal an hOu, has been
opened by the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Curtis Bay, Lear Balti-
more.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Order Railway Equipment

Russians are negotiating for the con-
struction of 500 locomotives and TO-
600 cars in this country, which should
enable them to get somewhere without
further delay.
The herald., 1917-10-11
Ruined by Railroads.
Invent Gasoline Locomotives

Gasoline locomotives have been In
vented in England that are safe to use
in coal mines. their ignition taking
place within tight boxes and their ex-
haust through water
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

wish today.
While America was neutral" one
American remarked. we were forced
to Join the legion. Now that Am
erica Is a belligerent. we all want
to fight under our own flag"
The fifth citation Of the Foreign
Legion was In recompense for glor-
ious fighting In the vicinity OF Nor
onvilliers, No other single French
regiment can approach the distinc-
ton Of having five times meen men,
toned. ''in the orders of the day" )"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
stitution having been accomplished
under his rule.

stitution having been accomplished
under his rule.
He was elected mayor OF Portland
In 1905. defeating George II. VIII
liams. He served two terms as
mayor In 1913 he was elected to
the United States senate. defeating
Ben Selling for the honor.
DR.. Lanes services in the United
States senate were conspicuous in his
relation 10 the department OF In
dian affairs. He championed the
cause of the Indians and sought to
preserve their reservation rights in
many ways.
General Joseph Lane. DR.. Lanes
grandfather. in addition to serving
as the first territorial governor Of
Oregon. also served as Oregon dele
gate to congress and United States
senate and was democratic candi-
date for vice-president when Brech-
enbridge and Lane ran against Lin
coin in 1860. General Lane per-
formed valuable service in the early
Indian wars in oregon. He was
made a brigadier in the Mexican war.
OF his immediate family DR.. Lane
Is survived by his wife, Harriet Lane,
two daughters. Harriet Lane Hicks
and Nina Lane Mcbride. and an
adopted daughter. Dorothy Lane.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
VILLAS BROTHER Is
"a HELD BY AMERICANS

El Paso, May 24,--Hippolito Villa,
brother OF Pancho villa, and an AM
erican whose name is withheld, are
being detained in I'll paso by agents
OF the department OF justice, 1t was
learned this afternoon. Authorities
refused to say whether charges have
been filed against the pair. who ar
rived here last night from San An.
tonic, Texas.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
FIGHTERS IN FRANCE
WOULD JOIN NEW ARMY

with the French Armies In the
Champagne, May 24.--Americans in
Frances famous Foreign Legion are
anxiously hoping for chance to join
the United States army and fight un-
der their own flag when Americas
exneditionary forces reaches the
front. Every one OF twenty-three
Americans In this fighting unit
| lust cited as whole for the NTH
time since tho wars start. for extra
ordinary bravery expressed this
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
WILL PAY TAXES ON
0.& C.. GRANT LANDS

Portland. May "A letter re-
ceived by Mark Woodruff OF the
Portland Chamber OF Commerce.
from the interior department states
that the question Of opening the o..
& c. grant lands Is hanging now on
the departments unraveling the legal
situation respecting the back taxes
due on these lands. The letter in
Inmates that as soon as this is done.
the taxes will be paid and the lands
that are classed as agricultural will
be opened for sale.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

Engraved calling cards--100 cards
and plate, in script, $3.50; IL plate
is furnished, 100 cards for 81.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
STRAYED

ESTRAY-There estrayed from my
place three weeks ago, small black
mare. German coach type. N. NJ.
Ainsworth, Murphy, Oregon.
Phone 601-F-22. 59tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

The soldier above mentioned is
the one referred to In these columns
Wednesday as hurt at the Grave
creek bridge. 27 miles north Of
Grants Pass. He was put on .
freight train and taken to Medford.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
TAXI SERVICE

AUTO SERvICE-P. J. Houser,
phone Mocha restaurant. 13l-R Or
residence 350-J. Cou, try trips
specially. "a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
ABSTRACTS

HOW ABOUT that title? An abstract
from Grants Pass Abstract Co. wili
answer the question. Better -
sure before investing. Ofices Al
bert Bldg. Opposite Postoflce. 90
IS SAFETY FIRST" when dealing
in land titles, your motto? Pro-
tect yourself with an abstraSt
made by the Josephine County Az
stract company. Get our prices
Masonic Temple. 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
INJURED GUARD WAS
HURLED FROM BRIDGE

Medford. May 24.--Adam Garren.
81. private In Company !. Third Ore
gon regiment, is In serious condi-
tlon here today and local civil au-
thorlties and army officers are con-
ducting searching investigation In
TO an encounter between GarreD and
an unidentified man on Grave Creek
trestle Tuesday night Garren, guard
Ing the bridge. halted a man who
started 10 cross. and was escortine
the man OF the span when he turned
suddenly and showed Garren 30 feet
TO the rocks below. Another guard
chased Garren's assailant. who goi
away In the darkness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

Job work at the Courier.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
Classified advertising


ANGEL CAKES supplied in any
quantity on short notice. soc each.
Phone 1907. 992tf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24


Phone 1901. s92tf
FOR SALE-Stock ranch. Az miles
from Leland, 30 acres clover,
grain, fruit and berries. water for
irrigation. excellent outside range,
IS head cattle. mule team. wagon.
harness and other tools. Good
buildings, three-quarters mile to
good school. Give terms. For par
ticulars write owner, @. e. Strong.
Leland, Oregon. 63I
PETALUMA HATCHERY-Estab-
lished 1902. Can ship day old
chicks to points reached in three
days. Five varieties. We chal-
lenge the hen. Free circular. l..
w. Clark. Petaluma, Calf. 67
ACRE TRACTs-Have iive one-acre
tracts. close In, Bridge street, each
at 1926; SO down and $5 per
month. level, bottom land. See
me quick. These wont last. L.
A. Launer. real estate. SO
FOR -Five-weeks-old Leg
horn cockerels. $3.50 per dozen.
X. Hammerbacher. r. F. d. No. Q.
Phone 60e-F-23. %
t
FORD roadster body. top included, in
good condition. for SIS; 1sh-gal-
Ion gas tank for Ford roadster with
brackets. 81; tool box. $3.50;
This stun is not junk but is in
good shape. For sale, e. r.
Crouch, assay ONCE. 6tf
TWO GOOD YOUNG Jersey milk
cows for sale. J. p. Wilson. North
18th street. phone 227-Y. 81
no RENT
FOR RENT-3-room house and fine
garden spot on river bank, 4
blocks from Sixth street, at "a
per month. Inquire at Chas. Nor
rison's grocery. sos South Sixth
street. att
OLD HAMLIN RANCH for rent
Near city. o. s. Blanchard. Att
FURNISHED light Housekeeping
rooms. modern, at 656 North 6tf
street. Phone 219-R. 6;
WANTED
MEN WANTED-To work on road
Inquire J. T. Gilmore, labor agent
Grants Pass. 7.
WILL GIVE HOME and wages t,
middle aged woman for compan,
and help in small family. Phon,
221-L. 6.
MISCELLANEOUS
WHITE CLEANER for cloth, nubucl
and kid shoes; easily applied an,
satisfactory; 25 cleans for q
cents. W. VI. Hayes. Ill Soutl
Sixth street. 6:
EVERYONE who wants five per
cent Federal Rural Credits loan
come to the county agents Office a
2 p, m. Saturday. May 26. to al
organization meeting. Josephin
County Agricultural council. s.
~-------------------------
| TAXI SERVICE
AUTO SERvICE-P. ]. Housel
phone Mocha restaurant. 13l-R b
residence 350-J. Cou, try trips
speciality. Z
STRAYED
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

Everyone should have envelopes
with return address. The Courier
prints them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
DEATH OF SENATOR LANE

CONTINUED from Page y
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

EVERYONE who wants five per-
cent Federal Rural Credits loan.
come to the county agents Office at
2 p. m. Saturday, May 26. to an
organization meeting. Josephine
County Agricultural council. 6S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24

WILL GIVE HOME and wages to
middle aged woman for company
and help in small family. Phone
221-L. so
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-05-24
WANTED

MEN WANTED-To work on road.
Inquire J. T. Gilmore. labor agent.
Grants Pass. 70
The Lamar register., 1917-10-03

feating his own ends, Dave allowed his
victim ample time in which to regain
his ability to suffer.
Alaire Austin had been right when
she said that Dave might be ruthless (;
and yet the man was by no means in
capable of compassion. At the present
moment, however, he considered him
self simply as the instrument by which
Alaire was to be saved. His own feel
ings had nothing to do with the mat
ter; neither had the sufrerings of this
Mexican. Therefore he steeled himself
TO prolong the agony until the murder
er's stubborn spirit wns worn down
once again he rnt hi o a.tinu ap.
again receiving defiance, jammed the
canteen between JOse's teeth.
But human nature is weak. For the
first time In his life Jose Sanchez felt
terror-a terror too awful to be en-
dured-and he made the sign.
He was no longer the lnsolent defer,
the challenger, but an imploring
wretch. whose last powers of resist
ance had been completely shattered.
His frightened eyes were glued to that
devilish vessel in which his manhood
had dissolved, the fear of it made a
woman of him.
Slowly, in signs and whlmpers, in
agOnies of reluctance, his story came
his words We're rendered almost incom-
prehensible by his abysmal fright.
When he had purged himself Of his
secret Dave promptly unbound him;
then leaving him more than half dead.
he went to the telephone which CON
nected the pumping station with Las
Palmas and called up the ranch.
He was surprised when Blaze Jones
answered. Blaze, IL seemed, had just
arrived, summoned by news of the
tragedy. The countryside had been
alarmed and search for Ed Austin's
slayer was being organized.
"Call it on" Dave told him. i've
got your man." Blaze suffered his
surprise and incredulity. Il mean 1t.
It's Jose Sanchez, and he has con-
fessed. want you to come here,
quick; and come alone. If you don't
mind. l need your help"
Inside of ten minutes Jones plloted
his automobile into the clearing beside
the river. and, leaving his motor run
ming. leaped from the car.
Dave met him at the door OF the
Continued next week)