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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
0. & c. LANDS MAY
Be ENTERED SOON

Many inquiries are coming to the
Chamber OF Commerce concerning
the o. a G. lands which q recent de-
cisIon OF the U. s. supreme court de-
clares belong to the government and
subject to disposal TO Individual cit
ixens. A letter from United States
Attorney Reames indicates the status
OF these lands, He says that the
lands are not yet subject to entry
and will not be until the department
OF the interior has issued a circular
letter OF rules and instructions gov
erniug the matter. Lands classified
as timber land will not be opened to
entry but will be sold by the govern
ment under the terms OF the Ferris
Chamberlain act,
II is an absolute imposstbility for
any person to now obtain any pref
erence rights upon these lands. The
30. 900 applications that have been
filed In various ofiices are absolutely
worthless and will be disregarded.
Persons. are warned against those
posing as locators. They are impos-
ters. The lands will be opened by
pubiic proclamation and everyone
given an equal chance.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
HONOR GIRLS WORK
AT AUTO REPAIRING

There Is food for thought In the
fact that when girls and young wo-
men take up some serious work as
part OF the national preparedness
plan. their incllnations run toward
those tasks usually conceded as be-
longing to men. As sample in the
local Girls Honor Guard the class
which has by far the largest enroll
ment is the automobile repairing
class. II was necessary to divide this
department into three classes. ar
ranged as follows:
Fashion Garage. Monday evening.
7:3O--Juanita Parker. Carmelita
Pool. Muriel Meyers. Vivian Isham,
Dora Herman. Lula Darneille. Flea
nor Bocock. ulda Basler, Marie An
ensen.
Maxwell Garage. Mr.. LaRerty. Mon.
day evening. 7:30--Inez Applegate.
Lenna Bowden, Coda Duncan. liza de
Grasse. Dorothy Gilfillan. Mary Jen-
kins, Helena Knips, Clara Knips.
Leah Parker.
oldings Garage, time to be an
nounced later--Beulah Williams. Eli
lene Robinson, Jessie Wright, Ella
Woodbridge. Charilla Tetherow. NH
dred Taylor. Ethel Topping, Mildred
Smith, Mildred Shepard.
Members are urged to be prompt in
attendance and come suitably attired
for such work.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
CHROME Mine WILL
Be HEAVY SHIPPER

With the filing Of number Of
quit claim deeds the chrome mines
down the Illinois river near Oak Flat,
passed into possession Of r. J. Rowen
OF this city! A heavy tonnage ot
chrome has been opened up ON these
claims and truck road Is to b
built Immediately to connect with the
county road at Selma. q distance Of
IA miles. This means the expendi-
ture of approximately $4,000 and
the opening up Of splendid min
eral country.
The county court has not been
asked to contribute to the cost Of
this road It being built solely to
benefit private property, but, 1t Is
understood. application has been
made for the repair and strengthen
ing of the bridges between Selma and
Grants Pass that the auto trucks
may make delivery at main line
points, from which through rates
east apply.
About 20 big trucks will be busy
this summer on the chrome haul and
with the considerable force Of miners
to be employed will prove chrome .
big payroll asset,
Loading and hauling equipment II
to be built along the Southern Pa
cific tracks at Grants Pass, and the
set OF track scales now being built
near the passenger depot, VIII be
made use OF.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29

ment turned the bill into what Pres
ident Wilson and his war heads
wanted--a straight out-and-out se-
lective conscription method.
The house cheered wildly as the
Affirmative vote was announced
When. to the surprise of members,
subsequent announcement OF the ne
gative vote showed but % for the
volunteer plan. the cheering and
stamping was deafening. There was
no record vote. That viii come later.
The house when the vote was taken.
was in committee Of the whole. A
roll call viii come later In the day
Speak Clarke, firm to the last, voted
ior the volunteer plan.
The war department Is ready. the
moment the bill Is written into the
statute. TO begin the great work OF
mobilizing the country's military man
power.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
IRISH PROBLEM
GIVES CONCERN
American Conferces Working b
Advance Course of Universal
Democracy

Washington. April 2s.---Help for
Russia and solution OF the Irish
question were the two immediate
hemulean problems before the world
war council OF the allies here today.
There is reason 10 believe British
Foreign Secretary Baifour's initial re-
port OF the war parley. received In
London today. will declare that In
formal inquiries have made II clear
that President Wilson believes a
speedy solution Of the Irish problem
will be one OF the greatest steps that
could be taken to advance the nght
for universal democracy.
The American government consld.
ers Ireland q subject too delicate to
make even Informal suggestions con-
ccrning Engiand's attitude. II has
left the initiative strictly to England.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
BITTERLY C0NTEsrED STRUGGLE
ALONG FRENCH AND ENG
LIsH LINES
H|IDtHBURe LINE TURNED BAG1
An Reports Agree Fighting very
SERIOUS with Great Loses o
Both S6des

New York, April 2s. Combined
assault Of the biggest force Of men
that probably ever charged forward,
with the greatest blast Of artillery
tho. the world ever knew, was n
progress today on the western front.
London, Paris and Berlin oficial
statements all indicated resumptioa
OF joint. concerted movement "
the French and British armies. They
told OF violently bitter fighting along
almost all that great front. Both
allied commanders reported gains
and made in the face OF the mos
tenaciously desperate resistance fron
the Germans.
Berlin insisted the attacks had
been repulsed.
United Press front dispatches IN
dicated that by powerful thrusts
around Oppy the British had sue
ceeded in turning the sc-caIled "wo-
tan line" running from Oppy SOUTH
ward to Queant. This line b sup
posed to be part Of the preliminary
defense Of the "Hindcnburg line IT.
self. and has been desperately d.
Tended by great forces Of Germans.
General Haig reported that around
Gavrelle. his offensive was still gain
ing ground. A steady stream OF pris-
oners from this bloody angle was be-
ing shifted back Of the lines. At the
present moment the most bitter fight
ing is apparently in progress in the
woods to the west Of Roeux-iust
above the Scarpe There the forest
was literally being moved down ~
artillery fire and the moss stained
red with rivulets Of blood ~ the
Germans madly attacked. were lock-
ed in bitter conflict. then thrown
back only to reform and attack
again.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
GUARDSMAN SHOT WHILE
PROTECTING ELEVATOR

Minneapolis, April 2S.--John p.
Kalkhoven, guardsmans on sentry
duty near a large grain elevator here,
was shot today when he attempted
TO halt two strangers prowling near
the elevator. Tho men fled when
Kallshoven ordered them to halt and
ran behind a string or box cars, then
turned and fred. The guardsman
was wounded In the left leg.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
ITALY VISITED BY
BAD EARTHQUAKES

Rome. April 2S.----Ten persons
were killed In the earthquake shocks
In Umbria and Tuscany. an official
statement asserted today, Thirty
persons were severely injured. Cit
erna was almost completely wreck
cd, thirty being caught In the wreck
aye and injured.
At Anghiarl and San sepolcio
there was great damage done by the
trcmoM, but no lives were lost. The
Inhabitants OF the stricken district
have fled in terror Of other shocks
and are camping out In the open,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
MAY ROUND UP ALIENS

= Washington. April 2s.--A =
: bill will be introduced to gath :
: er and turn over to their ccun- =
: tries all aliens OF military age. =
= Chairman Webb Of the house =
= judiciary committee, announced =
= on the floor this afternoon. =
\ Webb's statement followed the \
= presentation Of an amendment =
= to the conscription bill BY =
\ o'Shaushnessy. Of Rhode =
= Island. to make aliens in the =
= country subject to draft. =
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
FUNDS NEEDED FOR
GUARDING ALIENS

Washington, April Secretary
Of Labor Wilson today submitted to
congress estimates totalling $2.S1s,-
246 for war expenses. Items includ-
ed $1,000, 900 for guarding and
maintaining interned enemy aliens.
An item ofs75O, 900 was asked for
4os additional employees In the de-
partment's employment bureau. pre-
sumably to obtain farm labor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
MuAARGR PnsOBIIEAl DEFoRE Az
IL HED NATIONS TODAY ID DI.
vIDED RUSSIAN THOUGHT
lUluNA FOR CONTINUING War
~7sssmAw Using Socialists In Power.
hl Efort 10 Swing separate
iscacc With Slnvs

w washing-ton, April 2s.--while n
No ohoo,oO, 900 loan 10 Italy and n
Wo os20o, ,OoO0 90 loan TO France was be-
'ng aag arranged for between President
WI siviion Secretary McAdoo and the
Te errcnch and italian representatives
and bnd probability would be consummated
10 1s few dss ya. and while such inter
MHihtlonM qss estons as the prevention
d . Z tho threatened world famine and
mo enc details OF Americas active part
mo q tho war deeply engrossed the war
conenonicrees I'm the war capital OF the
~r-Ioord todsy. the Russian situation
ovc-swerhadow' ed them all,
w while no ofnclal OF an allied gov
erhEnrnmenl would talk concerning the
Nsssu.u1Ian sic uatlon. because they feel
Ni@f Il loo delicate 10 discuss Just now.
@grangrslIons here and there from rcp-
ressDsesentatIyc> Of the different govern
meuesenls pcs-e their attitudes together
Nkc-oxke this, -, = ..
TT The revolution has developed two
lmt-on.adInS iact lions In Russia the dnma
and hmd tho pro- visonal committee OF sol
der1olen and s-itisens, The duma Is
Tho ofnoroughly democratic. utterly OPP
~sesnsed 10 a separate peace with Ger
@zs,aw and on complete terms OF un-
derrs1ersandnss with the allies.
IT The provisional committee, the
morzosoe powerful Of the two organiza-
Vorrno ons among the people, is not a unit
eItfuftithr for the allied cause Of for a
@psqepantc peace with Germany, Ger
marzaaag Is excrtlng a gigantic propa-
mp-uanda 10 Swing the committee to n
wpoqepan,e peace She Ia concentrating
Acr 1oer Efforts on the extreme socialists
dttS tho com H,llttee. among the Russian
wo. .oaope and among the soldiers In the
'rcue-enches
IT These Germans argue;
'--' "you In RussIa have had your rev.
ousDhutIon IL has been successful. We
10 . q German y are getting our revolu-
llor-roon under way Make a separate
pea ascaW We are all brothers together
and bmd toycth er we will throw OF the
aut-tinitocratlc yoke, Why should we
hsiziagh each otherY We have no quar-
nj. .lel,' The autocratic German gov
cn nrnment iss hiding behind the sug-
yep-seeslIons, 1t will be for the Root
Con-nWmmIson to Impress this on the
Rn.n:uSlan pc ople,
CD Germany's success In Russia would
meaenean mo necessity for the hurling
= 4 Millions OF American troops onto
tho efhe western front. DO not for a
MOI onoment minimize said one Euro
pen -seean onlclai today, what separate
pca-aoeace mea ms between Germany and
Rn.u2usla would mean TO the United
Sta=ai;tates II would mean that Germany
vouovolld be FED, supplied and equipped
Tor Toor endless war and that the allied
bo-oilockade 10 stave Germany out
wov0vould have gone for naught
- III won Id mean that eleven army
cor -roorm aOout d million and a half vet
cra-Sr'ran lighting men would be swung
nt.into mo b alancc against the British
mtDn.nd Frencb fronts.
te' ',a.0You can readily see how this
vorowould monaco the remaining Euro
pcr-lo,ean allies. Then there could be on
Bo " ono ansyver from the United States.
.lr<t naI
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
GUATEMALA JOINS WAR

= Washington. April 2s.--- =
= Guatemala has broken rela- :
= tions with Germany and hand =
= ed the German minister his \
= passports. II was oii,cially an :
= nounced by the state depart =
= ment today. =
= In announcing the break the \
y Guatemalan government offered =
= the United States the "use OF =
= her territorial waters. ports and :
= railways for use In common de- =
= Tense and other elements which =
= may be available for the same =
= purpose" \
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
TEDDY WANTS
QUICK ACTION


Chicago. April 2s.--Teddy came to
town today to tell the middle west
to lick the kaiser--and to do 1t
quick.
Theodore Roosevelt is always
Teddy to Chicago. Fifty thousand
cheering westerners lined the route
over which Roosevelt was escorted
and greeted him with many ...Howdy
Teddy"
III ! am permitted to raise my
division" Roosevelt stated. hope
to get a large percentage OF men,
bers who are wholly or part Ger
man. ! am part German myself. But
they must come In as Americans, on
not at all. We are fighting with
France for civilization and humanity
and every American worthy Of the
name win Join in the struggle"
Fully 1900 persons crowded the
banquet chamber Of the Hotel La
Sale at noon to hear Roosevelt
make his first speech. Governor
Lowden extended the city's welcome
and short addresses were made by
Major General Thomas Barry, DR..
Harry Pratt Judson. president Of
University Of Chicago. and Edmund
James OF the state university.
The world is facing an imminent
shortage OF food" said Mr.. Roose-
welt. soon we in this country shall
face shortage OF food. Therefore,
let us use all the grain we have for
food and not for intoxicants. Let the
government help the farmer by mo-
bilizing labor II necessary and tell
our young men that It is a case OF
farm or arm.
During the last two years ana a
half OF peace we have been foolish
enough not to prepare for war; now
that we are at war. let us avoid the
further folly Of failure to prepare
for the great tasks Of peace. the
tasks with which we will have to deal
now while We are at war and which
will be OF overwhelming Importance
as soon as the war Is over. We need
thorough going military prepared
ness.
I'VE should Immediately insti-
tute. not only for this war. but as
a permanent national policy. the sys-
tenn Of universal. obligatory military
training and service for all our young
men.
"As yet our people are not awak.
ened to the vital facts OF this war
because at this moment we are safe
behind the British fleet, do no,
believe Germany will be able to make
her submarine warfare a success
But this is always a possibility; and
II she did succeed. II would near
that we would be helpless victim
to Germany, for the matter of that
to any other great military or nava
power. We cannot afford to. exist II
ignoble safety. through the good will
OF the British fleet.
"We should at the earliest momeni
strike hard and aggressively at Ger
many and this can he done only b,
sending abroad at the earliest day al
expeditionary force. AT least a di
vision should be put In France with
In the next few weeks and then pu
on the firing line as quick as tn,
allied generals say II Is ready; an,
lts numbers kept filled. and as rapid
ly as other divisions can be gottel
ready they should be sent over be
CONTINUED on Page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
RESERVE OFFICERS TO
ENTER ACTIVE SERVICE

Washington. April 2S,----All re-
serve officers OF infantry, cavalry,
Held artillery and coast artillery
win be ordered into active service
at once, the war department an
nounced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-29
BRITISH Capture
TWO MILE front

London. April 2s,---Generai Hais
reported tonight that the British
army had captured Arleux, south Of
Lens; and had taken the German
positions ON two mile front Be-
tween Gavrelle and Roleux a renew
cd British offensive was violently
launched with u gain Of additional
ground. The British also secured
an important advance north OF Mon
chy.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26
ID. L. X. AND MEN
IN CONFERENCE

Detroit United Railway officials
and representatives of tho street
car mer's union held n conference
m the ID a. r. oflces. Tuesday
morning. IN an EFFORT 20 construe
points in the agreement under which
the men are working II is said that
some OF The railway superintendent
interpret the rules one way and
some another. With tho result that
an the men are not treated alike.
The employees ore working under
ne agreement reached by arbura.
tiou last May
street railway officials say that
the conference was not completed
Tuesday morning. and that another
meeting viii De- held or "Wednesday
Meanwhile they say NO difference
of opinion are not serious and can
De- adjusted without difficulty The
employees also are certain that DO
trouble viii result and there has
been no suggestion OF "a strike
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26
STOCK MARKET
STILL STRONG
Course of Prices Downward.
But UndertOne Remains
Good

NEW YORK. SEPT 26.--Ihe Sow
York Evening sun financial reTie"
Tuesday said:
while The course 0f prices n TO-
days stock market Was frequently
downward considerable sfrrn1iA un.
derlay the list particularly ln INr
railroad department amone af aa
or issues and the coal proper.
The industrials werc somewhat u-
o der the MONDAY closing lata.
the rails. includirc ihe rae
shares. were for the most
point or 80 above hose frIa'
positions were maintained l
good part of thc session. t'aD
midday "a better tome dHt"'.1fa
among the indu.tdals win i't-
States Steel IN tho .ead aa i-
crossing 118 and thereafter Hs
and falling within fractional i.n
Trading was moderaioiy H.IiFr itL
there was LITTLE in ihe 1eaa' i7F OF
the market 10 indicate pnhe =
ticipation to ans very CONSIDER
extent
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26
STEAMER BLOWN
UP; TWO KILLED
Two Others Injured When
Tanker EXplOdes At
Her Wharf

RICHMOND. CAL sept 20. Two
men Mere killed and two are report.
cd 10 have been injured when the
standard Ol tank steamer J O Moi
fair exploded az her wharf az hich-
mund tuesday
The cause ls unknown and police
and Standard Oil company officials
started an immediate Investigation
to determine whether tho explosion
was from accidental or inoendiagy
causes.
PrlntlnE-thc plain neat klnd--thRt
a.. rlght-rimcs lab bept.--MRln fa&o.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26

CHfC 400 eeut n Tnffrr. ~.
fraa 47ft RI f7fAc- frats tge af~e.
dairy extras fft f1te arsfr frf.
Itfr Frre Tirtfre rrHfnarv ffff
eTHc live rouftrr Fowls fon af..
ducks fTn1er. erra1 ff7. o..
rprlHrs a7fkr- furkrva - see pie
toes. Recelnts eN rAfa lwfsrersfr
and Ninnceuta tf1fTn
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26

NEW YORK. sept Hufffr
Primer. receipts. n-fl. creamery esq
IRA. tfA p f5c creamery. sperIaI
market. f5b n &c. state dairy. tubs.
asa p &c; Imitation crfawgrt frsfa.
10A al f0c. Ergs. Dull. receipts 49,
ass; nearby white fancy 1sTsHr.
nearby. mixed fancy. tgGf7c. fresh
.rrstx. s9h 0tse.
The Detroit times., 1917-09-26
GORMAN
CAFE TOLD
TO CLOSE
Mayor Warns That In
decency viii Not
BE Tolerated

Msyor Marx. Tuesday morning. re-
tokei the license of the German
cafe $50 G6 Elizabeth west. for
three months The letter sent hy
the MAYOR to the city clerk appris-
inr bum of his findings follows
II-,- $1,000 LLn-I..A
Perth Amboy evening news., 1917-06-06

Nobody knows better than do the value of IS & E"
Stamps and Premiums and doing everything in
to aid you in securing many possible S Il
Premiums just such articles would to buy and
purchase enable you to obtain them at no cost whatever to yo
Standard merchandise for the home household utilities lux
urie in fact most anything may be obtained for s. HI
Green Stamps For the past 20 years they have been the
thrifty housewives chief ally in fighting the high cost Of
living should join the army of S III Green Stamp
Come.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
GROSS CHEAT IS
CHARGED GYPS|ES
Special star-BuIetin Correspondence

NoPoCAA u44eIlu correspondents
WAlLUkU Maui. June 1.-The
prosperOTs band Of gypsies which for
the past two weeks has been touring
Maui in a big automobile, telling for,
tunes and in divers other ways turn
ing an honest penny (Our police didn t
arrest them) were arrested. however.
on Tuesday Of this week by Polio o
Officer Sam kaula Of HilO who came
over armed with a warrant charging
the gang with gross cheat or obtaining
money under false pretenses The
party. which consists Of two men, two
women and dozen children, more ~
less, departed on W ednesday night
for EIilO to answer the charge.
According to the Big Island officer
the warrant was sworn ont by a ma,
tive of Hawaii, who claimed to have
paid the gypsies $3.50 on their promise
to cure case Of tuberculosis. or some
other chronic disease.
The party was very ayerse to COINS
back to Hilo. and after consulting An
attorney. they offered to refund the
money and to pay costs amounting TO
some $40 if the matter could be drop
ped This proposition was wirelessed
to HilO, but the answer came right
back that there vas nothing doing IN
the compromise line The party left
their big touring car al I,ahaina
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
CUNHA AND BERGSTROM
STORES CONSOLIDATE

A sale OF especial interest TO music
BUYERS in Honolulu is that Of the Gun
ha Music Company to the Bergstron7
Music Company and the consolidation
of the two stores. Sonny" Cunha
owner of the Cunha company, will re
main with the new company as man
ager Of the sheet music department.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
FLAG DAY PROGRAM
NEARING COMPLETION

With all speakers secured and the
cooperation of many organizations, in
Guiding the army, navy, clergy and the
territorial and municipal governments
assured, preparations for general pa
triotic celebration OF Flag Day are rap
idly nearing completion, according tC
the Elk Flag Day committee.
A big platform is to be erected in
front of the Capitol and decorated with
the American COlOrs and brilliantly
illuminated The Hawaiian band will
play and a seating capacity of 24O0 is
being arranged. L. S. Attorney S. G.
Huber will speak, Lorrin Andrews
will read the history of the Flag and
Harry Murray will deliver the Elks'
Tribute TO the Flag
Seats are to be reserved for the
Elks. Boy Scouts, army. navy, guard,
G. A. R., yeterans of the Spanish and
OF foreign wars.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
EVA MAKES BIG
SUCCESSOR RED
CROSS MUSICAL
,specl.i Star Bonesu oOr..poac.neo

EVA. Oahu. June 5.-EWa society
turned out in force last Friday even,
ing and gave hearty support 10 a Red
Cross musical given BY the ten little
ladies OF Miss May Hayward class
in music.
An appreCiauve audience heartily
aDplauded the efforts Of the partici-
pants AMI more entertainments " the
kind are uUped for in the near future
After tn" completion OF the musical
programs the EW orchestra played
for several Very enjoyable dances and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-05
BUSINESS MEN RETURN
HOME FROM THE COAST

Included in a number of business
men who returned from vacations on
the mainland on the last boat from
the coast are W n. Patten, president
Of the Patten company, successors to
A. B. Arleigh & Co., and George H.
Robertson, manager of C. Brewer &
Co.
Mr. Patten has spent just little
over a month away from home and
was in San Francisco most of the
time
Mr. Robertson says he has enough
business at home and refused to
bother about it while on the coast
lie was there for a complete rest and
got it at Byron Hot Springs where he
goes every year for his vacation.