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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
THINK THAT TURNING
pD|NE EREAcAED

London, Feb. 5.---nritish nowspap-
ers believe the turning point In the
war has been rcachce An indi.
tlon Of how important they regard
tho situation may be Judged from the
fact that today's editions devoted
40 to 80 per cent OF their editorial
and news pages to the American sit
uation.
American news and anAlysis Of
American naval strength were fea-
tured almost to tho exclusion OF news
from the various fronts and discus-
sion OF Britaln's own affairs.
Naval expert opinions were spread
over columns In the newspapers,
Their discussions centered on the pos
sible aid which might be expected
from America on the seas, The cx-
perts disagree on many polnts---even
while they argue from the same sets
Of tables showing American naval
strength--and probably the same pic.
lures.
Pictures. incidentally. are printed
In remarkable profusion,
The naval experts are practically
unanimous In their opinion that the
main American fleet will not serve
any purpose which is not already ad-
eQnately met by present forces Of
the allies. Tho greatest attention is
centered on weapons which might he
used to combat the submarine men,
ace.
Some opinions bewail the feature
that America has no large number Of
fast cruisers. The most interesting
comment noted was the belief that
something new will be produced from
Thomas A. Edison's invention
board" appointed as consulting COM
mittee by Secretary Of the Navy Dan
iels. Some predictions were that a
master weapon against the submar-
Inc would be revealed once the United
States entered the war.
without exception the most favor
able attention was given 10y critics
to the mobilization Of volunteer
motor craft. whose recent maneuvers
in mock warfare against submarines
were apparently keenly watched from
this side OF the water.
The Britons called these motor
boat adversaries of the submarines
"sea wasps."
They held that the addition In
large numbers Of these submarine
hunters to the allies eifectual naval
forces would be Of the utmost value
at the present juncture. The organ
ization OF this force. the London Ex-
press observes. prove. the American
navy department has not been slow
to learn the lessons OF this war"
All English newspapers united In
laudlng the spirit Of the American
navy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
PORTLAND GERMAN SOCIETIES
SHOW STAR AND STRIPES

Portland, Feb. 5.--American flags
decorated German meeting places in
Portland today. The German House
flew the stars and stripes. A mes
sage was telegraphed to President
Wilson by the Federated German
Speaking Societies Of Oregon. urging
peace FOR humanity's sake"
The kaiser's birthday celebration
planned for Sunday, was aband doned
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
Persian Lamb Fur.

The term astrakhan b used for
coarser grades Of Persian lamb fur.
which Is made from the pelts Of d kind
Of black sheep. The skins are mostly
imported from Bokhara. They are
from still born lambs or from lambs
killed before they are week old.
The curl. Of the wool 10 lost as the
lambs grow older. and q, tight curl
covering the skin uniformly ID what
the furrIers seek. The skins are vari.
able In quality. and the traders grade
them according to the closeness and
particular character Of the curl % well
as the fur's lustre. DyeIng ls used to
give an even coloring and make the
skins more lnstrous. New York Sun.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
RELEASE AMERICANS
HELD BY GERMANY

The Hague, Feb. 5.--Americans
taken from ships sunk by the Ger
man raider in the South Atlantic and
made prisoners In Germany will be
released. Germany has decided to
comply with the American demand
for liberation Of the sailors. Berlin
reports stated here today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
officcs s,d stores are patr ,l;inr t-.csp

Z
Offices sd stores are pa,r ,l;ins t-csp
places.
Any one who stops Is asked to
move on. Questions are met with a
flash Of bayonet and a little more
suggestion. Street cars are kept NOV
ing. Motormen and conductors have
been warned that while crossing the
bridges they must keep their car win
dows and doors closed and keep the
power turned on.
Automobiles are met with the same
orders.
Underneath the structures, search
lights swung on the piers and up and
down the stream. Arc and drop
lights illuminated the bridges. I'm
portant looking artillery pieces
frowned grimly toward the river.
where q constant vigil was kept by
men aboard naval tugs. Tugs were
warned not to approach closer than
nifty feet to any Of the piers and
barges were especially watched, lest
one Of them. laden with explosives
should bump into the masonry.
New Workers hurried and fought
their way to work today with Just as
much brusQueness as usual. The
usual jam Of thousands poured into
the Office and storebuildinss Il the
usual time, so far as could be done
In the face of a blizzard
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
DAIRY PolNreas.

, A skiminilk calf cannot sue.
B cessfully bt grown without grain.
b Whole milk In u balanced ration.
B and the calf that runs with the
y COW does not need grain n Il
, gets plenty Of milk.
D A. long an COW uscs the feed
b for milk. the more OF Il she can I
D eat and turn into milk. the better
B she Is ~ q dairy COW,
3 Because she converts a larger I
y percentage Of her feed Into = I
. form suitable for humnn con. I
, sumption the dairy COW is consid.
D cred more efficient producer Of
b food than any other animal.
D Even when only u few weeks
y old calf will begin to cat grain
D and nibble ut hay. II IL bcst TO
= feed cracked corn or KaAr At
D Grst and later shellcd corn.
y Animals that are raised for
D beef retain only about one.fourth
D m much Of the energy In their
. food a. milk cows. ah
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
LINER PHILADELPHIA
ARRIVES AT LIVERPOOL

New York. Feb. 5.-The American
line today announced the arrival oI
the liner Philadelphia at Liverpool
at II o'clock last night and the ar
rival Of the Finland at s n. m. today
at the same port. ...,
The ship New York sailed at $3.50
.. m. yesterday from Liverpool tc
New York. carrying l1o hrst-clas'
passengers. 81 second-ciass and 81
third-class.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
british AND DANISH
STEAMERS ARE SUNK

London, Feb. 5.--Four members OF
the crew OF the British steamer Eve
stone were killed when that vessel
was sunk today Besides the Eve
stone, the Danish steamer Larskruhe
also fell victim to the German sub
marine warfare.
The Eavestone is not listed In
|Eloyds. The Lars Kruse 10 q Dam
FISH steamer Of 1890 tons. registered
lAt copsnhsgen.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
GOVERNMENT ASKS THAT
THE CITIZENS BE CALM

Washington. Feb. 5.--Warning
through the press to the country
government officials and citizens---
against doing anything In panic or
haste that might embarrass the gov
ernment seriously In Its present In
ternational situation. was Issued to-
day by the administration.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
CREW OF JAP STEAMER
PICKED UP AT SEA

Galveston, Feb. 5.--The Norwegian
steamer Ageroin, Captain Anderson,
arrived here today from Gilbralter
with the master and 40 members OF
the crew Of the japanese steamer
Chinto Maru which was sunk by sub
marine gunfire on January 4. The
crew was In open boats "a hours
when rescued and an or-shore wind
was drifting them to sea.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
Tn. Origin Of Carrier Pigeons.

The Origin Of Carrier Pigeons.
The origin OF the use Of the carrier
pigeon is lost In obscurity, but the tirst
people Of whom We have any record OF
employing II are the Greeks. By them
II was used with great success. and the
knowledge they had acquired they I'm.
parted 10 the Romans. who nrst used
II as message bearer about 100 years
before the Christian era. About 800
years ago pigeons formed part Of a
telegraphic system adopted BY the
Turks. who erected high towers thirty
or forty miles apart. They were pro.
vided with pigeons, and sentinslg stood
constantly ready to secure the mes
sages ss tho birds arrived. .-London
Standard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
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COMING EvENTs


Feb. 8. Monday--Parent Teacher as
ISOLATION meeting in Commercial
club rooms at s p. IN.
Feb. 6, Tuesday---Meeting OF Arts
and Crafts society at home Of Mrs.
C. w. Baker. at 412 d street.
Feb. l6. Friday-valentine social at
the Presbyterian church. i0c.
Feb. Observation-Disclosures Of Wild
erville and Jerome Prairie Farm
ers' clubs At Jerome Prairie school
house.
Feb. %, Friday-Farce, THE Ped
dlers' Parade" by the ladies Of the
Newman NJ. Z. Church.
Mar. 80, Friday-Class play BY high
school graduates.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
PORTLAND Ri An Markets NJ

Portland. Feb. 5.--Today's market
quotations were:
wheat-Club. $50; bluestem, l54.
Oats-No. l white feed. $3.50.
Barley-Feed. $500
Hogs--Best live 1850.
Prime steers. 300; fancy cows,
IT'S o 500: best calves, TOO q
500.
( Spring lambs. 12.25.
Butter-City creamery. 43; coun-
try, -.
Eggs Selected local extras. 20 q
81.
Hens. IS q 10; broilers, IS q
20; geese. 10 @ ID.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-02-05
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. OREGON WEATHER ,

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
PLEAD FOR BREAD BEATEN TO DEATH
Scandinavian Nations on Brink
of Starvation.
Appeal to United States to
Break Embargo on Wheat.

Washington, Sept. 17.-Scandinav-
ian representatives. the
Swedes-pleaded today that the new
prohibition on wheat export will bring
their nations to the bring of starva-
ton. The Swedes declared that their
nation will be the first to feel the
pinch of famine.
Under new regulations Of the export
council, wheat, many chemicals and
forms of iron cannot be exported at all
except where used for war purposes,
or where needed commodities can be
obtained in exchange at once, or in
a few excepted cases where a small
expectation would not be detrimental
to the United States.
The pinch of this new rule is likely
to swing Sweden away from her pro-
German attitude more quickly than
anything else, authorities here believe.
Smallest Ration in Europe.
The Swedish population, according
to AXtel Robert Nordvall, delegate to
the United States, now gets only seven
ounces of rye or wheat daily, the
smallest ration in Europe.
''Sweden'S grain crop this year." he
said, will be only two-thirds normal.
We will need 100000 bushels for
bread, and it is impossible to cut our
ration further
The Swedish newspapers, foreseeins
famine, are now advocating a cleanup
of the Swedish foreign office, which
Continued on Page TwoI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
AUTO HIT A RUT
f. l.. Stevenson SuStainS Frac-
tured Skull in Wreck.
He Was Driving to Topeka
From ElmOnt Alone.

+. L. Stevenson, Dallas Texas, sus-
tained a fractured skull shortly before
noon today when the motor car which
he was driving about siX miles north
of Topeka on the Rochester road hit
rut in the road and was wrecked.
Stevenson has been erecting a barn
on the r. NJ. Barker place at Elmont,
to take the place of one destroyed by
the tornado this summer. He started
to town this morning after something
when the accident occurred.
No one was with him in the car and
there were no eye witnesses to the dis
aster and no definite details could be
learned as to how the car was wrecked
but a comparison of the car and the
road showed that the machine struck
a rut from which a broken axle re-
suited
DIR. o. 2. Davis. a North Topeka
physician, was summoned to the scene
He gave the injured man emergency
treatment and Conwells ambulance
removed Stevenson to Christ's hos
pital where he is reported to be rest
ing as comfortable as could be ex-
pected.
Besides the fractured skull Steven
son sustained bruises about the body
when thrown from the car He will
undergo an operation this evening.
physicians said today. His condition
is serious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
U-BOAT SILVER PLATED
Makes Pcriscope of Attacking Sub
marine Invisible Is Claim.

An Atlantic Port, Sept. 17.-Sub-
marines with silver plated periscopes
are now at work, passengers on an
American liner in port here today de-
clared. They asserted this plating
mirrored the sea so perfectly that the
periscopes were invisible. Off the
Irish coast a torpedo was fired at this
American liner, but missed by fifty
feet Gunners shot one at random,
as no submarine was visible.
Wireless warnings against U-boats
off the American coast were picked
up by this liner last Friday afternoon,
passengers said.
They declared the message came
from Cape Race, a British station.
No trace of the submarine reported
as shelling a vessel off Nantucket Fri
day morning, had been found today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
Seven Killed Outright; Ten or
More Are Injured.
Men Sleeping in Cars Attached
to Cattle Trains.
BODIES BURIED IN WRECKiGE
RedbaH Freight Hits Rear End
Near Earlville, Ill.
Some of Bodies Recovered Are
Not Yet Identified.

Aurora, Ill, Sept. 17.-Seven Iowa
stockmen were killed last night in
rear end collision on the Burlington
near Earlville, ILL.,, forty-five miles
west of Aurora. Ten or more were
injured. The men who were killed
and most of those injured were in two
sleeping cars and a way-car attached
to the rear of the stock train. The
merchandise train plowed thru these
three cars.
The identified dead are:
w. D. DIXON, Hamilton, Ia.
OTIS McCAULEY, Kellerton, Ia.
THOMAS BENDER, Fairfield, Ia.
WILLIAM FOULKS. Charlton, Ia.
JOHN WALKER, Milo. Ia.
The most severely injured are:
John Rogers, Knoxville, Iowa.
Harry Vaughn. Colwell, Idaho.
Fred Canady, Ford. Iowa.
Roy Hopper, Sheridan, Iowa.
Floyd Twombly, Osceola, Iowa.
A. c. Carlson, engineer of rear train.
Bodies are still being dug out of the
wreckage. One body recovered this
morning is believed to be that of Fred
Manley of Osceola, Ia.
All Injured but One, CattIemen.
All of the injured, with the excep-
ton of Carlson, were stockmen. They
were riding in the coaches at the rear
of a stock train composed of sixty
five cars. It had stopped at Earlville
because of repairs being made on the
track ahead.
Carlson, engineer on another stock
train, ignored warning signals, accord
ing to officials of the Burlington, and
crashed into the rear end of the wait
ing train. demolishing the csboose and
day coach in which were twenty
stockmen. Carlson jumped before the
crash
Wreckage Catches Fire.
After the crash several of the cars
took fire. The flames were a help
however, in that they lit up the scene
and gave rescuers a better chance to
locate men pinned under wreckage.
Most of the seriously injured were
brought to Aurora HOSPITALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
ODD FELLOWS MEET
10000 Delegates at Grand Lodge
Discuss $2,25O,OOO War Fund.

Louisville. Ky, Sept. 17.-Nearly
ten thousand Odd Fellows from all
parts of the United States and Cana
da were in Louisville today for the
opening of the ninety-third session of
the sovereign grand lodge of their
order. Several proposals for legisla-
ton in connection with the war will
be considered. Chief of these is a
proposal to ask the sovereign grand
lodge to authorize the grand lodges in
each state, jurisdiction and in the
provinces of Canada to lay a special
yearly assessment of 81 to be con-
tinued so long as the war may last, the
proceeds to be expended thru the
American Red Cross for the relief of
the Odd Fellows in the military SER
vice of the United States If this
proposal is approved it will provide
a yearly fund of about s225O.OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
Tried To Start InsurrectiOn
Against United States.
When Natives Learned OF 1t
They Threatened Lynching.
.FLEES TO ESCAPE ANGRY MOB
FiIipinOs White
Women as War Prizes.
Uncle Sam Has Photos of Agent
Andres Secret Papers.
By CARL d. GROAT.

Washington, Sept 17.-That Ger
man intrigue has stretched out it's
talons into the Philippine Islands and
sought to create insurrection there,
was learned today.
Conrad Anore, German vice consul
for Cebu, Hoilo and other islands, was
detained on a charge of trying to
create disturbance" which was in
reality an insurrection. Taken to
Manila to escape an angry mob, Andre
was held there for some time and
then released for want of positive evil
dence tho he is still under careful
government watch.
Andre surrounded himself with a
number of Filipinos and sought to
gain strength for the insurrection by
any white women in Cebu they wanted
If they would rise against the Ameri-
cans. This was last April, shortly
after the United States entered the
war. When this angle of the situation
became known the residents of Cebu
We're so incensed that there was talk
of lynching and Andre had to be hur-
ried out of town to escape violence.
Sought to Fix U-bOat Base.
In addition to the insurrection, An
DIRE was suspected of trying to estab-
lish a submarine base in an out of
tne way corner OF the ISLANDS. SuDSe-
quently a ship bearing a complete
machine shop outfit was detained off
the islands.
At one time in the course of An
dre's Vaccinations he travelled
around the islands on an American
ship, bearing a trunk full of papers
which he did not wish British naval
vessels to know about. The papers,
however, were secretly photographed
en- route and the pictures are said to
be in the possession of the American
government.
Again Andre was in an automobile
accident which threw him and a mys-
terious looking bag a short distance
from the car. The bag was missing
when the debris had been collected
and while Andre apparently suspected
the papers therein had fallen into nc
friendly hands, he was in no position
to protest.
Agent for Steamship Line.
Andre, the youngest of the consuls
in Cebu-the second city in the Phil
ippine Islands-had been particularly
active in building up German trade
He was agent for the North German
Lloyd and for a big German CONNER
cial concern which was trying to force
British capital out of the rich trade
with the islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
do YOUR KIT"
Topeka Will Furnish Tobacco
to Soldiers in France.
Contribution Jars Will Be
Placed Over City Soon.
1t is up 10 you to ''do your ki:.
.slait,s hut sllritt,

Is up " you " NO NOOI
No, not bit but kit
Thru the Topeka Chamber of Com
merce military committee, headed by
Dave Mulvane, Topekans will have
the opportunity soon of sending a
complete tobacco kit to the soldiers
in France-the "SammieS.
These kits will contain so cents
worth of smoking tobacco with a pipe
and cleaners. With each kit will be
Sef-addressed pastal card giving the
soldier a chance to acknowledge the
gift and send a greeting from France
to the donor IN Topeka.
E. E. Eitelman was appointed by
the committee at a meeting today to
have the jars for contribution pur-
poses distributed over the city. c. B.
Merriam was appointed treasurer of
the fund. With each jar will be a
supply of envelopes. A man may
write his name on the envelope. en-
close quarter and kit with postal
card and name will be sent to France
to be distributed by the Red Cross.
If a man wishes to give more a kit
for each 25 cents will be forwarded
Watch for the jars at the Topeka
CreSi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
WANTS BISBEE PROBE
Federation of Labor says Most of
Miners Deported Were Union Men.

Washington, Sept. disappointment
of commission to investigate labor
conditions in Arizona copper mines
as advocated by the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was proposed today to
President Wilson. President Gompers
of the labor federation has laid before
the president charges of federation in
vestigators that |. w. w. agitators
were encouraged by copper producing
interests for the sake of discrediting
the labor movement. Most of the
miners recently deported from Bisbee
were union members and not l. w. W.
men, and this was known to company
officials who promoted the deporta-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
STRIKERS START RIOT CALLS.
Iron Workers Parade and Smash Cars
Manned by Strike Breakers.

San Francisco, Calf, Sept IL
Rioting in connection with the strike
of United Railroads platform men
was suddenly reopened today follow
ing the walkout of employees of the
Union Iron works One thousand
Union Iron works strikers paraded
down Market street. jeering at strike
breaking motormen and conductors as
they passed on street cars. Three cars
were partially wrecked before the iron
workers reached the labor temple.
At 1915 a. m. six riot calls had been
turned in from the Mission district
where it was reported several cars
had been attacked and the crew
beaten.
100000 Affected by Strike.
Among other large plants affected
are the Union Atlas and standard Gas
Engine companies. The Hall-Scott En-
gine company, the Byron-Jackson and
the Oliver Manufacturing company
and the Bert Gas Traction COMPANY
Employees announced that if the strike
is of long duration probably $50. 900
persons, including organized workmen
of relative trades, and their families.
will be involved.
r. S. Scott of the Moore-Scott COM
pany said under the contracts with
the government the employees were
prohibited from granting any wage
increases without federal sanction.
No attempt will be made to operate
any of the factories of works with
substitutes, according to announce
ment.
Demand 81 Day.
While some of the unions are ask
ing for an increase in pay of 40 per
cent the majority of the crafts are
demanding so per cent
Fattern makers are demanding 81
a DAY. The crafts who are demand
ing SO a day, an increase of SO per
cent, include machinists, molders
Continued on I'nEe iwOI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-17
WOMEN BREAK INTO
RANKS OF MAN ONLY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

New York, Sept. 17.-After 100
years as an institution for men only.
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons, the medical department of the
Columbia university has decided to
admit women on an equal standing
with men, it was announced today
This departure is made possible by a
gift of $50, 900 from George w. Breck-
enridge of San Antonio, Texas Dean
Samuel A. Lambert of the me 5ica1 de-
partment said that the change had
been fastened by the altered position
Of women in Europe since the out
break of war
Harvard Admits Women "Medics'
Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 17.-Offi-
c1al announcement was made today
that duly qualified women registered
at Radcliffe college would be admit
ted to the Harvard medical school
this year. The requirements for ad-
mission will be the same as for men.
The council of Radcliffe college will
confer the degree of doctor of medi-
cine" on women candidates who per-
form the required work, after they
have been recommended by the fac
ulty of medicine of Harvard univer-
sity-