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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
THRONS.ONus
UPON KAISER
AS THE CAUSE
Congress Will Decide Itself What
Course to Pursue After VIII
son Reviews Facts.
WILL CITE EVERY VIOLATION
War Preparations Continued by
Every Goyernment Depart,
ment and Military Legislation
is Prepared.
WILL CITE EVERY VIOLATION

Washington, March 30 The Gaal
form OF President Wilson's message
to be delivered before congpess next
Monday was agreed upon tonight
After the president reviews the Ger
man crisis with the cabinet, it will
leave no doubt as 10 The conviction
that a state OF war exists between
the United States and Germany t
will leave to congress the duty OF dc.
termning what steps must be taken
to meet the war conditions forced
upon this country by The violation OF
our rights and the killing OF Amer
lean citizens. A
/ 1t win refute German charges chat
| the United States win be responsible
If war comes The responsibility will
be placed upon Germany
The exact form Of the address viii
be closely Guarded up to the time the
president arises to address the joint
session.
Preparations for war continue IN
every department tonight A complete
program of war legislation win be
ready as soon as congress is organ.
lied
The democrats have nominated
Champ Clark for speakership of the
house. Tho republicans will cauens
on the speakershiD tomorrow. The
democrats have 2l4 and the repubii
cans 213 active members.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
CATHOLICS roR HARMONY.

Augusta, Ga. March 30-~"A Plea
for Peace" Is the title Of the pamphlet
the Catholic Laymen's association ia
sending out to 10000 non-C Catholics in
Georgia. every county in the state be.
ing included in the mailing list
The pamphlet contains no express.
sion Of Catholic teaching or comments
but is merely an argument against
prejudice. by showing how people Of
all denominations have fought for and
labored TO upbuild Georgia.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
NEGROES ORGANIZE
RACE FOR DEFENSE

Richmond Va, March 30.-Wel
known negroes of Virginia, Washing
ton, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsyl
vania and North Carolina organizes
here today the Colored Citizens Pa
triotic League of the United States
It's aim, it was stated, is to arous
the negro race for national defens
and to urge negroes to cease thei
running to and fro" and remain a
home and at work until the situation
clarifies.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
SHIPPERS PLAN
RATE OPPOSITION
WILL FIGHT AGAINST f1iGHER
CHARGES BY RAILROADS
AND OTHER CARRIERS.

Chicago, March 30-Shippers Of the
middle west have been called to meet
here April L. to consider plans for
combating the proposed increase OF
charges by railroads.
During their fight against a pro
posed increase OF rates which they
won several years ago intimation OF
prosecution of railroads on account OF
alleged watered stocks, was made. 1t
for preventing the establishment OF
higher rates will be resorted to by
the shippers organization, which has
large and powerful backing
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN.

Boston, March sa0.-The result o
a referendum vote of members of th'
Boston chamber of commerce on thu
daylight saving plan made public to
day showed 900 members in favor o
setting the clock ahead for the who'll,
year if done on a nationwide basis
A proposition to apply the plan t.
eight months of the year, beginnint
April /, was favored by 661 members
Seventeen members opposed an,
change in the present system.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
A FETE OCCASION.

Waycross, March 30-Because two
big baseball league teams are to bf
in Waycross tomorrow, the mayor
Scott r. Beaton, has issued an officia
proclamation, asking all shops ant
stores to close and everyone stoI
working for two hours in honor o
the event.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
GERMAN SUBS
TOLL STATED
GREAT HAVOC WROUGHT BY
TEUTON CRAFT IN UNRE.
sTRIcTED ZONE.

Berlin, March 30.-German subma-
rines during February sank ISL 500
tons OF shipping, Secretary of the
Navy Capelle announced today.
The number OF submarines lost is
smaller than had been expected and
is more than replaced by new, built
vessels.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
GEN. OBREGON
STILL ON JOB
HE OFFICIALLY DENIES RUMoRs
THAT HE FELL OUT WITH
FIRST CHIEF.

Nogales, Ariz., March 30.-General
Obregon, Mexican secretary OF war
and navy, in a dispatch today Official.
ly denied his reported resignation. Tie
also denied having any difficulty with
CarranZa.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31

CincinnaA, March 30-All steel cars
saved the lives of fifty people aboard
the Royal Palm special. which was
wrecked by broken rail fifteen miles
aorth of here this morning.
The entire train, except the obser
vation car. turned over and fifteen
were injured, Baggage Master Kra
mer being seriously hurt.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
f1o coNvicTs 7ARoLED.

Joliet, Ill, March Gone hundred
and ten state convicts are paroled
The majority will be employed on
farms in this county whore labor is
extremely short.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
5000 Ordered .AItoaether.

Washington March SO-Three thou
sand national guardsmen have beel
called out by the war department to
day to police publici works and build
ings. The order affects New York
Connecticut and Battery A, of the
Georgia Field Artillery.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
WOMAN is ACQUITTED OF
NUMBERING HUSBAND

Denver, March 30. Mrs. Stella
Smith was acquitted this afternoon
of the charge OF numbering her hus
band, John Lawrence Smith, chauf.
feur.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
DANA AND ASSISTANTS
HAVE EEEN RELEASED

Washington, March 30 Consul
Dana and Vice Consuls Wallace and
Brown, who have been held in Ger.
many, have arrived at Zurich, the
state department was advised today.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
Panama Reports That Base is
Discovered and Flo
tilla Taken.
NAVY IS NON=COMMITTAL
Government Orders First Lot OF
Wire Netting to Protect Sea-
coast Ports Against Under
sea Boats Entering.

Panama City. March 30.-Eighteen
German submarines and base for
submarine activity has been discover
ed off the coast of Haiti Navy tugs
are towing the submarines to port
in the United States. The tugs are
conveyed by battleships.
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MEXICO CALLS ELECTIONS.

Sonora, Mexico, March 30A call
for state elections throughout Mex
leo on May 10 for governors and Ice.
islators was issued from Mexico City
today
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31

CONGRESSMAN CAPSTiCk
is SERIOUSLY Ill.

New York, March 30--rhe condl
tion Of Congressman Capstick, repub
lican from New Jersey, who is suffer
ing from pneumonia, is considered ex.
tremely critical.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
FELIX DIAZ. KILLED
By HIS OWN MEN
PROGRESSIVE MEXICAN GENERAL
BETRAYED ACCORDING TO
TELEGRAM.

San Antonio, Texas, March 30.-T.
r. Beltran. Mexican consul at San
Antonio, received report from the
Guatemalan frontier today that Felix
Diaz was betrayed and executed by
his own men. This confirms earlier
reports or the death Of Dia2. Beltran
wired for complete details.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
30 AMERICANS ON MoewE.

Copenhagen, March 30.-John Ben
son, an American seaman, claims that
forty Americans are being held OF
the German raider Moewe
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
MRS. METZ DIES SUDDENLY

Mrs Fisher Metz died suddenly at
her home on Reynolds street at
o'clock this morning.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
Navy Department Silent.

Washington. March 30-The navy
department is silent on the reports of
the capture of eighteen German sub.
marines Off the coast of Haiti
Secretary Daniels, when informed
OF the reports from Panama City,
said: You may say that the navy de-
partment. when shown these state.
ments, said that no such information
had reached here through official
channels"
Submarine Nets.
The United States today contracted
with the American Steel and Wire
company for one hundred nets to
catch submarines
These nets are fifteen hundred feet
long by thirty feet wide, made OF
steel ropes. They are to be delivered
in thres weeks, then weekly, until
they are supplied.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31

Washington, March 80, Speaker
Clark and the other officers OF the
house were unanimously nominated
by a democratic caucus today, one
hundred and eighty.one participating
GalliVan was absent.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-03-31
RECEIVERS TAKE
CHARGE TO NIGHT
THE c., C. AND p. WILL OCCUR
AT MIDNIGHT.

The final mandate Of the United
States circuit court of appeals in the
case of David Loewenthal against the
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad
company, was received in Macon on
Thursday. Later in the day Judge
Emory Speer, of the United States
court for the southern district of
Georgia, made the mandate the order
of his court. The order in full is as
follows:
In the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern Division OF
the Southern District of Georgia.
David Lowenthal VS.. Georgia Coast
and Piedmont R. R. Co. In Equity.
Order making mandate of the cir
cult court of appeals the judgment of
the court
The mandate of the circuit court of
appeals affirming the decree and or,
der of this court dated July A. 1916,
appointing receivers in the above
stated cause, having been duly filed,
it is thereupon considered, ordered,
adjudged and decreed that the judg-
ment of said circuit court of appeals
be and the same is hereby made the
judgment OF this court.
And it further appearing to the
court that in the order of Circuit
Judge Walker. dated July IS, 1916.
superseding the judgment Of this
court pending the appeal the prop,
erty of the defendant company was
ordered restored to the defendant by
the receivers, it is now ordered that
the defendant company do forthwith
deliver possession of all of the assets
of said defendant company to the re.
ceivers heretofore appointed in the
cause in accordance with the decree
of July IA, 1916.
Granted, this March 80, 1917.
EMORY SPEER,
United States Judge
the case, Messrs. F. D. Aiken, C. H.
Leavy and J. S. Bradley, was held yes.
terday and several matters OF inter
est were discussed 1t was finally
determined to take charge OF the
property at midnight, Saturday This
was done in order to close all March
accounts under the present manage
ment and begin the operation of the
line under receivership on April 1st.
The News understands that the
policy of the receivership will be to
make no changes in the various heads
of departments of the company at
the present time.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05

Portland. Nov. 5.---Company OH.
cials say telephone service is normal
and they see no reason for the goy.
ernment commandeerIng plants.
Request Of District Council OF
Electrical Workers and Operators al
San Francisco Is received. but Port.
land locals refuse to accede and re-
main ont, explaining they would. by
returning to work. automatically re.
move the emergency which caused
Mediator Reed TO recommend com.
Wandering.
onlclals Of the unions issue state.
ments In which they lay their case
before the public and also make de-
NAL OF rumor that they have asked
union members throughout the city
to order out Pacific telephones.
Nothing short OF government com.
Wandering plants and recognition
OF operators will cause return IA
work they say.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
FIRST AMERICAN
CASUALTY LISTS

Washington. Nov THE official
announcement of the casualty list of
American losses in their first clash
with the Germans, shows that priv
ates Thomas Enwright. James Gre
sham and Merle Hay we're killed and
privates Hopkins, Box Givens. Orr.
and/J. Smith had been wounded
The list of those captured OF miss
ing included Sergeant Halyburton.
Corporals Hulhall and Haines. and
Privates Godfrey. Kendall. Grigsby.
McDougal. Gallagher. Lester, Lang
ham. Kern and Reckon.
None of these names mentioned
were from the Pacific coast.
The statement says that the Ger
mans cut of salient from the rest
of the line by barrage fire. One
wounded German was captured by
the wounded Americans.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05

Petrograd. Nov 5.---Leon Trot-
sky. president OF the Petrograd So
Wet, and strongest In the opposition,
Is planning a demonstration for i'm
mediate peace, outlines the Bolshev-
ski program In an interview.
we. the BolsAevski." he says.
want an immediate peace. but not
separate peace. We speak for the
mass OF the army. which refuses to.
remain another winter in the
trenches unless they are convinced
that an immediate democratic peace
is impossible with Germany. But in
demanding an immediate peace we
find II inevitable that Russia act
alone. because we believe that is
the only way to get quick action.
"The Paris conference" he de-
clares. "only interests us indirectly.
because we are going 10 make a di-
rect offer of democratic peace to the
German people. II the present gov
eminent refuses to act alone and di-
rectly we must have a government
which will We intend. by every
possible means, including millions
of proclamations dropped by aero
planes, to urge the German people
to revolt and Join MS in demand for
peace. The indications. such as the
recent revolt in the German navy.
give up hope OF success. An effort
must be made to reach the German
people directly"
But how are you to get Germans
to accept your terms Of peace with
out annexation contributions" was
asked.
The German government won't,
but the people can force It," was
Trotsky's answer.
Suppose the Germans fail to re-
volt and pay no attention to your
Offers" was asked
Then every soldier in the Rus
sian army" was the answer. will
know he Is fighting to save revolu-
tion and that he does not know now.
know the state OF mind OF the
army. received delegations daily
and they demand that every effort be
made for an immediate peace or
they will leave the trenches. II
Germany refuses. they will fight
like lions"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
MANY OPERATIONS TO
PERMIT ENL|STMENTS

Portland. Nov. 5.-Three hundred
young men have been saved or re-
claimed for the navy in the past
eight months by means of operations
by naval surgeons or patriotic Port
land physicians. the local navy re-
cruiting Office has announced These
men would otherwise have been re-
jected and lost to their country's
service. The operations are free.
Among correctable diseases which
are grounds for rejection. but have
been corrected are: hernia. tumors
that are not malignant. hammar-
toes or stiff fingers. hemmorrhoids.
fistula. tonsilitis. Any other condi-
tion remediable by operation is cared
for by the physicians. Defective
teeth are attended to by patriotic
dentists. free of charges except for
expensive crown or bridge work.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
ROME ADMITS SERIOUS POSITION
A shorter Front Nearer supply
Basis should Help Italians Protect
Their New Formed Lines
Berlin, Nov. 5.-The Austro-Ger-
mans have crossed the Tagliamento
river and took 5000 prisoners. They
are advancing toward the west.
Italian Headquarters, Nov. s.

Z italian Headquarters, Nov. 5.-
The general situation presents
many reassuring features. but its
continued gravity Is not to be un-
derestimated. The enemy advance
Is being held back west OF the Tag
liamento river The Italian cavalry
In again demonstrating It's value.
From the strategic standpoint the
! Italian retreat In northern Italy has
certain compensatlons. II has short
ened the Italian front from an ir-
regular curve OF 10 miles to COM
pact straight line.
The old line. moreover. had no
rivers as natural defenses. Now
however. the front is greatly short.
ened. with the entire army massed
and back by natural defenses. Thus
strategically. the invading forces are
at present standing with a wide and
turbulent mountain stream before
them. on the edge OF winter. besides
confronting an army which Is rapid
ly reforming along the new line.
During its retirement the third
army had become separated from
the second leaving gap. In this
gap enemy forces pushed forward
and soon put into operation cum
ming device Austrian soldiers were
dressed In Italian uniforms. so as
to permit them to scatter over the
country or mingle with the Italian
forces on both sides OF the gap. The
Austrans. thus garbed. were en-
abled to advance unopposed and
then opened fire with machine guns
on retreatlng parties. Some OF the
Austrlans were smuggled forward In
motor lorries and then turned
against the westward moving force.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
GERMANS WORK
AGAINST A|RSH|PS
Government officials Discover syste-
matte Pro-Gcrman Campaign "a
Hinder Air Fleet Construction

Washington, Nov. 5.-Goyern-
ment officials are convinced that
pro-German influences are at work
on an effort to prevent or hinder the
program Of airship building. 1t is
believed here that drastic action
may be necessary against these agi-
tators. whose activities Just now are
particularly noticeable in the spruce
forests OF the northwest.
Numerous cases OF sabotage are
reported from the mills cutting afr
plane wood. Labor disturbances.
fostered by the I. w. w. are also
hindering the government in its air
fleet construction program.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
LAND SHOW
HAS A GOOD OPENING

Portland. Nov. 5.--All county ex.
h,jits with the exception OF that
from Tillamook were pretty much In
place when the Land Products Show
opened here Saturday night. The
big creamery exhibit. featuring Gen
eral Pershlng. was nearing compile
tion. The show has special sig
nificancc this year with food conser-
walton prime issue. II Is a demon
stration OF the immensely and va
riety Of Oregon products. State Of
fcials participated In the opening OF
tho show. which will last until No
vember ~. 4t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
JOSEPHINE COCNTy's CONsER-
vATION PLEDGE WEEK WAS A
REAL SUCCESS
.A|NETY-TWO PER CENT SIGN
Work Of Faithful Committee Meets
Ready Response From Patriotic
People Of This County

Chairman Sam H. Baker in charge
OF Josephine county's food conser-
yation. announced that the work Of
his committee has practically been
completed. There remains only .
few straglers here and there. to
have the canvass complete.
The result OF the county campaign
Is entirely satisfactory. More than
| 500 pledge cards have been signed.
which marks percentage for the
county OF about s2 or 80. The city's
percentage runs about 95 but the
inability OF the committee to cover
thoroughly all the more remote sec
tions OF the county. brought down
the total percentage somewhat.
Where the county districts were COW
cred. the response was excellent.
showing that the rural folks were
fully alive to the needs OF the great
food campaign.
Any housewife who has signed
the pledge card and who has not
received membership card for her
window, is requested to telephone
Sam II. Baker at the Josephine
County Bank. and a card will be
sent. Also II there be any homes
that have been overlooked in the
canvass it is requested that their
occupants communicate with Mr..
Baker and pledge card will be
mailed without delay.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
CROWD NEEDLES WITH
CARS ON TROOP TRAIN

Oroville. Cal. Nov. 1.-Two cars
OF Western Pacific troop train
filled with soldiers were uncoupled
as the train stood on the track here
Saturday night. A crowd. singing
/. W. W. songs. hooted and jeered.
A few climbed on the cars but were
soon disbursed by the soldiers. The
uncoupling was not discovered un-
til the train started.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
RAMP or ROSEBURC
TALKED TOO MUCH

Portland. Nov. 5.---Floyd Ramp,
an attorney OF Roseburg. was In
dicted here today for violation OF
the espionage act. Ramp is alleg.
ed to have addressed a trainload OF
soldiers enroute to the training
camp at American Lake. when the
train stopped at Roseburg for a
meal, endeavoring to spread dis
loyalty and unrest among them.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
RAILROADS
WANT HIGHER RATES

Washington. Nov j.-Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency John SHELTON
Williams declared today that the
present rates allowed the railroads
of the country were not sufficient to
maintain the credits OF the eastern
railroads He predicted that the
commerce commission would be ask
ed to grant REVISION upwards with
In n short time ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05

Seattle, Nov. Representatives
of the striking telephone employees
went from here TO Tacoma today to
confer with delegates from Portland
and other northwestern d,les. A
plan has been broached and Is un-
der discussion. for the forming Of a
separate organization to carry on
the strike In Oregon and Washing
ton. distinct from the national fed
GRAFTON.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
Y. N. c. A. WORKERS
ON RUSSIAN FRONT

Petrograd. Nov. b.---The first Am
crican Young Mems Christian asso.
citation detachment. organized In
New York for work on the Russian
front. has arrived In Petrograd
Through David II. Francis, the Am
erlcan ambassador, the Americans
have gained the ardent support OF
Premier Kerensky. and Will estab-
lish recreation nuts. equipped with
phonograph. cinematographs and re-
similar to those or.
ganised In France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05

Paris. Nov. B.. Notable artiller,
activity Is continuing ON the AIsn'
trout. north OF the chemln de'
Danes, where the French are occu
pylng advanced ground along tho
Alle,te river the war onlce announc
I'D today
In the verdun area the Germans
followed up their heavy lombard
mcnt with two attacks north oil
Cnaume wood. with both Of which
the French artillery dealt success
fully. causing the Germans to sus-
tain heavy casualties.
A surprise attack In the DamlouT
region was repulsed as was dml'
lar German enterprise northwest 'oI
Rheims
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
SH|PYARD MEN ARE
TALKING OF STRIKE

Seattle. Nov. 5.--Shipyard en-
ployees OF the northwest are dissat-
isfied with the federal wage boards
decisions respecting the points in
volved In their recent strike
troubles. Representatives Of the
workmen here state today that an
other meeting Of the various union
delegates will be held In the near
future to consider further strike
to enforce greater wage demand.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
OREGON MILLS FURNISH
tgR tOR AEROpLANEs

Portland. Nov. d.--Oregon mills
are expected to furnish 100000 ol
the tl.0O0I000 feet Of fir lumber re-
Gently ordered for alrplane construc'
lion by the British and American
governments. Oregon lumber pro
,lncsrs have agreed to make ever,
,cifor; bo ,lo their share.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
CONTRACT LABOR LAW
IS NOT FOR SEAMEN

Washington. Nov. 5.-The de-
crees of federal courts that the con-
tract labor law was not intended to
apply to seamen. was upheld by the
supreme court. The decision was
rendered on the appeal of Paul
Scharrenburg OF San Francisco. who
has sued the Dollar Steamship COM
pany for alleged violation OF the act.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-11-05
coon ROADS ASSOCIATION
N FORMED AT PENDLETON

Pendleton. Nov. 5.--An organiza-
tion known as the umatilla County
Water Grade Good Roads associa-
tion has been formed here for the
purpose of securing water grade
from PendletOn down the Umatilla
river down to Echo.