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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
MAN WITH HANDMADE
STOMACH ~ DEAD

Atlantic City. N. j., April Ia
James Buchanan Brady, New York's
famous Diamond Hm," died here
today. Not even His famous mil
lion-dollar stomach" was proof
against the illness which racked his
frame for the past year. Bradyt
stomach has been made for him.
by surgeons at Johns Hopkins hos
pital several years ago and until re-
Gently had served its purpose per
iectly. II was In gratitude for this
operation that Brady gave large
sums to Johns Hopkins university,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
TO PREVENT SURPRISE ATTACKS
on NEW YORK AND OTHER
COAST POINTS
VESSELS PROHIBITED N AREA
Must Establish identity iicfore ships
WIN iic Permitted % Gross
Zone

Washington. April a. Defensive
xonos about the great harbors Of the
United States and the important
coastal points have been established
by order OF President Wilson.
To prevent the danger OF surprise
attacks against New York and other
coast points by German submarines
or raiders. q barred zone has been
established by tho government. cx-
tending for n distance OF from two TO
10 miles out In all directions from
the big harbor points,
The regulations covering vessels
entering the forbidden territory were
put into effect week ago. but news
OF the order was made public today
for the hrst time.
All vessels are prevented from
crossing tho area except at certain
times and only after their Identity
has been fully established.
The zoncs include:
Mouth Of tho Kennebec river;
Portland. Maine; Portsmouth. n. H.:
Boston. New Bedford. Mass. New
port. r. l.: Long Island. east. New
York east: New York main entrance;
Delaware river: Chesapeake en-
trance; Baltimore. Potomac river:
Hampton Roads. Wilmington. Cape
Fear. Charleston; Savannah. Key
West; Tampa. Pensacola. Mobile.
Mississippi. Galveston. San Diego
San Francisco. Columbia river. Port
Orchard. Honolulu, Manila.
With each OF these locations Is
given the exact line OF the sea area.
while another table shows the desig.
mated entrances for incoming and
outgoing vessels.
''Tho responsibility OF the United
States for any damage inflicted by
force Of arms. with the object OF de-
talnlng any person or vessel proceed
Ing In contraventlon OF regulations
duly promulgated In accordance with
this executive order. shall cease from
this date" the proclamation says.
The president also designated the
following regulations concerning the
sea areas;
"a vessel desiring to cross de.
fenslve sea area shall proceed to the
vicinity OF the entrance to the proper
channel. Hylng her national colors
together with international code mum.
ber and pilot signal. and there await
communication with the harbor en-.
trance patrol. II is prohibited FOL
any vessel TO enter the limit OF de-
fensIve sea area otherwise than Mt a
designated entrance and after author.
ixation by the harbor entrance patrol
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
PUBLIC UTILITIES \.
At c0UNTRY'S CALL

Washington, April l3..-Chairman
Adamson Of the house Interstate COM
merce committee today introduced a
bill giving the president power to
selxe all railroads. telegraph and tel
ephone companies In time Of war and
to draft employees OF the companies
for military service.
The bill has been approved by the
president TO whom Judge Adamson
submitted II before he introduced II,
Under the bill, similar to that in
troduced at the least session. the in
terstate commerce commission Is en-
larged to eleven members. Heavy
penalty is named for interference
with United States mails in time OF
war or for interference with inter
state commewe-partlculary railroad
freight.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
PUT SEIZED SHIPS Rl||P',s N
MERCHANT marine

Washington. April 13.-Plans to
make the seized German and Austrian
ships part OF the American mer-
chant marine were discussed today at
q conference between Secretary Nc
Adoo and Chairman Denman Of the
federal shipping board.
It developed at the conference that
there are three ways by which the
United States may take over the nine
ty German and IA Austrian vessels.
They are.
Seize the ships as prizes of war;
requisition the vessels under the right
OF eminent domain; let Americans
purchase the ships.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
R9M6R PRESENCE IAa
Or GERMAN DIVERS

Washington. April ls.--Rumors Of
a submarine plying on the Pacific
coast are persistent, but thus far
have no ofiicial verifIcation. the navy
department announced today.
At the same time II announced re.
ceipt OF unofiicial reports OF q Ger.
man raider In the south Atlantic.
THE report OF n submarine on the
Pacific coast Is persistent" said the
department. "and 10 much SO that
we are on the lookout. The rumor
comes from various persons. but no
vessel has seen the submarine"
Queries az to the Galveston report
that British ship signalled the sight
Ing Of raider In the Yucatan chan
mel, ELECTED the Information that I'VE
have rumor OF raider TO the
south"
The navy has no confirmation OF
the reported sinking OF the British
steamer. Treavel of the Cuba coas,
Nor had II any information rs Ia
whether Germany had declared a
barred zone around American Allan.
tic ports.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
PEACE FEELERS
OUT BY AUSTRIA

Washington, April 13,--Informal
peace feelers" now being launched
by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria in
Switzerland. are 'doubtlessly" to de-
termine what would be expected Of
these countries II a formal peace
move was put Forth. the United Press
learned today. While declaring that
no word has come from their home
governments for some time. officials
attached to the Bulgarian legation
here today admitted that reports OF
peace moves are probably true.
The present overtures, they believe,
however, are wholly informal and de-
signed, for the time being. TO ascer-
tain II possible what terms certain
OF the central powers would have to
make before any formal move Is
made.
One thing that gave strength to
the reports, these ofiicials said, was
the fact that the "rumors" are now
coming from all quarters.
In allied embassy quarters the
peace reports are attributed to dis.
contented classes who are wearyine
Of the war and trying to establish
some basis for peace, Belief was ex
pressed In these circles that " Bul
garia sues for a separate peace, Tur
key will Immediately follow suit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
SIX YEARS TO RAISE
MILLION MEN As vOLuNTEERS

Warrington. April iS.--It would
take over six years to raise an army
Of one million men, II recruiting were
to continue only at the rate marking
the 10 days following the declaration
OF war. In that time 4,35b men were
recruited, a riA
Previously tho average recruiting
had been 225 men a day,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
TROOP OF CAVALRY
FORMED IN PORTLAND

Portland. April 13.-.-Portland, has
n new troop OF cavalry today. In
six hours ~ men for the company
were recruited, The unit Ia known
ms Troop D. and II Ia likely that
two additional troops will be formed
In THIS state.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13

Havana, April i3.--Cuban authorl-
ties denied any Information today OF
reports OF German U boats In waters
on both sides Of the island. The story
OF the sinking Of British ship or
Cienfuegos was said to be without
proof Stories that passengers on a
seamer from Key West to Havana
had sighted submarine were ridi-
culed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
LIMIT DEBATE on MEASURE
THAT WILL RAISE FUNDS
FOR WAR
ARGUE INCREASE Of REVENUES
Representative Fort1ney Proposes 70
Double the First and Second
Glass Postage

Washington. April 13.The seven
tsllion dollar bond issue bill will
pass the house about ? o'clock tonor-
row afternoon. After long, drag
ging discussion Of the measure
throughout today. Congressman KIT
chin. democratic floor leader. obtain
ed unanimous consent agreement 70
close the debate after the republi-
cans had had two hours more. and
the democrats an hour and : half.
Ne also o6tainsd consent to AVE
the house convene tomorrow morn
ing at II O'Clock. proceed with The
debate under the fiye-minute rule
and take vote about O'Clock.
Kitchin spent two hours Of the day
on his fest, answering questions reia-
tive to the bill. The inquiries smsek-
ed Of fear least Wall street ~ :
hand In the pie" ...s,, I. s;sss ,,,s..
Members wanted to know why one-
NTH Of one psr cent of the fivs BIZ
lions IN bonds 10 allowed Tor. Eek
penses Of floating. sH
Representative Madden. Illinois.
said the house ought mot hlindly to
pass anything the president wanted.
We are not passing this bin to
help the allies" said Kfchin. I'VE
are doing II to help ourselves
Representative Fordney, Michigan.
said he was willing to lower the In
come tax exemption to $500 year
for single men ana $4,000 . year FOR
married men and to double the first'
and second caass mail rates. He
urged an increase Of liquor and beer
taxes and asked that theater. base
bali. racing and movie" tickets be.
assessed.
Congressman Mason, Of Illinois.
urged popular subscription to the
bonds. I'VE both voted against the
war resolution. he told Kitchin.,
''but now we have got to stay to-
getfer. II we want to make this 1
popular war we must inspire the peo-
pies confidence. respect and admi-
ration for the administration" i
Kitchin was .'heckled" by many
members who wanted the bill to say
that the $4,000. 900 200 to be loaned
to foreign governments should be
loaned to countries at war with Ger
many and only during the war. ~
A suggestion by Congressman Sa-,
bath that money loaned to allies
should Ibe spent only In the United
States was squeiched.
Representative Mann and Others
wanted to be assured that the street
could not "thimble rig" the issus
'and collect full value. for instance.
for Russian rubles that are worth
only fifty cents on the dollar"
Representative Ragsdale mention
cd certain contracts he understood
existed between them by which the
allies agreed to pay commissions to
bankers In this country ON all bonds.
'"The bankers may hold the allies
agreement" Ragsdale said. ''but II
IN a. .x,r.. -. . 49, AMI. t.-~-ahv~ ~ :
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13
SPAIN WANTS INDEMNITY
U FOR LOSS OF VESSEL

Madrid, April i3,---The Spanish
cabinet today approved a note to Ger
many, demanding nm indemnity for
the sinking Of the steamer San Full
genclo by a German U boat.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-04-13

Portland. April ts,--Portiand ID
paying $3.50 a barrel for flour today,
figure which Is close to the price
paid during the civil war. Flour
took jump Of forty cents late yes-
terday, but It is expected to 20 still
higher. - I NM
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
Ancient English Tree.

There grows in the beautiful garden
Of the dowager counties Of Derby, in
England, an ancient oak tree which is
said to be the oldest one in England.
The size Of the trunk Of this veneer
able oak testifies to it's antiquity, but
on a stone seat by its side is more d.
rect evidence. The seat bears tablet
recording that Wherefore wrote in
his diary in 1883 that he well remem-
bered, after a conversation with Pitt,
and before descending int the Vale Of
Keston, sitting ct the foot of "an old
tree" and resolving to give notice in
the house of commons that he would
move the abolition Of the slave trade.
The tree in question, which was
therefore a good age $50 years ago, is
carefully preserved with zinc plates
where the damp might gather, and the
branches are held up with iron bars,
but 1t bears a goodly crop Of leaves,
and seems good for many years Of life.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
IMMEDIATE CUT IN
BREAD PRICES ASKED
War Emergency Council Sends Word
To Bakers-Licenses Dec. 10th.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Immediate
reduction in bread prices wherever
possible has been recommended to
bakers throughout the country by the
War Emergency Council of the bak-
ing industry.
Bakers will go under Government
license December 10, using set
formula and producing a standard
lied loaf required by the food ad-
ministration.
In announcing recently that the
baking industry was to be put under
license, the Food Administration de-
clared there is no reason why bread
prices should not be sharply reduced.
The information that a reduction has
been recommended came to the Food
Administration today in a telegram
from Henry Stude, of Houston, Tex
as, president of the National Associa-
ton of Bakers.
The telegram was similar to one
sent by the War Council to the bak-
ers. 1t reads:
THE Council calls attention to the
various recommendations in the
United States Food Administration S
report suggesting a reduction in
prices, with Government control of
raw materials used by the baker, and
reduction in operating expenses
There should, wherever possible, be
an immediate reduction in price to
the retailer"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05

begin to founder, and their remold-
ing of the world never exhibits quite
the same deftness and cocksureness
thereafter. In plain words, children
are nuisance and a bore to every
theoretic critic of society.
Yet, from the story of the war, as
found in the illustrated magazines of
Europe, We begin to discover items
OF hope for the reformers, and none
greater than recent photograph of
a French woman munitions worker,
herself in overalls, handling her in
FAINT in the creche attached to her
factory. Names and places are omit
ted, and we gather that only a few
munitions factories have undertaken
this enterprise. But some have, and
they are declared to be a complete
success. The mother leaves her baby
in the creche in charge of an atten-
dant when she arrives in the morn
ing for work. She is permitted to
nurse the baby as often as is reQuir-
ed through the day. At night she
takes it home. Nothing in Green
witch village could be simpler Mar
riage, infants and the economically
Independent worker travel hand IN
hand.-N. Y. Tribune.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
TOLSTOY FORECASTS
BOLSHEVIKI FALL
Civil War Practically Cer:aiu-New
York Ne nber Thrown From Hall.

New York. Dec Il Count Ilya
To.stoy. son of Count Leo TGlstoy,
was one Of the speakers at mass
meeting of observation-disclosures at
Cooper Union last night to protest
against activities OF Russian Boil
sheViki and Russian members of the
Industrial Workers of the World in
this country. Tie audience cheered
pres;den, Wilson and the United
States. \ man who announced from
the center of the hall that he was a
member of the Dolsheviki and insis-
ted on making a speech, was thrown
from jhe building.
Prof. Alexander Petrukewich, of
Yale University, presided and out
lined the purposes of the meeting.
DO your utmost to believe in the
Russian people" he said. They are
not all anarchists. They are not all
Bolsheviki. There are millions who
are patriots and who are anxious TO
bring Russia to that state of free
dom of which they have dreamed for
ages and it is our sacred duty to
support this demand
Il do not believe N a separate
peace" Count Tolstoy said. Even
if a separate peace is made it can
not be. More than half of the Rus
sian people will be against it, so that
it will be useless at the present time.
1 feel that Kerensky is finished for
the war, but l do not think that any
separate peace will come from it."
Resolutions we're adopted con-
demning a separate peace with Ger
many and favoring the organization
of the Union of Russian Citizens for
the aid of the Russian revolution.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
Hidenburg on our War Plans

Colossal as Won Hindenburg is in
a wooden effigy studded with the to-
kens Of his admirers, the hero OIL
Tannenburg and LODI makes a sorry
figure, dwindling ludicrously in stat
ure, when he plays the oracle about
matters political. There have been
soldiers who were statesmen, but he
is not of the breed The Field Mar
shal's views about Americas prepara-
tons to aid her allies do not rise
above the dignity of barrack-room
gossip. 1t seems incredible that
great man should be so ignorant and
stupid. That familiar explanation OIL
talking for 'home consumption
might serve in the case of DR.. Zim-
mermann OF the Mexican mirage, blu,
it will not do for the Field Marshal.
1t would, perhaps, be surprising if
Won Hindenburg had heard of the
Lansing-Ishii understanding, which
brings the United States and Japan
into complete agreement about the
relations of both countries with
China and lays the Asiatic spectre in
this country. The Field Marshal is
too busy with his campaign kaleido-
scope to read the news of the world.
and probably he has contempt for
it when not of German origin. He
sees no Importance in the raising of
an army in the United States, be-
cause if it were to be set abroad ia
pan might "show a sudden inclina-
ton to square up old accounts with
America" So the fear of Japa-
nese invasion or of a seizure of the
Philippines would restrain the Amer
leans. To clinch the case against our
army which suggests advertising
methods" to the astute Field Mar
shall, 1.-The transport question would
offer difficulties not less than sup
plies, and the German U-boats would
be a further obstacle"
There have been no insuperable
difficulties, no obstacles. The Ameri-
can army is being methodically
landed in France, and the U-boats are
impotent to break the endless chain
of troops moving smoothly across the
Atlantic without mishap or adven-
ture And the Field Marshal dis
misses our aviation program with the
same Indifference. 1t is "contemp-
tibie America" to him. Ludendorfe
is keener, of finer grain, more YER
satile, less intoierant. The great
Field Marshal is a small man after
all.--N. Y. Times.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
To Water Consumers

We, the undersigned Directors of
the Dorchester Water Company, take
this means to notify the public that
the action of enforcing the rule for
collecting water rents in advance was
the unanimous action of the Board.
This action was absolutely necessary,
as we found it impossible to make
collection by collectors, and many
customers were using the water with
out paying for it, and as the Public
Service Commission compels us to
treat all alike, we had to enforce the
rule that would apply, not only to
those who were not paying, but also
to those customers who have always
paid promptly.
w. G. WINTERBOTTOM.
LEVI B. PHILLIPS.
J. G. MILLS.
LEVIN S. DAHL.
GEO. W. WOOLFORD.
ANDREW J. FOBLE.
Adv. 11-301w.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
FOUR HUNDRED TO ONE SHOT
Estimate of Unsentimental Brokers
That Lord Kitchener Is Not
Among the Living.

Legends once we'll rooted die hard.
Many people believe that Earl Kitch-
ener survived the sinking of the
Hampshire and is either a prisoner of
war, or, escaping in a small boat, has
reached some remote part of the
world and is living in anonymous re-
tirement.
T The romance gained a fresh lease
of life when Mrs. Parker sister Of
the great general, publicly announced
at Hastings not long ago her firm be-
lief that her brother was alive and
would one day return.
1t is impossible to argue the matter.
One can only believe or disbelieve. A
measure of credence which business
men attach to the story is to be found
in a letter printed in the Liverpool
Echo, Messrs. A. Letton, Percival &
i Co., insurance brokers of that city, say
that client of theirs wanted to know
what rate could be quoted to cover the
following risk:
That Lord Kitchener was alive on Au-
gust 81, 1917, the onus of proof to be on
the assured, and to be furnished within
three months from peace being signed
Lloyd's underwriters were prepared
to accept ten thousand pounds at five
shillings per cent, and the insurance,
if that is the right word for it, has
been completed.
The chances of Lord Kitchener be-
ing alive are, therefore, regarded by
unsentimental brokers as one in four
hundred.-London Chronicle.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
Talk About Spending
(By John M. Oskison.


From an old and thoroughly sound
firm of investment bankers / receiv-
ed the other day leafiet that is eX-
cellent reading.
Thrift or Spendthrift? it was hea-
ded, and it was a straight-to-the-
point argument against the theory
that it is patriotic to go on spend
ing as usual" i'll war time
To-day, SAY these American bank
ers, the winning of the war is the
paramount issue, and those of US
whose business is adversely affected
for time must reflect that all bust
ness of necessity must adapt itself to
the new order.
IF the unusual, and, we trust, tenn
porary, business of war demands fiji
teen billions year from our total
national income of about forty bill
lions, then we must prepare for a
reorganization o. our expenditures if
our nation is to provide that sum.
Business activity must be sus-
tanned. The question, however, is
not of sustaining all business, but
rather of sustaining and developing
those essential to the successful
prosecution of the war;
Shall a man. for instance, spend
500 for new shotgun when he
knows that by lending 500 to the
government he can provide five rifles
for our troops?
Shall we spend money On clothes
which we may readily get along
without when we know that every
factory ought to be busy turning out
ri
dage material Ind blankets?
Shall we insist upon having our
usual supply of automobiles when
the facilities of the factories and the
services of every expert mechanic are
needed to make ordnance material?
Shall We insist upon the usual
supply of candy when we know that
q shortage exists? Why take the I'M
patriotic attitude of bidding against
the government for the workers and
materials needed to win the war?
Says this patriotic leaf1et:
Americas greatest national weak
ness is a lack of thrift and economy.
One of the lasting benefits of the
war will be, the enforced habits of
economy now being set up"
The one justifiable extravaganza
permitted today is spending freely
for government bonds.
Each consumer in the country"
says the leaf1et, has it in his power
to tighten the load of the National
Business Express and to give our
government the business right of
way by demanding fewer luxuries
and by wasting less"
Good talk thati'
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
SAVES MONEY FOR THE ARMY
Indiana Mess Sergeant Feeds His Men
for Less Than Twenty-Five
Cents Each a Day.

How an inexperienced man can feed
government troops and save money on
the job is being demonstrated at Camp
Taylor by Lucas Lincoln of this city,
says the indianapolis News. Lincoln
is mess sergeant of the Forty-second
company, Eleventh battalion. He was
one of the first drafted men to go from
here, having volunteered out of his
regular order of obligation. He is a
son Of a furniture manufacturer here,
and Is married.
In letter home, Lincoln tells how
he is feeding AS men for less than %
cents each day. He says the food is
well cooked, and that the men have
plenty. A sample menu, inclosed in
the letter, shows how Lincoln made
saving Of $17.3S on the governments
food allowance for the three meals
scheduled.
For breakfast the men had ham,
burger steak, biscuits and syrup,
hashed brown potatoes and coffee. The
dinner menu was vegetable soup, mac
aroni and cheese, bread and hot tea,
and peach cobbler. For supper the
men had boiled ham, mashed potatoes,
bread and syrup, tea and stewed
prunes.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-12-05
Store Open Evenings
Phillips Hardware Co.
Phone 40
Too Hot For Him.

Arthus Feust, consulting engineer
from Utah, breezed into New York and
attended banquet at the Engineers
club. Several of the guests were the
Mclean Kilties of Canada.
A feature of the menu was squad on
toast, and one of the Scotch veterans,
after asking what it was, proceeded
to cover it we'll with tabasco sauce.
He ate a couple of bites Of the burn
ing liquid and then with low cry put
down his knife and fork.
'Lay thaur an bu-r-r-n," he said.
Then turning to the waiter called ::
AYE mon, I've had eneuch O. this.
Gie's a shellin's warth O. ham vie We?
An say, laddie, bring bucket Of ice
water"