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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-15
GOVERNMENT HAS Been OVERTHROW
AND CAR IS EXPECTED TO AbD|CATE.
RUSSIAN MINISTERS
ARE HELD IN PRISON

Berlin. via wireless to Sayville,
Mar. i5.--An executive committee OF
the Russian duma has accomplished
q successful revolution In Russia.
imprisoned all the ministers and now
controls the government accord
Ing TO an Official statement from
Petrograd, Issued by the official
press bureau today.
The duma declared that the min
listers and the cabinet do no longer
exist, the statement said.
To-day (the statement was dated
March 1D on the third day OF the
revolution whereby order has re-
turned swiftly. the capital Is COM
pletely In the hands OF the executive
committee OF the dnma and It's troops
which are garrisoned In Petrograd
and which number more than 80. 900
all OF which support the revolution.
Yesterday evening the committee
issued proclamations to the popula-
ton and TO the banks. asking them
to resume their regular life. Deputy
Gronskl was charged by the com
mittee professionally to manage the
Petersburg telegraphic agency
The statement issued by the Official
government press bureau began:
About the successful revolution.
the following report was issued from
Petersburg March IA;
" The population OF Petersburg.
incensed by complete disorganiza-
tion OF transport service and OF ALI
menation. had long been irritated
against the government and had be-
come restless. The population held
the government responsible for all
It's sufferings. The government. ex-
pecting trouble. took measures on a
large scale to maintain order and
among other measures ordered dis
solution OF the reichsrat and the
duma. The duma, however. on
March IL. decided not to accept the
imperial ukase. but to continue meet
ings. The duma Immediately insti-
tuted an executive committee pre-
sided over by President Rodzianko.
That committee declared itself
as a provisional government and is
sued the following appeal: Consid-
erlng the difficulties OF interior order
which we owe to the policy OF the
former government; the executive
committee Of the duma feels obliged
to take public order in Its own hands,
Fully conscious OF the responsibility
arising from this decision. the COM
mlttee expresses the certainty that
the population and the army will lend
their advice for the difiicult task aud
create new government which &C
cepts the wishes Of the people and
enjoys the peoples confidence
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-15
A MILLION M D(lLAR
SALARY N FOR CHARLIE

Albany. N Y, ~ Mar, 10 Charlie
Chaplin is dsilsit lsisfled with his sal
ary. He gets only yly 1900 90 year.
And has acepldaus an offer of an even
$l,ooo,ooeayar n II from competing
firm It I''rl II b money, too. All
this according 70 nsn no less an author
ity than wI'@ mo onmovny pz cture leg
islative inveslNtuzunsting com rnittee
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-15
THE BIG FOUR CHIEFS LEAVE
THE COMMITTEE ROOM AFTER
DELIVERING UDTDATUM
RAILROADS REFUSE TO YIELD
Strike situation Acute, and Order for
Walk-Out Of Men on Eastern
Lines for Saturday

New York, Mar. 15.-The automa-
tic strike order by which the four
railwsy brotherhoods plan to start .
nationwide strike Saturday night.
stood unaltered. following break in
the peace conference late today. The
railway managers fatty rejected the
eight-hour day demand and made .
counter-proposal. which was rejected
by the brotherhoods.
1t was learned suggestion was
made to throw the controversy into
the hands Of the federal eight-hour
law committee OF which Colonel Goe-
thals is chairman.
But the brotherhood chiefs left,
saying they were not coming back for
further ccnfsrsncss.
After they left at different times.
members of the managers COMMITTEES
left the conference room. The slender
possibility that telephone negotia-
tions continued between the two
camps and might be successful. was
apparently all that stood In the way
Of general strike according to
schedule next Saturday.
New York, Mar. live are ad-
vised that the men on certain rail-
roads will be called ont March H."
sentence in statement by Elisha
Lee. chairman OF the railway man
ayers committee to Mayor Mitchell.
furnished the first apparently definite
word this afternoon regarding the
status Of the strike negotiations.
W. G. Lee. brotherhood chief. ON
leaving the conference. referred en-
quirers to Elisha Lee, saying the
conferences were over.
The managers chairman. in re-
ply to a plea by Mayor Mitchell that
New York's food supplies be trans
ported in event Of strike. said he
doubted II this could be done as the
trainmen planned definitely to strike.
Mayor Mitchell had asked that In
the event OF a strike food trains be
CONTINUED ON Page A
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-15
PREMIER BRlAND EXPECTED TO
ANNOUNCE A RE-ORGANIZED
CABINET TODAY
lAcNE SUCCESSOR TOLYAUTFY
Change Follows stormy Session of
the Chamber Of Deputies In
Paris Yesterday

Paris, Mar. l5.--Admiral LaCaze.
now minister OF marine. will temp
orarily succeed Lyautey as minister
OF war. 1t was announced today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-03-15

Just how Berlin should receive 'an-
Official report" from Petrograd is not
made clear in the statement above.
London dispatches recently have ex-
pressed frank apprehension as to the
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
BILLION DOLLARS
AMERICAN SHIPS
Measure Contemplating the Con-
struction Of 1000, 600 Tonnage
MAY COMMANDER PLANTS
Under the Bill Which Will Give the
President Sweeping Powers All Other
Steel Construction May Be Re
duced To Actual Necessity.

Washington.-Pres Wilson win
ask Congress to appropriate imme-
diately $1.Ooo,oOO,OoO for the construo-
ton Of 100000 tonnage Of American
ships to defeat Germany's submarine
blockade.
The administration bill, providing
for this colossal program and vesting
in government heads sweeping powers
to make merchant shipping the most
powerful factor in winning the war.
will be introduced in both houses Of
Congress and will speedily be rushed
through.
With this appropriation a great
feet Of steel and wooden vessels win
be put into the steamer lanes within
comparatively short time to rush
steady stream Of supplies Of all kinds
to the nations Allies. The entire pro-
gram outlined by the shipping board
in the proposed legislation will be
completed within 18 months, or two
years at the most. The legislation
would authorize the President to d.
vert to government use the products
of every steel plant in the country and
would provide for the cancellation of
existing contracts between those
plants and private consumers. 1t was
explained that perhaps part Of the biz
hon-dollar appropriation will be used
to indemnify fully parties whose con-
tracts are cancelled.
Only those steel manufacturers will
be exempt from the provisions Of the
proposed law who are needed in
other ways for national defense work
Sheel mills also will be permitted to
supply the railroads with the mini
mum amount Of steel products which
are shown to be absolutely necessary
to meet the nations war needs.
Such prompt action is expected by
Congress that administration leaders
are confident that the machinery for
turning out the ships would be set in
motion within one month. Large num-
bers of contracts have been drawn and
are ready to be signed when authorize.
ton for their construction is given.
No embarrassment on account of la
Dor with which to carry on operations
upon 24-hour basis in shipyards will
be encountered. Assurances of the
utmost cooperation of the labor
masses has been pledged by organized
labor's authorized spokesmen.
National defense heads declared
that as a war measure the diversion
of steel products to ship building
would mean the discontinuance Of the
use of structural steel in high build
ings and in bridge building except for
military purposes.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
MINIMUM LIBERTY
LOAN BOND IS $50
1t Must Be Paid For in Four
lnstallmentS.
M'AD0O ANNOUNCES DETAILS
Balance To Be Paid In Four Install
ments, Running To August 80.
Bonds Will Be Dated
Juno is.

Washington. - The $1,000, ,O0O,OVO
issue of Liberty Loan bonds, Secretary
McAdoo announced, will be in denomi-
nations of from $50 to 100000, will
mature in 80 years and may be re-
deemed by the Government in Is; will
be subject to payment in four install
ments, and will carry the, privilege of
conversion into any bonds which may
be issued later during the war at
higher rate Of interest.
Two per cent Of the subscription
must be paid on application. The re-
mainder will be paid as follows:
June 28, 1S per cent; July 80, 20
per cent; August Is, 30 per cent, and
August 80, 80 per cent.
The bonds will be dated June Is in
stead of July 1, the date previously
designated, and interest will be pay
able semi-annually on June Is and
December Is.
Bonds In Two Glasses.
Two classes of bonds will be issued,
coupon and registered. The lowest
denomination of registered bonds will
be 800, other denominations being
$500, 81, 200, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and
100000. Coupon bonds payable to
bearer will be issued in denominations
of $50. $10O. $500 and $1,000.
The present offering, 1t was an
nounced, will be limited to $4,000 ,000,-
600. and mo allotments will be made
in excess of that amount" This dis
poses finally Of reports that Mr.. Nc
Adoo had under consideration the ad-
visibility of extending the amount of
the offer to include a percentage of
oversubscription which apparently will
result when the subscription books are
closed June 15 next.
May Be Closed Before June is.
Applications must be made on or
before June Is, 1917" reads the formal
announcement, reserving to the Secre-
tary the right in his discretion to close
the subscription books at an earlier
date. The statement then gives the
terms of payment and continues:
Accrued interest will be payable
with the full and final payment
august 30). Provision will be made
for the privilege to pay earlier the full
subscription price upon terms and
conditions determined by the Score
tary." ..-..s ..'
In order that the various payments
required for the settlement of this
transaction bay be completed with
the least possible disturbance of
monetary conditions, the Secretary
will avail himself Of the privilege given
him by the act to redeposit the pro-
ceeds of the bonds, in so far as it is
practicable, with the various national
and state banks and trust companies
throughout the country.
Change in the date of the bonds
from July to June Is was made, it
was announced, "to avoid adding to
the heavy burden of work incident to
the July 1 and January l settlements"
The second offering of 5000, O,0OO, 900
in Treasury certificates Of indebted
ness, 1t Is understood, has about been
taken up and another Offering may be
made within 10 days. From the pro-
ceeds an additional loan may be made
to Great Britain.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
LodsIns-House Geometry.

Learning is one thing and wit is an
other, but that does not prevent them
from meeting at times in the same
brain. One of the most amusing of
those jests. which it takes a certain
amount Of scholarship to make or en-
Joy, was the collection of Euclidean
hxioms that Prof. Stephen Leacock of
McGill university wrote some years
ago for Truth. Here Is one of the
cleverest Of them: If there be two
boarders on the same flat and the
amount Of side of the one be equal to
The midland journal., 1917-05-18


The inheritance tax starts with
one-half Of 1 per cent as the basic
tax on all estates of $4,000 or less.
The remainder Of the schedule is ap-
piled to the various excesses in grad
uation as follows:
Inheritance Tax Scale.
On excess of more than $4,000, but
not exceeding $15O,0OO, per cent.
On excess of more than $1500O0,
but not exceeding $250.0O0, IA per
cent.
On excess Of more than $250,OO0,
but not exceeding $450,OOO, per cent.
On excess Of more than $450,000, but
not exceeding $1,0O0,OO0, 2h per cent
On excess of more than $1,000,O00,
but not exceeding $2,000,000, 3 per
cent.
On excess Of more than 100000,
but not exceeding $3,0O0,O0O. 31a per
cent.
On excess Of more than $3,OOO,OO0,
but not exceeding $4.000.O00. per
cent.
On excess of more than $4IOOO,OO
but not exceeding $5,000.O00, 41s per
cent.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
GERMAN FIRST
LINE AGAIN CUT
British Advance to the East
of Gric0urt..
GERMANS AGAIN COUNTERING
Gen. NiveIle's French Forces Capture a
Fortified Position Near the chemin
des DANES, Fronting Laon,
Their Chief Objective.

London.-Once more the great bat
tie in the west has resolved itself tenn
porarily to a nibbling process on the
part of the French and British and
incessant counter-attacks on the part
of the Germans. The latter still hold
Fresnoy village, retaken by them from
the Canadians, while in and around
Bullecourt fighting is continuous, with
constantly alternating fortunes.
Sir Douglas Haig reported further
progress by his troops near Bullecourt
and added that costly efforts of the
enemy to shake our hold on his posi-
tons were fruitless. South OF the
Souchez River the British cut a new
piece out of the German first line,
while they also advanced to the east
of Gricourt.
American aviators with the French
Army have brought down six German
airplanes since April 6.
Latest official Report.
The Berlin War Office asserted that
all British and French attacks were
beaten off with heavy casualties to the
assailants and emphasized that FIRES
noy remained entirely in our hands in
spite of repeated British attacks"
The official report from British head
quarters in France reads:
1--WE advanced our line slightly on
the south bank of the Scarpe. Under
cover of heavy bombardment, the
enemy renewed his attempts upon our
positions in the Hindenburg line, east
of Bullecourt. His attack was COM
pletely repulsed by our troops.
Further hostile counter-attacks
near Fresnoy were equally unsuccess-
full.
"a, party of the enemy raided our
trenches southeast of Ypres; a few
of our men are missing"
The midland journal., 1917-05-18

Washington. The administration
war revenue bill as unanimously
agreed upon by the house committee
on ways and means and reported TO
the house Wednesday, is estimated TO
produce $1,SOO,O0O,000 year.
II the trainers overlooked any tan
gible article upon which 1t is possible
to levy tax, 1t was not because OF
any desire to do so.
Incomes, inheritances, business prof
ITS, amusements, liquors, tobacco, auto
mobiles, moving pictures, baseball
games, medicines, letter postage, trans
portation and jewelry are among some
of the things which will feel the bur-
den Of taxation.
Tariff viii Yield 100000, 900.
The committee found it necessary to
60 to the tariff to make up deficit Of
something like $2OO000,000. This was
done by an agreement to tax of 10
per cent upon all articles now on the
free list and 10 per cent additional
upon all articles now upon the dutiable
list. ~
Income-tax increases as made public
by Chairman Kitchin follow:
Taxes for the year ending December
81, 1916, have been Increased exactly
one-third. These taxes are due In
June.
Exemption limits have been reduced
to $1,000 for single men and $4,000 for
married men.
The normal tax on new classes Of
incomes to be taxed, those between
$1,000 and $1,000 for single men and
between $4,000 and $4,000 for married
men, has been fixed at per cent.
Normal taxes on all Incomes former
ly taxed, those above $4,000 for single
men and $4,000 for married men, have
been increased from 2 to 4 per cent.
Increases In All Surtaxes.
The Increased surtaxes are as fol-
lows:
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
The French Operations.

Paris. = The official communication
issued by the War Office reads:
Northeast of scissors and on the
Chemin des Danes the artillery fight
ing was intermittent, except in the
sector of La Royere and north of
Braye en- Laonnois, where the two
artilleries displayed great activity.
1--WE carried out detailed operations
which proved Of value to us. North
of Sancy particularly we captured an
enemy trench system and took about
80 prisoners. In the sector of Chew
reux the Germans attempted anew to
drive US from the trepches which we
gained on May s; their attacks were
broken by our barrage and machine
gundre.
"Our batteries caught under their
fire and dispersed enemy troops con-
centrating in that region. Quite
spirited artillery actions occurred
south OF Moronvilliers. Northwest of
Prosnes we made appreciable progress
and took about 80 prisoners"
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
U. S. NOT IN JOINT PEACE PACT
No Agreement, Written Or Unwritten,
Says Lansing.

Washington.-Secre Lansing de-
MED published reports that the United
States has an agreement with the
Entente Allies not to make separate
peace with German, by saying:
There is no agreement, written or
unwritten, relative to peace"
When pressed to say whether the
subject had been discussed informally,
Mr.. Lansing declined to talk of the
subject further. He would not init
mate that there was any probability
Of the United States acting separately,
but said the question of an agreement
never had been raised.
Interest in the attitude Of the Gov
ernment springs from announcements
that the German Chancellor is to make
another offer Of peace terms soon.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
CHICAGO PAPERS GO TO 2 CENTS.
All Expected To Have Raised Price In
Another Week.

Chicago.-Another week is expected
to see all Chicago newspapers, the
price of which for years has been one
cent, selling at two cents. owing to
the high prices of paper and all other
elements entering into their prepara-
tion. The Herald made formal an
nouncement Of the advance Tuesday
and set the date for next Monday.
Other papers admitted that they had
decided on similar action
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
WAR REVENUE BILL PLANNED TO
RAISE S1,8OO,OOO,OOO IN YEAR
Ten Per Cent Increase Added to All Existing Duties and Articles
Now on Free List Are Taxed 10 Per Cent-ncomes Are
Hit Hard-An Extra Tax Of One Third Added to
All Individual Incomes for 1916.

Following daily which will be taxed under
the bill:
each sale future delivery for each
$780,
each $1OO race cents
Indemnify Of $1oo
Drafts checks exensons for each
first 500 to $780, SO nt
fraction so cents
Industrial weekly each 500
Casualty policy premiums per cent
tickets cent
ST. $50 $3
ceeding $780, SIS.
Seats cent
Automobiles motorcycles cent wholesale price
telephone bills per cent
those costing $40
medicines wholesale
mission e.except whe maximum is
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
WAR ON U-BoATs MORE TELLING
Fact Shown In Secretary OF Navy's
Speech To Reichstag.

Washington.-The increasing eflc-
iency of the Allies in submarine de-
struction was recognized in speech
by the German Secretary of the Navy
in the Reichstag on May 10. Official
accounts of the speech reaching here
report the German Secretary as say
ing that while the submarine warfare
had achieved far greater results than
was expected, certain number Of sub
marines had been lost as the result
Of improved means of destruction de-
vised by the Allies.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
CANNOT SUE DURING WAR.
Judge speer Decides Against Company
Owned BY Germans.

Macon, Ga.-Alien enemies have NO
right to sue American citizens in
American courts during the war, 40
cording to a decision handed down by
Judge Emory Speer, Of the United
States District Court. He dismissed q
suit brought by the Plattenbury-Holt
hans Company against J. J. Kalmon
and E. C. Parker when 1t was estab-
lished that the plaintiff company was
owned by Germans. The suit could
be brought, the Court said. at the
termination of the war.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18

the amount of side of the other, each
to each, and the wrangle between one
boarder and the landlady be equal to
the wrangle between the landlady and
the other boarder, then shall the week
ly bills of the two boarders be equal,
each to each. For, If not, let one bill
be the greater. Then the other bill is
less than 1t might have been, which is
absurd.-Youth's Companion.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
MENocAL IN DANGER.
Plot To AssassInate the President OF
Cuba Foiled.

Havana.-An attempt was made to
assassinate President Menocal, of
Cuba. by means of bomb explosion.
Nine arrests were made before the
conspirators could carry out their plan.
The Cuban authorities for some time
had been investigating a reported plot
to make new attempt against the
life of President Menocal by certain
disgruntled elements of the recent
abortive rebellion.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18

On excess of more than $4,000, 900,
but not exceeding $S,OOO,O0O, per
cent.
On excess of more than $S,OOO,OOO,
but not exceeding $11,000O0O per
cent.
On excess of more than $11,OOO,O 900,
but not exceeding $15,OOOOOO, 10 per
cent.
On excess of more than $15,OOO,OOO,
Is per, cent.
The income tax schedules were not
changed except for the determination
to place an added tax of one-third on
individual income taxes which are due
in June of this year. Under this pro-
vision those who already have paid
their income taxes for the year ending
December 81, 1916, will have to pay
another one-third Of their taxes again,
and those who have not paid will have
to pay one-third more when they do
pay.
The tax on excess profits was not
changed and stands as printed previ-
ously at 16 per cent on profits over
per cent and $4,000.
Liquor Touched Up.
The tax on spirits, whisky and sim
liar beverages has been increased to
1920 per gallon.
The tax on beer is $2.75 per barrel.
The tax on rectifiers is Is cents per
gallon.
The tax, on tobacco has been dou-
bled.
The taxes on cigars have been ad-
vanced to a new schedule ranging
from so cents to $40 per thousand.
retail value.
The bill specifies that purchasers
shall pay the 10 per cent tax on
amusement, theater, and baseball tick
cts.
A new tax of per cent on heat,
light, and telephone bills was inserted
in the bill. Under this section when
the householder goes to pay his month
ly bills for these articles he will have
to pay an additional 5 per cent of the
amount of the bills for the support of
the government.
The stamp tax on telephone and
telegraph messages was fixed at 6
cents on each message the toll Of which
is more than 15 cents.
Commuters tickets were exempt
from the passenger ticket tax Of 10 per
cent tax where the one way fare is
less than 25 cents.
Mail Rate Increases.
The Second-claSS mail rate increase
was decided on according to the zone
system. On motion of Representative
Dixon of Indiana, this was reduced to
the following:
Two cents a pound on second-class
mail in first and second zones.
Three cents pound on second-class
mail in the third and fourth zones.
Five cents a pound on second-class
mail in the fifth and sixth zones.
Six cents a pound on second-class
mail in the seventh and eighth zones
Religious, fraternal, labor and agri-
cultural papers not operated for profit
were put on straight one and one
half-cent-a-pound basis.
The old regulations concerning the
free distribution of small papers with
In the county were unchanged.
A tax of per cent was inserted in
= the bill on pleasure boats.
Musical instruments costing less
than $40 each, were exempted from
the provisions Of the 5 per cent tax on
these articles.
A motion was made in committee to
reduce the automobile tax to per
cent, but failed by large margin.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
BRITAIN TO EXTEND AGE LIMIT.
VIII Ask Men, Single Or Married, Up
To 80 To Volunteer.

London-The War ONCE announces
that the voluntary recruiting age win
soon be extended to men up to so
years of age, both single and married.
The announcement expresses the hope
that those who come forward will be
ready and willing to serve without
delay when called upon.
The midland journal., 1917-05-18
MEReENrHALER IN BRONZE.
Bust Unveiled In Chicago BY oId-TIme
Printers.

Chicago.-A bronze bust Of Ottmar
Mergenthaler, inventor Of the linotype
machine, was unveiled at the Shepard
School in commemoration of the sixty
third anniversary Of the birth of the
inventor. The presentation and, nm
yelling were under the auspices of the
Old-Time Printers Association.