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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
MEMCANS HEAR Of
TROOP WITHDRAWAL

hi Paso. Jan. Messages were
sent today from the Mexican consul
late here to Mexican war minister
obregon and General Murguia. de
facto commander In the north, stat
Ing that the first movement prepara-
tory to the withdrawal OF General
pershlng's expedition from Mexico
had started.
Officials at the consulate announced
that the concentration movement Of
American troops at field head dquartcrs
to Colonio Dublan Ia under way.
while one hundred and sixty truck
loads 81 supplies, ordnance and camp
equipment have started toward the
border.
Announcements by Carranzista Of
fcials confirmed reports that the
American outpost garrisons at El
Vale, Charcos and San Joaquin had
broken camp and were marching
to join the main body of troops at
Colonla Dublan,
Despite statements by United
States officials In this district that
they have no word of the withdrawal
movement, Carranzlsta officials de-
clared they are certain OF their In
formation. which came from the
commander OF the Carranzlsta garri-
son at Casas Grandes.
Orders have been Issued at Chi
,huahua City for 1900 troops from,
the command OF General Miguel DIE
gues to prepare to occupy the terri
tory to be evacuated by the American
expedition.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
PERSH|NG'S MEN ARE
ON THEIR WAY HOME

Washington, Jan. 23.--Withdrawal
of General pershing's forces from
Mexico is under way.
The outposts already have been
drawn in and the general movement
northward toward the border will fol-
low Immediately, It was officially
learned today.
The last chapter of the expedition
to get villa is being written. villa
Is still at large.
Following pershing's withdrawal,
the order lifting the embargo on arms
will come to the front. There is no
intention Of lifting the embargo. how
ever. II Is the desire OF this govern
ment TO furnish the Carranza govern.
ment with all the arms II needs from
now on. but Il first must be definitely
determined the arms will get into
Carranza's. and not villas hands, be-
fore the embargo Is lifted.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
OPPOSES LIQUOR
FOR SACRAMENT

Olympia. Jan. 23.---tMrs, Ina r.
Williams. member OF the house OF
representatives from Yakima, and
chairman OF the house committee on
public morals Is today the acknowl.
edged leader OF the fight to include
ministers under the provisions OF the
bone dry" law.
The measure as drawn by Repre-
sentative Halsey makes an exception
In the case OF ministers purchasing
liquors for sacramental purposes.
Mrs. Williams believes there should
be no discrimination In fovor OF any
one.
A joint meeting OF the house and
senate committee will be addressed
this afternoon by Superintendent
George ID. Conger OF the Anti-Saloon
league. and two county prosecutors,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
GREET WILSON'S
NAME W|THCHEERS
I.abcs Party In Conference at Man.
chester Gives Spontaneous
Ovation to American Chief

Manchester, England. Jan. 23.---
Mention OF President Wilson's name
by President Warder In opening the
conference OF the Labor party here
today was cheered for five noisy min
utes. The ovation was spontaneous,
the presiding Officer intending only
briefest mention OF the American
peace suggestions,
Action OF Ministers Henderson,
Hodge and Barnes OF the Labor party
In Joining with Premier Lloyd
George In the formation OF q re-
construction OF government" was
Overwhelmingly approved by the con-
ycntion, The action was taken des-
pite the fact that such Joining with
other parties is In violation OF the
labor party's tenets.
Arthur Henderson. minister with
out portfolio. and member OF the
Lloyd George war council. moved
adoption OF the report justifying him
self and his associates In aiding
loyd-Gcorgc.
I'm the national crisis" he said t.
I'VE felt We should consider more
what we could give than what we
could get"
Henderson was greeted with vo-
ciferous cheers.
II. G. Sanehild. a socialist-iaborite.
denounced Henderson, and his asso-
ciates for acting without obtaining
consent OF the rank and file Of the
labor party, He argued that Il was
'sbor's duty TO respond to the demand
for peace.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
KENNEL MAN DIES OF
INFANTiLE PARALYSIS

Kennel. CAL. Jan. 23,---Lewls ID.
Woodfill. aged 25. died here today
OF n malady pronounced by three
physicians ~ infantile paralysis. after
three days illness. Since yesterday
morning he had been kept alive by
artificial respiration.
Another similar case is reported
from the Mamoth mine. The state
board OF health at Sacramento Ia
sending physician to conduct an
autopsy over woodfill's body and to
investigate the Mammoth mine case,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
The GERMAN RAIDER
HAS DISAPPEARED

Buenos Aires. Jan. 23.--The Ger
man RAIDER has apparently disap-
peared just as mysteriously as she
arrived in the south Atlantic. Her
appearance. in some far distant part
Of the world, heralded by another
drive" on allied shipping. was to-
day predicted as the next word to b
heard from the rover.
Rio de Janeiro reported several
vessels. which might be the raider
ano, consorts, sighted on the north
Brazil coast. but there was NO trsng-
'hle evidercc that any one OF these
were actually raiders.
Rumor that the British cruiser
Glasgow had sunk the raider was en-
tirely discredited today. Efforts to
trace the source of the rumor were
fruitless, but II was certain Il was not
based on reliable information.
The Brazil newspapers today print
ed a rumor that submarine had
stopped the Spanish steamer Reina
Victoria Eugenia yesterday evening
at the mouth of the river Platte.
According to this report the steam
er's papers were examined and she
was permitted to proceed. Steamers
arriving here brought word OF the
institution formed at Rio do Janeiro
OF conveying squadron" to escort
allied merchantships through the
danger zone.
Supporting the belief OF shipping
agents here that the raider has adopt
ed the maxim that discretion is the
better part OF valor. and has skipped
ont OF south Atlantic waters to a.
ufe the great fleet OF enemy vessels
searching for her. all vessels which
arrived In port today reported un-
"ventful voyages. with no sighting Of
strange craft 1ssN
Pernambuco arrivals had the same
story to tell. All Of them however,
saw the sea plentifully sprinkled with
war craft searching for the raider.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
british ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES
ENGAGEMENTS IN WHICH RHE-
NY LOSES TWO SHIPS
FIRST OFF THE DUTCH COAST


London. jan 23.--Two German
destroyers we're sunk BY the Brisish
intwo destroyer engagements in the
North sea. the British admiralty an
nounced tonight.
The first fight took place close to
the Dutch coast, and British, forces
destroyed one German yessel.. while
scattering the squadron Of which
this vessel was . part. The German
sea forces were Considerably pun
ished," according to the admiralty
statement.
The second engagement occurred
In the vicinity OF Schouwenbank.
There destroyer struck . torpedo
and was later sunk by British ships.
Three German oincers and forty-four
men were killed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
FEDERAL STEEL
PLANT CONSIDERED

Washington. Jan. 23.-A federal
steel plant to supply. wholly or in
part, the needs Of the United States
navy is under consideration" by the
navy department. Secretary Daniels
said to the United Press today.
The recent pronounced under-bid-
ding by Hadfields. a British NUM-
tions concern. in open competition
with American firms for the supply
OF armor piercing projectlles for the
navy, is understood to have impress
sed the department with the need for
a federal steel plant.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
INTENT TO K|LL
IS GATES CHARGE
Man Who Beat Up Holland Neigh
Dor With Rife Hopes Victim
VIII Not Recover

Mark Gates was brought to this
city from Holland by Sheriff Geo.
Lewis Monday night. and q charge OF
assault with intent to kill has been
placed against him. The charge IL
the result OF the attack which Gates
made upon Stewart Johnson late sun
day evening. &S8f
Johnson Is still In . most serious
condition, though II is now believed
that he will recover. Johnson's head
and face was severely cut and briiis-
ed by the beating. the upper lip be-
ing practically cut Of, and the head
swelled to about double its usual size.
Details received Indicate that
Gates followed his wife and johnson
to the barn on the johnson home
stead about mile from Gates ranch.
1t was past Q o'clock in the even
Ing. and Gates entered the barn ard
turned flash light upon the couple.
He says they were standing at con-
siderable distance apart conversing.
and he at once made the attack upon
johnson. He carried a 22-caliber
rifle. and this ne snapped three times
In an effort to shoot, but the cart
ridge would not explode. He then
clubbed the rifle. and broke the stock
on over Johnson's head. Both the
rifle and flash light were used in
beating Johnson. and when Gates
left him he believed that he was dead.
Mrs. Gates carried the injured mar
into the house and went to Holland
for assistance.
Gates. in explaining the affair to
the officers. exoneates his wife from
all suspicion OF immortality, and
makes no charge against her upon
that score. ether in this instance or
upon previous occasions. His charge
against her In his pending suit for
divorce was cruel and inhuman treat
ment. Gates expresses no regret at
the beating he gave Johnson. and
stated to the prosecuting attorney the
hope that MS victim would not get
well.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
JUDGE RONALD no HEAR
l. w. w. MURDER CASE

Olympia, Jan. 23.---Governor Lis
ter has selected Judge J. T. Ronald.
Of the King county superior court. to
hear the Everett l. w. W. murder
eases. The chief executive was called
upon to make a special appointment
by Snohomish county otficials. follow
ing the objections made to Judge G.
c. Alston. OF Everett.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

Washington. Jan. President
Wilson this afternoon notified the
senate that the Danish treaty, me-
gotiated for the purchase OF tho Dan
ish West indies. has been ratified by
both thls government ana Denmark,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
90 PERSONS WERE KILLED
IN LONDON EXPLOSION

London. Jan. 23.-Sixty-nine per-
sons were killed, 72 seriously in
jured and S2s hurt in the explosion
OF munitions plant 'in the neigh
borhood of London" last Friday. ac-
cording to official figures issued to-
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23
EitNis. u. DENNISON, CONvIC.
TED OF a.ACKMAIL. Is FOUND
IN ENNsyLvAN,A
WAS UNDER SENTENCE TO PEN
WMsusnt for Ills Arrest N Wired,
and lie WIN isc brought
Hack ~ This state
a. Serve Time

Ernest II. Dennison. alias Geo. c.
Hun. who was convicted In the cir.
cult court Of this county two year,
ago upon u charge OF biackmail grow
Ing OUT Of the case involving Bob"
jackson, has been located In Pitts
burg. Penn, and n warran, has been
wired for his arrest.
AZ the time Dcnnison was con.
victed. he was given an Indetcrmin.
ate sentence OF from six months TO
two years In the state penitentiary,
He appealed the case, giving u surety
bond In the amount OF $4,000 for
his appearance. The appeal was
never perfected. but Dennison failed
TO appear 10 enter upon his sentence
at Salem. having disappeared from
view. During the two years the sur
ETY. company has been hunting for the
fugitive and McSyiay, night proseoat-
ing Attorney Miller received q tele-
gram from the agents OF the surety
company In Portland announcing
that Dcnnison had been located In
pittaburg. but that the Pittsburg au-
thorities declined to make an arrest
unless they held a warrant. A war
rant was therefore wired the district
attorney at Pittsburg. but word has
not yet bee received as 20 the arrest
OF Dennison.
The surety company has been
prosecuting the search for Dennison
since the day he failed to appear ac-
cording to the terms OF the band and
all expenses connected with the mr.
rest and return OF the man to the
state OF Oregon and to the peniten-
tiary will be borne by the company
The case that cultmlnatcd In the
prosecution OF Dennison and his as
sociates for the crime OF blackmail
was one OF the most sensational In
the history OF local courts. Denni-
son. accompanied by two detectives,
came here from New York and after
locating Bob" (Oslin M Jackson
on ranch near Merlin, had Jackson
Jailed IN a fugitive from Justice. bas-
Ing his action upon an old indictment
against Jackson In the east. Before
taking action against Jackson, Den
nison and his detectives attempted
to get Jackson to pay over money to
quiet the matter. and the prosecn-
ton for blackmall was based upon
this. Jackson refused to come
through. and pressed tho case against
Dennison to the limit. Detective
Hass, OF Chicago, turned states evi-
dence, and the blackmail charge
against him was dismissed The
other detective was exonerated, hut
Dennlson was convicted and sentenc-
cd to prison,
During the progress OF the pro-
oeedings, Jackson was held under ar
rest for some time. and Detective
Flood came here from New York to
take him back to that state to stand
trial upon the old indictment. On
the day that the requisItion for the
taking OF jackson back to New York
was obtained. District Attorney Whit
man recalled Flood, and the case
against Jackson was dismissed Jack
son later returned to New York. and
the old indictment against him was
puashed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-23

], T. Strong and r. l., Burns went
to Merlin this morning to spend the
day, Mr.. Strong is recent arrival
in the city, although he was form
erly q resident OF this place.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03

returns FROM
PRINCELY1RIP
prince of Nikko' Declares It
Pays to Entertain Mainland
erS: See What Happened


White spats. \ checKered sul'. a say
n diamonds Buffalo Bil} hat. 4
broad sr..le-thiS was tAn EaIment
that bedocked Cnestr: \ = Ioyl".
prince of NikEO." .Jarares. lnteri.re-
ter of circuit court. entertainer, as
he and recontcur, appeared on the
Sierra early this morning when the
loaf Law outside Of the harDur.
Wearing A winning smile he tossed
a card over the side OF Tie boat 10 the
launch below as It lay waiting for
the doctor to make the rounds Of the
ship. Here is tie card:
THANKS. out | don't drink. 'Nl
! haven't GOT it,. I'm NOT Wealthy
sugar ! Lantcd. We do wear clothes
in Hawaii. We have tie LARGEST Pearl
HarUor the biggest Punch5ow! the
SWEETEST Diamond Head in Che world,
and the only artire Volcano in Cai~
tivity-and | am NOT married. thank
YOU Leicester A. Doyle.
Don't let anyone tell YOU that it
doesn't pay to entertain people who
come here from the mainland. Why
it is bread cast upon the water which
comes back in the way Of pudding
with ralsins in it" declared the prince
this morning.
Il was entertained fer tive months
az the st. Francis hotel bv James
Wood asserted the prince. and did
enjoy myselfn Well, I should say.
I Was away several months and tho
people ! have entertained here treated
me wonderfully"
The Princess OF Hassan, an tmpri.
can million-heiress who married a
Turkish prince who is now fighting in
Europe was among the people met by
the prince On his last trip. He brings
home with him an e3peci3Hy made
wine bottle. consisting of a bottle
within a bottle in which to place ice.
THE King of Siam gave me that"
the ioviallv remarked this morning,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03

Don't forget the delieatessen sale to
be held Sept. 8, 1917, at the corner Of
Heretaria and For st-eets, for the
benefit of the Red cross.-Adv.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
DEFEAT
Chinese SQUAD

Although they were outhit 10 to 4,
the Asahis defeated the Chinese team
in the first game at Moiliili field yes
terday by a score of 4 to 3. The teams
played up to the fifth inning, not an
error being made by either side.
Three. or four of the Chinese play
ers failed to show up, and as. re-
suit the Asahis were given the game,
although they won the exhibition con-
test. Murakami saved Maesake for
the morning game with the Filipinos
and Yoshikawa pitched. Kong pitched
good ball, and deserved to win. Mel
son Kau, manager of the Chinese
team, failed to appear.
Nealon was the hitting star Of the
game, getting a home and triple
in three times up. Sum Hung and
Murashige both played a good game
in the field. The score:
ASARIS
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03
POI PRICE MAY
INCREASE FIVE
CENTS SHORTLY
Reports to Food Commission
Show Dealers Going Out of
Business: Taro Lands Being
Used for Other Purposes

That IT, ln-al POI s!fU2tia,, i
serious. and that the outlook for tie
future from the standpoint OF tuc
manufacturers is rather dioccuraslng,
is TIE summary OF q report Submitted
to tie city and county ply Slclan 10y
Edward H. NarnO, meat and food in
aUector. a COPY Of which has been
handed 10 the territorial food com
mission.
The price Of poi, says the report,
has been going up steadily since the
first Of the year. and the chances are
il viii keep on climbing Tor some
tim" to come It is common talk
among the tarO planters and moi man
utavturcrS. that if conditions DO not
take i change for the better within
a short time. the price CT POI will
90 up : cents a pound. 1t is now
selling at the rate Of from six TO six
and ono-half pounds fer - cents. as
against ~ pounds for the same
an ount last January.
The planters are not planting as
they used to as the price Of labor
is high and much taro land has been
poses. Owing to a. shortage of taro,
several poi makers had on my list
have been forced to close their
places OF business, and these places
were some OF the best | had on my
list.
II also have other poi makers on
my list who are making only small
amounts Of poi until conditions
change, but if things keep on going
as today. We shall see a few more
go out of business. The five poi
makers who went out of business
represent about 5000 pounds daily,
which is a considerable lot in the
market. although | nave Is poi max
ers in the city and county represent
ing an output OF 21,S60 pounds daily,
and even with this amount the open
market is short about 5000 pounds.
Not long ago a Hawaiian walked
into the office of J. F. Child, assis-
tant executive officer of the food
commission, and complained Of the
high price of poi. Mr.. Child sug-
to secure some reasons for the high
price. He has submitted a very def
mite report to the commission in
which he says, among other things:
One hundred and ten acres Of tIro
land have already been given up.
That makes 27,5OO bags of taro, an
average of $50 bags Of taro to the
acre. For 27,500 bags, an average
of 81 pounds of poi in a bag, that
makes 2,5O2,500 pounds of poi short
for one year, and the daily average
of the shortage OF poi is 6S57 pounds
in this city.
But taro from the other islands
and outside districts is making up a
fraction of this shortage. This short.
age is the main cause Of high prices,
plus the high labor and cost Of liv'
ing
Outlining his reasons for the poi
manufacturers going out of business,
the Hawaiian says:
The reasons for the small poi
makers going out of business are:
First. they have no taro Of their
own; second, they pay too high prices
for their taro;. third, they were forced
TO pull their taro before it was ma
ture; fourth, they have too many
credit accounts"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-03

Olive Branch ReEekah Lodge No. 2,
|. o. o. F., will resume its whist tour.
nament after it's regular meeting on
Thursday evening. Visiting Odd Eel
lows, Rebekahs and friends are in
vited
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-01

hens himself, he 'Tets out" as far as
possible, to farmer friends. They pay
him no cash for these, but the under
standing Is that in the fall he shall
visit the farm and take his pick OF the
hatch, one cockerel or pullet for every
egg setting furnished.
He sells as many as 100 cockerels In
q season. Most of them are sold
through newspaper and farm period
ical advertising. He ships on a salts.
faction guaranteed or money back
basis. The shipping cases are boxes
2 feet by feet by foot, and are
bought at store for Is cents apiece.
One Of these cases, which are light but
strong, will carry two cockerels.
Big, good-looking cockerels are the
kind sent away. This man has good
laying strain, but he does not claim
the cockerels have extraordinary rec,
ords back of them. Cockerels which
do not come up to his standard he sells
as roaSters.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-01
Credit for Telescope Given
to Dutch Spectacle Maker

The first telescope has been attr1b-
uted to various scientists apd invent
ors of the early part Of the seven
teenth century, including Calico, jan
sen, Jacob Adrianz and Zacarias
Tausz; but documentary evidence
points to a Dutch spectacle maker.
Hans Lippershey, as the man who dis
covered the germ of the idea.
In the archives Of Holland is a Pc
tition, presented October 2, 1908, in
which Lippershey asks for what would
now be called patent for an instru-
ment for seeing at a distance. The
senators were given demonstration
Of the contrivance in the turrets Of the
princes palace, and the committee
was so much impressed that they gave
an order for three telescopes. The
price paid was 900 forms, or about
1910 each. A few months later the
senator's refused to give Lippershey
the monopoly he desired on the ground
that ut appears that many other per-
sons have knowledge Of this new
invention" The lenses Of these first
telescopes were made Of rock crystal.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-01
SURGERY CAN CURE CROOKS
Michigan Judge Declares Halt tho
Criminals In the v. 8. Might
Be Saved.

Chlcago.-"Fifty per cent Of the
criminals in this country under thirty
years Of age can be restored to good
citizenship under proper surgical at
tention."
Judge George w. Bridgeman of Ben
ton Harbor, Mich, made that state
ment ut the dinner of the American
Association Of CRITICAL Surgeons In
the Hotel In Sale here.
"Seventy-five per cent of the GRIM
inals brought into the courts of this
country are between the ages Of If
teen and twenty-fOur years and 80 per
cent Of them suffer from physical dis
ability" said Judge Bridgeman. I'm
most of these cases this disability 10
for mental disability. mani
tested In crime, and 1t Is capable Of
correction"
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-12-01
Henri st. Yves, Famous Splinter,
Now Carries Messages for
French Army.
HAS MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Spotted by Germans While Carrying
Orders, He Remains In Water.
Filled SheIi-Hoie for Five
Hours-Wants to Fly.

Paris.-Henri Saint Yves, the for.
mer marathon runner and now a dis
patch bearer in the French army, has
returned to Paris for a special "a.
hour furlough, granted him because Of
u particularly perilOus mission which
he carried out In the course Of his du.
ties in the trenches in front OF Saint
Quentin. ....
While trying to carry orders from
the advanced French trench line to
French machine gun crew which
had established itself in shell hole
in the middle of mo Mans Land"
halfway between the opposing lines
Saint Yves was spotted" by two Ger.
man machine-gun crews. also holding
shell holes. .' ..
They opened cross-fire on the for
ncr long-distance runner and he
lropped into the nearest shell hole.
hitch WAS almost full OF rain water.
Saint Yves remained In the water,
iih Just his head above the surface
enable him to breathe, for FIVE
ours. or until after darkness Then
q crept out and made his way to
e French uacline-gun position de-
r"red the orders TO the lieutenant