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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

Washington. Dec. 2i.-Chicago
meat packers we're targets for the
federal trade commission at the
opening OF Its food investigation to-
day under the direction OF Francis
Heney. San Francisco. special coun-
sci.
Heney directed his fire toward the
Union Stockyards company. Chicago
and allied concerns. In an effort to
show that the big meat packers were
the real owners--a fact always de-
MED by the packers.
How Chicago Junction Railway
4 Stockyards company was wrecked
and higher prices saddled on the
public when packers obtained con-
troll of the yards. was developed at
the opening OF the hearing.
Through J. r. Hart. Boston finan-
cier. Special Counsel Heney uncov-
cred frenzied finance: how Frank r.
Pegram an alleged dummy" OF nc
wealth. purchased 81 100000 worth
OF stock was developed.
BY threatening to remove his
packing plant from Chicago. J. og'
den Armour. It was charged. forced
a reorganization Of stockyards own
ership by which he obtained q bonus
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
FIVE HUNDRED ENLIST
FROM STATE UNIVERSITY

Eugene, Dec. 21.--About 525 Uni
versity Of Oregon men now have en-
listed in the service. according to
Karl Onthank. secretary to President
Campbell Many of these have en-
rolled in the ordnance courses of.
fered by the university. Withdrawal
cards have been issued to more thar
80 students by the registrars or
fee within the last three weeks.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
CONFIDENCE FELT IN
PERSH|NG'S ABILITY

Washington, Dec. 21.--Direct as
surances OF the confidence OF both
British and French commanders in
General Pershlng's ability and the
soundness OF his plans OF preparing
the American forces for the import
ant part they are to play in future
campaigns on the western front,
were brought back to this country
by Major General Hugh l.. Scott.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
ITALIANS RECAPTURE
POSITIONS ONCE LOST

Rome, Dec. 21.-A considerable
portion of the ground gained by the
enemy Tuesday in the region , of
Monte Asoline. east Of the Brenta
river. has been retaken by the Ital-
ians who have held the retaken posi-
tions despite most violent artillery
fire from the Teutons.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
CARDINAL REQUESTS
MINERS: PUSH WORK

Washington, Dec, 2i.--Cardinal
Gibbons gave his sanction today to
Roman Catholic miners working on
the holy days falling within the
holiday season. In a letter to Fuel
Administrators Garfield he approved
of suggestion that miners take
only Christmas day and New Years
day of and further proposed that
saloons might cooperate by closing
from . O'Clock In the evening until
$ o'clock the following morning.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
RUSSIA AND JAPAN
HAD PACT ON CHINA

Petrograd, Dec. 21.-The news
papers here today published the
text of a secret treaty between Rus
sia and Japan. signed last year. pro-
viding for Joint action by those two
nations to prevent any third coun-
try from achieving political infiu-
ence in China. The treaty is sup
posed to be aimed at England and
the United States.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
ALL DISPATCHES TELL OF Ui'
RIsINGs, NEW LEADERS AND
FIERCE CONFLICT
kERENSkY AND DUKE TO FORE
I3olsheviki Have Opposition ON Every
Hand With Armies Headed by
Many Divergent Leaders

London. Dec. 2l.--A Bolsheviki
force commanded by released Ger
man and Austrian officer-p prisoners.
has defeated the anti -Bolsheviki ele-
ment at Tashkent. capital OF Rus
sian Turkestan, according to a Pet
rograd dispatch to the Morning Post
The dispatch also says It Is believed
that a force Of released Teutonic
prisoners. equivalent to two army
corps. commanded by their own Of
ficers, is now within striking dis
tance Of Petrograd.
Another dispatch says that the
Roumanians on the south hwestern
Russian front have Joined the Uk.
ranians and Leutenant-General D.
G. Stcherhatchef. commander OF the
Russian. forces In Roumania. has
been appointed commander-in-chiei
OF the whole Ukranian. front. Tho
Bolsheviki and Ukranian troops arr
reported to be advancing on eacf
other, being three versts apart.
A Reuter- dispatch dated Decem'
ber is. says that there have beer
three days sanguinary fighting be
tween the Bolshevikl and Ukraniani
owing to the refusal Of the latter u
allow passage OF reinforcements fol
the suppression of the Don Cossacks
The Bolsheviki leader was killed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
women USED IN PLOT
FOMENT INDIA revolt

San Francisco. Dec. 21.-The wife
Of Saran Gada Das, high caste
Hindu. testified today in the trial
here OF number OF defendants
charged with melting rebellion in
india. that the Germans used wom-
en- throughout the world in their
plot to foment trouble in India.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

. Odessa, Dec. 21.--Fighting be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the Tx
rainans was halted today. Both sides
agreed to mix patrols through the
city to maintain orders. Scores OF
shops and residences have been pill
aged. The fighting OF armed forces
had been seized upon by bandits as
a pretext for wholesale robberies.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
navy TOOK MOST Of
SHIP BUILDING YARDS

Washington, Dec. 2i.--Chairmar
Hurley today told the senate naval
AFFAIRS committee that the navy's
utilization of much of the country's
available shlpbullding facilities was
one Of the principal reasons for the
slow progress made in ship construc.
ton. Hurley said that he was now
solely responsible for the ship pro-
gram.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
BlG HAUL MADE BY
ILLINOIS RANK BURGLARS

Chicago. Dec. 2i.-Burglars drill
ed through an is inch steel and con-
crete wall into the vault OF the Sum-
nit State bank at summit. M, about
IL miles west OF here. early yes
terday and stole more than al 900
In cash and currency.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

Washington, Dec. 21.--Seeds oi
revolution sown by the Bolsheviki
are beginning to take root in Aus
tria.
This was the Interpretation placed
by administration officials wednes'
day on a cablegram from Lyons
quoting a Zurich dispatch to a
French news agency. to the effect
that a demand has been made in
the Austrian. chamber OF deputies
that the central powers accept the
Bolsheviki reform principles and d.
vide the land held by the mobiles
among the peasants.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
WILSON WILL ASK
SPECIAL RY. LAWS

Washington. Dec. 21.-The presi-
dent will send special message to
congress recommending the enact
ment OF legislation to meet the
transportation situation immediate
ly after the holidays. He has re-
quested the interstate commerce
commission to withhold any further
investigation for the present.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
MADE FOR
4 QUEBEC TO SECEDE

Quebec. Dec. 2I.---A proposal that
the province OF Quebec seceed from
the confederation OF the Dominion
OF Canada. was made In a motion
introduced into the provincial iegis-
iative assembly by ]. N. Fracouer. a
deputy from Lotbiniere.
Quebec was the only province that
voted against conscrlption at the re-
cent election.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
MUTUALLY AGREE ON
COUR|ERS TO RUSSIA

Petrograd. Dec. 21.-The Danish.
French. British and Belgian consuls
here arranged today with Foreign
Minister Trotzky, for the exchange
of courtesies to official couriers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

London. Dec. 2I.-Henry Thomp-
son Of Dawesmere, potato dealer,
was fined $4,000 for selling pota-
toes above the price fixed by the
food controller.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

Seattle, Dec. 2l.--S. l.. Fowler
and John Perria we're In Jail here
having been arrested In connection
with the murder at Auburn. WASH.
Wednesday OF William Applesteele.
a warehouse watchman Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
AUSTRALIANS BALLOTING
ON CONSUMPTION PLAN

Melbourne. Dec. 2i.-Ballotlng to
determine whether conscription is to
be put In effect in Australia began
yesterday.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
THREE NEW FL|ERS
KILLED IN COLLISION

Fort Worth. Tex, Dec. 2i.-Three
British aviators training here. were
killed when two machines collided In
the air at low altitude. There
were two men In each machine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

London. Dec. 2i.-A dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Haparanda reports that NJ.
Kerensky. with an army. is now
marching against Moscow while
Grand Duke Nicholas has gathered
great army OF royalists in the
Caucasus.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
DISPATCH SAYS THAT
HUNS REJECT PEACE

London. Dec. 2i.--It Is reported
here. unofiicially. that the Germans
have rejected the peace terms stated
by the BolshevikI government. The
report comes through a dispatch OF
the Exchange Telegraph company.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

Portland, Dec. 21-Umatilla coun-
ty goes over the top for the Red
Cross with 1O2 per cent. having
more than completed its quota Of
1900.
Union county. second. 20 per cent;
Coos. third. 81 per cent: Clatsop.
fourth. 64 per cent; Harney. Gil
liam. Sherman. Curry. wasco. Lane.
Grant. Baker. Malheur. Deschutes.
Western Washington and wallowa
are all over 40 per cent.
Portland Is picking up rapidly
and the entire state is going to make
good.
Portland has now achieved about
35 per cent Of its allotment Of 240,-
900 members for the Christmas
drive Of the American Red Cross.
the spectacular jump In the show
ing being mainly due to the improv-
ed showing in Portland, which Il
now 2s.ss3 members. The state
outside OF Portland is 5s.1ss MEM
bers, making the grand total for
Oregon s2,1s2. :
The following counties IN Oregon
- :. - !. :
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21
uMATILLA COUNTY PROBABLY
LEADS NATION IN FINE MEM
BERsHIP RECORD
WHOLE STATE IS WAKING UP
With Twelve Counties Not Report
ing, State shows Thirty Five Per
Cent of Allotment Secured

Red Cross Christmas membership
workers are asked to report to Mr..
Macdun. campaign manager, the to-
tai number Of memberships secured
and the total amount Of cash collect
ed not later than Monday noon. D.
cember "a. All funds collected
should be deposited in any bank to
the credit Of American Red Cross.
N. +. Macduf, manager. and the du-
plicate deposit slips delivered to
him. or the funds may be delivered
to him for deposit.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

Williams. Oregon. IL the hrst pre-
cinct to turn In a complete report.
With a quota Of IS. 1t secured SO
memberships, with the possibility OF
more YET. Williams claims the dis
tinction of enrolling the youngest
member so far-Leland Forest Sor-
rels. three weeks old and a grand
son Of Ira Sparlin. w. J. Rowley.
so years. is the Oldest member from
the Williams creek district. but he
says he's never too old to serve his
country.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-12-21

CONTINUED a on pass ~
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
Identifying Us

We travel but seldom. When we
do adventure out Of our beaten path
we love TO go in style. Just before We
made a recent trip we discovered that
our faithful gripsack presented an APP
pearance of premature senilify. An
obliging relative. who is retired
farmer, volunteered TO refurbish it
with an embrocation which he had
evolved for use as harness dressing
or hair restorer we have forgotten
which. When applied the preparation
smeIled somewhat obtrusively. but our
kinsman assured us that the od0r
would soon pass away. With our reti-
cule gl0ssily bedaubed we took our
seat in the train. BY this time we
had become used to the scent, and
ceased TO notice it. Presently ven
cradle citizen of Tywoppity seated
himself beside us. We gave him our
views of the weather, the war and
sundry other subjects at wouldn't
surprise me If you was a mighty smart
man." our seatnate eventually obs
served. you're a horse doctor, amt
We? You shore smell like one."-Kan.
sas City Star.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
MUSIC NEED OF FIGHTING MEN
5Iare of Band instruments Brings
Cheer to Troops and Is Just as
Necessary as Ammunition.

1.-The blare of the trombone, the
shrill note of the piccolo and the
drums blending with other band in
struments in military organization
give cheer to the men with the guns
and Is just as necessary as ammuni-
tion." says Charles III. Parsons of New
York. During the Spanish-American
war the tunes happily accepted were
those of the vaudeville stage, when
'Therell Be Hot Time in the Old
Town Tonight was said to have led
troops to the capture of San Juan hill.
The old Civil war melodies having the
swing of march cadence were first of
all, Dixie probably used, at least
hummingly, by the soldiers of the
North, as those who followed the
Stars and Bars And 1t is worth while
to recall that Dixie was the most
popular of all the melodies strummed
In camp and sung In action of all the
old-time songs during the war of 1898.
Canned music will give to the boys
at the front much of their entertain
ment evenings to come" added Mr..
Parsons. "The photographic records
will cheer many groups. And they
will have programs provided by the
stars of the operate world and other
entertainers who may not give to them
their cheer first hand"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
BOOK LORE.
What The August Magazines Contain
of Interest TO Readers.

What The August Magazines Contain
of Interest TO Readers.
In the WORLD'SlwORK for Aug.
ust. the First Secretary of our Lega.
ton at Brussels. Mr.. Hugh S. Gibson,
gives vivid picture. in q journal
which he kept at the time and which
Is now published with the CONSENT of
the State Department at Washington.
OF conditions in the. Belgian capita. in
the early days Of the German invasion.
Mr.. Gibson was able to maintain a
light7ul touch of humor despite !.
narrowing events of those fatefui
days, yet his journal teens with the
tragic Significance of those events
Burton j. Hendrick. in an articleI en-
titled, 'Alrplanes to Win the War"
describes our opportunity to help
our allies to quick victory" Every
month without control of the air means
at least 100000 casualties. Five
months will kill off as many men as
we are now preparing to train for our
new army. Delay in building a vast
air fleet big enough to blind the Ger
man army Is akin to murder" YER
non Kellogg, of the Comm ission for
Relief in Belgium. tells of the difficult
ties encountered in getting England
and Germany to make the. agreements
and concessions which rendered posi-
BILE the relief Of the starving civilians.
Other articles in this issue are: "Ad-
vertising and Victory" the story of
how the Associated Advertising Clubs
of the World helped to advertise the
Liberty Loan and the Red Cross Fund,
by Herbert S. Houston; 1.-The Jeop-
ardy of Tampico. by George Marvin;
Can the Irish Settle the Irish Cues
tion?" by Frank Dilnot; Russia Pulls
Itself Together. by Arno Dosch-
Fleurot 1.-THE Confederate Memorial. 4"
by Gutzon Borglum; what to Eat in
War Time." by DR.. Graham Lusk,
etc.. ETC.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
YIELDING to Necessity.

There is. as Clenthes pointed out,
such q thing as mobile yielding to
necessity" which Is accounted divine.
A man must, of course, be convinced
that what he yields to is In truth me-
cessity. But when that is clear there
should be no repining, and no fear of
what "others may say" Until 1t Is
clear there should be no yielding. The
poet, who was sad because he could
not paintsa picture, and the painter
who mourned because he could not
write poem, were surely most unrea-
sonable. They clearly knew nothing
of the doctrine of diversity Of gifts.
The doctrine is not only true but in
the highest degree, consoling and
~cheering.-Exchange.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
Civilization" is Superior to
"The EssTs..h Of Nation"

Civilization, the most daring and
stupendous film production of the mod.
ern times which is to be presented at
the Colonial Theatre on Friday and
Saturday of this week, is said to be
one of the most wonderful pictures
ever presented to the public. This
mammoth production, is claimed by a
number of the critics to be superior to
1.-The Birth of Nation. 1t all mo-
tion picture productions were of the
same caliber as Civilization the
absence Of speech would become q fac
tor of little Importance. This produc
tion appeals to the intellect rs well as
to the eye, and it is certain that no
such dramatization of corresponding
production could compete with this
pi .ture in its power to convey force
full impression. Civilization" sets
new standard in motion picture en-
terprise and with 1.-THE Birth Of Ma
tion," stands out as the highest at
tainment of the art Of the screen.
"Civiliz alton" is a big story OF the
present day, put forth in a big man
ner. and it is feature that everyone
should see.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
Would Use Water for FueI.

Recently an inventor attracted con-
siderable attention by claiming to have
isolated certain green chemical the
addition of which to water would make
the water substitute for gasoline in
initial-combustion engines. Now comes
another inventor with a process for
utilizing water as an automobile fuel.
He points to the well-known fact that
water is decomposed into its elements,
hydrogen and oxygen, when a current
of electricity passes through it. Hy-
drogen mixed with air is more explo-
sive than gasoline vapor. In his pat
ented device the inventor would con-
vert part of the power generated by
the automobile engine into electrical
energy. which he would use to decom-
pose water. The hydrogen of the de-
composed water he proposes to use to
run the engine, securing enough sur
plus power in the cycle to drive the
car.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
lndlvIdualism Destroying Family.

Mr.. Tokutomi. one of Japan's fore
most writer's, in discussing the ques-
ton of the family, laments the fact
that the advancing individualism Of
the nation is undermining the power
of the family council, so long the So
cial bulwark of Japan. A strong fam
lily system, he says, will relieve the
police and law courts of many cases
and simplify internal administration,
thus leaving the state free to devote
its energy to world politics. sit must
not be forgotten that the Japanese
family system is the heart of the Jap
anese empire where the spirit patriot
ism is first cultivated, and that it is
essential to make this family system
perfect and to support its growth
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
Fps MASCOTS LOSE NERVE
Pet Animals on British Vessels Show
the White Feather When Shells
Begin Exploding.

There are some incidents about the
mascots in the big naval battle of Jut-
land which are worth repeating. The
mascot on the Tiger was bulldog.
fine fellow. When getting into the bat
tie the crew were a bit concerned rs
TO how their favorite would take The
crashing of high explosives on the
ship. so they plugged his ears with cot
ton wool. wrapped his head around as
If he had heavy dose of toothaehe,
and a couple of men took the bulldog,
much to his annoyance. TO room that
was thought TO be as quiet as the ship
could provide. The dog didn't quite
fancy being treated as an invalid and
resented the coddling. but when the
shots began he took 1t pretty badly
and was mighty glad he had pal sit
ting on either side holding him by the
paws.
Another boat had a fine, big black
cat. He was overlooked when they got
into action, and the first shell that
came aboard this fellow got loose and
took flying dive overheard. As the
boat was going about 81 knots. even
the most tender-hearted Jack Tar
could hardly risk going after Tommy.
On another ship they had little ban
tam, which strutted about more proud
~ than the dinkiest midshipman and
with as big a show of courage as the
hardest Of old seadogs. The tars
were proud of the "swank" their pet
could assume before strangers. When
the first German shell crashed on
board the bantam lost all his fine show
and flew down one of the ventilators.
When he was rescued and photo
graphed after the fight he presented
bedraggled observation-disclosures Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31

Wherever people come together the
air is full of glances and yet for the
most part they are stolen, for the I'M
written law in such cases Is that one
person shall not look openly into the
eyes of another unless some mutual
acquaintance has uttered the meaning
less but extraordinary important
words of introduction. Perhaps it is
because custom demands that among
strangers giances of shy appraisal or
frank interest must be stolen that they
are SO intense. so furtive and, in the
main, so interesting. The principal diff
ficulty in learning about them from
observation is, of course, that In order
to observe one must of necessity steal
a few glances. What one can learn in
a brief glance is little, but with prac-
tice 1t becomes greater, and skilled
observer, used to thinking quickly and
to point about what he sees, can see
and learn much without making a
brazen nuisance of himself.--Indian-
ap0lls News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
nLluht of the Moon"

The phrase ''the light of the moon"
is an indefinite one, not used by sci
entists and used by others i'm a mistak-
en- and misleading sense. The moon
has no light of its own. and the only
light that comes from it is the reflected
light of the sun, without any warmth
or life-giving quality or any effect on
vegetation. AS loosely used by many
persons, the expression "light of the
MOON means a few nights in each
month preceding and few nights fol-
lowing full moon. Many persons think
this Eight of the moon" period has an
important bearing on seed termination
and plant growth, but that Is mis-
take.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-07-31
AMERICAN nIstasts FOR Prixaex,

The great novelist or the great COM
poser can afford telephoneless hut
or fiat. and so gain enough peace and
quiet to think. Plain Americans must
have the telephone at their elbow day
and night or go out Of business-sO-
cially as well as commercially. The
joyousness with which Americans
have welcomed the telephone to their
ears and lips no doubt flows inpart at
least from our national digtaste for
privacy. We don't pun down our
shades at night and we hate hedges
and fences. II open plumbing Is not
an American invention, 1t ought to be.
On any future shield Of these United
States the tile bathroom and the teie-
phone instrument ought to share the
glory.-Exehange