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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
NO CASES ON DOCKET
APRIL TERM court

The April term Of the circuit ecsrt
for Josephine county convened this
morning with Judge Calkins on the
Bench. After the calling Of the roll
Of jurors and the drawing Of the
grand jury. the trial jurors were
dismissed, there being no cases to
come to trial. 'sses
The grand Jury as drawn Il COM
posed OF A. E. voorhies. chairman; !;
H. A. Dillingham;. J. =. Peterson. R.
p George, Walter Evanson. James
Hogue and w, G. Hildebrand. They
returned no indictments. The grand
jury was dismissed until the Sep
tember term.
The next regular term Of court
will convene May Is.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
CAMP LEWIS GOING N
sTR0NGlFDR BASEBALL

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. wash, Apr.
Soldiers It Camp Lewis are 10
have plenty q baseball this sun
mer. Dossns Of baseball grounds.
some Of them resembling the COR
nor lot variety and others approach
Ing the standard q thoss Of Tie pro-
fessional Isassss have besn supply
ing recreatioa for hundreds Of soI-
dievs 10 ~ aflognoon and Just b;
fore sunset, amer retreat has bssn
sounded.
Al least two games : vssk with
teams Of the Pa2inc Coast Interna-
tional league have beep assured.
These win be played when the teams
arc at Tacoma. Either the Tacoma
games will be cancelled on days
when they play At Camp Lsvis. or
the games will bs played late in the
afternoon. after retreat has been
sounded.
The daylight saving Law Il giving
great impetus 70 baseball +
means another hour Of daylight af-
ter retreat. which Is sounded At s
O'Clock and full nine inning games
can be played without any trouble
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08

CANADIAN SOLDIER SPEAKS
BApsias Churrh Proves Too ssall scs
ssnday Messing and Meshodla

An intimate glimpse Of the great
war Was given 70 Grants Pass lasl
svsnins By Private A. Q. Bsvan. oI
Msdford. formerly membsr Of the
famous "princsss Pat" regiment,
which did such heroic work In the
early days Of the war and held the
Huns It bay around Ypres until
French reserves ware able 10 come
up and nll the gaps caused by shs
nrst nee Of gas.
Private Devan skstched bis life In
the army from tho time he arrived IN
England until he was wounded with
q ''blighty" and sent 10 . hospital
In York for recovery.
The meeting was scheduled "a
take place IN the baptist church,
but that sdities WAS filled to capacity
IS minutes before the hour Of ths
service and an overflow meeting was
held In the Methodist church.
Preceding the talk Rev. w. Q,
Driver offered prayer and Mrs. w, l.,
Ireland gave . beautiful rendition Of
"The Star spanslsd Bauner.'' A.
iervArds Frank prsmvsll ehsivIuAr
OF the third Liberty loan committee
explained the plans for the campaign
In this county.
He stated that the nrns three days
OF the week will be devoted TO vol
unteer subscriptions. Il IL the dc.
aire Of the committee 70 see A. LARGE
. voluntary subscription rolled up
By wednesday evening a. possible
After this the soliciting will start
and every person will be asked to
subicrIbe his quota. Josephine
county 10 called on 10 give sioG,o 900.
In hls talk on the war Private BE-
van spoke Of the assassination Of
Archduks Ferdinand and his wife ID
Scrvia. OF tho capital that Germany
made Of Il for pretex 10 strike CIV
iiizaticn the mighty blow that she
had bcen preparing 10 launch for
over 10 years. Of how England did
all she could 10 prevent the conflict,
and Of how Germany tore the Bel
CLAN treaty into bits. calling u a
''scrap'oi paper"
He told OF the gallant stand made
by Belgian's little army OF 10000
against the German hordes. and fin
ally Of arrival Of Engiand's con
temptabie little army" Of 100000,
and the coming Of the raw, canadlna
army and Of their brilliant work In
Flanders.
Speaking Of the present drive. Pri-
tcontinusd % pags ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
BRITISH LAND SAILORS
AT vLAD|VOSTOK
Washington. Apr, s.---A British
cruiser has landed so sailors at Via
divostok to guard the HconsulAte
The Japanese force has been increas-
cd to a6o.

Warrington. Apr. S.-rhe landing
Of the Japanese and British forces
at vladivostok and the ,Bolaheviki
objections thereto promise TO cause
the state department some concern
The United states has assumed a
"handa on" policy. The Russian
national council OF soivets has an
nounced It's intention to protest to
the United states against such q
step.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
MAJOR ALLEN DENIES
GROUND GLASS STORY

San Antonio, Texas, Apr. S.--Ma-
jor General Henry Allen has denied
that ground glass was found served
at Camp Travis. : He also denied the
story that two mennonite preachers
were arrested at the camp charged
with disloyalty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08

with the American Army in
France. Apr. Northwest OF Toul
the Americans rspuIssd two German
raids Friday night Infantrymsn
chased the Huns from the German
nrst line TO their support trenches,
pursuing them after the second raid.
London, Apr. s.--The British ad-
vanced slightly on the southern
bank Of the somme last night. The
Germans arc conducting IN intense
artillery nrs today north Of the
Scarpe and south Of the somms. but
there has been no infantry action
yet.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
TEXAS RANGERS KILL
MEXICAN BANDITS
Marathon. Texas, Apr. s.--Texas
rangers killed two Mexican bandits
and wounded several Sunday. They
drove the band into the hills.

Maria. Texas, Apr, s.---villa with
his main command Is reported ap-
proachins San Antonio, Mexico. The
villa general, lose Chaves, has re
pulsed Mexican federal forces near
San Antonio recently according to
iederals. who fled to the border due
to Z shortage Of ammunition.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
I. W. W. GIVES UP
FIGHT AT MARsHFIELD

MarshfIeid. Apr. s.--Nestor Jun
kala. 4 Finn, II. w. W., serving so|
days In the city jail. WAS found dead
IN his cell this morning. He had
hanged himself with his neck tie
He had been collecting funds with
which to aid the i. W. w. on trial Al
Chicago. s'
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
RED CROSS IN CHINA

Canton. China. Feb. 26.-A chap
ter OF the American Red Cross So
cioty has been formed here through
the efforts Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Doubleday, who have been visiting
Canton on Red Cross business.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
UNQuALlFIEIj oFFCERs TO
IOsE COMMISSIONS

Washington. Apr. s.--surgeon
General Gorras has undertaken e
eliminate all meh unqualified fcv
serviro from the medical reserve
corps Il is estimated that 1900
commissions viii be revoked.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08

New York. Apr. s.--About 40 pas
sengers were injured this morning
when New York Central passenger
train hit freight wreck near ANS
terdam.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
WINTER WHEAT CROP
70 PER Cent NORMAL

Warrington. AYR. s.-The U. g..
department o. agriculture reports
that the winter wheat crop viii bel
SEQ. 100000 bushels, or 7o.s per
cent Of the normal Yield.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08

Iwashington. Apr. -Unofacial
reports puts the Arst days. subscrIp-
ton to the Liberty loan It $780,
100000.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
COMMITTEE ISSUES
WARNING TO SLA(xERS

Eugene. Apr. s.-The Eugene
Committee Of 100" Saturday Issued
. warning 10 the effect that men
who are physically 1T and do not
work will be considered In the same
light - : siacksr or traitor and will
not be tolerated 10 this community.
The committee also calls for the dis
play Of the American flag 10 every
homo and asks tbat-ths herman
language be not spoken upon the
streets OF the city.
The warning signed COMMITTEES
of t00."s follows:
"Our government has asked and
IL stu asking that every person In
this. our United States. BE- loyal and
productive. A person Il not or can
not b. loyal subject II that person
IL not In some way aiding our gov
ernmsnt and the boys over there
THE object Of this message Is to
awaken each and every person In
Eugene and Lane county and they
must each ask themselves what they
are doing TO help win the war for
democracy. II . person Is physically
III to do any labor. and Is not doing
such. that person IL not loyal and
viii BE- considered In the Same light
a. Z Stacker or traitor and this class
cannot and will not be tolerated In
this community. The Red Gross
needs workers. the farmers and ium-
ber campo and mills are asking for
help 20 thers ID not the slightest
excuse for anyone not doing their
bit.
THE committee Of one hundred
who stand back Of this message
knows OF number Of people who
are doing absolutely nothing and to
such individuals this must be .
warning. Are you one Of themi
The committee asks that every home
In Eugene show the Stars and
Stripes and also asks that the Cor
man language be not spoken upon
the streets or highways Of the city"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-08
FORECAST FOR PERIOD seF
APRIL . 10 April. IS

Pacific Coast statss--Fair, with
cold nights.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Americans Fire One
Shot, Then Attack
Foe With Knives
by Tho Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
ON THE FRENCH FRONT, May T.
The official French report of the patrol
action in which American troops in
the Lorraine sector of the battlefront
carried out a brilliant little operation
on May 5 in the vicinity Of the hamlet
of Amservillers shows the wonderfully
enterprising spirit of the American
troops.
The report says the Americans,
whose activity never relaxes and
whose audacity is remarkable, wanted
to see what the Germans opposite
them were doing. At o'clock in the
morning of May 5, without artillery
preparation, three American patrols
left the village of Anservil1ers, which
is in the Entente Allied lines
Two Of the patrols took a position
on the right and left flank, while the
third, composed of eight men under
command of Lieutenant Cassidy, ex-
ecuted a clever turning movement and
entered Anservillers hamlet from the
rear and fell upon the German ad-
vanced post.
The patrol fired only one shot. and
then attacked the Germans with trench
knives. fierce struggle ensued, the
Germans using the butts of their rifles
against the American knives. The
fight ended with the death of two Ger
mans and the wounding of their cor
poral, who with three men was
brought back to the American lines.
There were no casualties among the
Americans
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Letter of Teuton Tells of
Suffering in Shell-Swept
Positions
(By The Associated Press)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 8.-Except for artillery
firing and patrolling there is little new
in Picardy.
Every day the Americans become
stronger. Apparently they are better
entrenched than the Germans, who are
being continually harassed. day and
night Despite the enemy's heavy ex-
penditure in gas he has obtained no
advantage in this sector, the Americans
dlscounting his every move.
The weather has been unsettled for
several days, preventing much infantry
activity. There have been some aerial
encounters. One of the American pa
trolls last night encountered an enemy
working party. They shot the sentinel
and rushed the enemy, but later re-
tired, owing to the superiority in num-
bers the Germans had over them.
A letter, freshly written, found on
the body of German killed by the
Americans in Picardy discloses the eff
fectiveness of the American fire against
the enemy and the difficulties the Ger
mans are having in bringing up SUP
plies. The letter follows:
Here we lie in village which has
been completely demolished by artillery
fire. The village is near Montdidier.
1--WE dare not show ourselves. We
live in the cellar. We have to 20 and
get our food at night. Last night |
went out with a detail which brought
back food.
eve got direct hit. A shell hit
our party, which killed some men and
wounded several. 1 hope we will soon
be taken from the western army"
Premier Clemenceau visited the
Americans Sunday afternoon and con-
they have already made. He expressed
particular pleasure at the harmonious
manner in which the French and
Americans are working together. The
Premier inspected the billets and
kitchens and talked with officers and
men
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Germans Strike At Ypres; Enter First Line;
baker Reports 100000 Troops in Franc
The Rape of Run,ania

Simultaneously acith the sign
ing OF the peace treaty between
Runanaa and the Central Poaveys
a Summary of the tent of the doc
umemt has been issued.
The treaty consists of eight
clauses, uaader one or the other of
whach Rumania is stripped of
Doth the upper and lo,oer Do
o7ud5a as aoeN as strip of ter
77to'y running along the noun,
famous Austrian frontier.
Perhaps the most humiNatino
clauses of the treaty compel Ru-
mania to support Tcuton a7rny
Of occupation in the conquered
portions of the country, to reduce
her a''nay to a negligible force
N'ader TeAto,a control, and to per-
nat Teattom avarships along the
a0hole length of the Danube doqvn
to the Black Sea.
Economic relations betaUeem
Ratnaa'aia and her comquerors are
to be regulated IN separate
treaties.
The summarized tent of the
treaty is on Page 4.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
NelU German Smash
At Allied Defences
Appears Imminent
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The T,1bune)

tSpecs01 Cdbtc to The Ty1bune) -s
LONDON, May 8.-A great Ger
man smash at the Allied defences1
seems imminent. South of Ypres.
on the upper half of the northern
battlefront, Won Arnim flung in q
division or so on a four-mAe front
to-day. A bright sun, a cloudless
sky, and rising barometer sup-
piled superb weather conditions,
and the Germans, against strong
resistance, managed to force their
way into the Allies first positions
at least along the centre.
Every sign points to resump-
tion of major operations. The ques-
tion is whether there viii be stimuli
taneous attacks before Ypres and
on the Somme or only single drive.
Most observers look for a powerful
thrust south of Arras in the direc-
ton of Doulens, though there would
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Large Concentrations Made
in All Southern Slav
States
Serious Trouble
Reported in Navy
Burgomasters of Austrian
Cities Declare Food Sit
uation Unbearable

WASHINGTON, May s.-Austria is
concentrating troops in disaffected
parts of the empire to suppress revo-
luton, according to an official French
telegram from Zurich to-day. The
dispatch also says that the food situa-
tion in the Dual Monarchy is extereme
ly critical.
Serious disturbances in the Austro-
Hungarian feet have caused changes in
the high command, another dispatch
from Switzerland said. The crews.
composed largely of Slavs and men of
Italian descent, have made great deal
of trouble, and the disturbances wero
put down with difficulty.
The first telegram read:
"News received in Switzerland con-
corning the situation in Austria shows
it is more serious than ever. Rumors
of riots and revolutionary disturbances
are circulating in circles that are in
close relation with the authorities of
the Dual Monarchy.
1.-The government, in a semi-official
report, makes denial of all this in
formation, adding that the country is
quite calm and that it is false to pre-
tend that special measures have been
taken to smother any revolutionary
movement
"However, Vienna dispatch shows
clearly that the agitation is real. It
says: The government has just pub
llshed manifesto which justifies its
attitude. Sylvia, Taruca, Horbaczewski,
Zolger, members of the Cabinet, have
resigned. These designations have
been accepted. Extra ordinary measures
have just been taken. Won Seydler is
preparing master stroke. We do not
know whether he will succeed in re-
storing calm permanently, for that de-
pends upon the understanding he will
be able to reach with the Poles, in
company with whom the Germans then
could TRANQUILITY await the develop
ment of events
ut has been proved, and all the de-
malls of the Viennese government can
not alter this fact, that concentrations
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
New Yorker Put in Charge
of Production of All
u. S.. Ordnance
Programme Is Far
Behind Its Schedule
Vast New Industry Must Be
Created to Meet Increased
Needs of the Army
By C. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, May 8.-The Admin
lstration is following the same plan
with regard to big guns and shells as
1t is with regard to ships and air.
planes. A big executive from the busi-
ness world is in charge of production.
In this case he is Edward R. Stettinius.
The production of guns and shells
has been almost in as bad a way as
the production of airplanes. The evils
OF Crozierism have not been outlived
The various reorganizations of the
ordnance department, in which General
Wheeler succeeded General Crozier and
General Williams succeeded General
Wheeler, have left it still the same
thing, a military technical bureau, try-
ing to create an industry. 1t is as if
the drafting room of Mr.. Scnwab's
plant were trying to manage the Beth
lehem Steel Company. The parallel is
not wide of the mark. The ordnance
department is the military drafting
room Of the government, and a par
ticularly technical, fussy and unbusi-
ASoo41hc uId1t tluE room at CnaC.
It's a Mans Size Job
Under the new plan it is the draft
ing room pure and simple. Mr.. Stet-
tinius, who retains his position of
Assistant Secretary of War, takes the
plans and specifications that come from
the drafting room, builds factories that
will make the guns thus planned and
then organizes and drives production.
This is mans size job, because not
only is the whole gun programme and
she'll programme adopted last year run
ming behind, but appropriations are
being asked from Congress Of several
billion dollars for a greatly enhanced
artillery programme. Thus we are Just
entering upon a vastly enlarged artil-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Spy in Pershing's Army Trapped
Oh The Aaaocinted Preasl

Prea)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE 8.-The
first to be caught the
safely in custody
Behind the
in the of his the story prs
to escape
Both donned American officers
line from the the
studying the between using tanks
and asked to be allowed the lines
The officer whom they request soon discovered
the and ordered them the
his accomplce
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
American, Big Guns
Fired First Time
In Toul Sector
(By The Associated Press) }

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May S.-American heavy ar
tillery was fired to-day for the first
time in the sector northwest of Toul.
After several weeks spent in prepara-
ton the American artillerists. having
picked out targets in the rear of Mont
sec, reported that they were ready to
open fire couple Of days ago. But
for reasons not disclosed the guns were
not fired until to-day.
About forty big shells were sent over
Montsec at the heavy German batteries,
composed of 2o3's captured from the
Russians, which had been firing for
some time, especially at the American
battery positions.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Australian F orces Gain
Ground at Two
Points Near
Sailly-le-Sec
Artillery Active
On Entire Front
Berlin Newspaper Re-
ports Americans Are
Fighting With
Italians

Striking heavily in Flanders after a
forced idleness of nine days, the
Germans yesterday launched an
attack on four-mile front south
east of Ypres which may be the
beginning Of another great drive
in the north. South of La Clytte
the French made slight gains.
Meanwhile there has been an in
crease in the pounding of the ar
tillery along the front before
Amiens, where most observers ex-
pect the main German blow to fall.
After a terrific bombardment in
Flanders the German infantry at
tackled the French and British
lines between Voormezeele and La
Clytte. In the centre the Germans
drove into the Allied first
line east of Dickebusch Lake and
captured part of the Ridge Wood.
But the assault was repulsed else
where along the line.
Bright weather favored the attack.
The Allied troops succeeded in
holding Vierstraat and the major
part of the Ridge Wood, and, at
latest reports, were fighting des-
perately to prevent any further
advance.
This is perhaps the beginning of an
other German attempt to break
through to the railway from Pop
eringhe to Ypres and force the AL
lies to evacuate their salient.
Australian troops drove into the
German lines on two fronts Tues
day night on the front between the
Somme and Ancre rivers. Near
Sailly-le-Sec they gained 500
yards on a 600-yard front and
west of Morlancourt they ad-
vanced 300 yards on front of 500
yards.
Premier Orlando, returning from
France, found the Allied military
convinced that the German ad-
vance has been stopped. Mean
while Allied unity has become
more complete, and the Allied
armies stand behind a single froat
from the North Sea to the Adri-
attic.
Secretary of War Baker announced
yesterday that more than half
million American troops are now
in France and that full equipment
Of every sort is assured for all
United States forces abroad.
American troops nave appeared on
the Italian front, according to re-
ports in the German newspapers.
This is the first word of American
troops on the southwestern front.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

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New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Both Light and Heavy
Types Delivered in
Quantity, He Says
Every Soldier Sent
Abroad Fully Armed
Brigading of Americans
With Allies Solves Ar
tillery Problem

WASHINGTON, May S.-More
than half million American soldiers
have been sent to France. Secretary
Baker to-day authorized the state.
ment that his forecast to Congress
in January that 100000 troops would
be dispatched to France early in the
present year now had been surpassed.
Mr.. Baker dictated the following
statement:
"ln January I told the Senate
committee that there was strong
likelihood that early in the present
year 100000 American troops
would be dispatched to France.
cannot either now or perhaps later
discuss the number of American
troops in France. but I am glad to
be able to say that the forecast
made in January has been sur
passed"
No Machine Gun Shortage
AS a result of a personal investi-
cation of machine gun production
during the last few days, the Secrc-
tary announced that there was no
present shortage of light or heavy
types Of these weapons either in
France or America, and no shortage
was in prospect.
Mr.. Baker said there had been no
question as to the supplies of light
type Browning guns, which were
coming forward in quantities. He
would not say whether shipment Of
these guns to France had been
started. AS to the heavy Brownings,
he said:
early manufacturers estimates
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

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New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
w WEATH E 4

Fair and cooler to-day. To-morrows
partly cloudy and warmer; mod
crate south winds, becom-
ing variable.