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The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22

western Newspape: Union News Service
Washington, D. C.-Favorable re-
port on the War Departments bill
amending the selective draft law to
require registration Of men as they
reach 81 years and basing quotas on
the number of men in Class 1, instead
of on state population, was ordered
unanimously by the Senate Military
Committee.
The proposal to exempt men as they
reach 81 years If they have not been
GRATED, which was opposed by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder, was
not included in the bill. An amend
ment proposed by Senator New, OF In
diana, to. require registration OF youths
at 10 years and over also was rejected.
Another bill favorably reported
which affects the draft would author
tze the President, in any emergency
to call into immediate military service
skilled experts in industry or agr1cul-
ture, regardless of classification, resi-
dence or quota. Another bill reported
unanimously was that by Senator
Jones, of Washington, providing that
army officers may get their uniforms
and equipment at cost from the quar-
termaster general instead of being re-
auired to buy from private dealers who
are charged with profteering. Other
bills favorably reported provide for
payment of six months pay tc widows,
children or dependents of enlisted
men dying from wounds or disease;
reorganizing the army nurse corps;
Increasing buglers' pay, and for reim-
bursement to those In the military es'
tablishment Of personal property In
iured or destroyed in the service.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
oeath Sentence Imposed on Boy.

New York.-It took jury only 20
minutes to decide that Paul Chapman,
a I6-year-old youth, should pay the
death penalty for having participated
in the robbery of a Brooklyn store
last October during which Harry Re-
gensburg, the proprietor, and his
brother we're shot to death and his
wife badly injured.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
Farmers Commission Urged.

Washington, D. C.-Spokesmen OF l6
national farm organizations and many
smaller ones, holding a wartime con-
ference here at the call of the Federal
Board of Farm Organizations, present
ed a memorial to President Wilson
urging more definite measures by the
Government in speeding up agricul-
tural production.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
world wide Plots Exposed.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS published
by the Petit Parisien in its series OF
articles exposing Germans worldwide
plots for sabotage, revolution and
strife in enemy and neutral lands were
the subject OF a long official dispatch
received here from Paris.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
rhousand Cars Are Started.

Reading, Pa.-More than 1000 cars
of anthracite were moved from st.
Clair, Cressona and Tamaqua. This
is the largest quantity brought down
the main line for many days. Much
of the fuel is destined for Philadelphia
and points where the situation has be-
come acute.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
nrIve For shIpworkers.

Washington.-Director Clifford. OF
the Council Of National Defense, called
ON Cbafrmen Of State Defense Coun
ellis TO aid the campaign to enroll tbs
$50. 600 needed shipworkerA
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22

Lawyers would make good soldiers.
Their charges would discourage the
enemy.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22

Better an ounce Of today than o
mound Of tomorrow.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
WAR DEPARTMENTS
REPORT FAVORABLE
SENATE COMMITTEE PLANS TO
CATCH ALL YOUTHS WHO
~" REACH Fl.

Favor Also Is Shown Bill to Call
Skilled Men Regardless OF Class,
Home or Quota-Every Soldier 10
to Be Numbered, Says Baker.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1918-02-22
WASH THE KIDNEYS!


All the blood in the body passes thru
the kidneys every few minutes. This 10
why the kidneys play such an important
role in health or disease. BY SEINE mys-
ferrous process the kidney selects what
ought to come out of the blood ana
takes 1t out. If the kidneys are not
good-workmen and become congested-'
poisons accumulate and we suffer from
backache, headache, lumbago, rheu-
matism or govt. The urine Is often
cloudy, full Of sediment; channels often
get sore and sleep is disturbed at night.
So It is that DIR. Pierce, of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute In Buffalo.
N, Y, advises "Washing the Kidneys,
by drinking six to eight glasses OF water
between meals and then If you want
to take a harmless medicine that VIII
clear the channels and cure the annoy.
ing symptoms, go to your druggist ana
get Anuric double strength), for QUO.
This "Anuric," which is so many times
more potent than lithia-will drive out
the uric acid poisons and battle the KID.
neys and channels in a soothing liquid.
If you desire, write for free medical
advice and send sample of water for
free examination. Experience mas
taught Doctor Pierce TINT "Amric" IS
q most powerful agent in eiissolvlng
uric acid. as hot water me1ts sugar.
Send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial package
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
HUNS PERSECUTE
BELGIAN PEOPLE

The Hague, Feb. LES Nouvel-
les reports that arrests by the Ger
mans are increasing in Belgium and
that recently AZ prominent person
ages were taken into custody by the
military authorities at Brussels, in
Guiding Paul Lambert. the great
French manufacturer and Edouard
La Guerre. son of the French deputy.
Ninety Ghent notables have been
seized as hostages to guarantee the
performance by the inhabitants of
military work ordered by the Ger
mans. At Liege Hollander named
Paul Ussen has been condemned to
death and his wife to IL years i'm
prisonment. Two manufacturers
have been sentenced to hard labor
for life.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
CONSTITUTION FOR
RUSSIAN REPUBLICS

Petrograd, Feb. IA constitu-
ton OF the Russian socialistic soviet
republic, has been adopted by the
congress of workmen's and soldiers
deputies. The resolution proposes
that there shall be voluntary union
of the nations of Russian. of which
the highest authority shall be Rus
sian workmen and soldiers, which
shall meet not less frequently. than
three months each year.
The government of the federation,
which will consist Of a council OF ma
tional commissioners. may be elect
ed or deposed, in whole or in part,
either by the congress or the commit
tee The constitution provides that
the manner of participation OF the
various nations in the federal gov
ernment of the republic shall be de-
termined after each nation forms a
"soviet republic" All local affairs
are to be in the hands of local So
viets. which may. however, be regu-
lated by the higher soviets.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
PLANS CONSTANTLY ALTERED
TO MEET CHANGING CoNDI-
TIONs IN EUROPE
NOW MOVING SATISFACTORILY
Not Single Machine Of Exact Type
Considered When Appropriation
Was Made VIII BE Used

Washington, Feb. 2.--Constant al
tering OF plans to meet rapid changes
In air fighting tactics in Europe.
combined with delays In getting ma
terra, and scarcity Of skilled labor
has put Americas great airplane
program two months behind Its
schedule, though 1t is now moving
forword smoothly. In disclosing
this today to the senate military
committee. Colonel Deeds. assistant
to Major General Squiers. chief sig
nal officer of the army. said that not
a single machine Of the exact type
planned when congress appropriat-
ed s64O, 100000 for an air fleet will
see service In France.
Colonel Deeds told the committee
that the tendency was toward ma
chimes Of greater power and that val
liable lessons in this respect had been
learned at the last battles about YER
dun. He believed that the machine
now being manufactured and sent to
France not only would meet present
requirements. but would excel any
thing the enemy may produce.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
MOSCOW REJECTS
PEACE PROPOSALS

PetrOgrad. Feb. 1.-The Moscow
council of workmen's and soldiers
deputies has declared the German
peace proposals unacceptable and has
suggested that the council of COM
missioners organize socialistic
army to fight against German i'm
perialism.
Representatives of 46 regiments of
Don Cossacks addressed the congress
OF soviets, promising unlimited grain
in exchange for cloth. nails. imple-
ments and other manufactured pro-
ducts. They said the enemies of
General Kaledines now were in con-
troll Of the Don basin and that a
great supply of coal was ready to
be moved toward Petrograd.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
ITALIANS IMPLICIT HEtVN
iDssEs on THE ENEMY

Rome, Feb Enormous losses
we're inflicted upon the ,ustro-cer'
man troops between the Asiago pla'
teau and the Brenta valley by The
Italian offensive on Monday and
TUESDAY. said n dispatch from ths
front today.
In addition to capturing nearly
3 900 prisoners, the Italians inflicted
casualties estimated at from 10000
to $4,000.
The defcnses on Monte de val Bel
Ia and In the sectors OF Col de Rosso
and Cole de chcle have been or.
ganlzed and held against determined
countcr-attacks. delivered by the In
vaders In force.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
TWO SENATORS
TO Be ELECTED
One for short Term to Fill Out the
Term Of late HAIRY Lane, and
one for Six Years

Salem. Feb. 1.-Two United States
senator's must be chosen In Oregon
at the November election this year,
according to an opinion rendered to-
day by George W. Brown. attorney
general of the state--one for the
long term OF six years from March.
1919, and one for the short term
from November. 1918. to March.
1919. to I'LL out the unexpired term
OF the late Senator Harry Lane. The
attorney general holds that McNary's
appointive term will cease with the
November election. II is possible
under the attorney generals ruling
that one candidate may be elected
for both the short and the long
terms.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
STONES SPEECH NOT
ENDORSED BY PARTY

Washington, Feb. speaking as
a question of personal privilege to-
day. Senator Stone denied categor-
ically that any democratic leaders or
Postmaster General Burleson, as
published, had conferred with him
on the subject at all.
Dispatches sent out ito the news
papers of the country on that day
saying democrats were advising Mr..
Stone not to deliver the speech were
based on statements several demo-
cratic leaders at the capitol made to
the newspaper correspondents In
which they unreservedly declared
they we're apprehensive Of the effect
of the speech and were advising the
Missouri senator not to deliver it.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
MR.. WEST TEST|F|ES
BEFORE COMMITTEE

Washington, Feb l.--0swald
West, former governor of Oregon,
told tho senate military committee
today that delay In getting out
spruce for airplanes, could be attri-
buted to ignorance OF the spruce I'm
dustry by officers of the signal corps
In Washington, and the personnel OF
the Oregon advisory board. West
attacked the appointment OF George
s. Long, who Is connected with the
Weyerhauser lumber interests, from
which, the government buys spruce
and that board should be composed
OF men not financially interested In
sales.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
SPAIN THREATENED WITH
TROUBLE By 4. \. AND MAY
HAVE FOOD SUPPLY cur
AMERICA MAY YET RETA|AI['
German influence believed To I,e In
Large Measure Responsible for
the Present Trouble

Washington. Feb. l.--Quick re-
talitory measures we're forecasted
here as the answer OF the United
States and the allies TO Spaln's inter
ference with the shipment OF goods
across her frontier into France. In
fact certain Spanish ships now In
American ports ready TO sail are be-
ing held MP pending clearing OF
the situation. although the war trade
board In a formal statement tonight
denied that vessels under the Span
lsh flag generally were being kept
In port.
The American government is par
tlcularly concerned because OF the
large orders placed In Spain by Gen
erai Pershing for supplies for the
American army. II holds. too, the
chief weapon to force lifting OF an
embargo placed by Spain. since Spain
draws heavily on the United States
for foodstuffs
Allied officials have been given no
end OF perplesity by Spain. A con-
siderable element In the Spanish gov
ernment. II is well known. is German
In its leanings, and officials In Wash
ington express no hesitation in inti-
mating that this element is In Q
large measure responsible for the
present trouble.
The of,cial reason given for the
blocking OF General Pershlng's or.
ders is said to be that the Spanish
railroad system has broken down
and that II is impossible TO handle
goods destined for France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
SEPARATE PEACE IS
TO Be LAST RESORT

Petrograd Feb, Foreign Min
lister Trotzky's speech before the pan
soclet congress was generally regard
ed today as foreshadowing separ-
ate peace between Russia and Ger
many. unless a revolutionary mp
heaval occurs in the central empires,
At the same time the United States
was authoritatively informed that
the Russians policy Is to prolong the
negotiations at Brest-Litovsk as long
as possible. In order to draw out new
German propositions. and also in
order to stir up revolution in Aus
tria
Trotzky and his colleagues hope to
compel modification Of the German
terms, and possibly to obtain en-
trance OF the allies into the negotia-
tions. Emphasis was laid on the
declaration that a separate peace
could be signed only as a last resort.
1--WE have done our best for the
cause OF democratic peace" was the
way Trotzky reported to the pan-so-
clet meeting.
'Our hands are clean. Our obli-
cations to other peoples have been
met. II we are compelled to sign a
separate peace, there is not single
honest entente worker who can
blame us"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
WOODEN SHIP POSSIBILITIES
ARE TO BE INVESTIGATED

Washington. Feb. 1--Still another
survey of northwest shipbuilding
possibilities will be made. according
to information given Senator Nc
Nary today by Vice President Piez
of the federal fleet corporation. J.
H. Bloedel of Seattle and r. s. Shaw
Of Astoria have been selected to
make the survey and they are to
submit an independent estimate Of
ship schedules which the fir indus
try can provide.
On this report. says Piez, and fur
ther consideration Of the advisable
ity of creating large fleet Of small
size tonnage. with its operating
costs and difficulties. win depend the
future of the wooden shipbuilding
policy,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
WHAT AsToNisHED FRENCH
SOLDIERS WHEN IN PARIS

Paris, Feb, l.--onc of the French
trench newspapers has been asking
soldiers returning from leave what
astonIshed them most in Parts, Here
are a few typical replies
To see people sitting down to their
meals.
To see unoccupled cellars
To find there are women who are
not grocers.
To find people who want to 20 "a
tho country.
To see funerals.
TO be asked to sit down when get.
ting ones hair cut
To hear civilians complaining
about their hardships
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
FATAL ACCIDENT ON
NORTHERN PACIFIC

Bellingham. Wash. Feb. -Four
persons we're killed and - or more
seriously injured when u runaway
Northern Pacific freight train crash
cd Into the rear coach OF a Great
Northern passenger train at the de-
pot at Sedro Woolley. Wash. 80
miles south of here at 8 o'clock last
night. according to reports received
here.
Among the dead were c. c. Patten
OF Seattle, president of the Atlas
Lumber company. and Henry Thcmp-
son. county commissioner OF Skagt
county.
The Great Northern passenger
train. No. sO2. was bound east on
the Anacortes-Rockport branch,
while the freight train was bound
south on the main line OF the North
ern Pacific.
The crash came at the Sedro Wool
ley crossing near the station and
the impact smashed the coach into
the depot building, Every doctor In
Skagitt county who could be reach
ed was summoned to the scene 10
care for the injured So far as Is
known all the dead and injured
we're passengers in the wrecked car.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
BRITISH HOMES ARE OPEN
TO AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Liverpool. Feb. 1.-The Liverpool
Rotary club has started scheme for
the opening up OF British homes to
American soldiers fighting in France
when they get brief respite from
the trenches. Several homes have
already announced their willingness
to accept one or two men and 1t is
proposed to send particulars Of the
scheme to all British and Irish clubs,
inviting their cooperation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

London, Feb. IA Bolsheviki de-
cree establishing IAN all-Russian col
legium" for guidance in organizing
the ''workmen's and peasants Red
army of the Russian councils repub-
lic,r is announced in Russian Of
fetal wireless statement received
here.
Another decree assigns 20.000.00O
roubles from the war fund for the
organization OF the Red army.
The Pravda prints rumor that
Rumania lately has made separate
agreement with the central powers
and suggests that this may include
compensation for Rumania In
Bessarabia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
PARTS OF OREGON AND
WASHINGTON SNOW COVERED

Portland, Feb. Northwestern
Oregon and Washington are covered
with snow. Rain will probably he
falling by tomorrow. The storm
does not extent to southern Oregon.
Roseburg and Marshfield report rain.
Baker has 10 inches of snow. Crops
are expected to be benefited by the
snow blanket
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
BOlSHEWM SEIZE
RUMAN|AN SHIPPING

London, Feb Owing to a
break between the Bolsheviki and
Rumania, a revolutionary committee
OF the Black sea fleet has resolved
to confiscate all means OF transport
belonging to Rumanla. Forty ships
and several warships have been
seized In Black sea harbors.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

London. Feb. THE broad fea-
lures OF the news fllterlng In today
from Berlin are, first. that the strike
movement is extending. and second,
that the German authorities are en-
deavoring to minimize It's Import
auce. Thus far there has been no
news regarding the decision of Min
lister OF the Interior Walraff after his
meeting with General Won stein,
commander of the home forces. as
10 what attitude the government viii
adopt.
In the upper sIleslan Industrial re-
glon. II Is reported the strike has
gained no ground and reports from
the Rhine districts are said by cor
respondents In Amsterdam TO be re-
assuring TO the German government.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
PRESSURE ON AMERICAN EM.
iiAssY TO FREE BERGMAN,
GOLDMAN AND MOONEY
FRANCIS TO USE DISCRETION
Sccrctary Lansing Desires Reports
snarchistic Developments Sent 20
State Department

n Petrograd, Feb. THE ministry
of foreign affairs today transmitted
TO David r. Francis. the American
ambassador. letter addressed to
Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki foreign
minister, by the Petrograd group Of
anarchists. insisting that Trotzky
bring pressure to bear on the Ameri-
can embassy for the release OF Alex.
ander Berkman, Emma Goldman and
Thomas J. Mooney.
The ministry also inclosed reso-
lntlon adopted by the anarchists
threatening demonstrations against
the embassy.
This is the third threat by anar-
chists that Ambassador Francis has
received within month.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

Rome, Feb. i,--Austrlans yester-
day attacked along the Asiago pla-
teau. and attempted to drive the
Italians from their newly won posi-
tions on Monta del Bella, but were
unable to reach the italian lines. ny
a sudden attack at dawn the Italians
advanced their line as far as the
head Of Telago valley.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
PRESIDENT WILSON STILL
OPPOSES WAR COUNCIL

Washington. Feb. AT confer
ence with dozen democratic sena-
tors. President Wilson reiterated his
opposition to the bills for super
war cabinet and director Of NUM-
tions.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

Washington. Feb. Lit is rumor-
ed that Secretary Tumulty may be
selected by Governor Edge, to sue
ceed the late Senator Hughes, OF
New Jersey.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
PRESTON {. MYERS, SPOKANE,
DIES OF BRONCHITIS

Washington, Feb. 1.--General
Pershing reports the death from
bronchitis of Corporal Preston G..
Myers, of Spokane, Wash.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

San Francisco, Feb. Vital food
problems affecting Washington. Ore
gon, California and Alaska. will be
discussed at a conference of food ad-
ministrators In Portland next Mon
day.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
MARTIAL LAW EXTENDED III
BItEMEN AMI uEMEi.lN0Hy.
RIOTS CONTROLIED
TRADE UNION BUILDING SEIZED


London, Feb. t.. Martial law has
been extended to Bremen aud IIcmel-
ingen. according TO reports Strikers
have broken out In two more Doru-
mund mines. Strikers at Nurem-
burg. Bavaria have resumed work
after two days demonstration. The
strike has not been extended. The
Berlin Tageblait says police have
seized the Trade Union building and
arrested leaders.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
RUSSIA WORKING FOR A
EUROPEAN SOCIAL REVOLT

Petrograd. Feb. IAN Official
statement issued today by the Boil
sheviki government says 'the new
workmen's and peasants red army
will serve to support the coming So
cial revolution in Europe"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

Washington. Feb. Secretary
Lansing has instructed Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd to report ia
the State department any develop
ments in connection with the threats
made against him by anarchists be
cause OF the conviction of Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman
but II has been left to the ambassa'
dor to follow any course he may
consider.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01
AIR RAID OVER PARIS
KILLS l5. WOUNDS 2O7

Paris. Feb. An air raid We'd
nesday night resulted In the death
OF ~ and wounding of 207
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-01

London. Feb. - Belated reports
shown the strike movement In Ger
many has spread since Monday. but
the authorities have taken stern
measures to suppress H.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-25
AUSTRIA IS TO GET IN NOTE
GAME. q

PARIS, Oct. 24.-"The Austro-
Hunearian government soon will re-
nly to President Wilson's note, IN
asmuch as he has not answered the
question concerning possible conal-
lions for peace negotiations oe-
cIares a semi-oficial dispatch TON
Vienna, received here to-day.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-10-25
GERMAN ATROCITIES CONTINUE
DESPITE PEACE TALK

It is extremely difficult to under
stand why, if Germany. in asking for
an armistice, really desires to end
the horrors of war and to tread the
paths of peace, order and decency,
she does not call halt to the out
rageous atrocities which her military
and naval forces have been so ruth
lessIy committing ever since the first
day of the war, and which, according
to the latest dispatches, they are still
carrying on during their enforced
retreat from occupied cities in France
and Belgium.
In this connection Jules Cambon,
formerly French Ambassador at
Washington, is quoted as follows:
AT the moment the Central EN-
pires addresses, themselves to Presi-
dent Wilson to obtain an armistice
and begin negotiations for peace, the
German armies renewed the horrors
they have been committing in all the
occupied territory st. Quentin, Lens,
Cambria, Douai are burned, mined,
ruined. Loan is now reported to be
burning, following the same fate as
Douai and Cambari. st. Quentin is a
mass of ruins, and the great mining
center of Lens is a. desert, with its
buildings leveled, its population