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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30

During and since last winter there
has been a candle shortage. The oils
and fats branch Of the ministry Of food,
within whose view this matter comes,
have received numerous complaints
from rural councils and individuals Of
the difficulty Of getting supplies and Of
retail prices going up by leaps and
bounds. There II evidence Of n new
demand having sprung up within the
last six weeks, accentuating last win
ter's shortage and making candle
fnmine Observation-Disclosures Guard
ian.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
sTRAYED
New Textile Matsrlaj.

Textilit, said to be used in q Of
the largest German factories, Is a sub
stitute material that is predicted to
outlast the war as permanent addi-
ton to the textile industry. 1t con-
sists Of paper thread and fiber
thread twisted together and, though
the percentage Of long fiber Is very
small, 1t Is claimed to have yielded
products that the uninitiated cannot
distinguish from the FORMER linen and
jute fabrics. The fiber gives a Arm
ness that paper fabrics do not pos
sess. The material Is made into weav-
ing and sewing yarns and webs Of all
kinds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Wanted information.

While ! was upstairs, our little Els
abeth called that the cat wanted to
get outdoors because she had been
teasing him. ! replied: II will be
down in n minute and let him out. but
don't tickle him In the meantime"
When I got down she had been look
Ing him all over. and said: Daddy.
where is his meantimer-Chicago Ex-
aminer.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Correct.

A funny one occurred In Judge
Woods court the other day, observes
the Los Angeles Times. II was d.
vorce case and the witness was In.
clined to be vague. Finally he mus
tered up courage and said:
II can't testify much, Judge, cause
1 don't know what this incompatibility
Ia"
%Cold feet and hot words" snapped
his honor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Self-Sacrihce.

"Has the war made any change in
SpongeleighT
II should say sol"
"In what respectf"
"Spongelelgh says that In view Of
the fact that his friends are buying
Liberty bonds and contributing to war
philanthropies, he considers II his pa
triotic duty not to borrow more than
S5 at a time from any of them."-
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Rugby School.
his honor,

The famous English school at Rug.
by to which ''Tom Brown" went and
at which he had SO many adventures,
was founded in the year 1867. Or. at
least, It was in that year that one Law
renee Sheriffe Of London, grocer, start
ed free school at Rugby, which after
ward became the Rugby which We
know today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30

The American Red Cross sent
1900 tons of condensed milk to the
children OF prisoners in Archangel,
Siberia, and 1000 pounds of powder
ed milk to the children Of France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30

Printing that plsasee-we do tt!
Courier Job Department.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
The California and Oregon
Coast Railroad Company
TIME CARD
Effective Nov. 10, 1918.

The Red Cross sent 100000
cigarettes, $4,000 stacks of cards.
20. 100000 boxes Of matches and
1000. 900 chocolate bars to England
for American soldiers. waiting to 60
to France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30

ELECTRIC WIRING-Electrical ap-
pliances repaired. Call or phone
AZ, Grants Pass Hardware, and
leave orders. 55
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Classified Advertising
TO EXCHANGE

WILL TRADE-Fiye or 10 acres in
pears. years old, adjoining city
Of Grants Pass. for property In
or near Portland. Ore. Inquire OF
F. II. Geiger. 912 North Tenth
street, Boise, Idaho. "a
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-12-30
Fob SALE

FOR SALE have 10 thrifty
young, bred ewes. Come and look
at them, they will please you.
Rosenberg Bros, Hotel Medford,
Medford, Ore. SIS
Evening star., 1918-02-18
OvERMAN BILL TAKEN UP
FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY
Bourne Sharply Criticises Measure to
Allow President to Reorganize
Executive Branches.

Consideration of the administration
bill to give President Wilson blanket
authority to reorganize the executive
branches of the government was be-
gun today by a subcommittee Of the
Senate judiciary committee. headed by
senator overman. sponsor for the
measure
Some amendments to tho bill to aIlay
opposition which already has been
voiced in the Senate are looked for.
but approval Of the main features of
the measure. designed to give the Pres
ident the wide authority he desires, is
predicted by Senator Overman,
Criticism of the bill is voiced in a
statement issued today by former sena-
tor Jonathan Bourne, jr., of Oregon,
president of the Republican Publicity
Association.
THE Overman BILL" said Mr.. Bourne,
chinery Of the government into a melt
ing pot, which shall be stirred at will
oy the President-and by the President
only II recites that is to be done for
the national security and Defense
AS a matter of fact, neither Sc
curity nor defense can be produced
through legislation of this character.
The only possible result will be up
heaVal. turmoil, uncertainty and con-
fusion worse confounded
THE President already has supreme
command of the land and naval forces
OF the nation.
Upon the civil side Of his Office,
however, the President is bound by
laws which he is sworn to uphold and
observe. No President before him has
ever sought to sweep this restraint
aside and to embark upon an uncharted
sea OF administrative jugglery limited
only by the horizon Of his own dex-
terity of mind"
Evening star., 1918-02-18
GEN. DIAZ IS NEAPOLITAN.
His Family Name Comes to Italy
From Spain.
By LILLIAN T. MOWRER.
Especial Correspondence of The Even
Ing Star and Chicago Daily News.1

Especial Correspondence of The Even
Ing Star and Chicago Daily News.)
ROME, Italy. January 5-The name
is Iberian, although that does not NEAR
that he is either Spanish or Portuguese
Lieut. Cen Diaz is Neapolitan and owes
his name to one of the Spanish inya-
sions Of Naples. Three times the
Spaniards have come there. first from
Aragon and Catalina In the second
half of the fourteen IN century; then
there was Spanish viceroy between the
! fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. and
finally with Charles of Bourbon, in the
middle of the seventeenth century The
Diaz family came TO Naples with this
| king and from that time has been
thoroughly Neapolitan in spirit and
customs.
Diaz in Spanish means the son OF
Diego" tJames), and is an abbreviation
of DiaSo or Santiago tSaint Iago), the
popular protector of Spain.
There have been many celebrated peo-
pie ofrhis name. MichAl Diaz was a com
panion of Columbus on his first voyage
Diego Valentin Diaz was a fine Spanish
painter of the eighteenth century. Por-
firio Diaz was Mexican general and
statesman who ruled Mexico with grea,
ability. a
1t was also the patronym of the leg
endafy national Spanish hero, Ruy Diaz
de Vivar. better known as the Cid.
Rartolomeo Diaz, the daring Portu-
guese navigator. was the first to double
the extreme southern point of the Afri-
| can continent afterward called the
Cape of Good Hope.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
WOULD MAKE MIGRATION EASY
Socialist Convention Adopts Resolu'
ton Made by Scott Nearing.

NEW YORK. February 18.-The So
cialist convention in session here yes
terday adopted resolution introduced
by Scott Nearing. former university pro-
fessor. declaring that no restriction
shall be placed upon voluntary migra-
ton"
James Maurer, president of the Penn
sylvania Federation Of Labor. who was
elected Saturday as American delegate
to the international labor conference to
be held in London, threw the conven-
tion into an uproar by opposing the
resolution and declaring that coolie la
Dor must not be allowed to enter the
United States.
Nearing. replying to Maurer. said
Americans were always narrow
minded"
Their conceptions go no farther than
their selfish needs" he continued. "If
a coolie laborer can come here and get
more out of our Industrial resources in
heavens name he is entitled to it. The
peace of the world Is endangered as
long as we do not allow Japanese and
Chinese to enter this country on equal
terms with our own citizens"
Evening star., 1918-02-18
WAR AGAINST AUTOCRACY
IS CALLED WORKERS WAR
Executive Council of American Fed
Grafton of Labor Issues State
ment on Subject.

The war against Prussian autocracy
is workingman's war in the view
OF the executive council of the 'Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, expressed in
declaration issued last night after
the council had been in session here
for a week.
Peace parleys between Russia and
Germany show the futility of diplo-
matte negotiations, the declaration
says. Full Endorsement is given to Pres
ident Wilson's war aims The future of
labor demands that Prussian militarism
must be crushed upon the battlefield. it
is contended.
The statement. which goes at length
into the problems of labor as related to
the war. contains this paragraph:
Give workers decent place to live,
protect them against conditions to take
all their wages for bare existence, give
them agencies whereby grievances can
be adjusted and industrial justice as
sured, make it plain that their labor
counts in winning war for greater
freedom-not for private profiteering,
and workers can confidently be expect
ed to do their part. Workers are loyal.
They want to do their share for the
republic and for winning the war.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

man bodies as wen aaa OF German
hopes.
Underground World Cump1ete.
It consisted Of bew1lderfnE number
Of galleries and chambers dug at va
rious levels below the earth.s smface.
In these galleries and rooms lived the
garrison. both officers and men II was
a little world complete in itself. It con-
tanned mess halls, sleeping quarters, a
library. a writing room. hospital
ward. telephone and telegraph ex-
change, a lighting and heating system
the latter more or less primitive, of
course-and sewage arrangements
sufficient unto the need thereof. Also.
of course. it included ammunition
rooms and gun turrets as well as a
very efficient transportation system for
serving the guns.
The artillery accommodations, how
ever, are rather luxurious-I use that
word for comparison merely; there Is
nothing luxurious about hole in a
mudbank-as compared with some of
the improvisations Of the infantry.
When / was on the British front not
long ago the men wero lying out in
shell holes up to their waists in water.
And the water froze every night
That is the sort of subterranean ex-
istence that the front line has been
forced to endure for the past three
years Even the rest billets are not
what the civilian might expect in the
way Of comfort. A damp. dark cellar
in a ruined village. with stove In one
corner. a blanket to sleep on and few
sand bags to keep out the bombs-that
is the soldiers paradise.
TT amt the bloomin boche I mind"
said one British Tommy: its the
bloomin' life you ave to lead to catch
i'm.
Evening star., 1918-02-18

~ CgHe q Gaia In One Day
TAXA LAxA11v4 BR0AQ QuNINN (EAhastp),
Is 49, ~ Ce2Gh ard Heedaehe and YoeA1 n
Evening star., 1918-02-18
DEMANDS RUMANAN
.VAcAE TERRITORY
Russ Government Also Insists on
Extradition Of Gen. Stoherbatchef,
Recently Declared Outlaw.

LONDON, February 1S.-The Russian
government has sent an ultimatum to
tho Rumanian government demanding
the evacuation of Bessarabia by the
Rumanian and counter-revolutionary
troops, and the right to transport Rus
sian troops through Rumanian and
Bessarabian territory.
The uttimAtum. according to the 60
port was to expire February 16.
Tho ultiMatum also demands tho e1-
tradition Of Lieut.. Gen Dmitri Stcher-
batchen. commander Of the Russian
forces IN Rumania. who recently was
declared an outlaw by the bolsheviki
as an enemy Of the Russian people Ru-
mania is ordered to hand over the
~murderers Of Russian soldiers and
sailors
Consider Peace Conditions.
A Russian government wireless COM
munication received here contains the
following concerning the ultimatum: ::
The Rumanian general star delegates,
Col Rodalescue and Capt. Cavere, ar
rived here and proposed an armistice,
ending at o'clock in the morning of
the 10th, to consider conditions of peace
between Russia and Rumania We
agreed on the subject both sides re-
serving unrestricted freedom for the
movements and concentrations OF
troops- At the same time we sent out
an ultimatlm giving the Rumanian
government until tomorrow morning to
accept or refuse
Must Return Property.
'Our conditions are first, the irnmedi-
Aee evacuation Of Bessarabia by Ru-
lnAnian troops and by national counter
reVoiutdonary troops acting under Gen
Stcherbatchcn: second, the Immediate
return OF all property taken BY Ru-
man1an authorities belonging to Rus
sia on Bessarabian territory: third. the
unopposed transit of Russian troops
through Rumanian and Bessarabian
territories; fourth. the extradition of
Stcherbachen and. fifth. the extradition
or the authors of the murder of Com
rade Roschal and other Russian sol
diers and sailors.
we consider 1t our Revolutionary and
socialistic duty to declare that we re
ngntlng against the Rumanian royern-
ment and not the Rumanian workmen
peasants and soldiers, whom we of}er to
support to depose the Rumanian gov
eminent OF boureoisie and landlords"
Inc document is signed by Rakoyskv
PRESIDENT. and other members of the
ntsn colieg1um Tor the struggle against
tne Rumanian and Bessarabfan counter
revolution.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Col. Anderson Called to Duty.

Col George l. Anderson, U. S. A.. re-
tired. has been detailed by the War De-
partment as a member of the board of
ordnance and fortifications.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Basin Is Nared s'Lake Kingman,

The large aquatic basin which is one of
the principal features Of the Improvement
OF the valley of the Anacostia river has
been named Lake Kingman, in honor OF
the late Brig. Gen. Dan C. kingrnan, who
held the Office Of chief of engineers of
the Army when the project was adopted.
The entire valley of the river from the
Anacostia bridge to the District line near
Bladensburg is being converted into a
park. kingman Lake. in varying widths,
will extend along the right or west bank
OF the river from the line of Massachu-
setts avenue TO the District line. 1t Will
include several small islanda made atfrac-
tive with trees and Towering plants, and
reached from the mainland by rustic
bridges
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Honors D. W. Comstock,s Memory,

In memory of Representative Daniel
W. comstock of Indiana. who died last
year. two mon,..s after taking his seat
in Congress, tributes were paid in the
House. yesterday by Representatives
Barnhart, Dixon, Purnen. Woods, Ell
liott, Moores. Fairfield and Denton of
of California.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Eat Sleep, Fight and Liue
Underground in War Zones
All Trench Life BeIow Earth---BQck of Lines Civil
Population Has Transferred Existence to
Cellars and SubterraneQn Chambers

man bodies us wen rs of German
hopes
Evening star., 1918-02-18
Theatrical Program at Night.

A theatrical entertainment was given
tonight. with E. H Sothern as the
feature of the bill. The entire town
has taken on a holiday appearance, the
private homes being decorated with
flags and bunting.
All the men here have been granted
a weeks leave. New arrivals are ex-
pected each day. The Y. NJ. C. A. is
working in close cooperation with the
municipal authorities to provide enter
tainment for the Americans. The as
sociation has a staff of about fifty
workers, including many women.
The men expressed delight at getting
q rest and change from the arduous
trench duties All are in good spirits
and eagerly looking forward to q
weeks frolic in the mountains.
Evening star., 1918-02-18
WEEKS LEAVE GRANTED
U.s. S0lDERSM Front
Warmly Greeted When They Reach
French Town in Trench
Stained Uniforms.
By the Associat ted Press

BY the Associated Press
AK LIE BAINES, Saturday. Febru-
ary 16--The first great leave center OF
the American Army in France was
opened today, when American infan-
trymen wearing .tn derbies" and
trench-stained uniforms arrived here
on special train, These soldiers were
part of the first unit to arrive IN France
and were the first to see active service
in the trenches. from which they were
relieved Friday night. They had been
on tho road nearly twenty-four hourA
the American Red Cross providing q
warm meal at the one stopping point
Given a Great Welcome.
The soldiers were given a great wed
come upon their arrival here. They
were met at the station by Mayor AL
bert Marty and other municipal and
military officials and by American Of
ficers. This town is accustomed to en-
tertaining royalty and high military
and political personages. but the en-
ably surpassed anything in the towns
history. The thousands of persons
waiting at the station Justify. shouted.
as they caught aad sight iVs of the
representatives of their American al
lies.
Led by an American negro soldiers
band. the men paraded through the
main streets. A local military band
and young men Of the 1918 class formed
parade to escort the men on leave.
Tho American soldiers were given q
reception in a large casino which has
been taken over by the Young Mems
Christian Association for the duration
of the war. and light refreshments
were served by American women.
Mayor Marty. in a speech. welcomed
the Americans and promised hearty
cooperation of the municipal anthori-
ties in looking after the wants Of the
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
MANN'S STATEMENT ST!RS
SHERMAN TO TART WORDS
Illinois Senator Resents Repre-
sentative's Declaration ABOUT
Embarrassing the President"

Referring to statement issued at
"the other end of the CAPITOL deplor-
ing any attempt by republicans to en-
barrass President Wilson, Senator
Sherman of Illinois, republican. yes
terday afternoon in the Senate deliver
ed a vehement attack against Mi
nority Leader Mann, who recently
gave out statement of that tenor.
Declaring he was mot mentioning
any names" Senator Sherman said
edicts were being issued before the
person he referred to has mounted
the throne"
Hes much more powerful here IN
Washington than at home" Senator
sherman shouted. Il take no orders
from this self-constituted mouthpiece
of the republican party, hailing from
Illinois His leadership in the west
consists of Hyde Park and South
Chicago" The latter is the district
represented by Mr.. Mann.
Hes anticipating the day when he
can deliver orders" Senator Sherman
vigorously continued. "He never led
his own constituency or his own
state -
Senator Reed of Missouri. democrat,
interrupted to ask If Senator sherman
was withdrawing a candidate Tor
Sneaker to leave Champ Clark clear
field.
"He's welcome to it as far as | am
concerned" Senator Sherman replled'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
D. c. MANS WOUNDS
REPORTED SERIOUS
Corp. Robert T. stringfeIIow,
a Rail Employee; Other
Local Casualties.

Corp Robert T. Stringfellow, brother
of Detective Richard Stringfellow,
was seriously wounded November 4
in France, the War Department has
notified his mother. Mrs. E. F. String
fellow of 1924 H street northwest.
The mother recently received let
ter from her son, who, writing from
a base hospital. stated that he had
been wounded in the leg. but gave
no intimation as to the seriousness
of the injury.
Corp. Stringfellow is thirty years
old. He was selected for service,
sent to Camp Meade and left for
France last July. He was a member
of Company G, 316th Infantry. Be-
fore he went into the military service
he was a conductor on a Pennsyl-
vania train running between Wash
Today's Casualty List.
In today's list of Washington cas-
ualties are the names of two SOL
diers. Lieut.. Maurice L. Harding. son
of Mrs. Catherine Harding. 80 East
Capitol street, is reported died of
disease" Details of his death have
been previously published in The Star.
The other, Private Eladio r. Rivera,
who has been wounded, is the cousin
of Miss Constantine Moure Of the Car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06

Whether Corp. Owen NJ. Grinder is in
a French hospital or with the men,
bers of Machine Gun Company 312,
Washington unit, in quarantine in
New York harbor, is question to
which his relatives here have so far
been unable to obtain a satisfactory
answer. The last news received of
him by his sister, Mrs. w. E. Shekell,
Of 1343 Clifton street, was that he was
in base hospital with a fractured
arm.
Young Grinder was for some years
in the pressroom of The Star. but
about a year before he entered the
Army he Joined the Washington po-
lice force. He entered the Army In
November of last year and in the
spring was transferred to France.
The letter containing the news that
Corn. Grinder was in hospital was
written for him by comrade No
vember 5. In this communication the
young man said he was feeling fine.
and hoped soon to be home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06

White Dresses for Older
Girls. $3.95 to $685.
And these cunningly embroidered
and lace trimmed dresses are very
appropriate for approaching holiday
parties. The sizes are 3 to Ia.
Serge M;dd;es Make Practical
Gifts for Girls. $3.95
They are of half wool serge, white
braid trimmed; in the regulation style
with tie, yoke and sleeve emblem.
Sizes 8 to 20 years will be found in
the assortment.
Third FIool
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06
ASKS WRIT AGAINST I. C.. C.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company has filed in the District Su-
preme Court a petition in mandamus
TO compel the Interstate Commerce
Commission to investigate and receive
testimony and to report the valua-
tion of certain lands Of the company.
Chief Justice Mccoy issued a rule
on the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to show cause. December 10. why
writ of mandamus should not issue
The railway company complains that
the commission. in declining to re-
Ceive the testimony pronered by II, is
about to report the valuation Of GER
tain Of the company's lands at only
$4,000. when 1t is claimed the actual
cost has been $4,000, and that the
total valuation about to be given by
the commission will be $4,000 less
, than the value II found as directed
lby Congress.
The expense to the company in TAX
ing the testimony thus far has been
S250.000. the court is told, and the
company seeks to compel the COM
pletion of the investigation at this
time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-06

farm. of n. r. Williams in Fairfax
county, Virginia, during the summers.
Besides his parents and brother.
sister. Mrs. Harry Ball. 339 Massa-
chusetts avenue, survives him.
Private Richar Dudley Warfield.
formerly of the office of the auditor
of disbursements at the Southern rail-
way here, has been wounded with ma
chine gun bullets in the chest. How
ever, he is recovering. according to
his last letter, and hopes to come to
the District again.
He was a member of the 312th
Machine Gun Battalion, Washington's
unit of drafted men, which has lost
more men than any other organiza-
ton originating from the city.
His father, Lorenzo G. Warfield,
lives at TIA M street.
Assigned to 312th.
Private warfeld is twenty-four
years old. He attended the public
schools and Western High School be-
fore he entered the service of the South
ern railway. In November 1917. he
was drafted and sent to Camp Meade.
where he was assigned to and trained
Sergt. William P. Reilly. who died
of wounds on September 81, reported
in today's casualty list, was the ward
Of Daniel B. Casley. 2919 Macomb
street, Cleveland Park. he ATTENDED
Maryland Agricultural College before
he entered the Army.
Other Washington boys whose
Other Washington boys whose names
appear on the list are:
Slightly wounded-Private Francis
A. Barbee, 1440 saith street.
Killed in action-Corp. August H.
Herfurth, All street.
Died Of disease-Private Ernest !:
Gillen, 1241 D street southeast. and
Judson H. Beecher. Y. NJ. c. A.
Severely wounded-Private Frank
J, Jeffries, 113 F street.