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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
OREGON TO GET ONLY
THREE NrM=PR0ltCTS

Washington. Feb. 20.-The house
rivers and harbors committee. Con-
gresham Hawley is informed. will
report only three new projects this
session. Galveston, Long Beach and
Crescent City, Cal.
This action shuts out Yaauina
Umpqua and other Oregon projects
favored by army engineers. The
list was reduced to the three named
1t Is said, upon statement by the
war department and shipping board
These only are deemed urgent, I
has been decided.
The Crescent City item involves
no application to the government
this year. money provided by loca
Interests being now used. TIL
chrome ore deposits furnished Z.
controlling argument for its adop
tion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
RED CROSS|S
GIVEN License
This Oruanissoon tan Now carr,
Food. Money. Mail and Clothes 10
A,uosican i'rIsonrvs In Gcs1nany

New York. Feb. 20.--A license "a
trade with tho enemy has been
granted to the American Red Cross,
II was announced tonight. The Ger.
man government has given to the
organization the privilege OF send.
Ing mail, food. money and clothing
to American prisoners In Germany
Germany has insisted that In 70
turn. the Red Cross must act as the
medium through which fathers and
mothers in that country can commu'
nicate with their sons in American
internment camps and to . minor ex'
tent with prisoners 10 French and
British camps. In q ssnse this con-
stitutes trading with the enemy"
and II was uecessary 10 obtain the
sanction OF the war trade board.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
IL STATES FAVOR !.
LEAGUE Of NATIONS

{, New York, Feb. 20--Tweive states
have declared by legislative action
that they favor the formation Of. .
League Of nations after the war. ac-
cording to announcement by the
League to Enforce Peace here to-
night. 4.s,t
The nrst was South Carolina, and
it was followed by Oklahoma,l Della
ware. Illinois. Tennessee. Georgia
Maryland. Louisiana, Texas. Massa-
ohusetts. Mississippi and Kentucky
,in two others. New Jersey and
Rhode Island. similar measures are
peading. ....,.i.. .t.,,.d.,s
"It ought to be determined before
the war comes to an end what our
policy will be after the war Is over y
according to a statement from VIII
liam IN. Taft, president Of the league
read here tonight You cannot,
am afraid. after the war, arouse the
people into a declaration OF princi.
piles. They have to be advised. and
they have to consider and discuss
aud now Is the time to make up oui
minds what we are fighting for"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
N|GATllG !.
NlDle E|HlsGyE

stockholm. Feb. so.-.Special re-
ports say there has been . great desl
OF Revolutionary fighting IN Russia
and In Finland. chita. capital Of
Trans. .Baikaiia least Of SberiaD has
been captured by revolutionary
troops and the Bolsheviki claim to
have established their authority In
that part of the country. All the
Chita Batteries passed into the
hands Of the Red Guard.
The Bolsheyiki assert that theil
forces have taken Botaisk and ad-
vancsd eight versts beyond Rostov'
on-the-Don. They also say that theiI
forces dispatched to Astrskhan have
been completely victorious over the
Cossacks and that all authority there
has passed into the hands OF the
workmen's and soldiers group.
In Finland. according to Bolshe
Wiki sources. the Finnish White
Guards are still retiring before ths
Red Guards, who continue to ad
vance on the Karleski line. Th'
White Guards are said to have Writ
ually evacuated the line from Borst
to Helsingfors.
The arrival OF Finnish White
Guards in the Aland islands compli
Gated the situation. Previously they
had been defeated BY Red Guards
and fled for refuge aboard Swedish
ships,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
++Fj0jl0)D CONDITIONS CIj0:jNl|l m
germany 6 SERIOUS

An Atlantic Port, Feb. 2o.--Food
conditions are very bad In berlin
but there Ia plenty Of bread.
This was the word brought Mon
day by Mrs. Clara Steinberg Of sau
Francisco, who arrived on the Nor
weglan American liner Bersensfiord
She left Berlin four weeks ago.
Mrs. Steinberg. an American be
fore she married several years age
aud went to Germany, said she paid
$3.50 u pound for butter and wal
glad to get Il. She said she paid
$40 for a goose for Christmas din
ner, Her son, Raoul, nine. declared
that was the last square meal hs
had eaten.
!. II want to 20 some place and gel
some real SOUP" he said.
Soldiers are rarely seen now on
the streets OF Berlin, she declared
all furloughs having been revoked
Some operas we're produced durinl
the winter In Berlin and there is an
occasional theatre performance. shs
said, but few people attend. Every
one In Berlin. she asserted. wear
mourning. Nearly everyone has sui
rered some loss In the fighting.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
PREAfiER LIDyD GEOih'E GIN
H1,oUsLy CREDITS rHn PLAN
TO AMERICA
UNIFIED EFFORT IS NECESSARY
President wIL~,n l'ptosp,insi THAT
uniied states should Not WASTE
its strvaxth

Washington, Feb. s0.--Frank ad-
mission by Premier Lloyd George
that the convincing demand for uni
asd military effort under a single
directing body had come from the
United States. confirmed the lmpres-
sion that has prevailed here since
the proposal to send the mission
headed BY Colonel House TO u su-
prcme war council Al Versailles.
II vas known unofiicialiy at that
time that President Wilson had been
convinced that the allied cause stood
10 grave danger unless a central
body could be erected with authority
TO initiate vigorous warfare based on
a ~ell-dlgestsd plan OF strategy that
covered oil fronts
Tho president was dstermined that
the United States should not waste
its strength In the war; but shonld
With tho co-bsiiiEereats. wage an Of
tsasive battle Of tbs mos, vigorous
character. His military and naval
advisers had strongly urged upov
slm the advisabliity Of seeking "a
ualte MI the force. opposed to Cor
many into a singie unit Of military
pover. striking avery blow for its
relations to . grand scheme OF cam
saigu and wasting NO strength 10
minor, ,sasaGvmsats or dlsrelatsd Of
fsus,v-s on the several fronts.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
DRAFT TREATY
BEFORE SENATE
Under its Provisions United States
WIN Draft Both Birth a.d
Canadian Citizeas


Washington. Feb. 20.-Trsatie,
between the United States and Greal
Britain and the United States and
Canada to govern the application Of
the army draft to the citizens Of
each country residing In the other
were sent to the senate today By
Secretary lansing. They were sign
"a by Mr.. Lansing ana Earl Rsidins
British high commissioner.
Under the treaties the United
States may apply the draft Law ia
British subjects and Canadians liv-
ing In this eountry. between the
aEss Of 20 and 4s years. the British
draft iimlts. while Great Britain and
Canada may draft resident citisenl
Of the United States from 81 to 81
years. M
Similar conventIons are now bs.
ing negotiated BY the state depart
ment with other co-belllsernt na'
tions.
BY the enforcement Of the Amer
lean British treaty. Il is expected
that more than 25o.ooo men In thii
country VIII be made liable to ssr
vice. while at least 10000 VIII b
affected by the treaty.
Estimates place the number o.
draft ago Americans In England 4
$4,000 and in 'csnsda st shout So.
900.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
ASKS sHIPYAIKD WORKERS W
SHOW 100 PER CENT AMERI-
CANIsM IN CRISIS
EVERYTHING DP{NE on SHIPS
Any Ma. Guilty of Putting Ground
Glass in Casdy fer soldiers, should
n shot Like hog

Salem, Feb. 20.--"Any man guilty
Of being responsible Tor putting de-
fectivs steel into ships sndangers
the lives Of thousands Of young Am
sricsn sailors and should be placed
against wall to face the firing
squad. Any person guilty Of putting
ground glass or poison In candy to
reach the soldier or sailor boys Of
the country should be shot down
like q dos" declared Governor
wlthycombe today.
The statement was part Of an in
terview issued by the executive call
Ing upon shipyard workers and en-
ployers to show 100 per cent Amer
icanism In aiding In the progress of
the war. .s~'
The executive was In receipt OF q
Telegram from w. p. Strandborg. OF
Portland. director Of publicity for
the Public Ssrvies Reserve In Ore
xon. transmitting statement from
William Blackmsu. director Of labor
or the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
|rAs statement .wss transmitted q
the governor Of each state today Ton
comment. as he chose. and In sub
stance declares that the whole fate
OF labor. organized or unorsanised'
depends upon the progress Of worh
in the shipyards.
Pointing out that the vital need
OF shipping for war imports has eur.
tailed even tho Imports into the
country. and thps WIN cut dovr
manufacture Of non-essentials and
hit labor In that way, Director
Biackman made an urgent appeal e
oil workers to put every ounce Of
effort into their work.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
THEilE ARE - AMERICANS
MISSING FROM TUSCANlA

Washington Feb. 20. There arc
still ~ Americas soldiers Of the
Tuscaulz .anidentired or unaccount-
I'd for This includes 3s unidenti-
He'd buried and u reported missing.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
MAS SPANlea|l|t
MURDERED BY huns

London, Feb. 20.--ln the house Of
commons today Noel Pemberton Bill
ing asked whether. in view Of the
fact that the late Sir Cecil Spring.
Rice. the British AMBASSADOR It
Washington was Instrumental in the
Caillaux- Bolo Pasha disclosures. IN
inquest would be held to determine
IL his death was due to any cause
other than that announced.
The speaker replied that Mr.. Bill
ing was required to put his question
in writing and that II would be an
swered in regular order
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
|CREs{NT Project
REPORTED 10 HOUSE

o. s. Blanchard today received q
telephone message from Crescent
City. which included the following
telegram:
Washington. Feb. 20-Judge John
l.. Childs. Crescent City. CAL: Rivers
and harbors bill reported favorably
today, including Crescent CITY, on
terms proposed by me, in behalf OF
your community. lndorsed BY the
war department Prospects OF final
passage are. excellent.
U4ARENCE F. LEA.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20

Seattle, Feb. 2o.--Ois Hanson.
real estate nan. and James =. Brad
ford. attorney. led . field Of ssvsa
candidates for the two nayoraity
nominations in ssattle's primaries
carly last night and. iaecordiag 70
nearly complete rsturns. will contest
at the final election on March s for
the post now held BY Mayor Hiram
&c. GIL.
Complets returns from over hair
the. prseincts plscsd Mayor ON saird
on the list. Esriy IN tAs svsaing
the mayor admitted hs vas out q
the running,
Ralph A. Horr. the mayoralty can-
didsts Who was shot BY an a1idehti-
ned stranger tlorr aid Ne fodad hid-
ing in his ONCE last night. vas NTH
In the race.
Complete returns from les ont Of
the 277 precincts gave Hanson. H.
511. Bradford. ITO: ON. sos:
John F. murphy. s.lso: Horr. s.e7s:
A. e. crimths. s.e7s; snd C. ,.
France. ATS.
Hanson was progressive candidate
for United States senator In 1914.
Several years ago he served in ne
Washington legislature. Bradford
was former Seattle corporation coun-
sci.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
80 DATE YET SET FOR
NEXT sELNTIvE DRAFT

Washington. Feb. Secretary
OF War Baker says no date has been
selected for beginning the second
draft. The government does not
want to disturb the labor situation
particularly In planting season
which Ia partly responsible.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
'RUMA4!|IA!INP|6['IcE ! IS IS !.
Being. CONSIDERED

.Anstsrdsm. Feb. is.-Coun'
crernin, Ausfrs- Hungarian foreign
minister, u proceeding to Rumanis
at an early date. according to . VI
enns. dispatch, 10 response 10 ,ttu
ynanla's. expressed Wish to enter into
preliminary discussions with the cep
trail powers, regarding the evsniua
conclusion Of peace. ,a. be 80
Representatives Of the other pow
err Ia the quadruple alliance are al
30 going to Rumania
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
PRESIDENT AND. LEADEls8
AGREE on LEGISLATION

Washington. Feb. 20.-The presi-
dent and leaders Of both parties in
the senate have virtually reached
an informal agreement for prompt
action on legislation giving the pres
ident freedom in co-ordinating and
re-organizing departments for war.
Amendments. practically drawn by
the president and to be introduced
by Senator overman, promised to
command the support Of both sides.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS e
ARE BUSY ExPLANING

Amsterdam. Feb. 2o.-1Eyery ef-
fort is being made by Austrian au-
thorities to convince their people
that peace made with Ukraine Is not
only one OF great material adsant-
age to the central powers. but that
any Injustice done Poland BY taking
away the province Of choIm and siv-
ing It to Ukraine. will be remedied.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
sTUR![E|!VAlM|I!. t! MT. ,SAoT
BY ENEMY PLANES

Washington, Feb. 20.-vice Ad-
mlral Sims has advised the navy de-
partment that the American seaplane
In which Ensign Albert Sturtevant
was lost. Is claimed by Germans to
have been shot down In Flames.
sturtevant was second pilot in the
machine. which apparently was at
tackled by ten enemy airplanes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
AERIAL ACTIVITY REPoRrEp
ON WESTERN BATTLE FRONT

London. Feb. 2o.--There Is mark
ed aerial activity on the western
front. The entente has brought
down or disabled 81 airplanes in
three days. The British are busy
bombing airdromes and docks in
Belgium.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
GERMAN TROOPS AIiE ADvASc'
ma AGAINST RUSSIA on 400
MILE FRONT
AHNEuToNs AND MDEAN|TES
i,olshcviki Government Fo~cd Into
HumiilatinG Pcaee By tho Common
People u RassiA

Amsterdam. FEB. 2o.-Gsrman;
has mot yet replied to the Bolshe.
yiki's peace offer. but continues to
advance on front Of over. 400
miles. II Is uncertain whether oI
not the Bolsheviki backdown will
stop the Germans. as their power
depends on making peace. Accord
Ing TO German and Austrian papers
renewed war with Russia is unpopu'
lar with the people.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
GEllMAN 6OCLAldSTS ~ - sas.s
ARRANGING FOR STRIKE

London, Feb. 20. German inde-
pendent socialists are arransins q
aemonstratiye strike. In the mahi-
lions factories OF the empire, COM
menclng March I, according to Ber-
lin information.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20

Washington. Feb. Secretary
Baker, In his weekly review says
both allies and Germans are ready
for an offensive In the west.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20
HI GILL MAKEs A POOR THIRD
IN SEATTLE MAYORALFy
PRIMARY
SEVEN CANDIDATES. CONTESTED
Two Opposing CAsdldates for cry
Election WIN Bs Oss naassa -
James X. Br,df6Fd

Seattle, Feb. 2o.--Complsts ~
turns from the primary election
show Ole Hanson with $4,000. Brad
ford with 1900. GIL 1900. Horr b
fourth with 3.7oo. Hansoa and
Bradford will compete IN the
msyoralty finals to BE- held y
March.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20

Amsterdam. Feb, 2o.7.z-German
Foreign Minister won Kuehlmann
said TO the reichstag today, ';we can
no longer believe 10 the pacific In
tentions Of Russia and must see to
Il that peace and order prevail" He
also said. he hoped Germans new
war with Russia would strengthen
Petrograd's inclination for peace.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20

Washington. Feb. s0.---Announce'
ment OF the purpose OF the Bolshe.
Wiki government OF Russia to sign
peace treaty based upon the hn'
initiating conditions imposed by the
Germans caused no surprise In on.
cial circles. In view OF the fallur,
OF the attempt OF the Russians to in
fluence the German socialists to pre-
vent an attack on unresistins peo
pie. An Irresistible demand by tn,
great masses OF the Russian people
for peace has brought about thu
downfall In turn OF three successive
governments that OF Car Nicholas
Prince Lvoff and Kerensky. Lenin,
and Trotzky. according to the on
clal Understanding here were full,
aware that their regime would share
the Same fate II they failed to re
spond 10 the overwhelming ,demant
Of the, Russian public. .s,f
There was danger Of overthrow
\
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-02-20

Petrexrad. Feb. 20 Genera
Hoffman. German MILITARY rspresen
tative At BrestA.Itovsk. has tele
srsphsd the Bclsheviki for writer
authorization Of the Russian rire
less peace message. sent to Berlil
yesterday. He says authenticatiol
must be sent to the German com
mand at. Dvinsk. The Russian ON
cial statement says. messengers frcu
PetrosrNd arc beins sent 70 Dvins'
today. with peace message.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
STANDARDIZED FOOD
AND DRESS Is RULE
AMONG DUTCH PEOPLE

The Hague, July 2S.--(Corerspondence
of The Associated Press)-Standardiz
food is becoming the rule in Holland and
standardized clothing may be next.
The scarcity of meat has called into
being the standard sausage. a mixture
Of beef and veal, produced under gov.
ernment control and sold at the fixed
price of 0.22 per pound.
The shortage of leather is responsible
for the introduction of standard shoes
in three grades and prices; and standard
sack suits in six varieties of sober tints
are promised for the near future.
Standardization in womens clothes
is urged in some quarters, but few ven
turesome spirits hazard any concrete
suggestions on this irony problem
The latest is the standard cigar. To-
bacco prices are soaring and cigars now
cost twice or three times as much as
they did a year ago. The government
article will be made of the remaining
stocks of Java tobacco in the country,
and provided with a wooden mouth
piece enabling the smoked TO finish the
weed to the bitter end, which is ex-
pected to result in n saving OF 10 per
cent. This cigar will retail at Dutch
cents and pickers up of cigar stubs Will
have to look for another trade.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
200 WILL ENTRAIN FOR
CAMP PIKE, LITTLE ROCK,
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

\ large number Of people are expect
ed in Ardmore today. About 275 regis
trants in Glass / will appear at the
court house at / o'clock in the after
noon and from this number 200 are to
be selected for induction into the serv-
ice. As they come from all sections
Of the county and as their friends and
relatives viii come with them. there
will be many people here to bid them
goodbye, although they do not entrain
until / o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
The women Of the Red Cross will as
semble at the courthouse at 3 o'clock
this afternoon To- sew the badges, or
markers, ordered 10y the department, on
the left sleeves OF the coats of the reg
istrants VINO are selected to 90 to camp.
Before the registrants leave tumOr-
row, he canteen committee of the Red
Cross. of which Mrs John II. Carlook
is chairman, will serve lunch for them
at the Frisco station At 1880 o'clock
sharp. the train leaves at 1 o'clock.
The registrants, whose destination
is Camp Pike. near Little Rock. Ark,
viii go on the regular Frisco train as
far as Madill and there be transferred
10 a special train which will run over
the Frisco TO Hope, Arkansas. and then
over the iron Mountain railroad to Lit.
tie Rock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
REAL ZEPPELIN SHOWN
IN LNCE FILM SPECTACLE

"rhe Zeppelln's Last Raid" Thorn
as IL. Ince's first great spectacle since
"Ciyiizaton" and the initial release Of
the newly organized United States Ex'
hibitors' Booking corporation, reveals
motion pictures for the first time
the secrets of the Zeppelin by which
Germany is waging ruthless warfare
upon the allies on the west front.
The new Ince subject is one of mo-
mentous timelness, inasmuch as the
story, which was written by c. Gard
ner Sullivan, also author of "Civiliza-
ton" was based upon the growth of
the democratic spirits of revolution In
Germany, forecasts the overthrow OF
kaiserism, and many of the events
now occurring in Europe We're antici-
pated by Mr.. Ince and Mr.. Sullivan.
An honest-to-goodness Yep is the
central figure of 1.-The Zeppelin's Last
Raid" and the portrayal of the inner
workings of the mammoth drigibie
is scientific treat The secrets Of
its construction. which the Germans
have jealously guarded, are revealed
for the first time.
The Zeppelin is of the same type
the Germans are now using to spread
terror and destruction through France
and England and required three months
TO build. 1t is approximately 600 feet
in length. with a diameter of 60 feet.
il has an aluminium frame, with longi-
tudinal and horizontal ribs, covered
with d stout interlaced cord. over which
is the outside cover of linen, painted
black, The shape Is that of an exag.
gerated cigar. Two silk balloons fill
the Interior, holding the hydrogen gas
which gives the lifting power Slat-
ted runways nine inches wide with
guide rails extend the length of the
airshp, giving access to the sleeping
quarters, an electric kitchen and the
five great steel engines. ana in addi-
ton is shown how the death dealing
bombs are released, how the mighty
"vulture of the clouds" is propelled.
how altitude is recl,Oned and the op-
eratl2n of the steering gear.
In The Zeppelne's Last RAID the
dirigible is destroyed by its own com
manJer who belongs to the Legion
OF Liberty, an organization of the com
mon people striking secretly to bring
about the overthrow of the ruling
classes His crew reVolts and insists
upon carrying out orders to bomb the
deferseiess British coast towns. But
the commander thwarts them by dyna-
mitirg his craft and dies as the dirigi'
I bic goes to pieces in midair.
Mr.. lnce missed nothing in his su.
pervision of these scenes, for he was
assisted by an eminent authority on
aeronautics who for years was an Off
Ger aboard a Teuton Hep.
Many OF the Zeps used by Germany
in the war have been destroyed in
just such a manner as is depicted in
the latest lnCe spectacle. Every Teu-
ton dirigible is equipped with a CON
trvance which igntes a charge of dy-
Mantle in the big envelope and blows
i ~ atoms. The commanders are
under orders to destroy their own craft
when in danger of capture to prevent
the secrets Of the airships from falling
into the hands of the enemy.
This remarkable film will be shown at
the Palace Theater in Ardmore today
ana Monday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-08-25
Federal Authorities Recommend Gas
for Industrial Use in ArdmOre.

As one of the steps toward the conser'
vation of fuel oil, il is more than prob
able that the fuel administration may
insist that gas be furnished to the in
dustrial Institutions OF Ardmore.
L. :. Conservation Agent Nash. of the
oil division. has been looking over the
situation and has asked the gas com
pany here to furnish estimates of the
amount of gas the company is able to
furnish.
Officials at the office Of the gas COM
pany seem to be reluctant about giving
out information in the matter. but it
is known that Mr.. Nash. while in this
district made a trip to the Fox field and
expressed the opinion that gas should
be used for fuel in Ardmore where oil
IS now being used.
Just what his recommendation TO the
gas company was. cannot be learned at
this time. hut the logical conclusion il
that within a reasonable time Ardmore
will have gas FOR Industrial consump
ton.