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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
GENERAL HOSPITAL
FIRE PROVES FATAL
Ottawa. Jan. 10.-It has just been
learned that four children lost their
lives in the hospital fire.

Ottawa. Jan. 10.-At 10 o'clock
this morning fire broke out near the
operating room in the west wing OF
the general hospital. Heroic work
was done by the nuns. The nurses
saved all but one of 15S patients,
many Of whom we're children. One
child was strapped to the bed, with
weights fastened to its injured leg
and was burned to death. This Is
thought to be the only fatality.
One little girl patient, who was re-
moved to a house across the street.
died from excitement.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
Senator kenyon Warns
! AGAINST PATCHED PEACE
America Must Come to The Rescue With 100000 Men
and Still Have Million More IN Reserve, Before
an Honorable Peace Gan Be Cenclude1

Washington, Jan. 10.--Senator
Kenyon who recently returned from
a visit to the French front and TO
England. today warned the senate
against Germany's peace offers and
stories that the country was ex-
hausted.
Nothing could assist Germany
more" he declared. Those who
are trying to help In bringing about
patched up peace and lend their
influence In that direction. are
weakening the American forces.
weakening American preparation ~
he satd. "and they had best remem-
Der that 1t will cost us more now to
lose this war than to win it."
Senator Kenyon in relating his
experiences. said that what he had
seen In France had aroused him to
such pitch that he wished the kafs-
err might be compelled to be at sea in
an open boat that was being shelled,
the the palaces OF the German ruler
might be blown up and that be
might be placed whore bombs drop
ped around him during a London air
raid.
Pointing to the fact that 1t took
England two years or more to gel
ready to fight. he declared there was
no reason for gloom In this country
now but the saddest words this ma
ton can ever write II II fails In this
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10

emergency by reason OF delay viii be
the words too late -
I'VE must bring TO the western
front two million men and have .
million in reserve" Senator Kenyon
declared. I'VE must do II as quick
ly as possible. We must cut rcd
tape: stop quarreling about the guns
and little things. and carry this
thing through on business-like prin-
ciples. Is It not possible for each in
dividual in this country to quit
thinking about what some one else
would do and resolve to do every
thing he can do? II Is not enough TO
do our bit. We must do our best.
There is too much grandstandtng
and limelighting; too much patriotic
posing and not enough sacrifice
"Out OF this war Will come great
things to our people. We viii have
no hyphenated Americanism in this
country. II is not time for parti-
sanship nor politics and ! may say
II Is no time for Ineficiency In any
departments Of our government" 4
Senator Kenyon said that In this
spirit Of nonpartisanship." hs
would like to see a coalition cabinet
including Elihu Root and Theodore
Roosevelt and that the servics Of
William H. Taft might be used In
some Of the commissions sent
ahroad- u n-lrLa -
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
CONGRESSMAN RANKIN
FAvORs WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Washington. Jan. 10.--Iu the
house today Jeanette Rankin favor
ed woman suffrage and opponents Of
the measure reminded her that she
refused to vote for war. Gray asked
the members how they would like to
have a majority of women before the
war Is over.
/ The house passed the suffrage am
endment this afternoon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
SHIPS BUILDING IN
TWENTY-FIVE !! STATES

Washington. Jan. io.--The imme-
adiate program OF the Emergency
Fleet corporation includes 1,40s ves-
sells OF various tonnage. with a total
dead weight tonnage OF S,636,s0s
tons. The bulletin OF the council of
national defense Tuesday announced
shipyards are now in operation un-
der construction In 25 states, includ-
Ing practically all states touching on
the oceans and Great lakes.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
FOOD SITUATION N
EUROPE IS CRITICAL

Washington. Jan. 10.-The food
situation in Europe is so critical
that the food administration in plan
ming to release sO.0o0.00O bushels
OF wheat. despite the fact that the
normal export surplus had been ship
ped by the middle Of December. The
American people will be asked to
save to make up the deficiency.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
THOMAS SCOTT, PORTLAND.
AsPHYxATED IN FRANCE

Washington, Jan. i0.--General
Pershing reports that Thomas Scott,
OF Portland. Oregon, has died OF as
phyxation. It is reported under the
head OF natural causes. t
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
AMERICAN TROOPS MAY
BE SENT TO ITALIAN FRONT

Washington, Jan. 10.-An appli-
cation to congress by Secretary of
War Baker Tuesday for $4,000
for mountain. field and Siege can
non, "the need Of which could not
have been forseen when the military
estimates were submitted" was be-
lieved to forecast action by Ameri-
can troops in Italy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10

Fort Smith. Ark, Jan. i0--A pow
der and dynamite plant at Patter-
son. Oklahoma, Is miles east Of Nc
Alester. was blown up at noon today
and heavy loss Of life Is reported.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10

Nogales. Jan. i0.-A detachment
OF American cavalry sent into Bear
valley, % miles west OF Nogales. to
observe trails, clashed with a band
OF Yaqui indians, capturing ten. one
OF whom died Of his wounds,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
POPE PROTESTS TEUTONIC
RONTBARDNIENT OF CTTIEN

Berne. Jan. 10.-The Papal nun
clio. at Vienna formally visited EN-
peror Carl and left with him Pope
Benedict's note Of protest against
Teutonic bombardment Of undefend-
ed cities, according to Vienna dis
Matches
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
PEACE CONFERENCES To
DECIDE ON NEUTRAL CITY

London. Jan. i0.--The peace cen
ference ls trying TO decide on some
neutral city In which to conduct re-
gotlations. according to report
from Bres,-Litovsk late this after
noon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
DYNAMITE IN COAL Is
THE CAUSE OF ExPLUsION

Memphis. Tenn. Jan. 10---Se, era.
persons were injured here today by
an explosion caused by dynamite In
the coal shoveled into the furnace.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
GERMAN spy SUSPECT
MAKES GOOD ESCAPE

San Francisco. Jan. l0.--Adolph
Boltman. detained rs sus1e'ted
German sry has escaped.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
AUTHORITIES HAVE
] D|SBARRED N GILL

Seattle, Jan. 10.--The state board
Of bar examiners today disbarred
Mayor Gill, OF Seattle. from prac-
ticing law In the state OF Washing
ton for one year.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
POWDER FACTORY BLOWS
UP AT FORT SMITH, ARK

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 10.--One
man was killed in the explosion here
today OF the powder factory.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-01-10
TftOTZKy URGED TO BE FIRM
AND NOT ACCEPT DIsHONOH
ABLE PEACE
RUSSIAN AND BULGARIAN PEACE
Russian Authorities Consent 10 Con-
slider rkarfne independent Factor
In Peace Terms

Berne. Jan. l0.--It Is reported
that a separate peace agreement has
been signed between Russia and Bul.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
THE TANKS AS MAN-SANERS.

We are accustomed TO regard the tanks
IN war as tremendous engines for smash
ing the foe A British expert invites Us TO
consider them rs great instruments tor
saving their own ARMIES II Is estimated
that Il battalion al 81 tanks will save At
least 900 casualties every day they arc
in battle
Certainly il is ono Of the aims m action
to spare ones own forces while dong as
much damage as possible TO the enemy
Yet il does seem almost a paradox Of
twcntcth-century war that We are able
thus to apply actual figures OF llfe-sav-
ing to the work Of Understanding, de
fcnse-crushing, indomitahlc steel mons
tcrs which to their victims must look
things Of inextinguishable terrors.
This invention Of the hour docs not
wholly dispose. however. Of the Napoleon
ic dictum ii victory for the heaviest bat
talions Of men. great part of the tanks
value lies in he fact hat with chem on the
offensive. il is possible 70 do with 8
fraction Of the fighting force which a
tankless drive would require Behind the
arrnored monsters making their ruthless
wav forward there are rest and trcshen-
ing for the living reserves upon whose
overbalancing numbers he ultimate issue
Of the strife will most probably depend ~
New York World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
The Vote Of Soldiers in Camps.

The Legislature of Delaware. in 1915,
enacted a law providing for the registra-
ton al citizens Of tins State engaged in
the military or naval service of the United
States, wherever located, in this country
or abroad Two registrars were appointed
hy Governor Townsend. in accordance
With this law. 10 attend 10 the registration
of soldier citizens III the United States,
hut for obvious reasons. no attempt was
made 10 register those who are engaged in
active war service abroad. The registra-
tion. however, was not very imposing, the
total being only about $40.
The law also provides for tic poll and
count Of thus soldier vote. and that diff
ficultv faces tins procedure Is evidenced
by the correspondence between Governor
Townsend and the State judges IN respect
Of the matter. which was made public
last week. TIE governor suggested
plan, and tie Judge approved II, but con
ditionally and with caution 'lf such
vote is taken and not formally objected
to in writing by a candidate at the meet
ing of the boards Of canvass. said the
judges, the same will be counted, be
cause it is the manifest intent of the
statute that such persons shall be per-
mitted to cast their ballots as other quali-
fed voters of the State may do
But suppose some candidate, defeated
BIZ small margin. should interpose OBJ
jections. in writing TO the boards OF
canvass against the counting OF the
soldier vote? The Judges, in the com
munication to the governor, gave no
opinion as to this probability, but the
reasonable presumption is that All OBJ
lection of this character would operate
against the recording and canvassing of
the soldier vote.
There have been ruInors, recently, TO
the effect that the law providing for the
registration Of soldiers and sailors, and
the taking Of their vote was defective, by
reason Of military and naval conditions
having changed materially since it was
enacted The serious attention given 10
the matter by the governor and the State
judiciary. and the cautious reply Of the
latter 10 the governors 5 inquiry, iDparts
some foundation to these rumors
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
WORK. FIGHT OR RUN.

This grave question has thrust itself at
Provost Marshal General Crowder:
is running for Office an essential
occupation?
Running for office is still one of the
inalenable rights Of free and untram-
meled people 1t is one of those priceless
characteristics which ditfeTentIate us from
kaiseriSn. What shall we say, then, II an
excess Of militaristic feryer were to inter
fere with this high priority?
Yet it would be unwise to give to this
type Of patriotic sacrifice an uncondItlon-
ed license To announce in advance that
all candidates are safe from the long arm
of the Crowder cohorts might put an lIn-
due premium upon an already overcrowd-
ed profession Running for office Is an
occupation which requires no apprentice
ship. Ii is an industry that may be entered
without learning or probation. 1t Is pro-
fesslon that requires neither aptitude,
training nor previous seTvltudc. No test
IN proficiency can be applied to Its ad-
herents No examination Will dltferentlate
those who are ready to sacrifice themselves
to the public veal from the maiingersers
who find it "A respectable cloak for slack
ing " Washington Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
POOR LOSERS.

The suffragists, who have worthy
cause and cannot fail to win eventually,
are taking the defeat of their amendment
resolution in the Senate very hard and are
particularly enragcd at Senator Lodge,
because. as they declare Indignantly, he
persuaded the new senator, Mr.. Drew, Of
New Hampshire, 10 vote against the
measure.
Whether they know this or whether
they merely guess il, they are blaming
Mr.. Lodge for their defeat and are the
more bitter because they expected Mr..
Drew who was appointed after the death
Of Senator Gallinger to succeed him in the
Senate for the brief interval before cleo
ton, TO vote as Mr. Gallinger would have
done, the deceased senator having been a
friend Of the suffrage movement Their
idea evidently is that he should have
accepted his predecessors views in this
short period, whatever his own might
have been and that in inducing him to do
otherwise Mr.. Lodge was enacting a dis
honorable part They therefore have it
in" for the Massachusetts senator.
In taking this attitude they are show
ing themselves bad Indianapolis
Star
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
PRESS COMMENT.
SUBMARINE HEROES AT BRUGES.

MIR. Walter Duranty's dispatch in
yesterdays Times, telling of the short
and riotous life of the German sub
marine officers in Bruges, paints vividly a
| scrapulo,ls life. One seems to see some
| Flemish little master portraying almost
! too actually the cxccsses of Alva's Spanish
infantry, or the little diversions of the
| Gree companies, the reckless mercenaries
| that followed the famous Condottleri,
| the Reiter and the l.anzknecht whose ex-
| ploits anticipated, though at their worst
| they far from equaled, those of their
| twentieth-century successors.
| We see the submarine officers highly
paid, exempt from close official scrutiny
| INTO their amusements, living on shore n
life much like that of the buccaneers and
| pirates, their more respectable ancestors.
The adventures who served under the
Jolly Roger, the staggering cutthroats OF
| Flint and Blackboard, sure TO be hanged
to the yardarm at last, drank and made
merry in about the same way, according
to their humber lights and coarser sur
roundings, rs these undersca Siegfrieds.
As rule, however, they had to lurk
about obscure colonial ports. West
India rum, more burning than the eli
mate, was their ordinary tipple. The
pirates of Briges had a beautiful, quiet,
mcdiaeval city TO rcvcl in Ancient houses,
their windows stained beautifully by the
lapse of centuries, were put Mt their dis
posal They had the pick of the best
stocked wine cellars of Belgium. With the
curious fondncss of the parvenu, they
seem 10 have favored most what MIR Gree
ley used to call champagne WINE.
Condemned to the vc-bting llie-in-
death of the submarine, their occupation
growing more dangerous every month,
they consoled themselves with the old
philosophy nf men doomed TO death.
In the case of professional murderers like
these. however. one thinks rather OF
the final drink of the eghteenth-cen-
tury highwayman just before he donned
the wooden collar" at 1yhurn.
The house Of millionaire Of the classic
name Catullc was the club and head
quarters of these gentle souls. They turn
ed the basement, as they would nave
turned Catacombs or Cathcdrals, INTO
rathskellcr, perhaps the finest flower OF
German civilization They adorned u
with carlcatwcs and cartoons iney
scrawlcd over its walls, characteristic
Epictlrean bcer-hall rhymes. They hung
up gaudy-coorcd lamps And then. like
Iamshvd, they revclcd and drank deep.
Their wet record in this one house was
ten Thousand bottles. 1t - not much
The olympian Goethe - said 10 have
drunk thirty thousand bottles, but his
was a long life and these gentlemen were
all for a short and merry one, In this.
house, and whatever other house was dis
honored by thc,r presence, they went
through the usual German frolic OF smash
ing all the crockerv and furniture. The
feast Of unrcason was usually ended by
burning up the whole establishment
New \ Iork Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
JUST FOLKS
THE EASY ROAD.
BY Edgar A. Guest

II wasn't mine TO face the cruel foe,
] have not seen a splendid conradc die
Or gone to him in answer to his cry
And found him smiling through flood
of pain
And caught the messages he whispered
low
For those he loved and left so long ago
No bitter goal I've struggled To attain
Fate held me back from all such scenes aa
these
And pampered me with al lies uxuries.
] have not known the depths of huma n
Nor shared the hardships of my fellow
man,
MY life was ordered bv n gentler plan
have not felt the touch of sacrifice
| do not know how much the soul can
bear.
The livery of peace was mine to wear
| own the joys of freedom without price.
My life through pleasant ways has
ever run,
BY others has the bitter work been done
For me the wooden crosses stand in France
For me the little children look in vain
To see their fathers coming home again
For me the mothers sit alone and weep
That | may smile, each day the troops
advance,
Adventuring death and glorying in the
chance,
And all the time pleasant post keep,
The ways OF case are mine Oh, God
pray
Teach me to tread them IN manly
way
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01

tically impossible to get rid of inefficient
emT byes. Not long, agO, the War
Department had 207 persons, who, with
out exaggeration, might be termed super
animated. Sixty-two Of them averaged
around ~ years, and 50 Of them were 70
years old or more. Most of these we're
unable to fulfill good days work, and
four Of them did absolutely nothing
Their salaries ranged between 81 900 and
81 400. The total amount Of their com
bined salaries was S99,0g0. IF / had
been at liberty" declared the auditor Of
the War Department, in discussing this
situation, II could have pensioned these
people at 5000 q year and would not
have had to expend all the leftover
balance for employees abl e 10 work ont II
that saving"
If anyone doubts the truth tf these
statements, all he has to do Is To stand ont
in front Of one Of the government de.
partrnents at 40 in the afternoon and
watch the exodus of employees from its
doors Old ladies hobbling along ON canea
and old men, bent, bleary y-eyed and senilc.
may be seen in large numbers among the
crowds Of youthful war workers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
Their Sole Plea Weak One.

With only few days left Of the pend
ing political campaign, the Republican
party has nothing to offer the country, as
an argument in support of its request fol
popular Endorsement, save the decidedly
ridiculous plea that Republican adj
minstration is essential to a sane and
satisfactory adjustment of peace terms
with Germany, and of the various i'm
portant questions that are sure to arise
and demand settlement after the wal
comes to an end. The Democratic party
the Republican partisan leaders cootend
cannot be trusted to perform this work
in an efficient manner.
But what weak plea this is How far
IT will fall short of commanding the APP
proval of voters who know, and voters
who think before they vote. In fact, what
a silly proposition it is to advance. IN the
face of the great accomplishments of the
Wilson administration, especially since
our country was compelled 10 take an
active part in the war.
The sending of two million good fight
ing men to France and other parts of the
war field; the sllmmoning, cqmpping and
training of at least two million more,
now in progress in this country; the splen-
didly successful transportation Of our
enormous army abroad, together with
ample supplies of food, equipment and
-. N
Allies as well as meet all the requirements
of our own soldiers; the magnificent
manner in which the construction of
ships. the manufacture of munitions, the
collection of supplies, and all other sup
Elemental war work here at home has
been performed all these signal ac-
complishments stand out rs simply Won
derful They have commanded the un-
qualified approval and open admiration
of our European Allies while the quality
Of the tr,iI ing given Ia our brave soldiers
before they were sent abroad is attcsted
by the gallant and successful manner IN
which they have conducted themselves In
actual warfare Military leaders of
Great Britain and France had no Idea
that such efficiency could be attained
in such short time, and now freely adj
init that our young soldiers, Just taking
their baptism Of fire, arc equal in all
respects to their own veterans.
TIE administration that could do these
things. and do them SO well, IN the face
Of innuncrablc difficulties and harassed
nv mean ubstructionists and carping
critics, may he trusted TO carry the govern
ment safely through any or all the emer-
gencics that may come with peace.
The Republican plea. It may be truly
said, is pitifuIly weak. almost con
temptiblc II offers nothing encouraging
Or assuring. Certainly it viii not attract
the support Of intelligent citizens, those
who want our country 10 emerge from
The Great War with the highest honors
hat may attend the splendid record we
have thus far made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01

There are several very efficient Old
people ~ the government service Their
IS an old lady IN the Treasury Deuart
ment, for instance, who "A IN exnof
money-rnender and could not easjIy i,
replaced. The War Department aIg9 ~.
for an assistant chief clerk. IN old u..,.
80 years Of age, Who Is Just ~ rapsbIe
anybody in performing duties of Tho h,yI
est class But these are TIE crcott.r,
rather than the rule For he rn1sf I'M,
the departments are waitiug caoerly r
the passage of The McKeilar bill.
So far, only a small degree II opyc4itpg
has been encountered ~ The rocarir
and this was due ~ the belief tbai =.
might prove strain on the nation
treasury in time NJ war This mar orHekl
dispclIed when it. was shown that ~
government would take IN 0Yer u.
million dollars than IT paid ont IN tbt
first year Only Z 500 aged cjpployes vii
have 10 be retired IN the iiTst yc9r a. y
expeDse Of two million dollar, while NJ
amount collected from gCycrnmcnt fu
ployes during that period uill ~ 90
10000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
THE EVENING SMILE.
TWENTY MILES BEHIND.

Included among the passengers on
board a ship crossing the Atlantic re-
Gently was n man who suffered One
day he went up 10 the captain of the ship
''S-s-s-s-s-s. etittercd the man
ooh, cant be bothered, said the
captain, angrily
The man tried TO speak 10 everybody
on board, but none could wait tn hear
what he had 10 say At last he carno
to the captain again
Look here, said the captain, II can
tell you what to do when You wnnt to
say anything; YOU should sing il -
Then suddenly. III = tragic voice, the
man commenced TO sing
Should nuld acquaintance be forgot and
never brought TO mind
The bloomin cook's fell overheard, and
II twenty miles behind
Detroit Free Press
Sammic- Say. Paw. what IS notion
store" Paw "oh, It 5 n place where
women go occasionally when they have
no notion what to buy indianapolis
Star
Darling think IN the dim past |
was \ prilnordlal hcc and YOU were rose :.
YES. It was probably intended that
should got stunp Florida Times Union.
The girls cant distinguish the differ
enccs III The various insignia No,
they are Just rs sweet TO i second leu
tenant ~ they are 70 major general
bless their hcartsl' Louisville Gouner-
journal
Nillic-"P Paw, what IS hush money!
Paw Hush money is the ten bucks
YOU slip your wife when YOU get home
from a poker game, 50 she wont bawl you
ont for an hour. my son. o--Cininnati
fnQiIircr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-01
WOMEN IN MUNITIONS.

In Great Britain, where a million
and a half women have replaced men
in various lines of industry, they form
81 per cent Of the total number
of employees in munitions work, and
IN banking and finance nearly % per
cent. In Commercial occupations they
average 16.9 and in engineering firms
ia per cent. These figures refer only
to the women known to fill vacancies
made by the withdrawal of man power
Many thousands are working in other
occupations not so directly affected by
war conditions