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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
TRAVEL ACCORDING TO MAP
Alrmen on Night Raids Have Course
Thoroughly Mapped Out Before
Beginning Their Journey.

Before leaving on q long-distance
night raid the airmen prepare their
maps with great care, marking on
them the detailed course from the air
drome to their objective.
By means Of small balloon, whose
speed direction and height is recorded
BY an instrument on the ground, the
force and direction of the wind at diff
ferent attitudes is discovered. and the
compass course, allowing for wind
drift, is marked beside the course on
the map. The compass course for the
return journey is alss marked. The
speed Of the machine is calculated, and
on the line Of the course q series of
points Is marked, showing where the
machine should be every ten minutes,
thus enabling the airman to check his
progress and to know his approxima to
position IL he gets lost.
He watches the country below for
landmarks. He sees by his map tina {
river should appear In a few min
utes. His watch shows that he has
been flying 40 minutes. and near the
45-minute mark on his map is a twist
ed pale blue line. He looks ahead
and sees in the moonlight a silver
streak and he knows he is making good
time. When he is over the river he
compares Its outline with his map,
and sees that he is crossing 1t at the
right place.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Lives Saved by Steel Helmet

The British soldier, happy -go-lucky
as he is, has come to recognize the
value Of his steel helmet. Most of us
who have been in action In France
have stories to tell Of our own or 9TH
er mems lives saved by "tin hats" "tln
Ids" or battle bOwlers." A brother
officer of mine has worn for something
like two years steel helmet with a
dent In 1t as big as a small potato-a
souvenir Of a small lump of shell
which knocked him off his feet one
afternoon in the Ypres salient. have
seen helmet In the rim Of which a
machine gun bullet had cut a clean
nick. The wearer Of that helmet new.
er knew he had been struck until he
dofed his "tin hat"-London Times.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
NOTICE

Owing to the ban on public meet.
ings in the city OF Grants Pass, the
annual meeting OF the members OF
the Gravity District Improvement
company called for October 26, 1918
at p. m. Chamber OF Commerce
rooms, Grants Pass, will be adjourn
ed to and held at the Dimmick
schoolhouse at o'clock Saturday
October 26, 1918.
Every member Is requested to be
present, and all landowners under
the proposed ditch who are not mem.
bers are cordially invited to attend.
BY order. Of the president.
A. G. HOOD, Secty.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
RICH STACKER OUT
UNDER $4,000 BONDS

According to advices from Port
land Tuesday afternoon, Millionaire
Stacker Block, arrested near Canyon
vile a few days ago, and taken to
Portland where he had hearing be-
fore the federal court, was released
on $4,000 bonds, and Immediately
left for the east. Attorney Elbert
Herman, Of this city, represented
Block and went to Portland late last
week to take care Of his clients in
terests. Block was accompanied east
by his wife.-Roseburg News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
HAMPSHIRE Co. SHIFTS
ROAD BUILDING CAMP

r. C. Crowell arrived in the city
from Glendale last evening. Mr..
Crowell states that the John Hamp-
shire company has just finished five
miles of the Pacific highway this
side OF Wolf Creek, and that Mr..
Hampshire is moving his camp to a
point about two miles above the
Johns Ranch, on Cow creek, In pre-
paration to commencing work on 10
miles OF the Pacific highway extend
ing from Canyonville to the Johns
Ranch.
The piece OF road work this side
OF Wolf Greek was splendidly done,
and when surfaced will be a regular
boulevard.
The stretch OF road from Canyon
vile to the Johns Ranch will be the
last link OF bad road to be finished
on the Pacific highway in Oregon.
The distance between these two
points is IL miles. but one mile OF
the road has already been put in fair
condition and this part will receive
no attention now.
It is understood that the Hamp-
shire Company have been given a
years time to finish this piece OF
road work, although it will probably
be finished in less time. There will
be several concrete bridges and three
Howe-truss span bridges to build.
In many places retaining walls will
have to be built to prevent slides. In
general, the new road will follow the
old one. except that all sharp curves
and steep pitches will be eliminated.
J. w. Ball is engineer in charge for
the government, and will make his
headquarters at Glendale.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
British Urged to Keep Goats.

Goat getting" is coming right along
as a national sport In England, says a
London dispatch. Everyone who
knows anything about Mamie is writ
Ing to the papers urging everyone to
get one goat at least and more If pos
sible and keep them. The right kind
Of goat yields about two quarts Of
milk daily and the gentlemen Of the
species-the boys with the Farmer
Brown whiskers-are said to produce
first-class mutton.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
1000 WEARY WILLlES
IL L. $. SERVICE

New York, Oct. 23.-Members OF
the Hoboes' Union, who assembled
on the Bowery today for a flag-rais.
ing in honor of 10000 of their fel.
lows now in service, dug deep into
their tattered pockets and, at the ex-
hortation Of Jeff Davis, their king
bought 800 worth of war savings
stamps to back Americas fighting
forces. One "itinerant worker" pur.
chased $40 worth.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
COUNTY TREASURER's CALL
FOR ROAD WARRANTS

All Josephine county tpink) road
warrants issued up to August lst,
1918, and protested prior to that
date, are hereby called In and are
payable at the county treasurer's Of
flee on or after the 22nd day OF Octo-
ber, 1918, on which date interest
will cease. GEO. s. CALHOUN,
County Treasurer for Jose
96 phlne County, Ore.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
JOSEPHINE MAKES
RED CROSS SHIPMENT

The following articles were ship
ped to Red Cross headquarters last
week by Josephine chapter Red
Cross:
One hundred and fifty-seven wom-
ems house gowns; 80 boys blouse
suits 90 yrs.) children's dresses
&c yrs.) 80 sheels; $50 bath towels;
900 hand towels; 210 handkerchiefs;
Is napkins.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
ship Old Machinery

A giant $50 horsepower hoist and
large air compressor. from the old
Granite Hill mine are being shipped
to California this week. This ma
chinery was Installed at the Granite
Hill mine in 1894. being brought in
from California. and is now to start
on its return journey, for the reason
that the Granite Hill has not been
operated for about ten years.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Receives Sad News

Friends here received word yester-
day OF the death OF l.. A. Findley,
husband of Bernice Higgins. former
Grants Pass girl. at Camp Pike, Lit
tie Rock. Ark. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Mckenzie, relatives. were expecting
to stop off here yesterday to visit
Mrs. ]. G.. Schmidt, but continued
their journey.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Classified Ad Rates

Classified advertising In the Daily
Courier will be charged for at the
rate OF 5 cents per line per issue un-
less paid in advance. The rate OF
% words at so cents per week does
not provide for bookkeeping, post
age on statements mailed, etc. Here
tofore we have permitted occasional
charges at the cheap rates but. no
more.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Some Job.

For the first time in 80 years an
election is shortly to be held In the
London Guildhall for the post of "city
aleconner." The position carries a
good salary but apparently no particu-
lar duties. The "aleconner" was orig.
inally an officer who inspected and
tested any new brands Of ala.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
POPULAR SONGS

15c each, for Si.00 postpaid
Cash with order
The Nations Awakening.
When You Come Back.
I've got the sweetest girl in Mary
land.
I've got those fox trot blues.
I've heard about the Knights OF
Columbus, but where did he spend
his days.
j want a daddy like you.
I will give my life to Uncle Sam.
i will love you till the old mill
stream runs dry.
Jazzin the Cotton Town blues.
Joan OF Arc.
Just a baby's prayer at twilight.
Just a dream OF mother.
Just little cottage.
Just a night In dreamland.
Just as the sun went down.
Just a word OF sympathy.
Just keep on skating.
Just Hike Washington crossed the
Delaware, General Pershing viii
cross the Rhine.
Just one day.
The Music and Photo House
Stanton Rowell. Proprietor
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Here From Copper King

s. II. Hathaway. cashier at the
Copper King mine near Placer. is In
the city for medical treatment. Mr..
Hathaway recently slipped and fell
on a doorstep, severely lnjurlng his
side. He Is having his share OF grief.
as he is also suffering from a bad
cold.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
New Family Here

l.. +. Grlswold and family. oi
Great Falls. Mont, have moved to
this city and are residing on Fifth
street. Mr.. Griswold Is Il druggist
and came south for his wife's health
He reports everything very prosper.
Gus in Montana.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Rreaks Camp--

Chas. Cole, who has been getting
out chrome ore on Onion Springs
mountain. in the vicinity OF Placer.
has broke camp" for the winter and
is now in the city. B. +. Seaton.
with five teams. has been hauling
the ore to Leland for Mr.. Cole.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

He'd Cross Election Tonight
Don't forget the Red Cross cleo
tion between Q and o'clock at the
courthouse this evening.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
BORN

JOHNSON--To Mr.. and Mrs. John
son, OF Takilma, Wednesday morn
ing. October 23, a boy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Arrives In Eranc>-

Arrives In Erance-
Mrs IL, NJ. Parham OF this city to.
day received a card stating that her
son, II. l.. Mason. had arrived sarcly
In France.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Death nc kerby-

Death nc Kerby-
Mrs. Harry Floyd died at her
home In Kerby, Tuesday morning,
October 22, death being due to COM
plications following an attack OF
Spanish influenza.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Resting at Hospital

Resting at Hospital
Luther Schuneker. who last Satur-
day suffered broken leg while
working at the Copper King mine, is
reported to be resting easy at the
local hospital.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Lots Of Tin.

Most OF the worlds sources of tin
ore are either stationary or receding
In output, Bolivia. OF all countries
slving promise Of permanency and fu.
ture growth.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

FOR SALE-Oat and vetch hay in
bale, 712 North Eighth street,
phone 13-L. OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Carriers Wanted

The Courier needs more carrier
girls or boys, must have wheel. Ap.
ply at once.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

Heavy Frost--
The first heavy frost OF the season
occurred here last night. this morn.
ing everything outside being covered
with u mantle OF white.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

Puurs Electric Store
Wiring, lighting. everything eiec
trical. Phone 30. Medford. 10;
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
NEW TODAY

HEMSTITCHING and pecoting done
to order-Handicraf Shop, Med
ford. OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23
Breaks Collar Bone

Breaks Collar Bone
J. NJ. Whlpple, In the employ oI
the Southern Pacific company, had
his collar bone broken this morn,
ing while working around n swing,
ing crane. A brakeman was also
slightly injured.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

LOST-Ladies silver pin with tor
quois setting. Return to Cramer
Bros.'s store; reward. 81
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-23

Butter Wrappers printed to com.
Wy with the law at the Courier.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Putting into effect Of the home
campaign known to have been for
mulated some time ago has only been
fastened by the visit of raiding
U-boats to the Atlantic coast, it was
intimated, and the present efforts are
but a part of a long contemplated
program.
Future visits from the German raid
ers may be expected, it was said, and
Atlantic coast waters must not hence
forth be regarded as submarine proof.
The navy department would not ven
ture a prediction today as to whether
the craft which preyed on American
coast-wise shipping early in the week
might still be lurking in waters on
this side of the Atlantic. 1t is said
that the vigilance of patrols in no.
wise had been 1essened nor would it
be decreased after it was safely as
sumed that the submarines had re-
turned to their home ports.
The latest dispatch made public by
the navy department concerning the
raiders was the announcement last
night of the sinking late Wednesday
of the Norwegian steamer Vinland of
1,193 tons, 65 miles off the Virginia
capes. The crew of the Vinland was
landed safely in Cape May, n. j.,
yesterday. The sinking of the Vim
land followed that of the British
steamer Harpathian by nine hours
and occurred So miles nearer the vir-
ginia coast. Bombs were used to sink
the vinland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
PLUMBERS IN
KICK AGAINST
LICENSE FEE
Claim New Ordinance Adop.
ted in May Was Without
Notice to the Trade.

The Independent Master Plumbers
of Bridgeport are arrayed against a
change in the city laws by which the
license fee for plumbers is raised fror'l
of one of the Independents, made tn
the Times-Farmer this morning. The
plumbers assert the fee is excessive,
unjust and unconstitutional and as
sert they will fight the imposition et
the fee.
The ordinance to which objection
is taken is one which was adopted
May and approved May by Mayor
Wilson. This ordinance was put intd
ftrce through the medium of peti-
ton from the Master Plumbers @
the ordinance committee, which ask
ed that the. previous ordinance he
amended to the one adopted May g.
All licenses must be renewed by the
fist of June and this year plumbers
must pay $50 and each year after s.
a. year in order to obtain or renew i
license.
There are about As of the so called
Independent Master Plumbers who
claim they were in no way notifie
CT any such change in the ordinance
governing licenses. The affair re-
solves itself into a conflict between
the organized Master Plumbers ar !
the Independents. There seems to
be little redress for the Independents
as the ordinance now stands adopted
and approved.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
LEPR0US PATIENT TAKEN
FROM WEST end FACTORY
Theodore Hadjes Found
Suffering From Unusual
Contagious Disease.
NOW HELD AT THE
ISOLATION HOSPITAL
State Board of Health Con-
firms Diagnosis-Came
Here From Stamford.

Theodore Hadjes, a Greek, Al
years of age was taken out of
one of the West End factories
today suffering from leprosy.
The case was discovered
through a report made to the
Board of Health by DR.. H. A.
Neuman, 1886 Fairfield avenue.
The matter was taken up by DR..
Walter H. Brown who brought
the matter to the notice Of the
State Board of Health and con-
firmed the diagnosis today.
According to the information gath
cred in the case by the medical auth
critics Hadjes has. been in Bridgeport
for about five years and resided on
Warren street. Before coming to
this city he worked for the Yale &
Towne Co, Stamford. Whether he
was suffering from the loathsome dis
case when he came to this country or
not has not been determined up to the
present by the health officers.
While the authorities are making
preparations to move him to one Of
the 1eper colonies, Radjes is being
held at the Isolation Hospital, and the
chances are he will be sent to Black
wells Island. New York, where a col
ony is located. &lET@
The officials of both the Board OF
Health and the Isolation Hospital are
very reticent about the case. but it i:
hinted that Hadjes contracted the dis.
ease through mixing with Orientals
and a most rigid search is being made
foor any other cases which might be
either in this section or any part ot
the state.
Leprosy has been encountered il
this section of the country only il
isolated cases, but on the Pacific
Coast cases are being met with fire
quently on account of the large Orien
tai population. The dread disease
which is probably the most terrible
Continued on page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
BUSINESSMAN
is REPORTED
AS MISSING
William II. Howe Has Not
Been at Place of Employ
ment for About a Week.

Social and business friends and ac-
quaintances of William H. Howe, en-
ployed at the Rowland Dry Goods Co..
were surprised today when they learn
ed that he had left home and is sup
ICsed to have gone to New York. A
young girl who worked in the sport
ing goods department, of which he
was the head, is also reported miss
ing.
When he did not appear in his de-
rartment at the store for several
days it was thought perhaps he was
ill, but when Miss Catherine McCar-
thy, a saleswoman in the same de-
partment, did not come to work, and
home on Gregory street, suspicious
were aroused. A week ago yester-
day he was seen in an automobile
going in the direction of New York
Mrs. Howe was in tears today when
asked about the matt er and beyond
saying she believed he was demente
and did not realize what he was doing
refused to discuss the matter or to
say whether she had received any
word from the missing business man.
However, she admitted he had been
acting strangely of late and said sh
really believed he was. mentally l.
balanced. -......--.-..
1t is understood that Howe, be.
sides being a stookholder in the firm
for which he worked. is also stock
holder in the Smith Murray Co.
Capt E. Q. Cronan, chief of the de-
| tective bureau, has assigned one D:
/ his men to make an investigation ot
the case and it is thought likely that
word will soon be heard from the
missing pair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

Allied pressure against the German lines northwest of
Chateau Therry shows indication of relaxation The
having yielded readily the first thrust against him Thurs
day. the Entente allies pursuing their pressure and
pushing local operations.
The salient into the Allied front has been pushed back in
this process The Allied line is asrde the gnon river
and points of vantage have been secured north of that
According to reports from the front the attack of Thurs
day began front of about three miles but the reaction
has spread until it extends from hill 20, west of Chateau
Therry to Damard miles to the northwest Along
all this line the Allies have ground with encouraging
pidity
The official statement issued by the French office
ons two violent attacks against the Boureces1 lie Thoet line.
this section of the battle line that the American
nes have been in action and they probably still operat
here The fact that both German assaults were repulsed
with heavy losses indicates that these Americans still fight
ing with their initial vigor.
According to official statements the heights
have been taken by the French which may indicate that
wedge has been driven into the German lines north of the
Cgnon and that the retirement of the north
Chey and Dammard may have been accelerated
ger of being trapped by the rapidly advancing Allies.
Farther north the French have improved their positions
the neghborhood of Ambeny, while at Faveroe in the Viii
ers Cotterets area violent bombardment reported
Patrol engagements of minor reported from the
British front.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08
WOMAN ACCUSED
OF BEING AGENT
OF The GERMANS
Madame Victoria Indicted
in New York for Violation
of Espionage Law.
FIVE ARE HELD TO
AWAIT THEIR TRIAL
jeremiah O'Leary, Sim
Feiner, One of Those Who
Were Indicted.

New York, June S-Investigations
by agents of the. department of JUS
tice are continued into the alleged
activities of the seven persons against
whom indictments charging conspir-
acy to commit treason and conspiracy
to commit espionage were returned
here yesterday by a federal grond
jury. Meanwhile five of the seven
are held without bail to await trial.
The one woman mentioned in the in
dictments, Madame Maria K. de Vic
torica, is a prisoner on Ellis Island,
while four of the six men, Carl Rodi-
ger, William Robinson, Albert p.
Ericke and Emil Ripper, are con-
fined in the Tombs prison. Two 9TH
ers, jeremiah O'Leary, prominent
American Sim Feiner, and John T.
Ryan, Buffalo lawyer, are fugitives
from justice. The indictments con-
tain the names of two others, Ru-
dolph Binder and Huga Schweitzer
both of whom died during the last
year.
Foremost among the five who ap-
peared in court was Madame De
Victorica, also known to the federal
authorities under various different
names. She is accredited as a bar
oness and reported to be related tc
the empress of Germany
Since her arrival in this country
shortly before the United States en-.
tered the war Madame De Victorica
has maintained suites at many of the
prominent hotels and it is said, dis
pensed money with a reckless aban.
don. To federal authorities she i.
known as Boroness Won Kretschman
Maria Won Kretschman, Marie d.
Vussiere, Marie Victorica and Mis-
| Clark
She with Carl Rodiger, also indict
CONTINUED on page p
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08

American marines and French
troops on the sector northwest of
Chateau Thierry have driven the Ger
mans back 1-2 miles on a front of
six miles and latest reports are that
sharp fighting continues. Along the
Clignon river the Americans have
taken Torcy and Bouresches and the
French Veuilly la Poterie and Vinly.
The extremities of the advancing line
are marked by Boursches and Vinly.
On Friday the fighting was of a
more desperate character than on
Thursday, but the Germans were
compelled to give ground, the impet
uous marines and French being too
much for them. German prisoners
taken now exceed 800. AS a result
of the advance the enemy has been
driven back on the river and across it
at Vinly. He no longer menaces the
height positions south of Veuilly
which form an important part of the
barrier holding the Germans from a
closer approach to Paris.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-08


The protecting destroyers got into
action quickly on two occasions last
Sunday, but Father Wareing did not
know whether any submarine had
been sunk.
To the Associated Press Father
Wareing, who had a trying expert
ence following the torpedoing of the
British steamer Laconia in February
1917 said:
"Soon after we reached the danger
zone our convoy was attacked by Ger
man submarines and for a few min
utes l thought I was in for another
experience of the same kind as I had
on the Laconia. The exact number
of the enemy U-boats was not deter
mined, but at least two were seen.
I'VE had a lively escort of British
destroyers, however, and they were or
the trail of the periscope like a flash
Guns and depth bombs began popping
like giant firecrackers. Fifteen depth
bombs were dropped into the nest Of
German submarines Whether any
submarine was sunk I cannot say, fol
we were on a fast ship and enveloped
in smoke, but know we did not 1ost
a single ship. Our convoy carried {
large number of American troops
cannot tell you how many"
After the sinking of the Laconia OF
Feb. 26, 1917 the Rev. Father Ware
ing was in the same lifeboat will
Mrs. Mary E. Hoy of Chicago and he
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Hoy. Mrs
Hoy and her daughter both died Of ex
posure and were buried at sea.
Among the other members of tn
Red Cross party were Prof. Dexter o
Panama, Prof. Whitford Shelton of tn
University of Pittsburgh, the Rev.Wil
liam Cotton of Tarrytown, N. Y, tn
Rev Robert Coupland of New Orleans
the Rev James Conover of East Green
wich, R. l., and Elton Clark of Bos
ton,