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General Duport. who has been ap-
pointed chief of the major staff of the
French army. General Duport was
born in Alsace IN 1864. AT the begin
ming of the war he commanded the
Ninth French infantry regiment, which
did valiant work in the Champagne
battle. He also helped in the de-
Tense of Verdun, and was decorated
for his work in repulsing the troops
led by the crown prince of Germany.
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Could Be.

Willie Monk-Ain't you stork?
Mr.. Stork--What did you think l
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Worth While Quotations.

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is never deep. Exchange.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07

yeyance; and the Receivers In said
cause and any party TO said cause
who may be in possession OF any OF
said property so sold, or any part
thereof. shall deliver UP possession
OF the same to said purchaser. and
II said possession Is refused writ OF
assistance will Issue out OF this
Court in aid OF said possession, and
upon the delivery OF said instrument
or instruments of conveyance the
Rogue River Public Service Corpor-
alton and the Rogue River Land and
Investment Company, and their Re-
ceivers In the above entitled cause,
as further assurance to the purchas-
er will make. execute and deliver
to the purchaser. his successor or
assigns. In form to be approved by
the Court or a Judge thereof. proper
instrument or instruments of con-
yeyance, assignment and transfer OF
the property SO sold. and all sIch
other instruments as the Court may
deem proper for a further assurance
or to establish or perfect the title
OF the purchaser to the property
so sold.
For further particulars with re-
ference to the property to be sold
and with reference to the terms and
conditions OF sale. reference is made
to said order. copy OF which may
be found on inquiry at the Office Of
the clerk OF the United States Dis
trict Court for the District OF Ore
gon, or on application to the under
signed Master in Chancery.
Dated at Portland. Oregon, this
25th day of February. 1918.
ROBERT F. MAGUIRE,
Master In Chancery.
Title and Trust Building, Port
land, Oregon.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07
Amount $1,000. 90 Each
Amount $500. 100 Each

Said sale will be at public auction
and for cash or receivers certificates
issued in this cause by the receivers
of the Rogue River Public Service
Corporation prior to the date OF sale.
The Court reserves full power. au-
thority and discretion to reject any
bid which in the Judgment OF the
Court is subject to just objection.
Any party to the above entitled
cause, or any holder OF any claim
against said corporations. or either
OF them. or any agent representing
them or either OF them, may be and
become a purchaser at said sale, ano
the above described property may be
inspected by intending bidders. sub
ject to such reasonable regulations
as the receivers herein may pre-
scribe. The purchaser Of any OF
said property, except the purchaser
OF the bonds of the Golden Drift
Mining Company herein last above
advertised, shall, as part OF the con-
Isideration for said sale and in addi-
tion to be the price bid, assume and
perform all contracts made by the
Receivers in this cause which shall
be in force at the time of this sale
and which, by the order Of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for
the District of Oregon heretofore en-
tered. shall have been made binding
upon any purchaser Of the aforesaid
property; and by making his bid and
the subsequent confirmation thereof
by the said Court, the purchaser
shall be deemed TO have assumed to
carry out the provisions of said con-
tracts.
Upon the confirmation of the sale
and the payment In full OF the pur-
chase price, and upon compliance
with all the terms of the sale, the
Master in Chancery will make, exc
( cute and deliver to the purchaser.
his successor or assigns, in forms
to be approved by the above entitled
Court or Judge thereof. the proDer
instrument or instruments OF con-
veyance, assignment and transfer OF
the property so sold. and upon the
delivery of said instrument or in
st~rT'e-'r the grantee therein. his
successors or assigns. will be let into
the uossession of the property so
sold and conveyed. including all net
income. bills and accounts receiv-
able. and Ill othe~ nropertv oc1"t~ed
hetwce, the date OF the sale ard tho
date Of the execution and del,ve-r
Of the deeds or Instruments OF con-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07

Mrs. Nat B. Hart went to Grants
Pass Monday afternoon. Mrs. Ding
Ter returned that evening and Mrs.
Hart went on to her home in Ho-
quiam, Wash.
Mrs. Lucille Schmidt Of Grants
Pass came Tuesday morning to spend
few days with her mother. Mrs.
Mae Henry.
Mrs. Kent Root and children came
up from Medford, where they have
been visiting, at the home OF Mrs.
Roots brother. H. w. Ritchie. and
family. Tuesday morning.
The following Red Cross articles
we're sent to Grants Pass last week:
20 pairs Of socks, one pair of mitts.
and five sweaters.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07


also two CD fractional lots or par
cells OF land. the one adjoining on
the West. and the other on the
North, OF the old Voolfolk" brick
yard, also adjoining the o. 4 G. r.
X. right OF way. said tracts contain
Ing Seven and Seyenty-hve hun
dredths t7.75) acres. more or less.
Lot One % In Section Twenty
t20). Township Thirty-six (36)
South, Range Five t5) West OF the
Willamette Meridian, containing
Fifty and Twenty-Five hundredths
5000 acres; also all that portion
OF I,ot Two CD In said Section
Twenty f20). Township ThIrty-six
i3G) South. Range Five (5) West.
OF the willamette Meridian, lying
East OF line drawn from a point
on the North line OF said lot. Two
Hundred and Fifty-six 1850 feet
West OF the Northwest corner OF
said Lot One ~. and Ten Hun
dred Ninty-two and Seven-tenths
f1092.7) feet East Of the North
west corner OF said Lot Two (2).
thence South to Rogue River, con-
tanning Six and Fifty-hundredths
t6.50D acres. more or less.
All that part OF Lot Four (i) OF
Section Twenty-Five f22). Township
Thlrty-slx f3G) South. Range Five
90 West. OF the Willamette MerI-
dian, described as follows: Begin
ming at the Northeast fNE) corner
of said Lot Four az thence West
Two and Nine-tenths f2.9) chains:
thence South 10 the Rogue River:
thence Easterly along said river TO
the Southeast corner OF said lot:
thence North to the place OF begin
ming: less Two and Eight-tenths
f2.s) acres heretofore conveyed for
railroad right OF way.
The aforesaid property will be-
sold subject 10 the lien created by
that certain trust deed and mort
gage made. executed and delivered
by the Golden Drift Mining Company
on or about the lst day OF Septem-
Der, 1905. TO the State Bank Of
Chicago. given 10 secure bonds OF
said Golden Drift Mining Company
aggregating approximately s165 900
and those certain Receivers certifi-
Gates aggregating approximately
sal. .767.07, heretofore Issued out OF
that certain cause pending in the
Circuit Court OF the State OF Oregon
for the County OF Josephine. where
In William Zimmerman and others
we're plaintiffs. and the Golden Drift
Mining Company and others we're
defendants, one order dated the 30th
|of November. 1910. authorizing the
Issuance OF $4,000 OF said certifi-
Gates, and another order dated the
25th day OF March. 1911, author
izing the issuance OF s1767.07 OF
said Receivers certificates: and also
subject to the lien OF that certain
deed OF trust and mortgage made.
executed and delivered on or about
the llth day Of March, 1914. by the
Rogue River Public Service Corpora
tion TO the Fort Dearborn Trust and
Savings Bank OF Chicago. Illinois.
given TO secure a bond issue OF said
Rogue River Public Service Corpora
tion aggregating s3s0.450; but said
property so sold shall be free from
all other liens held by any claim
ants against said properties or any
of the assets hereinbefore described.
save and except tax liens In favor OF
the State OF Oregon.
Also bonds OF the Golden Drift
Mining Company, aggregating In
amount sio3.5o0.oo face value, des-
cribed as follows, towlt:
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07

sickness, no sour stomach. no blOating.T-
MRS nj. b. HUGHEs, Mosher Street.
ASTORIA, OREGON. MY blood was bad
for long time and | was oil rundown;
had severe headaches was nervous ana
tired all the time. After trying different
remedies without getting any better
decided to try DR. Pierce's Remedies.
took the Fayorite Prescription and the
Golden Medical Discovery according TO
directions anu was restored to perfect
health. can conscientiously recommend
them.
: rMy mother always uses Dr. Pierce's
Remedies. She gave me the Fav0rite
Prescription when was coming into
womanhood. = MRS. c. c. MRssRNeER
17go Duane Street
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07
HUGO

Mrs. Ahern spent last Thursday
in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Winnie Bagley went to
Grants Pass Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. L. l.. Beveridge went to
Grants Pass Saturday afternoon and
spent several days with friends.
ID. Peterson spent Monday after
noon in Grants Pass.
Mrs. Fred Dingler and daughter,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07
WOMEN ARE NEEDED
TO HELP IN WAR.


Women can be usefuly employed n
nursing the wounded, in making up
the soldiers kits, and a thousand other
ways. Many American women are
weak, pale or anemic from woman's
ills. For young girls just entering
womanhood; for women at the crit
ical time; nursing mothers and every
woman who is rrun down. tired or
over-worked : Doctor Pierce's Favorite
Prescription is special, safe and GER
tain help. 1t can now be had in tablet
form. You can procure trial package
Of the tablets by writing Doctor Pierce,
Chief OF Staff at Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo.
N. Y, enclosing 10 cents. Write in full
confidence il you desire free medical
advice also.
pocrpupo 0prcnc --vTharo ic rotbinr
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07

London, Mar. Military opera
tions are confined to trench raids,
artillery bombardments and aerial
activities. Germans are more ag-
gressive in raiding.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07
RED CROSS MAKES
A GOOD SHIPMENT

The Red Cross has made a ship
ment of the following articles, the
last having been made just three
weeks earlier than this:
Total shipment, March 5
Thirty-five hospital bed shirts; 40
pairs operating leggins; 40 suits pa
jamas; 35 pairs bed socks; conva
lescent quilt tjunior work.; Is dish
towels; "a wash rags; 80 handker-
chiefs; Is napkins.
Knitted goods--169 sweaters;
23S pairs socks; Z helmets; 81 pairs
wristlets.
Junior Work (High School)
Two baby layettes; IS petticoats;
l boys suit; 3 shirts; girls
dresses; suits flannel underwear:
l flannel petticoat; 164 rolls gun
rags (11h dozen in roll-2,952 gun
rags); 27 bundles gun wipes 600
in bundle-2.7 gun wipes) rolls
gun rags. 12x12.
Four of the sweaters listed above
were made by the Junior Red Cross.
A shipment will again be made
about March 23. so knitters are ask
ed to be ready for it.
Grandma Williams has broken her
own record knitting sweaters. : Be-
tween the two shipments of Red
Cross supplies. just three weeks
apart, she knitted six of her own
particularly beautiful sweaters,
much more complex than the ordi-
nary Red Cross garment. The sol
diers who are lucky enough to get
Grandma Williams sweaters will be
fortunate men.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-03-07

SO good as Doctor
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for all
d diseases with
which q woman is
troubled. | took
II for innamma-
tion and IL cured
me. / also took
1T d arin g ex-
pectancy and |
was so well all the
time; had no
headache. no back
Ache. no morning
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
WIFE FOLLOWS
MATET0 GRAVE
28 Hours Separate Deaths
Of Caithersburg Man
and Widow.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Owen,
of Gaithersburg. Nd. formerly of
washington. died rs hours apart.
Mr.. owen died early Friday morning
and Mrs. Owens death followed yes
terday morning at . o'clock. A
joint funeral service will be held
this afternoon at Grace NJ. E.
Church. Interment will be in CAL
thersburg cemetery.
Mr. Owen was 70 and his wife II
years old. He was for years a real
estate auctioneer in Washington. Up
to the time Of his death he was in
partnership with his son. Vernon G.
owen. in Washington. Mr.. Owen
had served in the Maryland Legis-
lature in 1881. He was a former
president of the Montgomery County
League. He was a mem
Der of the Washington Board of
Trade and the Real Estate Brokers
Association.
Four sons survive. They are:
Vernon @. owen, Clarence E. Owen,
trainmaster Philadelphia division
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; DR..
Thomas NJ. owen. Bureau of Animal
Industry, Department of Agriculture.
Norfolk, and Claude W. owen, vice
president of E. G. Schafer & Co,
plumbing and heating supplies. Of
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Army and Navy News

Lieut.. Cyrus Garnsey, Sd, regimental
munitions officer. Seventh Field Ar
tillery, son of Cyrus Garnsey, jr.. AS
sistant United States Fuel Admins
traitor, gave his life for his country
at the French front, September 30.
1918. He was q years old. The Of
fetal announcement to his father
said:
II deeply regret to inform you
that Lieut.. Cyrus Garnsey. Sd. field
artillery, is officially reported as
killed in action, september Both"
1t was signed by the adjutant gen.
eral OF the army. Maj. Gen. Peter c.
Harris.
From military sources il was
learned that Lieut.. Garnsey received
his baptism of fire five days after
reaching the front near Compiegne
and won a citation. Later at Chateau
Thierry he was one OF three officers
in charge when their whole battery
was cited.
or the first, he himself only re-
ported that he had been compliment
ed OF the latter he expressed deep
appreciation because of the men. His
last letter was written on September
%, and in it he said: 1T may be a
long time before l can write again. -
Lieut. Garnsey's home was in Mem
phis, Tenn.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
PHONE SEIZURE
ORDER EASED
Cooperative Companies
Which Are Independent
Not Affected.

Telephone systems now being op-
Grated as cooperative enterprises
and receiving no revenue from other
companies will not be required to
comply with the orders affecting
telephone companies until further
order, Postmaster General Burleson
announced yesterday. The order
follows:
Until otherwise ordered by the
Postmaster General any firm. COM
pany or association. whether in
corporated or unincorporated. own
ing or operating telephone systems.
system or part of a system as CO.
operative enterprise and receiving
no revenue either directly or indi-
rectly from any source other than
from its own partners, stockhold-
ers or members as assessments or
dues, shall not be required to COM
ply with the orders of the Post
master General affecting telephone
companies. and until otherwise or
dered by the Postmaster General
any such system or part of a sys-
tenn so owned or operated and now
connected with any system under
government control shall continue
to be so connected on the terms and
conditions now governing such con-
nections, If such systems. system
or part of system shall be maintain
ed or operated at a standard sat
isfactory to the Postmaster Cen
eral. and no extension shall be made
until after the plans for such eX-
tension shall be approved by the
Postmaster General"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
URGE GENERAL
TRAINING IN us.
Sons Of Revolution Observe
Anniversary Of Treaty
with England.

The resolution of the Loyal Leg
ion of the United States, advocating
military training. was endorsed
last night by the Sons OF the Revo-
luton of the District of Columbia
at a meeting at the Army and Navy
Club.
The meeting was in commemora-
tion of the l36th anniversary of the
signing of the preliminary treaty
of independence with Great Britain.
a unity of feeling exists throughout
the country. Gaillard Hunt. who
spoke on the subject, declared for
what Great Britain has done in
the present war.
Hon. Lemmel P. Padgett. chair
man of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. who visited the
American armies in England, France
and Italy. said. when 1 walked
over the battle fields of Chateau
Thierry and Belleau Woods, I ap-
preciated the high courage and de-
vOtiOn OF the Marine Corps and the
American army which has always
heard the call of duty"
Lieut.. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young, U. S.
A, was appointed honorary chair
man of the committee which will
have charge of the patriotic cele-
bration that will observe Great
Britain Day on December s. at 3
o'clock at the Central High School.
william Mather Lewis will be the
active chairman. II. H. Sheets was
elected secretary and treasurer for
this program.
Brig. Gen. George Richards. U.
S. II. c.. was made chairman with
the power to name his committee
of the pending celebration of George
Washingt0n's Birthday, February
q
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
MODEL QUAKER VILLAGE.

London. Nov. 3o.-Arrangements
are in hand for important develop
ments OF Jordans, the Friends CEN
ter in Buckinghamshire. An estate
of about 100 acres has been bought,
and it is proposed. as soon as cir
cumstances allow, to lay it out as
a model village to be known as
"Jordans Village" The promoters
of the scheme, who include Fred
ROwntree and Douglas ROwntree,
do not intend to sell any portion
of the estate, but to let plots, on
which will be built cottages with
ample accommodation for market
gardening. bee keeping, poultry
keeping and village industries. A
number of tenants have provision
ally taken plots. and it is intended
to begin the Telling of timber and
the planting of fruit trees this
autumn.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Frances Great Economy
Suggested to Britain

London. Nov. 3o.-"You people in
England" writes an Officer OF the
Royal Air Force in France. would
do well to copy the example set by
the troops in France in economy.
Here in France nothing is wasted
Everywhere you 20 you see boxes
hanging up on trees labelled: Nails. >
others labelled rubber and so on.
Everything is collected and used
again where possible. In one village
there is a large salvage dump and
over IL is the notice: Economy. If
you don't want to send il TO the town
major. don't waste it Similar dumps
should be established all over Eng
land"
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
"Spinster" Wed 28 Years.

Chico, Cal. Nov. 3O.-How a sup
posed confirmed spinster of Chicago
kept secret her marriage to a Ma
gala mining man for twenty-elght
years. or until after her death, is
revealed in a letter OF inquiry re-
ceived here.
Charles II. Leech. of Chicago. ad-
ministrator of the estate of Gertrude
BrOthwelI. writes that he has discov-
cred among her effects a marriage Ii
Cense, showing that in 1890, when a
years old, she married Joseph Glines,
then -.
County records show the marriage
was performed in OroviIle. Ca. jan
Uary II. 1890 Glines died shortly
after the marriage. Both he and his
wife kept their marriage a secret un-
til death.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
How a British Regiment Dies.

London, Nov. SO.-The following
tribute which, for some unknown rea-
son escaped general public attention,
tells its own story of heroism:
On May q. 1918, the Second Bat
TALON of the Devonshire Regiment
repealed successive enemy assaults
with gallantry and determination
and maintained an unbroken front
till a late hour. The stanchness of
this battalion permitted defences to
be organized and their occupation by
reinforcements to be completed. In
spired by the sang-froid of their gal
liant commander, few survivors.
though Isolated without hope of as
sistance. fought to the last with un-
hesitating obedience to orders Thus
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
American Guns Destroy
Cemetery Camouaage

London, Nov. 10 (by MaiD.-The art
arts. Alfred Stokes, Y. NJ. c. A. Sec
retary. of Stamford, Conn. on leave
here. was looking through the peri
scope on the front line trenches in the
Toul sector recently.
See that cemetery over there
looks real. doesn't it?" asked Sergt
Grendrinetti. of Waterbury, Conn.
Sure" Stokes replied
We'll, that's Fritz's latest. He has
rigged up movable cemetery, crosses
and all. 1t cOnceals an ammunition
dump
A few hours later the movable cem-
etery became in truth quite a movable
one when our artillery dogs began to
bark
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Dressmakers Get More Paw.

London. Nov. 30.-Women and girls
Engaged in the dressmaking, millinery
and allied trades are to receive in
,reased rates Of pay and to be grant,
I'd improved conditions of employ
nent- The minimum wage for learn
ars and lmprOvers is to be 81 for the
irst six months. $3.50 for the second.
BPS for the third and 81 for the
'Ourth. Minimum rates also have
oeen agreed upon for all classes of
workers. ranging up to $3.50 weekly
.or embroidery treadle machinists
The standard working week is to he
'orty-eight hours. and payment will
% made for bank holidays and sum
ner holidays.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Demand Trial of Last
Bomb Plot Defendant

San Francisco. Cal. Nov. 3O.-It has
been decided by attorneys for the de-
fense to demand an immediate trial for
Edward d. Nolan, the only prepared
ness parade case defendant who has
not yet been brought before a jury.
This action will be taken next Satur-
ay morning when the case is sched-
uled to come up before Superior Judge
Griffin. This announcement was made
today by the International Workers
Defense League.
A resolution passed by the San
Francisco Labor Council calls upon
Mayor Rolph to suspend District At
torney Fickert, provided an investiga-
ton warrants such aCtiOp, and to
have him tried before the supervisors
on charges of graft and corruption,
made against him in the report of J.
B. DensmOre, director general of en-
plOyment.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
Frisco Car Company
1ues for $5,870,130

San Francisco. Nov. 30.-Claiming
that the operation of the municipal
street car system has decreased the
value of its property the United Rail-
roads today filed a claim with the
Board Of Surveyors against the City
of San Francisco for S5,S70,l30
Attorneys for the United Railroads
allege that the paralleling of the
tracks of that company by the muni-
Cipal lines on Market and Church
streets has caused s7,OOO, 900 damage to
the United Railroads.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
EX-HARVARD MAN LEADER.

New York, Nov. 30.-Stewart
Baird, one of the leading players in
the Messrs. Shubert new musical
play, Little Simplicity" at the As
tor, recently volunteered to serve
as a song leader at the various
camps near New York. Today he
received notice that his services
had been accepted. He will devote
his mornings and matineeless after
moons to this work. Mr.. Baird was
the leader of the Harvard Glee Club
during his course at that institu-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01

the whole battalion colonel, 2s Off
GERS and 552 noncommissioned officers
and men, responded with one accord
and offered their lives in ungruding
sacrifice to the sacred cause of the
allies. Abridged from order Of the
day, August 20, 1918. by Gen. Berthe
lot. commanding Fifth French army:
afterward republished in general or
ders for the information of all
ranks" by Sir Douglas Haig
The Washington herald., 1918-12-01
ACE DENIES ENGAGEMENT.

Detroit. Nov. 3O.-Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, former race pilot,
and today the leading American ace
in France, is not engaged to marry
Priscilla Dean, Los Angeles movie
actress. Denial comes from Eddie
himself, who sent a cable to II. c.
Bradfield, of this city. The rumor
started in New York. Two stories
were current recently that Ricken-
hacker had married Miss Dean in
Paris, followed the next day by the
statement that he was engaged to
marry the young lady as soon as
the war was over.
Flowers for Social Functions.
Guides home grown flowers and artistic horal
decorations are best lgi F.-Adv.