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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
BODY OF MINER FOUND
4 DAYS AFTER DEATH

The body OF W. b. Flamm was
discovered Sunday morning In his
home on East d street where he had
killed himself, probably four days
before. Flamm. who Is a miner and
was living alone. had been missed
by his neighbors. and on noticing
that the door. which when the house
Is vacant Is usually fastened with a
paddock, was not locked. the house
was entered and Flamm was dIscov-
cred lying on couch near q win
dow with 45-caliber revolver on
the floor near his ontstretched hand.
At FIRST murder was suspected. but
on examination Of the wound showed
suicide plainly. There was no ap-
parent cause for the suicide. In his
pocket was s400 In gold and Ave
silver dollars.
Mr.. Flamm, who some years ago
was divorced was miner. and re-
cognized as the hest pocket hunter
In this section. He had been n res
ident Of the city for more than 20
years past. He Is survived by his d.
vorced wife and daughter. residents
OF Portland. and son. Dannie. now
In service In France.
He was a member OF the Grants
Pass lodges OF Odd Fellows. Masons.
Knights Of Pythias and Maccabees.
The funeral will be held at the
Clark & Holman undertaking chapel
Tuesday afternoon at 3:s0. with in
ternment In the I. o. o. r. cemetery.
The services viii be In charge OF the
Odd Fellows lodge.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
GERMAN ASSAULT IS
BROKEN BY ALLIES

Paris. Apr. i---French and British
broke up the assaulting waves NORTH
Of Montdidier. where Germans threw
In large bodies OF troops. Further
south they incessantly tried to take
Grivenses. but French retained the
town. infllcting heavy losses.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
GERMAN LOSSES PLACED
ABOUT 275,oOo OR 100000

Washington. Apr. LA French
ofiicial statement estimates German
losses at 275,00o to 100000. The
enemy Is sending wounded to Bel
GUM, to conceal losses from the
German people.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
BANDITS
STILL HOLD KYLE

Peking. Apr. LIE. l.. Purcell. an
American engineer, has been rescued
from bandits by soldiers. George
Kyle. Of Portland. Ore. has been
carried on into the mountains. hut
Is being fairly well treated.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
COMING EVENTS

April /, Monday--All Fools party,
given by Presbyterian ladies at the
z. T. Ludden home. %
April s, Friday--Musica entertain
ment at the. high school audi
torium at 5 o'clock. ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

Bartlett has been a resident or
Grants Pass for the past 30 years.
conducting the shoe business for "a
years. he was Tor number OF
terms county clerk OF Josephine
county.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01


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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
War Garden Pamphlets

War garden pamphlets from the
o. A. c. that should DO In the hands
OF everyone interested In gardening,
can be had free by calling at any OF
the following addresses; Josephine
County hank. First National bank.
Grants Pass Banking Co. Mrs. A.
h. Cornell. sos b street; Mrs. Stan
ton Rowell, SOS X street; Mrs. J. r.
Cunning. to6 South Fourth street;
Mrs Amos Smith. si2 South Seventh
street
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

Attending MinistoFial Meeting
Rev. L. Myron Boozer and Rev.
Melville 7. Wire are spending the
day at Ashland attending meeting Of
the Rogue River Valley Ministerial
association. Mr.. lBoozer viii give
an address on ''Hooverizing the
church. and Mr.. Wire will speak on
the Pulpit's Greatest Message"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

Hays In tho ArcA<ie-
Charles Williams. short time
ago bought the interest et George
Cox In the Arcade barber shop and
today took up his work at the new
location. Mr. Williams has leased
his old shop at Sos South Sixth to
Ike Tompklns
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
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Special meeting OF the !. 0. 0. F.
lodge tonight at 7:15 to arrange for
the funeral of W. B. Flamm,
PAUL Il. BLANCHARD.
23 Noble Grand
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

NnVAHt> trmfi" ~ <s'"e
About 30 members OF MelIta Com
mandery. knights Templar. OF this
city, attended Easter service at the
". y. church. the members being In
sel uniform and making a fine
showing, II Is the custom OF the
commandery to each Easter attend
service at one OF the churches In y
body
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

r. l.. Bartlett on Saturday night
closed his retail shoe business. dis
posing OF the remnant Of the stock
to NJ. GottIieb Of Portland. who will
ship II out Of the city. The build
ing win undergo repairs for fu-
ture occupant. Mr.. Bartlett viii re-
main in the city until the latter part
Of the month collecting bills and
closing up business matters. Mr..
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

WANTED---A girl for general house
work. on a farm. Mrs. II. I. Pei
ton, Gold Hill. Ore. 2S
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
HAVE you REGrsrEREDg
NEW TODAY

(CLASSIF1ED AID RATES.--25
words. two issues. 25c; six issues,
SOC; one month. $1.5g. when paid In
advance. When not raid In advance.
SC per line per Issuej
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
CARD or THANKS

We wish to thank the friends fol
their many acts OF kindness during
the illness and death OF our beloved
husband, son and brother.
SARAH wIMER.
MR.. and MRS @. w. wIMER
KATHERINE STRONG,
LYDIA CAMPBELL,
MATTE RADADAUGH.
ALICE BAKER,
CHAS. wIMER,
JOHN wIMER.
HAVE you REGIsTERED?
All electors who we're registered
but did not vote at the primary OF
general election In 1915. and those
who have changed their residence
must re-reglster.
Electors not registered must do
so on or before April II, 1918, at s
o'clock p. m.
E. l.. COBURN,
e County Clerk.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01
ROGUE RIVER FISHING BILL

Continued from page ~
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

The people OF Grants Pass are
cordially invited to attend the
chapel car meeting tonight at 5
O'Clock. The car stands on the end
of the spur at the Sixth street
crossing. The meeting win last
about one hour and will consist Of
a so-minute sacred concert and a
short practical gospel sermon.
There will be meetings every even
ing this week. except Saturday. and
two afternoon meetings. wednes-
day and Friday. at 3 o'clock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

FURNISHED broom cottage for
rent, Mrs. G. P. Jester, 215 9
street. Phone 16s-R. 2Stf
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

EAxtsr ~ Bc<hAny Chusch--
Al the Easter services at Bethany
Presbyterian church ss new names
were added to the membership and
ave babies were baptized.
>ominating i'etitions'--
Nominating petitions are on sale
at the Courier oilice. All candidates
must have them. soti
Returning to College,
Misses Edith Dahlberg and Helen
Hair and Harold King left this
morning. returning to their studies
at the U. OF O. Misses Dora Birch.
ard and Josephine Moss lef, for Eu-
gene last night.
Moves to Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. r. 8. Bush left las,
night for Portland to remain, Mr.
Bush having closed out the electric
business which he conducted here
for a number OF years past. Mrs.
Bush was for nearly seven years en-
ployed In the business once Of the
Courier. where she made an envisble
record.
Red Cross Extends Thanks
The offcers Of the local Red Cross
chapter desire to extend publicly
their thanks to the members Of the
last dance committee and those who
rendered them such efncient service
It Is dinicult to name each one who
contributed their services to the
success Of this great undertaking
The net result AZ reported by the
committee is ss7a.57.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-04-01

AZ the Caster services a, Bethany
Presbyterian church % new names
were added to the membership and
ave babies were baptized,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04

feel IL my duty to make known the
results of Its use. i am wen past
my three score years and want TO
say that believe my own great
physical activity IL due largely 70,
day to my personal use OF Nuxated
Iron"
Dr. II. r.. Vail, formerly Physician
in the Baltimore Hospital and n
Medical Examiner says; through
out my experience on Hospital stairs
and as Medical Examiner. | have
been astonished mt the number OF
patients who have vainly doctored
for various diseases, when In reality
their delicate. rundown state was
simply the result of lack OF iron In
the blood Time and again ! have
prescribed organic iron - Nuxated
lron--and surprised patients at the
rapidity with which the weakness
and general debility were replaced
by n renewed feeling OF strength and
vitality. | took NuNated Iron myself
TO build me up after serious case
OF nervous exhaustion. The effects
were apparent after few days. and
within three weeks IL had virtually
revitaiizcd my whole system and put
me in superb physical condition.
pr A. J. Newman, former Police
Surgeon OF Chicago. and former
House Surgeon, jefferson Park Hos
pital, Chicago. says: 1T has been
my particular duty during the past
six years to assist In keeping Chi
Cages five thousand bluecoats in
good health and perfect fighting
trim. so that they would be phys
icaily equipped TO Withstand all
manner OF storms and ravages OF
natures clements. Recently | was
prompted through an endorsement
of Nuxated Iron by Dir. Schuyler G
Jaauos, Visiting Surgeon st. Eliza
beth's Hospital New York. to give
IL a trial. This remedy has proven
through my own tests OF IL To excel
creatlns red blood. building up the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
=. L.. ID. KS.
COLYUM
NOT ~ uN'ronu

~ n~sssn nrui~y
rhsy haven't no khAkI nor baitis.hip
They're hiad 81 a nerdssrript sort Of
crew.
Hard handed aud husky. bu, no, like
you meet
on the heiystcned decks Of the battle
Nope. ,hs-s her. lie only IN. everyday
guys
THAT hsndiss tho vessels What feeds the
allies.
nu,--s,op an consider sn ~hs, they
These lad. Of tive nsrcssnt rusrnsi
They salts with essxs Of beef or Of
steel.
or T. \ r. rayts. or bacon an nest.
An 20 ,hsy goes -aii"~ia'. loaded for
TO fs.a an. munitien 'h. folks "o'sr
An II ,hsy sets over ,Asy sisas with
An come. bach to take on NOR. sssrws
An w they s.,s su.k-~.rl irs plain to
that's rough on tn. merchant marine.
They Sea-, 81, much sierY for ,ss,n' q
chance
On dyln' waiis s,sau'ia' TO England or
FFanes
For " th.S sets resolved from drowuin
one trip.
Thsy juss comes Mp smitia' and nnas .
new ship.
An they gees down In . vssevy srsvs
There isn't no half nasssd fiass thas'u
An yet shsy'rs rsai hsress vAs-rs eseas
thstr bis.
No. .Atin' no special approval for IL.
a -
FOR the boys Of the msrehans martnsi
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04

sion that it 81 Nuxated Iron, or at
least something as good as Nuxated
Iron. In regard To the value OF Nux-
ated Iron. pr. sullivan says;
I'm my talks TO physicians ! have
strongly emphasized the great ne
cespity OF their making blood exami-
nations OF their weak. anscmic. run
down patients. Thousands OF per-
sons go on suffering year after
year. doctorlng themselves for all
kinds Of ills. when the real and
true cause underlying their condi-
ton iE simply lack OF sufficient
iron In the red blood corpusclcs to
enable nature to transform the food
they eat into Drawn. muscle. tissue
and brain. without iron In your
blood your food merely passes thru
tn. body. something like corn thru
nm old mill with rollers so wide
apart that the mill can't grind.
But you can't make strong. vigor-
Gus. successful. sturdy iron men by
feeding them on metallic iron. The
old forms OF metallic iron must go
thru digestive process to
transform them into organic iron
Nuxated 1ron--beforc they are so
ready to be taken up and assimilat-
ed by the human system.
Former Health Commissioner VIM.
II. Kerr of Chicago says. From my
own experience with Nuxated Iron.
/ feel that IL is such valuable
r.t.,.Au
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
BRITISH BOOSTED WAGES AND
CUT DOWN RAILWAY LQyMlUlRllE$

the regulation train on the line
which. under government classifica
tlon. serves his particular destlna.
ton.
At the same time. about 10 miles
an hour has been topped off the aver.
age speed Of tho trains. the nonstop
runs are abandoned. and you go plod.
ding along. at n leiHurely pace. walt
INK endlessiy Mt every station.
The station lunch counter has
come into its own No more luxuri.
Gus dining ears. You grab your
meals at "A station buffet, or wire
ahead for "A lunch basket. and eat
with plates held awkwardly on your
knees while your train trudges on.
I.op Thru Cars
Thru cars have been Topped off.
and now tho passenger has to
change trains as of old. at drcary
functions.
No more reservcd Pullman seats
or compartments.
Tho 30 per cent fare Increase and
the reduction OF the amount OF bag.
gRge allowed each passenger 20 a
iOo.pound strict maximum have add.
ed ntill more 20 the Inconvenience Of
British travel
ON the other hand. while travel IN
slower today under government con.
troll. the continual delays. stoppagc,
congestion and latcness OF trains
which have mnrred American travel
In the past year. have been climinat
ed there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
British Government-Run Roads
Solve Coal Shortage Problem

America. natonnlized rail
he problem.
America. Of nntonaiized rail
OF Britain has been Ca handle the coal problem.
September. 1917, effect whereby
tho railways estimated 7ooo0oooO
miles annually OF coal.
companies.
auiage Of coal follow and be
directions needed
while those
producing distribute only TO adjacent
districts this divided into
20 administrative
will
Hrtans
shortage by railroad
lack Under control
railways problem n now
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
Letters TO the Editor

sec some informed woman.
To my mind II In not only making
farce OF the whole cleanup en-.
deavor. but Is sadly failing in It's
purpose to administer punishment
to those immoral women and to
these reckless and unthinking sol.
dicrs and sailors: and. Furthermore.
II II manifcstly unfair TO the good
people OF Seattle who are paying
the bills a MOTHER.
WHEN IT STARTED
Editor. The star:
Our lost confidence that we have
to restore with the Russian public
was lost by the public press in the
war OF japan and that country. The
press should have kept their hands
and minds out OF that scrap alto
gether.
MARTIN SHEA.
1908 cath Ave. So,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
MORE MUSIC, BETTER BANDS,
PART OF AMERICAS PROGRAM

strengthened NO the troops may
have the inspiration ~ firs, class
martial music. American army
bands win be increased in strength
from rs pieces TO approximately the
French number. so men. In addition
10 these French bands have ms high
az 30 drummcrs and trumpc;err.
Every effort will be made to
strengthen our bands. both over
here and In France. Enlistments OF
bandsmen will be sought. and every
select service man who can play a
band instrument win be given n
chance 20 make good at footing n
horn or pounding "A drum.
French officers believe that n
large measure Of their success Mt
vcrdun may be accorded their mu.
aicians,
At the front. bandsrnen act as
strc'cher beaycrs and In other ways
assist the hospital corps
Back NJ the base they help Sammy
forget the mud and dangers OF the
first line trenches.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
Let Us Think Straight
Floyd Gibbons, a highly capable

Floyd Gibbons, highly capable Investigator and writer.
representing the Chicago Tribune the front in
France has written under date line of Paris. November
30 letter to Federal Judge Kenesaw NJ Lands which
ne judge publishes and in which Mr. Gibbons reports at
thinking Americans in Europe asking Are we
going to lick Germany"
Mr.. Gibbons says that America hasn't accomplished
1netenth of what she's got to; that the Russian asco
ns that America has got to make much greater effort
surely be beaten and that the fact that the Hun is
q the gate and it is the American gate gate He
0c1udes by saying that know will win this
by jabhing ourselves with morphine needle and then
1nving about what awful walop going to land
- the Boche In his opinion. the view is alarming and
-ought to be alarming.
The tone of Mr. Gibbons letter is not remarkable
than that the letter got by the The letter is
mewhat in confederation of the suspicion that the real
ntus of affairs is being concealed from the people
md for that reason it sounds almost reasonable.
It is the easiest thing in the world promote such
spcon and consequently loss of public confidence, and
the administration permits general publication of matter
q this character it makes very serious mistake in
presentng clearly and definitely the conditions up
- the limit.
One such clear exposition of the conditions would be
worth than whole year of weekly statements Of
what cabinet members think of the wars progress The
folk also thinking, and they want to think straight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
"A Constructive Example

Young from the lumber companies of the Western
Pine association will Seattle Monday to take up
class work at the University of Washington employment
management.
The bare announcement doesn't reveal much. but back
pf it is a big. forward movement.
1t is explained in recent issue of The New Republic
Is follows
mo section of the country has been seriously
harassed by the battling and nsidous W. W. strikes than
the lumber region of the Pacific Northwest. Since June
and thruout of abnormal demand for lumber at
abnormaly high prices the guerrilla warfare of the W. W.
has succeeded in cutting the output of the forests and mills
"a half.
There has probably not been day during the past
three months when if few of the influential logging
operators had given the word the states of Washington
Montana and Idaho would not have bristed with deporta
tons and the organized lawessness of vglantes For
tunaey for the country the influential operators kept
their heads.
They found that the demand for the eighthour day
WAS not peculiar w. w. property that 1t universal
among the umberacks. They found that the living
dtons in many of the camps created genuine grievances
and that facility for decent recreation almost entirely
kicking.
Both group and individuals. they have decided
y develop expert staff of employment who
win give the specialized attention to the human side
~ their industry which their mechanical engineers have
additionally given to the purely technical side of produc
n In the development of this program they to have
the active cooperation of the School Of Business Admins
tration of the University of Washington"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
SOLDIERS VISIT WOMEN

Editor The Star: The city OF So.
attic has been quarantined against
the boys OF Camp Lewis, and up TO
this time this quarantine has not
been lifted Our city officials. in an
endeavor TO clean IN the city. de.
cidcd to intern disorderly women
and give them treatment. and this
is being done In the Public Safety
building. where large number OF
women and girls have been informed.
Tho visiting hours have been set
for the afternoons and n number of
mothers OF these unfortunate girls
and women come daily TO see them
and carry them a bit OF cheer. which
Is indeed n grand, good thing and all
that a mother can do under the cir
cumstances.
Now the most disgusting and I
would say the most disgraceful part
OF the whole affair is that during
the visiting hours there is n contln.
ual stream OF Uncle Sans own
boys-soldicrs and sailors. In uni.
form-pourlng in and out OF the
Public Safety building, all headed to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04

Ta-n-a Tn N ta-a BOOM
Sammy In going TO have good
music and lots OF II.
The ba ndrnaatcr and his crew will
play n prominent part In sammy's
young life.
And sailors. too. They'll have bet.
ter music than ever before. John
Philip Sousa has been spending n
deal OF his valuable musical time
building up n wonderful band nj the
Great Lake training station, north
Of Chicago. and the future admiralr
sure do appreciate his efforts.
Every cantonment has It's own
handsome for each regiment is the
war departments program. These
bands arc made up OF select service
men. young fellows who played In
their home town bands before
Uncle Sam called them to the col.
ors. young fellows from big cities
most noted bands and orchcstras.
Gen. Perahing has ordered that
all army bands be improved and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-01-04
ny KENNETH W. PAYNE


seattle Star Reporter Who Has Jus
Returned From England
How has the naturalization
Of railways In England affected
the travelling publics
II has practically set them
back Into their great grandfathcrS'
time. ~ far ~ the convenience
Of travelling goes.
4 trip on n British railway
train today. with its i0-miie-an.
hour maximum speed and vs.
many stops. Its lunch bsckets in
place 81 dining cars. and Its all.
night viEils instead ~ -i~epcrs,
IL like an adventure In ancient
railway history.
All this II not because tho
British governments operation
Of railways II LESS efficient
than the former private opera.
ton. but because " II far MORE
efficient la the ono Job 10 which
u has set Itself.
When britain took over her raj
ways. IL was with the object OF inrur
ng that lines. rolling stock. locome
lives and staff should lie used ms
single unit for the sole primary pun
poae Of winning tho war.
Since Uncle Sam has now take
over hls railways with exactly tn
same purpose In mind. tho American
public may find It's habit
badly upset. IN way parailelinl