Grants Pass Daily Courier from Grants Pass, Oregon • Page 1

DAILY EDITION VOK No. H4I. OMUrra joMrmra ooontt, MUX DAY, OCTOHER VX. 1017. tt.

III HHlA.Ni I MM! II MKA IIO.IT UK. ijkvhii 1x1 iiayk damaoki dhkadnaigiit ltuMtUa Naviil nit Outwit Miirlor liemuui Kve In Surilierii IJn'f of IIIkm IVtmgrad, (hi. SI. In th naval operations In the llulf of Riga Russian submarine succeeded In alnklng tlerman transport ami tmllvved In have damaged. If mil unk, German UromJ nmmtil.

relrograd. Oct. The Ruln naval unjia. wlil'tili It was feared were bolilril up, have outwitted a euperlor German (ore la Ua northern pari or Iho Gulf of Riga, and escaped from Moon sound, without lose. UmloD.

Oct. 22. ('obliterating with tht French. Field Marahal Half launched a new blow aloaa narrow front at tha German (line northeast of Yprea. Karly siiiTesae ere reported.

The operation arc apiwrently" hinted at bringing the tort flank of the allied advance fur ther forward to aupport the renter where the wedita waa driven forth Tr eat Into the German llnea. THIHTV KM1IIT MII.MOX MF.X AUK HKAHIMi AHMH Washington. Oct. as. 000,000 are hcnrlng anna least In the war.

over l.miii.iiim of which are Americana, according to a atatenient from the war department. Twenty. seven and one-hnlf mil lion are for the allies. io caSi men IK Willi ANTILUS Washington. Oct.

23. 8lxt-even Uvea were lost when the transport Antlllls sunk. The oniclal Hat of casualties entiled hy Cepnrnl Per siting shows 170 survivor: one la unaccounted for. Among lout were Hcrgvant Otto Klelier and Sergeant Otto Miller, Infantrymen, whose parents live In Germany, also geaninn R. Parka.

San Francisco and Cook Charles Tunnlo, of Oakland, Oil. PHKHIDKNT CAMIAN.A TO 1KT gravd tnuww of mahihcal Mexico City, Sept. con gres of llollvla haa voted to bestow on President Venuatlano Carrauta the order of the grand cross of Mar laral. KO PEACE Kl SIGHT FG3 LLOYD-GEORGE London. Oct.

23. Premier Moyd (leorge eald todny: "I have acannod the horizon In-tently and inn eo no term In Kltfht which would lead to en- during pence. The only 'term 4- now poanlble would mean an armed truce ending In an even more frlghtfnl BtrugRle." 4f 1 (UN GETS GERMAN AN SOT IS Due October I IUllmtil lo Struck ami All IVumiirn lot Toklo, Oil. 22. The Jspanese steamship 1 1 Itucli I due at IM-agoa hay, Portugese Kiwi 'Africa, Oc-tolier la reixirtrd inlying and la believed to have struck a mliiu and all abosicl lost.

The number of pawuniKcra la unknown, but Mr. dual, Itondon manager of the Nip pon Yusen Kalshu, owner of the vessel, waa on of the pssiiengcni. IN AIR WILL CEASE Washington, Oct. 23. The day of thrilling air duel between avlntora aeema to be passing.

Iloth official and unofficial advance front Kurope recently how Increasing use of heavier machine with greater armament. There are Indication that amendment already ha been necessary In the program for creating the huge 'air fleet provided for by congress. While there will lie no lack of amall lighting plane. It I probable that atraea I being laid now on the bombing craft' end Incresstng the apeed of then heavier machine and giving them adequate armament. Already the engineers who design-ed the J.lberty motor re at work on plana' for even more powerful nio-tora.

It I l. At tha earn time the IJIierty motor I now produced at a' rata that aaauraa a iiifflclent iiipply whan Amerh-an filer are aiaembled In force over the flghtlng line. There have been rumor of great German aircraft aoon to make their appearanra, and official believe that tha iertnan are bo Imprrwod with the deelrablllty of aubatltntlng heavier machine In which fighting power takea the place of high peed. 'The. production of tralnlnK machine, tt I underatood.

I the only lemeot of the aircraft program which la behind, bul new aiipply ROtirrea for the training machine are ahortly to begin dollverle'. That will Increaae the output and the flrat of the year will probably ee the whole program abreant or ahead of It chedule. lion HTZIMMUVH NKIIAI, AT M(K)IY TAHKHX.M'liK Chicago, Oct. 32. Hubert Kltxlm-mon.

who died laat night, prolonged hla life aevernl day by Rrlm determination, according to the statement of hla ihylclan. Flulmtmn' funeral will be hold Wodneaday at the Moody tabernacle. Milwaukee, Oct. 22. Accidentally ahot In the back by hla brother.

Uuatave. while hunting ducks near Rush Lake, yeaterday morning, United Statea 8enator Paul O. Hurt ing died at a farmhouse near the scene of the accident late Sunday algJit, According to report here, Senator Huatlng had sighted a Hock of ducka and called hla brother to ahoot. He was In front and, ea hla brother fired, he ralacd, receiving the full charge of ahot In his back. He was rushed to a farmhouse near by.

Physicians hastily summoned found hla condition audi thnt It was Inadvisable to move him to hoa- pltnl. Senator Hunting, of 'Wisconsin. whoce home was at Moyvilie, Dodge ws one of the Imomhers nT the Fnlted States seii' I ate, having been born April I 1886. He was a native son of the I state that honored him, his birth plnce wn Fond du l.a 2 GRANTS PASS YOUNG MEN INSTANTLY KILLED Rex Ms and Lloyd Dyer Meet Death ca the Paved Road Between Medlord and Central Point, Being Thrown From Speeding Automobile The bodice or ltd Tuff and Moyd Uyer, two (Jrant I'aaa young men are today lying In the morgue, the reult of an automobile accident which occurred Sunday evening on the paved road between lied ford and Central Point. There were no ac tual eyewlinvem of the tragedy, although within few moment after the accident happened It waa (I la- covered aud help aummoned.

The accident occurred at a turn bout two mile from Jledrord on the Central Point road, tha machine. Man Tuff" Kurd "buK." which wan being driven by young Tuff at a aimed of CO mile an hour, according lo the ataleinent of a Jitney driver who iaaeevthe Iniya a few liiomenta prevloui, left the road at the turn, rrawhed through a "caution" algn. plunged over a 10 foot embankment and atrurk the ground (0 feet from the road, then jumped a fence anil landed In a field 40 feet further on, having turned over aeverel time, and when It finally atopped a complete wreck, waa head ed In the opposite direction. Ilotb boya were Inatantly killed. probaHly when the machine flrat atrnck the ground.

The Ixxty of young Tuff waa feet from the ear and that of Dyer about 25 feet from the machine on the opposite side, noia were oauiy romana. ieiz-is. in tne spring or mangled and eauh having the Vo- ofTl 111 he went to Kerby where he the head rut off, probably having struck the cowl of the machine a ltt COLORED COLONIAL TROOPS ARE GLAD TO PAY OFF OLD SCORES WITH THE GERrVlANS French Front, Sept. 38. (Corre- apondence of the Associated Preset "You white men are forced to fight: we are volunteers, say proud ly France's colonial soldiers when they roply to questions as to the reason for their coming to Kurope lo fight.

Whether they come from Senegal, Madagascar or Somallland. all of thent express gladness at the opportunity to pay off old ncoren for cruelties committed on their kindred in the German colonies in Afrlcu. the news of which has been spread among them from one' end of the continent to the other by their mys-terloua mothods of communication. All of them know of the fate of the Herrero nation In German Southwest Africa, where only a few wan dering groups renin In alive of what once was a powerful negro tribe. t'ndoubtetlly the most popular of the French coloplal volunteers are the coal blnck Senegalese.

Their courage In the field and their devo tion to their white officers have become proverbal. The mentality of these tribesmen la almost infantile In Its simplicity, tout they are quick' to learn. Their adaptability Is such In warlike matters that Uiey fhave become expert In a very short time with all the most modern weapons. Many of them txrfore coming to franca have undergone training In the colonies and consequently are acquainted with European drill and discipline. Others are raw recruits, who are exercised first when they reach French soli.

The eagerness of all to acquire papftdently -with the new weapons Is such that even In their hours of reet in their In- struotlon camps they may be seen lnan American munition wagon driver groups exorcising with them and repenting the word command In French, which they rapidly it has been asserted erroneously thnt negro troops' aVe not able to support the strain of bombard- ment. There certainly have been Instances In which a company of came to earth after the flrat Jump. A farmer who live cloe to the corner, and who aays he la always xpectlug an aoiident of this sort. heard the crash, and aa travuler. are pausing on the.

road every few minute, help waa Immediately avail- Hbjn. An ambulance from Medford wan on. the; ground 20 min ute from 'the time of" the accident, which occurred at as Indicat ed by the stopping of Dyer' watch The two young men together with Clyde Hnilth and Winifred Borack. In Hmlth's "tug." had made a trip over the flisklyoua and' were return ing home. Hal Trust, In bia was also at Medford at the time but' was not -with the other Tuffsi and Bocock were riding together until they reached Talent, where Tuff replaced a tire which hadj been thrown off at a turn.

Dyer then rode with him and Hocock stayed with the Smith machine. The boys were to meet at Medford for dinner, but Tuffs and Dyer continued on through Medford. the other boys not hearing of the accident until a half hour or more later. Haw T.iffa vlin VII III Bnn tt lnVrcrautM Pan. June 27.

1K9J. lolgradneted from the Grants aPas High aVhool In ll 2, the at Hehoke-Walker business college associated with his brother, Mai (Continued on page 4.) Senegalese, when all Its while officers huve been picked off by German sharpshooters, haa hesitated during an advance, but this was merely because they did not know what to do. Douaumout. the battle of the Aisne. the Homme offensive, the attack at laffaux Mill and the defense of Craonne and the California and Casemates plateau have all been scenes of the heroic courage of the negro troops under' artillery fire of the most terrific character.

A battalion of Senegalese stationed on the enot where the village of Fleury, had once stood on the Ver i dun front, during the heaviest of the there, mailt- an'advanc during which their flank reached most to the fort of Douaumont. Then they walked Into an enflladtnK fire from dotena of Uerman machine; gun positions. The French com- mender. Captain 'Chauvin, ordered his men to storm the machine gun! positions. The German gunners, on cnatrman or me women a party, anaj seeing the black warriors coming mtjCarollne Spencer, of Colorado them threw uo their handa and sur- rendered to the number of (0.

The German resistance all along the line was overcome owing to this daring feat. Their brillant work brought the distinction of the war cross to many of the negro troopers and the entire battalion was mentioned In army orders for Ms bravery. When in rest camp the Senegalese amuse themselves like schoolboys. Da.ndn and winging and gambling occupy much of their time. Many of however, give up hours dally to learning French, for they regard everything appertaining to France aa better than anything else.

One of them who came upon repairing his motor spoke to the American In his brnkon French. The 'American did not understand and the African turned and walked away, wearing a disdainful expres- slon and remarking "What? You don't understand French? Have you never been tp school?" SETTLEMENT Worker at I'ortljUMl and Healtlr Agree Lo llei-Mon of Kelttrl Adjuotmrnl lloard Seattle, Oct. 32. The Seattle ahlp yard etrlke la over end 13,000 worker have returned to the yard to report for leaving the demand of the unions in the hand of the adjustment board. Portland.

oVt. 22. The ahfpyard strike Is over, but the workers will not report at the yards until tomor- row. All but two unions voted to accept the federal board settlement plan. Those two unions meet today, 'and It Is hoped they will make the decision unanimous.

In any event the men will return to work Tuesday morning, as the majority rules. t. am nil BE HE KM PorUand. Oct. 32.

Following his ain'ceasful Jaunt into eaatern Oregon aa a result of wJilch Investments in liberty bonds have doubled In al-asost every city he viaited. C. A. Miller, representative of the federal reserve bank and Oregon Liberty loan campaign manager, left laat night for Roseburg, Medford and Grants (Pasa. Bankers and committee of these cities, are arranging meetings at which conferences will be held with Mr.

while bankers of Jack sonville, Eagle Point. Ashland Butte Falle, Talent, Gold Hill and Central Point are expected to Mr. Miller at Medford and those of Rogue River and Glendale at Grants Pass. Mr. Miller will be In Grants Pass between 3 o'clock In the afternoon I and 7:30 In the evening of Tuesday.

Ithla week. DAMAGED DESTROYER MAKES PORT SAFELY Washington, Oct 32. It I officially announced that the American destroyer which bad an engagement with, an enemy submarine was the lT. S. Caesin.

The destroyer was badly, damaged October )(, but reached port under her own steam. There was one killed, five injured. None of the Injured are in a serious SHIP ST SUFFRAGETTES GET SIX MONTHS Washington, Oct. 22. Alice Paul, Pnngs, were toaay sentencea to six months Imprisonment for "picket-.

Ing" the White House. Four other! previously sentenced to aix months, other got 30 days. ATFKLATE COt'RT UPHOLDS CON'VICTTOX DYNAMITER Los (Angeles. Oct. 23.

The appelate court has upheld the conviction of David Capita, Los Angeles Times building dynamiter. SIX GERiMAN AIRMEN ARE PREY TO BRITISH London, Oct. 23. British naval airmen brought down six German aeroplane yesterday, it Is reported on reliable authority. CHAFES ARE DRAFT MS KW OUDKIt lKH AWAY WITH COMPMCATKD MACHIXKItY OF DKPARTMK5T ROT CULL MEN REEDED HOME first to A HlngU Men Without Deiiendenl, Tliea) Men Wlxt Do I'rovlde for Families Washington.

Oct. 32. Five clasa-Iflcatlons into which men awaiting draft may be divided under the new regulations, have been made public much before the time planned by Provost-Marshal Crowder. The first to go Include single men without dependent, then married men Who habitually fall to aupport their fam ily or who are dependent on ueir wlvea for aupport; married men not usefully engaged: married men usefully engaged and whose families are supported by Income, and nn-akilled laborers. Washington.

Oct 23. A aweep-' lag change in the machinery of the selective draft, based on division of the MOO.000 remaining registrant Into five classes In order of tbelr eligibility for military senrlcev was announced today by Provost Mamhal Crowder. Detail of the plan, which. nas oeen aporwreo was announced today. The plan was worked out at coa- ertm, ith and district board official and approved by the various state authorities.

It chief featnres are that every registered man will know his exact position and be able to arrange his affair accordingly, and that no man deem" ed necessary In any Important Industry or needed at home to support his family will be called to the colors unless the military situation It desperate. Provost Marshal Crowder Isaued this statement: "With the completion of the draft of the first army of (87,000 men a new system will 1e Installed for the creation of succeeding armies, -which will greatly lessen the labors of the local and district boards. So far has this been accomplished that It is believed that under the new system 80 per cent of the work will ba eliminated while the form to be used will not exceed 20 in numter, as compared with about 182" forma which the present system require. "Along with the reduction of labor there will be provided a system which will classify each one of tha 9,000.000 men who have not yet been inducted into military service. and each man will have been given his place la the national schema of defense.

DISTILLED SPIRITS MAY BE WTEO Waahlngtoa, Oct. 33. The solicitor of the treasury has announced the decision that distilled aplrit may be imported into the United States, notwithstanding the prohibition clause against it In tha food bill. Customs collector have been ordered to release Importations held np after passage of bill to tha present time. The section of the revenue bill, passed afterward, repealed the i una diii seciioa.

JAPAXK8K NOVXI8T OFFERS FAMILY PKOFKRTY Toklo, Oct. 23. Soklchl Nagal, a well known Japanese novelist, has offered the whole of his family property to the board of control of the Nobel Prize Foundation In Sweden to be added to the purpose of that fund..