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THE MORNING OREGONIAJf. "WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11, 1916. COOS BAY TOUR IS DIGNIFIED SURVEY Portland Houses Send Head .Men to Make Friends i With Coast Dwellers. HOORAH DAYS FORGOTTEN Steamer Taken at Reedsport and Gardiner, Lakeside and Hauscr Visited Iiocal Residents Guests on Palatial Train. A. BY RONALD G. CALLVERT. NORTH BEND, Or., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) There has been an evolution in business men's or trade excursions. The first, it will be remembered by those who participated in or read of their do ings, were of the hip-hooray type. At each stop a crowd pf spellbinders would pile off the train and proceed to un wind as they gazed into tne presuma bly bright and eager faces of the as sembled townspeople. The latest order in trade extension excursions is dignity and hospitality. This excursion has now spent the first day of its sojourn in the principality of Coos, that state within a state. Port land business houses, as a rule, have sent their presidents or general mana gers. The train is the most thoroughly equipped of the kind. The chief effort is to beget acquaintance and good feel ing rather than awe the multitude. The excursionists spend their time visiting customers, seeing the country and inspecting industries. There is no noise, but there is a quantity of quiet enthusiasm and they have learned much of the district's golden prospects and tha possibilities of this as a trade field. Entertainment Is Provided. ' The train on which they are traveling carries two djning cars and a buffet car, but these extraordinary facilities are not wholly for the purpose of sat isfying the appetites of 80 men. Extra provisions have been made for those who desire to entertain friends or cus tomers at meal time and that "open house" may be better observed at ap pointed times. c The excursion reached the Coast this morning under a special dispensa tion of the weather man. There was all the sunshine and warmth of a mid Summer day. .Indeed, the residents say it was warmer today than ordinary Summer weather. The day's programme began at Reedsport, where a steamer was placed at the disposal of the party through the courtesy of Warren Reed. The Eva sped them down the Umpqua River to the spick and span "white city" of Gardiner. There an hour was devoted to visiting mercantile estab lishments, then the return tflp wai made to Reedsport, where similar vis its were made. Lakeside and Hauaer Visited. fchort stops were made at Lakeside and Hauser in the afternoon. At the latter- place R. R. Pinkerton brought on board the train an individual glass 01 .naiive crancerry sauce for each member of the party. The major portion of the afternoon was spent at North Bend, in the sur rounding country, and inspecting mills and - shipyards where three steam schooners are under construction and another is just off the ways. A dozen automobiles "carried members of the party to Shore Acres, the wonderful home of Louis J. Simpson, for a brief visit. The day closed with a smoker at the clubrooms of the North Bend Chamber of Commerce. During the day the excursionists have had as guests Charles Hall. C. R. Peck and R. B. Murdock. citizens of Marshfield, who met the party at Eu gene last night. Reverting to thoroughness of equip ment it is notable that this is the first Portland excursion train so far as re corded that has had an official physi cian. The itinerary folder so desig nates Dr. .E. A. Sommer. Active duty began for Dr. Sommer this morning when Julius Meier was stricken by a violent attack of Walton's fever while on the steamer Eva. v Prescription Is Fitting. Dr. Sommer prescribed an hour's out ing in a small boat on the Umpqua River with a line and spinner dangling in the water and himself as attendant. Here let it be emphasized, regardless of what envious and carping gossip's may say, that Mr. Meier personally and without assistance of any kind hooked and landed that fine silver salmon he had served for lunch. But contrary to expectations the fever has not been allayed, but was seemingly aggravated by the treatment. Of course, no excursion is complete during an election campaign without a straw vote. A poll of the party, includ- ing the three Marshfield guests, con ducted by H. H. Ward and J. L Bow man, stood: Hughes 64. Wilson 17, not voting 3. A poll waa also taken of train employes, the teim ! iing used to embrace porters, waiters, cooks and others, but not the engineer and fire men, who could not be reached. The result thereof was, Hughes 30, Wil son 4. to entrench between Devlataband and Hamadan (Persia). ,t "On the right wing of the Caucasian front there were skirmishes and inter mittent firing of artillery and infantry. In the center we again advanced our position slightly. On the left wing we took some prisoners and a large quan tity of arms and equipment in patrol engagements." Italian. - " ROME, via London, Oct. 10. The- fol lowing official communication, was is sued today: r "On Monte Fasubio our troops tooit enemy trenches in the sector of Cos magnon and Sette Croci and captured lie men of the Kasserjager, Including six officers and one machine gun. In the Travignolo Valley the enemy attacked our positions on the second peak of Colbricon in force. They were driven off and pursued. An attack against our line on Monte Sief also was decisively repulsed. "The enemy shelled Gorizia, causing damage to buildings and a few casual ties among the inhabitants. "In Albania an Italian detachment yesterday occupied Klisura, southeast of Tepelini on the Voyusa River.'.' Tuesday's War Moves SUBMARINES of belligerent powers visiting American waters will be accorded the treatment which is their due as warships under international law. This fact has been made known to the entente allied powers by the State Department at Washington in answer to an identic memorandum from Great Britain, France, Russia and Japan, asking that submarines of every character be prevented from availing themselves ef the use of neutral waters and that such vessels entering neutral harbors be interned. President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing have discussed at length the visit of a German submarine to waters adjacent to the coast of the United States and will continue their con ference Wednesday. The German un dersea craft which played havoc with enemy and neutral steamers off Nan tucket Sunday has not been heard of since the last steamer was sent to the bottom Sunday night. To a seemingly implied warning in the entente allied note that American submarines might be mistaken by allied warships for enemy submarines, should they navigate waters visited by belligerent submarines, the State De partment announces that responsibility for the failure of a warship to dis tinguish between submarines of neutral and belligerent nationality "must rest entirely upon the negligent power." French troops fighting south of the Somme have bent German lines con siderably over a front of about two and a half miles from Bovent to the Chaulnes Wood, capturing in the op eration the village, the north and west outskirts "of Ablaincourt and most of the Chaulnes Wood. Little activity was shown on the British front. In Transylvania the Germans are closely pressing the retreating Rou manians. In the fighting around Kronstadt 1175 Roumanians 'were made prisoner. The Galiclan village of Herbutow has been stormed by the Germans and in Volhynia the Russians have been driven out of advanced positions north west of Lutsk. Official War Reports Germans in Transylvania. BERLIN, via London,- Oct. 10. The official statement issued today by German army headquarters on opera tions in Transylvania says: "On both sides of Brasso (Kronstadt) oi e central powers are pressing the Roumanians, who lost 35 cannon in this sector in the course of the last three days." Along the Struma River t in Greek Macedonia, the forces of the Teutonic powers have evacuated Chavdar Mali, Ormanli and Haznatar. Northwest of Seres the British have taken from the Bulgarians the towns of Kalendra and Homondos. Berlin says that along the Cerna River, where the entente allies have been making progress, all at tacks have been repulsed. The usual artillery bombardments are in progress in the Austro-itanan theater. Christiania advices say that two German submarines operating in the Arctic Ocean have been sunk by a Russian torpedo boat while they were attacking a wireless station on tne Murman coast. KING HOPES ,F0R PEACE William of Wurttemburg Replies to Congratulatory Messages. LONDON, Oct. 10. The hope of King William of Wurttemburg for "a speedy and honorable peace," is expressed in a telegram from the King to the Ger man Chancellor, Dr. von Berthmann Hollweg. as quoted in a Reuter dis patch from Amsterdam. The King's message, sent in response to the Chan cellor's congratulations on the 25th anniversary of his accession to. the throne, is quoted as follows: "May God give a speedy and honor able peace which will guarantee us further progress. May he guide your excellency, in whose wise leadership 1 firmly trust." The following message from Em peror William to the King is for warded in an Exchange Telegraph aispatch from Amsterdam: "May your majesty before long bring your people the blessings of peace and may that peace repay all German princes and snbjects for the heavy sacrifices they have made for the Fatherland." ! torletfes Woreand The atmosphere of a room de pends largely on the pictures hung on its Walls. These new Rusf(in proofs are exquisitely hand colored, exact reproductlbns of the old mas ters, in subjects that will appeal to artistic tastes. They are confined to Lipman-lVolfe & Co. And to com plete these pictures some lovely old Italian mouldings have just arrived, and new two-lone .effects, also, in exclusive designs first time shown. Sixth Floor Peter Rabbit, the cunning bunny, covers a tiny hot water bottle for baby's hands. Peter's head unsnaps, and behold, there's, the place to fill the bottle. Sorely baby would ap preciate such a gift. " Fourth Floor. The bluebird is on the wing, fly ing gaily from flower to flower across this ner. tea cloih. The birds stamped for cross-stitch, the flowers for new dragon stitch, and the en tire edge to be finished with deep blue -crochet. 45-inch cloth, 85c. Dainty napkins to match, 15 c. Fifth Floor. Everything that a negligee should be a cloud of deep cream lace falling from the neck in back, over pink nc' ond flesh crepe de chine, and caught in i the waist in front with girdle of pastel blue satin rib bon. The finishing touch is stream erlike ribbons to .match the girdle, peeping at intervals "beneath the filmy lace. An exquisite creation that is so very different. $22.50. Fourth Floor. The quiet elegance of a fine trav eling bag is personified in this one for women, of black pebble grain seal, lined with pearl gray leather fitted with flat brass catches and lock- May also be had in black calf at the same price, $16.35, Sab-Basement. A novelty indeed, but a very use ful one, enamel coin holder, for car fare, attached by a slender chain to a ring worn on the little finger. Priced at $1.00. Jewelry, First Floor. Pay JOIN OUR 5c 5c Down and 5c Additional FREE SEWING MACHINE .CLUB Each .Week Pay While You DO YOUR' FALL SEWING A softly shaded light makes the dull est room pleasant. - Why Not Make Your . Own Lamp Shades? Mrs. Wilkinson is here to leach you this interesting art. FREE. " Sixth Floor cT Merchandise tf J Merit Only" With Christmas less than three months away it's Time to Make Your Needlework Gifts Mrs. Patterson gives free lessons in knitting, crocheting, embroidering, etc. Fifth Floor. i The Apparel Store Offers Today A New Smart Model in Plush Coats As Illustrated Here Fashioned in the loose flaring style with deep collar and deep turnback cuffs of self material. And lined throughout with fine quality satin. Specialty Priced at $28.50 Third Floor. Today We Shall Offer A New Flesh Batiste Or White Longcloth Envelope Chemise One Style as Illustrated at the Interesting Price of 85c Cut on excellent fitting lines and welh pro portioned. Trimmed with lace, embroidery and ribbon. Fourth Floor. w Today We Feature SATIN -In The New Soft Finish ' the correct weight for dresses am bination cloth and silk dresses. In All the Wanted Colors 35 Inches Wide At $2.00 Yard "" Second Floor. On Sale Today Scrim Curtains New curtains with hemstitched edges and filet net insertions in white and ecru. 2Vi Yards Long $1.65 Pair,. Ifth Floor. New Arrivals in PoplinsSerges In all the best and most fashionable shades of Burgundy, plum, gray, Copenhagen, green, brown, navy, marine and black. Full One Yard Wide $1.25 Yard Seevad Floor. v . It Is Here -The New " 1 847 Rogers Bros. v Heraldic Pattern A marvelously beautiful hand-hammered' design with crest and me'dallion, suggesting the best of the fine old designs created by the skilled silver craftsmen of early days. It brings to the tables of demo cratic moderns the luxurious appointments of ancient kings. Sets of Six Teaspoons ........... .$2.25 Tablespoons .$4.50 Dessert Spoons .$4.25 Berry Spoons . ... . -. $1.85 Medium Forks ... . . . . . .$4.50 Dessert Forks . $4.25 Oyster Forks . . $3.10 New Salad Forks' $4.65 Soup Spoons $4.50 5 o'Clock Teaspoons .... $2.25 Sets of Six Hollow Handle Medium Knives $6.75 Hollow Handle Dessert Knives $6.50 Three-Piece Carving Sets $9.50 Two-Piece Game Sets .... $7.25 Baby Spoons, each '. 70c Food Pushers, each . . . .70c Olive Spoons,' each ..... .r. 95c Cold Meat Forks, each. . .$1.25 Medium Ladles, each. . . .$4,50 Gravy Ladles, each . . '.$1.70 Sixth Floor The Millinery Store Announces The Arrival and Sale of a Limited Assortment of Trimmed Hats That Accurately Reflect the Newest Authentic Modes At $10.00 Of silk vel"-.t, or a' combination of silk and velvet in black or with a touch of color, and trimmed with novel and artistic trimmings. Third Floor. New Silk Petticoats Of chiffon taffeta and silk Jersey tops with taffeta-t A A AC. silk flounces. In black, navy, emerald, plum, royal - tDT'.T') 1 . . r r I It er . r I ana an assortment or lancy cnangeaDie ellects. Ior- Third Floor. HUMANS LOSE FURTHER AVSTRO-GERMAXS COSTIME VANCE ISf TRANSYLVANIA, AD- CLARKE COUNTY COURT ON Judj i ;e ltonald, of Seattle, Acting In Place of .nidge Back. Britisli on Front in France. LONDON. Oct. 10.-."At dawn this morning." says an official statement is sued by the British War Department today, "enemy infantry in the open in the neighborhood of Grand Court were cauent under our artillery fire. "A successful raid was made by us last night southwest of Givenchy. The enemy's trenches were entered, al though they were held with consider able strength. Two dugouts were bombed. Casualties were inflicted on the enemy." Germans on Western Front. BERLIN, via London, Oct. 10. To day's official statement on the western"! front is as follows: "Yesterday the enemy again deliv ered strong attacks on the long battle front between the Ancre and the Somme. All his efforts were fruitless. Attempts of the French to advance east of Vermandovlllers were frustrated. On both sides of the Meuse (Verdun front) there were spirited encounters with artillery and mine throwers." Turkish. CONSTANTINOPLE, via London, Oct. 10. The War Office today made public the following: "We drove back toward Karadoubor an enemy force which was attempting VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 10. (Spe cial.) The Fall jury term of the Su perior Court of Clarke County opened today with Judge James T. Ronald, of Seattle, presiding In place of Judge R. H. Back, who is holding court in Se attle. There are 10 criminal and six civil cases to be tried. Owing to the fact that only 20 out of 42 jurors originally drawn responded to the summons, a special venire had to be drawn. Nine out of 12 women drawn in the original venire claimed the statutory exemption and refused to serve. The case of the State vs. Will iam Wethered, of Yacolt, was started today. Road Would Keep Gifts Secret. WASHINGTON. Oct. 10 Counsel or the Louisville & Nashville Railroad notified the Interstate. Commerce Com mission today that they would appeal from the decision of District of Colum bia courts that the road officials must answer questions of the commission regarding what contributions have been made by the road for political purposes.- GET RID OF HUMORS AND AVOID DISEASE Humors in the blood cause internal derangements that affect the whole system, as well as. pimples, boils and other eruptions. They affect all the organs and functions, membranes and tissues, and are directly responsible for the readiness with which some people contract disease. For forty years Hood's Sarsaparilla has been more successful than any other medicine in expelling humors and removing their inward and outward effects. It is distinguished for its thor oughness in purifying the blood, which it enriches and invigorates. No other medicine acts like it, for no other medicine is like it. Get Hood's Sarsaparilla today. Insist on having Hood's. Bulgarian Forces Opposing- British In Greek Macedonia Retire to Hills Foe Occupies Towns. BERLIN, via London, Oct. 10. Con tinuing their advance in Transylvania, the Austro-German forces under Gen eral von Falkenhayn have captured the passes in the Hargltta and Carole Mountains. West of Vulcan Pass, on the Rouma nian frontier; it is announced the moun tain of Negrulul was captured by the Teutons. LONDON, Oct. 10. The Bulgarian forces which have been opposing the British troops in the region to the east of the River Struma, in Greek Mace donia, have retired to the. hills north west of Seres, says the British official statement issued today. The British have occupied the towns of Kalendra and Homondos. FIRE DAMAGES UNIVERSITY Wisconsin Institution Sustains Loss of $25,000. MADISON. Wis.. Oct. 10. Fifteen hundred students, many of whom had narrow escapes from death or serious injury, fled from classrooms in the main hall of the University of Wiscon sin today when fire of unknown origin damaged the dome and roof to the ex tent of about 125,000. The fire is believed to have started in the literary society room, fetudent members of the university -fire brigade. augmented by the entire city fire de partment, fought the names, wnicu were fanned by a gale. Funds for repairs will be sougni from the Legislature, which has been called into special session today on another matter. . COLBY IN PORTLAND OCT. 21 Ei-Propressive Starts Tour In half of Democratic Ticket. Ke en IC AGO. Oct. 10. Bainbridgo Colby, of New ' York, ex-Frogresslve party leader, after speaking at Grand Rapids, Mich., tonight, will begin his trip to the Pacific - CoasJ, campaigning in be half of Wilson and Marshall. He will speak at Los Angeles, Cal.. October 17: Oakland, Cal.. October J9; Portland. Or,, October 21; Seattle, Wash. October 23. - At Denver Mr. Colby will be Joined bv William 3. Bryan, where the two will speak from the same platform In the hall where Mr. Bryan was once nominated for President. Dlggs-Camincttl Cuse Pnl Off. ."WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. Oral argu ment of the Diggs-Caminetti white slave case was postponed today by the SnnremM Court until December at the rniint of the DeDartrment of Justice, Argument had been set for this week. Th defendants concurred in the de partment's request. Somebody In Mucneiler. N. H.. I I1 in have found an elKhf-leaf clover near Londonderry, where ttw-p Is said to be larae bed of tlwiie rlover. COMMON LAW LINER'S TRIP EXCITING ESPACSiE REACHES PORT AFTER DODGING SUBMARINE. FiufUfn, Anions; Whom Are- Sarah Bernhardt and Linn Cavslleri, Calm, bat Belts Are Kept Near. NEW YORK, Oct. 10. The French liner Rspagne .came into port today with an exciting story of her experi ence Sunday night and Monday, when lifeboats were swung out and all pre cautions taken for an encounter with the German submarine raider. First word reached the Espagne Sun day by wireless that the German raider waa at work in near-by waters. Only the officers of the ship were aware o the danger, .though the precautionary measures soon gave the passengers an inkling of the facta. The course of the Espagne was changed sharply to the southward, lengthening her voyage 12 to 15 hours. The defensive gun, mounted on the upper deck astern, was cleared for acrron. Passengers and rew were calm dur ing tha preparations, and there waa the usual gaiety aboard, though some of the women passengers kept their Woolen ' W&kw$i&& Good wM3 Sale ,Afr-,"a"Vi- f Ssnd6-nnBnneny 1 It Is ' What Is It? The declaration of a man and woman that each, takes the other as husband and wife, followed by the open lining together of ;the parties as husband and wife.. ..-T Js The Greatest Dramatic Sensation in the History of Motion Pictures. It Is.Robt. W. Chambers' Famous Novel, With Clara Kimball Young in the Role of Valerie West PEOPLES THEATER Starting Sunday : A Few Sale Items Broken lots of men's fine j wool underwear, values up to $2, sale price J)5r Sweaters and sweater cqats, styles tb be discon tinued, $3 val. now $1.50 Men's wool, cassimera and flannel shirts . regularly sold up to $2, sale price See Our Windows. . Brownsville Woolen Mills Morrison at Third St. lifebelts conveniently near them. Madame Sarah Bernhardt, Llna Cava lieri and the other distinguished artists aboard heard and discussed the reports. but showed no evidence of anxiety. One on Dunlsli Submarine Ixist. COPENHAGEN, via London. Oct. The Danish submarine 10. Dykkeren. which sank yesterday after a collision with & Norwegian steamer, has been brought to the surface. Five of the six members of tho crew who went down with the craft were rescued alive. Lieutenant - Commander Christiansen was found dead in the conning tower. Rananan ran be best ripened In kept at lift dereea. Coos Bay Limited Fast Comfortable Train 8:00 A.M. Woodburn Salem Albany Eugene and all points on Coos Bay Line. Connection at Albany for Corvallis. Buffet Observation Parlor Car New Train to California 8:20 A. M. Only One Night En Route WILLAMETTE UMPQUA SACRAMENTO VALLEYS BY DAYLIGHT Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Steel Coaches, Dining Car City Ticket Office, Sixth and Oak Streets John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES M. K. Cammlnii. IH.t. Mtr. Fran. Mutual Life Inn. Co.. Chief lnstrue- tor. Salesmanship School "Salesmanship is the ability to no manipulate the other man's mind as to make him think as you think, feel as you feel, and act as you would like to have him act.' Learn to efficiently handle human naturp. 1. The science and art of selling. 2. Scien tific memory training. 3. Ability to speak "on your feet," all included in the course of Sales manship. The 10th rear and better than ever. Address Y. M. C. A. Salesmanship School, Division C, for Bulletin