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mmwmmtmmmiiMtott MUR - THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIEU), OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1014 EVENING EDITION, mmmitGmkMfmmmmiwMBsamm " ' ? -' MM.maPiA , i "' - "' . . mi iiriniiMiiiiifiirrriijim m ii ni rm hi mi i rrrmrr- m'wihihwihw egmmiL'giawjniwairrfiiw nmiiMjiwniii nmiwarawwnrti WORLD'S GREATEST WAR DAY BY DAY Inter-Ocean Transportation Co. Semi-weekly service Coos Bay and San .Francisco. S. S. Redondo HAIIS FROM MARHIIFIKLD FOIt SANFRANCIHCO AND HAN PEDRO, THURSDAY, SIIPT. 10, AT 12 noon Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. :ion lc Vi nn Mnn.l.n.1.. .. ' f fatUU C-"ery'r!: e:,dAnt0I .. 10 12 n"''ntJ BUTTLE BUTCHERY TO SURPASS E MET ijrij LowR ates for ALL WARS III WORLDS' IS Handl mg Tru ... VLpj!.n trunk. i.,.u. j uwimuta lU irbl Z HISTORY DIVIDED rArT:",'"aldotelSll PARIS, Sept. 7.-Mortality in the im-aunt war will exceed that of any conflict in history, according to Pro foBHor Francois Millet, of tho Acad emy of Science, who recently complet ed a work on mortality in wars and who already la gathering data on the prcHcnt conflict. "Much as the public Is prepared to hear of reniarkabfe Iobbos In tho bat tle now going on, It will, novorthc leHtt, bo astounded when tho nctunl figures aro available. I have talked with wounded from tho battlefield, who tell or whole regiments being wiped out In an hour, oxcept a score or so, and whllo Micro stories aro doubtless exaggerated, tho mortality will undoubtedly exceed tho greatest PARIS IS THE STRONGEST FORTRESS IN THE .WORLD When tho fortifications of Paris aro called Into iibo by tho unwulcomo ap pearance or tho (Jerinnns they should glvo the enemy n far heavier nut to crack than was rlpo In 1870. Paris has the iiiobI extensive system of for tlf lent Ions In tho world. The outer and Inner forts aro so close anil bo well placed for croBH flro that to cap turo Paris tho (lermans will have to reduce a great many of them first the outer ling, then the Inner ring they cannot pass butweon them and leavo them masked. The outer ring has u circumference of 75 miles, the protected nrea being about 100 sijuaro miles. The (JermaiiH have said that Paris Is tho greatest fortress over known anywhere, and they aro good Judges . They took back to tho fntli trlnml a wholesome respect for Paris (lnfmiBCH In 1871. Slnco then the l-'imich lmvo enlarged, remodelled and entirely modernized tho fortifi cations and tint plans for defending the "City or Light." To begin with, tint old enceinte, twonty-ono and n lmlf miles Ik still partly Intact. The governnuint two yimrH ago decided to do away with tho old bastion, moat and glacis favored by tho engineers of tho time or l.ouls Philippe. Tho de faulted foils or this period, such as tho thundoroiiH Mont Vnlorlitn, 150 reel above the Seine, were retained. What Is lert or tho original ParlB en celnto rorins tho Inner and rinal lino ol tho doreiiBo or PnrlH In 19M. Tho I'xpaiiHlon or tho great city coiupolled tho preparation or n now enceinte and this, a series or sevontoon detach ed rorts Including tho twelve old onus or 1870 has been placed at about two miles from tho city and' Is formed by tho rorts, Inrnntry works mill detached baltcrloB between. It hbould prove or great strength, ne youd and at u distance from tho city or twelvo to fourteen miles is the outer ring of forts which aro all plac ed on the heights commanding the valley of tho Solno or on hills which defend tho lower levels to tho east--wartl or Paris. Within this outer ring aro tho seven towns or Ver million, Sceaux, Vlllenouve-St. Georg es, St. Denis Argeuteuil, Kngheln and St. (luriunn-en-Laje. There aro three ilvei-M, tho Seine, the Maruo and OIho. Th army which Invubts Paris must have at least 500,000 men, Irrospe''. tlvo of all field and covering rorces. Tho actual dereuso or the works npnrt from troops temporarily col lected In the fortified aiea, requires 170,000 men. Tho oiitrenihed camp falls Into tin ee sections, 4ho north, tho east and the MHitliowuht. Tllo forts mount from twonty-four to sixty homy suns each mot or tho heavier guns holi.g or tho now French type, nutuiim'k' firing and having au accurate raum up to 10,000 yards about sK mNes Their siege howitzers may do inoro though tho French do not scorn to pOMttkii any or the enormously homy huwpzan, 31 or 41 contlmotori, the (jijruMtm uwd successfully at Nimur. Tnwmj Crouch forts contain rrom 000 to 1200 iiiun ottch; the annex bnitor iim Hit J, which they are all provided, J"J0 nifen am) b! guns eaclu The ex treme outer and home of the Inner positions aro on vurjlng heigh. 500 to f.70 feot, enabling easy doinl nunco or tho lower land botweou the lfortn and Paris propo, and of tho juintry-sldo boyond, which mint bo terrain or conflict nt tho ou's't tho Blego, If Blege thtro is to bo. ro aro lines ot battering between fth two or this chain of ftrta ariJio fts being Hiipported rlgh aud Joft of former wars, In proportion to tho number engaged. The Kusslan Iobs of 125,000 out of 350,000 engaged nt Mukden In tho Itusso-.lapaneso War will Beem small when tho truth Is known about the present engage ments. "Battle casualties In recent wars have varied from 10 to 20 per cent of tho men engaged, tho ratio of wounded to killed being about four to one. Tho present engagements, 1 lmvo no doubt, will show a loss of eloso to thirty per cent In dead and u-niindnit to tho men engaged. While past wars have shown tho artillery i fire to lmvo caused tho least loss in dead and wounded, I bellevo In tills conflict it will be shown to lmvo caus ed the most." bv four to eight bnttcries, each with U hlx i.uns. Paris has a popu aclon of nl.M.l three millions. Tho two Bleges of Paris In 1870-71 tiro among tho most dramatic epi sodes or Its history. Tho first siege began Sept. 19, 1870, with tho occu pation by the Qenunus of tho heights now occupied by forts on tho left side of tho river anil tho capture of tho unfinished' redoubt of Chatlllou. Two dayB lator tho investment was completed by 240,000 (JormaiiB. Gen eral Trochu, who defended tho city, had 100,000 men, composed for the most part of hurried lovics of raw soldiers with, Inexperienced officers and or national guards, which woro a dourco or wcnknesB rather than or strength. Tho bombardment began on Dec. 17, three unsuccessrul sorties were made, the last In January fol lowing. Armistice was signed' Jan. 27, tho capitulation Jan. 28, and on .March 1 tho Germans mudo their tri umphal entry. On this day began tho preparations for tho commune, which u few days lator reared itsolf in an Insurrection of tho national guards. This becniuo tho second slego or Paris and lasted until May 27, 1871. NIC0LL DECLARES ITALY WILL FIGHT GERMANY New York Attorney in London from Itoiuo Tolls Mow Government TeMed .Sentiment of Nation. LONDON, Sept. 7 Do Lancey Nl- I'oll, tho Now York attorney, whoso orriclal friendship for Italy gavo him wldo opportunities for Information Muring his stay In Rome, tolls a strik ing story illustrating tho attitude of Italy on tho war. "Tho Italian government wanted to avoid an unpopular war," ho said, "the niomory of Abyssinia and Tripoli being fresh In mind. So it tested tho sentiment of tho people and found It to bo uunnlinoiiBly for Franco, against Gormnny and Auatrln. "I know positively that tlio general staff gavo orders that each captain read to his company a paper stating tho situation In regard to tho war and Italy's position. Tho captains askod for nu expression on what course to pursue. "First those who wished to tako arms on behalf of Austria woro asked to step to tho front; then those who wished to fight ngalnst Austria. Out or about 75,000 polled hardly ono In a thousand voted ror Austria. "This strong demonstration un doubtedly hits had an effect on Italy's nttltudo, and I bollevo betoro long it will bo drnwn Into tho war against its triple nllianco comrades, I heard recently that relations between Italy and Austria woro strained, Germany and Austria nro hated cordially In Italy, which wants the Italian speak ing Dalmatian provinces of Austria under its flag." HltlKK HITS AIJOIT THK V.K 4 Reports aro current In San Francis co that the German first class cru's ois Gnolsenuu and Scliomhorst woie on their way to the Pacific coast, os tensibly to assist other German ves sels In closing San Fianelsco's sei hues to the shipping of I1031I . na il, ns. It Is rumored hero that ;i9 , uiwon that the Japanese cruise. Id- ziimo left San Francisco lie faro tho war between Japan and Germany ac tually hud been declared was that the Japanese commander know the German crulsors had left Tslng Tau for theso waters, Captain and Crew of Men-of- War No Longer to Get Big Bounty for Captures IDr AtiocliUd Prm to Coot nr Tlmm.1 LONDON, Sept. 7. Although tho value of prize ships captured in the wnr probably will be greater tluin In any wnr In history, nnvnl officers will not suddenly become millionaires, as wns the case In war time one hundred years ago. In tho beginning of tho nineteenth century tho capture of a rich haul by a war ship meant an Independent for luno Tor tho chief orricer or the lucky warBhlp. Hut tho Admiralty haB changed tho systom or payment, -upon tho ndvlco or n select committee nam ed' to Investigate plans ror rewarding tho captors or merchantmen. A gen eral bounty will bo paid to tho f loot, hut by far tho greatest portion of tho proceeds of tho sale of prize ships will go to tho state. In all more than ton million dol lars' worth of prizes lmvo been re ported to tho naval prize corut In London nt this writing. Theso cap tured ships vnry In size from small sailing vessels to mighty ocean lin ers. Tho money realized will prob ably bo used for tho malntennnco of tho navy and tho extension of Its ac tivities. Theoretically prlzo money has al ways been tho property of tho crown. Its gift to the crows has been a mat ter of courtesy or generosity. In tho days when tho whole of the llrltlsh navy consisted of boats which would bo described today as "converted merchantmen," both ships and men woro pressed Into service. In these circumstances prlzo money wns to como extent regnrded as compensa tion to tho owners ot tho seized ships and the crown waived its claim In a more generous and also more equitable manner than In some lator times. Of the vnluo of a capture, n fourth went to tho King, n fourth to the owners of tho hired ships and tho rest among all thoso who woro pres ent nt tho time or capture. SMOKKS FOIt SOLDI ICItK. Iloy SiiuitK Gather Cigars for Dutch A liny Now. (Dr AikkUIpJ I'irM to Coo nr Tlmn.l AMSTERDAM, Sept. 7 Tho Dutch army believes It may rightfully boast of bolng tho best equipped army In Europo so far as smoking comforts go. Tho Iloy Scouts, during tho first dnys of mobollzntlon, went nil over tho city of Amsterdam with bnrrows, gathering cigars for tho soldiers. Tho total was too big to count, but within two hours ono day moro than 20,000 cigars were gathered. PusBoreby emp tied their clgnr cases, dealers pre sented full boxes, and non-smokers contributed money for tho purchnso of cigars. All along tho frontier tho sentlnols may now ho seen comforta bly pufring nwny at these girt cigars. Holland1 hns been so much In ig nornnco or what is happening that ono or tho Amsterdam papers ex pressed tho situation by bending its page of war news with tho negatlvo In half a dozen different languages. WANT TO GO TO WAIt. Many Kimi-nns Gather la Panama In Effort to Return Home. (Or AuocUted rttu to Cooi IUr Tlmw.J PANAMA, Sept. 7. Tho war In Kuropo has brought to tho Isthmus hundreds of reservists of practically nil tho nations Involved, called to the colors from South and Central Ameri ca, but since tho first moment when a fow French and Germans obtained passage home, thero has been no chnnco for them to get ncross tho At lantic. Germans, Russians, Aus trlans, Hungarians and Frenchmen all nro making themselves at homo in Panama City and Colon. In one hotel In Panama there are nearly 100 Frenchmen waiting for a ship that will take them home to fight. Close to the table they sit at for meals Is a tahlo surrounded by twenty-flvo Germans, equally anxious to get home, but locally thore g no trouble. No one knows when a ship will bo available. Tho French ilno will havo no vessel In port ror a long time. German ships are no lout er sailing out or Colon, and tho Briton ships hnve rerused to transport the mon, oven ror double passage money. Tho French foreign orflce declared that France and Great Urltaln had agreed to advance to Belgium to help her meet tho demands or Germany the sum or $100,000,000. Each pow er will contribute $50,000,000, S. S. NANN SMITH Equipped with wireless and submarine bell. Passengers and freight. WILL HAIL FOR HAN FRANCISCO FROM MARHIIFIEL1) THURSDAY, SHIT 10, AT A. M. 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