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'ir' t '- 'f V'tfillH - - - - r - - -iiiii r i tiijii iwnfXimiiiij1niiainnii .ma,nmmnm II REPUTATION IS WHAT A MAN SPBKSS&SJSS OTHER HALT LIVING DOWN WHEN YOU PICK UP (Unas tea THE LEADING PAPER Of Southwestern Oregon la tho Coos Day Times. It Is now, nlw.ijn has been nnd wo expect always. wfll, be. Don't tako our word for 1L Tour ncwBpaper, you expect to read I. h est and moat dependable war l Tho Coos Bay Times carries v Associated 1'ress reports rec alled all ovor tho world ns abso lutely reliable Ask any Coos Bay citizen. MEMBER OF TUli ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL NO. XXXVIII Established J878 na Tho Const Mall. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1914 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Times. Const Mnll and Coos liny Advertiser No. 51 B S DECLARE ALLIES FAIL CLAIM GERMANS ADMIT LAST TAKE MORE CAHA1J TROOPS IN SE IN TO -l" rJ mm i h CAMPAIGN HAH MEM CM M ENGLAND Kaiser's Military Headquarters Announce That French Failed Dismally in Effort to Cut Through German Right Wing Germans Not Hard Pressed SAY THAT GERMAN ARMY IS SLOWLY BUT ' SURELY ADVANCING AGAIN INTO FRANCE Sortie From Verdun by French Reported Easily Repulsed by Germans Crown Prince's Army Turns on Pursusrs Being "Reinforced from Garrisons (Dy Associated Press to Coos Hay Times.) BERLTN", Sept. 18. (Wireless to Snyvillo, L. I.) Tho following official statement was given out by the head quarters in the German general staff: "The battle be tween Oisc anrl tlHic Mouse Rivers is still 'continuing, but there are sure indications that the cncmyls force is fail ing. Tho French attempt to cut through the German right wing was brohem 'down without notable -exertion on the floriiinn side. The German army is advancing slowly but surely. A sortie from Verdun on the right bank of tho Mouse was most easily repulsed. " APS CLAIM TO USE AEROPLANE mm WELL AI KM CHOW (Ily Associated I'rcsH to Coos Hay Times.) TOKIO, Sept. 18. Vice Admiral TCato, commander of the second Japanese squadron, officially reports under date of September 17tht that in a reconnoitcr by sea planes over Kaio 'Ohow Bay, bombs voro 'dropped toward the enemy's ships in the harbor? wireless station and elec tric motor house. One bomb was seen to strike a large ship from which smoko curled up. FRENCH CLAIM GERMANS REPULSED (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlmca.) LONDON, Sept. 18. Berlin acknowledges that while General Von Hiudenberg's brilliant and daring movement across the border lake was successful in driving back General llennekamp's force, the Russians wore not com pletely outflanked and the previous East Prussian vie- I. 1 il T- ' i i i j nil f-k wry against tne ltussians was not duplicated, ane itus nan General retired in good order, having his artillery There is a lull in operations in Galicia, where the victor ious Russian armies are evidently ntoving in an effort to cut oil tlic retreat ol the Austnans toward (Jracow. SOU OLE W (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) PARIS, Sept. 18. The allies have progressed somewhat on their western wing and are repulsing a vigorous Ger man offensive movement, according to an official an nouncement tills afternoon by the French War Department. SCENE OE WAR MOVEMENTS (By Associated Press to Coos Bny Times.) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sept. 18. A force com posed of 250 Germans with their Maxim guns, attacked the British post at Nakob Thursday. Tho garrison con sisted of seven policemen, who fought until their ammu nition was exhausted. Those not killed were taken prisoners. FRENCH ANNOUNCE BATTLE STILL E FRONT WAGES L I . I. H. BOLL IS K Former Marshfield Music Teacher Dies -in Portland Former Coos Bayite TLo following from a Portland Paper will bo of Interest lioro as irof. Bun was located In Marshflold tor about three years, as nn Instruc tor In piano music, having his studio in tho First Nattounl Bank Building no leaving horo about two years ago for Portlnnrl in ronliln "Professor Louis II. Boll, aged died suddonly of heart trouble at nu study !h the Tllford building jweraay. Professor Boll had boon a resident of Portland for two years. n0 was a member of Har mony Lodgo. A. P, & A. M.t tho ".isms or I'ythlaB and tho Improve CO Ofdnr nt Dnitmnn Tin n alip. Jived by two brothers and flvo sls wr. The body was taken to J. P. rlnley & Sons'. M38.000 PRESBYTERIANS. NAW YRK, Sept. 18. According J? l J"8t compiled the Presbyter a"h In this country has now ao '.!' 00 members, an Increase of .200 since Init year, or 140,000 since 1909. Tho converts last year numbered 93,400. Ministers and el ars keep pace with this steady powth, numbering 10,100. Sunday Wool membership has attained to 1.138,000, Presbyterian finances' show slml r advances. The total money gifts t year were $27,681,000, the larg est In tha history of tho church. The Congregational phurch growth has also just been made public. That fhurch has Just passed the 750,000 membership mark, a gain of almost exactly 100,000 In tho last ten years. This gain is not In New England, hut almost wholly in the Pacific Nor.u-west. POLICE HAVE NEW MYSTERY MRS, M'BONALD TtKl'OIlTS TROU BLE ix crrv park last NIGHT, HIT OFFICERS UNABLE to rixn out about it. Thn lor.il lioltco am today nuzzled ovor a report of somo sort of trou ble in tho uity rant lust nigni. ao far thoy havo been unnblo to find any explanation of It. Lato last night, Mrs. McDonald, a nurso who Is caring for Mrs. R. M T.npkhnrt In thn former D. L. i Rood house, called the police and told tliom tnat sno nau oeen nrousea by tho yolls of a woman In the park ..! Dim maA li a nnnn If anlinila IIUUIIJ. oiiu om muv u'j'v " ol no Mimifrh n wnninn was bolnc .choked and later a mucn stronger I yell was hoard, Soon afterwards, she saw throe mon come out of tho park iono a little behind the other two, and disappear aown rounn sircei. Officers Shoupe and Richardson went up and found nothing. Today Officer Richardson and Constable Cox Investigated the place and could not find any trace of any trouble. Mrs. McDonald Js certain that tho crle? Indicated trouble and Mrs. Lockhart also heard thorn. -(By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) ' LONDON-, Sept. 18.- Bordeaux, dispatch ajes that the battle continues w5ih -great fierceness along tho whole, front. The death is announced of General Battillc, who was killed in action. STEAMER FRANCES H. LIGGETT REPORTEO SUNK EARLY TOOAY (By Associated Prcso to Coos Bay Times.) NEW YORK, Sept. 18. The Ounard liner LuaiUinis from Liverpool reached the pier here this morning uudeu wireless instructions received last night as she was Heav ing, according to passengers, ordering her to make nil pos sible speed, unload the passengers and be ready to sail for. Halifax to act ns a transport for Canadian troops. War Last Stand of Militarism Among the passengers were Sir James M. Barry,. th9 author, who said the ultimate cause of the war is militar ism. The nations had been arming themselves aud load ed guns always go off sooner or later.. The issue is as clear as the cause that brought it about, it is whether sol diers or citizens are to rule in Europe. " m T TWENTY IN ST. LAlffi (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times.) QUEBEC, Sept. IS. The Canadian government steam er Monlnmgny was sunk in the St. Lawrence River, "2G miles from Quebec, this morning, in a collision with tho Dominion coal steamer Linman, in a fqgf. ,T?oporrs from Crano Islands are that twelve of tho Mo'ntmagny's crow, of twenty had been lost. GROWN PRINCE TURNS ON FRENCH "! ', (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times. PARTS, Sept. 18. The army of Crown Prince Freder ick AVijliam has finally turned on its pursuers at Mont' FaUCOll. to the-northwest. Of Vnrdllll. fnimiinrrrl nn 7iiil.f by the advices of reinforcements coming from, tho Rhino garrisons, and a lino of defense is now clearly established from oyon, G7 miles northwest of Paris, to Mont Fmi- con.- tf Big COOS and CURRV PAIR, at MUTLE POINT SEPT. 23 to 26, In- , cuslve. ' v - - PERSONAL MENTION F. E. HOLLISTER expects to leave tomorrow for Roseburg. ATTORNEY CHURCH Is here from Boise, Idaho, to represent a num ber of claimants against the estato of the late Guy C. Barnum, LOCAh OVKRFfiOW. That tho coasting nasEcngcr lilp tho Francis II. Lcggett sank this aftornoou off tho" Columbia Rlvr Is a roport received hero at four o'clock this aftornoou from a Japan ese battleship off tho Oregon coast. The messago was sent to tho Coon Bay wireless station, but no fur ther particulars were obtainable. Tho Francis II. Leggett was 241 feet In length nnd with a breadth of 41 foot. Sho drow 14 feet of wator and had a registered rjnnngo of 1 1C00 tons nnd carried n crow of -'5 men. Tho ship wns built in l'JOO at Newport Nowa on tho Atlantic, const. Faith In tho mossngo received horo lis founded on tho fact that It was (repeated to tho local station four .times from tho Jnpanoso ship, tho name of which could not bo learned. M W W ES AGAIN TODAY Xo Cliuiigo Made. Tho Railroad rvwtmloalnn linn announced that It will not make any further modlflca-! tlons In its rates anu cihsswicruuiih In the Coos Bay water service. Tho Water Co. asked certain changes and the Railroad Commission has joplied that It thUJjs the company and the city can agree on them. Rise of Four Feet in Coquille Puts Stop to Operations in 1 Gravel Camp Tom Coke, who has been In charge of the construction of tho phone lino south of Myrtle Point, has returned hero for a few days' stay. He states that as a result of tho rains the south fork of the Coquille raised aboutl four feet yesterday, putting a stop to the operations in tho gravel camp. I Mr. Coke says tbat the Smith-Powers lino can be completed in a month or six weeks with tho exception of some little finishing work here and there and barring slides that may follow the heavy rains. The company is arranging to open a new logging camp boyond Baker Creek, where they have two, and will probably make It a big camp. An other may ho opened, still furthor to wards Wagner later. Material is now being moved out from Coaledo where the old camps are being taken out. 1 The phone line which the company Is putting in will be connected up with the Coos Bay Horaq Telephone Company's line at Myrtle Point nnd also with tle local rajlway's line. WIRES DOWN , COOS BAY IS ISOLATED FROM REST OF WORM) AS RESULT OF WESTERN UNION AND LONG DISTANCE PHONE LINES BE ING DOWN. As a result of tho storm last night, Coos Bay has been Isolated most of, today from the rest of tho world, Tho Western Union wires were down, this morning, but came up for an hour or so about noon and during that time only a par tial report of tho Associated Press news was received by The 'Times. Tho long distance phono lines are also down, thus making It Impossible to get messages to or from outside points. Repair Street. A gang of mon started In today to repair tho holes In the .hard paying on Central ave nue which havo been a nuisance for the last few months. The concrete work was done today and the surface will bo put on soon. Don't forget the Illg Fair nt Myr tie Point, Sept. U.'t to 20. LOCAL HOTEL CASE ENDED TODAY Jury Allows John Dotson $32.- 60 In Hughes Damage Suit Other Court Matters (Special to Tho Tlmos.) COQUILLE, Or., Sept. 18. Tho Jury In tho enso of aoorgo B. Hughes of Marshflold vs. John Dotson of Ilunkor Hill for 12000 damages n roil gin in a verdict for tho dofond ant for $32. CO. Mr. Hughes claimed that while ho was leasing tho Dotson Hotel from Mr. Dotson, the latter had tho hotel grounds filled by the dredgo Soattlo and ns n rosult ho loBt 12000 worth of business. Dot son denied that Hughes had been materially damaged and had a coun ter claim of 197.00 duo him for rent of tho hotel. Tho Jury allowed Hughes $CD damages and nllowed Dotson's rent clnlm, leaving Hughes to pay $32.60. Peck & Peck repre sented Dotson nnd Stoll & Hodgo represented Mr. Hughes. IIjiikIoii Ciiho Uji. Following tho Hughes-Dotson case, tho trial of E. L. Flood vs. Jos. Young of Bandon was begun. This Is a very salacious trial from Bandon, Flood asking damages of Young for as sault on Mrs. Flood, for alienating tho affections of Mrs. Young nnd for committing two statutory offense! against her. Flood claims that Mrs, Flod has been of unsound mind, that Young know It, etc. Young denies tho charges In toto nnd claims that the only foundation Flood has for them Is that he (Young) allowed Mrs. Flood to come Into his Iiousq one nlk'ht for sholter aftor sho claimed that her husband had driven her from their homo. A. Y. Myers and W. J. Conrad of Marshfield are mem bers of tho Jury in this ense. Juror Aro DIhitUsmmL Judge Coke has dismissed the Jur ors until a week from next Monday, as all of the Jury business that Is ready has been disposed of until then. The grand Jury is grinding away and Judge Coko expects that thoy will be able to finish up next week so that tho balanco of tho Jury trials can be heard consecutively, By dismissing tho Jurors now tho county Is saved considerable expense, Knew Nothing of Cuso. Mrs. E. F. Morrlssey, who was sub poenaed yesterday to appear before tho crand Jury, presumably In con nection with a local social contro versy, etatcd today that cho Known absolutely nothing about tho cae. Bho stated she had not personally heard directly anything concerning It, was not oven present when the trouble occurred and had not paid heed (0 tho gossip -concerning tha mnttor. Sho snld'thnt If'wnH.QiiooC thoso things sho did not wIsrTlBMM connected with In nny manner what- soever, had: not tnkon Hldoa In It and was determined not to bo drawn Into I Mrs Morrlssoy went to Couullla tills niornllll! In rrwnnnai, in ! ..l I poena sorved on hor yesterday. .iiwru nir imriiu .lury. Several more grand Jury uubpun ibh wore sorved hero today. Anions thoje subpoenaed were Mlko Burke and linns Smltz, tho latter bolni; at Iliuilfer Hill. Orvld Wlckhain, h Ci'Wily nt Cofiullle, was also served with n aubpounn hero. None .knev what thoy wero wanted to npfroir before tho grand Jury about. Jour Juth wns another who has beon sub poenaed from horo. llniiicr (Vuo. Reports from Coqiillla nro that tho grand Jury Is now lnvcstlgatlNg tho murder or Wra. Bruner on lath miiH Inlet. Tho nnturo of tho ovl denco Is not known. It was utnted, however, thnt tho gun with wMck' Bruner had boon klllod luid tena found. It was also Intimated that thn party suspected pf dtiut( iUm shooting Is stippbsed to havu'twoH lying in wait for another in.ta nnd shot Bruner by mistake H 1 RULE BILL LAW King George Affixes Signature to Home.Rule Bill No' a Law t (Br AMfit4 tlttt to Coo B7 Ttmca.7 LONDON, Sept. 18 King OcorKoji signature was today attached to the Homo Rulo bill, which thus gala the statute hooks. Parliament ns prorogued tedar; until October 27. DANCE at FINNISH HALL s,viu URDAY evo. Given by MNNKA. LODGE. KEYZItft'S ORCHIttTRA. i; E ii 1 ' I