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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1914)
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KstnllltflliCfl 1K7H no Tim Cwut Mnll. fBCH CLAIM GER MM LI MARSHFIELD, OREGON H flfiOKENflFTER HARD FIGHTING Paris Reports That Allies Have Forced Kaiser's Troops Back Onto German Soil Beyond Nancy and That French ' and English are Gaining Elsewhere BATTLE ALONG NORTH SEA REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN MOST TERRIBLE OF WAR HEAVY LOSSES Emperor William Reported to Have Ordered Germans to Take Calais at Any CostFrench Version of Develop-' ments Along Battle Line. (By Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) LONDON ,0ct. 27, Tho unyielding German lino, which for six weeks lias stretched across France, Is said by tho French war office to have broken at last, Near the Eastern end of tho line, in the region beyond Nancy, today's French official siaieiiiuiu iujuiu uiu mvuuuij) uiivuii uuuk onto ucrman son, At other points along the lino, the offensive has been resumed by tho allies after a long period of comparative inaction, Along the Yser, where the struggle was most intension the Franco-Belgian border, tho Allies have not drawn bacK, says tho French statement, while further progress has been made between Ypres and Routers, Battles along tho North Sea aro the most terrible of the war, It is reported that Emperor William himself has ordered the fiflrmnns in tnkn flalnls nt nnv nnst. Flfflitino- In tlm Fnet rnn- tinues without decisive result, 1 Report Made by France. (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times.) PARIS, Oct, 27, An official communication this afternoon says: "Fighting continues to be particularly spirited between the mouth of tho Yser and tho region of Lens, In this part of tho front tho Allied forces havo at no point drawn back and they havo continued to mako progress in tho region betweon Yprs and Roulors, In tho general region betweon Soissons and Berry Au Bac an artillery engagement resulted in our ad vantage and tho destruction of soveral batteries of the enemy, East of Nancy, botwoen Bozango and Parroy forests we havo assumed tho offensive and driven tho enemy across the frontier," vy L ,HUmmr OCTOBER 2? 1 9 1 4 Wrai'$BM & Consolidation of Times, Conot Mull nml Cnnn Itnv AilverH'wr No. 83 Ilk E! f Lif Coal M ATTEMPT TO KILL VILLA THWARTED (llr ArnoclatM Prvti to Cool nr TlmM.l i:ii PASO, Tex., Oct. 27. All nt temiit was made to assasslnato Gcti oral Villa by an agent said to .ao been paid by Oenornl Gonzales, n staunch supporter of Oonornl Car rnnzn. Villa escaped unhurt. The attempted assassination was reported In n ihurkuko to the Assocl ntcd Pi ess today from Luis Uona vldos, first secretary to Villa. The would-be assassin, KraurlBCo MiiRiila, was executed after mnkliiK a conios slon beforo George C. Caruthors, tho American consular agent. PORTLAND RECALL Over 100 Reported to Have Perished in Explosion at Royalton Shaft REMOVE THIRTY DEAD FROM LOWER LEVELS Over 2300 Men Entombed and 150 are Taken Out Alive This Afternoon no ine Today WVWVW GREECE TO END ANARCHY IN ALBANIA VOTE TA (EN TODAY Fate of Mayor Albee and Com missioners Dieck and Brew ster Will b3 Known Soon nr AmohUIM frm to Coo liar TlniM.) IIOYALTOX, Oct. 27. U.O miners hnd been rescued allvo tills aftornoon. Kllity-flvo of thoso resell ed had been ovcr como by gas. Two died nt tho top of tho mine. I f llr AnMiiifd I'm u cwm iur Tlram.) KOYALTON, III., Oct. 27. Ono hundred or moro miners wore prob ably. burned to death In the Mitchell I uoai .Mine nonr uero today wiion a l terrific explosion occurred In tho low- i or lovol of tho initio soon after H00 l ,.. . ,. i. n ..... i... i uiuii nail uuHiiii woui. ui iuuho wiki I entered tho mine, nUout 100 escaped,! but thirty bodlen were soon after , brought to tho surfneo mid moro than ' 100 other nidn aro still IniprlHoncd . in tho lower lovol, where they iiro cut off from roscuo by fire, llccnuso J of tho fire, attempts of the icsouers to enter tho shaft woro Impossible. All the dead woro takon from tho upper level and had been ovorcomo I hy gas. Nono woro burned. Tho ox- pIoRlon occurrod In tho northwestern part of tho iiiluo whore many men wero working". Tho moil In tho south- orn part of tho initio heard tho oxplo- Wt AMOflttrt Prtii to coo nr TlmM. LON'UON, Oct. 27. Tho ClrcokJ govorumoiit announced to tho pow ers Its Intention of provisionally oc cupying northern Kplrtis, owing to the necessity of suppresslm; tho anarchy prevailing there as u result of tho breakdown of the Albanian govern ment and the flight of Prlnco Wil liam of Wled. c ID AUSTRIA REPORTS I S TBI S EGRIMS driven TIT Aiaoclit! I'm, in com 1U TlraM.I POItTLANI), Or., Oct. 27. Knlr wenthor today brought out lnrgo numbers of voters to ballot on tho at tempted recall of Mayor Albee and Commissioners Died; and Urowstcr. Tho three officials declared them selves confident that tho reoall would bo doftnted. The names of I). K. Konuady and E. E. Smith, arc on the ballot against Alhco, Dr. tloorgo Pnr rlsh opposes Dlock, while II. i:. Abry nnd A. Loot oppose Browstor. ' Tho pross of tho city has boon unmil inoiiB In supporting tho assailed of ficials. Asldo from this Issuo tho votora against tho owner's property whore woro called upon to ballot on tho on tho water Is consumed, Instead of l)!!1! to tax tho city water atos ngalnst tho coiisiimors. E CUSTOMS OFFICE T. H. Barry Resigns Office Deputy Inspector in Charge Position Offered Harry Kimball. Tho resignation of T. II. Harry, ns Collector of Customs, was received thin aftornoon by Deputy Inspector Med rath, of Portland, who has taken chargo of tho office temporarily. Tho slon and hurried to' tho cages that position hns beou offered to Harry took them to tho surface Mlno of- Kimball of this city, but ns yet thoro flolals said they could not account has hcon no deflntto acceptance, for tho explosion an tho mlno has hocn Mr. Hurry has bcon hero In qlinrgo In continuous operation nnd no gases of tho United States Customs office woro detected. Exports say tho flro for tho past year. It Is allogcd that could bo controlled only by soallng I application blanks filled out by local tho eutranco shafts and pumping boatmen for llconsos havo been charg wntor until all tho ehambors aro led amounts at tho local office and flooded, This, howovor, will not bo dono until all hopo of rescuing tho minora has beou abandoned. I (By Associated Press to Coos Ray Times.) VIENNA, Oct, 27, An official statement today says the Austrian operations, tho object of which is clearing Bosnia, aro proceeding successfully. Tho Servians were driven back to vishnRffrnrTnntnhnr 94 nnd ihn Austrian DUisuit reached the Drina River October 26, Eastern Bosnia to tho Dnna is now completely cloared of tho enemy, The Montenegrin div isions, separated' from tho Servians, have retired in a south westerly direction, RELEASE AMERICAN OIL SHIP (Dy Associated Press to Coos Day Times,) HALIFAX, Oct, 27, The Standard Oil steamer Brindilla, flying tho American flag, whoso seizure was the occasion of 'protest by the United States to Great Britain, was released to day by the Canadian authorities, EMPEROR WILLIAM S ARMIES BRIANS REPORT CAPTURE DF UHEEHUHBER OF RUSSIANS OF AUSTRIA 0 EN IT ill (I)) ABsociatod frcss to Coob Day T.mes.) COPENHAGEN, Oct, 27, Word reached hero from Berlin today that under tho new military agreement botwoen Gor many and Austria, Emperor William undertakes the loader ship of tho united armies, T EFUGEESFROM CALAIS that this Ih contrary to law, that ev erything must ho collected In Port laud and no money taken horo for tho applications. No lonuoiiB havo bcon given out by tho two Inspectors hero for tho change. Hoth claim they are malf Ing a thorough examination of nil papers nnd records, preparatory to turning tho offlco over to a now man. All statements, thoy claim, ns to tho change, must como through tho of fice In Portland. It Is known, how ever, that affidavits havo boon se cured from many ot tho boatmen of tho nay. What these aro to bo used for Is still a matter of speculation, sc i IS REPORTED ALIKE ARE RUSHING TO HAVRE TODAY (Dy Associated Presd to Coos Bay Tlmcs.l , BERLIN, Oct, 27, (Wireless to Sayville, L, !..) An offi cial Austrian statement issued here today says the combined Austrian and German forces hold strong positions in the long and almost continuous battle line from Sty r and Sambor In Calicla, thence to a point east of Pryemys and along the Riv er San in a straight line to Plosek, Russian Poland,, The main Russian army is engaged in the battle still raging in Central Galicia, The Austians have been successful, south east of Pryemysl, Vigorous encounters aro proceeding be- i"een ivangorod and Warsaw, (Uy Associated Press to Coos nay Times,) HAVRE, France, Oct, 27, Two thousand refugees havo arrived here from Calais, Most of them have been distribut ed in tho towns near hero, The announcement that tho people of Calais aro fleeing is taken to indicate that the likelihood of Germany attacking that port, Emperor William is said to havo declared that Germany must caDture Calais regardless of the cost, No German state- ! ment has been made today relative to the progress in that sec tion and the rrench claim of gams by tho Allies Is not Dome out by the fact that residents of Callas aro fleeing to Havre for safety, FRANCE TO RETURN TO NORMAL FINANCIAL CONDITIONS GRADUALLY GERMAN! 0 COMMANDER OF SUM E INKING ENGLISH SHIPS Rumor of Death of Noted For ester Evidently Unfounded Card and Letter Received Dr. Sehonek, head of tho Dlltmoro Sohool, and who has many friends and admirers on tho Hay, whero ho spout soveral seasons with his Dllt moro students, Is not dead ns report ed a fow weeks ago, Today 0. W. Kaufman received a postal card from Dr. Seluinck. Tho oard was mailed September li2 and contained greet ings and tho romurk that letters writ ten In English could not bo forward ed out of dorinuny slnco tho wur started. In addition to this, Mr, Kaufman received a nolo from a nlcco of Dr. Schenok who Is u't Dryn Mawr, con taining a.mossago from Mrs. Sohenck. Tho letter was dated October 17 and It would seem that If anything had happened to him tho nlcco would havo been advised. Tho ropott that Dr. Schonck hud been killed in Lctlott wus rccelvod by Cornell Lagorstroju tho latter part of Inst month and canto directly through members of tho forost sor- vlco. Dr. Sohenck Is an officer of tho 1 Gorman Iteservlst3. (Dy Associated Press to Coos flay Times,) BERLIN, Oct, 27 (Wireless to Sayville, L, I,) Lieuten ant Widdigen, famous commander of the German submarine ll-Q. whinh sunk thn British cruisers Aboukir, Hoeue, Cressv and Hawke, has been decorated with the order of pour le mer- :'"2r'"; Hail Imv Hid. Through an error, (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times ) BORDEAUX, Oct. 27, President Poincare signed a decree "vuuymg xno moratorium prociuniiBu nuuoi u, .. ,-. ,nS for a gradual return to normal financial conditions, ite, a gradualreturr ? Zmd financial condaions,' Igives ho cause for anxiety (Dy Associated Press to Coos Bay Time.) VIENNA, Oct, 27. An official communication today says; "In the fighting bofore Ivangorod we have ud to the nresftnt whose place has been taken temporarily by General Von Fal- don. m bid .wng only ?7o above! captured 8,000 Russians and 19 machine guns, Near Jar kenhavn, is suffering from liver complaint, but his illness that of j. m. wriuut. who secured, psiaui a Russian Oolone and 200 soldiers surrendered, Near .-!. 1. nL,lunnfc I AIIIA General Von Moltke, chief of tho German general tMW" staff, from tho list of bidders on the new Marshfleld Hi(;h School gymnasium. .Mr. Tully was umong the lowest bid ALLIES AND GERMANS DROWN EACH OTHER IN YSER CANAL FIGHT Waters Run Red With Human Blood Following Terrible Hand to Hand Conflicts for Control of Waterway Near the Franco-Belgian Border Indescribable LONDON MAIL CORRESPONDENT DESCRIBES EN GAGEMENT AS "HELL FROM NIGHT TO DAWN" German Troopers Literally Obey Orders and Throw Them selves Against Encmry and Effect Crossing, but are Unable to Make Good on Other Side (By AsBoclntod Press to Coos Bay Tlmos.) LONDON, Oct, 27 The correspondent of tho Daily Mail un der date of Sunday night says! There woro 2500 German bodies in tho Yser canal this morning after tho fighting in tho night, Many wero drowned and othors wero bayonetted, The water itself was bloody while Dixmude's streets wero strown thick with doad, These ghoulish facts alone givo somo idea' of the savagoness of tho fighting, tho dosporation of tho German attacks and stubbornness of tho Allies' resistance, The night was hell from dark to dawn, Faco to face, mon wrestled and died hy drowning each othor In tho canal's wat ers, Probably 5000 Germans gavo their lives last night, Thoy could not givo more, yet thoy tailed, but not because tho Ger mans did not literally oboy orders, Thoy crossed tho water way all right, as thoy woro bid, but onco through thoy could not mako good," SERIN CITY DEVASTATED BY " WARj FIRE: QUAKE AND BANDITS (By Associated Press to Coos Hay Tlinoi.) SHABATS, Sorvia, Oct, 27, This city presonts a desolate spectacle, Two hundred and fifty of its buildings were do-, strayed by bombardmont, This was followed by flro doing moro damago and then camo an earthquako, shaking tho city so severely that tho houses which romnlncd aro almost falling to plocos, Finally dosortod, the town was visited .by a band of thieves, who looted tho town from cellar to roof, Bofore tho Austrians loft they destroyed the principal church, slaughtered hundreds of tho populace and carried others away as pi Is-. oners, USS M GERMANS DC FROM WARSAW (By Absoclatod Press to Coon nay Times.) PETROGRAD, Oct, 27, Tho Germans retreated from War saw at night, covering over 30 miles on tho first jnarch, Thoy left their artillory to mask tholr rotreat, Tho Russians caught up two days later, The captuio of Lowicz virtually Insures tho 'possession of tho country for 80 miles wostward of Warsaw, A big lunatic asylum at Tvorok was evacuated by tho doctors making a ropo of towels and tolling the inmates that If they lot go of tho ropo tho Germans would shoot them, A fow re calcitrant womon scratchod and bit tho wardens, Tho Aus trian losses in Galicia from October 22 to October 25 woro soventeon officers, 4150 men, olovon quick firors, twenty-two cannon, The Russian cavalry continues In pursuit, On tho Galician front, tho ontiro Styr Valley southward from tho rivor and tho railway tracks aro congested with Austrian corpses, Between last Thursday and Sunday, during the pur suit of tho enemy, tho Russians capturod 17 officers, 400Q men, 1 1 machine guns, 23 caissons and masses of other 'war material, GERM ANNOUNCES ENGLISH WARSHIP SU BY LN GUNS (By Associated Press to Coos Bay Times,) BERLIN, Oct, 27, (Wireless to Sayville, L I,) Reports received from Rottordam say 'a British warship was struck by tho German artitllory fire off the coast of Belgium and broke into flames, 1 BRITISH FREIGHTER SUNK BELFAST, Ireland, Oct, 27, The British Freight steamer Manchester Commerce, bound from Manchostor for Montreal, struck a mine at midnight last night and sank, Captain Payne and 13 men were drowned, Thirty others wore saved by a trawler, AUSTRIA CLAMS GERMANY AD f AUSTRIA STRONG AGAINS T RUSSIA tho contract, i . .3UttflBtiittri&i . j. . 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