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- Tf5 -I m: S"Tf?" iOPIlC WHO FIGHT FOR PRINCIPLE SOMETIMES ?& POOR JUDGMENT IN SELECTING THE PRINCIPLE Sfattes A Marshfield Woman (m& t4The Determination of value received In advertising llos sololy with tho results secured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos Bay Times they are clean and dopondablo. Tho readers of Tho TImos have contldenco In tho ads appearing therein, ijMjjt,.,., , , ( u rnco mild: "I buy advortlscd articles bocauao tlioy yiro Invariably worth what I pay for thorn." Tho itorchnnts with tho beat reputations for Integrity iud honest morchandlso, nro without exception, thoso who ndvortlso their goods unceasingly. MEMBER OP THIS ASSOCIATED Plllitxs )L NO. XXXVIII. Established 1878 nn Tho flomt MaII. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 191 5 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall ml Coon Tiny Advertiser No. 144, fLOUDBURST Total Wreck GERMANS CHECK FRENCH ADVANCE : IN ALSACE AN 0 ATTACK WARSAW I n )iceamer owe FIELDS BUTTHE FIGHTING BDES DM On Rock ear Golden ate mMmmsmmmamBmEmmen -TLtBtr: ;.. u .iiiMRiiiHVHnMiiiHDHMHHMniHHi vim FLOODSWESTEHH BATTLE N G rlin Statement Claims Vic tories Over French in Many Engagements Yesterday BWD WEATHER ALONG EASTERN FRONT ALSO ill of Destruction of Entire French Force in Mined Wrenches Claims Made JBt' Aooclil! Ptm to Coo tlr 'iirim.) ,ONDON, Jnn. 9. Tho French unco In Alsaco Is apparently ckod. Doth tho French nnd Cor fu official statements today toll tho reenpturo by tho Germans of rnhnupt-Lo-IInut, n town south IBlolnbnch, tho cnpluro of which Wtl)o Fronch wnB unnouncod yes- IWWny. In tho Argonno violent fighting1 dgnln In progress. In ouo vhnrgo, French lost -n number of men La result of n trap not by tho rmnus, who permitted them to oc- py tho trench nnd then blow It up. (fighting was resumed In tho Alsuo gMgfpn, whero tho Allies claim to Itevo captured thrco linos of Oor- mi tronches. covering COO meters FBTfront. ho (lormnn Rtntomcnt, howovor, tho French nltncku In this re- n woro ropulsod. LTliq Gorman nrmlcs nro again fflK'tklng nt Warsaw from two dlrcc- Itfwts. Along tho Vistuln, west of nrsaw, fighting was resumed nnd itlio samo time n now attack was inched from tho north. Potrogrnd crllicu tho fighting as inoro and fro deHpurato nnd ndmlts tho Oor ir.e nindo ndvnncos nt mnny points claim thoy woro subsequently It on buck. Jth Carolina Executive Jreaks Record in Issuance of Pardons , D? Amk'UI4 PrM lo Coot Dr Tlrau.) JOLUMBIA, S. C, Jan. 9. -Full Ions to about 1500 persons In itth Carolina, convicted of various icH and pnrolled stneo January, 11, woro grnhtod today by Oovor- F. Rlenso. T 15 FATAL 3k Newton, Heavyweight, tendered Unconscious by Ike E.CDhcn in Seattle Bout BLOW PROVES PATAU I' (Br AMorUta Prwt to Coo H17 Tim. i K WSATiuuii Jn. 9. u. aiiuup- ban, a light-heavyweight prlzo- fighter, "who collapsed In tho rlHR after being beaten by Iko 3ahen last night, died today without regaining consciousness. : . IDr AmocUU4 Vnu U vwi Ur Time.) iEATTLE, Jan. 9. L. Anderson, OiYn n the ring ns Jack Newton, heavyweight prlzoflghtor who col- Red after being worsted In a bout h Ike Cohon last night, Is still un- fe'selous at tho hospital, but phy luiis entertain hopo for hla recov- Tho promoters, seconds and Co- ! nro held on ball awaiting tho ro- . of his hijurles. He showed poor in In tho fight nnd in tho third kd went down from a 'swing on : Jaw, PROPEHT1" IS SOLD. ocal parties have practically clos- deal with J. E. Cooley for tno c'haso of tho S. C. Brown estate uertv nt Third and Commercial F'flO.OOO. Tho property Is GOx , feot. MRS. WEIDER MUTTER. fc. M. Welder returned today from I Frauclsco, coming in overland. r. Woldor is somewhat Jmproveu liwlll remain there a couple of jiths. T. R. Sheridan also return Ha Florence from Portland today 1M0IS BY OfERlR BLEASE EA NOD LOW PRES. WILSON HAS FR1ENDSGUE5S1NG Wonder Whether He Launch ed 1916 Boom in Indianap olis. Speech Yesterday (Or AuoclilM rmi to Coot nr Tlmn.J PITTSBURG, Jan. 9. (On bonrd President Wilson's train.) Presi dent Wilson was on his wny back to Washington today aftor making his first purely political speech since ho nssumed tho Prcslduucy. Ho will nrrlvo nt tho capital this after noon, (losslp is rife among tho President's friends over hlii state ment In his .Indiana speech that "Mioro may como a tlmo when tho American pcoplo will hnvo to Judgo whether I know what I am talking about" Some of his friends ln slutud that ho did not Intond to con vey the Impression, which wns gain ed by tho crowd, that ho might bo n cnndldnto ngaln for tho Presidency. Others of Ills friends pointed out that ho evidently realized, becnuso of tho cheering, the construction thnt should ho placed on his words nnd yet ho did not correct tho impression beyond saying: "I did not intond to, ntnrt anything thon." President Wilson Is roturnlng to Washington fully prepared to push tho government ship purchnso bill. E Captain and Men of Kroohland Receive Rewards for Saving Volturno Survivors rnV AiwcittM rrc to com ur nn.i NEW YORK, Jnn. 9. Secretary of Commorco Rcdflold prosentod today to Captain Paul II. Krolbohm a watch and to tho 39 offlcors nnd soamon or tho Itod Star liner Krooulnnd modnlB nwnrdod by Congress for tho rosouo of tho survivors of tho steam ship Volturno, burned In mld-Atlnn-tlc Inst year. EAST 01 lift! Delegation Will Take Up Jetty Appropriation McLain May Be There Also L. J. Simpson sent up word from, Shoro Acres todny that ho would lcavo early Monday morning from Portland, whero ho will proceed to Washington to confer with tho U. S. Engineers nnd Congressmen rolntlvo to nn appropriation for tho Coos Day bar. Capt. Macgonn will join him In tho east. According to n wire received from C. A. Smith, ho oxpects to return from Chicago to tho coast In a week or ten days. Hugh McLain, who left hero tho first of ,tho week, may heat tho dele gation to Washington and Inqldent ally do some vory effective work on tho appropriation. He Is closor to Senators Lnno and Chamhorlaln than tinyono hero and through his visit last year got closely In touch with tho U. S. Engineers, It is oxpectpd that Mr. McLaln's visit In Washington will nlBO prob ably result In tho Coos county con troversies over tho postninstcrsuips being quickly decided, GOV. W.VD'S SOX 1IKIII2. Norman LInd, son of ex-Governor Llnd, of Minnesota, who wat President Wilson's envoy to Mexico last summer, arrived hero today on the Adellno Smith to spend a few days. Ho has. been In tho lumber business in Washington. I 1(0111 mil (O uuc-mi mo ucm-iii .ilnnco given by the Lliuiea Lodge t Kngles' Hull, Saturduy eve, Juu. Oth. .llusby't) Orchcitrn. HE MEDALS TO SHIS BRAV BREW sin STARTS FAILURE suicides (Or AmocUIkI Iir, to Com Ut Tlmei. NEW YORK, Jan. 9. 0. F. Strlngor, Jr., Junior membor of tho Stock Exchnngo firm, of Stringer & Co., Bhot hlmsolf ami died Instantly In his of flco shortly after tho suspen sion of his firm was announced today on tho floor of tho Stock Exchange VILLA WILL STOP BORDER BATTLES NOW (Or Ainoclated I'rni to Coo II jr Time. EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 9. denornl Villa today gave General Scott his word thnt ho would prevent fur ther border fighting, which, rIiico tho Mndero revolution, has been n monnco to tho residents of tho American border towns. Villa promlsod Scott thnt ho would ordor Maytorena to sign nn agreement drafted by Scott nt Naco which would provent a recurrence of the fighting there. Hill, tho Cnrranza commander, has already signed tho ngrcoment. Eight thousnnd Villa troops nro pnsslug through Junroz on their wny to Sonorn nnd will bo sent, Villa .snld, to Ounyinns nnd not to participate In border fight ing. .) , t 7 MEXICAN PEACE, Progress Reported in Negotia tions to Adjust Factional 1 Troubles There. (nr AfiocUtM frcaa to Cooi Hr Tlmn.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 9. Progress of negotiations botwoon tho waning factious in Mexico, by which "tho problem of pacification of Mex ico has practically boon solvod" wns announced last night to tho conven tion In Mexico City by Provisional Prosldont Gutlorroz, "It would not bo opportune nt tills tlmo," said Guiterroz, "to glvo tho details, but their publication will bo mado In duo time." Ho add ed that ho has boon In touch with all tho nrmed groups, Including the forces In Conhulla and two pro posals woro mado to him which Boomed to bo satisfactory. Many Attend Annual Affair To Install Officers Next Friday Evening Improvement of plumbing and tho putting of tho work on a better stand ard wcro subjects thoroughly discuss ed last ovonlng at tho smoker by Union No. GD5 of tho Journeyman Plumbers, hold In tho Longshore men's hall, Next Friday ovonlng offlcors (or tho ensuing year will be Installed by the union. Thoso who woro electod are 8. G. Slnox, presldontj C. S. Hun son, vlco president; D. H. 'Savage, secretary; Hugh Long, financial sec retary; L. L, Gorr, treasurer, and J. G Tumor, guard. F, II, Storoy, retiring president, was one of the principal speakers. Ho told of tho work that has been done during tho past year. J, W. Hlldeubrand discussed tho question of closer co-operation between tho Jour neyman plumbers and tho employers. J, T. Hnrrigan was also on tho list of speakers, together with E. P. Lew Is, who discussed the meaning of the organization, Milo D. Sumner and William Schroeder. Louis Stora presided as toastmas ter at the banquet, calling on tho members for impromptu talks. m'i SOUGHT PLUMBERS 1 D IS BIO CHOI Former Coos Bay Vessel Was Destroyed on "Potato Patch" Last Night SECOND MATE BOLGER DROWNS IN BREAKERS Capt. Paulsen and Crew of 16 . Rescued From Small Boats By Life-Savers til j- AnocliteJ Prcti to Cooi Dr Tlmei.J SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. Tho coasting steamer Eureka Is piled up today on tho rocks outside tho Gold en Onto. In tho wreck, James Dolgor, tho second mate, was drowned In at tempting to mnko short nfter tho ship struck last night in n north wester. Capt. Paulsen nnd sixteen of tho crow took tho small boats nnd wcro rescued by tho llfo savors. Tho Eureka wns hound to Ventura, Cnl., with general freight. She Btruck on .what Is known ns tho "Po tnto Patch." WAR OS COOS HAY HUN Eiii'oku FoniHMly Piled Out of Hero Owned by C. P. J)oo Tho Eurekn waB formerly on tho Coos Ilny-Euroka-Portland run and Is owned by Clins. F. Uoo, of 'tho North Pacific Steamship Company, Lwhlch operatetf tho Goo, W. Elder. Sho piled In hero for quite nwhllo aftor tno Alliance was taken off. Sho was rated ns ouo of tho" best bnr boats on tho const, although not largo. It Is believed that Doo had recently chnrtercd her to othor peo ple. For n tlmo nftdr. leaving Coos liny, sho was in tho Alaska trado and wan later taken by Capt. Uurn tin, formerly uflantjr. .0 tho M. 'F. Plant on tho Coos liny-San Fran cisco run, on n crulso to Southern seas In search of burled treasure Capt. Lofstcd, or tho Oco. W. El dor, was formerly first offlcor on tho Eurokn. C. A. Smith Company's Big Carrier Arrives From South Today With Party Aboard Gonornl Manager U. E. Wheolock of tho C. A. Smith Company, and wife, Vernon A, Smith nnd wlfo, Manager Prlvoet of tho C. A. Smith company nt Day Point nnd Arno Mor een arrived horo today on tho Ado lino Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Wheolock will spend a wook on tho Day, Mr. Wheolock be ing anxious to famlllnrlzo hlmsolf with tho local mills to enable him to handle tho business from Oakland. Mr, and Mrs. Smith nnd Mr. Mor een woro spending tho holidays In Derkoloy. Whllo thero has been no special Improvement In tho lumbor market tho outlook Is much better and lum bermen are hopeful that It will soon bo reflected In the prices. MINf WHEAT GOES UP HALE A GENT Chicago and Portland Prices Slump Except on May De livery Bluestem ' (Or AniocUted Prr to Coo Bj TIr"'.J PORTLAND, Juh. 5. Although tho prices for othor varieties of wheat fell In sympathy with tho Chicago market, May bluestem sold hero today for $1.4 8 Mi a bushel, an advance of half u cent, the, highest prlco In- yearB auywhero In tho United States. DR. IL K. KELTV, DENTIST Phono 112-J, Room 204, Coko Dldg Don't full to ' utlciid tho "benefit dunce given by tho Lliuiea Lodge ut Eagles' Hull, Satin day ove., Jan. Oth. .Ilnsby'a OrclicfatrH. , OS COME DH ADELINE SH TH GKKAT AUTO ItACE. I Dr AnoclilM l'rt to Cooi Pr TlmeO SAN DIEGO, Jan. 9. Tho Ex- position road race of 305 miles j was 'begun this morning over a j flvo-mllo course with tho most noted drivers In tho United j States entered. The curs are ox j pectcd to cover tho courso In about four hours! ENGLAND IS INDEFINITE IN FIRST NOTE (tlf Auoclitnl Tmi lo Coot Br Tlmn.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 9. -Secretary Drynn nnd othor adminis tration officials woro at work today going over Great Britain's prelimi nary reply to tho American noto pro testing against Interference with Am erican commorco on tho high sens Awaiting Prcsldont Wilson's roturn to tho rlty, nil of tho official ro fusod to comment on It. Such study as tho officials havo given to tho pre liminary roply has convinced thorn that It probably will bo necessary to await tho supplumoutnry noto beforo undertaking to conttnuo tho negotia tions. ALLIES MAR Sweep of Russians Through : Bukowina Results in Balkan Nation Preparing to Join HUSSIAN PHOGHE88 I (Dx Aiioclitcd rr to Cooi C7 TImM.) PAHIS, Jan. 0. "Russians havo ontorod Transylvania," tol egruphsf tho Potrograd corres pondent of I-o Matin. Tho Aus trlnns hastily ovacttatod tho wholo of Dukowlnn,' leaving open tho ronds for tjid Hus slan troops In tho Hungary provinces." (Or AMoeUtal Trtu lo Vo" Bit TtntM.) LONDON, Jnn. 9. Coincident with tho Russlnn swoop through tho Austrian provlnco of Dukowlnn, plans nro undor way In tho adja cent country of Rumania for tho mobilization or Its nrmy. Unofficial advices say th'o ontrnnco of Ru mania Into tho war on the sldo of tho allies was expected. A Gonova report snys tho Austrian nrmy is trapped in Gallcla by RuBaan8 who mndo an unexpected movoniont. Thero Is no confirmation of this report. TO T Captain Macgenn Goes to WashingtonSearch for Temporary Skipper When tho Dreakwater left out this noon for Portland carrying 14 passengers tho question as to who will bo her master during tho ab sence of Captain Macgenn In Wash ington had not yet been decided. Captain C. H. Nelson, a coast pilot, waa fjnully chosen to tuko the berth, but will not bo able to serve. First Officer Parker of tho steamship Denver was also on tho list of ollgl hlcs; but his namo, too, was stricken off when the officers of tho San Francisco and Portland floet declared they did not wish to roplaco Mr, Parker for such a short tlmo nt this season of tho year. It Is llrobable that the Dreakwater will havo a tem porary master on her return trip, Tho pnsseugers who left out this noon woro: J, W. Humphrey, Mrs.. J. W. Hum phrey, W. D. Bolton, J, Leo Brown, RUMANIA TO OIN M CAPT AKE BREAKWATER FRENCH GERMAN LINETOLO Paris Report Tells of Advances at Several Points Allies 1 Lost in South (Dr AtiocUth! rrni tt. Coot Bit Tlmo.) PARIS, Jan. D. Tho official Btato ment this afternoon snys: "South of Yprca wo dnmnged tho tronches nnd silenced tho mlno throwers of the Germans. In tho Souplro region yeB terday -wo occupied Hill 132 threo times during tho day. Tho enemy de livered violent counter attacks but wero repulsed, Our gain Is repre sented by thrco linos of aermnn trenches along tho front of 300 mo tors. Tho enemy bombarded Sols sons nnd set flro to tho Palace of Justice. South of Lnon and Craonno our artillery demolished huts cover ing machluo guns, silenced tho artil lery and destroyed boiiio trenches. Wo took possession of 400 yards of trenches between Hill 200 and Perthes nnd also captured Perthes nnd advanced boyond, gaining .inoro thnn G01 yards. In Argonno our right was subjected to a lively at tack, but a counter nttack brought us back to tho point of departure In tho region of Cornay wo maintain ed our position. Further south tho enemy rcoccuplcd Durnhnupt Lo Hnut nt tho expeuso of heavy losses." M'VEY IS FREEO - - BY JURY TODAY Quickly Acquitted of Offense Against Cora Estep, of North Bend (Spoclal to Tho Times.) COQUILLE, Or., Jun. 9. Tho Jury In tho enso of Orb McVoy, In dicted for a stntutory offonso against Cora Estoph of North Bond, brought a verdict of ncqulttnl after bolng out only about flftoon minutes, when tho Estoph girl on tho stand tcstlfed that sho had sworn falsbly against Mc Voy and accused another of tho crlma against her. Aftor tho Jury brought In Its ver dict, Mrs. McVey could not restrain her Joy, but shook hands with all tho Jurors nnd manifested tho groat rollof tho verdict meant to hor. Whether thero will bo nnythlng olso dono In tho enso remains to bo scon. Tho girl Is not In a dollcnto condi tion. Dilution Trial Begun, Tho enso of Win. Attorbury, Indict ed for beating a horso to death at Bandon, Is on trial today. According to tho testimony of somo of tho wit nesses, Burr Strubol was tho roal offender, one of thorn doclnrlng that Strubel hit tho horso a futnl blow ov er tho head, whllo Attorbury was on the opposlto Ido of tho rig. Tho ani mal was balky, Strubol cannot bo found now, i Along the Waterfront, i Tomorrow morning tho Hazel Dol lar Is" oxpocted to leave out for Pugot Scund, taking with hor COO tons of pulp from tho Smith mills. Sho will load lumber nnd miscellaneous car go In tho north and leave for Japan via Manila. Captain Ridley, hor master, Is accompanied by Captain McClements, who Is acting as pilot for tho big freighter on tho coast. At nn early hour this morning tho j Adellno Smith crossed In from San Francisco and proceeded to tho Smith mills, whero sho Is loading lumbor again for tho south. Tho Redondo Is expected buck from San Francisco somo tlmo next Wed nesday, Wp,I nlonn Anna Nelson. Wm. Shen felt. C. II. Freeman, J. Hogllo, H. J. j MoKeown, Z. Panglos, F. P. Leekley, ' M. Sotberg, C. Williamson, Have your LETTER heads, bill heads, etc., pneted at THE TIMES offlcg. GERMANS CHECK Kaiser's Forces Capture Town South of Steinbach Which French Had Taken j LAY TRAP FOR ALLIES IN MHO TRENCHES Attacks on Warsaw Two Di rections, New One Being From North (Dr AmocUUA rreia to Ceoi Hr Time. BERLIN, Jan. 9. Tho official communication today sn,ys: "In tho West henvy rnlnB which seemed moro llko a cloudburst than nnythlng olso, caused tho Rlvor Lys to overflow Its banks In placos. Sevoral attacks by tho cnomy northwest of Solssons wor.) beaten off with n sovoro loss to the French. Tho Fronch nttack near Perthes wns repulsed with a sovoro loss to tho enemy. In tho eastern section of Argonno, our troops successfully stormed tho French positions nnd took 1200 prls onors nnd somo mlno throwers and n bronzo mortar. Tho Lorralno bat talion and HcsBlnn Lnndwohr parti cularly distinguished themselves. Ono of our ndvanco trenches, which we nt tho tlmo woro not oc cupying near Fllroy, was occupied by tho Fronch and was at onco blown up. All tho Fronch occupants woro killed. Tho Fronch havo boon driven out of Burnhnupt Lo Haut and tho trenches there and Into tholr old po hltlons. On tho eastern front tho bad weath or continues. Tho number of prisoners tnken Jan. 7 by .us was 2000. Sbvon machine guild woro captured. '. ' L UP ILL IN GAME . North Bend Victorious 25 to., 20 Marshfield's First Time on Floor Marking tholr first prnctlco and tholr first gamo of tho soasou tho Marshriold High School basketball team was dofoatod by a score of 2G to 20 by tho North Bond high school quintet over thero last ovonlng. Us ing tho scoro as n criterion of what will result when the local team has had n chance of practicing on tho now gymnasium 'floor, Coach Nllos declares tho boys will provo not only speedy but good ball tossors later In tho season. Tho regular season will not open until February 1. In a preliminary gamo the North Baud Alumni team triumphed oyer tho high school girls with a scoro of, 15 to G. This Is tholr socond con test this year, bath of which havo been won by tho'alumnt. In tho start of tho first half tho Marshfield players proved fust, Sea man and Burrows finding tholr range to tho basket sovornl tlmos before North Bend broko up tho combina tion. It was from that tlmo on until tho Inst flvo minutes of play In tho final half that North Bond played on tho offonslvo, Bowen, tho hugo center, making 19 out of the total of 25 points. Simpson, guard, was a fast teammato for Bowen, Tho officials wero Royal Nlles rof oreo and O'Donnoll of North Bend, umpire. A large delegation from Marshfield went over to attend the' game and enthusiastically cheered' tholr men, Tho lineups of tho two teams and the points scored by each man are as follows: Marshfield Position North Bend1 Contor. Seaman, C Bowen, 19 Forward Burrows, 9 Russell, 2 Watters, -I Conro Guard, Huntor Monde, 2 McDonald Simpson, 3 W, B. WILSON has taken tho MANAGEMENT of tho DBKXtTO APARTMENTS t 3ai South Broad. wuy, REMODELLED and finely ijpj, ,m,ea ,,,em' TImo3 Want Ads for results. DCALBOYSSHDW fc ;x.