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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1915)
WliS WOULD UPLIFT THE WORLD WILL FIND THE FIRST HANDHOLD AT HOME 'lUpAw AvMarshfield Woman The Determination of vnluo received In advertising lies solely with thn results secured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos Day Times they nro clenn and depondnblo. Tho rendors of Tho Tlnios havo confldcnco In tho ads appearing therein. A vbu Mild: "I buy ndvortlsed articles becnuso tlioy jttfs JnviiTlbly worth whnt I pny for thorn." Tho mirolMnfaii'wlth tho host reputations for Integrity nt hoawu.'rnorchnndlso, aro without exception, tiiMM wkeadvcrtlso tholr goods unceasingly. KEMBttlt OF THIS ASSOCIATED PRESS T " VOL-'NO'! XXXVIII. Established 1878 nH TI10 Const Mall. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall wnil fooi Day Advertiser No. 157 IVTi i'iJ iWiftm . "HA o GERMANY SAYSiEMGLISH AND GERMAN CROSIERS 1AIERE SUNK irmams amo Misicrians oesrin VESSEL LOST II SE1 BUTTLE Terrific Onslausrhlt on Rmssi ,-2J (HflTIS dill mmt buji cm! dwly gerin ' i-r . G T ' Annouhoiirhat 123 of 885 MJMLAbowd Cruiser Blcuch- RUNNlNGIENGAGEMENT STOPPED BY MINES Claim English Lost No Ships and HadjFew Casualties LonW Report Given. ' . "" A" "' tTn to Cooi l)r Time. LONDOjJJnn. 25. Tho Ulltlsli patrblltuBiWRdron, undor Vlco-Ad mlrall$lty3accompnnlod by a de stroy? 'flLoSlla, sighted four Gor man lHtUfefFcrulsorti, uovoral light erutotts igMplestroyerB westbound, aplMiMMlifeftrtho English coast. Tho G , SflS: Four English cruls r,:W4rtd8g tho Gennnn crulBorB rn.iltr,feydlltz, Moltko, nnd Bi'aMM'WKflgod in a running bat tle Wll'jiliucliop dropped behind, 1 o)rtd sf BiinK-. Although two Wt.tWlfi tho othorB reached tli .proftitkm of mines and sub- , Of thWwclicr's 885 officers and Mint, 'lklK. known to have been , Tint Bmjjji, lost no ships, tho ''WMmaJtlwifciig light. Apparently . flfkMHRwas all botweun tho ,l)nhUr Tywt'lu but thero woro no 4UllaJ igSrttf. TW BlSCelipr was n 15,560-ton ynagjPAPTUREs citv. If Mn&Oiitm to Coot Il.r 'iIium. .i (. ,,.f HmkUfHfTrtM to 'WAJDUWOTON, 1) C, Jan. 2G. tei'tuo enrranzn Agency I tho rout of tho Villa 9indnlajarn, tho second M Mexico, and its cap- Carrauza forces. OT SCORES jns of Majority on Bill a "Conspir fof Silence." Arrets to Coo IUr Tlniea, PON, D. C, Jan. 25. lod tho Itopubllcnn ship bill with a do tlio Domocrntlo can- Mado tho bill n party tho parliamentary tac- tho Domncrats so far tho Republicans to do Ing and finally with n Tot tho bill itself. Tho io Domocrats ho char- in "conspiracy of si- ! K IS INTERNED. trj 1 Press to Cooj lUjr Times.) INGTON, I). C -Tho Gorman gov- Mccoptod tho alter- ered by tho United tho caso of tho prlzo 3, formerly tho llor Fern, and has I to tho intornmont it with a crow at Porto HIco. ' r: PJIOM THE MNTIC TO PACIFIC Jfow York tuul San to Talk Across Continent. tANOISCO, Jan. 25. 1 Mitchell of Now &Mt Mayor Ttolph of San Li .,..... ... .u- .... IUIKUU OH lilt IUIU- lay ovor a direct eon tho two cities. tho first tolephono Ion ever hold, ex- een officials of tho company, who havo g the wlro for tho h. , this tho longest tolephono wire In 1 uso was between and Denver. dmmmmmx tar&5 WW lrt MM tr brUSjJ util. Ml lEMHUTIC PL S Sfc. I at sfSEsii ML BaSBSV WW wiV and Denver. passeu uy wiuiirusuiiuusimu- 'm' m ture became a law today when iKi iHH i Governor Wlthycombe signed JfV . sSr - "l0 ul abolishing tho stato J'l'WWfcW&IAItlCICT makes REST Immigration agent's office. llllimlil II Phono 10U-J. SIXTH VICTIM DEAD. Mr AnoclntoJ I'rcm to Coon liar Time. ON HOARD V. S. S. SAN DIEGO, La Pnz, Jnn. 25. (Hy Wlroloss.) Darroll L. Vor nordo, tflronmn, died today from burns received In tho oxploslon last week. Tho csb unlty list now stands six dead nnd sovon Injurcdi ARTILLERY LEADS Most of Fighting on East and West Fronts Confined to Big Guns French Gain Wr AisoclitM I'm to Coot Hr Tim.. UEULIN, Jnn. 2G. (Uy Wiroloss to Snyvlllo, L. I.) Tho official stato niont today says: "Artillery thiols provnllcd nenr Niouport and Ypres yesterday, Houthwost of Uorry Au Hue. Tho Germans lost ono trench tnken a few days ago from tho French. Infantry fighting continues In tho Argouno forest, whllo north of Verdun and Toul tho artillery was very nctlvo. All tho French attacks on Hartmnnn Wollorkopf woro re pulsed with heavy French louses. In East 1'riiHsla artillery dueling is It) piogrcsM on tho front from I.oetzeu to thu oast of Gumbluuen nnd north ward. . , ltiiHsImiH Di'fontcd. "Tho lliiKslans woro forced to ovneuuto sovornl iiohUIoub southonst of (lumblnnon. Tho HtiBsInn at tacks northeast of Gttmblnnon wcro repulsed with lioavy Httsslaii losses. In Northern l'olund thuro Is no change. East of tho l'lllcln Itlvcr (South Poland), nothing Important has transpired. L U. S. Supreme Court Rules Against Kansas Law Favor ing Labor Organizations (Or AioUtil rrm to Cwi nr TtmM.l "WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 2fi.--Tho ICansaB so-called coercion stat uto, making It unlawful for an indi vidual or corporation to coorco or in fluence any porson to enter into nn agrcomont not to Join or romnln a mombor of a labor organization as a condition of such porson securing or continuing in employment, was on nulled today by tho Supromo Court. l'rutectM XohHitoi'iiicii. Tho contempt of court sentences imposed upon William L. Curtln and Georgo Ilurdlck of tho Now York Trl buno for refusing to divulge tholr sources of information of a printed story on tho grand jury investigation of customs frauds in Now York, was sot aside today by tho Supromo Court. EUROPEAN IR OHIO T GDERCIDN CASE BRITISH AIRSHIPS DESTROY AUTOS Claim English Raiders Ruined 400 War Autos in Repair Shop at Essen (Or AisocUte.) I'rtM to Cooj Oajr llmti.J AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25. The Bri tish air raid on tho town of Essen Inst week resulted in tho destruction of 400 war automobiles, according to a news dispatch. These cars wore In a repair shop that was wrecked by tho Ilrltlsh bombs. CUT DOWN KXl'KXSKS. 25. Tho ; first or tne economy measures r MAY WHEAT PRICE GOES HIGHER TODAY tDr Auoclttes rrr.t o Cooi DT Ttmti.l CHICAGO, Jan. 2ti. War prices for wheat havo soared hlghor thun over. May delivery touched nt $l.jri 5-8, a rlso of 1 1-8 cents Blnco Saturday. TO BELLEVUE Noted Prisoner's Attorneys Make Motion For New Ex amination as to Sanity tnr AuodttM Trot to Coot IUr Tlmf.J NKW YOItlv. Jnn. 2Ti. A motion to have Ilnrry IC. Thaw sent to Ilel Iouo Hospital so it might bo de termined whether ho was snno, wob inntlo today ly Tnaws imomoyH ni tho nrralgnment in Supromo Court horo on a chnrgo of conspiring with otliiTB in effecting his escnpo from Mnttetiwan. Decision on tho mo tion was rosorvod. NO JETTIES FOR C. A. SMITH W1KKS THAT ItlV KIIS AND HAItltOltS IIIMi HAS PASSED HOUSE AND IT IS TOO liATH TO OET XEW APIUU). 1'IHATIONS. f, A. Smith has wired horo from Chicago that tho Itlvors and Har-. bent bill has passed tho Houso nnd that ox-Govornor Llntl and- Con-Ri-wunnn Ilnwloy at Washington hnd dccli'od It would bo In vnln for n Coos Dny commlttoo to como thoro and urgo tho Jetty cnuso. In con Bnntionco, word 1ms boon sont to I.. J. Simpson and dipt. Macgonn at Pan rrnnclsco not :o mnko tho trip. Mrs. Smith was In Chicago. Contrary to expectations, tho U. S. onglneors did not rccommond tho restoration of tho Jotty. It Was oxpected that U. S. en gineers would concur In tho report ed vlow of Major Morrow that the Jotty should bo restored, but this thoy did not do. Xo Jetties Now. To h, J. Simpson In San Francisco, thoro camo tho following telegrnm of January 21 fiom Sonntor Chamber lain, a copy of which has Just beon received hero: "River and Harbor 13111 passod Houso nineteenth Instant and Is now before Senato committee. It con tains for maintenance Coos Rltver threo thousand dollars and for main tenance of completed channels, in Coos nay and operating bar drodso eighty thousand dollars. Contains movlBlon for survey Coos Day har bor from ontrnnco to Smith's Mill. It will bo lmposslblo as explained In my letter to got nn appropriation for Jot ty construction. Whut suggestion havo you to make in promises?" Explains Mattel. Tho letter to which Sonator Chamberlain makos loferenco is us follows: "You will remember that at tho last Session of Congress somo of our good Republican friends llko Uurton, Kenyon, Galllngor and othors, Inter posed a successful filibuster against tho River and Harbor Dill. These samo tactics havo been threatened at this session of Congress if anything new in character should -bo Included In tho bill now pending. In vlow of this fact tho Engineers and the Sec retary of War havo endeavored to keep out of tho -bill such projects as would Impair tho chances of work now being carried on. "I havo had Coos Day up wlth-tho Chief of Engineers, particularly with reference to Jetty construction aud MIT THl SENT 1 COOS BAY OW Attack Czar's Forces at Many Points Along 300 Mile Battle Front WANT TO DRIVE THEM FROM AUSTRIAN LANDS Vienna Says Russians Checked1 in Galicia Intense Cold I Kills Men There. nr AuocUt rrru to Cooi Car Time LONDON, Jan. 25. Tho now at tack on tho Russian armies initiat ed by tho Austrlaus In conjunction with tho Gorman forces In tho East, Ib In nccordanco with tho plan be lieved In I'ctrogrnd to havo been ndepted by Teutonic allies. Tho AitBtrlans havo Btrttck nt their opponent- all along tho U00 mllo front. Heavy fighting Is In prog ress, but so far as Known thero are no importnnt results. Tho object apparently Is to clear tho Russians from Galicia, Dukowlna and North ern Hungary. VIonna reports tho Ituf-plnns havo already boon checked In Dukowlna. Desporato fighting at closo quar ters Is In prop-ess; In Central Io lnnd, whoro many men died of tho cold. ' Tho most determined efforts on both sides havo not resulted In bnr-klng tho deadlock. On tho western battlefields, sovoro encounters continue In Alsnco nnd Argonno. Tho French claim a slight ntlvnnco nenr St. Georges In ltolglum whllo tho Germans con codo tho loss of a trench near Horry an Dae. Tho Gorman official report of yesterday's naval engagomont In tho North Son says a UrltlBh crulsor waB Btink. This Is at direct vnr larco with tho official English vor sIom, which states that none of tho Ilrltlsh vcssoIb woro' lost. KRII1S IS ACUSED. WYII-lmoiwt Tiutbcriuan Charged With Fraud by rJ. Dodgo. PORTLAND, Or., Jnn. 25,-r-Allog-od timber frnuds Involving npprox Imntoly $020,000 nro tho basis of complaint fllod In County Clork Coffoy'a offlco against Fred N. Krlbs nnd Wlllard N. Jonos, well known Portland timber mon, nnd tho J. K. Lumbor Company, of which thoy nro prlnclpnl owners. The suit is brought on bohnlf of tho bankrupt E. H. Dodge Interests In Skamnnln County, Washington. B0SSEN IS ACQUITTED , EUGENE, Or., Jnn. 25. Androw, RoBSon, who wns acquitted last sum-i mer on tho chnrgo of wlfo murder, I wns acquitted n second tlmo on thoj chnrgo of contributing to tho dolln-j quoncy. of a minor, May S'-rlver. Ilossen's folks llvo at Lauglols, Cur- 1 ly county, ton. He formerly lived at Elk- lmprovomont at tho mouth, nnd tho Engineers do not think It ndvlsablo at this tlmo to mnko n recoinmohda - tlon on this subject, ovon to tho ox- tent of 1 nvlng a survoy mndo. Col. Taylor 1ms Informed mo that tho Doard of Engineers would not fool1 disjiosod to mnko any recommendn- tlon on tho subject until tho dredge hns been given at loast a yoar or moro tj provo what can accomplished by dredging rnthor than by Jotty con- structlon. Tho dredgo, which Is now at Humboldt Day, ho tolls mo, will bu reBtored to duty nt C003 Day as soon as tho season Is such ns to make it safo to operate at the foot of tho Day. In vlow of this situation and tho prcsout attltudo of tho Doard. I do. not bollovo a committee of your citizens would bo nblo to assist or re-1 llqvfc matters If they were to come , on horo. I say this in spite of tho , fact that I would lovo to havo you come, and will bo very g'nd, If you j do, to nsslst you in any way in my , power. I am anxious to do some- j thing for Coos nay, ovon If it was charged during tho late campaign' tlat I was not zealous In behalf of that magnificent harbor whoro tho people show their faith by their works. (Signed) Geo, Chamberlain.1 WANTED A young nuin With $r0 capital for gllt-edgo proposition. Sure money-maker. Must furnish references. Address M. A., caro Times. RUSSIANS IN BUKOWINAARE FORCED BACK (Dr Atnoclittd rim Is Cool tUr Tint. LONDON, Jnn. 25. Although Vienna reports via Amsterdam 011 largo upon Austrian successes In Dukowlna, claiming Russians re treating with heavy losses of muni tions nnd prisoners, a wireless from Vienna today giving official com munication, only Bays this: "In Du kowlna quiet reigns after our last surccEsful battles." Roforrlng to tho fighting In tho Carpathians, tho communication says: "Tho Russians wcro driven out of sovornl trenches which they had pushed forward south of tho Passes." IS IDE BY ROCKEFELLER Declares That He Never At tempted to Dictate in Col orado Mining Field (Mr Amoollt.'l I'rr to Cooi. IUr Tlmra. NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-111 a state mont today to tho United States In dustrial Commission on tho Colorado lnbor situation, John 1). Rockefeller, Jr., denied that ho had, as ho. said ho had been charged, nttomptcd to oxorclBo any kind of absolutism ovor tho coal Industry in Colorado, or that ho had sought "to dlctato a policy of non-recognltlon of tho unions." On tho contrary Rockofollor said ho was most heartily In favor of ln bor unions, ns long ns their purposo was to promnto tho well-bolng of tho employes, nnd they had duo regard for tho Interests of tho public. "I bollovo n corporation should bo deem ed to consist of Its stockholder, di rectors, officers nnd omployos, that tho real Interests of nil aro ono, and that nolther labor nor capital can permanently prosper unions tho Just rights of both nro conserved." GERMANY PROTICSTS U. S. AEROPLANES (11 Awo lilK) Tn-M 10 Cooi IUr Time WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25. Gormnny protostod today to tho Stato Depart ment ngnlnst tho shlpmonts of American hydio-aoroplanes to tho European bolllgorentu on tho ground that such air craft aro war vessols. Tho protest was mndo through Ambassador Ilarnstorff. A statement by tho Gorman Embassy says: "Tho Curtlss works sold and (sent to Eng land tho woll-known hydro aeroplane America and fivo othors of tho samo typo. Thlr-ty-Blx of a dltforent typo woro orderod by England and aro under construction, Russia hns also ordeied a numbor of theso vessols." ; , i ' $ , .. - 0 UNITED STATES TO ASSIST IX 11ELGIUM. (Ur Auu lilej 1'rfn to Coos liar Times, WASHINGTON, D. 0., Jan. 25. Tho United States scut a foimnl noto to Ger many which, without discuss ing tho sovoielgnty of Del glum, expresses willingness to mako such arrangements as aro necessary with tho Gorman military authorities In do facto control of Del glan territory for tho contin uance of tho Amorlcan consu lar servlco t'. ore. - TRADE at PALACE Moat .Market. Phono 100.J. Llbby COAL. The kind YOU luive DENIAL SAUSAGE.ALAVAYH USED. Phono 72. Puclflc Livery and Transfer Company, . ., 4 44 ICELAND DRY. tnr AMociitivi rmw to cooi nr TimM.) COPENHAGEN, Jnn. 25. Tho parliament of Icoland irasscd a monsuro forbidding tho salo of alcoholic liquors. All tho romnlnlng stock In tho Danish dependency hns been exported. T 1 RIC RAISE IN Trans-Atlantic Charges Jump 1000 Per Cent Costs This Country $300,000,000 tUr AMOCttt 1'rMi to Con DF 71 (DM 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 25 Evldenco of extraordinary advances In trnns-Atlnntlc freight rates since tho outbreak of tho European war, amounting in boiiio Instances to U00 nnd 11 GO por cent, woro presented to the Sonnto today In n Joint re port from Sccretnrys McAdoo nnd Redflold. "Whllo this ropdrt was being written," tho Btntoment Bays, "In formation was received that rates hlghor than those &;on In somo of the tables prosentod, and oven nt these extraordinary flgurcB it Is difficult to obtain cargo space." Tho roport declares that In one year, If Amerlcnn exports main tain the Decombor level, tho Increas ed rates will mnko an extra chnrgo of $210,221,100 on American ship pers, nnd If tho Imports nro Includ ed, this amount will reach $:ill, 801.100. SEEKS TO DISBAR "" "" W. T. Stoll Resents Charges of "Improper Conduct ions of Damage Cases Proceedings boforo tho Supromo Court of tho stato to disbar from practlco Robort J. Rrock, a Portland lawyer, will bo brought by William T. Stoll becauso of allegations said to have boon mndo by tho .former dofnmntory to tho cvnractor of tho Inttor, Tho allegations woro mndo In Judge Wolvorton's United Statos District Court in Portland Inst wook whoro Mr. Stoll roprcsonted tho plaintiffs in threo suits against tile C. A. Smith company for damages, Attornoy Rrock nppoarlng for tho dofondnnts, Mr. Stoll roturnod yostordny from Portlnnd. Ho expects a now trlr will bo granted In tho Mnnlkl case on tho grounds of misconduct of tho dofondnut's counsel, roforrlng to Mr. Drock. Also a rotrlal of the Kos kolln caso will bo petitioned, tho plaintiffs contending that tho caso wus Improperly removed to the Fod oral court. The Martella caso re sulted In a tlo, tho Jury disagreeing. According to Mr. Stoll John I). Gobs hnd no part In tho stato monts mndo by R. J, Rrock. The allegations mado by tho attornoy woro mndo In tho Mnnlkl caso and contended that thoy, meaning tho dofondnnts, would provo that tho at torneys for tho plaintiffs had con. ducted a systomutlo plan of hunting out victims of accidents at the Smith mill for tho purposo of taking such rases Into courts for high damages nnd with fcoa ranging "a high as 40 per cent of tho amounts re covered. Denies Statements To this Mr, StoD mimo omphalic doulal, replying that tho Btntemout had no part In tho trial, but that ho was willing to hav.o tho matter sift ed down and If found truo to bo disbarred and If not proved, that Drock should bo disbarred for mak ing allegations of that nnturo to a Jury. Ho declares that Drock mado no further attempt to provo his assertions. Emphatic dontal Is also mado ta tho allegation thnt tho plaintiffs re fused to tnko $1500 out of court,, lu settlement of tho Mnnlkl caso, SHIPPING RT 0 T IE Berlin Announcement of North Sea Naval Engagement Differs From English CLAIM ENGLISH WERE ' FORCED TO QUIT BATTLE Engagement Lasted Three Hours Only Smaller War Vessels Were Engaged Dr Associate! rrtis to Coos liar Times. DERL1N, Jan. 25. Tho official announcement on tho naval en gagement In tho North Sen yester day sayb. "During tho ndvnnco of our armored cruisers Seydlltz, Dor fllngcr, Moltko nnd Illuccher, which accompanied by four smaller cruis ers aud two flotillas of torpedo boats which woro steaming In tho North Sen, theso vcsboIs beenmo en gaged In n Ilrltlsh dotnehment com posed of flvo bnttlo cruisers, sev eral small cruisers and twenty-six torpedo boat destroyers. "Tho onomy discontinued tho en gagement after threo hours' time, 70 miles northwest of Heligoland and rotreatcd. "According to the information nvallablo, ono Drltlsh battle cruls or and one of our armored cruisers, thu IUucchor, wero'muik. All other Gormnn ships reittrncit to port. Signed Von llohncko." RUNAWAY ANIMAL p . v r. U I With Wagon of Union Meat Company Horse Throws Street in Uproar Frightened by nn nmo (lint sud denly whizzed past, It tho horse hltchod to a heavy (lollvory wagon of tho Union Meat Company nnd driven by John Mc.Mnnnmnn, started to run near tho corner of Central and Droadwny about noon today and before his progress had boon hnltod, tho nnlmnl terrorized tho ontlro nvo nuo and smashing against tho wator fountain In front of tho Owl Drug I Store, broko the bowl completely 'off. tiio horse was utoppod a fow mlnutoB Inter at tho foot of Markot btrcot. According to tho driver of tho wagon, tho horse broko tho harness when ho bcramo scared at tho inn ehluo nnd cooing he waB unmanage able McManamnn droppod out of tho roar of tho rig, Up Central avonuo tho wagon wont and at Tho Chandler cornor tho horso manipulated a comploto turn aud coming bnck hit tho mito mobllo or A. II. Powers a Blight knock and Jumping on tho sldowalk barely OBtapod crashing through Davo Stafford's window. A motor cycle in front of tho Owl Storo wno nilssod by inches, tho fountain ro colvlng tho forco of tho Impact. An Iron post r.t tho corner nlso caught thn rig and tho horso dashed freo from his harness. R0SEBURG OFFICER CLEARED OF CHARGE ROSERURG, Jan. 25. City Mar shall Tom Williams was cleared of chargos by a Jury. Tho charges woro proforrod against him by Goo. Church, a local Socialist. Church Intervened In nn I. W. W. riot and waB nrrested. Ho clnlmcU that tho offlcor partially choked him, and us bnultcd him without Just cause or pi avocation, U. S. CONSUL HURT JIY GERMAN ROM IIS 4 Illy AtKlilttl IVM lo L'noa my Times PARIS, Jan. 25. Tho Fl- garo's Dunkirk corrospon- dont says: "Ilonjnmln Morel, tho Amorlcan consular agont, was Injured when Gorman nlr bombs damaged tho consulate Friday. Tho consulates at Uruguay, Norway, aro reported dam- aged. Tho French frnd dornian official reports olalm heavy fighting Saturday. WHEAT, if'J.d.-S CWT, HAINES. cum (JUNInll. IS gMM' wrmn