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K SUSPICION The Aim TIio nlm to bo nlwnys bright, wliolosomo nnain. foresting, keeps Uio contents of TIio Times tip to its high Btnmlnrd of now 8 excellence. AH tho news nil tho tinio Is Always tho nlm of Tho Times. VOL NO. XXXVIII. Declare Statement Given Out About Foreigner Starting Fire Not Substantiated GUS SKUUG DECLARES HE DID NOT SMOKE Story Told by Him Now is Same as Was Given Coro ner's Jury at Inquest Tho story given out by Attornoya McKnlght. Graves ami Mclnturff, who nro representing dins. Blcorrott In tho cnBcn growing out of tho burning of tho Hunker Hill hotel a few wcoks ngo when seven lives wore lost, has caused quite n furore. Incldontnlly It hns brought forth n flood of denials of Its veracity by parties who woro In tho flro and frlonds of Qus Sluing, upon whom has boon placed tho blatno for tho holocaust. Mombors of tho Coroner' Jury also say thnt tho story is In correct, as they had Skugg's ver sion and It was not what waa clalmod In tho statement given out yoBtcrday by Skcrrott's nttofnoyB, Tho latter did not glvo tno namo of tho foreigner whom they claimed had admitted that ho was "Inno cently roHponslblo for tho disaster," but tho dotalls Given plainly Judi cata Skuug. Toll fikuug'H Storj. P. J. Cn8oy, ono of tho men Injur ed In tho Hunker Hill hotel flro, this morning gavo out tho version told by Ous Skuug, tho Crook who occupied room No. G In tho Hunker Hill Hotel tho nlgnt of tho fire. Skuug does not spoak good English and It Is nccossnry for tho ordinary person to havn an Interpreter to un derstand him, but Mr, Casoy knows L.hlmi-w,oU and. wns.nllo to get his torsion. Later mombors of tho Cor oner's Jury doclarod that tho story now told by Mr. Casoy as having boon told by Skugg Is Idoutlcnl with tho version thoy rocolved from Ekuug. Skuug Is now employed on tho burner nt tho Smith mill. Ills story Is. tnat tho night of tho flro ho was fooling poorly and hnd his friend, Luis Knlowonskl, who was ono of tho victims of tho disaster, como In and rub him with liniment. Ho retired about 7 o'clock and could not slnop. At 12 o'clock ho hnd been unable to go to bod and nbout 1 o'clock got up and secured n drink of wntor. Ho roturnod to his room and fell nsloop, ,Lator, ho Is not nwnro of tho oxact time, ho says ho awakened to n strong dream. Ho dreamed that his mother, wno died nbout four months ngo, was tugging nt his arm. Sho pulled his arm and scorned to sny: "Olvo mo your money. Cot up." Sho Boomed, In his dream, Insistent. Just ns ho nwakunod, ho hoard Janitor' Wlllotts calling flro nnd stnrtod to tho door, but tho smoko was coming In nnd ho went lo tho window. Ho stopped thoro n momont nnd grabbod his sultcRBo and throw It out. Ho saw others Jumping nnd ho did likewise. TODAY IT HAS Foreign Diplomats in Mexico City Announce That They Will Leave That City UNITED STATES IS PUZZLED OVER IT Conditions Worse Than at Any Time Since Huerta Precip itated U. S. Occupancy Of AxoctttM frets to Coo. Dr Timet. WASHINGTON, D. C, Mar. C The Mexican situation Is admitted in all quarters to be moro critical than at any time slnco Huorta preclpltat- ed the landing of troops at Vera Cruz. Soma definite developments are expected as a result of tho Eu ropean diplomats' determination to leave Mex"co City. Where they would go is a subject of specula tion, !,...,....... ii,o. n.D Tviifi nro forcing tho,,, to leave nro being MANY DENY STORY OVBI OUT BY CHAS. SKERRETT'S ATTORNEYS IIAN SITUATION MOST CRITICAL IS ALWAYS Established 1878 lis Tho Comt MSI. Ho says ho novor smoked cigarettes In his room nnd did not on tho night of tho fire. Occupied Other Rooms. Mr. Casoy says that tho story giv en yesterday as to tho probable ori gin Ib untrue. Ho says that Skuug occupied room No. fi nnd Hammond occupied room No. .1, Instead of vlco versa na wna given out yestorday. Ho Bays further that Mr. IOunmond says that whon ho nwakened ho was standing on his feet in tho mlddlo of tho room, which was then filled with smoko. Ha did not stop to sco what was happening, but un coiled his ropo nnd throw it out tho window nnd lowered himself. Ho says thnt Mr. Hammond declares that ho did not know how or whoro tho flro started. Furthormoro, Mr. Casoy says that ho occupied room No. 24 which was on tho next door nbovo room 6 nnd In fact straight up nbovo Skuug's room. If tho flro had been burn ing In Skuug's room for throc-qunr-ters of nn hour, ho fcols cortnln thnt ho would hnvo boon nwnro of It boforo ho was shown thnt tho building was on flro. Demand Full Investigation Mr. Cnsoy says ho nnd many others who woro In tho fira nro Insistent thnt n most thorough in vestigation of It shall bo mnilo and that tho investigation should not he stopped until tho ronl facts and causes nro known. Facts Coming Out. Oradinlly moro facts about tho flro uro becoming known, Homo of tho heroic incidents of It hnvlng baen loet sight of In tho first shock of tho horror. For Instnnco, it Is now stated thnt Qoorgo I Inn, of tho EnHtsldo mill wnn tho ono who en tered tho roomr-of A. A.vCrnlsrnnn! got tho invalid to tho window whoro ho could ho taken out. Mr. Craig's foot cnught undor n dresser nnd Hnn simply pushod tho drossor over nnd lifted tho heavy mnn to tho window. L. W. Langdon, of tho Eastsldo mill, is thounnn who rescued Ryron Craig, who later died, from tho hullwny. Mr. Lnngdon was apoudlng his Inst night nt tho hotol tho night of tho flro nnd after ho got snfoly out, ho hoard that tho Craig hoy was still In tho building. Ho mndo his way up tho flro oscapo, pushod tho hall door open by shcor forco nnd picked up tho unconscious lad, took him out on tho flro oscapo nnd lowered him to othorB whom ho cnlled. Whllo performing this hor olc act, Mr. Langdon suffered somo eavcre Injuries. J. Johnnson, tho blacksmith, who Is still in tho hospltnl suffering Horn hla Injuries, was Imdly burn ed In getting out. However, ho found C. A. Itooso, who sustnlnod. a fractured HilKh. nnd picking him up carried him to nn auto. Whllo performing this net and ovon nftor ho had plncod Itooso In tho car, Jo hausen said no word of his own In- Jury nnd did not until others saw Ins burns. BEEN IN YEARS DIPLOMATS LEAVE (Bj Auocltled rrett to Coot pj Tlmet.J WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar, C. Tho forolgn diplomatic corps In Mexico City has do clded to leave In a body. Dispatches tolling of tho de cision wore received hero to day by European diplomat ists and forwarded to their homo governments. Imposed by tho Carranza command er, Obregon, it was pointed out, thoy would hardly go to Vera Cruz. Villa has Invited tho diplomatic corps to Join him at his capital In Chihuahua. To do so might bo construed as a recognition of his faction. While tvi foreign colony In Moxlco City hn been creatly reduced In tho .at.t vear. there aro still many for-l t'ft -ors in the country. WnBl.lngto.il A VICIOUS (E00B MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1915 EVENING EDITION. Albouaii: 300 Gm Allies Ammiuieltlini HAD MIHSOUItt fire ID? AmocIMM Pith to Coot Dtj Timet. WARRENSUURG, Mo., Mar. G Tho Warronsburg Stnto Normnl School wns destroyed by flro this morn ing. Tho loss was hnlf a million dpllnrs. SAY GERMAN LOSS TO DATE 3,000,000 (Or Atfxltltr Trttt to Ooot D., TtfflM. J'ARIS, Mnrch C An official noto issued by tho French press declares thnt tho Gorman losses slnco tho beginning of hostilities in killed, wounded, sick nnd prisoners, reaches to tho enormous total of 3,000,000 men. Tho calculation Is based on known casualties In ton Gcrnyui regiments. GREAT AUTD RAGE iVanderfoilt Cup Contest on With Thirty-Six Entries Weather is Ideal Dr AiioclitM rrtM to Cool Dr Tlratt. - .SAN FIIANCI8CO, March C With a porfoctly dry track nnd ldcnt wenthor, tho big auto classic, tho Vandorbllt cup raco, starting on tho Pannma-Paclflo Exposition courso today boforo ono qf tho greatest crowds that ovor watched this ovont. Tho 300.30 mllo raco started promptly nt 12:31. Of 3G entries, Durnnt, DoPnlmn nnd Ilcsta woro tho first to got nway. (1(10 WRECK VICTIMS I)r AxorlttM l'rttt to Coot lit, Tim.) nOSTON, March C Tho report of a railroad accidont in Moxlco last January in which COO lives woro lost Is contained In n letter recolvod today by tho American board of Commissioners for For olgn Missions from their rop resentntlvo In Mnzaulllo. ! ) Measure Which Deprived Gov ernor of Voice Knocked out By the Supreme Court (Dr AmocUIx! r?ru to Coot Htjr Timet. OLYMPIA, Wash., March C Tho Stato Supremo Court declared In vnlld tho omorgoncy clnuso of House bill G4, rcorganlzlnz tho Stato Land Hoard, so us to deprive tho Gover nor of representation thereon. Tho bill Was passed ovor tho Governor's veto. Tho officials loglslnted out of offlco mado a test case, which was taken to tho Supremo Court. has boon making presentations In i,.,,,nir nf nil throuch tho Brazilian? Mlnlstor, but with tho removal oi the diplomatic torpu, it Is fcarod all foreigners would ho at tho mercy of tho different factions. Sonator Smith, of Arizona, called ut tho Whlto House, but will not eo the Prcsidont until Monday. "Wo should lake chargo of affairs, or abandon the Monroo doctrine," ho said. Something must bo dono to stop tho rolgn of anarchy and sot up a goornmont thnt can protoct the rights of foreigners." Every woman tshould SUB tho tUspluy at CLAHKE'S MILLINUKV. 1'rlday mid Sntuiduy. FLOUR, $1.80 nt IWINKS, NC GO WASHINGTON D BOARD I LID THING BUT Sag MEMBERS OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS im Damger Latouraine, Which Sailed From ! New York, Burning 200 Miles West of Havre VESSEL IS OWNED BY FRENCH STEAMSHIP CO. Five Relief Ships Sent From England American Physi cians and Nurse Aboard . ILL-FATED SHIP CAHHIED AMMUNITION Mr Annocl.tr! I'rrtt to Conn Ilr Tlmrt 3 NEW YOKK, Mnr. C Whon tho Lntroualno sailed from hero Saturday sho had about 81 passongora. Sho cnrrlcd 4191 cases of cart ridges intended for use In tho European war. Her po sition la about 1200 miles west of Hnvro, hor port of destination. Stored nway In tho Ln tournlno'8 hold wns 1 50 4 ammunition cases, which caused keen apprehension. Wireless stations along tho Atlantic directed vain quer ies through tho air to tho burning ship. Tho craw numbered approximately 200. . nr Atiocltttl I'tm to Coot 0; TlraM. LONDON,' Mnrch C. Tho steam ship Lntouraluo is nflro nt latitudo I8.0G north and logltutdo 20.14 west, according to n wlrolons, re ceived nt Lloyds from Vnlontlnn, Irolnnd. It is; stated thnt,. tho. (.steamers Rotterdam, Swanmooro, Cornlsh man, Arabic nnd others nro going to tho Latournlno'n assistance. Among tho paisongors nro flvo doctors and nine nurses on tholr wny to Frnnco. Tho Latouraine, undor tho com mand of Captnlu Caussln, la ono of tho oldest trnns-Atlnntlc liners nnd was built In 1801, Sho Is T20 foot long with a beam of 30 fcot, and n dopth of 34.8 foot. FIKE IS FIEItCE (llf Ai9rlt4 rrM to Coot 111 r TIbim. LONDON, Mnrch C. A message from Queonstown says tho flro on tho Lntournlno is "florco." Tho London offlco of Campngnlo Gon ruli trnnH-Atlantlnun which 0WI1B tho Lntournlno, Is without special I information concerning tho vossol. F BY Monroe Phillips Runs Amuck at Brunswick and is Fin ally Shot by Policeman (Or AworUt4 Trcit to Coot Ilr Timet HRUNSWICK, Gu., Mnrch 4. Four mon, Including II. F. Dun woody, a prominent attorney, wore shot and killed and flvo othors wore seriously wounded horo today by Monroo Phillips, a lumbermen, who flrod at random on tho street. Phil lips himself was killed by a pollco man. Phillips Was Prominent. Every physician available was caled to dress tho wounds of Phil lips' victims. Phillips was formerly Mayor of nruntwlck, and" had been a mombor of tho.Goorglu Legislature. woumiwi -unity .mui. Hofore ho was klllod, Phillips, in addition to killing tho four men, had seriously woundod five and sl'ghtly wounded 15 othorH. Worry ovor flnnnclal difficulties which lo hlamod on others, 1h said to havo mado Phillips temporarily inBano. Ho first went to tho offlco of Dun woody and opened fire with a shot gun. From tho street cor ner ho then began shooting at every ono in sight. DON'T niUs tho COOS COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SATUK DAY EVENING. THE SPEEDWELL fiAILH SOUTH MONDAV, MAHCH 8, AT 9 M, DU GRAZED GOG SOMETIMES Qftmra I&i Fire v iwtnL viiji? uriniiuu's? v IUr AwocUUd t'rrai to Coot D7 Tlmn.J LONDON, March C Tho Homo correspondent of tho Exchange Telegraph stiyn tho reserve non-commissioned offices of four classes hnvo been cnllud to Join tho colors today. SUBMARINE SANK VESSEL IN CHANNEL (nr AttocttM Prttt to Coot Ptf Timet. NEW YORK, March C Tho at tack of n Gorman submarine silent, unhtcnlded nnd unexpected, upon a big merchant ship that flow no flag, was witnessed from tho brldgo of the Dutch liner Hyndnm In tho North Sen nbout 30 mllos from the Hrlttsh const, according to tho cnptnln of tho Ilyndam, which reached hero today. The uttnek took place February 24 nnd tho stricken vessel wns slowly settling to tho bottom ' as tho Ilyndnm steamed away. Search for $317,000 Hidden Loot Follows Arrests in Chicago Today (Dr Auoclll Vm to foot Dtr Tlmrt. CHICAGO, Mnrch 0. Tho soarch for tho hiding plnca of a sum sup posed to bo $120,000, part of tho loot In tho 1317.000 robhory of tho Hranch Dunk of Montreal nt Now Westminster. 11. C, Septem ber 1911. wna begun horo today by n scoro of detectives an a result of tho arrest yostordny of two mon believed to ho the ring loaders. Tho prisoners, Goorgo Wobstor nnd John Dlnghnm, woro caught whon thoy appeared at a prlvnto bank nnd attempted to chnngo Catiadlun mon ey Into United States currency. I LIVESTOCK RATE Oregon Short Line and San Pedro Road Defendants in Action Just Begun rur AMotutM rrMi to ci ur n 1 WASHINGTON. D. C. Mar. G Petitions wore filed with the Jnter Mitto Commerce Commission today by the National Livestock Associa tion, asking that tllo Orogou Short Lino and tho San Pedro, Los An geles nnd Salt Lake rondu bo re quired to establish Joint through rates on llvostook from Oregon, Ida ho and Utah to California points. SOUTH IXLLT GI11I lUU'OHTiy) MISSI.VO Mary Furrnrl, tho 14-year old daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. Ferrari of South Inlet has been missing from homo slnco laHt Monday. Searching part ies have been unablo to find any trace of her. Tho fnthor is emploed at tho Llhby mine and a brother was lost on tho North Star wreck two years ago. Dr. II. E. KHLTY, DENTIST Phone 112-J, Room 204. Coke bldg. DOXT juKh tho COOH COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, SATU1N DAY EVENING. LIbl.y COAL. The kind YOU harei ALWAYS USED, Phona n, Tttit Lhery 4 Trntr $? . Ship GAiMADIAN ROBBERS CAUGHT DID DUG IT IS ENTIRELY JUSTIEIB subscribe for TIio A Consolidation of Times, Coast MaU nil Coo nr Advertiser L SAYS ALLIES CLOSING III NVNWWSAVSt IN FULL RETREAT Russians Claim Grand Duke Joseph's Army is Being Pur Sued by Russians In East Hr AMoelttd Prmi to Coot nr Timet ) LONDON, March C Tho Petro grad correspondent of tho Stnr tel egraphs: "Arch Duko Joseph's army Is now In full flight through tho woody country botwoon Dniester and tho I'm tli Rivers (Hustorn Gall cln), pursued by tho Hussion nrmy which occupied Stanlslnu Thursday." L BY REVOLUTION Democrats Proclaim General Barreto President of North ern Portion of Country (Or AttMlitft lrrtt lo coot br Ttmtt.) LONDON, March C. Gonoral An tonio Znvlor Corroila Uarroto'has been proclaimed President of tho Hepuhllo of Northern Portugal by n Congress of Domocrata who hnvo been In tension nt Lnmugo, according to a dispatch from Madrid. This Is tho newn that reached Madrid by way of Dnilajoso. ALIVE IN MINE Rescue Miners Who Have Been Entombed by Explosion Since Last Tuesday tnr AuocUtt. rrnt to coot iur Timn.i H1NTON, W. V., Mar. C Thirty minors wero found nllvo today in tho Lnylund tnlno, whoro thoy hna turn cut oft slnco last Tuesday, when a Kas oxploslon wrecked ono mlno nnd aorlously dnmagod two oi'.iors. About 170 have lost :!olr v(s, whllo only 78 bodies hnvo been recovered, Hopo for nny of tho romalnlng minors has been abandoned. G. 7 WKLDON nnd J. J. Moany, lo cnl slilimboat Insiiectors, roturnod last evening from Coqulllo and nt 'noon loft for Portland on tho llronk- wator. Thoy stato thoy found much bettor fooling among tho stonmhoat mon on tho rlvor than had oxlstod I.aaba I. n HMHla.nl nt T.t tt.fl .l U .. tl ft IIU.UIU IIIU (lllllUl Ul UU"ll"l H..t j Kullor. Bombardment of Dardanelles Expected to Bring Decision 1 From Countries Quickly THREE ALREADY PREPARE FOR ENTERING STRUGGLE Bulgaria Mobilizes Troops, Roumania Has War Loan and Greece Intrigues ( MUIIJL fHU HM3 01 fcU.1,! 4IIMtV Ul PETUOGRAD, March 4. An official communication ' from tho Russian army In , the Caucnsaus says tho Rus- I alalia aro continuing with succoss offonslvo opera- I tlons In the vicinity of tho Tchoruk River, in Turkish Armenia, southwest of Da- turn. tBy Awlti rrrtt to Cat IUr TlnM. LONlON March 4 Tho Indlca- U OVt JWUsn ablo dls- s ST I OT TOR FIND THIRTY ME BALM NATIONS if JOIN j IN EUROPEAN WAR SOON The Armies of Europo nro engaged In n dentil straggle which mnjr chnngo tho limp of tho world. Each day brings now dorclopmcnts of vital Jmportoace. Keep yourself posted road Now that is News I Times and "wlso wp." No. 19,' ON Unfavorable Weather Delayt Bombardment of Forts at; Entrance to Waterway , 7- I LrtlIUIIIU h-AKIItb NNU . LARGE FORCE OF TURK( RadI Morinnc I nnrtnrl ni Pn'I trance Fleet Begins Attaci on Defenses of Narrows MINI CLKAKKD t tlf- Anrxlittil Trrat lo Coo. Dtr Tlmrt, PAItlS, Mnr. C. Tho V Tlnrilntlnlln la nnn .Innrnit of mines' na far no Channk j JalcsL nbout ono-thlrd of tho distance through tho straits, nays n newspaper dta patch! vyMJnc?,' workors are working undor protection of thn Alllnil wnrshlns. which Mi hnmlinrilmnnt nf thn forts on 41 tho Huroponn side. Dr AMOcltttrt rrrn lo Coot Btr Ttmtt. jl LONDON, March 5. -Tho oftlclA'i nnnouncomont rognrdlng tho attaci on tho Dnrdnnollos today snys: "iM action was posslblo Mnrch 3 until tho afternoon, whon although tru wcathor was still unfavorable, th Irreslstnblo, Albion, Prince Georg nnd Triumph resumed tho'nttnek o Fort Dnrdnnollos and concealed gun in its neighborhood. Thoso 'er less nctlvo than boforo and wer doult with by tho shins with mor cortalnty. Aoroplauos located sevl oral encampments and two perman ent hnttorioB, On Mnrch 4th th weather. boenmo- lino and sweepln nnd bombarding' oporatlons wlthfi tho straits contlnuod steadily. Mean whllo tho demolition parties, cove: od by dotachmonts of marine brl gndo of tho Royal Navy division woro )andod nt Kim Kaloh and 8ed dll Hnhr to contluuo tho clearanc of thq ground nt tho entrance o tho strnltH, Some skirmishing en- sued oi) both banks and tho enemy; wnn found holding tho villages 1 forco. On Mnrch fith tho nttac was bogun by tho Queen Kllzabet upon tho defenses of the Narrows nuni.i.i: NAMHD (nr AuocltIM I'rttt to Coot nf TIoim. WASHINGTON. D.C, Mar. C Prcsidont WIIboh today gavo a recess itppolt.tn.ent to George, ItlblB-p. of Now HnmpshlrS) .as n mombor of tho'nowi Fodornt trade commission. ' Itu'bloo's nom ination 'was not confirmed a by tho .Honagv; i ' ! HH WISH and ATTKND tlt1 OWIS HALL, J.A()L!'..S lALIi,fl SAT. UVi:., .MAHCH O. nntchos woro that the bombardment; of tho Dardanelles might bring ail decision In tho attitude of tue ua.-r Kan states Dulgarla Is said to have mobilised secretly three divisions. In Roumanlk tho Chambor (it Deputies Is considering the granting;) of n credit of $40,000,000 to tn' government for military purposes, areeco Is awaiting oagorly the decision of tho Crown Couucll con cerning Intervention In tho wnr. Thn nMni'k on tho Dardanelles U proceeding steadily although It U a tmestlou of what baa beon accost- pllshed. Paris nowspapora Ueclara' a third of tho straits ha bee cleared of mines. ' Tho Russians aro prosecuting ' Vigorous offonslvo movement. Bevj fin admits the capture by Russia of Mysiynslec, near tbe RusaUtf frontier, but In goneral It is -borted thut the Russian attack woro repulsed. Paris announces that the d wnco of tho Allies n ChRHipagn c ntinues, SLOWLY DARDANELLES y