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7 TiyiiROYISWITlffiJO CACKLE BUT S EXCUSE EOR THE CROWING ROOSTH Coos Bay Times Your Paper Coo Wimt A Southwest Oregon Paper Tll0 Coos liny Times Is I"1 of Its llllo "Tho pile's I'm" "nl1 lt Htl'hcs "l "' l'"-s to r0 up ,,M "ntliu ,,y ,,cVot,"K ,(s t-'orBlcs to promoting (lie people's Inlcrcate. That's what tho Coos Hay Times Is. A South- J HlVSt. Ol1trflll llfllllM fitt 4lltff lltViMlf flri.irfili ,wi,ittlr. ifl ..--. ,--.. J-..,.-. m. ....... ....i..-V ..f,w.. rv..riu 11 mid devoted to tho best Interests of this great section . Tho Times always boosts and necr 1 MEMIJERS OF THE ASSOCIATED FitlSSS knocks. VOL NO. XXXVIII. Established 1S78 on Tho Coast IM.t.'l. MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mali nnd Coos Hny Advertiser Mo. 19 PIECE OF FtlGHT OF tates bends Stron SOUTHERN EUROPE IS AROUSED COOS LAV LIE IS SECURED Protest t OH Mexico Tday BY BOMBARDMENT OF DAROANELLE (' mm IS! WA United S Southern Pacific Closes Deal for Tracks inrougn jumi-ston-Andcrson Quarry PAY $12,500 AND GHANI uuivutaaiuiva ill Enable Them to Start Construction of Siuslaw Bridge Soon That wotk on tho Sluslnw brldgo os tho .Coos Bay-Eugono Jlno of the Southern Pacific will soon bo itarted Is tho expectancy now ns the dash over right of way through the Johnston-Anderson quarry nbovo Acme, which has delayed tho com- pleHon of thnt end of tho road, has I teta settled out of court. Gravel for tho concreto work on I the brldgo at Acmo Is to bo brought In from near Eugono nnd until Ibe road was completed to Acmo the brldgo work could not bo stnrt ed. However, they novo been rush ing tho approaches, etc., nnd every thing will soon ho In readiness. Th stretch of right-of-wny through the Point Terraco Mill property Is being rapidly put In condition. V, U. Douglas, who nrrlved homo Eiturday front Portland, says thnt the railroad will bo completed into Coos Say lieforo tho pooplo hero ire awaro, of It. Ho expects to set the lino In operation In consldor ihljr less than a year. A Eugcno paper says: "The last piece of right-of-way I' accessary to complete tho Wlllum- ttte-Paclflc, thnt through tho Johniton-Anderson rock quarry, ii obtained by tho railroad. Tho allure to obtnln tho right-of-wny I hit blocked tho progress of tho rails below Mnpleton ,lt bus delayed tho - Slnstaw nnd Umpqua bridges nnd hi been tho one nolnr imnii which I .Uhe completion of tho rnllrond to I Minhflold during 1915 hns hung. Announcement wna mado from the Wlllamctto Pacific engineering olllco In Kugcno that construction till be resumed lininedlatoly. (Irndo lll bo built through tho rlght-of-r, and whllo It Is being built preparations will probably bo mndo to start tho construction of tho I'ldje across tho Sluslnw River at Acme. By tho tlmo tho rails nro Put tho quarry, tho grado past thq Point Terraco mill, started n month 50 its expected to bo comploted. When tho rails reach tho brldgo, wording to tho engineer, tho fnlso ork will probably bo in plnco nnd torlum tho plors stnrted. , Contrineoy Long Slantliiis;. "Tho right-of-way controversy in ched In tho rock quarry hns cov ered a period of sevornl years. It " goto along on a dendlock until M 'Prlng, wlien nn injunction suit u Hied by tho rnllrond. Tho xk quarry owners claim that tho I S. ENGINEERS SIUSLAW 11 TO 60 AHEAD (Special to Tho Times.) 'OimaXD, or., Mutch H Wlion asked today as t whether " Coijti0 (i siuslaw jetty work would ho curried on this summer r tho new rivers and harbors hill, passed liy Congress last week, r' ,,IUo". t tho United States Kit sincere oft'lco of this district, mado "folltm lug statement: "U Is probable- that allotments for tho Coquillo and Siuslaw will ho 'fin tho hunp sum appropriated by tho river and harbor act, Itnulttlng 0,.k llt I)()( li)m,es tMH bWlsolui. T,l river and harbor Mil, a few days beforo tho do-so of Con- ww wlm-ed from about $il5,00l,00t to 9afl,0(),0O nnd Instead ,W'nnrbitl(nw being mado for each river and harbor project, tho ox- ilUro t the $i!.-S,O0U,i)OO was loft In tho hands of tho United States "Sheers. fho committee's iodised river and harbor hill was passed by tho ""e without ameiidment. tut C,,0, l ,,mt t,, s,slv l Coqulllo appropriations had been out must ino emanated from homo irresponsible soiuvo as tho Con- S'resloniil n.m.o , ... .. , ,..... I l. .11. I. Ion 't dlvl n owns nun ni'i.ii lT ',rl""iu of it between thoni has not y In Jilted State,, lioanl of Knglneers. f Shl ",0n '""I'ntih says: "Senator C ''iiFiirini iuiu tit .... nil tiiini'Ai'n.i iii'i.if'i'i nun tarn . ." - -,-... ti.iia .i.,i- ( .,.....vn ,..-.rf-" MK)hi "W M,lh "' Wmi' llW'rtment i rtimmie1, ((f f(ii(K ilw iivei 'we vl i VK"" I''JwlM practically tho wimo n u blanket appropriation was substituted. 'Kou pixJis.'ts practically rlght-of-wny of tho railroad will vir tually coiiflscato tho qunrry, which hns been used to furnish rock for tho Siuslaw harbor Improvements. "Tho niattor wns settled out of court yesterday In n conferonco nt which tho rnllrond company was roprcsonted by Ralph Moody, South ern Pacific nttornoy, at Portland; V. It. Fontnlno, assistant engineer located nt Eugcno, and Jnmcs L. lluell, right-of-way agent, located at Eugono. Tlio Johnston-Andorson compnny wns roprcsonted by Rlch ard Shoro Smith, of tho firm of Woodcock, Smith & Brvson, of Eu gene. ' To Pay 912,500. "Tho rnllrond hns agreed to pay tho quarry owners $ 12, COO for a deed to tho property through tho qunrry, but this (reed vlll contain tho provision that tho quarry owners rotnln nil tho rock. They nlso ro tnlu tho right to mnintnln derrick booms ovor tho rnllrond, In order to swing tholr rock from tho qunr ry to tho bnrges on tho river below, nnd tho rnllrond ngroes thnt it will not lnterforo with tho work in tho qunrry, with tho mutunl provision that tho qunrry ownors will havo regard for tho movomont of tho trains. "Tho rnllrond nlso ngrcos to build two spurs, to handlo tho muck nnd rock from tho qunrry. "Tho grading will bo commenced within two weeks, nccordlng to tho nnuounceinont of tho rnllrond com pany todny. Tho McArthur-Porks Compnny hns n forco of men nt work on tho Point Torrnco grndo, nnd mny do tho work from tho snmo enmp. It will tnko nil of two weeks, tho cnglncors stato, to do tho necesnnry surveying and innko other prollm Innry preparation!! to bogln work. From ono to two months will bo ne'eessnry to eomploto this grndo nnd got tho rails raid. Tho brldgo work which enn bo stnrted will lncludo tho erection of camps, tho building of cribs nnd tho driving of piling. This work hns not been started up to this tlmo, It is snid, In thnt tho rnllrond hns hesitated to begin tho work nnd then havo to bo stopped, at a lops of money by tho continued full tiro to eomploto tho negotiations. "Tho Umpqua brldgo will bo started nftor tho Siuslaw brldgo Is under way, nccordlng to tho present pinna Tho pllo driving mnchinory, when It hns finished tho Sluslnw work ,wlll bo moved to tho Untp qun, and tho two bridges will prob ably bo under construction simul taneously. According to V. It. Fontnlno, ns slatnnt engineer, . rapid progress is being mndo on tho brldgo across Coos IVay. Twolvo or thirteon plors nro comploted or undor wny nnd a forco of 200 inon with n mnss of equipment Is rushing construc tion. EXPECT BANDON yet been finally dctcnnlneti Chand)erlain expects to have eiiKlneei-s i-cgardlng tho Oregon nnrt Hulml. 1Mti 1K, expects to tho wmio amounts as estimated be- A iffV- til AiAWm ft if-Aa!iritfA?jai,LJl PORTUGAL IS FACING GRAVE CRISIS TODAY tn AuocUted rrnn lo Coo tir Ttmn. L1SUON, March 8. Tho political situation in Portugal, which last wook entered upon a serious onoch with tho inauguration of tho "Ko publlc of Northern Portugal," has In no sonso been Improved by tho roslgnntlon of Minister of FInnnco Oalbnrds, which bocamo known yos torday. A further cabinet crisis now would forco dovolopmcnts, tho outcomo of which would bo fraught with much dangor. Mcanwhllo tho fears of rioting grow nnd tho govern ment Is tnklng mcaBttro to prcsorvo order. Berlin Announcement Tells of Repulsinfj Enemies on Both Sides Some Victories Ur AuoclttcJ t'rcia (a Coo I!r Tlmc.J 1JEP.L1N, MAHC1I S.Tho offl clnl report todny cays: "Aviators dropped bombs on Ostond; fighting In Chnmpngno was continued Inst night. At Sounln, tho enemy wns ropulsed. East of Lo Mosul, tho onomy's attack wiib ropulsed. Our counter nttnek was successful. Wo repulsed nttneks In Lo Potro forest. In tho Vosges,' tho flglitiug Is still going on. South of Augustowo, n Itusslnn nttnek failed. Fighting hns boon resumed In tho vicinity of Tomzn. West of Przanysz and cast of Plock, tho Uusslaus mndo un successful nssaults upon our lines. Tho Gormnns ropulsed two night nttneks nt Itnwa. Itusslnn advnuccs from Nowomlcsto woro not suc cossful. In tho cousoqucnt fighting wo took 3 500 prisoners." IS LI Slayer of Stanford White to be Tried for Conspiracy to Escape from Hospital tnr Auocittxi rrw to c-i rr tiium.i NEW VOItK, Marcli 8.Harry Kondnl Thaw, slayor of Stanford Whlto, smilingly cumo Into tho crim inal branch of tho Supremo Court today to stand trlnl for conspiracy to escnpo from tho Stato Hospital for tho criminal Insnno nt Mattenwnn. FIvo men nro chargod with nsslBtlngt In tho conspiracy nnd wero placed on trial with him. FIRED PROM JOB Gov. Withycombe Summarily Dismisses Warden of Orc .gon State Penitentiary 4. tDr A"ocl4toJ I'rcM to Cooi luj Tlmw J SALEM, - Or., Mar. 8. Wordon Lawson, of tho stato penitentiary t was summnrlly dismissed todny byj tho Stnto Hoard of Control nnd Dop-1 ,.,.. trnrilaii llnntrnn wns Instructed illj UHIMI.H .....0w.. ..- , --.- to perform duties of warden until Harry P. Mlnto, recently appointed, enn return from tho Eust. Tho dis missal was duo to Lnwson's refusal to appoint Joo Kollor pnrolo offi cer at tho Governor's request. IIORX OX TRIAL Df AMoclileJ ri to Coot Ur TiraeJ MAfmiAS. Maine. March b.- wArnor Tiarn. tho Germnn who at-i tempted to blow up tho international I P IS GERMANS BOTH FRONTSIMQW HARRY I T EN LAWSON brldgo at Vnnceboro was tnuen iothe vossei- s biuuiuiuk o uvr u Bnngor today for arraignment bo- tinatlon, tho French port of Havre, fore tho United States Commission-j at 14 knots an hour. This Informa er on n Federal Indictment charg-ThlB Information was received In lug him with a violation of tho I Paris last night by wireless from laws regulating tho Interstate trans- a cruiser which Is escorting tho Im portation of explosives. Touralno. Washington Government Said to Haxe Expressed Itself in In No Uncertain Terms COMPLETE CHANGE IN ATTITUDE OF COUNTRY President Wilson and Secre tary Bryan Put it up to Gar- ranza Desert Capital tllr AiaoclatcJ Trm to Coot I)r Tlraw.) WASHINGTON, D. C March 8. Now nnd urgent representations, amounting practically to a warning, hno been sent by tho United States to Carrnnzn, demanding Improve ment of conditions In Mexico City. Diplomats fnmlllnr with tho con tents of tho noto, which Consul SlI llmnn has been instructed to pre sent to Carrnnzn, Interpret lt ns being nn cntlro chnngo of tho policy on tho pnrt of tho Washington gov ernment toward tho Mexican situ ation. Tho communication to Carranza, which was drafted alter n conferonco botween Presldont Wilson, Secretary Dryan nnd Counsellor Lansing, was j kept sccrot, ponding word from Car ranza ns to his nttltudo. Thoso who know the contents of tho communi cation snld lt did. not threaten force, but pointed out In explicit languago tho Borlous consequences thnt might follow If tho wolfnro of tho foreign ers continued to bo disregarded. It was learned that tho cruiser Tncoma had been ordered from Hnytl to Vera Cruz. Sccrctnry Uryan Btatcd lato todny ho had rccctvod notice from Cat ranra confirming tho report thr Mexico City would ho ovacuntcd and that tho diplomatic corps hnd de cided to rcmnln in Moxjco City. ' It wns said by somo officials thnt tho noto contained tho strongest roprcscntntlons ovor mndo to Car rnnzn and Indicates thnt tho Ameri can government Is rapidly losing Its patiuueo with tho Indifference to tho objoctlonublo nets ot-Obre-gon at Mexico CHy. NOHTII SEA NAVAL IJ.VTTLi: TODAY' 11 AwoiUIcI 1'rcM (o Coot Il)f Tlmrf. AMSTERDAM, Mar. 8. For tho first tlmo slnco Admiral llontty ongngod tho Gormnn squadron In tho Nortli Sea tho lnttor pnrt of January, heavy gun-flro, nc cordlng to n dispatch from Tho Hook, wns heard In tho North Sen todny. LATOURAIIFIRE NEARLY PUT OUT Blaze on French Ammunition and Passenger Ship on At lantic Nearly Subdued , SAFE IX PORT inr Awo-ltlcl rrcwi in Coin By Tlmw. LONDON, March 8. A message to Lloyds from Havre tonight announces tho arrival of tho La Tour- ulno a tthat port. FIRE IS OUT IU ,nollo4 l'n lo Coos Kj Tlmw. PARIS. Mnr. 8. Tho French Ministry of Marine announced today thnt tho flro on tho La Touralno was practically out. ' Word to this effect was rooolvod from ono of tho crulsor escort. o (Dr AwocUteJ rrfM to Coot Par TlmM. LONDON, March 8. Tho fire on tho French steamer La Touralno has been almost extinguished and ' iiiiiiMiiiii MHflilllfciM -1""11 -ir --gjj -agMMMMMMaMMWMll,MI1 GREEK KING AND CABINET IN BAD CLASH tDr AMOcUte.1 rrcu (o Com Dtj Time. ROME, March 8. A spcclnl dis patch to nn Italian nowspapcr from Athens describes tho situation In Grccco ns grave. Somo correspon dents express a bollef that tho pres ent deadlock between King Con stantino nnd mnny of his advisors regarding tho country's intervention In tho war which is a result of tho antagonism which hnd nrlson be tween tho rulor nnd tho Vonlzclos premier cabinet, which resigned Snt urday after Its dcclnrntlon In favor of Joining tho Allies wns frowned upon by tho King. S l-nns Announces Many Vic tories at Different Portions of Battle Fields Today PARIS, March 8. Tho official statement todny snys: "Lnto yestor dny wo captured tho trendies to tho northwest of Sounln. Tho captured tranches between Perthes nnd Deausejor represent nbout -150 me tres. In tho region of tho Holghts of Mouse, our artillery, according to captured prisoners, damaged a 12 contlmctor gun. In Lorraine wo progressed northwest of Hadonvlllor. In tho Vosges, at Reich Ackorkohf, tho Germans mndo n violent counter attack. They galnod n footing on tho rldgo, but nftor a furious hand- to-hand encounter our rlflo men drove thorn bnck. In Upper Alsnco, south of, Rurnhnupt, tho' Gcrmnns' attack was dlsporscd." E SUPPLY OF S LARGE Large Portion of Crop Remains on Farms Despite Heavy Exports Recently 11 AMmla(l 1'rrM lo (oni IK; Time. WASHINGTON, I). C, Mnr. 8. Dospllo tho muuli dluturbod effect on grnlu oxports to Europo on tho homo supply, todny'B report of tho Department of Agrlculturo on tho porcontngo of wheat, corn, oats nnd bnrloy remaining on farms shows only a slight docrenso, compared with last year. Tho wheat remain ing on fnrms amountod to 152,903, 000 luisliols. CA'Jili FOR 11AXKS. til; AmocUIk) J'ri-M lo Coa Uif Tlwn. WASHINGTON, I). G, Marcli 8. Tho Comptroller of tho Currency todny Issuod a call for tho condi tion of nil National banks at tho closo of business Mnrch 4th. RIDS OPENED AT PORTLAND TO- 1).YV FOR OVERHAULING AXD IMPROVING RAR DREDGE FOR LOCAL WORK. (Special- to Tho Times.) PORTLAND, Or., Mar. S. Wds aro to bo opened today for ovorhnul Ing and improving tho bar dredge Mlchle of Coos Hay which has Just beon brought back hero from Euro ka. Her power will bo increased and other changes made to intreaee her efficiency. It is expected that tjio MIchIo will bo In dry dock for about- six weeks nnd will resume work at Coos Day May 1. FK 1 GERMAN L MES.TDLD OM 1 M CHE TO RETURN ill MAY T TO ALL HELIG Count Von Bemstorff Issues Statement Relative to Jew ish Trouble in Palestine Or Auoclated Tnu (ft Cool Utf Tlmti. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 8. Gorman Ambnssndor UoniBtorff Is sued n statement todny declaring tolernnco townrd all religious beliefs ban been shown by tho Turkish gov ernment, and tho disturbances to tho Jows in Palestine woro cnusod by over-zcnlousness of local Turkish authorities. PASSPORT F8A00 Charles Rutoede Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud 1 United States Today tnjr AmocImrI rrcu lo Cooi IU Tl.nti.J NEW YORK, Mar. 8. Charles Rurocdc, ono of tho six porsons In dicted for alleged conspiracy to de fraud tho United States In obtaining falso Amorlcnn passports for Gor man reservists, pleaded guilty todny to ono of tho thrco indictments against him nnd to tho second count of another. Ho was sontouccd to threo years. Sent to Jail. Carl Rurccde, n Gormnn Amorlcnn and lour German reservists, charg od with conspiracy ngnlnst tho Unit ed Stntcs by obtaining falso Ameri can passports, unexpectedly with drew tholr pleas of not gulUy and pleaded guilty. Rurocdo, who was accused of operating n bureau for tho issuing of passports, was son tonccd to threo yoars. Tho others, who sought tho falso pusspurts to return to Germnny, woro flnod $200 each. Tho Court hold thoy woro not lnsplrod by criminal motives. LINN AND LANE u 1 IS 1 IS SElTEiCER BY G. A. S1ITH TO NEW FIRM Transfer of 45,000 Acre Tract Shown by Deed Filed at Albany Price Secret NEW COMPANY FORMED TO TAKEJCHARGE OF IT United States Supreme Court Cancels Patents to Forty of Claims Because of Fraud CANCEL PATENTS Ur AuocUlM I'rt to Cooo IUr Timet. WASHINGTON, Mnr. C Tho U. S. Supremo Court sus tained the cancellation of tho patents to somo 40 tracts of timber land In Linn County, Oregon, held by tho Linn und Lano Timber Company, of which C. A., Smith of Mlnno npolls, owned practically till tho stock. Fraudulent entry, wns charged. (Spcclnl to Tho Tlnios.) ALBANY, Oro. March 8. Through a deed filed In the County Record er's offlco horo Into Saturday the O. A. Smltn Tlmbor Company, of Minneapolis, sold its cntlro holdings In Linn County, embracing 45,405 acres, to tho Continental Tlmbor Land-Company, n Delawaro corpor ation. This is all timber land and includ es ono of the finest bodies of timber in the state. Tho consideration Is given in the deed as $1, but tho in strument bore $147 50 worth of rov enuo stamps, which indicates a pur chase pice of $147. on0, .Greece, Bulnaria and Ital Aroused Over Trend War!! ! Has Recently Taken GREECE AND BULGARIA MAY INTERVENE SH0RTU Italy Expected to Maintai Armed Nmitrnlitv Prnnrnssl of Fighting Lately f lllf Auoclatcil rrort to Cooi Dr Tlmn. ! LONDON, Mnrch 8. Pom bard' inent of tho Dardanelles, which, n cording to Urttlsii reports Is ri sponsible for tho political dcndlocj m, urccco ovor tlio question q whether thnt country shall Inter veno on tho sldo of tho Allies, ha hnd Its effect nlso on other nn tlons. London dispatches Buy th"' Rulgarlnn premier bus promised1 stntement concerning tho govern incut's - positions. Public opinio! In Italy is also aroused, nlthougj thcro are no Indications thnt till nation will chnngo her policy a1 armed neutrality. ProKtcss of fluhtliiK. Fighting In tho Carpathians whlcp for prolonged and desperate en counters, rivals any phaso of tli war, continues without a dcclBlvl victory for olthor Bldo. Tho Ana trlun forces nro still on tho offort slvo, Pctrograd reports. Offlcla Btntomonts Indlcnto thnt no flghtlni of Importnuco in the west yesterday Tho French claim slight gains li Chnmpngno and Lorraine Rorlli nsHorta thnt tho French nttacks li Champngno woro ropuk'od. Tli Russians apparently nro innlntnlnlnl tho offonslvo in Northern Pulund D'orlln tolls of Russian attacks o'l several polntst but assorts nil weri ropulsed. Jj POLITICAL SCANDAL AT TERRE HAUTE j Ur AMocltlril rrr to Cool llr TlniM. INDIANAPOLIS, Mrch 1. i Twenty-eight Democratic 3 nnd Progcsstvo polltlclnus of Torre llttittu woro placed on i 4 trlnl In tho United States District Court hero today, charged with conspiring to corrupt elections In Terra Ilnuta lust November. 5 a TIMBER SOLO NOD .MUCH IXVOLV A. II. Powors said that tho report that forty tracts woro involved must bo tin error, an It Is his undorstnnd ing that sixteen or loss claims woro contostcd. In nil tho (ontosted land amountod to only nbout four sections, nnd the vnluo of it was com pnrathely small. Exclusive of tho few con tojited claims In It, tho Linn and Lano tract of tho C. A. Smith Compnny, was valued n t nbout $2,r.00,000. Tho land Is sold subject to a mort gago covering n bond lssiio of whlql 4 bonds aro outstanding In tho sum $1,300,000. Tho Continental Tlmboi Land Company Js a new corporntlor organized only last December. Tbii JTl lend has beon transferred, hereto fore, among dlfforent companies which woro-holding companies fo tho Smith Interests, but tho attorj ney who filed tho deed says thnt th Smith Company has no Interests li In tho now company and that it Is"i bona fide Balo. jfc Ho eald ho could give no Informal tlon as.to whether the now company planned to establish sawmills am? utlllzo the timber or moant more) to hold lt as nn Investment, "j il Tho sale of the Linn and Lnno tra(l Is oe of tho first stop1' taken by C A; Smith and the committer of creditor assisting him In rrflnnlng hU propLrtie, j