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' s -tvj" EVER NOTICE Coos Bay Times Your Coos Bay Times Is proud of i g Paper," nnd strives nt uTnp to Ha "nlll bjr l0V'oU,,B . "8 noting tho people's lntorcsls. VM& xxxviii Eastern France Near German Border Scene of Bloody Carnage Berlin Says French Were De feated and France Lays Claim to Victory GERMAN RETREAT CLAIMED Kuvrfflns Bny They llnvo Won an Important Victory Over Teutons In Northern Poland Bitter Eight In tlio Carpathian Mountains IH jturxlttol Frist to Coo Dr Timet. LONDON, April 2. Heavy fight Is; hat been resumed In tho custom part of Franco near tlio Qormnn bor der. Berlin says tho French woro defeated In n linttlo In tho Lo Pro tre forest and forcod to glvo up tho (round which they hnd previously ion. Berlin dispatches describe tho fljotlng In tho Carpathians "m un mually bitter. Russians nro push Ins their way through dcop snow, ptrsltlng In tholr offorts to dls Iodj?e tho Atistrlans from tho passes, tot iro said to lmvo accomplished Utile In tho way of doflnHo suc niKt. Pctrogrnd, howovor, claims utitantlal results. , and also lays tllra to tin Important vlct9ry In Northern Poland over tho GormniiB, tbo are said to lmvo rotrontcd has til; la one section of tho front west of the Nlcmcn Illvor. SAY CHARGES UNFOUNDED Frlenih of Itaymond Swobodn Sny Amerlrnn Is Innocent of Crliuo Cluirged by French Police. By Wtlit4 Ttm to Coot tir Timet, PARIS, April 2. Although tlio police Investigation of tho history of Raymond Swoboda, charged with Wng responsible for tho flro aboard tie French stenmer La Touralno, hi brought out additional Infor oitlon about him, ho still romnlus lomethlng of a mystery. Sovoral of Hi friends explained tho photogrnphs which ho appears In tho uniform f a German officer by stating thnt le ipent two years' at Heldolhorg to perfect himself In Oerman nnd te picture probably was taken Mle he was wearing a student's oiform. PARCEL POST WHP3IKXTS TO GERMANY AND USTItIA INCREASE DAILY' "" AdvanuM From 115 to lUOO I'acknges Dully Within Two Weeks lr Anoclitij Treat to Cooa nr Timet. ClIICAnn a. ..! o 01.1 ... -...., n, it ailljllliuilia 10 Germany and Austria or parcol Pt DacknirnQ ..i.,i..i..., ., i Ovg IWIIIUllUIlg iUUU UttVU ""eased within tho last two wooks "" U5 packages dally to 1200, u POSt nffl. fiii u ... ! Packages, which contain all kinds ' 'oa excapt meats, wolgh nearly .uemaim... , . .-.,,, oi 1A pouuus. a limn ,' 7, apartment stores made special ..H.onj f0r 80ndlnE ,)arcoi8. IGNRES ITALIAN OFFICIALS rhil Statesman Falls to CH on -""iinu-nt Officials While on Special JHsslou t'essed i -.-surprise, is ex- Slri.v. Idea NMlc-nale because tl r PaBel- who has been on 10 toe raniii. ... .. l, . oi ino jjaiKan states, ur otficiV; , -.. l w1"" u" BL unnnn govcrn- ill RGHTiHG IS RESUMED 15 CONFLICT YOU CANT MAKE A Paper Its tltlo "Tho nil times to energies to Established 1878 nn The Onnot. Mirtl. BUSMEffiBETTER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY SHOW IMPKOVEMENT Secretary llcdflchl Says Itcports from AH Sections Show Steady Cluing In All Lines tn Allocated Treat to Coot Btr Tlmri.) WASHINGON, D. C., Aprlt 1. Business conditions throughout tho country bIiow steady improvement, according to reports by Secrotnry Kcdflold nt todays cabinet meeting. Tho Secretary presented extracts from various reports reflecting bet ter conditions In many lines. GERINHREPORT OFFICIAL REPORT SAYS THAT TEUTONS ARE GAINING Tell of Repulses of Fi-ciult Force In Ln Pctro Forest Whero Tbey Were Driven to Old Positions tn? Ataoctated I'tm to Cooa nr Timet, BERLIN, April 2. Tho official flclnl announcement today says: "Between tho Meiiso nnd Mosollo thoro Is heavy artillery fighting. In fantry fighting In tho Lo Protro for est continued all night. West of Lo Protro forest, a French Infantry attack was broken down. In our counter attacks wo drovo tho oticiny bnck Into his old position. Tho Fronch are now in possession of only two blockhouses In tho forest near our most advanced positions. In tho Enst tlio situation remains unchanged." GERMANY REFUSES CONOES SIONS TO UNITED STATUS Wlll "Sol Permit Importation of Gorman Potnuh Fertilizer Long Negotiations ID AMortitM rrrw to Coot b7 TtaM.1 WASHINGTON, I). C, April 2. Efforts of tho United States gov ernment to obtnln concessions from Gormnny, which would permit tho importation og Qormnn potash for tlllzor failed today, It becamo known hero, whon Amorlcnn officials wore ndvlso thnt Germany would make no alteration of tho embargo. Tho negotiations hnvo been In progress since tho outbreak of tho war. A JOHNSON TEST BATTLE Dliirk Cliimipluii Will Iliivo mi Fa- litbltlou Doiit With Sam MeVny Toiiioitow. nr AmocUIM rre to Co ntr Tlme.J HAVANA, April 2. Discussion to doy botweon fight promoters regard ing Jack Johnson's proposed exhi bition bout with Sam McVoy Satur day led to somo sharp exchanges. Jack Curio and others urged John son to enncol It for fear of injury to hlmsolf 48 hours boforo tho bnttii with Wlllard. Johnson says ho will not enncol tho bout and is ongor to nscortuln just what condition ho Is In. HANGS HIMSELF ON CROSS Texas Man Adopts Unlquo Method for Kidding Adieu to Ills Earthly Troubles 11 AwsocUtcl JTfM to Com Ilr Tlmn.l HHKNHAM, Toxas, April 2. John Dlvoky, aged 4L today, Good Fri day, mado a cross of railroad ties and with his faco to tho East, hang ed hlmsolf upon It. Ho had been much depressed slnco his wlfo ob tained a divorce recently. TEUTON SHIRTS SHY' STARCH Shortage of Flour to Kequlre Men To Wear Soft Collars and Cuffs COPENHAGEN, April 2. A re sult of the lack of flour In Germany Is the prohibition of the use of starch for shirts, collars and cuffs. The consequence Is that all men within a short time will be compet ed to wear nothing but soft shirts nnd collars. 1 I GO Cans MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915 EVENING DEADLY B German Sea Destroyers Con tinue Their Activities at Many Points ' Norwegian Bark and Three Fishing Boats Sent to the Bottom Yesterday GREATLY EXTEND BASE German Submarine Discovered Op erating Off tho Coast of Spain 700 Miles; From Nearest German Base Sinks British Steamer (Or AMOcUtod Treaa to Coot IU7 Timet. SUKMAIHNK 700 MILKS AWAY" (tlr Aiiocldud rrna to Cooa lliy Time.) LONDON, April 2. A decid ed extension In tho rnngo of oporntlons of tho German submarines is Indicated by a Lisbon dispatch to tho ef fect thnt tho U-28 Is operat ing off tlto coast of Spain. Tho Drltish steamer South Point, which went down off Capo Flulsterrc, is said to hnvo been torpedoed by tho U-28. Flulsterrc Is 700 miles away from tho nearest Gor mnn base. TIIKKti FISHING KOATS HUNK tlr Aaaoclttxl I'roaa tu .uua OtJ Timet. NEWGA8TL12, Eng., April 2. Thrco Tyno trawlors,' Gloxlana, Ja son nnd Nolllo, wero sunk by tho German submnrlno U-10 yestordny. After all tho members of tho crows had safely put away In small boats, tlio Germans blow up tho trawlors. Thoy then towed tho flshormon toward Tyno until they encountered n fishing craft, which brought the men nshoro. The fishermen say tho commander of tlio submnrlno was quite gonial. Ho supplied hot cof fee, nnd tobacco to tliem. lint told them: "Wo hnvo orders to sink ovorything. It is war, and England started it." NORWEGIAN KAUK TORPEDOED! nr AModiteJ Treat lo Coot IU? Timet. AMSTERDAM, April 2. Blovon men, tho crow of tho Norwegian bark Nor, torpodood In tho North Sen by tho Gorman suhmarlno U-20, woro lnndod today by tho steamer Unlta at tho Hook of Holland. MEETS QUICK RETRIBUTION Murderer Sentenced to Life Impris onment Day After Commission of Crime nr Aaoelleil Treat to Coo tu Timet. SAQINAW, Mich., April 1. Rob- ort Smith of Cleveland was sentenced I to life Imprisonment today for tho! murder lato yestorday of Mrs. Graco Stolnhausor of this city, to whom ho wns to havo been married last night. Ho hognn sorvlng his sontenco less than 24 hours aftor tho murder bmlth mot Mrs. StoliiBiiaiiBor in tho county Jail recently, whllo sorvlng a sentenco for vagrancy. ROTHSCHILD BURIED Dr AaaoctatM Inn to Coot Par Timet. 4 t LONDON, April 2. In nc- cordanco with his request, Baron Rothschild was hurled today at Willesdon, In a Jew- Ish comctary. Tho services woro private King Georgo and Queen Mother Alexan- drla were represented by Lord Annaly and Earl Home. 4 David Lloyd George was also present. The Union Oil Company will build a $25,000 plant ut Crater Iiko Junction, WORK SUBMARINES FOUR VESSELS SUNK FOOL OP lay membeks op the associated puess GERMAN THREATS WILLSfA'KE'HHPltlSALS ON ENG- LLSII PIHSONKllS. i Sends Iloprocntntlons to Great llrlt- aln Through United States Offlclnls tDr Attotllted rrett to cGot nl Timet, LONDON, April 2.-acrmnn's pro test nnd threat of reprisals on nc count of tho trent,ment by Great Hrltnln of prisoners Inkcn on board German submarines cro mado pub lic hero today. Tno protest wns transmitted by Germany through tho United States. The roply of Great Drltaln was nlBo nindo public. LIES IN 50FATH0MS NAVV DUPAUT.MKNT CONFIDENT OF KAISING SUKMAKINE Five Divers Leave for Honolulu to Undertake Olio of Most Difficult Tasks Ever Undertaken (Dj Aaaoclaled rrett to Coot tr Timet. NEW YORK, April 2. Flvo Nnvy Dciinrtmont divers loft tho navy yard hero today for Honolulu to aid In raising tho lost submnrlno F-i. An air lock in which to place them nftor their return to tho surfneo nfter tholr deep-sea dlvo was among the c(uiimcut cnrrlod. "Tho F-l, according to dispatches wo received, lies In f0 futhouiB of wnter," said George D. Stlllson, who heads tho party. "Whllo this Is ex ceedingly deep for submnrlno oper ations, I feel confident our mon will bo equal to tho task." E TUItKKY' HKFUTKH SUGGESTION OF SEEKING I COMPHOMISE Koth Turkish nnd ltnsslan Anilias- sailors Deny Ottoman JCtnplio Asks for Peace With Kussln Ur AlsocliteJ Trtaa to Coot Hr Timet.) LONDON, April 2. Tho sugges tion that Turkoy was on tho point of siloing for separato pouca with Russia has been repudiated by both Russian nnd Turkish Ambassadors , nt Itomo. ANOTHER AVIATOR RAID Allies' Air Men Drop Komhs German Cities Inflicting Con. slderahle Damage. Illj Atoct1 Treat t.. runt lUr Timet. LONDON, April 2. Raids by two aviators of thp Alllos In tho Gorman province of Iladon Inflicted somo dnningo In tho cities ot Miillhclm and Nucnburg. p.niniAM TBPimu DESTROY GERMAN TRENCH French Statement Hays Several W:ro Destroyed With .Mines on East Front (11; AMuKlalei Trna lu Co. Ilaf Timet. PARIS, April 1. An offlclnl stnto mont received tills afternoon says: "South of Pnronno, near Domplorro, wo destroyed sovotnl moro Gorman trenches with mines. In nn attack yestorday on tho aviation camp at Ilandoyaomo, French nnd Bolglan nvlators dropped about 30 bombs. SEVEN PER CENT IS JUST Testimony in Railway Hate Case Says Roads nro Entitled to Re turn on Investment. nr AaKlate4 Tr"ae to Coot D7 Tlmet.J CHICAGO, April 2. Sovon por cent Is not too high a return to tho railroads on tholr Investments, nnd rallioads may oven earn moro than that without Indicating that thov havo enforced excessively hl?h freight rates, testified U. G. Powell, rnto expert of the Nebraska railroad commission, under cross examination today at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing of tho Western rate case. Powell has been on tho stand two days in opposition to the 41 Western railroad's plea for high er freight rates, ON 13 1 ANYONE WITHOUT HIS amtroa EDITION. Carranza Issues Orders to Re" frain from Activities That Endanger U. S. Interests DELAY THEAIR RAID For Lack of Aviator Villa's 1 Aerial Operations Are Postponed AIRMAN WANTS $100 A DAY Villa's Officials Ihtlk nt Paying American Largo Salary nit Thirty- Day Contract Flag Wns Xot Deseemted, in Aaaoctattl Vtn W Cboa Da? nmrt.J DOUGLAS, Ariz., April 2. Car ranza has ordered Colonel Cnllcs, his commander in Souorn, to rofraln from any activities which might en danger life or property on tlio Amor lcnn side of tho bordor, according to nn announcement today by Calles. CalleB received a copy of tho tolo grnm scut to the Stnto Dopnrtment at Washington in roply to represen tations of tho United Stntcs. Purely out of respect for tho United States, Carranza said, his followers would respect tho neutrality ot tho So uorn border, but without regnrd to tho Naco ngrcemont which Villa's troops had already violated. WONT PAY' AVIATOlt IJIIOO A DAY" (D Attocltt4 Treat to Coot liar Timet. BROWNSVILLE, April 2. For tho hick of an aviator, VHIu's ex pected aerial operations ngatnat Mat amoros wero delayed today. Villa's officers sought an Amorlcnn flyor to opornto the noroplano rccoivod from Montoroy, but balked at pay ing $100 a day on n 30-day con tract. Tho operations to reduce- Mnt nmoros nro likely to contlntio to bo slow. FLAfi NOT liKSKCKATKI) (tlr Aaoelalel Treat to Coot Hajr Timet, WASHINGTON, D. C, April 2. Thoro wns no International dese cration of tho American flag by any authorized porson whon John B. Mc.Miiuus wns killed In Moxlco City by Zapatistas, according to a roport to tho Stnto Department, today by tho Brazilian Mlnlstor to Mexico. Ho says that after careful Inquiry ho finds no official authorized tho tear-1 lug down OI ino iuik, aim hihiii nia j recommendation, Secretary of Stnto ' Bryan announced thnt no apology would hi) asked. OBREGON IS liOOATKD in. wwlaiwl rr'-M to Cooa Di.7 Timet.) WASHINGTON, I). C, April 1. Tho first doflnlto Information ot tho locution of Ohregon nnd his army since he evacuated Mexico City camo today In nn official dispatch from Car' ,0 tho agency hero, an- iiouuclng Hint Ohregon yesterday oc cupled Quortnro, 80 mllos North of tho Capital. Occupation again menaces tho southern advnnco ot Villa. HERE'S WORLD'S BEST COW. Holstelu Breaks Record for Butter Fat Production Hill Lbs u Year DELAVAN, Wis., April 2. Tlio world's record for huttor fat pro duction has boon broken by Flndorno Ilolllngon Fnyno, a Holstoln cow, whlth In year produced 21,612.8 pounds of milk, containing 1,110.05 pounds of butter fnt, according to tho announcement horo today of tho Holstein-Frluslan ndvanccd roglstry offlco. AMONG THE SICK Mrs. M. J. Ostrow who has boon qulto 111 Ib reported bottor today, Charlie Jensen, engineer or tho fire department. Is ' convalescent from a week's Illness. Mrs. O, Hlbarger Is reported re covering from un operation sho un derwent at Mercy Hospital. Will Parks, who sustained an In Jury whllo repairing a belt at tho Smith Mill. Is rapidly Improving. Virgin Matson Is In from Wagner receiving treatment for rheumatism. MEXICANS WILL PROTECT DODDER A Consolidation of Times, Const Mat) ml Cons Bnr Advertiser RRADSAVtf UD FOKMEK MAKSHFIIU.D MAN LO CATED IN HONOLULU. Former Parter of Councilman Kim ball, Who Disappeared From Portland Is Locnte1. ThomnB F. Bradshaw, hotter and moro familiarly known to many Jlarshflcld frlendB as Tommy Brnd Bhaw, and who mysteriously disap peared from Portland Inst Septem ber, has been located ln Honolulu. BrndBhaw whllo In Mnrshflcld wns n partner of Couucllmnu Marry j. Kimball In tho tnachlno buslnoss, under tho firm nnmo of Kimball & Bradshaw and wns woll-known. Ho Invontcd a now motor which tho French government wns considering purchasing when tho war broko out. A Portland paper prints tho fol lowing story of tho finding of Bradshaw as follows: Dotcctlvo Captain Bnty has re ceived n Mnrconlgrnm from Sheriff Asch, of Honolulu, which clonrcd up tho mystery surrounding tho dis appearance ot Thomas 1 Bradshaw, superintendent of tho Ford Motor Car Compnny's branch factory lioro. Bradshaw dropped from Bight Sep tember 22, 1014. Bradshaw has been located at Honolulu nnd Asch wired whether ho should nrrest tho man as a fugi tive Cnptalu Bnty replied that no chnrgo waH hold against Brntlshaw hero and that no nttompt would bo mndo to bring him bnck. Shortly boforo Bradshaw dropped from sight ho said ho had boon tho victim of a holdup In which ho lost 2P0. This holdup is now thought to hnvo -been a subterfuge Mrs. Brntlshaw wns Informed this morn ing of hor husband's whereabouts. Sho has boon living with hor parents nt 1292 East Eighth street North with her ll-months'-old hnby. Slnco M.r. Brndshaw's disappear anco nothing has been heard from him by any of his frlonds In Portland, nor his family. Mrs. Bradshaw who lives "with hor parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Robert, Stolnoggor, 1202 East Eighth street North, will not learn un til thla morning tlmt Mr. Bradshaw has boon located. Sho Iibb an 11 monthB old hnby nnd wns not disturb ed last night whon tho cnblo messago nrrlvod. Mrs. Stolneggcr, speaking for her daughter said: "Wo havo heard nothing and can glvo no posslblo caitHo. So far ns wo know Mr. Brndshaw'B affairs woro in good shapo, and ho was In good health. Wo havo no reason to suspect any mental derangement that would cnuso him to go awny. Tho domestic relations wero very happy to nil ap pearances." Mrs. Brntlshaw wnn Mies vera molnoBgor( nn,i , wob married to Air. Brntlsliuw about seven years ago. Tholr only child Is tlio 11-months old baby, which wob only about six months old at tho time of Mr. Brad slmw's disappearance. GERMANY BORROWS nnn $2.250.000.000 Kaiser Wires Congratulations on tho SiirroNH of tlio Now Wnr 1'lmmclng BERLIN, April 2. (Via Lou don. Official announcement has been mado that subscriptions to tho now war loan amounted to 0,000, 000,000 marks (2,3r.0,000,000). Emperor William has telegraphed his congratulations to Dr. Carl Hul fforlch, secretary of tho Imperial Treasury. MYUTLIJ POINT PICKINGS Tlio Enterprise Tells of llMJpIu You Know MIbs Kato Farbor, local manager for tlio Coos nnd Curry Tolopliono Co., who has been at Hun FrancUco for soveral wcoka visiting frlonds and soolng tho wonders ot tho Panama-Pacific Exposition returned Monday via Rosoburg. W. H. Wnnn, tlio public nccount nnt who Js going over tho hooka of tho Bank of Myrtlo Point, went to Marshflold, Friday to look after busi ness affairs thero. Mr. Wann Is a member of tho firm of Murphy & Wann, doalors In building material. W. Taylor Dement and family wont to Marshflold last Saturday to look after business affairs and visit friends. Jack McCulloch nnd children went to the Bay last Friday to visit for a tlmo at tho gontlPinnn'H mnthor Enstslde. ASSISTANCE? A Southwest Oregon Paper That's what tho Coo nay Times Is. A SoaU west Oregon pnper for Southwest Oregon people Riul devoted to tho best Interests of this groat section . Tho Times nhvaya boosts and never knocks, No. 216 British Battleships Gather to Give Fight to German , i Cruiser . ' ITCH F0R EITEl) Large Squadron Lying In Wa.it Off Virginia Capes to Capture Vessel EITEL PREPARES FOR SEA German Cruiser. Is Taking on Fif teen Days' Provisions Preparatory to Making Dating Dash for Freedom of tho Occnn. VU. S. FORCES SENT TO NEW- POUT NEWS llr AmovIMM Trtaa to Coot liar Timet. NEWPORT NHW8, April 1. One Unttod Stntos army and ono nnvy tug arrived horo v shortly boforo noon and moored" nt Prlnz Eltol Frold- erlch pier. Shortly boforo tho arrival, collector Hamilton with a party official boarded tho Eitel.. Efforts to ascortaln tho mission of tho tugs and officials wa unavailing. United Stntcs Infantry with v- fixed bnyonot turno'd' b'aclc nil Inqulroral n? Aaaoclatt.) Treat lo Coot Dr Timet. NEW YORK, April 2. Two Brit ish cruisers which still watched Uio ontranro to Now York's hnrbor for moro than a month steamed aw.ay to tho South, according lo Incoming pilots today. Tlio pilots thought tho warships woro going to strength" on tho squadron lying In wait for tho Prlnz Eltol Frlotlrich off tho Vlrglnln enpes. EITEL TO SAIL PROVISIONS FOR M DAYS GOING) ON GERMAN CRUISER Will Require Two Days to Prepare for Dash to Escape. British Ves sels Lying In Walt for Her. 1)7 Aaaotlatoi Treta to Coot llaf Timet. NEWPORT NEW8, April 2.r Provisions for n lB-dnyB' voyago ' hogan going nboard tho Gorman aux lllary cruiser Prlnz Eltol Frlodrlch ' todoy under supervision of tho local Port authorities Tho loading of stores, howovor, will not bo finished boforo Sunday. Examining Curry Tlinlier Tho district forestor nt Portland has detallod a purty to examine and roport upon a body of timber In Cur ry county for which a tontatlvo ap plication for purchnBo has boon re ceived by tho Forest sorvlco. Tlio party is now nt work on Jack'B and Mill creeks in tho Siskiyou moun tains. Sovoral thousand, acres will bo survoyed nnd mapped' Intonslvely, and n dotallcd crulso mndo of tho tlmbor resources of the region. A forost sorvlco inspector who recently visited tho party reports that In splto of tho roughness of tho country and tho frequent rnlns, tho work Is pro grossing rapidly. Bandoii World. NEW CASES THIS WEEK Tho following cases havo been filed In tho circuit court horo slnco tho dnto of our Inst roport: March 19. Lynn Lambeth vs. E. V. Morrow. i March 10. Frank Turner vs. Mar. tin Russell. March 19. Janot Curron Jones vb hlmer H. Jones. Suit for divorce. March 22. Ai nle Doollng and nt'Thomna DooiIng vs Honry L. Berg- man C'oqufllo Sentinel, NAVAL DATTLE ON EAST COAST SOON n 1F. 1.1 ii m r Tprquf, nt3r!HKLS