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Msa ET TROUBLE LIKE A MAN AND CHEERFULLY ENDURE WHAT YOU CANNOT CURE Coos Bay Times Your Paper Tho CWs Ilfiy Timet) Is proud of Its title "Tlio People's Paper," mid It strives nt nil timet to ''live Hp to Its nnine by devoting Its energies to promoting the people's interests. A Southwest Oregon Paper Hint's what tlio Coos liny Times is, A South tvest Oregon paper for Bouttivvost Oregon pooplo nd dovotod to tlio boat Interests of tills groat section . Tlio Times always boosts aid sever knocks. .mi:.mhf.u of Tin: associatf.d vw.hh Vol. No. XXXIX. Kstnbllhhed 1878 Am The Const Mali. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1915 EVENING EDITION A Consolidation of Timet, Const Mnll nnil Coos Hny Advertise r . No. 8 ME mam mm mm$ ) TWO AMERICAS 1 COOPERATE United States Asked for Aid in Efforts to Settle the Mexican Trouble Diplomats of South and Cen traircountrios to Meet With Jjy Secretary Lansing PIIAN CREATES INTEREST irowJFnr the .lulnt Action Will K. 16(1(1 Is Mutter of Much Specula tion In Olflclul I'lKles Will SDIsciiss Subject .NVt Thuisdny ' , $ mix Am: willing . P :, JStBr AmocIIH Prim In Com Hay Tlmcn M WASHINGTON, I). C, iTAUB. 3.- Six l,atlii-Aiiici Iran WutloiiB which Piesldont Wll- , son Invited to bo represented ,"7t n meeting Thursday to -consider pluiiH of icstoiing ,1'caco In .Mexico hnvo formal- ly signified tlielr willingness ,' to Join thu I'nlteil Status In u Dfollmlnary conference.. ; , .. . j IBj Atiocl.tf.t I'rcM 10 e pit 'llmt-a J WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. n. Announcement that thu United .States liqnTnikoil thu co-operation of South aiidj Central America In an effort to "nettle tlio Mexican iiuustluii caused widespread interest today In offi cial and diplomatic circles. A oon forgnco on tlio subject will ho huld Thursday afternoon between Secre tary! "of Statu l.aiiHlng and diplo matic! representative of Argentine, nrazli; Chile, llollvin, Uruguay and Guatemala. How far the Joint action, of whatever sort It may bo, will extend was thu subject of consider able Bpuculatlou. iSomo Foutuies Known. .Although officials surrounded tho ' WILL LIFER SOW! l i conteronco witli tlio greatest socrecy, I eoui i, men inu .iiacieuj uouuu iu It iSiiknown that ono of thu flistl have to pay their expenses. Of course 1 -TTT " a I .. 'l il... f l..l.n in.... ..H11 fittiatil I at unit. oiomenis is nu omnargo on arms from 'Jail Latln-Anicrleu to Mexico. Annburtcoment of thu conference surprised tho agents or tho .Mexican factions horo. $ . Agents Surpiin'd Carranza's agents, hopeful that his "course of the last few weeks would; lead to his ultimate recogni tion, .(confessed their mystification. Villa's, udhorentH hellevu that I'icsl dent Wilson will submit a plan for u pToVlslonnl government, tnklng up tlio'constltutloniil succession where It was broken off by lMesldeut .Ma doro. ? Would bo Peaceful Vhcn three South American Am bassadors and ranking l..itlii-Aniorl-canMliilstors meet with Secretnry of State' lanslng Thursday to hear President Wilson's plan to ask co operation of their countries for re storing peace to .Mexico, a course of action ' will bo outlined which nil Latin-America will be asked lo ap , prove. It constitutes tho restora tion of a constitutional government wlth6ut tho uso of force, if possible, but has in view tho Joint action or all Americas, If necessary. SiEl S. VESSEL BCIIOONKIt lai'KA C. AMHIIISOX $, VrAKHX MY IIKITISII . lOl 'A .uu ulu.1 l'rua .. Fivit Iih I I f:flBWHf I W V S-'V 'V - IJHILADKLPHIA, Aug. !l. Cable grams? hero today, announced tho Bolzure of tho Amerlcnu schooner Laura j,'C. Aiidursou by a llrltlsh cruiser, which took her In to (lib raltar. Tho schooner was bound from "iNowport News for .Melllla, orocco, with a cargo of coal. . lOi ' biu ulu.1 l'rua .. Fivit Iih I I inm 1 . - PEACE PUH FACTIONS IX HAITI ARK STILL rliWIDKLY SHPARATHD ?H GUXIIOAT SUNT tBjr'AMOtlaUJ l'ie. iu Coo. lUy Tine, 'UWASjIINO'l jTheygunboat 5TON, Aug. 3. Osceola was ordered today fropi Guan- tauaino to Port An Prlnco to Join Rear Admiral Cap- orton's". sauadron. Capertou i eablsdl that all was quiet iu the capital and at Capo Halt- .leniyeeteruay. ,: i (Hf, AJttoil.tM rrci. to Coot BT Ttmu J CAIEPfl'AITIKN, Aug. 3. A del ega'UoiVi0,nI,oseu ot ftVQ niombors, lncludlngthe French Arch nif0p of PertJAu Prince, and escoited by an officer, of tho American cruiser WasHiBgton, arrived here today from i10 started fishing for n man named The Villa column undor Florros, Haltleh capital to mako an offer Owens, employed by Mncleay. He was which recently ponetrated Carranza to brlBgsbout peace between the .taking the fish he had caught for territory as far as Pachuca, was vlr geversiwwt troops commanded by Owons In for dollvery to the Macleay itually annihilated yestordny botweon General IBourand, Minister of tho In terior -lniitno cabinet or the late PrflwdaBtwQuillaiimc, ami followers of Dr, Bobo. Roth nro asplronts for tb Presidency Tho authorities CfcWllUltlen rofuaed to entertain aaCtJMHKUon proposals, Ik. CASE UP TOMORROW! .r'dgi; coki: to iikaii rogci hivhit coxtkovf.rsy Fishermen und Olhcis Petition that tlio Case I to Heard at Cold Roach A half dozen Itoguo river flshur muii accompanied by their attoine., C. 11. Hufflngtoif, arrived heie on thu Schooner tljoa from (lold Ileach this morning to attend thu hearing of Mo contempt cases nt Coqulllo tomor- iow. Others may arrive tonight and It is expected that Attorney John son and witnesses for thu Mncleay estate 'will leach Coqulllo tonight, or in the morning. Thu party this morning brought a a petition, signed by a largo number of Curry county men, ashing .rtulgu Colto to hold the hearings In thu cas es at Cold Ileach instead of Coiiullle. II Is set forth In thu petition that It is about 100 miles to Coqulllo and that thu 1'ihs of llmu and thu cost of thu trip hero will seriously Incoiivon leucu thu defendauts and their vvlt iiohkch. All of tho Curry county of ficials except olio had signed tlio pe tition In addition to thu flshurmuu and othois. Hill Hunter hiought tho petltlonXjip. Petition Hue to Kriiii1 .ludgo Cnko when told about tho petition said today that It was ovl- dently duo to a nilsundorstanitlng. ' Ilo said that It was not necessary fori ' tlio persons cited to appear In per- son at Couulllu tomorrow that they could appear through their attorneys ior by affidavit. Ho said that It was not tho Intention or tho court to work liny hardship on ho men. Km trior- ! moio ho said that whun thu hearing wis originally f xed for Wed.esd 1 3Twclvo , f,f M , b at Coqulllu, It was ngieeablc o Uio,,mB nro rol)or(ot, od , tll0 f,B,lt. attorneys for tho derendants. Ho flx-(1, t0ll(. t, t , st t cavalry. ed his prelim nnry hearing at Co-lmen ,, AllIorlcnn ,)0SS0 ,,, tll0 Iow nullle. ho said, because ho had a thck brB, ,,, of rowiiv,no number of cases set for trial hero PrlvatQ McGlro of tho Twelfth cav- inis ween. i. our were sei iu, "eu.inij ueiu .iuutiu) nun iiu uuu tuou dui somo cases for trial today, making It nearly Impossible for him to go to Gold Hcaeh to conduct thu early heating petitioned tor. i:pcnvs on l.oscr.s Another phase of thu matter which thu fishermen and others who nil- dressed tho petition to tho court yes- torday do not understand Is that tho , costs will fall on tho party losing tho suit. In case tho men cited prove ! that they are not Iu contempt of 1 It tho flslieimen are found In con tempt, then tlio bin den will fnll on them. Not all of the men cited for con tempt of court In connection with tho Injunction had been served last evening. Those who weio served and camo up woru .Messrs'? Wilson, .Mel. ooii, iiuuicr, apencur aim iiuhu. LcClalr who was served hns not ar ilvod yet but Is expected tonight, ditching .Many I-'lnli There Is a big run ot fish at Itoguo Hlvor now. It Is stated that 0110 of tho canneries lorolved 800 fish tho day bororo yesterduy and ono got (iOO ChlnooKB yesterday. Tho prlco of fish has been raised by tho can neries. Tho Senborg cannery Is now paying soventy-flvo cents tor each fish and tho Mncleay cannery is pay lug a sliding scale of fl.'jn for tho big fish, $1 for tho noxt size and (ii" cents for tlio smallor ones. Tho re sult Is. It Is leportod, that tho Sea borg fishermen nro trading their big fish to tho Macleio' fishermen who turn them In for $l.'jr. Seaborg's fishermen tnlio Iu return the small ones which would bring only 05 conts nt tho Mncleay cannery and selling them to tho Seaborg cannery for 7.) cents. Two Larceny discs All sorts of mlxups nro o-"iirliig during tho fish war botweon tho Mac Icay and Seaborg Intorests, somo of which are funny to an outsider but which aro becoming serious to tho peoplo of that section and thoso In volved, Attorney Hiiffliigton, who repres ents tho Seaborg fishcrnieii, says Mini ibn Mncleay neoplo Mad lllll Ash and LeClalr, two Soahorg fishermen, nrrestcd for larceny of fish. Thoy wero tried bororo a Jury In .lustlco I Stafford's court at Oold Reach and ! found not guilty. According to the evidence, tho Heuborg lisuerniou fishing with arirt ncis ann wui alit and boliiK pulled III by tlio in. ui.iiin of the Mncleay crow. ui,o,. iiw.i- i?iit Into Hhallow wator, tho salmon of courso got Into tho gill nets or drirtnets and then tho Sefoorg fishermen llftivl up f.liolr nets, full of salmon, and stepped over tlio .viacieay buih". ..- ? i i .i,nn, ...Illi clp.lllnir 1110 the Mac ear souio. mo wwj men ciumbu ii.vh. ...... " - - - - fish out of their snlno but tho justlco Jury found otherwise I'lro YV allien mvoivou A couplo of other funny Incidents nro being told by the Seaborg force. It seems that Chas. Wilson, ono of the men cited for contempt because of trespassing on the Macleay land, la n flro warden. Someone told him that there was a timber fire up the river and ho 10 went ove fer on tho high I . mm .1.- II 1... ....... a.1 n trat HI hi on no .w,ert Ii '" ' ,'- ; a hotter view. There was no flro but ho was cited for trespass, tnoy claim. . Another fisherman named Spencor Rnvs that his drift net was ruined by I a 'nilxup with tho Macleay seine so people, he says, vvhert he was cnarg-. ed with contempt, tho Macleay peo- ple not being aware of owen s wr inc him Mnrlenv Reliiins n p. Marleay and hli friend H Lawson. returned this afternoon B BANDITS FIGHT One Cavlryman Killed in Brush Battle Near Brownsville, Texas, Today SOLDIERSJALLED Band Made up of Mexicans Who Have Been Raiding the Country FARMERS JOIN IN THE HUNT Firing Keeps l'p All .Morning And Twelve to Fifteen .Mexicans Re ported Killed Relievo Hand is .Surrounded by Piii-mioi-h i I ATM HKPORT mr Amo-imm itmh ioc..u n.r Time. HROWNSVlLLi:, Texas, Aug. :t.--Thls afternoon thu bandits wero nppnrontly sur- rounded. Tho killing of I'll- vnto .McCnlro Is eonflrmed. I'rlvnto Capsaddlo was also wounded. ! j H" amocui! rrmt i. coo. u Time j ininwvtMiit i ... .., ... , ,ry ,8 reponcj lslletl. irivnto Cur tls is possibly fatally wounded, and Deputy Sheriff Moutihan was shot In the leg. Appeal for Troops Appeals wero Boi.t by (Sovernor Ferguson today asking that United States troops guard this section of the bonier. Tlin outlaws lire believed tn iln linrt of minm lnnul wblch 1ms lcon marauding iu this section fiom, 20 to CO miles Insldo thu American I lmrdnr. One American was killed two' Weoks ago. llauiHts I'ouiid Tho bandits wero discovered early todoy near San Ilcnlto, Texas, ir miles from tho border. Lieutenant Loutz ordored Troop A immediately Into saddles, and H) cavalrymen wore galloping out from San Hculto be fore daylight, accompanied by sov- cral local officers. Tho Americans unexpectedly ran upon tho .Moxlcnns. ' A running fight began. AH morning there was a continual riflo fire In tho brush. About !!00 farmers Join ed Iu the hunt. .mhxicaxs ox Tin: noitm-:it ta- KIIX UY CAYAI.KY.MIIX I Colonel Agiillai- Is Aiuiiii'4 Thoso .Maile Prisoners by th Culled States Troops Illy AwurUlcJ 1'itmi to ("uo llajr Tlinw 1 WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. . Colonel Rlchardo Agullar, former "Rod Flagger" under (Jeneral Sal nitr mid a foriuor captain In llunr- ta's army, and 'di Mexican r.ildors, wero captured today on tho border . . I by United States cavalrymen under I1" Cuntnln Ryan. A ciuaiitlty of aruiB.i ammiiiiltlou and supplies wero ta-( ken. I OEilESTHE REPORT SAYS VILLA DID NOT .MAKI! III.'- .MARK STATHD Special Agent of Slate Department An Ives at HI Paso Today Fiom Chihuahua tnr ab.ou.ioj ri... u (.' iui Tinm. j HL PASO, Aug. :i.--(Joorgo i. Car others, spodal agent of tho State Department, arriving hero today from Chlhuuhtiu, denied that Villa declared "If tho United Status does not llko my actions It can go to l,ll fill,. olnnn Ui.tn.wlnv liin.ll. iuuu, . mu, mm-u ....i....., .......- (In.l lilu nrilor nf cnnflst nllmi. l.'iir. ...... ... .. . . , - others said. ARMY IX CARRAXZA TF.RHITORV IS AXXIHlLATHD lU - poii vomes icm.ij- 10 i airana . . . ... . t. Headquarters nt Calvcstoii, Texas, r tlie Kngimomvnt Dr Ai.ocUtM Prrn to Coi D Timet J C.ALVKSTON. Texas. Aug. 3.- wuerotaro ami irapuio, accoruing 10 a report reaching the Conslltutlonal- ist headquarters here today. from ortland and It Is oxnected that Mr Macleay will bo In attendance nt the hearlwr In Conulllo tomorrow I CAPTURE RIERSfin V LLA I BEATEN BIG VESSEL IS SUNK IIKITIHII STF.A.MF.R HANZA DK STROVF.D IIV CIIH.MAX.S Captain and Kiev on of tho Ciew or Tuenty-rHe .Men Heacli Lund Safely Illy Assoc lttl Prm to Coot liny Time 1 LONDON, Aug. :i.-Tho llrltlsh ttcamcr Hmya has been sunk. Thu captain and 11 members or thu crow of 2 1 landed safely. The Runza was .'120 tons gross. FIGHT NEAR YPRES IIOO.M OK hk; volt OCXS is HOl'ltS iii:.m .Many of the Allies Are Wounded by Shrapnel l'ie I'roni Tho (lerinaiis tnr Aioci.i,i rmi to cw nr Tira.j A.MSTi:UI)A.M, Aug. a . Heavy fighting Is In progress on thu llrlt lsh front near Vpres. Accord I in: to telegrnms from Courtral, Hulglum, tlio boom of great guns and initio explosions- wero audible for hours mid woru (illicitly followed by a steady stream of wounded from tho vicinity of lloogo. Most of tho ens j i unities wero thu result of shrapnel wounds, E liO.MIIS .MAX auk CITY mtoi'i'HD ox or.it OP STItASSIU'ltO Anglo-I'VcncIt 1'lotjlla Operates Itut IMcnt of Damage Not Yet Ascei (u)ucd, 11 Asso.Ulc I prrra to Cm laf Tlmi PARIS, Atig-.n. A flotilla of Anglo-French aeroplanes today flow ov er .tho aennnn city of Strnssburg and droped lft bombs. Tho extent of tho damage was not ascertained. ILL FIGHT IT OUT I. UL'SSIAN ItniA IS NOT roil piuci: ItKADY Will Walt dull tho Itiisslaii Victory Is Complete, It Is Declared Today III; AMtclttfu! TrcM to Coo. Il7 VlmM.J PHTIIOCUAD, Aug. .'I. Mlchnol V. Uodzlnnko was today le-elected President of the Russian Duma by a voto or L'lC to Ii. Tho Duma placed Itseir on record not to con clude peaco "before the Russian vic tory was complete" FIX J TIE (ll AwoclilM rrcii to Coo. nj TIuim.) WASHINGTON. I). C. Auk. !!. Tho time for tho publication of the tlueu notes fiom Croat Rrltaln and ! ono from Oormany, all dealing with tho commercial rights of neutral na-l tlons In time of war. Is IiuIiik nr-1 ranged today. Tho llrltlsh notes wljl probably bo given out Into today for publication tomorrow and tho Cor man note Thursday, Thu Halted tftatcs shortly will reply to tho llrlt lsh note, but it Is not known what rso will bo puruued regarding tho llnxiiuiii iii.iii - """ ""'"' E I WITTY SIIHRIFP LAIRD NOTI FIES .MRS. O'DOXXKLL OF ORDIvIt Woman Agioes to go to Co(iilllo To-inoi'i-ow to ,Soro Slv .Mouths ' Dopty Shcrirf Laird camo over to day to an est Mrs. Fannlo O'Dou null and tulto her to Coiiullfo to ho gin serving her teutonee for loot legging at Ctuplre. She was seiiteu ceil sometime ago but It was not en fniced pending an appeal. Sho says sho cannot pay tho $200 fine imposed In uddltlon to the three months Jail sontenco so sho will havo to bor.vo about six months. Sho agreed to go to Coqiilllo tomoriVnv and dollvor horseir up to the sheriff. Sho Is un der bonds. Servo Papers Whllo horo Mr. Laird sorved iia- 1 pors on .1. F. Telandor In a suit hrought against him by a Spokano firm for the collection of n note. 1 LIIJeqtlHt to ,Moto r Mr. Laird was uccompanlod by his ' n...ll.. n...l Illf.ti.ln. 1 ,. I IIIa mm ID I SER TERM lulling UHU lIOll IV-l. AUUI IUJT I.IIJU- .uu'iiimm .tun ..u. luun.uh u,w, civlst and wifo, Mr. and Mrs. I.IIJo- tho timber mid ground. Mr. Mc qvlst expecting to lease a homo here Donald said that there was about and will niovo to the Hay In about a month after thev return from a va- cation trip. SLOOP IMS, RACEi tnr Aorited vi m t root nr tiom.j r. 4 x. nim.n.fjdA1' . n mi SAN FRANC.IS.cO, Au 3 . The sloop Oonevlovo. owned by Captain John "nniPson. of tho San I.rancl8 - co Yacht Club arrlvod hero nt 11 10 (ouay, v inniiig uie ranama-raciuc exposition raco from tho yawl Or tona, of tho Keottlo Yacht Club Tho race started July 28, PULL STEAMER OFF THE ROCKS The Georgian, of Hawaiian American Line, is Rescued From Dangerous Position Was Ashore at Double Point Eight Miles South of Duxbury Reef GETS INTO PORT TODAY Two Tugs und Coal! Ounrd Cutter .Move Moat from Perilous Place Able to lleadi Sun I'Yauclsco Day Cndei' Her Own Steam (Mr Assodslol I'rrnn tn 1'iicm Hay Tlmrs.) SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Tho steamer (leorglan. of tho Aniurlcan- Ilawallan Line, from New York Tor this port, which went ashore yestor day during a dense fog on Double Point about eight miles north of Duxbury Reef, was pulled off tho rocks by two tugs and tho United Coast (luard cutter Uualga, and cimu Into port under Its own steam last night. P0RTLI1ID HAS FIRE DAMAt.i: of sur.o.ooo is sr. Kl TIIKIIK TODAY 1:1c Jew olry Storo Window llroken mid Precious (Joins Scattered 011 (bo Pavement hr A.iiliF.I Press to Coo. IK; Tlmci PORTLAND, Aug. It. Flro early today gutted tho Allsky building, cniielug a loss or JUGO.OOO. Several persons wore rescued by the fire men. Samuel Rosenblatt, a cloth ier, wus tho heaviest loser, his loss being $75,000. An explosion of chomlcnls shattered tho windows of 11 Jewelrv storo across t in Hirnet. scattering the gems on tho pnvoment. .MORTOAOIXS IX HSTIIKIt IIOTKL DUAL Di:CLARi:i VOID Action or .McXabb s. Hoggs and SjHiug Doclihsl Iu the Circuit Court Two mortgages, onu Tor $ ISO and thu other for $500 given Iu con nection with a hotel deal at North Rend, woro ordered set aside and an nulled by Judge Coltu yesterday at tho conclusion of tho trial of tho ciisn of McNahb vs Hoggs and Spong. Tho ease Involved tho Tsther hotel ut North Rend. It seems that MeNabb bought tho property and gavo tho moitgages. Ho claims that tho place was misrep resented and that by' fraud ho was Induced to glvo tho two mortgages. When ho discovered t: Is, ho gave up possession of tho property, allowing I. . . . It to revert to thu orlglpal owners, Hoggs ami Spong. Tho latter nl though regaining their property sought to collect tho mortgages any way but .ludgo Colio huld thu latter void. Dlvorco firanleil .ludgo Colto yesterday granted Mrs. Mahlo C. Winters a divorce from .lames Winters on tho grounds of desertion. She claimed that they had lived together only six wuehs. Winters was formerly a stage driv er on tho old Coos Ray Wagon road out or Sumner. Mrs. Winters was formerly Mablu Houohrukq. STRUCK IN II FOG NORTH BEIID CASE SiOPEN NEW GUMP M'ROXALD .V CATCHIXO VAl'OHX TO LOO IXLKT TICACT Take Timber gOtr L. J. Simpson Holdings .Near Sumner .May Re Started Soon McDonald & Vaughn aro flgur- Ins; on opening a now logging camp on Catching Inlet near Sumner. Just how soon thoy will opon tho now (camp has not been determined, but ' t 1 t . I In .1 (1 1 .1 l.ou Ii...... lr..llnr ...r.i is.uuo.uou feet to bo taken out. L J Slmnson bus a eonsldorahlo ti act of timber there and It Is pre sumed that this will he tho only tract loet-'cd off. Thore Is consider- !o other good timber thero and possibly arrangements may be made take this out. McDonald & Vaughn have cut out 1" ui;aiv Uu U0 uutl III llio HIHO ,UllK0 ht.(.tIon nna whether tho new .,,, wlll )(( opened before the Rluo rU(iK0 work j8 fhtied Iiub not been lnnnounced. Hnvo your letter heads pi luted ut Tho Times office. OF HKSI'.MK OF FIRST YIOAR OF W Vlt FRO.M TIIMIIt VIKtt POINT Declares That Russia and Franco unci Knglaud Hnvo Heen (Jroatly Woak- ened Sumo Developments tlljr AssoilKcl I'rrti lo Coim liny Tlmcu.l H1CRLIN, Aug. 3. Major Hiuest Moraht, tho mllltnry corrciapondunt of tho llurllner Tngorblott, tevlew Ing tho twelve months of tin. wni, ror The Associated Press, j.iya: 'A year ago a coalition with n powerful numerical Biiporioilty de- claied war on Austria-Hungary and (Jerii'nny. Tho hostllo counirles havo n far larger population than havo thn two central powers and their com bined armies originally outnu'ni.i;-. oil thoso of tho latter. The Cn tral Mutes, however, havo known how 'o Improve this difficult situation by I'lUirnntoly taking the offeiihlva mid defensive on tho western mid east ern fronts. "In the west tho Herman armies In a inplil, triumphant advance carried their Btandards within 50 mMes of Purls and havo kept them flying llioro since mld-Septembor. Hveii tt'oi.gl tho right and left vvlug.i of our wtdo-flung battlefront In Franeo uud Relgliim havo been bent back slnio then (bocnuso thero was no otlic method ror tho tlnio being or tounteii.ctlng the numorl.'al super I ruy of tho llrltlsh, French n.id llel glann) still wu hold tho positions fortified during tho nine north, firmly In our hands, so that almost all of Ltlglum and tho northwestern dep.iM incuts of Frame havo hern oc cupied by tho troops of Germany. "In tho cast .the Au.Uio-Cieniuui armies first held up tho Russ'c-i mi'- lious 011 tho Gnllclau frontiers and then vcro forced to retire boforo a manifold numerical superiority, to In trench themselves on the ctes: of iho Carpathians mid to boat hack until M:iy 1st tho Russian assaults with heavy losses. Moanwhllo Fiul I .Mar shal von lllndcnburg Iu oast Prussia was able to destroy several large Ruthin (initios mid free cast Prus sia: to occupy conjointly with Aus t Ian Hoops Poland almoit to tho Vistula River and Iu tho tuiithenit to curry tho war into ihu Russian provinces. " ullo tho positions In tho war Iu the west continue to surgo to and fio nuil three great attempts made to break through our lines In tho win ter, spring and summer, cvoru repul sed with awful lobbca to our euumles tin- German mid Aiistro-lluiigarlan armies on May 1st launched a great offensive against thu Russian main .11 lilies In Gallcla. Russian Campaign. "In n series of batll's and under constant pursuit tho Russians wero 1'Milo'l out or 13,170 squiii4'.) miles of Ga lola, their principal force was brvo'id at several places mid they vero driven eastward nncl north ward. "T'.c wist bank of tin. Vistula In Poland has been cleared of rtusidan armies. Tho slogo of Warsaw Is about to end and Field M alalia I von Iih ileiihurg Iu tho northward ! as pressed ror ward against Riga ai.al now has reached thu vicinity of tlio city after numerous victories. The hucuis-s-.es of the Germans have cost tho Russian army many millions In dead, wounded and prlsoueis. The Russian Umpire possesses only frag ments of its mighty armies and 1.0 longer can supply thuso adouately with arms mid munitions, their fato will ho decided very shortly. The Russian forces will bo destroyed or forced to flee deep Into thu In terior to tho eastward. "Tho battles In tho west have cut so deeply Into tho French sliengt'n that now 18-year old lads must bear arms. Great Ilrltalu's original m my has boon destroyed and only through substitutes cnu bo raised -o hold n ll-mllr fiont Iu Ilelglum. Tho llrl (ish losses, particularly those of of ficers, havo boon very hoavy. Tho army of 3,000,000 mon whleh Lord. Kitchener promised six nio.itln ago has not yet appoarod mid our oppou-.J e:ils In tho west novor again will be ublo to raise superior forces 1 1 ex-' w GERIS pel tlio Germans from tho country "Tho action In tho Dardanelles v.hlch has been In progress for months against tho Turks shows ie suits for thu llrltlsh and Fieuch only lu great losses of men, ships and war supplies of all kinds. The Tur kish army steadily Is Immovi-i-t iu Hauliers and quality, Tho Turkish fortifications are qulto as stron-.' as thoy . woro at tho teitsot. Tno piospects of Hid attackers rem hlng Coiulantlnoplo, therefor, Invn van (Continued on Pago Two.) ATTEMP IG TO ClflGLE WARSAW Apparently Plan of Germans Now is to Surround Polish Capital WO CHANGE TODAY Both Sides Claim to Have Made Gains in Heavy Fight ing Now On BRITISH WJNA VICTORY Report That Troops Hnvo Oalncd Ciost or lllll nt tlio Dardanelles mid Thus Hotter Their Position Activity Iu West Renewed tllj AttoclitfJ rrnn to Coot tlr Tlmm.l LONDON, Aug. 3. The Gorman encircling niovoment nround Warsaw continues, hut without matorlal changes being reported. Potrograd says desperate mid sanguinary fight ing Is under way 011 tho banks of tho Narew, south of Ostrolonka, nncl equally heavy engagements between the Vistula mid the Rug Rivers and that the Russian troops 011 both banks of tho Vlcpr. repulsed tho enemy. On tho other hand Vienna reports Hint tho Austrian roglmentn woro successrul at lvangorod, cap turing more than 2000 men and numerous supplies. Tho bIIoiico of sovcrnl' weoks on the situation ot tho Allies lu tho Dardanelles wan broken today by an official an nouncement from London, saying tho crest of tho ridge on the Peninsula was gained by the llrltlsh troops, thus Improving tho llrltlsh situation. Relative Inactivity on tho Western front nppoars to havo undorgono n sudden change. A dispatch from Amsterdam reports heavy fighting on tho llrltlsh front near Yprcs. A Purls report relates the customary attacks by tho (Ioniums, all of which wero chocked. HHTURXIXO TO HO.MP.S Voplo Think RiihsIiius Will Not Destroy Warsaw Hr AuocUte.1 tir.i to Coot ll; Timet.) LONDON, Aug. 3. Tho nrmles of Germany and Austria-Hungary aro being held by thu Russians west ot Warsaw, but are making progress elsewhere on tho Kustoru front, ac cording to llerllu and Vienna. Their most determined attack ovl- , dently Is that being directed against Wysckow, 11 town 35 miles north east of Warsaw. Pursuing thu policy ot cutting off tho Russian communications, heavy Germany forces aro attacking tho railroad linking tho main Wnrsaw Putrogrnd lino with Oustrolonka, Latest Information of tho Associated Pi ess states that tho peoplo of War saw aro roturnliig to iholr homes, In tho belief that the Russians will not destroy tho onpittil on retreating, mid tho capital is resuming Its nor mal aspect. Tho French and Rolglan Consulates havo been placod In tho hands of the Amerlcnu Consul. SELLS POOL HALL II FOR SXKDDOX DISPOSP.S OF PLACK TO JAS .McCUTCIIKON HiMivoi'.H .11 .Man IIiijh lluslncss null Also SiKsldon's Kcsldonco Property It was announced today that Jas. MiCutcheiin, of Heaver Hill, has pur chased Hugh Sneddon's billiard hall oil Front street and will talco post session at onco. Mr. McCutchcoil foimetiy lived lu Marshfluld, having conducted a restaurant In the Seng staciceu building on Rroadway but later moved to Heaver Hill where ho haa been conducting a billiard hall und moving plcturo show, It Is also understood that Mr, McCiitcheon Is buying tho Sneddon resldenco proporty qn South Broad way, near Goldon, for $1,000. Mr, Sneddon went to Coqulllo this, morning 011 matters connected with tho deal. Ilo expects to leave soon for the east whore ho will locate. COVKRXOR, Assrims OHSKRVAXCi: OF UWY - Rodoiick Muelenjjjs In tho city today on his way to Co- ulllo whoro tho Rogue Rlvor contfovorss comos up to- - morrow buforo Judgo Coke. Governor Wlthycoinbo has given nssuranros to Mr. Mac- leay that if it bocomos noe- essary and ho Is called upon to do so he will appoint a special agent of the statu to seo that Injunctions tire not violated and that laws aro enforced on Rogue Rlvor. Tho request for such as- slstance. howovor, was not asked for at this time, as It is anticipated that tho mat- tor will bo settlod In court ttttttytf ?