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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1916)
TtjFBESTjUTITUTE FORJVISDOM YET DISCOVERED IS SILENCE AND LOTS Or it A PAPER THAT BELIEVES IN THE BEST AND ALWAYS BOOSTS 01 oos Sa Stma MKMIlKIt OF THE ASSOCIATHI) IMtKSS A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL ;; SOUTHWEST OREGON HOME ftlJtoJMflX. iiBIETO KstabllHlied 1H78 An Tlio Const Mull MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1916 EVENING EDITION DISARM SKIPS Congress Leaders Check Re I Against Plans of Presi dent Wilson Today PARIS KEEPS SILENT TODAY London Says Only News of Fall of Fortress Near Ver dun Comes FronrGermans . Consolidation of Times, Const Mall nnil Coot liny Advertiser. No. 184 ake MarsMield a City Beautiful T DIP'S STANDSURPRISE EIUI Say America Was Committed to Unarmed Merchant Ships by Proposals to Allies ENGLAND " CONSIDERS II lltt Conicnt of Allies Leaving Mariwnt VcwcN Without Ammin. hit llcvlvo liiisllimhi Ques tion! View of llcriln i B, Aiiotllt rrm t Cooa ',' TIbim.I WASHINGTON,.!). C, Fob 20. With tho apparent quieting down of thciltwatloii In ConsrojB, tho sub marlno crisis today shifted back to negotiations between Secretary Lnn ilng and Count von IloniBtorff. Secretary Lansing Bald tho Stnto Do partment has heard nothing moro from Derlln on tho request for n doc linllon tbat tho uuw stihinnrlno campaign would not ho condnctod In flotation of tho previous nssur aneei. Tho iltuatfon In Congress Ib np parently being hold In check by nd Bilnlitrallon leaders. Itancd on I', K. Nolo From Gorman sources comes tho wtjeatlon that the Teutonic gov ernments woro Inspired to Ibsiio tbelr new notlco by tho American circular nolo to tho Allied powers proposing (Iiq dlHnriiinmont of mor thaolililpi, and tho (loriunn bollof li that tho Allies Vlll not nccept the Amorlctn suggestion. U. S. Commuted They point out Hint when tho United States sent suggestions of dlisrnumont to tho JOntonto pow ers, It committed ltsolf ns bellovlng thli was tlio right thing to do. from Ilrllttli soiircos comes n PmIUw statement that tho Ilrltlsul viimuiKui m icast nns not re jected tho Amorlcan suggestion but l tomultlng hor Allies. Italy llcplles I'lrht Oneot tho Kntcnto Allies to which Unilng sugested illsarnminont of wrchant ships, replied today but tho "tore of tho reply or tho name of '"toTernment will not bo dlsclosoJ atll all ifavo answered.! lit was rncd however, that tho reply wus 'fora- Italy and was argumentative lr than conclusive. Last Advices From French Said Joffre's Forces Held Line Two Miles Beyond GREATEST BATTLE OF WAR Kaiser Foreos Accomplish Unexpect ed In Pit'sciiro of Kinpoior Crown Prlnco'H Anny Makes Fliwt. Derisive Gains of War LOXDOX Sl'UPUISKD- AWAITS I'll UNCI I NEWS rij AwwIMrd Pira lo rw naj Tlmra. LONDON, Fob. 20. Tho only word concerning tho Gorman claim to taking Fort Dounumont cbiiich through normnn Hoiirccs. Further In formation In awaited nnxtoun ly, owing to tho recognized strategic Importance of tho fort, which In tho baiio of the solid Hold world) on tho lino of hills 1000 feet hlgli, nortbenst of Vordnn. Tho lust detailed Information showed tho Frniifli holding lines two and a hnlf inlloa beyond Dou-ntunont. BfEMi FIR 0. S. A. Hftllri. ll'i'i ,h nfiniiary Committae is! 111 favor of standing Force of 140,000 Men E Til ASKED Republicans ?asui Force Through !e and Increase Num uer i Regular Officers NAT,0NAL GUARD SECTION i.Jorw,,,rl'm-liiiir.Miist Mr Aaaoclatrd rrtaa to Coo IUr Tlnira, NIJW YOJtK, Feb. 20. Tho cap ture of tho Fort of Douniimont, tho outlying Blronghold of Vordnn, which Ih tho strongest fortress In Europe, In a Gorman assault which has pre cipitated the. most torrlflc battle of tho war, was announced by Ilcrlln today. Tho (lormanu with groat con contratlon of artlllory and massed Infantry attacks havo niado connld crablo advances cast of flio Mouso river, north or Vordnn, ly, tho preu oneo of Emperor William, Tho Crown Prlnco has boon In command of tho Gorman forces facing Verdun slnco tho outbreak of the wa,r nud tho Knlsnr recontly Jolnoii him thoro,- Just piovlous to tho ter rific assault. Illthorto tho Crown 'Prlnco's army has been ablo to ac complish hut llttlo In tho Vosgca Capturo or tho hills southwest of tho village- Louvomout and tho fortl riod positions to tho cast thoroof Is 'also reported. Tho resistance Jr tho Fronch broke 'down on Woovro plain ulong tho eutlro front to Marphovllle, south or tho high road from Paris to Metis. "Wo nro pursuing tho retroatlng fonomy," says tho Gorman statomont. IJorlln also announced that tho enpturo or Chnmpnouvlllo, in tho Vordnn sector, roportoil yesterday vna based on orroncous information, Paris Iuib llttlo to say oxcept that tho Gorman attacks in tho region or Douaumont rnllod. ' French Hay Llttlo Tho Fronch forces In Champagne nttuckod tho Gorman positions south of St. Mnrlo-n-Py, )uid iicnctratod tho tronchos on a 250-yard front. In tho Balkans, tho Italians havo ovacuatod tho strongly fortified city of Durazzo, Albania. In Asiatic Tar key, tho Itiisslans capturotl Kornian ahali, a city of strategic importanco. lie ltCrr UK TIMES desires to endorse and om- phaslzo tho pica of Tho Uoostor for a city beautiful. Novor before In the his tory or tho community was tho demonil so ur gent or the need so great. Immedlato action or Konio kind should bo taken to got our houso In order for tho coming influx or ouUIdors and Investors with tho Inauguration or train ser vice on tho now railway. Tho nppcaranco or tho homes and stores or n city are Indicative or tho habits and moral and Intellectual tone of tho community. Every building represents tho fnith or tho builder in his homo town. If that building, either used as a homo or for business purposes, Is per mitted to fnll Into decay, it Is pormanont and prominent ovldcnco of n lack or faith and so Impresses tho visitor, who cannot ho expected to Invest his capital whore tboro Is a lack of fnlth plainly emphasized by tho citizens." Wo dcdiico, thorororo, by logical reasoning, that tho citizen who allows his proporty to rail Into docay and hecomo an oyesoro Is a detriment to tho community; by tho same token the man who tnkos prlda In making his homo placo or hucIncBs place attractlvo Is the best citizen. Hero on Coos Hay wo havo too many examples of tho first class. A walk Into almost any sec tion of tho city, but particularly along tho waterfront reveals monurnonts of tho dead past; dilapidated shacks that havo outlived their use fulness. Yes, or courso, there aro beautiful buildings, and handsomo homos, with green lawns and blooming Mowers, but tho very prcsonco of thoao places only exaggerates tho dirty and unkempt uppenranco or nearby neighbors that constltuto tho majority. It Is not a pleasant condition to admit In pub lic, hut It Is not a condition that will permit, ot ultlo glances. It must ho looked squaro In tho cyo and overyono must bo made to under stand' Hint thouo who chorlsh a pride In tholr homo city will Insist that Its appearance bo Im proved. Wo must ho big enough and bravo enough to acknowledge to ourselves that tho situation In grave and thon adopt tho moot ef fective means to remedy the condition. When wo turn our attention to tho ruling factors or tho most vital eloments In human nature, wo find that tho tendency to bo affect ed by our surroundings Is, undor ovory circum stance, almost a leading tondency; first im pressions are always powerful; they' usually go very deep and havo to ho reckoned with in tho futuro; honcc wo must surround -our homos and business places with tho settings which will cro ato In tho mind of tho obsorVor a doslro to par tlclpnto In the pleasures and prosperity sug gested by well-kept and attractlvo business and residence Bcctlons. It Is said that ono who entors into tho spirit of ills work may accomplish moro in a year than piio who docs not could accomplish in n cen tury. Relieving this, Tho Times suggests that ovory householder on Coos Hay outer Into tho SPIRIT of tho work and AT ONCE prepare to clean up tho alloy, back yard and front yard, start planting and sot out shrubs, paint tho house and tear down tho old broken fouco; let us have tho work or boautlfylng tho city all finished before tho first train arrives. Thou lot us havo a "City Henutlful Holiday" some time In early May and celebrate tho achieve ment with a thousand bonfires inn do or tho old trash nud old fences. Lot tho Mayor Issuo a proclamation for ji fiesta night, whon all will bo permitted to lllumlnato tho old city wo lovo with tho tires or tho unsightly rubbish and tho light and enthusiasm will bo scon and felt for miles and tho SPIRIT or tho thing will pormo ato all classes and mako Marsliflold a city beau tiful. Don't wait for tho other follow to start; start yourself; make your neighbor sit up nnd tnko notice, bo It ovor so humhlo; mako it at tractive; and let's havo nil tho work completed by May firet. There Is everything in having a doflnltb ob ject to attain nnd making a well-directed effort to attain it. Tho Times will bo glad to rccolvo plans and suggestions rrom any citizen as' to HOW wo can host attain the object "Tho City Poautirul." For tho host practical suggestion The Times will award a prize or a silver modal, 'suitably Itibcrlbod, nnd for second and third best sug gestions, six months subscription to Tho Timos. Sqnd your Htiggostlonn in at onco nnd thoy will be given careful consideration. Liven it you do not win a prlzo you ha'vo increased tho vnluo of your proporty, miido tho homo Mdcnsnn tor for nil and abovo all have preserved your so'lf ro- opect t. A LEAP YEAR BRIDE A ?da UN MISS COOS IIAV SOUTIIHIt.V .MAX WKIIS .MIL NUflKXK, WITH J. M. SCOTT, (JHNKItAL PASSKXGKU PACIFIC OITICIATIXC1 OX FKIHtL'AltV 2J, 11)10 AXI) ADDISON' AfiKXT OF Till-: IIKXXKTT. 11UST WHEAT DROPS FIVE TO ELEVEN CENTS t t J-l-lfyJ-fJ-ufXfJ-r- -Mt " iMi"-iir - - -r----j-ri wwwww w-w -w -w - - WILL (ID SEATTLE! PARTY FIGHTiREPLY OF AUSTRIA N I (n AumvLlM Itfm tu - TUf Tlmw CHICAGO, Feb, 26, t Rumors that Verdun had t fallen and depression in t Wall street caused wheat I values to break about t five cents, t WAR DKPAUTMKXT APPHOVICS UKK WASHIXGTOX SHIP CAXAL Provlilo $57,()(H) for Deepening tho Channel Ut Thirty I'Vct and Fix ing Kmliaiikiiicnl.s HX Aaooi laird I'rraa o Cooa llay Tlmra.) ; WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 2C Tho Federal Improvomont of tho Lako Washington ship canal to pro- vldo a channol 30 feet uoop uoiow- ifo.,....,! . -...v "-iiil Wlthl,, Two learx inn .. . "i ueaiiy WAs'.rvrr,',ti,'coo'nT,mi iuir a .- "huiur Hriinriiiitr i x i , tttit .i, '37'000 en wlti, i,vn . i im A..o.i.irfl i-w. ,o coo. ru, Tin.M.i I tho locks novr noarlng completion Its th n T0 for "wilting, brlnn- 1 PDRTI AND Fpb 26. t)and m revotmont of tho canal banks fmen . . l,,au tho war de-II i v i- A ; i i i i today oy mo war uuim.u..w rjlr6'1' "epublleans ana I U'0Ke ''r0n' CONli. VVIHIJ ..!.. .. nn M.n-.nn lint 1niTlllll 4 uii luinuib uiai VCIUUII t had fallen, t dlUonal officers for regular army also was Jnproasjod rrom 78C to 1,000. Tho section for reorganizing the National Guard was framed to pro vide for a maximum of 424,- 000 men, or which no percent must bo recruited within two years, DKMOCHATS WILL IIAVK TWOlSAVS ATTACK OX PHTItOMTK PAHTIKS IX FIHLD TJIHItK IWAS DUK TO CAPTAIN'S KUIIOII Progiesslvo Wing Antioiiiircs TJiat It Will Havo Km Oiwi Cn"ll(lnrn in Pi'liiiai'lcs lit Aunrlatei rrna to Com Hr TIidm. DHS MOINI3S, la., Fob. 20 Two The J s ca"'ed the vote, 2ieDro . com,'ttoe be !n" unl the n! Eraduay scaled X ndtlvoto- T,,eu' Nth 1 rocratspnt Iff''),eJ. as u wa final- ue war offlco' 8 eatlm.ito 0f ad- MnS. W. J. MUItPHY and two children left on tho Kllhum this afternoon on their way to Min neapolis where thoy will visit for threo or four months with tho parents or Mrs. Murphy. Ileforo going to morrow, stop In at rage, tlio bench to Goodruni's Oa- placed lioforo Iowa voters at tho primaries, as a result of a decision reached early today by tho loaders ot tho bo called Progressive Domocrnts to outer state or their own , Though:. AiiM'i-irjiii Flag Was DIs- HhImj anil That Ship Was Try'ng to Itam lllm Cave SupplieH (llf AuucltlM I'reaa to Cooa liar Tltnca, WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 2C full Domocratie stato tickets may bo .Austria, supplementing hor reuuost fior moro lnrormaion coucorniug me JTALY GIVES UP ALBANIA Forced to Withdraw From Du razzo, Strongly Fortified City on Adriatic Austro-German Forces Defeat Italians and Albanians in Series of Engagements QUICK RESULT IS SURPRISE GERMANS TAKE VERDUN FORT , V dM Capture Douaumont, Nor east of Strongest Fortifica- tions in France I AFTER HARD BATTLE OPENS PARIS ROUTE lllerllu Itcpotts That IiniMvHant Uni ties Wero Fought Trior ur Hctlro- incht of Italian Fortta Homo ConflriitH Withdrawal Today tnr AniOfUIrd Trraa lo Cv P'J Tlmra.J IIOMK, Fob. 2C Itoport that Du razzo, tho Alhlan port on tho Adriat ic Sea, had boon evacuated by Ital ian troops, stationed tboro, Is con firmed. Tho official slatomont says: "Tho Italian hrlgado at Hurazzo haB boon withdrawn and has ombarkod, tho Albanian govornuiont having loft. Tho withdrawal or tho Serbian, Mon tenegrin nnd Albanian troops from Albania has been completed." LAST IO IIATTLU IterUii Says Aimtor-ficrmnu Itnufod Italians Forcci 'Amorlcan protest against submarlno kittack on tho Amorlcan tanker Pot- rollto, Informed tho United States it hat tho submarlno commandor thought tho Petrollto waH nn ononiy hvill announco date of opening later yshln disguised under tho Amorlcan O. D. HUKDETTB, or thq North Pa-'riag, and that ho fired upon her as diflc Steamship orrico, loft on 'tho ship changed hor course, as ho tho KUburn for Portland. Ho'holloved alio was about to rami him will return on tho next boat. HARRY LASHWAY, who has been a saw-filer at tho Smith mill for six or Boven years, Intend!! to leave in about a weok for Port-Innd. and that tho Petrollto'B captain vol untarily furnished provisions for tho submarine. . MRS, ROHKRT FOX and child loft on tho KUburn on their way to Washington to Join Mr. Fox, rn Aaaoclatrraa tu mil ttar Tim. HKRL1N, Fob. 20. Austrian re ports had prcdlctod tho early fall ot Durazzo, which It la presumed thoy havo now occupied following tho evac uation by Italians, as a result of tho defeat Wednesday of tho Italian nud Albanian forces undor Hasan 4'aBha, tho provincial President. The Austrians nnd Gormans attacked at daybreak, Tho dofonders woro booh xijcctod trom tho positions at Hnscnr CJak. Shortly nftorwnrd, tho Ital ians on tho soiithorn bank of tho owor Arzoii woro forced to abandon tholr positions. Tho austrians cross od tho rlvor nnd proceeded outhwnrd. At noon a declslvo action oast or Dazar Sjak drovo tlio Italians from strong positions, Tho saino tato wrn, buffered by tho defenders of Sasso 'Hlauco, alx miles oast of Durazzo. I)y evoulg tho ontlro outor glrdlo of (lefoiiHca woro takon. Tho attackers, advancing to tholr Inner Kno posi tions, established tho fact that tho Itnlluns woro embarking their troops 'hurrlodly, PORTUGAL IN FRAY PltlCMIKIt AXXOUXCKS TO DHP UTIKS COUXTHY IS PltHPAItKD Most Terrific Onslaught' fjf Men and Guns Made During; Entire War up to Date LARGE FORCE IS IIMVOL i Kalner and Cniwn IVInco ' Ah! In DlrH.'tlng Advance Most. Im- l poitant Atlilevenicnt In Months Aloiit- Wcstcqi I'Vont 4 nr AMiwIalrjt Trtaa lo Cooa nar Tlmrf.l '-, UliRLlN, Fob. 2C An official statement says "Tho armored tort or Douaumont, tho Northonnlorn. comer ot the pillar or tho porrna'h ont main fortlflcntlons of tho strong hold of Verdun, was stormod ye'i-" torday afternoon by tho TworJty' fourth Regiment or liraiulenburg.tH fantry nnd Is now firmly In Ger man hands." For Douaumont Ilea four mljes northoast of Verdun. It Is" ono' of nearly a scoro of forta circling Vor dnn and is Bltuatod Just north tit tho railroad running cas from thii city or Motz. Doiiriiimont ls( 6nH or tho cluster ot sovon .f9rtB pro- tectlng Vordum rrom tho cant,', Forjfs, Dcsauvllle, Dotavanns ' and J5t. Michel llo directly botwooii tho, po sition conquored by the 'Gcrinons nnd tho cltv or Verdun." Tim ,coh quost or thhi fort was mado by tlia right wine of tho Hugo army, which has scored est advances In tho assault oh Fronch position's,' ., r Toraiflo Awruilt Aialdo Douaumont .Is BoiUQwhat to. Iji'o east or what hitherto has boon (ii'd principal lino or progress, bojhg situated four miles cast ot (he Mouso river. Tho main foroo of fld Gorman attack, as Indicated by (iir provloua communications, waBt)o lug oxortod southward along Mtt Mouso. Tho capture or Douaumphl Ih n most Important uclilovomont") slnco tho inauguration of tho Oar-1 man drivo nt Verdun an onslaught j which for fury and wolgiit of riieii t nud guns has no procodonts. Ver-1 dun Is tho strongest fortress df ( Franco and is ot particular Imtfqrt- nnco rrom tho fact that It oriora t tho direct communication with Par Is, 1C0 miles weal. T" iado by tu o n'ttkllfe .OiCroal-1 Says Treaty Willi Germany Will llo Allowed to Lap Attempts to Damago Interned Ships !"r Aaaoilalad Trcaa lo Cm liar Tlmra.l LISIJON, Fob. 2C Tho Portu- guoco Premier stated in tho Chamber of Deputies today that attempts had boon mado to damago tho aevou Teutonic ships requisitioned by the govorumont. Ho declared that ho considered It In tho best intorcsts or Portugal that tho .existing treaty with Germany bo allowed to lapso and said that tho Portugiioso gov ernment was prepare! for all eventu alities. Uso Not Decided Tho Premier In 'answer to a ques tion regarding tho employment to which tho requisitioned Gorman and Austrian vessels would ho put, said tho government's nctlon was prompt ed by 'tho necessities ot tho nation's economic sltuntlon, Si ENGLISH SHIPS TWO hAROK FUKiOllTKHH, IUJ POHTKI) SKXT TO IIOTTOM- ! Seven Meiuhei-s of Crow Iteportoil Mlnslug by Lloyils Ono Largo,: Vessel and Ono Small IMPOHTAXT AXXOUXOKMKXT Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Justin, formor- ly with tho St. Lawronco Hotel wish to inform tholr old friends and tho public tbat tholr Ilroadway Hotel apartmonts aro nearly completed. Location In Postoftlco building. Marsbriold, Oregon, Uj Aaaoclattd Praia lo Cooa Bar Ttmaa.) A, LONDON, Fob. 20, Lloyds an nounced tho sinking or tho DrltlBU steamer Dcnahy, 2087 tons, and the steamer Tummol, C31 tons. Hovbli inoinbors of tho crow aro inlssl Of tho flvo Biirvlvora plckod two dlod. von, up;. TURKS LOSE AGI RUSSIANS DKFUAT SUimVf AHMY XKAIt I1ITLIS J' UiiHslaii Grand Duko IteoHa Fur titer SuccehH In Caucasian Cain- palgn Today , Ur Aaaorlalad rina to Oooa ear TlaH. AMSTERDAM, Fob. 2G. Heafoi righting occurrod ton miles froiiit Iiltlls between tho RiiBdlan and Tdr klsh troops, thq former coming rrom tho direction of Mush. Tlii Turks fought bravely but wej'a, "obliged to rotlro bofpro the tftW porlor forces, Tho Russian Caucasian campalsti Is boing directed by tho RussiiS To get GOOD eleunliig and ro- uranu uuko who was ueposoii uur- pairing, call JAY DOYLK, Ph. tt50. Ing tho Austro-German vlctorlwii over the -itupsians in roiana, ana llef.no going to morrow, wop in "t rage. tho bieh to Goodiiun's Ga- Pr. THVtHo, Osteopath, MarslifleM sent to tho Caucasians, which, wast then thought to bo an unimportant Bide of the struggle. However, h has won tho great victories thara. that the Russians have gained, i it