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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1916)
If f AULTSSHOWEP ON THE SURrACE SOME COOS BAY PEOPLE WOULD THEY HAP THE MEASLES ffiooa tea A PAPER THAT BELIEVES IN TE BEST AND ALWAYS BOOSTS A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES MEMHI3R OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mn Vol, No. XXXIX. Established 187H An Tho Const Mnil MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1916 EVENING EDITION. Consolidation of Times, Const Mall mid Coos liny Advertiser. No. 214 HHT VILLA 5 CAPTURED Rumor However is Not Con Tmcd in Official Circles of the Army IIS SfflEIEI Believed It is Only Matter of Days Until Bandit is Ta ken by Soldiers WILL KEEPIPJHE CHASE On. PmMiiR Will Eudcnyoii l K- Knnlrmlo (lie linmiiis mm ... MW Tlir-m Whnoyj'r 'Uioy Aic row"! by Soldier (ir AuwIifJ rrtii to Coot mr Timn.1 EL PASO, Apill 1. A Chihuahua dlipitch received by a Mexican of Iklil In Juarez this afternoon Btates Hit there Is a report In Clillumliwi tbit Villa lias 11011 captured In Jllnara. An effort to confirm tho report vi! without result. Army offlcem terc take all biicIi unconfirmed ru noii with reservation. Tim offi cers bellov, liowover, that capturo br ono of the flying BiiuudroiiH of American cavalry now searching tlio flttra Madre Mountains Is only n Bitter of days. Hands Sent lev The Villa forcc3 scattered luto mull bands after tholr smashing defnt by Colonel Dodd Murch 20. 1lla reported to liavo sought nitty In hiding In boiiio of tho ro cwiei of the continental dlvldo. Will Keep Up 'Hunt While tho hunt In on, Goncrnl Perilling v 1 1 1 continue oporntloiiB iflnit the fleeing bands of VII1U tu to prevent concentration - and flitroy them whorovor found. Reported to Huvo KfYurlc u Rock mid Rig Hole Wus Made In the Hull tllr AtnooltleJ I'rtu to ooot Dr Tlmrt. TATOOSIL Wnsh., April 1. Tho Btciimor Wlllainotto paBsed In towing tho Bchoonor WIIHb A. llolden. picked up Bovon iiiIIob west of Tatooah In distress. Tho Willamette sent word that the lloldcu had been on the rocks and hud a hit; hole In her not torn.. Tho Wlllainotto will low tho schooner to Port Townsend of Magic llarhor. Further aBslstanco Is not needed. .ltiui On the Hocks 7 tho WiniH it. uoldeu ran on tho . . . . . . i rocks of tho Washington coast during u fog tills morning nnd knocked n liolo In hor bottom. She hacked off i tho rocks nnd tho hole was plugged I with sail. Sho slgnullcd for aid with ' rockets. XO WORD RECEIVED Colonel Dodd Has Not Hcxrtcl Today (Of AiwvUltJ rrni In Coo. liar TIdi.i.J WASHINGTON, D. C, April 1. The War Department liad no fur tter advkei today on "Dodd's dash" td Guerrero. Holder rumors that Citrania troops woro mussing oppo tile DouglaB woro not credited by "Wall here. SCHOONER RESCUED THE WILMS A. HOLDEN TOWED INTO POUTi A CLEAN 81AVE v .rt. Tho HtilltiiK schooner Willis A Hnlden wus built In 1002 at Italian!, Wash. She Is 210 rent long has a groBS tounago of 1,1 SS, 000, her homo port Is Seattle and hor inunngor own ers aro tho Port Hlukely Transpor lutloa Co. DRDER SUSPENDED HITCH IN TERMINAL HATES GRANTED ASTORIA Interstate Conimci'co Commission Reconsiders Its Recent Action Favoring that City Wr AmofUI! I'ifH to Coot nr Timet WASHINGTON, April 1. Tho recent order of tho Interstate Com morco Commission fixing freight rites from tho Inland Empire to As toria on a parity wltli Pugct Sound points was BUsponded definitely to day u pen petition of tho rnllronds. Reopens Case. Tho Interjtnto Commerce Com mlLtlot today reopened the inter mountain coso Involving rates on canned goods, drygoods, hardware and many other commodities from Eastern points to tho Pacific Const n.i'l tho Intermountnin territory. Several other cases Involving rates from tho Pacific Coast wero re opened. i n "I " V aP9H . 'Mm. -b, Uu ! Jtjir ' -y - iitisj .. . mr. -' ?. i IS TORPEDOED Russian Craft is Sunk by En emy Submarine in the Black Sea ATTACK IS SHIFTED OEHMANS CHAN(Jl) KHO.H WEST TO EAST SIDE OE MEUSE REPORT IIS LOST Include Doctors, Sisters of Charity, French Crew and Several Titled Persons Old .Man Maibfleld will get. a good Ncrnplng wltli bis Civic Prldo Haoi' nevt wwk. Tlio opcrntliin coutlnue.H all week stinting jit eight o'clock, Wednesday morning, the fli-M. day tlio .Southern Pnclfle will i 'Hi Its first tinln Into (lie city Inlnglng visitors to view tho Inaugura tion of (ho movement to nuiko Mnt'Nhrlchl a icnl City Henutlful. ZEPPEUH 15 AMENDMENT COMES TO UP AHMV TODAY Illlifi K. ANGELL OIES oimiST c()m,i.:oe phesident i.v lt)IXT OK SEHV1CE i llcen ut Head of IMucatlonal Instliiitlons for tlio Past Porty-elght Years IBf Aim, ,4 Pre , Coo, ,U)f Tmfi j AXX AUUOH, Mich., April 1. J'me I). Ansell. President Emeritus o tb. University of Michigan, died 'I tlj home hero today. Ho was critically m f0r ,1101 t, ...i,. Ai oue of the foremo3t educators Wi time, Dr. James Ilurrlll An ' bad tho Incldantal distinction c Ming tho oldest college president Point of sorvlco In tho United l,ei. With his combined terms "wd of the University of Vor " nd tho University of Mlchl. Li. ,,ecn a co,1ko President rears. He was a plonoor In weat syateni of state unlversi- and co-education. Ho conferred 100ft?, 0", "early 2G00 graduates, , or whm woro women, , "om h, sc:tuate( Ri L Jamiary la. i. ' !nes A,1Be11 "ea dur- ItJ , y mn0od as a farm tcntd n faU'er'B estut0 aml aU d DroW University. At 24 professo! T ,nV,tort ,0 homo unUel ,v,nOt0ni ,anRUaBes l hi, .i.. Alll0"K studontB In Join ,SM Wero nicl,iml Olnoy and II L OT CHANGED HOUTI.NO VIA HAIMIOAD IS NOT YET AUTIIOHI.ED Everything Is up to Poslofflco D(- imrimcut Southern Pnclfle Sold to bo Favorable Brought Down by English Guns and Sinks Crew is Captured AIR RfllFlS MADE Five Airships Drop Ninety Bombs on Eastern Counties of England Last Night 28 KILLED AND 44 INJURED Elgin ok are (liven In an Official Statement Zeppelin Officers Sur render to HiltlMi Patrol limits When Disabled Senator Works Wants l'oico on Coast for Military and National 1'orast .Joint Servlco (Or AmocUIM Pi-mi io Com Ilr Tlmrt WASHINGTON, 1). C, April 1. Thi amendment to tho Sennto army bill to creato on tho Pacific Coast a body of 200,000 mon to bo known na a mohllo land forca -and -military lOEorvo for tho uatlonnl dofesso, to servo alternately In tho military sor vlco and as laborers In tho forestry nnd reclamation cervlce, was offered today by Sanator Works. Opens Discussion K.-mfitor Pnlilareno onoiiod tho dlB- . . . cusslon of tho army bill, urging tho.y adoption of tho Cummins amondmout 'giving tho National Guard a place on tho gonornl staff. Uorah declared 'Constitutional limitations would for ovor provont tho stato forces bolng an offectlvo forco in war or as u federal organization. SOME ABOARD ARE SAVED Are Picked up by Trawlers nnd Torpedo ItoutN Three Command- dels aro Among Those Who Are Heseuod Close Mango Ut Anof lilM 1'rtM Io Cot nr Tlmn.l PUTItoanAI), April 1. Ono hun dred and fifteen persons aro iiiIbs lug .from tho Uusslnn hospital ship Portugal, sunk In tho Hlnck Scaby a Hostile suumarmo, among tnoni being fifteen Sisters of Charity. Sinks In One Mlnuto An official statement says: "At S::iO last night near Shatlo, our hospital ship Portugal, at anchor, wcta sunk by an enemy uubmnrlno, which fired two torpedoes from a run ye of GO yards. After tho sec ond torpedo, tho ship sank In less than n minute. Trawlers and tor pedo boats rescued 1 1 of the 2C Sisters of Charity aboard. T'..oy also saved throe commanders, In cluding the French commander Du vent. Those Missing Tho missing Include Count Tar- Istcheff, Ilaroness - Moyorndorff, Senior Sister of. Charity, 14 other Sisters, a doctor, HO in on . of , tho ltUBslan medical servlco, and 20 of tho French crow." Onln Footing for Vlllago of Vauv and Hold Position Against Coun ter Attack or French tllr AmocUIM Trcta to Cum Daj TIium. LONDON, April 1. The Germans, shifted their attack from tho west to tho east of tho Mouse last night boforo Verdun and gained u footing In tho village of Vaux, Paris an nounced today. Tho first attacking column was thrown hack. Assaults were renowed repeatedly. A fresh brlgado was brought but was thrown back. Then n final chargo resulted In tholr pene trating tho village, and thoy held the .ground In tho face of a French counter-attack. Penetiiito Trcnrhe.s West of tho Meuso tho Germans Aionetrated tho French trendies but woro driven out, Paris says. Tho violent bombardment contin ues nt various poluth around tho fortress on tho Austria-Italian front,l Homo reports tiovornl successful local eiigagomcnts. BOMBARDMENT FURIOUS-ONE German Artillery Thunders Terrifically for Several Hours West of the iMeuse E STOPPED LOSSES ARE GREAT HECENT HUSS1AN CASUAII'IES WILIi It EACH 11(1,000 OernuiiiN Say That is Cost to tho Car for Offensive on North ern Line tllrAnocLtod I'rtu to Cooi Par TlmH.i Iil-HIMN, April 1. (WlroUrs to I'Snyvlllo?) Tho HubsIiiu casualties 4ii tho recent offensive movement on the northorn part of the lino aro not less than 140,000 men, tho (lermnn war office estimated today. Infantry Then 'Follows With Successful Attack" Against the Enemy SLIGHT LOSS TO GERMANS Violence of tho Cannonading Is IV- mtIIhmI as Itesomhllng an Iin iiienso Thunder Slot in and N Kept Up Unceasingly (n? AmorlilM rrw to Coo Utf Tlu. 1H0IIMN, April 1. Tho main hodd- quartors correspondent of tho Vos slsthu Zeltung noiuls tho followltm on tho German advance at Malun-court; "Thunderous work of tho artll-, 'lory again furnished a prelude to tho successful resumption of Infantry activity west of tho Moliso. Coutinli- ous artillery flro suddenly Increased to gigantic violence, and IIUm an Im mense thunder storm tho explosions rnttlcd unceasingly across the rolling countryside Explosions Terrific "Thoy Bounded as If a lniiw deposit 'of ammunition had oxplodeM, Ooto- natlng thousanda of shollu In an ap parently endless series. After Boyvrul 'hours, tho terrible melody suddenly ceased and tho assault was made suc cessfully, with hut' slight loan to ths. Germans." y RELEASED ship sank whllo bolng towed In. An official statement says 28 persons -.AJvAAAAl wore killed and 41 injured ny (Of Attorltlta Trru to Coo Dir Tlmti.i LONDON. April 1. Ono of tlio five Zeppelins which visited tho Eastern Counties of England Inst night, dropping somo 00 bombsr was damaged presumably by antl air crnft guns and camo down off tho Thames estuary. It surrender ed to tho Hritl3h patrol boats. The Crew Is Saved Tho crow was saved, but tho air- j i,iVnto SecVctnry to Itoosevelt L TWO MOHE STEA.MEHS Mill SENT TO HOTTOM (llr AMOfltlf.l Treat Io Coo. l!r Time, LONDON, April 1. Tho Norwegian Btcainor Norno and tho Hrltlsh schooner John Prltchard havo sunk. Tho crows of both vossols woro saved. . AMICltlCANS AHUIVE AT ItUliNOS A1HES JOHN W. M'OIIATH GIVES THOU. SAND DOLLAH UOND f MAIL WILL COME O.N THE FIHST THAI.N I. - xi. rn.....,1l.ln j 1)01111)3 1IOI1I II1U .ui'l'viiiiB. Night Is Ideal I' Tho raid ot last nigiii was ino. Suporlntoudont W. F. Mil- lor received a wire this aftor- noon from Engineer Hooy stating that tha Postofflco wail the Southern Pacific to bven.ng and M!lln high, divided linvn Mm infill 111 nild Ollt Of . fOKCB Coos Ilav handled on tho 'train beginning April B when tho first passenger sorvlco will bo inauKiiratod. and Was Sent to Jail for Mak ing an Assault (Ur Amoi Ulr.1 lreu lo Com IUr Tlmr.. NEW YOIIK, April 1. John W. McGrath, private secretary to Tlieo. . I . n.......lnlt urnu nlnnuilf1 nil ....,.. .unnn.l r.f til. Wr. T 10 OSS "OIU UOOoull, " .". of tho Zeppelin was the third of hor1000 ball today after the Supremo class to cotuo to grief. Tho nlgnt (Court Justice granted a motion foi "" l .in.nl. nf .niimm ill llnlllll IIS was idoal for a raid. Tho umgiiiios - 'o.uulu . .--- -- -- camo Hi over tho coast early In tho to his guilt of the cl.argo of assnulU ing unariuB uik.hu n. ....... cafo for which ho wus sentonced to 110 days recently. NORWEGIAN STEAMER IS REPORTED SUNK llr AwlUil l'r lo Coot lr Tlmt. LONDON, April 1. Lloyds reports tho sinking ot tho Norwegian steamor Momemto 107C tons gross. All mombors of tho crow wero saved except oue man who wns drownod, ! (11 Auotlttoil I'm. lo Coot Ilajr Tlmrt,) 11UENOS AIRES, April 1. Secretary of llio Treasurer McAdoo and other American menibors of tho international high commission ndrlvod from Montevideo today. DEIS FAVQRED SUIl-COMMI'rrEE WILL RECOM MEND HIS NOMINATION Tlirco Democrats Vote foV Illm While Two Republicans Vote In tho Negative J Larger Marhhie.s Those who saw them say thoy woro 'larger than tho dirigibles used on provlous visits. They kept at such a height that they wero out of rungo of antl air crnft guns as thoy passed Inland. During tho evening the .oppolins ..nrtoil nt various nolnts. it WUiU,4V'"" "' - To Hi: OVKIUIAULKIl ,hud wSlJ' Roscoe' recently pur -,, "X tno govornniAiit irnm i. roT;1oSLa"d..L"mber com- m ... v- a in I'oriiaiiu and fore ecAivn n. ---..u 10(11111 in ,..,... ... .viiuiru uo- enlnr. .. tiiii nnfii. . on burm A lu8 pressuro en, S "8 systm , to bo install ll t0 ' " ConPl3ted. the Roscoo vow e barg0 Lawrence, well Ala, " f003, Qay. to Anchorage, lh Lswr ptan ,0 lmt engines In fence j,a beeil ftbttmloneU( Unless tho Poatorflco Doparttnont Issuos ordar3 beforo Wednesday, tho now train service will not seo the installation of now mall service. wfl8 not llIltli n(tor m u ....... ii. ln, MnT.nln itald todaV ... ... .i,,oiail that tho Southern Pacific has favored tho move and tho reports or post pffica agents that havo come hero havo also boon ugreeablo to tho now routlnir of tho mall. 1 As yet the Dopartmont nt Wash ington has been silent. Whether or not It will authorize n chango within the next few days is problematical. 'At any rate the fact remains tliat tlio railroad will bo able to bring mail to Coos county ono day a 1 read of tha present stago schedule out from Rosoburg to Myrtle Point. Via tho train, mall would arrive liorn nt 51-0 II. nl. TIllS WOllld ttllOW i...i.. ,., tima to Kot their lot-, $30,000 ., i . ,i tlmlr ronllcs so as Iter cauliflower, to catch tho train from hero at 9:20 tho next morning- MUST RE SOME O.U.H Captain of'Nnnn Smith Sends Who les About Storm AVE DETAILS tllr Aiiorltl! I'imi lo Coot nr Tlmtt. WASHINGTON, D. C, April 1. Jly a vote or tnreo to two, mo usuaio 4 judiciary sun commiiieo coiisiueniiK tho nomination of Louis D. Uraudels to tho Sunromo court today voted to frecominond confirmation to' tho on- tlro committee. Those voting for confirmation woro Chilton, Walsh Ami Flotkher, Democrats; against, kt'ummliiB, and Works, Republicans. HIT NOT BE HURT REPORT OF VILLA'S INJURY I LIKELY AN ERROR Ono Story is That tho Rumor IVm Purposely Circulated ty Ills Own Men tor AMOflU! rrra I Com BT Tl. WASHINGTON, U. C, April 1. 'uncffflclal nj.iorts t)doy ilildicutotl tho possibility or vrror ub to ilia rumor that Villa was wounded. Obo report stated ho was quite sound iu( wind and limb and that his own tain spread the report of a broken log to distract tho attention of tho Americans. GERMAN OFFICIALS HAVE NOT LEARNED AROUT VESSELS Government Assures it Will Lives- tlgato Ciisc of Steamers Huh- sev and Englishman CITY IS .CLEANED DP WATER IN VESSEL TWO HOLDS OF STRANDED .TAP LINER ARE TILLED Telegram Today Doom Not Hy Whether tho Steamer Hat I teen Refloated tn; AttotUlM 'r.u to Br TtUM.1 SAN FRANCISCO, April 1. A dis patch from London states that holds lano nnd two of Chlyo Maru which NORTH REND ORSERVED CLEAN- grounded yesterday near Hong Kong, Cr Amotu4 I'rftt to Coot ny Tlmet.l WASHINGTON, D. C, April 1. . s-a .l ..nl.1,.,1 Mm ulnill Wlroless reports from Captain wmnassatior uorun. ij.u.c.. i.. Magoo or tho Kami Smith, said thatfc'departmont today that h had been i.i.iih tbat'nt S a. m. tho Bteams up was iu iiiuui mi "-.... - """""' Idnlght that ft Umt noUlnK w kll0Wl officially they departed. , i .. . , ,,ere Hllt;i t0. pr the attack on tho steamers sua- .Most lAteiisuo i . . in t.ox and Engllshmau. but an invosu- , gatlon is being m"0, Tlio uoriimu 'southeast, east ami norw- - , . ., , Ma00 dd 1I0t fltato and In tho eastern counties ""' I Iio - .. ' ... llor.WOBter ,t , that last night's Zoppe.m ram or, "" ' , , n torrfIc wlml raids, for they were apparent V , ' 'b ' ., fl,u.pa , maKIng tno uis- ato venturos north and south, woro tho most oxteiiBlvo yot undertakon. RUFUS Children In tho schools havo started Industrial work to compote at the stato fair. ROSEnURO rarmor3 have SEND jour CLOTHES EARLY to avoid Easter rush. JAY DOLYE. PJtono 830. Dr. LesRo, "()s"teotath, Marslifleld. Douglas County shipped tills year worth of broccoli, a win- to tho Now orlt entire 21 hours for tance, or only about four miles an hour headway. Tho Nairn Smith Is expected to sail 30Uth to Oakland again on Mon- day. hor last trip out of Coos Hay for at least three months, as slio starts locdlng next wctk for nor jjff-shoro charter. market. Hunker Hill stage leaves JUursli. field News Stand for Mllllngton (IjilO a. in. anil (I V- ' 10c TAXI PHONE 1H-J. UP DAY VIGOROUSLY Simpson Mill Emplojees Aid Heaii- t meat Ion Many llonflres Notice uhlo Yards aro Improved faro full or wator. No montlou was mado whether tho Bteumer waa m ricated, ' INCREASE OUTPUT n CARNES The Oregon Poitland Cement Company will erect largo bunkers near tills place, ROSEUURG The school board has decided to solicit bids for $75,- 000 in bonds to bo sold for raising monoy to build a new high school, 'uovornmont Informod him that thoy had only newspaper reporm on u.u two cases up to iircsent. Word Sent President Tho contonts or Gerard's dis patch, ho first received from him slnco Inquiries about tho two ships wore forwarded to Ilerlln, wore Immo dlately sent by wireless to Prosldont union, who Is taking a week end trip down tho Potomac on the naval yacht Mayflowor. Submarine commanuors i - . . . ll.n fin.. will havo to ropori oeioro mu ".- man government Is able to say aei Inltely whether Its submorlnos at tacked tho Sussex or Englishman. Louis Gorr Is our plumber. North nond cleaned liouso yestor daj literally speaking. There was much Intorest shown In tho Clean-Up day and quite a bit or work was accomplished. L. J. Sirniison wired froiU San L'FraucIsco to close tho Simpson mill Ifor tlio day, that tho employes might iild In tho general work of Improving Hie looks or tho city. Each ono of the North lloud coun oilmen were out with a squad or (voluntoor workers. Along Sheridan and Washington streets much old planking hod been put to tho sldo of tho streets when the paving was 'put down. For a long tliuo theso olft flanks had marked many unsightly spots. These wero gathered together (into piles and woro burnod. Condensary at North Henil DoUi Larger RuitlnehS tho Coos Day Condoijsary North Rend put out some suop cases ot condensed milk hist month and It Is Biild this month they expect tho output to bu about 4Q0O cases. J. W. Motley, of tlm Chamber of Commerce, Is making a quiet Bur vey In un effort to get northbound shipments for local veasols, a move that has boon Instituted by ino Portland Chamber of Commerce, tho purpose bolng to bring Irtto Ppft luud as many ot tho products as possiblo ot this county. Tho man agers of the condensary stated their Many Individuals worked through willingness to allp their oulput.to day fixing up tholr yards and It Portland providing they can get tha proper prices in i " Dr. . 0. VnuKlinn. DentW, ltooiii W, I'irst National Rauk bulldlug. the was noticeable that thero -was, a cloud of bonfire smoke hanging ovov 'thd city and today many yardB aro In bettor condition than thoy have ueon for months past and thero aro inoro new gardens to murk that North lliind'a clean-up da) a was a buccoss. Minimum Leaves Sunday morning at fl:i0 for Allegany. FUhlatfa fine. IJbby Coal, f S,00 ton, Phone 78. I