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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 18, 1916)
ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF WHAT CANDIDATES POSITIVELY KNOW IS NOT SO A PAPER THAT A r BELIEVES IN THE BEST AND ALWAYS BOOSTS CLEAN WHOLESOME A NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES OITF BD1TIOK O'CLOCK, j MKMHEIt OF TIIK ASSOCIATED PRESS (EflflB Sfanra Hutu jLF&$&& JSp VI. No. XXXIX. UARDS KILL U.S. SOLDIER Goes Across Border Near Jua rez ami snot oy Mexican Costum Officials Q. BEp TOLD Carranza uoromanaer bays Man Was intoxicatea ana Fired on Mexicans CLAIM HE SHOT FIRST According '" ,,u' KcpnrtH M"" Went Across Hi' Line Early Toility n Mile and n Hair East of .J umv. 10 AixxUI'1' If" t' co "' Tlmn.i Eh PASO, Tex., May 18 An Amor- Itjn soldier who crossed tho Inter- Mtlonal boundary n nillo nml n hair tait of Juarez curly todny, wjib nliol tod killed liy tho Moxlcnn customn luards. The Carranza eommnndor nt Jnnrc. Informed General Doll (hat llio Amer ican was Intoxicated nml flrdtl on tho Mexicans before thuy shot lilin, i Gen. Hell Inimcdlittcly detailed two officers to Juarez, and Micro In con-! Junction with Mexican officers bo- tin an nvestlgutlon of tlm Hhotilng. HflLllY ( XOIV AWAITS APPROVAL OK TIIK LOWER house Senate Adepts the Cnnfcrenco Deport on the Measure ami Final Action to Come kiSMJMbMV pjr AmxU!M rri-H lo Coo. nr Tloiw.J WASHINGTON, I). C, Mny 18. Only tho approval by the 'house of the conference report on the nrmv reorganization bill was necessary to day to complete- tho legislation, The enate last night ndoptod, without i record of the vote, tho conforonco report on tho monnure, Kliml action ly the house Is looked for'wllliln a iij or so, BEERS CULLED WII'MIIT, Mlfll., COMPANY OH- ii:iii:d to iik ready National (.'imiil Oiguulzntlou Is IJlely to See Service On Mex ican lltirilcr tB Anorlil.o pr, l0 (., nt, xi,m.j CALUMET. Mich., May IS. Contraiiy A, Kuglueors of Calumet, M of the few national guard en Uneers companies, linn been or dered to get In reaillnos3 for poss "'e military service1 on tho Mexi can border. II T lsk op military compulsion has iu:i:n suggkstkd rl Is Ono Presented nml Deliateil "Meeting of League to Knfo.ve Peaco ' Br Awwt.Ul frH to Coo. rut Tlmt. J MOHOXK LAKE, N..Y., May 18. " se of a military compulsion by sroup of nations to provon war, wb Is the most radical' feature or Plan advocatod by tho Leagyo to Wee peace, was debated today re tho Lake Mohonk conference "International arbitration. Tw proposition Is favored by Her- p, Sl "o'iston asd oOorgo Haven ,lnn.New York publishers, and Is Wjed by nr. James L. Tryon dlrect- tftt the New EnB'and department Amprlcan Peace Society. 'KV ASSISTANT Mr, cralg jr haa , ecn ap,,0nt. . stant manager of the North Mill and Lumbe dud. n .Hiiiuur i;ompuuy Cm -""ke A. hteplicn30ll. M. ' a stock 'holder In tho fotnpanj. PREVEW 1 Pal, 5.00 ton. Phone 72. Established 1878 Ah Tim Coast Mall itUII GUILTY jeremiad lynch ok new vork tried ix london Wax lo llo Sentenced Tt.thiy Hut No News litis Reon Kecelveilby Aiiu'rlcnn Embassy Mir Amo'lal! I'rrM to Coim Ilay Tlmca. LONDON, May 1 8. Jeremiah Lyiicli, of Now York, Iiiih been tried and convlftt'il liy a rtiurtinnrttal in Loudon on n charge of participating In the Irish rebellion. Ills sentence wnH to he promulgated today hut no word was received by the Ametlean embassy hero ns to what sentence wiih InipoRcd, Held In Diilillu Tho last news the embassy bad of Lynch wan that under tho defense of the realm act be was prohlhltei1, from leaving the five tulle one of 'Dublin. Tills provision us a rule only applies to ho.Ulle aliens, but can he extended to friendly alVin. It was extended to Lynch ns he had been making trips to western Ire-' land. PROGRESSIVES KKTAItLIKII IIKAD yUARTEHS AT CHICAGO Oscar KIiik Davis, Sectrlaiy of Na tional Committee, Is In Cliar(;i j iir a "OlflCV llr AmhUIM I'rw. In Con. IU)r Tlinrl. (10, May IS. I'rogresHlvo national headquarters opened hero lotlny with Oscar KIhk Davis, secre tury of the Natlomil eouuulttee, In charge. s DKATII CO.MKS TO WKMj KNOWN WOMAN AKTKH I.OXO ILLXKSS Cancer In The Ciie Was IVoiu- lueiit In dge Afralrs Funer al To D Held on SatiiVday Mrs. A. V.. Downs, aged IC years, died at nine o'clock this morning tit tho family resldeiico on south Fourth street nfter an Illness ex tending ovor tho past unto months. Cancer was tho direct causo of her death. Tho deceased was very well known r Coos Day. Sho was n charter members of tho Itoynl Neigh bors lodge 'f this city and was 3tato Oracle of Oregon. Sho also was n mouther of tho HebecKali lodge of Marshfield. Tlioso Surviving Surviving Mrs. Downs are her husband, A. '.. Downs, Miss Anna !)'. Downs, both or this city, ami Clifford L. Downs, now with tho army In Honolulu. She wn3 born born July I, 1ST.0 at Muplegrove, Minnesota, living there for 17 years. November 17, 1801 occur red h:r miitiugo to Mr. Downs and lu TJ07 thoy camo to C003 Hay. Funeral Sat ill day Tho funeral will bo hold nt 2 p. in. Saturday at tho Daptlst church, the Itev. A. F. Has3rord officiating. Mr. Ilassford Is ex pected from Seuttlo' for tho ser vice. On Sunday Mr. Downs und ilaiiL'htor will leave for Minnesota wiiom tho ilutiKliter will romalii for tlio Bummer, though Mr. Downs will' icturn to his oniploymont In Port laud. CAMPAIGN CLOSES WOKK I'Oll OOOD HOADS COMKS TO CLOSK TONIOHT l'lank Terrace, Yeteran (Jooil IUmU Dooster, IVtls CoiifluViit l?-l2.-mill ItomU Will Pa Tonight closes the Oood Hoods campaign for tho J3CS.000 road bonds. Tomorrow Ita up to tho voters. At Sumner last evening a crowd of 73 persons, assembled to hear Frank Terraco toll what per- . i.t,.i.L-ivc will do for u iiimiuiu int." - country. This Is tho 17th apeech In Coos county within the past 10 days. He closes tonight In the Star Theatre, at North Ilend, following the discourse or Hruco Kvans. Good Iloads boosters today said they nro conlldont or tho results to morrow night being In favor or tho i i DPEMFDR BUSINESS: IS 01 DES MARSHFIELD, TO ATLANTIC FLEET Be Commander In Chief Under the New Organiza tion Being Made FLEMlBETIRES Latter Officer Automatically Retires to the Rank of ' Rear Admiral TO GET IMPORTANT DUTY Likely Will Do Assigned to Some Stragetle Place Secretary or Navy DiiiiIi-Ih Will Make an Aiiiioiiiicemeiit About Mutter till A.rwt.tM Vtitt U Cm. nr Tlum.) WASHINGTON, I). C, May 18. Plans for tho reorganization of tlm Atlantic rieet, which will be an nounced shortly by Secretary Dan iels, Include the retirement of Ad miral Fletcher ns cotnniamler in chief. Vice Admiral Mayo, now com mander .of the first division of the fleet, will surceetl Fletcher as com mander In chief. Fletcher automatically returns to tho rank or rear admiral ami probably will bo nsnlgutil to important straget leduty. Itecoiiies VI iv Admiral Uenr Admiral Dewltt Coffman, one or the division couimauderH or tho fleet, wlit become vice admiral. All changes become elective Juno IS). Admiral' Fletcher has completed hlit term as rnmiuamler in chief. TO E MATKIt IS VOTKD I'PON DY COM .MI'ITKK TODAY )z Abandon Five Year Diillillng Piogram mid Divide on More Activity In 11)17 (11 AmocLM I'lfM to Coo. nr TlmM.1 WASIIINOTON, D. C, May IS. In deciding upon the lucrenso of the navy, tho house navnl commltteo to day voted to nbaudoii tho flvo year building program recommended by Socretary Daniels nml to lecommond that five liattlo crulsors, to cost $20, 233, nai each, rour scout cruisers, ton torpedo boat destroyers, twenty submarnes, ono hospital ship one oil supply ship und ono ammunition supply ship, he built during the 1017 fiscal year. The coinmltteo voted 13 to IS on tho battle cruisers ami submarines. What Daniels Wants Secretary DnnlolH hns recommend ed ns the first year's apportionment of tho proposed flvo year program, two droadnaughts, two liattlo cruls ors, 1ft destroyers, ono gun boat and one hospital ship. As to submarines Daniels advocat ed 30, but a difference of opinion as to tho type caused him to change his plansi Want Aihltratioii The coinnilttoo unanimously ndopt ed a resolution liy Representative Hensloy of Missouri, authorizing tho president upon tho conclusion or the European war to Invito tho world powers 10 a conietenco 10 ira.no .( , - . I court of arbitration or other body j ror tho pencerul settlement or all disputes botweon nations and appro priating $200,000 ror this purpose. CONFKDKRATKS CLOSK 4 ANNUAL RKUNION Py A.vfltlf.l TrfM to roo ti)r Tlmn 1 HIHMINGHAM, Ala., May 4 18 Tho confederate veterans brought their unnunal reunion to a close today with a grand parade. The meeting will, bo In Washington noxt year, tho time outsldo of tho south. bonds. Within tho whirlwind cam - palgn of tho last rew days hundreds or voters have been met personally; not a great deal of opposition has been found, they Bay. Reports from farmers In many sec tions are to tho effect that they will support the measure und that they aro conHdent It means good things for thorn. MAYO NLARGE RAVY OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY HEINE SAFE DKKMKlt ANl) PAYNK AUK STAIITKI) TOWAIID IIOMK lleciied by Soldiers Aflri IteltiK Klduappeil by Dig Demi Mex ican Italilei'N Iir IiikIiM mi tu mi U; TlmH.i MARATHON, ' Texns, Mny 18. Jcsro Deemer and Monroe Payne, the negro, kidnapped by the Dig! Demi bunditH nml rescued by Major Langhorne'B cavalry, have ( reached noiiiilllns, according to an official rcporttoday. The Ainerlcaiu wero rescued In a night attack on a Iiouho tho bund Its occupied. DntiilltH Surprised Lunghorno with n detachment of cavalry tlrovo In autos nud truckH to the ranch where part of the Olenii Sirlngs rulders wero quar tered. Tho bandits were surprised, but although .itirrouiiiled they put up u stiff fight. TwoAro Captiired Two wero wounded and two cap tured. The remainder escuped In the darkness. The Americans bad no losses. Lnughorue is reported still pushing .southward. AT EIGHT 'OLI.S OPKN Dl'IIINO IU IIOUU PKIHOD AT MAIISIIFIKLD Sherirr Names New Voting Places In Sumo Ciim'.s Results At Times Touuirroiv Night Voting in the bIx iirci'lncta or the city opens tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, continuing until 8 p. m. Sherirr .Johnson today an nounced several changes In tho vot ing places, changes buck to the plac es stated lu tho first election an uouucomoulJ made out by the coun ty clerk. The results from over tlm county will bo received nt Tho Times ofHco tomorrow evening nf ter tho rolls nro closed. It wns round tho clerk had desig nated certain buildings In cuch of the precincts for tho election. Later these had been changed. Tho sher iff wus fearful that thcro might bo legal complications and so camo hern and Inst evening find today Htrulghteued them around again fo thoy would bo ns first advertised. They aro as follows: No. 17, Tom Maddon's grocery, North Front street. No. 18, Holmes Orocery, North Front street. No. IP, SwodUh Lutheran Hall, Commercial nveiiue. No. 20, Residence. on Droadway. two door3 north or Cnl Wright's store. No. 21, Williams Dulldlng, back or postafflco und racing on Curtis avenue. No. 22, Finnish Socialist Hall, North Droadway. TO CONFER MARSIII'IKLD AND NORTH IIKXI) COUNCILS TO (!KT TOGKTHKR Are Working; on tho Water Ouestlou To Make ImoMlgatinns .May Hold Joint Si-sNIon Conference botweon n clmmlttoo or tho North Ilend and tho Marsh fleld councils Is to tnko plnco very shortly relative to tho offer made f ., Hr(.ilnBiB of the Coos Hay Wntor coniiony. II. L. Boyd, of tho John K. Price conuiany, bond buyers of Seattlo win hold an option on the company until next September, said this morning boforo leaving that ho expects to ro turn horo within a couple or weeks, to bo present when tho two rounells go Into tho mattr. l Mayor Copple- told -him either n I commltteo or ono member or the local city fathers will bo appointed for a conference. Hoth bodies have shown a wish to check up the books of tlm water company and to make Investi gations. . If HiruiA ffpiirna tlinn u'nrlr nut tmt VOTING S i , ..,, , , ,,..r"" ' " .... .... n '0,ul;,u,,,' ,l ' i'"d"u . "v iun win no put up 10 ino peopio in special election. Money to Ioau cm Innuovod ranches In any iinmimt. 1'. E. Con iwiy Mortgage Co., Myrtle Arms. Danco at Lakeside, Pierre's hull, Saturday night, Piatt's Orchestra. 18, 1916 BIG OFFENSIVE Austrians Are Beginning Act ivities Against the Italians Who Fall Back MOVE IS BIG ONE Belief Is They Will Make Ef fort to Take Italian Cen tral Position ALL EUROPE IS WATCHING It Is Thought That the Attack Which Has Su long lleen Kxpeclcil It. Now luiiuKiimted Has Spread To the Kutiro Front HIT Aio-llJ rrri. In Co PT Tlmfi.l PARIS, May 18. All attack launched by tho Austrians ngalnst tho Italian front lu the Southern Tyrol, which gradually lias been extended to the entire Austro-Itnllan front Is being followed hero with close at tention. Dig .Move KtaitiMl It Is believed In military circles that tho great Austrian offennlve, which has been long expected, has at Inst begun. No Importance Is attached to tho railing back or tho Italian advanced lines nn they nro not sufficiently strong to resist attack on a l.irgo scale. After llcndiiiurterrt Although tho Italian central posi tion 011 the Lavnroun plateau Is not yet Involved, It Is thought probnblo tlmt the principal effort of tho Aus trians will bo mndu In that direction. It seems evident that the Austrluu" Intend to try to carry out tho former plan or smashing their way through to tho Viceuzn plain. IIAVK FALLKN HACK rtnlhuis Admit Oiling Way lo Hie Austrians inr amkIii4 rr.M u om nr tiwm., liONDON, Muy 18. Tho Austrian offonslvo on tho Itnllnu front Is being pushed vigorously, according to cur rent official reports. Tho Hnllaus admit they hnvo fallen hack In tho Southern Tyrol. Paris military ob- sorvors oxnress confldenco that the (loroI1BO wiu ,)roVont an Aus trian ponctratloii Into tho Vlcenza plain. GKHMANS AND FHKNCII HOTII CLAIM MAKING AlXh FlUMIng hi the Vicinity or Verdun Is Artlin According In Repot th .Received Today lllr AuKltle i'rcu to Coot nr TIoim.1 LONDON May 18. Paris today re ports the capturo or u German forti fied position on tho northeast slope of Hill 301 in tho Verdun region, and tho repulso of a German attempt to capturu a redoubt nt Avaconrt. Tlm repulso this morning of Hireo attacks by tho Fionch ngalnst Gor man positions on Hill 301 was nn noiiuced by Herllu, STRIKERS IN RIOT SKRIOUS TROUDLK OCCUHK AT ANSONIA, CONN. Three .Men Aie Shut ami One or Them Is Probably Fatally Hint IBr AwoUt. rrm to On IUr Tlmn.l ANSONIA. Conn., May 18. Tho ..Hia itidiA ftrnn nml flrn donart- nioiu wero runra uuv . .v. ..--.. nQ quell an outnreaK oi Birir.i i the plant or the Ansonla Manufactur lug Co. Several shots wero fired dur ing tho riot. Three men wero shot, ono probably fatally. Tho strikers throw stones ut the factory und tho guards Insldo fired Into tho crowd. DW D REPORTS CONFLICT X Consolidation of Times, Const Mail nml Coos liny Advertiser. VATICAN APPEALS RKPHIXHKXTATIOXS AUK MADK TO (1F.RMAX (H)VKHXMKXT Stated That It ,1s Asked That the Submarine Warfare lie Aban doned Hr Ai.orUtftl 1'rr.t la Coo. llr TlmM.) LONDON, Mny 18. Foreign Sec retary Orey announced In tho bouse or commons todny that the govern ment had been Informed by tho ItTltlsh minister ul the Vatican that representations hud beon made tier many by the Vatican with a view of Inducing Oerinnny to abandon the submnrliiu warfare. TD Adltl'.i: TO ADDRKSS LKAOl'K TO KXFORCK PKACK Recently Suggested Tlmt After the Wur All Nations Might Combine to Prescriu Pence llr AMolitl I'rrM to om II. j TIdim.) WASIIINOTON, I). C, May IS. President Wilson todny nccepted an Invitation to speak either Friday or Saturday of next week at a im-tlnp hero of tho Lenguo to Knforce Peace, or which Former President Tart Is president. The president lu spenklng to tho nutl-prcparedness committee recently suggested Hint nfter tho war nil nations might combine In 11 league. to presorvo peace with a common po lice forco. DISPUTE DETWKKN (1RKKCK AND ALLOCS IS SKTTI.KD Trouble. Arose Over tho TninsKii'tn- Hon of 'IVoopH I'Voiii Col Hi to Snloulkl ttlr Ai.odit.J I'lM. la Coat llif Tlran.) BERLIN, Mny 18. (Wireless lo Snyvllle.) A Bottlement or the ills ptito between Grccco und tho entonto nllles lu regard tu tho transportation or Serbian troops from Corfu Island lo the Snlonlhf front Is reported from Athens to hnvo beon reached. It Is said the Greek ministers to the entento nations reported lo their government that It had been decided to transport tho troops by sci.. FLOOD IS SERIOUS COMHUDO ItlVKIt IS OUT OF HANKS ITS fvecs lUivak on the Arizona Side and Families Are Driven From Their Homes ;tlr A.kI.i.J Vnu tu Coot Il.r Tlm, NEUDLKS, Cullf.. May 18 Twenty houses lu tho Indian settlement near hero were washed away by the flood ed Colorado river. Many alfulfa Holds nro under wiitcr. Tho lovees on tho Arizona side or tho river nro out, Somo rumllles spent tho night on hay stacks. They wero rescued toduy lm(3 L HUKHNKR COMPANY HKCKIVKS KyUIPMKNT AHOARD PATSY To Open Camp Either on North ImUo or Coos Itlwr To Eventually Do All Own lagging Tlm Htiohuer Lumber Co. ex pects to eventually take over the ma jor part of Us logging. The Tlmos of u few days ago announced tho buying out of part or tho McDonald und Vaughn logging equipment on Daniels Creek. Aboard tho gusolluo schooner Patsy arriving tonight or In tho morning Horn Portland will be still more logging equipment for the Huuliiiur Interests'. Georgo It. Sailor, of tho company, today said that ns yet It Is not de I INT 01 111 elded where the first logging mny The flax planted on several Ulf bo dono. He said tho company owns feront tracts Is now up and growing llmbor lands on North Lake, audi and tho prospects aro that there w.111 North and South Coos Rlvor. Definite , ha a good yield, word on tho logging will probably bo known within a week He Bald a. FOR SALi: Automobile runahoHt, small start will bo made ut fl-at $7& Good running order, Bee Tho main thing Is to get tho logs. ' John Lapp. No. 250 GERMANS I0LD 10 OBEY L Instructions Given Teuton Cit izens of United States by Von Bernstorff Are Asked to Admonish Those In Their Respective Dis tricts to Observe WOULD PREVENT PLOTS (ennnn (Jovennnent Is Bald nt Em bassy to l-ook With IMifaviw llpon Any Such Actum liy Oermnin In I'nltod Stales lllr AmwLIM rr. o O-m Tilt TlmM.) WASIIINOTON, D. C, May 18. (lernuuiy, through Count von llorn storfr, has Instructed all tho Gorman consuls In tho United States to ad monish German citizens In tholr dis trict scrupulously to obsorvo tho American laws. This was dono In an etrort to end tho various alleged violations of American noutralllr, Would Prevent Plots It wns said at tho Gorman om'itisy that tho Instructions woro designed to provent plots or lawlessness on tho part of German citizens. Tha German government, It was said, looks with great disfavor upon any such conduct. FHKXCII HTEAMKIt HAS IIKKN SUNK nr AuorliloJ I'rfu If rx Br TlmM. 4 LONDON, May 18. Tho French steamer Mlra litis boon sunk, Lloyds announced to- 4 tiny. Tho nnnounvcinonl gavo no details. 4 AUSTRIAN AKROPLANKS VISIT TOWN NEAR VENICE Small Damngo Done ami It Is Re ported That N I.lics Wnit I)St (llr Axlitel I'r.M I Coo 111 TtmM.I ROME Mny 18. An official dis patch from Italian headquarters re ports that Austrian noroplunos made sovorul attacks on a town noar Vo nice. Small damngo wan dono und no lives wero lost. EUGENE WILL HAVE A NEW FLAX PLANT Industry Will Ho StnrUM and Fnnn. its oC the Vicinity Will Grim' the Ciiip EUGENE, Ore., May 17. Tho property or tho Eugene Lu rubor corn- In1!'"")' located Just north or tho biitte I on mo rivor natiK nns uoen cnoson uy I tho Chamber or Commerco us tho i site or tho mill to bo erected to take caro or tho flux crop, and lease con tracts wero signed with tho conjpan) yesterday. Construction of tho nocfls tiury buildings und tanks will be be gun shortly. Tho leuso signed provides far the use by the Chamber not only of the uecossnry ground to erect the build ings on but of a considerable rmrt of the mill ctiulpmont when It Is not lu iiso by tho lumber compauy. Eugene House, tho expert who is supervising tho planting and growing of tho crop and whq will also super vise tho manufacturing operations, has a flax mill at Salem, nnd this will be moved hero as aoou as the building Is lu shapo to house It. It is the Intention of tho Cham ber of Commerce to have the mill ready for operation by August 1, when It Is expected tho flax will begin to come lu. . WS CONSULS NOTIFIED T '. 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