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The News For Results ore - If you have lost or found, If you want to buy or tell, If you want work or workers, Use The News Classified Ads. Daily Weather Report -?Xrr Fair Tonight iuij Friday. Highest temp, yesterday 75 Lowest temp, last night 55 VOL. VI. ROSEUUKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OdEGOX , THURSDAY, MAY 27, 11113. No. 170 GREAT BATTLE IS IMNfNENT German-Austro Army Italian Attack. TWO MILES ONLY SEPARATE ARMIES llerlin Humors Tluit Germans Have Reached Railway Near I'r.emysl Are Not Confirmed. ' BERLIN, May 27. A battle of great proportions on the Trentino border Is Imminent, dispatches from the Germon correspondents with the Austrian army assert, The Austrians are said to be strongly intrenched just Inside the frontier and awaiting the Italian attack. Constant clashes between the outposts are reported and the main bodies of the two armies are ' declared to be separated by only two miles. Terrific Battle is Raging. BERLIN, May 27. A terrific bat tle is now raging in Galicia as the Austro-German army of General von I Mackenzen Is sweeping steadily toj the south toward the Russians' main artery of retreat about Przemysl, the1 official announcement stated. This statement failed to confirm the re ports that the Austrians and Germans have reached the railway running from Przemysl to Lemberg'. The bat tle is most violent. Italian Submarine at Work. AUL.AIN, Aiay zi. An uanan sud-( An Italian sub-i marine penetrated Pola harbor and severely damaged an Austrian auxil iary cruiser, according to unconfirm ed reports. The, submarine is de clared to have fired eight torpedoes at Austrian warships. PORTLAND, May 27. After being arrested on a charge of attempting to defraud a chaffeur, Theodore Fearey, Jr., suicided In f-.ont of the desk of the Information officer at the police station, by stabbing himself in the heart with a pocket knife. Feary col lapsed while the arresting offcier was making his report. It was not known that he had stabbed himself until af ter he had been taken to the eleva tor on his way to the emergency hos pital, when the knife was found stick ing In his left breast. Financial troubles are believed to be the cause. His parents live In Newberg, Oergon. Feary died on the operating table, af ter reaching the hospital. The Railroad Bond Issue One week from today the people of Roseburg will go to the polls to vote upon the propoged amendment to thr city charter which provides for - the issuance of bonds In the amount of $.100,000.00 for the purpose of building a railroad to the forest re-i serve boundary. This Is the only question which the people have to decide at this spe cial election. There are no other questions on the ballot and this one question Is not complicated with any other Issue. What the people really have to decide by their vote is "Will such a railroad be of benefit to the city and Its future? Is It a proposi tion which looks to the progress and upbuilding of our city " When the voters have settled this question in their own mind all other considera tions may safely be cast aside, for thr.t Is the vital Issue. In the first place there would be no necessity at this time of building a road to the boundary line were it not for the fact that the city has re WHKAT GOES DOWN UI'OX I NEWS OF TORPEDOING OF THE STEAMEH NElillASKAX CHICAGO, May 27. Free selling of wheat resulted yesterday from the news that the American steamer Nebraska!! had been torpedoed. Near- ; ly 7 cents a bushel was slashed from i the price of May wheat. That option. Await which closed last night at $1.55, sold down to $1.48. with last trans . actions at $1.50 , a net loss of 5 'A. i In the end July and September were respectively 2 l-8c and Hfcc down from Tuesday's level. , I1ECKEH TO DIE IX JULY. Dentil Warrant of ex-Police Lieuten ant Is Sinned in New YciU. ALBANY, N. Y., May 26.- The court of appeals today fixed the week beginning July 12 for the execution of ex-Police Lieutenant Becker, con victed of the murder of - Herman Rsori'hal. The death warrant was signed ry the lunges of the court today ami forwarded to Warden Osborne at Sing Sins prison. Governor Whitman continued to. remain silent on the oase. I The Thira Annual Bust will be held at Sutherlin Saturday all day. Hundreds of visitors are expected from all parts of the county and ev ery traveling man who operates in western Oregon is planning his dates so that he will be able to take in the Big Bust. The Bust is a picnic not a panic and is given in tho In terests of the traveling men. Bal loons, bands, parades, merry-go- rounds and dozens of other forms of amusement calculated to drag the gloom from one, are already making their appearance on the streets of Sutherlin. Today the Bust Band came over to Roseburg and advertised their picnic. The band drove around the city in an auto and kept up a lively air. After the streets had been thoroughly can vassed the band stopped in front of a number of business houses, the hotels and other public places and gave a short concert. Many Roseburg peo ple are planning on attending this unique Sutherlin picnic. They will be royally entertained, for Sutherlin hospitality Is known wherever there Is one who has been within her gates. GERMANY CALLS AMSTERDAM, May 27. Germany has called all untrained members of the landstrum over 35, to active ser- vide, according to Berlin advices, The entrance of Italy in the war is declared as responsible for this. ceived an offer from men financially capable of carrying it out. This of fer is that they will build a mill here at Roseburg which will employ several hundred men and the average payroll of which will be something over $1,000 a day. These man who have made this proposal to Roseburg own timber east of the city and are ready to develop It. Roseburg has been asked to assist In the Initial cost of this deevlopment work. The Kendalls are willing and have agreed to put Into the road all the money oyer $.100,000.00 which is necessary- to build and construct It. They are to receive a lease from the city with the option to buy, the city reserving the right to sell at any time and terminate the lease. This arrangement is no longer a subject of debate. Mr. Kendall's re cent trip here has eliminated all questions at issue with the city coun cil and so far as The News is able to ascertain the tentative arrange ment between the council and Mr. a 1 1 A TP PI I ft II II III ill I 1 I1UI uUIUI PLEAS ENTERED Sanity of One Defendant to be Determined RUSSELL HOAGLIN ASSERTS INNOCHNSE I Koyoe Jones .May Secure, His Froo- dom ify Recent Amend ment Made to Old Law. Judge Sklpworth, who is presiding over the circuit court heard the pleas of three parties against whom Indict ment were returned by the grand jury during ii-e past week. The grand jury made a further report last evening before court was ad joured for the day and returned a further indlctnieut against Russell Hoaglln for contributing to the de linquency of a minor. Pat Espost, an Italian who was arrested, charged with larceny was also indicted a second time. Joseph Lahr, arrested a short time ago at OlenTTale, was indicted on a charge of sodomy after several wit nesses from that place had been ex amined. . All three defendants entered pleas of not guilty to the charges and their cases will be called as soon as some minor civil cases can be disposed of. In the case of Espost, Elbert Her mann, who was appointed by the' court to defend the prisoner, made a motion to have the prisoner exam ined by a sanity board In order to determined his mental condition. Dis trict Attorney Neuner did not oppose the motion and Dr. Miller will con duct an Inquiry. Espost Is charged with larceny from' a dwelling, the crime having been committed about the 16th or May In this city. It is claimed that he terrorized the resi dents of the south end of the city for a time by appearing In their homes unannounced. John Long has been retained to defend Hoaglln and witnesses from Portland and Wilbur will be summon ed to appear In this case. Albert Abraham was appointed by the court to look after the interests of Lahr. Jones' Fate Still Undecided. Royce Jones, who has been con fined in the county jail on a charge of failing to support a minor child, appeared In the court room this morning, along with the three other defendants. A demurrer filed by Cardwell had been taken under ad visement by the court, but his decis ion in this matter was not announc ed this morning. The 1913 code makes It a felony for a husband to fall to support his wife or children. The 1915 legislature amended this law and added "that when a decree of divorce between husband and wife has heretofore or shall be hereafter granted by any competent court, and the custody of the child or children, the issue of said marriage relations, i has been or may be given by the ' Kendall is very satisfactory, to the people here who have discussed It. Tho only argument which is heard against the proposed bond issue now is that ancient and time honored one of "It will Increase your taxes and make your property a burden." It would scarcely be necessary to ans wer this argument were it not for the ingenious manner In which It Is being used. It is dressed up In new clothes and many people fall to recog nize it as the old argument which they rejected years ago when it was first used here In the city ball bond Issue election. As a matter of fact there never was an election held anywhere for a bond issue for any purpose but which was attacked on the ground thnt taxes would be raised and no extra revenue would be produced to take care of the taxes. It was this same argument In a lit tle different form which was used by all the opponents of railroads about a hundred years ago. These court to either party to the suit,! then the provisions of this act shull not apply as to the otlior party to said suit." Jones had filed a bond with the district attorney's office to provide for his child and secure his release from the county jnll, but his bonds man surrendered him on the 24th of this month. The amendment to tho law of 1913 went into effect on the 2nd. Jones' wife secured a divorce some time ago and was given the custody of tho child and It is the con tention of his attorney that he can not be prosecuted under the new law for not supporting his child. ROYAL D1VOHCE FORECAST German Crown Prince and Wife Reported Considering .Separation. PARIS, May 27. The Debats saya that both the German Crown Prince j and Crown Princess were absent dur-i lng the baptism of their Infant daugh-j ter, who was named Alexandrine! Irene. The Knlser and Empress were both present, however. What pur ports to be confirmation of the pros pective divorce of the crown prince and the crown princess had been re ceived here. . L ALUMNI ELECT OFFICERS The Roseburg High School Alumni association last night entertained In honor of this year's graduating class. The members of the board of educa tion and the faculty were also includ ed among the guests. Tho meeting place had been designated as the court house lawn and when the hour arrived there were more than 100 who had responded to the invitation. From the court house lawn the boats and their guests went to the Majestic theatre and took In the movies for an hour. Then In a long line they marched to the Palace of Sweets where a splendid luncheon was wait ing them. During the time of eat ing the graduates told harrowing tales of what they used to do when In school. They wanted it to be known to this year's graduates that the good old dnys of fun in school were over, but when the members of this year's class told of their own experiences In the past four years tho old timers just naturally had to give up. It was agreed that school days are school days and one generation has Just as good a time as another. Ott's orchestra furnished music I for the entertainment. At the conclusion of the evening the officers for the association were elected. Elbert Lenox was chosen president and Ruluff Patterson vice president. The association does not. have a secretary-treasurer, duties being assumed by th president. thse vice- Hurry Campbell returned this morning from Portland. Mr. Camp bell was a passenger on the Great i Northern from San Francisco where he spent a couple of weeks taking in the slght3 at the fair. I and the early and Bbortslghted cltizeiiB said that the railroad would rob the coun try of its hoi-Hes besides making it cost more to travel. They couldn't see what good a railroad could be to any community. That was way back in the eighteen hundreds and on the Atlantic , coast. Every progressive movement In tho city, state or nation hns its opponents. Progress expectH opposition. There are in every com munity those who cannot see beyond the present and who resent the spirit of reaching out for better things. And those people who stand In their own and their city's light have since the beginning of progrisslve history in the world's events uBcd the same old argument of "higher taxes". Of course taxes will bo higher. No progressive movement was ever launched and carried through without revenue and revenue must be raised through taxation. Good roads cost: money, hut who ever heard of anyj one wanting to go back to the old; mud holes after riding to town on a TURKEY WILL SUE FOR PEACE o i n . t . bpecnl Representative tO Not- ify Germanyand Austria - 1 STEAMERS TORPEDOED IN NORTH SEA Italian King Takes Supreme Oom- liuuu of Land and Hen Forces Is at The Front Now. LONDON, May 27. Athens dls- patches declare that Djavid Pasha, former Turkish minister of finance, has left Constantinople tor Berlin to inform Germany that Turkey is un- able to continue the war. Germany will be told that It Is necessary for Turkey to conclude a separate peace, the dispatcheB asserted. Two Steamers Torpedoed. LONDON, May 27. The Montreal Bteamer Morwonna and tho Danish steamer Betty were torpedoed by Ger man submarines in the North Sea, the admiralty announced. One member of the Morwenna crew was killed and three wounded. The Morwonna was shelled as well as torpedoed. The remainder of the crew drifted In small boats before being picked up, The crew of the Betty was rescued and landed near New Castle. Both vessels were of considerable size. King Will Lend to Victory. ROME, May 27. The king has as sumed supreme command of the Ital ian land and sea forces. From the general headquarters near the fran- tfer, the king telegraphed his sol (I I era and citizens the official orders of the day. The king declared he would lead Italy to victory over tho Austrians, restoring to the nation tho "lost provinces of Istrla and Tren tino". This announcement wns tho signal for renewed outbursts of pat riotic enthusiasm In Rome. T T Tomorrow marks the closing ex ercises of tliis school year and the members of the senior class will be formally presented with tholr diplo mas find given a God speed and a farewell from their Bcliool days. 'The commencement exercises will bo held In the Antlers theatre and the prin cipal address will be given by Presl- dent C. J. Bushnell, of Pacific Unl verslty. There are forty-six members of this year's class, which Is the largest ever graduated fro'm the high school. Miss Lillian Krogel Is president of the class, Harold II. Jope Is vlce- president, and Elbert L. Lenox is secretary-treasurer. The other mem- berB of tho class are Florence Kohl hagen. Edna Carrlck, Margaret llrem-l Tax Bug-a-Boo good highway. They pay their In creased taxes and muko them back in Increased facilities of getting their products to market. And in addition they have greater convenience. The telephone costs money each month, but few of us feel that we could get along without -It. Paved streets, sewers, water and lights have all added to our tax bur din, but who of us would ask the cltv to abolish them because of the extra cost they are to us each year. The assessed valuation of the city Is approximately three million dol lars. The bonds whlrh will bo Issued to build the railroad to the timber bear five per cent Interest. This amounts to fifteen thousand dollnrs a year. Tho tax necessary to raise this amount of additional revenuo Is five mills or five dollars on every one thousand dollnrs of assessed valua tion. In other words the home own er whose place Is assessed at $1,000 will have to pay $5.00 a year extra taxes In case the railroad bond Issue mor, Hannah Rudeu, Ernest B. Schrouk, Clifford Jpe, Gertrude Do Inn, Harold Bellows, Dorothy Jeff rey, Gladys Strong, Edgar Roser. Myth Henderson, Madge Patterson, Edith Stnggs, John H. Cnrswell, Au drey E. Wallace, Gladys Lenox, Leon Bishop, Frances Aldrich, Anna Q. Woodward, Fannie Miller, Mildred ' lucner, Anna sinnott. Kathleen Coates, Gortrude Dlllard Elith wiicox, Frank Davis, veima Lewis, Frances Parslow, Bernico Morrison, Ruluff Patterson, Llllio Mc- iLT uun, juuus waaio, Bessie .Hewitt, Katherine Walte, Charles Thornton, Annette Whipple and Lydia Ruden. The commencement program will bo as follows: March Played by Mrs. Shepard Invocation Hev. R. E. Jope Quartette, "Hunting Song" Smart Mr. Fory, Mesdames Kid dand Fory, Mr. Fitzpatrlck. Address President C. J. Bushnell, of Pacific University. Duet "Voyagers" Sanderson Miss Black and Miss Bridges Remarks F. C. Fitzpatrlck , Principal of High School. Presentation of Diplomas, by A. T. Marshall, chairman School Board. ZEPPELINS ARE LONDON, May 27. Sailing wlUiln 40 miles of London, a Zeppelin bom barded South End on Sea last night. Two women wero killed and one child Injured by the bombs that were drop ped, but little material damage was done, the official announcement stat ed. SUNSHINE RANCH LOSES SUIT AGAINST KITCHIN AND II LACK A. T. Lawrence, manager of the Sunshine lost his suit against Kitchln and ,'Black, in which he sought to recover the purchase price of 4,000 fruit trees which he bought from the Roseburg Nursery Co. It I wuh mo contention oi tne pinintitt I that the trees were defective and that they were not planted at once on ad vice of his horticulturist while the de fendants claimed that the trees died for lack of cultivation after they had been planted. Tho sum Involved was approximately $.120. Rice and Wlni berly represented the plaintiff and B. L. Eddy the defendants. GET IlltlTISIl WAHSII1P LONDON, May 27. The ad miralty announced tonight that the British warship Majestic had been torpedoed and sunk off tho Galllpoll peninsula. The crew wob taken off but not all saved so tho loss of life Ib not yet known. carries and the road Is built. This amounts to just a little less than ten cents a week or not qulto the price of a good cigar. This tax will be levied Just as long ns tho city gets no revenuo out of tho roud. But Mr. Kendall pro poses to lease tho road from the city and the people of Roseburg will share In the profits of the road In propor tion to the investment. Surely a road to the timber hauling huge trains of logs to Roseburg dally will be profit able! Then thoro will be tho local freight and the passenger traffic from which a revenuo will be derived. All these sources of Income will have a tendency to cut down the tax rate. The five mill extra tax is based on an assumption that the road will never pay back to the city a single penny. And It is further based on the as sumption that he assessed valuation of the city will remain at an absolute) (Continued on page 4.)