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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1915)
Daily Weather Report Fair Tonltslit and Tunnl'iy. Highest temp, yesterday 84 Lowest temp, last night 68 The New For Result) If you lime lotit it found. If y'Ml mil In tin) lir null If yon w-tut work r workom, l'vf The Neus Clu. fieri A'U. UOSKUUItG, PWGLAS COUNTY, OREGON MONDAY, J I' J A' 20, 1015. No. 23tt IC!ALS TRY 10 FIX BLAME Ri.pontibility For Excursion DEdTH LIST G..0Wj BUT LITTLE SMALLER Survivors of Tmgi'dy ltoiurn Work lliU Morning So 'l.'jU lu.-Ui List Can. . .untie. . CillCAGO, July 20. The first ac tu il steps toward fixing the respon Bluillty for the overturning and sink ing of the Eastland, .with u loss of more than a thousand live3, were taken this afternoon. While thous-1 ands of dollars poured into the funds I in am or tne stricken rarauics anai..h,, ...v.j f h ih. h. r her! victims, me waieia oi me Lincagu river, anu llie 11U11 Ot tne Steamer lor more liodies, States Attorney Hoyne called Chillies M. Westcott, of Detroit, lie lore the county grand jury. West cott is the supervising federal In spector who Issued the license per mitting the Eastland to carry 2500 pnscsngers. Hoyne maintains that it was the neglect of the inspectors that Is responsible tor the disaster. n is nrenared. he said, to present evidence showing that the Eastland n i a nnndlilarail iinoafn hv tha vnu. ".anient inspectors. The federal agents received a telegram from At-1 tnrnoy General Gregory to make aj thorough investigation of the catas trophe, and determine whether the j United States laws 'had been vio-1 lated. Meantime, th8 grief-stricken! families, aidod by t'-'.e city and conn- ty, are making arrangements for the funerals of the victims. Siirvivoi1 Return to Work. T".e horrors of the Eastland dis aster were lived over . again, when the heartsick enrvivors dragged themselves to their benches and desks in the plants of the Western Electric Company at Hawthorne and Cicero on vsur.l time this morning. The officials explained to the em ployes that they were told to report In the hope that they could tabulate thosfl who had gone aboard the steamer which plunged more than a thousand excursionists to their death. Tears streamed down the faces of the men and women alike as they entered the offices and work rooms. Hardly a department, but did not lose ' at least several men and girls In the disaster. In the twine room where on Friday a score of pirls chattered happily, every place was empty, as this department, and several others were completely wiped out. Known Dead 820, Mlssitut 4iL The known dead In the river dis aster is 820 and the missing 456. Tickots were sold to 2408, the crew numbered 72. Over 400 bodies are believed to be under the hull of the vessel, which will bring the estimat ed death toll to more than 1200. Horrible Scone as IKtors Oprtn. Bodies, long rows of them, made t!- scene at the 2nd regiment armory " mailing even to those hardened to such scenes when the doors were n-cned to thq pulillc, shortly beforS 10 o'clock Saturday night as a re sult of the capsizing of the steamer Eastland at the wharf here Satur day morning. Proopdine the admission nf the .hundreds who were seeding to find 'r'on!s and relatives, the bodies were E NOT E WASHINGTON, July 26. Great Britain defended her order In council as being within international law, in the note received at the state de partment replying to the memoran dum In protest against the interfer ence with neutral commerce. That the document was courteous Suit con cedes nothing, was learned tiiioffic lally, but verified from a r -liable source. bror.glit In and checked off, each be-! Ing liiKuhered and then laid In the particular row that the number call ed for. , Blankets were supplied by the armory and carefully wrapped, the Ictlms finally presented a very sim- I liar appearance until the crowd was admitted when the blankets were . turned back from the faces of the tlon .began. Thousands Await Turn, Before this a crowd of thousands had stood outside the armory. There, J was no disorder and the very silence of the assemblage foretold the tfag- cdy that had been enacted. When the doors were thrown open, the crowd was met by two lines of Dollcemen. and through this linn the seekers wore forced tr. wand their way In single file. Squads of 25 were admitted at a time. Shortly af - ter the opening of the great morgue, to the public the first Identification took place, when an elderly wotnan, accompanied by a young man, droo- ped on her knees, then fell upon ........ --" . .. - Similar scenes followed, an( the ne appeared to be ever on tll lM,g When the large armory showed signs of becoming overcrowded, pre- parations were made to- convert the armory annex Into the.Becond general, morgue. This building is situated, ent time. It Is hardly likely the ver across the street from the Second 1 diet in Kitchener's favor would be rnelmenl urniorv and with almost ill ' of the bodies of the dead in these two structures, the coroner and the police officers believe that ldentifl- ca(,on wmUd be mad rapldly Whlle the victims were being Iden tified, 50 undertakers and 40 em balmers, who had volunteered at the call of Coroner Hoffman, worked rapidly in a space at -the north end of the hall preparing ihe bodies for burial. As the morning wore along tha ur"B sireei i.om o. i..e -mm, came crowded wun nearses, ana '.ne incoming stream of bodies from the improvised morgues and from the overturned vessel was passed by an other line of bodies, identified and in the keeping of an undertaker. Before a body was passed out the identification was recorded by a dep uty, coroner and the name of the nearest relative placed on file. So perfect had been the preparatory work of the coroner that from noon until 1 o'clock more than 100 bodies were taken away and a few hourB lat er fewer than 200 bodies remained In the temporary morgue." . , A very pretty wedding occurred this afternoon when Miss Marie No durft and A. V. Gelger, both of Myr tle .Creek, were united in marriage, Justice of the' Peace I. B. Riddle, of ficiating. The happy couple will leave tonight for Myrtle Creek where they will make their future home. WARSAW'S FAMOUS CATHEDRALS WHICH MAY BE ! CAPITAL FALLS. .At TWO FAMOUS CATHEDRALS OF WARS.'.".' CKHMAN ARMY. AT LEFT IS THE GREBK '. AT RIGHT THE TOWERING STEEPLL'3 OF :.f ONEYEAR OF THE EUROPEAN WAR As Viewed By Englishmen In England Today. STILL LAY CLAIM TO "MISTRESS OF SEAS' Much Criticism on Account .of Fail ure to Provide Protection to The Merclutnt ..- - . - Ships. ''' Ed- Kwn- j (United Press Staff Correspondent.) . LONDON, July 26. England's greatest victory In this year-old war was won before the war started. Forty or fifty years from now the Germans willing when the British desire to honor the heroes of th wr they doubtless will . e erect imposing statues of Sir John Fench, Sir Douglas Hnlg, Sir Ian TlnmlUnn Hlr Tnhn lolltnno Sir Frederick Sturdee and Admiral John de Robeck. They may even include Lord Kitchener, although If a pop- "lar vote were taken at the pres- unanimous. But if the English nation shon'd fall to recognize In this distribution of awards a certain blonde, blue- eyed young statesman of dandified mien and lisping voice, who by the fortunes of politics happened to be the First Lord of the admiralty in the summer of 1914, it will demon strate that other forms of govern ment besides republics are ungrate ful. . "Brlttanla rules the waves" to day because of Winston Churchill. To his foresight, imagination and nerve is due the fact that when the warlord threw down his gauntlet, the British fleet was ready. England's command of the seas was assured be fort Kaiser Wilhelm began scatter ing war declarations through- he chancelleries of Europe. Perhaps Churchill knew. Any how, most of his colleagues in the cabinet didn't believe him. . He act ed In spite of them. His resignation lay on the table to be taken up if events should prove that he was wrong. Early In July the grand fleet had assembled off the south coast of England for its annual play at war. Th0 maneuvers followed their usual course and under all the rules, the fleet should have been scattered a week before July 28, the day Aus tria declared ,war against Serbia. The next day three days before Ger many declared war against Russia, five days before she declared war against France and nearly a week be- i'ore England officially entered the .'ray Churcnlll converted the pro longed maneuvers into the real thing. On the night of July 29, there was flashed through newspaper of fices of London the brief announce ment, "The British fleet has left Portland under sealed orders." Where It went, the writer didn't know then, he -doesn't know now and if he did, he wouldn't dare tell it isn t necessary to know. The re sults are sufficient. The main fleet kept together with superior force ready to meet the Germans should they come out without previously notifying Great Britain of their In tention, with scouts thrown out to ward the German coast to watch for them,, and patrols to guard the coast of England. There may be some doubt about England's assistance to the allies upon the land. There can be no question of her services upon the water. Her losses have been heavy both in shipB and men, but not In commensurate with the advantages gained for her allies as well as her self by remaining "mistress of the seas". Beside bottling up the Ger man grand fleet the one outstand ing achievement of the entire war England speedily swept the German mercantile marine from the oceans, destroyed von Spee's roving squad ron, put out of business the Ger man commerce raiders, and provided safe convoy, not only to her own troops Bnd their supplies across the channel, but to millions of dollars' worth of arms and ammunition for both her allies and herself across the Atlantic. Germany's war of at trition, conducted by means of sub marines, CUU UBTOl UVCIVWUIO VllO-. j results. Ana it is not ueiraciuiBi from the praise due Admiral Sturdee onrf 1.1a ,on fnr their Wonderful work In hunting down and defetaing von SpeB off the Falkland Islands to stoy that it waB Churchill who made thiB feat possible. There has been a good deal of criticism of the British navy because irly. In the war It failed to catch the German east coast raiders, and In more recent months adequately to protect merchant shipping against mbmarlne attacks. But it should be borne in mind that the one big job E LAST STAND BERLIN, July 26. The Russians are preparing to mak'e their last stand before Warsaw. Grand Duke Nicholas notified tho allies on Satur day that he was withdrawing to tho Bug defenses north of the city, fol lowing' the capure of Pultu'sk and Rosan by von Illndonburg, on off i clal statement declared. DESTROYED IF "POLISH ' ":i:CKED BY THE INVDiiG W!T!I ITS GREAT' DOMES, ...l.TH PI if lit B ' 11 If 4 Mr3 V: i f ' 1 GERMAN PAPERS ARE CAUSTIC Cannot See Why America Can not See Their View Point. WORRIED OVER SINKING OF LEELANAW Capital la Hoi loved When News of Action of The Submarine Commander is 1U celved. BERLIN, July. 26. The German people unanimously approve the edi torials In the Berlin newspapers, con demning the new American note. Conversations with representative men in all walks of life were elicit ed. The feeling is that of surprise that the United States has failed to grasp the German viewpoint as to submarine warfare. Greater surprise is expressed over the wording of tho communication. The German peoplo will not sanction any abridgement of their submarine warfare, however muoh.they desire tho friendship of the United States. WASHINGTON, July 26. This city had a panicky hour when the word of the torpedoing of the Leela naw was received fforh London. It came like a blow between the eyes. At first it looked like an answer to the latest American note to Germany. However, later advices stated that j tho German commander had Bcrupui- : "' lue IUI iuoiiiksh visit and search, and gnv0 the crew ample time to take to their bonis. The officlnls made no attempt to hide their relief. LONDON, July 20 The American steamer Leelanaw, was torpedoed and sunk off thecoast by Kirkwall shortly after daylight yesterday. Captain Dell and the members of his crew, Including- many Americans, lnnded at Kirkwall in their own boats. The late dispatches Indicat ed that the Leelanaw was stopped by a submarine before ahe was sun''. When It was ascertained that she was carrying flhx, the cargo was do-i clared contraband and the crew of the steamer ordered to take Jo the small"bonts. The Leelanaw was then torpedoed. FOREST FIRE AT GRANTS PASS GRANTS PASS; July 25. A for ets fire started lnt0 last night about five miles north of here In the coun try club orchard ' tract, und gained headway, so rapidly as soon to be be yond control. Farmers and fruit- growers In that section fought flro! ail night, and, with' assistance from Merlin and Grants Pass, havQ been righting desperately all .day 'to check tho progress of tho flames. The fire has burned acroRS the val ley and tonight It Is raging up the of the I'dmlraliy Is to see thnt the grand fleet Is kept Intact and ready to meet the Gorman fleet when It comes out in a body if It ever does. Thn year did not pass without Its j time he bollovoB that the Rosohiirg admiralty scandal an ugly blot on team will come out on tho long end an otherwise creditable pn:;e. In n j ' 'ho srorlrlg. pique Admiral Lord Fisher deserted , Tho Harrlman club seemed profl hls post ns First Sen Lord. R::thor; clnnt In grabbing tho runs In than disrupt th( navy ns he fenr-vl . bunches ns flvo runs wero nrndt In Churr.Iilll agreed to step out. The, the third Inning, one In the fifth and prlmo minister picked Balfour as his, four In Mi0 seventh, successor; but Fisher dldnt' like Two of the Roseburg tallica came Balfour any more than ho did j Churchill and refused to servo under, him. What Asqultb had been will- Ing to overlook as tempernment, hoi couldn't forgive when It became In pitbordlnation. So Fisher was To placed by Admiral Sir Henry Jack son Churchill, tho man who defeat ed tho German fleet before It could lift anchor is still In tho cabinet. The nation couldn't afford to a man of his ginger. Ills Job Is "rhnnrellor of the Duchy of Lancaster," which has to do with the collection of rents or something of that sort but only for the moment. F1UE WHISTLE WILL - ANNOUNCE DECISION Mayor Rice announced today that arrangements had been made' whereby the announce- ment of a favorable decision in the bond issue case now pending in the supreme court would be given by one long, con- tinuous blast of the flre whls- tie. It Is expected that the bu- preme court will render a de- cislon In the case tomorrow and immediately on Its arrival in this city will be announced by the siren whistle. In case tho decision Is not received tomor- row the same signal will be used when It does reach this city. mountain sides, where it will shortly burn Itself out when it reaches the timber line. C. H. Wise was the heaviest loser, the fire destroying his house, barn, fences, a large amount of wood and hay. George Mathewson, manager of the Country Club Orchard Com-panv, lost his hoiiBe and outbuildings. Mr. Dagues' house also was dostroyed. Much damage was done to young" orchards which had been interplated with grain, the fire having burned the stubble between the tree rows and scorched the young trees. Rural telephony lines are down (ln that Bectlon while a mile or more of main line of both the Postal and the Pa cific Tepephone companies are down. The damage will run into the thous ands, slightly covered by Insurance. The local telephone company re ported that they had been called on for material yesterday, to replace that part of the line that had been destoryed, and a largo quantity of wire and other needed articles had been forwarded. The reports stated that over 25 poles were down and the Borvlce bndly crippled. They have .1 large force of men at Work and ex pect to have everything in shape ognln very soon. This Is the first extensive fire reported this fnr in tho summer, and owing to the ex treme dryness they are liable to as sume great proportions If not quick ly checked. , BEATS ROSEBURG After playing league ball for the season the Roseburg Regulars yes terday went up In smoke and allowed the Harrlman team, of Portland to chase ten men around the bases in nine Innings while the local boys only chalked up four, two of these bolng homers. In no game this sea son rhavB the Roseburg boys made so many errors or been guilty of io many bonohor.d plays. In fnct It hecamo so bad that "Bug" Miller In l"" """"n inning puneo orr nis ,"ns,t Bml Protector' and walked off I I lie grounds, refusing to play ball i with such a bunch of bushers. Had tho local team been playing their usual brand of ball Harrlman would undoubtedly hnve a dlfforent story to take homo with them and It Is nowj .the greatost hope of Hurry Penrce, tho Regulars' manager, thit the team can bo induced to return to this city at n futur0 date, at which time ho lebeevl shrdlu cmfwyp rmf In the second Inning when Perry went to first on an error end Matthews placed the hnll over the center field fence. Perry made an- other run In Ihe sixth when he went to first on a fleldor's cholco and scored on a couple of singles. Har greaves, who wont to short when Millnr quit the gnmo, Ackley going behind tha hat, was determined to make up for the time lost sitting on tho bench and so placed the hall over the fonce within ten feet of tho place where Matthews had hit, mak ing the fourth and last run for the locals.