New Arrivals In Furniture Ladies Dressing Tables in white and ivory enamel, birds eye maple and oak, with single or triple plate mirror Dining Tables in full quarter sawed oak and Pacifio oak. Fifteen differ ent new patterns to select from. New patterns in Dressers, Chiffoniers and Bed Steads. Anything necessary in furnishing the home will be found here. All merchandise' of quality, A. J. Lilburn & Son Complete HouseFurnishers Cass Street Roseburg, Oregon JOHN Bull IS A GAME FIGHTER Took Him Nearly a Year to Find Where Strength Lay HAS LEARNED THAT WAR IS SCIENTIFIC the Bltuntlon 1b put before them with frankness, they can actually be as patriotic as Frenchmen or Ger mans. But ttu one big losson which the Germans have taught him 1b that war now-a-days 1b quite as much of a business as It Is a science. He has seen all the old theories of warfare upset. Ha wasn't prepared for the change In styles. He had no Idea the system of trench warfare would be come so highly developed; that such an a.nour.i of high explosive slie'ls would become necessary; that a pre ponderates supply of machlna suiib might spell all the difference be- IJycl Ciliixo As Gunoral ManimW twe6n -'''"MS and failure; that the of die War Ha Increased Output of Munition Wonderfully. lljr Kd. Ij. Keen. (United Pross Staff Correspondent.) Oormans would introduce the use of aspnyxlatlng gas, liquid fire, and other like agencies hitherto unrecog nized In the conduct of civilized warfare but above all that the Ger man superiority In the new style of fighting was due to the mobilization iwnuuim. Juiy zs. .i -"""of the entire industrial resources of Bull ton montna to discover mat. what ho needed most was a gone.-al the emp!re co-Incldentally with the Take the matter of machine-guns alone. The Germans concentrated llnnn thnlc ntnni.r..... ...... n , . , , ,i,n. ' iiioiiuintuiiu. nuijuii; buslnea.4 manager. Of '.oursg liu has .'earned sevwal tfoosn't ray to rental the truth; tint Iho PiiMsh people Jttent being treat ed Ilka children; ih:.i they can staud bearing bad news, and that when. MAJESTIC ITS PIFFERKNT" The Middleman A 8 Tart "METRO" Feature Starring Albert Chev alier'and Jain Gaiie Ford Weekly Always Good. An ill Wind A Corking Good Comedy With Mux Ashor. TOMORROW t'UAS. CIIAIM.IX ill Till", COMPANION 7 Big Bright Pictures I'llOl'KUI.Y rltOJKTKl. 5c 10c All dw Big Oncoi Why Flxpert. ment? eae weapons have practically ren dered the rifle useless, and caused the slaughter of British troops, when on the offensive, In numbers entlre- j ly disproportionate to that of Gor- iimna in similar circumstances. Ha chlno guns ennnot be Improvised. The machinery for making them re quires some nine months to build. It was this question of munitions that finally brought home to the Brit ish government appreciation of the absolute necosslty of mobilizing the Industry of the nation If the war wav tn ... ,cht to a successful conclu sion. France did it early In the war. but her Industrial resources, even In peaco times, wore exceedingly limit ed as compared with those of the Blrtlsh empire, and today her most Important industrial provinces, in cluding 70 per cent of her steel pro duction, are In the hands of the enomy. It Is up to Great Britain to help not nnlv lrtnn .... i . .. . . ... ' "i "iisam, as wen the gate to the sea and .probably sav o .... .-. ine uriving ot the Rus- e,i Dunkirk. Calais and man armies out of Gallrla was due solely lo their lack of ammunition. Hitherto Britain has been concen trating upon soldiers. Now she Is concentrating on munitions. "Get Into the factory line and supply the firing line, has replaced on the post ers the old familiar "Your King and Country nbed you at the rent." mostly Prime Minister Asqulth de cided to appoint general business manager. Lloyd George, the llttlo Welsh so. llcltor who bo successfully had been running the nation's finances, after' a record of constructive reform legis lation without parallel In history. was chosen. He was given the title of minister of munitions; but his commission was practically to take charge of the industries of the coun try. The first thing he did was to tell his fellow countrymen the truth the grave danger confronting the empire through the deplorable slack ness hitherto prevailing In the manu facture of the Instruments of war fare. Next he brought both labor and capital Into line. He got the trades unions associate dwlth muni tion-making to agreo to suspend dur ing the war thir rulesrestrliViis output and to bend all their ener gies toward the desired object; and he got the manufacturers to agree to forego all additional profits arising out of war contracts In excess of 20 per cent. To cinch matters he had parliament put these and other regu lations Into legislation, including Im mediate government control ot.the workshops, and the creation of a munitions court with power to in flict adequate penalties for slackness, strlites. Iockduts, etc. Finally to Insure an uninterrupted flow of mu nitions In the largest quanti'v pos sible from the United States and Canada he sent hot-foot to America one of Englan-l's ablest business men ;. A Thomas. Meantime, Just tn '.Vuwusirala. Lloyd George went put Into one of the manufacturing districts where. under th9 old system of sub-contracting, about 10,000 shells a month woro being produced, Injected a lit tle ginger, and started an output f '. 50,000 shells a month, which he cxi ecte to have Increased to an aver age of 300,000. He believes that under the system already Inaugu rated the TTnltod Kingdom alone will soon bo ajble io jexceed the esti mated product of the Central Con tinental Powers of 250,000 j'jtlls a day. the rear door and placed him under arrest. He will be turned over to the juvenile officers for trial. SPORTSMEN WANT DAM ACROSS RIVER AT VMPQUA At a recent meeting of the Rose burg and Douglas County Merchants Association the Umpqua fish hatchery was discussed at considerable length. At the present time the hatchery is equipped for caring for salmon only and It Is the oplnl onthat It would be of benefit to this section of the state If- trout and steelhead eggs could be also taken from It. In or der to accomplish this It was toe necessary to construct a dam across the river which would stand the win ter waters. Two pools for feeding and rearing the fry would.be re quired. 'With a permanent dam a fine lot of steelheadB and trout eggs could be taken each year. Governor WIthycombe has been asked to give the proposition his consideration. IrYOMoLauTj AgossTfieWaij iRW J M1 U r-S " JEW RINGS RINGS DIAMOND RINGS, Weddlig Rings, Stone Set Rings, Signet ' RIngB, Birthday Rings, Cameo Rings, Misses' Rings, Children's Kings, and Baby Mings. Also emblem Rings. We carry only reli able makes of rings. We buy for spot cash direct from the manu facturers; we have several lines to select from, thus giving you the benefit of all the latest creations in Rings. AH ot our stone set rings are fully guaranteed, both by the manufacturers and our selves and In case of loss of all stones (except diamonds) will be replaced free of charge. We also clean and look after your rings; this service Is free to all our customers, whether you purchased your rings of us or not, If it Is QUALITY you want we can save you good money. If your birthday 1b In this month come dn and see our pretty RUBY rings. QUALITY SERVICE , G. W. Young and Company JEWELERS AND OPTOMETRISTS PHONE TWO-ONE-rOVR ROSEBURG. OREGON- ISfiATTERS MILE BUN RECORD KHK.VOH HAVE FOUGHT HAItl) s (Continued from page 1.) eluding the Prussian Guard, from Arras. He kept open the lines, of communication and train load after train load of reinforcements poured Into the north of .France.' The allies owe him a great debt, for his was of the finest performences of the war. After ArraS, the Germans (tried to break through on the Yser; they tried to get past Dlxmude, defend ed by the gallant Admiral Ronarch and his daredevil Breton marines. La Bassee saw very stubborn fighting and lastly one of the greatest en gagements of the whole war cam. at Ypros ulth the British, In bulldoir fashion, holding practically the whole of the line. But after all. Arras was lb-, main gate to the coast and had do Maud 'huy failed there, the other fight ing probably would not have occur red. His victory was- the decisive on IA subsequent battles had the al lies been forced back at any point re inforcements were nt hand and the thing could have been remedied. The British victory at Ypres, by some said to be the biggest battle not only of this war, but of all time, was rot of Itself decisive since de Maud'huy had won out at Arras by October 2' Insuring the arrival of reserves ah along the line as far north as the i sea; and, had the British given way I they very probably would have been: supported by fresh troops and the, German advance arrested -before the, coast was reached. TIniB It was de Maud-huy who held! The young Jadv across the way, who i taking a lively interest in nature stud this spring, says a pair of cute litt! squirrels have built a nest in a treci li.tir yard and she's scared to death f . fur the. bad boys of the neighbor!" will Meat the eggs. t'K'' st f 1 v " Sf niniOiM orman S. Taber, former J3rown university runner, broke both world's professional and amateur records at the Harvard stadium when he ran one mile In 4 minutes 12 3-5 seconds. THE VITAL CONSIDERATION. Tell me not, In sprightly measure. Oi her beauty at the ball; Tell me not what wondrous costume . She was garbed in not at all I Boast not of her queenly figure, When she knew she was on show Is she beautiful at breakfast? That's the thin I'd like to know. WELL TELL EVERYBODY! Mrs. B. G. Wilcox spent Saturday night at the home of A. Bump. Cor respondence, TheBaraboo Republic AN OFFICE SECRET. When the space-writing Johnny can't think of a thing, ' ' He writes of the poets who sing in the spring. ,.. ' CLARIFIED. "I notice you have a great many big mosquitoes here, but they don't ever bite. Why is it?" "Well, you see there was a veterans' reunion here last summer, and the in sects all broke off their beaks on wood en legs." WAS LOUIS HENRY'S WIFEt Louis Richter moved on ' Monday from Sec. 34 to Sec 36. That will leave Henry to batch unless he finds a cook. "Hurry, Henry, the cowbells are ready." Rice Lake (Wis.) Chron otype. SHE MADE IT OF HIM. "So Burnley is dead. Did he make a good husband?" "No. His wife did." To Our Subscribers The Special Rate Offer For Paid in advance Subscriptions will last only to August First Boulogne; with all that such a victory meant for the allies. t Hundreds have already taken advantage ot this money saver. Letters have been sent, or will go out this week to every one whose subscription is in arrears, or paid up to Aug. 1, 1915. The News will not blow its own horn but its constantly increasing list of readers is the best proof ot its appreciation and it is proud of its list of sub scribers in every part of the county. BOY WHO KXTEKKIl HARD- WAKK STORE ARRESTED Porn McConnell was yesterday ar rested by Officer Hunt, on the charge of stealing a revolver and other ar- I'hey are even bringing back fromtleles from the S. B. Crouch hard-1 ware store. The boys confessed to tho trenches skilled virkmen whose enlistment, It is now agreed, should never have been permitted. The en rollment of volunteers for the king's nrmy the use of the term "Kitchen er's army" hns recently been aban doned In the posters of course con tinues, but the enlistment of men nt ail qualified to work In munition "hoi s Is discouraged. WUh the realisation that organi sation of the country's Industries for tho manufacture of munitions had Decern, Imperative came appreciation of the fact that the machinery of the government was Inadequate. Lord Kitchener had not only been overloaded personally, but the an- enterlng the store through a window and taking the articles when they were shown to him n( the sheriff's offlee this morning. The theft oc- eurred a few weeks ago and the of- j fleers have been on a search for some i time fn nn endeavor to locate the missing articles. The search finally i proved that the McConnell boy waa: the one who had entered the store, but when the sheriff went to the j house to arrest the lad, he found j that he had disappeared. For several days the officers watched the house, but the boy kept In hiding In the brush behind the house which Is sit uated well up on Mt. Nebo In Alex- Special rate, daily, by mail or call $2.50 Special rate, daily, by carrter $4-00 Special rate, semi-weeRly, ' $L25 For one Year in advance liquated system of the war office had, ander's addition. After watching the proved Itself Incapable of handling house for the day. Hunl last night the problem. So the government saw the boy sneak Into the house by THE NEWS