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VOL. VI.
llOSEIlUItG, IMn'GLAS COUNTY, OltKGOX MONDAY, SKITKMHEK 0, 191ft.
No. 202
3,000 AI THE
BG BARBECUE
Riddle is Host to Great CioMd
of Happy Visitors
ADDRESSES BY P;.OKlfiENT OFFICI L5
Third Annual Venis'on Houst Is
Grand Siicccss--Twt'iity Dig
Itu k lUmsted Kr
The Fvvut.
RIDDLE, Or., Sept. . (Special.)
All roads certainly load to Kiddle
toda ywbere tho third annual veni
son barbecue is being held. A more
ideal day could not be imagined for
the event, with a bright sun over
head nnd a cool breeze hlowTng the
atmospheric conditions were ideal for
an out of doors celebration. The
enterprising little city of Kiddle lias
been anticipating this day for sev
eral weeks and preparations have
been made accordingly. Last year
when the event was celebrated, but
ten bucks had been secured and it
was thought, by the committee in
charge that this nuniebr would give,
all present a second helping, but they:
had not reckoned correctly for the I
crowd was far greater than they had'
expected and although everyone pres
ent had plenty to eat the second por
tion did not materialize.
In order to overcome this condi
tion of affairs this year the commit
tee in charge made plans to secure
20 bucks and did secure them.
Prizes were offered for the- largest
buck brought in and it is said that
many a hunter had scoured the hills
for weeks in order to secure the
monarch of the foothills and that
more than one passed up the two
and three pointers in order to find
an animal of larger proportions. For
the past two weeks the cold storage
plant in Kosehurg has held some of
the finest venison ever seen by any
one In this county.
Sheriff Qulne has charge of mak
ing the "mulligan" and from the
reports of those attending the cele
bration last yaer he Is some "mulli
gan maker". He spent the entire
day yesterday on the barbecue
grounds preparing the hundreds of
pounds of delicious meat which was
served to the hungry populace today.
A large open air dance pavilion
had been erected In the oak grove
on the barbecue grounds and from
three o'clock this afternoon this was
filled with merry dancers. It proved
to be one of the most popular at
tractions which were offered to the
visitors. It is said that the orches
tra lias been engaged to play until
three o'clock In the morning. Tran
shooting at clay pigeons also proved
to be an attractive sport for many
of the visitors. Cash prizes had
been arranged for by the committee
nnd the merchants of the city gen
rrot'sly donated many prizes In mer
chandise. These, together with the
keen rivalry which existed among
the many crack shots of the com
munity, offered real sport for the
L
S1NKE
AMSTERDAM, Sept. fi. Germany
will disavow the torpedoing of the
Hesperian, If the British reports of
the attack are corroborated by the
commander of the submarine .ac
cording to a Berlin dispatch today.
Germany will explain that the sub
marine left its base before tho new
Instructions had been issued.
.No Tension nt Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Await
ing the complete reports on the tor
pedoing of the liner jHesperlan,
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing suspended judgment and ac
tion today. There Is none of the
tension which followed the sinking
of the Arabic observed In official
circles. It Is generally conceived to
be Inconceivable that Germany
had repudiated her formal guarantee
against attacking passenger carry
ing liners without giving warning
spectators. !
Many visitors from northern points
were present during the day and ev
ery small town from both north and
south Bent It's llota of renrespntn-'
Uvea to this event, which promises
to grow In favor with the peoplo of
Douglas county with each succeeding,
year.
At throe o'clock this afternoon I
. inree o ciock mis auornoon ii r,
estimated that aver three thou-
visitors were present on the
was
sand visitors were present on the
grounds, and the fun and dancing
has been plenty to eat for everyone,
and It was their own fault If any;
one did not pet some of the juicy
venison roast. . i
Among the state officials present)
were Attorney General George M. j
Urown. who came down to meet his
old neighbors of the past thirty i
years; State Treasurer Thomas H.
'Kay, and State Game Warden Carl
ID. Shoemaker, all of whom ,hnve
j been called upon for addresses. The
air is fuil of music dispensed by the,
excellent Kiddle Hand, and the best
or order and good feeling prevails.!
This little city Ins never seen such -
crowds cf people within its borders,
and its inhabitants are doing their
level best to see that all are taken ;
care nr and entertained. j
Tlosebnrg certainly did herself!
proud today In tho number who at-'
tended t lie celebration .it her sifter
elty. According to the ticket agent;
at the depot 200 tickets were sold!
for train minihpr 15. A few. wiah-
ing to avoid the crowd which they!
knew would take this train, went on
the early morning train, while htwi-j and another woman Is reported as rived August 27.
drods who are fortunate enough to having died aboard one of the res- The Allen Line, owners of tho lies
possess autos or have frlnds wbojeuo ships, nnd that 30 passengers perian, has been operated for about
own them, made the trip In this were Injured. There were no Amert- threa years by tho Canadian Pacific
way. Scarcely a business house in i cans aboard. : Railroad, ships of tho line running
Kosehurg remained open during the! y,Q submarine wns Been nnd prob- bo,wocn 0rPat Britain nnd Canadian
day, and it is just as well that they, ably it was too dark to observe the D"r,R-
closed their doors, as the streets had j wake of a torpedo, but all the pas-' Tn Hesperian, a twin wtpw
a more deserted appearance than ' aencer and memhnr nf ti.A steamer, was built at Glasgow in
they have on the hottest Sunday af
ternoons.
AUTO DRAM OX TRACK
Tli.U'K ItV Tlt.AlX force of the shock and the great vol- j WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Official
TROUTDAI.E, Ore.. Sept. fi. C. ! unie of w::ter thrown Into the air. I Washington received news of the tor
W. liny, of Freewater, Oregon, was Wnler Splashes mi Keck. ! redoing f 'he Allen liner Hesperian
instantly killed today, and his son This dropped back on tho deck. uv a German submarine with uncon
and daughter slightly Injured, when drenching the passengers who were ce"'ed surprise, though there was
his automobile engined "died" on taking an after-dinner promenade, none of tne ftrnve nnxlety that fol
the railway crossing near Falrvlew feeling quite safe in the belief that the sinking of the Arnblc.
and was struck by the special train they had passed the danger zone. While comment was withheld al
of tho Portland ad club, going to ' The force of the explosion was tre- both the White House and the Btate
the Columbia Highway dedication, j mendous. All the passengers lande department pending detailed reports
The machine was thrown 150 feet, mendons. All the passengers landed of the attack. It was learned that
away and totally wrecked. UsyV at Queenstown. many of them scantl- high officials regarded It as incon
wlfe who was also In the machine ly elad. About 20 were Injured. There celvnblo that, after ;the assurance
was uninjured. The crew of the en- were no American passengers aboard, given by the German government
gine failed to see the auto in time so far as the American consul could last week, a German submarine com
to stop, on account of a curve. learn, but two members of the crew mander had without warning launch-
NO WARNING
GIVEN STEAMER
. .. - , , .
Allen Liner Hesperian IS Slink
bv Submarine
DJCPPI'RPBQ UNfl PBtlU UBC BCQPlim
inutLUULHIf nilU (JUL II IILML IILUUULU
No Aine! leans On lliu.rd It
Steamer Cyniboline Also Sunk
With I. of Six
Killod.
LONDON, Sept. The Allen
liner, Hesperian, was torpedoed off
tho I rish cnant nn s t nn v n..,t ,,i,
at six o'clock this morning while
endeavoring to make Queenstown,
' according to an announcement from
the Allen line officials. No details
are given, but Captain Main and all
the crew of three hundred are re-
ported saved. Wireless advices stat-
d that they had been taken aboard
vessels which were towing the lies-
perian. Keports regarding cnsual-ti-ys
i::o contradictory. Roforo the
Hesperian Is known to have sunk
steamer officials stated that 350
passengers and 350 of the crew were
safely landed at Queenstown. Press
dispatches, however, reported the
death of a Miss Carberry from shock,
who arrived at Queenstown in the
rescue steamers agree that the at-
tack wns mnde by n Gorman under-
sea boat, basing their opinion on the
THE HANDS THAT REST TODAY.
were American citizens, and they
were tooth saved.
There were reports that the Hes
perian carried a fifle of 4.7 Inch cali
bre on her stern, but these reports
were not verified, being contradicted
by Montreal reports.
Wounded Soldiers Almnrd.
About 30 Canadian soldiers who
" '
were wounded In battle In Flanders
r were Eolng homo to recuperate.
Most of tho other passengers were
i Canadians returning from a visit to
England or English people on their
way to Canada to settle.
) The torpedo struck the Hesperian
In the forward engine room and the
ship immediately began to settle by
j the head. Captain Main ordered the
i passengers nnd crew into the boats,
i but with his officers remained on
tho brI"e' though at that time ho
mnn nave ICil 8ure ship
would go down
Discipline In Perfect.
The discipline was perfect, but one
of the boats, the fall of which be
came jammco, capsized nnd those in
lur were thrown into tho water,
In the darkness, confusion natur-
ally prevailed, but all were picked
up and. with other passengers and
h crew, were transferred to the
rescue steamers, which arrived In
finswer to wireless calls for assis
tance. Tho Hesperian was nhout 150
miles to the westward when struck.
The Hesperian was a vessel of
0124 tons net. She sailed from
Montreal, August 17, for Liverpool,
where she was reported to have ar-
1!I(IS- She was 4S5 feet long with a
nonm of "0 Ieet nnd a depth of hold
oF '!0 feet-
CE
FIRES KETCH
Night Officer Relieved of Duty
Saturday Night
WAS EFFICIENT OFFICER AND WELL LIKED
lteiistin Assigned for DLsluissnl Wns
Tlwt lis Wns Not Attending
To I is Official
Duties.
I
The citizens of lioseburg were very
much surprised to hear on Satur
day afternoon that Night Orficer
Ketch had been summarily dismissed
from tho forco by Mayor ltlre, and
considerable comment has been In
dulged In, for It has been very gener
ally supposed that Ketch was a com
petent and faithful officer, of tho po
lice force. From a conversation with
the mayor, it appears that .he was in
formed on that nftcmoon Ketch was
playing a social game of cards In
one of the local pool rooms, nnd he
went there And substantiated this
for himself. Mr. Ketch followed the
mayor out on tho street and asked
him if ho wanted to seo him, when
tho mayor asked Ketch whether he
could do efficient night work "and
FIGHT TEN YEARS
PETHO;riAD, Sept. C The Rus
sian determination to flpht the war
to tho last ditvh, even for fivo 'r
ten years, if necessary, was voiced
bv President Kodzlnnko, of tho Duma
today.
Quiet on Kn.stem Front,
nrcitUN. Sept. 6. No Important
progress- was made toward Riga or
Vllna during the last two days, the
war office admitted today. Report
ing tho operations along tho eastern
front, the pfffcial statement said
that the situation from the Raltfc to
east of Grodno was unchanged.
British Isose Submarine mid Crew.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 6.
Tho sinking of a nrltish submarine
In tho Dardanelles Is officially re
ported here today. Three o'flocis
and 25 men wero captured.
not sTeep In the day. Ketch said he
ed a torpedo at a peaceful passenger
vessel.
AViiriiliiK Chief Issue.
President Wilson and Secretary;
Lansing heard of the incident first
t! rough press dispatches. Later cabl
ed reports from Ambassador Page at
London announced the torpedoing of
the Hesperian, Two Americans wo'e
said to be among the members of
the crew. The reports, as made pub
lic by the state department, made
no mention of whether the vessel
w.vp. warned or attempted to escape,
but It Is known that other advices
Indicated that while the Hritlsh ad
miralty believed there had linen no
warning, It. would not announce It
as a fart.
A cablegram from American Con
sul Frost at Quoenstown to the state
department, announcing the torpedo
ing of the Hesperian., said the llnnr
carried mounted and visible on her
stern a 4.7 inch rifle.
law Perm Mm Small (Jims Aft.
Some significance was nttched to
Consul Frost's statement that the I
Hesperian carried mounted and vis-1
Ible on her stern a 4.7 inch rifle. 1
While International law permltH
merchantmen to hnvo guns for de
fensive purposes, particularly when
they nre of a small caliber an:l
mounted aft. It was pointed out that
If the Allen liner acted at all biir
plcloiisly after being approached the
presence of this gun probably would
figure prominently In tho submarine
commander's explanation of the tor
pedoing. Nix Killed on Thin One.
LONDON, Sept. 6. The British
teamer Cymbellno was torpedoed
and sunk this morning- Six mem
bers of the crew were killed and six
injured. Thirty one were rescued and
landed.
MAYOR Rl
WAK NKW8 OF ONE 4
VI.. A It A(i TODAY.
The battle on which the fate
of Paris rests la raging alone
a front of 150 miles, the Ger-
mans apparently attacking In
greatest force on the French
right. In the Mnrne valley the
French have driven back the
Germans. Nancy vigorously at-
tacked by Germans.
German forces are within ten
miles of Ghent. Their attack on
Antwerp has been dolayed,
through- fear of assault by the
romnant of the Belglnn army,
It is believed.
The Austrian resistance Is
reported broken and the Kus-
slims are In pursuit between tho
Vistula and tho Bug. Russians
are encompassing Przemysl.
A Its fall expected to mean much
toward making an advance on
Berlin possible.
Belgrnde still stubbornly re-
slsting Austrian attack.
thought h could, and tho mayor re
torted he thoiiKlit Jio could not,
whereupon tho former tendered his
resignation which was accepted.
1 The matter will doubtless be
brought up nt the council mooting
tomorrnw night and thoroughly air
ed. It has been rumored on tho
Rtrcfl't that tho romdvnl of Ketch
was forced because he was said to
have been Instrumental la securing
tho affidavit which has figured to
some extent In tho remqval of the
commandant of the a".itc3' Home.
and was required In retaliation.
iVhat (hero is In this Tho News was
unable to verify. Officer Ketch has
given good satisfaction generally,
and many citizens regret his dis
missal. BE SENT HOME
WASHINGTON, Sept. 0. Ambas
sador Constantin Dumba, of Austria,
today wired to Secretary Lansing,
asking for a conference tomorrow,
and his request was granted. . If
theso were ordinary times, there
would be an excellent chance that
the state department might ask that
the ambassador bo recalled, officials
said confidentially. Dumba does
not deny thnt he planned calling out
the Austrlans and Hungarians who
are employed In the American steel
and munitions plants. The ambas
sador also admitted that James R.
Archibald, tho American correspond
ent arrested In Ixindon, carried a
dispatch to tho Austrian govern
ment outlining his plan to cripple
the munition exporting business. De
spite this, the administration Is un
willing to take any action giving
tho belligerents any Impression of
unneutral American lennlng, and It
Ik believed that tho state depart
ment will bo certain to accept even
an unofficial explanation Ifrom
Dumba.
FACE EACH OTHER
WASHINGTON, Si'jit. 0. Tho
American and Mexican troops aro
facing each other across the river,
and there Is danger of a conflict,
Genera! Funston reported to tho war
department today. General Nafar
otte, commander of tho Carrnnza
forces, notified Funston that he Is
removing his troops from the bor
der, and denied that there had been
any shooting from his troops.
I.OIHI l H. Troops on llorder.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. fl.
Reports of continued sniping and
running engagements with Mexican
bandits at Isolated places continued
to reach here today, but In the
main the situation on the border l
quieter. Several Mexicans were kill
ed or wounded yesterday, the Mexi
cans having started tho exchanges by
firing on the American troop. Troop
trains arriving today brought with
them 4,000 soldiers to be stationed
klong tho border of the ltlo Grande.