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BOSEUL'IiG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON,
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1018,
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RUMOR OF VILLA
MADE PRISONER
Bandit Chief Captured Kea
William Hearst's Ranch.
T lE SHRf GIVEN CREDIT AT ELPASO
.
In Order to Make the Event
SpecbMriUiir Villa Is to Bo
Drought to Juarez for
Execution.
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EL PAbO, Jan. 21. Francisco
Villa has been captured at Hacienda ,
San Geronlmo by Carranza forceB
under General Cavazos, according to
a private telegram from Chihuahua
City received here. No confirma
tion has been received here.
The telegram came, from the same
source that first reported the mass
acre of the Americans at Sanja Ysa
bel. Report ReaelK'S Chihuahua.
Messages from Chihuahua also
confirmed the reports of the capture
of Villa and stated that a number
of bandits" who participated In the
Santa Ysabel massacre were plso
captured and are being brought to
Chihuahua for execution.
Mexican Consul Andreas Garcia
late yesterday confirmed the capture
of General Villa. His advices stated
the capture was effected by Maxlml-j
ano Marquez, who recently also cap-1
tured General Jose Rodriguez; one,
of Villa's generals.
A message announcing Villa's cap
ture has also been received at the
offices of the American .Smelting
and Refining company.
Garcia Believes Report.
Consul Garcia explained that his
confirmation of the report of the
capture of Villa was based on un
official, but reliably, Information.
He telegraphed at once to Chihua
hua City, asking that official con
firmation on the Jiart of General
Jacinto Trevlno, the military chief
of the northern states be given.
Another Revolution Started.
EL PASO, Jan. 21. General Her
rera, commander of the Carranza
forces In the province of Chihuahua,
today wired an unconfirmed story
to the effect that General Villa had
l)een captured In the (mountains
-west of that city. This story follow
ed the announcement of Consul
Garcia that Villa was being brought
to Juarez for execution. Officials in
lioth the United States and Mexico j
still scout the story of Villa's cap
ure. In the meantime another fresh rev-:
olution Is progressing in the Tbrreon
district where many have been kill
ed during the past few days by
marauding bands of Villa's follow
ers. It Is stated that 4,000 Vlllistaa and
.Zapar'tag have joined' forces under:
the leadership of one of Villa's
trusted lieutenants and have do-:
clared the lives of any Americans i
and Carranza's followers to be for
feited should they be found In their
territory. It 1b their intention to
place Felix Diaz In power.
ALLIES BOMBARD
TURKISH PORTS
ATHENS, Jan. 21. After two
iays of almost Incessant bombard-!
tnent, the Anglo-French, squadron
operating off the coast of Portola
gos. Bulgaria, has silenced the forts
defending the sea port.
Marines from the ships were
landed after the bombardment, but
the party returned after reconnolter
ing they discovered an overwhelm
ing force of Bulgarians entrenched
in the outskirts of the town. Offic
ial" dispatches from Sofia reported
pcV.the bombardment of Portolagos and
Dudeaghaten, but did not mention
the landing of troops.
Constantinople reported that an
il her sauadron barf shelled the Turk-
forces on the gulf of Saros, but I
no mention was made of any casual
ties, .'
Although Salonikl reported heavy
damage to buildings and other prop
orty'at DcdeachatctvdlspatcheB from
Sofia contained no intimation of
any fatalities. Aviators of the allied
fleet directed the bombardment of
this city.
Constantinople dispatches stated
that the shell fire from the shore
batteries was most effective and
'hat tly. cruisers were struck a num-
ber of times and withdrew after one
had taken fire.
DEFICIENCY BILL
E
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 The urg
ent deficiency bill has passed both
houses, carrying two million dol
lars for the Alaskan railroad. This
biu is the bTll gl'.-Vig Roseburg $39.
000 for the federal building, carry
ing the construction work up to
June 30, ; ' '
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HUMOR OF JAP INVASION
RIDICULED AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Army
officials here ridiculed the report
coming from Los Angeles that Jap
anese soldiers were encamped near
Jacumba. The officials state that
were the report well founded the
American soldiers encamped at Cal
exlco would undoubtedly report their
presence.
GEO. NEUNER FOR
DISTRICT ATTY.
George Neuner, Jr., is a candidate
for the republican nomination pt
district attorney of Douglas county,
at the primaries to be held next
May, As Is well known, he Is
now serving the unexpired term of
George M. Brown, who was elected
attorney general of the state, the ap
pointment coming through Governor
West, at that time the chief execu
tive of the state.
George Neuner has been an able,
diligent and successful district at
torney during the little more than
a year of his incumbency. He has
conducted the case against violators
of the law with ability and signal
Biiccess, and the affairs of his of
fice have been managed in a clean,
business like manner. He has never
posed as a persecutor, and has saved
tho county many dollars by the ex-
Geo. Nouncr, Jr., Candidate for
ttistrict Attorney.
cellent judgment displayed In pains
takingly delving Into the evidence of
alleged crimes brought to the notice
of the grand jury, and passing on
Its merits. He has displayed a
depth of fcgal knowledge, and a
force of argument, where he felt
that he was right, that has surpris
ed thoBe who knew him best, and at
i:o time has he ever flinched from
taking the side of the law against
unpopular statutes. It is on this
record, and with the assurance that
It will he kept up, that George
Neuner, Jr., asks a nomination, and
seeks an election to the office of
district attorney of Douglas county
and places bis name before the peo
ple.
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MY COME
LIKE A FLASH
Conflict May Come as a Result
of Diplomatic Conflicts.
THE COMPULSION IDEA IS VERT ONWiSE
Expert in War Game Suggests Greater
Number of Army Units Account
Peculiar Topography of
The Country.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 Any mil
itary policy adequate to the coun
try's needs pmst realize the fact
that wars come suddenly and there
oust bo instant readiness to meet
the attack, said Major General V.
,H. Carter, recently retired, in
statement yesterday before the sen
ate military committee.
"War Is a condition which may be
forced upon us any day through dip
lomatic notes," he said, "without ac
tion by oongress."
Instances Are Cited.
Great Britain's declaration of war
against Germany and the Japanese
attack upon Russia were cited as
Illustrating the possibilities.
General Carter laid before the
committee a report submitted by
him to the secretary of war last
April before his retirement and while
the commander of the department of
Hawaii, It was prepared at the sec
retary's request for his views as to
a proper military policy for the Unit-J
ed States and it seemed evident, he
satd, that It formed the basis for the
continental army scheme now con
templated "even to the name, which
Mr. Garrison had proposed.
Would Have Moiv, Regulars.
General Carter recommended In
creasing the standing army to such
an extent that a mobile force of
131,000 men would be available In
theUnlted States; that the federal
volunteers be organized and trained
on the basis of an Infantry regiment
to each congressional district and
that additional approprlatons be
made for the militia.
He did not believe, however, that
a period of intensive training for
federal .volunteers oould be accom
plished. Instead be proposed that a
colonel for each volunteer regiment
be appointed from the regular army
and also a non-com missioned staff,
that the troops be enlisted for two
years and trained In such ways as
might be practicable In each district.
In that time, he said, about the
same amount of Instruction could be
sfven as would be the case in six
months of Intensive training.
Compulsion Now Unwise. ,
Like ail other regular army of
ficers, who have apepared before the
mllitnry committees, General Carter
thorpht compulsory military Bervlce
was ;lie only means of fully insur
ing the nation against attack though
ho believed it unwise to attemp to
enact Buch a measure at nresent.
laying that the yottng men of the
country should be given an oppor
tunity to come forward as volun
teers. "In much traveling about the
country,' he said, "I have seen notip
ing whatever to convince me that
our people are now Impressed with
the necessity of going to compulsory
military service. They never have
been put to such pressure by an
enemy as would bring them to agree
with sflch a course."
KAISER HINTS AT EARLY
INVASION OF EGYPT
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21. -Officials
of this country believe that the Ger
man kaiser hinted at an early Invas
ion of Egypt In a speech msde at
Belgrade when he said: "We have
had a hard fight during the past
year, but the fighting will soon be
spread to other fields."
MEXICAN MURDERER PAYS
PENALTY ON GALLOWS
FOLRON, Ariz., Roto Gargas, a
Mexican, was hanged at this clly
this morning for the murder or
Frank Amador and his child, on July
4. 1915. Bargas appeared to be ab
solutely .indifferent awaiting lit"!
springing of the trap. Physicians
who attended the execution said that
life was extinct In 14 minutes.
THOUSANDS MADE HOMELESS
BY HIGH WATER IX ILLINOIS
JOLIET, 111., Jan. 21. Thousands
have been made homeless and parts
of the city are under from four at
eight feet of water as a result of
a deluge which has continued dur
ing the past four days.
No loss of life has been reported
up to the present time, although
hundreds of families have been res
cued 'from their homes in boats and
many have been rushed to local hos
pitals suffering severely as a result
of exposure. The damage to prop
erty Is estimated a $100,000.
WILL EXECUTE 18
ALLEGED BANDITS
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 21.
Eighteen Mexican prisoners, alleged
participants fn the massacre of
American and British subjects at
Santa Ysabel, will be publicly exe
cuted at Chlhuuhua tomorrow, ac
cording to advices received at the
ttate department teav.
Tho evidence against the prison
ers Is not known'ahd the officials
iere do not know ft they were ae
.ually connected with the guilty
parties. There is no confirmation to
;ho roport circulated here yesterday
that Villa had been captured by Car-
remm agents and the statement is
taken reservedly on account of the
act- that such reports have been
made a score of times during the
past several months.
EL PASO, Jan. '21. Eighteen ban
dits were executed at Chihuahua thus
afternoon, paying the penalty for
the Santa Ysabel masscre. ; The offi
cii report lacks details, but It fs be
lieved that they were lined up be
fore the firing squad in the public
place. It is reported that the most
of them participated In the mur
der of he Americans.
HOMESTEADERS TO
GET RELIEF SOON
WASHINGTON Jan. 21. Attor
ney General Gregory and Senator
Lane have been asked to advise con
gress about necessary legislation
which will afford relief to the home
steaders on Oregon grant lands."
Repreesntative Norris stated that
he believed it would be necessary to
validate the titles of many who
bought in good faith and stated fur
ther that this quesion was one of
he most important problems before
the present term of congress. The
subreme court set six months as the
limit for congressional uction in the
matter.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS
ADVISED TO INDICT MANY
HYPHENATED AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Attor
ney Geueral Gregory today advised
the judiciary committee of tho
house of representatives to indict 1 3
persons and four corporations for
their connection and activity In the
hyphenated American plats which
have been the subject of a rigid In
vestigation by government officials.
HIGH WATER WRECKS
B. P. BRIDGE IN ARIZONA
TUSCON, Ariz., Jan. 21. Tho S
P. bridge across the Gila river was
smashed by the floods. It cost a
quarter or a million. It Is reported
also that the bridge at Yuma Is In
auger from the flood.
RUSSIANS GETTING SOMEWHERE
PETROGHAD, Jan. 21. The Rus
sians have occupied Sultanhad,
southeast of Hamadan, the dii
patches from Tehpran said. NTh
Turks are beading southwest to
ward Burejtrd,
INSTRUCTIONS
GIN VOTERS
Registration Books Close 30
Days Preceding Election.
!
ALIENS MOST BE FOLLY MMhLIZED
'Decliusttoti of Intention" or First
Papers Are Not Hiifffcfent to
' Allow Foreign Horn to
Register.
Following are Instruction to reg
istrars sent out from the office of
the county clerk:
1. Registration of voters opened
Monday, January 3, 191G, and closes
30 days next preceding any general
or primary election, or IS days next
preceding any special election held
throughout the county.
2. In registering electors, the
card Index system Is used, and as the
original card Is a psrmamsnt record,
care should be taken to keep them
clean and neat, and use either black
ink or a typewriter in tilling them
out. ' .' -. ; " "
3. All blank spaoes muBt be cor
rectly filled in. Draw a line through
headings not-used, such as male, fe
male. Cross ost the one not used.
4. The fall namevof the elector
must be given, viz: John Paul Jones
not John P. Jones, or J. P. Jones;
and Mary Ellen 3osies not Mrs.
John Jones, or Mrs, J. P. Jones.
6. Blank "B" on the back of the
registration card is. to be -used in
connection with the regular term
when an elector has removed to a
new precinct and desires to re-reg-lster
there, and by executing this
card, thereby cancels his former reg
istration. 6. Blank "A" Ib to be used only
before boardB of election, and re
quires two witnesses.
Qualifications of VolyrK.
7. Any citizen of the United
States of the age of 21 years and
upwards who shall have resided In
the state during the six months pre
ceding an election Ib entitled to reg
ister and vote at such election. Also
any elector who may complete his
residence during the period is which
tile registers are closed or who may
attain the age of 21 years, may reg
ister during a period or 30 days next
preceding the closing of the regis
tration for the election qt which ho
desires to 'vote, but tho clerk or
registrar shall endorse upon the reg
istration card in red ink these
words: Qualified to vote t month),
(day), (year).
8. Foreign born persons: AH
persons born In a foreign country of
alien parents, no matter at what age
they came to this coutry, are alioiiB
unless I lie naturalization luws of the
I'nited States have baen compiled
with, either by themselves aft?r they
bc-ame 21 years of age, or by their
parents before they became 21 years
or age.
5. The state constitutional amend
ment passed by tho people ut tho
last election requires that all aliens
must have become fully naturalized
before being allowed to vete In this
state. Therefore, thoBO persons who
have only their "Declaration of In
tention" (commonly known as first
papers), cannot register for elec
tions In this stale. This law reqnire
that "final citizenship .paperB"
(commonly known us Bccond papers)
be exhibited to the registration of
flrer before he can register them.
10. Some eonfunion may result
unless registering officers are care
ful in this respect, as In many of
the old forma of naturalization ap
prs the first tpapers, or "declara
tions," are very similar to the second
or "final" papers, therefore should
be carefully examined to see that
they read that the alien "is admitted
a citizen of the United States."
Under the former laws of Oregon.
eond papers were not required;
declaration of Intention or first
papers, being sufficient; former reg
istrations In this county do not show
which were exhibited, hence the
necessity f care on the part of the
registrars In this particular.
Some few naturalized citizens have
exhibited their final papers at this
office within the past few meats
DEFICIENCY HILL PASSES.
' . '
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.
Urgent deficiency bill carries
appropriation of 139,900 for
continuation of Roseburg fed-
erul building. Item has been
icad la -bouse and will ub-
doubtedty pass. , '
? W. ,C. HAWLEY.
and a 'record has been tak.cn of
them. These persons do not need to
exhibit their spacers . again, bat a
statement of. thla . fact should be
made by the registrar.
The following will give you the
requirements, alBO the status of the
familUs of aliens:
1. Naturalized citizens must ex
hibit "final" citizenship papers.
2. it the father of an alien be
came naturalised before he (th
child) became of age, he is a nat
uralized citizen, but must exhibit
hlB father's papers or a copy of the
same from the eonrt Issuing them,
s. A foreign woman, married to
a citizen of the United States, la a
citizen.
4, An American; woman, tha
marries a foreigner, takes the na
tionality of her husband, and muBt
exhibit his papers If he becomes a.
naturalized citizen; at the termina
tion of the marital' relatione. If she
continues to reside here, she may
resume her citizenship.
6. Foreign born unmarried wo
men must be naturaltoed themselves
after they become of age, or toy
their father before they become of
age; If married to a foreigner who
ts naturalised, she mast exhibit Us
final" papers,
6. Any foreign woman who ac
quires cittzonshlp by marriage to an
American, retains the same after the
termination of marital relations, If
she continues to reside here, and
unless she makes formal renuncia
tion of citizenship.
7. Service In the IF. S, army or
navy of allenB does not, as is gener
ally bolleved, Imply citizenship, un
less petition for final papers has
been issued, such service eliminating
only the necessity of "first" papers.
8. Proof of filing on homestead
Is not aufflefynit proof of citizen
ship. . Certified cobles of "final"
papers can be had by writing to tiTe
clerk of the court whore they were
IsBiiod, If the originals are lost.
All registrations must be sent to
the county clerk on the last day of
each and every week.
NAVAL PROGRAM IS
SHORTGREYMATTER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The to
tal absence of "grey matter" is the
principal fault with the administra
tion naval program, according to a
sttument juado by ex-Secretary of
the Navy von Meyer, before the Se
curity congress which met in Wash
ington today.
"it is a rare occasion," the ox-boc-
retary said, "when American war-
ships have a full complement of
men," and nttho present time tho
navy Is short over 35,000 men. Tho
fundamental defect is, Mr. vea Meyei
said, "that there is no competent
mllitnry oririlzntlou which is charg
ed with having tho dlfforent fleets In
a state of preparedness for war",
MEETING OF ( ItEDITOItS OF
SHERIDAN ESTATE IS HELD
A meeting of the creditors of the
T. R. Sheridan bankrupt estate was
held this morning at tho oflfco of C.
L. Hamilton, tho local referee. It
was voted not to apieai the ease of
the creditors against Polton to the
United (States court, but a com
promise with the attaching creditors
waa effected, Pelton secured a
Judgment against the estate before
the petition in bankruptcy was filed
and which was later upheld by tho
supreme court In the suit Instituted
by the other creditors. The trustee
was then ordered to appeal to tho
United Slates district court but
this order was rescinded at the meet
ing this morning. The atiachlnjr
creditors agreed to release their
claims to the trustee with the under
standing that they were to receive
slaty eents on the dollar, Peitan,
however, receiving 100 per cent