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ROSEUURG. DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, ll)10.
No. 27
LINER APPAN IN
AMERICAN PORT
Ship Thought Lost in Storm
Was Captured by Germans.
BLOODY BATTLE FOLLOWS TAKING SKIp
ShLny Passcngi-'rs and Hritish Prison
era on Board Raider Put
Aboard tlte Prize Ship and
llrcught to Norfolk.
NORFOLK, Feb. 1. In charge of
a German prize crew, the African lin
jer Appan, previously reported as
having been lost in a heavy storm,
cst anchor In Hampton Roads this
morning. When 'the Immigration
and custom officers boarded '.he
ship, they found some of the passen
gers sick, while all were greatly ex
tlted over their strange adventures.
The passengers declared that a Ger
man armed merchantman attacked
the Appan on January 15, off the
Cunr.ry Islands. A prize crew under
the command of Lieutenant Oscar
Berg was put aboard, and then the
raider disappeared. Shots across the
low stopped the Appan, but the
liner resisted, believing the vessel
was being attacked by pirates, but
the two guns aboard proved unequal
to the task. Both steamers then
lowered boats, the German prize
rew boarding the Appan. Bloody
fighting .occurred on the decks, sev
eral being injured, two of whom
died later. Commander Harrison
then surrendered, and the prize crew
headed the Appan for. America.
The vessel which captured the
Appan sank a meat laden Australian
Ireighter within Bight of the Appan
crew, the passengers said. Besides
the 300 passengers and crew, 300
British prisoners were transferred
from the raider and brought here.
Berg said he came here because he
could get decent treatment here. It
was also reported that the Appan
sunk two other vessels enroute.
NORFOLK, Feb. 1. A message
thrown from a porthole to the United
Press correspondent, revealed the
name of the raider which captured
the Appan was the Moewe. It stat
ed that the Moewe started her careor
from the Kiel canal, passing through
the British blockade. Besides cap
turing the Appan, she bagged seven
British Bhips, the Clan McTavIsh, the
biggest vessel was sunk because she
showed fieht. An Immigration of
ficer went aboard the Appan this
afternoon, and learned that all of
the McTavIsh crew were killed ex
cept four who were injured.
TRUSTEES MEET
L
The board of trustees of the Rose
burg Commercial club met at the
club rooms Monday evening in regu
lar session, with a full attendance.
A great many matters were discuss
ed, anions them the matter of in
teresting the rose growers to make
a test shipment of dried rose petals
to the New York firm with whom
the secretary has been In correspond
ence. It was decided that as it was
unlikely that any one person would
have 100 pounds, the minimum
amount for one shipment, that the
club would receive dried rose petals
from any one who wished to ship
them, and until a sufficient amount
was held for a shipment, when the
proceeds would he turned over to
the shippers. It is believed that
several will try out the production of
roses commercially this year, and it
may ultimately become an import
ant industry here.
The matter of holding a Straw
berry carnival was discussed, and it.
was the opinion of the board that
as the bulk of the funds was raised
by subscripton among the merchants.
and as all subscription papers must
liave the sanction ot the Merchants'
Association, they should be the
judges as to whether it would be ad-
visable to undortake the carnival this
year. This is in line with the new
policy of closer co-operation wth the
local association to the end that all
matters most vitally affecting them
shall be referred to. them or de
cision. The club pledges their earn
est support to them In the event that
they decide to tuke hold of It.
The Chamber of Commerce of the
United States is making a hard fight
for the establishment of a pernian
ant, non-partisan tariff commission,
and a resolution was adopted by the
club endorsing this movement, and
asking the Oregon delegation in
congress to lend their aid to the bill.
The secretary has taken up with the
department of agriculture at Wash
ington the matter of disposing of
waste and cull products of the farm
and orchard, with the Idea of as
certaining whether or not it would
to 'practical to (establish a largo
plant to manufacture these products
Into various articles of commerce
Tho department has a bureau devot
ed to this purpose, and expert ad
vice and information is given to all
who wish to avail themselves of it.
In the event tnat this Is practical
some action will be taken to estab
lish Buch an Industry here. Tho
matter of ascertaining what now
crops could be profitably produced
here will also be Investigated, as it
is believed that many valuable drug
producing plants can be profitably
grown, wnlch will materially add to
the resources and wealth of tho com
munity. Tho Commercial club Is do
ing constructive work for its com
munity, Instead of boosting, as the
orm is generally known. While
they will do all they can to induce
new settlers to come here, it is of
still greater importance to find ways
in which those who are already here
can make a good living, and it is
with that idea in mind that the trus
tees have undertaken the work for
1916. .
THE LATKST CANDIDATE
TO ANNOUNCE HIMSELF ;
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Joe Bridges, .of. Onkland, Is the
latest candidate to announce himself
for the office of county commis
sioner. Joe Bridges is too well known to
need a lengthy Introduction to the
citizens of ' Douglas county, as he
has been a resident of the county
for nearly forty-five years. For years
post he has been actively identified
HON. J. T. I'HIlKiKS, OK OAKLAND
with every movement which had for
it's tendency the upbuilding and de
velopment of the community in
which he lived.
His wide acquaintanceship and
many friends throughout the coinu
will make him a strong candidate
for the office ot the primary elec
tion. WILSON POSES FO
CHICAGO, Feb. 1. Before de
parting for Des Moines, the president
posed for the movies in front of the
hotel. Mrs. Wilson tucked herself
I in a corner of the limousine and de
clined to stand In front of the ma
chine. The presidential train left at
: ten this morning and as It was leav-
ing enthusiasts broke through the
, guard of detectives and cheered the
i
j chief executive.
AIRSHIPS RAID
LONDON AGAIN
No Damage Reported From
the Many Bombs Dropped.
HOSTILE FLEET. ESCAPES
Bijr. Squadron of Zcpjwlfiis EqulpiKMl
With Silent Motor Roing
Prepared for Drivo
Against Ijondon.
LONDON, Feb. :. A raid by six
or seven Zeppelin airships took place
last night over the eastern, north
eastern and midland counties of
England, according to announcement
of the war office. . .
Anumber of bombs were dropped
but up to the present no-consider-able'
damage has been reported.. ,
Action l.s Demanded.
Discussing the possibility, of serl
ous damage to London from a Zep
pelin attack, the Times says: i
"Any raid Intended to do serious
damage to London, the defences of
which are still in process of develop
ment, is not likely to be of the hap
hazard nature ot the Paris raids. It
remains for us to provide a really
serious reception.
"Hitherto London's main efforts
in this direction consist chiefly of
guns largely manned by cheery but
inexperienced and Ill-equipped ama
teurs. No one who witnessed the
raids oh London last autumn can
have failed to have been impressed
by the Inadequacy of the defensive
preparations. Since then, consider
able progress has been made but we
should be better satisfied If we had
also sufficient aeroplanes to attack
the raiders.
Acroplunee of Little Value.
"We are perfectly aware of the
difficulties of attacking lalrshlps
with aeroplanes.- The modern Zep
pelin has a speed of 50 miles an
hour. Suppose It Is at a given mo
ment over a glvon spot at a height
of 11,000 feet, an aeroplane, start
ing ifrom the ground "underneath,
will take half an hour to roatfi the
spot where the Zeppelin was seen
but by that time the Zeppelin may
be 30 miles away. The only remedy
seems to be to have at suitable
places patrols of quick climbing aero
planes, ready to take the air as soon
as the approach of a Zeppelin Is.
announced, so as to doal with the
enemy when he has arrived.
"There is the risk of landings in
the dark, but the knowledge that It
certainly will meet some kind of an
attack at close quarters Is likely to
prove a deterrent to a raiding air
craft." LONDON, Feb. 1. A squadron of
BO Zeppelins equipped with Bilent
CHILDREN HUNGRY,
mAtU.. Jrwur - m Xhttk t-x- i, ,i,tt.mMstitmJ
T'ne-r children Ktarvin(r. the women of Belirrarie became so insistent in
ncccasvy lot the Austrian soldiers
motors, has been seen maneuvering
In Belgium for several days, prepar
ing for a drive against London, dis
patches from Amsterdam reported.
The experts believed that the raid of
last night against Midland and the
eastern and northeastern counties of
England, was merely an attack pre
liminary to larger operations.
LONDON, Feb. 1. Zeppelins last
sight killed 64 and injured 67, at
tacking Staffordshire, Lincolnshire
and Leicestershire. The official nn-1
nsunconient of casualties this after
noon indicated that tho figures mayi
run oven higher when the complete
reports are made. A mist hampered
the attackers, otherwise tho raids
would have been more terrible. This;
Is the most disastous raid against
England by airships during the war.
EPORTED SAFE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. The de
stroyer Sterrett reported this morn
ing that the submarine K-6 had been
sighted off Miami, Florida, hoaded
for Key West under ten knots, and wa8 robbod. but not otherwise mo
reported nothing wrong, and that;ie8te(i
she was in' need of no assistance.
She is due to reach Key West today.
It Is not known how the K-5 hap
pened to pass Charleston where the
rest of the flotilla stopped.
HOW THE NORTHWEST FEELS
AFTER A MONTH OF 11EIXG DRY
PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. l. After
a whole month on the water wagon
the heretofore wet portions of tho
three states of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho are taking an Inventory
of themselves. Total arrests for
January, 1916, show a decrease of
nearly two-thirds over the (same
muiiLn iHHr vpar. Rpnnrninv in nr.
ficlal rocordB. In Seattle, Portland,
Spokane and Tacoma a drunken man
Is not often seen, it is said. The
itv of near-beer saloons hasn't
worn off and their ultimate success!
Is still hanging fire. Many of these'
have advertised a welcome to wo-
I men customers. But only In curious ... . . , , , i
i , lujirani,, (nat 0j QenBra Renjumln Argu-
giG'.tps, usually led by a man, havel
,B" oux """-
ed Inside. Many cellars and base-
ments In Oregon and Washington
are well stocked with liquor and an
y ...uv.oe.. ,or gcuing
."u, .,, ,m a arum-iigni
prohibition law, was nearly all dry
bv local nntinti hefnro atnro.ivlrln i.m
M,1,., ,' , ,
hlbitlon took effect.
AUSTRIA DENIES SINKIXtJ PERSIA:
- i
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Secre
tary Lansing has annouueed the re
ceipt of tho Austrian denial that an
Austrian submarine sank the Per-
WOMEN START RIOT IN
Quelling a bread riot in Belgrade, Serbia.
to uupcibe Ultra.
FORMER
BANDIT
CHIEF IS LAIN
General Ornelas Taken From
Train and Shot.
DESERTED VILLA FOR CARRANZA
I
A','," Passengers Aboard Mexican
Central TriUu Are Hold
Up and Robbed of
PONSeHHioilH.
JUAREZ, Feb. 1. General Thom
as Ornelas, commandant here until
he fled to El Paso to escape a sen-
tence of death at the hands of Fran
cisco Villa, was taken from a Moxl
cun Central passenger train at Lag
vn, north of Chlhuhua City, yester
day by an armed squad and shot to
denth, according to local Mexican of
ficials. According to reports from Chihua
hua City, every passengor on the
icill(in .BVBrB Amln.
Ornelas, while commandant for
Villa here, made overtures to sur
render to General Carranza before
the "turning over" of the garrison
t December. t When Villa hoard
of It, he Is said to have dispatched
General Manuel Medlnavletla to this
city to arrest him and take htm to
Chihuahua City, then Villa's head
Olfarters. Sulisenuentlv Vllln tnln-
gra)ne(1 to Modlnavleta tnat ne
need not bring General Ornolus "all
tho way."
A friendly telegraph operator re
vealed the portentoup contents of
that message to Ornelas. who
j promptly fled to El Paso. He was
, grantB(1 amnesty when the Villa gar-
rlson finally surrendered and was
on the way to Chihuahua City to
confer with Carranza officials when
the train was stopped and a firing
squad took him off and executed him.
TORREON, Fab. 1. The Identlfi-
nnflnn nt a hrwlv liurlnrl nt 3nn Mlpitnl
mcdo, who was reported from Wash
lngton to have died of wounds, If
'nt ,,y or(ler of CalTaza of.
flclals that It he exhumed. Major
arrlved her0 ye8torday with further
lnformll(lon of Argumedo's death
CHIHUAHUA CITV, Fob. 1.
, ,,,
Francisco Villa, according to reportB
! recolved here, has been driven out
of the Pleaches Hills and Santa
Clara Canyon, and Is now surround"-
ed by Carranza forces near El Vallo.
EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 1. Tho Car
ranza consulate has received a tele
prim under dnto of January 30 from
CITY OF BELGRADE
their demands for food that it wu
Generl Trevlno stating that Villa
had been "dislodged from his hauntB
In the Canyon Del Oao," and that
guol Trlllo, the latest secretary of
Villa, had boon captured.
"Villa recently was making hia
way to El Sauz lu dlsgulso," conclud
ed Trevlno.
JUAREZ, Feb. 1. According to
later reports from Chihuahua City
every passenger on the train, in
cluding several Americans, wus rob
bed, but not otherwise molested.
Officials Are Surprised.
EL PASO. Tex.. Feb. 1. A Mexi
can Central train which left Juaroi
yesterday was attacked at Laguna,
north or Chihuahua Cltv nremim-
ably.by bandits, according to a re
port sent hero by railroad employes
at Chihuahua City. A number of
foreigners were on the train when it
left Juarez. , . ,
General Thomas Ornelas. former
Villa commander at Juarez, who find
to Amorican territory when Villa
sent. General Medilnavietia to exe
cute him, was roportod to have beon
killed In the attack. No other fatali
ties wore roportod. ,
Eduardo Sorriuno Bravo, Mexican
vice-consul' here, said Inst night
that his information Trom railroad
sources at Chihuahua City concerning
the holding up of a Mexican Central
train and the killing of Genoral
ThomaB OrnolaB gave the point at
Suaz. instead of at Laguna. Sauz is
only 25 miles north of Chihuahua '
City. ,
This was the first Intimation that
bands were operating so close to Chi
huahua City, where ftie Carranza
government claims to have a gar
rison ot at least 3,000 men.
KILL POLICEMAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. One
pollcemn was fatally shot and an
unidentified bandit woundod, but es
caped with two others, when the po-'
lice interrupted the burglars in a
saloon this morning. Three of the
robbers were captured after a des
perate struggle and battle.
HRITISH DISAPPOINTED ;
AT WIISON'8 SPEECH
LONDON, Fob. 1. The Dally
News In an editorial yesterday ex
presses disappointment at Presldont
Wilson's Pittsburg speech, which It
takes weakens the Impression creat
od by his address to the Railway
Business Association.
"His phrase 'friction is likely to
arise regarding the movement of
ovor-seas commerce'," says the Dally
News, '.manifestly BiiggestB "rat tho
disputes between Greut Britain ond
the United StateB are so grave as
to Justify an armament campaign.
But this Is surely Incredible."
President Wilson's "warlike"
speech at New York and Secretary
Lansing s proposal for the disarma
ment of belligerent morchentmen
continue to attract attention from
the editorial writers hero.
The Globe said that the allies
might consent to disarm their mer
chant ships If tho United Status
promised to conBidor a breach of
Germany's part of the bargain to
refrain from orpedolng morchnnt-
icn without warning a causo for
ar.
The Evening Stnr questioned
whether President Wilson was warn
ing England or Germany, when ho
told a New York audience that he
did not know what America's Inter
national position might he tomor
row. CHURCH FIGHTS ENDS IN
VICTOICV FOR DEFENDANTS
SALEM, Feb. 1. Tho supreme
court awarded tho decision to the
defendants In the Portland Taylor
street Methodist church fight. The
Insurgent faction sued the church
authorities who were seeking to com-pr-l
the opening of the old church.
SAI.OMKI ATTACKED BY
GERMAN MltSIIII-S
BERLIN. Feb. 1. It Is officially
Announced that the German airships
attacked the allied airships and sup
ply depot at Salonlkl with excellent
ntccess.