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Daily Weather Report Occasional Itnin Tonight and Tuosday. 'flehrat temp, yesterday 68 Lowest temp, last night 60 vol. vn. KOSEBVKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OIIKGOX, MONDAY, MARCH SO, 1016. ENGLAND MAKES RETALIATION German Airships Raid English Coast Cities. ALLIES BOMBARD TEUTONS IN REVENGE Fifty Aeroplanes And Armored Air Battle Cruisers Ih'op Bombs on German Militury Works WiUi Great Damage. LONDON, March 20. In retalia tion lor the air raid on Sunday over the Kentish coast, fifty of the allies' aeroplanes attacked Zeebrugge, the Teuton submarine base, and the mili tary works at Houltade, inflicting severe damage, it is officially an nounced. The fleet carried . ten thousand pounds of bombs, while accompaning the bomb throwing planes were fifteen aerial battle cruisers, heavily armoured. Every machine returned safely. This is the first time that the allies have re taliated immediately after a raid on England and it is reported '.that Lord Derby, the minister of avia tion, will pursue this policy here after. Eleven were killed, and thirty injured in the German raid on Kent. LONDON", March 20. Nine per sons were killed and 31 wounded in j a raid of four German aeroplanes I over the east coast of Kent yester-i pARrg, March 20. The German day, it was announced officially last infantry attacks against Pepper night. A British airman brought heights were repulsed, the official down one raider over the sea, the : communique for today asserted. In German observer being killed. termittent bombardment around The official statement on the Vaux and sharp artin6ry duels at raid reads: Eparges, , southeast of Verdun, are "Four German seaplanes flew over described. Headquarters declared East Kent today. The first pair that Pepper heights attacks lacked appeared over Dover at a height of! spirit, though a long bombardment 000 to 6000 feet, one at 1:57 u. m. j preceded them. Severe cannodadlng the second at 2:02 p. m. south of Malincourt is also reported "The first dropped six bombs in1" havlnB occurred during the day lha hnrl.nr- thnil WBIlt northWCSt. I light. dropping bombs on the town. The other raider, after passing over Dover, appeared over Deal. "The second pair appeared over Hamsgate at 2:10. They dropped bombs on the town . One of this pair went west, the other north, pur sued by a British aeroplane. One bomb is reported to have been drop ped on Margate. "The second machine appeared over Westgate at 2:20. Here sev eral of our aeroplanes went up in pursuit. No bombs were dropped on Westgate. The total casualties so far are reported: Killed, three men, one woman, and five children.; Injured, 15 men, five women, nine , children. As far as ascertained 48 , bombs were dropped altogether. "One bomb fell on the Canadian nospuai ai uamsgau,, cu.uB age but no casualties. Several J nouses tne nomes oi aruu . cottagers, were wrecked. "Flight Commander Bone, royal naval air service, in a Bingle-seater aeroplane, pursued one German sea plane 30 miles out to sea, where, after an action lasting a quarter of an hour, he forced It to descend. The German machine was hit many times and the observer was killed." According to p dispatch from Ramsgate, the two German pro planes which carried out a raid on thit place were attacked at sea by a French machine before reaching the coast. The seaplanes, however, ar- rived over the town and dropped ( several bombs, one of vhlch killed a man and four children. As far as can be .ascertained, the1 other Ramsgate casualties total one woman and eight children slightly wounded. S. P. ISSUES HOOK OX WA1- JiL'T CULTURE IX OREGON' The Southern Pacific has recently Issued a handsomely Illustrated book "Oregon Walnuts.'. The text was wrlttt-n by Nr. C. I. Lewis, chief, division of horticulture, Ore gon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. The cover plate shows a collec - tlon of Oregon walnuts In natural olors. The interior pictures are taken from various walnut orchards throughout western Oregon, and show in addition to general views technical illustrations Of grafting, pruning, budding, etc. Prof. Lewis has covered the wal nut industry very thoroughly in this book, and it should be In the hands of very walnut (grower jin this state. He treats first of the con sumption of walnuts in the United States, and calls attention to the fact that there were Imported into the United plates last year over thirty million pounds of walnuts. Al though Oregon produces but a small proportion of the walnuts grown In this country, nevertheless over one fourth of the young non-bearing wal nut trees of the United States are right here in Oregon. Throughout the book are chapters on the following very lnteretsiug subjects: Choosing the Orchard. Sprouting the Seed. Grafting. Establishing the Orchard. Setting the Trees. Pruning. Diseases. Insects. Varieties of Walnuts. Copies of this book can be obtain ed from Southern Pacific agents, or by addressing Mr. John M. Scott, general passenger agent, Southern Pacific Company, Portland, Oregon. ATTACKS SUBSIDE ELECTRICAL STORM DOES BIG DAMAGE PORTLAND, ( March 20. Two lives and thousands of dollars in property damage, was the toll of the electrical storm which swept over portions of Oregon and Washington yesterday. Cloudbursts wrought the rinnMn, in flrppnn. nnnecinllv fn the along lhe foothllls of the Bue mountaln8. A four foot wal, Qf mud(,y wa(er gwept away ,he . Thomas Shumwell. a farm- , er, whose body was lodged in a clump of bushes W,anl Marks, a farmer of Portlandi waa kl. ed when a tree crashed thr0UgU h9 houBe. The towns of Weston, Milton, Stanfield and Dayton were swept by the floods. The Walla Walla river Is at the highest stage ever known. TWO STEAMERS AHE LOST WITH HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE LONDON. March 20 Several lives are reported as having been lost in the sinking of the British steamer Port Balhousle, and the Norwegian steamer Langell, was announced to day. Some are still missing. The enf,ineer ot tne ingell wa, killed outright. Itl'KSIAX STEAMER TOR- J'KDOKII IX ATLANTIC PETROGRAD, March 20. The Russian steamer Jaslahda was tor pedoed in the North Atlantic pn March 9, was reported today, but the crew is believed to be saved. TOM TAGGEItT SUCCEEDS LATE SKXATOK BHIVELY INDIANAPOLIS. March 20 Gov- j ernor Ralston has appointed Tom Taggert as United States senator, to succeed the late Senate Shlvely. VILLA PURSUIT WILL BE LONG American Expedition Faces Need of Railroads. FOOD UNO MUNITIONS BIG PROBLEM Kntire Mexican Army Heintf Held In HetulinoNs to Tuke Hand Iu Gigantic Man Hunt EL PASO, March 20. Indications today pointed to a long pursuit of Villa far into Mexico, and the prob- lem of supplying the' American expe dition with food and muntions is the one uppermost in tbe minds of the officers. Some considered the withdrawal of the expedition with capturing of a likely alternative to forcibly seizing the Mexican railroads, defying Carranza, and pos sibly precipitating actual interven tion. There are renewed reports that Villa Is heading into the moun tains around Durango, as several Vlllista bands are lurking there. Villa is now reported as being In the Chihuahua mountains, with the cavalry of Dodd Bixty miles behind. Villa Is not yet believed to be out of the Carranza trap. 'When the pursuit reaches Chihuahua, the use of the railroads fn supplying the ex pedition will become imperative. Both Pershing and Dodd are match ing corn-fed horses against long winded mustangs. Few Animals Lost. Only a few cavalry horses and pack mules were lost, the victims of a hard-riding trail. The men reached the camp thirsty and hun gry, but otherwise in good condition, fit for action and eager for the pur suit of Villa to begin In earnest. Here they were met with reports that Villa had raided the American colonies In the vicinity of his moun tain retreats and that he had killed! residents of these colonies. EL PASO, March 19. Pancho Villa has been driven into a trap by the rapid advance of the American troops, according to Information re ceived In wireless dispatches from the front In telegraphic messages to General Gabriel Gavlra, the Carran za commander at Juarez. Moxlran Troops Heady for Villa. DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 20. Two thousand five hundred Mcrlcan; trnnnfl urn fAfllv in afrllra jf an ' hour's notice, should any of the flee-j ing bands of Villlstas bead toward Sonora. - General Calles, the military governor of Sonora, has orders to co-operate with the American troops. U. S. MOUNTAIN BATTERY PART OF TIIE PUNITIVE EXPEDITION SENT INTO MEXICO TO GET VILLA -' f x $ X 1 V This mountain battery is a part of the punitive expedition which has gone into Mexico in an effort to'fret Villa, dead or alive, and to wipe out his marauding bands of followers. These men, most of them seasoned cam , paignt-rs, veterans of Indian campaigns, are thoroughly familiar with the kind of warfare which will be carried On uy Vina in nis llgni against Calles officially discredited the re ports of mutiny and lnsubordina- Hon. When asked If the capture of ' Villa would result in peace to Mexi co, Calles replied there has been peace ever since the recognition of Carranza. He said that the Ameri cans were misinformed that Villa is a friend of the poorer classes, and branded him as an outlaw, thief and bandit, and that he was being treat-' ed as such. F Fire yesterday destroyed the home of George Schumacker, of Eden bower, the house being owned by A. J. GeddeB and carrying no insur ance. The fire originated from a do-' fective flue, catching while Mrs.) Schumacker was preparing the noon-j day meal. The blaze was not dis covered until it had made consider-' able headway and whllo his wife went to summon help Mr. Schumack-j er fought the fire unaided. His ef-l forts had nearly subdued tho con-j flagratlon, but filially the smoke be-j came so dense that he was over come and was barely able to escape with his life. ' I By this time help had arrived and the furniture was carried out by willing bands. It was impossible to extinguish the blaze and all efforts were confined to the saving of the contents of tho house. Tho build ing burned rapidly and quick work was necessary in carrying out fur-1 uiture, considerable clothing, jcwol ry, trinkets and the like being lost, although nearly all articles of value were saved. Mr: Schumackor's loss is very hoavy, and he is vory grateful for the assistance rendered by his neigh-' liors. Tho loss on the building will probably bo about $1000. CONVICT ESCAPES FROM PltlHON SALEM, March 20. Cornelius Mowerson, & convict employed at the Or?gon state prlBon as a trusty teamster, escaped Saturday night while engaged in work outsido the prison. No trace of his whereabouts had been obtained at late hour. Moweroon was committed from Vale, Ore., charged with larceny. The reports today (Monday) from Mercy hospital, Bhow that A. J. Lll- burn is getting along finely, and ev ery Indication points to a most suc-j cessful operation. The many friends of Mr. Lilburn and family through out the city will be glad to hoar of his steady and continual Improve-' ment. A. J. thinks by the time the big Chinook begin to run out at the Forks, he will be able to handle the biggest of them wlhtout bocom- Ing tired out. ' exivriiuiiauuu. HANDBOOK FOR CAMPERS Will Tell Advantages of Ore. Forests For Hunting. PREPARED BY U. S- FOREST SERVICE Will (ilvo Many Statistics in Regard to Oregon Gamo and Game Laws and Good Camp ing Places. In order that sportsmen through out the United States may know what Oregon has to offor in the way of fish and game and BUttable camp ing places where a vacation may be pleasantly spent the forest Bervlce Is preparing a camper's handbook which will be Issued to anyone do sllng the Information which it con tains. Oregon Is one of the great est hunting and camping grounds In the United States, Its forests and valleys forming a home for Its ani mal lite which InsureB Its game for all time. The Ibwb are lonlent, al though provision is made for the protection of all animnls within the borders of the state with the excep tion of those which are protected by the federal laws. Over five million Bportsmen spond their vacations annually In the woods of MUine, which are famous for tho excellent hunting nnd fishing which they afford, according to tho Infor mation in the handbook. The game In these woods is jealously guarded and yet Maine bonoflts $13,000,000 annually by the money loft by tho hunters In this state. The mighty forests of Oregon are the equal not ithe fjiporlor (of those within tho boundaries of the state of Maine, while Its fish and gamo life Is much more nhundnnt, but through the lnck of Information In this regard the state loses tho amount of monoy which would come If the people only knew what It could offer. At pres ent Oregon benefits to the extent of ! 000.000 from Its tourist trade. In tho hand book which Is now being prepared statistics are glvon which will prove (of lntorcst nnd benefit even to tho men who are famlVTa'r with tho camping and hunt ing grounds throughout the entire length, nnd breadth of the state. From men who are familiar with the conditions, as they exist this Information has been obtained nnd compiled In an Interesting form, telling of the many forests, their damping places, their fishing streams, their hunting plnces and all .which it was thought would assists the stranger In his choice of a suit able place In which to spend his summer vacation. Not only are such details as these ' given but also the best way ot hunt ing deer in different localities writ ten by men who have actually tried the variotiB means of hunting game In these places, the best way ot pack ing and caring for meat, hides, etc, Extracts rrom the Oregon fish and game lawB will occupy several pages with comments on the reason why certain provisions and laws are made and enforced. It is the object of the forost ser vice to make the Oregon forests a great summer camping ground, whero thousnnds of people may get away from the hustle and bustle of the city life and enjoy a few months wth nature. Scarcely a person In the United States but what enjoys a few weeks of good hunting and fishing, but thousnnds now lack In formation on whero to go to secure the best. The hand book when prepared will fill a long felt need and It is now being compiled and In a short time will be printed In the government printing office. In a few months it will be off the press and ready for distribution among the Jmtnpy hunters and anglers in the country who will eagerly search tho Informa tion which it will give. L FOR SECOND TIME In spite of the fact that a high wind was blowing, making accurate shooting extremely difficult, some exceptionally good scores were made . by mombers of the gun club at their ' woekly shoot at Winchester yester day. ' John Enger, who some time ago offered to dofend hlB medal at a handicap shoot won the trophy again for the socond consecutive time and another win will' make hlra the permanent possessor, one ot tbe rules of 'the shoot bdj'ng that the medal goes to the person winning It three times In succession. The wind was a point In favor of Mr. Enger, as he is a quick shot and was able to break tho pigeons before they wore swerved to any extent. The club house has been icom plotcd with the exception of paint ing and was patronized frooly by the members of the club. A targe crowd from Rosoburg attends the shoot nearly every week, tho Inter est being strong In the accomplish ments of the club. The following aro'tlio scores made yoBtorday afternoon: Enger 23, Walnscott 22, Poarson 22, Steven son 20, Roadman 20, Burchfleld 10, Taylor 19, Mathews 18, Bratton 18, Bradley 18, Black 10, and Molnor 14. CONGRESS VOTES AGAINST BIG ARMY WASHINGTON, March 20. By a rising vote ot 103 to 82, tho house defoated Kahn's amendment to tho Hay hill for a larger army. The amendment Increased the rogular forces to 220.000. Tho vote Is con sidered as an overwhelming evidence of congressional opposition to a large standing army. Tho senate planned to pass tho Chamberlain moasure, doubling the number of West Point endcta to be selected from the army privates. Tomorrow tho senate will consider the armorplato bill of Till man, and debato on naval prepared ness and (he government manufac ture of munillnus la expected to be gin. Hi l.G.ntiAN i'i!i:Mii;it shot AT. ROME, March 20. Two shots were fired at Premier Radoslnvoff of Dulgnrla, whllo he was riding In an open carriage at Sofia, tho dis patches declared. A postal employe Is believed to havo fired the shots. The premier was uninjured, but one of tho shots hit the coachman. Ilcforo the assailant could fire the third shot he was disarmed by a student, lie g'ave hs name B Ivanoff,