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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1916)
Dally Weather Ke;:rl Fair Tonight ami Satimlafv Highest temp, yesterday Lowest temp. Inst night ,51 VOL. VII. KOSEIIUKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OilKGON, FltlDAY, JULY 7, 1010. No. r toning RUNAWAY AUTO THIEF CAUGHT Boys Had Many Stolen Articles in Their Possession. VALUE OF PLUNDER WAS OVER $300 Sheriff ltodlo, of Linn Comity, Ar "Ves ThLj .Morning ami Identi fies Guns us Those Stolen from a Resident of Albany. Sheriff Quine and Deputy Raffety this morning effect- ed the capture of the youth- 4 iul desperado, finding him near Riddle trying to slip out of ie state on a freight train. The two left Roseburg, Raffety going to Dillard and Quine to Riddle in their autos , and then worked along the , railroad track towards each other. The boy had boarded a freight at Dillard and was v taken off at Riddle by Sher- iff Quine. The three will be ! taken to Albany tonight by Sheriff Builie and will stand trial there for their crimes. The articles which they had taken in the trip were sent . back today to Albany to be used as evidence and later returned to their owners. That the auto thieves arrested in this city yesterday hud embarked on a tour of plunder and depredation is evident when a more complete in vestigation 1b made and reports come In from other parts of the county. The auto In which the boys, two of which are aged 1" and 18 yeara, and the other 15, containued over $300 worth of articles which they had stolen in their trip from Vancouver to Roseburg. Besides the auto they liad four sets of rennlr tools ami ns n.anv NEAR RIDDLE tire pumps, three sets of new Ford building started today when Eu : .: .' curtains were found in the ion- glneer Hicks made a survey prelim neau with three spare tires. They had Inury to beginning excavation. The five 'guns, one being a 16-guago ground has all been surveyed before shot gun. a Springfield army rifle, but in order to mark off distances a 401 Savage automatic rifle and ' nntl set stakes for the digging, it wus two .;2-calil)io rifles. There was also necessary that some preliminary n holster for an army revolver, hut work be done. Monday a large the gun was not to be found. Besides force of men wll be put to work dlg this they had many more articles King out the basement of the struc stolen from autos and also jewelry lure. Tills will probably require amounting to a considerable amount. ! some time, hut will be rushed aB A complete camp equipment was a rapidly as possible. Mr. Stebbinger part of their outfit, together with came to Itosehurg last night and will Ichang, which they had stolen. h;.ve active charge of the work. The Sheriff Bodie. of Linn county, ar-1 firm is allowed by the terms of the rived in Roseburg this morning and ' contract 16 months in which to cflm- ideniificd part of the articles as the cms stolen in Albany. The guns w,- .-c taken from a man by the name of Margason who is a gun eutiiusi-l ast. The boys entered his home : which Is a Bhort distance from town during his absence and appropriated J greater part of the lumber is to he all of his guns, which were In the j furnished by W. L. Dyslnger & Co. very best of condition. In their and a load or It was hauled and haste they overlooked two revolvers placed on the grounds this morning, which were very valuable. j Several local contractors have been According to Sheriff Bodie tho car ; employed for different parts of the In which they were traveling Is not j work. With the beginning or exca the one which they were using when ; vatlon Monday the work will be hur they passed through Albany. When I ried aB rapidly as possible in order there they were traveling In a Hup-, mobile and evidently after leaving had stolen a Ford car, changing the license number and leaving their old machine In place of the one taken. The tires which they had in their possession were taken trom Sam Bar-j ker. who was on his way to his home In Polk county, after visiting in this city with his Bister, Mrs. Agee. The boys found his car In S.tlcm and run ning is about four miles out of town, took off the two spare tires and one off the front wheel, and appropriat ing his tools, a few spark plugs, etc., left the car standing alongside the road ror the owner to find. These tires were also identified and will be returned. The one which escaped from the officers yesterday was still at large this morning. He was followed by Pen Dowell and several other men until late in the evening, when he was lost in the darkness. By that time they had chased him for quite a distance back on Ml. Nebo, after be had left the river and had taken to the hills. This morning he was seen at Green station by W. S. How ard, the shoe man. The boy had crawled Into Mr. Howard's barn and was asleep at the time that gen tleman came into the back yard. Upon bearing Mr. Howard he Jump ed and ran across the railroad track -nd started south. Telephone mes sages have been sent in every direc tion and hundreds of people are vatching for him to pass. Sheriff Quine and Deputy Raffety left this morning for Dillard, and other places along the track where they hope to find some trace of him. MILLIONS AUK IXVOI.VKII i IX THIS LKGAL BATTLE WASHINGTON, July 7. A legal battle to break the will of the late John H. McLean, involving the mil lions amassed by the publisher and financier, was started today by his son, Edward Beale McLean, the sole heir. (JltKAT DAMAGE IX STOItM. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 7. Twenty dead and several millions of dollars property damage is the esti mate today here of the toll taken by the storm which ravaged the coasts of Alabama, Louisiania and Florida for the past two days. FEDERAL BUILDING Preliminary Survey Made by Engineer L. G. Hicks. LOCALCONTRACTORSGETSUB CONTRACTS Ijilge Force of Men Will Probably Ho Tut to Work Monduy on Kx ravation for Most Attractive Building on the Coast. . Actual work on the new federal plctejhe building which will be one nf the most complete and attractive In the state. A largo shipment of cement haB arrived in the S. P. yards and will be unloaded within a short time. The to have the structure well along by the time the rains set In in the fall. LIKI'TKNANT AIMIIt'S ISOIIV TO UK lirjllKK AT IIOMK PORTLAND, July 7 Tho family of Lieutenant Adair, who was killed In the battle of Carrb.al, Mex., yes terday telegraphed to tho military authorities at El Paso, asking that the body be forwarded to Portland as soon as possible. It Is not known here at what time It will arrive and accordingly, no plans for its dispo sition have been made. The funeral of Samuel D. Adair, father of the hero of Carrizal. will he held on Saturday. Tho cider Mr. Adair, who was 111 at a hospital when the battle of Carrizal was fought, I died without learning of bis son's fall. MEET TO SELECT REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN E. B. Hermann Considered a Strong Candidate. CJ. JOHNS OF PORTLAND ALSO IN RACE hark Horse Who Could I!rnlg llnr v iiimiy Into Cn nip Is .feint; Sought liy leaders' of the Party. PORTLAND, July 7. Members of the republican state central com mittee now gathering in Portland for their opening meeting at the Imper ial hotel tomorrow, and discussion among them already begins to center on the probable choice for state chairman. The committeemen apparently realize that the extent of republican success in Oregon this fall depends largely on tbc man that they pick for chairman, and it is just as apparent that they are determined to soled the strongest man they can get. Two active candidates for the chairmanship already are In the field and are making active canvasses of the incoming members. They arc E. H. Hermann, of Douglas county, and C. A. Johns, of Portland. Mr. Hermann is the committeeman from his county. It is understood, too. that George Cameron, of Portland, is a receptive candidate, as is Charles IJ. Moores. the retiring chairman. Mr. XeiituiiiHon Not Candidate. Thomas II. Neuhausen, progressive state chairman, is not a candidate Tor the republirnn chairmanship. Mr. N'puhausen said last night that the use nf hiB name U that connection was not authorized by hlni. IFriends of Mr. Hermann have been very active In his behalf within the last few weeks nnd say they have enough votes pledged to elect him on the first ballot. Mr. Johns, like wise, has a number of pledges. On account of the extreme inter est in the election oT the chairman nnd on account of the enthusiasm over the forthcoming campaign, it is probable that nearly every commit teeman will be tit the meeting in person. Some of them, however, have not pledged themselves to any one and are awaiting developments at tomorrow's meeting. Dark II . Ih Now Sought. There is a pronound disposition on the part of a great ninny commit- SNAPPY U. S. SOLDIER PATROLS AMERICAN SIDE OF STREET IN NOG ALES; SLEEPY, UNKEMPT SENTRY ON THE MEXICAN SIDE - s " 4 L i "if 4. X 1 American sentry (left) and .Mevican jientry in Nogales. With the relations hetween tl-e United States and Mexico about to snap at any moment, 'he border patrol !s particularly vigilunt. The photo taken at Noales, Ari.nna, on the line, .shows on ne side the Amer.cap trooper patroling tnd on the other side the Mexican soldier doiri : .-.entry du'.y. The photo gives a comparison between the snappy Amurican tio'if-r and lire s!..apy, unkem'ii a.) .-o'dicr. Iho white slab in tho middit of tl.e road UiiiicaLen tiic bounuary line between the United Uiurs iuil Mexicn. tuuaiuu, as eu as among: republican teaucrs throughout tuo state, to elect as chairman some man who has not I ecu menlionad In connection with the place at all up to this time. They are particularly desirous of electing someone who was not too actively identified with either of the factions Into which the party was split four years ago, and tor this reason it Is possible that, a "dark horse" may be trotted out, Thas far, however, this movement has failed to center on uny particular man. Kdward D. Raid win, the present secretary, i8 a receptive candidate to succeed himself, although some op position may develop. Mr. Hu lit win hr.s made an efofrt to secure the i:;i:iies of the committeemen in each ii the 35 counties, but some counties have failed to send In their returns. Mr. Haldwin will be in the committee room at the Imperial hotel at 10 o' clock tomorrow morning, and from then until noon will receive creden tials of the members. Moose to lie on Coin mitten. The committee nlso will name a treasurer and nn executive commit tee. It is the intention to place five or six prominent progressives on the campaign committee to give them j full power with the republican com-l mittee in directing the work. Ralph j E. Williams republican national com-j mitteeman for Oregon, has reconi-j mended this action. A similar plan; was followed in organizing the ua-; tional campaign committee. j Another question that doubtless j will be brought to the attention of; the committee is that of preslden-j tlal electors. At the recent primaries: a full set of republican and a full set of progressive electors was chosen, j It 'is planned now to procuro the withdrawal of throe progressives nnd j two republicans so that the Hughes vote in the state will not be divided. Campalvn headquarters will be es tablished In Portland ns soon as the organization is perfected. Much work must be done to prepare a reception for Mr, Hughes, who will visit the state early next month. Efforts will be made also to got Colonel Kooho velt to come to Oregon. COAST LEAGt'E STANDINGS. W. L. Pet Vernon 53 37 .591) Los Angeles 47 38 . .1 ". :'. San Francisco 49 43 .533 Portland 38 37 .507 Salt Lake 37 45 .451 Oakland 35 59 .371! Yesterday's Results'. At San Francisco 5, Portland 2. At Salt Lake 9, Lob Angeles 2. At Los Angeles. Vernon 6, Oak land 0. .Mr. Robert Leadbetter, a former! resident, is now In Alaska, aecuiiingj to word received by Mrs. Loftclhetlor, who, with ber two small children, are visiting at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Vanllnrn at Happy Valley, ' Iff 7 . ' f tLr f3 i 4 'I u i BRITISH AGAIN RESUME BIG OFFENSIVE English General Announces Signal Successes. GERMANS CLAIM ADVANCES CHECKED Thousand Yards of (ionium Trenches Arc Captured This After noon Gictitcwt Advance. NcoivnI by Allies'. LONDON, July 7.--Tho British troops resumed their great offensive ngulnst the Germans at dawn today, simultaneous smasheB along u wide front. The official statement of Uenornl Halg announced striking successos of the UrltlBh forces east of Lnboissello whore more than a thousand yards of German trenches were taken and the enpturo of sever al positions of great tactical import ance Northwest of Thlopvnl the Ger mans temporarily regained between two and three hundred yards of lost ground, the report slated and during the night they heavily bomhurdod the positions of, the Hrltlsh in the Born afy woods, at .Montnusan and Iji Ilolsello, whero they at times used Bhells filled with asphyxiating gas. (ioiituuis1 Claim Successes. BERLIN. July 7. A severe cheek has been administered to the Hrltlsh forces in the combined Angle-French offensive according to .reports re ceived nt the Gorman rnpltnl, which claim that the British are Buffering unusually heavy losses. Hlncc the opening day of the Hrlt lsh nttack the forces under General llaig have been unable io make Im portant gains ag:iinst the German lines. The German forces being compell ed to abandon their first Hue of de fenses which were wrecked by, the shell fire of the allies, retired to their second line defenses where they hurl bark time nnd again the Infantry rushes of the llritish. Tito manner In which the German forces with stood the first shock of the allies' attack has Inspired confidence in Merlin that they will he able to check all assaults which will he herlcd against them. Lull In Huhllng. PARIS, July 7. A lull In jtho fighting on the French front on both sides of the river Sonrme whom the allies' offensive was under wiry, con tinued during the night. The wnr II i'U ' i fff T ft ft office stated that utter calm prevkiKfc1 ed on the entire Somme front. Hlg Gains Reported. LONDON, July 7. The British, troops captured a thousrinda yard Gcrmnn trenches In eovere fighting ep-t nf La Bolselle, General Hals; rs ported this afternoon. The gain it the most Important advance score " ' by the allied forces. Sovere fighting Is going on In tho 1 La. Hoiselle sector whore the Qer minis are suffering terlfflc losses. GKIt.MAXS KKTItK.VT IIRKOKH SVPEtilOlt Hl'SSIAN KOIICKA BERLIN, July 7. It Is officially nd in U ted 'that the Gorman troop have abandoned their lines In th vicinity of Chartory, in Volhynla, under the attacks of superior Rus sian forces. PI5TROGRAD, July 7. The Rus. ' slnn troops have occuplod Gardle and Komeruvo, the statement or th. war office announced. ' , . GKIOIAX IIKill SKA SLKKT RAIDS THK ENGLISH COAST AMSTERDAM, July 7. A portlc of the Qermnn high seas fleet swept, the waters close to the 'English coast, capturing tho British steaines Lestrle, Is an announcement mad by the Gorman admiralty. The raldf was made on Wednesday. MEXICO'S PROBLEM UP TO CARRANZA He Alone Must Solve Issues. Confronting Nation. HELP FROM AMERICA IS PROMISED Idirgo Foira of VIIIlMtJW Make AtfcH-fc . UlHin X'Hininzu (jfUTiKaii Ami Niiirly Wipe v Out Mio Force. k - ' (WASHINGTON, July 7. Presi dent Wilson proposes to let Carraiura. hlmsclf suggest the best mean whereby America will be of assist ance to Mexico to solve the difficul ties which confront that nation. This.: It was stated today was the moat Im portant feature of the note which Secretary Lansing prosentod to Mex ico's foreign secretary, Aguillar, ac cepting the hitter's suggestion for dl- rect negotiations. Tho note in tta completed form, was transmitted aft er a long cabinet session, and It Is -expected that it will he forwarded tir . Mexico city bv Ambassador Arren- ' dondo before night. YilllstiiM Aitlvo Again. Mexican Ambassador Arrendoudo. . acting upon Instructions from Mexi co City, notified the state department -that a lirrge body of Vllllstus attack ed the Carrnnzlsta garrison at Cor- rlltos near Jiminez, In tho state of Chihuahua, on Wednesdny, almost dentroylng It. Fearing tho bnndirft might take to the desert Carranza has askful the state department to ' have the border watched on tho American slue between Horiulllns and OJinnga to prevent a raid. Pershing May .Move South. WASHINGTON, July 7. General Pershing's punitive rolirmn will not only remain In Mexico "for the tlmn being," but may be sent further south to take a whack at tho Villa band which Is reported to have anni hilated lire C'arranzlstn Harrison near Jlmlnez. This was learned from a high authority, following the formal notification of the Vllltrtn success. .1 MANY MIHSINO 1'HOM lll ltltl CANK WHICH HWIOIT HO IT II NEW ORLEANS. July 7. Moro than HO persons are reported miss ing as a result of the hurricane which swept over the southern stntes. i nrdlng to reports reaching this city from various sources. Tho radio to Mobile and Pcnsacola la working fairly well at Hie present tlmn, and It Is thought that the loss of Thursday's hurricane will bo known this afternoon.