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Daily Weather Report
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Highest temp yesterday ....84
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ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OltEGON, THURSDAY, AUGUSTS, 1010.
No. 1H&.
AUTO DRIVER
AND TOURISTS
ARE ARRESTED
Bottle
of Whiskey
The Trouble.
Causes
THE STORIES TOLD DO NO! AGREE
Stne Driver is Found Unconscious
Jly JiUioy Drtver 'rom
Rosebmg Who Vent to ,
Search for Him. .
Warrants of arrest were today is
sued for Preston Baker and Jess
Millett, who last night engaged in
a tight whiche came near resulting
In serious consequences. The stories
ot the affair are widely divergent,
both sides making claims which are
denied by the other. Millett and his
wife and M. M. Griffin were passen
gers on the stage operated by Baker
between Myrtle 'Point, Conuille and
Roseburg.' They were also accom
panied by two quarts of corn whis
key, which seemed to figure very
prominently in the affairs.
According to the story told by
Baker, they had passed Camas
mountain and had reached a point
on Hoover hill, when he demanded
the fares from the passengers who
had been drinking freely. Millett,
immediately became angry and !
struck him with a rock or some oth-
cr heavy implement and throwing
him from the car, the two engaged '
in a heated battle. I
Baker was knocked unconscious
and did not recover until he was
brought to this city by Mr. 'Gage,
who operates the jitney line in Roso-
burg. The party then took the car.
and drove it as far as Shady, Point, 1
and upon reaching the place where
the roads fork near the top of the
hill after crossing the railroad track'
endeavored to turn into the lower i
road which is now blocked owing
to the fact that it is being repaired, j
N'ot seeing the steam roller stand
ing in the roadway they drove the
auto squarely into the heavy engine,
breaking off one light, smashing the
fender and bending Chyj front axle. '
They then walked the remaining
two miles into this city and took
rooms In the Grand hotel.
After their arrival in this city
they called up Mr. Gage and wanted
him to take them to Winchester.
Jlr. Gage agreed and started for the
hotel, but was told before nis arrival
that the parties had started out of
Myrtle Point with Mr. Baker, but
that the latter had failed to arrive
in town. Becoming suspicious of
them, Mr. Gage accompanied ;by
Officer Wilcox, went to the hotel
and questioned them closely. They
stated that they had had a fight with
Baker because he had insulted Mrs.
Millett and that after the scrap he
had left them although they had
paid their fares. They attempted
to drive the auto into the city, but
had left it at the forking of the
roads.
Leaving the night officer to watch
the three, Mr. Gage went to the
place where they had left the car
and found it in Its wrecked condi
tion with no signs of the driver
about.. Believing that they had
killed him, Mr. Gage Immediately
drove on keeping a sharp look out
along the road until he found Baker
lying at the northern approach of
the Winston bridge. He took him
in the car and attempted to rouse
him and succeeded in bringing him
to a semi-conscious state before
reaching Roseburg.
Mr. Gage is confident that Baker
had not been drinking, as there were
no signs of drunkenness about him
and that his.condition was the effect
or a Fevere blow which he had re
. !!, He also believes that It was
a plan on the part of the passengers
to reach Roseburg without paying
ihe necessary rates. Intending to
tske the ear on to the next railroad
r.tation and leave It there, taking the
train for a place farther north.
Millett and his wife, however,
maintain that-the fight occurred be-'
cause of an insulting remark made
by Baker to the woman. Mr. Millett
slates that he and the driver engag
ed in a fight out of the car and were
separated by Mr. Griffin, who was
awakened after the altercation had
turned to blows.. Alter this they
claim that Baker climbed into the
auto and drove It for several miles,
although one of the tire3 had be
come punctured after they had rid
den a short distance. Millett says
that he Insisted that the tire be re
paired before they went farther and
that Baker climed from his seat and
started walking up the road towards
Roseburg. He says they then wait
ed for about an hour after which he
took the casing from the wheel and
started into town on the rim, as he
was confident that the driver had no
intention of returning. Upon reach
ing the hill the lights failed and not
knowing the road, took the wrong
way and struck the engine at the
forking of the roads and from there
walked into the city. ,
During the examination Griffin
denied that he had paid the fares for
the party as was claimed by Millett
and his wife stating that he had only
paid $10 to Mr. Gage this morning
for damage done to the auto. At
the time Baker was found he had
only $3 with him while the fares
for the party would have amounted
to considerable over $15.
it is understood thut Millett and
his wife were run out of Coquillo by
the officers on account of their
questionable actions while there and
it Is believed that they persuaded
the other man to accompany them,
deiiending on him to pay their way.
Millett was placed in the county
jail this morning pending further
action. , ' '
Baker was arrested on a charge of'
driving on auto while in a drunken
condition and was given until to-J
morrow piornlng to make his plea. '
He maintains that he was not drink
ing at any time on the trii) al
though the three passengers drank
freely of the two quarts of whiskey
which they had with them.
Millett also appeared later in the
day on the same charge and was
given until tomorrow morning at
ten o'clock in which to plead. He
stated that he would consult with an
attorney and would probably be
ready to answer to the charge late
this afternoon.
HUGHES WILL BE
T17TH
Will be in Portland on Nighl
of August Sixteenth.
WILL PASS THROUGH HERE IN MORNING
Will Mnko us Much ,,f Trip nw l'os
slide by Regular Trains, Hut
Will Host On Mondays In
stead of Traveling.
From dispatches reaching this
city Charles E. Hughes, republican
nominee for the office of president
of the Unitad, States will pass
through Roseburg on the morning of
August 17. His itinerary as an
nounced provides that he shall leave
New York on the evening of August
5, coming west by way of Detroit,
Chicago, St. Paul, Grand Forks,
Helena and Spokane. On Monday
August 14, he will take an auto trip
to Coeur d'Alcne Idaho and In the
evening speak at Spokane leaving on
the following day for Tacoma and
Seattle.
On Wednesday, August 16, he will
speak at Portland and remaining
for several hours will leave on the
early morning train for San Fran
cisco, lie will proDably pass
through about 9:30 or 10 o'clock in
the morning and may appear on the
platform, although nothing definite
is known In this regard.
He will hold an evening meeting
(Continued on page ft.)
IN ROSEBURG
AUG
DEUTSCHLAND
DISAPPEARS
UNDER WAVES
Submarine Begins Homeward
Trip Fraught With Danger.
MAKES A SUCCESSFUL SUBMERSION
U-lkmt, Makes (JoUiway With Only
Ono Wai-ship in Sight Press
lUmt Ijoscs Trace of Sub
During Storm.
NORFOLK, Aug. 3. The Deutsch
land has vanished, and a single dis
appointed British warship lay oft'
Cape Henry lighthouse this morn
ing. No other vessel was visible.
The Dcutschland submerged a mile
ci'tside the capes, the nearest block
nder being five miles distant. The
tug Timmons witnessed the submer
sion and then returned to 'Norfolk
this morning.
NORFOLK, Aug. 3. The Ger
man merchant submarine Deutsch
land passed quietly out of the Vir
ginia capes at 8:30 last night on
her homeward voyage, apparently
unobserved by the allied warship
patrol waiting outside the three-mile
limit.
She was accompanied to the capes
only by the tug Thomas F. Tim
mons, which had convoyed her down
the bay from Baltimore, and by a
newspaper dispatch boat.. -
No Allied Craft Visible.
Her departure to sea followed an
18-mile Jdash. through the lower
Chesapeake bay. After proceeding
alowly most 'of the way down, Bhe
increased her power at 6:30 and
reached the capes just after dusk.
None of the allied cruisers were visi
ble nnd she passed through.
Tile submarine and the Timmons
were lost to the newspaper dispatch
SCENES ON THE WESTERN FRONT; GENERAL
PL w W
British battery on way to front in Somme region; General liirdwood; Russian Iroops wearing French helmets tp
trench on the western front.
Thee pictures have just been received from the Western front. Observe how spick and span r the m!m.
tiers of the British battery who are nn their wav to the front In the bloody Somme rcpion. Russian troops, wear
ing French helmets, have done some hard fighting on the western front. General Uirdwood is the commander ot
Australian troops in France who in recent cniraeements have covered themselves over with glory.
boat, the '.only vessel following
them, during a storm in lower Ches
apeake bay shortly before daylight
yesterday. From that time no ves
sels or lighthouses' reported sight
ing them.
At half past one yesterday morn
ing, while passing Solomon's Island,
the last of the vessels with search
lights' was passed. By that tlmo all
the members of the crew except two
had disappeared from the deck. One
of them was standing well forward,
a lead-line for sounding iin ibis
hand, and the other was at the stern.
Captain Koenlg still was in the coi
ning tower.
WILSON" CONFERS WITH .MM.
11KRS OF ARBITRATION BOARD
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 Presi
dent Wilson today requested a con
ference with Commissioner Cham
bers, of the arbitration board, It is
believed that he Intends to discuss
the threatened railroad strike. The
administration officials believe the
situation to be very grave at the
present time.
If the railroads tie up the coun
try nationwide privation Is believed
to be certain.
CAIilSANZA APPOINTS
MEXICAN COMMISSION
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 3. The
Mexican government ias formally
appointed the following members of
the commission to meet the "Amort
can representatives to discuss tho
border situation: Louis Cahnra,
president; Igvaclo Bnnlllas, Alborto
Panlv and Juan Rogo, secretary.
The party will start for America as
soon as possible.
FORMER ATTORNEY GENEHAL
VISITS IIOSEIlUlHi TODAY
Former Attorney General A. M.
Crawford came to Roseburg this
morning and spent the day attend
ing to business matters and visiting
with his many friends In this city.
He is well acquainted with Roseburg
ctizens having lived here for several
years and having been at all times
a frequent visitor to Roseburg. He
will spend a short time attending to
legal matters which demand liiR at-'tentlon.
VERDUN AGAIN
IS CENTER OF
INTEREST
Berlin Admits French Pene
trate Line In Three Places.
RUSSIANS WIIHW 12 MILES OF KOVOL
Zopiwlins Mjiko Second Raid On Tho
English lmst WilJiin n .
Wwk Eighty Hoinlxi
Are Dropped.
LONDON, Aug. 3. (By Keen.)
The fighting around Verdun again
took the center of interest. A Bor
lin statement frankly admitted that
the French forces penetrated tholr
defenses in three places around Ver
dun. The Berlin statement made it
apparent that the French activity
was almost a general offensive
against the army of the crown prlno,
Russians XdU'lng Kovol.
PHTTtOGRAD, Aug. 3.--The Rus
slnn war office announced this morn
ing that the Gorman attneks in tho
vicinity of Sniorgen were defeated.
The Russian forceB noticsl huge
gas clouds approaching and rushed
reinforcements to tho threatened
points. Many Germans diod !h at
tempting to reach the barb wire en
tanglements. They retreated leav
ing tholr machine guns and rifles. At
the present time the" Russians lire
within 2 miles of fTovol.
French Attacks Fall.
BERLIN, Aug. 3. A statement
coming from a Berlin source stutes
that tlie British and French attacks
have fulled. The statement follows:
"Strong English attacks made on
both sides of the Albert-Baupaunie
road and east of the Trones woods
collapsod, while the French nttacks
near Barloaux Eatress were repuls
ed." Allot hor Zeppelin Raid Idlflt tflght.
LONDON, Aug. 3. The official
WHO LEADS ATTACK
announcement of last night's 5jop
polln raid said: "The damage wa
astonishingly small". Soveu air
craft participated in the raid and
dropped SO bombs 0n the east coun
ties. Nine horses wore killed and.
a number wounded. The Zeppelins,
visited Norfolk. Suffolk. Essex and
Kent. The British anti-aircraft
guns made a number of hits,
limnmvl Liner Sunk.
LONDON, Aug. .3. The admir
alty office announced that the un
armed liner Britannls was sunk. No
details were given. The' vessel Was
not the hllirn W'littn i . ..
, om, iiiier ot mat .
name. The W. H. Cockellno ' Co.
owned the vessel. She was of 3,400
tons. It Is assumed thut she was
torpedoed.
SALEM EDITOll HURK.
Charles H. Fisher, edlton ot tho
Salem Capital Journal, and aln
neeted .with the Eugene Guard, ar-
nveu in the city late yesterday after
noon on his way to attend h .
lng of state Editors at Medford. Ho
was accompanied by Mrs. Fisher and.
her sister, Mrs. McDroom and daugh
ter, and Miss Edna Robinson, of
Chehalis, Wash. Soma mnh.
the party will remain hero visiting:
.omuves untin the 'return is made
next week. Mr. Fisher is a brother
of W. II. Fisher, of this city, and
having lived here formorly has many
frlonds and, acquaintances In tho
city. Ho 16 making a leisurely vaca
tion trip In his auto and may make
numerous stops. i
BIRTH OF A NATION
PRESENTED TODAY
Famous Film And Orchestra '
Arrive This Morning.
CARRY CARLOAD OF NOfSE EFFECTS
Critic of Eugene Guard Hays That Ho
Would Uso Force to Coined
Kvory Miui, Woman and
Child He the I'luyj
"Tho Birth of a Nation," tho
greatest film of motion picture his
tory, arrived in Ilnsebnrg thlB morn- '
lng, accompanied by a full carload
of "effects" and a thirty-piece-symphony
orchostra. Fot tho pre
sentation of tho plcturo'a force of
eight' especially trained men nssltt
and with the uld of the special ap
paratus produce the noise effects,
which glvo the scones their seem
ing reality. That the film Is all it
Is advertised to be Is proven by I ho
following criticism by D. Gar.'iijiio
of tho Eugene Guard:
"Oyen! Oyezl Oyczi
"If there bo any within sound of
tills summons who has not seen :ti
Birth of a Nation' they are horcbv
commanded to appear and shfw
cause why they should not be con
victed of neglecting tholr own best
good and educational entertainment
for tonight Is the last chance that
they will havo.
"If I had the power I would use a.
'press gang' If necessary to compel
every man, woman nnd child in Eu
gene to go to the Eugeno theatre)
tonight to see this film of all fll-ns.
It is, of course, simply a Jfllm no
mailer how wonderful you know that
hut n8 you sit and watch tho ac
tion you forget, everything mochanl
eul or theatrical and become as a
disembodied spirit witnessing f hn
actual struggle of a nation In tho
throes of birth, tho scenes merge
from the make-bellevo Into the i
tual and you heenmo part and parrot
of the action. You lovo and hnto,
suffor and rejoice, cry and laugh,
fight and struggle with the very
real characters of this most real of
stories, yon
"But there I go again trying to de
scribe the Indescribable, trying to
mak you see with my eyes when
what and all you should do Is to
see It. wllh your own. I can no
more convey lis wonders to you thnn
I could translate my Idea of eternity
to your understanding For part of
(Continued on page C.)