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Daily Weather Report
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Highest" temp, yesterday ....82
ITowcst temp, last night ....56
vol. vn.
IiOSKIKItO, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OltKGON, KKIDAV, AUGUST 4, 101(1.
No. me
i
FINES ARE
PAID IN THE
JUSTICE COURT
Baker and MilUtt Are Re
proved by Judge Riddle.'
DRIVER IS ILL A3 RESULT OF INJURIES
Passengers Who Made Trip in Stage
l'Muu Myrtle Point to Koseburg
Hold for Witnesses Until
This Morning.
Preston Baker, the stage driver
between Myrtle Point and Roseburg
today entered a plea of guilty to the
charge of driving an automobile
while in 'an intoxicated condition.
Baker Is quite ill today as a result
of the injuries which he sustained. fn
the fight with his passenger, Jess
Millet! and was unable to appear
personally, making his plea through
his father. Justice Riddle, in pass
ing sentence stated that he was
sorry that the boy was not present
as he would like to impress a few
tacis in regaru ,u u ... "'f.
upon his mind. "It is Impossible I
he said, "for gasoline and booze to,
mix, and accidents always result.
Not only does' the driver endanger j
his own life, but he puts In jeopardy j
the lives of others who are innocent
of any crime, hut must suffer be-i
cause of his wrongdoing. I am de
termined that It shall be stopped,
and auto drivers violating this law
will not find leniency in this court."
Baker was fined $20 and was giv
en 30 day in which to raise the
amount.
Millett, who was the passenger in
the car and who attacked Baker for
an alleged assault upon his wife.
was also arrested on the same)
charge, and last night entored a plea
of guilty, and was fined $10, which
ho paid. He was- release dfrom the
custody of the , officers, but all the
members of the party were ordered
to remain In the city, as it was
not known at that time what action
Baker would take and it was thought'
that they might be wanted for wit
nesses. They remained until this,
morning when they were notified I
that they Jvere Tree to leave at
any time, as there was no further
complaint against them.
The car wlucn was wrecked by
.Millett when he attempted to bring; NOKKOI.K, Va., Aug. 4. Some
it to Roseburg after It was lert by where in the direction of Germany,
Baker was brought to the repair safely past the allied warship pa
shops yesterday and put in condl- trol, the submarine merchantman
lion.
Baker's condition today Is not
deemed serious although he Is suf
' fcring considerably as the result of
a blow behind the ear, and one to
the body. He will be confined to
his home for a fnv days, it Is
thought, as he is very weak.
SI THKIII.IX ItltH'K VAUK TO
HKSl'.VlK OPKIUTIONS
After remaining idle for over
year, the Sutherlin Brick and Tile
factory resumed operations Thurs
day morning with a full force of
men. and will continue in operation
until late In the fall.
The plant Is in charge of A. K.
Foxley, of Eugene, a practical brick"
and tile manufacturer with over 20
years' experience. For the present
the plant will manufacture tile ex
clusively, for which there Is consid
erable demand throughout this sec
tion. About 5000 6-incta tile and
12,000 4-lncB tile will be manufac
tured daily. The p,mt is euunoicl
to manufacture 3, 4, 5, 6. 8, 10 and
12 inch tile, but only the 4 and 6
inch sizes will lie made this ear.
Owing to the fact that the com
pany has about 500,000 brirk In It.
kilns at the plant, for which there
has been but little demand Ibis
season, no more will be made until
next year.
Samples of clny from the Suther-
' i '.-irk and tile clay banks, which
have been submitted to tests Jn
Ohio and other points east.
have
demonstrated that It Is of eiceptioa-
al high quality, and could be used
to good advantage in the manufac
ture of pressed brick. Sutherlin
Sun.
lli;i(.S IX 1 LAX fcPFX'IMFXS.
H. A. Dosser, who resides about
one and a half miles north of L)ix
anvillo. today brought to Roseburg
several samples of the flux which
he has grown on his fiAn. Mr. IVi
ser has leased the Chadwfck place
l hits only planted about an eighth
-f an acre in flax. The sample
which he brought to The News office
Is about :U inches in height and is
an excellent specimen. He also pre
sented some to the Commercial club.
The flax was raised from a half
pound of seed which was procured
for him by S. S. Josephaon, secre
v vi the Commercial club. From
the small patch Mr. Dosser obtained
25 or 30 large Bheaves which he will
send away to be treated.
ES
ST. PAUL. Aug. 4. A teriffic'
tornado struck the northern part of J
Minnesota and the southern part of j
Canada today. Farm buildings and
homes were wrecked. A number c
houses were blown across the rail
road tracks so strong was the wind.
The crop damage is conservatively
cgtmnted Rt ovcr a , dollars
Crookgtown is
g( fap there bMevei
to be nQ doaths
KEEPS NOSE
Weather Favors Blockading
Ships of Allies.
WILL TRAVEL ON SURFACE MOST OF W,Y
Captain and Crew Give Three
ChwrN For America and
AiuiM'iranH lk'fore
Final Dive.
Ity furl l. Grout.
Deutschland is boring 'her way
through 'the Atlantic toward .her
home port of Bremen. Reports com
ing into Hampton Roads indicate
the pioneer submarine blockade run
ner liias not poked Jier periscope
above the water since she submerged
near the capes. At that time the
, nearest British warship was five
I ,iies distant, according to the tug
Thomas F. TImmons. which accom-
I panied 'the Deutschland as far as
the capes.
Expectation of a thrilling chase
and perhaps some sort of a fight
in connection with the Dcutschlnnu's
departure was disappointed. Folks
on shore saw nothing and Bigbtseers
who filled big - and little harbor
craft saw little more
She .Tnst IHsiipK?ared
In the dark of the night the
Deutschland slipped out to the boun
dary of the United States territorial
water., ducked under and disappear
ed. ThatwaU. '"USUSIU
From Cat; henry came the wuiu
long after sunrise that no sign had
been seen of the Deutschland.
Weather conditions favor the al
lied iatrol. however, not the
Iicutschland. The cape observed re
ports a clear sky and only a slight
breeze.
The submarine's actual submer
sion was witnessed only by her pilot
tug. the Timmons. and those aboard!
th Timmons were not close enough!
1o tM lre n,e'y had seen the dive;
until waVe after wave of the!
DEUTSCHLAND
UNDER SEA
(Continued on pape B.)
POSSIBILITY OF
STRIKEGROWS
ALARM NG
Federal Government Prepares
to Take a Hand.
WILSON MAY MAKE PERSONAL APPEAL
Manners and Employees Will Ho
Asked to Consider Effects
of Strike Upon
Public.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. While
the strike vote of 400,000 railroad
employes was being counted in New
York, every agoncy of the federal
government affected by the situa
tion was preparing today to do all
possible to avert a final break be
tween the railroads and workmen.
William I. Chambers, commis
sioner of the board of mediators and
conciliation, was f n communica
tion with President Wilson during
the day, though board officials point
ed out that nothing of a formal char
acter could be done until the railroad
managers and representatives of the
employes resumed negotiations next
week.
A call was issued for a meeting to
day of the senate commerce com
mittee to decide whether hearings
will be held on Chairman New-lands
resolution proposing an investigation
by the( interstate commerce com
mission of hours of labor on rail
roads and urging the empolyers and
employees to postpone a settlement
of their differences until a report
can be made. Hours of labor con
stitutes one of the chief causes of
the threatened strike.
The chamber of commerce of the
I'nited States, which appealed to
President Wilson for federal inter
vention to prevent a strike, is urg
ing action on the resolution. The!
chamber is considering calling a con
ference of representatives of com
merrial organizations to Impress on
congress the necessity of taking
some Immediate steps. i
The president late yesterday deslp-
nated G. V. V. Hanger, assistant'
commissioner of the hoard of medi-
LITTLE CHANCRE ON
rCHATlAWfXJN
1
n As
3ct.t or Mn.r.3
rKy, it &!r', v rJ a Apr
Western battle front, on whlc b Important changes have occurred I n four si tors during past year, viz.:
ill about Verdun, where f!:uians, having advanced cloe to fortres-t, are now, apparently, stopped; ("I in
.i.cmpoKne, where allies made a sub gtantlal gain last Sniteniher. and I!.-; 11 stopped; (3 1 on the Homme, where
tremendous Anglo-French offensive Is now under way; (4) to Arlols, ie -v of small allies' gains.
ation and conciliation, as a mem
ber of the board; The law stipulates
that there shall be 3 members, but
Judge Martin A. Knapp, chairman,
and William L. Chambers, commis
sioner, have served alone because
an official of the department of la
bor, designated as the third mem
ber of the board was formed, was not
qualified for the place.
Judgo Knapp and Mr. Chambers
asked the president to increase the
membership because the work of the
board already has become great and
the threatened railroad strike has
added to the necessity of having
another member.
Administration officials said ev
erything possible would be done to
avert a strike. If nil other steps
fail it is possible President Wilson
will make a personal appeal to the
railroad managers and the employes,
urging them to effect a settlement In
the interest of the public. The ques
tion may be discussed at today's
cabinet meeting.
WILL Sl(i TltFATY FOR PIK
CHASK OF DAN ISH WF.ST 1NDIKS
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4 . The
state department announced today
that Secretary Lansing ana Minister
Ilrun, oT Denmark, were in jS'ew
York today where they would sign
the treaty for the American pur
chase of the Danish West Indies
Islands. The price to be paid is
$25,000,000.
IMHOfF RELEASED
Jack lmhoff, today paid $100
which completes his sentence for
bootlegging and was released from
custody, lmhoff was sentenced to
pay a fine of $300 and serve 30 days
in the county jail. Not being able
to furnish the money he was forced
to stay in the bastile for the full
term of the sentence.
The amount which he turned over
to the officers today completes the
sentence and he will Immediately re
turn to his home at Reedsport.
lmhoff wub arrested in one of the
most flagrant cases of law violation
which have ever come to the hands,
of the local officers. He was found
- to bo shipping In liquor labeled as
beer and contained In beer bottles
which In reality contained whiskey,
Ho was also using the names of a
number of prominent citizens and
WESTERN RATTLE FRONT IX TASi YEAR
ALLIES UNABLE
TO ADVANCE
IN THE WEST
German Forces Lose Heavily
During Night Fighting.
MINOR GAINS REPORTEO BY BRITISH
Teuton Koivos OpiHwlnjr Russians
Are Unable to Chock The
1 1 Victorious Advance '
, i. . tmi.. (1(J sluvs.
PARIS. Aug. 4. Tho German
forces lost heavily during the fight
ing northeast of Verdun last night.
Tho French war office announced
that the French fire ropontedly shat
tered massed countor attacks. Tho
battle lasted all night and the Ger
mans penetrated the southern lines
of the city of Fleury.
The French forces penetrated
tlie Thlaumon woods, but the heavy
fire of tho Germnns forced them to
retire. The French forces took SO
prlsonors before they were driven
from their positions.
The British left wing made minor'
gains in Hie western pnrt of the city
of I'o7.ieres. General Ilalg reported
skirmishes north of Buzontlne-le-I'etlt
and northwest of the Dolvillo
woods took a few prlsonors, wltllo
British raiders destroyed a German
mine Hhaft east of Loos. Tho Brit
ish forces also exploded a mlno near
the Ypres-Comines and seized the
crater.
Slav Advanre Unchecked.
PKTKOGKAI), Aug. 4. It is an
nounced that tho Russians are driv
ing ngalnst Kovel and have crossed
the stochod river near the town of
I.ubceho and have captured import
ant heights. The (iermnn forces have
retreated behind tho river Stavok
Bloody bayonet fighting In streets
was receiving
largo shipments in
their names.
Tho liquor was confiscated by the
sheriff, but whs later taken by the
government which brought action
against the Zimmerman company for
n violation of the law In mislabeling
packages.
of Rudka Mlrinskaia, and the town
has changed hands several times.
Tho Russians finally ejected all of
the troops opposing them.
Sub Ibia Many Victims.
"KHUN, Aug. 4. (via wireless
to Sayvlllo. ) A Gorman submarine
sank eight motor sailing ships and
one steam trawlor oft the English
coast on July 25. This announce
ment was made by the Gorman ad- -mlralty
today. ,!
Fourteen largo Italian battle
pianos flow over lstria on Tuosday.
An Austrian aviator fought the fleet
alnglo handed, making the ascent at
Triste. Ho chased the Italians across
the Istrlan peninsula and destroyed
one machine, the pilot bolttg killed
and two observers captured.
t.Vniuuw Itecupture I'Tleurry.
BERLIN, Aug. 4. It Is announc
ed by tho war department that the
Germans ro-captured the ' Fleury
tronches west and northwest' of tho
city In fighting of a violent nature,
this morning. The French captured
Fleury during the night. German
counter nttacks south of Thlntimont
regained nil of the lost ground. '
Northwost of Thlaumont In the
Chaltro sector of the Vosges moun
tain forests tho French. attacks were
defented. British attacks north of
Ovlllers and on several othor poliits
were defeated.
IS REALISTIC
"Birth of a Nation" Draws
Large Crowd. '
USHERS WEAR COSTUMES OF THE TIMES
Onlooker Forgets I'lrture It. so If mul
Fntei'H Into Spirit of Production
Which 1h Pn-hin(sl Willi
OivIiohIj'hI Accotiipatiimeiit
The Antlers theatre was crowdei
to capacity Inst night for tho pre
sentation of tho famous photoplay
"The Ttlrth of a Nation". With thJ'
crompaniment of a ItO-pleco orchoii
na and a full (piota of nolso effects
l ho pictures seemed very realistic
and the onlooker forgot tho fact
that he was looking meroly upon
the dramatization of a popular novel
and entered with his whole soul Into
the spirit of the production.
Ho went back from tho progres
sive UOth century for fifty yeara. Ho
laughed with the north and with the
south; ho enjoyed thnlr life rnd
pleasures; ho sensed tho lonslon of
the gathering crisis, felt a thrill as
the call was made for volunteers
and then with the soldiers marched
north to the horrible conflict. He
went with them to the trenches, to
the field of buttle, entered Into tho
Indescribable chaos, charged acrosn
the bloody fields nnd then partook of
the Joys of victory and tho bltter
neHH of defeat.
Ho returned with tho noulh to the
ashes of Us homes. Imbibed tho
spirit of reconstruction and the com-
plete surrender of a lost cause. ' Ho
sympathized with them In their
hate. hate not of tho Ignorant, de
luded negro, but of the scalawag
white ond unscrupulous politician
who endenvored to advance himself
by crushing the white south be
neath the heel of the black south.
And then be entered Into the secret
of the Kn Klux Klan, tho wonderful
oreonlzation which with its mad
thrilling rldo of hundreds upon
hundreds of white clad horseman
resurrected the south and Joined it
Into be nMlnn Inseparable,
It is this irrlp of reality which
makes this photodrams tho grent"t
of the world and tonight many who
saw the production last night aro
going again to enjoy It. The effect
was increased by th ushers who
were drensud in the costumes preval
ent at the time of the story, the girls
wearing the oid-foshloned htftP
fkirts. while the boys wero drefmod
In the uniforms of blun and of gray.
Mrs C. C. Itobertson leaves to
night for Rfddln where she will visit
with friends and relatives for n
week or ten days.