Daily Weather Report Fair Tonight and Sunday Highest temp, yesterday ....SI Lowest tonip. last night ....61 vol. vn. KOSEIiritG. DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, Al'Cil'ST 8, 1010. No. 187 .... . 1 Australians capture uuu,Coos;im-B;;a jHarley Watson Sends Letter rams or secona Line German Trenches. ; ATTACKS ARE REPULSED: j ! JU'lUMi I'ositious iil ttgypt Are Atuwitetl y Ills Force of Turks War Ships Aid in Defense. LONDON. Aug. 5. The British today suddenly resumed the offen- sive on the west front. General , Haig reported that his troops cap-j tured 2,000 yards of the German sec- ond line entrenchments north of the town of Pozieres and several hun dred prisoners were taken. Kitch-; a few minutes before with (Press oner's Australian recruits delivered j Baker In the auto on his return to the attacks which captured the po-j Myrtle Point where ho promises to sitions. Repeated German attacks; feet the money with which to pay for which were delivered against the the repairs on the car. The Coos newly captured positions were de- county officers, have been notified feated. and he will be arrested Immediately Air Unities XmiievouH. upon his arrival. PARIS, Aug. 5. The British On the day following the occur forces frepulseyl many (German at-! rence on the Myrtle Point road. Grif tacks which were aimed at Verdun fin paid Mr. Gage $10" for damage and defeated all efforts of the Teu-I done to the car, stating that he tons to recapture the city of Thalu-; pay the rest as soon as possihle. To- mont Pleury. The German attack , started at nine o'clock last night aft- or a heavy artillery bombardment, j The communication stated "the ene- my failed to gain an inch and suf-f fered heavy losses". Several Ger- man patrols were dispersed along the Somme. Seventeen air battles j Coos county with him about 11 o' were reported during which time' clock. four Gorman aeroplanes were de stroyed. Turks Take Offensive. LONDON', Aug. B. It was an nounced that 14.000 Turkish sol diers attacked the positions of the British at Roman! which is 23 miles east of the Suez canal. The attack took place on last Thursday night. Although the battle continued with great intensity the Turks wereavalry Charge by AuStrianS unable to penetrate the trenches of jn Djspensjng At- the' British. Roman! is 31 miles' run southeast of Port Said and three; t3CK by KUSSianS. miles from the Mediterranean sea. The battle was fought along an 8-' mile Zt on both sides of the Egyp-(SLAVS ADMIT WITHDRAWAL tian-Syrlan trail. At, dusk on Frl-, day night many Turk assaults were ;oIllnvp, offensive of Austrian reraised. The fighting in the desert took place when the temperature was 100 degrees. The British southern flank smashed the Turkish ranks and ruptured fiO'rt prisoners. The British warships in Tina Hay near the norm shelling the em flank, aided in Turkish lines. EVIDENCE GROWS IN BOMB CASE Police Trv to Trace Io'tter to Trare iiilflnu. V SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 5. Dcpu ty District Attorney Brennan re vealed today three developments; which are considered damaging to Warren Billings, the .bomb suspect. He declared t'nat Billings secured a camera from Thomas Mooney, the night before the exploBion. This Hr. naan said was used to carry the dynamite. Billings also met Mooney at the office of "The iUast" the Headquarters u. ... where where they discussed plans shortly before the disa-ter. 1 ne po lice are endeavoring to trace threatening letter to Billings. the XKW3 FOIICF. FX.IOYS MF.IX E. A. Pettey. of the Hosehure today presented Fruit Company. The News office with a large water- melon. The luscious melon was cm late this afternoon and a delicious feast enjoyed by the members of the force. ' A car load of thee mel- ous has been received by the com pany direct from Wheelork, Calif.. the creat watermelon and cantelotlpe renter. .1! Tl i; DITS .KK il 1IIIX AMAHA, Aug. "). Two anlo han '"i held up Cashier .Tames Nelson, r-? t!1" Farmers' Slate Bank of Flor ence today noon. They escaped with over $1,00". j GRIFFIN WANTED IN COOS COUNTY j Associate of Millett Wanted uu Nuu j Support Chaise. Shortly before noon today Deputy Sheriff ttaffety received a telephone mnuoiirii fi-nm Qlmriff TKnunn nf fin be placeu under arrest as a war rant had been issued and a com- plaint filed charging him with non- support. "" f PaS. senders who came from Coquille in the auto with Preston Baker and was present whon the fight occurred between the driver and Millett. He also came with the three into town after the auto had been wrecked by driving It into a steam roller. According to the Coos county offi cer Griffin has beA associating with Mr, and Mrs. Millett for some time and has neglected his own family at Coquille, Upon going to arrest Mr. Griffin. day he promised that If he was taken back he would pay the entire amount! but that be would force tho others j or the party to refund him their j share of the charges. Mr. Baker who has 'recovered from the injuries f which he sustained, started hack to! Griffin has a wife and two chil dren living In Coquille. ADVANCE COSTLY 10 M BRITISH Cnusos Surprise In Mili. tury (lilies At Peti'ognul. BERLIN, Aug. 5. it Is an- nounced that the British lost heavily in attempting 10 aovanee noun ui Cavillers Foureiux forests. The Russian attempt to cross the Dvina river iiear Dweten was also ;re pulsed. The Austrian war office an- , nnnnfor1 that n r-,iViilrv ftahpr phnrce shuttered a Russian attack and that the Slavs have abandoned all at tacks except along the Stockhod riv er and the Brody fronts. ItiiHwians Admit Withdrawal. i PKTROGRAI1, Aug. 5. It is an nounced that the Austrians have'j been heavily counter attacking In Galicla and" have compelled the Rus sians to withdraw to the Kuty moun. tain passes. The Austrian attacks south of Brody havo been repulsed, and that a Turkish charge was de- Kyg, TI.MltF.lt AMI MIXK OWXKIl COMIX; TO HOSKHl'UG SOON According to word received this ! morning DeWItt Van Ostrand, the w.Pn rnown timber and mine owner wM) ie )n Roseburg: about the 12th o( t)ls monii,. He is at present lo- calp( at Takllma where he Is ship - pjng. ore rom j,g holdings which .,, about fifteen per cent c"." - an(1 $3.00 gold to the ton. He s planning the deevlopment of his ex-1 ,, denounced the Illinois demnc tensive holdings near Riddle. rnrv a!) corporation and boss con- . 'M KTS XF.M! SWFFT HO.MK ( I SALF.M. Aug. .i. Three of the six convicts who made their escape from the prifon farm mere seen today rertr Sweet Home They were trav eling afoot. A posse Is hot on their trail. AT CIti; From Camp to Captain J. A. Buchanan. HOTTEST DAY 122 DEG. Camp Nonr Holler is Equipped With! Cots, (Showwr ;Haths, Cold Water and Writing Itoom. The following letter was received this morning from Hurley Watson, a Roseburg boy, who is serving with: a Washington national guard com- Iian' at tle border. The letter was! sent to Capt. Buchauan and gives an excellent account of the camp in which he is situated. The letter follows: Co. M, 2nd Inf. U. S. N. G, Calexico, Calif. Captain J. A. Buchanan, Dear Sir: W'e have been In camp now for about three weeks and the company is beginning to look like a regular army company. We have a full conVpany of 142 men. Our camp is situated in an alfalfa field which Is getting all worn down and is becoming very dusty on account of the drilling and tramping over it. We now have cots. sh.ower baths, Ice cold water, and a writing room. We have very good officers, but. the drill is pretty hard. We drill for only three hours a day. from six to eight a. m.,'arid from six to seven p. m The hottest day we have had was 122 degrees in the shade and not much shade. It has not been less than 100 degrees since we have" been .here. I received a letter from "Red Baldwin yesterday from Palm City. I Our regiment is camped about aj quarter of a mile from the border, i We have a full regiment of 2200 men i aiso a signal corps, nospitai corps, troop of cavalry, three machine gnu corps and the band, besides the regu-i lar Infantry, Oregon field artillery and regular cavalry. j Must close now as it is time for drill. ! Yours Respectfully, HARLEY WATSON, j Watson was a member of the local company of coast artillery and at the time of the calling out of the na tional guard was employed in Wash-i ington where he immediately enlist-l ed wilh an Infantry company and:mct of the Oregon Agricultural went to the mobilization camp atc0nege left this morning for (ilen- Ameriran Lake. "Red" Baldwin of, whom he speaks Is nlso a Roseburg ! hoy located with the Woodburn com. pany at Palm City REUURU PKlUt tUK BLUtSltlVI "tup Fsllmnte For TUiy Scrthm llellw Thmi 10 Days Ago. PORTLAND. Aug. 5. Uluestem wheat today sold for $1.14 establish ing a record price. With bad crop reports from the east and In Euroiu the Pacific northwest crops are steadily growing belter. The crop estlmates for this section are better than ihev were ten days ago. , URGE MOOSE TO RETURN TO FOLD (tain, Itohbinx ;! to FnliM I'nder Hugh Ijemlit-ttliip. CHICAGO, Aug. 5. Raymond Robhlns, chairman ot the last pro gressive convention. Issued a stu.e ment supporting Hughes. Rohblns urged all progressives to Join the re- j publican ranks and said: "For my- flf.f i win gladly enlist wilh the Lgrr.lt majority of the 'ogres.l'es n,er the leadership of Hughes '. He j iroled. j PHII.AIlFI.IMII.WH y.U i: STIHKF. PHILADELPHIA. Aug. ,,.- A thousand car men plan to strike at midnight tonight following the re fnsal of the company to meet the strike committee's demands. DEDICATE NEW CHURCH SUNDAY Arch-lUsUi CUrUUe, ot lNwtUuul, to He In Attendance. On tomorrow morning at 10:30, the new Catholic church will be sol emnly blessed and dedicated by Aieh-Bicho.p Christie, of Portland. Immediately after the dedication there will be solemn high mass, and after the singing of the gospel, His Grace, the ar,ch-bishop, will address the congregation. Roseburg's mass in G and other musical numbers will f ba rendered by the choir. The People will not be allowed to enter j the church until the ceremonies prop er to the exterior of the building are completed. Father Walsh, the pas tor, extends an invitation to all the citizens who are desirous of wit nessing the ceremonies. HUGHES STARTS ON SPEAKING TOUR Wilt Cover Ten TUuusaml Miles In Swing Around CiitJe. BRIDGEHAMPTON, N. V., Aug 5. Charles JC. Hughes, candidate,,,.. nn,,,pr wilh thn tint outfit tu for president of the United States on the republican ticket, started to day on a lU.UOO-mllo speaking tour, 'l'hls trip will cover the entire coun try. The party will Teturn to New York on Septeinher 10. Mrs. Hughes accompanies the party. The tour will Include Oregon, Washington and Idaho points. ERIE DOCOMOT1VI K.PUDES SOUTIT BEND. Ind., Aug. 5. A locomotive of the Lake Erie & West ern Railroad attached to a passen- ger train, exploded today. The en- gineer and firemen were both killed i and many injured. The train blown from the track. 'AGRICULTURAL EXPERT . f nf (-) A p Mobpc Vteit em 0T U- rt- - MaKeS VISIt to Roseburg in Interest Of the Farmers, MOVEMENT GAINS GROUND yoiirtiMMi Count Ic.m In Oregon Mow Kmploy ports uiul vi High hi Praise nf tho Work. M. O. Kvans, assistant county KCnt leader of the extension depart dale and Grants Pass At Glendnle ne wm address the ('.range at their Saturday nirtcrnoon , meeting. Mr. Kvans spent Thursday and Friday In Roseburg and vicinity conferring with Interested persons regarding! the chances for installing a county j Among the men who were honor agricultural agent beginning next : P, at the Knlghls of I'S'lliias oonven. January. He reports an Increasing; (on t Portland was Wm. E. Oulnn interest in this movement and that? many progressive citizens but h among the farmers and business men are Very desirous of having the work Hlnrtwl In this county. Fourteen counties of the slate now j employ county agricultural agents In- eluding all the counties bordering on Douglas. Over eleven hundred are employed In the United States. The work Is proving of great direct benefit to the rural pnpula.lon and; ln,li""'"' to aU th )'"0,llp of lhC county. Mr. Fvans slated that nollilng new, fthe lQ 1 1 0 ml , the Jewel wan iccei. I had developed since last year and j , , ,v Attorney C. F. Hupklns. who ! that nothing would lie done at pres.-', i.rm h, lt to Gulnn th( hhva- lent. He discussed the matter brief ly with Judge Marsters and Com - missioner Nichols, but did not see Commissioner plnkston. The I'mpqua canning nun irnni' (he llcnson school in their praclice j fo)r (hl) y(,ar directors announr test al (he court house grounds ''-1,. T,j. v.0,ed 10 have a wild west lerday put ur, ten Jars of cherries. ' ron,.n and bucking horse pxhlltl The fruit will be pul on display ntjm) ,..,,.. Kitty cowboys will be the coming fair and the club will j ,.M,r, .,, , the exhibition and $ I unit compete for .1 prize on tills as u-ellj wu ,., , pr,e,. as in tho rc.nt".i with thf fit her cfuh 1 for wlikh ronUM they arc now prac ticing. Mrs. C. V. IltiMlc. f)! Riddle, -w to Tlosf-biirg this afternoon to atlend the famous photoplay at the Antlers. ?! Captain C. B. Wenn Raising Meu to Fill Out National Guard Units. PAY HAS BEEN RAISED Pruniies That Those KiiUkUk Xow Will Ho Soul to tho Ifcmlei With No Delay In Uto Training Camp. Captain C. B. Wenn arrived in Roseburg this morning and spent the day in an attempt to gather re cruits for the Oregon national guard at the border. Capt. Wenn states that he wants, to obtain between 15 and 20 recruits between the ages of IS and 4 5 years from Hoseburg and vicinity and that any who care to enlist have the promise of 'Imme diate service and will be sent to go from. Camp Withycombe. The pay has been raised to $18 all found, and In addition the government out fits a man with everything which 1. needs Including ?lothing and camping equipment. Tie says that the Oregon camps are being put In first class condition tents being floored, provided with electric lights, running -water,. showor baths, screened cook houses and ermaneivt mess Ymla. "The training which a young man receives," said Capt. Wenn this morning, "is of Incalculable value to him in after JJfe. I am sorry that my own boy is not old enough to be able to go for, I certainly would send him if possible, as I be liove that It Is as good as a school education. The government would not be sending men to the border at the great expense it Is forced to undergo If they were not needed and every, man should consldor the call -is personal as if tho president came to him and told him that he was needed. The recruiting headquarters havo been made at the Umpqua hotel where the captain and his assistant. Sergeant J. D. Dungan will remain today an(j tomorrow. They will also go to Myrtle Creek, Riddle and other places for a short time. At the present time he says that between seven and eight hundred men are needed to fill out tho units now at the border. Many are being sent hack because they are unable to pass thn ih.vslc.i) examination aim their plaroB must he taken by more able bodied men. ROSEBURG MAN IS HONORED Receives .li'wel for Imnu Service In Portland lolg. Df jn(s ri(y. lir. Oulnn was present.! ; ,,, wjth the Veterans' Jewel, one the.-.-.tghest honors which can be be- stowed by an order and which rer(,. Ills z D years or cousiani sci'i'i.' in one chapter. Mr Guinn nns , a. member of the Ivanhoe lodge Portland for the required nu iber of j years aad It wa this t,rrtr which. The token was presented i in j Rr.iml dwinrellor on the stage nf the Ilakr . alon(t with several, ; hrm-lrwl fher vrwni.iUnni,. In tho al.f.ence of Mr. Guinn, who was un- - : jIti ; ) , , . T(( 11 1 v.; U ILII WFST SHOW I ! EfOKNE, Aug. 5. There will be; h , rarng at the Lane county Friends of Frank I.llburn are glad to learn that be Is recovering rapidly . . ... . , .. .. .11 t i 1,. 1, he suffered recently. Is Is not be-1 warehouse, stevedoring, transports Ileved an operation will be necessary.1 tlon. CARRANZA COMESJO HIS SENSES la WUUuk t Ulscuss Mntters Alfocfc. ' lug Economic Situation. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5. Confi dential messages from Mexico City said that Carranza Is willing to enter Into a general discussion of prob lems affecting the economic situa tion. This ends tho fear that Car ranza might refuse to discuss any thing except military matters. Tho American government will not ap point the mombers of the conference until It has received assurance that the conferees will bo ablo to broad mindedly discuss the imporvement of Mexican conditions. - . HAS FOl'XD ilil. In excavating the foundation for a now initio drier on fifs premises just east of town Noble Andrews was not only fortunate, in that ho found an excellent grade of gravel for making the necosaary eowcTeta base for his drier which Is now In course of construction, but he has found a gold mine In addition to the gravol mine, which In Itself Is worth considerable. While handl ing some or the gravel which Is com ing from the excavation Mr, An drews picked up a small nugget half as largo as a grain of wheat. Sub sequent panning revealed the fact Ihnt considerable fine gold is Inter mixed with flie gravel. Howevor, Mr. Andrews Is too busy plnnnlng to save his valuable prune crop to be side tracked by the discovery of so trivial a thing ns a gold mine. Whpn tVie iirnnes are, saved tho gold mlno may bo furthor Investigated. It Jias long been known that the gravel beds underlying this vicinity -' -it moro or less filacer gold, but It haa never been found In sufficient qunntlty to pay for mining It. Myr tle Creek Mall. THOUSANDS HUNT FOR THE DEAD I'Vurtwn IfcMlU'H ltoovorMl From Tennessee Floods. MIDIH.USHORO, Ky., Aug. 6. All reports from tho region of Blair's creek, Claiborne county, Tenn., de vastated by a flood following r cloudburst Wednesday night, were that tho death list probably would j not Oxcood 25. When darkness fell last night 14 bodies had been recovered. At least I DUO persons from all soctiona came to the flooded district, assist, od In the seach for tho dead. BROWN GIVES RULING ON LAW Attorney General Hays That Hill Was Not Meant fur Cilrlx Only. RAI.BM, Aug. 5. When the law says that "no child under the aga of Ifi years shall he employed, permlt mltted or surfered to work In the telegraph, telephone or public mcs ninKnr Bn'lcr," It meant hoys as well ns girls, Attorney General , Brown told Airs. Mllllo R. Trumbull, i of Portland, Friday. I Mrs. Trumliull suRKested that th ,,...- intended to nnnly only In iilrls. Ilrown says that the law Is not nnlbKllolI, an(I the Intention ot hB ,p?1,llr0 ) nn. f - .. - unnrn v I rfl nllOIWfi WCrif OT UIIL IIUIIM-II rtlLLLU UUI1IMU "LLP. A(.(.,,l.ns ,,, w.k ,t(.,il t. Hlnto (1 iw)(m ,,.((Ul a7- A,,,-.i All s.For the week ending August 3, the slate Indus- uM ll,(.,,,,t ,',., commission I received reports of i!47 nccldenls. of which one was ratal. Of the total I number of accidents reported, IBS j were subject to the workmen's com- . ! peiiHaiion act, 1!) were from public j utility corporations and 3fl were from firms and rorrations whlcn have rejected the act. Following Is shown the number I of accidents by Industry: Sawmill 89 leering .17. construction 50, paper mill 7, railroad operation 17. light and power 1 1 , meat packing fi, ma chine shop I), Iron and steel works 4, laundry :(, telephone, and telegraph company 4, cooperage 4. quarry 3, (in kIioo , mining 2. Irmpamtr 2. fruit products 2, flour mill 2, sand and gravel 2, and for Ihe following one each: Plumbing, brick and tllni condenary, wuoleti mtU, canttery.