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ROSEUUKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OKEGON.
PRHMY, MAY 1H, 1017.
No. IIS
THE
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FOR CARNIVAL
Dow ipcurCaases For Second
Day and Festival Puts
on New Life.
PARADES AND RACES
it
School Cliildrcn March in Display
This Afternoon, Event Being
Followed By Motorcycle
J luces and Contests
"Old Jupo Pluvlus" whose copl
. ous downpour yesterday dampened
the earth and the carnival spirit In
proportionate ratio, today seeming
ly repented ot his action cleared his
dolorous visage and smiled bi.-iignly
upon the clly. It may be he sighted
those ripening Douglas county straw
berries or thosc prosperous tanners
who drove their steeds to the limit to
gain tho distinction of bringing the
first berries to the city, at any rate
he was amuse., and as he brightened
: the ekies tne clouded laces cleared
and the city, "already dressed in fes
tival vuiiiiojuiuvu oaiui; ihiw li.v
heretofore repressed it'1 f t'ne
carnival and started out for jollifi
cation. The bands came forth and paraded
back and forth along the streets
Playing music or an Kinds and ae
. j striptions national hymns, high
resounded forth in varied time and
' cadence and in response those Hot.
. ing applauded.
Not only did they applaud, but
many-of them joined in the line of
inarch wearing the carnival hat and
carrying the carnival parasbl. Fin
ally the bands Btopped marching and
taking their positions, played many
Inspiring melodies until tho noon
hour.
At one o'clock the work of cleaif
ing the streets for the school chil
dren's parade was begun and In a
short time this was fully acoin
liliSJedi. The dog and cat show re-
ri-uiJUifrd one of the most pleasing at
tractions, while the many concessions
and displays about the city were lib
erally patronized.
The vouneer veneration, true to
precedent, hung closely to the nierry-go-round
and ferrts wheel, which
were in motion for a grca.ter por
tion of the time throughout "the day.
The fourth company boys in uniform
were detailed as guards for the pur-
unnflA of kpenine the Rtreets Mpitr and
besides doing their duty in a very
. pleasing manner, lent the military
atmosphere which' prevented the
people from losing sight of the pa
triotic side of the carnival.
Tho races were one of the inter
' eBtlng features of the afternoon and
the daring riders won libera' ap
plause from the many on-lookers.
gardless of weather. Everyone is
urged to be at the depot at 10 o'
clock to meet the Eugene boys, or
a short time preceding the arrival
of the train the band will play at the
station, grounds.
Forming at tne Perkins duimii'.g
tho baby parade will start at 10 30,
marching to the corner ot JajKson
and Oak.
The community sing Is to bo held"
at four o'clock again tomorrow at
thi. lllfe Snllrltn? nnri evRrvnno is
- .urged tg join even if they ;are not
able to sing for evt-ryone can speak
the words.
The school children will lead the
chorus with tne O. A. C. band ac
companying. Mrs.' Mlddleton, of Eu
gene, wlil ping the solos. Mrs. Mid-
STATE HIGHWAY
ENGINEER VISITS
Herbert C. Nunn, state high-
way engineer, was In the city
today conferring with members
of the county court, visaing the
carnival and .-..ending to busl-
ness matteis. Mr. Kelly, asslst-
ant engineer, under the charge
of Mr. Nunn and his force of
surveyors have just completed a
survey of the road between
Roseburg and Aiyrtle Point and
it was. 'partially .or tue purpose
of meeting them in this city
that Mr. Nunn visited in Rose-
burg today.
He will remain over tomor-
row and at that time will take
up with the county court the
matter of certain Improve-
ments contemolatcd for this 4
year and ft Is very probable that
some decision will be made.
j In the event that the county
bond issue Is passed he will
, undoubtedly co-operate with the
1 Tounty in regard to expendl-
j tures by recommending . appro- 4
priatlons to the state highway
v commission.
CALL FOIl NATIONAL GUARD
-
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON1? uMay 18.
All national guard organlza-
tions in the United States will
be called to the federal service
between July 15 and August
6, according to announcement
officially made here today.
Governors of the several states
are authorized to recruit all
jftate guard "organizations to
full war strength. 'July 25 has
been designated by the war de-
partment as the date of asscm-
bly for Oregon, Washington,
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming
guodsmen.
dleton has. an excellent voice and
has appeared In concerts lit many
points on the Paciflc coast.
At 7:45 this evening the O. A. C.
band will give a concert at tho arm
ory, spectators being allowed to ou
ter the gallery free of charge the
dance beginning at 8:30.
The industrial. Grange and frater
nal parade will also be held tomor
row, forming at Dysingers mill at
1:30, All orders are invited to par
ticipate and liberal prizes have n
offered in several classes. A lare
country attendance has been promis
ed by rural communities for tomor
row which will undoubtedly be ne
of the most Interesting days of the
carnivul, ending in the evening with
a grand masked carnival and confet
ti battle on the street.
L
TO BE CALLED OUT
Companies Will be Recruited
to Full War Strength
at Once.
ORDER EFFECTIVE JULY
Men Will Re Mobilized in Southeast-
era, Southern and Western
Departments Social
Upheaval lmlicted.
(By Associate! Press.)
WASH 1 NTON, May IS. It Is un
del-stood tuat the sixteen divisional
cantonment camps for the -national
guard units when mobilized will all
be in the southepatern, southern and
western departments. The dates on
which t'he state units will bo moved
to the big national camps from the
state mobilization points, will depend
largely upon the dispatch with which
the quarters can be completed and
made in readiness for the divisions.
Social Upheavul Predicted.
WASHINGTON, May 18. Predic
tions of a gigantic social upheaval
unless the constant 'rising prices of
food stuffs is Btorped, were made
by George W. Anderson, federal at
torney of Boston, and special assist
ant to the U. S. attorney general in
till food investigation before the
house agricultural committee. An
derson stated that It was his belief
that "there will be a phenomena in
America Inconsistent with law and
order unless something is done."
Plotters Destroy Distillate.
SALT LAKE, May IS. Plotters
destroyed $200,000 worth of distil
late in an explosion at Gerlach, Nov.,
according to reports reaching rail
road headquarters here today. The
distillate was contained in; 30 cars
enroute to San Francisco.
IWLLER HKATK HACK.
Tho roller 'Bkate race was an im
porta nt event today and a number
of Roseburg s youngsters completed
for honors. Tho winner was C C
Mansfield and the race was the dis
tance of one blockk. It was wit
nessed by a large crowd.
COXFKRKNCE TODAY.
C. J. Kurd and County Sup-
erlntendent O. C. Brown con-
ferred for bo me time this morn-
Ing in regard to the organiza-
tion of the boys' working re-
serve. It is very probable that
some action will be taken In
tho near fntiiie to prepare tho
boys for work on the farms of
the state.
HlXnV It ACE WINXFIt.
The winner of the slow mo-
torcycle race held this after-
noon was trugh Harrison, rid-
ing a Harley Davidson machine.
This race was very unique ami
afforded a great deal of'amti
ment. The course of the race
was the distance of one block.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
PARADE TODAY
Most Successful Pageant Ever
Witnessed on Roseburg
Streets.
DECORATIONS UNIQUE
All Schools of City Well Represented
in I'ercentugo of Member in
Line and Oration Given
v As They March.
There Is only one vy to describe
the school chiluron's paraiie tl.at was
held! in this city this afternoon a
that way is to procure a dictionary
and secure all the laudatory words
in it, then distribute them profusely
through an article giving a detailed
account of the different features of
the (parade. With weathnr conditions
favorable in the extreme nd enthu
siasm running high, the s.iiuot chil
dren of the city this afternoon estab
lished a record for such .parades.
Many of the classes were arranged
in interesting groups, while the na
tioril emblem was not slighted In
the least, and found a very promin
ent position in ull sections.
A large crowd thronged the sides
of the street along the Im of march
and cheered and applauded all. Thp
bands were excd;itionully "peppy"
this afternoon and thoir l.unlc was
very inspiring. ,
Many of the sections wero deserv
ing of high praise and credit for the
m tinner in which the decoration had
been handled. The following is the
line of parade as near as could be
obtained:
First the beautifully decorated
floats of the queens and King Del
win, followed by tho O. A. C. band.
Miss Jewetts class of the Rose school
and Miss Parrott of tho Rose school,
headed the procession, the .-Mldren
carrying huge garlands of pink
roses. A very unique feature were
the guards who carried tusselod staffs
and preserved the line of march.
Miss Stewart and Miss Dillard's
room also carried pink decorations,
while the higher gilides conducted
by Mrs. Kitzpatrick, Miss Tooze,
Miss Shoemaker, Miss l'umilton and
Miss Payne, had a very unique and
beau ti flu 1 May pole display. The
cirl-j ttt W iftft A nnlpunto I tea Pn it)
and Prof. Hall's room a carried flags!
and the boys stuffs cf yellow poppies. v
The Hose school had iver three A KKAI; STUAW11KHHV HACK,
hundred of Its pupMs in line.
Following the Rose shi-d camel A rac0 was "Pullcd off tllla
the Fullerton school with one hun-l morning that was not schedul
dred pupils in line, tho moms 0fi ed on the carnlvnl .program and
Misses Watson and Swinney and'
Prof. Morris being represented. - j
The Juvenile band followed Imme
diately after the Fullerton school.
The Benson school came next with
24 7 ipuplls marching, led by Uncle
Bam and a guard, and with the tiny
tots carrying farming implements
and flags. The little glris v re dress-'
ed as red cross muses, while i.ih;
the other i-rados carried out tho'
unique scheme of having tho girls
dressed as Goddesses of Liberty and
the boys as soldiers, carrying piniM
guns.
A class of plrls carrying garlands
(Continued on page C.)
FLEEING
.v;ss-,. . ..v
V ft i
SATUKIIAVS IMtOGKA.M.
10:00 Baby parade.
11:00 Special races. .
1:30 Grange and -industrial
parade.
3:00 Motorcycle hill climbing
contest. Special race, prises
donated by liubar BroB.
4:0u community concert. Elks
building.
5.V-0 Exhibition by fire de-
partment.
7:00 Street carnival.
8:30 Dance at armory.
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"UUKUAXK S1MCC1AL."
.
The clothing store of D. J.
Jarvis this morning Jias a uni-
que arrangement placed on the
fir tree that sets on the side-
walk in front of the .business
establishment. Green and ripe
berries have been tied on the
boughs and a sigh placed over
them saying, "Burbank Special
not ripe yet, but will bo in
June." Tuis has attracted a
great denl of attention and
caused much merriment.
v
I'AKADK THIS MORNING.
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Led by Gene Parrott and otli-
4- cr prominent business men of
this city, an Informal parade
was held on the main street
this morning, the O. A. C.
band furnishing the music. One 4
of the parade rs stated that it
was c:illeu the "neversweat pa-
rade.'
FIUST STUAWHKHItlKM.
Who said there wero no
frawberries? Mr. and Mrs.
Pcmberton, of Greens, brought
tho first crate of Douglas conn-
ty strawberries into town today
that have been received here
this season. They were of the
Gold Dollar variety, and fully
up to the usual standard of
tho Umpqua valley berry. These
berries were secured liy the
Patterson grocery, on Cass
street. Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton
also presented Tho News man
with a box of these luscious
Gold Dollar berries, and wo can
say from first knowledgo that
.Ahoy are unbeatable.
was witnessed by a very few
people. This race was from
Greens U this city and tlie
contestants were Mr. Urumage
and Mr. Pemberton, both resl-
dents of that section and well
known strawben-y grower:.
They both started for this city
ear'y 11118 morning with a sup-
1ly or Oregon grown berries
and when each discovered that
they had tho first berries, they
started to race to see who
would reach the city Jimlts first.
It resulted in a tie, so that
both gentlemen practically
have the honors.
FROM THE WRATH
IS
Organization Equals Any Ever
Heard Here on Chau
tauqua Program.
SOLOS ARE RENDERED
Soloists Win Greeted With Hearty
Applause and Responded Kcculily
to Tho Knrorm Accorded Them
on Kncli Apieantnce
The concert given last evening by
the O. A. C. Imiul at the armory was
one of the finest musical attraction
ever heard In the city of Roseburg,
the orgnnlzatlng equnlling any of the
splendid bands performing on the
chnntauqun ooiirso timing the past
! fen years. The excellent numbors
rondi-rcd by Mrs. Oble Shatluck and
.Mr. Victor Orr, soloists with the
band were received with hearty ap-
plauso mnd, the singers responded
graciously to thoir well-oiirned ova-
tion with encores. Mrs. Shattuck is
n delightful lady and hns made mnny
friends during her short visit horo.
The -cuariiilivg numbois so
thorough, eiiioyed wore:
March, "Greetings Sargent
Overture, "Tancredl". Kossfni
Solo for Saxophone, "In the Land
of Ix)ve with the Song Hirds" Rcga
Mrs. Obil Shattuck.
Humorous Patrol "Dublin Bay"
Lampe
Tenor Solo, "There'B a Long, iong
Trail" Elliot
Victor Orr.
Suite "Atlantis" a... Sofranek
j 1. Noeturns and Morning Hymn
of Praise,
2. A Court Function. ' '
3. I Lose Thee, Atlantis."
I 4. Destruction of Atlantis.
: "Loin Du Ball" (requesc; ,....GaIlett
March "The Stars and Stripes For
ever"' 8ousa
At the conclusion of tho concert
tho band boys were presented to tho
members of tho royal assemblage and
tho patronesses of the grand ball and
during tho balance of the evening
joined In the dancing. Tho O. A. C.
boys are a fine appearing lot of
young follows, a credit to their state
and college and the taxpayers should
be proud of their manly demeanor.
Tho carnival hall opened with ft
handsome grand march at the stroke
of nine, which was led by Rex Fra
garia and Queen Vera, followed by
the maids and their escorts. At the
conclusion of the grand march the
unmasking of Rex Fragaria occurred
and lo, the smiling fae of Del win
Jewett, one of the city's most pop
ular young gentlemen appeared he-
fore the waiting subjects who until
this eventful moment knew, not who
ruled o'er the land of tho strawberry.
During the happy hours following
this important feature, numerous
original dance. - wore Introduced
among the cleverest being tho fea
ture one-step which wos led by King
Delwin and Queen Vera. The sec
ond "half of the dance was led by
the ex-kings and queens, who have
ruled over previous carnivals.
The decorations were of American
flngs and tho flags of our allies, a
setting of patriotism so Intensely im
portant and foremost in the hearts
TO COME
1
SI'IXIAI. W1M. ARKIVE.
The special train from Eugene
will arrive here tomorrow
morning and will bo met at the
depot by a large delegation ot
local people. It is thought
thai both bands will be there
and enough music will be dls-
pensed to satisfy the desire of
all. The Eugene crowd will
no doubt make merry here to- 4
morrow and from sunriBe until
sunset will be one long ' and 4
hujppy Joyous time.
of evoryone present. The attendance
was enormous considering the un
settled weather conditions and the
morry throng entered into the festivi
ties with a true carnival spirit. .
The patronosscs for the evening
were Mesdantes Lllburn, Hlce. Sykes,
Fisher, R. Moore, Wilder, Selecman,
Perkins, Wharton, Chas. Parrott and
Miss Joseiphine Parrott.
TO
Hindenburg's Sacrifice Troops
Unavailing Line is
Weakening.
RETREAT IS NECESSARY
Greater Disaster May Overtake the
Germans -Iltunor of Ilaguo
Truco Between HuHtda
ti ml Teutons,
(Uy Associated Pross.)
ASSOCIATKD PHKSS WAll LEAD,
May 18 Tho terlfllc fiehting that
Has .centered around Bullcourt for
the .past two or three weeka has An
ally resulted In victory tor liritoua,
the (terinans evacuating the ruins of
tho town, yesterday, according to
orilclal reports from Uerlln. In addi
tion to capturing Bulicourt, the Brit
ish are prossing on the Drocourt-
(jueant line with lrrcslstlblo force.
and In spile of the terrible sacriricos
of men made by von Hindenburg to
hold the lines Intact, hls efforts ap
pear to have been In vain and It Is
believed that within a abort time the
iron-willed general will have to be
gin anotuer strategic retreat in order
to avoid greater disaster and humili
ation. .
From Russia comes the informa
tion that , Premier Lvoff expresses
hope that tne coalition ministry will
weather political storms that have
nearly destroyed the governvicnt. Of
ficial announcement is made that the
now ltusslan cabinet has been form
ed, six socialists being Included in
the executive body.
lirltiah heavy artillery batteries
are co-operating witli Italian troops
In tho Italian drive against tho Aus-
trlans alung the Julian front. Home
reports indicate that the artillery is
activo l.m Toluiaino to the sea, and
that 6,4 112 Austrians were captured
during tho past few hours llgntlni,',
Humored Truw.
1.OND0N, May J8. Amsterdam
dispatches mention a rumor of
Hague truce about to be consummat
ed between ltussla and the Teuton
as a result of the political changes nt
Petrograd. It Is liolloved the ru
mor is of German origin.
IIIC'VCI.K HACK.
Tho winner of tho bicycle race va
TiheoUoro Abraham, wljo won the
race ny anout Du reet. t ne race
course consisted of about B blocks.
An appropriate prize wa offered for
this event.
hi;ci:ivi:h position.
O. II, Frank, of Chohalls,
Wash., arrived hero yesterday
.
witli Wm. Pollman, ono of the
owners of the local wa.er and
liKht plant, anl was ludiiy ap- 4
pointed as manager of the
Douglas Water and Light Com-
pany. Mr. Frank Is fully con
versant with (he affairs of such
4 a plant and will no douut make 4
a, decided s'lccess of It In this
city. Mr. Harry Hall, the for.
mer manager will leave soon
with his family for Stockton
Calif., where ho will engage In
other business.
NO.V-CYIM8 KOIl TRAINING.
Captain Vlncll, of the hosplt-
4 at corps' today received word to
4 rend in names of non-commls- 4
4 sioncMl offlcera in his organiza- 4
tion to qualify for a training
4 camp for them such as the Pre- 4
4 sldlo. The captain expects to
do this In the near future.
DOGS AND CATS
VIE FOR HONORS
First Display of Its Kind in
Roseburg is Pronounced
Great Success.
LARGE NUMBER ENTRIES
Mirny Omlno and Fellno Pots IMuccd
Un Exhibition and Are Viewed
By Many Hundred of
Cmidvui Spectators.
For the first time In Its history
Roseburg had a dog and cat show
aa a feature of the carnival and it
was one of the greatest successes of
llio restivitles. Highbred animals
wero brought forth from manv imrr
of the county and visitors were loud
in their praise of the show.
It was arranged under the chair-
manehln. of C. A. IJrand. tho eat
show being ttndor the supervision ot
Mrs. w. ti. Klsuer. Many others as
sisted and tho attraction was vlsite.1
uy hundreds of visitors throigh'.nt
the day.
Tho display -wns held in the former
Iioyal Dakcry building adjolnliia-
The News oflicc, the cats being vlac-
ea in cnoir cages in the rear part
of the building while the dogs occu
pied benches In the) front rooms.
rue entries In the cat show woru ns
follows: i
"Function" and kitten, Angora, en-
tored by Mrs. Harry Hlldeburn.
"Fluffy Huffloa." Orange Porslan.
register number C. F. A. 1247, en- '
tered by Mrs. F. H. Vlncll.
"Uoauty" and kitten, Angora, en
tered by Mrs. Colin P. McNab.
'Inka," black Persian, by Miss H.
Hackett.
"Pretty," Angora, by Mrs. W. W.
McDonald.
'Poter Pan-
Persian, by Miss
Madge Miller.
"Canbysos," Orange Persian, - hy
Mrs. George E. liouck.
Thilo" and -Cyrus," Ornnge Per- '
siaus, by Mrs. W. H. Fisher.
Hill," white Porsian, by lss
Velio Darker.
"Smoke," smoked Persian, by
Mrs. Guidon A. Fory.
As a special feature of the show,
Miss Mabel Van Huron entered one
of the famous cherry colored cuts.
I ho dog Bhow also had many en
tries grouped on the benches about
tho front ot the store, the ei'trles
following:
"Kfddo," French Poodle, Mrc. W.
H. Fisher.,
"Chihuahua," by S. B. Crouch.
"El Vlso," greyhound and "Pal,"
Boston Bull, by Miss Maude Wilson,
"Thor AfricanuB," Great Dane,
No. AKC 17331, by C. A. Brand.
"Punch" and "Judy," Kentucky
fox hounds, Walter Btraln, by A. A.
Bellows. '
Fox hounds entered by Charles
Newman.
"Gyp" and "Ben," Kentucky fox
hounds, WiifUcr struln, by A. A. Bel
lows. ;-'MaJor," collie, by Mrs. A. C.
Kldd.
"Speed," Boston terrlor, Capt. M.
A. Hackott.
"Huinlo," Pit Dull, entered by Mrs.
A, E. Nye. Won the Hugh Trotter
cui, two first and ono bocoiuI, at the
Albuiiuorque kennel club In
"Pete," collie, by Miss Myt1! Han
an. "Fluffy," Eskimo, by MrB. Geo.
E. Houck.
"Nemo," Alaskan spltr, and pups,
entered by Mrs. Ed. Thornton, occu
pied a place in the display windows
whero they attracted a groat deal of
favorable comment.
The show will be open until to
morrow afternoon, no admittance too
being charged. V
FOREIGN SERVICE
A regiment of men for im-
mediate Borvico In France will
he organized by the forest Ber-
vice under the direction of the
war department. This f'.
mnnt In planned to annlnt in for-
et work In Franco and will also
conduct losing and milling op-
orations. Portable mills will be
used as they can be quickly tuk-
cn from place an needs 'level-
oi, or as tho supply of logg re-
quire.
Tho regiment will be com-
ponod of forentore, lodging en-
Klnccrtt, experienced timber-
men, logegrB and men of slml-
lar experience and training
ThlB regiment of men will firm
a unit of the engineering rorpj,
of which the railroad worker
are a part.
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