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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (June 27, 1917)
THE EVEN NG THE WEATHER Member of Associated Press FiUr Tonight uiitl Tliursuay. Hishtest temp, yesterday. 83 Lowest temp. last night 49 YOU VIII. HOSEIUTKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY', OIU-XXX. VK1NK8IAV, Jl'XK 27, 1017- No. 13:1 SECOND CONTINGENT HAS ARRIVE IN FRENCH PORT U.S.SOLDIERSARE Thousandsof CheerlngFrench . Wait at the Piers For Many Hours.- OLD GLORY EVERYWHERE The "Boys" All In Fine Condition After Long Voyage linger to Get to Front Ilecep ) : tioll l'leiudjlg. (By Associated Press.) A FUENCH PORT, June 27. The second contingent of United States troops arrived and were dis embarked here this morning. Tbo men landed amidst the frantic cheer ing of the great crowds which had gathered at the piers for hours be fore arrival of the transports in an ticipation of a repetition of the sur prise of yesterday when the first contingent reached French soil. En thusiasm among the thousands at tne piers rose to fever pitch when It was learned that the United States trans ports had siiccessfullr,1 passed the submarine zone, and the port was speedily beflttgged in honor of the occasion. The stars and stripes wore everywhere flaunting in the breeze. Enroute the transports were ac companied by a convoy of destroyers which scouted every square rod of ocean surface for miles around the ships bearing the troop3 which are destined to bear such an important part in the world war. All troops that have arrived here have been transferred to a camp not far distant, where Major-General Win. L. Sibcrt, IT. S. A., is installed, and from thence will probably soon go to a point near the fighting front in northern France. All of the Americans are In excelelnt form and eager for action. The men are dis tlntij. pleased with the enthusiastic rec'jption given them by the French people, and the streets are thronged this afternoon with bluejackets of .the navy and khaki clad soldiers of the U. S. army. Every consideration known to the courteous French is be ing shown the men. Failed to Get Transacts. -. WASHINGTON, June 27. It was stated here this afternoon that a short period of training behind the lines In France, United States sol diers will soon be carrying the flag Into battle. It 1b believed by nav; officers that most of the German submarines were recently withdrawn from active attacks on commercial shipping, and have ueen devoting oil of their energies to ambushing American troop ships In force. That the plan failed is evidenced by the arrival of the transports yesterday and today. . KnlistinentA Slow. WASHINGTON, June 27. With recruiting week half gone, govern ment ofiictals estimate that the army Is yet over fifty thousand men short of war strength, which it was hoped to attain by Friday night. In fact. there has been no general response to President Wilson's call (or 70.- 000 volunteers. Nevada leads all . other states" with an enlistment of 630 men. although her quota was but ' 182. Oregon and Utah are tied for , second place, with over enlistments approaching the 200 per cent mark, in Washington, the enlistments are but 64 per cent of the quota allotted for that state. I.umlier KxpertH Arrive. LONDON, June 27. -Ten units of : American timber exports and "1 im- ber lacks" sent to Europe by the i New England states and organiza tions to turn the various I'nited i Kingdom forests Into lumber, have . arrived safely on English soil. The complete equipment carried by the lumbermen caused much sur- , prise among Britons who had oppor tunity of seeing the paraphernalia unloaded from the steamer, and ' much favorable comment was elielt i ed in regard to the men and their logging materials. These woodmen i units are prepared to establish cair.ps ;, and saw mills, and have everything i they need in the work, even to lubri cating oils. They have their own : cooks, and will require only raw fund materials for the chefs to work up into such things as roinKse a log ger's and mill man's diet. Wind Jammer Torj"d(iol. LONDON. June :7. An American bailing vessel known as the Galena collided with a German bomb off the French Atlantic coast. There was no loss of life. Under the name of the Foohng Suey the Galena was launched at GlMgow, Scotland, in 1888. and It is sal that Queen Victoria pressed the V. S. TO All) OX Ru.iDS. (Special to The News.) Poill LAND, June 27. The United States forest depart ment will use $40,000 for th improvement of the road in the Cow creek canyon district, it was anounced here today This money is appropriated from the funds authorized for loads ly- Ing partly within a national forest. button that released the ship from the wayB. Later she was wrecked and afterward converted into a barge. Subsequent to the beginning of the war the ship was refitted for ocean traffic. REPRESENTATIVE HERE John Teuscher., Jr., travelling rep resentative of the Boys and Girls Aid Society, of Portland, Is in Rose burg today, in the Interests of the society which he represents. Mr. Teuscher iuformed a News reporter that he was working upon two very difiicult cases in this county, but as yet is withholding the names of Hie parties concerned. Upon his return to Portland Mr. Teuscher will visit at Wilbur, Lenoa, Creswell, Eugene, Albany and Sa lem, where there Is work demand ing his attention. THE KINNEY LAND CASE IS SETTLED Action Brought in Coos County Has Bearing on Proceed ings Throughout State. PAPERS ARE INVOLVED Held lly Judge That Old Legal ltaies Unit's .Must lrevail and That County Is Kntllled to Hecover. Judge G. F. Skipworth has ren dered his decision in the Kinney tax suit and foreclosure, which has been of great interest throughout the state. He holds that Coos county, from where the action was brought, is entitled to Interest, penalty and cost, with the exception as to the cost of advertising the foreclosure summons. jrney F. B. Watte and other lien holders of the Kinney prop erty contended that the county was entitled only to the taxes plus six per cent interest. Attorney Lllje ovist represented the county. Tho information advising the at torneys of the decision also stated that the docision would be closely followed by an order of sale, and unless the defense should appeal to the supreme court, the property may be sold this summer. The back tases are about S50.000. As to the cost of publication, Judge Skipworth holds that the oli? laws should govern. This provides only ten cenU for each' description Th- county court awarded the con tract to the Marshlleld Record foi printing the foreclosure summons a: ten cents per description and ten cents a line for additional matter. The difference between the two rates Is estimated at about 3.000 and It has been held that the old legal rate was utterly inadequate. Judge Skipworth, however, rules tha'. It Is adequate and holds that the county may recover the J.I. 000 in the Kinney case from the Record. AIDS THE RED CROSS Dr. A. C. Seely today received a donation of $45 for the Ited Cross fund fram the Ash Valley school district. No. 125. The teacher If Mrs. HMena Estudlllo. The fund had been raised by an entertainment with a view to using it for some school purposes, but by a vote of the patrons of the dis trict. It wan decided to donate the amount to the Red Cross, which certainly irpeaks well for the pat riotism of this little district. II HAS GREAT WORRY Has Three Sons Fighting For the Kaiser and One For United States. 3 BRANCHES SERVICE Those In Kaiser's Forces Make Dif ferent Advances Olio is Subma riner, Other iXMly uiuu-d and Third In Trenches. The trials and tribulations of a German mother, whose three sonE arc enlisted in the German army, and who also has another son in tho colors of the United States, was learned by a News reporter who in terviewed the lady In question. She refused to allow her name to be pub lished for fear that she would be criticized for the stand Bhe takes. She is a native of Germany and for many years resided In that coun try. Upon Jicaring of the numerous advantages offered by the United States, she, with her husband, de cided to locate in the new land. Upon the declaration of war be tween tho countries of Europe, she knew at once that her three sons, who were already In service of the German army, would soon all be in actual warfare. In the course of a few months she received a letter from her youngest son In tho service, stating that he wouldi soon be moved to front line trenches on account of the military experience he had already obtained. This, of course was bad news, and she worried s great deal for her son's safety. Aft er a short time she received letters from the bthor two sons, one of whom stated that he had been placed In the kaiser's body guard, while the other wns a member of a submarine crew. The son. who was in the kaiser's body guard stated in his let ter that the war hem very little danger for him, inasmuch as the kaiser usually stays well in the rear. A picture of himself was enclosed and showed plainly i..e imperial .uniform, which the bodyguards are supposed to weai. The helmet was exception ally large and had a flowing plume upon it and the whole outfit wnB made more for dress parade than ac tual service. The mother has only received one letter from this Bon, which is probably duo to the restric tions placed upon the subjects close ly connected with . -j kaiser and his movements. Tho son who is In the submarine. service wrote to his mother several times previous to the entrance of the United States into the hostili ties. At one time he gave a thrill ing account of the sinking of a ship and stnted that his life was one full of adventures. His mother Is great ly grieved to see her son In this mur derous branch of tho German ser vice and bitterly denounced such warfare methods. She is loyal to Germany, however, and throughout the interview spoke of the kaiser in laudatory terms, and again she Is loyal to the United States, because she has a fourth son, who, although young. Is In the aviation corps of tho United Statos army. To hear a mother, such as this, talk, and who has four sons taking activo part In the great world war. brings one to a realization of the real state of affairs. Although this German mother iB heart-broken and Is still loyal to Germany, she made the following statement, which Is to be commended: "With four sons in the war. three on one s.-e and one on the other, I hardly know which way to turn. Nat urally my heart would turn for the Fatherland. buT somehow, It Is my sincere hope tnat the United States will come out victorious over all. Whether my three sons, who have fought for Germany are alive, T can not say. but I am almost certain that at Wrist one of them has met death I am earnestly praying to God that this land of the free will triumph In the conflict, but I cannot see how I can be criticlzeu for having a warm1 spot in my heart for Germany the land for which, sooner or later, I will have sacrificed three sons." Such cases ns these are very rare and to find a mother who has sons on both sides is indeed an extra ordinary case. The worry this mother has had for Jer f.imily is onlv an Instance of the mnfllrt upon which this country Is enterlne and may we hope from this time on that a mother whose sons nre at war German or not and who Is residing In this country, will he claused with the heroes of the war, a distinction that is only Just. Tbo only fault that can be found with the mother's foregoing story is that all qf her sons wore not en listed for the cause of the United Statos. RESIGN POSITION C. W. Lawson. constable In the Looking Glass precinct, was In town today, at which time he informed a News reported that he would resigu his position as constable on account of thG new dog license law. 'Mr. Lawson says that he Is not at all In sympathy with the law to begin with, and that he would not kill his neighbors' dogs in case the licenses were not paid. As the new law throws the responsibility entirely upon the constable, Mr. Lawson in comomn with many othor constables has decided to resign. MEETING IS HELD Board Recinds the Attempted Election of Superintend ent F. B. Hamlin. PROF. HALL MAKES TALK John Hunter (ilven Three Ihiyn Which to Order Supplies Kor Completion of New HiiiUHtiK. The school hoard meeting which had been continued from Monday evening until laet night was held at the ofilce of School Clerk Roscoo Green, at which time the matter or tho new high school building was again taken up. Contractor John Hunter was given three days In which to order the now supplies, necessary for the completion of the building. and unless thiB request is complied with, definite action In regard to the same will be taken. Bids for furnishing the new high school will be asked for soon, as the board b veTy anxious to equip the building right, and does not intend to act hastily, but will use tho great est care in the selection of supplies. Prof. R. G. Hall made a short talk In which he made a statement of his qualifications, which were prac tically the same as thoy were given in a recent ltsuo of this paper. Mr Hall further told the board of the work he had done In the past and tho kind of administration he would en deavor to carry out here In rase he should he considered favorably. The talk of Prof, llr.il was In no way n plea for his election nor did he at tempt to urge tho board in the mat ter, but rather was a concise busi ness-like statement. The matter of a superintendent was not taken up at last night's meeting but v-HI lie conaldered at an early d::te. A resolution was adopted rescind ing the nttempted election of Super intendent P. R. Hamlin on March 2ti, 1917. Thifl election was con sldered nul land void by tho board. Portland Visitor in rilv. Attorney Arthur M. Geary, of Port land, is In the city for a brief bu?i ness visit, having been at Klamath Fn,11s. looking after 'some profes nlonal matters and decided to stnj off here to visit for a few hours with former acquaintances. PORTLAND. June 27 The state highway commission to day authoiixt;rt the expenditure of a million and yvf-nty-thieo thousand dollar on P;irth hiuhways. Thin money will he ! used Immediately, or as fast us ' the work is ncpomplinhfd. Thin order authorizes the ph! . pen- diture from the six million dot- lar bond imuo for hljrhv.ay Improvement. The romii'tFM i.i nlFO voted to spend ISSO.'mn on the Pariflr highway In Jnrkson and Jonrphlne counties. L TOSWI Boy Scouts' Garden Will be Trimmed up Friday Afternoon. LADIES TO SERVE LUNCH Hut to Those Only Who DomonstriiUo Their Ability to Till the Suit hi Perfect Shupo and Destroy Weed. The garden started by the local company of lloy Scouts is suffering; from luck of care, many of tho hoys being absent on vacations or employ ed in the country. In order that they may not loso the fruits .f their earlier efforts a nunibor of buMnrps men have been enlisted by Joseph Ml celtt to go to the boys" garden patch, clear out tho weeds, and otherwise place It In vpropor condition. The rocrults. also all volunteers, will moot at the State bank building promptly at four o'clock Friday aft ernoon, each to be armed with a hoc, and under tho leadership of General Mlcolll will advancn upon the weedy foe. Several promnlent members of the community who liavo boasted of their prowess In carllor days are expected to now portortn prodigies of valor on the Held. V. H. Klslier anil K. L. Hnrrott have been entered in competition to see who can finish a row first, each to bo penalized for nil veKutahlei de stroyed In inlstuko for weedH. This contest 13 expected to nttrart a large crowd, each member of which will be conscripted by General Mico ll. To those performing satisfactory' work tho ladles or the lied ooss and Girls Honor Guard will milder (list aid In tho form of a lun.'hcon. That this duty will be well perform ed is determined by the membership of the committees, which is as fol lows; Red 'Crops committee Mrs. A. J. Ulburn, TT; VT. Dates, Roland Agee, J. II. Booth, .1. 10. MctMinlock. Dexter Itlce, Henry Uarth, I. Abra ham. F. H. Vlncll, J. VV. Perkins. Nathan Fullcrton, Chas. Hamilton. O. p. Coshow, H. W. Strong, Gertrude Rast. Velio Darker, Anna llryan. Alllo Black. Genevieve Skinner, Mabel nn Buren. Honor Guard girls Madge Mill T. Ruth Caro, lvo .McLaughlin. Mrs. Ivan Pickens,- Mrs. Fred Schwart I.ucllo French. IF (Hv AROdaled Press. 1 W A S I ! 1 N G'l N , Juno 27 .The daylight Having hill, amended ho as fo become effective next year, puflft- ed the wenato without discussion to day, and was immediately sent to :ne house. I nder tho provision of the hill all time piereu are to be turned forward one hour, bfiunliiK the last Sunday in April nud until the lant Sunday in Kept rtn her. The voting for (luard lender Is an Important event for Tuesday, Wed nesday, Thimi'liiy and Kriday of this week and evt.ry Kill within railing dirt;ince Is urgently roiunt'd to ens), her vote for leader. Miss Lik ile Ki"iif h and Miss Ih len finest huve been nominate, fur local le;id"r and their trlcnds are milking a lively con tent out of the i'ikp, These yonnE ladies are admirably nurTed for the place and either of iIumii would malie a splendid president. To had one j must pos-e;is enthusiasm, loyalty. l tart. flrmnciB and a Mr one will pow- I er and above all. favoritism must be omitted at all ttmeH. It h'ia been decided to close the contest Kriday evening and a spe cial meeting will be held In tin- ai Til ery at 7 : 1 " o'ciock, nt which time the vnte:4 will he counted and the re null V:nown. It has been decided to allow vot ing by proxy in order that the Hon or Ounrd members In the country may 'phone their vote to the secre tary, Madge Miller, at The News HOSPKTS IM.UASING. (Special to The News.) PORTLAND, Or., Juno 27. County Judgo Marsters and Commissioner V. K. St. John were in Portland today attend ing a meeting of the stale highway com mission. Follow ing a talk with the commission ers they stated that thlng3 look mighty bright for good roads in Douglas county. office, or Hazel Stono Pickens at the Electric Co. Mrs. Pickens Is vico presldent, pro tern, taking tho place of Vera C. Sykcs, who Is away from the city. Voting will continue until six o' clock Frldny evening and every member of tho Honor Guard Is re quested to respond to this speclnl meeting which will be held at the armory as previously announced In this article. l,i:A,()li:i,I.I(i OFl- It'liH. The ol'llcos of l)rs. Seely, Sether & Stewart are being romu.ielod un-, them with everything needful In car der tho ill reel Inn of Contractor F. i inc for wounded snlriim-s nnrt F. Patterson, anil will ho ready fori occupancy within a short time. Th Bl,.-t ll, ''I,D llrst threo offlcoB will bo occupied by llr. Seolv and the next two by Dr. Stewart, whll n new X-ray oftlce and rert room will bo added. The new offices recently fitted up are occu pied by Dr. Sether and with tho completion of the work now In hand tho offices of Drs. Seoiy, Selhor & Stewart will be strictly up-to-date. Roseburg and Eastern Corpor. ation Formerly Abandons Project. MAY BE REVIVED Slato Oi'llcially That Compnny May I to o It, stored Following (lie War, and That I'mjct't May Aalii J to Taken I p. Tho KoseburK & Eastern Rail road' company, which ut ono time loomed largely iiefore the people of oltaebut'K, was today dissolved by mutual consent of tho stockholders. Tbo corporation was formed at the1 time that It was proposed to con struct a railroad from KotioburK to the timber eust of the city. All pre parations were made even to the plans and tho drawing up of con tracts but owing to tho differences existing between tho city und Mr. Kendall, no agreement was over reached anil the project has now died a natural death. A meeting of tho stockholders was held thl. morning, a resolution hetnf adopted to dissolve tho cor poration, and Attorney O. V, Co hhow, who also iwted as proxy for Mr. Kendall, being authorized to iako tne liecetihary legal uteps. It was stated that the company will be reorganlrxd following the war and that, project will be revived at that time, but it was though best not to curry It on at tho present time as a tax of 1125 per year is re quired by the state and 'it is also necessary to mal:o freuuost reports which are expenr.ive In their prepara tion. It will undoubtedly he two or three years and possibly longer before .h war is rowluded an 1 tho corporation would be at cnnsmeiabe expt-nse t( remain In exiMtnnro. Mr. Coshow was busy today pre paring the necewnry papers and will take all steps needful in the work of closing up the business of the company. Tho greater portion of the stock was, of course, held by Mr Kendall, but the company included In its personnel a number of local ;ipitallstH who were nterested In the uiilroad proposition. - IS ASSURED SUCCESS Oakland Is going to cehbrato the fnuitn of Jtny, nnd celebrate It with a vim. Plans have been completed and the Oakland affair this year will RED CROSS WILL NOW START WORK Headquarters Will be Opened in the Salzman Building Immediately. FURNITURE IS NEEDED Chnirs, Tables, Sewliur SLwIilnes, cte. Are Noodtxl While Old Lbien mid Other Cloth Suitable for Handagiw is Wonted. (lly J. K. McClUitock.) Douglas county has responded nobly to tho call tor funds for the Red Cross war fund, more than double the amount of our apportion ment; this money will be used to ( establish base hospitals and equip ors. and to ourchasB or nmhninneo. U... .. . but now comes tho real work of the Red Cross societies all over the Unit ed States in assembling materials for use in these hospitals, and this work will be carried on under the supervision of the military relief committees or tho Hod Cross branches; Douglas county has been organized with Dr. E. B. Stewart as chairman, and Miss Agnes Pitchford, secretary, with branch societies In most every town in the county. Mem bership In this society will cost you one dollar, and every man and wo man In his county should be a mem ber, and take an uctive interest lit the work; ono half of the money re ceived Is sent to general headquar ters, the balanco remains here tor purchasing of materials to be made Into articles for use in tho hospitals,.,, and for local relief. The committee expects to open headquarters within a very few days in the Btoro room of A. Salzman next to the Squaro store, and will need iho following articles of furniture, which they expect to be loaned or donated to the society: 18 chairs, X or 10 sewing tables, one long table, throe sewing machines, nnd a fow rocking chairs, any ono having any of these articles will confer a great favor by sending them to the work room just as soon as pons! bio. After tho work room has been equipped, then tho society will want nil old table cloths, old sheets and all other such articles that ctn ho used' In making bandages, dressings and puds. i'iie committee will also muke towels, pheeta pillow cases, night gowns In fact everything needful for use in caring for tho wounded In the base hospitals. Kvery ono may have a part In this rollof work, and if you are unable to Join tho society, you can holp by bringing In old linens, and assisting in tho work of preparing the ho vera I irtlclcs. Miss Pitchford can be found nt her office in tho Klrst State & Savings Dank at any hour of the day. and will be glad to receive your ap plication ror membership, donations or the loan of ttio above list of fur nlluro noeded for the work room. Pleaso uct on this important matter it once, as tho work starts Immedi ately. (ilendale has given the Red Crops war fund tho sum of $12u8. When this announcement was mado by Cap- aln Itlce, thero were somo who thought thore must bo some mistake In reporting the amount, but the fin al figures verify tho first report, nnd this llitlo city has mado a record that they nmy well be proud of, and In our epinlon few if any localiik-s In the United States will be nblo to make a better showing, based on population and wealth. It Is very evident that not one slacker was round In the (Ilendale district, nnd we congratulate the local committee, who must have Klven freely of their time, in order to accomplish this tre mendous victory. Krnlo Rice, of Dlllard, arlved this afternoon and spont a few hours looking nfter bi.ilnes Interests. far surpass anything that hns ever been attempted at that community previously, In their dny's events they will be assisted by many Rose hurg people who are poing thero to lion d the day nnd all are looking forward to a good time. In the morning the program will consist chiefly of patriotic music and short speeches by prominent reddentn of the county. At noon picnics will he held at tho many beautiful spots In nnd nhout the town while In the afternoon one of the best racing nnd Hports progrnms to he arranged In that section has been prepared. Everyone who at tends Is assured of a good time.