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VOL. VIII.
nOSKllVIIG, llOl'GLAS OOUXTV, ORKUOX.
SATTKHAY, jrXE 30, ll17.
No. 13(1
THE
EVE
NEWS
UST EVENING
Mary Palm Struck by Auto
Driven by B. Hoskins and
. Receives Painful Injuries.
DRIVER LOSES HEAD
Fine of W.OO Was Remitted by the
Recorder and Old Man Admon
lshed to Be More
Careful.
What came near resulting In a fa?
tal accident last evening happened
when B. Hoskins, an elderly man
residing east of the city, struck
Mary Palm, daughter of W. H. Palm,
of this city, knocking ' her to the
paveniedt. The little girl had the
Infant daughter of Mrs. E. E. Morgan
in her arniB, and .clung tightly to
the child, and in this way was whol
ly unable to protect herself, but
manager to save the baby. The little
one rolled over and over on the
pavement, and was thought by the
crowd to have been seriously hurt,
but fortunntely.no injuries whatever
were sustained. Others were struck
Jjut were uninjured.
The accident occurred tit the
street Intersection of Cass and Sheri
dan and the auto driver was pro
ceeding west on Cass, making the
turn on Sheridan and going south.
This is It plain case of where a
driver completely lqst his head, for
w'ien quesioned by Recorder Whip
ple, he stated that really when he
saw tne crowd he did not know what
he was doing, that Re knew he did
not navo his root on me DraKe, uui
that he was sure he could not have
been go'ng more than eight tulles
an hour. Some who saw the acci
dent, however, thought the car must
have been going at a rate of thirty
miles an hour.
As it was clear to the officers that
the case was purely accidental, the
line of $5.00 imposed for speeding,
was remitted, and the old gentleman
was admonished to be more careful
In tho fntnrA which hn nrnniiseri to
do. Mr. Hosmer agreed to pay all
doctor bills caused! by the. injury,
and to have the girl's coat, which
was torn by the fall, repaired.
While Blary Palm was not seri
ously nun, ner injuries are never
theless' very painful, both limbs be
li,fr iiftHlv JimlapH the ripht one
especially so, her ankle being so
badly sprained' that 11 is Impossible
'to move the foot.
This accident should serve as a
warning to drivers who are in the
habit of rounding corners at a high
rate of speed, and especially where
there Is a crowd as was the case In
this accident.
A dancing party and welnie mast
waa a happy diversion of Wednes
day evening at Riddle, when Mlfls
Ehbio Arzner entertained in honor
of her Rosebtirg visitor, Miss Leah
Sykes. -The .event was held in the
Arznor dance . pavilion adj lining
their residence which waa tastefully
' adorned1 for the occasion in ' deer
Heads. Dancing .occupied- several
hours and at an appropriate moment
wienies, buns and hot coffee were
served. The enjoyable terpsichoriai.
art was continued until tne wee
' small hours when the delighted as-
Miss Viola Wlllett returned homo
this morning from Portland where
she has been vislling a!' the h imp of
Mr. and Mrs. J. Meagher. M
Meagher was a former Roseburg girl
and has a host of friends in this
city.
The members of the oxemo-
tlon hoard for .selective draft,
met and were sworn In today.
The olncarB arc: Sheriff George
Quine. chairman: E. H. Lenox,
secretary, and Dr. E. 1). Stew-
art, medical adviser. Sheriff
Quine says the board is getting
ready for active workns fast a
possible and expects the tossing
upon exemptions will begin In
August, bul that the drawing
of names for tho draft will
likely take place In Washington,
D. C.
Anothor meeting of the ourd
will be held Monday niorjiir.
BXI CONCERT TONIGHT.-
The Roseburg boys' band
will give a concert on the cor
ner of Cass and Jackson streets
tonight at 8 o'clock. A good
program, is Iromisedl.1 Come
out and encourage the boys.
IS FINED FOR
Guy Band, a Sutherlin boy who
was arrested last night by Marshal
Williams and appeared before the
city recorder this- morning on a
charge of drunkenness, was fined $10
which he paid.
The lad stated that he had never
been' arrested on any charge before,
and promised' the recorder that he
would not repeat the offense.
Constable Church then took charge
of the lad and an attempt will be
made to find out where he secured
the liquor.
ALL WILL CO-OPERATE.
(By Associated Press.l
PORTLAND, Or., June 30. Every
Oregon county that is ready to co
operate with the state highway com
mission 'and help pay for paving the
roads and highways, will be given
hard-surfaced roads without' delay,
according to W. L. Thompson, mem
ber of the commission. The first
hard surfacing to be done with the
proceeds of the .recently voted $6,
000,000 bond issuance, will be start
ed Immediately in Umatilla county.
RECEIVES LETTER
The State Highway Engineer
Writes Telling of Allotments
For Douglas County. .
BONDS TO BE SOLD
Dougliui County Delegation Secures
(rent Deal of Itoiid Construction
for This Section ami Work J
Will Bo Started Boon.
County Judge R. W. Marsters re
turned this morning from Portland
and Salem where he attended meet
ings of the state highway omuiis
sion in the former city. Ho stated
this morning when interviewed that
the results of the meetings were
gratifying to the Douglas c unty
delegation toud the prospects for good
roads in this county are exceedingly
bright, several large allotments be
ing made that offer encouragement
in that . line.. Douglas county, wiis
well represented at the meet-.i, al
of the county court being present.
As staled previously in The News,
Douglas county's bad snots will T -
celvo the first attention of tfe lilg'i
way commission and iinnedlate ac
tion wil probably be taken.
That work will start in the near
future was learned this. morning
when County Judge Marsters receiv
ed a letter from Herbert Nunn, the
state highway engineer. The let
ter follows: ,
County Court of Douglas County:
For your information wish to ad
vise that the state highway commis
sion at its meeting yesterday allot
ted for work in Douglas county the
amount of J75.000 for thiB year and
$25,000 for next year of the Bean
Barrett' bonds, with a recommenda
tion to the government that they ap
propriate a like amount for the two
year period on the basis of a post
road co-operative project, it being
understood that the count yof Doug
las would set aside $200,000 of its
bond money to match this oppropn-
atlon, all of which will be under the
direction of the stats highway en
gineer. This money will be available
just as soon as the bonds can be ois
posed of. Action looking toward
this matter Is now under way.
Two thousands dollars was also
approjirlated from the quarter mill
tar and Is now in the treasury anil
aavilable at any time for tho Im
provement of the road lead in gout
of Roseburg to the Soldiers' Home,
on condition that your county will
take care of the balance of - the
amount needed for this Improvs
mcnt.' .
Respectfully. i
":. 7 ' HERBERT NUNN,
State Highway Knglnoer.
Th.e foregoing letter shows con
clusively the work accomplished by
the Douglas county delegation anil
little, fear is felt for the result of
the good roads movement here.
T. O. Diion was in the city today
r iron! nis iiwiie uu me nuriu iiuim-uiti
looking after business matters.
HELEN GUEST IS
ELECTED LEADER
Voting Has Occupied Several
Days and Result Was
Learned Last Night.
GUARD MEETING HELD
Girls Will Probably Entertain Local
Soldier Lads Before Their
Departure For (lie
Front.
At a special mooting of the Girls
National Honor Guard last evening
Mibs Helen Guest, a popular mem
ber of the organization was elected
local leader of the Roseburg girls.
The voting has been occupying sev
eral days, but upon counting the bal
lots It was found that only one-third
of the mer.lbers had cast their votes.
However, Miss Guest Is universally
popular, and her selection will bo
generally sanctioned. Miss Lucile
French was second choice InHhe con
test, showing her popularity among
the girls.
Almost as important as tho organi
zation, almost as necessary as the
unit members themselves, Is a com
petent leader and In Miss Guest the
girls have chosen a splondld presi
dent. Theie is no other young lady
who possesses more exalted alms,
unswerving loyalty, firmness, enthu
siasm. or greater ability and the
guard Is sure to benefit by her lead
ership.' The Honor Guard girls foiled to
Tespon last evening to this Impor
tant occasion, nossibly through care
lessness, possibly through misunder
standing, and although the young
ladles who were present possess en
thusiasm unequalled, there must be a
co-operation from every individual
member.
The time will come when the girls
oE Roseburg will be obliged to occupy
Imnortant uositlons herotolore nolo
by men for our men will be off to
the battlefront fighting for our
honor and the Honor Guard will be
asked to- fill those positions, is it
possible that the girls will be slack
ers In times of need as they are now?
Co-operation must prevail and some
thing has to be done at once to gain
this important-factor. It in now up
to the girls to boost lor success
among the ranks, to further tho
growth and development of the Hon
or Guard.
- Great work Is to be done sup
porting the government in its crisis
and when the call comes for the
eirls to fill the positions in every
.walk of life everything must be done
to prepare for the call.
It is up to the meinbcrB to keep
their entlhuslas'm high and' stand
true to the motto ."Our Trust We
Guard."
Plans wore Yliscussod last evening
for organizing a hiking and drilling
corps In the guard and suitable eob
tu msa are to be manufactured' for
the occasions. ' A great deal of In
terest was displayed In this feature
and manyof tho members who have
heretofore been uninterested will no
rinnht. resnond. ,
The Honor Guard' girls feel it their
solemn duty to entertain for the 4th
company boys before their departure
for the fort and piepaiauons win
he made later for a dance.
Everything possible that can be
done for arouHing interest among
the Honor Guard girls of 'Roseburg
lias been introduced and It is now
lime' ror some s:iow oi eiumisittmn
it Is uo to every girl to help per
fect tho organization and make II
wnrthv of its beautiful name "The.
Honor Guard of Oregon."
ROSEBURG COUPLE
WERE THRICE MARRIED
The Portland Oregonlan today
"ontalned the following humorous
article dealing with Flo Hermann and
Rov Kenny, who were recently mar
ried In Portland. It Is of great In
terest to their many friends and
relatives here:
"Three times 'during the past
week did John Rov Kenny and Flora
Hermann stand before a nreachor
and hear the words, "I pronounce
you man and wife," uttered, before
they felt certain in their own minds
that they were really man and wile,
"This unssual'procedure likewise
necessitated two marriage -licenses
and a lot of trouble before they fin
ally embarked aboard the good ship
Matrimony,
"On Juno 23 they took out a mar-
rlage license and arranged to get
married. Tbey wanted tho ceremony
nerfornied first by a preacher of one
I denomination and then tiy one or an
other denomination. " The first pro-
uounceu wini uinu auu -uv, umi
'second minister refused to " go
through with a ceremnoy.
"Undiiunted, the couple decided to
retain the first marriage license as
a memento of their unusual experi
ence, bo Thursday evenins the
wended their way back" to the court
house and secured a second license.
They Baid they had finally in a do ar
rangements to have a double cere
mony performed by virtue of the sec
ond license."
IMAL
L BE
One of the attractions on the 4th
of July, will be a wild animal show
In the building formerly occupied by
tho First National Dank. It will be
open on the afternoon and evening
of the 4th, and Is under tho manage
ment of the 4th company. The pro
ceeds will go into the mess land.
Among the animals exhibited will
be the following: Porcupine, opos
sum, piountaln beaver, musk rat,
ground I'.ok, badger, and a number of
others. '
The admission charges will be 10
cents for adults and 5 cents for chil
dren. Everybody should see It.
E
Thirty-eight Men Were Lost
When Ship Sinks Was
Enroute to Brest.
OREGON ANSWERS CALL
IT, 8. Fleet Will Cooperate With Bra
zil lioutx in Search for Ger
man Holders uud '
LMlouts.
(By Associated Press.)
PARIS, June 30. The French
armored cruiser, Kleber, struck
mine off tho coast point of b(.
Mntlileu Wednesday and was sunk.
Throe officers and thirty-live moll
were lost, according to tlie official
announcement from the Paris ofllce
The Kleber was enroute to Brest
from Dakar, Africa.
The Kleber was built at Bordeaux
In 1903 and cost 13,651,01)0 and
was 4 Ho foet In length.. At the
time it was launched1 It required a
complement of 500 men to man It.
Fleet Will Mporule.
WASHINGTON, June 30. Brazil's
navy has started to co-operate with
tho American fleet in the South
American water In tho search for
German raiders and are keeping a
close watch for submarines. Tho
United States government Is consul
crlng scndlngfa special diplomatic
mission to Biazll to arrange greator
coordinating forces that will tend to
perfect bettor cooperation between
the two governments.
Oieaon Answers Call.
WASHINGTON, June 30 The call
of President -Wilson to bring the
regular army to lull war strength
and lit anneal for volunteers in or
der that the total of 300,000 may no
cached by today has not been -teal
Ized and the war strength still lucks
CO, 000. Nine states furnished their
'recruiting week quotas. Oregon
as usual was one of these. That
state furnished 22110. and her quota
was only set nl 1344. v
Nina Marshall will leave soon fo
'oratolla, Idaho, where she has atr
cepted a pesltlon In a railway orncc
Sho has been employed at the offices
,)f E. C. Benson.
AfiSOCIATtlJ l-.lESS W AH
LKAD, June 30. Picked (Jcr-
man troops are attueklng tne
Verdun region and l aiiB re-
jioi t that they have i enelrat-
ed the French first llrie over the
entire front, but have been
drlvni out except on the west-
crn slope of ead Man a hill.
The French almost annihilated
the Oernmn's along the mile and
three-quarter front and It Is
unknown whether the -German
asFaTTiTB were more than dom-
onstratlons on a iargo- scale.
he crown prince also attacked
unsuccessfully on the Alxne
front. The Oermnns contlnuo
U bold ' Lena, although Lie
British In a flanking move
pejiernted. well to the south of
tho city. ! , -
FRENCH CRUISER
: STRIKES A MIN
IS
Participated in Advances Over
No Man's Land" and Re
ceived Injuries.
WANTS. TO GET BACK
Is ltccoverlng From Wound to l-e
and Will IScturn to Flint Lino
TronchoM Soon to Assist In
Defeating Uie (icimims.
The horrors of trench warfare
In Curope and the terrible destruc
tion -that is caused by the heavy guns
in use by the armies in that coun
try at the 'prosent time was told In
very vivid manner to a represen
tative of The News In an Interview
with a British soldier recently.
The British soTdlcr was a private In
the ranks and was in British Co
lumbia visiting with relatives, hav
ing taken advantage of a sick leave,
on account of an Injury to his leg,
received while lighting in tho
trenencs. His name is Earl Guilford
and has seen actual service for sev
eral months, being transferred at
times to the positions behind the
lines and then again advanced,
where the fighting is thickest. Ho
stated, upon being questioned. Hint
the war spirit Is surely contagious,
and according to him, the British
and French soldiers are extremely
glad that the United States has
caught It. Ho said Hint upon enter
ing the trenches, many of tho sol
diers joko and state that they doubt
if they will ever survive a wook,
but when tho fighting Iron in earn-
st, they become changed and tho
humorous side, as I hey berroo look
ed upon It, is changed and the grim
thought that poisessos each one Is
to "kill the Bcriies." Ho has wit
nessed the murder of hiB close
friend, with whom he enlisted, and
states that nt the time ho wus kill
ed, ho was too bUHy shooting Ger
mans, to give tho affair more than
passing aUonUnn, but alter tho tir
ing had quieted down a bit, ho turn
ed to his friend only, to 11ml liln
dead.
'When I see these American lads
In .their unpolled uniforms and
bright incs," ho cald, "It giiovos
me to think what Ib In store for
thorn and not until they hove seen
such service ns 1 have and witness
ed the murder at your beHt .liends.
will the true realization of the whole
affair be brought homo to them.
They smile and are extremely happy
now, probably they are not limy
aware of the methods used for de
struction In Europe, but I can nsnuie
you that after three weeks of trench
life, they will have aged wonclertui
ly. May God1 have pity upon them
and spare their precious lives. You
ask me if the British are ownre of
what they arc fighting ror; No, I
think not, but 1 am sure that you
do not allow ouch trifling questions
to arise between you nnd your pat
riotism to your country. Neither do
we and although the war hns been
disastrous for nil concerned, no one
seems to loao heart -and the only
end tlyit can be in store is the de
struction of kalserdom, '
lie told of several advances In
which he participated, over which
a gr.cat deal of territory was cov
ered. and1 a fortress: takon. O'ne
oflils trench-mates, as he called hi in
had met the deadly gas, used by the
Germans, for death purposes, and
although he had not received a full
"dose" of It. his face had become
;adly colored and was probably In
lured for the rest of his natural
life. He stated that gas niaskB an
worn a great deal, but once in a
while the men neglect to wenr
them, and it is usually at that time
that the attack Is mado.
The British soldier received the
Injury to IhB leg under shvll nre,
and It was thought for a linio Ihul
It would be necessary to amputate
It, but undc rtlie Bklllful cars of the
French surgeons, It was saved and
he is recovering fast. As Boon as he
Is fully recovered he will lie requir
ed to return to England, where he
will be plared for several months be
hind the lines, later being advanc-
ed to the front positions
According lo the lad, the British
nnd French have a great re.nieet for
the United filatos und are looking
forward to a rrlbis Hint will mark
the end of Imperialism.
He said In the course of the Inter
view, that tlio big fiflil artillery gups
were very deadly and wrecked d
tiructinn, upon all t-ltles, towards
which they were alined. "The hor
rible noise, and din that accrm
lea battle soon becomes no' more
than the noise of tho avnrago ally to
the soldlera and they soon become
accustomed to It " he said.
His story was vory interesting
and although as seriously Injured ns
lie Is, he it anxlons to ngnln return
tp the fighting front of- Kurope.
ltl'SSlAX ACTIVITY.
BERLIN, June. 30. The war
ofllce announces Russian activ
ity In est Galicla which Indi
cates that attacks are contem
plated. Thero has been a
strong Russian destructive fire
maintained from the Lemberg
Brody railway to tho south of
Brlezany.
E IS
One of tho interesting races on
the 4th of July will u t..e equli-
ment race. The conditions arc as
follows O. D. uniform (with cout).
In co shoca, riflo, belt, bayonot and
cnlbar(, Kach contestant will place
hiR equipment in a straight lino In
front of hl:n, with the various items
separated by intervals of 5 yards, and
in tho following order: Shoes nt
scratch, legging, coat (with pockets
miuutioiieu , nai, r-eii, scaLwani,
bryonet, rifle (with barrel to left),
bolt. The finish will be 75 yards
ft 0111 the position of tao riflo bolt.
All contestants will start at th
L-amo time. Equipment may be put
on any where betweon start nnd tin
Ish, but tho eontentant must he fully
and properly uniformed before he
steps on the flnlph line, when he as
sumes tho position of attention.
Thereafter any movoment of the
hand or other part of the body to
correct a fault before tho judges pass
on the contestants will disqualify.
LLOYD GEORGE
SPEAKS TODAY
Said That Germany's Army is
Being Driven to Under,
ground Methods.
US. TROOPS GREETED
Moiistvi Fighting Machine Ijumichttl
W'lien the Idaho Takes Water
Will Tuko Mure Thau One
Torpedo to Sink It. .
(Uy Associated Press.)
IHINIJKH, Scotland, June
"We huvo driven (lurinuny's
30.
great
army lo underground methods,"
said Premier Lloyd ueorgo in u
speech hero today. "When we huvo
driven the great uriny to thuso tac-
IIcb, It Is the beginning of thu end.
It means that we aro pounding the
sense of inferiority into every pure of
Uermuny s military mind, und Is
good for war but much better for
after war. As long ns Iho Prussians
have that idea of superiority In their
minds, Hurope will nut bo a decent
plate to live In penco."
Ho also said that the 1 riieslans
have many rlrtues, but hus nuvui
had any senso or hunuinlty the
thing for which this world )s nuw
struggling.
Oilier l ulls llnvo Arrived,
WASillN'ITON, Juno 3D. Vari
ous units the Amurlcuu expedl-
tionaiy lort naviug rcuciiud rmuc
sulely, und the censor has released
dispatches filed dining the week i.c
tcrlptlve of arrival ot different con
tingent!!. A dlsialeli from an un-naiiH-d
French port filed Tuesduy
says the first contingent landed
tin n and that the population of the
whole district greeted them jovous
Iv. The transports steamed into the
harbor In a long line und th'j crowds
that ban gathered to greet them
yelled "Viva Frunee" and "Viva
United States." Tho lifeboats and
rafts were hung over tho Bides or
Iho transport?-while they wee tra
versing the suhinarllie zone, n dis
patch Wednesday lold or the ui rival
of the s-jcond contingent.
Ship In Lamiclied.
OAMliKN. N. J.. June 30. An
other monster fighting machine for
the navy took water from tho yards
of Hie New Yonk Hhlu Hulldlnit
tUinipauy when Hie supcrdreud
.Id.ilio was launched. llerirh-Uu 81m
mons, granddaughter f -Governor
Alexander, of liluno, was the sponsor.
Navy de-iigners rieclure that it is Mil
possible for a sulitiiiirliic to sit,k Hit
new Idaho with one torpedo.
.luitlre KliMlo hi .Myrtle Creek.
Justlco 1. II. Riddle went to Myrtle
Creek yostorday where ho argued be
foio Justho of the peace idartln in
the case of K. S. Maei vs. Dr. V. L.
Itulter and wife, In a motion to set
aside judgment and cost of service
of summons. C, I. I.eavenrood ap
peared for the plaintiff nnd Mr. Uld
dlo for flic defendant. The case waa
taken under advisement,
mm HIGHWAY
WANTED BY LEAGUE
Warren Reed is Member of
Association Which Advo
cates Preparedness.
OREGON NOT PROTECTED
IMIl Is Before Ctmgre& at Present
Time Akliig for FumU With .
Which to Construct I tomb
on Pacific Coast.
Warren Reed, of Reedsport and
Gardiner district, is a member of
tho advisory board of Oregon for
the Pacific Coast Delonse Lenguu
nnd at a meeting held in Portland
of this organization It was de.-'ded
to advocate airplane stations, subma
rine bases and a military hlghwuy
from the British Columbiu line to the
Mexican border.
It was found that tho cost of two
battleships would build a substantia!
military road the entire stretch of
the coast and would enable troops to
he mobilized at any point In 70
hours. Thoro are 14 places on tho
Oregon coast, out of 100 on the Pa
cific coast where an enemy could
nuiko a landing.
Roseburg Is not represented on
this board, but Mr. Reed can be con
sidered a representative of Una
county nnd the Interests of this suc
tion will probably be attendod to, al
though It Is thought that in case the
military highway Is constructed It
will follow the coast entirely through
Oregon.
Primarily the league, of which Mr.
Reed Ib a member, wants a military
highway, but It Is also urging sta
tions for air patrols, bases for sub
marines and everythlngs elae that is
good for coaot defense. The league
has before congress a bill authoriz
ing tho war department to make a
survey for the road, and this bill haB
the backing ot tho legislatures of
Washington, Oregon and California.
No action Is expected on this bill he
fore the next session of congress, and
there" Ib ' little prospect of actual
Held work, under the most favorable
conditions, within three years.
It Is Immaterial to the league
what route the war department might
select for the military road. If the
Pacific highway Is used the laterala
would have to bo built out to const
points, such as from Rosaburg to
Mnrshflold. A coastal road could be
built almost the entire stretch rf tho
coast a mile or two back from the
shore lino. A military road would
hove to he of the strongest construc
tion to stand the traffic of heavy
motor truer. 9, field guns of the larg
est calibre, "tanks" and the like. A
rough estimate Is thnt such a rond
can bo built for J40,000,000 which
Is approximately the cost of two bat
tleships of the first class.
JUSTICE IDLE
Justice Riddle today received a
petition containing a long list ot
names asking for the reduction of
the fine of M. S. Thomus from (75
to $'JS. Thomas was arrested several
days ago for having deer meat in his
possession, and ftnei $76 and 60
days In Jail, and paroled during good
behavior.
The potltlon states that Mr. Thom
as has a larne family to support,
and that this is his first offense, hut
Justice Rlddlo says that so far he
hap. been able to ascertain that only
Thomas' wife and one child ao de
pendent upon him, while Game War
den Orln Thompson says that though
this is the first time he has been
caught, thi-.t he has been informed on
betore.
Justice Riddle will investigate the
case "horoiighly before making a de
cision In the matter.
Announcement yesterday to
the effect that wnun the na-1
tlonal guard is mobilized U ill
bo B.'iii at once to the dlvls-
lonal training camp sites is
merelv another step towards
fitting these troops for over-
seas service. It is probable thnt
tho kca! uovs will be placed at
Fort Stevens, n very short
time and then transferred to a
lnrger camp to receive train-
liil, for acteal service.