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IW)8i:niltG, DOIGLAS COUXTV, OREGON'.
THURSDAY, Jl LY S, 1017.
No. 1.10
DOUGLAS COUNTY WOMING FOR STATE FAIR PRIZE
I ii ii ii
CROPS ARE RAISED
1
Fred Schmidt Agricultunstana
Manager of County Exhibit
Has vyonderful Garden.
HAS MANY VARIETIES
Has Practical?!- All Crops and Vario
tie Which Can Be liaised In
This Community and Will
Make Good Showing.
One ot the most wonderful exhib
its of the productiveness of the soil
of Douglas county, Ib found at the
indigent home east of the city,
where, under the direction of Fred
Schmidt, the manager, a garden has
been established chiefly for the pur
pose of putting Douglas county in
the first rank at the state fair, to be
held next September. Mr. Schmidt
was appointed several months ago
to manage the Douglas county ex
hibit and at once started to work
to, win first JprtzO, ,'H(e has Iiad
mauy yoarB of experience in agrlcul-'
tural worn, having been In the em
ploy of the German government for
many years in research work ' in
South America. For- the past few
years haB been In charge of the
county home, having taken out his
naturalization papers and has in
that time raised gardens which has
kept the inmates well supplied with
the best of. food besides giving a
large amount for the local markets.
Shortly -after his appointment he
brought all his skill to bear on a
small tract which he dedicated sole-
1., fn. lhA niirnnRA nf raising pro
ducts to exhibit at the state fair.
- A trlD to this garden demonstrates
conclusively the success which has
- hie in .'n unri arm irinflr 'i nn
' vegetables and grains are the finest
.... It ,U1 por.
tainly take some wonderful exhibits
to wrest from Doulgas count? tne
first prize this season.
Ol potatoes, Mr. Schmidt has 17
varieties wnich excoll by far any
thing ever teem, in this section.
Veatch and clover ar,j - flourishing
inuivolously while the 18 varieties
of beels cannot be equalled. The
thoroughness with which Mr.
Schmidt has gone into his work is
clearly shown by an inspection or
the many different kinds or wnea
which may be found or by the
twenty varieties of oats and the oth
er grains including rye, bailey,
Ileum, etc.
One of the specialties, will be an
pntrv of grains and other products
Kiown from Oregon seed. The
greater part of the seed used by Mr.
Schmidt was imported from Europe
or tioiu other countries where to his
knowledge, based, on experience and
tho most extended study, the best
seeds obtainable are to be found.
The vegetables are too mauy to
enumerate practically the entire
category being included in the list.
One of the most interesting displays
is the corn which Is absolutely un
surpassable and the compiler of a
seed catclogue could do no better
than to go to Mr. Schmidt s garden
to locate all varieties, for they arc
to be found there in abundance.
Mr. Schmidt has accomplished all
within his power to make the Doug
las county exhibits a. grand success
and' the co-operation of the farmers
nnd, in fact, all resiuenis of the city
nn.l nnlintT la nil thnt.ta nV neerf-
ed to bring tho blue ribbon. What
is lacking must be made up nnd it is
tho duty of all to assist especially at
' a tlino when gardening, especially
good gardening, is espoused by the
leaders of the nation.. The best
crops are needed for display pur
poses, and are needed badly. It is
requisite that all who hnve soil pro
ducts which aro above the average,
enter them for competition, that
Douglas county may stand among
the winners. Mr. Schmidt has en
tire charge of the work of preparing
tho exhibit and ns the season ad
vances will probably tour the county
In his eiTorls to locate the best rep
resentation of Douglas county's
crops.
Those who have had an oppor
tunity of inspecting this wonderful
garden are loud in their praise and
there Is a treat deal of talk of es
tablishing It as a county experiment
station. The county owns conslder-
: able land and has another lame
amount under lease and It is possible
that should sufficient Interest de-
. . velon that the much needed station
' may be given official
v he clven nlliciai recognition ana
h tnhlished under comoetent man
ageraent. Mr. Schmidt has clearly
demonstrated what may be done by
scientific methods, and this effort
en
should not be used entirely for the
purpose of prize winning but should
go throughout the entire commun
ity to bring about a better condition
of crops and this can be best accom
plished by the establishment of an
experiment station where the mauy
problems confronting the farmer can
be worked out to the best advantage.
SEKN IX HEAL LIFE.
The maiinlficent motion picture,
"Intolerance," which will be present
ed at the Antlers theatre tonight,
arrived here this morning. This
picture was taken in and around
Hollywoou ca..f., and several resi
dents of thiB city, who have visited
there,- have witnessed the large
Babylonian set used In the produc
tion. This set Is so largo that It
was necessary to use a captive bal
loon from which to take the picture.
D. Vf. Griffith and his bevy or
stars have also ueen seen In person
by Roseburg people, whet have boen
fortunate in vlBitlng southern California.
RED CROSS LADIES
START KNITTING
Sewing Machines Have Been
Installed in Work at
Headquarters.
WILlWORK DILIGENTLY
May Furnish Equipment for a Naval
Base 'Hospital and Other Insti
tutions Work to He Cur
ried on With Vim.
The local chapter ot the' Red Cross
has now established their headquar
ters for work in the Salzman. build
ing under the direction of Ethel
Webb. Sewing machines and other
apparatus necessary to the work have
been installed and it is thought that
a large number of the ladies, who are
memoers of the local chapter will
present themselves soon at the head
quarters and receive, their Instruc
tions as to the work to be carried
out. Knitting of socks and other ar
ticles for soldiers will be the first
work to be started and Instructions
nnd yarn will be furnished to all who
wish to assist.
The classes In knitting, will no
doubt create much interest and that
formerly almost universal pastime
bids fai to be rescued from oblivion
by reason of the Red Cross worn,
many girls from all over the country
assuming the role ot the Puritan
maiden Priscllla.
Following tho work In knitting,
other lines will be taken up and
sunnlies for a naval base hospital
will probably be furnished. Wnlle
the members of the local chapter
are, of course, acting under orders
from headquarters and are ready at
any time on receipt of telegraphic
orders to turn their attention to any
narticulur item of supplies they cull
to accomplish work in nll'of the linos
required by the Red Cross.
Tho following is the equipment
necessary for one patient, and the
hone has been expressed botn oy tni
national Red Cross and the local
branch, t. - many Individ jals will
take upon themselves the task and
expense of each providing an equip
' mcnt for one patient: Six sheets, 4
draw sheets, Zsepreads. (4 pillow
cases. 3 3Ults pajamas, 4 hospital bed
shirts, 1 convalescent gown, 4 pairs
of socks, 2 pairs bed socks, 2 bath
towels, 4 face towelB 3 wash clothB, 1
pair slippers. 1 hot water bag covr,
1 Ice bag cover, 6 nanokercniers
Multiply this oy 50 and you have
nmi-tlrailv the anio'.'nt of doming,
etc.. for r.illentr, in an army base
hospital, and by 25nd you have the
amount for a navy oaee nosruai.
The above list showing the amoun
of supplies for Initial equipment of
one hospital unit, carries some ma
ting of tho immense amount or sup
nlies needed, and shows the urgent
necessity for every woman to aid in
the work, "and every man to assist
financially in the enterprise.
Man-led nt Albany.
William R. Curry, of Albany
Miss Clara Larson, of Detroit, were
married Monday morning at Albany
at the Cnrlstlan church parsonage,
n. Lloyd Morgan of tlelating. l n
groom is a riiu-in. wi
- , has been employed by the S. r. com
pany. The newiywens win soon lo
cate in Roseburg. where the groom
has accepted a position,
TO AWARD PRIZES
War Measure is Started so
That Cars May be Load-.
ed to Capacity.
WILL HELBGOVERNMENT
Local Agent lteoclvca Word and Is
lSequestcd to Enlist Support of
Shippers so u "Few Prizes
Will 'lie Captured.
L. B. -Moore, the local Southern
Pacific agent, has received word
from headquarters to the effect that
the system which ho represents has
started a prize car loading competi
tion which was Inaugurated as a
"war measure." Mr. Moore plans to
enlist the support of local shippers
and the work from this station will
be carried on with the Idea of cap
turing a few of the prizes offered by
the company.
The competition began Sunday and
runs until December 31, for carloads
only at stations handling nt least 10
car loads of revonue freight out
bound diirlng the period. Tho com
pany is endeavoring to enlist ship
pers in the campaign, that when tlte
crisis in car demands comes this fan-
enough cars will be available for Un
cle Sam and every one.
The Blandard of measurement will
be the .percentage of load 10 car ca
pacity obtained at each station, for
each of 8 designated commodities.
during the .previous competitions
which took place September 1 , -1914
to June 30. 1915.
For the competition beginning
July 4, award will be made to the
agent at the station which makes
the greatest improvement In car
loading when each station is compar
ed with its own record as made dur
ing the previous period of ten
months.
For each Item In the list a first
prize of 60 and Bccond prize of $25
will be awarded, but no commodity
will be considered for first prize un
less at least three stations on the
system load 10 or more cars each ol'
that comomdity during tho period,
nor will any commodity be consider
ed for second pi-rze unless at least
three stations on-the system load
ve or more cars each of that com
modity.
In addition a prize of $15 for each
month to tho station making the
greatest improvement for that month
when compared with the average per
cent of load to car capacity obtained
at the station during the 10 months
ended June 30, 1915.
Tl
P. T. Bubar and wife, who, ac
companied by Mrs. Dubar'B fnthe
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. . M. Ack-
ley, from. Presque iBle, .Maine,
huvo been touring In Oregon anil
Washington, returned Monday even
ing and reiiort having had a iiio.it
delightful trip, although they found
the roads In a very bad condition
and especially In Washington, where
they say the roads are very much
Inferior to those In Oregon. While
cone they visited Portland, 3'nttle
and Tacoma, besides ninny of the
smaller cities. in ' Tacoma they
met ninny old friends from Prcsqu-j
iHle, which mude the visit there es
pecially pleasant.,
At one point ihout Tl 7 miles from
Vancouver they found the back
water from the lilamette was
across the highway, causing tom-lsts
to have to be towed' through for a
distance of 1 1-8 miles by tennis.
Mr. Hiibnr decided to try It under
the power of his mnehinc, ana al
though it was thought to he lift iOS-
sible,- he Buys his Dodge, car vent
through.
While having had a delightful
trip Mr. and Mrp. Bubar are g'ad to
ho home again.
Mr. Akeley will leave for Proline
Isle within the next two w o'ts.
while Mrs. Kkeley will spend the
winter with her daughter hoie.
Governor Wlthyeombe delivered
an address at -Oakland yesterday
which was greatly enjoyed by the
largo crowds present at the cele
bration. The governor has many
friends In Oakalnnd and spent pome
time chatting with them yesterday.
COlTVU;l."KT .MEETS.
Tho Douglas county court
met this morning at the court
house, and transacted a few
buslness matters. The regular
bills were allowed and a few
rond matters of minor import-
nnce was brought to their at-
tentlon.
NO ACCIDENTS OCCUR
10 MAR THE FOURTH
Roseburg celebrated the fourth
without accidents of any nature nnd
no fire alarms were souudecT This
does not establish a record, however,
for during tae past few years, siuce
tno sane celebrations have been ad
vocated, no accidents have occurred
that would mar the pleasure of the
day. The ordinance regarding the
shooting of fireworks within the city
limits was well regarded and the of
ficers had very little trouble In the
matter. .
Adherents of Republic Resent
the Seating of Young
Prince Imperial.
PU LUN IS EXECUTED
SeveiiU Others Prominent in Political
Affairs of (Mrennncnt I'm to
Death by Dictator In
Power.
(By Associated Press.)
TIEN TS1N, July 5. A military
clash in China is inevitable, Is the
general belief here. Resenting
General Chang Hsun's assumption ol
dictator under the guise of ro-estab-
lishing the old nionarchlal govern
ment, with Hsuun Tung, the young
prince imperial, as the alleged head,
Peking troops are showing signs ol
opposition to the situation, and indi
cation are thai a clash Is ponding lie
tween the rival tactions negotlaing
for control. Tuso Kun military gover
nor of Chi 1.1 province, has already
sent nil ultimatum to l tiling Hsun
demanding the withdrawal of Im
perial troopsr from Peking within
24 hours. Tills ultimatum has been
Ignored, and Tsao Kun Is now mob
ilizing an army of 20,000 inoii, and as
soon as rea:ly will move on Peking to
enforce the terms of his ultimatum.
Dictator Chang Hsun, to entrench the
imperial party, has placed Shu Chem
minister of war under the republic,
In jail, and nine alleged traitors to
the Imperial government among
them Prince Pu l.iin, were executod
Pu I.un was chairman of the
council of pluto. und at the tlino of
the St. Louis exposition was sent to
the Unite aStates as Chinese envoy.
Allies (illillillg Gnuind.
ASSOCIATlil) PhlOSS WAR LKAU
July 5. Willi tho rehabltnted Rus
sian army proving thiit the military
is capable of striking most telling
blows, the allies are preparing to re
slime a general offensive ulong tlie
entire western front. It is under
stood that the (Jerniniis aro expect
ing British forces to strike nt their
lines noith of Anus. Dining the
night or July I Ilia British pushed
the lines slighlly forward along a
nix hundred yard front in Belgium.
A number of prisoners wore taken
during tho night advance. Petro
grud leiiorls, yesterday, indicate
that the Teutons in Gullcia attack
ed the Russian advaneo posts east
of Ilrze.any. iiutweie driven away
by .Slav artillery.
An Important meeting of the
Honor Guard girls will be held at
the armVy on Saturday evcniun
at 8 o'clnrk. Kveiy mender should
be present as many business mat
ters will lie derided. The state
'prefi'lcnl bus tmuexl Instructions
that all girls who do not u."id tho
meeting shall be dropped 'rin mem
bership, so all should make ii ef
fort to be present.
WAR IN CHINA OVER
FORM 'GOVERNMENT
AMONG THE FIRST
All Ready For War Draft Two
Days Before Date is
Oregon Record.
CIRCULAR LETTER SENT
Secretary of War Has Called Alton
- Hon to Fact Quick Action Is
Necessary to Make Success
of Hig Undertaking.
Douglns county was' one ot the
first counties In Oregon to send In
duplicate cards numbered for the
war draft and It was through the
efforts of tho local board and other
boards throughout the state who
were equally diligent In their work
that Oregon can claim the fact of be
ing ready for the draft today, July 5,
two days ahead of the allotcd time.
Adjutant General White has notified
the local board members that Oregon
would uguln lead the states, as It lid
In mobilizing Its national guard in
the 1916 and 1917 calls to the colors
and In preparing for the war census.
Secretary of Wnr Baker, in In
structions to tho governor, calls the
attention of the state authorities to
the need for quick action. The clrcu
lar letter sent to the members of the
local board several days ago follows:
The first test of the ofllclency of
the great national war organization
of which you aro an Important mem
ber conies now. The Inuncdl iU' duty
of your board is to organize, compaie
the copies of the r-?glt-atlon cards
with the originals, serially number
both originals and copies 111 red Ink,
compare originals and copies, make
and dispose the lists ,if nn'iies nnd
numbers, nnd get the copies of the
cards to stato li.'adiiiaiters accord
Ing to Instructions nlren.il l.ifiued to
you.
It' Is an Iniiiorntivn national neces
sity that the serially numbered
copies of the cards shuh be In the
hands of the adlutant goiiei-ul of
your state and that the copy of the
list lor the provost marshal geneiai
shall bo mailed before July 7.
The responsibility Is therefore not
divided. It Is singly nrd directly
upon you. It will bo well dlscharg-i.
If tho copies of the cards lench your
adjutant general on July 7 In some
localities tills may bo difficult, but
tho American faculty for tho ac:oin
pllshmcnt of the scorning!)' Impos
sible was so well exemplflied In tne
conducl, of registration that the sec
retary of war noes not doubt tint, In
spito of all difficulties, tho entire
country can be reported urn' organiz
id for tho draft on July 7.
It would be difficult to ovc:estt
male the value to the nation of the
thing that you are here called upon
to do nor the importance that It be
done within the limit herein Inili
catcd.
FIELD ARIUir
BRANCH CLOSED
. Army Recruiting Officer C. G. Hall
today received notice from Bead
quarters to stop recruiting for th
field artillery' bunch of the service
as (lint department Is full at the
present time.
Tho orders stated that 55, 000 men
are needed at once for the Infantry
and an attempt will bo made to All
no tho ranks within the next few.
weeks.
PORTLAND, Or., July 6.
Drought conditions were becoming
serious at tho end of Inst week
throughout Oregon, with the excep
tion of the coast counties, where
rnln has fallen, according to the
summary of crop conditions through
out the stale for the week ending
JurtV SiO is-.ued here today by the
weather bureau. The summary fol
lows: "llenedelal rains occurred In the
co.iKt counties, but elsewhere in lo
calltles drought conditions were be
coming serious and the shortage of
rains for the past month was be-
ginning to bo felt by late sown ce-
neala and more iinrtlcularly by
crops on light soils.
"Barley was beginning to ripen In
eastern counties, corn was being cul
tivated .and making rapid growth.
potntoee and rye generally wore In
good condition but needed moisture.
spring wheat was only fair and suf
fering for rain, while sugar beots and
truck crops were doing well where
Irrigated.
"Dry, hot weather has caused
much winter wheat to head before
tho plants had made sufficient
growth nnd while few holds were
actually suffering from lack ot mois
ture good rains would be very bene
ficial. "MondowB. pastures and ranges
were In fair to good condition, the
weather was Ideal for haying and
this work progressed rapidly.
Fruit prospects were generally
encouraging, and at tho close ot the
week thinning was well advanced."
GERMAN SPIES ARE
Secret Service Men Find Sys
tern at Work Through
our Country
DISCOVERY ASTOUNDING
llmvlntious Would Htartlo World, In
Statement War Department
IV'iisors lipatHe Au
thority NeeoHKary.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 6. Adminis
tration of llcluls who, for obvious rea
sons, cunot be quoted, today declared
that If tho government's activities
against a wide-spread Gonnau Bpy
system In tho United States could be
mado public, the rovelatlons would
startle the world. While not admit
ting that they are convinced a spy
system Is in operation hore which Is
entirely responsible for the masBCd
submarine attacks on tho American
transports recently reaching France,
it was stated that the combined
secret service forces of the United
Statos, Including war and navy de
partment men, and also the depart
ment of Justice, wore working night
and dayf Unearthing Information
amazing In character and of greut
value to the government. Men who
are least suspected, In many In
stances, are guilty of participation
in this spying system perfectod by
tho Gorman government. Germans
who have lived In the United States,
ond who have been rcspocted, tesl
dents of tholr respective localities
are found to bo Idontllled with the
system that Is seeking to iindcrmino
tho government ot their adoption.
Secret service .officials .are trailing
up tho slightest clews in every nook
and corner of the nountry, and. ac
cording to tho statement made today
are mooting with astounding succcbs
In locating enemies of tho govern
ment. News Ih Censored. ,
WASHINGTON, July 6. The war
department today continues to cen
sor the news dispatches from franco
although this nintter has already
been passed by tho foreign couBora
The war department doflccts all
cablegrams at New York, am' those
messages are censored at Washing
ton and later turned over to repre
sentatives of associations and newj
minors to whoso New York ofrlce
they ure uddresscd. In this manner
tho Associated press dispatches glv
Ing account of the fourth of July
celebration In Paris were deflected
and delayed accordingly In reaching
papers uwalting the news.
Referring to the censorship Insti
tuted, Secrotary of War linker as
serted IVat he was 'empowered by
unanimous consent to take stei s
necessary for the protoOUm ti
American soldiers." linker lias made
no effort lo find legal authority for
the course he has taken, and will
not ask for IcglhWlon to that end
but claims he is already authorized
in the matter.
TnMw at Front.
PARIS, July 6. The battalion of
American troops which paraded
Paris streets yesterday 111 cloeiirn
tlon of July 4, have gone to their
permanent training camp. Other
units of the first IJnlted States ex
peditionary force now at a French
port will also lenve shortly for the
training camp, and by July 16 It Is
believed the entire expedition will
be encamped In permanent training
quarters at the trout.
CELEBRATION BY
Morning Program Was Carried
Out in Bellows Grove and
Proved .Interesting -
0. P. COSHOW ORATOR
Principal Event of Day Was Sham
liutUe in North Roseburg
Witnessed by 3,000
Count.
The celebration of the fourth
company coast artillery held in
Hoseburg yesterday proved to be a
glorious affair from every etand-f
point.
The morning program, which was
under the auspices of the Fullerton
Pnront-Tcachois Association, was
carried out at Bellows Grove as
follows:
"America," sung by the audience.
followed by "The Soldier's Fare
well," sung by a male quartet. Wil
son's war message was tl.cn read by
Rev. Warrington, of the local Prea-i
byterlan church, after which Miss
Huldcmaa sang "The Star Spangled
Banner," and Mrs. Ashcraft gave a
reading entitled "The Spirit of "76."
The orntion of the day was then de
livered by Hon. O. P. Coshow, who
was followed; by Mrs. Fory and a
double quartet who Bang "Speed Our
Republic." This closed the program
which was followed by an old fash
ioned basket dinner, spread under
the trees In tue grove.
In tho afternoon the program was
under the auspices ot the 4th com
pany artillery and was very interest
ing, Indeed.
The results of the . afternoon
ovents were as follows: . ')
Fifty yard dash Prize, straw
hat, given by "Duds For Men," won
by A. L. Bushnoll, of the 4th com
pany. 100-yard dash Prize, pearl-handled
knife, given by Bubar Bros.,
won by A. I. Bushnoll, 4th company.
Three-legged race IPrlze, two
neckties given by Harth's Toggery,
won by Foster and Foote, 1 com
pany.
Equipment race Prize, safety
razor, given by Roseburg Book Co.,
won by Private Shields, 1 company.
Spoon and spud race Prize.
fountain pen, given byA. 8. Huey.
won by C. C. Mansfield.
Tug of war Prize KroiiD of 12
photos, given by J..H. Clark, wfti by
4 th company. In this ovent the 4th
company was opposed bx I company.
The feature ovent of the day wad
the sham battle, In North Roseburg,
wnicn was fought between tho 4th
company and I company, and was
witnessed by 3,000 people. There
were 218 automobiles, by actual
ount, near the "(battlefield." In
this battle I company held the fort.
which was attacked by the 4th com
pany and "blown up" by the defend
ers before ovccuatlon, according to
previous arrangements.
The motorcycle race Prizes were
won by Harrison, 1st prize, 8.00;
Miller, 2nd prize, $5.00, and Walsh,
3rd prize, $2.00.
Worthy of special mention was tho
water-light on Jackson street be
tween teams from tho 4th company
and tho Roseburg fire department.
which resulted In a victory for the
4th company.
During the day the Honor Guard
sold tags and with the amount realiz
ed from other sources will probably
net the boys considerably over 12(10,
which will be ased for the mess fund.
Altogether tho boys feel highly elat
ed over yesterday's celebration.
IT AT
CMS VALLEY
Word was received Id this city to
dny to the effect that an accident
of nerlous nature occurred yesterday
nmir Camas Valley when a four horse
team driven by a resident of that sec
tion went over an embankment. Sev
eral of the horses were seriously in
jured, but details of the affair is
very meagre, and It could not be
learned If the occupants of the wag
on were Injured. According to tho
report arriving here today, one of
tho horses was killed In the down
ward flight.
The accident was caused by a Ford
auto being driven againBt the
horses, thus frightening them.