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ItOSKUUKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON'.
FltlDAV, AWil'BT 17, 1IMT.
No. 11(0
THE
EVE
NEWS
E
After a Brief Furlough Will
Again Return to His Post
at Fort Stevens
BOYS ALL WORKING HARD
The "KiRliUKg Fourth" Is Uio Kent
Quipped Bunch of SoldU'rs
Are Holding the "Bis
Gun" lltH'onl.
Sergeant Victor MicelU, of the 4th
Company, son of Joseph Mlcelli, of
this city, who was temporarily re
jected pending a minor operation,
arrived in this city this morning on
a three weeks' furlough. During his
stay here Mr. Micellf will have the
email defect removed and will then
return to Fort Stevens and again
join his company. Victor is supply
sergeant and succeeded in getting
his men 44 pairs of new shoes and
many other necessary pieces of
equipment, much to the satisfac
tion of the "Fighting Fourth."
According to Sergeant Mlcelli
there are about 1500 well fed and
well satisfied men at the fort at
present. The boys are working
hard to learn the many duties of a
well trained soldier and if concen
tration of mind and muscle will ac
complish the feat our boys without
a single exception will more than
merely make good. Tbe regular
army officers have said that the
"Fighting Fourth" is the best equip
ped and the best drilled company at
the fort and to substantiate this the
4th company is holding the "big
gun" record, having loaded and fir
ed one of the 12-inch coast defense
guns In twelve seconds. A mighty
good record. (
The Ashland company arrived at
the fort with 91 cents in their mess
fund, but from information receiv
ed here they have been "eating" bet
ter than any company there. The
people of Ashlandi have sent them
chickens by the score, vegetables,
and everything, in fact, for the hun
gry men. Tbe Roseburg boys have a
few dollars in tbe mess fund, but
according to Victor, would much
ra,ther the money would he spent
here and the "eats" forwarded.
The companies are receiving new
field equipment as fast as possible.
The 4th company has been issued
new field packs, the same as that
of the regular army along with new
guns and bayonets. Some of the
FOR AUTO THIEF
Sheriff George Quine received a
phone call from Sheriff Hulbert, of
Multnomah county informing the
Douglas county official to be on the
lookout for a Ford car which was
stolen in Portland last evening. The
car bears license number 11835, non
ekid tires, broken bed at right hand
corner. A description of the alleged
thief is given and describes a man
cf about 25 years of age, medium
dark suit, height five feet, seven
inches, wearing a soft dark hat.
Sheriff Quine at once notified his
deputies throughout the county to
he on the lookout for a car and a
man answering the above descrii-
tion.
Mrs. M. K. Lohr, of Portland, who
has been visiting with her son,
Uennie I.ohr, a well known S. P
fireman, left tills morning lor bwi
home after an enjoyable vacation
here. ,
HA VK NO KK.YDiVG MATTKIl.
FORT CANBY, Wash.. Aug.
16. From reading the Hose-
burg papers, lite Roseburg boys
located at this fort have been
under the impression that the
good people of Roseburg have
made shipments of reading
matter to this place. As yet
nothing has been received, and
none of the papers and maga-
zines sent to Fort Stevens have
been forwarded to this place.
The boys here are practically !
destitute for reading material '
and have asked that a small
portion of the magazines sent
be consigned to Fort Canby in
order that they may receive a
benefit from the efforts of those
responsible for this line move-
ment. A shipment addressed
to the Sanitary Troops. Fort
Canby, would reach us fine and
be duly appreciated.
boys when they left here didn't have
uniforms bait all these things have
been looked after and the company
with a few minor exceptions U now
fully equipped.
The 4th company as yet has no
"regular" cook. Two of the boys
who before enlisting worked In a
Iceal restaurant as waiters are do
ing the best they can until an ex
perienced man can be found. A
cook Is badly needed and any one
familiar with this line of work that
can pass the physical examination
should communicate with or call on
Mr. Sllcelll, who while here will
make his headquarters at the First
State & Savings Bank. Twenty-five
or thirty more men. are needed for
the different companies of coast ar
tillery. Sergeant Mlcelli says that the
climate Is somewhat cooler at the
fort than It Is here and for some
time the boys suffered more or less
on account of the fact, hut they are
fast becoming acclimated and no
s rious inconveniences, have result
ed. Don't forget the boys at the front.
They have plenty of regular army
food, but the little tasty home-spun
pastry, such as doughnuts, Dies and
cakes can't be secured at the fort
and iwe at home should see that the
beys of the "Fighting Fourth" are
just as well fed- as any other com
pany there.
LOCAL BARBERS TAKE
A
The constantly increasing prices
in barber's supplies and the fact
that everything is going up and
nothing coming down in these war
times, has caused the barbers of
Roseburg to "take a hitch" in their
prices in order to meet the demands
of the times and net. in "tlm rle-ir"
The advance, however, is not a vryl
strong one. The former price of 15 1
conts a shave tin hpnn rairi n d
cents and includes "neoir shav" I
If you don't want the rear of your
head "decorated" it will be 20 cents
just the same an advance of five
cents over former prices. Hair cuts
have gone to 40 cents, shampoos 25
to 50 cents, massage 35 cents, tonic
15 cents and you can have a bath ai
the same old price, 25 cents, which
is some consolation in these hot old
immer days.
L
BE
E
First Meeting of the "Billion
Bushel Fall Wheat Drive"
' Monday Evening
PROF. HYSLOP SPEAKER
ltuslncss Men As Well as Farmers
Are I'rged to lie lnesent -Oregon
Asked to lncieae
Wheat Acreage.
Arrangements have been complet
ed by the Patriotic Garden League in
co-operation with District Agricul
tural Agent C. J. Hurd, for the first
meeting in Oregon of the great na
tional campaign of the billion bushel
fall wheat drive, to be held In Rose
burg and this meeting, which will be
the beginning of a systematic cam- 1
paign all over the state will be held
at the court house Monday evening
August 2H. at eight o'clock. Food
Administrator Herbert C. Hoover has
asked that Oregon increase her wheat
acreage "0 per cent in order to meet
her share of the billion bushel wheat
campaign. Douglas county's appor
tionment has not been definitely fig
ured, but It will probably mean an
Increase of T.r per cent in this coun
ty, but it will be a paying proposi
tion to the farmer, as the United
States government1 has guaranteed a
minimum price of $2.00 a bushel for
wheat In 1918.
Prof. H. H. Hyslop. professor of
farm crops at the Oregon Agricul
tural College, will be the speaker at
the meeting Monday evening, and
among other thincs he will discuss
the best varieties of wheat for fall
sowing for this climate.
Not only are the farmers urged to
lx present, but the business men are
asked to attend as thin meeting will
be of Interest to all. After the ad
dress a general discussion will fol
low. The committees are very anxious
to have a large attendance at the
meting and thereby show the rest of
the state that Douglas county is will
ing to do ner part in this gTeat pat
rlotlc movement.
Another meeting will he held In
Douglas county at Glendale, August
21.
HALL WAS A
Said He Drew Down $125
to $150 Per Month From
the Government
SALARY WAS ONLY $36
Little Wonder He Could Nut SupMrt
. a Wife and Two Children on .
Tills Paltry Sum
Was Kngaged.
"Hall exonerated," "throwing the
L lame on Hall," "Mr: Hall did an
injustice. " "He is a perfect gentle
man," and a lot of other rot goes to
make up a published article last
evening that shows the fine Italian
hand of "interested parties,"
That Hall has been exonerated
by "one of the high military of
ficials" can be taken for what it Is
worth, that he is shouldering any
greater burden of blame for anything
that he has done, more than his wife
and two children in destitute cir
cumstances. Is information that
needs verifying, . and that he Is a
"perfect gentleman." The News will
slate that a representative of this
PL per had the privilege, in the pres
ence of Sheriff George Quine, of in
terming this individual right to
his fae not out in the back yard
'.hat any man who had two children
calling for support and was out in
the western hemisphere parading
around like a '"banty rooster" had
i no connection whatever with the
worn ,n question in "ci, ne neeu-
0(1 Ilxm And lo 1,1,8 declaration
Hall had not a single word to say.
ether than the fact that ho had not
lived with his wife for some five
years. Not a single excuse was of
fered for not feeding the mouths of
his own blood and flesh. Yes, he's
some gentleman.
" Then, again, the same evening he
left this city he admitted in the
piesence of two gentlemen, that he
was engaged" would have a di
vorce about J, he first of September
and with his $36 per would undoubt
edly cut "some ice."
Hall had always claimed that he
made between $125 and $150 a
month and when confronted with ab
solute proof that his salary was only
$36 he "wormed" out of the matter
by asying that the government al
lowed him upwards of a dollar per
day for expenses and there was some
orher "side" money to be made.
This paper does not want to do
1'all any injustice, and none so far
has been dealt out to him. Neither
are we going to sit idly by and con
done any "four-flusher." He hasn't
teen given half what he deserves.
tls wife and children would evi
dently testify to this. When Deputy
Sheriff Raffety took the matter up
of supporting his wife and children
vlth Hall some few days ago the
fellow would hardly give the matter
passing attention, but did concede
to sending them $20, so he states.
The recent "purported Interview
looks very much like It Is a case
of shifting the whole responsibility
on a young woman, thereby cover
Ing up tbe tracks of others closely
cEsociated with the affair. Holding
up Hall as a paragon of perfection
Li the expense of an Innocent girl is
i: piece of diplomacy that would
make a ward politician look like an
angel.
DR. BATHRICK'S OFFICE
ROBBED LAST NIGHT
The local band of 'dime novel"
thieves, after a few days of Idleness
counting up the spoils of previous
M;rglarles, read a few more pages of
the perfumed Kid" and some tint
hite last night entered the dental
parlors of Dr. Hath rick, located h
t he Roseburg National Hank bu'ld
;pg. by "Jimmyina" a door.
A long screw driver, or some lilt
i i.st ru ment was used as a pry and
i-serted between the door and door
frame, these being pried apart iif
P.riently to release the spring lo'-k.
Once Inside tho thieves helped
themselves to a quantity of sheet
ueld used by dentists in making
crowns, valued at about llfi.OU. Thif
tVey found in the doctor's medicine
and instrument cabinet. The yeges
in their excitement overlooked a bot
ilr of filling gold 24-k. fine and much
n.ore valuable than the other cold
'.tken. plainly exemplifying that the
thieves are Inexperienced.
A roll-top desk was then "laffb-rl
and $7. B0 in money taken. An elk's
tooth valued at ISii, a present to Or.
Bathrlck from his wife, and in the
same drawer with tbe money.- was
not touched, and th doctor wlnhei to
AUTO DEALERS ML
ARRIVE HERE TUESDAY
"One hundred and twenty-
five Portland folk, automobile
dealers and their wives, will
arrive In Roseburg next Tues-
day morning and will be given
a royal good time. Eluborate
preparations are being made for
their entertainment in which a
bunquet and reception are fea-
lured. The party are members
of the Oregon Dealer's Motor
Car Association and are tour
ing throughout Oregon via
Crater lake and central Oregon.
The citizens of Roseburg are
anxious to show them about
and are planning on giving
them a pleasant time in our
city.
hank the thieves for their consider
ation.
Sheriff Quine was notified and a
areful investigation of the premises
i-ere made, but as has been the case
in other robberies of the past few
ironths no clue was found. Mr, Quine
us well as other officials, believes
hat there is a' well organized band
of youthful thieves composed of lo
cal talent, responsible for this and
many other robberies of the past
ai;d he is satisfied that he Is well
ac qualnted with some of its mem
rers and it is only a matter of time,
cocrding to the sheriff until this
bunch of "rowdies" will bo brought
lo justice, and severely dealt with.
W. 0. Wimmer In "Tight Box"
As Result of Actions Of
The Past Week
MAY CONFISCATE CAR
Thief of Police lit Albany Pleased
That Man 1h Taken, llut Says
Men With Tongues Hanging
Out Are Disappointed.
It was stated here this afternoon
that W. O. Wimmer, the man ar
lested by Deputy Sheriff Hopkins,
of Canyonvllle, assisted by Ktton Tiol
lenbaugh and Marshal Griffith, of
Myrtle Creek, and who was taken
back to Ashland to answer the
charge of resisting an officer, as well
as that of importing liquor into dry
territory, may face a far more seri
ous charge than either, that of
"white slavery," as it may be charg
ed that he took a girl across the
stale line for immoral purposes. Ho
is also liable to a charge of unlaw
ful importation of liquor, here, as
booze was talten from his car when
he was captured by the officers.
Troubles are pouring in on Wlm
rii r thick and fast, as Sheriff Quine
stated today that the car occupied by
him may be confiscated and sold, in
the same way a suit case containing
liquor is confiscated. This is being
done in Idaho, and in one instance on
record there Is the case of a man be
'ig fined for having two quarts of
"lire-water" in his automobile, and
hen the car, a big cadillac, was put
iip and sold at auction pretty ex
pensive piece of work for that boot
legger, but in Idaho they are deter
mined to put a stop to their opera
tions, and Sheriff Quine Ih very seri
ously considering the adoption of
the same method here.
The chief of police at Albany was
iintch pleased to learn that Wimmer
had been caught, and stated that
l ey had been given much trouble
by him there. The chief further
staled that there was considerable
disappointment over the affair, too.
as fully a dozen men whose tongues
were "hanging out"' were anxiously
awaiting the arrival of Wimmer with
his unlawful "thirst quencher."
The officers say that Wimmer had
r-iv little money on him and was
evidently alminic to make the ex
penfes for himself and the girl by
dispensing, a' bootlegger rates, the
liquor which he had brought over the
line.
Once more we are reminded that
'truly the way of the transgressor Is
hard."
Alt.MV PAY SKITKMIlKIt 5.
Ft CANHY. Aug. 15 The
soldier hoys at Kort fanby and
Fort Stevens have received def
inite word to the effect that
they will receive their army
pay between the first and fifth
of September. This comes as
good news to them and the
monT will no doubt come in
handy.
MAY FACE CHARGE
OF WHITE SLAVERY
No Funny Business Will Be
Tolerated by the Federal
Government
AWAITSTARTOFTROUBLE
Interference With Harvest Opera
tion Not to He Tolerated
ProMH'Utlou Will Follow
IH'iiioustnitimis.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17. The
Lending of federal troops to the state
of Washington, Oregon, Montana and
Idaho for tho purpose of keeping
the war Industries moving and to
check disorders arising over labor
ufsputes, la regurded by administra
tion oiticials here as an immediate;
possibility. This action, will, how
ever, depend altogether upon whelu-1
cr the threatened Industrial Work-1
ers of the World strike materializes
ard attains serious proportlous, get
ting beyong control of civil authori
ties. Special representatives of the
Departments or labor and justice, the
roard of mediation and conciliation
find the food administration are
studying the northwest situation
with much apprehension, and are
prepared to take Immediate stops to
meet any developments urislng.
I'nited States attorneys In the four
states affected aro under orders to
act quickly in order to control any
possible emergency. The govern
ment will take no half way measures
tut will deal drastically with vio
lators oT the law. Conciliators of
the department of labor are already
in the districts affected awaiting fur
ther developments, ihe government
being uotermined that efforts of any
nature looking to retarding of har
vest and consequent loss of food pro
ducts shall bo crushed In their ln
clpiency. "Imiterlul WHholni Warriors."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 Senator
Ashuist, or Arizona, has distinguish
ed himself in denunciation of indus
trial Workers of the World in
speech before the senate today. Ho
slated that with the average I. W.
W., perjury Is a fine art, and that
Ihoy have murder reduced to a sci
ence. Concluding his scathing ar
raignment Ashurst said that "I. W.
W. stands for Imperial Wllhelm War
riors."
Would Kxenipt Cons.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17. Charles
K Hughes, chairman of the district
hoard of appeals, stated today that
he favored exemption of policemen
nnd medical students from provisions
of the draft. Ho asserted, however.
that the board would continue to
follow provisions of the draft lnw
Don't Fear Workers.
PORTLAND. Aug. 17. Oregon
timbermcn said today that they do
not fear tho Industrial Workers'
nirlke threatened for August 20
Mills throughout the state are re
suming work, and) the situation is
declared to be different from that
existing In Washington and Idaho.
Sheriff Quino and Miss Agnes
IMtehford returned last night from
oltsbuig where they went to look
alter juvenile rases, and brought
bac.k with them four Juvenile charges
who will he placed In the Hoys and
Girls home In Portland.
The oldest of the youngsters is a
boy about fourteen years of ago and
the youngest a bout ten. and only the
oldest had ever been out of Seotls
tiurg. nnd then only to Drain.
The automobile trip to Hoseburg
wan a great treat to the children and
arriving here late at night, tho elec
tric lights were a marvel to them.
Ill IN THIS CITY
Yesterday afternoon a party of
Portland tourists passed through tills
city en route to Klamath Falls and
other points In the southeastern
parts of the state, stopping here for
a few hours. In the party were .Mr.
and Mrs. fleo. Nichols, Mr. and Mrs.
(V K. Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs.
Brown, and Mr. Matheson nnd
daughter. The left net e about six
o'clock expecting to make one of
the southern towns for t.ie night
During their trip they will vIhII
Crater lake. Mr. Cunningham Is
president of tho United States Mor
tage Co., of Portland. ownr of the
fine propeuy east of tho city known
as the Alley ranch. While here, In
company with Mr. Nichols he visited
the place. These two lust named gen
tlemen are familiar with farm in
terests an-1 stock raising, and In
fact are on their way to Klamath
in the intorests of a deal there In
volving considerable money. Mr.
N'ichols has extensive holdings in
the o.lhn Day country, and is largely
interested in sheep and cattle rais
ing. He has lately acquired a con
siderable bunch of horses and cat
tle at Klamath, and win probably
dispose of them while there.
FROM THE OFFICERS
About fifty men from the officers'
training camp at the Presidio, San
Francisco, passed through here this
morning on tho Snasta Limited. The
men had just purchased their uni
forms, although tho boys seemed a
bit awkward In the new "unles" It
was probably duo to the fact, as one
young ofheer stated, "We have been
digging trenches, planting mines,
washing dishes and eating soup for
the past three months in the same
suit of clothes and the same pair of
shoes, and1 imagine we have been at
tending all kinds of parties and
dances in the same outfit.
Some of tho men have been trans
ferred to ..merican Lake nnd many
others aro going home on a short
furlough, nnd will after the vacation
is over, return to tho Presidio and
receive assignments to their respec
tive regiments.
(Ily Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug 17. Secro-
lary of War Baker has approved tho
disposition of 087,000 men compos
ing the first draft, as recommended
by the provost marshal general. Ap
proximately 4.1,000 men are going to
be sent to each of the sixteen can
tonments. The men drafted from
Washington, Oregon, California,
Alaska, Idaho, Nevada, Montana,
Wyoming nnd Utah, totalling 46,159
men, wil Ihe quartered at American
Lake, near Tacoma, Wash.
'BILL" HOLDS OUT
No Restorations, Also Must
Be Part of Peace
Terms
SO SAY BERLIN PAPERS
I'.il Tlntue Vory Hiinlrlciit Rohsohh,
It Ih AIIcuynI, I'opc'H K'ltiltM
Will lie lniHitllo
for icilnniiy.
(Xy Associated Press.)
AMST 10HDAM, Aug. 17. A dis
patch received from Copenhagen,
Denmark, states that the attitude to
he taken by tho imperial Gorman
government on so Important a ni tit
ter as the pope's peace proposal can'
he made known only after a most
thorough and careful consideration
ol the document, particularly as a
decision can only he taken In full
accord with the conclusion of her al
lies. Tho German office has com
municated a statement to the fore
going effect to tho press. In Ber
lin, the Krciiz Zeitung, a copy oi
which has been received hero, com
menting on the government's posi
tion and tho text of the pope's peace
proposals, says that "sympathy with
the tope's wishes for peace mu.it dis
appear when It Is seen that he has
united himself wlih such conditions
as restorations and' no indemnities."
The TaegMsch Hundsfhau i'dltor
lally considers the nature of peace as
Liitlined by the pope to he such as
to compel the central powers to re
fuse the pontiff's offices.
Western Front Situation.
WTKSTKUN FRONT. Aug. 17.
German troops made violent nnd
repeated attempts last night to re
gain those Important position i re
cently taken by the allies, and uie
naid to have gained some pmall ad
vantage at the Verdun front. Other
wise the principal resuMs of tite nt-
tat'k were to add to the already lerlf
flc losses sustained in the. fierce at
(neks made by Teutons in thnlr lo
cal offensive opernMons of late. The
Teuton three counter attacks against
mw positions were re pulped at con
s.dcrahle loss. Tho German gained
a slight advance in the icccn , but
were driven back on the other two
attempt.
British aviators
visit with bombs
German Positions In Belgium
Receive Rain of Ions of
Explosives
ACTS INDEPENDENTLY
Cliinu Mokes no Mention of Allies
in War on (ierniniiy and
Austria I'lilliodrul
Destroyed. -
(3y Associated Press.)
LONDO NA.ug. 17. A successful
air raid was made, yesterday, over
the Ueriiian position at Ostend, Koy
al service aviators dropping several
tous of bombs on the railway sta
tion there, doing much damage to
the station iinu sidings anu to the
railway Junction at Osteud. The air
donio at Uhistelles. uelglum, was
bombed and soveral (ires started. All
of the airplanes engaged in the raid
returned in satoty.
('Iilnu AcU Independently.
PKlvlNU, Aug. 17. Tho lornial
ueclaration of war against Germany
and Austria by tho Chinese republic
makes no mention of association with
the ontonte allies, but rather indi
cates that China is acting Independ
ently! of otner nations in the war.
The declaration of war as formally
announced oreatcd llttlo excitement
In i'ekinB. Tho Netherlands Is handl
ing Austrian affairs in Poking. Doors
of the Deutch Asiatic Dunk: have
been scaled. v
Cathedral Itimiol.
FRENCH PKONT, Aug. 17.
Sentinels In tho Krenuh trench near
St. Quentln were the nrst to notice
the lire in tho famous cathedral
early Wednesday evening, and soon
the building broke into a blaze.
lighting the whole countryside
around until well along toward
dawn Thursday, when the roof fell
in. The cause of the lire Is un
known, but was certainly not duo to
French Bhells, as reported by Berlin
dispatches yesterday. There was
scarcely any bombardment Wednes
day night from French guns, so that
tho fire could not have weel start
ed that way. It is stated by eye wit
nesses that the landscape was singu
larly poaceful as the church burned.
Prisoners taken by French troops
state that the town was pillaged by
the Oormana berore the Are, and that
many valuables were carried away at
that time.
TEN MILE BOY BACK
3v'ed !5. Bushnell, who has been
with the Fourth company boys at
Fort Stevens arrived in this city on
train No. 17 yesterday enroute home
to Ten Mile, having been discharged
from military service on account of
physical disability. About a year ago
Mr. Bushnell had the misfortune to
have the wheel of a traction engine
pass over his left foot, and it was on
account of the injury received from
that, that he failed to pass the mili
tary physical examination. He siys
the boys are getting along quite well
at tho fort with the exception of the
rations, which ho states are very
poor, and the boys seem quite dissnt
istlexli with what they are getting to
eat, and especially the manner in
which it la served.
Mr. Cole", of Winchester, who fail
ed on account of poor feet, and a
Glendale man whose name Mr. Bush
nell did not remember, who was also
physically disqualified, returned
home yesterday.
A KINB KIIOWI.VJ.
FOHT CANBY, Wash., Aug.
16. Captain Finch, of -Fort
Stevens, United States army ex-
aminlug officer, who passed
upon tho physical condition of
the Fourth company and Sanl-
tary Troop boys, stated yester-
day to a member of the Sanl-
tary Troops that Roseburg and
adjoining sections sure took
the plrze for raising physically
fit boys for the army and sald
that both organizations pass-
ed with high grades, only three
being turned down out of tho
Fourth company while the
Sanitary Troops lost only one.
The boys nre very proud of
their rnmpanleH as should be
tho "folks ut home." Words of
4 commendation coming from a 4
4 regular army examining physl-
clan mean a whole lot and
plainly show the condition of 4
4 the boys from Douglas county. 4