NEWS
THE WEATHER
Rain, Strang Sootluorly Wlnda.
Highest temp, yesterday 56
Lowest temp last night 61
Fresh, crisp war news by
Associated Press to the
Evening News.
VOL. VIII.
KOSKIIl'ltli, IHH'UIjAS COIXTV, OlUXiOX. SVITlilUY, NO KNIIUMt .1, 1017.
No. 26 a
HHI HIT
JLL XL ii JILhJI
EVENING
Reconnoitering Party Taken
iPrisoners Today Near
German Border.
REPORT NOT VERIFIED
Washington OHIcIiUn, However,
Not Doubt the lU'Hirt Is Cor
rects Amuuien it'll l.s Made,
For Pri.soners' Cure.
(By Associated Press. )
JBERbIN, Nov. 3. The capture of
a number of American soldiers by a
German reconnoiterlng party has
been announced by tho German war
office today. The statement sajs
"the capture took place on the Rhine
Marne canal and us a result of the
reconnoitering thrust the American
soldiers have been brought in.
Not Wriiiwl lty Persian;.
WASHINGTON. Nov. a. None of
Pershing's dispatches mention the
captured American sold let s by the
Germans, but ol tieials here do not
doubt the announcement coining
from German headquarters as there
has been several night raiding
parties conducted recently and it is
possible some American soldiers
have fallen Into the hands of the
enemy. The government has ar
ranged to care for the American pris
oners iii the hamiH of the Germans.
The Rhlne-Marne canal, where the
capture is alleged "to have occurred,
runs through northeastern Krance.
crossing the French front near the
German border "'U miles northeast ol
blue ville.
Ilrltish lU-sist Attack.
- IjONDON. Nov. 3. An electrically
controlled high speed boat attacked
a British vessel patrolling t he Bel
gian coast today and was destroyed
by a well-directed shot from the
British gunners.
SEATTLE TELEPHONE
STRIKERS STILL OUT
(By Aspoci. t 1 Press.)
"WASHINGTON. N v. Instruc
tions have been sent to Ihe striking
telephone employes at Walla Walla.
Seattle. Tacniua and Portland to re
turn to work pending the mediation
confetonces wore repented in tele
grums sent today by Frank MeNulty.
president of the International Asso
ciation of Klcctrical Woi Iters.
Will Nnl Art ill Seattle.
SKATTMO. Nov. :t Cnion bad
ers here assert that the strikers will
return to work only when the gov
ernment takes over the telephone
system or t hi' company grants t he
demands of their employes.
ON THE AILETTE RIVER
fBy Associated 1'iess.)
PARIS. Nov. 3 - - The Fien-h a-e
advancing between (ise . an.il and th
region of Coi ten . havin r iched
the south h.mk ot the Aib-ti. . a Ger
man river. The Germans haw te
treated t u the noun' hate; ot he
stream, destioying bridge:- u-tn.-s th
Allette. Since October j:i the Irendi
army has raptured mjj tutis ,'"d T.u
machine guns.
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LOMnc; Nni
tho Ctrnian miiii
of Flnnshurf. u
an piigaii'lnint
strovorn.
n.i'ii nn
M.i i !.
SUNK BY THE BRITISH;
I III' Assn. .tiri'l i rpss i
COl'BNHAIiKN N"'- .: TI." ',,-r-
man colnni.-rr,. raid,T. 1 , ,.,J 1 1 .-. and ',
Ave arnnvl trawl. is !-'-"ii inK
by the Britisli .l,-sttors in S,:,n
dinavian waters Men on two ot the
Danish ships reported tho sinking.
BIB MIT KNOW AltOI'T WAIi.
t By Associated Press. ,
PORTLAND. Nov. 3. -Fate
Wilson, a central Oregon sheep ;
herder, who has been iu the !
hills for the past m months. '
did not know the I'nited States
was at war and as a conse-
quence was arrested as a slack-
er when ho came to the city.
Ho immediately made prepara-
tions to join the navy and en-
listed today. Wilson says he
has never seen a ship, much
less the ocean, but wauls to in-
vest in $J,000 worth of Lib-
erly bonds before be embarks
on a sea voyage to meet the
Germans.
having seen them on ftio and later
sink. The Crocodile earried 10"
men.
(By Associated Press.)
J'KTRtMlRAD. Nov. :!. -Russian
troops in Voshnoff sector fraternal
ized yesterday with t he German
troops. acocrdiug to information
given out bv the German war of
fice. Voshnoff is on the Pussian j
front southeast
itf Vilna.
(By Associated Press.)
BKRLIN. Nov. 3.- -Over Vito.Otm
prisoners were taken iu the Austro
Gei man campaign on the Italian
front, so it has been reported from
reliable sources. Things have quiet
ed down and there has been no im
portant engagements in the past :M
hours.
SURE STROM FRIDAY
(By Associated Press, i
ROM K. Nov. :i. The Austto
Gernian pressure was more notiec
ahle yesterday on the bit wiiu with
t he Italian armies cm the Tag I la
inento line. The Italians h;ie de
tained the attempts of the Teutons
to reach the right hank of ihe iiei
,u i.f ii iMii.Kiv hoi. i).
in; I'uriiT at i i "(. f:i-.
Kugene Register: Judge .1 W
Hamilton, of liosohur::. will hold
court in Kugene tor Judrrc V, K Skip
worth for a few days, as the hater i
not well ;md desires to tali" a rest
The constant work in court of th
nast two or three weekr h;is 1 e.-n tell
ing on .lodge Skipwutth and h- de
t cided in send for Judge Hamilton
Who is one of the judges ol this lt
! triet.
I J udge Hauiilt on will : ' or, t 1
j bench during the tri:il o the .i:
of Kiank Crenshaw again-i i
Conlev. in u hich Hi- plaMHiff -e.d
j damages tor the allege 1 spre-d f
' brush fire which the d'-S-ndant s
out on bis own place hide.- Ski
Worth sat in t hi e;ise AMlh- the t:;i
was being s
tion of the
,-cted but upon
1 1 or nevs In t he
Spill:'
was eod that
should finish it
Crenshaw in his
that Conlay. wh
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Men in Fine Spirits Many
From University Enter
tainment is Given.
THE RED CROSS ASSISTS
TitK.ps Arrive ut 1 P. .M. IUeburg
Is Some Town, Ikvlttrwl By
All Imivc at J: IO
This Al'tennMn.
The first truop train from the
third contingent of drafluu men ar
ri ed this atternoon promptly at 1
p. m . carring tf." men from points
in Alameda and Salano counties.
Oakland and Berkeley, Calif.
They were immediately taken to
the various eating places and were
giwn their dinner under tin1 direc
tion ol Messrs Wick. Km kit. Park
er ,md iMtiiandy. The men behaved
in n ijuiet and gentlemanly way ami
coiised no undue, commotion. Aft
er dinner in t lie local restaurants
ilani lag was enjoyed. An impromp
tu entertainment was given by Fred
Salines, ot Vallejo. who rendered
Meial songs and lecited, to the in
tense amusement of t he boys and
bystanders.
The hoys deelared they were trav
eling irider great dit limit ies. hav
ing started on Friday with I J
coaches and killing a man near the
j u net ion at Davis. Kroru what
could be learned it seemed that the
man was a concrete laborer working
ou the road, and evident ly did not
hear th" train appioaehim; atiu was
instaiitU killed.
Th" young men stale that si any o'
the cars are without lights and sev
era! efforts were made to oht:tin
them. "Redding refused to give us
any candles with which to tighf our
cars, j'oast 'em good, exclaimed one
young man. "Itoseburg is the onl j
town dionj the line," be continued.
The next ti oop I rain will arrive
in Rosehuig at .V4f. tonight ami
will be serwd by the Red Cross
holies, and pre pat at ions t o handle j
them a re now being tnaiie. These '
men will be from the vicinity ol
Bakerslleld, Fresno, and other tow ns I
in that vicinity. I
Mo!
has I..
and I
Dinger Hermann, of this city,
n in v M ed by the Benevolent I
.tective Order of Klks. ol I
Medtord. Ore., lo deliver the meinor-
ial ad iress before the Klks lodge of I
that city on the first Sunday of next
mouth That day is dedicated in ev
ery jui Hdlction or Klkdom to the
rie iiniry ot departed membeiH of the
i rat emit y a mi appropr iate services
ax- retimn-.l to be held at that time
-THEATRE PARTY
'. ! GIVEN FOR GUEST
r M I'rehle entertained last j
l at a delightful theatre party i
r.noi ol Miss Vola Se.-lig, who Is!
nditi:;
h.ms
ial days in t h is ejly
gu
est. ol her cousin. Mrs.
A ; i tw conclusion of I
ogra in I he g nest s wei e
I'.ita- e ut Sweet where
i- r had been pi .-pared
s decorated in Mossoms
!ei ns. ca i r ing out r be
of veltow and green
el r ep;i lied I o the home
Kelt where music and
i n w" u m il a late hou t
T ... t..hh
and tr.Mli
IU
I this delightful in
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.11 Mrs I' r III,,
.-. lir Miss Itiilli fan
M is
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; HARRY LANE TAKEN
EUGENE FOR TRIAL
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BIUM k W BOV IBI S
AT l'lli;o.M, AKI.ONA.
Win. Johnson, a -prominent '
farmer of the Brockway din-
tricl. received a telegram to-
day announcing (lie death of
his son who has been in Phoe-
nix, Ariz ior the past seen
months, hoping to benefit his
tailing health. Mr. Jo tin sou
left this afternoon tor Ari.ona
and will bring his son's body to
this city for burial.
lone highwayman who held up the
Springfield bank a short time ago.
nt) evidence has yet been unearthed
to connect tit hoy with the crime,
and the story the lad told the officers
in regard to his being at work at the
time the bank was rilled may be true.
Youiie Lane will be phued ou trial
at Kugene and ii tound guilty will
in all probability be commliied in j
the state reformatio) at Salem.
i
lne of i
lleni.Moiii Chi son. an emu
tli Sirinihtun l'.iritir linimt house in i
this city, was unite seriously injur-t
ed early this morning about eight I
miles northeast of here when the mo
torcycle on which he and his compan
ion. Carl Johnson, were liding. skid
ded on the slipei road, throwing
Mr. Chilson. who was oeeiipxiug ihe
le.-r seat, against an embankment in
such a manner thai his leg was brok
en Juri above tin1 ankle.
The iniuied man wis taken to the
home ol Tom Hat field, a short dis-
tame from whore The accident bap-1
pee, .(I an! Ir Shoia!;er was ealleu I
and medical attention giv, n
Arrording in r ports neeiwd I rum
there enly today the uitiortunate
young man will be brought to this
city some time tit is ;l teinoon and
taken to the home nt his laMier. It. F.
Chilion. who resides on South Main
stn
M'. Cbilson had ttend
d
dam-.
at the ISouth Dee; Ciee, Cringe
ball I a si ih;:hl and ow tig ;o the
muddy condition ot the i '.id.-, made
so by the heav v rains tie- 'rip to
this i By Wiis post pom d e nt tl this
morning He spent the night at the
home of a friend, ami arising eai'y
he hoys tarted for Rose) t: : d
had onlv gone a short dista.tr wh n
the accident happened.
According to Mr. Johnson, who was
driving the machine, they wen tra
eling at a slow rate of speed, and
when the inotoreycle skidded Mr.
Chilson was unable to free himself I
from the sent, with the result that hi
was thrown into a ditch and against
the embankment.
SPEAKERS LEAVE FOR
ELKTON SCSI30L RALLY
District Attorney George Neum-r,
Jr.. District Agricultural Agent C .1
Hind, and Superintendent ol Schools
U. C. Brown let t this ii joining loi
Klkton where they will aptVais as
speakers during the big rail) to Oe
held theie celehiatillg llie Opening ol
t lie new union high school.
A mass incennu Is lo he held in
the dry hall and a basket dinner will
be served III ihe I o F ami Ma
sonic hall.
The high s ! I. em I. r the super
vision of Prlne
open on Do- 't
ing to u na op
school w ill in.'
Vetllber
pal Fred CofT was to
, 111 ( I. 111! e I'M i iw
SOPHOMORE CLASS
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Many Perfect Scores Come
From Different School
Districts.
ISOME REFUSE TO SIGN
one Man Said " I he Can! Isn't Worth
Signing" Many Others Bid
Not I-nil) I HdiTsUind
it.s BMHrtance.
The big drive for the eonsenation
ot lood that has been waged etlec-
ly throughout the nation came to
end today and lioovermng has
entered ever kitchen as a vital part
to he plaed in the present downing
ol kaiserisin.
With rare exceptions the house
wife lias accepted the new saving
sysiem as a part of her daily rou
tine, knowing full well that evei
particle of food conserved, patriotic
ll'l
the nation. We are in
war together. It's a people's
ami it's not being fought by
proiessioual soldiers, hut by your son
and my son and it is up lo us to see
it throimh. tor that reason if uolh
uig more. We all realize that we
are fighting this war lor the right
to live unhampered and according
' to our national ideals, and' now that
I we are iu the crucible, we must
! stand undivided until the kaiser's
j morale has dropped to zero. For
; the housewife, the conservation of
loods. is "doing her bit and it is
hoped that llomermng will continue
to lie the watchword iu every home.
Save, substitute, and practice econ
omy. I lie results are sadly needed
by our allies.
I ncomplete returns from the dif
ferent school districts coining in to
day show that Douglas county has,
with lew exceptions, compiled with
the wishes ol the government In the
present tood campaign.
Miss Kester. ot school district No.
I os. reports that no families in her
ilisiriet have refused to sign the
pledge lard and as a consequence,
when the final report ts made this
dislri.-t will he credited with lull per
etlt.
j District No. !T, near Myrtle Creek,
' M iss Viola Norton teacher, toila)
i sent in ton r signed pledge cards,
i The returns troni that district are
I incomplete.
Coles Vallei
Maple D. Moore I.
cards and 1 7 wei
The remaining
I (n il names to I Ii
district. No. 17.
aeher. sent out - -
returned signed,
e refused to place
pledge card for
ai ioiis reasons.
Disiiht No near Oakland. Ml
I i lain I n.iei w ootl teacher. reports
: l ti.it 1 ! out of I'll families signed to
' ' '
The one laniily is rather
I ma) he hear., from lal
Disli i I No 1 I. Margaret st nnge
teacher, repoits a clean sweep, all
signing in thai district.
District No l-'.f. Florence Duke
teachej. report that the rfanvass
ha- not l.een completed ill that dis-
Ml-! Ii
e the
1 hi
obis that
ieil to sign.
No
M a i 1 I
nil) i lit'
. teacher ol
Oakland,
it signed
Perteel
. 1 J I Fish- 111
!es. leacher.
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The I
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inailiing tatmlies ie
No 1 1 aon i i en
Iii; Talbot.
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CHLCKS OX WAY
TO HKAByt'AllTFIW.
An example of the splendid 4
efficiency that is shown by lo-
cal officials in the handling of 9
the troop movement came to 4
light this afternoon when it
was announced that the meal 4
tickets from the first troop
train have been checked and
ore on their way to heudquar-
tors in San Francisco.
ability they won't until they see the
steady stream of wounued that Is
sure to be the result of battle. Then,
and not until then will some of our
people realize what all these Liberty
loans, food drives and soldiers were
for. Awakened from their long
slumber they may find a brother or
a son cruelly crippled for life
through German militarism, and alt
er this is all over, then they may
start in to do their bit but too late.
PICKET BOAT GOES
(By Associate! Press.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3. The navy
department has been advised that the
picket boat of the B. 8. steamship
Michigan foundered in homo waters
October :itl and that tho entire crew
consisting of 12 mon, was appar
ently lost. The finding of the bodies
or three men and the failure to find
tiny sign of the boat or Its occupants
leads to (he belief that all we.ro lost.
SONS IN THE ARMY
Mrs. (1. F. Lahey today received
communications from her sous, Dick
and Neil, who aro nienibors of the
aid Oregon, stationed at Camp Mills,
Long Island, and though only a few
hundred feet away from each other,
neither is aware that his brother la
so near and in Die letters word Is
asked about the locution of each. Ray
Lahey. another son, Is a tmyiber of
the 1th company, stationed at Fort
Slovens. The communications from
the sons at Long Islands contained
suppositions that the Journey across
the water would soon occur.
AT EL PASO, TEXAS
(By Associated Press.)
KL PASO. Nov. 3.-In the arrcsl
of Krnes-t LchcndorfT the government
agents believe they have discovered
an underground' route by which
information has been transmitted be
tween the Culled States ami Mexico
City, i hen sent to German hcadquar
teiH at Berlin
ITAG SALE MAKES
! A DECIDED HIT
i Tims iiif 1,,'itit: Hnlil Ihrniinlmul
1 tin. rllv tiiilay I i- tin- li.'tnillt ill Hi'1
J Altifi'tlliii Kfir nnrm'tA' tin, I the
lnnsf i,-H,'iif hi, tn,'. ol I'ortliilnl by
i, -,,ii i it. 1 1 1 of It,, ni,f C.uiinl Kill"
I ,,r the Inriil iirt;,, ii l7.a I lin uimIit 1 Ik
j li-iiil'-isliiii nt Mm. I'MwitnlM iinil Mm.
I'llllllilli'l . nUii illU ll'OIII tllf lllllllt'H
, 'I'll,' II,, not- Guard- kIHh ato dlvldcl
I inn, 1,'iiniK i'iiiHiiImimI liy Mm. t'han
I ill.'i and Mrs. Kdwatds. and ut th,
. inn,- ,,i finiif i" iiti'SH 1 1 ::. hud lifi-n
i, '.ill.',! trot, i Hi.' wall- ol the tuc.
uiil, lr- l-:d.aids' 1,'iiin In llir 1,'iid
! I tn- w mill, ill t,-alii is tu 1,-,-,'lvc a
i il' ii.il ol candy wlurli was do
, Mil. ,1 lo I h,' rails.- In Call lllnrk.
! ,,, i, i, 1- ol Hi,- I'alii,',' l Hwixdn
T.ii-i will Ii,' sold nnlil a lull' liom
l,!. .-,,'111111! and II Is thotiKhl Hint
In l it, -
nt III,-
inn will i, suit and !,
'Vtli'llH- W O, I ll Ull'SS ol
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1 MISS MOST I Ti;ilT INS
HIGH SI '1KM lli SFMOltS
Mis, l.eilli I.,
of I'.llL'lnll III
It. p,,,nlar Instrlli-lor
the ItosehiHK lllllli
i:-li,,l. last
ellilllT eiilei laitied tll-
It,, Int.,', s Of tile
,l-littul Wienie
i.enio, , li,ss at a de
roa-t Ttie merry
I., ,.,i,v inoloii',1 to 1 .1 ! lirove early
,!' 1 in the ,'entni', where a linite lionflre
i' ! was l.ullt Aloilli.l tins until, 'red the
.,- omiiu pi'ii,le o ii,l w ienies. niftrHhinnl
n I ! lows and I, 'ins w .in lliken of
A I Vailon-i i!iiln,"i and lilimie oeenpled
he reiinilnd,-! of the evening and all
de, la the .vAtll to haw I n most
pleasant and the hospitality and
lilndnesH of their liostewH tremend
ously eh in in I iii;.
HIGHSCHOOLSENLIST
Y.M.C.A.CAMPAIGN
Conference Held at the High
School Building Last Night
Was Well Represented.
R0SEBURG'SSHARE$150
Uv. E. W. Wnrriiitftoit Is Campaign
Manager fur Southern Oregon
Confoiviic to Bo Held t
Meiifonl and Marsh Held.
Representatives from every high
school In the county with the excep
tion of Youcalla and Oakland were
present in Koseburg last evening to
attend tho conference In regard to the
big Y. M. C. A. nationwide drive, the
object of which Is to raise Jitj.OUO,
000 to spend among the soldier boys
of the United States who have offer
ed their lives In the nation's service
for betterment of army conditions
that will tend to make their lives In
the army mure pleasant and more
wholesome. It has been given the
high school boys of the United States .
the task ot raising $1,000,000 for
this fund, and the Oregon boys have
been ulloted $10,000, southern Ore
gon's share to be $1,000, of which
Itoseburg must raise $150.
The meeting last evening was held)
at the high school building and was
the first of the three that will be re
quired, one to he convened at Med
ford and one at Marshlleld. Rev. E.
W. Warrington, of Roseburg has
been appointed high school cam
paign manager for southern Oregon
and will prove a very efficient offi
cial, ns attested by the splendid Ini
tial session last night.
Interesting speeches were deliver
ed by Professors Aubrey Smith. H.
O. Benentt, ot this city, and Prof.
Coutos, of Myrtle Creek, In which the
worthy object of the campaign was
fully explained and earnest support
solicited.
The boys were intensely enthusias
tic over the drive and from all indi
cations tno money alloted this section
will be raised ut once. George Houck,
a prominent high school student of
this city Is captain of the Roseburg
committee, and selected as lieuten
ants, Ray Lenox, Grant Osborn, Clif
ford Rcmis, Slator Miller and Clare
Geddes.
The representatives of the county
high schools present who will act as
captains of their respective districts
aro Wesley Frater, Myrtle Creek;
Sydney Meecham, Jr.. Drain; Mal
coin Humphries, Myrtle Creek; Leo
Holgate, Wilbur; Lester Nelson,
Olendale; Maurice Vogopohl and
Ralph Tutor. Sutherlin.
Manager Warrington Is arranging
conferences at Marsh field and Med
tord and will soon start a whirlwind
campaign in those sections. Accord
ing to Rev. Warrington the high
schools will co-operate with the local
officials in this campaign and the suc
cess of the project Is already assured.
MEN TO VISIT HERE
According to Information received
from M. O, Pargetor, oT the Douglas
County AbKlraet Company, Hans and
Herman IHerks. millionaire lumber
men, oT iv annas City, Mo., who are
now in California, will visit thlB city
In the near Tuture and during their
stay here will make an Inspection of
Douglas county timber, with a view
or making a huge Investment.
Herman Dlerktt Ih president of the
heQueene & Kastern Railroad, and
the Texan, Oklahoma & Kastern, and
be and bis brother. Hans, are asso
ciated in many lumbering enterprises
in the south ami operate a string of
lumber yardu throughout the middle
western slates, and aim) have large
holdings In manufacturing concerns
In tho east.
'ihe distinguished gentlemen are
brothers of Mrs. 11. O. Pargeter, of
this city, and will vlsTt at her home
during their stay here, and at ihe ex
piration of (heir visit they will con
tnue to Seattle where they have ex
tensive business Interests.
GAGED IN NORTH SEA
Miv Associated Press.)
liONDON. Nov. 3. The admiralty
ha an nou iw ed that certain British
forces have been engaged tn the Cat
tegat. an arm of the North Sea, and
that prisoners are being brought la
from that source. He has also an
nounced that to armed patrol craft 4
besides a cruiser have been lunlc.