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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1918)
TWO THE EVENING NEWS BY B. W. BATES BERT G. BATES ISSUED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. . Subscription Rates Dally. ' Per year, by mall ........ ..$S.OO Per month, delivered ................ ,60 y Weekly. Per year ......... $3.00 Six months ....... ... 1.00 1 Entered as second-class matter, November 5, 1909, at RoBeburg, Ore., under act of March 3, 1879. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Associated Press Is exclusively onHHnf n Iib nn for renubll cation of all news dispatches credited to 1 or not otherwise creoirea in uus paper and also the local news pub lished herein. , F All rights of republication of spe cial dispatches herein are also reserved. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1018. A POWERFUL UNORGANIZED FORCE. At a war conference hold in In dianapolis a tew days ago George Creel, the war censor, delivered an address In the course of which he made the following pertinent obser vations on the press of the country, that will be of Interest to every newspaper man In the United States, and ought to be of almost equal in terest to every reader of a news paper. Here are some of the things Creel had to say: "Today, after nine months of in cessant endeavor, an organization has been perfected that not only reaches Into every community in America, but to every country in the world. In this and every other , land we are making a light for public opinion, that great force upon which rests the strength of armies, and which, in the end, decides between victory and deefat In every struggle. "Any accounting that I give must first of all be prefaced by the state ment that I have never considered myself a censor, nor do I, nor will I. .The whole question of censorship plays but a small part in the work of the committee, for it is, by its very constitution, in the nature of an au tomatic device. "The desires of the government with respect to concealment from the enemy of military policies, plans and movements are set forth in cer tain specific requests. No law stands behind them. Their observance rests upon honor and patriotism, and I am proud indeed to lie able to bear testi mony wiat the faith has been kept. There have been violations, as a mat tor of course, and papers holding to the unwritten agreement have suf fered injury from papers less care ful and less honest, but on the whole the press has responded in the same spirit of unselfish service that ani mates the 11 ring line. "As it is realized that the requests of the government are concerned with human lives and national hopes as It is driven home that the pass ing satisfaction of a news item may endanger a transport or a troop train, the voluntary censorship growes in strength and certainty. "The continuing weak spot is due to a persistent misunderstanding in me matter of discipline. When violation- occurs such papers as have observed the agreement at once make a demand that I administer some rebuke or Inflict some myster ious punishment. Yet on the print ed card that carries the desires of the government . there appears this significant paragraph: " 'These requests go to the press witnout larger authority than the necessities of the war making branches. Ther enforcement is a nuiuur ior me press ltselr." "How may I rebuke? How may I punish? If the uress feels the need of discipline, then It must create its own. Were there any responsible body to which I could appeal there might be some chance of remedying the situation, but the press happens to be the one great profession in the worm that Is without an organiza tion, even without an authorized code or accepted standards. No one Douy may speak for it, enter into bar gains for it or bind it. "it has been urged) often that the government should enter into closer. more practical relations with the press. The president would like this, I know; I myself would rejoice In such expert advice and intelligent assistance, but I have yet to find a newspaper man able to suggest a woi-KaDie pian ror such co-operation. Any handplckod committee sufficient ly large to express the press of the whole country, with its differing In terests, Its sectional prides. Its par tisan rivalries, would requre rebukes and punishments, for me to scurry about the country, patting heads and slapping wrists, Is an Impossibility. "The bargain Is the bargain of the press and it must enforce its own discipline. The bad faith of one pnpsr doos not justify the bad faith Hr Wc Cater Woman's to your wants and Shop specialize to meet for demands of our Woman's army f customers n wr I Bellows of another. Even what may seem the absurdities of the government in asking secrecies that its own gen erals and admirals do not always ob serve, possibly mean protection to our fighting force and our military plans, and the people will not hold them guiltless who seek to cneat and evade. - , , "At no point is thero abridgment of the true freedom of the press. Its historic mission can be fulfilled with out let or hindrance, for we have the feeling that there is not need for less criticism in time of war, but more. Incompetence and corruption bad enough in peace, take on an add ed menace when the nation Is in arms. But war does make the de mand that criticism shall be honest and that every attack shall have its base in sincere and constructive pur pose. It is not a time for little pre judices, stupid abuse, ignorant parti sanship, or for the manufacture of mole hills into mountains. "When a nation fights for its life and its Ideals, when the flower of its youth goes out to grapple with death it Is not a time for the mean and petty. It is up to every man on every newspaper in tho land to con secrate himself to his country as ulti mately as the soldier and sailor, and those who write in leBs than truth, honor and patriotism are traitors as damnable as though they took money of the enemy. "Let all of us remember that we have got to live with ourselves for the rest of -our lives, and out of this thought make solemn resolve to live with a true American, and not with a scoundrel who lied behind the backs of those who fought for him. "The press, I feel, is commencing to realize our honesty of purpose. and the military experts are growing to have an increasing faith in the power of absolute frankness. In the beginning of the war, a lie started about cruelty and neglect on the hos pital ships of the fleet. It was a front page story in almost every newspaper, although the complete disproof that followed went on the market page. Last week we gave out a report of the sugeon general on conditions in a certain cantonment that was as fine a piece of muck rak ing aa I ever read. Few papers took any large notice of it, for the very completeness of confession robbed the story of any sensational value, such as attaches to an exposure. "The army and navy, through this division of news, has pledged to the people instant and honest announce ment of all casualties, all accidents, all disasters. Bear this in mind when the air fills with rumors about the sinking of a transport, the loss of thousands of soldiers in France, the destruction of the fleet. Brand them as lies and publish the liar, for the government does not suppress such news or seek to minimize it. We uo not have to conceal reverses be cause we do not have to fear for the courage of America." HOW GERMANY MAKES WAR. Germany is waging "absolute war" and seems proud of the fact, says William E. Jenkins, librarian Indi ana University. What is "absolute war?" It Is a war waged without any of the restric tions and limitations due to the in fluence of Christianity and civiliza tion. For hundreds of years the tempers of men outside of Germany have grown milder as their weapons have grown deadlier. They have come to spare the lives of prisoners and to treat them without cruelty. They give to the enemy's wounded the same care as their own. They re spect hospitals, doctors, and nurses and the Red Cross flag. They spare the Uvea and property of non-con batants. Thoy obey international law. In brief, they try to limit the destructive effects of war to the men and the materials actually employed in fighting. This Is civilized war. Germany, however, when it suits her purpose. Ignores these merciful and civilized restrictions. Her aim is noUmerely to defeat and capture the army of her enemy, but to destroy the very life of the people she is fight ing. She often finds it inconvenient to take prisoners, sinks hospital ships, fires upon hospitals, refuses respect to the Red Cross flag, uses poisonous weapons forbidden by in ternational law.v She pillage cities and gives them to the flames. She massacres the male inhabitants, rav ages the women and mutilates the children. She bombards the noble monuments of Christianity, the glor ious cathedrals and even levels the venerable ruins of ancient cities' cas tles in her blind fury. She sinks passenger and merchant ships without warning and rejoices over the number of drowned. She sends ZeDDelins to bombard undefended cities and slaughters in nocent women and children. She drags whole populations from their homes, the men to slavery and the women to lives of shame. And this is "absolute war." It Is the unique Invention of Germanv. Optimism, not pessimism, is going to be a mighty .factor in winning this world-wide war. Don't get the Idea Into your head that a "watch ful' waiting" policy is going to get you anywhere. Every issue must be met with a strong heart and a firm mind of conviction that the right will win and always being right, where Justice is at stake, is a mighty good toundaton for the people of the United States to place their confi dence. We'll win this war and win it with honor to the nation. You can't back Uncle Sam off the board once he is in action. A man has been found in Douglas county who is nine feet eight inches tall so it is alleged.- This county is pretty long on many things so why the limit on long men. It pays to advertise when you can deliver the goods, THE QUESTION. Oh Betty's my wife The star of my life Or has been for many long years, But sad to relate The facts I now state Have worried me almost to tears. My house, it is wrecked', My farm I neglect . I'm going in rags and uncombed. The washing Is out There's no one about Oh what will become of my home? Perhaps you may think I'm wasting my ink In telling this harrowing tale. But if you could know What worries me so I'm really and truly quite pale. For Betty, my wife, The star of my life Is knitting for soldier boys. From morning till night, She tires herself, quite, Knitting for soldier boys. She goes down the street Her friends she does meet Still knitting for soldier boys, ' Their tongues chatter quick. Their needles go, click, Still knitting for soldier boys. Said Betty, "My man, I'll do what I can '"1H By knitting for soldie'r boys, I'm sorry for your. With nothing to do, Like knitting for soldier boys. Now I hate to object, Or make her neglect. Her' knitting for soldier boys Am I "doing my bit" To put up with it? Then, Hurrah for the soldier bovs! Orpha Collins DILLARD DOINGS. Norrls and TMnpl Wnllrnr whn ai-c employed in Coos county lumber camps, visited relatives and friends nere auring me nouaays. Walter Hercher spent the holiday vacation at the hnmn of his nni-pnta Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Hercher, return ing Monday to resume his duties in me scnoois or vvesion. lAlvlra Lewis, who has been attend ing the Rosebursr h1?h Hnhnnl an lov ed vacation with her parents on the ueer view ranch. Millard Meredith, of th fmirth company. O. C .'. visited his hnmn tnr a few days, returning to Astoria on riuay. A business meeting' nr (ha of-nplr holders ofN the Dillard-Tirncltwiiv Telephone Company will be held at 2 p. m. next Saturday at the Brockway school house. It iS I'enorted thftt Allnt Mnnh nnri Jessie xsorris, Doth formerly of this place, were marrledl on. Christmas dav at Coauille. Thov hnvn tlio vprv best wishes of many Dillard friends. iMrs. jnoya Lamb visited at the noiriA nr hnr noronta HnT.ir.n- tT.A v.ntt Jays returning from Deer Creek Mon day evenine. Lucien and Eldred Cnhh nrrlvorl yesterday from Roseburg to visit at me nome or ineir aunt.. Mra s r. Miller. Miss Gladva Tfestnr returned tn her home at Roseburer nn KVirtnv after n day spent in visiting relatives and irienus nere. Lester and Weslnv Meredith inA their sister. Retta. have heen At hnmfl wnne resting from study at the Rose- ourg nign scnool. . Amoner those whn hnve marie re. cent trins to Rnnehnrp are Mr on Mrs. R. A. Hercher, Mrs. C. E. Hen ry, Mrs. S. C. Miller and daughter, Ruth, J. Reding and son, Dickson, Victor Phinns. E. 'RIc. ftlenn T.nnih As this is the first day of 1918, it seems fitting, in closing, to wish ev ery reader hereof a Happy New Year, which we do most sincerely. OPTIMIST. . 80,000 OREGON SOLDIERS. ' , . SALEM, Or., Jan. 1. Oregon's contribution of men to the war totals 20,000, according to figures compil ed by Governor Withycombe. Of this number 2055 are with the 3rd Ore gon, .1700 with the coast artillery, 400 with the field artillery. 400 with the cavalry, 600 with hospital units. 4DU Willi OI fleers reserve enrno 9f)n with medical reserve officers, 5652 wltn the naw and mnrlneq 717 In selective service, 700 with the infan try ana 7320 have enlisted. MONDAY IS BARGAIN DAY. Monriav la hirntn . .t Rosebure Clean in ir and Works. Men's suiu French Dry cleaned and pressed for $1.00. All work given prompt attention. Bar gain day prices do not Include call ing tor clothes or making deliveries. Bring your clothes In. 3 j & CITY NEWS ' & Get tamales at the Pollyanna. . tf " O. C. Sether, of Glendale, Is look ing after business matters In this city for a few days. Fuel. Three cars of coal Just re ceived. Page Investment Co. Phone 242. . ,' tf P. A. Wilson, of Riddle, Is a busi ness visitor in the city. Mr. Wilson is a guest at the Umpqua. Poliyanna tamales are Just the thing to help Uncle Sam save meat and wheat. tf Mrs. G. W. Short, of Wilbur, arriv ed this morning and will visit with friends during the day. Good news. ' We now have plenty of Coos Bay coal. Page Investment Co., phone 242. tf H.'Merten left this, morning for Myrtle Creek where he will attend to business matters for a few days. Mrs. E. B. Morris, of Oakland, Is a business visitor in this city. Mrs. Morris is registered at the Umpqua, ORDER your rose bushes and shrub bery now of Mrs. F. D. Owen, florist, city, phone 240. Green . House 9F 12. tf Mrs. B. Ollivant, of Myrtle Creek, left for her home this morning after visiting with friends In this city for a few days. Have your duds cleaned ana press ed by Sloper, the cleaner and pressor. All work promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. tf T. R. Green, of Dillard, who has been visiting with friends in this city, returned to his home this morn ing. Attorney Dexter Rice, of this city. left this morning for Glendale where he will look after business matters for a few days. Mrs. J. E. Perry, of Riddle, who has been looking after business mat ters in this city, left for her home this morning. Otto Schelter, of Marshfleld, arriv ed last evening to attend the funeral of the late A. G. Aiken, who died at the Oregon soldiers home recently. Mrs. H. Hermann,,1 of Myrtle Creek, who has been visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Sam' Starmer, of this city, left for her home this morn ing. f I Misses Cecilia "and Ada Denn, of Camas Valley, left this morning for Medford where they will enter St. Mary's academy for the winter term of school. J Mrs. R. L. CSaflfiberlain, of Myrtle Creek, who has been visiting with friends in this city for a couple of days and incidentally looking after business matters, 1 returned to her home this mornin J. W. Wright, a ell known ranch er- of Perdue, and Ed Lough, who conducts a hotel aft Tiller, are busi ness visitors in the' city today. The trip was made in Mr. Lough's auto mobile. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Brockway-Dillard Telephone Co., will be held at the Brockway school house on Saturday, January 5, 1918 at two o'clock sharp for the election of officers and siich other business as may come before the meeting. R. A. HERCHER, Pres. J5 I. B. NICHOLS, Sec. CLASSIFIED COLUMN FOR SALE Baled andl loose oat and vetch hay. Phone 13F12. PIAINO For sale or rent. Inquire 217 Chad wick street or phone 2 4 6-J. SEED CORN FOR SALE (No. 1 qual ity, see J. A. Hewitt, Roseburg. Phone 26F4. FOR SALE Several Jersey heifer calves. Inquire Busonbark Bros. Phone 6F32. TIRE FILLERS FOR SALE Com plete set ror Ford car. Inquire at News office. Does away with punctures. ' tf FOR SALE A small ranch for sale or rent, small team and heavy har ness, cheap if taken at once. For particulars see Allen Wilson, Green Station, Or.' J5p FOR SALE Six registered Shrop shire sheep. Five ewes, 5 years old, and a two year qld ram (not related), good sheep and in good condition. Price $120.00. H. E. Reed, R. F. D. 1, Roseburg, Ore. FOR SALE Improved farms from 5 to 200 acres, close to Roseburg, phone and rural route. Cash and torms. A 180 acre diversified farm, located In the beautiful Mendlclno county, Calif.,- for sale or trade. Merton Cos, 844 S. Jack- eon Btreet, Roseburg, Ore. WANTED. WOOD CHOPPERS WANTED Free cabin. C. T. Brown. Phone SF24. WANTED TO RENTA stock ranch stocked and furnished. Can give references. Address Bos 75, Cot tage Grove, Ore. WANTED Wood cutters. All win ters' work. Phone 14F14. D. WANTED The best young milk cow I can find. Phone ?F11. Address Box 80, Dlxonvllle, Or. J3p W1A1NTED GIRL or woman to stay with elderly lady. Good home. Phone 3F42. J. B. Kurtz. ' WANTED By competent girl, place In good family for doing house work. Address box 32, Riddle. FOR RENT. FOR RENT Nicely furnished room, or suite of rooms. Inquire 131 Flint. FOR RENT 4 room furnished house. Inquire 547 S. Stephens or phone 454-R. ' ' FOR RENT Modern five room ' ' house, large garden, ' barn and chicken house, $12. Phone 184-R. FOR ' RENT - 5-room furnished house colse in. See G. W. Sloper 308 N. Jackson street. tf FOR RENT 5-room house, on pave ment; suit of nicely 'furnished housekeeping rooms; also barn. Call 128 S. Flint. FOR RENT 9 rooms bouse on Par- rott street. Suitable for roomini house or two' families. Inquire 128 S. Flint street. TO EXCHANGE "By an old lady' 160 acres of fine sage brush Jand ten miles due south of tsoise City, Idaho, for a home near Roseburg, 10 or 15 acre Improved place. See J. W. Tollman, Edenuower postof- fice. MISCELLANEOUS. LOST Pair of rimless riding bow glasses, between Happy Valley bridge Roseburg. Leave at News office. Reward. M. M. Van Horn MORTGAGE LOANS-r-Plenty funds on hand for good farm loans. RURAL CREDIT plan. Low rate of interest. Reliable service. See M. F. Rice of Rice & Rice. FOR TRADE OR SALE Two lots, 40x120, 5 room plastered bunga low, modern, Dutch kitchen, few fruit trees. Located in East Port land, 6 blocks from car line, $800 mortgage long time. Will trade this place for small property In Southern Oregon, or will sell equity for $500. Write Frank Forgey, 6329 Sixty-seventh St. S. E., Portland, Or. 1 Drs. Seely, Sether and Stewart Physicians and Surgeons. Suite of offices rear of Douglas ' National Bank, ground floor. Phone 807 Roseburg - - - Oregon Dlt. K. L. MILLER Physician and Surgeon. Ground Floor Masonic Building, comer Cass and 'Main Sts. Phone 132. House 53 DR. S. L: DeLAPP Osteopathic Physician & Surgeon Phones: 817-218 Perkins Bldg. Office 119 Res. 252-Ij Roseburg, Ore. DRS. PLYCETT& PLYLER Licensed Chiropractic Physicians 222 W. Lane St., Roseburg, Ore. Consultation and Examination Free. Office Hours 0 to 5. Chiropractic and Electrical Treatments. Phone 152. DR. C. L. PEARSON DENTIST. ' Office Kohlhagen Bldg. DR. J. LANE CALLAWAY. Osteopathic Physician. Graduate of the American School of Osteopathy, Kirksville, Mo., under founder of the science, Dr. A. T. Still. Rooms 1-2-3 Bell Sisters Bldg. Phone 274. Practical Horticulture, Viticul ture and Floriculture Work done. Landscape views and floral de signs correctly ' executed. Prun ing and vegetation forging a 'spe cialty. Rates right and reason able. Address, Louis H. Bergold. Roseburg, Oregon. SEVENTH YEAR. Elizabeth Eldridge Heinline SCHOOL OF PIANO Subjects: Piano, Harmony and Theory. Normal . Training for Teachers. Also Heinline Musical Kindergarten. Booklet upon application. 423 Ella St. Phone 88-R - MRS. F. D. OWEN Out Flowers, Potted Plants, Funeral Designs, Wedding Bon qnete, etc FOR SALE AT . "THE FERN" 111 Qua St. Rosebnrg, Ore. PHONE 240 Sterling Character Upon the character and conservatism of your bank's of floers and directors to a great extent depends tho safety of your funds. If they are known as men of high integrity if they have a record as successful men in business if they are known as conservative men In all things-J-then you may rest assured that their bank is gov erned in conformance with a policy of safety before everything else. Such are the men'who govern this bank and your funds are abso lutely securo in their care. -. f - The UMPQUA VALLEY BANK B. W. Strong, President; J. M. Throne, Cashier; D, R. Shambrook, Vice President; Roland Agee, Vice President, A MAN IS WHAT HE FEEDS ON The housewife, looking to the family health, will buy whore she can get Fresh, Clean Groceries. Our Stock is Clean and Sanitarily Kept and all goods are of the best manufacture. Orders personally look ed after. . , . , WALTER PATTERSON. THE CASS STREET GROCERY, PHONE 279 What's Your Plan for 1918? Some improvements, of course, for It is a law of nature that lack of Improvement Is a signal for. decay. Consult our improvement plans. There's no cost up to the first load of material and then not nearly so much as some would have you think. ' KENNEY LUMBER COMPANY WE HAVE NO EQUAL When It comes to supplying ypur home with all the delicacies of the season. Our stock is always fresh and complete in all lines. You will find here the choicest of goods and the best of service. ' THE CASH STORE J. B. KING, Proprietor Roosburg, Oi-egon Winter Vegetables, Seasonable Fruit! Phone us your needs, or ask for suggestions. We have a large fresh stock at your command MRS. A. C. KIDD & SON Phone 238 We Guarantee to Please You chdise. 0 I. ABRAHAM The Store of Courtesy Let the New Year Bring Music Into Your ife Let it bring your favorite music to entertain, comfort, cheer and Inspire you. Let it bring this music into your home where you can enjoy it every day. And Jet It bring you this pleasure with small outlay of money by having us send you a Victrola :or : Grafonola on our easy payment plan. They are the only ones that can brln yon the greatest singers, mnslcians.-iomedlans, band and orchestras Come'ntoday. K0" 6' A Complete Line of Records Roseburg Furniture Co. New Year Greetings We wish you well', and we'll serve I you well. THE BEE HIVE PHONE 01 JACKSON ST. t)on't overlook pur fine showing of useful and serviceable mer- Exclusive line of Beautiful Dress Goods Furs, Kimonas Silk Hosiery v Dainty Waists in a great variety. Many other articles that will bring pleasure v to the home, v v ; Rosebunr. Orecon
