The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920, March 20, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textmam This Paper Has Enlisted With the Government in the Cause of America for the Period of the War ww mz. a. nun Highest torn p. yesterday .,.5? Lcwe&t temp, last night 42 The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches . VOL. IX. KOSKBURG, IK)UGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAKCH SO, 1918. a'o, as EVEM r V V Lw LENROOT HAS LEAD 5000VERTH0MPS0N Senatorial Primary. Election In ! Wisconsin Close Fight Yesterday. SOCIALIST POLL BIGVOTE Political Situation Not Encouraging to Those Familiar. With the Is suesAlien Forces Are at - Work in the Htulo. IJSXROOT IX THE IJiAl. A i ..w AranHatpri Press.) MILWAUKEE, March 20. At a late hour today, witn me returns coming slowly from a w number of counties where the count Is still incomplete. It Is believed that L,enroii nas t ihs sanatoria! fleht by a small ; MILWAUKEE, March 20. Par tial returns received from li2 out of 71 counties, Including Milwaukee, gives Lenroot 56,ti0. Thompson fol lowing with 64,763 votes, with about one-third' of the votes cast counted. Thompson is an oif-sprinc of the La Follette type in his political ideas concerning war problems. The so cialist nomination, and who has giv en it as his opinion that the primary election Indicates that Wisconsin is opposed to war. At noon today Lenroot had a lead of only 500 votes over Thompson, but claims all the counties where the count Is Incomplete. Joseph E. Davies' nomination over Dr. Charles McCarthy by the demo crats by an overwhelming majority, probably 5 to 1 or more, was assured early. Both are enthusiastic sup porters of the president's conduct of the war and the republican loyalists took a meed of comfort from the fact that the democratic votes should also count In the judgment of Wisconsin pronounced by the country at large. Mr. Davies lost no time In begin ning his campaign for the election on April 2. He issued a statement last night in which he said: "Today the political situation In Wisconsin is exactly what It has been for many months past. Wisconsin's reputation for loyalty still hangs In the balance. The nation doubts Wisconsin not because of the acts of any one of her public men, but be cause of the acts of many of her public men. It Is a doubt that can be removed by clear, unequivocal ex pression of the loyal sentiment of Wisconsin registered at the polls. It can be removed by nothing else. "The situation in Wisconsin Is of deep concern in more than one way. It involves the question, of course, of whether or not Wisconsin shall support with all her power our bat tle line in France. But it also Involves the question of whether Wisconsin is thoroughly, whole-heartedly, American. "Alien forces, often bold and Im pudent, have been at work In Wis consin for many years seeking to undermine the Americanism of her people. They have been well organ ized and In a systematic manner they have striven to achieve their purposes. They have (gained and wielded large powers. This Is the reason why, so many public men of the state have failed In tneir duty to America during the last three years and longer. They have bowed to alien power. They have been hesi tant and cowardly. Many of them have failed to support American rights and uphold American inter ests. Some of them have gone so far as to vote to surrender Ameri can rights and interests. "Wo In Wla,nnaln ai'A fftPA In face with another duty. . That dnty Is to fight and crush the toes witnin. i ehflnU attfeoAA anil nnlASB we, 11 UIOJ DUUUiu .............. ...... fight them resolutely there Is danger that they will succeea, America win (h. imp fata -which has over- " l.tran Diieafn Tho aim rtt fiflrmRTIV R agents and agitators and propagand ists here is to divide and destroy America. It Is a fate that we shall , -richly deserve if we remain blind and passive. It is our duty to hunt out ' ibMttl. nil mhn nnuinh aariittnn ' aim luiuiuc a.. " j,. ....... .-"".". Factional lines have been Bhot to pieces by the struggle over the "Loy alists versus DoIsheVIkl" Issue, with the' result that the political experts are nnabie.to pick any typical pre cincts from which to figure out the results In advance of the actual re turns. MKXTAL CULTURE CLUB MEETS. Two' papers . of unusual Interest were read before the '95 Mental Cul ' tnre club Tuesday afternoon, at the Parish house. Mrs. R. E. Jope, who during her resident in Roseburg', was a member of the club, contributed a paper on "The Women of the Bible," which was read by Dr. Lueetta Smith. Woman's influence as a mother, in national affairs, and in the religious life, was Illustrated by the- charac ters selected from the Bible. Mrs. W, A. Snilck, In a carefully prepared paper, showing milch thought and study, toldi of famous hymns and their writers. Mrs, O. P. Coshow, in charge of current events, read "The Future of the Aeroplane." At the next meeting of the club wilt be held the annual election of officers, and several Important matters are to be voted upon. Every member Is urg ed to be present. EMILY GIP50N, ASED LADY PASSES AWAY Emily Adel Glpson, an aged resi dent of West Roseburg, passed' away at the family home last evening at the age of 72 years, death resulting from mitral regurgitation. The de ceased had resided in this section for several years and her many friends deeply regret the demise of one whom they respected most highly. A bereaved husband, J. C. Gipson, sur vives the deceased, and funeral ser vices will be held this afternoon from the Roaeburg Undertaking Par lors, Rev. O. C. Coppage officiating with interment in the Masonic ceme tery. AMERICANS ATTACK GERMANS GAS SHELLS (By Associated Press.1 WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 20. The American artillery on the Toul front have heavily attacked the Germans with gas shells during the past day or two, during which time four different at tacks were launched. Judging from the manner in which the enemy were quickly silenced it was evident that the gas shells had the desired effect, and put the Huns to rout. WANT SPECIAL SESSION OREGON LEGISLATURE (By Associated Press.l SALEM, March 20. At an emer gency board meeting held today by Senators Stanfleld, Moser and Kublt, a 'special session of the legislature was urged to authorize a bill provid ing for a mileage tax to create a fund to maintain a state police. Gov ernor Wlthycombe unqualifiedly op poses the procedure, stating that it Is absolutely unnecessary. PEOPLE EAT IRE MEAT THAN USUAL (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20. Jo seph Cotton, head of the food admin istration s meat division, today torn the senate investigation, committee that the meatless, days have not been conserved in reference to the meat supply, but on' the contrary he be lieved more beef had been consumed on those days than has usually been the case. HOLLAND'S REPLY DUE HERE TODAY (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 20. Hol land's reply to the shipping negotia tions Is now being transmitted on the cables and is expected to arrive to day. A London-Reuter dispatch from The Hague says that the conditions laid down by the Dutch are unlikely to be acceptable to the allies. GREAT ANXIETY IS EXISTING IN RUSSIA (By Associated Press.) - LQhuviN, March 20. Various re ports coming from Russian Indicate that the greatest anxiety exists over what at this time appears to be an enveloDtng movement by the Attstro- Germans of carrying out their plans against the city of Moscow and there Is grave talk of moving the govern ment elsewhere. , REASONS FOR HIGH COST SUBSTITUTES Food Administration Doing Everything Possible to Adjust Prices. CONGRESS iAYGETBUSY Uolieved Price Megulation Will Be Extended to All Grain Products Milling Facilities Over taxed Allies Nesd Wheat. The question ot food conservation is encountered every oay, and many people are Inclined to blame the federal commission for high prices and'scarcity, when as a mat ter of fact the authorities are do ing all in their powor to adjust the warring conditions so that tho nub ile can be better served and buy more economically. When the or der went into effect compelling the people to buy 17 pouncs of substi tutes with every 60 pounds of flour, many imagined the limit had been reached. This situation prevailed for a few weeks, then tho order came for retailers to make it a fifty-fifty proposition. So now, when the fam ily flour barrel becomes empty it is necessary to buy with each fifty pounds of wheat flour an equal amount of substitutes, such as corn meal, oat meal, barley products, rice. hominy or other corn products. An order issued a few days ago permits potatoes to be purchased as a substitute, so that relieves the sit uation somewhat In certain locali ties. It was not the order compell ing purchase of equal amounts of substitutes that set people at vari ance with the food administration. but It is the prices demanded for heretofore cheaper products. When the housewife visits the grocer, these days she finds that corn meal, which Is the principal substitute, has jumped to more than twice its former price. In fact It sells at about nine cents oar nound. As&inat something like six cents per' pound ror wheat flour, and the question Immediately arises as to why this is. Living in a grain country as we do. Buch prices appear outlandish and in some instances prohibitive, and the public, not understanding the matter, naturally blames the com mission for ail the tribulation en countered. . While it is generally conceded that the allies bought the Argentina wheat crop, ships for transporting the crop were unavailable, so this fact threw an additional burden upon the United States. To meet the demand for flow, the govern ment made the order requiring use of substitutes. At the same time congress failed to authorize the food administration with power to control any prices excepting that of wheat. Another reason for high prices of corn products, it is alleged, is that most of the corn has to be kiln dried befoise it can be used ior mliKi Ing purposes, and then tho sudden demand for vast quantities ot corn meal taxed the mills to far beyond their capacity, and so a shortage in this substitute was created. Ail of these circumstances have combined to make "corn pone" a luxury, in deed, ana the long suffering consum er is trying to meet the issue, but notwithstanding many complaints are registered each day. Transportation facilities between the east and this coast have added to the burden of high prices. Al though the 1917 corn crop was the greatest in the history of the conn1 try, and there still remains in the hands of the farmers more than a billion bushels of that product, mostly In the middle west, freight rates added to the prices demanded for corn, puts it in the luxury class by the time It reaches the west. It is only a matter of time, it is be lieved, when the food administration will be authorized to put a check on the whole situation, and compel corn products to be sold on the same basis as wheat. Until that time the food administration urges the peo ple to bear patiently the additional burden of mgn pcicea substitutes ior flour, because it is necessary to con serve every ounce for use of the al lies. Do it and smile. IS. TEBAULT WILL SHE OPERATION That Mrs. Tebault, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B.'L, Eddy, was seriously HI at Portland, was the word received late yesterday evening. Hastily pre paring for the journey. Mr. Eddy took the midnight train for Portland. arriving there early today. A mes sage received at the Eddy "home here during the forenoon, which was sent at ten o clock this morning, stated tbat Mrs. Tebault had undergone a critical operation, but the doctor was TODAY'S CASUAJfT LIST. ., . (By Associated Press.) ," WASHINGTON, March 20. There were 37 names on the casualty list issued by General . Fetching today. One of Beer, Lieut. Frederics Klakring, was slightly wounded, . three were killed In action, two died from wounds, two from aecldentSt eight from disease, Ave were wounded severely and XI slight- ly Injured. ' hopeful and the patient resting quiet ly at that houfr. It is believed the young mother will survive, bat the surgeon was unable to save her babyfi The many Roseburg friends of Mrs, Tebault will be glad to know that her life has been spared and hopes for recovery are sanguine. H, Merton yesterday disposed of his Overland roadster to Mr. Atter- busy, of DIxonville. The new own er took possession of his property yesterday. - FALL OF PFJROGRAD NOW-IMMINENT (By Associated Press.) ASSOCIATED PRKSS WAR LEAD, March 20. The fall of Petrograd is Imminent, the German troops gradually closing Is upon the city ana there are no indications that the Bo she- vlkl forces will oppose them, - PLAN ADVANCED TO RING ABOUT PEACE . j (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March SO, Senator Owen, "of Oklahoma, has outlined to the senate an international peace plan to the effect that Immediate cessation of the war could be brought about and permanent future peace maintained, SECRETARY BAKERGETS SAMPLE TRENCH LIFE (By Associated Press.1 WITH- THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. March 20. Secretary of War Bauer, who ( is in France making an inspee- tion of the work of the Ameri- can forces yesterday expert- trip in which the "Roseburg" por eneed a baptism of Are in the Hon is especially featured: "A squad trout line trenches where he had been inspecting the soldiers. He had just started to return from the trenches In his automobile when a German shell buret Wfy yards from his machine, but the secretary escaped uniajurea. PARR01T 8 SUTHERLAND BUY ANTLERS' THEATRE Messrs. Werner - Keller, who have successfully conduct- ed the Antlers theatre In this city for the past two years, or more, today disposed of their In- terests to C. W. Parrott and Bert Sutherland, the near own- ers taking Immediate posses- slon. 'i'ne former proprietors ot this popular play house will leave the city as soon as they get their business affairs set- tied-, Mr. Werner returning to , Portland where he has been .making his headquarters for -some time, and Mr. Holler will go to Canada at an early date to . enlist for service in foreign fields. . Both these gentlemen v have many friends In , Rose- burg who regret that they have decided to transfer their inter- ests in this city. The new proprietors will continue to conduct the theatre along the same popular lines aa it has formerly been run, keeping the play house fully up to the standard In every partteu- iar. The popularity and bust- ness ability of the present own- ers assures a bright future and they -will put forth every "effort to give the public the best pos- ! sible service. Mr. Parrott Is no novice at the business, having fmmerlv had chftrze nf the A rtt- A lers theatre and will be ably as- ( sMed by Mr. Sutherland. " YOUNGAVIATORSDE- TRAIN HERE TODAY Rations Left Off Train No, 53 and Boys Forced to Re main In Roseburg. RED CROSS FEEDS BOYS Young Soldiers Are Pleased With the Treatment Afforded Til em in Tula City Are Chsests at Dance ' Tonlghlfjiven by Artisans. Roseburg and the local Red Cross chapter are hosts today to a de tachment of fourteen sons of "Old Glory" who were forced to remain in this city until train No. 13 tomorrow morning, because of an error on the part of baggagemen in Portland, who failed to place the former's provis ions board train No. 68. The soldiers are a splendid bunch ot young fel lows and are attached to the avia tion service, having formerly .. stationed at Fort tawton, Wash., but are now enreute to Kelly Field, Saa Antonio, Texas, where they will hn instructed In advance flying for se,-1 oral weeks. The beys left Seattle yesterday morning-at 4:30 and were transferred onto train-No. S3 at Port land last night, and upon arriving i here this morning decided to remain; here until their "grub" caught up. with them. As usual the Red Cross i arose to the occasion and' in exactly ten minutes after their arrival in this city under the direction of J, H.i Booth, Miss Agues Pitch ford and 3, W. Parker, the young men were on their way to George Foutch's restau-j rant, where they indulged in tnej first "eats" they had partaken of for 24 hours. i,ntseaeon and dinner was. also furnished the aviator by toe; Red Cross and to say that the boys were gratetal would be putting it ex-! tremeiy mild. i The local order of United Artisans have turned their lodge rooms in the Macoabee itsll over to the young peo ple of the city this evening and among the diversions planned Is a delightful hop to which are bidden tho soldier lads. The local OMs Na tional Honor Guard organization will furnish the orchestra for the occas ion, the members of which will each donate 25 cents, the money derived to Be need toward defraying the ex penses of the music. The eitlsens f the city are doing everything in their power to give the boys a good time, leaving in their hearts a pleasant memory of their charming day here. The dancing wiH start promptly at 8:30 and a splendid evening is antrei- pate. In an Interview this afternoon with Private J. C. Angstead, the young soldier ma jovial manner re- latcd the fouowmg account oi iuer of soldiers in charge of Sgt. V. H. Davis, bound for Kelly Field, left Fort Lawlon Tuesday at 3:45 oa Great Northern train, with rations. Bad luck, or rather good luck for the soldiers. Their rations were left la Portland by mistake, so here is where the nice part comes ta. We were or dered to detrain aad wait In the beautiful city of Roseburg for ratians to catch up with us and the writer can speak for all as to treatment. We were met at the train, all hungry, and) escorted to aa good a breakfast as any one would want. Given rooms and then Informed of a dance to be elven us by the United Artisan lodge and the Girls National Honor Guard.- Every soldier says 'Hurrah ior kosc burg and Oregon!' She is certainly awake as to her doty to state and country and wo will never forget our trip through Oregon and the treat ment of her people te us," The boys were given the freedom of the city this morning and attw. noon and hospitality was shown tiicm by all. ' . AIRPLAINE CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM I By Associated Press.) SAN ANTONIO, March 20. First Lieutenant Walter Johnson, aged 22 years, oS Beiiesville, 111., "was in stantly killed today when an airplane fell 1500 feet at Kelly Field. GERMANS DROP. GAS BOMBS ON AMERICANS (By Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 20. German air-; planes, both last night and this morning, flew over the American see- tor northwest of Toul snd dropped rubber balls IS Inches la diameter Ulled with liquified mustard: gas. This is the first time that the Ger mans have employed the airplane or this kind of an attack. CASES FILED IN THE MM COURT TODAY Lawrence Neaner, through ate at torneys, Nenner & Wlmbarly, has In stituted action Ior csUeeUoa of (233,75 alleged to be due on a prom issory note, executed by O. C. Sether In favor of John Neuser on Septem ber , 1813. The coaupistat sets oat that the original nets was made tor the sum ot $500, but that on May Si, 19 1, defendant paid Use sum of $800.-., Principal and Interest since May S3, 1914, bow amounting to the ssm asked for. The noty was duly transferred to utwrenee Neuaer, who also asks $35 attorneys fees and costs aud dtsbursementa la Use salt, ' Faooie H. Write, through tar at torney, B. JU. Body, has nlea proceed ings looking to anaullmeat of the marriage existing between herself and Henry Witte. The complaint al leges that the couple were married ta isoe county in. Vt, 4u4 since that time have resided In Deogiaa county. Two children, boys now 10 and if years old, were born to the Wtttes, snd the plaintiff asks the custody ot both ot them. Grounds lor the divorce are based ou alleged crael and Inhumane trectmest, fail ure to support the family, and that defendant viciously and oa various occasions in fits ot anger struck the plaintiff. An equal division of the real and personal property belong ing to the parties Is prayed far. W.S.yKGAIG HEADWAY IN ROSEBURG Reports trickling la from the war saving stamp house to house cam paigners, who started their state wide drive yesterday. meraUsg Indi cate that the results - were all that could he desired and practically three fourths of this city has been canvass ed. No special, appeal Is betas laade by the committee for money or Im mediate investments, the psrsose of the drive merely being with the ob ject of placing In the hearts ot every true Americas man, woman and child ta the state a familiarity with thrift stamps and war savings stamps, also making them realtxe that by thrift and elimination of non-essentials In the way ot food and clothing aad la vestment In war stamps that they may play big part In keeping the horrible Hun from crushing democ racy. The drive will continue in Roseburg until the totter part of the week and It Is thought by that time that the local people will all have been versed In the thrift stamp idea and will add their bit of a loan to that of millions of others to Uncle Sam. - 1118 RELATIVES ' ENTERTAINED IN CITY One of Ihe nicest parties ot the season was given by Mr. and Mrs. r. h. MeGrew, Friday evening, honoring the tatter s uncle end aunt, Mr. and Mm Riehi, and cousins, Mr. and Mra. McXeeee, of Illinois, who are traveling and visiting enroute to Los Angeiea aad return. Too younger courts are on their Honeymoon. A large nuntner was oaf.ea to meet them. The evening was spent In hanpy conversation, games, recita tions by Miss Wlllett and S00, Mrs. M. S. Allen winning? first prigs. The consolation fell to Mrs, rraxel, Re freshsnents were sewed, after which alt departed wishing the aewlywed a nleasaat Journey throngn lite, Mrs. Bstls McOrew assisted throughoat the evening. ROMS RELATIONS FRIENDLY T0IRDU.S. By Associate Press.) MOSCOW, March St, Russia's relations with the entente remain un charged, according to M, TcMteheria the Bolshevik! foreign minister, who informed an Associated Press repre sentative today that her relations with the United States were friendly. Mrs. H. H. Staijleton was expected toarrive here Tuesday morning to sssend some time with her father, J. O'Brien, who hss bora a resident of Burae for many years, Eugene Ouard, "0LDCL0W0RI IS 0NTH1S WEEK Donations Are Pouring In at Belpum Relief. Rooms In Care Building, EFFORTS TO HINDER Donations Being Started Throughout BUiie by GernuiD PtTpi4jandifctii - Iftmsbamts .ueisig Made By Wte The "Old Clothes" drive which has been In progress for the past two days la the state to making rapid headway ta Koseaurg under se spon sorship of the Belgian relief commit tee and the Bad Cross, The headquar ters are stationed: ta the Care store room and a eessmittee ot ladles la charge report that quantities ot clothing ot every description ate rainy pouring In dariag the past tea hours, and It to thought toat the place will be swamped before the week la over, That eerious efforts are being made to hinder the drive througnout the state was reported yesterday to state .officials. Propa gandists, presumably of a German na ture, are assarting that the used clothing will he seised by the Ger mans ana mat tney will never reaca Belgium at all. "The commission for Belgium has net only safe conduct passes for Its grata vessels which will carry the dolus, bat It has the abso lute assurance, through Its own rep resentatives ta Brussels, that the clothing will be delivered only to those for who It fa intended," a!d Edgar W. Smith, chairman of the Eed Cross Belgian commission. The local otfletala of Use drive urge the people ot Hoseimrtr to do nate all the slothing that they can spare or the Belglaas, assuring them that their sriidsg will aa toward a good causa. Donations will be thank fully received If. the Oaro store room this -week where later they win be packed aad shipped to their 'dssUns Uon across the water. , - BESS DOUGLAS BURIED MARSHFIELD SUNDAY - The funeral of Miss Bess Douglas, daughter o' Mr. and Mrs, W. U, Uougtas, oeeurred yesterday at the home; only relatives and Immediate friends were there to witness the iast rites, aaye the Marshfield Record. Ber. J, 3, Bisek delivered the ad dress an the voices of the Johnson sisters blended ta sad, sweet tones In solemn funeral dirge. The boys of tne radio staMoa were the pall bear ers and the body was laid Sa the I, O. O. P. cemetery. Scores of friends are today mouraiag the death of the young lady who was born and reared here. The stricken family has the sympathy of the community. ROSEBUD LADIES AT STATE CONFERENCE Among the many visitors bronght to Portland by the Daughters of the America a RaolutIoa ' state confer ence were Mrs, W. A. Smick fiui Mrs. George A. Burehard, of Rose burg, says today's Oregonlan. They are regent and treasurer of the new chapter there. Daring their play here they were guests of Mrs, Z, M, Parviu and Mrs, J, Thovobuvu Hess, ihe latter o( whom was largely in strumental In organising the Rose burg chapter, Mrs. Smick and Sir. , Burehard have, returned to their homes Oiled with enthusiasm over the splendid raeeUags of the conference. Mrs. Burehard hopes to organize Roseburg children in a Children of the Americas Revolution society, making it the second ta the state. AMERICAN HEROES ARE AWARDED WAR CROSSES (By Associated Press. WITH THE AMERICAS ARM? IN FRANCE, March 20. General Per shing has approved the awarding of the first AsBertasn war cresses tor extraordinary heroism to Uentensst John Green, Sergeant William Nor ton and Sergeant Patrick Walsh, all of whom have been decorated by the Freneh goverameat. Mrs. P. A. Stewart, of Laiirekrr-st ranch, was a shoppiag visitor ta the elty yesterday, .