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MING This Paper Has Ehlisted With the Government in the Cause of America for the Period of the War THE WEATHER Tonight aud Friday Fair. ' Highest temp, yesterday ...:..64 ; Lowest temp lasti nlEht SO : Oi'oproii Historical Soclot The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches J'libllc Auditorium. vol. ix. : IIOSEMIUG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OKEGON. i . THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 101H. No. 87 THE EVE MEWS U.S.T German Attack on American : Sector Gets a Very Warm Reception. . . SOME ACCURATE SHOTS What Pew Germans Reached Uie Wire Were Middled With Machine Gun and Rifle Fire Casualty List ( Totals 1B4 Names Today. j (By 'Associated Press.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN 'FRANCE, April 11. United States ttroops occupying the sector north fwest of Toul were attached by Huns iln strong force, but were repulsed 'with considerable loos. According to 'statements made by two German -prisoners the attack was made by 800 ;Huns, but effective artillery- fire of vthe Americans stopped them. The 4 prisoners said that the assault cost many German lives. One of the cap tured Germans later died from his wounds. This attack Is stated to be -the most desperate yet launched against the sector held by Americans, and the brilliant work of the United States gunners was no effective that ' before the Huns could reach the wire ithey were thrown into confusion. : Those of the Germans who did suc jceed in reaching the wire were ac s counted for by the machine gun and ; rifle fire. Tho attack lasted for two hours, when the Huns were forced to abandon their plan. No Americans ; were taken prisoner in the attack. f- Dally Casualty List. , 1 WASHINGTON, April 11. One hundred and twenty-four names are J ! contained In the casualty list today. One man was killed in action, two died of wounds, five were victims of accidents and 13 died of disease. ; - In-the second casualty list pub ( liBhed today twenty-two Americans ; are reported killed. The list con- tains 110 names, and states three lieutenants were among the dead. TEAM TO RUN AWAY ! C. A. Anderson,' who resides on a farm about three or four miles west of the city, received painful injuries ' to the""r!ght ankle last evening when '. his team ran away while enroute home. It appears that Mr. Anderson, ' who was accompanied by the 12-year-'- old daughter of Mr. Hoffman, who ' lives next neighbor, was driving west, : and an approaching automobile, - driven at a terrific rate' of speed', it Is alleged, frightened ' the team, -which took the bits and started down the road on the run. The occupants .'' of the auto which frightened the . hoses Dossed Mr. and Mrs. w. i. : Wright, and warned them the' team : was coming. Mr. Wright hastily drove 'his machine to the roadside, ' only in the nick of time to avoid a . collision with tne rranuc sieeas, 1 which continued their wild f light un- : til they overtook and collided with a ' wagon and team belonging to Mr. ' "Churchill, of Cleveland. In the j smashup Anderson was hurt and the little eirt badly shaken up- and ' somewhat urulsed about ,tue body. i Tne wagon and team were practically i undamaged, and it is also believed 1 that Mr. Churchill's : rig escaped ; damage. Mr. and- Mrs. -Wright ' brought the injured farmer into the i city, where he received attention at ': the hands of Dr. Plyler. It is state- e that while the ankle was badly bruised no bones were broken, but i yet it will be some time before he can expect to get arouna witn comiort. CAR FAILED TO CLIMB THE TELEPHONE POLE -. - Apparently driving a Ford bug up . the Court street hill at considerably above a badly stretched speed limit, Dany Campbell, at the wheel of the machine occupied by himself ana Kay Moore, its owner, crossed the "bow of the Dodge car driven by Mrs. Clyde Adair, going south on Jackson, but although the lady was traveling slow ly and endeavored to avoid an accl dent, the Ford was unable to clear - the way in time, -despite its speed ... and in the mix up that followed suf fered a smashed left rear wueel. The v impact swung the bug's nose at right : angle, and the damaged car headed northward on Jackson street and col lided with a telephone pole standing well Inside the curb, with such force that the machine was thrown back ward several feet, but the engine was still In commission at full speed and the plucky little Ford took an other lunge at the telephone obstruct tion in a vain attempt to climb the pole, and the second head on plunge ended the drive, and with a shatter ed radiator . the car stopped. The Dodge car, after the bug hod clear ed' the track, passed on to the curb and was stopped by Mrs. Adair. It was not damaged. No one was in jured, and the Incident, wlth-the ex ception of repair bills to the Ford, is closed. Holing Moore, It will be re membered, was assessed fifteen "bucks" JUBt a few days ago for fast driving. HEALTH OFFICIALS . S CONFER WITH Kl. DS " Lieut. "Col." G. N. 'Magruder, of the U. S. army; Dalrd Robinson, of the Social Hygiene Society, and Dr. Robert E. L. Holt, state health of ficer, of Portland,- who are making a tour throughout Oregon In the Interest of the wiping out of the so cial evil in the army. and who are soliciting the aid . of the various physicians in the state, were in Foaeburg today for a few hours and a : conference was herd in the city hall at one o'clock whore the city medical men were advised aB to the course they were to pursue In the future for the stamping out of these diseases. - The committee was sent out by Surgeon General Blue, of the public health department and is seeking the co-oporatlon of evefy physician In the state. .... . .. PEACE BY VICTORY IS (By Associates Press.) PORTLAND, April 11. Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national comimttee, who is visiting in this cliy,- stated' today that the republican party stands lor winning the war,for establishing peace by victory, and all reconstruction prob lems to be solved after the struggle is ended. Chairman Hays leaves to night oh the Shasta , Limited for California, -. -. - COAST WISE VESSELS WILL BE TAKEN OVER (By Associated Press.) ' WASHINGTON, April 11. Presi dent Wilson will issue a proclama tion- tonight ordering all American coast wise vessels turned over to the railroad administration. NIECE OF LOCAL PEOPLE DIES. Ercell ilaker, 14-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Baker, ef Orland, Calif., passed! away in that city today following an operation for appendicitis. The Bakejfamily for merly resided in Camas. Valley, only recently moving to California wnere Mr. Baker is employed by the S. P. Company. .The deceased is a' niece of Mr. and Mrs. Storey lies, of Rose burg, and they received the ' tele gram announcing her demise this morning. ,'.'...? Mrs. J. M. Crawford, of Spring- Held, passed through Roseburg this morning enrouteto California where she will visit with friends for several months. Mrs. Crawford was mot at the train here by Mrs. .Florence i.ee an old time friend. COUNTY'S QUOTA WILL ; BE At a late hour today - the Roseburg district solicitors- re- port in funds than total ap- proximately $135,000. This re- duces the amount, to be raised here to S26.100. and Chairman J. O. Watson announces con- fldently that the money will all be subscribed toy Friday ev- ening. Roseburg's quota was $161,100, and the loyal cm- zens have met the Issue fairly - and willingly. The districts outside, of Roseburg have In V many ' Instances already met their quotas, and there is an optimistic feeling that the country will be 100 per cent by Friday evening. ' A brief message from Gar- .diner this afternoon states that the little town by the sea 4 lias subscribed $29,600 .to the liberty bond ' campaign, and ihaa passed above the allotted quota, and this makes one more town In Douglas, county . - 1 100 per cent. I .. BRITISH EVACUATE Messines Ridge Still in Hands of Allies Very Hard Fighting. AREAFTER HELSINGFORS Germuns Probably Intend' to Tnko Finnish Port IT. 8. Kstublinhefl Kavnl Base on Azores IhIuuOh duns Already Landed. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, . April 11. British troops have withdrawn from the town of Armentieres. Aside from this evacuation there Is little change In the lines since yesterday. - British Hold Messines ltldge. . WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, April 1 1 There Is lota of hard fight ing today north of Armentieres, witn the British still holding Messines Ridge and Wytschaote, which chang ed hands several - times during the battle yesterday. The Huns also en tered Lacreche, Nleppe and Hollen boke, but vigorous counter attacks! forced them out of all three places. Today the Germans are holding about half o. the village-of Ploeg street and the wood adjacent on the Flanders front, just north of Armen tlers. Parties of Hun troops are also reported near Steenwarck, five miles west. Violent fighting con tinues along the lines from Labasse canal to the Ypres and Comlnes can als. " ;..v .. . , Messines ltldge ivey. MesBines nidge Is tne key to the British positions in Flanders, and at this point the. battle rages with constant fury.' Although the Huns have been on the ridge several times In the last few days, they have been Invariably forced back, but continue their attacks, hoping to finally suc ceed. German military leaders, It Is alleged, plan to completely wipe out the British army By swinging tneir attacks to the-north;. -i-j--;-:- ., -After Helsingfors. STOCKHOLM. Anrll 11. Gorman troons numbering probably 15,000, are reported to be operating along the southern coaBt of Finland, and n-re believed to have had several small battles with Finnish rebels. It is believed the Huns are intending to capture HelBlngfQis. "'-.Naval Base on Azores.. . WASHINGTON, April 11. For the nroteotion of Atlantic - ocean trade routes to southern Europe, the United States,-with the consent ot PortuEal. has established a naval base on the Azores Islands. The baBe will also be homing station for air- planes. Coast defense guns have al ready been landed there andl will soon be In readiness lor use -in emer gency. - - - : Advance in Palestine. LONDON. - Anrll 11. British troons In Palestine have advanced to a depth of a mile and a half over a five mile front along tne line norm of Jerusalem. The British have tak en the villages of Rafat and ElKefr., German Attack Frustrated. PARIS. April 11. Accurate artil lery fire and machine gun work broke up a strong German advance in. the Champagne district toaay. , Repulsed With Great Execution. LONDON, April 11 The Germans In massed waves attacked the Bel gian town of Holleboke at 10 o'clock this morning andr were completely repulsed with terrible execution. FRED FISHER'S LEG Fred Fisher, manager of the Ed enbower orchards, while riding horseback this afternoon, waa thrown when his mount slipped while, de scending a steep yath, and suffered a badly broken leg just above the right ankle. Both bones were brok en, and although the attending sur geon, Dr. B. R. Shoemaker, Is hope ful, It will be some weeks before the patient can get around comfortably. The bones, which appear to have been foadly shattered, were straight ened out and properly bandaged. When the norse fell It is thought that Mr. Fisher was unable to ex tricate himself In time to keep the animal's weight from crushing the leg. . ..' ;.. ., TO XISIT IX COKVALLIS.. Misses Mnybelle Miller ana' Doro thy Veatch, both well known young ladies of this city are to be house guests of Miss Vera Horner, of Cor- vallls for several days. They will uu entertained extensively during their visit In that city. SENATE REFUSES TO Upper House Turns Down Conference Report on f " War Measure. , PROVIDE FOR WALKOUTS Proposed to Allow Men Employed in Production to Tie Up Work Any Time They Were - Dissatisfied. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, -. April 11. The conference report ou the bill provid ing severe penalties for destruction ot or interference with the produc tion of war-materials, and containing a .clause giving woritmeu a right to strike for higher wages or better working conditions, was rejected in the senate today by a vote of 84 to 25. Senator McNary, of Oregon, voted to adopt; the conference report on the measure, while Senator Cham berlain voted against Its adoption, Many senators are alleged to consider the vote on the conference report a uirect rebukei to striking ship yard and factory workmen in many places. The senate's action will ' cause the uouse to reconsider me out. Socialist Candidate Guilty. " MINNEAPOLIS.- April 11. J.' O. Bental. socialist candidate for gov ernor nf Minnesota, was today found guilty on two jcounts of violating the espolnage act Tho maximum pen alty for the crime of which Bentall was convlctedt of is 20 years at nara labor and a ten thousand dollar fine, He will be sentenced Friday. Ben- tnll 1b already in Jail serving a sen tence ot one. year for obstructing the draft.. State Increases Wages. SALEM. April 11. The state board of control, it is expected, at the seBBlon today will grant wage in creases to employes of state Institu tions amounting to 18,000. witn this fticreaso -the board has granted a total of wage Increase ot $.18,000. : ; . - Itiisslu. Partitioned. PETOOURAD, April 11 Tho com missioner of commerce' announces today that under tho peace terms en forced on the Bolshevik! by uermany, Russia has lost 56,000,000 of her inhabitants, or 32 per cent of the entire population. - I , , J ' ,Mr. and Mrs. e. Patterson, return ed to their home at Junction City this afternoon- after visiting here for several days. Thoy were the .guests of Mrs. E. Breed, of .this city dur ing their stay here. j . . PEA ROY TAKES BBJDE.V ' . - Earl Pearcy, county fruit inspec tor," coyly admitted today that he was man-led during his recent . trip north, to Miss Mclnturff, a teacher In tho Stayton schools. . Mr, Pearcy stated that he was unable to tell how the news got out, as It was the ln tenlon of himself and Mrs. Pearcy to keep the happy event secret until the close of the school year. How ever, everybody offers congratula tions. . ' CONFERENCE ADJOURNS SUNDAY . H. E. Loop, of Seattle, who has been attending tho world s confer ence of Seventh-Day Adventlsts at San Francisco, stopped -on -in tills city last night enroute honte. Mr. Loop states that the conference will not adjourn until Sunday, and on that evening the delegates from the Pacific northwest will start home In their special train, and will probably nass through Koseburg Monday even ing. The delegates from Roseburg will return on this train. OREGON FIRST STATE TO GO OVER THE TOP . - "Oregon Is the fltBt state to -go over the top," was the lacon- V ic message from the state head- quarters at Portland by the Douglas county liberty loan board today, nut mat is not enoueh. and Oregon - Is now urged to lead as the first state reporting every town xuu iier cent.- It is a splendid ambition, , and Oregon towns should do It. Oregon towns can do it. The News believes they will do it. "Exert the utmost effort," says the telegram,, "and wire us the moment you attain the quota. We should establish thlB rec-, ord by Friday night. "i Every red' blooded Oregonian will step a .little higher .when this fact shall have been achieved to- morrow nignt. .Help to make It w come true. A NEW INVENTION French Have Device For Lo cating Objects Within Enemy Lines. , GIVES GUNNER, RANGE Arrangement Is Photogrtipliio Ma chine That Operates From Air plane Maps Made r rom Print Gives Desired Location. V- (By Associated Press.) FRENCH FRONT. Anrll 11. Ac curacy and efficiency have been made possible for the French artillery by the Invention ot an lnsirumem umi enables French map-makers to locate almost exactly an object within the enemy lines which has been photo graphed from an airplane, in trans ferring to a map the photographed object, Buch say, as an enemy bat tery or munition dump, the margin or error is limited to less than live yards. ' This permits the French artillery to pour Its shells with almost cer tain aim on to German gun emplace ments, trench positions, cross-roads, cantonments, railroad lines, aviation camps and otner enemy organiza tions. It is unnecessary for the gun ner to have even a distant view of the object he Is firing at. To take a photograph of the enemy lines front a French airplane is an easy matter, but to transfer the ob jects photographed to their exact lo cation on a map was for a time ex remely difficult. This was due to the varying heights and - angles from which the. airplane observers made their photographs. By the Inven tion of one of the officers attached to the geographical -section this diffi culty has been almost eliminated. Not only the .'aerial observation service but other' methods of spot ting German positions more espe cially canon' and mnohlne-gun em-' "placements are' utilized as aids to the work or tne military map-uianer. The flashes of guns as they are fired from the German side form one val uable adjunct to his work but the most Important of all is the calcula tion of the speed of the sound of the flrine charge of the German shellB. This has been brought to a. basis of such perteetlon that the guns can now be located with almost aosoiute ac curacy. In fact In recent operations It has proved that the system of -observation by sound has given success ful results In over 80 per cent of In stances. ''' In evnrv arinv there is a branch nf the ceocraDhical section and each Is furnished with a complete utno graphlc and) zlnographic printing plant and skilled workers, photog raphers and mathematicians. In a very few hours after the receipt of the day's observations from all the various sources, dozens of copies of the corrected maps are ready for is sue to all the staffs of corps, divisions and brigades comprised within the armv concerned. Nothing is omitted from tne mapB every cnurch, nouse, cnimney, mill, bridge, road, railroad, group oi trees Is marked as well as every turn and twist of an enemy trencn or sys tem of barbed wire entanglements, every stream, ditch, bridge, tora, ev ery nnth used by supply -parties, ev ery point of resistance, organized shell .crater, look-out post 1b shown nn the maDS. Maps on a very large scale are given when an attack is about to be carried out, so that eacn officer and man participating may know exactly what is in front of hiin and what he may expect to encounter during his advance.- LIVE STOCK PRICES AT PORTLAND. Anrll 10. Cattle re ceipts today, 300; week to date 1600. The first two days - of the week, Jiave shown the market on best steers very brisk and strong, .Top steers have brought an advance over the quotations of last ween oi 10c. Medium to common steers do not show any change as Is the con dition also in the cow market. Quo tations are: Good to choice steers $il.50 to $12.10; medium to good' steers $10.50 to fii.du; common 10 medium' steers $8.60 to $10; choice cows and heifers J9.75 to 10.T6 common to good cows and heifers $6.00 to $0.60; cannors $3.00 to $5.00; bulls $5.00 to $9.00; calves $7.60 to $12; stockers and feeders 18.50 to 19.60. How receipts today, 250. total for the week to date, 1500. This week- hogs receipts - were the lightest for any first two days in any week of this year and are far below the de mand. The top on prime hoes Is now $17.00 In contrast with lower prices at all large markets except Chicago, which Is only 16c higher. Quotations are: Prime lights f 17.25 to $17.60; prime heavies $10. 75' to fl7; pigs ?14.Y6 to (15.75; built 17 to U7.25. Sheep rocelpts today, 50. A few spring lambs have been sold at a very excellent price, however, they are chiefly a matter ot private bar ter and havo not entered tne gen- oral marKet trading. Other lambs and butchor sheep aro very strong at the following quotations: Western lambs 1 15 to $15.50; valley lambs $14.50 to $15; yearlings $13 to $13.50; wethoi'B $12.50 owes $9 to $12. to $13; S.P. PLAN IS WORKING The Southern Pacific's "back yard garden' should! compare - favorably with all competitors this spring. Re ports from the maintenance of way department Indicate that many em ployes are seriously at work in their spare moments on the plan for culti vating available land along tne com pany's right of way. The "war garden" Idea has the earnest endorsement ot the United States government, which recom mends that every householder de vote hack yard space to the raising of vegetables to meet the needs of the worla. A plan formulated In Washington calls for the formation of a "Unit ed States garden army" ot 5, 000, ml children to attack the food) problem by means of bock yard and' vacant lots. If each child can, as hoped, supply one city family with fruits and vege tanles, and perhaps eggs, sufficient for Its use from ground within close each of home, a tremendous area of farm territory will be released for the cultivation of war rations. . Likewise railroads will be releas ed from transportation of food sup plies to cities and enabled to devote the rolling stock and motive power thus relieved to the movement of munitions and food for: the army to ports of embarkation. CANDIDATES PLAN AT C, M. Mynatt, who Is making the run for republican nomination for county treasurer has received a let ter from Camas Valley acquaintances who state that they have arranged for a meeting at that place on the evening ot April 27, and want the gentleman to be present. It is tne intention to hold a republican rally at that time. A muBlcal program will be arranged for, and it Is ex pected other republican candidates for nomination will also make that date at Camas Valley to get ac quainted with the people thore. ALLIANCE EUNDS GO (By Associated Press.) PHILADELPHIA. ADril 11. The Gorman-American Alliance is to dis band. All funds, belonging to the organisation-will be turned over to the American Red Cross. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Vlrden, at Eucone, Tues day night,. - Mrs Virden Is the daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. D. R. Shambrook, of this city. As the new daughter arrlvod at 12:20 o'clock, new time, the puzzle to be soiveu is whether her birthday Is April 9 or April 10. TWO MORE MEN ARE CALLED TO COLORS .Tohnifln Sellars, of Myrtle Creek, and Waltor A. McCord, of Oakland, having asked de- 4 ferred classification In the draft o on account of urgency of farm work, both men having been drawn in the draft published lost Monday, It became neces- sary to provide substitutes. The men chosen todc.y being next In line according to num- hers, are Marcus Raymond Ilrasi. ot Wlnstons, and Carl 4 Busch, of Roseburg. The -last r named man is a. brother of Richard Busch. of vhe News force, whose name appears in 4 the list of men called last Mon- day. THE ENFORCEMENT FOOD REGULATIONS Administrators of Three North western States Taking United Action. ARE AFTER PROFITEERS Milling Inspector for Each of the States of Oregon, Washington and Idaho Violators Should Be Reported. PORTLAND, Ore., April 11. An effective organization for the en forcement of the federal regulations govornlng the milling of wheat flour and mill feeds In Oregon, Washington and Idaho was worked out here on April 8 at a conferenco called by Herbert C. Hoover In the offices of Federal Food Administra tor W. B. Ayer. At this conference were W. B. Ayer, federal food ad ministrator for Oregon; Charles Heb berd, federal food administrator for Washington; tt. F. Blcknell, federal food administrator for Idaho; M. H. Houser, chairman ot the Grain Cor poration; Q. V,. Hayes, divisional manager of the milling division, and Laurence Thomsen, ot the Now York office of the milling division; the latter having crossed the continent to attend the conference and assist -the food administrators and tho grain and milling officials in work ing out their enforcement problem. As a result of the meeting,- the food administrators off the three states and the grain and milling commissioners resolved themselves Into a permanent enforcement com mittee, with authority to investigate and act upon violations of the regu lations. In cases where violations are proven, the enforcement commit tee will decide what penalty shall be Imposed upon the offender and will recommend such penalty to the en forcement division at Washington for final action; The penalty for violating .the. miUlnK.jfigulationa. lfl ,' the revocation, of the offender's li cense either permanently or for a specified period, and simultaneously with the revocation of the license, tue absolute shutting oft of supplies to the offending licensee, whose mill would thus be. Inevitably compelled to close.;. .; The appointment, ot a milling .In spector for each of the three states was decided upon, it being the duty of Buch inspector to investigate re ports of violation and to keep an alert eye upon all mills throughout his territory. Moetlngs of the en forcement committee will he hold monthly, the first meeting to be hold at Spokane, Monday, May 6, and the second at Boise, Idaho, on June 3. The federal regulations which are to be' rigidly enforced through this committee have been carefully work ed out, and their purpose Is to in sure the utmost conservation ot wheat and to provide for equitable distribution ot flour and1 . foods also to prevent profiteering and to stabilize the prices of mill pro duct at as low a figure as Is possible under war conditions. The profits of the millers are limited and clearly defined in detailed Instructions which are now in the hands of every miller In the three states. "Any violations on the part of millers In any of tho three states should be promptly reported to the food administrator of tne stato In which It occurs," said Mr. Ayer In an Interview. "Such reports will be promptly and thoroughly investigat ed, and wliere cases are proven pen alties will be speedily Imposed." ENGLAND IN SAFETY Sergeant Mar Hanan, of the 27th aoro cquadron, who sailed the latlor part or February for Europe, arriv d saf-'ly tn lir.Uish soil, ac:nl!ng to a letter jfist received here by it e youn? soldier's rnrentB, Mr. nnd Mrs. E. R. Hanan. Sergeant Ha.lii i tn charge of the commissary . for his company, and attended to the buying of supplies for the men. . While stat ing that the trip overseas wii3 de lightful, and that he is well, Sergeant Hanan was unable to give any dotalls ot army life, nor could he divulge his present location. It Is understood that about 10.000 troops were trans ported at the time Sergeant Hanan went acroBS. All of the men are in the best of spirits and anxious to get Into the i.ght, figuring that the quicker a nasty job Is cleaned up the better It will be for everybody. With genuine American spirit, the boys all express a determination to do a thorough piece of work. Mrs. L. McDanlels left last even ing for Chlco, Calif., where she will make her future home.