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DO YOU REALIZE THAT THE TIME FOR THE COUNTY FAIR WILL SOON BE HERE? DON'T OVERLOOK YOUR PREPARATIONS. SEPT. 16 to 19. WHAT 19 GOIXQ ON. la war lime, election time or any time, The Itevlew prims all the aea. Every pen on should read The Huvluw anil keep informed. VOL. XVII. ltOSKIU IKi, OKKGON, WKDNKSDAY EVESIXG, Al'Gl'ST S, 101 1. So. 133. EXHIIIT II MSEBBB P Ill 1LI1I1 IllrtllJI III Ad- Forest Ignited When Huge Log who was camped In tlie Toast Range of mountains, was notified. The cor oner left here at 11 o'clock last night and uion arriving at Lemiu was driven to the scene of the fire. There he viewed the charred remains of the three young men. The hodies of Saf ley and Hughes were badly mutilated. The heads, arms and logs were charred or missing and all that re-j mained to tell the story of the trace-' dy was their trunks. Dnrfoe's body was not -badly burned, and it is Ren-1 orally believed that he died from suf focation, rather than in the flames, ,,,,-,,,,- nrciwn irr rnniiiti ,The three bodies were taken to l.e- UNIUUt UtVIlD AtU MlUYVN ii mi t'iiiiy loiiay, penning siiiinieni to their respective homos. J I (iPoiko llugnes. one of t ho victims Southern Pacific Company vocates Safety First OFFICES EARLY TODAY E IS MI'LUnffllk IV III I II 1 1 IN II UCniVIMIIO HLfULOtU Recent Dance Controversy Aired Before City Council Fire, which probably Ipnltcd from a ilefucilvG wire or a lighted cigar or ci;ai'ttie carelessly thrown oil the tlonr of tho trim star off leu of H. J. Demi so nit time late vesteninv, eamo ' . . ::y TJV.-r MRS. FULLERTON GIVES VERSION however, .Max -Meyer, who is' em-! ployed In the veterinary offices of Dr. Hunt, chanced to pass the Demi WaS Dynamited ZlLa Hwlnb. 3' m MM Will be Open Bolh Afternoons and 5icuV anon?1! 'o'clock a'Sd'X Said Marshal Williams Invaded Parish House, i..B m i ti . v, e tutJ It..'. covered the flames were slowly eat-, and Mis. M. H. Hughes, of this cit. FW nunim lho PcnuniiW nf im, ttu- ,- ihm, ).., ........ Tnmorl nff tuiMt- W Thrflnfl(l and was about 2'.i years of atie. He i had been emploved bv the Leona FLAMES SPREAD WITH RAPIDITY r!:;nZ. addition to leaving his wife he is sur-, jvived by his parents, topether with several brothers and sisters. Mr. Everings During the Remainder of the Week Arrived Today lug men w ii uuoilgll ine pitillilou : between the offices of .Mr. Donn and llho jewelry establishment conducted j by .1. T. Bryan. 1 As soon as Mr. Meyer discovered the fire he broke in tho door, and The Southern Pacific Company U Willi the assistance nf a couplo of Turned Off Lights and Threatened Young People With Arrest In secret session, the members of r. u..i.- m en j d I lushes' remains will arrive hereon 'ts . "oaiety r irst niani "- u . mo council Tuesday nlBUl hold H-I-M-M-H J. Ill T DM! MOItr IAV TO J. J. SIGN n. It. PETITION'S. 4 ' i ( J" Altluiur.h fully three times 4- the required number sighed tho 4- railroad bond election petitions 4. on Tuesday, tho signing was 4 ,4- RoiHK on freely today, the petl- .1. 4' Hons being circulated In tho .f & residence districts. In ordor to 4. J. glvo everyone who desires to -r- .... w ,i i,i,ui iiiiiiij iu ai;n uiu M j.. polllions, it hns been decided 4" 4- to hold the nieasure over for t 0110 more day. Ono of tho peti tions will therefore bo kept at tho Itosebtirg National Bank J. all day Thursday so that 4. j. everyono may have nn oppor- 4 4- tunliy to sign. It now seems 4. .. likely Hint fully 1U00 voters JU f will slKll these petitions, sig- ! nll'ying their desire to forward j. this movement for a railroad to JL '4 the coast. J. 14 4-I4-M-t-H-4"H-4H J, German Torpedo Boat Dynamit ed in Baltic, is Report GERMANS INVADE FRENCH SOIL Durfee Surrounded By flames Bodies Were Taken to leona Early This Morning Surrounded by flames in the dense Ibis afternoon's southbound local " """"'"is oecuinuu uj ...e ....ub- .......... '" si.ecia. ineeiini; as ine comi.iiiiea ot train and the funeral will probably las cu"- Abstract Company, at the enoi of tl e l.eiin oiV ires bis 1110,11- le .!,., ,, liulk vi,,.co in ro be held some time tomorrow. Inter- e'- ' Jil'kson a!1,! . ashingtoli UK showed that the 1 u Bulled o n , lho chaiBes brounht by Hev. uient of the remains will occur In the "reels. The first exhibition will be the floor within a few inches of Mr. c. w. linker, of St. (ioorsea Parish, n' k C wk re i e m T H urt K,ven Thursday afternoon. The ex- Denn's desk. The flames (hen spread IlRBlllst Marshal T. .1. W'llllaius for was n vouiiB man of st'erl'iiiK char- l,ibil wi" u'l'ly eli alter- to tho nearby partition ami darted ,,0 latter'g nlleKed unauthoritative acter atid well liked bv all who knew "u", IUU, cv0"'",f u"d "" "d""'"n "l.,"'n!','J n,'!!' ! '""'Vj.f. . '""vi'!' " vi . !! ",lt '" st"""ln 11 lw!llll' 1,1 blin Me was a steady worker and wl" b" ''hai'Keil. .was at that lime that Mr. Moxoi the Parish house, tmiy rivo i-ouiirlt- considered one of the I e Tlie exhibition hero was especially chanced to pass 1 he. office and de- mt. WP,. ir,.Henl, . beluK the same rnniivinv's liMiKlwnrlhv pre- arraiiBeu lor uy .1. .11, 31011, bbihm.ii ... u ....j ...... ...... ....... ....n nieuiners as those present at 1110 nlnves lOI'l'ST. Ill 11 poiiu IIIIOIII I1I1VO unit's northwest of Ixmhih late Tiu-sday at'- and was single passenger agent of that company, and also burned In the floor. I lad the reaular luecliue Mondnc iilubl. u-ben Albert Safley was 22 years of age, " 1 '8 iV, Vv, 1, i ,,.i . i,.r .1 . , ..! 11 ""esuga 10.1 11.0 mo cnarges uui ine ai.'c. ine e.inuii uao nr -'.. .-..jv. ,v . ,.. v..... ... ....... H us nusi WOIIIMI 111 Ol llt'l llllll Hie 011101 tei'iioon, tluve well known employes resident of Albany. He went He was formerly a to the two partica, and accordingly tho original charges of Hev. linker as preseuled In bis petition to Hie coun cil were produced anil read. Mr. linker then explained (he charges, slating the marshal had "sncalicd" around to tlie rear of the building on lho evening in question and In a "manner unbecoming a gentleman" tinned nff tlie lights and afterwards threatened those attending the parly witli arrest If tbev caused a ilis- Gcrmany Issued formal Detlaratioo of Vsr Against fngland Reservists Sail From New York Bound Tor France ready been shown in tlie largest cities burg would have witnessed on of tho mcmhi ers might be brought In. 10 f- , ', ,n i,.'.- winter and bad universities ill California and Is most disastrous fires In years. In forts were made during the dav to lo l.eona to woik last wimei aim 11.111 . . ., i..,KBiimiit l,,i,n,iii, n... n..i.n ...1... ,. .... ,. of tlie l, 11 .Mills Company, of " un exact duplicate of the one shown the basement heueatb the Deiin .ate the missing coiilicilmen but it leoiia, were burned to death, while '1 1 , , ' , ' ,1 at Albany tomor- ln New Yolk ,a8t 'ear- .offices are stored Hundreds of articles was roullu ,,.u ,hov KVIO oi(llt,r mlt lit least one two oilier neismis roll iTriernnnn at 2 o'clock He is The P'1'Hose of the exihibt is two- of furniture, wrapped lu excelsior , ti10 city or were about to leave. ..t Last one ,. tw. 0.I.1 puso.is ,0 t e oon at 2 0 cl"rk' '8 fold; first, that of demonstrating to and other infhin.ahle malciial. The Tose present were Coiincllmcu Hull were nuite seriously mjiiml in milk- ' '.' ''f.Zuy- two " ste' ,he l,ul"il- ,he ewl 01 t,,e "'io" of uelo"Ks 10 w- slroK- winkle. Kbaft'er, Powell. Kullortun lilR their esiiiie rroin the fire .one. ' .'.,,, f ,' , .,,,',1' the Safety First" plan when travel- whose store adjoins the Jewelry es- ( netws The deail me: ' ' .,' ,!,,,,''", a,,v and four ln8 011 trains and crossing tracks at tablishnient of Mr. Bryan on the, A f,rliiiil air was added to the ;,rKe ll.ml.es. aitnl 'it years, ot j, ' ,-,,;.rs jol.nSa.lev. of l')rain. and Brade. a"u secondly, that of showing south. Had the fire come It. contact character of the proceedings by the Itosehmt;. Jesse, Frank and Floyd barley, 01 Albeit Snflev, i.jjcd years, of Albany. 1 ... 1 John nurfee, the third victim of Allm"' 1lbe tragedv. formerly lived at Drain, John 1'. Durfee, i.ged 'J(l years, of w1Pre ie conducted a watch repair I'rain. ,K si,,,,,. He occupied quarters in Tho injured: tbe store of Ira Wimberly. lie left llirain Applegale, of Leona, badly Drain about two years ago and went l,.,,..,. 1 to Coos County, later returning to , , ! Leona. He is survived by a wife and According to the story told by com- (WQ d, j 1 1 t-on . The funeral will be panions of I lie victims of tlie ti nge- ,id Ht Drain tomorrow. I dy at the official investigation lieldj c,inii Kqiiipmeiit Destroyed. under the direction of Coroner X. T. addition to bringing to a pre Jewett early today, the dead men, mature end the lives of three tiie.i. together Willi several other employes the flames consumed a quaintly of of the Leona .Mills Company, were camp equipment and logging niacliin employed in the forest falling limber ery. included in the damaged camp and loading logs onto cars preparn- equipment were three donkey en torv to shipping them to the mills gines. That the men met their death at Leona, when the accident oc- at about 4 : 2."i o'clock yesterday ailer curred. As bad been tho practice for noon is indicated by watches lound years past, when a log of unusual upon .two' of the victims. I besu proportions was encountered it was watches bad stopped at 4:2;i o clock, "dynamited." or severed into several One of the watches was recovered by sections before being loaded onto the Hie coroner this morning and will be ears. This was done, it is under- turned over to relatives of 11s ronner stood, to facilitate the handling of owner. the timber both in the camps and at Although lho fire was practically the mills. extinguished this morning 11 required It was while "dvnaiiiiling" one of a large force of men on duty all last these huge logs Unit t he terrible ae- night. Adding to tho diiriculties ot eident occurred. As the charge of the lire fighlers was the constant, black iiowder exploded and the log danger of the discharge of a second crumbled Into several pieces tongues charge of powder in a log in tae of fire came in contact with the midst of the fire none. I ad this packing and other lin'lnniable ma- charge of powder exploded Uuiiiig terial. In another instant the riames the night, further loss of Hie might shot upward and confusion prevailed, have resulted. I Fanned bv a stiff breeze the fire According to Coroner Jewell, who spread with alarming rapidilv and in returned here this morning, me less than five minutes the men real- members of the Leona Mills onipaiiy Ized fullv the danger-of the silua- did everything possible to ass st 111 tion. Kver alert to labor in the best getting the bodies or the burned men Interests of their employers, Durfee. out of the forest. 'I bey also eiaai Saflev and Hughes decided to fight furnished all information asked n the fiames and thereby save the near- the coroner during his official nnes bv timber. Other employes or the tigaiioii. I eanip attempted to dissuade them The Leona Mills Company est . unite from remaining in the timber, but to their loss at approximately .iiin, in-, no avail. The victims of the tragedy cluding limber and camp equipiiKiii had labored but a brief lime, how- o ever, when the realized that Ibeiri efforts were futile. Hut it was too MICC lf k I (lUFI I late. The fire, which at first ap-lillJJ ULLIrt LWIILL peared to be nothing unusual, bad spread so rapidly that the men were completely surrounded and cut off from outside assistance. That they died a horrible death there Is Utile doubt. Ilirnin Applegate and several oilier persons who risked their lives In an effort to save their companions veri badly burned, and were coin- As soon as new, of the triple "f a pretty wedding 1 uesd ,i eM-tnni,. tragedy reached Leona. word was when Miss Delia Lovell became tut sent to ltosehurg nnd Coroner Jewelt, ,ride of Charles F. Swander, of Porl- The beautiful ring ceremony Contiuued on page ti). I 'Continued on page G). appearance of attorneys in behalf of WEDS C. F. SWANDER AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Christian Church, wilb many (beautiful decorations, was Hie scene JOHN WILSON, PIONEER OF CAMAS VALIEY, DIED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT land. was performed under a handsome arch built of flowers, directly in front of the nltur. Itev. It. K. .lope pro nounced the words' that made them man and wife. I I At S o'clock the BO invited guests h,,! arrived, and a little later the bcautifiilly gowned bride, with Miss John Wilson, of Camas Valley, Until Fdiiy as bridesmaid, on one aged 90 vears and eight months, died side, and the groom and . K. W li nt his home late Tuesday night of Hams, of Portland, as best man, on blood poisoning, from which be bad the other, proceeded down to the been suffering for some lime, accord- altar, where the ceremony look place. Ing to word received here today. Mr. Little Mnxlne Moore acted as ring Wilson was an early pioneer of this bearer. section, and had been a resident of A reception In honor of the young Camas Vallev since 1ST.".. He will couple was held afterwards In the lie burled near his home bv the side parlors of the church. Mr. anil Mrs. of his wife, some time Thursday. He Swander will leave immediately for Is survived bv four sons and one Coos Hay. where they will spend sev daughter: John, Albert and Charles eral weeks before going lo Portland Wilson, of Ibis routnv; Itenjaniln lo make their future home. Mr Wilson, of Nebraska, and Mrs. C.ll- Swander Is state superintendent of lien Coon, of Camas Valley, lie had missions for the Christian Church, been living nt the home or tis son, :tn headquarters at Portland. Miss John. Although his last slckne-s was Lovell has Hied In Hoseburg for a due largely to old age. It Is said that number of years, where she has at a bad rase of hlood poisoning result- tended school and made a host of ed from an Infection of hl eye, friends. -skw; tit t vm i 1 1 A-' IfTALIAN SOLDIERS; nii . j,.., IW H 1 tAi ' IGERrlMH INT7HTRYI .fPRmSH ARTILLE.RY? (Special to the Evening Review). LONDON, Auk. a. A German turbance, for which he said the young torpiilo mint was dyiiainiteil mid sunk men and ladies were duo some re- In the Itultlr Sea, near (ietlser, nc dress. He said all he asked was cording to Copenliairen dispatches, simply an apology. I.n.i.. . ,, . . , I Ihlrty of tlie crow wvre drowned. ' Attorney Purler, who represented ....... . the marshal, then slated the issues. Sl" "'i-'K ".is Im-uiiI at Hull at down, saying that Mr. Williams had exer-." is Ix'Heved the (.'e.iimii nnd British clsetl great leniency ill slopping tho scout, sl.iits aro ei.gnKeI In Iwttlo. dance, which he said was carried on Humors Hint two tieriiian iNlttleshliM coiilrary to the city ordinance. Ho ,,.,.,. K ... . v .. o .... . , ... ., were sunk, 1.1 .1 North Sea eiiirnire said the marshal could have arrested. I the party,' and therefore took lho "t "s I'uIiIIsIiihI by the Central least forcllilo means. ir Williams Ann. I.iigliiiul seemed lUmost re was gullly of trespass, he said, Itev. lieved in kuowleilge that the Ilrltisii Maker could have brought the .nailer ,.,. .,.,. ,.,,, at war into court und I hero havo obialued , ,, ' ' reparation. In fact, bo said lho at- '" 'ie exclmng of tleclara. lair lliroilgliout showed considerable Hons of hostilities iH'tweon lolulon spite. laud lli'idin. The public bt eagerly Mrs. X. Fullerlon, who had cliiugo a,,,,!,!, lleM , ttrtMl victory, of the dancing party, then narrated... . . . . ' the eveuls of Hie evening as slio re-1 "'"' Ainlmssndor I.lclinowsky has niemhered them. She sold that she ""reived his passports, nnd trans, was told by lho cily recorder Unit she ferrcd Hie euibassy to Iterlin. did not need a dance permit, audi DIKiSM'F liFLtilAN VltHXlItY. although she bad gotten one before mti'SSHM.S A ..g 5 A swccnlne she refused to do so again. She ex-' -"wi .". A swi epinn plained Unit no off r called lo see vlclo. y for I he Itelgl.iiis over the Ger- her permit Hie rlrsl liiuo, and being limns near Spii was roortel to.iiglit. convinced that il was a private dance (l ls ,lt ,. (j,.riluul PCB. she de.ermlned not lo secure 11 permit n s ,,.llm,,. Tho lu-llana again. She said tbev were practicing new d Ing steps. Hint only seven "red 1 mine under the railroad tracks were present, and that when Inter- as an nrmort-d train passed, and then rupled Williams said he "would put ilH-ucd ailllleiy fire. The Germans, them In Hie cooler ir I hey created sl.l is.ll 1VSS1K ,,llt cro finally any disturbance. llllains said Ills .... rem.,,1, was occasioned by III rents ot "led t Heil. 'lho IMglniw pur the parly lo have a Joy ride and sii.l, slaughtering thou, relentlessly, thereby get even, llolb he and Mr. 'until the German commander sur Ketch, Hie night officer, said slurs ,.,.ti.1.,.,. were cast at the police force. I ,.,,,,.. 1 , Ordered lo Destroy (icniuills. It was brought out Hint llllnnis r r . was accompanied bv t.notber parly J, I-OMON, Aug ;. B.-Orders wer but be said he would never tell who " "'" ' forces ast is lie had taken no " ui.u, .... iiiiiii vessels 01 win us miuuiy 11s pun- a 1 1. lit Neither of the llliorneys Inade ' lengthy nrgumenls. Mr. Poller In- .eri...iu Invi.slou hecked. Iroduied the oiilnion of City Atlor- llltl'SSFI.LS. Aug. n. That flel- ney Albert Abialiani, which showed gluni's forces have effectively checked I hat Mr. Williams bad acled accord- Hi" (leriiiau Invasion with heavy lug 10 liis duties as laid down by lho losses lo lho liormnns and compara- oiillnance. Tills, however. Il was lively small casualties to the llel- polnled out bv Attorney circuit, was glans, fighting behind strong forti- oblaliied after the act liad been done, fications, was announced. It la Tlie committee then retired lo de- staled that the king will tako per- liberaie 11 ml announced Unit they sonal command of the army. He ln- would not make known their repent riled the llrlllsh and French troops this person was, part 11 Inlerrupllng lho parly. until the next council mooting. DR. SMITH CONFERS WITH LOCAL PEOPLE to come to Itt'lKlitin if aid ngalnst the (ifnmiiiH. Many women nro clamor ing to enlist. Knt rem hed In a nonil cinln nltout IJi'o, 50,01)0 (iornianB arc txiinbardiiiK the city. The HelRlan nunlHon of 2.I.0H0 moil, with artiU iry. bent off ttu Jnnan; with heavy losses on both rilrii'H. The li or man a FOR TWO HOURS TODAY lnLZ? "'reZ (owns of Vise mui Art-nu'ii, killing ls-onH In riKhtliiK. ' (..'I'liuiiis A i i" KiiIiviicImmI. PAItIS, Auk. 5. After 12 hours of Mr. C .!. HinHh, I UMnnrnitln run-, i i . i . i ii i. it- r !..( i-n .1 1' ii r f i rt'tf mi ii r- rived in ltosehurg this morning from fnfler riKl.nnit, 1 mi UIIO Oer.nans Coltnge drove and other I .line County (owns. Dr. Kinllb spent a couple of bonis here conferring wlili Hie vol ers, o :ir CONGRESS PASSES BILL llllll llllll I. .-! JM'"1''" I"".' he chosen Oregon's next llovernor by, II flattering Vote. At every town visited liming the pus! two weeks. Dr. Siiillb said be was cordially re-1 lelved and given an opportunity lo ( Inleivlew Ibe voters. Dr. Sinllh Is. mnkliig bis eniupiilun on the platform' of lilW ellfolce.iienl, eolllileil Willi secured a fool bold on Kronen soil be- (Coiitluued on page 6) PROVIDING MONEY FOR RELIEF OF AMERICANS WASHINGTON, AllK. -Tlie would sail tomorrow Its destination economic prut. -tides w lili li he says noun,, toilny iassis:l n hill approprfat- hine a lei my lo reduce the du.-,,,,,,,,,,,, ror Hie relief of '")n"'wUh is iravellng bv a in- Americans strnn I In Kiiropo. Tho bile and lell lore this nl let noon for Navy Depart nielli aiiiiollilc.il that the (lleiidnle. He will spend tonight c. i.Ker 'I en. lessee, curryfuj several there. cniiiliniliiL' his li.unicv iis fn r , , , , t quills l iillevo A iiierl- , 'bi.mlel III Oiegon prior lo I he morning ot K o'clock. geliei"'! eleition 1 1) Novelillier. lie h n wm't. goes m-M lo Coos atul Curry coiinlles. Medial lull offered. o I WASHINGTON, Aug. (i. The 1 r r Pnvtiin has fibil a suit In the I'nited Slates Coveriiment has prof- Mtriiii Coiiit ngiilnsi Owen Osbniti, fered mediailoti lo the warring Kuro- a fi.rmer ilriurglst of this city, for pean powers as an official of one of $t!i, lho buiiince on n bill for tucdlcsl Hie powers signatory to The Hague attention rendered by a physician nf convention, president Wilson cabled porilniiil to bis son. Dale iMnirn. The London, lierlln, I'urls. St. Petersburg bill wns Inter transferred lo the plain- and Vienna declaring he would wel- tiff. who In addition to the amount, come tho opportunity to act In tu aaka 0 per cent Interest. Interest ot peace lo Iiurop,
