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Newspaper Page TextDO YOU REALIZE THT THE TIME FOR THE COUNTY FAIR WILL SOON BE HERE? DON'T OVERLOOK YOUR PREPARATIONS. SEPT. 16 to 19. what is goixq ox. URG In war iltne. election time or nay time, Tie itevlew (jriuts all the nes. Every per, in shouU read The Review and keep informed. VOL. XVII. liOSKItriKi, OlSKtiOX, Tlll'ltSD.VV KV1CNIXG, Altil'ST 8, 11)11. Xo. 134. WHEN ATTACK Belgians Made a Heroic Defense With Small Loss of Life Belgian Fortifications Prove Sufficient to Block the Assault of the Germans ANOTHER FIERCE BATTLE IS IN City of Vise is Burned by Germans Repressions Against the Civil Population of the Town Committed by Germans Two Cruisers Are Sunk in Battles, According to Late Dispakhes Canada to Protect Ports (Special to The Review). Brussels, Aug. 6. Declaring earlier estimates too low, the Brussels Gazette today asserted that 8000 Germans were killed and wounded at Liege. It was agreed that 3500 men were killed and wounded at Vise. About 2000 were captured by the Belgians. "At 4 a. m. Wednesday," con tinued the Gazette, "the German 10th army corps attacked the Chaudfontaine and Boucellos forts from the southwest and bombarded Fort Flamalle. The Belgian 11th brigade successfully resisted the assault, driving the Germans back with such energy that it was necessary to recall them to protect the fortifications. The German demand for the surrender of Liege was indignantly refused. In the fight ing which ensued the Belgians proved to be far the Ger mans' superior. Not a German passed the forts surround ing the city until after the battle, when 800 of their wound ed were carried to Liege hospitals. A single Belgian soldien fought an entire German squad, killing four of them. Ihe Belgian losses are trifling." The Gazette placed the num ber of Belgians engaged at Liege at about 25,000, and the Germans at 40,000. BATTLE AT LIEGE IN PROGRESS. Brussels, Aug. 6. A real battle at Liege started at dawn. It was still raging this afternoon. At that time the Belgians had retained the advantage gained in Wednes day's fighting. The Germans are heavily reinforced. About 100,000 are pressing the attack. It is understood the Ger man Crown Prince is in command. The German attack was directed against the entire line of the Liege fortifica tions. The Teutonic losses were enormous. It is known positively that the casualties approached 10,000. Fighting behind strong defenses, the Belgians are suffering com paratively little. GERMAN LOSSES WERE UNDERESTIMATED. Brussels, Aug. 6. In the attack on Liege Wednesday, it is estimated the Germans lost 7000 killed and wounded. Their killed and wounded at Vise and vicinity were placed at 3500 men. At dawn they renewed their attempt to cross the river Meuse. Fighting was renewed immediately. Gen eral Von Emmich is in personal charge of the German operations. DIRIGIBLE EXPLODED BY BOMB. Brussels, Aug. 6. As a huge German Zeppelin war dirigible flew over the Herve plateau fortifications, a Bel gian gun sent an explosive shell in the air. There was a terrific explosion. The dirigible burst into flames and fell. The entire crew, believed to number 26, perished. TWO CRUISERS SUNK IN BATTLE. London, Aug. 6. The German cruiser Emden and tho Russian cruiser Askold sunk one another in a fight off Wei Hai Wei, the English port on the coast of China, accord ing to a Daily Mail cable. There was no reference to casu alties, but it is assumed the crews went down with the ships. ITALY IS THREATENED GY GERMANY. London, Aug. 6. It is confirmed that the Kaiser has given Italy until midnight to join Germany and Austro Hungary in arms or Germany will declare war against it. Many believed Italy will not only reject the ultimatum but will help England, France and Russia. AMERICAN CRUISER TO BRITISH WATERS. Seattle, Aug. 6. The cruiser Milwaukee sailed today presumably for British Columbian waters to protect Ameri can interests in case of attack on Vancouver or Victoria by ' German vessels. TO DRAW GERMAN FLEET INTO BATTLE. London, Aug. 6. That Germany's war fleet is lying off Wilhelm's Haven, protected by land forts, was the news received by the Admiralty. It is believed British Com mander Gallaghan vrill attempt to draw the Germans into a general attack by a feint with destroyers and submarines. FORTS ARE EVACUATED. Brussels, Aug. 6. Two forts outlying Liege's main IS IDE ON LIEGE PROGRESS THIS AFTERNOON fortifications wore evacuated by tlio HelKians this afternoon us the battle with the Cerniaus grow hotter. The (lertnatts secured t lie Median range and their fire was frightfully effec tive. The battle was terrific. Italy Will Iti'inulii Neutral. ROM K, Au. ti. -Tho Italian for eign office today cabled the Uritish government that Italy would remain strictly neutral. ti'ei'Mian Kuihvtiy Kt.".tfoii Itul'uetl. WARSAW, Russian Poland, Aug. fi, via London. Russian frontier patrols, driving the enemy'a cavalry before them, have crossed the Kast Prussian frontier at Lyk und ltlalti and penetrated ten miles into tier man territory. The Russians cap tured and burned the Herman rail way station at Horjemln and Hiala and cut communlcationa from I.yk to Johannesburg, the enemy falling back all along the front, burning villages. Hestrniii Movements of Aliens. LONDON', Aug. 5. A bill Intro duced in the House of Commons to day by the Home Secretary, Reginald McKenna, to restrain the movements of undesirable aliens with the object of facilitating the removal of sides was passed through all stages. The Home Secretary announced that '21 spies had been arrested in tho British Isles in the last LM hours, chiefly in the naval centers. King' Alltert ('omummls Army. HRl'SSELS, via London, Aug. fi. King Albert lias assumed command of the troops and has issued an in (Contlnued on page C) FOREST FIRE BREAKS NEAR RIDDLE TODAY; MILL IS THREATENED Irvine P. Gardner, of Kiddle, tele-' phoned here tbis afternoon that a ' heavy rorest fire had broken out In : the timber a short distance from Rid-1 die and that the Alder Creek sawmill, I on the road between Riddle and Can-, yonville, was in imminent danger of ' destruction. He also said there was j no help at hand to stem the progress' of the flames and that unless some was brought, at once, great damage .would undoubtedly result. Oilier de tails are lacking. Tho mill and sur rounding property is at present owned i jbv .1. A. Link, liryco Wilson and R. ' K. Hutchinson, who are from outside points, and the property is now in ' litigation. It was formerly owned li .Mr. Ross, of Riddle. BAPTISTS WIN GAME OF SEASON FRIDAY EVF. The Methodists unci Hupllsts met at the North Side hall park Wednes day evening for the last time this season, and in a thrilling contest the latler won by a combination of lucky elrcu instances and helpful errors by jtlie score of to 1. Wallace Sltiglo I ton was in the box again for the pen (nant winners, whiie the strongest ; contenders for second honors were ( dependent upon the delivery of Fish er. The luck that was so helpful to the liiiptists came in the first inning when two runs were garnered. There after the playing was steady and close. The Lust Ciaim Friday. The last game of the seasou in the Twilight League will he played Fri day evening at ti:l."i o'clock, between the Methodists and Christians. These two teams are now tied for second Photo by American Vrnn AxIa(lon. Austrian Mountain Gun Detachment In the cntSbt between Austria mid Servln n grent deal of the flghllrif fOII I in the innuutaiiift. Neither country hni a first cIhsn nnvv, and the a mile will be deju'ridfl on for victory. In tbl picture there In shown num ber of the Austrian mountain gun. Tbef art mauued by atUdent cor pa of oldiera, about six men to each gun. TO ENTERTAIN LADIES itors at Umpqua hotel STUNT COMMITTEE IS BUSY Ashland Shriners Will Arrive Here by Auto mobile Saturday Noon Ceremonials Held in Afternoon and Evening While the local Shriners are en joying the ceremonials ut the Masonic Temple here Saturday night, their wives will entertain the visiting ladies at a banquet ui the I'mpqiia Hotel. The hulled' -banquet will be an elaborate a Hair and will probably be one of the features of the day's festivities. The committee in charge of local arrangements received word from Ashland this morning to the effect that about 100 Shriners of that city had signified their intention to spend Saturday In Koseburg in attendance at the annual ceremonial. Most of their number will leave" Ashland by automobile early Saturday morning and should arrive here about noon. Many of Ihe Shriners will be accom panied by their wives. The ceremonials will begin at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and Hie sessions will continue far Into Hie night. A buiio.uet will be one of the evening features arranged by tho local Shriners.- Late in the afternoon it is planned to pull off a parade, in which every Shriner in attendance at the ceremonials will participate. Adding interest to the parade will he many humorous stunts which will keep the onlookers in the best of spirits. The committee on "stunts" promise a number of features which are sure to meet the approval of tho Shriners and their admirers. In addition to the Shriners from Ashland, Med ford and other Southern Oregon cities, word has been received here that a number of the Arab tribe will be present from Kugene, Port land and other northern Oregon towns. On Sunday morning the visit ing Shriners will fold their tents and move by automobile to Marsh field, where a second ceremonial will he held. The Shriners of Marsbfield are a live bunch, and they promise to en tertain the visitors In royal fashion. A clam-bake will be one of the feat ures arranged by the Coos County Shriners in honor of their guests. (dace, so that this game promises to be red hot from the start. Kacli team has :t batteries ready for any emer gency. The grandstand should he packed to the limit. The admission will be ten cents. g. is now ix ;kum ax v. 4 Among the former Itoselmrg A 4 people who are at present in g Cermany is Or. Luther Hamll- 4 ton, of Portland. Dr. Ham 11 t tin is a sun of the late" In. J S. Hamilton, of this city, and Is f J well known here. He recently j J went to Kurope to spend the J. summer studying in one of the J foremost (ierman medical in- J 4 si it ut Ions. I 'I-I-'I-I-I-I-I-M-fl"!"!"!"!-!"! H HUNTER IS ARRESTED Louis Dodge, of Ashland, Held - For Manslaughter MUCH EVIDENCE IS INTRODUCED Three Witnesses Testify That Dead Man Was Nut Over 35 Feet From Dodge When Fatal Shot Was fired MKHKOlin, Aug. 5. Louis Hodge, of Ashland, who shot and kilted Henry Olson Saturday night, mistak ing the latter fo" a deer, was nr raigned in Justice Taylor's court tbis afternoon on a complaint sworn out by Prosecutor Kelly charging him with manslaughter. The defendant waived examination and was hound over to the grand Jury on $1000 bail bond, which was furnished by the defendant's fu titer and K. A. Ksles. Carelessness upon the part of Louis Hodge, of Ashland, caused the death of Henry Olson on Klk Creek luHl Saturday evening, when he was shot through the heart for a deer, according to the verdict of the cor oner's jury, held at the Perl under taking establishment this morning. The verdict is us follows: "We, the coroner's Jury, find that Henry Olsen was a native of Wiscon sin, age years, and thai he came to bis death from a gunshot wound from a gun In 1 he hands of Louts Dodge, of Ashland, carelessly fired." "Carelessly fired" was substituted for "carelessness" upon tho grounds it was a softer term. The jurv was composed of A. N. Lofland, Al C.nrretlson, C. II. Her man, Fred Hurk, F. C. Clayvlllo and W. A. Malley. Startling Kvldcnce. I Startling evidence was introduced at the hearing. Three witnesses tes tified that (he dead man was not over ;tf feet away from Dodge when ho fired the fatal shot, and lhat it was practically open country. II. O. Childroth. of Fugle Point, testified t hat Olson must linvo been visiblo "from the knees up." Dodge testi fied the difitanco was forty or fifty feet, the country brushy and that he was guided by noises In the woods. Dodge, Hhowing plainly the heavy nervous strain, testified that he had beard deer in the brush around the camp fire when lie was cooking sup per. He said be heard the chug chug of the hoofs, and before he fired saw plainly the outline of a hurk, horns and all. He ran to see the result and found Olson near the trail. Dodge (lose to Victim. Merle Willltts, a young man of Persist, testified that he had meas ured the distance between the camp fire where Hodge was cooking ami where Olson fell ami that It was nine rifle lengths. The rifle was thirty eight inches long, lie said (hat Olson In traveling Mom the Twin Licks, where Olson left Kstes. (he third man in the party, be had taken the most natural route to reach camp. He testified there was no obstruction be tween Hodge and Olson, except bare fir limbs. K. A. Kstes. n member of the party, testified that it was his first experience in the mountains, and that he went to sleep at the Twin Licks, lhoto by American I'n-ni Annotation. Servian Soldiers Are Brave Fighters Rcrvtfi maintain only .'IC.'MKi men In times of peace, but the ban mobilized all of h-r male imputation trained to bear arms, und the iiumtwr la &.'4.ihkj men. The Her v Inn army la lnrtcly composed of veterans with a apli-udUl nigra le and t record of flrit rate acbtcwiueut In tint Ualkun wura. ! being tired, whilo Olson hunted. TTo I was awakened by a shot, and then heard Hodge yell for help. He I rushed down the trail and found Ol son. Coroner Kellogg attached consid erable importance to the brush in the neighborhood of tho shooting, and Al (larretlsoii, of the jury, proposed (hat Hie jury make a trip to tho scene of tho tragedy to investigate the con ditions. Prosecutor Kelly said that the brush cut no figure, and that it was not necessary Tor the coroner's jury to go Into the fino points to do termlno tho cause, of death. Adolphus Olson, a brother of the. dead man, caused a thrill after Dodge had told for the Recond time of hearing the chug-chug of hoofs in the brush, by asking for the hob nailed shoes the dead man wore, and asking If they would make a noise like hoofs on tho bedrock of the creek bottom. Olson also testified a man could tell the color of tho eyes at the distance between Dodgo and the victim. Olson wore a checked shirt, and II. O. Childreth testified that while packing the body out through a dark .canyon at 8 o'clock at night the i party was able to distinguish the ishirt easily. I After five minutes' deliberation the coroner'B jury returned its ver dict. A formal complaint will he filed in the Justice Court this after- . noon by Prosecutor Kelly. Hodge will be released upon bonds to Insure his appearance before the fall grand jury and will probably waive the pre- , liminary hearing. A Homey O. D. Itriggs, of Ashland, Is bis attorney. STATE TAX COMMISSION HOLDS 10 PERCENT PEN ALTY DUE SEPTEMBER 1 SALKM, Or., Aug. fL There has been much contusion In regard to the penalties to be Imposed in case taxes are deliuiiueiit and a tiestlou raised by Sheriff Will ti. Smith, of tl rants Pass, brought the reply from the slate lax commission (hat tho 10 per j cent penalty Imposed Sept. I, for delinquency supersedes and tukeH tho place of all prior penalties. In his letter to Sheriff Siuilh, Commissioner Charles V. Calloway, of tho tux com mission, says: "It. Is our opinion that 10 per cent Is the total penalty to be added to taxes delinquent on the first clay of September. This penalty applies to taxes as originally charged and is not In addition to the cumhlatlvc penally of 1 per cent a mouth npply ling during the five months prior to 'Sept. I, the date of delinquency. The ,10 per cent penally for delinquency supersedes and takes Ihe place of all I prior penalties. "We believe this Is the clear niean jiug of that part of :tiiS:i, Lord's Ore I gou Laws, as amended by chapter jlN-l, Laws of llii:i, which reads as follows: "'All taxes remaining unpaid on the said first day of September shall 'ho delinquent there shall be charged jaud collected a penally of 10 per cent and Interest ut the rate of 12 per cent, per annum on such taxes from j the day on which they become de- linqueiit until their payment.' j "These two sentences as they stand : in Huid section :i t; s are exactly as written in this office and presented to the Legislature. If it had been 'intended that the per cent a mouth ' penal t y applicable prior to delin quency should be added to and col 'lected Willi Ihe 10 per cent penally 1 applicable after del Inqueiicy, a defi nite statement to that effect would ihave been inserted." ' t Ik if .ft, WIFE OF PRESIDENT tier Health Has Been Frail For Many Months SUFFERED FROM AN ACCIDENT this Brought on Other Maladies Which Fi nally Resulted in Her Death Family at Her Bedside in last Hours DKATIl OV MHS. WILSON. ! WASHINGTON', Aug. 6. j Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of g the President, died at p. m, J today. Tho President was at her bedside during the closing 4 hours of her lifo. (Special to the Evening Review). WASHINGTON, Aupg. 0 A White House bulletin Issued at 7 o'clock thht morning said Mi-s. Wilson hml rallied slightly, and passed a fairly rctttful night. I.lule hope of her ultimate itMovery In belli out. The patient In continually relapsing into period of .unconsciousness. . Oxygen, in helng used. Dr. ray son IsnikmI a nt-uteitient that Mitt. Wilson is bearing up won derfully well. Condition Not Improved. WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 At 1 o' clock today Mrs. Wilson's condition was unchanged. Oxygen Is still ad ministered. Dr. Grayson's demeauor Indicated her condition was critical. Conscious only at intervals, Mrs. Wilson has been cheerful and haa culled constantly for. her husband. Kvery moment that could be spared from urgent official duties has been devoted by the President to his wife. At the side of his coustunt help mate and adviser he wrote the tender of good offices appealing to the Euro pean monarcbs to stay their conflict. From the sickroom ho has been giving directions to the various departments for the relief of thousands of Amerl- 'r-iiitu utrnnilml nlirmul The press of domestic legislation, the Kuropean war and the Mexlcnn situation and the flurry over finan cial conditions throughout the coun try have weighed heavily on the President ns he has maintained hla day and night vigil. Slip on Itng I-'li-Nt Cause. For several days it has been known to those in closest touch with the While House that Mrs. Wilson was gravely 111 and that hope for her re covery was slight. The President himself has clung desperately to tho hope that she might yet survive tho crisis, but her frail constitution, weakened by months of never-ending illness, has been unable to withstand the battle. One day last March Mrs. Wilson slipped on a rug at the White House, injuring her spine. An operation was necessary. After weeks of convales cence she finally arose from her bed, hut the burden of a winter's nctivity at (he While I louse, together wit h charity work In the sluniH of the city, brought on nervous prostration. She was well enough to attend the wed ding of her Hccond daughter, now Mrs. William (1. McAdoo, but her re cuperating powers were not lasting. Hall) In Krlef. Stomach trouble added to her nerv ous ailment and Hrtght's disease de veloped. Three weeks ago she seemed to rally and was well enough to walk, supported by n nurse, in tho White House grounds. She watched with satisfaction as gardeners laid out the last of the Italian gardens which Bhe had planned for the south front of the executive mansion. j With her apparent recovery, the President urged that his wife go to a Icnoler climate. The heat of Wash ington was particularly oppressive, hut she steadfastly declined to leave ,her husband. She took an active In terest In the contest over the confir mation of Thomas O. .lones as a member of (be Federal reserve hoard, 'and called for many a document on jCotigresslonal affairs. The relapse came last week, and 'since then she has been sinking rap Idly. Only members of the family were admitted to the sick room. She had lost In weight until her thin form neenicd but ahadow of her former elf. .