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Newspaper Page Textv. ROSEBURG REVIEW RARCi.lIX MONTH The greatest newspaper bur. gain ever, ottered the people. See big ad. Call or phone Ho. UE READY Do hat you should do for your home town and nianjr things will do of themselves. Vol. XIX. ItllSKIll ItCJ. Olti:.l, SATIUK.W KXKMMi. JINK IT, 11110. Xu. 01. Sinks in Swimming Poo! While Companions Watch BODY fOUND 3 HOURS LATER Drowned Man Was Able Swimmer But fails When Men Wilb Cramps Was "Hero of the Uoipqua" Caseins Trask. himself the rescuei of many a frightened swimmer, and a man whost1 courage never faltered w h-'ii other lives were In dan Her, p. relied in the South Pmpqua yes terday ariermtuii while Ills ruin panions looked on mid laughed as tit sank while begging only an extender hand. In the s in e h u 1 e 2 ." y ea rs a o a I ter a most heroic rescue, in dragged out t hree women and t W( i hiidreii who hail almost drow tied and some lime later in the same spo he Monrwi a body and at anothe time saver! tlie life of a mam Th hob i.- located on the north aide o the river a short distance below th Nor'h Co: t hin g railroad cut. Noted as a swimmer and having H his en dit tiie rescue or recovery o at hal nine persons from the water the 1 ero of tiie Fmpq.ui.' as h. w as often called, hud come to ! spoken of as the man who could no he drow ned unless you tied a roc! to his lie. k. There '"ore when he wa taken with "the era nips" about o'i lot k yesterdav afternoon in I swimming hole which he had knowt for years, hts fellow bathers nevej thought ho was serious and that lib talis uf "Help. I've got the cramps! were nie-irt to elicit aid. In hi struggles lie tame within feet o t he ban ! where wei e a half dozel or more of his friends ami sank h little mote than eight feet of wate wbiih was not even swift. He sunk directly to the bottom nm" was later recovered alter about threi hours' search almost exactly at th spot where he was last seen. W'hib t)i boys who had b t n svvhnniinv with him wen- - t i 1 1 sair.g that Trasl was only fooling and that he woult soon appear rurther down the river lit!. Iteri Aldrich carried the new t( t he drowning to M is. Flort nc I iow.tr :i. at w hose home Trask ha' lived. Mrs. Howard, with Mr. Jones :i D'i::Vbor. tlien went to the rive! and sear-hed for some time, bir nothing was obtained a.- a clew About Tt o'clock the sheriffs offlc was notified and with several tins ties from tne jail and Deputy Sherlft ItaHdi Onine. the offi'er went im mediat dv to the scene with all lmstt in his automobile. In the meantlm Thomas .lennie had been swimmiin in the hole where Trask went down but in some way he overlooked tin body. I'pi.n the arrival of the officer: and a turge nn mher of spectators who had heard the news. Mr. Jenny -.-iitd a boat and with a boy am! Deputy Sheriff IMine started up tin r.'pids b low the swimming hole Th v looked caret "yly along th r;:pids thinking that the body might have washed that far from tin iuiiiiii.u hole. As they came lnt(; tiie smooth waters of the pool, th b jy sudd, nly exclaimed. "Here he U I've found him." And sure enoiich Itf w .'.s ea: ily t be seen f rom t h h.iat. re-ting in about eight feet ot w aier. Mr. loii'-s liatl brought grab hook: i I t1 v attached to pole soon wtre caught in the mans clothes 'I h" hod was' raised into the boa! ami alter it was set-n on the hank lit. it he was dead, the drowned man was. taken to his home. Trask had left bono about 2 o'clock in the af teniomi i. rid with him were I.etei N- ivnutn, Charles Jiwlus. John Has kcll. William Andrews. Fred Stone Ai:.i!i Taylor ami lVrt AMrhh. I: w s dett rmin.'d this morninc th-.t the funeral would be held proh ablv Sundae a:tertn'ni. with inter ment fii!!"wini! in the Masonic eeme ti-ry. Although a man who had h und!-ed- tj ft send and many who u. -e hid- ' T'-l to him for their lives h.- ti.nl li'tlf means and it as t ' o :ir!;t todav that n movement v. t'ti,t he started to provide funds s-'ffbi' M fT a f'tting funeral. IP-wa- vears old and had Iped in 1 ion ul c.ui;tv ul his life Tia-k was horn and rai.-ed on th ..r'h iu.'.!a His father wa- St Kt ant .la- k Smith, a S- otsntan. who w ; . t nnne. t I with t ohl r ii i y po?t nr V.. i alt -i. Wash , and his ii, other w. a native I'mpnua Indian At an arlv ae he wa place! wt Wi!IIim Tr;'k. a prominent ram her (.Continue on rage Pli ) PROGRAM ARRANGED BY THEKNIGHTSOFPYTKIAS; -IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES An excellent program. Indudin,: very enjoyable musical numbers and vocal selections, has been prepared by the Knights of Pythias for tomor row afternoon at 2::tn when they will observe memorial day at the Odd Fellows hall. Uev. It. K. Jope, of the Christian Church, will give a splendid memorial address and this will be followed by the rentilar rit ualistic ceremonies of the order, which are very jm press, ve and will be carried out by the members of th.' lode. Mrs. Xadine Shepard will contribute several very pleaslim piano numbers and Mrs. C. A. Hi and will entertain with delightful voca'. selections. The observation of memorial dv. when tribute is paid to the departed -omrades of the lode, is nn annual custom of the KniMhts of Pythias, and a laie atlendunce will be p res ult, besides all Knihis and their families. At the close of the after noon's program the members wil, march to the Odd Kellows cemetery, where the ceremonies w ill be com pleted. Last year In tfiis city marked th" first occasion that memorial dav wa. cbserved in the state by the Knight' of Pythias. The public is invited to attend the ceremonies and pioKram. Mexican Situation Causes U. S. Much Anxiety iRMNO'S MESSAGE WAS fAKf U Amerkan DeUhment lal Night fired Oa a Btiod of M.xicdfls itit Miles fast of San Beoeto-Madiine Guns Ready WASHINCITON", June IT. - Se.re iry Lansing Is cotisidei ing briiminp rom Mexico the remainder of the meric.in consuls In the small cities, .dost of them returned seveiui week. iiKO for a border conference, and .avo not jrone ba- k. The War Ie t.art n;ent receive I private advices 'oday saylns that not ices had been posted in Chihuahua and Juarez urn ' civilians to supply t hemsel ves with arms and amitninilion.. The department transmitted tht se dis ; ! ntches to President Wilson. Se ' leiary LansinK admittedly is anxious to learn whether General Trevino .as acf under Carranza's ortlers n sendini; the note to General Per shing. The Mexican Kmhnspay , bramled the published text of the Tre ino messate a fake. The War Uepart merit otticials belittled Tie vino's message. They doubted if the' text printed In the morning papers was correct. Hell's me-saye did not ;;uote General P i :diin directly, i'-eil todav dt-nied official knowledge of the alleged Carranza threat to attack the Ameritaiis.. The tighten ing of the American conimunh-ation lints is reported, nil precautions are being taken against Carranza at tacks jtlong the mi mile front. The dexican Kmbassy cri t i'izi-d "a cer t tin army of fit er" w ho circulated :ncontiriiied stori's. Mexicans Scattered. 1 S A A T )N 1 ( ). .In ne 1 7 .- An Vineritan detachment iird on a bant I of Mexicans einht miles east uf Sa n lieu it o. Texa .- . so General barker report.-! thi afternoon It 'h not know n whether any of the bandits were killed They scattered n the brm-h and later n'crnseil the in-. lie) I e i tiave'.ers said Mexiciris ciossed the line there. The met-i--a ns ar" building pontoon hrid lm-s. a n I hi. v , ma -him guns trained across the river. Sent to Ibn-dt'r. WASHINGTON. June 1 7. - MaI ans partii ipatiug in th" S.m Inacto i a ill . were unbiv btett1 v Ca; ran .i-1 as. -o Major Grav !epettd to the War ,', rt men t t hi a , n-rtioon. An an bui, tii'" company and a ileitl artilbiv em,-, ordere I limn hewn tie to liii!i;i na. were di -rted .tntl sent to the border. m i:ii i ,m s riii;ot (,u. Willi itn ntiVr. shei ;f uf lai k on Coun'.y Ie;.:jtv Hn-r:"f W ' 1 1.i III Harper. Mr-- H.trr-r and t: e latter MIOliier. it 1 (,f .1 i K"rtiile. aiTIW-d here I t1' nmn: ('i tii i w.' . home after a f w ti-iv t p. nt at I'ui tland ami other no'-: t : n tt .v ii ' i.e. re traw ling by :: itn;' olrle Sheriff -'in'fr's broth'-r wa killt-l itr Ja-k-onville about two vt.rrn h'o when he nttTitpt i to arrest a tHiitt"-tettd -er for vio ation of the g.iine laws S.A. Kendall and S. P. Officials Conferred Yesterday STEEL RAILS ARE PURCHASED Mr. Mil left Portland Toddy for Pilbburs Where lie Will Prepare a formal Did for Building of the RjiTroad in th event of no further litiga tion or th lav s from other sources, actual const; uction work on the jjro pjstd Koseburs i Kastern Railroad w 111 bt yin early in .1 u! . accordiiK to an uiiih)uncetnnt matle by S. A. Kendall in ..Portland hue yesierda. Mr. Kendall left here late Wed nest lay nicht and passed Thursday and Krlday in Portland, w here he conferred with the oflicials of the Southern Pacific Company and other prominent men Af t hut city. Mr. Kendall stated lust night that he had executed an ugreeim-nt with the Soul hern Pacific 'run pan y w hereby that corporation would extend w hat is know n as the Kinney spur, in North Koseburg. from its present terminus to the city 'limits. This work Is contingent, according to Mr. Kendall, on Kendall Hi others ami their associates securing the contract to buil l the railroad from this city to l(o k Creek. it was also stated by Mr, Kendall that a traffic agree i.seiit between the Koseburg & Kast ern Had road Company and t he Sou t hern P:o-illc Company had aiso bet ii ;irra!i'4.'d satisfactorily. In addition to se urlng the traffic agreement and arranging other niat- ! tts involving the Sout hern Pacific jCompi.ny. Mr. Kendall yesterdav en tered into a tentative contract for the rails which will he used in con ! s-tri'cting the road. The.se rails are , rt re jit available, accorling to Mr. ! blentla 11. and can be delivered here j upon M;(irt notice. Mr. Kendall I i-.lso said he bad entered into a. ten tative contiact for the ties as well I ; s much other material necessary in i onii-N ting the road. ' In the event Kendall Itrothers are i awarded the contract for buildim; the railroad. Hie Southern Pa- ific Company will lose no ti!iin in et nd ' ;:nr Kinivy spur to the city limits and theme to the fair grounds. A rooti as this unit of the road is com , 1 lr-ted. Mr. Kendall says he will be i i: in 'actual work on the sawmill. The ! plans lor the mill are tile sa.ne as ' -uboilted to the public lit re at th time of Mr. Kendall's piev it his visit to Koscli'irg. The ma him ry f or the mill ha been o d 'red, acconting to Mr. Kendall, and c ni be deliv ered here w henevi r needed. While in Portland yesterday Mr. Kendall also spent considerable time investigating the labor market. Al though there are some idle men he found that laborers are very srarce. when compared with six months ao. Mr. Kendall h'-t ni-'ht ieiierat J the 'statement pnviously made here that he would employ Hosebuig labor as far as po.-sibb. Mr. Kendall left for Pittsburg Ibis morning, where he will remain until sil'h time as the lermal lioti-e to' bids for constructing the tailtoad i iltselt'd in the loci I pt. He .-avs be will pie.-, i.t a bid, and if success ful, will return hete e.uly in .July with a detei i,iihat ion to pro. ft ute work on the iailro;"i as tast as pos sible. Mr. Keii.iai: ays a great ma ( jorlty uf th" mills jn ticc un ,ir no.v I opeiat ing at full t apa- it v and their product is sold far in advance. Kor this and other reasons he is (tesitous of having the lo.il mill in operation next year.- M r. Kendall was accom panied t o Pol t land by I-. M . Von I'lahta. engineer, v !io w;s in t hat'.;" of making the pi ehininarv survey,- bet W et n liff-Jet,tM U aild lioek ' Tet '.i . Mi: si; is pi;i; ai.I NT. The o.e-.-on Stat- I ten:. I of He.iUh :: '.-lldillg Ollt llf.'i'e- to lite haW'S u all tjijts wit i the in'.t .v.ron t liat h v!i opt. ol'ia e -i s in . i ,, pans ,,f the Mate a fd s-skm ; lli;.t the Cities I'lO- . . ;,t ,C1I e t'l p:- - ari nrdu.an'e i 1 ' t t - n -j tie riUi!:-g at Inn of d-.., t h. t ;i e r,.p i , !:. .! The !;,. . bo., id al-o - ' h t dog he ipi :taf! ill I are! t'i,t f..f . t.,tt be hi.eb t.i til" - (..id t,' the dp .ded d - Se - - n I t.n' s T.) I.-K . ... I I it- C r. P. i - .11 V he f " it i ' y uiitl'M d ibn'al o:i'- in Ko b ne b it v ho ' i- 1. d at In it for th" pa t Ve;ir, !''! , ti r ! .'. for Alaska, If , t- t- io- ale I ! ii i e -j: 'iil t t-e i i t I r I - r mi i ; ;i -I .'a bb- ' . ' I Pea r-"n a hd t hi d - n , l - fnibtw i. ' n 1 it.T liu;. STM.I.Allli To Mr n-.d Mr S V. Ht ilia r'l. r.f br-t ii. Krida .Him 1 1 1 f., a U pound gtil GIRES WERE INJURED ! WHIEE RETURNING TO j EDENBOWER YESTERDAY' An act blent which came near re sulting in fatalities occurred lu Kdcnhow er last evening, w hen the two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John G:;sebeer. who reside in t hat vb in ity. were throw n from a buggy in which they were riding and sus tained numerous painful injuries. At the time of the accident the young ladies were enroute to their home after a couple of hours passed in liosebuiK. They had reached a point near the Kdenbow er store v hi n t lie horse they wt re driv ins became frighUtied and broke Into a run. I:i attempting to check the speetl of the animals it left the road and (lie bugiy overturned. Hoth of i lie young ladies were throw n vio lent ly to the ground. due of the girls sustained internal injuries, while her sister is suffering from a nervous shock. Ir. Miller was sum moned to the scene of the ac Went and dressed the injuries sustained by tiie young ladies. SUGAR CELT f REDS WERE INSPECTED YESTERDAY; FACTORY IS ASSURED Thomas It. Cutler, of Salt Lake City. vice-president and general manager uf the Plan -Ida ho Sugar Company, was a visitor at Sutheilin eMcrday. lie was accompanied to Sutheilin by Ii. N. Austin, t hief ag rlcultuiist of the company; Alexan der Nibley, general manager of the Oregon division of the Sal Lake Company, and K. X. Austin, of Grains Pass, assistant agricult urist Tim inspection of the Sulherlin sugar beet fields by the ofliclals re mlted in many expressions of strong approval of the growing crop comti lions of the district ami will result in a campaign being made In fhe near future to sign up .".nou acre for a sugar factory to be built at Sutheilin next year. D IC ENROUTE TO NEW YORK; CAPITAL IS AYAIEABIE W. .1. Wilsey, capitalist and rail tail builder, who Iris bet n spending ie pa-t two weeks at Portland con - ring w itli .1. W. p. rl-.ins ami othei MoM'bm g men reii-trding the build i ig of a railroa I between this city ml MarshHt-!, Poradtui g la m .-an Kra n-'iM-n. I.' pas ed through evening etuoute m A fie' a few daK passed there he will n ' New Ytult I to remain for a couple of months .1 ust before lea v in a Portland yes terday Mr. Wilsev informed .1. W. i Perkins t hat he expected tt) confer with t he members of the syndicate be represents as soon as he rea dies New York wit h reference to goim ; Ahead w ii h the proposed railroad , Mr. Wilsey has alivadv negotiated tor several la rue 1 1 a 'is of laud !n Coos County, which will be devil oped bv his com pa u v in the near fu ture. Mr. Wilsey i- certain that tl -railroad will be b-iilt. although he refuses to give out information con eerning the project until he return; I from New Vit k. MAN WHISTIED POPULAR PRETTY SEATTLE WOMANI SKAT'l I.K, June 17. - With her I hro.it cut h a mm derer w ho jwhMbd a popular t ine while com-, imittii.g tie- clime, Mrs. Plain he f',i!,'ati va- fniiiid iiiurdere'l in her apartment at Hie 'bristle Hotej this : i tii ii ' iil. -bth:i Sictda, a t igarman . a . aiieM.-d I Mr. ami Mrs Walter Cain, or Port land, at rive tl Ie ie last evening to pa-s a few tl:- v v. if !i friends. : f ( hu h is bii.t i n. 4. - . I .t. - ii l;in to wil'l '' ivt I 4 J- h re ! 1 . 1 a t ; TMii-ii. a nort h 4- humid fx:ia itei.'it tiain ran JU OVel a S!' ill' , l.- l'Aeen two . a'l l C let- W tl- of ftge. J I'-l 4 4 as tin train w,.- i-iiv.rn; Ah 4 .tn I ft.r ti.e nn il) He was 4 j kill" . ; l. -t nt I . t in- head being 4 J i omplt t. !v t it -if The trail! -J- .J. t w we:e iiriiltl" to b-ain the 4 nam- ot tt-.- : l-l, hut it H 4 -f. iirid- r.-t.Kc) t..tl the familv 4 4. are p ' .de,;-; -' .itbetn Call i 4 'ti- im i a t. I v - ' v iMting ii 4 4- .bland Kr . n- er Spal 4 fa It.ei uaw if. ' iffc'- of the ell- 4 ! if. lie that killed t b- child 4 J 4 I--H-i"I-W-t'H-H-h-l AGED VETERAN IEM," Tate last Night SLASHED THROAT WITH RAZOR Mr. Undfthill Was Commitled to the Home from Yamhill County. Sfptember 1912; Was Well Known in this Gty A Pi'avi'iitly ilcspomU'iit bocaui-o of ill hi ilih, .su-.li'ii rnil.'iiilll, for Ihf pasl lour yearn a iui-iii'mt of 111" Orison Solilicrs lloiiu-, in Wt-sl liost'ijurf;. last nllit runiinittf-il nui-. ciil by HlaHhiiiK li'it tliroat with h razor. Hit, hotly waft found a huK hour latt-r by a nurse In rhurKt- of the hospital (lepurtuicnt of tile hot:ie. AceonlitiK to Commandant Markei and other oflirials of the home. Mr. I'nderhill hud been ill ill health for several years. Aft Ioiik as three years aKo he threatened to i-ominit sui.'lde and since that time his movements have been wal'-ht'd rurenilly by those in charge of the home. Last evening Mr. rmlerhlll. Informed the nurse that he desired to shave and asked her to so inform the home barber. The nurse misinterpreted the statement of the ued man and thought he said he wished to shave himself. .She broiiKhl him a razor which she laid on a table near his bed. The home barber arrived a few minutes later and after shaving Mr. I'nderhill left the room without noticint; the other razor lying oil a nearby stand. Taking advantage of the temporary absence of the nlghl nurse, who was engaged in another part of the building, the aged vet eran gained possession of tile rar.or anil slashed his tliroat. When the nurse, returned to Mr. CnilerhlU's room a few- minutes later she found that life was extinct. A ghastly wound in the throat and a blood be spiltered razor furnished mute evl deuce or the agency of de.itli. Cor oner .lewett was summoned and af ter viewing the body he deemed an Impiest unnecessary. .Mr. I'nderhill w as hoi n in Mii-hl gan and served as a priv.ile In Coin panv K. '.'Itli Michigan Infantry, dot ing the Civil War. After the war lie came west, and after visiting dilfcr cut localities, located 111 Yamhill County, lie was admitted to llic Sol diers' Home from that county on September In, lull'. He was !',!! years of age. Mr. l.'ndclhlll Is slir vived by a widow and a daughter. Mrs. I'ndeihill resides at llayloli. Oregon, and Is expected to reach thi. eltv tomorrow morning. The fuii'-ra1 will be held at the home at in o' clock Sunday. Interment of the re mains following in the home ceme tery. .Mr. I iiderhlll was a member of the Masonic and odd Kellow lodg -s of this city and also belonged to Me Kinloy Kli.-aiiipinent. (I. A. It. lull ing his residence at the home Mr t liiteihill a-ted as storekeeper for a time and waK very popular aieoni; the veterans there lie was also well known about Itosclmig. when he had manv friends mid :n - u.i Int ances who were grieved to learn o: his tragic and ino-xi ted death. 111 vs m:v Tin k. .lames Chlhtian AVxalldr, of the llosibiirg lie liellveiy. lias pur chaM-d a new automobile tiiek to be used III d'liveling Ice about III- ..It.- -II, . Ink u., I. ill . liliscil ClMI ''-L, OM l.i PI IIMA IS o u icin m;i si i; mi:is I .OS ANGKLKS. l . .lut.e I Mis. Saiab H. We. teht.l-ei and hei sun itnd di.iigbler. -lohn M. We.-.teii hl.;er mid Mit-s Minerva West nlii-er passengers on the wrecked Hear, ilvt-d at Vole alia. i" . ne .r Itose burg Thev v.eie tin He ir wa lo-ie t( visit Mrs U e- t.-nhisei toii-m. A. I.. W'ertetjhisef. Tl, ST I!T s Mll.l.. Mr. In n aiu-eon. engtiK-'-i- for th, A Ills I 'hairnet s Co . will arrive he! In H f W WeeKs to I ike i bailie of til'- sawmill i iiial in ll'ih for the Kcn-I.Jl I'.ioll.- ii, It w.-ih 1-arned to-lav. Mi ll, inangcoii i.. an expel iciii ,1 s.tw null man and will be lie an d h--i' tor some tune. H- is expc, . d to ,io,,',l with tin. foundation al oim and remain until the buildings an well older wav. lien I'll, her. paiker for the fores tiv seivi,.-. airn-il heie v.terda floin limstuii and set oiit tii.- morn Ing with five loaded uininaN tor tin l-mliOH, d vlel.iled ti.ngeis' t,,ill lill'l t. :.-l lione ,ii- up S-ea:nle,a! t i.- k in Hie C.i ' el'- futests He expe t- to have five olln-r iiiiitnal.- in tie tn.ln lt!i,n a f, d.iv Woik on II, e linen will iijin:nn e Monday. HI IIUJMIHl rtllin All OPERATION: BURIED TODAY Mrs. Myra Neff. aged 42 years, died at tiiait o'clock last evenltiK at Mercy Hospital, a few hours follow ing an operation. Mrs. Neff had lived all her life on lleer Creek, be ing a daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. A. II. 1 1 low 11. pioneer settlers of ls:,2. She was brought to Mercy Hospital two weeks ago and had been 111 about two weeks previously. Mrs. N'eff was married little more than a year ago to Kdwln Ned. She was horn on the lleer Creek home stead of her parents and had resided with the latter mostly since that lime. She was a tnemiier of th, Seventh Hay Adventists and Iter church was In charge of the services. Tin- funeral was held at the fainllv home on lleer Creek at 3 o'clock this afternoon and interment was had in the lleer Creek cemetery. Ilesldes her parents and husband, Mrs. Xefr Is survived by six brothers and sisters: Mrs. Violet Kslelle. Mrs. Lillian I'lalsted, Mrs. May Hedge peth. o c. Ilrown, Temple Brown and Wilbur Ilrown. She was a high ly esteemed lady and was much loved by those who knew her. Her death will he deeply regretted by a large circle who reside on Deer Creek. E BLUE I Virginia Officers Received Strict Orders Today STATUTE WAS PASSED IN 1790 Railroads Will Not Be Allowed to Operate Trains. Atcordini; to Announcement Mdde today -Anti-Dries Are Blamed KICIIMONH, Va.. June 17.- The a ul hot it is plan to enforce the blue laws throughout the state tomorrow, 'the piniiibiHonlMtH. who are In ptiw cr. det dare the antl prohlbiHon i -Mm are trv lug to make the reform laws ridiculous by hI rlct enforce ment. The officers will nrrettt loco motive engineers, t haffeiirH, tele phone aiul telegraph operators, boot blacks, con fee Honers, amusement places, news pa per men. also baseball plaveis, golfeiH ami bathers. The otfinals were instructed to strlctly apply the letter or the law. The statute wa. passed In 1 71. CONVM Tl l OF WOT. IMTTMtl ltH, June 17.- Fred Men ii k , a Social in t publisher and oral hi . was con v icti-d of Im iHng a ilol in connection with the Westing loite strike disorders in May. Hu ll ol ph Hbtoiu a tit) A una Hold berg wen- nttiv i'-tt-il on the same charge. Dt SNH lit IS Dl!k. SISSON. Cat. June 17.--Three b untiled men are lighting a forest fire u lull s k i 1 1 ed the rail road six n, lie- Miuth of here, ami is tlevastat ! ti; thousands of a res. Huustmiir Is in darkness, so light poles having bin tn il down. NTWD r.v COMIVWY. AI.'P IONA. June I 7. Heneral Manager Hong, of t he l'ennsy I v ania IC.tilioad. lias is- u-i an appeal to all empbives n tit inmiKitl In the train si rviie to slaiifl by tiie company dur ing the threatened trainmen's strike. He pioiiiises all who stay will retain the positions a-igaed to them. i -otw pionf.i i: in;t. M.nrhr.ebl Timeft: "Aunt Marv" !-'lanai!.i n, one or I he best k now n -ione. r of Coos Hay. filed at the loine of h.-r me. e. Mrs. T W. Ren lie. till e-l I'ottV II 1 lit ll wlieet. I.OH n :ees. lat Fritl t v. n. t tuding to void re.eivd I today. On rial will prob ib'y be Itiete. l i s II. mac a it w a- (hit eight y .e;iis old and was the widow of the '..Im lohn !ai; man Thev made then liooii H i i-re for vears but a tt n t :-rs i,:;o -tte tool, up hT home w i h Mrs Ri nn iv Mis I lana.'an s mableti name was MaM Ciepn ai.d fh came to Coos it to keep house for her brother. Ma i k "t i.,u . , ji w alt bv Coos Hay pioii'-t r who left lit-r t oliMdcrable ;irn,ii I'v She was highly respected i. a!) w tn It in v her. M's I l.mag.iti ;ii an aunt of I H plana u an, P Kl inairan and K. (j PlatiHuan. of Marshfltdd. of Mrs c F. Mi' olliint and Mrs. T. It Sheridan, of North llend. FOUR PEOPLE KILLED IASTJGHT More Than fifteen Others Were Injured Says Report GERMAN LINES ARE PENETRATED New Combats Said to Have Started Along fi tire Volbyaiai Froot Destroyer SM Following Collision in Channel PA II IS. June 1 7. Herman filers bombarded Dunkirk, I'ontaiuousson and ItarU-duc last night, killing four persona and wounding 1 .1 others, nays the conmiunliiiie. French avia tors bombarded Lor.guyon, Montl medy and Auduin. , Violent artillery attacks are con tinuing on both bankn of the .Me use. The duel of big guns tn the Avon court sector Im particularly heavy. Headman's Hill last night was an inferno of shell fire. A Herman grenade attack In Avocourt was eus Ily repulsed. In the Voices a French detachment penetrated two Herman line, killing many defenders and taking some prisoners. The attack ers returned without sufferings losses. The com tn unit up denies that the ! Hermans drove the French from freshly won trenches on the southern slope of Headman's Hill. The French lusist they are still holding these gains. Ifc'Mtmvetf Wtw Sunk. LONDON, June 17. The destroy er Kden was sunk In the Knglish Channel, Immediately following a collision, so the Admiralty an nounced. Thirty-one of the crew were saved. The vessel normally carried 70 men. New Cointmt'i Itegdn. VIKNNA, June 17. New combats have stai ted along the entire Vol hynlan Tront, It was officially an nounced. Several Russian attempts to cross the Styr River failed, the Slavs suffering heavily. MltS. XSTOlt TO MAHItV. XKW YOltK. June 17. Madeline Force Astor.. w if low of John Jacob A st r, who died In the Titanic dis aster, will marry William K. Hick next week, according to the llrook lyn limes this afternoon. Mr. Hick Is part owner of the Times. rONFKKF.Xt K IS HF.I.O. XKW YOltK. June 17 Confer ences toward the union of the Pro gressives ami Republicans Ik pro gressing satisfactorily, ho (leorge W. I'er kins an noil need this afternoon, after a two hours conference with lEoosev ell. HOHS TO MIOK.VrWNO. Itev. A. S. Jenkins will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist Kpiscopal Church tomorrow morning. In the evening Rev. II. J. Van Fossen. tlls frict superintendent, will preach. Uev. William Itilty Jeffrey will leave early Sunday morning for Shoestring Valley, where be will attend n enmp uieeting of I he Sunday schools of that vicinity. Rev. Jeffrey will preat h two sermons there. on at 11 o'clock in the morning antl the other at 2 o dic k in the afternoon. In the evening he will oct upv the pulpit of i he Presbyterian Church at Yon t alia. MAN SON' U HI IF IIKItF. F. Malison White, the architect, who prep triil ihe plana ami spe (ri val ions for Rosebiirgs new high s ti il building, arrived In Koseburg this mottling to spend a few day inspecting the work already done on Hie st ru lute ami to prepare the monthtv eNtimate to be paid the con trail or. M r. White sav s the work is progressing satisfactorily anil hi' htd'ewn the building will, be com pleted aei ording to contract. SHrND (,ITH I'l.FlSANT nfws i ittoi im:nhi:ti. The Vhlatid Rogue Itlver Itound Ui Association received the follow ing telegiaiu from Pemlleton todav: "Mr Clarance Adatn. Ashland. Or. "Your letter received. Have 7 7 heail of horses for your show. In cluding bu; kers. H Texas steers, L'u relay horses. 4 pony express hnrseM, in Indian ra"-e horses, 2 burros, 2 rope horses for Roach Itros.. and :l trick riding horses. We leave Sunday. June I'.'.th, with 41 of the be-t cowbovs In the world, "(Signed CAUL I'bWKH."