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Newspaper Page Textit V - ROSEBURG REVIEW BARGAIN MONTH The greatest newspaper bar gain et er offered the people. See big ad. Call or phone 10. BK READY Ho what you should do for your home ton and many thlDga will do of themselves. Vol.. XIX. ItOSHII lti. OHI-I.ON, Tl tNll.lY KVKMMti. Jl'XK -JO, III III. TO MEXICO President Wilson Sends Vigorous Note to Carranza GOVERNMENT Witt BUY HORSES Anli-Amerkan feeling ifl Hcxko Is Beaming Intense, According lo Advices Received by the State Department W SHINGTOX June 2. Secre- larv Lansing published the text of : the nulo to Carranza flatly refusing the demands for the withdrawal of the American troops from .Mexico. It is (lie driest note President Wil son has vet Bent. It threatened Car ranza with the "gravest conse ipmnccs" if attacks were made on Americans, and excoriated Carrun ,: ' failure to co-operate against the raids of bandits. It resented urusk 11 ess. "As the de facto government I-! pbustd to ignore its obligation to; protect American rights and chase j the bandits, and believing in case of refusal to ret lie the American ; troops there is no further recourse than to defend their territory and appe:.l to arms, the Cnited States woeld surely he lacking in sincerity and friendship if it did not frankly I'tihiess upon the de facto govern ment that execution of that threat w Hi lead to the gravest conse quences." said the diplomatic .la bin note. It bluntly told Carranza thai the Cnited Stales cannot recede from the settled determination to main tain national rights and prevent fur ther raids across the boundary. The ( nod charges that the bandits havej none unhampered ana unpunished, and recites scores of install es. It charges Carranza with indif ferem o. and that be even encouraged ami aided the bandits. It also resents the discourteous tone of the last note. To Purchase llnres. SAN" ANTONIO. June 21 Gener al Fnnston announceii that the Wuar terieaster's Depart nient has been or ih r d to purchase r.u.nnu horses and nihl (.! the militia The-.' will be litsemhhd at various stations thru- 1 nt out the country. They will advertise Tor bids iia-nediately. The War Department asked den-' 'ral Fun.ston to Indicate how many thousand . militiamen are needed im mediately. It is said be wired a re quest for "a considerable force," but declined to sfite th exact figures. It is believed he asked for fi:.,00. ' anil pr!i nps more. The troops will te iiit nbi'ted from the (in If of Mexico to California by brigades. It is le lieved the New Yoik and Illinois milhia may receive the first orders. Some will be held at San Antonio in e.:eiV,-. j Americans to l.ejive. I Y SI 1 1 Mil ON, June U0. Fear ing it woald b. onsirue as a war-, lil-e a t. the War Department with drew temporarily Its request for 'oiiiiie-'-, to pass the resolution an tlmiiing the President to use the militia in Meio. Special Aiienl liodgers, of Mexico City, wired Secretary linsing that be had arranged a special train lo take th" Americans from Mexico Citv tomorrow. The niessane carried news of the first anti-American dem onstration there, lie said it did not tiike a serious turn. The anti-American feeling at S.tl tillo is so inten.-e that several Ameri cans and Knulisbmen were forced to tnke refute at the Itriti'-h consulate. A deinnnst r.ttion ocnrird after Con sul Sil'iman departed for Kagle Pass, it was reported. ANNUAL MEETING Of GREEN SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS LEID YESTERDAY At an enthusiastic ine.-ting of th t.Kpaw-rs of the Green school dis trict, ht Id yet.-rl:iy. it was del ide: C e-iipluv two t'a-her duiing the con. inn r.ti. in -Mead of one ta her i pi 'V lou'y. T'ie ninth grade w ill :.t-o be add d to the pre-e;;t fa- ili ti. of the St bool. K A H'lirotie. wa elect.d di re tor of the boo distri t. while Stella M of t!m - (;re.-n confid'Mi recently erect a bnildine Cla' tri -t hod e in pool was chosen clerk The tax pa vers of the districts have meat their S'-hool ami only Voted bonds with w til: h to i w and modern frhool T! i Ftrmture i now un der ron-trnt lion and should be com pleted some time this fall. 10CAL TRAINMEN WERE CALLED TO ASHLAND TOR CORONER'S INQUEST! 'Tnavoidable accident." w as the verdict rendered on Sunday by lh" coroner's jury at the imiuest over t lie body of .lames Kugene West, sou of Mr. and Mis. Clinton West, of Winters, Cal., who was run over bv a fast stork train at the laurel street crossing in this city Sal unlay inurn'rg, says the Ashland corres pondent to the Med lord Tribune. The evidence and circumstan es pointed to the verdict as rendered in the opinion of the jury. The en tire train crew was examined i's to t'.e details of the fatality, including Kngineer Spalinger, Fireman Miller. Conductor Carter, and Hrakemwu Park. Hunsnker and Itetinett, all ot J Koschurg. No local witnesses saw the accident. The jury was composed 'of C. H. Van pel, T. W. .V.-klin. C. V. I raley, V. L. Rogers, Henry Pro vost, and V. II. Day. Coroner lrl, of Medford. conducted the Invest!- nation, assisted by District Attorney Kelly. The remains of the victim of Die tragedy were taken to the Cali fornia home of the Janiily on Sun- iay atiernoon. accompanied y me bereaved parents. The littie son wa two years old. Mexican Chief Will Nol Tolerate America Expeditions I AMERICAN RANCHER IS KILLED Body found on Ifte Mtxitdn Side of the F.io Grande Witb a Bullet Hole Through Head Mdldmoids hciled ! MKXIC CITY. June 2i. "If th" Cnited States wishes war with Me i o, it will have to begin by invading our territory." Carranza told a dele. ' pal mn of teachers who visited him. We will not tolerate sending any !r ore punitive expeditions across the 1 order. een on the rctext ol hlllit ( f:;g bandits and assa' sins." i Kngageotetit ancellel. I WASHINGTON. June jn.- -After eiv ing the ilo.ei nment's reply to Car ran.a 's note. Ambassador A r re dondo ( amidicd an engagement with Secretary Lansing this afternoon. No r-ason was given. General Wood has requested Sec retary of War linker to assign him to a position in the active service. He said he felt he was obliged to make the request. He now com mands the Department of the Kast. American W'ns Killed. BKOW'NSVIU.K. June The body of William Browne, a call le b.tyer. was found on the Mexican s'de of the Kio (irande with a bullet hole through bis head. He had ap parently been dead for several days. Passengers reported that Americans at the Corralvo mines had ben mur dered. This was not confirmed. In tense excitement continues at Mata moras. SCHMiDT ARRAIGNED IN RECORDER'S COURT; TO BE TRIED MONDAY W. .1. S hm I dt , w ho was arrested at Kugem late iMinday evening on a ( ha me of jumping a number of bills contracted in this city, wa ar raigned in the reioider's court here l.i;-t eveiiing. He entered a pie o. not guilt. and the Dial was s-t for next Monday moiuiiig at 1" o'clock. Mr. S. hmidt f urn i. bed ca-h ba il in t he um of '. " and w as released from custody. Schmidt's arrest was brought nbout upon complaint of D. -I JatMK, a iner hrint : Tilb-y Trovel, proprie tor of a Sheridan street -oft dunk empoi iu m : Da ve Mart in, of t he koM hutir Hot -I. and Mrs. liahliuati. proi-rietor of a Sheridan street res t tur.int. It is ai U iced that be owed these i't'is'-ns iituounts aggregatinit about $',.",. Si hmidt was r-mploved by t he So ut bi rn l a i! lc ( 'o m pant her f o r sevnal months and was on 1 i.t way norm w ueu a, pr-!i-nded. UlioN II P, TONIGHT. li. v J. K Howard, o arri v d in llc-eMii ii t h i; prep.iratot v to ii liwrii'i: befoje the Woudiow S ;! I be urmoi v th l? ev t i.inti. n dale. afte an at i noon addn-s-Club at on The (ose. bin g Juvenile Hand i I fur ni-ii music for the oirnsfon. Mr Howard Is a candidate for Joint l(pr-Mnta-'v for Douglas anl .la k-on oun-tlef. JITNEY MEH OBJECT ,. " , , . . Complain lo Council Against New Auto Stages NEW SIDEWALKS ARE ORDERED Monde's Sessitii Mad Mjny Matters for Cqj sideralioa - lid nn lion Street Pavement Is Denied -larger Water Main Jitneys, sewers, sidewalks. s1 reel paving, water mains, ami railway ! plans, as well as vatious other m;U 1 ters were some of the things consid ' ered at Monday night's council meet ing, a somewhat tame affair coin pared to the railway sessions the week before. In the chair. Coun cilman Clark, the councils presi dent, directed proceedings in the absence of Mayor Kite. 1 The jitney matter was presented bv City Attorney Wimberly ' ....l.i I..;...- ,.,,! !..... n.mi uru iui uh'iniiii " ' " made because the new auto stages i Intel fered with the business of the I local jitney operators, the latter be-1 ing reunited to pay a license and j furnitdi a bond while the auto own j rrs were unrestricted. I nder the recent jitney ordinance the attorney slid he believed the stage men could be made to come undi ; the same ro- strictions as the jitney owners, but he was not sure that such was the intt'iitinii of the council at the time . the measure w is framed. I u'srus-1 1 sion then ensued to what the (ouncii had iiuenleil. Count ;! man I la mil ton first stated that it was desirable to have -s luany lints connecting tne city and country as posil.le, and there tore le taored no tax upon the st.ig,1 owners. During t he discission. 1 owever. he lau r held that the ord inance covered the matter thorough 1 and there was no alternative but! t i tax all drivers alilt". Councilman M"Cliiitock took the attitude that the intention of the council bad not been to tax the peivons whose oper ationn were canted on partly outsid the ,-ity I! said the oruinan pf otfitinn to tin I:.ea! t as a lo.al cum i.ien from oi:isiileis who mi here on spc ial occasions md si ar ing in the business only for a day or two. tlile v.ai-vf the opinion the ri-sular s hedale of the stages made taem a si parale i lass and ennCi-d t tie propri tors to a special consid r ration. Mt-Clin'o-k placed his iew as the concensus of the coun il and asked a vote. ft inding vote was nt-red but this luised an objection trnm Connciiin.in Hamilton and the vote was not crmnied. Tin- matter was then s-ttlt d for the time w In n ii was reterred to the city at torney, and the advisor was asked to submit n formal opinion covering t he scope of t he former ordinance. Several jitney drivers were present, those speaking being George M Cul loch and H. Guest. They said Undi success depended i a large extent nil the outside business. Sidcu.Jk' Ordered. A briet report was submitted by the street 'oil-Mi it tee le fnn tiding n large n umber of nw sit lew alks. The matter was presented w it bout comment and i.u mediately alter be ing -ad Marshal Wi-li.iins was in stiuetei to serve the piopt-r lioti't'S. The new sidewalk are to be cou itructed or concrete and are located in various sections ot th" city. The proper! y affected is as ltd low s : Stephens street, Kita Cobb D' feet. O S. Jackson estate D f'-et, Mrs. .iefferson illiams mi re-1. !i. S. Itadabaiigli Marv J. Ni n i', Itlan-he M . Kearney Die. .1. o. New land mi. Will i '-n Meat i t'.u. Paul Aubin mi. ii fe. t north and l feet soutli nl It. K. Hunt, south of Aubin D' feet, a1 1 unimproved v. alk in block feet west Side of 7 " block; Cobb ST i ween ami rive; l'.ro k wav I 'l feet, G or li. Mrs. Urn-mi . . , Flo d ami Pine Sadie Wells I". Idoi k lo Clara Minks int on C MT t st I ( ;t reef. We-I Sid N i hols. M r Maddov. st '.-onl L iner imb.-rl C Wood. . . . Jin kon and ' The r ; ort men Sha . hi o't all walks be r h.o ks. im 1m et. K 1. Hilliiu llllhilHWl N K corner of ts: Pin- street. W . f ornt r of .ilk blot k T no . i ion , ii II walk Not t Ii J,n k on C: aon. It S imh'-rlv . Pa de K O: It ton. f- Coiin' il !iui il .-Mia in -r o k ; !b d ' 4 ter.tion to ttie (.i t tii.t ; ln.it a ear alio an fini'ti.i:. i h. d p.t--d to ! do aw;iv with - i . 1 k .on-vu-tion J wbeie tbt V bad h" n pli:" d , ' oh- $ tr:n tors ati t o'li'-r- to !i;ib ' ve .J bit le to K f o-'T tl' - i -' e ; ! 'r - and V paikingP f 1 he no a" IP- a- to - t -ke effe-t In a var li" a-k-d that the matter be iii-.-ll atte-i'iori al!l ttl'.Si htHI baVUllf these Ob ,U''tinl'S e r 'Plire 1 to rt'lii'C e the' i The p fount i! indi-finiie us to ttn- ev- tin f th? order took fContimnJ on Par.n ft an! Six ) RAILROADS NEED MEN TO OPERATE TRAINS IN CASE Of MtXICAN WAR .Vtng on the theory that the rail- roads need every available einplove in time of war. William Spicule, general manager of the Southern l .o nic stsiem hi naii riancincii, tiu j rhe'r job. "ri;- ,: rauro.uis are chhcih mi in nine ui war and that troops and. supplies cannot be handled with dispatch un less men are available to operate the trains. Cir.ulars containing Mr. Spicule's stalemer.i will be po;Mel i.l ev'ry terminal on t'ae Southern I'ai if i,- system. POKTI.AM) THOOPS MOVK. PtHiTLANIl, Ore.. June 2t.--At 2 oMock this afternoon the first train of Portland troops left for Clackamas, where moholizaUun will take place during the next few days, or pending expected orders to move to the Mexican border. Troops from other sections of the state are expedetl to reach Clacka niu:: tonight. DRESSING PAVILION TO BE ERECTED ON BANK OF THE UMPQilA RIVER All of "the old us remember the joys of I svvlmmln' hole," and the 'many nappy noun spem mere in Vara gone by, when a flour sack or een h was the regulation cos- hut In common with other it is necessary to make more lions to Dame Grundy now. burg is fort unate in possess atlmiiabte site for indulging rungs rotifer- I (Oh ing ai in the pleasant pastime of swimming, in the one used so much by our boys and girls yes. and men too above i:ie Alexander bridge, in Alexander I ark. The only circumstance lo mar the enjoyment of a clip on hot mini- "-r n" evenings is ine ia.-K oi suitable, dresslrg rooms, but even this ems in a fair way to be remedied v ' ItrtYC I A number of young men who fro- (ueiit this resort have determined to s;i ; !y this want and will erect suit able dressing pavillioiis w hlch can be used by the g'-neral public, it will bo substantially built, and they will Innate the labor necessary for that purpose. In older to proxide fund- tor the p ii ret: ate of the iter ssary Limber, a ball will be given at th it i inory on Sat urday. .1 une 24. and t!ie funds realit-d from thi: ball will 1 . used for the purchase of building materials for the dre-sing pavillion. 'Ibis will be a woithy purpose and everyone should assist it to the ex tent of investing in a dance ticket, even if they uiiiiiot attend. It will be tor the benelit of Hie general pub li'-, and when one goes, up to the f-wimming pool on a hot afternoon, ami witnesses from I "U to :i'Mi di verting themselves by a dip in the i ool waters ot the Caipqtta. il seems that enough will interest themselves to make the ball a sin and make this building a ceilamfy. It is an ideal place for swimming, laving a gently sloping shore, with I lent y of shallow w ater for ttie youngsters and with gradually in f reusing depth to the center of the i iver. 1 here is little current and no undertow , ami is considered one of the safe places w tilt h could be loun l for the purpo-e. 'I hree hath erected, each tell feet h for in- n and women, l.Ollst s will be ; tpiare one eat : nd one for buvrt exclusively. Itosehitn a public n time, let's Iteiliemher - I, at the evcnttialh should have itittoi kit iii. but until that h.-l,, build a substitute the dale. Saturday, June ii inory. .11 IM.i: ( AI KIVS III in:. .Indue F. M Cik.n- of Medford. ;.nd J. li. W i- k and wife, of Ash land, arrived bete evening by ; utointddb. Tl.ey ar- enrout lo Kugene arol other iiotthein town Ttiev Spent tl ITd le!t e:,rl' nicht tit the l'mpii i io l;i tor the north. They rejunt the road t oudii ion b ' eefl i It v Jutgi i 'a Ik, lis In Ko.-eb i ru , v h r' on m- eral in n-nii in taiily uood dlot'l and tbi is w'!l kmiwn he held courl M KPHIAs I! I .-III Tl U I. Itt.-'M a -v 11 know n ,. nt , and for t a n b-r of - oid hoard. ,.. . le, fed il ' i. .r 1 w it 'i an r !. t lb. t.i h i red It ott- 4 I of l"l : : iT iitoTi , all ii were llcl 'itie flatter ,v. d bv Ml - I hat hi- M-r - iod boatd d by Hih tx i .it S' tlOol till" -1 ! COL IttT IS LAUDED Former Roseburg Man Known a Q) now located in Portland Col. May Bfgjn His Military Service as Private ii the Nevada National Guard ii the Y.ar 1888 The Third Infantry. Oregon Na tional t.uard, nut only has a fighting Colonel in Clenard .McLaughlin, who has had much hard campaigning in the Philippines with the regular ser vice, but iu John I.. May, a fighting Lieutenant-Colonel as well, says the Oregonian. Colonel May commanded Company II. of the Second Oregon Volunteers, In t'ae Spanish War and Philippine insurrection. He and his command were in every battle of the many In which the Second Oregon was en gaged. In that war he gained the reputa tion of being a fighting captain, and one who would go through fire and waDr for his men. Proof that hU reputation was deserved may be found in the fact that to this very day men of his company would go through fire and water for him. Colonel May began his military, service as a private in Die Nevada National Guard in Isss. He was soon promoted lo be sergeant, but before he could climb higher in the Nevada Guard he removed to Oi e gon in I Mvtn. In IMU lie enlisted as a private In the Second Infantry, Oregon National Guard, nt Ashland. Two years later. , in IM:', he was its Captain. In the meantime tie had served successive ly as Corporal and Sergeant. He held bis commission tn Hie Guard until Hie Spanish-American , Wiir In 1 MS, when he was coni I missioned Captain of Company It, Second Oregon Volunteers. After j the close of the war and the niuster j log out of Ibe regiment, he became Captain of Company It, Fourth I n I fi nt ry, Oregon National G uai d lh' wiis soon promoted to Major. ! At i he organization of the present ' Third Inlatitrv , by consolidation of i the Fourth and Second Infantry j Keglments. several years ago. he was commissioner Major of (he new regi ment, in 1 M :; he was promoted to I Jeuteiia nt -Colonel. A) i h on uli he was in many skir-ini-hes and battles iii the Philip pines ami was slightly wounded three limes, Colonel May was never off duty ami bis name did not appear in any of the casually lists. He had an especial reason for not wanting to be mentioned among the wounded, which he laughs away if an v body discusses it, but which nevert In less gives something of an Insight Into the 'innate thnughtful ness ttiat endeared him to his men. j when he went to the front he left I his wife and three small children be hind. It was lo spaie them anxiety , thiit he wits so car lul to keep hi i name out of the casualty li-ts. , Colonel May's youngest son, Ku gene Dewey May, is years old. a student at JenViNutl High Si bout, is (a Sergeant in the machine gun com i pany attached to the Third Infantry. He was born May I. 1 s'.v. the d;iv Dewey engaged the Spanish Meet in ' Manila Hay. Colonel Mav in private life Is as hlstant superintendent of the South ern Pacific lines in Oregon, with heado, u a iters in Portland. NO !.: IsloN TODAY. No lie flliU'iilt ? ision wa received from the uprejue Court today in the , case of IDiv same was exi I rev ' leorite N W Cartiwtdl. Kill nam. alt houirh I be eci- bv District A t tor liner ami Attorn- W I imiatti wits tried hint e u ii charge nf mm - Mom. in, of Cow Creek .vas litter sentenced to tUlcteil her i Pin Kdna tlU-y. ami d v a long term in the state p-niii nl i;i ry to Die The case W its I ben it ppeiiled t Oregon Supreme CtMitt for fin;i term I ii;t t ion A rtcu iti'iits b-foi court w ei e n i a tie e;t 1 1 v In June le l Ti lt A LI l.(.l l I! Y. Sti -luiU ( let.i yr. tjunie. Count v W. Mai Klei and T'-rrv i he latter id w bom is jati l coiir t hteise. went to Cole- l; Duiibani. lor at the i It - Monday jitter noon in estl- te a a-e (,r alb etl ill" Miltv ! i te( there The ii hiri.t I hM e in t!ie after iiooil The teal! ill 11' ga W ll' itinn was not insane r.ui ha'i en d in a pet I v f 1 1 hi. t td w il Ii bis J Wll.s U I KINS HI HI . .la'iit Walkins formerlv em -plov-d a-4 uianaiTel of the lual Wi-t ern I'll Ion li-legruuti ofticet. bill of li.ie of Kla mat h I alls, an ivi-d her tii-t evt nmg to foetid n few tlavt. Mr. Wat kin is well known In Itn-e-burK. where h' has many ft (ends. 2 "I ILL lllrtlllll I Ul ULHIt GIRL THIS EVENING A wedding in which two former itoschurg young people will be the principals will occur here thin even ing or tomorrow, when James Wat kins, of Klamath Falls, and Miss Marie Mcl-aunhlin. of Itellinghain. Wash., will le married. Details or the aTlair have been closely guarded by those involv ed and the hour or place of the wedding could not be ascertained. Mr. Watklns formerly lived in Kosehurg. where he was em ployed as manager of the Western In ion Telegraph offices. He left here about two years ago and went to Medtuid, and later located at K hi ma Hi Falls. Me is now in charge of the Western Colon offices at the latter city. The bride-to-be also for merly lived here, and has many friends In this vicinity. Of late, she has made her home with her mother in Helliughitin. i Miss McLaughlin arrived her sev eral days ago, while Mr. Watklns reached the city late last night. I Plans for the wedding are now in I progress. The couple will spend their honeymoon at Kugene and ' Florence, where they have friends. Members of Both Local Com panies Desire Action orriaRS rcslntbeingslighted No N;w Oiders Yet Received Gut Mobolizalioo Believed IntviUble Smral Local Men loin Other Companies Heady and eager, members of both t he Four! h Company, Coast Art II ! Icry, and the local hospital corps art a wailing outers to mobilize, w hich will be their first step on the wav to Mexico. Nothing has been heard from I he state officials since Hit preparedness orders received here Sunday evening, but the call for tin at Hilt-rv fori e to Jot it t he infaiitrv i t ifiops ill ready called has been pet ted any moment. Lo a! officer I. IP w that without a doubt tin troops here will be summoned with ill t he next few weeks. I ,o.iil boy h are so anxious to go 1 on the first call that already tuutiv ha ve made n ppl teat Ion to join I he companies whhh are now inobiliz ing. Owing to this action on tin part of I he local company, Captain Itm linnim is said to be retaining hi men only w it h difficulty. Lenoir Itagsdale, mem Iter of I tie Fourth Company, whose time is now expired and who had been connected witn the militia for II vears. will leav totilcht to i dn the company at Wood barn Kalph llaldwin and Join Itn-eiibiik. other bun I men, are said to have made application and nun leave ir their transfers are in knowl t dwed. In this event llaldwin wit (Continued on Page Six.) CASE AGAINST COUNTY APPEALED TO SUPREME COURT Of THE STATE Di-I rb t Attorney George N'eunei re.-ftvtd wottt todiiy tttat the case ot M K nie K' Sons, of Pot t land. 1 in ui: las Count v. bal been set fill lir-'Utifiit tiefuie Hie Oregon Su preme Court on Julv tl. The r im- was originally brought bv M Ki n.ie V Sons to recovet $i;'mi. v. iii h thev alleged was due I r o Ti Douglas Count v for s.-rv it tendered in audit I im the t -mi at v books Dist rict At lorney ( leorn Neiiner fileil a il unmet lo the coin plaint ami t be same w a su -dulli bv I mice Hamilton The plaint iff then filet) an amended complaint In Hie Circuit Cou rt here, and again the di'tri'l atloinev demuired Th latter tl'-murrer was alto sustain' by the t.Mitt M K.-uie V Son then appeal Die di'i-ion of Ju'lce llatuilton t the 'h'-uon Supreme Coutt for fin;i ib i. i ruination Ah n d fetise attains! the i lairn flb-d b McKcniie A Som the 'fitmiv aliened that the amtit lie tit ink was ei y nnsat isfactorv i.nd that Hie repott Niibmit t ed by th ).( -i on nta nts w a-; indefinite. Flow) Fp'ii r and w ife ami M r ltti P.' kens are epei t- d to nrriv h ie t ti i afternoon after h few da pnt at Portland, M''Mlnnvllle ami idher Oieiton towns. Thev are tnak Ing Ibe trip by automobile. The Slavs Are Pressing the Pur suit Vigorously USTRIAN DEFENSE STUBBORN The Germans Attitkrd Successfully South f Smorgoii and Near Tanooya. Captur iig a few Prisoners and Guns KTItOGHAD. June 2t). Klghty thousand Austrian troops, retreating from Czeruowiu, are cornered lu Hukowiua by the Russian left wing. The Slavs are pressing the pursuit igorously, and most of the Aus trian will probably be captured. They face the alternative of retreat ing through the Carpathian Moun tains, abandoning their guns, or of going into Koumania. General PHanzer Is retreating southward with his beaten forces. The whole Itusslan front north of Czemowits h pressing upon Lemberg. Il is re ported the Austrians are preparing to evacuate that city. The Kussians may have already crossed the Gall- tan frontier. Defense In Ntuldmrn. It Is admitted here ttiat the Aus trian defetif-e is growing more stub born. They are counter attacking spiritedly eaat of Lemberg, using ejectors and many shells. Austrian prisoners admit they were brought from the Italian front and rushed into action. Hue tin rest dispatches Indicate H'.at the Russian offensive has arrested the Austrian drive into Italy, and ha frustrated an ambi tious scheme of the Auatro-Gernians for (he comiuest of southern Russia. SImvh Suffer lOH.se4. HKItLIN, June iHi-.--Strong Run- dan n tlinks southeast of Logishini and north of Pripet were announced ttiis alternooii. The Slavs suffered heavy losses. Other Russian attacks along the Stye River, near Kolkl, were unsuccessful. The Gerumni attacked successfully south of Smor itun, near Tatiooyn. capturing a few prisoners ami uiachiue guns. A Ma It- ,m ( liei ked. 'A RIS, June '.'0. The Germans Httacked east of the Meuse thrice last night. The comuiuni(ue declares a screen of fire ( tie. ked ttie on slnughts. Chattuncourt was bout bardctl violently. tioiwsi; w ill i si; I NSTINTKH MONKV IV I IGHT FOR IIM.Iir.H. LONDON. June 19. "Berlin ha Klven Gerimin he;nlitunrters tn New York Ibe order to vote for Hughes, to be revenged on Wilson, ' says :i Dally Kxpnss dlspatcli from Copen hagen. "The German-Americana now have an opportunity to repay Wilson for his false neutrality and Hie unprecedented attacks on their A merit a ills m, ' t he Cologne Gazette says. Other newspapers remind Germans Iu America that it was Wilson who invented ttie insulting extension. Hyphenated Americans," and sug gests that he should be strafed" by decisive American vote. The anti- Wilson campaign will be encouraged Horn llerlin try every means, includ ing unstinted money. ( The fore iolug emphastres the nd for America n voters to vigor ously support the Wilson policy of America first.' not overlooking or oinloiiing the Lusitania horrorsi. BOY SCOUTS RETURNED HOME IATE YESTERDAY AflER PlfASANT TRIP Afte an outline of two weeks, ttie llov Siouis of this (ity returned here last evening from Itandon and other Coos Couutv towns Ttie bo s are in loving ttie test of health and are li in lily pleased with their annual bike Fnrniite to Itandon the bovs spent a couple of davs at Ptewster, and also stoppetl at ottier points of In terest along the route. At Handon they camped on the hctt h. The Iiiivh wue in charge of R S. J. Ham ilton, scoutmaster. The bovs walked Hie entile distance, while their camp euulpmeht was hauled by team Or Hamilton says tin bnvn behaved splendidly, ami they received con dderable attention at the different points visited on th trip. Thev hiked SI miles yesterday in oid rem-h home last night. to