Roseburg review., July 29, 1916, Image 1

ROSEBURG REVIEW
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ixrlty U due;
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tick bjr you.
f.ll.. XIX.
UOSHIl !Ui, OlUKiON, SATI ItllAV KVKMXli, Jl'I.V SMI, IUIM.
No. I -.SO.
BARGAIN MONTH
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train ever offered the people,
big ad. lU or phone 9t.
BINGER HRMANN IS
IN MARSHFIELD AFTER
VISIT IN CURRY CO.
Chauffeur Held by Portland Po
lite Pending Investigation
NOI IDtNIINfD FOR TWO HOURS
Mrs. Mam Ketliher Was on Her Wdy to
Church When She Wds Struck by a
Bis Automobile Truck
Mis. Wiliam Kelliher, wife of a
well known rancher living aboiit
tuu miles ho u th of Woseburg. was
Miiuiisly. if not fatally injured at
about 1" o'eloek this morning when
): was run down by an automobile
1 1 u. k w hilt' crossing Fast Burnsidc
sin't, in Portland. At the time of
tin- accident she was enroute 1o
!i uri li.
A' nrnling to information received
from t tie Cnited Press Association
Hi' ni ! ci noon, she had reached a
p. i jut nearly in the renter of the
strt . t when she noticed the approach
ing truck. She apparently became
coiilu-rd and attempted to run back
In the sidewalk. It vn.-. then 1h;it
she wns struck sijuarely by the au'o
inol.Tf Persons who witnessed the
:h it- tit rushed to her assistance
;nil .-lie was later taken to (iood Sa
ni;ini.in hospital, where site was at
trii inl hy physicians. She sustained
a t-i-re fracture at the base of the
skull and other injuries. The truck
p.i- l over her body, and it is pos
Mlik that she also sustained internal
itijn if?.
Thi-ie was nothing on Mrs. Kelli
hirs person to establish her iden
tity, and it was more than two hour:
li'-iii?.' Iht name and address could
! ;-,-named. W. IT. Wilson, the
cha ii tT- u r in charge of I he t ruck,
u.i arrested and is being held pend
ing iiti investigation. He says he
w;is not running more than 1" miles
iiti hour ;it the time of the accident
Tin' first word of the accident to
r; h Wo.-ehurg came to Father
. of the Catholic chutch. at
o'clock.. He notified Peter
and a half hour later Mr.
er wns notified. lie left for
n-1 t his afternoon and should
ii:i..- there at lo:::n tonight. At
1 hospital, attendants said th.it
K- lliher's condition was serious
:iil there is some doubt as to her
'I.,
Mr
fur I'
ej-y.
. Kelliher left here Wednesday
rUam' and was visiting with
ter. .Mnt. Criffith.
I N.I 1 ;i:n wiiH, K N INC.
he whirls of a new dance step
I Mvuin ille's polished floor last
niiig was just a little too fas
' u'is lor the crowded ipiarters.
!'l cost the equilibrium of one o
most graceful couples, badly
twining the wrist of Mrs. Chirk I.
: nn r.
Although not injured so as to
to leave the party, Mrs. Hargar
nevertheless caused i (tn.-iderable
" and required to remain a spec
'"' the rest of the evening. The
'' was given by Woseburg peo
.ind was quite largely attended.
participants making the trip to
" hall in automobiles. According
'! use in attendance, barring the
lent, it was one of the most en
'ie events of the season.
PROMINENT WOMAN IS
VISITOR AT GARDINER;
WAS ENTERTAINED THERE
DOUGLAS TO BENEFIT
MARRIED HERE TODAY
Hon. Iiinuer Hermann, former Con-Kn-ssiiian
from this .li-t ri.-t uinl one
".' nri'Kiins nio-t noted num. ar
lived here this morning front kose
1,111 fr .i slum viit wnh old
friends on III.. Il.iy, says iht. Coos
Hay Times II,. is still halo an.l
d-spitc th.. passing years anil
Mis i .-. ol l.-. l ii.u of Hi.. (,1.1 nani.-s ami
fa..... i as vivid as ever.
II.- is a.roinpani. il by his brother
T. M . II. rn. aim. of M it l'oint.
Th.-y arc heinv; warmly wehollleil hr
old time Int-mls.
I believe that the chances of tile
iu v -rti in. nt forlifvini: Coos Hay are
excellent.'' sai l Mr. Hermann in ilis
.ilssiiin .National issue s. "Wo should
be protected and this is on.- of tin1
n. us' strategic- points on tlio whole
I'ucillc; t'oast.
'TIht. is no reason why this bay
should not bo fortified, and why
larshfi. hi .should not hao a Har
rison of the t'oast Artilb-ry Corps
here and possibly a submarine naval
I. asr." he con. luded. "and I believe
Taxes Due on Grant lands Will
Be Paid Soon
RELATIVE Of ROSEBURG
MERCHANT DIED THIS
MORNING IN PORTLAND r, . D . . , u. u
Chas. f. Roberts and Miss Mary
Swinney Wedded at Noon
FORMER YONCALLA MAN
WAS ORIGINAL CLERK
THREE YEARS TAXES UNPAID
Douglas County Will Receive a Total sf .
230.25 Dj II for Ibt Vtar 1915;
190 and 1914 Still Unpaid
l'ouglas County, within whose
boundaries there are several thou
sand acres ot Oregon & California
grant lands, will bo paid the sum of
.::: hack taxes due it for the
ear 1 lJ 1 , aft w ell as the unpaid
taxes for and 1114. as soon
as the ownership of the lands can be
checked up b) Oswald West and
A tt leram wag received here thin
morning telling of the death of Mrs.
Keuheii Weeks, w ho died In Port
land at 7 o'clock, after an illness of
j seerul days.
.Mrs. Weeks was S2 years of age
and was an aunt of K. 11. Churchill,
i a local hardware dealer. She had
I visited Itere on several occasions and
wag known to quite a number of
Koseburg people. Mr. Weeks died
a number of years ago. The funeral
will be held in 1'ortlaud Sunday af
' ternoon, interment of the body fol
lowing in a cemetery there. .Mr.
! Churchill and hts mother were both
i at the bedside when Mrs. Weeks
' passed away. Mrs. F. II. Churchill
stated this afternoon that the de
ceased last visited, here less than a
year ago.
PASS HONEYMOON AT SEASIDE
Boll Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Are Well Kiowi
in Roseburg Where Ihey Have Made
Their Home for Several Years
Hand to Hand Struggle Con
tinues Northeast of Delville
nxjl ll.l.i: MW IS VISIT! ME.
result
I riot i in
ol the pie
will result in
cut
wave of pa
us getting
K. K. Johnson, manager of the
Johnson Lumber Company, of Co
ouille. and brother of Sheriff John
Louis L. Sharp, the latter of whom son of Coos County, accompanied by
is chief of the field division of the
tienerul Land Office.
When the land grant litigation
resulting in the recent land grant
act w.is commenced the Southern
Pacific Company refused to pay its
his son, left for Kugene this after
uoon alter spending Friday here. Me
will meet his brother and party who
are enroute home after a trip north.
Mr. Johnson believed the party
would arrive Friday and was here
FROM MANY SECTIONS
taxes on the grant lands pending the in order to lake them over by auto-
out'oiiu of the litigation. mobile, lie learned later they had
The Congressional act provided been detained at Salem. Mr. John-
ih.it tin Federal (lovernnient should son's brother Charles and wife are
pay to the diilerent counties all un- residents of Handon, and are aceoin-
paid laves justly due them from the panied bv friends. While here Mr.
Tlu
Count
th.
t'-i
remilar meeting of Douglas
Pomona lirnniie was hehl at
Odd Fellows' hall in ltoseburg
V. The hllHIleS meet ing w .is
til.
prt
remained
v, :;. it a h;
aMenil.ju
c'tl at 1 I'
in prog res
k.-t lunch
was vi
::) o'clock, and
-s until noon,
w as served. The
i y satisfactory,
in. in I is being present from all sec
tions ol thi' county.
The a! ternoon program. which
v.;ts open to the puMi. inchiiled a
fine ilint. by Prof. Kanher and
Mis. C. II. Itaiiev ; recitation, by
MisM Helen Orae; iiutrumental
niusi.-l lecture on cheesemaking. by
Dr. C. II. Ilailey. and the submitting
oi' eiorts from the State Orange,
bv Mrs. C. W inston. W. ('. Kd
a trils. ii Drain, and Mr. and Mrs.
John Husenhai k, of M'IroPe. The
meeting was one of the mu-t inter
esting held by tlie (Jiang'' for some
time and w as t horoughly enjoyed.
The meeting was In ( harg" of Mis.
O. C. lirown. who is much interested
in the development o! the rural com
munities. nii.m nm i;v stximi ij.
DliAI.V. Ore , July
co-operative tannery
ne-day with a mil
The i.cinety has lh
g(od luices. ami a I
season i in sight,
peels to double tl
vear.
The local
rted Wcd-working.
iod i tint racls at
big run for the
The cannery ex
output of last
lailroad company. The appointment
of Osw aid West as a special attor
new for the Interior Department
was made in ordei that the title to
tin grant land should be checked
up and t he act u a I amount due the
several counties accurately deter
mined. Tin chiei necessity for this work
is due to the fact that there are
manv unrei-uided contracts for the
sab of the grant
De-aiist the contracts are not of
recoid the title to the lands covered
is. so tar as the county assessors
know, -.till in the railroad company,
and l lie contracted lands were there
ton arsessed to the company.
I ndei the terms of tho grant land
act none nl these contract:; will he
di-turbed hy ihn Government but
tin company will be permitted to
i arr them out and complete the
traiiMoi to the purchasers. Since
the company, under these contracts,
will receive the contract price for
the land, the Government will re
ciuire that the taxes on these lands
shall be paid by the company.
The tak of Mi. West and Mr.
Sharp will be to check oer all the
rant lands and eliminate from the
taxes to be paid by the Government
the charges against the contracted
lands. This work will be lom-ni.-m
e.t a" oiii .
Tin unpaid tax-s for DO:;, as
shown bv the assessment rolls,
amount to $ Hin.Mti.sti; for I1MI to
$11", D-.77. and for lfl-".. to 901'.
nun, a total of 9 1 .:!:sn77."i 7 .
Johnson visited with his old friend,
Itev. C. 11. Cleaves.
om-umiinK Winchester Bay Promises
Rival Olhur Beaches
to
I A wedding In w hich two of Ilose
burg s prominent young people were
, the principals occurred at the hour1
i of the bride's parents at t 4 2 Mlll
j tary street at I o'clock this after
noon, when Miss Mary Swinney be
came the bride of Charles K. Hob
. erts. The wedding ceremony was
performed by Itev. W. H. Katon.
pastor of the Uaptlst Church of this
city, and was v. itnessed by a few
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties.
The bride In today's wedding Is a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II. Swin
ney. and has resided In Koseburg
fit! seeral years. Ml. Hoberts has
lived in Douglas County practically
all of his life, and Tor several years
served as county surveyor. Ho Is nt
present a deputy in the tax collect
! ing department.
Mr. ami Mrs. Huberts left on train
No. 14 this afternoon for Portland
and Seaside, where they will pass
their honeymoon. They will return
, here about August H, when they
' will be at home to their many
i friends on Kane street. The happy
couple have a host of friends In
Koseburg who wish them much hap
j idness. The employes at I ho court-
house today made Mr. Itoberts and
hi? estimable bride a valuable gift
i in honor of their wedding.
One of the most cherished docu
ments on tile In the office of the
county clerk Is probably Volume A. '
of the deed records. The original
deed recorded in this document
bears the da to of August 1 , 1 SaO, j
and was signed by I. W. Huntington, I
first clerk of what was known as
rmpu.ua County. Mr. Huntington
was the father of Benjamin Hunt-j
iugton. Sr., who Is now a resident
of Yonalla. Although the original
deed record of the county, it is fre-
uuently referred to, according to K.
H, Lenox, the present county clerk. (
A not her old record w hich Is re
ferred to by the officers as a sort of i
a curiosity Is in the form of a small j
book, w hich contains a record of the
elections held in the year IN-'m. Both!
of these old records were prepared i The Captyffd Blltish liflrT, Appaill, Witt Re
in mug iihiim, iut iiiewiuein mil
other modern methods were un
known in those days. Included
among the names of auditors who
served the people of Douglas County
during the early days were J. L.
Gilbert and W. 11. Spencer. lloth
of these men died ninny years ago.
as did Mr. Ilunllngton. first clerk
of Douglas County.
GERMAN AIRCRAFT IS ACTIYE
stored to Its foimer Owners by
federal ludgeWaddel
i
MAV kti:I) si:VKIt
it. slali'd
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.. MADE
Warren Reed and I. S. Weeks Are Among
the Men Wbo Are Interested in Making
Wimhester Bay a Playground
I., (i. lliiks. city t'liKln
I llilH liiorillnx that lie llacl (Icrlili cl
I ... .i. i l... ..l,.nu .nrl
!"mI.II.u. r'or .iiw o..-all,d !.."'?'"'' ,""'','.v:"
isli-ci't ! for tlu present lii-raiiae
or a iH'titiun tiled liy !:. II. Lenox
1 asklnK that the newer be extended
from (lien to Sprint; street. In the
event thiH petition Is adopted hy the
council Monday nlnlit the plaim for
the entire newer nyslelil can he pie
pared at once, with iuisidera.hle
altiK to the city.
"Menace" I'ltint Wrevketl.
AI'KOUA. Mo.. July I'M. -Three
iM.inhs explode. 1 under the office of
I'lic M.-n;i. ' anli-l'alliolic new
I . . .-!-. Tlie pres-cs Were wrecked
Tiie nii:hl watchman was alone ijl
lie l.iiil.linu and was uninjured. The
floor was -.lillle-e,. A Slliall file
was stalled but it was quickly e-
tnic'lished.
I lest Kreiulil Train.
M i;siirii:i.H. tire.. July J'.".
The tirst thioimh fremht tiain f i
Kuneiie airu.d last niKlit. I
-nui posed oi 1 .
POSTOTEICE AT COEES
VAEIEY WILE PROBABEY
BE ABOLISHED SOON
th.
1'.
was
cars. It hroimlit
l'tliiatl ex. ursioii
lay The frit ire
rni;..iia hridire
thri.e week'y. Not
expe, t- .1 until th-
ars for
tl.md Mo:
tlaill cro-.se. i til
Tlie freight runs
Mllicll lillsllless i.
ratci ar.i settled
Hi nt ( raei Man
H H ' A : . Ill .July
.rae,. K . 1 L' a i I
Ills son. l;a.n:ond. ac.-d tlir.
shot Miss lleriha Itrown
'l'l. ,?-.- Wele 1 7 11"W deatl.-.
h. re and two at Aurora.
Middle West Suffer.
WASHINGTON'. I liy -'
Ue..t!..r I i nr all -a:d 'No 1:
lief is Hear The W' ,t ClltillU
to suffer in lefinilely.
The n
a letter,
sistant I
dressed
the
Ileal
lerk. killed
n.l
flit''
The
I re
a
Mr-. Jennie Kemp, state presi
'I 't of the U omen's Christian Tem
P i.m.e I nion. has been tiassinc a
' days in Can liner in the interests
'' the organization which she re;-:'-ents.
liurini: her day there she
'as entertained by Mrs. W. P.
'. wett. one of the prominent ladh s
"i that vicinity.
At a meeting of the Gardiner
'ran. h of tho 0rK.1nU.it ion held a
'e (lav ai:o. Mr? Kemp save a
delichtful talk upon the t.-mp. r
atiee work of the state. Vocal solos
were rendered durlnK the nieetlni:
bv Mrs. Plc.ra S.mal.enl and Mrs. It
.!-.. (t They were mil-h .-njove.l
londav evening a temperance rall
" h.1,1 at the Methodist Chilrrh In
Gardiner. Mrs. Kemp nave the ad
dress 0f , . niilK and lier re
marks were much appreciate.! She
di.i usseil fi,. suhjf. t: 'The lile
ers' Amendment."
or
pallV. 1
laud. !!
iim on
Mr. 1'.'
Gamp!..'
!o. k ..'I
.ii'l-in.'
pers III
St. .to.
l it i i. i'At:s i iinoi (,H
l'l
11. and is h
n.-ral man
, ific Com-
a' 1'uit
a t.ere this u.orn
Sout.'ietn or'ton
. . .--Mir to W. ('
...v on a trip to
hoi t.U'e w hi. !l Is
litv aii.o"? sin;.
n part O' the
.view this niornini; received
prepared by the First A
'ost master General, and ad
to 1'niteil States Senator
I-,. Chamhellain, III which in-
.ation is nivell to the effect that
po.-tofflce at Coles Valby will
!,. iliM ontinued.
The letter follows:
Hon. Georce K. Chamberlain,
I 'lilted States Senate.
M dear Senator:
The postmaster at Coles v'alley.
oreton. resigned, and tho Inspeitor
who was detailed to report upon the
suitability ol tiie applicants for ap
point n.eiil as his successor states
that lie was unable to e. uie any one
who would accept the posotlon, and
re on. mends the dis.joiitlnuanie of
the office. He further states that
there is no neees.uty for a postofflee
at that point as al. the patrons can
re.eive mail from a star route rar
i lor.
In view of this report, thero Is no
course open to the department hut
to .lis. olilinue the otfico as recom
mended How. vei, the matter will
p.- held ill abevall.e for two Weeks,
f.il . ii--eiatiun of any Mateu.ents
vou n ay de-ire to submit.
Yours erv tiuly.
n ni c itoi'Klt.
I'irst Asi-tatit Cost master General
i:t;l i f. iwiTiTiov.
UK
K I IKlM I'OltlT.AMl.
id die 1
. li.orr.i
m.tv
(i.
,-r oi
here eall Hi
land, wloro h
serve a a m u 1
L-r.il.i 'urv II- -
about J" das an 1 serve I on t
, ,... Mr Alkln" will, oiitm a.
journ'el to Held e tin- ""'.""
nt resi
airlve.l I'll I'olt
I to
!'. b ral
Portlall t
The li
ntolinlti; I
attend tb.
notif;. int;
his lion
hi
n
andldale f,
mom- w ill
all 1 a re.
hoi- I
llll.e make.
Of the Kev
. I II I oil !' s
view n.anaeeiM.-nf this
-. elv.-d an invitation to
ceremonies attendant to
barles Kvans Hunt, cm of
ttion as the ltepublp an
,r I'r letlt 1 he cere-
be held in Carnenie
Hon will follow i
In New York I..
It illipo-'lbe fo
WINCH F.STF.K HAY. Or. July 2
Warren p. Ke.-d. I. S. Weeks, and
those Interested In It Isport and
the south lloimlas coa:.t country
plan a pleasure resort at the mouth
of the l'iopiua to rival oilier (Ire
nun benches. On. l.m step in this
plan is construction of an atitoiuo
hilo road from Scotlshnri; to the
coast, alollK the south side of the
l'niHun. Some links of this liieh- .
way aro already constructed. j
ilotween Winchester Hay town
site and the south bca.h Is n scenic
roadway fit to he a part of tho Col
umbia Highway, with an occasional
crude oil bath. This 1 miles road
wan built by Arthur Walker, the
veteran supervisor, at a cost of over
$r.ono last year. The road Trom
Ueedsprtrt to (lean ( reek, six miles
east of Keedsport, is partly done
almost entirely completed In fact
ltetween Winchester Hay and Keeds
port four mller. of roadway is now
under construction. Walker Is In
charge. The one iiiironstrio ted
link is from I lean Creek to Scotts
btirK. 11 miles or moi.- And this
is the most difficult and expensive
portion of the plan, for there are
miles and miles ol I.eotlinK tend
hristliiiK precipices and cIiiTh ulonu
the proposed route. The. plan ol
lle.cl and Weeks is lo build nlolii;
the south side of the n'.er to Scotts
bun:, and then- to l.nd-e the river
Tim would connect tic present Al
lejrany liinhway la c rc.-s between a
mountain trail and a. .ountry road l
to l.oon Lake. Camp l uck. Lake
Creek and Coos Count.
Gardinei Mill Co faction claim
that the road shoul 1 b. constructed
alonu the north si. tec smith Itlvc-r.
that the expense will I., mmh less,
one half per mile lo H at on the
south tide Tliev maintain that a
shell exists on the moth side of the
river that solves p.cit of the prop
in of roe k woik. and that the sun
would keep I... roal . I v r a ii d in
better condition, se,.... -t 1. Illlf to be
c Olislclereel p ; Wet ' ill. ate.
Countv Knetneet Si'i' lair rathe r
favors the seciilh side feu two reasons,
lirst becailsiM palt e,' Ihe roiilc s
e e,i.-t rip le el. and s, . ,,ri 1 beeaus.i It
will e to s Mill ( r e k w h.. h Is the
nutlet of l.oecn Lai-. la, on Lake I-
blt led feet hither tt...tl tile MX I
WOMAN' W AS Mi l l II.
CHILDREN ABDUCTED
LAST NIGHT; MAY BE
SOUGHT BY MOTHIR
The two children, aged five and
three years, of Mr. anil Mrs. tillhert
Mollis, of North W'imhenter ntreet.
were spirited away Friday night and
taken to ihe hmuc of their grand
father, .loh u Hoi Mb. w ho resides at
olalla. The older child Is a hoy and
the younger a girl.
I iinienli' trouhler-t are Ha id to he
at the hull inn of the ahductiun, hut
allhmiKh no complaint has been
made an yet. the off iters are giving
the matter attention. t
Mr. HolllK. the father, who Is said
to have made frequent uUenipU to
Intng about a reeonelllatlon in the
he re-I
-pon nlhle for the children's dlsa-
pea ranee. I'ntil Friday night hot h :
husband and wife had lived together;
in their North ltoseburg home, hut a
separation is thought now to he In- i
evitnhlc.
I The troubles between the couple I
has b- en known for some time, and .
! an atfeinpt of the mother to regain '
I posession of the children Is expected
Mrs. I'al ri k
Nebraska, was
Tuesilay, Kays
M i h. C isbnurue
I'red MrtiregiH'
.elitlV reeehed
her of her
t i ulars of
(tHbourne, of Lynch,
shut and killed last
the Clendale News,
was a sister of Mrs.
of t his eit y. w ho re
a telegram inforinin
sislei k death. No par
the shooting could be
b -allied at the present.
I M'tiHtn iistati-: sirrri.i:n.
1 'Die Dual order settling (he estate
of tieorge II. MeCord. deceased, was
made by ihe County Court this
morning. According to the executors j
the amount of the estate left to be,
il ist i United among the seven heirs i
of Ihe deceased is $ " Tho ex
! eculoiH were A. .1. Hear and l. A
I MeCord.
FORMER COLONEL Of
NEBRASKA REGIMENT
PASSED TODAY HERE
II. L. Archer, who served as a
Colonel of a Nebraska regiment dur
ing Hie Spatiish-Auierii an War. and
who is now slated to head orm of t
the volunteer companies now being'
organized by iudge C. I. Canteii- ,
1 . in. of Portland, arrived here this
moiniiig from the Oregon meiropolis
ami spent the day conferring with
Mr I. . MayneM, John C W hile
and other ltoseburg people.
Mr. Andier Is much interested In
military affairs, and is a strong sup
port'-r oT the -(;ie your vacation to
your country" id a Mr. Archer, like
many otlir lion prominent In mitt
larv affair in Oregon, believes that
every business man who ran pos
sibly get away should enroll for the
('iti.i-ns' military training camp, to
b held at American Lake, August
I I to September ' Headquarters
for ei hi ing enrollmentH havo al
r eady been openet in I'm t land . and
it is' probable that I r. H.ivnes will
havi; charge of Hie work here.
Circular b-tteis are now being pre
pared by Mr (ianletibein urging en
rnllui'-nK for the encampment, ami
mpies will be sent to everv ' t ion
ol the Mate Ml Anher epe, ts to
linn to hi home in Portland to
nig lr.
m i c i c 1 1 :i vr uiihh.i:.
.loe L. Snyder ami Miss Inez Olga
Flock, both of Hays Creek, were
married last Thursday al Kiddle, ac
cording to ret urns received at t he
county clerk s oTf ice today. Itev".
.le.sse T. A lldefrxoil performed the
ceremony. The couple will make
t heir Inline at Hav s Creek, w hen
1 hey have a r a neb ami are w ell
k now n.
I.I Mill KM III UF.
H, F. Kmg-dey. president of the
Western Oregon Lumber 'ompaiiy.
at Linton, arrived here lat evening
accompanied bv bis son. Tliey pas.ted
t lie night at the I'm p ua 1 lot el and
h-d early todav for Crater Lake
Tbev are t r a v el Ing by auto.
Will. IMIMtoVK KO til.
contract was awarded at Ku
yesterday for the Improvement
A
gene
ol the load b"twe(-n Latham and
v I le, in the souther n pat t nf Lan
(ouniy Monev with wbih to build
the road will be fimii-hr.l b. ihe
f-tate ami Lane fount v jointly Th
irripiovenieril of tins pice of road
will be welcomed by a u loumbile
tourists and others who chain e to
I rav el the high a'.
1 LONHON. July 29. The Germans
counter attacked In tho Delville
woods. Haig reported that two des
j perate assaults were defeated. The
i Teutons suffered heavily. Hand to
! hand struggles north and northeast
I of Melville continue inlnterrupted.
I llalg declared the Itrftlsh were stead
I ily advancing despite tho most vio
lent oposltlon. lialg reported that
several Cerman regiments were an
nihilated around the Melville wood.
Hi llUh Attacks Fnlhtl.
HKKLIN. July 29. It was an
nounced that strong British attacks
In the Fuieres region failed. It was
admitted that the Russians pene
trated ihe Cerman lines In the Trys
len region, forcing abandonment of
advanced positions beyond the Stok
hod Itiver. The KusHlaus developed
attacks along the Stokhod, north
west of Lutk. A strong attack north
of Sokul was heavily repulsed.
vliilotx Wert Active.
I,ONIM)N, July 29. It was an
nounced that three Cerman airships
nt 1:-'tn this morning dropped 32
bombs on Llnconshlro and Norfolk.
The dnmage was Immaterial. There
were no rasualMea. Fog hampered
the raiders. Anti aircraft gnus re
pulsed the Invaders at one point.
It is believed the Cermans attempt
ed to reach Hull, the cruiser base.
Ilont Wivi lteturiiel.
NOW FOLK , J ufy 29. Fed eral
Judge Waddell restored the captured
British liner Appam to Its former
owners, lie decided against the (ier
uian prize crew. He held that the
Cerman government lost Its legal
claim to the vesel when Lieutenant
llerg brought It Into American wat
ers. A n'rii nrH Itrjerl-eil.
WASHINCTON. July 29. Ambas
sador l'age cabeled the State De
partment that Creat Britain had
again refused to ml in 1 1 Thomas Kel
ly and Joseph Smith, Americans,
bringing Irish relief funds. The Brit
ish told A mbassador I'age that the
deportation outer was "Irrevocable."
Iteply It It.Mclviil.
WASHINCTON, July 29. British
j Ambassador Spring Wfco gstve the
I State Mcpartmeut a formal written
'guarantee regarding the application
nf the blacklist on American firms.
The memorandum promises not to
extend the blacklist. It declares no
: firm will be blacklisted until Cer
man connections are proven.
Tent on In Itetre-ut.
FKTItoCWAM. July 29 - It was
announced that Ceneral BrusllofT
had resumed the offensive. He forced
a Teuton retreat on the whole Kovel
front between the Kovlech railway
and hmdy. The Russian capture of
Itrody was again announced.
IN'uIscIiIjiihI At Wharf.
BALTIMoltK. July 29 - The Cer
man submarine Meiitsi bland remain
ed at t he w liarf part I y submerged.
The crew was kept aboard. No word
w as rec. i ed r'gi' rding the Bremen.
PORTLAND MECHANIC TO
ARRIVE IN ROSEBURG
SOMETIME NEXT WEEK
LI IBLI. I'ICIvMATS.
Tl
i in
Mall
l th-
. k or
ati v
utaff to attend the
Thi-' rout
that i ll sett l
hi ng I's trad-- to
Th-' present rou'
h:g'. ar:. -1- p r
t;t-tc and p. -i '( i
Li r: --r - ate mni
h.it'
, in-
Irn id
r,1:. II.
rie of t!
O'otitiir.4
, tl,.-
e bore
6 on
ntr-'.ni e to
, and tnik-ht
p-pia tow us
two verv
w ith a fan-
ho-e great
. e, by Its
..d inatbTM
f content Ion
:e 9m )
menu iNsi'i;in:h.
State Ifii'hwav Fngitieer l-wis was
in Cbndale Thursilav. In-p'-'tmg the
Aoik on On- l'a ife Highway, from
tl.H (ity to St.ige hulih 1'jr.s. say-"
the ClentJale News Mr LewiH is
b ruling every efTort to g- t all stale
highway wink down on a good prae
IP-al working s.tem. Alter viewing
I l.e road work here, lie expres-t d
hitnseif as Iwing Well pica"! with
tin- headway lelng n.ale lie left
for point south on No 1 ." yesterday
The ofThers atnl
i oui I lioir-e thi- aft
Mr ami Mr-. Charle
w c'N, with an ele.
an elect r c loa . r.
gifts were nt-iu gtvi
i ouple b Mr lloli
depiltleM at the
rnoon pres-nied
Woberis. to wiy
1 1 1" cook. i and
(Mh. r individual
l to the popular
rts f i j. ndi em
of lilte appears to be
ir at the local headiuar-
f'ord autoinobil, accord
A . I'-urr. who returned
this morning after pass-
ploved i,
the
MW HI 'IMF I.VIFU
Allot my HI bet t Her matin stated
Mils morning ih.it il had been defi
nitely d'leimined that Chailes K
it i:g hes. ii' puldii an aiididate for
IT--st. lent, will vi.-il On gun in Aug
ust Whether he will speak in ltue
btirg will not be determined until
Milne time lieXt Week.
mil' h in lav
Lis o! the
ing to W .
h-ie . al ly
ing r. dav In Portland.
Mr Burr s visit to Portland was
primarily for t he p"rM0!'e of sec in -nm
a mechanic lo take the place of
K L lii.e, who is at pre-vnt em-1'loM-d
in the Ford ma-bine -hop
here. Mr Woe has labored s'eadlly
for three years and Is soon to take
a aali"ti. Mi Hrr vi.-ited th
Ford a-embltnit plant while in Port
land a'el while there w.i Intioduced
to a me. hiuilc by tiie name of C. J.
Lee The latter Mr Hue whs em
ploed by Mr. Burr and he will ar
rive here within the next few days
to a-i-nnie his duties