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ROSEBURGM'REVIEW CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS BEST SERVICE ALWAYS. Consult The Review first when look ing for an apartment nearly every thing Is advertised here. Review readers and advertisers ure assured of the very best service. We always lead, all ways. "My Country Ti of Th.e, Sweat Land of Lib.rty." VOL. XX. ROSKRl'KU, ROIGI.AS COl.VTV, OREGON, SALT RI1AV llVKXI.Vfi, AI'RIL II, 1 II 1 7. No. 10. ALLIES HAVE RECOVERED 750 MILES OF FRENCH TERRITORYJN THE LAST MONTH The Greatest Drive of War Centered About Lens and St. Quentin Lens is About to fall and it is Predicted That St. Quentin Cannot Last Much Longer-Mile flindenburg Line Taken - GERMAN RESISTANCE IS GROWING MORE AND MORE DESPERATE The Hons? Voted It lend $3,009,000,000 to the Allies Without Important Reservations Putting Russia "on Her feet" is the Outstanding Task of America and Her Allies Big Breweries and Distilleries May (lose to Relieve food Shortage LONDON, April 14. A month ago the British and French offensive began coincidental with the German "strategic retreat" on thefwestern front. The allies have recovered 750 square miles of French territory, with a front of 75 miles, in that month. The Hindenburg line swings about two pivots, St. Quentin and Iami.s. The greatest drive in the war centered about these positions. The official statement said Lens is about to fall and St- Quentin cannot hold out much longer. Another mije of the Hindenburg line was taken today. The British are encircling Lens on two sides. The German "resistance is growing more and more desperate as Gen eral Haig advances. The resistance was (ineffective, however, against the British blows. The Germans ar'e still shelling Vimy ridge from afar, but their aim is poor and the effects are unim portant. , HOUSE TO VOTE ON WAR LOAN. .. WASHINGTON, April M. The House will vote to lend ?:!, 000,000,000 to the allies immediately, without important reserva tion. Both Republicans and Democrats attacked vigorously the amendments restricting the loaning and time for repaying the money. Many amendments were introduced. Kep. Towner, of Iowa, would strike So.OOt), 000,010 the allies' share from the loan. This was defeated by a vote of 217 to :!. Uep. Moore, of Philadelphia,. proposed that the allied loan must be repaid in :() years. The amendment was attacked, and Moore changed its wording, making the expiration period 50 years. There were several unimportant amendments introduced by the ways and means committee designed to overcome possible objections to the bill. HOUSE PASSES BIG BOND ISSUE WASHINGTON, April 14. The $7,000,000,000 bond issue bill passed the House at 4 :I50 o'clock this afternoon practically without opposition. Most of the amendments were unimportant, merely allowing the members the opportunity to speak. Majority Leader Kitchin offered a committee amendment stating "the allied loan is made for a more efficient provision for national security and defense, providing that the money shall be loaned only to countries at war with the enemies of the United States." The bill later passed the Senate unanimously. MUST PUT RUSSIA ON HER FEET. WASHINGTON, April 14. Putting Russia "on her feet" is the outstanding task of America and her allies, which is occupying the attention of the Government- Insidious German influence is attempting to devitalize the structure of the new Russian govern ment, which will be met by the United States with physical, finan cial and moral support on a tremendous scale, so it was announced today. A group of prominent men have been sent to Russia to assist the new government. The men were picked from the mili tary, naval and business departments. Similar commissions were sent by other allied countries. It is their purpose to vitalize all efforts toward crushing the German autocracy. MAY CLOSE THE BIG DISTILLERIES. (By Robert J. Bender). WASHINGTON, April 14. America's "big push" for food may close the breweries and distilleries. Taking advantage of a threatened food shortage, the drys are preparing to launch a spec tacular drive for "war prohibition." They propose to stop the manufacture of all liquors for the period of the war, thereby di verting millions of bushels of grain into food chann.?ln to relieve thousands of growers and distillers for other work. There are 60,000,000 bushels of grain used each year in the liquor business, and this would be enough to feed the entire nation for one month. NEW YORK SCHOONER WAS SHELLED. WASHINGTON, April 14. Consul Gasset, at Malaga, in Spain, reported to the State Department that the New York schooner Edwin R. Hunt was shelled by a submarine on April 7 off the coast of Cape Gata. Captain Nicholas Miller and crew of eight men landed at Cape Gala, but the fate of the schooner was not mentioned. BOLIVIA BREAKS RELATIONS WITH GERMANY. (By Charles II- Stewert). BUENOS AYRES, April 14. Bolivia broke relations with Germany today. Anti-German sentiment is sweeping Argentine and Brazil is on the verge of war. Wildest excitement followed the receipt of the report that the Argentine windjammer Monte Protegida had been submarined. Responsible ollicials immediate ly predicted a German break, but the cabinet deterred action. DENES KAISER IS IN HOLLAND. LONDON, April 14. A denial that the Kaiser is in Holland was contained in a Rotterdam dispatch. The Hague dispatches recently reported that the Kaiser was enroute to Holland. MAY CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. WASHINGTON, April 14. The War Department is expect ed to authorize the organization of additional militia units. If done, the order will be equivalent to calling for 100,000 volunteers. MORE MEMBERS AIMKI. Joseph Micelli. chairman of the Patriotic Service league, reported this morning that he had received several mora members for the or ganization during the pant 21 hours. The membership committee is busy, and It in believed this organization will soon be one of the strongest bodies in this section of the state. WAS PERSONAL REyi EST. The Review was misinformed yes terday when it printed an item tu the effect that C. E. Banning represented the South Deer Creek Grange when he made a request that the Rose burg merchants furnish the mem bers of that organization with a bean puller and planter at actual cost. It was reported today that the request was personal with Mr. Manning and he had no authority to speak for the South Deer Creek Grange, or the members of that organization. Mrs. D. M. Summerland arrived here this morning from Winchester for a short visit. Mrs. Bea Hartley, of Sutherlin, left for San Francisco last evening, where she will enjoy a vacation. REUNION Of PIONEER STUDENTS AT WILBUR ACADEMY IS PLANNED Slrn. Inez Miller, a popular Instruc tor in the Wilbur achuols and one of the best-known educators in South ern Oregon, is arranging to hold a reunion of the old-time students of tho Wilbur Academy at some date in the near future. Although plans are still in a preliminary stage, Mrs. Miller believes the reunion will be one of the most notable events ever held In this section of the state. The Wilbur Acaderny was one of the pioneer ednoatlonal institutions of Southern Oregon, and among its students-were a number of tho most prominent and influential citizens on the Pacific Coast. In the event Mrs. Miller's plans materialize the reunion will be attended by Rev. Robert Booth, pioneer minister of Southern Oregon, and at one time connected with the Wilbur Academy; George M. Ilrown, present attorney general of Oregon: J. H. Booth, president of ; the Pouglas National Bank; Henry : Benson, member of the Oregon Su preme Court: .1. W. Unmilton, circuit judce or ibis district; Ira Wimberly, M' Priilii, .. Dimmick and many others. Aj-- soon as the plans are com i olct.vd. Mis. .Miller will prepare an I iriii-ie for the UHwspapers, giving all i letails of tile proposed reunion. iEGHER PREPARES LETTER MI'MIICI! OK l!llll,K SCHOOL BOARD ARM ITS THAT UK .MARIO STATK.MKXTS. I'I'OX which Miss hlaxchk kidih.k ItASKP ARTICLK. RIDDLE WOMAN IS DEFENDED ; li-s Riddle Kays She is a IWKrtei and Not n I Jar Mr. (iaiiliiers Letter is a Vindication of Writer of .Article. The Review has received a letter from Miss Blanche Riddle, one ol the most popular young ladies of Kiddle, and correspondent of the Morning Oregonian, in which sh,e denies the charge of certain members of tho Kiuuie scnooi ooaru inai sue was in spired to write a letter questioning their loyally to the flag because she was not re-elected an instructor in the schools there for the next year. Miss Riddle has also sent to The Review a, statement from Irvine Gardner, member of tho Riddle school board, in which ho admits that, he made certain statements up on which Miss Riddle based her ar ticle. Tho articles prepared by Miss Riddle were published in both the Oregonian, of Portland, and The Re view, of Jtoseburg. MIsh Riddle's letter lo The Review follows: "April 13, 1!H7. "Editor Oregonian "in order to clear away the im pression that I "manufactured" the news item concerning the recent flag saluting at Riddle, in the Oregonian and Roseburg Review of recent dates, I am sending you a teller signed by !. P. Gardner, which I ask you to print simply to clear the! im pression made by tho two directors whose names are signed to the ar ticle. It is true that with a number I of other teachers I was not elected to my position in the Riddle school, bul this does not give me occasion to manufacture a news item like this. j i am a reporter, noi a nar. BLANCHE K. RIDDLE." j The letter prepared by Mr. Gard ! ner and addressed to Miss Riddle is self-explanatory and follows in full: "Riddle, Ore., April El, I'M. "Miss Blanche E. Riddle. Riddle, Oregon. "This is to certify that I did state to you the first time I met you fol lowing the meeting or the school board on the 21st of March last, in reply to your inqury, "Did we all get lired?" "All but .Miss Hopkins. I was beaten all down to line. They even did not support my motion to instruct t he principal to have the children formally salute the flag, as done elsewhere in this crisis." This motion was lost for want of a second. The minuteo of the meeting, which are kept by me as secretary, show this. "IRVINE PARKER GARDNER." j SI IT WAS FILED. j William Baker, of McMinville, j hied suit in the local Circuit Court today against M. W. Cooper, alb-King j the amount of $410 to be due on a j promissory note, together with Jnlcr Ust. Mr. Baker asks for a judgment I to this amount and in addition coetn ' and attorney fes. I'XKXOWX MAX ATTEMPTS TO HAVK CHKCliS PHIXTK.R AT ST. I.OI'IS I XKKR RRKTKXSK THAT HH IS A SON Ol' CI KIT IT JllKiK J. W. HAMIl.TOX. ROSEBURG BANK WAS INVOLVED When the Printer Became Suspicious (he Young; Man Left the Estab lishment ami Has Not Been located lly Officers. - In the last issue of the Journal of the American Hankers' Association, published at New York City, and which Is designed to inform the hankers of the United States regard ing the operations of alleged crooks, there appeared an article telling of tho efforts of a young man who rep resented himselr to bo a son of Cir cuit Judge J. W. Hamilton, of Rose burg, to have several thousand checks, drafts and letter heads printed by a St. Louis, Mo., estab lishment. The printer became suspicious of the young man who ordered the checks and drafts and informed him that he would acknowledge receipt of tho order direct from Judge Ham ilton. The young man then left the ,irin tor's establishment and has jinco failed to return in quest of the material. Although the article does not con tain a description of tho young man, IhO Roseburg officers believe he once lived in Roseburg and is acquainted with the financial standing of Judge Hamilton in this vicinity. The article appearing in the Bank ers' Journal is self explanatory und follows In detail : The endeavors of a stranger to "have his trunks loaded down" with checks and- drafts on the Roseburg National Bank, Roseburg, Ore., was thwarted recently by a cautious printer at St. Louis, Mo. Represent-j ing himself as Mr. Hamilton, son of J. W. Hamilton, president of the Roseburg bank, a party during late December entered the printer's es tablishment and exhibited a letter. It was tho printed letterhead of lliej Oregon bank, signed J. W. Hamilton j and contained instructions that while j in St. Louis, Hamilton should call on his printer and place an order for' three thousand drafts and two thous- and cashier's cljecks for the bank ofj Roseburg. The printer agreed to ac.-j cept the order and staled a date on which they would be completed, in- j cidentally the latter remarked that I he would write a letter to tho tat ter's I at her tick now led g ing the or der. At this Hamilton very prompt ly replied that such action was un necessary inasmuch as he would no tify his father In a wire he was In direct that evening. This statement1 excited the printer's suspicion. tloj wired the bank of Roseburg and a reply was received I hat Hamilton 1 was not known and hail no authority ' to proceed as he had. Our agents were notified and awaited tho return , 'of Hamilton for the drafts and ! checks. He failed to show up. it is certain that ho intended to use Die drafts and checks in no legitf- male way. CITY CLEANS LOT. Taking tin first steps toward in ducing local residents to Improve their property and especially the ground that may he cultivated lo produce war I line necessities, the city today commenced the cleaning of the small park on the depot plat form and made ni ran cement h for tending all plants and shrubs there enclosed. Charles Lorry, who also has charue of the city's display, has mowed the lawn and will look after the work. The exhibit building close by hasilso been greatly improved in add ition to tho recent rcnovat ion and Is now in a condition to hold the interest of all tourists who pass. Much favorable comment has been heard In the pant few days concern ing the improvement. Mrs. !. If. Vinci left this after noon for Eutsene, where nhe will en joy a short visit. . .- I'll E PI P. LIC EVE. .J- Are yon In the public eye? J : Beginning Monday the child- 4 J ten of the Rose school will i each write a letter to some J i citizen of Roseburg. This Is J i 4 an excrete In letter writing j i nd will give patrons an op 4 porlunify to see what the 4 4 children are thinking about, as 4 as what they a ri do. The 4 J only requirement ix that no j 4' letter must be from a "knok- 4 i or." If you get one or more J. ' 4 communications it is because 4 '4 you nrfl in the pubtle eye. 4s LETTER IS RECEIVED FROM STATE ENGINEER; DUTIES ARE OUTLINED County Judge R. W. Marsters, in common with all other county judges in Oregon, has received a letter from Herbert Nuun, tho newly elected State Highway Engineer, relative to just what will be the duties or the counties in connection with the hard surfacing of roads by the state un der the $6.00t),UUO road bonding act. Tho statement, which is issued to correct a genera 1 misunderstanding as to who shall lay the base on state highways that are hard-surfaced, is as follows: ' "Counties will bo required to grade and drain all highways to be paved by the state; such grading and drainage must bo approved" by the state highway engineer's office, und in accordance with the standards re quired by that office; counties will not be required to build a base for hard-surfacing' under the J6.0O0, ooo bonding act; the base will be built by the state, and the base is considered a part of the hard surfacing." Any couuty; may upon application reee ivy a copy of t li e general i n structions , and standards for the preparation of such highways. M. C. Bond, of Sutherlin. spent Hie day in this city on business. E LEAVES FBR EAST THIRTY-l-iVI-l I'ARS )!' THK IMtO RI'CT HAH LKKT.THK LOCAL WARKIIOl'SK OK THK VMl'OIA VALLKY I-RIIT I'XIOX AT n O'CLOCK THIS AKTKKXOOX. FAIR PRICES ARE ANTICIPATED I-'. S. Nt-kel Says I'l-ni'tU-ally All of tlm Rl-occoll Is Sold Rehire II Leaves Jocnl Wai-flionse iKni-nille (o Ktlwl. That 12.". carloads of Douglas County broccoli will be shipped to tho Eastern markets from Roseburg during tho present season Instead of lit curs as predicted earlier in the year, was t he prediction made here today by E. S. Eeklos, V ostein rep resentative of the John Nix Com pany, of Chicago. I'p to a o'clock this afternoon ap proximately ;!.ri carloads of broccoli had been shipped from Douglas County under tho direction of the I'mpqua Valley Emit I'nloii, -and other consignments will follow as fast as the product can be crated and loaded onto the cars. M r. Kck lea j says the quality of the broccoli is; very good, regardless of the cold i u itl.i.i t h-.l ho a t.i..Vlliil il ll l- tlii! I the past few weeks. Contrary to the general opinion here, .Mr. Kckles says the broccoli Is sold before it leaves Roseburg and is not placed in open competition on Hie Eastern markets, as thought by some persons in this part of tint stale. Although no returns have been received here as yet, Mr. Eck leu Is of tho opinion thai, the product will bring the growers about the same as last season. John Nix Ai Company have handlen the Douglas Counly broccoli for sev eral years and tho returns have proven very satisfactory to the grow ers. BALLOTS ARE PI HUSHED. In today's issue of the Review will be found a printed ballot for "Queen of the Strawberry Carnjval." Per sons wishing to nominate somo can didate should fill in the name of the young lady and send the same to John W. Parker, secretary of the St i a wherry Carnival commit fe, or to The Review office. It Is believed there will be considerable Interest manifested in the selection of a queen t h is yea r for the reason t it at the carnival will be Hie best ever held in this city. -v - lit I t ItIN(. TO liOSEBI RO. telephone mehsatfe was re.-ejvcd here Cnday night lo the effect that J. R. Bailey, who b-tt hero recently for North Bend. Coos County, would ret urn here w it bin the next day or two to accept a poHlilon in connec tion with Hie local pouforTice. He bad intended to accept, employment In the North Demi shipyards, which at. the present time aie operating at full capacity. Miss Margaret McCiallen, one of It osr -burg's most popular oung ladles, b ft this Hftemoon for Salem, where sin- will make her home, ller mother. Mrs. IL T. MeClallen, will join her there next week. THK TRKASIJIK HIXTKRS," (ilVKX IXRKR' RIRK.CTIOX OK MISSK.S .lOSKIMItXK MOORHKAD AVI) ALICI-: VKI.AXR, IM.KASKS RKi AIIMKXCK. BIG CAST PERFECTLY TRAINED Story of Recovery of Sunken Treas ure Is Reveal cd in Song and Comic Situations Which Mold Attention Thruout. Few comic operas over seen in RoKeburg have been so keenly appre ciated and so thoroughly enjoyed as that at the Antler's Theater Friday evening, when the students of the local high school staged tho exceed ingly clever and highly musical piece, "The Treasure Hunters." The result is tho almost unbelievable ac complishment of Miss Josephine Moorhead. musical Instructor of the local public schools and Miss Alice Poland, an instructor in the high school. The costumes were as at tractive us any seen in the profes sional companies, while the make ups, tho InterprotaHon of the parts, tho snap and ginger of the play, and nil tho other particulars of the performance left to the individuali ties of the students, were little short of marvelous In persons of such act ual experience. The theater was crowded as it has been on very few occasions, when tlm curtain rose nt the conclusion of tho overture. The sceno was on one of the Philippine Islands and thru out the play ono had tho refreshing senso of the far-away Pacific, height ened to a romantic thrill, which was constant, caused by tho story of ti sunken treasure ship and the efforts to obtain Us prize by tho rightful discoverer and hero. There were 2 1 musical numbers including matiy solos nnd choruses by Hie various members and groups of tho cast. Thoso sung by Miss Florence Devauey nnd Miss Marlon Rosegranl being exceptionally merit orious and worthy of professional notice, Ted .lewett, in a comic role, was another of the stars, while Stella Krohn, as a native beauty. Slater Miller, as an English million aire, nnd Joo Nee, as the Wall street financier, were excellent in their parts and scarcely to be distinguish ed from the other in the accuracy of heir present aliens. George Houck made an excellent governor, while the work or Clifford Bemls as the eventually fortunate Tom Blake, was unmistakably that or a real Metro politan tenor. Others featuring In the cast worn Misses Dorothea Ab raham and Merrill Rosegranl, and Ernest. Arundel and Frank Roehr. Tho cast wns composed or 10 mem bers In all. The most remarkable fact In con nection with Hie performance was the total lack of any helping in the parts. Each song and each line was rendered clearly and promptly and not a word or a note was lost to the audience. Several of tho scenes were Intensely dramatic and In each Instance the actors held the listeners to the highest pitch of attention, which was the case In almost every moment, MINI-: WILL HE OP1 ItM'I D. The work of developing the "Ban auga" mine on the North I'mpqua, near Caps HJabee, will be started early In the summer. This Is one of the largest mines in Douglas Counly and contains large deposits of gold, silver, copper and .Inc. The work ol staking It nut has been in charge of August Slraub, mining engineer, and the operation will bo conducted under his direction. Several parties are Interested in the mine and It Is divided Into fourteen different claims. Mr. and Mrs. II M. Bullwinkb went to Riddle t his morning for a visit. J. NEW ORDER RECEIVED. .J I Ernest Lawrence, lo' a I re- .J l cru it ing officer for the C S. .J Army, with headquarter vat 4 4. the (hand Hotel, today re- 4 4 ceived Instructions Mom the U J- Wa r I tepai 1 ment io Hie et J- feet that persons enlist ing at J 4 the present time may he dls- 4 J-. charged upon conclusion of j 4- the war or, if there is no fight-4- Ing, within one year. The m- J der is expected to bring many 4" men Into the ai my who have U f. been hesitating for some time J because of aversion to nerving 4 4' for a per let) of years as for- 4 tneily. Mr. Lawiencc went 4 4. to Sutherlin this morning, 4 4 where he expected to receive a J 4 number of a p pi lent ions. 4 ('APT A I X It CCH A X A X It ECE I V ES offer from Portland or ganization THIS MOltMNKj, BI T NOT ACCE1TEI RECUSE ol-' local e.ncoihaoement. LOCAL MEN MUST ENLIST SOON Call to Service May Re Receive! Early Next Week Outside Towns May Crowd Out Men Who Hesitate. 4 NEW 1 1 ECU I ITS TUP.AY. J Cnpt. J. A. Buchanan re j ceived three new recruits hero 4 this afternoon to tho Fourth U Company. They are Lorenzo P. Helpman. Clifford Howard, J. or ten Mile, and Anton r. j uursicK, ot .Meirose. . Preparatory to the call fur the local artillery .-corps, which Is ex pected to bo mobilized by order of tho Government within the next few days, Cnpt. J. A. Buchanan this morning issued a statement to the effect that local men who have hesi tated about enlisting would have little r miller opportunity to Join with their friends from this" city. Tho war strength of I Tit) men Is now assured and as soon a that number is attained no more men will be ac cepted. ('apt. Buchanan said local men would have little time to consider, after reading a mesrsage from Cnpt. I W. Wright, of tho Eighth Com pany, of Portland, and alier receiv ing information concerning several applicants yet to be seen at Suther lin and Oakland. The message from the Portland officer stated that hts I company, which is now doing guard duty at ( lackamns, is full and has a waiting list of over tiO, and that a number sufficient lo fill the ranks of the Fourth Company could be sent upon request. Cnpt. Buchanan Im mediately wired In reply, how ever, that tho offer would not be accepted, as Douglas Counly would furnish every man required to fill up tho local organization. This will be done, said Cnpt. Ituchanan, by secur ing tho recruits from the country districts, where many are anxious to join as soon as they tiro able to ar- rango their work. Corp. I latiey ! Watson, of the local corps, , went to Sutherlin Ibis morniim, and Ray ' La hoy to Oakland, where they Inter- viewed a number of these applicants and arranged to have their enlist ment, by this evening. Lieut. John Kernan Joined them this nrtcmoou and completed t he preliminaries. As many as I ."i. it was t h ought, would enlist from the t wo places. As Congress lias acted on the ap propriation measure wb lii will en a hie t he army officials lo call out the artillery forces if they are need ed, there is little doubt here that the men will begin service early next week. SI THEREIN ODD FELLOWS VISIT LOCAL LODGE. A delegation of Odd Fellows from nun niy r roiay nmui. 1 ne r irsi oe liree was conferred on three mem bers of the Sutherlin lodge. Among the visitors was C. A. Brotherton, of Denver, Colorado, who Is visiting with his daughter, Mrs. C, R. Lari mer, at Sulheiifn. Mr. Ilrotherton has been 11 member of the Odd Fel lows for 17 years and always attends meet ings whenever possible. The other members coming from Sulher- ; 11 11 were: T. J. Ardray, A. E. Shiria. j Itev. E. E. McVlck.T, Rev. A. A. 1 Brillain, Hortou Thompson, A. C. I Erickson. T. J. Mahouey, Will Blake. 1 I. J. Golf, Herman Orlemann ami C. V. Parker. The last three were the j recipients of the degree- work. A fine lunch followed the lodge ceremonies. j A larre delegation of Sutherlin Odd i Fellows and Rebekahs expect lo be here at the counly I. O. o. F. cele bration on April 2i. M.tV DELAY WEDDING A relative of B. . Mathews Mated this afternoon lhal the wedding of MI--S Kathleen Mathews and Ralph Hiinsaker, which was to have oc curred here on April IS. will prob ably be delayed for 11 few weeks be cause or the Injuries sustained by the br Id e-to-be as the result nf a n automobile accident Thursday nirhi. Miss Mathews was seriously injured, and il will probably be some limn tie fore she fully recovers. She wns do ing nicely this afternoon, according to reports, and il is not h Sieved site will carry any permanent sears as a result of her experience. Roy Walker returned to his home at. Dole this morning.