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ROSEBU
OREGON FDWa
"Flrt In peace, flrit In war."
Oregon, the first state to go "orer
the top" In the Liberty loan.
IT8 AH OLD SArVQ
That "no one Urea ao far from
market aa he who haa nothing to
ell." Ralae mora produce.
mr Ctmy Tie of Th Iwm L.rW
VOL. XXI.
ROSEBUKU, DOUGLAS OOUNTT. OREGON, MOXDAV KVK.MXti, OCTOHKIt 21, 11)18.
Xo. 198.
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REVIEW
GERMAN REPLY BE
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HI'S (JOVKItXMKNT IX ItlOI'I.Y TO
rKi:sii)i:xT wilsox kails to
COMPLY WITH TKH.MS LAID
DOWN A-M
D'Sl'ISSIOX.
TltlKS ITItTHKH
DEFENDS ITS U-BOAT PIRATES
Hypocritically TulkK of "Honor" mid
Wants to Take a Hiinil in Out
lining the Armistice Tci-ils
Claims Hefoi-ius.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing
Lave the unofficial peace reply from
fiermany, which was picked up from
the (lerman wireless stations. The
text of this reply will not be re
leased by them until the official copy
of the reply is received. This is re
ported to be enroute.
It Is authoritatively stated that
the German answer "appeared" to be
an awkward acceptance of President
Wilson's decision regarding the oo'n
"ditions for anariulstlce. Also that it
"appeared" to raise no points for
controversy. It was declared em
phatically, however, that President
Wilson stressed t he point that he
could not pass upon the Teutonic
proposal to the allies until all occu
pied territory is evacuated by the
Germans. This Is stiil one of the
most important points to be covered,
tierntan Answer Kvaslve.
LONDON. Oct. 21. According to I
a. wireless message from Merlin this
afternoon the German reply to Presi
dent Wilson says that in accepting
the proposal for an evacuation of oc
cupied territory the German govern
ment assumed that an armistice
would be agreed upon. The repiV
protests against the President's re
proach of the Germans for illegali
ties ami inhumane acts committed.
It denies that German submarines In
sinking ships purposely destroyed
lifeboats or passengers.
Hun Keply Decidedly Crooked.
LONDON, Oct. 21. The German
government today in replying to
President Wilsons note definitely ,
announced that the Kaiser is short WASHINGTON. Oct. 18. The.
of the power to declare war. It also declaration of independence adopted,
declared that the German submarine by the Czecho-Slovak national coun
coiumanders had been ordered tocil was presented to President Wii
.top torpedoing passenger ships. son late today. j
Germany declared that the present! The Czecho-Slovak by their dec-;
standard of power of the armies "of laration sever all ties connecting j
both sides" should be safeguarded i them with Austria-Hungary.
ilnrini; the neriod of the armistice.
The renlv does not detinltelv accept
Wil.nn's state ut that the terms uf
the armistice should be fixed by the
generals in command of the Ameri
can and allied armies. The text of
the reply apparently would allow
the German claim that the German
generals should help to fix the terms
of the armistice. It also denies that
German war vessels or submarines
ever purposely destroyed allied or
neutral lifeboats carrying passen
gers. It declared that the strictest
instructions had been given the Ger
man armies against the destruction
of private property while in retreat,
and that those guilty of Its violation
should be punished.
The German reply further says:
"In the future no (German) govern
uien ran take office nor continue in
on n c without possessing the confi
dence of the majority of the Reich
stag." The German government sug
gests to President Wilson that an
opixirt unity be brought about
for
President will appro? nn demand by make and declare this our decla
which would be irreconcilable with ration of Independence,
the honor of the German people and j "We do this because of our belief
to !he opening of the way to a peace that no people should be forced to
of justice." live under a sovereignity that they do
The note concludes thus: "The ( not recognize and because of our
permanence ((f the new system of; knowledge and firm conviction that
German government is guaranteed : our nation cannot develop In a Haps
not only by constitutional safeguards : burg mock federation, which is only
by also by the unshakable determin-ia new form of the denationalizing
ation of the German people, whose oppression under w hich we have suf
vast majority stands behind ( these : f red for the last Son years,
reforms and demands their energetic "Wo consider freedom to be the
continuance.' 1 first perequisite for federation and
Would Itnr All Communicniioiis. .believe that the free nations of Ln-
WASHIGTON Oct 21 Senator!'"1 Kastern Kurone may easily
Pomdexter toda'v introduced a reso- j federate should they find It ner.es-
1 it! ion making it unlawful for any
v
Government official
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.--Food
Administrator Hoover
h;is informed CongressniHn
McArfhur that Iii.immi.oom
pounds of Oregon prunes have
been ordered reserved for he
American army, in addition to
IO.m'mi. i pounds heretofore
reerd and in addition, of
coin', to the 1 H.r.tMt.OnO
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$
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pounds heretofore set aside for
the allies. Shipping instruc
tions fcr all will go forward a:
oin as the division of co
ordination of purchases af San
Francisco has forwarded allot
ment shepfH.
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TURKEY SAYS SHE IMS
BEEN ABANDONED TO HER
FATE BY THE GERMANS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20. The
TurkiHh press, uccordinR to an offi
cial telegram From Zurich, is unani
mous In requiring a separate peace
with the entente and cliurees that
I the central powers have left Turkey
to her own rewources.
The Aati says: "Germany no long
er takes any notice of .her allies, but
only considers her own existence.
Turkey must do the same."
The comment In the Zinin is: "The
oontral powers are defeated and Bim
ply abandon Turkey to her own de
vices. So we can only draw the logi
cal consequences of the situation."
The Subuli demunds that the gov
ernment should save all that can be
saved and then allow Turkey to
stand openly by the entente.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Luffln, of
Deer Lodge, Mont., were in this city
today, being guests at the Umpqua
Hotel.
THK CZI'.CHO-SLOVAKS DKCI.AItK
THKIH IXDKKK.NDKXCK OK
THK Dl'AL MOXAIMHY AND
SK.T I I" A SKW ItKI'l III.IC IX
STKAI). iWERE RECOGNIZED BY ALLIES
Condemn Until the lilillui; of the
House of llapsbiirit mul "I'll
l sienkable Violence" of the
I .Magyars in Hungary.
LONDON. Oct. 17. At a meeting
of the Hungarian parliament a proc
lamation was read declaring Hun
i ga-y to be an independent state, says
I a dispatch from Uorlln forwarded
j rrom Copenhagen to the Central
1 News agency here.
Professor Massaryk. nresldent of
' h r'vorhn-fllnt-ii k national council.
I signed the declaration as the presi
(dent of the new provisional govern
ment.
The Czecho-Slovak resolution,
which was suppressed by thc.Aus-
ttrian censor and which reached Lon
don today, follows:
"At this grave moment, when the
Hohenzollerns are offering peace in
order to stop the victorious advance
of the allied armies and to prevent
the dismemberment of Austria-Hungary
and Turkey and when the
Hapshurgs are promising the feder
alization of the empire and autonomy
to the dissatisfied nationalities com
mitted to their rule, we. the Czecho
slovak National Council, rtcognized
by the allied and American govern
ments as the provisional government
of the Czecho-Slovak state and na
tion. In complete accord with the
declaration of the Czech deputies
made in Prague on January (I, 10 IS,
land realizing that federalization and.
sary.
j "We make this declaration on tne
ibasis of our historic and natural
right. We have been an independent ;
stH' RfntP wventn century; ana
in 1526 as an Inch pendent state, con-
sis'ing of Bnhemfn. Moravia and
Silesia, we jotned with Austria and thev will prcbably be taken to Port- ;
Hungary in n defensive union (land.
against Turkish danger. We have j Young Ansamn will he returned to j
never voluntarily surrendered ourjramp Lewis tor military courtmar-
rights as an independent utatn in this tj:,i.
, confederation.
"The Hapsburgs broke
their com-
- pact
with our nation bv iUeeallv I
transgressing our rights and violat-jin returning frfm British Columbia,
Ine the constitution of our state' where she vij-ited with her si.ster.
w hich they btid pledged themselves ,
to uphold, and we therefore refuj"
! longer to remain a part of Austria
Hungary In any form.
"We claim the richf of Bohemia
to be re-united with her Slovak
brethren of Slovakia. onc part of
our nslinnal state, later torn from
our national body and 50 years ago
.Incorporated In the Hungarian state
the Magyars, who, by their uti -
BRITISH MAKING '
GAINS IN BELGIUM
K.XKHAL HAHi KK.I'OltT.S THAT
THK IlKITISII H.WK CltOSSKD
THK LYS HIVKIt OX THKIH
WHOLK l'KOXT AXI) AISK
-S'KAHIXO (iHK.XT.
GERMAN STAND AT LYS BEATEN
A Number of Helglau Towns Are
Taken mul Holland llm-tlcr In
Reached Fourth Liberty,
l-onn Very Successful,
LONDON, Oct. 21. General Hulg
reported today that the British
forces are approaching St. Amand,
eight miles northwest of Valen
ciennes. Contact with the retreat
ing enemy it) being maintained. The
British arc also nearing the line of
the river Scheldt, above Tournai.
The British took over 3UU0 pris
oners yesterday above Le Cifteau,
east of Cumbrai..
In a special stutment regarding
the allied offensive in Flanders,
General Haig Said the'Germans have
been pushed back ovcr the Lys Hiver
at three places, with the ajlies driv
ing close to Ghent and Tom-nal. His
report showed that the German at
tempt to stand on the line of the Lys
River has been overwhelmed. the
allies are already in touch with the
next German line of defense along
the Kscaut (or Scheldt) River, eight
miles beyond Lys.
General Haig further stated: "The
Germans v:unly endeavor to arrest
our progress toward the Lys Hiver
and toward Deynze. Kecloo and the
lmtch frontier. The Germans were
forced to withdraw on the whole
Belgian front. We occupied Kress
laere, Aeltre. Aedghem, Bellom and
Lrsel, on the Dutch frontier. The
British crossed the Lys Hiver on
their whole front. Since Monday the
British have taken bl!0U prisoners
and 1 !) guns."
Allies May Attack In Alsace.
PAULS. Oct. 21. The war office
announced allied raiding operations
in Alsace-Lorraine, capturing some
prisoners. This may indicate that
the allies are planning to attack on
that part of the western front which
lies southeast of Verdun.
F.Hct German Iteplv Soon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 The Ger
man reply in regard to peace Is ex
pected to reach here soon, so the
State Department was reliably in
formed today. The Swiss legation, j
..l.UI. ill r.i.nk.il.l- t -.1.. u... it tl..i '
i : '.... ...i.i. !
the State Department. The news,;
however, came reliably through
othi'r channels. It Is reported that
while making some concessions, the
German reply will not comply with
President Wilson's specified terms
for considering an armistice.
Fourth Liberty Isian Successful.
W AS H I N'G TON. Oct. 2 1 . A p
proximately 22,UOU,OIMt persons, or
nearly 20 per cent of the Nation's
population, subscribed to the fourth
Liberty loan. This is nn increase of
about 20 per cent in the individual
sales over the third hAn. While ab
solute figures may not be compiled
for three or four days, it is believed
the National quota of six billion dol
1 lars has been reached or exceeded,
j Recent estimates claim an excess of
probably $ :iinl.orii.0uo.
( Oregon has exceeded her quota
by approximately $2,500,0011).
John W. Hawkins was In from Kl-
garose today. His two sons are both
lieutenants in the American army in 1
France, and Mr. Hawkins is anxious ,
ly watching the progress of the war.
RELATIVES Of WfSTERN
DOUGLAS MAN PACING
VERY SERIOUS CHARGE
M AltSHFIFLD, Or., Oct. 1ft.
Four relatives of Oscar Ansama were!
held by I'nited Stntes Commissioner
A. K. Peck on evidence showing they t
had assisted in a conspirscy to re-1
lieve Ansama of military duty. j
Those held were John and Han-,
nub Ansama, Amelm and Lillian t
Keskeia. Bond of II noil was re--
(mired of John Ann-ama and $500
from the others. The parties are
resident of western Dougl.ts County
and as they had not furnished bonds
Dr. J 11 Chapman has gone to
Portland to meet Mrs ChapniHn. who
w ho been III. ,
H. L. Kngel and daughter, Grae,
were In from Heel today attending to
business matters Mr. F.ngeJn has
disposed of his Kord and Is now
df iving a Maxwell.
peakablc violence and nitlie np '
Ireion of their suiiject races, have,
lot all moral and human right
nile anybody but themselves
BOOZE WAS TAKEN
.ABOVE GLENDALE BUT
BOOTLEGGER ESCAPED
A load of booze is secured yes
terday morning near Galesville,
above Glendale, by Deputy Sheriff
Hopkins. The boozo was first dis
covered the evening before by two
boys of that vicinity, when a man
driving a Mitchell car told them he
was having trouble with bis car and
asked if they would help him repair
it. When he went to get repairs, the
boys looked In the car, found the
booze, and took it out and liid it in
the brush. They then Bent word to
Mr. Hopkins, but the man succeeded
in repairing his ear and getting away
before he could be arrested.
The booze consisted of three cases
and was brought to this city by Mr.
Hopkins.
Fred Barnnuta, of Seattle, who
was convicted of bootlegging here a
few days ago and fined $300 in the
justice court, paid his fine yesterday
and was released from jail by Sheriff
Quine. Mike Yakovenka, who was
nned ?2fU on Saturday for bootleg
ging, was allowed to go free by
Sheriff Quine U order that he may
obtain the money to pay the fines of
himself and his partner, Peter Here
sowsky, who is still detained in jail
hero pending the payment of a fine
of 7100.
HEROES Of TELEPHONE
SQUAD LEAD AMERICAN
TROOPS TO VESLE RIVER
Illy Edward M. Thierry, In Chicago
evening Post).
Paris. "The advance was led, not
by tanks and infantry, but by sol
diet's of the telephone."
These words in the report of the
colonel of an American regiment
paid merited tribute to a class of
fighting men often forgotten the
ears and eyes of the advancing col
umns. The story has just been revealed
of the heroic part a Milwaukee ser
geant and his squad of seven . pri
vates, of the telephone signal corps,
played as their regiment fought its
way across the Oureq and up the
Vesle. They were of "Le ltrigade
Terrible," the name the French
gave to the brigade that captured1
Fhoues in August.
During five memorable days and
nights they laid forty kilometers of
telephone wires and fltuhbornly kept
them mended while shrapnel tore
their work ; throughout Ihev wHre
raiusoaked, for three days and nights
they were without sleep, and only
once they had food, some bread and
lukewarm coffee.
The decision to push forward came
after midnight. The colonel wanted
instant reports from the battalion
that .was going on to the crest of the
hilj. He was doubtful if a wire
could he laid.
Sergeant George C. Hurr, of Mil- j
waukee, and seven men volunteered I
to lay that wire. At 3:45 o'clock in j
the morning they stole forward, sin
gle file, carrying two telephones and ;
eight colls of wire. i
At 4:20 a call came to regimental
headquarters. The master signal
electrician jumped to take It.
"Sergeant Hurr hpeaking," came
the calm voice over the wire.
What! Had he actually reached
the crest of the hill Yes. Just as
far as the wire would reach. Where
were they? Lying on their bellies
in the mud. Where was Fritz. Oh;
a scant 100 yards away.
"A lot of machine guns popping,"1
said Sergeant Hurr. It turned out
later there were eighteen nests of
them almost at his elbow.
The report In, Hurr was ordered ,
to station one man at (he telephone
with instructions to call up regi
mental headquarters every five min
utes and then take the other six men
and make for the nearest shelter.
Five minutes luter the telephone
buzzed.
"Sergeant Hurr speaking." The
voice was tranquil in the midst of
the cannonade.
"I thought I told you to lake to
Oover," exclaimed the master elec
trician. "What are you doing
there"
"I'll he d d, sir," said Sergeant
Hurr, "if I'll ask any man to Htay In
such a place as this. No other
change, sir."
So, defiantly valorous. It was Ser
geant Hurr who made the report
every five minutes In order that
regimental headquarters might know
the wire was still open. He stuck to
his post until the oncoming battalion
was abreast of him. I ben, a lilllej
after 7 o'clock he left the telephones
at the tree because it was perilous'
no longer, and also because he watit-!
ed to "go forward with the bunch.".
Sergeant Hurr wasn't alone, either. I
When be ordered his men to shelter!
in a ditch after the telephone had i
been set up, Corporal Donald- Palmer I
and Private Kdwin PeJhy refused to '
go. They struck by through the J
thick of it. J
The bravery of the telephone men'
under fire is frequently commented
on In the pres, and I he Ivt egoing
instance is. but one of many.
Itmmht New Mil lo ll
ii. (I. Tiui-k. a prominent farmer
fi-,.l oi-f.t'..r at Vli-rfli. fr-uiilc
was in town Satutrday and purr haef
a new Miti hell six of II Merteri, the
local agent.
THK N'KRDS OF Ol'lt HOYS 0 Fit
THFItK AltIO ;lt F.ATF.K THA
F Fit 11F.FOKK AM) THIS It K
gi'UIKS GitFATF.lt F.FFOltTS
AT HOMK.
THE WAR IS NOT NEAR OVER
ItememlMM' Thai America Hiv Two
.Million tit Her Ittavesl and Itest
Overseas We Must Provide
for Their Welfare.
The war is not over. Do not be
deceived by the paid agents of Her-
1 i n Into. thinking that all we need to
do now is to send our soldier boys
into the enemy's territory and he will
surrender. Hidden behind this
propaganda Is concealed tho trench
erous Hun, with hiH death dealing
machine guns, only waiting for us to
fall Into the trap. 'There has never
been a time Hince America entered
this world war when it is so vitally
important for united effort and a de
termination to win the victory
against nutocracy, as now. Germany
is not defeated. It may take two
years mure before the allies can
bring her to her knees? While the
Hun army is retreating all along the
western front, yet with this program
being carried out she Is shortening
her lines of defense and making it
possible to hold as never before, and
at the same lime release large ar
mies for service along the Russian
frontier. The Kaiser Is still tho Ger
man 'nation, and will resist to the
hitter end any program that would
eliminate him from power. There Is
no question as to Germany having
paid agents all over the I'nited
States. Hosehurg may have somo of
these "skunks." and these agents
have been undertaking to spread the
gospeL of an early peace, so as to In
terfere with the success of the fourth
Liberty loan and with the coming
united war work campaign.
In the name of the Amerlcau boys
who have made the supreme sacri
fice that the world may be free from
autocracy, don't listen to tills propa
ganda, but redouble your efforts
along every patriotic line of work
and giving. Autocracy is crumbling,
but grave responsibilities rest on our
people to continue safeguarding the
health and morale or our boys over
there. This Is the time to show that
we will not evade our Individual
share of the burden. Our soldiers
cannot quit. We who have joined In
succoring them must not quit. In
the coming welfare drive it Is hoped
to double the number oT Individual
subscribers, suggesting to the world
the willingness and determination of
every loyal iiyn and woman in t n'
l ulled Stales to keep our army In
vincible.
In the coming drive seven separ
ate organizations will be represented.
each of which is doing a Iremepdous
work among and for our soldier and
sailor boys, both at home and over
seas. The work of thse organiza
tions grows greater daily, a the
nuuflier of men in both branches of
the service Increase. One year ago
we had less than one million men
in active service; today we have two
million men in France and many
thousands In other foreign countries.
and more than two million men In
the training camps of this country.
The needs of our allies are far great
er now than one year ago, hence the
need of greater giving on the part
of our people, who will share In the
final victory, without sulfering any
of the Immediate hardships of
tin
(Continued on page 4).
PROMINENT PORTLAND
MAN ARRESTED UNDER
U. S. ESPIONAGE LAW
I'OliTLANI). Oct. 21.- A sensa
tion was caused here todav bv the
arrest ofl!enry Albers on a warrant
charging him with "violation of the
espionage act. Albers. who is presi
dent or the Albers Hros. Milling Co.,
is rated several timn:t a millionaire.
His company has been kept busily
engaged filling war orders for the
V nlted Stales Jo eminent.
Sworn evidence is said to have
been obtained that Albers declared.
To hell with AtiMKia;" and that he
said. "You never will lick the
Kaiser; never in a thousand years,"
and that he Vatd. 'OtKe a (Jermnn,
always a e'inan; why should
tiiib
(overnmetil fell me v. hat to do."
AJbers" alleged offense was corn
ntltied on a Southern Pacific train,
hetween (irants I'afs ami Hosehurg.
He Is said to have de. -hired among
other things that fiermany could
never be henlen. That 'then will
be a revolution here in i-n years in
two iiioiiiti!' ma 1m ton tor row." lie
,,afd he had "ered under the Kinder
for l w-entyflve yearn and that he
would like to return to Cermany "
Albers Is reported to have beep
under the influence of f.nimr at tb
time Three men ar 'iid lo
heard '-is statement!, one of
have
them
bcinn a Federal officer
EORMER ROSfBURG MILL
MAN DIED IN PORTLAND;
' BURIED AT CANYONVILLE
Dunton tluinlillti, a former well
known 'flour mill mull of Uoseburg,
died ut the home of his daughter in
Portland on. October J 8, in the age
or Sli years, eight months, nine days.
He vua a native or the state of New
York, and came by boat to Oregon,
landing at Coos Hay in 1859. He
came to Canyonvtlln and operated
the rlour mill there for many years
and later ran the liast & Crlteser
mill in Itoseburg. He was a charter
number of Masonic lodge No. 72, at
Canyonvllle, and also of Douglus
lodge No. 14, 1. O. O. V., of that
place. The remains were laid to rest
at Canyonvllle Sunday beside those
of his wire who died there 36 years
ago. He Is survived by a son, Sidney
llambllu, of Cottage Orovo, and a
daughter, formerly Miss Clara Hamb-
lln, who lives in Portland. Mr.
llamblin was a sterling citizen Af the
true pioneer type and hud u wide
circle of friends.
.' .m o ,
J. E. FICKLE DIED
I'ltOMINKXT VOl';-MAN OK THK
I.OWI'.lt I Ml '(.I I A AM) SON Ol'
' MIC. AM) .MKS. M.- MCK1.E
I'ASSKI) AWAY A."l'i:it' KHOItT
H.I.M.SS.
PASSED BOYHOOD IN ROSEBURG
Was Active In Husim-Ns nod Com-
iminlly AlVuIrs Died Alter a
llrief Illness I' Vol n Pueti
tnoiihi t'uiieial Tuesday... ,
James Karl Fickle, only child of
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fickle, of this city.
died In Merry Hospital ut North
Heud, Oregon, about i o'clock Sat
urday evening, October 1918,
from an acute attack of pneumonia.
Hu was bom ut Oakland, Oregon, on
September 4, 1 8 K, and hence his
age was 32 years, one month, 15
days. HcHidcH his parents he In sur
vived by his wire and little son, aged
four yearn.
The young man had resided in
Cardlner and Ueedspurt for a num
ber of years past, moat of the time
being in the employ of the Kced-
lauelle Co. Recently he had been
connected with the salmon cannery
Keedsport as accountant und
otherwise. Ho was also u stock
holder In the company. The present
season's work there has been very
heavy, und It is thought that over
work und exposure together with
long hours, brought on the malady
pneumonia which proved fatal
within a few days. "Soon after he
was stricken lie was tuKeii to urn
hospital at North Heud and given
every possible attention and treat
ment, but without avail, lie panned
away about the time his wife und
mot her reached North Bend from
here Saturday evening.
The body Is expected to arrive
here at 5:15 this evening by wuy of
Kugene. Tlie funeral will be held (it
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon with
services conducted by Kev. J.
Spencer. Interment In the Masonic
cemetery.
lieceased was a splendid young
man and was held In the highest ch-
leem by all who knew him., He wjw
attaining h marked degree of nomi
ne nee In the business und public af
fairs or the community In which he
resided, and was nn active citizen.
Hence his early demise Is a distinct
loss to the community, county und
slate.
Mr. IMckle was a valued member
ot the Itoseburg lodge of Klks, and
was nb'o a member of tho Odd r el
lows lodge at fiardiner.
Acting under Inst ructions from
Or. Seely, state health officer, It has
been announced that only the rela
tives and pall hearers will he per-
initted to
attend the brief funeral
rviee which wilt be held at the
chapel ot the KoMehurg undertaking
parlors. The Klks and Odd Fellows
will furnish the pallbearers.
tic wmw; s iimmi, iii:m
I (HE Hill . ON (.1 ItOSMCN.
Joseph Mice 11 returned this morn
ing from Portland, where he had
I n for the jchI four days attending
an ulticers" training school for the
Oregon Ouuid. others fn attendance
from here were K. L. f;ile, T. A. liar-,
fety. W. I. Midi, Hoy Agee and II. O.
Oar by. ('apt. Sowersby and H. It.
Hullwitikle. of Itlddle. were also In
attendance. TUA training was un
der t he di reef ion of Ail jut a nt -(! en -cral
( lias. Ileebe and a regular army
o nicer. It was four days of strenu
ous work, during which everything
moved exactly on t he..-''" 'nute and
with military precj'' The men
f l inn here were- ..en pleased with
the instruction Icreivcd.
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A. J. Cox is very ill at the home
of his pa renin on Mill street. Tie
came In from the farm on Roberts
Creek, und so far bus not Improved.
AT NORTH BEND,0R
f0T KILLED
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WKI.Ij known happy vam.ev
MAX WAS KIMJ..I) BY THK AC'
CIDKNTAIj l)IS('HAI!;H V HIS
UVS AT THK CpMK.VT QTAItlU
IXyVKST WAS HKI.I).
DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL
Jim Was llclmin.il While Heine
(.leaned hliot Went Throinjll
.Middle of the Korcheud I
Funeral Tomorrow.
Ktnll Charles Hofman met death
on Saturday evening by the accident
al dischurge of a gun in bis tent ut
the cement quarry. The young man
would have been 34 years of uge yes
terday, which wuh his birthday unnl
vermiry. He was the son of Mr. und
Mrs. A. P. Hofman, of Cur den Val
ley, and made his home there, al
though he hud been working at the
cement quurry ut different times and
went buck there to resume hlBOld
position about a week ago.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by a wife, a brother, Fred Hofnmn,
and a sister, Mrs. llorthu Simmons.
The family hus lived in Happy Val
ley for 21 years and are Well known
In this county. Tho funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock rrom the undertaking par
lors, with Interment in the Hrockwuy
cemetery. Kev. Spencer will conduct
the funeral services.
An inquest wuh held this morning
ut the undertaking parlors to deter
mine the nature of the young man's
death. A jury was drawn composed
of C. L. Hadley. O. U. Helhig, Ollie
Pickens, S. D. Kvans, Hubert KJdd
and Chus. 'Wither. TheMnvestigntlun
was made by District Attorney (leu.
Neu nor.
llofmun registered with the Inst
draft und was included In class l-A.
He wuh willing to go to wur and told
his father he was afraid be would
not get there In time. He was born
in Colorado on October 20. 1884, and
hud started to work at the cement
quurry Just four days before his
death. The evening of its occurrence
he hud Just finished supper and his
wife hud gone to a neighbor's house
about half a mile dlHtnnt. When sho
returned she found him flat on the
floor with a bullet through his fore
head und the gun lying ulougsde.
Mrs. Hofman culled at once lo
Mrs. Clara lloag, cook at the lime
quarry, who came to her assistance.
und they made the injured man as
comfortable us possible. When dis
covered shortly past 7 o'clock he was
still alive, hut unconscious. He lived
until about 8:20, Hn kept two gulis
in his tent and was In the hMiit of
oleaniug them every other evening.
It In the belief ot those who knew
him and were near him, that the
gun was accidentally discharged
while he was cleaning It. Ho had
been planning lo go hunting the next
day. The body when found had
fallen on the floor between the stove
uiul the table, with the fatal wound
In the middle of the forehead. .
The Jury on the inquest of E C.
Hofman found that his death wus
accidental, and was caused by the
discharge of a gun In the hands oi
the deceased, In some unknown
manner.
CHRISTMAS l KAOTS I (Ut
SOI.OIKRH "OVKR TIIKRF.'
The local Red Cross chapter has
appointed Mr. und Mrs. llyiuan Wot
lenberg Joint chairmen for the
handling of Christmas package fur
soldiers abroad. The time for re
ceiving these for muVng has been
extended to November 20th. Aa
soon as the chapter Is advised fully
as to what articles may be received
for mulling, y adijuarters for receiv
ing them wl bo opened by Mr. and
Mrs. Wolle .erg In the Citro stord
room hi Oif ITmpqua Hotel, And car
tons given out and received for mail
ing when completed. See them for
particulars and conditions for send
ing such packages.
Inlmed fiiilnV Credit
According to a story sent to t he
Portland Telegram from Salem,
Heputy If. H. Marshals Tlchennr and
Wilson, who took a number of boot
leggers rrom here and from Jackson '
County last week, seem to have
claimed the credit for thejr capture.
Most of these culprits were caught
here by Sheriff IJufne and liputls
Hopkins and Huffety, und the re
mainder were delivered by the offi
cials in Jackson County. The Fed
eral officers did not catch any of
them, so we are informed.
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Mrs. H. Little came over from
Oakland Inst evening and wilt re
main here until ufter the funeral of
her nephew, Karl Fickle.
Mr. und Mrs. Roy Hello w re
turned yesterday from Cottage
drove, Mr. llellows Is confined Ut
his home today with tho grippe.,
Sam J. Shoemaker spent the week
end with his rumity here. He re
turned to Kugene to complete tho
training course there which will end
about November 2. He liken the work,
and Is getting along very well,
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