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About The Siuslaw pilot. (Florence, Oregon) 1913-1916 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1914)
r 1 It s 1 a jn O U b rtfJ i l S E M I -W E E K L Y FLORENCE, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914 5 THATFOE Paris, Nov. 4.— W hat the Bel- £ian official communication des ignated as the “ precipitate re treat” o f the Germans before the advance o f the allies on the Yser river ip Belgium was pleasing Parisians today, even news to ransians though, previous developments had given the hope th at thia soon would be the case. * . The significance o f the move is ’.the chief topic o f discussion. Tfcare is much speculation aa g|4he destination o f the GerJ n i b s , ae the Belgian communi- struggle to break through the allied line will center. , From the coast to Lille the Ger mans have 11 army corps, rough ly a half million men. The Eng lish papers point out that this situation stilly is undecided and th at it should not be assumed that the Germans yet have been decisively beaten in Belgium. That the - allies have been throering freth troops into Bel gium is indicated in today's of ficial account from the British fro n t OREGON DRY m ix NUMBER 67 Chamberlain Has Many,.Republic! Friends—Hollister Polls a Strong Voter-County Division’Lost. W ith a polling strength o f 840 votes Florence closed * election Tuesday, giving all republican candidates s majority except Hawley and Christensen, Booth running way below the republi can majority. On prohibition amendment, [ Florence gave yes 211, no 82. Other initiative and referend <t!eo. E. Chamberlain, United States senator; W. C. Hawley, Pl« by carrying fre ig h t J. A. Parker informs us that he re ceived the first shipment o f fru it over the railroad fw *« Eugene last Wednesday. The shipment f f UKgted o f bananas and oi< p m f c M d le ft Eugene at eight ^ J ^ ^ yednesday morning, ar- f i « w R a Florence about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. W ith the rail road taking care o f small ship ments it will be S great advan- take to the merchants on wish orders. . W. H . Jenkins, traveling pas senger agent o f the Southern Pacifle was in Florence Thurs day. Re was accompanied by Joe Morris, , Jr. o f Mapleton. The gentlemen were here in the interests o f a jraflroad day a t Mapleton. The people o f Mapleton are planning to celebrate the coming o f the railroad to' the head o f tide, and will invite the Wil lamette valley to take advantage o f an excursion to Mapleton, and be the guests o f the Siualaw people. The dais'has not bean «at. s a t but h u t f I t to <■ expected to be about < the middle o f November. It to understood th at the Mapleton people w ant to make this celebration o f the railroad a Siualaw proposition and w ill ask ail the communities o f the to take p a r t ■ representative in congress; Janies Withycombe, governor; Thomas B. Kay, treasurer; Henry J.Bean, H enry L. Benson, Lawrence T. Harris and Thomas A. McBride, justices of the supreme court; George M. Brown, attorney gen J’ A. Churchill, sijperin* retreating toward th e east ^ T h e um measures received a strong tendent of public instruction; fhet th at th e 'a llie s r e t a in « in negative vote except the “ amend* L Lewto, «tote engineer; States Engineers Office, First thia section the positions they oc ‘ ment o f section 2 o f article I I of O. P. Hoff, commissioner o f la District, Portland Oregon, cupied the day before would : th e constitution o f Oregon,” re bor; Frank J. Miller, commission October 23, 1914.—The Port o f seem to indicate th at the G er quiring voters to be citizens of er; James T. Chinnock. superin Siuelaw. Florence, Oregon, mane had not bean pdbhed far. the United States. Complete fig tendent of w ater division one. Gentlemen: Refering to your General Berthagt, ttg u m lita rv ures are not available on county The result o f the county offices letter of the 18th instant, I would critic, in Jus c o m m e n t*!* the -] division but it has lost its 66 pto w ill be: Isaac Bingham, sena- advise th at an investigation o f news, d*< not regard the retreat ' cent within the territory pro A. Cusick, joint —»sta r* the m atter by this ¿ftfcFseems to aa a well-defined victory % r the. posed for a new cdunty by^bo£t W alter B. Dillard, Allen Eaton indicate that especially ae there Messrs Jenkins and Morris allies. . 10Q votes, and lost the 36 per > •and Melvin Fenwick? represen is not much night navigation on were taken to the month o f the Te him it appears more like a cent necessary in the other por tatives; H arry Bown county the Siualaw river it would not river by Florence business man, falling back as the result o f ex tion of the L an e.co u n ty'b y over seem to be necessary at the and upon their return M r. Ja«- haustions andlbecam e the Ger 5 0 0 -votes. Siuslgw’ eeunty re present time te compel the own- kins txprsaaid himself aa b eta* mans found w* mWMaible to re ceive^ a large m ajority “in Flor •ra o f log booms to maintain <J«ite satisfied w ith the fu tu re o f • main longer ?in tta jp u n d a te d I ence,- Glensda, Mapleton, Mine?- ’ lights thereon. the Siualaw- and ♦ te vs, germ an *a»d Heceta pro- Very respectfully, be an attraction to those desiring pncts,'but this was not sufficient < (Signed) J A Y MORROW , to spend their vacation on th a typvercome the opposition * * iiit t l \ Major, Corps o f Engineers, coast, providing certain aeeom- h&tihe location ot the division 1 X -------------- modatione w a n provided. line, tjjis. factor alone being, re, j The F ru it Growers League q f day morning. spoeible for nearly 200 votes i Medford and the Rogue Land ’ Plana are being ¿rapJhed hr Wednesday Captains W illiam against it within its own* terri- . Canal Co. are taking steps to- R. L. Chapman for rearrange- ■ Om lnd ana they and Artie Saflejr w ith tb e & in p iq Ring huge forces in Mitclrell and Queen towed the« tory, and betweerf 600 and «00 4 ward securing irrigation in ment o f interior of in the-eastern part o f the coun- 1 Rogue River Valley entailing ex- pital building for use « an a » - 'fY p res. I t is there, •equipment to the landing below ty, and causing the defeat o f Si penditure o f <2.000,000. M rtm e n t tm m a □ of m ilitary observ- Florence. I t comprised 12 hors-1 ualaw county. 'j £ T in e V e d German es, three wagons and feed. The state ticket is republican 2 with the exception of Chamber- 2 lain, who-wins by a majority that C proclaims his popularity. Those tl elected were: .. □< PORI TAX TORE LOST es properly in good F Wool \ egQn Clothes an all day rain nothing noth- As ar Webfoot 'shirt A big pent of mackinaw coats and feed >rain coats, American Irian,«IChippewa ^nd Cutter J We «re glad to fehow you. « E , OREGON THIS YEAR Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 6 .—A A t the regular monthly meet wireless cry from the British ing of the port commissioners cruiser Glasgo^interoepted by last Wednesday it was voted to the (Germans victors—was the ■sores a three mill tax for port, last word received from Rear- purposes, this is to meet the Admiral Craddock’s squadron current expenses o f the year. following the engagement off the A motion was also carried to ! Chilean coast Sunday. immediately take steps to ascer The Germans saw the Mon tain the wish o f the taxpayers in mouth sink and heard an explo resard to selling the issue of sion on board the Good Hope that <100,000 port bonds, to continue they believe sent the crippled the work of extending the jetties. battleship to the bottom. I t is believed this work to necess A ll that night the German ary and should be done without cruiser Nürnberg searched the waiting fo r the action o f con sees unsuccessfully for the Good gress, which is expected to ap Hope. They picked up a radio propriate <126,000 additional at gram directed to the flagship by its next session. the Glasgow. There was no re- There were about 600 men on the Monmouth when the ship dis appeared beneath the waves. The town o f Glenada voted on Admiral Craddock had 900 men the question of “ Prohibition of with him on board the Good Hope. the sale o f intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes within the corporated limits of the town o f Glenada as a whole, ” resulting in. For Prohibition 61, Against Pro 1 The members o f the local W . hibition 69. C. T. U. held a “ Mothers Meet This gives a majority o f 8 fo r ing” a t the home o f Mrs. D . H. the wets of that town and it to Robinson Saturday afternoon. expected that the council wil Several articles on appropriate issue a saloon license i f it to found subjects were read including one they can legally, though it to un by Mrs. Goodwin on, "T h e In - derstood the election wilt be con . ffuenceof Music.” A luncheon tested. AMWWCAUYBKrUNn The W illamette Pacific to now WAR STI MORRIS & SON T H E LE A D E R S Another Viet FortheCustoi for you. 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