HARD TO CHECK ikihm.i Armor For Warship Bottoms Has Been Suggested. PROBLEMS ARE NOT NEW. Wtlght of UndsrwiUr Bait Would Mskt Droidnousht Insffsctivs at Comm.rcs Chaser, In 6a.d Nval Offlcsr Find Lan In Obstruction of erltlth Battlsship Audsoiou. While A merli n n wivy oitlcein tmve Watched wlHl Cllllcul t.Ji. . ,.,y work of torpedoes tired from milium rines urn of iHintiii't iiiluca in tiiv I'm rupean war, DutlilliK dun developed jet which Indleiites uuj nidli-sl change In battleship conxtrucllou tu offer greater defense ngnluHt underwater ut tfleki, The problem presented Hre not new. They nave bvvu studied by iuiviiI con itrui'toni of every power kIihu tint Itiptso Japanese war, when ninny lino ships were diwtroycd by mines unii torpedoes. Proposals of ninny sorts hnve been discussed. Borne have been adopted; but the theory of warship bulldluir mill ellnii to roncciitriitlmi of offensive power In terms of Innrcr liiitiii, bliier nml swifter ships nnd wider cruising rndlus, even m the el pciise of defensive ni'iimr. Tll tlfHVJ lllftKC HI IH tn ii t-J by the I'.rltlsli navy by miliiniirliio mtilcka lime brought up fur renewed discus alon the subject of armoring the but tout of nr cnifL Iteccnt Issues of Kngllsh service Journals Imve noted tt plnil tu cover tin" entire hutt'iiu or II battleship "lib four Inches of nrirmr plating. It was urged Unit tlm expert incut ln trti'it vvllli mi old Hlilp. which Should be subjected to actual test with tbe explosion Against her bull of the uitwt powerful modem torp'iM' Tha. ship Hlau would be driven into conflict mines of various types ti determine their effect. It win an Id. Amend to tha Kl, A merles n ntiTiil nicrts believe there la little doubt of tlic result. Tin y any four Inches of urumr would rcxlsi nuy ktiowu torpedo or mine siicccfully. To j ill n H alilp In Hint wny. how ow, tlio enormous welgtit or tliciirrnor would require a reduction In welgtit elsewhere, and the only way It could be accomplished would bo to reduce tin- alai nml uiliiibcr of guns, the thickness of siirfnce armor, tlm weight of out: I tKK nml inn I cnpiti'lty mid ! cniiao or ttlla Inat tlio alica of Hio alitpa thi'iiwi'lvra. W'ltQ aruion-d tMittoina tuittlcNblpa would ticiume alow, lii-nvy fpHMt'la of amnll crnsln rnillua, and tliclr uacftll ticaa na liiatrunicnt with which to atrlko awl ft. tcniblt blowa ut dlxtnnt polnta before wont of their coiiiIiik tmd jiiiih. out would viiulah. t'rulncra and awlft merchant vcincla would tu ko euro only to keep out of nuiKe of their nun. Tlio terrlllc mer of the luoii prn DreiiduoiiKht would bo a I'.iIiik or tlio I'tllt. It ta not liiiiMiimliila, liuwcver, that aouip ili'tfrw of pniieclbui fur the but toltiK of buttle crnft will be eonald ercd In future. Heretofore eonntnic tm hnvp relied tiliuiMt wholly uimhi llirrenxlnit iiiimliem of wnter llcht coiiipHrtiucnU to keep torpedoed lilni alluiit , Laacon of tha Audaeloua. I'ho luaa of Hin Itrltlnti bnttlealilp Au dacious, one of the mom modern tlht liiK niiichlnea In the world, him abed new llulil on the aubject. ietnllH of ttint illmisler nrp hicklnu, but ninny believe the Aiidiu'loux ran Into ft iiilno which aent her to the bottom, tier compartments kept tier n flout until her crew wiih rescued, but one tiy one they Kave way under the tncmiNluir prchHiire of tlio water, and tlually alie went down. Nnvy olllccra are unwlllliu; ns yet to predict what tffect on naval construc tion that will have. They any It la a qtii'Htloii of balance between offense and defense In bntthmhlp coiiKtruetloti. nnd the old axiom that the KrcateMt de feiiHe Ilea In the hlKheat cnpacliy for offciiHlve work atlll hold pood. It np peara certain, however, that In plan nine new Mhlpa the anbject of armored bottom or at leant part armor for tho nililNhlpa acctlons of the bottom will be rnrufully welched. GIVES HORNET LUNCHEONS. They Are Proareoaiva Affaira, Ending Without tha Hoat. II. R Coles, of the eiiulneorliig atnlT of the Cnllfornln alntu lilKliway I'om uil'isluii, tin h learned not to bo too friendly with hornet. A few daya nun when he wn eating Ills luncheon a hornet came filoiiK. I In wive lit id HomolhliiK to eat. The visitor culled lna mate. The following day four horneta ate luncheon with him and on the next (lay na Mr. Coleg opened hla ml) a whole awnnn of hornets on mo lighting on him nnd hla luncheon, lie took to tlio tall nnd unhewn, leaving the bor iieta In full possession. Surgsona Mak New Eyelid, nnrry Hlllclrk, night worker, of Sha ron, Pa., could not sleep because bis t'lKht eye. injured in an explosion, would not close. lie ind surjreoiis make him a new eyelid from skin from tils right leg. It was successful. GENERAL DE WET t A- I f I r . ."' I iff f - ' ' ' ? s . 11 1 t i-k ,j General Chrlatlan Da Wet, leader of tho attempted revolution against tha Brltlah In 6outh Africa, who waa cap tured. BRIEF WAR NEWS Since the rapture of Lodz there wero no marked developments tho ptiat week III thn oanturti buttle. Hi- llioii;li fliihllne of tt moro or lena vio lent character la proceeding. The op poalni; beadipinrter aaai-rt the advtui tun fM to tliclr napectlve urinlfB. Aa an orfxet to the KukhIiiu ansi-r- tlon of liiivlnjr checked the advimco of three of five Gorman column tu- vndiiiK tliclr territory, tho German any that their cavalry has repulsed the KunKliui humtmicn on tha caat I'rua alon frontier: thai In north Poland the Germiiu openillona are developing and Dial In aoiilh I'oluiid the Itusslun at- tacka have been unaucceasful. It la admitted la lierlln, however. Unit the KuHhlim rcaUinnce Is by no nicana broken, ulttiuutsh. according to the German eatlmatii. In the buttlea preeeilim the evncuntlou of 1-odz tho liuaalitiia lost UO.ftuo iium, Including the 80,000 prevloualy reported cap tured, while the Genium loisaca, it la aald, wero light.' In the nnttlca around Lodz, In nua- alan I'oland, tlie Hulana auffercd Kreuter loaaea than they did In their defeat at Tannonberg, earn rruaala, according to tho statement Issued by tho German official preaa bureau, an nouncing the evacuation by the Hub- alum of tho city of Lode The town of hod suffered little damnge during tho fighting, gome auburba and factories beyond the town auslalned properly Iobbob, but tbe In terior of the place waa almost undam aged. The Grand Hotel waa not harm ed, and tho electric tramway I now running aa In t lines of peace. In the westfrn theatre of wur tho Germana claim that Krench attacks In Flanders were repulsed, while tha Paris Communique declares the west bank of tho Yacr was cleared of tho enemy north of Yprcs, Le Perthe and Lagnirle forest regions, where the Kronen clnlm the advantage, tlio Ger man (statement declares the attacks were without success. In the Argonna the Germans assert un Important Dosl- tlon waa sained by tho esplosion of a mine. Despite the German claims rumors of big British gains which have not been announced are reaching London. The Canadian and territorial forces are declared to have fought with the utmost bravery. Their advances may be measured hy yards, but advantages have been gained hy direct Blorming after German trenches have been blown up. The general impression is that tho allies, with artillery nnd occasional in fantry attacks, nre preparing the way for a general offensive and in doing so nre meollng with the usual stub born resistance from the Germans, who are firmly established in en trenched positions. The advance, if It is possible, must therefore bo slow, - I i t . . ueuorai joirro, me commander-in-chief, is not likely to sacrifice, the lives of his men In an attempt to storm for tified works, The Servians continue to announce successes of their troops, who are said to have been led by King Peter nnd his two sons. The Austrian tried to Btcm defeat by sending a force from Belgrade southward against the Ser-, vian right wing, but this armv. like that which Is retreating westward, suffered heavy losses after repeutod attacks. Kaiser Reported Recovering. Amsterdam. Kmperor William has made so much progress toward recov ering hla health, telegrams received here from Derlln sny, that he will he able to leave the cirpllal for the buttle (ront. Germana Defeated South of Cracow. Petrogratl.-AiiBtro-Germnn attempts to smash the Russian line south of Cracow have fulled completely, the war office annuonced here. J sU Active Offensive Operations Have Begun North of the Vistula. Derlln, by wireless to Suyvllle, N. T. Occupation of the city of Prza sriys by the German force which have been advancing on Warsaw from the north, recently reported unofficial ly, waa aald definitely by the officii press bureau to huve been accom plished. "Thl I the most Important factor In the latest development from the eastern theater of wur," the press bu reau statement continues, "und while III Itnelf It Is not Important, It allow that the Germans have begun active offensive operation north of the Vis tula. Prznsnysz He on the direct line of communication between Wlllonberg, Kant Prussia, and Warsaw, "Thl show that the advance Is di rected iiRiiliiHt the fortified line along the Nnrcw River. If thl line were broken, the German would be In the rear of Warsaw, which would exercise a deciding Influence on tho Polish campaign. "News from South Poland nnd Gall cla makes it clear that, notwithstand ing certain successes achieved by the Germans and Austrians, severe re sistance I being encountered every where. Truee Declined by Czar. Derlln. Tho proposal of Pope P.eno dli t for a truce among the warring nation during the Christmas holidays Is aald by the official press bureau to have been declined by ItiiHsia. The Certnan press bureau previous ly announced that Gurmany was will ing to agree to a Christmas truce, pro vided the other nation at wur gave their assent, ALLIES N2W CONTROL YSER German Complete Evacuation cf Weat Bank of Waterway. Paris. The French official bulletin, given out In Turin, says French troops now occupy the west bank of the-Vser canal. Artillery engagements, all of them resulting more or loss advantage ously to the French, are reported In the region of Arras, near Nanmpce.1, on the Aisne, In the region of Perthes, near the forest of La Gruerlo, on the heights of the Meiise, and In the Vos ges. The text of the communication follows: "It la announced that two German attacks at the extremes of the front have failed. One was to the northeast of Ypres and the other against the railway station at Aspach (Alsace)." An Important advance by tho French troops In the foreft of l.a Pre tre. In France, and the repulse of three violent German Infantry attacks to the southeast of Ypres, Belgium, were the outstanding features of the official communication issued earlier in the day. Dresden Arrives at Punta Arena. lluenos Aires. The Argentine gov ernment has received word .that the German cruiser Dresden, which es caped destruction by Vice Admiral Sturdee's llrltish fleet off the Falk land Islands, has arrived in Punta Are nas. In the strait of Magellan. Roumanla Believed Ready. Athens. The Nea Hellas says there Is reason to believe that Ronmnniu will declare war on Austria before the end of December. AUSTRIAN'S DEFEAT RUSSIANS IN GALICiA London. Tho following official communication, issued in Vienna, has been received here: "In west Gnlicia the south wing of the Russian army was defeated at LI mauovo and compelled to retreat. We ore pursuing the enemy. All attacks on the rest ot our battle front failed, as (Jid the previous ones. "Our forces which crossed the Car pathians, after numerous buttles, again continue nn energetic pursuit. In the afternoon we took Neil Sandec. Our troops again have entered Oralbow, Gorlice and Zmlgrod. The enemyhns completely evacuated tho Zemplin country, , ' "In the east Carpathian woods, which is some distance from the main zone of operations, the enemy was no where able to gain important ground. In gonoral our troops hold the passes In Bukowlna, along the line of tho Suczawa valley." Italy Firm With Turkey. Rome. Ittily has reiterated her ur gent demand for satisfaction to the Sublime Porte for the forcible removal of G. A. Richardson, the British consui at Hodoldn, from the Itnllan consulnte, where he hud taken refuge, and for his immediate liberation. Ordi nance No. 219 An ordinance flxiriK the cnmpcriMii- l ion in cny mm Html of J'rliievlll' llf-u.r.ir. anil t.. I f .11.. ........ I.-. . i i J' ,.. . I r :V: iiiiKwu njr i iih cny eouiicii 01 trie; H,y of I'rliievlll,. Ore,,,,, the o n tiny 01 uctola-r, 11.11, a,l entlt- led, "An ordinance to tlx the ulnry of city iniirslml of Prinevtlbi, Oregon, ftt seventy live flolluTH per rnonth," arid to repeal ordinance No. 145, en titled "An ordinance to aiiicihI sec tion three, hfkI to reieiil section four of ordlimiice No. 110, entitled "An ordinance to regulate the fee of cer tain officer of the town of I'rlne vllle, tm-Kon," mikI to rejieal all ot her ordinance und parts of ordin ance In conflict or in conformity herewith. The. people of the city of Prlnevllle, Oregon, do ordain it follow: Hectlon One.- A fee of one dollar shall be allowed the city marshal of I'rliievlile, Oregon, for the arrest and final conviction before thp recorder' court oi Mam city, or any person found violating any of the law or oriliuniice of the said city of Prine ville, Oregon, Kectlou Two That for all other work and duties devolving upon such ofllcer to do and perform, by me law una ordinances ana the city charter of Prliievllle, Oregon, he shall mat' W". -J if you fail so and In no event 1 such salary to ex. , .an'weri ,or wan thereof, the ceed the sum of f 75.00 per mont h, I plaintiff will take judgment for the provided, however, that thl ordln-' relief demanded in the complaint mice U not to effect the salary of tbe In-wit- The cancellation r.f t nl present Incumbent In said ollice dur- !nl" . ! Cttnce,lation ne Inir the term for which lie waicon,ract ,or the cqauement cf elected. title to the land and water rifrhts Section Three. Tlint the said fees under contract relating to the ew ,'he' .r W 15,trn,hip l7 iimri-hftl as above provided shall bei'0.UU'' ran?,, li M , together paid by city warriirifn monthly out ' B'tn the costs and disbur-eaients of the city treasury oi i'rim-vlliu, Or-'Jof this suit. eitmi, us tins same Hutu lie ascer liilncil nt the end of encli month, un-U-fH other wise pnld. .vt-tloii I-our. That ordinance No I'd passed by the city council of the ' cember, 1914 by Hon W L Brad- ZlnS' theab- "titl,;d "An ordinance V, tlx the salary ofCQUrt- . city marshal of I'rliievlile, Oregon, ui m-vemy-nve iioiiitrs per month, and to repeul ordinance No. 145 eni tilled "An ordinance to amend sec tiou three and to repeal section four of ordinance No. 110, entitled "An ordinance to n-Kulute the fie of cer tain oiliccr of the town of Prine villi-, Oregon, "nnd all other ordin ances and purls of onliiiaiict-H in eon filet with or In conformity hereto 1, and the sunit' are hereby expressly repealed. " Inasmuch a an election Is to tie t0 p'-eeent the eame duly verified jPP'? to the court for the relief h Id to fill the ollice of citv marshal Mi1 dministrator at tlie law office of , prayed for in the compkint here of the t-lt v of Prlnevllle, Oregon, on M: K- Brifck, Princviile, Oreuon, in. to-wit: the 21st day of December,. 1914, jHhin six months from the date ol the 1 j,r a decree of this eo.irt de whose tenure of office shall extern nrst publication of tin notice. Li-.:.i i ? . . . from the first Mondnv iiiJannarv.l P15. to and iiiclndinir the first dnv of January, 191t, and until hi suc cessor Is elected and qualiticd, and on account thereof If thl ordinance does not tnke effect Immediately and lie In full Irce and effect Iroiu nud after Its pasi-ane tlie terms and pro visions thereof shall remain ineffect ive and Inoperative for and during the term aforesaid, nnd on account thereof the pence, (ju.ct, health, hap pines nnd dcc-'i 'un of tbe said city shall be Jeopardized, and such delay, hlndernnce nnd detention shall be a menace to the public welfare, pence and safety of the city of Prlnevllle and Its Inhnbltants, wherefore an emergency is hereby declnnd to ex ist, aud thl ordinance shall take ef fect and be In full force and virtue from and after Its passage aud ap proval by the mayor of said city. Passed by the city council of the city ot Prlnevllle, Oregon, on the 4th day of December, l!H4, after the third readlnir by the following vote: Ayes, . Nays, . Absent, . Not votlnjr, . Just Arrived Double Deck All Steel Bed Springs Ostermocr Mattresses Art Squares and Rugs Imported Vienna Bent Wood Chirs Also a Fine Lot of Sewing Machines A. H. Lippman & Co lii-iiaMBaPftTs "PRINORE" AND "STANDARD" rmevilie Approved hy the mayor of sold dty of I'rlnevllle, Oregon, on tlii'4'li day ol lcceiiiU-r, JOH i. N. Ci.iktos, Mnyor. Atlert.; K (I llnm !(...., I. ' ' ' .?. ' "..n, (UmMyt Crook, s i p i, ;tn i,,r. . V au7u e Ltt! J" ' LtAl recorder of Pri, t Jn .7. I have compared the above eoov of ordinance with the original thereof, that It t a correct transcript there from and of the whole thereof. E, O. Hydb. Summon. Id tbe circuit court of the state of Oregon for tbe county of Crook. Central Oregon Irrigation Com pany, a Corporation, Plaintiff, v. F. B. Nelnon, ' Defendant. To F.B.Nulson, tbe above named defendant: In tbe name of the state of Ore- gon: You are hereby squir ed to spprar and answer the j complaint filed apainet you in th' aoove entitled suit within six week from tbe date of the firot publica tion of this summons, namely with- J in six weeks from the 10th dar of This summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an j order made on tbe 7th dav of De Je.'se Steap.xs and F. Ewi.no Martin Attorneys for Plaintiff. FirKt publication Dec, 10. 1914. Last publication Jan. 21, 1915. Notice to Creditors Notice is hereby civen that the nn. dersiijned has been appointed adniinii 1 1""' tlie estate of Warner Schmidt, j deceased, and all persons having claims 1,at",J antl published first time De- cember 10:h, 1914 J. H. RoSKXREM, Administrator of the estate oi Warner Sihmidt, deceased. - Notice of Final Settlement Notice is hereby given by the nnjer f'ened, the executrix of the estate ol William H. 8hort, deceased, to all per sons interested in said estate that she has made and filed with the county clerk her final accounting of her ad ministration ot said estate and that the court has set Monday, the first day of February, 1915, at 10. o'clock in the forenoon at the county court room in Prineville, Oregon, as the time and place for hearing and settling said final accounting. At which said time and place any person interested in said es tate may appear and object to said final accounting. Samaxtha A. Short, Executrix of the estate of William H. Short, deceased. Dated December 10, 1914. The Journal, f 1.50 per year. Tin Flour Summoni, In 'he j'.isiice court of the state of Oregon for Crook county, dis trict Xo. 1. J. M, Tcngmsn, Plair tiff, vs. II. P. Speer, Defendant. To II P Speer, defendant: In tbe name of te state of Ore gon, you are hereby reqired to ap pear and annwer tbo complaint filed herein against you in the above entitled canie on or before January 29, 1915, which is tbe time prescribed in the order of the justice of the peace of Crook county, Oregon, for district Xo. 1, pursuant to which this semmons i pub lished, in which you are required to appear, answer or plead, and if you fail to so appear, answer or plead, the plaintiff will take judg ment against you as prayed in his said complaint, to wit: lor the sum of thirty dollars with interest from the 14th day of December, 1914, at ten per cent per annum, for fifteen dollars attorney's fee and his costs and disbursements herein, The date of tbe first publication of this summons is the the 17th day of December, 1914. This summons is published pur suant to an order of Hon A. R, Bowman, justice of the peace for Croak conoty, Oregon, for District No. 1, made on the 16th day of December. 1914 Lake 51. Deciitf.u,, Attorney for Plaintiff. buinuions In the citcuit court of tbe state jflf Oregon for tbe county of Crook. Nathan Johnson, plaintiff, Rov Younl'difendant Koy oung, defendan . To Roy Youriff, defendant: In the name of tbe Hate of Ore !ron, You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff filed agairwt yen in the above entitled suit within six weeks from the dat of the first publication of this summons, on or bt-lore the 21st day of January, 1915, and if vou fail so to answer ; for want thereof the plaintiff will ule lalI'llu to oe me own- er in fee simple of the south half of section 9, antl southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 16, in township 14 south, range 12 eat, V. M., and forever quiet ing tbe title of the plaintiff against you and barring and enjoining you from at any time hereafter setting up or asserting any claim or title to said premises cr any part thereof. This summons is served upon you by tbe publication thereof in accordance witb an order made at Prineville, Oregon, by the Honor able V. L. Brad-haw, judge of the circuit court, on December 11, 1914, requiring that this summons be published at least once a week for six consecutive weeks in Crook County Journal, a newspaper pub lished at Prineville, Crook county, Oregon, and that the first publica tion thereof shall be on the 17th day of December, 1914. Foster & Hamilton, Attorneys for plaintiff, , Notice tor Publication Isolated Tract. Public Land Sale. ' Department of the Inferior. 1 C. S. Laud OUice at The Dalles. Ore. ! December , 1014. Notice-Is hereby ujven that, as dl. I r..'tt.ft hv tlio f.. ,m in IL.nK ff iirenornl land office, uuder provisions of act of conuress approved Jlfirch 28,1912, (37 Stat. 77 1, pursuant to the application of Clarence W Dlsh uiau, serial No. 01192. we will offer R nt public sale to the hlirhest bidder, h : but at uot less than f 1.25 per acre, at Si 9:15 o'clock a. in. on the 27th dav of January, 191,1, nt this ollice, the fol lowing tract of land: ScJ uej, nej j set, section 4. township 15 south, i rautie 17 east Willamette lneihliun. "This tract is ordered into the market on a showing that the ! greater portion thereof is mouutnln I mm or too rondi for cultivation." Any persons claiming adversely the above described land are advised to file their claims or objections on or before the time designated forsale. i l--17p 11. Fkaxk Woodcock, lteglster. Notice for Publication Isolated Tract Public Lnnd Sale. Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Otlice at The Dalles, Ore. December 11. 1HU k Notice Is hereby given that as di rected by tue coinmiHsloner of the general bind office, under provisions of act of congress approved March 28,1912, (37 Stat. 77), pursuant to the application ol Emma DlHlimaii serial No. 0119S1. we will offer at public sale to the highest bidder, but at not less than $1.25 per acre, at 9:15 o'clock a. in. on the 2sth day of January, 1915, at thin office, the following tr.ict of land: swj, wa si'J, section 2, township 15 south, range 17 east Willamette meridian. " This tract Is ordered Into the market on a showing tha t the great er portion thereof is mountainous or too rugh for cultivation." Any persons claiming adversely the above described land are advised to tile their claims or objections on or before the time designated forsale. 12.17p H. Kiixk Woodcock, Register. Silver Spur Lost Between Henry Cram's place end M. R niKKs- upper runcn. Keturi to Jounia smawi ollice anil get reward. lt-awtp