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VOL XJfXVII.
Established 1H78
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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1914. EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Conot Mull
mid Coos Hay Advertiser
No. 29
IDENT WILSO
IN EXCITEMENT
lag
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SEES
MENACE
PLEADS WITH CITIZENS 10
OBSERVE STRICTEST
NEUTRALITY
reivers Address to American Public in Which He Outlines
What Possible Effect European War May Have
Upon This Country and Its Industries.
ASKS CITIZENS TO ACT AND SPEAK
A IN SPIRIT OF STRICTEST FAIRNESS
President Rerjards with Disfavor Effort to Embroil This Coun
try in Controversy in Far Eastern Countries or Europe
Must Be Free of All Entanglements.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times)
WASHINGTON. D, C, Aug, 18, Addressing the American
people, President Wilson issued a statement in connection with
the European war, warning citizens of the United States
against that deepest and most subtle, most essential broach of
neutrality which may spring out of partisanship, or out of
passionately .taking sides,
The President's statement in part follows: "My Fellow
Countrymen: I suppose every thoughtful man In America lias
asked himself during the last couple of weeks what influence
the European war may exert on the United'States, and I take
the liberty of addressing a few words to you in order to point
cut that it is entirely within our own choice as to what its
effects on us will be, and to. urge very earnestly upon you the
sort of speecli and conduct which will best safeguard the
nation asainst distress and disaster, TI12 effect of war on the
United States will depend on what American citizens say and
do,
"Every man who really loves America will act and speak in
a true spirit of neutrality, which is a spirit of impartiality and
lalrncss and friendliness to all concerned, The spirit of the
nation in this critical matter will be determined largely by what
individuals and s.ociety and those gathered in public meetings
fay and do, on what newspapers and magazines contain, on
what ministers utter In the pulpits and what men proclaim as
their opinions on the streets, It will be easy to excite passion
and difficult to allay it, The United States must be neutral in
fact as well as in name during these days that are to try men's
souls, This great nation of ours should show herself fit and
free to do what is honest and truly serviceable for the peace
of tlw world,"
While the Japaneso question was not referred to, it became
known that the President regarded with disfavor the efforts
being made to embroil the United States In the controversy in
the Far East or in Europe,
APPEALS TO UNITED STATES TO PLEAD WITH JAPAN.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Timos,)
t WASHINGTON, Aug, 18, An appeal to the government
pf the United States to plead with Japan to refrain from carry
ing the European war into the Far East was received by Presi
dent Wilson from the National German-American Alliance, The
President was thanked for his offer of mediation to the warring
European nations,
GERMANS TO BE PROTECTED.
T (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
TOKIO, Aug, 18, Foreign Minister Kato in a speech today
said that if diplomatic relations between Japan and Germany
were broken off, German subjects choosing to reside in Japan
would continue to receive protection to lives and property,
AUSTRIAN SHIP WRECKED BY MINE.
nn (By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
. ROSE, Aug, 18, Austrian Torpedo Boat No, 19 struck a
mine at th? entrance of the harbor at Pola, the Austrian naval
base in the Adriatic, and wont down, Only one member of the
ciwjisjvcd
Si LOAD OF CHRISTMAS
TOYS JHHEI NEW YORK
Hamburg-American Liner Brings Last Load to Supply Christ
mas TradeNumber of Americans Stranded in
Europe Greatly Underestimated.
Mr...(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
., NEW YORK, Aug, 18, Loaded down with Christmas toys,
ne last of the Hamburg-American line ships on the high seas,
we Arcadia, readied Newport News at 4 a, m. today with a
cargo worth half a million dollars, This shipment will probably
3LineastJrom Germany to reach this country to supply the
Demands of American chlldmn nfixt Christmas,
MORE STRANDED THAN REPORTED.
Development Of The Day
Reported By Associated Press
Dispatches To Coos Bay Times
There Is good reason to believe that a serious engage
ment, -in which the German advance is opposed by troops of
Belgium and France, has been going on since Monday south
of Brussels, No definite news of the progress of the encoun
ter has been received, German activities in other parts of
Belgium are also reported, Trenches are being thrown up in
the environs of Brussels,
The Russian armies are said to have begun a general
advance on Germany last Sunday,
The German cruiser Leipzig, which came into San Fran
cisco Bay for coal, left through the Golden Gate early today,
The Japanese cruiser Idzumo is believed to be coming up the
Pacific Coast to observo the movements of the Leipzig,
Japan's ultimatum to Germany to withdraw from Kiao
Cliau has been delivered to the Berlin Foreign Office through
Copenhagen,
An announcement from London and Paris says that no
war correspondents will be allowed in the field, This, cou
pled with Great Britain's request of Belgium to expel all
correspondents, makes it probable that the story of the first
great battle will be told only in the true official reports, Ger
man and Austrian military regulations prohibit correspond
ents with their armies and Russia is profiting by her experi
ence in this connection in the Russo-Japanese War,
General Joffro, French commander-in-chief, reports that
all day Monday the French continued their progress in Upper
Alsace, the Germans retreating in disorder and abandoning
everywhere their woundod and stores, The report adds
that "the French troops occupy all the region to the wost of
Fenotrange, thirty-two miles inside the German frontier in
Lorraine, Our troops poured throuah tho valley of the River
Seille, of which numerous passes had been evacuated by the
Germans, Our cavalry is at the Chauteau d'Salina,"
BIG ENGLISH ARMY NOW ON
THE CONTINENT Of EUROPE
TWO GERMAN WARSHIPS IDLY
BATTERED Ifi ASIATIC WATERS
(Bv Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
SHANGHAI, China, Aug, 18. Recent reoorts that two Gor
man cruisers had been disabled and brought into Hong Kong
wore confirmed today by dispatches received hero, They are
the Scharnhorst and Gneissau, sister ships, displacing 1 1 ,420
ions, They were launched in 1906 and each carries eight
twelve-inch guns and the cruiser equipment of smaller guns,
The deck works, turrets and barbettes of the two vessels were
demolished and the masts and funnels shot away, Their sides
were stained with blood which had run through the scuppers,
ANTWERP LOCATES GERMAN CAVALRY.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
LONDON, Aug, 18, Germany cavalry patrols have been
located north of Antwerp, The military governor has ordered
the entire civil guard of Antwerp to be mobilized on a war foot
ing and to take positions in the forts about the city,
BELGIANS PLEASED WITH DEVELOPMENTS.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
BRUSSELS, Aug, 18, The German incursion in the direc
tion of Brussels seems definitely stopped, according to an offi
cial communication issued by the War Offico, It adds, "The
situation remains excellent for our army,"
REACH NEW VOHK.
as well
nunt oinHiMunu irmivi nurumuw.
1 riMh,Associated Press t0 T,ie C.oos BJy Time.s')
i k AU&' 10. rieiier commiuees in loiiuuii a& wen
js tne American embassy are convinced that the number of
Slc?ns stranded in Europe is greatly underestimated, The
ogiial total of 300,000 is believed to represent only ha f the
S 1 ! i s- Breckinridge, Assistant Secretary of War of
Snc W States, lias completed plans for succoring Ameri
cans still m Europe,
Wealthy I'urMiiiK Gladly TnKo St'ei
ngo Passant.
(Iir Aworl'tl l'rui to Cow liar Tlmwi.J ,
NEW YOHK. More than 1C00 pas
songers, moat of thorn Americana
who scurried out of Europe at tho
outbreak of hostilities, readied Now
York on tho Cunard liner Laconla
from Liverpool. Sixty In tho steerago
were pel sons of wealth.
AUSTRIAN' VIvSSELS Pl'RSL'EH.
Dr A"ocltl Pre., to Coo. Ptf TlmM 1
UOMK, Aug. 17. It Is reported
from Ancona that four nrltlsh. bat
tleships chased tho Austrian cruis
ers Aurora and Szlgetvar, which worq
blockading Antlvarl. The Austrian
vessels were pursued until they took
refuge In the naval station at Pola.
REMAXDS PASSAGE.
Itussla Wants ( Uso tho StniltH of
Dardanelles.
fBr AuocUttf PrM U Com Hy TlmM.)
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 17. The
Polltlken publishes a dispatch from
Constantinople stating that Russia
has demanded from Turkey permis
sion for unrestricted passage through
the Dardanelles of the Russian Dlack
Sea fleet,
PRESIDENT NOT TO INTERFERE
(Dr AnocLte., Trt-M to Cool nj TltuM.)
WASHINGTON, n. C Aug. IS.
Roports that tho President threaten
ed a week ngo to sond 100,000 Am
erican troops Into Mexico unless Vil
la and Carranza came to an agree
ment brought an official denial to
day. The denial said tho request
l.nd como Indirectly from the Curba
Jal government Inviting the United
States to send troops from Vera Cruz
to Mexico City to prevent expected
Constitutionalist excesses. A cabinet
meeting decided against such action,
but Paul Fuller was started to Chi
huahua to attempt to bring Villa and
Carranza Into harmony,
WAIt IX AFRICA.
Expedition Has Been Kept From Newspapers for Several Weeks
News Now Given Out by the Official War
Information Bureau.
TRANSPORTATION OF VAST ARMY
REQUIRED SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE
Policy of Secrecy Which Has Been Extended to British Army
Shuts Off Source of News from Belflium Three
Allied Armies Working Together.
LONDON, Aug, 18, The Official War Information Bureau
announces that the British expeditionary forces have lander
safely on French soil, Everybody in England had known .for
two weeks that a large army was crossing the English Channel
Troops had assembled at several different bases, one of the?
largest contingents embarking at Dublin, Many other regi
ments sailed from Liverpool, while still others took ship at
Eastbourne, Southampton and other ports along the English
Channel, The transportation lasted several days and during
that time no mention of the expedition was permitted to the
newspapers here, and eevn now the strength of the expedition,
the names of regiments and ports where they landed aro not
allowed to be made public, It is known, however, that a large
part of the best troops of the British regular army are now on
Continental soil, Now that the three allied armies aro working
together on a coherent campaign scheme, a policy of secrecy
was extended to Belgium, and as a fountain of picturesque
news that country suddenly dried up,
LEIPZIG COLLIDES WITH BRITISH VESSEL
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 18, While tho German cruiser
Leipzig was putting out to sea in charge of nn American pilot,
she collided with the British steel bark Lorn'Templeton, The
Leipzig continued to sea but it is believed her bows were dam
aged and her wireless put out of commission. t
AUSTRIANS FLED IN DISORDER.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times!) 4S ,
NISH, Servia, Aug, 18, The Austrlans have been com
pletely routed in the mountains near Sabac, 27 miles west of
Belgrade, and 15,000 annihilated, according to information
from government sources, The Austrlans fled in great dis
order, pursued by tho Servians, who cut up three rogiments
and captured fourteen guns,
GERMAN EMPEROR CONFIDENT.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,')
BERLIN, Aug, 18, Tho German Emporor, before his de
parture for the front Sunday, issued a decree, saying: "I am
firmly confident that witli tne help of God, the bravery of the
German army and navv, and the unnuonchable unanimitv of
.the German people during these hours of danger, that Vjctory
win crown our cause,"
FOUR GERMAN AVIATORS KILLED.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
PARIS, Aug, 18, A German aeroplane was destroyed in
Russian and four German aviation officers killed, according to
an official announcement, It is thought Sama, Finland, is
nrorjamy the place meant,
ROM FAMILIES GALLED UPON
TO TAKE PLACES WITH ARMIES
lliltlsli and (lYrnmns Fight in tho
Colonies.
iny Auocltte4 f rua to Coot Dty TlroM
LONDON, Aug. 18. News from
the Ilrltlsh Gold Coast of Africa says
the nrltlsh forces of that colony have
had brushes with the Gorman troops
In Togoland. They have taken somo
German prisoners and captured two
trains.
ESTARMSH ES 1-3IHASSV.
(Dr AMortt4 HrtM to Coot Dt TlmM.)
BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 18. Tho
Argentine Chamber of Deputies pass
ed a bill for the creation of an Ar
gentine embassy at Washington,
Russian Imperial Family Leaves Capital for Moscow to Take
Up Quarters at the Front Say Russian Mobili
zation Is Completed on Border.
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
WASHINGTON, D, C Aug, 18, A cablegram from the
Amorican embassy at St, Petersburg said that the Russian
Emperor left the capital August 12 for Moscow to make his
headquarters with the army,
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
LONDON, Aug, 18, The Russian embassy here is in re
ceipt of a communication from the general staff at St, Peters
burg saying that the Russian mobilization is completed and
eleven members of the Russian imperial family already are ai
the front,
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
LONDON, Aug, 18, Prince Alexander of Teck, brother of
Queen Mary and future Governor-General of Canada, Is going1
on foreign service,
(By Associated Press to The Coos Bay Times,)
PARIS, Aug, 18, An official announcement here says that
a rumor Is persistent at The Hague that the German Crown
Prince is seriously wounded and is lying at Alx La Chapetfe,
whither Emperor William has hastened,
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