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VOL. NO. XXXVIII.
Established 1878
nw Tho Cnant Mull.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
A Oonnolldntlon of Times, Const Mall
and Poo Hnv AdrHlor
No. 103
SCENE
In
OP ACTIVITY II EUROPEAN
ISSHIFTEDTD RUSSIAN
POLAND
Terrific Encounter Being Waged Along Entire Front Rus-
Clone Tallinn Plnl Mnnlli nt iil..l n..l
". THi. T, vt m U visiuiu dui are
Giving Battle Between Vistula and Warta
RUSSIA CLAIMS NEW ATTEMPT TO CLOSE
IN UN WAKSAW HAS BEEN THWARTED AGAIN
Czar Reports Germans Suffered Heavy Losses in Last En
gagement rrencn uaim to nave Hepuised Germans
in Effort to Isolate Fortress of Verdun '
' (Ily Associated Press to tho Coos Ilay Times.)
BEflLINi NOV, 21, (Bv Wireless.") An nfflnlnl r.nmmiini-
catlon today says "On the whole there is no change in the
.western theater of war. The enemy is showing great activity
with their artillery along practically tho entire' front, In the
eastern theater of war, operations are still further developing,
Notning can yei do reported regarding the situation in East
Prussia, Pursuit of the defeated enemv, who was driven hack
through Mlawa and Plock, continue, Our offensive at Lodz
mado progress, In the region east of Czentocchowa our
trooDS are fighting bv tho side of our allies and have cained
ground,"
REVIEW OF WAR SITUATION
(I3y Associated Tress to Coos Bay Times.)
Moacro news from Russian Poland given out officiall
Berlin today indicates the Germans and Russians have mined
in battle along the whole front between Warta and tho Vis
tula Rivers, while the Russians to the north of the Vistula are
leported falling back, Semi-official reports from Petrograd,
however, stato that tho Germans are being oooosed success
fully, A now attempt to close in on Warsaw, It is said, failed
with heavy losses for the Germans, The conflict spreads over
many battle, fields, from the farther end of Galicla almost to
tho Baltic, but the most important fighting is now at Lodz,
German's new attack toward the eastern end of the battlo line
across France, with tho supposed purpose of isolating Impor
tant tortross or verdun, is said in tno rrencn oniciai suuu
mnnt in hnvn hfifln thwarted. In the Arconno roeion on-
llrcnchnients aro reported to havo been blown up where the
main attack has been In progress for several days, Except
Ifor the fighting in Atgonne and near Verdun, there was com-
fiarativoiy little activity in Belgium and r ranee, mi umiamuu
mints ihn Fmnnli nssnrt thev won an advantago n artillery
Iduels which have been tho main featuro of tho fighting since
cold and wot woather compelled a cessation in cavalry and
infantry activity,
Oregon UoiYersit y and
Corvallis Three t Three Tocta
ALLIES ARMY
TO BUY BIG
GRDERS HERE
(fir Aitocttt4 rim la Coot Hr -Iran.
HONOLULU, II. I., Nov. 21. For
tho second tlmo tlio proposed flight
by n Japanese aviator over Honolulu
tins been cancelled on orders from the
United States authorities on the eve
of the day advertised for tho exhi
bition. Tho aviator was preparing
to mako a flight today, as permis
sion for hi in to do so had been cabled
from Washington, but Governor
Plnkhnm Interjected tho executive
ban last night, Intimating that he did
so on orders from WnshinKton. Tho
Jnpaneso expressed great indignation
through their natlvo press.
Rnm'irlohln Ramn RnhAnnn '
Two Old Rivals for Suprem- 1QTOP IAP
LARGE CROWD AT
CORVALLIS FOR GAME
Score at End of First Half
Was Nothinn to Nothing
Line Plunging
t
FI.VAIi KCOIIK
j Oregon . . . .3 Corvallls ...3 j
yn!DPEN LIIME YEAR
H
SI US
TODAY'S HCOKKS.
(nr Anor Utt4 Vrm to Coot Day Tlmw.)
Harvard 30, Yalo 0.
Navy 33, UrslniiH 2.
Dartmouth 40, Syrncuso 0.
Army 13, Springfield 0.
Washington and Jefferson 11,
I Georgetown 0.
Illinois 24, Wisconsin 9.
Mlnnestoa 13, Chicago 7.
j Ohio Stato 27, Northwestern 0.
4
CORVALLIS, Nov. 21. Iloforo a
crowd of 8000 football fans, tho
first gnino with the University of
' Oregon to bo played for ycarB in
Corvallls, opened - hero this after
noon nt 2:30 on tho now football
AVIATOR AT
HONOLULU
(nr AtmxUtit I'm, la ln Il7 TlmM.)
NHW YORK, Nov. 21. Agents
for tho llrltlsh nnd French govorn
tnents announced today that thoy
wcro In tho market for 1,3G0,000
wool sweaters, 000,000 wool stomach
bauds, 1,000,000 wool gloves and
COO, 000 pairs of wool socks. The
wholesale valuo of tlio goods wanted
Is moro than 12,000,000,
LL
BERMAMY AHXIDUSLY
AWAITS
field. Slnco noon special trains
Willamette Pacific Engineer ,,mvo uo" pouring hundreds of poo
Mnlnc Prnnlmcv Finish nl ln "oro ,rom Portland, Bugonc
Grading in April
uguno
nnd all Valley points.
Cornull Ih out of tho r.uiuo irom
To Jump on tho 'train hero In tho Oregon's cjunrtcr position nnd his
morning nnd to oat turkey dinner j placo Is tnken by Sharp, a l-'rosli-wlth
frlonds In Kugono or l'ortlnnd ' man.
that evening may bu posslblo n yoar.. Tno Knmo oponoil by Orogon klck
from this ChrlstmnB, according to ' Ing off 35 yards to Lutz, who ro
a prophesy mado by II. 1 Hooy, turned tho plgukln for flvo yards
onglnoor In chnrgo of construction and Abrahnm'fumblod on tho first
down, Orogon recovorcd tho ball on
0. A. Cs 38-yard lino ana Par
sons, of Orogon, mndo nlno yards
through tho loft sldo of tho lino.
Hero Oregon fumbled nnd Shustor
recovered, but Oregon lost 10 yards
on a bad pass back and tho bnll
wont to O. A. O.
Abraham mndo no gains nnd Illlllo
wont two yards through Oregon's
lino and Yeogor added 3 more
around the left end. Orogon was
of tho Wlllnmotto Pacific, who nr
rivod hero last evening with As
sistant Engineer W. R. Fontnlno
ever tho lino from Kugono,
Rrldgo work and track laying bo
tweon Acmo nnd tho Umpqua Is bo
'n hold up by an Injunction on It.
Tl.ioo miles out of Acmo tho An
derson nnd Johnson Qttnrry Com
pany havo halted tho railroad and
n cnndomnntlou suit will bo nec
essary, docinroB jur. nooy, 10 opon
nnd tho rails will bo laid through
tho mill proporty nnd tho mill
tramway will go up over tho Will-
RESULTS OP RUSSIAN BATTLES
(Ilv Associated Press to tho Coos Hay Times, j
iruinnM Mnu oi Tim. RnrNn rnrmsnnnHnnt of the Cen
tral Nows' telegraphs: "All Germany is tensely awaiting the nmotto pacific tracks,
result of tho great battlo on tno tasiern iroiu, nuaaia.io u
estimated at 900,000 men. Germans control al roads to
Novo Goorgiowsk and Warsaw, Tho battlo centers at Lodz
where tho Germans and Austrians are in excellent positions,
while now Austrian forces are advancing from the boutn, I no
Russians aro being attacked from three sides,
tho right-of-way, but nothing can penalized flvo ynrds horo Tor bolng
bo dono until tho Lnno County off aide nnd 0. A. C. had first down
Court convenes In February. on "o visitors' CO-yard line. Abra-
An Injunction of tho Point Tor- ham pluggod through for 7 ynrds
raco Mill Company has been outod I nnd Orogon for second tlmo was
PROPERTY
L
NW
BUILD IS
W. S. Chandler Acquires F. B.
Waite Corner at Second and
Anderson Stroats
b
HILE THREATENS TO SEIZE GERMAN
OH
VIOLATING
NEUTRALITY
tr
(Dy Associated Press to tho Coos Ilay Times.)
QAMTursn nun Maw 01 Tho American steamer Sacra-
fanto, which' until a few'months ago was the .German i steam-
r Alexandra, put hto Valparaiso, ano a ft " '"
'aptaln resulted in the Chilean authorities ; starting ; an mves-
nuiaiiui o neuiraiuy in wmwi oi y ..- ""-:,.. n or
nento left San Francisco flying he Stars and Stripes on Oc-
ober 15, The captain declares tne sieaiiwi jay -
Jerman warship and taken to Juan Fernandez Island, belong-
ne io P.hllfi. Hnra ha was obliged DV we umiiwho w iU...
u w,...wl w,r --- r I
pver provisions and 6000 tons ot coai.
HiliWllLLIS TROOPS
SOUGHT BY CHILE. HEIIR W1EXICD CITY
tB Auclite4 Prei to Cool Dt Tle.l
VALPARAISO. Chile, Nov. 21. '
rhe capturo of tho Gorman steamers
,Dr AMoclatrf rrt i com l TlmeO
WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 21
pcnnllzed flvo ynrds for off slilo.
On tho second nttomnt nrynnt mndo
two ynrds iind for tho third tlmo
Oregon wns iiennlUed flvo ynrds
for off sldo. llcckett punted i0
ynrds Io Lutz, who returned tho
llut with tho qunrry Injunction
still nondliik'. It Is nt lonst Impos-
slblo to get .rnHs In from Kugono unii nvo ynnis nnn iniuo nnncxod
for work on tho Sluslaw, said Mr.
Hooy, nnd consequently none of this
work can ho dono during tne iiren
ent winter. On tho Sluslnw thoro
will ho n 280-foot drnwhrldgo nnd
tho big nteo span will "bo 080 feet
In length.
Tho hrldgo neross tho Umpqua,
nt Iteodsnort calls for n a-18-root
thrco moro through tho line. Abru
hum fumbled nnd Heckett. of Orn
gon, recovered It nnd rmod ton
ynrds nround O. A. C.'s right ond,
With tho bnll on tho Aggie's 13
yard lino Ilrynnt mndo threo yards
nnd Parsons ono, hut from tho 10
yard lino Ilrynnt failed to kick
goal and from bnek of tho goal
druwbrldgo nnd 1173 feet of stool, lino I.utz punted 40 ynrds nnd n
Askod If any of tho bridges, In- fumble- by Ilrynnt wns recovered by
eluding tho ono nt North Hond, Parsons with a 12-ynrd loss nnd
would delny the oponlng oi the! Heckett punted 38 yards to Yoagor.
through line, Mr. Hoey sold ho did End of first qunrtor, score 0 to 0.
not think so. Desplto tho fact that j Second Quarter Scrimmage was
tho hrldgo across Coos nay Is tho resumed on Oregon's 40-yarn lino
I,-. nf linm nil. 'tho ens neor i wnon jiiiiio ana ioagor inaao o
declared Ills bollef that Docauso
of Ufi headstart this structure will
he finished at tho samo tlmo or bo
foro tho others. "Though this of
course will dopend on what luck
we havo In sinking tho caissons,"
ho added.
yards, Lutz punted over tho goal
line and Oregon punted 40 yards
from her 20-yard lino. Abraham re
turned It flvo ynrds and Ycagor four
yardB, Pnrsons downing him, nnd a
two-yard gain by Abraham was lost
by Lutz who punted 10 yards to
Thoso concroto bases must boiHtinrp, tho Jnttor returning tnrco
sunk to bedrock and tho striking yards nnd Hockott punted 40 yurds
nf nil nine- sniui bens or inuiiy,"' nuiii iihi.-h u
strata will mean longer tlmo for
tho work. Tho main stool span
of tho North Bend brldga will bo
2200 feot, which does not lncludo
tho 3300 feet of trestle work. Thoro
will be a 4C8-foot craw hrldgo
yard return. On tho next down
Illlllo mndo thrco yards through
center,
Horo O. A. C. tried hor first
trick play, n triple pass to Huntley,
who lost 2 yards and Lutz was
All grading, and possibly tho;rorccd to nunt. Tho plgBkln sailed
tunnels will bo computed by April i7 da doW tho f,Q,d w(thln two
Lv;ru,r, ssli orMon'" so-' "
Hauier declared tholr share of tho (Sharp. Oregon's quarter, grabbed
grading would bo complete by Fob-Jit and mado a two yiirds return,
ruary, acaordlng to W. G. Hind-1 ,ro(jkott punteci 35 yards and Abra-
marsh, resident engineer ai on.hnm nm,,e a ic.yara roturn nnd
ToTiT1 Wh Cam WUh th!ror the fourth time Oregon lost five
la' by the Chilean government he-, thirty members of the Aguas uiiien-party ,ast 0Venmg. lyardH (or bejng off sldo.
ause they left Chilean ports jester- tes convention arriveu ia ou - There remains uui oue icei 10 ue Wm tJje ba on OreB0n-8 47.
Iar without clearance papers. No potosi and villa's troops have taken, pul through In Tunnel 7. Porter yard n0( LuU and jmo mart0 a
sels of tho Kosmos lino will be Querolaro without resistance, ac- Brothers, who havo tho contract forjf,r(jt down( placng tll0 ban on tho
i, Z Z Z "-. - M" """""'" '" ". -" ..- II"
tlgation Stnto noimrtmcni. obubucu oh uu,i
(Continued on Page Four.)
I UUILU IMjAYHOUHK. I
I I
I V, II. Wnllo stntodlfoforo j
j nailing for Portland today thnt j
j ho lmd prnctlcnlly closed nr- j
I rnugoincnta to build Immedlnto- j
I ly n moving picture nnd vnude- j
j vlllo houso on his lot on Second j
j street, near Central, nnmo to ho j
I completed. by spring. Ho will ro- j
turn In two or threo wooks to j '
j closo up tho donl. j
4 :
W. 8. Chnndlor today closod' no
Kotlatlons with K. II. Walto for tho
purohaso of tho northeast corner
of Andorson nnd Second streets from
P. II. Wnlte. Tho proporty Is 100
feet squnro nnd tho price Is under
stood to havo been about $20,000.
Mr. Wnlto bought tho proporty
nnmo tlmo ngo In separata parcels
nnd tnkes a good profit on thu deal.
Tho corner lot, CO by 100, formerly
belonged to II. C. Noble, and ho
sold to tho l- A. Wnrnor syndicate
a fnw years ngo for about JR00O,
Mr. Wnlto Inter bought It from
them. Tlio other lot, adjoining
Tho Chnndlor Hotel, Mr. Walto
bought n yonr or so ngo from Henry
SengHtncken.
Tho toiiHUinniatlon et tho den)
meant nt lonst two, nnd probably
threo or moro fluo nuildlugn In tho
near futuro. For somo tlmo Mr.
Chnndlor hns boon figuring or. put
ting In n centrnl heating plant tor
his buildings In that vicinity and
possibly uJho uii electric lighting
plant. Ily tho acquisition of tho
new property ho Is given an Ideal
slto for this purpose and nlso an
excellent locution for utilizing street
fronts for store-room purposes and
tho second story for offices, etc.
Heat fiilincH' Property,
Tho closing of the deal, also
means thnt Win. Orlmes nnd I). T.
Klynn will go ahead with Uiolr
block at tho cornor of Second and
Centrnl. Thoy stnlod before leaving
last wcok that ability to socuro sor-
Mco from a contra! hooting plant
was tho only thing holding them
back and now Mr. Chnndlor Is tak
ing euro of that.
Wnlto to llulld.
V. I. Walto boforo leaving today
on tho Ilronkwntor for homo, an
nounced that ho would Immediately
go ahead with tho new building on
his lot on Second street, just north
of tho Coko building. Ho hnn tho
piling drlvon for tho foundation
thdro last fall whon ho was figur
ing qn It as u pou-ilblo location for
tho Post Office.
It will probably bo two Btorlos.
with n fine front. Mr. Wnlto Iiiih
an Intcrept In two party wallB, that
of tho Coko building nnd that of
tho First National Ilnnk, so that
ho really will only havo to meet
two walls of his proposod building
MutNon May ilulld
J. Albert Matson has hcQn fig
uring for somo time on putting up
a fine business block on tho ex
cellent proporty which 'ho and his
slater, Mrs. K. S. tfurgoH, own on
Anderson avenue. Tho property has
I two hundred feot frontngo on An
derson and nlso frontngo on both
Second and Third streets, ' Ho
, J.JS
CAPTAIN DECKER SAYS TURKS DID NOT
THE FIRING AS HOSTILE ACT
IAN
Commander of U. S. Cruiser Tennessee Makes Formal Report
on Incident at Smyrna First Report Contained
Contradictory Statements '
WHITE HOUSE ISSUES STATEMENT CLEARING
REPORTED ATTACK ON AMERICAN VESSEL
Turkey Had Ordered Port Clossd and This is Presumed to
Have Led to Firing on Ship Secretary Daniels
Decides to Keep Vessels in Turkish Waters
(Dy Associated Press to Coos Bar Times.; '
WASHINGTON, D, C Nov, 21, -Captain Decker of tho
cruiser Tonnessec, reported today that tha firing on tho ship's
launch by Turkish forts at Smyrna, Asia Minor, was not in
tended as a hostilo act, ;
Aftor tho announcement from the Wlfito Houso that Cap
tain Decker reportod today that tho firing on tho cruiser's
launch was not hostilo, Secretary Daniels announced n por
tion of Capt, Decker's first report had not been made public
whon roceivrtd, bocauso it was consldorod contradictory. Ho
announced that Decker's first dispatch reporting tho firing
contained tho words: "Acts not hostilo but unfrlondly," t Tho
Navy Department's announcement ommited tho contradictory
phraso In ordor to vorlfy it and today came word that tho mes
sage was correct as originally sont, Secretary Daniels was
unablo to explain Its moaning and said it seemed to him an
expression of tho opinion by tlio Captain of the Tonnosseo
without tho oxact knowledge of what took placo oi "shoro,
After a conforonco with Prosidont Wilson, Secretary Tu
multy gavo out tho following statement: "Tlio public already
knows what happonod: namely that a boat from tln Tonnos
soo triod to outer a harbor which tho Turkish govwirnont had
declared closed, A shot was flrod across hor bowi' to stop
hor, Tho captain of tho Tennosseo reports It was not 'Mtonded
as a hostilo act, A full Investigation of tho matter is bolng
mado and explanations havo boen asked of tho Turkish gov
ernment," r ,. .
Secrotary Danlols' authorized statomont of Captain Dock
ers' first message of Novembor 18, reporting tho firing, con
tained tho words "acts 'not hostilo," No explanation has upon
rpado why that information was withhold at tho tlmo of the
first announcement,
Thoro Is no intontion, Secrotary Daniels armuunceu, to
withdraw olthor tha Tonnosseo or tho North Carolina, as somo
American residents aro said to bo concornod ovor tho gon
cral conditions in Turkey,
F
R C
E
IT GAINS AGAINST
GERMANS ALL ALONG THE LINE
(Ily Associated Press to Coos Ilay Tltnos.)
PARIS, Nov, 21, An official communication says: "Yos
torday was similar to tho two proceeding days, In Belgium
our artillery at Niouport secured an advantago ovor that of
tho onomy. From Dixmudo to tho soujh of Ypres, thoro was
an intermittent cannonading, At Holloboko, two attacks of
Gormarf Infantry woro ropulsod, From tho Belgian front or
to tlio Oiso Rivor thoro was nothing now, In tho region ol tho
Alsno and Champagne tho advantago gained by our batteries
has bocomo marked and prevented tlio Gormans from contin
uing tho construction of certain trenchos, In Argonno wo blow
up certain of tho onomy's trenchos, In tlio vicinity of Vor
dun and in tho Vosgos Mountains wo mado progress, At cer
tain points wo ostablishod trenchos at loss than 30 yards
from tho Gorman positions,"
RUSSIANS CLAIM GERMANS HARD PRESSED " .'
(Ily Associated Pross to Coos Hay Times.)
PETROGRAD, Nov, 21, It is announced that thoro -is fur
ious fighting in tho region of Cracow, tlio Gormans realizing
this position, with its strong fortifications, Is tholr last pro
tected position on this front,
HARVARD FAVORITE FREIGHT RATES
OVER IALE TODAI ORDERED .REDUCED
Over 70,000 Assemble for
Great Football Game at
New Yale Bowl
(117 Aworlttrt I'm Io Coot llif Tluu-)
NBW HAVKN, Nov. 21. In the
now Ynlo "Howl," boforo 0no of tho
largest' crowds that ovor witnessed
an athlotlc contest In thU country,
tho Yalo and Harvard football teams
closed the season this afternoon. The
crowd was estimated at 70,000, whllo
other thousands wero unablo to ob
tain admission. Harvard was a slight
favorlto boforo tho strugglo began.
originally bought It n few years j
ago as a prospoetlvo homo for tho,
Matson storo and If his present plana '
aro realized, thla may bo accom
plished, within the coining year,
Portland Firm Secure Reduc
tions on Small Shipments
to Northwest Points'
(11 AuK4t4 Tri-M Io Cow )r Time.
WASHINGTON. D. CJ Nov. 21.
Material reductions in freight rates
on bakory goods In loss than car lots
from points In Oregon and Washing
top to destinations In Oregon, Wash
ington. California, Idaho and Mon
tana woro orderod today by tho In
toriitato Commorco Commission on
complaint ot the Portland Cwlwr
of Commerce. Northwester bakers
and manufacturers face spirits com
petition from oastern shippers a4
the rates were held .excessive.
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