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VOL NO. XXXVIII.
FIE
AHTILLERY
Violent Firing Results in De
struction of Cathedral and
Market Place in City
(VIOLENT FIGHTING IN
ARGONNE REGION AGAIN
Announce That Allies Repulsed
Spirited Attacks mere No
Changes in Other Places
ror AuoclaM rwi to Coot titf TlmM.l
PARIS, Nov. 23. Tho official
communication this afternoon says:
"yesterday was marked by violent
artillery fire. Tho enemy directed.
hholr attention nnrtlcularlv in Vnrn.
I" . . " .. . '. "--.
where tno ueirry, cntiiodrnl, markets
nnd ft number or houses wore Bet on
flro. In tho Argonno region tho day
.was characterized by very hot fight -
In Tim olinniV ilnllvnrnil vnro -mI-Ii
ing. Tho cnom dcllercdcry spirit-
ttl attacks, which wcro repulsed. In
(tho Woovro region nnd tho Vosges
mountains tho (situation Is unchang
ed-"
TUKKS AT SUEZ CANAL.
nr AiiocUtoJ I'tm to Coot nr Tlmfi.
CONSTANTINOPLE, (Ry Wireless
to London), Nov. 23. An official
Turkish stntomont announcing that
tho Turkish troops havo reached tho
Suez Canal, says that English officers
and many soldlors woro taken prls,
oners In tho fighting. Tho troops of
tho English cnmol riders and tho
Kgyptlnn pollco surrendered.
(Dr Awoltta4 1'rtM to Coot Dtr TlffM.
LONDON, Nov. 23. Oormnny ac-
Kounts tho bnttlo of Ilusslan Polnud
iron.t.. ...... n...i i.. i-. ..i.. ,.,.ii
-......, nun .lll.t in iiiiuiiiij tnilllllll- '
tho effect upon futuro ml Itarv
onorntimiB tiia nnrmnn ..nnnri '
tsff announced todny that tho do-i
j.1.1... I .a 1.....I ...t.i. ii. ,
nIUIl IB Ilk I1UUII, Willi I'UIUUUUIIB ;
everywhoro fnvornblo.
in Jiorlln It Is said tho outcome-
of tho main linttln with tlm Htm. I
ilans may docldo not only that
phnso of tho mnny-sldod war. hut '
vho wholo Europenn struggle. It Is
pointed out that n decisive triumph .
tho east would froo part of tho i
iGcrtnnn army to assist tho forces
Ifaclng tho Ilrltlsh, French nnd Uel-,
telans.
IttiHsIn admits tho (ioniums won
partial successes, but thoro Is noth-
Vng to show n coutluuod Oormnu ,
SilvnilCO to Wnrsnw Is Influencing
ho camnnlgn to tho north In East
4'rucsln, or to tho south noar Cra-,
ow
In tho west, fighting In Ilelglum
uroKon out with ronowed foroclty
t Ypros, with nrtlllory playing a
am part. Loudon suggests this
ay be tho nroludo to anothor dor-
nan attempt to plerco tho lino,
Tho Turks nro Bald to havo roach-j
'd(th,0 ?,M0P?!l.n nIt,,r lvIiiB d-
-.. I iiiu iliuiuu lUHUB IIUl I.TII
Hta8 and Toatobo and In tho vlcln-
tV lt Pnrt R.i 111
I Tim n.muY. -...- 1 n nnn
In? and KrJ ,,h hark" iiS,P o I
Hina nnil Jronch bark Union, wore;
unit off tho South American coast I
the At antic Ocean by a (Jorinnu
converted cruiser, tho Kronprlnzi
Wlhelm.
, 1
iELLS PAPERS TO
F
llss Pearl Watkins and Mem-,
OerS Of TrOUpe Raise Money I
in Am stnrwinn Ponn r
Tho following from tho Telosraph
t Harrlsburg, Pa., will bo of In-
orest here, ns tho Miss Hamilton
referred to Is tho stago namo of
Mlbs Pearl Watkins. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorgo Watkins, of
MarshfloJd:
Last ovonlng tho actors nnd not-
resses of Keith's Orpheum Thoater
l'cd with e,ach ptjior In tho streets
"f tho business section of tho city
seliin IT ""V"" "l " u "' I
S'k? Jejecfrapbs for tho benefit'
- miu ueigiuro, rpiioi tuna.
After tho nennles. nlokols and !
l'o dollars ha,d been counted, it was
ound that tho company had oarnod
ine tidy sum of ?47.00 from tho
wlo of TolographB. They nil did
'l. but tho laurels went to Miss
"amilton, who turned In moro than
(6 as her slinrn
This will pay tho board bill for
several months of somo hungry soul
" far-off rtalirlum Thio ninnnv.
'lth all other collected by tho Tol
sraph, is forwarded to tho Philadel
phia conimtUen that Is ovon now I
oadlng a second ship to bo'hurrled
"r the Thel.na, which la expected
0 weigh anchor and sail out onto
be broad Atlantic this afternoon. .'
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REPOR
BEGUN
Established 1878
nw Tho Toast Mnll.
T EEHMAHS RFR FW
FIGHT NEAR YPRES
IS
SCENE OF REVOLT
Several Killed by Guards After
Mutiny of Alien Prisoners
Who Are Detained There
inr AMoclitoJ Pm to Coo Hay Timet,)
LONDON', Nov. 23. Within Groat
Hrltaln'a own bordors. tho nrlnplnni
attention was turned todav to n ann-
..i .- .. .1
OWL.,,... ...mil 111 U1U nilCIl COnCCIUra-
tlon camp on tho Isle of Man, In
which soveral German prisoners woro
killed. In a bodv tho Interned nllnni1
, nmdo n concentrated attack 0.1 their
i . .
guards, who seem not only to havo
suppressed a mutiny duo to dlscon-,
lent with food and qunrtcrs, but to
havo actually ropollcd a dosporato at-1
tempt to escape.
ENGLISH PREPARE
TO MEET GERMANS
"Christmas Dinner in Eng
land" Slogan of German
Troops. '
tnr AuocUM I'm to Coot ru Ttmtt.1
LONDON, Nov. 23. Itemarkable
riimoni aro circulating In London
concerning tho means tho (lonnniiH
exnect. to tiso In ToachltiR lnglnnd.
- - - ,.,. -.-,.... .,.
u"nn "" '"" "f"i "l
Strait of Uovor, miuiMirino irnnsporiA ,
capable of landing largo detachments'
nf nnlilfnru fin flin l?lllf 1 Ihm rnnHt. nnil
.-.- ......-.. .-- ......
otibmarlno forts along tho llolglan ,
const aro among mo mygiorious nu-
vices gossips accredit uorninny as'
having In vosorvo.
Tho activity of tho flormniiB In pro-
pnrlng fortlflcntloiiB of noma sort nt
zcoiirugge, on tno iioigmu const norm
of Ostond and not far from tltu :
mouth of tho Scheldt, has glvon rise ,
to many alarming storlos. Ono la
that caissons aro being sunk from i
which tho Oormnns will bo nblo to
fire torpedoos. Thoso caissons aro
nunnoscd to bo permanent nnd of such
rlinmctnr Hint thev can nlso lin used
in mnconi dliuiiituinrliii! lmiiib which
can In nn omorgoncy be relsed for use
alinvn tho wntor.
"Christiana dlunor In London" la
tho Intost slogan of tho
(lornmn
troops along tho llolglan const. Of
ficers nnd men havo constantly circu
lated tho report that they Intend to
f,e,ng ,mvo 8H,i mt0 n,,0,lt ,,o8slblo!
invasion, thoro has beon no lack of!
.. .! ,. mm..,, !,,, i,l,.i.,.l.ta
... ' .. t n ...1.1..1. ...1..1..
"' ""' "'v" u "" nuinii iihhii-
mnnngo to cross tho twonty mllos of
ior "otwut, 1)ovor n," clal', '
,..,,ii. nnrnuinnu .....i .hhiHi.w
, "",' ' ,,, ,', ti, n
""..VI r,V.f ".u". "."'.' "...
f '"'" , umi iin m m
iii'urilliiliMiB, .uiiiint in 11 iiuuiuiij
placed nnd nny Inudlug In Euglnnd
would doubtless lie made nt torrllilc
cost, If such a landing be possible,
and onco lauded an ouemy would find
, coast nrtlllory and ovory posslblo sort
I of obstruction stnudliig betweon tho
suaconst nnd London. Wire entangle
ments nnd broastworks of sandbags
j bar all paths loading from possible
landing places to tho tops of tho
I chalky cliffs which surround tho Is
land. Trenches for rlflemon and field
'lfl,yo-.!!n.Au5-'" 8trn,08,c
Hundreds of thousands of young
aumiom m uoii kivhik prucuciu
1 lessons iu digging outronchmonts
from ono ond of England to toe
othor. And tho work has all ueen
diroctod by military oxperis who saw
to It that earthworks were erected
oroctod where.it was posslblo thoy
might bo useful In easo gome groat
disaster should befall tho English
navy.
HA.VDO.V POHT CASK.
Tho Port of Dandon oase will be
hoard by tho Supromo Court nt Sa-
lorn on Monday, November 30. Tho
,nvoIvod Js th0 MmM ot tn0
Port, the state claiming that the re
quirements of the law were not com
piled with in IU organisation, while
the commissioners tako tho oposlte
ground. Coqiillle Sentinel.
WKIttAXD AXD COPPKRI'IELD.
Wm. Wolgand, of Copporfleld, Or-
oiron. has beon In Dandon the nasi
week looking after property Interests 1
which ho holds Jiere. Mr. Welgand
was one of the members of the city
council of Copperfleld nt tho time
Governor West closed the saloons of
that place with tho aid 0 the mill-'w
ilM.-r.. .-a ....... ...... .u.
camp near nahcr, uui u now pr..c.i
tallj depopulated Uaud.u orld.
ISLE OF II
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER
Atoerlcainis
Today
NO SOCIETY
WHITE HOUSE
THIS WINTER
inr AMotUtfel rrni to Cooa I)r Tlmra.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Nov. 23.
President Wilson will Iravo hero at
midnight tomorrow for Wllllnmstown,
Mass., to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Francis I). Sayro. Ho will remain
nv.,r TI1n.11.1.7lvl111r 1nnv.i..7 for W.l..
Ington Friday night. Miss Margar-
et Wilson will accompany him.
Formal announcomont was made
1 "t tho atnto receptions and dinners
"l l" 11110 UUIIHO UUriUg UIO win
tor will bo abandoned because 0f t:io
death ot Mrs. Wilson.
"
AMERICAN RELIEF
SHIP li BELGIUM
i Cargo of Foodstuffs Sent by
Kockefeiicr Commission
Reaches Rotterdam
Dr AuorUttJ rmi 10 Com T)t TIbim.
ROTTERDAM, Nov. 23. A cargo
of provisions for tho deslltuto of Del
glum, sont by tho llockofellor foun
dation on tho steamer Mnssnpoqun,
was unloaded horo today nnd Ib now!
on Its wny to Ilolgltiin. Stevedores ,
fought for tho coveted prlvllego of
uoipmg unload, which enmea wun it
ll,..l,l,i,. o V.1 IM...
j- .". nwui.n ,,,... K ..-
ur ox me Ainuriciiii t. oniniission."
If,
,
yinnnn Ronnrfc Qorwinnc Of
VlCliricl ntpui lb OU Vldllb Ul
fering Greater Resistance
Elements Against Them
(Mr Am Utftl I'rrM lo (o IUr TIniM.
VIENNA, Nov. 23. Offlolnl Infor
nintlon today says tho Aiistrlaus lira
again meeting resistance tn Sorvln,
lint Htrnni? dnlnfliiiiniils of AiiHtrlnn
forcoH 1I1V0 oroaBod tho rivor Kolu-
harn. Floods and soft ground on
tho level, with snow In tho mountains,
greatly hlndorod oporntlous.
M'ltKC'K OFF NEW YOltlC.
Four Masted Krhnoiii'r fines Aground
In Heavy Sen.
lllr AiMHllo4 l'rM l ('mm lr Tlmr.
NEW YOItlv. Nov. 23. A four-
in hi mi ..iinniior iminii wiih liiiuiirir
BA
WEATHER
VI
m
wnnt inhnro narlv tlilx mnrnlilL' lump ,onll" ,0 ,tmvo t dty to bo Hacked.
wont ashoro onrlj this innrnliu, near, JllHl wmt wn3 tJJJ ,.,, )f clir.
.Shlnnocock llghthouso. Long Island. nmzn (li ot .ilsclosod. (lonnnil Obrn
The vowiol npponroil to bo breaking von ordorod Illnnco to accompany
up In tho heavy seas. She was about , "" ro" tho city, but tho latter do
n n.mrlnr nf 11 mlln frn.11 slioro. I.lf. I c'lnol "'' 'll8 Blltiorlor offlcor.
savors sought to 1 00110 tho crew.
IIOOST COOS HAY.
Coos Hay products nro being boom
ed by the Marshfleld Chamber of
Commerce. Coqulllo peoplo will lota
nothing by buying Coos liny soap and
Coos Day mattresses. Support homo
IndustrloB. Coqulllo Sentinel.
HAHHFOOTKI) HACK
DOWN CUXTILMj AVE.
Challci.s Noble nnil Hlchaid Itelir Do
Marathon Littler Wins Dollar,
In, tho drizzling rain nnd with tho
ttroot a series of puddles Chmles
Noblo and Itlohard Hohr ran a hare
footed race from tho corner of Front
and Central nvenuo three blocks to
tho oorner of Third stroet. Noble
fallod to finish and Ilolir was doelured
tho wlnnor by It. A. McGeorgo, who
aetod as Judge of tho race, nnd tho
crowd cbeerd tho winner, who came
splashing back through the water.
Honets nf individual prowess lort
Into an argument and Noblo then of-
lrod to run Iiehr to North Bend, but .
tWs tho lattor declined on tho ground 1
that ho would "get splinters In his (
foot." Tho threo block daah down.
Central avonue waa thou arrangod, I
t. l as 11.0 purse ror the winner
":":"-"-'-"-V" ":""," r.
-...., ..,.....u .,....
the dash.
Vacat
After
e era:L
SeeB M
Forces That Occupied Mexican
Coast Port During Insiir
. rection Sail for Home
MANY MEXICANS ARE
LEAVING WITH THEM
Plot of Carranza Forces to Al
low Mexico City to be Sack
ed Thwarted by Bianco
A M j PEACEFUL.
nr Auocltt I'm la C001 nr Tltnw 1
VERA CRUZ, Nov. 23. Tho
Amcrlrau forces of occupation
I evacuated Vera Cruz today with
I out disorder. As tho Americans
I withdrew tho Mexican CoiiBtltu
I tlonnllsts took possession of tho
I city. There viiu little outhusl-
asm, little excitement nnd no I I
I trnublo of nny Kind. J
.
tnr AuorLtcd I'rrn to Cool Ilajr Tlmm,
VERA CRU55, Nov. 23. Tho Am
erican forces of occupation undor
5
Gonornl Funston, nftorn stay In Von
of soven mouths, bognu embark-
lay on tho Htenmshlps which
will return them to tho Unltod Stntos. ... ..,
Tho outposts began failing i,ackat 'Aviators Claim Bombs Dropped
0 o'clock thlB morning nnd two hours' by Them Did ScriOUS Dam-
later tho first American soldiers woro
going ovor tho sldos of the waiting
transports. Tho American nrmy of
ficials nro taking with tliom tho'mon
eys collected for custoniB and othor
fcourcos of rovonuo. Thoso ultimately
will go to sonio Mexican government
NNnIcl tho United Stntea deems proper
to recolvo them.
Tho American qunrtormastor do-
pnrtmeutnrrnngcil to tnko away from
Vera Cruz something Mko 300 Moxl-'
cans who did not enro to bo In tho
city when tholr countrymen ngaln '
came Into possession.
Tho city la nulpt but tho Inhnhl
tauta aro norvous concerning the final
outcomo or tho transfer of nuthorl -
ty. All saloons romuluod closed on
ordera of FuiiBton nnd mnnycominor-!
rial ustalillshmoiitB decided not tn
I open tholr doorH. Flvo Amorlomi
wnrshlps now In .Mexican waters will
iomnlu Indoflnltoly to protect Amerl
j cans and meet nny omorgoncy.
IlLANCO SAVUS CITY.
Mcxlcuii loudci' ItofiiMtl to Allow a
:K;i to Suck Cnplliil.
inr AuoelatM I'rf" to '.'uoi Ilr TlmM.
WASHINdTON, I). C, Nov. 23
Plans for tho olovouth hour nlmndoii
mout of Mexico City to the Zapata
fiiitoi. '.voro friistrntod today by.Oeu
oral Lucloii Illaco, according to re
ports today to tho (J. S. State Do
pnrtmnut, Cenornl Cnrrunzn ordored
tho capital evacuated Friday so that
tho Zapata forces could outer, at tho
namo time tenilng up tho railroads
north of .Mexico City to dolny Uh,,
Villa troops. Tho reports sponk or
l',preinodltuod ntrocltlos" nnd tho In
Obregon loft after a serious argument
with Illnnco, who tlinn took full com
mand and began to police thu dty and
appoint municipal onlcors who ar
ranged for protection against dis
orders.
(iER.MA.NS EXPECT VICTORY
tnr AMixiti.! rnu to coo iu
1 lUjr Tlmra.)
I
nERLIN, Nov. 23. (Wlroloss
to Snyvlllo, L. I.) Army head
quarters, reforrlng to tho Im
portant operations in Polnud,
now Hearing a duels I vo oiitoorno,
announced today It considered
ithe situation everywhere favor
able. I AMERICANS' PHOTO
I OX Til Kill PASSPORTS
j Dr nNiiiii rrr to Coot nr tioim.j
I LONDON, Nov. 23. The Am
I orloan ombassy announced that
I horoaftor Aiuorlcan passports
I must hour the phnlographa or
j tho persons to whom Issued, In
I accordance with a roeunt order of
I tho State Dupartmout.
I ARKANSAS I'OIIKST
j 1'IltlCS ARE WORSE
j . (llr AwUtf4 I'tnm lo 'Vol Hir TluiM.l
I LITTLE ROCK, Ark.. Nov. 28.
j All railroad trains In this seo
I tlon of the stale aro running un
der "slow ordors" today to pro-
I vent accidents In tho black pall I
I 01 smoKo iron, scoros or forest
fires. Fires near Hot Springs
were reported almost hourly today.
23, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
FMl
CHILE WILL
END GERMAN
NAVAL PLANS
inr AiuorUttJ l'rrn to Cooa Dr TlnVi.l
LIMA, Peru. Nov. 23. It wna do
dared her today on supposed good
authority that tho Gununns uro main
taining a nnvnl Btutlon outstdo Val
paraiso, Chile, whoro they havo
brought Jbgothor a number of ves
sels having on board coal and provi
sions. Tho Chtlcnu import! gay tho
government Is determined to stop
tlii'so breaches of neutrality ovwi at
tho cost of war.
T
age to Airship Factory
tnr Amot Utrl Vrtf to Coot !lr Tlinwi.)
LONDON, Nov. 23. It was an
nounced officially this afternoon that
tho Ilrltlsh aviators who on Saturday
raided Frledrlchhnfvn report nosltlvo-
ly that nil tho bombs thrown by thorn
renehod their ohjectlvo and serious
(huungo was done to tho Zeppelin
"lrl factory
T
1 .
'
British Naval PrlZO CoUft Re-
leases Shipment From New
York to Rotterdam '
llr AnofttlM I'rt. to Cooa ntr Tlmw.)
LONDON, Nov. 23.Tlio IlrltlHh
naval prize court today ordered the
roleaso of a cargo nf wheat cotiHlguod
tn Itottordnm by Mlur & Co. of Now
York, Tho shipment was solxcd on
tho Ilrltlsh Hhlp Mlrmulehl just after
tho outbreak of hostilities. Tho court
hold that ns tho cargo left tho Amer
ican port before war wiih declared
nnd nt tho time of tho solzuro hnd not
passed to tho buyers It still wiih tho
property of tho Amwrlcun claimants
nnd not liable to solzuru.
M.UtltlAUE LK'KXHKS ISHUIfl).
The following Is nn uiiusiinlly IiIk
bntcii or vlctlma ror Dan Cupid lo re-,
port In 0110 wook In Cooa coiinty; but
threo or tliom nro old rases whleh
wrro overlooked in transcribing In
tho bent or tho rnmpalgu:
Lniiioiico J, Jiistou nnil Flota IJ.
Connor.
John Ernst OI11011 mid Johanna
Kotorlnu Petronelln,
Harry II. Edwards and Amy Footn.
(leorgo Alcorn and Annlo J. Outtor.
Carl Noovlus and Alll Kurt.
Ceo. li. Smith and Erra Anna Wil
cox. John It. Martin mid Violet Moauji.
Chnrlos L. Valuntlua mid Norn Oli
ver. Ralph C. DavU and Oraeo M. Hoi
lonbaoh. Osoar Hybniiuer and Eva Lyddl
Knluen. Coqulllo Sontlnel.
RANDOX HOTEL DORMANT,
At a mooting of tho dlroctors of
thu new Hotel (Jalllor company It
wns decided to pnstpouo ull plana for
further action Iu regard to building
until next spring, it Is considered
unwise to attempt tlu undertaking
nt this tlmo. Now offlcors woro ol
oatod: Stove (Jalllor, president ; T. P.
Ilanly, vice prosJdout and (loo. P.
Laird, bcoreJary-troasurer. Ilaiidou
World.
FIJEXEY IS ILL.
AUorney F. J. Foanoy has boon on
the sick list for tht pat few wuoka
but was able to attend circuit court u
short while last week. Mr. Foonoy
caught a severe cold while In the
taut mid hut.'hiMiu aufforJiig from thu
la grippe more or lute aluco. Handon
World.
Mrs. J. Albert sintjjou undprwonl
mid Vih.; ar.ernoon was reported to !
be sotting along nicely. j
BRITISH
ZEPPELI PLAN
D
DFWHEA
OR
RELEASED
A Consolidation of Tiroes, Const Mall
nnrt Coon liny Adrorttoor
GERMANS
T
ERE
US
1111 11 1 1 11 11 n mil
vvintLtuDuiHiiur
li HIE ITCHED
Fabbri Brothers, of New York
Society, Suspected of Aid
ing the Germans
tnr Atoclit.l Trent to Coot nr Tlmw.l
NEW YOI11C, Nov. 23. United
Slntca secret service agontn today
uro endeavoring to learn If tho
neutrality of tho United States has
noon violated by tho Bonding or
wlrolcBH messages from n station
under surveillance In Ilnr Harbor,
Mnlno, to (lonuany, or Herman war
vessels In tho Atlantic. Tho sta
tion under surveillance Is said to
bu tho private plant of Ernesto (I.
and Alonsandro Fabbrl, brothors.
who aro prominent In Now York so
ciety. Thoy aro sons of tho lito
Ernesto Fnbbrl, who- was a partner
of J, P. Morgan. Mrs. Ernesto D.
Fnbbrl Is a grnnd-dnughter of tho
lato William II. VnndorbMt. Al
though tho Fnbbrla are of Italian
origin, Allcssnudro Fnbbrl Ib jiiM
to bo pronouncedly pro-tlermnn In
sympathies.
ROCKEFELLER TO
DISMISS
CHARGES
Claims Wronn Clerk Drew Jtirv'H,n" i,ort on ,no n,l,clt 8oa A"
OIUIIIIO VyiUliy U Lll UILV JUiy ,. lerrllnrv linluonn II. n TxtrVn,.
Panel Which Indicted Him
in New Haven Case
tHr AiiorUltJ rrt iu Coot llj TlmM.
NEW YOIIK, Nov. 23. William i
Rockefeller, tho standard nil million
aire, petitioned tho federal court to
dismiss tho ludlctmoiit charging him
mid twonty othor former New Haven
directors with criminal violation of
tho Sherman law, Tho clerk who
drew tho grand jury pano), Rocke
feller chnrgus, Is n resident of New
.lorsuy, which Is not Iu this Federal
DlstrUt.
V. S. WILL NOT INTKItFKHi:.
Loiiiih (o Waning .Nations Aro Pit
vnlo TrniiHactloiw.
WASHINdTON, I). C. Nov. 21
Viewing credit lomiH to bolllgoreiil
uountrles as prlvnto transaetlons, thu
Washlugtou ndiuliilstrntlnii will not
attempt to intnrposo It 11 Influoiicn
ugaliiHt transactions on tho part or
Amerlinn hankers.
This was lea mod on tho highest
nuthorlty after It beeamu known that
(leriunu riuanctara woro coiitomphit
lug tho ostabllshment of n credit loan
this uoiiiitry similar to tho $10.-
uoo.OOO credit fund negotiated by
tho National City Hank ,,f Now York
nnd olhor banks for tho Frunoh gov-i niorco Iu contraband. The burden
eminent. j rests In such cases on tho belligerents
Tho decision of tho Washington ml-' "Mooted, who ran soUo contraband,
ministration may lead to tho pur- f Including cargoes of gold, 0n tho high
cIiubo Iu tho (lulled HtiitoH or nljout ueaa If destined to helllgoreiit porta
$r.0,000,000 worth ot supplies by1 Under whut Is known as credit
Russia nnd mi equal, If not greater loans thoro Is no Intention, It Is tin
amount by Uurmany. Details of tho derstqod, to oxpnrt gold rrom tho
oxpeotod transaction uro lacking hero j United States. Largo funds will bu
High ofRclnls of the Washington , established by tho belligerent cotin
administration Insist that President j Hlos with their financial agents horo,
Wilson has not changed his vlow, nn-1 who will pay tho bills of European
uouncod ut the outbreak of tho war, ' nations to American dealers In mu
that thu loaning of money to bolllg-1 nltlona of war und supplies. Tho
oreuta wnud be "Inooiislstunt with bankera will bo given short tlmo
tho truo spirit of American noutrnll- notes by thu belligerent governments
ty.' A dlstluotloii was drawn by of- with it much hotter mto of Interest,
flfllnls, however, betweon tho loans it is snhl, than ordinarily could bo
referred to nt that tlmo such as . obtained. In roturn for thoso con
bond IssiioB offered for public salo ' sldorntlous Europenn governments
and credit tranwtctlons Intended as!
n checking account ngnlnst thu
chain by holllgoronts of rood stuffs
and supplies from Amorlcnn firms.
No Imw Agiilnst II.
Tho Prosldont realltea that thU
government has 110 legal right to op
poso loans of any character, nor Is
there any obligation of International
law rorblddlug thoni. During tliiij Clara 11. VhcolQr"VB.ty 8" Wlioel-Ruo-Jupaneo
war loans wuro flout- er. Suit for dlvofco. "'
od for Japan In the Unjtod Statue 11. O. Shull va.TVlllott & Uurr, a
through nubile bond laeues. Tho foreign corporation.
President Jh understood, however, to
bo opposod to that form of loan as
liable to stir un ill feeling and pre
judice. Officials have unanimously decided
to refrain from discussing tho subject
of loans, as tho position of the gov-1
eminent In tho circumstances lu em-
iHtrrasslng. When J. P. Morgan &
Company asked the opinion of the'
State Department soveral months ago!
tta ! whrthw ,"" , alnl.tnitlo,, .
would appro e of a kau to France. I
No. 105
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1 Kaiser's Military Staff Claims
Success in Poland is Assur
edPlan for Future
ENGLISH VIEW OF
WAR DEVELOPMENTS
Turks Claim to Have Defeated
English Forces in Egypt and
Have Reached Suez Canal
tn AmoiIMM Pitm to Cooa nr TlmM.J
IIERLIN, Nov. 23. (WlrolcsB.)
Tho official rommuntcatlmt today
says: '-Fighting continues at Nlou
port and Ypres. A smnlt Ilrltlsh
squadron twlco approached tho coast
but was driven off by our nrtlllory.
Tho Ilrltlsh naval guns had no
I effect.
In tho forest of Argonno wo nro
gnliilug ground, ono trench after
another, and n number of prisoners
are being taken dally. A violent
roconnolterlng cxpodltlon ngnlnst
0111" position onst or tho Mosollo
River wno inhdu Inoffoetlvo by our
couutoi nttiifK,
"In East l'russln tho situation Is
unohniigod. In Polnud tho nppoar
anco or Husslaii relnforcomonts Is
postponing tho decisive bnttlo. In
tho region of Czonstochown nnd
to tho northeast of Cracow, tho Aus
trn(lerinaii offensive was maintain
ed." TUItKH CltOWl) KUHSIANH
lleillu KeportK Tlieiu CloHlng In 011
(Viii'n lltack Ken Pint
llr AiMfl.lM ITfil to Coot nr Tlm.J
I UEHL1N, Nov. 23. (Wlroloss.)
! Offlolnl reportH from Constnutlnoplo
ton or tno continued HUccosaful Tur-
klsli ndvmico upon llatuin. a litis-
tho territory betweon tho Turko
ItiiBrilan border mid tho Hlvor
Chtirsk Ib In Turkish hands. Thu
TurkH hnvo captured Aotwln.
SHIP .MANY TUHKEYH.
I UOSEIlUItO, Or., Nov. 23.
I Ooorgo KohUmgon announced
j Hint ho would ship between 2000
I mid 3000 turkeys to tho Ban
I Francisco and Portland markets.
I .Many birds woro brought here,
I nil of which woro purchased
I readily by local dealers. Tho
I" birds aro of excellent quality this
I year, according to .Mr. Kohlhag
I nn. Tho top price was 17 l-3o
I per pound.
tho Wushliigtou government expres
sed Itself against It. Hankers, how
over, nro not obliged to nsk thu nil
vlto of tho Washington administra
tion and thoy nro Just ns much nt
liberty to engage In credit loans ns
American ammunition flrnm or horse
' li'"lora aro permitted to send niuiil-
lions of war nnd horses to belligerent
uuiiles.
Iluiili'ii 011 llelllgfivulN.
The American government Is under
" obligation to prevent their com-
will agree to spend Inrgo sums of
IT
111 WILL CHWE.M!
pur-'nionoy In the United Btntos for aup.'
piles,
I HI
COURT CAKES llEfiUXj" '"
, 'K 1 'I 'III .
0 following Hlllfs4 nt law h'aW
filed lu tho OircuU't'ourt'dufliii1
;iast week: " ' "A
tho past
J. O. Stomnilor vs. K, L. Nlles. A
suit to quiet title, , "'
McPhurson (llnsor Co. va, Joseph
Conch.
MoPherson Glnscr Co. vs, Arthur
Coach,
Robert McCnnn vb. Henry Holm,
Curl L. Albrecht and L. W. Travpr.
Charles Harney Co. vb. nando'n
Woolen Mills.
!' A. McNubh vs. Mrs, Ilelle S,
Long and T. 8. Hoggs,
tlnol.
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