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A Marshfield Woman
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Shop Early
fcnco said: "i uuy advertised articles bccatiso ilmv
taws
pro Invariably worth what I pay for thorn." The
U.nrnhnn(c With tlll llPRf rnillltnlt.in ...
Dy so dolng,you not only get tho bCBt goods and
tho host assortment to chooso from, but you aro
kind to yoursolf and tho salcs-p-oplo. Christmas
Is drawing very noar. Start now!
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JOL NO. XXXVIII.
nstnhilshcd 1878
n TIip Cnnst Mnll.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1914 EVENING EDITION.'
8IXTU1JX PAGES.
A Consolidation of Times, Const MI)
nil (Ion Itnv Advertiser
No. 124
If GOETHALS OF 111 GAUL
ZOIIE KSIffiFOHWIHSHIPS THEBE
lists United States Send Fast ZZ?? "
Jraft to Prevent Violation I , InlLKl-hS sTBRTQ
llhWU U I llll I u
EGOH PROGRAM
Wlish SnAmanim DIys Uedler
ines audi Similes Turk Warship
M
of Neutrality
ISHINGTON OFFICIALS
GET BUSY ABOUT IT House Committee Chops Off
couple of Millions irom Ap-
stralian Collier Believed to
3e Cause Wireless and
Supplies Illegally Used
I III An.nclitn) I'rcu to Coos liar Tlmw.)
KA8HINGT0N, D. C, Dec. 11.
Duel OoothnlB, aovornor of tho
inma Cnunl Zone, today roltornt-'
lis request that two torpedo boat
;royors bo sent to tho Canal .ono
provont violation of noutrallty i
ugh tho mlsuBo of wlrolcss and
Ing on of supplies by bolllgorenti
tela.
Fecauso of tho confidential na-
of tho dlBiiateh from Goothals.
rotary Garrison roftiBcd to make '
lubllc. Ho Issued this ntatoinent: ,
bo subntnnca of tho dispatch Is I
In Goothol'B Judcmont thn mis-1
of theso waters as n baso oN ren
proprhtion Bill Today
ID AnocUlfJ rrp to Coos DT Tlmai.J
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. II.
Economy was the watchword of tho
appropriations commltteo In prepara
tions for tho legislative, executive
and Judicial appropriation bill, tho
I first of tho big supply measures,
I which was lopoitod to tho llouso to
I day. Tho commltteo lopped off al
most two million from tho ostlmntos
submitted by tho various depart
ments, cutting salary nllowaneos nil
1 along tho lino, nnd brought In n
, moasiiro appropriating ?:IS,7I 1, 75:1.
j no. The total of the bill sjrows an In
crease of f 1.1S8.S 13 over last yoar's
moasuro. lint this mcasuro Includos
'a special appropriation of ?2,2SG,
1 100 and authorizes a thousand extra
employes for Inking the agricultural
Tiro commltteo report says
lies requires tho nrosonco of tllls ls n oxtrnordlnary expenditure
t-movlng ships. Slnco tho quos-1 which will como ovory ton yoars and
HtVOlVGd rotllllro COIlaldOratloll lmilnlnlnu (korof.r,. !... II, l ..nni-'a
tho Stato Department nnd tho' ,..,.,.-.. i.
tv nninr niinil no ...nil nu ..... 1 """ " ' mini ium,
-,"-., ?V tlO IJIJ
I hnvo tnkon tho matter up
tho other departments and ns
as tho requirements are fully
brtnlned, proper action will bo
Bn to moot tho omotKency."
crotnry Garrison declined to In- I Wt auochi.s new to coo nr Timn j i
to which noiiigeront was vloint-
.noutrnllty. It Is known, bow-
that tho Australian collier Mal
whlch recently loft Ilnlboa
bout elenrnnco papers, has been
cr closo obBorvntlon by tho Pnn
GKHMAN CIIANCKLI.OR'S
.sox a iu'ssia.v inisoxi:it
WAR THREAT
BY CARRANZA
MADE TODAY
tnr amocUim rmi to coo cy Timn.i
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 11.
Gcnurnl Cnrrnuza, through Consul
Canada at Vera Cruz, today formally
advised tho U. S. Stato Dopnrtmcnt
that any use of forco by tho Ameri
can trops nt Naro, in their efforts to
keep Mexican bullets from Amerlcnn
soil, "will bo considered an act of
hostility, howover well disposed tho
government mny be."
mont nt Vera Cruz Saturday. Ho
Itorntlug his previous stntments, Cnr
rnuza says Hill has controlled his
flro nnd thnt ho Is sending Instruc
tions to his Sonorn coinmnndor to
avoid nny firing thnt would endnn
gor thoso across tho Amerlcnn lino,
lllnino OnltK'ty,
Ho doplorcs that tho Americana
have been killed, but suggests that
thoso accidents havo been duo to
tho cnrclossnosB of tho Americans
Extraordinary Exploit of Lictit.
Holbrook at 'Dardanelles
1 Sinks 600 on Mcssudich
ESCAPES AFTER BEING
UNDER WATER NINE HOURS
Old Vessel Which Was Guard
ing Dardanelles Mines Sunk
Heroic Work by English
til Aim' Intel PrtM to Coo IUf Tlmcu.
LONDON, Dec. 1 1. "Yestorda)
tho submarluo 11-11, In cliargo of
Muutcnnnt Commander Holbrook,"
says tho official bureau communica
tion today, entered tho Dardanelles
nnd In spite of tho difficult current,
dived tinder flvo rows of mines and
torpedoed tho Turkish battleship
Mossudlob, which was guarding tho
in I no fields. Although pursued by
gun flro nnd torpedo boats tho 11-1 1
returned snfoly nftor being submerg
ed on one occasion for nlno hours.
When Inst scon the Mcssudich wns
sinking by tho stem."
Tho Mesnudloh wtis nn old bont,
doing built in England In IK" I nnd
reconstructed nt Genon in 1903. Sho
was 322 feet long, 5!) feet beam and
10,000 tons. Her speed wns 17 1-2
knots. The main battery consisted
of two 0.2 Inch gnus. In tho war
with iirccco tho Messudieh was ro-
SAY DRESDEN
IS SAEE AT
PUNTA ARENAS
III A.mnl.lM 1'itm to Coo lUy Tlmn.
VALPARAISO, Chile, Dec. 11.
Dispatches received horo from Pun
tn Arenas declare that tho German
cruiser Dresden enmo Into thnt port
uninjured.
nnrtoil linilli ilnmntrnil In tlin linvnt
or "Imprudent curiosity" nnd cites unttlo ti10 Dardanelles. Sho enr
slmllar occurrences when Mndero bo-' rlod n ciow of 000.
sieged Juarez and Amorlcaus ondnn-l
gered their lives by Broking points
of vantage to vlow tho conflict.
Canal officials. Stronc ronre-
Ulons hnvo been mndo to tho
llh Mlalstor nt Panama.
tlr Auocui.l rrc to Cooi I!; Tlmn
PARIS. Doc. 14. Ronorts
reaching hore today from Homo j
stato that tho son of Germnn ,
I Chancollor Von Deth'hiann-Holl-I
wcg has boon seriously wounded I
! nt Plotrkow, Rpsstnn Poland nnd I
l hns been cnpturoJ by thu litis- I
I slnns. !
IRE TROOPS T
ARIZ.. TODAY
I
IU0R
SELLING
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ULSEO
S
AiO QUIET II EASTERI MR ZONE
(Ry Associated Press to Tho Coos Ray Times.)
IERI IN. Dnn. 14. Thn nffidnl Rommunicntion todav savs!
Ight attacks by tho French on parts of our positions bo
bon tho Mouse River and Vosges Mountains were easily re-
Iscd, Otherwise nothing of Importance remains to bo re-
rtod from tho western theater of war. From East Prussia
rl Shiithnrn Pnlnnd ihnro is nothing to lODOrt. n Nortliem
and, our operations aro taking tho normal course,"
P OR
I
m
UDERGO
L
DPERATIDWEDR THROAT TROUBLE
(Hy Associated Press to Coos Ray Times.)
nMnnM nno a Tninn-mnhinff from Borne, bwiizor-
id, a corrospondont for tho Central -News says! "A tele-
tm trom Munich states it nas ucon uuuuuu ty y.mo .
lporor William's throat, but tho oporation is being doforr
.owiir; to tho feverish condi tion of tho Emperor."
HSATIOHAL BRNDDI GftSE GDHES
II ABRUPT El II CWIUI TDDftY
urges Against John Herron
l-llrnich. nn I inlirr tn nil-
ta Simpson Dismissed
)0ND VICTJORY FOR '
JOE COACH N CASbb
s. Fortner Gives Sensational
restimony Concerning Al-
,ed Perjury in Hearing
(Special to Tho Times.)
3QUILLB. Or.. Doc. 14. Joe
ch nut tho second notch In his
re btlck in tho Bandon cases this
moon when JudEo Coko dlsmlss-
ftho ca,se against John Horron,
rged with selling or furnishing
for to LVllta Simpson, a minor.
Pho caso came to an abrupt close.
Attorney Treadgold of Bandon.
ed nrosecution after submitting
evidence of the witnesses and
Mediately Attorney Keener for
f defense moved that the caso l
pissed on tho grounds of Insuf-
cy of the complaint and lnui-
cy tf tho testimony. Judge
passed up the former, hut ask
; Attorney Treadgold o point
In any of tho evldvn.fl specif'
fees that John Hejron lud fui
,,iatio,i nr sold Honor to Lollta
I Simpson. Attomoy Treadgold could
not be ond claiming that thero was
I Jnforeiuo throughout all the testH
1 mony supporting it.
I Judge Coke wild mat thero was
,10 ovideme supportlcg tho charge,
i ...I. tin r tirmilrl
against Jierron nuu wiv - ..-...
like to submit tho matter to tho
Jury but he did not feel Justified in
doing so. He said thnt It was evi
dent that somo of tho witnesses
had not told the wholo truth in tho
matter.
Grand Jury Indicator.
Tho termination of tho Herron
!! followed Immediately by
i wan ..
the Coach cose. -The Herron case
was taken as an Indication of the
outcome of tho Bandon matter be-
I fore the grand Jury. Tho Simpson
girls, on whose testimony Recorder
Kausrud of Uandon baaed his de-
fclglon against Coach, have complete
ly reversed their testimony. The
! grand jury investigation will prou-
ably binge the same way.
However, the grand Jury will paaa
on a new phane of it which may
!.roo dcidfdh sensational
niiVii'o "f lVrJury.
K,3,l as st.rtuug as was the
On ovldcuco produced by Mlko
1 Slbln and Cy Avory In tho pollco j
I court this afternoon Torosa
j Washington was convicted of I
j Hulling liquor without a llccnso
j. In a bont housed near tho city j
post hoiiso, and May Warren, j
I colorod, was found guilty of j
j selling liquor without a llccimu j
j nnd of kuoplug n house of 111 j
f n mo. Judgo Butlor levied it j
fine of $100 on each woman or j
j HO days In Jail, From out of j
j divers pockets thoy produced
I tho ? 100 aploco and wore turned j
j loose.
On a bootlegging cliargo which de
clared ho had sold liquor on Sunday,
Mlko Sllba, a Bpaulanl who has boon
working for tho Smlth-Powors Com
pany, was nrrulgned In pollco court
this morning. Ho wns arrostod last
evening near thu ferry slip on Front
street by Chief of Pollco Carter.
Arizona Man and 'Pittsbura ,Two wnoio. otto Maiu turn An
. . . ...... i A .... Illll I.'l.ttt.. tuliri.wt fltt.t Hum
GET JURY FOR
JOE COACH CASE
(Spcclnl to Tho Times.)
COQUIU,i:, Or., Dec. H. A Jury
was secured for tho trial of Jon
Conch, who Is appealing from tho
conviction In thu Ilnndou Recorder's
court for furnishing liquor to Ruby
Simpson, under 21 years of ngo.
John Herron was tho first witness
called lit tho Coach trial.
Tho Jury consists of tho follow
ing: .Ins. T. Guorin, of Myrtlo Point, II.
W. Sanford of Sumner, M. P. Sum
morlln, of Loo, A. H. Smith of Dorn,
K. M. Kny of Rlvorton, W. J. Rust
of Mnrshtlold, Jas. I). Clinton of
Norway, J. G. Horn of North Rend,
10. It. Hodsou of Coos River, V. A.
Raker of Dorn, R. R. Powndor of Co
qulllo niul W. II. Harmon of Leo.
F
RANGE
RUSSA
CLAIM
WHILE GERMANY DENIES ANY CHANGE
Vigorous Thrust of Allies Against Kaiser's Armies in Prance
and Belgium Sunday But French and German Re
ports of Its Effect Are Conflicting.
BERLIN WAR OFFICE SAYS FEW ATTACKS
BY FRENCH WERE EASILY REPULSED BY THEM
United States Has Troops of
Infantry and Artillery Fac
ing The Mexicans
(nr Amrlilf J ITtm to Coo IUjr Tlmm.
NACO,, Arl Dec. 1 1. T,ho re
maining 'two troops of tho Ninth
United States cavalry loft Douglas to
Join tho rost of tho regiment nt Na
co. Sovon troops of tho Tenth caval
ry and thrco bntterlos of tho Sixth
nrtlllorlcs also aro here. Tho usual
quota of Mexican bullets struck to
day In tho Arizona town nnd lit lonst
one shell.
SAY
AMERICANS
MEXGO
Man Robbed and Killed in
Sonora by Mexicans
tr Amu UIM I'dm lo Cixm Hay TlmM
WASHINGTON, D. C, Doc. 11.
Thomas Krancla of Douglas, Arizona
and It. F. Dunn of Pittsburg, woro
klllod In Sonora, Mexico, by outlaw's
Wodnosday, according to tho Amor
Icuu consular agent at Cituunon. Snc
rotary Rrynn dlructod an Investiga
tion. Thoy woro robbed and killed
whllo returning from a mine near
Naooznrl.
outcomo of tho Horron caso was
the tostlmony of Mrs. Mary Kortnor
of Bandon In tho Herron case. Sho
testified on tho stand that she had
testified wrongfully In Recorder
Kausrud's court at Bandon. Sho
said that Lollta Simpson had told
her how to testify and swore thnt
Lollta Simpson had told hor that
unless she (Mrs. Kortnor) toutlflod
against Coach and Herron, charges
.would bo made against Mrs. Kortnor
of keeping n hoiiso of 111 fame.
She toetlfied that sho had boon
with tho Simpson girls, Coach nndj
Horron in Bandon In Juno and
sworo that tho Simpson girls had
not drank any liquor. Sho said that
she had testified In Recorder Kaus
rud's court that tho girls had drank
i HIGH
FOR EXTORTION
drew Hill, Finns, tostlflud that thoy
gavo Sllba mnnoy for whiskey. Tho
accusod ploadod not guilty.
In tho morning, declared Hill
through nn Interpreter, hu gavo H1I-
ba, fl.HO and thnt Sllba dlaappuarod
and n fow in I nut oh Inter returned
from a woodshed with two 50 cent
flasks of whlskoy, Klllm contradict-1
ed tho statements, saying that ho
took tho mouoy for tlo purposo of
doing a kindly act for tho two men,
with whom ho had worked nt Camp
I, and that ho met a mystorloun
stranger In a big white hat, followed ,
lit nt down to tho dock and tlioru In
turn bought tho flasks that ho lator
gave to his companions.
As to who tho muii In tho white
hat could be Sllba did not say. Ho
know ho was tall, smooth sliavod
nnd thnt he, Sllba, hud uovor seen
111 in before.
So far tho procedure was satisfac
tory to both Hill and Makl, but to
ward ovonlng their thirst Increased
and this time they gavo Sllba a S
gold plcco with whloh to procure
more "flro water." This time 8llba
disappeared, falling to rot urn with
tho whiskey or tho $5 and Hill Im
mediately looked up tho pollco.
Sllba this morning decltiared that
dio "borrowed" the money. Aftor
(Rpoclnl to Tho Times.)
COQUILLi:, Or., Doc. 1 1 - -Tho ro
turning of "not n truo bill" against
Oscar Ctarot of Myrtlo Point, who
was charged with attempting to ex
tort money from L. A. Roberts of
Myrtlo Point, by tho grnnd Jury horo
today caused a surprise Starot was
alleged to havo written to L, A
Roberts, who Is iiMjur of Myrtlo
Point nnd formerly ouo of tlio -directors
of tho Rnuk or Myrtlo Point, that
ho would ttccuso RobortH In connec
tion with tho Rank or Myrtlo Point
safe robbery mil cms Roberts paid
him u curtain amount.
Imllct North llciul Mali.
Goo, W. CiiiiuiiliiH or North Bond
was Indicted on two counts, forgery
nnd obtaining money tinder false pro
toiiBOH. Win. Hchrock nnd John Volz,
two well known North Bend men,
mndo tho charges against Cummins.
ELDER REMEMBERS
Russia Maintains That German Advance on Warsaw Has
Been Stopped and That Russian Position is Improved
French Report Austrians Losing in Servia
(By Associated PrcBs to Coos flay Times.)
LONDON, Dec, 14. Vigorous thrusts at tho German lino
in Franco woro mado again yesterday by tho Allies, but re
ports of successes In today's official statement from Paris
mo not borno out by tho Berlin communication. Tho Fronch
war office states that German positions along tho Aisno Rivor
ivero demolished, thnt in tho Woevre-district lino trenches 600
yards long woro captured and that further progress was mado
h Argonno and Alsace,
Tho German announcement says nothing of Importanco oc
curred in tho west, with tho exception of a fow Fronch at
tacks along tho Meuso and In tho Vosgos, which woro repuls
ed easily, Thero lias been no important changes in tho East,
according to tho Gorman statement,
Dispatches from Potrograd, howovor, assort that tho Rus
sians had definitely thrown back tho Gorman column which,
was attempting to strike at Warsaw from the north, and as
a result the position of tho Russians all along tho front is im
proved. Tho Fronch War Offices announces that In Sorvla furthor
successes woro won against tho Austrians, and In tho Monte
negrin campaign, which lias almost boon lost sight of recent
ly, tho Austrians suffered revorso,
RUSSIANS REPORT GERMANS RETREAT
IN REGION OF MLfll; VISTULA QUIET
(By Associated Press to tho Coos Bay Times.)
..PETROGRAD, Deo. 14. The official communication dated
yesterday says: "There has been no engagement of import
ance on any of the fronts. .In the region of Mlawa, wc con
tinue to force back tho Germans, who are in rctroat. -On the
left wing of the River Vjstula there has been na ohange. -In
the region of Mount Buekla, the Austrian columns arc coming
down the northern slope of the Carpathians."
NS
CL M
T
URKS LOSING
IN BATTLES NEAR EUPHRATES
(By Associated Press to tho Cooa liny Times.)
PETROGRAD, Doc. 14. An official communication by tho
Russian army staff of tho Caucasus says! "All day Friday
fighting occurred on tho front extending through tho villages
of Pyrusk, Asmor and Tulak, soutii of Erzorum. Tho onomy
cvorywhoro was repulsed and pursued beyond tho Euphrates
with sovoro lossos."
AVIATOR
S
DROPBOMRS
AMONG
FREIBURG GRIDS
OF
PROMENADERS
OL
SAT
US
At 7 o'clock this morning tho Ooo.
W, lOMor arrlvoa In, '2 hours nut of
Portland, with a passougor list of
51 persons. Aboard woro many tons
of Christmas freight bound hero for
tho merchants and for Santa Clans
The Klder will leave out this ovonlng
at 7 o'clock for Kureka.
Thoso who arrived from tho north
were:
W. Chamborlnln. James Lane, Mrs.
Lauo, John Huydnn, II. L. Aldnn,
Mrs. Allien, Warn I o Adams, Mrs.
Adums, Georgia Adams, Roy Hnydcn,
G. J. Armstrong, John F. Hal), J. R.
(By Associated Press to Coos Bay Tlraos.)
BERLIN, Doc, 14, A nows paper dispntch says hostile
aviators flow ovor Froidburg'ycstorday throwing bombs,
Ono bomb fell among a crowd of promonadors and injured
two giris, Ono house was da maged,
WANTS UNITED STATES TO TAKE
OVER TELEPHONES AND TELEGRAPH
Wothorbeo, Mrs. Wotherbco, M. W
this, in company of Cy Avery, Sllba Kellogg, U. O'Connoll, Cyril Brown.
...l.(ert ii.ftt. Iinni (ihnnnrg Tllltt la
"""""' """ """ -" - " ..,, . ,.,,.,..... ,,., v..,,li W.,i n llrnun Mm W H llrnu-n
nw ,r I "Ulll. IU jaiiBUII B BIUIU l .lUIUii ... . f.w".. '. ... w. ...',
Front street, whero ho set up tho J
told
K. Wasson, II. Boudro, D. M. Mc-
what Lollta Simpson
Mrs' Fortner' said that sho had flgars and broke tho gold piece, and Kcnzio, F. It. Wilkton, Howard Ut
talked the matter ovor with her together tho men repaired to a boat- tor, Lcona Utter, John Nlelson, It. J.
husband lately and he told her to houso along tho waterfront noxt door1 Steward, Wm. Mahouoy, Mrs. Soils
go on the stand at Coqtillle and toll' o tho'pest house, where Sllba testl-, tad. Mrs. C. L. Wagoner, Kd. W.
the absolute truth. I (,e'l a n egress sold them beer three J Thompson, John M. Wurnlck, O. 0.
1'lfinl Not Guilty. 'time ut ?t a drink. Sllba hnd 25 Richardson, Mrs. Richardson, Ken-
Kramer, O'Brien and two others' cants on his porson when ho camel neth Richardson. Amies Richardson.
in.nin,i ist wnk for various of- out of the houso and was apuroheiid-i Cleo. 8. Gothro, Mrs. A. K. Wholn,
fenses entered pleas of not guilty' ed by Chlof Carter.
tn.inv ' Tho morning sqssIoii was hero In
The grand Jury Is still grinding terrupted to give tho police tlmo to Russell Sage. Mis. Sago. Nell Mc
awaj Sneral secret Indlitincntft havo Investigate tho no, ond hint of Sun ' OnrUiy, Bert Rogers. .1 II. Htoldt.
been returned so Jar. day bootlegging. m Turner, J. It. Katoii.
Kenneth Wheln, Chug. Kern, Mrs.
Kern. Hazel Kern, Mrs. K. K Jones.
Postmaster General Burleson
Urges Immediate Govern
ment Ownership in Some
Sections Parcels Post Is
Growing uepartment on a1
Self-Sustaining Basis. I
(Dr AMUti ritM to Cos. DJ TIdim.) I
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. H.
Asserting that for tho first time
slnco Its organization by Benjamin
Fruuklln. the Post Offlco Depart
ment Is on a relf-sustainlug basis.
Postmaster General Burleson ub-(
mlttcd to President Wilson today
his annual report. It records enor
mous growth In tho Department's
btulnoss bocauso of tho parcels post
uiul postal Havings bank divisions
and recommends a program of pos
tal legislation to Increase. tho Bcope
of tho department's activities.
Mr. BurleBou f oat urea his report
with an estimate that a surplus of
$3,56U,515, the second of his ad
ministration, will bo shown for the
fiscal year of 1914 when all claims
and charges have been mot. Oh
that showing he bases his declara
(Continued ou Page. Two.)
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