' ,7-! ?S
.) 'If
PBBBBM"""""""""""W.-..i.ii I " ! 11 I J JM in" " in - r -nr ' I . i iii(" HUT-"J
IF WE HAD TQTURN OUROWN GRINDSTONf WE WOULDN'T HAVE SO MANY AXES TO GRIND
WEwwiii
A Marshfield Woman
onco snld: "I buy advertised nrtlcles becauao they
aro Invariably worth what I pay for them." Tho
merchants with tho best reputations for integrity
nnd honest merchandise, aro without exception,
thoso who advertlso their goods unceasingly.
(to
Shop Early
Dy so doing you not only get tho best goods and
tho best assortment to cliqoso from, but you are
kind to yourself nnd tho salcs-pioplo, Christmas
is drawing very near. Stnrt nowl
MKMnER OF TJIK ASSOCIATED FltKrc
VOL. NO. XXXVIII.
Established 1878
nw Tho (Toast Matt.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1914 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mai)
nnd Coon Ilnr Advertiser
No. 130
HEAVIEST FIGHTING II WEEKS
Great Battle of Warsaw Unas
T
WESTERN BATTLEFIELDS n ifw Knu y-
S
inAm1 NfWTmr
nmx
tm?&
ft
GERMANS
CLAIM
MPDRTAN
IS
WAGED
AGAINST
Ml
ATTACK
Gen. Joffrc Said to Have Or
dered General Advance on
German Lines in France
ILAIMS THAT ALLIES HAVE
IEEN MUCH STRENGTHENED
Germans Claim Allies Repulsed
With Heavy Losses Three
Day Battle Near Warsaw
Dx Aiioclited Trru to Coot n7 TlmM.)
LONDON, Dec. 21. Tho heaviest
lighting in tho west sinco tho Gor-
nans mado ntlompts to forco a way
tho English Channel Is now In
progress. Tho French nnd Ocrinnu
btntcments of today bIiow Hint yes
terday's engagements wcro keen
ly contested along most ot tho front
from Alsaco to 'Flanders, and on
bach sldo clalniB aro mado of tho
bapturo of trenches nnd other vic
tories of Importance.
Tho Gorman war offlco gavo out
vhnt was described as a French nr-,
iy order signed by General Joffn
found on tho body of a French
boldlor, cnlllng for a general attack1
bit tho Germans. Tho order recltou.
Ihnt heavy rolnforcnnicnto hnvo been
ccelvcd by tho Allies nnd "It Is nowl
...r business to clear tho fatherland
our business to clear tho fatherland
tt tho Invndors." Tho Gorman
claim that tho French attacks nt
Heliport woro repulsed.
In Poland tho Russians nro offer-
Ing a determined resistance to the
gorman armies, which nro advanclng'
hn Warsaw. Less than thirty miles
rnm lin nllw nnn nt Mm Hint) .lull. I
ornly contested battles ot tho cam-
algn is still In progress, tho Rus-'l
lans for thrco days having hold In
heck tho Gorman column which Is
eking to forco a pnssago ot tho
Bzurn Rlvor.
IUSSMMS DELAY
E
5zar's Forces Fall Back to
Third Linn nf Defense. Over
200,000 in German Army
Wr AmocUI! Trm to Voo Jlj Tlmw.
PKTROGRAD, Dec. 21. Tho
Han forecast Is still holding at bay
M
ft If C
ho Gorman column which Is seeking,'"" '' una neon pain on u. i-ruj.-
cross tho Miira Rlvor nt Sochacoriy no miRiii cons er ..,,.
... 'iii Tnv )rririi Ccisilv.
gw and mdvauco on wnntaw, ou
rtlln. .n V Ml ron llnVS tlllB
...v ,w..w. . w. ,... ...-,-
k ...., onn nnn mnn linn
.v.,u.. u,..,, Ul -v-.vvv
- 1 tl.n . nn.
lad throw back tho Russians who
ro holding tho right hank.
uon unueavoniiK 10 cruoo i "...,.,. ,.,,., ,,
"Sochasrow continues to bo Hio""111 i; I
... nrnnnrlv ImloilUS Under tl.O COllIlt)
lerman objcctlvo In tno nuompi
each Warsaw. Tho Russians on tho
bank of tho ura aro heavily .
atrenchod. Tholr nrtlllory Is so '
laced thnt It commands tho rlvor to,
alios north. Southward tho Russian
no extends tot Opoesno, 25 miles,
t of Piotrtow, which recently wn
vacuatod, and 15 mlleB cast of Sczor
row, wlioro tho Russians nrsi op-
asod tho Gorman extrcmo right. It
nolntnii nut thnt tho Russians have
nus assumed nosltions on tholr .
iilrd lino of dofonco. Tho Russians
pr tho present ro attempting notn
g moro than to retard tho onomy
nd to defeat attempts nt flanking
ioomonts.
NORTH BEND NEWS
'red "oynolds. who is at en .ng
o f. or c. at uorKoiey, v..u. -
turn homo to Bl.ond Christmas w h
'ST hW'SL.
North Rend Heights.
Mrs A. II. imhoff left on tho Re-
' A Christmas entertainment will bo
ven by tho North Dend Presbyterian
urch on Wednesday evening, -
fmber23. The different classes of
Sunday school will tako part.
y will also have a Christmas tree.
Tho Porter mill closed Saturday
r tho holidays.
G. v. Rphniu. , moved his fam-
... ...w.w .
to Myrtlo Point afhl Mr. and Mrs.
H. Mllllron have leased
their
arth Dend home.
About 10 o'clock this morning tho
lellno arrived In from San Fran-
co and mado fast at the Smith
for another lumber cargo.
cargo. On
pr last trip the Adeline carried out
STOLE BIG BUNCH
OF SIGNED CHECKS
About $10,000 Worth Taken
From Auto Standing Before
Church at Lyden, Wash.
Wr Auoclitfel rrcti to Cool Ilr TlmM.)
UHLLINGHAM Wash., Dec. 21.
$10,000 worth of checks Issued by
tho Lyndon Creamery Company on
tho Lyndon Stato Hank wcro stolen
last night from tho automobile of
SI. L. Jackman, treasurer of tho com
pany, which was loft standing In
front of tho church nt Lyndon. Tho
c!.cckH woro mado out to Individual
patrons ot tho creamery.
ETAXL
IS
oM o.:u u n..n.tnn.J '
Snat0r Slllltl HaS PrOpOSCd
I ax Amendment Leaves
Tomorrow for Salem
An amendment to tho stato tax
laws which would mako tho county
"w collector rosponsiuio tor an taxes,
- lncludlug those now collected through
tno shorirrs office, nnd which wouiu ,
Illllkn nil tflXOH llPmllln D. llpll nil tllO
property after a certain date, January
ot each year, has been worked out
by Senntor I. S. Smith. Ho will
leave tomorrow for Salem, whoro ho
expects to tako up tho proposed legls
lntlon with Attomoy Gonornl Craw
ford boforo placing tho matter beforo
tho stato sennto.
For two months Mr. Smith has
worked on his now law. Urlofly ho
sketched tho plan nnd then addressed
a lottor to ovory county court of tho
stato asking their opinion. In ovory
J case, with but two oxcoptlons, ho ro-1
'celvod nnswors commondlng nnd ro-
commondlng tho law.
Tho object In mnklng nil taxes a
Hon on property after n certain dato
has this tulvantngo, that nnyono In
buying ronl ostato would nftor tlila
. . i ... ... Li-
i
I
ME
PLAN
Rus-i"w v w"u" lu "'";'' ""
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liOIIIUllMV "" vw..
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This system
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Mr.
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i wuutu niou imi ..- -
quont tnxos of former years, nnd thus
tho ownor of tho proporty would
know annually tho status of his
Notices (o Tnv Pajorn.
At tho prosont tlmo tho law ro-j
quires that all delinquent taxes musi
bo published In n list of newspapers.
Tho proposed nmondinont would re
peal this wctlon and require, instoad,
that a notlco bo sont to each tax
payer. AH tax rolls, belloves Mr. Smith.
1 i... i.i ,ini from .lannarv 1 and all
- h ;fnt ,. ot he yoar
; ---- , nnd n
fould bo u ,
' Indent immedlat'ely and draw 1 per
" ,, Uh .. nnP cont
Tho pre8ont penal-
ty Is ten Pr "
, 1U' . nronosed ,aw.
" . , h thore
"'""' " ..a. nnnltv ot flvo
" " .. nM thon the
. '"Vo continue to draw Interest of
Jf " !nonth Up to December
, iha Iironertv would be sold
1. when the propen wu.u
,QiinminL taxes.
ur '" ". ..... i..v
Under tho present law taxes be-
Ume a Hen on the property wnen
I the roll are delivered the sher-
Iff- Tnf ' tha rnnR'nn thnt
Thls sjstora. uenevos ir. Dm.
Is unsatis " ' nrosnectlve
aasea
are often at
uu. , wie
. nr rii I'm, ii'
. .lnn
sea r.
WHEAT MAY
60 TO $2
Bf PORE LONG
(n? AmiKlitnl Prr t- -not XUj TlmM.l
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 21. Alt
grades of wheat reached tho high
est prices today In tho history ot tho
Portland wheat exchange, which at
present Is tho highest prlmnry wheat
market in tho world. Prices leaped
two nnd four cents n bushel whllo
tho mnrkct hold back, domandlng
oven higher prices. February Uluo
stcm whent was bid In nt $1.28 n
bushol. D000 bushols of February
Club sold at 1.2C 1-2. Tho rural
districts aro refusing to soil until
tho prices go higher. Tho demand i
of tho European belligerent countries j
Is responsible. Some nro prophesy-
Ing $2 wheat.
GIRL PLOTTED TO
T
imi; cinbn nf Rnlnchurn Ro
. . '. 2?i
came Infatuated With Step-
tatner sees Murder
llr AuoclitM I'rr. to Cool Ilir Tlmn.)
OALKSnURG, 111., Doc. 21. Julia
Fln'ke, who plotted with hor stop
fathor, Robert Hlgglns, to kill her
mother, has been sent to tho stato
industrial homo to remain until slio
Is 21. Tho girl witnessed tho shoot
ing ot hor mother by Hlgglns, with
whom oho wns Infntuntod.
ku.MOR A UKRMAX
CHUIKTU WAS SUNK
(llr Auorlitfcl rri to Com tu? TIikm,
LONDON, Doc. 21. Porslst-
cut rumors nronfloat that a Gor-
man cruiser hns (ioon sunk off
tho const of Scotland. It Is nl- j
so rumored thnt two Dritlsh do-
slroyors arrived at Llogo, Scot- j
j land, badly dnmnged. No con- j
j flrmntlon has boon given tho ro- j
I I'ort. j
E
OF CYR'S DEATH
'
Contracted
Dread Disease
From Horse on Coos County
Road Work
That Felix Cyr, who died In Spo
kano Docomhor 19, dlod of glnndors,
n dread dlscaso that ho contracted
from a horso ho worked on tho road
botween horo and Coqulllo, la tho
KILL HEH MO
ER
GLANDERS
u
decision of Spokane physicians who ngt Ul0 tu;oe women ot uandon I
attended tho man. Ho loft horo sov.nm Vft. linii0,.,l!p(i. lhoro B.ni ,u.l
oral weeks ago, aftor about two
months' Illness, being placed aboard
tho Klder by tho local order of
Kaglos, of which lodgo ho was a mom
ber, belonging to Missoula Aorlo No.
32, which burlod him December It.
Tho deceased was about 35 years ot
ago and leaves a wife and child.
When Cyr camo hero from Mis
soula ho had just sold a farm for
$7000 and expected to locate on Coos
Hay. Ho wont to work for tho coun-Jboys
ty whllo still looking for a location.
A short tlmo afterward ho took slok
and for a tlmo It was thought con
sumpton was the trouble.
Glanders Is a highly contagion
and very destructive disease that af
fects animals and somotlmos ra given
to 'human beings. It is caused by an nu mnklng whiskey, etc., at least
enlargement and Induration of tw. for A quarter. John Ilurke nnd
ii,n ...nn,i inath an.l within tho.J"n Volz opposed It at tho last
lower jaw.
Doth the Roamer and the Rustler
are expected to leave out either thl
afternoon or tomorrow morning with
carcoes of Christmas freight. The
I Roamer Is bound for Port Orford and
' the Rustler for Florence.
The George V Klder arrived In
' late this afternoon bringing a
fair
passenger list.
Fnnlkh Milirnrv nhcnrvnro 5nu'"
I German Claim of Great Vic-
i tory Has to be Qualified
.SIEGE OF CRACOW AND
PRZEMYSL MAY BE BROKEN
Claim Austro-German Forces
Sweeping Russians Before i
Them Emperor at Front '
JDj AltcxIMM Irtt. tu Cimm fUr Time..)
LONDODN, Dec. 21. Tho great
bnttlo west ot Warsaw has yot to bo
fought out, Judging from recent Pot
rograd and Merlin dispatches. It ap
pears to Rrltlsh military observers
that tho Germnn contention thnt Gen
eral Von lllndcnburg scored n not
nblo success ovor tho Russians must
bo qualified. Farther south In south
ern Poland and Gnllcla, tho Austro
German lenders declnro thoy aro
sweeping tho Russians botoro them.
Thoy assort that thoy hnvo cleared
nil Russlnns out of west Gallcln.
This menus that tho long siege of 1
Cracow has boon raised nnd If this!
advance on tho part ot tho Teuton i
nlllcs continues It may bring simi
lar relief to tho Austrian garrison nt J
Przomysl, besieged by tho Russians
since tho onrly dayH of tho war. j
Kmporor William has far recovered ,
from his Illness thnt ho has gono'
to tho front. Tho dispatches do not 1
say which front, but It Is bollovcd ho
hns gono to tho west.
T
Re-open Session January 4
Many Cases Yet on Docket
After Two Weeks Work
Judgo Coko this afternoon do-
j clnrcd that It ho Is ablo tomor-
j row ho will hold court for tho
j purpose ot giving lint decision In j
I tho enso of Jay Richards ot Sum-
j nor, who pleaded guilty to tho j
Indictment charging him. with u j
statutory offonso; also In tho j
caso of n man uumed Gus
I tovson who has broko.n his par-
olo for tho second tlmo. Ho may
also Inquire Into what amount of
proporty owned by n mnn named
Stoln Is Biibject to execution.
Stoln wns arrested In Camas
j Valley by a warrant Ibsued to
his brother-in-law.
Judgo Coko Saturday afternoon
i adjourned tho Circuit Court until
(January 4 whon tho session will bo
rocnntluiicd. Tho grand Jury, It Is
oxpectod, will not moot ngnln until
either tho latter part ot January or
early In Fobruary. Ycstordny tho
judgo returned to bin homo, whoro ho
Is confined today with an attack of
la grapplo.
' Tho Christmas vacation comes at u
Utma lulln. uAVnifil lllllinrl n tl t Muna
I""" " " ,.-...
.... ..nn.lli... Tim w.rln.-ir ohni-L'nil
I aro yet undecided; thoro still ro-
,tnulnR tho Orliin.ln Smith trial.
Law.org. tlecInro tliat tho I)reHont ,
,..,.., ,. hoavv on0IIch to keen!
the court grinding until lato In Jan-
..-.. n.i .i, i.unr i.a iur. i.n..n
UUIj ! 1U l.V..,. ..W ." "-""
expressed mat tins monin may not,
eeo tho end ot the session.
K..I.H... Men PM.tt.-Tho saloon
men of Marshfield claim that moro
havo boon bothorlng them lato -
ly than In a long time They may
outer complaint to tho City Council
for further protection against minors
.inw .n..... m iii. Thnr. l
t.lU nmnnf lhn KnlnniiH nlinut mis.
V4 Wtlf) --. v -
Ing tho prices to ten cents for bcor
meeting of the liquor men, but the
others ma,y do It anyway.
CRT
OUR
TAKES VACATION
M..y llU.!Me. Telander and j br" a rlb a,'ove ' he,art- "f w"
Hlbargor aro negotiating with F. K.'80 bruised about the logs and will
Allen for two lots which ho owns In ' Probably bo detained In bed or some
I West Marshfield.
ap fourteenth
land Highland. If the deal Is made,
thoy will oroct a bungalow on Bomo
other lots which Mr. Allen has there
la payment for the property.
HARRV THAW
Ifllill I I IIATT
LOST EIGHT
E0R FREEDOM
Wr AivkUIM Vm l Coo D7 TlmM.)
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 21.
Tho Supremo Court todny reversed
tho refusal ot tho Fcdernl Court In
Now Hnmpshlio to oxtrndlto Harry
IC. Thaw to Now York.
Tho effect of today's decision Is to
cause tho extradition ot Thnw from
Now Hampshire to Now York nt onco
Justlco Holmes, In announcing tho
court's unanimous decision, overrul
ed tho contention thnt It wno not a
crlmo for a innii confined In nn In
snno asylum to escapo, nnd that
therefore n conspiracy to do so wns
not a crlmo.
. SCOTT IS
Chief of U. S. Army Staff Con
tinues Investigation at Na
co Rain Stops Battle
-
.MAYTOHKNA WILL
.MOVH FROM NACO j
j D; AukUII I'rna la Co D'T TlmM.) j
WASHINGTON, 1). 6., Dec. j
j 21. Amorlcnn Consul Sllllmnn
at Mexico City today transmit- j
j ted a mossngo sent by Govornor j
j Mnytorcnn, tho Villa cotnmnndor j
nt Naco, to Provislonul Prosldont j
Gutlorroz, stilting his Intontlon j
j of moving his forces nwny from j
j tho American bordor. Baturddy, j
ho said, his forces rofusod to ro-
j turn a fire to avoid shooting Into
j Amorlcnn territory.
tllr Atxxlile.1 l'r lo Coot iuy Tlmn.)
NACO, Ariz., Dec. 21. Ilrlgadlor
General Scott, chlot of stnft of tho
United States nrmy, rosuniod today
his investigation ot tho bordor trou
ble Ho Is seeking Information from
tlioso In touch with Moxlcuit affairs
which may aid In composing tho situa
tion horo, whoro for ton wooks Gov'
ernor Mnytnrona has beslogcd Gonor
nl Hill, entrenched aerosH tho bor
dor. Tho reinforced army forces
hero under command nt Ilrlgadlor
Gonornl llllss now total 4700 mon.
Ilttlu foil during tho forenoon, caus
ing it practical cessation of tho Mexi
can tiro,
TltOV FOUND HII.V.
inr Atutuiki ftcu lo r ni tiom.i
CLUVKLANI), O., Dec. 21. Wll
lam J. Troy, proprietor of several
hotols, was found stabbod to doath
, ,.... i. ,..! ..., ri...
, "" l""K """" ""'"
,ft0t thnt more lhn" '2,00 of Tr(!y,B
monoy and w dlamoud ring nro miss.
I l.. ... ......,..! it., i.nllnn tn tfrmr t tt I tin
' cuunuu ui i.u..v iu ... w
theory of robbery.
"
Annr xurr ciPt I
AIYIUNu InL olurv
I ' - f.
' Alden liessoy, son of Mr. and Mrs
u. L. Ilcssey of South Coos Rlvor,
I ' . " . ......... .
I i0 T 1 ' . ,." ...... t,"
iur iiuriuu ui .H"ivj iiuniiiii ...
operation was an entlro succoss
ho g rcl,orlU(, (,ollK nlc0y totly,
n)uch tQ Uo Kratineatlon of tho roan y
friends of tho family. The 'Injury
"..l Bomo J,"mo ag0 w'n'0
plow Ing, the plow strkliig a root and j
' Ibrowlllg llllll.
. .
J. M. Wrlglll is hick louny wiwi
tonsllar trouble and Is under the doc
tor's care.
I). D. Campbell, tho old man who
runs tho wood yard north of the ferry
slip, was seriously Injured when ho
fell across a log this morning and
mo. .Mr. campuoii is aooui
70
years ot ago
ITUNITrilK FOR h.M& I'liono
217-J. , , , .
N
PROBING TROUBLE
FRENCH SAY ALLIES
GAINED ALL ALONG
Official Statement Says Slight
Advances Made at Many
Point on German Lines
nr AtiscUlfJ rrru la Coot Ilr Tlmn.J
PARIS, Dec. 21. Tho PnrlH offi
cial communication this nftornoou
snyB: "Ycstordny brought nothing
ot Importnnco to llelglum If excep
tion Is mado of some progross In
tho region of Lombnnrtzydo nnd
St. Georges nnd nt n point southeast
of IllxBchootc, tho occupation of
Bomo houses In Wnrtelom ami tho
bnmbnrdmont by tho enemy of tho
Ypres hospital, llotwccn Lj'b nnd
Alsno Rivers, wo occupied n forest
nenr tho route between Noulottoa
nnd Souchcz, nnd wo nlso took
possession ot nil tho first lino of
Germnn trenches botwoon this high
way and tho flrBt houses of Notro
Dnino do Uiretto, southwest of Loos.
Tho enemy hns bombnrdod Arms.
Our heavy artillery ullonced on ro
pcatcd occasions tho nrtlllory of
tho onomy north of Cnmoy. This
nrtlllory nlso demolished tho Gor
man trenches and owsrturnod two
cannon established nenr Horn. Our
nrtlllory nlso scored distinct ad
vantages on tho Alsno nnd near
Itholms.
"In Champagne as woll as In tho
Argonno, wo mndo nlong tho ontlro
front npprcclablo advancoo, North
east of Iloausojour. wo nccunlel
1200 yards of tho onomy's trenches,
In tho Lngrurlo forcsl, wo blow up
four mined saps nnd established
oursolvoB In tho positions mado.
Ilotween Argonno nnd tho Mouso
It Ivors thoro has boon progress nlong
tho wholo front. On tho right bank )
of tho Mouso wo gnlnod ground
nt Lngroupo and In Cousonvoy for
est. On tho holjjtits of tho Mouso'
wo mndo slight progress In tho
forest Dps Chovnllers."
WILLAMETTE
ICEBOUND IN VJGINITY OF PORTLAND
River Steamers Have to Cuaso,00'1"1"'111
Navigating Streams But
Steel Ocean Steamers Can
Get Through-Coldest Since
1898.
Ill AmotUIoI 'tn lo I'vwi lUf TlniM.
PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 31. Tho
operation of all rlvor uteamerH on tho
ICE BLOCKS
PATH OF ELDER
LIXKIt M)Si:.H FOUR HOURS IN
IIUCKI.VO JAMS l.V (XILUMIIIA
in vi:it plows paths for uo
Mll.lvH
Ico ill tho Columbia Rlvor hold
Mm IMilnr hank 4 hours on hor trln
from Portland. She arrived In horo B train swIUhlng at the headquart
at a o'clock bringing 400 sacks or '""' r u'0 wn" '"'
of parcels post from tho north, CO n"'1 llM w,lh"1 f0 mlnutc-
of which woro consigned to North
! Rend. For CO ...lies from tho mouth
' "jlof tho Wlllamotto Rlvor, tho Kldor
.i." I bucked tho heavy cukos of Ico that
heavy
liekoI
tho rlvor.
Part
of tho
rato of
distance wan mndo nt tho
but three mile, an hour even under
According (o Captain Lofsted tho
Ico was not formed In a solid mass
across tho rlvor, but gathered there
In Jams, coming down from far up
the river. Ho was not surprised
to learn thnt today rlvor boats on
tho Columbia have been forced to
tie up until the Ico breaks. Tho
Kldor brought In 65 passengers and
will leavo out at midnight for KU
roka. Tho Yollowstono leftVut yostorday
for Portland after discharging (relglu
hero from Ban Francisco,
VrUXITl'IlK FOR BALK. Plmno
t7-j.
Announce Anglo-India Troops
Were Driven Froni Trenches
Near Labassee Ca'naJ
MANY OFFICERS ARE
AMONG PRISONERS TAKEN
Say Nothing New In West
Prussia But Claim Further
Advances in Poland
pir AMotlit! r-mi lo Coo ntr Tltat,1
HHRLIN, Dec. 21. (Ily Wlrolcsa).
Tho official announcement this af
ternoon says: "Tho Fronch attacks
yesterday nt Nlouport woro repulsed.
Ilutwcon Rlchobnurg l'Avono and
Cnnnl Labasscp wo attacked tho posi
tions ot tho Auglo-lndlnn troops,
stormed nnd captured tho trenches
nnd dlslodgod thorn with heavy los
ses. Wo captured ono plcco ot artil
lery, flvo muchlno gutiH, two mlno
throwers nnd 270 Anglo-Indians, in
cluding (en offlcors. Tho trenches
wo lost December 18 nenr Notro
Dumo do Lorotto hnvo boon recap
,'urod. Tho French Attack nont- Sou
hnln wns repulsed. Thoy loft four
offlcors nnd 310 mon In our bands
nnd a largo numbor of dead. In tho
Argonno; wo captured nn Important
wooded hill nt Lo Kour do Purls,
thrco machine guns, ono rovolvor gun
nnd 275 prisoners. Fierce French
attacks northwest of Verdun woro ro
pulsod. In tho eastern theater, tho situa
tion In West Prussia Is unshnngod.
In Poland wo continue our attacks
ngnlnst tho positions ot tho onomy."
HKAVIKHT KNOW OV
j VKAIl IN CHICAGO
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CHICAGO, Doc. 21. Thous-
nndri of Jobless mon' who sought
j Hholtcr In tho municipal lodg-
Ing houses Inst night woro glr-
en omploymont toijay. by' the
j railroads, trolley lines and1 the
city, clearing tho stroots and
trucks of tho hcnvlost snowfall
j of winter.
4
E
nnd Willamette Rivers
Leased today us the result uf the
thlcltonliig of tho Ico on tho former
and tho appoarauca ot largo floott
on tho latter. Tho stool ocoan
Htohmom nro still ablo to reach tho
mouth of tho Columbia. Tho mor
rury dropped to 21 degrees, tho low-
est December
1 181)8.
tumpornturo since
DN HIS TRAIN
F. T. Utterboch Employed on
Smith-Powers Line, Victim
of Heart Disease Today
Drakeman L. F. Utterbnch of tho
Smlth-Powors Railway, was stricken
by heart dlscaso whllo working on
uttorimch nan boon working with
"' row und all of a sudden coll-
80, H'o tnr. Ho ovldontly felt
" weakness coming, for ho took
off his gloves, sat down and placed
tho lantern between his knoes. Oth
ers or tho crew noticed it and
quickly camo to him but ho could
not tulk. Thoy woro within a short
distance of Dr. Maiuor'a office and
bo vwh carried In thore, but expired
just au thoy reachod the place.
Utterbach Is survived by a wife,
and child and had upparently been
In tho beat of health.
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OF C. II. K'Ol'TIIMAVI).
C II. Southmayd for fourteen years
ti rnulilnnl nf thn Mvriln I'olnl kiw.
Uon a(od ftt tho hom6 Q( hg
Frank, on the North Fork, after a
, Ulnosn of about flfteR monthti
Myrtle i'olnt Enteral,
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