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merchants with tho heat reputations for Integrity
and honest merchandise, aro without exception,
thoso who ndvertlso tliolr goods unceasingly.
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MEMUKK OP TUft A8SO01ATK1) PltlUwa
VOL. NO. XXXVIII.
Established 1878
n Tlio Coast Mali.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A OotmoMdntlon of Times, Const Mull
nil Ooni tlnr Artrorflwp
No. 141
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FRENCH GUIS IN ALSAGE (HE ONLY
DEVELOPMENTS III WAR TODAY
Germans Admit Loss of Steinbach After Overwhelming Artil
lery Fire, But Claim Trenches Lost With It were
Later Recaptured Fighting Less Severe
GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS
STARTED BY ALLIES
Russians Report Severe Fighting
But Germans uiaim situation mere uncnangeu anu
That Kaiser's Troops Continue Attacks '
(13y Associated I'rcBS to tho Coos Day Times.)
LONDON, Jan. 4, Tho capture by the French of Steinbach,
smnll Alsnnlnn town ner Miami, was admitted in tho Ber
lin ctniomont inHnv. TIig ndvanco of the French was pre
ceded by artillery fire which tho German statement describes
K .tl. ' . .-J ..!.!!. AitnKLl 4Un CirArtU 4n AnMint
IS OVeiWIlOimmg, Will WI1IUI
ho trfliidiBs near Sennheim.
trenches wore later re-captured, The Gorman statement
BQVS1
ilirvnnnt fnr Ililc flrrhilnrr fllnilf ihn RflStfilTl Qnd of tllO bat-
Ilo front, tliore is littte activity,
parently having naiteu onectuany me lorwuiu muvmuuiu
yhich the Allies attempted last
' Cm. Imnnrinnf irn n5 wnrp fi
Mnflmont. uiilrli nln snvs tho
uro a village in tho Meuse region failad,
I, Tho Gorman statement manes no moimuii ui mo auvmo
lilt tho situation is unchanged
lontlnue.
T
GAINS OF ALLIES
Sav French Overwhelmed the
tTrenches With Artillery-
Counter Attack succeeds
K ly Awoclt4 Vttn lo Coo Hr Tlmm.l
IjJEULIN, Jun. 4. (Uy Wlroloss).
U10 otflclul communication this at
brnooii says: "In tho west, oxcopt
lr a moro or loss heavy nrtlllory com-
Rt along tho front, it lo gonornlly
kilot. Only near Thnnn, Alsaco, did
ho onomy show any groat activity.
Lftor on overwhelming hombanlnient
tho heights west of Sonnholm, tho
aemy succeeded In capturing our
I'einoltshod trenchCH on thoso heights
ad In connection thoro with tho vll-
go of Stolnhnch, which wo stubborn-
defended. Tho heights woro ro-
nkon during tho night nftor a bayo-
lot attack nnd tho fighting for tho
Hllago of Steinbach still continues
tho eastern theater, tho situation
unchanged. Our attacks In Poi
nd oast of tho Itawkn Itlvor con-
Inuo."
iTATEHT OF
Iflnnrts Hnlrn IMfinr Sea. With
Artillery and. Infantry En
gagements r-urtner tast
IBj AOCUtd PfW 10 COM B7 lllDM.
PARIS, Jan. 4, Tho official state-
but this nftornoon says: "From
no sea to tho Olso, tho day passed
almost comploto calm. In front
Noulottes our heavy nrtlllory
educed Iho Gorman battorlos to sl-
bnco. Wo camo Into possession
several points of support hold
tho Germans In tho roglon of
Bribes nnd of Mesnll Los Hurlus.
In offqrt was mado yostoropy by
r troops to occupy IJoureulllos,
lit did not succeed. Our ndvanco
kntlnued In tho Lopretro forest.
tho upper Alsaco wo occupied
Important height west of Cero-
ky. A German counter attack was
iimlsed. In Steinbach wo havo
psseBslon of tho vicinity near tho
lurch and cemetory."
DKSTHOV SIOXU3IKXT.
IBy ABocltea r lo Coot Br Time.
pASHVILLE, N. C, Jan. 4. Word
Ea been recolved hero of tho destruc-
an by dynamlto of tho Monument on
aunt Mitchell, tho highest point east
tho Rocky Mountains, erected 26
ara aco in memory of Professor
llsha Mitchell, for whom tho nioun-
ln was natnd. It Is not known who
lmltted Ho act.
lllavo your JOIJ WOHIC dono at
erins
ADM!
FRENCH GHAMGES
HALT ADVANCE
IN BELGIUM AND hKANUb
in Eastern Theater of war
UNUUIUU 1MB iiciiou iu uuyu,;jr
as well as Steinbach. Those
German counter attacks ap
monu . , . ..,,,
imil R Rf 111 tlfl Fl'dlCi Of TIC a
attomnt of the All es to cap-
and that the German attacks
Meetinq of Nations of Amc'r-
ican Continuent to be Held
in Washington
inr amocuii rmi to coo nr tibim.)
HOME, Jan. 1, Deputy Cavag
nnrl Iieb presented an Interrogation
to his government requesting to know
what action Italy is likely to tako In
view of tho American Initiative In
calling a conforonco of nations of
tho Ainorlcnn continent In Wash
ington noxt spring.
Tho conforonco roforrod to Is
cnllod by tho United States to study
financial nnd commercial probloms
confronting tho two Americas as a
rosult of tho European wnr.
TT
Announce Capture of 5000
Men. and 40 Officers and
Many Guns in Caucasus
U7 AuoclttKl I'rfti lo Cooa D7 TlmM.)
PKTIlOailAD, Jan. 4. Tho Itus
slan gonornl start In tho Caucasus
Issued tho following official stnto
mont: "In tho region of Sari Kam
ysh, on January 1. Great hnttlo
contlnuod, obviously to our advan
tage. Tho onomy, howovor, contin
ued to 'offer obstlnnto resistance.
Wo captured C000 soldlors, 40 of
ficers and sovornl surgoons; uIbo
captured six pieces of mountain nr
tlllory nnd H mnchlno guns. Noxt
day tho fighting was still going on.
Our troops ro-enpturod somo posi
tions which tho Turks had occuplod.
Tho conditions nro exceptionally
painful on account of tho cold nnd
snow In high altitude."
LEFT
Miss Grace Hoadley Dodge of
New York Bequeathes Large
Sum to Charity Also
Iljr AuoclateJ Prcn to Coo Dr TlmM.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4. Miss Grace
Hoadloy Dodge, philanthropist, who
died hero December 27, loft moro
than $1. 200,000 to public and re
ligious Institutions under her will,
filed today for probate. Tho bequests
Include $500,000 each to tho Teach
ers' College of Columbia University
and tho National Board of tho Young
Women's Christian Association of the
United States.
ICDNFERENCE DM"
EUHDPEJM WAR
RUSSIANS
GIN
AGAINS
URKS
MILLIONS
EDUCATO
nriish Ai
Uo s. c
rfSSN
ItOL IlOMItH IX HIIUSHICKS
(Br Auoclithl Trcti In Cool Tltr TlmM.)
LONDON, Jan. 1. According
to an Amsterdam dispatch,
I-"ronch nvlators dropped bombs
In tho vicinity of Drussols Sat
urday, partly destroying a Zep
pelin shed under construction
and killing several Germans.
WOULD STOP
EXPORT OF
WAR CARGOES
Wr AuocltttJ l'nM to Cook Hay TlmM.
WASHINGTON, 1. C, Jan. 1.
"Forbid cxportattons of nil munitions
of wnr that nro contraband and you
will remove tho oxcuso for Ilrltlsh
conduct, which called forth tho nolo
of protest recently sent to London,"
snld Theodora Suto of Now York, nd
drcsslng tho IIouso Foreign Rela
tions committee In fnvor of tho Con
gressional resolution to stop exports
of war. Delegations from Now York,
Philadelphia, Chicago nnd Haltlu'oro,
among thorn Gorman, American AUI
unco nnd Anclont Order of Illbornl
nnH, appeared In favor of tho resolu
tion. FEDERAL SHIPS
Vote of 48 to 29 in Favor of
Government Owned Vessels
Temporarily Tabled
lljr AwocUtM I'rm to Coo I)r Tlrati.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn. 4.
Tho administration ship purchnso bill
was mado tho unfinished business of
tho Sonnto today, but It wbb tempor
arily laid nBldo to mnko way for ap
propriation bills. Senator Lodgo de
manded a rocord voto, which showed
IS for nnd 29 against. Sonntor Gal
Ungor, Republican leader, declared
that Congress should pass tho sup
ply bills and go homo.
OF
STEALING WIFE
Walter Oldland, of South Inlet,
Has Richard Preston Arrest
ed Cast Settled
Richard Preston, employed ns a
boll boy at Tho Chandlor hotel, wus
arrostod Saturday night on a war
rant Issuod by Justlco Ponnock In
which Walter Oldland, of South In
let, accused Preston of "wrong
fully, folonlously and unlawfully"
taking his fifteen-year-old wlfo. Old
land and his wlfo had been married
only threo months nnd ho charged
Preston with enticing hor nwny from
him. She was formerly. Hazel
Mason.
Preston first waived tho prelimin
ary and his ball was fixed nt $500.
JIo could not glvo It, his frlond Ed
wards of Bunker Hill not having
that much proporty. Thon Pres
ton was placed In Jnll and Justice
Pennock wont homo. "" '
About 0:30 ho was called d.own
.again and found that Oldland and
Preston had compromised and, Old
land wanted to withdraw tho
,chargos.. Preston ngreod not to
bother Mrs. Oldland any moro- nnd
also to pay tho costs of tho action
and $35 attorney fee which Oldland
had Incurred.
Preston claimed that ho was 26
years old and had served in tho
navy, Ho said that ho was a "bum
actor" and when ho first met Mrs.
Oldland ho was looking for four
girls to tako part In a minstrel
show. He said that ho did not
qualify for that and ho dropped the
homo talent show plan. Later ho
SENATE
cc
MA
n n
re mox to
T7n
pper n itauan
Negotiations Over Protest of
United States Against Seiz
ures Are Progressing
EMBARGO ALSO LIFTED
ON OTHER COUNTRIES
Restriction That Cargoes Must
be Carried on Vessels of
Certain Nations
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.
Dovelopmonts In tho negotiations
to stop Drltlsh Interruptions of
copper shipments reached a point, It
Is understood hero today, whero
Great Urltaln will not lntorfero with
shipments to woll-kuown Italian
firms If thoy nro mado In Italian
ships. Shlpmouts to well-known
manufacturers In Sweden nnd Holl
nnd will nlBo bo uninterrupted, but
It tins not been mado plain If they
must bo mndo In ships of thoso
counlrloH.
-
ltAISI'3 I-'ItKIGHT 1IATKS
1
t)r AocltJ I'rm to Coo nr Tlmn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.
Public honrlngs on freight rates
Increases proposed by railroads
west of tho Mississippi Hlvor
will begin In Chlcngo February
15 and will bo conducted b'
Intorstnto Comtnerco Commis
sioner Daniels, Tho roailB ask
for Increased rates based upon
traffic conditions and upon
movement of individual classes
and commodities.
L
Des Moines Passenger Train
on M. & St. L Ditched Near
Albert Lea, Minn.
rat uxit4 rru to cw cr rim.i
ALD13RT LEA, Minn., Jnn. 4.
Twolvo persons woro Injured, tliroo
of them probably fatally, enrly to
day, when tho fast Dob Moines south
bound pasBongor train on tho Minne
apolis & St. Louis Railroad was
wrecked nt Emmons, Minn., by a do
foctlvo switch. Tho chair car nnd
smoker woro demolished.
UP AT COOUILLE
Bandon Perjury Trials Post
noned for Week Geo. W.
King Trial Tomorrow
(Special to Tho Times.)
COQUILLE, Or., Jan. 4. Owing
to tho absonco of Attorney Gobs In
Portland, tho trials of Huhy Slmpson
Nosler and Mrs. Pfortner on an In
dlctmont for perjury, growing out
ol tho Coach-Slmpson-Troadgold cas
03 nt Bandon, was put off until tho
latter part of tho wook by Judgo Cok
latter pnrt of tho week by Judgo
Coke today.
Goo. W. King, proprietor of t!.o
Enterprlso Meat Market In Marsh
field, will bo tried tomorrow for bas
ing a boathouBo for immoral purpos
es. Georgo Frances Is now on trial for
robbing tho Owl Saloon In Marshflold.
James O'Brien, charged with rob
bory In Marshfield, will bo tried Jan
uury 1 1.
Prosiwr Cui,o Set,
Orlando Smith of Prosper will bo
tried January C on Indictments charg
ing him with statutory offenses
against Prosper girls.
Tom Preston, Indicted for gamb
ling, has Jumped his $50 ball and
a bench warrant has been Issued for
him.
Mrs. Jesslo Qulgley and Wnv R.
Young, arrested nt Tho Dalles on a
statutory charge, will bo tried separ
ately, admitted meeting her at various
times.
Justlco Pennock allowed Oldland
to withdraw tho complaint and Pres
ton was given his freedom.
TWELVE
NJURED
T
WRECK
GIL
ES
tv" n
diw
11
4. .
I LONDON STOCK HXCIIAXCJH
I I
(njr Ainoilaloil I'ni to Coo txj Time.
LONDON, Jan. I. Tho Lon-
don stock exchunge re-nponed
j for business today after having j
i been closed slnco July 10.
j Sovero lestrlctloitH were placed
upon trading to prevent tho j
panic Belling of securities. j
4
AUSTRIAN
SAYS THEY
ARE WINNING
I)r AiocUt.l I'm to Coo njr Time.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 4.
Tho Austro-Huugnrlnn minister of
foreign affairs sent the following dis
patch to tho embassy hero:
"Tho wholo press, In taking n re
trospective view of tho flvo months
of wnr, expresses tho firm conviction
that tho Austro-Hungnrlan monarchy
united with Germany, Is adequate to
bravo ovory storm. Tholr success
until now by land and sea, tho finan
cial stability of tho troops and tho
courage and porsevoranco of tho
troopH havo glvon tho country Im
perturbable confldonco In victory."
F
Sam Levikow Wanted at Se
attle for Stealing $2000
Worth of Goods Escapes
(tljr Aiocltto! I'rct to Coo IUj Time.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. Sam Lovlkow,
allaB Sam Bowors, who was arrested
In St. Joseph, Mo., nnd was bolng
brought back to Soattlo by a deputy
Bhorlff, Jumped from tho rapidly mov
ing train near Auburn, Wash., today
and escaped. Lovlkow was allogcd
to havo stolon $2000 worth of mer
chandise from an Importing firm
hero.
OF
OFFICERS HELD UP
Senator Cummins Opposes
Hall's Re-appointment to In-
terstate Commerce Body
(0 AwocUtoJ Trt to Coo nr Time.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnh. 4.-
The renomlnatlon of Henry Clay Hall
to tho Intorstnto Commerco Commis
sion was hold up today by tho Son
ata Intorstnto Commerco Commlttoo
at tho request of Republican Sena
tors. Senator Cummins snld several
members wanted to know moro about
why the Commission recently revers
ed Itself and granted tho freight rato
Increases to tho eastorn railroads.
OPPOSED TO NWINa.
Of AMOCltlal frtu lo Coo I)? TIcom.1
WASHINGTON. D. C. Jau, 4.
Adverse roports on tho nomination
of Judgo Ewlng Ulnnd of Kansas
City to- bo United States Marshal
of tho Western District of Missouri
was voted by tho Senate Judiciary
comniltteo.
CARRANZA STAFF
ALL OKFICKIIS UXDER (JENKKAL
JEUSUS OAHHAXZA'S COMMAND
PUT TO DKAfril IX MKXIO)
UEPOHTS VEUiriKD.
(1)7 AuofUtM riu to Cooi Bf TlmM J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 4.
Official dispatches from Carranza's
(headquarters at Vera Cruz to tho
agency nero touny connrmou eiwiiur
ronorts of tho arrest of Genoral
Jesus Carratiza and tho execution of
all his staff on Isthmus Tohauntopec.
Seips
RSOE
JUMPS
i
TT
NOMINATION
WS
EXECUTED
STEVE GEORGE FOUND
LOCAL ROOMING
Fire of Unknown Origin Caus
ed About $4500 Loss in
Marshfield Last Night
Flro of unknown origin Inst night
destroyed tho V. E. Westorborg homo
on North Second street. Tho build
ing with all its contents whb destroy
ed. Tho loss on tho house Is about
$2000 and on tho contents about
$2G00, partially covered by Insur
ance. Tho flro vms discovered about 11
o'clock and had gained such headway
that for a few minutes It threatened
to destroy at least two adjoining
homes, thoBo of Guy Wnrnor and Cap
tain Byrd Lnttln. Howovor, by
quick nnd cffcctlvo work with tho
now flro englno, tho blaze was con
fined to tho ono structure
Just how tho tiro started will never
bo known. Mrs. WcBtorborg and lit
tlo son aro visiting In Bandon and
about 5:30 yesterday nttoroon Mr.
Westorborg went homo, started a flro
and took u bath. Ho left about 7
o'clock to get his dinner at tho res
taurant. Boforo leaving, ho fixed
tho heating stovo flro so that tho
hotiBO would bo warm whou ho re
turned. Aftor dinner ho went to tho
show and Inter dropped Into Hlllyor's
for a gamo of cards and wns thoro
when tho flro alarm sounded.
It was first reported that tho tiro
had probably boon started by an ex
plosion, but Flro Chief Keating says
that this 1b not correct. Ho Bays that
tho explosion which Otto Schotter and
others heard Just boforo tho alarm
was caused by tho flro breaking out
through tho windows.
When it was discovered, a largo
crowd quickly assomblod, for It could
bo plainly seen from all parts of
town. Tho closo proximity of tho
Cnnt. Lattln and Guy Wnrne.r homes
caused thorn to move out all tholr bo
longings. Tho Anson Hogors homo nearby
was also throatcuod for a tlmo by
tho blnzo. Luckily thoro was no
wind and to tho calm prevailing Is
ascrlbod largely tho prevention of a
flro that might havo swept tho wholo
block of homos.
Tho new flro englno could not bo
taken across tho fN'orth Broadway
brldgo and so It was attached to tho
hydrant ut the cornor of Brondway
and Aldor. It did very offectlvo work
nftor tho sovoral hundred feet of hoso
wns strung up tho hill.
Ik'luy in Alarm.
For boiho reason or other thoro was
a delay of about twelve minutes in
sounding tho flro whlstlo. Tho flro
gong was sounded twlco boforo tho
flro whlstlo wns blown.
Flro Chief Keating Is trying to
havo this remedied today. Ho says
that parties reporting fires should bo
moro explicit. Tho party turning In
tho alarm last night did not glvo
tho name or tho proper location,
X IiiMiiuiico on Utilise.
Thoro was no Insurance on tho)
house that burned. Arthur Mc
Koown had written somo policies
on other houses belonging to Mrs.
Mlnot, who now lives In Berkeley,)
California, which adjolnod tho burn-1
od building, Tho building was val-i
uod at about $2000.
F. E. Wosterborg carried $1400 1
Insurance on his household belong-1
lngs, but his loss will total ovor
$2C00, excluding n lot of family bo
longings, Including much laco and
fancy work which Mrs, Westorborg
hnd stored In somo trunks and which
she had made horself. Not n thing
was saved from tho dwelling.
LYNCH TWO XEGltOKS
Alabama Mob Kvctutes Black Mon
Accused of Hlnyliig Furmer
(Or AMoclttwJ Pre to coo Uj Time.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 4.
Two nogroes, Edward and Will
Smith, woro taken from tho Wo
tumpka Jail early today and lynched
by a mob. Thoy had beon accused
of Implication In tho murder of B.
A. Stlllwell, an Elmoro county
furmer.
IJbby COAL. Tlio kind YOU havo
ALWAYS U8KD. Phono 72. Pacific
Llvory unil 'Iruiiifer Company. ..
WESTERBERG HOI
BURNED TO GROUND
OE
HOUSE LATE TODAY
Well Known Greek Shot
Through Heart and Notes
Say Suicide
WAS DESPONDENT OVER
ABSENCE OF FAMILY
Reports of Possible Murder
Not Credited by Other
Greeks and Officers '
Stovo George, n well known Crook,
who formerly conducted a Grook
coffeo houso on North Front stroet
Just south of Aldor, wns found dond
with a bullet wound near his hearth,
In tho Pioneer Booming Houso this
afternoon.
.Two notes woro found near by,
saying that ho lntendod to kill hlm
solf and that no ono olso Bhould bo
blamed. Tho rovolvor wns lying on
tho drossor.
Just when ho killed hluiBolf In
not cortnln. "Mrs. Bnscom, who con
ducts tho lodging houso sntd that
alio did not hear any shot. Sho
discovered tho body about 1:30
this afternoon when sho opened tho
door' to tnko caro of tho room.
Gordon Smith Bald that about 4
o'clock this morning ho heard tho
report of a gun but was unablo to
locato It,
Two notes woro tound. Both
woro written In Grcok. Ono was,
addressed to A. O. Theodoro, who
Is employed In tho Smith mill and
who hnd known htm for four years.
It simply bndo him good byo and
said not to blnmo him. .
In tho other tfotc, Qeorgo declar
ed ho had bought tuo revolver from
a man who was broke, for fifty
conts, and that whon ho bought It,
ho Intended to kill himself.
Humors of foul play which wcro
provalont, are dlsco'untcnancod by
Coroner Wilson and tho othor
Crooks. Thoy Bay that tho notes
woro in Goorgo's handwriting and
that It was certain ho hnd commit
ted Biilcldo.
Not long ngo Goorgo became In
volved In somo trouble ovor a card
gamo or something in his tattoo
house. Then ho wbb stabbed by
Stovo PnnugroB, nnothor Grook, who
Is now at Myrtlo Point.
Family In Greece,
Goorgo Is said to havo como from
a well-to-do family In Asia Minor.
Ho had his brothor-In-law and wlfo
como to San Mntoo, California and
vlstod thorn last sunuuor, Ho tried
to get his wlfo and son to como
but was unablo to do bo, During
tho Balkan War, tho Turks drovo
the Greeks out of tho old homo
town nnd confiscated their proporty
and Goorgo's wife and sou woro
among tho victims. It Is not aura
that ho know whore thoy woro, thoy
having beqn returnod to Greeco.
Georgo Is snld to havo had quite
a lot of money loaned out to var
ious Greoks In this locality.
Goorgo grieved over tho absonco of
his family.
No Inquest,
Coronor Wilson said that It ap
peared to bo plainly a caso of suicldo
and that ho probably would not hold
an Inquest.
Tho funornl will bo charge of local
Greeks.
CHILE WILL SEND '
TO CANAL
Announces That Finest Vessel
in Navy Will Participate in
Panama Canal Parade
11 AuocUtM ft V n. uuol t-T Tim 1
SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 4. Tho
Chilean government had decided to
send tho battleship, Captain Prat,
tho finest vessel In tho Chilean navy,
to tako part In the International
naval parade In connection with
tho formal oponlng of tho Panama
Canal.
JAPAN'S ItKPItKSKNTATIVE
(Or AHOcUttd rre to Coo B7 Time.
TOKlo, Jan. 4. Tho Japanese
cabinet has designated Admiral
Baron Shlgeto Dowa as special en
voy to tho Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion. In tho Russo-Japaueso war
ho was with Togo at tho Port Ar
thur blockade and later commanded
a squadron during tho naval battle
with Russians In the Sea of Japan,
S
U) TIMES office.