Hl CHOW ORjQTflER IT IS ALWAYS EASIER TO MAKf A MISTAKE THAN TO OWN UP TO IT 1 (tog Smj Wxmm The Determination of value received In advertising lies Bolcly with tho rcsultB socured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos Bay Times they nro clean and dopondablo. Tho rendors of The Tlmos havo confldenco In tho ads nppearlng therein. Milt "I buy advertised nrtlcles becnuso thoy SJfcfiSirlnbly worth wlint I pay ror thorn." Tho nia witn tno nest reputations ror integrity fewest morchandlso, aro without exception, vbo advertlso their goods unconslngly. HKMDKR OF TJUS ASSOCIATED PKICMS po. XXXVIII. Established 1878 ns Tho Cowst Mfttl. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Const Slut) ml Coos liny Advertiser No. 147 E Turks Captor Tabriz From S HAMPERS OPERATION OF ALLIES ALLIES IN SEVERAL RATTLES ussians In Peraao. BBa - ifaWMWtw ' :',; 1 3tjrasfei 1 '1 -"51AbiN. ' ' FIN 5 warn AI01C 1 RUT ED GERMANS CLAIM N AGftiSl R ti 1 umm a .itWM n $mm mm it. t TSttWffl ri&Wf Cnj 14 Ayrt3BM3rsgpi EpSjff u tiK W clirff, ,uc. K j tatBnH mwmm Allies Artillery Made e Attack oh German Ine Near Ypres EVERE 'FIGHTING HEAST OF SOISSONS Artillery Engagements m Rhcims and Sois- jfight-r-Snow and Fog fw?!35Ut.l rrr.i to Cooi )17 Tlmet.1 I jnn. 13. tiio orticlni this oftornoon says: "Un- eweathor conditions which sted nlong tho entire front dorod operations. Nenr and Ypres tho French artll- cd an cffcctlvo flro on tho earthworks. Northeast ot tho fighting around Spur nucd with great severity Wo maintained our poal- e west of tho spur. To tho roops woro obliged to glvo .Tho fighting hero con- oni Hheltns to tho Argonno e exceedingly violent nrtll- nges. In tho Argonno rain nnd wind storms; In fog nnd heavy snow. iTOH SOUP 1IOU8F..S iAmhIUoJ I'm to Coo lit? Time. I N, Jan. 13. Tho first up kitchen Is now on Its tho front. A dozen others, Jointly by tho British Hod St. John's Ambulnnco follow. motor soup kitchen Is on flow provision for tho Its functions being to closo touch with tho field and provide a hot, nottr- rlnk for thoso who havo first aid. Soup, moat ox- coffco and cocoa, will Tho motors carry their r supplies. bor of courageous women 3d for this Horvlco, but vlcon woro not accepted, ar dopartmont docs not men to go nB near to tho no ns tho soup wagons o to go, MEW VERSION OF HUNT CHARGES I'KltAI.S IX (IA.MK. Mttiir rrr.i is Cooi nj Time. N, Jan, 13. A letter ro- ro from tho front snyn that a football match was play- en tho staffs of tho First ttd Cavalry Divisions. Major (lough nnd Mnjor aouornl ycd on oppnslto sides. ult of tho match Is not slat- '.return match was arranged. I gnmo In which two major took part 1b probably a un- rd In military oporutlo'ns. BA MI HDD SIMPSON ts North Bend and bficld Will be Suspend- Dunng Funeral uto to tho memory ot Cnpt. Simpson, tho ploncor do- ;t Coos Day, who died In nclsco last Sunday, Mayor en and Acting Mayor Henry North nond, today dectdod 1m a suspension of bust- oth cities during tho hours noral. ot cortaln yet whothor tho will bo hold Thursday or L, J. Simpson nnd wlfo, Edgar Slrepson, will reach dsco today and a message om them tonight or In tho I UllllUUULIUfc UlU UUUIB it Mrai. " funoral Is hold Thursday, tics will bo sounded by tho Ith mill In Marahflold and er Mill at North Bond; tho announcement ot tno e funorarwill bo mado In a tomorrow night rth Beud, mills, factories ness houses will suspend for two hours, In com print tho proclamation of ayor Henry Kern. 'rail Mold, all buslnoss will ded for nn hour. The Us will all stop In tribute mory of tho pioneer lum- Bandon Grandjuryman Was Present When Mac Simpson Made Private Statement (Spcclnl to Tho Times.) C0QUILM3, Or., Jnn. 13. "Yes, Mr. Hunt wns present nt tho Inter view In Mr. Trcndgold'B offlco, whon I was 'pumped regarding my Bister's movements," declared Mao Simpson In answer to questions asked ot her concerning nil article giving her vor slon of tho Slmpson-Trcndgold-Conch affair. , "Did Mr. Hunt explain to you that ho was a niombor ot tho grand Jury7" "Yes, ho told mo that ho was n monibcr of tho grand Jury and Hint I should bo careful what I said, al though ho told mo to say nothing nbout It when I was called boforo the grand Jury." "Did Mr. Hunt nsk you any uues tlons7" "Yes, ho did a good deal of tho 'pumping'," "Is tho intcrvlow of cross oxnm Inntlon a correct one, said in your crwn Innguago?" "Part ot it Is mine, but thoro nro many things in It that I never said." Tho foregoing conversation In tho gist of nn Intcrvlow with Mao Simp son by n Times roprcsontatlva In Ban don Sunday evening. It wns brought out bocatiBo of an Intcrvlow previous ly published with Dotcctlvo W. J. Mltcholl, In which Ornnd Juror Hunt was charged with having cross exam ined Miss Mao Simpson In tho offlco of City Attorney Trondgold, of Ban- don, on Novombor 17, nftor Mr. Hunt had boon summoned ns a member ot tho grand Jury. Miss Simpson wns asked to road tho artlclo in quoBtlon, nnd she marked many paragraphs which, sho said, alio had novor ut tered in tho alleged cross examination boforo Mr. M. Trondgold, a brother of tho city attorney of llandon, in tho hitter's offlco on tho abovo data. Tho artlclo in question wns a thrco column Intcrvlow, purporting to have boon hold in tho prosonco nf City At torney Trendold nnd "othor wit nesses," Grnnd Juror Hunt nolthor donlod nor affirmed tho correctness of tho chnrgos mado against him by Dotcc tlvo Mitchell. "Tho only roply I wIbIi to mnko to Mr. Mltcholl," declared (Jrand Juror Hunt, "is that I coiiHtdor him so bo neatli mo as to rcqulro no answer. I told Mltcholl what I thought of him nnd his story In tho grand Jury room. Further than that I do not caro to sny anything." Whon asked for n Htatmont at his kuowlodgo regarding tho mooting In his offlco, In which Miss Simpson was Interrogated rognrdlng tunttora connected with tho Trondgold-Conch feud nnd tho alleged kidnapping ot her slstor, City Attornoy Trendgold wroto tho following statement: "So far as Grand Juror Hunt Is concerned, his skirts nro clean and his Integrity is unimpeachable I do not think thoro Is anything that Hunt knows or lias dono that ho needs or wants to conceal. Ho Is nn honor able man and a law abiding citizen. "Ho is porfectly safe and his posi tion nbovo reproach. Hunt Is a man who cannot bo threatened or brow boaton Into ncqulosconco by Mitchell and this arouses his (MltchoU'a) Ire Apparently much of tills published matter has beon with a view of aliirtlng tho tldo of bnttlo by putting mo on tho defensive But It will not work. I shall continue on, oven ns before, In tho offort to enforco our laws within tho CJty of Bandou, ns my sworn duty requires. And, oven now, nftor tho slander nnd abuso I havo been aubjoctcd to, I would glvo oven Coach nnd Mltcholl tho square deal that law and decency require Personal dislikes shall not actuate me nnd certainly threats shall not deter me. I have been surprised that reputa ble sheets liko Tho Times nnd Senti nel should havo lent their columns to further tho wavo ot slander that has emanated from this organization, against me, but have lio feeling of malice or pique. "I am sorry that I cannot toll ypu ROME SHAKEN BY SEVERE . EARTHQUAKE D? AmocUIoJ rreit to Cooa Dj Times. R0M13, Jan. 13 A terrific enrth qunkc, tho severest over foil In Home, occurred early today. It lasted for several sccoiuIh and caused a seri ous panic. Many buildings wcro damaged. Uarly reports Indicated that no Uvea woro lost. Tho Pnlazzo Chlgl and tho famous column of Mar cus AurollttB woro damaged. A JO SO IES ON HUNTING TRIP President of Marshfield Bar tenders' Union, Dies Sud 1 denly on Haynes Inlet Monger word was received horo to day of tho death nt 7 o'clock this morning ot A. E. Johnson, n barten der in tho Nntlonnl Bar, who died In a cabin eight miles nbovo tho head of Haynes Inlet. Five days ago ho wont thoro to tho homestead of Tom Pcnko on a hunting nnd fishing trip. At that 1 1 mo ho wns In good health, and his omployor, Peter Mlrrasottl, Is nt a loss to know wlint could havo been tho matter. In tho nbsenco of Fred Wilson In Portland nn offort was mado to got Justice Pennoclc to take chargo ot tho case. Ho declared It out ot his Jurisdiction and Justlco Sinister ot North Bond being .nbsont from homo. D. S. Dnmnrd of tho Wil son Undortnklng Parlors, undertook tho Journey, It Is oxpected ho will roturn Into this afternoon. Victim of 1'iuMimoiiln. Johnson whon ho left horo wns Buffering from a sovoro cold and frlonds think that ho was tho vic tim ot pneumonia. Johnson was about 38 years old and has no relatives horo. Ills divorced wlfo rosldos In Coqulllo. Ho caino to Coos County from tho Knst about ton years ago. For a numbor of yonra ho worked In tho logging camps, at Coalr-do, Cun ningham, Ditto Itldgo and olsowhoro, but far tho Inst fow yenrs ho hnd boon working for Mlrrasottl Broth ers, who regarded him highly. Ho wns president of tho MafKlifleld Ifnr tondor's Union and wnu recently reelected. Seize Second Largest City in Country, 100 Miles East of the Sultan's Boundary HAVE LARGE FORCES ' INVADING RUSSIA Russian Claims of Recent Vic tory Evidently Incorrect Is Important Base tPr AnocUteii I'mi tu Co njr Timet.) LONDON, Jnn. 13. A Potrograd dispatch says nn ndvanco detachment ot tho Turkish army occupied tho Persian city of Tabriz. It la the second InrgCBt city In tho country, 100 miles cast of tho Turkish fron tier. It wnB garrisoned by n Rus sian forco, which evacuated. Evldontly largo bodies of Turk ish troops nro still on Itusslnu soil, nnd tho recent statement from Potro grad that nn overwhelming defeat had been Inflicted on tho Turks, In volving tho enptur'o of ono army corps and tho cutting uh of nnother, is do nlod officially at Constantinople. The j statement today qf tho IliiBslan staft ( shows that Turkish rcslstanco Is not broken. Tho roportod capture of Tnbrlz today moans Hint tho Turks havo secured nn Important Imso for a projected Gorman-Turkish attack up on Httssln through tho Provlnco of Erlvnn, TURKS FORCE FIGHTING IN CAUCASUS (tlr AMocUtod free to Coot D7 Timet. PKTItOCIItAD, Jnn. 13 Tho stnto incut by tho gcnornl staff ot tho ar my In tho Caucasus says! "Tho fight ing In tho region of Oltl ((fr miles west of Kara) continues obstinately, tho rear zuard of tho Turks being on the river Oltl nnd to tho west. Bitter fighting in tho Knra Urgnn region latterly Inclined In our favor. On Jnnunry 11 wo captured ono regiment nnd pnrtlnlly destroyed nnothor. 0 s REV. BASSFORD RESIGNS CARO E Ill'KHlAX A KIIOI'IjANKS. Dr Auocltla 1'rcn to Cckm IU7 Tinioa.) PKTIIOOUAD, Jan. 13. lttissla has rocontly completed aovernl now noroplano fnctorloa which nro onch to supply twenty or thirty noroplnnon wookly for army ttso. Under sorvlce conditions, tho llfo of an noroplano Is comparatively short and a consid erable part of tho output of thoso fac tories will bo needed to roplnco wnst ngo at tho front. Rev, A. F. B issford, pastor of tho Marshfield B iptlst Church, has resigned, nnd hit resignation has been ncccptcd whit n proviso Hint ho remain until about Juno. Tho resignation wns submitted n wook or so ago and action was then taken by tho congregation, but It wns not given out nt thnt tlmo. It Is understood thnt tho resignation will bo brought up ngnln nt tho qunrtorly mooting of tho congrega tion which will ho hold tho latter pnrt of this month. Tho reason for- tho resignation, whllo not given out officially, Is understood to bo that Rov. Bass ford felt that ho was not rocolvlug tho proper support from cortnln mombora of tho congregation that ho wns ontltlod to. Rov. Bnssford has boon In Marah flold for ovor two years, first being compelled to give up tho work on account of III health and nfter n fow months' nbsonco returning In ro- BPonso to tho urgont petition of tho I l U.SSVK by PAKTI.MH CMJH. cogrcgatlon; Ilo Is ono of tho ablest FINNISH HAMjvATH'ltDAY HVI4 milnli mipnlcnru iiml linn linen most .IAN. 1(1. IUTT FINI'J 3IUHIO. NO nrilvn In unhid, affairs iliirlnir hi MKiliHl7 OViitloiiien 1.00$ La rosldnnto hero. BAD STORM TOOAY Wires All Down as Result of Squall Shipping Impeded Territory Affcoted Coos Bay Is today Isolated from tho rest of tho world, both tho Wcstorn Union nnd long distnnco tolephono lines being down. This morning tho Western Union wns working for awhile and tho phono lino wns down. Then tho West ern Union wont down and tho phono lino en mo up for n llttlo while, but wont down during tho squall nbout 1 o'clock. When Bcrvlco can ho restored Is ttncortnln. Tho storm Is one of tho worst ot tho winter hero, tho heavy rnln bo Ing nccompnnlcd by, n terrific gnlo. Tho wind off shoro must hnvo reach ed oxtrnordlnnry velocity. No damngo was dono oxcopt to tho tolephono and telegraph lines. In tho Inst forty-eight hours, about two Inches ot rnln has fal len. During tho short tlmo tho wires woro working Tho TlnteB ro colvod a portion of Ha rogulnr As sociated Press report, covering tho developments, but tho bulk ot tho wlro news did not got through, At noon tho wires woro down be tween RoBobttrg nnd San Francisco but woro working botwoon Portland nnd Itosoburg, Indicating that tho storm wna trnvellng north ward ovor a wltlo stretch of tho coaHt country. FLU MISSILES ED DO T intlAN. U,JXXrVSV. 3IU8IO. N( U UACIfJfiT ttrmloinrii ? 1.00 J Ln dlcit'i'. Let Us Talk It Over ODD n INTO UPPER BAI Not Deterred hy Bar Brings 16 Passengers From San Francisco Shortly after noon tho Redondo ' arrived ln tho upper Bay from San Francisco bringing 1G passongora from tho South. Sho arrived off tho bnr about 8:30 this morning. Tho Redondo will sail again Friday morning nt 9 o'clock. Tho following passengers arrived today: Lew Keyser, II. A. Poarco, Fred Taylor, Charlotte Cowle, R. Collins, Mrs. R. Collins, Rnympnd Collins, R. B. Smith, J. A. Hunt, h. Mc Claln, D. W. Broadbrldgo, R. Baker, Mrs. R. Baker and two children, Ruby Baker, all I know about it, but It would not bo othlenl or good policy, hut I as sure you that everything la going to bo all right." rIIK TIMKS is plonsed to note it disposition of tho now city ) Council to tako up tho matter of tho city ownership of tho ' waterworks. Tho olty of Mamlifluld shbuld own ltu wntor sys tem nnd tho tlmo to commence action for tho nttalnmont of this pur poso is now. Tho next two yoara promlso to bo opoohal onoa In tho growth nnd dovolopmont of this community. Tho coming of tho railway moans largo additions to tho common o, manufacture and population of Coos Bay. Tho now transput tntlon facllltlos that will link this section with tho outor world with hands of stool moans much In tho way of dovolopmont of tho resources hocaiiso of tho easier aocea afforded tho whole world for tho examination and ex ploitation of thoso rcsottrcoa. Ono of tho most Importnnt nnd vital features of nny community nnd ono that playa a largo part In Its dovolopmont nnd growth Is tho aottrco nnd suronosa and ronBouablo noss of Its water supply. Coos Bay should proparo to meet tho now conditions hy municipal ownership and It la none too oarly to commence tho discussion of thlH matter at this tlmo. It Is not only opportune, and tho pooplo of Marahflold not only owo it to thnmsolvea because of Hi vital boating on tholr dnlly llvos, but ra a business proposition It deserves attontlon, Tho ovor In errmslng burdon of taxation domnnda that cities desiring a plnco tuH.ng prosresslvo communities heed the call of citizens to make Hfc'htor tho domnnds of living costu. Kvcry olty on tho Pacific Const that owns its wntor system Is making a success In service and fi nancially as well. Tho following juhliBhod In n recent Issuo of tho Woodburn, Oregon, Independent, oxpreBios n common oxpor k.nco In clty-ownod water systems: "It Is going tho rounds of tho stato proi? that, tno Woodburn wntcr works system, owned nnd operated by , this city, Is BOtr-supporting. Not only la It paying expenses nnd meeting Interest on bonds, but It la building up a sinking fund that will moot thoic bonds when duo, nftor which water rates will bo lowwed." Marshfield should profit by tho cxpcrlonco of othor cities and pro ceed to acqulro or Install a water works Bystqm of Its own. Now la a good tlmo to begin. Youths Who .Hurled Vegetables Have Suspended Jail Sentence When Jntnes Alkon nnd Wnltor Itohfleld throw two onions ut nn ac tor in tho Lcmanskl Thcntor last eve ning they brought upon themselves a Jail sontcitco of flvo days nplcco. Properly scared, tho young men, both over 18 yenrs of ago, appeared boforo Pollco Jttdgo Butler this af ternoon nnd plcndcd. During good bohnvlor tho sentence will bo sus pended. Four boys woro npprchondod hy Officers Shoupo nnd Richardson, though two of them, Gcorgo Prntt nnd Howard Otter, proved thoy did not throw tho missiles and tho clinrgcs ngalnst them wcro with drawn. "This otfonso is nioro serious than can bo settled with n nioro fine," said Jttdgo Butler, nB ho scored tho two men. "Hero you nro, both of you, full grown nnd of nn ago when you should havo nioro Judgment nnd good senso than to commit n deed of this sort. It Is for this reason that I will mnko tho sontonco ono of flvo days uploco In tho city Jail and will suspend son tonco on good behavior nnd mind you, nnothor offense and you both will go bohlnd tho bars." NEW INSURANCE RATES IN HANDS OF PRINTERS Underwriter' Kqultnhlo Rating Bu reau Finishes Compiling Data Now flro IiiBiirnnco rates, as thoy havo been adjusted by tho in spectors of tho Underwriters' Kqult nhlo Rating Bureau ot Portland, nro now. In tho hands of tho print ers, according to word Just received horo by I. S. Kaufman & Company. By this It Is oxpoctod Mnrshflold's now rates, In fact tho figures for all tho surrounding towns, will ho received horo within n short tlmo. What changes will bo Hindu Is u mutter of much speculation. Inspectors Bralnerd nnd Coldwoll, whllo hero nbout thrco weeks ago, declared that tho electric nrdluanco, having boon strictly enforced, would probnbly aid toward reducing rates within the flro limits. Beyond this thoy had llttlo to sny. Thoy visited tho surrounding towns, milk ing their Investigations, later Bund ing their data direct to the Port land offlco. Announce French Had to Va cate Trenches in Suburb of Nieuport Yesterday CLAIM ALLIES ATTACKS BEATEN INMANY PLACES Announce Capture of Large Number of French Po land Situation me Same Plr AMOflatel rreen to Coot nT TIoim.1 BHRMN, Jnn. 13 (By Wlroless). Tho official Btatomcnt today says: "In the west florco artillery duels took plnco In tho neighborhood ot Nieuport. Thoy resulted In tho ovne tttttlou of tho onomy'B trenches nt Pnllnsbtirg, n suburb of Nlonport. The enemy's attacks near tho I.n bassco Cannl havo been flnnlly ro pelleil. French attacks at LaBolsollo and Hill of Tottvron woro repulsed. Yestordny'B unsuccessful attacks on tho hills near Crony wcro followed tip by a Qormnii counter attack which ended In the complete defeat of the French nnd tho clearing of the hills northeast ot Btimilo nnd north of Crony. Our troops took possession of two French positions and captur ed 1700 prisoners, four cannon nnd Kovornl mnchlno guns. An attack by French snppors near St. Mlhlol wan ropulscd, Our tropa solzcd tho hills north nnd northeast of Ndmony. Tho situation In tho Vosgcs Is unchnnged. In tho enstern theater tho situation la unchnnged." COM) IN CAUCASUS. (Dr AmocUI! rmi l CM Ut Time.) PHTROORAD, Jan. 13. Mld-l)o-cemhor weather In Armenia wns bo sooio that operations botwoon tho Turkish nnd Russian armies around 12r:oriim prnctlcaly consod. Tho tompernturo frequently reached 35 dctrrcos below zoro. Tho roads woro covorod with snow to h depth of six foot or moro. M-JW DISHASU. in? AuuMlitrJ 1'rni to Coot IUj Tlmm.) LOUDON, Jnn. 13. A now liver disease, cutised by a quick drying vnrulsh; and to which varnlshoni and polishers may ho subject, wits discovered hero by Dr. Bernard Splllsliury nnd Dr. Wilcox, tho omlnout pathologists, u an autopsy upon a workman who hnd beon em ployed at tho Hendon aircraft fac tory. Tltla varnish la composed of to-trot'hlor-ethui, monthylntod spirit, limizlno nnd othor Ingredients, ltntu subjected to tho vapor, said Dr. Wilcox ut tho Inquost, hccitme drow sy nnd developed tin oxteuslvo liver illsonRO. Tho workman's death was duo to syncope front (tlsenso of tho liver cnuBod by tho action ot to-trochlor-elhcr. Bin OF MARSHFIELD TAKES OVER KEYS 0 CARNEGIE LIBRARY Two Hundred Witness Presen tation by Mrs. Henry Sengstacken Tho city of Marshflold was last ovoning formally preaoutod with tho beautiful now Carnegie library build ing comploto which cost $12,000, nsldo from tho lot on which It stands. Tho presentation wits mado at tho formal dedication ot tho building nnd was markod by a public rocoptlon and program of music and address es. Today tho citizens of tho city may look at tho Imposing structure nt tho corner of Fifth street and Market aventto nnd In tones of prldo speak of It as "our library." I To mnko such n gift possible i thoro havo been months nnd months of hard work by many men nnd , women who havo given unsparingly i of tholr tlmo and host offortB. The I members of tho library board havo worked unceasingly for tho pnsti thrco years, with tho goal always j In mind which they formally nc hloved last evening, that of turning a wall-built nnd fully-equipped li brary ovor to tho people of Marah flold. Over two hundred people passod through tho building InBt ovmilng, Inspected It .and 'oxpro88o4 tholr unbounded appreciation. Into tho two lnrgo roaiilng rooms the vlaltora gathored and there In toned to n program of music and singing, after which Mrs, Henry SongHtacken, as president f the library board, mado tho formnl Bpeoch of presentation to Mayor Al lou, acting on hohnlf of tho clti zona of Marshflold. Dr. K. K. Straw prosldod nB chair man, having boon Mayor at tjio tlmo tho llbrnry was first broached and when tho original plans woro formulated. Ho spnko briefly, in troducing Mrs. Songstnckon ns the daughtor "of tho first whlto wo man In Coob County." Mrs. Sengstnckon spoko aa fnllowir "As I stand horo tonight. In tltla now nnd attractive room, tho words or a awoot, familiar old poom of Ten nyson's oomo Into my mind "0 that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arlso In mo." for thoughts nnd memories coma surging ln upon mo ns waves roll in upon the shoro. Amid this tumul tuous ocean ot thoughts, perhaps tho ono that stands out most promlnontly at thU tlmo Is tho fact thnt wo have gathored horo this ovoning to dedi cate tlio first publlu library in tho city of Marshflold nn evont that marks an opooh (n tho history of tho (Coniinueu on Pago Four.) 1 ! j j-aLiAto