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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
4 Consolidation of Times, Const Mai)
unci Coom llnr Advrrtlwr
No. 149
4
HTLE POUT HAS NEW MYSTERY
Owr Sixty Italian Town
THOUSANDS OF VICT IS OF
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RAHGHER RUSSELL DIED;
WtifeoNING NOW ALLEGED
fpvnwMM' .
amed Penlon Who Re
ed Story of Aliened
Crime, Disappears
(Ipoclal to Tho Times.) '
. CHW&lilLLE. Or.. Jan. 15. Myrtlo
Pta2fiMd vicinity Is greatly arous
,W7WJJn mystory involving charges
ofgiftiMrdcr In connection with tho
dwtttyST a rancher named Uussell
wwntfero about thrco years ago, tho
RljKMfporfl(ly of relatives and tho
tlfiSlulimppearanco of a man num-
n. who mndo tho revelation
alleged crlmo.
itory hnn been rlfo for boiuo
Ht was of such proportions
was senrcoly bollovablo. Now,
r? it has reached a moro dofl-
q nnd it Is expected that
nili??.Vlnri1 ...lit l,n nnlln.1 ..tlMiln
UT(VKtaiT4IDUIl Mil, lu V....W.. ,..,..
a. tjutfor. two to oxhumo tho body of
Mr.jjtHMoll in hopes of finding trac
er ''efjftho poison which Is said to
bayiYSeen admlnlstorcd to him uhort
ly(lj?ere his death.
,,PMten, who was employed nround
MyrtiflPoInt for n considerable
lfciiSffijJjJt tlmo, was brought to Co
qwilllTt is learned, to toll his story
wVtMJrgrnnd jury and Inter mado a
tatomont of tho affair boforo
Reportor A. 11. Loud.
after doing this, ho dlsnp-
and tho efforts of Sheriff
JakMHiR and others to locato him
od.
ins that Uussell wns takon
(II nnd n plijyslclan wns
Tho symptoms 'indicated
indigestion and tho physician
d for him nnd returned to
olnt. A 'few hours later
succumbed nnd hie ibody
Iblaclc. At tho tlmo thoro was
Imntlon that Hussoll had not
tn natural causes but n rein-
used to allow tho physician
o a post mortem cxamlna-
jTho ugly rumors in cornice-
lth It fnllod to reach tho of-
snd Hussoll was burled with-
JBtlliivcstlgatlon being mado.
tlmo nftorwnrds RubboU's
and tho enso dragged along
nlon camo.
strango way ho learned tho
socrots of tho crlmo but kept
to hlmsolf for a long tlmo. A
nths ago somothlng occurred
sod 1'onlon to rovonl tho story
frlonds nnd thoy, nftor an
tlon which satisfied thorn
fig Bomo bnsls for his oxtra-
story of porfldy and crlmo,
ties who laid tho mnttor bo-
county authorities,
ttor imniodlatoly took action
poonnod Penlon, with tho re-
t ho mndo tho sworn stnto-
his story. Tho officials did
poet that ho might icavo or
r and ho was simply hold
10 subpoena. Hbwovor, with-
days ho disappeared, leav-
jvord ob to whero ho wns go-
tver, it Is stated that Proso-
FAttornoy Llljeqvlst nnd Slior-
on havo lonrned that Penlon
went to Maploton or Flor
id nro endeavoring to got In
rlth him thoro.
e promises to bo rapid -dovol-
til in tho case,' especially If
imposition of Russell's body
been sufficient to niako an
uncertain.
KAGLKS' NOTICK.
sgles nro requested to moot
Jfe Eagles' Hall at 2 o'clock
p, afternoon for tho purpose
aqlng tho lunorai or uroiuor
Johnson,
irder of
It FnED MAGNUSSON.
AUGUST FRIZEEN,
C. C. GOING, Committee.
KIRK, President.
Feaglks NOTJCE.
Bgles nro requested to moot
Eagles' Hall tomorrow, Sat-
iiornlnE at 9:30 sharp, for
k'oso of attending the funeral
r- G, W. Duugan.,
ler of
FRED MAGNUSSON,
itrriTifiin CTrjIVC'K'M
n AUUUill f niU""i
C. 0. GOING, Committee
m
1 ft
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KIRK, President.
ATTORWEYS HE .
DM DEPUTY BILL
Coos Bay Lawyers Said to
Have Taken it up With
Peirce
(Special to Tho Times.)
C0QU1LLE, Or., Jan. lli.Dlstrlcl
Attorney Llljeqvlst has been advised
that somo Coos Hay lawyers havj
requested Hepresontntlvo I'elrco of
Coos nnd Curry to introdueo a bill
In tho Legislature providing for n
Deputy Prosecutor in this county
to bo paid by tho state. Tho bill
would provide that Gov. Wlthycombo
appoint thp deputy to servo until
tho election.
Mr. Llljeqvlst fools that tho at
tornoys who nro seeking such n
thing nro taking n direct slap at
him. Ho had about a. dozon appli
cations for tho appointment ns tlop
uty but before thoy cunio In, ho
consulted a number nnd conferred
with tho grand jury and It was
agreed that Ceo, Watklns, a prom
inent Marshflold MnrsnNohl attor
ney, should bo named if tho County
Court provided for it.
It Ih not bellovod that tho niovo
of tho attorneys seeking to havo tho
Legislature crcata tho Doputyshlp
will Bticcecd! Tho District Attorney
would bo rcsponslblo for tho acts
of tho deputy nnd henco Mr. Lit
JoqvlBt fools thnt tho offlcor should
select liis own man.
KporlH IttHlgnatloii Soon.
Whllo tho Orogon Supromo Court
lias not finally pnsscd on tho ques
tion of tho County Judgo's tonuro
of offlco, it Is expected thnt thoy
will do so uoxt Tuesday.
Thoro Is a geuofni rcolljig among
Inwyors'tlm't' tho court will BUBtaln
Itself. Judgo Hall, whoso term
would bo thereby lengthened to two
years, Is oxpoctcd to Immediately
send his resignation to Governor
Wlthycombo, who will nnmo his
successor. Jas. Watson will, it is
practically cortaln, will bo named.
T
T.
Bandon Member of Grand Jury
Accused but Cannot be Re
movedPerjury Cases
A special sosslon of tho Coos coun
ty grand jury avIH probably bo called
Boon to cloan up several matters thnt
aro ponding. Thoro aro two or throo
prlsonors In tho county jail nnd Dis
trict Attornoy Liljcqvlst wnnts to
havo thoir casos disposed of without
waiting for tho April session nnd ho
nlso has a fow other matters to pro
sont to thorn.
Mr. Liljoqvlst has ben informed of
tho protests uindo against Grand
jurynmn Hunt of Dnndon. Ho has
looked (into it considerable, but says
that thoro is no way In which to
havo Hunt discharged as a member
of that body unless ho voluntarily ro
tircs or Judgo Coko discharges tho
grand jury for good. Tho latter
seems out of tho question ns tho
grand Jury has partly Investigated a
number of cases and it would bo bad
to havo them discharged without fi
nally disposing of theso matters, Tho
protosts against Hunt aro generally
based on tho claim that ho has been
too lntlmato with G, T. Troadgold,
tho Uandon attorney, who Is boing
investigated on charges made In tho
Stnip8on-Conch-Treadgold affair.
Perjury Cases Go Over,
Judgo Coko has dismissed tho Jury
for tho term and It is likely that the
trinls of Ruby Slmpson-Nosler and
Mrs, Piortner, on tho indictments
charging thorn with perjury, will go
over until tho April term of court.
Mr. Llljeqvlst says that tho Dan
don matter has been a most difficult
ono to handlo and says that ho dis
likes to discuss It. However, ho feols
sanguine over tho outcome of tho
cases,
Mny Move to liny.
Mr. Llljeqvlst is seriously consid
ering tho advisiabillty of moving to
Mnrshfeld aud locating hero. lie
CIO
REMOVE
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FROM
ITALY'S KING IN
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Victor Emmanuel Assists at
Avezzano Church Wrecked
During Mass Sensations
WAIt COULD NOT
STOP KING'S All)
IDr AmocUIM t'ma to Coot I!y TlmM.J
ItOMK, Jan. 1C llcforo leav-
ing in his motor enr for Avez- j
zano, King Victor Kmmnnuol j
wns reminded of tho Intornntlon- j
ul situation, it being thought this
j might keop him In Home. To j
j this tho King replied: "Tho suf- j
ferlngs of my pcoplo aro nearer j
'to my heart than anything olso." j
Dr AM:t.te rtf. io Coo n Ttram.
KOMK, .Inn. IB. King Victor Em
mnniiel roturued to Homo lust night.
At Avezzano yesterday ho was indo
fatlgablo In his efforts to help tho
people. Ho climbed over tho rutin
nnd spoko words of prnlso to tho res
cuers. Ho witnessed tho extrication
of a young girl still nllvo nnd gavo
directions for her succor. Somo of
tho survivors nro not yot sufficiently
recovered from tho shock to toll a
connected story.
One man snld
as if somo ono
dnnco. Then I
ground nnd tho
"I had a sonsntlon
was forcing mo to
wns thrown to tho
roof and walls foil
on mo. Kven nftor I wns burled tho
earth scorned to hcuvo and grow hot."
A priest was Baying mass In a
church when ho folt tho first shock.
Ho rushed undor tho nrch of tho
building nnd saved his llfo. Ills nco
lytos.woro struck doyn, and killed.
Tho acquoduct system of Avozznno
wns destroyed nnd tho town Is with
out wntor todny.
Paris Statement Tells of Ad
vances Against Germans
at Different Points (
tnjr AuoclaleJ Trtu to Coo nj Twin.) ,i
PARIS, Jan. IB, Tho of flclal J
statement this uftornoon snys: "From
tho son to tho Lys thoro wero spirit-'
od artillery engagements yesterday.
Wo mndo progress nonr Lombnort-j
zydo and Decolaoro. North of Arras
a brllllnn attack by tho Zouaves ro-'
suited In tho capturo of tho German
positions nonr tho road .botweon Ar-'
ras and Llllo. A mllo and a quarter
northeast of Solssons tho Germans,
yostordny nttackod tho vlllago of St.
Paul. Thoy entered tho vlllago buf
wo roenpturod It. In tho Vosgos and
south of Sononnos we repulsed tho
Germans. Wo broko through thoir
barbed wlro entanglements uud oc
cupied thoir trenches."
.MEXICAN PROHLEM.
(Or AuocUtoi I'rnt to Coot lUr TlniM.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15.
Doubt tis to whother Gutlorrez has
tmnn "nntfniiml lv Hin ffinvpiiHnn nt. '
;.V . " Z: r '........ -....,...
existed today at tho Stato Dopart
pient. A telegrnm from Mexico. City
RESCUE
11
FDENCH
I'M
SEVERAL ATTACKS
Which gave notice that ho hud beonl(lr0B(; ,Jag aBn,8e(i ti,0 congroga
conunuou, ior UHKnpwji .reasps, was
later withdrawn. I
; - ' I
I RELEASE U.S. SHIPS.
" ' I
Dr AiiolleJ l'ff to Coos Itay TlniM.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jnn, f
15. Tho releaso on bond of
ships detained in tho Ilrltlsh
j prlzo courts will bo permitted
j by tho British government It tho
j judgo of -the court Is willing, ac-
j cording to a stutement issued by j
j tho British Embassy. j
1
feols that thoro is a bettor future for
him in tho law business It located
hero. Ho has not definitely mado up
his mind but will do so between now
and spring. '
Actual Loss of Life and Prop
erty Will Not be Known for
1 Several Days Probably
SOME ESTIMATE NUMBER
OF VICTIMS AT 100,000
Government Rushes Soldiers
and Relief Trains to Scenes
of the Disaster
(Ur AmocUUiI Ttttt ( cooa Uy Tlmu.
ROME, Jan. 1G. News from the
cnrthquako-strlcken districts of Italy
still comes In slowly, but enough Is
known to show thnt tho disaster close
ly approached that which befell Mes
sina six years ago. It probably will
bo days boforo tho oxact figures aro
avullablo.
Avezzano nnd Sora aro ho worst
sufferers as far as tho loss of llfo Is
concorned, but about sixty towns and
villages Buffered either total demoli
tion or serious damage.
Tho Italian government nnd pcoplo
quickly responded to n call for help
from tho stricken pcoplo. Thousands
of troops woro sent to tho scene and
tho work of rescue nnd relief Is go
ing on night nnd dny. Food, clothing
nnd medicines woro dispatched by
trains nnd automobiles. American
Ambassador Pago rushed supplies tn
tho Avezzano district.
EARTHQUAKE SCENES.
(n? AMOcl.lfJ I'rnt to Cool Ilf TIrim.
ROME, Jan. IB. Amid tho roar
of falling houses in tho enrthquako
zono, ono could hear cries of womou
calling on tho saints. A young man
tried to drive back to tho spot whero
tho earth scomod to havo swallowed
tho city of Avozznno, but could
make no hendway. Ho and his horses
woro blinded by tho dust. Soon ho
saw survivors struggling to mnko
thoir wny from tho city. Many had
received Injuries nnd wero dragging
thomsolvos through tho dust nnd con
fusion In a pltlablo plight. Somo
wero so weak that thoy foil by tho
roadside
i.4
KSTJJLITKS OF DEAD.
IPj AimxIiIM PrrM to Cooi Hi 7 Tlmu.
LONDON, Jnn. IB. Tho
Chronicle's Rome correspondent
estimates tho totnl killed and
injured in tho onrthqunko at bo
tweon 90,000 and 100,000. A
! I
Central Nows dispatch estimates
tho victims nt 20,000.
. GREGG
REV. SAtMUEL TIREGf, OF THE
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, TO 1JE-
CO.ME
1ST.
A STATE EVANGEL-
Tho roslgnntloa of Rev. Snmuol
Grogg, of tho First Christian Church
has been placed in tho lunula of tho
official board nnd will tako effect
In tho near future
Mr. Grogg states that ho Is re-
Lli.nl.... .wi.nmtt n attnwsv InnOn Hl'n I
nifedMlB lu UHUIJI U I1IUIU IMtiiHU
nnd Important work of Btato ovirr
col tut frntn whiYli flnlit ho enmn to
IL00S m' lH moiuns ago.
For H years ho had baon om ovnn-
gellst beforo coming hero to Marsh-
flold, During his sojourn hero, Rov. ;
t0) nt Nth -ond ,U)B Inu nnd ,
.i.,.n....i .. ,., ,. i...., .....i niA!
I IIUIUUICU u W'4Mlill iiuiiou (itu mou
has organized thrco lilblo schools
In outside points. Ills
has not yet beq:i choson.
successor
i
Coiitompliiti Trip. Dt L. itddd
Is now figuring out a. deslrablo
route by which' to tour next sum
mer down Into California, stopping
nt tho Panama Pacific Exposition
and going us far south as San Diego,
Mr, Rood states that ho may take
tho coast route to Eureka, taking
with him his wlfo and possibly two
guests.
DIG DANCE by I'ASTIME CLUIl.
FINNISH HALL. SATURDAY EVE.
s
JAN, 10, ns. FINE MUSIC. NO lnl wiroioss messages nro loo aan
RAGGING, Gentlomon $1.00 Ln.sorous and thoy hnvo been replaced
dies Free,
ALPS SHAKEN BY
ITALIAN DUAKE
Great Avalanches Bury Many
During Disaster Large
Area Affected
inr Aocl4lfd Vttft to Coot Bit Ttmri.J
GENOA, Jan. IB. Nows from
Camo and CIiIubbo Indicates that tho
earthquake was folt in tho Italian
valley clear to tho Swiss frontlor.
Telegraph nnd tolophono lines gener
ally nro down in that district, but no
loss of llfo Is roportcd.
Tho Alps tromblod during tho
shock nnd detached ntimorouB ava
lanches. From Cournmyour, Italy,
through telescopes, nn nvalancho was
seen falling from Mont Diane. A
messago from Innbruck stntcs that In
tho Alps, near tho Italian frontier,
27 soldiers were ovorwholnied by nn
avalancho caused by tho oarthquako
nnd thrco of tho men wero seriously
hurt.
CICERO TOWER GONE.
(Iljr Aaiocltted I'teii to Coov VtJ TlmM.J
ROME, Jan. IB. No wo from Ar
plno says forty woro killed thoro nnd
110 wounded In tho enrthquako.
Clcoro Tower, In memory of tho
groat Roman orator who was born
thoro, collnpscd. Practically all
communication Into tho stricken
country Is Interrupted.
(Of AmomUUJ I'mi to Cqpi Dr TlmM.J
ROME, Jnn. IB. Sovornl earth
quakes occurred during tho foro part
of yostordny. Thoy caused tho col
lapso of damaged buildings, result
ing In tho Injury of u numbor of por
tions engaged in rescuo work-in tho
various towns,
TOWN DESTROYED.
Or Aiioclttxl rrt.i to Cooi Djr Time.
SORA, Italy. Jan. IB, Numerous
dotnehmonts of soldlors arrived horo
to assist In tho rescuo work, Tho
houses In tho town woro not all do
Btroycd, but most of thoso still stand
lug threaten to collapse Up to tho
presout moro thnn ICO bodies havo
boon tnkon from tho ruins nnd largo
numbors of Injured havo boon res
cuod. , I GOES HACK TO ENGLAND
I TO JOIN KING'S ARMY
Charles Emery and Wlfo Lonvo This
Morning on Stage Mhy Return.
Saying that ho will join King
George's army nnd go to tho front to
fight the Germans, Charloa Emery,
accompanied by his wlfo, said ho
would leavo overland this morning or
by boat tomorrow for Uio oast, ox
poctlng to leavo Now York within
tho noxt ten days for England.
Tho couplo camo horo about four
months ago and thoy opened
up tho Fisherman's Mnrkot on tho
vntorfront In tho roar of Norton &
' Hanson's, which ho conducted until
' selling out a fow days ago to V. E.
J Henderson.
Emery Is supposed to hnvo boon
n "romtttnnco man," as his frlonds
declnro ho recelvod a weekly stlpond
loin his father, who Is a wealthy
business man In England. When ho
loft this morning Emery said that ho
expects to return after tho war Is
oVOr nnd will then engage in business
nero again,
CUT OUT WIRELESS.
Waiting .Armies Mm! Meld OVIo-
ipliouo Safest .Means of Corn
muiik'ntJon,
ni Moltt FrM la Cooi mr TlmM.f
GENEVA, Jan, 15. A awlsa offl
cor who spends most of tho year Ih
an nlplno fortress says that wireless
tolegraphy Is not bolng employed on
land.
"In peaco," ho says, "wo aro con
stantly recolvlng wireless messages
In tho Alps, from liners In tho At
lantic, and at the beginning of tho
war wo recolved (Involuntarily)
many messagos In cipher, both from
uo'y ." i-ruiicu. uut. u.uy iiuvu
I'leu. iu urm.u nuvo lou.m
"Y t"0 neid toiopnono at tno front.-
, i
TURKS
TO
BE
Announce Rescue of Persia
From Russian Yoke Eng
lish Tribesmen Surrender
in? AMoclttrJ r.rti to Cooi liar TlmM.J
AMSTERDAM, Jan. IB. Tho of
ficial communication given out at
Constantinople yesterday says: "As
sisted by tho Persian troops, our nriny
Is steadily advancing In Azerbai
jan provlnco, Persia, in order to de
liver tho country from tho Russian
yoke. Wo had further notable suc
cess, occupying advance positions of
tho Russians In tho vicinity of Tab
riz. A number of tho tribosiuon of
tho Ilrltlsh army of occupation In
Egypt havo surrendered to our van
guard. CLASH OVER PERSIA.
(n AiMKliM I'itm tu vw. mr TlmM.J
TEHERAN, Porsla, Jan. IB. Tho
Turkish ambassador hero notified
tho Persian government thnt tho
Porto Is ready to ovacuato Azerbai
jan provlnco ns soon ns tho UubbIiuib
definitely niovo out of this territory
and nftor tho heir to tho throno
reaches Tabriz to assumo control.
Tho heir to tho throno Is to lenva
Tchorun for Tabriz In a fow dnyB.
Reported to Have Captured Im
portant Strategic Point and
Many Prisoners
(Or Auocltt! rrm to Coot n TtaiMl
PARIS, Jnn. IB. A dispatch to
tho HavaB Agoncy snys tho Ilrltlsh
stormed a Gorman position near La
basseo January 10 aftor vigorous pre
liminary shelling. They occupied an
Important strtoglc point nftor an nil
vnnco of ono mllo. Many Gonnnns
wero taken prlsonors.
FRENCH TELL OF
THE DAI'S FIGHT
Report Belgians ;ew up Ger
man Ammunition Depot
Lost in Vregny Battle
ivr AMocutf rrw ooi." itr Tim.j
PARIS, Jan. 15. Tho offlclnl
Btatoment yostorday said: "Cortaln
detachmonts of tho Rolglnn troops
blow up, southeast of Stuyvoknes
kerko, buildings on farms sorvlng as
nn ammunition depot for tho onomy
North of Solssons thoro wns dotor
mlnod fighting yostordny. Tho on
gngoment was locallzod to n section
of tho ground north of Crouy, We
hold tho first slopes of those hills.
"On our loft In this flold our coun
tor attack mndo slight progress. On
tho contor wo maintained our posi
tions nround Crouy In splto of tho
repeated efforts of tho Gonnnns to
dlslodgo us, but on tho east, In front
of Vregny, wo woro obliged to yield.
Tho continued Hood stago of tho
river Alsno carried away several
bridges and tho lino of communica
tion for our troops is uncertain. Un
der theso conditions wo established
oursolves on tho south bank of tho
river In tho region botweon Crouy
and Missy, with tho bridge heads on
tho north bank In. our possession."
REPLY TO ENGLAND.
Dr AwocUlM Pri to lion nr flnM.1
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan.
IB. Secretary Bryan has adJ
dressed a brief nolo to tho Brit
ish government acknowledging
tho British preliminary roply to
tho American protest on tho de
tention of cargoes. Ho expressed
tho Intention of tho Unltod
States to await tho supplemen
tary British noto.
CLAM
GAI 1
OROUI
ENGLISH
TROOPS
HI T LABASSEE
Estimates of Death Toll in
Italian Disaster Vary from
30,000 to 50,000 Today
; i
i ALMOST ALL IN TWO
i -
TOWNS WERE KILLED
Avezzano and Sora Casulaties
Will Number Over 15,000
Worse Than Messina
IDr AMoctit4 rmi to Cooi nF TlmM.J
ROME, Jan. IB. Constantly shift
ing estimates baBcd on tho reports
thnt continue to trlcklo In now plnco
tho denth toll of Wednesday's earth
qunko nt 30,000 nnd tho Injured In
excess of IB, 000. Hundreds, possibly
thousands, of victims nro still burled
nllvo In tho wrockngo of thoir homes
whllo rescuers from ovory walk of
llfo strugglo desperately to dig them
out. King Victor Emmanuel return
ed to Romo from Avezzano last night.
Ho personally assisted In tho rescuo
work. Tho King arrived In a special
train bringing thrco conches with 10
Injured, Tho Popo this morning of
fered to tho mayor of Romo tho usa
of tho hospital of Santa Marta. Tho
offer was accepted, as all other hos
pitals wero packed to capacity. Tho
latest reports placo tho dead at Avez
zano at 10,000 and at Sora -1000.
Almost ovorybody wns killed In thoso
two towns. Tho loss would hnvo been
much greater had tho center of dis
turbance been In a moro thickly pop
ulated district, ns tho onrthqunko
shocks woro far moro violent than In
tho Messina catastrophe
UOMIIS AT ANTWERP.
I IDr Aum-ltt rmi to Com Pa? TIbim. j
j AMBTKRDAM, Jan. IB. Tho
Tolegrnuf says It learned that j
Ilrltlsh aviators on Monday
dropped bombs on tho Gorman j
j positions nt Antwerp, Tho dam- j
ago Is not known. j
WHAT NAVY IS DOING.
KnglMi Irritated by Inquiries Re
garding Inactivity of Fleet.
nr AuoHtt Vntt Ik Cooi Iter Tlmu.)
LONDON, Jan. IB. Tho quory, bo.
often asked In tho pupors, "what Is
tho navy doing?" Is boglnnlng to
mnko tho navy pcoplo angry, Ono
offlcor has answorod In tho following
manner:
"It Is aggravating to hear tho un
thinking porson Imply that wo aro
doing nothing. Horr Bnllln, mnnn
gor of tho Hamburg'Amorika lino,
says wo aro lurking in our harbors.
Lot mo say that from tho first of
August to tho mlddlo of November
my ship sailed 17,000 mllos, and wo
havo never bcon very far from tho
grand fleet. Wo nro playing our own
game, not tho Germans'.
"Tho unthinking ask why wo do
no go in and attack Klol, Wllholms
haven, Cuxhavon nnd Heligoland,
Not much. We hnvo our own plans,
and tho Gonnnns nro cortalnly not
going to lure our sploudld floet Into
thoir mlno-lnfcstcd nres and under
thoir fortresses, with tho added dan
ger of submarines.
"Wo nro not out to fight fortresses.
Wo nro after thoir ships. Guns nro
put Into ships so thnt thoy can bo
moved about, aud tho Germans nro
not Increasing their offlcloncy by re
maining undor tho protection of thoir
, forts. Wo nro adding to our effi
ciency ovory day, taking every op
portunity for tho prnctlco of gunnery,
tho U80 of torpedoes, and nlso battlo
tactics, practicing under ovory con
dition of weather. As things stand,
tho sens aro clear for British trade
Let thoso who say wo are doing noth
ing Imngluo what would happen If
wo woro really doing nothing. What
would bocomo of our Islands In that
ovent?
"Our tlmo will como to got into
tho limelight. Meantime, wo aro
content to watch and watt."
K. OF P. FUNERAL NOTICE.
Members of Myrtlo Lodgo No. 3,
K. of P., and sojourning Knights
aro requested to bo at tho lodgo
rooms, at 9:30 a, m., Saturday, Jan
1G, to nttond tho funeral of our
Brother Garland Dungnn.
C, A. MOORE, C C,
WHEAT $2.05 . PKIt HUNDRED.
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