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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1915)
p pfeG OF TODAY IS BETTER THAN THE HEN OE TOMORROW A Marshfield Woman The Determination of valuo rocclvcd In advertising lies solely with tho results secured. Try tho columns of Tho Coos Day Times they aro clean nnd dopcndahlo. Tho rcadors of Tho Times havo confldonco In tho ads appearing therein. ' M ,,, Bald: "I buy ndvorflsod articles becnuBO thoy mSP'i ,nvnrlnl'y worth what I pny for thorn." Tho rcnants wun tno ucst roputations for Integrity honest morchandlso, aro without exception, bo who advortlso tholr goods unceasingly. .KEJMimit OF TJUS ASSOCIATED ritUria t "THET .,- WW....... SKflU NU. XXAVIII. Established 1878 (IB Tho Const Mnll. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A Consolidation of Times, Cotut Mnl) imrt Cooi llnv AiH'crtldpr No. 161 'DHT GENERAL VI LU WOUNDED ron Prim Scores Ensrland RUSSIANS AND GERMANS RATTLE IT T I Al in Statement AbMt ar ffin0B Wxmm DGO DETMLS GIVE 0 ROSS ROTO W mm firmed Report in Mexico l Sent to U. S. State De partment by Consul IANZA FORCES ARE IN MEXICO CITY AGAIN ral Killed and Wounded in jas Gen. Obregon Says Attempt to Kill flicv. villa hurt. ' AmorltlM 1'rrK tn Coon Uf TlniM.) WASHINGTON, I). 0.. 1. 20. Ail unconfirmed ro- krt In Moxlco City thnt Villa ib 8crl(HtBly Injured wiih ro- ived today from Consul SlI- inn. Gen. Ohrcgon, who torod Mexico City yestor- i, todny Kent forces to occit- ftho surrounding suburban iwns. JUiocltteJ PrrM to Coot Iljr Timet,) :iCO CITY, Jan. 29. The It todny Is again In tho hands forces of General Cnrratun, In acting ns provisional proal- uvns forced to lenvo Mexico City Octobor boforo tho ndvnuclug of Villa nnd Zapnta, who dls- wlth his policies. Tho now rltles hnvo rccstnhllahcd order feeling of confldcnco prevails. naB been established thnt tho fig which occurred in tho main boforo tho national pnlnco whon il Obregon, nt tho head of tho ma troops reached thnt placo Jay, was dono by snlpors hidden roof of tho cathodrnl. Obro- ld It was an nttompt to nssassl- km. Thrco noldlors wcro ltlllod L' numbor wounded during tho L Lnto yostorday 20,000 nddl- Cnrmnza troops entered tho Tho Zapata troops who loft jtiltal on tho appcarnnca of tho mclstas, hnvo retreated to tho mrd. SCOTT'S PLACE Northern Superintendent ids Spokane, Portland and Seattle Line. ' Aocltol freti lo Coot 1U 7 Tlrr.M.) 'ERIOR, Wis., Jan. 29. C. O. W gonornl siiporlntoiidoiit of tho fDIatrlct of tho Grout Northern iy, has boon appointed to tmc- hV. D. Scott, gonornl manager nRnnlmif. lrHti ml mill (Imittlit ad, who died several days ago. IcK I X UK Y'H I II I ITI 1 1) A Y. ' V0' 111 I'rett o Cout IUr Timet.) hyASHINGTON, D. C, esldont Wilson and tho oiu- pyes of tho White Houso In lay woro carnations In hon- jf tho sovonty-socond blrth- minlvorsary of tho Into Bsldont McKlnloy, Many tho present Whlto Houso- aclios wero at tho Whlto jiuso during McKInloy's d- nlstratlon. , Surf Hoard. Duncan Forgu- ils afternoon uavo the first titration of surf-board riding ison. Storm. This afternoon tho liter was going down rapidly. Btered 28.80 at 2 o'clock. Last tho lowest It registered was Tho glass has been going for tho last threo days and it red that a bad btorm is op ting. output of gold, silver, copper id In Oregon for 1914 fell o'ff Q0 in spite of spending $50,- a bureau of mines. Jy-tlueo per cent of Oregon far- hemi oy laborers, paying ?n,- 50 a year wages. A law is pro- ;,to bring thorn under tho State nuremi. JEIS GIN AUSTRIA FACES FAMINE. llljr AmwUImI l'niM (n Coot ll.iy Tlmrfi. VENICE, Italy, .Inn. 20. Dlspntchci from Vienna stalo that tlio city council, and press aro demanding that tho Austrian government Immcdl- ntoly follow tho oxumplo of Oormnny and conflscnto all stocks of flour, grain nnd meal. Prnrtlcnlly no grnln Is holng offored on tho mnrlcots In Vienna, Rudapost or Prnguo. T. Honored for Planting First U. S. Flag on Cuban Soil Oust ed at San Francisco 1)7 AttocltttJ frftt to Coot IUr Timet. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20 Capt. Frank II. Alnsworth, nwarded n mod nl by Congress for plnntlng tho first Amorlcnu flag on Cuban soil nftor tho outbreak of tho Spnnlsh-Amori-enn wnr and for flvo yonrs Inspector of Immigration In Snn Francisco, tins received notlco of dismissal. Tho ordor Is based upon clinrgcH proferrod n year ago of Improper conduct In excluding nnd admitting aliens. 'S E President Eliot, of Harvard, Tells of Effect of Donations To Education 11)7 AmocLIoJ rrc.t lo Coot lit? Timet. NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Tho Rock efollor donations to educational Insti tutions hnvo Influenced tho policies of tho prosldonts of unlvorsltlon nnd c AINS1RTH LOSES POSIT! ROCKEFELLER INFLUENC colleges In many Instances, hut thQ!offomJ woro ndoptod. ho would voto Influonco hns nlwnys boon for thoJforUi Quo ninondniont ho proposod ! good, said Charles W. Ellott, lircsl dent omorltus of Harvard, at tho Federal Industrial Relations Com nilijilon (Inquiry into phllniithitiplo foundations nnd tho causes of soclnl unrest. COL. ROSA AT FLORENCE llnmlou Man Given Reception by 1'ilondn In Hiiislaw Dislrlct (Spoclal to Tho Timos.) FLORENCE, Or., Jnn. 29. Mnny old-llmo frlonds of Col. R. II. Rosa, plonoor, lunihor king and politician of Randon, gnthorcd In tho par lore of tho liny Vlow Hotel last evening nnd honored his visit to tho city with n rousing welcome Tho Colonel Is on n Bhort visit to Port land and Salem, nnd romnlnnd over ulght in Floronco. Ho is a native of Michigan, located In California j In 18C7 nnd removed to Ilandonj 1870. Ho served In tho Oregon State Logislnturo in 187G nnd has ilnvntnfl lila llfn tn flin lumlinr In.! dustry of that territory boing of a commanding physlquo nnd porsonj allty. No moro popular citizen Is credited to tho Coos County country Mr. Rosa Is authority that busi ness conditions down tho const aro bright with ovory prospect for un precedented prosperity for tho near future. MORE ENGLISH MONEY 11 AhoiUIoI rrevt to Coot lit Timet. LONDON, Jan. 29. Tho report of tho Royal Mint for 1914 shows that It struck off 213,800,000 coins, an In crease of 28,000,000 over tho year before. This Includes nbout 25,000 000 coins issuod for "tho Colonies. DON'T FORGET tho DIG DANCE nt tho KAGLES HALL, Saturday night, Jan. HO. Murtln's Orchestra. NOTICE REREKAIIS North Rend Robekah Lodge No. 143, will meet at'Tayior Hall, jthe first Monday In each month, at 7; 30 p. in. Visiting members aro always wolcomo. RERTII V M. OIIASE. N. O 0 M, LYLER, Secretary. DROP BOMBS ON BRITISH AT DUNKIRK' injr AmocUIciI rrrnn to d-ot ntf Tlmft. HERLIN, .Inn. 29. (Ily Wireless.) Tho official communication today says: "During n night expedition by ono of our aeroplane squndroiiB, tho English provision establishments of Dunkirk fortress wcro nttneked. Many bombs woro dropped. North west of Nlouport tho ouoniy penetrat ed as far ns our trenches, but woro repulsed by u night bayonet nttnclc. South' of tho LnbnBseo canal tho English attempt to reenpturo tho po sitions which wo took from thorn was repulsed. Russian nttneks near Klssen, northeast of Gumblnnen, failed. In northern Poland tliero was no change. Northeast of Rollmow nnd cast of Lowlcz, wo drove tho cnomy from his outpost positions nnd pono t rat ed In his main position. Wo re tained tho captured trenches, with tho exception of ono small portion of thorn, notwithstanding a flerco night counter attack." REPUBLICAN TO HID SHIP SILL Senator Norris, of Nebraska, Announces He Will Support Wilson Measure (n? AiiocUteJ Prut to Coot llj Timet. WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 29. Tho ship ptirchnso bill received Its first support from tho Republican sldn today. Sonntor Norris, pro gress I vo Republican of Nobraska, declared tho plan appealed to him 8tronclv nnd If tho amendments holbnttlo Sundnv. in which tho snllor would contlituo tho government In tho shipping business ovon nftor tho linos It oDtabllHhcd beenmo profit- i able. Thot second nmeiidmont, Norris sntd, would provide that no vessels belonging to bolllgorontH bo pur chased unless diplomatic understand ing with tho otlior holligoronts bo roachod, Sonntor Konyou, another ( progressiva republican, offored two' nmoudnients, ono to oliniliinto cabi net offlcors from tho proposod ship-1 plug board and tho otlior to provent tho iiko of govornmeut ships to trans- port munitions of wnr to bolllgeronts. i EO FOR LOCAL FLOOR Night of Basket Ball is Plan- Independsnts and High School Chief Actors i A night of basketball Is tho ar rangement of Coach Nlleti when to morrow ovenlng In tho local high school gymnasium nt 7:30 o'clock will bo started tho first of n double heador In basketball. Tho Coqulllo ' Independents will meet tho Marsh-1 flold Indopondeents, following which tho high school quintet will struggle with the Eastsldo five. So far this soason tho local Inde-1 pendent aggregation has hold Its .1000 per cent Intact, vanquishing, all comers, though tho toam from tho county seat comes with a reputation for clean, hard and fast ball. ' Tho high school game will not ' count In tho county . basketball loaguo. At tho prosant tlmo Co-1 qulllo stands at tho head of this , column with a total of .66G per cent The standing of the five teams of the league Is as follows: Won. Lost. P. C. Coqulllo 2 Marshflold 1 Randon 1 Myrtle Point 1 North Bend 0 .664 .500 .500 ,r.00 ,000 MO GI T In Message to Americans He Says Russia and France arc . Doing British Dirty Work HOPES THEY WILL SOON FIND IT OUT SaVs Evefy German and Aus trian win jnea Lasi urop of Blood in Cause tllr AmocIiIM Pit lo Coo liar Timet.) GENEVA, .Inn. 29 Crown Prlnco Frcdorlck William of Germany sent to tho local correspondent of tho Associated Press, In response to n request for n statement on tho war, tho following reply: ' "You ask mo to sond n messngo to to tho Amorlcnu pooplo. Doing nn officer nnd no diplomat, I have no right to do so, but If you Ilko I will toll you theso thrco things: "First Kvory Blnglo Gorman nnd 'Austrian Is qulto (certain wo will ' como out on top, nnd will glvo hlsj last drop of blood to this end. "Second Wo nro convinced that tho day will soon como when tho people of Russia and Franco will , find out that they nro only doing the I dirty work for England. SrST.iitottoMataSiM.olal.Trlp "Those are my personal Ideas, but n good ninny of my fellow country-! men feel tho same. Greetings. (Signed) "Wllholm Krou Prlnz." Hope That More of Bleucher's Crew Were Rescued in North Sea Battle lljr AttorlttM I'rcM to Coot Pr Timet, RERUN, Jnn. 29. (Vln Wire less) A telegram hns boon rocolv- od In Dorlln from WUholmshnvon, written by n fmombor of tho crow of tho German armored crufsor Dlucch- or, which wns sunk In tho North Son reports ho was roscuod by otlior Oorniiiu vessols. This glvos rlso to tho liono that moro of tho crow woro similarly picked up HEADS OF m GERMAN S HE I I S I liMirs lator, when tho doctor nr- M. E. Everett Rc-eiictcd Pros- rivo!, ik was past an hoip nnd io ident at North Bend and J. "i'"0 '" " f ,i i"'', imn Smith Snnrntnru i nt Morcy Hospllal, died almost as At' u mooting of tho bunrd of til rectors of tho North Rend Chamber of Cominorio this afternoon offi cii a for the yonr were elected aul tho President was authored to ap point Immediately n committeo to launch a membership campaign, op- tno wra nnBt tho doctor's aid. cuing tills soon tutor Fobrunry 1., jiow tho phosphorus hnpponod to l M. E. Evorott was ro-olectc'd pros- ,)? ,n tno yar,i jH mystery to tho ' Idont, 11. D. Woldy, vioo-proaldont, ' paronts. Early Wednesdny tho ohll- J. A. Smith, manager mid secretary ' rtron fouml tno t,0ttlo nnd, later tho land J. II. Groves, tronsuror. uttlo girl eamo crying to tho houso. ! Tho sonil-a.-inunl meeting of tholTno fctekH ia(l boon taken from tho Chamber wns hold Wednesday evo-, f)nHU cml wj,on oxposod to tho air nlug at which tlmo u board of lectors for 191D,, the torms of tho rectors wns chosen for lil in, tlo terms of -tho directors boing extended from six mouths to ono year. PASS VETOED RILL. tllr Awo IlleJ I'nn lo boot lit TIiihm. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 29. Tho Houso Immi gration Committeo voted, 8 tp 3, to report tho Immi gration bill vetoed by Presi dent Wilson, back to tho . a House, with tho reconuuen- dntlon t'.-iit It be passed over his veto. T,.y olll. (JARLIC SAUSAGES. 1'nl. DON'T FORGin1 the RIG DANCE tit the EAGLES HALL, Saturday ulght, Jan, tit). Martin's Orchestra, Libby COAL. The kind YOU have ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. I'Mclflcurday ufleniooii at PERRY Livery and Transfer Company, . ., BREAKS NECK IN TEST OF HIS STRENGTH (Dr Attocttlei rrrtt In Coo nr nmra.j STOCKTON, Cttl., Jan. 29. Using his hend as n battering ram In nn ef fort to mnko a rccprd on a strongth tcstlug mnchlno In n saloon today, Gcorgo Keller broke hla neck nnd died. Aftr trying right nnd left hand Bwlngs, Keller back away ton foot and with running stnrt buttod tho leather pad. Tho registering needlo showed 1500 pounds. Keller robouuded to tho floor with his neck broken. OPENING OF CANAL ' IUI ruaipyiiuu uui uniuiiiua Next July (lljr Attoclttcil I'itm to Coot I)r Tlmra. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 29. Formnl nnnouncomont of tho post lionomont of tho opening coromonlcs nt Panama Canal from March until Boino tlmo In July was mnde today by Secretary Daniels nt tho cabinet meeting. In July tho Atlnntlc flcot will pass through tho Canal nnd nil other coromonlcs planned for tho President's nttondnnco In March will bo held. President Wilson will go to tho exposition In March and mnko u special trip In July. POISON EFFECTS Children Of Mr and MrS. Jack Cnmic Cinrl Phncnhnrii'c Think It Candy. Two little chlldron, n boy undor three yonrs nnd a girl of flvo, of Mr. nnd Mrs. Jack Ferris, of Knt- I plre, playing In tholr ynrd on W-cdncKduy, found n bottlo contain- I lg sticks of phosphorus. Tho boy, ovldontly Ihinklug thoy woro cHiidy, nto part or n stick. Ho Immediately took slrk, had convulsions nnd yos torday afternoon, moro than 21 I soon ns ho was removed there. This afternoon nn autopsy was performed on tho body, nnd Dr. E. V. Morrow found thnt tho poison substance had burned entirely through tho inombranco of tho stom ach in novornl places, proof that MN WILL SEE ID TOES OM dl-.i,,,,. mrnod hor hands sovoroly. It was thon that tho mother found the Uttlo follow had eaten part of ono 8tlck. A physician was called, but tho paronts say that ho told thorn over tho tolophono to uso black coffoo. This they did until Into in tho af ternoon tho bah becamo uncon scious and Dr. Morrow wns hastily summoned. Tho boy was at onco tnkon to Mercy Hospltiil, but the stomal h pump was too lato and ho died in a few minutes. Phosphous Is highly oxploalvo. It comos in sticks that closely resomblo n candle, and for safo keeping Is 'always put In water, this nldjiig to solidify the substance. nco Meat Market. Tho WOMAN'S AUXILIARY of ) tlio Presbteriaii Clnucli, will hold a COOKED FOOD SALE next Sat NICHOLSON'S STORE, PERSIA DRAGGED IX. 11 AMorlntM Vm to Cimw liny TIlnM. I PHTROGRAD, Jan. 29 Russia has Informed Persia, according to nn announcement bore, of her regret that Per sia should hecomo tho area of hostilities. Turkey's In cursion Into Persia Is direct ed against Russia, It Is ex plained, nnd Russia wns con strained to adopt measures to mcot tho situation. FRENCR CLAl GAIN Announce That They Have Consolidated Positions Cap tured on January 27th 11 Anocltlf J Trrtt tn Coot liar Tlnint.J PARIS, Jan. 29. Tho official communication this afternoon says: "Yostordny saw nothing but local on gngemonts which resulted favorably for us. Near Nlcuport our Infantry secured n footing on tho Grand Duno. A Gormnn neroplano was brought down by our flro. In tho sectors of Ypres, Lons and Arms, several Ger man Infantry nttneks w(ro driven back by our flro. In tho Vosgcs our artillery at soveral points slloncod tho German bnttorles. Wo hnvo ov orywhero consolidated tho positions occupied by us on January 27." T T. J. Thrift Expects to Retain Old Deputies Generally Plans for Next Election County Assossor T. J. Thrift wns horo from Coqulllo today arranging preliminary work In connection with tho 1915 assessment Ho Is now ar ranging for deputies to bundle tho different sections of tho county. So far as possible, ho Is endeavoring to retain bis old Torco of dopiitles, figur ing that tholr past oxpoileueo will enable thorn to do the work moro quickly nnd bettor. Goorgo N. Holt will ngnlu bo tho deputy ror .Marshflold nnd Immediate vicinity. Last your Thomas Coko as sisted Mr. Dolt hero, but this year Mr. Thrift plans to aid Mr. Roll in tho Marshflold assessment. Peter Iogglo of North Roud will bo reappointed for that district. Chns. St. Denis, who was tho depu ty for tho north' end of tho county and tho Ton Mllo dlBtrlet last yoar, Is now postmaster nt Lnkoslde. Wheth er ho will bo nblo to do tho assess ment ugnln this yonr or will bo "barred by tho fact that ho holds tho postmastorshlp Mr, Thrift has not as certained, A. I). Collier will again linudlo the lower Coqulllo Valley nnd tho dist rict south of Randon. A. P. Miller, who was doputy as sessor for tho uppor Coqulllo Valley nnd Myrtlo Point district Inst year, Is now marshal In Coqulllo and will probably bo unable to sorvo. Mr. Thrift has not decided who will be named In his placo. Tho assessors will start In March 1. As yot Mr. Thrift hns not dooldod on any particular changes In tho basis of assessment and It Is not likely thnt assessments will show much of i chnngo from last year, Tlmbor as sessments, since tho county oruiso lias been completed, nro moro easily handled. It is probable that timber valuos will bo boosted, ns last fall tho county board of equalization roduced tho assessor's rotum on consldornblo of them. In Coos county tho doputy nsso Bors aro only allowed ?3.25 per day and Mr. Thrift thinks that Is not sufficient. In Jackson county thoy are allowed ?4 per day. Tho tax rolls will bo turned over by tho assessor to tho treasurers of' AGAINST GERMANS ASSESSOR STAR IRK N Both Sides Report Victories in Last Attempt by Czar to Penetrate Germany GERMANS RENEW ATTACK IN CENTRAL POLAND Germans Drop More Bombs on Dunkirk No News From Turks in Egypt III AmoiUlfrl l'rrn (o Coot 11 jr Tlmra. LONDON, Jan. 29. Tho Russlati army In East Prussia In again ut tcmptlng to penotrnto tho Gorman lines. Potrogrnd roports heavy fighting and clnlms thnt In two sec tions of the front tho Germans wcro driven back, but Ilcrllu contradicts this, saying tho Invaders wcro de feated with heavy losses. In Central Poland, It Is said, tho Germans took tho offenstvo and cap tured tho Russian irenches. A German noroplano squadron dropped bombs on Dunkirk In nn ef fort to destroy tho Rrltlsh supply stations. Purla says ono Gorman nor oplano wns brought down. Only minor engagements woro fought yesterday In Franco nnd Ilol gtinn. As far as ran bo learned from French and Gormnn communi cations, tlio Rrltlsh efforts to regnln tho lost positions near tho Lalmsseo canal nnd tho Gormnn nttneks near Ypres, Lons nnd Arms woro equally unsuccessful. Tho Turks, supposod lo bo ad vancing In Egypt, hnvo not been heard from since tho announcement thrco days ago of n skirmish near El Knntnra. Vienna announces thnt tho Rus sians who Invaded northern Hun gary woro forced to rotroat. Th,o Turks, rolnforccd In tho TrnuB-Cnu-casus region, nro ngln on tho of fensive LONDONERS RENT CELLARS (llr Aioltol rrwt lo Coot litr TIoim.J LONDON, Jan. 29. Tho action of tho DuchoHD of Mnlborough in having tho roof of Sunderland IIouhu fortified against nerlul nttneks has started u fashion thnt hns spread far from Mayfalr. Guests In n pri vate hotel In Kouslngton recently appealed to tho proprietor to keep tho cellars of tho hotel permanently warmed, so they would find things comfortable In event of u Zeppelin raid. It Is roported that thrifty Loudon houtmhnldors with extra col lar space havo sublet It at so much per raid. This business has been stimulated by tho warning of the Wnr Office that In ovunt of a Gor man bombardmout, people should get underground. ' i , ' , ' ' ! Itl'SS SHIP ARRIVES. (llr Acl!tftl I'rtM lu Cimw II jr Tlmrt SAN FRANCISCO, Jnn. 29. The Russian steamship Ynrosln, tho first to visit tills port slnco tho Russo Japniieso wnr, nrrlvcd today from Vladivostok, via Shang hai, Koho and other Oriental ports, carrying thousands of tons of Chluoso nnd Japnu ose exhibits for the Paiinmn Pacific Exposition. flco uoxt Monday nnd the collection of tuxos will soon start. I Thrirt Denies Charge. Mr. Thrift says it Is too early for '"hint to definitely say whether ho will ' bo a candidate for re-election lu 1917 ' but tho chnucas aro that ho will. Ho i Is highly indignant ovor tho report that Coos county Republican Central I Commlttoo members, who aro urging A. P. Davis of tho bherlff's office to I bo n caudldato for assossor on tho Re publican ticket, ohargo him with nt ' tempting to gain control of tlio Coos j County Hoard of Equalization Inst 'fall. Ho said thnt this thought novor i outored his mind nnd while ho sup ported Mosers. ColHor for clerk und i Stanley for Judgo. ho had no npolo- glos to make for It. A. I). Collier, a doputy In Mr Thrift's offk'o, who was tho Domo emtic caudldato for county clork last fall and wns dofsatod by Ray Watson, Is planning to again bo a caudldato for tho placo nt the noxt election. PLCE MVRKLT makes REST FRANKFURTERS, 1'liouo .loy.J, 1