INDUSTRY IS THE MOTHER OE SUCCESS. LUCK IS MERELY A DISTANT RELATION (fas Imj SJttttjs HAVE A HEART Your Dollar In Interested In Coon liny. Iloro Is wlioro It associates with other Dollars of Its kind and helps to mnko prosperity. Don't bciuI It away It will bo lonesome. PERSEVERANCE A mcrclinnt cannot omit lilg advertising without tho fact being "noticed" to his disadvantage It ho could, ho could alBo closo his storo for a whllo now nnd then, to "savo expense" MEM11EHS OK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VOL NO. XXXVIII. E 0 Reinforcements Result In a Change Russian PorciJ Invading Fatherland GREAT BATTLE NOW DEVELOPING THERE Carpathian Campaign Inde cisiveRussian Victories Turks Lose in Egypt (Dr AttoclileJ IltH tu Com B7 Tlnnw.J LONDON, Fob. 0. Tho Cformnn nrmy In East Prussia, reinforced with the troops sent to help stay tho Hus sion ndvnnco In (lormnny, has undor taken tho offensive. Tho lluBBlnns havo a largo nrmy In this region, wlioro a groat haltlo has apparently developed. Tho outcomo Is uxpoctod to havo an Important bearing" on tho entire campaign In Wo east. In tho Carpathians neither sldo Is able to gain a doflnlto victory. Tho Austro-Gormnn troops mndo progress In somo places but elsowhoro appar ently suffered reverses. In ono cn gnBomont tho ItuBsInns claim to hnvo captured 3G00 prisoners. Tho now Oorninn nttnek In Argonno tins been attended with success. Paris ndmlts tho Germans raptured boiho positions. Aside from this movement no engagements of liu portnnco nro reported In tho west. Tho Turkish Invnslon of Egypt, ono of tho most daring nnd plctur csiiuo Incidents of tho war, scorns to havo como to naught. After their re cent defeat near tho Sue. Canal, tho Turks aro said to havo retreated. SL T Lithunian Priest and House keeper Slain Police Sus ' pect Revenge Motive lily A0(lIM Pre to Cooo Day Time. NEW imiTAIN, Conn., Fob. 9 Nov. Joseph Xchrls, pastor of tho Lithuanian Catholic Church, and tils housekeeper, Miss 13 va Glllmnn, woro found dond In tho rectory, 'ftlio priest Mas tliot to death nnd tho woman strangled. Tho pollco say thoro was troublo In tho pnrlsh not long ngo and suspect rovonge. President Wilson Announces Refusal of Request to Change Embassy Illjr AuorUicJ l'n-M (o Coo. Hay Tlmti.) WASIUNQTON, Fob. 9. Tho Amorlcnu 13mbassy tit Mexico City will not go to Vera Cruz on Invitation of Genernl Carrnnzn, who nsk- nil foreign diplomat! to go, President Wilson told callora today. Dispatches to tho Stato Department told of tho defeat of Carranza forces at Monterey. ; T IS VERY BRIEF Say Nothing Important on the West Front and Only Minor 1 Victories in the East IUy Auorlttea FTM to Coc Dy TlmM. HERLIN, Feb. 9. (Wireless) Tho official statoment today says: "In tho west nothing of Importance t-a-isplred yesterday. On tho East Prussian frontier wo had several minor local successes, but otherwise the situation was unchanged." FUNERAL NOTICE. The funeral of Mrs. Harry Winkler will be Lcld Wednesday morning, February 10, at 10:30 from St. Moni ca's Catholic Church. Tho funeral Party will leaVo ho residence on Fourteenth, near Commercial, at 10 o'clock. GERMANS ASSUM EASTERN PRUSSIA PUD COOP E MEN TUN carranza REQUEST 001 GERMAN REPDR Established 1878 ii b Tho Count Mnll. FFEWSIVE Ii C.A. T San Francisco Dispatch An nounces Big Change Work ed to Strengthen Business tnr AitfllJ I'm. to Coo Hr Time. SAN FHANCJSCO, Fob. 9. C. A. Smith, head of tho C. A. Smith Lumber Compnny, and mimorous subsidiary companies In California and Oregon, has placed his business uffnlru In tho hands of a commltteu of crodltois, according to an an nouncement today. HIh holdings tiro reported to ho worth $15,000,000. Mr. Smith Is now In Chicago Hooking an ndJiiBt moht. Inability to pay Interest on $5,000,000 for which tho Smith companies nro bonded, Is tho chief reason for tho trnnsfar of tho busi ness affairs. Tho C. A. Smith Lum ber Company, tho prlnclpnl creditor, has 'jfflcoH hero nnd yr.rdu nnd mills at Oakland, liny Point nnd Mursh flold, Oregon. According to tho abovo Associated PrcBs dispatch recolved today from San FrauclBco, C. A. Smith has mndo a chaugo in his financial affairs on which ho ling been working for tho pnBt year or eighteen months. Ho luiH been devoting his energies to getting his largo holdings nnd In dustries in n position wlioro they will bo safeguarded nnd not affected by any busluoss depression such, as It was feared when tho European war broko out, might affect the country. v Tho local officials and reprosontn- tlvcs of tho company stated this afternoon that they had not boon apprised of tho culmination of tho change. Mr. Smith nnd Mr. Wnr nor hnvo boon in Chicago for somo tlmo, but whon Mr. Smith wns heard from about a week ago, ho wbb then plnnnlng to lonvo for tho coast. Worth Over $I.V0,((. Tho Btatomont that Mr. Smith's holding nro reported to bo worth about $15,000,000 la ovldonlly an orr'jr, as sovoral yours ngo his hold ings woro rated nt ovor $15,000,000, so that tho $5,000,000 bond Issuo wns comparatively smnll. iii addi tion to his Immonso tlmbor holdings In Oregon, California and in Minne sota, ho is snld to hold somo of tho most vnlunblo coppor lands In Wis consin. No Effect Locally. It is understood that tho chnngo mado will not uffect his business locally, as it Is moroly in connection with tho flnancinl ond that it ap plies. Interpret It Wrong. For Bomo tlmo it Is stated that tho Smith Intorosts hnvo boon mado tho object of koon attacks by rival lumber intorosts in Snn Francisco, and It Is understood that some of tho rival concerns will probably ut tompt to put tho wrong Interpreta tion on It. Desplto tho keen compe tition, tho Smith Company has be como tho blggost oporntor in tho San Francisco mnrket. HARD BATTLE II , FDRESJ DEPTHS French Claim Victory at La bassee Soissons Bombard edFight in Argonne Oy Amoc UteJ FrtM to Coo Vy Tlrow ) PARIS, Fob. 9. Tho official re port today says: "Hotweon Uothun and Labasseo wo yesterday re-occu-pled a small mill where tho enemy had Installed himself. Tho Ger mans bombarded Soissons. In tho Argonne, a fight which dovoloped around Bagatelle continued yester day In ono of tho most dense parts of tho forest and consequently be camo quite confused. Each side, gen erally sneaking, maintained Its lines, 'although tho Germans occupied some of our. advanced positions." Masquerade Mil, St. Vnlentinb's Kve, Saturday, Feb. 13, Eagles' Hall. Prices for best cost tuned. .Muvt in's Orchestra. Admission fiOc nnd surely worth It. You'll lo there, we'll all bo there everybody's going. NIT SED. campaign WE 5MIT HAS NEW ARRANGEMEN MARSHFIELU, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915 loglisJhi People Shocked by M relief ship there. ny Amino hi ivl ln In Conn Ilajr TlmM, LONDON, Fob. 9. Tho American steamship Wllholm ina, which sailed from Now York with a cargo oT food sup plies for Germany, passed tho Lizard this morning. MANY WOMEN SERVING IN GERMAN ARMY (llr AuoclatcJ Prria to Conn llajr Tltnn. PETROORAD, Fob. 9. A dlspntch from Warsaw says that nmong tho prisoners taken by tho Ilusslnns In tho fighting at tho junction of tho Hzura Hlvor woro a number of Ger man women. According to this mes sage somo of thoso women were found with rifles in their hands in tho first lino of trenches. BLACK SEA PORTS ARE Bi Turkish Cruiser, Former Ger man Gunboat, Shoots Up Crimean Town (llr Auojlitoj I'rtu to Cool llijr Tlrafi. PETROORAD; Fob. 9". Tho Tur kish crulsor Mldlrll, formerly tho Gorman crulsor Drcslatt, has bom bardod Ynlta, n port on tho Hlnck Sen In Crimen. In rcspouso to this nttack Russian cruisers wont to tho Turkish sldo of tho Hlnck Sea and bombarded Troblzond. GREAT ACTIVITY EN SHIP YARDS More Ships Building in Amer- lea Than Ever Before All U. S. Registry (Hr AuocUteJ I'rfM to Cnot llr Tlmn.J NEW YORK, Fob. 9. Tho great est activity In shipbuilding In mnny , diminish tho vnluo of tho protection! years in this country Is now under I K(von by ti,0 Amorlcnn flag. Not on-1 way, according to statomonts of,,y W0lld Umt bo untllKtitricd In us! ping men today. Every firm on Atlantic seaboard has more or- than It can (III for new ves-, dors soia nnu mo uuu acuvuy ,.rUv,,B ., im Pn fin PnnHt. Kvorv vos- " "" ' , , , ... sol now on tho wnys, It Is said, will bo plnced undor American roglstor. a a ; a ''''-' CHANGE IN FLEET. nr AwotUteJ rr .0 Cooa Uy TlmM.J ' SEATTLE, Fob. 9. Tho cruiser Colorado sailed from tho Pugot Sound Navy Yard for San Francisco on hor way to Mexican wators, whoro sho will bo tho flagship of Rear Admiral Howard, comniandor of tho Pacific floot, who will v trnnBfor from t'.io cruUor Sun Diego. 4, STEIN ARRESTED. Sheriff Alfred Johnson was Informed yesterday that Dan Stein, who slipped away from Coqulllo In violation of 'a court order, had been arrosted at Rosoburg. Stoln was try ing to put up bail thoro pond ing tho appeal of his case. Sheriff Johnson said that a cash bail of $1000 or a bond for $2500 would bo required. Masquerade Hall, St. Valentines Evo, Saturday, Fob. 1, Eagles' Hall. Prizes for best costumed. Martin's Orchestra. Admission SOo and surely worth It. You'll bo there, we'll all I... tl..ui Ai'nnfliuH'' lJl' SED, isunse d American Flaj Lusitania Incident Causes Much Chagrin, Says Paper at Manchester, England UNITED STATES CAN ONLYjMAKE PROTEST Violation of Neutral Flag Was Not Serious Offense In creases Danger Now PRES. WILSON'S VII4W OF FLAG INCI 1)13X1 Mr Aorlilcl I'm! to Coot Ilajr Time. WASHINGTON, Fob. 9. Regarding too establishment mont of n war zone by (lor mnny nround tho British Isles President Wilson Bnld todny thnt ho Is awaiting tho Gor man government's memoran dum bolng forwarded by Ambassador Gerard boforo reaching n decision on what uttltudo to vtnko. President Wllnou takes tho view that the war zouo proclaimed by Germany does not constltuto a blockade or oven n paper blockado. Ho stated It was simply n warning. REPORT CONFIRMED. 11 Auoclitis I'm to Cuo llir Tlmr, washing ton, i). a. Feb. 9. Ambassador Pngo nt London has notified tho Stnto Department lato today that tho British foreign office had confirmed to-HiIm tho press reports announcing tho flying of an American flng ovor tho Cuiinrdor 'Lualtanla on her roccnt trip across tho Irish sen. Pago also Includod In his dlHpatch tho text of tho press roport of tho occur rence. (nr Alio? UteJ I'm to Coo l)jr Tlraw.J LONDON, Fob. 9. Assorting that tho Lusltnnla adopted a pormlsslblo stratagem In hoisting an American i flag to avoid dangor In tho final i stage of her dash for Liverpool," the .Manchester Guardian declares: "Tho act may bo perfectly lawful without being utoBothor fair." tio papor says, "Tho fact thnt our fastest liner had to chnngo hor flag has shocked our pride. If all of our ships wero to do tho samo tho result would bo, as tho American papers point out, to nm, linwortny of milon whloJl rules tho BClxa but nls0 HI)fr t0 tho UllUcd wou,d roflecl 0 indignation as wns aroused by ........ . uormany s mreai to tusrogara nou- . -.,, ,nu ,"u'8, ! .rTTTTT. t v uiiA luiii I'liur '.sr, Ur AMo-UtftI I'rtu to Con Ily TInin.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 9. Tl.o administration vlow of tho hoist ing of tho American flag on tho Bri tish stenmor Lusitania, as stated to day on tho highest authority, Is that ,","' " w ...ov- H.......w, .- ino use oi omer nag uy smpa o. u - tlons at war Is such a customary ; practice that no formal protest can .lio mado. but that It will be proper to send to Great Drltnln a note nclnt.j ing out tho dangers to neutral ship ping which may follow If such prac- tlco Is continued. l Kcr raiioimnn inero promises to !be keen competition at tho meeting 'of tho Merchant's Patrol tonight. 1 SI Noah, Walter Condron nnd Chns. nmn refused to Issuo a certificate of ,000110 nro nil. applicants, Mr. Donno'oiection, Mandamus proceedings wero desiring to bo rotalued desplto the'Urought horo to compel tho issuanco Council's action. Sheriff Johnson I or tno election certificate. This tho was asked to appoint Mr. Doano tie-1 court does not, In an opinion wrlt- puty bo Hint ho would bo empowered I ton by Eukln, holding tho clauso In 'to make anosts if reelected, but Mr. tho amondmont to Article 7 of tho Johnson stated that ho would not tako nny part In It. Ho said that If ho needed a doputy Jiore. he would consider Mr. Doano for tho place. Masquerade Rail, St. Valentines Eve, Sattirdiiy, Feb, la, ICagles' Hall. Prizes for best costumed. Murtlu's Orchestra, Adiiilssluu ROc mid surely worth it. You'll bo there, we'll nil Nl'F.bo there everybody's going. NUC p1 w J. ill EVENING EDITION. NOTED FINANCIER DEAD. Illy Aiworlatel I'm t' Coon nr TlmM.l NEW YORK, Feb. 9. Nor man Ii. Roam, financier nnd director In ninny rnllroads, hanks nnd Industrial corpora tions, died horo In n hospital today. , GREECE MADE PROTEST ON GERMAN ZONE tnr AnocUUJ Prrt to Coot Dr Tlran.J ATHENS, Feb. 9. In respotiBO to n notification from tho Gorman J government of Its declaration In- eluding within tho war mho tho wutors about tho British Islos, tho Grecian government todny sont n ro- ply In which It Insists tho rights of Greece must bo respected. It con- tends that Grccco cannot bo hold responsible for other nntlons flying Its flag. PACKERS FINED BY Big Concerns Must Pay $25,- 000 Apiece for Violating Anti Trust Law I llr AuocliteJ I'rfu to Coot llr TlmM.J JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 9. The packing firms of Armour & Co., Swift & Co., St. Louis Drossod Boof & Provision Co., Hammond Packing Co., nnd Morris & Co., woro found guilty of violating tho stnto anti trust law by tho Missouri Suprnmo Court. Each wns fined 125,000. An ordor of oustor wns Issuod, but ench was allowed to remain In buslnoss In tho state on payment nt the flues. TO DFEICE SIX YEARS Oregon Supreme Court Sus talnS Judge Hall S ViCW Court's Ruling Given ,,. . . .. t ..,'.., t L view of Judiia John F j "'I0"0, S S'unty jSdi who r .ed coun y judt ,. torm , offlP! wfl8 four years In- his torm or ornco was lour oars in- , . . , nrH ng Bomo woro coll. siond or six yenrs ns somo woro con .tending. Tho court held that four i ycara wa tho torm of tho Judgos olec- ted In 1910, tho six-year torm not ap plying except to thoso elected aftor the 1910 election which extendod tho torm. In addition to this tho decision of tho court means that James Watson W ll0l(l th0 offIco 0( county judge for 8,x yonrfli , ft to)ogrIU t0 tho , J 0 ,,,, cIorI of tho 0regon Sll)romo Court at Baleni ,veg tho foUow,nK HUmroary of tho , , Ul0 (est cns0. Tho Suproino Court today decided tho case of Phy versus Wright, tho Oregon county Judgo election case. Phy wus elected county Judgo of Un ion county last November, but tho clork, acting undor a decision of tho Supremo Court In tho Stato vs, Hol Constitution oxtendlng tho torm of JuJIelal officers to six years related 0D to those elected after tho nm endment took effect, which was when proclaimed by tho Governor, Decem ber 3, 1910. So county Judges elect ed In 1910 only hold four years. The Holman caso was reversed, Judges Mooro and Burnett, dissented. Deputy Prosecutor. Mr. Armstrong stated that tho matter of a deputy prosecuting attor- M55D0H COURTS WIATSDN 0 A Consolidation of Time, Const Mai) "till Poo Itnv Advcrtlr SENATE HAS ALLWIGHT SESSION OVER WIILSDN'S SHIPPING BILL '5 HUSBAND IS HERE Altliough his wlfo mysteriously dropped out of sight tu Portland n month ngo yestorday and tho pollco of tho Roso City and othor Coast points nnd others hnvo been search ing In vnln for hor over since, W. II. Klrby of Mnrshtleld did not loam of It until last evening. In a llttlo chat with Dal Cathcart the latter accl dentally mentioned her disappear nnco, much to tho nstonlshmcnt of Mr. Klrby and nlso to tho latter, who know tho mlsBlng woman as Mrs. Dlckoy, tho nnmo sho boro boforo marrying Klrby somo four yenrs ngn. Klrby and his wlfo .became es tranged two or thrco years ngo and although not divorced havo not been keeping In touch with ench other, nnd It seems thnt sho has bIiico resumed her formor nnmo of Mrs. Dickey. From Prominent Finally. Mrs. Klrby, or rnthor, Mrs. Dlckoy, a3 sho is now known, comes from a prominent family. Hor brother Is W. F. Herrln, for years head of the logal department of tho Southern Pa cific nnd generally known ins the political boBj la his Btato. Another brother Is D. C. Herrln, a prominent Insurance man of Portland who was twlco Grand Master of tho A. O. U. W. Hor Blator Is tho wlfo of Manager Dixon of tho llooth-IColly Lum'bor Compnny nt Eugeno. Tho Ilorrln family was ono of tho promlnont pio neer families of Jackson county. MyMcrlmiH Dlwiponruii(v. Ab Mr. Cathcart recalls It, Mrs. Dickey dropped out of sight In Port land Just a month ngo yestordny. It sooms that tho first Inkling of hor dlsnppoaranco was given In tho dis covery of hor suit cases In n station thoro. No noto or mlsslvo wbb found to explain nnd slnco then no trace has boon discovered. . Mr. Cathcart, who Is prominent In tho A, O. V. V Inst evening hnp- poued to mention D. C. Herrln nnd Mr. Klrby casually rcmnrked thnt ho had mnrrled Mr. Horrln's Blstor four or flvo years ago. Then Mr. Cath cart related the story of hor disap pearance, of which Klrby hod not previously heard. Mr. Klrby Is In chnrgo of tho wholesnlo department of tho Coos county Fnrmors' Union Wurohouso branch and has boon on tho Day some tlmo. Ho Is about fifty years old, about tho samo ago as his missing wlfo. Mr. Klrby Is In Coqulllo today nnd could not bo seen In regard to tho strnngo story In which ho Is a lead ing figure. PHONE EXPERT ON BAY W. N. Winter, of Hood River, Hero to Assist Loral Company For 11 Time. W. N. Winter, of Hood River, president of tho Oregou-Wushlngtou Telephone Compnny, operating In n half dozen communities along tho Columbia River, arrived today via Mnploton nnd will spend a wcok or mora looking ovor tho country nnd going over In dotnll tho accounting system of tho Coos nnd Curry Tolo phono Company. Mr. Wlntor Is nn offIco efficiency oxport, especially In telophono book-keeping, nnd will ns slst In working out the accounting problems of tho local concorn on a satisfactory basis, He Is a per sonal friend of Charles Hall, presi dent of tho local company, whom ho succeeded In tho control nnd presi dency of the Hood River corporation, Whllo horo Mr. Wlntor will probably visit Coqulllo River points, noy for this side of the Day has not yot been brought boforo tho commis sioners. If tho peoplo want such nn offlcor, ho declared, he would not op poso tho movo. It Is Intimated that District Attornoy Llljeqvlst did not bring tho mattor boforo tho commis sioners boforo for tho reason that Judgo Hall was known to bo opposed to tho move. Tho matter may bo brought up for tho commissioners' decision when they reconvene on Thursday. Mrs. Ira Woltzol of North Dond I iSSINC 11 will entertain hor c!ns3 of boys iof worth It, You'll bo there, we'll nil tho Presbyterlnn Sunday school SaVbo there everybody's going. NL'F urday afternoou at her homo. SED. J No. 171 Most Exciting Time in Years Marks Filibuster Over Ship Purchase Measure FULL ATTENDANCE OF SENATORS FIRST TIME President Declares He Will Call Extra Session if Measure Is Not Passed tnr AuorlatKl Vrnt to Coo nr TlmM.J WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 0. Another nil night bcbsIoii of tho Sen ate, threats of mnny more, nnd coun ter threats of whnt Is llkoly to hnppen If thoro nro mnny more, found Presi dent Wilson's Bhlp bill tlll being tossed nbout In u sea of dubnto with tho Republican filibuster again In full blnst. Piesldont Wilson, nt a Whlto Ilotiso conference, said ho had no In tention of dropping tho bill nnd In tlmntcd ho would call a special ses sion If It was filibustered to denth nt tho present ono. 'At todny's session, Reed, ndmlnls trntlon Domocrat, proposed nn ordor fot tho nrrest of nil absentees nnd to keep them In tho Sonnto until tho bill Is dlspoBod of. Tho proposal drow a ronrlng nttnek nnd gnvo a prospect of furnishing material for nn nll-dny debate. At noon ovory membor was on tho floor oxcopt Lowla, who wns 111 nnd wab Bleeping noarby. For the first tlmo In yenrs nil tho Rents woro filled, After nn nil night speech Jones, of Washing ton ylolded tho floor nt 8:20 n. in. to Urlstow, Jones spoko for 13 hours nnd nn minutes. Aflor nearly two hours' dobato on Rood's proposal, Vlco President Mar shall ruled further dobato out or or der and.Urandogfle.nppoalcd. Reed moved to lay tho appeal on tho table but his motion was dofoatod, 38 to 30. Marshall Inter ruled as Rood's original motion was not dobntablo tho appoal was dobatablc. Lodgo appeal ed and the Sonnto roftiBod to sustain tho chnlr, -10 to 38. Tho Insurgent Democrats voted with tho Republi cans, ns did Uryan, Domocrat. Nor rls, Republican, voted with his party, flint La Follotto stood with tho Demo crats. Marshall, with unanimous consent, decrcod that all Intervening tliioHtlons wero decided and that tho question boforo tho Sonuto was Reed's ordor to compel nttendnuco. KOLONS IIAVK. SMALLPOX. ur AMOfiiiM rru to coot liir tiidn ) PHOENIX, Ariz., Fob. 9. Tho Arizona Leglslaturo has adjourned for two dny&ou account of two roprosentntlvcs having taken 111 with small pox. .ALMtKIIAL'H WIFE l)lil). (Special to Tho Times,) FLORENCE. Or., Fob. 9 The wlfo of City Marshal Clark McLaughlin of ' I ,' nn win u iiiuu riliiu) uiill wilb uuriUU Saturday. Mr. McLaughlin Is very popular hero and la one of tho most efflcloui officers on the river. His many friends oxtend him their heart felt sympnthy In his great affliction. MOVE R.VXDON LIGHT. Rumors that havo boon going tho rounds to tho offect that tho Dan don llghthouso would bo moved over to this sldo of tho river, would sootn to havo confirmation In a letter ro from Congressman W. C. Hawloy llnndon Uccorder, IIiijs Pool Hull. Hugh Sneddon has closed a deal for tho purrtnso of Allen's Pool and l)lllnrd Hall and ci gar storo on Front streot and will soon tako possession. John Allen nnd a partner hnvo boon conducting It. AVItlst Party. Mrs. McLcod and Mrs, F. A. Sacchl will entertain nt( whist Friday afternoon. GUS HEARD nnd W. W. Holland nro here from their famous much at Pnrkersburg. Mnsquormlo Rail, St. Valentin's Eve, Saturday, Ken. Ii), Eagles' Hull. Prizes for best costumed. Martin's Orchestra. Admission noo and surely