The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, February 23, 1915, EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 19 15 EVENING EDITION.
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No. 183
amer Carib Goes to Bottom
5oon After Striking Mine
Off German Coast
UN SAYS VESSEL
WAS IN WRONG ROUTE
1ms It Disregarded .floute
Kivcn by Germans bveiyn
Was sunK uy mine
Dr Associated TrrM to Cooa Day TlmM.
lERLlN, Fob. 23. Tho Amor
i' steamer Carlb lias gono to tho
lorn off tho flcrninn coast on tho
Fth Sea ns n rosuit or running
n mine. At tho tlmo of tho
Inter, tho vessel was not using llio
to lnltl down In tho dorm tin mn-
- instrttcttous.
EVHLVN STRUCK MINE
HUr AHOtliUoJTrrirt to Coo liar Tlrnrn,
ASH1NGTON, 1). C, Fob. 23.
flfasaador tierard today forward-
report from tho American Con-
ito at Ilremurhavon, Baying tho
inter Kvolyn wiib destroyed by a
o; tnnt tuo crow ion mo Biup m
feo boats, ono of which wob uiIbs-
tbo other two being plckod up
(lerinnn scout ship.
Ill TELLS OP
$.0,000 WORTH 01-'
JEWELRY STOLEN
IE SUCCESSES
Ilr AnoclalM I'rcM to Coon liar Time.
LOS ANGELES, Fob. 23.
Within four houro aftor hor
arrival horo In Iter special
car, Mra. Alfred Smith, wito
of tho president ot tho Now
York Central Railroad, im
ported to tho pollco that hor
bungalow had been oiitorod
and $GO,000 worth of Jewelry
stolen from tho offectB of
herself and her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Emory II. Smith.
o
Jisoim
f Evelyn Tra
in
a A
ic Ace
id
ait
MMH. HKHILAHRT'S CASE
11 Associated rrnM to Com liar Time
DORDEAUX, Fob. 23 Tho
condition of Sarah Rcrnhnrdt
whoso light log was ainpu-
tatcd yestorday, was said to
bo satisfactory although sho
was suffering considerable 4
pain. 4
LOST I
UFO D
THOUGHT
wio
shins Bombard Calais, Al-
js Repulsed and Russians
Are Reported Losing
1 Dr Associated rrrvf to Coo. nr TlfOM.1
8KRLIN, Fob. 23. Tho official
3rt today says: "CalalB fortross
bonibitrdcd night beforo last by
'airship. Yostordny tho French
kin doHvorcd nn attack in tho
imnguo district north of Perthes,
woro repulsod. At Aiiloy and
rcinont, tho French woro driven
bk after having socurod soma
nor sticccBsoB.
Battlokopf, in tho Vosges region,
taken by storm by tho Germans.
In tho East, an ndvnnco was nt-
nptcd by tho Russians, wRh
coa quickly gathered together
di Grodno, moving in a north-
stern direction, but tho attempt
Bed. A numbor of cannon woro
ken in tho pursuit of tho litis-
us aftor tho battlo of Mnzurlan
kes, was Increased to ovor 300
Includes ten pieces of heavy
liber.
tx'ortuwest of Ossowoz and noar
lasnysz tho fighting continues. On
Vistula, oast of Plock, wo nd-
uced farther Into tho Wyzogrod
Itrlct. South of tho Vistula, tho
trance by Russians on our pool-
on tho Rawkn Rlvor was roptils-
FUNEHAL TOMORROW
riio funeral of L. M. Noblo will
hold tomorrow nftornoon at two
Bock, tho sorvlccs bolng conduct-
by Rov. Robort Drowning from
Noblo roaldonco on First stroot.
SEARCHERS RETURN IHSCOUR
A(Ji:i ROV KXK1IIT MISSINO
SINCE EARIiY SUNDAY .MORN
1N(. Discouragod tho Bonrchora who
Imvo traced ovory foot of tho bay
looking for Roy Knight, tho 1G-year-old
lad wlio disappeared Sun
day, have returned, firmly bellovlng
that tho youth was cither drowned
in tlto bay by tho capsizing of Ills
boat, or that ho was carried out
ovor tho bar with tho ebb tldo.
Lookouts from tho llfo saving sta
tion, nlwnys on gtinrd at the on
trnnco, stnto that no small boat lias
been seen oven ns far down as
Charleston Day.
However, oarly Sundny morning,
soon after Roy Knight loft for a
row on Pony Slough, n storm enmo
up that klckod tho bay Into foaming
whlto caps. It is thought posslblo
that tho boy, getting too far out, was
ovorturnod in tho rough wator and
that drifting up sldo down his boat
may Imvo boon washed ovor tho
bar without any ono bolng nblo to
sco It.
Had ho landed anywhoro on tho
beach along tho bay, tho boy by
now would liavo had plenty of tlmo
to mnko bis way back to North
Dond.
Ho had boon horo but a short
wlillo, coming from Eugono to visit
with his unclo and aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. II. L. Watt, who havo lived In
North Dond for tho last throo or
four months.
Grappling Irons at prcsont would
bo of no ubo for tho soarchors do
not know whoro thoy should grap
plo, having no Idea In what spot
tho boy might havo gono down. i
Early Sunday morning, about sun
rise, tho boy told his rolatlvos that
ho was going for a row and tho last
seen of him was on Pony Slough,
whoro ho secured a small boat.
When ho fallod to return later In
tho day pcoplo becamo anxious and
searching parties started offorts to
locato tho youth.
CALAIS RAID
BY ZEPPELIN
IS WELL MADE
D AnoclilM rrrst to Coot liar Tim.
CALAIS, Franco, Fob. 23. Tho
Zcppolln which yesterdny bombard
ed Calais apparently was driven by
pilots thoroughly familiar with that
vicinity, for it cnino from tho sea
directly to Fontenlotto, crossing tho
city nt Its groatost width. It flew
nt a height of about 1000 feet. Tho
first bomb foil when tho Zeppelin
was nbovo a point whoro the rail
road tracks Intersect. It struck
tho track leading to Dunkirk. Thou
It dropped fivo bombs In tho vicin
ity of tho railroad. In ono houso
on which a bomb fell, all tho mem
bers of two families woro killed ex
cept a fivc-montlm' old baby.
1
CI
E
UTAH BATTLEFIELD
Band of Piutes Driven From
One Gulch But Are Forti
fied in Another
Dr Associated IVrtt to Coo. liar Timet.)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Fob. 23.
A special to tho Desert Evening
Nows, from Muff, reports today
that tho Indians, tlrlvon from Cot
tonwood Gulch,' at tho edgo of tho
town, havo received reinforcements
and havo fortlflod thomsolvos in
Dutlor Wash, eight miles west of
Dluff. A posse Is organizing to
advanco on tho Indians' now posi
tion, Tho news correspondent givos
tho list of casualties as five Indians,
Including ono warrior, ono girl and
thrco babies. Tho known casual
ties among tho whltos consists of
ono killed and ono wounJod.
Says Captain Did Not Follow
Route Laid Out Through
the Mined Area
NOT DECIDED ABOUT
REPLIES TO NOTES
Government Officials Anxious
About Fate of Part of
Evelyn's Crew.
Or Associated rrcaa to Coo. liar Tlmet.I
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 23.
President Wilson vlows tho sinking
of tho Amorlcan atenmer Evelyn In
tho North Sea ns a tragic accident,
ho told callers today, and ho has
been unofficially Informed that her
captain was not following tho Bafo
courso laid out for him. lto added
thnt warnings havo bcpn given that
mines wera planted in tho area
In which tho Evelyn wns sunk.
Tho Presldout indicated that ho
linn not yet determined whether re
plies would bo sent to the recent
notes from Germnuy mid Great Brit
ain on tho war zono and use of tho
American flag.
Government offlclnls awaited with
some nnxlety word as to tho fato
of 13 of tho crow'of tho Evelyn,
who woro reported to havo rowed
to tho Holland const, after tho ves
sel sunk.
JO 0
E
US FIRE WITNESS
TURKS ARE DEFEATED
Dr Associated l'rese to Coos liar Timet.
PETItOGRAD, Fob. 23.
Tho report of fighting In
tho Caucasus received today,
says that on Fobrunry 21
thero weio engagements with
tho Turks In tho vicinity of
Tohoruk, tho rcBtilt of which
was that tho Turks woro
driven beyond tho rlvor.
GERMANS FAIL
TO PAY COST
0E PRISONERS
(Dr Associated ritu ti..uu Dar TlmM.
WASHINGTON, I). C, Feb. 23
The Entente Allies (England, Franco
nnd Russia,) havo nuulo representa
tions to tho United Stntcs that
Germnny la not mooting tho cost of
caring for tho prisoners ot war In
tho Allies' camps, and thoy havo
asked tho United States, as caring
for tho diplomatic Interests of all
tho warring powers, to mnko rep
resentations to Dorlln.
RUSSIANS
CLAIM
AUSTRISAR
E
BADLY DEFEATED IM GALIGIA
EIGHT HOUR LAW
FOR WO.MEX VALID
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb.
23. Tho California olght-
hour labor law for womo'n
employed In manufacturing
and morcantllo ostnbllsh-
ments, except thoso In hor-
vesting and conning fruit,
boarding houses and grndti-
ato ntirBes In hospitals, was
upheld as constitutional to-
day by tho Stturomn Court.
'Petrograd Announces That
uzars r-orces are Staying
Germans in Poland
NORiei
c
CARRIER
su
SHERIFF ILL,
COLLECT TAXES
RINDEiURC
ROUTES
G R
mm IF IS 0,001 II THE IMTH
RHEIMS UIDER HOT
FIRE OF GERMANS
spatches From Poland Today
3laim 30,000 Slain and 60,-
uuu Taken Prisoners
iMNANTS NOT ABLE
TO CHECK VICTORS
rd Fighting and Extraordin
ary Marches by Germans
Accomplished Deed1
IDr AaaoclateJ Trcaa to Cooa Par Timet.
3UWALKI, Poland, Sopt. 23.
p German forces undor Marshal
!! HIndenborg, by hard fighting
Id extraordinary marches, has ln-
li-'tfit a striking defeat on tho Rus-
ns. opposed to thorn In tho recent
litles of the Mazurlan Lakes Coun
pTho Russian remnants are a neg-
pblo quantity In tho operations
pw In progress.
The Russians killed and wounded
the last four days flshtlnc aro
ftlmated at 30.000. Over 60.000
Joo Drookor.tno supposed eighth
victim ot the Hunker Hill flro and
tho mnn for whom search was Insti
tuted as, far north as Soattlo audi
south to San Francisco, camo ovor
from Myrtle Point this morning with
A. P. Davis, of tho sheriff's offlco
and this nftornoon appeared as a wit
ness boforo the coroner's Jury.
Despite tho fact that tho man is
said to bo only a witness in tho caso
he was placed in tho Jail nt Myrtlo
Point last night by Doputy Shorlff
Laird. Constable Cox for sovoral days
has carriod an order from Ward
Dlako, nt tho Smith Mill, to arrest
tho man on sight, though It Is doubt
ful If tills could havo been dono as
no warrant was scut hero for au ar
rest.
What Drookor will havo to divulge
is a matter ot rlfo speculation. "Ho
undoubtedly was a light sloopor,"
said Charles Skerrott this morning,
"and awakened at tho first alarm.
Ho would havo had plouty ot tlmo'l
to got dressed. Ho didn't havo much
to put on'nnyway."
Tho fact that Drooker was soon
hurrying through tho halls fully
dressed in his exit from tho building I first of next month will bo appolut
prompted suspicions when ho left ! cd chief clerk and given chargo of
llllrllll' tlln tlrn nntl fnllnri In atmur Hin nfflpn WHI-If. A. I'. DllvlB. WllO
Maytorena'S Soldiers Force i up whllo tho officers wero searching' has been looking aftor tho offlco
Saloon and uance Han men
to Flee to United States
I
AMERICANS OUT
Arranging For Taking Back
Duties Davis Becomes
Second Deputy Soon
Shorlff Alfred Johnson, Jr., Is
beginning preparations to rcsunio
tho collection ot tnxos in his offlco,
a now law enacted by tho Legisla
ture last week transferring tho col
lection of taxes back from tho Troas
uror's offlco to that of tho Sheriff.
Tho law will not becomo offoctlvo
for ninety dnys, so for that interim
County Treasurer Dlmmlck will
handle tho collection. Tho Loglsla
turo, which adjourned Sunday nftor
a fow days deadlock, first sought
to attach an emergency clauso to
tho moasuro, to mnko it offoctlvo nt
ono and thus havo tho Sheriffs' of
fices handlo nil of this year's col
lections, but this was not dono.
This will add considerably to tho
duties of tho Sheriff's offlco nnd
ho will havo to increaso his clerical
forco considerably. Treasurer Dlm
mlck now hns sovoral assistants aid
ing him,
Makes Change.
In consequeuco of this, Shorlff
Johnson has uiado a slight chango
in ids nppointmoiits. L. W. Oddy,
who hn3 bcon second doputy, the
Steamer Rcgin Goes Down as
Result of Mine or Torpedo
Near Bordeaux
Ilr AlvkIiI riTM (o Cooa liar TlmM.)
LONDON, Fob. 23. TIio Norwe
gian Btonmor Renin was mink this
morning off Dover, either by n Biib
marine or mine. Tho crow wns sav
ed. Tho Hegln was carrying coal
from the Tyne to Dordeaiix. Slin
sank ten minutes after sho was
struck.
THE000R LOSES'
OUT IN HAYTI
Anothcr-Revolution Overturns
Government of Turbulent
,lsland Republic
BERLIN AND VIENNA
DENYTHESE CLAIMS
Claim Russians are Suffering
Heavy Losses and Reverses
Almost Everywhere
(Or Ainotlalad rrria to Cooa nar Tlmo.J
LONDON, Fob. 23. Potrograd
claims tho Austrlans suffered boavy
losses In tho recent fighting In Gnl
Icla and claims sovoral victories
for tho Russians, in Northern Po
land, It is said, n successful stand
ban been made agntiiHt tho Germans.
Dorlln nnd Vienna, however, toll
of Russian reverses and heavy
losses.
Dorlln roports that thp attompt
of tho Russians to check tho Gor
mnn advance uorthwost of Grondo
failed.
In tho west, tlto Gorman war of
flco reports tho town of Snttlokopf,
In Vosges, tnkon from the French by
storm . TIio French attack north of
PorthoH wnH repulsed.
Paris saya that tho Gorninn bom
bnrdmeiit of RIioIiiib yesterday did
much damage, especially to tho
cathedral, Olhorwlso, there was lit
tle activity In tho wost.
(Dr AaaoclataJ I'rena to coat Dar Tlmw.J
NACO, Fob. 23. Americans who
recently opened saloons and dauco
halls In Naco, Sonora, woro fugi-
for him during several dajs.
Ho appeared for work at tho'Smith
Powers camp at Wagner on Monday
morning and word was at onco sont
to tho coroner's Jury.
work, will bo appointed second dop
uty, Geo, Laird continuing as first
doputy. Tills will mean that Messrs.
Johnson, Laird and Davis will han-
' d!o tho criminal work and outside
NEW HAYTr REVOLT
(Ilr AiwkUIM I'rrtt to Coot liar Tlntra.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 23.
Dnvllmnr Thcodor has ab
dicated as Presldout ot Hay
tl and tnkon rofugo on the
Dutch steamer Frederick
Hondrlx at Port Au Prlnco.
Tho stoamor will proceed to
Curacao.
ft
Dr Atiocltt! Treat to Coot Dar Tlmw.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 23.
Local officials havo taken chargo
of Haiti's capital, awaiting Gonornl
Giilllaumo, leador of tho revolution
ary army, which is outsldo tho city.
Thoodor's abdication Is tnkon to
forecast a bettor condition in Haltlcn
affairs, In which tho United States
will carry out Its purpose to solid
a commission to tho republic In an
effort to put Its finances In n con
dition satisfactory to foreign cred
itors and restoro order.
FLEET II LIED
BAY (HITS TIDE
Worst Bar This Year Says
Captain Olson; Elder Out-
Side Since Yesterday
Tho worst bar this year is tho way
Captain Olson, of tho Adolino ex
pressed himself Inst evening aftor
ho went down In tho lower Day nnd
found It Imposlhle to cross out. Word
from the Capo Arngo llglithouso also
stntos that tho sons aro breaking n-
croBs tho entire ontrnuco.
At six o'clock this morning tho
George W. Elder, lying off tho bar
slnco olcou o'clock yestorday morn
ing, nttomptod tho entrnnco but
Captain Lorstodt was forced to go
back again, Iio sout n wiroless that
ho would mnko another attompt at
throo o'clock when thero Is a high
tldo and ho may arrlvo In tho upper
bay lato this nftornoon.
Thero nro nt tho prosout tlmo four
boata In tho lower bay waiting to
cross out. Tho Yollowstono, bound
for San Francisco, tho Redondo, also
for tho south, wont down Sunday
nrtornoou but found tho sons too
stiff. Tho Adolino wont to tho on
tranco Inst ovonlng and tho Nnnn
Smith loft down at throo o'clock this
nftornoon.
Though tho wind lias died down
nnd tho Indications aro that tho sons
arq quieting it Is bollovod that nono
of tho boats will get out at least bo-
tlves today on tho American side, . ... , .. ... ,
i . ii i - i io. .'j'ns in tho morguo at tho Wilson
JIUVIIlg UVU UU1UIU 11 UUHU "l .'
No arrangements havo been mado work and Mr. Oddy will look after
for thn liiirlnl nf th flvn l.mllnn nnwi l"0 OUICO WUIK
torena's soldiers, who terrorized the
town last night, looting the liquor
establishments of tho most costly
stocks nnd then shooting them up.
No ono was killed.
Many Houses Set on Fire, 20
Citizens Killed and Much
Damage Done
Dr Aaoclale4 1'n.a to Cooa Bar Tlmet.J
PARIS, Feb. 23. Tho official re
port this afternoon says; "The bom
bardment of Rlielms yesterday wns
extremely violent, Fifteen hun
dred sholis dropped in all quarters
of the town. What remains of tho
cathedral was made a special target
and sufferod seriously. About 20
houses wero fired and 20 citizens
killed. East of Argonne, between
Malincourt and the Meuse, our bat
tery found a German battery, and
blew up their ammunition wagons."
ALL vfsiTIXa MOOSE nnd ALL
Asians out of a total of 150,000 LOCAL MOOSE are EXPECTED to
pngaged, aro prlsonora In Gorman bo PRESENT at tho MEETING AND
ands. SMOKER TONIGHT.
iTHORAI
LOF
OIL LAI VALID
Undertaking Parlors but Fred WII-
Durlng tho past month, tho Sher
iff's offlco has collected more than
Dr. If. E. KKLTY, DENTIST-
Phono 112-J, Room 204, Coke Dldg. fforo tomorrow sometime
UNITED STATES' PLAN TO
00 T
EMBARGO
YEN
son last night stated they would l.avo ?50001,ln ''"J"03, , u ,
to be bulled at leant by tomorrow. . "H?" lt Hnlary.
iiuoriri jouiiHon wisues u niiuwu
thn.t in his appolntmont of J. C.
Donne as Doputy Sheriff, It wna with
tho strict understanding that Mr,
Doano was not to recoivo any sal
ary as Deputy Sheriff, his ontlro re
Very fow relatives of tho dead mon
havo beon heard from,
lli-ooker Tells Version
Coronor Wilson said at 3 o'clock
that Lrooker would probably not
comploto bis testimony in less thun
an hour. Ho said that Drooker had
1 not revealed much now. Ho said thnt
numeration coming from tho Mer
chant's Patrol. Furthermore, Mr.
Johnson says that ho Instructed. Mr
Drookor claimed that ho had been , Daano to ,)ny attention strictly to
awakened by a cry of firo, then
. dressed and had all his clothes when
U. S. Supreme Court Sustains VTA th0 door ,t0 0' "7!"
i- 'in :.i i Ttt ! that ho gavo ono of his blunkets to
an almost naked inmate who was
trying to escape. Ho said that ho
stepped out on tho porch went down
tho watertank tower and spent tho
nigiit In tho little depot and pro
ceeded to Wagner to get work, walk
ing out.
Coroner Wilson said that the Jury
would probably adjourn again tp
Investigate some other reports and
also check up Drooker's story.
Incendiarism Rumors
Action of President Taft
in Two States
Br Aoclite4 Treaa to Cooa Dar TIojm.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 23.
President Taft's withdrawal of oil
lands in California and Wyoming.
In 1909, was upheld today by the
Supreme Court, and entry claims of
Individuals and corporations valued
at hundreds of millions of dollars,
wore annulled thoroby.
PALACE MEAT MARKET 8F.LLS Stories of possible Incendiarism
THE REST MEAT. are being gono Into as complotly as
his duties as ulghtwntchman and not
to Interfere In any way with tho po
llco of Marshflold. He said that as
Doputy Shorlff, Mr. Doano should
only make arrests In cases of fel
ony. possible. These apparently are more
rumors but it is the determination ot
the Jury to make tho investigation
most complete In every respect.
Until Drooker completes his testi
mony, It will not be known whether
ho will be released. Drooker had not
settled his board bill at the Craig
hotel and if Proprietor Craig wns
so disposed, ho could havo boon apro
bended for beating bis board bill.
Proposal Submitted to German
I and London Foreign Of
I ficcs Simultaneously
DETAILS KEPT SECRET
PENDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Berlin Says Germany May Ac
cept No Intimation of Eng
1 fish Action
DKRLIN. Fob. 23. Ambassad r
Gerard last night prcsontcd to tho
Foreign Offlco tho Amorlcan note
which ombodlos tho Amorlcan pro
posals for a settlement of tho situa
tion arising from the Dritlsh em
bargo on food stuffs luto Germany
and Gorman warfaro against Drit
lsh merchant shipping.
It is understood tho proposals
OR SALE nt very low figures wero submitted simultaneously In
and easy tinns; 1 1 pure invd and London.
I joar old Jersey cows of (lie piodtic-l No statement regarding the nature
lug kind, duo to freshen soon; also of theso proposals or tho Gorman at
10 Jieifeit from io to 17 nios. old? tltudo on them can bo obtained
also fine bulls, If Jiiteiosted inquire hero, but It Is holloed thero Is nt
of V, A, Sacchi, Miirshflold, Or. least a prospect of their accoptanco
This stock Is not In Coos County, bj Gormauy.
FLEET SHOOTS UP
SOUTHERN FORTS
Or tsoelated Trot to Coot Ilr Tlmm.J
TPARIsf Feb,"" 23. Tho llalkan
Nows Agency received a dispatch
from Athens, saying that tho Al
lies' floot in bombarding tho Dar
danelles, throw 2000 heavy projoc
tllcs into the Turkish forts Sunday.
Tho Ottoman battorlea replied foo
bly without hitting tho warships.
Tho Allies continued tho flro Mon
day, but with diminished Intensity.