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TIMISM IS A CONDITION Of THE MIND; PESSIMISM A CONDITION OE THE LIVER C00J0 Wxmm The Aim The Armies nlm to bo nlwnys bright, wholesome and lu of Enropo nro engaged hi n denth struggle which may chmigo tho map of tho world. Knch day brings now dovolopmonts of vital Importance Keep yourself posted rond News that Is News subscribe for Tlio Times nnd "wlso up." sting, keeps tho contents of Tho Times up lo high standard of, now s excellence. All tho I nil tho tlmo is nhvaya tho nlm of Tho Times, MEMBERS OP TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS NO. XXXVIII. Established 188 n Tho CoBKt Mali. MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY'25, 1915 EVENING EDITION. A OoBsolldatlon of Times, Coast Mai) nd Coos Uat Advertiser No. 185 L SKERRETT HE BONOS DNARSDM CHARGE TODAY I Local Men 'Unite n'8korrclt,B ro"i ww located has jring Release of Accus- tJunKer mil man JR ALLEN FEARED - fe SEEKING SKERRETT Removed From City ind Placed Under Spe- Guard Last Night . JERHETT'S BONDSMEN rcn botidsmon put up n Sid of $3000 Bhortly boforo bn totlny nnd Chnrlo8 Skor- was Immediately roloaB- Llto nppoar In tho Justlco prf. tomorrow nftornoon nt o'clock, tlio tlmo for tho mlnntlon hnvlng boon or changed. Tho bonds- fcn nro h. u. ouhui, juu Itson, K. L. Robinson, i- Icn, V. J. Brown, WII Rust, Harry Winkler, tin II. Binuuou nnu i. adborg, each bondsnian dlfylng in tho sum of 4444444444444 crcurronf. rumblings ngalnst Skorrctt coupled with n it from Mayor Alien that might bo attempted on Skorrctt, chnrgod with nr- left In tho city Jnll during lent, Sheriff Alfred Johnson veiling romovod tho prlaonor city hnll nbout supper tlmo hold 1dm guarded during tho in tho city jnll lis mnn hns bcou arrested ho Is going to hnvo his cx- tlon hero; ho will bo tnkon town only after that, tlmo," I 4iu Sheriff, and ho meant It Mayor AUvn Fearful riff Johnson said that Mayor mil Deputy Doano caino to him 1:30 Inst ovenlng nnd Mr. Al- fcqiiestod thnt Skorrott bo taken tho city Jail as ho was foar- it a mob might attompt to tnko ett. ncillatly Sheriff Johnson don- Wnltor Condron nnd hnd Skor- kon to n room In Tho Chaudlor. as kopt thcro nil night, bolng mffed to Mr. Condron 0V011 dur- leoplng hours. ff Johnson occupied tho nd room, No Threats Heard prlft Johnson nnd Coronor Wll immcdlately nftor Mayor Allon cd Mr. Johnson of tho reported is from Hunker Hill, loft for er Hill. Thoy spout an hour or thcro talking with dlflforont trjlng to got 11 lino 011 tho pos- (organization of a mob. Neither kblo to got tho slightest inkling h n thing. Thoy returned lato evening. was stated by parties from Hill thnt many thoro woro leal of tho charges against Skor- l liny It was roportod thnt tho ro- tot posslblo mob trouhlo that ed Mayor Allen wns stnrtod by nd of Skerrett who did not wnnt htt kopt In tho city Jnll all nlgtt. Is Is tho enso ho figured wolt. Caino from Pontine seems that Skorrot enmo orlgln- from Pontine, Mich. It is not ved that ho camo direct from to tho Day, It wns stated this iIS that ho was located in Can dor a tlmo boforo opgaglng in uto lino business at Bunkor Hill. past record will probably bo bed pretty thoroughly. . rrot Is pretty well up in Mnson- aavlng Joined tho organization coming to Coos Bny. Members Mt ordor wero lnrgly Instrument- securing bonds for him todny. pmorrow at 0110 o'clock in tho co Court 'is tho tlmo set for examination that will probnbly ponduited by Attorney Georgo tins for tho stnto. paries Skerrett will Jiavo to ox- ana clear up soveral situations he may secure his freedom. His Ids say that ho will hava no Me in doing this. Mo Trace of Books. 110 fdCt that hn lina sworn nil books wore burned in tlio con- fatlon of a week nEO. coupled the fact that tho searching d has boon unable to find any 0 of books near tho spot where LEASED DM aided mntorlally In pointing a biib- plclonlng arm toward tho accused, nccordlng to tho Investigators, wIiobo report wob Instrumental In causing his nrrcst. Monoy found on his parson nftcr his nrrcst, amounting In green backs to $570, which ho claimed sovornl times ho did not hnvc, may ho account for, his friends bo Hove, In n satisfactory manner. Skcrrott owed sovornl peoplo In tho city, his hjlls aggregating nbout two thousand dollars, According to Inw monoy or property owned by n man may bo attached by creditors, though any money carried on tho person Is always exempt. It Is this explanation that will probably go n gront way In frcolng Skorrctt. A writ of attachment amounting to about $1100 was miido yesterday by Attorneys Peck & Peck on tho $570 that wns taken from Skorrctt at tho tlmo of his nrrcst yestorday morning. Whothor It will bo pos sible to scciiro tho monoy Is n dis puted point of law. Papers nro al ready drawn up for nnothor at tachment of nt lenst $300 nnd It is Lsnld moro nro ponding. According to tho Oregon law monoy taken from n prisoner held on n civil chargo cannot bo attach ed. This much Is clear, but Inas much as tho chargo of arson lu a criminal one, n decision will prob ably hnvo to bo mndo in tho courts. Another Interesting point has coma up In connection with tho arson chargo. According to tho lnw of this stato any porsou who shall "of premeditated mnllco in tho commission of arson kill nnothor, such person shall bo doomed guilty of murder In tho first dogroo." It hns boon generally understood tint Mm llnnVni. lllll nuin linn wftR of Uio ,)0Bt pfty,lff nu(o Borvlc08, However Skorrott sooms to hnvo been simply accumulating debts while running It. Ho paid only $200 on his nutos, owing about $11 GO nnd Inter est on tho cars. Besides this ho owes $300 repair bill, n gnsollno bill and other claims. Sovornl attorneys hnvo batches of claims ngnlnst him. Sheriff Johnson said today that ho hnd turned ovor tho $575 found on Skorrott's person to C. F. McKnlght who (has boon retained to dofend Skorrott. Mr. McKnlght gnvo him n rccolpt for It. Whothor this can bo attachod Shorlff Johnson does not know. Llljeqxlst N Coming Shorlff Alfrod Johnson was h communication with District Attor ney Llljocivlst nt ItoRoburg last night about Skorrott's case. Ho told him briefly tho naturo of It. Mr. Llljo avlst said that ho would try to reach Marshflcld early Friday morn ing to bo hero for tho prollmlnnry nnd In enso ho should bo dolayed, ho would llko to hnvo It continued un til ho gets hero. Shorlff Johnson will ondenvor to nrrnngo this. As Skor rott Is now out on bond, It Is prob nblo that thoro will bo no opposi tion to delaying tho hearing If nec essary. Tho grnnd Jury moots In April so that It will not bo long until ho can bo secured on It., Acta Moro Attorneys, This nftornoon It was announced that Graves & Mclnturff hnd boon engaged to assist C. 1 McKnlght in dofondlng Skerrett. Mr. Graves said thnt thoro would bo n preliminary. Indicating that Skorrott would not waive It. Ho said that tho circumstantial ovldonco against Skerrett could bo easily ex plained. Ho said thnt Skorrott felt deeply humiliated, but hopod that ho would not bo Judged until ho had a chance to defend hlmsolf. Missing Money Murked. According to an unverified re nort in circulation, a considerable amount of money belonging to tho father of Oeo. Craig, who was one of tho victims, has not boon found. This monoy Is said to have been marked. Funerals Hold Today Tho flvo remaining victims of tho fire, Luis Kalowonskl, S. E. LowIb, V. S. Glover, Louis Papas and R6y Askew wero burled this morning In the I. O. O. F. cemetery, a short service being said at tho graves. The bodies wero In such condition that it was impossible to tell who was who. Tho only means of estab lishing tho identity of the bodies was their positions when found In tho fire ruins, English hi That She SUBMARINES OF GERMANY TO AUSTRIA (Dr AMorlitod rrct to Cooi nt,y TlmM. GENEVA, Fob. 25. Thrco now aormnn submarines nrrlvcd by rnll road yesterday at Pola, Austria-Hungary, nnd will soon begin operations, not only in tho Adrintlc, but in tho Mediterranean. According to a nowspnpor dispatch from Munich, tho Germans nro arranging to send several submarines t6 Austria. BERLIN TELLS! Germans Claim to Have Cap tured 15,000 Lately Rus sian Troops Gain On Point (Or AMocUttl I'rfu to Coo. !)? TlmM.J BERLIN, Fob. 25. Tho official roport todny snys: "In Chnmpagno yesterday, tho enomy continued tho despornto offorts, which, dosplto Btrong forces, woro again unsuc cessful. Iln tho East, on tho Momol, Bohr and Narow Itlvors, tho, engagements woro continued. Prnzasnysz, In Rub- slnn Poland, which Is extensively fortlflod, wns stormod yesterday by tho Knt Prussian Ilesorvcs. After n stubborn fight wo wqro victorious and captured moro than 10,000 prisoners, over 50 cannon, n largo number of inachlno guns and n vory largo amount of wnr material. In other engagements north of tho Vis tula In tho last few days wo hnvo tnkon 5000 prisoners. "South of tho Vistula, tho Rus slana ndvancod to Moglly nnd oc cupied this position. Tholr forces outnumbered ours flvo to ono. "It Is chnrnctorlstle thnt tho com mnndor of tho Flfty-sovonth Rus sian Bcsorvo Division, tnkon pris oner on August 2, nsked tho Gor man offlcorB whothor It wns truo that Antwerp was bolng besolgod by tho Gormana and soon would fnll. When tho 'situation wbh explained, ho refused to bollovo that tho Gor man army was on French soil." E n,io Crlnnwnn n Dice ' Democrats Endeavor to Pass , Supply Measures in Last Days of Session 44444444444444444 EXTRA SESSION OK SENATE TALKED (Ur AmoUIc4 TrcM to Coo Hay Tlmwi.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 25. Tho possibility of an extra subslon of tho Souato alouo aftor March 4th.r for tho con sideration of trentlos and nominations was dlscussod today among administration Jcadors. .While Will to Houso officials refused to discuss 4 , 4 tho matter, It was known 4 that President Wilson was 4 giving tho Bubject consld- 4 oration. 444444444444444, tnr AmocUIoI Pr lo Coo lUjr Tlme.l WASHINGTON. D. C, Fob. 25. I With only six moro working days romalulng of the present session of I Congress, tho prospect of enacting , .. ,r.nnl..,ltn aulilu frntn Hint any oinor itsBiewnun, .. - appropriation bills,- before adjourn-, ment. is regarded by Senate Derno crats today as very slim. Thoy aro concentrating their efforts to ward the passage of supply meas ures. EVERY SCANDINAVIAN limn or uonuin, whether they aro Norweg ians, Swede, Danes or Finns, should mnko It a point to HEAR 1. H. I HA IRAN'S LKCTTHE on SUNDAY at three o'clock. Tho admission Ik I free, LOSSES CONGRESS iS ONLY SIX DAYS ate at Suss Emdl Germam Blockade Great Britain Does Not Wish to Give up Absolute Block ade if Desired AMERICAN NOTE IS CAUSE OF ANXIETY Berlin Silent as to American Overture of Adjustment Between Nations 44444444444444444 inr AmocUIdiI I'ms to Coot Iltr Time. DUBLIN, Fob. 25. Ac- cording to dispatches from North Sea ports, tho Nor- wcglan stenmor Orla, whon coming through tho English 4 channel, sighted n quantity 4 of wrcckago In which woro 4 to bo soon British inllltnry 4 4 uniforms. Tiioy woro Blip- 4 4 posed to bo from tho British 4 4 transport that had boen sent 4 4 to tho bottom. 4 4444444444444444 Wr AttotUt! Prni to Cco ny TlmM. LONDON, Fob. 25. Tho propo sals of Washington to Great Brit ain nnd Germany, which In London nro nssumed to ombrnco tho aban donment of Gormnny's self declared wnr zouo nnd tho ndoptlon by tho belligerents of n definite policy re garding foodstuffs for civilians, havo noticeably quickened public Interest both In this country nnd In Gor many, In this dollcnto diplomatic situation, Tho press of England Is general ly restrained In tono, hut tho nvor ngo Englishman plainly resents whnt ho considers a hint at n'n attompt to Intorforo with tho nbBoluto blockndo of Germany should 'EuglaiHWnltiompt to enforco this. In tho monntlmo nnd lu splto of tho sinking of various British mor chantmout, Groat Britain still holds off from declaring tho food des tined to Gonuany to bo contraband. It Is believed that If this stop Is tnkon, It will bo postponed until tho American proposals aro dlscusBod at length. Just what this proposal Is, the public hero mid In Berlin nro unnwnro. GKUMAXH AJUC SILENT Coiiferi'iu-o of Knlhcr'n Lender Kept .Secret nt Berlin. IPr AMOtltlM 1'ITM tO Coot lUr TIlDM.l BIJltLIN, Fob. 25. Nothing has been mado known up to tho pres ent of tho conforonco of Gorman statesman last night to discuss tho American Identical notes on marlno wnrfaro and tho feeding of clvlllnns, sent by tho United States to Gar many and Groat Britain. No further dotnllB nro given out of tho roportod sinking of n British trniiHiiort by a Gormnn submarine It ' explained horo that tho Mih- . . ,,rlut wlrolOB8 marlno sont only a brief wlroloss mtissngo. Tho crow of tho American stoamer Evolyn apparently rouchor Bremer haven, tho second boat having boon plokod up by Gormnns there. Nolth- or the American ismunssy nor mu Gorman Admiralty havo yet received n dotalled roport concornlng tho Iobh of tho Carlb. Tho elrciimstancoh under which thoso two ship woro wrecked nro bolng Investigated. I TELL OE eilKII EAST Official Statement From Paris Outlines Defeats of the German Forces fU Auoclt4 rrew to Voo n7 Timet. J haiiih Pnii or.. Tho offklul statement today says: "Near Loin bertzyrte, our urtlllery demolished a blockhouse. In Champagno we maintained new positions wo won yesterday. All the enemy's counter attacks wero repulsed. Our aviators throw sixty bombs on the railway stations, trains and concentration campB. Tho German attack at Mar lotheres, in Argonno, was checked. In Choppy wood we made further progress. Tho enomy were iinitblu to retake tho trenches captured by us." ERENGH estion GERMANS SAY BIG VICTORY IN POLAND tnr Anof liloil rrcti tw cvot Dr TlmM.l LONDON, Fob. 25. Another Im portant victory ovor tho Ilusslans Is announced by tho German War Of fice today In tho capturo of tho Po lish city of Przasnysz. Thoy say this was tho heaviest fighting In Northern Poland bIiico tho expulsion of tho Ilusslans from East Prussia occurred In tho vicinity of this city nnd tho fnll resulted In tho enpturo of moro tlinn 10,000 Uusslnns. French nnd Gorman official com munications Indlcnto that tho calm on tho western front Is unbroken. Tho Fronch attacks In Chnmpagn conttnuo without important results. Potrograd donlcs Gormnny's clnlm to nn overwhelming victory In EnBt Prussia. In tho Carpathians, tho Hu8slnns claim successes In Bmnll ongngoments. A nowspapor dis patch claims tho Russians hnvo ro Invadcd Bukowlnn and reoccuplod Sadagorn, four miles north of Czer nowltz. ENGLISH VESSELS SENTTOBOTTflWl Two More Merchantmen Sunk By German Submarines-or Mines Transport Gone (lljr Awocltt I'rr. lo Coo. Dr Time, LONDON, Fob. 25. Ono Bailor lost his llfo when tho British steam or Doptford, 1208 tons, wns sont to tho bottom In twenty minutes, olthor by n Gormnn torpedo or mlno In tho North Son yestordny off Scarborough. Fifteen othor mom bora of tho crow wero landed at South Bhlolds this morning, Tho carpenter of tho Doptford lost his llfo. Aftor hours In nu open and leaking boat In a snow storm, tho mon say thoy Hlgnnllod a stoamer, but no notlco was tnkon of tliom. I.ntor, howovor, thoy en countered tho stoninor Fulgons, which brought thorn Into South ShlohlB. Somo members of tho crow say thoy biiw tho wnko of n sub marine after tho Doptrord whh struck. SINK COASTlNd STEAMER lir AHwIilnl Vtt lu foot IUr TlmM. LONDON, Fob. 25. Tho small Brlt'Hh toasting stoninor Wostorn Coast, wus sunk by a mluo or tor podo In tho English channel off Beach llond. Tho crow landed nt Portsmouth today, CAPTURE PIUTES Utah Cattlemen Urging Stren- i uous Steps to Apprehend 1 Indian Outlaws I inr Aotlle4 Pcm to Coo lUf TlmJ.J SALT LAKE CITY, Fob. 25. In I dlan Agent Creel and Assistant DIs , trlct Attornoy Cook aro In confor onco today with United Statos Mar shall Nebekor nnd others at Bluff I regarding tlio best method to appro ! hend tho hostile Plutes. Cattle owners aro urging that troops bo rushed In at onco. 4444 44 4 44 44444 44 4 4 JAPAN DAY AT 4 SAN FRANCISCO Ur AuoiUt I'icu lo Coo l)r Timet.) SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 24. This Is Japan's day at the Panama Pacific Expo sition. Impressive and un usual ceremonies marked the dedication of the Japan ese navlllons and gardens. 44444444444444 444 Tho Miiihriehl Quadrille Club will give u dance lu Uio Eagle Hull Feb, t!7 with old time (Iniuv.s mid tho latoMt iii-tMhiit dances good tinu assured. Eu'rybody Invited. ITT R00PST0 ENGLAND APPROVES TO 44444444444444 JOHNSON XSl WITiTiAUl) FIGHT CALLKI) OFF llf AnocUlcrt 1'rrM lo C001 llr TlmM.) TORONTO, Ont., Fob. 25. Tom Flnnngan, who train ed Jack Johnson for his fight with Jeffries nt Reno, announced today ho rccolv- ' cd a cablegram from John son nt Hnvnnn, in which tho negro snld ho hnd called oft tho fight with Joss Wlllard, set for March 0th, nt Junrcz, rnd thnt tho fight would tnko plnco In Havana. Ho said thoro wns no chnnco to reach Juaroz. 4444444444444 J. S. BARTON GUILTY OF Coquille Man Convicted of Les ser Crime Against Madge Yoakam at Roseburg 4444444444444444 PENALTY' $.10 TO $.100 OK YEAR IN JAIL ROSEBima, Or., Fob. 25, Jcsbo Barton wns lato Inst night found guilty of nlmplo assault by n Jury horo nftor n dollhorntlon of flvo hours. Ho will bo sen tenced Frhlny morning nt 10 o'clock, Tho penalty Is n fine of from 50 to $500 or Impris onment In tho county Jnll not to exceed ono yonr. Ho will probnbly bo fined. Tho decision rolntlvo to ' an np peal to tho Supromo Court will bo withhold ponding tho passing of Bontonco. Most of tho wltncsBos left for tholr homes nt Coob Bny enrly to dny, among thorn bolng Dis trict Attornoy Llljocivlst, who prosecuted tho enso. (Special to Tho Times.) ROSI3BURG, Or., Fob. 25. Tho Jury In tho enso of J. 8. Bnrton, former Htnto roprosontatlvo from Coos County, who was indicted for assault on Miss Madgo Yoakam, an omployoo In his offlco nt Coquille n fow yours ago, returned n vordlct of guilty of slmplo nssault. Tlio Jury was out only about throo hours. Ilnrton nt tho previous trial In Coqulllo was convicted of criminal assault and wns sentenced to state h prison, hut tho conviction waH re versed by tho Supremo Court, which ordered 11 now trial. On tho grounds that ho could not got u fair and Im partial trial In Coos County, ho wns allowed n chnngo of venuo to Douglas County. Barton and his friends had confi dently oxpected that ho would bo acquitted on this trial. District Attornoy Llljtiqvlst Vf Coqulllo, who conducted tho pros ecution this tlmo, mndo n strong fight against odds and tho con viction of Barton, oven for tho lossor crlmo is rogardod as n dooldod vic tory for him. "At ono tlmo It wns said thnt tho Jury voted nliio to throo for acquittal. Sontonco will bo pronounced Fri day morning. It is cxpoctod that Barton will cscapo with u flno. Most of tho Coos County wit nesses in tho cabo loft this morning for homo, somo going via Eugono and Florence and others direct to Coqulllo via Myrtlo Point. 44444444444444444 AUSTRIAN NAVY SHELLS MONTENEGRINS Dr AuocUlel I'rtu to Coos 1W Time, J BERLIN, Fob. 25. (Via Wireless.) The Austro Hungarluu warships yestor day left tho Cattaro Channel, according to a dispatch to tho Overseas News Agency, and steamed along tho Mon tenegrin coast, shelling tho Montenegrin positions for a period of halt an hour, 44444444444 N CESS SIMPLE ASSAULT RUSSIA'S PLAN TO SEA 01 Foreign Secretary Grey Makes Important Announcement in House of Commons CZAR DESIRES TO GAIN CONSTANTINOPLE OUTLET Declaration Considered Most Far Reaching in Political Importance in War tnr Atoc'ite TrtM to Cool Dr TlmM.J LONDON, Feb. 25. A declara tion In tho Houso of Commons to day by Sir Edwnrd Grey constituted perhaps tho most Important poli tical development since the opening of tho wnr. Tho Forolgn Secretary announced thnt Orcnt Britain was In Bympnthy With Russia's aspiration for access to tho son. Ho roforred to Russia's hopo of obtaining Con stantinople as a result of tho wnr with Turkey. TURKS WIN BATTIiE. Report That TJicy Hnvo Repulsed HuhmIiuih in Caucasus. tnr Aiuxuitj rrtti to co cr Timw. BERLIN, Fob. 25. Reports to day from Constantinople snys that tho Russian attack cast of Artsln, Trniis-Caucus, hns boon boatcn oft by tho Turks with heavy losses to tho enemy. Tho Russians nlso wero driven from tho region of Elmall In ABla Minor whoro tho Turks cap tured n qunntlty of vnr matorlnl. OF Vessel Within 400 Miles of Destination February 23 Message Received Today Ur AwotUlM I'reu lo Coo llr Tlmn. NEW YORK. Fob. 25 Tho stonm- ship Dncln, which Ballod from Nor folk February '11, for Irbttordam, with cotton, In tho faro of the as sertion that sho would ho solzod by British warships Inasmuch as sho had heon a Gormnii vcbsoI nt tho outbreak of tho war, almost com pleted hor tilp ncroHs'tho Atlantla February 23, nccordlng to n lues sago rocolvod today. Tho moa sugo said thnt tho Dncln was 400 miles west of Lands End, Englnnd, on that ditto. VICTIMS OF AUTO Mrs. Miles Bell and Mrs. M. F. Rule on Great Northern Trip Killed in Honolulu (Ur AuorUt ITtM lo Do H7 TlmM. HONOLULU, Fob. 25, Mrs. Miles Boll and Mrs. M. F. Rule, passengers on nn excursion liner of tho Groat Northern, together with a natlvo chaffeur, woro killed Inst night In mi automobile accident on tho road to Kllauoa Volcano, Hllo. Both woro rosldonts of Portland, Oregon, War Department Abolishes Several and Creates New General One. Dr Awltel m lo Cow IUr Tlme I WASHINGTpN, D. C, Fob. 23. Flvo spoclal 'refoiico boards woro abollsned by the War Department ordors promulgated today. Tho work heroaftor will bo directed by a general board of review composed of from flvo to sovon officers, who will mako recommondatlons regard ing the country's dofenses. Tho boards nbollshod aro tho Capo Henry, Long Island Mid Phllllpfno definso board, tho National Land 4iKfciue board and the Panama for- tKUtnlon board. id DAGIA NEARS END GERMAN TRIP PORTLAND UN GRANGE MADE DEFENSE BOARDS