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1 a Paper," and It strives
'.'..n tn Its nnmo by devoting
tiro up ,"
promoting tlio people's Interests.
VOL. NO. XXXVIII.
IE ALLIES'
IN AfTACKS
statement Says That
Torpedoes Caused Loss of
mree Dauiu&niya
ENGLISH CLAUvTmINES
a SUNK THEIR VESSELS
German Submarines May Have
Reached Scene Stormy
Weather Alter mum
TWO BRITISH Hiiira
SUNK
Bf AmmUM rri to Coon nay TlmM.J
LONDON, Mar. 20. Tho
British Admiralty announces
that tho llrltlsh battleships
Irrcslatlblo and Ocean woro
junk In tho Dnrdanollos
March 19.
04 MEN SAVED
IB; Anwl'lxl rwai to Coot Hay Times.
TARIS, Mar. 20. An of
ficial announcement this
afternoon says thnt CI mon
were saved from tho crow of
the French battleship Dou
xtt The loss on tho other
ihlpa In tho French division
mi declared light.
IAwxutN rrr to cooa tilj Timra.j
CONSTANTINOPLE, Mnr. 20.
The official statement of tho Turk
lih betdquartcrs says tho sinking
of the British and French warships
la the Dardanelles wns duo to tor
ptdoci and adds: "A hard sovon
hour 'fight ended with success for
our forts, lloyond slight tlnmngo
lo.mth works, no damago was dono
to the fortifications. Tho nrltlsh
ittternent last night snld tho bat
tleships vera sunk by floating
mines.
A lev weeks ago, unofficial stnto
E'nti (ojd of thq shtpmont of sub
marines Irom Gormany overland to
the Austrian port on tho Adrlntlo
and a llttlo later nnothor tncssago
told ot tho sutimnrlno floot start
Is? for tho Dardanelles. Tho Turk
ic itatcment that tho sinking of
tie thrco battleships or tho Allies
, 'J due to torpedoes Indicates that
tltic aubmorlncs might lmvo boon
tbo unexpected foo which caused
the heavy disaster.
Ihe Irreslstlblo wns ono of tho
let English battloBhlps. Tho
Qon Klliaboth, tho largost hnltlc
Wp In tho English navy, hoadB tho
fotl attacking tho Dnrdanollos. Tho
1t are mostly largo vossoIb, dc
'jned to do long rango work
lnt tho forts.
WRATIIEIt IS HAD
IS; AuttUt! rrwa to Cooi Ilaj Tlraca.)
LONDON, Mar. 20. Six bnttlo
lpi re-entered Dardanelles straits
r, according to n dispatch
fom Tcnedos Island. Tho rosump
a of action, after tho loss Thurs
r or tho Kronch battleship lion
et and tho llrltlsh battleships Ir
'Mlitlblo and Ocean, fallod to nc
"opllsh anything becnuso of un
"orable wcathor which inado tho
wIom for oporntlons ImpoB-
S TELL DF
latriii ' Mar' 80. (Wlrolosa to
"f.)-The official statomont
'r ay8! "On tho road between
jmchaelo and Ypros near Sto
Srlu k ?rnmns captured from tho
mum! i Eroup of houses on tho
all f Lr0tt0 h08hts. In
tome v th Germans occupied
e Uench trenches to tho north
torn, ,SeJUr' Fronch attacks
of vcrdun In tho Woovro
mmi. ncar Com"ras to tho
m p leu8 "eights were ropuls
wk'onr enCh nttncks at Holchack
W..,D(l IIa"man's Wollorkopf
down, m th0 Ea8t th0 day
U, "BWtlvoly quiet. Momol.
I, lt"laa port " tho Daltlo Sea,
,u occupied by Russians."
Koti morion.
1'operlv '8 hCr0by glV0n t0 aU
'thln .v Wners and house holders
BtU ,i ! corPrate limits of Marsh-
iui
their chlmnpvH miiBt lio
"H&eA
w
E!N
PIMP mi nniTipn
HUN DM Nun
to J amedlatoly. Failure to
m, ,; "h this ordlnanco will ro-
(8 n Prosecution.
km J. W, CARTER.
Marshal,
of its lltlo "TJio
nt nil (lines to
lis energies to
Established 1878
rs Tim Coast Mw'l.
IPS SUNK
ON
ELLIS
r - w w -w -w - w m m M aafa
2000 SHELLS ARE
FIRED II films
Dardanelles Bombardment Be-
nnmf!5 Vinlnnt anrl Alllne'
Ships Suffer From Fire
Illy Aasoclatcd rrM to Cow Day Tlmca.
PARIS, Mnr. 20. Two thousand
sholls woro fired In a six-hour bom
bnrdment Thursdny In nn effort
to forco tho pnssago of Kllld Ilnhr
and Chaiink Kulcssl In tho Dnr
danollos. Flro from tho Turkish
batteries was uninterrupted and vio
lent, according to unofficial Infor
mation. In ndtlltlou to the loss of
ono French and two English bat
tleships tho prow of tho French
battleship Oaulols was touched by
n mine, but tho damngo can bo
repaired In a fow dnys. Tho Ilrlt
IbIi bnttlo crulsor Inflexible, which
was hit on tho bow by shells, also
stcamod out of tho strnlts and wob
convoyed by two crulBorB. A shell
which oxplodcd on her deck Is re
ported to have, killed forty jnen
and wounded many othors. Ono
Turkish fort, tho nnmo ot which
wns not glvon, Is said to havo been
damaged.
!
T
FEAR TROURLE
iny Auoilitt Trrta to Cooa Day Tlmea,
TOKIO. Mnr. 20. Press dls-
pntches from America, In which It
Is reportod that tho United States I
Issued n warning to Japan In qon-j
ncctlon with tho Chinese negotia
tions Is accepted horo as an exag
geration of tho fact thnt tho United
States recently mndo Inquiry con
corning sovoral points In tho Jap
anoso domands its communicated to
tho powors. Whllo tho forolgn of
fice declines to discuss tho ques
tion, Jnpaueso stntcsmou express
tho bollof that tholr country's as
surances will Batlsfy tho United
States.
LARGE FAMILY LEFT BY
J. V0LZ, OF NORTH BEND
LARGE FAMILY LEFT IJY
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS WAIT
OX ARRIVAL OF DAUGHTERS
l-'RO.M SALEM: SEVEX YEARS
II ESI DENT OF COOS RAY
A fnnill.. nf n ,.ilrn tlltll OliVAn nil till.
roniricrtbyjohn Vol, Sr. who died I
yesterday nftornoon In North Hond
DARDAN
altor having a sudden homorrago at, mn-Pnclflc Exposition ns tho por
tho broom handlo factory In tho Stnvo BOnal roprcsontatlvo of President
Mill about four o'clock. IIo was nl- W, , , t t ,,nrtk.mto nt
rnnilv nast tho -doctors caro wlion i ... , .....
readv nast tho -doctor's caro
romovod to tho Mercy Hospital. Fun
oral arrangements await tho coming
of thrco daughtors from Salom.
Tho decoased was DO years or ago,
i!V"S'!llfnrKr,CM. Une, Adolph S. Millar, member
8aToon and Interested with his son,
John Vdlz, Jr. In tho broom factory,
Ho loaves a wKo, a daughter, A -
molla Volz, a matron at tho State
"o?oL0.fZitt
I Edward and John Volz, who llvo In
North Hond, a young daughter hero j
and a son in Montana. .Mr. voiz '
linm in nnrllnctnn. Iowa wnoro it,
many- venrs ho was In tho shoo bust-,
noss. Later ho moved to Nobraska ana
In 1903 camo io Holso, ongnglng In
tho saloon business until 1908 when
ho moved to North Pond.
- ' " m
Witness ilie tnuisltlon from
Imld-lieatlt'd colored gentleman to a
MjIlhhly.dio.hed "Rlack Pnttl" net
Slonday night at tho Jublleo Con.
cert nml hear him or her hl"K
Nothing like It oicr swn or heard
in .Mni-hlifleld. John V. Payno is
n marvel.
Hard Tlmoj. Rail,
At Eagles' Hull
For short and tall
Saturday night that's all.
And hay, tell jour friends nlniiit
tho Jublleo Concert, too, won't JouV
Mr. Stewart Is considered tho lct
living colored pianist, tho "Rlack
Pndorcwhkl," Ilwir him at tlio Or
phctim next .Monday and Tueoday
nights.
Hard Times Hall,
At Eagles Hall
For hliort and tall
Kiiiuiil.iv nlcht that's all
IilRHY coal. Tho kind YOU have L, Vandermark, John Ekhlad, J. L
ATAVAYS I'SED. Phono 72. Pacific Wolneck, S. P Coren, John Kozlo
Lhery and Transfer Company, iman, Andrew Kasia,
u itrtnps
MARSHF1ELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
Mr European Nation!
EIGHT BRITISH
VESSELS SUNK
BY SUBMARINE
Ilj AiocIIp,1 rrM to Coo, llir Tlmn.J
LONDON, Mnr. 20. Gorman
BUliinnrino raids during tho week
ending March 17 resulted In tho los3
of eight British vessels with a
total tonnngo of 22,825. Thrco
other vessels which we'ro torpedool
were nblo to reach port. Tho total
loss slnco tho beginning of tho war
has been 90 merchnnt vessels and
17 fishing vcssols.
QUIET IX EGYPT
tlly Auoclilei) I'rea to Coo. Hay Time.
CAIRO, Egypt, Mnr. 20.
An official statement Is
sued hero says patrols and
acroplano reconnaissances
show that there Is very llt
tlo activity among tho out
posts of tho enemy, which
romnln about four days'
march from tho canal.
HERMANS LOSE (1000
Dr AJocltx r-rru to Coot Hay Tlmfa.J
HERLIN, Mnr. 20 An of
ficial statement today says
tho total Gorman losses In
fighting In tho vicinity or
Nouvo Chnpollo Is about (!,
000. Tho llrltlsh had claim
tho Gerninns lost 18,000.
E-
T
O I'AIR ArrENDAXCE
IIREARH ALL RECORDS
t lily A.wil.lPl I'rna to Coot Hay Tlmra.) 4
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 20
Tho total attondanco at
tho Pannmn-Paclflc ExposI-
tlon nnnouiu'cd today offl- 4
dally for tho four wcoks
ending Inst night wns given
as 1,859,821, an averngo of
00,400 n dny. It exceeds tho
attondanco at any previous
expositions during tho first
four weeks.
Or AwoclateJ Trnu to (,'ooa i.jr Time.. J
BAN FRANCISCO, Mnr. 20.
VIcc-ProBldont Marshall arrived to-
' '" VW f f V "
tho formnl dedication of tho Pana
lu
similar ceremonies nt tho Paunmn
California exposition lu San Diego.
In tho party nro Mrs. .Marshall,
Secrotary of tho Inferior Lnno and
of tho Federal Reserve Hoard, and
j Mrs. MlllcV, Assistant Secrotary of!
(tho Navy Roosevelt and Mrs. Rooso-I
VOjt nm, sonntor Pholnn. Tho party'
remain In San Francisco until
Saturday ot next week. i
.
II SMITH OEE
FOR THE SOUTH
nniii i iiiii i ii m
Ll'.MIIEH CARRIER TAKES .10
PASSENGERS WITH XO WINDi
EXPECT PLEASANT VOYAGE ,
DOWX COAST. I
At noon tho Nann Smith loft tho
Smith Terminal Dock nnd started I
south with a- cargo of lumbor and
30 pnsBengora for San Francisco.
Thoso who loft wore: li. L. C.
Farrln, J. A. Matson. J. F. Cul
bort, Georgo Dont, Milton Glass,
Miss Gunhlll Lund, Mrs. A. Lund,
Mrs. Tester, F. C. Eaton, W. L.
Jones, W. R. Tinker, Arthur Ur
hrlght, Nick Cullos, James Palltlons,
Gustavo Frossoul, A. J. Ilonham,
Jack Hayes, II. Wober, E. Holmes,
h. Candldo, O. Guorrlo, Steven Gras
si, Frank Rose, Mrs. Frank Rose,
Miss Kato Martin, Laurlna Merrj'
man, Agnes Kunklo, Mrs. Goo. Bol
ster, Jack Fox, Joo Evans, Dan Ma-lonej-,
William Poart, Arthur Peart,
PRESDEN
S
FfiiC
mm
MEMBERS OP THE ASSOCIATED IVCESS
TDL.lL..rL
r-vi
iyy
ir roiceic a
Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland Join United
States in Protest.
WITHOUT PRECEDENT
IN LAW OR HISTORY
Reprisal Measures of Allies'
Are Vigorously Condemned
by Neutral Nations
PROTEST AGAINST
ALLIES' BLOCKADE
tOy Aaaoclatod rrraa to Coot Diy Tlmra.
LONDON, Mar. 20. Tho
Nothorlnnds, nccordlng to a
dispatch from Tho Hnguo,
has sont to Great Ilrltnln
and Franco, a protest
against tho llrltlsh blockndo
of Germany.
Dy Ai.oclitM I'rrtii to Coo. Day TlmM.J
WASHINGTON, D. C, Mar. 20
Tho Nothorlnnds Minister Van Knp-
I pard communicated Informally to
1 Cnnmtn.W Dlntn llHi.ni. ,n.t.. na.
uui.iuii4i; ui umiu uijuu luuu) 4111
outllno or tho noto sent by Tho
Netherlands to Great Diltaln and
Franco, protesting ngnlnst tho em
bargo on tho commcrco of noutrnl
nations with Germany as having no
precedent either In law or history.
FOURTH XATIOX TO PROTEST
(Dy Auoclaled I'rru to Coo. Ilajr Time..)
LONDON, Mnr. 20. Holland Is
tho fourth state to mako n formal
protest against tho reprisal meas
ures adopted by Great Ilrltnln and
Franco. Denmark, Norway and
Swcdon, tho early part of tho wcok,
mndo Identical representations.
SEE SUB MURK III
BATTLE Ii C1IEL
(lly A.oclIM Trraa to Cooa Hay Tlmfa.
NEW YORK, Mar. 20. Passen
gers aboard tho llrltlsh steamer
Lapland, which readied horo today
from Liverpool, witnessed a battlo
lu tho Irish Channel between tho
llrltlsh torpedo boat which escortod
tho Lapland and a German sub
marine. Tlio Lapland crowdod on
nil steam and fled In n zig-zag lino
from tho combatants. Tho submar
ine first fired a torpedo nt tho
othor bont, which missed. Tho
torpedo bont then opened flro and
tho Lnpland fled from tho scono.
Tho Fuhmurlno was sunk by tho
torpedo boat, lu tho opinion of the
captain or tho Lnpland, who said ho
saw wldonlng circles or oil on tho
wnter,
EXPRESS RATE CASE.
1117 AutHiaiwI TrtM Io Com Ua, TIium.) '
WASHINGTON, I). C, Mar. 20.
Formal ortlors reopening tho express
rato ocscs, requostod In a petition
fllod a fow dnys ago by tho four
principal oxprosa companion, woro
woro Issued today by tho Intor
Btato Commcrco Commission. Tho
ditto of tho hourlngs will bo fixed
later.
!NEW SCHEDULE
IIRIXGS MAXV PASSENGERS
l'RO.M PORTLAXD: VESSEL TO
LAY OVER I'XTIL MOXDAY AF
TER PLEASANT TRIP
On her now schodulo tho Break
water arrived In nt nlno o'clock this
morning coming from Portland with
n big list of passongors Sho will
lay over horo until Monday
morning when sho leaves again for
tho north,
Thoso who arrlvod from Portland
woro: W. II. Honry, Donnls Honry,
Mrs. Donnls Honry, Edith lienrj',
Hazel Henry, John Adair, It. F.
Rhodoa, Mrs. R. F. Rhodes, H. J.
Houperinan, R. L. Graves, .Mrs. Har
ry Evans, Irs. E. Jtoblnsoq, R. Rob
Inson, C Harlocker, Mrs. O. Har
lockor, Georgo Lobln, Mrs. R. W.
Springor, Charles Kolsey, It. H. Ward,
C. Thoa, John Van Gordan, P. .1.
Sammon, J. II. Moores, C. W. Hamil
ton, J. Dennis, I.aboea Sheto, U. Slio
to, li. Owlanskl, ptevo Kartes, J.
Dominique, F. Thomlson, G. Gunthor,
S. D. Itomlllo, August Romlllo. J.
Quenner. F. Gronell, Mrs. M. W. Roz
anson, Mrs. W. C. Comstock, Hazol
Comstock, Maud Comstock, Laura
ConiBtock, Harry Comstock, William
Comstock, Mlsa E, Lombard, E. Carl
Bon, C. D. Hosloy.
1D) jl
nu
BREAKWATER
Wimt&
o .. o
ion
AEROPLANE
TRIES RAID
ENGLISH COAST
triy AwoclateJ TrtM to Coo. Day Tlmra.
LONDON, Mar. 20. German noro
plnucs dropped sovoral bombs today
off Deal, n Bcaport on tho Strnlt of
Dover. Tho bombs all landed In
tho E?n. A llrltlsh patrol boat
opened flro on tho aeroplane, which
turned and disappeared toward tho
Belgium const nnd wnB not -seen
lntor.
i ('ItEAT COTTOX CROP
lly Ai.oelateil Irraa to Cooa Car Tlmra.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 20.
Tho greatest cotton crop
over produced In tho Unltod
States was grown In 1014.
Tho Coiibus Bureau figures
glvo 10,102,113 bales, of
00 pounds each, which Is
& 100,413 balcB moro than 4
for the previous year.
FREXCH REPORT RRIEF
a Uy Aaaoclatod Traa to Cooa I3r Tlmva.
PARIS, Mar. 20. Tho
official roport today wns
confined to tho slmplo stnto-
incut: "Nothing to commuul- 4
cnto."
T
HON By LOCALS
Percentages.
Mnrshflold 750
Myrtlo Point C2G
Coqulllo G00
Bnndon GOO
North Bend 12G
Wresting victory Irom tho North
Bond quintet with a score ot II
to 11 by fast team work nml clover
bnskot shooting, tho MarshfloU ftvo
last ovenlng won tho chnmplonshlp
of tho county basketball loaguo,
finishing at tho head or tho por
contago column with .7G0 to tholr
credit. A largo crowd wont from
horo to North Bond to attend tho
last gamo of tho season.
From tho first whlstlo of tho rof
oreo, tho locals waltzed to tholr op
position's territory and there com
menced the gny festival of basket
tossing and ovou McDonald, nt
guard, was able to slip tho leather
spheroid through tho llttlo round
hoop for two moro points. Ho has
boon haudlcnppd through tho son
sou In this respect by reason of tho
fact that most of his playing has
boon back up tho floor away from
his team's bnskot.
North Bond put up a plucky fight.
Sevurrl times during tho tussle they
changed mon, putting In now inn
torlnl in nn attompt to oven tlio
scoro.
Throughout tho sonson Coach
Nllo's proteges havo plnyod gamo
ball. Sluco tho opening of tho
gymnasium thoy hqvo not lost a
gamo on tho local floor. Of times
thoy havo boon on tho vorgo of do
font, hut with an optomlstlo trond
of whirlwind playing thoy havo ro
voreod tho lodgor on tholr opponents.
Coach NIIoh has built up a basket
tossing machine to comparo favor
ably with tho high school fives ot
tho state.
Tho lliio-up last night follows:
Mnrshflold North Bond
Position.
Burroughs Hnrt, Jackson
Walters Perkins, Chapman
Forward.
Seaman R. Holmes
Con tor.
McDonald Motido
Chapman Simpson
Guard,
CARD OF THANKS.
Wo wish to express our hoartfolt
thanks to tho kind friends and
neighbors whose assistance and
sympathy did so much to nllevlato
our loss In tho death ot our little
son. Carl WIRord, aged flvo. Their
kindness will nover bo forgotten.
MR. AND MRS.
ALEX EUICKSON.
hAct
0!T
LAYERS NOR
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mat)
nd Coon Tlnr Advprtlor
ALLIES PLAGE EMBARGO ON
ALL SHIPMENTS TO AUSTRIA
COUCIL
RUMEN
E
two hour session is dead.
LOCicilFiREMEN oppose loss
OF PAID ENGINEER AND DRILL
.MONEY
A dlller-n-dollnr, tho Council now
holler
Expenses must bo cut down,
Wo cannot now biro men
To practlco for firemen
Nor sweepers to clean tho town.
How to cut tho city's expenses nnd
still not cut tho city expenses wns tho
subject of a two hour dobnto between
tho city council nnd tho members of
tho Mnrshflold Volunteer Flro De
pnrtmont In tholr chambers last oven
lng. Tho decision wns a tlo, both sides
romalnlng deadlocked and tho moot
ing resulted In no solution ot tho
problom of getting along with ono
paid flroman In tho place of two and
tho cutting off of tho GO cents a man
for flro drills.
Facing tho crisis of paying out
moro monoy than is tnkon In nnd
with tho $10,000 outstanding in
city warrants, backed up by nothing
with which to redeem thorn, tho fi-
nanco commlttco of tho council do-1
cldcd on a. retrenchment campaign.
Snipping with tho ortlchil shears, otr
wont tho baud, otr went a streot
sweeper and off pretty nenr off
rwont tho head ot a paid engineer
when tho council decided first tho
flroniou should first havo tho pro
posal laid boforo thorn
Thlrtv mombors of tho department
mot last ovonlng. Thirty mombors
of tho donartment dochiroil omnlmt -
lcally that to loso a paid flroman
will roduco tho efficiency of tho flro
syotom nnd thnt GO cents a night is
a nominal sum for tho shoes nnd
clothes ruined at drills, Thoy pnssod
a motion to this effect which wns
rend to tho council mombors when
thoy enmo In.
R. A. Copplo, chairman ot tho f
I
HEADWAY
nnnco committer) responded. "Tho i muni " arm 'io "as taKon
Idea of retrenchment Is not now, lt" directly opposite stand now. I don't
was recommended last year. Wo cut
off a pollcomnn, cut a marsball's sal-
ory nnd combined sovoral Jobs Into
ono. This yenr It wns tho snmo thing
nguln. Wo hnvo gono behind $10,000
in two years."
Quote FlgiitvH
"During 1011," answered Secro
tary L. W. Travor, "It cost tho city
I297.G0 for flro drills; tho salary
of tho council was $011. Wo aro 10
momhors, tho council Is hut six." Ho
continued with tho othor expenses of
tho flro department. It was shown
that $000 was spout for alarms, $ltt.
G0 for aiitos taking tho steamer to
fires, and Incidentals making $l,4iiG,
GG for tho year and with tho two paid
firemen, $3,G2G,CG,
This was Bot ii) in figures against
tho cost of tho othor departments.
Tho onidneor's department coat
Mnrshflold $1.G23.88 and tho police
dopnrtmont, $5,019.
"And wo aro bolng asked to do
nate our services for nothing," snld
Mr. Travor. "It is Just aa reasonable
to pay for ono poBcoman or ono re
corder and ask all othors' to donato
tholr sorvlces."
Cail Evcrtxcii Against Move
Councilman Carl Evortsou oxpross
od himself against tho proposed mens,
uro. Twolvo hours a day is a long
ouough shift for ono man, ho said,
"Tho town Is growing," ho contlniiod,
"and If wo can't afford to havo a
man In tho station nil tho tlmo wo
might Just ns well quit right now."
"I thought tho mooting wns not
so much to discuss tho two onglnoor
question," said Mr. Copplo, "but rnth
or how wo can got along with ono."
Thoro uro fixed oxponses, Htiuh ns
light and wator. Our rovenuo Is lim
ited. Wo loso $7,G00 salooi llconsoa
next year. As big a tax lovy as wo can
make will bring In not mora than
$2,000 to offset this loss."
Couucllmcu'H Pay
L. W. Travor brought up tho ques
tion of cutting ofr 'tho pay or tho
council which Mr. Copplo said was
fixed by tho charter and which was
ono of tho first Items ot letronolunont
brought up. "It scorns to mo wo ought
to begin at home," said the Becro-j
tary. I
"Wo are not hero In on arbitrary
GOOD EATING
A Southwest Oregon Paper
Ttmt's vhnt tho Coos Hay Times Is. A Soiitlu
west Oregon pnper for Southwest Oregon pcoplo
nml devoted to the best Interests of this great
section . Tho Times always, boasts nml never
knocks.
No. 205
The New Policy Restrictinrj
Commerce is Widened
In Its Scope
FLEET COMMANDERS
1 ARE NOTIFIED TODAY
' Momentary Lull Along Battle
Fronts Russians iWimv
East Prussia.
fny AaaorlatM Trraa to Cvoa Daj Tlmta.
LONDON, Mar. 20. Tho now pol
icy of tho Allies Is now In oporatlon
against Austria, according to a
Homo roport. Commanders of tho
Anglo-French fleet In tho Adriatic
havo been notified to proven! trans
portation of all goods to or from
Austria.
Tho eastern nnd woBtorn thentem
of war yesterday woro comparatively
quiet. Berlin roports tho capturo
or n group or houses on tho south
slopo or Lorotto heights from tho
BritlBh and tho repulse ot French
nttncks north of Verdun nnd on
Moubo heights.
Berlin confirms tho occupation ot
Mcmcl, EaBt Prussia, by tho Rus
sians. Turkish positions on tho main
land near Smyrna aro being strength
ened and Inrgo reinforcements sont
to tho nsBlstnuco of tho defenders.
SPANISH SHIP, TT,r
OAITURED BY BRITISH
11 Al.oclitoJ 1'rr.a to Cooa ll.j YlnM.J
LONDON, March 20. It Is
roportcd thnt a Spanish shin
ladon with Iron oro nnd pro-
reeding to a Gorman port has
been captured by n British
cruiser off Goodwin Bands
lu tho Strnlts of Dover and
sont Into Jnrrow.
manner,"- said Carl Albrecht. "I was
' tho dopnrtmont for years. Wo nov-
)or thought In thoso days of getting
,a,l'thl"B tor our services,"
Flro dopnrtmont mombors advanc
ed tho bollof that two pollromou
would bo ns well as thrco. "Tho build
Ing Inspector is a farce," said Mr.
Truvor.
Try For Efficiency
"A mombor of tho council (refer
ring to Mr. Albrecht) whllo on tho
flro dopnrtmont ntood out for pny-
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l,uo U1 auuuuo.
"Tho underwriters say wo hnvo
tho best volunteer flro dopnrtmont In
tho stnto" IIo read a loiter from them
saying tho taking off of ono onglnoor
would probably result In tho ro-ratlng
of Mnrshflold. "Wo flromon don't
want tho responsibility with a poor
department behind us."
Chief Jx Answered
Taking exception to tho Cblef'a
remark Carl Albrecht rose up ami
answered. "At that tlmo firemen
wanted to put a limit on tho depart
ment members. I opposed It. Tho
reason wns I thought tlloro should
bo a dropping of tho drones, that
would cut off tho extra mon.
"And I think that whenever any of
tho city employees mnko Insulting
remarks to tho coiiucllmen whou tho
attacks aro malicious and without
tr,,t"' J t''l"lc right thou, that mora.
bor should havo his official head
chopped orr."
Savo tho General Fund
Councilman Kimball pleaded longj
and vigorously for saving tho general
funds. "Boys," ho cried, "wo'vo got
to do It, This second paid onglnoor
Is being pnld right now from this
fund. It tho lnsuraut'o rates aro rais
ed, tho property ownors will pay. It
won't touch tho fund," and ho was
loudly applauded.
To put an end to tho deadlocked
arguments Councilman Albrocht ask
ed that a commlttco of thrco from
tho firemen wait on tho council nt
Its uoxt mooting to talk tho matter
ovor. This was agreed upon and tho
standing commlttco chosen to carry
tho motion of tho flromon, that tho
two paid flromon bo retained nnd
that pay for drill nights not bo cut
oft.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ATTENTION
Mombors of Pacific Command
ory and visiting Sir Knights aro ro
quested to meet at tho Asylum nt
11:00 a. m. Sunday, March 21st,
for tho purposo of attending tho
funeral or Sir Knight Alfred John
son at Coqulllo. Train will leavo
at 12:00 o'clock, noon.
By ordor of E. C.
R. II. WALTER, Rocordor.
Sir. HpceUwHI built Miutlt Monday
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