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CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, AND A PROMISSORY NOTE DISPLAYS THE SAMETENDW
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A Southwest Oregon Paper
That's what tlio Coos Ray Times is. A Sooth
nest Oregon pnper for Southwest Oregon people
and devoted to tlio best Interests of this grout
section . Tlio Times always boosts and never
knocks.
Coos Ray Times Is proud of its title "The
1 'a Vavcrt' and It strives nt nil times to
,i an to Us n10 by lorotlng its energies
to
.motlng tlio people's Interests.
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jjJL NO. XXXVIII.
BIB. ORDERED
INTERNED 'MY
t
Secretary Daniels Orders Ger
man Cruiser Held in the
Navy Yard.
HERS ARE, ISSUED
Ship Will be Dismantled to
Prevent Attempt to .Leave
The Harbor
ADMIRAL BEATTY IN CHARGE
Form! XollflrnHon Sent From Gov
trnmrnt t Commander of .Norfolk
Xnvy Yard to Take Cluirgo of
(iVrinan Vessel.
IB; AmrltM rr.M to Cong IUr Tlmw.I
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 8.
Secretary Daniels today gavo formal
orders to Rear Admiral Rontty, com
manding tho Norfolk Navy Yard to
tfco tho Trlnz Kltol Frlodrlch to
the navy yard for Intornmont. Hoatty
will detcrmlno to what extent the
ihlp will bo dlsmnntlod to provent
attempt to loovo port.
COMMANDER OF EITEL
IS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
ti AwwUtM ITfM to Cool IUr TlmM.
NEWPORT NEWS, April 8. Col
iKtor Hamilton formally acknow
ledged today Commandor Thlrl
thtn's letter of loBt night, announc
ing his determination to Intorno tho
Eltel and Instructed him to kcop
the ship at anchorago until naval
officials form planB for her removal.
IEI
P
muaiti) gets enthusiastic
giuxtixg in Florida
fronds Flock to Train, Cull for
Speech and Mothers Auk llliu to
to Kiss Their liable.
t; AuocltiK) PitM to Coot Illy Time.
DAYTONA, Florida, April 8.
Jets Wlllard, tho now heavyweight
thtmplon, continued northward to
c"ijr md on tho Journoy toNow York
throngs of curious nnd excited por
ioni (locked at each hnmlot along
the route to greet him. Whonover
the train ttoppod, tho car In which
Wlllird rode, was stormed by scores
ad a cpcccli wns domnndod. Wlllard
tried to meet all de-mauds. Mothors
tien asked him to kiss their babies.
SON OF BREWER BUSCH '
DIES IN PASADENA
Ctrl lluoch Die nt, Residence, of His
Mother After An Intended
Illness,
t; AMtlilft Vm to Copt Dij TlmM.)
PASADHNA, Cal., April 8. Carl
B"cn, son of tho Adolphus Ilusch,
millionaire llrowor of St. Louis, died
t tho restdeueo of his niothor horo
,My. Ho wns ac years old and had
a an Invalid for years.
DYNAMITE CASE
UP IN LOS ANGELES
J'f dinrged Willi Conspiracy In
Times Explosion Plead
Not Guilty.
tBj AMocUi.d Prm to Coot IUr TlmM.
I-OS ANGHI.ES, Cal., April 8.
unew a. Schmidt and David Cap
'"i alleged accomplices of tho Me
mara dynamlto conspirators,
Jeided not guilty today to tho In
dictment charging them' with tho'
nurder of Charles Hagorty, one of
j score of men killed when tho
k Angeles Times building was
wn up. Tho plea was entered
I,er a- dotal of their motion to
h the Indictments.
SMALLp0X ABOARD
GREAT NORTHERN BOAT
1,16 I'M Liner Northern Pacific Do
"'neil at Quarantine in San
I'lcgo by Disease
1,7 AuxltJ Prtw to Cooi B7 Tlm.l
SA.V niPnn i. o T....1
J rantlue since early today by the
wnce of one light case of small-
Xorth d' the blB now 11,U Uner
dwu a Pacl(lc ws not expected to
r k Unt'1 lmTow. Passengers
wing relentPd as fast as they can
" ttmined.
i
1
KslnbllHhcd 1878
Ah Tho Const Mali.
oregigold
brick
seven thousand dollar find
is reporter.
Fori imo Taken by ltaudlls Near
linker Is Deported Found by Sher
iff Thieves Escape.
tl)r Aiuclatm rrcw to Coot Dr TlmM.
RAKER, Or., April 8. That tho
$7000 gold brick taken from a stago
near Ityo Valley Monday by two
masked bandits has been found was
tho Information brought horo today
by Sheriff Price. It wns found In
a badger holo not far from tho sceno
of tho holdup. Tho Sheriff camo
hero to get Information about tho
suspects and arrests aro expected
boforo night.
II PORTLAND BLAZE
FIRE DESTROYS ONE OF CITY'S
. LARGE CLOTHING STORES
Entlio Dulldiug Gutted nnd Iioss of
7H,W0 .Suffered Origin of Flro
Ilelng Imcstlgutcd
(Or AitoctttM Pre. to Cooi lit 7 TlmM.)
ron.TL.AND, Or., April 8. Fire
yesterday broke out In tho store
rooms of. tho Dnron Fullop Cloth
ing Company horo and gutted tho
building, In which thrco other con
corns wero also located. Tho loss
Is estimated nt 178,000. Tho Flro
Marshal has started an investiga
tion to nscertaln the origin of tho
conflagration.
lumrer vessel found in a
water 1x)gger condition
Steamer Proteus Picks Up Craft In
Atlantic mid Hi-lugs In Into Port
Crew Is Saved.
(Dr Aieoclited ritu lo Coot Dr TlmM
NEW YORK, April 8. Seven
in nn tlin pnntalu and crew of tho
schoonor Llzzlo',11. 'Wlfley.j which
snllcd April 1 , from, sii jannnh for'
Pnwtunknt. with lumber woro
brought Into port today by the
steamer Protoiis from Now Orleans,
which rescued thorn from tho water
logged craft south of Capo Huttoras.
YACHT IS WRECKED
PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA DAS
NARROW lISCAPi:.
While off on Official Crulso Propi-
Inent Officials Nearly Drowned
In Carrlliean Sea.
JDf Awitil rr to Coo Bui Tlm.J
' SAN JOSH, Costa Rico, April 8,-r-Alfrcdo
nonznlcs. president of Costa
Rica, had a' narrow escapo irom
drowning when tho presidential
yacht was wroeked In tho Caribbean
throo dnys ago. No nnd mombors
of tho party had to swim ashore
through a heavy surf.
Tho yacht, bearing tho President,
mombors of tho Cabinet, a group
of government officials and sovoral
Congressmen, wns drlvon on tho
rocks by a heavy Northor. After
swimming tishoro It took tho ship
wrecked party two days, during
...1.1..1. Hum thov woro without food
or shelter, to walk to tho nearest
point of tho railroad. Tliey reacneu
San Joso today.
GREAT WHEAT CROP
PROSPF.CT FINICST IN HISTORY
' ' " ' OK COUNTRY.
Lnigeht Acivago Fver Known With
An IMImatcd Yield of OIU.UUO,
000 IllishelK.
Wr AuoeinJ mn to coo Dr tum 1
WASHINGTON, April 0 Tho
prospects of the winter wheat-crop,
planted last fall on thq greatest
acreage In tho country's, history,
wero 019,000,000 bushels. Tho con
dition Is 8S.8 per cent of normal
against 80.6 last year. There is an
lucreaso "of .5 points from last De
cember.
Hand dance, new Noble building,
Friday night.
KAGLF.S HALL, Kagles Hull, Sat-in-day
night. .Martin's Orchestra.
Times want ads bring results.
SCHOONER
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
liny puis
E
Government Claims to be Mak
ing Every Effort to Keep
Out of War.
Wish to Obtain What People
Desire Without Recourse
to Arms.
INCREASES PREPAREDNESS
Nation Is Gaining Dally In Military
Strength and Economic Itcsourccs
in Preparation of tho Conflct
if It Comes.
Or AuocUtel Pint t C- Iltf nmrt.
IIOMI3, April 8. Italy's failure
to enter tho war Is explained In of
ficial circles as duo to tho fact that
tho country's statesmen do not wish
to plungo tho nation Into the enor
mous risks of war without first ex
hausting every possible means of
obtaining what tho pcoplo desire
without recourso to arms. It is
pointed out that Italy Is gnlntng ev
ery doy In military strength and
economic resources, by postponing
her entrance Into the conflict.
WAR BETWEEN GERMANY
AND HOLLAND RUMORED
London Heports Declaration of Hoh.
tlHtics, Hut .Minister of Tho Neth
erlands Denies Ittiuior.
inr Ai'm-titfrl rti '' im nT Timet.
LONDON, April 8. Rumors woro
current In London today of tho dec
laration of hostilities between Ger
many apd Holland, but tho Mlnlstor
from Tho Netherlands absolutely dls
crodltod tho roport.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
KILLED BY AVIATORS
Twelve Dead as n Result of llnmlw
Diopped by Austrian Airmen on
Town in .Montenegro.
Or AHOclttwJ rir.1 to Cool Dir Tlmw.J
PARIS, April 8. Twelve women
chlldron woro killed nnd -18 othors
Injured by bombs dropped by Aus
trian aviators In tho market placo
at Podgorltza, Montenegro, yester
day, according to a Cctllnjo dis
patch. Many buildings woro de
stroyed. CALLS MORE IN
SULTAN OF TUHKKY ISSUKS
MUSTint ORDKR.
AH .Men Capable of lleiiilng Arms
Must Repoit Immediately
For Servhe.
inr AmocUIoiI rrrM to Coot fitr TlmM J
LONDON, April 8. An irado pro
mulgated today by tho Sultan of
Turkoy authorizes; tho Mlnlstor or
War to call out nil men capablo of
bearing nrniB who heretofore -'ore
not llablo to sorvlco, Inclusive of tho
uges of 10 and 20, for tho doronsc
ot tho Turkish coast and frontiers
and tho maintenance- of ornor. -Tho
Ministry was nlso ompoworcd to fin
roll for military sorvlco nil Immi
grants, according to a Constantin
ople dispatch.
BANK OFFICIALS ARE '
CHARGED WITH CRIME
Imcstlgntlon Oulercd of Irregular-
Ities In Conduct of Fliht Nat'onal
Dank of Unlontown, Pa.
(Dr Aolll Prat t Coot naj Tlmt.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 8.
Comptroller of Curroncy Wllllnm
today announced that Irregularities
had boon discovered In the conduct
of tho First National Rank of Union
town, Pennsylvania, which closed Its
doors sovoral weeks ago, which have
been placed before the Department
of Justice,
Sumner Orchestra Dunce nt Fin
nlsh Hall, Saturday, April 10.
KAGLES HALL, Fugles Hull, Sat
uiiluy night, .Martin's Orchestra.
Don't forget the big Umd dunce
Filday night nt Xl'W Noble Rulld
lug. Music by entire build.
WAITING
I
1NTT0 GAIN POINT
THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915
BEATEN
OmiKGON'H ARMY SUFFKRS SKIU
IOUS RFVFRSi:.
Yllhi'H Army of U.1,000 .Men Is Pur-
suing Defeated Forces Southward
With licudcr Hltu.sclf nt Head
Ilr AMOclitM Prrti to Cooi nr Tlmr.)
KL PASO, April 8. IJy defeat of
Obrcgon's nrmy tho last two days
in Central Mexico, officials of the
Villa faction declared today that n
dcclslvo blow had been struck at tho
Carranza cause. At latost reports,
Obrcgon'H Torco Is retreating south
ward from a point midway between
Qucrotaro and Irapuato. Villa per
sonally Is directing tho pursuit. ICach
side had about 20,000 to L'O.OOO men.
JUST LIKE NATIONS
IN EUROPEAN WAR
Roth Coiumanders In Mexico Issue
Claims of Victory Take Your
Choice of Stories,
tDf AuoclttM rmt to Coot IUr TlmM.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 8.
Tho Carranza agency horo today laid
claim to a victory in n rccont bat
tlo In tho stato of Guanajato. It
was mndo public in a message from
Cnrranzn saying that Obrogon had
defeated Villa, Inflicting n loss of
over -'000 dead and wounded, n
largo number of prisoners, arms and
ammunition. It claims that Obre
gon is pursuing tho cnomyf
FOR WORLD PEACE
MOVKMKNTi IlKGUN IN SAN FRAN
CISCO TODAY.
Woild'A Social Progress Congress
Makes Declaration Faorlng In
ternational Peace Council
Ittf Awocltted Ptrn to Coot Vtj TlmM.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 8. A
world-wide orgnnlzattdn to work for
pormanont world peoco, International
co-operation nnd good will Is favored
In n declaration adopted by tho
World's Progress Congress In scs,
slon horo. An olcctlon of an Inter
national council to enrry ou tho
work Is proposed.
STREET CAR STRIKE
IIKFl'SATi TO HF.COGNIZK UNION
OAUSF.S TROUHLi:
Central and Wotern New Yoik Street
Railways and Trolley Lines
Aro Tied Up
(Pr AwoclitH rret lo Coot I)j Tlmw.1
SYRACUSE, N. Y April 8.
Strlko ot Amalgamated Association
Street and Electric Railway employes jn wrcc(
directed against Emplro United Rail-. tang from tho ground with tho
way lines nnd nffoctlng virtually on- Hgi,tncss of a hwuIIow, and braving
tiro Intorurban system of central am) lR w(n(j wtilclt no aviator would havo
wostom Now York, Is In effect today j unrP(j to breast, the noroplnno nt
Thoro Is not a car moving in Auburn, tllnt(l to ft height of 150 feet, whore
Tho Auburn nnd Syracuso lines aro
tied up and other lines aro affected
Tho strlko followed tho rofusal of tho
company to recognize tho union.
SHIP LOBBY PROBE
IS FINISHED TODAY
.. .'
Kamiiliinlloii of Secretary MurM of
Trans-Alluiitlc Steamship ('.
(ilc.s Com lulling T stlniony
rnr A.ooiiMirMiioro, ntrTimM. 4
WASHINGTON, April 8. Sydney
r.. Jlorse, secrotary of tho Trnns-At-
lantlo Steamship conference testified
boforo tho Senate S.ilp lobby commit.
tee today that hla organization had!
tuken absolutely no Interest In tho
Biiin nnrchaso b'lll. His testimony con"
.... ii .1 ni.nl.M -tn
lildcil tlin 1I1VOSI KUIIUU. viiumiii.wi
Walsh announced that the committee
would meet In tho fall to draft re-
port,
SERIOUSLY RURXED
Emma stroubold, wlfo of Alva i
3treubold of Marshfleld gave birth to'
fine boy baby March 2Cth at tho
homo of her mother, Mrs. Joe Leuth-
nhi In iiandon. Mother and baby are
both doing well but whllo nursing
Mrs. Streubold, her mother, Mrs.
Louthold caught fire to her clothoa
from tho fireplace and was badly
burned, Tho burns are not healing
rapidly. Mrs. Annie Barrows Is as
slstlng In the nursing. Tinndnn Recorder,
EVENING EDITION.
L
PAY FOR FRYE
Claim of State Department for
Compensation is Acknow
ledged and Accepted
IS
Note Says Will Assume Lia
bility for Destruction of
' Boat and Cargo.
UNDER TREATY OF 1828
Requires That Case Ho Taken He-
forti Prize Court for Kstnbllsh-
luent Concerning Owuciidilp of
Seattlo Vessel.
tllj Ataoeltted I'rcn to Coot tl7 TlmM.
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 8.
The German government has ropllcd
to tho claim of tho Stato Depart
ment for compensation for tho sink
ing by tho Prlnz Eltel Frcdorlch,
of tlio American snlllng Bhlp Wil
liam P. Fryo. Germany assumed lia
bility, not only for tho destruction
of tho vessol, but also ot tho cargo,
under tho treaty ot 1828.
Germany roqulrcs, howovor, that
tho enso bo taken beforo tho prlzo
court for tho establishments ot fncts
concerning tho ownership ot the ship
and cargo. To this tho Stato De
partment will accept.
T
BURMARINK OH MINK DICSTHOYS
ANOTHER VICSSKL
Ziirlun Wrecked In North Sen, and
Her Crew of Nino Men
Missing
Dr Auoclttnl rrttt lo Coot nT TlmM.
LONDON, April 8. Tho Grimsby
trawlor Zarlna was blown up In tho
North Sea today. It Is feared that
nlno men on trawlor woro olthor kill
ed by tho explosion or drownod. It
Is unknown whether tho Zarlnn wus
destroyed by a mlno or a submurlno.
FREAK OF AIRSHIP
tAF.HOPLANK FLIKS RY ITSELF
AND LANDS IN HAY
Without Pilot or Kuglue Chrlstoffor-
bun's Air Craft Rises 1150 feet
in Air Hoforo Falling
SAN FRANCISCO. April 8. SI-
las Chrlstofforson, tho nv'lator, has
a flying maehlno that flics without
ciikIiio or pilot. It flow In yestor
. a0 nml cumo (j0wn on the bay,
,, OMcountorod conflicting air dir
rcnt( n,0 wings crumplod nnd It
plunged Into the bay llko a stone.
Hundreds of Exposition visitors
saw tho aoroplano start In Its peril
ous Might and shuddered In horror
as thoy watched what thoy bollovod
to bo another aorlal catastrophe
When Chrlstofforson arrived an
.,
..V.... ., J..H- ... - -
macMno bolng pulled up on tho boach
by tho Golden Gato Llfo Saving crow,
1 ho summarized tho matter as fol-
lows:
"Tho blamo thing was so anxious
to fly It couldn't wait. Maybo it
, was a little peeved because wo took
away Its onglno a few days ago.
Tho machno, which Is of tho fly-
InK boat typo, was resting upon tho
I i 1.1. . Lnlnmn Tfnft Tlll(lt
lOOCIl Illiu-nay uumvuii -vtv "-
j and tho Goldon Gate Llfo Baring
station. Some freakish puff of yes
;. ' -,.
tho machine's wings In Just tho rlgnt
manlier to givo
to givo It buoyancy and It
l rose gracefully from tho ground and
proceeded to Ball out over tho bay.
Tho lookout at tho Goldon Gato
i,jf0 Saving Station saw tho maehlno
drop, and supposing someono was In
R, sounded the alarm. A crew
promptly put out for tno rescue.
EAGLES HALL, Eagles Hull, Sat
uiday night. ,Mortln' Orchestra.
LIRRY coal. The kind YOU have
ALWAYS USED. Phono 72. Paclflr
Llwry and Tniiwfcr Company,
1
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CLUDED
1
RAWLER
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mail
nnd Coos Hay Advertiser.
S
MAKES
PIERCK AUSTRIAN LINK IN TWO
PLACHS.
Important Victory Won by C.ar's
Troops In Strugglo for Posses
In the Carpathians.'
(Or AuocltlM rntt lo Coot dm TIcbm.1
LONDON, April 8. Tho Russlnns
aro pushing forward rapidly In tho
Cnrpathlans and Pctrograd reports
that tho roads to tho plains of Hun
gary now Ho open boforo thorn. A
report from Pctrograd says that tho
Russians capturod Smolluk and havo
driven n wedgo botweon tho East
ern and Western wings of tho Aus
trian army.
Iloth tho French nnd Gormnn of
ficial Btatomentn show that a new
bnttlo In tho region between tho
Mouso and Mosollo has developed
Into n strugglo ot particular sever
ity. I ,,!.'
A ParlB announcement says Hint
gnns mndo horotoforo by tho Alltos
linvo boon maintained In tho face
ot violent counter attacks.
Dorlln mentions nttacks nt eight
points and asserts that all woro ro
pulsod. EnormoiiB losses ou both
stdos woro reported.
It is announced officially nt Cairo
that n small Turkish forco Is in tho
vicinity of tho Suez Canal. A skir
mish occurred yesterday.
Br AttocUlta1 Tmt lo Coot Dr TlmM.
PETROORAD, April 8. Tho ad
vance ot tho Russians In tho Car
pathians has cut tho Austrian army
under Gonoral Iloorovltch, In two
places. Tho Eastorn wing of his ar
tillery Is in a precarious position,
Tho Russians captured Smolnlk,
oast of Lupkow Pass.
Russians Advance.
Tho Russlnns havo also thrown
back tho Austrlans In Iiartflcd and
Lupkow districts. Having ndvanccd
through Rostock Pass, tlioy forced
a wedgo between tho Austrian
armies. Smolnlk controls the only
road through tho Roskld Mountains
botweon Mczolabocz and Uszok, a
dlstnnco ot sixty miles.
LOSES HAND IN SAW
THI'71'It PLOW PATH THROUGH
WRIST OF A. O. ALLAH!)
Wrong .Move In Shingle 1 loiter Cause
Of Accident; Hand Is Ainpu-
tnted Iinxt Night
Making a wrong movo lato yester
day nftornoon, A. C. AHard, working
on tho shlnglo bolter nt tho O. A.
Smith mill, shoved his loft hnnd Into
tho clrculnr saw, complotoly sovorlng
through tho bones and tendons back
of tho thumb. Whnt remained of
tho hand wus amputated a few min
utes later by Dr. Qcorgo I)x.
For two or thrco years, AHard,
who Is a man of about 28 years, had
worked at tho mill without . mis
hap. Tho accldont of yostorduy oc
curred but a short llmo hoforo tho
closing hour.
Tho big saw, revolving at a tor
rlflc rate of spued, chewed tho bono
and tendons, making a path through
'tho wrist an Inch or mora In width,
and tho hand was loft hanging by a
flap ot skin. It was Imposslblo to
bind tho wounded member together
and amputation of tho hand wng all
that could bo doiio under tho clrcum-
'stances.
.MAKE LUCKY FIND
Lorrln Forty Finds Government lluoy
Neur Port Orford
During tho storms of last winter
one ot tho largo buoys In use near
Crescont City broko from Its moor
ings, and drifting up tho coast cumo
ashore on the beach about half a
mle Bouth of rort Orford. Last
week tho government llghthouso
tender Manzaulta called hero and
took tho buoy on board, which, after
bolng repaired, will bo restored to Its
' ''"'to":.. VJSLrSSi
i.-..- -u ---
ruu,u l"" w"" 4u """"
l up ou mo uonun u luuiiuu ii. ui
Rattlo Rock, from which place it was
towed to tho steamor. Lorrln Forty
was tho first to discover tho wander
er when It was cast upon tho boach,
and for making it fust and roportlng
It he was rowarded with a present
of $50. Tribune, ' ' A -
Don't forget the big Iwuid dunce
Filduy night ut New Noble lliilld
lug. Mulc by entire band.
Times want nds brine rrsultB,
No. 221
FRENCH FIGHT.i
1
Assault on German Front on
the Mcusc Continues With
Heavy Losses
German Official Report Says
Their Army Has Withstood
All Attacks
FRENCH AVIATOR CAPTURED
French Attacks All Along tho Kn
tiro lii-ont Said to Involve Knoi
iiioiin Sacrifice of Life T
Weather Had. "''
P Atiocltl4 tmt to Coot htf TlmM.
IIERL1N, April 8. (VlroIossMto
Sayvlllo.) The offlclnl roport' to
day says: "Fighting botvcon tho
Mouse and Mosollo Rivers continued
yestorday. French ntacks failed in
tho Woovro district, on tho heights
of Combres, near Solous forest;
north ot St. Mlhlol, In tho Allly for
est, nnd near Apromdnt forost, north
of Fllroy nnd In Lo Protro forest.
French losses on tho entire front
woro enormous without obtaining tlua
slightest Bucceas. A French avia
tor from Paris, compelled to land,
said that nothing Is known In Parja
about tho French losses in tho
Campaguo fighting.
In tho East there havo boon no
dovolopmonts. Tho wonthor Is bnd
and ronda aro Impassable.
FURIOUS ASSAULT MADE.
Ur AMcUt4 TrMt lo fXM Br TlmM.
RERUN, April 8. A furious
Bank on Gorman positions botweon
tho Moubo and Moselloln bolng
mado by tho Fronch in continuation
of their now offonslyo movorrtoiU.
Rorlln mentions nttack nftor at
tack and says thoso losses woro ron.
pulsed with extraordinary loss for
tho Fronch. Tho Gorman report
says that on some of tho battle
Holds tho ground Is covorod with
bodlos of Fronch soldloro. Paris
gives fow details ot tho fighting,
although It Is claimed that ground
was gained In soma Instances, Berlin
says tho Gormons abandonod tho
vlllago of Drol Orachton, which thoy
capturod from tho llolglans on ac
count of tho hoavy artlllory flro. No
furthor official Information from tho
onat was given except tho Dorlln
statomont that tho Russians woro
ropulsod southwost ot Momol and
near Augustowo.
FRENCH CLAIM GAINS
IN THE MEUSE DISTRICT
Official French Statement Buys That
Gains am Ilelng Mado and Held..
In Spite of Advome
Conditions,
inr AMOfitifi rrM to cm ntr 'iimw.
PARIS, April 8. Tho Frpnch
statomont this afternoon says: "In
Holglum tho day was mnrkod by ar
tillery engagements. Ill tho Mlsno
Valloy and district east of Rhelms
our efforts, In splto of abnormally
bad weathor, continued with groat
nctlvlty and wo malnlalnod our
gains between Moubo nnd Mosolle,
whllo at tho samo tlmo wo worq
proceeding to mako furthor prog
ress. In tho Uoulo forest wo cap
tured a German trench at tho snmo
tlmo taking a largo number of pris
oners on this section of tho front."
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PARIS, April 8. "Wo maintained
ull our advances dcsplto countor t
tucks of extraordinary vlolonco. 'At
Lea Eparges especially, Gornwn
counter attack carried out by a reg
tmont and a half was completely
ropulsod. Throo hundred men who
advanced from a Gorman position
woro mowed down by our machine
guns. Not ono of thorn, eacapod,
A combination of tolophono, micro
phono and phonograph ha been in
vented In Franco for transmitting
sounds to distant points or to sev
eral points at once.
To prevent an automobllo spatter
ing mud upon pedestrians there has
been Invented n flexible metal ring
to bo attached close to tiro,
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