SOMgJRGfWARjKAlSE
Coos Bay Times Your Paper
TJio Coos nay Times Is proud
people's rnper," nnd It strives
Uto np to Its nnmo by do voting
promoting Uio pcoplo's Interests.
VOL NO. XXXVIII
Will Warn Mexico That Lead
ers Must Settle or United
State Will Intercede
And it Must Also Be Carefully
Considered and Negotia
tions Will be Continued
CONDITION CRITICAL ONE
Ilotli Mattel Coming up nt Same
Tune Comhlno to .MnUe n Compli
cation Which Is Out of the Or
dlimrj Country Is Attentive
p.; AnocUtisJ rrraa to Coo BiJ Tlmoa J
WASHINGTON, I). C, May 111.
Two International problems, ono tlio
trlili In tlio relations between tlio
United States nnd Oormimy, uiul tlio
other one tlio determination of the
idmlnlstrntlon to bring nbout nn
eirly cessation of tlio Intoriml wnr
In Mexico, dcvoloped for President
Wilson toilny ft combination of cir
cumstances linidly paralleled In his-
' Tho President hns prepared n
ititemcnt to bo Issued tomorrow ns
j naming to tlio Mexican fnutlons
tbst their Incessnnt strife hnd forc
ed the Innocent populnro to the verge
of starvation, unci Unit unless the
chief elements enmo to nn agree
neat to restore order, somo other
means would hnvo to bo found by
tho United Status to accomplish
the end.
Aro Disappointed.
Tho orflclnl text of tho German
note has arrived. Officials generally
red It with piofouiul disappoint
ment for, they pointed out, It en
dtaiorocl to obscure nnd oindo tho
win issue, tho iiuestlon of humanity,
broiled and sought to interpose "n
technical agrcument on mnttors of
hr hitherto undisputed under the
universally accepted laws of tho na
tions. , ' No Safoguuiel Assuied
Mnrn Inmnrtnnt of all. It W(IH
noted no attention was given to tho
request of tho United States for as
uranco that American lives would
be safeguarded In tho future Tho
tourso of tho United States govern
ment Is expected to bo shaped by
the President, perhaps beforo tho
day la over and will bo discussed
t tomorrow's Cabinet meeting.
Through Ambassador Gornrd, tho
President has known for several
iiys tho disappointing character of
the German nolo. What his action
till bo is unknown to unyono but
himself If Indeed, ho has formed
i definite conclusion.
WILL STUDY NOTIJ.
IB; Auorltt! rrtaa to Com nir Tlmra 1
WASHINGTON, 1). C, May 31.
President Wilson went for nn nuto
ride early this morning after reading
the newspaper (ommont on tho Ger
man note. Ho had not received tho
official text from tho stnto depart
ment and ns li Ik day was biokon by
n engagement to spend at tho Mem
orial Dry exorcises nt Arlington Nn
tlonal Cemetery, ho will not begin u
thorough btudy of tho noto beforo
tlsht.
Hi:.VI) RROLKiHT OVHR
H nf Liisltmiln Victims Aiiivo
in Now Yoik.
IB; AuorUIrl J'rtu to Cooa ny Tlmra 1
NEW YOIIK. llnv !ll Wlio vlc-
lns of the Lusltnnla's dead wore
"ought to Now York today by tho
learner Lapland. Tho bodle wore
Jose of Mrs. Knthorlno U. Wllloy,
fs. Kllzabeth Secoinbo, Georgo It.
'wag, w. II, Urown and n man
woed Dlndeay.
PTATl'iJ TO DKAD UHltOIS IS V.V-
vKILlID AT WASHINGTON
Pt Prom Deshojeel Itattleshlp Mu-
- iu 01 .tioi.umeiii j.ivfic-n
to Her Ci-evv
tJ AuocUtM Vpm to Cooi Dr Tlmoo
HIMTOX, D. C. May 31.
uTelllnCT 1 ,j. l 9 tlin
Uai V nl"1 oeaicaiioii u. ;
fct .S 1Io"-orial Monument, erected
ih.i . . 0erriniont to tho dead 01
battleship destroyed seventeen
ri.i " '" "avann naroor, wu mo
im T,ll. featnro, aside from Presl
.""i Wilson's address, at Memorial
uiI eToriA . ,. :.. --.....
rhi .i ..'oa' rtrtinBlon comcicw
r,Heillng wag followed by an ln
.Wi..n by Uev- Father Chadwlck,
-ru o i in Mnlno.
. Raise tho lmslgn
VI ll ho . - . TCKnnfr
ia.u. !;"' ul mo cereuioii), fi.
hi !f Dan'els and Jonathan Worth
ud;.'t.sons ot Secretary Daniels.
nephew g 0f Ensign Worth Rag
'. ine firat Amnri,,., ni.nr willed
l,'!f' Ith Spain, raised the en
Ihni.i lhe ,01' f the mainmast of
LtJ'alne. Ul.lnl. f ... nf tlin
PRESIDENT WILSON
CRISIS IIISIIJ,
GEIiJQTE HERE
MIE IS HONORED
lament, '
of Its tltlo "The
nt nil times to
lta energies to
Kstnbllshcd 1878
Ah The Const Mult
FACES TODAY
L IN HEM
gi:ni:ral prrrraiion or wo.
MRN'.S CLIR TAKRs ACTION
Send Woid to WINon 'ilmt People
Arc With Mini , Ktfoits
I 'or Peaio
Wf Aaaocfatcl rr to Coot Ilj Tlmra 1
PORTLAND. May 111. Resold
tlons were passed by the boaid of
dlrectois of the General redoiatlon
of Women's Clubs, rcptcscntiug I!,
000,000 women, heie today assutlng
President Wilson of tho comic Hon
that tlio "people of our coun
try me overwhelmingly with him In
his effoit to maintain ponce"
()ih:gon i:t.cftivi: imstssi:s
gravi: qprstion
S'ajs That Model atlon on Pait of
Alt Will Aid Government In
Settling Af falls.
tnr Aaaoclatrd rtmi to Com Dtf Tlmra J
SALHM. May III. That modera
tion on tho part of all will aid tho
government In solving tho grnvo
problems arising out of the United
States' relations with tho nations
at war, was t'ao opinion expressed
In a statement b) Governor Wlthy
combc. REACH HIGH PITCH
al'ihknci: ii ha ring prf.sihrnt
grhatlv f.ntiii'siasiic
Speech Is (ilven at Aillngton Com-
eteiy nt National Capital lie-
loie a lllg Cioivd.
IIr Aaiww UtrJ I'rcM to C-x Pr Tlmra
WASHINGTON. I). C, May III.
I'resldcnt Wilson roused n lnrgo
niiilleiite nt the Memorial Day ex
orcises at Aillngton National Cem
etery to n high pitch of enthusiasm
today by applying tho lessons or tho
Civil War to present ila problems.
Ho declared a solemn letson of war
was that tho unity of tho United
States be exemplified In tho notions
of Its people. "Let us think of
onr duty unci the actions that He
lw.fnro uit." Hnlil tlio President. Ho
avoided any direct refeienco to the I
present lntornntlnn.il cilsls. j
Is Applauded.
When ho nroso to speak, tho eii-j
tiro crowd stood up nnd ciiippcu uir
Hovoial minutes. .Inst before tho
Presldont'H ncldiess. Illshop Crans
ton, of Wnhhlngton, prayed that tlio
President bo given ciivinu Kiii.ii..n...
In tho "most dcllcnto crisis In tho
hlstoiy of the world.
.lolin .Me-
:iroy, of tho department of the Po
oinni, G. A. .. said the P.eslclent
I
t
roulcl bo II listen 10 piuuu mu i....
try tit tho present time.
PARADi: AT CHICAGO I
(ll, AaaoclilM rr to Cooa ll7 Tlmra J
CHICAGO, Mny 31. Civil war
veterans marched In lev low In the
Moin-jrlul Day parade toda). "
eluding othor orgnnUatlons. tliero
wore 10,000 persons In lino.
CflmPlUS FREED
ji'IIV IN PORTLND ''1M.T
GUILTY OP WIUTi: SLAVLR
Palled to RclleTes.) "t,,'"""'
Who Intiin.lmited Mun lieie,
Sii)s Ren I'lslier
I P Campbell, arrooted hero on
a who s"a cry charge nnd turned
5. ' .i.hi to, oral court la Portland
-.'..i, fo.inii court in Poriiaiiu
after a preliminary examination was
. ,...ii, .,,,1 i,v tlin nin 11(1 HUD aim
not. nu"'"''' " ".." . iinn visiter ,
iuiiiu '"- "-,, p.gher
is now tree, accoi. ...b i Vy- -, .
who has juot i1 " , - ;r.V and
ttCCUSUtl s......... - --- .,. gta
'iTtal . yhaV been ifving hero
land in North Uond for two weeks
'asmaiiaiidvvlfe, , . . Iater by Mr.
'n.awoman.na.iy.ho
ti,,., or a man she wanted arrosto
ou a similar cnarM.. '""-,
v w . tJli UQO 111
,.unnni rptnrnod
from
Powers, where' he has beer, doing
onie construction work for lie I
smith-Powers tomp n. ,u """ i
after buslntss rierc- ...
turn there tomorrow,
.-"- . .. un u in ii--
IWUH WLSUN'
I
GOVERNOR ADVISES3
no wns not nrebenc. tu .-"... 1 - . ....,.,., 1 ..T ,,.r , tin, nrih annual boo 111 lie ' uooci liasn tnroiigii 1110 minim i" , it 1, .Mhi. iniiv have betin inicii'tou
did not go as a Mtnws nut m e Kloekrs l.nve ioi....i.e,. , . - 7n)""k on a to...l le rme breakl. nil rec-, mountain chain amlwlih h little tun- J- -,,;
afterwards to meet Frur jfc l'W. n.te crot(MW,.k on i.lnot) nven of tho pi I- . ""retr" '""LT. ' LrlJ iaritlm nnU for that dlstame. Tho tlmoi uellmi, mi eas, grRilu ; ihii be uliuln-1 ,
S,a-r'n08iory of tfrS Ml 0 Deyoe. said ing In ire new shear boom which Is ".a'ud'merliauH!. 5 "j"'.."."':!;.'-".!!!! Tn- S.Wfo efoHnme lM.fi TZT rUU, for
Thpuhnr las 10 taken wlwlebelng onwrii-teo vt. prevent tho j.,shoimon roprt that the eafh of cuds . IImu was setond, and An- some "ilMIJ e ' t ioubl 1- Grunts Pass, Medford. ami Ashland.
55 . i.Hi ,''"r '.".:. .,::, m," ;. i" ,r.:;, ,.r:v. t n "" mn "",K :iiki,,,,i.. ,,..,, ...,. ..'r?.i.,, :..s"'s r,"'sr
J.. , linl I (IT lirillillll-k lv villi ill IIIULL ll a w - - ....-. 1 11U lllUMIIl II nitiv. . . -w t t. . CI..,.!!, I .-I, ..r t u . f i I 1 1 I I 1 1J .A IU1aV 11 II IK 1HII1 lBU tttWmV I" --
g" THE
dons lay
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 31, 19I5 EVENING EDITION
IPUf IS NOT
WELL RECEIVED:
tNewspapers of the United
I Statn.c MnL?n Pnmnionf
on the German Note
seem tqTeel alike
That Document is Not Satis
factory and Avoids the
1 Main Issues
"IS WORSE THAN EVASIVE"
Is Itcnmik .Made by 'I ho Win Id
Which Sees Slmis of Inshuctlty
on Pait of (ieiumu.v Pnpeis
Disapprove Answer Made
(llj Ai.ui.lilM l'ma to Cuoa raj l.mra
XHW YORK, Mny 111. Tho fol
lowing editor lal comment was made
on the German note:
New Yolk Times The milliner In
which llerlln receives our repre
sentations cannot fait to create
a most disagrccablo Impression in
this country.
New Yoik Wot Id. It Is worse
thnn evasive. It Is Insincere,
even pettifogging.
New Yoik Tilliuue Geimmo's nns
wor wilt not satisfy public opin
ion.
New York Pies
tlnrlltt'a niiau'nt la '
'! ".. .1 ,7.1...il I
inuiiuij, HIUHU..B ,. ,.,.m.B.jwn8 tn,p, nsl(,0 ,, FPnrpni!,,. ,
factory. i his pocket was found u skeleton key i
" "" "i-i"i u i "' i"
government bIiows conclusively
that Germany Is most anxious to
llvo nt pence with America.
St. Louis Glohc-Dcmociat. No moro
uii)leldlng reply could have been
written with proper tegnrd for
diplomatic amenities.
Seattle Times Since we hnvo been
patient to nn incredible degree, ,
nothing will bo lost through n
concession whereby the diplomatic,
reiiiesentntlves of the two govern-
incuts will find out exactly what
are the facts.
Pot Hand Oiegonlau It Is nn eva
sive plea in extenuation, mid nu
uppnrent play for time while nn
objcctionnblo course is still pur
sued. Chicago Ti ilium, Germnny has sue
"S.i i.. hi.i ,i,,a nn whi.il. i
lll nlTn nf llin 1.1 B I '10 UVC8 tOVVIIIll tllO I'lld Of Hlrod
'" C ' u i "..rJni lv . a " s thut on Saturday night
v. meed position taken Imurjoi- t ,,-, , , ,
eminent with espect ,0m')l"-' seeking entrance to tho house, llo
Hon, wo should "'" um "wns scared uwny. Mr. IIIII)or sn)s
barrassinent n lefuslng to t Is-1 ,U 0or rcH,(1()Mt8 (lf 0 noK,,(,r.
cuss nnd perhaps even roforrliiB
to Tho Hiigue.
i.u.isvlllit Com er .loin mil Tho
German nnswer to tho American ,
noto is u quibble."
nnun" ra ru niinr
Ulinil I II i II- II III I r
llUnU I HA Ul nlUUL
CITIRS AND 'I OWNS WILL (.1.1 receipt book for tho Wane llosleiy ... r . ... ... . . s . ....,
MON'RY I.VSIDi: CITY LIMITS rompnny of Detiolt In his possess '" "Vi , "l ro. the T ...
1 ' '- .-. ...... ... The. police say the) will forte him '' " 'l... , ,,
Coos Counly nimlsslo.ieis Will Dl- t0 lenvo town at onto. Relng.
led i:penilllme of Only About I - ! mr awmUioj rnu e, n Tlmra j
.VS Per Cent, of FiiuiN Next Year I Q n T fl lIIBTr j 0 H 1 1 P I LONDON, Mny 3I.-Wur reports
Under n new iavv In O.egon. the Q ll LIIIII I L ll GlllLO ZZti &WtiZ
titles nnd towns wilt lovy their own f()t OMK,.Kotnents mo or u minor
road taxes Inside tlio tor porute boun-, ,,iip ,.SM1I ,,. )(( ,.,. ,(s( ( i i.alure. Tho French liilm sonio
durles nnd tho clt) of fit lulb will cle-, Slemnsl,ll Sailing Yesienl..) progress at soverul points. 1 he
term.ne wl , lo It .I..II l Hpent Road-1 , ...g for in,. I 'SJlto 'iff. 'K. '""n
inaster P. .M. Hull Lewis vvno wns At nine o'clock iHtuitlii morning ' Gallc la. Iho Gerimum iiniiouniod fur
horo from Cinulllo over hiinilny snys ,1(, tttaarnHlilp llrenkwator left out titer piogiesH towunl I'ruinjstl. The
.1,... ii.Im mMI iiiniin tbut CoOS Coilll- tnr Pnrlliiml nrilnv n umitl nan- I Italian uclVIIIHO 111 Austria Is Still
tv commlss'onors will have only
. .,. fif.v riv ..nr cent of tho road
about f If )-flvo per cent of lo rac
money uiey mmi n.... ... ... i"tno wedclorhurn Trudlrig Company
to bpend on toiinty hlghwayj. (; uoguo Rlvoi for tians-shlpiniuit
Under tho now law, lio sa)s Marsh- to Poitlaud. There was also lu tlio
flold and tho other towns in tho maiiirost severnl tons of cheese i.nd
count)" will receive nil tho road tax-1 gjer ; products from the Co.,ullle
os on property Inside tholr muiilcl-( Tii0so who left on the llrenkwator
pal bonndarios and It Is optional uoro.
with the council whether thoy o-, Jlinnilo Cameron, Mrs. Ray Cam-
....... it .i insi.in tho dtv limits or
... , tl, .n,.n.. In lmllillnu
pill huiliu u ti. v ..w..rf p.
loads loading Into tlio city.
Under the old law, tho commission
ors utilized fifty per cent of tho gen
i ,i,i tnxos lot- n cenonil county
1 road taxos to n g norm iminij
oral
road f'liid. tho ot'iei miy por com. ,
6M,(,r,,l , , district whoro
.,,.. ...i
tho tax was cuuueiuu, ,
.v'uiii um.- ...
...I... i.i.t.,.. .
tr.ii.T.nnia rjni inn Anderson &.
easily and quickly In Hi- .'uc saner.
Plank Flagstaff Rood I ,er.
He said that be had Insti-ue ted ,nvs. - -' --.r ,r - r ,
. .,.....,.,. v,tn . i... mnn'roek isbv i, it-kcrt out llir )ot for
uoaei fuiieiiui .u.... .u - -.
plank to f'v up tho Flagin!' road
antod to get more
.,., -,,, 0, Jt
but Hie rocK is
not o')-'Htle and any a.- mo now
ToiUy
be UV Him, the
unAJ v Vt
qulst f- V
"'o eo
rv at
I Some
vn ifd xr v
OTHER FELLOW WILL HAVE TO GO TO
MKMnnns op tile associated imp.ss
PRETTY GIRL-GRIEFiSUBMARINEWAR
.IOI2 SCHILLING Nil HDIl WAS
WARRANT AGlsr (.lltl,
Mcclfoiil Hnlidii'sscr Retuiiis s.t IT
Diamond anil Sill." Cash (.'111
Popular and ID Yeais Old
IBj Aaaoclated I'rru to Cooi Ilf Tlmra I
MRDFORD, Or. Mav III The
wairaut of .loo V. Schilling, of
M)rtlo Point, Issued here S.uuida.v
for the arrest 6f Helen Hmkluliio
or Rvelyn Tnylor, was wlthdiawn
Sunday. Schilling rctuined lieie
this morning and said lie leeelved
back the $11117 dlamoiid nnd $1.1".
ho gave the pretty !!- ear-old halr
diesser and movle-shovv eashlet
Scdillllng claims he Is the victim
of practical jokois The gill Is
popular nnd piett The anest was
a surpilsu. Schilling formed the
nciiiinlutuiico and made dally visits
to the mnnlctirlst and was llbcial In
his tips to her. Miss Hucklaliie,
or Tii) lor, loft this clt) b) auto,
taking the tralinnt Grants Pass.
F
AT
sTit,NY2Cit i.ritlis IN DARK OP
ALVA DOLL RLSIDRNCH
Said At Wiong Acldiess Though
Pocket Contained Skeleton Key
Police Lot Him Go
Returning homo from church Inst
evening and about to open the door
of his lesldenco Alva Doll honid his
wlfo cnll blin and going quickly to
tlin itli.it. itnnp ff.nti.t n tmiii otiitul.
... .ww .w...... e
'"K tho porch In the dark. Ho
uut no eviiience tnat no nail neon in
1
the bouse. Tho police were? called nl, cadeby aro also leported sunk,
and the man was ver) closed) Inter- T,,.8 8k 1U(. HnlpH wp0 henl t0
rogateel but was not m rested. tll(J )ottoiu In three cIiivh, Kiirther
Asked as to his nnmo tho innn said lnn)0, tl0 trans-Atlantle liner Me
It vvos .Tohnson mid that he was stay-, ,, , , ,
lug nt the St. Law lento hotel, lly
iuitiiiiuiiuiK incru 11 nns iiiiinii inn
story was nn untruth, lie then con-1
rcssed timt it wns lint ry limit n niul
Hint he was staying nt the Hay Vlo.v
looms. Ho explained that he bud
been looking for u number nnd hnd
mistaken tho houso. Mrs. Doll do-1
clnrcs that alio heard the front door
eloso and It was that that had at
tracted her attention to tho sldo
pmclt. f
Residents of tho west end of town
stnto Hint thoro have been prowlers
nbout novel nl places In th last two
nr tlueo nights. Hoi man Hill) er.
i100l It,,IOrt slmllnr cxpei
i0,.0 chief Carter sta
iinf n,,,, nii , .
ilonccs.
stilted his lio-
tllnulll,,,, 11.,..-
lrl( hn(, ,,eo1 j,Mllit.te(I ln somo nf '
tho performances. He sulci no nr-l
HHt UIIH ""llu rr "lu lt'IIH()n ,li,,t'
would noi Hwe.ir um n war
nuruh iletlnrtMl' LIb business to In
that of a travellnir nliotouiiiolier unit
' that bo enlarges pictures. He hnd a
sengor list unci freight targo. lu her
''"''I w,,' 700 casern of huIiiioii I
itoa.ner from I
oron, Mis J. H. hUii.Dienoi.i. liar
'.I01 "u
tusoii, Kenneth Maivlu, Mrs
j I P. RutlodKo. Ollvo Anilorson, Mrs
Loulso Mi Arthur. Miss M.r Mc-
I Arthur, Mill Mi Arthur, Aithur
-Iniiehflelil, Joe Hlnhflelil. Fred Ce.n-
n1-'1- (J. M. Seuniiiion, O S lUnntlt
poimos. Mirgaiei
,,,,., ,, iillfcWii u i e,.
lluIli (. i:rtk.on
uauuam AAi4ii(Ai4as6ti
-.-.--r - i
. i
uiAxrnrDAMT k cixrc
VVH I unrnum I lyuvvo
r0tl n 1)0rt )es,erday to load nun-
i
pnnitnnrplftl imrlioitoa. i
Ilowt'o, an option In loeu so-
cured ,r a ii?w quarry f.Aiwl b)
tho Mjnk''ii Woodsnwsire irmiHui),
near Vxnn, a u.Ho aud a alf from
Myrt'a Point, -.ml the 'ouno corn-
mlRsioiioi 1 s. 'heir moetln 1 nl week
may n.e Iho dim for It a loiwilf
up A smir Irnfk rm b ei I'j built
to It from thr railroad. "I.rvvH
savs.
Exmw
IS
Germans Busy Sinking Ships
While Reply to U. S. Was
Being Prepared
SIX IN THREE DAYS
That Number of Boats Sent to
Bottom, While Others
Narrowly Escape
FOUR SUNK 0N SATURDAY
Russian Ship Mars, Itiltlsh Steam
eis Sieni.)...oor, Htlilopc, Till
lochuiooi' and Plug Suey, Aio
Among Victims cit Toipedo
tlljr VaaoiUtcJ Trnn to Cor ijr Tlmra )
LONDON, Ma) III. German sub
marines have been unusually busy
wl," the German Foreign Office
was engaged In tho prcpni atlon of
tlio answer to the Washington note.
The last few chi)s provided them
with a heavy bag of merehnnt ships.
These Included the Rthlope, 11700
tons, mid the Tulloclimoor, IlnOO
tons, sunk Kilday tu the Hiltlsh
Channel.
Saturday tho Hiltlsh steamer
piiib Suey was nttmkod twice, but
.... I nil... .1....1.... .i.,n. n....
usrilllll. 1 lltl VIIL'II Iff, Itttlll lUIItt,
wn 8unk In tho Straits of Dover.
, ,,, No(h Soi, , HmMm b1,,
Mllr8 Wll8 Hk mt t10 loF8PH 0f
lio lirltlsh
hIimiiiikia HiiiMinviminr
TS
RRITISII STI.AMI.lt DIXIANA DR.
SlilOYHD RY SI'RMARIM:
Round I'ioiii Savannah, (hi.,
to
Ha vie anil In Lost Off the
Pieuih Coast.
lljr AaMHUItsl I'rwa to Coua Ilajr Tlmra,
SAVANNAH, (In.. May 111. Tlio
Itiltlsh Hteamer Dlxiniiu, hound
from Savamiah to Havre, witli u
lingo of cotton mill steel bllllts,
wns sunk off tho Picnth const by
n German submmluo, according to
advices to tlio auents bore. The
crew was saved
Iflf H 11 BiPlfilP ll' T fl Fl fl T
II f II K nrlflfn IT lUllflr
UbMII ULVyu lu iniVIL
:w di:i:lopmi:.nts i var-
lOl'S IIA'ITLP. (JROI'NDS
limited to minor eiiKngoiiicmtH. tho
AiistiUnn not )et cHorlng u dwlslvu
coinlmt.
no di:vi:lopmi:nts
III; A.-o.Ulf I re lo Cihm U; TIuim
PARIS, May III. Tlio official
statement this afternoon says:
"r,hero uro no new devolopiiientH
with tlio exception of u check near
Notredmn do Loiette to tho German
attutk "
n n r I 1 n nTPfinn
(J U L f ( U K H I . K
M M I H ll ILUU NJ
U " L ,l " U Hl-uuiiu
t ii'IM'IIIIIVIMII H'lVU
Hi. riii.i.i i i ....'t i "
i RIG RACb:
(llr Atuw ltJ Trot to eoo itajr TIaM 1
INDIVNAI'OLIS, llld , May 31.
iiiiinii D Pulmu. driving u German
A. no Mereen. get.ertil Sll-
iiurliitendent of the ( .
;. A.
r(l "
"
Smith Compari), reeelvoel
w Ire VHnterdsy from
Ifrmii'laiin alntl.iu that tlio 4
ilaniagewjio the. meanier Ade-
line Smith wl.iel. stunk a
rock off Port Orford were
4
4
confined to iJiiiiclurnm two
siieeti of metal on the port
Hide of the vm-wl lhe tele
gram did not sy how lonu
the vessel would be on Hie
dr do k. 1 ut Mi viereeu
ludcoH i will I k. not mei
I
I
n wetk to nuiko r ' ilr
CO 1
GOTO
A Consolidation of Times, Const
nnd Coos llnv Ailvcrtlser.
? IN 10E
TURKS IDE BOOTED
WIIKY AITCKIN(J RRITISII POR
CI'.S ARII DRIMIN HACK
Tinklsh Lossos Sulci to lie) Two
Thousand While III It Mi Lcxo
Old) ilmt .Men
tnr Anrlttl l'm lo Coin llf Tlraro J
LONDON. May 31.- Heavy fight
ing on tho Gnlllpoll peninsula result
lug In the rout of tlio nttiukliig Tur
kish foices is uiinnuuced in the offi
cial statement given lieie lodnv. Tho
casualties of tho Tuiks nro said to
have amounted to nt least J, 000 ami
tlio iiritisn losses aro given at 1100,
PAPRRK OP
PPRLISH
(iRRMAN CAPITAI
RHPLY IN IT'LL
Little Comment is Made Hut One Kei
llor lajs Illume cm Ship
MatingeiN
lllr AMorlitisl Vrrt lo C'otK llajr Tlmra 1
RHRLtN. Mny 31.- All newspa
pers of llerlln toda) published the
Gerninu government's answer to the
Washington communication, hut fow
malio miy comment. The Nordclou
scho Allgeineliio Koltuiig publlsheg
the note under the headline reading:
"Tlio War." The Ilonrso Zeltung
prints u bilof and mild editorial ro-
iterating Hint tho responsibility for
, tho loss of lives on the Lusltniiln
lies with those who "Took on board
passengeis to tiho them to a certain
extent as hostages against attack."
CAPITALISTS I IS IT
COOS RAY PLHASPS
(.'RANTS
PASS PARTY ON VISIT
Outlets of litigation Co.tipmi), With
Wives, Spend Day lmklnrj
Over Iho Yicli.lt)
On ii slKhl-seeliig trip, Mr. unci
Mis. Geo. II. Sumleis. of Giants
Puss, Mr. and Mrs Cooler, mid Roh-
i.rl M. (linil. nf (lilMiitfn. vltiltnil (iintt
Hay josturdny. leaving this moinlng
bv stagu for Portland. They vvtno,
delighted with the bay country,
spending most of )ostoiili) artel
noon lu ri machine.
The men aio Interested lu one
of the luigest IriiKiitlou projects lu
the stnto. About loir )o.irs ami Mr
Cooler mid Robeit H. Guilt eamo
out fiorii Clileugo mid put tholr
money Into a mining projoet neai
Ciimts I'asH. They built a large
dam and big flumes, The mining
ele'il proved unsuccessful mid iho
ino'i tin nod tho project Into ono lo
irriguto thousands of teres of luml.
Mr. Handel s, of Giants Pass, llte'i
beiaiuo Interested with tlteiit.
Most Hiiieessful wns tho now tun..
The hind lioomeel', It glow liltc nop
mid the money that oidlnailly would
l,,ivt been thee keel upon Hie led
ulin of the ledger villi remains en
the other sldo ul'.h pleutly moio
i.doocl to It.
Road lei Coos Ray
R. ir Iiiih It that the party of
(limits Push ami CIiU'iiko uro eoiisiii
tiling u proposition to eoiineet "P tlio
(IIUIIIS I'USS Kllllioilil Willi inuBimii.
Poweis line. However, tbuio is no
i iitt fir m nt I ft it II f It. I
Grants Pass has alroaily built
about ten miles of Its lours (imposed
railroail to tlio toast mid Is now op
iiiallng a gasoline ear fioru that city
us fm as Wlldurvllle. Fiom thuie,
recent repoitg have It, tho plan is to
extend the rose! south fo the Wsldu
milling district ami theiico along IIU-
riots and Smith River to Croseout City
and Kurvku A t.Ke.it report tin-
ted that Twohy Riotbuis, known us
.... lv .!..... l,....iri.. .all... .i.l iHtn
IHO DUIIllieill lltflili; l"."". v....
traitors, Were floating tho bond Is-
tin for the road.
shell Route To Pom'lN
According to Coos Ray parties who
me familiar with tho counto. the
Una connecting up the Smith-Powers
toad at Poweis ami the Giants 1'msm
ittllroHd at Wlldorvllltj iin lie built1
easily. It Is claimed that tliuro Is it
".;,' MrAndeou oriimnu.
! EE I ;' dialed n.i filed 'on,
itho water power lte, wss hei try-1
lug to ilium o the project.. Mi. Mi-
i.,i Inf., muni thai thu nroiioauil '
' t0 develop this watei power site
un,i suing u hlh power wire to
, tll0 nogue Valley to utlllat It. He
elld not umlerstanel that there w
Lid railroad piojeet coumxled villi.
In
ow nu to tne ueavj rami ami ou
rosidn. the party did not make the trip
10 the powei Hlle but iald that ll.ev
would if tarn ll ' m ll " ill I'l'v I
ll u I H Tik ml r o vns-
ti . ll vvati r i otver a 'i ir '
Ml
EXCUSES FOR SUNG LINER
T
THE FROl?
A Southwest Oregon Paper
That's whnt tlio Coos Hay Times Is. A South
west Oregon paper for Bouthvvost Oregon pcoplo
mid devoted to tlio best Interests of (his great
lection . Tlio Times tilwiys boosts and never
knocks.
Mull
No. 266
REPLY IKES
Justifies Action in the Lusi-
tania Matter on the Grounds
of Different Charges
AY SELF DEFENSE
a
Is Ready to Pay Damages
When Errors Are Made
and Neutral Ships Lost
NOTE IS NOT FULL REPLY
, "" IVamed as a Dlrett Answer to
the Culled Slates Rut Sets I'orth
'I hat Cot tain Pacts Aio lo Ro
Decided Reforo .Main Issue
III; AaioclaltKl l'ma lo cox tlij TlmM.J
WASHINGTON, I). C, Mny 31.
"lMio official text of Gerinnny's ro
pl) to the Ameilruu noto Justlfios
Hie sinking of tho Lusltniiln on tho
follow lug gi omuls:
The vessel Is declared to bo nn
nuvlllnr) cruiser of the British navy.
The charge In made that sho car
ried a cannon mounted mid conceal
ill below decks.
That Canadian troops wcio Includ
ed muong tho pusscngors.
Ammunition wns In tho cargo to
the miiount of r.,100 cases, is held
to have boon Intended to destroy
the Uvea of German soldiers,
Tho iobsoI'h owners "burgee! with
deliberately using the lives of Ameri
can cltUeiis as n protection for mi
llkgal cargo.
Tito quick sinking of tho vessol la
rttrlhuted to the explosion of tho
ammunition.
The pnxnougcrs, otherwise enjH tlio
note, probably would hnvo been sav
ed. Siinitnnrllng, tho Germm. govern
ment "liollovim Hint It wns acting
lu Justified self defense" In "destroy
ing mmuuiillioii Intended for tho
eiioni)."
Will Pay Dmitago
Tlio American eiiihnssy bud nlrcndv
been Informed, sn)s the note, that
uio ueimmi government lias no In
teutltou of mihmltthig uoiitnil shlpu
in tho war jrone, which nro guilty of
no hostile nits, (o nttaeks by sub
mm hies or aviators If neutral ships
suffered through German submarine
uaifare, owing to mistakes lu Iden
tification, ll 1h a iiuestlon only of
ciulte iHolnted tases, which iiiu be at
tributed to the British gnverumeut'u
abuso of flags. Tito notti says vvlicru
tho Gormiiit subiiiurliieH Hunk neutral
ships It is leiuly (j express regret
niul pay damages, and tills applies
to the Cashing and tho Gulfllght.
About (ho Fiili.hii
Tlio unto tells ol the etforts of tho
MUbiuailiiu captain to givo tho pauaun
liern or tin) 1 alalia ilme to leave tho
ship and e.r being compelled to short
en the tlmu on account of tho Fill
aim's calling for usBlstanco, nnd at
1011111(1111,: to oHtapo. In coucliislou,
tho note loculU (hut Geriiiauy took
eognUaiuu with satlsfaetlou of tlio
pioposals submitted by tho United
.State to lleillu and Londiiu for mo
dus vlveudl for londiiitlng maritime
wurfaie, but these proposals were re
jected by Groat Hiltnlii.
-Not Pull Reply
No Indication of liiteutlou of uliat
liiK tlio suhiiiarluu vim faro Is given
lu tho Get man reply Tho note, how
ever, Im not fi ained ua a dlrett uiu
wer lo tlio American duiitamls, but
Is rather nn ml Interim reply, setting
' ,, ,ml ,,.,ialn fm ts aro first to
. ,,..,.,..., ..,. u.,ttir ,i .. ..
sues uie cllsciirtKed b) the two gov-
leruineals
DYNAMITE GOES OFF
-- -
,.,,w, w limo , MMI,or
And Was Intemled for Rus.
hi.. , es snlil
' '
n; Au4ltt4 I ! lo Coo liar Tlmaa
HltJATTLH. Wash.. May 31 lu-
spettloi.s of the buildings today
h.hb.,! the oHtlmuiett of Iol; lu Sun
,Hy morning's iii)ttrlous dynamite
(.plosion on a UHrgu In the harbor
, be lucreHsed to llliu.ooo. All
... ,i10 .1.. hulldli.us were moro
1 or M ,iumuKl.,. The d)iiamlte,
Keown. JueUe Coke ami I, J 8ln...;
sum iu. I-.1 to tut .heir
stay here short, thev er0 i.uauio
to e u of the partlws.
MUX J. J. UCRHRW015 and family
have airlved here from La Grande
I to Join Mr. Ilurbridge. who pre-
j , . fcJU bvri) sTraI montliw
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Jiuu't jyhou. nh"v-' ..
I lu Uja morului lo Hie .Nortii Jet-
t nud liivestlKale the ioiiiliillt
of etHiiK "ie ilonKev enctiios out
ef tin i are i "it it rx'rcmel) tow
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