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SECTION
TWO
Society and
Church News
Vol. No. XXXIX.
Established 187H
Ah Tho Const Mall.
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
A Consolidation of Times, Coast Mall
nnd Coos Uny Advertiser.
No. 12
News of European War
u n u :: u n u n n
GERMANS WILL ALTER .BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE
News , of Nearby Towns
it t: u tt u it tt u s: u
Coos Bay Should Develop a
Water Carnival
GOVERNMENT OF POLAND HYPNOTICALLY TREATED
IS
dans
wm?B
Distinctive
Will Unite (In; Country nnd llrlK
Jnlo Closer Touch With
I Teutons
Dr Attocltted I'rcm to Coot D TlmM.
LONDON, Auk. 7. With the Brent
KurbIiui fortresses of Wuranw nnd
Ivnngorod captured ami the fall of
Riga Imminent, tho Austro-German
onslaught linu reached Its height In
the Bust nnd tho next stop will ho
the Gorman omporor's triumphant en
try Into tho Polish capital. That event
will likely soon ho followed hy the
pronouncement of n united nnd soml
nutonoiuous 'Poland, embracing not
Vi only tho territory wrested from tho
Russlnns, hut tho Austrian crown
land of Qiillcln.
Flglitlnj; for Railroad
In tho mcatitlmu tho Husslnn nr
m lea nro trying to fight their way
backward toward Itusshi proper, try
ing to Ucop tho Invaders off tho rail
ways running north nnd south In or
der that tho ends of tho German nip
pers tuny not meet nnd In closing
bring disaster to tho Husshtn army.
Retreat Difficult
Tho position of tho nrniy of Grand
I)uko Nicholas Is now n matter of
Bollcltudo as tho occupation of War
saw Is hellovcd to bo tho prelude to
a later purpose, that of enveloping
tho retreating forces.
Hack of tho retreating Russians Is
ftho vast morass of central Poland
with few railways nnd prlmntlvc
rnnds, making virtually Imposslhlo
tho quick movement of guns and sup
plies while back of Warsaw, tho only
fortress nvallablo as a rallying point
for Russians In Hcst-Lltovsk.
Menaced TmW AViijh
Thus tho Russians nro menaced by
von Dulow's columns bending south-
ft 'wnrd nnd von Mnckcnzon's nrniy
bonding northward. Tho German of
fer of nutontomy to Poland is regard
ed na a bid against tho similar Rus-
slnn declaration promising eventual
Polish autonomlty under Russian su
zerainty. NO Oll-'TS TO SOLRIKHS
Cannot bo Mulled From United Sln
' te.s to Kuropcuii War 1'YoiiIn
Postmusters linvo received Inslruc
Btructious from tho department that
pnrcels containing tobneco, cigars
nnd cigarettes, addressed to French
troops nnd prisoners of war In
Franco nro not to bo accepted for
mailing by postmasters In this coun
try. This ruling has boon mndo bo
causo tho men in tho trenches aro
tumble In tho majority of cases to
pay tho duty on parcels they ro
celvo. Especially on tobaccos of
nny kind tho French authorities
have imposed a heavy duty.
WHAT COXQUKST MKANS
The peoplo of Wlndati, Poland, nro
experiencing what It menus to have
their country overrun by tin Invader.
Tho Gormnn victors distributed farm
machinery, and ordered thut harvest
ing of tho crops proceed. Ono fifth
of tho hnrvest taken was to ho re
served; tho remaining four fifths to
go to tho conquorors, workors disap
pearing bring n penalty upon tho
fnrm from which tlioy go; tho farm is
penrlng bring a penalty upon tho
o ho conflficnted.
RADIUM IS CHBAPKK
(II; AiioeltteJ I'rrtt tu Coot 7 Timet.
LONDON, Aug. 7. Whllo most
commodities have grown steadily
dear since tho war begun, tho price of
radium shows a drop of about n
tliousaud dollars a gram In tho last
year. Tho ronson apparently Is that
Homo peoplo who held limited quan
tities of tho avnllablo supply wero
compelled to sell at loss.
Tho Drltlsh Army Medical Depart
ment plans to uso radium trcntmont
for tho benefit of obstlnato cases of
rheumatism contracted in the ti en
cites. GIVES HALLY CRY
gi:o.
w. pkrkins addiu:ssi:s
TI1I2 PHOGRKSSIVKS
Say
Party Only One Prepared for
IVato its Well ls for
War
tlly AnoclileJ rrttt to Coot Bar Timet.
ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. C found
ing tho rallying cry for Progressives
to Btand by tho party, Gcorgo W.
Perkins told tho up-state lenders
at an executive meeting yesterday,
tho Progressive organization wns
tho only ono that stands for pre
paredness for peace ns woll as pre
paredness for war,
Difficult Operations Mndo Possible
I'ltder Conditions Ollioiw fo
Prohibitive
Dr Aa.cllcl Treat to Coot Hit Timet,
LONDON, Aug. 7. Practically ev
ery hospital for soldiers now has on
Its staff one or more physicians train
ed In' administering hypnotic treat
ment. According to tho medical cor
respondent of tho Dally Mall, the re
sults obtained have been little short
of mlrnctilous.
Tho chief tiso of hypnotism bus
boon In cases of shell-shock whore, In
addition to an actual wounding the
patient 1b suffering from a pronounc
ed disorganization iof tho nervous
system. This may take tho form of
complete or partial blindness, loss of
hearing or speech, paralysis, melan
cholia, or Iobs of memory.
Tho treatment consists of hypno
tising tho patient, nnd while ho Is
In tho hypnotic stnto tho operator
coaxes him to cxorclso Uioro sen
ses and functions which previously
linvo been lost or quiescent. Then
tho lost sight or memory Is gradually
awakened In tho unhypnotlzed state,
nnd, according to the Mull's corres
pondent, a complete euro Is almost
always merely a question of time.
CALL OUT OLD MUX
Hungarians up to 150 Yeats of Ago
Respond to Call for Soldiers
(lif AiioclttoJ rrt.i to coot Day Timet.)
RURAPICST, Hungary, Aug. 7.
All men of tho Lnndsturm up to r. 0
years of ngo linvo now been ordered
up for re-exnmlnutlon by the army
doctors. In nccordance with a now
decree, nil men will In the future
bo clnbslflcd as either fit for mili
tary service, fit for guard service,
or physically Inrnpnblo of any kind
of work. All those belonging to
tho first two classes will bo enlist
ed, tltoso who tire not judged fit
for military service at tho front will
serve us guards for tho prisoners
camps, railway lines, und ware
houses, relieving those now doing
such service for tho front.
Some of the men of tho younger
military classes have thus far un
dergone six or more medical examin
ations. TAMPKHING W
ITU MAIL
Dr AuoclttM rrrat to Coot 1117 llmM.)
HHRLIN. Aug. 7. Tho govern
ment reports tho possession of con
stantly Increasing evidence that tho
utiles aro tampering with mull, not
only fur Germany from neutral
countries, but also for neutral coun
tries from neutral countries.
Prlvnto letters from Urnzll to
Switzorlnnd, from Amorlca to Swltss
orlund, und from Spain to Switzer
land, have nrilved, It Is said, open
ed and bearing ij label' with the
wordB! "Ouvert par 1'Autorlto MM-
tnlro." Protests that this Is a
brench of International law have
been unavailing thus fur.
COST OK HATTLKSHIPS
Ur Attocltttd rrrtt to coot Btj Tlmw.J
LONDON, Aug. C Some interest
ing figures rogardlng Great llrltnln's
tiavnl expenditures uro mndo public
In a Illuo Rook just Issued, although
dated back to March 31, 1911.
It Is noted that tho government's
decision to rush tho Qucon Kllzn
hoth to completion had added an
oven ?1,G00,00 to hdr estimated cost
up to March 31, 1011, on which dnto
?7,1 00,000 had been spent on her.
How much It cost to completo hor af
ter that dato Is not specified.
On March 31, 1914, four months
hoforo tho beginning of tho wnr
thero wore ICO vessels of various
sorts being built for tho Drltlsh Na
vy. Tho cost of soveral ships that linvo
been mentioned during tho war Is
given as follows:
nattlo Cruisers:
Lion $9,855,000
Princess Royal $9,840,000
Queen Mary $9,805,000
Battleships:
Ajax $8,985,000
Centurion . . $8,970,000
King Georgo V 8,890,000
Mnrlbourough (unfinished)
$9,035,000
AID TO RUSSIA
tD7 AuoclttM Ptett to Coot Bar TlmM.
PRTROGRAD, Aug. 7. Savings
deposits In local banks continue to
pile up due to tho suppression of the
vodka traffic nud to other economies
attendant upon tho war, Tho first
five months of 1915 showed on in
crease In deposits over the same per
iod of tho previous year of $122,500.
On Juno 1 deposits nggregnted
$1,039,900 in cash and $219,550 in
bonds.
HERE'S A SUGGESTION FROM GRAY'S HARBOR THAT MIGHT BE MADE INTO A
BIG, BOOMING CELEBRATION IN THIS SECTION SKIPPING, ROPE ON SPIN
NING LOG IN WATER WHILE WEARING ROLLER SKATES ONE OF THE NOVEL
FEATURES. '
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Contest
T
UK T1.MKS has frequently urgod
tho suggestion that Coos Hay
dovelope
it water carnival col-
would be dUt'nctlve !
obratlon that
und characteristic of this section.
Tho accompanying pictures of tho
feature, of a celebration mimed tho
"Splash" recently held at Gray's
Harbor, suggest what might bo
done on Coos Ray along this line.
T
UK success of big celebrations
hold In a city depends to a very
croat oxtont uiion the manner
In which tho visitors aio ontortnlned. J In but few othor placos. The nccom-
If they aro shown a good time and panylng plcturos show soma of the
are really mado to onjoy themselves water siiorts which wero hold at I
thoy go away pleaded and como back Grny'H Harbor whoro n recont colo-
tho next tlmo tho city under.tnkos any bratlon wns a grout success.
big event. Particularly If thero Is The water features have been to a
something novel and different arogreat extent neglected hero, While
::mTtm, -.V.'nner of lliicklng
the visitors pleased
A number of tho localities In Oro-
gou nuvo noconio quite lumoiis just
bocnuso of homo distinctive gather-'
. . i. .
,Ing. Portland with Its rose carnival' dlnury kind Is nothing dirroront
ovory our Is known for that par-'fron what may bo held auywhero In
tleulur show all over tho country.
Kloronco has Its rhodondron show,
Poit Orford Its Agato Carnival and
nil of which have becomo quite not
ed und Just bocuuse they uro distinct
ive nnd chnractoristlc of the place.
Coos nay on account of Its water
facilities has ji chanco to hold col-
'ebratlons which could bo urrnngod I
"7Z3j" c.ncfi'.r'j'onls
thoy often mnko up ono fcuturo or a
celebration on Coos Ray thoy really
bhoiild ho tho main feature. Ordinary
rnccB and contest in tho way of
sports on laud can bo held In any
Inland city but thero nro not many
places with tho facilities to glv un
all water carnival such as Coo" Ray
affords. Local people nro ho ucciis
touted to Boeing tho buy that thoy
forget how attractive tho water i
to those who llvo Inland,
When thu mllron'' Is finished
there will ho many visitors from tho
outside und the next big celebration
on Coos Hay Hhould bo n wnter cur
nival. Thero I everything hero to
mnko such an undertaking it success
and tho blK buy Is an Ideal place for
holding wMtor sports of all kinds.
DecorutM and Illuminated boats In
u merino parade would hu much
mor uttructlvo 'than any laud par
ade for tho ioiikou that It would bo
dirforont nud could only bo held
where there Is u largo body oT wa
ter. Peoplo would tomo from tho In
terior to seo a wnter carnival when
the ordinary laud colouration would
not attract them becniiso thoy can
seo tho same thing at home
Tho largo body of wnter und beau
tiful rivers tributary muko up ono
of Coos Ray's groatost assets. Tho
locality will bo a groat resort point
when tho railroad Is finished and tho
water features should bo 'mudo tho
most of as it Is tho fact that tho plaro
is on tho water that It will attract
tourists and others,
A wntor carnival rould ho mndo
a beautiful ovont und It will bo found
.1... I ...III nti lnll..nHll. ..tntn
nun h win unmet mi um mu oimu
whoio u public celebration of ho or-
tho state.
sta(Ji:s onr coos road
Automobiles nro now being op
oiuted between Rosoburg und Marsh-
fiold over tho old Coos Hay Wagon
reart Tlc )llHt 0f tho horse drawn
vnhiciiui which nnorutnd between
Roston and Lairds during tho spring
n,j ourly summer weio taken off
yesterday and tho drivers leturn-
Pj t0 UoBoburg today. Rosoburg
Review.
Times Want ads brin roBulti.
NEWS OF THE PEOPLE
OfSCHOFIELD
Happenings at l'tup(tia Klxor Neigh-
liorhood Which Has Seen .Much
Acthlly of ltto
fSpeclul to Tho Times)
SCIIOKIICLD, Ore., Aug. 71 Sur
veyor 1 I). Rrowno, Mrs. Rrowno
und bou Darwin linvo returned after
soveral weeks at San Kraiiclsco.
Rov. W. Krank Glocckher, of
Grnnts Pass, spout last Sunday at tho
Rrowno homo, nud preached In tho
afternoon at tho school house.
Arthur Walker Is reported to linvo
bought tho Thorp ranch of tho
Southern Pacific Company. This,
with his other holdings will mnl(o
one of the best dairy ranches lit
Southern Oregon.
Prof. G. M. Sprnguo nnd family
nro spending tho summer on their
homestend up tho Wind rlvor.
Miss Klla Sprogue, of tho Coos Riv
er consolidated school, Ib Visiting nt
tho homo of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Sprnguo.
T. P. Rlcrly Ib making somo sub
stantial Improvements on his home
stend In tho way of wnter system und
soma bridges
Allured Walkor, recently operated
on for npendlcltlB, hy Dr. Houso
worth of Mnrshfleld, Is reported rest
ing easier. All Schofiold hopes for
her early recovery.
Miss Jennlo Walker, of tho Scap
pooso schools Is Bpendlng her vaca
tion with her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs.
Chnrles Wnlkor.
Wm, Chandler nnd crow of forest
ers from Coitulllo nro extending n
trull and telcphono to Dean's Moun
tain. It Is planned to completo tho
trail to Loon Lake another season.
Friends of Joseph Henderson, the
Pioneer survoyor nnd cruiser, will ho
Kind to know of his successful oper
ation for removal of cancer on his
recent trip to Knnsns City.
Miss M. Torhet, superintendent of
tho Sunday School reports splendid
Interest nnd Increasing attendance.
Wm. Thompson, tho gonlnl watch
man of the tunnel auup reports no
thing worso than n window broken
for tho sake of somo bacon nud can
ned fruit.
GOLD 1IKACII XKWS
Doings of Curry County Peoplo 'Fold
In (ho Globe
Tom Smith, ono of tho oldest res
idents on the river, departed last
wek via Rrooklngs for San Kran-
clsco to enter tho German Hospital
to undergo an operation.
Miss KIb:o Johnson, daughter of
Mr. nnd Mrs. J. C. Johnaon, arrived
hero und will mnko this her future
homo with hor 'parents.
Grandma Miller, who has been nil
lug so long, Is gradually growitif,
weaker, und hut little hopes uro en
tertained of her over getting up
again.
Don Lucas received the appoint-
as a delegate from Curry Cotluty
to tho Corn Festival at tho Panama
Pacific Imposition, to bo held In tho
Oregon building on August 5 nud
0th.
Tho little girl or Mr. und Mrs.
Aco Tumor Is now recovering from
a mild attack of smallpox. It Is said
that Henry Colvlu also hud his turn
with tho disease ut thu homo of
Mr. Tumor.
NKWH OP IIAUSIIR
(Special to Tho Times.)
HAUSKR, Oro., Aug. 7. Kldor
Stolnhoff pieuched at North Inlet
chapel last Sunday when there wns
u lurgo attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyon und family uro
visiting with their old friends und
looking after their cranberry ranch.
Sidney Deuu and family, who huvo
been nt tho Miller tlo rump for tho
pust six months started today for
California. Thoy will drive through
In a wagon.
Tho .Southern Pacific men nro lay
ing rails botweon Iluttorflold- und
Saunders Lakes.
SHIP .MANV OATTLi:
Wednesday, Gourley and Jones, of
Myrtla Point, drove out over tho Coos
liny road, fifty four head of beof
cuttle, They drive to Rosuhurg nud
ship to Portland. The cuttle wero the
finest, smoothest bunch thut linvo
been shlpcd In a long time.
Coqulllo Herald.
GO TO HXPOSITIOX
Mr. nnd Mrs. P. n. Sagttbord, of
Gardiner, left horo this morning to
visit tho San Francisco exposition.
Thoy nrrlved yostordny nud spent
tho night with friends horo Roso
burg Review,
ROADS BEING IMPROVED
IN ALLEGANY SECTION
Others Items of Interest of Peoplo
In tho Upper North I'ork
Country
(Special to Tho Times)
Tho roads are In flue Bhnpo on the
Hast Kork. Tho stngo cars carry good
loads of patruugors now.
Road master Daggett Is making n
now pleco of road up near Gould's
Sluice dam on West fork which will
bo a great Improvement when fin
ished. Tho road along thero needs
work, as It Is the worst In tho dis
trict. Thero wns it big dnnco at tho Hall
Inst Saturday night, about thtrty
flvo couples attending. Thero wero
three cars from Loon Lnko loaded
with dancers and nil hud a good
tlmo.
Tho dog show did not put on a
pprformnnco hero, much to tho ro
gret of tho youngsters, somo of them
saw tho ponies nud dogs on the road
however.
K, C. Rnrchu hns boon Bonding
green com to market for the past
week. Ho linn the earliest In this section.
anotiikr pioni:i:r gonr
Andrew Hoover, an old pioneer
of Coos County, died at his homo In
Frultvnlc, California, at tho ngo of
73 years. Ho citmo to Coos County
in January, 1875, nud engaged In
mill work nt Norway. In tho fan
of 1883 ho left Coos County nnd
moved to Douglas County whoro hu
worked In flour mills. In 1891 ho
left Douglas County for California
whero ho hits nlnco resided. Ills
death wns duo to a full ho rocelvod
whllo working nt tho carpenter
trade about six mouths ngo. Ho
was n muu beloved by nil who know
him.
Hu leaves behind to mourn his loss
his wife, Minerva Harriett; two
sons, James L. Hoover of Powors,
and Wilbur A. Hoover of Rnndon;
flvo duughters, Mrs. Kva A. Nichols
of Rnndon, Mrs. Mitry 12. Lcsllo of
Union, Mrs. Colo Armstrong of Po
wors and two others of California,
Hu iiIbo leaves u hrothor, Willis A.
Hoover of llandon nud n sister, Mrs,
Luuru Rohlson of Norwuy. Tho .fu
neral was hold ut his into residonco
und the Interment in Kvorgrcon
comelory, Oakland, Cal. Randon
Recorder.
to mini: on rkach
The following Is from tho Gold
Reueh (Hobo:
A portion of the mining machin
ery to bo used by J. It. Peters on
tho beach' hero nrrlved on the Rust
ler. Tho mnchlnory consists of two
engines, a largo boiler and sovoral
minor nrtlcles connected with ftho
plant. Mr. Peters who returned a
few days ago, Is now siiporlntoudlng
tho setting up of tho mnchlnory on
tho rlvor front, nfter which It will
ho hauled to tho place of operntlor
on tho beach South of town. All
tho innelnory has not yet arrl
hut Mr. Peters expects It hero by
tlmo ho can get what Is hero It llnt
and bo ready for It.
LOON LARK ROAD
A number of Loon Lake peoplo
appealed before the County Court
this morning and asked for informa
tion rogurdlug tho expenditure of
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coiiBiiiorunie money voieit iy upociut 's
tax by tho Loon Lnko citizens at a
recent election hold thero. Tho
money Is to bo spent Improving tho
so-culled Loon Lnko road uudor tho
direction of County Commissioners
It. P. Nichols and Harry Plukstou.
Messrs. Plukuton nnd Nichols nro
planning to leave for Loon Lake us
soon us tho present term of court
reaches an end. Whllo thero thoy
will lay out tho work, which will bo
rushod to Bpeody completion.
Rosoburg Rovlow.
1'OKMKK NORTH RKND FOLKS
Georgo Lnngonborg nud wife ar
rived horo yosterday from Porter
vlllo, Cal., to spend a few days
with friends. Thoy mudo thu trip
by automobile and report a de
lightful tlmo. Mr, uud Mrs. Lan
gouborg formerly lived in RoHoburg,
whero thoy uro well known Roso
burg Rovlow.
PAIR AT ROHIRUMKI
ROSKHURG, Aug. 7. -Aftor con
siderable uncertainty as to whether
It would bo possible to hold a Coun
ty fair this yeur, the Douglas County
fair hoard has decided to hold tho
annual County Fair on Soptombor
IT. to 17, bolng far three days in
stead of four as formerly,