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Vol. No. XXXIX.
SHIE 10 GET
LIE AililfT
Minnesota to Collect $900,000
Inheritance Tax From Fred
crick Wcycrhauser Estate
LEFT BIH1T1E
Estimated Now at $30,000,-
000 Instead of $1,300,000
As Was First Reported
LITTLE RAILROAD STOCK
i:ocnHiri Cliiliu Holdings In North
ern Pacific Totalled Only !UMM
Omit lleporl ol' Big Boilings or
Timber In Pacific NorlliMtiil
(Bf AwwUlM I'r. to Com nr TlmM.I
ST. l'AI'I'. Auk. 27. Tlio report
that tl'o stalo of Minnesota hopes to
collect a largo Inlierllnnco tnx from
tlio estnto of tlio Into Frederick Woy
trlmiisor. tlio liunlior king, was con
firmed today hy tlio Attornoy Gener
al's office. It l nsscrted tlmt tho
amount the Btnto tuny reullzo Is ap
liroxlnmtoly $900,000 hiiBod on tin
cstatoof $30,000,000, Instead of $1,
300,000 as reported by tlio execut
ors. Wcyerliniiser was reputed to
heavily Intorestctl In tho Oroat
Northern Railroad but tho Invent
ory submitted by tho executors show
ed lils stock valuation to bo only $0,
000, In tlio inventory thoro was no
mention of timber holdings In tho
Northwest or In paper and box mills.
REPLY OF NIL
i'iti:sini:xT i:.iMti:ssi:s thanks
TO GOVERNORS
State Pverutivo at llostou Conlei
cure Appixve President'.
Course of Action
(tlf AMwUt. tin la Oou. nr Time.
nOSTON, Mass., Aug. 27. A mes
socu from Pieslilenl Wilson In reply
to tho telegram scut him Tuesday
'vim read when fi.o Govornora' enu-fetf-.icc
ic-tibsemliled today.
"I deeply appreciate and am Broit
ly heartened by the ;enorou8 .osolii
tlu'i of coiifldciico passed by tho
boicrnors and I beg you will cou
i,y tc them my heartfelt thii'iks "
n said.
NOVA liAN'DltlTH'S l'HIHNDS
WANT HIM HHTAINKD
Jluy Try to (,' (hoc Slieilff .loliu-
mii's Hi nil mid (Jet Aid of tlio
Count) CoiiiiiilssloiieiH
(Special to The Times.)
COQnu.K, Ore., Aug. 27.
rrlends of Nova Uudrlth, who has
leu notified iiy Sheriff Alfred Jolm
tQ. Jr that his sorvlces as coun
ty Jailor will not bo needed nftor
Feptemlicr I. are said to ho Inaug
uratins a luoiement to retain his
Mace f01. Min Smr,fr .iils0ll i,na
not made any announcement ns to
lio Laiulrith's successor will bo.
Umlilti s frlomlB claim that ljo
Provision Is mndo for a county jail
er ami that Uudrlth Is really Jan
itor of the courthouse nnd draws
'"0 Per month for that work. In
wuietmenw, they claim that tho
Position hliould ho filled by appoint
ment by tho County Court Instead
?, T S' l"rifr' cvt, though tho Jan
"or s duties ns Jailer are under tho
"erltr. ru', iu nddltlon to tho
vY as Janitor T.n.,:irii. ...i ..
I,, . "wiiiii b nuu iu-
' .. . .,,oy as niatro " they
mi!ii me prisoners.
't Is understood that Landrlth's
'""Is win appeal to Judgo Wnt
vn a'i'l the coinnilssloiiers.
wnurlth la a son-in-law of W. W.
"aEe. forincri.. CI. t .....
feaim I "' "". who was uo
jJ! r selection by Shorlff
,8U" ias.t fall.
st,,!'"' Johllso lias not mado any
dent. ,nt aLout the ,ae'- " ovl
cort . Uot worr,ea ab0l't the re
so ov ,V'1lrltU,s frlenas trying to
80 'er his head In the matter.
oUktK "rrts "',m'l t Tho Timoi
IIIS HIS PLACE
Established 1878
Ah Tlio" Coast Mull.
U1L0IS
DE
HENRY HEDGES, HANdlER,
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Deliberately Flies llnllcl into Body
mid Walks Into House Wifu
Married I-'lvo TIiiiin
(Special to Tho Times)
LANGLOIS, Ore, Aug. 27.-Henry
Hedges, who formerly conducted
a grocery store In Lunglols but who
bus been residing on his ranch about
five tulles from town, died soon af
ter shooting himself. Ho left a
nolo saying that Jealously was the
causo,
Mrs. Hedges was at llandon at tho
tlmo of the shooting. Ho had mar
ried her about two years ago, making
her fifth husband. Slio had been
In Dilution getting hoiiio dental work
dono and was soul for immediately.
About I o'clock In tho aftornoou,
Hedges took his (juiy and walked
out to tho front gate. 1 1 Ih stcp
daughter heard a shot flreil and
looked up to huo him sotting tho gun
down by the fence, lie turned and
walked back into the bonne, calmly
stilting:
"I havo shot myself."
lie walked towardii tho sofa and
as ho leaned over to llo down, ho
collapsed, llo died soon afterwards.
Tho bullet penetrated his body Just
above tho heart.
Hedges caino to Ltinglols from
Vancouver, Wash., w fow years ago..
Ho was nbout sixty years old. Hc
sldes his wife, ho Is uurvlvcd by n
stop-daughter and two step sons.
Xeff's Relatives Not Found
11. II. Xeff, slayer of A. J. Witt
man, wa (illicitly burled hero. So
far, llo trace linn been found of his
relatives mid his property will prob
ably revert to tho state. Ho had
hoiiio real cstato besides tho $000 In
the bank at Bnndon.
REPORT MINERS MADE
BIG CLEAN-UP LATELY
wrmu.s rnss .iien Main to nave uu;c;i i
Out .-:i,0M) on llouldcr Creek
May Have Itadliiin
(Special to Tho TIme3.)
1JANDON, Ore., Aug. 27. Accord
ing to parties from Poit Orford, two
minors In tho llouldcr Creek section
havo taken out $2:1,000 worth of
minerals thoro in tho last fow weeks.
It Is said they havo struck a rich
platinum deposit and lire also claim
Inr to havo discovered radium. The
men renortcd to havo made tho bU,
cleanup aro Mr. Curl of Grants IVisd j
and a companion named Alusworth
F
WIKi: AND THIIKH CIIII.DHHN OP
iiitK.'ADiPit (;i:.i:PAii pintisH
Night Lnuip Hel.'oved to Havo Cans-
wl Tragedy at Pie.sldlo Sov
oral Others KM'uped
Jtlr MHorlite.1 rp lo Coo llf Time I
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Mrs.
Frances Warren Pershing, wife of
Hrlgladlor Gonoral John J. Porshlug
U. S. A., and threo of her four child
ren wore suffocated to death in their
quarters at tho Presidio early to
day. Mrs. Hoswoll, a relative, and her
wo children escaped, as did Warren
Pershing, aged flvo yenrs.
Tho dead children aro Ilolon, An
na, and Margaret, all undor eight.
Mrs. H'orshlng was tho daughtor of
Senator Warren of Wyoming. Her
husband Is in chargo of tho bordor
troops nt El Pso.
Tho flro is bollovod to havo fcscn
caused by a night lamp.
W(.4iinii Heseiicd Habes
Tho flro was discovered by Mrs.
Hoswoll, wlfo of Lleutonant Waltor
O. Hoswoll, who Is stationed at Van
couver Harracks, but Is now absent
on sick leave at bis homo In Geor.
gla. Aftor tryluB to nrouso Mrs.
Pershing, sho carried her own chil
dren to tho roof of tho porch, throw
thorn Into tho arms of soldiers be
low nnd then jumped. Sho was In
jured In tho jump and was taken
to n hospital.
Soldiers ontered tho burning houso
and found Warren Pershing uncon
scious on tho floor. Tho bodies of
Mrs. Pershing and hor daughters
wero not recovered until tho flames
wore extinguished. Tho bodies wero
badly burned.
Moonllubt excursion mid DAXCN
at CJOODWIIiVS SATCHDAY night,
Str. Halnbow leaves Mnr.shnelil " !'
in. Hound trip, .10 cents.
SUFFOCATED
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
SB: BAnRISON
US. ROOSEVELT
General Wood Absolved From
Blame .for Allowing Colonel's
Speech at Plattsburcj
OF
Former President Says That
Secretary of War Was One
to Prevent His Address
HOT RET0Rf0F LATTER
Declares Roosevelt Wants Soineono
to PioUvt lllm AgnlnM Himself
ami Prevent Indiscreet Speeches
Likens Hull Mnoser to Drunk
en Mnlno Fanner
(fly AuorUtnJ I'rwn to Tool liar Tlmn.l
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 27.
El
R
S
Secretary of War Garrison made BVo an illustrated lecture on tho
public today tho reply of acnoral I ipu0 islands.
Wood to his telegram directing that Tomorrow morning after tho de
no repetition of tho Hooscvelt lncl-i votionnl servlco at nine o'clock nd
dont at l'lattsburg would bo allowed. droBses will bo given by Miss Mill
"Vour telegram Just received and ' Bpaugb nntl Miss Woybiirn of Port-
tho policy laid down will bo rigidly
adhered to," said Wood.
Secrotnry Garrison said ho had
just read KoosovcU'b statement ab
boIvIiik Wood. "I sco ho blames tho
wholo thing on mo'," said Secretary I wth addresses by Messrs Wright and
Garrison. "Ho takes tho position Sprlngston. Miss Woybiirn will
that It Is notorious that ho has the' conduct a young peoplo's rally t 7
habit of making Indiscreet speeches, 'o'clock that evonlng. At eight
nnd thoroforo It was my duty to find o'clock Miss MUlspaugh and Dr. Eat-
tout If ho Intended to go to l'latts
burg and If so to bend lilm off and
savo him from himself. "Woll may
bo that's so but Its a rather largo
order. Ho Is a vory nctlvo innn nnd
I n vory busy one, nnd It Is a pretty
hard Job for mo to keep an eye on
hlni all tho "time.
Tho colonel's nttltudo reminds mo
of tho story of tho Maine farmer
who was on tho way to tho depot ono
morning when ho mot a friend.
"Whoro aro you going?" said tho
friend.
Ho replied "I am going down to
Pangor to got drunk, nnd great Lord
how I dread It."
GERMANS ARE ANGRY'
AT C0L.R00SEVELT
Former Presidents Condemnation of
Supporters of Fatherland Ar
ouses IJltteriH'Ss
(Hr AmooIiIM I'iym lo CW Hay Tlnim 1
PIiATSHUUO, N. V., Aug. 27
Tho bitter denunciation of "(lorninn
Ainorlcaus,, by Hx-presldont Itooao
volt In his speech hero Wednesday,
which brought forth tho caustic ae
Hon of Secrotnry of War Garrison!
yesterday, has created a furoro nin
oug tho Gorman loaders. They de
nounce ltoosovolt In tho strongest
terms. In his speech ho Is quoted
regarding tho German-Americans ,.b
follows; I
"Tho ovonts of tho past yoar havoj
shown us that Iu any crisis tho hyph-(
minted American Is nn nctlvo forco',
ngalnst America, tin active forco fori
wrong doing. Tho effort to hoist two j
flags to tho samo polo always means.
Hint ono flng Is hoisted underneath:
and tho hyphenated American InvarL
ably hoists tho flag or tho United
Stntos iindornenth. Wo must all bo
Amorlcans nnd nothing olso.
"Thoro exists no finer body of Am.
erlcan citizens In this country than
thoso citizens of German birth or
.,- i.n n, m Pond faith Am.
. '.....i ..Mhiiin. i!o. The nro-
. . ..i i,c!nn arson uang operating In Seattle,
rneDiiinni iiiriiiiLiijiiiiiii ilhii hi
show,, himself In tho- Uflt twelve .San Francisco, Los Angoles and Port
no, s a. enemy to his country. .!. w. .. rested hero today and
posurcs or tlio way n . u. -
U0rilinn-iiiiujii;u..D ..u.u ..u...
. 111. if. . InimialnCI fw ThH
- .
getner wun mo """'" "' '"i
uormaii uvuiii.i .. .v
reel corruption against the Integri
ty of American Institutions nnd
against America's doing Internat
ional duty, should arouso scornful
Indignation In every American worth
calling such. The leaders among tho
professional German Amorlcans have
nreachod and practised wiiat conies,
perilously near to treason against
the United States."
FHUIT JAMS MAHGAIN
Mason and Economy Jars at a spe
cial reduced price for a short tlmo.
SCHHOEDEH & HILDENMHAND
.Market and Wiiterfiont. Phono 77
ASSEMBLY
DEED
COOS l.V BAPTISTS MEET
THREE-DAY SESSION
I.V
I'ubllc Imlted to Attend Scssli.ns
Visltot's Taken on Life-Line (o
Sco tlio New lli'ldgo
Opening services of the threo day
sessions of tho Cooa Hay llaptlst As
sembly wero held this niornlng In
tho IUiptlst church, about 10 minis
ters being present, together with
ninny of tho delegates. At the close
of tho program this afternoon,
aboard tho cruiser LIfo-llne tho vls
ilorH wero taken by ltev. (1. I.o Hoy
Hall to visit tho Southern l'aclfle
bridge.
Devotional services wero led ait
tho morning hour by Elder I.. II.
Stelnholff, following tho address of
tho morning which wan delivered by
Dr. J. I). Sprlngston on tho subject
of Sunday School work. The ser
mon of tho Assembly was given at
It o'clock by ltev. O. C. Wright of
Portland. 1
In addition trf the regular moot
ing Oils evening Hov. Wright will
html and Mrs. C. K. Short, of Oak-
land, will also speak.
On Sunday morning Hov. O. C.
Wright will speak and at three
o'clock n mass meeting will ho hold
on will speak.
Tho following Is tho Sunday schod
ulo arranged:
Outsldo Visits
Flagstaff ...Mrs. C. E. Short, 7:30
Heaver 11111 Mlno
Miss MIllsiraiiKli, 10 a. m.
Eastport
' ( ... .Dr. Eaton right nftor dinner
Eastsldo O. C. Wright, S p. in.
North Ilcnd M. E..O. h. Hall. S p. in.
South slough nridgo
Miss Woybiirn. 3 p. m.
Cooston Dr. Enton.
0. S. LEADS
NATION .1 I'M PS INTO FIHST
PLACE AS EXPOHTEIt
Sales Abroad Ust. Year Total Ovor
Two and n Half Million Lead
(ileal llrltalii
WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 27.
The United States, for tho first time
In Its history, now leads tho world
ns an exporter. Figures mado pub-
ju t0ljay ,y tho Iluroau of Foreign
nnd Domestic Commorco show Amor
lean cxportH In tho flnnnclal year
ondlng Juno 30 totalled $2,708,000,
000 comparwl with $1,170,100,000
for tl0 united Kingdom, next ,:1 -
est exporter
L
AMJ.(.,.: Nsi'HANCH SWINDLE!!
' c.i!(;nr IN POHTLAND
'
(.,.,.,! wii'i Operat.lng In Principal
Pacific Coast Cities Hunied
Hented Houses
ii.,W1.,nv....r..,Til
POUTLAND, Aug. 27. Sanford U
WORLD
ARSON
m:
Currier, alleged to bo tho head of;ovpry
i -
hllV0 rolted howm tuu, ,, Ml0in
uP,l thnlr
I IV I I II I III IIILIll U 11 It I
I ""
goods; then removed the funrlturo
, .,, . ilnBP rP... nti,ors
wore n'sp arrested. Ot er arrests
aro expected.
o
L1TKHACV TEST
IS VOTED DOWN
Ilr AaaorlateJ Pim lo Cooa Ilajr Jlmfi.
ALBANY, Wy., Aug. 27.
By a vote of 77 to C7, tho
constitutional convention to
day reversed Its action of
yesterday and rejected tho
literacy test for voters.
10
Mexican Chiaftan Announces
He will Move Headquarters
to Mexico City Soon
Has Delayed Response to Pan
American Appeal for Estab
lishment of Peace There
PRESIDENT'S SUGGESTION
Ik'Hcvcil to bo First Step in Move
to On In Recognition of Ills Lend
er.slilp by Culled States mid
O.liec Foreign Countries )
tlly AnoctitM Vint to Cooa llr Time.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. General
Carranzn will move his capital to
Mexico City Sunday. President Wil
son's appeal to tho Mexicans for
peace especially referred to Mexico
City as tho placo where tho capital
of any government npplylng for
recognition must be established.
Curranrn's move Is regarded In
I.atln circles as one of the stops In
his effort to obtain recognition by
tho United States. Carranzn's reply
to tho Pan-Amorlcan peace appeal
had not. yet reached hero today.
SCOTP WIIjI HKTUHN
Ciller of Staff Complets Mission on
.Melcmi Horder
IDj A"(vlilM rrvn to fool DI.T Tlmea.
Eh PASO, Aug. 27. Major (Ion
oral Hugh Ii. Scott, chief of staff
of tho United States Army, planned
to stnrt back to Washington lato
today. Ho camo to El Paso August
10th and secured tho consent at
General Villa to tho Mexico peace
conferonco suggostcd by Secrotnry
of Stato Lansing and tho Pan-American
diplomats.
l
FOL'lt KILLED AND EIGHTEEN
1IUUT ON SANTA FE TODAY
Hrjdge, AYeakeneil by Cloudburst,
Collapses Seventy .Miles North
or PlioenlV
llljr AiinttaluJ 1'irai ( Com Wtf Tlmia.J
PHOENIX, Ariss., Aug. 27. Tho
northbound Simla Fo train was
wrecked today on a bridge weaken
ed by a cloud burst at Dato Creek,
70 miles north of hero. Four aro
imported killed and 18 Injured.
Tho locomotlvo passed ovor tho
brldgo safely. Then tho Bpnn collap
sed, plunging tho smoker Into the
swollen stream. Tho Bleeping car
remained on tho track.
Haul to (let Help
Tho wreck occurred olovon miles
-. L.tmiiiKiilk ni ii llntt ii nil 14 uriiiM
,fl.0
I UIJIII II II'IUHMIIHI muuwil Mini ii nun
nearly eight hours before help ar
rived. Iu tho meantlmo the engin
eer and firemen who had leaped to
safety, and the other trainmen, help-
i vi io rescue mo jiushoiikui- iioiu mu
swollen creek, which was about six
feet deep.
WILL APPHOVE PLAN
Hailicn Convention Will Accept
American Piotectontto
(lly Au. UleJ l'f' lo Cooi liar Tlrara.J
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 27.
I'ho United States Stato Dopartment
! officials uuu'jiiiiccd that tuoro Is
Indication that tho fluauclul
nrotectoruto convention with Haiti
will bo rntlfled by tho Ilatlen Con
gress In a fow days. Tho statflinont
wui mado upon advices received
from the American Chargo at Port
I Xu PrIn:o,
I'MPQIW HAH KKPOKT
MADE MY COL. MOHHOW
Col. Morrow Has SubnOttod Favor-
able Findings for Gatdiuci-
llarboi' Improvements
WASHINGTON, I). C Aug. 27.
Senator Lane lias been advised that
il favorable report has beon submit.
I ted by Colonel Morrow following tho
preliminary examination of tho
Umpqua rlvor and bar and entrance
an tho report has been relorred to
fio board or engineers ror rivers ni'd
harbors, which will hold tho nei.t
meeting for hearings on Soptomboi
U.
P
NO REPLY FROM HIM
WRECK
A Consolidation of Times, Const Mull
mid Coos Uny Advertiser.
GEHU 0
SAYS TIIHV Wllil. MAKE MORE
THAN DISAYOWAIj OK ARABIC
Ambassador You lleinstoiff Says
('eriiiany Will OIe "I'ull Satis
faction" tlljr ,miorl.lc.t I'rcfW to Poo my TlniM.J
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27. Cermnu
Ambassador von llernstorff, acting
on Instructions from lluillu notified
Sccietary of State Lansing today
that "full satisfaction" would be
I Wen the Hulled States for tlio sink
ing of the Arabic, llo explained
that Germany would make mire than
a mere disavowal, K it 'o'ind that
ttio Arable was hiiiiic wlthoi.t warn-
li'A.
Von llerustorff called at tlio State
Department early and conferred with
Secretary of State Lansing.
Iiiisltaula Cu"c.
It had been suggested that per
haps Germany was ready also to
make reparation for the Americans
lost on tho I.usltnuhi, but that sub
ject was not discussed. Tho Am
bassador did not make public tho
extent of bis Instructions from Pur
lin, but understood they coincided
entirely with the statement of tho
German Chancellor yesterday ex
pressing tho willingness of the Gor
man government to make the fullest i
reparation If It Ih shown that the
Arabic was torpedoed without warn
ing. STRIKE IN EiLlllO
iM.OOO MINIMIS IN SOl'TII WALKS
QUIT WOHIC TODAY
Coal Field Neaily Tied up as Hesult
of Labor Treuble May
Affect Navy
117 AMuclatcd 1'reil lo Coo llr Tlmfl.J
LONDON, Aug. 28. Hepoits
from tho South Wales coal Holds
this afternoon stnto 215,006 minors
nlready havo joined tho strllca which
bognn this morning whon 10,000 re
fused to work.
Tho recurrence of tho lnbor trou
ble Is duo to growing dissatisfaction
with the award of Walter Uiiuclman,
president of tho Hoard of Trado,
who acted as arbitrator In tho re
cent strike Tho situation was
strained further when tho colliers
learned that Itunclmau declined to
see tho deputation representing
them.
Soma tlmo ago there was InJior
trouble In the South Wales Held, but
It wa adjusted on tho promise, of
1 Igher pay. Tho minors claim tho
operators havo not kept tho promise.
South Wales furnishes the coal for
'the Hrltlsh Navy, and consequently
111 I.I.. .llHnll.. ..frsinfa V.nrlrniil'u
bllU 11UIIIIIU WIH.-HIJ UllVt.n ..lift.
war policy.
T
DEMENTED DIVINE SEIHOl'SLY
WOl'NDS HISHOP IIEFFHON
Angry Hecmiso Pielato Would .Not
Appoint Him to Charge Desired
Wounds Not Filial
IlT Auoelit4 ITfia X- r.if liar Tlmaa 1
WINONA, Minn., Aug. 27. Right
Hov. Patrick 11. lleffrou, bishop of
tho Winona dloceso, was shot ibis
morning In his library by Hov.
Father A. L. Leaches, a demented
priest, who 'hud boon spoudliu; tne
past week at St. Mary's College, tne
dloceso headquarters hero, scek'ug
an appointment which Bishop Her
fion refused to give him.
Ono bullet took effect In tho
right sldo of tho chest. Th i other
cauied u flesh wound In the hip.
Tho physicians, although mlmtuiug
tho chest wound Is serious, are hope
ful for his recovery If eonipllcutlouc
ilo rot set Iu.
Aftor tho shooting Lesclum r. tinn
ed to bis room u tho college and
Ireked hlmsolf In, The poltci forced
an entrance and arrested him,
Tho priest ontered tho library as
tho Bishop was reading and with
out warning, drew a revolver and
shot twice.
Sl'HMAHINE (JETS
ANOTHER VESSEL
Dy AMorlatM I'reaa lo Cooa Pay Time 1
LONDON, Aug. 27. The
British steamer Palmgrovo
was Bunk by n submarine.
Tho crow was saved.
PRIESTSHO
SHOP
No. 29.
GE11S FAO
INTO RUSSIA
Teutonic Forces Have Pene
trated Far Beyond Ancient
Poland Into Czar's Land
Enormous 'Advances Force
Emperor Nicholas' Troops to
Ficjht for Very Existence
ANOTHER FORT IS TAKEN
Pol loved thai. ISiisskuw KctiiliKHl it
I'ntll They Had Covered their Ite
tieat and Hvariiatlon Control
led Hallway Punning east
ward to Moscow
ANOTHEH RUSSIAN
FOHT. OAPTUHHD
t
(Ilj AivblM l'rrra to Cooa nr Tlmn.I
11EHLIN Aug. 27. Tho
Husslau fortress of Ollta on
tho NIemon river, 30 miles
south of Kovno ras ovacuat
cd according to tho official
announcement today.
DAHDAXELLES FIGHT
Iljr Amorliltnt rrr lo Coi Ilr TlniM.J
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug.
27. An official statement
says: "Weak hostile forces
which attacked our loft wing
at Seddul Hahr wore repuls
ed. Otherwise there Ss no
change"
lly Aio-lMl I'rcia to Coo Day Tlma
LONDON, Aug. 27. Tho Auslro
llcrmnn Invadors have not only prcu
scd their opponents Into old Htisnlr,
beyond tho political bo-'lors of iin
clent Poland, but havo ponotratod'
woll beyond tho district ot Russia
proper, Inhabited by tho Poles.
This enormous advance has iuw
reached tho Btago In which tho
troops of Emperor Nicholas aro
fighting for their vory oxlstonco
on tho soil of whlta Uiissla.
Tlio main object of tho Gorman at.
tack around Brest Lltovsk for a num
ber of days was tho railroad running
eastward from tlio fortress toward
Moscow. This lino, with a branch
running In a southeasterly direction,
provided a means for tho Husslau
oviieuutlon or tho rortress. It Is bo
llovod hero that the evacuation was
accomplished successfully hoforo
tho fortress was surrendered.
NINTH FOHT TAKEN
Grodno Only Strongly Fortified
Point In Hiisslnii Hand
III. AnaiK-lalal I'wi lo Cooa liar Tlmoa.l
BERLIN, Aug. 27. Ollta Is tho
it In I li Important fortress to fall hn-
foio the luvaderii Iu tho last tprto
weeks. In all the wide swoop of
Russian territory south or the Baltlo
provinces covered during tlio gieut
Austro-Gormuii offensive, tho rort
ress at Grodno Is now tho only
strongly defended position remaining
in tho hands of the Russians, G'lta Is
in tho principal Russian lino dc
lenso, midway betweon VCo mi, t '
ready In tlir hands or the (lriiiiuis,
aim Giodno.
IS
HILL INTERESTS DISPOSE
THANS-PACIFIO LINER
OF
Largest Pacific Stoainsli, to bo Sold
in Loudon Too Urge for
Paiiania Canal ,
(Ur AaaorUtc4 Pllia li Cooa Day Tluioa.)
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug. 27. Tho
Great Northoru Steamship Company
announced Its arranging to sell Its:
only stoamcr, tho Minnesota, and
discontluuo tho trans-Pacific ser
vlco, which has never beou proflU
able. Tho Minnesota, now at Vlad
ivostok, will return to Soattlo for a
cargo to ho taken to England by way
of Capo Horn, as the Panama canal
will not admit tho vessel, which la
the largest on tho Pacific. Tho Ml in
nesota will probably find a buyer In
k
oudou.
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