HIFTLfSS MAN USUALLY PREFERS TO FOLLOW M LINE OF LEAST PEAS
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Coos Bay Times Your Paper
' The Coo Bay Times li prond
I'oople' Paper," and It strives
lire W i0 ,tJ nwno ,)y loVOtIjn
.romotlng the people's Interests.
Vol. No. XXXIX.
MOONSHINER
PLEAD GUELTY
Seven Men in Famous Case
Throw Themselves on the
Mercy of Federal Court
Case Against Fred Bowles, the
Eighth Defendant, is' Dis
missed by Prosecution
BIG SWINDLE IS ALLEGED
Claim Mndo Tlmt tho (iovcrntiiouti
Wiw Defrauded Out of Ten to Mr
tei'ii Mllll u Dollars Dui'liiK
the Ijiiftt. Ten Venrs
JD AmUIbi1 r?ra t Toon Ha TlmM.)
FORT SMITH, Ark., Oct. 20.
Seven of tho men on trial ehnrgud
with conspiracy to defraud tho gov
ernment In iniiniifactiiro of moon
thtno whlskoy, plcuded guilty in tho
United StntcB' dlHtrlct court toihiy.
Benlcnco will bo passed tomorrow.
Tho enso against Frod UowIoh, the
eighth defendant, wis dismissed.
Allego 1 1 If,' Swlndlo
Tho ilcrciulnntB In connection with
tho so-called "Mooimhlno" conspira
cy originally numbered over a Bcorc,
tlx ot tliem officials or former offi
cials of tho United States internal
IloTcnuo Service. Thoy wore Indict
ed hy thu Federal Grand Jury lust
June.
Tho government authorities predict
that out of tho eases may grow a gi
gantic prosecution of many (other
men, who, It Is nllegod, lmvo swind
led tho Kovornmuut of tho United
States out of hotweon $10,000,000
and 115,000,000 during tho last ten
Tho alleged head of tho conspiracy
Is John h. C'aBpor, an officer of tho
Huih Distilling Uo., of Kansna City,
lio with any L. Hnrtman, of ICnn
J City, James O. Browbnkor, of
1'ort Smith nnd othora charged with
maintaining nu Illicit dlstlfiory at
fort Smith and with shipping thous
ands of gallons of spurious whlskoy,
manufactured nt'tho plant, to tho
distilling company.
Blanket Indictment
Tho six ravomia officers nro natnod
"Mi other dofondants in n blanket
Indictment for conspiracy and one of
Ihem, Knox llooth is accusod of nc
"Ptlng bribes from Caspor and Ilart
n. Uooth wns formerly superin
tendent of tho Tennesson Itnvnimn ni.
'Won nnd and wns romovod froih of-
co aner tho Issuo of tho warrant for
' arrest. Government offlcors sny
no confessed nnd gavo valuable infor
on as to tho working of tho al
IeKd conspiracy.
Caught Hovcni'io Men
Tho other rovonuo men indicted
ere; J
Jmes Snrbor, Atlnnta, On., former
Perlntendont of tho Georgia Revo
oe Division; resigned shortly after
M Indictment.
Tl'omng c McCoy, Ashv
'er rovenuo ant.A'hV"0,w "
.e,v., .?.Ven" nBOnti resigned fromL
""" "vo years ago.
8-L. Williams. Winston, 'Salem, N.
wnier rovonuo agent; rcslgnod
tlai.f Ji6ars nB0 nn(1 "ocamo asso
kuilness CaaVr' ,U Ul dlat,ll,nB
tJJ!0Wy nroWn- Harrison, Ark.,
WVernmg0l'er,Un0nt BUaBOr. at,I '"
8overnment BOrv,Co arreBtml
Cr0" n;S,U'ai,UnB' Aurora-Mo''
ttsteT ' rc8,sncd wIl0 nr-
Othora indicted
J'hers Indicted were:
nd Oh F.arrabeo. Georgo aiartman
Cllv t , 8 owbaker of Kansas
I li 5 '" Coffo' Fred Bowles and
U B,n!t. nm8' f Port SinIt": Jn,es
Cummin ' Jack8onvl. Fla.j- Henry
BrotJ x. a",I)a Vla'' aa Leo F'
rett T.P,,0Se8 " ". K'l. P, Jar
m !' s'nnr,J J. W. llrjder
known! ,,avvk,3, addresses un-
r Was Uasliy Found
to rlJr!?"1 off,cers (lltl not havo
by nJl W00uel li's inhabited
tne 2 mon of tho "Moonshine"
They J? t,ho IUIc't Iuor was made.
f For to" U stand,lB bodly on one
er obi i ' 8troet8' ,n a Uolap,"
lag ., uulIulng, as innocent look-
house 10 d08erteil Arkansas farm
Seals We,.0 llrok
Tho p"7" v." "Keu !
T I- Ma'rS" 0 1 " nowe"
Owner -1..1--,'.. ' '
.. UkL Nmill. !..! .a
ta., - uutibuu riifi rnvemin iln.
raent at Washington n't tbolr In.
MIKE TO COME
of Its Utlo "XJio
t all times to
Iu energies to
Established 1878
An Tho Const Mali.
LUMBER DISCUSSED
SUBJECT TAKEN UP AT
OATIIEHINO TODAV
111(2
Itelaltoii or Industry to United Stales
Government H Topic at Con-
vent Ion Todny
tnr AiworUtM Vnn to Coon Hi TlmM.J
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. Tho
lumber Industry in rolatlon to tho
f United States government wns tho
subject of discussion at today's ses
sion of tho convention of tho Western
Forestry and Conservation Associa
tion. Delegates from Washington-
'Oregon, California, Idaho nnd Moiw
tnna wcro present.
Si
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SHERIFF .10IINKO.V TAKES HASH.'
STAND AS MIM-:gVIST
Will Itcuuho Parties to Swear Out
Complaints Hcl'oro .Making Any
Arrests Under II.
(Special to Tho Times.)
COQUILL1-J, Ore, Oct. 20 Sher
iff Alfred .lohuson has recolvcd sev
eral complaints, from different parts
of the county urging him to en
force tho Otcgnu Sunday-closing law.
Many of the complaints are anony
mous. ' .
Shorlff Johnson has Inkon tho
Iff
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samo stand as District Attorney L. I ItHolf to build more nnvnl craft, rn'iiko
A. LllJeqvlHt In the matter. That It own armor plate and groatly ex
Is, that parties having a complaint j cl "" manufacture of munitions.
muse rormniiy swear out mo inior
matlon nnd glvo evidence ngnlnst
tho party licensed of violating tho
Iaw
Sheriff Johnson takes tho ntuud
that where thero Is no wilful of
fouse, It is not up to htm to assume
tho role of prosecutor and officer.
However, any propor complaint,' duly I
Bworn to, will rocolvo his attention.
TALK DF POLITICS
MOltll GOSSIP AllOL'T VOSSIIlIiE
CANDIDATES IN .MAItSIIFIKM)
Dr. If. M. Shaw ,Suggcstel for Coun
. clluiau If. J. Klutbiill Hays
: ' lio Ih Not Aspirant
Gossip concerning candidates for
city offices In Mnrshflold continued
rlfo today but so far no offlclnl an
nouncements have beon made- by any
of tho candidates suggested for tho
various places.
Dr. II. M. Shaw was talked of to
day as a candidate- for ono of tho two
vacancies on tho city council. Dur
ing his several years rosldonco In
MaVshfiold, ho has not boon octlvo in
public affairs but formorly took
much intorcst In municipal work nt
his olfl homo. Ho Is heavily interest
ed in Coos county property nnd his
friends say ho would ma'ko a fino
'councilman.
Kl-nhull Not Aspirant
Councilman II. J. Kimball doclaren
'today that bo was not an aspjrant for
tli mayoralty. Ho said uiat no
f would not conslnor It ar1 th-ii whon
Bervcd h, torm " tho C0UI,C,,
mon . d ot03t wJlon
nosltlon ho took uudor protest
urged by his frlonds, ho said thnt ho
f would bo done with public offlco.
Many Approvo Hall
A numbor of business men today
heartily Indorsod tho suggestion of
John F. Hall for mayor and it isdlko
ly thnt strong pressuro will bo
brought on him to bo a candidate.
tentlon to ceaso business. Tho gov
ernment immediately withdrew Us of
ficial guager and sealed tho doors ot
tho plant.
The seals, It 3 aUoged, woro soon
brokon, tho old machinery removed
and now mnchlnory sot up.
Someone Informed
Ono day tho government officials
got nn anonymous lottor that started
nu Investigation, David A. Gates,
Deputy Internal ltovonuo Commiss
ioner, took charge of tho inquiry. Ills
men quickly covered Missouri, t Ar
kansas. Georgia, North Carolina and
Tonnesseo, and picked up clows Jora
nn.i there, which finally resulted hi
the solzuro of tho distillery. Among
tho discoveries thoy made was that
tho plant was connected with a iar-,e
HOwer. with outlets so arranged that
the contonts of Its eight ten-thous
and-gallon tubs could bo dlscnargeu
Into tho Arkansas river within a fow
minutes.
Six dlfforont indictments -wero ro
. a n .ooi. n nf tlm examination
- :".;.."". f,iPii,..
Some o7 the indictments were blank-
I.. a n.,.i ll rnvnred t 10 tWOIlty-
M n .1 A Itlf T II fl I'lU HI II111L-11L i . - f
i "" " f
six dofondants-.
CEaus
MARSHFIEIA OREGON,
WILL PREVENT
PRIVATE GIFT
Government to Provide Against
Excessive Profits Being
Made on Munitions
Will Recommend to Congress
That the Country Make its
Own Armor Plate
WILL EXTEND THE WORK
Will Ho Suggosted to Equip tho Gov
eminent In'Siii-li a Way That
.It Can llulld Hh Own Hat-
tlcshtps
tligr AmocIiIM Vrmt to Corn t Time)
RALEIGH, N. C. Oct. -20. What
ftho navy oxpects to do townrd pre
venting private manufacturers reap
ing nn excusslvo profit on the govern
ment expenditure:! for national do
fouAo was outlined hero today by
Secretary Daniels In a speech at the
North Carolina state fair.
He uitld his annual report to con-
I'gross would recommend legislation
to enable tho government to equip
SEARCH HIDOID
I'OUIt HODIKS OF tJASOI.I.N'i: ItOAT
VICTI.MS MISSING
ItcmaliiN or Owner of Alliance No, 1!
And Several Others
are inn-mi
(11 AmwUImI ITru lo Coot IW
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TlmM.
POINT AltL'NA, Calif., Oct. 20.
Tho search for tho four missing bod
ies ot tho eight drowned In tho wreck
of tho gnsollno schooner Alliance No,
'" Mnmlnv nn MnlmiHa rnnl(H Wllfl
abandoned today.
Tho funoral of Chlof Englucor Har
rington wns hold today. Tho fuu-
roral of Miss I.ena Mlllor of Vancou
ver nwalts tho arrival of her moth
er. Tho bodies of Miguel Ablla, tho
owner, nnd Purser HatUto woro bur
ied yesterday. H. It. Jones, nnd
Itafaol Modlua, tho ownor's servant,
wero tho only ones saved.
IIAHVAHD MAN FUOM HOSTON
CAUGHT 11V GF.UMANS
"Whs With the Fivnch Air Siiundroiil
In tho Wai Father GotH
tho Nowh
(11 AuoeUtx) ritM 10 u Par tibh.)
HOSTON. Oct. 20. Norman t
Prlnco, a Harvard graduato and
mombor of a prominent Hoston fam
ily, who was aviator with tho French
army, has been capturod by tho Ger
mans, according to a cnblogram to
his father today.
F
AfdiKGKD riliAVHH OK WH AN-
GKI.HS POMCK CAUGHT
Harry Duncan AttemptH Kscupo to
thu Fast When Police Arrent
lllni at Train '
(D AuocliloJ Treu lo Cooo nt Time 1
LOS ANOHLES, Oct. 20. Harry
Duncan, tho alleged slayor of Po
lice Sergeant Toolon, was captured
today at Sborb, a station near Pas
adena. Just us ho was about to
board a Southern Pacific train
bound east. Ho was brought to tho
county Jail Immediately, In an auto
YOUNG CROWN PRINCE
TO TAKE COMMAND
I liiilKuriun Taking Charge of tho Ar
my lie 111 is lAtw aiiiui
of Note
ini AnoclttoJ ! f Coo IU Time.
oniMA nt. 20. Tho announce-
.!.' i-i.,m unrts. tho Crovn
M'rtnco of Hulgarla, w... bo command-!
DUELS
LIT
AVIATOR
CAPTURED
GAPTUBE
wit
or-ln-chlef of the Bulgarian Army, p "'- ""- " -- --
recalls the lovo affair botwceiv hlmltlngulshlng between tbo two, klaslng
nnd tbo Russian Emperor's oldost.jUio hands of tho churchmen and pre
daughter, the Princess Olga. Tho UwUnir his own hand to the Jnymen
ensagemont has been announced by 'to be klsBC-d.
iiictlt
MKMHER, OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1915
ROVE
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CALIFORNIA CHILDREN MAKE
GIFT TO PRESIDENT
Gold from PiuKle Cont .Mine Is
Presented Dim by Delegation
Received Todny
(Dy Atioclttod I'tm to Com Day Tlram
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Oct. 20.
President WUbou todny received a
delegation ot women nnd girls from
California, who gavo him a piece
of gold from a California mine, nnd
also a bar of gold to be mndo Into
a weddlttg ring for his fiancee,
Mrs. Gnlt.
AbUed to Attend
Tho delegation also brought potl-
ftloiiB signed by 300,000 Cnllfornlnns
urging tho President to visit Snn
Francisco before tho exposition clos
ed In December.
Tho President said bo did not
think ho could go but would chnnge
his plnns If possible. Later tho wo
men gavo Mrs. (Jalt a cluster of Cal
ifornia Orange blossoms.
I
i XO MOHK (UlNS CAN (.'() TO .MKXI-r'
CAN FACTIONS
Caira".a However Is Kprctcd nutl
Can Got Guns Hut Others
Are Hnrrcd
(llf AuueUlnl I'itm lo Cooo lUy Tlniro.t
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 20.
President Wilson todiy declared nn
embargo on the shipment of arms
nnd ammunition to Mexico. ' Holcphoiiod her husband and they spent
'signed a supplemental order howev
er, which excepts tho Carranza gov
ernment from the embargo. The
prohibition applies to the factious
opposed to thu-govcrumont which Ihe
United States has recognized,
Tho Prorildetu's proclamation Is
Ibiipod upon tid authority conferred
liy CQitgress in 1012 iuu follows
alosely tho torms-of Taft'a proclama
tion Issued during tho revolution
against 'Madero. Thb Villa agency
hero closed Its doors today. It was
announced that In view of tho recog
nition of Carranza thero Is no fur
ther need of maintaining it.
INVESTIGATE CAUSE
rnr AmocUI4 rr. lo Con ll MfflM.l
BUTTB, Mont., Oct. 20. State
and county officials today aro prob
ing into tho cttuao of yostorday'u
dynamite explosion nt tho surface
of tho Granite- Mountain Mlno, of
tho North Hutto Mining Company, In
which it Is known 17 mon lost their
lives. Of tho flvo mon terribly In
jured nnd tnkon to tbo hospital,
two, Kdward Hray nnd Pholas ninn-
cbett, dlod during tho night, and tho
condition of ono other is so pro-
carious that death is expectod at .
any momont. '
Disaster Had One
It was tho worst mining dlsastornvnoroaiiouis, .
In tho history of tho stato. Ono of i Mquor Jl
tho dead Is yot unldontlflod. Tlio i u is uonoveii uuu young -nw.
cnuso of tho explosion of tho COOjtolt chagrined whon ho was called
pounds of dynamlta that was to bo j upon to toll whore in North Uond ho
lowered Into tho inluo Is a mystory. proourou liquor uuriiig mo urmgo
Will Pay Fninlllos Carnival thoro. Tho district nttor-
It is estimated that tbo relatives ,noy afterwords went to North llond
'of tho men killed or Injured will re-f with, him but could not locato tho
,cotvo approximately 100,00O from ' im said to havo Bold tho liquor to
ftho North Hutto Company undor tho 'tho boy.
I provisions of tho workmen's compen-f Ansoltn Johnson was In no way im
lnin.. mi reeontlv enacted In this' plicated. Ho Is a good frlond of
",fV" - - - '--
stato.
tho papora on two occasions, and,
whllo not officially confirmed, -Ills
visits to tho Czar havo given color to
the romance He knows Potrograd
bettor than uiiy city outsldo his own
f country, nnd proferB it to uny other
foreign city.
Prlnco Horls is only 21 years old
iinti Is tho eldest of four children by
I King Ferdinand's fUBt wlfo, tho Prln-
cess' Mario Loulso of Purina. Whllo
fKIng Ferdinand romnliis u Roman
J'OathoHo, Prlnco HoHh Is u Greek- Cu
thollc. Tho prince's conversion,
which 'took place nt the early ago of
two years, was u couuiiion uomnna-
ed by Russia In return for Russian
recognition of Ferdinand us king.
When only four years old, tha lit -
tlo prince astonished the Russian
court on his first visit to Potrograd
Jjy his percoclous knowlodgo of tho
U.UOII.1UU U Utl-JUV.VU. HU U.U Ul V.V 1
..,.,!,... r ...l.....tn Tlw. i-hIa nt 4lm
Russian court
gives precedonco to
.ecclesiastical ovor
lay dignitaries.
When .ttondlng cotjrt .. child
(irttttra
EVENING EDITION
Kills Crippled Peddler at San
Francisco and Hides Body
in a Box Couch
Arms and Legs Severed and
Trunk Cut up and Wrap-
ed in Newspaper
SURRENDERS TO POLICE
Murderess Is Mix. Mary Pntnliw, AVIfo
of Stiwt Car CoiMliictor-x-Wnut-
ed to l-'leo I.'i-om City Hut in-
nnlly (Jives Ilernelf Ui
Ill AmocUIoJ 1'rtM to Cnoi lit? Tlmfti.
SAN FltANClSCO. Oct. 20. Mrs.
Mary Panjlnn, wlfo of n Htroot car con
ductor, surrendered lo tho pollco to-
!day and In held In connoctlon with
thu murder ot Mlchnol Wolnstelu, n
l.anH....t...l . I.II..M ...1 I.l.lltl..ln I l.
' ' ,v" ,u,,,"u'' w"" '"' "
dy was found today In a box couch In
'Mrs. Pamlas' bedroom.
She told the police alio killed Woln
stelu with nu nxo last night whon ho
attacked her after her refusal to
elopo with him.
(Jives Herself Up
When nhu stuffed tho hacked body
Into tho couch, Mrs. Pamlits fled nnd
rented another apartment. Sho tol-
Ilia night In the now apartment
'Vhoro she argued in favor of flight.
.ind ho for surrender to the pollco.
Thu husband won tho argument.
Chopjied Up Hotly
Tho nrms, legs and head of tho
body wero severed and tho trunk cut
Into sovoral pieces. Hitch ploco was
wrapped In a newspaper, Tho wood
en log nnd crutch Woro placed on top;
Mrs, Pa m Inn said sho lived with tbo
Wolustolu family four years ago in
Atlantic City. Sho snld Welnstoln
'arrived Sunday and gavo her a packot
of lottors, portions of which wero
found torn on tho floor.
BOKLHIElME
TWO YOUTIIhTjNDKU til CAN NOT
hi: locatkd hv pauhnts
Charles Craig ad Auselui Johnson
iMht. Seen In Hoscburg Folkx
Aro Anvloiis
Chnrles Crulg and Aniolm John
son, two youths uudor 21 years of
ago, who disappeared from their
'homes in Marsliflohl without stating
I'whoro thoy woro going havo not yot
f jjoon located, according to thotr par-
onts. Mrs. Craig said today thnt sho
had notified tho offlcors In Hosoburg
and found'out lntor thnt tho boys had
uco thorn somo tlmo this wook, but
nothing mora bus boon heard of tbolr
Matter Up
....
young uraig and to two of tiiom
made up their minds to leavo togeth
er. Hoyn Left No Wmtl
It is said that nothing mora will
bo heard of tho North llond matter
'nnd now Mrs. Cralg.ls extremely anx-
''lous to got any word of her son. Sho
rsaid today mat mo noys prouamy
t havo gono out Into tho Valloy somo-
whoro to go to work, but left wlth-
'out tuklng uny of tbolr baggage and
loaviiig uo worn noniiui na to wnore
ioy wuro going,
RUSSIA PREPARES
ENORMOUS LOAN
(D Ami. Ulel l'rM tu Coor. ni Tlioi-f.
PHTROGRAD, Oct. 20.
The Russian government Is
preparing for nu early Issuo
of au Internal loan of JGOO,-
000,000, tho interest to bo
5 1-2 porcont. It will run for
a short tlmo.
.
ELK NOTICE
Initiation tonight.
Come out.
Somu feed
J. W. HILDENIWAND.
Exulted Ruler
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and Coos liny Advertiser.
DELAY DIPLOMATS
KKPHKSHNTATIVKS AT SHItHIA
Altl! IIICM) AT NISH
Their Departure for Southwestern
Part of tho Country Stopped by
Ciitllnir of Hallroad
til Auov'UlM rrrai o Coot n Time.
ATIII3N8, Ot. 20. Tho diplo
matic corps nt the Serbian court hits
beon compollcd to remain at Nlsh,
far tho present nt least. It Ih ex
pected that their doparluro for
Southwestern Serbia will bo pre
vented by tho Hulgnrlans cutting tho
Nlsh-Salonlkl railway.
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ltl'SSIAN MINISTHIt CLAIMS THHV
AHIJ HXHAUSTHD
Thinks They Will do all in Their
Power to Interfere With
Tho Allies
til AuoctttM I'mi to Coo. 1)4 Tliiira.
LONDON, Oct. 20. A dispatch
from Potrograd quotes Minister of
Intorlor Khvostoff as saying in ro
ply lo a question concerning tho
proclamation of martial law In Mos
cow:
"Tho Germans lutvo got Into a
condition ot litter exhaustion. Thoy
have roally lost tho wnr and now
will strive to put a drag on our
activity and our production of mu
nitions by stirring up strikes and
causing confusion and disorganiza
tion In our menus of transport."
HUM2AIHAN HOHDF.U
NOT YHT OUOSHHD
D AMOtUtM I'trw lo Ouoo Hi Tlnm'l
PAItIS, Oct. 20 Tho
Salonlkl correspondent ot
thu Ilaviis Newit Agency souda
tliq rllowluir, under- Ti'os-idaj's'-
cluto!j !"Tlnij I-Jronch
troops havo r'ocolvq'd orders
not to pass tho Hulgarlnii
frontier. Strumitza bus not
boon occupied by tho Allies."
T
CKNTHAD POWKHS DHCIDII UP
ON A NHW CAMPAIGN
Twenty Thousand Troops With Ar
tillery Arrive l-'ront Gallcia Pre
pared for a 'Fight.
D AwaUI4 rrtta Vou U7 TlnM.)
LONDON, Oct. 20. It Is reported
from Frankfort that tho Central
Powors decided to undortuko an
other campaign, this tlmo against
Montenegro. Twenty thousand Aim-tro-Germnn
infantrymen, with ar
tillery, arrived from Gallcia at u
point north ot Moutonogro.
ALLEGE TREACHERY
UUHSIA ACCUSES KINO FHIIDI
NAND IN PROCLAMATION
Declaring War Czar's Government
Says Country Was Friendly
to Hulgmla
(11 AuoeltlM I'mi lo Cooa IU Tlmfi.
PHTROGRAD, Oct. 20. An im-
perlal manifesto declaring wur
against Hulgarlu appeared today un
der tho dato of Octobor 18. It was
accompanied by n communication ro-
'viowlng tho friendly services of Rus
sia for Hulgarlu in tlio past, and
pointed out tho "treachery" of King
Ferdinand.
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WASHINGTON, D, C
Oct, 20. President Wil
son today signed a proc
lamation giving notice of
the neutrality of the Unit
ed States in the war be
tween Sorbia and Bul
garia. It was along the
same lines as those al
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Llbby Coal, $5.00 ton. Phono 72,
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Times want ads bring results.
Sfl
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IT GO
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A Southwest Oregon Paper ,
That's whnt tlio Ooofl liny Times Is, A BoHti
west Oregon paper for Southwest Oregon people
ud dovoted to tho best Interests 'of this great
octloN . Tbo Times always boosts wad Mere
knocks.
No. 75
SERBS AHE III
Believed that Country May be
Overwhelmed by the Invas
ion of Enemy's Forces
PRISOB TAKEN
Berlin Claims the Bulgarians
Captured Two Thousand
Men and 12 Cannon
GERMANS ARE PRESSING ON
Statement That Thoy frro Active
Against HiiHslauH Around Hlga
l'jmt. of ItlielniM Kaiser's Troop
Mnlio Fleivo Attack
IP AmocUIM rim to Co n TIbm.!
LONDON, Oct. 20 Tho latest re
ports Indlcato that Sorbin Is In dead
ly danger of being ovorwholinod, No
loss than eight Hulgarlnii forces havo
crossed Into Serbian territory while
the Austro-Gormnu forces nro ad-
fvanclng steadily.
Horllu todny announced tho cap
ture by Hulgarlanu of 2000 prisoners
nnd 12 eunnom
Austrian Advance
Tho Austrinns made further ad
vnuco townrd Shubntz, west ot Del
grade. Tho Sorblans woro thrown0
back south of Luclca nnd Hoxovnc.
The Austrian nnd Gorman forces ef
fected a Junction west of Somondrlit.
Fast em Fight
In the cast the Germans are pres
sing nn offensive around Riga. Th6
Russians claim aticcof.nes In Gnllcln.
Geininiis Itelnforccd
In tho west, heavily rolntormod
Gorman armies aro assuming the nf-
fciiBlvo. Paris reports that tho Qcr
iiuins, east nt Rholms, made a fierce
pttnek nnd occupied sovoral French
1 1 ouches. London says Gorman at
tacks north of Loos woro complet
bly repulsed.
ItKTIHING HltlTISir OFFICIAL
MAKFS AN ANNOUNCK.MKNT
rllr Kdwurd Carson Says Uo Quit, IS!
cau.so of DlffereiKos of Opin
ion In Government '
(11 AuotlittJ rr. lo Coo. !) TIoim.1 ,
LONDON, Oct; 20. Sir lEdward
Carlson announcod In tho house of
commons today thnt his resignation
from tho attorney generalship wns
duo to tho dlvorgouco ot vlowi In. rfi
gurd to castorn affairs,
WILL CONCENTRATE HIGG$$
FIGHTING FORCE
Thus Far tho Fi-e"ch Havo Succeed
ed In Protecting Lower End
or Railroad
IU AJNOclttfcl IT'" to Cooo IU TldiM.)
SALONIKI, Oct. 20. The entente
allies aro marking tlmo, ponding, tiff
concentration hero of a sufficient
iiumiior ot troops tor operations in
tho Balkans. A' largo French force
Ih roported on- tho way to Salonlkh
Tho French forces lmvo succeeded
thus fur in protecting tho lower end
of tho Nlsh-Salonlkl railroad.
ROBBERS GET AIY
GET 1?! IOO FROM THE CITIZENS'
HANK OF RENTON, WASH.
Esmpo In An Automobile and are
Believed (o be In Seattle
. A-'ow.
fD AMOtUtal rru to Com Dt Tim,)
SHA'TTLK, Oct. 20.- Two msn
who robbed the Citizen's Bank ot
'Ronton of JH00 yostcrday appear
to buvo eluded the posses seeking
them at the Southorn boundary of
Seattle, whoro thoy dismissed the
auto in which thoy forced tho driver
to bring thorn from Rcnton.
At tho place whoro the robbers
wero last soeu thoy wore In the
vicinity of a trolloy lino to Seattle
and It Is believed thoy are now In
this city.
Tl,tnes Want, Ada rr rulU,
GREAT DANGER
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