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aiJLE STORE
HELD OP TODAY
Two Armed Men uer $1500
Worth or uiamonas ana
$600 in Cash
nEHPDWEH CLERK
Tic Him to a Table And Alarm
Not Given until Lscapo
Was Made
RUN TOWARD WATERFRONT
Jewelry Establishment or it. H.
West anil 'SonH ,H l, ' ",,' '"'"
l,ed Tho Trays of .Jewels
Was Taken
nt Atnmlslixl I'rcu lo Coot U7 1 1ntra.
SKATTI.B, Wnsli., Dec. . Two
(irmcd men entered tlio Jowolry storo
lof II. II. west . SonH ll,,H """I'liB.
overpowered the clerk, II. S. Antler-
it... I !.! 4 . . 4 I t ti .1
on, mm iicu linn i" lainu iiiiu
fled wllli two trays or diamonds
rnlucil nt ?ir.0l) and ?G00 In monuy,
whlrli tlicy took from the cash draw
er.
The men went In tlio direction or
Iho waterfront nnd disappeared bo
fore Anderson was nhlo to glvo an
alarm.
u
nil. 1:. hitter savs Austrian
CONSUL PAID HIM
Ho .Mntlo KtatemtMit Thnt l.iiMtnnla
Can led (.'tin Cotton When
Sho Was Sunk
llr AuiKlalril I'rrM to Coon Hr Tlnifa.l
CLEVELAND, O., Doe. a. Cliaa.
:IJcvtojdy, Hpcrlul Federal Invcstlgo
tor, nnnouiH'cd todny that ho was
tending to. Washington tlelnllH of tlji
statement which ho Bnld was given
him ly Dr. 13. Hitter, who Is tmtlor
rrcsl licre, In which Hitter alleges
that hu received nionoy from tlio
Auatrliui Consul ut Cleveland for
affidavits charging that tlio Lust
tanla carried gun cotton when sunk.
SOUTHERN OREGON SAYS
CERTIFICATES VOID
cv IV.itiiro In Tav fuses In Doug-
ins County Is Drought Out
In Answer
An Interesting aide or tlio tax ens-
t In Douglas county Is told In tlio
f following rroiu. a Ilosohurg paper:
" Tlio .Southern Oregon Compnn
ono or the dorondauts In tlio action
brouKht n tlio Circuit Court 'ngalnai
delinquent taxpuyors to collect tnx-
for tlio year 1010, riled nu ans
wer In which tlioy clnlm that the
certificates hold agaliiHt thorn hy tlio
County aro lllogal and void.
"Tlio defendant company sola
! forth tlio decision or tlio Supronio
Court In which tlio Interest of tho
toniimny In their grant lands wns
, 'ed at y oo an aero, and tho com-
jiy claims tho county assessor
scd tlio amount or taxes on tlio
! initiation, which In soino cnsoii
' s high as $l an aero. Thoy
"k 111 addition In il ilfainlsHnl of
tho suit itgalnat thorn, that tho Unit
td States aovornmont ho also inane
: a defcmiimt H
"
FIFTY TIIOPSAVii
mi:n pass
13MPKHOH
I:F0HU JAPAN'S
Krtntest .Mllltiirv Hvont of Pence
Times In tho History 01
That Nation
IB; Auorlttej Vnn to Coo. nt7 TlmH.J
TOKIO, Dec. 2. Tho greatost
military snnrtncln nt no tlmns In
? '"Mory of Japan, was witnessed.
uere todnv wi, sn nnn t,-nnna unr
r"lewed by Emperor Yoishlto In the
Cc'ebratlon of tho coronation.
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11 1 1 1
TROOPS
EW
't CHRISTMAS
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH
't carries the personal thought or
"e giver Have your portrait made
11 home, just as you are. Phone
-'' tor an appointment Tor-home
Portraiture or studio sitting.
S'udlo Open Sundays.
STlinKXS STUDIO
South Hrondwny
Established JH7H
As Tho Const Stall
44
I AIYIbKICAN FORCES
ARE LEAVING HAITI
t
X
tllr Asocltl I'rfM to eio ni, Tlmc.l 4
X WASHINGTON, D, C, t
X Dec, 2, The battleship X
I Connecticut left Port au I
X Prince- last night for X
X Philadelphia, heading the X
X withdrawal of the Amer- X
X can naval forces engaged X
X In the pacification of Hai- X
tl. X
X
E
STRANGER PASSES PAPER OF
SMALL AMOUNT AT REPOT
Was In Hurry To Catch Train and
Cashier Loses !?:U5 Hlgned
Willi Name of Hiissell
In n hurry to catch his train, a
stranger nppenred at tho ticket whi
tlow of tho local depot aovernl days
ago and presented a check for $:t.lfi.
He appeared to ho well known by
the moil on tho platform, and the
cashier took tlio check, and gavo tlio
mnii his change! Thut pnnio dny
tlio paper camo back from tho bank,
marked "no fiiutls."
Tho check wns drawn on, tho
Flaungiui and Dennett brink and wait
signed by a man who signed with
tho nnmo of HiibsoII. It was said
tho man appeared to bo a solicitor.
L. K. Gray cashier at tho Ume,
was "stuck" for tho amount of tho
check, and an effort Is now being
matlu to find tho man who presented
It.
RECEIVE HUT
AUSTKIA WANTS TO KNOW
1 AHOUT STATEMENTS MARE
Thinks that United States Confirmed
Charges of Dr. Gnrlrar,
Former Consul
llljr AmocIiIxI I'rrM la Coo. rujr TlinM.J
WASHINGTON', I. C, Dec. 2.
Tho State department received from
tho Austro-Hiingarlnn govornmont
through Ambassador 1'enflold at Vi
cuna a formal Inquiry regarding tho
statement recently lBsued at tho do
partiucnt of JiiBtlco, -which was con
strued by tho Austrian embassy hern
iik being In confirmation of tho
charges mntlo by Dr. Gorlcar, former
Austrian consul.
FORD TELLS PLANS
WILL IjKAVK WITH PHACH COM
.MISSION NHXT SATUHDAY
Denies that Ho Plans Starting u
Strike of tho Soldiers In
tho Trenches
III; AmoiUIoJ PrM to Cooi nr Tlmw.
Ni:V YORK. Doc. 2. Honry Ford
rroturnt'tl horo from Detroit today
and mntlo tho first announcement or
Bdoflnlto plans for his peuco oxpcdl-
itloh which will sail Tor Kuropo Hat
irtluy on tho Scandinavian Aiuorican
liner Oscar II.
Ho denied ho had any Intention or
Instigating a strlko among tho boI
tllors In tho tronchos. Ho said that
'during tho voyago mombors or his
nartv would ho soloctetl as perma
nent ponco delegates to remain In
Kuropo. Ho expecta othor noutral
nations to sond dologatoa to meet
tho Amorlrnn peace party probably
at tho Ilagtio.
NO AGE LIMIT FOR
1 ENGLISH GENERALS
Premier AmiiiIHi Proposes Their Re-
muviil Depend Upon Their
Ability to Servo Aimy
IDf AMoclite TroM lo Cooo ur lluiM.l
LONDON, Dec. 2. Thcro lb to ho
no aco- limit ror Generala in tho
Drlthh army says a sta torn . ron
I'romier rtujuiu.. .. ,..-,.-
.llonlnnn them
ttiB otner nunu, iu u.o,..-..
whenever they show signs or senil
ity, whether their ago bo forty or
eighty. , ,,
"It is not possible." remarks Mr.
Asqulth. "to Institute any hard and
rast rule as to an age limit ror offi
cers In command or divisions, but
It will be our aim to appoint those
orricers whoso mental and physical
qualifications ore most .feultable.
Some men ago sooner nnd somo la
ter than others."
CHECK IS BOGUS ON
MARSHFIELD, OREGON,
T PROTECT
THE AMERICANS
Admiral Winslow at Mexican
Port Makes Demand on
Carranza Commander
PROMISE IS MADE
Investigation at Los Modi is
Shows Americans' Homes
Were Despoiled
PLACE WAS TWICE RAIDED
Ma)o IniKiMts and Villa Soldiers
Hut Deport Is Confirmed That
Carrana Men Also Tnlco
i'art In the Itnld
Hr AuocmtM rit-m In Cno Il.r TIjim.I
TOl'OI.ODAMl'O, Dec. 2. (Itn
dlo to San Diego.) Atletiunto pro
tection at ouco for Americana In
Slunloa was tleiunntled today from
the t'nrrann coinninnder by Ad
miral Wluslow, commanding tho Pa
cific fleet, who arrived yeatortlay on
the flagship .Sail Diego. Assurances
were given that such protection
would bo afforded.
Iloincs Were lotert
Wluslow nnd his staff and offl
cors or the expeditionary forco
brought on tho Snu Diego, visited
Los Mochls immediately to inspect
tho town which wns twice raided
by tho Mayo Indians mid Villa aol
tllors. Thoy round American homes and
property looted and destroyed. It
was also confirmed that Carrnuza
soldiers participated In tho looting,
IIILL TAKE CHANGE
VKSSHIi OHDKHKD TO MIAVi:
HUKNOS AYItKS AT ONfll
American Traiis-Atlautle Company
Tried to (Jet Sptsdnl Arrangement
for Protection Against Hrltlslt
lljr AmucIiIoJ I'rrM to Cow ll.jr Tlm.
NKW YORK, Dec. 2. Tho pros
Itlont of tho American TrnnB-Atlnn-tio
Company announced today that
ho had ordered tho steamer Winne
bago to lonvo Htiouos Ayrcs for
Stamford, Conn., without further de
lay, after fruitless offorts to got
tlio Stato Department to nrranga
with tho Hrttlsh govornmont to per
mit her passage to Stamford with a
lond of quebracho wood.
Secretary or Stato Lansing took
tho stand Hint vessels Hying tho
American ring would bo protected
wiiuotii special arniiiKeii.euv iur "-,,
nuinlty.
Ono Taken Yesterday
Word wns rccolvod yesterday that
tho company's ateumor Knnkokco
was captured off tho rlvor Platto hy
n IlrltlBh crulsor. Tho company'a
vessels, Bovornl or which liavo boon
seized, nro listed hy tho Hrltlsh ns
under simple-Ion or Gorman owner
ship. USE DUMMY MACHINE
GUNS TO SCARE ENEMY
AiistrhuiH Try Now Scheme on Ser
bian Frontier to Help Keep tho
Other Side Hack
fur AmkUIo4 I'r Coot Br Tlran.
PKTROGRAD, Dec. 2. Dummy
Machine guns which innko a nolso
Hko tho real thing nnd thoroby
scaro off tho attacking army, aro
ropoitod to ho ono of the latest
Innovations tried by tho Austrlans
on tho Southern Iront.
It is n well-known fact "that In
fantry, onco looBCd on a chargo upon j
tronchos doronded with ruplil-flro
guns, are apt to aworvo lnstlnctlvoly
from points whoro tho Maxims seom
to bo thickest. However donso the
roar of heavy artillery during ut
taoka, tho short, sharp harking of
these little guns Is still distinctly
ntidllile. In order to Increase tho
psychological errect or machine gun
fire, tho AustrlaiiB thorefore hit up
on the idan or mounting In their
trendies, alternately with real Max
ims, a large proportion or dummies.
These produce a rattle Identical In
sound with that or the real gun and
aro operated by rapidly turning a
handle.
Llhhy ConI, f.1.00 to". Phono 72.
1
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915 EVENING EDITION.
J FOURTH SON BORN 5
t TO RULER OF JAPAN X
X I
(llf AiaocLlnl rrm to Co ntjr Tlrar.,
X T0KI0, Dec, 2, Em- :
X press Sadako, of Japan, X
X gave birth to a boy tins X
X evening, This is the
X fourth son born of the X
X Emperor and Empress, X
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TO DIE
PHYSICIANS DO NOT OPHItATK
on Di:roioii:i) hahy
fliso
lii New York Similar to Ono
In Chicago Whhli .Alaltts
Hlg Stir
tnr AMnclttM Vntt to Coo. lltjr Tlmr.
NI5W YOItK, Dec. 2. Margaret
Huberts, a, ileformed and paralyzed
baby whoso birth caused n discussion
hero similar to that over tho defec
tive baby allowed to tlio In Chlcngo
recently, died today In the bnblea'
hospital. A board of physicians do-
! elded against nu operation to navo
jits life. Although deformed, it wns
' believed to bo mentally normal.
IJ
('OVKHNMKNT HUMUS (iOINU
WITH ALMKS
IN
Officially Anuiitiiit'tsl nt Peking Ami
Stated Country Not Ho-
lIIC.Htl'tl tti' Do So
(nr AMMKlit4 I'm to to nr Tlm...
PKKINO, Dee. 2. Tlio Chinese
government mntlo a formal denial
tonight that It had considered the
possibility of Joining with the en
tente powers or had been requested
to do so.
si:chi;tahy lansinu announc
ks ahout thi: kohd party
Papers Will Admit to .Ventral Conn
(lies Only Ami 'Nut to Na
tions nt War
inr Auocitt.t iv.M to Cvo. ru, tium.)
WASHINGTON, I). C, Dee. 2.
Secretary Lansing nuuoiiiiced today
thut members or tho pcaco party
planning to still on the ship char
tered by HouryJ'ord will not ho giv
en pnssports to tho belligerent coun
tries, but only to tho neutral states
in Kuropo.
Makes PoMtlvtt Plans
Secretary Lansing mntlo it plain
Hint tho pussports would bo given
to American citizens for bolllgerout
I countrlos only when tholr business
na(k, !t b0Iutely necessary to visit
thoro, or wlion thoy were Invited hy
OJI10 KOvernmontal agency In thoso
,..,..
Tho ruling gonornlly Is lularprat-
ALLOWED
LIT
PASSPORTS
ed na meaning that tho United Statos . luonstrntloiis In ravor or u sottlo
doea not rngnrtl unofficial missions . niuiit of the problem or government
In offorts to inukti peace by privato
portions na business or an urgont
character.
I'Vw Are Asked For
Very row applications woro mndo
for passports to visit holllgorontj
countries, tho plan or tho pence party
bolng to nssemblo tho convention In
ono or tho neutral countries and uso
n neutral capital us tho buso or op
erations. NEW 8ILJJRAFTED
TAKKS PLACi: OF SHIPPING
MKASUKi; WHICH FAILF.R
PrmliliM for Appropriation of Fifty
.Million for Merchant Ships
As NiMitl Auvlllurles
II AuMltlM t"rM u. Coos r Tin."..,
WASHINGTON, I). C, Den. 2. A
draft of a administration shipping
bill to take the pluco or tho measure
which failed or passago at tho last
sosslon or congross Is In tho hands or
tho liouso merchant marlno comnilt-
teo today
It was nroparod alter a coher
ence botween Secrotarys McAtloo and
RedHold and would have cougress
appropriate $50,000,000 ror mer
chant ships that could bo used as na
val auxiliaries. It also would
croate a fedoral board with Jurisdic
tion over deep water traffic similar
to that exercised by tho Intorstnto
rommcrro commission.
IS
Teutonic Forcos Have Captur
ed Two Towns in North
eastern Part Near Border
IGNORE 1 ALLIES
Anglo-Fronch Forces Not Both
ered and Monastir Has Not
Yet Been Occupied
HAVE FINISHED SERBIA
Doth Hulgarlaiis and ToiittniN An
iioiiut'o that the Campaign There
Has Heeu Successfully Conclud
ed P.iisnIiiii Attack Repulsed
111 J A.iocLtarVrrM to Coo. nr TIoim,1
LONDON, Dec. 2. Tho Teutonic
fnico8, pressing their cnmpalgu
against Montenegro, occupied the
towns of Plevljo and Jubiikn In
northeasleru Montenegro near the
Serbian border, Ilorllu announced
today.
With Prlsrend In Hulgnrlan linutln
both tlio Austro-Germnus mid Hul
gnrlaiiH have formiillly announced
tho completion of their Serbian cam-
''palgu. Whether tlio Teutonic Inva
sion of Montenegro means tho be
ginning or another drive to crush
Hint smnll nation Is not yet clearly
Indicated.
Ignore Him Allies
Tho Anglo-Fronch lorceH n aouth
oru Serbia so fnr liavo been Ignored
Hu the plans of the Invaders and Mon-
astir itiiuougii evaciinteii uy ino Her
blniis, still remalua occupied by tho
Allies, according to Athena.
Tho Siiiiio In (JrtsH'o
Notwithstanding all tho entente
negotiations at Athens, tho Greek
situation today remains much ns It
was a mouth ago. It Is clear that
Grooco haa determined not"' in-tRi'
mobilize or withdraw liar army from
Salonlkl.
No (Miiuigo Reported
No chnugo or significance Is ro
liorted on tho western front.
In tho east, tho rapulso of tho Rus
sian attack by tlio troops or General
Dotluuer Is recorded hy Hurlln.
DENIES THE STORY
dV.rlin
OUT
SAYS RIIPOHTS SUNT
WKRIJ RIDICULOUS
Iteltlislng .Mcc Is mid Crouds (hither
Hut Claimed that Stories of
Riots aro Untrue
(11 AuoclitM Trru la Coo llif TlmM.J
HURLIN,' Deo. 2, (Wlrolosa to
Huyvlllo) " Yestorday, na usual "
saya tlio Overseas Nowh Ageiiuy, " at
tho opening of tho Reichstag, lurgo
crowds gathered around tho build
ing and neighboring -streets, Among
tho throng woro soma who muilo do-
, regulation or prices anil distribution
of footl. Germuuy'a enemies, no
doubt, will again spread nil over tho
world tho ridiculous reports about
tho Hurlln street riots and innko
other Insinuations which In no way
correspond with tho truth.
JACK JOHNSON MAKES
SPEECH FOR RECRUITS
lljr Ahoi ltl !'( lo Coo. Ilajr Tlmt..
GLASGOW, Doc. 2. Four thous
and people blocked tho truffle lu
Queon Strcot for a half hour today
while .lack Johnson nludo a recruit
ing speech. Ho drove his big motor
car to tho Royul Hxchungo, removed
his big whlto hat, showed bis plenti
ful display of gold teeth, told how
ho had given two or his own motor
oars to tho government and urged
ovary strong man to enlist.
Ho was Introduced by Corporal
linker or tho Scottish Rifles, clad In
khaki, and tho result or Ills speech
was nluo recruits.
Hrltlsh actors aro frequently mak
ing recruiting speeches rrom tho
baso or tho Nelson column lu Trafal
gar Square, Loudon, hut en Ameri
can prUo-rightor securing nlno ro
emits for Kitchener's army lu a Glas
gow open-air mooting Is n novelty,
not altogether dostroyed lu Interest
hy tho fact that Johnson Is appearing
li. a local music hall this week In a
"rovue." Incidentally his wllo Is
placarded as " America's most beau
tjful and versatile nrtlsto, the orig
inator or AmnrJcn'H uroatcit crazo.
tho oyslor tlauro "
I
1
A Consolidation of Times, Count Mall
and Coos Hay Advertiser.
: CONSPIRACY CASE X
X UP TO THE JURY
X J
9 Dr Auoclttoil ITtm to Tex Daf Tlmr.. 4
X NEW YORK, Dec, 2, X
X The case of the four of- X
t ficials of tho Hamburg- X
X American line on trial t
X for conspiracy to deceive X
X and defraud tho United X
X States govornmont was X
I X given to tlio jury this af- X
X ternoon, x
$$
HRITISH MARINK SUFFKHKD
(IHKATLV IN NOVKMIIKU
Report Shows Flfty-Throo Stctincrs
ami Thlityl-'lvo Hulling Ves
sels limn Heeu Mist
two .mori: sti:ami:hs
SUNT TO Till: HOTTOM
Ilj AuocLlttl TrrM to Com n7 Tlmt..
LONDON, Dec. 2. Two
more Hrltlsh steamers, tho
Coleuso and the Ornngo
Prlut'o, hnvo been, sunk
presumably by German sub
marines. HHITISH HOAT AND
OHKKK VKSSHL SUNK
(llf Aniof lit! I'rr.o to Ceoo ntf Tlmr.,
LONDON, Dec. 2. Tlio
smnll Hrltlsh steamship Ma
lliicho, whoso crow wns re
ported yesterday to hnvo
reached Harbor tu two Ufa
boats, has boon sunk prob
ably by a submarine In tho
Mediterranean,
Tlni Grook steamship Qarl
fls has boon sunk. Tlio
rrow lauded nt Malta.
,4 V
(nr AMOclttM rrM to Coo U7 Tlm.J
LONDON, Dee. 2. Reports from
tho board or trade during November
toll of tho sinking or r.:i Hrltlsh
iitcniiiors with a total nut tonnago
of 1,072 and with Hie Ions or GIG
IIvob,
In tho same period a loss Is re
ported or :IC Hrltlsh Hailing vessels
of 11)77 nut tonnage with six lives
lost. As fnr ns tho figures shnw 20
steamers were sunk by Gorman war-
ships mid ton hy mines.
LINER IS STRANDED
THi: MARKNHO HOUND FROM
' NKW YORK IN TROUHLi:
Ih III;; Hrltlsh Freighter mid Is Not
fm r lug Any Passengers
Hcndliig Aid
Ilr AmocIiM I'ivm lo Cou Hr Tlmw.l
LONDON, Doc. 2. Tho Wilson
liner Marengo, ISII2 tons gross,
bound rrom Now York for Hull, Is
btrnudeil nu tho Goodwin Sands.
Llla bouts aro proceeding to liar as
sistance. Shu Is n Hrltlsh freight
er and carried no pussougorB.
THAT IS PHOHAHLV WHAT HRIT
ISH vi:ssi:l did
Captain or Steamer Intel hip Thinks
Ho Hummed Submerged 'Vessel
In Straits or Gibraltar
(nr AMocUtwl TrM to Oi Ur Tlm.
NEWPORT NEWS, Vu., Dec. 2.
Tho captain or tho Hrltlsh steamer
Inverklp, which wont Into dry dock
tor repairs today, saya ho bolloves
ho accidentally rummod u siibmorg
ad siibrnnrlno while passing through
tho strults or Gibraltar November G.
ITALY HAS AGREED
WILL NOT MAKE SEPARATI
PEACE WITH ENEMIES
GImm Her Adheriinco tu (ho Com
pact Matlu hy Other Con ti
ll lea of Entente Allies
(Br AJiocUt.J rrMi Is Coo Dtr Tlmr..)
PARIS, Dec. 2. Italy gavo her
adherenco Monday to the London
ogrooment of tho othor entente al
lies not to conclude it sopnrato poaro,
says a Milan dispatch to (he Matin.
MANY VESSELS SUNK
STRUCK SUBMARINE
No. 112
SAYS MONASTIR
IS
Athens Correspondent 'States
Army Has Left and Citizens
Are Allowed to Flee
NOTICE JS GIN
Those Fearing Bulgars Advised
to Leave for Greek Border
Under Army's Protection
REFUGEES SUFFER GREATLY
Set Mans Arriving nt Clrooco In
I'YIghtrul I'll vnt Ion Hecnuso of the
foltl FivnIi Htilgnrlnn Trootw
(Jul her at French Front
tllj AmocLIM rrt. to cn Br Ttmw.
PARIS, Doc. 2. Tho Havna Nows
correspondent nt Atlioixa tologrnpha
ns folio wh:
"Tlio Hulgnrlann liavo not yot oc
rupler Monastir. Tho Serbian army
evacuated tho city, leaving only r
few offlcors and a small detachment
of troopit to proservo order.
Protect Tho Kllglit
Tho Serbian commandant nt Mon
nsttr posted notices throughout tho
town advising nil Inhabitants who
reared the trcatmont thoy might re
ceive nt the hands or tho Uulgara
to leave nnd tho Sorblnn troops
would bo ongngqd In protecting tholr
flight toward tho Grook frontier.
Hcrugees Suffer
Serbian refugees who contluuo to
nrrlvo nt the Grook hortlor nro' buN
raring rrlghtfully rrom cold. The
rrosh Hulgnrlan Torres nro concon
tratlng townrd tho Kronen tront."
GREECE IS WARNED
AUSTRIA AND (JHRMANY STATU
thru; POSITIONS
If Demands or Allies Aro Mot Greek
Macedonia Will not ho Friend
ly Territory
(Mr AmotLIisI 1'n-M tu I'oo. liar TlotM
ATIIKNH, Dec. 2, RopreBonU
tlven or AiiHtrlu and Germany n
formed the Grook govornmont, th
iiowspnpor Neon Asty allogcs, that
R tho dumnuda or the qiindruplo en
tente nro granted, tho central pow
ers will ccao to consldor Greek
Macedonln as rrlondly territory.
TELLS OF SUICIDE
OF ENGLISH COLONEL
Herllii .Vim!.MiHT Plared Under Pre-
eiitntlvo CeiiMiihl Hceniiso
of RemnrkH or Iuclilent
inr MMct.iM rij. u ox. Mr Tin.)
HERIilN. Doc. 2. Tho CREFKl
DER 'EITUNO or Crorold ban boon
placed under Hio Bo-cnllotl (irovonta
tlvo censorship moaning that it
must submit Its proora to tho censor
for printing a communication
from a reader protesting against tne
action of tho Red Cross lu buying a
wreath for (ho coffin of an Kngllah
major, Nicholson by namo, who had
committed sulcldo In war captivity,
Tho commanding general or tho dis
trict oinbrnclng Crofold, In commu
nicating his ardor to tho paper,
wrote In part:
"Major Nlokolson had a sovere
wound In tho apluo. Ho reared
complete paralysis nnd becomo mel
ancholy. In a lit ot molancholy, as
has beou established hy physicians,
ho took lila own lRo. Ntckolson wan
an ofHcur commanding high, respect,
who horo his captivity with dignity.
Ho had mado himself boloved amonfj
tho orricorH In captivity by Ids lov
nblo nature and hud won the respect
of tho German ofllcora placed over
him through his always correct con
duct. "
Tho gonoral Bays Nlckolson even
loft a note, Btatlng that his suicide
hud nothing to do with his Irwt-
Iment. In ordor that his cofHn
might not lack every decoration, p.
wroath was bought Tor rour marks
hy tho Red Cross physician, since no
othor funds wero available.
NKW HRIDGE AT SALEM
A now bridge will bo buIR acrow
the Wlllametto River at Slew. It
will cost 233,000.
HEATING STOVES at rUtfM
prices. Pioneer lTurtlwu- Co,