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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1915)
IS EASIER FOR SOME COOS BAY MEN TO SING A HYMN THAN SPEAK THE TRUTH Tons Bav Times Your Paner MEMBER OF TIIK ASSOCIATED PRESS San intra A Southwest Oregon Paper Tlint's what the Coos Buy Times Is. A South west Oregon imicr for Southwest Oregon people mid devoted to the best interests of this great nee tlon. The Times always boosts mid not or knocks. . e Coos liny Times is proud of Its tltlo "The n'lo's rmr" nI,tl ,l Ht,'lvos ni n times to live f ., ..nnw, lit' riovotllll! 1(8 energies to nmimil. t l.o people's Interests. m r fro. XXXIX. Established JK7H As The Const Mull MARSHFIEJ.D, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1915 EVENING EDITION. Consolidation of Times, Const Mull n 191 unci Coos liny AihcrlUcr. "u "" Glnna m CATCH JfiOSIllO ishfleld Man Aboard Ves- "...I '.I. '.n Tnlnn hw on IWnlCM IJ ""' "J "" English Warship 115 HE FIRED II.IIHA TtSfrV RftP jf TWO nuurs rium uw" .afion When Finally Cap tured by One of. Cruisers iff HAVfc uuiicim nuivit V ... .111 .tl..iftt.1 till. VfUUI'l k( wriiicii """ " . .. .. Mailed nt Stockholm, which IffM-Mr. OMllnd's Destination -Tells of Thrililna Trip !je OstHnd. who formorly lived H.rshflcld and who went 10 deq to rosuio, ro- ik"- British licmoro Ho got nomp. no ,on tlio Bleamor KrlBtlannfjord, Lb mado tlio run snfely until tours of reaching port, nnd then token. bait how Mr. OstMnd got out of i prcdlcamont, or whnt Dccnnio tie ship is not known, but thai nt homo Bafoly In n certainty the letter to IiIb brother, IJ. 1). y, of this city, which wna itn on hoard tlio Btcamcr, was led In Stockholm, which was Mr. lid's destination. U la not nn what liocanio of tho vesaol, I mother letter Ih expected booh Li will glvo tliCBO dolnllB. ilracts of tho letter nro qulto ceiling nnd tell of tho thrilling Itsturo, as follows: bV HOARD S. 8. KRISTIANA- lORD which nailed from New k Nov. Gth. "Wo cortnlnly be hid n thrilling trip. Will ho Btrgcn tomorrow morning and ci tho 20th. You probably read lie papers, Hint tho Krlstluna- I was loaijed with moat nnd ' for Sweden and that England I to mnko her unload part of it e York. The captain thought, 'iter, that Ho would bo nblo to !t tho Ihigllsli and decided to go 1 the cargo. Clmsod by Cruisers X L. J. SIMPSON GIVES t X ENCOURAGING REPORT X . I X L J, Simpson, presi- X X (lent of the Simpson X Lumber Company, who is X back from San Francis- X co, when asked about X the prospects of the lum- X X ber business today said! X X "TIiq lumber business X X is now better I believe X t than it has been for three X X years and tlio present X X prospects are quite en- t t cou raging, SbVERE S STOPS TRAFFIC Heavy Snow in the East De lays Trains on Railroads and Causes Damage TO MEET li JUNE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION WILL COME BEFORE MEETING Tlio 1'lnt't lias Not. Vet Been Selected mid Will lie Decided Upon Jitter 01 1 1 CA (JO (JETS THE BIG CONVENTION IIIj Aaaoclatrd 1'rr.t to ro. rr Time WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dec. 1 1. Chicago wns Bolected by tho Republican National com mittee tonight as tho' meet ing place of tlio Rcpubllcnn National convention. . I Mr AMOcLlr.l I'mi to Coo. Hay Tlmra. WASHINGTON, I). C, Dec. II. The republican nntlonal committee decided today to hold tlio republican national convention Juno 7, tho week boforo tho democratic conven tion. Tlio placo will bo selected later. A proposal to hold tho con vention later In Juno was defeated by u vote of 37 to 13. (misers for mnny days. BcsldCB tireless our boat ia equipped hin Instrument which tolls tho location of any Bhlp Bonding Nj messages. Thero aro only ft vessels bcsldea tho British I'll; these instruments, ns It la a lh patent. Wo hnvo boon Hag cruisers many times. Passed Tfventy lloats ' am told that ono night wo "unuuui .waiuy. ' wo uuvu iiuuii :tlnK- without any llghta what- ' nd ovory wh.id.ow la covered heavy cloth. Ono night wo 1 cruiser na eloao as ton mlloa V In tho aftornoon of tho thero was ono about 25 mlloa t shead of ua and ono on each Thou tho captain atoripod tho f'wd wo woro lying Btlll all af 10n, At dark wo started again, h engines working to capacity. Vessel Fired On. "l half past ten a Ilritish cruis- ""d through tho darkness, turn- 'ound our bow. llKhted tin. fired liot and mado ua stop. Just l'tho captain wont to all tho of taklnir tho shin clear un lf'anil, way north of tho Faro H only to bo taljon by tho Eng 5 to hours away from IJorgon, ' filiation. Cllllscfu Aw. Tlil.'lr Rero aro about" 70 llrltlsh cruls- w theso waters. Tho result of faBlit was 'that wo had to ' J Kirkwall, in tho Orkney Ia- oii Scotland,, and woro do- there. In all nonrlv 48 hours. '" tho wljolp trjp tho Krlst- 'fd only used nor wireless for nE niCBSaioa Imt wTioii n:illirllt llle Hergen slip tried to send Sea in to tho city that we wero "H as the shin wns nlroady Message Destioycd Elit JUSt no .l. .1 i.l i ..so 11. n -- Mn anv OIUI lull IU now 'w ,eS that ilnrnnil .nrulanp flTAll Pef shot and started working "0 Wlrnlnan on no tn iloafrov Wage Then our cnntaln was ,(i tO lok .!... Il. ...l.nlosg .. -- iD UUHII llltl nil"""" II . . .. ... " oi allowed to put It P befora l..i t.i il 8 "3V0 hnil n vnrr rnnch trit). THREE LIS iOST KCOUE OE OTIIEHS IN.II'UEI) IN CIIICACO I'IHE TODAY Many .lump Fiom Tliwo Story lliiomliig lliuiho Which Is Do i xlnijed by Flumes' Iljr AmocIs I'rcM to Coo Dtf Tlraw.l CIIICAOO, III. Dec. l-i. Two men R'e havo boon chased by, Brit-fund ono woman woro burned to death and a scoro of other persons injured In a flro which destroyed a threo Btory rooming houso early to day. Many Jumped from tho win dows and sustained serious injuries. WOULD IVIPEAGH ACTION AOAINST SNOWDE.V MAK SHAMi, L'. S. A'lTOltNEY Articles Head In Congiess- Todny by Jteproseutatito llucliuiiuu, Illinois Ijiliiir Leader Wr Auw Ite4 rr lo Coot llx TlmcJ WASHINOTON, I). C, Dee. li Hopresontativo IJuchanan of Illinois, labor leader, read In tho houso to dny articles of Impeachment of Snowden Marshall, United States nt tornoy for tho Southern District of Now York, charging him, among othor things, with rofusal to prosc cuto tho men who rondo Now York tho naval haso for foreign bolllgor ent powers and ahli ownors who sont explosives on vessols carrying passcngora Hud Diffeicnces Marshall and Buchanan aro un derstood to havo had some dlffor oncca ovor stHtomonts mado by Mar shall regarding National Labor Council, of which IJuchanan Is an of- flcor. Other Charges .Mado ' Marshall Is also charged with vlo lntlng tho eight hour laws of, tho stato and fodoral government, poli tically dofamlng tho pooplo and ne glecting to prosecuto notorious vio lations of tho law by trusts and mon opolies. Tho resolution was refer red to Judiciary committee, IJVIRESBREAKDDWN Cable Communication With Europe is Badly Hampered By Land Wire Troubles EXTENDS TO VIRGINIA Now York nnd New England Aro Covered Willi Snow Drifts Stall Trains and Telegraph Poles Olvo Wiiy Under Strain STOItM IS MOST SEVEUE SINCE 1HHH lljr Aioltt1 rrr.i to ran. ej Tlmrt. AL.DANY, Doc. 1 1. Now York stato today Is gradually digging Itself out of tlio snow drifts of tho worst storm slnco 1888. Tho heaviest fall officially re ported is 21 1-2 inches, for this vicinity. Tho wind pil ot! snow drlftu as high as 15 feet. if ' X SNOW STORM EAST; t MILD WEATHER HERE X N t During the nast twon- X ty-four hours the lowest X X temperature on Coos Bay X X was 34 degrees above t X zero and people went X X about without their over- X X coats this afternoon, X X During the past twen- X X ty-four liours the whole t X East has suffered a tor- X X rific storm which is the X X worst since 1 888 and 30 X t indies of snow is report- x X ed in some states, X reveaTbdMb" PLOT DETAILS (IIVEN IN INDICT MENTS ItETUItNEI) UtltuVNuW J if in nini pmTD a h m m in unui ulhiu Siliomo Was to lllow l'p Kactorles ut Aetna, lud., and Ishpom- lug, Michigan III? Amncl.tM I'rrn" to Coot 11. jr Tlnif. SAN KHANCISCO, DcC. 1 I Plana for tho destruction of tho mu nition plants nt Aetna, Intl., and Ish- pomlng, Michigan, woro revealed to day when thoro wero made public dotnlls of tho Indictments returned yesterday against tho threo alleged conspirators In tho German bomb plot. Thoso Indicted wero Baron . Gcorgo W Republican Leaders of Former Years Returned to Congress Lose Old Positions PLACES "KID Cannon Given Sixth Place on Appropriation Committee of the House . X AMERICA SENDS A X DEMAND TO FRANCE X X i Or AModattil rifM lo tomi ry Time ; WASHINGTON, D, C, X t Dec, 14, An American ; note to France, demand X ing the immediate re X lease of the six Germans and Austrians who were X taken from tho steamers X Coamo, San Juan and X Carolina, was on its way t.to Paris today, It also ALLIED FORGES WERE DIVIDED ALLIED FORCES Bulgarians Broke Through Line and Separated French From British Forces lllf Ai.oc lito.l I'rru to Coo. llr Tlmr.,1 NEW YOHIC, Dee. H. Tho center of ono of tho heaviest snow storms this section of tho country has ex perienced for sovoral years passed northeast of Chicago today, leaving n tangle of broken wires, Ilnllroad trnlua aro stalled In snow drifts cud largo portions of Now York, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania nnd Now Eng land nro under snow from six to 15 Inches deop. Cablo communication across tho Atlantic is badly hamporod by -tho falluro of the cablo company's land wires botwoeii Now York and Nova Scotia. Telegraphic communication bo twecn Now York and points West and North was cut off by tho break down of wlrea nnd poles. Tho olo graph companies stated that th-jlr sorvlco was affected as far south na Virginia. .MAY IMtEAIC ItECOIlD Storm May bo as Dad as in Year 1HK 111 AmkLiM Vmt 10 Coot nr TIoim. BOSTON, Dec. 1 1. ltoports to day Indicated that tho storm which swept (his bcctlou last night hatl passed out to sea. Tlio wind at tained hurrlcaiio proportions. Bork shlro County Is In tho grip of tlio woist snow storm in 1 li yoars. Tho snow Is 30 inches deop. Traffic is paralyzed. Schools nro closed. If tho storm continues until tonight It will onual tho great storm of 1888. llholm Von Brlnckcu, C. C. Crowley, admitted agent of tho Gor man consulate and Mrs. Margaret Cornoll, Crowley's ngont. Gary, Indtnna nnd I'lnolo, Califor nia, also woro suggested to an al leged agent na a fortllo field for similar work. Two fires nnd ex plosions occurred lntor at I'lnolo at tho plant of tho Hercules Powder Compnny. Itolcased on Ball All threo Indicted jjcrgonn np penred today for arraignment' and woro released 011 hall of $10,000 each', Tho Indlctmonts charged con spiracy .to 'Interfere with and de stroy commorco with tho nllles, and tho uho of tho mails to Incite arson, murder nnd assassination, Tho Specific Clmigo Tho specific charges mado alleg ed that tho plottors sont n letter on August 8 to' Louis J. Smith, In De troit, to Incite him to destroy tho buildings owned by tho Aotna Cliom Icnl Company ut Aotna nnd tho Aotnn Explosive Company plant at Ishpomlng. ( Crowley is allogod to havo sont Smith to Tacomn to obtain infor- (lioiinatlon concomlng tho Balling of vessels fop Vladivostok nnd other ports of tho allies. WOMEN CULLING SNOW AT 1'OWEIIS New Town KuniMies Nou-lty Eouud in Marshfleld N't heavy winds and high seas. I havo had a big, comfortablo room all to myself and havo not suffered any from seasickness. Regards to every body." Siwednell wills Kouth Thursday at i. in. Tickets at Abstract office and Warren Painter, North Bend. DB. H. l' KEITY, DontHt, 201 CoUoBldg. I'linnollS-T. Tlio town of Powors which Jump ed Into exlstunco within eight months furnlshos all kinds or nov oltlcs. Eor oxamplo tho following about snow which npponrs In tho Bandou Wcstorn World: Visitors nt Powers tho pnst weok roport a snow fall of about six Inch es at and near that place, which seemed fjulto a novolty to thorn. Others from down tho coast say that considerable snow bus fallon in tho mountains nnd that game Is seeking tho lower levels. Tho snow can bo boon from Bandou on mo hills to tho south. At this place, though, snow Is, n verllablo curiosity, In fact It hns boon many yoars since moro than a few flakes havo fallon during an 011 ttro winter and with tho exception of a fow frosts, tho only great difficul ty between winter and summer ,1s tho heavy rains and attendant winds during tho winter months. Flowers bloom tho year 'round. And many of these, such as calln Utiles and other less hardy plants requiring consid erable skill and nursing to mako bloom In other climes, seem to pre fer the winter to tho summer season for their growing poriod. PHESIDENT IIECEIVES DELEGA TIONS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Members of Both (Jumps Aro .'Mak ing Their I'lvht for and Against .Surfiugu (Pr AnorUiel Treat to ( Par Tluu. ) WASHINGTON. D. C, Doc. 11. Tlio Whlto Houso today Is tho incccn of tho woman fcadors of both camps In tho fight for suffrugo. Tho first delegation received by tho president camo from tho national association opposed to woman suffrago, which held its annual mooting yostorday. Sovornl hundred members of tho na tional American Woman Suffrago association woro to call on tho pres ident Into today, SOME ENTIRELY IGNORED Old Timer Not Allowed to Displace In Hanks Members Who Served Lust Year Hem use of Their Kor- liter Standing (llr Auoclattil rrrta lo Coot liar' Time. WASHINGTON, 1). C, Dfcc. 11. Assignment of republican and .pro gressive representatives to coipmlU tecs Is auuouucod today by Itopubll can Leader Mann discloses that vet eran leaders rcoloctoM to tho present congress after having been defeated In tho presidential year of 1012, will not ho returned In sovoral Instances to Important committees on which they hold membership before Tnko Back Places In othor Instances, tho returning representatives assigned to such committees aro not allowed to ills placo In rank members who served Inst year. Joseph Cannon was giv en sixth placo on tho appropriation commlttuo. Years ngo ho was chairman. Parker Uft. Off Parker, ono time chairman of, tho Judiciary, and Sterling, long a mem ber of that committee, aro not re turned to tlio committee, nor Is Fobs put hack on the naval committee of which ho was formerly chairman. X X X X X makes representations about tho operations of X the cruiser Descartes against othor American couraging, GERMAN LOSSES BIG OVEIt TWO MILLION KILLED, WOUNDED AND .MISSING Official lleporlH Aro Mado Today- Dtuv) Not "includo Naval or Turkish I Aisles llr AiwoHatftl 1'rnia lo Coot IlajTlmf..) UOTTEItDAM, Dec. H. Prussian casualty lists Nos. 380 and 389, ac cording to tho Rotterdam Cournnt, contain tho names of 05,310 killed, wounded nnd missing, malting a to tal of 2,2 -II, M 8. This total Is exclusive of 237 Ba varian, 310 Wurttomhurgliin, 233 Snxonlnn nnd Naval and Turkish lists, says ono newspaper, GRID JURY QUITS ASK BIG INCREASE & I.ibby Coal, f 3.00 lo", Phonp 72 TWENTV-THBEE MILLION WANT ED FOB FOBTIFICATIONS About Threo lliindrod Pcrcont .Moro Than Lnst Year Iteqiioited by War Department Illy Anaodalo'l I'risa to Cooa Hay Time. WASHINGTON, I). C. Dec. 11. An Incroaso of nearly 300 por cent ovor tho sum spout last yoar for hlg guns, coast fortifications and ordi nance Included In tho general pre paredness scheme Is asked for In tlio fortifications bill prepared by tho War Department. Last year $C, 000,210 was spent, this year ?23, 305,123 is asked. lIEATINfl STOVES nt minced prices. Pioneer irnrdanro Co. BODY IN SESSION FOB ONLY ONE DAY THOSE WHO SEBVED ON THE (.'BAND .IUBV Tho grand Jury mombcrs woro: ' J. T. llarrlgan, Marshflold, foreman. V. F. Ebbcrku, Marshflold Christian Mollor, Myrtle O Point. II. II. Stanford, Myrtle Point. II. J. Russell, Sumuor. F. M. Hufford, Bandou. Geo. F. Robinson, Arngo. Ono day In 'session was tho llfo of tho now grand Jury. Tho body was culled together yesterday morning and dismissed yostorday aftornoon. No indlctmonts woro roudorcd, Tho stato In Its caso ugulnst Burt liar doubrook on a charge of forgery, must secure un Important witucbs boforo proceeding further. An ef fort will ho nuylu to find tho wanted witness who has left tho statu and, If Hid search Is successful, tho grand Jury will probably bo called togeth er again. Olio Secret Bill Two Indlctmonts woro returned by the old grund Jury, one of the In dictments remaining secret, which gives rise again to tho supposition, as In many othor grand Jury meet ings, that tho Empire saloon rub bery or tho Myrtlo Point Bank rob hery cases aro bolng pruned. Mi'Cutilieou Arrested Junius McCiitchcou, a saloon koop or of Leaver' JIUI, was Indicted on Saturday hy,thd old grand Jury on a boollegglug cl'iurgo. Tho claim is mado that McCiitchcou took bouz'o to Myrtlo Point,' during tho county fair, and did a good buslueos thoro on tho side, f . Bank Oiisu Falls It was nald In tlio middle of last week that 'tho Myrtlo Point bunk oiibu wa under Investigation by tho old grand Jury, but the officors sur round themselves in discreet sllonco nnd refuse to affirm or deny tho roports. Jiiiy Bet urns Verdict Tho caso of Hammond versus OJedtt was heard yesterday and tho Jury brought In a verdict, last ovon Ing. of $220 for A. S. Hammond. Tho suit was brought to collect $1,000 allegod duo as uttorney'i fees. Mr. Hammond appeared ns his attorney nnd J T. Brand ropie scnted tho defendant GOVERNMENT COMMANDEERS VESSELS Will Bo Used to Bring Supplloi anil Coal Cufff by BioTIM I Mr AmoiIiIM rrnt to Cooa liar Time) LONDON, Dec. H.-Tho GroOk government has commandeered all Greok ships In British and American ports In an effort to supply tho de ficiency In food nnd coal which ex lots u Greece ns tho result of tho entente allies restrictions. The Greek vessols will bo londod with cargoes purchased by tho Ath- onn government, which does not nn 1 tlcpate tho name trouble as Is oxpor- loncod by tho rogular owners In get ting theso necessary commodities to Greoco. Official Report Tells of tho Flight of the Anglo-French From Serbia ' EJECTED FROM POSITIONS Towns Aro Captured by tho Victor ious Invading Army English Floo To Soiilhwest and tho French to the .Southeast When Attacked CITY IS REPORTED TO BE IN FLAMES I Mr Aant 1.11 1'rr.a Iw Com Par Tlmm, a) LONDON, Doc. 14. Tlio version of tho Bulgarian of- flclal statement of Doc. 13 received bore says tho city of Glovgoll Ii In flumes. ' CL DIN ASKED (llr Ataoclatta Pmi lo Coot na) Tlmm.) BERLIN, (WlrolesB to Sayvlllo) Dec. II. lloforo tho Anglo-French nrmlea fled from Sorbin tho Bulgnr Inu troops broke through tho lino and cut tiff H16 French forcofl from the British, according to an official statement datod Doc. 12, received horo from Sorbin. Allies Pursued Tho statement flays: " Tho Bulgarians continued pur suit of tho Anglo-Fronch troops on both'bnriljalof the VnrdnMn tho di rection, of, Glovgoll and Dolran. 'On the right of tho Vnrdnr, tho Bulgar ians stormed the wholo fronch front hctweoh Mllcklovo and Smokavltzn, tlio French reglmonts' Biiffored houv ny. .1 Battalion Routed "Near' Nobortza our cavalry routod a French battalion and cap tured tho coiiuuauder, On tho loft bank of tho Vardar wo ojoctod tho I'reiich and BrltlsH from fortified positions on tho Rabn mountain. Tho dcifoUtod Bl'ltlsh withdrew to the southwest and tho French to tho southeast. Tho Macedonian division hroko through tho front, capturod Bogdan t7l mid cut off tho French from tho British." 'Part of School Pat inns Would Oust A. il. Stojihan, of SYhool Board Mattel' Caused Excitement A petition asking tho recall of A. J, Htiiphau, a mumb,6r of tho Ken tuck Inlet school board, is being cir culated today In tho district, Tho papor will bo filed with Mrs. J. G. Wlloy, chairman of tho board, and, nccordlng to tho law, Mr. Stephan bus fivo duys in which to announce his rostguutlon boforo tho petition Is carrlod further. Trouble In tho district aroso In tlio first pluco when soino of the school putrous protested 'Unit Mrs. Flora Foreman, tho toiiohor at K011 tuck Inlet, had signed a contract to do Janitor work for $75 a mouth along with hor touching and thou nuked tho board for an extra five dollars a mouth to pay for a Janitor. This was voted favorably on by A. J, Stephan and Andrew Saudluo, of the school board, over the protest of "Mrs. Wiley. Koclullstic Talk Tlio Soulallijtlo tendencies and al leged talk ugiilust tho American flag aided to further tho breach be tween Mrs. .Foreman and somo of tho school patrons, It was contended, and the Jmiltor ulauso of the con tract afforded an opening on which to continue. Mrs. Foreman claimed that hur contract did not read to include the Janitor work. Meeting IJist Night At tho meeting of tho school dis trict held last ovonlng on Koutuok Inlet, uccordlng to Mrs. Wiley, the contract wus read and found to In cludo tho clause reading, "Including Janitor work." However, discussion of the mattor was not allowed to come up, said Mrs. Wiloy, bocauso the posted no tices of the meeting made no men tion of tho matter, but she snld it will in nil probability como up lator NO NE HEARD BELIEF IS BULGABIANS HAVE PURSUED ANGLO-FRENCH Supposition Is 'lliey Hnvo Carried Hie Fight from Serbia to Greek Territory (llr AuoUtlfc Treat lo Coot Oaf Tlmat.J LONDON. Doc. II. Slnco tho of ficial announcement yostorday that tho Anglo-Fruiioh force wns driven from southern Sorbin, nothing moro lum como from this front and It is not known whothor tho Bulgarians hiivu pursuud their opponents Into Greek territory. May Haio Followed Military obsorvera howovor nro of the opinion tlmt tho Bulgarians have already followed tho allies Into Greece to roup tho full benefit of tholr victory, ulthough it Is known the Grooks would prefer that an ar my of Invasion bo Gorman rather than Dulgarlan. Made No Adinuco Borlln announced today that tho Aiistro-IIungarlati army advanced In Northern .Montenegro ami forced the enemy to retreat south aud south west of Plovlje. Hero and in east ern Montenegro 2,500 prisoners woro taken. In tho eastern nnd western theatres an almost complete lull prevails. I AMONG THE S(CK X $ Geo. Lester, of Coqullle, brought hla little boy over today for med ical treatment. Mrs, J. T. Collror. of Catching Inlet, was In tho city totyy for medical treatment. 11 II A ,