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If HOMELESS
MARSHF1ELD, OREGON,
MRMBI3R OF THE ASSOCIATED PIUCSS
TON DOB SURVEY TBAVEL
IS NOT GRAFTED FOR PORT OR
rOIU) IIAHHOU
lire Today Virtually Destroys
the Business auuuuii ui
Wirt, Oklahoma
BELP IS REOUESTED
citizens of Town Call Upon
Governor wwiams 10
Give Them Aid
WANT THE STATE TROOPS
IVlltlon that Jllllllii Bo Sent to tho
Stricken I'lnro and Take Chnrgo
of the Sl'iiiiMon tnui unier
Is Hectored
ff AnocUM Trtu to Com Hajr Tlmea.
nvi.AitOMA CITY. Okln.. Jan. 17.
U.-Follonlng a flro today which
rlrltullr destroyed the business sec
Ion of Wirt, Okln., leaving 1,000
(wns homeless, the citizens of tho
bwn akcd Governor wininins 10
End tho stato mllltln to tako cliaro
1 the situation.
IK DISCHARGED
KUISIIPIKI.I) .MAX WINS IX HIS
wiiith slave case
IIoiiho Coimiillrro ir Congress Makes
An Advert Report As to Pro
posed Improvement
(Special to Thq Times)
WASHINGTON, D. C., t.Tnn. 17
Tho Biirvoy for tho proposed improvo
mciit of Port Orford harbor wns
turned down by tho houso coinmlttcp
In an ndvoreo roport similar to tluu
on Wlllupa harbor, Washington, a
prollniliuiry survey will bo nmdo by
nrniy engineers of tho Hood Illvor
channel from tho Columbia rlvor to
tho city of Hood Itlver.
MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1916 EVENING EDITION
X Consolidation of Times, Count Mail
nml Coos Hay Advertiser.
No. 150
ERS NO!
GIVEN ESCORT
irjr In Federal Court Disagrees and
iwiMiiunt It in'ciiiirgeu
lletunis Homo Today
William Shook, who was boforo
o Federal Court on a chargo of
hllo slavery, returned homo this
lornlng on the atenmor F. A. KIN
rn, having Icon discharged. Shook
ii Indicted by tho Federal Krnud
rr alter his arrest here and stood
UI. Tho Jurr disagreed and ho
u dismissed.
Shook and his wlfo wont down
Eureka In an ntttomnblle. and
elite Ducll and Mno Conklln nc-
mpanlcd them. It was on account
BILL INTRODUCED
COAST GUARD STATION AT POUT.
ORFORD ASKED KOIt
Copies Sent (o People at Tliat Plueo
Slto for Building t bo
Donated
(Special to Tho Times)
I'OItT ORFORD, Oro., Jan. 17.
Thoro has boon reeolved hero copies
of tho bill Introduced by RoprcBon
tatlvo llnwloy in Congrats providing
for tho 'establishment of a Coast
Guard station at Port Orford. Tho
bill states thnt tho station shall bo
locntod at such placo ns is directed
by tho commandant of tho Coast
uiinru mtiy recommoud and is to
cost not to exceed $12,000. Tho
slto for tho station will ho donated.
Tho pcoplo horo have for n long
tlmo past boon working to sccuro
the station nn it Is greatly nooded.
Tho crow at Uandon has boon called
upon to give rellof when wrecks oc
curred nt any point on tho Curry
County coast and on account of tho
dlstanro It hns beon vory difficult,
especially during stormy weather.
Tho establishments of tho station nt
Port Orford will bo n great protcc-
s
SHUTS MPS
LOGGING OPERATIONS AT POW
KltS STOPPER HV TIIH STORM
this trip that tho whlto slavery Uon to aU rasalng. vessols.
irge was brought. J"o bill was on January 5 referred
Shook was aCCOinnaulcd homo livlln thn rnnitnlMon nn Inlnrnliiln f i ii.l
I. ..II. 1, ,.. ..... "I " ---- - .......u ......
iie. aisu d l ii o minimi wiih: rri..
lll,,i (11m. i.- .... " iun.ih'1 mjiiiiiiuiuu,
Him uiuivi, wnu will 11 WIUICBH
Is tho rase. Whlto Slavo Officer
a rishor and Chief Jack Cartor,
o went to Portland In connection
!th the trial, returned homo Sut-
sroajr overland,
Hill Drop 1'ioseiiitloii
Ben Flfhcr. unwlnl IT. K ivl.llr.
ir officer, who returned, said
"i Aismant u. s. Attorney John
n agreed to dismiss tho caso
'(ilnit Shook In cairn tlm Inn. illu.
"! this time. Mr. Fisher said
wt ho believed tho wenk point In
caie was tho ovldonco of tho
I ree Klrls, yh0 Conklln. Vera
Utok nd Ilcsslo iiucll, tho Jury
Ml being Impressed with It.
.Many Witnesses
Tnero wrm m-,,., ...i
V..... t . " nilliviwufl,
rift Jahl Ca,1nt'l'. "oiUloli!
lM.iJrr. ?f Go,,, lleacl1; Mor.
JJ. Marshal Carter, II. a. Murphy
fill? n ?H"n' Vcrn l'"k "
o Jw ,Um MrslirioIil. Tho
?..? ? dld nt rolurn overland
on u,o Klllnirn today.
Danger of IHg I'Venliot If Tlicro
'Should Como a Sudden
Warm Sp:ll
I
III
to Port-
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c i. .. : "i"ii in
i mi t (, TO -,.u
i"ine Tlilik
lJ AwclilM Fiw. (o Com n. t.,,m ,
roitTi.Avn '
ZJV7' Ja- 17. Ico
rtn Ion iv h lowcr Columbia to
Zm ,1 rhcr . toaniem. Tho
.,S t,ro,iKh from A-
tul lce o Inches thick.
I PERSONAL MENTION t
t,r- or Sub.;. ' TV ,u"1 ,ln,,Kl1
'rodfen T0,ft ,0,l8y for
bfv .if. n,0.,n Mlssour . wlifirn
PS WuLlifcsn .. .
om r motlnr"" ,'v ' ' "
'lndbM?.7l,,IBrm,ntly r-
10 the Nerih ii ' UfJ "Wruutor
IRS. IiVGiiLUd S(,1,0(ls.
V M LLP? e today for
HT,lfllT visit
there. ta"fornla on route
Xr Long hn 8llP " jol
the to if gently wont
Willi nliout threo foot of snow on
lho higher altitudes around Powers,
till of tho Smlth-Powors logging
camps In thnt vicinity woro closod
down Saturday. Camp Ono on
South Coos IUvor had boon closed
down for Hovoral days owing to tho
snow. F. W. Powers stated" this
morning thnt thoy expected to got
n couplo of tho camps nt Powers in
! operation today, but somo of tho
ciimps on tho higher altitudes will
J not bo nblo to start until a thaw.
Danger of 1rwliet.
Coupled with tho Ho up of tho log
ging hushicss is tho danger of ono
of tho worst freshets tho country
has known should n warm rain sot
In for ten or twolvo hours. Thoro
Is moro In tho mountains now than
thoro has boon in yoars nud n warm
inlu would mean such n rapid con
version that nil tho crooks ami
Htrnams would soon bo out of tholr
banks.
Worst Sikhv Yet
Frod Powers .fuild this morning
that It wns tho worst snow thni thoy
hnd encountered in tholr operations
Ion Coos Uay. Ho said that at an
ultltudo of l.aoo feet, thoro ws oas
ily threo foot of snow on tho lovol.
Others from Powora said that with
in two or threo miloa of Powora,
thoro wns oaslly four foot of enow In
tho mouutnlns.
At Camp Ono, Mr. Powora said
that thoro had hoen betweon ono and
two foot of snow for moro- than a
weok.
As tho snow is ono of tho diffi
culties of logging that has soldom
beon encountered in thla section, tho
camps woro not propanod for it.
Howovor tho tie-up will probably
lint )in fnr lnni mi,l rnu ilin lncrclllC
company has oulto a supply of Ioks
ahead of tho mill, it probably will
not affect tho mill operations. Tho
the lines
lirnU"' "n Whir), . ,, Dl,LU
-"ver 0 bu. :-- nouiu uamago
ST1 ,0f tho?lnBf8; , Mr- Konnott
i!!JBprmeni .,tr,,K to force
2 the"1 , 1 Jurt and will
tiiiM v . ,,ne Btrppt m. ...mi
- 3 Skipworu"
""3. AI.TPP ,
r"et. left tod. fn ' f, It,ln
Ln Sa FranoL r n 8llort vlalt
tbern 'PendhiK tin win...
i fdf P.." "I l0afi 111 I. fn,,.
!,Wehepne?l wlloro thoy will
tpwa,i .,ne street men m ;!'.!
tfi. :?. .w tha ; "".:" ., ',.""; . . r: . ' . ..
iv ""ject to Imn i y owners, BS'""B row monins ago uruut.ni
. B8 the lln. .rJv?v"B the strpnl nut ninin, l.ni,an.i linra frnm tho
out mnnv thousand Iocs from tho
smallor streams which will now ho
nvnjlablo.
Ralph Kruso who took a jaunt
through tho hills west of Otarsh
fleld yesterday said that thoro was
about fivo inches of snow Vp where
tho McDonald & Condron camp ia
operating.
Officials Told Americans the
Trip Could be Made by
Them in Safety
SUGGESTED TROOPS
Some of Party Thought That
Soldiers Should be Sent
on the Train
WANTS NEUTRAL ZONE
Senator C.'.no Suggests Ono to bo
I'.stahllshed in Northern .Mexico
and that It bo Policed by (mt
(-ounly and United States
III AuocSatod rrma to Com Ily Time..
WASHINGTON, I). C, Jan. 17.
hvldonco collected at Kl Paso by tho
Stato Dopartmont agentB, Indicates
that Cnrrnnza nuthorltlcs at Chihua
hua nBsurcd C. It. Watson, head of
tho party or Aiuorlcuns killed noar
Santa Ysabola, that no escort was
necessary. In thnt opinion, however,
many Amorlcnna agreed, although
thoy hnd BUggoatcd to tho authori
ties tho advlslblllty of Bonding
troops with tho party.
WnntM XiMiiini '.in,.
Tho ostahllshmont of a neutral
.ono in iNorinorn Mexico to ho
Jointly pollred by Mexico and lho
unucil stntos, unless tho dlsordors
nro speedily controlled, was propos
ed In a resolution Introduced today
by Sonator Gore, a Democrat.
Troops Arc Sent
Concentration of Americans nt
Torroon, Montoroy, and other points
whero Carranza troops can afford
thoni groator protection was roport
cd to the stato department today by
CoiiBiil Gonoral Hannn nt Montoroy.
Hiinnn ndvlsud tho dopartmont of
tho dispatch of Carranza reinforce
niontH from Montoroy to Torroan,
adding, "Tho Carranza government
la in oiirncBt In ItB effort to Improvo
conditions nnd prevent further uh
saulto on Amorleana."
PussK)its Given
Tlio ndvlcca further stated thnt
tho Carranza governor or Chihuahua
gnvo Wntson a personal passport and
Hint tho Cnrrnnza Immigration nu
thorltlcs nt Junrez gavo a general
passport for tho wholo Watson party
Wants Moro Details
Tlioao dovelopmouts woro tnkon to
point to tho responsibility of tho
Ciirranzn government for not ndo
auatoly protecting 'the Amoricans.
Tho Btnte dopurtmout officials, how
,ovor, Indicated that they did not
cousldor tho julvlccs ns being finally
sufficient to dutermluo tho respon
sibility of tho Carranza govornmont
and furthor Investigation will ho
mudo.
Holmes Does Not Know
According to ndvlcos from Kl Pa
so glyou out by tho stnto dopart
mont, Holmes, tho only survivor of
tho massacro had uo knowledge ns
to whothor Wntson and his compan
ions requested a military escort or
guard for tho trip from Chihuahua
to Cuslhulrachlc.
Ho states that If they did bo, tha
authorities declined to furnish tho
escort or guard.
All Kelt Safe
Holmes says nil tho momhors of
tho party felt aufo In mnklng tho
trip. Tho state department investi
gation shows thnt boforo tho Wntson
party left for Cuslhulrachlc Watson
Induced tho Cnrrnnza government to
send 1,000 troops from Clilhunhuu
to that placo, and Wutson's agent
who Jiccompunlod tho troops tcle
grnphod back that all was quiet.
1111
COPENTIDIi
CIVIO WOHKUItS GATIIKIt
WASHINGTON TODAY
AT
Tho Question of National Prepared
ness Is Tho Feature, of tho
Program Today
(11 Aiuoi-lateil rrcM to Coos Uajr Timet.
WASHINGTON, D. C , Jan. 17.
Tho national civic federation open
ed tho slxtconth minimi meeting hero
today with promluoilt civic wolfaro
workers from throughout the coun
try present. National ircparulncB3
was tho fcaturo of today's program.
Soth Low, president of tho federa
tion, declared that t tho United
'States Is to prevent tho hales of IOu-
ropo finding lodgment on this con
tinent after tho war "It must bo
tho strength of our own right arm."
S
ERA
T
II
M
E
PKICI'J MTItDKIt TIHAIj ATTRACT
HI) MUCH ATTENTION
HI
TIIK PROSPKR RKPORTKD TODAY
TO RK IN TROIMHiK
Wits Round from Port Allen, Kau:il,
For tlio Coliiiiibia
River
IBf JUlukU" I'rtw l Com nif Tlracn.J
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17. Tho
four mnsted schooner Prospor was
reported today ashore at llanapopo.
Kauai, T, I. Tho Prosper wns hound
from Port Allen, Kauni, for tho Col
umbia rlvor.
will bo voryjicnvy
HEM!
STOCK
LOSS
Southern Coos and Curry County
Ranchers uro Hard lilt by
Ret-eut Sovcro Weather
H. B. Hultmann, tho well known
hurdwaro salesman, returned Satur
day ovonlng from a huslnosa trip to
Port Orford. Ho reports that there
waa great Buffering nml soma heavy
losses among tho livo atock herds
in that section ns a result of the
snow and cold.
Along tho roadsldo on his trip
from Port Orford ho saw scores of
dead sheep that had perished from
exposure and starvation.
The storm caught most of tho
stock men totally unprepared and
if the cold weather continues anoth
er week tho lossea in all that section
Found Guilty or Having Throw n Ills
WRo Over a Cliff Only Wit
ness Confesdeil
Mr Auoclilml I'mu to Cum Hay Tltiiro.i,
MINNF.APOUS. Minn., Jan. 17.
The trial of Frederick T. Prlre, who
was found guilty Saturday on a
chargo or murdorhig his wlfo, Mnry
Fridloy Price, began In district court
horo on Jnnunry I, and has attract
ed much attention.
Tho prosecution charged that on
tho night of Novombor 8, 10 M,
Prlco, nccompaulcd by his wlfo nud
Charles I). Ktchlsou, a traveling
salosmnn, of Washington, 1). C,
drove to a point along tho Hast
River ro nd whore he brought his
nutomohllo to n halt, nnd solzlng
his wife, hurled, her from a high
cliff.
It wns furtlior charged thnt Prico,
who wan a local IiiihIiicsh man, wont
to tho root or tho cliff nud finding
his wlfo still alive, struck her upon
tho head with a rock. Tho stato
chargod that tho alleged act was
committed tor tho purpose or In
heriting n largo sum or money giv
en Mrs. Prlco by her rather, David
II. Fridloy, n wealthy ploncor attor
whom tho town or Fridloy, Minn.,
Ia nainod.
Promised Rig Pay
Ktchlsou, chief witness for tho
prosecution, repented on thu witness
stand tho substance or a confesHlon
ho mndo early In Docombor after
his arrest in connection with tuo
woman's death. Ho tostiried that
Prlco promised to caucol n noto t)f
$1200 and In addition to pay him
?.'JG00 R he would accompany Prlco
to tho cliff nnd thou romaln silent
regarding tho affair.
Sued tho City
On Mnrch 22 last Prico .-led suit
for $7500 damages against tho city,
charging negligence in railing to
pmvldo a fonco ns n guard nt tho
edgo or tho cliff, over which ho snld
his wlfo foil to her death whllo
pursuing a pot dog
When tho caso camo up ror near
lug on Octobor 29, tho question ot
tho lognllty or Prlco'a marriage wus
raised, counsel lor tho city con
tending that ho had railed to dlvorco
his first wlfo and thoroforo was
not lcgnlly wedded to Mary Fridloy,
Arrested for Digamy
Threo days lator Price withdraw
tho damage huU. A warrant then
waa Issued charging him with Dig
amy, and on Novombor 12 ho waa
taken into custody. Ho ploadod not
guilty.
An indictment charging first do
groo murder was returnod by tho
grand Jury December 1 and Prlco
again wns arrested. On tho emtio
day a first degree, murdor Indict
nxont was roturnod agaliibt Ktchlsou.
who wns almost Immediately nrroat-
od In Washington, D. C, and ro
turnod to Minneapolis. It was whllo
on his way to this city that Utchlson
mndo tho Btatomont to tho assistant
County ProBocutor charging Prlco
with tho crime,-
Mim-lctl Fourth Wlfo
After tho death of Mary Fridloy
Prlco, hlu third wlfo, Prlco married
Miss Carrlo Olson, of Minneapolis.
nocouso of tho promlnonco of tho
Fridloy family and tho social con
nections of Mary Frldley Prlco, the
caso attracted wide attention.
iiRrTiW Al I IH
lAtifMSi&i.
British Relief Force at Tigris
River Force Back the
Enemy Forces '
STOPS FIGHT
In the East Weather Conditions
Hamper Movements of the
Opposing Armies
ARTILLERY DUELS IN WEST
mw
TURK BOOTY IS BIG
tun
MIMiION DOMAlts WORTH
JIAS HHI2N TAKKN
Mttlo J'Ino Is DoIiijj on tho Western
Front Sixteen Killed hy Rom-
hat'dmeiit of tho Towns of
JmW, Rci-Nii Report
IPy AmocIiIoJ I'rraa to Com Hay Tlmra.
LONDON,. Jnn. 17. ARor delay
ing for a weok tho advauco ot tho
strong Russian forces In tho Cnu
cafliis, tho Turku haro withdrawn
their advanced posts sovoral iiiIIoh
nt some points, Constantinople re
ports today.
In Mesopotamia, tho Ilritlnh re
liiforcoiiionts, ndvnnclug up the Ti
gris to tho aid or troops surrounded
by tho Turks nt Kut-131-Amaru, havo
rore'od tho Turks to rail back to
within six miles ot Kut-EI-Amnru,
London uniiouncoB.
Show Slops Flghtlnir
In tho ICnst, military activities
aro hnmpored hy Buowstorms along
a great portion of tho front.
Activities In the West nro con
fined to artillery dueling. At tho
town of Lous, Rorllu reports 10
Inhabitants klllod or wounded by
tho nrtlllory flro of tho enoiny.
Rrltlsh Havo Victory
Tho announcement wan mndo by
tho Secretary for India, who said tho
Turks hnd rolrcntcd an tho result
of anothor Rrltlah victory. Tho
Turks' position at Waddl, ho said,
woro carried Saturday by the Rrltlsh.
Allied Vessels Make nn Unsuccess
ful Attempt to Romlmrd Seddui
Ruhr on Friday
(Djr Aaaoctated Proaa to CooJlar Tlmi.J
CONSTANTINOPLI3, Jan. 17 An
official statement says: "A hostilo
ahlp Friday unsucccsBfully aholled
Scddul Uahr. Tho valuo of the
booty captured by tho Turkish forces
on tho Galllpoll peninsula now
amounts to at least 2,000,000,
(?10,000,000.)
MIEBO IS
TO QUIT FIGHT
SPANISH BOAT SUNK
HTHAMKH llKLGTCA IS DKSTJtOY
Kl ACCORDING TO RKPGRT
Tuenty-threo MoiiiIk.'I'h of lho Crow
on Hoard Aro Said to Have
Rocit Saved
t Ilr AiiorUted Tmia lo Cooa Da, TlmM.
LONDON, Jnn. 17. Tho Spanish
steamer Rolglca, 2105 tons gross,
has beon sunk. 'Twonty-thrco mem
bers of lho crow woro Baved.
Has Asked Austria-Hungary
That Negotiations for Peace
Be Started
MEETS
T
I
Entire Army Must Lay Down
Arms and This Has Been
Agreed To '
FIRST REAL PEACE MOVE
GIVES A DECISION
SUPHKMi: COURT ACTS
WASHINGTON CASH
IN
Decides Compensation Law Abolish-
os All DninacH Against Km-
ployors anil Third Parties
IDr A.iocUlol I'rcaa to Com Uajr Time,
WASHINGTON, I). C, Jnn. 17.
Tho Supremo Court today construod
tho Washington stnto workmen's
compousntlon law tin abolishing nil
damago actions In courts hy work
men In hazardous employments ns
covored hy law, whothor agnlnst oin
ployora or ngaliiBt a third party.
Sued tho Railroad
Tho decision wns In tho ease In
which tho widow nnd children of
Rcnjamln Mncso sued tho Northoru
Pncirie Railway ror tho nlloged nog.
llgout killing ot Mcoso, nn em
ploye or a hrowory at Soattlo, along
side tho railway tracks.
The District Court hold that tho
compousntlon law abolished all act
ions for dnmagos, hut tho circuit
court of appeals hold that it abol
ished litigation only of employes
ngnlnst employers. Tho Supremo
Court uphold tho District Court.
FOURMlUILT!
ACCUSRD OF SUNDING CONTRA-
RAND RURRKR TO GERMANY
VESSEL ISBURMIMB
WIRKLKSS CALL FOR HKLP HH
CHIVKR AT VIGO, SPAIN.
Message States Relglnu Slenuier Llllo
Is Ruriiliig ID," Miles
Off Shore
(Or AaaoclalM lrM to Own titj Tlmea.)
VIGO, Spain, Jan. 17. A wire
Icbs call for help wns received from
tho Dolglnu atenmor Llllo, which re
ports that Bho is on flro 105 miles
off this port.
n
IEW
HOME
SP.HIUAN GOVKRNMKNT OFFI.
FICIAUS ARRIVH IN ITALY
Will Make Headquarters for the
Tlmo at Hrlndlsl Driven
From Own Lauds
(Ilr Auoclttd I'rraa to Com Uajr Tlmea.
RRINDISI, Italy, Jan. 17. Forty
momhors of tha Sorhlan govornmont
havo arrived horo from Scutari ac
companied by diplomats of the allied
powora accredited to King Peter. Tho
Serbian govornmont will mnko Its
i'cndqunrtora horo.
MANY SHKKP LOST
(Special to The Times)
ROSBBURG, Ore., Jan. 17.
Sheep men report that moro than
1,500 head of sheep in Douglas coun
ty havo perished because of the rain
and anow. Owners aro having to
feed grain becauso of tho ranges be
ing covered with snow.
ICdward Weber, Paul Schmidt, Mav
Jaeger and Richard Wohlherg:
Aro All Fined
IV Aaaoclat. I'ruw to Cooa Kay Tlmea. j
Ml.nV VniJiT .Inn 1 7lMwn.nl
Wohor. Paul Schmidt. Mnx Juogor
and Richard Wohlberg, accusod in a
federal indictment with conspiracy
to alili) contraband rubber to tho
Gorman government In violation of
tho customs laws, ploadod guilty to
day and woro fined.
INVESTIGATE CAUSE
Aro Convinced Hint Accident. AVns
Duo Entirely to Natural Caus
es Moro May Dlo
fllr Associated rrcaa to Cooa Day Tlmea.J
NI3W YORK, Jan. 17. Officials
conductlnir two inquiries, civil and
rnaval, as to tho causo ot thu explo
sion Saturday on tho submarine K-2
which' caused tho death of four men
and tho seriously injuring of ton,
woro convlncod today that tho acci
dent wiib duo ontlroly to natural
causes. Threo of tho injured are
still in a crftlcal condition.
'North Rend Surveys. II. C. Diora,
who was hero from North Rend to
day, said that overybody there
thought that the work of a South
orn Pacific crow in North Bond was
ror the purpose ot locating the
grades ror establishing the yards
and locating tho dopot, although
nothing official has been ijlvon out.
TURKS ROREAT1
STATKD THAT TI1KY I1AVU PAL
LKN RACK HKPOHK ALLIKS
Announcement .Made in Parliament
nt. Iltidape.st Today mid Also Giv
en Outi nt thu German Capital
CrealeH a Commotion
tOf naaoclatfel Vft tr Cooa liar TlmM.
RHRLIN, Jan. 17. (Wiroless to
Sayvlllo) An Ovorsoan Nowa Agon
ay dispatch announced today that
Count Tiszn, tho Hungnrlaii promlur,
hnd nnuouncod in the Hungarian
pnrllamont that Moutonogro hnd ask
ed tor peaco. Moutonogro was ank
ed unconditionally to lay down hor
nrmn nnd sho accepted, tho promlor
declared.
Onuses Commotion
" Moutonogro aska ror poaco"
stated Count TIbzIi In tho Hungarian
pnrllnmont. Proceedings undor tho
first paragraph of tho order of tho
day hnd Just, beon completed whou
Tlszn naked permission to Interrupt
a discussion to mnko HiIb announce
ment. Ho stated that tho King and gov
ornmont of Montenegro had asked
tho Inauguration ot peaco negotia
tions. Tho announcement caused a
groat commotion in parliament.
Wall Iny Down Arms
" Just at this moment," continued
tho promlor " nows linn arrived that
tho unconditional laying down ot
nrrns bus been accomplished. Slnco
thu preliminary condition hns boon
fulflllod peace ucgotlntlonn will bo
entered Into Immediately."
This announcement, If accurate
marks tho -first known definite stop
tnkon hy any bolllgoronta in the Eu
ropean war toward making poaco.
ii aw
ANNOUNCKD IN RRRLIN
Action of .Montenegro Given Out nt
German Capital
ny Aaaotlatod Trtu to Com Oaf Tlmfa.J
RURLIN, Jan. 17. (WIVoIcbs to
Sayvlllo) Thu king and government
of Moutonogro on Jnn. 13 naked for
a cessation of hostilities and tho op
ening of peaco negotiations, It wan
oriicinily announced today by tho
Austro-Huugarian headquarters.
Tho Austro-Hungirrlan govorn
mont replied to Montenegro that
peaco negotiations woro possible only
if tho Montenegrin nrmy uncondition
ally laid down Its nrma.
Tho Montenegrin govornmont
hendquartora statement ndds that
tho country accepted tho Austrian
conditions.
DIVIDES THE
BLAI
E
Announcement to that Kffect Is
Mndo in tho House of Com.
iiioiih Today
II? Aaaoclatol I'reaa o Com Day Tlmea,
LONDON, Jnn. 17. Announco
ment wna mado In tho houso of com
moiiH today that tho Turkish forces
In Mesopotamia had ration back to
within bIx mllca or Kut-Kl-Ainara.
W
T
SATISFACTI
GRRMANY IS ANGRY .AT U It MAT
IIRITAIN'S ACTION
Says Crow of Patrol Roat. Guilty or
Shocking Misdeeds Which
Aro Condemned
(Or AaaoclateJ Prraa u Com Bar Tlmre.)
BURLIN, Jnn. 17. (Wiroless to
Sayvlllo) Announcement wns mndo
ill tho Rolchstng today by Dr. Zim
merman, undor socrotary or rorolgii
affairs, that tho Gorman govornmont
"Would most certainly find moans
of getting satisfaction for tlio shook
Ing mladoed" attributed to tho crow
of tho Rritish patrol boat Raralong.
Ho said all Gorman partlos condemn
ed tho action, not only or tho Ilara
long'a erow, but Ulao tho reply ot
Great Britain to tho Gorman noto re
specting tho incident.
PRO
E
D
DD
Calls For a Threo Million Dollar K..
poiidlturo at Paget Sound
Nnyy Yards
Dr Aaaoclatad Freas to Com Dr Tlmea.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 17.
A bill palling for a $3,000,000 dry
dock nt tho Pugot Sound Navy Yard
wns introduced today by Sonator
Jones,
ITALY NOT RICSPONSIRLi:
SKHKIAN DISASTHR
FOR
Official Says It, Was Duo to tho In-
effective Program of tho
Allied Countries
(Ilr Aa.ioclat4 I'reaa to Com liar Tliuta.
PADUA, Italy, Jan. 17. SIgnor
Ttarzilal, a cablnot minister without
a portfolio, in an address horo to
day, apoaklng apparently for tho
govornmont, declared It usoloss to
uttrlbuto to Italy tho responsibility
for tho taking of Lovcou and tlio
Moutonogro disaster. As in tho
caso of tho loss of Sorbin, ho said,
lilamo wus collcctlvo and was tho
result ot tho ullloa' Inqffoctlvo pro
PROTEST
ENTEHED
AUSTRIA SRNDS NOTI4 TO
UN1TKD STATUS
TUB
Objects to Occupation of Corfu Is-
land by tho Rritish nud
French Troops
(Or Aaaoclate,! rrona to Cooa tlr Tlmea.
BI3RLIN, Jan. 17. (Wlrolcsa to
Sayvlllo) Tho Austro-Hungary gov
ornmont haa entered protest with the
American Ambassador Penfield
against tho occupation by tho French
nnd British or Corru Island, which la
a migrant violation of London treat
ies, says nn Ovorsoas Nows Agonpy
dispatch. It paints out that Groat
Britain and Franco havo again man
ifested a disregard of tho gonoral
principles of international law.
1 1 BATING STOVB8 at reduced
prices. Pioneer Hardwaro Co,
COTTAGE GROVE Felix Currin.
a woll known grapo owner dropped
dead at his homo.
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