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Vo, No. XXXIX
II SERVICE
ilN TOMORROW
For First Time, Railroad Trip
Can Be Made In and Out
Of Coos Bay.
HEMIC
Mail, Expres sand Parcel Post
All Start With Passen
ger Service.
MAILS WILLj3E EARLIER
OkjuIIIc Valley Schcdulo Has Nut
Vet lln AppiUVCll, but. Will lio
Soon nml Regular Tlmo Card
Will ho la Effect
WIST TIIAIX IX
Aitmvics at :i:ito i 31.
TI10 first trnln lit from
Reexport with passcngorH
from Kugcno nrrlvos tomor
row nt 3:30 o'clock.
TIIAIX WILL wait fou ,
COQl'ILK PASSKXGEKS
Supcrlnlontlont Miller ro-
reived word this uftornooit
from Knglncer Hooy ttutt tlio
outRoIng train duo to leave at
9:!0 could delay to cntch tlio
passengers from Coiiulllo on
the morning trnln. It will
consequently lenvo about
9:40 n, in, Aftor today tlio
equipment will ho tnkon on
Itio morning train to Coiiulllo
and back until tlio Coiiulllo
tcliodulo Iiiih liocn approved.
Twenty reservations at tlio
Chandler Hotel linvo hoon
ruado for porsoiiH who nro
coming on tlio trnln tomor-
row afternoon from Kurqiio.
'
Coos Day to Portland In ouo day
by rail, dream of tho "Hermit King-1
dom" for half a coutury, Is to bo
rMllA.I ........ mi. 1 1..
"...MTU uumiiiow. 1110 IllWl lllllll ,
READY
ii , ., III. iiiumin niu minimum"., w,
d . TZ MnH,,r,oU1 ,,e"ot, vcry and tho RlvliiR to ovory one a cluu.c.
1 oie to O.JO a. m. for Roodsportfto W()rk t6 ,,, ,u nmklnB thl8
Here, ferry will take tho pas8on.cu IIcnHtIfllI
lew irrort tho I'liipqun to a second , m c,vJc IIluiroVoinont coiiimlUwi
!tlng train on the other sldo. They
re cipcctcil to arrlvo in Eugono
tout 5:io p. ni., whllo tbo pnsson
rj from tlio north will probably
M Into Marshflold at :t : :t 0 p. in.
AsWcd to Connor!
Mr Mllhr wiroil Knglnoor liooy
jo irrango, If possible, to hnvo tho
tln duo to lenvo horo for noods.
Port at 9 20 n. m. dolay a llttlo so
i to catch tin, train from tho Co-
'
t"'"e vauey, until tl0
chedula la In effect. '
reRiiIar
llierjtblm; Heady
, 8upt v, p M,op Kn(, l0(,uy
"t everythlnK I8 In roadlnoss forV
' ? PenMs of tbn service. Ho was
" tho train, roturnlng, will
'P at tl,e f00t of Central avenuo
' let off 0,o passengers. This, ho
"ia' ' a featuro entirely In tho
n of tho construction depart-
wu- mouz i iw.
Imllni'nfl thnrn . .
would Iij n . . 'nB roiicneu ou ;.
that i.,p ,"0, 8t" tl,oro' ,u,(l a,,,,crt So do not forgot tho hour, 8 a. in.,
"ier It R OXIieCtod Hinrn will linS. ,. .,.. n. l.n nil iloc'v.
" UHqw office for the road.
,. "- " .
Olrfvi-ciit SclnMlules
"much as th0 wnianiotto Par.
E LTr ,'h0 ('os " Itosoburg &
tod!'". ,,e0" tW0 opo rall-
. two separate tlmo schodulos
"e necessary, Tho Bonoilll,0 for
h, iv. lrom Mamlinolil to P-ora
Frinri yl C0"10 ,mck from "w San
tk. T ,f!f,8 nml for ll'l8 lensou
to, tr,a,n wvlcq goes Into or
"eedlri lfCU'COn arshriolrt and
Thi. , , ' lU0 oxt lew days.
mem , B loml
t. ld Mr Mllle
- UI11V n Inm. .,..-..
a tomporary arrango-
fMtine lh. ..,.::""
lor. as he U ox-
" "iieuuio on evorv
fTinll.
M..H.. .. ...
The train ,"
"Wnl I... Ieav,nK hdro tomorrow
nd exL! . 'arry nml1' ,,,aBBnso
m, J. ' V0 VaHoy' annjJ
"rller it '" a,ul out "Jay
It , lhan over beforo.
rwl1.eBXT,ed U,nt ,ult') a m
l make tho trip to Reedsport.
l ' nt ''"nil kitchen.
j,
.? w? " 1?fUy' Wwllsi, 2fl Poke
Established J87H
An Tlio Const Mull
Jest Before
TO HSU ITS FAGE'STDRES TO CLOSE
CITY' CLKAX-UP STARTS EARLY
TOMORROW MORXIXG
Every AIlo Knelled Cltl.en Appealed
To Show Civic 1'ilde To Wei.
coitio Train In Afternoon
A LAST WOKII
C008 Ihiy expects ovory
man and womnii, overy boy
and girl lo do IiIh and lior
duty tomorrow, Never boforo
wns thcro such a spirit of
splendid civic prldo ns thnt
exhibited by Marsbfleld.
Practically ovory business
boiiBo In tho city will bo
closed iul everyone, law- .
yors, doctors, clerks and inor-
chants will dovoto tholr tlmo
to make a real city heautl-
fill.
It In up to you vcoryono
of you to do your duty.
Clcan-Wi Day In Marsbfleld startn
with llin flrnl u-in n. ,r il, ...,..
...... ...u ..... ...... riUf "I (III, IUOJ
dawn over tho eastern horizon. It's
11 day of 'work; It moans getting up at
cock crow, tlio shouldering of tho
hoc, tho riiko and anything nlso thnt
niny innko for tho City Ilonutirul.
Squads of volunteer workmen In
each. of tho flvo districts of tho city
will gather at qlght o'clock at the
assigned stations, whuro a cnplnlii,
who lind already outlined the work,
will bo In rlinrcu.
At a luncheon thin noon tho
trusteos of tho Chamber or Coin
lnorco voted to hlro n team for ench
district, to cart away the rubbish and
two extra teams for tho IiuuIIiir of
Iorii off tho filled arcs.
The Meeting Places
Tho-fnlloulnif nro-tho dlslrletirtrnd
tlio mooting plnco In each:
I). L. HiieklmUiam Maddcn'H
Klro'cory, North Front street.
GeorRO Hotnor Masonic Temple.
l' K. Allen llarkonseo Grocery,
'ifClrod Avoiiuo. To bo aided by eflo.
Ayro, I'ror. TIciIroii and W. A. Rloel.
' W. 15. IIoiiRlmiil Conner &
lloagliind Store.
Alburt Matson, Flnnlnh Mall. To
bo aldod by Fred Oottlns.
All Will H Closed
Practically nil places of business
In tho city will bo closed for tho dy
.,. D Iihi,h.
said today It Is mnkliiR a last appeal
to tlio civic prldo In ovoryono to conio
out tomorrow, ovon If It is for a few
hours tlmo.
Will Welcome Train
And with tho spirit of Rood cheer
nnil of welcomo rliiRliiR In tho air.
It Is not more than natural that tlio
'workers should hnvo already
"cooked" ui) a now deal. It is aprood
that aloiiR In tho nftornoon tho work
ors will bo tired. For this reason
it Is planned that at a certain hour,
to bo rIvoii out by tho captains, tlioy
will assomblo at tbo foot of coninii
'uvenuo to welcomo tho first train.
It will bo no tamo wolcomo. It
promises to bo a daring hold-up
and tbo "stoam monster" will bo
brought to a total halt and a eheor
Klvon by tho multitude becauso the
first railway train from tbo Intorior
. r n.. i
lomorrow, umi uu on, - --
I Marshflold wants ovory man i "
hie best.
TIE CARD DELAY
-XKIV 8KIIVICK TO COgL'll.l.i: AXD;nBSun.od that
I'OWKUS POSTPOXKD. I
Non.Arrlvnl of Official Notices ofj
Now Sefni 15uReiio tmuii
Walt Hero
sunt. w. F Miller lato yostenlny
f recoiled notice th'nt tho time cards
'for tho Marshflold - Powers service
had beon dolayod and would not
roach horo until tbo last of tho week.
In consequence tho proposed change)
In train service on this division will
not bo effective Wednesday and prob-
i'ably not until about Sunday.
.. Qnnt Mlllnr 11HB
. .. i.niii !
-nn,i with EiiElneer n " """,Hayvuii """"- "
ranged Willi liiibi'M ,.'.. . ,.,,. . ,.. mmln Mondav
salho-Euseno train. BClieaiuoa -u .-.w
larehfleld at 930 imiu v . nigni, wie '"' '
so , tit the morning train from , ay To fortifications near a -OoqlUca,,
mako.P..nection8 wlMilmoutu woro Marked and tho nr-
it, Till wlH b for a tew imy ""snips reiuriuu r.......
MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1916 EVENING EDITION.
The Battle
M'SIXESS HOUSES WILL
Oil-
SERVE CLKAX-UP DAY'
1-oiir Ms! of Thoso Who )l,tvo
I'rouilNMl to Help .Make tho Oc
casion n 111; Holiday
Practically nil tho business houses
, In Marshflold -will close up tomorrow
In obsorvnnco of cloiui-up Day. Most
all of tho stores that could ho closed
signed an ngrenmont to do so. It
will ho ii Ronornl holiday In tho city
and ovoryono will hnvo a chnnco not
only lo clean up tho city but nlso to
seo tho rirst pnssoiiRur service In nild
out of Coos Hay on tho Wlllnmotlo
Pacific Inniigurated.
The following In n list or tho busi
ness houses which hnvo agreed to
close:
Tho C-oldou Utile.
Mutson's Quality Store.
Hub Clothing & Shoo Co.
Warner Grocery Co.
(t. 15. Cook.
Porry & Nicholson.
Itehrold's.
Pnlnco 5lont Market.
Sanitary Food Store
Hub Dry Goods Co.
Tho Fashion Storo.
Tho Owl.
Tho Itcil Cross Pharmacy.
Lockhnrt-Paroonn Drug Co.
Swanton Drug Co.
II. S. Hurpeo.
It. 13. Laraway.
F. W. Ilorlrnm.
Winkler's Phnrnincy;"
Gordon Shoo Storo.
A. T. Haines.
II. W. Painter.
Sparry Flour Co.
Coos Hay Produco Co.
,.. I 11,1..!.. . .
LA- .LlU-k I 1(111 " '" "I I " ' "
J. C. Penny Co.
S. .1. I mini)!.
Union Market.
Allan & Lowls.
If. S. Tower.
Pioneer Ilnrdivnro Co.
Going (i. llnrvoy.
t Knterprlso Market.
Geo. GctUng's Cash Grocery.
Fourier Mors.
Ii. Ij. Thomas.
C. 15. Powers.
Plonoor Grocery.
Staurr Grocery.
C. W. Vlors.
15. F. LeMloux.
Coos Day Ilakory.
Suninor Hiirdwaro Co.
Coos Ihiy Stationery.
Marshrield Hardware Co.
Kkblnd & Sou.
Schroodor & lllldonbrand.
Ollvant d. NnsburR.
Finnish Co-opoiattvo Co.
Connor & Hoaglund.
Holmes Grocery.
Carl Stoke.
Mlko Ilurk.
Davis & Ashman.
Tho Flxup Storo.
Jas McCutcheon. '
Tho SmokohoiiBO.
Tho cigar stands will cloacJIH
Ni
in.
WILL LIST II TEBB
15XUUKH OFFICIAL (JIVKS VI KW.
POINT AHOl'T WAH
Chaiieelleir of IjM'heeiiier Sns It Will
Coiitlnuo Thieiugli Hie I'iiian-
rial Y'eae
IDx ARlel Tnn en C004 lt Tlin.
LONDON, April I. In oponliiB his
budgot spooch in tho Houso of Com
mons today Reginald McKonna clian
iin nt iim oxchoouor. said It wan
bUIK'l " w - . J
tho war wouiii iasi
during tlio wliolo
of tho financial
year.
GI5H.MAX ZKPPULIXS MAKI5 AT
TACK OX IJXGLAXD
Dliecteel Against Kortlflcntlons Near
Vurinoutli anil Airships Get
Hack Safely
(Or JumMi reru lo Coo B7 Tlmu.J
11KRLI.V. Anrll 4.--(Wlreloss to
,.. t.,nti.o 'vimollii raid on
, no pm-..-- - -- - -
RAIDS AGAIN
MKMHKK OF THE AHSOqiATED
I IRE TROOPS
I
Funston Reports Sending Ad
ditional Forces Over Bor
der From Columbus,
TO
The Number of Soldiers Which
Have Gone to Aid Is Kept
Secret By Officers.
DOUBT THAT VILLA IS HURT
At. Ktnto Depaitiifcnt llellef Is Tim!
Story Circulated Is I'ntiiie
Cap). Hn.rutil, of AriiIii-
nlilo l'niiie, lo Front.
(n, AmhhI.IikI l'r.M In Cm la, Tlmr.
WASHINGTON, I). C, April I.
Funston. advised tho war depart
ment today thnt ho Is minding more
troops Into Moxlcp from Columbus
to protect tho lino of communication
with Gou. Pershing. Ho did not
state whether any troops had been
sent forward to tho military bnso.
Not On FlKhtluR l.lnn.
So far, Funston litis not sug
gested a reinforcement or Pershing's
forces, except merely to protect tho
extended communlcntlon lino.), and
thcro wns no confirmation of tlio
border roporta thnt extensive ad
ditions to the fighting column. would
ho required.
'.Nineteen Apache scouts hnvo been
ordered from Fort Apacho, Arizona,
to Pershing's column, Captain Haz
zard of tho Tenth Cavnlry, who wns
with Funstnii whnn ho captured
Agutnaldn, loft with tho scouts for
tho bolder today, but will not ac
company thoul Into Mexico,
Number a Heervt.
Army censorship today veiled tho
number nml personnel of the ad
ditional troops sent across tho bor
der. Genoral Scott Juld they left
two days ngo.
Doubt Villa Is Hurt.
Today's official dispatches varlod
regarding tho reported Injuries of
Villa. At tho state dopnrtmont,
IIioho in close touch with tho chaso
doubted that ho had boon hurt.
GKXKItAI HKVICS HAS
OFFKUKD TO SUHItKNDlIK
(Dr AuwUtM I'ffM to rw nr Tlror..
TOItltKON, .Mexico, April
I. General Itoyes command,
lug tho Villa forces In this
locality sprit a loiter to Gou
eral 'H-ovIno, Carruiun com-
I
:l
I
manotir, orroriiiR to surron-
detwlth all his forcos ir glv-
nmnesty.
1ECT DELEGATES
NI5W Y'OHK VOTKHS HALLOT AT
DIHMCT PH1.MAHI1.S.
Fliht Tlmo in State HonVoseiitnllvcHi
(o Xatloniel Con veil! Ion lire
Chosen Thnt Way.
en,' AvLie.i itm 10 e:i lur Tim..;
NKV YORK, April 4. For tlio
first tlmo In tho history of Now York
stato, the voters loony nro electing
delegates to tho Domocratlc, Re
publican and Progressive national
conventions In tho direct primaries.
Thoro wore comparatively few con
tost3.
WHEAT CROP IS BAD
.Ml'CII OF IT HIIPOHTKD I'XFIT
FOR MILLING.
Depn'rlincn! of ARiiculturo Kstlniaios
Amount Will He-aeii Nearly
.Million and Half.
I Zj Auux Ulivl rro lo f'n lur Tlm 1
WASHINGTON, D. C, April 1.
Wheat, of the l'JtS crop unfit for
milling la estimated at 1 0,000,000
bushels, according to tho rosulti or
an inquiry uy mo uujiariuiuiu ui
agriculture.
OlelliodlHt luelles Tniimlo sale
Thurnlay nt eliuixh klltiien.
Yimes Want Ads lor result.
PROTECT LINE
l
1
I
1'HKSB
REPOPT BATTLE
O (Spoclnl to Tho Times
T Kb PASO, Tnns, April -l
Itollnblo reports renchod
hero this afternoon that tho 4
' American troops had engaged
Villa nioti at Ihichlnlha, 25
mllen miles northeast of
Guerrero. No dotnlls have
reached hero yet.
IS
PbAX AMKItlCAX TltOOPS
PbOVKD IN ltl:'KAI,i:i
i:m
Itcsulteil In OvertakliiR and Dlspcrs.
In Villa Hand IamI by Gen.
Ileriiiuule.
tn, Awiii rir to coo, nr TnaM.)
AT TIII5 FI10NT-(VIA AKUO-
VbANK AND MOTOK COlTUlKIt TO
CObUMIUS.) April !. Strategy
whereby nfter two weeks of pursuit,
tbo Villa band under Genoral Horn
undo, wns overtaken by American
troops and illHporacd, revealed to
day. Tho plan wiib to send luo Amor-
lean column In n Btrnlght lino along
tbo "strlnir of a how" whllo Villa
nmu tali I
iking n loiiRor route along tlio
of tho bow." Coupled with
"arc
this miinotivor was a, gonornl ordor
to "spare nothing but horseflesh.
Force Hediieod.
On March Ti. Col. Dodd's moil
woio reduced by tho necessity of
leaving pntrolB mid by tho lllnuB3 of
about 10 men of the total ndvnnco
guard of about 100. Ilo run com
pletely out or provisions for tho
moil and horses, novortbcless, in
stead of hnltliiK t await, tlioy push
ed on, leaving no regular lines of
cominunlcatlona with the columns
in tbo roar.
Spared Only Hoixrs.
For a solid' week tlioy ilveil on
tholr wits nml spared nothing "ox-
copt horso flojh." How well tlioy
spared horsos was proved by tho
final dash Into tho Villa strong
hold Wednesday morning, n mnrch
which for endurance and hrllllnnco
was never surpassed. v .
Guide Loses Wiiy.
'in tho last fifi-mllo dash, nilido In
17 hours, some troopors ovon throw
away tholr lilmikoU Tlioy would
hnvo roachnd Guerrero boforo dawn
and probably have eapturod tho on
tiro Villa gnnison thcro had it not
boon that tho Riildo lost tro trail,
ARE S
PltOIIIIUTIOXIRTS OKI" TWO
COl'XTIKS IX MICIIIOAV
Such Arn Inellcatlons ns Slioiiii lj
, Jjeto Keliii'iis of ICIectlon
Tenlay
Sf Amil't'rt l'fw I" l-'w fr Timn.l
iikthoit. Mich.. Anrll I. Lato
Toturns from I a counties which voted
on local option yohtorday maelo It
certain thnt tho prohibitionists hnvo
ilncrciisoil tho area of elry territory
, MIclilKim by two counties.
BASEBALL STARTS
coAST LKAGt'K AMKS HCIIKII
I'LKD TO IIKd'I.V TODAY.
Flit Uveitis of SeeiMtti lira nt San
Fniiicisrii, Salt Idilrt) anil
Its Augiies. ,
III; Am lt4 I'rtM lo CJ- IHT Tlm 1
SAN FRANCISCO, April I. IlaBO-
ball was roimnlly scheduled to take
Its place on tho 10 in western sport
calendar today, Tho opening gamoa
or the Pacific Coa.it loaguo uro at
Fan Francisco, Salt Lako and Los
AngelcB.
IteviuesUd Ills Ciiiulldney for PicmI-
elent Not Ilo Taken Seriously by
tlio Peojilo
(Hr Aw.'UII rrw to Cou. IMf TloiM.
DETROIT, Mich., April 4. Do-
I Bplto tho request or Henry Ford that
jhls candidacy ror tlio " Ropubllran
r nomination or president ' bo not tak
en seriously " In esterdny s state prl-
mary, ho held a substantial lead to
day over Senator lulam Allien
9,nith m m
STRATEGY
USED
Gn S
001
FOOD LEADS RACE l"f U s
& Consolidation of Times, Const Mall
mid Coo liny Advertiser.
ELUSIVE VILLA
Believed Now to Be Far Be
yond Reach of American
Soldiers in Mexico.
IS
Latest Report Is That He Is
Near Satevo, Traveling
Toward Parral. '
MORE FORCES NEEDED
Additional Forces Will bo Needed to
HtrcuRthen the l.lncs of Com-
iiiiinleadou If the Pursuit
Is Kept l'p
4
llltlTISII HAVK TAKKX
POINT SOUTH OF YIMtKH
(nr AtvirltlM Prm l rtM r; Tlmrw.J
LONDON, April I. Cnp
turo by tho llrltlsh or Mine
ratnr at Stolol, south of
T
i ",
"vo been
Ypros, which tho Germnnn
occupying hnvo
boon occupying is reported by
llorllu.
'
(llf Auoritl! Vtm In ro lit; Tlmx.l
SAN ANTONIO, Toxns, April .
Official ndinlssloli to tho boiler thnt
Villa has fled fur beyond tho Ameri
can forces and now Is operating south
of Chihuahua City was mndo at Fun-
ulou's hcadquartors today.
HcMrtcd Ncnr Satovo
Slnco yestordny, much Infnrmatlnn
tudlcntlng that Villa In near Satovo,
moving towuid Parral, has boon ro
colvod. If it is provod bnyond a
doubt thnt Villa Is on his wny south
toward Porrul, and oven Torreon, n
combination against htm cannot ho
carrlod much further unless tho
railroads between Chlhunhiiu and tho
liordor nro mndo avnllablo for the
movomout or troops or onough troops
nro sent Into .Mexico to strengthen
fgrently Increased lines or communi
cation. This wns rrankly stilted at
Fuuston's headquarters.
IS
WILL
INSIST OX
NIXTHAL IX
HKMAIXIXO
WAH?
Offliiiil Does Xeit lleUevo KukIiiiiiI
Will Atn.uipt 10 Ciiuil On
tho Dutch Const.
I'OIH'KS Mi:iX(J MASSIID
AT GKII.MAX FIIOXTIKIt
(II; AuotUlM I'imi If ruin nr Tlmn.
ROM 15, April !. Wlioloss
reports from 'urlch slate
that Holland h.is closed hor
Gorman fiontler and has
iii.ibhi.mI all available forces
there.
Ur tuwUlKl 1'iru lo rout if iiium.J
AMSTERDAM. Anrll I. "I do
I not for a niomont suggoHt that thoro
lis possibility that Great Ilrltalii
Intends to laud hor armies on tho
Dutch eoast," said formor LMIulstor
of War Colyn today In an Interview
regarding tho meant my.UeiioiiH
military preparations In Holland.
"Wo hnvo tho ussuramo of Groat
Hrltnln that film will respoot our
neutrality and wo roly on that ns-
suranco.
If Germany considers Holland's
iMoiisoh Inadoiiuato, ho suggested
that tho. strengthening or tho Dutch
rorens would inako clear to Gor
many, Ilollnud'H Intention to pio
vont any menaco to Germany's open
riank.
HAS
niriiHHD FROM CO.MMAND
OF HUSIAN AR.MY
C;nr Compliments Hint on Service
Successor Has .'tt Hoen
Named
(Hr AiumUle-l i'rru to fvi lur Tlmn.)
PKTROGRAD, April 4. Genoral
Ivanofr has retired lr"m tho com-
maud or tho Russian nruilcs tn Vol
his-ula ami Gullclu Emperor Nlcbol
- as addressod a complimentary nol
,(o him. His Hiiccessor iuu noi ucen
,innoiinceu.
H S SCAPED
in;
SOUTH
HOLLAND
1
No. 216
" J. JtZ
51
IS
Strong French Positions About
Verdun Reported to Have
Been Taken.
SLIGHT LULL TODAY
Fighting Not as Violent as
Yesterday, But It Still
Keeps Up.
ARTILLERY IS VERY ACTIVE
Tim Snllent Along tlio Avocourt-
.Mnliineoitrt Front Is Gradually
Straightening Out by South.
ivnnl Push of Germans.
nr AmikHUM ITf-M lo Coo. nr Tlmn.l
LONDON, April I. Strong French
positions southwest of Douaumont
nml in tho Cnlllotto word northeast
or Vorilun woro taken by tho Qor
mnus, Ilerlln nniiouneod today. Paris
howover, elcclnroj thnt the French
have pusheel tholr way back to tho
northern outskirts or tho wood and
are claimed to hove regained a foot
lug In tho vlllngo of Vnux.
Slight Lull Today, f
A slight lull has followed tho
violent fighting of yesterday. Klio.
where no Infantry engagements lent
night, Paris says.
Northwest of tho fortress, nrtlllory-
011 both sides nro actively employed
along tho Avocourt-Malancourt front,
whoro tho salient In tio lino grad
ually l.i being straightened out by
tho southward push of tho dr
mniiB. On other frontit there are no Im
portant dovclppmouts,
BRITISH REFUSE
WILL NOT HHTl'HN FOHKIONKIt
TAKI5X I'HOM V. fl. IIOATH.
Claim Right to Kclo Them nml ThlH
Country Will Lnler n Vig
orous Protest.
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WVSHINOTON, 1). C, April 4.
Great Ilrltiiln's rofusitl to release 38
Germans, Austrlans und Turks ta
ken from the American steamer
China near Shanghai, was received
today at tho stato dopnrtmont.
Tlio state department plans to
demand tho iiucnuelltlnnal releiue
of the prisoners, according tn many
precedents.
Disputes tho Right.
Tho llrltlsh nolo Is understood
to Insist on tho right of that gov
ernment to seize enemy subjects re
turning to tnko part In the war.
This, It Is understood, tho United
jStates Is prepared to dispute vigor
ously. HOLDSlFf SHERIFF
LONG ISLAXD lirXTKIt
LOXG HATTLK.
FIGHTS
Heavily Armed, Ilo Keeps Hack Of-
fleers nml Finally Takes
Ills Otwi Lire.
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HAHYLON, L. I., April 4. Will
iam Douloy, hunter and guide, lay
dead today In his homo, where he
woundml five persons and fougtit a.
long tmttlo with tho sheriff and four
deputies who attnmpted to arrest
him.
Armed with rifles, shotguns and
revolvers, Donloy withstood a siege
from noon yoatorday until early to
day. When tho nttuckors finally
forced their way Into tho house,
thoy found Donley had blown hla
head almost off with a shotgun,
TWO HUNDRED AHE
KILLED OH INJURED
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LONDON. April 4 An ex
plosion lu a powder tactory
In Kon't bus caused the death
or Injury of 200 porsonH, It
was announced officially to.
day.
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