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T he C oquille H erald VOL. 35, COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917. NO. 49 WHY NOT TRY NAVY SERVICE By Tom J. Sinnott.) .The great Kitchener said, “ This war will be won in the kitchens;” Crom well expressed the same by claiming “ A soldier’s nerve comes from his telly, keep it full.” Believing this, the U. S. Navy De partment has ordered an extra meal served to the men on night watch, in creased the food allowance, and sent out an urgent call for cooks, bakers, stewards and mess attendants. These great floating monsters, of our First Line of Defense, greatly re semble a first class hotel, with their large cold, storage plants (stocked with fresh meats, fruits and vegeta bles) and large spotless kitchens, equipped with the latest electric rang es and appliances. The Navy offers a splendid position to both experienced cooks and bakers, and non experienced men in the mess department. The former will board ship at once, and the latter will be giv en a complete course at the Navy Cooking School, near San Francisco. This will give many a young man the chance to travel, learn a trade, earn a good salary, and best of all strike a telling blow at the Kaiser. Application for enlistment can be made to any Postmaster or to the U. S. Navy Recruiting Station, Dekum Building, Portland, Oregon. 'Local Red Cross Society. A well attended meeting of the Red Cross Auxiliary was held at the City Hall Monday, Aug. 20. Mrs. Lando was present with ap proved models of work. She empha sized the great need of this work and explained how it was to be corried on. Mrs. Florence Barton was elecetd secretary and Mrs. S. V. Epperson was appointed a member of the finan cial committee. A committee meeting will be held at the Red Cross headquarters Tues day evening, Aug. 28, at 8 o’clock. Committee No. 4, supplies, committee, No. 7, Co-operation; and the work room committee are requested to be present. Work rooms are to be established in the First National Bank Building and work is to begin Thursday, Aug. 30. All who desire to become members or assist with the work will apply to the secretary. Many Ducks Reported. Not since the balmy days for the duck hunter when shooting was per mitted from sneak boats and gasoline launches, have so many ducks been seen. The bay is covered with them, fine fat mallards and other varieties. These, however, will pass on south long before the law permits shooting, which reiterates the statement made by this paper many times before, that the law should be changed.— Harbor. An unusual flight of ducks has been coming into the lakes and streams of Curry county during the past two weeks. Ordinarily ducks do not com mence to arrive here until the latter part of September, and then they are traveling south, but those that are coming now, however, are flying north. They are mostly young mal lards and sprigs, and are appearing by the thousands—a great deal more numerous than the usual flight. The lakes and marshes around Langlois are said to be filled with them and Elk and Sixes rivers and Garrison lake, near town, are getting their share. The cause of this immigratioi can only be surmised at. Some pre dict that it signifies an early fall and winter, although this does not ex plain the unusual number of birds. And it is stated that there is a short age of feed on their hatching grounds in Eastern Oregon, but as the ducks are said to be fat this does not appear to be the real cause, but whatever it is the ducks are coming to the coa;t in myriads.— Port Orford Tribune. Champion Swimmer. Mabel McGee, of Lakeside, 16 years of age, claims the championship for long distance swimming, having re cently swam from Rocky Point on Ten Mile lake to the landing, a dis tance of one and one-fourth miles in 40 minutes. Mrs. Archie Philip and others followed her in a boat and kept strict time on her work. Last year she rescued four who became helpless when they stepped into a deep hole.— Harbor. ANOTHER INJUNCTION? Sixes Mining Company lias Many Troubles. During the past two days evidence j has been taken in Port Orford in a [case in which S. P. Peirce seeks to permanently enjoin the Sixes mining company from dumping tailings where they will run into Sixes river. Several months ago Mrs. S. P. Peirce secured a temporary injunction against this company before Judge Coke at Marshfield to prevent it from dumping upon her land or in the river, and now Mr. Peirce seeks to secure a permanent order of the court to pre vent the Sixes company from deposit ing its tailings where they will find their way into the river. Both sides have brought many wit nesses to town in support of their con tentions, Mr. Peirce alleging that the channel of the river is i.eing changed and that his farm, which is just be low the m ne, is in danger of being greatly damaged thereby. Attorney Geo. P. Tipping from Bandon repre sents the mining company, v l’. l j County Attorney C. H. Buffington Is appearing for Mr. Peirce. The tes timony is being taken by Court Re porter A. B. Loud, and the matter will be decided by Judge Coke in cham bers.—Port Orford Tribune. Deer in the Way of Cars. Speaking of the beauty of the auto trips by which Bandon may be ap proached, Fred Lockley says in the Oregon Journal: “ The Senen Devils road winds through heavy timber along the coast line, frequent glimpses of the surf or rocky shore Leing had through the trees. The road is full of sharp hair pin curves and figure eights. One o. the unusual features of this ride, par ticularly by night, is the fact that you are very agf to run across one or more deer in the road. The bright light of the auto headlights dazzles them. As the light approaches, the shadow of the deer is thrown into vivid relief. Oddly enough this seems to be more terrifying to the deer than the lights of the alto. In trying to escape from their own shadow the deer will, in place of running, leap high in the roadway until it is leaping nve or six -eet high. Occasionally they, become confused and back into the auto. During the past few weeks one of the drivers on the auto stages between Coquille and Bandon had, on night runs, bumped into four deer. “ The country around Bandon is a veritable happy hunting ground for the sportsman and angler. Bandon is the gateway to Curry county and nowhere in the United States will you find a wilder, more remote or less developed district than Curry county. The ranchers build nine- foot fences to keep the deer out of their gardens. Bear, deer, cougar, bobcats and other game are abundant. The streams of Curry county are fished but little, on account of the i-reessibility of the district, and as a consequence one can fill his creel with gamey brook trout in a few hours. “ The sea coast from Bandon south ward almost to the California line is of rare beauty, being rugged and pic turesque. Some day the Bandon dis trict will be the mecca of tourists and summer vacationists.” Marriage Licenses. During the past seven days the fol lowing marriage licenses were issued by County Clerk Oddy: August 15— Walter C. Weaver and Edith Van Curler, of V--shfield. August 15— William Fowler and Edna Runde. August 16— Ernest E. Hewet, of Cushman, and Berenice Bennett, of North Bend. August 18— Horace Hyde Hunt, of Coquille, and Lenora James, of Ban don. August 20— Ben Burt Parks and Pearl Davis, of Bandon. Thrills Without Number. There are countless thrills, two un usual love stories, a powerful theme of a good woman’s sacrifice for the glory of her nation, immense specta cles, magnificent pageants, some ex ceptionally beautiful dancing girls and remarkable photography in the six- act super-production, “ Her Condoned Sin,” which comes to the Scenic Thea tre on Monday, Aug. 27. The-cast of this remarkable picture, which was made by D. W. Griffith, the producer of “ Intolerance,” “ The Birth of a Na- tioh” and others of the world’s great est cinema spectacles, includes such stars as Mae Marsh, Robert Harron, Blanche Sweet, Dorothy and Lillian Gish and Henry B. Walthall. "Her Condoned Sin” is regarded by many critics as the most remarkable photo play of recent years. ADAMS SAYS ROAD WORK IS 0 0 0 0 WAR DRAFT RULES. PER YEAR $1.50 BUT SINGLE BID RECEIVED Adjutant General Gives Data Regard ing Draft. Portland, Ore., Aug. 20—The men Also Gives Figures On Funds Now Available for Coos and called out in the first draft from Ore gon will be mobilized within the state Curry County Road Projects. directly under the supervision of the local exemption boards in each coun Highway Commissioner Adams he had ridden over worse roads in his ty. Under a Coquille date line the That’s sure passing u passed through this city last week, whole life. Each local board will attend person Times published the following report went to Marshfield and North Bend compliment to our roads, but pernaps : ally to the assembling, subsistence, of the commissioners’ doings Satur and swung around tc Bandon on his the reflection is deserved at this time. and finally, the entraiqment for the day. The paragraph at the close of way to attend the big road meeting at Speaking of the work at present go mobilization camp, of all the men' the article may or may not have em Crescent City. He addressed the dif ing on in the county Mr. Adams said called to the colors from its county or anated fiom the court as stated but I wish to most emphatically deny any ferent business men foregathered as that the Coquille-Marshfield work district. road boosters in the towns he visited would be some of the best in the state Plans of the War Department pro connection whatsoever with the recall and in his talk at Bandon stated that when completed. That it would look [ vide for the mobilization of men movement. How my name happened the state is now entering upon the to the uninitiated that it was costing | drawn in the fijst draft, in four in to be connected with ihe matter in greatest road building era in its his too much money but that when fin- i stallments during September and early any waj is only accounted for by the vagaries of the ordinary news tory. That there would be upward, ished there would be but little upkeep October. purveyor. of i>l 3,000,000 spent upon the roads o' cost owing to the thoroughness of the Thirty per cent of the net quota of Dean & Brown, of North Bend. sub- Oregon within the next five years and work at present being performed. each county will be called out on Sep Mr. Adams urged upon his audience tember 5. Another 30 per cent is to mitted the only bid on macadamiz that this sum, which is already as sured, will perhaps be still further the advisability of all writing to their be called on September 15, a third 30 ing two miles of the new road from augmented by an appropriation by the congressmen urging the construction per cent on September 30, and the fin the South Inlet bridge to Empire government for the coast military of the coast military highway and ask al 10 per cent as soon thereafter as when the county court took the mat ter up this morning. They have the ing for an appropriation equal to the practicable. highway. Mr. Adams also said that the road cost of a single battleship. This, said j The first preliminary to actual mob North B. nd waterfront road contract from Eugene to California down th« Mr. Adams, would assure the con- ilization will be the notification by and also the Marshfield sidewalk con coast has received the approval of the strucion of a perfect highway from local exemption boards of the men in tract now. The South Inlet road state powers and that every available the Canadian to the Mexican lines, their jurisdiction who have beer, cer work is to be completed this fall, dollar will be turned to the project. helped out by the money available tified as called for service and not ex rock to be hauled there by ballast, L. J. Simpson is understood to have Of course the amount at present avail from the state and county funds of empted or discharged. been instrumental in getting them to able is small but that all were working California. In this notification they will also be to the one end, namely, a year round It is expected that Mr. Adams, to directed to hold themselves in readi bid. Roadmaster Murdock is figuring road to the south and as we have the gether with Governor Withycombe ness to respond to a call soon to be cut their bid and the work will pro only feasible route its support must and Commissioner Benson will pay a made by the board to report for mili bably be awarded to them. According to a report fbachiug the come. As a compliment to Coomcoun- visit to Coquille on their return trip tary duty at a specified time and place. county court, county surveyor Mc ty roads he stated during his talk that from Crescent City. The next step will follow notice to Culloch, J. S. Barton, and J. C. Sav the boards from the Adjutant General age, of Coquille, and A. S. Hammond, of the state to assemble at a conven of North Bend, are ijacK of the recall ient point of entrainment for the mob movement against the county court. ilization camp, a specified number of They are said to have picked J. O. men from their draft quota. Stemmier, of Myrtle Point, to run Immedieately, each local board will District Forester Geo. H. Cecil, owners were given free premits to against Judge Watson and John post a list of the men who must re Portland, Oregon, announces that the cross 6,535 head of cattle and horses Yoakum and R. W. Bullard to run and 551,895 head of sheep over the spond to th>s first call for mobiliza against Geo. J. Armstrong and Archie National Forests of Oregon and Wash National Forest range to shipping tion. At the same time each boaul ington are furnishing grazing during points, and for other purposes. Free will send out mail notices to each of Philip. The matter has not progressed Leyond the talk stage as yet. the present summer for 177,167 head permits were also given to 215 own these men, directing him when and of cattle and horses belonging to 3,- ers on account of private lands within where to report. Failure to receive this mail notice, 269 ranchers, and 1,025,843 head of the National Forest boundaries for When the French commission left sheep, owned by 705 sheepmen. These 7,675 head of cattle and horses and however, will not be an excuse for fail the United States one of its notable ure to report. From the time speci figures show an increase of 462 cattle 107,488 head of sheep; 41,647 ewes members said, “ You are the greatest men, with 19,478 head of cattle, and ■ were also lambed on National Forest fied by the local boards for the men to nation of builders and burners tha report, they will be in the military 48 sheepmen with 29,102 head of ; range. the world has ever seen.” sheep above the numbers taken care The District Forester finds there is service of the United States and sub Builders and burners. ject to the orders of the military au of in 1916. This increase is due to a serious shortage in the regular hay We have built buildings and gar the introduction of better methods o ' crop throughout the district. He thorities. dens ¿he size of which make the pyra After the men have reported at the handling the stock; the blanket ur hopes, however, that the amount ’ of mids of Egypt and the hanging gar open method of grazing sheep as ad inferior grain crops cut for hay v/ill point designated by their respective dens of old, children’s playthings. local e eruption boards, they will be vocated by the Forest Service and the offset this. He has planned to have We have spanned the seas with our management of cattle under special all farmers who have surplus hay on fed r. ’ j divided with sleeping accom wires and the oceans greet each other rules established by the District For hand communicate with his office at modations by the boards, a the ex through the work of our hands. ester and based on the needs of the Portland and a strong effort will be pense of the Federal government. Builders are we, master builders. They will be subject to the orders of made to get the information to stock- range. We are burners, too. their board until they are actually en In addition to these figures 359 men who need the hay. The fire loss of Italy is scarcely trained for the mobilization camp. twelve cents per capita. Disobedience will be punishable as se Pressler Fined $100. Better Than Represented. The fire loss of France is scarcely verely as disobendience to the orders fifty cents per capita. Arch Pressler, who was arrested That Coos county roads are not of a military officer. The fire loss of the United States Js So far as possible they will not be last week at Marshfield for having half bad is proved by recent speed over $2.SO for every man, woman and called to assemble more than 24 hours morphine illegally in his possession, records in autos. John Aasen, of Co child each year. was sentenced Monday to pay a fine quille, who was here last evening, prior to the time set by the local board Builders are we and burners. Transporta of $100 and thirty days in jail by Jus said that he drove from Roseburg to for their entrainment. The fire waste of America would tice Pennock. The thirty days in jail Coquille yesterday morning in just tion will be provided by the board. pay our national debt in ter. years. If any men notified to report do not was suspended during good behavior. five hours. Had it not been for the Our yearly waste is greater than our In pronouncing sentence Judge Pen dust-holes in the canyon, he would appear for duty, or it appears that yearly output of gold, wheat and cot nock told Pressler that he ought to go have been able to beat that consid they have M’sconded or wilfully failed ton combined. to report, .ne local board is directed to work and earn an honest living. He erably. We are a nation that bakes a loaf, said that on account of his wife and Phil Emory, of Marshfield, is re by the regulations “ to call upon the eats the center, and throws away the baby he would give him another ported to have made a round trip police to arrest them as deserters from crust. But we have reached the end from Marshfield to Roseburg a few the Army and to deliver them to the of our prodigality. chance. nearest military station as prisoners.” The pronouncement of sentence fol days ago in eleven hours. We have burned our forests. Befoie the men take train for the lowed R. O. Graves’ withdrawal of the Dr. J. L. Masson, of Myrtle Point, We have burned more human lives motions objecting to the complaint drove over last night via the old Co- mobilization camp, the local board is in twenty years than were lost in the filed against Pressler on the ground quillc-Marshfield road, getting around directed to designate one of them, war with Spain. that it was incorrectly drawn. No the working forces. It was his third probally the one best fitted for it by We have wasted enough money in word h#s been received as to whether trip this week. He says some spots reason of his age, experience and char fifty years to float t’..e English war the federal authorities will take action are a little hazardous. He made the acter, to take charge of the party un debt. in the Pressler case. first trip over it from Myrtle Point to til they arrive ut the mobilization Builders and burners we are. camp. Pressler is a son-in-law of W. R. Marshfield in on# hour and 25 mi He in turn will appoint another of to the Adjutant General of *'\e state utes. Foote, of the Norway section. They estimated last night that the drafted men to act as his second as having been called for military ser when the roadwork between Myrtle in command. The men must obey the vice and not exempted or discharged. Point and Marshfield is finished it orde: ' of these temporary officers. The Adjutant General, who acts un Th’ foregoing procedure will be fol der instructions from Washington, will We may look for tremendous efforts will be no trick at all to make the to break the German lines near the drive in twenty-five minutes.—Times lowed by the local boards in the mob give him one more chance, and only ilization of each of the four install one, to clear his record. coast and roll the enemy back into the ments of the first draft quota. A notice will be sent to the address interior of Belgium. It is worth while present drive attains its object. It will mean much work for the lo on his registration card directing him Admiral Jellicoe’s announcement for the British to risk the heaviest losses, for if the German right flank that Zeebrugee itself is not much of a cal boards, and much responsibility to report within five days, either in person or by mail or telegraph, to the can be turned back from the coast, and submarine base, but that the real base j for them and for the men called. if the Allies can hold Ostend and Zee- is Bruges, about 30 miles up the Brug- I But if every drafted man, and every Adjutant General. If he doesn’t re brugee, the submarine peril will have es canal, will shed a new light on the i , citizen, will co-operate patriotically port as directed, at the end of the five been reduced perhaps 50 per cent, situation. No doubt the British have ! with the boards in aiding them to do days he becomes automatically draft known of this for some time, for there their duty, the task can be accom ed into the army of the United States. says the Salt Lake Tribune. Failure to appear for duty will then All the world can now understand have been frequent reports recently of plished with the speed and efficiency become equivalent to deserting from just how serious was the blow struck air attacks on Bruges. At the base that is so essential. the army, Men who desert from Un at Great Britain when the Germans near Bruges the Germans have con- From now oh the fate of the man cle Sam’s army in time of war are not aptured Antwerp and took possession < tructed strong “ dugouts” under the of the Belgian coast. It has permit tanks of the canal within which the U- who tries to evade his duty under the treated very kindly. They are classed ted the Germans to maintain subma boats can hide in perfect security draft law will be anything but envi in the same category as traitors. Such men will be rigidly hunted able. rine bases at the very threshold of from bombs. Failure to appear for physical ex down by the military authorities. They England and thus to protect the right A. M. Cooley, compiler of the auto amination when called up by his local either will be compelled to serve, or flank of the German armies. British warships cannot undertake any sys blue book for the state of Oregon, exemption board will not help the court martialed as deserters. In time tematic bombardments of the Belgian went through from Coos Bay to Co [ slacker. In fact, it will be about the of war a court martial can inflict the coast for fear of the U-boats and also quille over the old highway on which shortest cut he could take to get him death penalty for desertion. of the countless batteries which have the contractors are workr *, and log self drafted automatically into the The county court and Roadmaster I een set up. The only alternative has ged the distance. He reported back army without further consideration. If a man does not appear before his Murdock left Saturday afternoon for been to reach the submarines and the to Marshfield he could not follow the batteries from the land side, and this road without circuiting some, but ob local board when called—unless he ap Crescent City where they will speak a has been an operation of a magnitude tained an approximate line of data. plies'by reason of absence from hfs word for Coos county in the big coast unparalleled in the history of war. It Mr. Cooley did not advise anybody district to have his examination trans highway meeting held at that city yes There seems a is an operation in which the American else to make the trip, since the road is ferred to another board, or cah give a terday and today. army, whgn it is created, will be called likely to be blocked at any time with very good reason why he was unable fear that the state may favor the | to appear—his name will be certified Grants Pass-Crescent City line. upon to assist unless, happily, the new filling..—Record. NATIONAL FORESTS FEED BIG HERDS We Are Builders and Burners. The Submarine Problem.