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SPRINGFIELD 47 ruilUruudrolo( Ooarr of M arh" l7i SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1916. VOL. XV. NO. TI4F NEWS 14 ROOM HOME OF J. I. B 10 Blnie Stnrtod From Small Fire Left In Heating Stove, Is Supposition INSURANCE PARTLY COVERS Nothing Saved But Two Pillows and B Quilts; Residence Had Been Built Since 1676 Fire, supposedly starting from n blnzo loft In tho heatingstove from tlio ovonlng boforo destroyed tliu Iiumo of Mr. anil Mm, J, I. Rarbro on tho corner of Mill und I) slreats at. 1:00 o'clock A. M. Friday morning. Nothing excop lug t wo pi lows nnd from tho window, wuh saved. The total , loss as estimated by Mr. Durbro Is closo to 3000, with partial insurance In tho Oregon Flro Rellof Ansoclatlo of McMlnnvlllo, ' on the homo am household goods. "Tho sound of hoof boats as a man rode by tho house woko mo up at elovon, and everything waa nil' right then," Mr. Darbro oald. "A llttlo beforo ono, wo woro nwakenod by the ronr of tho llamus, and found ono room on tho sduth side of tho houso all nbluzo . Tho stairs caught as soon ns Hie window glass broko and allowed the llamos to break through, ami wo had to get out over tho kitchen roof. ' Night Watchman Loploy noticed tho llght from tho flro about 1:00 o'clock. nnd It must have been burning for some tlmq then, Mr, Darbro said, i About the snmo time, Miss Marian " Jnrpcr noticed tho blaze and attempt' oil to telephone for holp but was un able to got central. Thurman Rlggs, who boards at the Harper home, then took tho lattor'a nutomobllo, and brought tho hoso cart down with It Ho returned for n second ono and by this timo tho membors of tho tiro de partment nnd many nolghbors hud ur rlvcd, roused by tho flro boll and a blast from tho engine. This was about Hi minutes after tho bluzo was notic ed, Mr. Ilnrbro said, but tho tiro was under too grout headway and nothing could be. done to chock It. It burned ateadily for about an hour, and then nraoldorod along until lato the next afternoon. Sparks caught flro three times to Dr. J .12 .Richmond's home, and onca urougui out a maze on tno v. r . Walker residence . These woro soon put out with tho hoso. Sir. and Mrs. Darbro were tho only ones In tho houso Thursday evening, as tholr lG-year-old daughter, Miss Irvn, was spending tho night at tho homo of a sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Schultz, In Stowart Addition. Mr. and -Mrs. Ilarbro also went to this daughter's homo, aftor tho flro, and Mr. Rarbro thought Friday that thoy would romaln there a fow days. "I have no plans," ho said. , Mr. nnd Mrs, Uarbro baroly got out with tho clothing thoy hud tlmo to throw on which was overy-day ap parel In both cases. Mr. Rarbro was without hat or coat . Ho nttomptod twlco to enter tho burning building to sco If ho might not savo a trunk con talnlng somo valuablos. Ho was un able to roach It, however, and receiv ed somo slight burns on tho head. Thoro was no money and no Jewelry, oxcoptltig ono or his wife's rings, lost. On tho duy following tho flro, only ,four or five charred timbers and a part of tho flroplaco chimney woro left standing. A pile of magazines and books In ono cornor was still holding Are. Tho walk in frpnt was burned for somo llttlo dlstanco from tho 'house, nnd tho largo cherry trees in front boro wltherod loaves and black ened trunks, A fruit house which had .doublo wulls and was sawdust packed, dld not burn, excoptlng for tho boards at tho front. Nothing iusldo It was damagod ,but thoro was nothing thoro but a pair of overalls. Tho Darbros nad lived In this homo sloven yoars on August 2, coming lo Sprlngflold from Fall Crook. The rosldonco, which contained 14 rooms, fjvaa built for W. R, Pengra, at thnt rtlmo owner of tho Springfield Flour "Mill and tho pld Springfield sawmill, Hit 1870. H. M; Walkor nnd eons pvore tho architects, This Information .was given out by Mrs. 13, M, Stowart Tor 40 yoars a. rosldont of Springflold. ARBRE BURNS TWO O. P. EMPLOYES QUIT J. J. Keely and E, L. Shunterman No Longer at Local Office J. J, Kooly and B. It. Bhuntorman hnvo loft (ho employ of tho Oregon Powor company at tholr local offices In SprliiRflold. Mr, Kcoly Iibr boon chief clork for tho Oregon Power com party at Eugene and Springfield for tho last six yoars and baa boon with tho If, M. IlyU:by company conlln uously for nlno yoars. lie recently movod to Springfield on account of (ho transfer of tho main offices horo from Eugene. Mr. Kcoly Is loavlng tho powor company for tho roaoon that tho now district manager has adopt ed a policy of reducing expenses and snlarlon. Mr. Keely will remain In Springfield until Sopternbor first. Mr. Shunter man was recently transferred hero from tlToAlbany ofllavOf. tho powor company nnd has-tlbt 'given out any plans for tho future, May Get New Log Train Soon It Is understood that a now log J. n ' H,.l,!'1l,n . I!!1 ..Tjvlllagc whoro ovcry slrcct wa" a . ,,.. " . n,wiii..viiv .i,.i,i,. ..,i.nti.n. fco cnmpnoap WomI1nB w abl(J i to furnish a deflnlto output for tho local mill :; ! MAHY WILL VISIT SPRINGFIELD Delegation of Ban Francisco Whole, calers on Way to Marshfleld Plan To 8op Off Here A lottor has boon received by C. j E- Swarts, president or tho Rusluess Men's club of this "city, from D. C. ' King, secrotary of the San Francisco j Chambor of Commerce, In which Mr. I K,I"' nmouncos definitely that n dolo- Knllon from that city which will bo on : ,,H wav t0 ,ho railroad celebration at Marshfleld will pay a visit to Spring field sometime between the 21st and tho 25th of August Tho party will Include about 100 of tho leading whole sale men of San Francisco. The visitors do not want to be mot by tho local club as a body, but they wish rathor to go around and visit each business man at his own place of business. A committee will bo ap pointed by Mr. Swarts within a fow days to meet tho visitors and conduct each ono to tho place or places ho would llko to go. Boforo tho delega tion arrives, a printed list of tho mem bers and a copy of tholr program will bo recelvod. The doflnlto date of tho party's coming will bo announced soon.l 100 EDITORS START ON TRIP Annual Convention In Medford Will End With Pleasure Jaunt To Crater Lake Modford, Ore, Aug. 0. Ono hun dred membors of tho State Editorial association left Medford early this morning on an auto excucsion to Crat er Lako, tho star event of tho "pleas ure features of tho editors' annual convention In this city. Thoy will ro turn Monday, after having witnessed tho moBt thrilling scones of mountain grandaur In tho world. Tho business session of tho Conven tion closed last night with a brilliant assemblage at a banquet whore elo quence, song and good cheer rolgnod continuously for throo hours. An elaborate program was rondorod hap plly In tho greatest ovent In tho his tory In the association, The grievance comnilttoo, comprised of W ,R. Strandborg, R. M. Standlsh and Fred Lockley, will conveno at Crater Lako this qvening to hoar tho sensational caso against George E. Hlmos, accUBod of tho misappropria tion of 3D cents, a local hotel man be ing tho complaining witness. An ap peal will bo taken to tho kangaroo court, if Uncle Qoorgo should bo con victed. F ,W. Brasfleld In Collision F. W, Rrasflold of Douglas Gardens, noar Springfield, sufforod a collision with a buggy ownod and driven by C. J. Hurd, doputy grange master, on the river road about 0 o'clock Friday night. Nono of tho partlos tn tho accldont were Injured but tho buggy was badly smashed up and tho automobile suffor od somo damage. Mr, Hurd was returning homo from Hugeuo at tho tlmo whllo Mr. HrusflcM was Just returning home from a tour to diatom Oregon points. BUSS WIN VICTORY IN SERETH VALLEY BY 3 DAYS' FIGHT Desperate Resistance of Aus trlans Broken and Five Small Villages Taken TEUTONS TRY TO REGAIN Czar's Forces Meet Vigorous Counter Offensive From Austrian Troops In the Carpathians london, Aug.O. A Russian victory In tho Soroth valley, northeastern ; Gallcla, after a three day' battle In a battlonold nnd every house a fortress Is reported by Uio Potrogifad war omcc today. Tho success was gained be today, with loading -probab- . ly to start tomorrow. More definite on tho front taken by General Hrusll- Infonnat,on can not be gIven Just now oft's center after tho fall of Drody ten R' was stated at tho local Southern days ago, extending southward from Pacific yards, since the company has that city across tho headwaters or tboot tMr decdled on the place to nl- stall the engines. Sereth. i Auttrlan Defense Broken Two crows w111 1,0 kcPl uaul' , . Ing as thoro is to bo a round trip Finally breaking tho acsperato ro-lmado from g , fleW t0 nccdsport slstanco ot the Austrlans who again d po,nta furthej. (he and again hurled themselves forward ea,h d A transfer engne and ill rum cuuiuur uiiucab, uiu ivuoaiuiia canturcd flvo small villages and tho town of Zalozoo. 63 miles duo cast o. uumuurs, u wu.i u mo ..uew w o.w w. those points aro situated . . Lato tonight a Petrograd dispatch brought a supplomenury omclal mile In Springfield Friday. Mr. Ha statement saying that "fierce artll- gan ,ooke(, 0V(jr somo ffe,ght caf8 ,n lory bombardment by tho army th(J ,0CB, preparatory to gelcct. against our now positions Is In prog- , 80mo for he , ress." This Indicates thnt tho Tou-, - ' tons havo not abandoned their efforts ( to regain tho lost ground. Checked In Carpathians In the fighting of Friday and yes terday tho Ruslans took altogether 1 tn .mna nml Knnn mnn Tot rn -mil ! nsserts officially. On tho Stokhod east of Kovel and n tho Carpathians, however, tho . . . . . t- 1 I wars forces are gradually losing the lttllnltfi in tlin nrmlno et tho rn. . .V m , 1 r .t. ; r tral empires If the official reports of 1 1 : Particularly In tho Carpathians the Austrlans appear to have begun a vigorous counter offensive, having not only checked tho Muscovite ad vance but pushing their own lines forward according to Vienna. Teutons Make Advance Tho Russian war office admits in Its afternoon statement that "In the region of Dora Yuromcho and Ablon lea. on tho Pruth, tho enemy took tho offensive, but adds that It was brought to a standstill. Vienna asserts that "South of Jab lonlca and Tataror (just east of tho Carpathian pass of that name) the Austrlans and Germans advanced." On the Stokhod, near Zareszo, the Teutons captured four officers and 300 I Russians, as well as five machine guns, tho Austrian statoment says. Potrograd is eilont regarding this front today, nor did yesterday's official ro port refer to it. Turks on Offensive Considerable progress is claimed by tho czar's war office for tho Caucasus army under Grand Duko Nicholas, west and Bouth of Erzongan. On tho Mo-sul-Dltlls front, liowover, tho Turks havo gono overdo tho offensive Pet rograd asserts, adding that "The en emy is being hold back." Tho capturo of the town of Zalozco, In northeastern Gallcla, marks a Russian progress of 25 miles since the 1 capturo of Brody ten days ago. Tho surrounding five villages taken aro Zvyjin, Ratlsche, Tschtstopady, Mend zlgury and Menldava. How bitter tho fighting was which preceded tho Rus sian victory Is soon from tho Petro grad statemont saying that tho do fenders had to bo driven out of tho villages "from house, to houso." More Folks Stop at Camp Grounds Mr." and Mrs. W. D. Foster of Ash land arrived at tho Auto cajmp grounds during last night and camped there until this afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. Fostor, who aro on a vacation trip, came out by way or Crescent City and tho coast, nnd found the roads vory bad, Mrs, Fostor said. Thoy will prob ably return by way of Portland and Kestorn Orogon, making a sta of about two wooka in all. GRAVEL TRAIN MAY START COAST HAUL IN A DAY 00 SO W. P. Officials Make Prepara . tions for Putting 50-Car Train on Daily Run ! START WORK IN PIT TODAY Two Crews Will be Kept Busy Haul , Ing on Dally Round Trips; Will Use 4 Engines Trainmaster Williams and Car Fore- ,nun "aca woro ,n opnngneia n- i:'"r?rZ:?",1 Springfield to south of tho Umpqua Bridge, would bo put on Tuesday or Wednesday. Work in tho pit was to I.U6IUU will uu uuay, uutu, WIG , . , . ... ... ,er to tnko th trf f 50 to -EuBeno, where they will be attached to tho two largo freight engines or the 2300 class which will be used on the haul out from Eugone t0 tne troaL Will Overhaul l ornmntluM A. D. Ruddlman. local repair tore - man for the Southern Pacific company,! hsa received orders to put five loco! motives in shape for use by the crews . ., ; nib mu iiiiimuciiiriubiui. loiuuaui , Th(jso eng,nes arc tQ comjJ tQ tuo 'mils are tamped are only laid on the ,.r0. ,.,,! Bnnd now. and about two hours i. on tho main lino and will bo thour- onghly overhauled and put In good con ..,. u..n uiiiun iui Hvavy uuuiiii. "Uplifted Christ" Theme of Sermon Reverend .Wigmore Addresses Large Crowd at Union Ser vices Last Night The subject of Reverend E. C. Wig more's sermon at the union servlcos last evening was "The Uplifted Christ" Christ has been uplifted In five ways, tho pastor said. Ho must bo crucified, resurrected, and received up on high. All of thoso things had been foretold and so were they fulfilled. "But he must be preached to the world," he added. "Not by book re views nor lecturos, but tho message of Christ and Him crucified must be given In order to bring men to Christ Furthermore he must bo lifted up by consistent Christian living. This is the most effective way of lifting up Christ to tho world." Tho Methodist church, in which last evening's union meeting was held, war crowded. Reverend W. Norton Fer ris made-a few remarks and announc ed the speaker's theme, and Reverend. J. T. Mooro led In prayer. Organize Hughes-Fairbanks Club A meeting of all thoso who recently signified tholr willingness to Join a Hughes organization and of all other interested porsons has beon called for Friday evening, August 11, at eight o'clock, in tho Stovens-Perklns hall, for tho purposo of organizing a Hughos and Fairbanks club. Springfield Gets Licked, 13 to 0 The local ball tam suffered Its sec ond dofent of the season when the combination Junction City-Harrlsburg team took yesterday's game away from tho local boys by a score of 13 to 0. The gome was played r.t liar rlsburg and a fairly large crowd attended. YOUNG PEOPLE TO PICNIC Societies of all Churches Plan a Grand Jollification The young people's societies o( Springfield are planning to hare a big picnic and Jollification somewhere) sometime next week. Committees have been appointed representing each of the societies to meet at the Christ Ian church Tuesday evening of this week, promptly at eight o'clock. All arrangements and plans will be made at that meeting and a complcto report of all arrangements will be published In the next Issue of the News. The following persons are expected to report at the Christian shurch to morrow night at eight o'clock: General chairman, Walter DImm, assistants, Randall Scott, Mrs. Metta Sneed and Miss Resslo Spencer; committee on site, Fenncr Travis, Orson Vaughn and Ressle Spencer; committee on ath etotics, Elmo Chase, Winifred May ant Norman Byrne; committee on enter tainment. Olivo Smith, Thurman Chase and France Travis; committee on re freshments ,Mra. Goddord, Nell Nixon and Maude Chase; committee on finan ces, Merle Chase. Ida Carson and Leota McCrackcn. SCHEDULERS GUT 40 MINUTES Passenger Trains Make Run Over New Bridge To Marshfleld For First Time Yesterday Through passenger service from Eu- b-iiD lis maiDuimiu naa tx tt;i,ftij lui . ... .. made over th new UmpqIla'over the success of mediatory effbrta Rrldge and the 29 miles of skeleton 1 track between Reedsport and Marsh- 1 field without anv Interruptions. The bridge has been used for several days for freight trains but this is the first time the ferry has not been used to convey passengers across. Train number 2 left Eugene at about 8:00 A. Ml andat0:3tr" A:TiT. i trnln niimliAr 1 leff AlnrRhfielfl. Thpv made yesterday's run of 21.6 miles in about 8 hours, improving on former times by 45 minutes. This time will ! bo cut down conBlerably when the track is ballasted from Reedsport to Marshfleld, as the ties to which the mv.BRnrv n mnif hn 59 mil How. ever, there Is no danger from tho use of either the bridge or the skeleton track, local officials say. Shoppers Here Saturday Among the folks trading in Spring- field Saturday from their farms or ranches roundabout were the follow- Ing: Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ward of Camp Creek; George Spawn and daughter, Miss Ella, of Hayden Bridge; Mrs. R. S. Wynd, of Hayden Bridge; Glen Owen of Camp Creek; William Elliott and Mrs. Nelson White from the Vitus Addition; C. R. Mead from his farm up tho McKenzie; Bert Harper and Hayden Warren of Douglas Gar- dens; C. M. Burgess from up the Mc- Kenzle; Mrs. M. Butler of Thurston; Mrs. W. A. Rychard of Jasper; Mrs. ?, F: J56","!8,. C?l,dr?; M7" Albert Sparfeldt of Springfield route number 1. and Frank Page. Cedar a ' Farmers Will Sell Pooled Wool ! Spokane and possibly British Colura Over 40,000 pounds of wool pooled ' D,a on a PIeasure and health trip, and stored In Oregon Electrio Vare- j Thy sa,d thy found tho roada ln T houses at Eugene and Junction City ! BOod cndMc-n. and remarked about and in tho Spray warehouses at Cot-,the beautiful climate here. "The tace Grove. U to be traded and sold PeoPle ,n 0reSn aro nice to on its merits. One hundred and twenty six farmers of tho county are assocl ated in tho pool. The committee of the Lane County Pomona Grange hav Ing charge of the wool pool at Eugene, consigned the wool for grading and selling Saturday. Boy Sees Dog Killed by Auto Alton Courtwrlght, while playing at tho county bridgo Saturday afternoon saw his friend's dog run over by a California auto. Attempting to rescue the dog, Alton was bitten on the hand. Tho boy's cries of distress brought several to the sceno. Alton was keep ing the dog for Clare Luckey. Take Trip Up Columbia Highway Mr. and Mrs. W. N .Long'nnd family and Mr, and Mrs. O. B. Kessey and son, returned yesterday from a three days' pleasure trip up the Columbia Highway, taken by auto. The party left Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bryan, and daugh ter Miss Crystal, Miss Avis Thompson, rind Judge nnd Mrs. E. L: Bryan leave tomorrow for a week's visit at Now-port. DIRECT SETTLEMENT OFRAILROADSTRIKE BELIEVED UNLIKELY New York Information indicate Federal Board of Mediation t Must Intervene j WEDNESDAY CRUCIAL DAY If Board Falls, President Vllson May Urge Arbitration on Both . Contestant j Washington, Aug. 6. Infonnatloa I reaching Washington from New York Indicates that the commission of rail way managers of the 225 railroad systems In the United States and the representatives of the engineers, fire men, trainmen, and conductors arp unlikely to effect direct settlement of differences and that the federal board of meditation and conclllatloa will have to intervene. It Is believed here that Wednesday will be the crucial day and members of the meditation board, all of whom will be in New York at the time, will make a formal tender of their good offices then if neither side shall have requested their services. President May Urge Arbitration Some doubt was expressed today """ " tho event of failure to bring employes and the roads together arbitration of the controversy would be urged on both parties by President Wilson. It was asserted In an authorativo quarter that the railway brotherhoods, in case of disagreement with the man aECXS.vJJL.ppeal.to the.Tjoard, of, me diation and conciliation to intervene at"? Z fLTJm accept arbitration if proposed by Pres- ident Wilson. Railroads Agreeable It was considered certain that the railroad managers would not refuse to arbitrate, if arbitration should offer the only escape from a natural strike. " we ,saue comes to mat point, tne arbitration will take place under the provisions of the federal act providing ; for meditation, conciliation and arbl- tratlon between common carriers and their employes, ' This act provides for the creation of an arbitration board of three to six persons. The railroad managers and 1 the employes each would name one conciliator, who would choose the third If the board Is to be composed of. three members, and. if six, each would select two members. Should they fail to agree upon tho third and two o tho board, tho appointment would be made by the board of meditation and conciliation. ! Fre8no Men Praise Oregon Spirit ! C. F. Stouffer and David Pitt Of Fresn0( CallfornIa 8topped at t0 camp oyor Thursdaj. , night. The men are on their way to Idlers in every way." one of the Imnn onld "nn rl wa tlinnlr 11m GnHHw. men said "and we thank the Spring field people very much ror their hos pitality here." G. A. R. Inlates Mrs. C. F. Eggimann At the regular monthly meeting of tho Ladles or the Q. A. R.. Mrs. C. V. Eggimann was initiated into the local branch ot that organization. Mrs. Eggtmann's grandfather served In the war of 1812, the Mexican, and Civil war. In the first he was a drummer boy, and In the last he was a captain in the ninth cavalry ot Michigan, co. B. At the next meeting of the G. A. R. to be held Friday September, 1, a dinner will bo served to the hers nnd their families. Harry Withers Suffers 3 Cut Fingers When a horse started up too s'uddon ly this morning, Harry WJthers'who lives on a farm near Natron was lift ed up off a hay wagon and the cablo which -runs tho hay fork literally peel ed tho skin from tho first, second and little finger on tho right hand, lie wa8 brought to tho offlco of a lock! physician whore tho fingers were dresso- and somo atitchen takea (