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The W.Nly EntarprtM U worth the price. Com- par rt with h.r and than aubtcrtba. FIFTVFIBtT YIAB-NO. 12. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. MARCH 23. 1917. ESTABLISHED IMS mm mmm u y en erp LIYE WIRES PLEDGE AID ffl CAMPAIGN FOR ROAD BONDS Kuril upon llin liiwls of Ilm Coiniuer rial rluli, .Monday uliilit rn dorsed thn niMwi'i ii,0(m.niii IhuhI UniKt for permanent hliiliwata, the l.lvn Wires of I hlii city, al their iumiii luncheon TiK'mliiy. (Ktn llmlr ii tin ii I num. rmliiriK'iiK f)( In llm tiih While thorn are mimn of lln iih iiiImth nf t Jin l.l Wire. Iin 'hiding HUlu rli'imtnr Walter lilnilik and I'rcHiilcnt O II. Khy. of Coiiunerclul lull. hn urn iiihimi In III" bond Iumiii ami tthn with I'rniiii'iiiinly i-'wu-cd wllli the bond miixirli'ra In tln Port land pre., report. Hip motion fur tin' I'liiliirxiii'iit of thn IiiiiiiU wiiil through wltliniit a ill" iitiiiK Mill n Round Tabla. I'rvtliam In Hi adoption of Ihci (not lull. the KK'i't Iiik remilved It.elf lulu a rniinil table dim UH.Ion of tlm ImuilliiK question ami to I In- allltuil' nf Hi" l.lvn Wire. III reaped In thn u'uilt of I lit lountry district, It bo liiK Ull I'lliihlli.hri) (Milli y of tlm Win-. In try In lr ncHii'ii th'i nmrw nr inrilllll commercial uml social rt'li Hulls Minting lielttecu III" people nf tlin i lly nml On' country. I.iml cck thn Wire Inntlliileil ii -rli' nf visit In llin M'iiil nf Hi" niiinlry, IiiiIiIIiik a linn Ii ami an evening meeting at 1-oKUii, where tlm discussion over the building ijuinllixi WHt"i tint. N It Tuesday liluht, Ilm local orKiiiilutloii will Kit tn Mniint I'liMKiint, In r-t" n- In nil In II at lull In talk about nmiU I working under tlm rcwilutlon uml III" linliilliiK iili'ntliili will tin til" I by the Com m Tiiul club. chief ami Hi" Inevltuld t'.jilc for dls i imli.n Endor.. Bond. Monday ti I r lit III" ('oiiiuierclul rluli uIiii('m a ri'Holniloii endorsing tlm roiul build., ami Hi" coiiiiiiltlro of 12 ha uillr. I a meeting for ni'tt Krlduy nlKlit to nmi out Ita rouiity rumpulpn. Tln riiiiiiu llti'ii U composed of on iiyilrliin. onn Ui'iillat, three farmer. Iwu hunker, on ii manufacturer, one roniiiil.slon iiiiti li.int, onv railroad iiiiiii ami two allium-) a. They will muk" a very active campaign arid l'l hold Incctiii In (iriu tli ally ocry 1 in IHirtunl i (Inn of Cluckuiniis riMiuty. loptfl A KM fllll IV' Will Hand Teaches Foreman If) GIVEN 30 DAYS: SENIEDLDUP BODY S FOR W ROADS 11 BG 01 vote wuh litki'ii, V. K. Cooper, tlm hlliiil orator of Oswego, mud a sting lug hi rli uralnst Hi" IioiiiIii. I. Ivy Hllii mail" it brief talk iitiuiK good muds line, ami Senator Wullcr lilm lrk ami oilier i iul) nti hiIhtm Inter changed iiliil"'il r in:irk For Inter.!.. O. Ii. Kly. president of tln rluli, an- nnuiii"'i tin" purpose of tin' inii'llnii uinl nfliT Mr. Drnla uml Mr Cnffi'y had talki'il fur tlm iui"iiiiiri'. J. I). Urnwn wiiit ralli'il on. Mi' atati'il tluil llllill'r til" I'TOV IrllotlH of thu art till" Ix'iIhii of tayliiK Hi" i"riii!iti"iii pnr tlnlia of th" ro.'nlH wdiiIiI liav" to Ii" linrni' dy III" roiintli'ii uml that the tat would mi-ri'ly luy th" top drm Iiir. 'H l mil rotiMlati'tit," anlil Mr. Urnwn, "tu Inillil thn roof of a hmnm flmt. nml tin' ri'iinon for aui'h a pro IkikiiI Ih found In tlm Unit lntir"Ht of thn pniimitcra Ih'Iiik In lhi top of the road. ratliiT than In tin' ilrulniiKo anil thn fniindatliiii iiml thu ttrndlliK. The roml la tmippod out to run through thn door yarda of evry num In the ti'Klalaturn, whiwn otu wua niHidml for Hi" hill, uml tlm whuln arhi'inn la In Hi" iiiU'rcnl of lh pnvliiK com pan li." Necenary. Mr. HowiTiiuin dwlnird tho uulo. mohlln niiiki'N a hard nurfai'i'd road ii"ivmiiiry mid for that ri'imon the iiutoniolilU' llri'UHii fund kIiouIJ he uhoiI to pay tho fnlrtit mid tho prin cipal on tho IxiiirlH. "Wo ran have our Hliuro of tho tnurlHl travel that I'omt'H to Ih" l'ni'lllc count." Maid Mr. I in c rin u I), "or wo can no without It. Ily n voto of :n to i tho Or"Kim City J,,,, BH wn ploum'. I drew thlx hill hiv Comnmri'tiil rluh Monday nlKlit wont'cniiHo Iho nlalo l"i;lHliilur", uftcr liav on record In favor of tho pmpnaod I "K ''n In hchhIoh 35 ilaya. hud niado .....,... iii 'no provlHlon fur fuuilH for tho proper Ji., 000, 100 bond Ihhiio for paved miiiIh . , , , , , ' uduiltilHtrntliiii of u very coinprchoii- In Orocon and authorized tho iippolut vo iinvuv codo. 1 havo novor liwn menl of a commltto;. of 12 to tako , ,.(111C,,.,(V w,i, miy lulvlnc concern churK of n campuUtn In Clackuiniin I ...... ..... ... .,. i W11H nttomev for COMMITTEE. . Tlm following coinuiltli wua nained to tako rhariro of Iho cum- pulKn In CtackainaH ro.inty: Dr. U A. MorrlH, M. I), luitnur- t otto. John K. KiHley. I r. HiikIi 8. Mount. I.lvy Hllpp. 11. T. Mcllaln. Arthur C. Wurner, II. Ii. Htark- 4 wixither. (iriint II. IHiulck. Wul. lino Cuulleld, W. II. lllulr. A. KIiir WIIhoii. a ,. 4 .1. 4- hy reftmlng to Imtlil brauchea and fei'dem until cotnpclled hy inmpeH I Iciii. I perHi nally know, nml Mr. How. rrniiiu known, that other i-i:llatluii wbh Ii lil up ut the lunt nch.liin In or der In whip inetniiirii luti) 1 1 ii" for thl bill. Tho ti'ltlnlatiir" wan bulldozed Into piiHHlni; thla un-uHur". which will roHt the ht.it" J.'.oiiO.ooo In Intereit alotif There Ih not murly iiuiirIi money itvallahl" for tho roi'nun out lined nml w hIiiiII tn Jimt like Callfnr nla, whern $IK,oii0,0"O In IkiiiiIh wan laniivd ami ufter tho money wuh up lit. tho ulnto had to Umio f l.'i.ftim.O'lO more." Benton Talka. Mr. Ilenaon uld thut :ood rouda oro a r"yl"lf Inventment. "It pay: tn ko Into deht for rondii." miUl ho. 'Tho oppoaltlon ronn-a mainly from men who pay llttlo or no tax. Thla plan lenvoa moiioy for tho luteriil roadi hy tho cipondlturo of Mute money on tho ninln lilKhwayn. Hon we "re. nt in k In tho mlddlo between Cullfornlu and WmihliiKton and trying to lift ournolvc out by our boot. atrniiR. Show mo a nun or an limtl tutlon who mado uny money who did not no Into debt." Tn Jiiryiimii li'd'l up a vi-rdli t of Knllty In Iho Ja' k AlhriKt't ram Hat Irdry fur more than four hour. 1 he Jury rent out at 3 2n p in. and at 7:30 the Iwo Juror, wi-rn won over tn a verdli I of rutlly on Ilm agreement Hint the Jury rouiinini li-nleni y. On tlila recomiiinnd itlon city )(.- or der Uxler wntfited AlhrlKht to SO daya In Jail, but auHpi-n led m-nti ni u. AltTlr.lit will be fori. J tn y tlm rimta, which will amount tn uppruil mutely DC. AlhrlKht wua li.-rrH with bi-luc In toihated on the atrtet lu.t week. He plerded not rullty mid tiallfled that he wu not drunk. Tentlinoiiy In direct contn.at wa rUen by l-alle Well., whn wa or rente! with Alhrlrht. leriteni ed to 25 da). In Jail and fli of 1:5 and lut"r re'efind followinif hl pica of guilty. A lari'o nuinher of wltnei.ae were put on the aland, Invludliiit a tiumln-r ui aoldlera from Vanroun-r. who wer here on thn nlxht of tlm .inoki r to aee Holdler McDonald flfht. CeorKn .('. Ilruwnell niude rn tx teudeil plea for AlhrlKht. J. K. IledKCl reprenentei AlhrlKbt In examination of wltnem.-e. City Attorney Story and I'iiuI C. r1ncher proMTUteil for the rlty. Tlm Jury ronnlHtol of K. H. Ander on, Henry lliiKlmi. (Tienter Ijigemm. Ceori:" Hall. Otto llloinlierg and Churl" Miller. f f n OltK HIHTOIIICAI.HO'-IETV l.pssnn In Hnrrtnrisr To..r...y m . . or. ryi r Him Into China Clay Vat O. (iraiit workman at the Haw ley mill., aaw ()tto Krli kon, foreinun of the beat r room, i-HT down a rud' (urtM.n of Cinle Ham prote'tlliK tin fl.ig and heard hlin make what h ronaldered aome unpatriotic remark a lie did ao. When tho fh'ht wua over Krlckaon mi auhmera; d In a vat of China ( lay, hla feet kicking toward tho celling. Ai anon aa lie rrawled out he fire I f.rnnt. fJrant Immediately went to the po lice .tutlon and explained hla aldo of thn ru to NH'ht Officer rVnch. "1 hit him before I thom:lit.M he told French. "And limn I bit him after I thought." Ho auM to French that be wua afraid French would come thrnuxlj the inllU during (he flcht and arreat hlrn. ' If thai a rlffht." replied French, re ferring to (jrunt'i atory of Frl' kaon'i a'-tlona, ' I'd have arretted you If you hedn't hit hlin." After the c:ir. waa explained to W. I'. Ilawlcy Friday, Grant waa put buck to work In another department of tho mill. ERMANS FllRPF FflFQ I UllUL I ULU TO BATTLE ;IN THEOPEN 35 KEN HAVE PAY The waKea of iZ men employed In the paper mllla of the Haw-ley Pulp t l'M-r company Lsre were ralaed thla week from 'i 23 to $2.40 for a ten bour day. Tho' announcement of tho In creaaH waa made Wednesday by W. P. Ilawlcy. preaid.-nt and .general niana- Portland Wheat Hits Record Mark; Goes Up Three Cents to $1.75 PORTLAND, Ore.. Mur. 20 Wheat prices went to the htgtieat point In the history of the Portland market during j the day, when blda for blueatem were lift -fd to $1.73 per bushel on the Mer- chants' Kxchunce. while actual bids In the country were on tbe basis of $1.75 per bushel, tidewater track delivery. Tho m.-.rket for wheat was lc to 3c a bushel over 8 at unmy. DM county for tho puhhiiko of tho liondlnK hill. Fireworks Tho voto wuh not taken until lifter a verbal dlHphiy of llreworks, with .1. I). Hrown, prenldont of tho Stnlo Fiir mora union: C. K. Spenc , mauler of tho Htulo KnuiKO, uml Willliini Idlllo oppnsliiK tho hondliiK n't. uixl K. lion Hon, rhiilrmiin of tho Sluto lllnliNvny coinmlHHlon; II. T. McHuIn, of the l.lvo WlroH Roml roudH coinmltlce; Hruco DennlH, pulillclty mini for tho li'Klliitlvo comnillleo; John C. Coffey, former clerk of Multnohiini county, uml Jay llowcrmiin, nulhor of the hill, HiippnrtinK Ibo inoaHuro. After tho the people of Tillamook In their milt iiRiiliiHt tho Warren CotiHtrucllon coin puny ami won tho cuho." More Money. Mr. S pence said uroKon hau spent more iimney ht capita on Uh roads than Iuih Wushliution or Culiforulii, hut ho IiihIhIi'iI that OriKon has ex pended it h money on Hh inurket roads, while Its ticlKlihorn had koiio in for GODBLESSRUSSIA SAYS nous MOPE OF A0 fILITIE! BYTIEB0A M0S SEEMS GOME lomnn PETUOGHAD, Maix-h 17. Crar Nicholas, abdicated ruler of all Rus sia, hus issued this manifesto: "To nil our faithful subjects it is best known in the duys of tho jrrent struKclo against a foreign enemy who has been endeavoring for three years to enslave our country that it has pleased God to send Russia further painful trial. "Internal troubles threatened futal ly to affect tho further progress of this nbstiniito war and to affect Rus- ..iiii.t nn in ihinii'in ii'i r',,' . ,. Hcenlo highways. "If Oregon Is l.ehlml 1,1118 ucsumos. her sister states in development," do cluri'd Mr. Hpenco, "It Is bocaiiHO the Soulhern Puclllc couiiany nml the OroKon-WiiHhliiKton Itallroad & Nuv IkuIIou company huvo bottled up tho Hluto and havo rotarded its growth MOLALU BOOSTER SEES HOPE FOR BETTER TOWN IN GOOD ROADS BOND M MEASURE For yours Moliilla has been Inter ested In P'ttliiK Homo permanent road work nnd on varloim occasions Oregon City pooplo huvo koiio to tho County Court with tholr rurul frlimds In an endeavor to got hoiiio program do cldod upon for future work from sou son to Benson, to tho end Hint somo day tho road between Oregon City and Molnlla would be finished and ono of tho bost In tho county. Always the reason given for not following out such a policy has been that, with so mnny demands from all over the county, so many hundreds of miles of road to keep In repair nnd demands that the Btnto highway be kept in paasablo condltfon tho year 'round, no fundB were avnllublo for mora than repairs of the road In question. Now, it looks like Molulla can bob Itsolf gottlng out of the mini, for, with state aid on tho Paciric highway, and that road permanently constructed of cement, brick or bitumen, there will be Just that much more county monoy In the general fund each year for other roads, In addition, with the work the county la doing on the East Side Port land road In Iho nature of permanent roads, thoso miles of thoroughfare heretofore talcing thousands of dollars annually to fill tho mudholcs will not retptlro nttontlon for yours to come. Therefore,, Molulla should bo In a position, within a short time, to se cure permanent roads from tho County Court, especially after tho roads just named huvo boon com pleted. Molulla, thorefore, will ho In directly bonefltcd by tho bond Issuo to bo voted upon by tho statu ut a spe cial election, June 4th. With pormunent roads to Molulla, tho county should then complete tho link of road botween Molulla and the springs, for there would be no greuter demand upon any resort than this If the roads were such that It could be reached nt all times of the year. Tho atato highway cannot run through every city and town In the state, but with the cost of the high way, both building and maintenance off of the county, all communities off the highway will be benefited and should vote as readily for bonds as those on the highway Itself. FOR GREATER MOLALLA. "Her herioc army, tho happiness of tho people, the whole future of the beloved fatherland, demand that the war should be conducted, at all costs, to a victorious end. "Tho cruel enemy la making his Inst efforts," the manifesto continued. "Tho moment is near when our vali ant army, in concert with our glor ious allies, will finally overthrow the enemy. "In thoso decisive days we realize wo owo to the peoplo a close union nnd organization of all forces for realization of n rapid victory. "Therefore, In agreement with tho imperial duma, we recojrnizo it is for tho country's good that we should abdicate the crown and lay down su premo powor. "Not wishing to separate ourselves from our beloved" son, we bequeath tho heritago to our brother, the Grand Duke Michael, with our blessing for tho futuro throno, that he may gov ern it in full union with tho national representatives and take inviolate. oath to them in the name of our well beloved fatherlnnd. "We call all faithful sons of the fatherland to fulfill their sacred pa triotic duty of obeying the czar at this painful moment of national tri als, nnd to aid him, together with the nation's representives, to conduct the Russian state In the way of prosper ity and glory. "May God help Russia!" WASHINGTON, March 21 President Wilson called congress Into extra setalon for April 2. He has decided to meet Germany's high aca affronts with sweeping action. The president today publicly proclaimed he will send a com munication to congress regard ing "grave matters of national policy which should be taken im mediately under contlderation." War today seemed Just aheud. Congress will !o asked to consider nggresslvo Btops to be taken toward tho imperial German government With a state of war admittedly exist ing as a result of U-boat attacks on American merchant ships, a declara tion of war may result as the first ac tion taken by congress. If the presi dent does not ask a declaration of war, congress may demand one. War Footing. In nny event, eps will be taken to put the American navy and army on a war footing. This footing will be of Biicn proportions as these branches of the national defense have never be- Amsterdam Hears Another Rumor of German Revolution NAVY SHOW HOT HASTE; GETTING READY FOR WAR AMSTERDAM, Mnrch 21. Ru mors of a German revolution were circulated on the stock exchange here today. So fur as was evident from undis- WASHINGTON. March 21. N'aTal turbed telegrnphic connection of rail-l prevaratlons for war were marked by way wires and regular arrival here of German newsuapers, there was no basis for the report The rumors, however, aroused in tense excitement SEVEN KILLED IN CYCLONE WHICH SWEEPS ARKANSAS LITTLE ROCK. Ark., March 21. Seven persons were killed and eight injured in a tornado near Delmark early today, whk'h wrecked practi cally every building In Delmrtrk. LOAN" TO BE FLOATED BY NEW Actor-Pastor Right Up and Defies the Rev. Billy Sunday NEW YORK, March 20. Rev. Walter E. Bentley, the actor-pastor, warned Billy Sunday that if he slammed the theater during1 his visit here, he, Dr. Bentley, would hire a hall and answer him back. PETROGRAD, March 21. New Russia proposes to raise a great "lib erty loan." Leaders of the provis ional government today said plans wore under way for floating of such a bond issue to be subscribed by the people of Russia. 8HE'S DIVORCED Mrs. Lela B. Thompson was granted a divorce from her husband, Louis O. Thompson and tbe custody of tbelr minor daughter by Circuit Judge Campbell Tuesday. Increased activity today. No actual war steps were taken by either the war or navy departments, but there were ninny indications that prelimi nary plans have been worked out for rapid remoblllzation for both services if the call comes. The navy's tusk la simple. Its prob lems are those of material rather than personnel. At most little more than 100.000 men would be required for man ning every available ship or scouting craft. Need Officers. They could be obtained almost over night by mobilization of national mi litia and various sections of the naval reserves supplemented by volunteers. Only highly-trained officers would be lucking. Tho army's problem Is just the re verse. It is men that will be needed, and no definite step toward securing a great force for training can bo taken until congress expresses Its will. Full equipment could be obtained long be fore the men are ready to uso It. Ships Rushed. Steps actually taken by the navy to day included the advancement of the date of opening bids for additional de stroyers and notification to shipbuild ers that their full plnnt capacity would be utilized In this work. There is no way of estimating how many destroy ers will be ordered until estimates called for show how many can be built. Secretary Daniels Bald every available plant would be utilized to its utmost The builders will present their figures next Saturday and awards will be mado Immediately. BERLIN, March 20. The German I evacuation of Ilupuume. Itoye, Noyon and I'eronnn la hut part of a great atraterlc undertaking which promlaea to revolutionize warfare on the entire western front and constitute one of the moat declalve move In the war. Just aa a month ago the Germans evacuated an Important sector on the Ancre. but kept the fact aecrct for a week while the British bombarded the empty trvnebea. ao today's report showa the most Important develop ment of 1917 on any front Devastated. The sector including the evacuated cities virtually covera tho great Som- me battle front P.eporta from this sec tion of the front tell of effective work of destruction carried out before the occupied land was given bock to the French and the British, so that It will avail them nothing as captured soil, according to views expressed here. "With the fronts as long aa they are in thla war, and with the enormous amount of territory held by our troops,' said a high German military authority today, "there la no particu lar military significance attached to any special section of the enemy's ter ritory. Therefore we can give up a portion of the western front secure our troops that freedom of movement needed and end trench warfare. That Is what this really amounts to. We are now getting the enemy out of their trenches. Spoil Plans. "The giving up of this portion of our front puts an end to all their finely laid spring offensive plans. Ever since November hundreds of thousands of men have been at work building trenches, munitions depots, railroads and cable lines to prepare for the big gest spring offensive of the war. Now at one blow all that Is gone for noth ing. In the face of our withdrawal all this Is useless. Four months' work of millions upon millions of dol'ars In value have been rendered valueless, while, more Important still, all the enemy plans are likewise of no worth. "They must make entirely new onea to cope with the new situation. This is a difficult matter, entailing weeks, yes, months, of works and requiring an enormous quantity of new observa tion. Meanwhile the enemy Is left at the mercy of our plans. Strong Positions. "It Is most Important to remember Ihnt tha nAV nnqltlnna wa nra taklne EX-CZAR IN MOVIES?,1 ?br:ihMty:eb" me am oi every pusiuie uoiuo ucci oped by two and a half years of war fare. The old positions were the result of the breaking off of the unfinished offensive towards Paris. "Many portions of our positions were held only with the greatest difficulty. The trenches were difficult to main tain and the artillery observation points, so important in this kind of warfare, were few. "The new nosl tions are laid out In thebest possible locations. ' Hard on French. ' 'The change has been hard for the French population, but that is the fault of their government. All the men of military age we took back with us. The remainder we have turned over to their countrymen, and they now are In French hands. "I know we will be accused again of barbarism, but we are fighting for Suit for the foreclosure of a $1300 ' our existence. We were compalled by mortgage was hrnusht in the circuit lu" ul 1110 ule"lB lo . . . , , . , peuctj 10 ueu-tin ourselves UKlunsi lUBir court hero today by the Estacada . nPmIaoH nfron0i w k, -in state bank obninst J. Crick and the , fore In the history of this country as sumed. Possibility of averting open hostili ties with Germany appears to have been killed. His advisers told him within the last 24 hours that to assume now a positive stand against Germany would be to encourage the new Russian gov ernment, hearten the allied troops in the field, and perhaps create an irre pressible demand tn Germany for tbe overthrow of Hie autocracy there and bring lasting peace to the world vastly nearer. GETS A $5000 OFFER RIVAL FOR CHARLIE? NEW YORK, March 21. An of fer of $10,000 roubles a week ($5000) was cabled to Nicholas Romanoff of Russia today by Louis J. Selznick, movie producer, to come to America and appear In a film called "Behind the Throne." Selznick, once a penniless exile, ia now a millionaire. SUE ON MORTGAGE. Estacada Towuslte company. (Continued on Page 4.) AUTO LOOSE FRENCH H0RSD4EN PURSUE GERMANS OVER OPEN GROUND TAKING TEN MORE VILLAGES PORTLAND, March 19. A master less automobile, running amuck among pedestralns at Eleventh and Washington streets yesterday after noon severely injured Miss Eleanor Welch, 22, a Hazelwood waitress, and Inflicted minor wounds on Noel E. Brothers, of the Palace hotel. PARIS, March 21. French troops, pursuing the Germans between the Somme and Aisne rivers, have taken 10 more villages from the Teutons, the French war office announced to day. Important gains were made by the French on both sides of the Laon road. Nine miles south of St Quentin, after violent fighting, in which heavy casualties were inflicted, the French carried by storm the villages of Jus sy and Savrinnois castle. South of Chauney the French ad vanced in the sector of Ailette, ex tending their lines and consolidating their new positions. Along the St Quentin-Ham road French dragoons came in contact with German detachments and heavy fight ing followed. Switching their activities from the Verdun front the Germans delivered a surprise attack in Champagne. It was repulsed, the official communique said. On the Verdun front east of the Meuse river, after a long and vigor ous bombardment, the French attack ed the German position north of Chambrettes farm, penetrating a trench. It was observed that the French fire had cost the Germans many casualties. German raiding parties attacked French outposts near Tahure, Limey and elsewhere, but gained no advant age. On the contrary, they left pris oners in the hands of the French.