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The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches
VOL. IX.
ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. . SATURDAY, APRIL 0, 1918.
No, 83
"ALL IS GOING WELL" SAYS FRENCH CO
MMANDERTODAY
EM FAME IS
America's Anniversary In the
World Wide War on
Fighting Line.
GERMANS DESPERATE
Throwing All Tlielr Strength at Im
. . portunt Point Near Amiens
" Allies Lines Are
Still Holding. '
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ORDERS FOR MOBILIZATION.
' -
WASHINGTON, April 6 Or-
ders from Generul Crowdor tor
mobilization of the April con-
tingent of drafted men had been
received by all - governor,
which will call out nearly 150,
000 men at once.
S4 MEN FROM DOUGLAS.
The local draft board this
afternoon received orders to
draw 24 men from Douglas
county, in compliance with the
call of General Crowder lor
April 20. .
Associated Press War Lead, April
O. 4)n tlio anniversary of the Unit
ed States entrance into war - the
greutest battle of Uie present con
flict Is now raging. Though their
terrific onslaught has been, halted,
-the Germans ure making u strong,
hut inelfectual effort to break
tiirough or bend the allied lines that
they may break tiirough and capture
their now objective point tiutl of tlfe
city of. Amiens, General Foch de
claimed Uiat the hoche tidal wave had
lieen broken and "nil is going well,"
to use Ills own words as spoken- to
day, and expresses tho sincerest con
lldonce in futuie operations of the al
lied' forces on Uie battle front. In the
past few days the enemy has made
only slight gains on a 38 mile front
while these gains are fully equalized
ly the advances made by the allies.
At tho close of America's first year
in the groat struggle for democracy
ilnds a million and one-half Ameri-
.,., .....1 .... ,, ..4.11a . Iw. ,.rnH Av
ponditures have been twelve billions
-of dollars.
The landing of Japanese troops at
Vladivostok - is declared by military
officials to have no connection what
ever with the possibility of armed
intervention in Siberia.
MAKING DESPERATE EFFORT.
Associated Press War Lead, April
a. Another determined blow in the
the great battle is being struck tills
nf tornoon by the Germans against the
British troops in the Sonune valley,
almost directly east of the city, where
the Germans are only about ten miles
distant from Amiens. It is Indicated
in today's dispatches that tills battle
xa a very important operation on the
battle front, and tho Germans are
probably endeavoring to gain the Al
bert-Amiens road as their objective
point in the great struggle this after
noon, thereby giving them closer ac
cess to the town of Amiens, which
they are making a desperate effort to
get a hold on. .
GERMANS LAUNCH ATTACK.
London, April 0. Tho terman
troops t daybreak' this morning
launched an attack on the little town
of Corbie, in the Sommo valley, the
enemy advancing In dense waves, but
the outcome of thrust by the Ger
mans was unknown at the time the
dispatch was filed. The main Ger
man attack seems to be west of Valre
wood toward the principal road lead
ing to the city of Amiens, a point
where the Huns are making a mighty
straggle to gain a footing.
' GERMANS LAUNCH AN ATTACK,
London, April 0. The British
troops Improved their positions south
of Uie Somme river late yesterday
afternoon and last night to a consid
erable degree by a counter attack on
tho enemy. ..The Germans made In
cessant attacks to gain ground, but
in each instance were repulsed.
ATTACK CEASES."
Paris, April 0. The German at
tack along tho French sector has
practically ceased, as far as Infantry
Attacks are concerned, but there has
lieen a violent artillery Are from the
enemy, which Is still in progress. .
SURPRISE IX STORE.
London, April 0. Lloyd George
stated today that "during the next
few weeks America will give the
Prussian military Junta the surprise
of their lives." No Intimation was
divulged as to the nature of the
thrust to be directed at the Ger-
FIGHTING RENEWED.
Paris, A pill 6. Hard lighting has
again been renewed nortii of Mont
didler " and a tremendous onslaught
is . being waged tills afternoon be
tween the opposing armies.
BOMBARDING PARIS.
Paris, April . -The bombard
ment of Paris by the long range gun
was again resumed today by Uie Ger
mans. No casualties have been an
nounced. ' ,
DRAFT CALL APRIL 20.
Portland, April 0. General Crow
der lias ordered 033 drafted men from
Oregon to be sent to Camp Lewis In
the live days, beginning April
20. Included in this call are 297
from Portland. .. .
THIRTY TOWNS GO OVER TOP.
Portland, April 6. Tlilrty towns
in the state of Oregon have already
gone over the top" in their sub
scription to Uie third liberty loan.
TROOPS REVIEWED.
Baltimore, April 6. President
Wilson reviewed 143,000 troops, here
during the liberty loan demonstra
tion.
Sentence Commuted.
WASHINGTON, April 6. Presi
dent Wilson has decided1 to commute
to explro Immediately the prison sen
tence given Frank M. Ryan, presi
dent of the International Union
Structural Iron Workers, now con
fined at the - Leavenworth prison.
Ryan was convicted in a dynamite
conspiracy case and his term would
nt have expired boforo July 20,
1919. - .
Are After Lynchers.
COLL1NSVILLB, April 0. The
coroner of Madison county has ap
plied for warrants for tho arrest of
five men reported to have partici
pated in the mob that lynched Rob
ert Prager,- but four Justices of the
peace have refused to Issue the war
rants. itOBe Johnson,' a district
board member of the United Mine
Workers, has promised' to issue a
statement at "the proper time" show
ing that the mob had information
which gave them a proper right to
take drastic action in the case - ol
Prager. The coroner, being unable
to secure a local warrant has ap
plied to the state's attorney for the
necessary papers to arrest the five
men charged with the crime.
After Industrial Slackers. -WASHINGTON,
April 0. A plan
has been placed before the presi
dent from the labor and war de
partments which is designed to use
the draft machinery to put industrial
slackers to work, and the officials
are confident that it will meet the
president's approval. According to
the plans outlined the procedure
would affect in some ways the status
of every registered' man.
Ask Explanation. -WASHINGTON,
April 0.' -The
Swiss government has asked the
state department why Dr. Carl Muck,
the Boston Symphony orchestra
leader had been Interned, owing to
the fact that Muck, technically, is a
Swiss subject.
CANDIDATES FILE
SALEM, Or., April 4. B. F.
Jones, republican, of Newport, who
was a member of the legislatures of
1903,. 1907 and 1909, desires to be
returned again to the house of repre
sentatives and states in his platform
filed today, that he will stand on his
record of those years and "win. go
the limit to win the war, develop all
Oregon, improve our rivers and har
bors, bond the future for good roads
and military coast highways." He
desires to serve from Lincoln and
Polk counties. .
Roy Griggs, republican, is seeking
re-election from Douglas county and
In filing has no platform, but states
in his slogan, "I will serve the sov
ereign people, not the private Inter
ests. -
OREGON LIFE INVESTS IN BONDS.
C. S. Samuel, general manager of
the Oregon Life Insurance Company,
wrote to County Chairman J. H.
Booth today that his company wonld
invest $1000 In liberty bonds in this
county during the present drive. All
bondB purchased by outside corpora
tions or other individuals represent
ing large Interests Is proportioned ac
cording to the county's quota, every
community receiving its just nllow-
Frod Hughes and family, of Oak
land, are business visitors In the city
today. They left this afternoon far
their home.
BIG LIBERTY RALLY
WAS HELD TODAY
Lieut. ;Tooze and B. F, Irwin
Made Splendid Patri
otic Addresses.
A BIG STREET PARADE
Thousands of Liberty Loving Citizens
of Roseburg and Surrounding
. . Communities Atteud Rally .
Much Enthusiasm Sliowti. ..
The preface to the great third lib
erty bond . campaign which is to be
launched Monday was given today,,
when thousands of Roseburg citizens
turned out to show their loyalty to
Old Glory and that they fully Intend
to "do their bit'' and more in this
"wln-the-war" campaign.
The parade which was in charge of
John W. Parker was Indeed a suc
cess and the order of March was as
follows: The band, the speakers in
Hon. Dexter Rice's car, the ladies of
the Red Cross, the - Girls' Honor
Guard, the Boy Scouts, and the Home
Guard, and members of the G. A. R.
The line of march was from Main
to Washington, thence to Jackson,
from Jackson to Cass, from Cass to
Sheridan, thence to Lane, then a
counter march to the intersection of
Cass and Jackson where the speak
ers' stand hod been erected. .....
The stand was beautifully draped
in bunting and U. S. flags, and above
it were hung the flags of the allies.
After a selection by the band, the
audiance sang "America," led; by
Prof. Shaffer, who Is director of sing
ing at the Ohrisitna church during
their-eeriea of meetings.
Following the singing, Hon. O. P.
Coshow, who presided over the
meeting, introduced in a, few well
chosen words, Lieut. Leslie Tooze,
of Camp Lewis, the first speak
er of the day, who proved himself :o
be a very able talker. Lieut.
Tooze said that it gave him much
pleasure to return to his home state
before his regiment leaves tor
France. . The speaker told how Ore
Son as a state was ranking first iz
this great war, liberty bonds as
well as other ways. He stated that
It is only Iby the help of those at
home that the boys can fight.
Lieut. Tooze stated that a large per
sent of the boys at Camp Lewis were
receiving but $S to $10 per month,
because they were investing so heav
ily in liberty bonds, that In his own
comapny the subscription average
was S100 per man, and he made the
appeal for the people to help those
boys who are making a double sacri
fice.
The lieutenant says this war will
result in a new code of international
law, one that will mean the freedom
a! small countries such as. Belgium
and Serbia and give them equal
.ights with the largest countries on
earth, that it will secure protection
for virtue of women, and that the
rule of autocracy will be forever
broken. - - . -
Following the address of Lieut
Tooze the audience sang "Columbia,
the Gem of the Ocean.
Mr. Coshow then Introduced Hon.
B. F: Irwin, of Portland, and wordB
can not do Justice to the wonderful
address of this speaker, tie showed
by quotations, and he had many of
them, from high uerman oincuus,
writers, college lecturers and school
masters that the Germans have been
teaching for many years that might
Is right.' He quoted from a high
German official that a long, oeace
was only a dream and that it was not
even a pleasant dream. That war was
an Institution instituted by God' Al
mighty himself. Another quotation
from a German teacher was that one
lesson the German people must learn
is: "To think in terras of might.
Another quotation showed that the
German teach that women should be
treated In the Oriental way, that a
woman Is a piece of goods that
might be put under lock and key,
These and many other quotations
show the mind of the leaders of the
iiuns, show what we are giving our
men and money to put down for all
time to come. Following the quota'
tions the speaker made an Impassion
ed appeal for the liberty loan, that
will-make it possible for tho boys to
win.
I No greater tribute to the brave
mothers who are giving their sons In
this . cause for humanity has ever
been paid by any speaker than was
given by Mr. Irwin in his address
this afternoon.
"What," said' the speaker, "is
money, compared to the boys theso
brave mothers are giving. Theirs Is
the real liberty bond sealed In Heav
en. - Let us buy bonds with our mm
ey to make it possible that these
"liberty bonds" the mothers are giv
ing may be returned to them."
The speaker paid a great tribute to
the loyalty of Roseburg and vicinity,
stating that he was greatly Improbsed
by it and that his love for the United
States was greater than ever. He stat
ed that he had been sent here to
bring a message to the people, but
instead' he would carry one back to
Portland. That there was ho danger
about the loyalty of the small towns,
that It was the cities that needed re
generation. . .
The meeting was closed by singing
"The Star Spangled Banner." Much
enthusiasm was shown, and . high
hopes are entertained that Douglas
county will early reach her quota.
Besides the large crowd of Rose
burg citizens, many from out of town
were present. The old soldiers at
tended in a body. .. . ,
IERL
It Is a sad story you' got from the
foreign mailing window at the local
postofflce these days. There will be
no more sending of packages across.
the waters to the boys, only under
special rules set down by the depart
ment. ' ; .;- i
'They cannot be sent," say Uncle
Sam. The new ruling is to make
room In the ships crossing for such
small details as munitions and food',
and the little extras that those at
home have taken pleasure in sending
to their relatives and friends can
now only be accepted at the postofflce
wnen a written request Is furnished
by the addressee, the latter to be
signed by his regimental commander
and this request must be enclosed in
I ho package. The tremendous con
gestion of mall which has accumulat
ed since the American forces went
over has necessitated this measure.
Letters alone are not under the ban
and after, all these, rave all else, are
most acceptable to the mem There
has been a great waste in time and
money and' effort In much of the con
tents of the packages and it was to
eliminate this, as well as for ship
ping facilities, that made the ruling
advisable.
The postmaster general's orders
are as follows: - -
On and after April 1, 1918, par
cels for members and ' Individuals
connected with the American expedi
tionary forces in Europe shall not be
accepted fsr mailing or dispatch, un
less they contain such articles only
as are being Bent at the written re
quest of the addressee, approved by
his regimental or higher commander
or an executive officer of the organi
zation with which he Is connected."
1Y LET
TER TELLS OF HUN HATE
CHICAGO, April 6. A ghastly Il
lustration of German hatred of
American soldiers Is given In a Sal
vation Army letter made public here
today by Adjutant Fletcher Agnew.
It was written In France by Adju
tant R. C. Stabard, who has charge
of a Salvation Army hut, to Com
mander Eva Booth, who turned It
over to Adjutant Agnew.
"I visited a base hospital recent
ly,", -says the letter, "and had this
story from a sergeant who had pass
ed through one of the raids. The
sergeant was. horribly wounded by a
grenade and was passed by the Ger
mans as dead. Before the sergeant
lost consciousness, however, he saw
a dozen Germans overpower three
American boys and cut their throats
from ear to ear. The sergeant said
the murder of the third American
was the most horrible. Four Ger
mans held him whilo a fifth fairly
severed his head from his body.
"I have Just learned," continues
the letter, "that this same company
of Americans passed through here
today with their bayonets sharpened
like razors, sworn to avenge this
awful crime against their comrades
What can you say to men bound on
such an errand except bid them
strike with all their might because
of the righteousness of our cause and
the uevillshness of the enemy?"
DRAIN RAISES QUOTA FIRST DAY,
BenJ. Huntington, Jr., of Drain,
phoned County Chairman Booth last
evening; that Drain went over the
top the firBt day Its third liberty loan
quota was announced, $9350 being
raised. Mr. Huntlncton declared that
Drain would show her patriotism in
a splendid manner during this drive
and a much larger sum will no
doubt be raised before the end of the
drive. ,
Miss Rhea Hall, of Sutherlln, Is a
house guest of Belle Bridges, of this
elty, during the week end.
OF
One Year Ago Today United
States Entered World .
- Wide War.
YEAR'S ACHIEVEMENTS
Close of 1918 Will Probably See a
Million and a. Half American .
Soldiers Serving On
i .. . t Foreign Soil. .
(By Associated Press.)
' WASHINGTON, April 6 The firBt
anniversary of the entrance of the
United States into the war finds the
great resources of the country Just
coming Into the struggle, but rapid
ly being prepared.
The acheivements of the first year
are chiefly divided ' between the
army, which ihas been supplying and
training fighting forces; the navy,
which has been hunting the subma
rine and convoying troops and sup
plies to Europe, the shipping board,
which has been building a merchant
marine, and the treasury which has
been advancing credits to the allies.
: In all other departmetno of the
government there has been a tre
mendous effort to bring all the force
of the country's resources and power
to the aid of the actual fighting . ma
chine. V
For military reasons It is not per
missible to state the exact number of
American troops in France with Gen
eral Perohing's expedition, but Sec
retary Baker, In recent testimony be
fore the senate military committee
predicted half a million men would
be there early this year and that an
other million would be ready to go
during the year. .. - (,-.- -
American troops have .taken up
several positions on the fighting line
in France, have occupied a sector
of their own northwest. of Toul, and
have had numerous encounters with
tho Gorinans. Official statements
from British, and '. German . army
headquarters have shown, that cer
tain. American fighting forces were
thrown into the battle brought on by
the great German offensive tills
spring, the British war office first re
porting them as fighting shoulder to
shoulder with the British and French
troops in the vicinity of Roye.
By referring to . the - combined
forces of. the regular army and na
tional guard a year ago, and compar
ing the strength of the regular army
now, the national guard mustered in
to federal service, and "the 'men of
the first draft in cantonments. It is
apparent that the total number of
ready fighting men has been-increased
from a meagre two . hundred
thousand to something like a million
and a ban, with about ten million
men registered under the draft still
available for calls to the colors, .,
Military exports have estimate
that should the war be prolonged
and It become necessary for the Unit
ed States to assume the burden of
carrying on the confllct an army of
five million men would not be im
probable. The Immense and sudden
expansion of the army has not been
without criticism but, It is declared,
this was expected in the conversation
Into a fighting force of a nation tra
ditionally welded to the pursuits or
peace.
The expansion of the naval forces
has been characterized In congress
by many as praiseworthy. The ex-
act details, here too, are ohrouded in
secrecy as a military measure, but
it is well known that an emergency
war building program has been push
ed with such rapidity that the United
States is well on the way to a place
second only to Great Britain as a
naval force, and that in destroyers
alone most proved and deadly
weapon of the submarine the navy
by next year will have the greatest
fleet on the seven seas. Since the
United States went to war, the navy
has placed contracts for practically a
thousand vessels, and besides, that
took charge of repairing the seized
German and Austrian ships damag
ed by their crews at the orders of
the German government.
The case of the great liner Vater-
land, now the United States ship
Leviathan, Is a fair example of the
efficiency and 'speed with which the
naval engineers conducted that
work. When the Germans finished
their work of destruction the Vater-
land'a commander remarked he
would take his hat off to the Ameri
cans who could put- the ship In
shape In time to be of any service.
Within six months from the time
his words were spoken the Vaterlnnd
was In running order and since, the
navy has announced,, -has carried
numbers of American troops and
great qauntltlos of supplies to the
fighting lines in Franco. - - . -.
-By taking the ships and men of
the coast guard. Into Its fleets, by the
merging of naval volunteers and na
val militia, and with the growth of
the marine corps, the navy lias ex
panded its forces : practically five
times since the country went to war.
MEN OF
SECOND DRAFT
Ti
WASHINGTON,7 April 5. Orders
for tho mobilization of the first
large number of men of the second
draft will go out to the governors of
the states very soon.
Fifteen thousand' men of the sec
ond draft are now mobilizing and the
April call about to go out will rep
resent probably more than the
month's proportion of the 800,000
men who it previously has been an
nounced will be called during the re
maining nine months of the year. To
call the 800,000 in equal monthly In
crements would mobilize them at the
rate of 90,000 a month, approximate-
However, there Is no assurance
that this will be a fixed figure be
cause the flow of mon will be de
termined by the heeds of the army
In France.' As Genoral Pershing may
call for specially qualified troops an
average of 90,000 a month may.be
mucn exceeded or mucn decreased.
It has been announced that the
men. will be drawn as gradually and
in as email numbers as possible so
as not to dislocate Industry and par
ticularly agriculture.
So far as possible this plan will be
followed. The immediate need ' of
ncreaslng - the American forces - in
France, howevor, to meet the Gerr
man drive lnthe west is likely to re
sult in calling tho men faster than
first supposed. For that reason. the
April quota undoubtedly will exceed
its normal averaco. . In fact, If the
need la jjrnsalnc,-. tho entire 800,000
mlght.be called In much less time
than the nine months originally
scheduled.
IN GALA ATTIRE TODAY
The merchants of Roseburg, as if
Inspired by some hidden under
current of patriotism arrayed their
respective establishments this after
noon in some of the most attractive
designs ever displayed In the history
of the city.'-Vlelng to outdo each
o'thor. the various appeals for liberty
loan buyers were marvelous and the
results could not help but leave in
the hearts of everyone who viewed
the displays an earnest wish to do
their bits to subscribe their money
as a loan to Uncle Sam In the great
crisis. Flags adorned the fronts of
nearly every business house In the
city In addition to the attractive
window designs and as Is always the
case, Roseburg responded to this day
of uayB by showing her colors, those
of the Stars and Stripes Red, White
and Blue. , ..-,' , ..'. '
County Agricultural Agent C. J.
Hurd and W. C. Northcraft, of
Olalla, will leave tonight for Carl
ton, Yamhill county, Oregon, where
they will select a thoroughbred
Shorthorn milch stock bull for Mr,
Northcraft's herd. The bull will
come from the herd of W. B. Ayers,
who Is the only breeder of thorough'
bred Shorthorn milch , stock In Ore'
gon. .. It Is considered that this stock
is the best dual purpose cattle bred.
STUDY OF GERMAN
MEDFORD, Or., April 4,ti-U be
came known today that at a special
meotlng of tho Medford school board
soveral days ago the study of Ger
man was dropped -from the school
curriculum. Thero was little dis
cussion and the vote was unanimous.
In the opinion of the school board
the study of German "Is undesirable
at the prosont time. Thero was a
marked falling off In the German
classes this year, and In the opinion
of the board, there would not be
scholars onouRh. enrolled to Justify
the forming of a class, even if war
with Germany did not render en
couragement of Gorman study unde
sirable,' - v .' -'
L;
Second Meeting of the Series
Arranged For by '
' G.J. Hurd. '.
UNPROFITABLE. HERDS
Necessity of Weeding Out Cows That
Fall to Prove Their Worth '
; 1 Milk Producing Ability : - ''
Is Inherited. .'"
The second in the series of dairy
men's meetings and conferences ar
ranged by County Agent C. J. Hurd
for Douglas county will be hold in
ttoseburg on Tuesday, April 9." The
subjects for discuoBloa will bo 'Cow
Testing and Breeding Associations"
and "Silos and SUage." Theso sub
jects are of special Importance at
the present time and every dairyman
should plan to bo present. Prof. E. B,
Fltts, of O. A, C. extension service
will be present to lead in the discus
sions and render any assistance he
may be able. ., . , ' , -
The success of the dairyman Is
dependent, primarily, . upon the . ef
ficiency or milk producing ability of
tue cows in his herd. A greater vari
ation exlBtB in the producing ability
of dairy cows than is found In any
other class of livestock.' It Is not un
usual for one cow to produce throe to
uve tlmcB more milk than another
receiving the same feed and care. In
no other class of livestock do we find,
so wide a range of efficiency. . This
ict emphasizes the Importance of
testing .each individual cow.: In - the '
dalry.'lrerar" Erterijal""iU)P6arances
often give but little Indication of milk
producing qualities. Profits -. are
measured by excess value of pro--ducts
over the cost of production and
the work of each individual cow In
the herdi should be ascertained, As
hours extra time a. month in a herd
of ten cows will secure the needod in
formation."'" ! .." ''-.
The inferior' or boarder cow Is a -
drag on the industry and the direct
cause of a big leak in the profits that
should be Btopped. Many herds that
are unprofitable could' be -made
profit makers through weeding out
the poorer cows. .,..-- i
Milk producing ability Is Inherited
or born in a cow. Dairymen should
tako extreme care that calves born In
mull- herd carry blood in their vains
from high producing ancestors. . A
pure bred bull from a producing line
of ancestry will often Increase milk
production fifty per cent. Good
breeding Is very important for- the
keeper of grade cattle as well as for
pure breeds. Through a bull asso
ciation or breeders association the
dairyman keeping but a few cows can
secure the benefits following the use
of a high class sire, and at a very
small expense. -
The cow testing association Is rec
ognized as a factor of first impor
tance In developing the dairy indus
try in Oregon. Through ltB work
of testing all the cows In a herd and
securing the adoption - of ' . bettor
methods in feeding andi management,
poor cows are weeded out and profits
Increased.. Great numbers of cows
are kopt all over our state that re
turn no income above the cost of
teed. So long as they remain In the
herd profits will be low or altogether
wiped out. . , , ,,
WILL MAIL LAND
The local U. S. land . office an
nounces that the pamphlets describ
ing the Oregon & California nail-,
road grant land to be oponod to en
try In Jackson and Josophlno coun
ties will not be ready until about
April 12,: owing to delay In. the
printing or the same. As soon as tho
pamphlets are received at the local
office they will be promptly mailed
to all-requesting them, a list of such
requests being kept as they are filed.
FORMER PASTOR HERE. ;
' ReVi Gi W. Black, who Is visiting
his son, iClnrence Black, a local
newspaper reporter, will occupy the
pulpit of the First Baptist church of
this city tomorrow. Rev, Black was
pastor of tho local BaptlBt church
for several years, leaving here about
26 years ago. Mr. 'Black is an able
speaker and will no doubt be greet
ed by a large audience at the ser
vices tomorrow,- -
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