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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1918)
EE1MG This Paper Has Enlisted With the Government in the Cause of America for THE WEATHER flncletf fli-CCOl! MISK" Tonight tuid Thursday Fair; Light Frost) Tours. Warmer. Highest temp, yesterday ...69 , pnMt Auditorium. !; the Period of the War lowest temp, last night ....44 The Only Paper in Roseburg Carrying Associated Press Dispatches i VOL. IX. ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTV. OREGON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1018. No. oa BRfflSH TROOPS STTO ON BAM H Enemy Throws Full Strength On the Ypres Sector ... Situation Serious. SO REGARDED1N LONDON Afternoon Reports From the Battle Front Says the British Are Fighting Magnificently Slaughtering tlie Huns. (By Associated Press.) BRITISH RECOVER WYTSCHAETE LONDON, APRIL 17. IN THE FACE OF GREAT ODDS AND FIGHTING UNDER A -TERRIFIC I FIRE FROM GERMAN GUNS, BRIT ISH TROOPS LATE TODAY HAL LIED FROM THE SUCCESSFUL HUN ATTACKS AND BY DESPER ATE VALOR HAVE HECAPTUR- : ED THE GREATER PART OF WVTSCHAETE, AND PROBABLY ALL OF THE TOWN, IT 18 OFFI CIALLY ANNOUNCED. THE BRIT ISH TROOPS PROVE THE GER MAN FORCES HALF WAY BACK TO BAILLEUL, THE DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT ALLEGE, AND : FOUGHT LIKE WOLVES TO DE FEAT THE HUNS. LONDON ADMITS SITUATION BAD. Associated Press War Lead, April 17. Having driven the British arm; from Bailleul and Wytschaete th German troops are battling desper ately today to gain oilier points oi the high ground Bouth'-and south west of Ypres, after having force the British to retire to a new line so great was the Hindenburg pres sure launclied against them yester day. After waging a battle for eight days with tremendous forces arrayed on the battle front the Gormnns have been successful in bringing their troops out of the low lands to the approach of the hills defending Ypres but it will be necessary for the en emy to push still further forward in order to make their present gains se cure. The British troops are strik ing back at the German forces today In a very dogged manner at. these points in an effort to stem the great tide of German flesh that is ' being sacrificed against a sternly fire from the British troops, but, nevertheless, the situation as viewed from 1ondon headquarters of. the British army . places today's war situation in a more serious position than at any other time since the German drive was launclied In the northern port of France. Commenting on the Important fen "tures occurring on the battle front some newspapers today advise that the British troops evacuate the Ypres sector and Paschendnele ridge nt once, these being a continuation of Messlnes ridge. Lloyd George is still ' hopeful and has made the statement that General Focli is confident noth ing of any vital Importance has been lost to the enemy and that they have not yet wiped out the British '., army as has been the paramount aim of the Hindenburg forces since the present drive was launched. SITUATION SERIOUS TODAY. London, April 17. Tlief British positions , before Ypres have been withdrawn to a new line, and tlio situation today presents one t the most serious to the allied forces since the beginning of the spring drive, March 21. A desperate ttrug' gle is on and the enemy is throwing great force against thj British troops and present developments on tne front are of great Importance to the opposing armies. The British havo recaptured Meteren by. a counter at tack launched yesterday, und clse- , where the enemy has been kept at bay. They also repulsed repented attacks made by tlio enemy north of - Bailleul. .. . . . . --HULLDOGG1NG THE ENEMY. i . 1 Associated Press War Lead, April ; 17. With bulldogglng tactics and : magnificent fighting on tlio part of ; the British troops the turn of the 1 tide of todays battle took on a more ' favorable aspect Lite tills afternoon. With the Ypres salient menaced the British have begun to withdraw from i. this advanced line, making a retro grade movement that is apparently - -pivoting on the Wytschaete, where ixmdon . reports say a snccessiui 4 .counter attack was made today. Ycs- : -terday tlie Germans took this battle -point and pushed somewhat beyond, ; it having been officially . reported they advanced to St. Elol, tills being on the old battle line as it existed '. -before the British offensive which I ras made lost year. . This line ap peal's likely to hold as long as the railway communications supporting It are kepv intact. It now appears tliat Hazbrouck, an Important rail way Junction, is tlie enemy's objec tive point, but late dispatches today say tlie British luivo recaptured Wyt scliaoto, the city token yesterday by the Germans, which is evidence that tlie enemy has been checked1 from making further advances toward the railway Junction. HUNS ROUTED FROM TRENCHES. London, April 17. South of Ar ras tlie Germans have been driven from tlie British trendies Into which they had forced their wny in tlie past few days of severe fighting in tills sector, and at an early hour tills morning the German artillery be came more active south of the Somme river, which is evidence that they Intend to strike a blow at tills point on the battle line. In the neighborhood of Wytschaete a suc cessful counter attack lias been launclied by the British and the Ger mans suffered heavy losses. However, according to later re ports, coming from an Exchange Telegraph - dispatch, the German troops have advanced from 'Wyt schaete as fur as St. Eloi and now liavo a grip on the southern slopes of Mount Kemmel. ; - SITUATION IS IMPROVING. ; London, April 17. Major Genor al Muiuice, chief director of rallltury operations on the western front, has confirmed the announcement made that tlio British havo recaptured Wytschaete, and that they are count er attacking successfully at Meteren and southward the British troops have driven tlie Gemuuis half way back to Bailleul, a soctor whore there has been severe encounters for sev eral days between the opposing armies. Tlie British have also made notable advances and improved their lines toward Neuve Eglisle in recent encounters with tlie enemy. Major Uencral Mam-Ice,' in his statement today saiu that the withdrawal to new lines in the Ypres salient had been decided upon last Sunday and that the plans were carried out Sun lay night and Monday. Speaking further the general sold: "It is a forces us to give up ground won at I such a heavy cost. The situation yesterday was a very anxious one, but today Hie news Is much better." BATTLE IN FLANDERS RAGING. London, April 17. Router's cor respondent says tills 'afternoon that battle of great magnitude is rag ing on the Flanders front with in credible intensity, and that the struggle is going in favor of the British troops as far as tne corres pondent could Judge. The Germans havo gained nothing since yester day, but on tlio contrary, havo ap parently lost ground. AMERICANS READY TO STRIKE. Washington, April 17. Secretary of War Baker, who returned yester day from France, today colls upon the Amerlcun people for renewed support In order to wage an effective war against the enemy. He says tlio American troops are now ready to strike at the Germans and that they must be backed up by every loyal American citizen. SPY DIES GAMELY, " Paris, April 17. Bolo Pasha, the Frenchman convicted of treason, and who was executed at Paris last night, lost his attitude ' of indifference when brought face to face with tlie firing squad, but died gamely. SUCCESSOR TO OZERNIN NAMED. Amsterdam,!, April 17. Boron Bnrlnn has been appointed as Aus-tro-Hungarian minister to succeed Count Caernin, he having hold the same position before tlie count was appointed.- Thirty-seven -Perish. -"AN ATLANTIC PORT, April 17. Thirty-seven persons were burned to death when the American steaui sMd O. B. Jennings and the Brit ishers War. Knight, both carrying nantlia and infammaHle oils, could edl off tho British coast March 24. All the victims were British exoopt one. ' Destroyers Immediately went to the rescue through a field of bias ing oil and tools off the Jennings' orew. - -- - - . i Serious Epidemic Checked. PORTLAND. April 17. Colonel Dtsque announced today that speedy and vigorous work by the army medical section has checked a seri ous epidemic of cerebro spinel men ingitis at the Vancouver, Wash., cantonment, preventing the spread of the disease to logging camps where the soldiers are being sent. Six oases were discovered about the mid dle of March and! each of the thou- eand men who had been exposed have been examined dally and spray ed since that date, and none were permitted to go to the logging camps. The danger of. the disease spreading ended April 10. Willard-Fulton Fight. . MINNEAPOLIS, April 17. It has SON C. J.HURD MAY SYSTEM NATIONAL BE DEAD IN FRANCE MILITARY ROE Nameof Clinton Hurd Appears On Sunday's Casualty List . Dead From Disease. PARENTS NOT NOTIFIED Adjutant General Wired This After noon by Concerned Parent Who is County Agricultural Agent , Was U 65th Regiment. In the casualty list on page 7 of the Sunday Orcgonlnn there appears 'the name of John Clinton Hurd, slated as "dead! from disease" and deep consternation 1b felt by C. J. Hurd,' - local ; com nit y - aigricublural agent, that the dead soldier may be his son, who Us a member of the 65th regiment, which only recently reached France. Because of the Iden tical iname of the deceased In di rect correspondence with that of his Don, and especially tine uncomnion ncss of the name "John Clinton", Mr.Hurd da certain that the unfor tunate soldiers Is his own son and although the war department has not yet notified the family, Mr, Hurd stated! today that the reason for this delay may be that" the department Is especially busy because of the' large casualty list now coming in day by day. - - A Eugene boy, who wan a inem Der of lilie 65th Is listed In Sunday's casualty roll, and upon wiring the family at Bugene, Mr. Hurd received a reply from them stating that they had been notified already of their son's domlso. Because of this fact Mr. Hurd Is hoping that the dead soldier may be another boy with the same name. However, keen anxiety wire was sent to the adjutant gen eral at Washington this afternoon and! at a lalte 'hour no reply had been received. However, It Is thought the word will arrive this evening either confirming the death or re lieving the concerned parents as to their son's saOety. John .Clinton Hurd was 2 2 years old and Ibefone being assigned to the 65th was a member of the coast ar tillery. Some time ago he enjoyed a fuaHoMgh In Rosebuirg .with his par ents and made many friends who will be tremendously shocked to learn of his probably death. ING LAST EVENING ' The Girls' National Honor Guard held ola Important session last even ing at the armory and many matters of Interest were taken up for fu ture arrangemient. On next Tues day evening military drill will be ireaumed again audi Captain French hopes to have lier squads equal to any military organization In the city before many weeks have pass ed. The-drlll team, which was form ed during the early part of the win ter performed wonderfully well and It Is thought that the girls can start In wlhere they left off and become adept In the marching. The height of every Honor Guard member who Is to participate In the drill work should be loft at the Model Bakery during the week with Helen Guest, guard leader. For the girls' who do not take part in the military organization there Is to be formed a hospital unit arnidi In this branch the girls will be given great deal of benefit and enjoyment. The Honor Guard suits are to be procured soon and from every In dication, will be especially attrac tive. Goods will probably be order ed through Harth's Toggery and will be of khaki material. Invitations wete distributed to the girls last ev ening, bidding them to a banquet in their honor from the W. C. T. U the event to occur on the 22nd of this month. The attendance at the meet- 4ng was quite large last evening, 55 members reortin and those who did not answer to roll call will be sent cards asking thiem to report next Tuesday evening or consider them selves expelled from the organiza tion. A number of activities 'have been planned for the summer months and the girls are looking forward to a pleasant season; -' . been announced that the Wlllard Pulton fight will -occur July 4 and that it will be stagexll In an arena midway in a district between St. Paul and Minneapolis. Proposed to Build Highways Parallel With the Pacific Coast. WILL TOUCH ROSEBURG Government' Expected ' to Take' Up This Important Work Conven- -tkn iU. Portland Will Prepare ; ' ; i Data- For Officials. , i ; M. B. Gilbert, of Seattle, field rep resentative of the Poclfle Coast De fease Lsssujov wtll be In Roseburg about May 15 to confer with our peo ple regarding- the proposed military ihlghways, which are now contem plated by the government, to be built through Washington, Oregon and California. - One of the main trunk lines will pass through Roseburg, and in addition to this lime, we will have three latteral lines, one from central Oregon coming down the North Umpcjua, pass, one to Marsh field, and one to Gardiner. Roseburg has been asked to send a large .dele gation to -the convention, which will be hjelxli in. Portland May 24 and 26, and the. president of the Commer cial club will name this committee noon, naming representative ' men from all- parts of the county. Doug las county should send no less than 25 men to this important conven tion. - ; -...' ;- ' ' '"-" '"'i- or this proposed military highway system Wiener G. Scott, chairman of the National Highways Association, says: "It will be an Infinite degree the most stupendous highway pro ject ever broached In the west half of the republic. What Is more. It vitally concerns-the life of the enure nation. And what Is still more, it will bear the moot ' rigid scrutiny, I analysis' and argumentation, that cam be brought to bear- by human agency." , The plan lo to build a road that wtll carry the heavy traffic neces sary In tdme of war.' The center of the road will be especially strong for that -purpose, while lighter ve hicles igjoing either way will keep to the right, avoiding any chance ot collision'. The work contemplated In nlll Im portant to the Pacific coast, and the iqonwentlon scheduled will prepare and present to congress suoh data as will assist the igdviornmlent In drafting and consumeting defense plana. The people of the country alre at present fully awake to the necessity of . proparln far future emergencies, and will endorse any plan looking to national defense thint .niwB- - fanalhln ThA Pacific PvtaAt nafMiSA 1 JfflPllO will flhftw that! to leave this work undone will be to Invite disaster. TURMOIL AMONG OLD (By Associate" Press.) ' SALEM. April 17. William Bee- be,' a Civil war veteran recently dis charged from the soldiers' home at Rosebuirg, for alleged violation of the Tules governing the institution, has agreed to go to the national (hos pital for indigent and disabled sol diers in South Dakota, according to a report made by tne Roseburg man agement to the board of control. Fol lowing treatment at the South Da kota institution, Beebe can return to Roseburg ana re-enter the home there All of the old soldiers at the Oreiton soldiers' home who sympa thized with Beebe win ds transferred to other localities if any further vio lations of the rules occur. John Kelly, another old soldier at Roseburg. who was Charged with be ing an I. W. W., whose alleged ac tivities were Investigated by the of ficers, was found to be innocent and fully exonerated. It was stated that Mr. Goodtn's. recent visit to Rose burg. was largely due to conditions existing at the soldiers nome mere. t - GIVEN COAT OF TAR. - ' . (By Associated Press.) SANTA FE, Now Mexico, April 17. Four (hundred! eon- vlcts at the stats penitentiary tarred and feathered Major John Blrkner today. Blrkmer was a federal prlsonor charged with having violated the esplon- ago act. - SEE BLOODTHIRSTY E Thrilling Experience of Two Ladies From" Nebraska Related to News. MEN ARE MURDER MAD People Are Suffering for Food Women Are Despondent, Despair lug, and Carrying tlie Bur- :. !' '' dens of tlie War. . On his way east, via tllie northern route, ISlder J. D. Johnson, of Oma ha, Neb., who has been in attend ance at tlio world conference of Seventh-Lay Adventlsts at San Fran cisco, stopped off in this city last night, having come up on tho spe cial train carrying delegates to their honi6s in the northwest. Elder Johnson Is in charge of the mission work among Scandinavians , In his home city and state. In an inter view the gentleman told some startl ing Incidents In connection With the war whldh have come directly to his personal knowledge. The state ments wero first made to Elder J. A. Rlppey, president of the Southern Oregon conjference, who also attend ed the San Francisco meetings, and so vividly portmyed German feroc ity and Vust for blood that 'ho called a News representative over to the conference offices on Oak street and Introduced him to tho Oimvha gen tleman, who reiterated the "astound ing story. Elder Johnson, who has a pleas ing personality, and speaks with a sllRilit, almost ImpreoeptlDle Scandi navian accent, told of the oioriifylng revelations in a convincing manner i and in describing the scenes so vividly portrayed to hiin by hio wite and sister,, who were subjected to Gormani Imprisonment tor a few days exhibited ueep emotion and snowed to his listeners that there Is no mercy, nor pity, nor a spark of hu maneness left In the hearts of Ger man rulers, and that " most of the men in tho great armies of the kaiser are absolutely devoid of de cency. That the war being waged uy the United States 1b a righteous cause, from which there can be no deviation until won, was the convic tion of those who listened to Elder Johnson's story. - In the early part of 1917 a Dan ish woman, not a citizen ot the United States, became Insane at Lin coln, Neb. She was ordered sent back to her native land. Mrs. J. i. Johnson, wife of Elder Johnson, and his -sister, ..iss Wa Johnson, were deputized to accompany the Insane woman to Denmark, and left Lin coln with their charge soon after the order of the count was mads. They proceeded to the Atlantic coast and sailed on the steamer ruarora noara- fagre for Europe. The voyage was without Incident until they reached the submarine zone, and when in the North Sea a German submarine sud denly appeared and lired a Shot across the steamer's bow.- She hove to and waited. - The cago of thp vessel was of beef. As soon ns thf submarine came along side the ves sel was boarded by officers from the sea diver, who Immediately took pos- seEHion of the stoa.-ier, anfl stai tea for a Cm-man port: and In due ttmo arrived with their prize. at atettin, nsrr.i-inv. All of the passengers, in- chiding the two Lincoln ladles, who are United States eltlzensi were held nrlsoners aboard the ship tor several . Mesnwlillo. the onxgo of beet was unloaded. - - u During these days of captivity tho American ladles had frequent op portunity of talking to German peo Dlo. - Tlirv also questional- t ie it- liters t.f. Iie submarine, and asked tbPin wl-jr it. was that tlioy pinctlcod such cruelties and were so merciless. The reolv was that men aboard the S'ibmarine were sent Wt to destroy and kill, and they soon became mien with a lUBt for human blood, and li fact wf.-e murder mad. They met a Scandinavian woman vno bat- a GTinan hi'tl.and, an offlc-jr. nnd-I.c lived in Germany. This woman told of extreme cruelties perpetrated upon prisoners of war and of the starvation that faced the masses of ths people. A small quantity of black broad is about the principal' food available and other end nourish ing foods were so scarce that the people are In : distress. One boy whom they saw had a soldier's hel met, and they asked him If he would sell It, thinking the thing would be , an Interesting object to home people ' If they could bring It back. The llt 1 tl fellow, showing evidence of ln- ' sufficient food, said that he would ' not sell It, money would not do him any good,' as It would probably be taken from him, but if they could only give him something to eat the ladles might , have the helmet. No matter where they looked, Only poor, halt starved people were In evidence, many of them begging for a morsel of bread. . . ' Another revolting crime that earns to the attention of Mrs. and Mlsa Johnson during their few days en forced stay In Germany was that of the wanton murder of two lads. The boys, brothers, and merely children, received orders to report at a cer tain camp. . They were slow about responding, and a second, official notice was received!. ' Accompanied by their old rather the lads went down.' They were received inside a stockade, the father left at the gate, wihere he waited WhHe the boys were led to a point Inside, stood up aglnst a wall and shot without par ley or delay. It waB Gorman mili tarism and terror, an example to other boys who might not realize tho necessity of obeying In haste. A Danish girl, whose husbnnd, a German, responded to the call when the first blow was struck In 1914, not in sympathy with the power that had (broken up 'her home, wrote a letter to the husband, andt falling to appreciate tho fact of strict military censorship, penned tho words which were his death warrant. The brido's birthday came, bringing a letter from the soldier ihusbamd, He do plored tho fact that he had no pres ent to send, but expressing love, trusted the wife would get along without the gilt. She wrote back, half jestingly, that for him to never mind the birthday gift, but when he came to bring back the kaiser's eye. She was almost driven to insanity a short time after to receive a pack age, enclosing an eye; and with It a brief, brutal note from the officers, that In lieu ot the kaiser'? eye hore was her husband s eye. She never heard from her husband again, and believed he was murdered. The women of Germany are doing the work that men formerly did. All of the men. and boys old' enough to bake any part In the military are In the army. Women "man" the rail ways, lay the tracks, drive the spikes, do-the section work, operate street cars, run mills, do the farming, and Germany is practically a manless land so far as Industry goes. . K While Mrs, and Miss Johnson hold American passports, they . wera aboard a neutral ship, a Swedish ves sel, and to this fact is attributed their release when the steamer, robbed of her cargo, was permitted to sail, and after making a Danish port, where tho Insane patient was left, the vessel proceeded hone ward. The Iwd ladles finally got back to the United States about July 1, 1917, glad that they were per mitted to see gond old America once mora, and convinced that tUe Gor man people, deploring tlie war ns many of tlhem do, dare not. say a word becaUBe death is the penally for a whisper aglnst the kaiser. Concluding his story, Elder John son told of a Gorman resident of Lincoln, a physician, whowe wifo and daughter left for the fatherland on a visit prior to America's entry Into the war. Letters concerning their return to the United States were un satisfactory. Money was sent them, but still the doctor's wife and daugh ter did not come. Alarmed, t the physlcfan took up the matter with the state department. After many vexatious delays he finally got word from the Goi-man mtlltairy authori ties that when Oils wife and daugh ter hod both "given birth to a son In Germany then they may be allowed to return to America." The 1 un happy women are still In Germnay. The women seen In Germany are driven to desperation, almost Insan ity, according to Mrs. and Miss John son. When speaking to these Scandinavian-American ladles from the United States they unburdened their ihearts, when opportunity af forded, and expressed the woo their faces without exception portrayed, Tlhey are dazed and stricken, hear ing the greater burdan-i it ' tho kaiser's dream of a world empire, submitting because force compels them to endure.a life compared to which death would be glorious That the kaiser Is the personifica tion of tne devil on earth Is the oDlnlon of Elders Johnson and Rip- ,nev. both' of whom expressed the oolnlon that the German ruler will sacrifice every man in the empire to accomplish hls saltonlc purposes and prostitute too world, i . v ... ; The Women's Benefit Association of tho.Maccabee lodge this morning donated $10 to the Girls' National Honor Guard organization.. Tho money will be used by the girls for the purpose of purchasing material for this mnkinjB of Belgian baby clothes. The Lady Maccabees are giving a delightful dancing pa-ty on Tuesday evenings of each week nnd j.t. .wwar1a iihVtvA AvnMiflM are elv- en to the various patriotic orannl - Hnn in the city. The Honor niiiu-d elrls were tremendously grate- ful to the Maccabees for their gen - erous donation and will use 't for a good cause. . - ;:. POULTRY INDUSTRY SOMEING GREAT Overtops Production of Corn - and . Barley In . . ""' ' This State. . . ; RUNS CLOSE TO FRUITS Poultry Husbandman of Agriculture College Spending Week In Doug las County Urging Greater ' Production in Tills Work, - U. L. Upson, federal poultry hus bandman for the state ot Oregon, Is registered at the Unipqua hotel and will speak to poultryuion and wo men, of Douglas county In a series ot meetings ananged for him during this week. He addressed' the Home Economics club, and the high school students of Yoncalla Monday, and Tuesday addressed the people of Looking Glass. Tuesday night he addressed a meeting of the residents or Garden valley, and today went to Dlxonville for a similar meeting. In an Interview today he sold: "A -great many people, audi especially general farmers, look upon, poultry keeping as a side line and one too small to merit the serious attention of the men on the farms; that Is In fact, a woman's job. It is tame that a large percentage of , . the ifarm flocks are reared and oaired -for by the ihousewives, and the boys and girls. That they have done their work well, despite the Indifference and often outright antagonism of the man of the family Is evidenced by a -comparison .of value of different crops produced In Oregon,.- Accord- Ine to conservative estimates from unbiased .sources -the annual value of some of these crops are as fol lows: -. ' "Poultry enu eggs .:.......81600,000 "Corn. oata am barley $8,000,000 "Potatoes .... ...;.$3, 250,000 "AH fruits ....'....I $10,000,000 "It will be noted that, despite the large amount of time, labor and cap ital expended upon fruit production In Oregon, the value of poultry pro ducts is but little less, than the valuo of all Fruits, and higher than the value of corn, oats and barley. For a 'side line' Industry, ixroltry keep ing Is a lusty Infant. "We have am ueen appalled dur ing the past few weeks at the Im mense loss of life and the great cost to the Germain forces during the present drive on thie western front. Competent authorities estimate tho dally loss to be 100,000 men, killed, wdundw and captured. How many realize that a return drive by the al lies, against am entrenched and des perate foe will mean an equally great loss to the allies, and to our own boys In khaki. . When that drive oc curs Wile hospitals, both here and abroad, will be filled to overflowing with our wounded, our own brothers, sans, h'UsbamdH, and friends, who will demand and merit tine best care and best foods available. Eggs are espe cially valuable for this purpose. Our stocks are low and threaten to be come lower. The time to Increase is now not In midsummer. Let us re spond to the call." , ' ' f SHI1 'MEN 0 BELGIAN AND FRENCH CHILDREN One of tlie most. - interesting branches of war relief work Is that of the Red Cross unit for tho relief of Belgian and French ' children which made its first shipment yes terday. This unit has met regularly once a week for work, besides many of Its members have made garments during spare minutes at homo. The entire shipment contained 85S dif ferent articles, consisting of i little dresses and pinafores, muslin under wear, little blankets and quilts, also 17 complete layettes. . .. In addition to the relief work for foreign children, the baby home at Portland! was not forgotten, a box containing 108 articles' of babies' wear being sent there. The home Is in special need alt present and1 so any articles contributed by members of the unit' before Red Cross re quirements were definitely ., known, and which did not conform to those requirements were turned over to that establishment.' The unit has still on hand considerable unfinish ed work and expects bofore long to ' make another shipment. f ' Alfred Powers left for Oakland 1 this afternoon where hie will attend to business matters for- several I 'hours. . . . , ; , i r: ft -': ,-