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VOL. IX.
KOSEIIURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON. SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1018.
No. na
BRITISH AIRMEN GET
27
Western Frdnt Bristles With
.. Accounts of Intensive Ar.
tillery Fire.
ALLIED FORGES ALERT
Whatever Big Move tho Germans May
jw iTepanng uur i' jivt- awm
Prepared to "Take Them Qn"
At ll Moment's Notice.
(By Associated! Press.)
..Associated Press War Iicad, May
11. Wluitever big more the Sei
nuuis may be preiMiring at this par
ticular moment for a resumption, of
activities on the western front they
uie finding an active and alert iiniiy
confronting them. The French of
ficial statements today bristle with
accounts of intensive artillery and
raiding activities, wliile many minor
tlirusts lutve been made at numerous
points along the battle front. In one
a!r tight tliat was staged between the
British and German airplanes the
Kiimer brought down" 27 of tho en
emy planes and lost only six if their
n limber. Tills and other accomplish
ments by the allied force? is con
clusive evidence to the German that ,
any thrust made ty them is going i
to be met in an effective and sub-1
Ktantial way. At every point where
the enemy has made an effort to push
through they have found their equal
instreiigtJi and in many instances
have boon completely routed. Dur
ing the comiwiratively lull of heavy
fighting on the front the allies are
maneuvering . their troojw and
strengthening their positions at all
important sectors. ,
heavy arthjIjIiiry fighting; ;
Paris, May 11.- Heavy artillery
- -fighting is -in .progi'oss' -today lielow !
' the city of Amiens in the region of
Grlvesnes, and at- Mailly :Halneval,
and four from, disease. ' Clemie At
French troops have gained ground
on the southern side of the Picordy
front near Orvillers and Sorel, south
east of Moutdidter. The French
' troops havealPo advanced their HneH
slightly east of tho Ijocre and Flan
ders fronts. .' ' ,
CHANNEL PRACTICALLY CLOSED
London, May 11. It is declared
on unquestionable authority that the
old destroyer, Vindictive, which was!
sunk by the British naval forces at!
Ostendi harbor lies in the neck of the j
channel at an angle of 40 degrees. '
It is not thought, however that the
obstruction will effectively bloclrthe
clianncl, but serves a very useful
purpose. The tide and silt vlll tend
to increase the obstruction very ma
terially, hampering the submarines
and destroyers in making their exit
from the harbor.
TRBOOPS GO TO UKRANIA.
London, May 11. Tlie situation
in Ukrania has become so d la turn
ing that the Germans liave dispatch
ed large detachments of the Bavarian
cavaliy fcom Flander to Ukraina, ac
cording to the Exchange Telegraph
( reports.
TODAY'S1 CASUALTY LIST,
Washington, May 11. The casual
ty list today contains ' G& names.
(Eight were killed in action, four
died of wounds, seven by accident
TROOPS GO TO UKRANIA. 1
kloson, of Denmark, Coos county,
was slightly wounded.
, AVIATOR BURNED TO DEATH.
Pensacola, Florida, May' 11.
Rinohard MoCall, of Toledo, a stud
ent aviator, was burned to death to
day and George Henderson, of Paw
tucket, badly burned when an air-
. plane fell. .
OUTFITS FOR SOLDIERS.
Washington May 1 1. Although
the American troops are going over
seas in large numbers the ordnance
. department has been able to keep up
with the new program and every sol
dier who boards a transport for for
eign service is fully equipped, ac
cording to an announcement made to
day. Artillery and machine guns are
already in Franco In sufficient quan
tities for all immediate needs, the
ordnance bureau announces.
AMERICA WILL HAVE BIG ARMY.
Washington, May ll-iover 1,000,-
000 men have been called in the draft
at various times, and are now either
in France or in army camps under
call to go overseas before June 1
It is expected that the army will
have a full strength, of over three
million men within a year and some
officers are of the opinion that the
number will be closer to five million.
CAPTIVE BALLOON ESCAPES.
San Antonio, May 11. One of the
captive balloons at the army school
broke from its moorings today and
ascended to a great height, and then
began drifting northward at a' higU
leed. Two men were thought to
Itave been in tlie baskets. A disiwitch
from AuhUii this afternoon state: i
that , a balloon lias fallen near
PhigervlUe, but the basket contain
ed nothing other than some rugs.
BOARD MEETING POSTPONED.
The regular meeting of the Rose-
Wiirg school board which was to bo
held Monday night will be postponed
until Tuesdlay night on- account ot
the lecture of Capt. Hobson, whlch
will take ploxja Monday night.
OPERATION PERFORMED.
Dr. A. C. Seely this morning oper
ated upon the throat of Miss Flor
ence Gllmour, a trained nurse at
Mercy hospital, removing the tonsils.
Miss Gllmour passed through the op
eration nicely and will soon be on
-dhity again.
BY
Complimenting her upon her loy
alty, both for himself, his comrades
111 the Oregon Bold lens home, ami
the Girl's Honor Guard of Roseburg,
Joe C. Cramer, Civil war veteran, has
written his name sake, Mlfl j Jo Cram
er, of the Lodd school teaching
corps, who recontly tore down the
Hun pictures which decorated the
school house walls.
Comrade Cramer, who Is no rela
tion to the teacher, would be proud
to be, be intimates. In spirit at
least, ho says, he is of her kin. His
letter, written In an old-fashioned
hand, says:
"On the streets of Rosoburg today
I wan met hv some volina- Indies of
the Honor Guard. They said: 'Mr.
Cramer, Is that Miss Jo Cramers of I
Portland, any relation ol yours?' 1 ;
sura: one uiigni. -oe 101 hii i kuuw,
for she has the characteristic 100 per
cent Cramer Americanism front which
I sprung. -
' 'Well,' they snMV.'wtH' you. jubi
write and tell her "hollo" for us.
with congratulations from the 100 per
cent American Roseburg?'
"'Well. I'll think it over,' I-said.
" 'No thinking about it. Just let
her know we like her .patriotism and
won't forget it.
'I saw the article in the Telegram
and It is my excuse for writing these
lines. '
'I am an old soldier, 76 years' old,
now a resident of the Oregon state
soldiers' home nt Roseburg.- Many of
my comrades here who have read the
artclo ask, 'Jo, Is that Miss Cramer
In Portland any kin of yours?'
" 'Well, not as I know o w hy do
yo ask?' . -
'I see she has put the American
stomp on the Hun pictures' In the
Ladd' school. She has the Cramer
feeling for the kaiser's kulturr Woll,
she's all right."
Comrade Lemmel Gassoway, of the
Oregon soldiers' home, passed away
this morning at 8:39, after an ill
ness of several; days, at the age of
70 years. The deceased was a late
private in the 9th Kansas'cavalryand
a native of Ohio. He was admitted
to the home from Roseburg on De
cember 16, 1917, andl during his
residence there made many friends
who will deeply regret to learn of his
death. Mourning his death 4s a heart
broken widow, a eon, Oren, who Is
employed at the Bee Hive grocery
store, and a daughter, Mrs. L. M.
Hlte, of thlB city. Funeral arrange
ments had not been completed, at a
late hour this afternoon.
. FROM LOOKING GLASS.?
- v '""
' Among the Looking Glass1 visitors
in the city today vwere Mr., and Mrs.
Jeter Jones, Jeff . Williams, Miss" Lu-
ella Brown, Mrs. G. L.: Myers, Miss
Mildred A. Myers, Mr. and Mrs.. Ed
Morgan, George Best, Harry Brown
Raymond Stevens', Richie Goodman,
Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Hbward and
daughter, Arline, Bose WIUiamB and
son, DeLoa, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Swan
and sons, Elmer and Aldon, and Mr.
Fay Brownson and family.
Mrs. E. N. Kreole arrived! In the
city this morning from her home at
Cottage Grove, and will Bpend the
day visiting- with friends and shop
ping. -v . ' - .
At the Baptist church tomorrow
the choir will have the leading part
In the services. Short histories of
famous hymns will be given, showing
when and by whom they were writ
ten and the choir with the congrega
tion will render the hymns after the
description. Miss Kohlhagen will
sing "Keep the Home Fires Burn
ing," and Miss Alice Black will sing
an-jirla from one of the oratorios.
12.00PDRAFTEDIN
FORM U. S. GUARDS
Men Physically Unfit For For
eign Service to Do Duty
s At Home. '
4 OREGON MEN QUALIFY
At Officers Training Camp at Camp
Kernoy liorgluiri-Makos Denial
of Charges 'flint He Tried -:'
to Form Corporation.
(By Associated) Press.)', "
WASHINGTON, May 11.' The or
ganization of the United' States
guards was resumed today by the
war department and militia bureau.
The department has planned to place
at the disposal of Major Jesse Car
ter 12,000 drafted men who, after
training with the pational guard or
national army divisions have been
foundi disqualified physically for
general military service.
Four. Oregon Men Qualify,
CAMP KEARNEY, Calif., May 11.
Four Oregon men are In the list of
those whp-(ualllled at the of fleers'
.training camp as eilglbles for sec
ond lieutenant. They are Richard
B. Flynn, of McMinnville; Garry V.
McCracken, of Grants Pass; Edwin
M. Meyer, ot Portland, and Andrew
A. Stumpf, of Medford.
Ordered to France.. -'.
WASHINGTON, . May. 11. Briga
dier General John LeJeune has been
ordered to France-to command the
marines stationed there, succeeding
Brigadier General Charles Doyen,
who has been invalided hoinej?
Russiuns 'Make Capture. ' ';
LONDON, May 11. The Russian
troops have recaptured Rostov from
the Germans and Ukrainians after
some severe fighting, according to . a
report received today..' .. ; '
liorglum Makes' Denial.
NEW YORK, May, 11. Gutzon
aorglum has .formally denied any
connection with the plan to organize
an aircraft production firm and made
the charge that the war department
had resorted to every subterfuge to
gain time before making an investi
gation of 'the production. s
DON'T FAIL TO HEAR
The press of America and England
says that the exploits of tho British
navy at Zeebrugge 4Uid Ostend were
like the exploit of Lieut. Hobson In
sinking, the Merrlmac at the harbor
0. Santiago, Cuba, in 1898.
This same lieutenant, now Captain
Hobson, will deliver an address at the
armory Monday ( night on na
tional prohibition"' from the stand-,
point of war. The title of the ad
dress will be "America in War." Ev
ery man, woman and child who can
possibly do so should hear the won
derfully talented Bpeaker, and hear
the mighty issues of the day discuss
ed by one who .knows.
There will be no admission charg
ed, so all that will be required is the
time to attend, and Captain Hobson'e
lecture is well worth tne busiest
man's time
MEETING GARDEN VAC-
The' Women's Improvement club
met with Mrs, Atkinson "and Mrs.
Jack Parrott at Mrs. Parrott's home
in Garden Valley, on Thursday after
noon and had one of the most Inter
estlng home economics lessons yet
given that of bee culture on the
farm and since most of us have or
chard's this work is of especial in
terest.
A number of good articles written
on war food problems were read and
discussed, one of especial significance
being given by Mrs. Hugh Ritchie on
"A Slice of Bread" in which she stat
ed that if one slice of bread was
wasted in every home In the United
States in one day enough flour is
thrown away to make one million
one-pound loaves of bread. .
A short social time was enjoyed by
all after the business meeting, when
Miss Jeanette Ritchie favored those
present with some piano music and
popular war time songs. '
It has been arranged to have the
next meeting at the school hnuso on
Thursday evening, May 29;'at 7:3u,
when Miss Ruth Cqrbett will be with
us and' will give one of Her home
. -
CITY GETS HONOR FLAG.
. .
Chairman J. -O, Watson, ot
the third liberty loan campaign,
.today received an honor flag,
wihich was awarded to'thls city
v for the , over-subscribing of
funds to the third liberty loan,
amounting to- approximately 4
ffYO.OOOr-and the, flag was de-
llvered to City Recorder Whip-
iple, who will place It In a con-
splcuoua spot on top ot the city 4
hall building where It will float.
that all may view It hereafter-
with pride.
T
demonstrations on labor-saving de
vices.
She 1b anxious to meet both the
men and women in tho community at
this time nnd an invitation is extend
ed to every one to-be present. -X
RECEIVES OFFER
Miss Maybolle Wilson, one ot the
most popular instructors in the
Roseburg high school, 'has been
elected 10 the princlpalshlp ot a four
year high school at Haines, Baker
coiunty, Ore.; but has not yet fully
decided upon accepting the offer.
MiBK W ilson has. been employed In
the Roseburg schools tor the past
seven- years, two years In the grades,
and the past five, years as head of
tho Muthematlcs department of the
high school, and during thla time
han endeared berself to hundreds
of pupils und patrons, who will
greatly regret . to see her leave,
should she decide to .go, but who
will be pleased to know of the
splendid offer she lias received.
Miss WilBon was recentlv re
elected to her position as head ot the
mathematics department in the local
high school. . .'
SEEKS RAISE IN RATES
SALEM, Or., May 10. George H.
Eckhart, of San Francisco, manager
of the Oregon Gas & Electric Com
pany, which furnishes gas to Med
ford, Grants Pass and Roseburg,, has
written to the puh.lc torvlce com
mission asking to ho allowed 'either
to d'neomtinue operation of its gas
plants or to tncreato. its . ratesto
meet a rise in the cost of oil. 'HeJ
says the people 01 Roseburg, and
Grants. PaBs have s'gulboa -thulr In
tention of acceding j a new rate,
but the increase in oil cont would im
pose a still higher churge of from 8
to ff cents.
He asks the commission either to
order the plant closed or Issue an
order allowing an increased rate to
meet the rising cost of oil.
ANOTHER OLD
SOLDIER PASSES
Win. J. Steele late a private in
Company H, Indiana infantry, a na
tive of Kentucky, aged 85 (years,
died at 7 o'clock this morning at the
Oregon soldiers' home hospital,:; He
was admitted to the homewigust
25, 191a, coming from Rogue River,
ora The deceased is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Rhoda Blaloek, now
residing in this city. The funeral
services will be held at the home
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Inter
ment following in the home ceme
tery. ; .. . ; , , .,.
KAISER IS THOUGHT
TO BE INSANE
LONDON, May. 10. The German
Imperial entourage 'has : become
alarmed at tho kaiser's mental con
dition, said a Central News dispatch
rfom Berne today, quoting advices
that had been received there. The
newspaper Epoch stated-., that the
kaiser has become tlio victim of hal
lucinations. His advisors are try
ing without avail to keep him away
from the battle front. The kaiser
constantly speaks of his fdivlne mis
sion to save the world and human
Hy." '
WILL CO.NFKIt DEGREE.
A number of member of Mountain
Lodge No. 103, of Drain, will arrive
In this city this evening, .bringing
with them a class of candidates for
the first degree, which will be con
ferred by the local -lodges at the regu
lar meeting ot Proletarian lodge to-'
night. , J , -
El
1
Was Employed atA.S. Huey's
Jewelery Store For Sev
eral Years.
INTERRED AT ASHLAND
Sore on Finger Results in Septic
Poisoning, Causing Untimely
Death Aunt of Deceased
Resides at Wilbur. "
Word was received in Roseburg
today telling, of the recent death 01
Miss Kittle Brown, at Denver, Colo.,
from sepilc poisoning, which the
young lady contracted through a
slight scratch on the finger. The de
ceased is well known in this city,
having worked! at the A. S, Huey jew-1
elry store for three years. She left
Roseburg In June, 1915, for Ashland
and after remaining there two years
departed for Denver to visit wlta'her
uncle, John Brown, where she resid
ed -until tlie day of her death.-. A
brother, Herbert, formerly resided In
Roseburg during Miss Brown's resi
dence here and an aunt, Mrs. Albert
Brown, is living near Wilbur. - The
remains of the unfortunate young
lady were Interred at Ashland on
Thursday afternoon near her former
home. Her death will bs deeply re
gretted In this city where she has
numerous friends. -. - .
The Ashland Tlxltlngs has tho fol
lowing to say regarding the death of
Miss-Brown: .' ' 7,; -'
Miss Brown passed away at the
home of her uncle, John .Brown, at
Denver. Early last winter, she un
derwent an operation, and had recov
ered from it and the last the rela
tives In Ashland had heard from
her she wag apparently ln.b.erusual
heHrtlfTahd when the message came
that she hodldled, the news was 'nat
urally a great shock to her father
and brothers In Ashland, and sister
at Mansfield, also to her many Ash
land friends. A letter just received
from Denver states that It was not
realized, even by the dootor In at
tendance, that she was go seriously
ill until about an hour . before she
passed away. The cause of her
death was septic poisoning resulting
from a little sore qn her finger. This.
nappenea a utue over a weeK ago.
At. first the Injury showed little
signs of being sore, but later it seem
ed to get worse and began to swell.
The sore continued to grow worse,
and upon the advice of her physician,
she went to the Mercy' hospital" In
Denver, but she ' became no better
and death came as a relief from her
suffering.
Miss Brown, left Ashland for. the
east a year ago laBt December,' go
ing to Denver to visit with her uncle,
John Brown. She was bom on a
farm four miles west of Ashland, In
188.1, being therefore 37 years of
age, and had lived In this community
practically all her life. Besides her
father and step-mother she is sur
vived by two brothers, Herbert and
Royl A, Brown, all of this city and a
Bister, Mrs. Frank Swoveland at
Mansfield. Her mother preceded her
In death 14 years ago in May.
- Miss Brown was a most estimable
young ladly and a devout Christian.
She was an earnest member of the
Methodist Episcopal church and was
a former Sunday school ' teacHer In
the local church. Her . death lias
brought profound sadness to many
hearts. '
ARE INCREASED
, That the school boards of Douglas
county appreciate the fact that teach-
ers' salaries are not In keeping with
the vast Increase In the cost of living
Is evidenced by the fact that con
tracts tft-o coming In carrying sub
stantial raises In salary. Districts
6, 18 and 43, all one room schools
have signed- contracts at (85 per
month, and It is known that many
other districts will follow with fully
as good or better salaries. The Rose
burg school board -has made substan
tial Increases In wages, and other
cities are doing the same.
It Is estimated that the average in
crease will be bettor than 1 a per cent.
Every other clasB of workers received
Its Increase some time ago and
though it is long delayed, It. Is be
lieved that Justice will be done the
teachers now.
MAY HE GRANTED LEAVE.
Inquiries 'have been made during
the past week as to the employment
of Miss Jennie Cook, Instructor of
the 7th and 8th grades at tho Ben
son school, whose name did' not ap
pear in the list of those re-elected on
Fl
Tuesday evening, and when Inter
viewed by a News representative to
day a member of the school hoard
announced that Miss Cook had not
been voted on, but that in all prob
ability slve would bo granted a leave
of absence next year, as she has made
a request for the same. .
ATTRACTION AT ANTLERS.
A special attraction .Is booked at
the Antlers theatre for tomorrow,
matinee andi evening, in which will
be featured Adamson, LaRose and
Williams, . the world's greatest Ha
waiian impersonators. In addition
to the special feature film Materlinks
' Bluebird" the above stare will offer
several musical aots wihich come very
highly recommended to this city and
a large attendance will no doubt
greet them. Nominal prices of 20c
and 100 will be charged.
LAURA EDGERTON WEDS
AT FT. BIDWELL CALIF.
Cupid Is a sly little fellow, he
wields his shafts whlthor lie wills.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
ized! Saturday evening, April 20, at
the home of Supt. and Mrs. C. T.
Coggeshall, of Fort Bidwcll, Modac
county,' Calif.,'.when Mr. George
Fordyce and Miss Laura Edgerton
were joined in holy wedlock. The
bride was given away by Mrs. C. T.
Coggeshall und the groom was at
tended by Supt. 0. T. Coggeshall.
The bridal part" entered the guest
room to the strains of "Will Ye Gang
to the Hielands With Me," taking
their places beneath Old Glory, where
they pledged their troth for "better
or worse until death us do part."
The ceremony was performed; by Rev.
A. C. Delbo, formerly missionary to
the Indians' of southern California,
using the pretty ring service of the
Moravian ohlurcih. &Ir. and Mrs. For
dyce have a large circle of friends
at Fort Bldwell, but both being ot a
rather retiring disposition, the wed
ding was an exclusive affairs, only
the lnnuedlMe-employes -ot- tu -Indian
school being present. After
the ceremony a substantial lunch was
served In style and quantity so pe
culiarly distinctive to the genial Mrs.
Coggeshall. .. -
Mrs. Fordyce Is a former .resident
of Roseburg, where she resided prac
tically all her lite until moving to
California to reside, and -haB been
principal teacher ot the Fort Bldwell
Indian school for the 'past two yearn.
Mr, Fordyce, a firmer employe of
the service Is a rare specie of mason,
as his work around Fort Bldwoll lee
tines. He will re-enter the service
In the near future when furthor Im
provements will - -bo . made on the
plant at the fort. All who were prlv
lledged to attend the ceremony say
that It was a very pretty affair and
everybody had a delightful time. in
deference to the worthy bride and
groom the many friends of the bride
and groom could not slight them on
the serenade, so In their grotesqitie
costmmeB of night gowns and caps
they madle the night hideous until the
happy couple declared they ..-'wiji-e
properly married. , - .
BEN EDDY IS PRO
TO
Promotion has come to another
Poillnnd boy now serving with the
American , expeditionary forces In
France. He Is Ben A. Eddy, mem
ber of the 23rd englneern, says the
Portland Journal. Ho was made a
sergeant several weeks before the
organization left Camp Laurel, Md.,
for France. Word was received by
relatives two weeks ago of his safo
arrival "over there."
Sergeant Eddy enlisted at Portland
and was first stationed at Vancouver.
Previous to his enlistment he was a
civil engineer connected with the
Portland office of the forest set vice
and was engaged? In field work. He
Is a graduate of the Oregon Agri
cultural college. Ho Is the inly son
of Stato Senator and Mrs. B. L. Ed ly
ot Rosoburg, and is a brother of Mrs.
Frank E. Graham, of Portland.
,' SUPERVISOR MURPHY HERE.
Prof. G. W. Murphy, formerly ru
ral school supervisor of Douglas
county, but now principal of Wash-
ougal. Wash., schools, passed through
this city today on his way to tho
Washington city. Mr. Murphy was
enrouto from Riddle In his car, which
ho loft at that place whenyhe moved
to Washougal, owing to the fact that
the roads were unlit for dlrlvlng it at
the time he went there.
Prof. Murphy reports that his wife
and little boy are both well, and
that he enjoys his present work
very muohi and has been re-elected
there for another year.
R. D. Watson left for his home at
Medford this morning after spend
tng the past tew days In this city
lausacung Business matters.
LADY HAS '
NARROW ESCAPE
Mrs. W.G.Hill, Mother of Mrs.
0. C. Brown, Has Race
With Forest Fire.
TEN MINUTES TO SPARE
Run ot Four Miles is Mado By Aged
Lady Who Becomes Exhausted
Several Times Noighuors
Believed Them Perished, .
In a letter to Jier daughter. Mrs. "
0. C. Brown, of this city; Mrs. Wil
liam G. Hill, who Is visiting with her
son, H. D. Hill, at Bend, Ore., gives a
thrilling description of a race With
a forest fire, which she had recently
in that country, The letter in part is
as follows:
"We have been In a great for
est fire and feel very thanklul that
we came out alive. Harry was away
rrom Dome working at the time the
first broke out, and ran. home. o '
distance of about four miles. We
were terribly seared, but he ( Harry j.
bwum. ua 4II1IUB ur IUUIU tin 1 U13 L itti
we could go to the river, and ' we '
were only about ten .minutes ahead'
ot the fire, which was several miles '
wide in-the tons of mg bull pine
trees, and the flames would leap 20
feet at a time.
"I became exhausted several times.
due to the' fright and the speed we
had to make. Bobby and I 'had also
run a mUa from where we were fish
ing to the house, when the alnrm
came. Harry had us He down flat
at the river with our faces close to
tne water. The sun went down and
I said: 'We will hover see, it' shine
again.' i ' '' .'.-..:- -. .'
"There were no big pines where we'
were at the .river, -the'-fire could -not
reach us, but we had to spend
hourB where we were, and the neigh-
bors thought we had perished. The
forest rangers could not reach us aB :
the fire load eut us off from every-
body. One brave young e'attle man '
tried to reach us In his car, 'but Was
unable to do so. He finally succeeded' -In
getting through on horseback, t '
have had Harry write to CbtI to come, :
after me Saturday.' ' .
Mrs. Hill la the widow of the late
W. a. Hill and Is well and favorably '
known In Douglas county, having re-'
sided! at Wilbur, for. a great' many
years. Her many-friends will .indeed
be glad to know that she was unhurt
and trust that the shock-will not
prove harmful to Iher., J r r'v
TEN MILE BOY NOW IN
FRANCE WRITES HOME
' John C. Perry, writing 'from
Franco to James A. Wialker, expresses '
appreciation ror, letters from home.,
folks. . Mr. Perry Is a Douglas county :
man, and lived In the Ton Mile coun- , ;
try. He says in part: -
We -Jiave had a fine winter here '
and the most of ub are in good health.
it iooks like we might (have our
hands full this coming summer! We .
are by no means discouraged, how
ever, we are ready for anything that
fate may hand us. All we ask is '
the final success f ouf cause to
make the world safe for democracy ,
and universal pence for ever after- -ward.-
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Censorship Is so strict that I can "
not write you very much news
nothing concerning our location or ;
the country about here, ori news
concerning the war or jinny, except
In very general terms: You doubt
less have it from the .papers that the
big German drive Is now on. . The
Germans have taken a little ground,
but at a very great sacrifice of men.
I think that the allies are pretty well
sutlslfed with the result to date. '.
Walt until we start" our drlve--'
there will be something popping.
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' RECEIVES INVITATION. 1
County Superintendent V O. , C;
Brown today received an invitation
from County Superintendent Moore, '.
of Eugene to attend a patriotic edu? :, ,
catioual rally. next Saturday, The '
following letter shows , that' Lans
county are not amateurs In the mat--"
ter of pntriotlc rallies: "I want to
give you a special Invitation to attend , : ,'
aur big patriotic educational rnl'y In
Eugene on Saturday, May 18. , This '
Is the fourth rally of this- 'kind we -have
pulled off in Eugene, and I am' ,
somewhat like the .muohly-marrled v
widow, who was sending out limita
tions to her fourth wedding, In which
she said: 'Your presence Is desire, as"
this Is to be no amateuf (perform
ance'." . , .
Delbert Shelton, who has boon In
this city the past winter attending
school, returned to hie home In Myr
tle Creek this morning.
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