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VOLUME xvtn
. ' SIX P4.GES
LA GRANDE. OftKCiQX, AVMNlSDAY '.UNITARY 29. 1919 SIX PAGES
NUMBER 10
ALBERS' JURY
IS IMPANELED
TRIAL OF WEALTHY PORTLAND
MAN ON IN FEDERAL COURT
Prosecution Recites Counts on Which
Defendant Is Indicted Warns
Against Drunkenness Plea.
PORTLAND, Jan. 29. The jury in
the case of Henry Alters, former
head of the Albers Brothers' Milling
company, and wealthy resident of this
city, who is facing trial on a charge
of having made seditious utterances,
was impanelled late yesterday after
noon before Judge Wolverton in the
federal court.
United States . District Attorney
Haney made the opening statement of
the prosecution to the jurors, in which
he emphasized the imperative need
which had existed for the enactment
of dins tic espionage laws and set
forth the seven counts in the Albers
indictment.
The defendant sat in an cmbarras
std silence while the seditious state
ments which he is alleged to have
made were read. Attorney Haney
warned the jury against attempts at
extenuation which would likely be
made by the defense on the ground
that Alberts was intoxicated at the
time the offense occurred.
The first four counts of the indict
ment are based upon utterances al
leged to have been made by Henry
Albers on October 8, l'.U8, while a pas
senger on a Southern Pacific train en
route to Portland, during the interval
of travel between Grants 1'ass ana
Uoseburg, Ore. The government al
leges that these remarks were made
at intermittent times during a period
of at least three hours, in the presence
of five witnesses. These are Frank
Tichenor, United States deputy mar
shal; L. W. Kinncy,.L. E.,Gaument, J.
A. Meade and E. C. UeYulixon.
Four Charges Made.
Comprehensively the first four
counts charge violations of the es
pionage act by "intent and attempt to
. cause and incite insubordination, dis
loyaly and refusal of duty in the mili
tary and naval forces," by "intent to
obstruct and encourage resistance to
the United States and to promote the
cause of its enemies' and by "intent
to support and favor the cause of a
country with which the United States
was then at war, and to oppose the
cause of the United States therein."
FACTION IN GERMANY ADHERES
TO FORMER SOVEREIGN.
Von Hindenburg Reported to He Plan
ning to Get Wilhelm Rack Into
I'ower'Again,
PARIS, Jan. 29. Field .Marshal von
Ilindenburg, reassured by the outcome
of the German election, is planning
the return of the ex-kaiser to Ger
many, says the "Marcel Hutin" in an
article today. The Westphalians, the
industrial supporters of the kaiser, re
cently wrote to Ebert asking for the
return of the kaiser to Germany. The
''Hutin" adds that it is stated that
the Kjx-war' lord w-ould reside at any
lace selected by the government.
Ebert stated that the return of the
kaiser was a question that only the
national assembly should decide.
COAL SHORTAGE "
TIES UP BELFAST.
LONDON, Jan. 29. Thp. gravity of
the situation at Itelfast has been- in?
creased by the wnlk-odt of crane men.
This prevents' the resuming of trie
former supply of coal. Three or fodr
a newsnairs have faiied to nuhlish.
WANT RETURN
OF EX-KAISER
There i.ntfiign of yielding and bout.has been accomplished
Ofc'KIO gjls and eloc'.ric employes are
eidlc. , .
n,s to,i;k-oi;i ai.titi ik
9 VITH TW.f I'AHSKMiKItS
WASHINGTON-. Jan. 29. A new
record for altltudo lu a monoplane
has been roade Dy V"'.i)or R. W.
Schroder, 1iolder r, fire America
altliuiVi record. The war depau -
nient received a telegram rmsy fromj5 tills morning.
tlS comniuTidant at McCook cFielfii 0 g f - "
Dayton. Ob. thafe Major Schmfde. O. W. li.M rit.CTK'4
rith two passencers in a Ixjnln&i
nM-noplane. tfimbed M a height of
la.r.oo feet In,
The Oevioua record for
chine ofOhls rii Xf 'J'('
about 16,000 feet.
PROTESTS AGAINST
LOSING COLONIES
BERLIN, Jan. 29. The newspaper
Vorwaer'ts today protests against the
attitude of the Big Five to the dis
position of the German colonies. It
says that it is not "Wilsonian."
FRENCH TROOPS
CROSS THE RHINE
BASLE,' Jan. 29. The French cros
sed the Rhine at Weil today. They
are now occupying the opposite bank.
Weil is a city of Baden, a province of
southern Germany.
ARGUES APPEAL OF
SOCIALIST LEADER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The su
preme court of the United States
yesterday afternoon heard arguments
in the appeal of Eocene V. Debs, so
cialist leader, sentenced in Cleve
land for making speeches opposing
the war.
The espionage law under which
Debs was tried was attacked as un
constitutional In that it "forbids free
speech and free thought," Debs'
chief counsel is Secretary Moursted
Mann of Chicago.
SECRETARY BAKER
ASKED TO EXPLAIN
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Secre
tary of War Bakor, mid his assis
tant, Benedict Crowell, and C. W.
Hare, Crowell's assistant, were sum
moned to appear before the seuata
building and Loan committed to toll
why the appropriation for ?r,200,
000 contract for army hospital at
Speedway Park at Chicago, l;,ia bsen
rejected.
FOOD STUFFS
HIT DECLINE
IXiG PRICES FOUX)W BUTT EH
l'HU'KS IN DOWNWARD TREND
Portland .Market Shows Eggs nt 5i
Cents and Itutler nt 00 Cents
Yesterday.
PORTLAND, Jan. 29. Eggs, as
well as butter, are rapidly falling in
price. The rctatl price of the best
grade of fresh Oregon eggs today,'
dealers say, should not be over 55
cents. Tho larger jobbers have
sent reduced buying prices into the
country, based on which tho jobbing
market will be. about 5. cents lower
this morning than it was yesterday,
and a retail selling quotation of 55
cents will give the morchant a good
profit.
The butter market Is weak at 55
cents wholesale. This should make a
legitimate retail price, of 60 cents,
the dealers maintain, and most of
the stores aro selling at this figure,
but a few, no longer fearing tho food
administration, are charging their
customary 65 and even 70 cents.
Lower cheese prions Aro also look
ed for soon, as tho Eastern and Cali
fornia markets, which largely regu
late values hero, are on tho down
grade.
10,000 ACItKS IX MAMIKt'lt
COI WTY TO ISH OI'I'.XKK IT.
The OreEon-West Colonization
company will open up 10,000 acres
In the Malheur valley, from Ontario,
to Vale. Or., April , and 1b waging
a campaign to secure settlers, includ
ing stock and dairymen.
The land Included in the Warm
Springs irrigation project and will be
under the ditch in the near future.
Twelve' thousand acres already Is un
der the ditch in the valley.
'SILENT POLICE FORCE"
SUCCEEDS IN KANSAS
LAWRENCE, Kas., Jan. 29. That
Lawrence has had a' "silent police
force" for several months was made
known by Mayor George Kreeck in his
annual address to the. city commis
sion. The' mayor said he had commis-
missionvd sifmc twenty promintnt clti
xens to do welfare work among young
people, and, as a result, .metch (food
I In asked the
comminiotiers to apiff-ove the plan and
to extend its scope. e
iti:i:V4i, iti:vr;rn ma iikhk
j General tiiy Rtrfr. ofte Inter-
e.l Ik -vena department at Port-
land, was in I.a Cri-nrte yesterday.
!coferrlng llh H. M!onc. the local
- repreS nlative of the f nUient.
iMr. Ruff rcturnrt to Portland on No.
The O. ,W. ban' will h(ii its rec-
!ar lirartice on WndyifliI Thtirs-
dar eW'nlncs at tho KhUer hall until
i ma-jfurtherotlce. 0
'OgJfa All jrho were Invited t .-.r0d
practice ieate reiui ruter Oi3 date.
CASES 5EI FOR
CIRCUIT 0
DOCKET READ YESTERDAY FOR
TERM OPENING MONDAY'.
Only Three Slate Cases, of Which
Two Are Prosecution on White
Slavery Charges.
Before Judge Knowlcstin the circuit
court yesterday afternoon the docket
for the February' term of court was
read through and the dates for the
cases thereon set. A number of cases
that had stood on the docket for a
number of years were dismissed, three
of them on the court's motion, owing
to absence of prosecution. There was
also considerable arguing of demur
rers before the court in connection
with cases which will come up after
court convenes on Monday next. It is
expected that these arguments will
continue during the remainder of the
week.
Following is the list of cases which
have been set on the calendar:
Monday, Feb. 3, at 1:30 p. m. Al
len vs. Oliver.
Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 9 a. m. Dahl-
strom vs. Lee.
Wednesday, Feb. 5, nt 9 a. m. Mt.
Emily Lumber Co. vs. Stillwell.
Thursday, Feb. 6, at 9 a. m. Mays
vs. Hill.
Friday, Feb. 7. at 9 a. m. Lund vs.
Mahaffey.
Monday, Feb. 10, at 9 a. m. State
. Hodges and Hill, involving a
charge of white slavery.
Tuesday, Ieb. 11, at 9 a. m. State
vs. Whiteline, also a white slavery
charge.
Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 9 a. m.
State vs. L. A. Stoop, a charge of vio
lation of the liquor laws.
SARLES WINS RACE
Average Speed of 68 1-8 Miles Per
Hour Maintained.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28. Without
a stop, Roscoe Sarles won the 100-mile
free-for-all automobile race at Ascot
speedway here Sunday, in 1 hour, 27
minutes. 52 2-5 seconds, an average
speed of 08 1-8 miles per hour.
Omar Toft took second place and
Eddie Hearne third. Eddie O'Donnell
was flagged down in fourth place and
Al Melcher in fifth place.
AEROPLANES FOR CANADA'S
NORTHWEST MOUNTED POLICE
OTTAWA, Jan. 29. The dominion
government Tuesday announced that
aeroplanes will be added to the equip
ment of the Royal Northwest Mount
ed police, for work! in exploring and
patrolling the vast areas of the Canad
ian northland, and the 1 road plains of
the west.
IS CERTIFIED
FORMAL ACTION OF RATIFICA
TION OF DRY AMENDMENT
Ceremony Witnessed by Itryan and
- Other Prominent leaders in
Fight for Dry Nation. . .
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2'!. The art
Ill
ing secretary of state, todav formally ilry' ' '
certified the ratification of the nation-' Allhourt n6 record voto was tak
t nr,.hil.!iinn n,n,lm.nt . .v. -.J. la understood llio committee Is
quired thirty-six states. The certifi
nVf.n u-na mmln in llio t.rnvnn.'a .:ll,,n Willi SIX IIH'Ill U,-l n Hliseill
former Sectary of State William
Jcnning Dryan,. .Senator Shenperd of
Texas and others who favored the pro
hibition measuie.
PEASANT REVOLT
DISTURBS BUM Ah I A
VIENNA. Jan. 20.-A peasant rwo-
Ti i l i i. ' "
..u u. i.l.,,,..,,,.,, .....o.uiiiK
to dispatches received from jUaiest.
simultaneous rising occurred in all
iw? vinaeo. m a intfMi nour on .-atiir-
day. when well-armed home-ii.mire
oiu.ers, nea.ig ine insurgents TWce
; their way into tt- vss-.ourf towns, r
suiting in sanguinary en.unUr with,
me recuiar liw.pi.
In Uucharet. the dispatches
there a fiehtin all day Kun-
jday, the tccular employing machine
arii eWiloyinK machine
cd. STjsiil rev
(.'jii.rtisU joined in tho
mwcmirtit.
Cato J. 7'ihns oflhijcityifj" spend -
Inr few days In Portland. aU-'Biling
to business icOun, this wetC 1
Death Claims Another
Big Man.
following in quirk succession,
many big men of the nation are
being summoned by death. The
latent to he called is Henry K PU
tock, chief owner and publisher of
the Portland Oregoniun, w.ho gave
up life's struggle last night after
an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Pittock was a man of won
derful power. He was not one
who enjoyed publicity and he was
always inclined to stay In the
background, hut this never lessen
ed his ability and force. In fact,
it seemed to make him more force
ful, for the impress of Mr. Pittock
on state and national affairs Is
and has been for years, very pro
nounced. He gave Oregon her pioneer
daily newspaper and developed
that paper into the great Oregon
ian of today. It Mas not done
without trials and hardships and
one of the most Interesting stories
the writer has ever heard was Sir.
Pillock's own story of his career
from the time he first landed in
this state.
As the nation feels the loss of
Colonel Roosevelt at this time, so
the state of Oregon mourns the
death of Mr. Pittock, who has
buildcd carefully a newspaper
that has always been a very Im
portant factor in making our pres
ent great commonwealth.
Bill Will Give Soldiers
Preference Over Others
for divil Service Jobs
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. Prefer
ence Is provided for discharged sol
diers, sailors and murines In tlm
award of civil service jobs, In a bill
introduced in the house yesterday
afLornoon by Representative Harri
son, of Mississippi, on condition that
they receive not less than 65 per
cent In the examinations. Wounded
soldiers, sailors and marlnoH urn al
so to bo given preference ovor those
who escaped Injury during the wur.
APPROVER!!!
HOI SH IMMIGRATION COMMIT
TED INAMMOrS ON' MEACRI'j
Canada, New Fmuidlutid, Culm and
' Mexico Will Do Acccptwl
from Itesli k'tJons.
WASHINGTON,- Jan. 2!). Prohi
bition of Immigration for four years
after the war except from Cuba, Mex
ico, Cumul i and Newfoundland, wan
UK reed upon -unanimously Tuesday
by tho bouse Immigration commit
tee. Chairman Ilumett announced Unit
be would ask for a spoclnl rnlo to
pgrmil eaniy consideration of tho
mo;i Hiiro by the house.
"If the bill is not passed by the
present congress, lis purpose "H1 be
partially defeated," Mr. Uiirm-tt said.
"It is intended to prevent a great,
flood of Immigntnfs coming here ai
soon as peaco Is declared, and driv
ing our own people out of work, and
also to keep out the Bolshevik!. De
lay In parsing the bill will he harm
ful to the best interests of tho coun-
divided seven to two for tho lenlsla-
I'ro-
' Uihii ion of Immigration durlnK thn
'":o .:wnriruri.i.. '' "
.jtrotiKly urged by representative of
organized labor and Oiben; at hear
ItiKH beforo thn cormnl'.t, '
Tho bill xonlrt premit n 1N;H rev
TO STOP ALIENS
l.lntif tn krln-r Mat will hfiiI eh i rrni.nJ tUo t 1 1 ...... ..r i
( . tnwjm r a .--nr. .,i., .,m ,
lh 1.'rH4 Hit-; irp.i:. n-phc
limit;. lM ttf DRV I
!, ltf ..inlM ,. , ..,.
.1mitv .oulit rot lArnil fiom
enT, fT iov.ir
1 ,n.h .i.i ,, i. r.nr.i.
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Ilr , , proli j itlon.
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4'OTTON I'ltH'KH KOAII "
NEW OUI.KAN. I.a.. J 111. 23
ay,:Ainoiinctiiiiit of Hie rulmtlon ,-)n
con rates on'f'rH.m I.lveipxoi
caused prices In soar TucmIi on
this ,iarkt
The
a bah
crop months
' wdBMeeiD 10 a bale. or2U0 nomts.ion eAtonlai onUloni.
llnilis
llMF.M.'nf- rurti ollll In Vfr.r men rl In v
(Sj,iiciuatlAins
i prices wTre
ln)n' sesslosW
from Il to 200 rSinri!
Uet.
.
JKS-CLAiS
ARE DISPUTED
FIRST
FIVI
ltltFAK AMONU "IlUi
OCCURIIKD TODAY
Japan Is Considered by Other Power
Too Ambitious Ivt Territorial
Acquisition.
PARIS, Jan. 29 Tho first open
disagreement among tho "Big Five"
has resulted from ctufUi'ttng terri
torial claims In tin Pacific. Japan
is anxious to Been to doiuln uice of
China as well as son. 3 Islands lu tho
acific. This Is being dlsputol by
the United Stutes and other A II lid
nations. Wellington Koo, Chli.e.in
minister to United States upoke in
opposition of Japan's clulms tod;iy.
Japan's suggestion that she is wli'lng
to restoro tho land about Shant
ung Is misleading. Dr. Koo suyj that
Japan oponly anncunces ohMinMn
control of tho ratlvoads and, tho
Chlnoso minister assorts, with Japan
dominating the railroads, sho will
have control "of tho richest portions
of the land. Japan's claims to the
Islands were generally opposed to
day hut Americans wero tho strongest-
While the IslamU -aro of no com
mercial valuo they aro Important
stragotic points for location of wiro-
less and coaling stations.
LOCAL MEN WIN
HONORS IN FRANCE
PORTLAND. Jan. 29. In a con
test held In France, Decombor 21,
two Oregon boys occupied places' on
tho toam which won third placo 4n
assembling and dissembling a piano
In tho shortest time. W. H. Me
Mahon, of Gladstono, Or., and A. E.
Jacobson, of La Orando, Or., wero
the two Oregonlans whoso names aro
mentioned, in a copy of Pluno News,
tho organ of tho flying men In
Franco, which was, received yostor
day by Arthur llriimwoll, ono ot tho
clerks at the llonson hotel.
WILL SEND HOME
300,000 MONTHLY
PARIS, Jan. 29. General Pershing
reports that by April ho will be dis
patching American troops homeward
from France at the rate of 1100,000 per
month. This appcaji to be considered
as rapidly as General Persuing'
forces can be safely demobilized with
out adding to the difficulties of un
employment. The demobilization committee' of the
peacccuonfercnco now has been di
vided, with two sub-committees work
ing on different branches uf the proh
Lem. ' v
i-iti;snn;N i s ii (;nTi;ii
h as ni-;rm:i itiu ssixs
MtlLHSKLH, Jan. 2!). PitiKS Mar
garet Wilson, daughtnr of President
WilHon, arrived in I'-ruHHels Monday
afternoon. Hbn Is a guest at tho
American legation,
PEACE
NEWS
vi:sTi;itiAY's oi l i iai, com
mi xkji t; I wki.auoiia n;
'I' wo .McetUigs Were llelil Ycstrriluy
of Iti'pn'Mfiitiif lie of I'lincnl .
. lu "lllu I he."
I'AltlH, Jon. 2'J Tlio offlrlnl coin
niiililcallon IksiiciI Tuesday on the
pea' proceedings reads: '
"The president of tho United
Kliiles, the prjinn ministers and for
eign ministers of the United States,
Ihe Ilrlllsh empire, Fiijiice and Itillyj
nfin 1 w f mrtHinr i iiMiay inn mm
f mm 11 . in. until K:30. and fhu
.1 sf ...... A t . Ct'n ... -
I .,A -,.h,BW) of u,w ,
'An ciclisfiM) of views IfKik placo
,. , , " , ' .
oo iY.n firman colonics In the fur
tui tlio
'
Ii.clflc and 0.1 U.oo
-rh rerraentvliv
i oH!i
do in I
"...
se-
( tit n the nioriiliifcr.and Ihe Mr -
.,.is Halvaco f Italy ) at that In the
lufiernoofl. InV the mornln fee
i.klw.,.. nf A .,lli v.. l .,ll
ichlna, ail Japan went heard.
lf . . M.
1 .o" l-i itirnooil lli-riri .'.llon.w
Frenchuiln'slir-of tho mlonli-s, e.
nl.iinr d the views of bis depailmviit
on cotonhii itAUinn
CONGRESS
ABRIDGED
s jltoweir iilalertO) "InSiddlilon tho fun.ftineiiiiil prln -
!I..L.- nr it.n l..ui.,i.. 1 U.liX,,. i.,,,)
their iftipllratlnn w-refij'insldenid.
-T(ft nefflnVetlO: will lakoTdate
nS'tdDBSdirt Mil o'clotk." n
AFJKOVES P0-
DieOHAkttBTAY
Sl'RINGFIFJ.D, ni.,Jan. 29. ill-,
inols today approved, tho plan to pay
milliters and Bailors six mouths any
after discharge, whoa tho hodso ot
reprosonttitlvos unanimously approv
ed Kesalimer's resolution urging
collisions to enact audi legislation.
'LITTLE MOTHER"
REACHES NEW YORK
NKW YORK, Jan. 29. Miuo.
Catliorlno Ilreshkovukavn, "llttio
mother of tho Russian Revolution."
arrived hero todny rroiu Chicago. Shu
was mot by a delegation of two hun
dred Russians and Americans who
seattored flowers In her path as she
uiado her wny from tho train.
THE 'DIVE' WAS WET
IN EITHER CASE
ATLANTA, On., Jan. 29. The city
code and not Webster's dictionarv is
the biw icoverninK City llccorder John
sons court. This was developed re
cently when tho attorney for Rosa
Mitchell, of color, who was in court
charged with operating a "dive," citod
tho dictionary, stntinp; Hint "dive"
meant to "take a pluniro." Tho attor
ney declared neither his client nor any
one in the house ' had taken a plunge."
Wo no by tho city codo and not
by tho dictionary," declared Judire
Johnson. "So we'll tako a plunge
into tho evidence."
As a result of tho "plunito' Rosa
was bound over to the atuto courts
charged with violating tho prohibition
law.
IS
TELLS OK LEAP TO DEATH OF
MISSES CROMWELL
Ship Which Wan to Uring New York
IlcircHHCH Homo From Franco
Docked Yesterday.
NEW YOltK, Jan. 20. Tho atory ot
the suicide of (iladya anil Dorothea
Cromwell, New York heiroSHca who
had been doinir Hod Croas wdrk in
Franco, was told here yeaterday upon
the arrival at quarantino of the
French liner La Lorraine from which
they leaped to death, ly R. E. Lo
dantc, puraer of tho vchhoI.
"Just after wo left tho dock nt Bor
deaux," Iicdanto aaid, "and whilo we
wero panning a particularly danirernuH
apot in the river (iarorllie, a anldicr on
the deck rained the cry of 'Man over
board!' It was about 7 o'clock In the
evenini;. On account of tho hour and
tho dunrcroun nature of tho river it
was impossible to stop the ship,
"Tho soldier riuickly told how two
youriff women, wflo wero talking ex
citedly on the deck sudil ily paused.
Orto of them dashed to the. rail,
climbed upon it and leaped to the
liver. The other dashed to tho rail
and leaped overboard.
"Friends of tho Misses Cromwell
also saw tho tragedy."
TIWCIIIOIIN VI IT I OK l,All(ii;it
I'AY. IN MIAHIIV hI A'IDS
HOOD RIVER, Jan. 20. Hood
River coiiniy ailjiiiil uiiluiirltloa have
met wild ilirrlcully the past few
months In keeping a HiifMchxit teach
ing corps. .Miss Odu King, of the
Odell srhoiil, Is tho last to resign.
Sho has accepted a position as
t'-idier In a Mnntanu school. School
.Siipprinteiident Gibson says that the
li:ichers aro leaving fur points pay
ing larger salaries.
.MANY AI'I'I.KH AUK HIIII'I'KV
dIOOD RIVER, Jan; 20. In let-
lers to Ihe Hood Uivor Fruit Com
pany, II. F. Davidson, tif New York
City, export representative of a -ntim-
thnr of
imrlh western npiilo shippers,
write
Ihat tio eltpocln to largely
tip hla cxpoiVi to-Kngls.ua
thjs mnn ill.
Mr, Davidson, wbo writes that he
, J ' .' , , , .
four carloads per week slnco ho has
llw.n In V..u- ?rb la.l llnn'...-
SUICIDE STORY
CONFIRMED
Inbor MpMU ((
''addltiiial cat no npaco tho last weetr
11 jof January Mr. Uavlilu's eorts
i . " " ','"
I
! K.V3iS.S ( I TV HTItlKKItS
lVN AMITIO iTttBl:T iiA tS
I m m ,
IOi-tt..-Uta fITV In 9rt Tl, rA
1. .1 .-tj..tj 1.11 n. j - -
persons wero sIlKblly Injured here
i-wnduy niKiu wnen o street cars
eifn dynanilied. WindoO'4 ; wore
,lrokcn out ofit cars and tlfujr r
ill IfcSriv st" it n lti;i ud . ( Itrlnen rtvt 10
KaiihUL'liy Htieei Hallways tym-
pany tune been i a strike since 1I1O
blth D'Uccoiubor latt. O u -
Q Ueceuibor Uki
tO LAD
BACK II SIATES
JAMES A. COOK AT HOSPITAL IN
NEW YORK. '
Slopped a Dose of Shrapnel That
Wounded Him in Head, Left
Arm and Both Legs.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29. James A.
Cook of Lostino, near Enterprise, Ore
gon, whose father is a farmer in that
section, has arrived here from France.
Ho is now in depnrkation hospital No.
3, recovering from shrapnel wounds
m both legs, tho left arm and in his
head. Telling of his experiences at
tho front he said:
"I sailed Juno 15th with tho ma
chine gun section of tho Third divi
sion, company C, and arrived in Liv
erpool tho following week. We wont
rnpidly to La Huvre. From there we
spent throo days in a packed box car,
speeding towards tho front. Chateau
Thierry (vas our first field. I wont
ovor tho top thoro three times, with
the machino gun slung on my back.
Wherever the Germans made a stand
the gun would drive them off. I went
through that fighting without a
scratch. 'September 10th wo wero or
dored to St. Mihicl. Two nights after
we arrived tho captain asked for vol
unteers for sorvice. I was one who
volunteered and wo were sent ahead
to cut tho barbed wire entanglements.
In the early part of tho night wo set
out and crawled noiselessly toward
the enemy trenches. Wo reached them
shortly. Then wo took out,the special
clippers and, avoiding noise, cut the
wiros. Wo could see tho shnpes of
tho Germah sentinels and hear the
rough bark of their voices. Wo then
crept back just as slowly and quiet
ly. Our attack tho noxt day was a
groat success. .Wo drovo them back .
eight miles.
"Wo woro then moved to Verdun.
whoro wo woru mostly in rcsorvo, al- '
though wo wont twieo over the too.
Thoro wo capturod dugouts mado o(
concroto and fitted with cloctric lights
and baths and so large tlf.it a whole
regiment could be put inside. In tho
Argonne woods the first week wo ar
rived a shrapnel shell burst nenr us.
Ono fragment knocked off my helmet
and wounded my head; other pieces
went Into my left arm and both legs;
I was sent to tho base hospitul for
treatment and then sent back here.
"I am now in fine shape; just a few
scars remaining. I am glad I went
over, but Just lis glad that I will soon
bo in Oregon." '
STATUTE EFFECTIVE .
IN STATE OF MONTANA
llKLKNA. Mont., Jan. 29 Tho lazy
h.uslmml net hus proved most effectual
in Muntanu in compelling futhorc to
support their families, according to J.
h, Neville, secretary of the statu bu
reau of child and animal protection, in
his annual report to Governor &um
V. Stewart.
There have been numerous intnncc3
tho experience of the board in
which fathers wero .induced to go to
work rat lie r than run tho risk of trial.
Prosecutions have been comparatively
few.
Tho board recommends lcRislatfon
to prevent tho marriuge of feeble per
.suns, and cites an instance where re
peated intermarriage of a number of
such families has thrust due feu it of
idiot children upn the state for care. ,
I here is Ul.so a recommendation that
the marriage of first .cousins tic pro
hibited, in the belief that the Issue of
such marriages are more likely to bo
feeble-minded than where corwangui
nity is not clone oi non-txiitept.
Tht buses of-27K2 chHdra were han
dled" by the bureau during the bien- ,
nium, and tvruty-thrv mothers, left
ftmiliei, vtrt provided pensbms.
; .
LONDON, Jan. 2.-S-Furthcr su?-
cesscs for tho lliilhcviki in the nor'.h,
soulb iU"l en it aro reported Jli a u- '
sian KoVpmci wireless messaili re
ceived Jii-re Tuesday. Refcrrinie to
operations on the noeHirrn front up
to January 2J, the mcssaT-eports
Ihe capture of COiumber of villaRcC
and if 0 prisoners, and says that be-
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the Ilelshfviki nttacKed &ncn
k "tho whites f lri1."
ku
On the pjauthern rront, snbout sixty
vetif?i"rh of Traritzan, the messaira
says, "our detachments occupied Da"
vidovlka, forcini; tho enemy back tu
.Mnlayaivunovka." q q O
QMrand Mrs. Frank . Hanson OO
uirn.w iroiu nana nana. wasa,.
Monday eveulnKrW'ler havMig sponr
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