CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL Page 2 CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL GVT Lafoixkttk, Editor-Proprietor Entered at the postoflics at Prineville, Oregon, second-class matter. , The Journal otands for the best inter eets of Piineville and Crook County. Is independent in politics. Published every Thursday afternoon. Price 11.50 per year, payable in advance. In case of change of addreeg please notify w at once, giving both old and new address. THE LAST WORD There is somehow a satisfaction in having the last word in a subject or controversy. At this time the Journal offers the last word in a campaign that has been of more moment to Prineville, the Prineville country, and Crook county than any political or other campaign that was ever seen, in our minds at least, and that is the mat ter of the county fair. The fair is a social event to speak, a place where for the time the peo ple get together and witness enjoy able events that tend tohli.'vethe monotony of the toil for the year. In these matters it has been the idea of a number of people of the community that fat stock, educa tional and agricultural matter should be the dominant features, and for these people the Jounral has waged an untiring campaign for these many weeks. The only returns a newspaper ex pects is the knowledge of victory in matters like these, and a thought of gratitude from its readers as they hurry on with their daily tasks. At this time, the closing hours of the campaign, we are indeed pleased and note that the many articles, the hours of unceasing effort and labor, and the numerous telephoning and other efforts are bearing fruits in abundance. That the fair will be an epoch making event; that it will be all that we have claimed for it and that the people will be much surprised and pleased with it this year is as sured. The result is but a demonstration of what the Prineville spirit can do when it inoculates the people, and but one of many things for which there is crying need. Let us not let this spirit lag in the matter of the fair, and foster it in other matters also. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon. September 21, 1915. Notice is hereby given that Alexander B. Scherruble, of Prineville, Oregon, who, on March 21, 1911, made Homestead Entry No. 08404 and on June 19, 1914, made additional Homestead Entry, Ho. 013487, for S&SWJ, Sec. 13, NJNWJ, NJNEi, SEiNEi, NEiSE i, Section 24, Township 16-South, Range 16-East, W. M., has filed motice of intention to make final three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above descriibed, before Lake M. Bechtell. U. S. Commis sioner, at Prineville, Oregon on the 2d day of November 1915. Claimant names as witnesses: Paul A. Mertsching, Richard R. Rimpler, Frank Mertsching, and HenryjGomer, all of Prineville, Ore 45t5c.H. Frank Woodcock, Register Now turn to the classified ads on page 3 Millinery New Fall Hats The Latest Styles at Mrs. Estes' Millinery Parlors PRINEVILLE. OREGON Crook CountyFair Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALINTEREST Events Occurring Throughout tho State During the Past Week. Farmer l Killed by Accident Eugene. John Hornung, a farmer living south of Goshen and about seven miles south of Eugene, was ac cidentally killed by John Johnson, principal of the Goshen schools, while they were on a deer hunting trip in the mountains about 17 miles south of Eugene. Johnson shot at a pheas ant with his rifle and the bultet strik ing a tree, glanced and struck Horn nng in a vital spot, causiug instant death. Suspect Held for 4 Train Robberies. Oregon City, James Taylor, aged 3S, who is believed to have been in volved in four streetcar robberies near here and In Portland in June and July of this year, was captured near Mil waukie in a shack In a lonely, desert ed part of the country by Sheriff Wil ton and Special Agent Lillia, of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., aided by B. McShane and Morris Cot turi Thirteenth Championship Wen. Eugene. Thirteen years the cham pion angel cake artist of her county, Mrs. Frank Richardson again earried off the blue ribbon from all other Lane county competitors hers. Ten of Mrs. Richardson's blue ribbons hava been won in her home state of Minnesota, three of them her. Mill at Lebanon Burnt. Lebanon. The sawmill of tha Leb anon Lumber company was destroyed by fire, which started in the rear of the mill near the "cyclone" in saw dust The only property saved was the team barns and mill office, which are disconnected from the mill proper. The loss IS estimated at $80,000, with Insurance on the mill lumber and light plant of about $40,000. JOBS ARE FOUND FOR 11.752 Labor Commissioner Reports on Portland Employment Agencies. Salem. Eleven employment agen cies, operating In Portland, furnished work to 11,752 persons in the last four months, or since the law placing em ployment agencies under state super vision became effective, announces State Labor Commissioner Hoff. Statistics compiled by the labor commissioner show that the bureaus furnished employment for 3152 com mon laborers, 1357 farm hands, 1324 loggers, 873 mill hands and 740 section men. The law provides for a return of the bureau fee if the workman it employed less than two days; if for more than two days and less than six, half the fee must be refunded, and if no work is secured, both the fee and the railroad fare must be returned. Three Hophouses Burn Near Eugene. Eugene. Three hophouses at the Bushnell hopyard were destroyed by fire, supposedly of Incendiary origin. Seven hophouses have been burned near Eugene within the past two weeks, all of which are said to hava been caused by incendiaries. $30,000 Mine Sale Made. Baker. Representing Tacoma capi tal, T. S. Kennerly has taken over the George Whited mining property near Unity for $30,000 and will start work at once to bring the mine up to its former record as a heavy producer of high-grade ore. Harbor Celebration It Planned. Portland. Ports of the entire Co lumbia basin will be asked by the Portland chamber of commerce to par ticipate In a meeting in Portland to celebrate the achievement of 3i feet of water at the mouth of the river. Knights Templar Meet at Portland. Portland. The grand commandery, Knights Templar of Oregon, held Its 29th annual conclave here. The ses sion was opemd by grand commander of the state Right Eminent Sir D. B. Grant of Malta commandery, Ashland. Three Yoncalla Warehouses Burn. Yoncalla. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the three warehouses be longing to H. F. Westfall and Stearns & Chenoweth. The contents included thousands of bushels of prunes and several hundred tons of hay and grain. 1 , Children are Saved but Mother Burnt. Nehalem. Mrs. Fred Eggleston, 30 years old, wag burned to death in a fire which destroyed the Eggleston home about three miles north of this ity. Mr. Eggleston and three chil dren were saved. Fourth Arson Suspect Arrested, Portland. Fred Castle, solicitor for a magazine, was arrested as the fourth member of the alleged "arson syndi cate" indicted by the grand jury. ALLIES START LONG ANTICIPATED DRIVE Terrific Bombardment Precedes Attacks on German West ern Front Paris. By a combined, simultan eous onslaught with overwhelming forces on every sector of the battle front, stretching 300 miles from tha North Sea to the Vosgea mountains, the French and Hritlnh armies have captured more than 20- mllea of Ger man trenches and fortifications for a depth lnmnny instances of two and one-half miles, have seized various villages and vantage points and have taken mure than 20,000 prisoners and many guns. The battle was preceded by prepara tory thunder of the hundreds of huge new cannon built for the supreme con flict and which, tor 50 hours, literally rained tire' on the German fortifica tions, both explosive and Incendiary shells being hurled Into the positions hold by the Teutonic soldiers. With almost startling suddenness the roar of big guns ceased. In the next Instant tent of thousands of Brit ish infantrymen leaped from their trenches south of the region of La Bassee canal and raced forward to the first-line trenches of the Germans. Many of these had been utterly de atroyed; only mounds of earth freahly turned by the bursting shells remain ing where they had been. The French attacked at the tarn In stant on a front 15 miles wide. Divi sion after division of infantry swept across the open space between the op posing trenches and cut their way through for distances varying from two-thirds of a mile to two miles and a half. The French made their chief onset against the German lines around Per thes, Beausejour and Sulppes, in Champagne, where the attack gave them possession of more territory than they had retaken from the Ger mans since the latter dug themselves tn after the battle of Xlarne. , The French also have regained the cemetery ot Souchez and trenches east of the "Labyrinth," in the Arras dis trict, which was the scene of heavy fighting earlier in the year. GERMANY ADMITS LOSSES IN WEST Berlin, via London. A repulse of a Cerman division near Loos, northwest of Lens, with considerable casualties and the loss of materials, Is admitted in the German official communication made public here. The evacuation of an advanced Ger man position north of Perthes between Rheims and the Argonne forest is also admitted by the war office. The com munication says: "The battles In the continuation of the British and French offensive have progressed without bringing our as sailants considerably nearer to their aim, "In the sector of Tores-the enemy suffered heavy losses aud bad no suc cess. "Southwest of Lille th enemy suc ceeded In repulsing one of our divi sions near Loos from its advance Hue of defense to its second lime. Natur ally we hadl considerable kwsetv In cluding material of all kinds enclosed between the two positions. "In. the struggle between Rheims and the Argonne, north of Perthes, one German division was obliged to evacuate its advanced position by a bombardment for 70 hours and retire to its second position, situated from two to three kilometers behind the first. However, all attempts to break through failed." CHANGES If GERMAN STAFF Opponents of Modified Submarine Policy Hava Been Removes). Berlin, via London. Admiral von Holtzemloerff, ex-commander of the German high seas fleet, is now head of tne naval general staff, succeeding Vice-Admiral von Bachman. Rear-Admiral Behncke, vice-chief of the naval general staff, also is out, and it is un derstood his successor will be Admiral von Koch, Inspector of marine instruc tion at the naval academy. The changes took place in connec tion vith the modification in the sub marine policy signalized by Ambassa dor von Bernstorff's declaration at Washington. The displaced admirals, it Is understood, were opposed to the modif icallons. Marines Kill 40 Haitlent. Cape Haitlen. In an attack by Hai tian rebels on . an American force about two miles from Cave Haitien 40 Haitlens were killed. Ten Ameri cans were wounded. The rebels have refused to disarm and tho Americans are marching on llaut-du-Cap, in the plain of the north DID IT EVER OCCUR That there IS a prtee under $1000 that a good, reliable Automobile can be sold? Take a Ride in the Oakland Light Six, 1916 and $895 Fully Equipped, Prineville, Ore. 0. L. HUFF, Exclusive Agent OREGON TRUNK RY. Central Oregot Lioe California Tours Expositions Now at Their Best $40.35 Round Trip From Redmond Oregoa Trunk Railway, The North Bank Road and the- Palatial S-deek Steamships, "Northern Pacific" and "Oreat Northern" between Portland and San Francisco every Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday. Fares include meals and berth on ships; rail rates without meals and berth. Round Trip Rates East Direct or Circuit routes to any point in the United States or Can ada, daily until September 30. He turn limit, October 31st, Chicago direct 172.50. Minneapolis, St Paul, Dulutb or Winnipeg. $60, St. Louis 171.20, New York U0.70. Ho one way via California at a siightly higher rate. Stop-overs on through one-way or round trip tick ets to see the expositions. Rates expire Sept. 30. SALEM SEPT. 27 STATE FAIR To OCT. 2. Plan now to go Daily round trip fares from Central Oregon points via Oregon Trunk Ky., in effect Sept. 23, to Oct.2. D. Keller, Agent, 44t3 Hedmond, Oregon. WADE HUSTON SURVEYOR Prineville, Oregon For new and old Btomnch trouble use Adamson's Digest- eze. Price 50c or six boxen for $2 50 postpaid to any oddroHB in the United States of AmerieH. For pale by D. P. Adaraaon & Co., Prineville, Oregon. T O YOU ? you will be convinced ! SELL CREAM TO Ochoco Creamery Prineville, Oregon If you like Square Dealing and Prompt Payments L. B. 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