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CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
MARCH 29, 1917
GERMANS CONTINUE
TO YIELD GROUND
Heavy and Useless Sacrifices
Made in Attempts to Stop
French Advance.
i H .8. Notwithstanding the bad
weather and the difficult state of the
ground, the French continued to ad
vance south of the Oise. The war of
fice announces that French patrols
reached Folembray south of the forest
wt Coucy.
The Germans wade heavy and use
leas sacrifices, the statement says.
In several attacks on positions cap
tured by Uie French between the
Borame and the Oise. Wherever they
approached a French position they
were tlfrown back by counter attacks.
The pressure of the French from St
Quentin to the Aisue is so powerful
that it begins to seem doubtful, iu the
opinion of the French military critics,
as to whether the Germans will be
able to hold on to the so-called Hiu
lenburg line. The invaders hav
opened the sluices at La Fere, appar
ently feeling that their chances of
kolding the town are not good now
that the French have got a footing on
the high ground in the Jussy region,
ortheast of Tergnier. if General Ni
velle is able to establish himself in
this position bis guns will command
La Fere.
Further south the French are mak
ing solid progress against the five
Kile salient covering St. Gobain and
formed by the lower Coucy forest
To columns here are working hand
tn hand with columns operating north
vast of Solssons, In the direction of
Laos. The latter made continuous
yrogress and their advance exposes
the left extremity of the German line
at St. Oobain to the risk of being out
flanked and driven back to Laon. It
la evident that the German staXf is
Utc to the growing danger and that
they are making desperate effort to
hack the French advance.
REPUBLICAN FORM OF
GOVERNMENT CHGSEN
London. The central committee
and the parliamentary representatives
f the constitutional democratic party
at Petrograd voted in favor of a re
publican form of government for Rus
sia, according to a Petrograd dispatch.
Professor. Paul N. Milukoff, the fer
ign minister in the new government
im leader of this party.
A Reuter dispatch from Petregrad
fuotes the foreign minister as saying:
"We shall remain faithful to all past
alliances similar to that with eur al
lies, ' which will be still further
trengthened and become still More
or dial and sincere. The change ia
regime will disperse the distrust eur
allies had a right to feel toward the
late government. It is Russia's duty
to continue the struggle brilMaatly
Both for her own liberty and that of
all Europe."
Wartii appreciation of the cordial
feeling shown by the people and gov
ernment of the United States toward
the new regime in Russia was ex
pressed by Foreign Secretary Milu
Xott in a statement
FRAME NEW PEACE OFFER
Belgium to be Restored in Part, but
Not Permitted to Have Army.
Berne, via Paris. Peace negotia
tions have begun, says the Journal de
Geneve, which does not reveal the
source of its information, but declares
It is absolutely reliable. Germany
would offer to restore the territory
he occupies in France, except in the
mining district of Briey, in exchange
for a channel port, Calais or Dunkirk,
and an Indemnity of 15,000,000,000
francs.
"Germany would also offer," says
the newspaper, "to restore the terri
torial integrity and the sovereignty of
Belgium on condition that Belgium
would not be allowed to maintain a
national army and that Germany
would be permitted to garrison Na
mur, Liege and Antwerp perpetually."
America Supports Cuban Government
Havana. A note from the Ameri
can government to the Cuban govern
ment, reiterating the purpose of the
United States to support the Cuban
government in its efforts to re-establish
order and condemning the con
tact of the rebels, was delivered by
William E. Gonzales, the American
sinister.
Germany to Seize Grain.
Berlin, via London. The German
government announces that all grains
and legumes still in the hands of con
tainers above limited quantities will
ha seized for the benefit of the public.
First Armed American Ship Arrives.
Washingtc . The American liner
t Louis, first armed American ship
to cross the Atlantic, has arrived safe
ly at her destination. Secretary Dan
tela announced, -
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GHERU INTEREST
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
Steps are being taken to orgnnlte a
troop of cavalry in Lebanon.
The girls of Corvallis have formed
a branch of the Girls' Honor guard.
The western Lane county play fes
tival will be held at Elmlra May 13.
The Bend Automobile club was
formed recently with a large member
ship of auto owners.
A chapter of the National Red Cross
society was formed in the K:ij:.c ri.or
valley with a membership of S5.
The O-YV. R. & N. company has de
termined to institute a motorcar ser
vice between Kir in and La Grande.
The Klamath county lumber mills
are preparing for a record run this
season as soon as the weather permits.
The Eugene rifle club at its annual
meeting decided upon a campaign to
increase Its membership to 100 mem
bers. Florence M. Dunlop, of Alrlie, was
the first to make application for a
loan under the rural credits amend
ment With 20 editors present from almost
all sections of the valley, the Willam
ette Valley Editorial association met
at Albany.
William Piper, wealthy farmer,
aged 95, one of the oldest pioneers of
Umatilla county, died at his borne
near Helix,
The price of common labor, It la
concluded, will be forced higher In the
Coos bay section, for there is a scar
city of men.
This week Is "Patriotic week" in
the state of Oregon by virtue of a
proclamation Issued by Governor
Wlthycombe.
More than 1250 has been raised
among the merchants of Roseburg for
the strawberry festival to be held
there in May.
Very little wheat will be planted
this spring in Douglas county, owing
to the inclement weather during the
early planting season.
Silver gray squirrels have suffered
more than any other game animal In
southern Oregon, according to Game
Warden Thompson of Roseburg.
A meeting of fruitgrowers at which
co-operative marketing and plans for
the establishment of a cannery were
discussed, was held in Albany Wed
nesday.
Total deposits in the It banks and
trust companies of Portland equaled
187,326,383 1 en March g, 117. ac
cording to Superintendent ef Bankt
Sargent
The Oregon Cora Shew association
has been organized ia Eagtne and
steps have been taken te -keld a corn
exhibition in that elty DecenUer 11,
11 and 13.
Curry cousty officials have refused
to contribute $50 a month teward pay
ing a man to patrol the state line so
that liquor could not be brought ovei
the border.
Owing to disturbed conditioas owing
to the German crisis, all bridges on
the O-W. R. & N. between Huntington
and Portland are under double night
aad day guard.
Where two measures on an election
ballot have conflicting provisions, the
measure receiving the greatest num
ber of affirmative votes prevails, ac
cording to an opinion.
Mrs. S. A. Skaggs, pioneer of 6re
gon, died at Medford. Mrs. Skaggs
crossed the plains with her parents
In 1848, and was one of the first
settlers of Lane County.
The Coos bay country as a summei
resort and fishing ground is to be
given publicity in bulletins to be is
sued by the Southern Pacific company
during the coming summer.
Application for a permit to build a
storage reservior on Bully creek has
been received by the state engineer
from the Willow-Alder Irrigation dis
trict of Vale, in Malheur county.
A class of those desiring to take ex
aminations for the army officers' re
serve corps has been organized at
Salem with 33 members. It Is ex
pected the membership will Increase
to 40.
Plans for a greater Oregon City,
through the consolidation of Oregon
City, South Oregon City, Mount Pleas
ant, Canemah, Clackamas Heights,
Gladstone and Jennings Lodge, have
been announced.
Thirty-two thousand jackrabbits de
stroyed in a little more than a month
is the record of which Malheur county
boasts, according to the report recent
ly issued by W. W. Howard, county
agricultural agent.
As the result of a quarrel over poi
soning of a dog belonging to Ralph
Knight, Alex Worthington of Canyon
vllle is in a serious condition as a
result of two knife wounds inflicted
in his side by Knight.
Not since .Civil war times has flour
been so high in the Portland market
as it is now. An advance of 20 cents
a barrel announced by local millers
put the wholesale quotation of family
patents at 48.60 a barrel.
The Northwest District convention
of the Christian church will be held
in Forest Grove March 29. 30 and 31.
The 11th annual meeting of the Uni
ted Metal Trades association of the
Pacific coast will be held In Seaside
April 6 to 8. Inclusive.
The ports of Sluslaw, Coos. Umpqua
and Bandon will contribute financially
to the campaign, the object of which Is
to put the Oregon and California grant
lands on the tax rolls In the various
counties of the slate of Oregon.
Representatives of seven northwest
colleges, the Multnomah amateur ath
letic club and a large number of high
schools will participate In the first
annual Indoor relay carnival to be
held at Eugene next Saturday evening.
The Hermlston postofflce safe was
blown and about $"0 in cash, $100 In
stamps and a gold watch belonging to
J. II. Williams, a former postmaster,
taken. This is the third safe robbery
in Umatilla County during the past
month.
The state board of control has taken
under advisement the selection of a
committee of five to Investigate the
status of all dependent, delinquent and
minor children In Institutions, either
public or private, of which the state
has charge.
An argument against the $6,000,000
road bond bill, which will be submit
ted to the voters at the special elec
tion lu June, was filed by C. E. Spence,
master of the state grange. The argu
ment will rover three pages In the
voters' pamphlet
Frank Powers, of Madros, was dis
charged from a hospital at Portlaud
as completely cured after having un
dergone treatmeut for rabies In Its
most violent form. Physicians say
few recoveries In similar circum
stances are recorded.
The Clackamas County Anglers'
association has appealed to Master
Fish Warden Shoemaker, of Portland,
for the protection of the fish that have
been planted In the Molalla and Clack
amas rivers and Milk creek and Clear
creek by the association.
Another Hyde-Benson case has been
decided In favor of the state. Attorney
General Brown receiving word from
Circuit Judge Calkins, of Jackson
county, that he has so disposed of the
cause in that county. Involving about
2300 acres of school land.
Three big areas of government land
are to be opened to the public within
the next two months at Klamath Falls
Two of these tracts are of laud In the
Klamath Indian reservation. The
other is the land prepared by the gov
ernmcnt In the Tule lake reclamation
project.
The Oregon Electric railway is pre
paring to rebuild the big trestles tbat
form the approaches to the bridge
across the Willamette at Wilsonvllle.
The work will require 10,000.000 feet
of timber. It is said the estimate
made by the company's engineer
shows the cost to be around $fi.O(IO.
Four of the 212 accidents reported
to the state industrial accident con
mission during the week ending March
22 were fatal. They were Harry Tost,
Portland, killed in stove manufactur
iag operation; J. W. Strang, Pewtrs,
killed In logging operations; D. S.
McElligott, residence unknown, and
J. M. Davidson, Modesto, Cal., both
killed while trespassing on railroad
property.
Importance of the great railroad
bridges leading to Portland In the mil
itary transportation system of the
country led to the calling out of the
Eighth company, coast artillery, Ore
gon national guard, to serve as a
guard over the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle bridge over the Columbia river
at Vancouver, Wash., and the O-W. R.
& N. bridge over the Willamette river
in Portland.
Citizens In the vicinity of Agness
have recently completed a wire sus
pension footbridge across Rogue river,
which is one of the longest, if not the
longest, bridge of the kind In the
world. The main span of the bridge
Is 376 feet long, with an approach on
the north side of the river of 225 feet.
The whole bridge is built of fence
wire, the bottom being three feet wide
and the sides five feet, capable of sus
taining a weight of 3000 pounds.
The state highway commission at a
meeting In Portland laid down the
following policy in connection with
road work desired by the various
counties: Whenever any county shall
make application to the commission
setting forth a desire to do construc
tion work on post roads, forest roads
or any other state highway within Its
limits, the commission will authorize
a definite location survey establishing
grades and alignments. The expense
of such surveys will be paid for from
state funds at the disposal of the com
mission. Governor Wlthycombe has appointed
the seven members who are to Investi
gate the question of what state acti
vities can, consistently In the Interests
of efficiency and economy, be consoli
dated or eliminated to avoid duplica
tion of work. It will report to the
legislative assembly which meets In
1919. The members of the commission
are: A. J. Johnson, Corvallis; T. J.
Scrogglns, La Grande; John H. Car
kin, Medford; Austin T. Buxton, For
est Grove; Frank Patten, Astoria:
Herman Van Borstel, Portland;
Charles Rudeen, Portland.
PRELIMINARY DEFENSE '
MEASURES COMPLETED
t
President and Advisers Pre
pare for Steps to Be Placed j
Before Congress.
Washington. Having taken virtu
ally every defense meusure possible
before the assembling of congress,
President Wilson and his advisers In
the executive branch of the govern
ment are concentrating their efforts
to prepare for more sweeping steps
for which congressional authority will
be sought.
The details of the steps to be rec
ommended ure held In closest confi
dence, but officials let It be known
thut among the others a general mili
tary budget, co-ordinating many Items
of expense deemed Imperative, will
be laid before the house and senate
when the extra session begins next
Monday. (
Aside from the business for which
congress has been oalled, the question
of organltatiou is chiefly occupying
the house leaders. Both democrats
and republicans said that a speaker
probably would be elected soon after
the house assembled, but that the or
ganization of the committees present
ed a problem the solution of which
no one could forecast.
The attitude of the so called "wet"
members and some of the northern
democrats Is worrying the democrats,
while the republicans are troubled
over their progressive wing. Any of
these elements might easily wreck the
organization plans of the majority of
either side and some observers are
predicting that abolition of the sea
lority rule in filling committee chair
manships will be the first manifesta
tion of their strength.
NATIONAL GUARD IS
ORDERED INTO SERVICE
Washington. Twenty additional
complete Infantry regiments and five
ailtlltlonul separate battalions of na
tlonal guard troops have been ordered
Into the federal service for the pro
tection of property In the event of pun
sible Internal disorders. The troops
have been called out in 18 western
and middle western states.
The new order makes a total of 32
national guard Infantry regiments
called into the federal service for po
lice purposes, supplemented by six
separate battalions aud several de
tached companies. They will be as
slgusd to pesls In conueetion with
their police work by the commanders
of the military departments acting
under instructions from the war de
partment.
The crsatiaa of the two new mill
tary departments was ordered as a
means ef aivUUng the Immense re
spensikillty new devolving upon the
couuanssr and staff of the eastern
department.
Natienal guard organizations will
be assiguetl te guard industrial plants
and other property, public or private,
In their rekiectlve states, in case of
war.
WAR IS FAVORED
Prominent Socialists Repudiate Party
Executives.
New York. Several prominent so
cialists met here and, after protest
ing against the action of the party's
executive committee in issuing a man
ifesto "purporting to express the par
ty's position about the threatened war
between the United States and Ger
many," passed resolutions indorsing
President Wilson's course and pledg
ing their support to their country
Among those who subscribed to the
resolutions were Charlotte Perkins
Oilman, William English Walling,
William L. Stoddard, Upton Sinclair,
Charles Edward Russell, J. G. Phelps
Stokes, Lemy Scott, Kohert W. I3ru
ero, Walter E. and Charlotte Kimball
Kruesl and William Ghent.
Assert Violations of German Treaties.
Washington. Germany's "clear vio
lations" of the treaties of 1799 and
1828 and her "disregard of the canons
of International courtesy," were as
signed by the United States as rea-
ns for refusal to reaffirm or extend
these agreements. The note of re
fusal to Germany transmitted through
Dr Paul Ritter, the Swiss minister,
was made public.
Western States Militia Called Out.
San Francisco. Orders have been
issued for the mobilization of national
guard infantry regiments, one each In
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana, and three in California, immedi
ately and at full war strength, It was
announced at the headquarters here
of the western department of the
army
America First to Greet New Russia.
Petrograd, via London. The Unit
ed States is the first nation to recog
nise formally the new government of
Russia.
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