Crook County journal., December 27, 1917, Page PAGE 6, Image 6

CROOK COUNTY JOURNAL
DECEMBER 27, 1917
PAGE 6
ID MAN HAULS
$20 HAY THIRTY MILES
WEATHKR FINEST RKXRIK1
IN CATTLE (XUNTRY
CHRISTMAS FREIGHT WAS HEAVY
Held Couple SerenmkMl by a Tarty
of About Forty Frk-mN on
Sunday Evening
BARNES ITEMS
(By our Regular Correspondent)
' The weather is the finest ever ei- j
perlenced for this time ot the year.
Chas. Cox was visiting his brother
Ira at the Barnes postotlice on Sun
day of last week.
J. R. Whittaker went to Bend last
week to attend teachers' examina
tions. Miss Elenor Haokleman came
from Prineville to spend the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Hackleman of this place.
Lew Bennett, of Hampton Buttes,
Is riding tor stock at Barnes.
Ray Morgan is building a new
garage for Frank Cralne.
Hacklemans have finished their
garage.
Floyd Huston and son were on
the creek recently.
R. J. Engstrom has moved to the
J a gey e ranch for the winter.
Ira Cox ts hauling hay from Mr.
Miller's place near Fife, a distance
of nearly 30 miles. He paid $20
Iter ton tor the hay.
HELD ITEMS
(By our Regular Correspondent)
E. Danielson and family were at
Held, Friday on business.
Made From Doubly
Good Vanilla Beans
Crescent Vanilla Is made from
"Manilla beans which coxt twice
as much as tltoae ordinarily
need. The vanilla is extracted
from them by a modern process
which procures the entire va
nilla content. This full vanilla
is aged in white oak casks for
a long time. Such procedure
la expensive, but it produces a
vanilla that has no rival for
genuine goodness. Due, how
ever, to volume and efficient
manufacturing, costs are equal-
fized and distrib
uted so broadly
that you are able
to purchase Cres
cent Vanilla of
your grocer at no
advance over the
commonly accept
ed standard price
for good vanilla.
CRESCENT
MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
(E-2)
Crescent
Extra Good Vanilla
Overshoes
for
Goodyear's Glove brand, the very
best made! No left-overs; all brand
new stock, made for hard service!
Satisfaction guaranteed!
Homer Norton
POST, OREGON
Mrs. Tom Rickman and children
spent tew days last week with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Ken
nedy.
Mrs. Ella Ramsay made a business
trip to Bend last week for her win
ter's supplies.
Mrs. Alex Rickman and daughter,
Florence, spent last Wednesday at
her mother's.
Anna Burchtorf ts working at
Alex Amnions' at this writing.
Mrs. Bruce Balfour passed
through Held last Saturday on her
way to Bend to attend institute.
Alex Rickman is on his way to
Prineville with a bunch ot rattle
where he expects to winter them.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bryson returned
to the Mays ranch Sunday where
they expect to make their home tor
the present, and on Monday evening
the neighbors gathered there and
shook cowbells and rattled tin cans,
and after a few minutes of music
the door was opened by the happy
couple and all were glad to con
gratulate them. The evening was
spent with social chat and the treats
were pased which were splendid. At
a late hour cake, coffee and sand
witches were served. About forty
were present and all report a good
time.
Mr. Crain arrived at Held yester
day morning at 3 o'clock with a load
of freight.
Stanley Balfour, who is driving
stage, had trouble with his car this
morning, and on his way to Barnes
his car broke down and was unable
to proceed farther.
Mrs. J. F. Houston and children
have gone to Prineville to spend
the Christmas vacation.
Miss Nina Evans and Mrs. Ella
Ramsay were business callers at
Held yesterday.
S. D. Kennedy made a business
trip to C. A. Cabe's yesterday.
J. D. Taylor called at Held yester
day and got some freight which he
purchased from Prineville
Christmas must be drawing near
by the parcels and packages we see
passing by and by the tingle ot the
sleigh bells as they move about.
SPY TRAFFIC DISCOVERED
Invisible Ink and Code System Used
in Conveying Information.
Washington. An extensive "traffic
In written communications to Ger
many, Austria and the northern Euro
pean neutrals,' involving use of invisi
ble ink and code system, has been dis
covered and stopped by customs offi
cials within the last few weeks, ac
cording to treasury officials.
The traffic, it was disclosed, was
carried on largely by Swedish ship
and marine men.
Scores of persons are now under
surveillance, and a number ot arrests
probably will be made soon. Evidence
that the channel of communications
has been open since the United States
entered the war has been uncovered.
Government agents have gathered
evidence that certain persons In this
country, many of whom are Swedes
or Norwegians, have conducted a
money-making scheme of transmitting
letters to the northern European neu
tral countries or to Germany at high
prices. By this means the British con
sorshlp in many cases was evaded.
Belgium Gets Two Million More.
WashiHgton. Two million dollars
lent to Belgium last week brought the
total of American credits to that coun
try to $69,900,000. Credits to all the
allied countries now aggregate $3,887,
900,000. 18 German Aviators Shot Down.
! Paris. Intense aerial activity is re
j ported by the war office. In the course
j of 100 combats in the air during the
I last few days, the French brought
down 18 German machines.
Men!
CROZIER BLAMED FOR
ORDNANCE SHORTAGE
Inventor of Lewis Gun Tells ot
Controversy With Chief
of Ordnance.
Washington. Responsibility torord
nance and rifle shortage in the Ameri
can army was laid on General Cro
sier, chief of ordnance, by Colonel
Isaac Lewis, inventor ot the Lewis ma
ehine gun. In testimony before the
senate military affairs committee.
Colonel Lewis repeatedly stated te
the committee that General ("roller's
sttltude toward him and his invention
as the result of prejudice and per
soual animosity. He declared General
Crosier was autocratic, responsible
tor alleged failure to properly equip
the American armies and for alleged
lack of progress in American ord
nance.
Supporting Colonel Lewis' testi
mony, President A. E. Borie, ot th
Savage Arms company, which has the
exclusive American license right to
mske the Lewis gun, also told of the
refusal of the war department to
adopt the Lewis gun and the achieve
ments of that weapon. Both he and
Colonel Lewis predicted that suffici
ent numbers of the new Browning
gun, adopted by the war department,
would not be available for the Ameri
can forces. Other manufacturers have
testified that the production would be
sufficient
Developments of Investigation.
Investigating committee members.
asked to sum up their impressions ol
the several Inquiries, gave their views
of what had been developed thus:
The military Investigation has
shown beyond question that tVe war
department did not avail itself of from
40,000 to 60.000 machine guns it might
have had. because the Browning gun
had been purchased for more than
$1,000,000. This gun has never had a
field teet. All the machine guns Per
shtng's army has were furnished by
France, and cantonments la this coun
try have a few French guns with two
makes of American guns.
Foresight of rlflemakers who saw
the war coming before the war depart
ment did, has resulted in insuring the
rapid and continuous rifle production
from now on. slthough there was much
delay because of official hesitation to
decide on minor changes in rifle de
sign. This official hesitation, coupled
with departmental red tape, caused a
long delay in furnishing initial ship
ments of rifles, so that thousands of
men in cantonments are still without
arms.
Artillery Delivery Delayed.
Artillery delivery has not yet begun
and there Is no assurance when it will
begin In quantity. For many months
to come the American army abroad
must depend on France for artillery.
Thousands of troops in cantonments
have been given shoes snd overcoats
too small for them and months passed
before the department took steps to
correct the condition.
The council of national defense has
virtually, taken over the purchasing
power of the quartermaster depart
ment and has delayed some deliveries
in the interest of getting lower prices.
Feud Among Sugar Refiners.
Sugar inquiry has disclosed that a
bitter feud of long years' standing
among sugar refiners has been con
tinued since the food administration
took over the regulation of the sugar
business last October.
The beet sugar farmers of the west
are refusing to plant beets because
they declarehey are not being given
a "living price" for their beets.
The shipping investigation revealed
that Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board has discarded by-laws under
which the board and the emergency
fleet corporation operated. Independ
ently as to authority and responsibil
ity, and centered in himself complete J
control over both bodies with the re- j
sponsibility for construction and op
eration of ships.
The work of shipbuilding has gone !
on steadily. In the opinion of Chair
man Hurley and his aides, progress
from now on will be steady and satis
factory. Canada to Increase "America Dry"
Ottawa, Ont. Canada has been add
ed to the dry territory on the North
American continent. Importation of
intoxicating liquor into Canada after
Christmas eve was prohibited by order
f the prime minister. Manufacture
of intoxicants in Canada will also be
prohibited at a date to be determined
by investigation.
2 American Seamen Lost Overboard.
Washington. Leo B. Murphy, a sea
man of Oroville, Cat., and George O.
K. Vidahi, a seaman of Arlington, N.
J., were lost overboard from a trans
port on December 17. j
Argentine Bitter Against Germans.
Buenos Aires. The publication of
the additional Luxburg dispatches has
caused a new outbreak of bitterness
against Germany and it is expected it
will be voiced in congress next week.
A Carload
Juostt Arrived
In the three sizes from the largest seven passenger to
the little Birick Four! No advance in prices! We
also have the following used cars for sale:
One Buick Six
One Overland Six
One light Buick Truck
One 1911 Cadillac -One
Ford Roadster -
One 1-ton Republic Truck; new
tires; good condition - $900.00
INLAND
ITALIANS RECAPTURE
IMPORTANT POSITION
Headquarters of the Italian Army
in Northern Italy. In a succession of
brilliant attacks the Italians succeeded 1
in dislodging the enemy from a great ,
part of Monte Asolone and driving
him bark more than two-thirds of a
mile along a three-mile front.
The enemy's occupation of Asolone '
was regarded as a serious menace, be
cause It gave him partial control of
San Lorenzo valley, leading to the
plain and Bassano.
Had the enemy been able to hold II
and capture Monte foston, betweeu it
and Monte Grappa, which latter Is the
enemy's objective as the completely
dominating position of the entire
range, this key position would have
been seriously menaced.
Their rebuff at this Important point,
however, keeps the A UHtro German
forces not only at a considerable dis
tance from the plain they are seeking,
but makes trr progress toward it ex
tremely difficult now that the weather
conditions, unfavorable for several
days, are rapidly increasing in sever-
Talk to
GILLIS
about your new
Fall and Winter
Suit
or Overcoat
A large stock of the pat
terns which will be worn
this winter has just been
received and all suits and
coats are hand tailored in
my shop in Prineville
J. A. GILLIS, Tailor
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AUTO COMPANY
Prineville, Oregon
List Your Farm Property
Stock ranches and city property with me.
I have a few choice buys ' under the
Ochoco Project including road lands which
may be had with small payments down.
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Office first door north of King's Store. 2t4p
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