Crook County journal. (Prineville, Or.) 189?-1921, August 22, 1918, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextrageS rnooK covvrY jocrxal At (iiwT aa, lots i All the ahlnhnlMIn firms nna I ' - ! all of the paper and woolen mill and I 96 per cent of the tlrnn enaaacd In I the lumber Industry be- under t provisions of the workmen' rompensa- tlon act after September 1, accordtiu Principal Events of thi Wtt ''' by the industrial OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Drlefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. The run of salmon In the Umpqua thlt year la unusually heavy. Military drill will be Inaugurated thli fall In the public schools of Linn county. ( Twenty Linn county school districts are yet without teachers for the com ing school year. The Oregon state convention of the Brethren convened at Albany fors a session of five days. Almost 100 dele fates were present. Forty-two nominees for office nomi nated at the primaries last May have failed to file the acceptances, according to Secretary of State Olcott Cottage Grove wfll have free mall delivery, beginning September 2, the The number of Industrial accldeuts reported to the state accident commis sion during the past week exceeds ail I previous records. The total number Is : SSI. of which four were fatal, as tot I lows: Joe Do Mario, Cochran, logging: Carl Barnard, Buxton, brakeman; George Mall. Portland, shipbuilding; K. Shlbata, Cochran, logging, j The Columbia a Nehalem River rail- ' road, which runs from Kerry into the Nehalem valley, wants to advance Its ratea for forest products. Statements of the officials of the company have ! been submitted to the Public Service J commission of Oregon, showing that I the, business Is being handled at a : loss, due to the Increased cost of oper- atlon. ! In response to demand- from edu- ; cators In many parts of the country, j Dr. P. G. Franklin, dean of Albany YANKEES WIPE OUT" GERMAN TRENCHES Americans Take Prisoners and Capture Village of Frapelle. GENERAL GOURAUD postofflce having received orders to J preparldg to write another make the necessary preparation. j volume of his work, "The Legislative Finding of a badly decomposed body 1 'ory of isaturallxatlon In the Unl aear Powers Is believed to solve the mystery of William Diets' disappear ance from Marshfleld two weeks ago. Arrangements are being made for ted States," and bring it down to date. Though It requires a great deal of research work and probably will take a long time. Dr. Franklin will under- the establishment of a Red Cross salv- j uke the U8k- age shop In North Bend by representa tives of the various women's organisations. The advance guards of the Indians ! from the Warm Springs reservation, , Although estimates for the various Institutions and state activities are practically all In. the state Tax com mission postponed final consideration of them until August 23. It Is believed who come every year to the Willamette ' the estimates will reaeh a total of ralley to pick hops, has arrived In j nearly $10,000,000, about 13.000,000 lugene. j above the appropriations of two years Oregon hens from Oregon Agrlcul-1 M. It Is not believed that the com tural college are holding first place j mission will go before the people and In each of the three great egg laying for uch a um. contests, Storrs, British Columbia and Pullman. Joseph Monocco, wanted on a charge el' having slain Mary Spina, aged IS, In ' ker home at Portland, was arrested at I Tancouver, B. C, and returned to ! Portland. j Contract! for four more steel vessels 1 ef the 3800-ton type have been awarded ; by the Emergency Fleet corporation to 1 the Albina Engine ft Machine works, , f Portland. j The Pacific Coast Norwegian filng-' ers' association will hold Its annual convention and sangerfest, with hall concerts, In Portland, August 31 and September 1 and 1. The Initiative and referendum pam phlets hare been mailed to the elec torate of the state. The pamphlets vent to approximately 310,000 voters. Secretary Oloott stated. Union and Wallowa counties have , Bore grouse this year than In many previous yeaie, hunters from over the two counties report. The percentage f young ones Is unusually heavy. According to Information received by the Hood River county court, the Co lumbia river highway between Hood mver ana u osier will not be con-. tructed during the period of the war. Establishment of a twine industry at the state penitentiary is a project to which Governor Withycombe is giv ing consideration and which probably will be submitted to the legislature. The Salem branch of the Insurance Federation of Oregon passed resolu tions opposed to the government's tak ing over of the insurance business, as proposed in bills pending before con gress. x The August report of E. L. Kent, field agent of the bureau of crop es timates, shows the onion prospects of Oregon at 70 per cent of normal as to condition, In comparison with 80 per cent of a year ago. At the request of Secretary McAdoo, State Fire Marshal Wells has changed the date of fire prevention day In this state from October 9 to November 2, so that it will not conflict with the liberty loan campaign. Under the budget of the Hood River Applegrowers' association, Just adopted by the directors, a maximum charge of 26 cents per box for aDnles and 10 eenta for pears may be made for han dling the fruit the coming year. Fire, caused either by a short cir cuit or a break in the power line. Burned out three of the large trans formers at the Link river power plant f the California-Oregon Power com pany, with an estimated loss of $6000. To offset the hay shortage, which threatens the stockmen of the Klamath district this coming winter, ranchers pcrating along the shores of the big vpper Klamath lake are putting up thousands of tons of wild hay, which fcas never heretofore been cut Immediate construction of a coal Storage dock near the municipal eleva tor at St. Johns was decided upon at a jseetlng of the Port of Portland com mission. Costing between $50,000 and 175,000, the new dock is expected to cave from 25 to 35 cents a ton in loading the coal on ships in the Port land harbor. i The schools at Creswell, Lane coun ty, will not open until one month later than usual, to permit the boys and girls to assist in the harvesting of crops and especially the prune crop In the orchard owned by L. D. Scarbor ough, which covers 160 acres and Is the largest of Its kind in the upper Villamette valley. Willi the American Army In 1 .or ralne. The American have captured the village of Frapelle and eradicated j a considerable portion of the German 1 lines. ' j Prisoners wore taken by the Amort-'! cans and the Germans evidently euf fered heavy casualties In killed ami m-nunil.'ri This sector has been regarded as quiet oue and this sctlon began merelx as a raid Into the enemy's positions. The raid was preceded by a straight bombardment for a few minutes, fol lowed by a box barrage that, penned; the Germans off from escape. When the Americans went over the top to attack they succeeded In sweep ing all enemy resistance before them and the raid became an organised at tack. The Germans replied heavtlv to the American artillery fire and theyi also shelled the entire neighborhood. The enemy fire, which Included a! barrage, was Ineffective. The Amcrt! cans have occupied the former German trenches and consolidated against counter-attacks. lO I't' ' f'J is V'.T.r jf i n i ii-it ; rt ftiianfl nwiiimafi iBniinirw tm General Gouraud, the allied com mander eait of Rhelmt, who stopped the recent offensive of the German crown prince. JAPAN AFFECTED BY. WIDESPREAD RIOTS 3,200,000 MEN IN ' FRANCE BY JULY E have received word from pur buyer in the East, that our Fall and Winter stocks of Dry Goods, Shoes and Hab erdashery are being shipped to us, and we wish to say here that ev ery article purchased by us is the very best and latest to be had. When in need of anything in the Grocery or Hardware line, give different brands a try-out. CORNETT & COMPANY Squaw Creek Irrigation district. In Crook county, has spplied to the state securities commission for certification of $98,000 of bonds which the district wishes to sell to provide funds to pur chase tl.e canals and water rights of places the Squaw Creek Irrigation company. Considerable controversy has existed between the district and the company and the district desires to take over the existing canals and operate them. First-hand Investigation of the dairy situation throughout the United States has convinced B. H. Rawl, chief of the dairy division of the department of agriculture, with ' headquarter . In Washington, that the industry Is to a serious plight In many place. The situation In Oregon Is none too favor able to the dairymen, he said on com pleting a two-day survey which cover ed points in Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Two suits to recover an aggregate of $420,000 were filed In the Lane county circuit court, by W. B. Dennis, against the Black Butte Quicksilver Mining company, owning mine in southern Lane county. Mr. Dennis Is manager of the Carlton Lumber company at Carlton. One suit is to foreclose a mortgage dating from April, 1901, for $70,000, and the other to recoveron notes in the sum of $350,000. The mortgage covers 'a tract of 980 acres of land. The Insect vhlch has been causing damage to airplane spruce has been j definitely identified as the ambrosia ! beetle, and the bureau of entomology ! of the United States forest service has made recommendations to the spruce division for the control of the danger. The beetle bores Into the wood, weak- Toklo, Japan. Troops have been called out in nearly every Important ' city In Japan. Even the naval station' at Maizuru i(affected by the unrest j At Nagoya, noted for It manufac tures of porcelain, a mob estimated at j 30,000 persons rioted. At several the soldiers fired on the dl-i turbers. j At Kobe the soldiers and police also were obliged to' use bayonets. , j Mobs at Osaka pillaged grocery, dry goods stores and food depots, and set j fire to theater, and other buildings.! The military force called out were at-; i Washington. Four million1 Ameri can soldier can defeat the German army In the belief of General March, chief of etarr, and present plan of the war department call for more than that number under arm next summer, with some 3,200,000 of them, or SO divisions. In France by June 30. These aud other Important fact con cerning the nation' effort In the war a given to the senvte military com mittee by General March, Secretary linker and Provost Marshal General Crowder, were revealed by Chairman Chamberlain In presenting to the son ate the administration man-power bill extending the draft ages to Include all men between the ages of 18 aud 45 years. President Wilson Is determined to bring the war to a conclusion by con centration of alt forces on the western tacked. The newspaper comment here seems 'ront Including Italy, Secretary Baker to indicate that the rood riots through- t0,d tne committee, and General March out the country afe an expression of "upplemcnted this by staling that It growing social unrest among the. peo-j wa tne purpose to end the great world pie and to reflect the belief that the trUK8e quickly and decisively, empire Is advancing toward a social I ' crisis. The riots are spreading, In volving the poor and the middle classes. BRITISH ARE IN CAUCASUS Armed Force Ha Reached the City of Baku. London British troop have arrived at Bakd and ire reported to have started to take over the defenses of the city. The British detachment moved upon thi Important front In the Caucasus by way of northwestern Persia. It appear from the meager Infor mation at hand in London that the British detachment voyaged by steam er from Enzelli, Persia, to Baku, dem onstrating that the allied hold on the Caspian Sea already Is fairly estab lished. The allied naval forces will undoubt- euiy euueavor w secure their com ening the natural resistance of the ! municatlons and once this task i, ac spruce. It doe. not attack the green eon.pll.hcd. there will be hardly a pos- ibfflty of the central powers gaining timber, only the felled tree being af fected, and these only during the sum mer month. Yaquina bay residents who have sold their property to the government for a right-of-way for the railroad under construction around the bay have no legal right to demand free passe on possession of the Baku oil fields. Americans Gain More Ground. v With the American Aripy in Lor raine. The American gained more j ground at Frapelle despite a total of i Sr.nO nhella itrnnncit hr tt,A A the road In addition to the money re-! Jr,"" "m l T"l celved for their property, and by U- wlllcn wag repuUed r the from 7 , P- artillery and automatic rifle, fire. nihltPff Thla In SnKaf anna la n " ply of the public service commission to an Inquiry received from Lieutenant Henry K. Norton, of the government right-of-way department at Newport. - The collection of foxglove, or digi talis, b school children and other pa triotic Oregnnians should be continued, according to word received by Presi dent W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agri cultural college, from the office of the surgeon-general, Washington, D. C. Thus far this year 1400 pounds of digitalis have been shipped from Ore gon under direction of Dean Adolph Zlefle, of the school of pharmacy. Dean Ziefle hope to n ake another shipment this year of 500 r 600 pounds and to send at least 2000 pounds between now and next August A $10,000 fine, the largest ever im posed In an Oregon court for violation of the prohibition laws and the maxi mum amount provided under the stat ute, wa handed at Portland by Judge Bean to Alexander Davidson, wealthy California liquor dealer, and wa. paid. Davidson, who Is owner of the Blue Ribbon Beer company of San Francis co, wa. convicted under the conspiracy act in a sensational trial concluded July 4, last Last week he pleaded guilty to a second similar Indictment pending against him, and the fine Im posed covered both charges. I In the Woevre an American patrol ! had a lively engagement. One Amert- can with nine wounds carried a wound ed comrade to safety. First U. 8. Troops at Vladivostok. Vladivostok. The transport carry ing the first contingent of American troops has arrived here after an un eventful voyage of seven and a half days from Manila. The men were In excellent spirits and crowded the rails and rigging, cheering and being cheer- BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR Almost yard by yard, French and British are prying their way between five vital points In .the Germans' Pl cardy line, rendering the enemy' hold on certain place mure and more pre carious. At the extreme southern corner of the battle front, the French already have shoved General von Boehm over the edge of the Important Lasslgny heights dominating the coun try for mile around. Marshal Foch has at last definitely connected the battles of the Aisne and the Somme. Announcement Is made that, by a local attack, the plateau north of Autreches, about 10 mile northwest of Soissons, ha been car ried by the French, and that their success give them a position dom inating the region extending north ward toward the Olse river. Gradually the famous Lys salient in the region west of Armentlere 1 giving way under the pressure of the British. Again Tleld Marshal Halg's forces have compelled the enemy to seek ground to the eastward where he will be more secure from the shell, of the big gun. that for several weeks have been firing criss-cross over the entire salient, working havoc among the defender of the Insecure line. The Germans are getting no rest the Franco-British pressure i north and south of the Somme, and the French and Americans along the : Vesle. The Americans In Lorraine are harassing the enemy by artillery fire and local attacks. Nowhere has the enemy had the better of any encounter. KK1 ItOSS IJKNKHT TONK.HT Thusday, August 23, nt 8, 30 p, m at Mrs. Itoncoe Howard's lawn partv benefit of 1vh hules Auxiliary of Hd Cross for Knitting machine. All amusements "Hit the Kaiser," "Gyp. sl Fortune Toller," "Fish Pond For Tim Kiddles." etc. F.arh Indy l.rln her lunch box and have her shadow sold. w, .. . TWO MORK M lllKS xoi ick to Ai.i. tin.i;s Ouy Taylor Gillam and IMbert ralu Kiillut This Week Guy Taylor Gillam and Dolbert Craln enlisted as apprentices In the Merchant Marine from Prlnevllle dur ing the week. DR. TACKMAN DENTIST Room a rnett Building Momber of Preparedness League , of American Dentist. All soldier work done free The members of all the church choirs of l'rluevtllu and all the non church goers who will assist In a pat riotic chorus, are requested to be present at M. K. Church to practice comunlty singing. We want this to become a permanent Institution, that we may do our part In these strenu ous times fur those who are being called to the front. COMMITTER. w. .. . SALVATION 100 I. W, W. FoJnd Guilty of Sedition. Chicago. One hundred leader of the. Industrial Workers of the World were found "guilty as charged In the Indictment'' by the Jury after one STOP LOOK LISTEN The Hamilton Barn is the place to put your horses, where they will be fed. Horses and cattle sold by private sale or auction. Heavy truck hauling. Grain and Baled Hay for sale. Leave orders with J. E. CAMPBELL Phone Black 21 hour' deliberation at their trial for ed by the men of the allied warships conspiracy to disrupt the nation', war in the harbor. , program. The defendants, including William D. Haywood, general secre- French Advance Nearly Two Mile, tary-treasurer. of the I. W. W the London. The French 10th artny. highest position in the organization, which attacked the German position. facea maximum penalty of 27 yeara between the Olse and the Alsne, ha In prtaon and a $10,000 fine each. penetrated to an extreme depth of nearly two miles. The enemy ma- 11,000,000 to Fight Forest Fire, chine gunners are resisting desperate- Washington. A loan of $1,000,000 ly and the German air service also 1. ha. been made to the forest service very active. fr0m the president' special defense i fund to combat fire in the national forests of the northwestern and Pa cific coast state.. Farm Furlough Authorized. Washington. The war department announced that enlisted men in camp may obtain furloughs to engage In ag ricultural work by making application to 'their commanding officers or by having relatives or other Interested Ty Cobb to Enter Army, Washington. Ty Cobb, Detroit out fielder and star batsman, passed the physical examination . for a commlsr persons apply through the local boarda lon In the gas and flame dlvlaidn of at which they registered. the army. Give Us a Trial Order Goods of absolute quality is our chief slogan. If it isn't right, we make it right. : The Michel Grocery Co. 1 1 THE STORE OF SERVICE"