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Macksburg
MACKSBURG, Ore,, Aug. J. Al
though It was thought, a week ago,
that our crops could not withstand
many days more of drouth, today find
them looking quite as well as they did
then with a visible advance In growth.
Corn and beans are growing finely,
and so far Bhow none of the yellow
leaves that always betoken Injury
from lack of rain. Potatoes are grow
ing steadily and though less rapidly
than In former seasons, are free from
destructive pests. The hay Is all
stored and has been an exceptionally
heavy crop. Fruit is ripening fast,
and Is of especially tine quality. While
some of the trees are yielding smaller
quantities than usual others are so
full as to require support to avoid
the breaking down of limbs. The
cattle are thriving on the grass near
the river bank, which is still fresh and
green; hence the dairy output does
not as yet show any sign of diminu
tion for lack of rain. The weather, if
we are wise enough not to worry over
the drouth, is perfect There is an
almost constant breeze. The sunshine
is no hotter than vegetation requires,
and the nights invite the refreshing
sleep.
The sunrise and the sunset, un
shadowed by clouds, are such as
artists adore, the sky exhibiting a
splendor beyond the power of tongue
or pen to convey.
Out-of-door sleepers, and such there
are in almost every home in our com
munity, may see the morning star fade
away in the gradually increasing light
and through the crimson streak of
dawn growing broader and broader
till it has merged into the great sun.
He who, through so many months of
the year must look on a clouded sky,
may well enjoy its clear refulgence
while it lasts. We know, full well,
that it can not be for long. The wild
birds and flowers still continue to
charm, us. Roses, though not so num
erous, are as lovely as in June. The
aquatic fowls are thriving on the run
ning streams and all others do better
than in the rainy time, which is al
ways a drawback to poultry. In short,
if we look at all the advantages the
dry weather brings with it, we may
enjoy every day of it.
It certainly
has an important element for appre
ciation. It must be brief.
The Hilton place, which has been
tor sale since Mr. Hilton removed to
his mountain ranch, has been bought
by Pete Distin, who is preparing it
for occupation.
John Dwarschaak is improving his
place in every way. At present he is
having his house painted. George
Welch is doing the work.
, Ben Desier is taking his annual vs
cation at Newport.
Miss EInora Miller is visiting rela
tives in Indiana.
Miss Ella Schutz is at home for a
week's vacation.
Miss Edna Hamilton came home to
spend Sunday, returning on Monday
morning. 1
Little Delia, the youngest daughter
of .Mr, and Mrs. Frank Hilim, had the
misfortune, last week, to fall and
break her arm. Dr. Todd, of Molal
la, was speedily summoned and as
promptly as his auto could convey him
to that remote mountain ranch, had
the little one in comfortable ship.
The Little Girls' Sewing Circle will
meet as usual on Saturday afternoon,
August 4, at the home of Mrs. G. M.
Baldwin.
The new Sunday school at the Eby
school house, holds Its own with una
bated interest An increased attend
ance telling the story of the welcome
it Teceives in all the vicinity.
The evening services at the Bethel
chapel lose none of their attractive
power. The regular evening exer
cises being varied now and then by a
sermon from a distant preacher.
George
GEORGE, Ore., Aug. 2. Mr. and
Mrs. L. Persion and children, of Port
land, are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Persion's brother, Julius Paulsen.
Mr, and Mrs. A. Miller and daugh
ter, Gladys, visited Mr. and Mrs. W.
Held last Sunday.
Mrs. P. Paulsen and son, Otto, and
Mrs. H. Johnson visited Mrs. Marie
Klinker last Friday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Joyner visited Mrs. T.
Harders last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson motored
to Portland last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Rath, Mrs. Scheel
and daughter, Edith, and Fred Lins,
motored to Kelso last Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Harders visited her
sister, Mrs. Robert Snyder, of Garfield,
a few days last week.
Henry Johnson was a Portland vis
itor Sunday and Monday.
Miss Flora Lins was called to Port
land last Friday on account of the Ill
ness of her nephew, Elbert Croner.
Mr. Terwilliger was transacting
business in Portland last week.
MAPLE LANE
MAPLE LANE, or., July 81. Wall
ace G. Lewis Is having a three-room
bungalow built on the 20 acres which
be bought from Mr. Torrance, formerly
part of the Swaford farm.
Grain cutting has commenced In the
Lane.
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Mulino
MULIN'O, Or., Aug. 2. Albert Erick
son made a business trip to Corvallis
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Berdtne were Mo
lalla v'sitors last Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Crader and
children, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Barney Priedrich, of Lib
eral, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dar.'.c'.s
here in Mulino, returned to their home
in San Jose, Calif, last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniels and child
ren were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Scheuk last Sunday.
Miss Flora Miller and her sister,
Mrs. Vlctorlne Hattan, left for East
ern Oregon, last Saturday to be gone
all summer. .
Mr. and Mrs. George Mallet, who
have been visiting relatives here in
Mulino, Molalla and Clackamas, re
turned to their home at Shaniko, this
week.
J. J. Mallet, Sr., has purchased the
Stuti property and has taken posses
sion. Mrs. Mahala Wallace was an Ore
gon City visitor this week.
Albert Woodslde has rented August
Erickson's farm. He will Uke posses
sion in October.
Mrs. John P. Rohl, or Eldorado, is
the guest of Mrs. Catherine Goucher
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Erickson and son
Gilbert, were visiting Mrs. Erickson's
father, John Carlson, last Sunday.
Mrs. Catherine Goucher entertained
with a dinner the following guests last
Sunday: N. H. Darnell, 0. L. Daniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniels and children,
Mrs. Mary Daniels and her daughter,
Miss Kate Daniels.
Miss Tillie Mallet was the guest of
her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Fisk last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manning and
children motored to Wilhoit Springs
last Sunday.
Eagle Creek
EAGLE CREEK, Ore., July 30.-J.
P. Woodle and wife were Estacada
visitors Monday.
Mrs. iola Douglass was the recipi
ent Of a nlpasanf pall frnm V A
Becke" and Miss Mable Beckett last
Tuesday afternoon.
Tne HelPinS Hand was very- delight-
fully entertained by Mrs. Grace Girt
last Wednesday afternoon. Only seven
j ladies.' Including the hostess, were
present; but the time was profitably
spent In making bandages for the sol
diers. After partaking of a dainty
luncheon all adjourned. The club will
meet with Mrs. Lewis Rivers on Au
gust 8, and all members are invited
to be present y
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass, accom
panied by Mrs. Viola Douglass and the
Misses Mildred, Florice and Reva
Douglass, motored to the Bidwell farm
near Vancouver, Wash., to call on Mr.
and Mrs. H. S. Jones.
Miss Mary Woodle, who has been
attending summer normal at Mon-1
mouth, returned home last Friday.
Mrs. Walter Douglas came home on
Saturday and is spending a few days
in this vicinity.
W. F. Reeder preached Sunday ai
the Douglass school house to a small
audience. Mr. Reeder left an appoint
ment for Sunday, August 12, and wil,
hold services both morning and even
ing. H. S. Gibson was a Barton visitor
Sunday.
liss Iva Bluhm and Mr. Austin Fair
child, of Oregon City, were recently
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Doug
lass. Kelso
KELSO, Ore., Aug. 2. J. F. Thiel
cke is building a silo.
Mrs. Minnie Maronay has had a J
pnone installed recently.
O. Lindholm is beginning work on
his new bouse.
Mrs. 0. Lindholm and Miss Minnie
Lindholm are spending the summer
months in Colorado.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Green and children
of Portland, are spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Green's father, John Lind.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnsrud and little
daughter, of Portland, are visiting
Gilbert Johnsrud's new house. Victor
Lundeen is the carpenter.
Ned Nelson and Gilbert .lonsniri
who recently visited at their nnniPQ
here are getting ready to Baw tP t
their respective mills in the moun
tains.
C. A. Johnson is raisine twpnfv
acres of potatoes and O. Lindholm has
fourteen acres of potatoes. Both are
insuring good crops by frequent culti
vation. Marvin Dickenson is assisting Rob
ert Jonsrud with fencing the latter's
pasture for sheep.
Miss Ethel Wilkinson has resigned
her position as principal of the Kelso
school on account of her recent mar
riage to Dr. Wilbur Thompson.
Will persons of Kelso and Sandy
Ridge, who gave one dollar or more
to tae recent Red Crn mmr..!...
fund, call at the home of Mrs. Rob-
en jonsrud and receive their mem
bership receipts, which WSrA loft nrlfh
her for distribution to save the soci
ety the expense of sending them out.
Hoff
linn?1 rtrA 1 "J-Mlsa 'tu-man I
has gone to Portland to visit friends.
From there she will go for an out
ing for a few days.
Jennie Halliday, who is staying at
Mrs. Davis's of Lewis Station, spent
Sunday at home.
Edward Brundage had the misfor
tune to be kicked by a horse on the
knee, leaving him quite lame, but still
able to work.
Most of the farmers of this place
are busy putting up their hay. As far
as the garden question is concerned,
they are all in need of rain, as they are
very poor.
Mrs. Elmer Hugh and children, Vio
let and Cecil, spent a day last week
visiting Mrs. Wasenblast, and picking
berries at the mill.
The mill started this morning after
two or three lay offs owing to repair
of the mill.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hugh and child
ren motored to Portland Sunday.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Lammers made a
business trip to Portland one day last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Crawford, who
have been here for three weeks, visit
ing their daughter. Mrs. Hall, return to
Vancouver, Wash., Saturday, where
they will remain for a few days," after
wards will leave for their new home
at Hisen, Wash.
We want your business on the little things
for the farm
Bale Ties, Binder Twine, Hay
Tools, Tank Pumps, Cider Mills, Etc.
Our goods are Class A and prices as low as conditions
will allow.
A Few Big Things You May Be Needing:
DOWDEN POTATO DIGGERS,
SANDWICH HAY PRESSES,
BLIZZARD SILO FILLERS,
STOVER ENGINES.
BEST FARM MACHINERY
Wm. Hall made a trip to Vancouver,
Wash., last week.
Mr. Wagenblast made a trip to Ore
gon City last week.
Harry Lammers, who for the last
month has been employed at the Hall's
saw mill, left last week for his new
home in Cottage Grove.
Wheeler: Nehalem cannery over
hauled and will operate on Salmon.
Old Folks Saved
From Suffering
Mrs. Mary A. Dean, Taunton, Mass.,
In her 87th year, says: "I thought I
was beyond the reach of medicine, but
Foley Kidney Fills have proven most
beneficial In my case."
Mr. Ham A. Hoover, High Point,
N. C writes: "My kidney trouble was
worse at night and I bad to get up
from five to seven times. Mow I do
not have to get u at night, and con
sider myself In a truly normal con-,
dltlon, which I attribute to Foley Kid
ney Pni, as I have taken nothing
else."
Mrs. M. A. Bridges, Boblnson, Mass.,
says: "I suffered from kidney ail
ments for two years. I commenced
taking Foley Kidney Pills Un montha
ago, and though I am (1 years of age,
I feel like a 16-year-old girl."
Foley Kidney puis are tonic,
strengthening and up-building, and
restore normal action to the kidneys
and o a disordered and painful blad
der. They act quickly and contain
no uuiifi-'ous ir harmful drugs.
Clarkes
CLARKES, Ore., Aug. 1 Mrs. P.
Payeer, from Oregon City, visited her
grandmother. Mrs. Lee, over Sunday.
.Mr. and Mrs, Clyde Ulhgo visited
her parent, Mr. and Mrs. John Hard,
and family last Sunday.
Mrs. Jason Clarke is on the Blck
list.
tieorge Clarke ami family visited
Mrs. Clarke's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Sugor, last Sunday.
W. H. Wettlaufer sold some pigs to
Mr. Ferris Mayfleld last Monday.
William Klelnsmith came home
from Eastern Oregon last Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Nicholas went to Ore
gon City on business last Saturday.
Mr. Mossa and family from Uigun,
visited Mra. Ed Ruol and family last
Sunday,
Henry Boss visited F. Bauer, of Col
ton, last Sunday.
Miss Mary Bottemlller and Klsa
Klelnsmith visited Miss Ida, Zwahlen
last Sunday.
Ed Grace and Mr. Bergman and
daughters, Lydla and Llnna. went to
Portland, last Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Wettlaufer and daugh
ters, Violet. Pansy and Myrtle, are
camping at Jennings Lodge at the
campmeettng.
Caiiby
CANDY, Ore.. Aug. 2. -N. Cole made
a business trip to Oregon City Wednes
day.
Leonard Buhman has accepted a po
sition with the Oregon City Manufac
turing company, commencing July 26.
Willie Hulraa came home from Ore
gon City Wednesday evening, return
ing Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Nelson, of Port
little. 1 Jrnijmgs
IVEajke Lifie
W. J. Wilson & Co.
OREGON CITY
Geo. Blatchford
Portland,
Oregon
j land, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Lee Eckerson, Wednesday.
M. J. Lee was an Oregon City -visitor
Friday.
James Petty, of Oregon City was a
Canby visitor Wednesday and Thurs
day of this week.
Joseph Larsen, manager of Canby
Co-operative Cheese & Produce com
pany, made a business trip to Portland
this week.
H. A. Berkman was a Portland vis
itor Friday.
Messrs. Ora Slyter and J. Lee Ecker
son, of Canby Lumber company, made
a business trip to Portland Wednes
day. L. G. Rlggs and Lester Riggs were
Oregon City visitors Wednesday driv
ing rown In their new Chevrolet,
Mrs. Allen Adams and daughter, of
Portland, are spending the week with
Mrs. Adams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Wang.
C. 0. Thomas, who has been employ
ed in the Washington logging camps,
Is horns on account of the L W. W.
strike.
C. V. Prouty and son Allen, were
Portland-Oregon City shoppers Friday.
P. 0. Stacy, of Portland, was trans
acting business in Canby Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bair motored to
the Balr ranch near Liberal Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. D, P. Newman, of
Shedda, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Will this week.
Mr, and Mrs. George BendshadUtr
were Portland visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Carl Smith and Mrs. Chester
Will were Portland visitors Saturday.
Mr. Hov was a Portland visitor Sat
urday. Wayne Hampton and Wllllo Hulras,
who are working In Oregon City, spent
Sunday In Canby.
Miss May Sehults spout Sunday
with her parents near Molwlla.
Mrs. M. P. Sailor, Mrs. M. J. Lee,
Mrs, John Graham and Mrs. Grant
White, who conducted the cafeteria at
Chautauqua grounds have returned to
Canby,
Ralph Mondoville returned from
Portland to spend Sunday with rela
tives near Canby.
Mrs. C. V, Prouty returned Monday
evening from a week-end visit with
Mr. and Mrs. P. 0. Stacy of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant White were Sun
day guests of the hitter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Haines, fo Oswego.
Mrs. Q. Whipple was an Oregon City
visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Beck, of Aurora
were guests at the Rckerson home
Sunday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee Kcker
son, Saturday, July 28, a son.
"Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Balr left Mon
day, July SO, for a week's visit at the
coast. They made the trip In their
new Mitchell, visiting Seaside, Tilla
mook and other points of Interest.
John Samuelson has purchased a
new Maxwell auto from White &
Smith.
Conrad Sannes has purchased a new
Overland from Miller-Parker Co.
Mrs. Amanda Evans, of Portland, Is
Si
MOLALLA
a guest of her son, Wilson Evans, this
week.
P. O. Stacy made a buBlnoBS trip to
Canby Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Nofzingor, of
Needy, were Canby visitors Tuesday.
Joseph Beatty and Miss Maude
Beatty were Oregon City visitors this
week.
Canby vicinity was visited by a se
vere frost Saturday night. It did seri
ous damage to several of the bean
fields and to the corn north of Ganby.
Frank Aatmann was a business visit
or in Portland Tuesday.
Horace Patch and Elroy Bates are
decorating the Rosenkrans house in
Gladstone.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hulras, Jr., of
Molalla, were visiting relatives in Can
by, Sunday.
The citizens of Canby aided by the
various small boys of the community
were burning the dead grass on the
streets and vacant lots of Canby Tues
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Burdette and Mrs.-Ber-tha
Hurst are spending a two weeks'
vacation at the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Avon Jesse, of Grlbble
Prairie, were visiting relatives in Can-
by Sunday.
8. N, Strubhar, of Woodburn, was s
Canby visitor Tuesday.
Mr, and Mrs, Grant Whlto were
guests of Mr. nnd Mrs, Henry Hewott,
of Hubbard, Tuesday,
M. P. Sailor, of Moluttn, was visiting
in Canby Monday.
Mcadowbrook
MKADOWltltOOK. Ore., Aug. I
Mr. and Mrs. Lind, after visiting nnd
traveling In the east and south, visited
a few days at P.' 0- Chludgren's. Tuey
will make their home In l'ortliuid,
Mr. limit a Is In the Oregon City hos
pital. He was kicked on the urm by
a horse and broke It.
A. L, Lurklns and son Glonn, pur
eh lined an Overland Uttlo Four car
lust week.
Finnish preaching was held at Nick
Saarl last Monday evening.
Herman and lUm Chlndgren wont
to Monmouth Friday In tholr car, Hulh
returning with (hem.
Sunlit and Sadie Hallhacka, Alfred
and Ernest Hill visited at Mr. Hack
man's liiHt Sunday,
Mrs. AUCe linker, of Kingston, Ore
gon, visited a few days with her broth
er, A. L. Larklns.
Hand, Nettle, Glenn and Allen Lar
klns attended Y. P. A. at Liberal Sun
day evening.
Webster Sarrl Is visiting a few days
with Ronhart l'olo.
Mrs. Minerva Lurklns Is visiting at
her nephew's, A. L. Lurkln's.
Seals Hollbacka Is rook at the ship
knee ramp.
Ruth Chlndgren will work In the
store a while at Colton.
Oak Grove
OAK GROVE, Ore., July 30.-Mr.
and Mrs. V. II. Stokes returned home
Friday evrulng, lifter spending two
weeks on the roust fishing and sl;hl
seeing.
Mrs. 1 K. Armstrong left Saturday
morning fur a few days' trip to Wheel
er, Oregon, where Mr. Armstrong Is
employed by tho mill company.
MIhh Spungler anil Mr. and Mrs.
John Julian spent tho week In the
country muklng tho trip In their Ford
mui'hlne.
Miss Hester Armstrong spent Sun
day with Mr. und Mrs. Fred Koenlg
of Montavilla.
Mrs. John Norherg and duughter,
Kdllh, were l'ortlund visitors Monday,
und were luncheon guests of Mrs. Hen
derson. Mr. and Mrs. Ilurdisty and children,
of Willamette, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at their homo here, re
turning to camp Sunday evening.
Theo. Worthlngton, Sr., wus a Port
land visitor Monday.
Miss Frunci Wiley hits accepted a
position with the telephone company
at Greshun), and left Tuesday morning
to go on duty.
Dollou Olds Is able to be out with
the assistance of crutches. Ills leg Is
In a plaster cast.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Charlton, of
Sophia Island, urn b.'itiK conwrutulati'd
on tho birth of a son, born Friday,
July 2Sth. Mrs. Charlton wus form
erly Miss Lillian Oiler and grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. 1L Illlcy.
The little tot was horn on tho Oiler
farm near Castle, Rock, Wash.
L. A. Bullurd wus tuken very sick
Saturday morning and Dr. Strickland
wus called. Mr. Uullard is. Improving
slowly.
.Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Worthlngton
and two daughters, were visiting with
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Mary I). Guthrie and the In
dustrial class attended a meeting at
the Milwaukle school Wednesday.
County School Superintendent Cula
van gave a talk on tlm work. Differ
ent subjects woro discussed.
Mrs. G. Whipple, of Cunby, Is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. George Derry, on
tho Oatfleld road.
MethtfdlBt Church Rev. Do Long
pastor. Services Sunday morning and
evening. Prayer meeting Thursday ev
ening. Oswego
OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 2. A large
number of Oswego people attended the
Coast Artillery picnic at Sollwood on
Sunday. Among those who went were
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Pollard and child
ren, MIbs Alta Wlrtz, Claude Church-
Ill, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Todd and fam
ily and Mrs. Simonson. The boys who
joined the Coast Artillery and who
are now stationed at Fort Stevens are
Louis Smoke, Emll Anderson, W. M.
Davis, Lloyd Todd and Letcher Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bethko, and son,
Carl, Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. T. Gilbert
Haines, and children, Frances and
Thomas Gilbert,. Jr.; Mr. and Mrs. Gll-
bedt Costello, and children, Leonard
Amy and Ruth, of Oswego- Mr. and
Mrs. D. II. Bussard and Children, Ruth,
Dannie, Felix, Evelyn and Virginia
motored to Ocean Lake Wednesday,
foA two weeks' stay. Mr. und Mrs.
J. C. Haines, Sr., left Thursday morn
lng on the train for Ocean Lake, whore
they will Join the camping party.
Miss Muriel Julian, of Portland, is
visiting friends and relatives here this
week.
Mrs. Jessie Haines and Mrs. Anna
Conway are delegates and Mrs. Ella
Worthlngton and Mrs. Kate E. Fox are
alternates from the Vesper Circle No.
363, Women of Woodcraft convention,
at Astoria, which was held Monday
and Tuesday. Tho women left Mon
day morning on the steamer Undine.
Charles B. Low, operators at the
Oswego sub station, left Wednesday
evening for a week or ten days' stay
in Dundee, where he will be employed.
Mrs. a. uiuies, miss Edna Elston
and Thomas Elston, returned Wednes-
day evening from a two weeks' stay
at Itockawuy Ileach.
Miss Myrtle. Kolken, of Eugene, who
has been visiting Mis Verl Todd, re
turned home last week.
Mis Mildred Nlobush Is upending
her vacation itt Seaside. ,
TEN TOWNS
BY PETAIN WITH HI
AT TUB BRITISH FRONT, July 31.
A vast British force, augmented by
French troops, st dawn today launched
against the army of Crown Prince
Rupprecht, of Bavaria, between Dlx
mudti on the north and (lapaard, near
Wurnnton, on the south, a terrific of
fensive, whichaccording to the early
reports, had carried the onrushlng al
lies well beyond the shell shattered
front line trenches of the Germans
throughout this approximately 20 mile
front, snd In many place had reached
tho second lino defenses.
Both the French and British had
achieved all the first objectives, ami
the arltlery wus moving forward with
schedule precision, and the whole sit
uation was satisfactory In every par
ticular. In numerous places the entente al
lies encountered strong resistance and
counter-attacks from the desperate
Teutons.
Between Dlxmude and Boealnghe
the attacking forces are reported to
have obtained the first two lines of
the German trenches, after having
fought over the most difficult terrain
Imaginable, due to murshns and In
undated areas, with which the section
Is blocked.
The Germans' front line about the
Ypres salient, which had been hold un
questioned by the enemy since the ear
ly days of the war, offered little re
sistance today to the British advance
but beyond these trenches the Ger
mans made s firm stand In an endeav
or to stem the onslaught.
The British again raptured La Bus
seeville, on the Franco-Belgian fron
tier, which, a few day ago, they had
occupied and then relinquished. The
German made a hoavy counter-attack
here In an attempt to regain the posi
tion, but the British flung them off and
began consolidating the ground won.
The offensive launched this morn
ing by General Sir Douglas Halg, the
British commander, In conjunction
with General I'elaln, the commander
of the French forces, against the Ger
man line on the Belgian front, I the
culmination of tremendous gun bom
bardment which ha been In progress
almost continuously In this area tor a
week.
The Intensity of the artillery drum
fire with which the entente allies hud
been demolishing the Teuton trenches,
preparatory to today's assault, ha
been described by the German general
staff as the greatest In tho history of
warfare, even surpassing the terrific
fire maintained at tho beginning of'
the Somme and Arras offensives.
The battle front north of the River
Lys stretches from Wurneton, on the
Franco Belgian border, to the North
Soa coast, the distance between those
two points being about 30 miles.
Included In this battle area Is the
famous Wytschaete-Messlno front,
where the British, on June 7, after ex
ploding 1.01(0,000 pounds of high ex
plosives under the German lines, at
tacked on a nine-mile front, and cap
tured tho high rldgo, several towns,
47 hoavy guns, and more than 7000
prisoners,
The entente allies are facing a large
concentration of German fresh groups
of men which were rushed up as soon
as It became apparent sometime ago
that an offensive was contemplated In
this region. In the last tew days Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, has re
placed mnny of his old divisions with
fresh troops and others are being held
In reserve.
French troops, cooperating with the
British, crossed the Ypres-LIUe canal
and swarmed over the enemy's first
and second lines.
Meanwhile British Tommies struck
savagely and successfully, driving the
foe buck.
The British force captured La Bus
seevlllo In the first dash.
All counter attacks wore repulsed
here, as well as elsewhere.
This afternoon the victorious troops
were consolidating their new gains.
La Basseevllle is located on the Riv
er Lys, a little less than three miles
southeast of Warneton and about throe
and a half miles north of Armentieres.
From where authoritative reports last
week placed tho British lines, the cap
ture of La Basseevllle appears to in
dicate an advance of at least halt a
mile.
WORK IS BEGUN
ON IRRIGATION
SCHEME AT BEND
BEND,- Or., July 30. Believing that
work may soon be started by the gov
ernment on the Crane Prairie reser
voirs, one of the largest water storage
systems ever planned in Central Ore
gon, Fred N. Wallace, englneor for the
Tumalo irrigation project, Thursday
completed a survey for a three mile
canal to connect the Tamalo canal
with the proposed irrigation system,
which would make possible the water
ing of thousands of acres of land in
Central Oregon.
Redmond: Several brick stores are
going up. Dwellings badly needed