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SENATOR
JOHNSON
WASHINGTON. D. C, June 12.
Senator Hlnm Johnson, of California,
In ft vigorous speech In the Senate
tali afternoon, demanded that the
administration furnish the American
people with en explanation of the re
moval of Major General Leonard Wood
from command of the Elgthy-olntn
Division of the eve of IU departure
tor Franco.
Senator Johnson doclared that no
other government In the world would
dare to remove the ranking officer of
Ha army without giving the people an
adequate atatement of the reaaon.
The California aenator ia ft member
of the Senate Military Affaire Com
mlttee. which attempted unsuceess
fully to learn from Newton 1). Baker
last Monday why General Wood wai
deposed.
'Recently there have beun events
that abow how we hove transmuted
our Government" "aid Senator John
eon. "To one or two I desire briefly
to refer.
"1 refer first to the story of General
Leonard Wood. I refer to that atory
because I think it illustrates In a de
gree that little else could Illustrate
lust how far we have gone In this
Government transmutlon toward
autocracy and just how little regard
ed now are the Congress of the Unit
ed States and even the people of this
country.
"I have selected, in order that the
expressions may not be mine, expres
sions from vsrlo-.is newspaper of all
shades cf political faith, newspapers
which I may or may not believe, but
newspapers which represent the con
stituencies, and all kinds of politics
and all aorta of beliefs.' .
PLEASING TO IN
E
The new order for the selective
draft are pleasing to many of the men
who have already been called to the
colors and also to men who are await
ing call for actual fighting.
Reclassification of men, weeding
robust, healthy individuals from the
spruce division and the shipyards
will stem the tide ot disapproval to
the workings ot the draft laws, which
was rapidly developing.
Not alone In this, but many ot the
men who were unable to serve be
cause ot minor physical defects' are
pleased at the prospect ot some sort
of service.
The Crowdor "work or fight" order
which is effective July 1 will affect
quite ft number of young men in Ore
gon City, This order prohibits any
man of draft ago to Idle, work In
stores or act as elovator operators.
In short it places alt young men In
tho army or In useful, essential oc
cupations.
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Clackamas county has furnished
its quota of volunteers tor special
training at the Uenson Tech In Port
land, the list Including an even dozen
specially sklllod mechanics In various
lines. The men are:
Elmer Anderson. Eagle Creek; Hen
Orossenbacher, Gladstone; Chas. C.
Dldzon, Oswego; Geo. Wayn Gordon,
Portland; Marlon Millard, Estacada;
Frank LeRoy Whoelor, Oregon City, R.
6; Alfred J. Tate. Oregon City; Al
bert H. Hart, Portland; Claude J.
Shelley, Oregon City; Leonard A. W.
Vick, Molalla; Jos. Louis Lamour,
Aurora, R. 1, and Wm. R. Spring, Mil
woukle. Th0 men will begin their studies nt
Benson about the 15th ot Juno. The
call for men of limited service has so
far resulted in three volunteers, Nor
man Crowley, Walter GroBsenbachor
and Walter VIgles, and these men will
depart for the spruce camps at an
early date.
FORECLOSE MORTGAGE
A foreclosure decree whs entered in
the circuit court filed Tuesday Is
favor ot C. Charlton Snyder against
Geo. Hathaway, foreclosing the de
fondant's Interest in certain proporty
in Section S, Township 4 S. R. 6 East
of the W.. M. The mortgage amounted
to $300 with interest from Feb., 1915,
and $50.00 attorney's fees. ,
IN QUIZ ON
WOODCASE
In the annauncement of tho eluctlon
of H. K. Urodle, publisher of tho Morn
ing Enterprise, to ft seat on the ex
ecutive committee of the National
Editorial Association, Pacific Coast
newspaper men see ft signal recogni
tion of Western Journalistic activity.
Mr, Urodle was the only man from the
count to be elected to office, and wlib
the exception of one North Dakota
man, was the only one this side of
Arkansas to receive office. The na
tional association has Just completed
one of Its most successful conven
tions, at Little Rock Arkansas.
It was largely through the efforts
of Mr. Urodle, representing the Ore
gun Edltorlul Association, that the
1919 convention was landed tor the
Pacific Northwest. The Northwest
Tourist Association aUo made ft strong
play for the next convention, and it
was due to the vigorous campaign
waged by these organizations that the
assembled scribes were prevailed up-j
on io make in is territory their next I
meeting place. A handsome 25 page
Invitation, profusely Illustrated, and
currying descriptive text of the won
ders ot the raclflo Northland, was
presented each ot the hundreds of
delegates present, and the novel meth
ods of publicity employed by the Ore
gon men won their Instant favor.
At the next convention, a radical
dnpartur8 from the usual form will be
made. Instead ot remululng at any
one point. It has been decided that
the visiting writers will bo taken on
an auto tour of Oregon, Washington,
and British Columbia, and will hold
their executive session at which ever
point happens to strike their fancy.
The coming ot the national convention
to this section means that construc
tive results will follow. Wltb the Im
pressions of the natural scenic won
ders of the Northwest fresh on their
minds, the returning newspaper men
will give publicity, which money
could not buy, through the mediums
ot their mouth pieces. Their editorial
colums will be freely given to their
opinions of our vast empire. They
will have first hand facts to embellish
their stories with, and an inestimable
amount of valuable publicity will be
derived for th, benefit of the north
western states.
The Oregon Editorial Association
and the Northwest Tourist Associa
tion are deserving of the commenda
tion of every clllxcn of the Oregon
country, for through thoir united ef
forts they have brought one of the
most influential and powerful organ
ixations In the world of journalism to
a recognition ot our commercial en
tcrprls0 and natural arvantage.
Ilefore returning here, Mr. and Mrs.
Ilrodle will continue their trip east,
and will visit many of the points ot
Interest In the larger cities.
The new registrants who signed up
for Uncle Sam on June 6th, will not
be permitted to engage in popular
branches of th0 service, according to
a telegram received Friday afternoon
by the local board.
The new men, of whom there are
189 In Clackamas county, will be giv
en questionnaires to fill out in the
very near future, and then classifica
tions will be made by the local board,
in the same manner as the classifica
tions of 1917 registrations have been
made. There were several applica
tions from among the new men for
permission to enlist, but the telegram
received today will settle the ques
tion for the time being, and the men
will have to await their call.
DEFERRED CLASS
REGISTRANTS TO
BE WEEDED OUT
Sweeping Investigation of the draft
classifications will be started im
mediately, according to advices re
reived by Government Appeal Agent
Gilbert L. Hedges Monday. The in
structions aro in accordance with the
recent order from the provost mar
shal's office at Washington, asking
reclassification ot all Class 2, 8, 4,
and 5 men.
Clackamas county has an even 100
class 1 men who have been granted
deferred classification on account ot
shipyard work. Ther6 Is considerable
criticism over this fact and also over
the fact that many class 1 men have
jumped Into "cushy" non-combatant
branches of the service. The govern
ment Is considering replacing these
men by older men and sending the
deferred registrants along with the
other Class 1 men who are preparing
for active service In France.
There seems to be a general feel
ing that it Is hardly fair to grant cer
tain registrants deferred classifica
tion to work for the government at
high pay, when others must shoulder
guns and take thoir places in the
trenches at $30.00 per month. It was
Intimated there would be a general
housecleanlng hy the appeal agent
Monday end alRo members of the
board intimated that such action by
government order would make their
work much easier.
OREGON CITY,
TEN MORE MEN
ARECALLEDFOR
UMITEDSERVICE
When Uncle Sam asks that men
who have been turned down for phys
ical defects enlist in certain branches
of the service for limited work, he
means business!
Two weeks ago a call was made in
Clackamas county for men of limited
ability to volunteer for special work
at Vancouver llarracks in the aero
nautic school. Only one man enlisted,
Norman Crowley, of Harlow, Oregon,
when Uncle Sam asked that eleven
men volunteer to do their bit.
Today the local board received or
der to call in an additional 10 under
orders of the adlutankrenoral'i of
flee, and they were drawn from the
list of men who nave been turned
down tor physical reasons, according
to order and serial numbers.
The men are Louis Verne Dart,
Guislppe , Garbarino, Frank Hunter,
Hert Noll, Chauncey Lloyd Blosser,
Mike Perllnger, Walter C. Moore,
labto Scott Edwards, Ben Isaac
Hoover, and James M. Hester. The
alternates were also chosen.
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Eighty-three more Class 1 men of
Clackamas county will be mobilized
sometime between June 24 and the
8th. The list waa made public today
by Clerk Harrington, together with
10 alternates who must hold them
selves In readiness should any of the
regulars fall to respond to the call.
With the drawing of the list today,
the Class 1 registration list Is pretty
well used up. The local bora ol
the opinion however, that the re
classification ordered by the provost-
marshal today at Washington, will
result In swelling the Class 1 Ustt
materially. There are a. great many
men working In the shipyards who
would otherwise be la mobilization
camps and it is thought that the new
provisions will force those lads to
take their chance with the rest ot the
soldiers ot draft age who are going
into combatant service. The dispatch
es Intimated today that a re-organ'-zaUon
ot the ship yard exemption Is
being plunned. Clackamas county has
a large number of Class 1 men In
shipyards work who have been grant
ed deferred classification, and who
will come within the proposed reor
ganization. The llBt follows:
George Smith Bertrand, Cecil Ern
est Carleton. Benjamin Franklin. Cas
to, Henry Boyer, Albert Otis Halvey,
Henry Harrison Creason, Wilbur Eu
gene Roberts, Howard W. Truscott
Marshall Dump Mood, G rover Jacob
Frledrlch, Clyde Elmer Poteet, Albert
Herman Scheer, Edward Bolle, Sam
uel nigby Ewalt, Arthur Luln Rob
erts, Otto B. Titus, Clifford LeRoy
Will, John Lawrence Mooney, Carl
Max F. Brunch. Fred Henry Koen
necks, Lloyd Brock Allen, Theodore
Ahlberg, John David Closner, Walter
August Alt, Archie Howell, Lawrence
Adolph P. Scharlfenberg, Erwin Fred
erich Bremer, Lewis William Hoff
melster. Fred Wm. Luenenberger,
Henry Peters, Carl Ephratm Young
strom, William Lewis Wllcoxen, Ed
ward Mclntyre, Peter Kyllo, Frank
Anderson, John B. Hahn, Alfred L.
Uramwell, Edward .Henry Roadarmel,
Ben Knutson, Louis Oehlschlacger,
Milton Davis Evans, Elmer Pearl Tlce,
Roberts, W. F. Akin. Leo Frederick
Ham Allen Haworth, Thomas Francis
Mooney, Phillip Fred Putz, Albert
Henry C. Hoffmelster, Clyde Sidney
Stokes, Arthur Timmons Mallett,
Carl Virgil Ramsby, Samuel E. James,
Fred Babbler Utlger, Albert I. Todd,
Orvllle Hough, David Evans, Arvld
Ferdinand Benson, Lester Rivers,
Clyde Bryan. Kunze, Frank LeRoy
Wheeler, Matt John Macho, George
Damm, Gustat Paul Herz, Griffith W.
Roberts, W. F. Akin, Leo Frederick
A. Polehn, Charles Arthur vMabal,
Ernest Henry Aernt, Edward John
Busch, Arthur Louis Anderson, Wil
liam ErneBt Gelbrich, Walter Ficken,
Alex Gray, Earl Naurets. Henry Gul
lickson, Rudolph Alfred Schmidt,
Ernest Herman Thlel, Harvey Jack
son, Alvtn D. Hamilton, Fred John
Yoder, Charles Arthur Clester, Victor
Emanuel Olsen, Arthur Nowak Oi-an
Elton.
Substitutes: Lee Cooper, Nick
Bruzzese, Oscar Lee Holman, Carl
Larson, Fay Alfred Selby, Raymond
P. Bushbaum, Harry Melby, Charley
Edward Austin, Edwin George Ber
dine, Albert George Schunk.
CRACKER MAKER
SUES FOR BILL
FROMMERCHANT
The Nutlonol Biscuit Company has
filed a civil action to collect the sum
of $64.19, alleged to be duo on an out
standing ' account owed by John F.
Jennings, for merchandise purchased
from the plaintiffs.
OUNGM
OREGoft, ' FRIDAY, JUNE
4
CLACKAMAS IIAS
FOURj OFFICES
STATE GRANGE
SALEM, Or.j June 6. Two from
Clackamas county have been reelected
to executive offices In the Oregon
State Grange, . C. 8pence as master
and Mrs. Mary1 Howard as secretary.
C. E. 8penca has been elected to
serve bis fifth 'consecutive term. Not
even ft close race was given Mr.
Spnnce by bis opponent, J. J, Johnson,
of Portland, notwithstanding Spence's
stout defense of the Non-Partisan
League throughout the day yester
day, which many delegates predicted
would bring his defeat. He received 70
votes to 39 cast for Johnson.
The election of officers took place
last night, but res-tits were not an
nounced to the State Grange and
made public until 10:30 A. M. today.
The big vote given Bpence was par
ticularly surprising tor the reason
that the last action ot the convention,
before voting on officers, was the
passage of ft resolution refusing to
allow the Oregon Orange to combine
with the Non-Partisan League, with
which Spence Is In strong sympathy.
Johnson's defeat Is attributed to
the fact that be Is lawyer. Many
delegrates were heard to say they
could see no reason why a farmers'
organization should have an attorney
at Its head.
Other officers elected: Overseer, C.
D. Hoffman, Union; lecturer. Mrs.
Minnie E. Bond, Lane; Stewart, M. C.
Glover, Clackamas; assistant steward,
Charles H. Hays, Washington; chap
lain, Cyrus K. Walker, Linn; treas
urer, H. Hlrschberg, Polk; secretary,
Mrs. Mary S. Howard, Clackamas;
gatekeeper, C. C. Borland. Clackamas;
Ceres, Mrs. Carry M. Sales, Clatsop;
Pomona, Miss Goldeth Combs, Linn;
Flora, Mrs. J. C- Leedy, Washington; I
lady assistant Steward. Miss Dorothy
Byron, member executive committee,1
B. O. Leedy, Benton; members legis
lative committee, M. M. Burtner,
Wasco, and Ray Gill, Multnomah.
In the election of officers the Ore
gon urange usea xor me nrsi lime
the -first, second and third choice sys
tem., In counting the votes lost night
the only case In which the canvassing
board had to make use of the third
choice ballot to determine the result
was for the position, of Flora, which
was won by Mrs. J. C. Leedy, of
Washington county. Hester Coovert
waa second highest with 65 votes.
The vote tor secretary waa close, with
60 votes given Urv Mary 8. Howard,
ot Clackamas. Mrs. C. H. Bailey, of
Douglas county, waa nearest her with
54 votes. 1
In addition to the consideration of
resolutions and conferring ot the fifth
and sixth degrees upon about 150 can
didates, the memorial services for de
parted members will be held today.
Ben Sheldon, of Medford, who Is
working In the Interests of Southern
and Eastern Oregon normal schools,
for which an initiative measure Is to
appear on the ballot at the November
election, is here to work for, a reso
lution by the Grange favoring the
measure.
Only three delegates to the state
grange convention were strong
enough in the faith of the Non-Par-tlsan
league to vote against a reso
lution yesterday providing that the
grange form no combination with the
league or with any other political or
ganization. Seventy-six delegates
voted for the resolution which was
brought in by the committee on reso
lutions and formulated from resolu
tions introduced by the delegations of
four different counties. The resolu
tion passed is virtually the same as
one adopted recently by the Multno
mah county grange.
The convention repudiated a senti
ment among certain delegates who
attempted to influence the session to
take no action whatever relative- to
the Non-Partisan league. This senti
ment was manifested in a substitute
resolution introduced by A. I, Mason,
of Hbod River county, It was de
feated. By the adoption of another resolu
tion yesterday the salary ot the mas
ter is increased from $300 to $1200 a
year, with $1500 allowed as a maxi
mum for the expenses ot himself and
his deputy. Under this action the
master will be required to give full
time to the duties ot the position.
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WASHINGTON, June 7. Sinking of
the Norwegian steamer Vinland by a
German submarine. 65 miles off the
Virginia capes at 6 P. M., Wednesday,
June 5, was announced tonight by the
Navy Department. The crew was res
cued and landed today at Cape May,
N. J.
The Vinland was sent down nine
hours after the British steamer Har
pathian was torpedoed 35 miles far
ther from the Virginia coast. Until
word of her sinking came from Cape
May today nothing had been heard
of the operations of the enemy raid
ers since the landing of the Harpath
ian's crew yesterday. No details were
given In the brief dispatch to the de
partment. This statement was Issued: "The
Navy Department is ' informed that
the Norwegian steamer Vinland, 1193
tons, was bombarded and sunk by a
submarine about 65 miles off the
coast of Virginia at 6 P. M. on June
5. The crew was landed at Cape May,
N. J."
14, 1918.
STATE HIGHWAY
COMMISSION TO
PAVE IS MILES
SALEM Or., June 12. (Special to
The Enterprise). The State High
way Commission this afternoon de
cided In favor of advertising for bids
for the hard surfacing of 18 miles of
the Pacific Highway between Aurora
and Salem. They fcve estimated the
cost of the paving at $348,000, which
will be shared equally by the state
and by the government. In the speci
fications for the 'work all types of
paving surface are Included, and It
cannot be predicted just which kind
will be laid.
The Highway Commission will be
in Oregon City next Tuesday, making
the trip from Portland, and contemp
lating a visit along the entire Pacific
Highway, and its adjacent work.
Due to the strict regulations for
government work, It was doubtful for
a time whether the bids would be
called for this summer or not The
government demand that but one type
of pavement he considered has been
overcome by the State commission,
and there Is no' doubt sow but' that
the work will be rushed to comple
tion this summer.
ER MODIFIED
IS REPORT RECEIVED
SALEM, Or., June 10. The 25 per
cent freight rate increase order, Is
sued some time ago by Director Gen
eral McAdoo of the government rail
road administration, will be material
ly modified for the protection ot Pa
cific coast industries before It goes
Into effect the last of the month, ac
cording to the interpretation put by
the Oregon public service commission
upon a telegram received today from
Max Thelen, representative at Wash
ington, D. C, of the California com
mission, who also has been delegated
to represent the Oregon commission
in this connection.
Thelen's telegram Is in reply to
message sent ft few days ago by the
Oregon commission in which the sug
gestion was made that the govern
ment and state, commission cooperate
in determining the proportionate in
crease in freight rates for the North
west. His message says:
"Your suggestion much appreciated.
Plan for cooperation between govern
ment and Btate commissions today
approved by Prouty who will submit
to McAdoo for final aproval. Order 28
will not be suspended, but will be ma
terially medified as result of repre
sentations made by state commis
sions. Elmquist will wire details when
definitely announced." ,
Order 28, mentioned in the tele
gram in the 25 per cent increase or
der. As viewed by members of the
Oregon commission the encouraging
feature is the statement that order
28 will be materially modlfled,even
if the request for suspension ot the
order until proper rates can be de
termined, Is net granted.
,To get the viewpoint of shippers,
an important conference will be held
by the Oregon commission in Port
land Thursday morning nt 10 o'clock
with all shippers who are interested
in the 25 per cent increase in freight
rates.
One provision in Secretary Me
Adoo's historic order increasing the
freight rates or the country 25 per
cent fixed a minimum charge of $15
per car on all carload shipments.
This provision is the cause ot more
or less concern on the part of mini
erous lumber manufacturers In the
Northwest, who have asked the rail
road administration for a modifica
tion. . ,
JURY AWARDS
JOYNER $1500
FOR DAMAGES
A verdict ot $1500 was returned
Tuesday against the Crown Willam
ette Paper Co., in favor ot A. E. Joy
ner, who was injured while employed
by the paper company as a trackman
about two years ago. Joyner brought
suit for $1999.99. The Jury was out
about an, hour and a half.
While wheeling pulp, Joyner step
ped into a hole in an alleged defective
floor, and sustained Internal injuries
to his back and side. The paper com
pany claimed the accident occurred
more than two years prior to the filing
of the action and Introduced company
records and time checks to sustantl
ate this contention. Joyner claimed
that the accident occurred in Jan
uary, 1916, and his complaint was
filed in January of this year., The
defendant company, while making a
general denial of the negligence
charges, relied mainly on the statute
ef limitations as their defence. The
plaintiff claimed injuries of a per
manent, nature.
The jury consisted of A. L. Hea
cock, foreman; V. H. Dunton, George
Eberley, H. J. Zlegler, C. W. Swallow,
Harry LeBarre, Jos. DeShazer, Jas.
Prater, T. J. Wlrtz, Jas. Wanker, C.
W. Birchett and Geo. Staben.
Brownell and Slevers appeared for
the plaintiff and Dimick and Dlmlck
for the defendants.
ORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Public aho.iuwum.
-Portland, Ore.
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A circuit court jury Monday after
noon brought in a verdict for $750
for the defendants In the condemna
tion action brought by the State High
way Commission against the Ganong
heirs.
The commission condemned a right-of-way
across the Ganong propertay
south ot Canemah along the new
water grade Pacific Highway last falL
The property is owned by the Ganong
heirs who asked $2500.00 damages on
account of the cutting of ft strip oft
the front line of their place. Several
shade trees were cut down and the
heirs claimed special damage by reas
on ot the loss of these trees. The
jury deliberated over the matter toi
about an hour. Judge Robert Tuckei
tried the case.
As an outgrowth ot the appropria
tion by the Highway commission, a
lamage action was filed by the heirs
)f the estate against the Highway
commission, and this action Is pend
ing In the circuit court at the present
time.
The highway commission took a
strip about 16 feet at one end of the
Ganong place and about 7 feet at the
other end. The defendants were Mrs
Matilda Mount and Dr. Hugh S. Mount,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ganong, of Portland,
and Fred Shannon and wife, the lat
ter being tenants ot the place. In
their answer the heirs asked $2400
damages to their Interest, and $100
special damages to the tenants. The
Jury allowed $700 to the heirs
and
$50.00 to the tenants.
AWE INSPIRING
SOLAR ECLIPSE
IS BEHELD HERE
Through light flimsy clouds, Oregon
City people viewed the wonderful
eclipse ot the sun Saturday after
noon. A haze was in' the heavens
most of the day, but the eclipse was
plainly visible and smoked glasses
were in general nse.
The twilight was the occasion ot ft
great gathering ot sky-gazers all along
Main Street, while the hill sections
around Oregon City furnished ---unusually
good viewpoints for those who
cared to view the wonder and the
creeping shadows.
Peculiarly the hundreds of pigeons,
pets along Main' Street and about
the court house settled down for
their night's rest os convenient cor
ners of the store buildings.
During a few moments when the
eclipse was nearest the complete cov
ering of the sun's surface, a multi
colored glare was plainly visible just
below the eclipse. The rainbow colors
were plainly noticed Dy many. it
was not thought that any part ot the
corona would be visible here, but
many noted distinct mass of colors
for a few moments. -
The eclipse . registered here' about
98 per cent of the sun's surface it
was stated. On account of the light
clouds in the sky glasses were laid
aside after the eclipse got pretty well
under way.
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GOLDENDALE, Wash.. June 10.
Dr. William Wallace Campbell, di
rector of the Crocker eclipse expedi
tion ot Lick observatory, University
of California, says that the new star,
discovered at the University of Vir
ginia last Friday night and reported in
press dispatches Sunday morning,
flared out in the aky where no star
had been known to exist before, and
probably resulted from a collision or
other catasrophe in for distant space.
The new star is one of the bright
est stars in the northern sky. The
Lick astronomers here saw it last
night through thin clouds. It is on
meridian at 1 o'clock in the morning
half way between zenith and the
southern horizon. ,
Plates taken Saturday of the eclipse
operations have all been developed
and Dr. Campbell says that some ex
ceptionally fine impressions of the
corona were obtained. From press re
ports and private advices received by
Dr. Campbell, he is convinced that
weather conditions at Goldendale
were the most perfect of any station
in the United States for obtaining a
clear view of the corona and sur
rounding phenomena.
The station is .being dismantled
this morning and all scientific equip
ment and the plates obtained will be
shipped back to Mount Hamilton to
day. Dr. Campbell and .party will
leave this afternoon. No information
of the scientific results obtained will
be given out until a careful study of
the impressions obtained has been
made. Dr. Campbell and Mrs. Camp
bell will go to Victoria, B. C, from
Portland to take part in the dedica
tion of the Lick observatory station
that place.
He will then return to California.
Dr. Campbell and his wife are loud in
their praises of the treatment and the
assistance rendered them by the peo
ple ot Goldendale in making the ex
pedition a success, especlall the man
ner in which the guests of the party
were looked after.
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HI HOSTS
PARIS, June 12. The French
troops have made further advances
around. Belloy and St. Maur and have
captured 400 additional prisoners,
some cannon and machine guns, ac
cording to the War Office announce
ment tonight They have also re
occupied Montcourt and part ot Bus
siares, north ot the Marne.
The official report says that the
French troops were withdrawn east
of the Olse, Hong the line of Ballly,
Tracy-le-Val and Nampcel, nnder the
protection of covering detachments
withont the enemy being aware of the
movement ' " . ' .
While most of the German attacks
were repulsed, the enemy succeeded
in getting ft foothold on the southern
bank of the Mats River, occupying
the village of Melicocq and adpointag
heights. , , r Y !
PARIS, June 12. The battle con-
tinued last night and today on the
front between Montdidier : and the
River Olse, the War Office announced.
On the French left , additional
progress was made by French troops
in the region east ot Mery and Genlis
wood.
Near the center, along the Aronde
front In the region of St. Maur, the
Loge farm and Antheuil, the French
repulsed violent attacks by the enemy.
Despite repeated efforts the Ger
mans on the French right were not
able to debouch on the south bank of
the Mats River.
The French are holding in that part
of the battle area south of Chevrin-
court and Marset-srur-Mata.
South of the Aisne, on the front be
tween 8oissons and the Marne, the
Germans attacked , this , morning.
Fighting is going on between the river
and the Vlllers-Cotterete " forest.
Violent combats are being fought oa
the front of Dommiers. Cutry and
south of Ambleny.
BERLIN, via London, June 12.
The French have evacuated Carlepont
wood, on the east bank ot the Olse,
according to the announcement by
general headquarters today, and the
Germans are making advances along
this important line.
"There have been local .engage
ments on the, battlefields northwest
of Noyon and south ot the Aisne,"
continues the communication.
L'
The condemnation suit brought by
the State Highway Commission
against the Ganong estate, seeking a
right-of-way through the old Ganong
home south of Canemah, occupied the
circuit court yesterday, with Judge
Tucker, of Portland, sitting on the
bench, instead ot ' Judge Campbell.
The case was continued until Mon
day. The jury yesterday afternoon visit
ed the old Ganong home at Canemah
along the line of the new water grade
Pacific Highway. The road has al
ready been appropriated and several
shade trees in front of the Ganong
home, which were in the line of the
new road, were cut down by the high
way commission.
The loss of these trees is an ele
ment figuring strongly in the case, the
defense offering in evidence a cross
section of one of the large maples
about three feet in diameter, which
was cut down when the new roadway
was laid out last fall.
A damage action against the com
mission is also pending in the local
court, by the defendants in the con
demnation proceedings.
300 CLACKAMAS
STUDENTS PASS
EXAMINATIONS
The work of examining the papers
ot the students of the Clackamas
county schools taking the eighth
grade examination have been com
pleted by County School Superintend
ent J. E. Calavan and County School
Supervisor Brenton Vedder. There
were 300 pupils, who were successful
in passing this test and remarkable
high standing was the result.
Those who have failed in two of
the studies, and desirous to take the
examination again so that they may
be entitled to the honors, will be
given the privilege of doing so June
13 and 14. The examinations will be
conducted at the school building In
the various school district of the
county, while some will be given the
examination in the ofrf(.e pf County
School Superintendent Colavan's of
fice. ;
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