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FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 81. YOUNG LAD ROBBER AT WEST III A built daylight robbery of the Vnnt l.lnn pontoftlce , Tuesday morn lust, tin resulted In th arrest of Al bert Kidder, iCytiurolil son of Albert Kidder. Sr., of Willamette. Klddor taken before federal authorities WniliKwclay by C'oiiMtnbltt Frost, hi raptor, and placed In tha federal Jull to await serious government charges to bti brought against lilm. Hie youmrui robber nan made a complete confession. According to li In atory b wan tottering about tho Went Unit poaloftlce Tuesday morn ing, unknown to postmaster George llorton, who bad placed throe sacks of coin, currnncy ami chocks, ag Kivnntlng probably $250 on a dcHk In the back end of tho offloo. Aa Post mnittor llorton stepped out momen tarily young KlddiT darted In buhlnd thn postofilce boxes and eted wbut money ho could corry, from two of tho sacks. The younx robber destroyed the cheeks ntiil took the money to Port land whore tin spent the duy, Husplc Inn uk directed toward tho young lad, by reason of some former cs cnpnilna which had brought him Into the Juvenile court and a search waa made for him at once, a guard bolnj placed nnnr the homo of bin fnthoi1. Tuesday evening Constable Frost went over to relievo tho guard, and ahortly afterwards young; Kidder appeared, lie hud about $27 of the money on hi person at the time, but at first denied any participation in tho theft. He waa placed In Jail by Constablo Proat and waa taken to Portland Wedneo day and made a complete confosnlon. A $100 standing reward la offered for apprehension of poHtouVe robbera and thla will be pulil to Mr. Frost, who muile the arrest. Young Klddur waa a good spender while hla money lusted. He burned the checks buck of J. W. Moffat's residence In West Linn, but took the money nniountlnK to'$182.t0 to Port land, where he purchased a motor cycle fr $115,cbhIi and spent about $10 for clothing, which ho cached In a room at tho Wuhaah hold on Front and Madlaon streets. Alt of tho money waa recovered with the exception of about $2. Kidder was first arrested about six years ago for stealing n horso and liail boon puroled from tho stnto Irnlnlng school. I FOR ESPEE CROSSING SALEM. Or., July 3l.-r(Sieclul to the Enterprise.) Green Point cross- uiK ui. inn iioiuicny 1111ms 01 uregon City, Is formally designated ob a stop crossing in an order Issued by the Public Service Commission today, following nn investigation of tho sltua Hon made sonio time since by Com missioner rtuchtol, This crossing al ready Is equipped with standard warn ing signs and an automatic warning hell. "While the commission Is fully aware " recites the order, "of the ne cessity of conserving the resources of carriers during the present crisis and Is prone to discourage expenditures but absolutely essentlnl to the safoty and convenience of the public, tt Is believed In this Instance that the ex treme hazard now exlsttlng may bo materially reduced without excess In convenience to the travollng public or placing: Bn unreasonable burden upon the carrier by designating this crossing n 'stop crossing.' It is there fore ordered thnt snld crossing be and It. is hereby designated as and de clnrod to be a 'stop crossing,' and the suld Southern Tactile is hereby re quired and directed to erect and main tain a 'stop crossing' sign on the street within the limits of Its right of way of tho kind doscrlbed in the act above referred to, vlss., a circular sign 24 Inches in diameter printed with a white field hearing the word 'atop' ,ln black letters 5 inches high, 3 and inches wide, lines 1 inch stroke with a black border 1 inch wide, and said sign shnll be adoq-.mtely and properly lighted nt night." FARE INCREASES TO FJLLOW NffiW YORK, July 27, The Brook lyn Rapid Transit company Friday announced a voluntary Increase , af wages to its employes, amounting ap proximately to $1 000,000 annually. The uompuny also nuuie it kuowr thai It anticipated an increase In fares. POM VEMC 0 RECdON D3I HIGHWAY ENGINEER IS OPEN FOR TRAFFIC SALEM, Or., July 29,-Slute High way Engineer Nunn returned to Ba lem Huturday after a trip with 8. HmiHou und K. A, tlooth, of the state blKhwtty commission, over the Pa cific highway to tho California line, theme to Kliunulh Pulls, Bend and Tho Dulles and back to Portland. No changes of policy are announced as the result of tho trip. Engineer Nunn announces that tho Rice hill section or grading. 12 miles long. In Douglas county, has boon completed and thrown open to truffle; tho Wolfe Creek section, of five miles , over tho summit In Josephine county. Is open to traffic and ellmlnutea a bad !rade, and tho underground crossing between Ashland and Medford, elimin ating tho Ashland hill, has also been open to travel. ARE CALLED FOR !E Clackamas county "s called upon to furnish 12 quallflud men for a course In mechanics at tho Henson I'olytoe hlo school at Portland. Tho men must have a common school educa tion, and experience In automobile work, plumbing, tinning, carpentery. ' electricity, or other mechanical lines I Tho call states that any class may 1 volunteer-for this call, which must bo filled by August 6th. If at that time tho list has not been completed, tho men will bo Inducted from class 1, and prepared for entrapment for Port land on August 15th. No men from tho 1918 registration will be Inducted, In case the call comes to that, but the old registrants will be taken. AS SELECTS REJECTED FROM CAMP LEWIS TH local war board has received notices from Camp Lewis of the re jection of the following 11 men sent with tho last contingent of 92 men from this county on July 24: Hurton Taylor Moore, Martin Kordt, Goorge Rudolph Hofstetter. Warreu William Freece, Pred Giles Daugherty, Albert Robert Hoygaard. Arlington J. John son, Murvln Allen Rlchey. Leonard Lean. Klton A. Harrington and George Morgan Sugar. U. S. OFFICERS KILLED DURING BIG OFFENSIVE WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE AISNE-MARNE FRONT, July 24. Colonel Hamilton Smith, of the United States Army, died on July 22. within a few hours after receiving a machine gun wound below the heart. Colonel Smith was mnklne observa tions after a morning attack In antici pation of Improving tho American po sitions south of SolsBons, near Missy- an-Hols. Lleutennnt-Colonel Clark Elliott was killed by mnchlno gun fire In the same sector, while Inspecting the Am erican front lines. Major J. M. McCloud was wounded while loading his men. when the Am ericans crossed the Soissons-Arras road during the offensive. He was wounded In the left arm and In the teft Bide by machine gun bullets, but after receiving first aid he continued fluhttng. The Major was killed soon afterwards by a high explosive shell. Soon after Major McCloud died, Lieutenant James C. Lodar was killed by machine gun fire near where Mc Cloud fell. On different days the following Cap tains were killed by machine guns and shells, all of them leading tholr men when they foil: James A. Edgerton, Julius AiMood, Alfred R. Hnnwl, Jams N. C. Rich ard, and James H. Holme. CANDIDATE FOR JOB AS SHERIFF IS IN 1 WARRINGTON, Or., July 29. Ole Nelson, Republican candidate for shorliT next fall for Clatsop county, has been re-olasslfled by the draft board in Astoria and placed iii class 1. He may now get a call to army ser vice nt any time, but announces that ho will continue bis candidacy re gardless of what the war may do to him. ' ANNOUNGES MECHANICS IN DRAFT IN ARMY ELEVEN CLAC OF DRAFT OREGON CITY, TO WORKERS FIXED BY-GOVERNMENT WASHINGTON, July 31.Wnges for shop workers were fixed today by the railway administration In a sup plement to the general order In which Increases for the other classes of employes wore granted. With the ex ception ot car men, second class elec trical workers and alt apprentices and helpers, shop workers who have had Tour or more years of experience and who were on Jaunary 1, 1918, receiv ing less than 55 cents an hour, will receive 68 cents. Similarly, car men and second class eloctrlcul workers who were receiving less than 45 centH will get a 13 cents raise to C8 cents. This minimum rate may be ex ceeded, according to the order, in cases of especially skilled men doln special high grade work. WASHINGTON". July 8L Railway employes were told by Director Gen eral McAdoo In announcing details of the wage Increase for more than 600, 000 shopmen that the nation expected new energy from the workers In re turn (or pay increase! and Improve ments In- employment conditions and that strikes and other labor disturb ances must be eliminated during the war. WILLIAM BLACK DESERTER FACES COURT MARTIAL William James Hlack, of Estacada, who didn't believe In war iand who fulled to report when called hy the local board, was taken to Vancouver and turned over to military nnthnrif. ' lea as a deserter by Policeman Ilurk Saturday afternoon, following Rlack's arrest Friday night as he stepped from a train at the 8. P. depot. A meeting of the local board was held Saturday and Black's fate was quickly decided, when It was learned he had drawn all bis savins from a Portland bank, and was preparing for a trip of some kind. He surprised the Hoard last winter by the statement tn ins questionnaire that "war was unconstitutional." and that there were millions of people In the United States who viewed the matter Just as he himself did. When called for ser vice with the tost draft Black failed to show up and was arrested by Of ficer lturk as he stepped from a South em Pacific train Friday, evening. He cuiims 10, nave oeen working in the snip yards.. He stated Saturday that he did not believe war was exactly unconstttn tlonal. but that he preferred to W the other fellow do the flghtlns. Officer Ilurk returned Saturday evening after starting the youne Dh Jector off In military life at Vancouv er wnere his views on constitutional ity will probably be aired before a military court martial. ;t SAISEM, Or.. July 29. Cities and towns must- hold their municipal elections next November at the same time the regular general state election Is held. The constitutional amendment providing for all elections to be held the same day is operative without awaiting additional legislation at the hands of the legislature. This is substance of an opinion wrlntten today by Attorney General llrown to John F. Halt, district at torney of Mnrshfleld. While It was written today ly Attorney General Ing to Coos county, It applies to all cities and towns in the state, and nnswers questions which hove been pouring Into the attorney general's of fice from many different cities. hlle no reference is made in the opinion to Oregon City.lt applies to that city as well as all others in the state, so far as the attorney general's ntorpretntion of the law is concerned. ANTAGONISTIC TREATMENT IS CAUSE OF SUIT "A studied course of antagonistic treatment" is the main reason for the divorce suit of Verenn James ncainst her husband. Cecil A. James, filed Sat urday, according to the wife's com plaint. , She doclures he shunned her so ct'ty continually, but took an active Interest In dancing parties, auto rides and theatrical parties as long as tils wife wos not a member of the particular party. A further cause is (hat she was forced to wear clothes owned before her .marriage, she claims, in spite of the fact that her antagonistic spouse was earning $250 per month. She asks a decree, tlic cus tody of her minor child. $100 ner j month permanent alimony and $150 attorney's fees. WAGES SHOP CITY MUS HOLD ITS ELECTION UNDER STATE'S LAW OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 19)8. NINETEEN BOYS GO AUGUST 6 TO GAMPFREMONT Entrapment orders for the nine teen Class 1 boy have been received at the office of the local board, and this quota, which practically takes all Class 1 men of tho 1017 das,, to leave for Camp Fremont, California, Tuesday, August fth. Two of the boyfi are volunteers of the 1918 class who are anxious to get Into active service. These men are Carl N. Troxell and Ciaydon Pace, of Oregon City. The men ,wlll report Tuesday at 8 M. The training at Camp Fremont U tor artillery largely. The other seventeen names were pub lished In the Enterprise a few days aw. ) BOYS LOOT HOME LIGHT IS SH01 J. C. Taylor. ed 1, Hi.d Nathan Taylor, aged 14. were arrested Wed nesday nght by H. Mercian. 514 Pleasant Avenue while they were looting the hame of Mr. Wtlk near the Molalla Road. The fam.ly was away, and Mr. Jilermann'a attention was attracted by tights a the house. The boys wera turned ovtr to1 the police and are tt the city tall FROM ARMY DUTY FOR DESERTION TWO ARE POSTED Clackamas ' co-.mty has two men posted as deserters. The country Is being scoured for them, and when ap prehended they will be subject to military court-martial nnd ' a stiff penalty of Imprisonment at hard la bor. One ot these men, Carl . Soder blom, registered t-fh the 1917 -class, and had his' qnesAnnaire filled out, but when called for examination he failed to show up. He was found work ing in a Silverton saw mill under the assumed name of Carl Plora. .After be ing brought here, he was examined and called for the July 24th draft. Wednesday he failed to show up to go witn the boys, and he has been post ed by the local board as a deserter The other man is William Black, of Estacada, a conscientious objector, who had made the statement that "war is -mconstltutlonal." He was called for this draft, also, and upon falling to show up was Immediately listed as a deserter. OFFICERS HOT ON TRAIL OF TWO DANGEROUS IEN SALEM, Or., July 30. Rennett Thompson and Fred Thurber, "hard boils" working in the Penitentiary boiler room, made their way out of mat room some time last night sneaked across the prison yard and scaled the walls. Their escape was not discovered until this morning. PORTLAND, July 30. Thompson is believed to be surrounded in the w-oods and dense undergrowth near Hillsdale by deputies from the Sher iff's office, and prison guards from the Penitentiary, under the direction of Warden Murohy. Sheriff Hulrbnrt and all the deputies of the Sheriff's office, together with a posse ot. the prison guards, are encased in the man-hunt for Thompson, the murderer, and Fred Thurber, who was serving time for burglary, and maUe hla es cape with Thompson. According to Information given the Sheriff's office. Thompson had break fast early Tuesday mornlnsr at the home of a rancher near Mulloy. His companion was not seen at that time, but It it believed taht Thompson smuggled some food to him, as he wrapped up several articles of food. which lie said he would eat later for his lunch. It is surmised that thev Biiccee'ded in chnnging their clothes by stealing wearing apparel from the oarns of some of tne ranchers. 19 SEL ECTIFES TO LEAVE OREGON CITY ST The call for 19 selectives to be sent to Camp Fremont, California, requires that the men report here at 8 A. M.. August, 6, and the eutralnment orders state that the departure from here will be made ot 8 o'clock the -same evening. , LICENSED TO WED Sarah! R. Combs and Travis E. Man ning of 514 Artie HuHdlng, Seattle, were granted a license to wed bv Clerk Harrington Wednesday. ARRESTED WHEN ENT STATE FAIR IS PLEDGING HELP TO SALEM, July 31. "With the nation engaged in war, and a shortage ex isting In both food and clothing all exhibits shown at the State Fair this year will be of a practical nature and will be designed to give Instruction in the increasing and conserving of the food and clothing supplies of the state," said A. H. Lea, Secretary of the State Fair Board today In com menting on the Fifty Seventh Annual State Fair, which will open in Salem on September, 23 for one week. ''By Increasing and conserving both these resources more supplies will be made available for our soldiers across the waters and more money available for the government," he continued, and the Board is bending every effort towards the attainment of these ends. The Food Administration has been asked to furnish an exhibit that will especially demonstrate the value of food substitutes, and how to grow and use thera to the best advantage. Lec tures and demonstrations will be giv en on food production and conservation in all agricultural, horticultural and livestock departments. Present Indications are that the livestock ihow will be eauallv as eood. If not better, than last year. The widely known Aberdeen-Angus herd of Congdons & Battles will be shown for the first time at the Fair, and Clise's Ayrshire herd, the largest west of the Mississippi, will also be on ex hibition. H. B. Thornberry, of Spokane, tne biggest Importer of horses in the United States, has signified his In tention of competing for prizes with a. l. Kuby, Oregon s famous horse man. Excepting fat barrows, all swine; under a new rule promulgated by the Board, must be under one year and for the first time in the history of the Fair Juvenile exhibitors will be per mitted to compete with adults In the swine department. The goat depart ment has been reinstated and it Is expected that. ia, both the goat - and sheep divisions the exhibits will be unusually good. Full as many counties as last year will send agricultural exhibits and the machinery exhibit will be the best in the history of the Fair. Tractors and trucks will predominate and the famous f'ord 'Tractor will be on ex hibition for the first time in the West. Prize winning canning clubs from the State of Washington will compete with champion clubs of Oregon for premiums and the contests will be both interesting and Instructive. The racing program will be superb, the music the best and the entertainments of a high class order. OF LOCAL SOLDIERS IN SERVICE It is desired by the committee from the patriotic edition of the Enterprise to have the addresses of he boys from Clackamas county, who are serv ing their country in Europe. The young women do not know their prop er addresses, and as letters and lit tle remerilbrances in the form of a small amount of money is to be sent them, the addresses will be greatly appreciated. The letters ure being written, and it Is desired to have many leave Oregon City this week. A large number will be mailed Wednes day morning. The addresses may be forwarded to the Enterprise office, and turned over to the committee wrltine the letters. BOYS IN FRANCE WILL BE GIVEN GIFTS OF MONEY The boys of Clackamas county serv ing their country "Over There" are to be remembered with letters of cheer, each letter to contain a little remem brance. The letters have already been commenced, and the first "batch" will be mailed Wednesday morning, and sent on their way across the "pond." The net proceeds from the women's patriotic edition of the Morning En terprise, published by some of the young women of this elty, amounted to $106.35. This is to be distributed to the boys to have a good time on. It was planned to use this money in pur chasing delicacies for the boys, but owing to the ban that still remains, and no packages are allowed to be sont, it was decided to send the' boys the money. The Oregon City boys are scattered at present, and their ad dresses are being secured so that many from Clackamas county may be remembered. OSWEGO MAN WEDS VANCOUVER, WASH, July 31. License to marry was. issued here to day to Henry Gans, 23, of Oswego. Or , and Miss Mildred Nlebusch, 21, of Vancouver. Wash , . , . WORLD WAR E I HISTORICAL SOCIETY 5 j public Auaiwi.u" 1 Portland. Or B N SERVICE Nine Clackamas county boys have died In service, according to reports on file In the office of Adjutant-General Williams, as follows: William Hancock, engineer corps, died ot pneumonia In France, Decem ber, 1917. Henry C. Ast, seaman, navy, died of acute pneumonia, early in 1917. Cart Callff, sergeant, cavalry, fell from train In California, October, 1917. Verner G. Branland, Molalla, Tus canla victim. Thomas Burton Brown, Oregon City, private Co. I,- 3d Oregon Infantry. Shot himself while on duty at Med ford, Or., July 23, 1917. Believed to have been insane. Enlisted April 9, 1917. Edmond C. Boliack, Portland, pri vate 120th regiment 1st replacement battalion, U". S. marine corps. Died April 15, 1918, of wounds received In action in France. Enlisted June 18, 1917. Frank E. Cohl, Logan, Or., private Co. E. 117th U. S. Engineers. Died March 23, 1918, In France, as result of pneumonia. ' Clifford Wiley Brown, Oregon City, Or., seaman second class, U. S. nary. Died of rheumatic fever, Hampton Roads, Va., February 13, 1918. En listed May 19, 1917. Harry Richard Melvin, Oregon City, Or., corporal. 162d Jnfantry. Died Feb ruary 19, 1918. at Willlamsbrldra. W j Y., after month's illness. Enlisted May zz, 1917. TO VALUED AT $200,000 The largest order for candy yet placed by the government calls for the delivery of $200,000 worth of candy to Camp Lewis, according to Informa tion received In Portland by candy manufacturers. Th-oder if taken as an indication that the government realizes the big food value of candy and its Importance from a dietary standpoint. In this connection experiments recently conducted show that people who work hard need sugar to rebuild tissues consumed during exercise. Chocolate creams, for example, have a value of 2029 calories a pound, which is virtually twice that of beef steak. Candy manufacturers now use only 4 per cent of the nation's sugar sup plythe amount allowed them by the food administration, because it Is known that sugar is necessary to the system and many people prefer It In the form of candy. PRESBYTERIANS URGE M'ARTHUR TO VOTE DRY EUGENE, Or., July 26. The Presby terian synod here late yesterday had a lively debate over the proposition of wiring Congressman McArthur, urging him to vote for prohibition as a w ar emergency measure, along with messages to the other members of the Oregon delegation. Edwin Rawdon of the Oregon Anti-Saloon league, re ported that McArthur hat told him that he would not vote for prohibi tion as a war measure. Dr. John H. Boyd, ot Portland, made the motion for the message 'to McArthur. Albany college was given another year's time by the synod to meet the conditions specified last year under which further financial aid will be given the college. The synod passed resolutions promising all possible help and requesting all churches to co operate with the college In all pos sible ways. The resolutions also pro vided for a committee to work out a plan of co-operation with the United Presbyterian church for the college, and requesting the general college board to extend aid to the amount of $2500 during the coming year. , The committee on resolutions was composed of Rev. H. A. Carnahan, of Ashland; Rev. W. F. Shields, of Burns; Rev. J. E. Blair, of Coos Bay; Elder J. F. Ewing, ot Portland, and Elder C. O. Armstrong, of McMinn vllle. Trustees of the college were elect ed for the year as follows: Rev. Wil liam Westwood, of Baker; Fletcher Linn, of Portland; Rev. H. A. Car nahan, of Ashland: C. E. Cox, S. L. Young and Rev. W. P. White. of Albany. B. L. Eddy, of Rosebure. was elected to succeed W. H. Gore, of Med ford. RIFLES FOR HOME GUARDS WASHINGTON, July 27. The or der of the Adjutant-Genera! prohibit ing the issue of rifles to home guard organizations until the quota for the National Guard has been filled was modified today, so that the home guard may be supplied where the rifles are not actually needed for Na tional Guard units already organized. COUNTY HAS NINE BOYS AT CAMP L RECEIVE CANDY Tho Enterprise Is too only Clackamas County Newspaper that print all of tha mwt of this growing County. ESTABLISHED 1868 OFFEflSIf OF ALLIES Ql APKFM ULnUllLHU FRAIF WASHINGTON, July 31. Through attacks by American troops In the vicinity of Sergy, southeast of Fere-en-Tardenois, military observers here believe General Foch has made the preliminary step toward forcing an other withdrawal of the German fore- The fourteenth day of the great al lied offensive saw little activity on the part of either of the contending forces, except In the nature of recipro cal bombardments. Tuesday night witnessed violent at tempts by the Germing to expel the Americans and French from the valu able positions they hold north of the Ourcq in the region of Fere-en-Tarde-nols, and along the western side of the salient near Oulshy Le Chateau, where Scottish troops are holding with the French the wede that has been driv en eastward Into the enemy line. These efforts were entirely fruitless. The latest Berlin communication asserts that more than 40000 prison ers have been taken by the Germans in the past few days end that since July 15 in excess of 24,000 allied troops have been captured. ' CLASS'ONEWILLBE CONGRESS CAN ACT WASHINGTON, July 29. There is a possibility of exhaustion of draft class one before congress can finally act to extend draft ages. Some states have wired to Provost Marshal General Crowder that they are on the verge of drawing their last men of the first class. To rescue the situation so that it will not necessi tate invasion of deferred classes, it Is likely that a call for the men who have turned 21 will be issued before January 1, 1919. That, however, may not prevent invasion of the second class unless congress acts hastily up on extension of draft ages when it reconvenes at the end of August. It is predicted that by Labor Day, the last of the fighting men now tn class one will have been called. Meantime the war department is working on its program for extending the draft age limits. Draft officials are planning to make a wider use of limited service men than they have made to date, provid ed Secretary Baker approves plans now before him. CLEVELAND, O., July 29. Im mediate changing of draft ages is im perative to prevent invasion of defer red classes by the last of September. Representative Julius Kahn of Cal ifornia, ranking Republican of the house military committee, declared here. Speaking before the League of Re publican Clubs. Kahn said that, while "manpower will win the war." Indus trial and agricultural interests would suffer seriously at this time if men in classes 2, 3 and 4 were drafted. The body of William Murray, the motorman of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, who lost his life when a car went through a bridge several weeks ago near Estacada, was recovered Saturday moraine. Tha re mains are at an undertaking parlor in aeuwoou. The body of Mr. Kinder, the con ductor, was recovered the day of the aciaent, and interment was in Oregon City. The wife of Mr. Murray has been seriously ill since her husband lost his life. FIVE CONVICTS AT LARGE Three more convicts broke wit t the penitentiary at Salem Wadnes- day night and local police officers were wired to be on the lookout tor them. They are H. Armstrong James Tcly and C. B. Jones. The iticana was dis covered about 7 o'cloek. Bennett Thompson and Fred Thurber, who es caped Tuesday, are Ktill at large II