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FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 33.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.
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dlsputohu today from American Con-sill-General
l'ool In Moscow llflod
tha curtain fur a moment and ruealed
mi nmiutng train of events In that
rlty.
CaitKul-Otinpral I'oole, after witness
I n It the violation of the French and
Itrltlnh conaulute and tha arrta of
The Consult Uenerul hiiiI their staffs,
destroyed IiIn code hook and papers
and lurnd tho aflulra of tha Amerl
run Consulate ovtr to tha Swedish
Consul, at tha same lime demanding
safe conduct from tha country for
himself and hie associate.
Kronen and lirlllHh cltl.niu have
boon arrested and tho Itolshevlkl have
announced they would hold them a
hostage hocaiiHo of tha attack on
the Soviet govftrmmmt hy British and
French troop at ArchanHl.
Members of tho French and IlrltUh
'military mlsilon stationed In Moscow
were refused permission to leav th
country, In spite of a prevlou prom
ise of iifo conduct
It In pOHNlbln that alncn the send
Inn of Consul General Poole' tele
groin, which began on July 29 and
continued until August 0. the sltua
tlon may havo changed, becaua.) It la
'reported that l.enlne and TroUky.
the Ilolnhevlkl leaders, have fled and
the Soviet government In Moacow
limy have been overthrown.
Should the altimtlon be unchanged,
tha American Consul-General's action
will not Blunt the atatua of other
American Consuls In Russia as they
have been working with the local gov.
nrnmonta throUKho-.it Russia, where
pro-ally feeling la atrong.
The story la told In sequence In the
ftiite Department's otTiclal announce.
hnent of Ita advices from Mr. Poole.
The department of State ha now
received several telegrams from Con-
vul-Oeneral Pooln at Mohcow con.
cernlng recent events in that city,
One of the telegrams, similar In
character to a previous message re
ceived through other channels, states
thut on July 29 l.enlne dec-lured re
peatedly before an official gathering
of tho Soviets that a state of war
existed between the Russian republic
'and the allied powers.
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' The "Work or Fight" order had no
terrors for one R. M. Griffin, a full-
'flodged knight of the road of flio ante
iHdlum spoeles. who drifted Into Ore
gon City a few days ago. He was ar
retted for begging.
Griffin seemed to be an able-bodied
chap of about 35 yours of age. He In
formed city officials he did not work,
'and furthermore he would not work.
His case attracted tho attention of
-.ludgo John Loder who vlHlted the city
Jail.
"I underatand you will not work,"
said Recorder Loder,
"Correct," remarked Qriffin with a
yawn.
Whereupon tho Rood judge read
Oregon City's loafer ordinance which
provided that any reasonable means
may be used to enforce labor upon re
luctant enemies of toll.
Just what else Judge Loder said to
Grlfflii will probably never be known,
but at any rate. In company with
Street Superintendent Pabcock, Orlf
.t marched away at 1.00 P, M. Tues
day afternoon and he has been Indus
triously engaged ever since in etreot
work on the hill section. According to
tho officials he is more than earning
his keep.
NKW YORK, Aug. 12. Marino un
derwriters today advanced war risk
rates on sailing vessels both for
coastwise and trans-oceanic routes,
because of the continued activity of
U-boats In costal waters. Rates Jump
ed to 3 per cont and in some cases to
4 por cent for sailing between Am
erican ports, while trans-ocean rates
were advanced to 10 per cent by some
underwriters,
The Loyalty League of Heaver
Creek dedicated Its service flug hint
Hutunlny evening before a larno aud
ience, many people from various sec
tion of tho county attending, and par
ticipating In tho exercised. There are
elKhteen stars In the flug represent
ing the young men from thut section
In the service. As the roll call waa
given each name called wua respond
ed to by a letter from the young men,
making It a most Impressive affair. A
flag drill was given by 16 children.
William M. Stone was the speaker of
thn evening, and made an excellent
address.
Seuts of honor for the parents of
the young men In the service were
decorated with thn national colors.
Ice cream and cake were served.
One of the feature was raffling a
quilt of the llonrlcl Ild Cross Auxil
iary, and $r3 was added to the treas
ury. Henry Ileltman was the winner
of the handsome cover.
The entire hall was festooned with
flugs and bunting, and presented a
moat patriotic nppearance. The decor
ation were In charge of Mlsa Llewel
lyn. The program of the evening was
In charge of Mrs. Ah Thomus and
Mrs. 0 cor go Ilavlll.
Tho young men who are represent
ed on tho service flag of Heaver Creek
Ixyalty League are William, George
and John Watt, David Harris, Hurry
Perry, Humphrey Perry, Fred Iiluhin,
Kmmett Hughes, Irving Dodge, John
White, Griffith Roberts, Lloyd Sehrum,
Robert Heatle John Penile, Charles
Iteatlo, Max Holman, Itobort Lynch,
and Griffith Jones.
A. A.
A, A. Pease, of Mount Pleasant, who
was taken Into custody In Oregon
City Saturday. July 20, on & federal
charge, when r was accused of ut
tering seditious remarks, hss been
turned over to the federal grand Jury,
and his bonds placed at $"'00. W. W.
Myers, of this city, has gone on the
man's bonds. Pease Is also accused
of saying the Red Cross SocUty was
a grafting organization.
Pease recently went on the bonds
of P. W. Meredith, who Is a neighbor
of the farmer at Mount Pleasant, and
who ha been Indicted by the federal
grand. Jury on a similar charge.
A number of flour hourders, who
recently were arrested on charges of
hoarding more flour than they were
entitled to, have been turned over to
tho federal grand Jury, and are out on
bonds.
SEPTEMBER MORN TABOO
DKNVRH. Colo., Aug. 12 Eve and
September Morn both had to don
skirts before William Flnnernn, cow
puncher, of Hudnon, Col., could break
Into the American army. When Fln
nernn nppliod at a Denver recruiting
station for enlistment the vxnmnlng
officer rejected him bocause of a
figure of Eve tattooed on one thigh
and that of September Morn on the
other. Finneran told his troubles to a
nearby tattoo '"artlHt," who by a few
deft Jobs of a needlo put a Hulu-Hula
garb on the offending figures. Finner
an is now at Fort Logan.
Newest Photo
of Kerensky
ALEXANDER HERENSKY
This photo of Alexander Kerensky,
former premier, in the Provisional
Government of Russia, who was one
of the few fillers respected by the
allies, was taken in Paris, where he
is now trying to induce them to send
an army into Russia.
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This photo of the harbor of Zee
burgge, Pelglum, wus taken several
weeks ago, long after the lirltlsh had
sunk cruisers tilled with cement to
FIVE MILES OF
COUNTRY ROAD
CET PAVEMENT
Five miles of hard surface paving
will be the goal for county paving op
erations in Clackamas co-inty during
1918, according to Roadmaster Roots.
With the completion Wednesday of a
one mile stretch between Mllwaukle
and Clackamaa. from the Mllwaukle
city limits, a little over 2'4 miles has
been laid since early in July.
Monday morning hard surface work
is to begin in the city of Gladstone,
which voted a 10-mlll special levy for
hard surface roads last fall. The work
will begin at the Clackamas bridge
and an equal amount of the special
tax Is to be spent on the river road
and the Clackamas road. Tha road Is
to be the standard 16-foot pavement
which has been laid by the county
during the past two years and will be
the first step In a system of perman
ent hard surface roads through Glad
stone connecting with trunk llnea on
each side. According to Roadmaster
Roots the work will begin Monday
morning.
Two other districts which voted
special levies for hard surface roads
during the past year will get their
highways before the fall rains set in.
District No. 12, plans to pave the
Clackamas Rock Creek road toward
Paker's Pridge from the Smith ranch.
In the Wlchlta-Ardenwnld district,
where 3000 wns voted for hard sur
face, the work will be carried on fol
lowing the Rock Creek stretch. Other
plans are under foot, according to
Roadmaster Roots, which will total
five miles of paving for the summer's
work.
The Oak Grove river road between
Jennings Lodge and the John Risley
place, connecting with hard surface
at either end wns the first piece of
hard surface laid this summer.
Doolittle Did L i 1 1 1 e
Wife Files Objections
Divorce Mill's Grist
When thore was little t do Doo
little did little. Also when there was
much to do, Poollttfc), alleges Mrs.
Doolittle, did little. And when Doo
little would do little, Mrs. Doolittle
would have to do a little more.
Just why Doolittle did little Is not
explained in the divorce suit of Nellie
M. Doolittle filed Monday, but at any
rate she charges that her spouse re
fused to accept employment when It
was offered nnd compelled her to
earn her own living. Therefore, In the
natural order of things Doollttle's
tendency to do little finally landed
htm In the Clackamas county divorce
mill, where the suit will be threshed
out before Judge Campbell at an
early date.
CONSTRUCT HUGE TANK
The Hawley Pulp & Paper Company
Is having constructed on High Street
near s Second Street a reservoir with
about 50,000 gallons capacity. This is
being erected on a lot recently pur
chased by the papet company from
Judge Thomas F, Ryan. The reservoir
Is to be used for holding a reserve
water supply for the sprinkling sys
tem of the Hawley Tulp & Tapor Com
pany. . '
Shows Ships That Blocked Zeebrugge Harbor
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Lo:.ts from escaping,; Tho picture was
obtained from Holland and the origi
nal had come from Germany. It
Hurled Vilq Epithets
Threw Plates Around
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Now May Be Bounced
"Creature of hell," was one of the
pet epithets used by P. C. Sonnesyn,
when addressing his wife. Christina
Sonnesyn, according to her complaint
filed in the circuit court Tuesday. The
wife claims that her husband hag al
most continually manifested 111 temper
toward her, without cause or provaca
tion, and that almost every day he
would knock the plates off the table,
and do other unconventional acts, as
a result of which Mr4. Sonnesyn be
came highly nervous.
She further chargw that her bus
band purchased a. tr r at ground and
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iiau uctu oiitue iiriia aon, J. r.
Sonnesyn, for the purpose of prevent
ing his wife's Interest in the said
property from materalizlng. She asks
that this be declared a deed of trust
and that ghe be decreed to oe the own
er of one-third of said lands, and be
given $2733.33 permanent alimony,
with costs and attorney's fees. The
land is a ten acre tract in the Lewis
D. L. C. In Tp. 2 S. R. 1 E.
Ralph B. Jennings charges hiB wife,
Zella Jannlngs, became cool toward
him, solicited absolutely no affection.
became angry over trifles, and finally
packed up her things and left, with her
daughter, for Iebraska, where she Is
now residing. He asks a divorce on
cruel and Inhuman grounds. The coup
le were married In 1898.
STATEMENT MADE BY
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
The following statement relative to
the paper mill strike situation ,was
given out for publication Wednesday
by Thomas J. McGrath, president of
the Pulp & Sulphite Workers Union
Local No. 68: -
"Acting upon a telegram from E. J.
Stack, secretary of the Oregon Feder
ation of Labor, who has been in San
Francisco for some days in conference
with the officials of the Crown Willam
ette Paper company, a strike com
mittee from the paper mill unions of
Oregon City and Camas, Wash., left
last night for San Francisco to meet
with the olllclals of the paper com
pany in an effort to adjust the labor
troubles that have been In progress
in the two cities, together with Leb
anon, Or., for the last 10 months. This
committee comprises W. R. Smith,
second vice president of the Brother
hood of International Papermakers,
who has been in charge' of the strike
situation for the lust five months; Har
ry Anderson, president of the Central
Trades council of Portland; E. J.
Stack, state secretary of the Oregon
Federation of Labor, who will join
the members in. Snn Francisco; Geo.
Dunmlre and S. Ed Launer, from Ore
gon City; Frank Frarapton and Jack
Lane, from Camas.
"Lebanon voted to permit the Ore
gon City members to represent their
union In the adjustment of the strike.
"The paper mill strike has been in
progress since October 25, 1917. The
mills have since been operating with
men brought in from the outside.
"The government took a hand in the
matter some time since, and about
two weeks ngo orders were issued to
both sides by the federal labor board
that the paper companies and unions
should meet and settle their differ
ences, and the instructions from Sec
retary Stack to send a 'committee to
San Francisco at once is a result of
this order." .
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shows very little space for U-boats
to leave their base, from which they
bad preyed on allied commerce.
GASSED BY HUN
BUT STILL ALIVE
Dan Finnucane, son of P. S. Finnu-
cane, and one of the well known Ore
gon City boys, Is suffering from gas
burns, recently received while serv
ing his country In France. A letter
waa received by. Mr. Finnucane Sat
urday morning from the young man,
who is still in the hospital, but wrote
a cheerful note saying that he waa
getting along O. K. It was while at
the front Dan received his first at
tack of the deadly gas given out by
the Huns.
In his letter Dan says: "I will drop
you a line to let you know that I am
suffering from gas bums, and am in
a hospital, where I am receiving the
best of care, and we certainly ap
preciate the care we ,are getting.
When I return home, I will sure have
something to tell you of this war,
that is if I ever get home alive.
"I have always enjoyed hearing the
tales of the G. A.' R. men, but I tell
you right now, they haver't anything
on us now, believe me. WTien yoa are
on No Man's Land you cannot realize
It Is such a place, when you see green
fields of grain and almost likt a gar
den. 'I have some great stories stored
away that I will relate to you all
when I return home. These are true,
too. Everything you see in the movies
showing pictures of the war are true.
"When you write, tell me about the
Fourth of July clebration or what was
done on that day at 'home. The day
was observed here."
Private Dan Finnucane wrote the
letter July 11, and one of his letters
written June 25, told of his being in
the best of health. The gas attack
occurred shortly after writing the
first letter. Dan has many friends
here, who congratulate him on getting
off as safely as he did from the Hun
attack.
Nuts in Abundance
But Not Crazy K i n d
Big Money In These
Can a man be called nutty when he
is crazy about nuts? If that is true
there is room for an insane asylum
in Oregon City, for Clackamas is a
splendid county for nuts. A vial to
Homer Kruse's place near Wilson
vllle shows what can be done with
walnuts and filberts. You can find
walnuts growing pretty much all over
the co-anty, and giving good returns,
but it is doubtful if there is another
orchard of filberts of the size and
variety here anywhere in the United
States. One of tne trees nas a spread
of thirty feet, and the trunk is thir
teen inches in diameter, at the age of
twelve years. There is one other tree
as . large as-this .located in the East,
but it is over twenty years old. As
the County Agent went over this
orchard and saw the loads of nuts
there, as many as 30 to 50 pounds to
the tree, and thought of the unlimited
demand for these nuts at 20 cents a
pound, he began to feel decidedly
nutty. It seems that Oregon doesn'-t
appreciate her own opportunities, for
a Seattle firm has stepped in and con
tracted for all the cuttings from the
two best varieties.
DAN HCAI
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Portland, pre, '
Although August Is somewhat early
for the dahlia blossoms to be opening,
some of the gardens of Oregon City
are attracting much attention. Here
are some of the handsomest blossoms
to be seen, ranging from the snowy
white blossoms to the crimson red
and to the almost black dahlia. These
blossoms generally make their ap
pearance in September or in October,
but the recent warm weather haa
been the means of these flowering
plants to bloom much earlier.
Among the gardens that are at
tracting much attention is the dahlia-
bed of Mrs. O. A. Harding, where
some of the choicest flowers are seen,
while other gardens are ornamented
with prlzewinnlng dahlias, including
those of Mrs. J. D. Baker, Mrs. Grant
O. Dlmlck, Mrs. L. E. Jones, and Mrs.
Frank T. Barlow, of Gladstone.
At the greenhouse of H. J. Bigger
on Center Street are over 23 varieties
of dahlias that are making their ap
pearance. These are growing on grace
ful stalks and the bright colors make
them most attractive. At the rear of
the dahlia bed will be seen Mr. Dig
ger's war garden, one of the best in
the city, where pumpkins and squashes
are making a rapid growth, to be ex
hibited at the Clackamas county fair
in September. Stalks laden with the
finest corn is finding a ready market,
while the tomato vines are doing their
share by bearing an enormojg crop.
One vine, a volunteer, la In the green-
house and measures 27 feet long, and 1
is bearing dozens of tomatoes.
FORMER RESIDENT OF
.3
C. P. Bailey, of The Dalles, promin
ent resident of that city, and a form
er resident ot'Oregoa City, died Au
gust 3 at the family home, after a
brief illness. The funeral services
were held August 6. His death was
due to heart failure.
Mr Bailey's mother, Mrs. Thomas
Bailey, died when he was but eleven
months old in Missouri, and the fath
er, bringing his children across the
plains shortly after the death of the
wife and mother, arrived here In
1S52. The family settled at Boone's
Ferry, and later moved to Linn City,
residing there before the great flood
when that city was swept away.
Mr. Bailey is survived by his wife
and eight children, six daughters and
two sons, all of whom are grown.
Mrs. J. W. Norris. of this city, is a
sister.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
A clerk-carrier examination will he
held at Oregon City September 14.
The age limit is 18 to 45 years on date
of examination. Both men and women
will be admitted to this examination.
The entrance salary Is $1000 per an
num. Application blanks and the full in
formation may be obtained by apply
ing to Carl Joehnke, local secretary,
of the board of the United States
Civil Se'vice examiners, or to the
secretary, Eleventh United States
Civil Service District, 303 postofflce
building, Seattle.
Teach Patriotism in
Schools, Says Educator
Mrs. Mary C. C. Bradford, super
intendent of public instruction in Col
orado, has joined the campaign of the
National Security League to teach
patriotism in all public schools of the
Country. "The public school system
in the United States can undertake
no greater work at this time," she
said.
RIBECOURT
FALLS INTO
HANDS OF
FRENCHMEN
PARIS, Aug. 15. (Special.)
The capture of Rlbecourt by the
French marks an Important epoch In
the offensive which has for itg imme
diate purpose the freeing of the re
gion between the Somme and the
Cise. As a gain from the stragetlc
standpoint It ranks with the taking
by the French of the forest and hill
positions between the Matz and the
Oise, which has brought the French
almost to the gates of Lassigny.
Through Ribencourt lies an open route
up the Oise Valley to Noyon a route
by rail and the big national thorough
fare, not to mention the canal which
parallels the roadways for the greater
part of the way. Noyon is only a little
more than six. miles northeast of
Ribecourt
German front-line trenches at Beau
mont Hamel, Serre, Puisieux Au Mont
and Bucquoy have been found unten
able by the enemy In the face of the
recent tctivity by the British all
along the line from Albert to Arras,
while the French have persevered in
their violent attacks against the
Germans on the sector which domi
nates the lower portion of the Plcardy
plain and the Oise Valley and have
encroached further upon tho Las
signy massif and the Thiescourt plat
eau and farther south have captured
the Important town of Ribecourt.
Unofficial reports have announced
the capture of Lassigny by the French
and of all the German positions be
tween the western outskirts of Brav-Sur-Somme
and Etlnehem by the Aus
tralians. From the Somme to tha Aisne, ex
cept In the latter region where the
French have made further gains, the
Germans seemingly have had further
success In holding back the allied
troops and still are in possession of
Chauines and Royce. upon the capture
of which the efforts of the British and
Tench have been centered. In the
central part of the battle front the
enemy continues to deliver violent
counter attacKs and also has further
reinforced his line with men and guns
and is using them without stint to re
tain his position, realizing that their
capture would spell disaster.
Oregon City has many war gardens,
where you will find the "tater" vines
bearing some of the be3t Burbank and
Early Rose, and corn stalks ornament
ed with fringed "ears" and soon ready
for roasting. While looking over the
city's war gardens, there is onenot
to be overlooked. This is owned by
Mayor Hackett, planted and cared for
by him in his spare time from duties
in the sheriff's office. The tallest corn
in the city, measuring from eight to
nine feet, will be found here, and the
corn is ready for U3e. There are sev
eral varieties, as the mayor likes a
change once in awhile.
Among the varieties he has the
Golden Bantam, pronounced excep
tionally fine. Vinea that are simply
laden with green tomatoes will have
an average of several bushels before
the close of the season.
Mayor Hackett has a "mouth" for
watermelon when a boy, and as he
still delights in getting his share, has
planted some, and the vines show
many small melons making their ap
pearance. Potato vines are looking
thrifty, and there will be more than
enough for the family during the
winter.
Mr. Hackett who was born and
reared on a farm, knows something
about gardening from the appearance
of his place at Greenpolnt.
NEW YORK, Aus. 12. Announce
ment of a general increase of 10 per
cent in wages to all mployes of the
Western Union Telegraph company
belonging to the association recently
organized by the company, was made
here today. The Increase, retrocative
from July 1, applies to about 45.000
employes.
HAS ANNOUNCED AN