OREGON ENTE MB Tho tnterprloe la the OfWy Cfcokamas County e Newspaper that arinta all of the news af thla 4 growing County. SE Jk fa nrTY-eECONO viar-no. 4. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918. ORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY' Public Auditorium I ESTABLISHED 18M ill LOSSES BAJMML I mkiwim TOTAL 8000 S TO FRENCH PRISONER LONDON, Aug. II. French troops advanced thro uillea today along the Olae and reached Beoiplgny, a Dillo from tho outaklrU ot Noyon, accord ing to reports from tha battlofrouL Tha Una occupied by Gouural Man glua army at I o'clock tlili attar noon ran from Semplgny to Poulolse and thence to I I'omuioraye, Mont cholay, Cuta, Camollu, Illoranoourt, St. Aubln, Ia Tour farm, Mont Du Orucqu VTia, Voaaponln, Jileuxy 1-aval, and reaches the Ahrno at Cour tu. PARIS, Aug. 21. French troopa havo reached a point not fur from the Tillage of Pontolao, two and. four tentha mllea from Noyon, according to the InlranHlgeaut. Tha latest dispatches to newspapers Indicate that tho allied preaaure aeoinai tba Gorman la unralentlng and thai the village of Camollu bun boon riu hd. OVER 50 MILES "Whippet" Tank Helpt Ouue the Germans WASHINGTON. Aug. 21,-Aa a re- villi of the allied iiiccetieea durlnti the put mouth, the butUufrout lu l'rauc from ltbelma to the North Sua baa been reduced In length more than DO miles, General March told the news papermen toduy In hla mld-wewkly cotiferunce. Whan the Germans began their luat advance, the line stretched for 250 mllea. It la now leu than 200 mllea. General March enumerated 32 Am erican divlaloua aa having arrived In France. They are aa follow; First, aecond, third, fourth, fifth, alxlh, 20th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 32d. 33d, 30th, 36th, 337th, 41at (Sunaet division, Oregon and Washington troopa), 42d, 70th. 77th, 78tb, 80th. Slat, 82d, 83d, 85tb, 89th, 91aL 82d and 93d. On the plulna naar the OUo ,tbe allied advance bun put the line well Inck of the old 19161917 line. General March said the war depart ment had not yet received details of the capture of Frapelle. In the Vessel by the 6th United States dlvlalon (regular). The line at thla point la four mllea over the German border. In Dander, he pointed out, the totals of the aallcnt which had ex Utod there have been bent In by al Hod attacka aoutheaat of Meteren, on c.tnurni Unnuin's xivum-a ! mn im. the north flunk, and near Mervuie, portanl atroke In tho view of military 'en the aouth aide. The apex was thus critic. ' mude "unhealthy" for the eneiny and The plan of Marshal Foch. the cr1t-l'o waa forced to withdraw from one Ira believe, la aimed at consolidating tho front of the armlet of Mungln and General Humbert, -who la operating betweee, Mata and the Olae, and forc ing the enemy to withdraw probably on a large seal. , In addition to tbo mora than 8000 prtaoner captured Tuesday, General Mangln took numeroua gum ana largo amonnU ot material. The tewspaper declare that the operation vw viy a part ot the strate gic pln which had lti Inception July 18. The Echo Do Paris add that the plan la not yet completed. PAR 19, Aug. 21 Lamlgny haa been eaptured by the French forces, whoee linen havo now reached the out aklrta of Chlry-Ouracampcs, aouth wyr of Noyon. Tho oflclul atatement mnklnK thla announcement alao aaya that 20 vil lages have been liberated since yea torday and that the French havo ad vancod about flvo mllea at certain polnta. LONDON. Aus- 21. The British attack launched thla morning on a front of 10 mllea from the Ancre to the neighborhood of Moyenllle haa iM-en successful on the whole of the front Having amaahed Into General Von Bolow'a aeventeenth army during a heavy fog at dawn today on a front of more than 10 mllea, extending from the Ancre Rlvor to Moyonnovllle, the British have made steady progreaa, capturing villages, taking guild and in flicting hoary casualties. Coming on the hocle of tho battlo aouth of the Rommo, the acene of which virtually adjoins thla Hold, the Mow explolte tho confusion created among the German force. Heavy fighting haa occurred along the embankment of the Albert-Arra railroad, which, although well within tho German lines last night, aeema to have beon easily reached by the storming British Infantrymen, assist ed by tanke. to two mllea on a 14 mile front. The success of the enlarged Amerl can program of the war department, General March aald, atlll la dependent upon the acquision ot adequate shipping, and while the Emergency Fleet corporation la constantly awell- Ing the tonnage at the army'a dls pnaal, It atlll la neceeaary to charter and hire many additional ships. General March divulged the tact that ltrur.ll had given a ahlp to the rnltod Btatea without compensation of any sort for two tripa. He aald that so far aa he know thla wt the only cane of the kind on record. MHjaapMiaBaHwwaaeeMosMMae ( .' ,v ' : : ."' . -4 j ( -.,, . m 7- w,w ffrtf "' I' ., - , , t.. , v -'f . -r, . lit ''-', rc ;-.' 1 ' - .. , . , t ' , ' h'. . - v,i - ""''" i K' i ' i - - ' ' ' ' ; 'njir . ; is?" , !7 pt s xVj:' ff Hi - r i- i'; " j i'--- cl 'r r"-M ir t, . )'"::..: t t zrv- ' f"a imiiipwi ' '' v'Sk "" ta'-'-" I - 1 'l.,,. .... ' j fe .; u- , i ; . '"liMmiMi'' 11 nriii.i,, . ,rt-'-,?J r - -mm' , v : Ut : Jk.. . t .-,y,-k, .. . .jvrrstii "win i m i JK,i,ttnii mm ii aiiMai mmmmmm imammmm immmmumriiiiiimmimmii-iiwmt nmrnmrntmnummmiimm m COUNTY FAIR IS OFFHIG IW Tho Clackamas County Fair prem ium list will soon be ready for distri bution, and many premiums to be of fered thla year by the management will be an inducement for a large num ber of the people of Clackamaa coun ty to exhibit thia year. Although the weather throughout the summer has not been aa farmera have desired. many stockmen and farmera are to show their patriotism and give their assistance and exhibit the best they have. Clackamaa County Fair la the means of Interesting many to make their home In the county, aa heretofore many Easterners, who were visitors at the fair were convinced that the The little "Whippet" tanks uaed by the Drltlsh has been one of the fac tors In keeping the Germans on the run In General Focb't continuous drive. The tank can move ovet ground more rapidly than the larget one first Introduced in the war. PROTESTS OVER POOR MILL FEED ARE PRESENTED Dlaaatlafactlon over the prices tor wheat substltutea nnd at tho poor grade ot mill feed offered to dairy men resulted in tbo appointment ot H. O. Starkweather, F. P. Coulter, R. l. Peake and R. A. Wright aa a committee from the Clackamaa county SKrtcultural council to confer with I MIA COMING TO EAST CLACKAMAS MSTACADA, Or., Aug. 19. Autr.ist 30, 31 and September 1 have been set for the dates of the Kstacada Chau tauqua, the Hadcllffe association hav ing completed arrangement for allow ing there. At a recent meeting Pro tensor M. 11. Signs was selected aa chairman and Mrs. J. F. Lovelace as secretary-treasurer ot the local com mittee. The location has not yet been decided on. In preparing for the ad vance sale of eeason tickets a novl method contest la to be staged. James ljark has been nppolnted general of a committee to be known as "Red" forces of America and Italy, and W, Olvens will head the "Blue' forces of Franco and England. The price of the tickets has been sot at $2 for the eeae- on, with children admitted at halt price, , John M. Linden, campuign manager for the Oregon Salvation Army War Fund drive, September 15-21, was In Oregon City Thursday, and announced that already 16 out of the 35 counties In Oregon, including Clackamaa, had approved through Councils of Defense and ktndiyd organizations to put over the top tha quotas assigned to each county by tho State Council of De fense. The quota for Ciacknmaa coun ty is $1,400 plus 10 per cent for ex censes, making a total for the county of $1,540. The drive will be put over by the American Loyalty League, which will touch all1 of the 114 school dlutrlcts of the county. An Illustration ot the patriotic work being carried on by the Salvation Army, la given by a Mr.sThomas, who was a visitor at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Foster, and at aeveral oth er homes In Oregon City. Mr. Thomas, a Canadian aoldlcr. who is to receive a disability discharge from the Can adlan army, owing to wounds receiv ed In nctlon In France, said: "If you want to help any organiza tion, help the Salvation Army. It was while some of ub boys in the Canadian army, as well as the American and French boys, were coming out of the trenches after a fierce fight. Wo were covered with mud, perspiration rolling down our faces. Wo vlaited the Salva tion Army canteen, and were given a most cordial reception of 'hello boys what will you have?' We told them, and were given what we asked for and some of the boys did not have enough money. The lassies In charge or some of the men said, 'well, If you haven't eno-.igh money take it any way, you are welcome to It. You are fighting for your Country, and we are looking after your Interest." Mr. Thomas soys every boy from the Australian to the American, Brit lHh and French has the greatest re poet for the Salvation Army. Mr. Thomas entered the Canadian army at Vancouver. B. C, when the British flrat became involved iu the war, and remained with the Canadian regiment until he was wounded In the knee, causing a shattered knoe cap, and he suffered from gas. He la now wearing a sliver knee cap, and longs to be again fighting with his regiment. He was also In the Boer war. THREE BIO LIBERTY LOANS MAY BE FLOATED WITH- 8 IN YEAR WASHINGTON. Aug. 17. i Tentative plana for the Treasury i provide for three big liberty & loan campaigns within the next year, each to raise $5,000,000 000 4- or more. Tho first will be from September 28 to October 19, aa announced, tho next Is planned $ for January or February, and tho third May or June. 3 This program will be necessary -? it ia aald, to provide $18,000,000,- 000 reqrequired la addition to the 8,000,000,000 to bo provided by 4 $ tho new revenue bill. It Government expenses and loans to allies f dl much below 4 the $24,000,000 009 estimate, the 4 Government Is expected to try to COLUMBUS WINS GIR.HI0N FOR NEXT YEAR PORTLAND, Aug. 21. Columbua, Ohio, will give the next annual greet ing to the Grand Army of the Republi when the veterans assemble next year for their 63d encampment. By an overwhelming vote at the session of the G. A. R. this afternoon, the central Eastern city was chosen. St IhU I -- -W J v . . v u bMtvoa VilJ T W VUVOCU, Uk. State Food Administrator W. B. I combine two Ica,n, Into one big Paul, which had launched a campaign. Ayr. at Portland This acUoa was campaign for the tsifgest credit' withdrew gracefully from the un f ever sought by any nation. Such a campaign would be set for $ 4 sometime in the late Winter. J taken at a meeting ot the county council here Wednesday, held In the courthouse, at which Mr. Stark weather presided. County Agent Scott made a report ot the work he la doing, and the var ious projects were discussed, includ ing the experimental work of lime and aulphur fertilizer, which has been placed mostly on corn. Such pests as the Canada thistle and the ever-per-slst-ent mole were talked over, the need ot better seed, Improvement and increase in dairy stock and their con necting problems were discussed and the drainage of fields waa a ripe sub ject of the meeting. Another meeting of the council will be held September 21, at which it is hoped to have representatives from 'every district community in the coun ty. Those who attended Wednes day's meeting were H. O. Stark weather, Concord; F. P. Coulter, Damascus; R. h. Peake, Carver; O. R, Dougherty, Molalla; F. P. Wilson, Iiran; Abel Thomas, Beaver Creek; Homer Kruse, Stafford; R. A. Wright. Liberal; C. L. Thomas, Stafford; E. C. Dye, Oregon City; R. R. Mullen- hoff, Damascus, and County Agent Scott, of Oregon City. LICENSE TO MARRY A license to wed was granted Richard H. Field and Anna C. Young, of Oregon City, by Clerk Harrington Wednesday. LOYALTY LEAGUE ffiOH SET COltl FOR SATURDAY MRS .8WAFFORD RESUMES PLACE Mrs. Harold Swafford will resume hor position with the publicity de partment of the Oregon City Com mercial Club Monday morning, after a two weeks' vacation at Ocean Park, Wash. Mrs. Swafford will not be con nected with tho water department, as was previously announced. CARL CONGDON PROMOTED Carl Congdon, son of W. H. Cong don, who, hns been with the 18th En gineers Railway Company In France, has been promoted to general purchas ing agent, and his address is cara of A. L. C. No. 116, American Ex peditionary Forces, He is a former Gresham young man. , Plans have been laid for the com 1ng convention of the American Loy alty League, and the meeting is sched uled for next Saturday, August 24, at the court house here . There will be a speaker from the State Council of De fense, of Portland, who will address the delegates on the live topics ot the day.. It is also expected that Rev. John Linden, formerly pastor of the Bap ttst church here, and now state cam paign manager of the Salvation Army War Fund Drive, will be present. The Loyalty League is planning on hand ling tho drive in this county. : At the convention there will be a number of important matters come up, according to Secretary F. R. -An drews . ' The proposition of aiding in government work, the question af plans for the coming Winter's work of the league, and a number of other mat 'tera, which will be presented at the 'convention, will occupy the time of the hundred or o delegates expected. There 1b now a membership of np- proximately eleven tho-.isand in the oouuty, and over fifty local chapters have been formed.' Ifc. Is -arged that every-chapter Bend at least two qual ified delegates to the county conven tlon. , i " i E -i L Portland, Ore. IEEK OVER STRIKE SITUATION IS ENDED SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21. While no definite statement is obtainable here as to the results of the paper mill strike conference held here last week between delegations of union men and paper mill heads, it la un derstood that the mill companies have offered to withdraw the objectionable SALEM, Or., Aug. 15. Unable to make progress with the mass of fig ures that have been submitted by state institutions, state officers and other organizations having state aid, the tax commission today adjourned lis meeting, after setting Friday, A.igust 23, as the date for another session. The commission met for the purpose of attempting to arrive at the state's needs In excess of the 6 per cent tax limitation. In the meantime Tax Commissioner Galloway will total the amount asked for. Some minor institutions have not yet reported. In general it is estimated that the requests received total upward of V-0,000,000, or about $3,000,000 in ex cess of the available revenues for the next biennlum. Govermor Withy combe holds out for allowing a 1 mill tax, if the people are agreeable, at the next election, which would amount to about one-third of the ex cess amount that has been requested. This would provide about $2,OO0,Q00 for two years of the coming blennium, but under the law the proposed fund bill to be Initiated for the November election can make provision for only one year. After a glance at the columns of figures which filled several pages of typewritten sheets, Secretary of Ftate Olcott and State Treasurer Kay decided that they did not care to at tempt any definite action today and held but for an adjourned session. The University of Oregon ia the latest to send In Its bill of estimates. The university places its requirements at $998,400. Since its resources are $587,563.34, the estimated amount to be provided is $410,836.66. Important among the proposed improvements are an armory and a woman's building, for each of which $100,000 ia asked. For the latter $100,000 is available from outside sources, contingent upon an equal appropriation by the state. equal contest. Pledging their faith in the Union and the ultimate triumph ot Ameri ca'a cause, Commander-in-Chief Som ers and members of his staff address ed the sessions, which were held be hind closed doors in the Masonic Temple. No official roll call waa tak en, ( but it Is estimated that the num ber of accredited delegates in at tendance la between 500 and 600. True to prediction, only two nom inations were offered for the office of Commander-in-Chief, with the elec tion deferred until Thursday after noon as the closing feature of the ses sions. They are C. E. Adams, of Omaha, Neb., and F. H. Hurd, of Seat tie, Past-Commander of the Depart ment ot Washington and Alaska. Oth er nominations will be made at the time of election Thursday. STATE FORESTER SAYS SLASHINGS MAY BE BURNED SALEM, Or., Aug. 21. On recom mendation of State Forester Elliott, Governor Withysotnbe today rescind ed his proclamation, Issued early In the summer which placed a ban on the burning of slashlnca by timber men. The order rescinding the pro clamation is effective immediately, the state forester holding that the forests are now In a condition to allow the burning of slashings without danger. CZAR BLAMES county was everything that the farm- non-union contract that has been fa er desired. - , force since the strike was declared, Tho children's department is to bo P l" specialized thla year, and glowing re ports are being received by Brenton Vedder, emergency county club lead er, and N. C. Maris, who is working in the Interest of the state superin tendent's office, and taking much in terest in the coming county fair, work ing with Mr. Vedder throughout the county. Already these men have re ceived 500 letters from the children of the county, telling of the work they are taking np and their intention ot exhibiting at both fairs in Septem ber, i , The state fair board has appropriat ed sufficient money to cover the ex pense of a boys' camp and for a girls' camp at the fair. Thia camp is to be composed of two boys and two girls from each county, who havo scored the greatest number of points in any one club project In which they hap pen to be working tn the county. The four boys and girls winning the great est number of points at the fair will have the pleasure of visiting the state fair, without any expense whatever, and will be shown a good time while guests at Salem. A chaperone for the boys and girls will be in attendance, and assist In giving them a time ot their lives. Any club member, who haa won trip to the state fair will not be elig ible to win a second trip on the same project. They may, however, havo second trip to the fair in case they win on a different project The same rule will apply to the con tests for the trips to Corvallis and memberships in the Oregon Agricul tural College summer school. A corn growing contest is also among the features In the Juvenile de partment. There are five prizes offer ed for this display, the first to be $5, and the fifth $1. The others are $4, $3 and $2, and are offered by Judge Grant B. Dimlck, who distributed large amount of seed corn to be sown and exhibited at the county fair. There is also a special prize for the potatoes, and the prizes are the game as those offered In the corn con test. . The county fair commences Sep tember 17, and will continue for four days, closing on the evening of Sep tember 20. There are to be many at tractions for the four days, and O. ! E. Freytag, secretary, is to offer the fair visitors this year programs that will be great drawing cards. Although there are to be no horse races this year, the money heretofore devoted to that attraction will be used in getting out programs that will be unique. Among one of the features will be a Ford Tractor, and another feature will be a band concert each afternoon. ' There will be children's programs and contests. From present indications one of the best arranged programs for the fair will be this year, ind Mr. Freytag Is to spare no pains in making one that will long be remembered. Many poultry fanciers and livestock growers are planning to exhibit some ot their fancy stuff, and there will be a number or grange exhibits. A num ber of business houses of Oregon City are planning surprises at the fair. strike. It is reported that the request for this concession was made by the war industries board, at whose Instance the conference was held. A long string of demands made by representatives of the unions at the conference was refused by the mill companies, as some of them involved the discharge of some of tho men who have been employed since the begin- aing of the strike. - Attending tbo conference from, the Northwest were E. J. Stack, secre tary of the Oregon State Federation of Labor; W. R. Smith, rice-president of the International Papermak ers' Union; S. Ed Lanner and George Dunmire, of Oregon City; Frank Lane and Frank Frampton, of Camas. W. P. Hawley, president of the Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., of Oregon Cltly, and A. J. Lewthwalte, general manager of the Crown . Willamette Paper Co., were in attendance at the atrike conference. The delegation from the unions will leave Thursday by steamer tor Port- 'and, and are due to arrive there Sat urday night. The local paper trades unions are expected to hold ' a special meeting next Sunday afternoon for the pur pose bt hearing a report ot their rep resentatives at the San Francisco conference. The whole situation seems to have simmered down to a point wherein the strike will either be call ed off, in which case it will be up to the paper companies to discontinue the use of the non-union contract that all employes of the companies are re quired to sign, or for the unions to re ject the offer of the mill companies hame at the'request ot the war indus tries board and to continue tho strike Indefinitely, i , . , BLACKWALNUTTREES T BY UNI Steal From Justice Judges Home Robbed Courts Watch Taken The home of Justice of the Peace C. A. Lewis, of Oak Grove, was burglarized by unknown miscreants Tuesday night, and a watch, some lit tle money aud a few other articles were taken from the home. Local of ficials are working on 'the case and if the robbers can be -caught, they bad better ask for a change of venue. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 16. Copies 'of Russian newspapers received here contain parts of the dairy kept by for mer Czar Nicholas in which he re counts incidents leading up to bis ab duction, belying that occurence to treachery and cowardice. The dairy was made public by the central executive committee. "On February 14, 1917, I returned Ffrora Wlsehar station while the revo lutionaries were occupying Ljubau Tossno, Luga and Gabchina. I sfient the night at Pekoff. I was unable ., to proceed to Tsarkoe-Selo, but my thoughts and feelings are how dif ficult it must be for poor Alice (the czarina) to resist the events and the loneliness. God help us." , 1 "February 19 The Russky came this morning and I read of a telephone conversation with Rodzianko, who be lieves the situation in Petrograd is now such that the cabinet and the tiuma are powerless. My abdication was necessary." 1 Later he wrote that he left rskoff with a strong impression that events bad been caused by treason and cowardice. SUFFRAGETTES ARE RELEASED IN WASHINGTON . WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. Members of the woman's party were given a permit by the army engineer's office for a speechmaking demonstration to morrow on Lafayette square opposite the White House. This apparently ends the row between the police and the women, who have been attempt ing demonstrations to . protest the senate's delay In acting on the fed eral suffrage amendment. All the women given Jail sentences for par ticipating In previous gatherings were ' released last night without completing their terms. SCHOOL OPENS SEPT. 9th The Mt. Pleasant school will com mence on Monday, September 9th for the fall term, with the following corps of teachers: Mrs. W. A. Barnum, principal; Mrs Margaret Thompson, Intermediate; Miss Anna Erlckson, primary. E Black walnut Is urgently needed for gunstocks and airplane propellers, ac cording to District Forester Cecil of the United States forestry service, and owners of black walnut trees may help win the war as well aa obtain a good financial return from their trees. The demand is constantly greater than the supply. ;- The tree does not grow naturally in the northwest, but has been planted in numerous localities for shade and ornamental purposes, and It is be lieved many ot these have reached a 'size suitable for manufacturing pur poses'. " ' "A list of the firms having contracts with the government to furnish gun stocks and airplane propellers may be secured upon application to the district forester, Beck building, Port land. Logs 12 Inches and more In diameter at the small end and from eight to 12 feet in length are wanted. A tew logs down to 10 inches in diameter and 6 teet in length will be accepted. Prices paid vary as to the size of the log and the cost of transportation. In the east reasonably clear logs have aver aged around $80 to $90 per 1000 board lent, ukjjio rum. rnces will oe less in the Northwest because of higher cost of transportation. Owners of smaller amounts than a carload, may Join with neighbors in making co-operative shipments. Own ers should have an agreement regard ing specincauons ana terms of sale with some firm before starting to cut their walnut. , BOYS TRAIN AT SPOKANE The following young men from Clackamas county, who ' volunteered for special mechanical training for war service, left Thursday evening for Spokane,, where they will become stu dents at the Modern Auto Mechanics' school: William James McLarty and John Thomas- Langsron, West Linn; Glenn Monroe Larkins, Mulino; Ray Paddock, Canemah; Samuel C. Roake, Clackamas. ,