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C The Enterprlae la the orvly Clackamas County Nawipaper that prints all of tha nawa of this v growing County. FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 38. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918. ESTABLISHED 1868 OREGON ENTERPRS RENCHME HE FORT! VILLAGES IN 6 MILES PARIrl, Auk. 28. In a swift ad vance today, covering more Hum six mill's al rnrtnln points, thn French tn)iia aoulli of tliu Bommo roeup lured 40 vlltiiK"". the War Office an nounce tonight. The loft bunk of the Homme has been reached between CUan Court iiihI NiMtU, an well n tho wont bunk of tha Canal Du Nord; between Neiilo and Noyon, ovur a greater part of it course. American troops In the region of Juvlgny repulsed numerous Gormau roimior attuik ami broke tip an enemy attempt to cross tho Vesle mitith of Baioches. I She Wears Her Gold Star Over Her Heart : . . . eljfe. J . ' . V ' V . . f ' : . . . , i ',,v LONDON, Aiis. 2R.Tlie Austra lians have reached the Una of Frvsnee Ifubocmirt, according to Field Mar shal Halg'a report from British head quarters tonlKht, but have met with much opposition In their efforts to reach tha crowing of tho Homra filter at Brio and Peronne. !f . 1 1 S m fWi-aW.. MBf. efTUt l.LAWTO. " iiiFiGH IGOVERNOR wt IS (III i "1 PARIS. Aug. 28. -The German re (rout north of tho Avre River tins boon far morn speedy since tho full of Clmulnc. t r.iraned by the French and hnr niHiti'd by thn miiNtiird gun shells, which they loft behind and which are being flrvd from German guns by French gunners, the enemy li making haute to croBH thn river IiiKon In the region of Ni'slo and tho Canal I)u Nord. General Debeney's men, without great opposition, advanced four and a half nilli during the night and this morning tli.'lr cavalry was upon Ncslo, close on trto hods of the re tiring flic my. Tho puritult toward the cnomy'a artillery of all cnllliers main voters of thn state for nominating tlons wvst of the ennui. A ycur ago Mrs. Euther li. Iiwton, dunglitcr of the late John H. Mc llanus, mimilicr of the House of Hep ruscntatlves from MuasachUHetts, was a happy brtda. She was married to Thom.s G. I.awton, Company II, lO'-d Machine Gun Huttalmn. II died June 8, of wounds, and as ho went over the great divide lie said. "I am Kolns homo to Esther.' Now the gold Htrr she Is entitled to Is worn over I her heart. IN 21-CLASSWITH GORDON J. TAYLOR IS READY 10 LEAVE FOR !E OF DRAFT BILL WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. Knact merit by Congress and transmission to I'rasldent Wilson tomorrow of the manpower bill broadening the Army draft wo limits to Include men of 18 to 45 years of ago appeared assured lute today, when the Senate and Houho conferees unexpectedly reach ed a complete agreement on all Im portant disputes,' striking out the Senate's "Work-o light" . amendment. Elimination of the "work-or-fisht" amendment, on which the Senate con ferees yielded, paved the way for the virtual agreement on the measure. The "work-or-flght" proposal was regarded as tho only dispute likely to cause delay and tho Renuto's mana gers consented to Its deletion from the bill largely to expedite Its enact ment. Some complaint Is expected from the Senate majority favoring the "work-or-flght" clause which organl ed labor opposed and the House voted down and the adoption tomorrow of the conference report by the Senate and House was regarded as a foregone conclusion. The amendments left for the final conference, plnijncd early tomorrow, wre those of Senators Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and France, of Mary land, respectively. These providing that registrants need not claim exemption or deferred classification, and for badges or In signia for men deferred for Industrial or other service. General Crowdor. who opposes the Penrose amendment because It would compel revision of millions of printed questionnaires and thus delay the new draft, will meet tomorrow wjth the confereest OTAL Or YANKS Gordon J. Taylor, of Molalla, was In the city Tuesday, where he Inter viewed ofllcurs of the local selective board In rcKttrd to securing a pints port for his Journey abroad, where he goes as a Y. M. C. A. worker. Mr, Taylor has Just returned from a month' training course at I'alo Alto, California, where ho and a score or so of other prospective Y. M. C, A. workers took an Intensive course. As quickly aa his papers are fixed so that ho can make the trip to France, Mr. Taylor will be sent on his way. Daring his absence, the Molalla l'lnnoor, of which he Is the publisher, will be conducted by his son Walter, who has been associated with the pa per aa business manager for the past flvo years. Mr, Taylor Is quite prom inent throughout the stato as a public speaker, and In the last campaign was a candidate for the lower house of the legislature. Ilia many friends In Clackamas county bespeak a success ful career for him in the work with the soldiers in France. Clarence E. Frousard of Mllwaukle, (vietiratcd nis 2ist Mrtiniuy Katuraay by walking Into the county clerk's war olTlco and registering for duty with Fncle Sam's forces. He was born August 21, 1S97, Is the son of John Frossard of Mllwaukl", and Is a Stand IferClnrksnn shipyard employe. Three of the boys registering were 21 years of use on Saturday. Irving Frances Leonard, a pharm acist of Huntley Drug Co., was the first man on tho Job bright and early Saturday morning, registering short ly after the opening of the office. The registration was heavier than expect ed and up to 9:00 Saturday evening 4;t boys had signed up for fortunes with Uncle Sam. As a convenience Clerk Harrington kept the office open until 9:00 I. M. "There was not a cripple In the bunch," suld Sheriff Wilson Saturday night. CALL IS ISSUED FOB 27 SELECTS OF CLACKAMAS AIDED BY REDUCTION LARCENY Df E5TAGADA FUNDS li TO DEVORE WASHINGTON, Aug, 28. A 2G per cent reduction in the publication of books to conserve paper has beon or dorod by the war Industries board. The reduction will be based upon the average of three years from January 1, 1915, to June 30, 1918, and the reg ulations will effect publishers of tiadi books, copyright prints, toy books, juvenile books and non-copyright books, , Tho coated paper for book Jackets and circulars will not be allowed at all. Coated paper is to be used only for Inserts or color work and the quantity for that purpose Is limited. Publishers of subscription books must reduce their tonnage of paper consumption 25 per cent, based on the year July 1, 1917, to June 80, 1918. Tho regulations will become effec tive on October 1. Thay will not be rotroactira and will not apply to books already in process of manufac ture, and published prior to the oper ating date. With the departure of seventy-eight registrants Monday for training at Camp Lewis and Brt McDowell, the local war board cleared the way for another call, which will deplete the class ono ranks of the county. Twenty-five men and two alter nates will be assemblod here during the first part of Soptombor for en tralnmont for Camp Lewis. Just what day they will leave la not known, but It Is thought likely that it will be sometime between the 3d and the 6th. Immediately after this Increment 1b out of the way, it is probable that the big registration of men 18 to 45 will take place to build up the exhausted man power of the selective service. At this time, exclusive of the 43 young men who registered here Saturday, Clackamas county has not more than enough men to fill the call for tw enty five. It may be that the new regis trants will be examined immediately, and have their questionnaires filled out, In order to tide over any emerg ency calls which may be made, but the war board has released no infor mation on tills subject. Following are those in tha new call for Camp Lewis: Elmer Dan King, Hubbard Or.; George Ernest Oldenstadt, Oregon City; William Wltzol, Boring; John Boss, Oregon City; Herbert Nord strom, Mllwaukle; William Chris Trost, Aurora; Charley Paulson, Can by; George Lewis Malum, Canby; Harry Earl Davids, Aurora; Theodore Emil Bruck, Sherwood; Walter Reck, Boring; Jonn Kummer, Aurora; Guy Lantz, Aurora; David Aeby, Clacka mas; Charles J. Crayford, Oregon City; Elvis Earl Pulley, Molalla; Hans Zenger, Aurora; Lester Burk holder, Aurora; Harry Buxton, Albert Lea, Minn.; Rolf 'Lee Hlnes, Oregon City; Grant Ulysses Erb, Hub bard ; Ralph Henry Scott, ' Oregon City; William Raymond Ware, Ore gon City; John Hubert Tweedle, Woodburn; Millard Landren Trullln ger, Boring; Alternates Edward Earl, Molalla; Walter William Mark wart, Portland. hmbezzlemeut charges have been preferred against City Recorder Claude W. Devore of Estacada, charging failure to' pay over $516.69, representing city water collections between Febt10th and July lt of this year . The complaint was signed by Mayor E. W. llartlett of the Estacada city council and was issued from the dis trict attorney's office Thursday. A warrant for the arrest of Devore was Issued immediately after by Justice of the Peace Sievers. Devore's pres ent address is unknown, as he left Estacada a couple of weks ago. His family removed to California the lat ter part of July. As city recorder Devore has been making municipal water collections for the past six years. Ho is said to have appeared before the council a few weeks ago and asked that the auditing committee expert his books, stating he was preparing to move to California. Upon the . committee's findings he was notified to turn over all collections which he then had on hand, at the August meeting held on the 13th. The day before the meeting he disappeared, according to the Es tacada officials, and efforts to locate him have been in vain, it was stated. Since February of this year he has turned over none of the collections which his books Show have been made, the aggregate sum running over $500". In addition to being a city official, Devore has been Justice of the peace at Estacada for several years. lie is married and has a family. Larceny of public funds is the specific charge brought against Devore. DIVISION HEADS ARE APPOINTED FOR LOAN DRIVE STEPHENS PROBABLE NOHE SAN FRANSCIHCO, Aug. 28.A lead of nearly 8000 votes with about two- thirds of the precincts of the state ac counted for, was the statistical basis early tonight 'upon which rested a statement from Governor William D. Stephens thanking the Republican 'voters of the state for nominating him. Throughout the afternoon and even ing the Governor drew steadily ahead, catching and passing his active rival, Mayor James Rolph, of San Fran cisco. Mayor Rolph, aleo running as a Dem ocrat, under California laws which en able a candidate to run on as many tickets as he likes, was a vigorous first there tonight, over Francis J. Heney with seemingly less possibll ity for a reversal than existed in the Republican primaries. It Is a law in California tbat a candidate defeated in election on his own ticket cannot be thereafter the candidate of another party even though he may be Its high man at the polls, and no provision was found by elec tion experts tonight for anybody To take bis place. I If, therefore, later returns should bear out the siicce9 of Governor Stephens on the Republican ticket and of Mayor Rolph a registered Republi can, on the Democratic ticket , the Democrats will have nobody to vote for as Governor on their ballot next Fall. t This situation .irfcht be met la part. It was agreed, fcia- Democratic can didate running as an Independent, and the possibility of such candidate w-as much discussed today. T OVERSEAS PAS! Cabinet Officer Selects . IT " - fORE HISTORICAL SOCIETY . ' Public Auditorium I Portland, ore, ir 1,500,000 H WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. The total number of soldiers embarked now hag passed the 1,500,000 mark, General March, chief of staff, announced to day. Members of the senate, military committee were assured by General March at their weekly conference that stories of great unpublished Amerl can casualties overseas are wholly false and that all casualties among the expeditionary forces are given to the public as promptly as the cables can transmit them. The chief of staff said the situation on the Western front now was decid edly favorable to the allies. Further improvement in the ship ping situation was noted and General March said the program of transport ing troops to France was going ahead without change. Commenting upon the military situ ation, the chief of staff pointed out that since last Wednesday the' French advance has continued from the pla teau overlooking Noyon down to the Olse river, making a maximum ad vance for ti-ese troops of nine miles since August 18. This has forced the enemy back across the Olse. The French success, he said, has been duplicated by the British, who inaugurated an attack Wednesday south of Arras. Rapidly advancing, the British reached a depth of three miles, but' their progress has been held up by German counter attacks The railroad to Arras still is In Ger man hands, according to latest offi cial advices, and the Germans are utilizing largely in their defense railway embankments. 0 APPROVES MANPOWER BILL n ' i ,t.. M - i t ...znaawb.. - , f - &'' i V V- ' - v-;; - i a " E f , Ah a uariai nig JEW H SUES OWN Seldom in the history of the United States has a cabinet officer selected a woman for private secretary, but Sec retary of Commerce Redfield has chosen Miss Agathe O. Stewart for that position in his office. He says she Is making good. EN LATITUDE the EXTENDING MB M. D. Latourette, county chairman for the fourth Liberty Loan Bond cam paign, has appointed divisional heads for the seven banking districts of tlw county and has called a conference for Thursday, September 5, at Oregon City. E. E. Brodle has been named publicity, manager. The chiefs of the banking districts will be asked to ap point four people in each district as an executive committee. The banking districts are: Canby W. H. Bair. Estacada H. C. Stephens. Molalla Willard Robbins. Mllwaukle Philip Streib. WllsonviUe E. R. Gunzal. Oregon City Thomas A. Burko, , Sandy W. A. Proctor. Clackamas county's quota will be about $600,000 for the fourth loan. This county subscribed nearly $575, 000 for the last loan, more than doub ling its quota. MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED John H. Tweodia and Ruth M. Kunze obtained a license to wed Sat urday, Tweedle lives near Woodburn In Clackamas county. WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 The new manpower bill, extending the selec tive draft to all men between the ages of 18 and 45 years was passed by the House tonight without minor changes in the draft of the War De partment. Some members denounced exemp tion given Government employes, while others contended that while there might have been some abuses there should not be an absolute bar to deferred, classification of essential men. The final vote was preceded by three days' debate, during which the chief contention was an amendment to defer the calling -of youths from 18 to 20 years until older men had been summoned. A final report was made by Chair man Dent today to place the 18-year-old .boys in a deferred class, but a motion to recommit the bill to the mil itary affairs committee with instruc tions to incorporate that amendment was lost 191 to 146. The bill now goes to the Senate and leaders tonight predicted its passage early next week. The Senate plans to submit the House bill for the measure favorably reported by the military committee of that body and thus expedite its final enactment. Congressional leaders hope to send the measure to the president by the latter part of next week. An attempt In the House to insert a work-or-fight amendment by which those exempted from military service on occupational grounds would be re quired to remain at their civil tasks, failed, 52 to 91. The amendment was directed against strikes and was characterized by officials of the American Federa tion of Labor as a conscription of labor. The House today reversed Its action of yesterday in voting to Include mem bers of Congress in the draft. By a rising vote, 89 ito 143, It defeated an amendment by Representative Gregg, of Texas, which would make members of Congress, State Legislatures and f ederal and state executive officers liable to draft. An amendment by Representative Smith, of New York, to exempt police officers In cities of more than 500, 000 population, and designed to re lieve the situation in New York, where a shortage of police officers is said to be threatened, was defeated. LANGUAGE DENOUNCED BY LEAGUE The county convention of the Am erican Loyalty league held Saturday at the courthouse passed resolutions to eliminate the use of the German language in the churches and schools of the county. Two of the churches in the city have services in German, and the comment which it aroused drew this action from the league. The resolution instructs the officers of the county league to take immed iate steps to do away with the use of any and all enemy alien languages in the churches and schools of the county- J. K. noilock, state head of the Na tional Council of Defense, was unable to attend the meeting, where he was to speak, uue to the breakdown of his machine. Rev. John Linden, state campaign manager 'of the Salvation army war fund drive, spoke concern ing the work of the drive which will be under the auspices of the league. The league is to collect the names of all Clackamas county men in ser vice, and form an honor roll for the county. Parents of the boys are to be allowed the use of the league's station ery. The delegates called upon John Loder, city recorder, to explain why Oregon City had not formed a branch of the Loyalty league. Mr. Loder ex plained the difficulties of organizing in the city to the county memb-ers who felt that the city should have a chap ter. John Gaffney, county vice-president, presided at the meeting, which was attended by' 75 delegates". ' Judge Anderson read some food regulations and talked on the subject in general. A resolution presented by the Beaver Creek branch, was adopted, voicing the member sagalnst feeding millable wheat to stock. It was also agreed to organize a Junior Loyalty league In the county. MOONEY CERTAIN PRESIDENT WILL SECURE JUSTICE SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. A tele gram saying that he felt confident that the efforts of President Wilson would "secure him ultimate Justice" and condemning German propaganda which involves his case was 'forward ed by Thomas J. Mooney from "death row" In San wuentin penitentiary to day to Walter S. Rogers, foreign bu reau, committee of public information, New York. The telegram was in answer to ad vice from Rome to the International Workers' Defense League hero saying that the Mooney case was being used as antl-Amerlcan propaganda in the allied countries. The league also sent Rogers a telegram condemning such propaganda and expressing the con viction that justice would be done. The executive committee of the bounty chapter of the American Loy alty "League held a session Tuesday night, at which time the various mat ters resulting irom tne county con vention of last Saturday were brought up. One of the most important resolu tions passed by the convention was that condemning the practice of the German churches in this city of hold ing their sermons In the language of the out-cast Huft. The executive com-mittee- wss Instructed in the r.c'.:.". tion to take steps to alleviate the 'obnoxious practice. It is understood that the German pastors here are ready and willing to do all within their ability to meet with public favor in regard to the matter, and It was de cided Tuesday night to give them this opportunity. , There were many arguments ad vanced pro and cor at the executive committee session. In favor of the German churches It was brought out that they are within their legal right to preach in German, and that Presi dent Wilson had issued a statement in July declaring that the German pastors were not to be persecuted or disorder created by Interference with their services. It was also stated that the two German ministers here are delegated by the government to speak to their congregations as Four Minute Men, and to explain the war programs to them. The administration also sends them literature, printed by the government in German text, for dis tribution among the church members and asking their support of war activities. One minister hero now has two sons in the army fighting the Prussian military systems. There w?re a number of other points ad vanced at the session in favor of the German pastors and their work. On the other hand, the pledge to the League has not yet been filled out, although it is understood that all the church members are ready to sub scribe to it. There Is no patriotic service connected with the German churches, and it is thought that this should he taken up, as the other churches have them. It will also be suggested to the ministers here that they arrange an English service for those of their congregations who are able to understand it, and to hold a service in German for the older folks who cannot comprehend the English version of the Scripture. Definite action on the matter has been waived for a few days, until a conference can be arranged, and the matter adjusted without action by the League as a body, if possible. In the meantime, it is thought probable that the two pastors here, will aceed to public sentiment, and take every action possible to remove the stigma of the Hun language, and to use it only as an absolute essential to pro mote tho religious welfare of their congregations . Implications of disloyalty have not been entered against the churches here, and it is only a matter of over coming the public sentiment against the language. DAUGHTER A pitiful case of filial infidelity and rascality came to light here Wednes day, when Elizabeth Rusk, of Mll waukle, filed suit against her son-in-law, George Cornwall, and her daugh ter, Lena B. Cornwall. Mrs. Rusk, who is 74 years of age and a widow, charges the defendants with conspiring to defraud and dis possess her of a hundred acre farm, near Mllwaukle, known as the Rusk Place, and valued at $30,000. The younger people were married but a few months ago, and previous to the nuptials. Cornwall was employ ed on the Rusk place as superintend ent. Soon after their marriage, he ap proached the plaintiff in the action, and sought to enter a deal whereby the place should be leased to him for a term of five years, the consideration for which was to be the care and board and lodging of the owner. It was supposed to have been a straight lease, according to the complaint, but Mrs. Rusk now charges that it was so vaguely written and so intangible as to have a different interpretation ' than ihat put on it by her son-in-law, and she charges him outright with in tent to fraudentiy oust her from her home, where she has lived for the past 46 years. She claims that she so trusted her daughter and her husband that no intimation of the true reading of the lease was brought her, and she signed It without very careruliy go ing Into the details. She took their word for It that they would sie her a home as long as the life of the lease, and that she was to share the returns from the place. V - ' Subsequent action, it seems accord ing to the papers In the case, proved to her that malicious Intentions were abroad, and in her suit she asks that the mis-lcading lease and agreement be declared null and void and set com pletely aside, and that she recover from the defendants the sum of $300 said to have been sustained aa dam ages through the transaction. Mrs. Lusk is the mother of Jerry Rusk, prominent Union county at torney, speaker of the house at a recent session, and now in France. The family is well known in Clacka mas county. George Cornwall, the defendant, Is a prominent Milwaukie man, having been engaged in the contracting busi ness previous to his marriage to Miss Rusk. CJ. HALL FOUND TO WED AT VANCOUVER License to marry was Issued at Vancouver Saturday to ' Jonathan Keeney, 48, and Mrs. Edith Kohler, 49, both of Oregon City. SOCIALIST NOMINEES FILE SALEM, Or., Aug. 26. Certificates of nomination and acceptance have been filed with Secretary of State 01 cott by the following Socialistic can didates: Robert Ginther .state senator, lztn district; Robert schuebel, rep resentative, 16th district; M. V. Thomas, representative, 16th district. C. M. Hall ,who was brought back from Grants Pass bv Constable Frost on a ' warrant charging him with is suing a check for which there were no funds, had a hearing before Judge Slevers, of the Justice Court, Monday. After reading the complaint, which cnarged hhn with buying a horse from Charles Marshall in April of this year, and issuing a check on a Portland bank for the sum of $500 with no funds deposited there to cover it, Hall asked for time until his attorney could arrive to handle the case for him. While waiting for the lawyer, Judge Eievers was called by phone from the penitentiary at Salem, stating that Hall was wanted there as a parole violator. No further action was taken by the Justice Court, and the man was taken to Salem. Hall says that he has the money to make good the check given Marshall tor the horse, and believes that he can prevail on the authorities to not take his parole privileges away from him. SOLDIERS MAY HAVELANDFOR OWN AFTER WAR Workbegines on construction of a fill to replace much of the trestle work adjacent to the big Oregon Electric railroad bridge over Santlan river between Denver and Talbot. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28. Reclama tion of arid, swamp and logged-off land throughout the United States, particularly for the benefit of return ed soldiers was considered at a meet ing here of the Chamber of Commerce, which was addressed by speakers from the Northwest. The speakers were E. W. Burr, representing the Washington State Land & Settlement association; Frank Adams, of the University of Califor nia, and R D. Scudder, farm manager of the Oregon Agricultural college. NORTH BEND Gorst ft King Au tomobile Co. purchased 3 lots here for $10,000, to be used as site tor modern fireproof garage and sale room.