TIHTKSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1915.'
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ALLIES' FAILURE TO
Gil IS EXPLAINED
French Authority Says Effort
Is Chiefly to Demor-'
alize Enemy.
Front is stoutly held
r-normona Quantities or Material
- Repaired for Offensive, Which
Can Neither lie Improvised
'or long SuMalned.
" PATHS. Auf. 4. Aa explanation of
why little protrnt la being mad In
tha reoch and Belgian war sone. ao
tar aa actual ground gaining la con
cerned. la afforded In a statement from
unquestionable authority. In which the
almost insurmountable difficulties of
the present atrugale are aet forth.
"During tha last als months." says
this authority, "from the North Sea to
tha Swiss mountains there has been
veritable slese warfare along; the length
r the broken line of trenches. Jn
his warfare all strategic maneuvers
are absent, because maneuvers are Im
possible on ground here every square'
- meter Is marked and swept by artil
lery fire. The only alternative la a
frontal attack. Such an attack Is
smashed to pieces In one part or -another
against the formidable organisa
tions of defense. In which all the re
sources of art and science have been
employed by the two adversaries.
. Vaat QtaaatHlea of shells Vsed.
"In concrete subterranean works,
armored and caaemented, flanked with
rapid firers and mortars, and linked to
one another by marvelously concealed
communicating; trenches, which are pro
tected by the fire of heavy batteries,
dwell the Infantry abundantly provided
with rlflea and hand grenades. To
take possession of one of these works.
It la first necessary to dismantle these
trenches and deBiroy the material
which they ahelter. This Is the artil
lery's task.
"No- one before the war eould have
Imagined the vast amount of shells re
quired. Several thousand fired during
a few hours on a restricted space an
nounce an attack for which this prepa
ration Is being made.
"No matter how nnmeroua the heavy
guns or how well directed their fire.
It often happena the preparation has
been Insufficient. One or two rapid
firers mow down the troops who climb
from the trenchea ready for the charge
and after suffering, heavy sacrifices
' the attacking party arrive at the first
line of the trenches of the enemy. The
opposing artillery, with a literal wall
ef fire, effectively prevents any rein
forcement from advancing to their
support.
Heldlaa- re4 Difficult.
"They must fortify the captured
trenches, being subjected the while te
much more accurate bombardment, aa
the enemy knowa the exact range of
their former positions.
"guch offensive movements could not
he multiplied nor prolonged definitely,
as much on account of the mora1, and
physical effort which they demand of
the men as on account of the losses
which they Involve. Neither can such
offensive be Improvised. Uefore begin
ning an attack large quantttiea of ma-J
terlal and projectiles must be gathered
In one place previously appointed by
the comjnander. advanced fortifications
dug and the ground minutely studied.
"If. despite these difficulties, the
French army renews an offensive at the
price of a bloody sacrifice. It Is with
the conscientious mission of holding
large enemy forces on the western
front. By the Marne victory it stopped
the Invasion and ruined the first Ger
man plan, which waa, first to shatter
1'rance and return then against Russia.
Demoralisation la Real Iarose.
"By the victory of the Tser. with the
aid of the allied armies closing the line
of defense. It effectively prevented the
enemy from getting a foothold In Tas-e-Calals.
"By continuous offensive actions from
February to July In Champagne, the
ergonne and Artois. It demoralised ap
proximately 1.009.000 men and captured
an enormous amount of material. With
out allowing the enemy an Instant's res
pite. It forced the German general
ataff to utilize on the western front re
erves In barracks and arsenate.
"It would be a serious mistake to
measure our effort by the ground con
quered. The demoralisation and wear
irw down of the German army la the
real goat '
"W bave attained this goal, since It
has been proved that during these six
months the enemy has suffered heavy
loa. and. taking everything Into con
sideration, be can only remove from our
front per cent of hia total effectives.
."The great battlea on the western
front were fousht In Champagne during
the months of February and March: be-
' tween the Mouse and the Moselle during
. the month of April, and In Artois dur
. ' tag May and June.
Genua Laaaee Heavy,
.la Champagne we have taken the
enemy'a defences for a depth of from
' two to seven kilometers (from one and
. one-third to four and one-third miles),
' which repeated and heavy counter
attacks have not been able to recap
ture. Between four and five German
army corps have auffered heavy losses.
- two regiments of the guard being al
'tnoet destroyed. On the captured ground
nearly 290 German dead were counted.
tV'e took t00 prisoners, rapid-fire guns
and a large number of trench cannon.
"Between the Meuae and the Moselle
we now occupy the Kpargea crater,
which waa atrongly fortified. . There
. two , Bavarian divisions, having re
ceived orders to hold out at all costs,
t left heapa of bodies.
"Te this great success must be added
the success In the Bols d'Allly and the
Pols le Pre t re. which the Germans call
' -Bols de la Mort.'
"In Artois more than 800 prisoners,
cannon of all caliber, a hundred quick
firers and bomb-throwers fell to our
hands.
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OFFICER CHARGES PLOT
I.aunclic Planting Campaign.
SALEM. Or.. Aug. 4. (Special.)
Chanting that hia recall la asked "by
certain venal citizens" for the purpose
of gratifying personal spleen and to
prevent enforcement of law against a
criminal. Joseph K. Starr. District At
torney of Wheeler County, today filed
' with Secretary of State Olcott his
- atatement to be printed on the ballot
" at tha recall election August IS. Thomas
R. Kelly, of Fossil, todsy filed a cer
tificate of nomination for the office of
District Attorney, giving as hia slo
gan. "Lower Taxes." The petition is
signed by H residents of the county.
Sir. Starr's atatement la as follows:
. "My recall Is not sought for the
reasons set forth In the recall petition.
'. It It. aougbt by certain venal citizens
, for the purpose of gratifying personal
spleen and to prevent the enforcement
of the law against a criminal, who. be
cause of his influential connections,
thinks ha Is above the law. Had 1
failed to enforce the plain provisions
of the law against this criminal my
recall would not have been attempted.
"This Is a wet county and the local
option law Is in force In but four pre
cincts. Mitchell precinct Is wet and
Illicit liquor sales within the town
of Mitchell csnnot be prosecuted la
the state courts. The voters of that
section of the county have been will
fully misled by my enemies in regard
to this.
"The 'unnecessary expense of my
administration has been caused by
cases without merit sent before the
grsnd Jury by a raalevolent magistrate,
and by the defendant In the -Halbert
Stewart case, and I cannot control these
expenditures:
The question you are now deciding
la not "Shall I be recalled from the
office of District Attorney? but "Are
two newspaper editors and-their cliques
greater than our Government and
lawer.
PROF. CROOKS IS GALLED
ALBAS PRK5IDEXT ELECTED BT
ALMA. MICH, TRUSTEES.
Cdarator Will laveatlgate Conditions
of Offer, aad May Take Two
Wreka to Consider.
ALMA. Mich:; Aug. 4. (Special.) At
a meeting of the board of trustees of
Alma College here today, it was unani
mously voted to elect Henry M. Crooks.
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Hrary M. Creeks. President of
Albany College. Who lias Been
Kleeted to Presidency et Alma
College, Michigan.
head of the Albany (Or.) College, to
the presidency of Alma College, to suc
ceed Dr. Thomas C Blaisdell, who re
signed In June to accept the deanshlp
of the school of liberal arts at Penn
sylvania State University.
Professor Crooks baa been highly
recommended here. The board ex
presses the hope that he will accept
and come to Alma at the beginning
of the Fall semester.
ALBANY. Or, Aug. 4. CSpeclal.)
President Crooks, of Albany College,
said tonight It would be probably two
weeks oefore he could decide definitely
whether he would accept or reject the
proffered presidency of Alma College,
Michigan. He said he would -need te
know fully the conditions of the offer
and have opportunity to confer with
the trustees of Albany College.
President Crooks has known for
some time that he was being consid
ered for the presidency of Alma Col
lege, but the first definite Information
was received through The Oregonlan
tonight.
Mr. Crooks has been president of Al
bany College ten years, and It has now
received its first endowment, which
aggregates $213,000. and Is expected
to reach 1250.000 by Fall. During his
presidency the college has been
"standardised." being approved by the
special examiner of the United States
Commissioner of Education and the
Presbyterian College .Board.
Alma College has an endowment fund
of $400,000. with seven or eight build
ings vslued at approximately $200,000:
a faculty of 25 members and a student
body of '10. exclusive of those taking
special courses.
O.K. LAND GRIT PLANS
SPRIXCFIELD LEAGIE INDORSES
PROPOSED CONFERENCE.
Establishment of Principles aa Baals for
Settlement Advocated for Aim
of Gathering.
SPHING FIELD, Or, Aug. 4. (Spe
cial.) That any consideration of plans
for the disposal of the Oregon & Cali
fornia Railroad grant lands should be
confined to the formulation of definite
principles, chief of these the prevent
ing of the removal of these lands from
taxation, waa the tenor of resolutions
passed by the Springfield Development
League last night while Indorsing the
conference proposed by the Eugene
Commercial Club.
The Springfield Development League
resolved "that auch a conference should
not endeavor to determine a plan com
plete In all details, but should formu
late a set of principles on which a set
tlement could be made, which princi
ples would appear to all Interests as
Just, and that chief of these principles
should be the declaration that no plan
adopted should alienate these grant
lands from the tax rolls of the several
counties."
The resolution was presented by W.
A. Dill, secretary of the league, who
spoke of some of the plans which In
volved the selling of the land at arbi
trary prices. That the basis facts
should be sifted out and decided upon,
and plans for the meeting of the great,
broad principles Involved was the pur
pose a conference should fulfill, de
clared the speaker
Hood Ulver Floral Association BOY FALLS FROM BRIDGE
Mark Duedall Drops 80 Feet at Al
bany and Is Unhurt.
A LB A NT. Or., Aug. 4. (Special.)
Mark Duedall, 19 years old, fell 80 feet
from the Albany steel bridge Into the
Willamette River here today when he
climbed on the railing to watch boys in
swimming, lost bis balance and fell. He
struck the river In water seven feet
deep, but waa rescued uninjured.
When Duedall fell, A. B. Weatherford
pulled the boy Into a power boat after
he had floated about 100 feet and took
him to shore.
Duedall said he became dizzy while
sitting on the bridge railing and lost
his balance. .
VIOLENT GERMAN
LETTER GOIIDEfilllED
National Alliance Officers
Threaten to Resign Unless
Language Is Modified.
MILDER PROTEST VOICED
Resolutions Assprt Right or German
American Citizens to Be Heard
and Demand That Neutral
ity Apply to All.
BAS FRAN'CI8CO. Aug. 4. (Special.)
After six of their officers. Including
four of the National vice-presidents,
had declared their intention of resign
ing If favorable action were taken on
a bitterly condemnatory letter drafted
to be sent to President Wilson, the dele
gates to the eighth biennial of the
German-American National Alliance
nH.tr reiertod tha letter with the dis
senting vote of only Its. author and
adopted In Its stead a resolution
couched in milder terms hut containing
a strong protest against furnishing of
munitions to tne anies. im
inenruilKtencv of this country's stand
toward Germany as compared with that
toward Mexico is also set lurm.
As the threats of resignation were
soberly made by men high in the coun
cils of the alliance, a serious rift in
the powerful organisation seemed Im
minent, but wiser counsel prevailed.
Lees Radical View Prevails.
TKe Tote was taken after a discus
sion In which several delegatea ex
pressed approval of the proposea let
ter, but In which the great majority
counseled a less radical method of ex
pressing their views.
H. C. Bloedel. of Pittsburg, a mem
ber of the resolutions committee, was
tho author of the letter and Insisted
on presenting It as a minority report
As a matter of courtesy the letter was
read to the convention by the National
flrmt vice-president, Joseph Keeler, but
immediately on concluding the reading
Mr. Keeler announced that he would
resign his offices, 'joth aa National Vice-
president ana as presioeni oi me In
diana Alliance, If the letter were ap
proved. Almost Instantly the third vlee-preSl-
dent. Julius Moersch, who is president
of the Minnesota Alliance, .louoweo
Heeler's lead, at the same time an
nouncing that he held in his band four
other provisional resignations, which
were to go Into effect If the conven
tion approved Dr. Bloedel's letter. These
were from the second vice-president.
John TJarka. president of the Mary
land Alliance: the seventh vice-presi
dent, Leo Stern, president of the Wis
consin Alliance, Dr. Charles welns-
berg, president of the Missouri Alliance,
and Lr. tJort-K, presiaeni oi me oi.
Louis City Alliance.
After declaring that the United States
has been carrying on a "criminally
pernicious traffic" in munitions for a
year. Dr. Bloedel's letter said:
"Mr. President, we stand In a pil
lory before the world as consummate
hypocrites. Millions of unhappy hu
man beings are now cursing us. and
millions more will curse us In times
to come. Do not allow yourself and
the American people to be deceived.
In the eyes of our contemporaries and
before the tribunal of history we stand
convicted."
The letter accuses the United States
of the greatest blame for the sinking
of the Lusltanla, and declares that this
country ."is divided In sentiment as
never before." As a parting Bhot it
concludes:
"Mr. President, It devolverf'upoii you
to remove this ' stain. There Is no
other alternative. The country demands
that von restore to It what It has lost
Its repuAtlon. its honor, and Us fair
and unsullied name.
German-Americans Demand Equality.
The resolution, which was approved
by the resolutions committee and
adopted without opposition or change,
utters almost the same protest, but in
more dignified, language. It says:
"The American people must realise
that those of German birth or extrac
tion are not willing to accept second
place in public life .and not here to be
merely tolerated. As American citi
zens we rightly demand full equality,
and will not suffer our Influence upon
the development of our Republlo to be
Curtailed."
Again it says: "Since America has
declared for neutrality, we demand
that our Government in dealing with
foreign nations adopt the same stand
ard of treatment. We deplore that our
Government has on the part of England
practically permitted violations or in
ternational law and Interference with
commerce to the detriment of Ameri
can Interests and has on the part of
another country Mexico supinely suf
fered the destruction of American lire
and property."
With the selection of officers and
the choosing of Milwaukee as the loca
tion for the convention of 117. the Al
liance closed Its labors today. Dr.
Hexamer was re-elected president
For shinties alnne. T.v.000.000 feet of tim
ber Is cut la (hat part of the Htate of
Weshlaguta which lies west of the Cascade
INSURANCE SUIT IS WON
Gas Company Gets $.1tl6 Judgment
Against Aetna Life.
The Portland Gas & Coke Company
yesterday won a ault'agalnst the Aetna
Life Insurance Company, carrying a
judgment of $591.7, with Interest and
costs and disbursement's in the action,
before Federal Judxe Bean.
The case was brought before Judge
YOUR HOME
Can Best Be Built "Now
Materials and labor are
jjreatly below ordinary
prises. Talk it over with
us if you. contemplate
owning your own home.
We plan," finance and
build homes. Easy terms
if desired.
The Oregon Home Builders
Oliver K. Jeffery. President
13th Floor Northwestern Bank Bldg.
Bean in the afternoon. Tho trial took
only a few hours, and at its conclusion
Judge Bean, without leaving the bench,
announced his decision awarding the
lodgment to the plaintiff.
The case grew our of seven cases of
typhoid fever that developed among
employes of the gas company on a Job
In the. Summer and Autumn of 1813.
The gas company had piped water for
the employes to drink which turned
out to be contaminated
Louis Welch, Joseph Duerst, C. Hast
ings, -Otto Bush, George Harblch. F.
Kohn and L M. Andrews were the men
who were taken down with typhoid.
They sued the gas company, which had
previously taken out a contractors' and
employers' liability policy .from the
Aetna Company.
In Its complaint the gas company
alleged that when It called on the
Aetna Company to settle with the em
ployes, the Insurance firm refused, de
claring the typhoid fever didn't come
within the policy. I
After settling with the men for sums
ranging from I16S0.88 to $125, the gas
company sued for the total, together
with costs and attorneys' fees.
AUDITORIUM PLANS SENT
ARCHITECT TO COXSIDER ' CHANGES
' SUGGESTED BY COUNCIL. '
CoaatroctJoa Work Expected to Start In
October, Mr. Baker Sara, and .
Provide Jobs for 11. -
Plana for the new city Auditorium
with the changes recommended have
been forwarded for revision to Freed
lander Seymour, the New York arch
itects who have the Auditorium con
tract. Commissioner Baiter announced
yesterday. Mr. Baker said ' that the
plans should be available and the work
begun by the middle of October.
Tho plans suggested provide for one
of the most up-to-date stages and for
the installation of a $35,000 organ.
Tha Auditorium is to put on what
Is known as ths old market block.
"As soon as the work of construc
tion can be Btarted It will be rushed
through." said Mr. Baker. "We hope
to get started this au ana carry me
i. .uht nwt tiimiuh tha Winter.
assisting materially In relieving the
unemployed situation.
Mr Baker received yesterday a
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BlBlvmeiu vuj ....... .
of the funds which will be available
from the $600,000 bonds Issue for the
Auditorium. Mr. Barbur's report
Showed the amount of bonds soia io
be $15,000 and that from their sale the
sum of $32,329.60 was realised. Of
. . .. . k- ..IH ttint therA In still a
balance of $14.878.12 In the Auditorium
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drugs!
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TODAY'S TIMELY SUGGESTIONS AND PRICES
COME IN AND LOOK AROUND. YOU'LL FIND
THINGS YOU NEED AND WILL WANT TODAY
Photo Prize .Contest
Contest No. S ends August
Slst. Open to all amateurs
who have not won In other
competitions than ours.
First Prise. . ST.r.O
Second Prise S.OO -Third
Prise.. S2.50
Come In and get the de
tails from our Photo De
partment. Basement.
Catawba Vinegar
(From pure Catawba Grape
Juicet)
This Is an absolutely un
adulterated Grape Juice
that is very healthful, and
of choicest flavor. We
have a large quantity In
stock and will make spe- -cially
low prices. Come In
and let us show you.
Basement.
K 1 fcfS3SI
p Traveling
Bags
Genuine Cowhide
Ram Af verv
ifine quality.
medium sise.
sell regularly at
xk. verv
special.
Mala Floor.
lariy ri
.$5.45
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DRUGS
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Our
Prescription Dept.
Is the especialprlde of our
organization. The most ex
treme care is taken by
every man In this depart
ment to uphold the reputa
tion that has been estab
lished through many years
of almost perfect work. All
prescriptions are double
checked and, after filling,
are filed in our fireproof
vault.
One-Fourth Of
on Picture Framing:
For the balance of
this week we are mak
ing this special offer..
work.
Second Floor.
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Durham Duplex 5c Sale
With a purchase of six double-edged Durham Duplex
Blades for 60c, we will give you one Durham Duplex
Demonstrator Razor for 5c
Bathing Slippers
Cork-Soled Canvas Slippers of various
colors red. blue, black, green ndQn
white. Regular 25a grade, special I
Main Floor.
Trading (fnpSenfV
Stanpa 5f?Jfej J
Always
on Our JBprssiE 1
First ip-W-' j !
Three ifejiJ
Floors t'
ALDEE STREET AT WEST PARK -MARSHALL 4700-HOMF. A 6171
Free, 10
STAMPS with all ioa
cream or soda pur
chases in our Tea
Room or at tha Sods
Fountain from I P. M.
until we close at 8.
fund. He estimated tha amount to oe
realized from bonds yet unsold to be
between 1494,200 and $322,625.
12-YEAR ERROR LEARNED
Firmer locates on Another's1 Iiand
. and Pays Taxes on Own.
M'MINKVILIjK. Or.. Aug." 4. (Spe
cial.) Twelve years ago Josef Hen
rich hought eight acres of school land
from the state, located, paid taxes and
Improved the place.
Today N. W. Bmith, who recently
purchased 13 acres from the state, dis-
covered that Henrich had been living
n his land and had paid taxes on an
other tract one mile south, similar In
description. In the 13 years Henrich
had built a home on the Smith place,
cleared some of the timber and culti
vated the land. The Henrich tract in
the meantime has not been Improved.
BRIBERY ATTEMPT DENIED
Speeder Fined $20; $2.50 Patrol
man Says He AVas Offered Taken.
The philanthropic fund kept by Pro
bation Officer William Inskeep Is $2.50
kv -virtu nf mnnev Motorcycle
Patrolman Frank Krvin asserted he
was given by F. Nesme as the price of
freedom from arrest on a speeding
charge. '
Found guilty of speeding, Mr. Nesme
was sentenced to pay $20, the highest
fine for the offense levied by Municipal
Judge Stadter yesterday morning.
'He said. 'Let It go this time,' and
slipped me $2.50," testified Patrolman
Ervin. "I took the money and him,
too."
Mr. Nesme denied any attempted
bribery, and the $2.D0 was ordered paid
into the probation ' of fleer's fund by
the court. .
Jitneys are seriously affecting street rail
way recetpts In Wlnnlper.
Canada
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Let it Stop Your Figure-Mistake Losses
Suppose you re a grocer
and fill abour 150 orders a day.
These orders average aboul five
items a total of 750 items a day
r 225,000 a year. You or your
clerks have to add all these items
You are human and all men make
mistakes. Here are
45,000 chances for mistakes
If it's a charge slip you can go
over the addition after hours when
you're too tired to add straight. But if
it's a cash sale the customer has gone
and taken the record with him. You .
do find mistakes in charge slip addi
tions. If you could know you would
surely find the
Most mistakes in cash sales
Your wholesaler employs an expert in
figures, uses a double entry system
and an adding machine to prevent
mistakes.
; Your clerks are experts at making
sales, not at adding up figures. They
must rush to serve waiting customers.
They are right out in the hustle and
Confusion of the store.
Machine can't make mistakes
Put a Burroughs on the counter where
you wrap up the goods. The machine
will print and add the figures quicker
than your clerk can set them down by
; pencil. The total can be printed by a
pull of the handle, and that
Total is always correct
Hand the printed slip' to the cash cus
tomer as a proof. It shows each amount
and the correct sum. It inspires con
fidence. You and the customer both
know it is right. N
One mistake prevented each day will
pay you a handsome return on your in
vestment. You are now making more
than one mistake a day. We stand ready
to prove from your own records that
you are now paying for a Burroughs in
mistakes that can easily be prevented
Whether you're a grocer or ,
Any other kind of retailer
the same thing is true. Your brain and
your time "are needed to make sales,
serve customers, arrange stock and
do many other things that make for
profits. -
You can't afford not to leave the fig-.
tire work to the machine. You can't
afford the mistakes the Burroughs can
and does prevent
Since you are now paying in mis
takes the price of this Burroughs, you
ought to own it.
Write to any Burroughs Office, or to the factory at Detroit, tiiehigan.
tor full information land easy terms) and for the free Burroughs
book for retailer. Branch offices in 170 cities. Your telephone
book or your banker wdl tell you the nearest.
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