Morning Oregonian., May 10, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

fUE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TnURSDAT. MAY 10, 1917.
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CANADIANS POURING
FIRE ON LOST T
OWN
Attempt Made to Make Fres
noy Untenable for Germans
Who Take Village.
TEUTON ATTACKS VICIOUS
Thirty-fiT of Kaiser's Divisions Ex
hausted Since April 1 and Sent
to Rear; French Add 160
More Prisoners.
Grove, II. M. Francis: Odell, I A. E.
Clark; Park. T. H. Blassi Parkdale.
OeorK Munroe; Pine Qrove, U. A. Nfw
man; Wauooma, J. M. Culbertson; and
West, J. Frailer, Jr.
The marshals will choose their own
assistants. The registration of avail
able men under the selective draft act.
It Is expected by local authorities, will
be taken in record time. Hood River
County's quota of the men to be drawn
will reach, approximately, 40,
16 MEETINGS SATURDAY
Umatilla Crop and Stock
Will Be Undertaken.
Census
OTTAWA, Ont, May 9. Driven out
of Kresnojr village by the Bavarians
under Prince Rupprecht. Canadian ar
tillery has set about the task of mak
ing the village untenable for the
enemy, pays a. dispatch today from a
Canadian correspondent at Canadian
headquarters in France.
"The night of Tuesday passed in
comparative calm on the Canadian
front," the dispatch reads, ."but to the
south, around about Fresnoy, there has
been heavy fighting.
"Concentrating the greater part of
a division of his most trusted Bavarian
troops against the Fresnoy front, held
by a single British battalion, Prince
P.upprecht attacked at dawn Tuesday
andi carried the village. Its over
matched defenders fought with tenacity
and stayed the Bavarian advance well
to the east of Arleux. The Canadian
front to the north was realigned to
conform to the new line In the region
about Fresnoy and the artillery set
about Its task of making the village
untcnablo for the enemy.
Many Gas Shells Used.
"Counter battery work t still en
grossed attention on the Canadian front
with satisfactory results. The en
emy's fire from heavy guns mounted
in the region of Lens has distinctly
slackened, lie makes much use of gas
shellsl"
LONDON, May 9. Part of the
ground lost In the vicinity of Presnoy.
on the Arras battlefield, was regained
by the British last night, it is an
nounced officially.
The Reuter correspondent at British
headquarters in France send3 the fol
lowing: "From north of Fresnoy to the wind
mill at Ga-vrelle the Germans have
made prodigal use of their reserves in
the last 24 hours, in an endeavor to
press us back, but their attempts were
broken up by our Intense artillery fire,
mostly before they got within bombing
distance of our positions.
Thirl y-f Ice Divisions Exhausted.
"Some Idea of what this fighting is
costing the enemy may be gained from
the fact that since April 1 it would
appear that more than 35 German divi
sions have been withdrawn on this
front exhausted. It Is understood that
the existing strength of the German
army on the western front is 157 divl
slons. It computing their total strength.
however. It should be borne in mind
that about three-quarters of the enemy
divisions now consist of only three
regiments, or about 9000 rifles."
PARIS, May 9. The French last
night captured first - line German
trenches over a front of three-quarters
of a mile northeast of Chevreux. near
Craonne, the AVar Office announces.
The French took 160 prisoners. Dur
ing the night the Germans made re
peated counter-attacks in force against
the important positions taken from
them on tho plateau of Chemln-des-Dames
and on the Californle Plateau.
Although the Germans were stopped by
French artillery and machine-gun fire,
new assaulting waves resumed the ef
fort several times until the ground was
strewn with German dead.
PENDLETON, Or., May 9. (Special.)
Sixteen meetings will be- held Satur
day in various parts of the county to
encourage intensive farming and to
begin the crop and stock census of the
county. The meetings are called at
the instance of Dr. W. J. Kerr, . of
Oregon grlcultural College, chairman
of the food preparedness division of
the State Defense Council. Each meet
ing will be in charge of a member of
the Umatilla County Council of Defense).
The times for the meetings have been
set as follow:
Pendleton, 2 P. M. ; Adams, 2 P. M.;
Athena, 2 P. M. ; Echo, P.. M.; Free
water, 8 P. M. at Commercial ClUbr
Umapine at Hall, 7 P. M. ; Ferndale, 7
P. M. at Union Hall; Milton, 8 P. M. at
Commercial Club: Helix, 2 P. M. : Her
miston and Umatilla, 2 P. M.; Holdman,
2 P. M.; Pilot Rock, 2 P. M.: Stanfield.
2 P. M-; Weston, 2 P. M. ; Ukiah, 2 P. M.
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MAYOR LEADS LIQUOR RAID
Marshfield Officers Stop Fleeing
Bootlegger by Shooting.
MARSHFIELD, Or., May 9. (Spe
cial.) R. A. Copple, Mayor, and two
of his liquor squad, are sadl to have
shot at Andy. Erickson, whom they de
tected taking some liquor from a cache
on North Broadway last night. There
were four officers in the posse, be
sides the Mayor.
Arch Pressler, who was with Erick
son, said John Carter, Chief of Police,
fired one or two shots at the fleeing
man. Special Police Matthews, one or
two, and the Mayor three.
Erickson stripped his coat and over
coat when grabbed by Chief Carter,
but stopped when the shots got too
thick for his peace of mind.
In the same raid the officers ar
rested Will Ferrey. at the Madden
rooming-house, for selling liquor.
INTERNED SHIPS RELEASED
Great Britain and Sweden
Into Agreement.
Enter
STOCKHOLM, via London. May 9.
Approximately 90,000 tons of allied
shipping which has been tied up in tho
Gulf of Bothnia since the beginning of
the war will be released as the result
of an agreement between Great Britain
and Sweden, which, was perfected to
day. Sweden secures as its part of the
bargain the release of its ships laden
with foodstuff3 and other necessaries
which have been, detained In British
harbors.
GUARD UNITS AUTHORIZED
Montana Declines Ofer, Pending
Action on Conscription.
HELENA. Mont.. May 9. Brigadier-
General Mann, of the War Department
at Washington, today offered the state
of Montana, by telegraph to Adjutant-General-
Greenan. permission to organ
ize two more lnrantry regiments, a
squadron of cavalry, an ambulance
company and a field hospital company.
Governor Stewart decided not to ac
cept the offer at this time, but to await
until after the conscription law Is
passed, since the cost of organization
would be about 1 50,000.
-Enthusiasm is running high
these last three days !
This mighty anniversary sale
is proving a boon to true economists and with
everything in stock (except contract lines) re
duced, it behooves everyone to save by buy
ing and buying, and then buying more
And that brings us to the
burning question of the hour the matter of
keeping the wheels of business running just as
they were running in peace times
A dollar on the move will
keep some one employed that dollar hidden
away means that some one must "go without"
and that means still some one else will have
less!
-Go
14 KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK
TYPISTS TO BE MOBILIZED
XTndcrwood Company AVI11 Conduct
Examination of Applicants.
Pursuant to an' appeal made to all
their branches by the Council for Na
tional Defense, the local Underwood
aeency will soon start a mobilization
of stenographers for Government serv
ice. It is said that 5000 will be needed.
The Underwood company has notified
all Its branch houses to hold examina
tions of applicants, whether at present
employed or not.
It is the desire of the Council for
National Defense to mobilize all first-
class stenographers. While in the Gov
ernment employ the salary probably
will range from 175 to $100 a month.
The applicant must be willing to serve
In any part of the United States and at
the call of the Government.
Passengers From Mexico Tell
Train Blown Up by Bandits.
LAREDO, Tex.. May 9. The first
train from Mexico since last Satur
day today brought news of a wreck
near Queretaro Sunday, In which 14
persons were killed and several scores
injured, due to a derailment.
Passengers on the train said that It
was reliably reported that 30 soldiers
were killed and 40 injured when ban
dits blew up a train May 6 near Car-
neros.
CENSUS MARSHALS PICKED
Hood River County Ready to Carry
Out President's Orders.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May 9. Sheriff
Thomas F. Johnson has appointed the
following marshals for the military
census to be taken as soon as definite
plans are worked out: Baldwin Pre
cinct. XV. H. Edick; Barrett. Harold
Tucker: Center, G. B. Marsh: Dee, C. B.
Compton: East. J. C Porter: Falls, A
W. Meyer: Heights. J. L. Hershner: Oak
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about your affairs just
as you had planned on before the war it mat
ters not whether you buy of the little corner
merchant or the big one down town the im
portant thing is to keep money in circulation
and keep business going strong! Business is
good right now in Portland !
S Mercrtandisa of oJ Merit Only
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SIX GET
OUEGOX AGGIE ME.V AllE MADE
SECOND IJEITESAMS.
ALLIES LOSE IN MACEDONIA
Berlin Announces ScTere
of Foes.
Defeat
BERLIN, via London, May 9. Ger
man and Bulgarian troops have admin
istered a severe defeat upon entente
forces in Macedonia, army headquar
ters announced today.
BOTH PARTIES BACK SHIPS
Continued From First Pj.)
charter both steel and- woden vessels
to private concerns for operation.
"We do not think It -wll become
necessary to take over any shipbuild
ing plant or any other plant," said
Mr. Ienfnan today, "but it is essential
that the Government have the power.
It may be required that steel products
be diverted from other industries for
shipbuilding purposes, but that prob
ably will be done voluntarily when the
request is made."
David L. E-wlngr, a St. Louis railway
man, was named by the. Board today
as director of traffic for the emer
gency ship corporation. He will direct
delivery and shipment of supplies for
shipyards and later will supervise the
work of supplying- cargoes for vessels.
In Addition 132 Other Cadets Are
Recommended by Examining; Board
for Training; at Presidio, Cal.
OREGOX AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Corvallis, May 9. (Special.) Six stu
dents of the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege have been made Second .Lieuten
ants in tho Army or the Marine Corps.
Two of these, Donald P. Spalding, of
Lowell, Mass.. and William V. Clark,
of Saytomville. Cal., left the college
yesterday to take up their duties in
the Army. The other four will receive
the pay o fthcir rank as soon as called
out.
These men are W. II. Gordon, of
Portland; John B. Wilson, of Corvallis;
Irvine French, of Enterprise, and David
Friedman, of St. Charles, 111.
Mr. Gordon is a graduate of Wash
ington High School, and was regis
tered Junior in commerce up to his
withdrawal from college a short time
ago. He has taken an active interest
in military science and tactics, which
is the main reason for his early ap
polntment as Lieutenant.
In addition to the men who already
have received their commissions, 132
other cadets have been recommended
by the local board of Army examiners
for training at Presidio, Cal. Several
have left the campus, and many more
will leave this week as the call comes
for them to report at the training
camp.
FUR DEALERS ARRESTED
Fence Law Suspension Asked.
SALEJI. Or.. May 9. (Special.) The
Southern Pacific Company today filed
application with the Public Service
Commission asking that the operation
of the fencing law be suspended as to
certain portions of Its line between
Eugene and Marshfield. Parts of the
country are sparsely settled, the appli
cation says, and parts of it form nat
ural barriers.
Delegates Named for Conventions.
RTDujE. Or.. May 9. (Special.) L
A. uean and Henry Harmon were
elected as Riddle delegates to the
grand lodge of Oddfellows at Eugene,
May 23. The delegates from the
Rebekah Lodge to attend the general
assembly are: Mrs. Maud Ackley and
Mrs. Lizzy Crow.
Two in Hood River Are Accused of
Fraud in Transactions.
HOOD RIVER, Or., May ?. (SpeciaL)
Two men who gave their names as
Marcus R. Marcus and I. R. Bills, were
arrested by City Marshal Carson today
because he suspected them of being
fur thieves wanted in Portland. They
are held In the city prison, facing
charges of obtaining money under false
pretenses.
The men arrived here by boat today.
They are said to have posed as returned
seamen from Alaskan ports and of
fered for sale three sets of furs, "from
genuine Northern pelts." Mr. Carson's
investigation disclosed 17 additional
sets of furs in baggage, and experts
pronounced the articles sold for $35 as
worth no more than 5. .Police say the
men confessed.
nounces. says a special news dispatch
from Chrlstiania today. Two men
the crew were killed.
Flour for Bread Making Only.
PARTS, May 8. A decree is promul
gated In the official Journal prohlbitln
the use of maize, rye. barley or buck-
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Tank Steamer Sunk by Diver.
NEW yORK. May 9. The 6408-ton
tank steamship San Urbano. which
left ft Mexican nil port April 12 for
Oxford Honors Henry Van Dyke.
OXFORD. May 9. The vlce-chancel- l
lor of the university presided at
convocation last night at which a doc
torahlp of civil law was conferred on
Henry van Dyke. ex-United States
Minister to Holland.
Portland Letter Carriers Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 9. W. M. Zehrung, Guy B.
Morrill and J. W. Woehlert have been
appointed letter carriers at Portland.
Norway Reports Steamer Sunk.
LONDON, May 9. The Norwegian
steamer Taparlka (1232 tons gross)
has been sunk by a German submarine,
the Norwegian Foreign Office an-
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Ifnmmrtce (Slmttjrattg
INCORPORATED IN 1872 UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW
Naitaar a Braach a or a Part of Bar Faraisa Iaatitntioai
All Of Its Assets
Are Invested in America
OVER 90 of its stock is owned by
American Citizens, the balance, less
than 10, being owned in Canada, England,
France, Germany, Japan and Switzerland.
The directors are all American Citizens
born in the United States.
It is managed entirely by American
Citizens, and its business is wholly con
fined to the United States, its possessions
and Canada.
This great Company is distinct
ly an American Institution.
It has paid losses of over $90,000,000
since organization.
Statement January 1, 1917
CAPITAL
$2,000,000
Reserve) for All Other Liabilities
10,954,055
NET SURPLUS
10,7 59,422
ASSETS
23,713,477
CHARLES C SMITH, JESSE E. WHITE,
President Vice-President
EDWIN M. CRAGIN. ALEXANDER R. PHILLIPS.
Secretary Asst. Secretary
MR. GEORGE H. TYSON, General Agent
310 Sauoma Street. San FraBelaeo, California.
fhe United Kingdom, has been sunk by
a submarine, according to cable ad
vices received here today by her own
ers, the Anglo-Mexican Petroleum
Company. The slnklnsr occurred prior
to April 20 and no mention was
as to the fate of the 48 men on
made
board.
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