Morning Oregonian., June 27, 1917, Page 3, Image 3

THE MORNING OREGONIAN. .'WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. 1917.
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RECAPTURED LANDS
PUNTED TO CROPS
Army Helps and French, Brit
v ish and Americans Co
. operate in France.
243 VILLAGES IN RUINS
Several Towns Wrecked by Germans
"Adopted" by Cities and Indi
viduals Many Inhabitants
,,' Sent to Other Sections.
JTtEXCH FRONT, June 11. (Corre
spondence of the Associated Press.)
American. French and British civilians
are working in closest co-operation
with the French military and civil
authorities in restoring the lands de
vastated by the Germans when they
hurriedly quit the lines they had held
for two years from Noyoh to the
Somme. The Associated Press corre
spondent, after visiting Noyon, the
adopted daughter of Washington, went
through the entire district and ob
eerved what was beins done.
Others have followed the example of
the Federal capital and have devoted
their energies to the succor of particu
lar localities. For instance, the Ameri
can fund for French wounded has
stepped aside from its original idea
and taken full charge of the hamlet of
Behericourt, with its 125 remaining in
habitants. The Comtesse de Chabrannes la Pal
lice has taken to herself the hamlet of
Maucourt. of which only heaps of bricks
and stones remain, and will rebuild' it.
Dr. Baron Henri de Rothschild has
opened a food and clothing depot at
Noyon, and sends everything necessary
to any applicant in any part of the
afflicted district.
243 Villages) In Buln.
All this, however, is but a drop in
the ocean when it is realized that there
are 243 villages and hamlets spread
over the country which the Germans
before their retreat tried to make into
a desert.
In this region 35,000 men and women
and young children under 15 years were
ieft without shelter or food by the Ger
mans. Some 12,000 of these were evac
uated immediately to the interior of
France, where a proportion of them
Joined relatives.
The military authorities have grap
pled in a masterly way with the vast
problem which confronts them of pro
viding for a large destitute community
immediately behind the lines. They set
to work to organize the country and
its people. The first step was to pro
vide food, and this was done through
the military commissariat.
Then came the question of putting
in cultivation again the 250,000 acres
of agricultural land comprised in the
zone. The devastated country was di
vided into seven sections and com
posed of .So communes, each in charge
of an officer with skilled aides.
Army Aids Farmer.
Horses were lent by the army, broken
plows and harrows were repaired by
motor mechanics of the army, seeds of
all kinds were procured and work, on
the land was begun. For this manual
labor was necessary, and this was
found among the many peasants and
email farmers in the ranks.
Thirty American tractors were found
lying idle in a depot not far from the
stricken district, and "these were trans
ported to the places where they could
be most useful and put to work. The
labor was dangerous owing to the
presence of unexploded shells under the
surface or the fields, but only one inci
dent has- occurred from this cause.
In this way about 4000 acres have
been ploughed and sown with grain
and grass, and another 2500 more
ploughed and cleared of weeds, while
with the help of American. English and
French donors, every family has been
provided with seeds and roots to form
a truck garden, with the result that
Buflicient produce is expected to make
the community self-supporting.
POWDER PUT IN COAL
TEUTONS PLOT TO DESTROY NOR
WEGIAN STEAMERS.
Ton of KxplnnKe Taken to Christiania
In February by.Coarier of Ger
man Forelgrn Office.
CHRISTIANIA. June 26. Discovery
of a German plot to destroy Norwegian
steamers-toy explosives, unearthed late
last week, has appalled the whole na
tion.
vIn all, a ton of explosives had been
discovered concealed in artificial lumps
of coal, which presumably were to be
placed in ships' bunkers.
It has developed that a trunk full of
explosives was brought to Christiania
in February by a courier of the German
F,rcign Office, whose official seal was
on the trunk. At the examination of
Aaron Rautffels, a German citizen, and
others arrested In connection with the
case, it was admitted that explosives
were also to have been placed on
steamers bound for America.
men, who, with their wives, were out
for a ride along the River road last
Sunday.
They were several miles from the
city when they saw what looked like
a rabbit stealing along the roadside.
Being full of fun and desiring a run,
they stopped the machine and both men
raced after the 'rabbit,' which was cor
nered in an old stump and captured.
The one reaching the animal . first
grabbed it by its tail and was holding
it aloft in triumphant glee before he
discovered that the 'rabbit' was a dif
ferent breed of animal. However, it
was then too late to retreat, so the
captive was taken back to the car to
show to the women, who had been
watching their husbands. The women
haven t forgiven their spouses yet for
what happened.
The men ran down to the Columbia
River, jumped- in and tried to come out
smelling as sweet as a rose in vain.
They cut their pleasure drive short
and came home, and the one who had
captured the 'rabbit' took off all of his
clothing and burned it. One of the
women went to her next door neighbor
for hot water to wash with, but in a
short time, all of the neighbors were
of the innocent opinion, that there was
an intruder near.
One of the men. has bought a volume
on "wild animals," it is said, and he
now knows what a rabbit looks like
when he sees it. and also he has mas
tered some of the characteristics of
other quadrupeds.
UNITY URGED ON NOBLES
MYSTIC SHRIVE POTEXTATB AP
PEALS FOR PATRIOTISM.
Portland Is Among; Cltiea Sending; In
vitations 4to Imperial Council for
Next Annual Meeting.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 26. A strong
plea for unity of the American people
in the struggle for humanity was made
by Henry F. Niedrlnghaus. of St. Louis,
imperial potentate, in an address at
the annual meeting- of the Imperial
Council. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.
Today a mighty inspiration impels
everyone of us to lose in patriotic con
secration whatever has disappointed.
whatever has estranged, whatever has
divided us,' he declared. "We are
Americans and we stand for human lib
erty and human Justice. Let us resolve
to crown the miracles of the past with
the spirit of a Republio compact,
united, indissoluble in the bonds of
love, and patriotism, from the Lakes to
the Gulf, 'from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific the wounds of disappointments.
past differences and . war healed in
every heart. And may God forget us if
we forget the divinity of our purposes."
Chicago. Boston, Portland,- Or., and
Des Moines, la., have extended invita
tions for the 1918 meeting.
GOLDEN HOARD COUNTED
SEW YORK ASSAY OFFICE HAS
765,000,000 IX GOLD.
English, French and American Coins
and Bullion Go Into Melting Pots.
Supply lO Times NormaL
NEW YORK. June 26. The count of
what Government officials believe to
be the greatest hoard of gold ever
stored at one time (in one place in the
history of the world, consisting of Eng
lish, French and American coins and
bullion that have all gone into the melt
ing pots together, totaling $765,000,000,
has just been completed at the United
States assay office here, "without a
penny found to be missing," it was an
nounced today by Edward P. Leech,
head of the settlement committee now
making the annual inventory and audit
of the office.
Verne M. Bovie. superintendent of the
office, said bullion now on hand is more
than 10 times the normal average of
previous years. The greatest total prior
to the war, he said, was $80,000,000. This
year's huge total is attributed to gold
imports from the allies to meet war
bills and also to abnormal local receipts.
RELIGIOUS TROUBLES TOLD
Boy, Page Robinson Crusoe:
Quadruped Is Not "Rabbit."
Vancouver Motorists .Capture Mus
teline Carnivore, and Soon Din
cover It Don Not Brians to the
Bunny family.
VANCOUVER. Wash., June 26. (Spe
cial.) Gray's suggestion that
"where ignorance is hliss. 'tis folly to
be wise" was disproved here by two
of Vancouver's well-known business
Be Careful in Using:
Soap on Your Hair
Most soaps and prepared shampoos
contain too much alkali, which is very
injurious, as it dries the scalp and
makes the hair brittle
The best thing. to use is just plain
mulstfled cocoanut oil. for it is pure
and entirely Rxeaseless. It's very cheap
and beats the most expensive soaps or
anything else all to pieces. You can
get this at any drug store, and a few
ounces will last the whole family for
months. .
. dimply moisten the hair with water
and rub. U iaabout a teanpoonful is all
that is required. It makes an abund
ance of" rich, creamy lather, cleanses
thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The
hair dries quickly and evenly, and is
soft. fresh looking, bright, fluffy,
wavy and asy to handle. Besides it
loosens and takes out every particle
of dust, dirt and dandruff. Adv.
Serbians Allege Bulgarians Expel
Clergy From Country.
WASHINGTON, June 26. Mistreat
ment of Serbian bishops and clergy by
Bulgarians was reported by the
Serbian legation here today. In a state
ment the legation said:
"The Serbian bishops and clergy are
being treated in a brutal way in the
Serbian provinces under Bulgarian oc
cupation. The bishop of Serguie is in
terned in a Bulgarian monastery. The
director of the theological seminary in
Prinzren, Steve Dimitrievitch, has been
ordered with 120 of his pupils to go On
foot all the way to Sofia, and no news
of them has since been received. The
Bulgarians are enforcing their schis
matic religion in Serbia and the Ser
bian clergy is being expelled from the
country."
RUSSIA ASKS Til
TO WOBK WAY OUT
Rumored Dissensions Are Big
Changes Toward Democ
racy, Says Ambassador.
PLEDGE OF FAITH RENEWED
Senate Reserve Is Dropped Slore
Noticeably Than at Any Previous
Time of War When Special
Envoy Makes Speech.
"WASHIXGTOX. June 26. In another
stirring? address today at the Capitol,
Ambassador Bakhmetieff, head of the
Russian diplomatic mission. Rave a
solemn pledge that the Russian people
and army, "convinced that a separate
peace would mean the triumph of Ger
man autocracy," are prepared to fight
on beside America until the world has
been -made safe for democracy.
The Ambassador spoke before the
Senate and his reception was almost as
enthusiastic as that accorded him Sat
urday in the House. On no previous
occasion since the war began has Sen
atorial reserve been' cast bo completely
aside. At the conclusion- of the address
a resolution was adopted by unanimous
consent expressing the Senate's grati
fication over the stand of the newest
democracy.
"Russia rejects with Indignation any
idea of separate peace, said the envoy.
"Striving for a lasting peace based on
democratic principles established by
democratic will, the Russian people
and army are rallying their forces
around the banners of freedom. Rus
sia wants the world to be safe for
democracy. To make It safe means to
have democracy rule the world."
Many of the rumors of internal dis
sension in Russia, Mr. Bakhmetieff
said, grew out of misunderstanding of
the great changes taking place in the
whole fabric of the government to
transform it to democratic standards.
He pleaded for patience and confidence
that these changes, although they
might take time, would be worked out
successfully in the end.
Tonight the Ambassador and other
members of the Russian mission were
honor guests at a reception by Secre
tary Lansing- ' with. President Wilson
among the guests.
8-YEAR-OLD IS DROWNED
"Harold" Is Only Ifame Known, for
Boy Who Walked Railing.
A boy about' 8 years old whose only
known name is Harold fell from the
old sand dock at the foot of Halsey
street yesterday morning about 11
o'clock and was drowned.
Herbert Harold Smith, age 8, 222
Crosby street, was the only witness to
the accident. He told the police that
Harold was walking around the railing
of the dock and that he warned him.
The other youngster replied that he
was not afraid and walked only a few
steps further when he became over
balanced and fell in the river. Herbert
notified an officer, but no trace could
be found of the body. City Grappler
Brady is still searching for the body.
WIND THINS OUT PRUNES
Strawberries of Unusual Quality
Kow Reaching Market.
VANCOUVER. Wash., June 26. (Spe
cial.) The high wind Saturday night
did considerable damage to crops,
blowing off many cherries, and throw
ing down vegetables. It also shook
more or less prunes from the trees, but
this may be a benefit and may keep
the growers from having to thin them.
While the season has been the latest
on record for berries, the quality of
strawberries now "being brought to
market is unusually high.
All surplus fruit and vegetables will
be canned by the Oregon Packing Com
pany in this city.
3 TO 10 AIRMEN'S HAZZARD
British Xaval Airplanes Engage
Germans, Downing One or More.
. LONTXX, June 26. Three British
naval airplanes . fought a battle with 10
German machines over Klanders on
Monday. An official account of the
tight says one and probably three- of
the Germans were driven down. All
the British airmen returned safely. Tho
announcement follows:
"In the course of a patrol on Monday
three naval airplanes encountered and
engaged 10 enemy machines in the vi
cinity of Roulers.- They fought for 16
minutes and brought down one enemy
in flames. It is believed two others
were driven.down out of control, but
clouds interrupted the view. Our ma
chines returned safely."
AUSTRIANS KEEP UP ATTACK
Desperate Efforts Made to Recapture
Ivost Positions.
ROME, June 26. Austrian troops are
making desperate efforts to recapture
the positions recently taken by the
Italians in the sector of Monte Orti
gara, in the Trentino.
The War Office announced today that
the Austrians, notwithstanding heavy
losses, have continued since last night
their violent attacks, which were being
met by Italian counter attacks.
Oakland Machinist Arrested.
OAKLAND. Cal., June 26. Held in
connection with the distribution of se
ditious literature sent out by Alexan
der Berkman from New Tork. J. H.
Lang, an electrician and machinist, was
turned over to the Federal authorities
today by the Oakland police. Lang
was arrested after an investigation
which traced the source of a large
quantty of seditioua literature circu
lated here.
JUROR REPRIMANDS JUDGE
Opening of Private Mail by Court
-V Is Protested.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. F. M.
Channing, Juror in the Mooney trial
here, today vigorously protested against
the opening of his mail by Judge Sea-well.
"It wasn't my understanding when I
became a juror thatr I was to be treated
worse than a criminal," said Channing.
I must insist that it does not happen
again. If it does, I reserve a right to
start proceedings against the party
doing it." '
Judge Seawell stated the opening ol
mail was necessary. It was finally
agreed that Jurors could receive their
mail unopened.
All charge purchases made today will appear on July statements
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, 'Kodak supplies "
A full line of them. - And
developing and printing, too.
Bring your films.
Kodak Dept., sixth floor.
Optical news
Semi-curved lenses in good
filled mountings may be had
for $3.50. Eyes examined
without charge. Second floor.
King Cotton procured a wonderful lot of
New CO ATS to sell at cost-$1 6.50
New coats for Summer, but styles that will appear in the Fall !
That's what you'll find in this lot of coats that have just arrived
from- New York, where news' of Fall fashions is just being hinted!
Come and see them. It will be well worth , your while. And at
such a low price they are sure to go out on the wings of the wind!
Jhey're of fine wool velours in rose, apple green, Russian green,
gold, etc Third floor Lipman, W olfe & Co.
Odds and ends of
PICTURE FRAMES
: H price
Nearly all regular sizes
and some odd sizes, all
fitted complete. A variety
of different finishes.
Columbia River
HIGHWAY VIEWS
Men will come in crowds to this
Sale of SWEATERS
Men's worsted sweater coats, $2.65
V-neck, - medium . heavy-weight sweaters of Oxford gray; two
pockets. This is a "before-the-war" price and . less for such
sweaters as these. '
Men's ruff-neck sweaters, $2.79
Of gray worsted, with two pockets. "
All sizes for men and women, too. " '
Men's heavy worsted sweaters, $3.25 -
Ruff-neck style, in medium and dark Oxford gray. - They're
exceptional at $3.25. - "
' Men's English golf coats, $6.95
Heather .mixtures, in tan. green and blue knitted fabric ' Made
pinch-back style, with pockets. .
Main floor, Washington street entrance-; Lipman, W olfe & Co.
Si. V
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5 tf2
"-3
25.
Reproductions of col
ored photographs of the
grandest scenes along the
famous highway. '
Sixth floor
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
The King's own
NOTION SALE
Clearance of buttons,
card of 2 to 12. .10c
Warren's rick-rack
braid. 6-yd. bolt. 10c
Novelty embroidered
edging, bolt,.... 10c
Children's hose sup
porters, pair 10c
Bone. hairpins, shell,
amber and gray,
the box 10c
Children's socklets.
for short sleeves or
sox, pair. . .10c, 1 5c
"Fashionette Hair,"
of real hair, 15c,'
. two for.. 25c
Main floor
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
A wonder PETTICOAT sale!
The most remarkable sale
we have announced I
For one day only we will sell
Chiffon taffeta petticoats
C with fitted elastic top )
At less than the cost of materials
$2.95
Fifteen different models in all desirable'' plain colors and in
changeable effects! No phone orders, none sent C O. D. or on
approval, and none sold to dealers. See the window.
Third floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
In just
a few days
King Cotton will draw the
curtain on his wonderful sale.
But these last few days before
he goes will be so crowded with
events of interest in every de
partment of the store that you
can't afford to miss one of them.
Read the news of King Cotton
in the papers every , day. Watch
the windows, too!
This store uses no comparative or worth prices in its
advertising they are misleading and often untrue!
King Cotton's sale of
WHITE SILKS
His royal majesty likes best of
all to cut the prices of things that
folks want the most. ''It's the best
way to make friends," says King
Cotton, and we're sure he is right.
S we're going to mark
35-inch Shantung $1.39
40-inch crepe de chine .$1.19
40-inch Cascaderese
crepes at $3.10
2d floor Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
Demonstration of the famous
HOT POINT
Electrical goods
Mrs. Alice R. Walters is here
from the factory to show you
wherein Hot Point electrical goods
are better. Main floor booth
Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
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BOARDS ARE
NAMED
RETALIATION NOT PLANNED
Britain Should ot Stoop to German
Level In Raids, Says Speaker.
' LONDON, June 26. No intention of
yielding to the widespread demands for
reprisals on German towns for the Ger
man air raids on England was shown
In s. riphnte on the sublect todav in the
House of Lords.
The question having been raised by
Lord Strachie, Baron Sydenham, ex
chairman of the Air Board, deprecated
the policy of reprisals. He said he felt
sure that in future years the British
would be thankful they had not low
ered themselves to the level of the
Germans.
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS MANY
Federal Law Makes Washington Dry
by Saturday Night.
VANCOUVER, "Wash.. June IS. (Spe
cial.) The time for delivery of liquor
into the state is drawing to a close, and
express companies have been notified
they will have to clean up and deliver
everything before Saturday night.
The rush at the liquor counter has
continued strong since the reissuing of
permits was begun.
Norwegian Ship Hit; Lives Lost.
LONDON. June 16. The sinking of
the Norwegian steamship Volette by a
German submarine is reported in a
Central News dispatch from Copen
hasten. Fifteen of those on board, in
cluding five women, were rescued. The
others lost their lives. The Swedish
steamship Gothia has been sunk. Four
men and two women are missing. .
Physicians Selected for
" Exemption Tribunal
Each
COUNTY-OFFICIALS CHOSEN
County Auditor, Sheriff and Doctor
Constitute Board In Smaller
Counties of Washington, but
Cities Have Own Bodies.
OLYMPIA, Wlash., June 26. The local
ovemntion boards of the state or wasn
ington are made up in each smaller
county of the County Auditor and
Sheriff and a physician. There are
separate boards in each of the first
class cities, following are uio yujei
cians chosen:
Adams County. V. R. Burroughs: Aston.
n.viH H Ransom: Benton. F. M. Crosby;
!,.i.n A. 1 Wlndora: Clallam. W. I.
Taylor: Clark. R. D. Wlswall; Columbia,
C H Day: Cowllts. F. A. Bird: Douglaa,
3 W. Adams: Ferry. C. F. Webb: Franklin,
H B. O'Brien: Garfield. J. A. Darby: Grant,
P C. Mlcckelsen: Island, -E. F. Rlatlne: Jef
f.nr.r, L. T. Keaver: Kitsap. I. H. Polk;
Klttlas. H. J. Felsh: Klickitat. H. H. Hart-
a H . m m Mason. C. H. Wells; Okanosan. H
M. Fryer: Pacific Georne A Tripp; Pend
d'Orellle. J. I.. Rogers: jvewpon; nan uuan,
C. O. Reed: Skagit, F. B. West; Hkamanla,
t-i... r A v.rv : 6tevens. I. 8. Clark:
Thurston. K. Partlow. Olympla: Wahkia
kum. H. M. rase, lamiimeii "
Wallace A Fratt: w tinman, r. orymi
Yakima. Richard Connell..
Following are the exemption boards
in the cities and the larger counties:
TM.rr.e- outside Tacomt, first district. J. R.
Thompson. Hugh McGarwick. Dr. C. Stuart
Wilson: second district. Luclan Dean. T. S.
Galbraith. Dr. J. H. Kheeta; Taroma. first
district. Dwight Phelps. E. U Hiberty. Dr.
O W. lughlln: second district. Fred Shoe
maker. Frederick Mottet, Dr. Arthur J.
Keho: third district, M. H. Corey, Arrid
Rydstrom, Dr. I. B. Slmms: fourth district.
D. Bunker. J. 8. Kemp, Dr. 8.' J. Hards;
Spokane County, outside city. O. Olsen.
Charles P. Mayer, Dr. W.- E. ' Abrams; Spo
kane City, first district. Leonard . Funk.
Lawrence Hamblen. Dr. Charles M. Doland;
second district. John Arsall. Fred Baldwin,
Dr. G. K. McDowell; third district. C M.
Fassett. J. A. Schiller. Dr.-.H. B. I.uhn:
fourth district. L. L. Westfal, Percy Powell,
Dr A I.- Robinson: fifth district. O. W.
Leggett. H. L. McWilllama. Dr. 'William M.
O'Sbea; Snohomish County, outside Ever
ett, first district. Ale - Livingston. James
McCulloch. Dr. -Norman is. Aicureaay; sec
ond district. -A M. Wendall A. II. Moll, Dr.
E. M. Adams; Everett city. D. D. Merrill
Louia Lesh. Dr. L. G. Woodford; Grays Har
bor, first district. W. D. Campbell. Jeff
Bartell. Dr. G. E. Marey; King County out
side Seattle, first district. W. H. Overlook.
Van G. Sawyer. Dr. B. E. Hoye; second dis
trict, Thomas P. Revelle, A. C. Wilson, Dr.
George Sparling: Seattle, first district, T.
O. Tideman, L. A. Brewer, Dr. C. W. Knud
son;, second district, Loren Grinstead. Wel
ford Beaton. Dr. A. B. Kldd: third district.
Daniel Landon, 8. Paysse. Dr. W. s. Orla
wold: fourth district. D. B. Trefethen.
Charles S. Gleason. Dr. H. E. Allen: fifth
district, Leo Bernard. J. E. Qulgley. Dr.
Ernest L. Blckford: sixth district. W. M.
Whitney, W. W. Connor. Dr. E. C. Lee:
seventh district. Wllmon Tucker. A. S. Bur
rows. Dr. James F. Hill: eighth district. J.
W. Frerich. Walter Schatfner. Dr. W. C
Woodward; ninth district. Joseph M. Haw
thorn, William Duncan, Dr. ' U. C. Bates:
tenth district, Pliny L. Allen. D. S. Tobias.
Dr. Ernest E. Beckett; eleventh district. H.
H. A Hastings. George A. Grant. Dr. Will
iam H. Anderson: twelfth district, James
A. Dougan. John A. Bennett. Dr. Donald
B. Lyon; Whatcom County, outside Belllng
ham. George D. Montfort. Percy Hood. Dr.
E. S. Clark; Belllngham. Charles A Mc
Lennan. A A. Blgge. Dr. W. W. Ballalne.
Two Slackers Sentenced.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa., June 26. Two
objectors to conscription. Frank J.
Otto. Jr., and Stephen Stanley, were
today sentenced in the United States
Court to serve a year in prison for
wilfully failing to register on June 5.
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strength to the banks which are members of it, and will
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