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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917. CALIFORNIA BUYERS TO VISIT PORTLAND Salt Lake City, Montana and Idaho Merchants Also to . Come for Week, AUGUST 6 TO 11 ARE DATES attendance Greater Than in Any Previous Tear Already Assured. Mayor and Chamber of Com merce Issue Invitations. Portland will entertain representa tive merchants from the entire Pacific f-lope during: Buyers' week, which has 4een officially acclaimed by Mayor Baker and attested by the Chamber of Commerce for August 6 to li. That the attendance will outnumber that of all previous years is already known to be a fact and those in charge of the work are anticipating- that there will be more than 1000 out-of-town men and women here. Reservations have been made by merchants all over Washington and Oregon, as usual, but the feature that is making- the local committee par ticularly happy this year is. the fact that letters of acceptance have been received from various points in Cali fornia, Idaho, Montana and UtaH, in dicating' the widespread interest in. the annual event. Reservations have been sent In from "W'eiser, Leland, American Falls, Ilo, Kew Meadows, Mullan, Payette, Spirit Iake, Wendall, Twin Kails and Lewis ton, Idaho; Covello. Cedarville, Fort peward and Jackson, Cal.; Anaconda, Missoula, Forsyth and Poison, Mont end Salt Lake, Utah. Hundreds of let ters of acceptance have been received from other places, but these serve to ehow the large territory that is being attracted to Portland. Ship Plants to Be Inspected. Various features for the entertain ment and information of the visitors are being arrang-eti by a committee consisting of O. W. Mielke. Paul De Haas and H. A. Green. Special op portunities will be given for the in spection of the shipbuilding Industry, the many big manufacturing- establish ments in Portland and Oregon City and the great stocks of merchandise from which the trade of the Coast, as far as this city is concerned, are sup plied. A special effort Is to be made to In terest the people -of Portland also in Buyers' week, from the standpoint of the exhibits to be shown by the local merchants and manufacturers. It is fcelieved that comparatively few Port Janders have any comprehensive ideas of the great volume of business or of the diversity and quality of the output. Buyers' week is under the auspices ef the trade commerce bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Nathan Straus is the general chairman. A commit tee consisting of F. A. Spencer, A. J. Bale. AV. H. Beharrell, O. H. Fithian, George Lawrence. Jr., Jay Smith, O. W. Mielke, A. H. Devers, A. C. Black and F. S. West Is handling all of the executive details and the general ar rangements. Official Invitation Issned. Mayor Baker and the Chamber of Commerce have issued the following official invitation to the merchants of the Pacific Northwest: w want you with us during "Buyer's Week," August 6-11. 1017. We want to Show you our factories, our warehouses, our tocks and our beautiful city. We owe you a lot for your loyalty and we want to pay up. In officially proclaiming our Buyer's week. X have, in mind our mercantile pre-eminence; eur enterprises are carrying large stocks, extending credits and developing new busi ness; our Indebtedness to you for support ing wholesale plants and your loyalty to home products and industries. We want to entertain you with receptions, luncheons, banquets, jollifications and other things of Interest and pleasure. And don't forget, we want to show you our city and its many points of interest and beauty, as well as our industries. We will open your eyes by the size of our factories and their output, our variety of products and our enormous stocks of Eoods. In many lines, the largest jobbing tocks west of the Mississippi are iu Port land. They not only carry the largest stocks of goods, but are doing the largest volume of business. Fora of the largest factories in the entire West are here; we want you to see them. 'ou will be able to buy to extraordinary advantage. You will also give us the priv ilege of becoming better acquainted with you personally. In both a business and so cial way. Railroad fare will be refunded to one buyer from each firm whose aggregate pur chases from participating jobbers and man ufacturers are $500 or more during this visit. Reduced fares have been granted by all the railroad lines. These reduced fares will enable you to bring members of your family or business associates at & low cost to enjoy the hospitality that has been ar ranged. For detailed particulars regarding railroad fare refund, how and when to purchase tick ets, see the general circular, or address the Buyer's Week Department. Chamber of Com merce. Oregon building, Portland. Or. Come! Come! Welcome! , CITY OF PORTLAND. t George I.. Baker. Mayor. X ' CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. Henry L. Corbett. president; W. B. TX Xodson. executive secretary; Nathan Strauss, chairman trade and commerce bureau. TWO TOO TALL FOR ARMY X'aqulna Brothers, 6 Feet 4 and 6 i Feet 7, Are Rejected. CTGEXE, Or, July 81. Special.) William Willis, of Yaquina. Or., who 'I . 1 GIRLS! MAKE A J t BEAUTY LOTION 1 ! WITH lemons! At the cost of a small Jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare full -quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing- the juice' of two fresh femons into a bottle contain ing three ounces of orchard, white. Care should be taken to strain the Juice througrh a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in them, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as aallowness. freckle! . and tan, and is the ideal skin softener smoothener and beautifier. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra grant lemon lotion and massage it daily Into the face, neck, arms and bands. It naturally should help to eoften, freshen, bleach and bring out the roses and beauty of any skin. It Is wonderful to smoothes, rough, red bands. Adv, was in Eugene today, stated that his two sons were not slackers in not be ing in the Army.. One . of his boys measures 6 'feet 4 Inches, and the other 6 feet 7 inches. "Both tried to enlist, but-they were rejected because of their height," he said. Mr. Willis is 6 feet 1 and his father was 6 feet 7. While here. Mr. Willis met bis cousin, Charles Glass, of Eu gene, whom he hadn't seen in 41 years. Remembrance of Hot Biscuits Makes Court Lenient. When O. A. Lyman Speeded Up to Get to Columbia Klver Ilig-kivay Kenort Mis Offense la Overlooked Partly. JT IS more than evident that District Judge Jones has tasted of the steaming hot biscuits at one of the resorts on the Columbia Kiver High way. At any rate, when O. A. Lyman, well known Portland realtor, pleaded guilty yesterday in his court to a charge of speeding. Judge Jones assessed the small fine of $10 after Mr. hyman, with a reminiscent smile, told of some hot biscuits which were waiting for him at the well-known rendezvous, and ad mitted that he had speeded up to 3S miles an hour in order to get to the biscuits before they got cold. "I just couldn't pass up the chance GEM RIGHT END HELD VULNERABLE Military Experts Believe Flank Can Be Turned by Pressure and Ignoring of Diversions. FIELD STRATEGY DESIRED Tentons, by .Digging In After First Rush, Determine Nature ol Fighting Frontal Assaults Gain Ground "Slowly. WASHINGTON. July 31. The British-French assault on the German right flank has made a profound im- CHAIEMEN OF GENERAL AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR BUYERS' WEEK. , lit- til r7 J k ,f i s - 1 r -i J? X2Q K. A. Spencer. Nathan Strana. to get to those steaming biscuits as quickly as possible," Mr. Lyman plead ed with the court. "I undertand your feelings perfect ly, Mr. Lyman," returned the court; "you fine will be $10 for this offense." VANCOUVER BOYS OFFICERS Three Youths Who Attended Fall man Receive Commissions. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 31. (Spe cial.) Commissions as Second Lieuten ants in the reguiar irmy have been issued to Lee Lewis, Don Barton and Roger Morse, well-known Vancouver men, all of whom attended Washington State College at Pullman. Barton played center on the 1915 football team and has resided in Van couver for many years. Morse and Lewis were both prominent in activi ties at the Pullman school. They took the examinations at Vancouver Bar racks in April and were recently noti fied of their- success in the examina tions. They expect to go to Fort Leav enworth, Kan., soon for instruction in the provisional officers' corps school. STAFF MAY BE RE-FORMED Army Governing Board Subject of Hew House Bill. WASHINGTON, July 81. Reorgani zation of the Army General Staff for the big war Job ahead is provided in a bill introduced -today by Chairman Dent, or the House military committee. Two Assistant Chiefs of Staff, put ting the War College under the full su pervision of the Chief of Staff, who would rank all other officers; empow ering the President to fix the strength of the Quartermaster and Ordnance Departments to meet needs, and abol ishing the Coast Artillery as a division and putting it under a chief who is to be an additional member of the Gen eral Staff, are the bill's chief provisions. Bead The Oregonian classified ads. PAULA AT PASTAGES IS WIFE f OK SAN DIEGO MANAGER. v : " i'i - " ' w t ' i if; ' . : : 1 1 - : - Ax t - .? it J ' aTlffni r Ml i) - t Mrs. Scott Palmer. Mrs. Scott Palmer, wife of the manager of the San Diego (Cal.) Vantages Theater, vacationing in vaudeville, came as Paula to the local Pantages this week, and it was several days before friends here discovered ber ' identity. " ; Paula, as Mrs. Palmer was known ; in professional circles until she forsook the glare of the spotlight for domestic de lights,, was formerly one of the best-known woman accordionists 1 4 in vauaevme, Dut in recent years she has not appeared in public When Mr. Palmer asked his wife recently how she desired to spend her vacation, she asked to go on the stage again. She ar rived from the south here Mon day, made her initial bow after many years and she will appear on the entire circuit before her exit from the limelight again. pression here because, in the judgment of many American Army officers, it ia directed at the most vulnerable point on the entire German front. Complete success for the allies, sweeping the German line back from the sea along the entire Belgian coast, would be immediate answer to the U-boat warfare. The main North Sea bases for U-boat operations would be stamped out. Behind that achieve ment then would stand the possibility that the entire German line in France could be endangered by a flank attack. Reports from London or the front were still too meager tonight to dis close the full scope of the new opera tions. Some observers here were in clined to believe, however, that unless the drive is supplemented by naval co operation, with a landing behind the present German front, complete suc cess is not to. be expected. Right Flank Alone Vulnerable. The discussion here brought fut strongly the fact that many American officers who have studied the situa tion believe the German right flank offers the only real opportunity to bring the struggle - to a- decisive issue in a single campaign. Short of that they can foresee only a continuation of the deadly frontal at tacks which in time would wear down the German resistance, since the allied powers have the greater resources in men and supplies. "It is pointed out, however, that if U-boat activity is not sharply checked, time will work strongly against the allies. In renewed German assaults upon the Verdun front observers have read an attempt to prevent an allied con centration upon the right flank. In diplomatic quarters, however, the Ver dun attacks are coupled also with the German advance in Gallcia to furnish the stage-setting for the renewal of peace suggestions through the German and Austrian chancellors. Dutch Mar Join Allies. The possibilities of the new offensive produced the suggestion today that if the allied front could be extended to the Dutch frontier the Netherlands government might join the 'allies. Re cent reports from neutral sources have indicated that Germans feared some such action by their little neighbor. In that connection it has been noted that numerous small German steamers lying in Dutch waters since the outbreak of the war have been captured or de stroyed recently while attempting to return to Germany and that several divisions of German troops have been reported massed along the Dutch fron tier. Some officers believe that a great part of the German success heretofore has been due to the fact that the allies have been forced to accept the type of warfare which the German high com mand elected. When the Germans, early in the war, fell back to the Aisne and dug themselves in, the allies followed suit, and the opportunity for field opera tions was quickly lost. The game was mapped out as the German Staff wished it to be played. Germans Stick to Trenches. There are officers who believe that, with the allies' greater forces and more powerful artillery, they now could be certain of fairly quick success if trench fighting could be abandoned for the shift and strategy of field operations. The. Germans, these officers say, also know this, and. have no intention, if they can help, of permitting any change In the battle scheme they have forced upon their enemies. If severe pressure is exerted on the right flank, therefore, the German com manders are expected here to seek re lief by an assault, or series of assaults, elsewhere along the line. The only an swer, to such tactics would be to ig nore enemy successes of this nature and keep pressing home with every available man or ship the drive at. the right flank. TRACTOR WILL DO GRADING Scarcity of Horses and Men Leads Lane County to Buy Machine. EUGENE. Or., July 31. (Special.) Because - of a shortage of men and horses for road work and the high price of labor, the Lane County Court last week purchased a large caterpil lar tractor, which will be used in grad ing operations. The machine arrived from Stockton, Cal., one week from the date on which the order was placed. Its first work will be on. the bad stretch of road in the Pacific Highway south of Cottage Grove, which is to be macadamized. J. M. McKy, County Superintendent of Roads, reports that the extremely , MBBBHssHaaaa -FLEISCHNER. MAYER & CO. j H H B H D a Manufacturers and Wholesale Distributors Dry Goods, Notions, Fancy Goods, Men's and Women's Fur nishing Goods, Hosiery, Women's Ready-to-Wear Apparel V V"J Our L airy ines on the Largest b me ir tocks in aeiric Uoastl a H a m Visitine merchants are invited to make our store their headauarters whilf in thp ritv nnrl tn Tivp t Vimr- m-n ? j addressed in our care. Stenographers will be at your service to attend to any of your correspondence. WE SELL ONLY TO MERCHANTS 3 Manufacturers MT. 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Henry Damewood, brother of Lee Damewood. wb was killed re cently in an accident, himself met with a serious accident a few days ago. Me was assisting: In unloading hay in his barn when struck by the hay fork. It was several hours before he regained consciousness. OTiimmimuminuiuuummimipwmmnmimnimnmmg I - ' " 5 , Special Railroad Rates to Portland I ' Atfgust 2 to 8. ' ' , Why not make : New PerkinsHotel ! Headquarters I Rates 75c ana .up per day. . New and spacious lobby :r fronting on Washington et. Make reservations now. I Auto bus meets trains. I Union Depot Cars I Our Doors. Pass 1 MMIHMIIIimMHMUUUUIIIIUIIUlHIIUlUS Russwin Builders' Hardware - Armco Galvanized Iron 89.8,4 Per Cent Pure Iron. Village Blacksmith Tools and Cutlery . R. N. Nason's Pure Paints Flint Edge Axes and Hatchets General and Shelf Hardware Good goods under the makers' own brands. Only 5 Blocks From the Com mercial Club Failing-McCalman Co. , Front, Near Oak : 63 Years Satisfactory Service to Northwest Buyers. 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