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THE MORNIXG OREGONIAX. THURSDAT, OCTOBER 18. 191T. 3 WEDGE 111 GERMAN LINES BROADENED Lewis County draft registrants to fill out the county's quota is being held' by the county exemption board in, the Elks clubrooms in this city. Of the first 92 men examined 17 did not claim exemption. 39 failed to pass and 36 claimed, exemption on va rious grounds.' The men vho so far have not claimed exemption are Krnest. Gillam. Thomas W. Stay and.. Howard. P. Breen. of Centralia: Frank V. llinckler, of Win lock: Branson Dorah. Herman H. De- BOYS MUST LEARN TO DIG, SAYS DOYEN 2 7, French Successes in Flanders Feature of Week in Mili tary Operations. Commander of Marines Em phasizes Importance of Trench Work. teringv aaeivin jower, ... Fiscus and Norman Willard, of Che halis; Peter Faur, of Galvin: Grover F. Reidel. of Vader; Xiclc Lenich. of Mendota; William A. Dluhosh and Abel Brodbeck. of Onalaska; George A. Tem ple, of Walvllle; Lesoer L. Walker, of llossyrock, and Nathan Clevinger, of Lind'oerg. - CONGRESS IS APPROVED ALLIES GET ELBOW ROOM LESSON MUST BE LEARNED Teutons Score Slight Local Advances at Terrible Cost, but Their Gains Invariably. . Arc Short-Lived. REPRESENTATIVES OF STATES TO MEET IX ATLANTA, GA. Purpose Is to AVer Out Adjustment of Federal and State Tax Com- . plications. WASIITXGTOK. Oct. 17. French suc cesses in Flanders, broadening the great wedge -which the allies are re lentlessly driving into the German line, are described as the outstanding fea ture of the week in the review of military operations for the week end ing October 13 issued today by the Wjtr Department. "The allied offensive in Flanders con tinued methodically." says the review. "Assigned objectives attained with in creasing regularity indicate efficient co-ordination of artillery preparation anrl infantry attacks. "The precision of the allied barrage is proved by the low casualties of the assaulting columns. "The deadly effect of allied artillery fire is confirmed to us by reports reach ing us regarding the concern of the Gprman high command at the new allied typhoon" fire, which is com pelling the enemy to amend his tacti cal dispositions In an effort to meet the shock of fhell rained upon his lines. Allien iet Elbow Kiioin. "The success attained by the French forces operating north of the British sector, more particularly in the neigh borhood of the Houtholst Wood, has given the allied advance in Flanders the needed elbow room. "Breadth of front is an essential con dition for operations which are to have far-reaching results, for confined to a too narrow base, a really important encircling movement can have no sus tained value if along its entire length It can be flanked by artillery fire. "The zone of operations in the Ypres salient, formerly too narrow for the nrouer disposition of large masses of troops, bus now. by the French co operation and their recent successful advance,, so extended the line that fighting in what was the Ypres salient lias changed in character. Jt is no longer to be considered a salient, but an ever-extending wedge progressively driven into the German lines. French Hold Their Own. "'The' operations of the French dur ing the past week are. in fact, com plementary to the engagements which resulted in the capture of Messines by the BritiFh last June. "During the engagements of the week the French everywhere maintained the positions won in the face of repeated onslaughts. "As was to be expected at this sea son, bad weather h'.s somewhat re tarded the allied advance. Operations were hampered owing to the fact that the welNilrained ground of the Pas-c-hendaele ridge ' once passed over, the advancing columns are confronted with the waterlogged, soggy Flanders plain, which stretches on to Jtoulers and beyond. "The infantry was further impeded by the fact that allied artillery prep aration has so plowed up the ground that the terrain has been turned into a sea of mud. making the going almost impossible. Torrential rains and low lying clouds rendered aircraft observa tion difficult, and under ordinary cir cumstances would have caused a sus pension of offensive operations, but the inclement weather has not prevented the extension and consolidation of allied gains during the week. (Germans Are Driven Rack. "The Germans, fearing lest the al lied advance in Flanders would be fol lowed by a similar effort along other sectors of the front, particularly north of Verdun, endeavored to thwart allied plans by launching a powerful attack preceded by the usual intensive artil lery preparation in this sector. "Tlie enemy was able to gain a tem porary foothold in certain advanced French lines, latest advices show that he was driven out after some hot fight-in?. "It must be remembered that if a commander In the field is willing to pay the price, both in lives of his men as well as in an overwhelming expen diture of munitions, he is invariably ablo to score a local success. This the Germans gained in their assault on the French positions, along the right bank of the Meu.se in the region north of Hill 344. French Offensive Continues. "The enemy's success was, however, more shortlived than was to be antici pated when its cost is taken into con- i sitleration. for not only did the French regain the positions momentarily lost. ' but they are now holding their posi tions against exceedingly heavy enemy pressure, at the same time successfully carrying on their offensive engagements , in Flanders, as well as raiding the enemy's lines at other points." The review touches briefly upon the situation on other fronts. No mention ', is made of American forces or war preparations. , SACRAMENTO. Cal.. Oct. IT. Presi dent Wilson has approved California s rroposal that a congress of states be called to work out plans for comity be tween the Federal Government ana tne states with regard to tax matters, and the first session will be held at Atlanta, Ga., November 12 to November lb. sim ultaneously with the 11 tn annual con ference of the National Tax Association. A telegram in which the president approved the congress was made public here today. The congress was proposed by the California Tax Commission and upon its recommendation the State Legislature at its last biennial session ratified a proposal for a. meeting of all states to discuss the overlapping in tax jurisdiction of the Federal and state governments, and by terms of the Benson-Argabrlte resolution called upon the other commonwealths to in dorse the movement and to arrange for the naming of delegates. Already 40 states are on record, cither through action of the Legisla tures or indorsements by Governors, as approving the proposed congress. At the Nation's Capital. TTTASHINGTOX. Oct.' 17. Great VY Britain has agreed to a modlfica tion of the postal treaty which fixed a I-cent letter rate from the United States, so as to increase it to 3 cents for practically all foreign letters now taking the 2-cent stamp. The 3-cent rate is effective Novem ber 2 and also will apply to the Bahamas. Canada, Cuba, Barbadoes, British Guiana, British Honduras. Dominican Republic. Dutch West Indies. Kngland. Ireland, Wales, Scot land. Leeward Islands, Mexico, New foundland. New Zealand and I'anama. Internal revenue agents report that evasions of the special tax of lSVs Per ent on munitions manufacturers total 117,500,000. More than I10.uuu.uuu nas been recovered by the Government. Taxes voluntarily paid were $26,P.00,000. Agents checking the returns say in munv cases the amount was far below the sum actually due the Government. One method used in returning mini mum taxes was to charge off a large percentage . of the value of a plant under the head of depreciation. In some cases the entire value of the plant was deducted from the profits, repre sentations being made that at the end of the war the plants would be of no further use. The War Department has placed an order for '7.000.000 pairs of Army shoes to cost $32,550,000. This enormous order has been distributed among many factories. Through the Council of National De rmse. the Government .fixed the price it ti fir, ner pair. Kven under this ttriotioii. Quartermaster - General Sharp was agreeably surprised to find the bids submitted at tne price nameu kv Government were for a quantity 15 ner cent in excess ot that named in the advertisements. re- Aniericans in France, It Is Said, Are Inclined to Balk on Ditch Labor. This Aversion Must Be' Overcome. NEW YORK, Oct. 17. A letter from Brigadier-General Charles A. Doyen. who commands the American marines in France, emphasizing the importance of trench-digging in modern warfare, was made public here today at the marine recruiting 'station, where Lieu tenant Daniel M. Jardiner. Jr., is in charge. General Doyen in his com munication to Lieutenant Gardiner, as serted that American marines do not take kindly to digging. 'If you -value your life, you must dig." he writes. "It is a lesson which every marine must learn and member." Yankees Inclined to Balk. That the marines in France are not Inclined toward digging. General Doyen writes, perhaps ''reflects on the attitude of the average American, who woks upon trench work as a form of hard labor requiring little or no ability.' The communication continues: "You cannot emphasize too strongly upon the minds of men who will loi low us from time to time that to dig well is to fight well. In this war the digging constitutes more than 80 per rent of the work to be performed. For each three days of fighting dur ing a month the soldier must do 27 days of digging. I.lf f- Drpeada on Dltrfc. "After an advance has been made your life depends upon your ability to dig down and get under cover quickly. You may have been working all day. carrying ammunition, water or sup plies. The continual terrific roar of the big guns has made it impossible for you to sleep during the night. Just before the break of dawn you partici pate in the offensive, which requires 11 possible effort on your part. You are. successful and gain a good posi tion, although you are tired beyond words. It is then that you must dig. dig and dig some more. "We liav an expression in the Ma rine Corps, 'hold what you've got." In this war, in order to hold what you've got, you must dig for it. If you want to retain the position for which you have fought hard and long, and for which many of your comrades have given their lives, you must dig. Jf you want to do your share toward bringing the line to and beyond th Rhine, you must dig. If you value your life, you must dig. It is a lesson which every marine must learn and remember." ficnreiarv Ianslne authorizes th statement that the United States will be represented at the coming confer ence of all the nations at war against Germany, which probably will bo held in Paris. Secretary Daniels has appointed 950 enlisted men of the Navy as tempo rary warrant officers for the war. Promotions of all but 42 date from September 24. and the others from October 15. The promotions apply to 176 boatswains, .172 machinists 2SG gunners, 64 carpenters. 154 acting pay clerks and SS pharmacists. COWLITZ TAX LEVY MADE Kate Decreed for State and County Purposes 2 6.5 Mills. KEL?0, "Wash.. Oct. 17. f Special. V The combined tax levy in Cowlitz county lor county and state purposes is 26. o mills. The state equalization board places Cowlitz County's ratio of assessed valuation to true valuation among1 the lowest in the state and as a result this county's levy for state pur poses is almost 12 mills, an increase of about a mill over last year. This will provide $108,474 for state purposes. Approximately $136,000 will be raised for county purposes, divided as fol lows: Current expense, $o0.4uS; county schools, $37.008 : roads and bridges, $:S7.000; bond redemption, $9000. Levies of 10 mills will be made for road pur poses in districts No. 1, 2, 2 and 5, and 8 mills in district No. . These levies will raiae about $78,00 for roads. LEWIS QUOTA NOT FILLED 32 0 Men to lie Kxamincd by Draft Board and 3 9 Fail to Pass. CT:NTT!AL.IA. Wash.. Oct. 17. (Spe cial. The examination of 320 more A Simple Way to Remove Dandruff r . v, - ".v,- - ----- 3 in 13 NORTHWEST BUILDING WASHINGTON AND SIXTH J I Open Till 8 P. M. Saturday ALTERATIONS FKfeE TO THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET VISITED OUR SHOP: We really do beat ground floor values so far that there is no comparison. One visit will convice you that upstairs rent, enormous turn over and . buying power, no losses from credit or cut-price sales, and no expensive fix tures, give us a proposition with which no ground-floor clothier can attempt to compete. FILIPINOS ARE LOYAL Congress Pledges Support to United States in War. ment of a Philippine, mint also was re quested. The Governor-General reported the Treasury to be In sound condition and therefore asked Congress to make ade quate appropriations, particularly for public works, education and the promo tion of health. Albany Gets Glove Factory. ALBANY, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.) lhany tint a new industry In a glove factorv which Is being- established here . tion has been vacant since the first of by V."g. Hoss and. V. J. Miller. The the year. Blaylock derided to return men are Del un nic tne Business in a iu ....... i.i...ui.j..u mull -v now. hut hone to develoD a i strike In large glove factory here. Portland, lie was formerly employed In the Newport. Or., wchoola. FOOD CONSERVATION URGED There Is one sure way that has never failed to remove dandruff at once, and that Is to dissolve it. then you destroy It entirely. To do this. Just get about four ounces of plain, common liquid arvon from any drug store (this is all you will need), apply it at night when retiring; uee enough to moisten the tit-alp and rub it in gently with the fin ger tips. By morning most. If not all. of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dis solve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it. no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find all itching and digging of the scalp will stop Instantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glos sy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. Adv. remand for silver coins Is so great that every mint In the country has been placed on a 24-hour a day basis. This never has been necessary Deiore. The total subsidiary silver coinage mis year is $16,651,000. an increase of more than 800 per cent over the correspond ing neriod last year In itself a new record when the total of such coinage was $1,769,000. General Bliss, chief of staff of the Armv. has abruptly ended the practice of commissioning officers from civil iif to the staff corps of various hrnnhes of the Arm v and calling them into active service before actual need for their services exists. Indications that the practice has grown out of all bounds, particularly tn the medical, signal and quarter master's corps. led the chief of staff to take this action. The effect of the order will be to hold up temporarily a number of commissions, including those of many men of the flying corps who have graduated from the ground and flying schools. In no case, however, will anv man whose services are needed fail to get a commission event ually. Commander II. G. Sparrow, formerly executive officer of the battleship Pennsylvania, has begun his duties as aide to Secretary Daniels, succeeding Lieutenant-Commander Byron McCand less. assigned to sea duty at his own request. Further Investigation Into the ac curacy of statements made by Senator La Follette In his St. Paul speech will be postponed until November 26. At that time the committee plans to call witnesses, including ex-Secretary of State Bryan, who will be asked If he endeavored to have the President pre vent the Lusitania from sailing, as the Wisconsin Senator alleged. WORK RESUMED ON JAIL Steel Arrives nt Vale for Structure to Cost $15,000. ' VALE, Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.) The building of the new County Jail for Malheur County has been at a stand still for several weeks owing to the inability of the contractors to get steel. It arrived this week and is being placed in the new building. The Jail will be 40 by 60 feet, of solid concrete reinforced by steel. A full basement will underlie the main building in which a heating plant la to he established. Steel cells are to be put Into the Jail and the building when complete will cost about $15, "00. A vault Is to be built between the Sheriff's office and the jail and the county will for the first time have a proper storage room for the books and records of the Assessor's and Sheriff's offices. Governor-General Reports Treasury Sound and Asks legislation, for Establishment of Philippine Mint. MANILA, Oct. 17. The Insular Con gress opened today. Its first act being the adoption of a resolution affirming the adherence of the Filipino people to the cause of the United States in. tne world war. Francis Burtor. Harrison, the Gov ernor-General. in his message to the Congress, urged' legislation, authorizing the Government to proceed with, the fnn cunnalarn. already begun by the administration. He asked liberal treat ment of all Government employes who have been called to serve In tne war. Regarding economic legislation, he .il a. oostDonetnent until tne end of the war or tne conwmpmeu changes in the Philippine tariff. Authority was asked or tne uover nor-General to reduce the intrinsic value of silver coins and to issue peso bills. legislation ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25c at all druggists 1 Commanding Generals of nine of the National Army camps have telegraphed the War Department that they can ac commodate newspaper correspondents In camp. These posts are Camps Travis, Lee. Pike. Dodge. Taylor, Jackson, Grant. Sherman and Devens. Quarters will be provided for correspondents at Camp Gordon, but they will be ad mitted to officers' mess only if all news sent out is censored. BOOTLEGGER ADMITS GUILT Xegro Companions Deny Charge and Will Stand Trial. VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 17. cial.) D. Simmons, one of the three negroes taken from the Shasta. Limited here last week, with 300 quarts of whisky in their suitcases, has entered a plea of guilty. J. D. Gibson and William. Hill, the other two men, have pleaded not guilty and will stand trial. "There wasn't any whisky in my grip." Gibson said. "It was only water colored to look like whisky." Simmons has not been sentenced. STOPS TOBACCO HABIT. Ciders' Sanitarium, located at 513 Main St.. St. Joseph. Mo., has published a booklet showing the deadly effect of tobacco habit, and how it can be stopped in three to five days at home. As they are distributing this book free, anyone wanting a copy should send their name and address at once. Adv. Messages of felicitation tipon the union of the United States and the new Russian democracy Ire the cause of jus tice, exchanged by President Wilson and Madame Catherin Breshkovskaya. chairman of the Russian Common Civic tion, are made public today. for the estsbllsb- Liberty taken at full value on Pianos or Phonographs. Complete line to select from. Harold S. Gilbert The Reliable Piano Merchant. 384 YAMHILL ST. Pianos Bought Pianos Rented Pianos Sold Riddle Elects School Directors. KIDDLE. Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.) At a special school election called in Rid dle district Xo. 70 for the purpose of electing two Directors Mrs. Anna Welch, wife of Dr. J. W. Welch, was elected Director for three years to fill the unexpired term of airs. L. A. Blackweli, who recently moved to Gardner, and C. V. Sowersby was elected to fill the unexpired term of W. T. Langlois. who recently resigned from the Board. Phqne your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. A 6095. Aberdeen Gets Drawing Teacher. ABERDEEN', Wash.. Oct. 17. (Spe cial.) Thomas Blaylock. recently em ployed in a Portland shipyard as a draftsman, has been secured to teach the 'mechanical drawing department of the Aberdeen High School. The posi- Rlddlc School Has 10 1 Pupils. RIDDLE. Or.. Oct. 17. (Special.) Th Riddle school opened Monday with a registration of 104 pupils. The high school is better represented this year than for a number of years, there be Intr abont 2o in this department. When the work of three is left to two -Why Colds Are Dangerous. It is not only the serious diseases that so often start with a c61d that make a cold the most dangerous of th minor ailments, but the fact that when a child has a cold he is much more llkelv to contract germ diseases, such as scarlet fever and diphtheria. For this reason every cold should be gotten rid of as aulckly OS possible. Chamber lain's Cough Remedy has gained a wide reputation for its quick cures of bad colds. You will look a long. time before you find a better preparation for that disease. Adv. Santiseptic Gives Skin Comfort. Itw.mntlr rrtlewe. cores snd prevents el"- "JJ irritated khi. Cools and aootb's. Yn 11 like US detail, aealtlur odor. 60c Ail droggUts. r That's not a far-ofl prospect for business offices. Already it is a reality in some. It's a situation that can't be ignored. Are you fixed to meet it? Speedy and accurate work can hardly be expected from an overworked staff especially on accounting jobs. You can't count for relief on the usual surplus of Bookkeepers, Bill Extenders, and other Figure Clerks. They'll be marching in khaki. ' "Rut von can count on the Comntometer to equalize the burden men when the chine not to argue but to show you work of three is left to two. what it will do by doing it. Felt'& Tarrant Manufacturing Co., 1713-1735 N. Paulina St., Chicago, IllinoU You can count on its rapid-fire action equally effective on Addition, Multipli cation, Division, Subtraction to ex tend the productive power of your shortened force on all figure operations: Proving Postings; Balancing Ac counts; Adding Daily Sales; Ex tending and Footing Invoices, Pay roll and Estimates; Figuring Costs. Now's the time to investigate before the emergency grows acute. Anyhow, it's .a measure of economy, no matter what happens. Get in touch with a Comptometer man you'll find his address below. Invite him to drop in with his ma- CONTR OLLED-KE Y Portland Soliciting Office 320 Morgan Building ADDING AND CALCULATING MACHINE