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TITIT MORNING OriEGONTAN. FRIDAY, FEBKTTARY 15, 1918. AMERICAN HIKE TO Tl lEHCHES HISTORIC Yankees First Appearance on Battle Front Event of Big Significance. ALL IN CHEERFUL SPIRITS Cmpondrnt With Troops Writes Graphic Description of Hard Fire Days Trip Orer IWricalt Road to Jola la Bis TlshU BT LIXCOLN ETF.E. Mtt Cerrsaeend.m ef ths World. C"PTTlh. 19. br th ITtH riiMkMnl Co. lTh w Torn orld. mhlUftrU or ummtDL AMERICAN FRONT. Feb. 14 Th full lory may now be told of how a little section of the rat deenilve structure built br fee allies In France waa taken over br taa American troops. Titer becan srolna; Into the line north it of Tout on January It. The rel- menta which took over the trenches are ow f ull-flrdasd soldiers, prepared battle alone-stae thetr comrades la arm American in fan ir jr. artillery, rnitlneers and aerial obaervers are participate ut combatant actlvttr which haa bee developing In the levtor to which the have been assigned. lVrhap. as time toes on. they will atari aomcthlac tnemsolvea. Apart from the German raid and es ehance of barrages on the night of J mm uary l. detail of which airead have been cabled, the ftahtins; thaa far haa boa limited to machine-gun due tin and tntrrmtttont sniping with very ccaalooal artlilerr Bre. omea Beaw Awaited. tir men have been Instructed t maintain a non-assreaalve attitude na til developmonta render a more active poller adviaable. Kor the preenl the French armr command exercises in direct control over the American unite nrff4. Tl'.snle combat avails the soldiers to whom roes the honor of being- the rat Americans to aid la withstanding tne Impending (ierman blow in the wet. the moot formidable effort, ac cording to Field Marshal Htndenburg's voctferoua forecasts, yet produced In the world eir. That the Idiotic Tankers" will prove eiaat to the task before them la conn- dentlr aSirmed br everr officer and man. both American and French, with Ik horn 1 have talked. While the majority of Infantrymen, g-unnora and engineers now on the bat tie front have been In the firing line before during the instructional period. there la among thern a considerable per rentage of rookies, drafted Into the thoroughly trained units from the re placement dlvlaion. Tralalag Mill laeweapletew The training of these men. of course. Is Incomplete, but under the eteadylng Influence of their more experienced comrades they hsve been giving excel lent account of themselves. Not only the National Guard, but the National Army la represented to a large extent among tbeee newcomers. There are many aa S00 to a regiment. They in clude men drawn Into the Army by conscription as recently aa the end of laat September. Scattered about among the aeaaoned units they are expected to learn the science of trench warfare far quicker thaa back in the Instruction cam pa. All thee replacement drafts have been under Are. several Individuals have been wounded and a few have dtsttn guiehed themselves by gallant conduct. Participation of the United Statea air ervtce In the operations of American troops for the first .lme Is ons of ths most significant features among the events of the last fortnight. For the moment our aerial activity l restricted to the work of a small group of artlilerr officers attached to French squadrons aa observers. Ad Justment rsngrs for American bstteries are being made br these obaervera br wireless dally, so that alreadr an Amer ican aloft Is directing the fire of Amer ican guns In position behind the Amer ican trenches. V. Flyers to Fates Act lew. The day Is close at hand when oar dependence anon French planes and pilots will cease and our own flyers carry out all oecessarr observation and photographic reconnaissances for the sector ws occupy. I have been privileged to witness everr phase of our troops' march to and occupation of the bit of front turned over to them, and 1 have visited them in their advanced trench posi tions. To sav that the business waa completed without a hitch or under aa favorable conditions as poesihlo would be inaccurate aa well aa unfair to the men who endured, without faltering. ery considerable deprivations, hard ships and dangers. But the cspablll tlea of the majority outweighed the shortcomings of the few and our move Into the battle sone was, on the whole. I believe, a great success. When great distances are to be cov ered nowadays troops are conveved In motor trucks. Hut our proportional supply of motor trucks still falls far short of the lavish standard set br ths French sad British, so the American units hiked their war scores of miles acroee country, over froaen roads every I foot of the surface of which waa solidly coated with tee. (apply trains were stalled on slippery Bills or wrecked In ditches alongside the highways. Rations for the men were at a low ebb and forage for the horsea aad mules sometimes failed to appear altogether. Many artlilerr horsea died. Roads Bad Shspev The first Infantry detachment started five days before the night it was to ester the trenches, aad the others fol lowed in the course of ths next tl hours. The temperature the first day was 4 below freesing st the outset, but the frightful condttion of the roads was the principal difficulty. At one place 1 aaw an entire com po n y con sliding do m n a steep incline and lead la a coafused mass at the bot tom. Motor trucks and horse-drawn wsgons wvrs alike unmanageable at many point. fhauffeurs and drivers Just skidded along, bumping from side to side ef the road, and prayed that the SUtch In which they were doomed to drop wss not too deep. Tet on thst appalling day ths na tives said nothing liks It had been ex perienced la the laat Si years the regiment that began the march reeled off the flrat ntno miles In two hours and a half and traversed sis miles mors before halting for the night. The troope were lodged la wooden barracks at resting points and rolling kitchens miraculously kept pace with them all the way. Mo hot food generally was available evaa though not alwaya plentiful. Ths sick list was almost aon-exlst-aat. tm regiment, during three days of the hike, had four rases of mump there had been a slight epidemic and ne rheumatism. In another the only tieuble beyond sore feet waa taa sui cide of a private who had been despond eat for several weeks. From a little shell-beaten village. Just behind the lines, I wstched Lbs battslion selected by the high com mand as best qualified to head the movement march oft to the trenches. Dusk waa ripening Into mellow moon light aa the companies paraded in the village streets. It waa a period of quiet at the front, so only an occasional faint throb, like the beating of a pulse, betrayed ths proximity of the enemy's guns. "Looks like this war wss going t begin pretty soon after all," drawle a doughboy from the South as be fell Info line. Nobody chimed In with his attempt to open conversation. The men are not very talkative when they atart toward no man's land. From the village square a slightly winding road ran out northward to the dim region where lay the trenches. Br half platoons. SO yards apart, th battalion moved briskly out along thl road, which, at the end of three miles. is lost In the troubled earth of the battle gone. Kvery foot of its muddy surface la registered on the German range-finding mapa. Orders against ahowing a light, even of a cigarette, to the eyes of the enemy observers were rigidly enforced. All Mrs Helsaeted. Each man wore his helmet, of course, and gas masks were carried at an alert position, for gas shells are generously employed in this sector. The danger of gas. In fact, was specifically and em phatlrally called to the attention of the American command by the French di vision and army chiefs. Under the hel mets new forage caps were worn. Long overcome over new uniforms, spiral puttees, regulation field boots except In the cases of a few fortunate lads who had rubber boots a pack m-lta In trenching tools and a rifle or automatic rifle completed the equipment. It was hoped that rubber boot would be forth coming for every man before long. The Major commanding the battalion sat bis horse at a point opposite where the road began and watched his men march by. Hia statue-likd silence ass broken occasionally with a crisp com ment or command. His eyes seemed to pierce the darkness shrouding the scene. "Where's that man's helmet? he would exclaim sharply, picking the only belmetlesa man out of the center of the company. Or. "sergeant, rem em ber that order against blowing bugles north of here for 14 hours from lo- nteit. The Major only recently Joined his own country's army. For three yeara he fousht with the British and was wounded four times in Flsnders and Oalllpoll. Before the war he waa a Ma jor In the Philippine constabulary and before that had been a Sergeant with the Tennessee volunteers In the Spanish-American war. One of his Captains served with the Canadlana up to month ago and had only commanded his company a week. Plraie 4e Veteraaa. To these two officers, who hsve seen soma of the greatest battles of the war. moving Into a quiet hit of the line was a ph-nlc. The calming Influence they exercised over the somewhat taut nerves of their comrades had a mighty helpful effect In maintaining 10S per cent efficiency throughout the battal ion. By the time two-thirds of his com mand was under way the Major can tered off and put himself at the head of hla four eomramea. Strung out alorg the road In little knota of men. the bat talion column waa of Impreaelve length. The substitution of the "tin hat' for the traditional service felt hat gave the troops a British air. for in the moon light the difference In cut of the Amer ican khaki was Invisible. Except where few exuberant doughboya hummed ragtime under their breath apeaklng above a whisper waa forbidden the battalion moved In silence. Just before the entrance to the com munication trenches ass reached, two companies held tn reserve halted and installed themaelves In a devastated village a few hundred yarda behind the front line that was to be their home until their turn to go further forward came, (iuldea led tne rest of the bal- slton. platoon by plstoon. down one commurm-etlon trench and into the fir ing trench. Within three hours after they began the last lap of their hike to the tiring line they had completed their relief. Beyond a rather unusually heavy shell ing of certain "points behind the rrnches. tha Germans left the arrivals severely alone, and the sector waa oc upied without the loss of a single man. American guns began to take up po Htlona behind the Infantry a few houra later. It was several days, however, before all our batteries were In place. The engineers arrived meanwhile and got swiftly to work repairing old dug outs and building new ones. The engi neers also will be kept busy for some ime to come stringing additional barbed wire and Improving the drain s' e system. At I A. M. the following day the com mander wss able to report to his Amer ican and French superior officers that is sector was wholly in the hands of United States Army. The General URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL BREAKS RECORD Largest Measure of Its Kind Favorably Reported by Committee. $1,000,000,000 ASKED FOR to whom the distinction of making this report fell had slipped on the Ice a few ays before and tore a deep gash In his hroat. A few Inches more and he ould have been killed. Ilsregardtng his doctor's orders, the General, his neck enveloped In bandages; Insisted upon moving forward with his command. -Think I'd miss an occasion like hla? he said. "I'd have come if they had to bring ma on a stretcher.' (VAR PRICES FIXED ON ZINC Producers Most Maintain Prcent Wages and Keep Up Prod notion. WASITrNTJTO.V. Feb. 14. President Wilson today approved an agreement reached by the war Industries board and the producers of grade "A" sine fixing a maximum price of It cents per pound f. o. b. East 8t, louia sub ject to revision on June 1. A maximum pries of 14 cents a pound for plate sino f. o. b, at plants and 1 cenlai a pound for sheet sine f. o. b. at planta was fixed, subject to the us ual trade discount. Conditions laid down are that pres ent wages be mslntsined: tnst the allies, the public end the Government will be sold sine st the same prices: that speculation will be prevented and that they exert every effort to keep up the production, so as to assure aa adequate supply during ths war. Statements Made by War Depart rueiit Heads Disclose Huge Scale ou Which United States lias Embarked la War. WASHINGTON' Feb. 14. A billion dollar urgency deficiency appropriation bill, the largest of its kind in the his tory or Congress, although cut a half billion from original estimates, was favorably reported to the House today hy Chairman Sherley. of the appropria tions committee. The bill provides for me immediate needs of the War. Navy and other departments. The principal Items for the Armr In the bill favorably Include 1277.732,000 ror bombs and airplanes. $100,000,000 for quartermaster storage plants on the seacoaat and at Interior points, anil IS1.OmO.Ooo for mountain, field, siege end other artillery in addition to the billion dollars already spent for ord nance and contnet authorisations for ..v.vou.vvy additional. Bash Terminals to Be Enlarged, In asking for an aDDronrlailnn of I100.0o0.00 for storage and shipping facilities with an authorization of -t.000.000 more. Major-General Goet- 1s. Acting Quartermaster-General. disclosed that It Is proposed to spend irom szu.ouu.ovo to Uo. 000. 000 in en larging the Bush terminals at Brooklyn. New storage plants at Atlantic coast points will cost $69,700,000. and in- erior plants, the locations of which were not given, will cost Ij0.000.000. The bill also reveals that the Army Medical Corps contemplates an aggre gate of 1.000.000 square feet for Its tbrehouses at New York. Philadelphia. Chicago. St- Louis, Ban Francisco. Louisville, Washington. Watertown. San Antonio and Atlanta. Large Ordnance Moraae Prejeeted. The Ordnance Department contem plates storage at Newport News. Charleston. Baltimore. Chicago. Phlla- phia. raterson, n atertown. Spring- :ed. 111.. Cleveland. Springfield. MaM, Kock Island. Han Francisco and Boston, with storage for explosives on Rarltan liver. -V. J. The Signal Corps wants storage Dayton. Cincinnati, Buffalo and alineola. The report of the appropriations committee discloses in agreement be tcen the United States and French overnments for France to take over iter the war the railroad system I'hlcb the United States Army is con structing In France, The War Department has expended 150.noo.000 for materials for thl system. In discussing before the committee he work of the Engineers' Corps. Major 'enersl Black, chief of engineers, said construction of the ports of debarka- on in France Is going forward ss rspldly as the trans-shipment will per mit, but "not as rapidly aa be would ke.- Baylag for Allies Heavy. In asking $3,515,000 for the Food Administration. Food Administrator oover told the committee that his administration is directing the pur hase of $160,000,000 worth of food- ufn a month for the allies alone. besides the work for home conserva tion and holding down domestic prices. Although the Navy Department asked for $3,140,000 for Improvement and equipment of Navy-yards for ship con struction, the bill allows only $1,570,000 1.1 addition to $18,000,000 heretofore ap propriated for that purpose. A total of half a billion was eliminated from the recommendations of the various departments so ss to confine the ap propriations to Immediate needs. rates of 1 cent a mile, actual distance, for Grand Army of Republic veterans and members of their families attend ing Portland reunion." The city of Portland and its resi dents, in making final arrangements for entertainment of the great assem blage of Civil War veterans and allied bodies, must make advance guarantees that expenses aggregating many thou sands of dollars will be met. From a strictly business standpoint tha enter taining city is held to profit greatly from the presence of the 40,000 to 60.000 visitors, the encampment brings, since they will spend an aggregate of approximately $500,000. Despite this consideration the matter of arranging the proper guarantees had been delayed until the railroad rate decision could be made. Orlando A. Bommers, commander-in- chief of the Grand Army of the Re public, la expected to visit Portland within the hext month, coming for the express purpose of signing up . the usual guarantee contracts. From ex pressions of business men made yester day there remaina little doubt but that Portland will be ready to meet the re quirements and that the city will en tertain next August the great conclave of veterans, relatives and friends. COUNTY LACKS HARMONY DOUGLAS COURT INVESTIGATED BY COMMITTEE. Y IS MAIVTEXAT4CE OF JSEUTRAUTT IS PROVISO DIFFICULT. Xatlea Is Unable to Meet Fa II y Ameri ca Demaada Regarding El- a Ten tone. Gold Hill Deposits ased. COLD HILU Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Valuable manganese depoaits owned br Dr. W. W. Chisholm. H. A. Bar and O. 1 Halt, of Gold Hill, lying In the Meadowa district. 13 miles north of Gold HilL have been taken over and will be operated by L- F. McConlche and associates, of Tacoma. Wash., un der a lease which provides for Imme diate ope rat ions. This mlue Ilea tn the rich mercury sone In that district and la contiguous to the Chisholm copper mine, on which $30,000 have been spent in developing and In which rich seams of manganese parallel the copper veins. Centralis Soldier Dies la France. CFNTRAUA. Wash.. Feb. 14 (Spe cial, r Homer Webster, whose death In France of spinal meningitis was an nounced by the War Department today, waa 3$ rears of age. and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Webster, of this city He Is survived br seven brothers and two sisters. Young Webster and une brother. Harvey, enlisted in Company M. 141st United States Infantry, last July. The dead soldier waa bora and reared In Lewis County. WASHINGTON". Fen, 14. Norway. In her reply to the proposals of the United States for a food-rationing agreement. made public here today by Dr. rldtjof Nansen. bead of the Norwegian special mission, offers to guarantee that no American products shall go through Norway to Germany, but declines to meet the full American demands for a restricted export of Norwegian prod- ucta to the central powers. "In her commercial policy." it Is de clared. "Norway cannot break off com mrrclal relations with one of the bel igerent parties without serious danger arising that it will not be posaible to maintain the political neutrality of the country. Norway may Justly claim that she shell not. through tbe pros pect of being denied daily bread, be placed before the choice between actual need and the acceptance of an agree ment which would Involve danger to her position as a neutral and possibly expose her to a war. The war trade board, wbich Is con ducting the negotiations for the United Statea. declined to state how far th Norwegian counter propoaale are ac ceptable, but said the negotiations would be continued. Taxpayers League Looks lata Com plaints aad Irregularities Are Al leged to Have Beea Found. ROSEBCRQ. Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Lack of co-operation between the County Court of Douglas County and the public was alleged In a report fol lowing an Investigation into the coun ty's affairs conducted by a committee or the Taxpayers' League. Complaints and irregularities brought o the league's attention Instigated the investigation and tha following report was submitted by the committee ap pointed for the work: To the Chairman of the Taxpayers' League oi uougias bounty. Oregon : We. your committee appointed for th nur. pnee of investigating inlo the affairs of the ounty uourt of Uouxlas County. Oreson. eg leave to report that we have made an investigation and performed our duties and herewith submit our report as follows: We find a disposition on the part of the County Court not to take ths public Into heir confidence, and a lack of harmony and court ey on the part of the court which is not conducive to the best interests of our county. w e rind from our Investlratlon that . the court baa manifested a disposition of etrav agance In Its general policy, whereas re- renrhment should be practiced and the strictest economy in all departments should be followed and ail unnecessary expend!- ures should be eliminated during our pres ent crisis. In conclusion, we, your committee, wish to state that we have investigated all com plaints and Irregularities called to our entlon: we have examined witnesses and In some Instsnces records; and while we business affairs as some of our public county fl mppipan ArTlllOTV IC flftlVO sffsirs arc transacted, we feel that for the J " best Interests of our county no recsil pro ceedings should be Instituted against the i coon, but they be given an opportunity to correct some of the Irregularities and profit In the future by their mlstskes of the past. And we hope that this Investigation will least serve one purpose: thst Is. to bring about a closer co-operation between the peo ple of thla county and the court, and that I the court will taae tne people into its conii- dence and show greater respect for their wishes. Respectfully submitted: A. K. Stesrns. H. F. Wells, a D. Evans. J. W. Wise. B. B. Banning. R. Fate, W. C Ed- warda. MEN, despite the advancing cost of Clothes production, you still can buy good clothes at a very moderate price, provided you buy them at the right place which is to say that the $15 and $18 clothes you will find here are good clothes they are sur prisingly good clothes to be sell ing at prices so modest, for there is much clothing being sold at a considerably higher price that is no better and much not so good as the clothing I offer. And I'm willing to guarantee any of these $15 and $18 clothes to give you entire satisfaction if they don't, I want to give you your money back. That's about as strong as I can make it. So, if you want clothes, and want to spend less than $20, these clothes will surely suit you. Shown on the third floor. Morrison at R)Hrth U.S. GUNNERS HELP When French Make Raid. CHAMPAGNE FIGHT SCENE POOR SERVICE ALLEGED TACOMA LABOR COtJiCIL URGES CITV TO OPERATE CARLI.NES. Attorney Advises Cemnell City Has Legal rower trader Public Utilities Act te Take Over Properties. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. H. (Special.) Tentative plans to take over either in whole or In part the electric railway lines of the Tacoma Railway & Power Crtmnanv. and devise a means ror financing the proposed transaction. Official Report Declares That Yankees Give Effective Assist ance to OffensiveGermans Admit Loss of Salient. PARIS. Feb. 14. American batteries took part in the artillery's bombard ment la connection with the larpe French raid in the Champagne yester day, it is announced officially. Effect ive assistance was given by the Amer lean srunners. (This is the first mention of Ameri can batteries on the Champagne front.) American gunners are trained by the French before going into active -service on their own front. The American bat teries referred to in the French official report evidently are some of those un derroing this instruction. The official French statement of last company A, aa r.nRincers. " ,' mr,H hi- . f-nnt-mnrtlM ,m tioned at this place has been promotea -ic.- ot sn intantry bor, with forfeiture of pay for tha to the rank of sergeant-major and as signed to duty at camp headquarters. Xesmith Is one of the few men in the camp with previous military experi ence, having served with the Third Oregon Hegiment on the Mexican bor der in 1916. He enlisted from Rick reall. Or. Xesmith is a grandson of the late Senator James W. Nesmith, of Ore gon. General Blocks Court-Martial. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Sentence of dishonorable discharge from service and one year's confinement at hard la- Private Roy Dickie, of sn infantry company stationed at the Presidio here was disapproved by Major-General Ar thur Murray, commanding the Western Department of the Army. Dickie was convicted of "willfully disobeying a lawful command," in refusing to par ticipate in a boxing contest when com-l manded so to do by Second Lieutenant Thaddeus C. Knight, Everv man, woman and child in the town of Prairie du Rocher, 111., enrolled in the Christmas drive of the Red Cross. were begun oy ine v-ity night reported a large raid on a front following a protest from the Central! ,n , ... . . r ,. , l . h.rlnir nf I Illcieia in liic v,..i ... MB " LSDor council &iiu ' " - T.innm residents aaainst what they term "inefficient and unsafe" trans- nnrtatlnn service. ntv a itnrn.v Harmon advised the City Council that the city has the legal power under tne pudhc umiu take over the lines or tne compaur. Vsvnr Fawcett said the city will have to float utility "D"a Office announces, the French obtained means of raising sufficient money to ,,. , , r:rmo near Butte du Mesnli. in wnicn tne French penetrated as far as the Ger man third line. The American sector in Lorraine, some distance to the east of this point. BERLIN, via London, Feb. 14. In thetr attack yesterday on the Cham pagne front near Tahure, the War CENM1LE RATE SET RAILROAD rOXF.SSIOV GIVES CITT G. A. R. CO VETIOX. issaaader-la-Chlef fteaasaers Coailag VWthla Few Merits te lga ( fraeta for Eatertalaaaeat A telegram received from Represen tative C N. McArlhur. stating that a fare of 1 cent a mile, actual distance traveled, will he granted by all rail roads for the National Urand Army of the Republic encampment, yesterday cleared away the most serious obstacle Portland has faced tn definitely land ing thla great convention. Assurance that the Government will grant the un usually favorable excursion rate was hailed with pleasure both by Grand Army of the Republic veterans and business Interests of the city. Congressman McArthur's message, directed to the Chamber of Commerce, reads: "Director-general railoads advises negotiate the deal if the franchises of the company are abrogated. Commissioner Gronen explained that If the tideflat agreement was aorogai ed, the city would be unable to get a transfer exchange. The laboring men present stated that a straight fare both ways was preferable to the present congestion with transfer privileges. a neisl relief committee from the Commercial Club suggested to tne city that auto trucks be pressed into servit-o until the double track Is laid. NOMINATIONS ARE MADE Renresrntatlve Slnnott Announces I Selections for V. S. Academies. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash- j Inrtnn. Feb. 14. On basis of district- wide competitive examination held for him by the Civil Service commission. Representative Nick Sinnott announced the following nominations to United states milltarv and naval academies: To West Point V. Ray Marshall, Ontarla. principal: John Gavin, Jr., The Dalles, first alternate. To AnnaDOlls Principal. Howard E. Oram. Klamath Falls, first appoint ment: Willis H. Bartlett, Klamath Falls, extra appointment. First alternate, John L. Henderson. Bend, first appoint ment: Eugene Fulton. Bend, extra ap pointment. Second alternate. Thomas E. Lampkin. Ontario, first appointment; Edmund E. Fraser, Ontario, extra ap pointment. Third alternate. Elmore HilL The Dalles, first appointment; Bernard Rader. Ontario, extra appoint ment. footing in a salient of the German positions. OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 14. The British line in Italy" has been considerably lengthened to the east of Montello Ridge along the Piave River, according to a London dispatch to the Ottawa agency of Renter's limited. The line now extends some miles east of Nervesa. Linn Xesmith Sergeant-Major. GLEN-BURN E. Md., Feb. 14. (Spe clnl.) Private Linn W. Nesmith. of Clatsop Soldier Is Buried. ASTORIA. Or, Feb. 14. (Special.) The funeral of the late Robert James Denver. Clatsop County's first soldier boy to pass away after entering the service, waa held this morning from Kt. Marys Catholic Church and was at tended by a large gathering. The services were conducted by Fath er Waters. Full military honors were I paid the deceased, the Coast Arttlllery I Band being present, while tne. nring sauad and pallbearers were soldiers from Fort Stevens. The body was taken to Jewell for interment. Orphan to Benefit by Dance. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) A French orphan, somewhere in I France, adopted by the Girls' Club at J the Hostess House, will be benefited by I a dance to be given in the Post gym-1 nasium on the evening of February 20. While the little girl adopted is over 8 years old, her name has not yet been learned. In addition to supporting an orphan, the Girls' Club has begun to l make layettes for the needy French and Belgian babies. ' I 6ur am&rtahtei healtny well-to-do !)eigtibor uses IMSTA1VT POSTUM instead of coffee. , Ever ask hm ttic m reason ? . Might be worth , while -especially if you are one of those with whom coffee doesntagrea "There's a Reasoii : Sl.OO A FOR 45c goffee 29c Our 29c Juno Coffee is just the same piece of poods that is sold in cans for 45c. Why pay for the cans? Hooverize! Juno Coffee is always the same, always dependable. Juno Coffee, per lb. 29c. or Za lbs. for Special Prices Lipton's Tea- LIPTON'S TEA SPECIAL FRIDAY ASD SATURDAY" ONLY Llpton Ceylon Tea, Yellow Label, one-half pound cans Lipton Ceylon Tea, Yellow Label, one-pound cans Lipton Ceylon Tea, Yellow Label, three-pound cans. , CAXXED CLAMS Clams, Empire brand. Is tall, dozen DI1.50. each Clams, Otto brand, 2s tall, doz. 92.75, each JAMS AND PRESERVES Tea Garden Strawberry Jam, No. 2 tins, doz. $4.70. each. Orange Marmalade, Jones brand, made in Australia, doz. S3.7n. each Apricot Marmalade, Jones' brand, made in doz. S3. 75. each Quince Marmalade, Jones' brand, made in doz. $3.75, each l 3 H 37 :.'J 72 c i'4 S2.10 TJ whdmmh,l :"m 1 Australia, Australia, .40t No. 2 tins, 35i No. 2 tins, 350 No. 2 tins, 35c BEANS LOW PRICKS Look Ont for the Raise In Price . BEANS Oregon Small White Beans, per lb 12 Oregon Lsfrge White Beans, per lb 12C Oregon rink Beans, per lb 12c Oregon Bayo Beans, per lb 12e Imported Soya Beans, per lb." SO ONARGK FANCY CORN, has a flavor all its own. Regular, doz. J1.85. Special, doz. SI. 65. each 15c Carnation Milk, 49 large cans in case. S6.00; doz. $1.50: 2 for 25o 'Ripe Olives are a food Just like meat. They are not only economical and necessary, but they also add zest to a meal. RIPE OLIVES AT SPECIALLY LOW PRICE Albers' brand Rape Olives, No. 10 cans, net weight fruit, 5 lbs. avoirdupois, doz. Sll.OOl each Sl.OO Albers' brand Ripe Olives, quarts, net weight fruit, 1 lb., 2 oz. avoirdupois, doz. SS.OOt each 300' Albers' brand Ripe Olives, net weight 6 oz., doz. $1.15; each. IOC Ladies Home Journal Uu Thla to Say About Oatmeal Read Carefully WHAT YOTT CA1C DO WITH OATMEAL Pt BUSHED IN - THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL Oatmeal furnishes us with food elements In better proportion than any other grain not even wheat can be excepted. It contains more body-buildingr material and is more completely digrested than any other cereal.. Oatmeal and Fish Croquettes. Oatmeal Omelet, Oatmeal with Cheese en Casserole, Oatmeal Soup Italienne, Oatmeal Wafers, Brown-Betty OatmeaL Oatmeal War Bread 2 cupfuls of Oatmeal , 1 quart of Boiling Water . - 2 teaspoonfulsof Salt H of a Yeast Cake 1 tablespoonful of Sugar 3i cupful of Lukewarm water 1 teaspoonful of Fat 8 cupfuls of Flour or more. First measure the oatmeal, salt, sugar and fat, and pour the hniliner wafer orer them. Let stand until lukewarm: dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water and add it to the other mixture. Stir in the flour.-and knead until smooth and elastic; let rise until double its ' bulk, form into loaves, and let rise again. Bake in a hot oven for about one hour. THE GOVERNMENT SAYSs To every pound of wheat flour the consumer purchases he shall, at the same time, buy one-third of its . equivalent in "substitute" (at least 17 lbs. substitute to 49 lbs. flour). : , THESE ARE THE SUBSTITUTES Oatmeal, ground. 9-lb. sacks 75c 49-lb. sacks Oatmeal, steel cut, 9-lb. sacks 84C, 4 9-lb. sacks Rolled OaU, 9-lb. sacks 70i, 22-lb. sacks .Corn Meal, white or yellow, 9-lb. sacks 62S 49-lb. sacks Hominy Grits, 9-lb. sacks...- Hominy, large, Backs..:......; Rice Pancake Flour, per pkg, Corn Starch, bulk, per lb. -- Brown Natural Head Rice, unpolished, per lb , Nutros Natural Head Rice, unpolished, 2',2-lb. packages, each. Nutros Natural Head Rice, unpolished, 5-lb. packages, each.., Siam Imported t'rrpolished Rice, per lb Barley Flour, 10-lb. sacks, .each , D. C. BURNS COMPANY " Memlx-r of the Greater Portland AMnorlatloa 4 ' - Wholesaler to Private FaiulUe, Hotels and HeMtaurantff 208-210 THIRD ST., BET. TAYLOR AND SALMON One and One-half Blocks Soath ef Public Market 3.60 S1.60 a.oi . . 75 ', 75 c 25 9 lOf. 25S 8C 75C V Special Mall Order Service Write for Moalhly List . U. S. Food Administration License Xo. G S3567 n S3- rGrl 106.0