THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 24, 1917.
GERMAN "SHOCK"
UNITS GAIN LITTLE
TRUNKS THAT ONCE HELD CONTRABAND LIQUOR SOLD AT AUCTION FOR THE CAUSE BENEATH
t THE RED CROSS.
Gray
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feeling-Out Methods Indicate
Coming Drive or Nervous
ness Regarding French.
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ette Squadrilla Is Active. ,
(By the Associated Pres.
ORAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY TRANCE. June 23.
There are signs on many parts of
the French front that the Germans
either are nervous -concerning the
French Intentions or are preparing- an
offensive. A series of "feelers" has
been carried out by Field Marshal von
Hindenburg at various points, prin
cipally around the Laon plateau. One
of the chief of these was an effort
to cut a breach in the French lines at
Vauxaillon, where the German "shock"
units temporarily ousted the French
from a short trench system on the
elopes of Monkey Mountain, on which
it was important that both armies
should possess observatories.
French counter attacks immediately
regained all the ground lost except a
salient measuring a few yards, in
which the German position is most
precarious. On this occasion the Ger
man shock troops advanced in their
hirt sleeves without packs, after a
terrific bombardment in which every
yard of the adjacent ground was
searched by shells.
French Regain Losses
The German shockers, as soon as
they succeeded in their determined and
courageous effort, turned over the
trenches they had gained to the
Seventy-eighth German Infantry Divi
sion, who, however, failed to hold them
when called upon for a defensive ef
fort. The correspondent visited the
entire (position in this sector today and
found the French firmly established,
while the Germans on the other side
of the hill, were deprived of observa
tories and thus their artillery was
blind..
Another lively affair occurred In the
vicinity of Mont Carnillet, where the
Germans and French attacked almost
simultaneously, the former with th'j
object of recovering prominent points
they have lost some weeks ago, and the
latter with the Intention of getting
freer elbow room.
As it happened, a unit consisting of
only 62 French grenadiers and portable
machine guns, occupied the position
covered by the Germans, and not only
drove off the attacking forces bat pur
sued them and captured a considerable
length of German trenches. In doing
so they killed more than 200 Germans.
Bodies Cover Ground.
On the Chemin-des-Dames also the
Germans launched yesterday a number
of attacks, some of which resulted in
most desperate engagements. In the
neighborhood of La Royere farm the
ground was covered with' . German
bodies, while the only success the Ger
mans achieved was to gain possession
of a short section of a French front
trench.
The Intensity of the airmen's activi
ties on the French front is Indicated
in the week's record of the American
Lafayette squadrilla from June 10 to
16. Fifty-four of their airplanes pa
troled over the German lines and
fought nine air battles, of which Ad
jutant Raoul Lufbery, Edwin Parsons
and Sergeant Robert Soublran each
fought two and Stephen Bigelow, Ser
geant Walter Lowell and Thomas Hew
itt each fought one.
Adjutant Lufbery brought down one
of his opponents, winning his tenth
victory, while two other German ma
chines were severely damaged. Luf
bery is mentioned in a late army order
as "a marvelous fighting pilot who is a
living example of audacity, coolness
and devotion to his squadrilla."
Mother and Son Called on Jury.
CATHLiAMET. Wart, June 23. (Spe
cial.) A noteworthy coincidence oc
curred during the Jury term of Supe
rior Court, now In session, when Mrs.
M. Fredrickson and her son. Elbert
Frederickson, both of Shamokawa,
were called for Jury duty. The motber
served on the case of W. A. Houchen
vs. O.-W. R. & N. Company, and the
son is serving on the case of Mathison
vs. Anderson, which is being tried now.
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Auction Mart and Crowd at Sixth and
Sold for Red Cross Fund. Members
Berg and T. G. Ryan.
BACCHUS ADDS BIT'
Bootleggers' Trunks Sold for
Red Cross Fund.
MANY AT STREET AUCTION
Old Relic Sells for $1, and Is Re
sold Time and Again Until It
Brings $12 or the $223
Raised by Sale.
Bacchus, beneath his vine, stirred as
the tune twirled up from the littlo old
world so far and all. It smote his
sleepy ear insistently, and high Olym
pus gave it echo. The drowsy god cast
one fat, wrinkled arm across his round
and ruddied face. Louder, clearer,
nearer drifted the air.
"Whazzat?" he mumbled, and awoke
to listen.
On the streets of Portland, down
there In distant Oregon, a band was
blaring the fine old tune of tipplers
"How Dry I am!" And, of all bands
imaginable, a police band. The canvas
of the great Red Cross above them flut-i
tered to the tune. And it was in such
fashion, yesterday at noon, that the
schemes of many men who . sought to
foil the law of prohibition, with its
sundry and complete provisions for
aridity, were ushered to a good and
unguessed end the coffers of the Red
Cross.
Bootleggers' Plans Outwitted.
Forty-five trunks there were, heaped
high on a 40-foot truck of the B. & O.
Transfer Company, with two fine horses
to haul them to the Red Cross auction
mart at Sixth and Alder streets. There,
in a drizzle of rain, with lofty disre
gard for certain- statutes, they were
sold for the cause, bringing $223.
Many a brilliant bootlegger, laying
his plans in Montana and California,
had hopefully packed those trunks with
lightning liquor,- consigning them in
innocent guise as baggage to Portland,
where the contents were intended to
relieve the drought at profits com
mensurate with that kindly spirit.
Between those plans and their per
fection stepped unobtrusive men in
citizens' clothes, with stars on the hid-'
den vest lapel, and doughty officers in
blue. The contraband, in many In
stances with its owners. Jounced Jail
ward. Via the city sewers the liquor
cheered the river. And many an origi
nal owner mused In the select solitude
of a cell.
But here was better cheer. Teetering
on a trunk, "Tommy" Ryan, Deputy
District Attorney, shouted through the
rain. "These trunks came from Mon
tana and California, laden with liquor."
he announced. "The officers made every
effort to rid them of liquor. It may be
possible, however, that some liquor has
been left in the trunks. Anyway, they
are going to be sold at auction for the
cause of the Red Cross. Step right up,
ladies and gentlemen!"
Auctioneer Calls Sale.
Stentorian tones smote that crowd
into Interest, despite the rain, thickened
it and quickened it, as Auctioneer J. T.
Wilson warmed to his work. In that
ever-to-be-recalled phrase of Joe Pat
terson, ex-newspaper man of Portland,
now an ambulance driver in France,
"the auctioneer said in part":
"How much am I offered for this fine
trunk? One dollar! I'm offered -1
do I hear the fifty? One-fifty! do I
hear the two? Two dollars! Two dol
lars for this fine sample of the trunk-
maker's art! Three dollars from the
lady over there! Do I hear the four?
Do I hear the five? Thank you! Five
dollars! Five dollars once, five dollars
twice, five dollars three times! Sold for
five dollars to the gentleman in the
straw hat!"
From an upper window of the Meier
& Frank store Julius Meier hailed the
auctioneer. "Tell 'em," said he, "that
we'll deliver those trunks free to any
address in the city!
Trunks of Many Types Sold.
There were trunks of all craftsman
ship great sample trunks, staunch as
an ocean-going tug: wardrobe trunks,
with all the trappings of convenient
travel; nifty little new steamer trunks;
battered, banged and bruised old war
riors that had weathered full many
tilt with baggagemen, and a few of the
curving-topped tin fashion of 1SS0.
A huge red rawhide trunk, built for
the generations to come, did not catch
the fancy of the mart. The bidding
was dispirited. "That's a 40 trunk. I
tell you!" yelped the auctioneer. It
went under the hammer at $5.75 to a
professional trunk manufacturer and
dealer, who was not blind to the hidden
merits of its sturdy stodginess.
The altitude record was reached with
the sale of . a wardrobe trunk to
woman bidder, who paid $15.50 for her
bargain. arious trunks proved In
stant favorites and were sold, after
spirited bidding, for prices ranging
! from J7.50 to III;-. Eeverai were pur
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Alder Streets Yesterday, When Llqnor Trunks. Seised by Police, Wm
of Committee! Tkomn Sweeny, -J. T. Wilson. David Robinson, Charles
chased by Chinese, and the contest of
Iee Hin for an humble box cost him
$3.75.
As they swung one trunk about for
display its lid Hopped back and the
trunk coughed. Empty pasteboard car
tons and excelsior wafted into the
throng. "You never can tell what's in
"em!" was Deputy District Attorney
Ryan's optimistic sally. The trunk
sold well. (
Trunks Sold and Reaold.
Near the close of the sale the bid
ders began a game. By its rules, when
someone bought a trunk, the purchase
was to be turned back again for sale.
Miss Vivian Flexner, a public stenog
rapher, started the pastime.
"Sell it over again!" the auctioneer
repeated. It sold thrice.
Joseph Hochfeldt purchased at least
four trunks and turned them back to
the auctioneer. 'Gene Cohn bought a
pathetic old rellr for $1. He waved it
away as he handed up his money.
Hither and thither that trunk was sold,
owned for an instant and passed gen
erously along. It brought $12 in the
aggregate. i
Trunks purchased by these four, and
others, Mrs. Grace Howard, Miss Vivian
Flexner, . Joseph Hochfeldt and 'Gene
Cohn were returned and repeatedly
sold. And all the while the steady
drizzle fell unheeded, and the Red Cross
prospered.
The. auction was proposed and man
aged by Tom Sweeny, who gave his
personal guarantee of $130 for the 45
trunks, thus outbidding second-hand
dealers who sought them. His aides
were Chief of Police John Clark, the
Portland Police band. Junior Artisans'
band. Public Defender Robinson, Auc
tioneer J. T. Wilson, Charles Berg and
Deputy District Attorney Ryan, not
forgetting the B. & O. Transfer Com
pany, which hauled the trunks without
charge, or the free delivery service of
Meier & Frank. m
Anyhow, because men planned to
evade a law, and were caught, the
higher law of humanltarlanism, as ex
ampled by the Red Cross cause, re
ceived a double handful of gold and
silver yesterday.
It is entered on the records "Be
quest, per Bacchus."
RIVERS' FULL EXPECTED
ASSISTANT FORECASTER DRAKE
IS OPTIMISTIC.
Two or Three Weeks of Hot Weai
Will Be Needed, He Says, to
Exceed High Mark.
"Absence of high temperatures in
the eastern part of the district, indi
cations for cooler weather tomorrow in
Idaho, and the fact that streams are
falling at all points, combine to make
favorable prospects so far as the freshet
is concerned. The only condition, that
would bring the river up again this
season would be two or three weeks
of hot weather," was he observation
last night of Assistant District Fore
caster Drake.
The Willamette River dropped one-
tenth of a foot during yesterday, and
up to 7 o clock list night had receded
two-tenths for 24 hours. Mr. Drake
says it will continue to drop here for
at least three or four days, and that
showers experienced here and at other
points in the district will have no
effect on the river, the rainfall being
absorbed by. the soil.
The indications point to most, if not
all, of the snow on the lower levels
having disappeared, arid, even with the
rivers falling only a few inches every
24 hours, an enormous amount of water
runs off that would require consider
able melted snow to replace. The offi
cial river readings yesterday were- a
follows:
g s o
pa. 5 2.
Stations. n w
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Wntrhe 40 40.3 0
Kamlah 2r, 12. V 0.1)
Lewiiion 22 1T..6 0.3
Umatilla 25 2X0 0.?
The Dalies 40 3K.2 0 4
Eugen 10 5.0 0.4
Albany 20 62 0.K
Salem 20 5.7 0 4
Oregon City 12 5.7 0.1
Portland 15 23.7 0.1
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 23. (Spe
cial.) The Columbia River is falling
slightly, and was 24.2 feet at 8 o clock
tonight. It was 24.5 at 8 P. M. yes
terday.
FORT HAS EXPLOSION
Havana Shaken, One Dead and
Many Injured; Bomb Suspected.
HAVANA. June 23. An explosion in
the magazine of Cabana s fortress.
across the bay from Havana, at 9
o'clock tonight shook the entire city.
One person Is known to be dead and
many more injured.
It is believed a bomb was exploded
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FUEL PRIDES GO UP
Dealers Report Unprecedented
Demand and Shortage.
REASONS FOR RISE GIVEN
No One Can Tell Where Present
X'pward Movement of Prices Is
Going: to End Coal
Mines Short of Men.
It will cost more to keep warm next
Winter.
The prices of wood and coal already
have gone up from 20 to 25 per cent.
They threaten to keep on going up.
Fuel dealers report an unprecedented
shortage. The shortage makes consu
mers all the more anxious to buy ahead
for next Winter's use. Consequently
there is an unprecedented demand for
all kinds of fuel. Everyone wants to
get supplied before the price goes up
again.
Indicative of the -way fuel is ad
vanclng are the following comparisons
of prices.
All Coal Has Advanced.
Coal briquets now, are $7.60 and $8
ton. Last year they were $7 and
$T.50.
Western Washington coal is $ to $10
a ton. iast year it was 15 to 8.
Rock Springs coal is $10 and $11.50
ton. Last year it was about $1 a
ton cheaper.
Cordwood now costs $6.75 delivered in
four-foot lengths. Last year the same
material cost $5.50 to $o.75.
Slabwood also is soaring. It sells
now for $1.50 to $5.50 Just about $1
higher all around than a year ago.
Fuel dealers are unable to say today
Just where the present upward move
ment of prices is. going to end.
Many factors contribute to the cause.
all of which are closely related to the
war and the prevalent high cost of
living.
In the first place there is an unusual
demand or coal for military, naval and
ndustrial purposes, leaving a marked
shortage for domestic uses.
Coal Miners Are Scarce.
Coal mines also report a shortage of
men. A year ago when the railroads
were unable to deliver cars to the
mines the mines closed down and the
men sought ..work elsewhere. Now that
the railroads have plenty of cars they
are unable to get the men, aa the men
are engaged in other Industrial occu
pations. Many have entered the Army
or Navy.
The mines are thousands of cars be
hind with their orders. The local fuel
yards are threatened with a shortage
of coal, they say.
But the dealers predict that the
present excessive prices will cause the
mines to produce an abnormal volume
the hope of reaping the unusual
profits. This abnormal production Is
apt to cause a surplus of coal, with a
consequent reduction in prices.
So far as the wood market is con
cerned, the high prices are due to the
prosperity of the farmers. Heretofore
the farmers In these parts have been
forced to turn to their wood lots every
Winter and tjpring to pound out a few
extra dollars. But this year they have
been so busy with their regular farm
work that they have not felt the neces
sity of cutting cordwood.
Slabwood Green and Wet.
While the lumber manufacturers are
consuming more logs this year than
ever and producing, a corresponding
volume of slabwood, most of the slabs
are green and wet and bard to burn.
In addition to these several items.
the high price wave it further pro.
duced by the Increasing cost of de
livery. Teamsters who formerly got
$2.50 a day now are getting sa. uesiaes
that, it costs twice as much to keep a
team of horses. Oats now are $56 and
$60 a ton. A year ago the price was
$28 and $30. Hay aad etner fodder have
gone up.
Office expenses and all other items of
overhead have advanced. Indeed, there
Is little prospect of prices tumbling,
Grants Pass Boy Victim at Butte.
GRANTS PASS, Or., June 2J. (Spe
cial.) John Bixby. of this city, was one
of the men caught by the fire which
glutted the Speculator mine at Butte
on the night of June 8. Bixby was a
student at a. California polytechnleal
school and was working during the
Summer vacation. The mine authorities
have notified his parents here that
there is little hope of even recovering
his body. .
Quartermaster Is eDtalled.
OREGONIAN KEWB BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 23. Captain Lenus Q,
Krook has been detailed as Quarter
master at Fort Stevens. Or.-.
Sales Policy
A Profit-Sharing One With Each Customer
A policy that insures you a saving of more than one
half the profit you must pay to other stores.
Through this power of efficiency we can do more than
twice the business without increasing overhead expense
one dollar.
Because of the great saving to each customer they be
come the best advertiser for us.
Notwithstanding skyward tendency of clothing prices,
under this new efficiency system Chesterfield Clothes
are sold for less than ever before.
We Guarantee to Duplicate in Value
Suits Sold by Other Stores for $25, $30 and Up to $35
At
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Suits Sold by Other Stores for $35, $40 and Up to $45
At Our $
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Money is the
Each customer
respects.
Most people know Chesterfield Clothes
we now sell them for less.
IRo Mo. GIRAY
LOSS POT AT $61,170.52
PORTLAND RAIL WAV. LIGHT
POWER CO. FILES REPORT.
Net Operating; Reveane Railway
Llaea la MlUloa ad Quarter, and
as Hick Mere for Light Line.
SALEM, Or., June t. (Special.)
The Portland Railway, Light Power
Company electrlo lines showed a loss
transferred to the profit and loss ac
count of 81.170.ES, according to the
annual report of the company inea
with the Public Bervioe Commission to
day. The gross income for the electric
lines was 2,369,439, while deductions
were made from the gross Income
amounting to $2,430,610.12.
The railway operating revenues were
ott ub s8 .nH th rallwav oDeratina:
expenses $2,01T,38.7. The net operat
ing revenue for the railway llnea was
$1,2S.01.91.
The operating revenues for the light
and power lines were $1,960,184.92, and
the operating expenses ii.mk.di. xn
revenues for the gaa department were
$S6,170.SS. and the expenses IS1.61S.15.
The company received $146,456.43 In
operating revenues for the sale of
It reoeived from miscellaneous physical
property 1234. a, ana us iniicfliianeuoB
non-operating revenues were $20,568.42.
cellaneous operations were $2.1(4,(74.03
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INTERESTING RELIC SHOWN
Cortland Man Has Laws Printed in
Times, of George II.
CENTRAL! A Wash.. June 23. (Spe
cial) A copy Of the laws of Connec
ticut during the reign of King George
11 and a patent to Illinois land issued
to Silea Hutchison In 118 by President
James Monroe are two Interesting
relics In the possession of J. H. U raves,
of Portland, who is visiting his eon in
this city.
' The laws, aama of which date back
to 17S, were printed some time in the
lth century, and arj well preserved in
apito of their age. An indication, of
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Every Day in the Year
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greatest power in this efficiency plan.
pays the cash and is treated equal in all
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the peculiarity of the laws Is that gov- ear cut off. - The penalty for the sec
erning burglary, which provides that a ond offense Is branding and the losa
thief, after bia first offense, must be of the other ear. A third offense"!
branded on the forehead and have one punishable by death.
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Our music houses, eitKer 285 Morrison St., near Fourth, or
142 Broadway, near Alder, offer ukuleles or steel guitar
outfits, including Free lessons by native Hawaiian
teachers (a service which cannot be given by any other
store in Portland), also a beautiful Lei (flower wreath
that Hawaiians use for decorations) free with each
instrument. Each ukulele and steel guitar is tested by an
expert and demonstrated for
UKULELES
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GUITARS
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