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TOE SUNDAY OHEGONTAN. - POXtTXAXD, JUXE 30, 1918. HUH GUNS POUND HEW ALLIED LINE British and French Hold on to Newly Won Positions De spite Attacks. AIR FIGHTING IS INTENSE Great Fleets of Airplanes Wheel Constantly Over Hostile Terri tory and Wage Bitter Warfare Against German. Troops. 4 V. Constitutionality of the boom act of the last Legislature is to be tested in a suit started in the Folk County Cir cuit Court by J. P. Logan. The Public Service Commission and Charles K. Spaulding: Logging- Company are named as defendants. Mr. Logan claims he has been owner of flour mill properties on the Luckia mute River for the past 50 years and has had splash dams there for a similar length of time. He alleges that the improvements planned under the fran chise granted the Spaulding Company by the commission under the boom act will do him damage, and that the order is in violation of both the Federal and state constitutions in that it deprives him of property without due process of law. The complaint also alleges that the Spaulding Company is not a corpora tion within the meaning of the boom law. ' . ' LINN FORESTS MENACED LARGE - BLAZE. IS DISCOVERED IN SAXTIAM RIVER DISTRICT. f (By the Associated Press.) Another week has passed - without the Germans resflming their offensive. The entente allies have v shown the greatest activity durihg this period and in several parts of the battle zone have carried the fight to the enemy. j These actions have been local in character, but have been fought for important immediate objectives which strengthened -the allied line where it needed bolstering. At various points the allies have placed in jeopardy the enemy's tenure of certain parts of the line and have extended their control over wide sectors of the front. This was the notable result of the attack near Eelleu Wood on the Marne front, by the Americans on Wednesday. They did not seek to break through the German line, but wanted to reach high ground which would command the vil lages of Torcy and Bouresches. This crround is now securely in their posses sion. The French, attacking- southwest of Bolsaons, on the Aisne front, . had the same object in view. German counter attacks against the new French posi tions have been repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. The British on the Lys salient of the Flanders front cut into the German lines Thursday .and succeeded in shoving the enemy from his positions on several little ridges ef land to lower levels. Hans to Strike Soon. There is reason for believing that preparations are now nearly complete for a resumption of the German drive. Just where the blow will fall is not known, but it is expected to eclipse the ferocity of the attacks before Cambral and Aisne. An epidemic of influenza in the German army is reported and this, together with the prevalence of typhoid, dysentery and other diseases, may delay the onset for a time. A Week ago the Austrians began their flight across the Piave River from the western bank, where they had received a sanguinary check at the hands of the Italians. It is possible now to view the event in its true per spective and estimate the victory of the Italians as a great defensive triumph. General Diaz, th3 Italian commander-in-chief, has not pursued the Austrians further than the Piave, except for the setting up of strong bridgeheads on the eastern banks of the river. New Attack Lltteiyg ..v ' There is still danger of another at tack being launched against Italy, this time from the mountain front and with German forces leading their allies in their attempt to force their path down into the Italian plains. For this reason. apparently. General Diaz is content to hold the Piave strongly and to wait. for the moment at least, any further attacks against his vital mountain positions. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, June 29. (By the Associated Press.) Late last night and again early today the Germans put down vigorous barrages along the sector north of Mervllle, but no further in fantry action has been reported. Great fleets of airplanes are con stantly wheeling over hostile territory today and conducting bitter warfare against the Germans. Heavy artillery duels " have been waged continually during the last 24 hours In the Mervllle region, where the British .yesterday morning pushed the Germans back by a successful surprise attack. Prisoners Becured in this operation now total nine officers and S92 of other ranks. Two field guns, 22 machine guns and one trench mortar were taken by the British. The German losses in killed and wounded were very severe. Intense activity has been marking the work of the royal air forces. Pris oners state that German casualties hfcve been very heavy as the result of aerial raids. PARIS, June 29. Two German at tacks for the purpose of retaking French positions south of the Aisne, near Solssons, which were occupied by the French Thursday night, were" re pulsed last night, the War Office an nounced. German battalions also attacked be tween Fosse-en-Bas and Cutry ravine, but they were driven back along the new front, and the French lines re mained intact. Italiaas Rep nine Thrust. The communication also reports that southwest of Rheims the Italians en gaged In a sharp combat with the Ger mans on Bligny Heights. German de tachments which momentarily suc ceeded in entering the Italian first lined were driven back. The French carried out a number of surprise attacks at different points of tne line nuring toe night. Northwest of Montdidier American units captured 4 0 prisoners, one of whom was an officer. The French likewise took prisoners on the Forest ' of Apremont, in the Lorraine sector. Soma material was captured. . PARIS, June 29. Telegraphing from the front, the correspondent of the Havas Agency says that Thursday's at tack of the French on the line south west of Solssons penetrated to a depth of two kilometers over a front of over seven kilometers. Great spit-it was shown by- the French troops in their attack and the infantry. by their brilliancy, surprised the enemy and advanced with hardly any artillery preparation. The assault began at 5 o'clock Thurs day morning and at 6:15 the French had gained all their objectives. During the afternoon the enemy, who had been driven from bigher ground along the line which would have been admirable "jumping off" points in fu ture attacks, reacted with great vio lence, but suffered heavy losses in ad dition to losing a number of prisoners. BERLIN, June 25. The German War Office admits in its official communi cation today the advance of the British into vltui Berquln, but adds that counter attack drove the British beyond the western border of the village. At other points it is declared the British attacks broke down. BOOM LAW TO BE TESTED i. P. Logan Files Salt to Determine Constitutionality of Act. ' SALEM.' Or.. June 29. (Special.) Rangers Are Seat to Gates to Fight Fire Under Direction of State Forester's Office. ALBANY, Or., June 29. (Special.) A big forest fire is burning near Gates, in the North Santiam river district, 40 miles northeast of Albany. Details are lacking, but it is said to be a large blaze. It is outside the forest reserve and is being fought by rangers under the direction of the state forester's of fice. Another fire burning northeast of Detroit is reported tonight to be under control. This fire also is in privately owned timber. Another fire started yesterday along the railroad track, a quarter of a mile this side of Detroit. It was extin guished before resulting in great dam age. All fires in the Santiam National Forest have been extinguished. Considerable smoke from fires in various parts of the mountains was noticeable in this section of the valley today. GRANTS PASS WOMAN BURNED FIRST lt-& MILITARY -FORGE IS 111 ITALY Sanitary . Units Arrive Safely and Fighting Troops Will Come From Pershing. 5 DIVISIONS END-TRAINING General March Announces That the American Forces Brigaded With British Have Completed Work and Are Fit to Fight. T. . H. Turner Barn Lost and Stock Suffer in Grass Fire. GRANTS PASS, Or., June 29. (Spe cial.) Mrs. T. H. Turner was severely burned on the hands, arms and face Thursday afternoon in the fire which raged about the Turner place, three miles east of the city, in the Bloody Run district. ' It is said that a Southern Pacific crew, which was burning grass on the right of way, allowed the fire to get beyond control, and it swept over the Turner farm, burning the barn, with a quantity of hay, fencing and one hog. One horse was injured by barbed wire. Mrs. Turner was burned while escap ing through the fire with her children. The Turner house was not destroyed. The fire swept on up the mountain.' and burned fiercely through the night, fill ing the valley with smoke. SUN HIDDEN AT HOOD RIVER City Is Overspread With Dense Pall 4 of Smoke. HOOD RIVER, Or.. June 29. (Spe cial.) Dense smoke clouds that poured in from the north and east last night blotted out the sun here today. But little information could be gained as to where the fires are located. It is reported that a large area of brush land in Klicikltat County is on fire. Local people late yesterday thought the banks of smoke In the eastern sky were rain clouds, and dozens of cherry orchardists, fearing c'amage to their mature fruit, picked as long as light permitted. This morning the smoke was so dense that it was impossible to see across the Columbia River. COOS BLAZE UNDER CONTROL Fire Confined to District Between Empire and North Bend- NORTH BEND, Or., June 29. (Spe cial.) The fire which has been raging in the -timber area between this city and 'Empire for the last four days is reported to be under control and no further spread of the blaze is ex pected. A large force of men has been en gaged digging a wide trench along the west side of the burned area, and it is believed that the trench will ef fectively check the advance of the flames and confine the fire to the ter rltory burned over. Gold Hill Experiences Fires. GOLD HILL, Or., June 29. (Special.) The annual forest fires have already visited Gold Hill district and are mak ing the excessive heated term burden some with a smoky atmosphere. The fire on the river hills above Gold Hill has extended to Blackwell Hill dis trict,' consuming the underbrush and damaging pasture fences. West of Gold Hill on the hills between Wards and Sardine . creeks, the fire, fanned by breeze, while under control. Is mere serious, besides burning the grass and underbrush is endangering the stand ing timber. ROAD WORK IS APPROVED Government Sanctions Six Miles of Grading on State Highway. SALEM, Of., June 29. (Special) The State Highway Department has re ceived word from the Government tha it has approved expenditure for six miles of grading on the Union Telocaset project, along what is known as the old Oregon trail. This is a postroad and the estimated cost Is $30,000. Bids also are being ad vertised for 9.3 miles of grading on the Elgin-Minam project, the contem plated work to be between a Grande and Enterprise. The estimated expense is $42,000. These bids are to be opened July 9. Under the ruling of the commission relative to starting new work thi year it is not known just what will be done relative to starting work on these two jobs. KLAMATH RED CROSS BUSY More Than $39,000 Raised for War Relief During Tear. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., June 29. (Special.) About $39,500, more than $26,000 of which was sent to the Na tional Chapter, has been raised during the year by the Klamath Chapter of the American Red Cross. The chapter was organized 19 daya after tne outnreak or the war. Auxll iaries have been organized at Malin, Shasta View, Merrill, Lorella and Fort Klamath. Following are some of the garments completed: Pajamas, 1101 nightingales, 164; sweaters, 477; socks, 604 pairs; hospital bed shirts, 296 surgeons' gowns, 226; hospital sur aeons' dressings, 6118. A Junior Red Cross has been estab lished with SI auxiliaries. WASHINGTON. June 29. Safe ar rival in Italy of the first ;oi-tingent of military force which will represent the United States was announced today by General March, chief of staff. Sent direct from thic country, the troops landed yesterday, to supplement others ordered from France by General Pershing. Sanitary units compose the greater part of the first arrivals, but "other special units" also were Included. Gen eral March reiterated the statement that the bulk of the combatant Ameri can troops going to Italy will be aent from the western front, their places being immediately taken by new regl menu from the United States. Plana Net Yet Made. "No definite plan for the Increase of this force from the United States has been reached," Secretary Baker Bald later, in commenting upon the an nouncement. "It should be emphasised that the shipment of further incre ments depends largely upon future de velopments." "The Italian lint," Said General March, "has been the object of great est interest to military men. "Taken as a military proposition the attack of the Austrians is considered faulty because they spread their attack over such a large front that it was impossible to Carry it through. The Austrian disaster, which ensued, is ex tremely valuable, not only from the military sense, but the psychological sense. "It inspires all the allies and inspires Italy With the consciousness that their forces can be used to distinct advan tage and the practical result in prison ers, guns and material probably is, of course, extremely valuable. The re- laprts which we get of the Austrians captured by the Italians is 18,000. Gallant Actlens Ffeted. "During the week the activities in the American sectors in France, as published in General Pershing's com raunques from day to day, have been local in character, the Americans at all imes and in all places more than hold- ng their own. Fine examples of in dividual valor are now coming in and, with the policy which has been adopted of allowing the mention of the gallant conduct of all, our people understand that the rank and file are doing splen didly all along the line. "General Pershing has now had turned back to him, of American roops who have been training with the British," five divisions and I men tion that specifically because It shows the value of the policy which was adopted of using all the training areas possible along the entire front. Training Is Rapid. The vast increase of men being sent across are trained, as you see, in three different ways, the great mass being trained with our own forces, but the utilization of facilities already in ex- stence back of the British line by our people and in addition the French fa cilities allow us .to give that final polishing very much more rapidly than n any other way. " The first National Army Division has taken up a sector at the front. Gen eral March also announced. It is the Seventy-seventh, raised in New Tork, trained at Camp Upton and originally commanded by Major-General J. Franklin Bell. It was taken across under Major-General Johnson. One of the five divisions which has finished its training with the British the Thirty-fifth Division, composed of Kansas and Missouri troops and commanded by Major-General William M. Wright, when it left the United States. preference. This is likely to causa de lay in completing statistics for the city. Edward. M. Cousin, traffic expert, already has prepared an inventory for the city. Mayor Baker is anxious to begin ac tual negotiations for the operation of tha old United Railroad as a municipal line. Commissioner Kellaher has worked for some, time on the plan. If the officials of the Federal Railroad Administration will order preference in the taking of Inventory of the United Railroads, it is expected that negotia tions for the purchase or lease of the line by the city may begin within a few weeks. "The Llnnton district should be given a dependable and adequate cap service, and the only means that seem available is the inauguration of service over a municipal line," said Mayor Baker. "With miles of water front, the Llnn ton district presents a feasible district for many Industries, but without ade quate transportation facilities men with capital will be reluctant to estab lish large Industries there." At the present time Llnnton is served by Jitney service under a special per mit granted by the Council. In addi tion, the Great Northern regular trains stop at Llnnton and many of the large industrial plants at Llnnton operate large automobile buses to transport employes to and from work. WOr.lAN'SVVDRKlNSPIRES CALIFORNIA LAND ARMT HELD EX. - COi'RAGIHG CREATION. But Defense Council Holds Mea Easy Jobs Shenlsl First Be Drafted to Soil. SAN FRANCISCO. June 29. (Spe clal.) The Woman s Land Army Is an Inspiring and an encouraging creation, but it should not be permitted to be come a large factor In California agri culture until every man now holding down' an easy Indoor Job has been drafted to the soil. This was the view voiced today at tha meeting of the woman's committee of the National and State Councils of Defense at the Palace Hotel by Mrs. S. 11. Stelger, of Vacavllle, and also by Charles C. Moore, newly named head of the State Council of Defense. Mrs. Steiger is chairman of the So lano County women's committee of tha defense council. She has been watch ing the work ef the first unit of the Woman's Land Army at Vacavllle. She said it was all right for these women to pick' fruit and do the lighter farm work, but they should not attempt the more arduous field labors until every man available has been drafted to tho solL Chairman Moore spoke in similar vein, declaring that the example of the Woman's Land Army has been in spiring and encouraging, as showing what could be done if necessary and what the women of the country are ready to do for their country. But he held that all available man labor should first be exhausted before woman labor was called upon for heavy farm work. r - . Mrs. Herbert 'A.-' Cable is chairman of the committee. . Mrs. E. S. Glazer presided. Among others present were Mrs. Frank Fredericks and Mrs. Robert J. Burdette. Delegates were present from Solano, Tulare, Santa Clara, Men docino, Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties. OREGON FOWLS IN LEAD AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE PENS ARE OF EXCELLENT dCALITV. Entrants in Three Important Egg Lay ing Contests Are Making An Exceptional Showing. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis. June 29. Pens of fowls entered in three important egg laying contests by the Oregon Agricul tural College are making an excep tional showing. This Is the result of breeding experiments by the depart ment of poultry husbandry. The barred rock pen in the British Columbia contest conducted by the Provincial Department of Agriculture in Victoria has led all others for sev eral months. Another pen of Oregon Agricultural college barred rocks at the end of the seventh month took second out of 136 entries in the all-Northwest contest at the State College, Pullman. Wash. It was only seven eggs behind the first. The Oregon Agricultural College Den beat all other exhibits for the month of May, laying an average of 26.4 eggs a day. A pen of the Lady McDuff strain en tered by the Oregon Agricultural Col lege In the International Contest con ducted at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs has been doing some sensational laying. It was second in Beven-month period, according to tha last report and was gaining rapidly on me xirst pen. SPEED UP, SAYS MAYOR PREFERENCE INVENTORY OF UNITED RAILWAYS SOUGHT. Portland Executive Telegraphs Pre! dent of Northern Pacific Compnny Saarsreatlns; a Conference. Mayor Georga L. Baker yesterday telegraphed L. c. Gilman, president of the Northern Pacific Company, eugsrest lng a conference with officials of the Federal Railroad Administration, i order that lmmed-.te steps may be taken to secure preference Inventory of the United Railways line between Portland and the former town of Linn ton. Officials of the United Railroad are now working on the inventory, but great amount of Government work has GOLD COMMITTEE NAMED BILL TO PROVIDE . RELIEF FOR INDUSTRY TO BE DRAWN. Conference ef Western Congressmen Held nt Washington, Criticism ef Smelter Men Expressed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 29. At a conference today of Congressmen from the gold-produc ing states of the West a committee was appointed to draft and submit a bill for the relief of gold miners gen erally and especially of the owners of low-grade properties. Those appointed on the committee are Representatives Taylor of Colorado, Welling of Utah. Smith of Idaho, Miller of Washington and Raker of Callfor nia. Others attending the conference were Delegate Sulzer of Alaska and Representatives May of Utah, Dill of Washington, Keating and Timberlake of Colorado and Lea of California. Among other suggestions advanced was one that Congress relieve gold mine operators from the special war tax levied last year on all mines and that the Railway Administration bs di rected to grant special rates on sup- piles for gold mines. Figures presented showed an aston ishing decline in gold production and also showed the material Increase in the cost of gold mining. Facts developed by the Utah chapter of the American Mining Congress were laid before the committee and showed the Impossibility of continuing the gold mining industry under present eco nomic conditions. During the discussion there was con siderable criticism of smelter men for their insistence that miners shall shoulder all increased costs while tho smelters continue to resp their cub tomary profit. A Catholic soldier dying In France, not speaking French, made his confes sion through a Protestant woman in terpreter in a y . M. C. A. hut. 1865 tsTOT in a day, a year, a AN 1918 decade, is any business fabric truly created, because in its creation it includes as a part, the very life of the community in which it exists. The people of our city, our state, have made our business as much as its principals and associates, now over two hundred. Truly is this the case in such a calling as ours, having to do with the health, the life of the individual. The child of yesterday is our patron today. A TpHE dispenser of medi cine he who serves the Y n ri o yi rl to -i on to t r f nT longer a tyro. Knowledge, N training, skill, fidelity, vi sion these are elemental under present-day demands, and through all the fifty-odd years we have striven mightily to meet wisely and well these tasks as they came to us. TT AST year we filled over 65,000 prescriptions yesterday our files recorded prescription nura J-ber 1,155,683. Six registered pharmacists and four assistants Rive their undivided timi and close attention to this delicate and responsible task. .-it li mm ' ,'rnr-'-r. r i THE steady growth of our business, its ever-widening zone, at test the response which service, faithful and unselfish, ever works. Woodard, Clarke &, Co. 23 PLANES DOWNED British Shoot Down 17; Send Six Down Out of Control. ENGLISH LOSE 3 MACHINES Germans Attempt to Drop Bombs on Paris, but Fall to Reach Objec tive and One Boche Plane Is Forced to Come Down. LONDON. Juns 28. British aviators In aerial combats on the western front Friday Bhot down 17 Oerman airplanes and sent six others down out of con trol. Three British machines are missing- as a result of the combats. Fifteen tons of bombs were dropped by naval aircraft on enemy targets In tha period from June 24 to Juns 26, tne Admiralty announced today. In engagements with hostile aircraft three of these were brought down. The British lost two of their own machines. PARIS. June 29. (By Havas Agren cy.) Paris was unharmed by last nights German air raid. Nona of tha bombs dropped by tha several ma chines which attempted tha penetra tlon of the defense between 11:30 and 12:30 o'clock fell on the city. One of the German airplanes that took part In Thursday night's air raid on Paris was compelled to land In a wooded area between Paris and the German line. One of the aviators was killed. His two companions were taken prisoner. PASCO CANTEEN ORGANIZED Franklin County, Wash., Red Cross to Fill Hurry Call for Supplies. PASCO, Wash, June 29. (Special.) The canteen service of the local Red Cross has been fully organised with Mrs. C. T. Walters as captain of this department. A special order of 65 comfort kits were shipped by tha Red Cross this week. The Franklin County chapter has been called upon to furnish to the Northwestern Division 100 sweaters and 70S pairs of socks by September 1. 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