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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 4. 1918. SOLDIERS URGED TO INSURE THEIR . I IVFS AT nNP.F uri i w ill vhvu Heiatives way ray miniums on f Policissswid Red Cross Offers to Cable for Permission. FEW ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE Price Is Exceedingly Small, . Whereas Benefit in Case of . Mishap to Insured Is Large. "Every Oregon soldier should take out a government war! Insurance policy to safeguard his own future and that of hla family." Thle la the plea of the Portland chap ter of the American Red Cross, which Is taking; up the campaign at the In stance of the war department, which Is wriousty worried because less than one "fifth of the soldiers have taken ad vantage of the government war tnsur- anoe. ', With a $10,000 policy, which would cost the soldier or anyone who might 'cire to pay It for him, around $6.50 a rnonth, he or his family would be as sured of $5? a month. In case of death or total and permanent disablement, for 20 years. Will (toble Reqaest in order to mane u as easy as posm ble for every soldier to take advantage of this plan, the Portland chapter of the American .Red Cross will cable or telegraph any 'Oregon soldier or sailor asking for authorisation to take out i policy on his behalf. The monthly pre mtume may then be deducted from his 'pay, or relatives may pay the premium in his behalf. The Red Cross will de fray the cost of cables, which take a special rate to men In the - service of I cents per word, or telegrams as the ;ae , may be. The workers of the home service sec tion of the American Red Cross hope by some means or other to get into di rect touch with every Oregon soldier's family, either through the various aux (Maries, or through the lists which It is compiling. But all Portlanders are urg-ed to request the families of all en listed men to call at "Red Cross head quarters,. 204 Corbett building. Immedi ately, as the opportunity for taking out 'this Insurance expires February 12 for men in the service urior to October 12 Those enlisting later have 120 days, in which they are protected by the free insurance or Se government. Form Is Specified The war risk bureau has nromised to honor telegraph or cable authorizations made by soldiers to relatives entitled to benefit by the insurance plan. Cables to be sent must go in a certain specified . form. A cable to a soldier in France nust tee addressed as follows: EMF, amexforce, London." Then, as part of the message fol lows the name,' company and regiment i of the soldier. In the case of naval men, the prefixed address Is : "'EMF, USnav f foreeA London." 1 Then, as part of the message goes the name and ship of the sailor. All such messages must be signed In full. Here, t for example. Is a typical message, ad IreKsed to a soldier In the Third Oregon : Prisoner Fqiled In Flan to. t lee Vi ' v swessiSHMMI'. ' . V-V1.'" 'i"-1?;--'--?. Harry T. Lore Leaves JaU With -Oer- mb for Photo Gallery and Taea Bolts, bat Is Halted with Gnn An attempt to escape by getting in line with a score of German aliens who were being taken to a photographer to obtain pictures for registration . was made Sunday by Harry T. Love, in dicted by the . federal grand jury for sending explosives through the malL When Deputy United States Marshals Pace and Tichenor scoured the county Jail for German alien prisoners. Love declared he was a German, About 20 were formed into a line, two 'abreast, and marched down Fifth and up tSarlc street. As Park street was up : Stark street. As Park street was at the rear of the line, started pursuit After gaining on Love for a block he leveled his revolver and the prisoner held up his hands. Love declares he is not - a German and adopted the role only as a means of escape. More Drafted Men To Answer Call BROTHERHOODS TO ASK HIGHER VAGE Four Railroad Labor Organiza tions Want Increase to ' Cover H. C. of L Washington, Feb. 4. (t. N. S.) Wage increases ranging from 10 to 40 per cent for railroad employes will be asked of the railroad wage commission by the tour brotherhoods. It was stated today by one of the brotherhood representa tives here.' It is declared to be .the purpose of the four, brotherhoods not to embar rass Director General McAdoo by ex travagant demands, . but to ask in creases amounting to approximately 46 per cent of the Increased cost of living occasioned by the war. A. B. Garretson, president of the conductors' organization, -and Wj H. Lee of the trainmen appeared before the , wage commission today. They pre sent statistics showing the increased cost, of living and the Inadequacy of tne present scale r wages paid freight and passenger conductors and trainmen. For the conductors, Garretson asked a flat rate of $(.20 per' hundred miles ror the freight conductors and $3.25 per nunarea mues lor the passenger conductors. AMERICANS BEAT THE- r B0SCHE IN FIRST DUEL (Continued from Pace One) Confess. Holdups Of Recent Weeks Have Seen Responsible for Xaseroas Vaiavlaa That IT a... 1lDa TnTattt. gated y the roiiee. v In the arrest early Sunday morning of Fred Richardson, Floyd Richardson, George Hopkins, Manfred McFarland, Sam Graham and Demante Richardson by Patrolmen Collins and Wright at the Lincoln hotel, Eleventh and Mor rison streets, the police believe they have accounted for many robberies and hold-ups that have taken place In the city during the last three weeks. ' -. - When the police raided the room oc cupied by the men Floyd Richardson covered Patrolman Wright with a STENOGRAPHERS ARE TYPING COMPLAINT . ' - . . . ... IN CAR FARE CASE Commissioners and Gity Attor ney Confer Regarding Ap- :t praisal of Holdings. Four stenographers were busy this Instructor May; Have Hearing Jefferson High School TeaehajwrYko Hat Clash WIU PtpO WU Be Before Teachers' Teaare ConaUssloa Tonight Samuel C. May, Instructor at the Jef ferson high school, who waa suspended, by the board of education because of a physical clash he had with William Hbnple, a student, will face his accua rs tonight. . v The hearing will be before the com mission named under the teachers ten ure law, the members of. which are as follows: Judge Guy H. C. Corliss (chairman), Alice Benson Beach and J, volver as the latter opened the door. J morning typing; the complaint to be C. Olds. The meeting will be held at Froveit Marshal General Crewder An- noances That 7i,50O Men Are to Beport at Camps February 23. Washington. Feb. 4. (U. P.) An other large detachment of Americans 74,500 men win start into war training camps February 23. This will leave 72,600 more in the first draft to be called later. Provost Marshal General Crowder announced today.- The date of calling- out the remaining 72,500 has not yet been determined. Following are the states which will have completed their full quotas under the first draft when the February S3 movement Is over : , Maryland, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming- Virginia, Montana, Utah, South Caro lina, California, Nevada, Washington, Minnesota, Kansas and Oklahoma, The last call on th first draft and the first call under the second draft will come. It Is stated., as soon as the soldiers now in training have been properly trained and sent across. This depends largely upon supplies and ton nage. The provost marshal general's ordet for the movement of drafted troops be ginning February 23 will not affect Ore gon or Washington, as all draftees of the first call from these states hare been taken Into service. Two Yakima Men Now Are in France Yakima, Wash., Feb. 4. Lieutenants Lyman Bunting and A. J. Gamble of the United States artillery, according to telegram received here, are In France, where they are enrolled In the famous French artillery school at Versailles. They are recent graduates from the Presidio and following their graduation were here during the holidays, but left shortly after under sealed orders: machine guns poured in a hot fire. It Lieutenant A. W. Meal of Outlook, and is believed that at this point in the Lieutenant K. K. Brown of Ellensburg I fighting the enemy suffered conslder- aiso leit unaer seated orders, ana are able loss. probably In France. I In the meanwhile the American guns along the sector were tuning up. A few TUDICT wn TUDICT AMIV- officers standing- near a regimental lllllll I nilW lllllll t UHUI Wrfm.artera aoiirrliut fnr .halt.- In . fAM IAIM VIPTrtDV IM U AD dugout when two big sheila crumpled Vinil IIIH tlUIVUI 111 linil ,, lntr. ruina n tha villa. street. One of the officers, an aide to brigadier general, was Just returning lice bureau. E. B. McNaughton, chair-1 to headquarters after tour of the man of congressional district No. S of I front. When he emerged from the dug- the Oregon War Savings organisation, out half an hour later, he found noth- The appearance of Collins, however, caused Richardson to change his mind and the gun was taken from bun. When questioned by Inspectors' Goltz and Coleman Sunday afternoon, the first three named men confessed to three - hold-ups 'and several robberies In Portland, the last at a grocery store at Tenth and Morrison streets Satur day night. . 1- They had all been living in the one room but it is thought by the polloe that McFarland and Demante Richard son, who Is only It years old, had no connection with the robberies. All are being i held for further investigation, however,- . the boche gunnery did no great damage to our trenches but the main destruc tion waa done in villages which were wail registered for artillery fire. ; -Beat the Boche to It is reasonable to say that the Americans won their first artillery duel The artillery bout started Just as a. blood-red sun was setting over the hills. the light being mirrored in small ponds petween tne lines, whose waters had ap parently turnea into naming fire. rrom tne German first line red rock ets arose signalling for a barrage and a moment later another signal went up. A signal was promptly flashed back to our artillery which beat the boche to U. The 'simultaneous explosions of the two barrages along the narrow sec tor informed the surrounding country: that an artillery duel was on. After five minutes' bombardment the Germans suddenly increased their fire two-fold. They laid a barrage over a certain sector of our front line with sharpnel and sent high explosives Into the front trenches and the communica tion trenches. -Qalck Answer Give a From the American gunpits came a quick answer to this challenge, the. "seventy-rives" deluging the. German front and gradually increasing its area as the barrage increased In intensity. Enemy trenches were blown in and big gaps were made in the German-wire en tanglements. As the boche scurried down their communication trenches our Ralph E. Williams to Leave for St. Louis Oregon Republican National Committee aa to Help Cheese 8aeeessor to Chalrmaa Wtlleox, Who Beslgaed. Ralph E. Williams. Republican na tional committeeman for Oregon, will Tiled In the circuit court to test the validity of th slx-oent faro ruling, either late this afternoon or Tuesday morning. Because of the necessity of Including portions of the ruling made by the publto service commission, the complaint will be inusuaity lengthy. City Commissioners Kellaher, Bar bur and Blgelow and City Attorney LaRoohe held a conference this morn ing when the proposed appraisal to be taken -of the valuation of the street railway property waa discussed. - City Attorney LaRoche informed the commissioners that the appraisal would not interfere, or. concern In any way the proposed court action at this time but would be-valuable later, especially in 'the event the city is the loser in the test case. Rumors are current around the city hall: that 'an ordinance repealing the Jitney bonding measure passed by the people Is to be introduced at the Wed nesday morning council meeting. Mem hers or the council said they were Ignorant of such a move. Dan Kellaher, who Introduced an or dinance recently which would have per leave Tuesday for St. Louis, where, on mltted the operation of the Jitneys February IS, the Republican national without license at that time, said he committee will meet to elect a chairman would disfavor -any direct tampering to auoceea William 1 wuioox. witn laws made by the people. Mr. Willcox was elected prior to the Other members of the council refused Hughes campaign for a four-year term, to give Mr. Kellaher support on his He recently resigned, leaving two years proposed Jitney measure on the ground of his term to be filled by the election that it would cause the people's bond- of a new chairman. - lng act to be inoperative and such a Thera are three open candidates for move would be a '4low directed against me cnairraananip, jonn jr. Ammi oi i tne Initiative and the referendum." lows, national committeeman irom mat MAINS FOR FIRE PROTECTION state ; State Chairman Will H. Hayes of Indiana, and National Committeeman John T. King of Connecticut. Mr. Williams, who will be accom panied by Mrs. Williams, will remain in St. Louis until after the meeting of the national committee, and will return by way of Southern California, where they will visit a few weeks before finally returning o Portland. Judge McGinn Talks Tonight on 6c Fare Judge Henry B. McGinn will speak tonight at Central library hall at 8 o'clock on the subject of the slx-oent fare order of the public service commis sion. PIgns Being Perfected to Afford Bet ter Water Supply to Shipyard, Negotiations between the Northwest Steel company and the city for the in stallation of water mains for fire pro tection at the shipbuilding plant owned; by this company are practically com pleted. The plans have been prepared by Fire Marshal Qrenfell. who secured coopera tion of the local board of fire under writers. The mains will be Installed by the city water department, and if the plans are approved the shipbuilding company will pay the principal cost of installation. ' Only one water main now serves the plant, and a large number of connec tions from this pipe- reduces the water (Continued from Pag On) EMF "AMKXFOHCE LONDON "John Smith, Company D, Hundred sixty-second regiment Cable me rush authorization make application ten thousand war Insurance for you. Will make our future safe. Mont Important. j-osi ...... per month. See command- ;'"' oicer. i-aDie immediate answer. Time expires February 12 " v It should be noted that the real ad- ! ' the message Is : "Amexforce, Cost Varies Little The cost varies a few cents, according to age. as may be seen from the table ' puouanaa peiow. . The Red Cross will dispatch the ca , mm r telegrams without charge. It also has the application blanks and will wwisi relatives to make the! applica ,tion as soon as authorisation is re telved. 1 Unattched single men are urged to lake advantage of the plan for in case they are disabled thev win h.. inoome for life and should they have . any relative entitled to benefit under the plan, It will be continued for 20 rears. . Following; are the relatives who may take advantage of the Insurance bene Bts: Wife, husband, child, grandchild, brother or sister, stepbrother or step ; sister,, adopted brother or adopted sis ' ter, parent, grandparent or stepparent tt husband or wife of man or woman In army or naval forces. Anyone May Pay Premlam r The fighting man does not have to , pay the premiums himself. Anyone . can do that. ( but the one In service must send the authorization. Thus a rather can secure his son's authoriza tion, take out the policy and pay the premiums himself. Some wives have requested the Red Croas to take out an additional $5000 war insurance for them -.and the wives will pay the additional , premium from their allotment L??r 1.000 policy, which will pay """ in case or aeatn or . . total and permanent disablement, the iow cost at age Z5 is J6.60 per month. tier in a tame showing the. cost per month of a $1000 policy. To find the cost of $2000. multiply by two . $3000. multiply by three and so one. The insurance is payaoie at the rate of a.io per monin ior each $1000 taken ... puu ; . Seale of Rates i Monthly -' ' Premium. ,. .84 , .65 .65 .65 . . .68 .. .66 . 7 i .68 ......... ...............I, .69 .69 .70 t ..j. .7$ .,.......'..,,..,..... ,...Mfc. .. .71 ................ ...... ....... .74 .J,... .75 .......,......,.... .76 77 7t ge 18 19 20 21 23 25 24 25 i !7 $0 " $9 40- .................. e ..81 presided. Impoitai.ee of Thrift Shown Dean E. H. McColllsler spoke on the lessons the races of tho old world could give to America in thrift the light pres sure of economic conditions which made it possible for the citizens of the United States to shift from one line of work to another, one responsibility - to another, and the lack of system in our lives. If the war Thrift-Stamps do nothing else,- sai a tne speaKer, "tbey will teach us to save, teach us the three great denials discipline, thrift and system- atlsatlon, without which 'we cannot hope to win peace. It is a question of life. liberty and happiness. "When the conflict first started, and before America had entered," said xtaDoi jonan &. wise, "we called it a war of kings and chancellors, fighting for their own supremacy. But since then, since the United States has come forward with money and men, its tone hasNshanged, from a struggle between royalists to a war for democracy." Closer Brotherhood Is Coming Rabbi Wise spoke of the effects of the war from the standpoint of closer relations between the races of the world. taking as comparison the afterdaya of our own Civil war which witnessed. more Bolld union. "The effects of the tremendous scope of this war," said the speaker, "when peace reigns again,, will have drawn the nations of the world Into brotherhood of v humanity." . In spirited five minute talks, the Rev. Father Cartwrlght of the Catholic and the Rev. W. W. Youngsen of the Meth odist Bplscopal churches told the audi ence that every resource must be thought out end made available to win the ar. Every sacrifice must be made. and thrift was the greatest Thrift Oaly Will Win War "The navy will not, the army will not but thrift will win the war," said E. A. Brown or the i. M. C A., who, in i.nappy. cleircut language, impressed on Kehe people the necessity of saving money. He told of tne purchasing system lnau jural ed by the government, making it possible for all to purchase stamps. from those that could but pay 25 cent installments to those who could buy the $1000 limit outright As a great example to the American people, the Rev. E. H. Pence, the last speaker, told of the sacrifice of the French peasant In 1871, when to meet the payments of the German indemnity, he exhausted the family sock to pur chase, his country's bonds, and, that not bond went outside France. In his forceful ' style Mr. Pence dwelt on phases of the war affecting those who remained "at home, telling them that thrift must be the great sacrifice to maintain the honor of the nation The W. S. S. organization Is grateful to the speakers, the vocalists, the mu sicians and all who participated in .the meeting.' ;; "' Leon Cohen, chairman of congresslon al district No. 2, is In Portland today for a conference with local W. S. S. head quarters. Mr. Cohen announces the ap pointment of Max Vogt, president of the First National bank of The Dalles, as chairman of the War Savings campaign in wasco county, Though a German by birth, Mr. Vogt has been one of the state's most en thusiastic and loyal supporters of the administration In the war, having none Those who have heard the recent I pressure to such a point as to make flre-flghtlng almost Impossible, fire of I f lclals declare. speeches of Judge McGinn on the sub ject of the six-cent fare' have been much interested and emigntenea oy tne racta and figures given by him in dealing with the history leading up to the granting of this order for the benefit of the streetcar company. His address this evening will be a continuation of the discussion, to which the general public is Invited. f Idaho Has No Fear - Of Famine ih Coal the rooms of the board of education in tne courthouse. It is expected that a spirited contest will be waged. A number of witnesses are to be questioned. Dan J. Malarkey appears for the Instructor, and Deputy District Attorney Fierce represents the school board, Recently Professor May resigned his position, with the under standing, he says, that the board of education would permit hlnuto complete. tne school term and leave no ataln on hla professional record. The resigns tion was accepted, and subsequently the acceptance waa rescinded. DeLoras ..Baker Tries Suicide With Poison Aetren Xaters Been Where Mea Are Playtag Cards aad Falls to Floor Pollee Are Called. y PeLorea Baker, S3, attempted suicide Sunday night In the Central hotel, S4CV4 Alder street, by swallowing poison. Mlsa Baker la an actress and baa been dancing with tho Hawaiian minstrels, appearing at The Auditorium last Sat urday. Several members of the mln strels were In this room practicing, which waa rented by Charles Dimond. Ac cording to the police Miss Baker has been keeping company with Dimond for about a year, Dimond said he and three other men were playing cards in the room when they looked around' and saw her on the floor. One ran to drug store for a doctor, but the druggist called the police. Officers Converse and Tully sent the girl to St Vincents hospital. Miss Baker has been living at the Leads apartments, First and Market streets. Those in the room when the poison was taken were: Charles Costa, 235 Clay street; Vernon Williams, 76S Wasco street ; J. F. Shefner, 667 East Taylor street; Joseph Jachetta, 667 Water street and Charles Dimond. Miss Baker was reported as resting easy, Bauer to Have Hearing Oregon City, Feb. 4. F. Bauer was taken Into custody In the Gladstone Chautauqua grounds Sunday by a Mr. Webster, caretaker, after the former had been roaming about the grounds for the past two days and acting in a queer manner. Bauer was turned over to the Oregon City officials, and will have a hearing today aa to his sanity. HEAD SURGEON OF IRON WORKS SHOT Dr. W. E, Buel! Murdered in San Francisco Assailant : Commits Suicide. San Francisco, Feb. 4. J. P.VCr, W..E.'Buell. head surgeon of the Union iron,worKB nere, was murdered at noon today by a man believed to be Fellco Prato who walked Into the receiving room .of the Union -Iron works hospital and shot the physician down without warning?. f The slayer then turned hla revolver upon himself, inflicting a wound which win probably prove fatal. At Potrero hospital this afternoon, a passport was found In tho assailant's clothing which' was made out to Bellco frato. IX gave the age of the man as 88 years. Preto Is said to have stoDoed at the Roma hotel here. He la believed to have . arrived in thla country from Italy only recently. The assailant made very effort to conceal hla identity, hav ing destroyed all papers and identlfl cation marks about his clothing. Harder Was Premeditated That the murder had been carefully prearranged waa indicated by a blood soaked note, written tn Italian, found in the slayer's pocket Thla waa partially aeotpnered by detectives.; It read: "I am glad what X am about to do." .The name and other writing went ob scured by blood. i The slayer appeared at the hospital at 10 o'clock and said he wished to see Dr. Buel!. The doctor was busy at the time and the man waited in an anteroom for two hours, refusing to see any other pnysician. Aa Dr. Buell entered the waiting room the man rose, took a revolver from his pocket and fired. The bullet entered the breast just above the heart. Dr. Buell collapsed on the floor aad died without uttering a word. . Ho Werds Past Before Shot The man then placed the barrel of hla revolver against hla head and fired just aa nospttai attacnes rushed in. iin siayer, aicnougn: conscious, re fused to make any statement Iron works officials are completely mystified aa to tne motive wrucn prompted the murder. So far aa Is known, not a word paased between Dr. Buell and the assailant before the shots were fired. It was stated at the ironworks that the murderer had. pot before been seen about the plant He appeared to be a worklngman about 8 years old, but was not In working man's garb. Dr. BuU had been ' connected with tne ironworKs- nospitai ror 10 years. He came to San Francisco from Texas and waa 85 years old. ; Man Has to Wed? r Wife Overto'Get War Insurance : r:vi,V- i Wert L. Walter appeared before the marriage license clerk at 1 the courthouse this morning and 'asked for a license to wed Mae Walter, who is already hla wife and whom he had never divorced. Walter wanted to Join the U. S. engineers corps and ,to get Insurance for hla wife and children, was obliged to show a marriage certificate; Ha said he had lost his. The reoords at Cripple Creek, Colo., where they were married 10 years ago, were de stroyed by fire, so the only way. he explained, to get a marriage certif icate was to get married again, , The license waa duly issued, v E. W. Wright Home From Trip to East West Will Have Csaaee to Balld Alt Wooden Ships Tardi Her Caa Haa die, He Belleies. Oregon shipyards wUl be called upon to turn out all the wooden ships they will be able to handle, la the opin ion of Ed W. Wright manager of the McEachern Shipbuilding company of Astoria, who returned to Portland Sun day after a trip east Mr. Wright went to New York city on business and inci dentally visited Washington. "They have at last come to the realisation that we can build wooden ships.- Mr. Wright said, speaking of the Impression he gained, "and that we can build them infinitely better than the southern shipyard. am confident that the shipyards of th West will get the biggest shsre of all future business." Mr. Wright refused to discuss the object of his trip. To Care a Cold la Ose Bay . Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININH (Tablets). It stops the Cough and Head ache and works off the Cold. K. W. GROVE'S signature on each box. 80c. Ad. WHY WE SUCCEED Naturalization Day Monday . Oregon City, Feb. i This Is naturali sation day In the circuit court, with six applications being acted upon, five of the applicants being subjects' of George V.. while the sixth is a native of Russia. Henry B. Hazard, United States natural isation examiner, from Portland, is con ducting the examination. ' Y 7 i ii ii i iw ii ii Jin Oar trlnla-tart focdu ytca of lamiales and Biftararlnc tha ayae la the mart Bjodani a4 aeear ata known to tUit braaeh Of aelanea. Our stock of mount US, framaa, mic, la aa tamblad (rum tha output of tho bt optical ae fortaa. We triad our lanaa from the lint enMU of crow aad flint Thouiand of rafar . Wi aiaka m obarse for xaaoaaUoa mi II -Ml ft 11 I Ta-cnMinii l tttJrLtlHUJ riFTM AND WASHINOTON STRUT. . ' 0S-0a SWgTLAND BLOO. Ing left of the village but a tobacco shop, the sign of which was suspended from a neighboring! building. . Germans Display Hamane Trait Luckily there were no casualties. ' A regimental commander who waa formerly on General Pershing's staff in Mexico, was in a dugout when the shelling began. The American artillery responded to the' bombardment on this portion of the front by making at least three square hits on enemy dugouts in the Germans' third line from one of which amoke was seen issuing. I It seems probable that the Germane lost several of these places. In official reports to headquarters infantry commanders laid stress upon the prompt manner In which our artil lery responded to tho call for a bar rage and the effective work done. The fighting was marked by one In cident The Germans stopped their fire to permit the medical corps to carry In a wounded. American. This occurred where ' the trenches are very dose to gether. Boise, Idaho. Feb. 4. Idaho baa no further dread of a coal famine this winter. Fuel Administrator Gooding has assured the state that there is nothing to be feared, even should Feb ruary be a cold montn. There la now more coal in the state than ever before in. its history, due to the fact that preparations were made to meet the emergency of a cold winter and the season has been the mildest on record. Restrictions on the amount of ooal sold to consumers have been removed by the administrator. Cooking W. D. Wells Major in Transport Service W. D. Wells, general agent of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship com pany, announced this morning; that he has been commissioned major In the United States army, for duty In the transport service. - Mr. Wells says he expects to leave for ! A German shell had caved, in ' France In a few days to take up his part of the American's front line, fnak-, new duties. He will have charge of a 1 lng it necessary to carry the wounded . base in France for the . unloading of Santlaeptlc for Perfect Comrlexton ri aaartaa. beautifies.- aoftna, whltena,- pre, vanta and rapidly elaara akin of all arnpttoea. 'Toa'll Ilk Ita cleanly, baalthr odor. ' SOc an aiusciaia. ii n a to rem tut naatiafDtlc As. man over the top. The Germans re sumed their fire as soon aa the wounded man was out of danger. Freedom Given Correspondents Under tha present arrangements the closer correspondents attached to the Ameri can a-rinjr are grajiiea pernaps greater freedom or action near the front than newspaper men with any other army in this war. " - Our movements are 1 practically lim ited only by our own appetite for German shells. Correspondents may now motor directly to the headquarters or. any brigade at the front if they first report to divisional headquarters en route. The brigade headauartera are well within the fire sone. Pro ceeding to the front from .brigade head quarters correspondents must go on. foot and in pairs since they are, in easy observation range of the enemy who frequently shell the traffic immedi ately behind the battle line. The visitors to the front must wear helmets and carry gas masks in a 'twiaition where they can get them at a mo ment's notice. .Correspondents may, go without es cort to the various regimental bead quarters, but "not enter a trench except oy specuu permission. army supplies and munltlona. Mr. Wells has been employed In the Portland office of the steamship com pany aa general agent for several years. County Clerk's Fees Turned In Fees turned over to County Treasurer Lewis by County Clerk Beverldge in the month of January total 87,135.86. cording to a report complied by Deputy Clerk Wllloughby. Included in thla ; amount are circuit court earned fees, i 83065.40 : recording - fees, 81940.90 ; in terest on bank balances, 8240.50. - .$458.60 waa turned over to the Mult nomah County Law Library associa tion for its maintenance. r ; British Hake Raids London, Feb. 4. T. P.W British troops.- raided enemy trenches east of narancoun eariy last night Field Mar shal Haigr reported today. In the neigh borhood of Lens and northeast of Cav- reue tnere waa "some hostile activity.' Strong German Force Repulsed Paris. Feb. 4. f L N. TTi 1 stronsr forces of tikonni tia ' tried to penetrate a French section in tha Fresnes sector during- the nlrht but were driven off, the war office an nounced - this . afternoon. There was artillery lighting on the Verdun front all night . . t Fresnes lies on the Woevre plain. , . a warms muDfor breahfastand Gee.th cure good! P05TT01STIES l-WDS CF CORN lisa' -:. 4 mti66u i . ii faav a is t iS7l Improve America's Use Mazola tiie Oil Srom Undian Corn 'VERY time you fry potatoes fish or! any other food in Mazola instead of butter, you save fats I And you improve the cooking in flavor and digestibility. Cooking with Mazola holds the flavor of the food it self never flavors food with the smoke of burning fat. ... You can use it much hotter than butter and lard and so make fried things digestible. j For economy use it over and over again. It never carries taste or odor from one food to another. Why should you melt solid fats to make an oil for shortening when Mazqla is already an oil and makes such delicious pastries? j Mazola makes a perfect salad dressing, equal in quality to one made with the best olive oil, superior to one made with ordinary olive oil. It is easier to mix- than an olive oil dressing. ; For sale in pints, quarts, ' half gallons arid gallons. For greater economy ,s buy the , large sizes. - 'There is a .valuable Cook Book for Mazola users. It shows you how to fry, saute, make dressings and sauces more delicious, r make light digestible pastry Should be CO DC a Berlin Report Artillery Duels Berlin. Via London. Feb. a-ttJ. P. especially good work in promoting both I Artillery duels and reconnolterinsr ex- Liberty loans ana in lurtnerinx Red I peaiiions were aescrlDed in todays orn- Crosa drives. 1 elal statement issued by the war office. Mr. Cohen says that his district Is now lined ud In rood Shane and that! Tha Htm t aiteaita. th raAiilta of flrB-aniaatlon ar ha In a-! t Mand. but tnoomnarabla with War Barfoca Cimr- t irk. ..... .W .L . TT.ti. J n . i noted W the increased sales reported. J To tMBth of. the UolUd fitatas H fr.laltcdr.Oilh IN THE SQUARE FACKAOaV GRAND PRIZE t Ask HicMifTwrn - I f-P If V ANOTHER rooor or QUALITY : III in mi i aw- ONE PINT Itrt. a FISH BALLS OR CAKES II in every home. Send for it ; (I i or ask your grocer.: " FREE - H Ckrn Products Refining Co. R P. O. Box 161, New York II J Xmllimm AmnrmmmntmtilMm '- Boil one-half pound aalt cod fish tintil tender, drain, take out bones and shred finew Mix with two .cups maahed potatoes, ' beaten e jr, ons tablespoon milk, salt and pepper to taste. Make into cakes or balls, dip in beaten egz nd crumbs. Fry in deep Mazola.' - rnri OTfS!lfTSRfni CKMXOf fjcaarisTvw