THE ' OREGON , -DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUESDAY, JULY 23. 1913. mteri pierce speaker of day PI Democratic Candidate for Gov-. - ernor Applies Lincoln's Story o Blondin to Present. Crisis". WILSON IS HIGHLY LAUDED .part Wmen Have Taken in War Is Told and Fair Sex Is Glori- ' (A tetr What Sha Has Done. . Tumalo. Or., July 23. At the picnic nt settlers on tha Tumalo Project. July to, Walter M. Pierce, Democratlo candi date for governor, was the principal -speaker. ;.. In drawing companion between this , present da world crisis and a. great ' crisis of former yean, Mr. Pierce said: "During the pvti war a committee vis ited President Lincoln and Insisted on showing him how to correct the errors he " was" making- in conducting- the war. He called the committee's attention to Blon . din. who at that time was the great tight rope walker of the world and was dls t playing his talents to admiring thou sands by walking a wire rope stretched across the roaring Niagara. Lincoln ' said : 'Suppose Blondin was out on the . rope over the falls, would you raise a great hue and yell to him : a little stralghter,- Blondin. a little to the left, a little to the right, or would you suppress , all noise and pray for his success? Applies to President ' "How well this illustration of the mar tyred president applies today to the 5 lonely man in the White House. The eventful era has developed the masterful man. Ills great paper recently given to ' the world at Mount Vernon, has been , printed and read in all of the civilised corners of the earth. He stands today the grandest, strongest, ablest man to ; appear upon the world's theatre of ac " tlon. His trained mind, his knowledge of history, his heart that beats in per " feet unison with those who desire, equal , opportunities for, all, make of him today without question the most, conspicuous figure on the globe. Leading all of the , down-trodden people of the world in this great world war against caste, class and special privilege, leading humanity out . of the darkness and oppression into the '. light of real Individual freedom, of real Christianity Woodrow Wilson, the pride of these United .States the (.hope of the world ! Womaa's Part Prated Renewing the part that women have taken and are to take in the world's . work, Mr. Pierce said : "In the grand, bright day, the light of which In now breaking on the battle- fields of Kurope, woman will play a more leading part than ever before In - the affairs of humanity. It has been ? a long hard struggle, centuries old, for woman to rise to her present position. Through the many centuries, since Joan ' of Arc led the frightened French soldiers to victory, that spirit has pointed the i way to woman's proper sphere, in the of- fairs nt tH wnrM in.ln.Q..nn Mi.rtu satlon has been the defender, the nro- (,' motor of woman. In the American col j, onles at an early day her advice was i orten sought and followed : "In the present titanic struggle how marvelously woman has played her part, with heavy heart bidding good-bye to son or husband ; she has taken up the burdens of life with new vigor, hot only in American but In Europe, it 18 her spirit, her sacrifice that has held up the morale of mankind. "In the golden day for humanity, ; rural life will become the real center. Good roads, perfect roads ; and the mod ern automobile has eliminated the Isola- tlon of the country home, arid with all - i the modern comforts and conveniences the country home will become the ideal. ...... nc.uKM ui Germany loaay Is ' her 'voiceless' and i-uuicejess woman' ITS N Today JACK PICKFOR FAREWELL TO THE SCREEN ' ('Til the U. S. Navy Dem onstration daily afternoons and feVenings "J- - f,n 'imii in YOUTHFUL GERMANS : ; i, i . m i iT i i - - ! i ji I I fff'f! ;r r j-n f : w lirm 1;-aJ -, a r Hv- $ 1 The extent to which Germany has been driven in her need of. man power is "being continually illustrated by , the youth bf German prisoners captured by the French in tbnir recent counter attacks. The picture shows a group of German boys who cannot be more than 16 or 17 years old, captured In the flflhUug in the Oise region. ' hood. The American boys will win on European v battle fields -on account of the strength of womanhood in America. The solutions of the problems following this war, colossal and far-reaching in their .consequences, will be in a large part solved by our womanhood, now the recognised added strength to " the in telligence of the world. "When the women of Rome were asked to bring their jewels as their offering to the government, the Roman matron Cornells, haying none, brought her -ons as her offering and said : "These are my Jewels.' So, American womanhood has today placed her; eons upon the altar of Democracy." . AMERICANS AND FRENCH ADVANCE NEAR SOISSONS (Continued from P( One) been captured by the allies this morn ing. - Additional Important gains Are Said to have been made In the Soissons region. General Mangin Is tightening his grip on Monte de Paris, which commands the city of Soissons. The Germans -are fighting desperately to prevent the allies . trapping them In the Rhelms-Solsaons pocket. The best proof of their plight Is that they are hurling divisions into the fight wklch have been borrowed from neighboring armies, in an eiiort 10 ease Foch a frrio. The allies,, on both sides of the bulre. are aiming at two vital points Feren- Taraenois ana Flames. There are plenty of Indications that the enemy Is at tempting further withdrawals of men ana material before he is enveloped. Airmen, report the Germans hurriedly preparing to retreat from the entire center 01 me sauent. Battle Rages With Violence By Ernest P. Orr Paris, July 23. (L N. S.) With both sides reinforced and the Germans offer ing Btrong rear-guard resistance at many points, the great battle developed with the allien counter offensive on the Alsne-Marne-Champagne front was rag ing with extreme violence today. Americans and French troops have ad vanced beyond the heights east of La COOL Wart Over) Bill Parsons in A Widow's; Might ;raph : D'S MADE-PRISONERS BY . THE" FRENCH Croix ahd Grlsolles, which flank the Chateau-Thierry-Solssons road. The village of Epteds has been taken In a storm attack and the Franco American troops have occupied the heights northeast of Mont St. Per. ' In spite of the determined German re sistance, the allies in the past 24 hours have made progress on both flahks of the Aisne-Marne salient and at the apex which now rests north of the Marne river. On the eastern wing of r the salient French troops have withstood powerful German counter thrusts in Courton wood and Bols Du Rot,, while farther north in the direction of Rhetms the newly arrived British gained ground and captured several hundred prisoners. That the Germans realize that they will be compelled to give more ground Under the terrific pressure of the allied "pincers" Is indicated by their con. tinued troop movements northward and the destruction of villages behind their front. Every bit of the area behind the Ger man lines south of the Alsne is being heavily shelled from two sides and great numbers of gas projectiles are be ing thrown among the moving troops. Advancing on Two Roads The F.-anco-Amerlcan troops are ad vancing astride two important roads : L The Chateau - Thierry - Oulchy Le Chateau road. 2. The Chateau-Thierry-Fere En Tar dennois. Allied airmen have been doing effect ive work in bombing German troop con centrations on the congested highways leading to the north and In hurling tons of hih explosives upon railroads, bridges, ammunition dumps,', gun em placements and military works. Air observers report the massing of German troops around Soissons and it is evident that they intend to make a desperate effort to hold this pivotal po sition on the Alsne. Despite their te nacious resistance, however, French and American troops have advanced south of Soissons during the past 24 hours. (La Croix is nine miles north of Chateau-Thierry and three miles south I of Oulchy Le Chateau. Grisolles is one and one quarter miles south of La Croix, j Epleds is five miles northeast of Cha- teau-Thlerry on the Chateau-Thierry- Fere-En Tardennois road. Mont St. Pere is on the northern bank of the Marne, three miles southeast of Epieds. Courton wood and Bois Du Rol are be-, tween the Marne and Rheims.) German Armies In Ketreat By Lowell Mellett With the French Armies in the Field. July 23, 2 a. m. (U. P.) The German retreat northward from the Marne being carried out tonight by the tight of burning villages the torches of Prussian militarism. The sky is illuminated from horison I to horizon by biasing towns and ammu nition dumps as the enemy continues his retirement toward the vesle river. Al lied aviators report great congestion on I the roads below Bazoches (on the Vesle, miles west ot Fismes and 18 miles ; north of the Marne). The Germans are fighting a heavy rear-guard action and are holding des I perately on the flanks to prevent being squeezed in the great pocket by the French and Americans advancing north of Chateau-Thierry, and the French, Italians and British advancing north of the Marne and between the river and Rhetms. Communications below Basochea are difficult (even under normal conditions, as they consist mostly of winding by- I roads. Their disrepair is greater through having been fought over so re. I cently. . Bombing planes and long-range cannon-are adding to the Boches' trou bles there. It is established that the Germans I have already used 720,000 men. The number of prisoners is steadily Increas ing. When they are all counted, it probably will -be found that one army alone has captured nearly as many as I tne total of the present - official esti mates. (The latest official statement regard ing prisoners was made in Sunday's Paris communique, when it was an nounced that more than had been taken and more than 400 Mi captured.) Bazoches is one of the most Imoor- i : Unt railway and; highway centers in i this region.-- It is the junction of the railways running, from. Soissons and uuicny-ie-Chateau to Flames. French Gain In Picardy t-ans. July 23 it N. &1 Threo vil lages were recaptured from th Ger mans in the "lively local oner&tions' on the southern end of th front during the - nlrht th .r offl reported today. : v , 7" j 1 vi jnonuuaierj, ana AUDviuera ; (it miles north went i f Montdldler). The French captured 350 nrinAium in the course of these operations. (American troops are on the lin en vn aoumern , cage " of ? this ton ' of I no longer to be feared. Th pain, itch fighting.) ; "r.r.-r" I inr. fever and irritation disappear air- After attaining a nelght of rreat - rio - lence the infantry fighUng-on the Alsne - wru-zuicima xroni suoaeniy gav way sarase artuiery nuelllnn;. , , - Elsewhere. said the communion?- tha Blghtas'calm.- -r The text of the communique follows; "In the course of the night on the whole front there were only actions by the artillery. - '--a'-." " : . Xorth of Montdidter. in local opera tions, we occupied Miilly-Rainval, Sa- villers and Aubvillers. V,. , i I -"We . captured thO prisoners. 1 "Elsewhere the night waa calm. ' I ' : German Counter Blow Expected By Eraett P. Orr ' Paris, July 2J. (L N. 8.) A German counter-offensive to try to halt the ad vance of the allies of the A isne-Mama- Champagne front is now looked for. The allies are fully prepared for It. . - The Germans continue the devastation behind their lines and dosena of villages were reported burning during the night. riraat ftroH ' war tttimmrvnA in th regions of Fere-En-Tardennois and Ville En Tardennois. : -.f - -- German " ammunition dumps and food depots are being blown up on - a big scale. . -. ' ;.. Allied Marks on Hun Planes By Newton C. Parke : With the American : Army - on the Aisne, July 21. n1ght.J (L H: &) Twice in the past 24 hours the Germans have used airplanes bearing allied markings on the Aisne-Marne front in an effort to .deceive our air forces. One observation plane Joined an al lied squadron and Suddenly opened against American craft with machine guns. Then it fled. Later a pursuit, plane played the same trick. Leads Charge Bareheaded Paris. July- 23. (I. N. S. "Right ahead, boys," yelled a bareheaded Amer ican officer who had lost his shrapnel helmet In the rush, as he led an Amer ican . charge against . German machine gun emplacements in the thick of the fighting in the Chaudun-Berneu ravine, southwest Of Soissons. Fifty machine guns sprayed the advancing ranks, but the charge went forward and. all of the machine gunners were killed. . I - Food Supplied by Airmen ' Paris, July 23. (I. N. & A French battalion that was cut off in the heavy fighting aound Pourcy (between the siarne v and Kneims) on July 17 was supplied for three days with food and ammunition by French airmen. A thou sand loaves of bread and 800 tins of beef, as well as cartridges, were dropped from the machines. British Positions Improved London, July 23. (1. N. S.) Exten-1: sion of the British lines at numerous points was reported by the British war office today. South of Hebuterne, south of Merris and near Meteren, the British advanced and their positions were likewise Improved north of Albert. Italians Gain in Albania Rome. July 22. (U. P.) Italian forces in Albania gained further ground in the Devoil river bend, taking a hundred pris oners and seven machine guns, the. war office reported' today. 6-CENT FARE GETS SUPREME COURT 0. K. (CoaUnned from Pice One) the latter, having delegated authority to the city and made an agent of the city for the purpose in question, could rightfully revoke that agency and es tablish another; that by the enactment of the public . service law it had " cre ated such a new agency in the form of the public service: commission, giving it plenary "power in all such matters. Local Rights Limited v VSo far as., it affects the Portland charter, it is true that the constitution denies to the legislative assembly -the power to enact or amend any particular charter by a special law, but, as held in the case of Rose against the Port-of Portland, It is -competent for that body to pass a general law wnicn is para mount in authority over all city char ters, and this is what happened when it passed the general public service law which was approved by the people on the referendum. "The case of the city is not aided by the fact that it sought to amend its charter by the initiative process after the passage of the. public service legis lation so as to assume for itself with in its territory substantially ' all the powers granted to the public service commission. The reason for this is that the right to fix fares and freights is a branch of the state's legislative nreroejative and is not merely a local Issue affecting a.ny particular city or town alone and that the initiative and referendum powers are reserved to legal voters of cities and towns only as to local, special and municipal legls latlon. State Power Sapreme "The entire question of regulating public service corporations in their charges for their services to the public is referable to the authority of the state on such subjects. The whole public, and not any local municipality, is affected by this power, and no city or town can so amend it charter as to arrogate to Itself powers primarily - resident in the state, .without the consent of the latter. Whatever may . be said of the franchise of the company, whether it be an agree ment between contracting parties or i piece of legislation, it exists subject to the ever present police . power of the state so t to regulate -it that in its rela tion, to the public the company shall ren der reasonable services and be entitled I to a reasonable remuneration therefor. Contract Obligation Kot Impaired "The conclusion is that by the general law relating to public service corpora tions, the state had a right to, and did. in effect, withdraw from the city of Portland the agency authorising it to grant a franchise to. or enter into a contract with, the company for a 5 -cent fare- and sPPOlnte another agency, the public service commission, with full power to act for the state, and that to this new agency the company had ap plied for a change in the agreement, with the result that the parties to the contract, the company on one side and the Btate, represented by Its public serv ice commission, on the other., mutually agreed to change the franchise or con tract so as to allow the company to charge t cents instead of 5. Without regard to what might be said if either party to the contract, or franchise, with out the consent of the other, should at tempt to change it, either by . legislation or otherwise, the Impairment of the obit gation of the agreement is npt involved. r 1 OriTCflXT f 1 4 HD H I VWWl VVAV VAV 1 V l.lW LONGER i ajfTONE who naa-ever expenencea i r tne tortures oi poison o or rwy 1 will be grateful for the Information that I thta trmelv irritatina annoranca is ! m tu maerie with a few aDnlication j of Santiseptie LoUon, and the eruption I and rednees of th akin soon follow, . i Timely nse of Santiseptie wlU even pr- vent the poisoning in many cases. San tiseptie heals other skin irritations, such as sunburn,' windburn, chafing, fever Chateau-Thierry -When Town in Hands of Huh . . . . . r By Frank f. Tjjer Chateau-Thierry. July 22. (U. P.) "Ah. les America ines ! They are fin boys brave. When we rebuild our city it win always be a home to AmericaJnea. Wi will be proud to make them wel come." t ' Thus spoke aged Leon Tolson, a coun cilman 6f Chateau-Thierry, who refused to leave the town when the Germans cap tured St. Although Toison la 82 years old. he took charge of the city affairs and assisted In every way possible the "two hundred, as the survivors bt six weeks of Boche domination are known. I interviewed Tolson this afternoon.-He Is a smairman, slightly bent, but vig orous and bright-eyed. We stood among the battered ruins along the main street. Not a building left standing was Inhabit able here'. We were behind a barricade erected by the Germans, who had used boxes, earth, refuse of all kinds, and cobblestones .torn from the street. Has Been Germans Come Three Time "When th Germans were coming, we were e,dvlsed to flee at once, but I could not bring myself to It," said Tol son. "I've seen Chateau-Thierry cap tured by the Germans three times. The first time was in 1870. I was wounded during- the fighting then. The next was in 1914. the first invasion of this wear ; the last was six weeks ago. "Most of the others evacuated but the two handred'. decided to stay. Many of the old, folks would have been unable to leave fin y way. There were about dozen children and a few middleaged people, ; but most of us were pretty old "During the bombardment we lived in cavea and cellars without having enough to eat ' and .without knowing where to get any. We were buoyed up by the hope that Chateau-Thierry again wonld be French, "Meantime, our houses were crumbling over us. The Germans ordered us to stay In our cellars except when we were permitted to leave. Not having sufficient food themselves, they or dered the old men out every day to bring in vegetables from the fields be hind the German lines. Then the sol diers would come and take away prac tlcally all we brought In. We had no bread, no fats, no wines and were struggling to live on the few vegetables the Germans left us.- The Germans did not abuse us. except by taking every thing they wanted without paying a single ou and by carrying off every thing they fancied. It is a case where those who made the contract had mutually agreed to its amendment." : Other Opinions Rendered Other opinions Were handed down as follows: W. W. Green vs. Harold Smith et al. appellants ; appealed from Linn ; suit for foreclosure of mortgage ; opinion by Justice Benson ; Circuit Judge Galloway affirmed. C. W. Horst vs. Columbia Contract company, appellant ; appealed from Multnomah : suit for damages resulting from collision pf steamboat with fishing boat; opinion by Justice Bean; Circuit Judge Davis affirmed. First Savings Bank of Albany vs. Lydia L. Myer et al. appellants : ap pealed from Linn ; suit to foreclose three trust deeds Riven as mortgages; opinion by Justice Bean ; decree of Cir cuit Judg Galloway modified. H. I Staudley v. City of Eugene, ap pellant ; appealed from Lane : suit to foreclose tax certificate of delinquency on blocks In city of Eugene : opinion by Justice Johns; Circuit Judge Hamilton afflrmed. State of Oregon vs. Chong Ben. ap pellant ; appealed from Union : Chong Ben was convicted of murder for killing another Chinaman ; petition for rehear ing denied ; opinion by Chief Justice McBrWe. Wage Case Decision Expected Washington. July 23. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) The war labor board is expected to de clde the Portland Railway. Light tc Power company's wage question this week. William H. Taft and Frank P Walsh, Joint charlmen. begin delibera tion on 31 streetcar controversies tomor row. Testimony in the Portland case has been completed. .President Griffith and Robert Walker, president of the Port land division of Amalgamated Employes, were witnesses. Walker contended that the Increase in living cost amounts to 100 per cent since April. 1917 and an In crease of 15 cents an hour for platform men with others, in proportion is now needed to keep pace with the men's ex penses. Griffith pointed out that the wage scale is now the highest in the country and asserted that the ltving cost at Portland is not greater than in Detroit or Chicago. The proposed increase, he said, would cost $58,000 monthly and the company lacks the ab'llity to pay on the revenue from a 6-cent fare. James H. Vahey, general counsel for the Amalga mated Employes, said that the Portland streetcar men have the beet working conditions of any city in the country and commended the company's policy of paying for reporting time. He argued. however, that Portland should continue the' payment of the highest wages and grant the increases demanded last Octo ber. Charters of -revenues and expenses filed in the case are duplicates of those filed with the Oregon public service com mission in the S-cent far case. ' DANCING TONIGHT RinaLER'S COTILLION HALL 14TH ST, Or f WASH. Osatr.it, nS DM Bemtlftil Hail Rh( , OorSiw IHtl Mulls H win Fioar IN FORMA LS EVERT TV IS.,' WED.. THUH, : mt. ita-rvruuia rrties AANOINO tOHOOL LESSORS DAILY lOforftB.OO He raaahrar SSSO. A-SSSI i TV XTf TO BE DREADED and 1 cold sores, flea and other insect t v- - bites. It is .a remarkably soothing and neaung louon. Men us it after shaving and women for the complexion and for tne aaDjrs skin. . Santiseptie is easily procured at dreg and department stores, a good sised bot tle costing but . 60c If your druggist cannot supply It, his nam and 2c la stamp or coin sent to th manufac turers, the - Ksbencott Laboratori. roruana. w - win aocure, postpaid, large introductory bottle Adv. "I - was unable to estimate the num ber of Germans In Chateau-Thierry ow ing to the restrictions which did not permit us to move about much. Every thing was "verboten. . 1 "Many of the older people war feeble and sick. The rest sought to assist them, but could not do much, through having no food. Finally we obtained a little of the Germans black bread. - "It was a miracle that ' all of us lived through the six weeks of Ger man control, with shells bursting every where, buildings tumbling down and Germans. - officers and men alike, tak ing our food. - " ' -- Lear a What American Did "Finally, on Saturday evening, the Gentians ordered all the Inhabitants into the cathedral. We "crouched there, fearing a big shell might end us alL We even anticipated being shot, sine the Oermans continually ure euspictoua of us old folks. We did not fear death. but trembled for the children. "Early Sunday morning our soldiers arrived. We then got the first news of Amerlcalnes their fighting, how they forced the Oermans backward. "When the first Amertcaine soldiers arrived everybody could not help going wild and shaking hands with the fine boys. We kissed them. too. for are they not our grandchildren, also?" Two old women, tottering down the main street enjoying the first fresh air they-had breathed in six weeks, paused I and wept over the scrambled ruins of LMtfaings and trees. Even the cathedral la full of holes and probably cannot be repaired. . Toisson. seeing the old women crying. ought to comfort them. Tewa Will Be Bebailt "Don't worry," he said. "Chateau Thierry that was, will be again. I don't know Just where we will start, but ft will be re-built with the help of the Ameri cans. Chateau-Thierry will be better than ever a fitting home for Ameri cans." While he was talking new arrivals came down the streets, including Pascal Cecaldl, a deputy from the city, and sev eral municipal officials. There were also two women' nurses. There were touching scenes as the old folks and thw new comers greeted eaoh other. Others who bad left before the German occupation came up and there was quite a reunion. Couch Association To WeighChildren In compliance with the request of the government. Couch school parent teachers association has made arrange ment for the weighing in of children between the ages of 6 months and IS months from 10 o'clock a. m. until 4 o'clock p. m. at the Couch school build ing' on Friday, July 28. This work is being done at the special suggestion of the government and all parents are urged to assist In making the showing of the Couch district as complete as pos sible. Intelligent cooperation, alert to meet every emergency, and victory Is ours. i i iii 1 i 1 1 -ssa Skin Sufferers Ten will sigh with relief at the tot aaarW: tench of D. D. D. the seething wain of oils. Many of ear cnatassers thank na for this advice. To teiXI loo. Try D. D. D. We worot it. ttc see andtl.se. Ask to. D. P. D.' today. krXtG Licrtiici Wccsli The Owl Drag Co. Skldmore Drag Ce flH Bollin 1 sanaanfc.saa it From State Prison Salem. July it Wynter Willi s. trusty. scaped from the penitentiary yesterday. it i neuevea ty prison ornciaJa that he mad his get-away on a motorcycle fur nished by a. former inmate of the state training scoooi xor ooya. Wmis was only 24 years old. but m has twice been sent to the penitentiary from MuUaomah county. The first time ho was sent up for larceny, and was pa roled in lilt. In 1S17 he was sent un again for on year for stealing an auto ICE COOLED WM Hi 111- ill I 33- UiW iRVs&V TTil I m IS M CSyj I 1 III 1 11 g esrx vvev,'r wis m i lt's a humdinger Ray's biggest and best the f mSJPk real test o Some motorists still judge the value of gas oline by jithe antiquated gravity test But boiling points are the only real measure of gasoline value. Low boiling points give easy starting, medium boiling points give quick and smooth acceleration and high boiling points give power and mileage. As combustion starts with the lowest boiling points and flashes on through the medium to the highest, the chain must be complete for full-powered results. Only a straight-distilled gasoline can have the. continuous, uniform chain of boiling points; Mix tures always have "holes" in them. Red Crown, the Gasoline of Quality, is a straight distilled, all-refinery fuel having -the full and complete chain of low boil- ing points for' easy starting, medium ; boiling points for quick and smooth ao ; celeration and high boiling points for. power and mileage. Look for the Red Crown sign before you fill . x r v STANDARD OIL COMPANY ' mobile, lis had completed thai aenteoc In April and waa serving the balance of Um first sentenc when he escaped. - ' : uermaa la . Arrestee . - Salem. July 23. William Psetak. 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