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THE OREGON SUNDAY ! JOURNAL, PORTL AND, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4,-191&. 7 1 REFUGEES ENRICH j OF E Civilians from Chateau-Thierry, Amiens,; Compiegne, VVar Zone Towns, : Crowd Quiet Villas. Parisian's seek solitude Invaders, Big Guns, Air Raids Drive French Inland; Amer icans Regarded as Avengers. By Ktn-lir Helllg Somewhere: in France. In the lounge of a rrat hotel of Tours, a refined and well to do American woman sat, with no baggage but a hand valise and no Idea where she wbuld sleep, yet glad to be there refugee - of bombardment and fright i "America M avenging us !" she said to another woman. They were safe In a luxurious hotel beyond Jthe Loire but no rooms ; This may nound absurd, an com plaining of little: but the group of rich civlllar.s who, like herself, pleaded and scolded while' their valises stood about the floor, aro -truly refugees. Many will never recover 1 froro It. Some dor.ed; all night in the smoking room. Rery hotel Is packed and all known lodgings pre-empted. I will tell you how this lady got a r6tm. because he ha.1- friends. Hernard, "our dining room waiter, hns a sister In a side afreet, who has a nice, clean "bedroom which, ihe lefs at $1.60 per day ; and this American with her beautiful flat In Paris was glad to snap It up and rest, un loosen, wash, sit, sleep. In a great peace' On the packed train from Paris, she ' rode Ir. a car corridor, seated on the traveling case of a typewriter ; but only when she got off, at Tours, did she grasp the situation. KTacnattnn In Jtnrrlert 8h met poor, unhappy brethren, close tip. It ! splendid practise. Hundreds of flfcM'ilute refugees from Amiens. Com pleglie nd Chateau-Thierry had nrrlved wifely. They were sitting, 'standing, wan dering about the exeat denot. Their Door bundles lay op the floor. Are they poor folks? They look It; but so would you. If you had been railed out of your home at ap hour's notice, with no time to - V. n 1. t T . .1 nll V.VI-J IUFJ53 VI lint it i ijravui(t mi ucriiiiiu, they, wander on railroads, car loads to gether, -perhaps a week, from town to town, where shipped. They are mussed and draggled. She remembered her beautiful flat In Paris. "Me, too!" she said. They hate to leave all, the furniture, the linen, the. shop stock, the farm Imple ments. A man who owned four houses and a village grocery says that the Krig llst came warning them at 6 a. m. "Move your livestock back. It may get thick !" They came again at 7:80 a. m. "Make Up your bundles. It Is getting ugly !" An hour later, the evacuation automobile trucks arrived. Nobody had done any thing. "We're not ready!" they said. They could not realise It. r Now, they rushed about their houses, throwing things Into valises. Thirty Left Behind The mayor came hurrying. 'Tnto the autos, everybody. No more time to lin ger !" While the majority were piling In. a group of about 30 refused to budge. "We won't leave all our goods!" they answered doggedly. "Here comes the poison-gas !" the British soldiers urged them. "What can I do?" cried the mayor. "8tart off! Hurry!" wrged a lieuten ant. Crash ! Shells began falling. The front trucks started. The mayor waved his arms In despair. "If they won't come, they won't ! I must be off with my flock !" And as they quit the tow, they looked back on the 30 stubborn clt liens who stood there in a group. All were killed by gas 05 shells or taken prisoners. All kinds of folks are thrown together. The American woman who Is living In the spare bedroom of Bernard's daugh ter was helped, on the train, by the chas seur of a Paris club, bringing keys, mall, arnd two tmnks to two club members, snug In this hotel. One has a beautiful room, with little parlor and pays for it The other would be willing, but arrived 'too late, with wife and daughter. Their nnugness consists in one bedroom for three. Bo they use It as a dressing and resting room while In Tours, and sleep !n a villa, hired furnished, 20 minutes by trolley, across the Loire ! Befngees Cared For "Won't you come out to St. Georges and take tea with us?" they mourn, to everyone they meet. "It's soi lonely out ttiere. It rives tis the horrorsji Yet these French rich are patriots. They have taken flva poor refugees into tha back of their own villa-refuge, and go about distributing money. A. large sum melta, I tell you. In a crowd of BOO, lodged for a few nlgk.?i In long suites, of rooms of a former museum, now empty but for In numerable wash stands, cot beds ana mattresses n uio num. yaioo v.-D refugees arrive, stay1 a few nights, and are passed on. Many were from towns like Veuilly. above Chateau-Thierry, and were soothed that the Americans had avenged them. w Haw the Americans come up. as wa, were being evacuated," they said. "They've got the material, mon Dleu I So mnv cannons that they were sitting on them ! They filled the roads. We stoodl on tha edges and cheered tnem : iney took 1000 prisoners! They killed them and RECORDS The Vlctrola is tha su preme; entertainer. It sings f for you the best sor.gs by the world's best M singers. i It brings to your home for your enjoyment -the art of the greatest violin ists. At the close of a heavy day of business or labor, you will find solace and refreshment in a good song or melody Treat yourself, family and friends by placing in your home this source of constant pleasure. Mall Orders Given Prompt Attention GLFJohnsomPianoCo. it H$ tk. Bat. Aider and tforritoa 1 MEnxriT TACXABD B02TD PLUTO 3 INHABITANTS TOWNS ON . r . LOR VIGTROLAS f it w TIOTBOXJLS XTTD XXCOKDS SOLDIERS OF - i j ' '. ' " ' t .J -i-i . .-up,, 'ii i ii ii Mini i i i i mi hi i i i .. i . ii ju i .' j . ji i. i Hi ii .. ji in I lit - Soldier detachment at Oregon Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lis, Aug. 3.-While the goremtnent Is sending soldier detachments j to tfce Ore gon Agricultural college primarily be cause the institution Is peculiarly fitted to give instruction in mechanics, . the work in military science and tactics Is bv no means neglected. Physical exercise and drill work start long before many citizens o Corvallis are out of bed; and -what fs more, the men are by no means ,"sile$t blokes," as the Yankees have beeni accused of being by Englishmen. They, sing as they march, "Good Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip" and other popular refrains. The men are put through stiff in tensive drill work each day under the direction of Captain Walter L. Tooze Jr. of Dallas, detachment 'commander. Lieutenant Carlo S. Morblo of San Fran like wolves In the woods of Lucy! Mon-! sieur, those Boches are like a million wolves. Look what they did to our vll- lages. Thank God, the Americans are' with us !" - BJch Give Ont Money They sit aimlessly under the trees' of a beautiful courtyard garden, among an Indescribable litter of bundles, bicycles, bird cages, bed covers, boxes, clocks, sil verware, bits of light furniture, bric-a-brac and family treasures.. jSome of the poor stuff is spread on the lawn, for sale ; and the would-be vendors sit by It dejectedly. "Vm a refugee, too," sajid the Paris clubman's daughter, "Just like you !" She had bought a liberal collection of the deadwood, j "You don't look It!" replied a sour old dame with her head tied up in a hand kerchief. , "My aunt P warned a bright girl beside her, all draggled but merry sewing on a battered blouse. The "rich'1 , girl's mother was distributing. Forty dollars, in small bills, disappeared as If it were " nothing. We walkad to the trollpv. i "We're as bad off, perhaps, as they," mused the mother in smaft clothes. "I have two suits, and my daughter three. The rest is' at our country place north east of Paris, or at ouf flat in the Champs-Elysees. My husband wanted to go back and pack more tnjmks. I would not let him. How could he be sure to get back, if - a crowd should, overwhelm the tfalns? He's not strong. jOh, if I could only have hired a wagon, up there ! But there were no wagons. I My husband brought $4000 In cash. It simply melts. When it's gone, I'm not sure where the next Is coming from. You can't always say presto ! and get cash,. Yet what are refugees without cash?" ! Delicious Meals Serred Carrying money is a phenomenon of the hour. Even these "poor" folks, hud dled among their relics, ' Of ten have hun dreds and up to thousands of francs on them ; but they do not show it it's their remaining fortune, all left of their sav ings, except the per diem; allocution and wrecked home indemnity,1, when they get it: For the well to do, i the shops sell special banknote wallets,'; made of soft calf skin, with buttons and straps, capa ble of holding- "up to 60,000 francs." Civilians and officers alike carry large sums, "not to be caught lacking in an emergency. You can buy anything you want. All these towns of the rear are full of rich shops. ... Seldom have ! I seen finer fruits and flowers all very dear, yet in profusion. Hotels are for bidden to serve butter, and have three meatless days per week but you can buy all the butter you "want, outside, and the meatless cookery is the most luscious, with dolled up -fish, eggs, lobsters, sauces, strawberries like plums, and peaches as big as apples. It's the Garden of France. Refagees Enrich Sfcbnrbs During all this period, the flood iof "rich" refugees from Amiens, Compiegne, Chateau-Thierry, etc., would break on these golden cities of the rear, raise hotel rates, pack the restaurants, enrich the shops, and fill the pockets of every local family willing to let rooms or put a bed In the parlor. The suburbs across the Loire are packed ; and second class vil lage Inns get In fine furniture and serve dainty meals. The flood of money Works magic From Paris, -trr'e first long-distance shells and repeated air raids sent train loads, competing for hotels and private lodgings. With the most, it was less panic than mere craving to sleep. After being up and down five nights per week, there comes a yearning for plain rest, though but a week end. The first "sleep refugees" filled Neuilly suburb the west end of Paris, separated only by an lm glnary line, but far from the swath of the Bertha ; while the Gothas, fljing over, disdained its villas among trees, undistinguished from the Bols, beside it. Paris families picked up every empty house and, flat In Neuilly, on three months' leases. ! Then Blois, Tours, Orleans, became long distance suburbs of Paris. Rumor, day by, day, would send the flood back, ebbing, with renewed confidence or salvage furniture and clothing. to Land Opening. Is Favored Washington, Aug. 8. Secretary Lane has returned a favorable report to con gress on the bill of Congressman Smith of Idaho to permit .the sale of 150,p0flLi4 acres of land, a part , of the auxiliary Minidoka reclamation project In Idaho. The plan provides payments extending over three years, to .be applied to con struction of Irrigation works, aecuring water by pumping from the Minidoka reservoir. Ordinary homestead and. cul UvaUon requirements are omitted, mark' lng a departure from reclamation 'prece dents. ' " ' - O. A. G. DETACHMENT AT MILITARY TACTICS Agricultural college on skirmish line. cisco and Lieutenant Charles L. Robin son of Forest 'Grove. , Stick to Business While the soldiers are always ready for a good time and enter Into the so cial affairs that are given by the people of Corvallis and others, with spirit, they are just as enthusiastic over their work in mechanics and military drill. "I have never worked with a group of men who stick so strictly to busi ness," commented one of the Instruct ors in mechanics. "They seem to be bending every effort to prepare them selves to do their part in helping to whip Kaiser Bill. They are much more serious than the average student." Field work in which war problems are worked out is a feature of the military training. Recently 60 men under Lieu BUILDING OF HOUSES IS URGED Many See Industrial Develop ment of Surpassing Magni tude in Store for City. Efforts' are being mad to induce owners of vacant property In Portland, located in the vicinity of the shlp yas and other industrial centers, to build moderate priced homes, as the only sure means of solving the city's housing problem. That building opera tions of this character are not more extensive is attributed to a lack of faith on the par of property owners in the permanency of the city's pres ent prosperity. Other difficulties that stand in the way of home building on a large scale are the high price of all building ma terials and of' labor, .and want of aapltal and the shortage of manpower. It Is difficult,' builders say, to secure competent mechanics and the wages demanded are about double those asked before the war. Many See Big Future There are, however, a growing num ber of owners of vacant property who sea,- beyond the present troubled times an1, industrial development surpassing In- magnitude anything previously knowa on -the Pacific coast.. They point to the restless spirit fostered in young men as the result of military life and to the vast migrations westward which have followed all other wars in which the country has been involved. They see, too, in the awakening of the na- ON VACANT PORTLAND PROPERTY We're Closing Out Summer; Shoes ! F inalSale of Short Lines of A tnerica 's Best Footwear, THINK of it! A wonderful opportunity to buy at a great saving summer shoes that you can wear for two or j three months yet. Hundreds of pairs reduced in short and broken tines ! Don't fail to come and be fitted in a pair or two of these fine shoes at the lowest prices of the year ! Reductions on Women's Footwear Women's Kid or Patent Spat Pumps : Louis XV heels.; O C Now Ot.iJD Women's Laird, Schober & Co.'s Pat ent or Kid Colonials ; welt fl (J Q C soles. Now.......... vO.tO Many other broken and Oxfords reduced to Insert shows Captain Vvalter L. L- tenant Rdbinson marched out In the di rection of Philomath and represented the enemy. Lieutenant Carlo Morbio and the rest of the detachment procee led in excellent military formation with the intention of stopping the enemy In tljieir progress towards Corvallis. Two patrols sent out by Lieutenjant Robinson to a wooded hill to the right of the main body of Huns opened fire on the American advance guard ind the main body of Yanks, mistaking the patrols for the main enemy force4 turned in the direction of the hill and deployed. This gavehe enemy a great opportunity to slip up behind the Americans and wipe them out. I As they were advancing over the hill, however, an important personage, the photographer, was- ready with his tna- tlons of the Orient a broadening mar ket - for American merchandise. They see ships being built by scores in Pacific coast yards which, after the war, will be available to carry this merchandise from Pacific coast ports. With an , untold wealth In natjural resources awaiting development; (with harbors open the year around and with a growing demand for manufactured products In Sowth America, China, Rus sia, Australia and the thousand island empires of the great Pacific, these far sighted men are not afraid to risk their small capital in an Investment essential as the first step toward! fu ture prosperity. . Thousand Homes Weeded It la absolutely necessary, say real estate dealers familiar with the situa tion, that a thousand or more moderate .priced homes be built In i Portland to house the rapidly increasing population. Building operations at the) present rate are not keeping pace with! the deipand for homes by the workers. I Permits issued for the month of July numbered 603, valued at 368,925. For June 506 permits were Issued in the city, the aggregate value being $471,230. This number, should be doubled during tha rponth of August and building should continue, at that rate during autumn, say realty men, if housing needs for the coming winter are to be met. Homes ranging in price from $1800 to $4000 are in greater demand than I ever before In the history of the cltyi ac cording to authentic estimates. Houses of this description are being bought as fast as they are offered, say those who have the laith to build them. , Turning Out New Bonds Washington, Aug. S.--(I. N. S.) Fourth Liberty loan bonds are now be ing turned out by the thou janda daily from the government's engraving plant in preparaUon for the fourth! loan cam paign which begins September 29. They are identical In form and design with those of the third loan, but space has been left on each bond fori later engraving of the exact terms.; Women's Hanan & Sons' Patent or Gunmetal Pumps ; welt sol em, mili tary heels. j tfjj Qg Now ;. Hj.jO Women's Laird, Schober Co.'s Cordo Calf Pumps with buck Quarters. Now....;.. $6.95 lines In Women's Pumps s in Women's Pumps CQ OC 92.95 and OO.VO Reductions j in Men 9s Footwear Men's Kid Lace Shoes; English last with ' custom toes. . f c ftfi KoV 3U.J7iJ Men's Hanan's and Boyden's px f ords in black or tan. ng To close... 9JZJJ 150 pairs Men's Oxfords in black To close J...-. or tan ; Many Other Lines of Men's and 129 Tenth Stj Bet. Washington and Alder "i II Tooze Jr detachment commander, chlne and the men halted to be "Bhet." j Then a hot battle was staged, five rounds of blank ammunition having ' been issued to the men. Smoke bombs i helped to give reality to the scene. When the excitement had subsided, the Germans, under Lieutenant Robin- j son, "kidded" the Americans. "Great soldiers, you !" they shouted, and the three cheers that were given : for Lieutenant Robinson echoed rrom , Mil to hill. j "It was a great success from ithe ; standpoint of training for the men," commented Captain Tooze. detachment j commander. "The men under Lieutje- j ant Morblo advanced In perfect mill-' tary formation. The detachment as a : whole has made rapid progress from a ' military standpoint, the men showing ; unusual willingness to learn." J Camp Lewis' Health In Good Condition! Camp Lewis, American Lake, Wash., Aug. 3. Communicable diseases reported as occurring here for the week ending Thursday show the following In a total of 29,987 men: Chlckenpox, 2 cases ; diphtheria, 2 cases ; influenza, 18 cases ; measles, 6 cases ; measles, German, 1 case ; mumps, 13 -cases; pneumonia, 9 cases. The official statement says: "This, week's report shows a decrease In the number of cases of Influenza, which has now reached about its normal weekly incidence. Only one case of German measles was reported, the same number of measles and pneumo nia being reported as last week. Fig ures show an increase of mumps over the preceding week. Xo cases of scar let fever were reported. . "All of the six cases of measles ,and one case of German measles reported occurred in the depot brigade. "Nine casesof pneumonia were re ported. They originated as follows : Two from the First infantry, two from the quartermaster department, one from the Forty-fourth infantry and four from the depot brigade. "Two cases of diphtheria were re ported. They originated as follows : One from the depot brigade and one from the casual detachment of the Ninety-first division. "No deaths were reported this week." Do Poor Work Attanta, Ga.. Aug. S. (I. N. S.) The work of the German war prisoners re cently put on the public roads proved so unsatisfactory they have been replaced by negro laborers: The German prison ers wereeing paid $1.25- per day. Tak ing into consideration better and faster work of the negroes, it has been found that the work can be done cheaper and better with the colored man on the Job. Men's Hanan's and Boyden's Russia. Calf Button Shoes. Q qH Now , OO.VD Men's Hanan's and Boyden's Dress Shoes In patent colt ; button or lace ; all toes. Now , . $9.95 broken lines. . $4.95 Women's Shoes , Reduced Remember Values Extraordinary Are Offer edfih Women's Misses Wash Dresses at $5 JUST RECEIVED A SPECIAL SHOWING OF DAINTY NEW Gurtaiii Materials VZ 25c Yard Housekeepers desiring inexpensive window coverings should not fail to inspect this special showing. Included are Bungalow Nets, Marquisettes arfd Scrims in white, cream and ecru an unlimited variety of styles arid all at 25c a yard. ANOTHER SPECIAL SHOWING OF CHENEY BROS. 40-INCH Foulard Silks S. $1.69 Every woman with a keen sense of economy will readily recognize the exceptional values offered and take advantage of thissale. These extremely beautiful silks are shown in all the latest and best styles many patterns and colorings are ex clusive all are full 40 inches wide and all are this season's goods, especially underpriced at $1.69 yd. A Special Showing and Sale of GOWNS and CHEMISE o 1 1f FINE MUSLIN and NAINSOOK at, Each t 1 1 7 Women who pride themselves on possessing dainty undergarments will be delighted in the styles displayed at this sale and values will be found out of the ordinary. Included are both Gowns and Envelope Chemise in scores of styles lace, embroidery, hand embroidered and smocked effects all extra well made garments of fine nainsook, muslin or batiste, and all on sale at $1.19. Store -Opens at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. Jl lucky stars !c i&f&fSjt& a kere,s such a re- O q qq c . Sfy freshing and satisfying O - JxVsvgCPE? drink as '3 Q rffi uxxy vvoj LJOT' i7?r kese warm days. rc:Q By -the case from S ' CC O - your grocer.1 By . the MUe or glass w , V Q O G wherever quality 0 Q t L I drinks are served. I fP -w V N: quality prod- : ' y Ocl TV: ct of the . rs ' VfWI O X Henry X lhTfC - 4 ) Weinhid ( O s '" v O V- . , Plant ""V Wr,"l!BiBM,??"""',"aW MasdMspg nw HIL I I U I ill ! MM si-'Ih I llH US' j . . ... . v. , .- -.r.; .. j-. i --: v : r . : : A t V ' 1 i: ; Li 1 ' . !r -'l -. ..: . - j- -.7 - 1 w " ; '- ' : i ,- - - - - -7 : k. 3 . i L - t . .. - ; ; - . .- . - - - - - - . August 6th Is RED CROSS DAY at The Oaks C?o7 tffry CVn 5pf n JFtf Go or g Red Cross r Values That Ypu Will Quickly Recognize and Appreciate -All, 1918 Styles Dainty, cool gar ments for street and house wear, made of the best' standard Ginghams, Voiles and other .washable fabrics all well, made amd trimmed in the most ap proved manner all sizes in the lot from 16 to 42. A saving opportunity few women can afford to miss make an early selection. The Most in Value the Best in About 40 Short Length COATS To Close ' $2.00 A ridiculously j low pricel Material are black and white checks. Silk Poplins and White Chinchilla. A Fine Lot of TURKISH TOWELS On Sale at 48c Each Good, large size, heavy Tur kish Towels in colored border styles or all white. Towels worth a .great -deal more than the aboVe price. " A Great Importation , of Sportussah -and TUSSAH PONGEE SILKS at $1.69 Yard The most durable, as well as fashionable, summer 'silks. They come 36 inches wide and are show In ajl wanted shades. Come'f see for your self how beautiful they are and how moderately we have J priced them. Store, Closes at 5:30 P.M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. Quality