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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1918)
2 'rfi Ht. For Battle TIRES, like men, have to be "stripped for , action" if they're going into battle. J , Under the terrific battering of American roads, "extra features" ore a burden, guarantees are useless. Only clean-cut, well-built tires can stand the punishment . I f We're glad to tell you that Diamonds are rolling up : thousands of, miles for our customers, with "come i backs" so few and far between that they don't count. Diamonds are "fit for battle," ready to jump from our complete stock to your car on short notice. ; DiamondTubea keep their life for years. We consider them the best tube on the market. Lot L. Pearce & Son 236 No. Commercial St Salem, Ore. Black Tread 'cdSiaes, jj vL i FIRST DAY OF BOND DRIVE BIG SUCCESS .(Continued from page 1) lnc. and the ; populace thronged both business and 'residence streets to witness the pageant. , , , Probably the1, Oregon sun never 'shone upon a' bore unique and sig nificant demonstration .than that. Three generations of soldiers were represented in that mile-long parade t the heroic past, the Indignant and "outraged present and the determined ; future: the bowed and' faltering vet ' eran of the Civil war, the stalwart soldier of San Juan and Santiago, and the stripling recruit who will eventually help to beat down the Hun In Europe. Three of the great races and a doten of 'the great na tionalities were combined In the ranks ad joined In the jargon of sounds a mighty protect from de mocracy against the wrongs of au tocracy. t . . v ' - . i , In the line of march were city, county and state officials,' represent atives of the Red Cross, Oregon militia, civic sooletles, O: A. II., Boy Scouts, high school cadets, 4he Cber rians and other organizations. Prob ably In. the neighborhood tf 2000 people were participating in the dem onstration, there being several hun dred school children, armed with cow-bells, rattles and other nolse roaking Instruments. Not less than a hundred automobiles and trucks joined In the parade, most of them bearing the national colors. Owing to the brief time given to prepara tion, there were but a few floats, but these attracted a good deal of at tention. One of them, bearing a group of women in costume and car rying, the title "Yeomen," elicited applause all along the line. Kalwer "Fro In.M A wry suggestive feature of one display was a huge rake of Ice in which was imbedded a portrait of the kaiser, and over it the legend. "Krose In.' Another detail worthy of mention was, the big service flag of the hlahwav commission, borne by a group of marchers. The Cherrlans made a conspicuous unit In the parade with their Jersey crentn uniforms, and at one point a retrain person was beard to remark, "That's he best lvVnr bunch of men I ever saw In Salem." The various units of the pageant nathered at different points In the business section and at the appelated moment fell into line on Marlon treet. headed by Maver Keves. "line-nlM Pelper, the police force sd cltv offlcls's. marching through 1ld rVs of rheerln snectstArs on State utreet. , The 'Chemawa Indian hnH nd the Cherrlsn band, with the backing of a fife and drum "ornti. made the welkin rlna with mertlal music, and here and there a hI1 or wb'tu joined In to heighten the enthusiasm. If the penole of Marlon county respond to the call for funds with the same snlrlt and enthusiasm that marked this demonstration there will be no trouble In1 reaching the quota. Minister lleln Today. Todav, as prevlonslv announced, th ministers of the various churches of the city will make the liberty loan the subject of their addresses and they should have an unusually large hesrlng. In the afternoon a special meeting will take place at the First Methodist church for the purpose of arranging final details of the can vass, which Is to be one of the most moron KH ino nypieniauc riri yui(v off. Charjes W. Roblson of Portland win om present iuu hii gathering. During the week the working com mittees will have the assistance of two Canadian veterans who have distinguished themselves on the French front Private Uurke and Sergeant Major Christy, who have been eran ted leave of absence in or der that they may assist the big drive in Oregon. They will speak In Salem and at various points In the county. Hale of Bonds Ilegln. Concurrent with the ringing of liberty bells, the blowing of liberty whistles and the concourse of march- ling citizens, the sale of liberty bodds office where opportunity for their purchase waa afforded. The name of Lee Ho, a Chinese, la second on the list of early bond buyers at thet Capital National bank, where applicants were monopolising NOW SHOWING An INDE OUALIT X to the - - - - Y of our , - Hart Schaffner & Marx and Bishop All-Wool Clothes two ol the brands we carry are only an index to the QUALITY of every, ar ticle in our immense stock of merchandise for men and boys. These, two brands of clothing are known for their dependability. Their manufacturers have labored for years to establish a reputation for - i - " i ! reliability. Haying established this reputation they would not sacri fice it by allowing the quality of their product to deteriorate. Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Bishop All-wool clothes are made from highest quality woolens and embody skilled land pains x taking tailoring. They render service and satisfaction. Hart Schaffner & Marx Salts and Overcoats L $25-$30-$35-$40 f Bishop, AU-Wool Suits and Overcoats $20-$25-$30-$35 SALEM WOOLEN MILLS STORE Store for Men Store for Boys WINSOME BJLLIE BURKE 1 ' ,'.. . A. V IN THE BEST PICTURE SHE EVER MADE 'EVE'S DAUGHTER' . - . BEWITOHINO AS THEY SAY EVE WAS WE'LL y PLACE OUR BET ON "BILLIE" OUR MODERN DAUGHTER YOU WILL TOO AFTER SEEING THIS PICTURE HEARST.PATHE NEWS 15 MINUTES WITH OUR BOYS AT THE FRONT VICTOR MOORE COMEDY WORTH SEEING r CONTINUOUS SHOW I THE OREGON GO! the tint ' of the clerk In charge of the liberty bond window. The United States National bank reported at 3 o'clock, two hours after the hoar scheduled for the starting of the parade, a number of applica tion approximating the total for the entire first week of the last previous liberty bond drive. The Ladd A uush bank reported at 3 o'clock yesterday sales far in excess of those of opening day of any previous bond drive, with a rush of orders making It Impossible to make even a guess as to totals. Salem Dank of Commerce reported sales up to 3:30 far In excess of the opening day of either former bond campaign. All-in-all yesterday's demonstra tion was the best Indication so far shown of the city's appreciation of the nation's war problem. ENTENTE CENTER IS HIT X Continued from Page 1) over eight shlpyarda. It waa esti mated that 30.000 shipyard employee took part In the flag-raising and liberty loan day ceremonies . AMERICAN GUNFIRE DftlVES OFF RAIDERS (Continued from Page 2) Bora me there were Uveley engage ments and minor anccessful Infantry fights. "Railway- establishment In" Ami ens were shelled., French attacks on wide sectors between Moreuil and Montdldler, made to wrest from ns gains that we secured on Thursday, broke down. with heaviest losses to the French, , Montdldler waa sub jected to French 'fire. . , "Thera was lively artillery firing before Verdun which Increased dur ing the day. f, - "In the other, (beaters of the war, there la nothing' new." Artillery War Vigorous. WITH THE FRENCH AIIMT IN FRANCE, April 6. The artillery alone made war during the night and early this morning, but made it with great vigor, chiefly in the vi cinity of the Junction of the French and British, where strong enemy concentrations are visible. The In fantry scarcejy came into action, seemingly marklrg time, while tak ing a rest, perhaps for another great push here or elsewhere. The present fighting la progress ing over a rather broken country, and the Germane are meeting with the fiercest resistance on every Incn of it, and they are open to counter attacks that are perilous for thera. The slight fluctuations In the line In the last few days show how the French and British are taking ad vantage of the natural conformation of the gJound, wjilhw they are strengthening their defensive lines and their artillery. II one KvP t'p Ralda. - with the British army in FRANCE. April 6. The enemy to- aay continued to make raids along the northern section of the battle front for the purpose of learnlnc what British troops were opposing mem. uerman prisoners captured April 3 declared that their latest or ders were to ber ready to ninth oa turthec, but so well was the secrecy of the plans preserved, they knew nothing irtore of the impending ope rations. That there would -be an- otner drive shortly, however, seemed to be the general opinion. The German casualties in the fighting in the Albert sector yester day were very heavy. At numerous places It waa possible with thenaked eye to see tnem forming for the at tack, and In every case the British artillery and machine guns played havoc among the assembling troops. Near Hebuterne. German tratlons were caught in machine gun uarrages on tnree occasions and badlr smashed. . The British artillery continues to I'ounu me uermans an along the battle front, j. , U. S. DOLLARS ROLL IN FAST ON LOAN (Continued from par 1) The prisoners talked freely and di vulged considerable valuable Infor mation. General Pershing arrived at the headquarters at the front as the prisoners were brought In. In another part of the sector and enemy patrol earlier today attacked an American party carrying food to a listening post' The American ser geant commandlne- th fond rrrir shot a German sergeant through the neaa. Tne loes or their commander demoralised the remainder of the patrol, which retreated. 1 "BBBBBBBeaeaBBSSW Evangelical Churches Hold Annual Meeting - eB - The annual meeting of the TJntteJ Evangelical churches was held Thurs day In the ehnrch at at. John nun. op U. F, Swengel, of Harrlsburg, Pa., preeiamg. u. u. Loveii, of Balem, waa elected secretary and C. P. Gates of Corvallls, statistician ' A general report of the year's work uy presiaing eiaer Mumey and by the pastors, showed a spirit of optimism, firm patriotism and hlch Christian unity. The war haa taken many of the choicest wof kers ) among the yonng men, and the war work haa tended to supplant the regular work among the church people. Neverthe less, all phases of activity have been carried forward. 'Several of the lead Ing men of the conference have mov ed away during the year. A Bible Training school has been established atXorvaUls, and a build ing haa been 'provided. With few exceptions, the pastors expressed themselves by vote against the proposed changes In the church discipline. 8. 8. Mumey and M. 8. Ballentlne were elected aa delegates to the gen eral conference at -Harrlsburg. Pa., with J. A. Goods and H. H. Faraham as alternates. . f Friday afternoon Ssperlntendent Rodin, of the Oregon Antl-ealoon lague, addressed the conference aad congratulated the churches oa -their leadership In the fight which lfnoi almost won. He reported that It vu a dramatic moment la rongreee wbri Joe Cannon voted "aye" on the as-, tlonal prohibition amendment Hi advfsed the conference that when the nation Is dry by vote It will still re main to enforce the law. ' It devel oped that Bishop Swengel Is a trot tee of the national league, and he asked that Oregon help to put kls state- Pennsylvania la the dry column. Special patriotic services were or dered for, Saturday afternoon with a time of special prayer for the boys who are with the flag. About thirty-five delegates were In attendance upon the sessions. Florence was chosen aa the, place if meeting next year. Many Jew Woolens I hare aa oxcelknt aaeorUnnt of high grade woolens from which I win take j,w order for a suit AT THE OLD 11UCES. Johni Suhdin, Tailor 847 State Street' Salesa, OrefUi Sound fofts and sailors from the navai rawing station here and at Bremerton, marched with itriun war workers In a parade estimated to be snearly two and one-half milos In length. ) The new ham Ma rf h Trit4 Rfates board waa raised over the CLOSING OUT DRY GOODS l' 1 ; DEFT, . tin Piece Goodi, House Dresses, Middies, Men'i Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, etc. at u, . ' GREATLY REDUCED PRICES i Ovnng to the heavy increase in our Grocery and Produce business it will be impossible for us to continue our Dry Goods Department We haven't the space or the money to handle the dry goods line, so will close everything out ' j at once. If you are in need of any thing in the Dry Goods line, it will pay you to visit this store. It will pay you to buy your dry goods at this store. i i . . i L'JV I. -1 . i . f. Tlhre Fkrmer'.s tore of Quality 270 North Commercial St A. W. SCHRUNK . V . Salem, Oregon cos ras Seattle offices, aa well as 1