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v -: j - , . - . - . - ' ' . TTIE OREGON STATESMAN: FRIDAY,' APRIL 10, 10tg ' - - . - - . r ' 3 icrporal Ackerman Writes ncrer left for France until the next 'afternoon at 6 o'clock. After we landed la France It was a question lust -where wo 'would go next, for most of us thought that, It was ' "to the trenches for us- We stayed In two or three rest camps In France, then after a few days of toll we Any Size of Shoes We carry shoes in all sizes from the baby's soft sole size to the Misses size 2 and the i ' :- 1 Ladies from 2 to 10 in widths from AAA to EEE. . Also for stout ladies we have the nor mal dressy shoe with- extra large tops. For men, we carry from size 5 to 12. 'I- In other words All Kinds of Shoes All Sizes of Shoes ' All Widths of Shoes but low. er prices on good qualities. Correct fit, courteous, cap able service. What more Could You Ask? s were stationed in nn .- riJei" .f. 'rance. to do duty relieving btn h f SUt?9 AVe have been doing guard duty there, and Sif01"6. ?rk rta'nlng to the supplies of the United States troops. iwU1!? boy.8 8eera to enJy the life lltl hATH but you cn tak " for granted that the way our daily rou tine of work Is carried out that it la not an easy life by any means. , Vi btfo.re we ,eft CamP Mills 1 was attached to headquarters com pany to do officevwork. but on the trip across I managed to get back with iny company once more as the life away from -the boys did not agree with me. t I have traveled a Kreat deal since I have been In France, and have dpne some real guard dutr. Our boys have been in cnarge , of German prisoners of war for ome'-length of time, and from tne prisoners we have got some good information about the situation of the German empire, v ... ARal, leaves Company. I stayed with my company about a month over here and then I was a gain, -detached as an office clerk to tne southern part of France. With the major of the 102nd United States Infantry. This place that I am now stationed In Is one i of the finest places la France. "Every four months every Ameri can soldier is entitled to a leave of eight days and he must take his leave in this area. I suppose It is permissible for me to tell you the name of the city I am in, for they allow us to send postal cards of 4he place. Alx-les-Bains Is the place, and the Savoie leave area takes In about ten miles. In which the troops are allowed to go while on their leave. "The first bunch of troops that came here were right from the trenches,' and had already gone through some of the hardships along with the French and British troops. They stay -in hotels Tiere, paying in advance fer their eight days. The Y. M. C. A. people over here have doneaJot to help the boys in every way possible to be contented while on leave. In fact, if it wasn't for the Y. M. C. A. it would be. rt of a dead place. I think thai- this organ isation has done more for the Amer ican soldier than any other organiz ation existing. "I have been away from my com pany now quite a while and at times I feel as though I would rather be up In the front lines with the rest of the troops, than to set back here and punch a machine. ' I miss the boys more than I do the folks at home for now I have got used to the life of a soldier I sort of forget about home, and only hope for the safe re turn of all. When I left my organ ization a gceat deal of sickness was going on but only a few of the boys had been sent to the hospital. I had the mumps while here and glad to say they didn't Bother me mncn. Perhaps you have heard of the death of one of our boys already, but as there might be a doubt I would like to say that some time In January we lost one of our best boys. Paul Rich. a better fellow yon will never Tun across. ; Is Khy of .Censor. "There are a great many things which I would like to tell you people at home, but as we are limited to certain things I will not tell them, fearing the censor might cut this let ter to pieces. . "I am very glad Indeed to be over here with the rest of the United States troops, and I. only, hope that when we return to our homes again YOU'RE BILIOUS! LET "CASCARETS" LIVEN LIVER AND BOWELS Don't stay headachy, constipated, sick, with breath bad and stomach sour. we will have set this great world free for democracy.. 1 "Perhaps this is off the; subject of letter writing but I just; want to tell you that at once time I was a member of your magazine! depart ment, and - perhaps George ?can tell you how many times I succeeded in dropping the elevator too had to the floor, or loaded It down top hevy ana men naa to rnioaa. "I want to thank you people at home for the good things which you have done for us boys, and mayiour debt to you be paid with one of the greatest victories that the! United States has ever had. I also want to thank the editor of The Statesman for the good feeling your paper has put into us boys and may the time be short when we will all be back with you once more to enjoy the life of the freest people on the ;face of the earth. HUNS AGAIN TRY i TO CROSS CANAL (Continued from page 1) . SAVING STAMP ,: WORKER HERE Wonacott Conf er With Com mittee Turner StadenU SHpw Spirit C N. Wonacott, of Poitland. as sociated director of the state war saving committee, held a short con ference with the Marlon county war saving committee, at, the commercial club rooms yesterday. Mr. Wonacott congratulated Mar lon county upon keeping up the sales of war ' savings stamps and urged the organization of war sav ing societies in the schools. lodres. chqrcn.es. Sunday schools, unions, ln dustiial, establishments, etc., through out tbe-county. A member of the war saving soci ety takes a pledge to Invest regular ly in war savings or thrift sumps and as soon as the treasury depart ment Is notified of the organization of the society the members will re ceive a badge of membership to be worn during the duration of the war. The county committee - will have another meeting next .Monday after noon at wnicn time plans will be irrirvifu lor in-, organization or war savings societies throughout the county. Mr. Wonacott says that during the liberty loan drive the sale of war saving stamps was not nearly so great but he. thinks that now the sales will be higher than they have been before. Marion county still leads all the counties outside of Multnomah,' In the amount Invested In war tarings stamps. ...-.,-..,- w At an assembly' of the Turner school Tuesday afternoon the eight students put on a speaking contest which was of -unusual, interest. Following the plan of the national war saving committee theteachers se lected eight pupils, four from the grades and four from the high school to speak four minutes on war Preliminary Details in Boxing Match Completed ST. PAUL. Minn.. April 18. -Pre-lemlnary details for staging the championship boxing mat oh between Champion Jess Wlllard and the Min nesota slugger, Fred Fnlton. in the Twin Cities, were successfully dis posed of at conferences today In Minneapolis and St. Paul. It was announced after these conferences that Wlllard and Fulton probably would meet In a ten round decision contest on the Fourth of July. Colonel J. C. Miller, promoter of the proposed matcH. conferred with Twin City boxing promoters and an nounced that he had obtained their eo-operatlon. ! i Millinery Department ALLIED LINE HOLDS HARD AGAINST HUNS (Continued from page one) edfjeaving 600 prisoners, anions them numerous officers, in the bands of King Albert's men. East or Amiens, along the Avra river, the French have made success ful attacks against the Germans on several sectors, capturing the great-! er port or tne Seneca t wood. and alo -1 aclvancin gtheir line east and west of the stream. The Germans in the Aisne region attacked the FrencU near Corbeny and also In the Cham pagne, but in each Instance were re pulsed, while the French in Lorraine carried out a successful maneuver against the enemy In which prison ers were taken. On the Italian front artillery duels an dpatrol encounters continue. In tense aerial activity prevails over the entire front. Wednesday eserentecn enemy airplanes- were brought down five by Italian aviators and twelve ty British. .A 321 PORTLAND CLOAK & SUIT CO. At STOCKTON'S dial! Extra! Ejrtra! Sps Free! Free!; free! For Thursday, Friday and Saturday Only A $5.00 Hat or Waist will be given absolutely free to every purchaser of a LADIES' SUIT,; COAT OR DRESS, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. This is a new store -witH a brand new stock at an old location and we want to fcecome acquainted. We carry a large stock of Ladies' Ready-to-wear at popular' prices. Portland .Cloak & Suit Co. At STOCKTON'S 1 Commercial and Court ' guns poured a delpge of steel about the .frail bridges, and the slaughter sayngB oi me opposing troops was neavy. The sneeches showed careful r.n- One party of 200 Germans advanced aration and were delivered in a de- at one time with hands over their Hberata and convincing manner. The fcoi v- contestants were as follows: . . , ... .4- Grades Olga Gath, Laura Nicely, UTw in K a i cal IhAi m Inla ahixitirrT. : mr .-v, vu.u.vv "'"Vl" "- uooert Gray and Marie Warroner. ly and fled; They were Bhot to High school Luclle Gray. William pieces as they ran. Salisbury, Mabel Simmons and Ken- neth Wltzel . r.M., i. i a I The winners were Laura Nicely "Y- - " I ana Kenneth Wltzel. tween Robecq and St. venant, where the Germans hoped to Improve their positions, in order to facilitate oper ations to the north and south. The attacks in this region were repulsed completely. A concentration of the enemy infantry in Calonne. west of St. Venant. was caught in the British artillery 'barrage and badly cut up. British troops in the neighborhood of Wytschaete this morning were con tlnuing their all-night battle with the Germans. German Attack Failure. The British lost a very small per cent of territory between Bailleul and Dranoutre yesteiday. but the German attack here must be recorded as a failure. Further westward hard fighting continued about Meteren, and this place today apparently was no man's land.- A heavy German at tack east of Meterene was smashed Just south of this place, near Mer- ris, the British by a counter-stroke, succeeded in pushing their lines for ward toward the western outsklrits ot the Tillage. The Germans, have been bringing - - .... . -k 1 un rresn amsions 10 u tnuueui sector, but the most promising sign is that they are beginning to use a second time the troops which had suok.hard fighting in the early days of the offensive. .For the last few days the high command appear to have departed from its usual careful methods. ' The most noticeable feature of the conversations of German prisoners as contained in captured documents nd letters is the continual reference to the great casualties euer since the Germans began the 'offensive. They were certainly excessive in the first dars of the big push and now the Northern battlefields are covered with bodies of enemy dead. KituaJ Ion. Unchanged. BERLIN, via. London, April 18 The evening report from headquart ers says: 'In Flanders, on the Lys battle field, the situation is unchanged. "Northwest of- Moreu 11 strong French attacks broke down with sanguinary losses." Hold Part of Henecat ooi. PARIS. April 18. The French forces In the region of Amiens have caDtured portion of the Senecat wood and made advances against tne Ger mans on several other sectors, ac cording to the official communica tlon issued by the war office to night. Much Activity in Kasr. "EASTERN THEATRE There was rreat activity on the part of both artilleries alone a section or tne front. An Important surprise attacK carried out by the British and Hen enic troops on the Struma April 16 had most satisfactory results ana in flicte heavy losses on the enemy. SEALS BUTCHER BALL IN FIRST Five Hits and Four Runs in Opening Frame off Rie ger's Delivery LOS ANGELES. April 18. San Francisco took five hits and made four runs with seven men up. in the first inning 'off Rleger's delivery. I'romme allowed the Seals nine hits and two walks but was helped by sharp fielding. Long of the Tigers tripled In tb3 eighth and made a home run In 'the ninth. Score R. H. E. San Francisco 814 .0 Vernon 3 11 6 Batteries: Kantlehaer and Mr Kee; Rieger and Moore. Sacramento lO, Oakland 0. OAKLAND. Cal., April is. Sacra mento defeated Oakland on their home grounds In a game featured by heavy hitting. Griggs got. four hlu out of five times at bat, including a no me run ana a iwo-oase mi. Score R. II. E. Sacramento- .....10 14 1 Oakland 1S 2 Batteries: Davis and . Fisher; Martin. Arlett and Mltze. Salt Lake 3. Angel O. SALT LAKE CITY, April 18. Standrilge and Xeverenze fought a bitter pitcher's battle. Salt Lake win- ring. Larry Chappeue hit In the only two runs scored, one a home rnn. Score R. II. B. Los Angeles 0 6 1 Salt Lake 2 4 0 Batteries: Standridze and' Boles; Leverenze and Konnlck. SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN PROVES SUCCESSFUL (Continued from page-one) night the figures given by Admiral von Ca'elle in his speech are mis lead ins: and contrary to facts. . "ExTgerated figures of losses aro still relied on by the enemy.? cays the statement. "The a vera re ot montly losses of British ships in 1917 was .333,000 gross tons, where as Admiral von Capelle bases his argument on over 600.000 tons. The' figures fdr the quarter ending March 31 wi'J be published shortly, when It will be seen that the claims made of a continuance of the drop in the rate r-f losses is fully Justified. "With regard to. steel, the first lord of the admiralty already has as sured the house of commons that ar-- rangements have been made for a supply ot steel to give the output aimed at and at the present time .the shipyards are in every case fully supplied with material.' - : , la rear room now showing a Big Variety of Bea74oWeaY?;g:AC Hats, and Shapes; all the newest creations and reasonablj". "JJi; priced. .Visit this department, yon wiU snrdy be pleaseivjg Little Hats for the Little Tots at Little Prices. . ' We-certainly hare the most popular- millinery - stock in the ;3 '" ritv Von will not h rrcert ta bnr. Fint-cliss trimmers ready to supply your wants. 40 Our Dry Goods Department Here yon will find popular lines. We have endeavored to keep up stock and while prices have advanced, the wholesale prices are higher than our retail prices.' We also sell shoes, made of all leather. Every pair guaranteed. 240-246 Commercial Street I ; '- ' : : which were of a decidedly uncom plimentary nature. Louie Is said to have wielded a stool which caused Smith to use his fists. It seems that the only part Cripps had In the at Jalr was to pull Smith off the Chinese. - u i Jesse Mallinaux. F..E. Maxfleld and C E. Maxfleld. who were In the restaurant, are railed as witness. Their stories of the affray last night coincide. - LIBERTY DAY SET ASIDE BY PRESIDENT (Continued from page 1) Ing 100 or 200 per cent over-sub scriptions, have been awarded in the Twelfth federal reserve bank dis trict. . Thirty honor flags were awarded today to communities and towns throughout California. Chinese and White Man Mix It in Restaurant Saun Lee Louie. Chinese proprie tor of a lunch stand In the base ment of the Hubbard building:, en gaged with Frank Smith and James Cripps In an altercation in which Mows were struck last night. The three are cited to appear at the po lice station at 9 o'clock this morn ing for investigation of the af fain No arrests were made, all thre men being allowed to go on their own recognizance. , ' It appears that when, the two white men went Into Louie's place some words were pa sued, some of Our Boys are In the Army and Navy giving up their lives that wo may live and enjoy our homes and liberties. They are fighting for yon and fighting for me. We should at least send, them money and clothing. Buy your supplies at the Farmers Cash Store ami save enough to bay a Liberty Bond, thereby helping the boys at the front ' and - same time helping yourself. , ' ' ' y FARMERS' CASH STORK Opposite Court House HIh Street. CATARRH fin THIRD CONTEST IS SENSATIONAL Cincinnati Wins From Pitts burg in Ninth-Inning Batting- Rally QeltkJr V.mf4 r lira Mm t. The little IIyoral Inhnl. r Is mud of hard rubber and ran o ally H! earrt.-d la povkat or purao. li will Ual a life time. Into thla Inhairr ru pour a raw rirnoa of niilrtl Hmnitl. i This la abaorbed by the antiaepnc Kauxe within and now you are ready to breath it In orrr tha fferm infeatrd membrane whr It will apreauy Daarin tta work of ktllinir catarrhal lermi Hyomel Is made of Australian rucaJyp- tol combined with other antlacplica and la very plraaanl to Dreaine It Is guaranteed to bantah catarrh, bronchiti. re throat, croup, cough and oolda or money bark. It cleana out a muffed up head in two minutea. Sold by Daniel try una uruggm very where. Complete ouirit. mciuoing innaiar and oae bottle of Hyomel. coeta but little, whlla extra bwttlea, ir atlerwara needed, may be obtained of any drirg- ritJ Kitchin Favors Barring w . Men Physically Vnlit ' - ' r - WASHINGTON, April 18. A de claration that no physically fit man -.ithln.the draft age should be ad mitted into the, ordinary non-cou-batant branches of the military serv ice If men ouUlde the draft age can tc found equally competent Is made in a; letter which Representative Claud Kitchin Democratic leader of the house, has sent to a western law yer, who wrote to him. NEW TODAY TOOTLATE TO CLASSIFY HOUSEKEEPER WANTED Elderly lady -to do Hgni noupiBf. References required, r; Phone 413. CINCINNATI. April 18. Cincin nati won the third game of the aerie from Pittsburg here today, 7 to 6, in a sensational ninth-Inning batting rally. Beaten 6 to 3 in their last Inning. L. Magee and Roush singled. Harmon, replacing Miller, walked Chase and Griffith bit for two bases. scoring Ma gee and Roush. Carlson then went into the box. Score: R II E Pittsburg 6 6 Cincinnati 7 10 1 Miller. - Harmon. Carlson and Schmidt; Dressier. Conley and Wlngo. (fiU-iuro fl, St. LiHii 4. Et, LOUIS, MO., April 18 Doak was driven from the mound in tne fourth Inning after three singles, two trlnles. two bases on balls and an error had given Chicago a lead, of five runs over St. Louis. In the ninth Daird connected for a home run. sending in Smith ahead of him, t Score: - R II . K Chicago .6.10 0 fit. Louis ...4 . 9 1 Vaughn and Killifer; Doak, May, Howard and Snyder. Philadelphia Boston-Philadelphia ToatDoned:Taln. : - New York Brooklyn-New . York postponed; wet grounds. SPECIAL sscst; SATURDAY ORBASANY'S; TRAINED COCKATOOS IN A TRIP TO BIRD LAND ALSO OTHER ACTS AND PICTURES BLIGH Clean Up and P&inti is Economy Through Preservation. Too m&sy people today consider Paint only Iron decorative standpoint. While . Paint is a mat decorative medium ITS PIBST PURPOSE, nevertheless, IS PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION. . Unless properly painted the' wooden parts of building soon absorb. moisture and swell. The joints open and disinteg ration is rapid. The metal roof, gutters and railings soon rust and in a remarkably short time are past repair. Painting m a . preservative against the elements is absolutely necessary. The large iron dome cf the United States Capitol shows the need of painting every three years. If this hod not been' done the structure would have long since been past repair. The same deterioration is probably progressing to greater or less extent on your property today. ? The soft, sandstone exterior of the White House has been preserved these many years with paint, It was found neces sary, as the stone was rapidly disintegrating.' Cement struc tures absorb moisture and in damp weather present a blotched appearance,-the surface becoming dark. If painted, the ce-. ment becomes moisture-proof, and the structure remains clean and attractive " " There are many frame dwellings off the New England coast built over two hundred years ago now in a perfect state of preservation, as a result of the occasional application of paint. It is Just as necessary to have your property painted regu- , larly as it is to pay for protection by fire4 insurance; in fact, more so, for the reason that money spent for fire insurance' premiums represents an expenditure to protect against a POS - fiTBLB loss, whereis failure to make the r roper expenditure' ; for paint protection means failure to protect against CERTAIN f . loss. . , . . Professor H. H. King of the State Agricultural College of Kansas, In a letter written April 17, 1916, makes this statement: The losses ensuing in this State through lack of paint are much greater. .than, the losses, sustained by fire." Paints, all Colors, $2.50 a Gallon We also carry a splendid supply of Brushes, Sweepers, Brooms, " Dust mops,' Paint Brushes, Buckets, etc. SALEM HARDWARE CO. 533 State Street. , Phone 173 ,ifi HaijlM-WrWI