the omxjox statesman: srxnAr,! jvsk 2. 1018.
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WAR SUMMARY
... Wi,h their Wt tlng touch ne the
fth the battle front at Novon? the
Germans Irt thole now r,.-..i.
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..aiumingr the allied lin apparent
ly with the hoDe nr rrmhinn vA
SoKtts salfent and opening up the
nd the Olse. They are reported 10
ng neanr three-quarters of a
million men in this effort.
Although the enemy occupies the
lunaen Dan or the Marne for a
Stretch of a dozen mi1a rmm
the vicinity of Chateau Therry. he
wins 10 nave made no serious at
tempt to force a crossing:, the onlv
efforts in this direction that have
been reported being made in small
force. These were repulsed by the
French.
Main Trend Westward.
The main trend of the enemy ef
fort is westward and with this par
pose seemingly fully developed.
General Foch is disposing his forces
to resist ft Already the French
seem to be in considerable strength
In the path of the crown prince's
drive west of the Soissons road to
Chateau Thierry.
The Germans at last reports had
succeeded In penetrating from two
and a half to nearly four miles at
points west of this road. They were
tipped for the time being, at least,
at Chaudun. three miles from the
-juSjj evuadsap nr 300)3.1 nqt pu
and then retoo kin desperate fight
ing, and likewise before Chouy and
Neullly St Front, to the south. Just
below Soissons the crown prince's
troops were forced back on the Crise
TiTer, which runs on a north and
south line through that town. In
the enablements on this front nev
eral hundred prisoners were taken
b ythe French and in the Soissons
DEDICATION OF
BRIDGE PLANNED
fighting especially the Germans suf
fered terrific pnni&hment
French Form Protection.
Near the Marne In the vicinity of
Chateau Thierry, an important rail
way point on the river, the situation
is somewhat obscure, but the French
apparently hare a protecting line
flung northwest from the Marne at
cnarteves, tnree and a hair milea construction wor on the new
northeast of Chateau Th'erry. and bridge has gone forward rapidly dur
linking up with their north ant1 log the past week, the steel frame of
south line above the latter town three spans on the west end beini in
Willamette Chapter, Red
Cross, to Conduct Memor
' able Affair
which the Germans are strongly
threatening,
Rheirr.s on the left of the German
advance, is still in allied hands, and
in general there is little apparent
effort on the part of the Germans to
enlarge their salient in this direc
tlon except at its narrow edge, which
they are making some headway in
broadening along the Marne. The
line between Rheims and the Marne
takes the general course of the Dor-mans-Rheims
road.
American Thrown In.
Paris military commentators re
port the masses .of the allied r
sreves beginning to take part in the
action and It develops that Ameri
can troops already are In the battle
area, stationed at points whenre
their intervention will be easy when
the time is considered favorable.
News from the Italian front re
flects the opinion that the long-expected
Austrian-Hungarian offensive
Is likely to open shortly. Italy I
believed to be thoroughly In readi
nes sand probably better off than
ever In the way of modern war material.
THE WEATHER.
"Fair; moderate westerly winds.
SCOUT COUNCIL
MAY 0RGANL
Meeting Is Called at First
Presbyterian Church This
Afternoon
This afternoon at the First Pres
byterian church there will be a con
ference of representatives from var
ious points in Marlon and Polk
countk-s looking to the formation of
the dktfrlct council of the Boy Scouts
oreanizatiooyhlch ha3 been under
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consideration for several weeks.
This council is to be made up of two
representatives to be selected by
each troop In this city, and one rep
resentative to be chesen by tn
Scouts In Turner. Marion, Silverton
Pratura. and one in Polk county.
The rep resentatlves were appoint
ed at a meeting two weeks ago. and
the object of today's meeting Is to
complete the organization of the
council bv the election of officers
and mapping out the future lines o
activity.
James E. Brockway. Scout exeeu
tive of Portland, will preside at th
meeting and will assist In the erg&p
ization and give them the benefit of
his- experience with the boys in Port
landj - . .
Ttfis movement in expected to In
ject new life and Interest Into th
work of the Scouts Jhrongtio'it th"
roTinitrr. and It Is likely tr-at the o
t frac!? ?lnn will he wore In evl.lef
in the future. In this connection a
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Hotel
SEW ARID
Aids at lOtb Street
PORTULND, OREGOX
The most homelike hotel in Port
land. All Oregon Electric trains
top at "the SEWARD. - 2.
Bate. 91 and up. lth private
", batb 9160 and up. '
W. XL Seward. ifanagerT "
word of commendation might be
;apc0unfcrthe.Scont5 because of th
active part tney took in the Memor
lal day exercises, and the service
they rendered at the cemeteries In
helping about the decoration of the
graves. ' 1
POTATO BUGIIT.
A" few good sprayings with bor
deaux' mixture will help in control
ling potato blight The first spray
ing should be made when the plants
are about six inches high, and thould
be repeated at Intervals of ten days
to two weeks as new leaves appear.
To make the bordeaux mixture, dis
solve six pounds of sulphate of cop
per in 25 gallons of water. In an
other vessel slake six pounds of fresh
stone lime and dilute to 25 gallons.
Strain the lime solution and mix the
two together when you are ready to
spray.
Uncle Sam has set the coattails of
the Kaiser on fire. v .
Pure Woolens-
I have still a very good selection of high quality suit patterns pur
chased before recent Increases in price, "
Order you suit now and take advantage of the superior Quality
of these materials as well as the reasonableness of my prices.
John Suhdih, Tailor
847 mate Street
Salem, Oregon
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.FBOflESTEELE;
Deale r In
motor, car '
" 1 The gasoline consumption is unusually
v low. The tire mileage la unusually high.
PAIGE
The most beautiful Car In America.
MOLINE UNIVERSAL
TRACTORS
Ajproven success, built and backed by the Moline Plow
Co., a I19.000.00a Concern
place, while two spans from the east
approach have been pinned to
gether ready for the pneumatic rivet
ers. The false work for the remain
ing spans is now about completed.
An incident of the operations yester
day afternoon was the blasting out
of one of the old cement piers. One
of the ' pneumatic riveters was uti
lized as a drill with which to perfor
ate the base of the column, and at
frequent . Intervals the traffic over
the bridge , was stopped while the
charges of giant powder were fired.
The splash that follows the plunge
of a sMrfoot column of cement into
the rlvr"may be imagined but hard
ly described.
It is now believed that the-struc-ture
will be completed before ' the
schedule time possibly by the mid
dle of July, and it Is proposed to
make the opening and formal dedi
cation cf the bridge a memorable af
fair ,to be participated In by the peo
ple of both Marlon and Polk conn
ties. The matter was taken np at a
recent meeting of Willamette chap
ter. Red Cross, and Chairman It. W .
Meyers was authoribzed ' to name a
committee of citizens to make plans
for an appropriate dedication cere
mony. - Mr. Meyers has named as
this committee Frank sT. Wright
man, chairman; Charle3 R. Archard.
W.'M.namIlton. Henry Dancy and
Dr. Starbuck of Dallas, who will
probably report in the near future.
lit is expected that the county
courts of both counties will be ready
to co-operate in any plan that may be
formulated, as the opening of the
bridge will be of vital interest
both sections, i
British Chief of Staff
Ready fcr New Hun Drive
in
COMMISSION TO
ENTER PROTEST
Thelanof California to Repre
sent Oregon in McAdoo
Conference
The public service commission' of
Oregon will protest against the gen
eral 25 per cent freight rate In
creases, effective-June Z6, ana at a
conference with Director General Mc
Adoo in Washington -June.. S.wiU be
represented by Max Thelan of the
California commission. In a telegram
to McAdoo the Oregon commission
calls attention to the sparsely settled
condition Of Oregon compared with
central freight association territory
and asserts that because of the lesser
density of traffic - rates in ' Oregon
are much higher than in the more
thickly settled states. ! The commis
sion wired Mr. Thelan notifying him
that he has been selected to repre
sent the Oregon commission. The
message to Mr. McAdoo follows:
"You will no doubt be Inundated
with protests from shippers in all
parts of the country setting forth
various aiguments why their partic
ular interests should be exempted
from the 25 per cent increase, or
more leniently dealt with. We have
b,een requested to join in these but
have refrained from doing so ana
have relegated Max Thelen. of the
California commission, who Is famil
iar with conditions In this territory
to present the views of oxlr respective
commissions at the conference to be
held on June 5. May we be permit
ted to advance the statement that
this country is sparsely settled and
that owing to the lesser density of
traffic, rates are fauch higher in
Oregon than in C. F. A. territory.
First class rate in Oregon is 91 cents
for 300 miles while between Cinci-
natl and Chicago, about the same dis
tance, the first class rate is 45 cents
It requires no argument to proce that
the 25 per cent advance will be a
greater burden to the people of Ore
gon than the same percentage of ad
vance in the eastern territory. This
state is a large produce of raw ma
terials, while In the east the finish
ed product is manufactured, and yet
they have much lower rates. We re
alize that your task is stupendous.
but feel confident that you will act
to the best of your ability so that
no part of this great country shall
bear more than its Just proportion of
the burden entailed by the cataclysm
which prevails in Europe."
FAB-A WAT LA3VD.
When I vii a tiny little tad. and sat at
rojr moiDtr t kn,
knew- many beautiful, wonderful
thins, that didn't accm trans to
me.
knew the della where the fairies
danced, under the stars at night,
had seen the sheen of their gossamer
winsrs. as they passed me in their
flight.
knew the sons of the mother-bird.
" that came front the apple-tree;
had watched the leaves of a sleepy
flower, close over -the golden be.
And I knew that on shlnlnsr silver
sands, fathoms under thtt
Were castles of shtL and coral-rock.
where mermaid's homes must tw
And once, over hills and through far
ort woods, i bad traveled day br
day.
To the Magic Iand. wher the Rainbow
ends, and the gold is stored away,
And O! the nlrhts when the Frost Kin
nmf. ana oreaine-on a, sleeping
world:
The trees wre beieweled. the moun
tains white, and the livers mother-ff-ixrL
And the Reindeer led by Kris Xringie's
nana, rscea uneer the moon-bemnis
brisht. '
And Joy and mystery. Coined handl
over the world that night.
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NURSES VILL BE
RECRUITED HERE
Educational Committee of
Willamette Chapter to Start
Work at Once
General Sir Henry Wilson, chief of
staff of the British Army, is ready for
the new diive he believes the Ger
mans will make against the army on
tne northern front. American sold
iers have gonw to this section and are
now brigaded with British troopa
reaay ior the defense.
More than 300 women, many of
them collage girls, have registered
for service on New England farms
this summer.
WIIOLE, CLEAX, AAD COLD.
The three essentials in the produc
tion and marketing of perfectly satis
factory milk are expressed in the sub
ject of this 'article. By whole milk we
mean of coarse J hat It Is. all there
nothing added Ae.; nor! taken from
AiiiK tests are reliable and convict
the dishonest dealer. Cream is worth
more than milk and when part of the
cream Is removal the consumer is de
frauded. It Is an unusual thing for
a cow of any breed to give milk with
less than 3 per cent of hutterfat
and the majority do much better than
this. The specific gravity reveals the
removal of solids, which is cream,
and the amount of water or skim
milk that has been added.
Clean milk can only be produced
by the most painstaking methods in
handling. As some women are Just
naturally good housekeepers, so some
dairymen are naturally cleanly in
their habits of handling milk.
lastly, if milk is to keep well and
be perfectly satisfactory, it must be
kept cold from the time it comes
from the cow until it is consumed.
L a a. a.
ine mono or every dairyman or
handler of milk should be: "Whole,
Clean and Cold." Colorado Agricul
tural College.- -
JUST FOR FUN.
A Toor Way. The doctor had told
Ethel's parents that it was necessary
for her to have her tonsils removed.
After much persuasion she consented.
but it was in the bargain that after
she returned home she could have an
Angora cat. .
The operation was performed, but
for some days her threat was very
painful. Through her tears she looked
up at the nurse and exclaimed:
What a? bum way to get a cat!"
Ladies Home Journal. '"
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Recruiting for Red Cross nurses
will begin at once by the education
al committee of Willamette chapter
under the direction of Mrs. L. T.
Harris, chairman. Several women
are expected to enlist from this city,
as the northwest territory. Including
Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alas
ka, has a quota of 150.
Later calls will be made for nurses
aids, but this will only accomodate a
limited number of Inexperienced wo
men, who will be expected to do much
of the heavier work in the hospitals.
Lack of first aid classes in Salem
this year means that practically no
one here has had any training. It
does not appear likely that any grad
uate nurses will make application,
but several school girls and others
may decided to enter the nursing
schools. Already a number of nr.
sons have Inquired about the home
defense division, as they are unable
to ghre all of their time or leave their
homes. j
Nurses are under orders of tho
United States government and are
sent wherever they are neef'S most;
through preferences of nurses will be
given consideration when the condi
tions of the service permit. I
ea cross 'Nurses appointed for
service in the military establishment
during war are expected to remain as
long as the emergency lasts, unless
the need of their services ceases to
cyisL They may. however, be re
lieved from duty at any time In case
of misconduct, or should their aerr
ices prove unsatisfactory. ' The same
ruling concerning length of service
and registration, applies also to nurs-
es serving elsewhere with the Red
PATRIOTIC SECTION PRETTY
FEATURE OF CIRCUS PARADE
They're on their way, so they are.
They're coming over the rails in their
long tUlins Just as thy always did
with the -red. white and blue and gild
ed cages on the doable-length flat
ears, with the elephants and Jungle
beasts grunting and squealing and
trumpeting when the engineer puts
on the brakes too suddenly, for Sells
Kloto circus will exhibit at Salem
Thursday. June IS. '
With direct eneouraement and pro
vision by Uncle Sam, the Sells-Floto
management this season has spent
thousands of dollars In adding to
both parade and performances scores
of patriotic and "win the war" fea
tures. In the two-mile parade will
be seen one great section of "Amert-ca-in-Actlon
floats and tableaux
wagons upon whleh will be sen Col
ombia and symbolical firures of all
our allied natlonr. This section w
be headed by a fife and drum eri
.of bona fide veterans of the Clr
'war men who fought at Getysbi"
Chlckamaura. Vlcksburr. rr t."
elson and Malvern Hill. They appeal
In their old regulation uniforms f
ly armed. They are all over t
enty years of age. Behind them
rome fifty mounted rrl drn.i .7
the uniforms of the soldiers of et-
live great wars, utaer beautiful t.
triotlc floats follow.
The big performances open witi
a great spectacle employing six Itx
dred horses. The veterans of
the allied nations and Uncle Sam v
be seen In this. . After thr; the riarA
the stages, the air an the h'rwv
drome track will be filled with 3
that is best in the worLf ..
elreus. .
Brnpais ef taa Kt.t -f .k-
Northwestern Fire and Marine I
Insurance Company
or Minneapolis, in the 8tal f MiisnXL An
ine si st say of December. II7. smade te the
'""" uuMMr ef the Stale f On.
Cross.
Leaves of absence are rranted from
time to time as the exigencies of the
service permit. The surgeon general's
office Is making every effort to pro
vide comfortable living quarters for
tne nurses. Tne Red Cross has com
pieteu pians ior me building of a
house for nurses at every army camo
In the United States. The hnnnH
will consist of aa assembly halL li
brary, sewing room and kitchen, and
will add greatly to the comfort of the
nurses. The assembly hall has been
so punned as to make It suitable for
dancing, receptions, a lounging room
ana tne snowing or notion pictures.
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KEED FOB WHEAT.
-Never before has there bees such
urgent need for wheat. Every car
load, every bushel and every grain
that can possibly leave the farm may
within the next few months play aa
Important part in our war program.
Throughout the country millions of
people are cutting their consump
tion to the barest minimum, many of
them going entirely without wteit
The release of thousands of luslj
ordinarily held for seed wotdi di
much to relieve the present tui
tion and to Insure exportation tczZ
tions. -At the present rate of era
sumption each bushel would pror.!
bread for at least one soldier u
Europe' until the next harvest rtllerg
the necessity for such Individual tiu
riflee at home; and with everv f-.
dlcation of bumper crops the wiet;
seed can easily be thrown cm ti
market."1 U. 8. rood Adm!xtri-
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TWO D-B0ATS VICTIIIS
(Continued from page 1)
ship opened fir while the &ttrcjr
dashed la. The aabmartae qv-kVr
submerged, but the destroyer W ri
another depth cuu-jr which resultfj
in evidence that Che U-boat had bees
hit.
go, parsaast to law:
Capital.
Aswnni t capital oaid an
Paid
Xt pmainais reivc4 daring
tha year a
Iatri. dividends and rsnta re
ceived daring ths year
In rome from elhrr aonrrea re
ceived daring Us year
Total income
Dlienraeauatts.
t leases paid daring the jesr.t
Dividends paid oa capital stock
daring the year
Commiaaiens sad salaries paid
dsriac tha Tear
Taxes, lireasea sad fees taid
daring the year...
Anonnt of all ether expetuli tares
t 400,000.00
403,851.71
SS.S93.0S
404.4SS.SO
4S.72S.S4
2,le.7S
40,000.00
447.169.J9
Sg.4gO.40
S0.01S.S8
Wise
Ones
Are Ordering Suits Nov
Total expenditure ....
Valae of stocks and Uiili
aed (market valae) $
lana on mortgages and collat
eral, etc. .
raah ia banks and on hand...
Premiums ia rearve ef rollertion
wrirtem since Sept SO. 1917.
IStereet and rents das and ac-
crvea ..
i
Total kiaeta nmtjiti
t . . ... . . a v
via aaauiieei ia Wrgoa. 1.272.544.1S
aomues.
..9 667.8S3.79
93.903.88
a7.soo.ro
437.773.51
88.037 Jl
15,672.50
Oreaa claims for loaaes aapaid.f
Amount of aaearned vreminma
ea ell enUtandinr ri.k.
All other liabilities
60,488.13
35l.fHo.44
444.5S1.12
ToUl lUbilities. exrln.ire of
csnital atock ef linnnno a tiiMi
praniama in iorce ie-em-
oer m, ,117 $ 4S7.079.44
shibwi 1M uraeea Tar
Total inanraac vrrittra daring -
tne vear e n oti aa
roes premiams received daring
wiuhii reiaroea a Bring the
year
taaes paid daring the yeer. .
t-oae inrnrred during the year
3.150.98
1.075.58
1.549.93
Total amount of iasnrsaee eaU
taading in Oregon December
J.1. '. 413.839.00
wmniitsuiis nKE AND MARINE
ISSCRAXCE COMPAXy.
Bv Jeha II Oriffim BWm.
Statutory reaideat general agent and attorney
oLJT VL u,er. toea Block.
M VI H..U, VITIOI.
Synopsis of the Annual Statement of the
Queen Insurance Company
of Amerirs, of Kew Tork." la the State of
xorn. on tne Slat day of December.
jvif. made to tha Ihbi-bm rvmi..i
' "e oiaio oi vregoa, parsaaat te law:
Capital.
Amount of capital paid p. .. .f 2.0OO.OOO.00 I
f et Beemiaaas received . daHne
tne year ITSSAtMtA
".riT-.k, iiiarai ana reals re-
ceived.danag tha rear. AHf aa v
a. 1 1 ' oiaer aourees re
ceived daring the year 4.802.80
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Thej know that the commandeering of wool and
woolen goods by Unde Sam will loon make it im
poasiMe to get good quakty woolen goods Yor drilixn
- wear at any price.
I have a limited stock of real good woolens, pur
chased some time ago. xli. will pay you to look them
over and order your new suit or overcoat NO W.
D. H; M0SHER
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lit " ' " ' .. , ama, a, aanjailiaia "i ,' , V
Ah! lonely man. yon havo traveled far
from your frienda nf ir.al.rH.v
Ton don't oven know the lansruage they
speaa. in in larta or Wbero-Away,
"Tou are great and rich and famous
- bow.- you hear th world acclaim.
But you'd barter It all to be dot. la
ta Land of Dreams again.
-Selected.
M0R0 SALISBURY
WfTH RUTH CLIFFORD
IN n ren cufis ccsat paoouennti 1 1
XvLTtlE TCL'tLT OF SILEWXEj
CAMOCTiailK IX 'THE
. aVIt.T OP SILKXCTX"
With slides - carrying awar the
Ponthern Pacific snowsheds. train
Mailed and the most severe blizzard
rf recent years raping in and about
Trurtee. high in the Sierra Nevada
ranpe of mountains on the eastern
lcrder or California. Monroe Salis
bury, Ruth Clifford and a company
ot twenty actors and assistants film
ed under the most hrrardous circum
stances the wonderful Alaska picture
"The Guilt of Silence." which comes
to the Liberty . theatre oa Tuesday
next. . j
Total tncome. f a.017.93.8
UUBinflllBfl
r . . . .
in foanen Mia annnr tho at tee a n
ITivideads Ml 4 oa eanitol toV
dnrinc the year. . 1.4J5.0O0.0O
lumminiDni ana aa lanes paid
dnrinr tne year t,016,53.S0
- umim ana lees vaia
daring the year S31.ni.t
jtmoant or ail itttrrtiMiiM o ft am
r" fi4-i.it; iferreoeeo
yalaea. Bonds' sad Stork a
5.713.59
Total expenditures .$7,180,358.23
Yalne of storka snd boada
owne4 (market valne) ....S11.049.344.4S
Loana en aaortcaces and eollat
eral. ete.
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'una in oan i a ana an hand... 1 OOl .its ti
Preniaaia ia roams of eolleetioa
written einea Ket. an ioit i in ui . .
Other item.
hit--" ana rents ass snd sc-
J .... 11S.S27.09
ssaets 913.422.8S3.31
"" aaniiiea ia wre-
" xiahiIi.,l34228625,
Croaa rlaima for lnaoea anpoid. .S 051..',.' 18
A moan t ef anearaed premiams
all oaUUadiac risks 5.489,129.03
- " .w. rnnMiuo ana nroKer
. sr- fddnried from item
"Premiams la coarse ef ce-
iFnwn I ................. s;
All other liabilities T7.3!?l..
ior iase M2.83S.78
Total, liabilities, exrlnaivs of
capital stork 97.190.793.64
eeaiher 31. 1917 . . . -. 910.77.211 2
Business i Oregon for Us Tsar.
Total insurance written daring
the year 95.713,732.00
pirmmma reeeivea daring
the year ,
Premiums retarned daring the
year
Iaaes paid darios; tho year...
Kosaes- inrarred daring tho year
Total amoant of insurance ont-
ftandinc ia Orrgoa December
91. 1IT
TIiE.Sr.,!isc,u,1'f'K coMPAxr or
AMERICA. By Roll. V. Tatt.
o, . . Msasger Paerfie Departaaent.
Btatatory resident re w erst aeeot .si .....
- IfT C. D. Gabrielsoa. rsnlaad.
1I2.0S9.03
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S2.VI 1.4
23.859.48
. . .2S.13S.nQ
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JUHE VICTOR RECORDS
Are here for your injpccliori
--come early. t
. We cznj. Victrolai and
Victor Records excIa$iTely.
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