THK ORKGO.V STATK.SLlN.' SATl RnAV, SKrTKMnKn 11. 10l
RUSSIANS AND
HOUSEPASSES
DAY
61ANY ARRESTS-
Americafi Artillery Placed South of Soissons
LIBERTY BOND
M'ADOOPLAN
FOLLOW STRIKE
ORDER ISSUED
GERTiIANS ARE
UNSATISFIED
I. W. W. Are Charged With
Both Displeased With Work
Bill Going to Senate Where
Being: Responsible for Butte
Troubles
ings of Commercial Agree
ment Made
It is Expected It Will
ONLY FEW MEN ARE OUT
AT DAGGER POINTS
LARGER EXEMPTIONS
Beliered That Proposal Will
Demand Is Made for $6 Wage
for Eight Hours Work in
Metal Mines
Each Sees Advantages for
Other in Handling of Goods
From Russia
Stimulate Sales and Add
Protection
noldwVTL
LAST
FN
Here Is an American ua'ttery of 155 mm. guns, believed tot be borrowed from the French, placed just
south -or soissons, to shell the German position.
1400,()00 MEN
REGISTERED IN
IMMENSE DRAFT
.aw;.
Expectations of Crowder are
Exceeded by the Results
Obtained
OREGON 'AMONG FIRST
No Official Announcements
Made Pending Checking
to Avoid Errors-
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. First
returns today to Provost Marshal
General Crowder. from the second
treat mobilization yesterday of the
nation's man power for war on Ger
many Indicated that at least 14,000.
000 men had been added to the great
army reservoir. . The estimated num
ber of men between 18 and 21 and
32 and 45 years was 13,000,000.
Ten states widely scattered and
the District of .Columbia save (.sub
stantial details by. telegraph durins
the day and oh these figures General
' Crowder announced these states wero
exceed lngtheir estimated registration
by 8.5 per cent. The return will. not
-be made public until they hasp been
j checked for possible errors. The
states t reporting were a Louisiana.
Minnesota, .Mississippi, Oregon
Rhode - Island, Tennessee, -Vermont-Virginia
Arkansas and Wisconsin.
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OREGON OFFICIAL CONFERS.
BOISE. Idaho, Sept 13. As the
- result of s conference held here re
" cently between state agricultural of
ficials of California; Washington and
Oregon, and Idaho state officials, tt
has been decided that Idaho will join
with other western states in urging
upon "congress - the desirability of
uniform legislation to provide for
establishment . of returned soldiers
upon; public lands. Frank Adams,
chief' in Irrigation Investigation of
the University of California: IT. D.
Scudder. chief of farm management
' at Oregon -Agricultural college, and
B;W. Burr of the Washington state
lnd settlement department were in
attendance at the conference, at
which It. S. Madden, secretary to
Governor Alexander, and other state
officials .were present.
vl- . :,:
After the death of a recluVe. In
California tho other day, ij, purse
was found amowr his lK-ln.g1ng con
taining more than $3000 in gold,
lie was probably saving up to buy a
pork chop. -
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dANU LcAUlK lo
ON NEW STATUS
Regimental Music Head Here
after Will Be Second Lieu
tenant Only
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CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash.,
Sept. 13. The regimental band lead
er distinguished as such will be no
more. Hereafter, according to a gen
eral order received here from the
war department, band leaders will
be promoted to the rank of second
lieutenant and will receive the pay
and allowances of that grade.
The band leader for years has oc
cupied a peculiar position In the Am.
erican army. Required to be pos
sessed of a high degree of musical
ability they were given a non com-.
missioned officers rating and pay of
181 a month. Many of the band lead
ers in the United States army in the
years past,' have been among the best
known musicians In the country and
bands tof which they were the head
received national recognition for
their ability.
With the exception of the West
Point cadet who is as a rule not ac
tively associated with troops until his
graduation, the band leader In the
past has been the only man who was
addressed by both officers and en
listed men as "Mr." Under the new
rating, he - enjoys all the privileges
of a commissioned officer, and as
a second lieutenant receives-$142.33
a month in addition to allowances
j for quarters, heat, light and fuel, if
ne nas aepenaents, wmch in this
HERTLING SAYS
PEACE NEARER
NOW THAN EVER
BUTTE. Mont.. Sopt. 13. Eighty
arrests were made by thc police here
today, following circulation of strike
bulletins signed by "The Workers-
Committee." at metal mines in this
district. Only a few miners quit
work, mining officers declared, in
some mines none of the workers leav
ins their tasks. Leaders of the I.
W. W.'at whose door responsibility
for the strike order is laid by the
mining officials, declared, however,
that 2000 men were on strike.
Bulletins said to have been post
ed tt the entrances of all mines, here
contain references to "our fellow
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) German dis
patches received In Sweden speak of
the commercial agreement between
Germany and the soviet Russia In
the same general terms as those era
ployed by the Bolshevikl" press. The
dispatches maintain the same degree
cf secrecy concerning the details as
that which M. Joffe, the Bolshevik
minister preserved when he made
his hurried trip from Berlin to Mos
cow to complete the agreement.
The masses in Russia were dis
pleased by the arrangement because
they knew It contemplated ine sale
workers who are rotting behind prls- of goods so badly needed by the Rus
on bars" and demand a $6 wag siauk and especially the transfer to
Declares German Army and
Government Officials De
sirous Of It
for eight hours, abolition of the rust
ling card and authority to Inspect
the mines monthly. These demands
were those of the strikes In the 1917
labor trouble here and were renewed
recently on- the occasion of a visit
to this city of John D, Ryan, then
president of the Anaconda Copper
Mining, company, although on the
latter occasion no strike, order was
I issued. ... "" .'
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OPPOSED TO CONQUEST
HEX HIDES HOARDI.VG.
BUTTE. Mont., Sept. 15. After
:neW rvevnOie OI lenirai tm- residence near here had been pried
into oy lood administration omciais
In search of hoarded food, without
their hav!ng found more than the
legal allowance. 400 pounds of wheat
flour and 90 pounds of sugar were
discovered underneath a setting hen
In a bay loft.
pire Ideas Sounded by Ger
man Chancellor
LOXDOX. Sept. 13. Xot with
standing the declinations of Ger
many's peace offer. Count von Hert
ling, fhe German imperial chancel
lor in ronvtnrpd that nnnrp Ik nearer
than is generally supposed, according I RON AN, Mont., Sept. 13.reter
to an address made by the chancellor Jrluet would like to get Into the
WAJfTS IX'ARMY AT 02.
camp averages $45 a month.;
Orders Issued - today appointed
Captain Clarence M, Culp of the 44th
infantry as acting division ordnance
officer. Captain V. L. Bishop, hith
erto assistant camp sanitary inspec
tor.ywas today named as camp-sani
tary inspectors Major L. L. McG las-
son, wha has had both the duties as
division and camp inspector. will
hereafter. Confine his wark to the di
vision only. Captain Ralph E. Whit
ney, who has also been an assistant
to Major McGlasson, will hereafter
be camp sanitary engineer, according
to an order received from Washing
ton.
before the trade union leaders in
Germany, says a dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph from Copenhagen.
The chancellor declared that both
the German government and army
leaders desired an 'understanding
and peace. ,
Count von Hertling said the gov
ernment and the army leaders were
against all conquests.
As soon as he was convinced of the
Impossibility of an agreement with
the upper house on the suffrage
question, the chancellor said h
would dissolve the lower house.
American army, but the fact that he
is 92 years of age makes that ap
pear rather unlikely. He is third
of a line of fighting men. and Is a
veteran of the Civil war. His grand
father, he says, served in the Revolu
tionary war. his. father ought the
British in 1812.
Germany of the fabrics which the so
viet government had confiscated In
great quantities in Moscow and Te-
trograd.
The Germans also are apparently
dissatisfied with the agreement, be
cause their efforts to ship goods have
been so fiercely resisted and they be
lieve' Germany will have the same
trouble In this case that she encoun
tered In the Ukraine. Id other words.
they seem to feel that the Bolshe
vikl do not expect to abide by their
treaty.
MILCH GOATS,
On the mountains, where grazing
is sparse, milk goat could thrive and
furnish milk: ilea la butterfat on the
average of 1 quart dally. The ex
pense is low, and the labor Involved
la a very small Item,
"Goat milk la used extensively for
children and invalid and 1 easily di
gested. It Is believed that the coat
I immune to tuberculosis. It would
be a real Inducement to have milch
goat at our mountain resort, pro
viding children with the purest, most
healthful of milk.
"Another place where milch goat.
fit In is with the people out at the
edge of the cities who cannot afford
and have not the room to keep a
WASHINGTON. Sept.' U The ad
ministration measure detlgned to
stimulate the aala of liberty bonds
by making a larger amount of them
held by Individuals and corporations
free front federal taxation, was
passed tonixht by the house without
dissenting vote.
All the bill's Important features
-exenaptlas: from income and war
exces profits taxation tb laterest
on liberty bonds op to lio.ooe of
the fourth Issue and S43.000 of pre
vious lasses, asthoriztlag regulation
or liberty bonds transactions and In
creasing war savings stamps author
ised from S2.000.000.009 to S'.oeo.
ftro.Qto were left unchanged by the
house.
The bill now goes to the senate
tth prospects of speedy enactment
neit verk. The house spent le en
tire day considering th measure,
petting over the war revesae till un
til tomorrow when general d4ate
will be closed. leader plaa to te
cln Initial consideration of amend
ments, Monday under a five minute
debate rule.
cow. coats wiu aimxe me wasie
from the kitchen, mow the weeds oa
tha common and la the alley, and
la return give to their owners rich.
wholesome milk which they could not
afford, If they had to bay It.
Tha Toggenburg breed of milch
coaL which 1 a native of Switzer
land. 1 very popular la America, es
pecially In California. The Maltese,
Saaasn and Nubian are other well
known breed of milch goats that are
found la tha United States. ' The
common goats la America are fair
milk producers when crossed wlla
any of the above breed."
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A Story of Romance;
and Mystery -
THE ECE
Itf THE PARK
lrvinS.Cobb
AmM ht
CHEA3EXir DESTROYED.
At Hood River. Oregon, fire de
stroyed the plant of the co-operative
creamery last Sunday morning.
Alio
' THIRD
U. S. WAX
HUT7 FILM -
Tha Flctura That DUpci
AH Fear
"0URBRIDGE:
OF SHIPS"
mm
A F.UaiERL ML.
Miss Rose Malvaay 1 oae of U
most patriotic farm women la Cats
am county, Oregon, She cares far
a 201-acT faro, and milks six crn
twice a day. She drives her axi
mobile and can replaco a tire asd it
other repairing necessary on such I
motor car. ,
Latist Photo of Britain's
u: Intellectual Giant
TWO AVIATORS KILLKD
WOMAN IS CANDIDATE.
ALBANc. N. T., Sept. 12. The So
cial Labor party. In filing an Inde
pendent state ticket with the secre
tary of state, today designated a wo
man as candidate for governor, Ol
ive M. Johnson of New York City.
PROHIBITION DENOUNCED.
CLEVELAND, Sept 13. Despite
tho recommendation of the resolu
tions committee, delegates . to the
convention of the International union
of steam and operating engineers to
day passed a resolution denouncing
prohibition of the manufacture of
beer and light wines during the war.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Sept. IS. Se
cond Lieutenant Amos B. Whittle.
2 4. of Oak Park. 111., a student tof fl
eer under flying instruction atthe
Rockwell Field aviation whobr and
Private Allen H. Henderson. '21.
whose wife lives in Detroit Mich
were killed late today when the air
plane driven by Lieutenant Whittle,
and carrying Anderson as a passen
ger d roped into the ocean about half
a mile from the Coronado shore.
EXPRESS STRIKE ENDS. j
MONTREAL. Que.. ScpL IS. The
strike of Dominion Express company
employes which started last Wednes
day, has been called off by the men.
who have agreed to return to work
under the old conditions arreTdlng
to aft announcement tonighr by T. E.
McDonnell, general manager or the
company. The men struck for rec
ognition of the brotherhood of rail
road employes and an Increased wage
scale.
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vfliew
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more than your present salary,
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This is ta ta-Cst photo of Ixrd
Northcliffe. the man who did more
than anyone else lu the world to
save England and France from the
Hun. Many Britons consider him
the ablest man in the world.
WIUTSLV.VS LEAD BIG.
ALBANY. N. Y.. Sept. 12. Gov
ernor Charles S. Whitman n-ceUed
a total of 293.471 Republican votes
in the recent general primaries and
Morton E. Iwls. his opponent 11S.
73. according to the primary results
announced by; Secretary of State Hu
go. Alfred H. Smith, the success
ful Democratic candidate for th
nomination for governor received
199.752 and William Church Obborn
32,761 votes.
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SEPTEMBER 23-28
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on food production and conservation; high-class
amusements; attractions and entertainments; an
excellent racing card, ideal camping grounds and
best of accomodations for exhibitors and visitors.
A. H. LEA,
Secretary-Manager, Salem