Weston? Leader
VOLUME 39
WESTON, OKEGON, FRIDAY, APRIL J, 1917
NUMBER 45
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERALJNTEREST
Principal Events f the Wnk
Briefly Sketched for Infer
matlon of Our Reideri.
A food preparedn campaign la
now n la The Dalle.
AitoriS U to hv ebsplT of tbt
American Hed Cm Hoclety.
A io,iMH) corporation It bliig form
ed In Marsbfleld la establish slilp
)rd. rhe faclorlea nil over tlia ((
are moving n, hut nprratloua art on
a I Irolt mI fl,
The mid eoet of operating Mult
nomah county's five ferryhoata fur tbt
yer UK, waa 1,tl.1.70.
A meeting of th ammlmnera of
lha 11 port of the tate of Oregon
III bo held In Cortland May It.
Th llorao Hbnw given at Wnodburn
by the Wood hum Retail- Merchants'
aMHK-iallon largely attended.
ft. L. Full,-, a youni farmer redd
ing nar t'reawell, ie killed by a
klrlt In the fare by one of hie horeee.
fire wiped out a number of etore
building In Kalrm. The total loea
la eetlnieiH between M,W and 12!.
000. rortland lead all atatlon In the
oountry for the number of reculf for
the navy obtained during tbe peat two
weeka.
Herbert Nunn. of Multnomah coun
ty. ha been selected by the elate high
way commission a atate highway en
gineer. An active campaign baa been darted
In I'ortland to ralae $l.000 by private
donation to establish natal baae
hospital unit.
Food price far wool are aeaured
the grower thl year, according to 8.
W. McCture, eecretary of tbe National
Woolgrowera' aoclatlon,
The flrt week of May will be "Ore
gon Hen l'p "week." It wa ao de
algnated In a proclamation which wag
laaued by Governor Wltbycombe,
Tbe I'olk county court haa appro
priated $2000 toward the expene of
building nine mile of new highway
from Independence to the Denton
county boundary.
The county cour of Curry county
of Oregon. All energies of the unlver
ally wl be directed Inward prepar
ing aludvuta for military duty and
especially toward duty a office.
The following named have been
appointed poimtera In Oregon: Mra.
Rffle f. Wllion at Narrow. Harney
county, in place of C. A. llalnea, de
ceased; Nick Johnson at Norway, Coo
oounty, vice J. II. Mefloakey, resign
ed; Mra. Koa J. Kndlrott at leneve,
Coo county, and l.eander H. Kpurgeon
tt 8lie, Curry county. Leneve and
Hlx gre new office.
The Iteulnf of commercial flihlaf
(Icenaea baa been going on rapidly
einr the flrt of the month. The flih
and game warden'a office baa laaued
10. good until March tl. 111.
Contr.uetlon work on the electric
power line from Rohliielt to fine
Valley haa been etarlad by tb ldhj,
Oregon Light A Tower company and
It la expected that the work will be
completed through to Cornucopia by
early fall,
A full troop of cavlry H men for
the Oregon national guard waa re
crulied In I'ortland In alx boura. un
der direction of Adjutant General
George A. White. It wa designated
a troop B. rinl Oregon cavalry, and
upplement troop A.
Petition asking that the county
court of Douglas county rll a aperlal
election en June 4 for the purpoee
of voting bond In the aum of $566,000
with which to oontruct permanent
roada in Douglas county have been
placed In circulation.
Ground wa broken for the new
amlll of the raclflc 8tale Timber
Investment company at Austn. Work
on the mill, of 150,000 feel dally capa
city, will be ruahed and the plant
probably will be ready for operation
by the middle of June.
('plain Hoy It. Knox, commanding
the rifth company, coait artillery
enrpa. Oregon national guard, of Al
bany. ha received notice of bla ap
pointment by Adjutant-General White
a a member of tbe general ataff of
the Oregon national guard.
Itepreientatlve llawley Introduced
bill in congress appropriating $100,.
000 each for public building at Ore
gon City, Oranta rasa, Corvallla and
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U-BOAT FIRES ON WARSHIP jQ QF ALL IS
ASKED Br WILSON
UNION PACIFIC
follows tbe flag
Union Pacific System
stands able and glad to
give to the Nation the
same supreme service
in time of war as in
time of peace.
Submarine Blockade la Believtd In
Effect Now en Atlantic Coaat.
Washington. A German aubmarine
fired on tbe destroyer Smith about 100
milt- aoutb of New York.
The preseuce of enemy submersi-bit-
In American watt-r Indicate! that
Die threatened German lubmarlne
blockade of American Atlantic ports
hat bfguu.
Thl announcement wa made at the
navy department:
"Reported from Fire Uland light
aliip to tbe naval Utloti at Boston
and New York at 3:30 a. ui on the
l'tb. an enemy aubmarine waa lighted
by the United State ablp Smith, run
niui; apparently submerged. Subma
rine fired a torpedo at the U. B. 8.
Smith, which uiisitcd her by 30 yard
Success in War Depends on
Increased Output of Food
and Materials.
Washington. in a peraonal appeal
addreaed to bla fellow countrymen,
Preeldent Wllaon call on every Amer
ican citizen man, woman and child,
to join together to make the nation a
unit for tbe preservation of ita Ideal
and for triumph of democracy In tbe
war. Tbe addreaa In part follow:
"My fellow countrymen:
"The entrance of onr beloved coun
try Into tbe trrlm and terrible war for
Tbe wake of tbe torpedo waa plainly democracy and human right which
-eu croasing the bow. Submarine haa ahaken the world, createa ao many
disappeared."
CONSCRIPTION BILL READY
Strongest Opposition Expected From
Democrat Who Favor Volunteer.
Washington. The administration
bill to raise a big army mainly by se
lective conscription waa ready for the rn,r- but the re inplet part
senate bv the tnilliarv rr,n,mlit .nJ m " Bai lass 10 wnicn we neve su
problema of national life and action
which call for Immediate considera
tion and aettlement that I hope you
will permit me to address to you a
few worda of earneat counael and ap
peal with regard to them.
"We are rapidly putting our navy
upon an effective, war footing and are
about to create and equip a great
all the force of the administration will
be employed to urge ita early passage
In both houses.
Tbe strongest objection to the con
scription feature cornea from bouse
democrats who favor a volunteer aya
tcui. To these tbe administration la
prepared to point out that the array
geucral ataff plan already provides
for absorbing 700,000 volunteers into
the regular army and national guard
for the period of the war.
of the largeat acreage In I'olk county, ment was compelled to reverse a pre
who. after two year of unprofitable vlotis ruling and announce that statca
growing, due to Increased coat of pro- have the right to organize new unit
Aahland He alao Introduced bill ap- ductlon and lower price of hop, have of national guard. This permit ex
propriating 180.000 for flah cultural decided to plant their land to cropa panslon of the existing guard force
etatlon on the Columbia river. whlch ' help In swelling the aupply
All arrangement have been com- foodtuff In tb United State due
Pleted whereby the Wittenberg King lM iho preaent eon. The plow
company pf The Dalle will erect ha commenced Ita work of retuov
of about 125,000 men to 400.000 at
peace atrcngth or more, than 600,000
on war footing.
Tbe department planned to draft
German Strike Peace Demonstration.
Copenhagen, via London. The Vor
waerts alone of the big Berlin paper
ventured to comment editorially on
the strike. It said the demonstration
waa based not only on the food situa
tion and the demand that internal re
forms be no longer delayed, but also
on tbe deep longing of the people for
peace.
The number of strikers in Berlin is
placed in even the semi-official report
at 125,000.
may refuse to rail a special election fru and vegetable proce factory In ln vlnea frora between 1500 aud tflto federal service only existing unit
ou June 4. to vote on the atate mo
ore, ou tb ground that tbe bill call
ing the election la invalid.
For a consideration of approxi
mately $54,000, J. N. Scott, of Athena.
bat purchaaed 10 acrea from W. It
Malm at cost of 150.000, according
to announcement mado by Ivan O.
MrDanlel, manager of tbe Salem Com
merclal club
Life Insurance pollcle held by
soldier and sailor of the United
SoOO acre of land.
Word haa been received by the pub
llo service commission that the na
tional ludustrlsl traffic league on car
demurrago and shortage, after a oon
ference with the committee on rcl
of the guard, plus such auxiliary
troops as were needed. Twenty states
have asked permission to raise new
FRENCH LAUNCH
GREAT OFFENSIVE
dressed ourselves. There Is not a
single celflsh element, so far as I can
aee, In the cause we are fighting for.
We are fighting for what we believe
and wish to be the right of mankind
and for the future peace and aecurity
of tbe world.
Servic Without Profit
"To do this great thing worthily and
successfully, we must devote our
selves to the service without regard
to profit or material advantage and
with an energy and Intelligence that
will rise to tbe level of the enterprise
itself.
"These, then, are the things we
must do and do well, besides fighting,
the things without which mere fight
ing would be fruitless:
"We must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for our armies and our
seamen not only, but also for a large
part of tbe nation wRh whom we
have now made common cause, in
whose support and by whose aides we
lhail be fighting.
"We must supply abipa by the hun
dreds out of our shipyards to carry
to the- other aide of the aea. subma
rines or no submarine, what will
every day be needed there and abun
dant materials out of our fields and
our mine and our factories, with
which not only to clothe and equip
our own forces on land and aea, but
also to clothe and support our people
for whom the gallant fellow under
rglmenta. however, and Secretary Germans Are Driven Back by arms can no longer work, to help
Baker ordered a
national defense
new
act
study of the
to determine
Taylor. Tb land I altuated one and B'atea government enlisting from th xiunt ot ,n American Railway asso- whether the acceptance of new units
Harvey Wells.
Henalor Chamberlain and Represent
ative llawley reln,trpdu,c,ed. In the aen.
ate and bous (he bill ( last session
ratifying, Ibe compart between the
atate of Oregon and Washington, un
half miiea west of Athena.
Ml Alvena Howard, aenlor at
Pacific University, haa been elected
queen tor the May-day exercise to
be held I" the college student and
townspeople at forest Grove May 11.
At far as the atate ot Oregon la con
cerned, tbe crime of treason doe not
tUt. rrgerdle of war. At least there
ti no penalty for aurh crime, accord
ing to lawyer! who hev examined tbt ' proposed to exercise
law, JtrfU Jurisdiction over ftihorlc In tb
The Osgnoq sawmill company of Colombia river.
Modford baa Inatalled machinery for rrnr fatal and 13 non-fatal indua-
the manufacture of box ahooka of trial accident were reported to the
which tt plana to put out at least 00,- elate Industrial accident coromllon
000 thl year, representing a value ot durlni the week. Tb victim ot the
130,000. fatal accident were; Joseph McCoid,
The Crook county Oood Road asso- Portland, ahlpbulldlng;. taonard K.
cution haa paeacd a resolution In Saxby. Portland, paper mill; M. Low.
atate of Oreann will not be canceled elation, haa given Us tentative ap-
by reason of such aervlee during time ,rovl ,0 tne demurrage rules, luclud
of war, according to a atatement la. " average agreement, which
sued by Insurance Commissioner r Promulgated by the Oregon pub
lic service commission aim became
effective In thl state oi January 1 of
thl year. Indications point to the
fact that the rules adopted by the
up to the limits set in the act was
mandatory. Judge Advocate-General
Crowdcr took this view and his ruling
wa approved by the secretary.
irresistible Charges and
Lose 130.000 Men.
pos of voting on a county bond Issue ptueUrr., Frtlnd, aawmlll,
Oregon commission will come Into
practical universal use throughout the
United 8tate.
BRITISH CONTINUE
STEADYADVANCE
London. The British troops re
sponded to the better weather condi
tions mi tlin u-nalrn frnnl bv sat 1 1 1
favor of a special election for the pur. ery. Deer Island, logging; William C-, furtnir ipeedlng up their attack, ami
the official communication reveals
fresh breaches in the Hliulcnbiirg Hue,
which brings the British along a wide
front much nearer the coveted artery
ot German communications running
north and south through Douai and
Cambrai.
Despite the fact that all along the
lino between Lens and St. Qucntln the
German resistance has stiffened. Gen
eral Halg reports the capture ot Vil
rerct, which straightens his line north
west ot St Quentln. Counter-attack
which the Germans have launched at
Mo'uchy and Lagincourt suggest that
the British are approaching danger
ously near the new German Hue,
which, according to unofficial ac-
Canadlan Wheat on Free List,
Ottawa, Out. The government has
placed wheat and wheat flour on tho
free list, thus opening United States
markets to Canada aud Canadian mar
kets to the United States in these
product.
Suffrage Amendment Beaten.
llarrtsburg. Pa. The proposed
amendment to -the constitution of
Pennsylvania was defeated in the
house of representatives, lacking three
votes of the number necessary to pass
It
of 7(,000 for tbe construction pf per
manent road.
. Prediction are made by Assistant
Stat Superintendent ot Publlo In
struction Carleton that fully S00 Ore
gon teachers will become membera of
the N, E. A. before It convene In
Portland In July.
At a meeting of the state water
board State Engineer Lewis was
directed to begin the survey of water
rlBhta on Cherry creek, tributary to
John Day river, lu Jefferson and
Wheeler counties. .
Farmer of Clackema county are
avlng coyote scalp until after the
ralae In bounty, which goea Into et-
VndfSr ft ruling ot Attorney General
Drown to the effect that money de
rived from the quarter mill tax and
from tb sal of bond under tb Bean
Barrett law must be applied in match
Ing the federal appropriations, the
state highway commission Is unablo
to undertake any conatructlon work
until after tbe paving bond election la
held.
Through the advice and manage
ment Ot County Agriculturist Jay L.
Smith. Coo county dairymen who In
the past two year have made very
liberal purchase of registered and
high grade dairy ttock, are about to
Increase their bent toward better
Brazil Seizea German Ship.
Rio Janeiro. Tho seizure of Get
man ships has been completed with
out Incident.
THE MARKETS.
feet May II. After that date tbe breeding of dairy cattle by the addition coun) ,he Germ,niI ha no tlme t0
Portland.
Wheat Club $1.99: bluestom $2.06;
red Russian, $1.97; forty fold. J:00.
Barley No. 1 Feed, $46.50 per ton.
Hay Timothy, $26 per ton; alfalfa,
$20.
Butter Creamery, 40e.
Ekks Ranch, 82c.
Wool Kastern Oregon, 40c; valley,
42c.
Hops 1916 crop, 40 6c; 1917 con
tracts, nominal.
bounty will be $3 a scalp. At prea
ent It I only $1.(0.
From Investigation made by agcnla
of the Oregon-Washington Railroad &
Navigation system, this Reason's crop
of wheat will be below normal unless
more than the ordinary acreage of
spring wheat la sown.
An eitlinate that 65 per cent of the
wooden vessel to be built by the fed-
ot from $0 to 100 registered bulla-and
heifer.
C. W. Hungerford, ot the United
State department of agriculture, re
cently arrived at the Oregon agricul
tural college, where he la working
co-operatively with tbe extension ser
vice In carrying on certain cereal
investigation In Oregon. Mr Hung
erford reports the presence ot a new
complete before the British offensive
was launched.
Fifteen hundred German dead were
left in front of the British positions
after the unsuccessful attack deliv
ered by strong German forces along
alx mile front on the Bapaumo-Cam-brat
road.
Seattle.
Wheat Illiicstem $2.06; club $1.99;
forty fold. $2.00. red Russian, !!.97;
fife. $1.99; turkey red, $2.07.
Barley $46 per ton.
Butter Creamery, 43c
Eggs 33c.
eral ahTpplng board, the program of train rust which attack the head,
which cll for 1000 carrlera, will be and 11 Biimy aeairucuv 10 me crop,
built at Pacific coat yard I made The new peat is known a yellow
by Repreentllve McArthur. itrlp rust
Athletic of every description have "Tha hop vlnea muat go," Such
Uu ducfi&uaue'4 tt Uto Vaiveuitj TJUi&sJLaiallltlii BSXSZ
STATES MAY ADD TO GUARD
Judge Advocate Rulea That State
May Organise New Unite.
Washington. Against the judgment
ot military expert the war depart-
Paris. Germany suffered another
crushing blow upon tbe western front
wheu 40 miles of the strongest part ot
her line wa wrested from her, with
an estimated loss ot nearly 100,000
killed, wounded and prisoners as a re
sult ot the opening ot the French of
fensive. The attack began along a 25-mile
front from Soissons to Rheims, extend
ing the great western battle a dis
tance of close to 150 miles, more than
one-third of the mighty line from
Switzerland to the sea.
The great western battle front waa
extended for another 12 miles on the
second day of the new offensive, wheu
the French drove the Germans from
all or their first line positions and
part of their second line from Rheims
to the Champagne front The new
victory was staged on the ground
which saw the great offensive of 1915
and the German loss is estimated at
30.000 killed, wouuded and prisoners.
The 73s followed up the Infantry
rapidly and were soon in action. They
caught large bodies of the enemy
massing with the object ot making a
diversion aud decimated them. Ac
cording to onlookers such carnage had
not been seen since the action ot
Charnie Gap at the beginning of the
war.
From their new positions the French
now look dowu upon Moronvillleres
and Nauroy. This Moronvillieres
chain ot hills was regarded by all
French soldiers who had ever been In
the section as virtually impregnable
and its capture caused the liveliest
satisfaction to everybody.
Tbe Germans made desperate coun
ter attacks. They were checked by the
French, who inflicted heavy losses on
the attackiug troops. Siuce Monday
the French have captured upward ot
14,000 unwounded Germaua. In the
Cbampagno large numbers of machine
guns and trench mortars have been
captured and also 12 cannon.
Urges Farmer to Sow Wheat.
Washington. Farmers of the spring
whest belt particularly those of
North Dakota, Minnesota, South Da
kota, Washington, Montana and Idaho,
were called upon by Secretary Houa- Band concert this evening at Weston
t u taint ruAra nc4t lJitaadUKSUf. ojpw bouse.
clothe and equip the armies with
which we are co-operating in Europe
and to keep the looms and manufac
tories there in raw material
Mutt Increase Industries.
"We must aupply coal to the fires
going In ships at sea and in the fur
naces ot hundreds of factories across
the sea; steel out ot which to make
arms and ammunition, both here and
there; rails for wornout railways back
ot the fighting fronts; locomotives
and rolliug stocks to take the place
of those every day going to pieces'
mules, horses, cattle for labor and tor
military service, everything with
which tbe people of England and
France and Italy and Russia have usu
ally supplied themselves but cannot
now afford the men, the material or
the machinery to make.
"It is evident to every thinking man
that our industries, in farms, in ship
yards, in the mines, in the factories,
must be made more prolific and more
efficient than ever and that they must
be more economically managed and
better adapted to the particular re
quirements of our task than they have
been, and what I want to say is that
the men and the women who devote
thejr thought and their energy to
these thing will be serving the coun
try and conducting the fight for peace
and freedom just aa truly and juat aa
effectively as the men on the battle
field or In the trenches.
Workers a Great Service Army.
"The industrial forces of the coun
try, men and women alike, will be a
great national, a great international,
service army a notable and honored
host engaged in the service of the na
tion and the world, the efficient
friends and savior of free men every
where. "Thousands, nay, hundreds of thou
sands of men otherwise liable to mili
tary service will of right and ot ne
cessity be excused from that service
and assigned to the fundamental, sus
taining work of the fields and fac
tories and mines, and they will be as
much a part of the great patriotic
forces ot the nation as the men under
fire.
President Warns People of Treason.
Washington. All persona In the
United States, citizens and aliens, are
warned in a proclamation Issued by
President Wilson that treasonable
acts or attempta to shield those com- .
Hitting aucb acta will be vigorouil
BnMwUUH tbo gaV4TBmht .