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Weston eader VOLUMK 41 WESTON. OKEGON. FRIDAY. JULY 2C. 1918 NUMBER 8 OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST planted on land well drained and prop irly r"ll I !! Is producing a good rrni Due In Ini'h of rain, Cba aprlng grain la practically a failure. Tim t'nlver.lty of Oregon received nolle from the war department that Principal Eventi of tha Wiek ' ;"-" to .end additional r . . students to llifl cadet ufflcar' training t I're.ldlo up to on half Ita RICHARD F. CLEVELAND Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. filiation ha good prospects of hav Inn a flouring mill e.tatill.hnd there. Tli" rim of aaltnon In the Columbia river for the paitt week has been r ripllniially good. ramp present student quota In Ilia camp. There are now 17 students and four faculty member receiving Instruction. Eighteen additional students will be appointed to attimd. Approprlailnna tarried In tha r I vera and harbor bill for maintenance work and Improvement. In tha first district A drastic, meaaur forcing all Idlere 0f Oregon ron.lat of .o.0no for the. to gn to work ha burn adopted by Coqiillle, Coo. Blu.law and Yaeiilna the. Klaniklti city council. rv,,r lm ,, Tillamook and No- Tha Columbia river highway bn- balem ba. and IJiO.ooO for thn Co- tween HimmJ River and Caw-ado l,otk lumbla river ahd lower Willamette. w opened to traffic Bunday. County Agriculturist II. R. Ulslsyer, Marlon and folk counlle will rein- f Klamath county, and J. K. I'lttman. brste thn romplrllon of tha new Inter- f , department of Irrigation and County brldiin over thn WlllatnettO ,r.la.n. who hava been rnr.,1 urllnr river at H.lcm on July SO. r.perlineni In this county, report 0,or c Taylor, pr.sld.nt of tha According to rep ord. 10.600 mora tmt the application of loo pound of ""'X organised American railway tx- nitnmobllea ara In operation In Ore- sulphur per acre on alfalfa lands ha company, gon already thla year than were In inrreaaed tha yield about ona ton par . oieraiion nunng an 01 ivii, acre. I GEO. C. TAYLOR H f pgr f -m WEEKS REVIEW CHEERING FRENCH OCCUPY CHATEAU THIERRY thest German Operations Is Taken. Attendance at tho summer school of tha Oregon Normal at Monmouth haa Valuable fir timber on an area ap proximately two wile wide and four U. S. AND JAPAN Cnral March fttataa 1,200,000 Amert. can Troop Ara Now Abroad. Wablngton. General Marib'a week. ly statement on the war waa ona of victory. The .Franco-American coun- ComerStOM In UflS Of Flf ter offensive which took Khrlma out of Jeopardy was along a front of 22 mill, be aald. Approximately 270,004 American troop, or lx divisions. wept forward along this front. In arb division, he explained, were about wltn ,h Army In France. 27.1)00 fighting men. A full dlrl.lon, Chateau Thierry, the cornerstone eC Including non-combatants, numbers ,b ,,M ot ,ne fart heat German ad t j 000 men. vsnce, fell when the French occupied The six divisions were the First. u clt' living tb Germane before Becond, Third and Fourth regular tem- army - and the Twcntralxlh and The nfmr tun hto Twcnty-clghtb-atlonal guard. northward under heavy preeaure from Incidentally March etated we b.ve M ,lde French. Americana and Brit now shipped more than 1,200.000 Un " Participating ia tha throat troops abroad. "blch ta P"llng the Germans Uck. The German position In the vicinity Americans Capture 6000 Huns. - of Chateau Thierry waa doomed from Washington-Fresh successes for the 0e dlvlelona recroased the American forces In their drive be- ,b M- tween the Alsne and tho Marne were Franco-American troops carried oat reported In General Pershing's com- B c'rcllng movement from tb Rlchsrd Folsom Cleva land, a son of munique to the war department Tha "orthweat at the same Uma which former President Cleveland, who haa Americana were driving abead with ln" blutely necessary for tb nllstsd In tha marina corps. London. Th Japanese diplomatic year. undiminished vigor and SDlrlt. the eDemT 10 withdraw. statement .aid. More than 6000 pris- 0n mln b"tUe neW 'et,w oners, over 100 cannon and many AUne Ma tba M""ne tb Oermaa trench mortars and machine guna 'n b bn art" back a eonsld- have been taken by American dlvl- er,bl They hava been posh- tlona In the last few days on the Alsne- el bck tT Solseona-Chatean Marna front. General Pershing re- Thlerry rod at MTer1 P1dU ported. of urca' South of tho river under the corn- French Deliver Blow at Montdidi.r. blnt Vrmn of French troops ad- vanctng from the west and tha Franco American forces who followed tha en- th war Industries board petlUona for grcalve deign. In Intervening In Bl- ,n n"w ''"T"1'011 " Montdldler. according to advice, re- r tbf " b Almr mtxA nt mll until f ho V MlinllV . nw niiahlti-r Kin anvthw Jt V nka. now passed 400 and I a few In ad- mli. ionli ,h. r-,.denc of J. C. Wll vanr of th attendance last year. ,,, on 0IU, r,V9i , ,b, mMUn During tha month of Augutt tha ptri ot Jtekton county, ,n,i m,ny state supreme court will take tha an- bultdlnaa owned bv farmers In tha nual summer recess and mo.t of tha aittrM bdly burned. Is tha toll of a council baa agreed to the American juitlrea will leave on vacation trlpa. forMl flr 0D ,,,. ioul5 ot Roju, propoj tot Joint Intervention by Mr. Mary Klliabeth Hryant. ona of rlr. j ,nd lh- t,nUe4 Stl(ra ,ni8l. me oiliest pioneers oi uregon. wno At the renueil of heer.men to Klam. K,rl. .v. rfl.n..rh frnm TnVIn A TO ENTER SIBERIA cuss A.j MEN ARE URGED TO BE READY Washington. Provoit Marshal Gen- cro..ed th plain. In Infancy, died at ,u, coun,yi Hepre.entatlve Blnnolt proclamation will be lued awurlng Cro"1'r ,U,U"!1n " London.-The French began a new her bom In Portland at tha aga of 27 ,ubmutl to tba wool division of Russia that th entente baa no ag- "ie of C'"V', e"I",, UPT0 tbem f ack In the region northwest of Fruit growers of tha northwest are ina,. .,.i,i nn r.i ih.t k..i. ,t.. i.-..k . balng urged to pl.c. their ordora for bllrMU hM promlMd ,0 uki lb, m,t. prob.b th.t a relief commla- u "'" ,lnt0 "mp boxes a aarly la th .eason aa po.- , UD wh lh, ,,, ldmlnl.t. .Ion will accomnanv the lolnt exoedi- Rpfr TouneUnu slbt In anticipation of a possible tlon ,n(1 iecur, gny Mllef thkt u t(on ,t , tutcd shortage of boi shook. foun(J prop(,r x Pekln diip,tch to the Tim- aaya j. v. Mcnennon, president or ma i The Pendleton waur commlaslon that the character of tba contemplated dlers and not wait until they actually eelTed here- jla new allied blow now PMbln b,m northward, the Oar- was delivered about 80 miles north- aum IeU P'F- west of Solssons, which marka the western end of the Alsne-Marna sa lient in which the Americana and French have been winning enormous selected fra ternity of active patriots," say Gen eral Crowder. "Encourage thoae who are weak. Inspire the Indifferent In- cana are known to be in the battle sector. Grande city commission, haa offored h MUW a chlorine plant at tha allied action at Vladivostok baa caused f?rm, the ,nor,nt 8crcb out tbe auccesses over the German.. Ameri- puuuciy 10 rurni.n a sunaoie sue ror ,nUke of ,h cly witer ,ytttm lively satisfaction there. Tbealllea.lt " j .w . any repaUbla dehydrating firm that ,wri Mnit tny lnfecon , Pekln Mnnol d0 Have you ever thought that our en- will Install a plant tber. from rir water whlch WM turno4 for the m0Beat th,Q the Clcho. r 1. attacking u. not only In Eu- Farmera near Redmond ara having ,n,0 tb, ,yMm iom, weeka ago to Slovak, by occupying Vl.dlvo.lolc rPfb,Ut at hoT. H y mltaed difficulty in obtaining help In their voM . ,hofl, dur,n, u,. Unt Tbul ,upported lb, c.ech. can F. lb",h trickery consist, n harflelda. Practically avorr boy over ..... ., .i.. o..K.-.tt seeking to make men dlaloyal here in ALLIES IN CONTROL OF SUPPLY LINES THE MARKETS new extension to Chapll.h springs Is ceed agalnat tbe Bolshevlkl. 11 years of aa I out on the ranchea tinii completed.' ooing ins wora men usually oo. i..,.., fo. lh. run of ..imon OB our own country? Have you tried to discover and suppress the enemy's With the American Jjtnlea la France. Tha Franco-American ad-' vsnce continues everywhere from Sola sons to east ot Chateau-Thierry. OuIcby-le-Chateaa haa been pane- A'deadim. on Ya.u.n. bay to pro OrTZZLS BRIEF. NEWS OF THE WAR work her in the peaceful region, of a .. a.. ..... i j .-.. . ii i. ii i ntir nrimpi ' in. .7..pr muu.ir anu .uni.ru by w. D. Ayer, federal food admlnle the supply i being plannod through xmati fon0wlng several conferencea the cooperation of th oystormen and ,ld ,ppr0val of tho prices by the food our homes? The big offensive which the Germans "it will take some time to make launched early last week along a 6S- 'good soldiers out of you. The sooner tho st.ta fl.h and game commission. .aralnUlrtt(m W1 w..Mnton. ZZ ,'h.,e.u Thterrv , e,ern rhlm rU Th. fir.i antiu.i convention of the -. J v . from thsteau Thlerry to eastern Cham- i iin siiiiri-Yeq price mr enmoosa ia Portland. - Oats No. 2 white feed, 161 per ton. Barley Standard feed, 153 per ton. t rated, placing the railway and tha Corn Whole, $75; cracked, $76. main highway from Chateau-Thierry Hay Timothy, $34 per ton; alfalfa, to Eismea under allied control and $26. Butter Creamery. 49c per lb. Eggs Ranch, 40c per dozen. Potatoes Old, $2.25 per hundred; Oregon State Elks' ...ocl.tlon will be pllired V, , Th.t totMuZ "AtlV: IT. CZECHS ATTACK CAPITAL w. 3Hc per pound. held In lH.rt.anJ August 26. 27 and 26 ,ot ,t 614 cent., and that for chum. wiien an attmuianra or is.ooo kik. and tt t cent. their friend, will Join In a three day.' Secretary Lane haa aooroved Con- greuman Slnnotf bill granting tha (poop. patriotic celebration. The body of R.lph V. Polndaxter. cltl.en. of Malheur county tha right manager of the Owl Pharm.ry at to cut timber In Idaho for agricultural Bend. who. with Vernon A, Forbea. ,nlng or olbPr d,ne.tlc nurnose.. waa drowned In Cre.ceut Lake, ha Tb pMK0 of the bill will ba of neon recovered. and the whole German line In tbe great Alsne-Marne-Rhelms salient was badly shaken by a powerful counter offensive ot the Franco-American Tha French and American counter attack, which was started without tho usual preliminary artillery bombard ment, took the QermdiiB completely by Mr I.V.rhe' hodv h.,1 . .... .. "" vuu ,un - k i v a i s.si.iauco lu uuiroi ok msineur i been previounly recovered. county ,n Cnrdon v,lo ,nd M, s,. . i"".. Samara and Irkutsk. - - me wool oriumui pic-vn vi wui iu . . tbua adding to the difficulties of tha German retirement from tha Marne. American and French Infantry are across the Marne in great numbers, heavily reinforced by allied artillery. Poultry Hens, 21fT23c; broilers, which effected the passage without op- Army of 12,000 Operate Agalnat City 2630c; ducks, young, 30c. position. French cavalry la operating of Khabarovsk. northeast of Chateau-Thierry, far In' Vladivostok. Of tho 14.000 Cxech. Seattle. advance ot the infantry, who reached Vladivostok, 12,000 are Butter Creamery, 49c per lb. American field pina ara firing on engaged In active-military operatlona Eggs Ranch. 61c per doxen. Soiasons, while tha Franco-American at Khabarovsk. Poultry Hens, heavy, dressed, 35c; line haa been straightened aouth of Forty thousand Cxecho-Slovaks hold I'sbt, 35c; broilers, 40c; roosters, that city until practically all the main the Trans-Siberian railroad between tlressed. 26c; ducks, live 30c, dresaeS highway from Solsaona to Chateau 34c; geese, live 27c, dresseu 35c The immediate aim of tha Cxecho- Slovaks is the occupation of Khaba- U, S. TO TAKE OYER TELEGRAPH JULY 31 Cantaln W. C. MeN'aneht. wall .. . . . .. . known in m.Vln. ,lre i Pnrtl.nV . -nueavor .o nav. ,ne same tb, w,r, Btrlking over t so-mlle front known In marina circle. In Portland. ,ntcted on r.convanlng of con- , P rtK , Or.Hon atltTboLrd of oTot col U . Al.ne. to th. of Chateau-Thlcrry e'1 l 'T 0r'a 1Z I LlZl WHhvLmh. o PrinClP"i, 'nd th. American, and French were able Amu' orde' 'Kur elt r,bt lieeead c JZ7 Llilr r!n Ch00lt ltondnc6 " to advance their line, to a depth of f 'ter hlch they will proceed UDlver,"y of OMon ,fh00, 10 mile, in aome place, before the Ger- 1nR he 'a"'y un- nllon of tha price of aub- ,ra icndg out lettora to the achool ,.. ,.-. ,h.i. junction la effected with the Cxecho- on h!. bee?re0ueed,bv h. It M f 'taU Ur8'ng ,h't thS re.lat.nce. So S1!k','r, '"'f gon ha. been requested by tha na- d itr cti Mnd iom. m.n o( (hfll. ... iL the attitude of the tlonat food admlnl.tratlon, according cuity t0 the ieoond ,ummor Csmp at i'2J"l"i. the Siberian government is that of a gress. President Wilson Issued a proc- part In tha acout work In tha river to a letter received from Senator tha unlver.lty, which open, on Augu.t the important roada of aupply for Wendly neutral, but they will oppose lamatlon taking all telephone and tela- region. V...U.M.....U w. ... -. 3, mat mey may ba trained in military th. n,n.. ....i,,,..... ,h. any mreaienca armea aavance on np im .uitiuui-m v(.. Tha high cost of living haa Invaded work ind , tbl, t0 ,MCb tbe i, M trnm rh.: v Thierry ,is in our poasesalon. The district aouth ot tha Marne and; east of Chateau-Thierry la entirely cleared ot Germans. Two badly cut np regimenta were left aouth ot tha Marna In the German retreat Allied aviators bombed the brldgea across tha river and their escape waa Impossible. Washington. Acting under tho au- Indian acouta who were with Per The attitude of the Czechs toward thorlty recently conferred by con- shlng In Mexico, played a prominent lha tfnlvir.lt of Ore-ton summae ,. .1 1 - e.mn . . ei.il ..i-nj . scnoois. Thierry. Tha number of prisoners camp. Aa a result men who attend reduction la ahown thla week In ...... .. . .. v ,. vaauu i. rcui iuu w iro ci larsa aim Vladivostok. Former CzaV Reported Shot rvaTlVZZUTn0.1. f'JS numbarJ0f tcc,denU reported 10 reat number of gun. and a large London. The former caar of Russia tl. ?h. e innt... It JH indm ccld'' con"'- QuanUty of war material tell into the wa. shot on July 16. according to a hava their expenses inorea.ed 25 par sion. Burins tha week h wm rm. ?-.. t -. .-. - . . . nanus oi ine aiues. oont ..I...... -II . V. j . ported 634 aocldenta. of which flva 0vM the entlre 0.mIIe mm run- hera. The advtcea stated that couneir pI"ye" w11 . Uon at midnight, Wedne.day. July 31. ALLIES CONTINUE ADVANCE Tbe president a proclamation piacea administration of the wire systems Important Galna Made In Solasona and with Postmaster-General Burleson and Rhaima Salient provided that until otherwise decided Paris. important gatnl by th the piasent managemenU and em- Frencb American. Italian and Britiah troops in the territory comprising th A. . ....... -. ....... I....... UIOI VVUillO WUUI UII' M . .1- ' HV, DVIV ll.av CUUULU , , , ... - Aa t reUlt of lnva.tlgatlon COtt- w.r. .ui tt follows: Louis Oiortsen. .... . o .w- .. tt... Postmast.r-General Burleson will Soissons-Rhelms salient are renorted ? 1.' '. J! 01ny' logg,n,: Let.r Vaughn. Spring- ed troopi ,re flghtlBg wlth . deter. ,entence on the former cxar ,nd that personally take charge ot the adm nia- ln tha oIflclal communication baaed irauuu u uia i u Kuuiiuuuiuuuu jy ijq war OluCa. and will be assisted by a committee under the double pressure ot the of three composed of John L. Koons, Franco-American forcea between the first assistant postmaster-general. In ourCq Bnd the Marne and the French France. Inn inuUI nnnuntillvl nt lh. M. ..... ....T:. - .. .J. " .- " Tr.il r.mm . ,. HV. 7 . T ,urao"""' rorv mination that brook, no dental. Prae- It wa. carried out on the date aet eral trade oomrala.lon, price, of ooal i,nd, shipbuilding: Charlea Eckort ,i..n- .n .k. -.i-. .v.. are to be Immediately lifted. accordln Tillamook loaalna- William O Mur- 1. . .V Z 7 to Fred 1, Holm... .tate fu.l adminla- llr vTlrln ? '.Ut.h of tb' Mar" Uve bMn TwP Fm" cm" " - - oiuueu euu iraiur That loroe ot the Indiana Vl-mXl. u..n.ll-a .III ..I .....-vm ............. very acute, wany or me farmers ara n.rm.r.. y.A ri.. ,h.ir .. " ""v to take .tock. available this year un- ,ble to obtain only about one-half the esl to Parle, ha. been recaptured by P ,n June ber the tarltf commlttee- on ,ub- Bexu St Germain and Mont St Pete.! uer w ..uw.vvu oongressionai appro- number of men required for harvasv th, French lur ovrrooa., u.s .rnveo saieiy in jecU of operation; and wuuam h. Heavy German counter attackai - The .hortage of harvest hand. In chateau Thierry which repreaenta Portland- Ore.-Cable messages ar- 8Ubjecta of organlxatlon and adminla- an(t8 wbo crossed the river between1 on the thi prineville community Is becoming tb, polnt tn tbe battle line where the rlV'ng Portlnl Indicate without tratlon; David L. Lewis, former con- Fossoy and Charteve the German i be able very ,eute. Mttny ot f,rmer, are nermana had driven their wedge near. d0Ub .lhat " . iUt Dlvislon- gressman from Maryland, now a mem- were driven back beyond the line of. prlatlon, on account of shortage of in hi. ernn. a .mu, r m.n . .." t . . . France. . , w. m enure aoumern oana or toe r.n'; !,tn. 7 ,0ra hm fr0W th' t0n' ,n!!,udln' Marne having been cleared of enemy . , prominent Indiana. iter 0ierk, ,nd professional men. are foroM( French, britiah and Italian '""wo-ltallan. Adv.nc. In Albania. A forest fire which haa been burn, working In the harve.t, field., because troop, are now harassing thoie south- Rome.-Franco-Italian troopa again Ing on the northern boundary of the 0 the .carcltv of labor. Tha waaea - dli .. .v. ...... w have taken un their advance ln Ai- VI .Ik T. Jl.. .. .1 . 11 .. : - . .. - - ""V " vu..u. auu iu. . .. ....... - '-" " paid average rrom to a day, in- been forced to fall baclt ath county, now haa entered the aouth- eluding board. era portion of the Deschutes national ' ---------- forest and threaten, great tracts of San Diego Mlaalng Reduced to Six. .tending white pine timber. A iecon4 thlpment of foxglove, 850 Washington. AU but tlx ot the 49 banla, according to the Italian war of fice. Plague Attack. Moscow. less message. i i .... i , . . For the purpose of educating the pounds enough for nearly 510,000.000 men reported missing after the alnk- '..,. . . . ou, ,n 0f justice agents. It was learned. ...VII. ... J...,- J.-.. .f ll.l Jl-,.!. . ,1.. . -. . . . , . - M-otuw, -wwiuiut .u nuEBIBU W1TW- f.u...w w m . ..... v . ii.unbi. u-.. .v. .iii.iuio v. u p.i i . o ... i.u i UK vi ui- unuurvu vruiBvr Dan liego aa a food and stimulating the almost and shipped by cltliens ot Oregon at off Fire Island, New York, have been moribund .tate of dairying In part, of, tha request ot the Untted State, gov- accounted for, eald an announcement Oregon, Governor Wlthycorab will be ernment, haa Just been lent by Dean by the navy department It la be- Major Roo.evlt Wounded In Action. asked to aet aside an entire week tn Adolph Zlefle, ot the Oregon Agrlcul- lleved the crutaer atruck a mine. Augu.t .. Dairy Product, week. . tural oollege achool ot pharmacy, to Threshing outtlta have begun work the federal In Linn county threshing fall grain, alty of Minnesota, Lamar, solicitor for the postoffice de- launched for the purpose of checking partment on matters of finance.. the progress ot the alllea between the! - Marne and the Ourcq were without, Army Contract Frauda Numeroua. tTa0 accordlng to tho war otflce an. Washington. Fraud and grosa prof- nouncement and the French and Brit lteertng has been uncovered in many isb made further advancea tn the re contracts for army shoes, shtrts, leg- gi0n of Le Croix and Grlaolles, aa well gtngs and other soldlera' supplies and as northeast ot Mont St Peter. 1 equipment as a result of Investigation The Bavarian crown prince an- by army Intelligence and department swered the German crown prince'a ap peal tor help and sent some of his Quentin Roosevelt'e Death Confirmed. Amsterdam. The death of Quentin divisions from the Picardy front An equal number of British divis ions waa detached from the northern front and moved to the battle sector southwest of Rheims. , The Britiah Ov.ter Bav. N. Y. Major Theodora Roosevelt ia confirmed by a Wolff Bu Roosevelt. Jr.. haa been allahtlv rau message, according to a Berlin . , . . laboratory at the Unlvor- An Irish Port-The giant W hite wounded and taken to a hospital In dispatch. The remalna of the brave nesota. where it will be Star liner Justlcla haa been torpedoed Paris, according to a cable messaeo yunS 'rman were buried with mili- The fall grain generally 1. yielding a made Into tincture of digitalis tor the, nd wk- No PMngera were lost, received by his father. Colonel Theo- hono, by German airmen near Petrocrad-Hundreda are dying ber ;ir prop god tn mpr. " rUn vmrii4 p!7u. . and only 10) ot tb ortw war Ullad. j dore Roosevelt Chambray at tha apot where he telj, ny 0f diokra.