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About Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1918)
Tuesday Evening, August 13, EUGENE DAILY GUARD OTHER CITIES ENID BENNETT in "A Desert Wooing" Packers' Costs Profits How much doVSii think JtH-v . t . i Swift & Company did all this for you in 1917 at an expense of less than 2 cents per pound of beef sold, including an average profit of of a cent a pound. Kit ri-too Figure for yourself how this cost and profit had on paid for beef steak. Swift & OTJOTTEE VMSTOPSMES tiajaSliamSaaaBtajaB t Amendment to Privent Indus- duttrtal Tli'Upt and Loaf ing Under ConsioVttion. Waakiaftaa. is. A wark ar figkt aaaaaaaut, aigad to prtr.nl war ttaa atrike 4 to araeb loafing tb Job, waa eooetdered ky th aetata- Military easaasire today wtea work oa. tf aaw aea-pwr Mil m munl. jn eaautltt bpmm4 to caatpltt (ft Valuables Such as liberty Bonds . W. S, Stamps , 'Deeds 1 ' Insurance policies . ! Jewak, etc placed in om of our modern Safe Depoait Boxes are safe from lots by theft or fire and will 'not become misplaced. Let our Mr. Bristow show; yoB ", through our vaults. -Tb Eofeae, Ore. JsaVrd JCeseFPs 1. ' To dress beef, cure hides, and prepare all the numerous by products? 2. " To cool the meat for two or three days before shipment? 3. To freight it to all parts of the country in special refrigerator cars, iced daily? 4. To carry it in hundreds of branch houses, each with its refrigerating plant? 5. And to deliver it to the retailer sweet and fresh in less than two weeks after dressing? Company, U. S. A. IU laaara today. Ia aay aveat Ik kill will be ready for preseatstloa wka tke itult meets Thursday. - At that tlat la attempt wiO ba aade to rail .Ba ton bee for a regular aeaaloa Monday for consideration Qf th bill. T draft age of IS to 4S U1 ataad aa tar aa tka aoauaittea (a coaetraed. A figkt aay develop an tka floor. Eves Ultra it it believed tka frank statement of antral Crawdtr aad General Vitrei kav dost muck to ally object loa to 4rajlDC aaa aader Zl. Uora aajaetiea to lowartat tka at ia expected to develop la tb hoot thin a tka aaaata- But tk bill ia aa adatla tttrttio ataturt and tkua far aoat f tka itlea to aurk Mil kaa ranltd la Taat talk kat comparatively ftw voteo. "Bl trar" aa oa tk Republican aM kav favored lowering tk tftt from tk tttrt tad aay k depended to aupport tkla aaaaura to tb limit. ESCAPED CONVICT IS . CEHLWOOD Bennett Thompson Recaptured At Rainier; Says He Would Have Joined Army. Saltaa, Or, Aag. IS. Beaaatt Ttaap. aoa, aaa af Orafoa'a pat deeper doe, wa back at tk aid ataad today. But tka lturIy Ufa ka formerly caadweted aa aa laaata of tka atata priaon ia ekaaged. Ba ia aawtag wood, aparrad aa ay tk tight at aa aratd guard. Tka aaw la ntttng ia tkla eaaa for Tkoapaoa waa tk aaa wka awd kit war tkroutk oka priaoa kar aad eaptd. leaving a kola tkronck wkkk v rl atber prlaoaer crawlad lattc. Tkoapaoa waa capturtd lata yeitor dty Kir Kaialtr by a deputy wardaa. Tstapoa'a clothing waa tattered. Ilia fae wort keavy beard, . Ba waa drioklat froa a tirtaa wkaa ka board a foattalL Olaariaf up, ka looked iala tka aaaaiee of two guas. Tbia waa tk flrat tiaa Tkoaptoa bad appear k dayltgkt ataea kn toetp Jaty SO. "If I kid kept to tka dark I would aava aacapod lata Caaadt aad Jolaod tka arar." ko aatd. Tktaptaa biOad twa aaraeoa aad iu ttrrtat Ufa atattac. and it costs- little effect prices you GASSING OF LIGHT HOUSE I SURPRISE OFFICIIIWIISSEBT Aot Confirms Expectations of Nava) Officers That Ger mans Would Attempt Some Spectacular Display. WtihiBfton, An 13.Giaint af aa Amtricta lifbtkoua bj a Utrnaa tub aurla (oaflraod aaptctatiooa o( naval ofllc.rt bra today that tb Gwaaa ooar or later would nab aom iptr ttcultr diaplap aa tb coatL No ailitarr (lirautaa can mult froa tivk h.-l. a tb aaa aiaiaat tb 8mith Itlaad light oil taa nortk vartuaa eoatt Saturday, but tb Guaaaa aridtatlw knnait A . rorlM by aurk attkodt. Siakiuf of fiih- laa aaipa on ia A.w uiUad cottt it part of tbia caapaiia of fricbtfulartt. In mtkinc tb.ir ... atuifb ... k. Smith Itlaad Uibtboutt, wbirb injurxl til ata, aoat fatally, tb Gtraani art btUtvtd to ban uttd a a.w fora uf auatard gaa. Official rprta to tbt a try ofpariaeiit tuit mat um largt oil ipota, tab or aa acr Id tittnt. wrrt obttrrtd aad It U UUnl k ... (tarrattd froa tbia ell. Tb attack uiaira nnnj aa pour. Italian Successes Continue on Entire Albanian Front Mob. Alia. 13. Artill.r. artivltw In antral aactort at tb Italiaa front wa nponoa ay ia. war otnc loaay. "Ia tbt Toaa ragioa, tb Lasitist l.y, aad ia tb Mat art art of la Atitgo dittrtct. our batttric (ftrtily bai rtaacd tba .tfiny," tb cuooinuiqu aaid. ' "North of Col Dfl Ro o ir tulrola foread tk aa.aiy It rttirt frva au ad faacod poattloa. "Ftva mtmf alrplaa.t wr Sroathy dowa duruif coabata. "Ia Alkaata taa aaatvy waa eblitd to atacaata taa Jaoobiaa bridcba aa tb paa to tb ripbt of tb rircr,' Mr. aad Mr, t. C Kraai of Sattl. bar UN tor boat aftr a viait htr. wttk Mr. rraai' tartata, Mr. aad Mr. Ckarlta Fraa. Letter "C" Is Placed on Door Sills in Portland, Albany, Springfield and Towns of Valley Generally. Tb preaence of myit.rioui mark oa door ca tiara at hornet is varloua porta of Laaa county la y.t untx plain d, but tk thrary la adVaacad that th.y wart autda by caaraattra aad may bava beta oa tba fcouaa for amral watka. Tb diacor.ry that mora than on koutt in a community wit marked lrd to inTwtlgatloo, which gradually r.Tai. ad that tb marking wa general, sot only in Eugwe, but la otber part of tb eouaty. Springfiald bouaea generally bar bean narked. Mark! at tba bomca of Darid Link in Eugene tupport tbe theory that they were mad by can'aaaera. Tb mytttr. ion letter "C" faintly printed witk a lead pencil and about aa big aa a half dol. lar, appear on tb till of both tb front aad back door at tb link bom. I'ndtrntath tb letter at the back door la written "A- C. C. Company, Kauaa City, Miaaouri." Two different markinge are uaually made In connection with the "C." It cither baa a until croaa intid tb euro at tb bottom, er a atralghtJ una upaernoaia ta inter. Mr. B. S. Bryaon, tecretary ot tb Lane County chapter of tb Bed Croat, aad Mr. .W. P. Fall, chairman of the committee wbicb hat been engaged in a boutt-toouie can van in connection with the work of weighing and meaaur. log Lane county babiet, taM Monday sight tbey were aatiaftad tke markt were aot made by member of any war work organisation. Portland Aha Find feral. Tb OregonUn tbia morning telle of finding almilar markt in varioua tectum of tb dty of Portland. Tb paper ata tea: "Report from Eugene, telling of tbe appearance of a myeterioua letter 'C at front door of suaerou bouaea ia Eu gene and Marahfield, canted hundred of bouaeboMera to look for narUnga at their own front doora, and reporta made to the police atatioa and other placet indicated that bundrtdi were re warded by the finding of marking. "On woman called up tk police de partment to report tkat there were three of fie reiidencee in a block near Eatt Tbirty-tecoad and Market ttreeta that bore tbe initial 'Cr near the door Jamb at a height of about fir aad a half foot. No markt whtterer were found on tb otber two koueee." Tbeee mark are apparently eery aitn- llar to tboao which bare been found on hundred of tn county borne. Syrian Ua Naaa Mark. Aa txplanatlon wa yoachaafed for tb appearance of tbe markisga by a rep reientativt of a Chicago company Hut tell a variety of mercbandia to con aumera through the medium of agents, that tbe myeterioot lettert art probably the work of aom eolidtor, who a4opta tbt method of checking tbe localitiei he rtnvataei, according to the Oregonian. "LeaviDg a aymbollc mark oa h-ui't eanvataed ia a commoa practic of Syr ian rug peddlera," aaid t'oia man, who i Informed upon the wtyt of the tolh'iting tiletman, "and it hat been quite gener ally adopted by othere. By mctnt of ra rloue methoda the mark ia made to terre a pnrpot where It ia tb deeir to can tata a locality thoroughly, for iaatanco, a line under tbe letter aeana there wa ao answer to the bell, though it waa ap parent tb people were at bom. A plain initial letter ututUy aeana that tb peo ple were not at borne, and ia used aa a meana ot recognition that no mistake bat been mad when another call ia made to try to fipd tbe resident. When tbe people bar been area no mark is made." One. Portland woman states that the mark were mide on ker borne more than three week ago and leversl Eugene women bar reported that tbey maue aimilar diacovriet lata ia July. About oae-half af tba homes in Al bany baea been marked. OLD'ftOMME BATTLE IS ON AGAIN (Continued froa page oaef aut to crack. Priaonere Juat taken de jectedly admit tke Otrmant will b un bit to retiit further in their present position. Tbey declare tb battle of tb Marne bad a demoralising effect oa the whole army, while the entrance of tb Americana "i regaled with die may." Haig'a new blow ate grttlly ddtd ta tbia. Tbt feeling it gradually apreadiag that Germany baa finiabed her course. But Germany ia aot finished and un doubtedly will put up a stubborn Tight for aom time to com. Nobody here rea intimates tb war ia orer. Von Hiadenburg, la dearly facing tbe prob ability of purely defensive warftr. aany la Hard Patitlaa. Tb filth month of tka preeent fight, lag aeaaoa waa near It aad whea Haig truck Thursday. Oermaa division in reserve on tb whol west front were very low. I should calculate tber were aot over 40 divisiona (480,000 men). 8inca Thursday tome 10 ot tbett have been identified. Yet, aa a result at von niadenbarg' balt-iaeceaaful Maw, tww Itrt salients reaaia to be bold. Tb coat of holding thea la hog, as tk allied guna pound eeelely dty ad aigkt, Juat a tbey pounded tba old Soam Uoea, wbwk became aatoaaMa. Owing ta heavy lo.se. wbicb ara dwin dliag their army, tb. German aay fled It aacaaaary not only to reaaia oa tb detonate, but to abort their H la ardor ta aaiataia a aufftcieat (urn af reoorve to bold voa tbia. Ia tb aeaa time, a comparative lull continue. Britiib poeitiona bav bee a improved along tka Semae. EJatwaar tbtra ig oalr local tigkUaa AT THC PLAYHOUSES TODAY BEX Enid Bennett .in "A rrt Wooing" and "Tka Woman and tk Web OBEGON Fraiicia X. Buabmaa with Beverly Bayn Jn "Neataee and Dlspatcb" and Allied War Review and O Mutt and Jeff Cartoon . EUGEN3 Dark. Plays whether mad on tbe screen or on the roulett wheel are ail the earn to Norm Talmadge. The Select tear spent a few weeka at Palm Beacb recent ly and tried her luck at the Casino; wkere, with the good fortune which in variably follow her lead, ah almost broke tb bank. Her amazing winnings attracted a throng of curious rpectatort wko witched her playa with fuacinated interest. Miat Talmadge'a second aticcest cam ia tb Bed Cross lawn feto and auction, wbicb wa beld at tbe rcsorl while this popular (tar wa vacationing there. She took ber turn on the auctioneer' chair (long with otber celebritet oi the stuge and (creen, end her scttion Kith tbe gavel brought $15,000 for tile Ied Crust fund. On returning to New York, 5l'i Tal madge aet about filming "Do ',uk An nie," ber latett Select Pic an which will be howa here on Wedmnny ted Thursday at tbe Oregon thenrre, and went ahead on full apeed, peruiittii.g oniy on interruption. This occurred during tb recent Third Liberty Loan cam paign, when Norma Talmudgc sig.Kd her name to a aubscription for S.'OO.OOO worth of tb bond another typical il lustration of the large b'arteclneoa die played by tbe petit star la every good cause. Retarni frm Mill City. Vtra Vaughn returned from Mill City, where he baa been employed for the past two weeks. He expect to leuve for Medford toon. Rattrni tram Montana. Mr. and Mr. William Knott and fam ily returned from Boieman, Montaiu, where they went several months ago. Tbey have returned to make this their bom. 6ees t Oregon Cily. Ben Conley and brother Oscar Lee, left Sunday for Oregon City to visit an other brother, Bert Lee, where tbe boya ar employed. Ben Conley la here from Denver, Colorado. Her from Cottage 6 rove. Mr. and Mra. George lion! of Cottage Orov. pent bunday in town. They mo tored np. Mr. Hohl formerly owned a blacksmith shop in Springfield. Dawa from Lebanon. Mra. Barbara Darling and daughtera, Mrt. Jest Hansard and Florence Dar ling, of Lebanon, tpent Sunday at tbe bom of Mr. Darling' con, William Darling and family. fioea to Astoria. Mill Avia Thompaon left here Satur day night for a few day' visit with friend at Attorit. SPRINGFIELD PERSONALS Mr. tod Mrt. C. F Mead tnd son Boy ind diughter Vina of Walterville, apent over Sunday in town. Ray Vincent of Elmirt tpent over bunday in town visiting friends. Mr. and Mr. John Jlc Kay and fam ily bav returned from Portland for tke winter. Calvin Burnt tnd mother, Mr. J. C. Burn, apent Sunday at Roaeburg. They motored down. Mra. Cy Burton and family are (pend ing a few daya at Cottage Grove with friendt. Mrt. Lulu Baker of Ltuna (pent tbe week-end in town, viaiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brumette and daughter Mrt. Charlea Huck and fiaiiy, tpent ever Sunday at Jatpet. Jokn tools of Leona apent Sunday in town viaiting friends. Mitt Itie McDowell returned Mon day morning froa Ntwport, wkere k peat a week' vacation. Ckarley Doriry is reported as being en tbe aick list All Uruguay Business Paralyzed by Strikes Moativiedo, Vruguay, Aug. 1.1. AU bnaineM it completely paralysed at the retttlt of a general strike. Several per sons ktva been killed in claihes between strikers and th police- Tbe government appear helpless, while tb public i stupefied by the ex teat of th strikers' power. Window r shuttered. Raj,,,,, anj H(-tt com paaiee are idle and aewspaper a re not appearing. Troopa and policemen are bivouacked la th streets. PEST ROT ER 13 SUNK London, Aug- 13. A British deetroy tr, damaged ia a cojlulon. wa aunk by a aubmarin in the Mediterranean en Aagajat Stfc, tka British admiralty aa aonaced today. Sevea Ut wr loit She thought he was a Beau Brummel, and he imagined her a good cook. Phew I "Woman and the Web" Full. Speed Ahead. Last Time Today e R Revolution in Germany lm-, probable, Says Miss McAvoy Montdtir, N. J., Aug. 13. A revolu tion in Germany is hardly probable, in the ouiaion today ot Mils Florence Mc Avoy, who hat jutt returned to America after tcvernl yeart in Germany. Mi. Mt-Avnv left Drcadec March S3, when the first Hindenburg drive was at itt height. Tbe people were jubilant, ah said. Although they got scant food tnd wetr paper clothing, tbe Germane ttill think they are fighting a war of defense, Mist McAvoy declared. Ttr. working men who nad to bo noor now draw big pay in munition work and purrhaa drljcaciea the aristocracy cannot auoru to touch. PRISONERS IN EXCESS OF 37,000 (Continued from page one) Ing from tb Oit at a point about a milt touthwett of Ribecourt to a point west of Bailly (two mile southeast of Ribecourt). The French occupied the deerted po sitions. Paris, Aug. 1.1. (10:18 p. m.) Ger man prisoners taken from Thursday to Sundty exceed 37,000, M wbicb if ,300 are officers. Marcel Huton", military writer of the Echo de Ptria, declared today. , Huton said more than 1,000 cannon and over 10,000 machine gun bav been captured. The total of enemy pritonsrt taken since July IS is more than 70,000, Huton (ays. . . French Flanking Roy a. London, Aug. 13 (1:26 p. m.) The French are driving forward in an ef fort to flank Roye. Laaaigny and Ribe court, it was learned thia afternoon. Roye it being preaaed cloaely from the west and touth and the French appear already to be commanding it. The com munication! eattward from tbe town ar under artillery fire. After capturing Let Loges wood, tbe tmporttnt defen sive point between Roy and Latsigny, tht French progretted and took the wood to the caatward. French troops have captured L'Ecou villon (midway between Laeaigny and Ribecourt), and bav gained ground north of St. Claude farm. The German ara withdrawing addi-, tional troopa from th battle line. Ex tenaion of tb flank ia known to have greatly aided ia exhausting their re-, (erve. There ar now 33 enemy divi : aion (probably 306.000 men) on tb '. battle front. i On the Aisne-Veilo front, French tnd ' American troop by atrong counter-attack regained positions they had loot temporarily near Fiamette. Tbe French havt now almott rtacbed tbt crett of the Latsigny heights. A Francis K. Bushman With Beverly Bayne in "IrVffi Neatness andDispakh" A novel comedy of ex citing situations which form a basis of a delight ful romance. Allied War Review Mutt and Jeff LAST TIME TODAY.' Ijfie 0.r.e.g.o.h U 1 KSawaanVtg&JS.aiii.. itJk. aa(aTM7T;r-.;jaVik - E - X j few Germans remained on the hirknt point. British Caatlaaa Advaaoa, London, Aug. 13. British troop, ad vanced laat night north of Roie izi along the north bank of tbe Soma,, taking additional prisoners, Field Msr sbsi Haig reported today. (Amiricu troop ar fighting north ot the Sonm German counter-attacks were repuliei near Fauquescourt (between Chaulm and Roye). A hostile attack in tba Merria aector of the Flandere from failed. "On the battle front we effected fur ther improvement in our position! nortk ot tb Roy road and on th north buk of the Somme," tbe ttatement laid. MAdditiontl prlsonera were taken. A local enemy attack In tbe neighborhMi of Fauqueecourt wat repulted. "A few priaonera were taken in pa trol encounter touth of tbe Scarpe lid in the neighborhood of Viux-Bereult, A hoatile attack in the Merria (eeter waa repulaed in aharp fighting." Parle, Aug. 13. There was no la portant development during the night," tba French war office announced todir "In the Voagea and upper Aluce, enemy raids were unsuccessful." Norma Talmadge in "De Luxe Annie" "As Good As Gold," "A White As Snow,"- "As Pure As Silk," why are other f ilmi invariably compared with ."DELUXE ANNIE?" There's a Reason. Learn thia Reason at the Oregon Theatre WEDNESDAY and THURS. fEANQS X. BUSHrWIats) KVEK.Y 5AYJC V"WlTHNEATr,eSJND. WPATCH" I! i f 7
