NEWSPAPER MAN DESCRIBES
VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS
long ranks of tiling eases. It Is pio-
ii «« t correspondence under the new
order of things between iirltulu and
the United Htnles.
The fdlow lng afternoon brought us
by n lueky cbunce to ('unudlnn head-
qunrters, whero we had the privilege
of sp«*n<llng several hour« with other
meu who are conducting operations.
It wns more than u lucky chance that
brought us to Canadian headquarters
Function Calmly and Efficiently With almost at the same hour thut the Ger
out Turmoil or Slightest Dlaordar
man« begun un attack— It wus an act
— Young Staff Offtoara Com
of providence.
plain Oecauao They Muat
Lighted by Lamps and Candle«.
Stay Out of the Show.
It can be set down here without
further purley thut two newspaper
I«on<1nn.— During the past throe men wer«> never treat«-«! more royally
J'«*nrB o f wnrfnre th«*r« Itavu bean dully than we were by lh«*«e men who at
Communication« emanating from h the moment we enter«-«! their quarters
myatfrloUH plane called general head were directing a barruge against a
quarter«, whom* locution or surround strong German atturk.
In the mlilHt «if t«-a th«* door opened
ing« have never l»e«n uientloiiMl, In
fact are not known to the uvernge aol- and for a f«-w minute« we were under
dler lighting In France, write« llul the Impression thut every generul on
th«* western front had been di-lug«*«] In
O'Flaberty In the New York Sun.
To the citizen unu< uunlnted with the to our presence. It wus u party of
affair« of glnnt annlen the mention of officers who hud dropped In for ten
the term general headquarter« bring« and u chat with the urtny command
Up n picture of a building in the heart «•rs. Instead they had a rather amus
of the great army uetlvltleu, with rnud- ing tulk with two American corre-
aplnttcrcd courier« du«hlng up on horse «[«indents, who were found Interest
or cycle and with «entrlea pacing to ing hecuuse th*-y had been with the
and fro urmed to the teeth, while wor American army on the M«-xlcun border
ried general« alt about great table« nnd In France und had some Idea of
within tracing uihiii their map« the what the United Htutes troopa could
do. Their Intense Interest In prepara
varlnua positions In the front line.
The fact of the mutter la that Brit- tions o f the United Ht«t«*s for war was
lah general headquarter« 1« perhapa manifest«*«! In every question, and their
the moat peaceful and orderly place friendliness toward everything Ameri
thut one could Imagine. The roada ap can was more than evident
In two minutes th«* formality of In
proaching the main building« are not
lined with troop« and pnraphcrnulln of troduction was over with nnd for fully
war. nor 1« there any of the much- half an hour the Canadian general
staff dropped their heavy reuponslhlll-
talk ed o f dramatic« of fighting.
tles and enJoy«*d the unique experi-
Guard« Are Unarmed.
It 1« a bualncn« house, conducted on «-n«-i> of entertaining two Americana.
the moat advanced ayatema of efficien It was the llrst time that such a gath
cy. The traffic coming up to the heart ering had ever assembled In this par
o f the gigantic chain of lighting unit« ticular building und all made the most
1« regulated by mllltury policemen who of It.
know their buatne«« and keep motor«
The staff captain who had Intro-
and pedestrian« going In the right di duc«*d us suggest«*«! that we get a little
ex«*rcise, explaining that the staff offi
rection.
The aoldlera on duty In front of the cers usually Hjx-nt an hour In the eve
building vtalted by the correspondent ning playing badminton or some other
were unarmed und direct««! the arriv game Just to k«*ep In condition. We
ing officer« In a manner ua courteous went out to a well construct'd court
as that displayed by the comtnlralon- similar to a tennis court nnd tuped
alre at the war office In London. With off In the same manner. For an hour
in there wuh nothing to Indicate the we watch«*«! four officers bat the feath
presence o f th«! greatest army chlef- er*«! shuttlecock across the net with
talna. The furnlahlnga were roodeat, s display of skill nnd strntegy that was
id moat homely, nnd the atmosphere of worthy o f men who us«»d strategy In
the whole pluce was that of a peaceful a gr«*ater and more deudly manner. We
and well conducted buslines establish took a hand In the gurne for a time
and then watched four others play off
ment.
To accure on Interview with one of the staff championship.
Meet Famous Strategist.
the men who conduct the affair« o f the
Rrltlsh armies was simplicity Itself. A
When the game broke up und wo re
telephone call suffice«! to tell him of enter««] th«* headqunrters building we
our coming and we were ushered Into were presented to n man whose name
bis office Iniraedlatidy upon our arrival. Is famous the length and breadth of
An officer o f the United State# army, the British front. His keen stratagems
known as a “ Mul«on officer.” had qunr- j and forceful work have won for him
ters n«*arby. He has been working ns ■ the praise and admiration of every
hnrd as any man of utTalrs at home ' Canadian lighting In Frnnce nnd his
could work nnd his surroundings j record us n tighter would fill several
ahowed he wasn't In the hubtt of en books. We were fortunate In having
an opportunity of talking with him,
tertaining visitor«.
“ Take that rocking chair over In th«* for h«>, like the late G«*n«*ral Funston,
corner," he said as we entered, nnd one Is keenly interested In newspaper work
o f the party went over ns dlrert«*«l nnd nnd it gnve us a good start on the
sat on the wooden box that had held right plnne. We explained to him our
hi« typewriter. A wooden table, two reusons for coming to headquarters
chair« and u rack for liooks made up nnd how the car that was to meet us
had broken down.
the furnishings of his office.
"W ell, I ’m glad you’re here, boys,”
On his table was a stuck o f corre-
spondence a f«>ot high, which If It could he said. “ I ’ll Just arrange to have a
be r«*n«l by the German high command couple of places set for you at dinner.
would probably give them heart fa il How are things over In the U. 8. A.?"
We had b«*en talking with him only
ure. There wus something significant
In that stuck of letters. It was prob n few minutes when nn officer brought
ably the first nucleus of u oorraspond- to him word that an S. O. 8. signal had
euce between the directing officials of been received from a certnln point in
the American army and the British dicating that the Germans were pre
upou whom they ar«* d«*pendlng for ad paring to attack. There wns no blua-
vice and Information. Some day that ter. The information was given In a
little pile will have grown Into an en low, steady voice and the orders for
tire library of documents thut will All certnln counter-measures were given in
Nerve Centers of British and Ca
nadian Armies Peaceful
Even in Battle.
IS LIKE BUSINESS HOUSE
IGNORANT NATION IS AT WAR
Recruit Saya His Home Town In Art-
xona Aleo in Dark About
World Affaire.
El Pnsn, Tex.— At lenst one Ameri
can did not know there wus a war In
progress In which the United Stntes
Is participating until h«i appeared at
the local navy recruiting office to en
list. He Is from IMnedule, Arlz., nnd
gave his name ns llyrum Smith Han
cock.
Ho had been In Plnednle, a
small mountain town, for live years,
nnd said no on«* th«*re knew there wns
n war in progress when he left. Ho
was aec«*pt«*d for the navy.
TEN AORES FOR ONE FAMILY
Montana Woman Says It Is Sufficient,
and She Haa Tried
It Also.
BlINbgs, Mont.—Ten acres Is enough
to support a furnlly, according to
MI m Mattie Johnson, who has tried
It
81 m has divided her ton acre« as
follows: Tw o ncres for strawberries
and rnspberrb's; two acres for wheat
for chickens; three acres for alfalfa
for cattle, hogs and hors«*s; «ine acre
for corn for chickens and hogs; one-
half acre for vegetable gardens; one-
hnlf acre for yards for 100 or ’¿00
chickens; one-half acre for home,
barns nnd ynrds. Apple, plum and
cherry tr«*«-s are pbmt««l In the chick
en ynrds and about the held«. Iltvs
also may be kept at a profit, she says.
SURGERY CAN CURE CROOKS
Michigan Judge Declares Half
Criminals In the U. S. Might
Be Saved.
the
Chicago.— "F ifty per cent of the
criminal# In this country under thirty
years o f age can be restored to good
citizenship under proper surgical at
tention.”
Judgo George W. Brldg«*mnn of Ben
ton Harbor, Mich., made that state
ment at the dinner o f the American
Association of Orlflclnl Surgeons In
the Hotel La Salle here.
“ Seventy-five per cent o f the crloi*
an equally unruffled manner. An boar
later It was learned that the G«-rtaau#
had given up th«ir attempt after txing
unmercifully flayed by the gruelling
lire which our boat had turned looee.
Fra in time to time an «»Ulcer would
a PI «-a r at the door and report the prog
ress o f various movements under wsy,
and tlir«Mighout tbe evening there was
no letup la tbe handling of busiu«*ia.
The whole pro<s«lure o f this w«>rk of
d lr««iln g urmb-s seemed to oporute as
smoothly us tbe service at the dinner
table to which we were shown.
When the m«-nl was flrilNh««] nnd we
were comfortably se«t«-d In the main
room we beur«l from the lips <»f one of
the officers a story of tin- thoughts and
f««-llngs of u man directing an offen
sive.
For the moment we saw a s»*rl«*s of
pictures thrown on the scr««-n of our
Imagination. The officer usleep In his
room. A servant calls him In the small
hours. He dr«*sscs and walks slowly to
his office, where a number of telegraph
and telephone operators sit at keys
nnd switchboards. A cup of coffee Is
steaming at hla deak. a broad, fiat ta
ble, upon which is spr«-ad a grant de
tail map with flags marking the line
of attack. He drinks the cofTee, lights
hi« pip«« and turns to gr«-et his brother
officers.
Men Go Over the Top.
Tbe hour o f the attack 1« marked by
a general glance at watches and then
the phone rings. The men ure over the
top! Several phones ring. A number
of obJ«*ctlves have been reac-h««l. An
H. O. S. signal from “ A " Mirflmt All
reports are marked upon the big map
by tings, and us each objective Is
reached a new flag Is added. As re
ports of trouble com** from different
point« certain barrages are Instructed
to cut loose with everything they have.
A “ cut-in” shows the men lying by
their guns, which are loaded and
(ruined upon certain points. Tbe 8.
O. 8. signal comes to the gunner near
est the string, who reaches out and
gives It u yank while the other gun
ners Jump Into notion. Before the
first shell has r«ach««l Its destination
a s«*cond Is on Its way and the big
show Is on In full swing. We see the
men bombing the Germuns out o f dug-
outs; lighting hand to hand In tbe
open ground with vicious thrusting of
bayonets.
Finally the picture reverts to head
quarters, where we see the officer,
tired eyed hut smiling, raadlng the
congratulations from all along the line
and transmitting them t « the victori
ous men out In the sh«dl holes and
trenches.
" I don’t believe there's a one of us
that wouldn't have given a great deal
to be right down there with our men,"
he said. “That’s the worst of having
a staff Job. One must take a distant
view o f things nnd stay out of the
show, which Isn't a pleasant task, es
pecially for that young officer who Just
handed me this report I’ll venture to
say that he'd yell with Joy if he got
orders to go buck to his regiment to
night”
Along toward midnight our disabled
car came limping up to headquarters
for us and our farewells were said
outside the door In the Inky blackness
of a rainy nlfjht. W e shook hands
there In the darkness with these men
w ho had been our hosts. From the dis
tance came the deep-throated growl of
heavy guns.
“ W e never let up on them," said a
voice from the steps. " It has been
Just ns you hear It now for months,
and we'll keep on until we finish the
Job. We are going to win."
And that Is the spirit that pervades
not only the headquarters staff but
every camp and every dugout on the
British fron t
APPEAL TO SHIPPERS
Public Service Commission AcknowN
edges Help and Aaks Suggestion«
and More Aid From Public.
In a letter forwarded to Edward D.
Baldwin, secretary o f the republican
Shippers of the Northwest have been state central committee, United States
addressed by the Washington state Senator McNary submitted hla resig
nation as chairman of that committee.
public service commiasion, asking for
W. Z. Moas, prominent cattle owner
a further effort to facilitate the load
of Lake county, who haa been on trial
ing, movement and unloading o f all In the circuit court in Lakeview on
classes o f cars. The commission ac one of five counta charging larceny of
knowledge« the hearty response o f 70 head of cattle, waa found guilty by
a Jury.
shippers to its previous request, but
Governor Wlthycombe this week
asks both co-operation and suggestions formally appointed Judge Gantenbein
in pushing for greater shipping effi as circuit Judge for Multnomah county
to succeed Judge Littlefield, who re
ciency.
signed upon Judge Gantenbein’s re
First, load cars to full capacity, turn from army service.
even to the extent o f 10 per cent
A record price for a 23-pound turkey
above marked carrying capacity, and was obtained by tbe Red Cross ladles
disregard all published tariff mini at Beaverton. George Davis gave the
turkey to the society, August Rossi
mums.
sold it, and Antoine Ian, formerly of
Second, load and unload cars the Portland, became the owner for $33.20.
day received, i f possible, regardless o f
Sheriff Burns, of Astoria, received
a telegram Friday from Federal Dis
the 48-hour, free-tim e limit.
trict Attorney Reams saying Emil
Third, give immediate notice to rail Huhta, who has been held at the
road companies when cars are empty, county Jail for several days, Is a tech
or, telephone them in advance o f the nical deserter and should be delivered
to tne nearest military post
approximate time when the cars will
The heavy downpour of rain Thurs
be emptied.
day has been a boon to the wheat
Fourth, under no circumstances use growers of Sherman county. Practi
cally 90 per cent of the summer-fallow
cars as wayhouses.
Fifth, the practice o f consigning to ground has been seeded and the warm
any given destination without a bora rain will give wheat a good start be
fore freezing weather seta in.
fide sale, thereby affording prompt dis
Following a recent conference with
position or release o f cars, should be
Adjutant-General Williams, Governor
discontinued.
Withycombe said the three companies
Sixth, anticipate your needs as far of Spanish American war veterans or
in advance as possible.
ganized some time ago under Adju
Seventh, co-operate with customers tant-General W hite w 11 be called into
in arranging orders so that any avail service as the unorganized militia
able equipment can be used, regardess within the next few weeks.
o f carrying capacity.
Mrs. Anna Farley, of Dallas, has do
Eighth, advise
the
commission nated her farm to the general confer
promptly o f any delay on the part of ence board of the Methodist Episcopal
the carriers in setting cars for unload j church, according to a statement
ing, moving cars when unloaded, or ¡ made by Dr. R. C. Oaten, o f the con-
the prompt switching o f empties when ; ference board of Chicago, who was
in Dallas last week looking over the
released.
j property. The board estimates that
the property is worth between $20,000
and $25,000, and Mrs. Farley w ill be
paid an annuity during the remainder
of her life in appreciation of the gift.
Four German fire insurance com
panies and one German life insurance
Wheat— Bulk basis for No. 1 grade: company are authorized to transact
Hard white — Bluestem, Early Bart, business In this state, according to
Allen, Galgalu«, Martin Amber, $2.05. information elicited from Insurance
Soft white — Palouse bluestem, forty Commissioner Harvey W ells Thurs
fold, White valley. Gold Coin, White day. These companies have approxi
Russian, $2.03.
White club— L ittle mately $7,500,000 worth o f insurance
club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, So in force in the state on which they
nora, $2.01. Red Walla W alla— Red collected last year about $94,000 worth
of premiums.
Mr. W ells expressed
Russian, red hybrids, Jones F ife, cop- the opinion that if the government
pei, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less. No. takes steps to revoke the licenses of
3 grade, 6c less. Other grades handled these companies they w ill immediately
by sample.
reinsure, and after the war w ill re
Flour— Patents, $10.
sume business.
M illfeed — Spot prices: Bran, $32
Hood R iver fru it sales agency offi
per ton; shorts, $35; middlings, $43; cials declare that the Eastern apple
rolled barley, $56(358; rolled oats, $56. market is at an extremely low ebb.
Corn— Whole, $83 ton; cracked, $84. | Many Northwestern sales concerns are
Hay — Buying prices, f. o. b. Port receiving cancellations o f orders placed
land: Eastern Oregon timothy, $27 earlier in the season.
per ton; valley timothy, $23(3,25; al
One o f the heaviest rain storms o f
falfa, $22.50©24; valley grain hay,
years deluged Coos county Monday.
$20; clover, $20; straw, $8.
The storm set in in the morning and
Butter — Cubes, extras, 43@43Jc
was accompanied by strong winds,
per pound; prime firsts, 42Jc. Job
which uprooted many trees. Through
bing prices: Prints, extras, 45@48c:
out the day telephone and telegraph
cartons, lc extra; butterfat. No. 1,
lines were down and the lighting serv
51c shipping point; 52c delivered.
ice was frequently interrupted.
Eggs — Oregon ranch, current re
A chance pressure on the trigger of
ceipts, 51©52c per dozen; candled, 53
a
22-caliber rifle which he was clean
(a 55c; selects, 57(3 58c.
Poultry— Hens, large, 20c per pound; ing caused 15-yead-old Robert Inge-
small, 17J @ 18Jc; springs, 19 @ 20c; mann o f Bend, to fire a bullet point
ducks. 17@20c; geese, 14c; turkeys, blank at his ll-> ear-old brother,
George, Tuesday afternoon while the
live, 23@24c; dressed, 30c.
two were shooting rabbits a short dis
Veal— Fancy, 14J(315c per pound.
tance from Bend. The leaden pellet
Pork— Fancy, 20@20Jc per pound.
Vegetables— Tomatoes, $1.I0@2 per lodged in the boy’s spine, completely
Boy, Playing "M ovie«," Hanged 8elf. crate; cabbage, l { © 2 i c per pound; paralyzing both legs.
Entertaining the driver o f the Cres
While Imitating an act that he had lettuce, $2©2.25 per crate; cucum
Just «»«in in a moving picture show, bers, $1.25©1.65 per dozen; peppers, cent City stage with the strongest
ten-year-old Albert l’opl«*sky of Pott»- 10c per pound; cauliflower, $1@1.35; kind o f condemnation o f the govern
vllle, I’«., pretended that he was be sprouts, 10c per pound; artichokes, $1 ment proved the undoing o f Archie
ing lynch*«l for horse stealing. He per dozen; horseradish, 9i©12&c per Gerrells, who is in the Josephine
stuck his head through a noose tied pound; garlic, 6j|©8c; squash, l|c. county ja il on a charge o f treasonable
He promptly destroyed
Potatoes— $1.50 per hundred; sweet utterances.
to a tree, then accidently slipped,
his I. W. W. membership card. Ger
wj^lj* frightened companions tied, the potatoes, 3J@3Jc.
Onions— Buying prices, $2.65 coun rells w ill be held pending receipt of
boy strangled.
advices from United States Attorney
try points.
Green Fruits— Apples, $1@2.25 per Reames.
Inals brought into the courts of this box; pears, $1.75@2.25; grapes, 6@7c
John Shinanek, member of the State
country are between the ages of fif per pound; casabas, 2J@2Jc; cran
Lime board, and also a member o f the
teen nnd twenty-four years nnd 80 per berries, $14.50(3)16.50 per barrel.
Farmers’ Union at Scio, reported to
c«*nt o f them suffer front physical dis
Hops— 1917 crop, 20©23c per pound; State Labor Commissioner Hoff Wed
ability,” said Judge Brtdgernnn. "In 1916 crop, 16c.
nesday a plan for cheap flour and high-
most o f these cases this disability la
Wool— Extra fine, 60©60c pound; priced wheat for farmers, which farm
resi«mslble for mental disability, manl-' coarse, 55©60c; valley, 55(360c; mo
ers in the section o f Scio plan to se
fested in crime, und It is capable of hair, long staple, 55c.
cure. The scheme w ill be placed by
correction.”
December 3, 1917.
Mr. Shimanek before the state meet
Cattle—
ing o f the Farmers’ Unior, to be held
34, SHE IS MOTHER OF 20 Med. to choice steers... .$ 9.50(310.00 at Pendleton next month. Mr. Shim
Good to med. steers.......
8.75(3 9.50 anek states that farmers are arranging
Mrs. Costanzo’s Latest a Boy— New Com. to good steers........ 7.25(3 8.25 with a miller at Scio to grind their
Choice cows and heifers.
7.00© 7.75 wheat for 20 cents a bushel fla t
By
Jersey Woman Had Three Sets
Com. to good cows and hf 5.50© 7.25 this means the farmers get the flour,
of Twins.
Canners..........................
3.00© 5.25 bran and shorts and they estimate they
Trenton, N. J.—Twenty children at Bulls................................ 4.60© 6.75 w ill get $2.13 for their flour, 17 cents
7.00(3 9.50 for the bran and 18 cents for the
thirty-four years of age Is the re**ord C a lY es............................
of Mrs. Martette t’ostanzo o f 36 Bin- Stockers and fe e d e r s .... 4.00© 7.50 shorts, or a total o f $2.28, after the
Hogs—
20 cents for the miller is deducted.
gold str«*et, who gave birth to the
twentieth child. Thomas Anthony Co»- Prime light h o g s ............ $16.00©16.25 On this basis they w ill sell the flour at
tnneo. Mother and Infant “ are doing Prime heavy h o g s ......... 16.20(316.35 cost, or at $2.13 for a $2.65 sack and
P i g s ................................ 13.75(316.25 still receive $2.28 for their wheat, as
nicely.”
compared to $1.90, the base price. A t
Nine o f the 20 children are living. Bulk .............................. 16.00
Sheep—
the same time the consumer w ill re
The dead children Include three set»
of twins.
The oldest living child 1» Western lambs................$13.50©14.00 ceive a $2.65 sack of flour for $2.13.
sixteen. Mrs. Costanzo wns married Valley lambs................... 13.00(313.50 The miller at Scio is satisfied with this
in Italy, when seventeen years of ng«\ Yearlings........................ 12.00©12.50 profit and efforts w ill be mada to make
to Thomas Costnnz«», now thirty-eight, Wethers.......................... 11.75© 12.25 similar arrangements throughout the
E w e a .............................. 8.00© 10.00 state.
• Laborer at Camp Dlx.