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 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 prork 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.