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O RANTS PAM, JOSEPHINE OOVITT, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1917.
WHOLE jrCMBXR tlM.
i
SAMMIES ARE
STATIONED IN
BAM ZONES
A M I KM A N hiui:m auk MOVED
ii behind imrriNii wont
M N K THENUIEH
TWO RECEiVElSHELL WOUNDS
H4n of IuK'HkIvp Trnliilnii I
Within llisvh of IJrriniin NIikIU,
Trrni'lim Np Hlrp
Somewhere Along Jlrltlnli Front In
France, Sunday. Kept. 23 On one of
till war' hlntorlr battle fields bor
dm lux front lino trenches now
Manned by allied troow, many Am
erlcan (rn(iii urn encamped.
For military reasons It Ii Impossl
ble lo tell the runt of the world Just
where these nin urn, but Americans
may rest aured that limy are
credit to the Slur mid Stripes
which fur the Urn I time are now
floating along the battle frout of title
part of the war-wrecked world.
Home have been working contin
ually In the lone covered by German
guns. Already two have been wound
d and are exceedingly proud of the
fact.
A representative of the Associated
Itena heard that these men were
hare and sought them out. They
re ready for anything and are anxl
ou to try conclusions with the tier
mana. The men want to feel the
thrill one experience " when (he
nhella whine across No-Man's Lund,
and ragged atoel files In all dlree
tlona.
I'ntll an order waa leaned barring
the men from front line trenches for
the present. It wai hard for the offi
cer to keep them out of the British
advance trenches.
germanIeavTguns
Uindon, Sept. 24. German heavy
guns were active early tbla morning
on both banks of the Bcarpe river
and the Arras front, according to
General. Ilalg's report today. Ger
man raiding partle near lAllaaae
vltle were driven back after a sharp
fight with the British.
Sunday afternoon the Germane
counter-attacked nine times. The
only Important point their picked
storming troops re-took was Tow
er hamlets.
Tho bodies of Prussian guards and
riavsrlnns the choicest troops In
the whole Gorman army littered
the field when the waves siiIihIiIci).
Entire German divisions were
hurled forward,' shattered in th
tremendous British defensive lire,
withdrawn and new picked divisions
flung forward. Virnt formations of
the gray-coated attacking troops
wore broken down in tho ghastly
burniKn fire 'before they reached
their poult Inns.
E
BRINGS DOWN TEUTON
. Somewhere : Along tho French
Front, Sept. 24. lieutenant Kuoul
Lufborry of Walllngford,- Conn., a
promlnont member of tho Lafuyotte
flying corps, destroyed one German
machine and forced another to land
near tho front line trenches ns the
result of a spirited air bsttlo thin
afternoon.
Cergonnt Kennel Marr of S.m
Francisco, attacked by four Gertuai:
machines, was forced to land when
bullets from his opponents cut the
wires controlling tha planes of hli
Tnachlne.
COUNTER
S
AFTER RETIRING
Kims Take Offciwlte and lteiU
Teutons after Falling Itnrk Along
Wlile Front
. rlrogrd, Kept. 24. Russian
forces on Hie Itlga fiont yesterday
took the offensive mid after a fierce
struggle occupied German positions
In the Bllzena sector, according to an
official announcement made today.
( Russian troops on the Riga front
have retired to the right bank of the
Dvlna river, In the region of Jacob-
sctadt, It was officially announced to
day by the Kusslan war cilice.
Ily a decree of the provisional
government, M. Mkltlne, minister of
tosta and telegraphs In the Kereu-
sky cabinet, has been appointed min
ister of the Interior. He will also
retain his preneut portfolio.
All the universities here except
the medical schools have been clos
ed for a )ear, common lug today, In
pi:r:uico of a plan to evacuate the
unnerenniiry proportion of the popu
Istlun In retrngrad.
Plans sro being perfected for the
removal of some government de
partments lo other points, but this
entirely precautionary measure does
not necessarily mean an Immediate
removal.
REVIEW STATE TROOPS
Salem, Sept. 24 Governor Withy
combe will welcome the Third Ore
gon boys who will atop here a half
hour this afternoon while en route
from Clarkamna south. The troops
will probably drill at the falf
grounds before resuming their jour
ney.
Mayor. Baker of Portland visited
Clackamas this morning to bid the
troop good-bye.
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS
Atlantic City, N. J.. Sept. 24 DIs
cusslon of war conditions and meth
ods of war financing take a loading
place on the program of the Amerl
can Bankers Association, which
oimned for a week' session here to
day. .
Lord Northcllffe Is to tell the con
vent Ion about Oreat Britain' meth
od of handling her share of the ex
penses of war.-
Hurton Hepburn will present
the report of the currency conunlB
sion, nr. Mctiolns Murray Butlor
will discuss patriotism and universal
peace after the war and George M.
Hoynoids, of Chicago, will present
the attitude of middle western bank
ers toward tho war.
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The flrHt squadron of Oregon cav
lry hns reached Camp Green, near
Charlotte, N. C. The detachment
reached tho camp September 14. af
tor an . olght-diiy transcontinnniiii
rip by way of 8an Francisco, Now
Orleans and Atlanta. Most of the
men are from Pendleton and eastern
Oregon and fresh from riding the
cattle ranges. ; ,
TKIHY WILL 8PKA K TO
new' SOLDIERS wkdxehhu
Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., Sept
23. Theodore Roosovelt will nd.
resn the national army men hon
Wednesday noon, it was announcer
tonight. They are planning a bis
reception for him.
RUSSIAN
ID
ALL SHIPBUILDING AT
PORTLAND IS STOPPED
Forty-Five Hundred Unionists
Demands of Carpenters for
'Hour Day, Frisco
Portland. Sept. 24. Approxi
mately 4.600 workmen la three of
Portland's shipyard laid down their
tool at 10 o'clock thl morning and
Joined 3,000 other men who bad
previously gone on atrike to enforce
thulr demands for closed shop and
higher wage In spite of the personal
appeal of President Wilson wired
yesterday to all coast metal working
unions urging the men to remain at
work and promising them fair treat
ment. Work on approximately 20 ships,
valued at about $1,000,000, being
constructed for the government, lias
been halted by the strike. All ship
building here has been parallr.td.
Seultle. dept. 24. Iteprescnla
tlves of all unions connected with
shipbuilding here are holding a con
ference. It Is expected that they will
send a personal appeal to President
Wilson asking him to endeavor to
end the atrike In Washington on the
basis of the eight-hour day and at
the same scale as the metal workers
are now getting.
NEW CWIONFOR
Pendleton, Ore., Sept. 24. Ya
kima Cannutts, of Penawawa. Wash.,
la the new champion broncho-buster
of the world.
Cannutt furnished abundant proof
of hla fitness to be called champion
when lo the" final ride of the eighth
annual show he aat up on the back
of Culdesac and with a reckless dis
regard for all the plunging and
twisting of that volcanic piece of
horseflesh, raked the sides of his
mount from shoulder to rump with
hla stinging heel. With all proper
regard for all champion ride that
have been made at past round-ups,
that final master ride of the new
champion must now stand as the
most sensational that has ever won
a title.
PLENTY OF GOOD. WHOLESOME FOOD FOR 1
Cump t.ewlH, American Lake,
Sept. 24. Eat.
That's the best thing the soldiers-
to-be In training here do. They es
timate the time of day by meal
times. Breakfast, dinner and sup
por are the three big events about
which center such little things as
drills, work and study.
After a few hours vigorous drill
ing In the crisp air of Pugct Sound
the men 'nic willing to ent anything.
The dinner call creates a near panic,
and the tables are soon cleaned.
Sullying this groat, continuous
hunger Is one of the principal prob
lems of the camp. One company does
nothing but bike bread thousands
of loaves a day. Bach company of
nppioxlmntely 250 men has Its own
cook, assistant cook and group of
privates who are detailed to kitchen
police -And, these men work. It's
Uncle Sam's policy to foed his loyal
nophewa with plenty of good, whole
some food. -
The men got cake and pies on
Sunday, but the rest of the week the
menu consists of bread, potatoes,
meat, fish, mush and other plain,
but wholesome foods. A typical
breakfast, for Instance, consists of
bread, coffee, mush and hash with
Strike This Morning to Help
Wage Increase and Eight
Situation Better
' Washington, Sept. 24. Senator
Jones of Washington today Intro
duced In the senate a bill to put the
In Hi Iter Industry on an eight hour
basis. It was referred to the com
mittee on commerce.
According to the Jones bill, all in
terstate commerce In lumber pro
duct on which any work of more
than eight hours per day (or each
workman, had been preformed,
would be prohibited.
San Francisco, Sept. 24. Prosi
pects of a resumption Monday of
operations In 8an Francisco bay
shipyards, which have been tied up
for a week as a result of the strike
of 25,000 metal trade workers, were
bright tonight.
lAte today the reorganized body
of eight conferees met In an at
tempt to reach an agreement under
which the strikers would return to
work pending arbitration. Federal
Mediator Gavin McNab and Morti
mer Fleichacker represented the
government and tha employe had
three representatives each at .the
conference.
-UNPAID El POMJD
Portland. Sept. 24. Robert ' H
Strong, campaign manager of the
recent Red Cross drive, reports a
very unna:.s:.utory showing in re-
spect to the payments of Red Cross
pledges made at that time.
"There were 5,154 contributors
who aigned for from 25 centa . to
$10," said Mr. Strong. ."Of these
1.957 have paid In full, contributing
a total of $53,536.54. Those who
have paid their pledges to date ac
cording to tha terms agreed, total
1,124, contributing $103,649.50.
There are. 41 contributors who
agreed to pay their pledge at some
time later than October 1. The re
maining 2,022 pledge contributors,
or a little mora than 39 per cent, are
delinquent, and 1.092 have paid
nothing.
brown gravy. The men also have
an -allowance of butter and cream.
The baking of one cake at Camp
Lewis Is a man-sized Job. Six dozen
eggs, 1 0 pounds of sugar, three cans
of baking powder, 30 pounds of flour
and the proper seasoning are mixed
up and baked in a pan which is sev
eral feet long and one foot deep.
Although the soldiers rind amiy
diet healthy and satisfying, they al
ways appreciate enke, fruit . and
chicken from home.
Men In training here, gathered un
der the selective Bervice act, are .a
hotter class of men thaq ordinarily
secured by the volunteer system.
Their spirit la excellent. They aie
eager to learn, and there la an un
usually strong demand for manucls
of arms. This is the summarized
opinion of practically every exper
ienced army man In the camp.
Eugene E. Malfalt, an American
by residence, a Belgian at heart. Is
anxiously awaiting the day when he
will ibe started on to France. Hf
wants to avenge the murder of his
klnfolk by Germans. He had 69
relatives In Belgium before the war
started. He has been made . post
master, although a member of a hos
pital unit.
APPLE IIKET
SEEDS STRONG
While Outlook for Kxrt to Eu-
rH IHsrouraglng, Horn Mar
act la Irge and Trier High
New York. Sept. 24. H. F. David
son, New York representative of
northwestern apple growers associa
tion, writes or tha apple situation In
the east.
"At present." write Mr. Davidson,
"there Is no encouragement what
ever with regard to exporta to Eu
rope and with very little for Bout
America. If we could only have
limited, 'use of the export trade It
would belphe situation materially.
"No Oregon apples have arrived on
this market yet. In fact none have
been shipped, so far a I know. In
the meantime California, apple are
selling at very high figures. I saw
a car of handsome California K.ia
selling on the Erie Dock this morn
ing (September 14) at from $2.75 to
$3.25 per box, which Is probably
from $1 to $1.25 more than the same
applea would have sold on any othr
season.
"The pear market la weak, with
price ruling low. A good many care
of over ripe fruH are being sold
every day. We are looking for an
excellent apple market and we be
lieve that Oregon will enjoy season
of prosperity tar in excess of any
previous season.'!.
With hU letter Mr. Davidson en
closed a copy of a communication
that he had recently received from
England containing an article on the
food value of apples by Joslah Old
field, senior ' medical officer of the
Lady Margaret's Fruitarian hospital.
"This communication 1s very Inter
esting," writes Mr Davidson, "as it
goes somewhat Into the food value of
apples as -aerve . tonic and general
health builder."
DETAILS NEXT LIBERTY
BO.VD ISHVK TOMORROW
Washington, Sept 24. Secretary
McAdoo will announce the detail of
the second liberty loan tomorrow. It
is expected to be for about $3,000,-
000,000 and the interest rate will
be four per cent. :
IIDAl AT
PRISON IS BREWING
Boise. Ida., Sept. 24. A state
prison scandal la brewing.
An accountant In the state exam
iner office has . discovered stock
amounting to $13,313 on the books
of the state's penitentiary, (unac
counted for.)
The alleged shortage covers a
period from 1908 to and Including
1916, or during the period that John
W. Snook, of Salmon, was warden
of the state prison. Air. Snook em
phatically denies the charge saying
that the books of the penitentiary
were not audited; that his books and
accounts balanced with the state
treasurer when he resigned, and
that the attempts to show a shortage
are those of his political enemies.
ALBANY TO BE HOST
TO STATE W.C.T.U.
Albany, Sept. 24. The Oregon
slate W. C. T. V. will hold Its 34th
annual convention at this city Octo
tober 2-5 Inclusive. , '
.. .Many prominent persons will at
tend these sessions and elaborate
and Interesting programs have been
arranged. A meeting of the official
board will take place on the opening
day and the following afternoon the
convention will be called to order by
the singing ot America. Regular bus
iness will be transacted and the pres
ident, iMrs. Jennie Kemp, will make
an address. Reports will follow bv
the officers and speeches ' will , be
made. ''..
FURTHER PLOT
DISCLOSURES
ME' EXPECTED
STATU DEPARTMENT KXOW.V TO
HAVE WKTIIEB STARTLING
FACTS IX RESERVE i
IS
Dutch Nation Proven to Have Fur
lohrd Germany With Supplies la
Violation of Neutrality
Waanlnrtnrt, gt. !4.- WtllS
nothing has been disclosed offlolaJly
to Indicate the next move of the
state department In the way of fur
ther disclosure of German Intrigue,
may be, It la known that disclosure
of a character quite if not more '
startling and sensational than any
yet published are being held In re
serve and may be made at any time.
The state department will prob
ably, from time to time, publish cer
tain evidence to dispose of denial of
those involved In disclosures already
made.
The additional disclosures made
late Saturday by the committee on
public Information respecting the
paper found in the New York office
of Wolfe von Igel in April. 1916,
have added a most Important chap
ter to the story of German Intrigne
in America. They also bring In an
other supposedly neutral nation,
Holland.
The committee, of which 8ecre -tsrtes
Lansing, Baker and Daniel
tre.' members, and George. CreeL,
chairman, has this to say concern
ing Holland:
"It ha long been an open Mvet
that Holland I merely a way-station
for shipments of contraband Into .
Germany. Here Is official conflr- '
mation from the Von Igel records,
which would seem to Indicate a sua
plcioua and confidential relation be
tween the 'Holland Commission' and
the German diplomatic officials ac
credited to this country, or possibly
a belief by the Germans that they
could .not successfully get the munU
tlona to their own country.
"The message In code, with Inter
linear translation, la entered as
'A2493' and headed "German Em
bassy, .Washington, D. C, April 6,
1916.' It runs as follows: '
Telegram from Berlin by secret
roundabout way for Carl Heysen
Consent sale Holland three hundred
thousand chests (cartridges) and
two hundred tons powder. . Please
get In touch with Holland Commis
sion. Sender, War (Minister, For
eign Office, in representation. ,'
" 'HATZFELDT.V "
L BUS!
SHARE IN PROSPERITY
Washington, Sept. 24. That lit
tle repair shop up the street. The
tailor shop around the corner. That
modest, somewhat cluttered up es
tablishment nearby where they
cleaned and blocked hats. The war
has come to these.
Not as It has come to bo many
places In. America, with greedy fin
gers reaching for profits and for be
loved ones. "It has come clad in a
toga of rustling bank notes, bearing
golden greetings
These tiny temples of rejnvenera
tion for the ancient, little old last
year's duds are fairly wallowing In
wealth throughout the , country.:
Since war was declared and the
country has failed In the grip of a
tight-fisted economy the day of these
"little business" jnen has dawned.
Persons who scorned to have a once
worn hat refurnishd or wear repair
ed shoes have reformed to the re
pair shopkeepers benefit and little
business walks hand In hand with
prosperity, , '