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VOU VIII., X... 1H4I, OBAJOT PAM, JOMCPHllIB OOCnT. OREOOT MONDAY. MAY 27. I0IH. " unni i, 1
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PRES. W. J. KERR
SHOWSNEEDOF
CONSERVATION
CH.M'TAl'Ql'A TEXT FILLEO
WITH CROWD TO II Kill 0. A.
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GRAVITY OF SITUATION IS TOLD
Final Outcome if HlruKul Hri-end"
I M the Hupvljr at Food, fur
the Allies
A parked tent greeted President
Kerr of th. Oregon Agricultural col
Iff Sunday night, when ha tame to
deliver a nwHim from the. Moral
aulhorlllea at Washington. Presl
dent Kerr, with seven ut)ir repre
sentative men from different parti
of the nation, was called to Wash
ington to confer with federal author
Itlti and representatlvca of allied
nation, and there ha learned the ac
tunl conditions which confront the
allied ranae and learned the serious
m and even critical condition1
whlrh now prevail. Mr. Kerr, af
ter an Introduction by I'renldent
nramwfll of the Cham her of Com
merce, talked for an hour and a half
with an earnestness that left In the
mlnda of hie hearera the conviction
of the seriousness of the present
food eltnatlon. Ilia atatementi were
to the effect that the a II lea are look-
in to America for help. The entire
atock of wheat now In the I'nlted
Stale.. If every ounce were shipped
to Europe, would not 'bring the ra
tioning np to 75 per cent of normal.
Without the sufficient food for the
allies they will collapse, and If any
one of the allies collapse the Ger
mans will be victorious In Europe.
Then within three months will come
a Oertnan Invasion of the t'nlted
States.
, President Kerr pictured scenes at
the national capital, where every en
ergy la bent toward tha proaecutto
of t war. Tta told ot the iram...
appeala for help' coming from Eng
land, from Prance and from Italy, of
the absolute need of sufficient food
for the fighting men. and for the
civilian r population to keep up
Strength for the duties behind the
lines. It was a dark picture but one
noo RAISES
ALLr R. R. RATES
Fmlglit ami Vwmrnicrr I'rlcc In-1
rrcNMsl A Well A Cullman Tax
No KtnMer Allownl
PRES.
11
REVENUE
LEGISLATION
Washington, May 27. In order to
meet the Increases In wages and
the higher cost of coal and other
supplies. Director General MeAdoo
today ordered that all . railroad
freight rates should be raised 25
per ceni ana mat passenger . ratea ... . ..
I. i . . . . ,, vtssningion. May zi. jusi aa ine
annum ha. I n n ... mm A I- l ...I. . mlU I
i , . . " . , German guns thundered and hera d-
Instead of the present rate of t . ., . . .
..-.. n. i- .k . ... d N"nl of th offensive, Pres-
renta per mile In tha east, it Is es- ...
tlm.t.d iwh.u ,.. k.,-. w"" Pl'rt unexpected
In lioo nnn nnn t ton nno nnn Mor "ogress today and demanded
more revenue yearly. Thl.'l. the lh'1..1 ,houl,, M,dT "! PoUUc"
k.....t .... i. . . . consideration ana remain in session
biggest rate Increase ever made In ...... . . .
. . Inn... It tl a .n.-tan HIV lav law-
tha hl.tnr nf r.llr..da Th. (l.it " - -
Incre... will . !. ..et ...... ti i,ld ,ht Polltl" "iJurned
and the passenger Increase fceeomce "Tn vrnepl Increasei In taxes
effective June 10 snouio. oe on incomes rrom war pro-
All passengers on sleeping and "U luaurles." said the president
lit I S 1 a . iL.i l sa a .
parlor cars will be reoulred to iiav M,a "ll ,D "O"10 m,n
tH centa a mile beside the regular
Pullman fare. rommntallnn ra
.ml .ii aini.nvor i.ri.u.... ...Miles. Distinct warning waa
abolish. Ksresa baggage rharces Kln,,t lobbying In connection with
tha . ..III ft. ,
" " -uju. fia urougm uui
the fact that there was Indisputable
evidence of profiteering now, which
ShOIlM li rmmt'UoA kv I ka MAHW 1Ala
I " " - il'i
HTHAWHK'HItlKfl IXCHKASK Nation. "The only way that it can be
Execctive Appears Before Congress and Decacis That
a. a. S-a. .. ta
rclitics be Laid Aside acd new Tax Laws Enacted
-Luxuries to Pay More
Ifestly unfair to wall until lilt be-
for determining the new tax scbei-
glven
will J raised and other Increases
made.
HKI OIMH8 THKANt'ltY
was
gotten at Is through Uxatlon."
the presldent'a closing thought. .
' After his prepared address, which
took but It minutes, the president
laid aalde hla manuscript and spu-e
exUmporanoualy. "Just aa 1 was
leaving the White House I was told
that the drive had apparently be
gun. Ton can sea how that aolemn
Ued my feeling as I came to you
and seemed to atrengthen my pur
pose which I have tried to express."
He then praised congress for theu
cooperation with him. He did not
appear to suggest any neglected duty
on their part but reminded them of
the common cause.
Havana, May 27 The Cuban state
department baa notified Cuban rep
resentatives In all countries that dip
lomatic relatione between Cuba and
Mexico bad not been ruptured, and
she eonslderers the affair only a
passing Incident.
Washington. Mar 27. Leaders In
the taxation question have decided
to begin hearlnga on the tax bill
early In June.
Seattle. May 27. First atrawber-
rlea from Kennewlck, Wash., this
year brought elose to 50 centa
apiece for the Red Cross. The Ken
newlck berries, especially the first
to ripen, are generally regarded aa
luxurlos. but
FRONT LINE MEN ARE
BUSY EVERY HUTE
Indon. Mar 27 In a 1.1. er re-
when they were sold I i.. .... t ..
. . ,. . . . . - , "" w-j. imuiensni in a
for the Red Cross here they aoared . - .
,to ..rlc nev.r r..eh.rt h.r,.r. t. Undon witlm-nt saya, according to
eratea netted I&07. . " Ue Dt-ll News:'
"To give you some Idea of our
last seven days, we were gassed and
shelled and attacked every night
and morning. Although we Buffered
casnaltlea I am proud to aay we nev
er gave an Inch and the raaualtles
A serious accident resulted on the
Psctflc highway last evening, when
a Dodge car, coming from the north,
ran into a roach loe drivnJy S. A.
Adams, head mechanic of the Tord
garage.
The collision occurred at the sharp
turn, eight miles out of town near
Merlin. The Dodge car containing
four touriats waa coming at a high
.... ... IUvu auu tuw luuiiufi rate oi speea. woen jusi arouna me
mr I .. ' I - .1 .... . ! ........
'"" rnemj were en- curve ran squarely into Mr. Adam s
ormous. In parts of our front they) car, which waa occupied by
lie eight and nine dean Of arniinfiaut I lr lilima an1 hla arkn a.r.
Undon. May 27. A German sub- and dead. I've aeen more flvlitinii enminv .in.it nw.Pri. ihm The
marine of the cruiser type waa sunk during the last month than during 'two car came together with terrific
Ua II Im ak l-ala... rs a. let.- a. .. ... I
. ... iU iNiuuuv ui oi. iiuo "hi mj prTioui io m on t ft i force, hurling the woman la
VI n rant hir tllta.k I.e... I i il ...!. .... .
BRITISH SImKB;G
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Pawilng Incident
AVIATOK PAIL BAER IS
UKUKVED TO BR PMHOXER
Tendon, May 27. It In now be
lieved that Lieutenant Pan! Baer, of
Florida, aviator, missing slurs May
22, may have been taken priijaef.
MANY PEOPLE HEAR
LECTURE ON VAR FOODS
- i - f'"u iii muiiin.i ion-e, nuriing me woman m me
Vincent by a British Atl.ntln e.port l.etu.l Vnh,Pltnral ltl (tla Ilia. A(MHl ...a Ik. t-v J a V ft. a V
1 wmv aassv put, iw iruui wi me avuuk7 iUTuusn inr
submarine. The admiralty made this gether. One day we finished up with windshield. Mrs. Adams was also
viiuin. auuuuui:riiiTni o.iuraay.
. Cape St. Vincent la on the south
west extremity of Portugal.
The atatement aay a:
that was msde necessary to bring Vn" or '" "
tha American people to a realisation """" .7 T
of the true condition of affairs. He r? ""L 08 11 ?' "l,,,,d'
st.ierf ih.t .ithnn.h .h.e. .elof C"B 8l- Me". I'roceed-
meattes. meal, and meatles. "noy , he sighted and
the meat consumption had Increased. Mnk, rm" "'"
..j ..... ...l...-v 1 scout crulaer type. A heavy sea was
pur flsta, and. as you may guess, In thrown from the car. All were bad
mat art we had Frits beaten to a ly bruised but no one waa seriously
fraxtle. We are now enjoying a few hurt. The two care are almost com-
aaya rest." nletelv wrecked
I1MY
SIBIi
HIT
and that although there are wheat
i running at the time. There were
less meals and wheatlesa days, more
economies are necessary.
T...t.. V.. a (.ft . ... k .VI.
morning (o continue hla addresses, 'bmarlne was sighted, but by swift (Correspondence of the Associated
!S IT
ID IIIIC, IS BIS
.no survivors.
.. . . i
tj,g nortiy afterward another enemy
Somewhere in France; Apr. 24.-
murniMK la coniinue uis aaaresses, " j --"i ivorresponaence or me Associated
expecting to spend several weeks of dlvln ,n " h o' P,e.. n- r ih-
iiia ni. 4iiai-i ia u.a Iconsort. .1
COUNTY WES TO
KEEP COUIilY AGEIU
The home economics club met this
morning at the courthouse. The
community waa well represented and
many Interesting subjects were dis
cussed. Among the most vital was
the subject or whether or not the
county felt the need of keeping a
county agent or not. The matter
waa put to a vote and It waa unani
mously carried ta favor ot having
one. The feeling waa very strong
on thla lubject
Miss Turley of Corvallls was pres
ent and gave a very Instructive pa
per. After the meeting the mem
bers all adjourned to the luncheon
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
"This being the first cruiser sub
marine deetroyed, It has been de
of the war Is the military aurgeon.
No man haa been harder worked In
the tremendoua fighting of the past
elded to depart from the usual rule r"','' ntlng of the past
of not announcing I he d.tr..elnn r WMkl Md hU work nM be0
Individual enemv .,,hn,.Hn 10 m0" cw PlMt.
Madrid, May .27. The flerman
One hundred people, both mea and
women, attended the luncheon In the
Chamber of Commerce rooms today
at 12 o'clock. A very good luncheon
waa served, after which Sam Baker,
representative of the food adminis
tration, . Introduced the apeaker of
the occasion. Mlsa Milan ri.n
the home economics department at
O. A. C. Misa Milan waa appointed
by Mr. Hoover as the representative
for the state of the home economic
department;.
" Miss Milan spoke , in anch a way
aa to make the people realise Just
what we must do in this crisis of the
food problem. Her main argument
waa against the using of so much
meat. "We don't need It." she said.
"and the allies do.- Milk la a .nod
substitute for meat and ' half the
people do not realise It. Mlsa Mll.n
pointed out all through her lecture
the contrast between the rations of
the allies and the United State. She
showed how reasonable the anneal
or our government really la. The
extreme need of wheat was empha
isea ana she showed how e it
would be to do without It.-
Miss Milan closed her speech with
the little grace that she thought not
oniy oeautlful. but fitting for the
spirit of the times.
Here we rather deal in
Round Thv thl to h j .
Tla thy gift our dally bread.
Aa we gather to be fed X
Nation, nluil f 4.ti
Fighting aon and anguished mother,
Orphaned children, all together
Pray to Thee for dally bread.
. At Thy common table, rath.
Ask we all for daily "bread.
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OFFENSIVE Oil
BEST- HIT
ATTICMITIJIO TO REACH CUX.
JTEL PORTS AJID Pl'BII OS TO
WARD PA Rig
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Activity Over Wide Front But BHt
tali ausd Preach Reailog With
Vloleace ,
London. Msy 27. The renewal or
the big German offensive which the
allies hare been exepctlng, la new
on. Reports are given thla morn.
ing that strong German attacka have
developed, following heavy bombard
ments, between Rhelma and Solssons
and between Locre and Vormexeele.
London. May 27 German hu
aumed the drive, apparently trying
to push to the channel ports in the
north and to Parts in tha aonth.
striking near Rhelma. taklnr in .
aector which haa been comparative
ly quiet since last fall.
With the British Army in France.
May 27 Latest reports ahow that
the Germans made small progress in
aome places and made a stubborn
attack northeast of Kemmel, which
waa directed against ' ground tsken
by the French May 29.
Thai A nnln. In lh. .t1 .IH H
a ssva uuvtwi .a I sac UUI Vll!Ujr III
the regiment, however, who is the!leat the? Prlsh, swift and eager
fortunate possessor of a cart, but l!?,r.? now oui J?a11' br?i- .
.v. . . . ivive mronga as. u ureal Ail
this leads to numerous complies- To n,, children dan7 bread.
FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD
OF MAY 27 TO JUNE 1
Pacific Coast States Fair except
showers over north portion first half
of the week; higher temperature
Mondny' over interior district.
erew of the U-boat haa been Intern
ed In the Interior of the country
POSITIONS
TAKEN BY ITALI
ANS
tlona. There are aome thirtv-odd or- After th miiiie ui.. u'n.ii ms
fleera In the regiment, and each onelthe ladles to give them a more defl-
or tnem naa some rew trines which nlte Idea of how to conserve on food
must go In that cart. If he Is weak stuffs.
.enouKh to take them the e.rt I. nver-l -
mere la not tne same romantic loaded and before Inn. hreak. rinvn
stimulus for the medical man that 'and precloua medical stores have to
submarine U-88 whinh .m.r.d th.P B " Ior ln" ,nlnirT or "iuery De abandoned. If he refuses to take
. . ' Biuereq n offlcar K la one thing to dash about them him
wufr:tn.mh:zfc
t.A....a k. ........... .u I "; ii auomer ining io aasn sole.
because the accumulators of the vea-Lv.. ..j
..I h.d' k..n d-ma ...v h00"1 undr tlr nd Uk th The doctor doesn't ride, but "foot
marine I. on. of the BOO-ton cl. ' hnc,m to those a,.. It wltB h M.men.
and carrle. on. deck gun and two .:7k i.V, !.Tk.TM a. . the ,lme mud' the Mme wlnd
torpedo tubes. .ri u i t Jam and the same peril.. His duties
A Spanish gunboat has been sent I ' Y.. - ' v V . . " to caring for the III
to Santander to. convoy the .ubmar- ""TTZ. V . , " lnJuMd- He must n')erv,M lh
ine to Ferrol for Internment. - The irt "Jf.?Ti!2 ,,to, ot m "d blH.ta, en
er.w of th. n.hn.t h.. !ultr clearing stations along the ,ur. th. burltv of drlnklna- water.
front during a recent attack. ,,,. . ,ooknil. fo, ,.,,. mn
The regimental surgeon In the Idemlca. maintain . enntlnnm.. e.m.
British army haa In hla charge the n.l.n of innneui.tinm and
well being of more than a thousand tlona, and fill out a 'nn-r ,'e ra
men. When there Is no fighting on. record, and .mr fne-n. m h.
ne nas plenty to do. He haa to strike to do his re,-t 'n the I'ght of his
a happy medium In discouraging the special fcnw'ede to maintain the
.iu.-iieea, wno come to mm as he-'th of his unit, and any remlss
a means of obtaining a fortnight's neM 0n his part may lead to a ser
rest, and In holding out a hU)lng ions diminution in it. .tren.th
nana to those who are
. i -.. it---. . ' ... .
Ixodon; May ,27. The German
offensive on the new front is not on
so extensive a scale aa previous
drives, according to the statement
published In the Evening Standard.
The Germans have pressed hack
the British for a short distance
tne point near Rhelma.
The Belgians repulsed three 'at
tacks last night.
at
Paris, May 27. The Germane
have launched an attack over the
front extending between the foreet
of Pinon and Rhelma. The British
and French are resisting with ha
bitual valiance.
1 COAST TO
HAVE NAVAL PATROL
Washington. May 27. A naval
patrol along the Alaskan coast haa
been established, to forestall any ag
itation that might arise by the lead
er, of the I. W. W.
There has been no evidence of an
: break In Alaska, but leaders are
there, especially in the canning
communities and It i. believed they
are preparing to Interfere with the
preserving of food. .
Rome, May 27. The Itallana
have launched an Important attack,
capturing several mountain position,
and taking 800 prisoner.
inr
M WW
ARE AGAIN ACTIVE
Paris, May 27. After an Inter- tress. If he Is too lenient, the com
In real dls-' In WMt u h the d(Jed dllly
of playing the role of medical at-
val of quiet, the tfcrmina at I mi.iUni nnin i. ..i, ..i....
o'clock this morrlng, again bogin to er he Intend, to deplete the whole tendant 10 th villagers, as all the
u,..u.,u .an. -in meir in.ig ange regiment: If he Is too harsh the French doctora in the country dls
"' ' lllinior nmcer. and men Inaa lulliim. t.t,.t. v.... ....
' .wnv I'H.iiii . . i ik in ii a r uud
7. HORNER
GUILTY TO MURDER
MAJOR GEfJERAL V.tWO
TO Cd,E TO COAST
Washington. May' 27 Malor 'Gen
eral Leonard Wood waa today assign
ed to the position of commander of
the department of the west with
headquarters in San Francisco, suc
ceeding Brigadier Oeneral Treat,
who is now abroad.1 Haior General
Leonard Wood was detached from
hla division, which ha. gone to
France. He will remain at CamD
Funston.
Kalama,-Wash., May 27. William I
Horner pleaded guilty today to tl.e
murdering of Mrs. Bassett nrd two
children at Kelso. Me wa. sen
tenced to life imprisonment at 'Wal
la Walla. Horner declared that he
went crasy when sho protested be
cause he refused to marry her.
TELLER GOES TO WAR
War work proved more attractive
than paying teller In the Seaboard
National Bank, New York, to Ells
worth Ferrelra, so he enlisted In T.
M. C. A. and Is serving the soldiers
"over there."