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; DAILY .EDITION "a. VOL, IX., No. sin. grants rica, jocsraira oonmr. okboom, thiiwoav, augiot . iih. WHOLE XUMRXR WHEAT FLU SEPTEMBER 1 POOIl ADMIMHTIUTOH HA K Kit IIM KIVKM I.ATK IXHTHUTIOMH HIOM WAHIIINUTOM FIFTY - FIFTY RULE NO MORE ItuU Itoaler H4lllnw Wheat Hour llMulrrl to Carry llarley, Corn Meal, or Vm Hour Kood AdmliiUtrstor Ham Baker has rclvU Instruction relative to the new (lour regulatlona which will go Into effect September 1, providing that It will b necessary to purchase only one pound of subtlltute to (our pound of whit flour. The regulations relative o the sulo of standard wheat flour tire a fol low: . "Tin new regalatlon aupersrde the fifty-fifty rul. The retull deal r lolling standard wheat flour U required to carry In stock either bar ley (lour, orn meal or corn flour, and with every aale of wheat (lour muit tll a combination of aome one or more of these In proportion to one pound of substitute to each four pound of wheat (lour. No dealer may force any other subitum In combination upon the consumer and these substitute must conform to the standard fixed by the United State food administration. "There are some localities where other substitute are available and which retailers nay wish to enrrr la order to meet this situation tin following flour may be sold at tho ratio of one pound to each (our pounds of wheat flour; that Is for terlta flour and mi' la. rice (lour, oat flour, kafflr (lour, mllo flour, pea nut (lour, bean flour, potato (lour and buckwheat (lour. Pure ryo flour or meal may be sold as a sub etltute but must be sold In propor , tlon of at least two pounds of ry with three pounds of wheat (lour. "The foregoing rule apply to all custom and exchange transaction a well a sale of (lour to farmers un less modified by special announce ment of the Ndenl food idnilnUtri tor of the state where the mill I lo cated, acting with the approval of tho lone committee." MAM-POWKIl MM. M.W I'AHH IIOTH HOI'S KH TOUAY Washington, Aug. 29. Thi man power bill conference report, !ias been presented to congress. Action Is expected late today In both houses. MORE SOLDIERS LEAVE IMIM0 PAMP,mU, b0.v nA Klrl Josephine IllllU Unll.irO I county, who are not working, to do their bit. Let every boy and girl Another con tlngent of five boys will leave tomorrow, August 80, for Cnmp Lewis. They are: nansom N. Gatos, of Kerby) Orlando Hlller, lister D. Calhoun and Ralph W. Ma- Iam, n tki. .liu a n .1 TTnv P Ahar- IUUDI V, HUB .l L J I H . . u . . " J w. - - ' J ' low, of Gsllre. Earl M. Sanford Is; an alternate on cal No 663 for Au- gust 30 and If not taken then ll. be the first man on the September, -4 th list. Those who will, leave for Ft. Mc Dowell tomorrow are: Jas. E. Hold er. 8. F. Long, Clyde' K. Hays, Jas.1 C. Farmer. Wm. F. Pnppol, Silas U McClunj and Fmnk S. Spnrlln. Four will leave tomorrow night fof Cnmp tawl, an follows: C. S. Gnrrctt, Fred Evertson, I. L. Vinson, and Howard A. Fallln. Karl M. Sun ford Ib alternnto for this contingent. These two latter groups are to fill vacancies of rejected men. Paris, Aug. 29. In, a swltt . than ad- vance, covering more mllos at certain points, the Frepch troop south of the Somme roenp turnd 40 villa?, ths war office an nounced. ', DIETS UK III LII.1E PL.'IT Men lom HtJtle IWievtlary lo Op crate Machinery at UtM Hill, Hays Warden Murphy Salem, Aug. 19. -The stat lime plant at Gold Hill, operated by la bor from the state penitentiary, will be In operation between September I and 10, according to Warden Murphy, who ha Jut returned (roni the quarry. Much delay has been caused In getting money from the stale emergency board, which finally allowed 14.000, and subsequently there was a further delay In obtain ing machinery. The plant has a ca pacity of 100 tons a day, but the output will not.be that large (or some time after the plant Is started. Though, convict labor will be Uied mainly, It may be neccsssry to have one paid man In charge. The next meeting of the state lime board will be held at Oold Hill about the mid dle of next month, The September term of the cir cuit court will open here on the 9th of the month, with Judge F. M. Cat- kin on the bench. There Is not a great amount of business on hsnd snd It will probably be a short term. The grand Jury will convene at the courthouse at 10 o'clock on Sep tember I, and Is composed of the following men: A. K. Voorblei, fore man: James Hogue, W. C. Hllde- brsndl, H A. Dillingham. R. P. Georae. Wslter Eranion .and J. E. Peterson. KIGHT M1NKIIH KILLKII IJl MINK KXIMMION Tacoma. Aug. 29. -Eight miner are known to be dead and II other have not been reached and are be lieved to have been killed by an ex plosion In a mine at Burnett, In Pierce county, SO mile southeast of Tacoma this evening. OF Toe Red Cross chapter has receiv ed an offer of $18 a ton for number one miRailnes, and desires to make a shipment immediately. Every mn, woman and child In the county should deliver old niagaxlnes and I'atalngiie Friday and Saturday of this week, st the empty corner build ing across the street from the Peer ) mnra I turn's a Minnre for the Kinn mm nw uubj. ihv u has a chance to make several hun dred dollars, and they have no way of advertising It except through the people. Don't wait for someone to m 1 nn ... t a n A rrnt nui maitaxlne r- ,. 'liver them In person t at wt ,lTreneh warfnre hd rcll8,0med both maga-lslde. to tho gren.de, no that the 'rifle was seldom brought Into use. BANKERS TO MEET AT Klamath Falls, Aug. 29. Herbert Flclschhacker, San Francisco capl lallct, has turned over Harrimnn M.otljje, on uppi'r Klmuuth lake, to be sid r.K a mectinj place for Group 'our, Oregon Hankers' association, slxhvho will hold thoir convention there Svitcmher 1 and 2: K. W, Wilson, director of sales of l 8. certlflcitea, of San ' Frnnclsco, will niitke1 the "lTc!'ial address. - . .. FRENCH CAPTURE NOYON AFTER BLOODY BAHLE Are hzzznzi it (kits cl c:a Cc::ttr Attacks fc:zituct?zi Frca Sc:.b ern Pccket -Hasp's Apj Cresses Ois Rtotr Parle, Aug. S9. The French to day occupied Noyon. The town was takeri against extra heavy German reslstanoe. The (sit of Noyon comes aa a heavy blow to the Germans who, dur ing the early days of the Plrardy offensive plsnned to hold It a the southern pivot of their line " which runs northward along the old battle front of 191. With the French Army In France, Aug. 29. Noyon wss occupied today by General Hubert's forces. . General Mangle' army has erosied the Olse river and his taken Mor llncourt. Parts, Aug. 26. The French are at the gates of Ham, according to dispatches from ths front London, Aug. 29. The total num. ber of prisoners raptured by the al lies since July 18 now approaches 120,000. ' Two thousand guns were taken. The total British losse slightly exceed that figure. ' I.1Y MASTERS ' RECEIVE DAEIS Washington, Aug. 29. Nomina tions of nearly 2,000 postmasters for cities towns and villages were sent io me senile lousy, 0101117 re-ap- pointment. for another term. The re-appolntments Included the post- masters at Corvallls and Pendleton, Oregon. 1 . moil ILEIII arls, Jujy 29. (Correspondence o( tho Associated Press) The effect of American rifle fire has been one of the great surprises to the enemy during the recent engagements along the front. As a result the rifle is fast , coming back to Its own as the dependable weapon for Infantry fighting. For a time Its place was challenged by the hand grenade and some of the English and Frenrh ex- nerts took tho view that the grenade wirt rra.lua.Uv sunersede the rifle. Even with the two weapons avail able, the troop had become acous- SUPERIORITY 1 BATTLEFi ELDS tomed to ue the grenade vatherjlng for a grenade attack at tlos than the rltle, and an enemy fiiRltlvo quarters, the mass formations of tilt ! would ofteu be chased until his pur- s trer was nrnr enoitfcii to itirow noiniraieu rine lire ai a ui8iance, snnnde wlion a rifle bull would with every shot . front a tr..ln,d have brought down the fugitive from a distance. All this has been changed, how ever, by the open fighting of the present offensive and the unusually effective use the made of the rltle, Americans have! General Pershing has maintained from the first that the r(fle was tho Indispensable wenp- a tor Infantry, and while the gre- nnde has not been neulected, every American unit has been thoroughly .trained In rifle practice. , 'Cxa - Eai E:ck EsYy Gcr- London, Aug. 29. Noyon, the southern anchor point (or the Ger man armlea In the battle of the Som- jne, has been occupied by the French. Its capture baa been expected for several dsys and the effect on the great battle of Plcardy a there fore largely discounted. The devel opment of the allied advance would seem td Indicate that the pocket on the southern end of the battle line la being emptied and that there Is little hope of the allied force catch ing any large number of the enemy there. East of Arras the Germans have launched heavy counter attacks which were repulsed, according to the official British statement. The French and Americans have struck at the Vlel salient north of Soissons and advanced a mile In the Cnavlgny region. . sunn STRIKE SECOTQ Portlsnd, Aug. 29. After return lag to work last night from their strike, employee of the Sotnmarstrom shipyard at Columbia City struck again, due to the discharge by the company of union leaders. Af;,V.ED CLASH AVERTED OVERBOIIIMOiSFUTE Washington, Aug. 29. Nicaragua and Honduras have averted a threat ened grme4 clMB ove th boun(ry .... , ,L. . ,, dl',ut b' '. withdraw. all -""oope ln borders and submit the dispute to the United States, through ministers at Washington PH TIB Many ot the national guardsmen as well as the regulars were crack rifle shots, winners In tournaments and veterans of the rifle ranges maintained at home. These ranges have be.onie a notable feature ot the training on this side, until the whole American organization has' become spo: tally proficient with the. rifle German prisoners all recount the same story, that the greatest sur prise came from the impetuosity ot the American' troops, and after that that the sweeping fiie of the Ameri can rifle caused the greatest conster nation and loss. Accustomed to wait- enemy were suddenly exposed tc- con- marktsman who waa not llnr.lns !iv to the air but was pl.Xn? out his targets and sending his ball home. This experience has fully sustained the ' American contention for the rifle as against the grenade, and French and 'English military experts are agreed In the enthueisstto ap proval they give the Americans a riflemen and in tho view that the (rifle has again demonstrated its right to be considered the paramount 1 weapon tov infantry fighting. ffiES FOB SOU CHI Hoard on Railway Wage Asks Mo Adoo to Hal Kraie Affect 800,000 Laborer Washington, Aug. 19. -Higher wage for track laborer and certain classes of clerks bar been recom mended to Secretary McAdoo by the board on railroad wages. Better working conditions were also recom mended.' The advance suggested rsnge from It to 25 per cent and wilt affect more than 300,000 men. mil l.ll Oil KO BUV.PERYiELD Portland, Aug. 29 While nfhisusl rains, heavy In plaoea, helped late crops the past week (hey greatly in terfered with seasonal work and caused damage to bay and grain ready for harvest, according to the weekly summary ot weather and cros conditions Issued by the weather bu reau. Rain also retarded cutting and stacking of second crop.ot al falfa In eastern districts and caused dsmsge to bay In Union, Wallowa and Baker counties. Barley waa only a fair crop In most fields. The threshing ot oats continued to show poor yields. The previously unusually dry. season largely reduced the yield ot spring wheat Threshing ot winter wheat waa greatly retarded by the rain In northeastern counties, where grain I incoming very ripe, and there la tear it will ahell badly if not soon cut. Prune picking and drying ba be gun In Douglas and Linn counties wklck is about two weeks earlier than usual. Many, but not all, or- eharda Indicate a heavy yield. Late potatoes made good growth and In some localities will mike a tine crop, but ariy plantings snow oniy fslr to popr yields. MM GROSS TO JUAREZ n never co;:e back Juarei, Mexico. Aug. 29. This Is the port of missing men. Many Am ericana have crossed th.e - shaky, wooden bridge to this little adobe town who have been never seen nor heard of again. The flies of the United States consulate here are filled with letters from mothers. wive and other relatives asking for information about men who have disappeared somewhere in Mexico. Many were killed fighting "with the various revolutionary fonces during the six years war. Others were murdered ' for their money on the Calle Diablo Street ot the Devil or were killed by bandits who rove over the country enforcing the law of the six shooter. Still others are living out their lives in some mountain settlement under assumed names, often with native families. AL( Xcnnlca, Arte.. Aug. 29. General Cabell snld all is quite . along the border, following the resumption of desultory shooting last night which was attributed to drunken civilians on the Mexican side. Nogales, Aug. 29. During Tues day's skirmish armed Mexicans ejected Vice Consul McGuire and Clerk Tooley from the ' American consulate nt Nosales. Sonora. Tooley was shot and wounded. BlSIItt mm VIOLENT GERMAN COCNTER AT TACKS SMASHED ROCHE LINE CRXMRUNG 120,000 US SICE III 13 Half Reported to Rave Taken Gi v tartiy and Four Village A met iraaa Flghtim at FUmetta London, Aug. 29. Bapanme captured today by the' British. was London, Aug. 29. -Violent Ger man counter attack at several of the village east of Arra were re pulsed, according to an official statement. With the British Army in France, Aug. 29. OWinchy, two mile north west of Combles, waa reported cap tured by General Haig's force this morning. The British hsv also cap tured tour small towns near Per onn. On both tide ot the Scarp river hard fighting continued .today, the British launching fresh attack and wresting from the desperately re listing enemy additional valuable stretches of ground, many more ad- vantageoua position and numerous town, Including Crolslllea. With the American Army in France, Aug. 29. In spirited ac tion between the Americana and German today, the American mad gain at Baxoches, while the Ger mans recaptured Flsmette, across the Vesle river from Flumes. The fight ing waa marked by much stubborn- nee. Wsahlngton, Aug. 29. General Pershing' communique say the American retirement from Fiamett and Basoches was the result of local hostile sttscks which forced back some outlying detachments. - r V. 8. CASUALTY LIST The following casualtlea are re ported by the commanding general ot ' the American expeditionary forcea: . . ' Killed In action L 7 Missing In action 189 Wounded severely .. 24S Wounded (degree undetermined) 74 Died of wounds . 25 Died ot disease 12 Died, of accident and other causes 6 Died of airplane accident . I Total 629 Wounded severely Hans Wytten burg, Clackamas, Ore.; August E. Lambert, Mctollus. Ore. Wounded, degree undetermined Harry H. Stalnaker, Independence, Ore. ' Marine Corp filled In action 4 Died of wounds received in action T Wounded in action severely ' 3 Wounded (degree undetermined) 4 In hands of enemy 3 Total .. 2t GERMAN SUBMARINE S Paris, Aug. 29. (Havas Agency) The Spanish steamer Cruza baa been sunk by a German submarine. Newspapers consider that 'this will bring a crisis in the German-Spanish relations. ' ' ' '