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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. ' ' ' '