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'Ifs The Climate We 're Telling The World and Enjoy It' I l nlvcritlty of rf. l.iljrar)J "VOU IX., No. XT I. MNGON GAPIUED BY 1ST DIVISION HKOVZKI) IIDItOKM OtVlTV ALI, ATTKNTIOX AH TIIKV I'OMOW PKItKIIIMJ IN HKJ IMIt.lK 6TH FIELD ARTILLERY HDNQREO 11ml MrM Mm t Germans on Or toiler SM, 1017; Replacements Greater Tlwn r'lrl Strength Washington, Sept. 17. Amid the roar of welcome, General Pemhing led Ilia First JMvlsli.n In the (front parade, the liut itrmiil review of lite war time armies, toility. The way led over historic I'ciitiiiylviiiila ave nue, the American way of victory marked oul more tlinn .'0 years ago by the returning blue-clad legion of the a,rmy of the Potomac. Marching In nitum formntlon nnd qiilrml with nil the guns, (u thrower end countless other death dealing devices of from line service, the Unit Division, fresh homo from Franco, moved along thu broad ave nue, a living tide of tin'bnriied fight ing manhood tbut flllt the trot from curb to urli. In their khaki unci olive drab uniform, 11 1 o men swung by nil reslstleasly as the spring floods of the Mississippi. Above ouch nold block nf Infantry, roue the grim Hue of bayonet, the blued nteel glinting dull)' an 1t caught the llnht. Farther bark came the long lines of field guns. French "7.Vs" to which French offlrers 1iave (ald France iiwi her Mtlvatlon nd, after nil the train and wagons had rum bled by, came a battalion of tanks, streaked and yellowed with paint to conceal them from enemy eyes, but now growling and clanking thnlr way boltlnd th troop In noiiy rcsKiiisf to the 'heer that greeted them. Hut U wan to the linos of khakl clud, brown faced men themselves thai first Interest of the thronging crowds KI along the wide avenue turned. , To one regiment of long, trim "75'k" an unusual honor wait accord wl. The Sixth Field artillery was placed between the two Infantry bri gades Inntead of marching with the Tont of the artillery 'brigade liehlnrt the Infantry, for it was C battery of 'the Slwh which, flrod the first shot at the Germans on Octolier 23, 1 9 1 7. So far as tho First division Itself Is concerned, tho official record of lis ai-tlvltles during the war recently published by the war (department Klioaks for Itwelf. It stood 03 days In active sectors of tho front against litf hi quiet iparts of the line; It Ion slit Its way forward over 51 kilo meters of sharply contested grounds; It captured 163 Gorman officers and fi,304 German men: It captured al o 119 flerman Rims; 02 trench mor tars and 413 machine Kuns.vlt lists 4,4 It offioers and niefc kllied or died of wound and hul 17,201 men wounded or gassed In the days It itpnnt at the front ami lost only 152 of Its own personnel as prisoners to tho enemy. Its replacements were jrroator than Its original strong h, 30,206, and 3u(! of Its members won Dlstlnxnlsh Servitco, 'Crosses' for eon Hploiioiis Rail la nt ry in a'ctlon. , PORTLAND MAN' AFTER Sulom, Oro., Sept. 17. D. E. Frost, of Portland, has filed an ini tiative .petition to make unlawful the solo, trne, or possesion of clsarettes In Oregon after January, 1921.' It will be given a ballot title. Front Is the dnltator of the meas ure, iHe would make the maximum fine for the first offense 9100, the second $200, and the third, Impris onment for 30 days besides the fine. ITALIANS MASTER IH CITY (HUE tnnMrjtPiiU Gr-ted ity Population, ' Who IIIm niul Jeer Yanks ami llrlllxli; French Remain (ieneva, Kept. 17. Oalirlolo d'An- nunzlx la still master at Flume, where he look -possession recently at the head of luauncent Italian forces. The nrttlsh and American cotitln- KenU In the city were hissed and Jeered by tho population aa . they marched to thnlr warahliwf but they embarked safely. The French re mained, barrludod in their barracks ILLINOIS IttSHK AKTKH THItKH IHM.II l' MKN Savanna, J II., 8pt. 17. Kn raxed Kavanna cltlseiis are forming a posse for the capture of three holdup men who aliot and killed Ixiula Uluhm and wounded J'etcr Cymbal both of nilcatfo. it l now believed that they fired upon the ron men. IS E The l(if'&l nrirAiilrjilliin Af tho Am. erloan loKlon held an interesting moetlne at the tniambcr of Com merce rooniM ThmmiImv nlif.ht .1njutn N. Johnston, temporary oresldent. called the meetln to order. Nominations for normanent offi cers wero made, to lie voted on at the next regular meeting which will lio held Tuesday night. The Legion now has a campaign on to secure memberships, and there Is a' $" prize for the ono bringing In the most ap plications. Five applications for membership ' were presented last night. The local orKHnizalllin nlrnnriv hmm a mnnvtiershtii of about sn hut tho quota for drants Pass In the drive now neing coniiuetea over the alate Is placed at 73. Medford'a quota Is Jtuii. Kugenn 350 and Portland's 4,200. BUSH EMPIRE POT Ixindon. Sent. 17. The Hrltlsh empire put S,t;"i4.4ll7 men. into the war, aiconlliig to figures made pub lic by the war cabinet. Of these, England recruited 4.0U1,158. Other white onlistmenta in the United KIliKdom and the colonies hrnueht the total white enlistments In the empire irp to 7.130.2S0. Enlistment of races other than white. Including over a million and a quarter from India, were 1,524,- 1S7. v San Francisco, Sept. 17. Califor nia will produce 46,000,000 pounds of walnuts this year, according to tho estimate of V. T. Webber, sec retary of the California Walnut Growers association, who has Just completed a survey of the state. This would establish a new record. The state's yield in 191!) was 39,000,000 and In 1917 was 32,000,000. Prices, on this season's crop will be fixed October I. It Is expected the value of tho crop will asgregate $13,000,000 or more. JtOOSlIVIOLT AT .POItTLAXI) Portland, Ore., Sept. 17. Theo dore IRoosevelt has arrived here for the AnTerlcali Logion convention. 1 HAJ"TS PASS, JOSEPHINE OOCJITT, OREGON, WKIJXKSIMV. SKIT. 17. 1910. PRESIDENT TALKS ON THE HAVH I.KAGI K WILL tXNSTIT!'TK FOHI M ItrJXHtK UHI; QIKH . TIOX VAX IlK KI-rTTLKI Wl'son In diccred at Krlwo, Hut Iron and Rteol Worker In Kjwt 'Turn Ismi Ills itcquet On Hoard President's Special, nt. 17. Setting forth publicly for the first time his Interpretation of the league covenant a it affects Ire land, the president In a 'statement today aaJd that the league would couHtltute a forum before which could be brought all claims for solf determination, likely to affect world peace. The president said: "The covenant would not tblnd the t'nlted States to assist nutting down a rebellion in any foreign country, nor would It limit the power of this country to recognize the indepen dence of any people who seek to se cure their freedom." He said Ireland's case was not heard at Versailles because it did not come within tlie Jurisdiction of the ieoce conference. The statement waa in reply to questions sent him by the San Fran cisco labor council. San Francisco, Sept. 17. Today Market street throngs cheered the president, w'ho deckled to rest dnr ing the afternoon Instead of driving to Stanford I'niveralty. He Is fa tigued by his train trip from Port land, but his physician said he waa not 111. and only wanted rest. PlUaburg. Sept. 17. The national committee for organizing the Iron and steel workers have convened to malce preparations for the proposed strike Monday. Unless a "last min ute telegram" comes from Elbert Crary, chairman of the board of the Cnlted States Steel Corporation, no postponement, as asked by President Wilson until after the October In dustrial conference, will be eonsld- ered." Pittsburg, Sept. 17. 'It Is report ed thai a telegram has becu sent to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Iabor. ask ing him to be here tomorrow. The Carnegie Steel Company published a letter from C. 'H. Gary, telllntr the reasons for the steel corporation's re fusal to deal with the labor unions. Mr. Ctary suys the corporation does not combat the unions, but does not negotiate with them because that would indicate closing the shops against non-union labor. IIAXI III MJAItIA PACKAtJH Purls. Sept. 17. The supreme council has definitely adopted the Bulgarian treaty. It will be de livered to the Bulgarian delegates Friday. I llli irish nun General view of Are. collapsed o 11 tanks and unburned piles of Ml cakes in the Brooklyn-New York St nndard Oil fire, which . has been burning from September 13th at 2 o'clock and is sllT ''burning. Snot ia which Mayor Hylnn's life was In peril. . , MADOO MAY LOSE BIG FEE i AT PORTLAND KI'MOItKI THAT riTTWK HKIIW MAY OIVK I P VUiHT OS WIIX, liKADMKTTKB ALOXK M100 TO UliRIVE IN SEPT. The "tttickn" Was to llreak Part of Will Providing to Hold KUte Intact for SO Yearn Portland.' Sept. 17. Probabilities now are that William O. McAdoo. former secretary of the treasury and lormer director general of the Unit ed States raMroad administration. win lose the fat fee he might have expected as chief counsel for contest ant of the will of the late Henry L. Plttock, millionaire publisher of the Oregonlan. When Mr foArinn n land last April he waa retained by tne heirs to be associated with the local law firm of Chamberlain. Thomas, Kraemer & Humphreys to conduct a contest of the will which waa then In prospect. , When he ar rives ne win nnd that the situation has changed, for the orobaTillitlivi are that no effort will be made by me vittock heirs to upset the will. It Is known that Fred W. Iadhel- ter. son-in-law of the late publisher. waa Instrumental in developing a contest of the will and for a time several of the heirs were Inclined to Join him In tireaklng that part of the will which provided for a trusteeship uutsMe of the family- and holding the estate Intact for 20 years before flnaa distribution, the heirs as sole beneflciarlee to get liberal allowineA. (from tne estate in the meantime. Now, however, Leadberter Is salri to stand alone and that if any con test shall- be made he will not hoVe the support of the heirs. It is known that an agreement has been reached between the heirs to hold aloof from the contest proposed by Leadbetter. When McAdoo ar rives In iPortland September 21 he will learn more or the situation, which probably will result In dimin ishing his fee by a large degree. He was originally scheduled to arrive to. rtoy.. WILL BID 14-MILE E Seattle, Sept. 17. Construction of a 14-mile tunnel through solid gran itethe largest of its kind in the world Is to be jiart of the engineer ing feats connected with the Methow Okanogan irrigation project in Washington This project, when completed will furnish Irrigation for approximately 4T1.000 acres of land. The cot or the development voted by the districts embraced In the pro ject, and to be aided by the state Is estimated at $8,000,000. Four years will be required to build the tunnel, it Is said. WW. 1 FORMER EMPEROR IS IN OBSCURITY IJUIe Attention Paid to Mm. Hohen zotlern. Who Ceases to He Topic of Village OoMtlp . Amerongen, Holland, Sept. 17. A few bicycling tourist occasionally stop Mid peer through the ates of the Beotlni k estate in hope of catching a glimpse of the former German emperor, but were It not for them and the presence of the state IKilice guards who languidly pace tip and down the road about the castle walls, Amerongen would seem . to have completely forgotten- that Wil liam HohenzoUern was in voluntary exile there: The doings of the former ruler and his small "court" Inside' the castle have ceased even to be a topic of village gossip. Once a week, perhaps, someone may mention him, wondering how long he will be In Holland, and then ensues a series of weightily express ed. Judicial opinions, the gist of which is that Amerongen doesn't believe the allies will ever attempt to bring him to trial at an, and that Willlaln of HohenzoUern will 'settle down and become a Dutch country gentleman. It is seldom that real Information regarding his - doing trickles out from the walls and moats of the estate. iParis, Sept 17. Premier Llovd George is determined to have It set tled that the peace conference de mand from Holland the handing over of former Emperor William, accord ing to Le Journal today. The news paper asserts that the premier, who is planning to leave 'Paris today, will Insist before his departure unon having wtich action decided upou. The peace treaty with Germany arraigns William HohenzoUern, for mer German emperor, "for a su preme offense against international morality and the sanctity of trea ties," and provides for a special tri bunal to try him. STORM'S VICTIMS WILL NUMBER 250 Corpus Ohristi, Tex.. Sent. 17. Fifteen additional storm victims have been brought to the morgtie bringing the city's toll to 62 as the result of Sunday's hurricsne. The total knov n dad in this district U now 160. . It is 'it-iieved that 250 .ives were lost altogether. Rain started today, handicapping the relief workers and adding to the suffering of the home less.' . . . Salem. Ore., Sept. 17. Governor Oloott has named Mayor Baker, W. . Ayer and Max Houser as a com mittee for financial relief for Cor pus Chrlstl citizens. Corpus Chrlsti. Sept. ,17. it is now feared that the death toll will reach Into the hundreds, as reports tell of heavy casualties at Portland. White Point, TloBlta and other towns. MEXICO DENIES THAT JAPANESE OWN LANDS Mexico City, Sept. 17. The de pnrtnient of industry and commerce denies emphatically that Japanese Interests have acquired any petro leum holdings In Mexico, Ibut says parties of Japanese geologists have visited the republic recently on a tour of exploration and have locat ed oil deposits on the Pacific coast. The departmeptal denial came as the result of stories emanating from the tTnited States that Japanese cap italists were negotiating for the transfer of large petroleum holdings In the Tamplco district. WHOLE Xl'M HER 2772- GRANTS PUSS CROWD CHEERS TEDDY THE 2ND WAIT FtB B1XATKD TRAIY TO OCT GMMI8K OF (tOLMEK AND' COMING STATESMAN ORE. 100 PER CENT AMERICAS Shake Hands With the Kiddies, Whilo Fmnvro ItooSerelt Smile Captivates Grown-Vps It waa a large crowd and a deter mined crowd that gathered at the Southern Pacific depot Tuesday evening to -get a glimpse of Colonel Theodore (Roosevelt as be passed through on the train, en route to the state convention of the Ameri can Legion to (be held at Portland. colonel and good naturedly awaited the belated train. It was supposed that Mr. Roose velt would arrive on No. 54, due here at :15, but he did not. He came on. the second section, that was marked up to arrive at 7:30. Agaia they 'were disappointed. It always appears that when a train is late the engineer doesn't care when be ar rives, and the second marking on the railway time board read "7:55." This was a better guess and the sec ond section rolled Into the station at S o'clock. The majority of the crowd expect ed to find the colonel on the rear platform, but as the train came to a Jiin i . line shouted "here he is." and there was a wild scramble forward. The hero from France had Just sat down to the dining table, ibut Immediately came out on the platform. There he was, iRoosevelt smile and all "the son of his father." Indeed, had he possessed a mustache he might easily have passed for the 11- lusterous Teddy although he Is somewhat smaller. He was hoars from continued speaking, and as the train stopped only for a few mln- ntes, spoke only a few words to the audience. He at once began shaking hands with some of the little folks "who had crowded close the little folks take to Theodore and even shook hands with and smiled at a few ba bies who were held up to him. ; "Hello, everybody!" he shouted. ' I am sorry that the Southern Pa cific company is rushing me through Oregon so fast. There Is one thing about Oregon her people are 100 per cent American." Cheers . fol lowed. "I was Just eating my din ner, although you wouldn't think It by looking at me now, but when I saw the crowd of smiling faces I eouldnt resist the temptation to come out and say hello." There was more cheering, follow ed hy a few brief remarks by the colonel. "Me and all my family think a whole lot of Oregon" That was as far as he got with that sentence. Some person In tho crowd shouted la replv: "And Oregon thinlvs a whole lot of you and your family." , This brought forth s whopper of a cheer. "Thank you," answered the col onel, emtllng from ear to ear, "and now if you will excuse me I will go back to that beefsteak." He did so, me peopie oneertng and peering, through the, windows at this coming statesman until the train pulled out. There was a.' delegation present from, the local organltatlon of the American legion, but the short stop did not permit them tp get in touch with the colonel. WA XT CHEAPER HATES FOR AM, GREEN FRITT Washington, Sept. 17. The pub Ho service commission or Oregon and Washington have asked the In ter-state commerce commission to set aside the Increased rates on green fruits and apples.