WHAT YOU NEED-
The other fellow may have; what you
have the other fellow may want Come
together by advertising in the Press.
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BARGAIN DAY
Is every day with the Merchant who
advertises in the Tress he has some
thing to sell and says so. .
Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer
VOLUME XXVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OEEGON, FEIDAY, OCTOBER I, 1915.
NUMBER 41.
ALLIES BATTERING
GERMAN TRENCHES
300 Miles of front Attacked by
Defending Armies.
TEUTON POSITIONS FILLED WITH DEAD
French and British Capture 20,000
Prisoners and Many Cannon
Allies in Perfect Unison.
Paris By a combined, simultaneous
onslaught with overwhelming forces
on every sector of the battle front,
stretching 800 miles from the North
Sea to the Vosges mountains, the
French and British armies have cap
tured more than 20 miles of German
trenches and fortifications for a depth
in many Instances of two and one-half
miles, have seized various villages and
vantage points and have taken more
than 20,000 prisoners and many guns.
The battle, which began Saturday
and which raged with undiminished
fury all Saturday night, still continues
with the forces in death grip in hand-to-hand
fighting, in which bayonets
are being used. -
In the number of troops' engaged, in
the terrific havoc wrought by countless
batteries of the heaviest artillery and
in the magnitude of the new offensive
drive begun by General Joffre, ' commander-in-chief
of the French,, and
Field Marshal Sir John French, commander-in-chief
of the British, to ex
pel the Germans, the vast conflict now
under way exceeds even the battle of
the Marne, which halted the invasion
of France in its momentous bearing on
the fate of the warring nations. ''
The terrific assault, begun Saturday
and now -being pressed with unabated
vigor and determination, came after
ten months' of patient preparation by
the French and British commanders.
The battle was preceded by prepara
tory thunder of the hundreds of huge
new cannon built for the supreme con
flict and which, for 60 hours, literally
rained fire on the German fortifica
tions, both explosive and incendiary
shells being hurled into the positions
held by the Teutonic soldiers.
The German war office pays tribute
to the ruin eaused by this bombard
ment in its reference to the fact that
the French "penetrated our battered
down trenches'" " .(
Bulgaria Denies Any Intention -of
Entering Great World War
London Dispatches from Sofia Sep
tember 23 to Reuter'a Telegram com
pany quote the following semi-official
statement issued on that day :
"The entry of Bulgaria into a state
of armed neutrality is, according to
the view in government circles, ex
plained by changes which occurred re
cently in the political and military sit
uation. "Bulgaria has not the slightest ag
gressive intention, but is resolved to
be armed to defend her rights. Hol
lowing the example of Holland and
Switzerland, Bulgaria is obliged, in
view of the movement of troops effect
ed by her neighbors and danger threat
ening her from the fact of the Austro-
German offensive against Serbia, to
proclaim armed neutrality, while con
tinuing conversations with the repre
sentatives of the two belligerent
groups."
A telegram from Athens says that
mobilization of the Greek . forces is
proceeding rapidly and that the people,
while bewildered by the kaleidoscope
of events, appear to welcome the pros
pect of war as relief from uncertain
ty.
It is assumed that Greece will resist
any aggressive action that Bulgaria
may take. -
Hill Uner Kills Whale.
San Francsico To not many trav
elers on the deep is it given to see a
whale killed by a modern steamship,
but that was the treat given the 325
passengers on the turbiner Great
Northern, which arrived from Flavel
Sunday. Just north of Point Arena
the Great Northern struck Huge
whale fair amidships and cut the levia
than in two. The shock jarred the
whole vessel. Rushing on deck the
passengers beheld only bloody spume
in the - track of the vessel and two
huge p'.eces of whale.
- Canal Closed for Week.
Panama It will be another week
before the canal is reopened. Fifty
five ships have been delayed so far,
and some of them have turned back.
The recent slide is the worst in the
history of the canal. Eighteen
months will be required to remove all
the earth that alipped into the canal.
Surveyor have begun on Taboga Isl
and, in Panama bay, in anticipation of
appropriations for increasing the de
fenses of the canal.
Storm Rages in Italy.
Rome, via Paris A great storm
raging throughout Italy, causing floods
and landslides. Trees have been op
rooted by the violence of the wind, and
the wide overflow of rivers has drown
ed cattle. Thus far, however, no loes
of human life has been reported. The
telephone and telegraph services are
greatly deranged..
FLEEING CONVICT SHOOTS TO DEATH
SUPERINTENDENT Of PENITENTIARY
Salem, Or. Harry Minto, superin
tendent of the Oregon penitentiary,
was shot and killed at 11:30 Tuesday
night a few miles north of Albany, by
Otto Hooker, an escaped convict.
few hours earlier, Hooker had
shot and perhaps fatally wounded J. J.
Benson, city marshal of Jefferson.
After Hooker had shot Marshal Ben
son, Superintendent Minto started di
rectly for Albany to head off the fugi
tive convict. Returning north from
Albany in company with Guard John-
soiv he came upon Hooker.
' Minto and the convict opened fire at
about the same time, Minto using a
shotgun and the convict a revolver.
A bullet hit Minto in the head, kill
ing him instantly. ' Hooker escaped
amid a hail of shots fired by Guard
Johnson. Hooker evidently was not
hit. He was seen an hour later near
Millersville station, some distance
south of Jefferson. -
The gun with which Hooker killed
Minto had been taken from Marshal
Benson at Jefferson, the convict hav
ing shot the officer while they were
scuffling.
Hooker escaped from a gang of 25
convicts grubbing brush a mile south
of the penitentiary.
When Hooker slipped into the brush
from the field where the gang of pris
oners was at work, he was not missed
immediately. Later when the alarm
was sounded, Superintendent Minto
nulled to the scene in an automobile.
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LAND PRODUCTS EXHIBIT ,
. PREMIUM LIST IS LARGE
Gasoline Causes Death of 35
. and Sets Fire to Entire Town
Ardmore. 'Okla A anark from a
workman's hammer ignited a ' tank of
gasoline here late Tuesday; ' and from
the ruins of two city .blocks razed by
the resulting explosion' and the fires
which followed, 81 bodies had been re
covered. ..' - "
Fifty persons were believed to have
been crushed- to death under falling
walls or burned to death while pinned
in the debris. .' Search among the
ruins is proceeding, the workers cen
tering their efforts on the tangled
mass of lumber and bricks which had
been the department store of Maddin
& Co., where it was feared the bodies
of many girl and woman shoppers and
employes would be found. .
The property damage was estimated
at $500,000. '. A score of fires caused
by the flaming gasoline, which was
thrown for blocks when the car ex
ploded with a terrific detonation, were
got under control after two hours' des
perate work by the small local fire
department, aided by every able-bodied
man in the city not assisting tbe in
jured. The city immediately was
placed under martial law.
The explosion wrecked an entire
block of buildings in the heart of town
and precipitated a scene of panic.
Along Main street from the station to
the Whittington Hotel, every building
was demolished, and on the opposite
Bide of the street the plant of Swift
& Co., a two-story rooming house and
cafe and other business buildings were
razed. v ' - -
Allies Still Push Against Germany's
. Strongholds on Western front
London The great offensive of the
second British forces against both
sides of the elbow joint on the-German
positions on the western front bad not
slackened Tuesday, but General
Joffre's bulletin reported no new out
standing success.
The British official statement told
briefly of heavy losses inflicted on the
Germans northwest of Hulluch, where
heavy German counter attacks were
carried out during the course of the
day.
Berlin maintains that by means of
counter attacks the allies' drives have
been checked, with heavy losses, but
as the Germans make no claim of hav
ing recovered the ground taken from
them, the indications are the allied
gains of Saturday and Sunday general'
ly have been maintained and at some
points improved, and that the fighting
has reached the state of vicious at
tacks and counter attacks, which may
persist for weeks.
Berlin reports insist that any stor
ies that the German line has been
pierced are untrue, and it is pointed
out that those who have seen service
in the west know it to be impossible
for the allies to break through.
Man, 91, Seeks Office.
. Elizabeth, N. J. Milton C. Loudon,
aged 91, of Linden, decided Tuesday
morning to seek his first political
office at the fall' election. He has
been nominated for justice of the
peace by Linden Democrats, and his
candidacy was returned by the Repub
lican organization of the borough.
Although he has never before been a
candidate for any political office,
Mr. Louden declares that if bis ser
vices as justice of the peace prove
pleasing he will seek higher honors at
tbe polls.
Air Bombs Hit Gas Works.
Amsterdam, via London Airmen
of tbe entente allies have again bom
barded Bruges, Belgium. The sudden
cessation of the flow of gas at Sluts,
on the Belgian frontier, which is sup
plied from Bruges, led to the suspicion
here that bomb from the air craft
struck the gas works, and a message
received later from Bruges confirmed
this belief.
The whole city has been thrown in
to darkness, the dispatch said.
Portland All prizes to be awarded
in the land products section of the Sec
ond Annual Manufacturers' & Land
Products Show have been announced
by the chairman of this section of the
fall exposition at the Armory. , Pre
mium lists will be printed at once and
mailed, broadcast over the Northwest..
The show opens October 25 and closes
November 13. ' . - y ! " !
One of the features of the awards
thla "ear will be 1200 In cash nnd a
fold medal to the best county exhibit,
he exhibit awarded second prize will
receive a silver medal and $100 in
cash. The best exhibits from each
county will redelve from 50 to $100 in
cash, , The, are ,tn features of class
ones be '". 'Jtfi !:-
Three farm publications, the North
west Pacific Farmer, Fruit" and pro
duce Marketer and the Oregon Farmer,
will rive one year's subscription to the
winners of prises In the,, land, division
at the exposition.
Commencing with class two other
features of the 1915 premium list are
as foUowa: ,
CLASS II.
Hent Irdiriduii farm exhibitOold medal
nd aneclal prlu offered by the Coast Cul
vert ft Flume compauy of 150 cant or an
"Annco" looo bushel craUrbtu or an "Arm-eo"-
7SO gallon water tank.
Second beat ' Individual farm exhibit Sil
ver medal and e apeciat prlae offered by the
Ooaet Culvert nume company or szo caao
or KR "Armco" metal water troueb. .
; , CLASS III.
Artlatlc apple dlaplay Flrat, cold medal
id IKK); sebweV ellter medaj and M. .
.,..; OLASS IV. '
Apples-' . . , Flrat. .-Second,
10 boxea Rome Beauty .....AO.OO
10 boxea Hpltaenbura 60.00
10 boxea Wlneaap DO.OO
1A hoxea Yellow Newtown .. 50.00
To each firat prise winner In Olaaa
Charles li. I'luy company on
drum of soluble sulphur spray.
CLASS V.
LARGEST IRRIGATION DAM
IN WORLD IS DEDICATED
: $;0.00
$:to.oo
: 30.00
' Wl.00
30.00
4. tbe
Apples Flrat.
0 poxes AnuiHi xiuit ....-' w
5 boxes Baldwin 25. (l
B boxes Delicious !!.Y 00
6 boxes Crimes 23.00
5 boxes Jonathan 2n.lkl
6 boxea Ortley 25.00
5 boxes Yellow Newtown ... 2.'.0l
6 boxes Red Cheek Pippin.. 2.V00
S boxes Rome Beauty 25.00
5 boxes Snitzenburg 3.00
5 boxes Stayman 25.110
B boxea Waxeeer 23.00
B boxea Wblte Pearmalo .... 25.00
. 6 boxea Wlneaap 25.00
5 boxea Banana 25.00
CLASS VI.
Pears fl"t-
1 half-boxes Clalrsesu $ 5.00
2 half -boxes Aujou : B.oo
, 2 helf-boxes Bobc 6.00
2 half-boxea Cornice 5.00
2 half boxea Beurre EKKter B-ttO
1 half-boxea Winter Nells 7. 5.00
CLASS VII.
Onions , ., Flrat.
Collection of names varieties,
10 pounds each $10.00
: SO lbs. Yellow Olobo Danvere 10.00
OLASS Villi .
Potatoes first.
80 lbs. Burbank ....$ 5.00
SO lba. American Wonder.... 5.00
: 80 lba. Early Rose 6.00
SO lba. Early Ohio 5.00
SO lbe. Uncle Sam 6.00
SO lba. Garnet Chilli 6.00
SO lbs. Hundred Fold B OO
80 lba. Netted Gem 5.00
SO lba. Pride of Multnomah.. S.on
. ftn h named laterl 6.00
100 lbs. Early Rose special r.rlie by Cuaat
Culvert ft Flume company. $25 caeb- or an
'Armco metal water trough.
' 1O0 lbs. Pride of Multnomah Special prise
by tbe Portlaud Seed company.
CLASS IX.
Threshed grains Special prise by the Ooldea
Rod Milling company of s can of assorted
Second.
.$15.00
15.1-0
. 15.C0
15.00
.. 15.00
15.00
16.CO
16.00
13.00
15.00
: 15.00
16.HI
-16.C0
15.00
15.10
Second.
$3.00
3.00
S.00
8.00
- 8.00
8.00
Second.
$ 5.00
6.00
Second.
$ 3.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
. 8.00
8.00
8.00
3.00
The United States Reclamation serv
ice has just completed its investment
of $12,000,000 in the ArroWTOck dam
and the Boise Irrigation project in
Idaho. As. a result 234,000 acres of
sagebrush desert in the vicinity of
Boise, hi aiflpa and Caldwell is to be
watered and brought under cultivation.
The soil and climate are well adapted
to the production of fruit, grasses and
grains. The $12,000,000 will be re
turned to the government by the Bet-
tiers in 20 annual payments for water
rights.
Here the government, problem was
to impound the flood water of the Boise
river and hold it until needed for irri
gation in the dry, hot summer months.
To accomplish this the Arrowrock dam
was constructed 22 miles above Boise
at a cost of $5,500,000. It backs the
water up the channel for 18 miles in a
reservoir that holds 244,300 acre-feet
of water. - It serves as a reserve bank
for the farmers.
This dam, the highest ever built
348.6 feet goes down 91.5 feet below
the bed of the river to the solid gran
ite. It is 240 feet thick at the base.
In its construction 610,600 cubic yards
of concrete was used, in addition to
great masses of steel and rock. It is
to be dedicated with fitting ceremonies
October 4 and 5. - -
Aboye the dam in the basin of the
Boise river there is three billion feet
of merchantable timber, while the mill
is at Barber, 14 miles below. An in
genious device is constructed at one
end of the dam to pick the logs from
the reservoir, carry them over the top
and send them through a concrete
chute to the river below. It is plan
ned to handle 60,000,000 feet a year
in thiB way. '
At the opposite end is a spillway to
carry the Burplus water around the
dam when the reservoir is full. Gates
in this work automatically and thus
eliminate all danger from high water.
Outlets at different elevations in the
dam, operated from chambers inside,
release the stored water as it is needed
for irrigation. The system includes
minor -dams, a network of canals and
drainage. r .
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Golden Rod Cereali ft Hit bfltt 10 lbt, of
CLASS X.
L-arjeat SQuash Firat, $.1.00; second, 3.00.
. .. CLASS XI,
Tlrit. Second.
Etaporalcd apple, not len
than 2:a) pound fiiO.OO $10.00
ETttiornttMt jrimvt, - nut len
tliun BOU pound 20.00 10.00
Ct-ipurated collection of TOge-
tablca 2000 10.00
CLASS XII,
Korthweatcrn Orowu Nu(a Plrnt. fte-rond
Colleftlon of walnut to.o 6.Ht
Collacttou of fUbarU 10.00 5.00
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Artificial Gas for Twin Falls.
Twin Falls, Ida. Application has
been made by James McMillan for a
franchise to install a gas heating,
lighting and power system in Twin
Falls. The terms of the application
state that the installation of the sys
tem will begin on or before June I
1916, and will be in operation within
three years of that date. -
The franchise asked for is not an ex
elusive one and does "not prevent the
city from constructing and operating a
municipal gas system in competition.
Capitol Bonds Held Up.
Olyropia, Wash. Before attempting
to market the projected $3,000,000 to
$4,000,000 capitol bond issue author
ized by the recent legislature, bond
brokers want Caldwell, Masslich dc
Reed, of New York, to pass on the val
idity of the issue. The legislature,
however, failed to make any provision
for meeting this expense. The State
Capitol commission met to consider
what steps could be taken. The is
suance of the bonds during the present
biennium appears unlikely.
PARCEL POST AND FORESTRY
SERVICE TO BE DEMONSTRATED
Portland Uncle Sam is to have an
important part in the coming Manufac
turers' and Land Products' Show here.
Space has been donated for exhibits by
the Parcel Post and the United States
Forestry service. '
Tbe .Forestry service exhibit will
illustrate many phases of national for
est activities over the United States,
and in particular tty life of the ranger
in tbe r-jortnwest. a model loresc win
show how the government protects the
great timber reserves' la Washington,
Idaho and Oregon. - A model lookout
tower will be a feature, as will the
Osborne Are finder, one of the latest
inventions used for.; locating fires.
Packing equipment fiW.toIi of the
Northwest ranger will be displayed.
The emergency telephone will be ex
plained and a papier inache' horse,
friend of the ranger, will be featured
in a life-size model.
The display will - illustrate the
method of preparing for shipment, and
a demonstration of a line of containers
and packers which are now manufac
tured expressly for use in making par
cel post shipments. A government
clerk will be detailed to make explana
tions and give information concerning
rates and regulations governing the
parcel post.
Not the Painless Method.
"In Belgium," said Will Irwin, "I
know an ordinary blacksmith who car
ried on the'sleeve of his uniform the
hammer and pincers the insignia of
his calling." 'Wot's them things on
your sleeve mean?" a civilian asked
him. " 'They mean I'm an army den
tist,' he said, with a wink. "'Dentist,
eh?' said the civilian. "The pincers,
then are to pull the teeth out with.
But the hammer wot's the hammer
fur?' " The hammer,' said the black
smith, "is for use in bad cases to chlo
roform the patients."
The Hunting Season
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