Number 1 ANNUAL RACE MEET EDITION CILUAM COUNTTS OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Monday, May 27, 1918 5c on the Street Big German Drive Starts Toward Paris All I. I 1 1 n m aa.t wi . . miacK wuncnea on m mile tront 5outh of Picardy; Allies Are Ready and Holding Fast llnll-l II... ! .L. fi .. ... United Prwt London, May 27 The German war machine is again in motion afier having been definitely stop ped in Picardy and Flanders and this time it is h.aded toward the Marne and Paris The recent quiet which hH retried along the fronts where t hi' Allies stem nieil the tide of Iljruiih hordes PRESIDENT TELLS SOLONS TO DRAFT A REVENUE BILL Unilml I'nm Washington, May 27. Presi dent Wilson appeared before Congress this afternoon and is sued an ultimatum to the effect that the lawmakers of the nation must draft and pass a revenue bill before they adjourn. This practically means an all summor session and will probably prevent the members of the Senate and House from getting home to do any campaigning before the fall election. At first the members were inclined to feel slightly sore but la: er agreed that the Presi dent's decree is the best thing to do. The President's program ia ,to raise 40 per cent of the war budget by taxation and the other GO per cent by the issuance of bonds. The President also asked Congress to place a further tax on war profits, incomes and luxuries. has (riven the Germans tim tn repair their shattered divisions and these are being hurled into the slaughter pen on a 35 mile front south of Picardv. The London Standard says: "It is understood that we have been pushed back slightly at one point near Rheirns. " It is too earlv to ... r l tell anything of the possible ef- FREIGHT AND PASSENG'R RATES WILL BE RAISED IN JUNE SAYS M'ADOO tiniud Pnu Washington. May 27. Secre tary McAdoo has announced that, beginning on June 25, the pres ent freight rtes will be increas ed 25 per cent and higher. June 10 the passenger rates will be in creased to three cents a mile. This will not affect those portions where the three-cent rate now holds. feet of this drive but just now the(Huns are going up against a stone wall defense. That the Allies expected this drive and had information as to its direc- tiod is indicated by the fact, hitherto kept secret, that the British troops are co-operating with the h rench at the very point where the German war gods de cided to launch this smash. It ia known that American troops have been holding parts of the line in this sector and it is re ported as probable that they are composing a part of the stone wall defense. The drive was preceded by an intense artillery action. GRADUATING EXERCISES FRIDAY ARE ENJOYABLE HONOR CAP! FULLARI) United Proa London, May 27, Champion Scout Pilot and Patrol Leader is the official title England has handed Oapt. Philip F. Fullard of the royal air foree Capt. Fullard has accounted for four teen machines destroyed and eighteen driven down out of control in a little over four months. "The moral effect of his presence in a patrol is most marked," according to the official comment. He has been awarded the Distin quished Service Order. The commencement exercises of St. Thomas Academy were held at the Liberty Theatre tast Friday night before a large audi ence. The program consisted of songs, dances, recitations and instrumental selections. The address of welcome was given by Miss Frances Summers, the only graduate at this time. After the play, "Golden Hair," Father Wand presented the diploma and awards of merit. The evening's entertainment, which was con cluded by an address by Father O'Kourke of Heppner, was very enjoyable and reflects great credit on those -responsible for its success WOULD CURBFIRE LOSS United I'cvsi Columbus, O., May 27. The impor-! tance of fire prevention as a war mea-1 sure was emphasized at the ooeninir of a week's fire prevention congress, attended by 1,500 Ohio business men, here today. GERMANS WANT YPRES United Prau London. May 27. At the same time the present drive started south -of Picardy the Germans launched another attempt to take Ypres. No reports have been received from that sector. Six race horses from Walla , Walla arrived at the local track Sunday. Read the ads in this issue. Miss Georgia Smith of May ville is visiting her friends in Condon -this week. OLD MILL IS TO HUM WHEN NEW CROP COMES The Condon Milling Co. is re building the old mill on upper Main street and will have it ready for operation as soon as the new crop is harvested. The ex terior will be partly refinished and a coat of paint will cover up all traces of the fire. The inter ior will be almost entirely refin ished. The machinery all needs overhauling and fixing. The flour ground last year by this mill was as good as any ever brought to Condon and under the management of W. G. NeVill the same quality will be produced when the mill starts grinding again. E. J. Clough of Portland is in Condon looking after his business interests. Franklin Hurlburt returned from Portland Saturday. He has been attending school there. GOOD LECTURERS will come mi Condon folks will remember with a great deal of interest Dr. Boyl and his fcreat lecture at the 1916 chautauqua. He will be here again this year. And he is only one of the truly great lecturers the chautauqua is bringing to Condon. Some of the others who will be here are Henry War ren Poor, the noted illustrated war lecturer; Mrs. A. C. Zehner. accredited Government represent ative; Minosoku T. Yamamoto, Japanese educator and diplomat; Dr. A. D. Carpenter, celebrated astromomer and lecturer; Arthur Walwyn Evans, of the Lloyd George family, whose great lec ture What America Means to Me" is a stirring patriotic appeal, and Beatrice E. Heskett, with a splendid message on physical training. It will be a great week from the lecture standpoint. And it will be an interesting week for the children for "Mother Goose" is to be here to worlivith them. MEMORIAL SERVICES MAY 30 Next Thursday morning at 11 o'clock a memorial and prayer service will be held in the Con gregational church and every body is cordially invited to be present. This is in observance of Memorial Day and of the Dro-S clamation recently issued by President Wilson that the day be one of prayer. Miss Eunice Ebbert was a passenger to Portland on Sun day's train.