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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1914)
1 SitfAN ARMIES . 4RE REINFORCED French Stronghold Is Ckffcred; 40,000 Prisoners Taken. Allien Force Hack German Linen 25 Miles Assaults Disastrous Losses Are Enormous. London. G'ormnn reinforcements es timated nt 00,000 mon aro advancing into Franco In llirco coluinnii, accord lug to an Ootond ditipntch to tho Hon tor Telegram company. It In nald that an ontlro Gorman army corps Hoom to 1)0 marching to tho nouth, pnnslng botwoon Oudon ardo, Kaat Flnndorii and Grntnmont, It lit probably Intended to roluforco tho Gorman right wing. Tito Fronch fortronu of Mnubougo, on tho Snmbro Itlvor, near tho Belgian frontier, ha failon, tho donnnnn tak ing 40.000 prisoners, Including four gonornlH, and solzlng 400 i(unn. According to a dispatch from Bor deaux, tho French war offlco issued tho following statement: "On tho loft wing nil tho Oormnn at tempts to break tho French linen on tho right bank of tho Ourcq river have failed. Wo havo taken two standards. "Tho Urllliih army haa crossed tho Manio and tho enemy ban fnllon back about 40 kilometers (25 miles). "On tho center and right wing thoro In no notable change." Tho official Bummary of tho Bltun Hon Untied from army headquarters at l'Arlu in tho courno of tho afternoon tmld: "First On tho left wing, although tho OormniiH havo been reinforced, the altuatlon roinnins HatlHfnctory. Tho enemy Jb retreating before tho British army. "Second At the center our advance in Hlow but general. On tho right wing there Imh been no action of tho enemy against tho great circle of Nancy. In the VoitgoH and in Alsace tho situation remnlua unchanged." WILSON URGES PEOPLE TO PRAY FOR PEACE OCT. 4 Waahlngton, D. C Sunday, Octobor 4, wan proclaimed n day of prayer for peaco In Europe by ProBldont WUhoii In n proclamation, tho proHldont call lag on all persons In tho United States to participate Tho proclamation fol- lOWH "By tho President of tho United 8tatc of America u proclamation. "WheroaH, Great nations of tho world hityo taken up arms against one another and wnr now drawn mllllotiB of men Into battlo whom tho couiiroI of statesmen havo not been able to nave from tho torrlblo Hacrlflco; and, "WhercnH, In thl8, an in all thlngH, it Ih our prlvllcgo and duty to neck counsel and succor of Almighty God, humbling ourselves boforo him, con fessing our weakness nnd our lack of any wlodom equal to Uicbo things; nn,' . . ,111 "Whereas, It la tho cfipcclnl wish and longing of tho pcoplo of tho Unit ed States, In prayer and counsel and all friendliness, to servo tho cause of peace; "Thcreforo, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of tho United SlntcH of Amnrlnn ftn (Inftlinmtn StllldaV. tllO fourth day of Octobor, next, a day of prayer and supplication nna uo ro quost nil God-fearing persons to re pair on that day to thoir places of worship, thoro to unlto thoir potltlonB to Almighty Ood, that, overruling tho nnnnr.nl nt tnmi. finttlmr Htrillcllt tllO things they cannot govern or alter, taking pity on tlio nntions now in mo throes of conflict, in his morcy nnd goodness showing a wny whoro men nun nnn nnnn. tin vnuchanfo his chil dren henllng peaco again and rostoro onco moro tnnt concord nmong mon .i nniinnii wltlimit which thoro call bo neither hnpplnoss nor truo friend ship nor nny wnoiosomo iruit 01 urn n.minht in Mm world: nraylnc also to this end that ho forgive ub our sins, our ignorance of his holy will, our will fulness and many errors, and load ub In.tlm nntha sif nhnrllnncn to t)lnCCB of vision nnd to thoughts and counsels that purgo nnd mnko wise. Peasant Traps 28 Foes. Pnriu Twontv-oleht PruBslnn prls nnriM. tiin fimt in ho noon in Paris' in tho prosont war, arrived at St. Lnzaro station ThYirsday. Thoy had bocomo Bopnrated from thoir regiment nnd loBt Thnv nnUnd a nonnant near Meaux if tho Gormans hnd tnkon PnrlB nnd how to got thoro. Tlio poaBani replied that ho thought Paris had fall- nn nn1 wnulil nnnillict tllDIll to tllO right road. "Whoa it was too lato tho Prussians found no was loauing mom into tho DritlBli lines. r.pUoY Carriers for Suffrage. Omaha. After a quiet campaign of i -a 1 1 1 t1 1 i Tn llnllltl threo nays mo unueu auuun Association or roBiomcu oiumn im od almost unanimously a resolution in Tii Ihn con iiumiiir, wuiiiiiii dumihi)vi r .,..n. .n.n fmt Af( ilnlnirntflH VUllllUH Ul IIIIJIU thoro woro only half a dozon votoB ngaiiist mo suiiraKo inuumiio. i.. -II I.. Ilit Jnu llwi nuannlllllnfl iviiriiur in ni" inn , passod a resolution asking tho post- : i ........ I . 1 I. i ... iwl In In IIIIIHllir-KUllurill l mu iiiiiiiih- Mops to soouro control and operation efi telegraph HystopiH of tho country, NORTHWEST MARKET' REPORTS. Portland. Tho strong demand for Northwest ern flour to bo shipped to tho eastern soabonrd In tho featuro of tho grain market. Figures as to tho quantity sold In tho past few days nro not avail able, but grain men estimate that bo twoon 150,000 and 200,000 parroisnavo been sold to go from Portland nlono. It Is not known how muclt buslnciis of tills character has ben put through on tho Sound, but tho volumo Is believed to bo largo. A mo nic tho trades was a imlo of club nt Walla Walla at a prlco oqual to 08 ft coins hero. Enough hops havo boon picked to ditto in a numbor of tho sections to give noma Indication of tho slzo of tho crop. In tho Hullston, Sherwood, Dal las, Wodburn, St. Paul, Mt. Angel, 811 vortou, Monitor, Mnrquntn and Now- borg districts tho returns show the orop will bo from 20 to CO per cent short of last year. Tho fugglo crop In tho valley Is decidedly nny of last year's quantity. Tho rain wan gonornl throughout tho hop bolt nnd temporarily checked harvesting. As thoro" Ih nn nbundnnco of plckorn this yonr, growers havo no fear of tho weather. Whoatr- Did. Dluostom 1.11 Fortyfold 99 Club .97 Hcd Itufiulnn .9C Rod flfo .9D OatB No. 1 whito fccd.............. 28.00 Hrowlng 25.00 llrnn z-i.so Shorts . 20.00 Mlllfccd Spot prices: Bran, $20.50 por ton; shorts, $29.50; roiled barley, 28. Corn Whole, $38 per ion. Hay Old timothy, Eastern Oregon, tKi&lG; new-crop timothy, vnlloy, $12.C0tI713; grain liny, $8J10; alfalfa, iskkh Fresh Orogon rancn, caso count, 28(Q30c; candled, 32S34c. Poultry Hons. 14c: Springs, 14c; turkoys, 22c; dressed, choice, 25c; ducks, 1015c; gcctio, 10c. Iluttor Creamery prints, oxtras, 3Co per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 280281&C. Pork Block, 12'4c per pound. Veal Fancy, 1ZVlAc per pound. OnloiiB Yellow, $181.25 por Back. Greon Fmlts Apples, now, 5Oc0- J1.2C box; aintaloupos, C0c$1.25 por box: nlums. C0c$l: wntcrmelons, 80f90c per hundred; pcnrB, 50c0$l por box; gnipcs, 7icpi.-;u per craio. Potatoes Oregon, ?l.3B per sncK. Cnttlo Prime steers. SG.7GfiJ7.10; choice, ?C.50QC.7G; medium, $0.25 JG.GOj Cholco cows, 55.75ftpo.oo; medi um, 5.25(35.75: Holfers IG.5O0O.2&; Cnlvou, $0.00B)8.50; Buns, ?3.oo(y.7&; Stacs. $1.5005.75. Hogs Light, ?9.0O4p.2o; ncavy, $8,000)8.20. Snoop wemers, 5.oouD.z&; iswes, $3.50Q4.50; Iambs, $5.00(S4.50. Seattle. Not yet has tho peach trndo reached n level which will show belter profits to tho grower or a scarcity, althougu tho pnst two or threo days would glvo tills Indication. Tho market nt 40c for best Elbortas was firm, and pre dictions for tho coming week includo both higher nnd lower levels, but tho fact romnlns Hint Wcnatchco hns not becun to Bhin Us orango. lemon and Itallnu cIIiikb and Simmons seedlings or Muirs. and Cnshmoro haB Just start ed its ISIbortas into market Tho enn yon districts of eastern Washington havo scarcely commenced to mnrket their product. Much of this stock is duo to show next week. Tho Simmons seedlings havo nlwnys been rated at a higher quality and prlco lovol than tho K bortaB. Thoro la a largo amount of excellent canning fruit in theso coming shipments nnd nny rnpld re covery from tho extremely low prices In peaches Is doubtful nt mis time. Whoat Blucstom, $1.10 por bu.; fortyfold. 99c per bu.: club, 97c por bu.; Flfo, 9Cc per bu; red Russian, 94c per bu: turkey rod, $1.03 por bu. Onts $2Uy;JU por ion; onnoy, io tfZ2fi nor ton: ryo. $2C por ton; middl ings ?3530 por ton; shorts, $3940 por ton. Food Bran, $2U(iJ)a7 per ton; cnop, $31 32 por ton; rolled barloy, $25 20 nor ton: alfalfa menl, $20 per ton; alfalfa molasBcs, $22 per ton; whole corn, $39 por ton; cracked corn, $40 por ton; straw, $9per ton. liny Pugot Bound, $12013 per ton; cnBtorn Washington, $lGfl10 por ton; nlfnlfa, $13 por ton; whont bay, $13 14 per ton. Tho followinE nrlcos nro offorod to tho producer by tho local dealers for delivery in round lots r. o. u. ueaiuo: Eggs Select ranch, 3Cc doz. Poultry Llvo bona, 11 16c per lb; old rooBtors. 10c por lb; 1914 brollora, 1415c por lb; ducklings, 1012c por lb; goose, 10c por id; guinea iowi, nor doz. nroBsed Beef Primo boof steers, 1212o por lb; cowb, ll12o por lb: hoirers, 12o por lb. DresBod veal lBWo por lb. Dressed hogs Wholo, packing houso, 14c por lb. Dressed spring lamb 1213o por lb. Dressed mutton 9-4llo per lb. AppleB Now cooking, B05o per box; now oatlng, $1.251.5Q per box; Qravonstolns, $11.C0 por box. BlnckborrioB 7fio por crnto. Cantaloupes PoiiIob, DOo por crato; standards, 7Co$l por crato. Orabapplos C0o$1.2G por box. Iluokloborrlos 07o per lb, Pears nartlott, $11.G0 per box. PeuchoB 40o por crato. Hood EwtfRoad Are Held Valid by Courts Salem. Tho Huproino court, in rin opinion written by Chief Justlco Mc- Bride, pronounced valid the Hood lltv- or county $75,000 bond Issiio for the construction of its Jink of tho Colum bia Itlvor highway, Tho bonds havo been so d to S, Benson, of Portland, and according to State Highway Com- m sh oner Bowlby, tho decision by tho supremo court will enable construc tion work of tho highway to commence immediately. Tho suit tenting tho bond ixnuo was begun by W, L. Clark, and ho asked tho court to enjoin tho county court from insuing nnd delivering tlio bonds to BoiiBon on tho ground that tho peti tion for tlio election wan Invalid. Huge Pavilion Salem State Salem. When tho Oregon Stato Fair ononfl Monday, Soptembcr 28, a now pavilion will bo ready to receive visitors. Tho structure Is ncarlng completion nnd tho painters aro busy on tho outer wnlls. Tho legislative assembly of 1913 mado an appropria tion for a brick building to bo used ror housing agricultural and horticultural products of tho stato of Oregon, and work Would havo commenced Inst year, but brick could not bo obtained. Tho contract was lot last March to LeDoux & LeDoux of Portland, thoy being tho lowest bidders among tho 20 or more. They began work April 1G of tho present year, and with tho exception of two weeks' delay owing to tho states inability to Btipply the brick, havo been busy every day. Tho main structure is 122x243 feet outsido dimensions, nnd tho auditor ium annex is 60x112 feet. There is a heavy concrcto foundation, four feet high, above which aro 900,000 brick, tho number In tho combined building. Tho brick was mado by tho state and sold to tho contractors at $8.50 a thou Hop Yields Surpass All Expectations of Growers Nowborg. X visit to the hop yards on the opposite sldo of tho Willamette from NowborR discloses tho fact that tho crop will bo much better than was predicted a fow weeks ago. Dr. V. B. Mallory. who has 80 acres which havo begun to bear recently, says that a portion of theso will produce a ton this year, which Is far beyond tho yield of tho first crop. C. F. Yeager, who has 14 acres and oraploya C5 pickers, begun work Au gUBt 2G. He says ho has tho biggest crop on one-year vines in that part of tho stato and that thoy will produce a ton and a half to tho acre. John P. Rnnzau and wife, who have about 70 acres of hops, hnvo Just com menced picking. They often employ 400 pickers. Last year a portion of their land produced threo tons to me acre. Throe hundred nnd twonty-fivo pick ers went to work on tho farm of A. J. Bay & Sons. It Is expected that tho picking will lost threo weeks. Tne crop 1b heavy and covers 130 acres. A. J. Bay & Sons havo added to their drying capacity It takes 100 pounds of green hops to mnko 25 pounds of dry. At all tho places visited an immense nmount of work hnd been exponded in preparation for a crop. Heavy posts were sot and well braced and from theso heavy galvanized wire waa strung on which to train tho vines. Tho ground was as freo of weeds as a well kept garden. The expense oi cul tivating, picking nnd putting into tho bins ready for drying is esumnieu ni C cents a pound. Tho hop yards abovo reforrcd to may bo taken as fair sam ples of thoso In that vicinity. Water Right Owner Will Not Mar Latourelle Falls fri.ni tin lmn nn Intnntton of exorcis ing hlB water-right on Lntourell Falls in such a mannor na to impair meir nnturnl beauty, and that ho Is more intnrnatrwi In nriRnrvlnfr tho falls and exhibiting them to tho public that Guy Talbot, who deeded them to tho state, was nBBorted Saturday in a loiter wnt WoBt bv Georco Joseph. victor in a recent suit with Mr. Talbot concerning tho water riguta on mo falls. Mr. JoBOph lurtner oners 10 nnr nnvnmnr Vfql's oxnonses on a round trip from Salem to Lntourell, if tho oxccutlvo careB to investigate mu qucBtion himself. High SugarCauses Theft. Eugene. Wnr prices on sugar nro UQllOVOU IU uu m wnuou wi . o" In tho Lang wholesnlo grocery ware hoiiBo in this city. A snck of sugar was tho only nrticlo missed, with tho m 11 ill.. Auntfk1f OXCOptlOlV Ot a smiui iiuuuuiy ui ciui;n.- ors nhd cheese. Tho offlco, with tho touched. Tho entrance wob mado through n winuow. School Decision Made. Snlom. According to nn opinion of i.'irai a RRlfltnut Attornoy-Gonornl Crawford a bcIioo! director cannot ro- sign mid vncato his otneo until ui BiicooHHor Ib nppolntod or olected. Tho tnnt tiini n rnHlunntlon has boon ac cepted by tho proper authority does not nltor tho caso, no uociaren. WKm I 'ill ' r.&F . ,JIUVIt'T7i nwm Bonds mmM muKiwwjty "It is urged that tho petition II de fective in not suiting with sufficient dofinitencsH tho beginning and termin us of tho proposed road," said Chief Justlco McBride in his opinion. "Chap ter 339, laws of 1913, provide for a state highway commission and re quires such commission to appoint a stato highway engineer, and further provides that tho books and records of bin offlco shall bo public records. His survey nnd plan of tho proposed road was, thcreforo, a public record." In another opinion written by Chief Justlco McBride tho court held bonds of tho value of $25,000 issued by tho city of Kugono to assist in tho build ing of nn armory in tho town valid. Rises at Fair Grounds sand. Thoro la an arcado 20x130 feet in which is a drinking fountain, and thero nro nine double entrances and 110 windows, while In the roor there aro 14 Bkyllghts 12x20 feet Thero were 1,724 barrels of cement, or C.89C sacks, used in tho building and 1,000 pounds of putty were used In tho skylights. Tho second floor has 1C.C56 square feet of space, while the first hna 24, C4G square feet One-half mile of steel rods were used and 5,000 10-inch bolts. One mile of holes was bored for the bolts. Tho flooring is nil of two-Inch Oregon fir. Frank Lannlng subcon tracted tho brick work and plastering and employed an average of 20 men. T, J. Wilson subcontracted tho paint ing and W. J. Morton of Portland sub contracted the roofing. Stato Archi tect Knighton drew the plans for the building. The combined building pavilion and auditorium will cost about $61,- 500, when finished. It will be the homo of the permanent county exhib its. Pendleton Wheat Land Values Are Increasing Pendleton. Reaching the top notch prlco of wheat land in these parts, the John Kcllaugh ranch of 400 acres, on Mission Ridge, was sold Thursday to John J. McPhail for $50,000, or $125 an acre. It is predicted this land will bo worth $150 an acre within five years. Another sale of equal magnitude was closed tho same day when McPhail, the purchaser of the first ranch, sold out hlB own ranch of 1440 acres on the Umatilla Indian reservation for $50,- 000. Tho purchasers were Frank Curl and Frank Rogers. Both are promln cnt wealthy ranchers of this county. Old farmers and wheat raisers say that this, too, Is an exceptionally good purchase as the land Is well under de velopment and will Increase greatly in value. Tho last highest purchase of wheat land brought $115 an acre. Within tho past three weeks thero is a mark ed Interest in wheat ranches, with of fers from strangers. It is believed the war has something to Jo with this. Free Public Market Is Great Help to Growers Portland. That business is being dono on a largo scale at the Yarahill streot public market is shown by an announcement by J. H. Stephenson, an orchardiBt of Cornelius, Or., that ho has sold 22,000 crates of peaches in the last six weeks. His sales one day amounted to 2000 crates. He says he has received an averago ot 10 cents a crato moro for his fruit this year at tho public market than ho received tormorly from commission houses. It Is reported that in the last few weeks there has been more thnn 100.- 000 crates of peaches sold at the mar ket. Arrangements have been made for tho inauguration of a delivery sys tem. Ono wagon will be used nt first Tho Borvlco will be Increased as busi ness warrants. 1383 Cars of Fruit Sent Out by Pacific Association Albany. From opening ot the straw berry season to September 5, 1383 car loads of fruit nnd produco have been shipped from this state by the North Pacific Fruitgrowers' Distributing ns soclntlon, declares O. H. Cash, Inspect or of the Oregon branch of that organ isation. Mr. Cnah hns been visiting several soctions of this county in search of ready applo crops for the eastern mar kets, A carload of applc3 will bo ship ped soon from this vicinity. Mr. Cash says this year's applo crop will averago well but that prices will bo lower, owing to tho war in Europe. Tho Willamette valley lias shipped more than 33 carloads of produco this year. Union Dairymen Organize. Union. A permanent dairymen's organization, known as the Cathorlne Creek Dairymen's association, was formed horo Saturday, with headqunr tors nt Union. W. A. Maxwell was oloctod president, W. S. Paddock vie prosldent and W. 8. Miller secretary and troasuror. This la tho. first or gnnlzntlon of tho kind in tho county nv.hiwb worn adonted and all liecoe- vary, arrangements made for future work. 1 THEY CLEAN UP UNDERBRUSH AND DESTROY WEEDS. I Anlmalt Are Naturally Browsers anjl Relish Noxious Plants in Prefer- onco to Luxuriant Pasturaga ijL Meat Is Nicety Flavored. (By GEORGE II. DACY, Copyright, M14.)V Angora goats aro profitable waga earners. They clean up underbrush, destroy weoda, yield profltablo meat and mohair and Improve soil fertility on a minimum of feed and care. They aro also naturally browsers and rcllsb underbrush and weeds in preference to luxuriant pasturage. Without feed other than what they rustle, grade Angoras will produco from threo to six pounds of mohair per animal each year, which sells on the market at from 35 to CO cents per pound. Well cared for puro breds often yield at high as ten or twelve pounds of mo hair to a shearing, while fleeces of spe cial luster and over fifteen or eighteen inches in length sometimes bring ai high as $5 or $6 per pound. Tho meat of tho Angora is tender, well marbled and nicely flavored, and many consumers cat goat meat and imagine that they aro consuming lamb or mutton. On the grado fat Angorai sell for from four to six and a ball centa a pound. The manure of the goat rivals that of sheep as a tonic for ailing soils. Angoras are first aids to farmert who desire to inexpensively subdue wild land. Twenty-flve or thirty goate pastured on 100 acres of bush land will effect wonders in a couplo of years to ward reclaiming the idle land. It it beet to rotate the goats from one small fleld to another so that tho anlmalt arc constantly gaining In live weight and st the same time killing out the undesirable growth. Angoras will stand on their hind legs and browse all the leaves and twigs within theii reach. They uniformly graze over a fleld so that when they are through with tho tisk of cleaning the land . the fleld is In shape for plowing. Grade Angoras range in price ac cording to age, weight and condltloa Farmers can usually buy good cross bred flocks at from $2.50 to $5 per an imal. Pure bred bucks cost from $1C to $50 apiece, while full blooded does sell for from $8 to $20 per animal Tho utility of the Angora hinget around his ability to perform valuable work at cut price costs. Goats abhoi wet or swamp land as well as lnclem- Angora Buck and Doe. ent weather. The animals are reli able barometers inasmuch as they in variably scent the approaching storm and head for shelter. f Millions ot acres of brush land that today are loafing could be brought into profitable use If the landowners would but keep flocks of goats as land clean ers. Tho -winter care of goats is slm iliar to that of sheep. An open shed facing the south, provided with plenty of bedding and perfectly dry, will pro vide ample protection, while oatsroots and hay will supply sustenance. , Spray apparatus and materials are now absolutely necessary to success ful fruit growing. Pruning Grape Vines. Go over tho grape vines and remove the weakest main canes and laterals, reserving only the strongest for next year's fruiting. Pinch off the ends of tho laterals bearing fruit Best Market for Strawberries. Home markets for strawberries usually prove moro satisfactory than those at a distance, although a fancy brand ot berries will often bring more in a largo market than in a small one. Rations for Poultry. Too few of our farmers produce the rations consumed by their poultry, or tho sort ot feed they produce Is dot adapted to best results with their' flocks, which la practically thesame thing. Charcoal, one ot the prime eesen tiala to successful poullrylng, often la missing on Uie farm, and it bought, UBually comes high. Buglng qld chunks, cob, etc., and smottterln's down the flames with damp cobs or rotten chunk of wood, wlllfoduee ese's owm charcoal ahuiidKBUy-M ckwply fw poultry. i.