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HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
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ETtnts of Noted People, Government
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Things Worth Knowing,
Calls for 130,207 draft registrants
qualified for general military service
tn fain tho colors boforo tho end of
August were issued Thursday night
by tho provost marshal general.
Fire Thursday afternoon destroyed
sis small buildings and two powder
magazines at the Western Cartridge
company, in East Alton. III., with
damage estimated at f 100,000. No one
was injured.
Mnrm Filial Suarez was inaucurat
oil nrostilRnt of Colombia Thursday,
with imposing ceremonies. It is re
ported that thero is an increasingly
favorablo sentiment toward tho allies
throughout Colombia.
Sick and wounded soldiers landed
in tho United States from tho Ameri
can expeditionary forces and sent to
various army hospitals during the
week ended August 2 numbered 159,
the surgeon-general announced.
A call for men not registered in tho
1 draft, and draft men who have been
civen deferred classifications, to en
list in the 472d Engineers, was sent
out by the western department of tho
army at San Francisco Thursday.
Damage estimated hy farmers in
the Okanogan valley, Washington,. at
about $60,000 has been done already
by a riiigratory horde of grasshoppers
which have Infested wheat fields,
damaged alfalfa, timothy and oats
crops.
Within less than 24 hours after tho
Diamond Shoal lightship off Capo Hat
teras, N. C, had been destroyed by
shellflre. tho small American unarm
ed steamer Mcra was shelled, torpe
doed and sunk by a German submarine
near the North Carolina Coast Tues
day afternoon.
The known dead as tho result of the
hurricane which struck southwest
Louisiana Tuesday afternoon stood at
18 Friday. Many persons believed to
have been in the path of tho storm,
however, had not been heard from,
and it was believed the list was .in
complete.
Hundreds of building carpenters, at
a wage of $6.00, and hundreds of la
borers, wage $4.50 to $5, were called
urgently Friday In Seattle by tho la
bor committee of tho war bousebulld
ing drive, Frederick T. Sherman,
chairman. Labor union officers ace
co-operating.
On a wooden cross at the bead of a
grave at the edge of a wood at Cham-
ery, east of Fere-en-Tardenols, is this
Inscription: "Lieutenant Quentin
Roosevelt, buried by tho Germans."
The grave was found Wednesday by
an American aviator. Tho inscrip
tion is in English.
Bumper crops of almost every food
stuff grown on the farm were Indi
cated again Friday in the department
of Agriculture's monthly crop report
despite a falling off In the prospective
production in practically all crops dur
ing July due to adverse conditions,
principally hot and dry weather.
Russian news reaching Stockholm
by way of Berlin continues to repre
sent the Bolshevlkl as preparing for
war against tho allies. Trotzky, the
Bolshevik war minister, is represent
ed as having issued an order, in which
the French, English and Czecho-SIo-
vaks are declared to be the enemies
of Russia.
Orders for the immediate moblllza
tion at Camp Wadsworth, Spartan-
burg, S. C, of the Slavic Legion, au
thorized by the army appropriation
bill, were announced Friday at the
war department, providing voluntary
enlistment of Jugo-Slavs, Czecho-SIo-vaks
and Ruthenians and other op
pressed peoples who are anxious to
fight against Germany and Austria
Hungary.
Acting on instructions of the state
'council of defense, Butto, Mont., police
early Monday morning mado tho ar
rest of CO men who will be held for
Investigation. They are charged with
violating tho law relating to nonpro-
ducers.
The Germans on both sides of Albert
have retreated from tho western to
the eastern bank of the Ancro river,
according to the German official com
munication issued Tuesday. Tho state
ment says tho withdrawal was made
without opposition.
Tho first six airplanes especially
constructed to carry mall pouches over
the Washington Philadelphia Now
York air post wero delivered to tho
government Tuesday by tho Standard
Airplano corporation of Elizabeth, N,
J, The machines will bo put Jnto Im
mediate ervlce,
LUXURY TAX 10 PER CENT
Impost of 20 Percent Proposed on
Clothing; of Various Kinds.
Washington, D. C. A luxury tax
schedule was adopted, an official tax
advisory board for tho treasury cro
nted. tho tax on corporation capital
stock doubled to produco an additional
$30,000,000 and a provision was accept
ed making liberty bonds security tor
all government contracts by tho houso
ways and means comraltteo Saturday
In framing tho $S,000,000,000 rovonuo
bill.
Tho luxury proposal was submitted
by a sub-commltteo. It levies 10 per
cent tax on nit Jowolry, to bo paid by
tho manufacturer, producor or import
er. Covering approximately 1200 Items
of jewelry. It supplants tho presont low
tax of 3 per cont on tho manufacturer,
producer or Importer.
Tho 10 per cent tax is also to bo
levied on art objects, pianos and plpo
organs, furs, cash rogtstors, typewrit
ers, photographs and tapostrtos.
In view of tho wldo public demand
for a tax on tho price paid for cortaln
other articles, not deemed luxuries by
reason of their nature, above a cor
taln price, tho subcommittoo proposod
and tho full commltteo accepted a
limited number of other groups of such
articles, with suggested basic prices
paid for them by tho consumor, abovo
which a 20 per cent tax is to bo as
sessed against tho seller to tho con
sumer or user or to a person not for
"ro-salo."
This second group and tho amount
excess over which will bo taxed fol
lows: Men's and young mon's suits or ovor
coats, $50; men's and women's hats,
bonnets- and hoods. $25; women's and
misses' dresses, $40; women's and
misses' suits, cloaks and coats, sold at
over $60; boots, shoes, pumps and slip
overs for men, women and children,
$10; men's and boy's hats, $5; mon's
and boys' caps. $2; plcturo frames.
$10; fans, $1; men's waist coats, sold
distlnct from suits, $5; silk undercloth
ing and hosiery, pure and mixed, $10;
men's and boys' neckware, $2; trunks,
$50; valises, traveling bags, suitcases
and hat boxes, $25; ladles' purses,
pocketbooks, shopping and handbags,
$7.50; carpets and rugs, fiber, $5 per
square yard; umbrellas, parasols and
sunshades, $4; men's shirts, $3; house
or smoking jackets and bathrobes, $10.
The luxury schedule provides thot
articles taxed under one of these gen
eral groups shall not be taxed under
the other group.
MANY PRISONERS
AND GUNS TAKEN
London. An official communlquo is
sued Saturday evening says that 17,
000 prisoners and between 200 and
300 guns have been captured on tho
Somme-Ancro front
The Canadians, tho advices state,
have taken tho town of Beaufort, two
and a half miles southwest of Ro
slcres. The Australians aro fighting
farther north, along tho Sommo.
Small parties of Germans aro re
ported to bo still in Rosleres, three
and one-half miles west of Chaulnes,
but the British aro all around them
and their life as fighting men probab
ly will bo short
The figure of 17,000 prisoners taken
embraces the number that had been
counted. Of these tho French report
ed that they had taken more than 4000
while tho British total at noon was
more than 13,000. Tho French have
been doing good work on the south of
the new drive and probably have taken
many additional prisoners there.
Most of tho prisoners and guns cap
tured by British troops have been
taken in the narrow trianglo between
the Royo and Peronne roads. British
tanks advanced with great rapidity
up these highways. They were fol
lowed promptly by Infantry, and thou
sands of Germans within the triangle
found themselves well behind the Brit
ish line when the attack reached them,
so Idld down their arms.
The triangle contained some of the
best German gun positions In tho
whole front facing Amiens.
Paris. The official communication
from tho war office says that the Brit
ish and French troops continued their
advance Saturday and won new vic
tories after breaking tho onemy's re
sistance. Tho French troops took
4000 prisoners besides a great quan
tity of war materials, and captured
several important towns on tho south
ern end of the battle zone.
With the British Army in Franco.
It is reported that a German divisional
general has been captured in tho
drive.
Allied airmen havo blown up many
of tho bridges over tho Sommo river j
and tho enemy's retreat Is seriously
embarrassed. Tho British cavalry has i
rounded up many prisoners, but tho I
larger part taken wero captured by I
Australians and Canadians,
Passports Are Denied,
London. Arthur Henderson, Charles
W. Bowcrman, secretary of tho Trado
Union Congress, and other members
of tho Houso of Commons havo applied
for passports to Switzerland to confer
with Plotor Troolstra, tho Dutch So-
clallst leader, regarding Jotters re
ceived from Socialists In onotny coun
tries. Tho War Cabinet declined to
Krant them passports. Tho parlia
mentary commltteo of tho Trado Union
Congress and tlio executives or mo
labor party protested this refusal
Ntrongly,
I STATE NEWS
I IN BRIEF. I
An extraordinary run of chlnook
salmon Is on nt Weddorburn and Gold
lloach, in Itoguo river, whoro 80 boats
nro taking from 35 to CO fish nightly.
Tho small salmon run has passed and
It Is very seldom nny of tho boats tako
fish lighter than 30 pounds.
Henry L. Corbett, of Portland,' has
submitted his resignation as chairman
and member of tho stato council ot
defense to Governor Wltliycombo, to
becomo effective Immediately, Wil
liam P. Woodward, of Portland, waB
named to succeed Mr. Corhott
Walter S. Urockman, tho largest cat
tle owner in Wallowa county, was
found dead Monday afternoon near n
trail on Snake river. Near him lay
a dead pack, mule, with ita load tied
sccuroly tn place, and some of Mr.
Drockman'a horses wero nearby,
Tho now sawmill of tho Baker Whlto
Pino Lumber company, which has boon
undergoing a hmtng-up process for
moro than a week, now is running reg
ularly nt full capacity and adds a largo
Industrial plant to tho growing lum
ber Industry of Baker and vicinity.
A sawmill owned by John M. Robins
at Swan Lake Valley, Klamath county,
was destroyed by firo between 12 and
1 o'clock Friday with a loss of bo
twoon $10,000 and $12,000. Tho blazo
was bollovod started from a spark,
which lodged on tho root ot tho mill
building.
Oregon's fourth liberty loan quota
probably wilt bo double that of tho
third loan, according to Information
convoyed In a lottor to Governor
Wltliycombo from James K. Lynch,
of San FranclBCO, governor of tho fed
eral reserve- bank there. Tho quota
of tho last campaign was $18,495,000.
J. nagsdalo, who operates a digitalis
dryer on tho Alsca rlvor, says tlioro
hns been a big demand for his product
but Is experiencing difficulty In filling
orders on account ot tho scarcity ot
plckors, Mrt Ragsdalo uses a hop dry
er and has exploded tho idea that tho
leaves of digitalis must bo dried slow
ly in tho shade.
Only ono accident was fatal out of
591 reported to tho industrial accident
commission for tho week ending Aug
ust 8, Inclusive. John M. Porson, Port
land .shipbuilder, was tho victim ot
tho ono fatal accident A total ot 521
of tho accidents roportcd wero sub
ject to tho provisions ot tho work
men's compensation act
Fees of the stato treasurer's offlco,
including thoso on inheritances and on
interest on deposits, aro expected to In
crease over $100,000 in tho next two
years, bringing their aggrogato up to
$305,500, according to a statement filed
by Stato Treasurer Kay with tho tax
commission. Expenses for tho office
for tho two years aro estimated at
$35,900.
Tho cstimato mado by Major Doich,
ot tho Oregon Military Police, that tho
expenditures ot that department will
amount to $658,000 for tho next blon
nluin, Is too high. Governor Wltliy
combo declares. ' Th,o exocutlvo says
at least $382,000 can bo eliminated
from the cstimato, leaving $274,000 for
operating expenses during tho next bl
ennlum. In event tho legislature listens to aJ
recommendation of tho Industrial acci
dent commission to maka workmen's
compensation compulsory, it will cost
tho stato but $280,974.10 to conduct tho
commission during tho next blennlum.
On tho other band, if tho recommend
ation Is not abided by, tho state's
share of tho accident fund for tho two
years will bo $1,200,000.
The Fischer Lumber company, 'of
Marcola, will erect a now mill, work
upon which has already commenced,
at a cost of about $100,000, to tako tho
place of a smaller mill which was de
stroyed by firo Juno 8, according to
an announcement mado in Eugene by
Fred Fischer,' president of the com
pany. Tho mill Is being built on tho
location of tho old plant abovo Mar
cola. Tho supromo court library has filed
Its cstimato for tho next blonnlum
with tho stato tax commission at $10,
500. Of this $6000 is represented In
salaries and $10,500 In now books. A
total of $15,000 was appropriated for
tho present blonnlum. The library
estimates that it will tako In $1200
in fees from bar examinations.
Final completion of tho paving on
what Is known as tho Bollovuo exten
sion cast ot Sheridan indicates that
state forco account highway work can
bo dono moro cheaply than under pri
vate contract. Approximate figures
Just announced show that tho work
was dono at least $12,000 cheaper than
tho lowest bid ot $52,000, mado by a
prlvato contractor, and it may run as
much as $2000Jowor than that esti
mate. Tho Bandon woolon mill, conducted
for tho past year under direction of
E. II. Tyron, as rocolver, and which
had run on government contracts, has
been purchased by E. N, Smith, a for
mor resident of the county, Tho past
activities of tho mill havo required
tho employment of 20 operators, but
tho new owner contemplates an In
crease In capacity and tho addition of
new machinery sufficient to doublo tho
number of omployos and tho manufac
ture of a wider rango of woolens,
Much of tho past year's output wont
to a government contracting company
In Chicago,
IDAHO "IT HAS
NEW CONTRACT
Special Training for Army to lie Given
to One Hundred or More Men
Each Mouth.
Moscow, Idaho. A now contract hns
just bcon signed botwoon tho Univer
sity ot Idaho and tho war dopnrtmont
which provides for a now contingent
ot 100 or moro men to bo sent to tho
university tor special training on Aug
ust 15, and at loaBt 300 to bo sent hero
on October 15 and every two months
thereafter.
Tho contract provides that 40 ot tho
100 men to bo sent hero August IS
nro to tako training in auto mechanics
and 20 in radio work. This Is Just tho
rovorso ot tho present ordor, which
provides for 20 taking auto mechanics
and 40 taking radio work.
In a statomont Issued by Presldont
Ltndley tho conditions of tho now con
tract nro mado known, Ho says: "Tho
larger contingent ot 200 nt least will
arrlvo hero on October 15. Tho uni
versity Is energetically proceeding
with tho necessary building and altera
tions to provide in a satisfactory way
for tho larger contingents which will
arrive every two months beginning
October 15.
"By that tlmo tho required building
will bo completed and tho soldler-
training will not In any way Intorforo
with the regular work ot tho univer
sity during tho acadomlo year. Tho
board ot education and tho president
havo from tho first guarded against
any such possibility. This Is dono in
fairness to tho soldlor contingent as
well as out of consideration for tho In-
torcstB.ot tho university studonts.
"Tho smaller contingent of soldiers
tho university hns agreed to accept
has thorofora not only permitted tho
soldiers to rccolvo a very high grado
of Instruction, but tho rogular work
ot tho university to bo maintained and
strengthened."
,
Plenty of Men For Harvest.
Moscow, Idaho. "Thero will bo no
scarcity of labor to harvest tho grain
crop in Latah county," said A. W. B.
KJosncss, county agent and head of
tho rarm bureau for Latah county, air.
KJosncss and his assistants and asso
ciates havo boon dovoting much tlmo
to tho labor problem and havo boon In
communication with all labor centers
with tho result that many mon havo
been secured for work In this county.
i NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Portland Whoat Government
basis, $2.20 per bushol.
Flour Straights, $10.95011.15 por
barrel; wholo wheat, $10.30; graham,
$9.90010.35; barloy flour, $110)12 por
barrel; ryo flour, $11.50012.50 por
barrel, common!, $11.40012 por bar
rel; corn flour, $12.20013.40; oat flour
$12.50012.75.
Mlllfeod Not mlllfeod prices, car
lots: Bran, $31 per ton; shorts, $33
por ton; middlings, $33; rolled barley,
$70; rolled oats, $69.
Corn Wholo, $75; cracked, $7G por
ton.
Hay Buying prices f.o.b. Portland:
Enstern Oregon timothy, $34 por ton;
valley timothy, $29; alfalfa, $28 027;
valley grain hay, $26028; clovor, $26
028; straw, $9010.
Butter Cubes, extra, 47V408c;
seconds, 44c; prints, extras, box lots,
52c; cartons, box lots, 63c; half boxes,
&c moro; less than half boxes, lc
moro; buttorfat, No. 1, 65c per pound
delivered Portland.
Eggs Oregon, ranch currant re
ceipts, 43044c; candlod, 47c; select,
49o per dozon.
Poultry Hons, 23 024c; broilers,
26 027c; ducks, geeso and turkeys,
nominal.
Veal Fancy, 18019o por pound.
Pork Fancy, 23' 024c por pound.
Fruits Cantaloupes, $2.00 02.76 per
crato; watermelon, 202c per pound;
poaches, 75c0$l,5O; now apples, $1.25
03 per box; plums, $2 02.25 per box;
apricots, $2 per box; pears, $3.50 por
box; casabas, 4c per pound; grapos,
$203 per crate.
Vogetnbles TomatoeB 76c01.25 por
crato; cabbago, 404c por pound;
loUuco, $2.50 03 por crate; cucum
bers, 76c0$l por box; poppors, 16o
por pound; peas, 12012'c per pound;
boans, 10011c por pound; colory, $1
per dozon; summer squash, $1 por
dozon; eggplant, 15o por pound; corn,
$2.75 por crato.
Potatoes New, $303.25 por cwt.
Onions Walla Walla, $2.7503.00;
California, $202.50 per sack.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 35066c;
valley, 54001c por pound.
Mohair Oregon, now clip, 65c por
pound,
Aug. 0, 1918.
Cattlo Prlmo stoors $11,75 012.75
Good to cholco steers 10,75011.75
Medium to good stoors.... 0.50 010,75
Fair to medium stoors. 8.50 0 9.50
Common to fair steers 5.500 8.00
Cholco cows and heifers.. 8.000 9.00
Med to good Cows and hf.. C.00 0 7.60
Canners 3.000 5.00
Bulls 5.60 0 7.60
Calves 8.50 011.50
Stockers and feodors 0.000 8,00
Hogs Prlmo mixed $18.86019.15
Modlum Mixed 18.05018.85
Rough hoavloa 17,35 017.05
Pigs 10.60017.00
Hulk 18.85 010.00
Sheep Lambs 13,00014.00
Volley lambH 12.60013.50
YosrllngH . 0,60 010.60
WoThdrs.. M 8,600 0,50
Hwos
r rmritu" - 0,000 8.00
ENEMY IN FLIGHT;
TANKS PURSUING
British a.nd French Continue
Advancing on Somme.
TAKE GUNS, STORES
Transports and Men Btrcamlnir Kast
ward In Full Helrcst-HIgh Ger
man Officer la Killed.
With tho British Army In Prance.
T1Q British mid French divisions havo
gained moro ground Saturday In tho
great battio raging In tho Amiens
Sommo district Tho latest roporla
appear to show that tho Germans aro
retiring in groat liosto.
Tho scones on tho battleground ovor
which tho allies already havo passed
gave ovldonco ot this hnsto In aban
doned guns, stores, and ovon regi
mental and artillery maps and papers.
Aorlal observers report largo
streams of transports and men hurry
ing eastward In full rutrcat
lloaucoiirt fell to tho allied forces
mid Loqucsnol also was taken after
hot all-night righting.
Tho cavalry Is working far back to
ward tho Sommo and Is still rounding .
up villages, while tanks and armored
cars nro running ovor tho country
clearing a way for tho troops or kill
ing horses drawing heavy enemy sup
plies. Tho drivers of motor trucks
nnd lorries nro chasing parties of Ger
mans and either scattering them or
running thorn to earth.
Tho dotalls ot somo ot the work or
thono armored cars show that they
havo performed valiant services. One
ot thorn rnn Into n town while a Gor
man corps was having lunch. It turn
ed Its guns through tho corps' quarter
windows, killed somo ot tho staff nnd
then chased others who escaped from
tho houso. At Rostoros anothor car
sot an enemy train on firo.
' A group ot cars met, far Insldo tho
enemy linos, a German supply column
and halted It Pour mounted Gorman
officers camo up to soo what tho trou
bio wns nnd wero shot from tho cars,
which then proceeded to make quick
work of tho column.
At Frnmorvlllo tho cars engaged a
train loadod with tho enemy and final
ly set It nflro. Tanks ontored this
town soon afterwartls, helped tho ar
mored cars clean it up nnd then hoist
ed flags on th 3 roof of tho building
which hnd bcon Gorman corps head
quarters. Ono car mot n high Gorman
offlcor riding In an automobile along
tho road. Tho officer was killed nnd
his mnchlno captured.
All along tho lino snipers and Iso
lated mnchlno gun billots woro ox
tromoly busy, hut thoso woro being
silenced ono by one ns tho ndvnnco
proceeded.
It Is roportcd that two roglmontnl
commanders havo bcon captured In
ono sector.
ENLISTMENTS IN
ARMY SHUT OFF
Washington, D. C Voluntary enlist
ment in thh army and navy will bo
suspended completely to prevent dis
ruption of Industry ponding disposition
ot tho bill proposing to oxtond draft
agos to Includo all mon bctwoen IS
and 45 yenrs.
Orders woro Issued hy Secretaries
Baker and Danlols directing that no
voluntary enlistments ho accepted af
ter August 8 until further orders.
Tho .ordors also oxcludo civilians
from nppolntmont to officers' training
camps until further notlco.
Tho ordors wero Issued after a con
ference botweon Sccrotary Bakor and
Secretary Danlols nnd woro mado pub
lic aftor Presldont Wilson had visited
tho offlcos ot both secretaries.
It is not known whethor his visit
hnd to do with tho onllstmont situa
tion, but Just boforo ho conforrod with
tho cabluot offlcrcs tlioro was no Indi
cation that a stop of such drastic mi'
turn was anticipated.
It was oxplalucd that tho vlow ot
tho govemmont Is that many of tho
oldor mon nro Indlsponsnblo tn their
prosont occupations, but tho tiutural
result of tho debated draft ago ques
tion Is cortaln to lead to n rush to tho
recruiting offices,
It Is rcgardbd as ossontlal thnt mon
greatly nooded at homo should ho pre
vented from rushing into tho nrmy
under tho mlBtnkon Idea thnt thoy nro
cortnln to bo drnftcd anyhow nnd pro
fer to Join tho servlco voluntarily.
la Gun Plant Ordered,
Washington, D. O, Approval ot
plans for a big gun rollnlng 'plant to
ho built In Franco at a cost ot from
$25,000,000 to $30,000,000 wns an
nounced Saturday hy tho war depart
ment, It Is said engineering work for
tho great project, which will comparo
In slzo to tho Kriipn works at Esson.
Germany, wero comploted and ordors
for equipment actually Issued within
30 duys ufter conception of tho plan
uy ma oriiniiiico officers.