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L1ANV DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1911 PACK THREE ons Hamilt FIRE SALE Began Today at 9:00 A.M. with Record-breaking Crowds Merchandise will be sold for cash only during the FIRE SALE' BELGIAN SECRET BAND DO MANY DARING FEATS Are Chosen From Men Who Know No Fear of Death. " (liy William I'hilip Shut. United Press Staff Correspondent.) With lh llrlgiau army. February 8. (Ity mail). The rumancrs of the swashbucklers are daily outdone here among the floods of Flanders where (he army ofKiug Allien stands with ita hack to the wall, fighting lo hill the little atrip of rlclgian oil (till to he called ita own. For instance, there it the tecret hand of "The Hundred and .Fifty." It ia compoard of volunteer aoldirrf. picked men who anap thrir fingers in the face of death and who. when the orat comet lo worst, meet their doom with a jaunty smile on their lips, a tmile tinned jual a little with scorn and which says to-- the grim firing squad: "Shoot and be hanged. Ill little I care." The ptihlic knows tittle or nothing of "The Hundred and Fifty," lu; there isn't a Belgian trooper who doesn't know of the hand and speak of it with something of awe and mystery in his voice. Wlcn an enterprise ia on fool requiring supreme daring, un faltering, a do it or die determination of nn almost superhuman sort, the hundred and fifty is called upon and it never fails. The hand furnishes the necessary man or men, and if these do not de liver the goods, another man. or more men, come forward until the thing re quired is accomplished. Impossible as it may seem, of the one hundred and fifty men in the organisation some three hundred and fifty have met death: in other words, the hand has hern wiped out more than twice. MARGUERITE FLOWER Lyric Soprano MARY SCHULTZ Violinist MISS SAUTER Pianist IN CONCERT &5 First Baptist Church Wednesday, March Tenth 25c The lay of the land, so to speak, brought the daredevil group into be ing, a necessary result of the strangely peculiar fighting now going on here abouts. Imagine an almost treeless stretch of marshes extending for many, many miles in all directions, a river whose hed is higher than the surrounding country, cutting through the middle. Checkerboarding this, imagine long, straight highways, built, up, but barely emerging from the seawater which has inundated the whole landscape save a few islands, which dot the waste of water here and there. In short, imagine the dreariest, wettest spot on earth and you will have the scene of the battle of the Yser as it is now between Delgiana and the Ger mans. The two fronts past along the course" of the Yser in a general way, the battalions occupying the roads and islands. The only meant of advance in the ordinary way is along the roads, prac tically an impossibility, since one ma chine gun can hold off a regiment. To take the islands, troops must wade from knee to neck deep in the ice-cold sea water or cross on rafts or scows, an equally impossible feat during day light hours. Stealth must be the keynote of ev ery advance along this part of the line and black nigtitt are the only screens available for troops here. It is the work of the hundred and fifty to prepare these surprises, or, as fre quently happens, since attacks by targe numbers of infantry have be come impossible on account of the water, to make the dash themselves. Here it an illustration. It was learned that the Germans had established themselves oh one of the many islands jutting out of the in undation and were using it for various effective operations. An observer posted in the massive tower of a me diacvial church there was giving most deadly instructions by telephone to the German batteries of eight inch guns situated to far back that the much lighter Belgian guns were inef fective against them. Something had to be done to put this outpost out of commission. That night twenty men went out to capture the island, it being believed that it wat occupied by only eight or ten men. None of the twenty cams back. The second night one of the ons hundred and fifty left the Belgian lines alone, swimming. When he re turned shortly before daylight he as lonished everybody by reporting the tiny island held by two lone sentries. A large island, however, some two hundred yards further back held tome two hundred and fifty men, and be tween this island and the tower ran a causeway made of brush tied in bun- diet. The tentirct threw up illuminat ing boinf; at Intervals, and upon dis covering the approach of the enemy gave the alarm, whereupon reinforce ments ran over the causeway, took position upon a tiny fort built around the tower and by the aid of machine guns stood their ground. The following night fifty men start ed for the island in scows which swim mers and wadert pulled aiVtntTy through the flood. They halted just outside the range ot the illuminating bombs and the scout of (lie night be fore went forward alone. Two bombi in succession would be Ihe signal for the parly to land quickly. Fifteen minutes of absolute tilence followed, then two bait of fire rote and floated in the block night The fifty men hot forward. They landed without opposition. The body of a dead Ger man lay on the grond. It was sentry No. I. Hit helmet wat missing at was his coat. On the breastworks about the tower a few feet away stood what appeared to be a German, beckoning to the Belgians. This wat their own man, wearing the coat and helmet of the German seniiucl. In tide the trench betide the machine gun lay sentry number two. The Bel' gian had slain both without a sound with his thick tword. The first by surprise, the Second by impersonating Ihe first. While destroying the brush cause way, the Germans on the little island nearby found out what wat going; on and attacked. They were repulsed and the two Belgian! of the night be fore were more than avenged. Today the Belgiant occupy the island and its tower, though daily battered by Ger man artillery, serves at an observa lion post. In their tur'n, besides keep ing a permanent defense force on the island, the Belgians have connected it to their first line of trenches. The men of the one hundred and fifty are anonymous. It is said that many of them are nobles. The man who, singlchanded, captured the tow er without making a sound, to the correspondent wat told, wat a Brus sels lawyer of nationwide reputation, who, when he volunteered for the service, presented himself in a frock coat and a silk hat. CONGRESS ENDS SESSIGN fCor tiiiucd from Vae 1). CELILO CANAL WILL BE OPENED IN MAY Portland, March 4 (Special) A series of celebration's in honor of the formal opening of The Dalles-Ce-lilo canal of the Columbia river, Ore gon, is planned for the entire week of May 3-ci, 1915,- in which local com mittees in every important river city of the Columbia basin are cooperat ing with a general committee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, mark the opening ofshrdluetaocmfwy These celebrations wilt fittingly mark the opening to free navigation of the great Columbia river and its principal tributary, the Snake, from Lewiston, Idaho, to the Pacific ocean, a distance of five hundred miles. Farmers, business men, transporta tion men, chambers of commerce. commercial clubs, good roads enthu siasts, irrigationists, governors, con gressmen, engineers and high gov ernment officials of the United States and Canada will rejoice in practically every river town from the Canadian boundary and Lewiston, Idaho, to As toria, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia. The official ceremonies of dedica tion are to be staged in the canal ba sing at Big Eddy, Oregon. Wednes day, May Sth, at 2 p. m , in which prominent people from all over the Pacific Northwest and the entire na tion will participate. Following the official ceremonies a celebration with distinctive features will fake place at The Dalles, Oregon, the afternoon and evening of May Sth. DANCE NOTICE The regular Moose dance this week will he held Thursday - night instead of Friday night. After this week it will be held Friday nights. ml -4 ? $ Special Dinner Served s Every Sunday for 50c. S 3 at ST. FRANCIS.HOTEL S Luncheon 11:30 to 2; dinner 5 to 8 p. m. j29tf 9 Fortmiller Bros. Funeral Directors Masonic Building, Albany, Or. Both phonea. Lady Assistant Ratifications of 21 peace treaties. Another spectacular Innovation in augurated by President Wilton was his custom of delivering messages in person to congress. With the echo of the adjournment gavels today many big figures in pub lic life retired. Nine senators and nearly 150 representatives left the congress today. The seuatotrt re tired today were Senators Koo., Bris tow, Burton, Stephenson, Perkins. Crawford, Thornton, Camden, and White. Among the prominent member-, who left the house today were Demo cratic Leader Underwood and Repre sentative Broussard who go to the senate; Progressive Leader V ictor Vlurdock, and Representative Bulk- ley, Neeley of Kansas, A. Mitchell Palmer, Burke of Penn., Ilurke of S. D., Stevent of Minn.. Mctx, Hen ry George Jr., Ainey, Bowdle, Gold- fogle, Knowland of Cal., Beall of Tex., Bartlett of Ga., BarthoMt. Hob- ton and Stanley. The senate had today 56 Democrat ic, 42 Republicans and one pro-rc-s-tive member. The Sixty-fonrth con gress mill see 56 Democratic, one Progressive and 39 Republican sen ators seated. The House today had 286 Demo-' crats. 124 Republicans, 17 Progres sives, one Independent. The next House will have 231 Democrats. 194 Republicans, 7 Progressives, one So cialist and one Independent. Some notables have "come back" and will be in the next House, includ ing "Uncle Joe" Canr.on. WillianV B. McKinley, of III., Ebenezer J. Hill of Conn., Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, and "Cy" Sulloway of New Htrmpshire. In addition to the "big" legislation enacted by the coungress adjourning sine die today were many important legislative features. Woman suffrage and national prohibition amendments were defeated in the House. The immigration bill, passed by both houses, was vetoed and killed by President Wilson. "Lobby" Investigations by both the senate and the House were instituted. Cotton futures and coiton warehouses bills became law, but cotton currency legislation was defeated. The agri cultural extension education bill was passed. Tfoe parcel post was inaug urated. A bill to regulate issuance of railway securities by the House but pigeonholed in the senate. Riv ers and harbors appropriation bills were pruned by means of a filibuster. Radium, water power, the Alaska coal, and mineral and oil were con servation measures passed by the House. The Philippine independence bill and La Follette seamen's labor and sea safety measures were also be fore congress. Consideration of this government's material preparedness for war was al so a big issue during the closing ses sion of the dying congress. January Foreign Trade. Figures made public by the Depart ment of Commerce show that Janu ary, 1915. imports totaled $122,265,276. agaiixt $15424.923 in January, 1914. and $I63.063,4.W in January, 1913. Jan uary. 1915, exports aggregated $267.. 811,370 compared with $.S4.066,6f)3 in January of last year and $227,032.9.) in January, 1913. Comparing the month'f trade with the l .w points touched in Aurust last imports have decreased $7,502,623. or 5.8 per cent., while exports have in creased $137,433,876, or 142.6 per cent The excess of exports over imports for the month was $154,5.16.103, or practically three times that of January last year, and more than double that of January, 1913. In the six months since August last the monthly trade bakucc hat shifted from an excess of $I9.4J.3"o an the import tide to an excels of $145,536,. 103 on the export side, exceeding tint shown by any previous month in the country's history. Of the J.inuary imports 6267 per cent, entered free of duty against 61 per cent in January. 1914. and 55.$ per cent in January, 1913. Imports of gold in January last to taled $6,210,360 in January. 1913. Gold exports in January were 1691.50, against $6,914,056 in January, 1914. and $1737,64t in January two years ago. Dunn's Review, Feb. 27. Notice Elks. There will be election of officert Thuraday evening. , Everybody ex iwoted to be there. My order of Exalt ed ruler. W. H. WARNER. ir;3- Secretary. v mm urn mmw In r Electric Power Points Flexibility Hub motor drive cadi p. tr-chine become, so ik- EXOnomy Pendent unit With C-E Electric Motors J X fir only lor tbe power artuaJJy used to do your work. L aflniD afety No unprotected belts, no boilers, and no fire risk bf, you to worry aboutV Cleanliness Electric motors are "clean ss whittle." they soil neither shop nor tewing room. 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