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-1 THE WEATHER Tonight tad Tuesday PAIR; cooUr tonight with light fio.t ALBANY DAILY DEMOCKAT LE VOL. XXIX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, ORB OON. MONDAY. APRIL 23. HIT. E Twenty of German Under-sea Boats Captured on April 10th SaysBrlMsh Commfetionar. GERMAN BASCS DISCOVERED AND DESTROYED BY NAVY Crewe Glad to Surrender When Food and Water Supply Is Cut Oil at Bate. WASHINGTON. .ril -'.V-dly United l'tti) member of the British war commission said that 3 (.ci iii.m lubnttrinci -"-l their crews had captured ly lb llciiinh on Aril lihli, i , .1... before the parly tailed. "They WCTtn'l csaclly captured, ri ther," he said. "They had hern searching lor thru destroyed haee for many day, and wrrr suffering foi food and water. When lliry were raptured, man, w.ir near atarvalion. The crews wrrr ijuite subdued, gladly surrendering." Kngtaud it gelling more aubmar inea than the Americana think and Ihe submarine commander, are hav ing a rouxh time Their !ar are dcatroyed almoai belor they arc es tablished The British know the lo cation oi irri.'n bate, and leave them alonr until the submarine bate r-M an.1 then I'n-woy them, teavug the Miliuiarine in a l.olr. GERMAN CRUISERS . MOVE IN THE BALTIC Would Attack Behind tire Rus sian Lines; Squadron Leaves Llbau Today. I'l I Rt'iiltAI). April 23. (Hy I'minl l'rca' A German battleship cruiacr tvUAdiOe left I.ibau, prcsum ahly (or an MUCK behind (he Rus- ian line (mm ti c Baltic, according lo official word from Rig. It ii re poned tli another German warship iiia Iron U 00 lotitr to Ruttian Hal tic position from Kiel. Riga dispat ches aaid a number of transports accompanied the (ierman Huadrou. WONDERFUL WM. FOX $1,000,000 PICTURE TONIGHT GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED IN LAND GRANT CASES WASIM NGTON. April 23. ( By I 'mil .1 I"rr ) The supreme coun derided in favor of th government in the noted OftflM -""I California . . n 1 land tanes involvmir, million of acre f railroad land in Oregon atul W.tahifmlon. The court upheld the Kerrls rtunilirrlain art, giving the Govern men, the land with the provision that the railroads he paid $2.50 t acre. U. S. WANTS NEW CANNERY TO CO-OPERATE A letter was icccised ycatcrdav from W. C Kedfleld. Secretary of the Df i pertinent ol Commerce, Waahinnto.1. D. C, by Ihe urwli organised I. inn and Kenton Frail Association, tag- ' ing them lo co-operate with t lie l)c- ( partmeni of Au.it -.Iturc in itt effort to increase the food SUpPlv of Ihe country. The Aaaociation va urecd 10 take up the mailt r villi the irrowcr. at once, and to encourage them to put forth llieir utmoM efforla towaid increasing the lyoduction o( foodstuffs. BIG DAMAGE TO RICH MINES IN ALASKA JUNEAU. iprll 21 (By United n v r-t : , . i . t ... - I ici.i 1 mrr n ui iiir lain..-,, Trradwell group are practically nn- wtirKaoir at a reauii 01 a ravcin. an nulling the water from Ga.tincau Channel. The lower working are flooded, and the miner narrowly es caped from the mines, which are thr richeat in Alaaka. 9 " ' CITY NEWS (Be))) Not Mrs. Wooley Anion- the names appearing in !:e ist of Red Cross workers in Satur day' Democrat, the name of Mrs. R. C. Waller was sprlled "Mrs. R. C Wooley." Mrs Waller is on the so liciting committee and is one of the best workers in the local chapter. Have your name among those of the members in the Red Cross Society in Friday's Democrat. Committee. Notice to Military Applicants Notice haa been given (rom the Headquarter of the Western Depart ment to reserve officer, applicants therefor, and others seeking informa tion regarding the military service, that letters on military subjects should not he addressed personally lo ficn eral J. Franklin Hell. That officer has been transferred to Washington and letters aent to him will go to Wash ington and then hack. All commun ications should he addressed to Com manding General. Western Depart ment, San Francisco, California. NEW CLASSIFIED CITY NBWS GA R. Attention The funeral of John Rolfe. a com rade of thr G A. R. who died last evening at hia home, will be held at the M. K. Church. Albany, tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2 p. m. Veterans of McPhcrson Post No. 5. G A. R. anrt l.adiea of Fair Oaks Circle No. 1. G. A. R . are requested to meet at the 'Armory Hall at 1 p m. tomor row o arrange for the funeral serv ice. B yorder of the Post Com mander. Lecture at Library Prof. I.eed. college editor of the O. A. C . will lecture on "The Con servation and Production of Food" at the public library Wednesday eve ning at 8 o'clock. Prof. I.eed will tell how to Be the tarant lot lo the best advantage in cultivation. Some Cowl Dave Patterson, one of the clerks at the jtosloffice. whose veracitv is beyond question, bought a Jerey cow recently. It is unnecessary lo state that she is a fine Jersey cow. Dave sold 55 cent worth of milk to a woman, who skimmed Ihe cream and churned 75 rents worth of but ter (rom it. The lady's husband took onie of the skimmed milk to work with him and he swears that at noon it wa hetfer than ordinary dairy milk I Sugar Market I-ower Last week several jobbers in Port land tried to flush the sugar market. Thrv boosted Ihe price up 25 cents a hundred, hut other jobbers refused f join them and the manufacturers re fused to snnction the raise. Today the price is hack to where it was he fore, the wholesale being in Alhany $0 28 and the retail $925. Died in Hlllsboro Ed. Hughes, o( Hlllsboro, died yes- terdy at his home. He had many friends and relatives in this city, and it is possible that his body will be brought here (or burial. He was about 52 year old. Annette Kellerman Opens Two Days Run In "A Daughter of the 6ods." Fact About the 11,000,000 Foa-Brenon-Kellstrmann Picture. Thr hacker with courage enough to spend tl.lMIalO on a single mo lion picture William Fox. The master director who produced the first $1,1(10,(11 motion picture Herbert Itrenon. The star Annette Kellerman. the world's greatest woman swimmer. Picture was imfde on an island fortress old Ft. Augusta, near King aton. Jamaica. Tbii ancient fortress, long diaused, was a swamp which waa drained and cleared by sanitary and other engin eer and a concrete and steel city built. Every adjunct of a municipality was supplied, including hospitals, police, courts, etc., etc. Within a few days a city of more than 20,000 employes grew where a few hour earlier there had been nothing but tropical undergrowth. Largest number of persons used in a ingte scene of the picture. I97-W- Numper of children in Gnome City scenes of the picture, 1100 Time rcquirrd for filming of this wonderful spectacle, one month lea than a year. Number o( (eet of film taken, 223, 000 feet. Number of feet shown In picture, 10,000 feet. Magnificent "While City." built at a cost of a quarter of a million dol lars, destroyed by fire to make a scene for the spectacle. Tonight at the Globe Theatre will lie seen Ihe grealest piece of photo play photography of all time. At last local people hive an opportunity to see "A Dsuiffhter of the Gods, the wonderdil William Fox fairyland pic ture, starring Annette Kellermann. the world's aupcrwoman. The foregoing synopsis of the mak ing of the picture gives some idea of the magnitude of the production, which cost- over $1,100,000 to make, and nearly a year to film. Alhany i fortunate in being the second city in the state to see "A Daughter of the Gods." Corvallis people will have to come here to see it. and manv important towns ae skipprd on this rno. It will be seen here two day, today and Tuesday. The Story the Picture Tell In brief, it can he said that little Katherine. a Roman child. (Kather ine Leei has a canarv which she idol ires. She releases this nnhappv bird lo join a joyous sparrow living free in a nearby wood. One day the spar row falls victim to a barndog and the canarv. desperately in love, flies out to sea and die on the waves. Little Katherine dies of grief. Sunrie on a wonderful palm fcinir ed beach reveals i flock of mermaids arising to a morning call sounded by their queen A ihev glide into Ihe sea Ihev carry with tliem a baby mer maid with the face of a little angel. Thi little mermaid is the child who had died of grief over Ihe death of her bird. The sparrow thai died i transformed by a fairs queen into a youth and the canary, by the wave of a wand, is made into a perfect wo man of great beauty. She is horne shorewards on a wondrous shell by the mermaids. Over the universe the good spirit wave her w-and and then into thr picture comes a wonderful, rolorful garden in an Eastern king dom where these two fairy-made crea tures (William E Shay and Annette Kellermann) are to enact a mighty drama surrounded always hv thou sands of peonle and at time bv even a many a 20,000 at once. COOK STOVE FOR SALE At a bargain if taken at once. 1154 W. Tenth. Bell 573-Party 1. a23 2fi' FOR SALE OR TRADE 4 room modem house, small fruit ami ber ries. Will sell on easy terms or trade for acreage. Call at 725 Wet Six it, St. a23 25 FOR SALE One big sow and 12 pigs. Phone 7FII. B. B. Jameson. a23 25 FOR RENT Five loom furnished house, Urge girdrn. Cor. Water and Geary St. a2.V 25 Blackamithlng Price Ralae The continual increase in the prices of ftock used in htacksmithing has necessitated a corresponding advance in charges for all lines of blacksmith work. In horse shoeing the price for the smaller sites remains the same: In the larger site, the increase is 25 and) JO cents per set. BLACKSMITHS OF ALBANY. i232$ NAVAL RECRUITS FROM ALBANY 60 TO CALIFORNIA !-at niftht Albany people at the S. P. depot were surprised to lee four younjr, men who left this cify last Monday on the train with other re cruits on their wav to Goat Island. California, where they will enter the nav.i training. They were in a car hy fhemselves, and all in uniform. The four from here were Kenneth Mcl.ennon, Klmer Whetstone, War ren Hunter anI Dclmar (Squired (rildow. All are in the hospital serv ice. Krancis X. Real, the only naval recruit from here to enlist as an ap prentice seaman, haa heen assigned to duty on the forperloboat Golds hornttffh, a fast tittle submarine chas er built several years ago in Tort land by the Wolf ft Zwicker Iron Works. FOOD-NOT MEN ALLIES NEED BrtMsh Commission Says No Immediate Conoern About AmericsnTroopsin France. SHORTAGE OF FOOD IN PRANCE AND ITALY ACUTE BalfourConferWhPre$ident; Secretary of Navy and See rotary of War See Experts. VICE-PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC HERE SATUROAY By George Martin, United Press Staff Correspondent. WASINGTON, April 23 The allies want food from the United States more than anything else. Thi fact emerged above everything elc to those attending the initial re ception of Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour, who head the British com mission to America, of experts who plunged at once into the problem "There is no immediate concern re garding the sending of troops to Europe," it was officially stated. Balfour conferred this morning with the President. President (."un hid of the Bank of England met Secretary of the Treanry' McAdoo. The naval expert arc with Secretary Daniels and the military experts are with Secretary Baker. "Three is no French, no British and no Italian food shortage." said one Englishman. "It's all one great ! question. Vhile England I not short of food, all is not so well with France and Italy. Their food shortage is acute." Says Wave of Prosperity in Store For Coast; Lumber In dustry Will Move in Valley. "The wave of prosperity which has been sweeping over the East during the past two year is not only driv ing its way Westward. It is alre-Ay here," declared E. O. McCormick. vice-president of the Southern Pa cific Railroad, who we in Albany Saturday afternoon with John M. Scott, general passenger agent of the same company. "The shipbuilding plans of the ad ministration are certain to stimulate the lumber trade and it is my judg ment that the coast i due for a re vival of business such as it has not seen for several years. "Albany is a splendid town with a splendid future. Hqtel Albany is one of the best that I have seen between Portland and Frisco, and your mu nicipal improvements will compare favorably with those o( any town in the Valley." Mr. McCormick is making a trip of inspection over the entire South ern Pacific line. ALBANY C0LLE6E MOLDS RECOttO FOR PATRIOTISM SI?)?!?)'! f CITY NEWS 9 Dr. Lee Return Dr. Wallace Howe Lee of Albany College returned this morning from Portland, where he occupied a pulpit yesterday. Woodworth in Salem D. O. Woodwotth went down to Salem on the Oregon Electric Sa turday night. Condition Serious The condition o( Elmer Churchill, who has heen ill for some time. Is reported as critical this afternoon. To Tela for Bond State Senators E. D. Cusick and S. M. Garland will go to Lacomb tomorrow where they will speak at meeting in favor of the road bond bill. Crawford ville Men Here J. N. bruit and H. J. Johnson and family, of Crawfordsville, were in the citv on business today. Potter Man Visits James Porter, a prominent farmer using near Porter, was in the city on business today. Albany Men Enlist Among Albany yonnv men going to Portland yesterday to be present today tor examination for officers in the new reserve army were Ed. F. Hailey, Seth French and Hob Stew art. The first two will take the ex aminations for Second Lieutenant and Stewart will be examined for an electrical engineer. CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD HERE FRIDAY A meet in.; of the representative vf all churches in Linn. Benton and I incoln counties will be held in the Christian church in Albany next Fri day night for the purpose oi perfect iuu plans for the welfare work amoii the Oregon boys who join the United Mates army or navy. The mceuiii! will be attended by I. B. Rhodes. state secretary of the V. Ivf. C. A. and 'he churches have already agreed hat this work shall be carried on through the Venn.' Mens Chri.tiaa Association of Oregon. A. C. Schmitt. chairman of the ex ecutive committee of the state organ ization, yesterday afternoon addressed the College Y. If. C. A. at Corvallis and stated that Benton county will be well represented at the Albany conference. MISS VERA ANTHONY IS BRIDE OF HERBERT NDNN A beautiful wedding took place at the Baptist parsonage at 6 o'clock Sa turday evening when Miss Vera An thony, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Anthony, of this city, became the bride of Mr. Jess Nuun, of Corvallis. Dr. George if. Young performed the ceremony. The bride is a popular young lady and is well known in this city. She has heen in Portland for the past few months. Mr. Nunn's parents reside in Corvallis, hut he has been making his home in McMinnvilje. where he is assistant principal of McMinnville nigh school. They left Saturday eve ning for Portland, and are at home today in McMinnville. Attending the wedding were the bride's mother, her sister. Miss Velma Anthony; Mrs. W. A. Jones, and Mrs. Paynter. Seventy (er ccr.t of the male tudents of A'lupy Colleg; hiv? joined the United States army or Navy since the formal dec laration of v.ar against Germany. This, it is believed, is the high eat percentage of enlistment from any university or college hi the United States. Prior to the opening of hostilities 30 young men were enrolled at the college. Of this number 21 have enlisted. eseaeeeee CHRISTIANITY STRENGTHENED BY WAR THINKS DR. YOUNG CONSCRIPTION EXPECTED TO PASS BOTH HOUSES WASHINGTON, April 23. (By United Press) After disposing of the war loan legislation. Congress went into the final stages of raising an army of two in'.llion men. It js believed that both houses will take final action Thursday or Friday and that conscription in some form or other will pas, poth houses. JOSEPH D. ROLFE DIED AT USE OF 77 YEARS Joseph Darwin Rolfe died at hi home in East Albany at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening after a short illness, at the age of 77 year, four months and five days. He rwas born at Battle Creek, Mich igan, where he spent his boyhood days. J It was also a resident of Min nesota for a number of year, and came from there to Oregon and set tled on a farm near Albany 27 years ago. He leaves one son, Joseph E. Rolfe. of Albany, and three daugh ter. Mrs Hattie Stilson and Mr. John Carnegie of Albany, and Mrs. Emma Kidder of Youngstown, Al berta, who arrived a few days before her father's death. There are also 26 grandchildren and 16 greaf grand children, fine grand daughter, Mrs. Geffeller, is here from Jamestown, N. D. Funeral esrvices will be at the M. E church at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday. Rev. C. E. Gibson will preach the sermon. Other services will be m charge of McPhcrson Post, and the Ladies ol the G .A. R. Interment will be in Riverside Cemetery. People of All Belif erant Coun tries Said to Bo TurnkiQ More to Religion. Dr. George H. Young preached a startling sermon at the First Baptist church cm, the subject, "The Effects of the War in Europe." Dr. Young answered the question: "Will the war strengthen or weaken the cause of Christianity?" He answered it in the affirmative, stating that the war is turning Europe to Christianity as nothing has ever done before. Prom inent people returning from England, r ranee, i.e. many and Russia state that the people of all these countries have taken zealously to worship. "The bad mistake of many Chris tians and non-Christians is that they have confounded modern civilization with Christianity. "Every evidence indicate that Eu rope is turning to the religions and out of this universal suffering will be realized a greater universal justice. In Russia a remarkable revolution has been witnessed in which a new republic has been born ha a day. Out of this furnace of war came a new democracy where millions of people will be free, and the people of Rus sia will no longer be the playthings of tne aufocratic and cruel ruler. "President Wilson reached a higl degree of international brotherhood which demanded safety for world democracies." France. England, Russia and Ger many were covered in the sermon. LINN COUNTY PIONEER PASSES AWAY AT LEBANON Another of the makers of history tn Linn County passed to her reward Friday night with the death of Mrs. Susanna Peterson, of Lebanon. She was 91 years old and had lived in Linn county for 71 years. She is survived by two children. Walter C. Peterson, at whose home she died, and David M. Peterson. She was born in Floyd County. Kentucky, in 1825, and when a girl moved with her parents to Henry County. Iowa, where in W43 she was married to Aa H. Peterson. In the Spring of 1845. with her husband anr a babv in arms, she started on the long journev to Oregon by ox-team. and in the rail of that year they ar rived in the Willamette Valley near Salem. In the Spring of 1846 they came to Linn County and took up donation claim a few miles south west of where Lebanon now stands at the foot erf the prominent butt inji ocars me lamny name. For about 30 years they lived on this farm. Then they moved to Leb anon and built one of the first houses the town, and for more than 40 years she has lived in this city. Her husband died here about 20 years ago. GERMAN DEATH TOLL IS HEAVY One Hundred Thoueand Killed or Injured During Last Week Is Claim. TWENTY THOUSAND PRIS ONERS TAKEN BY ALLIES Two Great Battles Raging To day ; Footholds in German Lino Won By French. By Henry Wood, United Pre Stall RIVERSIDE 6AAN6E OPPOSED TO BONDJSSUE ALSO RIVERSIDE ORE. April 21. Callamette Grange met in regular session with a lair attendance. There is now 79 names on the list of mem bership. There are no drones on this list. This Grange makes it a practice to discuss all important questions of the day. After a thorough discussion of the $6,000,000 road bond issue, the following resolution was adopted without a dissenting vote: Callamette Grange, April 21, 1917. "Whereas, this grange is unani mously opposed to the $6,000,000 road bond issue. Resolved, that we instruct our delegates to the State Grange at Astoria, Ore.. May 8th to 12th, to op pose said bond Issue. "Committee on resolutions: C. L. Masterson, H. H. Eastman." ALBANY COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS TO LEAVE ON CONCERT TOUR Prof. Charles South, instructor in violin, and Miss Alice Clement, dean of the Conservatory of Musnl of Albany College, will leave Sunday on an extended concert tour through Eastern Oregon. Theer first concert will be given in Heppncr Monday night, and one each night will follow at Arlington. Morrow, Hood River. Pendleton, I. a Grande and other places. The work ol these artists on the violin and ptano is too well known locally to need anv comment. Prof. South, a young man, has displayed wonderful abilities on his chosen in strument, and Miss Clement i known as an accomplished pianist. Upon their return to Albany they will give a concert for the benefit of the Red Cross work. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY AFIELD, April 23. Germany com pleted the most disasterou week la the history of the war. French lead ers permit me to say that next week will unfold a clearer nature of the. great allied offensive. Since but Monday Xivelle accom plished the capture of more than 100 guns, 20,000 Germans were made prisoners, 20 large villages and many hamlets were captured. Fifty square mile of French territory was retaken. One hundred thousand were killed or wounded. Two great battles are raging today one along Chenin des Dames, Ladies Road, and the other around Moronvillers. Although the rrench are attacking two of the strongest positions on the German line, .Nivclle has already won foot holds and violent counter attacks have been repulsed British Make Gain LONDON, April 23 (By United Press) Over a wide front on both aide of tbc River Scarpe, Genera! Haig resumed the British drive and "satisfactory progress" is reported. The remainder of the village of Trencault was captured. The British north of Bagdad again defeated the Turks. It is officially announced that "Saturday the enemy evacuated the remainder of their ls tabulal position." BtMah aUpsdaeaa Beetea BERLIN. April 23. Fighting on a wide front, we repulsed British at tacks, say the official announcement. "Yesterday northwest of Lens the English penetrated our first line 500 meters, but were driven back by a counter attack," it i stated. WILL H. PARRY KNOWN TO NANY ALBANY PEOPLE Will H. Parry, who died at Wah- ington, D. C, recently, was well known by many people In Albany, where he formerly lived. Several years ago he was a newspaper man in the Willamette Valle.and lived here for some time. Mrs. Parry is a personal friend of Mrs. E D. Cu sick of this city, who ha visited Mrs. Parry m her home in Seattle. Mr. Parry has handled many civic enterprises for the people of Wash ington, but his greatest work was the organization of the lumber in dustry for foreign trade after the war. He was named a member of the Federal Trade Commission by President Wilson in appreciation of the great work he did for the indus try in the West Mr. Parry was 53 years old. MINISTERS BISCUSS WORK TO BE DONE IN ARMY The Albany Ministerial Association met this afternoon at 1:30 in the Y. M. C. A. to discuss their part in the amy work. The ministers of the country are co-ordinating with the In ternational Y. M. C. A. in their work in the army, and local pastors will do their share for the welfare of the en listed officers and men. A. C. Schmitt chairman of t"e state committee, addressed the meetinc Dr. G. H. Young, of the Baptist church, is pres ident of the association. W. C. T. U. Will Meet The regular meeting of the W. C T. U. will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Library build ing. There will be a representative from the Albany Red Cro Society present to address the members on "How we can aid the Red Cross work." Taraary Break. With U. 8. WASHINGTON. Anril 23 (By United Pre) Turkey has broken relation with the United States. Min ister Stovalt at Berne officially ad vised the State Department. Tcwns Captured LOVDOV Atsril M HiM.r. l.r, tin nf fir i a 11 v rsnnri. .k. nn- of the towns of Gaaaapbe and Gav- reiie. and a vatt quantity of booty, along the entire front. ALBANY CONTRIBUTES MONEY TO ARMENIAN RELIEF FUND The Democrat is informed bv the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief, with offices in New York, that from October 1915 to March 1, 1917, Albany people have sent $33.84 for the relief of sufferer! in that part of the world Albany' share ol tbe funds to be raised, it is said, amounts to $25S per month. According to this Albany baa not been coming up with her expectation. At the suggestion of the forme ambassador to Turkey, Mr. Morgen thau, a letter has been addressed to Mayor Curl, asking him to appoint a committee to solicit Albany's pro portion of the fund needed to save thousands of lives. Mayor Curl haa not yet received thi tetter, but win make the appointment when o notified PARCELS POST COUNT FOR ALBANY IS FIMSNEB The result of the count of parcel passing through ti e local postoffjee between April 2 and 16 ha beea completed and compiled today. Fol lowing are some of the figuttt: Number of parcel received for de livery at this office, April 2 to 16 2904. Number mailed at this office for delivery 67. Number parcel mailed oat of thi office 1466. Total parcel handled 4370. Postage oa mailed parcel, SIM.SL Total weight of mailed parceb--4,033 pounds. Number parcel mailed laaaraJ UK