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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER Pertly Cloudy onlght tan Friday. ALBANY DAILY DEMOCBAT VOL XXIX Established In 1861 Bee Advertising Medium la Una Cony. ALBANY, UNM COUNT, OKIOON, THURSDAY, JUKE 21, 1917. MOB ATTACKS Woman Load Crowd That Tears Down Suffragette Banners Which Insult President FIRST BOX Of SUPPLIES mi be yw cpr Public la Invitad to Attond In teresting Parade and Exer cises at Armory POLICE RESERVES CALLED OUT TO MAINTAIN ORDER Tan Thousand Woman Witneas Riata an Whlta House Ground ; Cheering Heard for Block Washington. June 21. A banner de nouncing the Pi rsident and Hoot at lipped down fivr minutes titer the suffragette! erected it. Tlir sign wan identical in wording with thr one de stroyed ycMrrday. Screaming Traitors,'" an angry mob led by Mr. I E. Richardson, attacked the tulfciegeltc pickets at both tha wett and ratt gate of the White Houe thi (ternoon. rtpptni; down the yellow benaen and trampl ing them into the atraet. Miaa Hael llunkmi, pirket, climbed upon paling, of the While Home fine, eadcavor Ing vainly lo save it. Mrs Richard aoa followed after a bitter struggle, wrenched the banner from Ifiaa Hun kint aad totted it to tht howling crowd. The police reserves were called lo qactl the rioting. Ten thousand women witnessed the rioting- and immediately after the fire fiaga were destroyed, a duplicate de nunciatory banner waa erected at the weft gate. The crowd ruabed it and the tign waa inatamly destroyed. Thr . cheering wat heard for blocks. i 4 . KIN6 ALEXANDER PLEDGES SUPPORT TO MUFF Athena. June Jl To official Ga aetle publithrd a letter from King Aleaander to Premier Zaimlt pledg ing cooperation with the alliea. The king declared: "I am following with utmoat rare the government'., effortt at reatora Hon and nnity of the country. At for myaeif I am willing to remain a faithful guardian of the Conitltulion al charter and am convinced of the good intenliont of the allied powers I will cooperate tineerely with them in maintaining tranquility and recon ciling the different element! in the Nation." I'lane are complete for the ceremon ial attending the packing of the firtt ooa of the Albany chapter of the American tied Croat at Ihe ermtrv Friday evening. Thia ia being made an event, and the reaaon why it plain ly teen with a aecood look at the sub Ject. It it aimply (hit tome of the conlcnta of thia boa which the wom en of Albany have been working on for the put three month., may be the meant of aaving the life of inmr hoy, poeeibly one of the boyi from Albany. So. not merely to celebrate the completion of the firat part of t use- ful tatk hut to demonstrate to the people at large what the Red Cron i. "I the kind of work thai haa been and la being done here, thia program I arranged, and the public ia Invitid and urged o attend and inapect the work. There are over 400 membera of the Ked Croat in Albany Every woman expected In meet at the Red Crott hradiiuartert Friday evening at 7 If o'clock, dressed in white with the Red Croat teal. Prom there I bey will v lo Ihe armory in machine! and lake part in the parade which it to foHow. On account of the Albany land being engaged at the Pioneer picnic .t rtr.twntvltlr, and many of the Li-sh hoc 1 band being out ..1 tin rily, imic foe marching will 1 rut of the -non However, the boya' fife and ilntm eorpa win keep time with their AMERICAN DESTROYER RAMMED HERMAN SUB Bat American Dettroyer Flotilla June 21. An Amerieaa dettroyer rammed a aahmarine after a German born eailor on the American crafl apled the tubmarine. The dettroyer it raturnln to port today. Thit it the flrat lAmerlcan dettroyer reporting the linking of a auhmarine - , TT. , NEW CUSSIFIEO POR SALE Brood low. and nth era. One registered hoar. I light beat cow. Home phone, 81 M. J-2I-2J Pfun RF.NT Furnished rooina In nrivie family Dctirable location reatontMe. Bell phone 107-V. or call at 540 W 7th street. J-21-27- WANTED Boy to work on delivery wagons. Call Wf A. Fateburn. at Raithitrn firoa. Gro. Store. J-21-23 WANF.D tjidy Cook. Phone Brownsville Hotel. Browruvine. Or. J-21-2S Fno BITNT Detirable house with modern con ve niencet. Partly (urn lahed. aHWll HU W. 9th ttreet VCiU SALE Small extension din ing table an debh-t. Charter Oak rang, three dressers, two library tablet, book eaaet. aewlng table and clothet eloaet. Mrs, A. D. HALL, JOt Kneworth, Bell phone 337-R J-ZI-22 In the line will be Fifth Company C. A. C, the Honor Guard girli gad he membera of the Red Croat in h'. -mobiles The program at the armory will consist of packing th- baa and tongt n'd speeches. The ladiea will ck he box under the tupervition of in- tpectort. From here h will be tent o San Franciieo. where the handag eJ elr. win he tterilired and frr.m there tent to a bate hoapilal "Sore- where in France." lo be uted on tome wounded United Statet soldiers The houeht of thit hruiat the war closer to ffome and maket it teem more like ly a reality than anything elte hat yet. Dr. F. H. Gaiethrarht wilt offer the nvocailon. Dr. M. H. Ellit will seak on The Uses to wnich trie Articles will be Put." Dr. J. H. Rohirett'i sub ject it "Surgical D tcoverici brought out by the War." Speaking for the w-omer. Miaa V. Gordan CaniieM wilt eU cf Ihe wots or the Aiiany Red Croat for the lait three montht. Mra H. B. Cuiick ami Mitt laabello Yonn.' will delight '.lie a.itiience v ith vocal solos and Min Margaret dbton will give a reading. Prof. C. H. Palmer will alng a war solo and A. M. Ham mer and Dr. C. V. Lhtler will sing duet The box will be packed lo that all may ace what ia in it. The public is invited ami no charge ill be made. 0RE CUE ftSKCD HI MESSING PWCEl? HON. W. J. STSTES THIS A. HI. Prominent Resident of Albany far Over Half Century ia Called by Death HAD BEEN ILL A YEAR BUT END CAME SWIFTLY Had Received Many Honors from Party and Friends and Waa Prominent Oddfellow Thomai Jefferaon Slitea, one of Al bany! moat prominent citizens, died this morning at 8:30 o'clock at hia home on Fourth and Ellaworth St. Ha was past 77 yean old. Judge Stiles waa active up to a week ago. an he w as taken to hia bed wreh kidney trouble. His health had been failing for a year. Judge Stilei hat enjoyed nearly ev ery public honor that the people in thit county could .fire him. He waa a prominent Democrat all hia life and haa served the public at a rcpresenta tive of that party several times. He was bora in Indiana in 1840. He came lo Oregon near the close of the Civil Wat, coming to Linn coun ty ia the year of 1864. He and Mra Stitea were married in Harritburg March I, 1858, and were planning on celebrating their Golden Wedding neat anniversary. He wat a school tea. her most of hit life except during the time he waa in public office. In 1868 he waa elected to the House of Representatives of the Oregon Legislature aad served t terms. In 1872 he waa elected County School Superintendent and served until 1874. From 1876 to 1878 he was County Clerk. He was prl vate secretary under Governor Thay er during hia four yeara in office. Ir 1882. C. H. Stewart told hit interest in the Albany Democrat to F P. Nutting, and Geo. E. Chamberlain soon after sold hia intereat to T. J. Stitea. Mr. Slitea remained in the publishing business until appointed postmaster by President Cleveland from 1895 to 1809. He was also Justice of the Peace for several terms and held various other offices. He waa a practicing attorney, having been ad mitted to the bar immediately after his term of County Clerk. He did a little practice up to a ahort lime be fore hie death. With Mrs. Stitcs he ran the Cottage Hotel. Besides the political honors held by Jurge Stitea, he waa prominent in the ranks of Oregon Odd Fellowahtp. Be sides having held alt offices in the local lodge he was a Past Grand Mat ter ol the Oregon Grand Lodge aad waa twice a delegate to the Sovrefgn Grand Lodge. The funeral will he held Sunday at 2 JO p. m.. under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. lodge. Rev. D. V. Poling, of the Congregational church in Portland, win preach the funeral. The following are honorary pall bearers - I. K. Weatherford, W. R. Bilyeu. H. H. Hewitt. D. S. Smith. J. S. Van Winkle, and C. H. Stewart. He ia eurvived by hit wife and by two brolhera In Missouri. GERMANS RETREAT ON TNE BRITISH FRONT Eight Square Miles of Territory IVOR Up; French Driven Bach by Enemy British Headquarters. June 21. Sometime within the last twenty-four houri the Germans retreated from the territory west of the river Lys from Warnelon southward, in all about eight square miles. British patroli reported no encounters with a tingle enemy. The enemy evidently failed to realize the importance .of the poai tiona they occupied and retreated. The fighting continues on the northern part of the front. Late Tuesday night the Canadian took Ihe remainder of the trenches below Res ervoir Hilt at the outskirts of Lens. Three violent German counter attacks were repulsed. The day arc torridly hot, but are relieved by tropical thunder ttormt. Moil of the. fighting occurs at night. French Driven Back Paris. June 21. An eatremcly vio lent attack against the French east of Vauxhetlon by Germans fresh from the Russian front, penetrated the French trenches, it is stated ORIENTALS "COME THROUGH" FOR RED DROSS o roe make no difference. Mabe help Jap boy, mabe to help while boy. ire." said Tomo Sakomalo. porter at the Elks' club, as he dug down in his trousers pocket and obtained three tilver dollar! Which he gave to the Red Croat committee. Loo Foo, the chinaman, gave $2.50 with the remark." Led Doss all lite. I hclpec all I can." Attention has been called lo the fact that Ihe sender's name an ad- address, which are required on at par cels of fourth-clan matter, are often placed on the parcels in such a man ner aa to be mistaken for the name and address of the person to whom It It aent, thereby causing the parrels to be returned, in many instances, to the office of origin instead of being tent to their destination. In order to prevent confusion and delay in this respect it is important that the aender'a name and address h placed upon parcela in a uniform manner, and lo this end pcistmattera are instructed to advise their patrons that Ihe proper place for the tender t return cird i in the upper left corner of the tide or portion of ihe envelope, wrapper or tag, that bears Ihe name and address of the addressee, and that such return card should not he at prominent aa the name and addreas of tha addreseee. Obaerranee of 4bese conditions will greatly faciHlatr the handling and delivery of parcela, and result lo tha mutual advantage of tha pttMIc and tha postal service. PLAN TO INVADE 6ERMANY THROUGH AIR America Must Furnish Air Fight art for Big Task; Aircraft Will Shorten War Washington. June 21. The inva sion of Germany through Ihe air with success is the Allies' plan. Chieftains visiting the war commissions insist that Ihe plan will bring a complete victory nearer by many months, pro vided the National defense councils aircraft production board program pastel. Lieutenant Amburjr de l a Grange, a noted French airman, told Ihe Unit Press that the allied general ataffi attach great importance to Ameri ca's capabilities Vn furnishing air flak ten. Me declared that with air tiiitaamiraaii nothing ia Impossible RUSSIA VOTES TO CONTINUE WM ALBANY MACCABEES WILL BE HOSTS TO COBVALIIS Workmen' an. Soldiers' Con gress Unanimously Agrees on immediate Offensive REVOLUTION SIGNS ARE STR0N6 IN AUSTRIA Downfall of Cabinet Thought to Be Prelude to Trouble: Polea Demanding Righte Bern. June 21. The movement re sulting in the downfall of the Aus trian cabinet, bears the earmarks of a revolution in incipiency, according to private advicea. I Be Keichgrat proceeding report several very frank speeches by the Poles and Czechs. The Poles de clared that they demand a united and independent Poland. notMhc farcial kingdom which Germany and Austria proposed to create. RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECI ATION PASSED DT RED CROSS The regular meeting of the execut ive committee of the Albany Red Croat was held laat evening in the library. The regular routine businesa was passed A warm resolution of thanks was passed expressing the appreciation of the chapter for the generous act of Mra. Charles Pfciffer in giving the of her buildings for Red Crois headquarters. A resolution wat also passed thanking C. G. Rawlinga for giving the Red Cross the benefit of the sale of President Wilson's speech, which netted about $40, and alto for the printing of the pamphlets which ar being given out at the varloua stort-s in the city. CRABTREE MAKES SPLENDID REO CROSS RE60R0 Alhany Still Short S2300O0 Committees Must Da More Work Hats off lo Crabtree. A commit tee making a canviis in five motor cars raised the sum of $347.50 in less than nine hours while the apportion ment for that plaer was ,-mly $250 Moreover says Postmaster E. E. Parr funds continue to roll in. But while Crabtree haa rtised more than Ka quota Albany still lacks the im of $23iO of reaching the sum fix ed by the committee. Up to noon lo dav onlv $2700 had -been raised. l ast night the Odd Fellows voted tha sum of $100 lo the Red Cress fund and oihcr lodges will donbt less take it m. al Iheir first iegu:ar meeting nights. Miss (torra'i CanfieM. Miss ni Jones, -M J. U. Summers. Mrs Mary Bilyeu in Mr J. A. HoW-:l will go to tWInaac i v.ight t- orRanire ar auxiliary k Red Croe. The rcshlcntt of that pl.ii e have reon-ied thim tc come. Petrotrrad, June 21. The all-Russia congress of work roeQ and soldiers unanimously resolved on an immediate Rus sian offensive. The vote indi cated that even the Petrograd council heretofore strongly fav oring peace has been won over to war. s a Interesting Program Will Be Presented at Reception of Neighboring Lodge The Sir Knights and Lady Mr.- bees of this city, will entertain Knights and Ijdy Maccabees of Cor. vallis at Ifteir hall Saturday evening. Ailurei, ot Welcome. Sir Kniu-ht W The following program will be given: Cr .Response, Lady Commanrlrr Mrs. A. Austin. Instrumental miJi Miss S'athiel Donaca. Sonir. Miss Mae Lewis. Song. Eastburn Quar tette; Whittling Selection, Miss Lena Tobey; Address. Sir Knight Sher- ood; Reading. Miss Gladys Gilbert: Song, Mrs. P. R. Kelly; Song, East burn Quartette; Whistling, Miss Lena Tobey; Coon Song, Miss Altha Ach enbach; Music. Junkins and Medin: Mutic, Hector Orchastra. After the program the evening will be spent in a social time, and all Maccabees and their families are invited. DIVORCE COXPliifiT FILED AGAINST m HART Wife Claima Desertion in Salt Lake City In Srp'.im'jcr of 1D15 flora A. Mart has filed a com plaint in the circuit court through her attorney. Guy Lewclling.' askt'-'r for a divorce irom her hucnand. James R. Hart. In the complaint she alleges that her husband deserted her in Salt Ike City during the month of September 115, and cites court records showing that her husband has been convicted of disposing of intoxicating liquor contrary to law. She asks for an absolute decree of divorce and thr custody of a minor child named Willis L. Hart. FIGHTING IS RESUMED ONJHSSIAN FRONT London, June 21. A delayed offic- ian Russian statement reported fusi lades and aerial activities along all Russian fronts. The statement gives weight to general Bnissiloff's pledge that Russia will fight. i 99S CITY NEWS 9 f88S!5t' Weather Report Temperature range between 53 degrees, rainfall .08 and river 6.i. Braden Lea vet S. N. Braden for several years con nected with the Fisher-Readcn com pany of this city, has severed his con nection with the firm and left for Portland. From there he will go to Minnesota and will visit with relative before deciding upon his future loca Hon. Tonsils Removed Dr. J. E. Bridge-water yesterday performed a minor operation upon Mrs. Archie McCrae of Jefferson Insurance Commissioner Here Harvev Wells. State Insurant commissioner, is in Albany today. PITH COMPANY, NOTICBI All membera of Fifth Company meet at Ihe armory Friday evening at 7 o'clock for drill and to take part in the Rett Croat parade (Signed) R. It KNOX, Capt. J-21-22 Captain Fra n k Slalmacher Writes of Conditions in Offi cers Reserve Camp PAY ENVELOPES HAVE NOT YET ARRIVED ALDANY AND HARRISBURG CHILDREN AT GORVALUS Oregon Agricultural College. Cor- vallis, June 30. (Special) Three children of I. inn county. Otto and Muriel Illume of Albany, and Earl Co., ley of Harritburg. are enrolled at the Oregon Agricultural College for the two weekt of industrial club raining. These pupils have won distinction in their club work and industrial pro jects sufficient to earn this special training extended by the College. With other boya and girls from all parts of the state these Linn county representatives are dub members who are enjoying a happy and profitable summer term at the Agricultural Col lege. For two solid weeks these boys and girls will have access to the entire in stitution with the best of attention given them as well as the best pos sible instruction afforded to make them Still better producers of all kind of food stuffs. These children arc in intensive training, as it were, for the great food campaign just ahead of the country- Staying at one of the dormitories is bringing them into not only close fellowship with each other, but ia giv ing them some of the real College At mosphere. Attend Pioneer Picnic MORE TALENT SIGNED FOR ALDANY ROUND UP More talent has been signed up for the Albany Round-Lp. t esterday Manager Adams and President Roy Newport signed up "Smiley" Ben Cor bett. Tracey Lane, the cow boy poet and songster, and "Nigger George. Fletcher, one of the best men at the game. All will be seen in action on the local field. The passing of each day brin new features and talent to the Albany field, which guarantees this being thr biggest Round-Up that the state ever taw. ALDANY NAVAL RECRUITS WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW Will Stop Off Here for Forty eight Hours to Visit Friends and Relatives ALBANY MEN ARE NOTICE Mr. S. N .Braden has resigned his position with the Fiaher-Braden com pany and haa left the city to took after other interests. The Undertaking Business of the firm will continue as A party o! former Albany boys who are now members of Uncle Sam's Navy, will arrive cm the early morn ing train tomorrow and will spend forty-eight hours visiting friends and relatives here. They are Elmer Gil dow. Warren Hunter, Kenneth Mc I.ennen and F.lmer Whetstone. The boys were first sent to Brem erton but laler to San Francisco for training. They are now on their way back to Bremerton. Miaa Anna Cook returned to home at Verdure thia morning. her no Booze in Camp; Albany Doys uet log ether and Talk of Events Back Home San Francisco, June 17, 1917 Editor Democrat: The officers' training camD ia under full iwing and yCstcday end- ea tne first period of training. Re organization took place and now we have a company oi infantry, 3 bat teries of field artillcrr. 1 troon of cavalry and a corps of Coact Artillery. i-oweil, McK.ce, Stewart and Lau are now at Kort Scott in the Coast Artillery; Bennett is in the 7th com pany of infantry and left todas for I- r. ' . on uarry across the bay for field and target practice. Clifford and Mat- son arc also in the infantry. Weath erford and Pritcliard are in the Fii'tsj company of infantry. Benj. Hayes has been assiznerf tn 2nd battery, Light Field Artillery. He served last year on the border as an officer in Light Battery "A" of r-ortiano- I am in Sixth company of Infantry. having served in the Fourth and Fifth companies. They have a mania for changing us around. Ae-aootras we get settled and manage to become a bit acquainted, an order comes from Headquarters assigning us to new companies. Some of the companies have been paid at the rate of $100 per month, with mileage at 3 1-2 cents per mile. N'one of the Albany men have been paid. I presume they think us all plutocrats, and so well off financially. as to preclude the necessity of "mon ey. We have signed the payroll and been duly mustered and as in the days of "98 and 99, can indulge in the greeat sport of gamblin on the truth or the untruth of "Grape-Vine" rum ors concerning when we will get onr money. Many students here are "broke" and these are praying for Uncle Sam to come to the rescue and save them from the necessity of washing their own clothes. Laundry charges here are rather stiff and the men without money must wash to keep clean as they are not allowed credit by the laundry concerns. There have been 'two deaths in camp as far as I know. One was a regular detailed here for this school, who suicided. Anothe- died of sep tic pneumonia. Another lost an arm which was amputated on account of blood poisoning. One student it sick in the Letterman Hospital with Scar let fever. This is one -.? the most fear ed diseases in army camps, as it can to easily become epidemic. "You're in the army now' 'is a great truth and those within this ap pellation mnst cultivate a philosophy of "Why Worry? for if so, one only makes things worse. We begin a new line of training now. The past month or so hns been devoted to work in the most element ary principles of military science. The school of the soldier, squad, com pany, interior guard duty, small prob lems with maps in patrol duty, mili tary law. United States Army Regu lations, small arms regulations, bay onet drills, administration and signals, both semiphorr and wigwag The for mer with two flags and the other with one flac based on the Morse International code. We have had a great amount of work on extended order in simulating real battle prac tice. This is intensive work and 'n cludes charges and rushes on the run. These are especially trying on "fa' men." The work will now enter the poe tical application of these things in the field. The batallion in battle forma tion, entrenching, etc. and will if pickt. abovelt and other necetaary toolt at once Me? and sketch mf. (Continued on nage 41 has i.