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I 0 'tt"."Jb THE WKATHEK Tonight ami Tuesday I lr ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT .. s ias Establish.. In 1868 Beat MfMWM Macuim In Utw Cosanr? 'WMMmillllMIIMWIII VOL XXIX. .ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. MONDAY. AUGUST n. 1917. No. NEW ARMY TO MOVE IN SEPI. Will Be Called in Three Sections Etoh Section Containg 30 Per Cent ot Men FIRST SECTION CALLED FOR SEPTEMBER FIFTH The Uet Ten Per Cent Will Follow Alter First beclion Mobilizes Washington, Ante U Thr Nation t Army will move tu cantonments in thrrc iiiircmriili of thirty ,i ccnl each ou Scileiiiher first, fifteenth and thirtieth, thr PrtrrOX Martha! (.encr al aitnouncrd i 1 Thr dates are for entrain turn! at hinnc station. The last ten Tf cent will luUow at toon aftei Nr.intt)'i-f thirtirth 4 . possible. OAK CREEK ORAINAGE DISTRICT HOLOS MEETING Objectioiu Heard by County Court Tbil Altar-noon to Pro poied Improvement A meeting of thr property owners of the Otk Creel district affected by the propoaed Oak Oerk drainage pro jrt-i met with th county court thia aftrrnoon tu prewnt arguments fm and objections to thr propoaed itn I rovement. Thr ntrrtinic ..i thu afternoon wa called by ihr court according " Uw for the purpor named. They will lake the evwlnur under ronidrra lion and insrstiicatc thr feasibility thoroughly. Upon thctr drci.ion will depend whether or not thr project which will drain aomc Itn mi acies of land, will be put through. Thr full trxt of the improvement wan published in Sat urday'i Democrat Thr sentiment of the majority of thnte attending thr tnretiug seemed to be againit thr improvement Many fttatr that thry would be willing tr fee it go through, tut that miner preaeni plant the project tona too anon and would allow the drained water to stop on level land and hack np on other property. The O. A men wh have hrcr handling the work were not on hand an promiaed to explain the details RECORD BUICK WTO REACHES ALBANY TODAY Kansas Car that Has Traveled 268,646 Miles Passes en Exhibition Run Running right am llM lut on schedule prepared lour months ao .il li ii". i. the Hyatt Id. Hi i tlic ul'l iluick touring car which is asaMsa) .. tour ot the country Irom 1 1 troll, ir- rivci in the city thu mornlac Taw put in l the In in ...rage on ftroadalhiu street, took on little kj .il,; oil and lel'i precisely II o'clock, lor Salem, the hour stated on 111' schedule Driving the car s H I: Armstrong. I artner of 1. K Slaiou of Ilaimillr. Kansas, owner ol the tar, and If In charge of W. K. Bigger of Detroit, udvrrtiking manager of the Hyatt- Drlroit Riillrr Ilrariug t o. Up to the time of ita arrival at th '11 M garagr the sturdy old car ha! tiarled a total of X.b46 miles, equal io ahout Si years ol ordinary aervicr. nd euilal to wore than 10 times around the earth. It hai worn our ever un lirei valued at more than MM), and haa used thr aamr bear tngi throughout Thia 1a thr reaaon lor the tour, to advertise the bear inga. I Br prrarnt trip taxes ironi we- tioit to Boaloii. down to 'ew York Washington, acroal the continent to Loa Angeles, up the coaal to Seat tie and back to Detroit, a total of 1S.O0O milea The old 1909 Iluick with thii won derful record was discos rred in 1V15 during a contett for the oldett ear carrying the original Hyatt hearing Y. R. Slaaon. the Bmck dealer in the little city of Plainvillr. Kansan. w the prise, hi car then having gone rver 261.000 milea. During ita life it haa burned over IR.IMI) gallona gasoline. It has done all Inula aervier, starting aa a touring car. then bring in the raprraa and rr vicr. motor livrry, trucking and oth rt linra of occtiation It has als. mm many atock car racca at coun ts (airs and has a rrcord of 70 miles an hour. Meaar Bigga and Armstrong left rver the Pacific Highway lor Salem and were met on the road by Ott Wilson. Salem dealer for the Baidl auto. TALY PREPARES FOR OFFENSIVE Sharp Engagements Reported in Flanders; German Attacks Are Repulsed CONTINUED ARTILLERY DUELS NEAR AISNE Two German Airplanes Downed on English Coast; Twenty Three Persons Killed Koine, Aug. 13. The Auatriant re- i.i, ,i mg the Carlo front, anticipating ttrong Italian attack. Italian ail I lanes are extremely active on tne Carte, and other fronta. RECRUITING METHODS DIFFER FROM FORMER YEARS Washington, August IX tA letter dated in 1799 from the l'remier Mar inr Corps recruiting officer to the then Commandant ol that Corps, let ting forth some ol the recruiting methods of that time, was made pub lir at Marine Corps headquarter! to day. Comparison of present diy re cruiting ictivitiea with those oi the 18th century is interesting. Lieut. Hill's letter rradi: "I pur pose this week to open rcndevoui In different parts of thr country and make frolic to draw the people to I gelher which I think will have a good effect. There are some in jail whom I could get out by paying the sum of $12. Do you think I would he aafr in advancing it?" T'resrnt day rrcruiting officer! rr quire declarations from accepted men that thry havr nrvrr hren convicted ol anv crime. HORSE BEATER IS SENT TO COUNTY JAIL Pat Mohan w spending three day i the . ottnty jail as a rcvill of the rucl treatment which he gave hi horse Saturday afternoon Resident ii the vicinity of the Albany l.nin er Company's mill telephoned to thr police Saturday that a man had pas ed there heating till horse furious y with a hev whip Down nearer town other called the district at torney'a office and complained thfl the man wa beating hit horse witii club. The poli. c weer tent after him an it was found that the horse was bad ly cut and bruised and was bleeding from the effects of the treatment. In the absence of Justice of th Peac- I . L .Swan the man was tal en befoir Judge l.ewelling, es-offic justice, an. i given a fine of $7.50 and costs. Me refused to pay the fine and was placed in the county jail for three days to reflect on the treat ment given the hnrftc. NEW CLASSIFIED WM. M. HILLORY, WELL KNOWN PIONEER, DIES Quiet in FUnder London, Aug. IS, The Handera battle mi. ii ' (he third Vtcl with If aig announcing nothing special of ntereat to report. Sharp and brief engagements marked the pal forty- ight hours at the Germans ndeav rc(f to regain some ground irhicfe the 111! lit captured. The Hriti?.h artil- H ry wa extremely succcaful. repuls ing enemy atlacka with heavy losses Two Aircraft Downed London. Aug V Two of the Ger man airplanes which raidrd Southend and other towns Sunday were down- .1, the Admiralty announced. The machines were brought down oti tor . t of Flanders. One ia a new type of German air plane, and the other a seaplane. Th dmirally annouiKed that twenty crman inacliinra participoled in tb raid, Itilltng twenty -4brce and injuring fifty. Artillery Duela Pari. Aug. 13. Continued artillery huh in the Aisne region and re- i ewed German infantry attacks north f St. Quentin are reported official ly. All enemy attacks were re-I'liWcd. HOOVER MAKES WAR ON RESTAURANT PRICE6 Washington, Aug X lloovcr'a war on hh prices turned on the rttaurauts today. Experts began toitiptling lull details of America's eat mg habits. Hoover proposes to issue a new national menu, designed to re duce both portions and prices from i third to a halt in dining cars, restau rants and hotels. Prgminent 6range and Grand Army Man Pastes Away ia This City William M HUlory uf Browns villc, one of the valley's best known pioneers, died Saturday afternoon at St Mary's hospital following an oj i ration performed a lew days prior. lie was 77 ycarg old. .Mr, Hillory was Commander of the Oregon Volunteer Veterana Aaaocia tion at the time of his death. He wa a former master and secretary of the Oregon State Grange, and waa known all over the atate. lie was prominent in public life io Oregon for the past 50 ycara. Horn ui Iowa, near Burlington, tn le$4U, he crossed the plains at the ag: of Z yeara, going by ox team to Cat ifornia. The fall of the same year he came on up the coast to Oregon and selected a location near !he pres nit town of Turner. On this home- ktcod he resided up to eight year- ago, when be and his iaithtul wile moved to Brownawllc where hit son. Lloyd retidea. The old homestead b still in the posaeaston of the family. In 1865 Mr. Hillory joined Company I' First Oregon Volunteer Infantry, at Albany, and served through th. Indian wara of that and the next JtMX. For many yeara he was adjutant oi tlie Oregon Volunteers' Association, :'. at the last convention was chos- . rs commander. He is also a past commander of the Brownsville Post, G. A. R He was also an active worker it: the Oregon State Grantee and foi n.any vears served as state secretary Mr was matter of the State Grange for four years and did much in the interest of the farmer. He is known to Grangeri all over Oregon. His actirjty along those lines caused him to be appointed a regent of the Ore gon Agricultural, College which posi tion he filled with ability. In 18v he was married to Miss Irene S. Cornelius, who survives him Had Mr. Hilrory lived two weeks more, he and M rs. Hillorv would have celebrated their Golden Wed ding. Resides his widow and son it Brownsville, he is survived by tw grand children. F.llsworth and Dor othy Hillory. oi Peck. Idaho. M Clara A. Perry of thia city, is a niece the latter being with her uncle during the last daya of his life. The hedy was taken to Turner this morning in the Fortmiller auto hearse ;nd he services were held at tha place. MINERS VOTING ON STRIKE PROPOSAL Montana Smeltermen Expect ed to Walk Out as Result Ballots Cast Today TIEUP OF SAN FRANCISCO CAR SYSTEM THREATENED Fifty More Men Sign Pledge te Decline to Work Unless Big ger Pay Is Granted Butte, Aug 13. Early hallotiDif ndicntcs that tvscnty-four hundred nacunda suieltcrmen will vote on a strike. A full vote ol unionists is expeet I. A two-third majority is ncceas- ry to call a strike. California Situation San Francisco, Aug. 13. Fifty more United Railroads platform men sign d the pledge not to resume worli ntil stages arc advanced, and hours hortened, strike leaders announced waa declared that twelve hundred nd tiity men will uit by lonig.i, radically tieing up the syMem. The company denies the statement sidc from the clash between the po ce company guards and strikers '.hi: morning, the strike has been ;rci 10m violence. TOURNEY OPENS AT 6EARHART PARK TOOA U. S. ASKS 6ERMANY ABOUT CAPTUREO SAILORS Washington. Aug 13 The Unit ed States plans to ask Germany thru the Swiss government what was done with the captain and four American naval gunners taken prisoners when a submarine sunk the Campana. the slate department indicated this after- Gearhart-by-the-Sea, Ore.. Aug I, Play in the Oregon gold champioi ahip tourney started today with th women's qualifying rounds. The men vtill play their qualifying rounds on Wednesday. Pendleton, Walla Wal la, Aberdeen. Portland, Eugene. Sa lem, Seattle. Baker, and Astoria, an nmong the northwest town repre sented in the "entry litt. BABY BOY HAS THREE 6REAT-GRAN0M0THERS WAVTF:i) Kaperienced Girl for ...iitrrs Home Restaurant. AM IS FOR S.M.F. Span of mirri, weigh: ZSCn pounds. Price SWOf). See Trio. Htnshtw. R. R D. S. Albany. A-l.MS. Knilrrirk (iilbert MrCaulry is the naine nf a now arriial at the home ot Mr and Mrs. Roderick Mcl'aiiley, Saturday fVfTtlflg Mnth mrsthrr anil baby are dninit well. Mrs. McCatll ey was Mis. Grace Gilbert before her riarriane. This is l IV Gilbert's first grandchild and he is the proud i t man on I. yon street today. "Hobby" as the little newcomer Is rilled, has the distinction ol hivinit three great grandmothers living. They ' are Hr P I). Gilbert's mother. Mrs S. F.. Rom nf St. I.miti, Mo., Mr. Gil 1 hert'i mother, Mrs, M. J. Jrnning 'nf Albany, md Mrs. A. P.. Clark, Mr. M 'Canity's grandmother, of Cottage A-IJ-18 Grove. Went to Geo. Sanders and B. L, Shuerman sptnt Sunday in Cascadia. REPORTEO CHINA TO DECLARE WAR TOMORROW Tokyo. Aug. 13. It is semi-official stated that China will declare wa on Germany and Austria tomorrow . it- WM. E. HICKMAN OIED AT ST. MARY'S SUNDAY PORTLAND MAN DIES AS RESULT OF FALL J. Kibbe Succumbs to Wounds Recetved in Falling from Scaffold Sunday Anton J. Kibbe, aged 63, of Port nd, died Sunday morning in St. Mary't hospital from injuries receiv- d when he fell from a scaffold at the ew rock crushing plant on Saddle utte, three miles east of Shedd. .Mr. Kibbe, who was a construction fore man all' his life, was working on the lant with his ton, G. E. tObbe, who superintending the work. Sunday morning about 8:30 he climbed up on rock hopper and either lott hi bal ance or became oizzy and fell to the ground, 15 feet below, striking the back of hit head and thoul- ers. His skull was fractured, a hole be- g lound m his hea1, and his shoul- er blade broken. Dr. T. f. Marks. Shedd. responded and gave first id administration and then took the njured man in his car to the local ospital. Dr. Wallace and Dr. Marks orked over him until 11 o'clock when . end came. Mr. Kibbe was born in Lodi, Wis.. May 7. 1854. He vtaited Oregon on arious pieces of work prior to 1907 when he came to Portland with his family from Iowa. He has made Port- and his home since. Mrs. Kibbe ar rived here from Portland last even ntr. and with her son, G. E. Kibbe ccompanied the remains to Portland this, morning Two other sons survive him. Dr. Or- ral A. Kibbe of Carhnn, Minn., and Dale F. Kibbe of Chicago. One broth- and three sisters live in the East. He wa a member of Harmony odge, A. F. & A. M.. of Portland William Ellsworth Hickman, aged , died Sunday morning at St. Mary's hospital of general Peritonitis. Mr. lickman was well known in Albany, laving lived near here lor the last tour years. Me came to wregon i years ago. from Illinois. During the greater portion of his life he follow ed the carpenter trade, the last three years being devoted to farming. He was born in Illinois. Feb. 1864. and lived most ot his life in that tale. .Mis wife died in February 1916. One son, V. B. 'Hickman of Cor allis. one brother in Illinois one in Idaho, and a sister in Indiana sue vtve him. The funeral was held this afternoon at 2 o clock. Kev. Lnas. r.. umson t-rcachinz the services. Interment was held in Riverside cemetery. Th services at the grave were in charge the Modern Woodmen of whic he was a member. SUBMARINE AND STEAMSHIP EXCHANGE MANY SHOTS Xtw York. Aug. 13 A half-hour tngigtment between a German su.i marine and an American Mcamshii off tht Irish coast is rtported. Xeith scortd a hit. MURDERER IS CAUUBHT NEAR KLAMATH FALLS Grants fan. Aug. 13.fttr a chast through the heart of the Cascades Ralph Ti'.rpin, alleged murdtrer William McCallisttr la!t Friday, was caught this morning it Kliniath Falls. ALLIES WON'T GRANT PASSPORTS The Stockholm Conference WiH Prove Tame Without Big Nations Represented GERMANS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND Kaiser Objects to Subject of Responsibility for War Discussed ALBANY MEN COMMISSIONED IN COAST ARTILLERY CORPS Three from this City Make Good: Infartry Officers to Be Given Tomorrow Br private letter from San Fran cisco it is learned that three Albany men ho has-e been training for of ficers' vornmissions, at Ft. Winficld Scott, the camp for the artillery sec tion, have been honored for their efficiency. Miles McKey has been made a sec ond lieutenant. Harold Archibald a second lieutenant and Frank M. Pow ell a firat lieutenant. They wtll be crdered into active strvice next week and will then probably come to Al bany for a few days' visit wtth their families. On August 27 they will again rt- port for active duty, presumably at American Lake, for the training of the vast army that will he gathered under the selective draft. Ed Bailey is said to be getting along in great shape in the Marines. The Democrat has received the en tire list of officers commissioned at the Reserve Officers' Training camp at the Presidio, but will be nnable to release it under orders from the War Department until Tuesday. Several Albany men are mentioned as receiv ing good commissions. London, Aug. 13. Allied nations have agreed that no pasaporta will be issued to Socialists desiring to at tend the International conference, .chcduled. at Stockholm, in Septem ber when peace will be discussed. Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Ex chequor, announced that the United States, France, and Italy had agreed with England that passports permit ting attendance at the Stockholm con ference would be withheld. Germans Detained Amsterdam, Aug. 13. German Soc ialists will probably not atund the Stockholm conference as the Social ists insist upon discussing the re sponsibility for the war it is semi-of-ficially stated. Betore the House of Commons this afternoon Henderson charged the war cabinet with double dealing in con nection with his visit to Paris. Hen derson's visit to Paris started a storm causing his resignation. STEAMER MINED, FIVE UIPWPJUIS iflf IflST rwnLntvnniy twit, lvv i Some of Those Perished Wars Missionaries Almost In Slgnt of Desitnation Washington, Aug. 13. Five Ameri cans were lost when the Americas vessel "City of Athens" was rained off Cape Town in South Africa, last Fri day. Four members of the crew, and ten additional passengers were tost. The vessel carried missionaries from Brooklyn and New York to Cape Town. Their destination wis al most in sight when the vessel sank. Nineteen missionaires were saved. RELIGIOUS OBJECTORS MUST SERVE AS NON-COMBATANTS Washington, Aug. 13. Drafted per sons whose religion prohibits them from making war, will be forwarded to mobilization camps, where they will compose the quota of their dis- trict, and be assigned to duty as I combatants. General Crowder nounced. Scene at the start of the Cross-Court try Tunr of the Hyatt Car, from the Detroit Athletic Crab. MR. FRESH WATER FISH TO DO HIS BIT FOR CANADA (By United Press) Washington. August 13. Mr. Fresh Water Fish is going to do his bit for Cmada at war, Hoover's Food Com mission announced today. Canadian Food Controller Hanna announced the appointment of a spec ial committee to study the availibility and numbers of this finny gentleman and hi family with a view to speed ing up his population and giving In land folk both in Canada and Ameri ca a chance to try both his edibility and his disposition to cut the high cost of living. HOME DEFENSE LEA6UE WILL DRILL T0NI6HT A meeting of the Home Defense League will be held in the armory a 8 o'clock this evening for the purpose of drilling. All members are urged to be present. The drill work is in charge of Lieut. W. L. Marks, who has been studying up on the new manuals and will present the latest army drill to the company. Those taking part in previous drills state that the work is interesting, good exercise and enjoyable throughout. MARKETS UNSTEADY CAUSE. BY WAIT ON GOVERNMENT Owing to the uncertainty as to what the government is going to do in the food business the grain mar kets have been put to rout. Local dealers are quoting no prices today and there is no market on wheat Cheat and vetch hay seem to be oat of the running for the present, while timothy shows a decline and clover an increase on the Portland market. Albany Couple Marries 0 Charles G. Grant. 23. a cook, and Georgia M. Pennington. 19, both of Albany, were married this morning hy Circuit Judge Percy R: Kelly. Shedd People Wed Kenneth Rohson. 22. a mral car rier, and Ida Abraham. 19, both of Shedd, were granted a license to wed Saturday evening. RAILROAD MEN HOLD BI6 PICNIC TOOAY Portland, Ore., August IJ.- hurned arms and legs and arms that still protest against baseball playing and races are today persistent, bat withal pleasant, reminders of the pie nic yesterday of the Portland Trans portation club it Bonneville. Seattle, Spokane and San Francisco railroad men were well represented at the picnic