u. DtooSw
THE WBATHRI
Ii'Mlght .III) S4t'lfljy I Jl
4LBANY DAILY DEViOCIIAT
Kuabliihcd in 1865
l'- I4.,rflini MHtrtw ?l
vol. XXIX
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. I KIDAY. AUGUSTS 1-917
No. ,
BLOOD! BATTLE
RAGING m LENS
Desperate Efforta ol Germans
to Rrt.ik Lens Are
Hr pulsed
CANADIANS ANO AMERICANS
MAKt VALIEN! TIGHT
Number Captui i d in ally Ex
ceeds First Report of
Battle
h Win phQUp Ihneat
With ihr Mulish tin. Aug 17
1 1 ill ;i rea vltfe Mood Ku h th
Gcreaaj dfotolooi tn repeal
i-ii ctfoii to itienin tbte miM,it
jut imtitgfl iif lgb IVOOI ilie ( I
liadlai-s Iohg ru n- n LeJ
balilr Imiii desperate lighting n
i 1 1 n ill progrr-i )' (In tCrgtt
hitn 1 lu .ii. ...Ii.n t.'iiUil al!
attagha
Toda) tlx ' .ouioaiift M i aptll "
C He St Augilstr ti "ill M h tltc)
were rOCCOd gaf iu lit I lu- muiuImi
uf ptteoMfi capMftd '" pfowohli
great) rianl the Hrl rUmuln
i he Gchmm ilctenod tai gc aoeaboi
ol gllll 1 l)C i 4IMll4llk luugi.l tab
rll. ' . : r, n g 0M0 er:y BCjeJttOg
Mith twIldOfl triu.it) MM Ai.mii-
i aii i ti
iln i ana liars
ilerlm. utg 1. lii.
I .angcuia- k Iwu bei n
i ounccd
rc( aptme oi
iliMul.y
I ondon v. t
eoaaaaltetoo has
IftllOll III lilt" I-'
1 1 w ill ftttbmli i' i
ilrnt ' n
I'he trderal trad
o'lipletrd an IflVCtti
it stoej production
report tu tht Vr il
I ritVHtftfttVI ill I J y
ill tin i).viiiiiii nl lrrl . nut i iirlHili
Milt toon end tideoi Wilton
pOCtCd In ti tin price tor .!!
pfodnction Icnntedittety, beted
ponunlMion! fit dnegi
,i. el
ihr
POPE UEPfii:b;iEO OVER
PEACE HriuHObAL FAILURE
kuiur, 17 li i reported th
thr 1'ope i- jf tl eOOCOCtCd 01
ihr (irrrr.il un'av orabh- rr pi ion
iik pegi i ippi il I in- Pootifi
spending Btoel i his time atone.
I .tin. Inn, uk I
dela let rfOU t.
oftri until alln
wlllili ill I lltrntr
pate .Sollie want
lc
llirs will
pr.u r
Prctidcot il "
I h,
ihr Pag
. , rmtati
Mli. v will i 1 1 it i
Ii ac ihr MISWtl
Loc4otL A.u 17 I
HMW ril t' nt .ill th
COMOlU 'I hrfnrr m
mad'- mi I Hint: in C
..ul C 1 l
EtotenM bo4
aiiiucr j
minriil nil th1
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE TO
ORGANIZE WED. NIGHT
Meeting Called at Cburt House
lo Work in Conjunction
Willi Stale League.
Ill ft spoiler tn a Ii .(Uft y thr Utr
NlBcil ul Dtftnte, a mctliafl iia
l i II . jlh ! ! .linU ixrliMIK
H ii'i In. U ti hi Mid Hi tilt COttfl
inn it. i tin- pofpoM "i ofgoalsiog
I. tm t ooot) rtfiniit i igM
Ihr llirrtltllf wis II. 1 )' Count)
juiltcr I). It '.i. i... i i with wnooi
hr IJtr till: ii lur I . ril III Ofrr
ipondcttci it' ofgaftiutioo will !-
formed, chwrMM thetrd '"l "UI
iftttot iMOMltd A eoooti eooocal
( 10 or IS tin ti Mill bi nainrd in
ii.r ilutiir ol eortBM uttoro.
'I hr i (Hint v ptgUrimHlffH Jff t
iir m roll turn timi v. it It the t
Irjk'iir tn thr inaltrr i.f Ihh .it l fin !
IMOrtrOtiot Rod jvitmi( in dffftflie
IHOli i I hr orifaniatton will ..I
in wnlk lit I iilljtlt linn with till' llnrir
DefOM Lm ItM, otinitf OO Ii" lr
lilfrirni nrk Ijrr 4'trinl.m i i
Ittircd
THREE ARRESTED
FOR BOOTLEGGING
WHEAT GOES OOWf!
M1E 103S i
IVAKCE
Nith ifir uncertainty a tn thr 14
lu-ti ul tlu 'r-uni'-tit ....i titnnii-
nn I Lu r in I itnlltn.; th. win Jl
iHUtlnll, 1 r tit.t). nl ll.r litarVrl
tt iffiM w r.Vrr. In a leloobooc
i tiinriiuti'rstimi w ith I'nt tUnd t i
moroloei tin Iforpln Seod st.irr
leorord t ti t whctl will liWeli drop be
Invv $.') Ii!. ir tin nii nl :ir Mr.'
Ben u deolerr rr nocertoiti .n '
bmInm i net li 't will do
( Ml thr il'-t r h-iint. thr ln ni.ir
kct i nn thr roitc iin.l record Dfi ti
havr hrrn tru r, ,, ( hn .i-.i .in!
Si l.oiiu. Thr hifa(o markrt to
day i 4S ftffttl hnrhrt than it wa r
ttrdsy anil Mltl DM m LocsU)
boca idVooccd M cooti a boodrod tin
loornin :
WINMFRED ALLEN IN
FEATURE PLAY T3N1GHT
Dan Kennedy. F.Ward and John
Boyle Sell Booze to
Deputy Slierriff
SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES
CLEANING IN TRAFFIC
Kennedy Convicted and Others
Will Be Trifd This Evening
or Tomorrow
OFFICERS RETURN FROM
SEASON AT TRAINING CAMP
Albany Men Did Well and Briny
Credit to City for I heir
Five Showing
SOCIALISM FAILS
El
"T0 Man Win. Modi I'.no.l", fra
tttffQjJ ) It Ih vrn-.ti'v aim Winnilrnl
Mini, ii h w ill bl ftboOrO at brC
I hrjtrr tOOifbl it A hiik, u tnthr
nnnnir ctnnnly dOlMofl with :i pOOBfl
ooople whn dttormiot tn nokt 00d
in N Vnrk . ity
Thr inrrl .rr thr prrrntn.il ptWN
i!rrrt .it .i New nrk hnaril m;
lniir rtic) Art attroctod to eorfc
ttl"-r anil 100 1 'If upon matri-
rmny. Tool hot fOOl rn..ui;h HMM
tit m.il . tin initial pPJfQMOl on
botOe, offrrnl for .ilr nil tlir eWtof
i'" n plan.
Jack DtVoOoOJtt will be nutPid loi
bil mm, pv tniprritmiatinn of Hh
ymiiiH botioef I trail in "llrr Pbtbor!
'm rpi r " ltt. !r i niakrs 'n r dc' n'
uith TfiMlglc tn lent pitturr. althtunrli
hr h.i apprarrd m ODJOCfOOi pflO
iloctkNtt iy nthrr cotopooin
Pope t ; mp..al p ihIhik in oiinia
drc:Mnii
Thr lOfStftkrO 'hat Prtsi 'fit Vd
inn tn.ikr !n irnlv a t.pokriuan lor
thr .itltr boCStlif of btl rir-. ti.in.il
tjualifirati'tti-t and thr pOftitKM of
Alllrri. a. Ilirrt with k'f' at lanr II
If dr. I urd that W ItOO OOtd " l 'v
ihr firt xtcM Rprakrr ior pOOM
NEW CLASSIFIED
WILSON Will TAKE
UP EXEMPTION CLAIMS
Was'ntiKton. An;. I -I'rrsidrnt
Wilton Mr roll today t. Srootoc Wocki
tl Matftaihtirtt, that hr will take u;
thr tnatti t .ik-auitt tht Woi I IVPOfO1
itienl rrara dinn the rrinption ol mar
ried 'tn n with I ami lift I'hr lrri-
dtMi letter pflinrcrod Scnotot n k
Irltrr drilittiv that itrrat diatii n
lion cMtt thrmiKhotit l!ii ronntry or
tin pttint
I an Krntirdy, Kranr; Wai d nd
I. n I '. I r wrrc JT eOted tUl morn
ing charjird with cIIirk U0or tiodc
tin boot ''ry tot Bojrtt nrui tftoot'
- d b DtfjOtl Shrnff Jor I 'rum. wlnt
Aii rntponttblt foi IBM .icitii .if all
t l.rrr Ward at lakrn l Shenh
Hi .dim and Kit.mil wa hrnnght in
Upon a warrant handed to lnf oi
PottBt Juhn i atlm.
-Ml w rn at i a urn-'! thin a' in noon
m i. .it Jiut.tr of the I'rat r L, L
$WM al pUad mi guilly. Kmncdv
i a mint, diftlel) tricil, I i 'y'.i
being tppointod fffOHfiT 1) the court'
He wan 1 1 BVtCtOd and w ill bf M8tfJP
i d at 5 JO o'clockt
Ward nrto tn topijir (or trial at 3
clock, nod Boy It's trio! nrfll cotM u;
L.tcr thi iittroOOO or loinorrow.
Ihr .a . Hat w.-lkrd OU tr-.lil the
Sheriff. olfiott. Ucputy Shrr.i.' J. K
PtOfll plUMOd the MptUft ol the Bjh
1 1 tvd luMiili tiitm and -tatted out
t.i pru art r. n!i M e He met J. C.
. f a- ' I'd. ( it. and MCOTOd an intru
duction to War d, from w horn hr
boOflM a murt o( whiskey at JJ.50.
lit houuht a bottlf IrotB Kennedy for
J SflL the hih poicO Irtiu OCXaofcMtOd
hy the fat that the tndft wtrr of a
huh ipiality and hottled in h md. Lat
rr, upon intrnducttoti, he punhased a
naosl Irota Boyta.
Itilyeu wa an unwiUiitK wttnett, not
bnOOrfalg Ibt kttOtitjl Oi thr BOW depu
t tbtl lit, battel big thai he .was a
Hi togar. lab the Koforanatiajaj in
bSOtX tbi SbarvTl Offieo turned thr
ia. BOOf to the l:-'rut ttorney
otfne .witert it 001 handled hy liepu
ty PrOtOCMtaag Attorney W. L Marks
Doriog tht trial an ataoaatg bavV
tient happened that caiifttd a ripple in
t niirt. Boj h real name wa not
Viniwn and hr was at irtttd under the
r a me of John Ioe. lu reading th.
i niplaint he listrnr'd tn thr g -rd
J. -hu Dor." and w.icn asked what
his right name (tally was he replied
that the itr! name was all right hut
thai tin- si n nd name wasn't.
A group of olf.it -r frOtB the he
serve (Jtfncr' Traioiog coanoa at the
l'reiidio and Ft. WmlielU Scott, Sag
I' ran ihu, arrived -omc .hi morn
ing and will ptgaiia 00 a furlough lor
a lew dajrg t.Ml w dl report ior duty
.. ii on August
Thoai arrnag todai ocn Caggaia
Mark V. Wcathrri.jrd, PlrOI Lieuten
ant I rank M. Powell, Stcood Lieut en
ant Mflgg MiKc), and Sot ond Lieu
U BOM John Gibfton.
1 irt Lieutenant Lee Hen net t and
Ln ii tenant I rank C. SUllinacher,
tiiartermastcr't d' -pa'trnent, made the
tup up the coast t boOl and are due
t arrive thiv evnnug Li'titenaut
Art !d was dt Ia i d m Safl Fran
cisco on account of hi inability to
get hi s uniform from the tailor's, it
bring necessary to wear the ann
etocboa,
Albany did as wi ll as any r it yin thr
ttatC, outside of I 'or t land, and pTO
ducrd some strong men in thr tarn;
I 'pon their report iog (or duty lac
men will he dastriboted as follow:
C aptain Weathrriord ami Lieuteii
ntt Stellmacht-r. GiBOOO and Itcnnrtt
Mill if(J to American I-ake. Lieutenant
Mi Key will re-prt at thr Coat De
ft nr of the Cnhinibia, Ft Steven.
Lieut. I'owell will repfirt at Coast I -firiM-s
of San l;ra;r ism
The training i amp was grtgUa rtt
inyrd hy all
Kerensky Realizes Fact and
Blames Condition of Cities
and Country
ORGANIZATION ANO OPERAT
ION OF ORAINAGE DISTRICT
Typical Case Cited by Prof. W.
L. Powers in Reference to
Oak Craek Project
NEW CONFIDENCE EXPRESS
ED IN RUSSIAN ARMY
HOGS GO HIGHER
ON CHICAGO MARKET
K RENT .Five-room how nrur
l HW, Mill li.isrm. nt. Kntil anil btf
rir in 4t.l. mil ill (AfdcR iddrcM
(i V' Mi.oii, tarr DciUOCnil
I," a
tOU si 1 1 OHver ChilM, two-kot
loin 14 nn h powvf liff h I iraclot
tfnir Tint.! i.I.ih can be ati licit
Ha. ilimnl lrt th.n tti .ifrr. I ITiti-a.-i.. nr 17 -II. -us rra.linl
l .iti lr . i n .it KroaUM ft BaliOH'f I flftftD a hunilr. .l Bright today. 45
l..rr, All.any. Ore. A-I7-2J I crnti bot rcttcHay,
I rnljlmd. Any 17 Hogl a.lx.Ttt.T.I
WANTKI -l.ncly lor Iwn monll' i,,n t . nlv li.- . int. t.. .. x ntrrii
cdlM'atimKil ..rk Sal.ity anil ail ' .:..ll.ir. heir. r.l.aMj ItlC NMl trt'
Morale and Combativeness II
Greatly Slrenythened
by Korniloff
NUKES HIT IN EAST
vain rinrnt ttn fur travrlmu pg
situ rn. S."lar add tOpCOtOi tatr
past in i-upation, gge addroat and
telephone. X, f n o lh 'rnio, rat
ir !
oi d.
British mm RAIO
mm STATIONS
I t R REN1 I ' hi risom Iwmse on
Wist Third Strrrt Call 521 Mont j
Rtmirry ttTOtt. Melt phone SJO-J.
-17-lJ i Lottdoaj, Aosj, 17 Tin- Adrofratt
'm I .iiiii'innced that mens; tons of rpl"-
WAN'TS WORK Uv man will, fam V'" nvTv ',roWd on rnemj atfTO
ilv on far.., by ihe BtOOtl end rtltwaj Oat ..... vester
Mr m lii. L l.ln; Raal hhri tltMl i nay. tl r.il iit s wi re oierrii tol-
boni
if. ift
; lowbtg rui-'- on Otttttd aod Thour
1 i iilwn st.i!inn and 'h Chi
FOR RKVT -Modern S room house tell. s aerod. Hie ' n 1 .11 ft-
with connected kitchen nUlfft and rfir aerodromes m botabed and
l.inndrv tra.s Call Umadathin ntporli attacked.
St. A -16-18 j
J tO 0
a ft
CITY NEWS al
Will Trach This Fall
V sta I ami', who has lieen w orking
m the Bataaoloa deportntcoi at O
t" , has returned home She will
remain here until this fall when the
til i-ii tn Willamette near Vrgon
City to teach in thr high school at
that place.
'n Fishing Trip
Q Flood and 1 V, McDowell
oeol to Meet this mom ng to spend
the day HtJmf,
Returned from Newport
The Mieaet LoeOlc Soydcr and Ruth
Ltteofjoodi w hn aoee oeea nojeatt of
M i" food rjowtoo at Newporti re-
'.rrilrd " tunc today.
Wimmcr is Sued
1' W. Horskey has btOOOjht suit
tltamtt W . 11 imiiu-r to collect
fjp alleged to le due gg 1 MU ot
Bjoodt porchated froai the plaintiff
Whttroer, oho ooerated a jitney, w
fretted near Hoaohorg, Wednesday
morning on a boothrgojaaj charge.
G'-selbiacht Family Arrive
Alhauy trietidt of I he Re and Iffl
1 1'. Hi Oeeelhroehi ill be gbd t.
(hear that they arrived in lawrencc.
; Kansas, last Saturday and were giver
I a hearty reception hf. the people
1 Mrs F. Ii IVanklin received letter
trom hef sifter, ta t'"at town today.
' in which she slated that the folks
f netted the QetelbrajelH family ver;
charming and that Or. Geselhracht
pleached his first sermon last Sun
play.
That the Ore (for. 1o;anlrrry is niak-
in a hit in the r.at shown by ihr
11" ing" clippmn from the Toledo
(Ohio) News-Bee of August let Th s
drink is destined to tOOt t ome a
DO alar a BTape juice, and will he
COON more so when people eOOratt
Ii arn of the superiority of Ibt logaO
berry over the grape.
The "ll-U-Hurkel. U-V-Uuckel.
H-L-IIuekel! I" ditty ii pate. Dame
nature It tiilroducmir .Miss Lngar
Berr ti the la teal creation.
In a Toledo KM cream parlor recent
a crowd of young ladies seated
themselves around the table
' 1 'H take some Lonberry juice."
said one.
Wants It In Pie
What's thatf exclaimed her COM
pamon Well. 1 H take a piece of
'k'anhrrry pie."
"Loganberry is the rage today." rr-
trhod the third person. "I's a Log-
toberri lemonade for me.
'NT other put up some lat year.
andtht v were just fine." said the
fourth girt.
"BtM what i it?" asked an intruder
Comes from Oregon
Ray Donnan, Lucas CO Ifricol
tural tgent says "It is a species of the
tdackberry. It is shipped here from
l regon It if rows on a bush the
same as other berries. Where it got
the name I don't know
"The curio-ity of the public is what
is making it popular. They lag a
new name and they try it to find ot:t
what Il
The tote of the Ixiganberry are
the same as the blackberry. It can
be GOOhodL canned and made into sev
eral Idodl of drinks.
by Win. Shepherd
Moscow , Aug. 17. -sSocialiaoJ hat
laded Rttteta PreOtlco Kerensky
has rccogoifcd thi tact. The grca;
uaaferooce here August 2.ird, will
mark tht- end ol the fgOvSoc talis tic
rule tn Kuvia ud t:.e entrance 01
new clci.it n: of I iMttt I tUlleill The
socialists realise that they failed tn
the aiutiipt to gotcrn stiiglt -uanded.
' hi was due to the fact that Russian
cities are socialists mIiiIc the couu
try is COOacrvatrrc and tccaue thi
t i-asantt refused to sell Cood to th'
Crtiea, declaring that mopey i uselcs-
beoaeuM of high prices.
Petrograd. Aug. 17. GcPiraJ Korn
iloif cxprc.scd new confidence in the
ainiy lot low ing an extended confer
ence with I rcmirr Kcrenskv . Ke
cent measures have considerabij
Itraogtheocd the- army's combat iv
ness and morale I hope the army may
OOn le completely regent raled," be
declared.
CITY NEWS
5
CITY NEWS
McKiniie River Hunting Trip-
Mr and Mrs Clingrrman of Ta
Bta, W;ih . the former gganjfaj tr.an-
nger of the trectn-Washington and
Idaho Water and POO rr ompany.
and Mrs 1 I. White and tht hitter's
sister tf Portland left this mornmii
hy auto ip .1 hunting and Rah log Iftg
on the MeVCegait river They expect
U be none about four itayv
Returns from Visit
Verna McCl.v'n has returned ffOai
a trip to Portland and Salem Mherr
she ha been vWeaag ith relativt s
and rrieoda.
Visiting Here
Choc. P. McCoQoogh and ertft of
l'orilam: are visiting at the home ot
Mr and Mrs. J A McCollouifh Mr
McCotteaajh it employed in the furni
tOft department of one of the larg.
department store- in Portland
Returned Home
feorcia and Porothy wHMel wh
have been visiting at the home of T
F TcClain have returned to their
home in Salem,
Return from Fishing Tiip
H C Roberts of Gray Station and
Geo. Anderson ot Pittsburg. Pa., rc
turned last night from a fishing tr.,
near Foster.
Elks Visit Hector
Hturv Hector was again delighted
last evening by visit from another
group of his :cllow lod'emen when
about 35 members of the local lodge
of Llks called at his home in North
Ibanv. Refreshments were served
and a fine time enjoyed ' y all. Mr
Hector has been in poOff health tor
the past few weeks and unable to at
tend loiijkC 'tiecttngs, go the visits from
his associates in frattrnal orders are
appreciated by Mot 1-a-t week the
Maccabees paid a -.miliar rail to Mr
Hector.
Goes to Salem
Mrs. W. I'., Chance went to Salem
is morning on a business trip.
On Business Trip
J. V. Shank and Frank Sktpton were
passengers to Portland this morning
going down on business.
Goes to Monroe
Mrs. M I Ficklin went to Mon
roe yesterday for a few weeks' visit
Going to Clyoverdale
Miss Mar:a t ladder Icit this morn
ing tor Portland. From there she
will go to Clot erdale. Oreg . where
she is thr assistant principal of the
school.
Returns Home
Mrs F. I, Urvine has returned to
her home in Portland after a severa
isit at the home of J. J. Col
tins.
Operated on This Morning
Mrs Ct Ei Mann was operated on
this morning at St. Mary's hospita
by Pr It R Wallace. She is getting
;dong very well.
Visiting Cousin
( cal.n.Mi as'imcton. mot
orco to Moony vestenlav tor t vist
of H total days with his cousin V
C.ilavm of the Main Street Drug
Store.
On Deer Hunt
Geo Van DtOO and Lloyd Curry le
last gighl for Riddle. SoOthttl ("f
gOO, on a bunting trip. They expect
to bring hack the limit.
Likes American Lake
O II. rronian returned tins morn
ing from merican Lake, for a
days iit with his father. Thorn
Protean, He joined the Second
Washington Infantry in Tune, and has
been at American I ake in traitrn
-Mice then He says that he like the
work and the boys are all treated
fine.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cfaf
On gun, August is. 1 be lib
rooofc Drajajggt listrict was the trrnt
be trganicd under t.tc modern
drainage la m ' 'regon enactc-a in
V a. osncc the i illainook distric:
ak been earned to successful com-
lion a brief description ot its or-
aoitation and operation should be of
interest 'o those concerned with com
munity tlrainagc problems.
Preliminary survey At the request
the intcrc-'ted land ow ners, the
ritcrf a compamed by Mr. A. G
OCta Liiginccr of the United States
office of Drainage investigation, made
preliminary examination of the di-
trtCt -May 15. l'vli. The tract a mile
me b one and onc-hai! imle long
lo.atcd just outh 01 the city 01
ilUmook and includes a body 01
marsh and ovcrilow land which was
O ct to aiford much pasture. Tiie
met son t pc in the area is peaty
mui k, several feet deep and under
d with clay .-ilt loam coders the
rcoaaiodcr of the land thai was trot-
he rainfall is nearly 1UU inchc- a
ear. I relnninary lev els and soil
examinations w ere made to deter
mine the feasibility of the drainage
he o:I and topographic conditions
ere found 10 hr favorable.
Organuation A canvass was then
aried out to determine the senti
ent 01 owners in regard to the or
ganization 01 the district. Little or
ppusition was encountered aftei
i.c plans and methods of operation
explained, so a petition tor
d:a:nage district was prepared accord-
g to t.ie new state law. this pe
tition ggve the proposed district, stai
the purpose and general plan 0
outlet drrfhet. and ga. c the bound r
ies so a to include all forties which
tended into the wet area as w el
as the names of owners and acreage
ownej t.y each. 1 DC petition w as
ued by nearly all the resident land
ners. Alter due publication ot no:
oi beoiing the court considers
nd approved the petition erUch pro
ided a ttusiness organization, i lire
n the laud owutijs were t . :. electe
tors to handle the business u
district. These directors thei
secured a detailed phm and estimate
ind carried out the construction bj
cr n tract the same summer.
taaeesueeot of Bcoefite The cour
appointed three reviewers who went
over the land and ciassitied it assess
it.g the costs ot outlet according to
1 he wettest class oi latu
.1 s 1 - - . drainage joints an
ETC while otner classes were assess
j lata, There were 69i.h acres it
the district and the drainage point
ssessi-j totaled 41.JUJ. 1 hese were
netted five cents a point, raising
2,156.11 The total cost of securin
the outlet drains amounted to $1,612.
57 leaving a balance of $452.56 in th
treasury to be u-cd tor mamtenance
The actual coM of outlet was there
tore a little less than three dollars a:
acre. 1 he various items ot expense
were:
Attorney fees for drafting petition
4 50.m
Engineer and helpers 38.1
Advertising .. 3O.O1
r.xcarating new ditch and repair
ing old ditch SVQLeO
Old dttch used by drainage dis
trier - .. ObU
Three Commissioners, one day
. 15.00
Clerk, one dav Kfl
Total $1,613.5
The secretary of the Titlamoo
'rainage district states that they
round thr taw adequate and practical
ind that the increased crop yields re
turned the total cost of the district
within two years. Several land own
crs in the district have completed
the-r tteld drainage hy supplementary
i-n Irrdrams since the outlets ha
been provided and the local tile fac
lOry has been sold out of most mzcs
the tile due to tins successful
demonstration of the value of drain
ego, TVe secretary tayi he spent a
1 roximatelv JI an acre tor tilinkr .
I nl btl marshy land. This land
had produced little pasture heiore til
trg nut the following year four tons
t erain hay and enormous yield
Ott and vetch for silaee were
gtgdL Thr owner states that the
cost of the drainage wa$ returned it
the first year 5 crop.
Supplies Being gathered for
the Trip to France With
First Division
NORTHERN TROOPS TO
GO TO AMERICAN LAKE
War Industries May Be Pro
tected from I.W.W. by
Troops
Washington, Aug. 17. The Second
Rainbow Division composed of
uardsmen trom each New England
tatc will soon go abroad. h may
leave with the first Rainbow Division.
Supplies are being gathered now for
the division. Major General Clarence
dward, commander tiie Northeast-
rn department, will command the
division.
Washington, Aug. 17. The War
Department announced a general re-
lstnoution ot troops to cantonment
camps.
Alaska, ashington, Oregon, Cali
fornia, Idaho, .Nevada. Montana, Wy-
ining and Ctah troops were assigned
to American Lake.
Washington. Aug. 17. Federal
troo-i will be sent into Washington,
Idaho and Oregon it necessary lo
eep the war industries free from I.
W. W. activities it is officially inti
mated.
If the threatened I. W. W. strike
called, th- department of Justice
nay ask ior troops.
Dies In Salem
Mrs. I R Render too passed away
fat the hospital at Salem, yesterda
The remontt were taken to Browns
ville today for burial there tomorrow
Mrs. Henderson is a prominent pio
boot citicn of Linn county.
Former Albany Girl Here
Mrs. F R. Wear of Fresno, Califor
ma, arrived thu morning for a visit
w ith tbany relatives, ami w ill also
iit her parents in Lebanon. Mr
Wear arej former! v M ss Amy M
Krnnir of Albany.
Baby Girl Bora
A 7-nound baby ir:rl nrgl born last
glg-ht to Mr. and Mrs. Kd Hammri
of Nashville. Mrs, Hammer has been
visiting at the home of her mother,
M-s .1. Porter, tt 725 E. 5th St..
for several weeks.
ALLEGED PRO-GERiVAN
TALK HALTS COMMISSION
Senator Poindexter Presents
Charges Against Army
Officer.
Washington, Aug. 17. Pending the
investigation of alleged pro-German
utterances, the Senate Military Aff
airs Committee has postponed eon-
irmation of Colonel Carl Reichmann,
newly appointed Brigadier General.
Washington. Aug. 17. Senator
Poindexter presented charges against
Reichmann. He declared that he had
ured information from a reliable
source.
SUIT FILED TO
COLLECT A6ENTS FEES
A suit has been filed in the Cir
uit Court bv Meeker and Beam, to
tecover $325 alleged to be due them
trom D. v. Burge. It appears from
the complaint that Burge listed his
place of 4 acres, one mile east ot
Dever, to be sold on certain condi'
tions acd Heckcr and Beam allege
that they have fulfilled their part of
the contract.
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y CITY NEWS
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Here on Business
E. B. Wallace of Crabtree, it in Al
bany on a business trip. He expects
to be here about a week.
Home from Belknap Springs
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Irvine returned
last night from Belknap Springs, af
ter a few week's outing.
Gone to Salem
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMurry of
I'orttand, went to Salem latt even
ing for a short isit with the latter,
sister, Mrs. Harry Hawkins after a
few days' visit at the Taylor home.
Mrs. McMurry will accompany her
husband to San Frtrtcisco. California,
to pass a few days, before Mr. Mc
Murry goes into training in the Offi
cers' Reserve Camp. She will then
return to Portland.
California Girl in Town
Mis Jennie Frrekson returned
home last niifht from a a v-s:t- of a
few weeks with relatives in San Fran
ris' o. Cat She was accompanied by
Miis Gail Stuart, who will be here
for about two months. Mite Stuart
is a well-known newspaper woman of
the Exposition City.
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