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ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OUOUN. MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917.
No. 12.
ALLIES BIG DRIVE
STILL CONTINUES
Three Great Offensives Are
Progress Against the Cen
tral Power Today
in
LBANY MUST PREPARE
FOR 1918 G.JLR. MEETING
City Mutt Sustain Confidence
Shown In 2 to 1 Majority
at Forest Grove
ITALIANS CAPTURED TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND MEN
Ninety Square Mites ot Austrian
Territory Lost as Result
of Italian Drive
London, Aug S . Thrrr great all -ir,
uflrmivri tailed the tier man
line on thrrr (mitta today. The Hut
iah and Krriuli re. tuned thru offens
ive and Italy i otifinumg her dnvr
gaiui (hr Austrian.
The Italians . ..'lured " thr wrrl,
iMltrty 'nafr ttiilr e of trrntory. twcii
s In r thousand ; rmnirri, a targe
Horr ol v i 1 a .1 munition and in
Muled itttrnd'Mi casualties estimat
td at foil Bw thousand.
Thr I'rrnrh Wt office rrporlrd thr
niot vWMI COWMI attacki faitrd t
force thr Lrriuh to relinquish thr
ground gaiiwd trrda at Vrrdun
German attack elsewhere (ailed.
RI6HTS OF MARRIED MEN
CHAMPIONED IN SENATE
Washington., ,Vug. 27. Fearing
that thr Mtltlltll1 insurance hill will
hr rrganicd iti wcirnt gTound lor
nullifying dependency claim, a Con
gressional fight in developing to pre
serve thr rights ( married men.
The I'rovott Marshal General of"
five hdd (hat the insurance law
weaken thr dependent y of exemp
tion claim
Senator Week's announced that he
would attrmpt to amend thr inur
ance hill, o it would not affect de
I emlni. y -aim v
In connection with thr preparation
t entertaining the 1918 oaaiott of
thr Drpattinrnt of 1 Oregon Lruamp
tneiit, Grand Artuy of thr Krpublir,
he held in Alhany, the matter ol
i gam ing a Woman' Helief Corp
in Alhany, ha heen -drought up heforr
Mcl'herson Post, No 5, G, A. R,, and
air Oak Circle, No. I, Ladies uf the
A. R
After full discussion heforc both or
gamration the unanamoua opinion of
each waa that it was not expedient
to organize a Corp and Mcllierton
ot a, the final arbiter ao decidrd
at it meeting latt Saturday. The at
teirtiop of the Toil wai called to the
action of the late meeting of the Na
lonal Kncampiuent G. II Hah, tl -
Ma . that fixed the place of
meeting I01B at Portland, Oregon.
Om otr majority won it over t-
lantic City.
W hen Albany won the Department
ncampmrni for 1918, at Forest la
une by nearly 2 t 1 vote over Port-
am!, the victory was all the more
marked berauve Portland's champions
lamird it would greatly hrlp to sr-
curr the National Encampment if the
Department Fncampment were held
in Portland.
It is in thr province ol the Conn
, of Adm i lustration, Oregon De-
artment to change the meeting place
o Portland Some comrade of Mc-
hrrmon Pot frarrd it would be done.
Thr writer thinks not, as the ma
jority vote wa o deceive for Al-
any.
The matter largely rest with the
rople of Alhany, and a proper tsV
thtistasm MOI BO dubt bring the En
campment 0 our fair city Nearly
1(100 were registered at Forest Grove.
about equally divided as to sex. A
word tn the wise is sufficient.
C. ft WALKER
Bell Man Her
W (i. Thrall. DivMofl Traiiir Su
pervisor, and B F F.wera, District
Traffic CMtf of the Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph Company, are
in Albany on an impection trip.
NEW CLASSIFIED
FOR SALS -J Hortet, rt .( ttoaMi
harness, liutti win. B. J. Ricka
haugh. M "' Kadroad A-27-J9
FOR SAI.K 25 like young cwn and
one buck . Pair of fine ifrivcri 6
ami 7 yrars old Will aril or trade
for a heavy team. One standard
brrd and reentered. They are half
liners and well matched, with pirn
ty of speed inquire of T. W. liar
per, Sunrise AiUI Home phone
IJMJ. A-27-29 D4W-
FOK SAI.K I IK KKNT IJO acre, of
river hottom complete set machin
ery and stock. Will tell stock to
renter or purchaser. Hell phone
22-F-I2 evenings. A-27S-I I).W
WANTED I'.lderly woman for com
panion for old lady and to do light
housrwnrk for family of two. Ad
Jtmmam Vtr. lull Urn. haw. K 5
A-27; S I
WANTKO -Four rooms or small
hcnise close in ("all 1WII phone
41.1 I ,.r 11 'Hit I'errv St A -27-21
I fIR Rl' N'T -265 acres veil miprov
ed Ml rods nf station most all farm
land fine soil Price $Jt
I.. II. Morse, llrownsville, tire
A-37-29
MS
acrr.
Ron.
WAjNTSD -I'resh cow, wanted for
their keep jurlUg the winter. Phone
Hell I7-I' 21 -27 n
TO I. FT OUT A ysmnK Jersey hull
On shares. Home phone 7.154. K. '
Goff. A-27-20
Notice to Hopnickif
llopplckinft will start at the J. W
Seaw yard. Corvallis. Seut. 5. Can use
a few more nickers. Write W. I
Butter, CotTlllf. A-27-S1
GERMANY PLANNED
WAR ON AMERICA
Evidence in Hands of State
Department Showing that
Invasion Was Plan
ATTACK WAS TO FOLLOW
DEFEAT OF ALLIES
Definite Proof Secured by Gov
ernment; Japan Was Asked
to Help the Germans
Washington. Aug. 27 The state
U-partment announced that evidence
owinx that (irrinany planned a war
against the United Matrs attrr nc-
fcatitiK l'rancr .nnl Fngland Secre
tary Landing relurJ to .: pecitic
videiKC.
It i belired the evnlen e showed
ermaity war plan-, on the n.r -J
State weir brought here by 'ieraid
tcrard frequmtly said that thr Tcu
had eye on I'liftcd Stale Lord
Kobert Cecil is claimed to have defi-
late proof.
Vast amount of data show ing a net
f intrigue by the Kaicr agents in
mrrica ha hern filrd away by the
latc department, including Zimmcr
n-an's attrmpt to persuade Mcxic
nd Japan to fight the Unitetd State
ALBANY OFFICERS LEAVE
THIS AFTERNOON
lieutenants Frank Powell, l.ee
Bennett and K U Stellmacher left on
I ) .105 train this afternoon for
American Ijke. wherr they ill l
stationed until the orders are received
endinu them to the fiithting line in
France.
A lartfe numher of their friemls
and relatives were at the station to
ish them good luck and higher hon
rs at the hands of the government
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CITY NEWS
Grand ludr Meet
The l.inn Countv Grand Judy for
the September term of the (. ircuii
roiirt met in the court house this
irninir Several witnesses were ex
amined Following are members oi
the jury: S S. Gilbert. K. S. Hargar,
II P. Raines, llarrv F Xfiillen. E. K
riinimings. W. C Dowlin. Peter U
I'orge.
Hi it White, a former resident of
Alhany, was renewing old friends in
Alhany Saturday.
r es
Admiral Austin M. Knight.
W.C.T.U. WILL MEET AT
BLAINE HOME TUESDAY
T he regular meeting ol ihc W. C.
, V. will be in the form of a 10-
cent social for the benefit of the com
ing state convention, and will be held
tomorrow afternoon. 2:30 at the home
f Mr. I K. Hlain. Kverybody wel-
nme and the ladies are requested to
ring their Red Cross work (Mr
H. Davis will Optofe 00 "Influence
of War on Prohibition in ForeiKn
Countriea."
HOME OEFENSE LEAGUE
DRILLS AGAIN T0NI6HT
Tangent Organizes League and
Ladles Taks Active Part
in Drill
The Home Defense League will
drill in the armory again tlni even
ing at 8 o'clock, and every member
is urged to be present. Captain Hat
lack states that while a fair-sirl
platoon has appeared each drill nigh.
that at least tv be as many should re
port. Those who have not yet drilled, but
who are expectiug to later on, ihoold
get in now and lOVi a lot of wor-
I cing repeated.
Several Tangent men will be down
again tonight to take part in thr drill
Tangent League Organized
Saturday evening Captain W G
Hallack, Drill Master W. L ItOrks,
Sheriff D. H. Bodine and Kd Wash
burn went to Tangent and isolated
in organizing a Defence League a
that place.
Thirty-five were pretefll and al!
took an active interest in thr work.
Twenty-two took thr oath Off 1 ei
will le elected at thr ocsl DWOtfasg.
Light ladiefl drtlLd with the men and
are doing fine work.
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SMOKE CLOUDS WILL
PROTECT 0. S. SHIPS
All Vessels Will Be Equipped
With Smoke Producers! to
Conceal Them from Subs
RUSSIAN POLICY
Guns of the Old Regime WHI Be
Turned Against Foes of the
New Democracy
KERENSKY ISSUES WARN
ING TO HIS OPPONENTS
Washington, A us?. 27. Thousand
nf smoke producers will protect thi
American ships now being mole
After October first n,o ship of any
scrtption may sail from an Ameri
can jort unless'so nitiipjied and point
J by a system camouflage.
Bocfc ship will carry a smoke fun
nel and twelve smoke producers. The
mokr producers are thrown into rsK
ater when the submarine ipptPOQCh
s and instantly throws off gi ea
loud of heavy smoke and hides the
ship.
SILETZ TIMBER RESERVE
TO BE SOLD SEPT 25
The Secrelary of the Interior ha
approved regulations for the sale at
the UojtOd States Land Office, at
Pot tlanl. Oregon, beginning at 10
clock, a. m.. on September 25. 1917.
d the live sections of timber lands
0 InCh w-ere reserved by treaty with
the Siletz Indian. The laud includ
ed in this timber reserve are in Sec
tions 8, 17. lf. T. Q S. R. 9 W.: in
Sections 20. 21. T. 8 S.. R. 10 V.:
Section 5. 6. T. 10 S. K. 0 V . and
all of Section , T. 9 S . R. 1! V.,
tal of 39934 acres.
These lands were cruised by I gov
eminent cruiser, who estimated the
amount of timber thereon, making nl-
iwance for defective timber. Tl
cruiser found thereon lIWSMfMMl
feet. For the purpose of sale, a tnin
imum price was placed on the tim
her of $1 per thousand feet for fir
and spruce am! 50 cents per thousand
feet for cedar and hemlock, and th
minimum price of the land OfOI fixed
at $1.25 per acre. At said prices, th
aluatinn of the timber to be offered
ir sale is $146,540. and of the land
4,074 44. a IO of $150.614 44. Pur
chasers are remiired to pay at lea
one-third down. These lands are sit
uated in Lincoln county. Oregon, and
the report of the logging chances are
favorable. Additional information
mav he obtained from the V S. Land
ofi'tce at Portland. Oregon.
MORE NE6R0 TROOPS
SENT TO HOUSTON
Houston. Aug. 27 More negro
troops will he sent here despite the
noting last week. Major General Bell
announced.
President Wilson Sends Cable
to Conference Expressing
Confidence in Democracy
fcttO0.tw.0ft i a i,
Washington, Aug. 27. hx-
I OfOOOMOJ confidence in the ulti- 5
' mate triumph oi democracy,
ii President Wil-on today cab- !
led a OaOOOBOJi to the National
Russian assembly at Moscow.
) .) d 3 S S 3 i 3
Moscow, Aug. 27. Rutaia will
maintain her democracy at all costs.
She intend to use the weapon.
the old regime against those wish
ing t-c old autocracy to overthrow
the republic. This declaration of
Premier Kcrensky is o: outstanding
tnportancc at the all-Russian comer
nee.
lie insisted tbof the new- nation i
Ooolooj through a period of moral
'anger and warned the enemies with-
H e government that henceforth
would be implacable in pursuin
nd crushing with blood and iron all
attempts against the people's power
msky's speech was wildly cheer
ed.
The issue is tightly draw n between
free democracy as against constricted
eactiunalism.
RUSSIAN TROOPS RECAP
TURE STRONG POSITIONS
INCOLN COUNTY JUD6E
DIES IN MOTOR CAR
Details Of the death of John Frank
i Stewart, prominent attorney of
loledo. Lincoln county, were receiv
ed here bail night, the body having
been brought 75 miles over mountain
roads.
Stewart was attempting to drive
his motor car up a sharp grade in tht
McKcnic Pass when he was sudden
ly stricken. Mrs. Stewart and three
children, ages from 5 to 8 years, were
I the car The accident occurred
bout 10 a. m.
H. P. Hocy, conslruction engine
of the Sonthem PaoiuC, motoring
through the mountain. WM iirst t
reach the griei-stricken tainily stard
ing beide the lileless hot. v. Mr. I loc
rought them to McKenzie Uri-
nd arrangement were nunle to take
them On to Kugcne.
Mr. Stew art was on vacation an.!
v.as taking Ml lamily to Lastern Ore
gon and Idaho.
rhe body passed through Albau
early this morning.
STEAMSHIPS COLLIDE IN
ALASKAN WATERS
Seattle, Aug. ZI. the steamsm;
lefterson" ol the Alaska Steam -hip
Company, collided with the Canadian
Pacific steamer "Princess May"
SvOJMOO Hay near Cone Island
Southeastern Alaskan waters this
morning, according to a wireless from
Captain NoftV Oetali are lacking
The Jefferson carried a poilCPg
list of se enty-five.
Visiting Relative
Mr. and Mrs. CovctI of Cherokee
Iowa, are visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mr. I. A. Knapp. Mrs. Covell
,nd Mrs. Knapp aro sister and hot!
formerly resided in Iowa. The Co
ells arc en route to Yamhill county
where thev have purchased a fine
farm and expect to locate.
Petrograd, Aug. 27. Russian troops
on the Roumanian front northeast of
Sovcia recaptured a height which
Teutonic assaults first forced them
to relinquish it is officially stated.
The Russian fleet in the Black Sea
estroyed eleven motor boats and
seven feluccas.
MRS. LYDIA LARGE DIED
HERE SATURDAY NI6HT
Pioneer Scio Resident Passes
Away at Home of Daughter
Mrs. Hackelman
Mrs. Lydia Large died Saturday
night at the home of her daughter.
Mrs. Virgil Mackleman. She wa 72
year old. Mr. Large, whose horn?
as at Scio, came to Albany a week
igo to visit her daughter. Her death
came after a short illness.
Born in Loami, Illinois, Mrs. Large
Ihed near that place until 1873, when
she crossed the plains with her hus
band, settling at Scio, where they
lived until the time of their deaths.
She was married to Thomas Large.
Knoxville, Tenn., 55 years ago
Mr. Large died in March, 1916.
FoJr daughters and two sons mourn
the death of their mother. They are
Mrs. Tirvah Campbell of Loami, 111.:
Mrs. Frank Tharp of Tangent; Thom
as Large. 5cio. Mrs. W. D. Hoeye
Mosier, Glen I-arge, Brownsville, and
Mrs Virgil Mackleman. Albany. She
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Nancy Bil-
yeu of Scio, and two brothers in the
Last.
The body was taken to the Fortmil
lcr Funeral Chapel, where it will lie
in state.ncamcC&zuOTiSrlN'aSHSHS
nntil the arrival of Mrs. Camptell
from Illinoiv The funeral will be he!
from the Federated Church, Scio.
Rev. H. B. Ilcr. conducting the ser
vices. Burial will take place in the
Masonic Cemetery.
Mrs. Large was a life-long mem
her oi the Christian church.
FOREST FIRES
Supervisor Hall States that
All Blazes in Forest Ar
Corralled
MT. JEFFERSON FIRE
THREATENED MUCH TIMBER
BI6 APPROPRIATION
ASKED FOR DESTROYERS
Washington, Aug. 27. A new ap
:ro;ri.t':on of $35.000.000 tor de
stroyers will be asked this week by
Secretary Daniels.
Special plants will be built for de
stroyer construction, Daniels said. He
declined to say how many destroyer
will be constructed.
HAS FINE PROGRAM
CLASH ON WEALTH CON
SCRIPTION IS SERIOUS
Washington. Aug. 27. Wealth con
scriptionists blocked the efforts tt
hasten action on the revenue bill and
the new cloture rule may be used. The
circulation of a petition has been
started.
Johnson and Borah are vigorous!
ppOOOd the cloture.
One of the best Grange meetings
of the year was held Saturday even
ing at Grand Pr..irie Grange No. 10.
L. Snow. Master, in the chair. The
evening was mainly de.otej to a pro
gram under the leadership of Lcctur-
F. M. Mitchell Mr. Mitchell sang
solo, "The Wonderful City", Mrs.
GfOCC LoSolle, accompanying Ofl the
piano. C. II. Walker. Acting Chap
lain, sang "Rosalie. The Prairie
Flower," a popular song 50 years ago,
I wo instrumental selections rcn
rcd Iv Mrs. I .i Salle and Mis
Martha Killis of Portland, who is vis
iting at the home ot Mr. and M rs.
Ed Holloway, were warmly ap
plauded.
The subjects discus-ed were "The
Dairy, the Hope of the Small Farm,"
by C. L. Shaw, leader, and others
'Feeding the Dairy Herd," by Les
He Cade; "The Construction and the
Filling of the Silo." by Fd Holloway
In the last subject Thomas Fro
man advised against putting vegeta
tion in the ilo when too green. Ma
terial placed in the silo too green i
apt to sour and not !c palatable to
the stock.
Many old time ongs were sum:
by an improvised Grange choir.
Ice cream and cake were the re
freshments served, which were grcat
q enjoyed on the warm evening.
Several interesting subjects were
assigned for Saturday e ening. Sept.
22, at which time County School Su
r -erinterdent I. M. Ot turnings is to
be present.
BARUCH APPOINTED ASSIS
TANT P0RCHASIN6 A6EN
Washington. Aug. 27. Alexander
Leege, General Manager of the Inter
national Harvester company, has ap
pointed as his assistant, B. X. Bar
tich, in purchasing war materials
Directors of steel and copper will be
appointed under Leege.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Bilyeu went to
Dallas yesterday for a short visit with
relatives.
McDowell's Return
Mr. and Mrs. I A McDowell have
returned from an outing at Cascadia.
a Clinrdinst
Captain Jos.ph Siratiaa.
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Most of Fires Said to be Due
to Carelessness of Camper
in Leaving Fires
The iorcst fire situation ia very
much bttttr today. Forest Super
ior C. C. Hall went to Detioi: thia
morning to direct the sctivitie. of the
lire fighters in that vicinity, but he-
ore he started he stated that he waa
ol the opinion that practically all of
the fires were under control.
The fire on Mt. Jefferson is the
largest burning at this time, it has
destroyed about 200,(XI0 feet of tim
ber, but has been confined to snow
.brush and smaller growths most of
the time. Unless the wind changes
and blows from the opposite direc
tion it safely in hand. Twenty-five
men have been lighting this blaze.
Mr. Hall's trip to Detroit this
morning was primarily to look after
the fire which broke out yesterday
on White Water creek, 15 miles east
oi Detroit. This plare has burned
ver a patch of green timber covering
two acres, and unless checked it
threatens a fine body of timber.
The Duffy Lake fire is under con
trol, as are one or two fires near the
Big Meadows. The fire at the Pyra
mids has not been located, but it is
thought that it is a single tree which
was set afire by lightning.
There is a fire burning at Quartz-
ville, but this, too, has been brought
under the control of the fighters.
A hig fire has been reported near
Gates which is outside of the San-
iam Forest and out of the jurisdic-
on of the forest service. Reports
were lacking on this fire, but it is
thought that tiie men are equal to
confining it W
Mr. Hall was to have telephoned to
the local office if more serious con
ditions prevailed, but up to 3 o'clock
no call had been received, which indi
cated that all is well in the forest. As
any men as are needed seem to be
on hand. The firemen receive 45
cents an hour for their work.
Mr Hall is of the opinion that the
fires started in Linn county have not
been the work of incendiarism, but
of lightning in one or two cases and
of careless campers in the others. The
fire on Mt. Jefferson was discovered
to be the result of a camper ieaving
a burning fire.
Thte fire at Berlin is reported to
le burning fiercely this afternoon.
Parties visiting the scene yesterday
said that the blaze was extremely
menacing and that a large amount of
damage was being done.
Rerr Bowersox returned from to
ward the Alsea district yesterday and
said that the fire warden would not
permit him to cross the mountain on
ccount of the danger of being pen
ned in by the fire. The fire on Alsea
Mountain was said to be a bad one.
ONE THOUSAND AMERI
CAN 006S FOR WAR
Washington, Aug. 27. Secrelary of
War Baker approved of the bill in
cepting a gift of one thousand dog
for service abroad. The Unitted States
will send a regiment of dogs to
France.
U.S. DRIFTING TOWARD
PAGANISM SAYS COMMITTEE
Kansas City. Aug. 27. The United
States is rapidly drifting toward Pag
anism with all of the accompanying
vices, according to a report of tka
morals committee, of the American
Confederation ol Catholic societies.