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,,,(() l..t TMB WEATHER tonight and Saturday, PAIR. ALBAN V DAILY VOL. XXX ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OKKGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER , 1417. No. lis. YEARS CROP YIELD BIGGER THAN EVER Greatest Crop ot Corn in His tory Says Department ot Agriculture In Report. WHEAT YIELD FIGURES ALSO LOOK GOOD Previous Estimates Changed But Crop Siii. .Hi n on Whole Satisfactory to Government. WASHINGTON, Oct. H. if. PJ -Tfca I)c4irtini hi tit Agrtcatafi M da laMoMiad ibai cfopi n ie m niaaiat Uia" MM yen iBaa cir MM yrjr'i, Ml .lulill) iiitilrt ilic prav iotla climate v ..in ciiiu.ii "i " rcdiucd ti M. OBOjOOO buabtl. bM ii U nll Hi1 greatest trni ill i'. kind in lil.luiy, itrtallai StJbojouujuuo haahtUi The UMa1 apriltaj and winter wheat yield will mi 6SV97tO0O Im . a., con partd i" laal v " ""i' "' MMBMOO baahalii AceaaapaaMa Hu.t.and Mn WilljtJ Marks iml on ac- tampanfrl Mi Mark, t" Portland iiiia moralag M trial! durum the Grand .imU'C kii'Kht. "I I'yllliaa. es NEW LLA5SIFIED A pttl K I "'li'i at I'''11 ' muii fin! iriuui psVM ..i 1ST ke n ll.nn. . ..I ..IlKT oN If RUMMAGE s LB - iaaaal Hum iiuiic Mil aad baai ! Ifca lauaji I the t.iaic I linrill. from V a. M I" in f ni Tbnradaj and PfMayi Ow ti.lin II mill I.' l-'irat ilnor south ..( Kmi Uba Pbataiacy'oa Mala Si. i'oltrc. iaa4wkaaa ami Ma .ream Mill lir .eicd. Cooked I I ll.l h..nir mj.le .andy will bt loW. oB-Kl POR S I I Small Mrai outfit, " cla4ia ; learn, (antral parpoaa grilling. harness, vvah'on, IniKKii pfcnrt) small toot., nt. Spatial ba nam tu .uiyoiir taking the whole mitiit 612 Walaal Si. Ball photo 240-Y, ot-IS FOR S.U.I'-41 line ln, .'I Hue rwf lanba, I ragMWra sinop raai, 4 ynii old, mill I yaariiag Siiroii ram. Will sell llir cwn. lainl-s r.uns in M-p.ii.itr lots or if par' wants them all will adept one h il tub, lialamr July lt. I9IK. Shrrp .all In- srrn nil .HIT I.HU'll - I - mile, southwest i.f All. any. or call 197 L Ball pkoac. Halban fc Bat lack oft-Ill For i BADE acres n( Mad altt stock anil i'liidrmrnts. IOC live Ml ten ucic wnii hnpiuvauiaati. Ail dress EL I.. Guinin, l'dily illr, Orr oB-10dfrw' FOR SALE A shoal traigbiag ' twtea 110 ami 130 poaadaj $IS r. II llollnwny BBtO lliIVS WWII- l- -Rrvrral hny wanted to pull lnan. $1 per day Call after 8 oil. irk Tuesday. IVm orrat office. o8 GERMAN BOAT CAPTURED BY UNARMED STEAMSHIP Crew of Enemy Raider Surren der; Angry When They Dis cover Captor Unarmed. MELBOURNE. Aulralu, i h t H V. V.) Il it reported tlui a bout lti.nl ni thr nttnbtfi ol ti'- m w dI he QmWM rnlrr SrrMdlrr i Mp (ilird Pttl ihr P( laUml. Wat j) 4 UIjiiil Biuhtcl ii BUajiUM-uk mm t Uithi h Thf MflOItl ftppnBftl I thr I ii iir Ii iiutl mutullrd it la lui mtrr. 1 ht ( ptnMM HHTCAdtn -1. (Hi vtrii- OWfCOQM t)l itiihtn bv)mD liny diJCOVCrtd tlttl tlirir CtCOl VU Btirtly uiurincd. Mat unite Liccnu I'lu11ii Smith.. J, of WaUrt0O, iHtj Dauy I.utni. 17, of lcl-anun, were in'i.1 a WnttnQi Incinc liti BJBOCfJ mm Kcturna Krom Fort J Kuttl:. a vctrtan of I lir I'rrmli PJtj hag jiut rr in r tied from a ten ' vacation at Fori Strvfti. wlinr In lia a Itrril w it lu a a ititf )r trailllli ' ( I hi) Ii- Satu'ft IfOOpI Conarrvation Man Here I Mrarton. of 1'i.rtlaiul. ii in Ihr i ll v loilay in thr inter rat of thr Koivef food cootcrvstion procram ALCOHOL AND GASOLINE MAKES WILD MIXTURE Mrohol inixaril with pMfllllifl CftBaW ' ihr Fmtl hrldiiKHU' l a Salrin lu.ni i prrforin atl kiml l taprm mi t treed at ahout J o'clock tliia niorn iK Perhapa he in in mmr othrt A toldirr who had jut irrived rrr on a ftirlotik'h wai on tlx- atrrrl at Ihe limr. Thr man crankrd Ml ar with difficulty and fittalt roi it 0 tart. . irtt hr ran head M lUtO a trlrphone pole Thrn he Ins eked Up into another He turned inti I'll mil itTMl and atarlrd t turn Wetl ON Secf.nd. hut cut- in too fcOOfl and ,..V eorner off of ). V Pipe'a real nate offire t Second and Ilroadalhiu he hit th- .rntaphirr and put it out of COOftV miltiOQ. lie ah ran over I pflaj of iftfj ed IlltO PtOVt lrnvth and lit othrr ohjfct on the street and ff of it It in reported that Whit Crawford i trying lo ho the car for chlbHion porpotct tr rJeoioostnitc hat rout;h DlOafl a Pord will itOttd First Constructive Result of Russian Revolution Will Be Self Government For Fins. WANTED flood pay F.xprrietu-ed waitrc-M Honir Knlaurant. CeR-tO 1K SALS' I'M 4 Ford nadtrr wilh OfM 9t Havjaj self starter, electric lihM and shock ahsorhera. All Ktiod condilion. Alhaiiy ( rarak'"' 120 N Fllswt.rth. r8.0 FOR RENT Trade or for aale. one Rood five room luni(alo on Wa ter St Will trade for spotted M or anvthinff yoii have lo trade. Come in if you're RHtne. Albany GofSfJV Jl I llsworth o U) Tf) TK 11 for property St. Koadster autonudiil Inquire .117 West 4th ofi-70 PLANS FOR NEW GOV ERNMENT BEING MADE Kerensky Cabinet Must Agree to Proposal or Endanger Own Democratic Policies. MEW VORK. Oct 80. P.) I inland u. ;:..: v ill probably i the firt (.umtructive ncatih of the Kuk-iaii revolulioii. It indu Alril thai the FUM MM plautliUK I" ratab I h lull :u, i.'. for thrtjicl ei. If thr PUu d maud that I't irotad rtiKtue their indrpciulcni e, the Kert-iikkv labmrt would be i'-tu;t-lMd aRrte, or wnild rndanxcr the OMh i-tc ii. of their ou deitiucralic pol :tcs. Troop Movements WASHOfGTONf Oct. 5. (L P.) The ar department i prcimrinj hr railroad for ihr transportation i millions more of men, billions of lotlof a nOTC of munitions and ltt I lit . forese .R a poiilblf deprrate COnfl4 1 le"torr the war is ended It nct'cari. BOTttll freiRht and pa MBfUraf lrail;t w ill hr almost elimin WANTED school nirl to work for her board and room. Address Ba .VW. Albany. OtVtO W W TED" -Delivery boy for milk nlr. Peehler'n Dairy, Hell phone pm oft-io FOUR MINDTE SPEECH HEARD AI GLOBE SAT I I ('ollinii was the first "I'onr Minnie Man" to com- a talk in 1 liany. He apocarcd liefore I i rowdc hoOM in th- r.lo'oe Theatre Satmdav ninlit and made p plea in a snappy four minute speech for the people 10 wake up to the scriousne.s of the 11 at v. ith r.ermanv and lull their similiters to the wheel in dome way or another. The talk ai well received and baarlily applauded He stated that neutrality is ,1 thing of the past and that now is t'.' time for every' true Amar'raa lo toaie forward aad show his colors 'Va are in this war t nave Ameri'-.i. to preserve our self icspect and 10 justify our riiiht to live as wc l-.is lived in Ihe paM mil not as some ir'eiffn monarch wishe . us lo live." He spoke nf the wonderful prog ress that America has made in pre paredness and prophesied the triuin .1. of democraoT over a powerful imper ial government. NDEPENDENCE OE DR. B. R.WALLACE ORDERED TO AMERICAN LAKE Local Physician Named One of Twelve Members of Examin ing Board For Drafted Men. Dr. H H Wallace this afternoon r--ceived a teleRrani ordering hint to r port at American Lake where h will terve a one of thr entpofg of a board which will r xamnir If -1 1 1 drafted men for luberculosii. The board conaiiti of 12 member t, four of whom arr from Oregon The) arr Dr Bodiiie. Dr. Ray Mat ion and Df Doble W. Jonea of Portland, an I Dt B k Wallas of Albany Dr. Wallace will rank as a fir t lieutenanttin the Untied States med ical reserve corpf If dor not know ai lo the date be will leave Albany or for how long; he will be stationed at American !.;.' OVER 1400 MEN WERE HERE SUNDAY Red Cross Handles Big Crowd in Satisfactory Manner: All Boys Pleased. IIOMB PLOT ON ARMORY RUMORED FROM CALIFORNIA Soldiers Put Up Good Vaude ville Show After Dinner Lasl Evening. -d, and praitically nothing ive hut men and supplies. .ill THRILLING FIGHT IN GLOBE THEATRE PLAY t the Globl Theatrr Monday A! bany people will have liic oppofuum ll seeing one of the gTOAlOtl moving picture exhibitions ever producd. Al latRr expense and with tin loss of the hvei of two photoRrapher i.h RfUieb Rovernment has recorled some the most thrillitiR and dramaiu Hltl in the Rreat battle of he Som Hie. in Prance. rha films, ten reels in number, bo long to the Brftkb Red Cross and 1-eiiiR exhibited in this city Qrr the auspices of the Red CfOgf I lu- admission will be 25 cents, and the Ulroa will be tbown for two day. PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED CRASHES INTO FREIGHT FEDERAL OFFICERS ARREST MEXICAN VICE-CONSUL III-AVI-RFAl.l.S. I'a . Oct 8. U !' i Two trainmen wierc probably f tillv mjuted. and seven other hurt, hm the IVnnavh aina l imited Cfgab' d into a freiRht train. loht. TcOtf. bOgd of the National I .eayue and ( iarry I lerrman, chair man of ibe N'alional DOMbeJI ( om mission, WrC thrown from their berths. MEW Vi RK. I let S (I.T. P.) J Martinez. Mexican ice consul, ha been arrested and chirjld with re filial to register for the dt.ift. Marines claimi exemption because is a member of the foreign diplo ti .aw Mrvice, OREGON TO RAISE SOLDIER EMERGENCY FUND Every City Asked to Give En tetlainmf nts fur Soldif r Fund week of Oct. 22 ONE WOMAN GIVES MUCH ICE CREAM Mrs Helen I.. Millen is proving her patriotism in the fading of the Librrt l ads by furnishinjt a IgfgO amount of the ice . ream used. The ainottui furnishrd by her for the fir-; contingent amounted lo gal Ions ai our place, and thus far she goal flvca In galtoni in all nearly $4-1 worth, of desert. Mrs. Millen has gM iioihin about what she is do imr, Ihe fact having been uncovered this morning by a member of the Red Croat who If aaaiating some with the f coding of the soldiers. The tollow ggj letter to Mayor L. M. Cnrl from Geo. L, liaker oi Fort- land, tTfotami itself, looimoch ai Al bany and I. inn county have already i eapoiidcil liberally in a mess fund campaign (of the gaggabort ol l iftii Company. n doubt a fund 'e-r ih bbnty lads wdl receive the aaia at tention. The letter in full is as fidlows: Mayor: lhirin the week ot Oc t"ber 22d every coinm init in the Slate of f regon is urp;ed to organize and conduct gogaj clas of entertain mcnt fir method of rgiting money ior the Oregon Hoys' Kmc r gene y Fund 'J hi money will be p1ard in the band of a general committee of re tponahla, citizens, to be used in any and all emergeiicies for anyone wh.i has enlisted in our country's service from the stale of Ortgon A gat of this fund will he glogn to the commanding officers of the ur i u.s organizations from this staN ami the remainder will he held for future use, and will be of inestbnabl rgJag to our boys particular!) after they reach Kuropc. The plan adopted in Portland is t conduct a eries of entertainments e cry afternoon and eve ning during the week of I U tohcr 22. at the public audit onum, tratunng patriotic mov ing pictures and other specialties This committee will sell one hundred thousand tckets at 25 cents each t!iere being practically no cxpen-e and the entire proceeds will he given to the Oregon Boys' Emergency Fund I urge yon to get in touch with the county judge in your county, als commissioners, school directors an active workers with a view of carry ing out a program wntcJI w ill be work ,blc in your community and gffgg them to immediate action. Finery Olmstead. vice president 'orth eatc I n National hank. Port lgad is treasurer and custodian of this fund II remittances should be made to bin as treasurer of the Ore eon Roys' Fmergency fund. Please advise tliis office at once f you are willing to assist in this work and immediately forward to us in formation showing what vou are will ing to SO to make this wo.-k a sue cess. Sincerely yours. GFO. T.. RAKFR. if you should drop in to Alban, ( 'rcgou, you would ana iio draited men "hould bg treated." Tbnt wrote one oi the Liberty Lads ho ale a incal in Albany yesterday tit c mayor of Oakland, Lai. This a sample ot th hundreds of cards that are bciug sent out ol here by tec men who are passing through Al- t any on their way from California Lamp Lewis. href 1400 men were fed here yes lay at breakfast, dinner and sup prr. lhey came rrocn arouna Los Angeles and San Francisco. The bunch arriving bom San Fran cisco was one of the liveliest that ! .i- yd ban entertained here. There were 566 men in the crowd and they lept things lively from the time they arrived until their train left on it a ay north. At first all were hungry and were ontent to devote their time to eating Bad listening to the exc'"cnt music Baggy by the Albany band. During the desert course Mrs. P. R Kelly s;.ng I Love Vou California." Then one ol the Libcrtv Lads sang "The Sunshine of Your Smile" in a manner seldom heard here before. For an cichnra he sang a adectldn from fe grand opera Rigoletto." and later re sponded with another grand opera numher. He was evidently an Italian and ang with the sweetness of voice d ease of a native of sunny Italy Several other number were given by members of ihe Liberty train. One young man did a perfect imitation of a hnta bnla dance, one played an accordian. and several others sang. some without .ic,-'--mpaniment. One ymng man cave a ra?t;me selection on the piano that fairly made the instrument hnm Ml were good and ere greatly enjoyed by the local peo ple as well -ts the guests. There will be but one train today, at 715 p. m. when 566 men will be dined. Last night and all day yesterdiv the armory was well guarded A mes sage from Oakland. Cat., yesterday warned the officers that a plot was rumored and that it was schedule to be potted off in Albany. Captain W 0 Batlach, of the Home Guards had a onmber of his men on hand and all entran.-e to the bnMding wer. cloody watched. When the balcony was filled the front doors were lock ed and no others allowed to enter. While one of the guard was on date in the alley hnck of the armorv two men were seen skulking alone, hnt they ran as fast as thev gcajM down the alley when the cuard made a move towards them. The guard will he Wept tip at all times LIBERTY BONO DRIVE IS ON IN ALBANY Three Thousand Subscribed; One Man Borrows Money at Six Per Cent to Invest. The new Liberty .Loan drive is 01 n earnest in Albany. Up to noon today the sum ol i,'M) bad been sub scribed and many other inquiries ggfl c been made liirough the local banks. The Albany Stale uank gave ou. the follow ing bat 01 purchasers, with the geaoaatg that cacii oi tbcm sub scribed toward the new loan: K J. Miller, $1,UJU, Franklin J. Mil ler, 290; Maggie Miller, $250; C. IL (Hddingij fl.MJU, and Wm. Hinnck. $50U. Mr. (iiddings borrowed the money which he invested in the Liberty bond at six per cent, while the bond itseli only bears four per cent interest. The other two banks in Albany re ported a good many inquiries but a et no definite sales have been made. GERMAN DIVER BASE THREATENED Few Days of Fighting Weather Will Give Allies Control Says Secretary Baker. ALLIES MAKE SPLENDID PROGRESS IN WEST Went to Jefferson Charles Leonard left this mornm,; for Jcifcrson where he will attend (O sonic county surveying for the 1 . xt few days. Went to Shedd Mr. and Mrs. Chan, Powers and children spent Sunday in Shedd visit- lr : their daughter. COUNTY CLERK REPORTS ON JUDICIAL GASES County Clerk R. M. Russell has ; completed the following report the judicial business transacted in the county of Linn during the quar ter ending September 3U, 1917, as re- mitcd under the provisions oi Chap- ti r 35, General Laws of Oregon, 1917 Number of law actions filed in the trcuit court, 12. ruber of equity suits other than ii oece, filed, 10. Number of divorce suits filed, nine. Number 01 civil cases tried by jury. four. Number of criminal actions filed. tour. Number of criminal cases tried by jury, one. Number of equity suits tried by jury, none. Number of contested equity suits trn d by court, other than divorce. three. Number of contested divorce suits tried by court, two. Number of noncon tested divorce suits tried by court, four. Cost of petit jury in circuit court. fttaUOl Cost of gtand jury in circuit court, $70.20. Cost of bailiffs in circuit court, $42. Cst of witnesses in criminal cases. 12911a Number of estates filed. 18. Nombor of guardianship filed, six Number of adoptions filed, three. German Counter Attacks Re pulsed; British Prepare For Another Big Drive to Coast. WASHINGTON, Oct. b (U. P.) German BmbntnchM bases on the Belgian conet will be throttled it good weather returns, declares Sec retary baker's weekly war summary. ihe aliied advance u declared high ly isitisiaclory. A lew days more oi ... ' gg weather is needed so the al lies can control the submarine bases. . the icigian railroads. Artillery Fire Heavy -vj.NOON, Oci. 6. The violence of the bntisb artillery compelled the uc my "a evacuation ol Ostauka-Mila, the SefoftiM .rout, it is olTicially ktcd tnis afternoon. German Attacks Fail PARIS, Oct. 8. Gamnaa attacks at Craonnc, and Champagne, were re pulsed, it is officially stated. Artil lery is active on the Belgian and bete sectors. Germans Repulsed Lt 'NDON, Oct 8. General Haig reported that the Germans unsuccess JaTfj attacked .he new British Fland- n positions. A number of Germans ere made prisoners. French and British artillery is un usually active, and a combined a.;au1t is forecasted Rain and snow handi- apped infantry activities until last night. M. 0. GOOD PASSEO AWAV AT EMPORIA. KAN, LA FOLLETE TREASON COMMITTEE HOLDS MEETING Ward ha reached this city of the I death of Iff. O. Good last week in Bmporhv Kansas Mr. Good left here j in the middle of the summer for hi ' annual vacation with friends and rela tive, in Kansas and Missouri, where he went every year. His home wa in St Joe Mo, and he represented a larng eastern dry goods house on the coast. Me made his headquarters at the Motel Mhany in this city. WASHINGTON, Oci a (U V.' bfr. Good una wall tmown and well A special senate committee made liked in Albany. Me was one of the preliminary arrangements for a probe organisers of the Albany Pheasant , of ihe disloyalty charges against La- and submitted the name which was Follette. j adopted. CALIFORNIA WAN KILLED IN FOOTBALL GAME SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. ( L PA George H.ewett. 20, a freshman at the University of California, died today from injuries received in a football game. ECUADOR MAY BREAK WASHINGTON. Oct. 8. tU. P. - Fqitador may break with Germany The Fquador legation this afternoon . .l I tafOrmcd that Ambassodar Perl thr discharged German envoy in Peru who intended findmg a refuge Equador, will not be received. SAVE AMMUNITION IS NEW GERMAN ORDER By Henry Wood. United Press Staff Correspondent F R 1" N C 11 HEADQUARTERS I t .German headquarters see the necessity of economizing human material, according to orders fount! German prisoners, and signed by Ou.irtcrmastcr-General Ltidendorff The orders declare the Germans are using more motor howitzer shell in are being produced The orders criticize commanders for following too cvere lighting for unimportant ositons, for hasty counter-attack without information from the artil lery. too dene an occupation of the first lines." and asserts that larire re serves are kept too .-lose when an at tack is not planned. It is also claim- there Is too much artillery fire against empty trenches, at night, when i' is impossible to locate the enemy. THiRTY EIGHT THOUSAND WILL SEE BALL liM Tickets All Sold For World Ser ies; Management After Ticket Scalpers. NEW YORK, Oct. 8. (U. F.) Thirty-eight thousand, one hundred will see the world's series game here morrow. The New York club an- nounccd the sale of every ticket, to taling that number. New York fans will loyally support the Giants. Fxtraordinary precautions are being aken to prevent speculators from r eajiing a profit. A reward is offered Off the arrest of scalpers. HARRIS B UP G MAYOR TEN DERS HIS RESIGNATION I (ARRIS BURGi Oct. 8. At a reg ular meeting of the city council, R. R Burton was appointed mayor to fill the unexpired term of A. M. Pry r, resided ,i!r. Burton is president of the First National bank of this city and larire property owner, as vvell as being personally interested in the rroaresa and general welware of th s city. Mr. Tryor has been in ill health foi vera! months nnd will spend the Inter in Southern California. Chimney Burned Out A hand chemical engine operated by members of the Albany Fire De partment w?s used this morning in the First Savings bank. A chimney OVER TWO THODSANO KILLF1 IN JAPAN STORM TOKIO. Ol. 8 V P.) Two t'lotisand. one hundred and MWIMty- nurnfd out. ranxina a (rood deal of I frrnr were killed, 770 injured, in 'ait smoke in the office rooms on the ec- Monday'f terrific storm,, it is offic ond floor ol the building J i ally esti mated.