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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
VOL. XXX.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1917.
RDM START
NEW OFFENSIVE
Germans Driven from First
Una Trenchei by Russians
at Several Polnla
nnun ship twos ii i icq nRIUINfi
nrnlllirn isinnv YfirlaW
Htbumtu nun luuHi
Over Seven Thousand Man Are
Back on Job; Work Resumed
at Two Yards at Astoria
GERMANS BACK
French Make Moot Important
Gains ol the Year; Three
Towns Captured
HINZENBURG CAPTURED BY
THE RUSSIAN TROOPS
PORTLAND. Oct 23. U. P.)-
Work ffll resumed ui all Portland
shipyard this morning after a month's
trfkr. Within two days work will
bi normal, over 7,JU mm returning THREE THOUSAND PRISON
10 thr shipyards.
The work was reaiiinrd in two Ai
loria shipyards and a non-union force
rkiiiK the (bird yard although a
strike it still on.
ERS TAKEN FROM FNEMY
Germans Fall to Land Forces
at Moisekul; Russian Fire
Drives Them Back
PLOT TO KILL PRESIDENT
IS UNEARTHED
Allies Sending Troops to Italy;
Men Reaching Italian Front
Daily from French Front
LIBERTY BOND COMMITTEES
WILL SPEAK IN TOWNS
Tangent, Mill City and Other
Places to Be Visited on
Thursday Evening
Tli.uaday evening several Li.x.n.
It. i- speaker will invade the sir-
t mit country town from this
city. 'Al Tangent I'rcd Dason and
Senator K. D. Cu-ici will speak apl
tKt KlMMI 'Juaru.te will inv: ihe
mc'i ng will be h'.d in the Method t
:! ireb and Rev. Hughes will prei'de.
Mill City will !.c viaited by V '..
.J.liiiiilt, J. K. Wiathcrford and W.
H llornibrook. Other (ominii'.i :i
wil' ,(o to variout t titer places i the
Oi'iiiiiy.
pktrograd, oct. 2J-(U. im- planned to Obtain an Audience
With Wilson on Thanksgiving
Day; Then Take His Lifa
Suddenly assuming a new offensive.
the sTlllal.ll troops on tSM Rig Ironl
captured the limiun (root line trench
es at Skulu. lliiidcnbiirg Manor. AI
theer Manor. I.rnihrrg and ctr
ertnri, it It olHl 'illy tiatrd.
The enemy r. uaiod llindcnbuig
The Russians also repelled an enemy
attempt to land lONM near Moisekul
Manora. eight miles north of Werd-
I
TELEPHONE 6IRLS WILL
CINFER WITH OFFICIALS
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23 (U
r.) Organised telephone girl of
Seattle and other .Vtthwel cities
are sending reprcsciiteuvee to San
Francisco to confer villi officialt of
the Pacific Telephone 4 Telegraph
company the Um of tint week, in an
MEMPHIS, Oct. 23. if. P.) -
Eight men were arrested on a i llairfr Lsj nn(. Icotor,
conspiring to kill President Wil
n. Their names arc withheld
Secret service agents unearthed the
plot. Detectives say three men plan
ned to gain audience with the Prcsi
dent on Thankairiviiig Day through
oolitical influence, anil planned to
commit the crime then. Four oi Ihr
men were bound over to the grand
Jury.
SHIPPING BOARD STUDIES
COAST LIVING CDSI
J t t 9) J i v
Participated in Attack 9
t Trance, Oct. . (U. I'.) The
Q l.afayrtic Ktcailrille participated &
in a vrciii Krench altai-k in the
it it Announced.
l"hc I'Vench advanced nc-uly .
0 milci OVjBf a front ol VfKh W
thirds of u nitle, catiturintf WW-
I mant. Vaudron and Malm-MAoi
l'ort. The victory io one of :hc ft
v yen iuot important.
IVcinirr I'aintcve annomii atj
i he drive ii a complete buccc. &
i hree thoutand (ierman ucr ?
' made prikonera and 20 cannon
were captured. The Frcm 'i '
' reached Chavnoti brickyu'd, A
vcrlookini the Ixan ulaina. 9
REV. C.B. PERSHING
IS NAMED PASTOR
OUUE CUE BEFORE
J006E SWftN THIS P. M.
Iowa Man Is Called to Local
Churce at Congregational
Meeting Last Night
TWO WINDOWS OF PRESBY
TERIAN CHURCH DEDICATED
Win. Forlmiller Is Honored by
Congregation by Being Noti
fied of Dedication
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23 U
P.) Thr federal thipyard and laboi
alustmeni board is studying living,
eflort to turn the general nuke of locate along the coast before announc
ed, meat workers scheduled 10 begin
Saturday night
Viewing New Road
Nunly Judge U. It. McKntght and
Ciinn sioner J. I) Irvine left th-s
UM ruing by auto for Caacadia to lo k
over the new Shay Hill cut-off .m '
other road mailers in that diatri't
(.'ommissioncr llutler went up yet
t-'ulvy. Judge McKnighi and M
Ulttlel promise lo use lietter ju.lg
mint as to direction this lime and
ri'u r.o risk of being lost in lh
..ds as they SrOCjl a couple of w;eks
ao. ly staying or the blared tr.i
Her Shopping
j ing a new shipyard wage scale. Sen
Francisco unionists declared $6.1' is
now equal to $ a few years agii
CRUISER IS TORPEDOED:
NONE ARE LOST
LONDON. Oct. U. tU. .!') The
admiralty announced that the mer
cantile cruiser Orania was torpedoca
without casualties, and a destroyer
atink by a collision.
Oddfellow of Gates
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2J.-(f. P.)
The French ami British reinforce
ments are reaching thr Italian Ironl
daily, official Rome cables stated. The
troops are moved from France b y
train.
Large quantities of munitions and
many artillery battalions accompany
thc soldiers.
LONDON, Oct. 23. (f. P.) Gen
eral llaig tcportnl that tne uermans
successfully counter attacked the new
British positions in the southern por
lion of the MoiithoulM ...,!. tore
ing the Itritish to retire slighly. This
the first counter blow the Gentians
have nude in the last two British
drive.
The British front dipatchcs fore
Bonds f' i Xmas
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 Th.
reasury department is urirntr Anier
ins to buy Liberty bond for Chrst
ma resents In the five r main.n'
the country must raise $2,750
fS!.(tl i. make the Second Liber':
an a 'icces.
Secretary MoAdoo. Samuel Gom-
r- ".'. Icane- and other 'i.-r't
i-ud-ised the ! .1 -rty b..nd s-1
mas present movement.
German money will a!ao be ti ed
i buy I.ibertv bonds. A. Mitchell
Miner, .-ustodian of alien property
who has just opened his offices, will
ontrol German property and money
nd w ill invest the money in bonds
NEW CLASSIFIED
eis-l.- I llwrlv llnnrlg ''"ted another combined British and
I I'M. II UIIC11SIVC III in. ' i I IIVIUI.
That the members of the Oddiel-
I s lodge of Gate do not prop.)' e
FOR SAI.K Sow and ten pigs, also I to miss step wnn ne marcn oi i.iu-
(ive two-months' pigs, all good 'rty i i an progress t inmcatoa .y
L c.i . I the laet that the nrgannatior. its
oM-'5 Ivcled t'" pnrcnase ju worm oi nc
llinnds. The order wa received thu
CITY FISH MARKET I now open! morj,,,-. by J. W. Cuiick A Co.
or business at West Second
St." Both phone. Free delivery.
o23-2S
BIG BF.N BABY BEN Seth -
Thorn Echo, Lightning Indian,
Sleepwaler, Spasmotic Top
Morn, Parker, the Slumber Disturb
er, lAlarm Clock, at K. M. French
ft Sons, Jewelers and Engravers.
018-24
FOR RENT Furnished houe. In
quire Bell phone 157 V ..2.1 25
)
CAKE TO RE SENT
SOLDIERS ON THURSDAY
Thursday morning Mrs. Nellie My
cr will ship a quantity of cake to
the boy of Fifth Co., stationed at
F'ort Canby. Those who care to join
her in sending, good things to t h e
soldiers should deliver their cake to
her residence, Firt and Main streets
Thursday morning. Mrs. Myers has
taken a leading part in supplying
dainties for the soldiers and has sen
perhaps more cakes, pies, jams, jellie
9 CITY NEW8
t
: . a i ( e a c
County School Superintendent Can
non. of llenton county, has tieen in
the city conferring with Mr. Id
Maxwell dimming, uperintendent I etc , than any other person in Linn
of Linn county schools, regarding I county.
the coining teacher 'institute, which
FOR RENT Three modern furnish-
will be held here November 26 to 28.
The hrnffrim it nearly enmnlete and
ed housekeeping room, on ground ,,.,,, lomr of ,he ltnori,y
in the state on school matter, and
some of thr best lecturers in the
,.rth went. .The program will he
WARRANTY DEEDS
floor. Also good barn.
224 Raker St
Call at
,,23-25
WANTED R ENTER l'roo.1 tenter
wanted for 9fKt-acre stock and dairy tint out in a few day
I f ! I A i - C . I. ... . . .
rancn. impure oi i. v. s-n-iuiosi. i gagj
f irst National Dang. o-ar
CIDER -LAST CALL Grind for
last time Oct. 30th. Phone orders
now. C. R. Widmer, Hotne 25.18
woZ1-29
EXPERIENCED WAITRESS -Wanted
at once at the Home Res
tauran. o23-2S
FOR RF.'NT Furnished 5-room mod
ern bungalow. 9D7 Cataoooia. Call
BeH phone 506. o23-2S
FOR RENT Four room modern
house, reasonable rental. Inquire
Of W. C. Burkhart. o23-29
Deputy State Game Warden F.. S
Hawker has received official notifl
ration that the elk meat i now vail
able for the Red Cros and can be
sold by the association over the block
or otherwlie. He must first be in
formed, however, as to the use to
which the association propose to
make of the meat before it can he
turned over.
i.OST A package containing dry
goods and pattern. Kindlv leave
at Firat National bank. Clyde Wil
llamaon. o23-25
J. D. Parsons ami wife to l.esl
Cade and wife, Oct. 1917- lards in
Tp 11 S . R. 3 Vet.
W II. Richards and wife to Javnc
K I'ailes and wife. Oct l, 117
tis in Tp 10 S., R. 3 West: SIO
ADVERTI8ED LETTERS
The following is a list of advertise
letters remaining in the postoffir
Alhanv (OVegon October P2, 1017:
Mr , . .. Bolken. Mr. A. T. Cum
mings (51, Mrs. Joel Guild. Mr.. P.
S Harris. Mr. and Mrs M M
IToyal. Mi-s Minnie Klemsen. Mr
Long. Mrs. Jesie O. Mitchell. J.
G. Prather, Mr. Anna Retherford, Mr.
George I. Roberson. Mr. Win. Stew-
art. C. H. STEWART, P. St.
CITY NEWS
Filed Exemption Papers
i i,4i. K. Gould oi this city, who i
with Co. E, bignai Reserve Corps at
Monterey, California, iu scut his ex
emptioii papers to the local cxaiuiuing
board. Gould claiuu cxciuption from
he draft on the grounds of military
acrvicc.
Applies for Citixenahip
Anton llolub, although a good
American, today filed his declaration
to become a citizen of ihix country
His father look out his paper after
IM present applicant was 21 years
o'd. which made it necessary for him
apply for himself.
Demurrer Sustained
Judge G. G. Bingham has issue
an order sustaining the demurrer c
plaintiffs in the cXse of W. R. Hi.
and J. R. Wcatherford against Jain.
Crouch and Chester Crouch.
Demurrer Overruled
In the case of Lisle A. Smith, ad
n.imstrator, de bonis non of the
tatc of Lee A. Johnson against Mar
Taret A. Johnston, the demurre
plaintiff to defendants anssser wa
today overruled by Judge Bingham
Assumed Business Name
Seth H. Baker has filed the nam
"Brownsville Flouring Mills," witl
County Clerk Russell is the assmii
ed name of that business.
Left for Portland
L. R Smith. O. II. Smitl and K
L. Burnett were supplied with tran
portatinn to Portland this mornin
by Postmaster Stewart and left
the morning train for Portland where
t'.ev will enlist n the Coast Artillery
1" . rxPTl to iret into Fifth com
iv if possible.
At a meeting of the congregation
of the First Presbyterian church held
i.st iitinng, a formal sail was ex
tended to Dr. O. B. Pershing to the
pulpit of the local church. Dr. Per
.siting, who came here from Acker,
Iowa, has been preaching here for
tlic past month and has made a splcn-
impression upon his congregation.
Dr. W. II. Lee presided as Modcr
r, and S in. Forlmiller as clcrl
the session. Other business mat
s concerning the church were trans-
led.
Mrs. Viola Price 1 rankliu presented
report on behalf oi the wirtdot
utuunucc, dedicating ouc oi Hi
amed gisas windows lo William
i uruudlcr and Ibf olilcr lo Miss Wu
ow lluichiusou's Sunday school
14SS.
At UM aanta ifmc axis Hutchinson
uuiiay school class dedicated a win
The one choscu was "The Wo-
man al the Well."
Miss Hukuuisow was the first tea
her to inspire her clas lo take one
I the window tu the Sunday school
qoxo,
Mrs. John aim, son. another mem
r oi the window committee, h.
harge of the ceremony. After pay
g a fine tribute to Miss Hutchinson
nd to the girls lor their work, sh
read the names ot the members
the clan.
Mass Hutchinson, teacher; Delia
tover. Vera Smith, Zola Morgan
eatricc Sanders. Carolyn Wrigh
Nathicl Donaca. Marciel Austin, Har
ett Van Tassel, Mina Scott, Lee
Sftmittcri Hazel Ross.
Mrs. Franklin paid Mr. Fortmillc
beautit'til tribute in dedicating the
intlow, "The Walk to Emmausa,'
i him. She told of his connection
ith the church since joining on
larch 25, lv. He became an elder
on Sept. 19, JSSo. In 1905 he sue
eded Dr. W. B. Lee a clerk of
c sessions and it ti believed that
e has Yepresented the church
resbytery and Synod meetings more
imcs than any other elder in Ore
i In lP.s he wa a commission
to tiie general assembly in Ne
York, lie has been connected with
choir and music of the church
since 1886, serving regularly and to
ill in when needed.
His work as a trustee of Albany
college was noted, he being a mem
her of the board since 1895 and sec
rerary of the board since 1910.
Besides his church work, his li
as a citizen w as pointed to as an ideal
and a model for hi faithfulness and
fidelity.
Judge L. L. Swan i this afternoon
earing testimony and arguments in
c case oi M. Uuard against George
1 Earl Lucht lor the recovery of
a240 damages tor the alleged loss oi
over hay to that amount.
Buisard alleged that he was a third
wner of a crop of clover with the
Lucht brothers. There was something
30 acres in the field. The first
rop was cut for hay, from which he
ceived his third interest. Of the
cond crop ten acre were clipped
seed crop, but before harvest
ne Bussard alleges that the cows
ere turned into the field and the
crop was destroyed. He asks $240
aniages.
In their reply the Lucht brothers
aim that of the second crop, tne
n acres clipped for seed crop never 1
WHEN aiswering Classified ads
please mention the Democrat.
RI'TTE. Oct. 23.-(U. P.) Federal
agents are ronductme a thorough
probe of the activities of an alleire.l
German espionage ring, which aimed
to cripple the output of copper here
ft i learned that agent requested
a presidential warrant, it is believed
for the arrest of the ringleader.
materialized for the reason that the
ry weather never permitted it to fill
ut. They allege that Bussard helped!
rive tne cows into tne pasture anc
as aware of thr fact that the cows
ere in the field, which was in the
same enclosure with another field of
etch and other grains.
F. E. Van Tassel represents the
plaintiff, and Hewitt ft Sox the de-
ndants. A jury of six is sitting in
the case, as follows: Tom Cummings,
A. Young, W. B. Stevens, Fred
Dawson, M. P. Baltimore and Joi.
Gilbert.
Bussard Suing Lucht Broth
ers to Recover Alleged
Loss of Clover
LINN COUNTY'S
RECORD IS POOR
Is Listed as One of the Three
Slacking Counties la Entire
Willamette Valley
LNCAL SUBSCRIPTIONS BVEB
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
Oregon Subscriptions Are Now
Over Eleven and a Half
Million Dollars
ERARD PLACED UNDER
BONDS TO KEEP PEACE
J a 3 3 " S
Albany Subscription 0)
First National
si) J. W. Cussck ft Co 2J.SSJU
si State Bank 6,000 B
Total .4102.6II0 0)
9
PORTLAND. Oct 23 (Special to'
the Democrat) Lake with 107 per
cent, 'Harney 75, Umatilla 67, Lincoln.
t7 and Wallowa with 60 per cent
head the list of countic in Oregon
in the great Liberty bond drive, the
quota of which the percentage are
figured being based on one-eighth of
the total bank deposits of each county.
i.ake, Harney. Umatilla. Wallowa
and Wasco head the countie cast of
the mountains, and Lincoln, Polk,
Jackson, Benton and am hill the
counties west of the mountain in
ihe order given.
The lowest five counties are Curry,
After a lengthy and tedious trial I
in the Justice Court yesterday after
noon, Eugene Gerard was placed un-1 Giant, Jefferson, Gilliam and Klamath
der $600 bonds by Judge Swan I tlic lowest in the Willamette Valley
Gerard was charged with beating I being Linn, Clackamas and Washing-
his wife. Judge Swan, in placing the I ton. The lowest in Eastern Oregon
man under bonds to keep the peace, (are Grant. ri"'"" and Morrow. Of
remarked that he had too much off the three cities in Oregon having
the German idea of authority andUuotas in exces of t-Ou.000 Pendle-
obedience and wanted to give him a I ton w ith $623,000, or 83 per cent of
lesson. In, quota, heads the roll. Salem baa
Gerard was born in lAlsace-Lorrainc I subcribed $238100 or ii per cent,
and lived for 19 years under German I and Astoria $2U),(XX) or 36 per ce
rule. He came to this country to es-1 Ten Oregon cities have already
cape military service and the oppret-1 1 cached or surpassed their quotas.
sion of the monarchs, hut flew into I They arc Carlton. 120: Helix, 112;
i rage and beat his wife, it is al-1 lone 127, Jacksonville, 102, Lakeview,
eged. w hen she wanted to go to I luo. North Bend 122, Paisley 114, Sea-
church. "It is all right for her to laid. 100, Westfall 180, More 103 all
go to church." he said, "but she should I per cent of. quota. An unique record
not ask me first if she could go."
Mother's Doll Story
A Pair cf Stilta
is claimed from More, where $48,600
ha been invested in Liberties, every
dollar having been paid in fttlL
State Subscriptions Big
PORTLAND, Oct 23. It is unof
ficially estimated that Oregon Liberty
Loan subcriptiona reached '.l and
half million dollars The official
total was ten million seven hundred
and eighty-one thouaand, eight hun
dred dollars.
The Portland flouring mills, toge
ther whh T. B. Wilcox, bought half
million dollars worth of bonds; the
Oregon Short Line $400,000 worth.
TUNGFNT GPINBE Will
P" WOOING Sd'
TANGENT. Oct 23. (Special to
Or Democrat The meeting of the
Tangent Grange to be held next Sa
turday is a home coming mee :np for
o'd inemhrrs. All persons who hav,
e: been members of Taruren' jrsn'c
especially invited to attend as
teal ol the present mcn.' s It
I Im an all-day mectinr u ith the
al grange dinner.. A roll c.ill of
nr'er members will be had A bit
ry of the grange bv a charter mcn-
N ill be read and. no don's mam
, tr.i.iisrenees of olden times reived,
present memhers should nt al -
(line tit.cn u tunc- Iwy doll had a
iH-uutiiiil luir of stilt-. They were
made of two tfandea itieW. mid
small boi hmi liuihil two cleut on
i In in to stand on
While nil the l til dolls were playing
pattleake and Ihe aiiiciul dolls were
Lurking und DgMlng uud toe otDer noy
dolls wore whittling o: I uurneiy
chairs, tills doll who owned the stilts
n.ird to praethe welkin4 kI.im
thein.
At first he used to gel terrible turn
tiles.
Who ula.'krd your Krl the little
Bears uncle was always Baking when
ever be vlsPed the BUrsTrr
itut thr bar doll was very faithful to
anvthlm; he on. o IT1 to do 8o
kept en practicing: till he eottUI ataasM
run uiistiilr. And mat Is ii trees hard
thing to d.. on stills.
One dm- Hat little bet's con-In came
to visit him. She was a beaatirnl ebOp
and she titoti 'ht w ith her n iet gag
Probably hoi cousin em Bl Ash, for
in .!, ud of bus Ing a happj tiuio with
her ho noon bo-iin to uuurrol. Finally
b Ito Irs: Ids lomior nvd threw.het I Attempted HoMlID !
...... . . i. , S.I I
d. II I'tllllt HI' in mo nir. v. n. re t. wins..,.
n n eornor of the l-wkruBe and bung
Tbo tltllo girl .oiisln '!od like any
ti.ti a i..i !. v.ii. i ui .I'll to rest eft
til- tcp of I ho I ' I.' niso
1 11 ..-el coin doll fr y ir or i-d the
boy dntl And lie walked on hN stilts
rt l,t no it.. bL.Itish of io ...ol..e
.. ! ins ,-od the is.r d..'s ; itnt. Then
h.. wulkl down the rli'lTe of th
hi okeaso unit ilrt- here thorn all
FRENCH CABINET
TROUBLE IRONEO OUT
PARIS. Oct 23. (U. P.)-After 24
hour' confusion. Premier Painleve
apparently adjusted the cabinet dif
ficulty by switching ex-Premier Ri-
hot from the post of foreign minister
to minister of state, succeeding !.
Barthon. The cabinet attempted
twice to resign in a body.
Reported in North Albany
George F-. Schaeffer, of Salem,
atent for the New York Life Insur
ance Co., arrived in the city this
Rushing oat of the brush, aa un
identified man attempted to grab the
bridle of a hore driven hy Dan Brem
en in North Albany at aa early hour
this morning. Bremen whipped the
horse and got away without aa-n
difficulty.
It was dark at the time, taw be
unable to state a to whether or
not hi assailant wa armed.
-i .rr.. . k '.'i i minima lo attend to prospects in
f.o.o neiahhorimr eranves will be tl.is vicinity, tie is registered ai in
welcome. Albany.
Weather Report
Yesterday' temperature
1 from 33 to 73 degrees. River jOB feet