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A a" a I II J w IMWHI mtnuuuMiuttuutmnumi THE WKATHKR J might and Ttuiraity probably Mia. ; ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT iUMUtUlim M Adr.rrleing adeexuni in Liu County . tt.um) J Bstt Addressing VOL. XXX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, ORKOON. WEDNEIDAV, OCTOBER 24. 1917. No. i GERMANS RAISE SEVENTH WAR LOAN Three end a Third Billion ol Dollars Subscribed at Re quest ol the Kalter OFFICIALS SAY IT IS ANSWER TO AMERICA Railroads Move Mora German Freight Through Now Pool ing Syttem Adopted AMSTKKIMM, Oct 24.(U. P.) tiermany ii exultant over ihr sue ccat ol hrr seventh war hsan. which It now fully subscribed to a total of nearly three and a tlnrd liiliioi dollar. The newspaper declared this response indinlri he unserv ing dcteriirtnatiuii of all classes to wage war to a COQwpltK victory Through the pools; fvstcin. un tier the ahrection of the railroad ar board, the railroad are enabled to iSPve 25 per cent more trrlfic with an inereaec of only three per tent in in during the i montha Jii at pais tl. BRACE PRESBYTERIANS WILL OPEN NEW CHURCH Remodeled Structure Will Be Dedicated Nov. 18 on 25th Anniversary The new Grace Presbyterian churt Ii will he dedicated Sunday, Nov. In, the first day of an eight-days' celr ration of thc 25th aunivcraary ol he building of thc iirat church in Kaat Albany. It planned to briu. Urge number of former membei , f the chuich liack to AUiany for tlir occasion. Rev. A. M. Williams, the new pas tor at Grace church, hai arrived from Seattle and is leading in preparatioi. ar the rcopeoing ol the church. Srrv- ea will lie commenced next Sun. la in thc hall at the corner of Main lid Third streets. Mr. William, and family have mov ed into the Miller property at 3Wi I a. i Seventh afreet. The iiianae ruprrty at (.race church will he us ed at a parriah houae and coinmun y aocial center. ALMA 6LUCK TO SIN6 BEFORE SOLDIERS TOOAY TACOMA, Oct 24 -U. I'.i-Be-lore 40.U00 aoldicra, Arm Cluck, opera conceit singer, will sing at Camp Lewii thia alternoon, weather per milling. Should rain all, arrangemsnts have been made to pack at many .1 larra at poaaiblt into the Y. M. C, A. aud tor him. HI6HSCHQ0L STUDENTS BUY LIBER I Y BONO The aludem body of ihe high acboil this morning voted to buy a l.ibei: . Bond. Kach atudent will In lax'd 25 cents to pay for n The bon.i will belong to the student body and in 'case they need the money at any tine it will be sold and the money used for activities of that body. POROOT ABOUT THE PROHIBITION LAW PORTLAND, Oct. 23 (U. P.) Ol to Friederichssin, proprietor of a soil drink establishment arrested lor breaking the prohibition law, told the police hc sreured his liquor with such ease and regularity, he didn't know Oregon was dry Itui he got his anyway. Whittling Uses Place, flee Iwyt In a row and giro mi h U.r live soda craekers Ha mnat aal the crackers ai d t ti.-n wl.tstlc t rune of "Yankee l.-.ll.-" Tim mio wlihv til ii be the let inn Krai I the winner. NEW CLASSIFIED BIG BKN BABY BEN-Seth Thomas Echo, Lightning Indian Sleepwaler. Spaamotic Top Morn, Parker, the Slumber Disturb er, Alarm Clorka, at K It Krencl A Sons, Jewelera and Engravers ol8-24 WANTED STOCK RANCH O good piece of land, good toil with tome timber at reasonable prirc or will exchange good city pror erly for tame. Call Home phone I.-529. o24-26 FOR SALE Heifer calf, two week old. George Miller, Front and Chicago ttrcctv Home phone 4531 o24-2o HELP WANTED- .Anyone thai can pick up potatoes Hector Bros. Jr Home phone 7004. o2t-27 WANTED Man or boy to do chore night and morning for two three weeks. Call Home phon 2522. o24-26 FOR RENT Modern 6-room home on Firtt street. Inquire at Hub Dye Works. o24-26 FOR SALE Cheap If taken at once, one team horses, one wagon, one set harness, one cultivator, one har row, one plow, tet lead bars, one mowing machine, one sulky plow, hand cultivator and seeder; alto tome hay. Inquire of Hub Dye Works, 327 Lyon street. o24-26 ON RUSSIAN FRONT Berlin Admits Retirement on Wide Front in Vicinity ol Riga GENERAL DUKHONIN TO HEAD RUSSIAN TROOPS Kerenaky Thinks Discipline ot Troops Such that He Can Delegate Authority (el PETKOOKAD, Oct. 24. (U. ( P.)- Thc Germans withdrew on a w-ide ironl lictwccli D.ina am' sl Riga, it is oflicially stated .i D J t ) WHY NEGROES ARE RELIGIOUS Solace Was Found In the uespti rough! to Them by Mlaalonarlta r Tauflht by Masters The negro sought a channel for nrtlstlr aolnre. Into which lie couiu throw the ayiiihollam of his racial lonii Ing. Ho found It In the Mlrlnn l.niuglil to him l un-loluirlea or Iniight Mm bj Ids misters. Her he trot frofl to dr.nm bis drt-ams ami rrenti- l.l vision or future nuppi- . for bo magi Or eatiM punish mm pralttni CM. Thast he "found rs llulon." iind In rnttMa I"- rooan nn tr ..... t of Ma simple -ui unnnurlshiil. II N. Utra ii' I an hard to uniicr- t ml will tin- in -i' I.IK -tig II- .upeiiliiiil fs.r..i. an srd mlnaiitly rellgloo. The "spirituals Of tin- ininp ting ho a quite Brtacxnewaatieni enrU'ty of style gwi asooo. variety. In rnrt. ni eti nslve with the emotion nl range of simple peiisnnt life. They In. -lode lively dances, bitter linnenla. pnriins of Joy mid majestic. i.rgntillkr anthems. In Ih BtW Horles which nr.. ret.itil lii linllnd form III some of the uplrltunls the negro found expres sion for hl buoyant, grnlnl iiunmr. Nearly all the familiar axOOOa of folk- sone. from the gnyest to Ihe most pro- fotindlj trnglr. are to lie roiinit uniter the religious veil which perinltlii! the lave to live his own vurled emotional life without Interf'-ri nee from his m (jaj Iff ltr.ublle. All Clrcua Ringa Same Sua. ItHllv.aty tickets nre Ihe snme alxe nil iivt ltrltnlii mid the i-oiiMueiit and Amerlca- vli.. two nnd one-qunrter Inches- mill !(" basxt mi for the Inat .VI years. Thl surely Imllenteo world wide leinleney to standardise.. Kvery biilltler's Imhler Is built to scale, nnd the llreninn's ladder la on tin- aealsj of the atOSMtll1 run up Ihe ratlines, not Ihe brliklnyer's iruilge up the wooden rungs. Hut ierhuia the groatOal triumph of sinnilnnllilng Is that of the circus, lauulon Tlt ltlts says: There arc M nnd Utile circuses In the world, but the ring Is always of the anme diameter, for the bare buck rider has dlatOTeCOB tin- exact niigli' at which he mil square the cir cle. No mntter whether It he n ring cm In the turf or n luxuriously ap pointed (healer, the CirCUa ring never varies a fool. Natural Liberty. The natural III i rty of num. hy en lerlng Into am Iffy, Is nliriitg.fi or re slrnlned, so fa I only ns Is necessary for the givnl i ml of society, the beat good of the whole. In Ihe slnle of na tun' every man Is. under CM, Judge ateon. NAMES UF PLOTTERS AGAIN ST WILSON UNANNOUNCED Eight Are in Jail; Several New Tenneaee Casea now Be ing Investigated MEMPHIS. Oct. 24. (U. P.J Se irtt service agentt tf'l refuacd to announce the natnet of men impli r.ucd in the plot p kill the President. The plot was unearthed ihiouli let eft between the alleged conspirator l. 'Ih- eight plotters iti scattered ti' oughout thc state, Dj two being V i t in the tame jail. TexMoao PLt. WASHINGTON, Oci Irre s;..,ntibles throughout thc country are continually plotting against the Pres- ident't life, ii it officially stated. S iret serv;ce heads in Mir eases arc vestigated. sii4 that s.-v.r. t bchsg closely in- EIGHT THOUSAND Victory of French on Western Front Will Rival Famous Victory at Verdun JatL 111 Ml Jl J iviikkiiii.m;iVg, I'KTKOGRAU, lct. J4.--(l' l'.i Qmtral Dukhuniii, Kuiain conunan : cr hio cumiiiaiitlt itic (iaUcion fron:, UThrVdj hvtr for a arc ret rion win. tlir irmnorary harlutiunt tcinn'tr,; ody. 1 : -k' ."i ne--tt.crs announce lb.tr Kcrrntky will probably soon rei'.n iirttii hi itit at coiutnandcr in clue' f the Kuiiimn armirft to Dukhontn Thi it i believed indicate impro ed moral, and dtsvcipntc among the oldie rt. German Repulsed LONDOK, Oct. 24 Oneral Hai reported icvrn violent German coun ter attacks atrainit the newly wro liritifth and French poitiont arou llouihnlft WoOal All were fruitle- A particularly vigorous counte' blow tat night wai completely re- pulied. Kerenaky Statement FBTAOQftAsD, Oct. 24. Prcmte. Keretisky ataerted that a preliminary uemoraliration of thc Rusaian arm revented an honorable peace by Chriatmas. The premier dVclared 'If the unconcious fanatics, as- niated by conscious traitors, had no: destroyed the fruits of democracy's military efforta Wt would have had i honorable peace by Christinas." General .Mcxieff, former command er, declared that Kttssia is passing Itroutih a painful period, because Of nation's spirit is overwhelmed by the idea 1h.,t Russia cannot continue the war. The local workmen's and soldier' council adopted a resolution deel iug that Kerensky had conspired to surrender Pctrograd to the Germans, nd to lay the blame upon the Bol sheviki radicals. CONGRESSMAN M ARTHUR LOOKS FOB LONG WAR Congrettman C. N" (Pat) McAr hur wai in the city a thort time to day en route to Cottage Grove whcie he vill speak tonight in the interest of the Liberty bond campaign I will go on touth, tpeaking at Gtanlt Puss, Mcdford, Ashlard and other plana "The United States ia at wa- ir earnest." said Congrr.iman McAr .Kir "and it will take a lot of money. men. food and thipt m win it. 1 hat is why there should be no hesitatrjy ;n ,iurchating a Liberiy bond no- hy ev.ry one who can pooaibly tb il That is why I am on thia trip, giving ap my time in the interest of the campaign. "We are in lor a long wa: It will not end next year in mv cstim- We simply hat got to whip nnd sole JllilKC of Ills own lights nnd of ihe Injuries done him. By entering Into aoeivty he ngt-ees to nn nrblter or Indifferent Juile between htm nnd his ii luJ.lior ; bill he no more renounces hi- orlglunl rlgbl thnn I y inking a cause out of the oTillnnr.v eoiime of law. 'nnd lenvlng the deelslnn to ref-eiee- or Indifferent nrhltrntnra. In the Inst case he must pity the referee for l ie Kaiser and 1'ru nanism :e"re nere will be any pea 'e. We arou agalntt the German svstrm wh'ch It a niarvel In efficiencv. and we In RtM to defeat it with c more efi cien and a greoter machine. And M not going to be easily done. "1 he West doet not teem to real :c thoroughly that we are a' war, time and trouble. He sbonld nlao be hli ,hc West it more patriot!.: ihnn willing to pay hi. Jnst uuota fo, the h gtgod ,ir sttxrl or govenieieui. ine law an - . . . , , i... v mil a ll Adams. i ' "ten. money and everythin th nai reen atrea oi n. OVER SIXTEEN 1H0USAN0 SUBSCRIBED TODAY Albany Subacriptiona First National -fo-VIUO I. W. Cuaick & Co. 26.15l State bank 1230O Today't gain $1 S 4" PORTLAND, Oct. H (U. P.) It unofficially cstimati-d that Orego Liberty Loan subscriptions totaled thi-. afternoon. The .by largest subscription wat $500.tXX) fro' thc United States National bank. Thc official total it over 12 million dol lars. Today Ia Liberty Day WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. (U. P.) This is Liberty Day. Bond telling ampaign throughout the country i intensitictl. I hc I nitcd States is ex pected to pass the three billion mini mum today. PERSHING WITNESSED 3IG ALLIED DRIVE Artillery Still Active; Germans Retain New Positions in a Short Time By Henry Wood, United Pre Staff Correspondent KK I.N CH tTEAODQ UARTE k S, :t. IA. General PtrtMmg witnessed c ijcrcat French Ainc victory. Vo- iay he penetrated deep into thc cot tiered zone. i-rench tanks were largely responsible for thc victory. hnch rival Verdun in importance. fhe tanks were given credit for :he ipture of (iuilain farm. It is officially estimated that ermans were made prisoners, from Kht separate divisions. Three lull ecrtiiicntal staffs are among thc pris oners, ihe artillery is active today. i -.,.st and west of Cemey Im ntuht. f;er severe fighting, the Gernans acceded in fining i ;ooihoM on nified works Later this position us regained. Southeast of Gavrclle, tile Glou c&ter regiments carried out a MCCtM raid, kilkns a number of the enc and mlowin up their dugouts. A it ' prisoner and a machine gun were lured. HIGH SCHOOL GETS READY FOR PLEDGE WEFi Mis Bertha Kdwards. of O. A. C was in Albany this morning and an dressed the high school students the organizatiin of foo.l conservatioi On Monday and Tuesday of ne pek the Hoover pledge cards w be given to all pupils to take h.r. be signed by their parent s. n window cards given those who si On Wednesday lists will be Bftald .ill those who have aigned t ri pledge. TTie town has already hei divided into district and on Thur dty and Friday the pupils will vis 11 homes that havr not already sign ed. URBAN ANNOUNCES IM PORTANT NEW FOOD PUNT Will Give Public Banafit at Hia Discovery; New Type of Wheat Being Developed SANTlA KOSA, Lai., Oct. 24. (U. l'J Luther Burhank announced that ' and tremendously valuable food plants will soon be jiven to the pub lic. Ilurbank has been developing an ntirely new type of wheat, richer it liiten: lo'iuata, applet, pears, peach nectarines and plums. Grapes are Iso receiving his attention. Sta.tl- nic results are expected. filSH CONVENTION AT DUBLIN HAS THRILLS XNDON, Oct. 24. (U. P.jroc .ding up of a long protraccd ics- on ot the Irish convention now icct.ng in Dublin and endeaco-in I irrangc for home rule it tx,.ected ltlo yesterday's debate on t!.e ish problem. Lloyd-George revealed government's knowledrfi j: a tcsprcad Sinn Kein plo. in wh.ch .r.ain Sinn Fein leaders it- aided tnc Gcrmana. INNOCENT 006 MOVES MUCH LE6AL MACHINERY A ii og ts the cause of the i suanc of a iot of court papers anl putting into iiio'.-on thc wheels of th hw lestcrday a complaint in a su:t W replcvf-i ite dog wa issued for Far! Needham against Norman Hindes, Justice of the Peace L. L. Swan s court. Needham .illeges that he bought a dog from 1 d Perry and that the dog hal lost. Later Dcrry saw the dog at HinJe's place and notified Need ham. Xccttham claims that he went get thc dog yesterday bm that Hindc- would not even let him see him. .Thereupon Needham swore t the complaint, and Sheriff Bodinr rved the complaint, summons dertakiug and affidavit, took the do? into his possession and will hold for three days pending thc action of the defendant. Hindes claims that he bought the g from a stranger and that the ani mal is his property. L, G. 1-ewel- Itng represent- thc plaintiff. USTRIA STARTS NEW OFFENSIVE A6AINST ITAl LONDON, Oct. 24. (U. P.) Ger many is assisting Austria, who has started a powerful offensive on thc Italian front, according to Rome an flcrlin dispatches. Berlin claims that thc German, captured Italian post tions new Flitch and Tclimno. U. ?. SHIP SUNK: ' TWENTY-FOUR LOST BUENOS ATRF.S. Oc;. 24. (IT. r.V Spanish dispatches to . ton declared that an American steamer, the Santa Klena. has been sunk. 'I cnty-fotir were loat. 0. MAT ANNOUNCES HIS CANDICACY FOR GOVERNOR PORTl.MVD. Oct. 24 (V. P Harvey Starkweather of Portland an nMinced his candidacv for the leino ciatic nomination for governor. JUSTICE Wot HEARD BY JU06E SWAN A complaint was issued this morning rsBt iauu was issued this m?rnin y t. L. Lochner agasnat John Port icplevin a cow She.'i.i Lodine cd thc paper this afternoon an 1 o..k possetaion of thc cow awaiting further action by the court. The case now being heard bciorc Jud.c Swan. t is taid hat Lochner iraje;: .. - with Pott, who ia in last u.u- ng buiincat, for a cow. Lochner 'presented that the horac was no'. balky .nd that hc would puiL Post ok the hortc to try it, found that it would pull and told a neihbo to tell Lo.-hner to come after his cow Lata Post discovered that the horx as wind broke" and when Loch came after hia animal hc refused to rui'cudei the cow and tr.ld bin t .Vc back hia horac Lochner atale. that he did not represent the hone to be perfect and nothing wa. said about it wind. REV. VAN WINKLE DIES IN PORTLAND Prominent Linn County Pioneer and Preacher Pastes Away in Portland thia Morning PASTOR AT BROWNSVILLE FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS BUSSARO AWAROEO $50 DAMAGES FOR CLOVER The jury sitting in the case o! M. Bussard against George and Carl Lucht in the justice court yesterday brought in a verdict awardtrg t h e plaintiff $50. Bussard brought suit to recover $240 for the alleged loss of clover hay through the defendants urning thcit cows into the field. Came to Oregon in 1859 and Lived on Farm at HHaey Until 1908 Rev. I. X. Van Winkle, one of Linn county's most prominent pion eer., died at his home in Portland early thi. morning, lie .ea- 80 years old. Kci. Van Winkle wat bor.t in Kentucky in ilarch, 1BJ7. He crott- cd the plains by ox team in 1K59 when a young man of 22 years, cotn- ng irem Tennessee. Ii. 186J Uc married to Mist Elizabeth A. Pearl, daughter of another prominent early neer faini') near Brownsville. U :-. i -Mrs. Van Winkle lived on a fa:tU rear Halsey. a pan 0f which it now occupied by the town, unffl 19t)ri, rearing a large an.d respected family. rive of the children are dead, the rest being well known io variout part. oi the state. In lKi R. Mrs. Van Winkle rncved to Salem, where they Used tor two year, when they moved tc Portland and have made their home i. to thc prccnt. Rev. Van Winkle waa a fanner and preacher at the same time. He op erated hi place at Haksey, and for 23 yeaib was local preacher in the Me'hodist Episcopal church in Brownsville. He alto preached in Albany and many other citie in the state. Those who survive Rev. Van "Wtr ktc are his wife, Mr Elizabeth A. Van Winkle, of 9J0 Eaat Salmon street, Portland; Mra. Carrie S. r'attersoo, wife of D-. J. G. Patter- sen, Portland: I. S. Van Winkle .?ny; (Aasistant Attorney Ge.ieraJ H. Van Winkle. Salem; Dr. J. O an Winkle. Jefferson; J. Frank Van Winkle, U. S. Army, rationed at ( amp Lewis, Washington. The date of the funeral has not been fixed, but it will probably be Id Friday. The body will be brought to Brownsville and intermen-. will take place in Laurel Hill cemetery. where five of hit children are buried. H06S DROP TOOAY IN LOCAL MARKET Hogs took a drop in thc nurkets today and are now quoted at from 11 to 14 cents by local buyers An increasing supply of the porkers nai vanned thc market to decline, a steadv decrease being noted the past wrek Top steers at present bring cigh cents a pound, but rery few of this grade are to be had. The average run brings from five to seven cent? in the local market. MICHAELIS HAS RESIGNED; UNCONFIRMED REPORT COTTAGE BIBLE CLASS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS C. H. Walker 'was elected presi dent, Mrs. F. B. Schocl vice-president, and Mr. W. R. Coie secretary ( Al bany Cottage Bible class number two. which met at the home of Mrs. L. E. P.Iain last evening. An unusually interesting meeting was held. Thcie are four of these classes in the c.ty under thc direction of Dr. W. V. White, who also has two large classes at the senior and junior high schools. Dr. Waste's thorough knr.w ledge of the Bible from all stand point makes the classes exceedingly interestinc It is the desire that mottj people attend these classes than are now do ing, , 'though many rr new taking a' mage of the int-ru:t" i that they offer. ("allamette Grange held their recc u'ar meeting Saturday night with a very good attendance It was vote:1 ro invest $250 of the hall fund in liberty Bonds. London, Oct. 24. u. p.j wireless press message from Amster dam today asserted that Chancelto Michaeli offered the Kaiser his res ignation. The message is unconfirm ed. EASTERN STAR BUYS SURPLUS IN At the regular meeting of the Or. der of Pattern Star field last ere. ning it was voted to put all surplus funds into Liberty Bonds. The ivde it economizing in every way po -sidle, doing away with the usual banqntts and feedt. and adding their suraltts to Liberty Bonds or other war helps. It was also voted to give a libera! donation to the Old People's Maaflst- ir Home, which will too be in