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1LBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER . Tonight ind Friday FAIR, : VOL. XXX. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OKH.ON. THURSDAY, AI'IIIL II, 1918. Na. 171 British Army Withdraw Before Hindenburg's Terrific Assault Beit Advertising Medium in Linn County is TAKEN BY VON Homlmrdmcnt Reduces City to Pile of Rub bish TEUTONS VIAN DRIVE ON CHANNEL CITIES Splitting of British Army Is Obioctive of New . Drive LONDON, April II d'. P.) Marshal Hals today aanounred the withdrawal from Armvnlirrre . whirh wae arromplUhrd during the night. YV have withdrawn from Armcntirrre. which la full of aae." the report rrad. and the battle ia continuing ona wide front." Fighting continues along the whole front from the l.allassee canal to the Yprrs-Comins Canal. Severe fight int nrar Lys and Lawrivera, from I.ratrom to Armenlieres, and naar Plnogslcert and Mcssinrs ia reported this morning. Heavy fighting contin ued until lata laat night. Armantirres is now a mere pile of atone and brick and, aa a reault of tha bombardment, is of no strategical value to either llritiih or Germans. Tha present (ier-nan drive equals in importance the original offensive gainst the junction of the French and Uritish lines. The object ia be lieved to be thrvplitling of tha Urit ish line along the I.ya, tha rulling back of llaig's northern army to the North Sea, and the rapture of the channel porta. Popular Young People Married Ijist Night I jiat night at X o'clock Miss l.ila Hull.urt was united in marriage with Hugh Isom by Kev. Geo. II. llennett. both tho bmle and groom are well and favorably known in Albany and have a host of friends who will join the Democrat in extending congratula tions. They will make their home in Al bany. Cclonel leader Delivers an Interesting Ixn-ture Colonel John Leader, late of the Irish Rifles, delivered an interesting and instructive lecture last night at fie armory la-fore a large and enthus iastic audience. The lecture was held under the auspices of the Home Guard and the armory wns packed. f'ulnnnl I.ni1,.r nrnveil to lie an an- ..... ihauLaf and itbVA anm ! first hnnd infnniintion In regard to conditions at tho front which waa well worth hearing NEW CLASSIFIED BABY CHICKS 65 W. leghorn baby chicks 2 dnys old, 10c each if taken soon. Home phono 7403. licrt Casa. 1U1-T THE COTTAGE HOTEL Room and board by day or week. Ilal7 FOR RENT Two Iota for gardening purposes. Call 200-J Bell phone. 10al2 WANTED DRIVER Boy wanted to drive delivery wniron good pay. Call on Asa Eaatbum, 1030 West Seventh street. 1U13 rtflTSALF Light delivery truck for sale cheap If taken at once. Call Byron Techier, Bell 7K21. Ilnl3 AM. EGGS SOLD np to May 1. Or ders received now for delivery thereafter. Our stock consists of O.A.C. W. Ieghoms, selected breed er!, high layers, thrifty, energetic, Vaying hens. Hatching eggs $1 for 5. Home 432C; Bell 619-J. tf CLEAN cotton rags wanted at Demo crat Office. Phone the amount you have; they will ba called for. EX-COVERNIR WEST IN RACE FOR SENATE Former Governor Announces Candidacy in Washington -to Oppose Judge King PORTLAND, April II (Special to Democrat) KS'Governor Oswald West today formally announced hit candidacy fur the democratic nomina lly for ie office of I'niled States senator. Tha announcement waa made I rum Washington shortly after the governor's arrival at the national cap ital, and the petition was filed this afternoon at Salem, Kx Governor West has been a prominent figure in Oregon politics for mora than 20 years. He was first elected as a member of the atate rail road commission and was later elect ed governor of the atate over ex-Senator Jay llowerman. He declined to accept a renomination and haa since been engaged in the practice of his profession in Portland. With a alrong fullowing in all parts of the state and hia record as a mem ber of the state railway commission and as governor behind him, his friends are planning to wage a strong campaign and it promises to be a fight to the finish between West and Judge Will K. King. Governor West haa had the matter under consideration for soma time but up to a few days ago had declined to enter the primary campaign. REPORT MADE RY RED CROSS Money Is Needed Badly for Next Month's Ex penses The report on the finances of tha lied Cross, submitted last night, shows that a need for more revenue ia urg ent. There is a balance in tha treas ury at present of $1,41H which will not i be sufficient for the expenses of next! month. The expense of running tha , chapter laat month waa II ,364 and it is estimated that this will I exceed ed next month. The bills against the chapter for auppliea totaled $I.3t4.08 and, in ad dition, a refund of the Christmas drive money was made to Brownsville, Scio and Mill City. This ran the expend itures up to II.K00, but the local chap ter benefited by the receipt of $1,914 for the Christmas drive fund. The report on tha work done shows that 144 garments were cut, 191 com pleted, 4IHJ3 compresses were complet ed and 104 bandages made. In knit ted goods, 9M pieces were sent and iV'i) pieces of hospital garments with four boxes of surgical dressing goods were shipped. Icbanon Butcher Is Arrested by Sheriff Sheriff Bodino yesterday arrested Ernest Wilson, at Lebanon, on a war rant held by the sheriff of Multnomah county. Wilson had been employed in1 a butcher shop at I.el)nnon since his arrival at thnt nlnrc, and had been there some months. Wilson is charged with non-support according to the information received by Sheriff Bodine, and it is said that he haa been before the courta on oth er mattera. New Exalted Ruler of Elks Tonight Frank llorskv will take up the du ties of his office as exalted ruler of the local F.Iks lodge at the meeting tonight. Mr. llorsky was selected for this honor recently, and has been in stalled. With the exception of the se lection of the minor officers, and the appointment of committees, nothing but routine business is to coma before the meeting. The members of the standing com mittees will be announced at the meeting this evening. These include the houso, finance, visiting and "big brother" committees. Casualty List Today Gives 124 as Total WASHINGTON, April 11. (U. P.) Today's casualties as announced by tha war department tndny are 124. Included nra one killed in action, and two died of wounds. Five died as the result of accidents. 13 of disease, 60 vere severely wounded, 30 slightly I v ounded and four aro missing. IS OVER THE TOP County Precincts Pull Al bany Out of Bad Hole ALBANY CITY FALLS BEHIND IN DRIVE City Subscribers Do Not Etiual Efforts of Country WASHINGTON. April 11 The Liberty Loan subscriptions today reached $4,000,000,000. conservatively estimated, it waa announced by the treasury de partment. Linn county went over the top to day in the Lilerty Loan drive, but Albany ia still in the trenches. The excellent work done over the county pulled the city out of the hole, and the official returns put the total for Linn as a few thousand over the quota. Al bany ia still behind, but may be able to pull out of the hole when the final returns are made by the ward cap tains. The work dona in the county is said by Chairman Hodges to be more than waa expected. Scio, under the leader ship of E. C. Peery, raised 146,000. 300 per cent f their quota. This rec ord is the best in the county. Harris burg and Halaey also did good in the drive. The whole county, outside of Al bany, ia over the top. The last re port from Ibanon brought a sub scription of 31,000 and placed Leba non over the top at last and pulled the county total up to the desired mark. The country precincts are atill reporting subscriptions. Orleans waa the banner precinct in the Albany district. Heike Ohling. the leader there, reported a total of $24,300 subscribed, and if the non residents come in as strong as the residents, the total will go as high as $30,000. The quota for tha district waa but $20,000. The total number of subscribers for the county and city of Albany has not been counted, but it is believed that there ia at leaat 6.000 in the Albany district alone. This included tha rural districta close to Albany. 1. C. McClure had the honor of buying the first Liberty Bond this time. When the drive was first an nounced and the county chairman chosen, he applied for permission to buy the first bond issued, and this honor was granted. Heike Ohling, who is leader in the Orleans district, believes that Mrs. Millie Smith of that district is worthy of honor. She is tha owner and man ager of a large farm and found time to subscribe $1,000 to the loan, mak ing a first payment of $fi00 on the. spot. Following is a partial list of Albany people who have subscribed to the Liberty Loan: f. C. McClure, John I. Burkhart, Alice Williamson, Andrew McCnll, W. A. Williamson, Holt S. Duedall, Jacob Leib, Jessie Wiedcr, Fortmiller Furniture company, Isaac Campbell, Harold Halloway, A. H. Erirkson, l.ouis Niinmo, E. Wcndt, Maggie Miller, Frank J. Miller, Geo. Hindes, C. G. Rowlings, Edna Rawl ings, Madeline Rawlings, Mrs. J. L. Wood, Wnltcr E. Pierce, Harry A. MrKcan, E. E. Anthony, William Z. Giddings, Joseph Thomas, John Ja cob, E. C. Smith, Mra. Fannie M. Wood, C. L. Monson, Albert Wllber, Alico Wilbur, M. M. Hunt, Taiil Bak er, Evah May, F. E. Livengood, Lu- cilo Hunt, W. R. Bilyeu, Mrs. E. F. Lee, W. H. Hopkins. D. II. Bodine, J. L. Irvine, A. W. Williams. Lecture Tonight There will he a splendid Illustrated lecture on "Prehistoric America" at the library this ovening. Everyone is Invited. AMERICAN RESERVE NOW JN BATTLE BY CARL D. GKOATT. V. P. STAFF COHRKHI'ONDF.NT WASHINGTON. April li ft:. I'.) I he ahifling of the main reserve of the American army into the Western battle line la about complete. The men are already brigaded with the llritiah. and these troops are veterans with a splendid record against tha Teutons. Others who are coming are of the aame type, and American cm be con fident of their gallantry. MOUTORIUM IS f DECLARED TODAY Default Cases Cannot Be , Settled Against ; Soldiers Jug George G. Bingham .oday re ceived official notification that a mor atorium had been declared for the pe nod of the war whereby no default i judgment could be given without tl plaintiff signing an affidavit that tl e defendant waa wot ia the army or roc nerted ( therewith in some cape . This action waa taken to prevent in justice being dona while the men were at tha front. Several smaller caaea have been sa iled in tha circuit court and judgments rendered line tha moratorium wet into effect, aa tha local court haa .- ceived nothing on tho subject until to day. Nona of these ware against . I diera, however, and it ia possible t..at the judgmenta rendered will stand Judge Bingham is hearing the c.tse of tha First Savings bank versus Con rad Meyer at al to collect on note- al leged to have been given by the de fendant to the bank. The total is HO An.ut fk-a. - , M.I .h mnrt- gage.! Benton count, proper- ty. Foreclosure is asked of the court. Two cases were dismissed today for want of prosecution. They were the divorce suit of Simpson versus Simp son, and the case of Luick versus Bond. In the case of the state of Oregon ex rel, Bessie C. Morril versus Roy Crawford, the case, a contempt proceedings, was continued pending payment by the defendant of money for the support of a minor child. Shelburn Girl Sent '. to State Institutior tv, r,h,., court yesterday com-1 "na . wou,a no " wo? mlttad Haul White, of Shelbirn. to nnth- "V" of u- i-e slate industrial school for girls. I the m'n who. 5"", do "'"f worH delinquency being charged arainsi ! " - fitted for hard manual the girl. She was taken to Salem this 1?1,or- nd "nscquently th.re was ht mornine by Miss Mae Tillman, of the tle competition with the Portland shin (.... . yards; and he favored the raise be- AcVordingo the testimony before ,of th,e hi-'h f0 -,f 'k the court the girl had been brought Councilman Lyons put his ideas m the before the court before and at that time wns paroled to her father. As : . . 1 . - it developed tnat ane was Deyona nis control, it was considered best to send her to the state institution. Measles Epidemic Is Under Control City Physician G. E. Riggs believes that the measles epidemic is under control. There have been no cases reported during the past three days, and li is prouauie mat quarantine win be lifted from some of the houses in a few dnys. The efforts of the city v Ho.nm.. ..... -.-.i i - ai i. nh.rv. the nuarantine rules is having effect, Dr. Riggs believes. There have been 25 cases reported ; it i v.. nt . ... rious nature. Children for tha most part were affected, but in some in stances adulta were attacked. War Strikes Are Not Favored by Congress WASHINGTON, April 11. (U. P.) The senate today refused by a vote of 34 to 25, to approve of the right of labor to strike during the course of the war. They rejected the con ference report on the bill penalizing the destruction of war material and the interference with production. The report was rejected because the conferees wrote in a new clause spe cifically providing that none of the acts with penalties attached would ap ply to workers striking for higher pay or better wording conditions. Goes to Marsh field E. W. Madison of the Southern Pa cific left today on a business trip to Mnrshflcld. L GIVES A E TO HELP Street Sweepers and Firemen Are Given In creases THREATENED STRIKE BY SWEEPERS IGNORED liaise of $5 Instead of $18 Asked for Is Al lowed The city council wa confronted with a full-fledged strike last night, engineer at the fire atation, the ur.ver.no u.. uiree picxup- men in v- .r , announcing that, a raise in salary waa necessary if their services were to be had in the future. The council came close to standing pal on the street sweeper proposition, but gave the en gine man and the teamster what thev asked. The argument on the street-sweeper question waa started by Councilman Wiles who stated the situation. Three men have been working recently in place of the usual four, and the sal ary ia atill $65 a month. The three men on the job announced that the could do the work but insisted that the fourth man's salary be divided among the other three, making a raise of approximately $18 a month. Four decided stands were taken bv the council. Councilman Robnett be lieved that the city should and does take a justifiable pride in the clean streets and that nothing should be done to allow them to get in a pooriw returned from Aberdeen, where Mnriitlnn rjuinri man' T... t V. I Tv.. ! J-TJt i not rrvimr their beat -efforts, and in fact were laying down on the job, and should have no raise. He digested an alternating system whereby part of the city should be swept every oth er day instead of every day. Councilman Wiles believed this to be impractical, and he was backed by Fire Chief Eostburn and Street Com missioner Wood, who represented the citizens -of the city in an unofficial ca pacity, and who plainly told the coun cil that missing one day permitted an unbelievable amount of dirt to accum ulate. Councilman Wiles believed the men should receive what they asked, but seconded Councilman Lyons' com promise motion. Councilman Lyons believed that three men could be hired who could torm. f motion and the motion was "1-, Councilmen Robnett and i Tu'ndnU vntini, fin n1 Cnnnrllmnn " :J "'. ",j Chief Eastburn presented the fire- men s request and stated that thev I cises for the day, and tnis will De at insisted on an Immediate answer. John i tended by the regents, and was one Warner, engineer, would not promise , cause of the selection of the 22d for tn itnv fnr &19.V hill it vni K iovoH I tVin murincr. that he might; and the driver, Fred W oods, wanted $i0. The council took the matter in a rather humorous mood as the salary increases at the fire sta tion have been numerous and the con sideration of such requests is almost habitual with the city fathers. Mr. tastburn stated, however, that loss oi tnese men wouia put ine f're ; department in a bad way as they i rnnlH not )m rpnlncpd in a hurrv. and ! he stated that there were times when; Ine w" properly protected j from fire even now. For five days, he stated, he had but one man in the en gine nouse. anu nau w uepenu on vue unteer help which he had pressed in to service. The matter was referred to the city attorney, who was instruct ed to draw up an ordinance granting the increase. The men will be requir ed to sign up a contract to stay six months. Other small matters were consider ed by the council. A question of war rants held by a Portland firm waa re ferred to the proper committee, the city authorities were instructed to proceed against the owners of certain shacks on the alley back of the city hall, and the committee on public property was Instructed to investigate the alleged dangerous condition of the elevators in local hotels and office buildings. GERMANS REPULSED ON AMERICAN FRONT PARIS, April 11. (U. P.) German attacks mraintt Franco American si-ctors in Chsmpaigne r.nd Lorraine were completely re-pnls-d th official report an nounced tndny. INVESTIGATION OF DRAFT NEXT Boards Believed to Be Try ing for Low Quotas WASHINGTON, April 11. (U. P.) General Crowder today ordered a thorough investigation of the local draft boards in the districts showing a small percentage of men in class one. This investigation ia the. result of the opposition in congress to bas ing future draft quotas on the num ler in class one instead of on the to tal number registered. Soma few districts have but few men in class one, and in some cases the percentage is as low as one to 17. In othera there are but ona class -oiw man tc 40 or 45 in other classes. Congressmen are claiming that some local boards are deliberate!-' putting but few men in class one in order that the draft quota may be cut down. WOOL INDUSTRY INVESTIGATION WILL BE MADE WASHINGTON, April 11 (U. P.) 'Wool is the next broduet to -ami. Vnder the inspection of Chairman Ha. ,. of th. fSustries board. Intol- arable conditions are rapidly develop ing in this industry, throwing an un warranted Lutden of high prices for wool on the civilian population. Prices are said to be leaping and the sulf.lv is rapidly dwindling. Of ficials irU re that the strain on th wool kunnly lor tha next few months will l greater than estimated, partly because of the decision to rush Irouos to Fnnce. Mrs. Armstrong Dies at Local Hospital Mrst Lou Armstrong, aged 34, died last night at St. Ilary's hospital af -er a short illnesi. Mrs. Armstrong had ' he had buried her 14-ye.r-old son ; wno died iMn on tn 26111 ' March when the was taken sick. She lived at 139 East First street, Albany. There are no relatives living in the West and funeral arrangements will not be made until word can be receiv ed from the father who is in Texas at the present time. COLLEGE BOARD IS TO MEET ON 22ND- OF APRIL The board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural college will meet on April 22d, it was announced today by J. K. Weatherford, president of the board. The meeting is the regular monthly session, which had been postponed for two weeks on account of the absence of Dr. Kerr, who had been called to Washington in connection with the food conservation campaign. Routine business only is before the board for the coming meeting, it is believed by Mr. Weatherford. The students are planning the raising of a service flag with appropriate exer- The rumor that the school is to be closed in May is declared without foundation by Mr. Weatherford. He believes that this may have been start ed by the fact that the authorities of the college will probably turn certain departments over to the federal gov ernment for military training some time during me momr.. jfect the Forestry, machinery and elec- t.. ..... IL T-l: ill ' trical ripnartmenta. will close ot the usual time in June, it is stated. Need of War Risk Insurance Impressed WASHINGTON, April 11. The im portance of taking out war risk insur ance cannot be too strongly impressed upon the minds of enlisted men, say marine corps officials here, who cite the following death to substantiate their statements: "Private Andrew Jensen, stationed in Cuba, took out $10,000 worth of war risk insurance on the morning of February 8, 1918, in favor of his mo ther, Mrs. Margaret Jensen,' 2018 Grande Avenue, Everett, Wash. He died at 7:15 p. m. the same day. His death was in the line of duty and waa caused by' the accidental discharge of a machinegun." Time limits in which applications for insurance may bs made has been extended to April 12, inclusive, for nil officers ncd men in active service n October V Inst, according to or-1--S Iss-ed to. officers of the marines. THREE MILES British Counter Attack Re takes Villages From Germans EUROPE'S FUTURE NOW DEPENDS ON AMERICA AUeis Depend on Help in Crisis From United States BT PHIL SIMMS, V. P. STAFF CORRESPONDENT BRITISH FRONT, April 11 The Germans today rsasnie) lb neighborhood of Steeawetck, alas edge of Eataries, and lawk tha easier half of tha Ploatrstaert Woods, juai acts Id lave rains) f Maaaiaen and Wytscnaort. The reports from tha frsaat ta ds? indicate that tha British km ' abandoning Arasentieiwa have ra ti red three miles toward tha North Sea. BRITISH FRONT. April 11 (U. P.) At 4 o'clock Thursday moraine the German artillery began tha shell ing of Martinsart and Englbelmar. Wednesday's fighting was continued: . in the region of the new salient north of tha St. Maur bridgehead, and tha Germans attempted to enlarge their ;sins. During the course of tha fighting tha Germans occupied at one tuna La Creche, Neippe, Ploegstaett,- Measineti and.Wytschaete, but the British, by heavy counter attacks, succeeded ia retaking all of these Tillages except the west half of Ploegsteert. It is believed that America must show her full hand quickly. Hinden burg plans to play a fast and furious rrame and has avowed hia intention of annihilating both tha French and British armies in the summer cam paign. He is preparing to shift his attack from first one front to the oth er in an effort to accomplish his aim. New German arrivals make tha to ut on the West Front 200 divisions, or 2,400,000 men. This is the world's largest army and Von Hindenburg has a network of railroads and highways behind his lines and along which the German reserves and supplies are rushed to the front. The allied armies are fighting lika lions, crying "Come on, America." Knox Butte Organizes a Junior R. C. Auxiliary KNOX BUTTE, April 11. (Demo crat Special Correspondence) a jun ior Red Cross auxiliary has been or xanueu by Me teacher and pupils of the Knox Butte school and will mast hereafter every Friday afternoon. the names of the members, includ ing two who are under school ago, are as follows: Teacher, Miss Etta Powell; Delbert Ackerman, Raymond Jenkins, Leon Hyer, Ruth Caldwell, Maxina Wil liams, Alfert Olsen, Violet Hanaford. Oscar Olsen, Lois Sayles, Ralph Chambers, Wanda Williams, Harlan Williama, Kenneth Williama, Ruby Williams and Harold Williams. Doug Fairbanks and - Wife Are Fisrhtinp' NEW YORK, April 11 (U. P.) Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, wife of tha famoua movie actor, announced to day that they had agreed to separata without a divorce, pending his deci sion as to whether ha really loves a movie actress better than hs does his wife. Artillerying Is Now Reported in Italy ROME, April 11 (U. P.) Artil lery fighting along the whola front is reported in tha official dispatches issued by tha war department today No infantry action of Importance was reported.