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0I o I Best Advertising Medium In Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER Tonlfhl ami Tuesday FAIR; wane Tuesday) heavy lm la the ataralaa VOL XXX. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 6, 1914. No. 294. LIBERTY LOAN MAY TERM OF COURT ENDED icrman Slacker Lived Eleven Months in Mountains in Order to Avoid Army Service; Captured AGAINST HUNS Drawing of Grand Jury Was Only Joh Hcfore Court 5 IJNN OVERSlJItSCRlIlED THIRD LOAN ItV !80,000 AD MORE MAY HE CRED ITEI) TO COUNTY ALBANY BELOW REMAINDER Of COM BUI FURNISHED SUBSCRIPTION OF 149 PER CENT Scio District Ixadn With Snhstription of 371 Per Cent, a Total of $31. 000 Itdnjr. Subscribed with a Quota of Hut $I.V(0 Albany Ilmiion ', Srlo Itrownavillo liarriahurg Halsey Khedd TOTAL County outside of Alliany I. Inn county mail a roc on I of over subscribing the Third Lllx-rty loan l 73 ptivrnt, and Chairman A J. Hodges Slated today tliat he wished to thank the workers, th tanla, and th cil Itrna of th rounty for their artlva ae aialanra in tlx drive. Linn rounty Ml down in one loan, but haa made up for lha failure in thia. A total of rloa to $100 poo will probably result when the biff out-of -the-eounly taxiayrra send in their subscriptions to the rounty Another aourre of Increase will be at Mill City. That place haa aulwrnlieil $47,000 and Unn rounty la entitled to a half of that amount, Marion rounty getting the real. Tit work In the paat few dnya haa been more than successful and over f.'iO,000 haa been subsrrilied the last two daya. In many places the loan drive waa allowed to drop after the quotas had leen subscribed, but not In Unn rounty. The work of the ritv and rounty committees did not end. and the men worked up to the laat minute. One reault of thia extra work ia the fart that not one alarkrr rr maina In the rounty and the puhlish inR of their namea today ia impossible berauae thry do not exist. MIXING PARTIES WILL PREPARE TO WAC.E PEST WAR County Agricultural Agent S. V. Smith expecta to spend a buiy week In hia rampaign against the gophers. He i securing the cooperation of the farmers, and a considerable reduction in the pesU will probably reault. In all, ID districts have asked for 471 quarts of poisoned grain and 229 farmers will assist with the work. Mixing parties are to be held over the rounty thia week, and the grain prepared for each community. Ten in all have been arranged for the next four dnya. On Tuesday, parties will lie held nt the Sam Iinasott farm near (lutes and at the C. S. Mercer fnrm in Fox Val ley. On Wedneaday the meetings will be held at the Harmony gmngehnll and the Spring Ilnnk gntngchnll. Thursday the farmers will meet at the Sweethome grangchnll, the Fairviow school and Crowfoot grango, and on Friday the meetings aro to he held at the Jordan store, the J. G. Holt ranch ' near Thomas and the Frank Thayer fnrm near Scio. FOR SALE Good Jersey row, giving good rich milk, coming 4 years old. Call at Davenport's Music Store. tlm8 WOOD FOR SALE Grub onk, fir . and .alahwood in any quantity. We "J deliver on a 5-ton auto track. Phono ! Home'7204. Wallet A Robinson, i m !. ' I BmlO WANTED Wldo awnko, enorgetir, temperate man, 25 to 35 years of age, to deliver and collect from town nnd tountry customers. First-clans references and $500.00 bond requir ed. Permanent position and good compensation to right party. Ad dress 8. Llvcrmoro, Hox 845, Port lnnd, Oregon. It UNCLE SAM ASKS YOU to raise mora poultry. Chlx hatched now from acclimated, Oregon-bred O.A. C. W. Leghorns will lav In fall. E. 4 o NEW CLASSIFIED " C. Viereck, Horn 4546. Dell 61DJ 9 Quota $L'4.(iro f,io i:i,7f,o v 1.41)0 2H,V 14. 1. '.0 lO.OOO Subscribed f:i4U.2'MI 51.000 44.050 4 1. KM) 27,700 fliO.!IM) $.111,750 p-rent 141) HI, 371 2)0 J7H 2'JO 277 I7:i 201 $:M1,INK) H4;;).M Scio l.rada Mo Irad the rounty and almoat the stale in the drive. The Srio drive waa in rharge of K. ('. Perry, assisted by K. I). My.r.. W. K. Arnold. 0. C. Thoma. and N. I. Morrison, and the Jordan ValK-y and Srlo workers man aged to find 311 auharribera who bought a total uf $.',1,000. a auherrip tiun of .171 prr rent of the total. Ixbonon also did will, the commit tee in charge of S. C. Stewart rr port ing a total aubarriplion of $96,000, or 165 prr rent of the quota. Harris burg an d Albany were the only other citira to fall below the 200 per rent mark, Harriaburg reporting 178 per rent and Albany 14!) per rent. The Albany total will prulwbty he inrrrat- led by the Mill City aubarriptiun, how. ever. Ilalary Dora Well Hulaey, where the committee com posed of Doug Taylor, 1. S. McWil liama, II. C. Davie, K. II. I'rnland and F. II. Porter had charge of the work, produced a total subscription of $11. 000, thia being a percentage of 200. Hrowniville alao went over the 200 mark, a total of $44,050 being report ed. RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET HAS KEEN CAITURED CONSTANTINOPLE, May 8. (U. I.) German troops occupying Sehas topol today found most of the Russian Hack Sea fleet in the harbor. This fleet included destroyers, submarines toriedolKaU and merchant ships, it is announced. The dispatch indicates that the Ger mans raptured a large portion of the Ruaainn fleet. Theso vessels aided greatly in the recent recapture of Odessa by the Russians, and was e, pected by them to render great as sistance in retaining control of the Black Sea. Representative Visited Many Linn Towns In a letter received this morning by A. C. Schmitt, chairman of the Linn rounty food conservation, Jennie M. Kemp, special representative of the work in this stato, congratulated Mr. Schmitt on the preliminary work done in this county ami made a report on the condition which she found during her recent trip. While In Linn county she visited IA different plnces in seven dnys and spoke 23 different times. She found the people of Linn county for the most part honestly attempting to conform to the food regulations. From Halsey . Will Price of Hnlsey wns In Albanv todny visiting friends. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DRAFT WASHINGTON. May (U. P.) The supreme court todny upheld the aelertive draft law. It waa decreed that men sent to the army under the draft law ran he srnt anvwhere in the world to fight for the United States. The grand Jury was drawn this morning, charged by the court, and court was at onre adjourned as no caaea were on the docket. Thia ia the shortest court aeaaiun in many yeara and ia the first time for yeara that no cases have come up for trial. There were four criminal actions but one an pleaded guilty and was paroled, one jumped bull, one rase continued and one charge not pruned as the Irfrndant was in the penitentiary. Following are the grand Jurors chosen fur the next term of court: Robert I.. Hurkhart. Albany, foreman: W. F. Dawaon, Albany; Z. II. Rudd, Albany; W. II. Holman, Albany, Rob ert 1- llurnett. Albany, K. W. Davis. Ilarriahurg, and K. (.'. Rolierts, Imita tion. Dr. Iiee Spoke at Ix'banon Ijist Night Dr. Wallace Howe Lee was the prin cipal speaker at special services held for the purpose of dedicating the serv ice flag of the First Presbyterian church of Imbanon. Rev. O. B. l'erah- ing and A. C. Kchmitt were also in cluded on the program, and a Urge number of Alliany people attended the ervicea. No Peace Offers Have Been Made LONDON, May 6. (U. P.) For eign Secretary Italfour declared in a speech in the house of commons todav that no recent peace offers had been made to the allies through neutral countries. CITY NEWS Went to Vancouver A. II. Simpson and daughter. Miss Dorol'iy Simpson, and Everett Fry were passengers to Vancouver this morning on business. Sprnl Sunday Here Ijiwrence Curtain and Dnn Curtain of Portland spent Sunday in Albany with friends. Here From Portland Mrs. Sina Cummins of Portland spent the week-end in A Many at the home of Frank Dannals. Visited in Halsey Misa Dorothy Miller and Miss Junia Markrll returned Inst night from Hal sey where they spent the week-end with -Miss Miller's parents. Went to Portland Chas. Neugart went to Portland on business this morning. Returned From Eugene Mrs. J. J. Barrett returned home Saturday evening after a few dnys' visit in Eugene. She was accompan ied home by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Dawson, who spent Sunday here. Iloya in France- Mrs. Chas. Powers received a let ter this morning from her son. Mack Powers, who is with Battery E, 65th Artillery, C. A. C. He says they are now in France and the boys are all well. On Business Trip E. E. Hnwker, district game ward en, went to Snlcm this morning on business. Here Over-Sunday Mrs. Frank Ward and daughter. Miss Frances Ward of Salem, return ed home this morning after visiting over-Sunday at the Albany Hotel with Mrs. Ward's sister, Mrs. Bert West brook. Went to Portland M. P. Christianson made a business trip to Portland this morning. Returned to Hubbard J. D. Mishler returned to Hubbard this morning after holding commun ion at the Mennonite church yester- dny. Dig Estate Probated Petition for the appointment of an administrator for tho estate of Wil linm T. Truolove, who died Intestate in Clnrkamns county leaving an es tate of the probable value of $14,250 was filed In the probate court today. There are 12 hours, four of whom live in Linn county. E. A. Truelove of Al bany is an heir. Final Arrount The final account in the estate ot George W. Soule, deceased, was filed todny with the county court. German lines and Roads Are Being Shelled by Artillery AMERICAN LOSS IN BATTLE ANNOUNCED I; Artillery Fired 60,000 Shells Into German ' Trenches My Fred Ferguson. Staff CofTeapoad- ent for Uie failed Press AMERICAN FRONT, May 6. American guns are shelling Montdid wr, Cantiny, Meanil, St. Georges and the tow rut and roads in the vicinity whirh have recently been captured bv the Germans. Montdidier is clearly visible from the Ameriiaa lines, and the damage lone is visible. The church is not Jamaged so far by stray shells. AMERICAN FRONT, Lorraine. llay 6. Au American patrol in the vicinity of Ancreviller penetrated 800 yards into the German lines yesterday morning, overcoming a German ob servation post, capturing four Ger mans and killing three. In the lot big raid made by the Americans, the American artillery fir ed 60.000 sladls into the German tren- hes before the attack, it was an nounced. The shellfire completely de stroyed the trenches. WASHINGTON. Mav 6. The American casualties in the fighting in the Seischr-rej jfichting ore announced as 15 missing and believed ca pi urea, six killed in action, three died of wounds. Nine have died of disease, and two from accidents. Four were nvendv injured and 18 slightly wounded. None were from the North west. The German account of the fighting placed the American loss at a high figure, and many prisoners were claimed. The visible German dead ly ing before the American trenches were more than the entire American loss. RIVER SERVICE IS NOWT ENDED ON WILLAMETTE The steamer Grahamona made her last trip down the Willamette today, the boat leaving Albany about 7:30 this morning. The Oregon Citv Transportation company will cease operations when the boat ties up at the Portland dock, this being the first time in 32 years that there has been no boat operating on the river. The trip up the river was one of the best made in years, it was stated. Albany had more than five carloads of freight and, in addition to other goods, there were 1,000 sacks of feed shipped on the boat. Despite the good trip the boat service is to be dis continued. The manager at Alhony. A. J. Shir ty, stated today that the lease on the building used here would be given up. Ho has not decided what he will do but, as the company will cease to exist, he experts to secure another lo cation. Germans Are Shelling Civilians in Amiens By Henry Wood. Staff Correspondent for the United Press FRENCH FRONT. May 6. The Germans Saturday began tho syste matic destruction oi Amiens, ana win probably annihilate the city as was done at Rheims. They hurled 150 shells arid 60 aerial torpedoes into the city. .. The property loss was heavv and some civilians were killed. The cathedral wns endangered by the gun RED CROSS TO STAGE DRIVE A national Red Cross drive will be staged from May 20th to 27th. Thia is for the national fund and will go toward buying medicine and supplies for the or sanitation in Europe. The lo cal orrivtiaation for handling the drive has not been perfected as yet. An unknown man, an admitted lacker, waa captured yesterday after noon in the mountains after he had eluded the officers for 1 1 months. Deputy Sheriff Joe Frum assisted bv Fred Illume, Willard Marks, George Sanders and R. A. B. Veal of the Home Guards and Forest Ranger Thomas of Jordan Valley made the arrest after a long trip through an almost impassable section of the woods. The man submitted to arrest but his actions lead tha officers to believe he would try to escape, and while he was being guarded by Illume while the other men searched the cab- n, he made an attempt to bribe his guard. "I've got lots of money,' he stated. "I don't have to live like this." The man admitted being of German parentage and, after being caught in a number of slips of the tongue, ad mitted having lived alone for months to evade the draft. While he refused to give his name he stated that his father had started the first strike at Mill City 20 years ago. He has not been identified as yet, but it is believ ed that enough has been teamed to lead to the discovery of his identity. The "unknown" would probably have got away with his hiding plans but for the timber cruisers. His hut was cleverly c amouflaged by tree houghs and was not noticeable even when close up. He had managed to stay away from other people, had been seen but a time or two and had man aged to persuade them that he was a trapper. The timber cruisers ran across the cabin while running a line up the can yon. It was an accident that thev found the place, and they were not of the opinion that the man was a law violator, although they informed the sheriffs office of the situation. Dep uty Frum and the Home Guards, how ever, started out yesterday to Investi gate and if things looked right to bring back the man for investigation. They drove 16 miles east of Scio, up Jordan Valley to the end of the road. At the lost house they picked CITY NEWS Marriage License A marriage license was issued to day to Thomas Fariow, aged 41, of Albany, and Delle E. Lenti, aged 39, of Albany. Accepts Position Miss Bemice Hall has accepted a position with the Golden Rule store, and began her duties this morning. Returned From Fayetteville Mrs. A. B. Dunlap and daughter, Miss Margaret Dunlap, returned this morning from Fayetteville where thev visited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Acheson and Mr. and Mrs. W. Dunlap. Here From Salem Frank J. Miller and wife of Salem came up Saturday evening to visit their daughters, Mrs. Roy Woods ana Mrs. Alton Coates. Mr. Miller return ed home this morning but Mrs. Mil ler remained for a longer visit. On Way to Salem Miss Lorena Wallare of Salem was in Albany a few hours this morning on her way home after a visit at Monroe. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged Yesterday's temperature ranged from 39 to 63 degrees. The rainfall was .02 inch and the river fell to 3.9 feet. Sow at Camp Merritt E. F. Wiles received a letter Satur day evening from his son Clarence Wiles, stating he arrived at Camp Menitt April 30. Clarence is with the 318th engineers, company D. Serving on Jury W. B. Stevens returned to Portland this morning where he is serving on the federal trial jury. Returned to Corvallis S. K. Hartsock of Corvallis return ed home this morning. Visited Kirklands Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Ressner and daughter Lucillo of Dallas and Miss F.sther Warner of Medford and Mr. P. M. Kirkland of Independence visit ed Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kirkland of Isom's Avenue in Sunrise. Visiting Brother A. B. Anderson of Raymond, Wash ington, is visiting this week with his brother, C. O. R. Anderson of Benton county. up Mr. Thomas, who was familiar with the country. The cabin was hid den in Criminal Gulch, on of the most out-of-the-wsy spots in the foothills, and in a place wliere but few men ever ventured. The man admit ted he had selected this place, which is just over a ridge from Gooch, be cause he had once lived for a time in Mill City. After a hard trip of several miles through the underbrush in the can yon, the investigators came on the cabin. The suspect came to the door and the party talked with him for a while. He claimed to have a partner and to have been trapping. He cross ed himself several times, however, and finally stated that he got his mail through Mr. Thomas, not knowing that Mr. Thomas was in the party and talking to him. He was at once ac cused of being a slacker and finallv admitted the charge. According to his story he had reg istered in advance in an Eastern state and hod come West. On June 6, the day after registration, he had gone in to the mountains with a year's supply of provisions, a good part of which he still had. Since that time he has stay ed in the woods, never coming down, it is believed, except possibly to Gooch or Mill City for a few hours where he could pass as from one of the loggin camps. Last night he refused to tell his name, where he registered, or where his home was. He claimed to Lc of German parentage, stated that he was born in Ohio, and spoke with a some what broken accent. The authorities I are investigating the cose as it is pos sible that the man is wanted for something besides evading the draft. Seven deer hides, apparently killed within the year, were found in the cabin and were brought to town along with the Unknown, his revolver and two' rifles. The reward for capturing a deserter, if the man proves to be one, and the profits from the sale of the deerskins, if they can be sold, will be turned over to the Home Guard to apply on the "shirt" fund. VAUDEVILLE AT THE GLOBE TOMORROW The Carr Trio, which has just fin ished an engagement at the Strand in Portland, ia the attraction at the Globe tomorrow. The trio puts on a beautiful costumed singing, talking and dancing act full of comedy from start to finish. There are also some fine instrumental numbers. On the same bill is Lou Telegen, supported by Mary Fuller, in a Para mount super-drama "The Long Trail.' The music will be furnished by the Globe orchestra. There will be no ad vance in prices. A Ford car owned by Sam Burch who resides on the Lebanon Road was stolen between 8 and 10 o'clock Sa turday night, and thus far the offi cers have been unable to locate it. The license number is 46,381. Mr. Burch drove into town yester day afternoon and parked the car in front of the Revere rooming house. "WASHINGTON, May 6. (U. P.) The army's program for next year's war includes the expenditure of $3,- 378,320,000 for light artillery, General March told the house military commit tee today. Heavy ordnance is expect ed to cost $7,000,000,000. General March stated that the quortermas ter's corps would cost $5,078,000,000. Members of the house committee declared today that the failure to pro duce more of the heavy Browning ma- chineguns was "comparable only to the failure of the airplane program, Only a ridiculously small number has been produced. The committee ques tioned General Dixon for two hours concerning the production of the Brownings. Here Over Sundsy Miss Winnie Austin, who is working in Portland, spent Sunday with her parents. WAR SITUATION MUCIIJMPROVED WASHINGTON. May 6. (U. P.) "With the French and Brit ish reserves available, the allied situation in France is much im proved, although the conditions caused much anxiety for some time." the British war mission announced today. Advance Made North of Somme by Allies Today GERMANS SURPRISED BY AUSTRALIANS 'risoners Are Taken in At tack Made in Darkness BY PHIL SIMMS, U. P. ST A Ft CORRESPONDENT BRITISH FRONT, May Tho British advanced 1 JM yard a a front of store tha a a aiiU taia morning betwera A acre assi tha Somme. North, of the Sosssu Uas Australians advanced TOO yarda on a front of 1.506 yard. Lator they added another 500 lards a front of 2,000 yards. The first Australia a advaac waa made in darkness early San day morning. Suddenly a ad si lently the trocps swept forward, aurprisuig the thia German gar rison and capturing Gerssaa ria oners. This advaaca waa saasW north of the Somme. The advance thia moraiac waa made despite strong appaaiUaa. It ocenred early ia tha asoraiac while H was still dark, and resett ed in heavy German' aad Hfkt Australian casualties, laterm it lent shelling is ia profreaa shag the line today. LONDON, May 6. Tho British ad vanced their line on a considerable . front on both sides of the Somme Mar shal Haig reported today. This was lone despite strong resistance. Tha Germans lost 150 prisoners, two ma- chineguns and a number of trench mortars. French Repel Attack A german attack following a violent bombardment failed last night south east of Anchin farm, many enemv lead being left on the battlefield. Ro- onnoitering parties captured pruon- rs near Abaucourt, and in the Cham paign sector German positions were penetrated near Rheims, serious dam age being inflicted on tho enemy. A quantity of material was retrieved. Much Tonnage Added to Merchant Marine WASHINGTON, May 6. (U. P.) The shipping board today announced the launching of 16 wood and steel easels during the past week, totaling 39,195 tons capacity. In addition, ves sels totaling 80,180 tons wen acquired by contract. President Orders Airplane Inquiry WASHINGTON, May 6. (U. P.) It is formally announced today that the President has ordered an official probe of Gutzsom Gorglum's charges against the airplane production board. The President ask II that tha depart ment of justice cooperate with the senate military committee to sift the allegations and determine the need of a grand jury investigation. Ha also asked that Secretary Bauer inquire into the need of a courtmartiaL Seniors Work Hard on Annual for Year The Albany high schol seniors have been asked to furnish their "autobi ographies" for the 1918 annual. They are asked to prepare a list of tha va rious organizations to which they be long for publication in tha annuaL The class is hard at work on tha yearly publication and expecta to turn out a production which will be equal to those published. In the past The "Cyclone" has suspended publication for the year and work on the annual is being pushed.3; ' ' '' Russians Protest Action of Consul WASHINGTON, May 8. U. P.) The state department today reeeived the protest of the Russian soviet as serting that the American consul at Vladivostok had Improperly encourag ed the establishment of an autonom ous Siberian government.