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Newspaper Page TextO M'.M'y Best Advertising Medium In Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER Twilfhl and Wednesday FAUI VOL. XXXI. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, ORE COS. TUESDAY. MAY 21. 1918. U. el AMERICAN ARMY WILL GROW FAST IIAKJ'S FORCE EQUALED BY AUGUST FIRST IS REPORT NOW FIELD ARMY OF 200,000 AMERICANS IS CREATES National Army Rcgimenta Are ItriKiided With French and English . WASHINGTON. May 21 America's (I rat field army of ap proximately 200.000 earn haa been foraied la France. Thia consist of to army rorpa of three dttlaii.ia each, with Col our I Hjoriutad aa chief of ataff. WAMIING TON. May 21. U.P Startling revelations of tha giant atridea 'made by tha army toward Franco wars announced today. It la disclosed that unleaa tha Itritiah force la ' (really jtrcngthened In the next few 'nionlh'a, ilia' American army (n trance will probably l approxlm ataly aa la rue aa that commanded by Marahal Haig by Uia firat of Auguat Thia report ronira from authorita tive aourcea at Washington, it la stat ad. . Tha brigading of American regi menta with the Itritiah and French till continuea. Theao regiments are preaumably of tha national army, and which have not been In France lonir. The field army, tha formation of which la announced today, la with seasoned troopa which hava )een In France for long time. Paul Dodcle Winner of Diamond TroDhv I'aul Podele of Albany waa winner of the Iloncyman Diamond trophy Sunday, breaking 49 out of 60 targets He ehot ar.ainst a field of about 36 tartera. Ilia brother, C. G. Podele, waa tha winner laat year, and sur- rendered tha trophy to tha winner thia year. Thia trophy ia held by tha win iter until the next year. Many Albany markamcn are at tending tho atato ahoot In Portland today. Among thoao who left are J. W. Drinknrd, Klmer Nlrkeraon, II. II. Looney of Jefferson, Lloyd Temple- ton, C. G. Dodelo, Mark Kickert of Corvallia, and I'aul Dodcle. Tha shoot atiirta today. Biir Will Probated in County Today The will of Ezra Ruat, deceased, of Saginaw, Michigan, wna probated to day in tha county court. The eatate left by Mr. Ruat included land In Linn county valued at $10,000, all be ing In sections 28 and 30 of township 11, and was timberlnnd. Tha total value of the estate is well over million. Small bequests of from 11,000 to $20,000 to 27 people touted over $107,000, and the bulk of the property was left to his immcdl nta family. There were 32 heirs In all Stewart in Utah Charles Stownrt, recently appointed federal bank examlnor, writes his fa thcr that his headquarters will be In Salt Lake City and asks that his house hold goods lie forwarded to that place. NEW CLASSIFIED LOST Automobile license No. 15235 on West Side, Corvallia Road, or on I'lnlnview Road. Call Dell phnne 872J. 21m2S S. I EMPLOYES TO RAISE FLAG Appropriate Ceremonies Will He Held at 2:30 Tomorrow The employee of the Southern Pa cific simps are to hava their postpon ed flagralsing exercises tomorrow af ternoon at 3:30, with appropriate rare monies. The flair will be rained bv Mix Edna I.auhner, ami addressee will Ik maila by Master Mechanic C. K. I'eck of Portland. Superintendent K. U liurchalter, and by local nun. Kollowlnic it tha program: Introductory ramurka J. W. Tay lor, chairman. Reading Miae Oruh Ilarkness. Raising of fliiK by Miaa Edna Leub ner while thoaa present sing ' The Star Spangled Banner." Speech C. E. I'eck, master me chanic. Speech Hon. J. K. Wcatherfonl. Speech- lion. Willard I- Marks. Speech Superintendent F. L. Hur rhaller. Song, "America" Aaaembly. FRISCO A1RPIANE FACTORY HURNEI) TO GROUND TODAY SAN FRANCISCO, Muy 21 (U. I'.) A firo of unknown origin de alroycd an airplane factory in the bus ineaa aection today, and 90 minutea later the Mate threatened to deatroy aeveral blorka of wooilen buildings near Market alreet. The fire started In the Kmanuel cabinet work a. where Roliert Fowler la manufacturing airplanea under a government contract. Anonymoua letters had been received threatening to U.n.b the factory. I.imn f.ir airahipa, worth aeveral hundred thousand lollarn. wii de etroyed in tie fire. The flrce started in aeveral plarra at one but waa un der control at 9 o'clock. Fourteen flats, valued at a million altar, were deatroyed; and two com- plcte air)lanea were burned. HERMANS TO GIVE CONCERT FOR RED CROSS AT GLOME The Salem Cherrians will give a concert at tha Red Cross benefit to be given at the Globe Theater next Thursday nlirht, and a quartet with Mrs. A. J. Rahn will lie present The piartet ia composed of John W. Todd. S. Barton. Albert Gill, and rranx Me Witt. Following ia tha program: "America Calls" Mrs. Rahn and lunrtot "Flag of My Heart J. W. Todd. "Somewhere In France Is Daddy" Frank DeWitt Selections bv Mrs. Rnhn: Bluebird Song, Allwrt Cilto. "Ilelngo Land" S. Barton. "Sons of Lilierty," J. W. Todd. There's a Service Flag Flying at Our House," Mrs. Rnhn and quartet. Entire Police Force Has Joined Marines PHILADELPHIA, May 21. (Spe cial) Ever henr of a town so quiet and onlcrly that the entire police force, in order to get something to koep them busy, enlisted in tho ma rina corps ? That ia the case of the little town of Mnuch Chunk, Pa., which recently waved a fond farewell to it whole police department without a qualm of fear for ita own safety as the men left for Paris Island, S. C, the marine training camp. The force consisted of four able- bodied men Robert Madder, Clinton Madder. Charlea Shutt and Chester Bisby. Tho jnil at Mauch Chunk has not Keen occupied by a prisoner since laat Christmas, henco the departure of the -uardiana of tha peace. FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT HOME IN NEWPORT Word wns rccolved In Albany todav of the death of Mrs. W. D. Mixter nt Newport. Mrs. Mixter had lived in Albany for many years, but moved to Newport two years ago. Her husband died in Albany two years ago and is buried here. Sha is survived by two daughters, Emma Myrtlo and Vera May Mixter. Services will be held Wednesday nt 10:30 from the Fortmlller chapel, and Interment will be In Riverside ceme tery. Dr. G. II. Young will officiate. 10 Class One in Draft to He In creased by New comers REGISTRATION SET FOR FIFTH OF JUNE All Men Hemming 21 Since Last Year Are to ADDear Tha local exemption board has not been officially Informed that there is to be a registration for boya becoming 21 aiitce the laat registration, but started today to make preparations. Aa near aa can be discovered, there are from 150 to 200 who will register. On the lost registration, 10.4 per cent of the registrants were 21 years of age. On the sumo basis, there will be 182 added to tha list in the coming registration. Thia, however, will be cut by a numlwr going to tha ship yards or joining the army. The registration day is set at June 5th and every person who is now of sga must register. Ignorance of tha aw will be no excuse, and the penalty for failure to register will be the same as for failure to regiater for the pre ceding draft. It is l-elieved that the coming reg istration will add at least ISO to ine number in class one in Linn county. No derision has been made at Wash ington aa to whether the newly-regis tered men will be put at the end of the rlaaa one list, or handled in some other manner. The next draft from Linn county is set for May 20th, and 45 men are cull ed from the eounty. Official notices iava been sent out to the registrants to appear on that date The men will go to Fort McDowell, California, for training. Former AHwny Man Dies in California Word was received hero this morn ing of tha denth of Frank B. Adatrs at Bay Point, California, on May 17. of pleural pneumonia. Mr. Adams is a former Allny man and well known her as a signpainter and artist, while here he worked for F. C. Dannala. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife. The body will be brought to Leba non fur burial this week. Corvallia Man In Bad The city recorder was asked todav to help find an automobile, without a license, which a Corvallia mnn had oaned to a friend, and which he be lieved had been stolen by the friend. Chief Catlin was called and furnished nil the missing information. It ap peared that the friend had taken the car to Stayton, where he was arrested and locked up for not having a license. He is now in bad all around. GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING NG test Who Commands the Largest American Army kr-.-J'.-ii l.i 1,1 I MORE GOODS ARE I NEEDED NOW FOR I RED CROSS STORE I I Unless the patriotic citixeaa of Albany come arrow at awe with a aw stack for the Red Cram store, that Institution will be forced to close its doors, not for want of patronage, but for want of something to sell. Anything from a farm tractor to a knit tins' needle ran be nard, and can be aold; but clothes ara moat In demand. The eltlirns of tha community bava beea generous with goods In tha psat, and an other call ia being made in order that the local Institution may continue to rxiat. Those in charge I of the a to re suggest that an in ventory of the basement or storeroom be made and the thlnra that have outlived their I usefulness for you, but not for 'other people, be brought to the I a tore for sale. HOFF NOW LEADS FOR TREASURE!" Johns Leads by Nearly 2,000 Hornibrook I.ads Portland Opponent by Over 700 PORTLAND, May 21 Hoff is leading Ryan by 143 votes for state treasurer according to official re turns from 2$ counties and incomplete returns from the remsinder. Johns has a lead of nearly 2,000 over Judge Percy R. Kelly for justice of the su preme court and Will H. Hornibrook of Albany is leading Dr. J. W. Mor row of Portland by 916 votes. DUBLIN IS CALM AFTER ARREST OF 100 SINN FEINERS DUBLIN, May 21. (U. P.) Out wardly the city is very calm today but tha atreoja.-.mre thronged with groups of men discussing the arrests of more than a hundred Sinn Feiners this rendering the organisation prac tirally useless. New leaders have been appointed, but they are apparently moderates, and are not advising forceful resist ance to conscription. The government nnounced that it would soon publish evidence proving that the Sinn Fein ers plotted to assist Germany. Local Man Persevering Dale Smith, an employe in a local bank, intends to break into the navy. He has tried twice to join and both times waa rejected on account of be inir too Ik-ht. For the past week he haa been at work and, under the di rection of a local nhvsician. has put on eiirht oounds in seven days. He is now over the required weight, and will take his new avoirdupois to ine recruitinir station in a few more days. Commercial Club Meeting Regular meeting of the Commercial club tonight at 7:30. Gibson Funeral Tomorrow The funeral of the late Mrs. J. G, Gibson will be held tomorrow after noon at the United Presbyterian church at 2:30 o'clock. T 1 ' JOHN BARLEYCORN 1 GETS HARD BLOW I The house, by a vote of 69 to 58, recorded Itself as fsvoring the stopping of the use of grain in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. The question came on an amendment to h emergency food bill presented by Represent ative Randal of California, to prohibit tha expenditure of aix millions to Increase food pro duction until the President can Issue a proclamation stopping the uaa of grain in making liquors. LIBERTY BREAD Cornflour Biscuits 2 2-3 c. corn flour. 1 t salt. 1 c liquid. 6 t baking powder. S t fat. Procedure: Sift dry materials to gether. Work In fat well. Combine liquid and dry mnterials, handling lightly. Shape as biscuit and bake in hot oven. ASCENT LEADS IN RED CROSS DRIVE Report of 116 Per Cent for First Day of Drive Is Made ALBANY WORKERS MAKE GOOD REPORTS otal of $2,000 Is Taken in by 12 Solicitors Who Reported Tangent was the firat Linn eountv precinct to go over tha top in the , Second Red Cross drive. Tha report from th Tamrent work-! i. . .v -. u.j ii ers was that the city had raised lib i . t per cent of tho quota of $C00. In Albany, the reports from the workers are coming in slow. Only 12 , had reported this morning, but from I the reports of the 12 it appears that Albany is either over the top or close the rim. A total of $2,000 was turned in by the dosen. Albany has to raise $4,500, and at the present time it looks as though this could be done. It is not certain, however, that this is true, and the re ports received so far are from those. ho have the best chance to make good showings. Over the county the returns are coming in slow. Linn county has to raise $14,000 during tha week, and as much more as is possible, and this will I -ol-ably take more than a single day. it is not believed that there is doubt of the success of the drive, however. The executive board of the Red Cross will hold an open session Wed nesday evening, beginning at 7:80. Af ter the regular business, Miss Eliza beth Cos per, secretary of the civilian relief for Linn Co. chapter, will give an address on her practical experien ces. Miss Cosper took this course at Reed college and was graduated with honors. Those Interested in army and navy insurance and in the relief of soldiers' and sailors' families, will find this lecture helpful. Mrs. J. D. Summers, delegate to the Red Cross convention for the North western division, will give a report of the work accomplished. Every mem ber of the R. C. should be present to hear these reports. Albany Home Guard Drilled Last Night The Home Guard drill last night brought many features. Besides a good drill, with a full company out. tha company called on J. A. Howard, who is suffering from a broken leg. and attended the Globe Theater as guests of J. M. Hawkins. Mr. Howard is a member of the company and was injured during the A. R. parade. He will probably be in bed for at least six more weeks, but is reported as doing well at pres ent Eighth Grade Questions Stumbling Blocks to Pupils and Also Others Give the boundaries of the Louisian- na Purchase and the price paid for it Name the five great American in ventions and give the Inventor oi each. ' Write a sentence containing an ad- verbinl phrase. Explain the selective draft What is a democracy? An autoc racy? Give an example of each. What is the value of a pile of wood 16 1-2 feet long, eight feet wide and seven feet high at $7.50 a cord. What do you understand by tuber cle, pollination, pupa, bacteria, peren nial? Spell promiscuous, amateur, paral lel, hygiene, sufficient Locate the trans-Sibennn railway, and name a city at ita western term inus. Give three good reasons why tobac co should not be used. What are colds? Explain what we may do to prevent them, and bow they should be treated. . GOOD NEWS FROM PRESIDENT LEF Albany College Favored by New College Board "The last straw has been removed from tha taking over of tha Interest of the college board by the new gen eral board of education," writes Act ing President W. II. Lee from Colum bus, Ohio, where he is attending the general assembly of the Prebyurun church. This means that tha Eastern organization that attempted tu strike a deathblow to Albany college goes out of existence at this meeting of tha assembly and that the new board will take control. Rev. C. F. Wishart, D. V., formerly pastor of tha United Presbyterian church at Albany, h president of tha new general board of education of the Presbyterian church. and may be relied upon to be fair to Albany and Oregon. ' Tha general assembly will adopt a five-year program of raising $50,000, 000 to be put on immediately after tho war, 55 per cent of which will go to education. Albany cannot get her share of this unless she shows herself worthy by putting herself In order at this time. The trustees of the col lege will be asked to work out a pro- gram here that will include aeveral forward steps. The citzens' committee of 25 who will put on the drive for Liberty Bonds to put Albany college over the too next week will meet again at the Com mercial club Wednesday evening. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. GIBSON TO BE HELD TOMORROW Funeral services for Mrs. Nora E. Gibson will be held tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock from tha United Presbyterian church, Rev. W. P. White officiating, and friends may view the remains preceding the service, Mrs. Gibson was a member of the United Presbyterian- church and wna a faith ful and active worker in tha various church organizations. She was active in Red Cross and Tood conservation work, and leaves many friends to re gret her death. Her death occured at noon Monday, May 20th, at St. Mary's hospital. She had been ill for the past two months and was taken to the hospital in the hope that an operation might per- manently relieve her. The best of surgical skill was unable to save her life, however, as the operation reveal ed a malignant cancer. She was born in Jacksonville, Indi ana county, Penn., on February 14, 1870. Her girlhood was spent Pennsylvania with the exception of few years in Illinois. Following her marriage in June of 1895, she moved to Oregon, living for a few months at Shedd, from which plase she moved to North Albany where she has made her home for the past 24 years. She is survived by her husband and only child, Mary Margaret. Another Baldwin Scare A Baldwin scare developed in the south part of Albany today, but an investigation disclosed the fact that there was nothing stirring. The ofh cers were called to the scene, but were unable to find more than an excited citizen. If you can answer all the above questions, and about 90 others of like nature, you are qualified to pass the eighth grade examination; if you cannot answer all the questions you have very little cause to laugh at wild stabs made by some pupils, some of which follow: Give a rule of etiquet Answer: Do not pick your ear with a pin be fore eating. What is treason? Answer: Treas on is where someone has committed suicide or murdered someone. Why has the United States two houses of congress instead of one? Answer: The reason the U. S. has two houses instead of one is because one cannot pass things that are Injur ious to the country without being kill ed in the next one. ' What la vaccination? Answer: Vaccination is giving a person a case of disease. 1RIGAII DOWNED BY HUliS Fights With Broken Leg Ui til Engine Is Dis abled C1AWLS INTO SHELL ilCLE, REACHES LINE ffair Occured Over Lines at Ypres and Officer Is Recovering By WUI Phillip Simma. V. P. Staff Corraspcadawi. BRITISH FRONT, Mar 21. An meriean aviation captain, from Phil adelphia, recently fought German planes over tha Una at Ypres until hia engine waa disabled and be wna forc ed to descend. This waa don despite the fact that ha bad a broken let. Ha waa forced to descend in No Man's Land, and ha at once crawled into a shellhole. A German battery, firing at the disaoied plana, scored a direct hit, smashing it to bits. The captain, surrounded by burst ing shrapnel, dragged himself from crater to crater until ha reached thai allied tin near tha juncture of tha Belgian and British , J Is) now recovering in a kaupital WAR REP0KT8 British Baaa LONDON, May 21-Soeceeafnl British raids in Flanders and rVmrsts and active hostile artillery ftrmg ssnW Arras were reported in tha stataoaept by Marshal Haig today. A German attack on. the western portion of tha Flanders front waa reported also. ' Am erica a iTaaaaltiea WASHINGTON, May 21. The cas ualty list today included 41 names. three being killed in action, one dead of wounds, 18 severely wounded ana) eight slightly wounded. Sub Losses for April Announced by British LONDON, May 2L (U. P.) Tha admiralty today announced that tha allied ships, other than American, lost during April totaled 306,100 tons. It is announced that tha American tanker William Rockefeller has beak) lost at sea. . Happy Gorden Runs From State Prison Hbddv Gorden. one of tha leaders among the prisoners at tha Oregon State Penitentiary, ia reported aa es caped today. Gorden waa a trusty and was a leadVr in tha social Ufa at the institution. Ha was a show man aa well as a printer, and was usually the organiier and director of tha theatrical performances at tha prison. LaFollette Would Escane Inauirr WASHINGTON, May 2L (UJ.) Senator LaFollette today demanded la the senate that tha committee on elec tions and privileges dismiss tha dis loyalty charges filed against him by the Minnesota public safety commit tee. He asserted through his attorney that there waa nothing disloyal in tha St Paul speech when ha declared that the United States did not hava suf ficient grievance against Germany to warrant a declaration of war. Arrest Is Made in Kelso Triole Murder KELSO, Wash., May 21. U. P.) A man has been arrested at American Lake in connection with tha Keleo triple murder, where a woman and two children were found ia a tent having been murdered while sleeping Tha sheriff here does not believe that the man arrested at American Lake is tha murderer because tha suspect drove a Dodge car while tha murdered drove a Ford.