O. bl O Library' EUOL'NK Best Advertising Medium In Linn County YLBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER Tonight sad Wednesday FAIR asm WARMER . VOI- XXXI. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREdON. TL'PJUIAY, JUNE 4. 1918. Na. 14. AMERICANS ARE NOW FIGHTING AT MARNi DRIVE HACK GERMANJ-ORCE TO SOUTH HANK DURING GERMAN ASSAULT AT NEUILLY BACK Bf FRANCO Germuntt Guin and I-ose Villages in Desperate Attempt to Advance Along Road to Pari-; Counter Attack GainH Hun I'risonein PARIS, June 4. (Hy United Press) American troops have struck their first blow in the second Battle of the: Manic. Fighting with French troops they hurled back a German force which had reached the southern bank of the river for the first time sine earlv in the war. The Germans crossed the river south of Jaulonne, mid way between Chateau Thierry and Dormans; but the Franco-American force hurld them back over the river taking a hundred prisoners in the battle. A bridpe was de stroyed after the Boche had been hurled back. The American force also stooped a German advance before the Neuilly Wood, driving the Huns back Willi a mapnif icent counter attack. In. fiehting of the most violent character, the villages in the sector were taken. lost and retaken by the Americans. , The French communiouc acdcd that the Germans, aided by heavy artillery concentration and after violent fichtino had taken Mosley, Torcy, Boureschcs and Neuillv la Por tieric, all south of the Ourq. "The French recaotured Mos ley, and Neuilly la Porteric. in a brilliant counter attack The official Frvnrh communUue to day declnml biat "the Ameriean force atopped the ' Carmana attempting to reach the Nisully Wood by a mng nificent counter attack, hurling tie enemy bark north of the wood. AMERICANS DEFEAT lll'NS I. The American troops, since enter ing the llaltle of the Marne, have bril liantly repulsed four German attacks delivered against the positions held hv them. They counter attacked success fully after each (ierman assault. It waa the Americana fighting with the French who stopjicd tho Germans at Chateau Theirry. They have grent ly stabilised the situstion as all branches of the American army are f ighting alone; both sides of the Marne. FRENCH IIOI.0 AIK MASTERY lly Henry Wood. Staff Correspondent for The United I'rcea FRENCH FRONT, June 4. The French have re-rained the complete mastery of the air. Allied airmen to day dropped 03 tons of bombs on the iterman troop concciurnuuii unm ui the Mitnie battlefield. One atuailron eommnnder sent more than to) airplanes against a (ier man column three miles mnrrhing to ward the front. Charging cavalry like, the airmen descended to within 35 yards of tho ground, raining bombs and mnrhincKun bullets until the col umn was completely routed. The (ierman are apparently still at tempting to advance townrd Paris bv way of the north Imijk of the Mnmo. , but are boing held by tha French. The nppenrnnce of American troops on the Mn me bnttleficld .Indicate- that the allies' reserves have at lnsi, reached the battle Mno. . The Gcrmnns havo mndo but one at tempt to cross the Mnmo nnd were driven back In a brilliant counter at tackuy the French and American reg- Imenta opposing them. Prisoners-wore taken iy tne nines in mn secmr. NEW CLASSIFIED I WANTED 15 or 20 voung pig, old ennurh to drink milk. M. T. Free man. 'Rot.te 5. Hell flOflRfi 4J5 FRESH MILK, cream and butter ev ery dav at Kenton' Ch Store. 235 I. on" -n.t. 4 id FOR RENT 8 houe. A1b 1 fur nished house. Inquire of W. F. Pfciffer. 8J5 FOR SALE Hnlsteln heifer 2 yentn n been, freh this wek.v Per fectly gentle and kind. D. C. Mc i :nre, 54 N. Main. Home phnne 422. 4j6 FOR SALE t l-82xM Prlncajall aenarntor. Alttnnn Taylor engines and cookhouse. All complete and In trood condition. Deri phone 2'!''2. 4J10 WHICH CROSSED OF THK UIVEK NIGHT WOOD BEATEN - AMERICAN REGIMENTS TODAY ALBANY HOME " GUARTTSMENARE GIVEN A RAISE A few proomtions were announced for the Albany Home Guard at the drill held last night. Corporal P. A. Young being raised to sergeant sup planting Joe Frum, who has left the city. Fred II. Hough. C. I- Monson nnd 1-swrcnce Metxger were made corporal. Following are the officers of the orgnnixutlon as they now stand: Captain W. G. IUIlack. First Lieutenant Willnrd L. Marks. Second Lieutenants George H. Crowell and Fred K. Illoom. First Sergeant George E. Sanders. Quartrrmnatcr Sergeant W. S. Weaver. Supply Sergeant Dr. J. H. Rob nett. Sergeants J. A. Howard, R. A. B. Veal, J. G. Minton, P. A. Goodwin ami Portland Man Advocates Using Oregon Made Products in Oregon A. G. CLARK; Manager of Hume Industry Section of the Portland Chamber of Commerce lly A. G. Clnrk, Manager Home In dustry League, Portland Chamber of Commerce Oregon ha spent too much time and effort cashing In on natural re- source and selling raw materials nnd too little . In creating values through finished products and pay I)II,IX)MAS ISSUED FOR EIGHTH GRADE Total of 205 Panned Text. Ac cording to Re port The eighth grade students who took Omi recent examination numbered 896, occording to the statement lamed to day by Mrs. Cummings, county school superintendent. Of this number, Hi fuilvd to pa's and toti received di ploma. In all there were 1,005 students tak irtir the examinations. There were 351 evenlh grade students taking the ge ography eiaminatiun and 3?H tixth grade pupila tuking the , physiology test. It U not known yet how many of these passed. Tho examination this year was the largest in some years and it required five people almost a week to irrale all the papers submitted. The questions were prepared by the state authorities. REGISTRATION TOMORROW FOR 21-YEAR-OLDS Tomorrow is the dsy for tha regis tration of the men who have become 21 since the 5th of June last year. All youths who have not registered have the opportunity of doing ao tomorrow, and those who fail will be liable to imprisonment as were the slackers un der the last draft registration. There are six places in the county. At Albany the clerk's office Is used; at Scio, Stirha's confectionery; Leba non, the Lebanon Hotel; Brownsville, the city hall; Mill City, the Odd Fel low's building, and at Horrisburg, the city hall. It is estimated that about 200 young men will show up for registration to morrow, and this will add 200 to the number in clnas one, aa there are few nf thru to he registered who will not I be placed in the fighting class. f. . .... Mrs. Hrandel Released on $5,000 Bonds Today PORTLAND, June 4. (U. P.) Mrs. Albertina Brandrl, charged with a violation of the espionage act, was today released under bonds of Hi ,000 furnished by German friends. Mrs. Brandcl was arrested near Lebanon after refusing to permit her son to report for the draft. She was brought to Alliany by a posse which was forced to break into her house to arrest her. Yesterday she was taken by a United States marshal before the federal court to be arraigned. P. A. Young. Corporal L. L. Swan, E. M. Pugh. John M. French. H. W. Torliet. Frank N. Wood. II. D. Preston, Harry B. Cusick, L. H. Fish. C. M. Grigshy. Fred H. Hough, Charles L. Monson and Lawrence Mcttger. rolls, snya Mr. Clnrk. It Is everybody' Job In Albany to buy and support Albany' products nnd business institutions and there is time enough to look elsewhere after it is ascertained that the goods or service cannot be furnished by local enterprise. " ; In only 50 people started out nnd stuck to the practice of demanding Albnny and Oregon product from ev eryone from whom purchases wore mndc, their effort would be made ef fective In ten days. Multiply this energy with the total population nnd the result would be In creased production to fill tho domand more people on payrolls more fam ilies and home to sustain more pop- 1 ulntion school, churches and all the ! other thing that go to make up prosperous city and state. Right now and for month Uncle Snm has been preaching the doctrine I of "ve car" buy local products. secure goods at point nearest produc tion. - So it la patriotic and our state is helped at the same time. War work Investments that are ne cessary i taking million out of Ore gon it Is up to our citixen to con serve our remnining wealth by creat ing and building up our home Indus trie. (Continued on Pag Three) CRUISER VINDICTIVE, NOW BLOCKING THE This Is the old luittsb cruiser Vindictive which, tilled with concrete, hns ben sunk In the channel at Ostend. partly bottling up that Uvnnsn L'-Iloat base. The photogrsph waa taken after she had been battered In the previous mid on Zeebrusge snd Ostend. Almve are her gallant others. Left to right: Surgeon Payne Surgeon Glegg, Com mander Osborne. Captain CariMitrr, Stall Surgeon McCutclieoo and Senior Gunner CoOfc;. Albany College Commencement Exercises Are to Be Held this Evening at 1st Presbyterian Church Albany High Seniors Give Class Day Program DR. MILLIGAN TO TALK Degrees Conferred by Frank J. Miller. Head of Trustees - 'The graduating exercises for-the senior class of Albany college are to be held this evening at the First Pres byterian church. - Tho tuldress wilT be made by Dr. Milligan.'paator of the Rose City church at Portland, and one of the best known ministers of the Northwest. In addition to the address by Dr. Milligan, there jvill be a musical pro gram presented, Charlea South, vio linist, being on the program for two number. Mr. South is playing in Al bany for the last time until the end of the war, as he leaves soon to join tha army.' - i ' Following the exercises the annual alumni reunion nd reception will be held. Dr. Milligan is well known in Al bany, having spoken here before. He has spent many years In Africa and has written two books on the subject, both of which have had a wide circula tion f It is expected that a large au dience will be present this evening. The college graduating exercises are being held in the evening for the first time since the founding of the insti tution. It has been the custom' in the psst to hold the commencement pro gram in the morning but this has been changed this year. The college has been informed that in the will of Ann M. Mann, a gift of $15,000 was made to the local institu tion. This waa not unexpected, as President Crooks secured the promise Speeders Are Pinched by Officer C. Brown Three speeders were pinched bv- Traffic Officer and Special Policeman Brown yesterday, and as a result n was turned in as Dan money, ine night police picked up "two Portland boys who we're 'on the trains last night but they were released after establish ing themselves to the satisfaction or City Recorder Lewelling. ' 100 LADIES AND GIRLS ARE'WANTED AT ONCF One hundred are wanted tr address envelooes for the war Savines Stamo catrmaien. The addressing may be done at home and tne w. J. a. com mittee desires that the ladie will volunteer for this work at once. Call P. A. Young, chairman. Jake Jamb Waa Hi .lake Jacobs of Taneent was trans acting business here today. Visiting Friends- Bobbie McCormtck, who has been visiting friends in Albany, left last night for San Francisco. five years ago. It comes at an op-, portune time, at present. It is not known whether there are restrictions on the donation or not. There are three members of the class who will be given degrees this evening. On, Elbert D. Botts, is now with the army at Fort Hancock, and the other two. Palmer D. Crampton and Miss Ruth Clausen, are to be present this evening. The college conservatory of music last night presented in recital Hubert Fortmiller, assisted by Miss Evelyn' Bennett, both pupils of Miss Clement An interesting program was presented on the organ and piano, before a good sized audience. Following is the pro gram: Organ and piano: Hallelujah Cho rus from "The Messiah" Handel. Hubert Fortmiller, Evelyn" Bennett. Piano: Norwegian Bridal Proces sion Grieg; Prelude in D flat Chop in; Polonaise in A major Chopin.. Hubert Fortmiller. Organ: Cradle Song Spinney; March in E flat PietralL Hubert Fortmiller. Piano: March of the Dwarfs Grieg; The Spinner Raff. Evelyn Bennett. Piano: Valse Chromatique Les chetixky; Serenade Victor Herbert; Marche Grotesque Sinding. . Hu bert Fortmiller. NEW STUNTS GIVEN The class day program at the high school today was a howling success, according to the residents in the im meidate neighborhood. Even the fac ulty decided that it was a good stunt nnd, as for the students, those who took part appear to be highly satis Suit to Collect on Note Is Filed-Todav Suit wns filed today by lone Coch rane versus W. 11. Cochrane et al, to collect on a note alleged to have been given by the defendants to Lee Mil ler, at Brownsville, and Inter secured by the plaintiff. The original note was for $.1,000, nnd $2,240 has been paid. A writ of attachment was is sued against property held by the de fendants. Oregon Retail Jewelers to Meet in Salem I . l All arrangements have been com pleted for the Oregon Retail Jewelers' association which will be held in Salem June 6 and 6. Through efforts of F. M. French of this city, who is secretary-treasurer of the association, the membership of the association has in creased over 80 per cent. A large ma jority of the members are expected to be present. Returned to Seattle Chas. Ohling returned to Seattle last evening after visiting hi wife and parent over-Sunday. V:i)h't OSTEND CHANNEL fied, and the present junior class, wMch will have to stage a similar performance next year, is decidedly pessimistic in regard to the chances of working up something new. The morning was spent in the high school auditorium. The class pro phecy, supposed to become true in ten years, waa acted on the stage to the satisfaction of the performers and their parents, who formed a large part of the audience of 500. ' v -Each person acted out the prophecy as written for the annual. The whole made a "revue" that had a Ziegfleld Folly show beat hands down. Songs, short acts and other devices were ar ranged for the members of the class to demonstrate exactly what should happen to them. In the afternoon the show was transferred to the scboolgrounds, and the girls had a conspicuous part in the festivities. The afternoon's pro gram started at 1:30 and a parade around the grounds was staged, the girl clowns being the feature of the procession. Following came series of folk and other dances, a Maypole dance, down dance and tightrope walking contest being presented. The boys also staged a field day, this being sensational in the extreme. A bicycle relay race with Merl. Bueh ner and Edmqnd Way pitted against Mertice Buchner and Edward Umph rey, was held, the distance being one mile, each contestant racing a half mile. Three-legged races and potato races were also held, and the girls indulged in a discus-throwing contest. Those contesting in this event were Ethel Bussard, Helen Livengood, Amna'Ho- flich and Irene Barrett. East Albany Red X Worked Hard in Mav The East Albany Auxiliary of the Red Cross has just completed a vorv busy month's work. During May the following money has been received and turned in to headquarters: Dues from new members $ 4.00 Contribution from Mrs. Snelling 10.00 Contribution from Mrs. G. Ja- cobson 10.00 Contribution from Price school 80 From other ' sources .75 TOTAL 25.65 The work completed is: 4700 com presses, 455 irrigation pads, ten hos pital garments, six dishtowels, six dish cloths. Price school turned in through this auxiliary four quilts, 700 gun- wipes, one treasure bag. This work was done by the pupils under the supervision of Miss Vira Perfect, teacher. R. C Thanks W. a W. The Ladies of Linn county chapter of the Red Cross want to thank the members of the Woodmen of the World for the proceeds of the dance given last Saturday evening; $124.20 was given to the Red Cross. II VESSELS DESTROYED U-BOATS SURVIVORS ARRIVING AT ATLANTIC PORTS AFTER BEING RESCUED NAVY WILL NOT STATE SUBMARINE DESTROYED Liner City of Columbus Ar rived Safely in Port Today; Rumored Sunk by Sub LEWES. Delaware, iwm 4v Firing eootiaaed this isialag off Case Hmtooea. It ia Wtteeeel to W a battle! betweea Hasted State) aavral aeaaU as NEW YORK, Jan 4-Th Geo ssaa sabssaria raid cat tin Asaer icaa aaipsdag aloaf the Atlantis' eoas kas prababry destroyed at least 11 Teeaekiacladiai twa Hav ers. Hot taaa 4M acaal - an missing, aceorttiac to awsasat re Part of the urrrvirs ait tfc steamer Caroliaa, 19 ia all. vera landed at Lowes. Delaware, taia morning by the British steamer Appleby, which picked them ap at sea. This included 1 men, twa women, and an Bomber af tha of the crew. The Savaaaah liner. City af Ca lumbua, which had heca reported sunk, arrived safely at Martha'a Vineyard today after Baring avoided the submarinec. WASHINGTON, June 4. Secretarv of the navy Daniels stated today that no new sinking reports bad been re ceived by the navy department. There ia no information available of tha re ported capture of the submarine. He declared that the navy depart ment will not now announce whether the. U-boat was sunk or captured be cause it might aid the enemy. NEW YORK. June 4. Germanv has established a submarine blockada of the Atlantic Coast. Within a short time a U-boat fleet capable of oper ating at every important city on tha Atlantic Coast will be here, according to the mate of the Submarine U-161. This is the mate who served for fire years in the American navy. He made this statement to Enos Rocker, boatswain of the schooner Ed- When the Edna waa destroyed, Rocker and other members of the crew were imprisoned in tha subma rine for over a week. The mate told Rocker that the pres ent submarine fleet left Kiel seven weeks ago, getting a tremendous send off. He also displayed photographs of the celebration. The voyage waa made to the West Indies, where the American collier Cyclops mysteriously disappeared. The U-boats In this patrol are 825 feet long, and are the largest subma rines known. The number indicates that they are recently built, and tha mate declared that it was tha advance guard only. Each submarine .carries a crew af 35 and carries six months' supplies. The mate declared that they would not waste torpedoes on anything but troos ships. The Port of New York waa fa open ed today. Tha police, fearing an air raid, ordered tha city darkened. An examination of tha empty Ufa boats of the steamer Carolina, found drifting In the Atlantic, disclose tha fact that they have been track we shellfire. This Indicate that tha sua- ( Continued on Page Fearf '