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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCEAT THE WEATHER Tonliht and Wednesday FAIR vita Marly atalioaary Usaperatare VOL. XXXI AI.IIANV. LINN COUNTY, OltF.f.O.V, Tl'F.SDA Y, JUNK II. 1M No. St. Best Advertising Medium in I. inn County HUN DRIVE IS CRISIS Hindcnburg Making Terrific Efforts Before American Troops Arrive Force to Stem Tide LIVES. WASTED WITH PRODIGALITY BY Enemy Advance but Three miles in Day, but Reach Aronde River at Compcignc, within Mile of Oisc near Ribecourt Last Night II) Henry Wood. Stuff ('or respondent for The United j Tlie HtKNCII I-Id INT, June II new (.rrnian drive between Noy.in and Monldidirr haa developed i"t" the wni'a urealeat buttle, no. I nppurentlv the iriaia of the war haa been reached. The Crrmans appear to be deter mined ( use their entire rearrve ill llie aupreme effort to acpnrutc the al lied armlet and reach I 'ana In-fore the American anny can participate in full and wreat the laat hope of vlclorv from the Krtlaer. It la ronaiilcred certain that if the ulliea hold two niontlia longer, the American nt the present rate..of ar rival will anon live ' rhem an incon-t-inble rninhing numeriral auperlor ity. Already Ilia American, ltnlinn ami llritiah reaerver. coupled with the terilfic Herman loatea, have practical ly wiped out the former numerical u peiloijy of the Germans, and thia ndvant iiko in favor of the ullica ia increasing daily. The Cermnna have uaed 30 diviaiona in the new drive up to midnight Inat night, feeding battalion after battalion into the fii-hl with uncqualcil prodigal ity. French Defenae Strong The heroic French reaiatance, how ever, haa completely changed the character nf the offeliaive which in sured the aucceaa of the offeliaive movementa previously atnrted by the Germans. ly counter attneka locally at everv point on the entire Montdidicr-Noyon front, re-nteilly Vlrlouaiy lime nn.-i time, the French have kept the Hun final line truopa conatiintly engaged, prcveuliiiK them from licing auperced eil by recurring wavea of freah trmipa. Every eounler attack haa netted priaoiiera who unanimously ilcclnre that the German in the luat drive have leen frightful. I lei, pa of lloache dead are found every when over the entire bnttlcfroiit. I Cavalrymn F-arapr I French cnviilrvmen. fighting on font ' on the aiimmit of the U-plcniot plat eau, have (iicceeded In eacnpinir from the fiermnna after hnvini; been com pletely (lirmundrd. They declared that they had repulsed l! infantry a aniilta durinc the time they were lur rounded. One of the war'a fiercest artillery battles accompanies tho fiirht. The eonrenlrntion secured by both the al lies nnil the Hermans exceeds nnylhinir yet achieved on the West Front. Despite the Incredible masses used by the commanders, the Hermans hnvo succeeded in nveniirlnir onlv three miles a day In the last drive. NKW CI.ASSIFIKD WANTED A (tlrl or wnninn to assist with housework, (iood wnires. Ap ply 7J!l W. 7th or Hell phone MO-R. HJ12dw WANTFD -fiirl for housework, nt IW V.. W: nr.il Homo. lljIS WANTKD Chamhermald nnd pnnlry wnmnn at Albany Hotel. I FOK ItKNT A suite; of furnished housekeeping rooms, eool and com fortable, with screened pon-h. 12H North Fourth. 11113 OFWA French Hold Air The French airmen are maintaining a" incontestable aerial auperiorily. The planra are runalantly machine gunning and tombing the advancing (tennnn colutnna. The French were fully prepared for thia nttack and went expecting the blow to full in thia iunrtcr. Fur thia rvltaon tile aurpriae element which had helped the aucccaa of the other drives haa In-i-ii lucking. The t.ermnna are now at Heaaon Sur Mali, ami from thia poaitiun will be able to atrike either toward Pari or toward the Oiae, where they can cut off the French aulivnt vxtanding toward 'Nwyon. Thia ia apparently their intention, judging Tm the de velopment a of the night. The French defenae, however, ia ex tremely at runic at thii point, and while it ia prcaunied that rcaervea have lern brought up, their preaence haa not been officially announced. The advaiuinir Germans were mowed down by the French artilleryfire, luid the j xiu-y at once brought Wood In-fore the enemy ia accomplishing lca for the ' eii y border and a little matter of numlier of men wasted than in anv llw wn, explained to him. previnua drive. Wood ronfeaaed to having made the The numlier of the Germans attack- atntcment and at once retrncted it in ia believed to lie around 4IM1.000 A, a n,ult p(.m.c nm r,uii,riuin men. The attack waa made, with ()f ,lt ,M.1IC1. department ia nguin un alwut J(Hi,mn men, and In-hind thia ; .liNturbtMl and another effort to icet the force freah reaervea were ready to re- ,rnffjc ,.,, j,, ,a,i j, nipped in the bud. place diviaiona which were (haltered ( u lrmt Officer Brown took in me mivnnce. wn eiiner winK i the French rcaialunrc haa been able to atop the Huna without material iiain while in the center the nnn hna not been aa extenaive aa the violence of Cerman drive warranted. (ermana (taininx I'AKIS, June 11. The Cerman laat nik-ht penetrated to within a mile of the river Oise nt Itibecourt, according to the official communique issued bv the war office thia morninc The enemy nlso n-arhed the Aronde river within four mile of Compeiifne but the French hurled them bark at this point. On the west wihk me , French retook Mery. The fik'litirnr at this point has !een of a most violent character. Ilrilish Advance LONDON. June 11. Attacking! south of Al-iert, between the Ancre nnd the Snmiuo, the British advanced a hnlf-milc on a front of n milo nnd a half last night. "We took prisoners and 32 ma cliineguns," the official atatement rend. "We nlso successfully rnided northwest of Moi'lnncourt, south of the Srnrpe, nnd east of the Nelppe forest taking prisoners nnd ninchincguns." London Press Is Praising Wilson LONDON, June 11. (U. P.) Tho London Press unanimously approves Wilson's address to tho Mexican jour nalists. Tho New declared that Wil son "reveals himself as the architect of the world' future," nnd declnred that tho "United States' loyalty tow ard Russia wn the war' redeeming feature. When history 1 written, Wil son will shine like a henconlight In dnrkness." R to Crush French in Sufficient GREAT LEADERS CHARGE AGAINST TRAFFIC OFFICER BROWN WITHDRAWN The police force of the city of Al lan y huve innnavd to snutkh what nU.rtr.l out to lx a dt-ciiU'.lly nastv i -hurt? i ninth' fipuinst certain memliern It win ulUk'Hl thut Traffic Officer I'.rown had tnU'n $25 in bail money from a couple of Albany young men ttn) finli'd to I uni this in to the city recorder. The report wni alU'ited to have been : titiirtrd ljr M. 1. Wood, of Albany, who , ia employed in a local garage. Ho It nit id to huve dednred thin to be true, ; and yenU-nlity lhe newn(aper office! : were culled on and they were atiked to : write a utory about the matter, j Thin morning the affair cant to the attention of Chief ( atlin. Recorder l.,.,ling and Traffic Officer llrown. frm th(. ,wo , WHM, nd , I youni? man nnmcd Swank from Ibn , nun, each divine; up $2.M, and the 1 next morning turned it in. The monev was given to the rcconlcr aa soon as Frown reported for duty. So far as the police officials can discover, llrown ia not in the habit of keeping bail money, nnd. ha no intention of starting. Russian Party Would Welcome Allied Help WASHINCTON, June 11 (U.P.) The Russian embassy today published tlispatchca from the Russian cadet party snying that it never recognized the Brest-I.itovak treaty and that it would welcome allied resistance. Former leader of Russians at Seattle SEATTLE. Juno 11. (U. P.) Former Hussiun Vice Premier Kon- ovaloff, Kcrcnsky's right hand man n riced here today. He will try to stir the allies to nctiop, restoring the Ke rensky regime, nnd save the Russians from the Holsheviki. Ilia arrival to combat the eastern aggressions of Cermany. MEN ARE CALLED I FOR SPRUCE WORK I I WASHINCTON. June II. I (V. P. General Crowder haa I railed 9.000 limited service men I in order lo rut the airplane I snriirc In the Northwest states. I I The nunla for the limited serv- I i Ire rail In Linn rnunly ha been I I set at l.i men. WILSON EXPLAINS PAN-A.MERICANIS.M Ih I "act for Americans for Self Protection Pur poses WASHINGTON, June 11 (O.P.) Preiidrnt Wilson advocate pan-Amer-icatiiam a a pact for Americana for self-protection purpose. Thia de vrlX'd with the publication of hia au thorized version of the recent addri-ii In-fore the Mexican editor here. He declared that the Monroe doc trine waa (imply telling he anialler nationa of America that "We're going to lie your big hrother whether you want It or not." The draft call fur limited aervlce men, iued today, includea every itate except Maine, Oklahoma, South Dako ta and Texas. Oreron'a quota will I .V.3 men, and of thia number, B3 have volunteered. RED CROSS WORK IS EX PLAINED BY LEI AND GILBERT "Somewhere in France," 28 April 191K Dearest Little SiaUr: While it i yet Sunday and I've got the chance. will answer your most welcome letter uhirh ram about ten daya fejfo. It waa surely good to hear from you, Dorothy, and your letter, as usual, waa very intereating. I hope that you will write to me whenever you can. Thia has been another pretty day this part of France and It is just now early evening ami the un has set. 1 only wish, Dort, that yon could be over here and see some of the many thing that would be of much interest to you. But ome of these day 1 will tell you bout many things which cannot I ilcserilied in our letter home. So Mr. and Mrs. Cronise have mov- d to Crant Pass? Cues Ralph will resume hi newspaper wont men.-. probably with the "Courier." It 1 about the (ize of the Albany paper and for several yearn haseaded aoni live wire to make It look human. Was glad that Grace enjoyed her visit home and had a chance to see Earl before he left. Both she and he have written me ince I came to France. So you want to be a Red oas nurse, do you. Dorothy? It ia good calling, all right, sister, but it requires much patience and hard work 'sporially over here in the war rone and the girls have to go through some trying experiences. But you've got lot of time to devote to nursing lutr if you want to go into training. But you must finish high school first and college, too, if pos sible, Dort. Cet me? You may not realize fully yet just what a good edu cation means to a girl, but you will if you complete your studies. So keep going while the going is good. It also pleased me, Dort, to learn that you're doing your part of Red Cross work at home and as an officer at that. You would have to be here to appreciate fully what a great work the American Red Cross is doing lor our soldiers and those of our allies, too. You girls at home should always remember that the bandages, dress ings, etc., that you are making niBV be the ones that save one of your own brothers' arms or limbs or hi life even, c-o lo your wora wen always and let your completed work be the very best. I saw SO American Red Iross am bulances pass through here lust Fri- !ay and Saturday, bound for some where in France." They were all fine machines and far ahead of anything In ambulances owned by other countries, which I've seen. I talked with manv of the driver of these ear while they were here. They give us some inter esting bits of news of organization locnted in other sectors. Also saw fine American Red Cross train (ho- pital) recently. Wo have an Edison field Victrola in our qunrtera which is playing much of the time, for we have nearly all of the latest American songs, marches and dances included in our record. Often the French soldier camped nca us come over and listen to the music, which makes a hit with them. The roil" arc nlso keen about American smoking tobacco and cigarette and their greeting generally i "Avei-vou tobac?" 1'ronounced like "hvvay voo tabnk" and meaning "Have you any tobacco?" Sometimes we givo them a little tobacco and (omT f th fel low when they get hard up for monev sell a part of their supply to them, though it I not permissible to sell anything, tobacco and clothing espe cially. Would send you folk at home some picture of scene in some of the f HREE SUBMARINES ATTACKED BY LINER British Vessel Probabiv Sunk Two U-Boats in Voyage DISGUISED SUB APPROACHES LINER Depth Bombs Dropped from Convoy Destroy Two Subs ATLANTIC PORT, June 11. (U. Three ubmarine were attacked and two probably lunk by a British liner and it convoy which docked here today. The steamer left a Brit ish port a week ago with 176 passen ger. The first U-boat wa probably de stroyed by a depth bomb on the first of June. Thi occured while the pas senger were at dinner and but little wa known of the affair. The next morning a ubmarine ap proached the liaer disguised fishing boat, and wa permitted to get close to the hip. A the boat ap- Droached. however, the ubmarine's engine were heard. The ship could not depress the guns sufficiently to hit the sub. and an ef fort wa made to ram, but the U-boat was missed by a scant ix feet. When farther apart, the liner started firing. the conning tower of the ub being ripped away, and the vessel vanished Later in the voyage a destroyer dropped a depth bomb which probably destroyed a submarine preparing to attack the liner. ELKS TO HOLD FLAG DAY CELEBRATION Rev. Father Kane Will B Orator; Special Program Is Being Prepared Rev. Father Kane will be the orator at the Flag Day celebration which will I held under the auspice of the Elks Lodge on June 14th, according to statement given out by the committee this morning. The celebration will be held in the Elks' Temple and will be open to t general public. The Home Guards, A. R. and Spanish War Veterans will attend in a body and a special mu sical program will be an added attrac- ion. The committee in charge of the preparations consists of Jack Barrett, H. E. Hecker and A. W. Bowersox. Circus Is Due Here Tomorrow Morninc Sells-Floto circus is due in Albany tomorrow morning and will show tne other side of the Southern Pacific car tracks. The attraction this year is said to be good and will doubtless draw large number of people from out of town points. towns and cities I've visited over here but that is not allowed and we can' describe a place too closely, either. But I've visited a castle that is 102 years of age nnd filled with wonderful sights, dark passages, dungeons, etc from which a splendid view of this citv and surrounding country is ob tained. One could spend weok ex ploring its nooks and cranni"s and see something new and interesting each time. Will tell you of it some day. You would be aw serf to see the loaves of bread such as are sold in the French shops over here. Some of them are shaped like buoy life pre server and are nearly na large, while other loaves are five or six inches wide and a good 24 inches long. I dont know yet whether brend Is sold by the loaf, pound or yard. Bread in French is called "I Pain" and pronounced "leh peen." To ask in French for bread nnd be polite in doing it one snys: "nonnei moi nu pain s u vous plait" which in English is "Give me some bread if you please." (CONTINUED) - CIRCUIT COURT IS TO CONVENE FRIDAY Seven Cases Will Be Heard by Judge Bingham This Week Judge Bingham will hold court on Thursday and Friday of this week and possibly will be forced to stay over ntil Saturday, if any of the case set re more protracted than ia expected. There are aeven cae set and at leaat three of them will probably require at least a half-day to hear. The Collins will case, appealed from the county court, the case of the First. National bank versus C. Meyer, and the case of Schneider versus Keefe et have been developing in the courts. nd it is believed that the attorneys will be ready to have the cases heard this time. All are of considerable im portance. Following ia the docket as now set: Thursday. June 12 Klamer versus Klamer, divorce. Harris versus Harris, divorce. Collins will contest, appealed from lecision of Judge D. H. McKnlght in county court. First National bank versus C. Mey er et al, to recover money on note. Schneider versus M. Keefe and D. II. Bodine, damage. Friday. June 14 Lisle A. Smith, administrator of the estate of Lee A. Smith, vs. Margaret A. Johnson, a suit to set aside trans fer of real property. Rathburn versus Rathbum, divorce. DRESSING ROOMS FOR BATHERS ARE BEING AGITATED A movement which may produce ac tion at the meeting of the city council tomorrow night, has been started for dressing rooms in Bryant' Park for the benefit of the bather. Thi has been agitated for ome year, but this vear will be more necessary on ac count of the numbers bathing. Ordinarily there are few who ven tare into the water before July, but this year from 50 to 75 are decorating the banks of the river every evening. Most of the boys swim from the Ben ton county ide, but tne majority of the girls, and many of the boys, start from the Brvant Park side of the stream. The idea at present is to persuade the city council to equip dressing rooms of some sort in order that the congestion in the "brush" may be re lieved. While the underbrush along the river is quite extensive, it falls down badly when 15 or 20 boys and as many girls attempt to dress at the same time, and it is believed by the bathers that some sort of a shelter should be provided. It is planned at present to secure enough money to build a canvas shel ter, equipped with benches and clothes racks, for both the boys and girls This would cost but little and would be an improvement on the wooden sheds which might be washed down stream at high water. Placing the dressing room would have a tendency to attract swimmers o this side of the river where it is con sidered less dangerous. Those who are unable to swim usually patronize the Linn county side, and the good swimmers appear to have but little difficulty in getting across. Returned Home Mrs. H. G. Hawtin returned to her home in Albany yesterday after visit ing for the paat week with her pa rents. Mr. and Mr. C. B. Earl, at Mill City. Visited in Albany Mr. W. E. Gwynn and family, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. W Torbett. returned to their home at Puyallup yesterday. To Drill With Home Guards C. J. Law-son of Fayetteville spent last night in Albany, returning home this morning. He came down to drill with the home guanl last evening. Returned to St. Helens Mrs. I. Taper and son and I. Tucker returned to their home, at St. Helens this morning after a visit at the home of Mrs. Taper's mother, Mr. S. Frum. Weather Report- Yesterday's temperature ranged from 63 to 83 degrees. The river at 2.5 feet. te Returns to Albany Fred Ward has resigned his position in Marshfield and returned to Albany, and has again accepted his old posi tion at the Toggery. RED X INSTITUTE WAS SCCESSFUL Many Delegates Attended Session Held in City Today ROF. DYAR MADE PRINCIPAL TALK 'rogram Waa Given at First Presbyterian Church The Red Cross institute held today attracted more than the expected num ber of visitor, and the delegates turn out better than were expected. About 300 in all attended the varies) session held at the Red Cross work rooms and at the meeting held at the First Presbyterian church In the af ternoon. The program in the afternoon waa of exceptional interest. Professor Gn Dyar, field representative for the Northweat division of the Red Cross, was the principal speaker, and bis talk was of great Interest to those who at tended. In addition the ten-minute talks made were better than is usual These talk were made by S. M. Garland. Willard Marks and Dr. G. E. Riggs. In addition talks were made on various Red Cross matters. - The morning was given up to con ferences and demonstrations at the work rooms. All the different de partment held conferences for the delegates who reached Albany in time. At noon lunch waa served for the delegates at the FJrst Presbyterian churcm Foftowlhg ic the- program r 10:30 to 12 Conferences and dem onstration of work in the different de partments. Red Cross headquarters. First National bank building, fifth floor. 12 m. Lunch for delegates in din ing room of First Presbyterian church. 1 p. m. Organ solo Hubert Fort- miller. Address of welcome Chairman, Dr. I. H. Young. Roll call of branches snd auxiliaries. Report of county work Mrs. J. D. Summers. Solo Mrs. H. B. Cusick. Ten-minute talks' First Aid, Dr. G. E. Riggs; Council of Defense, P. D. Gilbert; Home Guards, Mr. Bal lack; Honor Guards, Miss Madeline Rawlings; finance promotion plans, Mrs. J. J. Lindgren. Solo, Mr. Worley. Home Service Work, Miss Elizabeth Cosper. Address, Prof. Guy A. Dyar, field representative of Red Cross work in Oregon. Food conservation work, committee. Adjournment. Junior Red Cross received $231.26 Paid out for supplies: . Albany Planing Mijl 4 55 Mr. O. L. Fox 1.15 Hulbert-Ohling Hdw. Co 4.6Q Worth's Department Store .... 45.16 Hamilton' 19.41 Miss Mayne -40 Linn County Chapter for sup plies 25.17 For surgical dressings 100.00 Dawson's 1-85 Flood's 15.00 Miss Nimmo .90 TOTAL disbursement ...,.$218.19 On hand 18.M 1231.25 Committee: EDITH McCOURT, r . LULU HEIST OLIVE ROBB, ;i LOUISE NIMMO, Sec.-Trea. LOTTIE MORGAN, chairman. Returns From Ohio , Mrs. Joseph Myer returned laat night from a three weeks' visit with relative in Ohio. She found the beat of the middle west very oppressive. Veteran I Active f Comamnder Clau Lawson of the local G. A. R. turned up lat night at the Home Guard drill and ay that he propose to drill every evening with the company.