o. a t in.,.,, KOOI.'MM Best Advertising Medium ' in Linn Ctfunty ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT ( THE WEATHER Unsettled Weather 14 (Mr Ta. night sad Teeeday . VOL. XXXI. ALBANY. LINN COUNTY. OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 13, 1918. Na, 4b. 4 ' TREMENDOUS BATTLE RAGING IN FRANCE HUNS DKIVK FOKWAKI) ON 50-MILE FRONT IN KFFOUT TO CLEAR TIIK KOAI) TO FKKNCII CAPITAL R :SULT OF TITANIC CONFLICf IS STiLL lli DOUBT BUT REPORTS SAY FRENCH ARMY HOLDS Amount of (Jcrmiin (Iain Is Not Known Hut Indications Point to Allied Ri-tirimcnt at Some Points of Front; Rheims One (Joal PARIS, July 1j The French army of Champagne is holding magnificently against the new German drive, de clare the afternoon disoutrhes from the front. The enemy's greatest power seems to Ic between Dor mant and Rheinut, a front of 25 miles. The Germans have crossed the Marnc at several points Ietwcen Cha teau Thierry and Dormans where the river is the nar rowest. Elsewhere the French arc holding the enemy in their original positions. PARIS. July 15. (Bv U. I) The Germans launched a heavy attack this morning 'on a 50-mile front between Chateau Thierry and Main De Massies, between Verdun and Rheims. It is learned authoritivcly that the Germans crossed the Marnc at several points this afternoon. Several villages were captured in the early hours of the driv, and at some points the Germans have advanced 5.000 yards, or about three miles. Details arc not known at th present time. The war office declared that the infantry attack was pre ceded by an artillery by an artillery bombardment of the ;ntosr violent sort. The French arc maintaining their posi tions "energetically, according to the official report. The carlv indications are that the Germans are combining a drive on Paris with a des-perate effort to capture the 'city of Rheims, eliminating this city as an obstacle to fur ther advance on the road to Paris. This drive links the Champa!,...- I AM F.KICANS HOLD sector with the Flanders, Picardy, Oisa ' and Mnroe front, thus forming a con tinuous battle of 250 miles. The present drive is not a surprise. On June 2Kth U. 1. Correspondent Kerne cabled thai the main blow of the Impending drive would te between Rheima and Verdun with simultan eous sudsidiary attarka along the whole front. At least two distinct American forces are in the sector along which the attack started. Theae are at Cha teau Thierry and Ilutte du Mesnil. The Germana attempted a simultnn eoua attack of a formidable nature on the Ourcq front, 15 miles north of Chateau Thierry, today. They encoun tered a crushing barrage which atop ped them ahort after leaving their trenches. The main drive of the enemy aeema to be to rupture Chiilona, which ia ob viously part of an attempt to advance toward Paris. The Germnns also hope to take Kheima and to enlarge the sal ient created by the previous Mnme drive. The longrnngo bombardment of Pa ria was resumed ngnin today, and the gunfire at the front has been audible here aince early thia morning. NEW CLASSIFIED i I . WANTED HOUSKKKF.PRR Middle aged worn nil lietween !I0 and 40 wanted to keep house for bnrhelor. Write to Y. R. Willinms, llnlsey, Oregon. 16J17 WANTKI), CHITTKM LOGS Will buy chittem logs, with or without bark, 12 Inches, and HI feet long. Wrlto M Kingslcy, 322 Marguerite Avenue, Portlnnd, Oregon. irilI0 yOR SAI.K OR TRADK FOR WOOD 3-year-old mare. J. K. Rolfe, Al bany Fire Department. 15jl7 WANTED Confinement cases taken at home. Good rare. 714 Brondnlb In. Home phone 4425. Uj20 WANTED Good house not far from Central School. Call Home phone 1252. ifijao FOR RENT Modern furnished house for sent. See I R. Schiilt. 15jl7 LOST A riding bridle. This n ipenr ed at the hitching rack Saturday, Julv 13.- Finder call Bell phone 11F4. 16J17 If jr rrr0 ?. rrrgUKon. ruail l orrr spondrnt for The t'niled I'rau AM Kit l 'AN FRONT, Marne, Julv 15. The Germans attacked the Amer ican front about Vaux at 6 o'clock thia morning, following a heavy bom bardment in which gas and high ex plosive shells were used. The American artillery replied with a hnrrage, and when this ia cabled, the situation is well in hand. The weath er is itlenl for army operations. British Advance LONDON, July 15. Marshal Hnig reported today that the llritish hail advnneud on a mile front east of Pickrhush lake cstcrda, taking 300 prisoners. All the objective! were captured .including the ridge and wood immediately in front of the British trenches. Several machlneguni were taken. According to a Zurich dispatch printed in the London News, 40. (XX) Austrinns deserted and fled inland af ter the disaster at the Piave. At Buda pestc, 3,000 of the deserters were cap tured. The air ministry announced todav that It! German planes were felled Sa turday, while the British lost three. The llritish nirmen dropped 23 tons of bombs on the enemy posts behind the lines. CITY WORKERS TO PREPARE FOR WORK OF HARVEST Many thousands of boya and men who have enrolled for emergency work on farms during the rush of har vest will be trained for the service, in courses offered by Y. M. C. A. organ izations and nthlutic clubs in response lo a request of the U. S. department of agriculture. Bahy Girl Born A baby girl was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Gilbert. Moth er and baby both getting along nicely. W. C. T. U. Meeting The. W. C. T. U. will meet at the homo of Mrs. McChesney, 228 E, Sixth street, Tuesday, July lllth, at 2:30 p. m. Noonday Prayer for Soldiers in France In accordunce with a resolution pro posed in the United Slates senate the Ml in the Pnited Presbyterian church steeple will be tolled at noun every duy until the war end as a signal for a ahort prayer for the boya in France. It la expected that the custom will lie followed by other churches in the coun ty and that prayera will be offered at noon In every city, village and hamlet at the same hour each day. The following statement waa iaaued today by the Miniaterial aaaociation on the aubject: To the citizena of Albany and vlrin ity. Dear people: The senate of the United Statea haa passed a resolution calling on the people of our nation to stop each day at noon for a minute to pray to Almighty God for national cleansing for the victory of our armies and the safety of the boys. The Presi dent Is in full accord with this rever ent spirit and noble purpose. Alreatly many parts of the country are in this practice for spiritual aid from our Creator and Father. We of this beautiful country, who have sent so msny of our fin young men, will not be slow to respond. Our citizens are therefore invited to carry out this program of prayer. K.very day at noon the bell in the Unit ed Presbyterian church will be rune to remind the people of their religious privilrg and obligation. I.et the other churchhella also ring. Come, let us all with one accord practice this high patriot iam. For the Albany Ministers' Aaa'n., G. H. YOUNG. Police Force Was Busy Last Night Chief Catlin spent a few busy hours last night but failed to produce more action than two runaway boys from Portland,, Two convicts from Salem and three Indians from Chemawa, be sides the runaways, were at large, and it was suspected that they might have rome this way. Apparently the convicts and the Indians have gone the other way as nothing was stirring here. -' ' ' The boys from Portland were of the 15-year-old variety, and apparently had no reason or excuse fur leaving home. Consequently they were re lumed this morning to their parents. CITY NEWS Returned Home Miss Orlcna Thomas and Miss La villa Thomns of Portland returned home this morning after visiting over Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. M. Mc Alpin. At Sulphur Springs Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stetters spent the day yesterday at Sulphur Springs. Went to Newport Mrs. G. M. Pugh and daughters went to Newport this noon for a few weeks' outing. Spent Week-End in Portland Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stevenson and baby spent the week-end in Portland visiting Mr. tSewnson's parents. Here Saturday Miss Dorothy Miller of Halsey vis ited here Saturday with Miss Helen Lee. Visiting Brother Miss Ilnsel Cowan went to Portland yesterday to visit at the home of her brother, Lcland Cowan. Passed Through II. C. Campbell of the naval training ramp at Seattle, passed through Al bany yesterday on his way back to Seattle after a visit in Eugene with his parents. To Visit Sister Miss Gladys Struckmeyer went to Portlnnd Saturdny to visit her sister. Mrs. Van Bilycu. Here From Portlsnd Dan Curtain of Portland visited friends here yesterday. Visited Parents Private C. A. Bender of the Benson Polytechnic training school in Portland spent the week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Bender. Spent Week-End Here Miss Bernita Tinckle of Eugene spent the week-end here visiting rel atives and friends. SPECIAL SERVICE CALLS ARE MANY June Registrants Have Good Chances Now to Enlist The local exemption board haa re ceived two more special calls, this making total of four such calls re ceived by the board. One of the new calls requires four men, with gram mar school education, to go to Spokane for mechanical training, and the other for 10 men for Camp Fremont, Cal ifornia. If the necessary number does not volunteer the board will draft the old registrants of class one, as th June class is not ready for service yet. The men for Spokane will leave on August 15th, but the time for volun tary enlistment will close on July 2-1d. Those for ('amp Fremont will leave August bth and the time for enlist ment voluntarily will close before that time. June registrants will be permit ted to enlist on Oiis call if they desire. The other two special calls are for engineers, closing on July 17th, and which will go to Vancouver, and for limited service nun for spruce produc tion. New registrants will be accepted on the call for 16 men for Camp Fremont, and this will probably be the last chance to enlist as they will be sub ject to draft in August. New Flour and Sugar Regulations People livim; in towns and cities can purchase ont su-' of flour (49 His.) at a time, provided they purchase an equal amount of substitutes along with the flour. People living in the country can buy two sacks of flour at a time (!8 lbs.) provided they buy an equal amount of substitutes with the flour. There are no exceptions to these rules, except that retail stores are from now on not limted to 70 per cent of last year's purchases during this same period, as heretofore, but thev must also buy an equal amount of sub slitutes with all ; the flour that thel buy, from jobbers and millers.' Sugar Every individual is entitled to three pounds of sugar per month. Families living in town can buy two pounds of sugar at one time for gen eral household purposes, and they can buy two pounds as often as is ne cessary in order to provide them with three pounds of sugar per month for each member of the family. Families living in the country can buy five pounds of sugar at one time for general household purposes, and they can buy it'as often as is neces sary in order to provide them with three pounds of sugar per month for each member of the family. It is the intention to furnish to each household all the sugar required for canning purposes, provided it is used economically, and provided it is purchased in 25-pound lots. Each household can purchase 25 pounds of sugar at one time for can ning purposes by calling at their gro cers and signing up a sugar certifi cate card. For any additional 25 pound lots they must obtain a certifi cate from the county food administra tor, and the county food administrator will issue these just as often as is re quired in order to furnish each house hold with the sugar necessary to do the desired canning, but the sugar must lie used economically. Cookshacks in connection with threshing outfits and haybailers and prunepickcrs will be granted special permits for sugar. Retail stores must obtain their cer tificates for the purchase of sugar from the county food administrator. So must also all hotels, restaurants and public eating houses, also all bak eries must obtain their certificates for the purchase of sugar from the county food administrator. Confectioners, ice cream makers and commercial canneries will obtain their certificates for sugar from the federal food administration for Oregon. ALFRED C. SCIIM1TT, County Food Administrator Funeral Services for Charles Gregory Held Funeral services for Charles Greg ory were held this afternoon at the United Presbyterian church at Shedd. and interment was in the Shedd ceme tery. Mr. Gregory died Thursday night after a short illness. He Is survived by his wife and four children, Mrs. Ethel McCormark of Montana, Glen Gregory, now in the navy, and Edna and Lyda Gregory, living at home. LIMIT CLUB IS LARGE IN Li Sixtv War Savings Stamp Buyers Went to the , $1,000 Mark INCREASE POSSIBLE BEFORE END OF YEAR No Kulra Agaiiwt Buying More Than One Pledge, and Committee Expects That Big Increase Will Turn Up Before Last of December. According to the figures compiled by the executive committee of the war savings stamp organization, there are just 60 limit club members in Linn county. It is very possible that there may be more, however, as the committee does not have an accurate list of the purchases previous to the drive for pledges. The Albany list is complete, as the committee has check ed up on the local people. Following are the names: War Savings Stamp Unit Cub Amos Wirkizer, Albany. Harry E. Mullen, Albany. John L. Vineyard. Albany. Simon D. Olmstead. Albany. Joseph II. Bikman. Albany. Anna Bikman, Albany. Jennie Bikman, Albany. John M. Ralston, Albany. Margaret M. Hart, Albany. John Meyers, Albany. Walter D. Watkins, Albany. Joseph W. Hart, Albany. James F. Patton, Albany. Wm. C. Burns, Albany. Fred L. Claser, Albany. Wayne F. Dawson, Albany. Augusta Hausen, Albany. O. E. Holdredge, Albany. Samuel Bikman, Albany. S. H. Bikman, Albany. A. Bikman, Albany. Christy M. Morgan, Albany. Augusta C. Broker, Albany. Henry G. Broker, Albany. Wm. Wickizer, Albany. James K. Dirrett,. Albany. Jessie G. Dirrett, Albany. Emma F. Dirrett, Albany. Wm. H. Dirrett, Albany. Mildred M. Dirrett, Albany. Henry D. Ryan, Albany. Frank C. Dannals. Albany. Joanna Leigh, Albany. Stephen G. Talia, Albany. H. N. Cockerline, Albany. Augusta Hanson. Albany. Smith Cox, Albany. D. Rottenk, Albany. Wm. Prine, Crabtree. Ira Young, district No. 4. C. A. Harnisch, District No. 8. C. F. Cooper, District No. 20. Alta Wilson, District No. 31. Mrs. Etta Wilson. District No. 31. Geo. J. Wilhelm, Harrisburg. G. H. Cunningham, Harrisburg. C. E. Jacobson, Albany. F. E. Bridgewater, Albany. E. D. Cusick, Albany. C. H. Cusick, Albany. Mrs. Goodall, Brownsville. Wm. Collins, Scio. G. W. Wood, Albany. R. C. Sarnie!,. Scio. Bert Wilson, Halsey. Lydia Mullen, Albany. H. F. Mason. Mill City. Harnisch, Albany. Geo. W. Wood, Albany. Albany Cannery As Acreage Prospec.s for a huge canning plant in Albany look brighter for next year and, although this may be postponed, it is practir.i'l;, certain that a big can nery will come within a fow years. This was forecast by W. R. Scott, lo cal manager of the Linn-Benton coun ty fruit association. Mr. Scott is not disturbed by the shortage of fruit this year on account of the drouth. His establishment has not been overworked, but a fair amount of business has been done, and things look better for more business next year. The creation of a local market for fruit and berries will have a stim ulating effect on the growers, Mr. Scott believes, and the acreage next year will be largely increased, even though the crop this season may be small. In the past it was difficult for Iron Workers Strike in Oakland Shiovard OAKLAND, Cal., July 15. (U. P.) A total of 3,500 boilermakers and ironworkers struck this morning at three big shipbuilding plants at Al meda and Oakland, halting govern ment contracts totaling millions. The strikes occured in the Hanlon, Moore and Bethlehem shipbuilding companies plants- The men declare that the com panies have not observed the Macv agreement. PORTLAND, July 15 Referring to the striking shipbuilders at Oakland as "damned traitors," Charles Peix, vice-president of the Ebergency Fleet corporation, in addressing the ship builders of Portland, declared they would be required to give a strict ac counting. The shipbuilders cheered wildly. Cascadia Is Proving Popular Resort Now Albany people returning from Cas cadia today declare that half Albany ia in the mountains. The roads to Cascadia are said to be in passable shape, although rough beyond, and many Albany people have taken ad vantage of this condition to drive up over Sunday. The reports of the fishing are that things could be better, but good cat ches are being made by local people. The fishing streams are crowded, de clare the fishermen, but not so much so that more could not be accommo dated. Better Balanced Farming in South Here is good news from the agri cultural front in Southern Alabama i Four years ago not a carload of hogs was shipped from 17 counties in that section of the state. In the year end ing April 1, 1918, 2,352 carloads of hogs were shipped from these coun ties. This chance, illustrating the bet ter balanced agriculture made neces sary by boll wevil ravagea, is accred ited by officials of the states relations service to the efforts of the county agents of the department and the state agricultural colleges in demonstrat ing hog production to farmers and showing them how to ship hogs co operatively. Sunday School Rally Held at Dever Sundav Two hundred fifty people enjoyed one of the most inspirational Sundav school rallies yet held in this district by the American Sunday School Union. This is the fourth such gath ering this year, aggregating in at tendance 1400 people. Another is planned for Liberty Chapel, five miles east of Crabtree. Yesterday Dever, Connor and Talbot union and Millersburg Christian Sun day schools participated with an excel lent program, followed in the morning by an address by A. C. Schmitt on the eternal results of faithful Chris tian training by parents and Sunday school leaders. After an excellent community dinner Mr. Schmitt by special request ex plained the rulings, requests and pro visions of the food administration. Dr. W. P. White spoke on "The Bi ble vs. Hun False Philosophy and The ology," a masterly address. The day was closed by Rev. Hiram Smith and Rev. Schuster of Albany. An offering for the benefit of U. S. soldiers amounted to $19.66. It was sent to the A. S. S. U. George Connor publicly invited the gathering back next year. Appears Certain Is Being Increased the growers to depend on a local mar- jket with good prices regardless of whether there was a surplus or ber- ries locally, and this need is supplied by the Linn-Benton company. An increase in acreage means a can- I nery for Albany, it is believed, and there is but little doubt but that there will be an increase in the acreage. This will be especially true of straw i berries, and local fruitmen look for this crop to be almost doubled this , year. The dry weather haa had a bad ef- feet on the fruits and berries, and has materially cut the crop, but it is believ. led that in the end the growers will I profit almost as much this year. There has been a ready market for their goods at a good price, thia not being the case in past years when there was a surplus of fruit locally. HUN FORGE STOPREDBY TMKfES HEAVY COUNTER BLOW BEING DELIVERED ALONG MARNE FRONT COUNTER ATTACK DRIVES ' GERMANS BACK HALF KILE TERRIFIC CHARGE BY PERSH. ING-S HEN STOPS HUN ATTACK ON NEWLY-WON VILLAGE QT VAUX; GERMAN LOSS HEAVY AMERICAN FRONT. Manas July lS-(By Lai ted Preaa) The Americana, Just before alia, launched a heavy coaster attack against Urge Genua fereea which had forced the iroaaiag of ' the Marnc thia monuBg. The ea esay crossed the river at tare places along a foar-aalle treat east of Chateaa Thierry. The result of the America a at tack is nee know a at p reseat, hat the battle is stilt eoatiauia; at this point. Early this meralaf the Amer fema counter attacked eacce fully agaiast the Germans at Vaamv-ThJe attack waa Sanaa ta repulse a German aaeaatt waiek . a ss impending. " The Americana caaget tke Ger mans ia a terrific ekargje. ami be fore the drive waa Baited by the Americaa staff, tke Haas Bad beea throwa back a half mils Be yond where they kid started from. The Germans are apparently trying to reach Chalons, which is an allied base for operations in Champaigns. Bitter fighting has occurred east of Chateau Thierry, where the Amer icana are no? counter attacking. At daybreak the Germans threw 3ontoons across the Marne, and the infantry rushed forward, facing a heavy fire from the allied troops de fending the banks1 of the river. The nemy loss waa great in this sector. The Germans have been stopped at Mezy, Jaolgonne, and at the La Bret Vnneux farm, it is learned. The Americans at Vaux, fighting from shell holes and jumping into the open to hurl grenades, finally stopped he Germans, but only after a long hand-to-iuind battle in which bayonets were freely used. The Americans captured SO prison ers from the advancing Germans, It was discovered after the attack had been repulsed. On Business Trip M. McAlphin went to Portland this morning on business. Returns From East Atty. Dan Johnston returned home Saturday from a four weeks' trie through Nebraska, St. Louis, St. PsuJ and Chicago. He transacted business for the estate of Funic vs. Gord and other gusiness matters while gone. Will Make Home Here-,, Mrs. E. M. Kenyon arrived in Al bany Saturday evening from Seattle to make her home. Her husband, Dr. E. M. Kenyon, who enlisted in the na val reserve, is now in France. Corvallis People Here Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cummings of Corvallis came over this morning an business. Leave for Coast Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pollack and children left this noon for Newport for a few weeks' outing. HELPS RECRUITING Sec. Daniels is helping recruit mea for Y. M. C. A. service overseas. Ha says the Y. M. C. A. work is one af the biggest things in the war.