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In Linn County
vol- XXXI.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 18, 1918.
Nk II.
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AMERICANS ATTAGKIN
ON FRQN
HUNS "KUN UKK IIKI U" DKCIsAItKH YANKEK
CO.MMANDKH AKTKR TAKINC TIIK
VILLACH OF CIMtAY
SURPRISE DRIVE CA1CHES GERMANS UNPREPARED ANO
FRANCO-AMERICAN ARMY IS STILL DRIVING AHEAD
Twelve Villages Were Taken hy Allied Army Before Noon
Today and Knormous Number of I'rison
ers Are (lathered in
LONDON, July IS. By I'nited Press. The Franco
Americans attacking Iwlween Soissons and Chateau
Thierry have advanced from three to four miles, it W
learned aulhoritivtly today. The greatest advance hax
been in the Aisnc Valley.
Thousands of Cerman prisoners have heen taken, and
more than 2(1 cannon have fallen into the hands of thr
advancing Americans. This is the Rreatest allied attack
since April. 1917.
WASHINGTON, July is. Secretary of War Baker an
nounced today that whole American divisions were in
volved in the allied counter-offensive. There are 27..r)0
men in an American division.
By Fred Ferguson, Staff Correspondent for United Press
AMERICAN FRONT. July IS. The Americans are ad
vancing with the French on a 2."-mile front between Sois
hons and Chateau Thierry. At noon today the Americans
had raptured more than a do.en towns and villages. ha
taken many prisoners, and had advanced more than three,
miles in three hours. '
Among the towns captured hy the Franco-American force
were Yiller-Heldon. Dammard. Courchamps. IJccyclignon.
Monthiers, Torcy, Belleau, Givray, St. (lenoulph and Haue
tuvencs. At headquarters, messages arc coming in from everywhere
asking for permission to push further. It is the greatest
pursuit of the Boche the Americans have ever participated
in.
It Is impossible to estimate the enormous number of prison
ers taken at present. The surprise was complete, and the
concentration for the attack was unusually rapid.
Many reports "f individual action
are coming in. After killing or rap
turing the crew of four mnchineguns,
and raking a Bochcfilled trench with
an automatic rifle until the aurvivors
aurrrndered, Sergeant J. F. Brown
walked Into the American hradquar
tera with IfiU prisonera.
lie declared he waa sorry he waa
not aide to bring all of them, hut four
hail died of wounds on the way.
Following It Uie story of the Franco
Aineririin advance aa received in the
United Press dispatches todny:
At 7:45 a. m.
PARIS, July 18. Americnn and
French troops attacked this morning
on a 35-milo front from Fonlrnoy to
Bcllcnu Wooil, and have advanced from
one to two miles nt all points. '
At 9:10 a. m.
PARIS, July 1H. American-French
troops attacked early this morning on
a 35-milo front from I ontenoy to Hcl
leou, and made an initial train of from
one to two miles, Inking mnny prison
ers, the war office announced todny.
This front extends northward from
the Mnrne battle front to the Aisne,
making a continuous buttle line of
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nearly 100 miles.
The allied assault apparently comes
nt a time when the German effort in
the Champagne country is at its low
est ebb.
At 9:48 a. m.
FLASH. The Americans havo cap
tured 12 towns in their new offensive.
At Noon Today
AMERICAN FRONT, July 18.
The American commander at O.ivruy,
in reporting to hendiiunrters, said:
"We have met the Roche on hia own
line of resistance, and a shnrp fight
occurred. The Hoche turned tail and
run like hell. We hope to hove more
prisoners."
At 4 :.10 p. m.
CHAMPAGNE FRONT, July IS.
At 4:30 this afternoon the Americans
were still advancing everywhere along
a 25-mile front. The Americans have
lieen particularly successful near Sois
sons. This is the first Intimation that
the Americans are engaged along the
whole new front.
Rolcrt Uhrhammer
Died Iast
Niirht
Robert J. V. Uhrhammer, aged 21!,
died Inst night at his homo on the Is
land. Ho had lived in Linn county nil
his life, and his death la regretted bv
all who knew him.
He is survived hy his pnrents and,
by three brothers, Otto, Frnnk and ,
Louie Uhrhnmmer, nnd by four sis-
ters. Lillio, Edyth, Corn nnd Hnttie.
Funeral service will bo held tomor -
row from the home, and Interment will
lie In Riverside Cemetery. Rev. O. B.
Pershing will officiate.
FAMILY ROW SETTLED
BY JUDGE L. L. SWAN
Brother and Sister Suuahhle
Resulted in Feminine
Fight Yesterday
A rather hertir family row waa aet
tlnl fur a lima by Judge I.. L. Kwan
in (he Justlre court this afternoon. The
lluyra family, living near Brownaville,
waa concerned, and the trouble todav
waa a culmiiuttion of a quarrel which
hua reached the aupreme court.
Kt-verul years ago the father of the
llu)in family died, leaving BO acres
to E. 8. lluyra for lulwr before the
father'a death. While thia waa eel
aside and a houae huilt hy Mr. lluyra,
the drrd waa not tranafrrred. A a
result the case wi'iit to court, E. S.
Il.iyra winning, and it now pending in
the aupreme court.
Yealrrday Mra. Etta lluyra, wife of
K. S. lluyra, waa walking in front of
the houae ocrupied hy Mra. Bertha
lluyra, wife of l llayra. She claim
ed that ahe waa attarked hy Mra. Ber
tha, who ia hrr sister aa well aa m
sister-in-law, and hy a Mra. Ilulda
Stewart, sister of the ilayea brother.
Aa a rrault ahe claims ahe waa knock
ed down and later hitten twice by a
dog.
Tuduy Mra. Ilrrtha llayra and her
husband appeared In-fore Judge Swan
and received the minimum fine hy the
court aa it waa thought the matter
miitht I settled amicably. The caae
m-ainst Mra. Ilulda Stewart wus dis
missed. COL. ROOSEVELT
MAKES ATTACK ON
WAR DEPARTMENT
SARATOGA. N. V.. July 18.-U. P.
Addressing the republican state con
vention today Colonel Theodore Roose
velt bitterly oltacked the war depart
ment for "procrastination in carrying
on the war."
He declared that the achievements
so fur huve been due to the senate
military committer, and hot to the de
partment. We have pluyed a poor part in the
early stages of the wnr," he stated,
and demanded that we have an armv
in France equaling the combimC
Franco- Hrilinh force within a year.
Bird lecture at Library
Treat for Naturelovers
Mrs. Mamie CaiiipWH, a teacher of
Portland, will give an illustrated talk
on birds tomorrow night, 8 p. m., with
(0 slide of birds, eggs and nesting
sights which will be shown.
Mm. Camptiell will tell about tam
ing wild birds, nnd about work in bird
protection.
All children are urged to attend.
.Marriage License
A marriage license wus issued today
to I. II. Yancey, aged 43, of Blulock,
Oregon, nnd Mrs. 1-sura Alice Bask,
aged 25, of Brownsville.
Wheat Prices For Northwest Are
Announced By Food Chairman
The following instructions were re
ceived today by County Food Admin
istrator A. C. Schmitt, which is of
special interest to the farmers and
grain denier:
The following is the food adminis
tration grain corporation buying basis
for wheat harvested in 1!18, for No. 1
grade in nrrnrdimce with the federal
grain standards, delivered in store in
npproved elevators and warehouses at
Seattle and Tacoma, Washington,
Portland and Astoria, Oregon; pay
ment to be made against wnrehouse
receipts therefor. A list of these ap
proved elevators nnd warehouses will
be mailed vou in the nenr future.
DARK HARD WINTER $2.22
HARD WINTER (Basic) 2.20
YELLOW HARD WINTER .... 2.18
DARK NORTHERN SPRING . 2.22
NORTHERN SPRING (Basic) . 2.20
RED SPRING 2.1B
RED WINTER (Basic) 2.20
; RED WALLA
2.1S
AMBER DURUM 2.22
DURUM (Basic) 2.20
RED DURUM 2.13
HARD Will i K (Basic) z.zu
sOFT WHITE 2.18
, W HITE CLUB 21
j No. 2 wheat will bo bought by the
grain corporation at three cent under
'No. 1; No. 3 wheat at seven cent
NEW GLASS ONE
TnEM ANNOUNCED
Total of 51 Have Been Pu
in Class One From the
Deferred Classes
SIX MORE CASES ARE
STILL BEFORE BOARD
New KegUtranta Will lie Kent to
Army Before June Clasa la Taken
t'p. Will Probably All He Used
Before Knd of August.
The exemption hoard haa finally
reclassified 54 men into class one, tak
ing them from the deferred classes.
In addition to the 64 who have been
finally placed in the first class, there
are six more men whose status is un
der consideration and whose question
naires are still at Eugene. Follow
ing are the reclassified men, the E. F.
after some of the names meaning that
the registrant is working in the ship
yards: Frank A. Senx, Scio.
Clarence Pierce, Harrisburg.
Earl Calvin Vanaken, Harrisburg.
Dick Craft, Crabtree.
Charles Schafer, Portland.
Clyde t)arrell Downing, Detroit.
Christian Conrad Grig, Albany.
Mrrville Judd Thompson. Eugene.
Walter Engelmann, Lebanon.
Holt Craft, Crabtree.
James Hoffman, Sacramento, Cal.
Harvey Dellar Tolbert, Foster.
Roliert Silas Livingston, Albany.
Jesse Ray, Joseph, Oregon,
taster Thomas Northern, Browns
ville.
Riley Gilbert Sylvester, Lebanon.
Roy Dell Reynolds, Long Beach, Cal.
Clarence M. Springgate, Harrisburg.
William fltortz,' Brownsville.
Hiram W. Torbet, Albany.
Robert Lynn Houston, Allany.
Roy Henry Kinier, Crabtree.
Harry Clifford Patton, Mabel, Ore.
Fred I-ee Connett, Lebanon.
Emil Hrnkel, Leroy, Montana.
Clurcnce Lewroy Weger, Browns
ville.
Woodson Pierce Jenks, Tangent.
Joseph Anton Schneider, Scio.
Elgin Edgar Newton, Portland.
Walter G. Stellmacher, Tangent.
Frank W. Combs, Scio. t
Roy W. Billings, Foster.
Orville J. Downing, Lacomb.
Lyle Bigbee, Seattle. E. F.
Charles II. Salzl, Scio.
Clark B. Hulet, Portland.
Givinari Dioneji, Portland.
Ralph M. Kenton, Portland.
Louis M. Moench, Albany.
Clyde Earl Starr, Portland.
John P. Silbernagel, Portland.
Frederick H. Champagne, Portland.
Fred Carlton, ClcElum .Wash.
Albin Benj. Nothiger, Sweethome.
Ora D. Baker, Roseburg.
Joseph Vanderzander, Lebanon.
under No. 1.
Mixed wheat and wheat grading
lower than No. S will be bought bv
sample at its vnlue.
We will issue a bulletin giving the
approximate value of wheat grading
lower than No. 3 on account of test
weight, mixed wheat and smuttv
wheat
The above prices are for bulk wheat.
A premium of nine cents per bushel
will le paid for sacked wheat oasis
good orocr sacks.
We expect the grain trade to oper
ate on a fair price basis as we do not
wish to solicit consignments which w
nrc prepared to handle on a one per
cent commission basis.
Under the new arrangement for the
coming yenr the food administration
grain corporation redinquishes defin
ite direction of whent shipments. We
will therefore discontinue the car per.
mit system, in order to return the
trade to the widest range of individual
opportunity possible. Nevertheless,
we intend to keep in close touch with
all shippers and assist them as much
as possible in securing cars for the
movement of wheat.
FOOD ADMINISTRATION GRAIN
CORPORATION,
By M. II. Houaer, 2d Vice President
JUNE REGISTRANTS
EXAMINED TOMORROW
Mechanics Arc Scarce in Linn
County, Believes the
Exemption Board
Mechanics who really want to join
the army are apparently scarce in
Linn county. A special call waa re
ceived some time ago for mechanics
for the engineers' corps, and the vol
unteer enlistment period was to close
on July 17th, 16 men being needed.
When the final report on enlistments
was made it was found that but two
had enlisted, and the remainder will
have to be filled by draft.
A call for 175 limited service men
is still waiting and must be filled b
July 23d. This is for the spruce pro
motion work and men experienced in
timber work are required.
The physical examination for the
June class of registrant will be held
at the Elks' Temple tomorrow starting
at 1 o'clock. There are 120 of these
in class one and who will be examined.
and in addition there are around 60
men reclassified in class one who will
be examined.
There are still a few questionnaires
at the district board waiting for action
of the local board's decision to reclas
sify the registrant in class one. About
60 have already been moved ahead in
class.
Best of Foot Powder
Makes Verv Poor Punk
By
Fred Ferguson. U. P. Staff Cor
respondent
WITH THE AMERICANS, Lor
raine. July 18. By Mail. When flour
wont biscuit, won't pie, won't dough
nut, dont even dough, and above all.
won't apaghet, there must be some
thing the matter with it
And when you've ordered a ton of
trench-foot powder, and it hasn't ar
rived; and more cases of trench feet
are coming in; and your superiors are
raising the. roof and demanding the
powder, and you can't get it again
there must be something the matter.
Two captains with these two lines
of trouble in mind met recently. One
was a captain in the quartermaster
corps. The other was stationed at the
front
Captain X opened the conversation.
He told of his trench-foot powder
troubles. The particular powder he
had ordered was the best thing for
trench feet that had been found bui
he couldn't get it for some mysterious
reason.
Captain Y came back with his roar.
He had just gotten in a batch of flour
and had been deluged with kick from
everybody from the company cook to
the French civilians and the Salvation
army.
Now; everybody was trying mixing
it with other flour to see if it would
work, he said.
"The stuff simply wont do nothing
that flour ought to do," was his final
cry of anguish.
A light dawned in the eye of Cap
tain X. "What does this flour of yours
look like?"
Just flour."
'But are you sure it's flour?
'There's no analyst with my outfit.
but I take it as such."
Captain X was hot on the trail.
"You've got my trench-foot powder,
I'll bet a horse," he shot at the quar
termaster. "How much have you sold?
Who did you sell it to ? How can you
get it back, nnd get it back quick?"
There wns a dash to the side of the
remaining "flour."
Captain X nearly embraced it.
Just then a man from the Italian
mission appeared. He explained that
they had had visions of a real spaghet
ti dinner. But he added in effect, with
all respect to the Americans' flour, it
wouldn't spnghet.
Then came a man from a mess near
by. In a few minutes there was a line,
and everyone carrying a "package of
flour that wouldn't act as it should.
Knowing that the "flour" had been
sold out in 50 pound lots to several
times as many buyers. Captain X was
fretting over how it wns to be gotten
back.
Cnptain Y looked at the line, and
consoled :
"I don't think I'll be long getting all
your damn foot powder back, and I
won't have to go after it, either."
Wnlter Juhnke, Foster.
Ernest H. Buelow, Lebanon.
George W. Beers, Cornelia, Ore.
Roy T. Cooper, Tangent.
James Jnsper Caswell, Albany.
Willis Earl Brown, Lyons.
Hugh Isom, Albany.
GERMAN ATTEMPT TO
OF RHEIMS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN
DEFEATED BY ALLIED RESISTANCE
American Army Now Holds Front of More Than
Miles South of River Marne Is Official
Word Received Today
DESPERATE FIGHTING OCCURLNG IN CONDE
WOODS WHERE BATTLE IS STILL UNSETTLED
General Pershing Reports that
Possession of Entire South Bank of the
River Marne After Fight
PARIS, July 18. U. P. There has been no material
change along the Marne-Champagne front today. South
west of Montheuill-A-Fosse and north of Prosnes. German
rushes failed to gain against
The stubbornness of the Franco-American resistance safelv
holds the allied flanks, and is punishing the enemy severely
About Mezy and Jaulgonne the enemy dead are piled four
and five deep. One American regimental commarider re
ported 5,000 dead before his
According to the estimate of the
Paris Matin, the German sustained (
fully 70,000 casualties in the first two
days of fighting south of the Marne.
This would bring the casualties for the
entire four-day battle over the entire
front to a high figure, and higher than
the original estimate of the officials.
GERMANS HALTED
By U. P. Correspondent F. Ferfusoa
AMERICAN rKU.M, Champagne,
July 18. The fourth day of the battle
finds the Germans stopped in their at
tempt to envelope Rheims. The Ger
mans have not attempted to renew
their attempt to break the American
resistance on the Mety frynt and there
has been no Infantry action on this
sector of the battle line. -
Desperate encounters continue in the
Conde woods, however, where the
Americans and French are fighting
side by side.
The battlefront south of the Marne
is swaying back and forth as the death
CIVIL SERVICE TEST
COMES ON AUGUST 23
The U. S. civil service commission
announces that a clerk-carrier exam
ination will be held at Albany, Oregon,
on August 24, 1918, to establish an
eligible register from which selection
may be made to fill vacancies as they
may occur in the positions of clerk or
carrier in the Albany, Oregon, post
office. Age limit 18 to 45 on date of
examination. Both men and women
will be admitted to this examination.
Application blanks and full inform
ation may be obtained by applying to
local secretary, board of U. S. civil
service examiners, at the Albany, Ore
gon, post off ice, or to the secretary,
11th U. S. civil service district, 303
Postoffice building, Seattle, -Wash.
On Fishing Trip
Phil Baltimore left today on a fish
Big trip on the Marion Lake trail
above Detroit.
In Harrisburg
Attorney Dan Johnston left todav
for Harrisburg where he was called to
confer with the city council. Mr. John
ston is city attorney of Hamsburg
and has held this position for several
years.
Wedding Held Yesterday
At the M. E. parsonage last night
at 8:30 o'clock Fred Davis of Port
land and Miss Blanche C. King of
Sweethome were united in marriage
by Rev. G. H. Bennett The ceremony
was witnessed by only the immediate
relatives and friends of the contract
ing parties.
Leave for Tillamook
O. A. Archibald and family left thi
morning for Tillamook for, an outing.
Drove to Salem
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Young and dau
ghter, Mis Isabclle, drove to Salem
this afternoon to visit friends.
On Way to Lebanon-
Miss Blanche Hammel of Corvallis
was in Albany this morning on her
way to Lebanon.
To Have Operation
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Huntley will go
to Portland in the morning, where
Mrs. Huntley will have an operation
performed, and the goiter on her neck
removed.
ENCIRCLE CITY
Two
Americans Have Gained
the French.
position alone.
grapple continue. Attack and coon-
ter attacks follow in bewildering soe-
cession, with the tide of battle still un
decided. 1 be American army is now holding
an unbroken front of more taan. 20
miles south of the Marne. -
WASHINGTON, July 18. General
Pershing reported today that the
Americans have entirely gained pos
session of the south bank of the Marne
river. This occurred during the fight
ing yesterday afternoon.
By Ed L. Keen. Staff Cms nitt
for Tae Lai ted Prase
LONDON, July. 18. Thai av
dwlndling effort of" the German,"
originally spread over a 50-mile front,
are now concentrated on a line of 20
miles between Vrigny and Cobligny.
This is an effort to capture Eper-
nay and to pinch off the Rheims sal-
lent, but the lagging offensive is ceter
ing out hourly.
CYRUS WALKER ADVISES
VETS TO RALLY FOR BIG
MEETING IN PORTLAND
By Cyrus EL Walker
In view of the approaching meeting
of the National Encampment, Grand
Army of the Republic in Portland be
ginning Aug. 19 next, the following,
taken from instructions, Department
of Oregon G. A. R. Headquarters,
Portland, will of interest:
"The reduced rate of transportation
(one cent per mile going and also for
returning) is only given to G. A. R. '
members, members of the affiliated
societies and families; and ticket will
only be sold to those who present cer
tificates from the G, A. R. that they
are entitled to the rate. These cre
dentials will be sent out from this of
fice to post commander who will be
held responsible for them and are re
quired to return all not used to thia
office.
"If any old soldiers in your Jurisdic
tion are outside the G. A. R., now Is
a good time for them to get in."
Arrangements are being made in
Portland to entertain 40,000 visitor
from all parts of the United State or
elsewhere G. A. R. member may be
living. It will be the grandest gath
ering of the kind ever held on the
North Pacific Coast, and the only one
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
To many it will be the treat of life
time. Catch the present opportunity.
Seize it with avidity.
FIRST THRESHING OUTFITS
ENTER FIELD NEAR ALBANT
The Season's first threshing outfit
began operations yesterday south of
Albany along the Lebanon-Brownsville
Roads. Fair yields of winter grain
are reported.
Winter grain has been down for
periods varying from a few day to
more than a month. There will be
many small patches and the thresher
men will do much moving in the sea
son's course.
Weather Report
Yesterday's temperature ranged
from 52 to 86 degrees. The river at
1.2 feet