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.... Best Advertising Medium In Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER foaiiht and Satarday 8HOWEM VOL. XXXI. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 19, 1918. ! Thirty 0 TAKEN BT RETIREMENT OF HUNS ON KM KI MS FRONT IS PREDICTED THQUSAHQS OF PRISONERS CAPTURED Germany Has Used 276,000 Reserves in Effort to Stem Allies I W ASHINGTON. July IS. The Franco-Americana have raptured Solaanna. II U olllrlally annuunr j ed. 'I hie. with Ihr rapture of I 30.000 priaonrre, marks Ihr war'e turning point. WASHINGTON. July 19. It la officially announced that Ihe Franco- Americana have already caaUirrd .10.000 (.rlaau. Thia -as- Ih ailUaa' bis seat eiagle rap- I I tura on Ihr Wratrrn Frc.nt during I the Mar. I MINIKIN, July 19. Military mrn predicted thia afternoon that Ihr Franco-American offrn- I alve may forr thr Grrmana lo I retire on thr rntlrr Khrima front I whrre Ihr rnrmy haa uard 2S rr- I Infurremrnl divialona. or 276.000 I mrn. I Cro.i Prince Rupprecht prob- ably will atari an immrdialr of frnaivr on Ihr Hriliah front, try ing lo rrtrirr thr Khrima diaaa- I Irr. Thr maiimum advance la I now right ml Ira. I I'AKIS. July . 19. Thr alllra havr Ink .1 thr Initiative and thr Grrmana are on thr defensive r rryahrrr. said thr offirial alatr mrnl iaaurd br Ihr allied high command. It anid "thr Franco-American forrea arr exerting great pres. aurr on Ihr enemy aallent between Mnntdidier and Khrima. Weal of Khrima thr moat intrrrating moifmr.il la happening. South of Ourrq. thr Amrrirana arr occupy ing Courchampa and I'riel and arrm able to envrlopr thr Nrullly front. Thr numbrr of priaonrra and guna aurpaaaea our fondeat hopra. Premier Clrmenrcau la witnessing the battlr near Sola anna.' Priaonrra taken by Ihr Franro Amrrlrana total more than 10.000 I 2 thia afternoon. Thr numbrr of raptured guna la alao greatly augmented. LONDON, July 1!). General Hale .n..n.t..l .no. fnl rai.ta nt IlliniuoV and Locre, where the British took pris - onrra. Hostile raids in Vallera Bret- tonneux and Morlnncourt sectors were repulsed. Heirs Ask for Appointment of Administrator in Estate The heirs of the late F. M. Miller to day filed a petition asking thnt Leo Miller lie appointed administrator of the estate. The deceased left property which la valued at IM.OflO and the name of Nancy E. Miller of Jeffer s'iii, Norn J. Holt of Albany nnd A. A. Miller of Jefferson nppenr aa the heirs. NEW CLASSIFIED FOR SALE CAR BARGAINS lfllfl Maxwell $Mtr; 11117 Maxwell, $1175; new tires. Font light delivery, $'J7B; Ford truck. tr.7ri; Studebnker, 2!I5: Waldo Anderson & Son. jlUtf AIR Thousand German Troops Captured CURTAILMENT OF EXPENSES URGED P. I), Gilbert Would Close Stores at 6 Suturday Nhcht and Discontinue Delivery 1. I). (iillrrt, chairman of the l.inn county council of defense, ia urging a rurtnilnient of exiiicB and Ilia con servation of both light and furl by the. local nirrchaiita and II ia understood that thr proposal la merlins; with con--sideralde favor among the buainraa men. Thr atatrnivnt iaaued ia a fulluwa: Thr I'rrarnl Nrrraaily of Everybody Doing aa Much of Their Ow.l Work aa Poaalblr Thr govrrnmrnt ralla our attention to thia and the need ia growing daily. There are two things that I would call live attention of the people to, and aak that thrv rnrourare he mrrrhanta in the curtailment of both. One ia the discontinuance of the de livery of gooda altogether, and the other ia to cloae the atorea on Satur day nights at II o'clock the aame aa on other nights of the week. The latter conaervea both fuel and light, and both are recommended and urged bv the government. The drlivrry of gooda ia a heavy ex ienae and ahould le cut out at leaat until after the war; everybody can find Borne nirana to get their gooda home and ahould do ao, though this may rntail aome peraunal sacrifice). I hope the people and the merchant! will rooMrnte to thr extent that theae two things may take effect at an rarlv date, and la-fore we are ordered to do so from Waahington. 1. I). GILBERT. I.inn County Chairman, Council ol Na tional Defense. CITY NEWS Returns From Trip J. II. Knlaton and family have re turned from a four daye" ramping trio on the McKrnxie river. Hark From Washington Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kaatburn have returned from a trip to Washington where they visited their daughter. Malted Daughter Mrs. lx-e Ililyru of U-I.unon spent yesterday at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. John isceiy. Kpworth League Social Tonight There will be an Kpworth League lawn party thia evening at the home of Miss Vietta Manning on West Sec ond street. All Iragurra and frienda are invited to le present at H o'clock. Visiting Frienda Misa Stella Dorgan hua gone to North Bend for a visit with friends. Fords Sold W. W. Crawford reporta the sale of cara to the following: W. S. lloefer, C. L. Grarhart, E. Nofxigcr, W. A. Cory, I). E. Ncbergnll, A. A. Kninwa- ter, J. A. Taylor, 1. O. Woodworth, W. II. Fehmerling, Otto Kaaton, John Uiinsen, P. S. Freerkscil, Geo. Dodelo. J. L. Vineyard, J. L. Savage and Carl llolxapft'l. Funeral Today 1 The funeral of the lute Robert J. V, ! Uhrl ammer wna held at the family residence nt 2 p. m. today, Rev. Per shing officiating. Visited Parents Sergeant Ceo. Crnwford who was here on a short leave to visit his pa' rents, has returned to Camp Iwis. New Fords Agent Crawford haa received 'i new shipment of Ford cara. Mrs. Young Improving Rev. G. H. Young returned home lust night from Portland whero he has been to are Mrs. Young, who ia get ting along nicely. Bird Lecture Tonight An illustrated tnlk will be given this evening nt 8 nt the public library on birds, by Mrs. Mamie Campbell of Portland. LOSE INITIATIVE Ixindon Correspondent Says Tide of War Has Turned Toward Allied Arms AMERICAN TROOPS ARE THE DECIDING FACTOR Smash of Franco-Americans Held to He First Steo in Move to Engulf Huns ly Kd L. Kerne. U. P. Staff Corre- apondent I (ivltftu iri n..ini,., la ' ' ' j unanimous that the onward smash of the Frnnco-Aniericane murks the first stair of the tide now moving to engulf Germany, which in the fare of the allies new offensive is every where downgrade and losing the ini tiative. The upper hand of the allies grows more noticeable along the entire front aa thr American troops continue to pour into the French porta. On all of the fighting fronts in the military activities the allies have been victor ious and significant of the future. ELKS WILL PRESENT FLAG TO DRAFTEN MEN Red Cross Work Will Be Ex plained to Soldiers by Rep resentatives of ChaDter A Ked Cross representative will meet the drafted men at the countv courthouse at 3:30 Sunday afternoon and explain the government allowan ces, compensations and Insurances. The Ked Cross is directed to do this by the government. If any of the pa rents as well aa the boys desire this information they can secure it from these representatives or later from Miss ElitaU-th Cosper, secretary of the home service. C. II. Hurgrrnf will be present to present in behalf of the Klka lodge a lieautiful silk flag to each man enter ing the service. Oats Run Thirty Bushels to Acre Clyde Bryant and Frank Uhrham- mer hnve completed the harvest of a crop of oats on their places adjoining llryanta' Park and their oats ran 30 bushels to the acre. Food Prices Fixed by Local Board The government through the food commissioner has directed that fair prices for the staple food products be Fresh eggs 38 Fresh Crenmery Butter 44 New potatoes 3 1-2 Full Cream Cheese Cornmcnl, yellow, 100 pounds Cornmcnl, white, 100 pounds fi Cornmenl, yellow, 10 pounds 6.65 t ornmenl, white, 11) pounds . . Cornflour, hulk Cornflour, 10 pounds Heyeflour, per barrel, 4 49 lbs. Keyeflour, U pounds llnrleyflour, hull-., bbl Kircflour, hulk Onlflour, 2 lit) lbs. bbl Hominy, 10 pounda Head Rice Cornstarch Beana, white Sugnr, granulated Itniains, seeded, 15 ounces . . . . Ijird, bulk Ijird, five pound pails I nails lnrd, compound, bulk Ijinl, compound, o pound pails Bnron 38c Milk, per quart, delivered Wheat Flour, 49 pounds $2.40 Many grocers have on hand, in car - tons and small sacks, wheat products . which it is desired be bought and con - sumed before they beconio wcavillv RED CROSS SENDS OUT S. 0. S. FOR HELP Volunteers Needed for Gauze Rooms; Much More Help Needed The Red Cross executives feel keen ly the lack of volunteers in the gauxe rooms. The government began draft ing men when volunteers failed. The Munition is serious. Khali the board draft workera for the Ked Cross? Surely the women of Albany will not Irt the word go to our men that their mothers and sisters, sweetheart. and frienda were too busy, too hot or too uninterested to go to pleasant, cool rooms and fold clean cotton and gauze into surgical pads for our wounded allies! Daily the work Ia falling short. We ar one month behind at the start but 1500 pads are finished today in stead of 3,000. All of the work ia dune by practically 100 women. Where are the other 900 women voters? Next week the drafted men ar to be entertained at the armory. Many I of our gauxe workera will have to there Thu wiI1 , Mcellent opportunity for new workera to fall in line. The work with the moss is progress-; m it tee today, ing but the supervisor says: "We j Parts of eight American divisions could use more women." A word of j were engaged early in the week check praise was given last week as encour ' ing the Germans on the Mame. Manv agement but it seems to have served other Americans are brigaded with the aa an excuse to some who say, "Thev don't need me aa the rooms were full Come! You will be given work. Come aa often as possible. Be sure you are not needed before you plan unnecessary work or pleasure. Thr Northwrstern Division inspect or, Mrs. II. L. Brakel, met with the instructors on Wednesday. She spoke encouragingly but aha found the pads not properly uniform. ' Some were too thick, others too' thin, on others the measurements wore' not exact."' Con-! siurring wai mey were me ursi oi me Ml ,terday to celebrate the victorv sphagnum pads made here, they were of the Americsn troops. This ia the good. Only a few had to be made spirit wnich ,houId b, di,piayed in ev over. Linn county chapter work has! cjt in the eomtTy- Jiways been up to standard and We instructors leel confident that now the pads are just rirht. There ia some new yarn on hand for sox. The work at the rooms is more important at the present time. Baseball Men Are Subject to Order WASHINGTON, July 19. U. P. Sec. Baker ruled today that baseball- men are subject to the work or fight order. TWO STEAMSHIPS ARE TORPEDOED LONDON. Julr 19. U. P. The British 13.000 ton steamer Carpathia waa torpedoed and aunk. Paaaengera end crew were landed. The transport "Barunga" en route to Australia with unfit Australians waa alao aunk by a U-boat. Thrre were no casual tira. published weekly in every county in the United States. The fair prices for Linn county have been compiled bv the local board and is presented. In the first column is the price paid bv the local dealer and in the second is the fair price asked by him of his customer: to S9c 39 to 41c to 4!c 50 to 67 l-2c to 4c 5c 25c 30c 5 3-4c 7 to 8c to 6 l-4c 7 to 8c to 7.00 85c ....7.00 , 90c ....6.25 8.00 7.25 90c 12.00 8.00 90c 11.50 8.0IT ....10.00 12 1-2 12.50 8 to 8 1-2 7 1-4c 90c ,. 10 to 12c 12 to lfic 101-2c 12 1-2c .. 10 to 12c 12 1-2C J8-05to $8.U0 9 to $10 10 1-2c 15e 27c 32e 1.39 11.39 $1.50 2.'tc 27c 97c $1.25 to 44c 46c to 50c 12c to $2.65 $2.75 to $3.05 1 and are so wasted. It is desired, too, ! that cornmenl be consumed quickly so lit will not be lost during the summer months. T ARE IDENTIFIED Rainbow and New England Divisions Are ComDlete U. S. Units Engaged 1,200,000 AMERICANS ARE NOW IN EUROPE Many Troops Not Included in Divisions Mentioned Brig aded with the French WASHINGTON. July 19 By Unit ed Press. The "Rainbow" and New England divisions are the complete American divisions now battling the Germans in the great Franco-American offensive. Chief of Staff March told thia to the house military com- French in thia offensive. General March aaid that nearly one million two hundred thousand Amer ican troops are now in France or en route. Mayor Curl Congratulates Pendleton Authorities "Pendleton sflould be congratulated unon her rnternriaF in rinirlmT the fire T(le above statement was made this I i, i... i u fur! tn Democrat representative. Mayor Curl thinks the allied victorv over the Germans was of such import- ance that some method should have i been found in Albany to show our ap j preciatioti of the splendid work of the American troops. Say Roads to Fish Lake Are Very Poor J.B. Keeney of Sweethome is the au thority for the statement that the roads between the Mountain House and Fish Lake are almost impassable and that within six month the rang ers will have great difficulty in haul ing provisions over the roads unless some work is done in that section of the county. . Mr. Keeney brought to the countv clerk's office a wildcat pelt and claim ed a bounty of $2. The animal was killed in the vicinity of Fish Lake. TASKER H. BLISS. Brigsditr Gsneral In Charge of Southern Army Division. r ai jl ml by Amrrlran 1'raas Association - ALBANY YOUNG MAN MENTIONED IN ORDER Raymond Archibald Is Com mended Among Other 0. A. C. Students Today O.A.C., Corvallis, July 19. Special. Thirty-four of the 171 Oregon Ag ricultural college students who were given military training at the Presidio June 1 to July S have received special commendation, and their names have been sent by Colonel H. M. Dichmann, commanding officer, to the command ing general of the western depart ment. Earl H. Chapman of Corvallis, one of the men in the list, will be cadet colonel at the college next year. The list followa: Kenneth Cook, Portland; Earl Web ster, Portland; Earl H. Chapman, Cor-. vallis; Arthur E. McClain, Salem; Earl A. Hutchings, Brownsville; William R tie, Corvallis; Sharlea P. Beatie, Pen dleton; Otto L. Canthrall, Ruch; Chea ter L. Firestone , Va.irju.cr, Wash.: Lewia H. Edwards, Monroe; Jack H. Grafton, Chehalis, Wash.; Elton M. Hattan, Oregon City; Raymond Archi bald, Albany; Miltan A. Koo reman, Salem; Jamea M. Ruebke, Tootle, Wash.; Orrin D. Dadmun, Indepen dence; George V. Robinson, Forest Grove; Albert J. Schoth, Oregon CKy: James L. Spriggs, Medford; Benja man H. Nichola Jr., Corvallis; Glenn E. Spriggs, Medford; Earl R. Reyn olds, LaGrande; George V. Nadennan. Turner; V uaa U rlue. Rainier; Manon McCart, Selma, Cal.; George A. Pow ell, Portland; Whitney Waterman Jr., Pasadena; Allen W. McComb, Klamath Falls; Edward E. Radcliffe, Burbank: Claude H. Steualoff, Salem; Ben C. Stoats, Portland; Richard M. Weber, The Dallea; Albert F. West, Corvallis BOOTHS AND PROGRAM IN tiETROiT- . C. BENEFIT DETROIT, July 19. Special. A Red Cross party waa given by the la dies :n Outerson's Park July 13. Tht re were three booths where cake and sandwiches, coffee, ice cream and punch were sold. The park waa dec orated with bunting;, flags, and Red Cross insignia. The sum of 126.81 was cleared. The following program was render ed: Song, "America," Trio, Mr. Wood, Inez and Maud Wood, under the double eagle. Recitation Charlotte Zeiber "Where Are the Oregon Boys To night?" Song, by the ladies, "Keep the Home Fires Burning." Solo, Miss Filvox, "Joan of Arc." Violin Solo, Inez Wood, "Humor esque." Recitation, Mrs. Myrtle Dester, "A Soldier Boy." Talk by Professor Sprague. Song by the ladies, "Sons of Amer ica." Trio, Mr. Wood, Inez and Maude Wood, "Repaz Band." Recitation, Fred Hester, "The Irish Philosopher." Laughing song, Mr. Eugene Wood. Song, "Star Spangled Banner." Many U. S. Troopers Visit Y. M. C. A. Huts LONDON, July 19. Special. Be tween 2,000 and 2800 American fight ers eat daily at the American Y. M. C. A. Eagle Hut. It costs them 14 cents for a satisfying American meal and 25 cents for a auperlatively fill ing repast. The civilian would have to pay 85 cents. A typical shilling dinner includes Scotch broth, stewed steak or cold beef, potatoes, buttered beets, currant pudding, bread, tea or coffee. The waitresses are women who have volunteered their services. They min ister to the soldiers and sailors with smiling patience and friendliness. It is real home service in a foreign land. Eagle Hut dispenses other commod ities, tobacco and candy topping the list of favorites. The government has fixed a retail price for all tobaccos and dealers charge the maximum. At Eagle Hut the minimum is charged and smokers have found it to be the cheapest place in London to buy to bacco. The hut provides 279 clean, soft beds at 14 cents a night and the sup ply is oversubscribed nightly. Eagle Hut Is no makeshift, but a London institution. BIG DRIVE S RESUMED BI EIITEIITE FRANCO-AMERICANS START ONWARD DASH AT 4 A. M. TODAY CAVALRY PURSUES FLEEING HUM TIO Thousands of Priaonen Mart Hundreds of Guns Are Captured Today BT FRED FERGUSON. V. t. STAFF CORRESPONDENT AMERICAN FRONT, Jary 1. The battle's iateaaitj ia laersaa ing along the wheat treat frees Uaa Abac to the Mara at 1 tU ai teraoom. The Asaerieasai sad Fnaatk ate ' driving forward la aa ex leaded : vacaace tewaed Bslaaiss aaat it -- Chateae Thierry highway, which? ' Ilea froea three to tea taflea east of the riflcta Use. The Grrasaaa, aided try awer ful reserves, atade a heavy coas ter attach on the plateaa south west of Sotasoos. Thia waa blood ily repulsed. The Fraaco-Aster-leans there are either hotdiag the line or asking aaarked adraaces. Cavalry has pushed across Soia sons and Chateaa Thierry road with infantry driving forward to join theas. The auasber of pris est ers haa as yet not been aacertaist ed, but the naaeber of gaaa are accumulating. The allies' remarkable traao portatioa eyeless e sables a con stant flow 'of saea and supplies towsrd the" front. Solid miles of -ammunition motor tracks are rumbling frontward and retorting with the wounded. PARIS. July IS The allies are assailing the Germaa Mame salient from both sides. While the Franco-Americana are driving against the Aisne-Mams line, the Franco-Italians are attacking a 15-mile front east of Chateaa Thierry towards Rheima. The Franco-American offensive waa resumed at 4 thia moraiag, and new progress was made. The Germans are apparently prepar ing to evacuate Soisaona and are blowing op their ammualtioa dumpa there. The Franco-Italians have taken two towns, two woods and 4N prisoners. Newspapers claim Is, 000 prisoners for the French. FORMER ALBANY NEWSPAPER MAN HERE C. W. Tebault, former Albany news paperman but now Oregon representa tive of the national service section' of the emergency fleet corporation, ar rived in Albany today from Coos Bay and will spend the day here. He leaves tomorrow for Newport. U. 8. TROOPS FOB SIBERIA TOKIO. Juiy" V. P Newspapers ssy that the aUed advisory council has accepted the American proposal for landing troops in Siberia. A war declar ation is held nnnecesaary.