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ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT
THE WEATHER
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VOL. XXXI.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 19, 1918.
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Thirty
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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.