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J. -I O IIIM.T EICL-I VflO'JB Best Advertising Medium in Linn County ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT THE WEATHER tnrreaainf CVnsttns TaalgM asxt Wedaeaaay ' AMIANY. LINN CUNTT, OREGON. TUESDAY. JtLV 30. 1911) VOL. XXXI. N. II. GERMANS LAUNCH NEW DRIVE ON WIDE FRON CROWN PRINCE SUDDENLY TAKKS OFFENSIVE ON SIMILE FRONT; (JAINS AS YET ARE VERY SLIGHT EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO USED IN EFFORT American and French Retire at Two Points Only ; French Advance to Crest of Plateau Southwest of Rheims; Takr Romixny PARIS. July 30. Ity United I'rrra Fitrhling of unusual vlu I , -e wsa r.aumid on the whole Sob-auna-Uhiima (ronl. according lo hill) -front dl.patchra. The ri tr.minlnuc mi rely aa)a. "There la not I' I nit n-w lo r port north of I'll. Mirnr." Report Indicate lhr.t the G.rmana ar progress-ln-.it anmr poinla on thr wrrr.n i I.I of Ihr aulimt while Ihr alllra if fjanfln al emnp eastern l'i 'nla. Tie Iwlllr apparently covers .'O-niilr front. The Amrrlrana withlrrw at Herges and Ui Fri nrh al llrgnoit. r Hy i.htyi M.-ll.tl. 1'nilrd I'rran Staff I crrnqir.-wlrnt WITH TIIK FRENCH AFIELD, July 7M. The Germans thia afternoon rontlnurd desperate resistance along the whole new line established by their rrtVrai. It Is iliipossibhi yet to Ull whether this is lhllm-rriosrn for stand or whether thr are merely- sacrificing a 'groat number of men to save vaat quantities of material. ?t7s. ANI) BRITAIN s" RATIFY TREATY Draft made Operative to Sub jects of Both Countries by Treaty Terms WASI1INC.TON. July. 30.-U. P. The druft trenty between the United States, Great Hritnin and Canada Itns U-cn ratified and will he effective im mediately. All Amcrirniu between ill and SI, In Great Britain, and Canada are drnftahle unleaa they leave within 0 days. All British between 21 and 44 in the United States are also aulijvrt to" draft. TAKKS I'KS FOR WALK ' ' IN T1IK PARK KACII KVK O A. C Corvallis, July 30. Spe cial.-Tnking his pig out for a walk each day, allowing her to cut cherries nnd giving her a bath nnd brushing three times a week Is tlu practice of Andrew Sunders of Scotts Mills. Linn county, an enthusiastic pig club mem ber who is working for a prize at t,hc atnte fnir next full. "My pig looks fine hut I am afraid the shot-tare of grain will set her barfl," he writes to II. C. Seymour, state club lender at O. A. C. "I bought my pig in April when it weigh ed IS pounds. U now weighs 70." I NEW CLASSIFIED - LOST On road between Indepcnd -enco nnd Lohnnon, package contain ing suit of clothes. Lcnve at Eve ning Democrat. Reward. J30a2 FOR UKNT A B-room modern house on 1st nnd Main streeta. Bell phone ' HfiO-U. j30nl FOUND A Orund Army pin. Owner , enn havo same by calling nt Demo crat office and paying fof ad. j30al FOR SALF. Ix)t on paved street. Will take Ford as part payment. Terms THOUSAND MEN TO REGAIN LOST TERRITORY Thr hardest fighting i around llcuencu behind which there ia an ele ction from wlich 11 cs ia visible 12 miles distant. LONDON, July 30. Hy Unite.1 I'-.ri. It Is learned that the tier t. i.iu In, .0 luuro bed a heavy counter u.irr : tn tic whole Soisnunr-Ourci front. Th- Americana weie driven out of Cirri it, four miles sotttheaat of Fere ni-'lanh num. The Trench withdrew fivlil I'.criiru. 'I'he Krenrh have advancril to th cnt of the platiau lietween Vrslc and Otirr rivers southwest of l.heiins The enemy is using HM.fXKI men on this front, brineiag ten divisions from Kuppret-hl's croup. The hriiviesl fiihling is betwi-en Villr-cnTardcnuis and Ourvi. In the Anlre Valley east of Villc-en-Tarden- ois the Krenrh advanced to Aubilly. sis miles southeast of Itheinis. LONDON, July SO. It Is learned tent the Krctwh raptured Romigny, southwest of Ville-en-Tardenois. Else wliere there is little change. Bijr. Rattlesnake Attacks Automobile While motoring out to Crnwfords villo yesterday, Mark Fruit, an em ploye of the city street department. killed a rattlesnake thul measured three feet two inches in length and had eielit rattles with indications of several having lieen broken off. Mr. Kruit was driving along in his car at the time, he and his wife going out to spend Sunday with relatives und was in front of the Juhhaou Dona lion bind claim about a mile from Crnwfordsville, when suddenly he heard the unmistakable warning of a rnttlesmikc from the side of the roa and in a flash the reptile had coiled and struck at the moving car. Stop ping the auto Mr. and Mrs. Kruit both got out and while he held the snake down Mrs. Kruit pounded out its life with a club she found nearby. This is the third rattler killed that section within a week or so, big one having been dispatched in the yard of a fanner near Brownsville anil another a little further up towards the hills. The one killed by the Kruits was the Inrgeat found in this pnrt of the state for many years. In the earlv days they used to be thick around this part of tho valley, but of Into years only an occasional one hna been seen. Corvallis Times. TOSS HATS IN WATKlt "JUST FOR LUCK" I'ORT ROYAL, R. C, Juyl 30. Instead of tossing their hats in the ring, tho U. S. marines now toss "em in Uio water. Tossing their hnts In the ocean for lurk was adopted as one of the marine customs when a gust of wind snatched the chnpenu of a recruit while he was crossing tho bay off I'aris Island, S. C. Tho. lid sailed gracefully out into sluice and was soon bobbing merrilv on the dnnclng waves. Taking tho accident n a cue "just for luck," ho rcmnlnder of tho rc emits immediately sailed their hnts out Into tho deep nnd the bay was soon dotted with hundreds of straw hats. The boys paused the word and now no recruit can expect to have good luck unless he hna cast his hat upon IS DUE I1) NOVEMBER Attorney General Holds That Klcction Must lie Held Sooner TERMS OF ALL OFFICERS EXI'IRE All City Officials Will Here after Be Elected at One Time The term of every city official from ayr to chief of police will expire this full and a general city election I as In-en ordered for the month of November at which time all city if firials including the mayor and six rouncilmrn, police judge and chief of police, will come up for re-election. The aliove statement was made to- lay by I'olice Jud-:e L. fJ. l-ewellin- who has been following the legal as pects of the cuse. The matter was brought ta a head yesterday when Attorney General Hron ruled thr.t hen-after the sta tuses require the city election to le held in November instead of durini the month of December of each year Heretofore Albany elected three ity ouneilmen every two years but ruler Hie new n.ling all will lie elect ed at the same time. Whether the mayor and council- nirn w.ll le candidates for reclect'on s not known at this time; in fact, the war news las so completely over ! adowed xilitical questions that their views will prolbly not be known for several weeks. Scio Condensed Milk Plant in Ooeration S. C. Jackson, who has lieen arrest- td in Seattle On a charge of issuing bills of lading for shipments of con densed milk which, it is said, were not made, was president of the Scio ton densed Milk company, which operated a conJenaery at Scio, in this county for several months. This company went into bankruptcy last March with assets estimated at atmut $.15,000 and liabilities estimated at approximately $129,000, The company hud a plan of paying on tne lMh of one month for milk fur nished during the preceding calendar month, and when it closed down on January 30 it owed the farmers for two months' supply. Since the new company fuiled the plant has been sold by the trustee in bankruptcy and is in operation again in the hands of a responsible com pnny. HEAD1V SOUTH Douglus Fairbanks will be seen at the C.lolie ina new Arte raft picture entitled "Headin' South" tomorrow and Thursda. It is a thrilling tale of two brothers Mexican and Canadian - dealing with the capture of a notor ious land of Mexicans who defy all laws and governmental warning. It presents Kairbanks in a myste rious character who trails hia man from Canada to Mexico and eventually turns him over. There is n under current of fascinating mystery with a strong element of suspense that is maintained to the very last. Fairbanks riding nt the head 200 cowboys is intended to thrill the most blase patron of the theater. The real Mexican liorder at Nogales was selected as the background, disclosing views of conditions that will cause endless comment. THIS DAY in the WAR JULY 30, 11)17. Rritish cruiser A iadne, ll.OtHi tons, torpeaoen, aamir- alty announces. JULY 30, II) I ft. Austro-tiernian force of 2,000,000 men begins move mcnt to cut off retreat of Russians. Kerenskv in America Is Late Reoor CHICAGO, July 30. Private E 4 messages here declare that Ker- 4v ensky la In America. Gunner's 4 mate John Haggerty wired the 4i editor of a trade paper that 4 4 Kerensky was on his ship dur- 4 ing a U-boat battle. He said 4 4 Kerensky was calm throughout. 4 He ia traveling incognito. iERMANY TARGET FOR TURK WRATH Break Between Countries Reported ; Turks Demand More Territory WASHINGTON, July 30. U. 1.- Reporta that Turkey has broken with ermany, although unconfirmed, in crease t)ie evidence of (Jcrmany's back door bad condition. Official dispatches show that Tur- ey is greedy for territory, which is peeving Germany. - It is believed that url.ey would try to strike a bargain ith the allies before breaking with ermany. Two Desperate Criminals Escape at Salem SALSM, July 30 U. P.-Bennett Thompson and Kred Thurber, two of the most deserata criminals, escap ed prison today. Thompson mutilated nd murdered Mrs. Jennings of Wash ington county two years ago. Garbed only in a pair of old over- Us and a jumper which was full of holes, a young man stopped at the pheasant farm south of Albany toduv nd demanded clotiiea. Mrs. Charles Alexander, who answered the do'o I be rapped, gave him no'.hi.i.' nd sent him on. He came toward! Albany. Mrs. Alexander reported the man, whose actions she diacajbed as cidedly queer, to the authorities. The man is described as of medium Inlure. red mustache, with an exciuo nd generally disheveled appearance. Sheriff Bodine this afternoon locat ed the man. He gave his name as rank Durnnd and admitted havinn een in jail in Southern Oregon and that he had just got out. Details fur ther than this have not yet been learned, but the man is being held on vagrancy charge. Whether any connection exists be tween his presence and the escape of wo criminals from the state peniten tiary is as yet 4 matter of conjecture. New Sugar Regulations Are Announced According to telegraphic advice re ceived by the county food adminis trator, the sugar regulations, begin- ing with August 1, will be as fol lows: Two pounds of sugar per person per month is all that will be allowed after August 1, and the retail stores are called upon to see that these reg ulations are complied with. All public eating houses, including hotels, will be allowed only on the basis of two pounds per month per Demon. All retail stores wnl be allowed onlv twot-hirds of their former allotment for domestic consumption. Sugar can be bought as heretofore: Two pounds at a time by people living cities or towns, and five pounds at one time Dy people living in mr ountrv. and these amounts can be pprchnsed often enough so as to com ply with the allowance of two pounds per person per month. The regulations covering sugar for , & i ranninc Durooses nave noi ueen changed, and each household is allow ed whatever sugar is actually requir ed for canning purposes, provided it is used economically, and provided it purchased in 25-pound lots; and after the first purchase of 25 pounds a permit must be obtained from the county food administrator for every additional 25 pounds purchased. A. C. SCHM1TT, County Food Administrator "LAND OF PROMISE" AND "PROMISED LAND' Hen. Walter M. Pierce. Democratic Candidate for Governor. Speaks at Picnic in Central Ore. In his address to the settlers of the Tumale Project on July 19th, Mr. Pierce said in part: "During the Civil War a commit tee visited President Lincoln and in sisted on showing him how to correct the errors he was making in conduct ing the war. He called the commit tis attention to Blondon, who at that time wns th great tightrope walk of the world and wns displaying h talents to admiring thousands by walking a wire rope stretched across the roaring Niagara. Lincoln said 'Supvose Blondon was out on the rope over the Falls, would you raise great hue and yell at him: a littl strnlirhter Blondon, a little to the left. a little to the right, or would you sup press all noise and pray for his suc cess?' How well this illustration Americans Find Comrades Were Killed by Huns While Wounded AUSTRALIANS TAKE TOWN OF MERRIS Surprise Attack Gives Colon ial Troops Town After a Few Minutes' Fight WITH THE AMERICANS AFIELD ly 30. In a village taken and retak en several times and finally remain ing in American hands, our boys found veral comrades who had been bay- ontted and killed by the Huns as thev lay wounded and helpless. r t. I . t orrespondent rim hism WITH THE BRITISH, France, July 30. The Australians captured Merris by a surprise attack this morning. They quickly surrounded the village. tearing the Boches out after a few inutes. . O. S. Sent Out for More Laborer: "Mtn wanted by the public service reserve. There exists at the present time need for 200 lathe and floor machin ists and 300 machinery installation men, pipefitters, steamfitters, ma chinists, machinista helpers and all metal trade workers that are used in machinery installation. "Common labor is also needed and those who can be spared from any community should report to the em ployment service. Men who start as common laborers are advanced as thev how their ability and are being train ed to do machinists' work." Those who respond to the present call of the country to do the above work please communicate with Mr. Wilfred F. Smith, state director, U. Employment Service, 247 Davis St. Portland, Oregon, who will give you details as to location of work, rate of pay, and other information you mav desire. P. D. GILBERT, .inn County Chairman, United States Public Service Reserve. I KNOX BUTTE, July 27. Special. Dora Dickson spent Sunday at Cas- cadia. Mrs. Frank Smith, Miss LaForge and Lettia Smith of Sodaville return ed home after a short visit at the Cyrus Smith home. Hazel Freeman of Talbot has beer. secured as teacher of the Knox Butte school. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Hampton and family visited Sunday at Jefferson with relatives. Fred Hampton is visiting relatives at Buena Vista this week. Mrs. Mose Miller was tne guest oi Mrs. James Curry and Mrs. Cleetus Curry in Albany Monday. Rachel Lines was an Albany guest over Thursday and assisted in the Forget-Me-Not drive. The many mends or Mrs. mane mn - ler are much pleased to know that she s better and able to be up part of the time. Severnl threshers were to have be - gun work on Wednesday but are de - Inyed by the ram, wnicn is a oeneiu to the late gardens. A merry little party was given Wed nesday afternoon at the D. H. Hamp ton home when Mattie Hampton cele brated her 8th birthday, inviting a number of her little friends. Mrs. J. Pane assisted Mrs. Hampton in enter taining them. Many pretty presents were received by the honoree. Those present were Wilma Welch, Charles Welch, Ben Welch, Bernice Lonsor. Elma Cox, Nina Cox. John Cox, Erma Papc, Eddie Pape, Wilfred Hampton nnd Mnttie Hampton. TOKIO, July 30 U. P Eighteen carloads of powder and bombs exploded at Shimon- oseki while being loaded on a ship. Thirty are known dead and .10 ininred. The neighboring houses were flattened. 4 U. S. STEEL MAKES BIG MONEY Report Shows Earning for Quarter Over G2 Mil lions of Dollars NEW YORK, July 30. U. P. The regular quarterly dividen of on and a quarter per cent and an extra three per cent dividend was declared by the directors of the United States steel corporation. Net earnings for the quarter ending June 30 was $62,557,000 against 56 old million for the first quarter of this year. The net earnings for the corre - ponding quarter a year ago were $90,500,000. TO TELL4 STRENGTH OK VARIOUS SPRAYS Oregon Farmers Have Been VieUai of Commercial Firms Selling "J uii t-as-Good" Dope AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, Corvallis, July 30 Spe cial. Many fruit and vegetable growers in Oregon have been the vic tims of firms which place on the mar ket sprays low in copper and of un certain quality at prices exorbitant in comparison with other commercial sprays or with the homemade article. H. P. Barss, plant pathologist for the experiment station, urges growers in the state to send for copies of Farm ers' Bulletin 994 on "Commercial Bor deaux Mixtures" which may be had for the asking from the U. S. depart ment of agriculture. For years," said Prof. Bans 'growers have been at a loss to know just how much various brands of com mercial Bordeaux pastes were worth as compared with the homemade pro duct as regards cost, strength and ef fectiveness. The federal insecticide and fungicide board ha analyzed spray materials of all kinds pet on the market and decision Mamad to issue a bulletin to enable -grower to determine for themselves just what any particular brand of copper ipraT is worth. REGISTRATION OF NURSES FOR V. S. ARMY This war work has been assigned to the woman's committee of the council of national defense. The local com mittee consist of the following: Mrs. Rockey Mason, chairman; Mrs. Willard Marks, secretary ; Mrs. r. U Franklin, treasurer: Mrs. C. B. Winn and Mrs. E. D. Cusick. The committee has selected two re cruiting stations, one at the public li brary and one at Red Cross head quarters. All information needed car be obtained at these places. A mem ber of the committee will be at the Red Cross rooms from 3 p. m. to 5 p m. each afternoon this week. Registrations will be received at the library anytime during library nours. The call is urgent and the need is great, and Albany hopes to secure its quota. OPPORTUNITY "Opportunity," starring Viola Dana and featuring other popular players, wiI shown at the Glob, tonight. I Thjs j8 B sparkling comedy of five reeis fun 0f laughter and, wit, with a I underlying note of romance. I viola Dana is seen at her best as I jiary Willard, idol of her father, who 1 riving her her way tn everytnins I an(j consequently she desireh the im- nossible she wishes to be a boy! How she geU round this difficulty 1 ,A accomplishes her desires is clever- 1 iy sn0wn in this play. Go to Foley Geo. Taylor and wife and Mr. and Mrs. John Shaw left today on a trip to Foley Hot Springs. They will be i;one several days. Sold W'oodsaw R. L Newton has sold his wood saw to Mr. Dave and Mr. Slater, who will run it in the future. Mr. Newton and family will leave the last of the week for Kings Valley where they will live for awhile. Doney Lecture Sunday Carl G. Doney, president of Willam ette University, will speak Sunday in the First Presbyterian church. Mr. Doney has just returned from France and will give some first-hand points n the army Y. M. C. A. work. Back From Caaradia Mr and Mrs. Chas. Carter returned today from a three weeks' outing at Cascadia. IS Civil Population in German Capital Nervous as Newi of Retreat Is Known PAPERS SAY ALLIED GAINS ARE SLIGHT Strike Is Settled by Machine Gun Fire Near Towv, of Cologne PARIS, July SO U. P The Gor man retreat became known ta Berlin yesterday and caused extrsardiaar nervousness among the population. says Zurich dispatches. Newspapers leclared the r round lost was anint- portant. AMSTERDAM, July SO Th Kepa le Beige declared that machineffuns luppressed a strike in Kalk, near Co logne. Th leaders were arrested af- Jtt the police dispersed th crowd, i ROME, July :0 Bern dispatch lay th western front diiastar has -a used a German depression- saasalaa. Austria's depression following th ?iave disaster. Man Posted as : Deserter at Caran Andrew Jackson Birt, posted by th iheriffs office a a deserter warn th last draft contingent left Albany, ha Teen heard from. Th latter le poet- narked Camp Lewi, freer Birt h) -low learning to be a soldier. He fail- A to report at th she riffs ffk A - ime and caught an outgeing train for th training camp, krrrrtng the - loout in same ume trial in-voiT , men did. FATETTEVILLE ITEMS FAYETTEVILLE, July SO Spa- r L-ial Mrs. J. E. Painter returned from Albany Wednesday evening af- er spending several days at th horn f William Hart. L. C. Schultx and daughter took th )wl train for Portland Thursday noming, returning on th 8 p. m. Mis Rose Sheridan has been in Portland several day, having some lental work done, also visiting her tister, who lives in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Schultx and dan- hter Gladys spent th day at Herman Irandt's Saturday. Miss Myra Pattison spent th day n Albany Thursday. . Edwin Barton is shingling on th Hinds barn. Mrs. Clair McCormick of Joy, No- ada, who was called hom on ac- ount of the sudden death of her fa- .her, Charles Gregory of Shedd, i Waiting at th home of Nevin McCor mick. There is a new baby girl at th -tome or J. I. Miller, ll weigna seven and one-half pounds and was born Wednesday morning. Mother and dau ghter are doing well. . Mrs. J. C. Lawson went to Albany last Tuesday to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Saxton took dinner at th Lawson hom last Sunday. Mrs. Nevin McCormick and Mrs. L M. Saxton went to Albany Friday. Mrs. C. J. Lawson visited at th home of Mrs. Saxton Saturday. Mrs. Nevin McCormick picked ha zelnuts on shares on the Saxton ranch Saturday. Wilbur Grove has spent some time working at the Lawson ranch in th prune orchard, which show he has been doing excellent work. Ralph Hinds is nearly through shingling his new bam. Edward Myer of Camp Lewis ar rived in Fayetteville Thursday morn ing on the Owl to visit at th McCor mick home. Wife Asks Probate of Dodele Estate Martha E. Dodele today filed a pe tition with th county dark asking for th probate of th will of th late Felix Dodele. Th value of th estate is placed at something over $150 and is left by th terms of th wilt te th wife. Continued on Back Paee to suit on balance. Home 454(1. tf the receding tide.