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VOL XXXI.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. 1111.
No. 1(7.
BRITISH ATTACK IN
GERMANS LAUNCH
TIDE OF
IS
TWO AMERICANS HOLD
FIRE DESTROYS
RECRUITING EXTENDED
DRIVE
HEAVY RAIDS
HUN COMPANY BACK
AGAIN IN IRELAND
OF
T
By U. 5.
LASALLE DRYER
Yankees Throw Hack Hun
Yankee Boys Die on Fields
Serbians Progress Against
Waves; Great Shelling
Is in Progress
of France with Sense
of Duty Well Done
Enemy oday; Allied
Losses Given
Despite Weather, Hun Out
pouts Are Captured
by Haig's Men
HINDENBURG LINE
N EARED AT NEW POINT
Between 300 and 400 Prison
era Captured Already;
Huns Fight Hard
Uy Staff Correapondeat I. lay A Mellcll
of The InHee) Preea
WITH TIIK BRITISH. Sept. 21 -In
the midst of a terrific lorn), tit
British delivered a swashing attack on
a three-mile front east of th Umplr.
-Epehey Una this morning, whero the
Huna aim hold outpost defenses be
fora tha Hlndrnburg Una.
Hpura Iradinif from tha outpoat
ridge and tha trench males about I
Petit Prlel farm and U Calellet
copse, mada tha going hard, but be
tween 3UO and 400 prisoners ara re
purled takan alraady.
Preach Tall Henay
I'ARIS, Sept. 21.-French troops
rsptured Benay. fiva miles auuth of St.
y unit ln Uat nlKht. Thay repulsed a
counter allark on Caslres, two milaa
and half aouth of St. (Ju.ntln. the
war office announced.
' Tha Australlana hava advanced
north of St Helena and ar. now with-
n half a mile of tha St. (juentin canal
Thia ia tha nearaat point to tha main
defenses of Uia Hlndenburgline which
haa len reached anywhere lietween
llavrinrourt and St. tjuontin.
Jn tha l.ya cemetery. 4.43U German
graves were found. Tha earlieat date
' of German occupation of l.ya waa
April 17 ami the laleat Auiruat 2il. re
vesting tha wear and tear on tha Ger
man army durinic the Uat four month
on thia amall and comparatively quiet
portion of tha Una.
Honor Guard Girls
to Give Dance Tonight
A jitney dance will be given to -night
by tha Albany Honor Guard at
tha Elks' Hall. Pheparalione have
been mad to make thia a big event,
-and a large number of out-of-town
people ara expected to attend.
Good muaic will be furninhed, with
piano, trapa, and xylophone. Every
body coma.
Newport Freight Train
Wrecked Near Notions
A wreck on the C. A E. line oc
curred yesterday evening at aliout 8
o'clock when a freight train, No. 2C3,
ran off tha track near Nortona.
There waa no aarioua damage, ex
cept the tearing up of a number of
raila, which will be repaired ao that
the Newport traina will not be delayed
In their regular runa.
Keaervationa Made
Reaervationa have been made at the
Vandran Hotel for about 30 men from
tha aprure camp at Newport who ex
pect to be in the city tonight.
Waiting at Llvenffoode
Miaa Edith Bailiff of Corvallia la
the gueat of Mini Helen Llvengood
NEW CLASSIFIED
WANTED Want a teamater for
work in gooda. Steady job. K. Venl
ft son. Zla24
MILK Try our Jersey milk wa ile
liver any placa weat of Railroad
atreet. Home phone X624 or Hell
64R between 9:30 a. m. and 0 p. m.
J. A. Humphrey!. 21a24
IMPROVED 40 acre farm for rent. P.
D. Gilbert, Gilbert Broa.' Store.
21s24
WANTED Stenographer for law of
fica. State experience, anlary ex
pected and phone number. P. O. Box
lHfl. Corvallia. lire. 21s2:i
WANTED 1 pair No. 8 hunting
ahoea, 12 or 16 Inchea high. Ad-
dreaa A, care of Democrat office,
21s24
KOR SALE CHEAP 4 light hnraea. 2
aeta light double harneaa and 2 cov
ered delivery wagon. Chrla Mur
phv, 321 Weat 12th St., Hull phone
444R. 2124
WANTED Man to help load brick, 40
eenta per hour. Sea Kawlinga, 121
Uromlalliln Street. 2:is24
Uy Fred 8. Ferguson
METZ FRONT, Sept. 21. 12 m.
Two heavy German raida almoat large
enough to be called attacka were di
rected against the right wing of the
Ameriri.il line thia murnlng. Both
were n pulsed.
At 8.10 the Germana laid down a
barrage along the Hull Dee Rappee,
on tha weat bank of the river Moeella.
on a front of two milea. Infantry
atarted to advance but tha attack
quickly broke up under tha American
pelting.
The next raid waa in practically the
ama region but waa alao quickie
halted.
Eight large firea were obaerved to
day in tha rear of the enemy linea
tfear Dummartin-I.a-Chausses, four
milea north of Thiacourt.
Vilaey and Bye-de-Piale, behind
tha Yankee line weat of Pont-a-Moua-on,
were heavily ahellrd.
MANY MORE NAMES
ADDED TO LIST OF
VOLUNTEERS TODAY
Today'a liat of subsrriliers to the
Fourth Liberty I-oan, aa announced
by Chairman llodgea, ia aa follows:
Mr. and Mra. Gus Jacobaon, Allianv
State Bank, Gladys Gilbert, Gordon
Pike, l.awrenre Edhulm, Lizzie Weav
er, Clyde W. Chaae, Hirhard J. Noble.
Ralph K. Wilbur, Edwin L. Wiedcr.
Chaa. II. Wieder, C. C. Catltey, Aman.
daa Butcher Jr., Ben B. Huntley, G.
S. Hill, Grace A. Anderson. B. E. Lee,
Mra. Geo. C. Richards, Carl J. Hector,
Cliarlca Hector, Josephine Hector,
Irene R. Hector, Mra. Pearl F. Hector,
C. K. Mills. M. C. Smith. Maxwell
Phillipa, F. L. Riea, Wm. S. Hoefer,
Max R. Boehmer, Rocky O. Conaar,
George Berry, Geo. H. Snyder, John
Macllugh, 11. Imke, Melvin E. Hunt.
Oregon Ufa Ilia. Co Parry R. Cotui.
U I. Bilyeu, R. Ward Cyrus, Gladys
lrach, D. M. Molver, Frank L. Rob
inson, Robt. A. Murphy, Mrs. Olive J
llawtin. Sue Breckenridge, J. 11. Mont,
iromery, John Buchner, Clara McClaiii
II. E. Weisner, John Schamer, Kath-
erine Althouse, Mary C. Althouae. An
nie M. Althouae, Geo. E. Goltra, II. C.
Reevee, Mra. Jennie E. Taylor, Edw.
E. Taylor, Mr. and Mra. J. y Rod-
gera. G. Yakelski. A. E. Bell. F. D.
Hukill. Rullin G. llacklcman, Douglas
Hilderbrand. H. F. Merrill, Mra. J. E.
McGee. Julia A. Severaa, Irvin
Carrie M. Iloadley, J. E. Rulia. H.
A. Burns, Egbert Allien, Gilmore II
Hector.
NINE MACHINES
ENTER CONTES T
Iron Horses Plow at Hi
Tractor Demonstration
Yesterday P. M.
The tractor demonstration which
waa held yesterday afternoon at the
old fair grounds waa in every way a
success. Nine tractors on the field
plowed from 2 to 4:30, all of them do
ine fine work, and the fnrmera were
well pleased with the demonstration.
There wcre 000 people present, be
ing mostly farmers, and from all parta
of the county.
The local tractor men are being con
gratulated for the aplendid exhibit.
Eight tratcor men from Portland who
were in attendance declared thia to I
the best demonstration ever held in
this pnrt of the country.
The rules used in the plowing wero:
1. Tractors line up and stop motors.
At word "go," start motora and be
gin plowing. (2) Each demonstrat
or must plow for two hours. (3)
Depth of the plowing should not tie
lesa than seven Inches. (4) Speed
of plowing not more than two and one
half milea per hour. (5 Stop on
signal.
After this demonstration, the plow.
ing was governed by requests from the
different fnrmera.
LETTS REFUSED TO FIGHT
AGAINST ALLIES AT Ml'RM AN
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 21. U. P.
The Allgemein Zcitung of Essen todnv
charges that the defeat of the Bolshe.
viki on the Murman Const was due to
a mutiny among the I.ettish troops.
They refused to fight against the
allies.
Yankees Fill Hun Soul With
Terror, Says J. Ham
ilton Iiewis
ALLIED OFFICERS
LOUD IN THEIR PRAISE
Wilson's Influence Has Re
juvenated British, Pre
mier Tells Iewis
AT ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 21.
U. P. America turned the tide of
war, broke Germany's war spirit, fill
ed tha Kaiser's people with wonder
and terror, Senator James llantilton
lewis of Illinois, declared today on
hia arrival her from France.
America's fresh, spirited troops, he
aaaerted, have humiliated tha German
array.
The submarine haa proven a com
plete failure in everything it attempt
ed, he aaid. Senator Lewia brought
words of the highest praise for the
United Stales army and navy from
Lloyd-George. Clemencea. and other
allied leaders.
Lloyd-George told him the influ
ence of President Wilson and the
American people upon the spirit of
Britain was equivalent to a new Brit
ish army. I.ewis praised the conduct
of the navy men duiing and after an
attack on the ship carrying him home
ward.
PROPERTY BAGS ARE
IN GREAT NEED NOW
IxM-al Red X to Ship Many
More; Workers Lie
sired at Once
A call haa leen acnt out by the Red
Cross for 600 more property baga, as
it is desired to make a shipment soon.
The baga ahould be in by 4 o'clock
next Tuesday afternoon. Many women
have aent in from ten to 15 baga. and
the different auxiliariea are working
them also. Sunrise haa already
aent in 42, the bast Albany women
are making 100, the North Albany wo
men are helping, and material fur C2
hus been given out by the Red Cross.
The response should be more gen
eral. These bags will be sent directlv
to a base hospital in France, and it
is liopcd that a large number of wo
men will aid in their making.
Tho bags are made perfectly
straight, 12 by 15 incl.es, with a hem
nt the top and a double drawstring.
Sew a piece of white muslin on the in
side for the name and address of the
ninn in the hospital. Make the bags
of any foci-colored cotton material.
Cologne Council Protests
War Rations of Germanv
THE HAGUE, Septl 21. U. P.
Resolutions setting forth that the pop
ulation of Cologne ia suffering from
a lack of food, nd asking that pro
duction be increased and the means of
distribution made better, were adopt
ed recently by the Cologne city coun
cil.
Dispatches from that city received
here toduy further described condi
tions ns being serious.
Born .
To Mr. and Mrs. llirnm Torbet. a
bov. early thia morning. Weight,
nine pounds. The young aon has been
named Allen LeRoy. Mother and child
are both doing well.
L. G. Levelling to Be
Candidate for Reelection
City Recorder L. G. Lewelling this
morning announced hia candidacy for
the office of city recorder to succeed
himself. Ho has had the matter un.
der consideration for aome time and
hns finally, upon the advice of his
friends that he ia wanted for the of
fice, decided to make the rare.
Judge dwelling has held the office
of city recorder for the past two
years.
By E. A. Italrhelor
PARIS, Sept. 10 -liy Mail. Tha
Y. M. C. A. man told tha story with
tears in his eyes and a break in his
voice. He said that it waa the saddeat
thing he had ever encountered, which
meant much. He had been a long
time in France. . But when he spoke
of tha sergeant and private found dead
beside their machinegun, he couldnt
control his emotions.
Tha sergeant and the private had
been fraught in a pocket. The Ger
mane wore in front of them. There
waa a barrage behind.
When they found them there waa
pile of empty shells several inches
high around the gun and not a aingle
round of unexpended ammunition. The
two sad held off a whole company of
Bocha for hours.
Tha enemy had been around a bend
in the road, a scant 50 yarda away.
and hadn't beer! able to advance be
cause of the brisk fire of the lone
American gun.
The undergrowth behind them had
been cut to ribbons by Boche bullets
and the trees near where the enemy
had been were ararrde by Yankee fire.
Whether it was a Bocha ahell or
one of our own, nobody ever will know.
Both aidea had been firing into that
part of the wood. Whatever ita source
the ahell had done its work quickly.
The mrn wpr badly torn.
SCHOOLS OPEN
IN ALBANY ON
MONDAY NEXT
BELLS ON MONDAY MORN WILL
CALL THE KIDS TOGETHER
FOR NEW SEASON'S WORK
District Boundaries Given by School
Board; "Hey. Skinner." Will Sound
Once More on School Grounds.
Tha Albany Dubiic schools open
Monday morning, September 23d, at
J a. m. PudIIs should report at the
same achool they were attending when
the sessions closed last June. If, how
ever, they have changed reaidence
since that time they ahould report to
the achool in the district in which they
live.
Th. districts are for general class
ification only and tranafera in tha in
terest of the schools may be necessary.
n such cases the necessary changes
will be made with a view to the least
inconvenience to thoae transferred.
Touchers hoDe oa rents will under
stand that tranafera are made in the
interests of the children and that they
..ill therefore willingly make what lit
tle ancrifice in distance or otherwise
that mnv tx necessary to adjust the
conditions which thia year promise to
be more or less puzzling.
Districts are aa follows: Maple
school, all west of west aide of Wash
ington street. Central school, all east
of the east side of Washington street
to the west side of Jackson atreet.
Madison school, all east of the east
side of Jackson street. East school is
closed for the year and all pupila who
formerly attended there will neces
sarily report at Madison.
L-I-B-E-R-T-Y BONDS I
Last winter we hoped to have a
million men overseas by 1918. In
stead of that, when te loan drive
cornea off, we ahall actually have
there at least a million and a half
troops. They have seen hard fight
ing and have made good. The plan is
for at least 2,000,000 men in France
before Christmas, and at least 3,000..
000 next spring.
Our casualty lists are growing. Our
wounded are coming back. Tnousands
of our boys will never come back.
There can be no nppenl like that ap
peal. It isnt case of "some day'
and "perhaps' 'any longer. "Some
day ia hero," and our boys are in the
line, in the hospitals, or lying in their
graves in France.
We enn hepln to talk more about
what we are doing; lesa about what
we are K"'K to do.
The success and the Uvea of the
boj over there depend on how fully
and how fast we supply their needs.
The more they get, and the sooner
the;' get It, the aooner the war will
end.
Every day tho war is prolonged
means more of our boys dead and
wounded. Every Liberty Bond ehort-
ena the war and saves Uvea.
$10,000 Loss in Building and
Contents; Insurance
Is But $4,000
1600 BUSHELS OF
PRUNES BURNED
Fire Department Arrives Too
Late to Save Tinder
Dry Structure
A loss estimated at 110,000 which ia
only partially covered by insurance.
waa sustained aa a result of a fire
which completely deatroyed the prune
dryer two milea aouth of town on the
Lebanon Road early today. The fire
occurred aoon after 7 o'clock thia
morning. Approximately 1600 bush
els of prunes were in tha dryer, none
being saved.
8. A. LaSalle of thia city owned the
plant. A heavy run of prunes waa
being received, it being the height of
the drying and 'packing season. The
output of this dryer, aa well aa manv
others which are turned in to the La
Salle packer in Albany, waa for the
army commissary department.
It ia thought that the fire atarted
either in the furnace room or by a de
fective flue. The men had just arriv
ed to work, and the flames were dis
covered almost immediately, and the
fire department notified. However,
the building waa in such a dry condi
tion that it waa nearly burned to the
ground when help arrived.
The prune were) valued at about
$5,000, and the building waa also val
ued at (5,000. The total insurance
covered $4,000 of the loss. .
13 MEN TO LEAVE
OCT. 7 FOR LEWIS
Eight Limited Servicers Also
to Leave Soon for
California
Thirteen registered Linn county
men qualified for general military
service will leave about Oct. 7 for
Camp Lewis. The namea of those
who have been called are:
Robert Henry Gabriel, Waterloo.
Clarence Milford Springgate, Har-
risburg.
William Stortz. Brownsville.
Richard E. Anderson, Marshfield.
Bennie Green, Crawfordsville.
Horace Vern Lerwill, Brownsville.
Clark John Chastain, Harrisburg.
Soencer William Long, Crabtree.
George William Engstrom, Albany.
Evered K. Billings, Mill city.
Guy E. Shorey, Holley.
John Frank McReynolds, Shedd.
Carloa Roan Stuart. Scio.
The following eight limited service
men are to be sent to Fort McDowell.
California, about September 30:
Dick Craft, Echo.
Clark Benjamin Rulet, Copalis, Wn.
Cvrus Charles Arnold. Shedd.
Senders A. Wilson, Roches t is, Wn.
Thomas Owen Windham, Klickitat,
Washington.
Frank wuiard Jones, A loan y.
Harry Roy Wiley, Scappoose.
Charles Henry Gansle, Portland.
BIG PARADE AND
MEETING, WITH
SPEAKERS, THIS EVE
Preparations have been com
pleted for the big Mother'a Pa
rade to be given thia evening. A
large number of mothers, wives,
and sisters of enlisted men have
handed in their names, and it ia
expected that thia will be a suc
cess in every way. The Home
Guard will alao appear in the pa
rade. The address to be given by B. F.
Irvine, editor of the Portland
Journal, will be at the Methodiat
church. Thia promises to be the
biggest event of its kind held dur
ing the present Liberty Loan
drive. All are cordially invited
to be present and hear him.
Left Thia Morning
Mra. O. B. Marshal left for Portland
thia morning. She will be gone several
days.
LONDON, Sept. 21. By U. P.
Voluntary recruiting in Ireland has
been extended until October 15th, aa
Parliament doesn't convene until that
date, thereby preventing the enforce
ment of conscription. So far 10.000
of tha estimated 50,000 available have
enlisted.
British casualties published in the
official lists during the week totalled
22,762, divided aa follows: Officers
killed, 487, wounded 1,551, missing
152. Men killed 3,366, wounded 15.-
902, missing 1304.
A British monitor waa sunk in a
certain harbor Monday as tha result
of an internal exploaion of unknown
origin. Twenty were killed and 57
are missing, the admiralty announced!
Allied troops in their Macedonia of
fensive advanced ten milea yesterday.
occupying ten villages, according to
the Serbian war office. It aaid: "Our
infantry haa passed the line of Krnei-
vo, Stragovo, Dragojet, Polochko. Our
cavalry ia operating north of those
placea."
NEW ACTIVITIES i
SOON WILL START
WITH R. CAT HELM
LINEN SHOWER September 30 to
October 5 Mra. P. A. Young chair
man. Linen for the hospitals ol
France ia required.
COLLECTION of tin and patinum
C. H. Burggraf, chairman.
FRUIT PITS and nut shells Mra
F. E. Livengood, chairman.
Linn county chapter, during the pe
riod above specified, will conduct an
active campaign for these articles.
Employes to Meet to
Choose Representative
The employee of the induatriea and
building trades of Albany are asked
to meet at the council chamber at 7:3f
on Monday evening, September 23, in
compliance with a request of Thomas
McCuaker, representative of the U. S.
employment service.
The purpose of -the meeting is to
rcommend one member and one alter
nate for the arbitration board, to b
organized in Albany Tuesday, Sep
tember 24. W. S. RICHARDS.
By request of board.
Bought Bates Tractor
C. R. Widmer and aon have purchas
ed a Bates Steel Mule tractor from
Murphy & Harold. Mr. Widmer is
one of the most prosperous and up-to-
date farmers and ia using labor-saving
machinery wherever practicable.
Shopping in Albany
Miaa Dorothy Smith of Mt. Pl?as
ant, near Scio, ahopped in Albany to
day.
To Move to Tallman
W. T. Carey, of near here, will move
next Wednesday to Tallman, where he
will work on the railroad between
Tallman and Brownsville.
Left for Salem
Mra. Winnifred Worrell left today
for Salem, where she will spend sev
eral days.
On Deer Hunt-
Grant Pirtle left yesterday for Sou.
them Oregon, where he will hunt deer.
Home From Two Months- Trip-
Miss Esther Tellefson returned last
night from a two months' trip in Sou
thern and Eastern Oregon.
Granted Licenses to Wed
Marriage licenses were issued yes.
terday to Austin F. Jackson and Miss
Francis Chastain, both of Halsey, and
to E. Roberta and Miaa Ida Ella Rahn
both of Scio.
Visiting Here
Misa Bonnie Ruth Bailey of Browne.
ville ia the guest of her cousin, Miss
Carolyn Jane Wright.
Here From Portland
Mr. and Mra. William Holbrook are
visiting in Albany for a few days.
10.0Q0 Sufferers in Belgium
and France in Need
of Clothing
LOCAL RED CROSS
TO HANDLE DRIVE
Monday Will Be Opening
Day; Saturday End; Old
' Garments Desired
Ten million imprisoned people in oc
cupied Belgium and Franco ara fac
ing shame, suffering, diaeaaa and of
times death, for lack of clothing thia
winter.
They must be helped.
Tha Red Cross haa undertaken
renewal campaign to obtain thia cloth
ing in America. It can only come
from ua. America's first campaign
yielded over 6.000 tone of clothing in
?ood condition. But much mora ia
needed if '.fees war ravaged peopU
are to ge thru tha winter in decency
and aafety. ,
In the face of brutal coercion and
spiritual Buffering, they remain splen
didly courageous. Thia courage chal
lenges our charity. Let us match tha
courage of Belgium with tha gener
osity of America.
During tha week commencing Sep- '
'.ember 23d Linn county chapter will
undertake to assemble four tons of
used clothing nothing flimsy or
faudy, high heeled ahoea, raincoats.
rubber lwxts, or anything containing
rubber. Rubber-heeled ahoea should
iave tha heels removed). Books, toy
soap, etc.. not wanted.
Will the generous people of Albany
and Linn county get busy, search their.
doaeta again and wrap their donationa
in convenient bundle T The commit
tee in charge will do tho rest Thia
lriva ia a little different from other
drives inasmuch aa it does not take a
dollar in money, but it ia Just aa high
ly important that it bo brought to
successful conclusion.
Everyone get busy. Tha committee
srill communicate further thru tho
daily proas.
The committee consists of H. S. Lo-
ran. Mrs. B. R. Wallace, Mra. G. A.
lood, Mrs. A. Stark and Miaa Nimaw.
LERICAL BOARD MOVES
FROM COURTHOUSE TO
POSTOFFICE BUILDING
The clerical department of the locaj
exemption board has been moved from
.he courthouse to the postoffice build
ing, room 303. All information rela-
ive to that department will be obtain-
able here.
Miss Mae Tillman will be assisted
by Clarence Eagy and Everett Earl .
Stannard. The other member of tho
board will be found in their reaptiv
jfficea.
Expected Home From Vacation
Misa Eva Hughea ia expected doom
tomorrow from her vacation, spent ia
Taconta, Seattle and Bremerton.
From MiU City-
Merle Smith of Mill City arrived
here last night and left today for Eu
gene. Will Arrive Tonight
Dr. B. R. Wallace la expected to ar
rive In Albany tonight from American
Lake, and will spend Sunday and Mon
day here.
Pershing Leaves
Rev. O. B. Pershing and family left
thia morning for Portland to make
their home.
To Portland
Mra. J. J. Caswell and child left to
day for a visit at Portland.
For Salem
L. L. Swan wa a paaaenger oa the
morning train for Salem.
Here From Shedd i
Miaa Bertha Shedd Is in th city to
day, visiting at th horn of her brother.