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Newspaper Page TextJ, o! Lirr A ALBANY DAILY DEMOCRAT Best Advertising Medium in Linn County THE WEATHER Tonight and Friday RAIN VOL XXXI. ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. NOVK.MBKK 21, 1918. No. - FLEE! 15 Allitnl Navies Assemble and Accept Surrender of Grrman Warships U.S. SHIPS PARTICIPATE IN THE CEREMONY Great Historical Event currcd at 9..10 thin Morning Oc MINIKIN', Nov. 21 V. I' Tha German fleet haa aurrendcr rd to tha Grand Flrel. tha admir alty announced. Tha American battla squadron. French rruiarra and dratrorra participated In lha ceremony. Four hundred allied veeaela lha biniral fleel ever aaaaatblrd are reported to hava mat tha (irrniu, Five American dread noughts wrra Included. Tha aurrrndrr, it la understood, occurred 60 ml Ira off May lair, Juat off Ihr rnlranr of lha Firth of forth on tha Scottish Coaat. Tha total numhrr of Tautonlc ahtpa surrendering la unknown, Tha admiralty announcrd: Tha rommandrrlnrhtvf of tha grand fleet rcporli-d at 9:30 thia morn ln( that ha had mat tha final and main Inatallmanl of lha Carman high araa flrrl, whlrh la surren dering for Intcrnmrat." COPENHAGEN, Nov. 21. All Oer- man warships to be surrendered to tha allira hava cleared their porta since Monday, it ia rrportrd. Aa a raault. Germany does not be leva tha allira will wiah to occupy Heligoland. Clarence Ross Home on Furlough from Navy Clarence Roaa, who la serving in tha navy, wna home on a furlough Inat week, it being hla firat viait homo ainre hia enllalment atout a yenr ago. As Ilia coming waa unexpected It afford ad a happy surprise for hia folke. J. E. Koaa, who ia working In tha ahin yanla of Portland, and Mrs. Juata Hewitt came up from Portland to be at tha family reunion held at one of tha aiatrr'a, Mrs. E. S. Dlrritt. Clarence Rosa la aerving on tha U. 8. 8. Illinois. He wears the (told stripe which Indicates three months' aervice in the war tone. Clarence ratea sec ond clous engineer and runs one of the 40-foot hoata auxiliary to the U. 8. S. Illinois, which doea passenger work lietween the ship rnd shore while In port. The bont ia also used in picket duty, the crew being out 21 hours at a stretch. Ho had only a Id-day furlough, and having to cross tha continent to reach home, had only a fow dnya to spend here. Ho left Portland Tuesday night and la to report for duty the 24th NKW CLASSIFIED FOR SALE Mi acres, 2 miles from t oltnge Grove, Ore. All river lot torn, improved. 40 acres under cult I vation. In a fine community. Will enrririre on tna price and take Al bany property either city or acre- aire up to hnlf of value. Chun. T. Wilkinson, K. 4, Albany, Ore. Home pnone uuo. dZlnKi-w;:n2u PLENTY Or MONEY to loan on good fnrms; low interest rates: yenra' time; privilege to pay (100 or multiple on any interest ante. Call or write J. M. A II. M. Hawkins, Albany, Oregon. n21tf WANTED A man to feed cattle Steady job all winter. Call F. II. I'fciffor.-hoth phones, 20n22 WANTEO I-ndy with S amall child ren wanta place to hoard In tha .,.nl, rill llll nknn. iiXR address Box 7(1, Albany, Ore. 20n22 ED JNN COUNTY OVER TOP IN WAtt DRIVE Chairman Young Announces ThiH Morning that Quota Huh Itecn Reached I. Inn county hat gone over the toD in tha United War Work drive, ao- onllng to a statement given out this morning by Chairman I'. A. Young. Tha aarna information waa wired to headquarters at Portland. Tha quota fised fur this county waa 2.UH) and it waa at firat believed that wa would fall below two and three thouaand dollara ahort of railing thia um. With piartirally complete ra turna from all diatrirta In tha county variable. Chairman Young waa able to aluta today, however, tliat thia Bum had I iron subscrilied. Y. SECRETARY TEACHES BASEBALL TO FRENCH All American (lame ADoeaN to French Troops and Real Talent Shown PARIS, Nov. 21. Twenty years from now, when there ia a big parade and the veterans of the Great War winy down the avenue, ona of the big-feat divisions in the proceaaion will be formed of the membera of tha ao- iety of "First Man to Teach F'rench Baseball." Mile after mile, rank up on rank, thia vaat organization will flow past the reviewing aland. It will be even more numerous than that olh er organization which flourished Just after tha Spaniah-American war, the Amalgamated and Improved Order of the First Man up Kan Juan Hill. Probably the real ownership of the title "Firat of alt tha Firat" in tha In struction of tha French in America's national game never will be determin ed to the satisfaction of all claimants. Hut F. M. Jack of Los Angeles, be lieves that ha haa a legitimate claim to being the firat man ever officially letailcd to ierform thia aervice. He offers proof in the form of a copy of the order that directed him to give the Poilua hia assistance in de veloping whatever Cohbeiue tnlcnta they might possess. Aa the order ia lated earlier than the time when moat of the other firat men began to assert themselves. It looks aa if Jack would have to be awarded the gold-handled umbrella. Teachea Ilaaeball . Jack was serving aa a Y. M. C. A. ph)sical director In a Mediterranean port when the United States army of. ficer In charge of tha Yankee troops n that district, complying with re- uest from the French military peo pie, told him to go out and teach the game of baseball. Three soldiers were letnilcd to assist in the task. And task it was, fur practically none of the Frenchmen in that region ever had so much aa seen a baseball and when thev tried to throw, you couldn't tell whe ther they were putUng the shot or tossing the cnbot, The Y. M. C. A. man decided that tha best wily to get the men Interest' ed waa to pick out a tig squad and try out the talent. He selected 200 likely- looking aoldiera at random and aet them to work throwing an indoor bnseball, giving auch advice and in struction aa ha could. Then he gave them batting practice, using an In door bat. The 60 men that showed most promise were told to report the next dny and tha work waa continued After enough players had acquired some degree of skill, practice gamea were Inaugurated and later there were formal contests every afternoon. The men took to the game like buck privates to mince pie. It wasn't very long before some of them were show Ing real ability in all departments of the sport and the "championship1 gnmra developed interesting competi tion and fust piny. The original squad was constantly being supplemented by recruits who fell for the game after seeing others piny it. I'ars Soft Hall Like many physical directors of the Y. M. C. A. and the K. of a, Jack believes that the beat way to teach baseball to Frenrhirs ia to begin with tha aoft ball, which ia big enough to be hit easily and not hard enough to injure anyone that la beaned. He aays that when tha game la started with the regulation hard ball, the men are alwaya getting hurt and that they de cide, before going far enough to ap predate the game's good pointa, that it ia "trop dangereux Another advantage of the Indoor j i iLi I ... ni..j . nt Annrm ! that It ,'""" 7 '. " " I1"' T .l"Bn, ln" I tion pattern. Open lots large enough U. 5, 'ershing Directed to Wire Names of All Prisoners Releasd by Huns STATEMENT OF THEIR CONDITION IS ASKED Reported that English Pris oners Have Been Im properly Treated WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. U. P. The war d -partment cabled General Pershing to aend quirrly the n all Incoming prisoners, with a state ment of their condition. The war department ia aomewhat urehrnaiva over the Domsible eondi- r . ' ion of returning American prisonere in view of tha revelations concerning Uriliah captivea. It is reported that many English have Wen freed with out food and In an impaired physical nape. Mass Meeting at Club Rooms Tonight A maaa meeting haa been called at the Commercial club roon a a: 7:30 thia evening to receive the jt of the committee appointed t ) - ake a report on the proposed mrr. i jf the local telephone companies. At the suggestion of t'.te co.ni.iit'.' : M. Hawkir.s went down lj T. luuJ yesterday anl c inferred with Oawald West, receiver for the Home company, and the result of auch conference will be made known thia evening. Homj Ci.ard Dance a Huge Success One of t ie most successful jitney lances ever staged in Albany waa held ast night at the armory under the auspicea of the Albany Home Guard. The music waa furnished by tha Heia-ter-Woods orchestra and there were a large numl-er of people from Lebanon and Corvallia in attendance. According to Chairman Goettling of tha dance committee, 1282 dance tickets were sold and the sum of ap proximately $4S will be cleared over and above tha expenses. Judge Interposes on Behalf of Moonev SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. U. P. Judge Griffin, before whom Tom Mooncy was convicted, haa written to Governor Stephena asking a condition al pardon, it ia learned. Thia would insure a new trial for the man con victed of murder in connection with the preparedness day parade bombing in July, ll'lli- Griffin refused to comment on the letter except to say that it waa writ ten on Tuesday. President Wilson haa interceded several timra on behalf of Mooney. Labor leaders declare that a strike which will stop "every wheel in the country" will go into effect ir lorn Mooney be executed. Two Hundred Killed in Cologne Explosion AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21. U. P. Two hundred persons were killed by an explosion in a Cologne factory, fol lowing the revolutionaries' failure to induce the workmen to atrike. The Taglische Rundschau dcscrilvca the explosion. Here From Seattle Zoll A. Tntom and Lawrence Fee of the U. S. naval training camp at Se attle were In Albany this morning on their wny to their homes in Lebanon on a five-day furlough. The boys In the camp will all receive a five-dav furlough between now am) the second of December. for a game of ball are very hard to find in and around French citiea, be- . ... . , , ...... . . cnuse atmoat all or tna land in r ranca cause almost ail 01 me land in r ranee . - ia being used for building or rultlva- in Albany Saturday night to lion purposes. Moat of tha athletic meet with tha local lodge in their reg fiolds are nrivatclv owned, ao tha gen-' ular session. 01n nui,nf cannot have accesa to them I . I . . ,v-t nnp. me numoer 01 pvrmm. vn.v i-... , . Z I (Continued on Page 4) HOY HURT YESTERDAY LEAVES THE HOSPITAL Eldon Kauffman Suffers Had Fracture when 2-Ton Truck Runs Over I-eir Eldon Kauffman, who auffered a compound fracture yesterday after noon when a two-ton truck passed over his leg, waa removed thia morn ing from St. Mary's hospital to his home at 106 Santiam Koad, and ia reported by his physician to be get ting along in splendid shapa. The boy waa returning from school when he Joined several other young sters in an effort to climb on to a two-ton motor truck which waa carry ing a 4 00-pound Case tractor. In their efforts to get aboard, the Kauff man boy fell, and the back wheel of the truck passed over hia leg below the knee. The boys were repeatedly cautioned by Driver E. 8. Geer to get off the car, and thia request waa also nuule by Rev. Williams, who waa also sitting in the driver's seat. The ac cident happened on Santiam Road Just in front of Henry Lyons' residence. It waa firat reported that both legs had been broken and that amputation of both limbs would be neceaaary. This report proved to be unfounded, how- tm h k ..,ff.r- V... - "" ,v" " fracture and soma rather bad bruises. Michigan Election Contest Is Killed in the Senat MICH1GAN ELECTION .. WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. U. P. The proposed investigation of the elec tion of Truman Newberry, of Michi gan, to the senate waa killed by the r. a'e elections committee today, aix five. Fl.l'E VERSE SETS IN; IS RABIDLY CONTAGIOUS ST. PAUL, Nov. 21 Minneaotans are fighting flu poetry today. An of ficial ban upon it ia expected. The chief gem, aa shown by publi cation so far, ia thia touching couplet Protect your achoolmatea from disease; Use your hanky when you. sneeze. CITY NEWS I Transacting Buatneaa C. E. lank tree of Lebanon waa in Albany thia morning transacting bus incaa. At Eugene Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Cusick spent yes terday visiting friends in Eugene. Spending Winter Here- Mrs. W. M. Fleming and aon Rob ert of Seattle have arrived in Albany nnd will make their home during the winter montha with Mrs. Flemings' brother. President Wallace Howe Lee of Albany college. Robert will attend the Albany public schools. Weather Report Yesterday's temperature ranged from 35 to 42 degrees. The rainfall waa .02 inch and the river at 2.6 feet Takea Cattle to Roaeburg Leigh Anderson left last night with a car of show cattle for Roaeburg. He will be gone a few days. On Kuainraa Trip- Mack Montieth went to Independ ence thia morning on business. He will go to Dallas before returning home. To See Grandson- Mr. and Mrs. George Taylor went to Portland this morning to visit their laughter, Mrs. Robert McMurray, and see their new grandson. Went to Portland Mrs. Roy Worley went to Portland thia morning to visit friends. To Attend Funeral Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rumhaugh went to Portland thia morning to at tend the funeral of their brother-in-law, Richard Wilmot On Buaineaa Trip Allan Clark made a businesa trip to Portland thia morning. Here From Portland Mrs. G. C. Morris of Portland ia vis iting relatives In Albany for a few days. State Comamndrr Coming Deputy State Commander Sherwood 'n UmmIu. I nA.rm nt Pm-tlavw! ' tU . , V T ..)..- PAl.nJ "'"-- ..-.. Lehanonlte In Albany i r j : -i k 1 Editor George Alexander of the I-ebanon Express was in Albany to- dny on business matters. TOWNS DECORATED A3 YANKS ENTER American Troops Now Upon Soil of I-our Different Countries BELGIANS RAPIDLY RECIaAIM TERRITORY Allied Troops Advance Inio Germany in Accordance Armistice Terms By Ernest C. Miller WITH THE AMERICANS, Nov 21. The American army of occupation ia now standing on the soil of four countries 'France, Belgium, Luxem burg and German Lorraine. Yesterday's advance resulted in the occupation of scores of villages. Amer ican outpoata are only a few miles from the city of Luxemburg, which gaily decorated ia awaiting the Yankee' entry. LONDON, Nov. 21. The Bclgiana, rapidly executing the inoccupation of their country, advanced more than 50 miles from the linea held when the armistice waa signed. The Americans and British have ad vanced 30 miles. The French have penetrated 50 milea, reaching German territory. SLAVS STRIVE TO SAVE PARIES FROM FAMINE ROME, Nov. 21. Forty thouaand babies from Austria! famine stricken provinces of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Her- xegfovina and latria are being fed and cared for by the two more fortunate sister Slav provinces of Croatia and Slavonia. Details of this latest effort to sus tain each other until allied victory in sures national independence, have just been received by Dr. Ante Trumbio, who, representing the Slav provinces of Austria, signed at Corfu on July 2' the pact with Serbia providing for l single united Southern Slav nation fol lowing the war. Croatia and Slavonia rank aa two of the most fertile provinces of Aus tria, and despite the ever increasing scarcity of food that exists thruout the dual monarchy, these provinces con tinue to produce more than they need. Thru their local diet they proposed to Austria-Hungnria that they be allow ed to succor the other Slav provinces of Bohemia, Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Istria. The only condition thev demanded was that in recognition of thia they be exempted from militarv requisition of their food products. They were turned down, whereupon the two more fortunate provinces of Croatia and Slavonia began immedi ately gathering all the babies and lit tle children from the other provinces. No distinction was made either on re ligious or rocial grounds. The children were distributed amongst families of Croatia and Slavonia without relig ioua or other distinction. Catholic children often were -taken into ortho dox families and vice versa. All are now being fed and educated towards the common end of saving the great est number possible of the Southern Slav race, which has had the most dis proportionate losses in the present war. Mrs. Sam Hilliard Dies in Portland Mrs. Helen Hilliard, wife of Sam Hilliurd of thia city, died in Portland yesterday morning following an at tack of pneumonia following Spanish influenza. The deceased was under treatment at a hospital in Portland at the time of her death. Mrs. Hilliard was 21 years of age and leavea three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle F.. Preston of Portland. Miss Margar et Gilmore, Vancouver, B. C, and Miss Juanetta Gilmore of Hoquiam, Wash ' nl.A ...... kMt,.H PI . ...,1a nilmnH nt .i ...., - - i'ortlnnd, and Monroe Aimer, nunKirx France. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard moved to Portland some weeks ago and Sam haa been working in the shipyards He waa in Albany on a visit when he received word of hia wife's death. FRANK RIDDERS COLLECTS REWARD Stolen Auto Is Ixx-ated for Portland Cwrcr Ivy Ixical Man VVi diiesday Frank Riddirs, who operated a fill ing station on the . p?nd -ice Road ten I'.'le- irth of Al- any, ia $.11 r. h- b?r -a m 'ie took ti e precaution to take he ne nber of a hip touring car whi.., wai driven to hia station by two boys. The youngsters ordered a gallon of gaa dine and explained that they want ed to go to Albany. Ridde:" told them that it would require more than a gal lon to make the trip to Albany and the boya admitted that they did not -ave enough money in their poaaeasion :o buy more. Riddera took the num ber of the car and waa surprised when lie reached the approach to the steel bridge yesterday to find the same car standing by the roadside. He looked up the name of the owner aa given in the atate registration books and phon ed to a Portland woman that a car aith her number attached had beer, located in Albany. The womar. promptly sent him down $30 aa a re ward for hia aervice and a man to lrive the car back to Portland. ALBANY RED CROSS MAKES FINE RECORD Linn Chapter Is Placed Upon lienor Roll of North western Division Rev. G. II. Young announced last night at the R. C executive meeting that the departments of knitting and surgical dressings in the Linn county chapter had been put upon the honor roll in the Northwestern division. A neat certificate haa been received am.' wUl be displayed on the wall of thi secretary's office. Much credit is du to the supervisors, Mrs. Alex Ross and Mrs. T. D. Leigh, for their splendid work in these departments. Shipments from chapters enlisted on the honor roll are sent right to tha distributing; points without further inspection. XXX The annual Christmas roll call will oe taken in December. The committee for this work will be announced later. The R. C. work is of a different char acter in some respects but is just as important. It is hoped our workers will keep up their gifts and interest as loyally as hertofore. XXX Two boxes containing 296 sweater and one with 375 pairs of box are ready for shipment. Mrs. Archibald the new supervisor, is well pleased with the work that is coming in. She has 540 pounds of O. D. yarn ' fot sweaters ami plenty of grey for sox and hopes more women wBI call foi yarn to make these garments. XXX The bills allowed last night were for the past six weeks, since October 9. They amounted to $3434.70. The largest items were yarn, $2,773.91: and home service work, $225. Next month will come bills for the materials for the refugee garments. XXX The Junior R. C. is busy making property bags. -These are made of colored cretonne, 15 inches long an' 12 wide, with a hem at the top and a lrnwstring. These bags are used in the hospitals by the soldiers to keep their letters, souvenirs and other per sonal belongings in. Fire Department Elects New Officers The following, is a list of the new officers of the local fire department: W. A. Eastburn, chief; L. B. Hix son, assistant chief; Olin Ncbergall foreman; John French, president Fred Woods, vice-president; Roy Nut. ting, secretary; L. B. llixson, treasur er. Board of control, John Neeley Ed Horsky and F. L. Snyder. Light Vote at School Election When the Democrat went to press this afternoon, a very light vote had been polled at the local school election and unlesa a larger number of voters turn out and vote for the proposed in crease in the tax levy, the district will be left In a very embarrassing position when it comes to meeting the current expenses of the first of this year. The polls will remain open until 7 o'clock this evening. Allies Defeat Bolshevik! who Sustained Heavy losses in Two Battles - OLES FIGHT FOR I 0 SESSION OF CITIES Hungarian Capital Is Occu pied by French Troops on Sunday HEFTY FIGHTING .. .. .. LONDON, Not. 21 By U. P. Heavy fighting in the Dvina river r- i )n between tha Bolahevikl and allied forces occurred Monday and Tuesday, he war office reported. The Bolshe- nii were beaten with great casual ties. The French occupied Budapeat, the Hungarian capital, on Sunday, it is announced. ZURICH, Nov. 21. Field Marshal cn Mackenzen's troops battled Czech loldiers Sunday, according to the Pea tor Journal. The Czechs insisted up- n disarming the Germans, who were etrcating to Pressburg. Tne Czechs ore up the railway, preventing fur- her movement by the German array. VIENNA, Nov. 21. Bitter fighting s reported to be progressing between he Ukrainians and Poiea throughout 'outhern Russia. Tha principle bat- Te ia for the poaaeasion of Lemberg, low held by the Ukrainians. Fighting is also in progress at Ko- omwa, Przemysl and Stanialao. Senator Lewis Asks for Government Ownership WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. U. P. Senator Lewis, democratic whip, in roduced a resolution committing the senate to government ownership of all public utilities and "natural agencies :'or the production of fuel." Congress today agreed to adjourn at i o'clock this evening, by a vote of 41 to 18. Priority Rating Rule Cancelled by War Board WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. U. P. All priority ratings except for tha naval emergency fleet corporation. die railroads, telegraph and telephone .'ompanies, have been cancelled, the. -var industries board announced. Geo. Wilhelm Buvs a 600 - Acre Farm One of the largest real estate trans action in this neighborhood this fall a as closed Wednesday evening when -he M. Montgomery farm of 600 acres as transferred to Geo. J. Wilhelm jy its cvner, who is now serving aa station agent at Medford. Thia fine, large and well improved grain and Uock farm ia located weat of Harms- burg between Junction City and Mon- oi. Mr. Wilhelm considers that he ,ot a bargain, but the consideration is not announced. IlarrisDurg Bulle tin. COL. MEYERS' MESSAGE IS QUITE OUT OF DATE PARIS, Nov. 21. An American of ficer near Fer-en-Tardenois In the Vesle fighting bagged traitors. In a woodland northward he cap tured a German messenger pigeon that had deserted, mated with a traitor French pigeon and waa busily engaged in rearing a family. The German bird still had the message it had started out with. Rolled up in metal tube on the bird's leg was a message signed 'Col. Myers." It waa dated "9:30 a. m. July 19" and the message waa merely, "The aituation la unchanged in the past hour." On July 19 the Germs were In pos session of this wood. At tha time of discovery there were three (gga on tho way towards hatching tha nudiflg uous young flyers. Both the traitors and their family will get the punish ment usually meted out to traitors. "After removing tha messaga,' 'aaid the captor, "I let the pair loose to fin ish rearing the family. Aa soon aa tha squabs are old enough, we're going to have some executionsand potpie."