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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916 VOL XV. NO. St. ihmi fotnurr il. Iill-it 1artiifl4l1,i)rson, uultefuaatr Ml of fancro ol M Mb, l7 MR SITUATION IS SUMMED UP BY IMPARTIAL MEN Survey From British Vlowpolnt Of Socond Year of Gront Conflict CHECK GERMAN ADVANCE England Better Prepared With Muni tlons and Allies Are Making Advances Steadily LONDON, AtlK.i 9. Wliffo quail Ceil Ainurlcun MtuduulH of tlio war from thulr special position probuhly to hotter nblu to mini up tlio situ iitlou ut tlio ond of tlio second your of tlio conflict than any of tho bol HccrontH, It nmy bo of Intorcitt to pre lient tho following flurvoy from tho British viewpoint. Wlillo I am unablo to cite my authorities, I cuu vouch for their high standing. First and foremost, tho Urltlxli Hoot Id now stronger lit ovory respect Mum over beforo In ltd history and Its dom ination of tho seas Is inoro nearly complete The Teutonic powers occupy 107 000 jujuaro miles. Of course, the character of the occupied territory has to bo taken Into account and u Ktudy of the world's ump does not settle tho argument. The host estimate of tho present situation is obtained by recalling tho stuto of affairs In 11)15. Wlillo tho Gorman advance on tho west had been dellnltoly chocked tho Teutonic pow ers wore conductliiK a successful cam paign In Hussia, and followed that by overrunning Serbia and MontencKro. On the Austrian frontier Italy was making no headway. The large Anglo French Army was neutralized In Gal Ilpoll, and In Armenia tho Turks wore holding their own everywhere. The Initiative then lay with Germany. The initiative now Is definitely In the bands or tho Allies. Tho Anglo French forco which was tied up In Galllpoll was successfully removed nnd mado avallablo on other fields of vvnrfaro. Tho Serbian army has boon reconstituted and Is presenting a for midable front to tho Hulgarlans, who bad been led to bollovo It was non existent as a fighting entity. Success In Mesopotamia Dosplto tho loss of tho garrison at Kut the Mesopotamlan operations re sulted in tliq comploto domination of Sliatal-Arah and tho Turkish prov Ince of Irak by tho British and tho elimination of Gorman influence in South Persia. Hut It Is In Europo that tho sceuo Is changed most strikingly. With tho German failure at Vordun tholr pos session of tho military inltlativo carao to an ond. Tho sumtnor of 1916 has seen tho beginning of a great com bined attack on the Austro-Gennan defenses. Tho Anglo-French forcos nr slowly but surely driving back tho Germans on tho Sotnme. In tho dif ficult Alps tho AUstrlans'1 are receding beforo tlio Italians. Tho Russians ore advancing rapidly on tho Hungarian frontlor and reconquering tho Aus trian territory which they won In 11)14 nnd had to relinquish In 1915, whon the Teutonic Allies chorlsliod tlio fal lacious belief that tho Russians would bo unablo to coma back. With tho continuance of Russian successes in that quarter, Gormany' recently ronewod oxprosstons of ap prehension rolatlvo to numanla or qujte comprohonslblp and after tlio .gathering of tho harvests has boon . completed, matters may bogln to movo fita'rtllngly in southeast Europe. England ..Now Ready In regard!' tho situation In Eng land particularly, It may now bo said ithat this country ouly recently roach cd tho point'' of roudJnoBs for tho buge continental war In which she Is engaged with wholohoartodnoBs. This may bo guagod among othor things by tho fact that boforo com pulsory Borvlco was Introduced In March, 6,041,000 mon had voluntarily Joined hor forcos. Groat Britain's output of munitions last year was still inadequate. Hor resources in organization, men, and machinery slnco last yeur liavo pro ceeded to such a degroo that Great 13rltuln now Is turning out more than enough supplies for an enormously increased army, bo that she 1b ablo to rondor assistance to her nlilos in this direction uIbo, CONVICTS COMMIT MORE SERIOUS DEPREDATIONS Steal Car from Sllverton Man and Rob Store at Coburg A Ford automobllo was stolon from tho prlvnlo garago of Iloscoo Lang loy of Hllverton at midnight Wednes day, August 3, by throe convicts who oncapnd from the flax farm botwoen Sllverton and Salem . Tho thieves aro still at liberty. Tho robbors hid In tho willows near Harrlsburg and Thursduy night broke Into Mr. Drury's store nt Coburg. It was discovered that they had tire troublo twlco at Coburg but this only emitted n slight delay as tho car was equipped with repair supplies. Tho party was seen at the Halo farm near Harrlsburg Thursday aftornoon and wore traced to tho Euro no brldgo but no further clue has been obtained. mr. uang.oy was in apr.ng ie.a mis afternoon scoxing information inui might load totho arrest of tho con!. vlctn nnd restore his stolen car. I SEATTLE MAN INTERESTED ' Wants Agency For H. E. Pitts' Butter Mold and Wire Binder J. A. Garrard of Seattle was In SprltiRflold recently to confer with II. K. Pitts, president or tho Springfield Planing Mill company. In regard to a butter mold and a wire binding ma chine, both of which have recently boon Invented and patented by Mr. THIS. Mr. Garrard, who Is In tho , iinrtlwarG nnu woodon waro i)uinc8 I.unil,onn roociill.. nd boo.n.o .o Interested -that ho called on Mr. Pitts hero In an effort to secure tho Wash ington ngency for tha product, as well as for tho butter mold. Mr. Pitts say8 ho has not yet decided about tho matter. Tho butter mold has Just been put on tho market, and tho wlro blndor will bo ready to In troduce In a very hsort tlmo. PLEASED WITH AUTO CAMP Tourists are Much Pleased With Re ceptlon Received Here C. S .Suttzor. prcsldont of the Red Wing Advertising company of oa W tot. Minnesota, and George Anno of San Francisco, California, stopped nt r - tho auto camp tho first of the weck. bvomen and a child, passed south SuUze; id he had been calling through West Springfield. They had o salesmen In Portland and would a four wheeled, rubber tired light nass through TexaS to see his son at(Sn with a covered top. On thn Z lo Z til Z militia. Mr. Suit- top was painted this inscription. . mnn "From Coast to Coast, Bound for zer wus luruiuii """"f-h'-- and worked for the New York Sun and Chicago Times besides owning sever al papers of his own. Tho Springfield camp ground was the first auto camp thoy heard about and praised It highly. They said that this type of work shoUid be oncour agod. and they wanted the Springfield people to know that thoy thought It flno to have a placo to "play Indian." FISH HATCHERY HAS CAMP Tourists Can Stop at Poujada When Up the McKenxlo A frco camp ground for tho con venience of tourists has boon oponcd at tho Poujado Ash hatchery; up the McKcnzIo river about 25 miles from Springfield. Tho Poujado fish hatch ery Is maintained by tho state. Free water, wood and eloctrlc lights uro provided, according to M. L. nyck man, superintendent of the hatchory who has Just completed-tho work of clearing off tho ground by working during his sparo tlmo. Tho oloctrlclty for tho lights is pro vided by tho hatchory dynamo, ' ARE GROWING GOOD CORN Boys' Industrial Clubs Working Thru State Department of Education L, P. Harrington, Industrial worker for tho stato department of education roports that some of the boys Indus trial clubs of the Wlllakenzlo and tho Norkenelo districts northwest of Sprlngflold aro growing some of tho best corn ho has seen this year. Tuesday morning Mr. Harrington and Miss Bosson visited tho Thurston district and mot with tho club mem bers from that school as well as thoso from tho Maplo nnd tho Davis schools adjoining. Thoro woro 21 members of tho clubs In tlio meeting, ull of thcia carrying on some sort of tho club work. Mr. Harrington took n number of In teresting pictures of tho boys nnd of lia irlrla nt wnrlr 'Wlllftll lia will 11HO tliu f5 t " . .., I In some of his illustrated lectures in his travels ovor tho stato. R. R. CARPENTERS ARE REPAIRING TROLLEY TRACKS Gang of Mon Come From Cor vallis and Eastern to Do Work Here TO USE DRESSED LUMBER ' Bricks Along Tracks Will Be Taken Up and Replaced With Planks Early Next Week d ntm beK , , ,. ..., , .. iilvnniiio . . . vj .'" ... - - - ! in repairing tho roadbed of tho local j ; street car lino Wodnesdty. A train ,,inlrlnir ,,, millIllMl of thn Ioc, load of carpenters camo In Tuesday , night over tho Woodburn-Sprlngfleld urancn irom Asnianu. 'iiioy aro iroiv tuuu& muu uu nuuinu iu wi wm tho Corvallls and Eastern railroad, j munlty, regardless of age, race color I'art of the large crew of men wont 'of political ambitions. Tho commit to Wnlchcster on tho Southern Pac-jtccs had an enthusiastic meeting Iflc main line, Bomo wont up the Mo Tuesday evening and made prepare hawk mm tnc remninuer will do the tlons for a great time next Tuesday work In Springfield. afternoon and evening. It Is tho Intention of the strcot rail- The afternoon will bo devoted to way company to tako up tho brick sports and other amusements which that have been doing Hervlco along the j will keep all laughing from tho time trolley rolls and replace them with j n1i.nl A writ, a I tin with nunhfilt jjiiv huh wivdo m.. romo.o.l d replaced tvIHi wood. Snrlnefleld has nearly a mllo of trolley car track and It will tako some time to complete tho Job. Tho men aro now working in tho local yards preparing tho timbers that will be used and dressing the lumber. "WASHINGTON, OR BUST' Men Pull Wagon WlthCampIng Out fit; Women Also Walk Tho Pacific htahwav has become The I acme highway uas uecome vory popular for tourist rtavel and all KlUUg Ul sMIiSlllO Ul ItlU IUUU um; j scon wending their way to the north - , , or to the sou. 1. Yesterday morning Washington, D. C." The wagon carried their camping outfit and It was drawn by the two men. Tho women followed In the rear and ono of them carried a small child. SUPERINTENDENT ELECTED Will Succeed A. I. O'Reilly Who Goes To Marcota Schools C. E. Ferguson, whq for eleven years was In tho employ of the U nlted States government as school supervisor In tho Philippine Islands was elected by the county board of education on Tuesday as county school supervisor to auccoed A. I. O'Reilly who has resigned to accept the prin clpalshlp of the schools at Marcola. Mr. Ferguson' lives In Eugene. Mr. Ferguson was selected out of a list of ten applicants. Provlousto go ing to tho islands, Mr. Ferguson was engaged In teaching in tho county schools' of Iowa and of North Dakota. After returning from tho Philippines nbout a year ago ho has finished his college course at tho University of Oregon, graduating with the class of 191G. The new supervisor will enter upon his dutlos August 15. Mill Gets Big Order From Creswell An ordor ha8 Just been received from Creswell by tho Springfield plan ins mill for botween 4,000 and 6,000 orchard boxes Altogether with this order, and tho work thoy aro doing for tho new Methodist church and tho parsonage as woll as othor regular work, tho mill Is kept quite busy Just now, prcsldont H. E. Pitta reports. Oxteam Goes Through Springfield Yesterday afternoon a man nnd a woman with an oxteam hitched to a two-horso wagon passed through Sprlngflold Thoy had regular liar nesB with brldlo and bit on their oxou nnd tholr wukoi. contained their camp- inn niltflt Thoy hail a buggy trailing ...n - behind the wagon and woro leading a few cattle. R0LICI6 BY RIG BONFIRE NEXT TUESDAY Young People of Springfield To ,Take Half Day Off For Merrimaklng ACTIVITIES ARE PLANNED Cafeteria Luncheon Will Be served By "Eats" Committee For All Hungrey Ones Three thirty next Tuesday aftcr- nonn In tlin limp, nnrl Emnrnlcl - - - - " i - Heights Is tho place that has been do elded to hold the Big Young Peoples' picnic of Springfield. This picnic is for the benefit and enjoyment of every arrive uuw. . u.M . can tor mo nne cnieienu luncueuu ai ... - six thirty. Then the sandwiches, cor- Uln .will bo .orv.d Ital will nulo everybody that goes to tho picnic laugh Inside with the Joy of netlng. The committee on site will have swings for tho girls and seats on the soft sides of the rocks for the boys with great piles of firewood to make the hugo bonfire that everyone will enjoy after the shadows begin to creep around. Then the entertain ment committee will bo busy keeping (things going and seeing to it that .something new is sprung every once ,n awh,,e' There ,S n Un, 8et t0 M bQ home.un. i , 1 f 1 1 mnftiinf1 Everyone Is planning on going. There is no especial placo to meet. Just go to Emerald Heights north of town and you will find the crowd. Or course you will bring your appetite with you. It will cost money to buy all tho grub you are going to eat. So tho finance committee and the "cats" committee have gotten together and have arranged an elaborate cafeteria supper for the large sum of twenty cents. Now you won't bo able to get anything to eat on tho grounds for love nor monoy If you don't, have one of thoso little blue tickets to give to the caBhler beforo you get your "hand out." You had better see Leota Mc Crackcn, Ida Carson, Merle ChaBe or come to the News office and get a ticket for yourself and one for that friend you are going to tako along. Remember the whole twenty cents is to be spent for tho good things you will got to eat there are no profits In this game. Don't forget: Throe thirty next Tuesday afternoon at Emerald Heights and If you can't get oft before suppor time come then. If you can't come until eight o'clock, come then we'll nil be there to help you have that good tlmo. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Musicians- Will Entertain the Public At Auto Camp Grounds Tho Springfield City Band will give another concert at the auto camp grounds on Main street tonight. These concerts have been much appreciated by our cltlxens and the band boys who give so much of their time with out remuneration need to be encour aged. Let us make them feel that tholr efforts ore appreciated by show ing our presenco at these concerts. Some complaint has been made that many children congregate at or near the band stand and make bo much noise that it Is very unpleasant for tho musicians. Prunes May Be Shipped Fresh J. O .Holt, raanogor of tho Eugeno Fruit Growers association, has receiv ed an offer through which tho prune growers in tho vicinity of Eugeno may receive one cent a pound green for tholr fruit shipped fresh If the grow ers so dostre nrrangomonts will be mado to ship them from the cannery, but it is desired to ship nt least 10 car loads. COUNTY COURT WILL IMPROVE PUBLIC ROADS Highway Leading to Fifth Street In Springfield Comes in For Its Share The county court Is advertising fgr bids for three important road Improv ments in this county. The first ono calls for 8S95 feet of macadam road leading from the north end of Fifth street in Springfield to tho Wendllng branch of tho Southern Pacific rail road on the road leading to tho Mo hawk valley. Another ono calls for macadamiz ing o f6830 feot of the Eugene El clra road from the end of the present macadam out of Eug"in over Crab- tree hill auu connecting up with the next stretch ol macadam. This will givo a good road from Eugcno to tho brldgo over Coyote creek a distance of more than eight miles. The other ploco of road will bo 5200 feet of new dirt construction road around Cape Horn in the Lake creek valley. This new road will eliminate a dangerous precipice overlooking the creek and will eliminate a heavy grade. The bids will boopcned by the coun ty court September first and the con tracts let so that the work may bo done this fall before heavy rains be gin. WORKING AT GRAVEL PIT Three Trains Daily Haul Material for Ballasting New Roadbed The Southern Pacific company be gan working at the Natron gravel pit on the Oakrldge branch of the road Tuesday and three trains began haul ing the gravel to .points south of the Umpqua bridge of tho Wlllamette Paclflc line Wednesday. Three trains are used to haul tho gravel, one from the pit to Spring field and two from Springfield to tho places along the road where tho bal last is to be used. These trains will u uy uiBui ai aprmgneia ana the position ot the employes this at one helper engine , will tie" up at Eu.' ternoon 6Cne ' "We have simply accepted the Trainmaster, W.J. Williams has hla'fr,end,y offers of the Federal board headquarters at Springfield while the of med,atlon and conciliation. The gravel trains are working. , ,ssue ,s slmp,y one or mediation, not The gravel is used In ballasting the "arbitration. In mediation proceedings Willamette-Pacific road bed which Is nn onfi R hound to accent the oro- Just being completed from Eugene .to Marshfleld on the coast TO GIVE PIANO .RECITAL Pupils of Miss Amy Carson Appear Next Friday Night The pupils of Miss Amy Carson of bprlngneld will give 'a piano recitaj! tomorrow nvpntntr nt Christian8' church at eight o'clock. The persons wand M,f8 Nora Sorenson of Spring who will appeal on the program will . fieId 8 e,ected 8 Commercial teatjH come from Donna, Marcola as well cr for the' next term. Miss orwsoa as from Springfield. j ,s weU known among the social cli- Th'e following program wlU be ren- c,eB hre ? h uht thre dered: , 'n Springfield high school. She haa Piano solo, Warbling of the Birds," , diploma from Monmouth and - Kimball, Jennie Turner, Donna. had special training In the Eugee Piano solo. "Dance in the Barn." Kllck-; business college. She taught In th man, Ellen Lambert. . Piano duet, "Spanish Dance," Mosz kowskl, Cleoao and Lavelle Barker Donna. Pito solo, "Morning Mood," Grieg, Miss Carson. Vocal solo, "A Winter's Lullaby." Ethlyn Pdwers. " Piano solo, "Wild Kose," Streabbog, Flossie Richardson. Piano solo, "Wild West," Wlenrich, Mabel McPherson. Reading, "When Company Came," "At Auntlo's House,- Marjorie Knott Piano solo, "La Serenade," Shubort, Miss Carson. Piano duot, "Home Sweet Homo." Bis hop, Mary Vulgamore and Mildred Workman, Marcola. Piano solo, "Sparrow," Hoffman, Golden Nelson. Piano solo, "Pretty Birds Walts," Do Lancey, Marian Clearwater. Readtng, "Lasca," Miss Carson. Piano solo, "Scarf Dance," Chamlnade, Pauline Duguld, Marcola. Vocal duet, "Dreaming," Eastman, Ethlyn Powers and Mabel Duryoe. Piano solo. "Fifth Nocturne," Loybach, Lottte MoMurray, Marcola. Piano duet, "Mexican Serenade," Lan- gey, Pauline Duguld and Lottie Mc- Murray, Marcola. Lodge Members Hold Picnic The local Robekah lodge hold a pic nic in the grove back of tho mill Tues day evening of tho members and tholr families. Henry L. Westbrook, Grand Master of the I. O. O .F. lodge was a guest and the local band rendered several musical selections and Joined tho festivities. A picnic supper wns sorved and wolnors were roasted ovor the camp fire. The evening was spent In fun and laughter, MEDIATION RAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY BOTH SIDES Big Railroad Strike Averted ly Agreement t Permit Fed eral Board to Act MOVE COMES SUDDENLY Does Not Mean. Necessarily. That Arbitration Will Be Accepted By Either Side 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 9. nepresonta tlves of tho railroad employes an nounced this afternoon that titer would accept the offer of the Unit ed States board of mediation and con ciliation to submit their demands to mediation, provided action Is iramed lately taken. tfrf Acceptance of mediation by the env nloves came as a bin surmise. X: had been officially stated by big"hro5U-x erhood officers that they "would JIB cuss the differences with the rail road managers, but that a third party was unnecessary." It Is believed the personal plea of members of the United States board brought about acceptance by the train men. That means at least postpone ment of the strike that would hava called out 400,000 men and tied ap 250,000 miles of railway on 225 -railroads of the country. It was believed by representatives of both sides that mediation negotia tions will start Immediately as de manded by the brotherhoods. A. B. Garretson, bead of the con ductors' brotherhood, in explaining; posa,s 0f the intermediaries." j ' EDUCATORS HOLD MEETING. Cmmercial Teacher Was Elected and Matter fif Repairing High School Is Discussed The regular monthly mmeling of the chool board was held Monday even Thurston high school last term. v Besides the regular routine business the matter of repairing the high school .building was discussed. No conclusion was reached further than, a carpenter will he employed to exam ine the building and report at a' fu ture meeting. Rebuilding: Mill Race Bridge . The city ot Springfield Is rebuilding the mill rape bridge at the headgatea on Mill Street south of Main. All of the old posts, timbers and sllla will be removed and replaced by new ones and new decking will be laid. Over 8000 feet ot lumber will be used In the construction ot the bridge. Grand Master Surprises Rebekas Grand Master, Henry L Westbrqqtc, surprised the local Rebecca lodge Monday evening by an unexpected vis it Through tho confusion ot dates Mr. Westbrook arrived on the wrong evening to visit the Eugene I. O. O. F, lodgo and camo to Sprlngflold and surprised the Rebecca lodge members. Truck Hauls Two Cars Lumber Oliver W. Johnson who Is hauling lumber by motor truck from the Booth Kelly mill at this city to tho Oregon Electric depot at Eugene, yesterday hauled ton loads ot 6500 feet each or a total of 65,000 feet It made two car loads, E. C. Hills, gamo warden, who has Juat returned from the vicinity ot Oakrldgo reports deer to bo plenti ful In the mountains. The season in this county for killing doer opens on August 15. 1