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I THE i - , " - SPlftlNQFfELD, LANK OOUHTV, OMEOON, MONDAY JANUARY H 41i, SPRINGFIELD 1 JJJ"'J!"'U ' ''' Vol! XVI. NO. fi. ' ' - " 1" ' i ' -1 MANY S PEOPLE HEAR MncMllfani Cjoolc and' kdwards Entertain Large Crowds at Armory EXTRA ''CARS REQUIRED Men Who Have Returned frem Euro Bean Battle Fronts Are Speaking In Interest of Democracy CANADIAN HPS Many Bprlngflold peoplo wont tow. F. Gllstrop. J. II, Koto. F. M. tho Eugono annory Saturday afternoon and evening to hoar the addresses by Lloutonant Colonel MaoMltlan, Cap tain E. J. Cook and Major F, D, Edi wards, tho three Canadians who have , return .from.., the European battle front and who are touring this state In tho Interest of the course of, de mocracy. In order to accommodate tho people going from here an extra trolley car was run at 7:30 and 1ST 't o'clock midnight an extra car was required to bring tho people homo. "Kill, Klll.'Jcilir lhl's:fsvjhjplrlt befilndlho soldiers miUn ' liicuiHoiYos against iuo nuns. , Those, afeshocYing. words' In times . or. peace. In 'war times they meet a situation which' has been' forced upon , pifl.deendjni, t Jpmocty. , Why -spare the ahot when a captured ?r llni J1"? tu tupym oi :n$a$ ; hbufs .upWs'tts in submit plating."- , , one's bade Is turned, the enemy will take nhlof 'at' vou! thrust vbu'tiinftieh wltK aVoypnet. pr'MK $U of Jjp.l'ef , .from Jhs jflhof K PfPid-fJng ' "Modern inntructlonai schools -will tell Votf that j'ou must kill," explained' - i. .1 v '. ... '. lapiain u. j. i;ooit, ono or tno party. , "We trfoU thopthor remedy and liavo found it wanting. Wo mustTn lah this torrlblo J6b arid do It quick," , fio adde , . Tho most severely crippled of tho party Is Major F. 13. Edwards, of tho Secoml Canadian mounted rifles. Ho has lost both hands as tho result of also rocqlv.ed a woupd in the hip; J J?' IJri A f lV 6IV' fnVtAe bnT" . Hun It tra..rn the Sanctuary Wood ' 0.ULy Ca?,?.B; a,?Z t0 00 strong Vfore' Utterly torn shat- nsA1 tlin' mi1 Tlaii i. 1 . . r-VrS-N7- c HMMMWMf , stood, by ajir. MbVM fought.mch y Inch the" advance of.' the enemy. Our rules were broken and we were com pellod, to roflort to, hand-to-hand fight Ing. We clubbed the HunB with our gunsr stabbed them; fought tllem w1tn nut- flnn. ni fpnnt linn ntwt rvn aim. I port' was for a time wiped out or bad-' .The. Harrlsburg High school baa)ot ly damago'd1. The onemy camo on to bal1 toam won fr?"1 11,0 Springfield us four lines deep. Wo suffered 1800 , 1I,Bh team m S0 P,ayd at Harrls( casualties In two days fighting, I b,urg Fr,dar n'Bht- lho flnat 8coro, "Roports that the Germans aro a-!LnB 55 to 1B Tha tonm was' ac fralr ot cold steol aro truo. When tho ' con,pan,od Superintendent R. L. Huns sob our boyB trotting toward K,rH them with flxod bayonets, thoy genor-1 Thoso who mndo the tr,D woro: nlly throw down' their weapons and ManKr "ay AJ.oxondor, Gerald Van nut'un their hands'' Volrah, center; Halllo Drynn and, Tho Ingenuity of man Is reflected In wuW inrwsraij um tun ana , wnom me Bore was oougni wigo SIdgrlck: FIkIiUhk the Turk in the the used Ins Miundroda of dovICos ' which are WaUer aBB'or. Bd8! Clarence Kes to Chicago. He has owned the store iDaiknBsraHh; Tom Grogan.-Smlth In taking human lives or dostroy. BU0; auponutenuont it. u. lirKt ror tho past seven years. . i H . JoT tnd ' Smh VrUVtvl'MaioV Edwarlla men.' Custr. "E'ene, fefereq; and John F. E. Blair will manage the Lowell w. tlons a few of them, as follows: sE?,,mm Lwls. store and his brother will remain In Tappan. ,n da5B of Quoen Ellsa. "Bfg aHillory, 'including field' guns,i ff9,- H'g-n schoo charge of the Jasper store. Besides eftHTappan'' Household manage trench mortars. Stokes nuns, machlnn at"dents gave a party In honor of tho, being interested in' tho Mercantile ,'.' v,f .i.'h.-i.. , , , 1 ' 7 guns capable or tiring ui to eoo shots a minute, Vlckors Maxims and Colts, . . , . , Lewjs guns( rifles, bayonets, daggers ...j ....... .. ... ,x . . IMUIl UW 1VIIIUO navof w'oapons ( .bombs, . aifplancB, or many Kinas, subma- rlnes, automatic r, ulu.n .!.., ' " ' . uYn"f I ' swords; eto. T.lnntnnflnf PnlAnal T tn.Hrtll.n who is with the party says that- ln!.thfl:r ,ll?m splto of all tho tragedy and sorrow in the battle zone, there are times when the thoughts of death aro far from the minds of the soldiers. Ho Bald. "Soldiers at, the front get thenews i,jL.of thelworldalmost , Quietly BaU-okeior paralysis, a few weeks ago .1 .those'athome;, They llko to road?6T andrdeath is attrlbutedto this pause.! the hppefllRgs At kerne and are; es torlalflW lay cemlo pictures and fllu-, trti general. 1 But the pjit ban on readlsg news about the war, Titer ee enough of that and it fnjpas ee With them. "Tho'Brillsh army and the Canadian forces pride themsolvcs on the quality of rations served to tho sold lore. If the quartermaster falls down In this particular ho gats sharp reprimand from his superiors. DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED Lane County Fair Association Holds Annual Meeting Tho board of directors of tho Lane County FAIr4 Association for 1918, will ho composed, largely of now members.' At an election hold Saturday directors woro elected as follows; T. C. Wheel or, Cottage Grove; W. C. Washburne, Junction City; II. C Wheeler, Pleas ant Hill; 0. W. Griffith. M. H. Harlow wilklns, J. B. Sheldon, L. L. Goqdrlch, ' n yoran. W. J. Hill, of Eugene, and Welby Stevens, of Springfield. Mas' tcrB of. Lane County Oranges are also members of the board of directors. . . . . . The association will elect a presi dent, vlce-prccldent and secretary at a meeting to be held February 0. News Force Presented With Apples ,4 -, T. If. McComsor has nresenled the News force with a number of fine Homo Dcauty apples which were rale. ed near Payotto, Idh6. Mr. McCom- fay aViCrallr came t3 aWt flvVj Sprlngfleld jttionths ago, Springfield Couple Weds' 'Vlrgli Ia'xton and , Lois Edwards, DoU .0 . PjS3Bf,e,?v fV marrted at the. coualy .court Jutt In Ejeno Frl- ty. - , 11 NeOfficers Next Meeting WlltBe" Held Second Saturday " W Pebruary , v . , . , in Tho monthly meeting of the Spring, field Qrango was held Saturday morn ing at 11 o'clock at tho Woodmen hall, At noon a sumptuous dinner was serv- ed. uie next meeting will u,e helu Tho foow oK!(lftr'8 for ycar woro l"81'11"0 C .OrMcBpe, master; Phillip, uloversee,r; Lll)y Klrer, lecturer,; Charles Miller, steward; S R McBl00 assistant steward; Pi 1L Emery, chaplain; .Mary McPhor'son '.,.':,. . I tiHHHiii..i . i ii r ill. iL.ri... u u i r-u. 1 ! u . i i J" n' MpPherson, gatekeeper;' Anna Icriee,.ceres; Ui.Baui. Mmoi . Kna c ' ; L.Jl J $oore.hidy assistant, steward, j S. H- S. LOSES B. B. GAME Harrlsburg Wine With Final Of 35 to 19 Score' . I , ... . i , '""f" ...... ...J!,. , - ' r "i rv iii bmusiib Burner onop wm fc ' wooks, has been employed In tho O K barborshop $on,m6ac0aorkIhg ln" th A E nrumwnii ahnn " '" -P - Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Blsh ' ...'-T.. V,. ' . .... I up win cununuo to maKo opringnoiu Mother Dies at Roseburg The news of the death of her moth er, .Mrs, Martha Smith at Rosoburg was received by Mrs. Newton Grif fin Thursday. Mrs, Smith suffered a GRUESOME NAMES" 1 - . I This Cauadlsn otlidal photograph the Germans. As Is seen? both -ttwKfltlsli and the Qermans givs;,thertreBche weird and "gruesome Baiies. ' ' SPRINGFIELD HAS y i t Mrs. C. Meachem Knits 65 Pairs Socks for Soldiers Since i Last of July Slxty-flvo pairs of socks since the last week in July Is tho record of Mrs. Chauncey Meachem one of the containing 60 works on history, travel Red. Cross knitters in the Springfield agriculturecooking, fiction, etc. Tb.e auxiliary, Bcsldei knltttes". for liet library. Is allowea' to reiiaia'in i com- auxiuary Mrs. Meacnom '.spendB one afternoon eack week sewing on hos pital garmonts and other garments for tho soldiers. She has missed only four meetings of tho auxiliary since she joined about the last of July. At present she is out of yarn as there has. been so much difficulty in getting enough to supply tho demand of the knitters. Mrs., Meachem used, up all of tho odds and small pieces .of yearn left over Into tops for socks. When praised for having completed such a largo quantity of socks, Mrs. Meachem said, "Oh, phsaw, I could have knitted more than thatjf there had been yarn for me to work, with all of tjie time." Mrs. Meachem has, lived '. In Oregon for theipaBt 14 years, coming to this state from New York state. She is tho mofher of two: children and has ono crat&l'sbn. Chauncev Wavna Md&ch em. who is a first class' nrlvate in itho Washington' Coast Artiilery ani ! is at present stationed at Fort Wright Waahtneton. ' , J . jLoBsIe. Macdonaldi How to dress a LOWELL STORE IS SOLD d". Morgan; Thelong, roadr-Oxen- nam; Tommy "Trot's visit to Santa E. E. Smith, Owner for Past Seven ClaUs. ago La' alle and he 'dlsi Years Will Go to Chicago' Jcovory of the great west, Parkman; , , , ', , .. 'Tale of Tom, KUtenr-Potter; Chicken Franl E. Blair and Robert Blair. ,,Ule,-Pratt; Thred feathers.-Rob-who operate a general merchandise erts; Qur tUe Australlan C0U8m, store at Jasper have purchased the Rou,et Q &Qi rod cro88 kn, storo of the Lowell Mercantile com. pany at Lowell. E. E. Smith; from . ; , f business they are, also engaged In the livestock business. Earl Powell (n TeXas Earl Powell, who recently enlisted , la our town, White; Tales 0$ laugh In the aylatlort corps from Springfield 'ter, Wlenln; The seven ages of where ho was a member of the senior i , , clae ln tho high school, writes home .1,., i, il A . i "-'' i,V. V-o. iw jui w wuui inuAdu. ur at Waco, Texas. He has been do ing cook duty lately but Intends to try for a position as a clerk or mechanic. Beard Will Meet The official board of the Methodist church wIll'holdHhelr regular mpnh. ly meeting at .thechurch. evening. , ."JFW 1. tomorrow FOR .'THE "tilENCflES . ,.' jshows a trench jecentlr eaptared froa PUJUKS GOME RUl Fifty WorJs on History, Tra vel, Agriculture, etc Here for Six: Months The Oregon' State library last week fient to Springfield -a travellny library munlty six months and books', may bel secured at the public library -between the hours of 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The following is the list of books: Adventures of; Uncle Sam's sailors; The forest runners, Altsheler; Pic- 'tures that every child should know, Bacon; Handbook of birds of the west era U. S. Bailey; David G". Farragut, Barnes; Drake and his yeomen. Barnes; From Gretna Green to Land's end, Bates; By right of purchase, BIndloss; Joan of Arc, Boutet do Menvel; Dearly . fcought, Btjrnbam; Stories of early England, Buxton; 014 Chester tales, Deland; Making of Christopher, Ferringnaw, Dix; Chemistry of commorco, Duncan; Tho wreck oT the .Red Bird, Egglea ton; Arklnsaw cousins, Ellis; The wide afcawe -glrla,-r:Ellls; Authors and ifr,endB' Fields; England, Flnne ore wonder book of volcanoes and earth- tQuakea, Houston 'Williams qf West iolnt. - Johnson;. Fairy tales. Lab'- ?,n5? B-68t; P06018 of th nlne" teentn century, ixini; Marquis of Rbyde-Smith; WJth tdged toolq, Ivanhoe, Scott; The kinsman, ...VM., A K.btt eray; First Christmas tree, Van Dyke The Wb.lsporing. Man, Webster; Woodworking for beginners, Wheeler Washington, Wister; Swiss . family Robinson, Wyss. Sends Souvenir of Cotton Milton KjnUley, who enlisted in the United States arm.y about six nonths ago. last week sent his father, Z. T, KInUley, a souvenir bale of, cotton and a cotton blossom from Little Rqck Arkansas. He Is a member of the 43rd. United:. States Regulars,; Co. B; Sr-nti CHURCH WILL HONOR IOYS H4 t - ' A service fl yrhieb wlH hear a star for every, brother, so, haeband, or cottsln of anyotte attftHdln the Methodist church ' of gprliigfleld I being made this Week fey k, eofnmlttee composed of Mrs. Emma Olsoa, Mrs. Wra, Lansbery, and Mrs. IL E. David son. ' JVha flag, will be. hung en the wall at tho front of the church auditorium and stars will be pinned on the flag by some relative qr frtead atJ the presentation ceremony guBday Bight o be sewed on at some future date. It is desired that every one whether a member of the church or only one Who attends be present , to pin on a star next Sunday night for some rela tive In the service. Every , Sunday evening commencing next Sunday a sHbrt prayer service wilt be held dur ing the. evening church' service for tha boys whs have aBewered their country's call. r , , COMMERCIAL BNAK ELECTS Deposits Show Ihsrease ef Cent During, 1917 69 Per. Vrhe'stockholdeVs ef the Commercial State bank met Thtirsday evening f&r the annual election of. directors and officers. An Increase of E9 per c4rit in the deposits during the past year was reported.' Following are the directors whe W.ere elected: M. M. Peery, Welby SteTens,rA.; J,, Perkins, A. L. Montgoni ery, and O. B. Keesey. Following, are the offcers: A. J. Perkins', preeldentV if;" Mj Peery, vice-president; O, B.- Keeeer. cashier; A. P. McKtnaey, as- j Blatant cashier. 1. Youngster Walks .i:tu.y,i; ;- sJ-i i , Ninef'Year'OlrJ Eriiest Cay Steps off Sidewalk on West ' B -Street - ' While playing, with a number of companions Saturday morning, Ernest Gay, nine year old son of W. R. Gay, of this city, nearly met his death, by drowning. The children; -were wading in the water, which is several feet deep there and which is over part of the high, side walk just east of the M. M. Male property on West B. street The little fellow did not, notice that he ".had reached the edge of the "walk and' the next step' which he took, plunged him intd the water: Kk he fell into' the -water he grab bed at some 'bushes -which' were near and hy means of these climbed a tree. His cd&paBtons. immediately ran fdr ald and, very 'soon several men wjere an the ppot, .With the', aid of a raft which was rudely constructed fron some old boards the men pulled the boy to the walk'. 'He was taken to the ' home bf his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gay, with -whom he makes his home, by Mrs. Earl Moore whe happened to be passing in an auto mobile. . Outside of getting ,a .thorough soak. ing and being badly frightened the' little fellow is injured in no way. Return from Trip In Middle West Mr. and Mrs. D. 6. Baugh, of Thurs ton, who have been visiting in. Mon tana, South Dakota. Wyoming, and' Nebraska for the, past .three ajtonths returned Thursday -exentag. The. weather, iney repqrt, ,1s.. in dtecla contrast to the weather, hjch.we jre' having in Oregon at present cnange in urocery cirKa Mrs, Thos. Sikes who has been, em?, ployed as clerk at the Fifth Street Grocery, oV Friday Coicluded, her du ties at the .store. The placfe has ieen taken by W. Vj Hutchinson;. Mrsi Slkes has held this posltion'over f6yr y.ers., -i. - . 4fc .1. Go to Salem to Attend Funeral Mrs. M. Bouchard and little dauhd ter, Alice,' '.left Friday for Salem te visited wlth'her'aUnt here last summer BAYONET iBfflEEW One of Party Stops to Dig j -Up R4 J SEE SCENES OEjDESOilATION: Ohm Himf OiHaUViHy NeW alttt a SetSwtt Pass rsrHi A 'i , er biimiii up.jt . With the French Amies in the Field. rlf one of the party, hadn't stopped to dig up a Boche bayonet from the read side, this piece wouldn't have bees wrltteni'' "wi'iwmi'')'wi S lFiijMk&ifr&MCm his charges bad,tarrld.)a..th..w8y,baclc to. .Verdun frees, oqe .of, the tlying fore tB'cJwVwllr' a talich oi Red Crffg;n?ffl,faad Incldeatell te watc the antics of "a 'flock' of 'Genhan air 'iHuUm' a 'feded' W MKt eat aatong theeatMjf 9Kb' oii&mfael. The wraal' daily "artillery, strafe had been' on' foriwa femrs.,; KMa of Jos? i. ;ij)etitlihaJe4' More er had from, hotk sides,, far m, and down 'thleMlwe. 'AtmW fere.was a ief fP eH'erTiMeW. 'JH &fmi the ecfcevtarget8 bel sv:Icate4-,a.'coa. fortabl, distance .away . Our5 olScwhad' given rTferi-fe re. mie thf. Jenrey, aM" tH efcskiMcurs were cranking ,np,f when the wwr thhlty of' gathering' in aaeXner Mttle SelA seveiiIrJiBterveMd. iWUlT still " ''Carefulf feurjng cwd'dtietf.fvery sfeortlyt th'reafter'-ln ooev of IhV Red Cressydsgoats nearby, coavraced the whole party that it jMiiln't been for trie 'bairofferipleoae vayr carswould hArcXlpoHiiedwlWitlte W)BWs Vihell about a block dpwn the road. The experience had ruerely'supplied vhid. final touch terimpreeetons al ready acquired pf what thesoldlers bt ' Vertfun feave0 been1 undergoing in thelat eighteen. mdnths.-. In .this re gion Nature has been given bo ocpor- j f.'. I t-r . luuiiy, as sne nss, ior .example, oa the battiene)d-of-Vhe'SoinB9, te 'repair as beet, she can the ravages , of war. From the top of one of, the. battered forts that now form's 'an unbreakable ring about Verdun recaptHred from the Germans with, a Valor and at a sacrifice of life JhatwlH make. Its nnraa immortal' in history' stretches 'out, as far as tea;pIy,'(BiflcV-le-GerESn elkoc-ulars-caRjreach a yfsta Hjter. dvas taion. - 1 ' v' eeneef esettfV Pace, tN.cKiyifereBtea, Mils. Mrfich- Jy, cultivated valleys speckled with happy vltl'tfiesff now1 sodden, grayish, ' J . . t . - ! . monamaaw imnoratnarot i CHKraea-up soil, crla-croaBed vhery and -tKere Jwitb trenches, and jbnly an occaslijnVtuiup oV-plle etf; cranpletS stones' to (evidence ite frweri'ba8ry. It'sf Ilka; Jfetra Danae ,4e LoreUe. Vjray,, Wytschete, MesWlind'Tksscrieadaeie 'Rfdgfe all scrambled twjether.' or', it .r A)l jthp. forges, of, ntBre--Br?(. good, hnrrleaae and earthuake-ojad'not bavi wriwititi sfeli' havoc. Only in an ,coukl-do-lt . Jve) leekfaW' hockwwrd. ! the only, discernible color Is 'the green lot thedistant',h!rW Wet Aat&feVI'Yed- ttted. rofs.ot' tiverioebfeee city, sithe clusters qt pnrplVwreathed. graves where sleep the men1 who nia'ae" tha motto, of YenHin"0"Be 'peiee as" (No itrespaasera allowed )-r-a, reality. The Germans now occupy much the siraae -line aV that roW which- the OTown pic launched hta efctVybut f utno attack ujofi, thts.sronghid, Tre vtftWy'We'fca'd'MTersed the Valley of theMaite whose 'MWdseape :hers"ara pli , tMrtlm&ny) te''ithe! ehaseteiistlc Frnrh trslts'of rlas. fnilhlllfv 'nnil re. Isccetnins't r&W?i Ji!tl. J!hl?of djh4sle Ml.jeaWxys be bnlyS fewsu -j-jwrt aftouh-e(tal,) tothef rt) of ground that Belgium now holds of her .own, iravlqhed count-ry-BUtMtlrely sufflelent to exemplify and justify an otherf flqe. KrencK trait, intense; pride of pprnmrvllshmpnf. ' 'Alsace1 Rephse"''pr6Hly' rends ttt'rsifliioyM'.M little 4hofr;frontlalthe badly scawed old church in the-rajslic seyVe"efrThAnn.v'Neirly alfrthVold senveMF. . Ik this earner at tha "lost (eajly aypt jh wftr j)lifcked, antltlll tightly clutches, a bljt of what; used to 'bWhersV 1 ta only U f ew sauart" nllles n V -Wf.ir-'