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5t ' Jjj ' - ..... ....... .... v . , -r"- r 4 , r Cttnrot f4irurril. 19)1,11 9nrlnii1oliI,arRoni m frond CfM mittoruwler ct nf Camera of M rli, 1B71 SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 1918 VOL. XVII. NO. 31 irin Ml JIVJ.A VJUI J il 1 1JU I T U ... 13,000,000 JEN ' MUST REGISTER Natlon'of Croat Summons to Writo'lnto History Closing Chaptor of Struggle SEPTEMBER 1 JUS DATE SET All Ablo;boJled - iMen ' Between thej '"An,.. ItPmnti A& Will On Called k Into Borvlco In Defense f' of Freedom. (Governor Wlthyconibo announced today that ho would probably pro claim September 12th, druft regis tratlon day for men mi to 4G years of - nco. n local holiday In 'Oregon. "Thin Will bo ono' of' tiio greatest days In American history," said tlie Governor, "whon 13,000,000 men will register. It Is' a gigantic task to dotonnlne the man-power, of n nntlun. aitil I believe It would bo appropriate to facilitate tho work by making thp day n holl day." JAfrthU Is tho Inst Issue of tbo Nowb that cun give til n desired Information In timo to registrants, wo publish such sections of tho luw that govern tho timu mid placo of registration In tho Springfield district, inothod of reg IftorliiK. and such prlvlslons that govern abBontooa or nick personH: Age Limitation!. 'i'All malo persona who shall havo at tnlncd tliulr olfihtoonth birthday and shall not havo attained tliolr forty sixth blrthilay on or beforo tho day set (or registration by tho President must register. Tliti only oxcopUons aro . VYg) Pofsons who, prior tb tho tlay aoLfor, registration by the president, ... . .1.. i .... Dave rogisierou. unutr inu icnua ui tho acj. approvod May 18, 1917, or tin jor the terras of, the public resolution; M Congress approved May 20, 191S, whothor-cailod for aonMco or not; (b) O incurs and enlisted men of the rcjru'lar army; oltleors appointed, and men of tho forces drafted, under tho provisions of tho 'act approved May ljf, 1917; ptneors and enlisted men of tho NatlonaV Guard while In ihb sor- vlco of tho United Stales; and tho otll- cors of tho Olllcers' Itoserve Corps and enlisted in on In tho Knllstod. Jlo servo Corps while in tho sorvlco of (ho United States; and " (c) Olllcors and enlisted men of tho Navy and Marino Corps and olllcora and enllstod and enrolled men of the Naval Rcsorvo Korco and Marina fcbfp.S Uesorvo while In tho servfeo of tho Unltod States.- Registration Certificate. All persons registered will bo fur nished a registration certificate. Since all police olllcors. of tho Nation, Stuto, find municipalities are required to ex amino tho -registration lists and make suro that all persons liable to registra tion havo rcKlstorod,ovory porson who Is registered' should keep his registra tion cortincnlo In his posBusslon. 3vory touch person must exhibit his qortlflcato 'when, called upon ly any police ofllccr to do so, Time of Reglctratlon. ' llutwoun 7 a. nt. and 0 p. m. on tho day sot for registration. "Place of Registration. Tho City U.all In Springfield has uopn designated as thu place of .regis tration. Also, tho precinct of lSdwards. ft- W?y jj chW registrar. . Absentees, Although registration should be ac complished at tho pldco prescribed In tho preceding paragraph, nnd Although iio"bur'doh Is 911 yoif.to'soe, thai your .registration Is niaitq at- such placo,- on tho proscribed day, yot, for your 'con. onlon,co ,(i( you aro temporarily ab. pont- from tio Jurisdiction of tho local Tboard exorcising authority ovor tho area In wlijch you permanently rosldo) andlo o'livlato tho nocosslty of your '.Kolng. iQno or tlip. purpofio o.f. regis tration, tho following la provided fo tho "registration of nbso'ntoos: (al Tljejcp la a' Biipply Qf roglBtra tlon blanks at tho 0III99 of ovory local "board in tho United States. . (b) A dork of any board or a mem ber thereof Is authorized to record tho answers of persona a'b'sbnt from the "IsJlotlon' of their rospoctlvb 'local t WardY and, (o certify to ' liieir regis 'litratlon '"igfirdsf J , ' . " 1 (c) UponJ.tho application by. you, your card will bo mftd'o out by a clork - or'mdmbor of tho bonrd to illicit you 1 applyJurned pvor to" you, and by ypu it, must bo mailed In tlmo to reach the local bonrd having Jurisdiction of tho nroa within- which you permanently resldo by tho day sot for registration, (d) Therefore, an soon as practi cable after tho "President's proclama tion is mibllshod, go (0 tho olflco of i jocal board and havo your registra tion card flllod and certified, as pro scribed In suction 37, then mail tho enino to tho local board having Juris diction of tho nroa within which you permanently roBldo. If you do not know tho designation and address of tho local board, addresn tho catd to the mayor In case your homo is In a city of 30,000 population or 6er to tho clerk of your county, parlsli, or similar unit, in ciiso your homo is not In a city of 30,000 popu lation or ovor; to tho clork of tho county- to which yolir county- pertains for. Judicial purposes In case It has no ndiriliilfltratifo organization, or to the clork of your lownhliii; in case tllo' area of your Statu or Territory Is sub-d divided Into divisions for tho purpose of tho administration of tho selective! sorvlco law. Write also on tho envo-, lo'pu whleh you havo, so addressed J Iteglstratlon card of,..r,. Street nnd number or It.' P. I). No....... City, town, or postoillce ..,: As prescribed In section 13, thoj mayor, county clork, or townBhlria clork, as tho caBO may bo, will for ward tho card to tho iiropor locaM board. ' ' Inclose a self-addressed stamped envelope with your registration cardJ for your registration certificate. Fall uro to get this certificate may causa', ynu serious Inconvenleiico. Training Camps, Schools, Colleges, nnd Other Similar Institutions. Persons not exempted from registrat ion by tho President's proclamation ' and absent from their homes nt train- Ing camps, and persons at schools,.! colleges, and other similar Institutions will bo treated as absentees and should roglster as prescribed for ab sentees.' The Sick. Any person- who, on account of sick- nenu. U unable to nresent lilmself for registration on the day act tby the the day act by the ' xou ,ow-uown- aunKin- ouna o" -ell. cause some' competent i1' 80en Ul work yu do, 80 we: to a, local board for a ' Don'1 you cnl' mo "Komorad"! . d and for authority tolYou wot BnoI,8.a 'clpless. crew, President will causo person to apply copy, of tho. card and for authority fill It out (Including tho registrar's re-1 rort on the back thereof), . if satis- fled that the cane fa bnnn fliln. thn 1 membor'of tho board to whom tho ro-1 quosi Is made will deputize tho porson applying for the card Id make out the UnUod stai0B-hl q. F. Alex card and tho regis rar'a roDort. first' ., .... . , M . .. ..Ii.: i i , . enrvf. Ily oxplafnlng , he; card. The iuiii iuuu uu IIIIIIIUU I) (110 SICK Versbn, or delivered by his" agent, to, thh loenl l.nrir.1 linvln 4i,rlo,llnf ln . ......... tlie nrea within which ho permanently resides, Tho sick person will Inrloso a Beif-uddressed stainped enyolope for registration certlllcato. Instructions for Registration. At each booth or other place of registration will bo posted d placard giving Information of, the character of questions naked and tho answers 7", "zo ,-uun.eii wun ims placanl and imvo anawots respo,,alve t o uiu uuoBiions 10 ou asKeu reauy in J ypur mind. Stevens Is Now Justice. J. W. Stevens was .yesterday ap- rolmd Justice of tho peace of Spring-, Hold by thq county court, to succeed ! D. M. Ooro, who has removed from tho State and is not to bo found In tho State.. Tho appointment, was made hy a' petition of Attorney Frank A. ifsi-uo, who anowou. that tho formor JUfitrco had loftnhe clfy-anl It could iuj( bo ascertained f as to how long hg would-bo'iVwa'y. Mr. Slovens Is a well known cldzen of Springfield, nnd has lived "hero, a groat miiny "years. k Ho,' was mayor or huh city ror some tlmo several years ago. Chautauqua. nt Mabel, , TJio town, of Mabel is to havo a Chautauqua this week, beginning Fri day and closing Sunday ovetilng, Tho Ilndclilfe Chautauqua system, operat ing from IJolnwaro Boy to tho Qofdon. Gto, has built up an Intensoly patri ots program for this occasion. All tho rocblpts nbovo tho actual cost will bo'turnod over to tho Red Cross, U has "been decided that Sunday, Sejitembor 15th, should bo Salvation Army Sunday In tho churches, nnd the roqupst gooB-forth that llio ministers throughout tho Stato in their, BprYfeca uii iiiiD uuf miy Duiuowiiug nuout .1110 wonderful work tho Salvation Army is doing and mention tho 'drive to tho i pooplo, 'which really opeiis on this Scrapped by the Allies ) r - Confronted with, the menace of a power which knew n law but'its own bestial pleasure, America had no course but to add its strength to the Bnttlc which should establish for some centuries that might is not right. On nd other basis will peace last. With dvery fiber of--the national being aquiver with war effort, are YOU. contributing the full measure of your support? Let your answer be loud and clear at the next opportunity, which is the Fourth Liberty Loan. Nothing but MORE THAN YOU CAN, AFFORD will be an honest answer. ' ( Kamerad!" ought .to-shooflm whore 'o stands- A whlnin' Un, with lifted ands For, '0 callcd;mb 1'Kaniorad"! Mej wqt's fought Mm clean and' fair. Played tho gamo, an' played It squaro; 'E crucified my pal out there! An' 'e calla me "Kamerad '! ! xou ,ow-uown. K owa o" 'ell. ALIENS MUST REGISTER I Law nke sttu r o""'" Allen Women Same as Men. nnuor receiveu instructions ,irom uio AMornoy 0enorn, of tho UnUe(1 Statoa calling attention of German alien ! , niflina t f thn fAllrttulnr Imttnxlnn ka. 1 niiiromont: covornlntr tho rhnnca of ,,, , n , , I A Gorman allon woman changing I I Z ' ------ her place of residonco to another placo over since., Mr. Hart leaves a wife within tho same registration district (ntd threo sons. Tho funeral services shall Immediately report such chango wore held at the Walker chapel last to the registration officer of tho regis-, Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, and Inter tintlon district and present to such ment was made at- the ML. Vernon cem- .registration olflcor her registration ox-1, ,v. , v,... ,,orBO(! thoroon by BUch reBlatraUon on,ccr tho chang0 of re8l)ience. . , , , . , , I V, U ... k.l, U,UII iUlllttlU null UQOtl CO to change her placo of residence to a placo of residonco within another reg istration district must-obtain a per- mlt. Such Gorman alien female must present hersolf to tho registration of - fleer of tlie district, In which she re- sides and make application 'for tiio permit on a form supplied by the reg-1 l8traton ofllcor,' and presen.t her latrntn, card to the. registration offl-. cor for tho nurDosn of havlnctho nor. mlt of cange o? residence endorsed upon 'her registration card. A change of resldencd In violation of tho regulations subjects an alien enemy, among otlior penalties, .to ar rest and detention for tlie period of tho war. l Thu registration officers who 'acted In thr tofl&tratlon will continue to act m rrrlBtratlon officers for the purpose,. s ated in respect .to permits for change of rcpidmco. Gets Badly Burped.' Last Tuesday Ernest Korn was quite badly burned when he started his raotoroyclo aftor, haying spilled gasoUno ovor hls clothes nnd'ntachlne. Whllo filling tho tank of tho- motor cyclo 1Mb clothes ibecamo saturated and a great deal was spilled over th'o machlno, and when'he startpd -it tho gasoline blated fnd burned him bo badly .that, he has iot been able to be at work at tho . jlscher-Boutln mill, ...i t! i.-..i-ifi 'it. . hi whoro lie, Is employed. jiu . in wen known horo, having been xalsod In this town and being a student at tile' local high "school . Wot rapes an' murders women -too; A blasted blackguard through an' through! An' you calls me "Kamerad"! You bloody, b'lecdln'. bllnkln 'Un, After wot you've been an' done, -Don'f-call moSKani'erad"! - ' I ain't no bloomln 'ypocrlte, There ain't no 'alo In my kit, But when you comes to this, I quit! Don't call mo "Kamerad"! JOHN ANDREW HART DIES Well Known Man Passes Away at Hl'a Home Near Here. John Andrew Hart, a well "known man of Thurston and this community, died at the Mercy hospital Jn Eugene fo-.Iast Saturday afternoon at tho ago of' If J a 1 n i - '1 i iuouuis una pays Tho family came from King's Moun. tain, Kentucky, an April 3 and moved to Thurston, where they have lived otory. Street Car Bridge Being Repaired. The street car bridge Is being re paired, and during this time the cars cannot pass over the bridge and come only as far as tho West Springfield station, where a bus conveys the pas- songots to Springfield. Tho work will ; ,nBt about thirty-flvo days, during which time tho bus will continue to; carry tho passengers to and from Springfield from the west side station. J reg-jTna wtrk began last Monday and the DU8 aegan at uio enu qf tho Springfield line nt 6:20 a. ni., meeting the first car from Eugono. Tho last bustwtll leave I Springfield at 8; 20 p. m., except Satur-1 nlnhl I. ...II, 1 . ,,..1,1 ' . ' r . vuo p. in. rue nrsi dub leaves tne une at Springfield .at 6:60 p. m. and the last bus at 7:30 p. m. Celebrate Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs, Frederick Doffen- hnchnr. Ormrnn ninnnnrn. whn mnka the,r home at.Coburgi co,0brated their Boldon wedding anniversary Friday ifiih & plcnc Rt the McKonzle rlvor bridge at that placo. Elovon children, four sons and seven daughters, woro rresont at tho celebration. t Mr, Doffonbacher was born in Mi ami county, Indiana, In 1843, He en listed In tho Union army In August, 1862, and served in tho Seventh Min nesota Infantry until January 28, 1864, when Jiq was honorably discharged. In the summer of 1864 ho crossed tho plains to Oregon and Bottled on a farm oast of HarrUburg, October 16. Mra.V'Deffenbacher, who was Ellta Jano .earns boforo hor marriage, waa 'iQrn ia VormiHIon county, Indiana, In lgBO.' ShtfuwTs brought to' Oregon by her parontq'twho crossed thq plains in 1852, Tho family scttlod on a, farm eight "miles east of tlarrlsburg. Au gust 30, 1868, sbo became the bride of Frederick Dcffenbacher. Practically all of their married life has bocn spent in .Lano county. Those present at Ute picnic wore'as follows: Children Mary Hlggenbot ham, Arabell Cooter, Hose Goodman, Martha Stas, George, Edwln Clevo and Will DoffenbachcV, Lattrd Wlglo, Alma Harper, Pearl Nelson; sons-in-law, Jack Goodman, Fred Wlgle, Nel son J. Nelson and Dennis Cooter; grandchildren, Leo Goodman, -Bernlcc Deeter.'Frank Leonard, Curtis Harper, Forrest and Esther DefTcnbacher, Marybelle'-Stas, Maxlne Nolson and Frederick and Franklin Deffenbachcr. Mr. and Mrs. Maltman of Eugono, and- Mr. and Mrs. Tom VanDuyn of Coburg, were visitors. R'. MAY BE AMBASSADOR Mentioned as Possible Successor to Walter Hlnes Page. 1 Paris, Sept 5 Mention of Colonel Roosevelt's name in a list of possible successors to Ambassador Page, pub lished In Paris papers. Is enthusias tically received here alike by Ameri cans and French. With a German de feat assured- If not actually In Bight, there has been much discussion of the part America must play In tho gigantic task of arranging peace. Roosevelt is regarded here as fundamentally sym pathetic with Wilson's general Ideas. The colonel has had wider experience and possesses greater experience In European relationships than any other available man. It is pointed out, that In his dealings with foreign govern ments, ho has always shown rare sa gacity, judgment and caution, and lias obtained results. , "Hoosevelt may ba tho colt In a pas ture, but he Is the wheclhorse when hooked up In harness," said an Ameri can whose devotion to President Wil son, is, well known.. "I've been placed for years--where I could watch Roose velt's methods in international diplo macy, and he's never made a mistake. ".We're going to have a situation at the close of the war which will re quire knowledge of and skill In Euro pean diplomacy, coupled with a single hearted devotion to American princi ples and standards. That combination exists In Roosevelt to 'a greater de gree than In any other. His connec tions with the peace program, as am bassador to England, would bring to the situation the best training, tem perament and all-round ahlllty '. that we'yo got." London, Sept, 5. It is suggested in the Westminister Gazette that Walter Hlnes Pag? may be t,he American rep resentative at the peace conference. "Wo look forward with great confi dence," says the paper,, "to his appear ance In some influential capacity at thelnal reckoning." Naturally there is considerable spec ulation regarding Page's successor. One paper has nominated Roosevelt, while another suggests that the tech nical, post of ambassador may remain vacant bb at Washington and that an appointment wljl be made analogous to that of Reading, In that event the name of Colonel Houso is mentioned on 'the ground that, the Important forthcoming conference will nocessl tate the presenco In London of a man who knqws.'the president's mind. In a small but select circle there Is some expectation and hope that Nicholas Murray Butler may be appointed. 1128,302 Huns and 2,069 Guns Taken. Paris, Sept. 2. Tho allied forces on tho Western front have taken a total of 12.S.302 prisoners, 2,069 guns. 1,73 mine throwers and 13783 machine guns sure July IS, 'says an official state ment issued today. Of this number, 76.900 prisoners and 700 guns f have been captured by tho French 1 since July 18. 57,318 Captured by the British. I London, Sopt 2.- Tho British tured InHho month of August 57,318 boyond any Doubt the enemy waa German prisoners, guns and 1,000 imoro parjlc stricken, as ho had all trench mortars. , need to bo than any tlrno in this war, British, casualties reported during having lost his' strongest defensive the month of, August totatled 48,379. . positions and, many battalions of men They wore divided as follows: J qf -which he'la In desperate Wnt. Ho Wounded or, missing, officers 3,294; at his wits end to grttjier fresh men. 5S6.480. v ' reserves in time to make a stand be- , Thy. total , casualties reported in ore niuch more is lost.. Our troops July wore C7.291, and in Juno, 141,147. am,?ns WK? ha-v,9 been, today, are ,. . . ,. , . ' ' , , .not. In any mood to make (hlngs easy Letters, gjY'noW'Juonis', are re- far him anil are exerting, (heir utmost quested, from tho 'boys in',the aervico strength of D(JJ'$3 fpr tbo paper. , , "),. (Coutlau(.Q RIIISH SHATTER' GERMAN DEFENSE Boasted "Impregnabl" Hlnden burg J-fne Being Rolled Up Like Scroll. 'i HUNS ARE'SLIPPINGl FAST Forces 80 Disorganized TfiayfSecon. structlon of Defense, -ThatfVVIII -Hold Allies ; In, Tracljs, Improbable.. . London", ScpL 5. Paris newspapers !,oday prmt lno foliowlng semf-offlclal " 'The hour seems close at hand when the superb efforts of tho allies will begin to hear fruit' one of oar great chiefs said e yesterday.1 'Wo are on the last ia'p' and close' to tho winning post.", ' ' f Paris, SepL 5, Between Ypres and Rheims, with General Man gin menac ing the St. Gobaftj forest and tho Chemlns de Dames, with General Humbert and Debeney advancing on St. Quentiri and the Franco-Americana on the Vesle, with General Rawlinson bo'ore Peronne .General Byng beforo Lens and General .Plumer. before Ar mentleres, the enemy feels the soli of France slipping from under his feet. Wlfh the BrlUsh Annies, Sept 6. The British have driven their push through the Wotan line as far as the Canal Du Nord, and as yet their pro gress ls,,not reported checked. , Already; the- wedge they have driven into the Germdn .defenses In the sec tor between the railway centers, of, Doua! and Cambrai to avmeaaclng oi. to the' enemy, "who must stop the British on the canal lino here. If he hopes to save these bases vital .points In the German defensive system ia tye West , Disorganization in the German ranUs is reported In unofficial advices from the front, however, and there seems to be more than a possibility that the enemy command will not be able to reconstruct its defensive for-' mationa even In time tq hold up the British temporarily along the canal positions. . The main force of the British push seems to be In the direction of Cam bra! along both the Bapaume-Cam-brai and Arras-Cambral roads and In the terrain lying between these high- . ways. In this, area they are reported today to have captured the towns of Inchy-en-Artol8 and Moeuvres, This represents an advance of between three and a half and four miles since yesterday beyond, the southern sec tion of the famous "switch" lino at Queant. .More than 10,000 prisoners behind our lines are tho heat human proof of yesterday's victory, when our troops broke the Brocourt-Queant line, and today the enemy was In a- hard retreat from tho wide belt of country north and south of the Arras-Cambral road in a desperate hurry to escape lest his transport and troops be encircled hy our men who were pressing their pursuit. The lowland Scots of our seventh corps are walking along -tho Hlnden burg lino southeast of Queant clear In t It of any men who may still bo In hiding there, while the naval men of Drakes' and Hoods and Ansous and marlnos are following tlie line of the Hlndenburg support trenches and curving downwards toward the valley of the HIrondoilo river and across Its slopes to. get astride the Bapaum Cambral road which Is tlie enemy's lino of retreat for all heavy transport. The Germans are 'scurrying away and burning their stores behind' them. There were great possibilities of cap-'success In this situation today when v