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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTV, OREGONf THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 1913
VOL XVIL-, NO. 37
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NEWS
FLU GETS GRIPPE
SPRINGF ELD
Many Casos Reported, But None
So Far Hav Acsumed
Serious Aspect.
PUiLlC PLACES UNDER BAN
Mayor Compelled to' Effct Drastic
Precautionary Measures In Ef
fort to Limit Ravage of
Epidemic
Well, tlio "flu" has finally arrived
in HlirlnKdold,
Tlio busy llttlu microbe was nanio
wluu avorduu, but they nro horo and
work'ng ' ovcrtlinc. Thoy woro de
layed cm account of tlio bridge. Thoy
worn too foxy to bo enticed nboard tlio
"go-gottom" last wpok. bo about nlno
billion of thorn ntuck around on thu
cars waiting to cross over last Satur
day night. In thoy flu with a wnoop.
Springfield's quota has boon fixed
nt about tlio flguro namod, and wo
expect to inako good on this drivo.
Thoro lias bocn no estimate made
of tlio actual unmbor of cases of bona
fldo flu In town. There aro enough.
All tlio local physicians aro tearing
around launching counter attacks
upon Uio ruthless Invaders.
Mayor Morrison has laid down so
many barrages that tlio enemy has
but llttlo chnnco to inako serious In
roads Into our populaco, and Inflict
many casualties. Every thing In the
nature of numerical gatherings has
tho lid clamped on It. Churchos,
lodges, poolrooms, dances, parties,
public cntortalnmcnts and public
schools Imvo nil coma under tlio offi
cial ban of Hlzzoner tho mayor. Even
the community gossips who wore
wont to congregato Jin re and there to
tear to tatters the reputation of "that
woman next door to us," and her "no
account husband," can no longpr ox
chango gosslpus bacillus and other
contagious gonna without Incurring
official displeasure.
About tlio only public places that
have not boon placed upqn tho black.
If ct aro tho eating emporiums. Folks
liavo to eat. Thoro you can absorb
all tho looso organisms your system
can stand. City Marshal Wlllyum
Donaldson can stand outsido and
watch you flirt wlththo pestilence and
the head waitress, yetyoucan smile in
happy derision nt the. authorized rep
resentative of public poace, health,
morals and wolf nro, and got away with
- it without being pinched.
But tho poor llttlo kids. What mis
ery Is tholrs. It they poko tljolr in-
qulsltivo llttlo nosca out into tho big
outdoors, thoro Is an unseen terror
lurking every whoro to nab 'em and
carry them off to an ogro's cavo. Of
tlio choice of two avlls, strict confine
ment at homo or tho horrlcd school,
thoy will tako tho school.
Now If tho drug stores will only
pattern after the garages and run a
- Iiobo outsido with a slgn."Frco Gar
gle," whoro wo can slay a whole bat
talion of bugs in plain viow of an ad
miring throng, wo fool euro the rost
of Uiom will beat a hasty rotroat back
to dor Fatherland and stay there.
CHANGE IN CLOTHING MADE
Soldiers to Discard Knee Breeches
Present War Makes It Advisable
A praotico In tho mattor of army
clothing which has been In effect ever
slnco tho Spanish-American war is 'to
bo changed, and hereafter our soldors,
in common with our sailors and ma
rines, will wenr long trousorB Instead
of Icuo'q li'rooehoH. It appears that tho
practlco qf wearing khaki H uniforms
was Introduced Into tho army by
RoosQvelt'fl Rough Riders, and that
tho' demonstration of tho practlcnl util
ity of tho material made by tho men
of that famous organization caused
khaki to bo adopted a llttlo lator by
tho ontlro army. Soon knoe brooches
woro also adopted an tho thoory that,
used In concctlon with loggings, they
would fnoilitnto the mounting of In
fantry and the dismounting of cavalry
in caso of necessity, It wns conaldorod
also , that thoy would bo mpro comfort
able and' pormlt greater freedom of
movomont than tho long trousors.
Thoao thoorloe, however, acorn to have
beon provon erroneous by the arduous
oxporlencca which our mon have, been
called upon to face in Europe, and It
has boon officially announced that Uio
change "Is to bo offocted as soon as
tho Quartermasters aonoral's ofllco can
gqi tno necessary supply of tho now.
stylo garmont to tho men overseas,"
II Is also announced that tho trousers
"will bo tlghtor around iho lower leg
than was tho fashion with tho old'
army trousers, since thoy aro to' bo
habitually worn with spiral loggings
adopted for tho mon of tho oxpedl-
llnmni fnn ...111 k.aL.KI.. I.n nt
lb. , : general cha d al
pcnrancQ as Uo trqusors worn by mon
; , fu mTirr' , WV
enable tho ion, when not on duty, to
remove tho leggings as do the mom-
bors of tho Marino Corps,
Tho chango will bo wolcomod by tho
mon of the army, as It will add to
their comfort whon off duty and will
also improve tholr general appearanco
at such times.
uuesnonnaries soon to Be sent. , , , ,, , . ... ...
Washington, Oct. KJ.-ciassincaUon J,n 8Uch rftPId ocquenco In the battle area that Is is impossible
by local boards of men of the nowjto form any Idea of tho scopo and result of operations, and only
dtaft registration has been so rapid i '.. ,i,n i., ,n.uii n r.in.i .,fn,.. nnriui
that iiuestlonnarios soon well bo sent;
;to youths of 18 and mon botwoon 37
and 46 years of ago.
lloports today showed that CCC local
boards out 4,G43 In tho United States
had classified all registrants botyWocn
19 and 37.
Influenza epidemic conditions aro
cuch as to contlnuo Indefinite suspen
sion of tho Octobor draft calls, but
It Is Intimated tho next call will be
unusually largo. ,
Under new regulations mon fit for
genorn! sorvlco aro to bo noted as class
A men, whllo men fit for such service,
If cured by treatment, are to bo noted
as class U. Class C-l will Includo men
fit for "genoral limited service," which
Is defined as being in tho sorvlco of
supplies overseas, or in genoral ser
vice within the United States, and
class C-2 applies to certain mon fit
only for restricted duty within tho
United States, In capacity approved by
mdlcal officers. Class I) is for men
unfit for any service.
GERMANY NOT. SO "COCKY"
Dared 'Not Risk Making Morn Enemies
So Replaces Spain's Ships.
The Spanish government has an
nounced that Germany had accorded
Spain tho ccslon of several of tho
acrtuan ships intornod in Spanish
ports. Tho vosssls named aro tho
Eriputa, Euthonla, Oldenburg, Kilo,
Mntlldo, Trinfleld, and Rudolph, with
a total tonnago of 21,600.
Spain, it was added, could also
claim at a later dato tonnago to mako
good "previous losses on other tor
pcdolngs." FORMER SPRINGFIELD MAN
Among Those Missing In .Action
Front Maybe Prisoner of War.
at
IJarry V. Wallace of Louisvillq, Ky.,
Was reportod In 'Monday's casualty
jl.'st as missing in Franco. Ho was a
rosident of Sprlngflold for a number
of years and was well knowi) hare, as
he engaged in many cf tho coclal ac
tivities. Harry was vory popular with
tho younger cot.
Wallace onllocd In tho marines last
spring and was stationed at Mare Is
land for somo time. Ho had only
been In Franco u couple of months.
While in Springfield Mr. Wallaca
had charge of tho power houso at tho
Oregon Power plant.
It is feared that ho Is a prisoner of
war In tho hands of Uio Gormans.
NINE MORE LANE MEN SENT
To Army Spruce Division on October
15 Entrained for Vancouvor.
K(no mon woro entrained by the lo
cal draft board yostorday for Vancou
ver, Wash., for duty In the. spruce di
vision of the array, Thcso inch aro in
tho limited sorvlco clans. Thpy are
oh folic ws:
John If. Hcmme, Fallo City, Oro.
Wllllani Andrew Hoffman;' 'Gush
mnn.'tU'O. ',
Palp, B.'Chn80, 30 N.'Lawrenco, Eu
gone. , . , ' ,
John Walter Johnnon, 1110 Michi
gan avonuo, Portland.
David Claro Darker, Junction- City,
dro.
James Thomas McGulro, 130 Har
ris street, Eugene,
Gilford W. MmbQrt,Croiiv, Oro.
' Raines Franklin Mooro, Oakrdgo,
Ore, -
GeQYnnnl Nudo, 280 First street,
Portland was entrained hero, for tho
board of 'that city. -
The local board also sent Robert
Fu'llorton to Camp Cody, Gettysburg,
Pa., for training In the tank division,
GERMAN SECOND LI PIERCED
Cavalry Pouring Through Breach and Advance of Nine Miles
Achloved In Fow Hours Teuton Retreat Rapid and
No L'ne of Defense Can Now Hold. -
, Oct Gorman Bccond defense line In Belgium
haft been completely broken through by tho allies according to
dlBpatclics from tho front today. AMlcd,, cavalry are pouring
, ' ' ' 1 -p
through the fast widening breach and have advanced nearly ten
I
miles. Enemy resistance Is crumbling to nieces, apparently little
effort being made to stem the engulfing tide.
Belgian troops aro marching on to Ostend, former German
submarine base. German retreat continues rapidly.
Military events In Northern Belgium are following each other
through.
Tho Germans liavo started a retreat
on A tremendous scalo from Northern
Belgium. French cavalry Is approach
ing Thiclt, seven miles from tho banks
of the Ghent-Ilrugcs canal. Tho canal
Itsolf Is only ten miles from the bor
der of Holland. So fast is the enemy
retreating that tho French, British
and Belgian Infantry, at least in tha
ccntor of tho battlofront, they lost
touch entirely with the enemy.
Tho Dolglans advancing astrido tho
Thourout-Druges and Thourout-Os-tond
roads, have dofoatcd tho Cor-
How American Engineers
bridged the Vesle River
Tho Veslo river has many BtorleB to
tell of tho work of American Engineers
In throwing bridges 'across for the ad
vancing Infantry. Dack of this river
tho Germans waltod to block and ad
vance, confident in Uio protection
which tho surrounding hills afforded
their men and guns,
Thoy had their artlllory back of tho
hills and their snipers and machine
gunners well hidden in Uio- underbrush
up tho Blopo, yet oven with theso odds
in tholr favor, thoy wore unable to
break up tho darin&work of the bridge
builders, who dally faced snipors, ma
ch'.no guns and big sholls in the exe
cution of tholr work.
On one occasion an engineer major,
leading his battalion out beyond his
infantry, took four men ahead, and
ho four undor heavy fire had trees
cut to fall back and forth across the
river In parallel lines.
Just at this moment tho German ur
tillorymen laid down a heavy barrage
back of tho battalion to cut It off from
aay support, whllo tho snipers and ma
chjno gunners more than doubled tholr
fusillade. Yet against even Uieso odds
tho major sent back tho following mes
sage to his chlof:
"We Will Do Our Best."
"Have located place for brldgo. Wo
aro facing heavy machine gun flro on
our front with heavy barrage at our
back. Wo will do our best"
Thirty minutes later tho bridges
woro laid, ready for tho infantry to
croRB.
Wfth tho first troo cut, Uio small ad
vanco rarty crossed over, made its. re
connaissance null thou threw nnother
treo back to comploto tho foundation
for (ho first brldgo. Tho return trip
was oven moro dangerous than tha
first, but no one balked at Uio odds,
and aftor tle Journey had been com
pleted tho battalion was called upon
to advance and tako up the work
ahoad. It came down to tho river's
edge with unusual coolness and cottr
ngo and wont to work ob If It was
clearing boiuo road 100 miles from any
danger.
This slnglo Illustration is only one
of many similar Incidents. The soctor
to. bo covered by d'-fforont eiiglnoor
detachments was a wide ono, yot in
no case did a dotachmout fail to ac
complish Its portion of (ho task.
No Protection for Bridge Builders.
A closo study of thin soctor shows
tho tori!flo difficulties attending tho
bridge laying. Beyond the river, held
by tho bocho, tho ground slopes up
ward to a high hill, affording excellent
prctoctlon to the arltllory, Up thti
slope thoro aro' Innumerable bruBh
heaps and small thlokotB, giving good
cover to snipers and machine gunners.
Tfaro was no protection for thoao
mans, who aro retreating rapidly.
Yankee? Carry On.
In tho Champagne region whoro tho
French and Americans aro driving
their way northward further good
gains have been made, notwithstand
ing Uio furious efforts of Uio Germans
to hold their line. Rethel, tho Im
portant Junction point for tho railways
running to Mozfcrcs and other points
lnsldo the enemy-held -territory, Is all
but captured by the French. Eastward
the Americans also have again press
ed slightly forward.
throwing over the bridges, and they
wore forced to work in the open. Yet
with snipers potting away at fairly
closo rango, with machine guns pelUng
their hail from Just beyond and with
bis German shells, shrapnel, gas an x
high explosives popping all around,
tho engineers got more than a few
bridges across.
They covered tholr full sector suffi
ciently to handle all the Infantry avail
able and needed for the work of storm
tho Vesle with bridges over an extend
ed stretch, to the great discourage
ment of Fritz and Hcinlo, who were
confident that thoy had the way
blocked against and advance and who
had no idea that any Yankee engineer
contingent would be able to lay
bridges under such unfavorable condi
tions. The enemy blazed away with Uieir
crashing barrage and popped away
with rifles and machine guns, but
br'dgo after bridgo went across until
tho Veslo has been mado, it not "safe,"
at least "passable for Democracy."
- Appreciation and Envy.
Thoro is at least one infantry regi
ment that appreciates in full tho great
variety of work handled by tho engi
neers, and that also is filled with se
cret envy over tho engineers' addi
tional equipment.
As tho infantry regiment began its
first advance in the American on
slaught against the Vesle, Jt noticed
an engineer regiment busily engaged
In proparlng'nnd fixing the roads to
facilitate tho first push.
Lator, this same Infantry regiment,
held back further along for a short
whllo by heavy firo, looked to its left
and saw this samo engineer outfit act
ing as Infantry. But tho englneor out
tit was not digging itself in with bayi
onot and mess kit as tho doughboys
wcro. It had porfoctly good shovels
along, part of Its regular equipment,
whatover the task.
"Look at those diggln fool3," re
marked a doughboy wIUi envious
voice, as ho and several of his mates
saw tho engineer detachment quickly
dovelop suitable cover with shovel and
spado.
Three Different Jobs.
Dut tho doughboys had something
else to obBorvo in the way of variety.
Assisted by' tho engineers, tho advance
vas soon, taken up , again, and tho
bocho rushed back 'ncros's tho river.
Having como this far, tho engineers
had no thought of knocking off for the
day. They had helped clear up tho
roads at tho start, they hod acted as
Infantry and had helped In tho ad
vance, and now they went to work on
a new Job that-of putting bridges
ovor tho Vesle for the Infantry to use
In a further advance This advance
wao'completod. an at last the doagh
bos left their engineer compatriots
. behind, with a far greater respect for
their alt around ability.
Later on, If they had returned, they
mTglit havo r,ccn the same engineers
In a now role. Having; spanned tho
i Veslo, they returned (o tho spot where
, they find adopted Infantry tactics and
( began onco more tho work of rebuild
ing and retiring tha road over which
' tho infantry and artillery bad just
traveled
Road builders, infantry, bridge build
ers, all la one day's work, shows that
if "variety Is tho spice of Mfc," the ea
glnecrs have spice enough to last a
generation.
I The Spirit s-f America.
, General Mangln's army was engaged
in the most terrific battle of tho war;
for thrco days no progress could be
mado against the desperate resistance
of tho Prussian Guards and Bavarian
shock troops. In the vicinity of
Coucy-Ie-Chateau and on the edges of
tho St Gobain forest the battle raged.
j German counter attacks had driven
jback the attacking Franco-American
army at various points.
A division of the American army
after thrco weeks of stubborn fighting
had Just been relieved and rested in
comparative safety behind the Alletto
'river. Two hundred of the American
soldiers proudly exhibited passes en
i titling them to ten days' leave in Paris
land otherwise to the rear.
At 4 in tho morning tho ' alert" was
sounded. A violent German counter
.attack had Just been launched, threat
ening tho allied positions north of the
AlleUe. The division was to return to
the firing lino at once,
,As they mustered out, heavy with"
sleep, the officers told the beys th-st
those In poss sslon.of passes for tie.
rear niigni remain oesma. iaey coma
take advantage of the brief farloHgh.
Not one man remained behind.
j How Forest Service Helps Win War
iub r ureal bctyicq ui lue uuneu
' States Department of Agriculture is '
' mobilIateg the country's forest reer- -
fni fni- vbi hv holfiinc the Wa- anil'
'Navy departments and munitions
manufacturers get the kinds and quan
tities of wood needed for rifles, air
planes, wheels and other specialties;
finding out what kinds and grades cf
wood are suitable for war-time's spe
cial requirements; training Inspectors J
jof wood materials; Improving timber,
specifications, and investigating and
tosUng material, processes and pro-1
ducts used In manufacture of warj
supplies derived in whole or in part
from wood. It Is also stimulating the '
production of meat, wool and hides on
national forest ranges; co-operaUng
with stockmen to lower losses with
poisonous plants; aiding the Fuel Ad
ministration to increase fuel supplies
I through use of wood; and Is teaching
the conservation of natural resources.
1 It has helped to recruit two regiments
of forest engineers for service abroad,
and has contributed more than 315
members to the colors.
Notice of Annual Election.
Notice !s hereby given that the AN
NUAL TOWN ELECTION will bo held
jln the Town Hall on Main street In
tno town ol Springfield, Lane county,
Oregon, on TUESDAY, the FIFTH
(5th) day of NOVEMDER, 1918, for
the election of
TWO COUNCILMEN FOR 2 YEARS.
ONE- RECORDER FOR 1 YEAR,
ONE TREASURER FOR 1 YEAR.
The polls will be open at 8 o'clock
a. m, of said day.
Dated this 14th day of October, 1918.
- JOHN E. EDWARDS,
Town Recorder.
' Powell Funeral Held on Sunday,
The funeral of Earl Powoll, who died
of pneumonia at tho local hospital on
last Thursdoy, was held Sunday after-
jribon nt the Murkoy ceraotory, No
services woro hold at the parlors ow
ing to the ban on all gatherings. The
deceased was a soldier in tho United
States army. He waB tho son of Mr.
and Mrs, Marlon Powoll, and besides
his parents he leaves two brothers,
j Doll and Claronco. This Is the second
death. In the family in Just a week,
Glycerine Mixture for Appendicitis
Springfield peoplo can prevent np
rendlcitls with simple buckthorn bark,
glycerine, etc, as mixed in Adlor-i-ka.
ONE SPOONFUL flushes the EN
TIRE bowel tract bo completely It re
lieves' ANY CASE 'sour stomach, gaa
or constipation and prevents appen
dicitis. The INSTAtNT, pleasant ac
tion of Adler-1-ka surprises both doc-,
tors and patients. Leaves stomach
clean and strong.
M. M. PEERY,
SPRIN6HELD HAS
OVER-SUBSCRIBED
Exfred Her Quota of $43,333 by
Over $1,000, ami, More
Pouring In. j
OVER $50,000 SUBSCRIBED
Inadequacy ef M4k4 f Crediting
Siifcecripttons. Werks ie Detri
ment if SprJrtffleW, Bank-' ''
Ing D-hrtriet"
Chairman Washbume, of tha Liberty
Lean Board of the Springfield Banking;
District, reports that Springfield vt&at
over her quota this mornmc; bavins
subscribed a total of f 44.E00, end mere
sUU earning in. Springfield's quota
was fixed at $43,333. '
As a matter of fact the total ss5m
scrlp'tion in tho Springfield L'aakfcr
District is in excess of $50,000, feat
Springfield is denied the credit for xH
subscriptions that do not ac.aaHy
pass through her banks.
There are q number of people resid
ing in the Springfield Banking Dis
trict who do their banklMe in Enges.
Most of them have purchased their
bonds through Eugene banks. Ckalr
inan Washburne maintains, however
that notwithstanding the fact tka
these bonds were purchased in
gene, that inasmuch these peqple re
side in the Springfield district, that.
the amounts eo subscribed, properly
B&ould be credited to this dlstrlet.
He bases this contention ob the fact
that the banking districts -were sefc
created on lines that la any master
considered where depositors reeMei
or where they were aecuetosied U
transacting their feaaklag httsisees.
Through a mianadaratendiBg kaary
subscriptions from tW Preaeville dis
trict were not seat through Springfield
banks, one subscriber ateae havteg
taken $1,000 worth of bonds which ha
supposed would be credited to Spr lag
field. " 4
Regardless of the Inadequacy of th
method of crediting subscriptions, Ota
big Item "to get the money" over
shadows the smaller details.
Springfield rejoices over Lane
county having gone over the top and
rejoices, too, that she has complete
her own quota with a generous over
subscription ahead of time.
Now, "to hell with the Kaiser."
Food Higher in Austria Than' Here.
Food cost 3 are increasing fast
enough in thi3 country, but they most
be traveling upward at a tremendous;
rate in Central EuVope, Judging from
a recent London dispatch to the elect
that Austrian newspapers are printing
tho following astonishing figures with,
reference to food conditions in that
country. These figures indlccto that
the increase in the price of food stuffs
since the beginning of the war has
beon as fo'lows: Beef, 607 per cent;
mutton, 1,614 per cent; pork, 2,320 per
cent; flour, 3,243 per cent; lentils,
4,900 per cent; beans, 3,500 per cent;
potatoes, 1,314 per cent; wine 2,233
per cent; an average Increase of 2,385
per cent for the ijbove.
Want Auto Mechanics.
Portland and the State of Oregoa
are called upon to furnish their quota
of 20,000 mechanics for tho Motor
Transfer Corps, for induction Into the
service before midnight of October 27.
Young men desiring to enter that
branch are requested to apply at head
quarters in the State exhibit room of
the Oregon bulldipg at Portland,
Men aro needed immediately, as it
has been found imperative that motor
transport In 'Europe be kept In perfect
repair. , Occupations in w"jch open
ings exist In tho Motor Transport
Corps rango from stenographer, to gen
eral mechanic, draftsman, electrician,
and many others.
Soldiers to Have Candy Rations.
"Every soldier Jn tha American Ex
peditionary Forco," says tho Stare and
Stripes in its latest edition, "will ro
cojve a half pound of candy every tea
days as a part of his ration The ra
tion will include chocolates and hart
candleB of pure sugar, and la now be
Ing made In factories operated li
France," This is only one of Um
many evidences that Undo Sam It
endeavoring to do every thing possible
for the, welfare of the American soldiers.