INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE
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LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST
VOL. 3.
NO. 19.
SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 3, 1914
$1.25 THE YEAR
AUSTRIANS FELLED
FRENCH SEEM TO
GERMANS GAINING
ALLIES PROTEST
HAVE THE BETTER
IN RUSSIAN POLAND
ON RIVER SOMM
AGAINST THE PLAN
Deputy Sheriff Slavens Met the Young Main Army of the Czar Pounces Upon German Losses Greatly Exceed Those of The British Are Declared to be Resuming Purchase of Foreign Ships in American
Man and Effected the Arrest
Them-—The Battle Rages
Allies—Are Confident Paris
Offensive-The French Army
Waters Would Benefit Ger­
Without Trouble
Several Days
Will Not Fall
is Confident
many is Claim
Sometime Tuesday morning Depu­
ty Sheriff Slavens was warned to
look out for a horse thief who had
stolen a horse over in Crook county
and was coming towards the valley.
Mr. Slavens at once notified the
people above here on the mountain
road to look out as well. • He was
notified that probably his man was
in the vicinity of Foster, Tuesday
afternoon and he at once drove up
there and effected the capture with­
out any great trouble.
The young man or rather boy,
gives his name as McAllister and
gives Corvallis as his home.
/'When he wanted to come to the
J valley he thought riding was cheap­
er than walking or paying his fare
on the train. He appropriated a
pony, saddle, bridle and spurs some­
where in the neighborhood of Burns.
Near Paulina he traded the pony
for another small horse which was,
including the rest of the outfit, -in
his possession when hé was arrest­
ed.
Mr. Slavens brought his prisoner
to Sweet Home where he is being
held for further instructions from
Sheriff Bodine.
The boy seems quite penitent and
was quite willing to talk about the
matter. He said he did not know
what caused him to commit the
crime and that he had never done
anything in that line before and
signified his purpose to make a clean
brest of the matter and live by
honest endeavor hereafter. • He
does not have the appearance of a
criminal. He says he has about $40.
How he obtained the money he did
not state.
Rome, Aug. 31.—The Messagero
publishes a telegram from Sofia,
Bulgaria, which says the Austrians
have suffered an irreparable defeat
at Zamoste, in Russian Poland, 50
miles southeast of Lublin.
Paris, Aug. 31.—Two furious
French attacks were directed against
the: Germans today, one on Lorraine
frontier where the German main
lines were assaulted in force, simul­
taneously a battle in the Vosges
mountains; in the Alsace frontier
was renewed with violance. The
war office denied that the Kaiser’s
troops succeeded in crossing the
river Meuse within French territory
though they had done so extensively
on the Belgian side of the frontier.
“Thé enemies’ losses are large,
out of all proportion to the allies,”
said ■ War Minister Millerand.
“Fighting has lengthened his lines
of communication and shortened
ours. The result is advantageous
to us. Germans are facing us also
in the strongest positions we have
held and our ranks are filled.”
Paris, Aug. 30.—“The progress
of the German right wing has oblig­
ed us to yield ground on our left,”
says an official statement issued here
tonight.
“According to Liberte, the Ger­
mans have penetrated a short dis-
thance farther on the river Somme.
“The British, in conjunction with
the French left, have resumed a
vigorous offensive. Farther west
the French troops have checked the
enemy’s advance guards. At the
other extremity of the line, on the
Meuse, the French are offering a
strenuous and successful defense,
which extends along nearly all the
front.
"Our offensive movement succeed­
ed on our right, but was checked
on our left. The Germans gained
ground, as announced, toward La
Fere, At any rate, we hold firm
even under attack, a sure sign of
confidence in our army.”
General La Croix, co-commander-
in-chief of the French army, con­
siders that the Germans are taking
great risks in lengthening their
lines of communication.
“One step gained by them in
France is a step lost by them against
Russia,” he said. “My feeling is
that the German advance must soon
come to an end.”
General La Croix, who is military
editor of the Temps, takes a hope­
ful view of the situation, saying:
“The Germans continue their
turning movement on the right.
We have replied bv assuming the
offensive at Novion Porcien and at
Guise. The result is indecisive in
the first direction, but our attack
will be resumed.”
Berlin, Aug. 28.—The following
account of Austrian operations has
been obtained in Berlin from an offi­
cial Austrian source:
“In Austro-Hungarian theater of
war decisiye battles have been in
progress several days. Our forces,
which were victorious near Krasnik,
pursued the Russians in the direc­
tion of Lublin. The Austrians ad­
vanced also into the enemy’s terri­
tory, between the rivers Bug and
Wieprz, and we have taken positions
in front of Zamoste.
“Other contingents of the Aus­
trian army hold their positions
northeast as southwest of Bemberg.
After crossing the Deniester, they
encountered great forces of rhe
enemy.
“Emphasis is placed on the word
‘decisive’ in this official report.
“The Austro-Hungarian battle
Germans Win a Great Victory on East
front stretches 700 kilometers (420
Border—Batallion of British
miles.)”
A correspondent of the Berlin
Infantry Captured
Tagehlatt at the Austrian head­
quarters, telegraphing under date
of August 28 regarding events sub­
sequent to the defeat of the Rus­ Washington, Sept. 1.—An over-
sians at Krasnik, says the Austrian whelmning Russian defeat is report­
army advanced in the direction of ed in a wireless received from Ber­
Lublin with the object of making lin by the German Embassy here.
the reunion of the Rnssian army of “In one battle” said the message,
the Vistula with its right wing im­ “threè Russian corps were annihi­
possible. This is the principal lated, 70.000 Russians were taken
Russian army opposing the Aus­ prisoners. Among the 70,000 were
two commanding generals, three
trians.
hundred officers. A number of ar-
We Need Money
London, August 31.—An official
tilery pieces were captured.
R. A. Booth at Albany
telegram received in London declar­
The French in a flanking attempt
Our subscription books show that es that fresh forces of Germans
there is oyer $500 due this office on have appeared on the Prussian in the west have been repulsed by
Albany, Ore., Sept. 2. (Special to
subscription. Now as we are com­ frontier and that at some points General Von Klug. General Von Tribune) Senator R. A. Booth, re­
pelled to pay cash for labor and they are taking the offensive in Buelân completely defeated a super­ publican nominee for United States
ior French, force near St. Quentin
supplies, our patrons will confer a combatting the Rusians.
Senator from Oregon will speak in
after capturing a battalion of Eng­
great favor, if they will remit as
Recent reports from Belgium
Albany at the opera house Friday
soon as practicable. Your amount have told of the moyement of Ger­ lish infantry. General Von Hausen evening, September 4, to the men
due us is small but in the aggregate man troop trains east, indicating, also forced back the French near and women; of Linn and Benton,
<2 will place us on Easy street if you that the German general staff - was' the river at Rethel.”
counties, making the keynote speech
will kindly remit.
withdrawing certain forces from
of his campaign and answering the
Oregon
Potato
Patch
their western front to reinforce the
question of where he secured his
Contains 49,000 Âcres property, which has been raised in
German and Austrian armies in
East Prussia and Galicia. Berlin
the present campaign.
and St, Petersburg reports agree
Washington, D. C., August 29.—
Albany will give Mr. Booth a
I have about 1200 bushels
that there has been terific fighting The Oregon Irish potato patch con­ hearty reception and the speech is
of peaches at my orchard
in those districts for several days.
tains 49,000 acres this year and the expected to draw a large and en­
in the southeastern edge
The Post’s St. Petersburg corres­
total production will be approxima­ thusiastic audience. The opera house
pondent says:
pf Lebanon, consisting of
“-It is significant that in the tely 6,311,000 bushels, according to will be open to men and women who
Crawfords, Muirs, Cham­
recent
fighting not only the German estimates made today by the United will be welcomed.
pions and Charlottes
field forces, but the fortress garri­ States Crop Reporting board. < The
The prices are as follows:
sons from Thorn and Graudenz ( in condition of the crop is 92 per cent
Last Friday Wm. Porter and
First class per bushel $1.50
East Prussia, East of Vistula) took
part with a strong force of heavy of normal and the price at the pres­ family left for the hop fields. Mrs.
Second class “
“ $1.25
ent time is averaging around 46 cts, Anderson and children left on Satur­
artillery.
Culls
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“
.50
per bushel.
day. Mr. and Mrs. Post, Mr. and
“
This
proves
that
the
Germans
Delivery will be made at
are finding a serious shortage as
In Continental United States there Mrs. Frank Malone, Mr. and Mrs.
the orchard, you to supply
regards men with whom to oppose are 3,808,000 acres planted to this Firmer Malone, Chas. Wagner and
the box.
Picking will
the invaders.
•
“The Russian forces are still ad­ product and this years production is family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Keeney,
commence about Aug. 12.
vancing and from the past three estimated at 360,614,000 bushels by and several others whose names we
HELEN V. CRAWFORD
days there has been fierce fighting the Federal department of agricul­ did not learn, left for Independence
Lebanon
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Oregon around Koenigsberg.
ture.
the first of the week.
Peaches!
Peaches!
70,000 RUSSIAN
SOLDIERS CAPTURED
Washington, August 31.—Sharp
protests to President Wilson’s plan
of building up an American mer­
chant marine by purchasing German
ships in American ports reached the
state department, it is learned on
high authority.
Protests were lodged by England
and France through their embas­
sies. England protested, it is stated,
that such purchases would be a
violation of America’s neutrality
policy.
It is added that such action would
aid Germany by taking them off,
the Kaiser’s hands and giving him
money in exchange for useless ships.
France’s protest was handed to
Bryan by Ambassador® Jusserand.
What an Enormous Sum
a Billion Dollars Really is
“I wonder if we realize when we
talk of a billion dollars what an
enormous sum of money it meains.
We all know how rapidly an ex­
pert counter of coins will manipu­
late them. You can scarcely follow
the coins from one of his fingers as
he shifts the coins from one pile to
another and counts them The treas­
ury expert will count four thousand
silver dollars in an hour and keep
it up all day long; but that is their
limit. Working eight hours a day,
then, an expert counter of coins will
count 32,000 silver dollars in a
day, but how long will it take him
at that rate to count a million dol­
lars? Thirty-one days. But that is
only the beginning of the measure­
ments of great figures, for if this
same man were to go on counting
dollars at the same rate of speed
for ten years he would find that he
had only counted ten million of
them, and to count a billion dollars
would require 102 years of steady
work at the rate of eight hours a
day during every woriking day
every one of the 102 years.
Hotel
Sweet Home
MYERS & ROSE, Props.
Glean and Airy Rooms and Beds.
The tables are supplied
with the best the
market affords
Special Orders——Special Prices
Feed and Livery Barn in
connection with Hotel
Prices are Reasonable.
SWEET HOME
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