Morning Register from Eugene, Oregon • Page 2

TITK MOKNINY! RKrtlftTKR. TUESDAY. ATRITj 2:1, IMS. $5 PIONEER HOME' DESTROYED FINISH FIGHT ON TO GIVE I PRESIDENT FAIL POWER ANNOUNCEMENT Change the Appearance Of tlu lawn willi one of our Riill-Bonrini; Lawn Mowers at 11111. UlSUMlMK MU OAU-UUXiK IS TOTAL LOSS, Vin Hrvtiks Out Sunday Morning mul SptvaiN So llnpMt.v That NWkIi Ihhh Aiv) I naMo to Help.

cun.K tI apvisi's no xmiko.misi: ON IUI Senator Ovcrmim, Smiimu' for the Moasuiv, Will OpMW Any Amendment, fjubbcr mid Cotton Hose, Sickles mul Shears, Clover nml Crass Seeds. Miss Rush, of the Style Shop, Has Purchased the Esther Hat Shop Stock Having uivlm.si'il tln stork nml fixliuvs of Ihc MnIIht IIii Shop, 1 tli'shv to stal I lit liu.siiii'x.s will hi' oonliimcil lit the pivs-cnt nunrtfrs with rumpitotit pi-oplo in cliari1. 1 tako ploasnrc in inviting t'onuiT Kslher iiatiium to visit, us in our iii'wly aiMpiiivd shop, mul also to view the Mock tit The i Stylo Shop. Kospoot fully, HARRIET RUSH Of tho Stylo Slup. Chambers Hdw.

Co. (KtRl'tcr Lone County SpccUt) OAKKUKJIi, April iJ. Tho Hilt nUlcnci, about three miles vouthoast of OakrUlKC, was totally lc-stroye! by firo Sumluy uioininK. Kvorythlnjj was burned except little boddint? and a very lltilo clothing which tho ngeit poo pie and a neigh-bors managed to suvo. "Aunty" and "Hilly" Hill rosldod In tho old houso which was raised on Christmas day, 1 and has boon tho Hill homo ever since.

The house vas a pioneer lundmark In this vicinity and a popular stopping place for travel over the Oregon Central road In tho early days. Tho apod people are known and highly respected throughout tho en-tiro upper Wltluinetto valley, aud their friends will bo sorry to learn of their misfortune. "Aunty" Hill is one of tho early pioneers and crossed tho plains In 1 3 S. In she married John Hill and after rosidin.fr In several different places in Washington and Oregon they oatno to this vicinity and filed on the old Hill ranch In isfii. Hilly, the sou, lias spent most of his X.

IS. Vegetable Seeds aud Garden Tools. WASHINGTON. April The senate settled down today to a finish fight on tho bill proposing blanket authority for the Fresid.nt to reorganise government agencies in prosecuting tho war. "No compromise," was the word sent by President WiNon In a letter to Senator Overman of Nnrth Carolina, sponsor of the measure, ivhute was resumed by supporters of the administration, while opponents niandlnir spool tie exemption of the Interstate Commerce commission and certain other permanent bureaus from changes prepared for efforts to force amendments.

In his letter to Senator Overman, the President "I thank you with all my heart for Standing by tho bill which bears your name without any compromise of any kind." Senator Overman afterward declared he would oppose any nmenduient "of the pending nwasuro an I felt confident of Its passage with voU-s to spare. He comvdrJ, however, that the vote on exempting tho Iiiter-tatf com mission mid possibly otln-r bureaus from Us scope would be very rlose. A canvass vf the senate Is in progress. Passim I'rgvd as War Mrnsuro. In today's debate Senators Fb tcher of Florida, chairman of the cotn- Morning Register Lane County News Sendee noss I CKF.SWEIX Itorfster Lane CountT SMCltl) CHKSWHLU April 22.

Miss life in the home which was de XKW WAIt CiAMI' HKATS Il.SI-:itAM, Ill NS IN IHM'kKT on YiMtrs ritoNT (Continued from Pago Ono.) (Continued from Pago Ono.) stroyed. As soon as the news was tolcphonnd that the house was on fire, many neighbors hurried to their assistance, but the fire burned so rapidly that even the nearest, who lives a quarter of a mile away, was too late to save anything. There was no Insurance on the building and everything is a total loss. 1: is very unfortunate as it dr-st roy the home of a 1 1 i and leaves tho aged people practically without means except their land. Kurlnnd'H 5 aero add to I'otuiKe Urou -lit).

W. fl. Cooper et ti (,, t. 1 wo wee 27 tp 20, ,1. 1'aeirie Ijiud ii.

Ut J'ltt-iiuui l.oli 3 aud -I. btk i. nu, i0; 23. blk 71, amended pi.it of ytti Itidge-IIO. Julia Itenwtck WUuv et vlr to Chin leu W.

Young 2.0 1 acres in W-- II. AtntiXfi A. Jonttt to Adolph Import 20 acres tt 17 S. It. 3 lo.

Sluslaw Harbor and it itj Joir MonlH-Uol 42( blk 22, (arin5i add to Gleitada (Register Lane County Special! R0.SS. Urc. April :2 and Mrs. J. T.

Bukor were Kusene visitors Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. A.

I-awrfnson ami family, K. H. Ross ami family, Mr. and Mrs. C.

J. Sluytcr and Mrs. K. Mast ami son, Robert attended uraiiRO at Irvinp Friday eveniiis. G.

I- Day was a caller at the home of E. H. Hops Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Carl lluker are stay-ins in Eugene for a few weeks. Mr. Baker Is working at tho par-ape. Mrs. K.

H. Uoss. Mrs. W. V.

Conn and J. A. I-awernson on tho Liberty loan drive took in about 1.600 in the Uoss and Clear lake vicinity. Mr. Lawrenson beinp; chairman of several "meroe committee, ami Shields of Ten- tu'vser.

a of the judiciary of tho prlnelpal hatttcfrouts. the war offlee aiiiiolitirr.i. (lalns wero mado near on neu and Albert, on I tin Hunt me front, and Kobeeq at ho tip of he Flanders salient. A stromr loeal attack by the Hermans on the front north of Albert was repulsed ufhT tho enemy had captured one of the llrltifh advanced posts. 'committee, which reported tho bill.

uiged passage of the in(iiili as it 'means of centralizing authority and NATKON Replster Lane County PoecfaO XATKOX, April Mr. and Mrs. o. G. Seward visited tho city on districts took in to tho bank Satur di Ivlng ruin.

hnwe er, tho Amcrleau uitilleiy continued active. The Officers ami men were In flno spirit, even the wounded la ugh tug and Joking. IUys Ciml I ndcr lir'. I hiring the engagement ho Germans concentrated their artillery fire on tho American telephone aud wires which wero cut many times. 'ou i Icru wero forced to pass through two or three bnrragi-s In order to maintain communication, in the meantime (ho men of the rdgnul rot ps, many of them smoking cigarettes In face: of a heavy bombardment, restored the wires almost an fast an the enemy shells disrupted them.

A mbiflaneo men ventured Into No Man' Land during the thick of the fik'ltt and did heroic work rescuing wounded. One German, who hud offered to surrender, attempted to rx-plodo a bomb on tho ground as three Americans approuchrd htrn. Another soldier, however, discovered the trlcK and hurled a grenndt? at the German, out of the. (iet man's leg was blown off and ho died biter, prisoner of the men ht attempted to blow up. speeding up war operations.

They declared that the President is responsible for tho conduct of the war and should bo given necessary authority he asks. Senator Sherman of Illinois, rte-pnbliean. criticising tho bill, insisted that what Is need, moio than additional powers Is "the proper exercise of powers already in existence," and selection of com potent men to exor Tuesday. day over J3.000 worth of bonds. Mrs.

TJcnnio r.lais and little son and daughter wero Kugene shoppers Fri You'll Not Feel Lost day. Knnb r' Myrtle Kmerson. of Kugenc. spent Sunday visiting friends in Creswell. Andy Irvine, of Albany, was up Sunday visiting friends.

Sirs. Km est Smith and child, of Portland, surprised her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Weber.

Sunday nfternoon, arriving for a visit. Kenneth Phelps, while riding his ran into a post Saturday and for a time was thought to bo seriously injured and was rushed to Eugene with Ir. Hobson. Fortunately his injury was not serious, it being the ahock that upset him rather than any injury. Dorr was up from Eugene Sunday to confer with William Johnson.

G. G. Stone and C. O. Dovero went to Portland Sunday morning where they will go into the service of the state police department-Arthur Streeter is home from Eastern Oregon, where he was working on a tractor in the wheat fields.

He was called by the draft and he will be home until Friday, when he leaves for service from Eugene. G. G. Stone, C. O.

Devere and Norman Pohll went to Eugene Saturday night to tako the examination for the state police service. The fifth and sixth grades enjoyed ah outing and picnic in the woods hack of the farm of Bert Dersham on Saturday. Ernest Everson. of Lebanon, was homo over Sunday visiting his father and mother. The Royal Neighbors held a food sale at the Independence creamery station on Saturday and cleared over Jay Kuni came up from Oregon City to spend Sunday with relatives and friends.

cise such anthoritv. Mr. and Mrs. G. E.

Mast were in Eugene Saturday on business. Miss Mary Sweet of Eugene visited her sister, Mrs. Slough Sunday. Miss Cora Smith was a passonuer from Eugene Sunday evening on the Smith, of Kugrne. spent Sunday at the Seward home.

Mrs. Wm. Stacy was a passenger on the morning train Saturday for the city, to spend the day with her daughters, who lives in Kugenc. Theo. Cover took the train at Xa-tron for Kngene Thursday morning.

Mr. and Mrs. o. Seward made a flylnjf trip to Oakridge Wednesday evening and returned Friday morn- Senator Fletcher admitted that 'there had been mistakes and dehiys O. E.

Iceland Ross is working for N. M. Ge.nt Una week. in Mr. and Mrs.

C. J. Sluyter visited Mrs. Millfr, her son, her mother relatives near Donna Sunday. In-war preparations but asserted that 'they wero comparatively negligible and the whole record praiseworthy.

Itoih he and Senator Shields dismiss-ed as unworthy of discussion the contention that the Pm.ddent mlirht abuse tho broad powers given him under tho bill. Hecause President Lincoln Is said to have exceeded his authority to meet an emergency. Senator Shields said, was no reason why tunplo authority should not be given tho ex and Miss KUis. drove over to Thurston Thursday evening to watch the organization of a homo guard com WIIXA KX Zl PEKSOXAI.S. Register Lane County Special) WII.LAKEXZIK, April 2I.

Allttuic Affairs Won in I p. WILMINOToN. April 22. Af-fairs of tho National American nlllance. which recently ilecidcl to dissolve, worn formally wound up hero today when Adolph Tlmni.

of Philadelphia, secretary trmsurer. pany. Mrs. St. Helen and Mrs.

Miller wnt to the city Friday evening to attend a lecture given to postmasters on hand "Mrs. Georpe Taylor will entertain the via u-oon. April 22. Tho official report from general 'headquarters today nays: "tin the hatllefront.H there were local infantry opera: inns. Knemy attempts to advance ueross l.a Ilassee canal to the northwcid of I'ethune Tailed under our fire.

"North of Albert wo captured Itrltish. i net nd tni? two office is and took 22 mine thiuuers and a few machine guns. "The nrliliery battle wis revived In only a few sectors. the rest of tho front the fighting activity remained within umder at bounds. So nt hw st of Alt klrch we took some prisoners during a leeounnlterlug advance," WITH TIIK IIItlTISIl AUMY IN' April 22.

(Ity tho Asso-ciated Press). Taking advantage of tho moonlight, tho (ormans at 10 o'clock last night mado strong but unsuccessful nttaek nKainnt tho Prlt-Ih-h positions north of A veluy Wood, on the front above Albert. Ifravy fiirhtinif continued until 4 o'clock this morning. Tho Germans ajipear to have taken ono British out pot-1 and to havo lost ground themselves elsewhere in the wood. Tho assault wan preeeded by a heavy bombardment and the gunfire on both slde kept up most of tho night.

There was activo artillery fighting throughout Sunday oast of Arras and on both sides of the Senrpe. The bombardment nt VlllerH-Itndtoneux and tho surrounding territory also was continued. To P.rltlsh Improved their lines somewhat In tho neighborhood of VIllerH-nretonncux. fn on Imnk IIhm-i" is no hint of aloofni'KS no cold nnj Klotiy nlniiisilnri. The inula yon Nti'p innidr our ilnom, llml thin is YOUR lunik vours licciiuso you fed nt liomn Iiiti' your Uraiw you instinclivfly know your di'iilijik'K il'i ii ru 'i'lR 0 l' pliwiKimt ns wi'll im profit-nlili.

Our growth has 1 mad on thi- lia.sis of (Irmrintl by llrliinrf Olhcrt. Surely that hiusis should iippi'itl to you, if you nro not iiltviuly a ciistoiiiiT. Wu are pri'pmvil to hi'lp finmici' Biiy li'jitiiiiiiti' proposition. Karm-crs will find our service espo-pcciiilly helpful. ling Thrift and War Savings stamps.

Thimble club Thursday, April 25. Mr. and Mrs. Orman llrush spent Sunday at Marcola visiting her par- ecutive now. which hiiinlwt over railway bombt 'ents.

Mr. and Mrs. Morrow. Lewis and Walter Wallace are go-Inf? to plant potatoes this season. They have rented potato land from C.

C. Miller and Mrs. Wm. Smith. Itctl CVosji to ilvr Social.

(Kefflhter Lane County Special) 1 IOWA Urn I Tho Willakenzie school spent Tuesday afternoon visiting tho Norkenzie school. After playing games at re- worth 30.00rt to General Chns, Itlrd. prenldeut of the Oelaware lied Crows. It was sjtld that alt bills havo leen paWI, thin repreW'iited tho last avail-aldo dollar nt tho disposal of tho Many Tfcxiks (tothem! for Soldiers. -cess, school was called and Instruct Cress will givo a social at tho hall Saturday evening.

An auction will also be held during the evening. thn nroecelM in rrn In tUn If Register Lane County Special) CHOW, April 22. The girl ive games were played for rest of the afternoon. students of Crow I'nion High havo finished collecting books and ross wo k. vc ry no in i ed to come.

magazines for the soldiers libraries. The whole number gn-thored being Opera prowntation to Be Given. Register Lane County Special CRESWELL, April 22. Dr. Landsbury, of the University of Oregon, will give a Victrola presentation of the opera PagliacclM at the assembly room of the high school on Thursday evening.

This will be. a meeting of the Patron-Teachers' association and after the entertainment the election of officers will occur. 3.902, of which Miss Iuclla, Stephens Home Guard Is Planned. (Reciiter Lane County Special) CHOW, April 22. Sonic of collected the most 2.297.

thereby winning the prize given by the teacher, Il4iil 1'tntc Tnuisft-rs. C. Meac.ham et nx to N. A. Mr.

Phcrson, lot 3 blk 4 Kelly'a add Sprlngrirld $10. 'A. T. Klsk ct nx to Shoo IHslilct No. 9 4.

1 acre tp 17 H. U. fl, $10. lxda Chirk et vlr to H. Jennings, W'j of NW'4 sec IS tp-17, 0, fl.

Horace C- Wlthcrwox ct ux to Andrew I. Uirson. lot 2 blk 2 l. G. Mr- WALTER V.ITXE PERSONALS.

(Register Lane County Special) WALTJiRVILLE. April 22. Miss Francis Hotaling spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Mary Fountain. The Waltcrville home guard had Its first open air drill Sunday morning Iva ood. tho peoplo about Crow aro talking of BANK of COMMERCE organizing a company of home guards soon.

K. and Ii. of S. Meets. (Register Lane County Hpeclalt DONNA.

Or Anril Th U' They were drilled by Mr. Munroo of Eugene. and Ij. of S. held its regular meeting at th halt Sattirdnv nvenlno- Tlio Yow fo IJiMTty Tjoan.

I Heg liter Lane County Special CROW, April 22. Liberty socictly plans to hold a social In the loan solicitors in tho two Spencer Bell-ans Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c near ruture. Iter.

Spongier to Preach Sermon. (Register Lane County Special) April 22. Creek districts 78 and 22, have re ported to their chairman, J. V. Jen-, The annual I.

O. O. F. sermon will Cirangrrs Given Helpful Advice. (Register Lane Connty Special) CHOW, April 22.

Mr. Robb Common Vso of Terminals, WASHINGTON'. April 22. In line with Its policy of common uso of terminal facilities tho railroad administration ordered today thai beginning next Sunday Italtlmoro and Ohio trains run into the Pennsylvania station nt New York through the Penn kins, subscription to tho amount of 1,350 and think they will soon reach bo preached by the Rev. A.

M. Spang-ler of Eugene, on Sunday evening. tho mark. and Mi.ss Corhett met with tho Crow grangers Saturday and gave helpful uUks along tho lines of food production and conservation. April 28 at 8 o'clock.

Everyone is cordially Invited. A large attendance is desired. Tho way Is clear through Register 3 Classified Ads. sylvania, tunnel. GRAND SQUARE OF THE CITY OF ARRAS ONCE MORE MENACED BY GERMANS Let Us Help Ymi TS Let's All Go Over the Top Wo nr! proud of the showing iimdo on thn Third Liberty Umn by our Stnli; of Oregon, by our County of Lnno and by our City of Eugene nil over the.

lop inside of a week. Now let ns nil go over the top on production of farm productl mid lumber this year. Wo aro hero lo help. United States National Bank CHECKING ACCOUNTS Eugene Loan Savings Bank SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. Perform Your Patriotic Duty If you haven't the money with which to buy a Liberty Bond, get one on our MONTHLY PAYMENT PLAN.

of one-tenth down, balance in nine monthly installment. First national Bank Eugene, Oregon, apnac -tttiit r-rTmnmratirrr-nrrrT ranrn nnwinam immiu 1 in-rr m-rrn n. I u. unwm Eye Strain Jluy be Hie cause of neuralgia, vertigo, indigestion, eyo and headaches and other nervous troubks. It requires skill and limn for a to determiiio tho for fcrypra Aro Hotter Werwill close at 12 o'clock on Saturdays after May 1.

mula for the lenses required by your eyes. TIlu in lineoless, tliero aro Hi) siibslilutes to lie at any price. It is our particulnr hushiess to HAVE YOUR EYES. Sherman W. Moody PHONE 362 RYU STOUT SPECIALIST WANTED MORE Household Goods K.

GREER, AntioT. Phone 33 or 856B M'lila Id Mm nr.it. In il. ii Wo Will Grind Vonr Prescription In one lny. Broken Lenses Quickly Replaced AND OPTICIAN 885 Willttmctto Street 'UVB U1 lUB vy A w-u iuo uruiHu ro nomin against tho advuiio of tho Germans on tho east mid south 'Tho sol-mors ore res Ung on Mr way to the trenches.

The town has been badly battered by German artillery, ns may he Been from tho wricked bnlldlngA on the' left of the picture he liouses are curious relics of the Spanish domination In the seventeentU century. TUey uro uniformly built, with arcades heloV supported by monolithic suudstoue columns with curious gables, sometimes curved and sometimes in "stulrcaao" outll.