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The Home news., 1918-03-22
WILSON SIGNS
 DAYLIGHT BILL
Clocks to Be Moved Forward One Hour This
 Month

Washington, March 19- The daylight bill was signed today by President Wilson. It puts all clocks forward one hour on the last Sunday in March and turns them back again the last Sunday in Oc- tober.
 The daylight saving plan will go into effect and be ob- served without the slightest disorganization or impairment of existing conditions. Trains will run as usual and every feature of daily life into which the element of time enters will remain unchanged.
 Before retiring on the last Saturday of this month the American householder will set his clock ahead an hour and then may go to sleep and for get entirely about daylight saving until the last Saturday in October. On that date he will reverse the process, turn ing back the hands of the clock an hour and the next day the nation again will run on "sun" time.
 In the summer the Ameri- can man actually will rise, transact his daily business and retire an hour earlier that has been his custom, but with his clock an hour fast, he will not know the difference.
 The plans practibility and efficiency have been effective ly demonstrated in 12 Euro pean countries.
 Advocates of the plan in presenting their case to Con- gress explained that the fol- lowing beneficial results will be achieved:
 "A great savnig of illumin- ants, such as oil, gas and cleo tric power; marked conserva- tion of coal, increased manu- featuring production as the result of improvement in work ing conditions; general bene- fits of the national health be- cause of the additional hour of daylight which may be devot- ed to reaction; reduction in the cost of living to some who can raise garden truck for do- mestic consumption and i'm provement of the training con- ditions for the fighting forces. "
The Home news., 1918-03-22

If it is printed by The Home News, then you can bet your bottom dollar, it is the best"
The Home news., 1918-03-22
MY SOLDIER

"Now I lay me down to Sleep,
 1 pray the Lord my Soul to keep.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
NORTHWEST STATES
To PROTEST RAISE

Salem, Or. A conference OF the
public service commissions OF Wash.
ington, oregon and Idaho is expected
In the near future. probably at Port
land, to formulate a plan for the pro.
lection Of the Pacific northwest terri.
tory against palpable uniairness in
the proposed 20 per cent increase In
freight rates.
The Washington commission pro.
posed such a conference by telegraph
20 the Oregon commission.
The Washington commission says
II Is preparing protest to file with
the Interstate commerce commission
against the percentage increase on
fruit rates. particularly on apples and
canned goods eastbound Commercial
bodies Of that state are Joining against
the method increasing the export and
import rates and other increases.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
1000 SOLDIERS NATURALlZED
Drafted Men In Camp Lewis Are Made
Citizens.

Camp Lewis. wash.-Probably the
most momentous event In the past few
weeks was the naturalization Saturday
Of 1000 alien soldiers, members OF the
Ninety first division.
All OF the men were given full rights
as citizens following the administrs
tion OF the oaths by Federal Judges
jeremiah keterer and E. E. Cushman.
who held special sessions OF the fed
eral court In the library OF the One
Hundred sixty.sixth depot brigade.
The soldiers were all naturaliEed.
under the provisions OF the amend.
ment To the naturalization Law ap.
proved by the president May o. and
under which all alien soldiers. not
natives OF countries now at war with
the United States, could become citi.
zens without going through the usual
formallties.
There are about 5000 men in camp
10 be naturalized and this will take
the next three or four weeks.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13

Polish Legion TO Fight With Allies.
Washington. 90 Word reached here
from France that the Polish legion OF
$4,000 men recruited In the United
States, together with some 1000 Poles
drawn from South America. will take
It's place with the allied armies.
Though they serve with the French
army AS a separate unit. the Poles will
carry their own flas, and some OF the
companies from the United States will
display the Stars aud Stripes as well
They are all outside Of the draft age
or ineligible as enemy aliens for sery-
ice In the American army.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
LAUDs AMERICAN SOLDIER

John d. Howarth. a Y.M.C.A. war
work secretary in Paris, writes that
the center at which place he II
stationed. accommodation for $500
men are at hand, that Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt Jr.. has charge OF fifty wo-
men workers and +. s. Edmonds, a
Philadelphia lawyer looks after the
business affairs. He says the Amer
lean soldiers are clean, cheerful,
wholesome fellows and an army any
nation might be proud 10 claim.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
7own Topics 7ersely Told

Jesse Randleman was another
Westfall visitor Sunday.
Mrs. John Napton of Homedale was
shopping in the town Tuesday.
Jesse T. Johnson arrived in the
city from Pawhuska. Okla. Sunday.
.
Mrs. G. II. Upton and daughter of
Portland were visiting In Ontario this
week.
Mr. and Mrs W. u. Anderson and
son of Riverside were visiting here
Monday.
A. Il. Brown OF Venator II In town
attending to some business matters
at present.
MIR. and Mrs. Tom Arnold and
daughter, Miss Alva. have gone up to
Drewsey on visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. sutton OF Moore
vile were visiting friends here
and Friday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13

Mrs. Agnes Murphy and daughters,
Misses Margaret and Mae, were visit
ing friends here the past week.
The Misses Murphy have Just return
ed from spending the term in school
In Baker.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
CARING FOR SOLDIERS.

Already in England the Y. NJ. G.
a. is caring for wounded men, teach
ing them a trade or giving the heroes
trained instructions 80 that they viii
be self supporting in spite OF their
injuries.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
THE MARKETS
Portland.

oats--No. white feed, $3.50 ton.
Corn-Whole, S7S; cracked, S74.
Hay Timothy, $50 per ton; alfalfa.
S245O.
Butter-Creamery, ace per ID.
Eggs- Ranch, SSc per dozen,
Potatoes -Slal.25 per hundred.
Poultry Hens. era 29e; broilers. 2S
q Use; roOsters, l6Q17c
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
Red crO.. Fund ov.r.sub.erIe.d.

Washington, - The American Red
Cross second war mercy fund now To
tails si66,4Ss,2sl. with indications that
when all reports from the drive of a
week ago are tabulated, a $4,000, ,OOO
oyersubseription OF the $780, 900 900
goal will be shown.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13
seattle.

Butter-Creamery, 4Sc per ID.
Eggs Ranch. i4c per dozen.
Poultry Hens, heavy, dressed sec;
light soc; broilers. soc; roasters.
dressed, 2se; ducks. live. soc; dressed,
sac; geese, live. 27 dressed, S6c; tur.
keys. live. 2sQS0c; dressed, s6Q4Oo.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13

Homer Maddux, formerly OF IN,
Argus staff. is now working on the
Mallett ranch.
!. z. oakes OF the Brogan Orchard
Co. and A. b. Fox, the rancher,
we're down from the interior Monday
James Graham OF the Graham
Bros. AT westfall. and Albert Hucker,
the stage driver. we're in town last
Thursday.
Little Alice Dorman left for Port
land Saturday night with Mrs. Let
son and Will visit her little friend.
Gwendolyn Newton. there.
Billy Jones. banker aud stock
man, has been down from Juntura re-
newing old acquaintance during the
past two or three days.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Campbell aud
son OF Chicago were Guests OF the
Moore hotel during brief sojourn IN
Ontario from their trip thru the
Western states.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13

Allied Air Raids osmoralizs Germans
Washington, - Allied air raids on
German towns are demoralizing the
German people, Adyices to the state
department said that the effect upon
the populations OF cities bombed was
far greater than heretofore reported.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-06-13

Mrs. w. J. weese. Miss Rena
Biggs, Mrs John Dunphy, and the
Misses Cora and Ethel McNulty mo-
tored up to the ranch and spent Sun
day with Judge and Mrs. Dalton
Biggs and family.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
BRITISH HAVE ATTACKED
OVER A f2-MiLE FRONT

With the British Army in France.
Aug. S.-The British attacked over a
12-mile front on both sides of the
Somme. They gained all tn-Ir OBJ
jectives within four hours and have
captured a considerable number or
prisoners and guns.
The line attacked this morning ex-
tends roughly from the neighborhood
of Morlancourt, about three miles and
half southwest OF Albert to the
Avre river south of Moreuil.
Details of the fighting are coming in
slowly. Going fine" constitutes the
best available information. The Brit
ish launched their attack in a mist
after only three minutes of artillery
preparation.
According to advice> received in
London, the French and British rorces
which attacked this morning in the
Piardy sector have advanced at some
points to a depth of more than three
miles. The attack must have taken
the Germans by surprise as the wealth
er has not been such as would gener-
ally be chosen for the commencement
Of new operations.
On Monday there was a continuous
downpour of rain along the Amiens
front, but advices state that the Brit
ish troops were congratulating them
selves that the ground was not as bad
as they had experienced in Flanders.
where shell craters were filled with
water and there was no means of
draining them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
MEN Of SHIP
GIVEN
SOUND ADVICE
Inspiring and Patriotic Address
Delivered by Distin.
guished Speakers.
REPLEDGE OF
LOYALTY BY ALL
Site Takes on Governmental Air
of Security by Gordon Of Reg
ular Soldiers There.

Under the auspices OF the United
States Shipping Board. Director How
ard /. Beal, OF the national service sec
ton, and John C. Taylor. Canadian
Expeditionary Forces, epoke TO the
men at the Pensacola Ship Building
plant yesterday afternoon at 1890
O'Clock. introduced by Vice President
John NJ. Sweeney, one of the execu-
tive heads OF the ship building COM
pany.
Mr.. Beai, who first addressed tho
men, gave an inspiring and patriotic
talk which dealt most particularly
with the great Importance OF tne work
which the mon of the emergency f1eAt
and it's allied activities were doing, :,
making possible the transportation OF
ships and supplies across the water,
for the reminforcement of the allies.
Following Mr.. Beal, Canada Jack"
as Mr.. Taylor Is known to service men.
told a number of his experiences ar
Vimy Ridge. stirring the men with his
message of service. At patriotic note
was struck when Mr. Beai drew our
an American flag and called upon tho
men TO again pledge their loyalty 10
the United States colors. with the
men responding with much enthus-
iasm.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
REGULAR SOLDIERS ON
DUTY AT SHIP PLANT.

Forty or more regular soldiers from
the post are now doing daily duty at
the Pensacola shipbuilding plant, and
have been for the past week or more.
This guard is in addition 10 quite a
police force which is daily on duty
there, working three shifts day, un-
der regular chief of police and making
reports from time to time with per
haps more FAITHFUL regularity than
forces in many weli-organized cities.
1t is understood that the soldier de-
tachment is sent up by the war depart
ment at the instigation Of tht local
shipbuilding officials, but ii gives the
Pensacola plant an air of governmental
security and It would not be wise for
anything like an alien enemy TO at
tempt anything out OF the ordinary at
the site.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
TANKS CROSS VALLEY AND
ROuT OUT ENEMY FORCES

With the British Army in France,
Aug. S.-French and British tanks
have crossed the Avre-Lure valley IN
the new drive this morning.
The German positions just south of
the Anore river We're heavily attacked
by the British. Their assault extend
ed to the south where their right wing
joins the French lines. Three-quarters
of. an hour after the British attacked
the Germans, the French took up the
battle.
A very considerable number of VIII
lagos have been captured in the
Franco British offensive and substan-
tial progress has been made, accord
ing to news received here this after
noon.
Reports received up to mid after
noon indicated that the offensive was
progressing favorably. The average
advance was approximately IL miles
on front of slightly more than %
miles.
The allied advance at some points
was more than three miles.
Important material has been cap
tured by the advancing troops.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
u, S. MAY TAKE
PACKING PLANTS

Washington, Aug. S.-1nveStlgation
of the packing industry by the federal
trade commission eliminated today in
an announcement the commission had
recommended to sithe president that
the government commander and oper-
ate for public benefit, stockyards, cold
storage plants, ware houses and re-
frigerator and cattle cars. Monopol-
lists control of the food supply OF
United States. its army and navy and
supply of the entente allies are charged
against the five great packing plants.
Close affiliation between the packing
industry and financial interests are re-
ported, il being charged the packers
had representation on directorates or
large banks through members of their
families, officers. and directors or con-
fdential employees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
DAMAGE TO AERO FIELD NEAR
LAKE CHARLES SAID TO HAVE
BEEN EXAGGERATED IN FIRST
REPORTS.

Lake Charles, La, Aug 8--The known
dead as the result of the hurricane
which struck southwest :, Louisiana
Tuesday afternoon stood this morning
at is. Many points believed to have
been in the path of the sttrm, howev-
er, had not been heard from and it was
believed the list was incomplete. The
number of injured will probably reach
one hundred. The property loss will
total St,000.000 according to conserva-
tive estimates.
The dead includes:
Nine at Lake Charles, one at Sulphur.
three at Grand Lake. three at Gerstner
Field and two at Dequincy.
The property loss at Gerstner Field
according to unofficial reports will not
be as heavy as first believed 1t was
stated today that many of the air.
planes thought to have been DESTROYED, |,
We're later found to have escaped dam
age and that a great number of those
damaged could be quickly repaired 1t
was also declared that sufficient build
ings weathered the storm to accom-
modate all the men stationed there.
All passes for men to leave the camp
except on important business were or
dereQ suspended To-Day. s1.ommunlca-
ton with outside points was partially
established but telephone, telegraph
and electric light wires and poles are
down in all parts of the city and it
probably will be several days before
this service is entirely restored.
Hundreds of houses not completely
wrecked by the storm Were made un-
tenable and about 800 persons unable
to obtain shelter elsewhere owing to
crowded conditions We're taken care
of at the court house Tuesday night.
Every church iii the city was damaged
several of them being entirely demol-
ished.
Another death due to the storm oc-.
Cured at Gerstner Field today The
name of the victim was not given
The body of Corporal w. S. Williams.
killed at the camp when hangar col
lapsed was shipped to his former home
at NettIeton, Miss, today. The home
address of private George s.. McGhee,
who suffered broken back during an
airplane accident two weeks ago. and
died during the storm, was Tenafty,
\. J.
Mayor Trotti, of Lake Charles who
has received many offers of outside
assistance today declared that all the
help Lake Charles needs is labor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
TWENTY SURVIVORS
ARRIVE AT AMERICAN PORT

Elizabeth City, N. c.. Aug. s.-Twen-
ty survivors of the crew of the Ameri-
lean steamship Merak, which was
sunk by a German submarine off the
North Carolina coast Tuesday landed
here today, accounting for all persons
aboard the vessel.
A patrol brought the men from
the Kenneykeet coast guard station af-
ter they had landed there in their
boats subsequent to the sinking of the
ship. The captain and other members
Of the cerw were landed last night
at Norfolk.
The submarine sank the Merak about
two-thirty o'clock Thursday fternoon
off Cape Hatteras. According to the
story told by members OF the crew
who We're landed here forty warning
shots We're fired at the steamer before
they took to the boats. The Merak
sank within ten minutes after she was
abandoned.
The Merak was bound from New
York to South American port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
ALLIES MERclLESSLY DRIVE
SURPRISED GERMANS TO COVER
BY THE AssoCIATEp PRESS.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
British and French In the first days
battle on the historic field between
Amiens and Montdidier have deeply
penetrated the German positions on a
front Of more than twenty miles. reach
ing from the region of Breaches to the
neighborhood OF Morlancourt- Follow
ing a short intensive artillery prepara-
ton, and aided by misty weather, the
allied attack took Germans by sur
prise and they fed almost everywhere
before tanks, motor ana machine gun
batteries. cavalry and infantry sent
against them
All allied objectives were attained
in remarkably quick time, and the line
was still making progress Thursday
night Wherever the enemy turned
TO give battle he was decisively
defeated Thousands of Germans were
made prisoners. and numbers OF guns
and quantity OF war material was
capture.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
TEACHERS ASK
WAGE INCREASE
SCHOOL BOARD
APPEAR BEFORE THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
AND PRESENT STRONG ARGu-
MENT FOR MORE MONEY.

The meeting of the Escambia county
school board was featured last night
by a request from the principals of
the primary schools of the city for
an increase in salary. Miss Annie Nc
MILAN, principal of School 80, and Miss
Evelyn Thornton, principal OF the
Eliza Jane Wilson school, formerly
known as School Number 2, presenting
the claims of the teachers, others pres
ent including Miss Florence Higgins.
School Number 27; Miss Allie Yniestra,
School Number IA: Miss Ethel Suter,
School Number 40 The principals OF
School Number Al, 43 and 20 are out
of the city.
Miss Mcmillan. in making the re-
quest, declared she voiced the senti-
ments of the teachers of the primary
school when she said that they had
come with no complaints She wished,
however TO call attention to the fact
that the primary teachers were filing
dual role, that of teacher and super
visor,-indeed, even more than this, as
they were frequently called upon for
many other services. She called at
tention to the fact that with the in
creased cost of living in all lines, the
expenses of the principals were also
greater, and asked Tor an increase In
the salaries of all primary principals.
Miss Thornton, who next spoke.
pointed out that in other cities in the
state the salaries of principals of pri-
mary schools were in some instances
as high as $4,000 and averaged $4,000.
Miss Thornton presented scale which
the teachers felt made an equitable
adjustment, which was taken under ad-
visement by the board.
In calling attention to the higher
salaries paid principals of the primary
schools in other cities Miss Thornton
pointed out that these principals did
no grade teaching, but merely gave
their attention to the duties of prin-
cipal, with an assistant teacher, in
many cases.
Miss Thornton also called attention
to the fact that the various lines of
war activity consumed much OF the
principals time and added TO her 9TH
er duties, glad as she was TO perform
this service.
The following fable gives the present
salary of the primary teachers, with
the increase asked for:
Present Salary
School Salary Ask'd For
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
SEVEN THOUSAND
TAKEN PRISONERS

London, Aug. 8.-Seven thou
sand prisoners and one hundred
Guns have been captured in the
Trance-British offensive, Chan
cellor of Exchequer Bonar Law
announced to the house of COM
mons tonight. Their advance is
between four and five miles on a
ront of fifteen miles, and at one
ONT sveen miles ~have been
ned, he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
GERMAN DIVISIONS BADLY
DISORGANiZED, RETREATING

British Army Headquarters in
France. Aug. S.-tReuters)-O On
the horizon. enemy motor trans
ports are visible, scurrying away.
The 27th, 43rd and 10Sth divisions
os Grown Prince Rupprecht's army
suffered heavily, while the 117th
division, which only came into line
last night, was badly cut UP, and
the only determined enemy stand
maze around Morlancourt, where
there was lighting throughout the
day. The enemy made several
counter attacks. but failed to re-
cover any ground.
French forces have also done
wonderfully.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
STEAMER is SHELLED
TORPEDOED AND SUNK.

New York, Aug Sinking of the
small unarmed American steamer Me-
rak by a German submarine off the
coast OF North Carolina was reported
today to the navy department. No
details We're given. The navy's dis
patches said
The American steamship was she'll
ed, torpedoed and sunk by an enemy
submarine at 1 80 p. m. on Tuesday.
is miles northeast of the Diamond
shoal light ship off Cape Hatteras, n.
C. The Merak was of 3,023 gross tons" !"
This was near the time the Diamond
shoal hghtship itself was sent down
by the enemy raider
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
NO VOLUNTARY
ENLISTMENT IN
ARMY AND NAVY

Washington, Aug. s.-Voluntary
enlistment in army and navy has
been completely suspended to pre-
vent disruption of industry,
pending the disposition OF a bill
proposing to extend the draft age
TO include all men from 1S TO 45.
Orders were issued today by Sec
retaries Baker and Daniels direct
ing that no voluntary enlistments
be accepted after today until fur
ther orders. The orders also ex-
clude civilians from appointment
to officers training camps until
further notice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
CASUALTY LISTS
CARRY 442 NAMES

Washington. Aug. 8. Army and
marine corps casualty lists today con-
tained a total Of 442 names, the small
est number since a toll of the Ainse-
Marne offensive began to come in. In
the army the killed were 143. died OF
wounds 16; died from accident s.:
wounded severely 81; wounded degres
undetermined 81: missing 55.
The marine corps killed was 2: died
of wounds one; wounded severely 20;
slightly, one; degree undetermined.
eleven.
There were no Georgia or Florida
names in the night lists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
CALL 13O,2O7
REGISTRANTS
TO THE COLORS

draft registrants TO join the colors be-
fore the end of August were issued to-
night One hundred thousand white
regfstrants from forty three states
were ordered entrained between August
26 and 80. Thirty thousand negroes
will entrain from August 22 to "a. The
assignments include:
White Florida 1900 to Camp Jack
son, South Carolina; Georgia, 2750 10
Camp Gordon.
Negroes, Florida, 1000 to Camp
Joseph Johnston; Georgia 1,151 to
Camp Jackson, and 1000 to Camp
Gordon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-09
SUBS WORKIN G EIGHTEEN DEAD
OFF COAST SINK lis LATEST TOLL
AMERICAN SHIP OF HURRICANE
FORMER GERMAN STEAMER ME-
RAk SENT TO BOTTOM NEAR
HATTERAS, BUT ALL MEMBERS
OF CREW ARE REPORTED SAFE.

New York, Aug. 8.-Information that
the American steamship Merak 1924
tons gross, was sunk by a German sub
marine off Cape Hatteras on Tuesday
night, was received today in Marine cir
cles here. One small boat containing
is members of the crew is still un-
accounted for.
The captain and twenty-three mem
bers OF the crew have been landed at
Norfolk.
The Merak, one of the former Dutch
cargo vessels which were taken over a
few months ago by the United States
shipping board, was on her way from
an American port for Chile, carrying
coal.