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VOLUME XV
LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 19lti.
NUMBER 257
CARRANZA TROOPS AT
PARRAL FIRE ON U. S.
FORCES; MANY KILLED
EXTRA
WASHINGTON, APRIL 13. CAR
ANZAS AMBASSADOR LATE
THIS AFTERNOON TRANSMITTED
A COMMUNICATION TO SECRE
TARY LANSING SAVING MANY
WERE KILLED ON BOTH SIDES
IN THE CLASH BETWEEN AMERI
CAN TROOPS AND MEXICAN ilTI
ZENS AT PARRAL. IT IS CLAIM
ED CARRANZISTA TROOPS RE
STORED CALM.
San Antonio, April 13. Carranzis
rta soldiers and Mexican citizens at
Parral fired on the American troops
there, Consul Letcher has reported,
giving as authority General Gutier
rez. There were no casualties.
. Annoying Attitude Taken.
Guitferrcz has adopted a complain
ing attitude, Letcher reported. He
said he had no idea the Americans
were so far south and expressed sur
prise at their marching: .powers.
New Version Placed.
...' This is interpreted as meaning that
.Carranza hadn't intended to permit
Americans to progress so far into the
interior. One hundred and forty men,
believed to be a part of Thompkin's
command, comprised the force at
Parral.
Firing Is Ignored.
The force kept on marching, little
heeding the firing.
General Funston said today he
would not consider the American ex
pedition a success unwi vnia was
-captured, or killed. lie flatly de
nounced Carranza's failure to co-op-derate
with Americans and pointed out
that Constitutionalists have twice per
mitted Villa to slip through the lines.
Withdrawal Note Not Demand.
Washington, . April 137-Carranza's
note suggesting the time has come
for American troops to leave Mexico,
has not been given to Secretary of
State .Lansing.
The embassy declared note is not
an ultimatum, or demand that Amer
icans withdraw; irather a request,
asking negotiations looking toward
withdrawal and giving Constitutional
ists free hand to continue the ehuse,
Aguilar's note Was delivered to
Arredondo at three this morning and
is still being translated. Arredondo
has refused to discuss the communi
cation. '.-Cairranza now considers the object
of the expedition accomplished and
"the message, it is believed, refuses to
complete a second agreement for
i further operations. He Teminds the
administration the expedition hasn't
a legal standing now.
Dlsoccupation of Mexico is asked
on the grounds Villa's br.nd is dis
persed and Carranzistas believe them
selves able to complete the last ex
termination. Officials frankly admitted possibil
ity of a misunderstanding has existed
in. negotiations with Carranza and
agreed it was a most serious situa
tion. Some thought the note is in
tended for "home consumption" in
Mexico. .
At a 30-minute conference with
Secretary Lansing, Arredondo pre
sented "Carranza's suggestion ' for
withdrawal of American troops from
Mexico. Afterwards the ambaspador
was reticent. An optimistic view is
lent the situation hy the suggestion
of negotiations regarding withdrawal
which might occupy weeks. Mean
while Americans may capture Villa.
FIREMAN ROBBS HURT.
Struck on Head by Piece of Coal
Wounds Require Sewing.
Pleasant Valley, April 12. En
gineer Thornburg and Fireman Robbs
were ordered to Durkee with their en
gine early Saturday morning and had
got about one mile from the station
when the coal rolled down on Mr.
Ttobbs as he stooped to get 'a shovel
full. One large piece fell on his head
and inflicted a severe scalp wound.
Mr. Thornburg backed up to the sta
tion and got another fireman. Mr.
Robbs went to a doctor and St was
found necessary to take several
stitches in the wound. He has re
turned home and is getting along
nicely.
OFFICIALS ON BRANCH.
O.-W". General Manager and Party
Tour Eastern Oregon Points.
For the purpose of conducting an
insnection of company lines, J. P.
O'Brien, vice president and general
manager of the O.-W. arrived last
night and about 2 o'clock this morning
left for Joseph. The special train was
brought back . to .. La Grande about
noon end then -started on the fbalanoe
of the inspection. 'With the general
manager to Joseph today were Super
intendent Williams' Bollons, i Division
Engineer Lyon and others.
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REGISTRATIONS DRAGGING.-
With but a few more days
to register in up to next Toes-
day to be exact registrations
are dragging distressingly. The
last week of open books prior to
the primary sees a slight in-
crease in number . registering
but it is trifling, and the same
old story will prevail, no doubt,
when the primary arrives. Peo-
iple who attend to their civic
duties must be bothered and an-
noyed with delays resulting
from confusion at the polls be-
cause citizens don't register.
The registration booths are 1
down town, easily reached, and
still men and 'women women
especially pass by the oppor
tunity time and again.
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CHAPEL PRAYER
,"OLD WILLAMETTE" ROSTRUM
DESECRATED."
Students at Salem Tie Jersey Cow to
Rostrum and Milk Her.
Salem, April 13. The presence of
a Jersey cow on the Chapel rostrum
of Willamette university this morning
caused suspension of devotional exer
cises. -. She Was chained and locked fast.
Studonts milked her.
A rule by the faculty that students
are liable to dismissal for failure to
attend chapel has probably caused the
prank. .
Democratic Factions Endorse Wilson.
. New York, April 13. Democrats
reprsenting different factions are ex
pected to pledge their support to the
.policies of President Wilson at the an
nual Joffersonian dinner given tonight
:at the Waldorf-Astoria by the Na
tional Democratic club. The dinner.
'characterized in the announcement as
a ".harmony feast," will have among
(its chief guests Attorney General
.Thomas W. Gregory, Senator James
VA. Reed, of Missouri, and Senator Jas.
j'helan, of California. They and other
leaders of the party will deliver
speeches. The committee in charge
of the arrangements includes John W.
Keller, chairman, Thomas E. Rush,
surveyor of the port; Stuart G. Gib
hony, Thomas G, Smith, secretary of
Tammany hall, Henry M. Oldfogle,
formerly Representative in Congress;
.William A. Clark, one-time United
States Senator from Montana.
FUHER SELLS FARM
Cecil Cates the Purchaser and Fuher
Goes to Idaho
E. Fuller, who owned one of the best
improved farms in the valley sold it
this week to Cecil Cates, who has been
'renting the B. F. Reosoner farm near
Alicel for several years.
Mr. Fuher hns purchased property
.in Idaho and expects to move there
Within the next few days. This farm
was listed with the Geo. H. Currey
Real estate agency.
Talk Cannery Tonight
At Commercial club meeting this
evening in the Y.- M. C. A., when vari
ous important matters will con.o up,
the proposed canning club will be
among the matters talked of.
SUSPENDS
LA GRANDE SEWER
TO BE PUT III THIS YEAR
Definite plans to construct the
South La Grande sewer which has
been delayed in preliminary stages
for considerably more than a year,
were drafted by the City Commission
at its meeting last evening. The city
engineer has been instructed by reso
lution .to prepare plans and specifica
tions for the area which embraces all
that part of South 1a Grande from G
to L and from Second to Seventh. At
the same time the commission went
into tbe question of sewers in gen
eral, passing a resolution to rebound
the sewer n;rea of the whole city
which originally took in portions
needlessly and left deserving .terri
tory on the fringe. Smaller projects
were ordered in a preliminary way
when sewer' districts wero created for
a small section near Cedar in Gran
de's addition and section 4 of district
3 between Cedar and Walnut, includ
ing blocks 3 and 6 in Wisdom's ad
dition. Street Testimony Heard.
.George Waggoner, W. B. Sargent.
Dr. Underwood and others testified
BAD MIHEfi
CHECKS 10W
UPON VERM
SUCH IS REASON GIVEN BV
GERMANS FOR EASIER TONE '..
IN BATTLE.
FRENCH REPULSE STRONG
ATTACKS AT HILL NO. 3
Important Key to Verdun Stands In-
' tact After Blows Which Constituted
Chief Work of the Night and Early
Morning Cross Fire Works Havoc
AVith Germans Who Lead Attack.
Berlin, April 13. Bad weather pro
vented renewal of infantry attacks on
Verdun last night, it is officially an
nounced. Artillery was active on
both banks of the Meuse and on Wbo
vre Plain. Southeast of Albert Ger
mans raided the British trenches, cap
turing seventeen (prisoners and North
east of Compeign a French gas at
tack failed.
Paris, April 13. Germans launched
frontal attacks on Hill 34 last night
but a curtain of fire halted it. This
is the. contention of a communique to
day. This point is an important key
to the northwest portal of Verdun
i Emerging tfrom Malancourt Woods,
the Germans found themselves under
a cross fire. Only a few succeeded
in leaving their .trenches. Elsewhere
the night was calm.
Reenforcements Coming Up
- Aviators have reported heavy Ger
man reenforcements marching to Ver
dun, (apparently intent on another
smash - from the west of the Meiise.
Some divisions are "reported to "have
been transferred from the Russian
front. T
I Two Ships Sunk Today. ''
i London, April 13. The British
steamers Robert Adamson and Angus
have been torpedoed. The crew of
the Adamson landed. The Angus, de
stroyed Mediterranean, unarmed.
I MANY SHIPS BUILDING
San Francisco and Portland Yards
j Contract For Ships
I San Francisco, ' April 13. Wn..
eighteen ships already under construc
' tion the Union Iron Works today
I signed a contract with the "Standard
Oil for construction of three more oil
tankers at a cost of a million and
i half each.
Portland, April 13. It is announced
two 8500-ton steamers will be con
structed here for the Lauriez Klos-
ter, Norway company at u cost of
$950,000 each.
MIXING CASE ON
A. .1. Steward Pushing Case Against
Up River Mining Company
Circuit court is concerned today
with the trial of A. J. Steward against
the Camp Carson Mining & Power
company. I he litigation hinges on
some claims.
Oregon Pioneer Dead
Seattle, April 13. Jane Chadwick,
widow of former Governor Chadwick
of Oregon, died at the home of her
daughter today, aged eighty-throe.
for objectors on Soubh Fourth street,
claiming that the paving hud not
tyencfited, ibut rather in lured, the
property there. Turner Oliver, leader
of the objectors to paying the paving
costs, conducted the hearing for hif
side. Witnesses were sworn. While
the matter was gone over in some de
tail no final conclusion was reached
by the commission and the hearing
was continued one week.
The ditch leading from the city
disposal' tank was ordered cleaned
out. and two men will be assigned tti
that dutv.
j City Manager lju'ky reported on
the proposed water rate arrangements
jwith the O.-'W. which handles lurgi
Ivolumnes of water. The ronsidcra
i tion is preliminary to entering into a
j year's contract with the company,
! and it was suggested at the meeting
that concessions be made to all users
jwho irrigato lawns, and this would, it
was arguea, in a large measure re
lieve charges for the company'
sprinkling of laws nt the depot and
! the dub hour,..
. SINGER AND HUSBAND
Captain Hans Tauscher. I t , t fl
Captain Hans Tauscher, known to
fame as the husband of Mme. Gadski,
the famous opera singer, has been
held by the Federal Court in heavy
bail on the charge that he was in a
conspiracy to (blow up the .Welland
Canal in the interest of Germany and
thus hinder the movement of Cana
dian freight and soldiers in the war.
He has been an active pro-German
during the war.
LA GRANDE MAN IS
NAMED DELEGATE
J. T. WILLIAMSON TO ATTEND
ATLANTIC CITY CONCLAVE. -
Mrs. J. K.. Wright Honored by Ires
byterial in Session at Baker
Last Night. -
Baker, April " 13. (Special) The
semi-annual meeting of the Grande
Ronde Presbyteiy and Presbytcrial in
this city came to a close last evening.
A business session was scheduled for
this morning, but. an extra session
was ir.eld last evening and the busi
ness of the meeting concluded.
The meeting of the Presbytery yes
terdr.y morning was devoted to routine
business, hearing the reports of com
mittees, etc. The morning devotional
was led by Rev. Gustav Winters of
Sumpter. The afternoon session- was
opened with devotional led by Rev. S.
It.' Cla'ik of Juntura. After the elec
tion of officers the delegates enjoyed
an auto ride about the city, preceding
the banquet in the church parlors at
5:30. .
Jn the evening the Presbytery dole
gates were present at a session of the
Presbyterial. Mrs. C. W. Hays of
Portland spoko on the subject "A
Survey of Our Responsibilities." Mrs.
J. W. Aldrich of La Grande was the"
other speaker, her subject being "The
Problems of America." A solo by
Mrs. A. C. Strange and other music
completed the evening program.
' The Piesbyterial session yesterday
morning was opened by Mrs. S. F.
Foster of Nyssa, and the reports of
the various Presbyterial organizations
were made by Mrs. A. Anderson, Mrs.
GeoBakeV'and MrsT Steve.
1 nomas Bainl, Mrs. Lee Bell, Mrs
The afternoon program was car
ried out as follows:
. Praise Service Mrs. J. K. Wright.
Greeting Mrs. II. A. Sonne.
Response--Mrs. IT. A. Brown.
Address Mrs. J. W. Aldrich.
Solo Mrs. Lnmb.
Methods of Giving Mrs. A.
Voelker. .
Address Mrs. E. ' P. Mossman.
Election of Officers.
Report of Secretary
Rev. D. K. Lourie of Baker, the
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tei-y, was elected as commissioner to
the general assembly, which is to be
held at Atlantic City, N. J., next
Grande was elected lav delegate.
As the result of tho election ihr
present officers of the Presbvtery are:
Moderator Rev. 1). K." Laurie,
Baker, ' '
Stated Clerk Rev. Wm. Baird,
Baker.
Temporary Clerks Rov. Gustav
Winters, Sumpter, and A. M. Byrd of
Juntura.
The new officers of the Presbyterial
President Mrs. J. K. Wright,
La
II.
Grande.
First Vice President Mrs.
Donald, Baker.
Second Vice President Mrs
J.
Foster. Nyssa.
Secretary Mrs. A. C. Voelker,
Baker.
Corresponding secretary Mrs. H.
J. Ritter, Ii Grande.;
Secretary Westminster Guild
Miss Kate Schuct, Baker.
Secretary Christian Endeavor
Miss Snook, Ii Grande.
Ben Welch. G. A. R. Booster, Is Dead.
Newbury'own. Mass.. Anril 13.
When the Grand Army of the Repub
lic crnpn into rnm-n herp nptt. fnll. np
of. its most gallant fighters will be
; imong the missmg, for Ben tarn in
I Welch, known to G. A. R. veterans
'hrouphout the country, is dead here
from tho pfrwts of nnciifwion of the
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brain. Welch sorved during the war lie James of Kentucky, and Senator Bnow -vrindows in the hardware de
in th famous Mbzart reghnent. and Atlee Pomerene of Ohio will -speak 1 pjvrtment, have been begun ' tho
bad the best record of his company. at a Thomas Jefferson Birthday mem- Golden Rule company.' The 'chanuos
He was one of the most active and en-' orial banquet under the auspices of involve slight changes In partitions
thusiastic boosters for the wiMjr en-' the Marion county Democratic com- between' the two principal ,: dcpfirt
camprnent. ,mittee," here tonight. ment-s.
ACCUSED OF PLOT.
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ASTOUNDING RESOURCES.
Uncle Sam's Reserves Exceeds Nearly
All the Balance of Civilized World
' Washington,' I). C, April 12 The
United States' ' financial prosperity
and strength is greater than ever and
rising rapidly to new levels, accord
ing to tho interpretation the comp
troller of tho currency put on figures
announced today, showing National
banks' condition March 7, the date of
the hist cull. National banks' total
resources are $13,838,000,000, an in
f ET
vear. Total deposits are
$10,790,000,000, an increase of $2,
108,000,000, or nearly 25 per cent
within the year.
Loans and discounts ' increased
$!)9!,000,000 within the year. In
! ci-cased resources within the last 12
months alone exceed tho entire re
r i sources of . the German . Reichbnnk.
National banks exceed by three mil
lion dollars tho aggregate ' resources
of the bank of En-gland," Bank of
France, Bank of Russia. Reichbank
of Germany, Bank of Netherlands,
Swiss National bank and the' Bank of
1 jaP""
Farmers Will Build Elevator
j Io"c- '; April 12. The Farmers
, union, of lone, contemplates uilding
n rnln elevator with a capacity of
.60,000 bushels. The farmers are very
' much enthused over the prospect of
securing elevators, and expect to
make them profitable. . . '
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Villa Bandit W'ants to Be. American
'
Doming, N. M., ' April 13. Little
. Jesus Paes is at the hospital here
with his left leg amputated at the hip.
Today .it was announced that he will
have a new leg, the gift of Americans
1 at Doming.
I . When Villa raided Columbus, Jesus
was with riis bandit father. Ho was
told to hold his father's horse. The
12-year-old did so until an American
bullet shattered his leg. As he
dropped the Villa band turned and
fled.
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Je.-tus said today: "I thought Anier
icans killed evcryliody thev captured
: and I was of raid. I crawled away and
hid in the brush. After a while a big
soldier came find got me. - He was
good to me. They had to cut off my
leg, but it didn't hurt much. Now
I want to stay here and be a reul
American." Detiung folk will . give
the boy a chance.
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; Senators Will Speak at Banquet.
Mnnon. O.. Aoru 13. Senator OI-
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M EVIDENCE
IN THE
FRENCH GOVERNMENT HAS LIST
OF SAILORS WHO WERE IN
ATTACKING U-BOAT.
SETTLEMENT WILL BE TO
SATISFACTION OF PEOPLE
French Government by Capture of
Submarine Crew April 5 Gets In
formation About the Sussex Case
Claims to Have 13 Fragments of
Torpedo Used Kaiser Disclaims.
Washington, April 13. The gov
ernment will act in a manner entire
ly satisfactory to the people, an in
timate friend of President Wilson de-
claied today following publication of
Germany's disclaimer to the Sussex
attack.- . Tim jfnet
I nuts attacking a vessel near where the
j Sussex was damaged, ds held to
j strengthen the administration's posi-
tion, though the kaiser has asserted
jit was a minelayer. -
Kaiser Disclaims Blame.
j iBorhn, April 12. Germany's reply
I to trie American government's in-
I quiriea regarding the steamers Sus
sex, oiancnester engineer, tierwind
valo and Eagle Point has been for
wiarded to IWashington by Ambassf
dor Gerard. The note denies Get
man submarine attacked the Sussex.
A Gorman submarine sank a s.teamor
in the channel on the date of the Sus
sex explosion, but the . commander
definitely concluded the vessel was a
wnrflhlp., A sketch of this vessel, to
gether witV photographic ffaproSuc
tions of the Sussex, are enclosed -vrSthv
tho note, the difference in the : two
crafts being indicated, v . "
German submarines -sank the ves-
, sels Englishman and Eagle Point af-
ter they attempted to escape. Time
was auowea lor ine crews to leave
tliic ships. A German submarine pos
sibly sank the Berwindvale, concern
ing which definite details are lacking.
FRENCH HAVE EVIDENCE.
List of Sailors on the German Boat :it
the Time Obtained..
. Paris, April 13. It is officially
claimed the French government has
13 fragments of the torpedo which
struck the Sussex and also has the
names of all sailors aboard the at
tacking submarine. This information
was obtained frpm the crew of the
submarine which was captured April
5th. : . ':3, . ..
COL. IVANHOE- FILES
Is Candidate for Presidential Electa-
, As a Republican
Salem, April 13. Francis S. Ivan
hoe, of La Grande, has filed his decla
ration for Republican elector. Al
though electors have nothing to do
with nominating a candidate, such as
delegates to the national conventions
have, he nevertheless says that his
personal choice is Justice Charles E.
Hughes. Ivanhoe makes the fourth
candidate for elector.
Will Vote for Mrs. Evans.
Portland, Ore., April 13. The 40
Oregon delegates to the biennial ses
sion of the General Federation of
Women's clubs in New York May 22
will be instructed to vote for Mrs.
Josiah Evans Cowles of Los Angeles
for the federation presidency. Other
western delegates are expected to
vote -for her, also. Mrs. Cowles. they
argue, gave up her aspirations for the
presidency two years ago that Cali
fornia might be designated tho last
meeting place. There will be 30,000
delegates representing 2,000,000 wom
en nt the big convention. Mrs. Chas.
H. Castner of Hood River, president
of the state organization, and Mrs.
J, A. Pettit. general secretary, rc
delegates. The state federation has
-elected other delegates as follows:
Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, Mrs. J. W. Tif
fit, Mrs. Jewel Bruce, Mrs. I H. Addi
ton and Mrs. John McRobcrt of Pert
land; Mrs. Gardner M. Thay of Oswe
fo and Mrs. W. T. Reeves of Stan
field. ; ., " ' -
RENOVATING STORE WINDOW
I Golden Rule Company Will Have Im
proved Fronts Soon.
Considerable changes, looking to--
I ward improved and more ' attractive
FOUND
SUSSEX