AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, J UN K 21, 1916
NUMBER 2
Militia Not Moved Today
NEW HEAD OP ATLANTIC FLEET STUDENT OK NAVAL WARFARE
FOR 4.1 YEARS.
TO IDE
GERMANS RUSH
RELIEF
out Will
Be By Week End
VOLUNTEERS
CALL If BE
. FORTHCOMING
!
OF 1
REPORTS AS TO NUMBER
THAT CLASS EXAGGERATED
IT IS POINTED OUT
STARVATION CERTAIN TO
..!! want to enlist, u a turnu,, -4-FOLLOW
NAVAL BLOCKADE is formed here. Some, like
. 1 4 other La Grande young men, 4
4 want to go to Portland to of- 4
'4 fer their services if no oppor- 4
House Appropriates Large Sums for .... tunity is presented here. . 4'
A l- Vr,A Wllii-h Stilt M 4 . J
States .
nt,.,,,!,.. "
Will Get First Lai! uepenas upon
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Their Readiness to Move South
Acclimate New Men First.
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Washington, June 21. The House
this afternoon voted to increase the
aeroplane appropriation from a mil-
lion and a quarter to three million dol
lars. :
Washington, June 21. .Sec. of War
Baker wont order militia to the border
today because mobilization is incom- 1
plete. Doubtlessly they will be en I
route before the end of the week. !
What states will be ci led first, de
pends upon their readiness. Un
doubtedly more than 50,000 are go
ing. Volunteer Question Unsettled
The method of calling for volunteers
is not arranged. It can only be done
(when developments require it. Re
ports that the administration intends
to ask for a half million volunteers
appear to exaggerated.
Blockade An .tasy mauer
- ,
An order for a navy blockade of
Mexican norts is expected soon. Of
ficials said this will be comparative
ly eaBy to do. But the population is
already near starvation and putting
into effect a real blockade will mean
further suffering. Therefore offici
als are determined to go slowly.
Acclimate Militia first
t,, .:ii cw.
oral weeks as mil 'tiamen must be -
comelcclimated. It is expected that
after they reach the bonier a period
waiting will follow while Carranxn
is given a final chance to back down.
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1 "There Speaks the Soul of France."
London, June 10. (By Mail)
-"There speaks the soul of France,"
sain Franklin Bouillon, the distin
guished French Deputy, at the Amer-
lean Luncheon club in London, after
j: tv.: o;nr Wfor written
by a French soldier, George Belaud, a
u;. ,;fo "Mv dear Yvonne
Don't be worried. I have good hopes
of seeing you again, as well as our
dear boy Raymond. But, if by ill-
luck anything" should go wrong with
us for we are at war, and, ot couise, xilerc have appeared in the papers
are running risks I hope you will re- in tjle few weeks several an
main courageous, and be sure, in case nounc(.mentf that the Federal Office
I die, I have complete confidence in j of jin,.. mi(j WOrked out a plan for
vou; and I ask you to live for the niarketing fruit, and that they and
sake of bringing up the boy so as to reprcSieni.aUvcs of the Extension De
be a right manly and true fellow; ana nnrtment 0f the Agricultural College
give him a good education according ,0M V,(J in the county to explain the
to the means at your disposal. , n Aa statej ;n tne previous ar
Above all, when he is grown up, toll . , . b largely adop-
him that his father died for mm, or,
of lnnet for a cause that would be of
service to him and all the generations
to come. Now, my dear "ivonne, all
this is but a mere precaution, and I
hope to be beside you and help you at
your task; but, as I said, one never
. knows. In any case we soldiers are
advancing with good cheer and in the
firm hope of victory. As for you, be
sure I have always loved you and do
. e n.-rnin-li IK" n !1 7 11 VP V nail-
pens Once more I rely on you to be, the plan will be thoroughly under
fill! of eournee. From your affec- stood.
tinnnte husband, who sends to you
and his dear boy the warmest em
braces. ,. ...
The day after sending the letter
the writer was killed, said M. Bouil
lon. Seventy Bands 111 Parade.
Kansas City, Mo., June 21. Sev
enty hands marched today in the pre-
parcdness parade here, imo n.nm t nstle uock. recorninc s-icmi)ihnis ina-nu.ra. me mui i (.vi,m.li. .,
was provided for every 500 members. Mrs. M:ie Down, of Kelso, corre- this, though recently he said it would
It required several hours for the pa- spending secretary, arid Mrs. W. D. ! have a damning effect on OrpctV's.
rado to pass the reviewing stand. Patrician, of Woodland, treasurer. In case.
O.-k'inal plans called for the pa- Uhe gold medal contest. Miss Selma j Eighty of these letters detail the
rade Memorial day as a part of the staff won first honors with hor Ten- efforts of Orpett, first to win Mari
reception of Colonel Roosevelt, but it -rtitinn of "The Story of a Boy." Mrs. ar.'s love; second, of his cooling pus
was postponed after the dry of "pol-'orace Bashor, of Kelso, carried off sion, and last, of attempts to relieve
itics" had been raised. s(-coml honors. Marian's illness.
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.IDAHO MILITIA IN ' LA
J. GRANDE AT MIDNIGHT
fc Twelve cars, making up a
special train currying Lewiston,
Couer d'Alene and other worth-
'$ ing at Boise in conjunction with
other Idaho iruardsmen orenar-
4 atory to going to the South if h
? na
needed. The train is scneauiea p
1 4- to reach Umatilla shortly after 4
4" 5 this evening and will reach La 4
4" Grande about midnight if the 4"
4" schedule run is made. Baggage 4
i cars, tourists ana puiimans r
4" make up the train. 4"
!4 Outside District Anxious 4
4 been kept hot each morning 4
tmserver xeiermones iinvu -r-
4 for the past two days with peo- 4"
4 T!e from outlvintr districts anxi- 4'
4" ous to know if war is declared 4"
4- and from Union county men who 4
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4- 4
4- 4-
I Escapes Steam, Drowns
portland, June 21. A steam pipe
the steamer Lurline buret today
land William Moudy, a fireman,
plunged into the river to escape the
burning steam and drowned. One deck
hand was injured.
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BE HOST SAT.
FARMER'S DAY SET AT UNION
SATURDAY
Various O. A. C. Leaders Will
Present to Participate
Be
PAUL H. SPILLMAN
,o, ....-., 4.un out. f T,a -it-; 11 u
lOatUlUdY, tllC - I'll Ul uuiHi mm ut
Farniers Day at the Experiment Sta-
Hon at Union. All farmers in the
county are invited to attend. Get an
early start, bring your lunch. There
is much pleasant shade and plenty
of good water around the Station
buildings.
In- the forenoon the Grange will
ha.-e a meeting, in tne atcemoon mere
i!l be a varied program Dr. Kerr
i Pndent of the Oregon Agricultural
j College; Dean Cordley, director of the
! Bxpenmont Stations; Hon J K
, Weatherford, president of the board
;ol regents of the Agricultural Col
lege; Prof. Potter, head of the anim-
al husbandry department of the col
lege, and probably others will be in
attendance, and an interesting and
instructive program is assured.
Don t forget the date. If you have
! never been at the Station take this op-
' nortunitv to visit it. There will be
people there to exiplain and show what
is beinc done, and you will have a
better understanding of the Experi-,
ment Station and the work that it has j
done, and is doing at the present time.
! i.rujt Marketing j
. , . , Washinrton. The
following are the dates set for this
county:
Monday, June 26 Imbler, in Farm
ers' Union Hall, 1:30 p. m.
Tuesday, June 27 Cove, in Macabeo
Hall 1:30 p. m.
Wednesday, June 28 I,a Grande in
Citv Hall 1:30 ip. m.
It is important that all fruit grow
ers an-1 rusiness men attend so that
Cowlitz County W. C. T. l Elects
Kelso, Wash., June 19. At a
meeting of the 13th annual conven
tion of the W. C. T. U. of Cowlitz
county, hold at this place the past
week, Mrs. Albert Buroham was re
elected president; Mrs. Gertrude Ma
son, OI l asuc iock, was eieri.i'u n i-
president: Mrs. Nellie MarC'ano, of
. t, . .i i
14 oiTi Idaho militiamen, will pasi
J- thiough La Grande at midnight.
h The Northerners are mobiliz- 4"
STATION
WILL
CARRANZA'S
CABINET HAS
WILSON NOTE
CORRESPONDENTS DENIED AD
ADMISSION TO SECRET
" MEXICAN CONCLAVE
MEXICANS SHOW SIGNS
OF DESIRE TO FIGHT;
Funston Calling For More Regulars
Protection Promised Mexicans on
American Soil Who Avoid Trouble mander of the At'antic fleet, which is
. . 1, 01., to bo. reorganized, has been studying
.. or Report Ihose romcntmg Revolts avj warfar0 43 ycar8., ln ase of
Recruiting Begins. war with Mexico he will be a potent
factor in naval affairs.
1 Mayo commanded the cruiser Mary
Mexico City, June 21. Carranza land in our trouble with Spain,
and his cabinet met in special session He studied in the Newport War col
this afternoon to consider the Ameri- lege and joined the Atlantic fleet in
can note. They refused to see corre-
s s- (WOMEN'S VOTE
aan Aiionio, June zl. ine war e-
partment has wired to General Funs- 1
j ion u recruit lour regiments 01 111- ;
lantry ana two cavalry unmeuiaieiy, '
for regular service. Detailed instruc
tions were mailed. Recruiting litis MR.
started. : ' 1 .
Gen. Funston has denied he is mak
ing a second appeal for militia.'
It is reported Mexicans at Ojinaga
are assuming a threatening atttiude.
Funston said they "are running
around in circles bragging about what
they intend to do
General Pershimr still hns Remits
on both sides of his lines, but found an approval of the suffrage movement,
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no Mexican detachments witnin rcacn
of his lines anywhere. :
Sheriff Sanilas of Laredo, issued a
proclamation to Mexicans requesting
them to report any person attempting
to foment revolts and guaranteed them
protection for keeping peace.. De- this special class, out tnese are teams
spite the proclamation Mexicans con- that usually arrive at the park at a
tinued to cross the border today. j time when there is no program under
i way.
Minnesotans Hunting Rattle Snakes, way. Early morning or from 5 to 6 p.
1 jtn. would be suitable hours for these
Winona, Minn., June 21. Hunting classes it is pointed out.
rattlesakes is becoming a popular j
sport in and near Winona. Several.- Troy Case Settled,
men are following the hunt of the j
deadly serpent as a profession and : Salem, June 21. The supreme
are making a living at it. The snakes court yesterday handed down a de
are numerous. A live snake on the cision in the matter of the guardian
Winona market today is quoted at 90 ship of David Troy, incompetent. De
cents pere pound. The bounty for the liah Beem et al, appelants, vs. R. C.
hisser is fiO cents, and rattle snake Mays, guardian; appealed from Union
oil is used for medicine. The aver- county; opinion by Justice Harris,
age snake weighs five pounds, mak- motion to recall mandate denied.
ing $t tne average wage. some
catchers get several snakes a day. ,
DELIVERY ORDERS OUT.
Method of Handling Groceries and
Meats at Chautauqua Decided.
Grounds committees met last night
to decide on the method of handling
delivery wagons at the Chautauqua
which opens Sunday morning. Pre
viously it had been the custom to take
packages to the booth and there have
them distributed to various patrons,
but this year a booth will be institut
ed especially for that purpose at the
entrance where people can come and
get their provisions. This is less
trouble for delivery wagons too, and
will remove the annoyance of having
teams driving through the park when
exe'-cises are under way. Ice wagons
may have special privileges and milk
wagons will also likely come under
ORPETT'S LOVE LETTERS
ADMITTED A5 EVIDENCE
Waukegan, June 21 Letters that
Will Orpett, a University of Wiscon-
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; sm siimum, wiute tu uiu i;ite i.i.uiun
Lambert were admitted in evidence
Jini-v' 77 Mayo ,
Admiral Hen rv T. Mavo. iust named
to succeed Admiral Fletcher 11s com-
PLANK CLEARED
WILSON INTERPRETS
FULL MEANING
ITS
Virginia Women Hear Wilson
Plank Not Opposed To
Federal Ideas
Say
Washington, June 21. President:
Wilson today interpreted the suffrage I
Blank of the Democratic platform as!
out recommending it nave uiwpuvu ,
in the states. He told some Virginia
women the plank didn't necessarily
disapprove of Federal amendment
ideas.
,
Victor Harris, Composer, Married.
New York, June 21. Miss Cather
ine Lawrence Richardson and Mr. Vic
tor Harris, somewhat well-known
composer and instructor in music
were married today at the church of
the Messiah. The engagement was
no surprise to many of the associates
of Miss Richardson and Mr. Harris in
various musical organizations. There
romance began when Miss Richard
son, who has given, much time to the
cultivation of her voice, met fre
quently afterward, when she became
a member of the St. Cecilia club, an
organization of amateur vocalists of
which Mr. Harris has been the con
ductor for several years. Mr. Harris
is widely known among music lovers
in this and other cities. His songs
are heard frequently at concerts find
recitals and singing societies. The
St. Cecilia club has sung his chorales.
HIGH OFFICIAL COMING
TT- . . , ificicnt group of leaden-, well qualified
Royal Neighbors Anticipate Visit of all)J1(, certain phases of the associu
Suprcme UmIkc Woman I,;, ,, v(llk t) iu.t as volunteer nssist-
Friiiiy evening the members of the!.,,.,,
P.oyal NcirhSj-.rs' lodge will meet to j" ",t tn0 aRt meeting of the board of
take tho first preparation steps for ()i crtor:, jt was derided unanimously
entertainment of supremo lodge of . ; t,, c,e the building at 9 o'clock in the
ficials who are expro-ted to be here a 'evening until the middle of August,
little Inter on. The Friday night meet- 1 pliring the summer months the build
ing will be of -much important nm! jnpf js"not used nearly ns much as in
membera who possibly can are urged 'tjH: f;,u und winter months and it was
to come out. deemed best to adopt this procedure,
jtime to turn a page in history for he
j;i the man who brought about trouble
with Mexico two years ago when he
demanded Huertn that he salute the
United States flag because of the ar
rest of murines in Tampico.-
His demand resulted in the landing
of United States forces at Vera Cruz
Admiral Fletcher was in command of
that movement.
BRISK AGAIN
iI31G
WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE
CONTRACT LET
Buildings Moved Away for Garage
New irocry Home Begins
Mid-June will -witness inauguration
:.i 1. ,.p i...:l.l;.
01 a i-uhsiubiu-uiu oiauum uuuuin.
W. C. Hansen has been awarded the
contract for erection of the La Grande
Grocery company warehouse at the
head of Elm street on Jefferson. Work
will bo started within a few days, Mr.
Hansen having charge of excavation
a3 woli as construction of the struc
ture itself.
Two cottages occupying ground on
Adams avenue between Fir and Green
are being moved away to make room
for the new garage building to be
put or that site by Julius Koesch. Ihe
contract for the work has not been
let.
J. E. Foley will build a one-story
brick garage on Washington between
.Denot ami Fourth, for personal use,
having taken out the permit yester
day. The estimated cost will be
$250.
This morning Contractor Kolley be
gan construction of a frame store
building at Cedar and Washington.
It .will be occupied by the Joel Gro
cery store, the old building having
been razed. A commodious basement
of cement has been built, and the new
quarters will be much larger, and of
course new and up to oaie. wnue
the store building is going up Mrs.
Joel is serving patrons from tempo
rary quarters on Washington just off
Cedar.
MANY JOIN "Y"
(Xlils and Ends from Y. M. C. A.
'Iliese Days.
Life
Nearly 40 new monthly member
ships were received into the Y. M. C.
A. since the first of June.
During the past period of hot
weather, the swimming pool was the
center of attraction at the building.
Hundreds made use of this most en
joviible pastime.
The (White Sox of the Junior Group
Game class, has a good lead on the
Red Sox. the score beinir 27 points
to 21. Captain Waldo Stoddard of
the White Sox feel confident that his
toim will win the watermelon feed
promised by the secretary of the as
sociation.
Dr. R. F. Murphy, who is associated
with, Dr. Brownton, has been seUctcd
rs swimming instructor nnd will be
one of the volunteer leaders on the
General Secretary's staff. It is the
nurnose of Mr. King to select a pro-
OF
USIRIS
SIX DIVISIONS TURNED EAST TO
STOP RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
AGAINST AUSTRIA.
GREEK CABINET HAS
TENDERED RESIGNATIONS
Ruf-sians Reported to Hare Met Seri
ous Obstacles on Northern Flank
but the Other End of Attacking
Linc Is Driving Austrians Back
With Much Force.
London, June 21. Six German di
visions 120,000 men have boea
been hurried east ward to check the
Russian offensive, Geneva dispatches
declared today. Two divisions are
en route to the Lutsk-Kovcl front.
Austrkins . are counter-attacking -vigorously
the northern flank of
Brussiloff's armies. The Russian ad
vance has apparently been checked
temporarily but Berlin and Vienna
dispatches today admitted the Aus
trian right wing continues a rapid re
treat before the Russians. A ter
rific force of Russian artillery is
causing Ptlunder to retire instead of
sacrificing his men, Vienna reported.
He is expected shortly , to make a
stand.
Four German divisions were rushed
to a 30-mile front near JBrody. Rus
sians had opened a heavy attack
there, evidently preparing a smash
toward Lemberg. .. N
t News From the West. " ' .
Paris. June 21. 'Following ah ex
plosion of two mines, Germans at
tacked South of Berryaubac, near
Rheims. Screen fire checked the as
sault, but artillery is active around
Verdun, but the infantry made no
gams.
lireek t aimiei uesignca.
T,nmlon. June 21. The Athens cor-
resnondent to the Centrul News has
cabled the Greek cabinet resigned un
der pressure of Allies. .The ollicial
announcement is being withheld.
Slav Right ing Halted
Berlin. June 21. The Russian left
wing continues to push forward at
Buckowina, out tne ngni wing is
halted and even pushed back in some
places, according to official state
ments. It is announced Russians wno
crossed the Styr west of Kolki were
driven back, Germans taking a thous
and prisoners.
Week s ltooiy i-arge
Petrograd, Juno 21. Brussiloff's
army repulsed ipersistent German at
tacks near Voroncin, capturing pris
oners, it was announced tonight. Be
tween Juno 4th and 15th Brussiloff's
armies captured 8356 officers, 170,uwj
men, 200 guns, 55 machine guns, 180
bombthrowers, and 119 artillery limb
ers, it is announced. ... . . ... ...
Hip.h Prices Haven't Curbed Drinking
I London, Juno 21. High prices and
drastic restrictions have done little if
anything to curb drinking in England.
Some authorities say there has been
an increase. There has been much
controversy over this question. Ad
vocates of rigid regulation or of total
prohibition maintained the new rules
h:i3 mado the country more sober.
Their opponents denied it. The
United Kingdom Alliance, a neutral
organization devoted to .the compila
tion of all sorts of social statistics
which the country supposedly ought
to know, has finally submitted definite
figures.
which gives the help a little time off
during the summer months.
George Gilbert, chairman, Karley
Richardson and G. L. Clark members
of the nominating committee, selected
by the board of directors to nominnto
nien willing to serve as directors if
elected by the membership, met at the
building last evening to outline their
program. They will present to the
membership a list of eight men, from
whom tho membership will cast a
vote for live. This procedure is used
by nil associations and is meeting
with much favor here. Announce
ments will be sent to all the memlers
in good standing, reativo to the time
and place of tho voting.
S. I). Crowe, Arthur Wenzel and J.
f' w;,.,r :it. the association build
ing last evening to arrange for the
I,:.,, riot: itnrl doubles in tho tennis
tournaments that will bo started next
Monday. The committee aeciueu iu
con. lift, two elimination contests, be
fore the regular handicap tourna
ment is conducted. The following
plavcrs are entered in the singles:
IoLtes vs. Harding; Larson vs. Keil
lor; Wall vs. Birnie; Currey vs. King;
Kerr vs. Crowe; Nelson vs. Good; Mc
rrth v. Wenzel: I.cffel vs. Drahn.