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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
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. LA GflANDE, OREGON r THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1916.
NUMBER 3
VOLUME XVI
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12 KILLED, 17
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. 'AMBUSH CORRALS DETACH
MENT OF SCOUTS WHO RIDE
TO THEIR DEATH.
FIRST REPORTS TOLD
OF 40 BEING DEAD
Jaurez Deserted by Soldiers and Civil
ians Alike Anti-American Propa
panda in South America Begun by
Mexicans Argentine Diplomut
Will Carry Fomentation.
El Paso, June 22. Twelve Ameri
cans, including the commander were
killed in the battle of Carrizal yes
terday, Consul Garcia has announced.
Seventeen Americans were captured
and the Mexicans lost fourteen killed
and 30 wounded.
Pershing's Defiance Costly.
Mexico City, June 22. General
Pershing's deliance of instructions
sent by General Trevino a few days
.ago when he said that Americans
would be attacked if they moved
South, East or West from their base,
caused the battle at Carrizal, General
Obregon has announced. He said
Mexicans fired upon the Americans
under his orders. An official state
ment reports thi.t the battlo occurred
Sunday. The Americans vvul'e mov
ing Southward but were driven back.
General Gomez was killed in battle.
Jaurez Evacuated.
El Paso, June 22. Mexicans have
evacuated Juarez just across the
river, today. Early this morning two
troop trains left Juarez loaded with
Carranzastas and civilians riding
. atop cars and hanging to the sides.
It is expected every soldier, except
. possibly a small guard, will be going
before night.
Anti-American Project Begins.
Buenos Aires, June 22. The Mexi
can government today launched an ex-
tensive anti-American propaganda in
South America. The former Argen-
: tine congressman, Palacio, has ac
cepted an offer to make a speaking
' tour against the United States.
DJt. RALSTON HOME,
La Grande Man Completes Course of
Instruction in the East.
Having studied osteopathy and
surgery and medicine for a number
of years in Eastern schools, Frank
Ralston is in the city the guest of his
mother for a few days. He is unde
cided as to where he will locate. Af
ter having practiced osteopathy for a
time in this city he returned to Chi
cago about a year ago and rounded
out his studies in medicine and sur
gery and is now schooled to practice
either science.
SPECIALISTS IN PORTLAND
La Grande Doctor Among Delegates
Attending Convention.
Dr. Harry M.' Bouvcy, an eye spec
ialist, is in Portland attending the
annual meeting of the Pacific coast
Oto-Opthalmological society. He will
return Saturday morning.
Superintendent Is Here.
R. E. Arne. superintendent of the
Boys' and Girls' Aid society of Port
land, is in the city looking after the
interests of his institution. This is
the same home that is represented by
J. G. Kilpack in Eastern Oregon ter
ritory and has a reputation for doing
excellent work for the young.
Muusolcum Man Locates.
G. L. Greene and family of Spo
kane have removed to La Grande and
occupy the home at 2116 First street
Mr. Greene is to be permanently con
nected with the Portland Mausoleum
company and will assist John Collier
in the work of establishing a modern
mausoleum in La Grande.
Harvard Stadium for 'Grads.'
Cambridge, Mass.. June 23. Har
vard's commencement exercises, hith
erto held in Sanders theatre, will be
transferred to the stadium in the fu
ture. President Lowell will give the
decrees there today.
For some time the theatre had been
taxed to the limit by Harvard's grad
uating class and its guests, nnd many
have been excluded from the ceremonies.
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FTHREt STATES ORDERED
MEXICANS SURttOVND MOST OF
GEN. PERSUINGS EXPEDITION
MISSOURI, KANSAS AND CALIFORNIA GE7" FIRS If CALL SOUTH
San Antonio, June 22. General Funston ' reteeivtfii a
message tMs afternoon from General Pershing declaring
he had no report from the American troops engaged in
the Carrizal battle, but that he had dispatched another
squadron of the tenth cavalry to investigate and they
would report soon. . "
Fimston will make no orders until Pershing advises him.
It js believed troop IT, Captain Tovd, were engaged in the
fight." .
Private reports indicate cavalrymen were scouting near
Carrizal and discovered the outposts.. The Mexican com
mander ordered the machine guns secreted on roofs of
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SENATE BEGINS MOVE TO HAVE
WAGES STUDIED.
Proposed Trainmen's Strike Prompts
Probe Resolution.
I " wm"KtA'Il uuiiu senator
I Rowlands has presented a resolution
asking the Interstate Commerce
; commission to investigate railroad
I wages and attempt to prevent the
threatened national rai'ifwd stri?.).
CONVOCATION WILL CLOSE.
Over 50 Clerical and Lay Delegates
. at Session.
Baker, June 22. The principal fea
tures of the business session of the
diocesan convocation of the Episcopal
church, which opened at St. Stephens'
church in this city yesterday, will be
ths election of a clerical and lay dele
gate to the triennial conference at
St. Louis next October and the con
tinuation of the rectors' reports and
committee reports, deferred from yes
terday, the meeting of the house of
churchwomen, joint session of convo
cation and churchwomen in the after
noon and confirmation of a class of
10 in the evening.
The convocation opened yesterday
morning with upward of 50 clerical
and lay delegates in attendance. Rev.
A. E. MacNamara of Hood River
opened the morning session, which
was featured by communion service
celebrated by Rt. Rev. Bishop Robert
L. Paddock, assisted by Rev. Charles
Quinney of Portland and Rev. Owen
F. Jones, rector of St. Stephens.
Some excellent papers were read at
the afternoon session by Judge Wm.
Smith on churchmanship, R ev. Gibbs
of La Grande and Rev. B. A. War
ren on Sunday school work. Partial
reports of rectors and committees
were made before adjournment.
The evening services were featured
by a sermon to the convocation by
Rev. Dr. Morrison, rector of Trinity
church, Portland.
Today, aside from election, con
cluding reports nnd other business
noted, the churchwomcn's session will
occupy the morning. An address will
be made by the president, Mrs. L. H.
Sturgis, and papers read bv Mrs. C.
Quinney on woman's work in the
church nnd Mrs. Flagler on the re
ligious training of children.
In the afternoon a joint session will
be held with addresses by Miss Gal
braith of St. Paul school of Walla
Walla and Deaconess Alice J. Knight.
In the evening Bishop Paddock will
administer the rights of confirmation
to ! class of ten children.
Tile convocation will adjourn to
night. MR. HORNER IN TOWN.
Pioneer History Teacher Comes Back
to Old Stamping Grounds.
Back in the community where he
worked as a hov to earn money to go
jto school, J. IJ. tiorner. proiessor oi
history at O. A. C, snent a part of
Itodiy in I .a Gr.inde. It was a cause
of grief to him to learn of the recent
1 death of Al Good, who to one of
: several pioneer men to fix Mr. Hor
' nor un, as a boy. with suitable cloth
i incr to attend school with. He loc
i tines in Union tomorrow night, nnd
, spends Saturday afternoon in La
Gr-inde, at the Rommer where he will
be pleased to meet lib old friends,
and on Sunday evening will lecture
nt Elgin.
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STRIKE
Washington, June .212. Missouri, Kansas and California
militia were this afternoon ordered to go to the border
immediately. .'.'
Washington, June 22. Secretary of
War Baker has announced he is en
deavoring to move California, Kansas
and Missouri militia to' the border im
ER TRAFFIC IS BLOCKED
Portland, Or., June 22. Longshore
men on every Pacific port again
struck at noon today tying up water
transportation tightly. Andy Mad
sen, the union's secretary, arrived and
conferred with strikers and declared
he will force a strike of every man
employed by the Waterfront Employ
ers' association. This means sailors,
cooks, waiters, firemen and perhaps
engineers, mates and masters. A
meeting is scheduled this afternoon
at San Francisco, to attempt further
arbitration. The Waterfront Work
ers federation is conferring with
strikers and may agree on a sympa
thetic walk-out.
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Til inks Meteor Message from Dead.
Linwood, N. J., June 23. A meteor
in the form of a human hand fell from
the sky and buried itself in the
ground near Henry Pranti's farm
house within 48 hours after the death
of his 18-year-old son. Mrs. Pranti
today declined to surrender the me
teor to any of the several meteorolo
gists who came here after it, saying
she believes it is a message from her
boy. Mrs. Pranti is superstitious and
has talked a great deal with spiritu
alists since the meteor dropped from
the clouds. The object is light in
weight and color, had no odor and is
unlike meteoric compositions usually
GERMANS SELDOM
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Rotterdam, May 27. (By Mail)
Many families in Germany go meat
less for days and weeks at a time.
This I have from a neutral business
mar. of Dresden. "It's as bad as
housecleaning to got meat. It up
sets our whole house hold economy as
well as our financial economy. It's
a dreadful operation and we don't go
through it oftener that we have to.
In the last 10 days we have had meat
twice. Fish, new asparagus just in
the market, potatoes, spinach and
dry, crumbling war bread made large
ly of potato flour, make up our list
of edibles. We get so tired of it we
hate to go to the table. Sometimes
wo even get so tired of it we decide
we'll have meat. Then there's trou
ble." He was requested to go into
the details of a meat purchase in a
German town. "Well, it's like this,"
he said, lighting a good cigar; (in
some mysterious way a huge ship
ment of Havana cigars direct from
Cuba reached Berlin the other day;)
"When we decide to have meat my
wife and 4 talk it over the night be
fore. If the next day is Tuesday or
Friday we can't buy t anything but
fish, for those are meatless days.
My wife calls our maid, and says:
'Elizabeth, we want you to buy a beef
steak for us tomorrow.' Elizabeth
frown? nnd goes out. This means
that Elizabeth must get up at 4 a. m.
the next morning and go to the near
est butcher shop and stand in line un
til her turn comes to buy meat or un
til the butcher comes to the door and
says to the waiting line: 'I'm all sold
out of moat.' It is ulways a four to
five hour job for her, unless she wants
to get into the queno at 1 o'clock in
houses and hid hfeftuCTi behind walls.; The Americans rode
into the ambush. .
After a hot two-hotnr fight, they were forced to retire
in the face of a most superior .force. Another body of
Mexicans rcenforeed Carranzistas.
Mining company's agents reported Mexican losses were
double those of the Americans.
A strong chain of Carranzista troops have been drawn
ardund Pershing. Rapid movements of Mexican troops
and evacuation of Juarez, which' yesterday . held 4000
soldiers, have caused the belief that Mexicans intend to
attack him. Hundreds of refugees crossed into FJ Paso
this morning. .'...
mediately. They comprise about 8000
troops and will start when equipment
is complete. Mobilization is not quite
complete.
found in this part of the world. The
resemblance to a human right hand
is striking, almost uncanny. The
thumb nnd little finger are unusually
long. The nails show distinctly. The
first, middle and ring fingers are
drawn together and course slightly in
ward. The wrist stump is charred,
as though it had been burned otf. The
Prantis will encase the hand in glass
and keep it.
IRISH OFFICIAL REMOVED
Also Announced Hampshire Sinking
To Be Punished.
London, Juno 22. Premier Asquith
hus announced in the Commons he has
accepted the resignation of Lord Win
bourne, as a result of the Irish re
volt... Lord McNarma announced it has
been decided not to courtmartial any
body as a result of the sinking of the
Hampshire with Kitchener aboard.
Escaped the Bear.
Dr. and Mrs. C. T. Bacon have been
advised that Floyd Coleman, who
spent several months in La Grande
a year or two ago, and his sister Mary
were aboard tho Bear when that
steamer struck rocks off the Oregon
California coast. Both were rescued.
Mr. and Miss Coleman live in Berkley.
EAT ANY HI
the morning, as some maids do.
When my wife and I get up Elizabeth
is down at the butcher shop and so I
have to make the fires while my wife
gets breakfast. I go off to the office
and Elizabeth comes home at 8 or 9
o'clock, sore on the whole world.
Sometimes she has been able to get
meat but more often than not she
comes back empty handed. Officially
there are only two meatless days a
week but in reality you find the butch
er shops meatless day after day. I
call up my wife sometime during the
morning to find out whether we are
going to have meat for supper. Jf
she says we are, I'm happy all day.
You'd be surprised to know how much
difference a little meat makes. How
much would Elizabeth pay for a beef
steak? Five marks and a half a
pound. How we linger over supper
when we have meat. Elizabeth has
not done any work all day. She has
been upset by her morning experi
ence. You read of food riots in Ber
lin. That was only Elizabeth and her
fellow maid fighting to keep their
places in the line. But about supper
time Elizabeth wakes up, cooks the
meat and brings it in with smiles all
over her face. She knows she'll get
her share. But if we asked her to go
out for meat every meat day. she
wouldn't stny with us. That's where
tha rich folks come in. They can hire
maids who have no other work but to
go through the meat raid daily. There
are injustices galore about the food
distribution in Berlin. That is why
they have had food riots in front of
the Reichstag and in front of butcher
shops. (The next article will tell of
the injustices in tho distribution of
food in Germany which give rich men
the best of it.)
NO SUCCESSOR
TO HUGHES YET
LONG CONFERENCE WITHOUT
AVAIL.
Announcement Made Administration
Hasn't Reached Decision. '
Washington, June 22. Following
jan hour's conference with the presi
dent this afternoon, Attorney General
; Gregory said the president was un
: able to decide whom to appoint to fill
, thc vacancy on the Supremo bench
! cntfsed by the resignation of C. E.
Hughes.
CHIMNEY FIRE STARTS.
Department Makes Run (o North Side
Where Blaze Reigned.
About 6 o'clock last evening the
fire department was culled upon to
make a long run to the Northside
where fire broke out from a defective
flue in the Robert Rostock home at
2711 North Third. Chemicals were
used to extinguish the blaze which
did but little damage to the property.
Tho chimney was of cement but ap
peared to have a defective founda
tion Stoddard Broa. Win Their Suit.
Baker, June 22. Stoddard Bros.
Lumber company received verdict for
nearly tho full amount asked for in
the complaint in their suit against the
O.W. R. & N. company, the jury al
lowing everything except claim for
interest. The jury retired at 4:30
yesterday afternoon, returning their
verdict at 10:30 last evening. The
judgment in favor of the plaintiff is
for $2442, combining several separate
causes of nction, dumages being
sought on severu 1 carloads of box
materials shipped to llotchkiss, Colo.,
alleged non-delivery by the railroad
being the ground on which the action
was based.
The case has been on trial since
Saturday, during which several im
portant law points camo up for argu
ment. When the pluintiff rested, the
defendant company's attorneys moved
for non-suit, which was overruled by
Judge Anderson. The defense there
upon rested, without introducing any
testimony whatsover, and then moved
for a directed verdict in their favor.
This Judge Anderson overruled after
lengthy argument, letting the case go
to the jury with the outcome as noted.
Hon. John L. Rand of this city was
attorney , for Stoddard Bros., while
James H. Nichols of Baker and R. &
K G. Attorney Riter of Salt Lake
represented the railroad.
Gilded Finger Nails, Please.
Cleveland, June 23. Society women
here have a new fad gilded finger
nails! Gilding the nail3 with imitation
gold cost $1.50; with 23 caret gold
$.",; with 23 caret gold and monogram
on the thumb nails, $5. The gilding
wears well, often keeping the shine
for several weeks.
PRINCE'S SON DEAD.
La Grande Principal Called to Death
bed in Oklahoma.
Mori A. Prince, 11 vcur old son of
A. H. Prince, principal of the Central
school, died in Stillwater, Okla., last
week and was buried Sunday accord
ing to information received here. The
boy was taken ill lust week, and Mr.
Prince reached the bedside a few
hours before his son died. They will
return to La Junta, Cel., after visit
irnr relatives in the Smth.
SOOTM
CITIZENS
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ROME HEARS OF EVACUATION
OF BIG CENTER ENDAN
GERED BY SLAVS. ,
GREEKS HAVE GIVEN IN
TO DEMANDS FROM ALLIES
Action in the Western Front Chiefly
Center's.' at Vaux Where Sharp
Fighting Is Under Way Germans
Answer Russian Drive by Institut
ing Counter Offensive.
Rome, June 22. Bucharest has re
ported that Austriuns are nrcDarinr
to evacuate the city of Lcmberg,
Inch is endangered by the Russian
drive.
Paris, June 23. Greece hus ac
cepted all conditions of the' Allies'
ultimatum. The chief demand was
immediate demobilization of the Greek
army, Allies fearing Greek forces
would be used against them. Other
demands resulted in overthrow of the
Greek cabinet.
Vaux Fighting Sharp Again.
Paris, June 22. Germans pushed
forward in furious fichtiner around
Vaux this morning.. They attacked
power Wly in Fumin wood, gaining a
small thicket, but French expelled
them quickly.
Germans Saving Austria.
Berlin, June 22. Continuing a suc
cessful counter offensive against tho
Russians, Germans captured posi
tions between Sokul and Hiniewha,
repulsing counter attacks, it is an
nounced. Russians were driven back
on both sides of the river Turika.
Russians Make Gains.
Petrograd, June 22. Advancing 10
miieB in a day, Russians who crossed
tho Sereth. captured Ruducz, 25 miles
south of Czernowitz, taking 1000
prisoners, it was announced tonight.
Aui'lriuns have completely evacuated
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soumeasiern jouKowinu, iuhiuk. uuca.
upon the .Carpathians.
Pitt man Fathers War HorBe Bill.
Wimhinirtnn. June 2.'!. On the re
port of army officers that the Euro
pean war nas robucu tne united
States of most of its suitable cavalry
horses, Senator Pittman of Nevada js
fdflininnr n Kill for rovnin men t. Aid in.
breeding a new supply. Attention
was centered on this military weak
ness of the country when officers were
nble to buy cavalry remounts lor tno
Mexican campaign only ut unusually
lugli prices, and tnose or iiuenor
quality. Officers reported to Pittman
K.if.n-.. ho introduced his bill that
there are only 30,000 cavalry horses
in the country suitable for immediate
use. Since the European war openea,
1,500,000 American horses and mules
hnun Iwon nvnort.ftd. "Horses for
cavalry should be rather small, de
cidedly hardy and intelligent, saw.
Senator Pittman today, "we nave
ninntv of hoAw horses for commer
cial use, but the auto truck has large
ly done away witn tneir military
value. What is needed is a supplv of
ponies able to do scout duty. This
in nVifiiinoil bv the crossinir of
thoroughbred and western plain stock.
The co-operation ol brcouers oi in
Eastern thoroughbred states with
.,r.it.t.n i,mwm. under the super
vision of the federal government, is
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required, mere is no ieiuuic ui ii
preparedness program more pressing
iiio proution nf a suitable cav
alry horse type." Tho $200,000
sought by nttman is unaer consmeru
tior. by the appropriations committee.
School Building Dedicated
r)...,,..,r, Of .Tune ''I. With Be
tween 500 and 600 people crowding
the large auditorium, tne new uign
school building just completed horo
i., i;..,,,.l !nrliiv Tiiirht. Robert
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Tucker, of Portland, delivering tho
dedicatory address. touniy super
intendent of Schools B. W. Barnes
a!so spoke briefly upon the relation
of tho community to the high school.
A musical program, drills by the
school children, nnd recitations fol
lowed. The new building has 22
large rooms, including the auditorium
with a seating capacity of 430, and
cost $20,778.40.
At the nnmial school election on
Monday afternoon, A. W. Pike was
elected a member of the school
board to succeed W. B. Emmons, and
C. E. Hedire was re-elected clerk.
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