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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1916)
rattte i AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA (JRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY N UMBER 16 lot BR AF1ER A SHORT REST 1 3 4 ' Laboiselle Sector Center of Only Material !' " Battle Today ' . THE WESTERN FRONT IN EPI TOME. After ' a lull . in fighting at all "fronts, British troops resume of fensive at dawn today, more es .pecially at Laboiselle. At Somme unusual quiet continued ''throughout the night. -Berlin contends that severe check has been administered to British and 'Germans take new Ihlope. ' General Haig reports English made brilliant capture, this morning when 'offensive was renewed. ' -Berlin, July 7. German troops have abandoned lines in the vicinity W Chartery and Volhynia under an . attack by superior Russian forces, it is officially admit1 td. Petrograd, July 6. 'Russian troops have occupied Gradie and Komeruvp, a war office statement has announced. ' Amsterdam, July 7. A portion of the German high seas force swept the waters close to the English coast, capturing the British steamer Lestrie an announcement by the German ad miralty says.. The raid was made Wcsdnesday. London, July 7. British troops re sumed their great offensive against the- Germans at dawn today, with simultaneous smashes along a wide Jfront. An official statement from General Haig announced striking "Rrit.iHh success east of Laboiselle. where 1000 yards of German trenches were taken and several important tac- -t.ipnl nnsit.inns taken. "Northwest ot Thiopval tne enemy trmpiainea ui. invite i aiin na temporarily regained two or three will be there and bring our have f f "hundred yards of lost ground," he people to helo have a gojd time, said. "During the night tlhte enemy Operator A. Barry of the Jesal heavily 'bombarded our nev pbsitib'ns tK,te force, who is in 5t."Vinc6njf in Beerafy wood, Montauban and La- luvpital at - Portland, u.idi.r.'cri Bn -ous shells." operation for appendicitis Monday Berlin Version Differs. and at last accounts was doing nice- Berlin, July 7. Severe check has ly and no bad results anticipated. been administered to the British in the comlbined Anglo-French offensive, Plans to Improve Show, according to reports received Ihere. Philomath, Or., July 5. The Philo British suffered unusually heavy math Roundup association is already losses. Since the opening day of the laying plans for making next year's British attack, Haig's army has been roundup bigger and better than the unable to make important gains recent one, which was attended by against the German line. 20,000 people during the three days, Forced to abandon sheel-wrecked nearly all of them coming from out-first-line trendhes, the Germans re- side cities and towns. The roundup tired to the second line where they , grounds, thoughi already the largest threw back, time after .time, British and best of their sort in Oregon, ex infantry assaults. The manner in , Cept those at Pendleton, will be im which Germans have stood the first proved and more seats installed, and shock has inspired confidence in Ber- the railroad company will build more , sidetracks. SIM LEAKING OUT NUMBER KILLED ESTIMATED ABOUT 80. Jacksonville Alone Has Deathlist of Twenty Damage Was Heavy. Vw Orleans. Julv 7. More than 80 are missing according to reports . in strong drink and was paying the reaching here at 7 a. m. from various penalty. Mrs. Fitzsimmons paid his sources. Radio to Mobile and Pensa- j fine, paid for a shave and a bath and cola is working fairly well and it is i got him started to his home which the thought the loss in Thursday's hurri- fellow says is Pendleton, cane will be known this afternoon. Mrs. Fitzsimmons did not lecture in Jacksonville, July 7. Twenty are . North Powder as planned last even dead and several million dollars' i ing, coming home when it was learned property damage was today's osti- a misunderstanding was responsible mate here of the toll taken by the ' for lack of preparation for the ad- storm which ravaged the coasts ot Alabama, Louisiana and Florida for two days. INTRODUCING A STAPLE. Ex-Conductor Baker Showing Pendle ton Flour Product Frank Baker, ex-railroad conductor and former La Grande resident, is in La Grande for a brief stay for the purpose of introducing to the eating public "Blydenstein's Self-Rising Pastry Flour." This is a Pendleton product and is new, having been on tha mnrket scarcely three weeks. The flour is primarily for all classes j tion in choosing the far western golf of partry cooking, and the firm also course' as the battle ground. Only puts out whole wheat flour, which is a two men of championship calibre in great favorite with many housewives. ; the Chicago district, which lhas pro The self-rising pastry flour is es-jduced champions for the last seven- pecially for pie crusts, cakes and pan cakes, or "flap-jacks," if it is desired to use it in that form. During tne recent celebration in Pendleton 10,000 people were promptly supplied with oread foods from this new flour which is a distinctly local product, and, ac cording to Mr. Baker, fully guaran teed to give satisfactory results. lin that anticipated later. assnii will be repulsed. ; Laboiselle Battle Rages. London, July 7. British troops captured a thousand yards of German trenches in severe fighting east of Laboiselle,. General Haig . reported this afternoon. The gain is one of the most important advances scored by the British since the first day of the Allies great offensive. Severe fighting is going on in the Laboiselle sector, Hair reported. Germans suf fered heavy losses. Somme Front Quiet at Night. Paris, July 7. The lull in fighting on the French front on botlhi sides of the river Somme, where the Allied of fensive is underway, continued throughout the night." The war of fice reported utter calm at the .Somme front early this morning. FIRST BABV BORN. New Railroad Town of Reith Boasts Visit of Stork to Community. Reith, Ore., July C Mr. 'and Mrs. E. J. AnHbony are today receiving congratulations from their many friends, the occasion being the arrival of an eight-pound son at their home early yesterday morning. This ne warrival has the distinc tion of bein ihe first, ch'.:d born in the new town of Reith and a l.ig celebration would be in order but we haven't recove-cd from r.ne b:g timu at Pendleton the 4th. Our ciry was almost depopulated the fourth, every body that could possibly set ii-.vay took in the oia time eeieln at.-'in nl ieiidleton, tcturning on ihe lane .n. We hear n.any wmfs on ll-.e different features of. th enter- tn.nment provided for rx.ir beniM hvtrybouy naa a good oiuenced bv ihe "day ti:nn, as is '.iv" feeling I The roundup will be held regularly 1 each June, so as not to conflict with j Pendleton's show, and it will be given each year several days following Portland's Rose Festival. The desire 'of uhie association is to make the Philomath roundup the big Wild West I show of Western Oregon. In connec tion with this will be the horse and stock show, the auction sale of horses and tihe three days' carnival. Prisoner Is Released. ' Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons, who lec tures at the Methodist church tonight, proved herself a benefactor this noon to 1ih last of the "'ourtli of July Drisoners in the city iail. This par- : ticular fellow had imbibed too freely dress. Golfers Can't Get Too Far West. Chicago, July 7. The 1917 West ern Amateur golf championship prob ably will go to the far west. Golfers of the middle western states, includ ing the Dresent title (hblder Chick Evans, cannot make the trip to the Del Monte, Cal., course where the championship play will take place, be cause of the great distance and the rmount of time needed. Evans an nounced some time previous to the qualifying rounds, scheduled for July 17, tihat he could not defend his title because of the action of the associa- teen years, are among the scheduled contestants. They are Ned Sawyer, Wheston and E. Hoover Rankard, Midlothian. As a result of tihe dis advantages in the Western Golf as sociation championship contest, most of the Chicago stars will journey to Philadelphia in August to play for the national amateur championship. I srr.ir.2 how a Bi-iMaNE looks in .miu-air, s PfdSfl 'IIf 3 .tZr V" " NEW -RAIDS BY VILLA BAND r T" !"frTT'iH' V ffc NNv v ;. -.-rr" T compels appeal for as. sistance. . ' , CAftftANZA MUST SUGGEST- - ftp ' ' HIS OWN PLAN Of HELP Hei-ewith is 'shown Lieut Maron" club oval Sunday. His machine is ing. Word was received here this morn- incr that one of the accomplices to the assassination of Wilbur Breakenridge, wltto was held up and killed at Idaho rails. Idaho, last March, has been captured by detectives working on the case, and is now in custody at idano rails. The iniormation is contained in a letter to the irelatives of the unfortunate young man. The letter states that the criminal custody has made a complete con fession of his guilt and has impli cated a confederate who has not as yet been apprehended. The con fessed murderer is a young man of hardly more than 17 or 18 years of age. The confession alleges that the two assaulted Breakenridire for tine pur pose of robbing him; Breakenridge, who was a fearless man, resisted, and m the struggle to overcome him, the robbers beat him over the head with a gun, and then shot Mm. Breakenridge was a young man of fine moral character and blameless I FOR CONVENTION BOOKED JULY 14-15. ' Assembly Will Be Largest Since the ' BREftKENRIOGE ASSASSIN CAUGHT HI CONFESSES w w Grand Lodge Met Here. j j,inal(( in gix Weeiu. Cont.isl W.U Be Excepting alone the morning hours , Staged Tomorruv. of the last day, program in detail has j Saturday will be a big day for the been drafted for the big I. O. 0. F. Boys' department of the Y. M. C. A. district convention of Union county m. . ... .,, . , ., ,. . lodges wMch will be held July 14-15 P6, 1 1 1 " K at in La Grande and at Riverside park.'9 o clock, and will get reaoy to corn It promises to accumulate more Odd! pete for points in the finals of thcii Fellows than have been gathered at'Hix weeks contest- The greatest kind one time in this city since the grand 0f rivalry already exists jetvveen the lodge was held here a number of ( two contesting teams. ,The White years ago. ihe program as an - nounced by committees in char ere car ries the following numbers: July 14. ' , (Subordinate Lodge Day.) 9:30 a. m. Grand parade of all sjb- ordinate and Rebekah Lodges in the county. 11 a. m. Opening of the District as- groups. All the 'boys in this d.'part sociation at Riverside Park. Ad-'ment are requested to come out aid dress of Welcome by F. S. Ivanhoe. help their team win. In the after Response to Address of Welcome. ' noon the winning team will be trt-at-Music Adjournment to 1:30 p. m. ed to a watermelon feed by the Sec Afternoon Session. i retary. Music. j : , 1:30 p. m. Address by the Grand; Kills Naughty Badger. Master, Henry S. Westbrook. i Music. Business Meeting of Dele- Whn r. C. Tuckey returned from gates of District association. 'the Fourth of July celebration at 8:00 p. m. Contest for District Prize , Baker, he learned a badger had been Degree banner at Rex hall. I making inroads on his spring friers. 8:00 p. m. Reception given by La with spade and pitchfork he dug in Grande Rebekah Lodge to visiting to the tunnel ufliore Mr. Badger Rebekahs at 1. O. O. Hall. , namely defended his booty, but the July , beast died. When the battle was (Rebekah Day) !over Mr T.u-kev found 17 nf hi Morning session at Riverside park. rTogram noi corapieve wui ixf v skimming over the eaith much the being put up today and will b.Mn exhibition batunmy ami ounoay morn- life. The people of Idaho Falls, where he was known and universally loved, voluntarily subscribed $2000 for tlhte capture and conviction of his assassins. , It was the incentive of this reward that led to the capture of the bandit. The murdered man, at the time of his death, was employed as a fore man of an irrigation company at Idaho Falls. ' His former comrades who worked under him, havo raised a beautiful granite shaft upon the spot where he fell, inscribed with his name and the date of his death. His death foreshadowed . another tragedy in this city. His mother, Mrs. Mattie Milligan, of North La Grande, a confirmed sufferer and in valid for many years, sank swiftly under the cruel shock, and died soon after her murdered boy was brought here for burial. The two now lie sleeping side by side in the Masonic cemetery, leaving five daugfhtera and sisters in the shadow of an unspeak able grief. ' i published later. Afternoon Session. Business meeting of the District association. 8:00 p. m. Rebekalh Degree exempli fied by Elgin Rcbekah Degree team at Rex hall. 8:00 p. m. First Degree exemplified by La Grande Degree team at I. O. O. F. hall. j All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, their ' fabi'Ites and friends are invited i bring baskets. BOYS PLAN SPORT. ,Sox, captained by Wald) Stoddard, have been in the load d jiiiia the six weeks, until the last clash when the Red Sox, captained by 1'rei ISlack, bested them in a contest and are now leadincr bv onlv one boint. The nro- gram for Saturday will be the l.-np- i est eiven since the orcanization of the Spring friers stored away for future consumption. same way as lie will at the Motor- HARVESTER HAS OWN LOCOMOTION NEW HOLT MACHINE" INTRO DUCED IN VALLEY. Motive Power Attached to Small, Compact Harvester Latest Thing Out. The last word in tractor harvest ers is being unloaded today for Her bert Mliers and Ed Clark. It is a Holt 'caterpillar harvester so con structed and equipped that it pro vides its own locomotion. In late years farmers with big Tanches have used a 60-horsepower caterpillar to haul a harvester which was run by a 45 h. p. engine. The new machine, which C. W. Buntinir is selling the men mentioned, has a 66 h, p. engine which operates the thresher, header and provides locomotion reducing the horsepower. The combination elim inates one emrineer. The caterpillar portions consists of one wheel whidfcl is on the side ot tne tnrcsner nearest th header. The machine Ihas been tried out in Washincrton and found suited. The room required to handle it, the con' sumption of gasoline and oil, are each reduced over the old method. FOUR GENERAL CHAIRMEN PORT TO MEMBERS. RE- Meeting I-ist Night Attended by Lurge Number of Employes. At a meeting in Eagles' hall last evenine. attended by close to i.uu ran road employees, four men who at tended the conference of railroad manaedrs and railrond brotherhood representatives in an endeavor to reach agreements over the eight hour demands, gave verbal reports to the rank and file of this division ol whiit took place at New York. The meetincr was open to the pub lie and the audience hoard the vari ous renorts in complete detail. Chairman Ilhoades of Spokane, spoke for the Conductors' brotherhood. He went over, in brief, the necrotiationj his brotherhood had gone into with the managers in a futile attempt thus far to reach a settlement. Chairman Barnhart of Spok-ne spoke for tho engineers along the same lines; then fireman unttora oi lo. uranoo spone for the FiremenVt brotherhood and John Hughes appsured for the Train men. After consideration discussion a set of resolutions wnicn nad been presented and acted on elsevtherd too, 1 I J was read ami nuopu.a unanimously. The resolutions wero: "Whereas the several Brotherhoods of Railroad Train and Enginemen in the United States have for many months been negotiating with flhe rep resentatives of the railroads in an endeavor to secure an eight-hour work day for train crews, and "Whereas the trainmen have been nu).t reasonable in their demands and most patient in their negotiations, hoping that the differences might be RAILROADERS HEAR REPORTS Curranza Garrison in Chihuahua State Almost Destroyed by Band of Villistoa and Mexican Government Promptly Appeals for Assistance. WasMnirton, July 7. General Pershing's punitive column will not only remain in Mexico 'Ifor time be ing" but may. even be sent further south to take a whack at a Villa band eportod to have annihilated ,a , Car- ' anzu earrison near Jiminez. This waa learned from high authority following formal notification of - the Villista ecess, Mexicans Make Appeal. Wn.4hlimrt.nn. Jnlv . 7.Amhn Arredondo, acting on instructions from Mexico City, notified the state department that a large band of Vil- listas Jltf.fU'kflH tiin Pnvrnnv.n mirriann at Corralitos, near Jiminez, state of ur.inuunua Wednesday and almost de stroyed it. Fearing bandits might take to the desert, Carranza has asked the state department to have ooroer watoned on the American side between Boquillas nnd Ojinaga, to prevent raids. Want Carranza to Propose. (WiflHhituytnn. .Tlllv 7 Proai,lanf Wilson ni'finnHPK to W Cnvrnnv.n him. self suggest the best means whereby this country cun aid Mexico to solve her difficulties. This was stated to day as the most important feature of the note Secretary Lansing sent to Mexican Foreign Secretary Aguillara, in accepting tne latters proposal for direct-negotiations. The - note, - in completed form, was transmitted af ter a long cabinet session. It is ex pected to be lorwarded to Mexico City by Ambassador Arredondo be- iore nigral. - M EACH AM WAS JOYOUS. Holiday Spent in Delightful Trap Shooting Held. Way Meacham, Ore., July 6.- Showers and unsettled weather passed aside to allow the Fourth of July to be a very pleasant day. Owing to the weather, not much was planned on, but a very good time was held by all and many visitors were present. . ,-. Jim iBoard, proprietor of the Popu lar Cash Storoi of Pendleton, came up on Sunday to see Ihiis family, who are spending "the summer here. The gun shoot scores were as fol lows, with 25 shots each: R. Fagan, 22, with 14 straights. John Casey, 20; E. M. Calvert, 19; Jim Baker, 18; B. Ross, 18; R. Haws, 18; L. Legros, 17; J. Dockweiler, Jr., 17; J. Hoxonson, 15; F. H. Fair, 14; Goo. Peary, 13; J. J. Dockweiler, 11. Several outside men tried their luck as follows: 'G. Hi tenia n of Kamela, 22 out of 25, wiuh 22 straight; C. McFall of Kamela, 13 out of 25; W. L. Jewell, 17 out of 25, , amicably adjusted and the dire re sults of a strike be thus, averted, and "Whereas certain newspapers m this state have seized upon the pres ent unfortunate Mexican situation to poison the minds of the public and question the patriotism of the rail rond trainmen, und "Whereas one paper has charged that 'they (the trainmen) threaten to disable the government for trans portation of troops and supplies to the scene of hostilities', be it "Resolved by the representatives of' the Order of Railway Conductors the iBrothenhood of Railroad Trai' ' men, the Brotherhood of Locomof' Engineers and the Brotherhood 1 Locomotive Firemen and Engir 1 that we denounce the unjust r fair methods used by these and that, while the movemf -tain a shorter work day ' crews was initiated lore was dreamed that the ' be confronted with thr ican crisis, we st'ini the situation with f triotism which wo' war had it been Jingo press, an ; - "Resolved, t' controversies as between ' brothcrhoo'' perform ' will ma' of sue' for tr plier , to ir
