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VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 10, 1916.
NUMBER 17.
Atlantic,
Surface For 90 Miles
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Submersible Crosses
Under
FAST TIME IS
SET BT RACER
ON NEW OVAL
BETTER THAN EIGHTY MILES
PER HOUR CLIPPED OFF
BY PORTLAND MAN
FLYING MACHINE GIVES
SENSATIONAL PERFORMANCE
Excelsior Machine Meats in Fast
Event for Home Guard Slow Race
and Rough Riding Content Big Fea
tures Management Learns Valu
able Lessons.
Speed better than 80 miles an
hour for two laps around the mile and
a half speedway east of La Grande,
and a sensational 'biplane flight, con
stituted the features of yesterday's
oval dedicatory program when the
, first matinee on the new track was
conducted under auspices of the La
Grande Motor club. In addition to
furnishing a splendid entertainment
the matinee was a splendid school in
which the management learned in
vailable lessons for handling the
grand prix July 22.23. In this re
spect every department became fa-
miliar with its faults and . sltoortcom
.ings and immediate steps to have
them righted were taken this morn
ing. The only drawback to the whole
show was the transportation end of
it, for with tihie exception of a few
cars which were inadequate in num
ber to handle the service, the pre
vailing price was 50 cents each way.
"The meet developed that the public
dislikes, on. the whole, paying 60
cents each way and that some method
must be devised to handle them for
25 cents. This will not doubt be ac
complished before the grand prix. The
first meeting toward that end was
held this morning by a group of busi
nessmen not directly affiliated with
the Motorclub's show.
To the general public the spectacu
lar flight of a half hour's duration by
T. T. Maroney of Seattle in a Cur
tiss bi-plane was the outstanding fea
ture. He made as pretty a flight as
one -would wish to Bee, flitting hither
and yon, up and down, around and
straight ahead over the big grounds
with fine skill and thrilling effect. It
was a fine show, worth the admission
in -itself. But to the motorcycle fra
ternity, the fact tihut speed of better
than 80 miles perhour is possible on
he new track was the outstanding
card. Carl Rose of Portland is the
man who did the trick. The first
race of th.e day was between three
men with Rose winning on an Ex
celsoir. The next event was a track
record test which Rose won in 1:09
for an average speed of 78 miles an
hour, but just as the crowd was leav
ing he tried it again and went two
laps in 2:15 1:5 which means better
than 80 miles per hour. At one point
the track has a rough spot and this
will be removed and then there won't
be a flaw. Mir. Rose went back to
Portland singing the loudest sort of
praise for the oval, pronouncing it
in its present state the fastest dirt
track west . ol the Kockies. two
weeks from now it will be faster still.
Rose was extremely moderate in his
expense account charged to the club
for coming here with "his racer.
The outcome of the races wr.s:
Three Lap Race.
Carl Rose on an Ex. first; Red
Williams, La Grande, on a Harley,
second; Tracey Hollister, on a Har
ley, third. Time 3:39 1-2.
Track Records.
Rose, on an Ex. 1:09.
Williams on a Harley, 1:11 1-2.
Hollister on a Harley, 1:11 1-2.
Slow Race Good.
The slow race, or fully equipped,
stock cars, with rider.? riding straight
up on such cars as the dealers have
for sale to amateurs, developed some
fast time and was one of the most
exciting races. All riders were local
boys, many of them in their first con
test George Ruby, Ex. dealer, won
the meet handily in the fast time of
3:14;29 for the three laps. He left
the field early and finished unpushed.
None of the riders lad accidents and
it was a fine contest. Williams was
second and Hollister third in the
event each on Harleys. Other riders
were W. iBishop nnd V. Sudbrock on
Indians and Kimmel on a Harley.
In the aeroplane race, Tracey Hol
lister on a Harley bested Lieut. Ma
roney in a bi-plane, for three laps.
In & handicap event, Rose, riding a
racing Ex., beat Ruby on a stock Ex.
The funny race of the day was a
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TWO ACCIDENTS
END STRANGELY
ONE CAR WRECKED BUT DRIVER
ESCAPES.
In Another Instance Car Hurt but
Slightly While Occupant Suffers
Many Cuts.
Two accidents in which automobiles
figured, yesterday had unusual re
sults. In one instance a Ford car
was all but completely demolished,
yet the occupant escaped iniuries: in
another instance the car was only
slightly broken up while an occupant
was badly cut and lacerated about the
lace. In the first instance Otis Palm
er, son of Clyde Palmer, turned Ms
car into a complete sommersault.
caved in the front wheels, tore off
the shield, top and lamps, and other
wise made wreckage of his car yet
he was throw out at such an angle
mat ne ten clear ot the wreckage
and escaped the slightest scratch.
The spill occurred on the sandy road
near the Speed 'Em Up tracks. He
was returning to town empty and
was testing out the power, somewhat,
when the front wheels buckled. His
pockets, ears, eyes, hair and nose
were ground full of dirt but that was
his only misfortune.
. iWliile driving along C street just
east of South Fourth in a Paige last
evening, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Car
penter struck a rock while passing an
other machine and the impact threw
Mrs. Carpenter into thte windshield,
cutting her face in many places. One
gush under the eye is especially
deep and ugly and there are some 10
or 12 other bad cuts. The damage to
the car was not so extensive, al
though ihe axle was bent and stear-
ing geer twisted about some. It is
too early to determine the ultimate
status of Mrs. Carpenter's wounds,
but it is not tihought they will leave
lasting scars.
Mr. Carpenter had turned his car
near the edge of town and in less than
a half Mock thereafter met a our, nnd
turned to the right to pass he struck
a high rock and tihie accident occurred.
COMMITTEES OUT TO SHAPE AF
FAIRS. Parades and Probably Mardi Gras
Among Entertainment.
Merchants held a meeting this
morning to arrange for a street pa
rade and entertainment of visitors to
thle Grand Prix two weeks hence. The
first echo of this entertainment will
come when a group of girls start out,
in a day or two, to sell -Speed 'Em Up
buttons, the proceeds of which will
be used for entertainment on a lav
ished scale. The entertainment will
consist partly of a street parade Sat
urday and probably a madri gras
Saturday night. The wheels lookinc
to tlhiis entertainment, have just been
set in motion but that prizes, cash
and mercantile, will be hung for the
parade is already agreed upon. At
this stage, committees are just be
ginning to get under steam, and at
the end of a couple of davs will have
something to offer. These committees
deal only with the entertainment in
town and lhave nothing to do with the
(races. The cimmittees selected at
the morning meeting today include:
Finance Adolph Newlin.
Carnival R. J. Green, C. D.
Emahizer, George Young and Ted
Ludlam.
Parade A. V. Andrews, Ted Lud
lam and J. G. Snodgrass.
Exploitation A. W. Nelson and
Jay Van Buren.
Dr. Vogel Exonerated.
Dr. Vop-el. the pva orlnaa anArnnKa-f
who was on trial before Justice of the
Pearfl WillinmH Sntntvlfiv nnnKuin
on a charge in the nature of practic
ing without a license, was found not
iruiltv bv the iurv and u-n Hia.
charged.
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VOLUNTEER REGIMENT IS
PROPOSED.
Word has been received from
H. E. Coolidge, that while in
Portland he was asked to or
ganize a company at this place
for a regiment of volunteers
for service in Mexico, if such
regiment should be mustered in.
Papers to be signed by any
one who desires to join such a
company will be found at The
Elks' club, Peare's Jewelry
store, the Foley hotel and the
Observer office. Mr. Coolidge
is now in Baltimore and until
his return the matter will be
managed by Mr. R. R. Huron.
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Fairy -like Tale
Told bv Captain
(New York, July 10. Complete
statements concerning the marvelous
trip across the Atlantic in a subma
rine merchantman, were given this
afternoon in writing by Captain Paul
Koenig, commander of the Deutchland
which landed in New York this morn
ing with a cargo of dyestuffs. The
story reads like a fairy tale.
The giant submersible completed its
dare-devil trip this morning after hav
ing gotten into safe water yesterday.
It docked at a specially prepared
wharf where a 'heavy guard stood
watch. Customs officials received it
there.
The first statement made by the
German captain was to the effect that
other giants were coming with cargoes
and that the first would be the Bra
men, Supplementing his-written state
ment, the captain told how the vessel
laid in the bottom of the English
channel a whole night and that the
crew played a gramaphone beneath
the waves, and lived on champaigne
and the best of foods. They openly
sailed 3800 miles, submerging only a
few times, doing only 90 miles under
surface for the entire trip.
He brought a cargo of 750 tons of
dyestuffs, "For our iAmerican
friends," he said. "The idea of build
ing a submarine emanated from Al.
Lohmann, president of the Bremen
chamber of commerce," he said. "The
company was formed and built the
'submarines and the trip across
was made without mishap. The boat
displaces 2000 tons and has a speed
of mor5 than 16 knots an hour.
Teuton Crops Splendid
"Everybody in Germany is convinc
ed of a full final victory for ' the
central allies. Crops in Germany, Aus
tria, Bulgaria and Turkey are finer
than for a century, Servift, Monte
negro and a portion of Albania are in
the same position. Portions of Bel
gium and France which we hold are
in a flourishing agricultural condi
tion and there raally is not the slight
est anxiety over the British attempt
to kill, by starvation, a hundred mil
lion German and Austrian children
and women and noncombatants." 1
Boat Entirely Without Arms
The Deutchland is absolutely un
armed, customs officials reported to
the treasury department. She will be
treated as a merchantman.
First Seen Sunday
Baltimore, July 9. The world's
first submarine merchant marine, the
German underwater liner, Deutsch
land, anchored below Baltimore to
night after voyaging safely across
the Atlantic, passing the allied block
ading squadrons and eluding enemy
crusiers watching for her off the
American Coast.
She carried mail and a cargo of
750 tons of costly chemicals and dyc-
ALLIES CLOSE
Paris, July 10. French Ipresscd
closer to Perrone, the immediate ob
jective of the giant offensive, in furi
ous fighting south of Somme. They
captui'ed line trenches near Barleux.
Simultaneously a French attack at
Champagne captured German trench
es west of Lembensnil along a 500
yard front. This, apparently, is a di
version, to prevent Germans shifting
their reinforcements. The Barleux
advance brought tfhe French wing
less than two miles from Perrone.
The village of Bcachen, captured yes
terday is less than a mile northwest
of Perrone and French guns now cov
er Perrone. The next attack by
French throatencs to squeeze the
Germans from all positions west of
Somme. Germans have already with
drawn their heavy guns.
uonuon, July 10. A British force
which captured the southern end of
Trones wood Saturday extended its
position northward, Gen. Haig has
reported. Heavy firinz has proceeded
at the woods for two days. The Ger
man counter attack was repulsed
with heavy losses.
SOLDIERS TO GET 'SMOKES'
Government Buys 23,400,000 Pounds
ol lobacco for lighters.
New Vnrlc. .Tnlv 1(1 Wfcnt i
to be the largest tobacco transporta
tion contract accepted here was closed
by the Oriental Navigation company,
made by the proposed gas company
'in this city, the State Corporation
stuffs and is to carry tack home a . commission has sent Fred A. Rasch,
similar amount of nickel and crude expert examiner for the Public Ser
rubber sorely needed by the Ger- vice commission to La Grando to de
man army. I termining tlhe fact if the proposed
Voyage Takes 15 Days company is entitled to a State Cor-
Fif teen. days out from Bermcr-' poration Commission permit to do
haven to Baltimore, the submarine business. While the plant now in
reached safety between the Virginia I working order is mora or .less a dem
capes at 1:45 o'clock this morning, ' onstration, the success of the com
by a heavy pall of darkness which pany talked of for this city, depends
settled over the entrance of the bay, i upon tho feasibility of the scheme as
with the setting of a telltale half being tried out here. Before issuing
moon. the permit to proceed with promotion,
Once inside, the visitor threw cau-' he .atat0 commission wants expert
tion aside and began shrieking his testimony on the claims of the pro
siren signalling a pilot, and at theen8 n Pllm an5 arefu y
same time attracting the attention of ,ton.t3u j e 'l'""4 ".n? S?"
the .tug Thomas F. Timmor.s which weighed all matter used in firing re
haH hpn w;Hn in tho Wo w torts and creating gns. He will re-
far nearly two weeks to fc th'
Heutschland nnd convoy her
convoy her mto
port.
Four hours later, at 5:45 o'clock
this morning, the big submarine j
started up the bay with the German
merchan flag flying, under her own
r, piloted by Captain Frederick
D. Cooke of the Virginia Pilots As-
sociation and convoyed by the Tim-
mons. She was making more than
12 knots
an hour, and could have
Baltimore tonight, 'but ai-
docked in
rangement had been made for re- corujnr to his rescuer, there ensued
ceiving her with formal ceremonies ianfrunfre that is fit only for the wa
tomorrow and her captain was order- terfront
ed to wait in the lower harbor. He , The wet and angry waiter denied
and his crew of 29 men remained he had attempted suicide, but
aboard the craft. j could not give any other good reason
' He was five hours away before ' for taking off his coat, hat and neck
Norman Hamilton, collector of Nor - tie and springing into the river.
folk-Newport News, heard thejiews,' He ijf.?ferfca that he would never do
and started on his trail aboard the
Coast Guard Cutter Onenadage. At
last reports tonight the cutter had
not apprehended the submarine, and
it js understood that ehe, merely wag.;
oruerea out M) Keep me strange crait
under surveillance as a neutrality
measure. Quarantine and port reg
ulations will be complied with when
the vessel moves up to her dock to
morrow. ...
Little was known here tOillgltl
about what happened during the
epoch-making cruise across the ocean,
which in a small measure at least
breaks the blockade on German trade
with the rest of the world. None xf
the submarine's crew had landed and
the agents of her owners had received
only meager reports. Such informa
tion aB was available came indirectly
from the pilot and from Captain Hans
r. Minscn, ot tne worth uerman-
Lloyd Liner Neckar. laid up here since
the beginning of the war. Captain
Hinsch boarded the Deutschlund from
the Timmons and made the trip up the
bay with her.
According to the accounts reaching
here, the underwater liner's super
structure was standing 15 feet above
water.
which agreed to carry 23.400.000
pounds from this port to France in
t..l.. --.I A . rTM. ,,
uuij ihi aukusu i ne touacco wilt
come from I-ouisville, Ky., and will
be shipped in Ihogsheads, of which
there will be 15,000, the total ship
ment weighing 11,700 tons. Charles
Gouzelle, tobacco commissioner for
the French jrovomment, is the pur
chaser of the tobacco, all of wWh is
in leaf form and will be manufac
tured in France.
The purchase is the result of the
decision of the French War Depart
ment to sec that the men in the
trondtoos receive all the tobacco they
desire without being forced to depend
on shipments from their friends and
relatives and from the various socie
ties formed to supply them.
Seward Lot Sale.
Seward, Alaska, July. Andrew
C'hristenson, manager of the land de
partment of tho United States rail
road, announced yesterday that pub
lic tale of lots in the Seward railroad
townsite would be held as soon as ar
rangements could be made. Mr.
Chrishenson'H Bnndunc.nont was
made as soon as word was received
that Uhe final payment of $050,000 had
been made by the government to the
Canadian bondholders for the old
Alaska Northern railway, thus com
pleting the government's title to this
property which was taken over as
part of tlhe federal railroad between
Seward and Fairbanks.
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NEW GAS PLANT
PUT UNDER TEST
STATE OFFICIAL EXPERTLY EX
AMINES PLANT.
Before Corporation Commission
Grants Permit to Promote Expert
Probes the Scheme.
For the purpose of conducting
thoroughgoing tests of the claims
port to the Corporation commission.
ROUGH RESCUE EFFECTIVE.
Waite Who Waited Long for Work
Dislikes Suicide as Life Job.
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stl.ass wa'itor h ltcd for
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after Captain George Nordmnn, of the
haio-n Kinnev. hi.H lnKsned him. Ar
it agam, at any rate, because ot the
wear and tear on his neck.
IN BATTLE LINE
VILLISTAS ENTRENCHED
MEET REGULARS.
TO
Uncle Sam's Troops Move to Big
Bend During Day.
Rl Plian .Tlllu 1fl Th hut (-In lin.
tween 3000 VilfisUis under Calixto
Contrchas and an equal number of
rurMmKistna ia immi.mnt nnnv T.n
( Nivas, -Durango, Gonzales announced
, this afternoon. Contreras has with-
drew from 'Baca to Las Nivas, pur
sued by a oarranza column under Ar
rieta. The Villistas are entrendhed
and a sanguinary buttle is expected.
The fifth Massachusetts infantry
has been ordered to the Big Bend dis
trict against Villista raiders, report
ed menacing there. , ,
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Mrs. Wood Dead
The remains of the late Mrs. N. R
Wood, aged 30, wife of the signal
maintainer for the O-W. and who died
Saturday have been shipped to Honey-
vtlle, Utah lor burial. The funeral ser
vices were held yesterday whereat a
large number of friends of the be
reaved family were present.
She is survived by the husband and
two children, one of whom is. about
two months old.
Storm Damage Heavy.
New Orleans, July 10. The first
direct wireless messages from Mobile
and Pensacola today Baid property
damage as a result of the hurricane
in the gulf region will readhr five mil
lion. The government naval station
at Pensacola was damaged to the
amount of $350,000.
WILCOX SUED.
Norwegian Brings Proceedings
Against Portland Boat Owner.
Portland, July 10. Chris'topher
Hannevig of Norway has filed suit for
$:)0,000 against Theodore Wilcox, in
the federal court. He declares he had
an option to buy the steamer An
nette KoIp!) for a million, fifty thou
sand dollars when Wilcox sold her to
Mayor Kolph of San I- rancisco for a
million three hundred fifty thousand.
Kolph later sold her for a million and
seven hundred rud fifty thousand.
Labor Commissioner Returns.
Salem, July 7. Labor Commis
sioner Hon" returned yesterday from
an extended visit in the East, having
stopped off in i:t states. The purpose
of his visit was to make nn investiga
tion of the administration of tiVs of
fices by the several labor commis
sioners in the East with tho view to
improving his own department. He
visited 2(i towns and 102 factories.
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PEftCE APPEAL
GREETED WITH
GREAT ACCLAIM
DETROIT HEARS ANSWER TO
ROOSEVELT'S "SPIRIT OF
, MILITANCY."
SAME AUDIENCE HEARS
WILSON'S PEACE APPEAL
Sovereignty of Mexico Must Be Rec
ORiiied Declares President Wilson
at Detroit He Won't Help Those
Who Want to Possess the Nation.
Detroit, July 10. President Wilson
today answered Roosevelt's "spirit of
militancy" with a message of peace.
Speaking to 8500 packing the Arcadial
hall, the President declared fighting
results in hatred, and ruins oppor
tunity of progress in trade and civ
ilization. The same people who dtaeered
Roosevelt's militant speech two
months ago, rocked tho hall with
cheers for peace today.
"We must respect the sovereignty
of Mexico," the President said. "I
say that for flhe benefit of those wish
ing to butt in. Mexico feels we wish
to possess her. This is due to the
manner some have tried to exploit
her. I. .won't, 'help thete mon."-
"KOOKIE" HUGHES GLAD.
Son Hears of Father's Nomination
Plattsburg Training Camp.
Plattsburg, N. Y., July 10, Private
Charles R, Hughes, Jr., of Company
F, was sitting on a bunk reading tho
news from Chicago when word of his
father's rominution was received at
Dhe telegraph office at the camp. Re
porters hurried over to tell him that'
his father Ihiaa been choseir. - -
"Has he accepted?' was the nomi
nee's son's anxious question. He wasi
told that only a bulletin had been re
ceived. He was greatly pleased, evi
dently, and accepted with smiles tho
congratulations of his company
mates, who hurried from every di
rection wlhen the news spread. Tho
congratulations were cut short, how
over, by the orders from tho company
commander for all hands to get busy
with shovels and clean up the camp.
MANY BESIEGE RED CROSS. ;
Men and Women Eager to Serve as
Nurses on Mexican Border.
.Philadelphia, July 10. Fifty per
sons, men, women and others hardly
more than children, applied at the
headquarters of the American Rod
Cross in one day, requesting and
pleading that they be sent to the
Mexican border at once. Thev were
referred to the American Red Cross
society in Washington or to Mrs. Jano
Delano, chief of the nurses in Wash
ington. The local Red Cross society is
merely on an organizing status nnd is
devoting renewed energy in that di
rection because of tlhe present crisis.
In tho last few days, 6000 persons
have become members, bringing tho
total membership up to 24,000 in the
southeastern district. The financial
returns are increasing accordingly. It
is planned to secure a total member
ship of 50,000 and a fund of $1,
000,000, to meet nny emergency.
Four hospital bases are to be es
tablished in the near future, two of
therm immediately. It is planned to
hold u meeting this afternoon in tho
Hotel Adelphia to decide whether nnv
additional steps be taken to place tho
nod i,ross society in a position to re
spond to an immediate call. The seri
ousness of the situation was voiced
by one of the Red Cross officials, w5u
said that it looked as if the Army is
due to spend five years in Mexico.
wurses desiring to sro to the front
under the auspices of the Red Cross
society must lo trained ones. They
must be over 25 years of aire nnd un
der 40, and must have spent two years
in a nospital with at least 50 beds.
Nurses' Ibelners need not comply with
these requisites.
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WOULD BUY NORTH M EX- A
Washington, July 10. Ren-
I" resentiitive Cnldwcll introduced
a resolution today proposing
appointment of a commission of
five to negotiate witffv Mexico 4
for the purchase of Lower Cal- f
ifornia anil northern States in 4
Mexico. Tho Mexican govern- 4
mont is invited to name a sim- 4
ilnr commission. 4
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