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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS '
VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON
MONDAY, JULY 17, 191(i.
NUMBER 23.
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WITHIN THE MONTH? BREAK
NO LONGER A L1KLIK0QD
Washington, July 17. Pancho Vil
la is dead, General Pershing's troops
will leave Mexico within a month,
and militiamen will return home with
in three months, a prominent war de
partment official declared today.
Minority leaders in Mexico are us
ing Villa's name to inspire fear among
Carranzistas, but Carranza is strong
er in Mexico than ever before today,
principally 'because he averted war
with America without loss of dignity.
Army men today declared there is
not one chance in a thousand of furth
er trouble with Mexico, either through
repetition of the Parral or Carriznl
incidents, or bandit raids. Since the
Carrizal attack has been cleared and
Carranza's note received, the war de
partment has considered the Mexican
trouble over.
"Villa himself ' couldn't hurt Car
nnza now," declared the official, "and
villa is dead, according to our reports.
We believe his name is being used
to. embarrass Carranza and inspire
fear, but we believe he is dead, and his
cause buried with him."
Eagle Pass, July 17. Carranza
troops at Piedrasnegras and Mon
rovia have moved southward to op
pose large Villisfcas forces marching
toward the border, Mexican sources
have reported.
WAREHOUSE SCORCHED'.
. Noons Fii'e''I5rf.ke
Wholesale District.
Elevated walks and runways con
necting the main floor of the La
Crande Fruit company warehouse in
the stone building once owned and oc
cupied 'by the Grande Ronde Cash
company, with the freight cars that
are spotted on tihe switch track for
unloading, small quantities of coal in,
bins nearby and the door and portions
of the roof to the building proper,
were destroyed by fire yesterday
noon. It required two streams of
-water to get control of the blaze
which fortunately, occurred at a
time when there was little wind. Lat
er in the afternoon more serious re
sults would unquestionably have oc
curred for a very high, wind was then
Wowing. Water and fire did about
$350 in damage to the stock, par
tially covered by insurance. It will
require probably as great a figure to
replace the approaches. It was
thought for a time that a locomotive
spark ignited inflammable matter be
tween the building and the track but
railroad officials disavow the theory,
claiming tlhley have proof to the con
trary. Prohibitionists' Convention To Open
St. Paul, Minn., July 17. A chorus
of 1,000 voices ,not one of which ever
raised its clarion tone to the strains
of "Hail, Hail, The Gang's All Here,"
will lead the Prohibitionists' National
Convention in song when it opens here
tomorrow.
More than twenty thousand song
books of the convention have been
scattered throughout the country and
prohibitionists from every state have
learned the list. Hundreds of auto
parties are on their way into the city
today from so far as 3,000 miles dis
tant, holding impromptu prohibition
song services along the route.
The chorus will be led by Rollin M.
Pease of St. Paul who, though now a
professional singer, has been law
clerk, miner, tramp, rancher, machin
ist and builder. He wrote many of the
convention songs.
Among the songs are such as these:
"Our Nation's Going Dry", "Ring Out
Wild Bells", "Katie Is Cashing My
Check", "Down In The Licensed Sa
loon", and several dozen more like
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FAIR SOOSTERS COME
Various Candidates for Regal Honors
At Cove Promoted
Practically every automobile in and
about Covo was drafted and com
mandeered today to accommodate
Cove residents who toured the valley
advertising the Cherry fair which is
set for Thi rsday of this week. Vari
ous candid tes for king and queen of
the show v ere advanced in their enm
prigns by the g-!e of pennants and
cherry sho streamers and banners of
many kind.; were bought in La Grande
today.
Orr-n Player At Arcade
Chas. H. Stevens, of Walla Walla,
who has achieved considerable note as
pipe organist and piano player, has
accepted an engagement at the Ar
cade theater.
WILL RETURK
Stevedores Still Out
San Francisco, July 17. Although
stevedores voted overwhelmingly in
favor of returning to work under con
ditions existing before the strike, with
the understanding wages are to be ad
justed at a new conference, they didn't
return to work. They are waiting
for reports of strikers in other states
regarding ballots on the same ques
tion. Seattle is the only place where
ratification may bring trouble.
Gaskils Off On Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gaskil left yes
terday in their car for Portland and
the coast. Mrs. Gaskill will remain at
the seashore for a time but Mr. Gas
kil will start home within two weeks.
Colorado Highway Dedicated.
Durango, Colo., July 17. Atop the
great continental divide, 10,000 feet
above sea level, the new Colorado
State highway across the backbone of
the American continent, from South
Fork to Pagosa Springs, was formally
dedicated today. Colorado, New Mex
ico and Arizona will profit by the new
avenue of communication opened into
the San Luis valley fatereby. It also
is a wonderful fn'iV route.
U-Boat and Mines' Toll Big -
Berlin, July 17 (Wireless "to Say
ville) .During June. 61 enemy merch
antmen, for a total:tonnage of 1,00,000
were suakJAatstc-Gcrman sjoiia
rines and mines, it i3 officially an
nounced. Bond Buyers Make Good Bids.
Two Portland bank representatives
have offered to pay for cost of a
special election and appeared with a
proposition to buy a bond issue of
$87,710.67 to float that amount of out
standing warrants at' Albany. The
council will consider the proposition
at a special meeting soon.
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TOPPLE WALLS
CONSTRUCTION OF O-W ROUND
HOUSE IMPAIRED
Thousand Dollars Lost By Contrac
tors Dust Storm Severe
A very severe wind and dust storm
broke forth in Grande Ronde Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. While there
is little damage reported beyond that
of the breaking down of trees in the
vicinity of Union and in other locali
ties. There were clouds of dust along
the principal highways of the valley.
Damage in La Grande
Several trees were blown down in
South La Grande, but the most seri
ous damage was that of the falling
of a portion of the new brick walls
for the round-house addition. The
walls had just been completed and the
structure was ready for the roof.
About three-fourths of the brick work
toppled over, having been struck by
the force of the wind at the most criti
cal time. The loss entailed in ths
work of rebuilding is estimated at a
thousand dollars.
' Buys New Drums
E. H. Ford, drummer at the Arcade
and in the band, has bought a set of
tympanies drums, which cost consid
erable and is one of the most com
plete sets brought to La Grande.
Horse Kills Bov.
Wilbur Rainwater, the 10-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy S. Rain
water of Oregon City, was kicked over
(he heart by a horse and instantly
killed. The boy with his parents
were driving along the county road
when (he stmnod tn ml .a switch frnm
ja bush, and in climbing back on the
I wagon put his hand on the horses''
; hip. The horse kicked the lad squnr-
ly over tove heart and he dropped back
j to the road dead.
Women Asks for Two Divorces.
Mrs. Penrl Johnson Van Dorn Lew
is of Tacoma, Wash., has asked for a
divorce from one husband, and an
annulment of a marriage to a second.
She charges the first husband with
desertion, and, later believing him
dead, she married airain but a few
I months later he also left. No children
were born of either marriage.
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SCENES OF
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CATAWABA RIVER FLOODS
SERIOUS
Southern Railroad Suspends Traffic '
Bridges Out
Charlotte, July 17. Grave fears
are felt that the rescue party attempt
ing to have twenty people engulfed in
the Catawaba River, when a Southern
railway trestle broke last night, is
lost. The boat, carrying rescuers was
capsized and none have been found.
The Southern railroad has practically
suspended traffic south of Washing
ion. - A second bridge went out at
3 o'clock this morning.
Trains are unable to proceed beyond
Salisbury.
CITY LIVERY SOLD
Jack McCarthy .Will .Operate.
Concern Out of Two
One,
John 'Courtney has sold the City
Livery to Jack McCarthy owner of !
the St. Louis livery. Mr. McCarthy I
will continue to lease the City Livery
barn out, but will operate as one '
hereafter what previously was two.
concerns, and this gives a big assort- i
ment ot rigs of various types which
Mr. McCarthy has for the public to
choose from.
Kitchener's Coat of Arms Sported
London, July 17. A look at the late
Lord Kitchener's Coat-of-Arms today
disclosed that it sported a regular me
nagerie including an elenhant. a cam
el, a gnu, a stag, an eagle, a lion and
niree Dusrarns, an aenizens ot coun -
tries in which K. of K. had served his
king.
Orphanage Children Taken for Rides
Cleveland, July 17. Three thous-
and girls and boys from Cleveland or-
phangages were treated to joyrides in
tuu autos donated by Clevelanders to-
day-
BREAK WAR RULE
"Rona" the great Dane mascot of!
the Auckland (New Zealand) mounted
CMiie she missed her best friend, a
rifles, refused food for three days be-
man of the rcirimont who had been
taken to a London hospital. The man
learned of "Rona's" unhappincss and
DAMAGE WROUGHT BY SOUTHERN
The upper picture shows Dauphin-st, Mobile, Ala., looking west, flood
ed after the tornado which caused damage in Mobile estimated at $3,000,
000; below is the great sugar boat Wm. Tuynig, driven high on the
wreckage of the Mobile & Ohio wharf. .
The storm was the worst since 1906, sweeping the entire Gulf coast
and causing severe damage to the crops. One steamer in dry dock was
carried a hilf mile and landed high and dry.
ASTORIA RATE
DEGREE STANDS
REHEARSING DENIED BY I. C. C.
rnuMNmniv
Parity With Puget Sound Effective
, Smtpmhor 11th
I Bepiemoer loin
I Washington. July 17. The Inter-
state Commerce commission has de-
nied application for a rehearing in
the Astoria rate case ordering Astoria
to be placed on a parity with Pueet
Sound ports as to railroad rates.
The new rates are ordered effective
September 15th.
TO PLEASE DOG.
was areatlv toneernw
jehts of dog and man the authorities
' relaxed on one of the most inflexible
rules of the hospital: They consented
that the dog be brought to the man's
bedside where there was a pathetic
meeting.
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TORNADO.
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MT. EMILY HAS
! NEW LOOKOUT
! VISITORS TO PEAK CLIMB NEW
STRUCTURE.
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Account of Low Hanging Clouds,
Vision Curtailed Visitors
Tell Experiences.
The unusual experience of being
right in the clouds was enjoyed by
a party of 17 people on the top of Mt.
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tuuuiy ijunuay. xnvy were mosuy
residents of Fruitdale and they had
I three conveyances to accommodate
j the Party- The teams were driven
I witllin a miIe or 80 of the summit and
completion of the ascent was
made on foot, although it is possible
to drive a vehicle to the very top..
The day began clear and bright and
it was expected that some grand
views would be had from the summit
of the mountain. This wag in fact
partially realized but before long
bhere was a change and the dome of
the mountain . was enveloped in
clouds and mist.
Compared to the Alps.
One member of the party, Miss
Harriet Young who spent three years
in Europe, compared the scene yes
terday to that which she had experi
enced in the Alps.
"It is a sight well worth the trou
ble," says Miss Young. "There was a
strong breeze part of the time and
this kept up an ever varying change.
Sometimes we would be wrapped up
in the clouds and then they would
1 swirl away and leave us; then again
J there would be bright sunshine above
j while just below us was a restless,
billowing sea of clouds.
Another member . of the party
said: "It was certainly a great ex
perience to be actually elbowing with
the clouds. You could not only see
them but also feel them and know
that you were in tho midst of vapors
which would be classed as a fog only
for Wie fact that they kept in motion
and afforded a panoramic change that
could not bo experienced anywhere
else except right among tho clouds,
themselves."
Lookout Station Complete.
The new lookout station, a tower
about if) or 30 feet in height, is on
the very summit. Most of the visitors
Sunday went up tJtii:i tower, but the
condition of the atmosphere was such
that there was not much long-distance
sight-seeing possible.
Motored to Baker
"Fat" Prescott motored to Baker
yesterday in his car taking along a
group of friendd.
TROOPSFALL
TO THE REAR
REVERSES SATURDAY. OCCUR
RED WHILE RULER WAS DIS- ,
TRIBUTING IRON CROSSES .
DISPATCHES AVER NEW
GAINS HAVE BEEN MADE
French Have Little To Do During Past
Night on the Somme. While Paris
Claims French Successes Near Ver
dun Lull in Fighting in the East.
iLondon, July 17. The Kaiser was
at the Somme front when his army re
treated before the British Saturday,
it became known today. An official
ccrlin. statement confirmed reports or .
the Kaiser's presence, saying he con
ferred with the commanding generals
and gave out several iron crosses.
fetrograd reports Germans ara
massing enomous forces before Kovel,
hoping to stall the Russian machina.
Comparative calm there now is be
lieved to bo & prelude to heavy and
important . . fighting, i Kovel's fall
would be a staggering blow to the.
puntrul nnwniM fmirlaiKr HlarivnfiYif
their plans and menacing Lemberg,
the opening of the road to Brestilovsk
and threatening the rear in the
Pinsk region, while necessitating Ger
man withdrawal.
Russians don't lack ammunition.
A semi-official news agency ait Ber
lin has wired that according to the
Petrograd official casualty lists, tho
Russian losses since the beginning of
the present offensive until July first
wis more than 262,000.
Russians in France Active. ,
Paris, July 17, Russian troops on,
the French Champagno front counter
attacked successfully last night, in
flicting heavy losses. There was no
important French' fighting in the
Somme region but Frendht progressed
at; .the Verdun front, capturing three
Mitraileus.
British Gain on Wide Front
London, July 17. British stormed
and captured the German second po
sitions on a 1500-yard front, General
Haig reported this afternoon. They
advanced northwest of Bazentin wood
and the British are at the very edge
of Marinpuch village.
Russians Arrive at Brest :
Brest, July 17. Another convoy of
Russian troops has landed here to
day. BUILDINGS BILL IN
In Face of Presidential Protest Meas
ure Comes Forward
Washington, July 17. The public
buildings bill carrying $35,000,000
was introduced in the House today
despite the President's opposition. It
is not expected to pass at this session.
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for a building site at Corvallis.
RURAL CREDITS NOW LAW.
President Pays Tribute to Farmer as
He Signs the Bill.
Washington, July 17. Accompan
ing the act with a speech paying
tribute to farmers, the President to
day signed the rural credits bill, pro
viding a system of land mortgage
banks for handling long-time mort
gage loans to farmers.
The Faithful Hen.
Fred King of South La Grande has
a Barred Rock hen that will make all
O. A. C. hen3 get up a little earlier
in the morning. This hen has a rec
ord of 29 eggs in 29 dr.ys, the time
ending July 1. She laid off a few
days and then began laying again.
Mr. King is positive that there is no
better strain of blood for laying than
this Barred Rock and results seem to
justify that conclusion.
STEAMSHIP IN TROUBLE
Northwestern Making Her Way to Se
attle Without Propeller Blade
Seattle, July 17. The Alaska
Steamship company's steamer North-
u'nalam ia miilcincr hnr wnv tn 54w
at tie today minus a propeller blade.
She is reported m distress oil yueen
Charlotte Island, 80 miles north of
Cape Scott. Company officials an
nounced she is in no danger. Th
tug Golieth is assisting her.