La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 25, 1916, Image 1

Historic Oregon Newspapers

La Grande evening observer., July 25, 1916, Image 1

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1916)

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (2.8 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Page of 8 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page Text. ...... ' . . ... . m AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER - PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI la grande; Oregon. TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1916. NUMBER 30. POZIERES III ALLIED HANDS ; REPORTS 16 BERLIN MESSAGE DENIES THE CLAIM, AVERRING ALLIED SETBACK INSTEAD. CERMANS DO ADMIT REVERSES ELSEWHERE Hand to Hand Fighting .Not .Infre quentItalian Reports Tell of Gains Against Austrians in Moun tain Areas Where Numerous Strat egic Points Were Taken. London, July 25.--C -'-'"- Haig re ported today that "A ' of Pozieres is now our." German count rs failed to reach the British trench es. While British seized1 prisoners and two machine guns. Colonials fought from house' to house through Pozieres, steadily driv i ing the Germans back and there was hand to hand fighting among black ened stumps of Delville forest and High Woods. Elsewhere the British bombarding has increased. - Italians Seize Peaks Rome, July 26. It is announced Italians have captured Mount Cimone, the highest peak of the Northern Ap penines 7000 feet altitude. Italians stormed and captured long Austrian entrenchments at Casorazebio. Be tween peaks of Mount Chiesa and Campigoletto Italians captured three Austrian lines and established new trenches just below Crest .,.. ... Pnris, July ..S86.-l iwv -bounced French have captured strongly-fortified block houses at Estress and re captured trenches north of Ovillors. Machine guns checked a German grenade attack on the hill on the left bank of the Meuso. French air craft raided Pierrepont and Longuyon .depots and Mangiesse and Biveuaca. Russians Pierce Trenches Petrograd, July 25. It is officially stated General Skharoff's Russians have advanced along the river Slon evke and penetrated enemy entangle ments. Pozieres Claims Denied. Berlin, July 25. dt is announced French assaults south of Eslrecs have temporarily gained but Allied attacks at Pozieres were repulsed. V French suffered hen"i!y. It is ad mitted Russians penetrated the Teu ton first lines .Soutil of Bereztecko. NEW SONG WRITTEN "Mutt and Jeff" Title of La Grande Songbird's Latest Thomas Hoy, the La Grande song writer, has published another popular song hit, entitled "Mutt & Jeff." It is now on sale in local music stores and also in the east. This is his latest production and promises to go as big as his previous numbers have. WILL RELEASE STUDENTS. University Boys at the Border To Be Free September First. Washington, July 25. The war de partment has issued .in order provid ing for release of University students from border militia September first. It is proposed to form college militia organizations into officers for the re serve corps. SUFFRAGE VOTES SOUGHT. Democrats Especially Anxious to Grab the Women Voters. New York, July 5. Democrats and Republicans are planning to seize Progressives suffrage votes. Chair man McCormick of the Democratic national committee, however ex pressed confidence Wilson will poll a majority of both groups. McCormick said DcmocTts are perfecting a women's political organization to cen ter its fight in suffrage states. MILT. BLOCK HURT Fall From Wheel Results in Broken Collar Bone Milton B'-'?h. a La Grande architect. sustained a broken collar bone about 7 o'clock last evening when he foil from his bicycle. He was comimr down the Fourth street hill from the Epling home where he has some extensive re pairs under consideration, and near the Turne' Oliver heme his wheel skidded. He got up seemingly un hurt but shortly afterwards collapsed, and it was not until he had been taken to Dr. Hall's offices that he recovered his full mental faculties. A broken collar bone seems to be the chief Injuries. 3liicirAtiSTIC ' BODIES ARE ACTIVE PUBLICATION OF MINUTES RE VEALS REAL PURPOSES Socialists In Belligerent Countries . Have Peace in Mind. Paris, July 1. (By mail) JThat three great socialistic organizations of the United States are working hand in hand with the socialistic or ganizations of all the belligerent countries for peace became known nera today lor tne nrst time witn tne publication of the minutes and orders of the day of the recent Second In ternational Socialistic conference of Zimmerwald, held in May at Kienthal, Switzerland. Nearly every belliger ent country tried to discourage the conference by refusing to permit del egates appointed to attend. Never theless, the conference was held and a peace program adopted. Among the Socialistic organizations represented at the conference were the 'Socialist Labor Party of the United States, the .Socialist Party of America and the German Laneuaue Grouo of the So cialist Party of America, giving ,the Socialists 01 the United States mue largest representation in the move ment of any neutral country. Several belligerent countries were . equally well represented. Of the 28 national socialistic bodies that adhered to the congress and peace program two are Italian, one Swiss, two English, one Roumanian, four Russian, Jewish, Lithuanian and Polish; two Bulgar ian, one Portuguese, one from Spain one from Salonika; one from SwtJen and .Norway, one trom Denmark, one from Southern Africa,' various Ger man . socialistic organizations, one from Holland, one from France to gether, with the new French Social istic committee for the Resumption of International Relations. In the ap peal launched by the congress to the Socialists of the entire world the fol lowing stand against a "decisive vic tory" was taken: "Your governments and your newspapers tell you it is necessary to continue the war in or der that it can 'be made the last war that ever can Ihnppen. In this they are deceiving you. War never has killed war. On the contrary, in' ex citing the sentiments and the inter ests of revenge, war prepares war; violence calls forth violence. There is but one means definitely to prevent future wars and that is the conquost of government and capitalistic prop erty by the people themselves. A durable peace will be the fruit of triumph of Socialism." The order of the day, relative to the immediate in auguration of a definite peace pro gram and propaganda, closes as fol lows: "It is therefore necessary for all Socialists to exercise the maximum presure on representatives in govern ment. It will be necessary to exact the immediate co-oporation of the governments and the capitalists with the Socialistic party. lit will be necessary to exact that all parlia mentarians vote from now on against war credits demanded for the purpose of prolonging the war, and to de mand at once ' an immediate arm istice." LA GRANDE LODGE DELEGATE ENTHUSED Close-Up View of Big Submersible Obtained By H. E. Coolidge Captain Koenig, the German officer who piloted the Deutchland across the Atlantic apd is about to start back, is a fine type of man; courteous, intel ligent and pleasing his crew is above the average in- appearance and intel ligence. This is the verdict passed upon the famous submersiblo's human load by H. E. Coolidge, of the La Grande National Bank, who has returned from Baltimore where he went to at tend the grand lodge of Elks as a delegate from the La Grande insti tution. Mr. Coolidge arrived in Balti more the same night that the now famous U-bont did and lost no time in getting as near to it as possible. He saw it from close range but wasn't in it, and frequently saw the crew, once, particularly, in Washington. As Mr. Coolidgc's party was viewing the Dcutschlnnd one evening. Count Von Bernstorff, German ambassador to America, was leaving the craft after a thorough inspection, and the Elks saluted him with waving hats. The German statesman answered genially. The top of the boat has a greenish hue runnineinto a light blue, and dif fers slightly from the usual build, in thut the front is unprovided with the npnurtenanees to shoot torpedoes. Cantain Koenig was in the Belve dere hotel one evening and when the orchestra struck an American national air, the visiting captain was the first on his feet. The orchestra then struck up the German national air, and the Americans reciprocated. "It makes no difference what one's likes or dislikes of the Germans may be everyone salutes the captain and his crew at every turn," said Mr. Cool idge. "They are keenly admired by (Continued on Page 8.) IJEUTSCHLAND CREW PRAISED C0ALIT1 CABINET III DANGER OF DISRUPTION Irish Question May Drive Premier And Lloyd George to Retirement London, July 25. The Irish ques tion has again endangered the coali tion cabinet. It is believed Lloyd George and Premier ,j Asquith are ready to resign because the cabinet failed to acquiesce in George's pro posals to llrish Nationalists. London newspapers are gloomy over the sit uation. . Asquith today conferred with first Lloyd of the Admiralty Balfour and George and Conservative iLeader Bon-ar-Law confered with the king. Two Girls In Jail Miss V. E. Evans is serving a five day sentence in jail for illegal co habitation with a young, man named Owens, officers arresting them in the vicinity of Jackson and Fir. She thus becomes the second woman to serve sentence in the city jail at the same time. Owens received a 90-day sent ence. Baltimore, July 25. A little patcih of green, visible in the driving rain, told watchers today that the Deutsch-i land was still here. It is unknown what prevented her starting last night as planned. , . ' Boston Expects Bremen There. V Boston, July 25. A high official of DEUTSCHLAHD STILL HERE; BREMEN MAY GO TO BOSTON TUNNEL OAS KILLS 23 PEOPLE Cleveland, July 25. It is estimated 23 were killed when the waterworks tunnel gas exploded. Electrical ma chinery ignited the gas but tifoo ex plosion was not discovered until late this afternoon. After 10 corpses re moved rescuers estimated 13 re mained. Ten corpses were taken from the tunnel below Lake Erie where Tush ing gas and explosion overcame 15 laborers and eight rescuers last night. Twelve were taken out alive and some may die. All the dead are identified except one. OBSERVE!; U'-AH DAY. J'trmer Residents of Salt Lake Region Celebrate. The former residents and decend ants of those wno came to Oregon from Utah celebrated that state's legal holiday, known as Utah Pioneer day, at Riverside park yesterday. There was an informal program of speeches and other exercises during the day; also a general picnic dinner. The whole affair concluded with a big dance at night, which was participat ed in by practically all those who joined in the celebration during the day. i There was quite a large attendance, nearly all nearby localities being rep resented. METHODIST BISHOP DEAD. Fishing Pole Touches High Tension Wire Worked in the Islands. Carlisle, Pa., July 25. The partial ly buried corpse of Rev. William Har ry Eveland, Methodist bishop in the j Philippines and Southern Asia, was found this afternoon on the banks oi ! a creek near his Mount Holly Springs summer home. He was electrocuted when his steel fishing pole touched a high tension wire. j PEACE IS URGED. Government Sending Many Mediators to Longshoremen's Strike. I Seattle, July 25. Immigration lln j spector While, the Longshoremen I strike mediator, said the labor de j partmcnt is sending several W.-.sWng-! ton agents to confer with the strikers land employers in every city affected in hope of effecting a settlement- STEEL Pit CUT. 1 Extra Dividend of One Per Cent De j dared on Common Stock. I New York, July 23. The United 1 States Stej! Co. ias declared a one per cent extra dividend on common stock making a full dividend of two land a quarter. House on-Egan Place Burned The house on the place formerly owned by Joe Egan in Fruitdale was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday evening".' The place had just been va cated by a family named Lovott and the cause of the fire is unknown. The building was one of the best farm houses in that locality and the loss is about $2500. ' . Mrs. Wm. Condit Hospital Patient Mrs. Wm. Condit, whose home is up the Grande Rondo river, was taken seriously ill while on a visit in La Grande Sunday. The attending phy sician, Dr. Hall, found that an opera tion for hernia would be necessary and the same was performed Sunday evening. The patient has recovered from the ordeal but will likely be de tained1 at the hospital for a week or more. . - the Eastern Forwarding company told the United Press today the submarine Bremen intended to arrive here not Baltimore. He said the Bremen has received positive orders to not risk running the . Allied blockade on the Virginia capes. . RILEY FUNERAL HELD. Private Services in Sharp Contrast to Last Night's Public Affair. Indianapolis, July 25. James Whitcomb Riley's private funeral was held this afternoon. A few were present, in striking contrast to last mghifls state house tribute when 36, 000 viewed the body. The city plans to make his 'Lockerbo street- home a memorial. . EXCURSION DAT SET August 6 Is the Time for Reduced Rates to the Seashore August fi i3 the date set for the O-W. K & N excursion to the sea shoro at North Beach. This excursion is especially to accommodate residents of eastern Oregon who want to go to the coast. It will begin at Baker and take in all the main and branch line points east to the Blue mountains. This will be the only excursion to the coast this year. University 500 Club Elects Officers University of Oregon, Eugene, July 24. Superintendent Jesse McCord, of Scappoose, has been re-elected presi dent of the "Student Body" of the Nniversity of Oregon Summer School the organization which has gone for one year under the name of the "Five Hundred Clubj' The following wm serve as section vice-presidents for the cominr year: Mrs. Margaret is. Goodall, of Union; C. II. Howard, of Coquille; Burt Adams, of I.akeview; and C. C. Thomason, of Portland. W. R. Rutherford, superintendent at Eu gene will be secretary. The commit tee on organization for the coming year consisted of: Superintendent K. J. Ortman, of Newport, chairman; H. L. Hussong, of Astoria: C. H. Boyd and Mrs. A. Watson, of Portland; and R. E. Baker, of Coquille. It is the plan to name also a county ice-nresidcnt for each coumv. The organization of the "Five Hun dred Club" and the club s effort to tell .'he ' teachers of the state about what the University Summer School is of fering, resulted last year in a growth in attendance f 7" nc cent. The members of the club expect to sur pass that rite of growth rex' :ir. If they do they w!" nrk the club out of a name, and will probably change its designation to the "Thousand Club." I Two Weddings Saturday. Justice of the Peach A. C. Williams performed two marriage ceremonies Saturday. July 22d at which time the contracting parties were, respective Hv Chps. E. Crow, of Wallowa, and l.illv Bruce, of la Grande; Chas. Dennv and Ethel Benrdon, both of Ii Ksrunuv. PRESIDENTIAL CIGARS WANING FEDERAL CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT RIGID. Day of Jack Pots and Slush Funds said lo tie Numbered. ( Washington, July 25. A corrupt practices bill introduced by Senator1 Owen of Oklahoma placing rigid re strictions on money spending by can didates for office has run the House gauntlet successfully, and with the administration's solid support, is waiting today to be pushed in the Senate so as to be effective for this year's Presidential and congressional election. rou can t buy a cigar for an old-time constituent under that bill," asserted an indignant House member . as the measure was about to pass there.. Its friends declare it makes slush-funds, jack-pots and ex penditures out of the reach of the or dinary man, impossible. Under pen alty of a tine up to $10,U0U, imprison ment of not less tlhan year, and in the case of a candidate for office il legally elected under its provision disqualification for his office, the bill: Forbids candidates to promise offices in return for support; expenditures other than costs of meetings,' litera ture, and other specified items; cor porations or their officers to con tribute to a campaign; newspapers to mn "puffs" without labeling them "paid ads)" withdrawal of ads or pa tronage from a newspaper because of a political stand. A President may not have more than $50,000 spent. to obtain his nomination; a Vive Presi dent is limited to $25,000. A Senator may spend $5,000 for nomination or election; a congressman, $2,500. T. I addition, the national committees may i spend $400,000 for their Presidential I tickets; and the national congression al committees the same amount. Na tional officers are criminally liable if more is spent. No money over $50 may be spent by any individual for a candidate, acting for himself alone. When individuals organize into clubs, they must register with the clerk of thie House of Representatives, keep a public account of all funds received and paid out and twice before and once after election file these expense , accounts at Washington. The total j anv man may spenu, wnemer as on individual or as a club member, or botihi, is $5,000. The; fine and imprison- ment clauses are not discretionary with the court. Anyone found guilty must be imprisoned one year. Con- victed candidates too must lose the places to which they were illegally , elected. Witnesses who testify fori the state are granted full immunity, j except for perjury committed on the stand Each and every person who handles, receives, or pays out money illegally under this act, is individually criminally responsible. Sheep Attacked by Epidemic. Thirty sheep, ranging on a farm near Eugene, have died within the last few days us the result of 'hem orrhagis septicemia. The remainder of the band, numbering about 4000 head, will be vaccinated. MAD SCRAMBLE TO NAB NIHIL ISTS BEGUN. VICTIM OF BOMB DIES One Suspect Held at Fresno Released quired on such additional entry if the on Good Alibi. j cntryman is residing on his former San Francisco, July 25.-Captain J?! . . And(. PlfA t 1' Reuben Vaugh died today as a result 1 hat this section shall not be con of injuries received in the bomb out- ?true.d as affecting any rights as to rage Saturday night and makes a to- i location of soldiers additional home tal of seven dead. Vaughri's right leg ?tou'19 under section twenty-three was mangled and complications hundred and six of the Revised Stet caused his death. i1108-, , 1 The Fresno police has released Os- I Under departmental construction M mond Jacobs, a suspect, who has announced in Circular No. 48G, ap proved an alibi. j proved July 8th, 1916, additional en Detectives have asked the police at . tries will be allowed only in the Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Boston to I states where the enlarged homestead rush descriptions of nil known Nihil- . net is in force and where final proof ists. The police believe two eastern on the original entry has been sub bomb plotters are in San Francisco. I mitted. Whore tho additional entry ip within twenty miles of the origina' French Flier Poulet Breaks Records. ! entry, and the applicant still main Pnris, July 24. By establishing a ! tains his residence on the land first new altitude record of 19,630 feel entered, no residence on the addition with three passengers aboard and a ' entry will be required; but cultt kw record of 18,530 feet with twt I vntion, under the Act of June 6tb passengers, Aviator Sergeant Eticnt.c H12, must be shown on the 8ubm,s Poulet has just wrested the kurel sin ot f,nal Pr,oof- If tne additional from the Germans. In establishing , entry is more than twenty miles from this new world's record for altitude the original entry, both residence an with two passengers Poulet vms ! cultivation, under the three-year law obliged to fly in unfavorable weather, will be required. To determine tho reaching n height of 1S.530 feet, suf- distance between two entries, tho ficient to lower the 18,100 record held nearest points, measured on a straight jby German Lieutenant Bian. A few days later, i'oulet was blessed will. in all cases, tne lann in uie orient ideal weather and motor conditions, entry, as well ns the land nnnlicd fo With three men aboard; M. Proust under the additional application, must weighing 145 pounds, M. Duche be designated under the enl' weighing 148 pounds and M. Paillard homestead act; but where the land ip weighing 125 pounds together with 21 either entry has not already been -' pounds of naliast, I'oulet reached ai. altitude of iy,:.iO, taking the previous :v :; of 17,500 feat from the Ger many flyer Sabatling. This leaves the French in possession of all aviation records previously held by the Gei- mans, it is said. . ; , lire Loss Adjusted The loss caused by the fire in the James property last week has bceu adjusted. The amount fixed as dam- age on the building was $1015 and on the contents, $C04. MORE LEEWAY SECURED FOR HOMESTEADER ADDITIONAL ENTRY WITHIN 29 MILES OF THE ORIGINAL NEEDS NO RESIDENCE ' ' OTHERWISE RESIDENCE, CULTIVATION REQUIRED New Amendment to Homestead Law Virtually Restores Under Certain i , ' Conditions, . Another Homestead right to Person Having Used One. First definite explanation of the re cent amendment to the Enlarged Homestead act, has been mode public by the La Grande land office. Tho amendment became effective July 3dr but to date little has reached news paper columns of its precise working details. Inquiries are pouring into the land office in this r.it.v. and Rfiir- ter F- C. Bramwell and 'Receiver oiun okiii, nave Deen- ousy wrnj- ing letters on this subject. As a com prehensive and detailed explanation of the new law may be cited a let ter forwarded to Joe H. Parkes of Pendleton today. In this letter to Mr. Parkes the officials say: I am in receipt of your inquiry rela tive to a bill introduced by Congress man Sinnott, as an amendment to the enlarged homestead act, authorizing additional entries for land not con- tiguous to the original entry. You ask to be fully advised as to the pro- visions 01 tnis bill, t . You ucrhans have reference to the ! Act of July :3rd, 1916, (Public No. 142) amending the Act of February 19th, 1909, commonly known as the enlarged homstead act, by adding thereto an additional section to .he known as section seven, This act provides: "Section 7. That any person who Kno m,i i,ii mv k.n on. try of lesg than three dred and twenty acres of land of the charac ter herein described, and who shall have submitted final proof thereon shall have the right to enter public .' lands subject to the provisions of this act, not contiguous to his first entry which shall not with the original en try exceed three hundred and twenty acres; Provided, That the - land originally entered and that covered by the additional entry shall first have been designated as subject to this act, as provided by section one thereof; Provided Further, That in no case shall patent issue for the land covered by such additional entry un til the person makinp same shall have actually and in conformity with the homestead laws resided upon and cul tivated tho lands so additionally ent ered, and, otherwise complied with such laws, except that where the land em braced in the additional entry is lo cated not exceeding twenty miles from the land embraced in the orig inal entrv no residence shall be re- line, will control. ignnted. the applicant mny me n pe tition for designation, in duplicate ns provided by the Act of March 4th, 1915, and Departmental Circular No. 402, except that separate petition must bo filed if the land in both the original and additional entries has not ! been designated. where an applicant for an addition- ul entry mnde his original entry in a different land district, inquiry will be mnde of the proper land office to ma- ' -1 -1 - - ------1 -- -. - - 1 (Continued on Page Eight)