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VOLUME XVI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1916.
NUMBER 3a.
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RUSSIANS
TIGHTEN HOLD
OH ENEMY
ENGLISH ALSO, VERY ACTIVE ON
THE WEST FRONT MAKING
GOOD GAINS
ZEPPELINS AGAIN RAID
EAST COAST COUNTIES
' More or Less Activity Throughout the
Entire War Zone With Indications
That Allies Have Had the Best of
the Game in the Last Twenty-Four
Hours Frenchman Destroys His
Fifth Aeroplane.
London, August 1. From Rome
comes the wireless message stating
that Germans are withdrawing all
their heavy artillery and munition
stores from Kovel in order to be in
the clear in front of the Russian ad
vance. They have evacuated Vladimir
and Vilhynskey.
Commander Haig has reported the
general situation unchanged on the
west front. British have repulsed an
attack to the north of Baizentin Le
petit. The Paris Communique said
two German surprise attacks were re
pulsed near Lihous. '
Russians Are Very Busy.
Petrograd, Aug. 1. Announcement
is made that Russians are continuing
in hot pursuit of the Turks toward
Mossuel, despite the flooded marshes
and barbed wire traps. Russians are
steadily advancing across Stockhod
river north of Kovel. The strong
Teuton positions are succumbing
daily. A great enveloping movement
which promises to be one of the most
spectacular features of the war is rap
idly developing. Late dispatches indi
cate that Dneister river floods are
subsiding which thus enables General
Eltchitskys men to advance more rap
idly. Made Drive at Teutons.
Petrograd, Aug. 1. Russians have
charged through waist deep water
and have driven Teutons from Dneis
ter to Koropietz where they were re
pulsed with heavy counter attacks
from Kovel and Lutsk. One thousand
Austrians have surrendered. The
German line in the Velicke district
has suffered a severe dent.
Another Zeppelin Raid.
London, Aug. 1. The admiralty
briefly announced today another Zep
pelin raid on the east coast counties
last night. The report said: "Zep
pelins flew at great height and it was
extremely difficult to determine the
exact number. It is believed there
was at least six which dropped bombs
in the thinly inhabitated districts."
Fighting on the British Front.
Berlin, Aug. 1. War office reports
issued reports today telling of brisk
fighting on the British front. Haig's
men penetrated German trenches in
the narrow front at Fourneaux
woods. German counters cleared the
trenches.
Aeroplane Destroyed by French.
Paris, Aug. 1. Adjutant Lenoir, of
the aviation corps, destroyed the fifth
German aeroplane to his credit today,
according to a report issued from the
war department headquarters. Heavy
German guns are shelling towns of
Bois, Fumin, Halsufee on the right
bank of the Meuse. On the west
Pont-a-Mousson Germans exploded
three mines but the French seized the
craters.
IxKses Have Been Heavy,
Berlin, (Wireless via Sayville)
Allies have suffered a total naval loss
of forty-nine vessels of five hundred
and sixty-two thousand tons, while
the Germans lost thirty vessels of one
hundred and ninety-one thousand tons
during the late naval engagements,
according to a bulletin issued here to
day. ,
Pyle Canyon Improvement.
Bridge Superintendent Davis is en
gaged this week in the construction
of a steel and concrete culvert in lhe
Tm-. - if 'i L tm . .
ryie canyon district oeyona leiocaset.
The remainder of the week wjfbire
quired for the completion ofr the work
on hand. t
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JEWISH NEWSPAPER ATTACKED
Publisher Claims Threats Had Been
; . ..' Made Against Him .
Chicago, Aug. 1. Two bombs were
exploded in the business office of the
Jewish Daily Press. Editor Leibling
was sleeping upstairs and was blown
from his bed but was uninjured. ' He
says, that he had received threats on
account of testimony given in a recent
labor trial. : ; ' ,: ,
OREGON REGIMENT MOVED
Headquarters Have Been Established
At Imperial Beach
San Diego, Aug. l,--The headquart
ers for the Third Regiment of the
Oregon militia have been moved from
Palm City to Imperial Beach.
Only a few men in the regiment
failed to satisfactorily pass the phy
sical tests. '
GAS MAKER ARRIVES.
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iMaii Expert in the Business Is Here
fj ' for Business.
' I. XI. McDonald, recognized over
the Pacific Coast as one of the most
proflcjent gas manufacturers, arrived
in La Grande today end will be em
ployed by the La Grande Gas com
pany the new corporation recently
organized for the purpose of convert
ing rhc mill waste into commercial
gas.
TIME REVEALS SCORES OF
THOSE WHO HAVE PERISHED
Many of the Dead Buried in Long
Trenches in Northern Ontario.
Hailey Bury, Ontario, Aug. 1.
Scores of forest fire victims have been
buried here in deep trenches. Every
indication Shows that the total num
ber of casualties will be unobtainable.
Relief workers fully believe that more
than 500 people have perished. Fires
have swept over hundreds of square
miles of northern Ontario.
John Tuttle Improved
Word is received that John Tuttle,
the Imbler farmer who was run over
last Thursday by a mowing machine,
is gradually improving. Although
stiffened up and suffering a fractured
rib and many cuts and bruises he is
pulling through. His escape from far
more serious injuries, as bad as they
are, is still the wonder of the neigh
borhood. '
Kay Apportions Funds
Salem, Aug. 1. State Treasurer
Kay today apportioned the interest
collected from the irreducible school
fund during the past year.
The census showed over 208,000
school children in Oregon, which is
an increase of nearly 3,000 in one
year.
Funds apportioned showed Coos
county to have received $12,000;
Douglas, $11,000; Linn, $14,000; Ben
ton, $7,300; Clatsop, $9,400; Union,
$9,400.
Clark Sworn In.
Washington, Aug. 1. John H.
Clark was sworn in as Supreme court
justice today at noon.
Official of Company Arrested.
New York, Aug. 1. President Mc
Kenzie of the National Storage com
pany was arrested today charged with
manslaughter in connection wish! the
explosion of Sunday. He was ar
raigned in Jersey City and furnished
bail.
GERMANY REFUSES TERMS.
Will Not Accept England's Offer of
Polish Relief.
WocViinrrfAn. A tier. ! Thp sfcfllA dfl-
partment announced today that Ger
many nas retusea to accept me orit
ish terms of Polish relief. Ambassa
dor Gerard cabled Germany's reply to
Britain.
Baker Editor Here.
Editor Powell, of the Baker Herald,
spent this forenoon in La Grande on
business. He reports everything in
Baker county looking fine and that
the mining in the mountains is very
keen this season.
General Electric Pays in Bonuses
. New York, Aug. 1. The first half
of $5,000,000 in bonuses was paid by
the General Electric company to its
employes today. Every employe who
has been with the company 5 years
gets a bonus equal to 5 per cent of his
or her annual salary. This amounts
to $300,000 at the Schenectady plant
alone. The company has branches in
every city of size in the country.
DEAD
REACH
READY MONEY
MUCH SCARCER
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES UP
AGAINST TROUBLE. ;
Shortage of Finances May End the
War Before Third Year Is Done.
New York, Aug. 1. The warring
nations of ' Europe are at their last
stand, as they enter today upon the
third year of the conflict Two vaars
of prodigal expenditures, of enormous
losses ana oi indecisive victories and
defeats have led un tn ttin fi nnl nKnu
of the great struggle which discloses
neuner side able as yet to dictate
terms to the other. The Allies and
the Central. Empires have not even
decided among themselves as to the
details of their own terms. This
must be the principal work of their
statesmen during the third year of
tfhe war. The two years of conflict
have demonstrated that in 'a war as
complex as is the European struggle,
other forces beside thnaa
by the militarists nfav An initrM&iiiiv.
ly important part in the final outcome.
ine present war map, showing the
German lines extending fat nt-n an.
my countries, and showing also the
loss oi Germany's colonial empire, is
but one element that must trf ,vt
any discussion of peace. Lines on
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cuaer siae may noia, out once the
enemy establishes a definite superior-
icy in man-Killing power, this fact will
have a new bearing on peace negotia
tions. Three other influences are at
work in the final nhaaR of ths u.r.
financial, economic and food. Financ
ially, Europe at large is approaching
a limit of impossible taxation after
the war, to pay the interest on the
money now being so readily borrowed
under the influence of patriotic fervor,
Belligerent statesmen are entering
upon the third year of the war witl
serious financial misgivings that will
probably stimulate interest in peace
as new borrowings of billions become
necessary. It is practically certain
that in some of the warring nations,
thinly disguised socialistic seizures of
property win nave to be made, to pay
the war bills, even if the war Hnosn't
last a day longer. If peace continues
to be evasive far into the t.liii-H von.
of the war, there will be few countries
that in the end will be able to avoid
widespread confiscation. Economical
ly, the two years of warfare 'have not
been disastrous for any of the prin
cipal belligerents. Workingmen's
wages, in general, have risen higher
than the increased cost of living. The
dispatch of so many millions of men
to the front and the use of so manj
millions more in munitions' fact
have caused a scarcity of ordinary la-
oor tnrougnout .Europe. The central
Emnires. however will fel a
economic strain when the war is over,
because their supply of Taw materials
is ranidlv becomine1 exhausted Tha
Allies have been able to import raw
materials continuously during the
war. while Germnnv and An
Hungary have had to live on their re
serves, how to purchase raw mater
ials from abroad in sufficient nnanti.
ties to prodive for the millions of
Teuton soldiers returning to work
shops and factories after peace is de
clared, will nresent a serious nrnhlnm
for Berlin and Vienna to solve.
For two years, the supply of food
in the Teutonic cnnntrina ha hnon
constantly dropping. The enforce
ment oi a low dietary scale upon the
Germans (has unHniihterllv had unma
depressing moral effects, but there is
as yet no evidence that actual starva
tion for the mass of the people is im
minent. If the Russian armies, how
ever, can reach the grain fields and
cattle pasturages of Hungary and
uancia oetore the August harvesting
is over, the Teutons may yet be
starved into surrender. But as tlhe
third year of the war begins, it seems
as if the Russian offensive started too
late to accomplish this objective.
$50,000 Blaze at Copper Mine.
Kennett, Cal., Jly 29. Work pro
ceeded today as usual at the Mam
moth copper mine, three miles from
here, notwithstanding the losses
caused by a fire last night which
burned the bunkhouse, grubhouse.
supply house, motion picture theatre
and other buildings. No one was in
jured. The loss is estimated at be
tween $50,000 and $60,000.
Columbia "A" to Fight.
New York, July 31. Wallace Mac
farlane, counsel for Columbia Uni
versity, has announced that . he will
appeal from the verdict of a jury
breaking the will of Amos F. Eno. If
the verdict is confirmed in the Appel
late Division of the Supreme court he
will appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Eno left a $12,000,000 estate. He
gave the residue, estimated at $!,
000,000, to Columbia University. His
next of kin contested the will success
fully. They have offered for probate
a will executed in 1114 in which Co
lumbia University is not a legatee.
HUGHES IS
' Oil RECORD
TELLS SENATOR SUTHERLAND
HIS VIEWS ON SUFFRAGE.
Would Submit Proposed Constitu
tional Amendment and Ratify it
New York, Aug. l.-Senator Suth
erland, of Utah, today telegraphed
Judge Hughes urging him to accept
woman suffrage and embody it in his
letter of acceptance. Hughes replied
oy- wire:
"Your telegram received. . I have
no objection to stating my personal
views. I think it most desirable that
the woman suffrage question be set
tied promptly. My view is that the
proposed constitutional amendment
should be submitted and ratified, and
the subject removed .from political
discussion."
Portland Welcomes Knights.
Portland, Ore., Aug. 1. Delegates
to the Supreme lodge and Temple of
the Knights of Pythias were wel
comed to Portland today by Governor
James H. Wfithycombe and Mayor H.
R. Albee. Their addresses were re
sponded to by Brig. S. Young, su
preme chancellor, and Cora N. Davis,
supreme chief.
After these ceremonies at the Ma
sonic Temple here, the Supreme lodge
opened its sessions in the temple,
while the Supreme lodge of the 'Pyth
ian Sisters opened their proceedings
at the Elks temple, and the Grand
lodge, Knights of Pythias, started
proceedings at the K. of P. temple.
All the first meetings were brief,
Knights and Sisters adjourning as
soon as possible so as to prepare for
the grand street parade, starting at
2 p. m. In this procession, scores of
delegates, including the picturesquely
attired members of the Dramatic Or
der, Knights of Khorassan, from
every big city of the United States,
passed in review. The city, was re
splendent with Pythian colors and
banners. Passing the reviewing
stand, the uniformed orders halted a
moment to execute intricate drill
maifeuvers with the snap and pre
cision of trained troops.
I After the parade the delegates at
tended banquets and went on short
pleasure jaunts until 8 p. m., when
Hon. Walter IB. Ritchie, Past Supreme
Chancellor, was scheduled to deliver
an address at the Baker theatre on
"The Pythian Lesson of Friendship."
Following a short session of all
lodges in their headquarters tomor
row morning, a number of pleasure
trips are on the program.
Kaiser Starts Propaganda.
Berlin, Aug. 1. The Kaiser today
inaugurated a speechmaking propo
ganda throughout Germany to unify
the empire on Germany's peace terms
and to prepare the public mind for
peace. Under the auspices of The
German National committee, an or
ganization having the . approval of
the official censorship, fifty well
known German orators will make the
same speech in fifty German cities to
day. The speech' is unofficially known
to represent Chancellor von Beth
man Hollwek's peace term views. The
speech is being awaited with the
keenest interest by both friends and
foes of Dr. Hollweg. This propagan
da may mark the beginning of ire-es-
tablished friendly relations between
the Chancellor and these with whomj
ne nas politically disagreed on the
conduct of the war. Dr. Hollweg ,.is
the man who engineered the ousting
of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz and his
submarine warfare campaign' and
kept friendly relations with the
United States when a break seemed
imminent. It is known that the Mod
erate, Conservative, National-Liberal
and Catholic elements have been
striving to make a reconciliation be
tween the Chancellor and the Pan-
German element.
Naval Militia Is Homeward Bound.
Bremerton, Wash., July 30. The
Oregon Naval Militia is homeward
bound on the last link of its annual
cruise. The cruiser Marblehcad, on
which the men have been to Alaska,
hauled up anchors tonight at Port An
geles and is to start out of the straits
at daybreak tomorrow, reaching the
Columbia River Tuesday morning and
Portland ea-ly Tuesday afternoon.
Three da.-.i at Bremerton have been
cnjoyed,f'f the men. Every person on
the ship f-ad at least 24 houa of
shore liberty. The militiamen have
been givj.n full privileges in the
Bremcrtojn Navy-yard, and, in addi
tion to visiting all the shops, ships
and othtfr thinsja of mte'cvt, b:r
gone tlrough three submarines which
are inf drydock. Most of tho men
took L trip to Seattle to pass pnrt of
theirf time.
S(fon after the Marblehcad reaches
Pon.lnnd she is to be returned to the
Bremerton Navy-yard for repairs, ac
cording to announcement here today.
.! DEPOT GROUNDS RAGGED.
But Unsightliness . Is Only Fore
runner of Better Things.
That heavily planked walking space
from the express office to the depot
looks like a war gun might have had
a whack at it All around the depot,
for that matter, and around the ex
press office building as well, things
look very ragged. It is with difficulty
that people can get around and it
seems as if the whole premises have
been turned over to the elements of
destruction. . .
But it will not always be thus. The
upturning of things is to prepare for
a complete system of cement walks
and driveways which will then put the
grounds in more inviting and habit
able shape.
REPUBLICANS MAKE CHARGES.
Claim President Wilson Acted in Par
tisan Manner.
(Washington, Aug. 1. Republican
members, of the Senate banking and
Currency committee charged Presi
dent Wilson with violating the law
making a farm loan board a Demo
cratic instead of a non-partisan board.
Republicans have delyed the con
firmation of W. S. Smith of Iowa.
Rev. Mr. Powell Here Today.
Rev. Mr. Powell of Cove, is over to
day attending the Berkley funeral.
BRANCH LINE
FIFTY CARS OF FREIGHT ONE
DAY'S BUSINESS
Train Arrives Laden With Wallowa
County Products . ,
All records in freight business; on
the branch line, between La Grande
and Joseph, .were smashed yesterday
when a big train- with double-heuder
engines came in with fifty loaded cars.
While this is a record in the size of
a freight train over the branch line it
is also an unimpeachable advertise
ment of the producing capabilities of
Wallowa county from whence most of
the shipments came. It was not a
special stock day nor a special day of
any kind just the "run of things" in
the way of outputs principally from
our adjoining empire, tho Wallowa.
And fifty loaded cars in one day is
some business. It is not many years
ago when such an occurrence would be
in the way of phenomenal even on the
main line. And the way things now
look the freight shipments from Jos
eph and the intermediate points to
ward La Grande will afford even a
bigger record for a single day.
GOOD TIMES BRING DIVORCE.
Young Wife Admits Husband Too Old
To Be Seen With.
Cincinnati, July 31. "He was too
old for me. I did not want to be seen
going around with him," said Irene
von Risscn Collins, of 1555 Linn
street, to Judge Hoffman after she
had been brought into court to testify
in the suit for divorce brought by her
husband, William F. Collins, . a rail
road engineer, of 1409 Pleasant street.
Irene is only 18 and from the testi
mony developed in the suit is inclined
to like the brighter things in life.
She married William February last
after a former marriage contracted
by her had been annulled. The sep
aration occurred slightly more than a
month later, April 4.
During that time she cost her hus
band nearly all the savings he had
accumulated.
"I couldn't see myself sitting
around the house with him," she said.
When she left their home in April she
took a pianola with her and $4500
which her husband had given her to
deposit in a joint bank account; $2000
of this he later recovered. The bal
ance was spent "in having a good
time."
Just prior to the marriage it was
shown that she received from Collins
a check for $150 $30 for wedding
clothes, $850 for a player piano; Feb
ruary 24, the day before the mar
riage, $75 for wedding clothes; Feb
ruary 25, $305 for wedding ring and
diamond engagement ring.
Mrs. Collins gave her testimony
with an arm in a sling and a discol
ored eye, injuries said to have been
suffered by her in a motorcycle ac
cident some time ago The decree was
ntcd the husband for gross neg
lect.
Looked Too Warlike
St. Peter, Minn., Aug. I. Because
they thought the Boy Scouts' hike
looked to them like militarism, the
Nicollet county Equity society cnused
the abandonment of a hike scheduled
BREAKS RECORD
to have started from here today.
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LEAVES PORT
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UNDERSEA MERCHANT V ESS Eli f
LEAVES THIS COUNTRY'S
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Al 5;30 O'CLOCK EASTERN
TIME SINKS INTO ATLANTIC
Allies Patrol Waits on the Three Mil
Limit Tugs Guide the Merchant
Moat lo ward the Bay Entrance, fj I
nnue juauncnes Hovered Around
Her Police Kept All Private BoaU
at a Safe Distance Channel Had
Been Dragged for Mines.
Baltimore, Aug. 1. The Deutsch-
land sailed at 5:33 p ,m today amid
guiding launches. ,
Tutrs flanked t.h aiibma nna
through the route it took among tha
capes. -
The channel had been dracirflH for
hidden mines for it was ulnwviv th
wish of the United States government
mat nothing should happen while the
German boat was in American wntam
that would tend to bring on further-,
troubles with the Fatherland.
The police boats stood guard over
the Gorman merchant vessel of tho
new type and prevented private ves
sels from aDDroachinir onlv to n. rr.
tain distance.
Outside of the three miln limit, tha
Allied warshins kent
all day and were sailing up and down
wnen tne ueutscniand made the dive
for the open waters.
DEUTSCHLAND READY NOW.
Merchant Submarine Will Leave
America This Afternoon.
Baltimore. Auer. 1. Tlhe Dniitwh.
land has planned to depart before 5
o'clock this afternoon. Port officials
have ordered all Dress boats Hnikml tn
prevent them from pursuing the
suibmarinV in her . start for deen
water.
PREHISTORIC RELIC
Work of Human Handicraft Found In
Bottom of Excavation
At the bottom of the excavation '
for the La Grande Grocery Company's
new warehouse, six feet below the
surface, has been discovered a rare
relic. It is evidently the work of
human hands and seems to have been
devised as a sort of retainer or re
ceptacle, but in what way and by
what strange race of beings the same
was wrought or the secret of how it
came to be where it was discovered,
there is no audible voice to proclaim.
It is known that at the site of the
warehouse building there was at one
time a depression. This was filled up
by all sorts of refuse and about all
the material that has been removed
is that which has been placed there
in the years gone by. But the facts
in regard to the relic are not so easi
ly determined and could not be told
unless the cylindrically shaped piece
of mechanism apparently made of
glass could itself speak and tell nil
it knows. Its history is as silent and
uncomunicative as the Sphinx. In
outline, however, it completely re
sembles an old-time whiskey bottle.
ENGINEER VISITING HERE
Venerable Employe of Missouri Paci
fic Likes Oregon's Weather
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Miller, of Coun
cil Grove, Morris county, Kansas, are
in La Grande visiting their son, Fire- ;
man "Pat" Miller. Council Grove is
quife well known from even before
the border times as being one of the
old Indian trading points in the then
far west. The elder Miller i3 also a
railroad man an engineer and he
has been in the employ of the Mis- -
souri Pacific for forty years, twenty
years of which time was on one regu
lar run. Incidentally the- trip west-'
ward is for tho benefit of Mrs. Mill
er's health and all the family are
pleased over the fact thnt the Kansas
lady has experienced marked im
provement. -The venerable engineer is
also very favorably impressed with
Oregon's summer weather and cool
nights and they are both glad they
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far