La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 10, 1916, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textla a 'If AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916. NUMBER 44. V ITALY GAIHS lyi Ij r o o ii o v .1 r r 3 t WTNNINli ARMY PUSHING TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF CAPTURED GOR1TZ IS0NZ0 RIVER CROSSED BY MEANS OF PONTOONS On the Somme River Germans Claim to Have Repulsed Both 'English and French, While London Asserts Australians Have Been Making Substantial Gains There Too., Berlin, Aug. 10. It is announced Germans have repulsed British and French attacks on the Somme. Rome, Aug. 10. It is reported Ital ians have continued their successful attacks on Austrians in the vicinity of Goritz which was for a long time a strong barricade against Italian in vasion of Austria, and which fell yes terday, toy capturing the AuBtnan avi ation station at Aisovizzi, six miles east of Goritz. Austrians attempted a stand in the suburbs of the city, but Italian cavalry and cyclists charged and scattered the defenders. One Austrian detachment was isolated from tho main force, i Lomberg Becomes Objective. Petrogrd, Aug. 10. It is an nounced Russians captured the Chryp lin railway station three miles east of Stanislau. The Russian right wing seized the railway 12 miles northeast of Stanislau at the mouth of the Elora Lypia river. Teutons are re treating behind the (Bistntze river tfhere they plan a decisive battle for jjemiberg. ' : French.. Too Cfelm Victories. . . Paris, Aug. ,10. H is : announced French progressed through Hem woods, capturing 100 prisoners last night ana dispersed a German attack south of Somme. The German attack in the Vosge region was repelled. The Allies have conducted several success ful aeroplane raids. Australians Advancing. London, Aug. 10. Gen. Haig has reported Australians gained at all immediate objectives nortnwest oi JPoziere3. Germans shelled British positions southeast of Trones wood. Isonzo Crossing Continues. , Dispatches state a total of 22,000 prisoners were taken around Goritz and it is announced Italian cavalry have further , progressed eastward. Troops continue crossing the Isonzo over pontoons. Late this afternoon war office an nounced Italians had captured Bos chini, south of Goritz. . LINEMAN INJURED. Bone Broken in Ankle When Work man Falls From a Pole. Mistaking a cluster of branches 12 feet from the ground, as the foot of ,1-, Cafl. MavwnTl. fnrAmnn of ' WIO WV't , . " linemen for the Eastern Oregon Light . 1 1 .U. 1 & .Power company, mi tu uio iuunu and broke the large bone of the an iTa jo of fhn kncnit.nl AnH aside IklCi .is o " 1" . . from the excruciating pain, is doing as wen as coum ue mpkku. iuu fall occurred at night when line trou bles called him out. He had been up the pole, and was coming down when the accident happened, and it ap pears that he saw green foliage be low him and thought he was on the ground when as matter of fact he twma efunruna. nn tTie leaves of a tree. His fnther. W. A. Maxwell, of Union came over today to visit the injured man. SCHOOL FORCE SHAPING. Onn nr Two Instructors Yet To Be Contracted for by Officials. With the high school faculty all but perfected. Linden McCullough, su- llllBUIIVll V vs. J gin final arrangements for opening of school September 11th. Manual tvoinincr anil tVin domestic science de partments have been occupying at tention of the superintendent ana board recently, Mr. Mason of O. A. C. i. ; Uan amrtlnvpH in the manual Having . - - --- arts and the board has all but closed with a local woman to nanaie me domestic science departments. Tm U Inta-vAnilltr HavH Mr. Mc 111 Wit. ll'VLI .V. ' Cullough will proceed to shape school affairs that the institution may open and, fall into its year's stride without loss oi time. ENGLAND PRODDED. State Department Wants Answer to Mall rrotest fcxpeauea. Washington, Aug. 10. It Is official ly announced the state department has asked Britain to expedite a re - ply to the American protest aginst British interference with mails. WORLD'S RICHEST YOUNG MAN fly V J 'Lr -i -Ui mkm4 f ' i II . . - viif I . ; - y ; ' .--:::--lI . Ensign Vincent Astor. The millionaire ensign, of the1 naval militia aviation corps, devotes a great . part of his time at the Bay Shore, L . I., aviation field, where he teaches recruits to fly. Ensign Astor is the richest young man in the world, since he inherited the vast fortunes of h is father, John Jacobs Astor, when; the ' latter died on the Titanic , in 1912. i STREET : FIRE COSTLY TWENTY INJURED, ALLY. SOME FAT- Panic Follows Blaze Started Short Circuited Wires. by Chicaeo. Aue. 10. Twenty were iniured. four of them fatally, when a shorr. crcuit caused a double explo sion in a Halstead street car. Forty passengers rushed to exits, but the car burned rapidly. Firemen, and po licemen, chopped the imprisoned and injured from the blazing debris. In the panic many were crushed. EXCURSION DREW WELL. Nearlv 50 From La Grande and 33 From Branch L.ine Points Attend. When the seashore excursion pulled out of La Grande last evening it car ried close to 50 La Granders, 33 from branchline points, and four car loads from points east. Conductor Wade brought down 33 from 'Wallowa coun ty who were desirous of enjoying the seaside trip. Among those who went from La Grande and vicinity. - Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Young, Mrs. w. E. Buchanan, John Hodgin, Dora i. Krouss, Mrs. W. H. Casey and two children Grace Barrie, Weiser, L. C. Bullis and wife, S. F. Andrews and wife, Edwin. Mason, C. W. Halle baugh, Mrs. R. W. Laughlin, O. L. Wall, who goes to join his wife; Min nie Schwebke, Stella J. Thorsen, El gin; P. E. Christiensen, Alicel; Hattie Wingo, Alicel; D. C. Conrad, Alicel; C. R. Hibberd, Edna Bellmer, Mrs. John Girdler and son, John, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Talbott; Mrs. L. U. But ler, Mrs. Laura E. Rogers; Mrs. Sarah Bellmer, Florence Bryant, Alice Snook, Lela A. Jones, S. A. HawKins, Mrs. C. R. Buell, Willie Silverthorn. EN ROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE. Cove Ptople Join Baker Long Auto rnp. Bakor, Aug. 10. (Special) Mrs. F. E. Corpe and C. L. Peterman of Cove, and Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Peter man of this city leave this morning by auto for Salt Lake and Utah points, after which they will go to Yellowjtone park, returning by way of Butts and Spokane. They expect to take about a month for the trip. Eight Cars Derailed. Eight cars of a freight train were r. , . n 11... T.Wirt aerauea oeiweeii itnuiciuii todav There were no casualties and I. - ... i i . i xt but slight damage is reponeu. iTOv,. particular delay in passenger traffic I Representative Kent of California, is anticipated according to the re- chairman of the recently formed Wil ports received at La Grande. 'son Non-Partisan league and Mrs. TEACHES MILITIA RECRUITS TO ? JOHN COLLIER CITY TREASURER C. M. HUMPHREYS RESIGNS HIS POSITION. While Retiring Official Goes to U. S. National, Old-Time Citizen Succeeds Him. . John Collier, long-time ' business man of La Grande, and one of the framers of the present city charter becomes city treasurer August 14th by appointment of City Manager Lafky to succeed C. M. Humphreys, who has resigned to accept a position with the banking house. The new treasurer has been located "in Port land up to recently, after he disposed of his business affiliations here, but returned a few weeks ago. FLOUR JUMPS 50 Chicago, Aug. 10. Advancing Vheat prices have hit the American housewife hard. , Flour jumped 50 cents today and bakers' grades' cost $7.50 a barrel. While flour is steadily advanced wheat has fluctuated. There was ex citing trading, brokers madly shout ing their bids. . WOIN MEET TO PRESIDENTIAL Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 10. What tho new Woman's party will do at the polls November 7 will be settled Party on,at tnc conference of the party's na tional executive committee opening here today. With scores of confer ences, all leading up to a decision on their choice for President, leaders from the twelve suffrage states com posing the Farty met here today to decide which way to throw the 4,000, 000 votes they claim to control. Four speakers will train their guns on the male politicians tonight Miss Maud Younger, California, Secretary of the National Council of the Congression al Union; Mrs. Florence Bayard Hills, Delawaro, Chairman of the Delaware Bran;h it the CongresRional Union; Mrs. William Kent, California, of the ----- --- --- . . national txecuuve committee oi m rirnpA.oinnal llninn anil vnfa ftf FLOOD DEATH UST FALLING OFF TO FIFTY SCORES REPORTED DEAD BY EARLY REPORTS ARE NOW ' ACCOUNTED FOR. FOOD AND TENTS SENT TO HOMELESS VICTIMS Cloudburst Near Galipolis, Ohio, Creates Havoc, 20 Bodies. Being Jammed Into Debris at Dam Mili tiamen Guard Against Charleston Looting of Dead Bodies. Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 10. Lat est conservative estimates say 60 are dead in the great flood. Scores orig inally reported dead are how account ed for. : , , ' ' - The Kanawaha river : is receding, but it is carrying houses,1 barns. and furniture. A boy's corpse was seen on the roof of a floating house. Governor Hatfield has ordered two more militia companies to the flood district to halt looting, and aid the thousands of homeless. Troops also brousrht food and tents. rroperty loss will oe over nve mil lions. Twenty Piled in Dam. Galipolis, Ohio, Aug. 10. rMany corpses, cloudburst ' victims, noated down the Ohio river today and there are huge masses of wreckage. Boatmen vainly attempted to re move 20 bodies Irom debris lodged against a dam 10 miles south of here. , . NEW PLAYERS APPEAR. ' Band Concert Tomorrow Night ton Feature Three New Members. A new solo cornetist, A. Lonney of Portland, .Dick Perrine, a solo trom bone, player also of Portland; and Mr. Homme, a tuba expert, will be intro duced as permanent members of the Elks' band tomorrow evening when the organization gives its regular concert. The management is launching out to get expert musicians, (having in mind the very best organization of players obtainable. Henderson Clark 111. Relatives and f riends of Henderson LViauu .rnul thi. nftBninnn at the criti - cal condition the old gentleman 1b in He has been indisposed for some lit tle time. CENTS IN IS CRUISER NEAR GALVESTON: Galveston, Aug. 10. A large and unidentified four-funneled cruiser is Inside the three-mile limit off Galves ton. It is reported a German submarine merchantmen is attempting to dock here. AGREE ON i Sara Bard Field, . of Oregon. The i conferees here have just one motive; to force passage of the onstitutional amendment permitting women to vote. If the Democrats don't show signs of passing it quickly, they de clared today, those 4,000,000 votes are going to go Kepunhcan, or Prohibi tion or Progressives, or Socialists or wheraver they will do the most good or harm. To back up their threat to rock th.i boat in the coming election, the women have a lot of figures which; they say, ought to frighten even the most healthy Democrat. One of them is that they control enough votes in each of the twelve "suff" States to elect either a Republican or a Demo crat. Miss Anne Martin, of Reno, chairman of the national committee of the party, will preside tonight at the opening of hostilities. The recep tion ihi3 afternoon was called at Aus- (Continued on Page Four) Clark of South La Grande are much'"' a.??!Dlr' 17"u lne corp8B " "ne TRADING W CANDIDATE MEDIATORS MEETING Ul EftCH SIDE ALTEBhATELY Conductors and Trainmen Standing FirmrSe. crecy Veils Sessions. . : New York, Aug 10 Federal media-, tors met irailroad brotherhood repre sentatives and railroad managers al ternately today. All sessions are se cret. " A. B. Garretson of the Conductors Brotherhood said: "We stand .Arm" and it is indicated trainmen are not yielding. Mr. Garretson declared the brotherhoods intended to press their demands and Mediator Chambers pre dicted further meetings tonight. No publicity has been given to any of the conferences. ' Federation Board Is Working.' : New York, Aug. O.-'-If the federal mediati-m board, which was called in today, fails to adjust the differences betwean the country's railroads' and their 400,000- employes, President Wilson will be asked to use his per sonal influence to ; avert a general strike, . ' " '. ' I " . Railroad representatives whV have been negotiating with the men since June 12 made this statement. An ap peal to the president will be the last resort, taken only to save the nation from the trade paralysis that would follow a railway strike. . Late to- night the federal mediatora' efforts to bring tho contending . factions to-j both sides join in petitioning congress gether were well under way. Accept- to graAt the necessary power. If this ance of the board's offer of services ' proved unsatisfactory to the unions is not obligatory on either side. If . the railroads suggested arbitration the brotherhoods refuse to accept the under the Newlands act -j.; .-.:, mediator's good offices the situation The men rejected the two porposi will stand as it was before the medi-!tions. . Their spokesman A. B. Gar ators stepped in. I retson, president of i the I Order of A. B. Garretson, president of the Railway Conductors, i" In an impaa railroad conductors, said that unless sioned speech, said that the men the railroads made satisfactory con-! would nevr consent to arbitration be cessions they would refuse to bind! cause of the failure of the unions to themselves to federal mediation and obtain justice in prior ; disputes unless something else intervened the .through that method.' PORTLAND GIRL FALLS TO DEATH MISS, AGED SEVEN, WALKS HER SLEEP. IN Tumbles Out of Fourth Story Window , Body Found Later. Portland, Aug. 10. Lillian Cun ningham, aged seven, walked in her sleep and fell through her bedroom window four stories high. Elmer 'Ba- i i i - j it. iB"5y u,,a James Cunningham, her father, left the girl asleep at 11 last night. A woman down stairs heard a thud a half hour later than that. POTATOES SUPPLANT APPLES. J. B. Stoddard Breeding Fine Grades of the Spud. To change an orchard into a first-, class potato field has been the work of J. B. Stoddard of Fruitdale this year and he has done his work re - markably well. His first load of spuds came into the city this morn - ing. They are not the old common potato of years gone by, not at all. They are the aristocrats of the potato family end show their breeding. Mr. Stoddard has made a research of , spud' literature and chased Burbank history up one side and down the I other to direct , mm in tne culture or Grand ,Fork A 10. Mr. Huges the potato. His efforts are D.ea1.B addressed a farmer audience at the results for his potatoes offered this auditoriunj y. He declared h morning were par excellence Tho8tood f unflinching protection of Z V, 'f. "u h HL n., American rights. He said: "We "Gold Coin' is all that the name im- , fc y heads, unless deeds S onTsfdBaof "Pride Zltno" follow words. Weakness breeds in place along side , of Pride of Mutoo- j , , , bredg waJ. He Sftor i? Ba Stoddard will Z he foZ P-pared-ss and attacked the ad fn -rnwer instead of the annle p-rower 1 ministration's diplomacy. Ho shook and his product is all right in every way, MR. ALLINSON RETIRES Ralph Fowler and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fowler Succeed in Proprietorship Compelled by a return of asthma attacks of long standing, to seek a lower altitude, William Allinson has retired from the Mammoth Grocery Store, and will move to Portland. Ralph Fowler, previously interested in the concern, and Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fowler of Enterprise constitute the firm of Fowler & Co., which will . September, because the literacy test herenfter control and manage the I 0f the Immigration bill is not includ store, the place continuing under its ! ej m the Democratic leaders' legis old name. Mr. and Mrs. Fowler will itivo program. Republicans want tn?ke La Grande their home, he be- . the literacy test clause. ; ing already here and she being duei . to arrive August 15th. I". Bomb Susnecta Arraigned., "Much as I hate to leave La Grande, ! San Francisco, Aug. 10. Five I find it impossible to remain here bomb suspects have been arraigned. continuously and must do as I did a ! Judge Cabaniss postponed Issreal' few years ago, seek relief in lower iWeinburg's case until Saturday and climate altitude,1' said Mr. Allinson postponed others until Tuesday. At in speaking of the change. torneys pleaded they weren't ready. .ft general strike order will be enforced, The present crisis in the railroad situation was reached in this' city 00 ; June 15 last, when the conference be- tween the representatives of 235 rail road systems in the United States and 400.000 employes failed to arrive-- at an adjustment of their - differences, , The conference began June. 1 and . following the presentation on March 30 of demands by the men . for ' an eight-hour day and time and a half for ovortime. ; , V ; , ? . . It had 'been hoped that the confer ence might make unnecessary the tak- ' ing of a strike vote by referring fth . questions at issue to arbitration. Af ter"hearing the demands of the ' unions, however, 1 the railroads "de clined to make a counter proposal and 1 dismissed the subject 'by offering to further discuss what they termed a "tentative proposition" which; grant ed tho men's eight-hour demand .but refused all others. . ; , , The unions declined to consider the "tentative" offer and the railroads . then suggested placing their differ ences before the interstate commerce commission for decision, or if that - body was without authority, that I ; me leaaers oi tine lour unions, xne Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi , neers, the'.BwthBrhood of Locomotive . :'i?' JFfanjtMd Enginemen, the Brorh- erhood of Railway Trainmen- and the : . Order of Railway Conductors,, upon withdrawing from the conference lost no time , in drafting the strike ballot and in order - to expedite the vote caused their distribution throughout the country by the 600 union dele gates that had also attended the con ference. . It was pointed out at that time by the brotherhoods' leaders that a vote ordering a general strike :. did not necessarily mean the immediate in stitution of the strike. It was ex plained that the strike order would not be issued until every effort look ing toward an amicable settlement had been exhausted. In statements issued by the rail road heads following the break up of the conference it was held that the eight-hour day demanded by the men did not actually mean a shorter work day, but irather an increase of 25 per cent over existing wages for the same amount of work, and an increase in many cases of 87 1-2 per cent for overtime as compared with present rates.. The demands pertain only to freight and not to passenger service. The railroads maintained that to al low the increase would add $100,000, 000 a year to the operating expenses of all roads in the United States, "for the benefit of men whose average pay ! per day was increased from 30 to 42 , per cent from 1903 to 1914, while the wages of the Western engineers were j further increased in 1915." '- HUGHES ADDRESSES FARMERS Wants Nation to Avoid Wsr by Un flinching Protection , hands Wlth 60a Marshfield Doctor Dead Marshfield, Aug. 10. Doctor Wal ter Cullin, aged 60, who was health officer of Coos county, was louna j dead In bed today. He died of apo- plexy. ADJOURNMENT OPPOSED Republicans Hang on Literacy Test .In Immigration Bill Washington. Auc 10. The Repub lican caucus has declined the Demo- rraMi. micrirestion Conirress adiourn to 't 41 , n t HI