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

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Newspaper Page Textrotating AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1916. NUMBER 57. BERLIN AND ATHENS HEAR OPEN BREAK TRUE SITUATION NORTH OF SA LONIKA CLOUDED BY CON FLICTING NEWS. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ALONG CAUCASUS FRONT ON AGAIN Italians Within 14 Miles of Trieste Declares Press Dispatch, Taking , . .. ,. . New Trenches Continually-Several Killed When Zeppelins Bombard Outskirts of London. Geritz, Aug. 25. General Cadornia has advanced his lines within 14 miles of Trieste. They captured the second line of trenches southeast of Monfal- cone and at some places penetrated third line. Shells leveled the city. Berlin, Aug. 25. It is officially ad- mitted French have captured Maure- pas, bu' "'s claimed a raiding Zeppe- lin des -jl four British aeroplanes over Lt 2 gjt night. v Trieste is the strongest seaport Austria controls on the Adriatic, and is slightly northeast from Venice, ly- ing well toward the head of the Adri- atic. London, Aug. 25. A Petrograd wireless today said Russians have re- sumed advance in the entire Caucasus front-, following, recanture of Mush. Turks are evacuating Bitlis and the Russian official -statement ir.Aounced the Grand Duke's offensive west of has suffered ill health for the past Lake Van is continuing. Russians are three years and had gone away for pursuing Turkish remnants in the mediccl attention. She was in Boise Mush region. a short time and then went to Poca- Germans Order Retreat. tello, where her husband met her and A Rome wireless said Germany has took her to Dillon, Mont., with him on ordered Bulgarians to discontinue the a business trip. They had made all offensive and evacuate Greek territory arrangements for the care and com and dispatches also asserted several fort of the boys during their absence, "Greek generals have refused to obey and had assumed that they were all orders to evacuate eastern Mace- right. The parents left Dillon Wed donia. They are desperately resisting nesday night. They state they will do the Bulgarian attacks. all in their power for the boys and Athens has informed Berlin the sit- that Mrs. Penewell's father of Leb uation might cause a German-Greek anon, Ore., will arrive in a few days, war. Latest Athens dispatches ap- , Lawyer Says Case Is Puzzle, parently contradict the Rome report Boise, Aug. 25. "'I believe that the which assert Greeks are retreating. case of Harold and Lynn Lovelace French Forces Consolidate. will bring about some amendment of Paris, Aug. 25-. It is announced our present statutes," said W. P. French last night consolidated new Guthrie of Twin Falls, attorney for positions north and northeast of the slayers of F. Thomas Hamill, Maurpol and report violent German Thursday at the Hotel Idanha here, counters at Hill 121. They captured "The disposal of the boys' case phe 70 prisoners. French fire halted Ger- sents a serious question," Guthrie man attacks at Fleury and also in the continued. "They should not be sent Apremont region southeast or Verdun, LONDON OUTSKIRTS HITS. Invasion of London Territory by Zep pelins Causes Fatalities. London, Aug. 25. Gen. Haig. re- ported today British advanced their fines several hundred yards last night in severe fighting on both sides of the Longuval-Fleury-Bapaume road. They seized northern and eastern edges of Delville woods. r.,.nl mnnrtori aiv Zp.t- pelins participated in the raid last night and one reached the outskirts of London where it dropped bombs and damaged the electric power sta tion. Three men, three women and two children were killed. Seven men, eleven women and three children were wounded. The ship bombed the water front and shipping yards. Telephone Rates Ordered Cancelled. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 24. All exist in? contracts for telephones in Se attle at less than $2 a month have been orderea canceica Dy tne puDiic service commission. These contracts, inherited by the Pacific Telephone company from small independent lines absorbed by the company years ago, provided a rate of $1.50 a month on 458 two-party lines and 60 four-party lines in the business district and on numerous lines in the residence sec - tions. This will increase the revenues of the company to tne point wnere it will pay a net return of 3.35 per cent on the valuation of the plant, accord ing to the public service commission. Wenzel Family Returns Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Wenzel and dauehter arrived today from a stay of a couple of weeks on the coast. Mr. Stance Safe Home Pat Foley is in receipt of a message stating that Aug. Stange and party had reached their homo in Wisconsin, after a tour of the northwest. They expressed the highest appreciation of LA uranfle ana tne reception given them while they were here. BOYS SOB PUT TALE OF CRIME LOVELACE BOYS ANO'vPAR. ENTS MEET. Attorney Thinks No Jury Will Convict the Two Murderers. Twin Falls., Ida. A Bobbing little 1 woman and a dazed, sympathetic man augnteu irom the train here Thursday night, rushed to the rooming house where they left their baggage, and without stopping to register hastened to tho courthouse. They were Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Pen ewell, mother and step-father of the two lads held in jail here awaiting trial cn charge of the murder of F. Thomas Hamill. They knew nothing of the terrible crima until, arriving at Burley on their way to Twin Falls, Penewell got off the train for a moment to speak to a friend, who asked him if he was the , Falls jail. Penewell asked for an ex- planation, and the friend called his at- tention to the pictures in Thursday's 'paper. i Breaks News to Wife. I Penewell hesitated about breaking the news to his wife, but finally thought it best to do so. She was show;i the story in the paper( but woum not oeiieve tne story. Arriving at the courthouse, they were denied admission to the boys' cell and told to confer with attorneys. They were taken to the boys' cell later Thursday night, and a heartrending scene took place. The boys were in bed when the parents visited them, The smaller lad threw his arms about his mother and sobbed bitterly as he and his brother related the terrible 'crime. The older boy cried, with his face hidden in his pillow, The mother and step-father finally left, both with tears streaming down their faces. The mother is almost prostrated with grief. She insists the boys are not bad and that the little one is especially tender-hearted. Pointing to the pictures in a paper, she sobbed: "They never looked like that before. They had good clothes at home. I asked them where they got those ragged coats and they said someone in Buhl gave them the coats." ' Parents Heartbroken. Both the Barents are hearbroken over the tragedy and seem utterly 'Caeed and unbelieving. 'The molSer to the penitentiary; they snouia not be sent to the reform school because of an Idaho law to the effect that a boy who has committed a homicide must be sent to the state prison. "I do not believe that the jury can ever be found which will convict these tv boy8 of murder , I feel sure that they do not realize the enormity of their crime, having had rvr.al lks with them. : "Shocking though the thought is, a conviction on any homicide charge will mean a term in the penitentiary for these children. An amendment of our present laws or a new statute will, in my opinion, be necessary be fore the school at St. Anthony can take care of cases of this kind." RETINTING LODGEROOM. Masonic Temple Being Renovated Extensive Style. in Workmen are renovating the Ma sonic temple, including the lodge room proper, the dining room, waiting room and other appurtenances, tne wans have a handsome tint, the car- pets are being cleaned and the whole institution is to be thoroughly gone over by the workmen, , The stairway and corridors have been freshly painted so that there will be a brand newness to everything about the lodge home. 1 ELKS' BAND CONCERT, eeklv Event to Take Place at Usual Time This Evening. The concert by the Elks' band will be given at the usual place this even ing beginning at 8 o'clock. The fol lowing program will be presented: March. "Caesar's Triumnhal Mitchell Selection, "II Trovatore, Verdi Duet for Cornets, "Swiss Boy". .Bent Mr. Loney and Mr. McManus. Popular "Down Home Rag" Sweetman Pouplar, "Everybody Rag With Me" I Le Roy Overture, "Poet and Peasant". .Sappe .-star opangiea uanner. J. David Haines, director. DEADLOCK UNBROKEN: MEN BALLED TO WHITE ROUSE, WILSON IS STANDI FIRM Ninety-Minute Conference Between Employ ees and Wilson Shrouded in Mystery National Lobby Accused Washington, Aug. 25. President Wilson and the railroad presidents are apparently hopelessly deadlocked. President Wilson unexpectedly called the brotherhood heads to the White House during the day and the conference lasted 90 minutes. When over, the leaders said the situation was unchanged but intimated Presi dent Wilson has promised to stand hrmly by the eight-hour proposal. National Lobby Felt. The brotherhood presidents told the chief executive that a nation-wide lobby was influencing public senti ment in favor of the railroads and presented telegrams showing how the Northern Pacific railway was paying for favorable messages sent to Wash ington. Immediate Settlement Urged. The brotherhoods again pointed out to President Wilson that the members are urging immediate settlement. Af ter leaving the conference the leaders denied President Wilson suggested a strike settlement by congressional legislation. President Garretson said! "The situation is rocking along. There is no compromise." Corvallis Boy Wins Honors. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brown and lit tle daughter, who have been guests of Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cramer, several days, leave to- WHEAT PRICES Further advances in wheat hit Eastern Oregon, including Union county, during the past few hours and $1.18 to $1.20 are offers made to day in wheat buying circles. New rumors stampede the Chicago pit al- most daily and prices are bulging everywhere. Wheat closed in the Grande Ronde at $1.12 last Saturday me uiuerence representing duration within four days of trading, Chicago Prices Soaring. Chicago, Aug. 25. Blackrust wheat damage reports today caused Septem ber wheat to jump sharply, followed by December and May options in like spirit. The pit was keenly excited. BIG DAMAGE SUIT FILED. Willamette Valley Mills Demanding More Cars for Lumber. Portland, Aug. 25. The Willam ette Valley Lumbermen's association has instructed Attorney J. N. Teal to file a quarter million dollar suit against the Southern Pacific and Ore gon Electric, alleging freight car dis crimination. The lumbermen said they must close many mills soon unless they get speedy relief. Attorney Teal may in stitute a federal mandamus proeced- ng first. MORE BIRDS COMING. Twelve Dozen China Pheasants To Be Liberated at Once. Word received from State Game Warden Shoemaker by L. Hoyt Wing, Fancy Union Saddlers Sold To U. S. Border Officers Union, Aug. 25. (Special) Gov - ernment agents have purchased nmnnw othpr horsna for fnvjilrv nnr. r - - - . i poses two steeds which are to go for the mounts of officers on the Mexican border. The two purchases are colts from Gus Levy's Galloway King and they were bought from isenson tiros. These two young horses are to be forwarded immediately to the Mexi can border. NEGROES IN PICNIC. La Grande Contributes Several To ward Making Event Important. Pendleton, Aug. 24. More than 100 colored folks from La Grande, Walla Walla, Baker, Pasco and Pendleton are gathered at the picnic grounds be low t!ie county poor farm today. The occasicn is a celebration of the suc cessful baseball season for the Col ored Tigers which has recently been closed. The Tigers came out with night for their home in North Bond. They had been in Portland attending "Buyers Week" and stopped here on the route home. Mr. Brown, who was formerly connected with Kline's de partment store won honors for him self in Portlnnd at the convention of merchants when he was awarded first place at the Buyers speaking contest following the banquet at Hotel Ben son. His laudation of North Bend was considered the best booster speech given and is a great honor for Mr. Brown, who won out over many prom inent merchants of the entire north west. Corvallis Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were at one time residents of La Grande, he being employed in the N. K, West store. MURDERESS WORRIED. Former Portland Woman Declares Husband Deserved Dog-like Death. Mt. Clemons, Mich., Aug. 25. 'Mrs. Emil Petite, a former Portland wom an will be arraigned in justice court Monday on a charge of murdering her husband on Aug. 17. She has not recovered from the shock. She is pale and wan and her defense is un known. The woman said: "My hus band deserved to die like a dog." . REACH SHI Fin & Fleetfoot club president and John Walden deputy game warden, is to the effect that 12 crates of China pheasants with a dozen in each will be shipped to La Grande probably to morrow. They are now on the way. Three crates will go to each of the I following preserves: Walter Pierce, . peach Bros., Blockland Bros, and il. C. . Chenault, In addition to these shipments there will be two crates for Union and two for Cove. La Grande previously this year received four crates making a to tal of 16 dozen birds liberated in this vicinity this year through the efforts of the Wing, Fin & Fleetfoot club . Club members must see to the cor rect disposal of the crates after their arrival in La Grande. CONCLAVE PROMISING. Meeting of Eastern Oregon Teachers Hiie in November Arranged For. Linden McCullough, who succeeds John Girdler as president of the Eastern Oregon division of the State Teachers' association, Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, secretary, and Mrs. Nellie G. Neill, treasurer, all of this city, aided by the executive committee nre working out a very elaborate and in structive program for the annual ses sion of the institution which convenes in La Grande November 1-3 inclusive. "We have already proceeded so far with the program that we can say that the program will have unusual merit" declared Mrs. Ivanhoe today, "and the numbers will be announced from time to time." considerable money ahead and won a larE.e majorit of their o-ameH. The colored folks were taken to the groundii this morning in auto trucks and c large barbecu3 was held at noon. This afternoon there is the sports and the affair will be closed to night with a dance at the haglo Woodman hall. Tho committee in charge of the ir ranguments are Gcorirc Hooker, Wil liam Myers, Robert Nixon, Ernest Al len and E. Wilson. ARMY BILL FAVORED. House Confers About Enormous Army Appropriations Measure. Washington, Aug. 22. House con ferred on the sennte amendments to the army appropriation bill today. The action made the total prepared ness expenditures over 645 million dollars. GRAIN SACK DOOM IS PLAINLY SEEN EXHAUSTIVE SURVEY COUNTY TAKEN. OF Five Hundred Farmers Asked to Ex press an Opinion. County Agent Spillman is asking 500 Union county farmers whether they prefer to handle the grain crop of this county in bulk or in Backs. Numerous wheat growers have told him that the time is ripe to make the change in the field system. Mr. Spillman says that the ad vantages are not alone in the saving of sack costs. It takes more time, la bor and money to handle sack grain at the local warehouse and again to put it on the cars, and again to take it off the cars, and again to put it into ocean-going vessels. It is extra and unnecessary cost all the way along the line. It is an expensive and out of date method that has been quite generally abandoned outside the Pa cific Northwest. The bulk system also means the in troduction of standard grades so that the man who sells clean wheat gets a premium for it. Local elevators should be equipped with cleaners so that tho man with the trashy or smut ty wheat can have it cleaned for less than he would be docked if his wheat went to market dirty. The following is a letter sent out bv Mr. Spillman to about 500 Union county wheat growers and if the re plies are favorable steps will be taken to arrange this fall for handling next year's crop in bulk so far as possible: lA'tter bent farmers. Dear .Sir: It takes about 850.000 sacks to hold Union county's annual grain crop according to the best sta tistics. This office believes in the bulk handling system. We ore here to help the farmers and consider that the in troduction of bulk handling is one of the biggest things that can be done for tho county. Wo want to know what the wheat growers think about it and that is why we nre sending out the letters. Those we have talked to are favorable but we can't talk to all and so we are writing. Are you interested in the matter? If so will you answer the question on the encolsed blank and put it in the envelope already addressed to me. It , requires no stamp. 1 If everybody answers we will know! what 500 wheat growors think about j it. it that many want it we can have it provided we all get together. This office will help get together and if you will watch tho papers wo will tell you what 500 farmers have to say on the subject. It will cost something to make the change but wo should gain it back in two years and be thousands of dollars ahead in ten years. We haven't space to present figures but what we want to know is this: Do you favor a campaign this fall to get all the facts before the county and get ready to handle in bulk before time to buy next years' sacks. Please answer the enclosed ques tions ana mane any rcmarKs on tne question you care to. Remember that the facts the country over are in favor 1KcnrQ;'xTv.Y"ly4y?' tural Asrcnt. The Question Card. 1. Do you favor the bulk handling system ? 2. Do you believe that now is the time to change? 3. Will you help get together this fall to consider the matter and take some action? 4. If we hold a number of meet ings all over the county to present the matter will you try to attend? Remarks. 96 Once More At 2 o'clock this afternoon the gov- his defeat by Lolquitt in the first ernment instruments registered 95 dc-1 Primaries he is admitted by politic grees which means about 96 before'""13 Jo have the better of it on thc day is over. The heat spell, there- . Paper . fore, continues to hold its own and will probably break Saturday night. 753 Towns Destroyed By Bombard ments Since Beginning of War Palis, Aug. 25. Statistics from the "'."SLS! Ll uay, V... "1 " the war began and up to June 30. Dry Grass Bums. Dry grass surrounding the orchard on Lake street near the Palmer Lum ber company occupied by Bob Smith caught fire yesterday evening pre sumably from an engine spark. The ongine crew and neighbors hud the flames well under control when the fire department arrived, it having been delayed a minute or two by a freight train ut the North Second street crossing. There is consider able grass in that vicinity and it is likely some steps will be taken to burn it over under fire department control. The ordchard was nipped Blightly and some fence burned down. Enormous Sum Sent to Mother Country. San Francisco, Aug. 25. Twenty five dollars per capita represents the amount the 5,000.000 persons in Aus tralia have contributed in cash to the British cause in the European war. according to Hugh F. Ward, general manager of an Australian theatrical syndicate, who arrived hero yester day on the liner Ventura. He said the loans to the mother country rep resented $70 per capita, and the gifts and loans approach $500,000,000. BREMEN HAS BEEN TAKEN SAYS RUMOR ENGLISH CAPTAIN DECLARES VESSEL IS NOW CAPTIVE IN DOVER DOCK. . STEEL NET DECLARED TO HAVE SNARED SUBMARINE Four of Her Crew Reported to Have Died of Foul Air During Four Day Boat Was Captive Under Surface Steamer Goes Out from Boston to Investigate. New York, Aug. 25. -The captain of a British merchant steamer today ropoated the story that the British have captured the Bremen. He asked that his name bo withheld. The captain asserted that the Brem en became engaged in a steel net in the North sea and was helpless for four days, until a patrol boat discov ered her plight. Four of the crew died of foul air. Tho submarine was later towed into Dover. The official said the admiralty kept the episode secret. "Mother" Ship Returns. New London, Aug. 25. The North German Lloyd liner Willehad docked at the State Ocean Steamshin trier to. day. She had voyaged unescorted from Boston. , The crew verified the report issued yesterday that she had gone out to the three-mile limit to look after possible arrival of tho , liremcn, and the men said they saw no hostile vessels. It is believed the Germans intend to use the ship as a Mother boat" for the submarine Bremen. Fight Between Wets and Drys 'Dullas, Texas, Aug. 25. Individu ality will be Iargoly lost sight of tomorrow in the run off primaries for the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator. Tomorrow's balloting will be a bnttlo between wet and dry forces, with odds favoring the latter, politicians say. benator Charles Culberson and O. , B Colquitt, former governor, are the i principals in today-8 voting. In the reular Democratic primaries July 26 Culberson got 80,000 votes to Col- holder only beat Dr. S. P. Brooks, rormer president of Baylor Univers ity by about 6,000. But the nomina tion fight even then had resolved itself into a prohibition and anti-prohibition issue, with Colquitt admit tedly favorng the antis and Cluberson and Brooks tho pros. Tho prohibition vote split on its 2 candidates. Submission of prohibition at a gen eral election to follow the next ces sion of the legislature, carried in the primaries. The drys are expected to I unite .behind Culborson and despite Boys of '61 Gather for Encampment. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 25. The vanguard of Civil War veterans be gan flocking into this city today for the fiftieth national encampment of 'whici: opens Tre morrowS the Grand Army of the Republic i lobbies were alive with war talks and the boys of '61 did not seem to think it would be perhaps their last en campment, as many of the "young sters" thought. Boy scouts mingled with the grey haired warriors of Gettysburg and Shilo. The lads In Khaki acted as escorts and otherwise busied themselves in the interests of the visitors. Practically every build ing in tho downtown section was dec- . orated with the national colors and the usual "welcome" signs. There seemed to be much speculation today as to the number of veterans that would march in the great parade Wed nesday. Every old soldier already here insists he will be in line when the bugle starts tho procession, no matter how high the mercury climbs. Elgin Man Sick Thos. Bills, a merchant of Elgin, was brought to La Grande by Dr. Whiting this afternoon and they will take the evening train for Portland where the patient will be operated up on for appendicitis. Tho present trou ble is reported to be a recurrence of a similar attack early in the spring. Dairyman VisiU Town Homer Galloway, old-time Enter prise editor, and now owner of about 30 milk cows on his Palmer Junc tion property, is in La Grande today.