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SECTION ONE PAGES 1 TO & AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE :'AY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916. NUMBER 70. . TWO SECTIONS 16 PAGES m (Iritttn? T SLAVS ALONG GALACfA LINE TjEMBERG SAVED A SECOND TIME BY GERMAN ALLIES ADMITS LONDON. BULGARS SUFFER FROM RUSSIAN TORPEDO CRAFT In the Western Front Conditions Are About Normal Hindenburg Is to Inspect Western Front Appears x Younger Than When He Went to the East, Berlin Says. (London, Sept. 9. came to the rescue -Turkish troops of the hard- pressed Germans in Galicia and have .iiiwilaj ttio T7.ioelnn otianjin m fortified city of Kalitz. This is the'6"- second time since Russians began!?; g ' 2 6 r . . , , ra?e.i se?- . threatening Lemberg that Turks have halted the advance. Several weeks ago Turkish reinforcements stopped the drive against Lemberg from the east. Allies' ' western-front attacks are less violent the last 24 hours and the German-Bulgarian : Roumanian front offensive is apparently siacKening . ! 1 also. uuigars r eel Blows. t. j c. t. n n I nounced Russian naval forces have'shal Thomas, charged with the theft x u.. : ii.. on 1. ...u t 4.u. the first sneuea uaicniK, a iDUiot aea port ana sank 21 bread-loaded barges. Bui-1 gars captured Balchik from the Rou- manians recently. Berlin, Sept. 9. It is announced German counters drove backthe Rus- sin no push nf Knlity. whiln Turks r. : pulsed the Russians, capturing one thousand. Northwest of Mount Kapul in the Carpathians the Teuton lines yielded. Teutons Near Black Sea. Berlin, Sept. 9. German war cor respondents have reported that Ger man and Bulgarian troops have ad- vancea over ou miles Deyona xne nou- manian frontier and are T oneratinir on the Black-sea coast. , Hindenburg Nears West Amsterdam. . - Sent 9. German ' newspapers have confirmed the report western front. The Cologne Gazette said Hindenbera looks vouneer and time, yesterday. Torpedo boats Paxton farm, says the Elgin Record- r., !:. mi . j i! i-t fresher.. He is conferring with the yard. There they went to the gran crown prince and Gorman leaders and ary and found the sacks of wheat expects to inspect the entire front. therein. They also found Ioobo wheat Small Woods Captured. ; in the wagon box, showing that sacked London, Sept. 9. Gen. Haig Has re- wheat had recently been hauled ported that British have captured therein. Also, the horse with the ir German trenches in sharp hand to ; regular hoof was found. Bennett and hand fighting in Foureaux wood last Clare were cutting wood nearby and night. Paris announced French cap- were immediately arrested. tured a small woods east of Beloy. I The accused men stated that during Eighty-seven hundred prisoners have, the night they had been aroused by been taken since Sept. 3rd. the barking of their dog, and that The war office has called the ier- man losses "Frightful" heaps of Ger-' man dead lie in the captured trenches. The most violent artillery fire contin uing at Verdun. Roumanians Shift Lines. (Bucharest, Sept. 9. It is semi-of- ficially announced that the Rouman ian general staff has shifted large Bennett and Clare went out and un- Portland at once for the regular ser f orces to the southeastern frontier to hitched the team and placed the wheat um treatment. . . i . n .i x.' I : 4i , , . l .J .1. J : .. 1 - I cnecK uie invasion, runner rei-ire- m uw Krttlmrj. xuvy luiu uus vurciuio ment may be necessary on account of that they intended coming to town the enemy's numerical superiority. Hater in, the day to Teport the occur Correspondents have reported the rence- They state further that the German-Bulgarian advance to the J Black Sea ports explained why the Roumanians now limit rransyivama co-operation to minor exploitations. They seem irresolute and uncertain what the future may develop. COWBOY ORATOR COMING. Convention of County Dry Forces to Hear Deschner. Arrangements are being completed for the "Union County Dry" conven tion to be held in La Grande next Tuesday. About 40 delegates from various parts of the county are ex pected to be present and perfect a non-partisan campaign organization to oppose the proposed Brewer's bill and support the Dry amendment pro hibiting the importation of liquor in to the state. The convention proper will be held in the afternoon at the Y. M. C. A and in the evening Phillip Deschner, the "Texas cowboy with Boston cul ture," will speak at the Presbyterian church on ; the issues of the cam paign. He will explain the jokers in the Brewer's bill with the punch of the Texas range and the finish of the Boston orator," say his friends. A short musical program has been ar ranged for the evening meeting, to which the public is cordially invited. INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS. .Local and State. School teachers assigned. Page 3, sec. 1. Forest fire reports filed. Page 1, sec 2. v Churches Change meeting hour. Page 7, sec 2. Canadian traveler continues recital. Page 7, sec. 2. Franchise ordinance published. Page 3, sec. 2. Methodist conference at hand. Page 7, sec. 2. Labor laws in epitome. Page 2, sec. 2. Wallowa boy fears rabbies. Page 1, sec. 1. Race meet today cancelled. Page 1, sec. 1. State scores in Thompson trial. Page 1, sec 1. Telegraphic and General. Grain crop below normal. Page 1, sec. 1. Grain act explained. Page 7, sec. 2. German coffee houses doomed. Page 1, sec. 2. Turks block Slavs. Page 1, sec. 1. Villa marching north. Page 1, sec. Recent congress was critical. Page 1, sec. 2. Miscellaneous. Theatres and fildom. Page 2, sec. 1. Society news. Page 8, sec. 1. Editorial, local and personal. Pages 4-5 sec. 1. Fashions, want ads. Page 6, sec 1. . Sports. Football squad called. Page 7, sec 1. Nimrod explains first hunt Page 3, sec. 2. Pa6e Old timers had snnrt.R club. lofloffil alti TVil 1 tra f n imnlnvail Auto and sport news. Page 7, sec 1. . . , . ELGIN CITIZENS ACCUSED. Edwin Bennett and J. C. Clare Areed and wiU he rounded out, probably,! Held to Answer Theft Charge. when court assembles Monday again ' Edwin Bennett, a farmer residiner ' on what is known as the Ab. Lewis I 1 J T "I L l l pmce, uuu j. j. vmre, wno lias ueen : ejnuiuyeu uy xciiiiubb. lieur liflKlil. were arrested Thursday forenoon by j Constable J. R. Weaver and City Mar shal Thomas, chartred with the theft were arrested 1 nursaay iorenoon Dy n ni-..ui t r nr j nu.. of 20 sacks of wheat from the John ei. ureumu were uruugnt to i j 1 . town and arraigned before Justice of ; .iV u ,...., ji t, the Peace Weiss yesterday afternoon, Altj?-"ghofafi "lt0 s.?aV and waived preliminary examination! "ughL?n J fif h Ther tl was placed at $500 each,1?11, prizes have been secure and which Bennett furnished during the a J ?3X5? evenine-. C; are was unah e to irive . give , where he remained until Friday after- noon, and was taken to the county JaiL The loss of the grain was dis- covered early yesterday morning by Paxton, who had counted the sacks Piled'rihf ttesHng?etti,anndWhI Fmmediatelv detected thf losi Com! mmediately detected i the JV: ummeuiareiy ueteciea ine loss, uora- ! ine to town he secured the constable and city marshal and the three went ' to the scene. Wagon tracks wni Dlainlv seen comine from the field in- to the Gorden Creek lane, turning shaped hoof, and the officials easily tracked the same to Bennett's barn- tney went to the door ana saw parties at the barnyard with tho team and wagon belonging to Bennett. One of that the dog be killed and the head of them secured a rifle and fired two or : the animal was sent to the state vet three times, but not at the supposed- erinary. Telegraphic information to-be-thieves, fearing they would kill in response came back at once that one of the horses or others standing . the dog was afflicted with rabbies and by. The parties, ran. so it is said and , the advice was to send the boy to team and wagon was appropriated one other night preceeding the recent theft. Bennett is a man of family and has resided here over a year and has been . looked upon as being an industrious ; man. Clare came here recently and ! nothing is known of him, except that , it is reported he has given his name j other than Clare since coming here. VILLA COMING NORTH. Rancher Says He Will Be in Chihua hua City September 15th. El Paso, Sept. 9. A Mexican rancher arriving from Juarez said to- dav Villa is marchinsr north. Villa . told natives "111 shoot 'Grito' in Chi- j A brother, David Boswell is a resi huahua City on the eve of Mexican dent of Cove. He was a home builder independence day, September 16.'" , in both Union and Wallowa counties The rancher reported ovei 1000 are with Villa. le.T.t rangers exchanri-l shr.ts with Mexicans across the Rio Grande 25 miles south of here a;id wounded one. Couer d'AIene Lady III. Mrg. jonn wircnnem, oi iouer a- ken, driving a Peugeot won the 20 Alene, who has been visiting her mile race at the Indianapolis Bpeed brother Mr. Beardon, of South La way. He averaged 95 miles an hour. Grande is now at the hospital under- Wilcox' premier was second and Chev going surgical attention. rolet's Sunbeam was third. STATE KNITS E WITH B. WITNESS REPEATS WORDS SPOKEN BY PRISONER ABOUT MRS. JENNINGS. STATE ABOUT READY - TO CONCLUDE CASE "Hoped to Win a Home by Marrying Mrs. Jennings" Is Statement Cred ited to tii Prisoner by Witness at Hillsboro Trial Thompson Is Wor ried and Unkempt. Hillsboro, Sept. 9. E. W. Cook fpsfififtH in tnn lniwtf. Thnmnann trial today that le frequently dis- cussed Mrs. Helen Jennings, who was ; murdered the same night Ristman : n i , utt. i 1 . 1 it , "aQ u ne Pu 10 wm a nome throuch marrvine her. The prosecution has alleged that unrequitted love caused Thompson to kill the woman. I ttimr uujuuriunem at, iiuoii uouuy uuw: 1 He I. r . '" . . hasn't shaved for several days, Finvr dhow fWna r lower onn upens. CRM THOMPSON ,EI&m' SSS9?S "S' T-u-lshow opened in the Masterson buud- S$rL Z S? it i and will remain ooen until late to-; " j Refreshments will be served con- "" '""e, "j lPuncn sandwiches, cantaloupe and home-made can dy In t his connection the lad!es will gladly accept donations ? CTeam cake and home-made can- being held the Jadies of the Civic league and Cemeterv association and the pro- i... . . ji Cemetery associat on and. the pro- ceeas win oe mvmea equauy oeen S 2Silt?n2lW tor the nW drl"kln& fountains and f nw "na w7.Hi amount sufficient to fence the front of the cemetery tract. PARENTS FEAR RABBIES. Wallowa County Lad Will Undergo; Pasteur Treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McLean ar-1 rived yesterday evening from Wal Iowa with their 10-ycar-old son who was taken on to Portland in company ! with his mother for treatment for ; suspected affection with rabbies. The ' toov was bitten Dv a qob oeiongmg to a traveling outfit of campers a few days ago and Mr. McLean demanded ' BEN BOSWELL IS DEAD. Deceased Well Known Pioneer Union and Wallowa Counties. of (Word has been received of the death of Benjamin Boswell on Sep tember 5 at a hosDital conducted by his nephew at Santa Rosa, Cal. The deceased was 77 vears of aee and came to Eastern Oregon in 1862 and in the following year located in Union county where he remained the prin cipal part of the time in Cove, until 1 1875 when he went with the early set tlers into Wallowa county. About six years ago he came out to La Grande and lived here a year or two and later went southward on account of his health. He is survived by a widow, who resides in Enterprise, and several erown children. and active in all the affairs of this country's early times. FAST RACES RUN. Automobiles : vie at Indianapolis Speedway This Afternoon. TndiAnaDofis. Rent. 9. Johnnv Ait- CROP AVERAGE W 1 BY BIG MARGIN OVER 11 PER CENT DECREASE OVER LAST YEAR ESTIMATE TODAY SHOWS. LAST ESTIMATES FOR OREGON BELOW NORMAL Crop Conditions Throughout Country Discouraging to Estimators Who Claim Average Price for Common Crops Is Over 20 Per Cent Higher Than Last. Washington, Sept. 9. The crop es timates 'bureau has announced the composit condition ' of all American crops as five and four-tenths per cent below a previous 10-year average. It is 11.9 per cent below last year's crop. The average prices for principal crops are 21.9 per cent higher than a year ago. A summary of the September crop report for the State of Oregon as compiled by the Bureau of Crop Es timates (and transmitted through the Weather Bureau), U. S. Department of Agriculture, is as follows: Winter Wheat. State: Preliminary estimate 12, 489,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate) 16,200,000 (bushels. Spring Wheat. State: September 1 forecast, 4, 500,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate), 3,825,000 bushels. Oats. State: September 1 forecast, 15, 000,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate) 16,060,000 bushels. Barley. State: September 1 forecast, 4, 660,000 'bushels, production last year (final estimate), 4,680,000 bushels. Potatoes. State: Serptejmber 1 forecast, 7, 030,000 bushels; production last year (final estimate) 5,520,000 bushels. Hay State: Preliminary estimate, 1, 970,000 tons; production last year (final estimate) 1,870,000 tons. Apples. State: September 1 forecast, 1, 250,000 barrels; production last year (final estimate) 1,043,000 barrels. Prices. The first price given below is the average on September 1 this year, and the second, the average on September 1 last year. UNION PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN. Large Attendance and Much Enthusi asm Shown. Thfl nilllllV Snlinnls Af TTTiin nnnna for tho fall and wintnr form loot fnn day, and the attendance was most gratifying, and enthusiasm among the teachers and -nunils verv mnvlrnr! Ti,n indications are that the coming school year will be a very successful one and inai me attendance will be still furth er increased. Prof. Arant, Superin tendent of the schools, with an able corps of assistants, is rapidly getting things in shape and will have the schools running nicely in short order. Union Republican. Four People Picked 48 Gallons in . Four Days. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Daron and Mr. and Mm. rwon Pona j - -- - - - uoiuca iuiunieii Sunday noon from a huckleberry trio a Psw.lr kill ;H m .r - . ..... ... wl Dlue mis., nortn of town, and although they spent only four days on tho mountains succeeded m getting 48 gallons of berries, being ivwiu mua iur rcporxea. They report oodles of berries in that sec tion. AlthnnirYi it -r-- kuvuiit, cuny in the season that the huckleberry cron ""uu omui t it -nus lurnea out t be one of the best in yer.rs and dozens - - - in oujjiju?; for a year. While it is impossible to "8 exact ngures bs to tne number of gallons secured by Elgin people it will not be amiss to nate that no less than 1000 gallons of that favorite berry were secured during the past month -"d o'-cording to reports there are yet plenty of them in the mountains. ine Oregon nuckloberry Is an ex treme favorite and is considered a luxury in any home. Elgin Recorder. More Birds Received. Deputy Game Warden Walden to day received and cared for three crates of China pheasants. Three crates came yesterday and three more are due tomorrow. They are being placed on various preserves in the county. MISBRANDED LIQ.UOR. . : J. W. Evans, of Union, Placed Under ', Bonds for Illegal Inter-State-Shipment. J. W. Evans, who formerly ran a bar at Green Rivor, Idaho, was ar rested at Union, Oregon, recently, charged with interstate shipment of misbranded liquor. , He was released on-500 bond, after a hearing before the' -United States commissioner at Pendleton, and his caso will be pre sented to the federal' grand jury, which meets September 18. It is charged that Evans shipped from Idaho to Ontario, Oregon, two cases, each labeled "32 bottles of beer," and that the cases each con tained but 14 bottles of beer and 18 bottles of whiskey. - " Deputy District Attorney Gallager of Malheur county furnished informa tion on which the federal authorities made the arrest. - , Substitute Teachers Named. Mrs. H. E. Dixon, formerly a grade teacher, and Mrs. Norman Frees, for several terms of the high school fac ulty, have been named official substi tute teachers for the La Grande schools. Americans Good Grenaders Port Royal, S. C, Sept. 9. Ameri cans are latently the best bomb and grenade throwers in the world an are capable of waging wonderful trench warfare in case of hostilities say United States Marine corps of ficers in charge of recruit training af this place. "The average American youth ear ly learns to throw a baseball with speed and accuracy and it is because of that, we, as a nation, are especi- ally fitted to wage the modern war of the trenches. Baseball is encouraged at all our- stations and the skill dis- nlavcd bv marines even untrained recruits in the bomb and grenade throwing practice is really remark able," said Drill Sergeant Moore to day. Officers Are Back From Pine. Baker, Sept. 9. Sheriff Anderson and Deputy Nelson returned yester- I day afternoon from Pine Valley, I whero they have been searching for the assailant of Msr. Carnahan. The I officers' story bIiows that reports of i the affair were overdrawn, Mrs. Car- ; nahan being more frightened than hurt. They spent some time attempting to locate Claude Duke, wanted for an alleged assault on a young girl. They went from Halfway to La Grande by auto Thursday,' getting some trace of Duke, whom they believe they will get later, although he has apparently made his temporary escape and is probably in hiding. Railroad Officials Arrive. General Superintendent M. J. Buck ley, accompanied by Mrs. uckley, ar rived in La Grande on No. 6. Master Mechanic J. T. Langley and other of ficials of the O.-W. R. & N., are also here. South Americana Afraid of Trusts Buenos - Aires, Sept. 9. South Americans are deeply interested in ihn oiifTfrnatinn iafat.arl fi in rlia I patches from Washington and New York, that the Sehrman law ought not to be enforced against North i uui. ,"- " American business houses seeking 1 1Yh!1Je B, .was "Sa"J eatehmg her trade on the southern continent. .stride, Golden State forged to the South America is exceedingly fear-!fnt' onIy 1)6 Passed by the will ful of trusts and especially of North nln ,mae. tne 8econd time, and she American trusts. ine neoDie nnRft their' ideas on translations they have read from newspapers in the Uni ted States. They believe, literally, the very strongest things they have read concerning the trust evil It is doubtful if the still uninvaded corner of Belgium would regard a German incursion with any more pleasureable anticipations than South Americans feel at the hint that the North Amer ican trusts may get a grip on them. ihis apprehension of trusts, in fact, is a considerable obstacle in the way nf Amr.rir.nn trnrlo'. nrnrBa hr J of American trade's progress here Consequently this latest suggestion has not been well received. South American business men who think closer pan-American trade re lations would be a good thing express the opinion that the field is so wide open, while the war lasts, that trust methods are unnecessary at present. Their view is that North American firms would do better to gain a foot hold by individual effort, before the European struggle is over, resorting to combinations later if they are com pelled to. Old Lady In School Columbus, O., Sept. 9. America's oldest co-ed, formerly a student at Ohio State university here, will en ter the University of California this fall, she announced today. She is Amy D. Winship, 85. Mrs. Winship started her education in a log school in Illinois in 1847. She attracted much attention at Ohio State by at tending classes with students 60 years her junior. Last year she attended Wisconsin university. She specializes in botany, physics and international wherever she goes. Second Automobile Race for Inrianap olis Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 9. The second automobile race meet of the year for the Indianapolis Motor speed way will be held here today. Most of the prominent drivers of the coun - try are entered, inree races, one oi New Jersey are vice presidents. ( JO miles, one of 50 miles and one of I Secretary of War Baker speaks to 100 miles, will be run. I night. ... MUDDY TRACK DOOMED LAST MATINEE RACE PROGRAM CUT SHORT ONE DAY WHEN SUN FAILS TO COME FORTH. FRIDAY'S MUD RETARDS SPEED BUT NOT SPORT Biggest Purse of the Week Hotly Con tested for by Harness Horses One Running Race Scratched but Other wise Rain Didn't Curtail Big Day. Officers of the La Grande Racing club, sponsors for the three days of premier racing put on at the fair grounds track for the past three days, this morning cancelled the closing day program on account of a muddy track, The heavy rain yesterday afternoon j tt, . . . , . ... .... !and the dmzle las , oee". overcome witn an abundance of sunshine this morning, but toward the noon hour the directors held a meet ing and concluded it would be impossi ble to smooth off or dry the course in time. Consequently it was deemed expedient to bring a premature end to the races which for three days have Deen K ving the racing game fans something worth while for their mo"ey-, T,?e closing das races were booked to be among the fastest of the week. but the old hoodoo holds good anytime farmers want their crop watered the yean call on some sort of an' attraction at the fair grounds and the rains will come. Much as all concerned regret it, the ! race,8 off this afternoon Plowinir throutrh mud that followed the heavy showers, and ignoring the downpour that was almost continu ous, gritty trotters, pacers and run ners, yesterday afternoon performed for the biggest crowd of the week. The rain hindered fast time, of course, but the animals fought just as gamely as though the track had been O. K. May Davis was headed for first money in the biggest purse of the week when she broke portions of her harness in third heat of. the 2:10 pace and Axcybetta, having climbed from fifth in the first to first in the second, romped home with the fat money. Amy McKinney made easy sport of the 2:24 trot but second place afforded keen competition. In the second heat Amy McKinney. had t"e hardest tussle of any. She had , . .. . All heats were superb events, and the mud and rain didn't seriously mar the entertainment. The running race program was cut to one event, be cause of the muddy track scaring away some of the entries leaving and unfilled list of starters in the second event. The Summary: 2:10 pace; purse $500 Axcybetta ch m (McKay) 6 11 May Davis ch m by Borado r. -1j-'njS- l ... n.. Emmaline DllllOIl br HI by Guy (Dennis) 13 4 Dillon (Stuart) 2 2 2 Haltamont b s by Hal B. (Todd) 4 5 3 Delmas ch g by Dialect (Wil- iboume) 3 4 d Josie Knights gr m by Twelfth Knight (Dennis) 6 6 d Van Syckle b s by Gambetta Wilkes (Ivy) 7 d Time, 2:10 3-4ths, 2:13, 2:19 1-2. 2:24 trot; purse $400 Amy McKinney blk m by Cap tain Kinney (Wilbourne) 111 Al Mc K. b s by Bonnie Mc K. (iBush) 2 4 2 Golden State b g by Stam B (Ivy) 4 2 4 -Song Sparrow ch m by The King Red (Martin) 3 3 5 Marie Fitzsimmons ch m by Bob Fitzsimmons (Swank) 5 5 3 Time, 2:21, 2:26, 2:31. Three-eights mile special; purs $100 Ostentatious first, Black Sam sec ond, Rocky Boy third. Five-eights mile dash didn't fill. MRS. CATT RE-ELECTED. Woman's Suffrage Association Picks Its Officials. Atlantic City, Sept. 9. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was elected president of the National Women's Suffrage as sociation. Mrs. Walter Miller of Mis souri, Mrs. Stanley McCormick of , Mew York and Mrs. Esther Ogden of
