WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1917.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE THRUST
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UNITED PRESS SCORES BEATS
(Continued From Pago One)
Jan 81. Exclusive Ackerman inter
view wjth Admiral von Hotzendorf,
chief of Geman admiralty staff.
Hrst public statements he ever made
and declared it was impossible for
England to blockade Germany effec
tively. Feb. 1. Big clean up on arrival of
the British steamer Appam at Nor
folk, Va. in charge on a German prize
crew.
Feb. 5. Exclusive story from Rome
tellinir of Rumania preparing to join
allies. Other services followed 12 toj
48 hours later.
Feb. 19. Clean scoop from Wash
ington on Lansing's threat demand
Bernstorff 's recall unless German pro
poganda aleging United States chang
ed position in Lusitania case ceased.
Feb. 23. Ahead two hours on Ger
man offensive against Verdun, and
? Professional
- oowimx. o'clock at Eagle Hall. Visiting mem-
FRATERNAL ORDERS "(STmVPres.
i. F. & A.M. La Grande Lodge No. viOIALpHCaUE5 Rec Sec
41, A. F. & A. M. holds regular ,CLr"?-fX
meetings fi.st and third Saturday nrMTICT
t 7:30 p. m. Cordial welcome to all -, -, " - -
M8S0R0BERT S. EAKIN. W. M. E P. MOSSMAN-Dentist; rooms 7,
A C. WILLIAMS, Sec. 8 and 9, Sonuner building. Phons
,JU1 - - -',L , -, -, Main 717; office hours 8 to 12 a. m.
B. P. O. E. ELKS, La Grande Lodge "d A -,. L
No. 433. Lodge meets each Thttrs-
day evening at eight o' clock. Home OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS,
and club privileges cheerfully ex-
tended to all Brother Elks. DR. J. L. INGLE Osteopathic phy-
FRANK C. BRAMWELL, sician.
a nisi A R RPERSSelreta' DR- MARGARET INGLE Osteo-
ADNA B. RC-jERS. Secretary. pathic physician- Diseases o worn-
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Red Crws &
Lodge No. 27 meet every Monday "V5? w&- aours rtl Z
nighUn Castle HU1 (K. of P. Hall.) 7-8 P m., and b, appomtment
A Pythian welcome to all visiting Office phone, Red 1761; residence
Knights. Re1 881-
A. W. NELSON. C. C.
DELILE GREEN VETERINARY
K. of RL & S. q-.-ai-L-.-i. u --l
V,r.T,xr -tTrXnMc-xT rT? amVb dr h- w- RILEY Granduate Veter-
MODERN WOODMEN OF AMER- jnarian itaI 1409 Madiaon Ave.
ICA-La Grande toNra state Stanion Inspector
meets on the first and third Thurs- tor of gt0k f Qp shi t Home In.
day evenings of each month :n the dependent ph BIack 41- Farmerl
K. of P. Hall. Visitmg neighbors C(perative Ph Main 112.
welcome. . , r, -
H. E. DIXON, V. C. : ArmBKFYd
W. S. ASHMAN, ! ATTORNEYS
m Clerk, (Y. M. C. A.) CRAWFORD & EAKIN T. H.
rntrrr, nmnrn t Crawford and Robert S. Eakin, Att-
WOODMEN OF THE WRLD La , ft . j fc
Grande Camp No. 169 meets every rf and UnjteJ
a1d. "i- fcw, wpI States, Office, West Jacobson build-
Hall. All visiting neighbors wel- , g 17 Lft Grande
corned. nn
ROBERT M'LANE, C. C. .JE2: -
" "E. W. EASTMAN. CLERK. COCHRAN & FBERHARD. -Geo. T.
., , T , XT, Cochran and Colon R. Eberhard
h o?A ? M;" GrdlTL $ Attorneys. La Grande National
850 Loyal Order Of Moose holds Bank Bildin
regular meeting every Wednesday
8 P-.tal?'? E. W. EASTMAN-Lawyer-Offic
floor Foley building on Adams Ave. Roomg nnd J National
La Grande, Ore. Practices in all
0'0EVSiTH?P? ?aI)ter N-- . tJl State and Federal courts. .
S. holds atated communications the .n. uwru.
eecond and fourth Wednesday of , . T , ... . .
each month. Visiting members cor- ALBERT SMALL Attorney at Law.
dially welcomed. Rooms 26-27, La Grande National
EMMA L. KIDDLE. W. M. Bank Building. Practices in all
MARY A. WARNICK, Sec. state and "ederal courts. Phon
m...'.' Main 11.
1R0YAL NEIGHBORS. Iris Camp Xcran a Kn ritit nvn
meets every second Friday after- AliX-Sr
noon and every fourth Friday eve- . , .
ning, every month in K. of P. Hall. H- ROSKAMP, Contractor and
All visiting members cordiallv wcl- builder, La Grande, Ore., Phone Red
corned. 1981.
MINNIE BUNTING, Oracle.
LILY C. KIMMEL. Reccrder. ARCHITECTS.
REBEKAHS Ciystal Lodge No. 50. MILTON S. BLOCK Archites
Meets every Tuesday evening in the Sketches and estimates cheerfully
I. O. O. F. Hall. All visiting mem- furnished. Office, Room 21 New
bers are invited to nttend. Foley building.
ADLA CHILDERS, N. O. " " ?
ROSA CLASS, Sec. C. B. MILLER Architect, Room 28,
- New Foley Building.
K. & L. OF SECURITY. Mt. Em- ;
ily Council No. 2646. Meets second Sell it The Observer want ads will
and fourth Thursday evening at 8 sell it.
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CHEV
Model Four-Ninety Touring Car
Will Advance $60 Jan. 15
I have a few on hand,
Better get in your
order before Jan. 15
and save $60.00.
Geo. B. Richardson
Dealer La Grande, Ore.
also led on second day's dsvelopmonts
opening of one of the greatest battles
cf the war.
March 6. Three hour beat out of
Washington that Newton D. Buker to
be appointed Secretary of War. rol
lowed up with exclusive interview
from Baker stating his views.
March 10. Eleven minutes ahead
on first announcement American
troops to enter Mexico.
Mirch. 15. Exclusive interview
with General Funston predicting
lcng, hard campaign to catch Villa.
March. 31.--Chan beat on first re
port of first fight between Villistas
and American forces in Mexico.
April 1. Exclusive Ackerman story
that A. L. Elkus be appointed Ambas
sador to Turkey to succeed Henry
Morganthau. Elkus was later appoint
ed. April 27. Exclusive Etory from
and that Germany would limit her
'Directory
R0LET
operations pending a satihfactory set-
' t'ement.
April 29. Ahead t!iroughout on
Dublin riots and Irish revolt topped
by extraordinary descriptive story of
fighting from W. S. Forrest, staff
correspondent on scene'.
May 27. Exclusive copyrightej
Simms' interview with former Pre
mier Kokovstoff, on story U. S. have
difficulty negotiations new commer
cial treaty with Russia.
May 27 Two minute beat on ver
dict in Waite murder case, on which
had lead throughout the trial.
May 29 Exclusivo Simms' inter
view with Michail Rodzianko, presi
dent Russian duma, saying Russiu
would not agree to peace until Ger
many stacked cannon and accepted Al
lies' terms.
May 31 Exclusive Ackerman in
terview with Count Tisza, Hungarian
Premier saying peace impossible un
til Allies changed their views. Beat op
position on Asquith's statement there
little chance for pence.
June , 8, 9 and 10- Ahead on nl'
developments Republican convention.
Clean beat on ouutn of platform, b ar
uneud on iiasn iw.iseveits nomina
tion by acclamation in Progressive con
vention. Ahead on bulletin Rc.oscvo.t
would decline.
June 12 Complete scoop on most
striking feature Democratic conven
tion the plan to kidnnp the Progres
sive party.
June 13 'Beat un Chairman Mc
Combs' telegram to Bainbridsrb Colby,
who nominated Roosevelt inviti.ig Pro
gressives to join Democrats party.
Ahead on forecast Demoera.ic plat
form.
June 19 Exciisive story announ
cing Roosevelt wouM endorse Hughes
following Progressive national coin
mittee meeting J'lro 26th.
June 23 Exclusive Simms inter
view with Foreign Minister S.izanoff
of Russia on peacj.
July 10 Ahead turoughout on Mon
day's story arrival Deutschland on
first trip. Submarn e arrived Sunday.
A "first time in l.istory" story on
which we led all a'..gles.
July 29 Excluf-ve cable froni Car
dinal Gasparri coi.taining Pope's plea
that prayers of t '.;ldren migl end
war.
August 9 Clean beat on capture of
Goritz by Italian i.
Augist 10 Complete scoop anest
FACTORY TO CUSTOMER
Players $350.00
With Rolls
$25.00
Why pay transient-;
$450.00 to $525.00
when yon can buy a bet
tor instrument fron
$100 to $175 less.
Several slightly used pianos at a great sacrifice.
WE IIAVB THE STRONGEST LINE OF PIANOS EVER REPRESENTED
TN YOUR CITY, AND WE ARE A HOME INSTITUTION, YOUR CON
TRACT AND ACCOUNT KEPT HERE. AND YOUR FUTURE TREAT
MENT ASSURED.
FUVINV GLASSES WTufcerTN S0RRY F0R l EWECH WIS
Charles Mott, SyiaLUse hosptul sti
penntondent, Buenos Ayres. iRigge3t
local story of year in Syracjit.
August 12 Biif beat on announce
ment mediation boa.-d that mudU'.L'ii
failed in railway strike.
August 29 Ahead on PrcsiJcnc to
address congress cn railroad strike
and on actual speech. Ahead through
out on developments in railroad crisis,
including beat on congressional load
ers informing president Adam so i bill
would be passed by nightfall (Sep
tember 2) averting strike
September 4 (Labor day) Led
throughout and sco.vd beat on flash
es on Welsh-White and Kiitan-!-Chaney
fights in Denver and Ohio.
September 9 Exclusive Simms in
terview with Genoral Alexioff at Ru3
sion army imperial headquarters.
Scptomber 22 Scoop on the first
report of Germany's peace plans
which culminated in the proposals in I
uecemoer. uxciusivo Keen story told
of reports that Germany getting
ready to sot off a new peace kite and
giving iBrltish viewpoint.
September 28 Exclusive interview
with Lloyd George in which the new
premier said the war must go to a
knockout.
October 3 Beat on resignation of
Okuma cabinet, Tokyo.
October 4 Ahead on announcement
Marshall Terauchi as Okuma's suc
cessor. Octobor 4 Ahead throughout on
world's series games.
October 9 Several hours' beat on
the stories of passengers from the
steamer Stephano torpedoed off Nan
tucket the first submarine raid off
American coas
October 9 Exclusive Melbourne
story women to vote for first time on
conscription and on November 1st, ex
clusive story showing they favored it
as strongly as men. Farmer vote de
feated it.
November 2 Ahead throughout on
Victor Carlstrom's Chicago to New
York flight. Beat the paper conduct
ing the nigM mitlltea on fact
Carlstrom stopped at Erie.
November 7 Only news agency
that did not announce Hughes elected.
Ahead on all election reports.
November 11 Exclusive Ackerman
interview with General von Buelow,
commander-in-chief on Somme front
declaring Allies can never break
through,
November 20 Clean-up on finish of
Miss Ruth Law's Chicago to New
York flight. Another "first time"
story on which United Press far
ahead with bulletin of arrival, follow
ed by exclusive interview with daring
woman flier. '
November 22 Clean beat' on Cali
fornia Republican committee's figures
complete giv.e state to Wilson by mora
than 3000 and Secretary McAtce con-
ceding state to Wilson. This was fol
lowed a few hours later by Hughos
conceding defeat.
December 4 Ahead on all features
of re-opening of congress which was
marked by introduction of numerous
bills directed at the high cost of liv
ing. December 4 Exclusive statement
from Wu Ting Fang, now foreign
minister of China, outlining' China's
foreign policy, especially as regards
America.
December 5 Far ahead on first
suffrage demonstration in congress, in
history.
December 5 Clean beat of hours on
efforts of Tex Rickard to match Jess
Willard and Georges Carpentier, a
"first page" sport story.
December 6 Exclusive Ackerman
story, Roumanian front, that fall of
Bucharest was but a "matter of days."
Story filed December 3rd. Announce
ment of Bucharest's capture came in
the afternoon of the day Ackerman's
story had led editions of papers
throughout the country.
December 6 Two hours ahead on
Bonar Law's refusal to form a new
'British cabinet.
December 6 Signed story by Lord
Northcliffe telling of reasons for cabi
net crisis. Ahead on all developments
in crises and on
December 9 Exclusive statemont
by Lord Northcliffe analyzing Lloyd
George's selection as premier and
what his success in forming cabinet
really meant to England and the Unit
ed St'aos.
December 12 Exclusive Washing
ton story in which German em'-rassy
outlined terms on which Germany
would discuss peace.
December 13 Exclusive London
story on England's peace terms.
December 14 Exclusive signed
story by Lord Northcliffe giving semi
official Britsh view of German peace
R1CHEY PIANO HOUSE
Plain Pianos $187.00
Sold by consiffnme-.t
and commission dealers
for Twice this money.
The RICUUY PIANO
HOUSE does not con
tribute to Portland
Houses, but handle
poods direct from the
different factories.
proposals.
December 16 Exclusive beat from
Washington, Germany willing to give
Allies full peace terms in a rouni
table peace conference.
December 19 Ahead throughout on;
Lloyd Georee's sneech in commons, ra.
plying to German peace proposals.
.December 20 -First Berlin story on
how German public and press regard
ed Lloyd George's speech.
December 21 Ahead thrnuirhniit nn
develonments following announce. .
ment of President Wilson's peace noto
to belligerents: included the handling
of Secretary Lansing's "verge of war'
statement, his supplementary an
nouncement and foreign and diplo
matic developments.
LA GRANDE EVIDENCE FOR LA
GRANOE PEOPLE.
The Statement of La Grande Rest
dents Are Surely More Reliable
Than Those of Utter Strangers.
Home testimony is real proof.
Public statements of La Grande
people crry real weight.
What a friend or neighbor say
compels respect
The word of one whose home is far
nway invites your doubts.
Here's a La Grande man's state
ment. ,
And it's for La Grande people's
benefit.
Such evidence is convincing.
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