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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1917)
"I'LL PAY MY BILLS SO YOU CAN PAY YOURS" IS A VERY GOOD SLOGAN AT ANY TIME rand? 1Etf writm Wbstinxtt. AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVI LA GRANDE, OREGON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1917. NUMBER 202, IDE STORY OF HE GE H W 1 SEVERANCE OF DIPLOMATIC RE LATIONS ASTONISHED BERLIN. THEY BELIEVED PRESIDENT WOULD NOT DARE TO ACT. ES I 0 HIGHWA E I DANGER BENE! IN HINDENBUne BELIEVES THAT ' SUBMARINES WILL WIN IN PRESENT II A GRANDE BUSINESS MEN URGED TO GET BACK OF HOUSE BILL 323. JbPPORT OF OUTSIDE LEGISLATORS NEEDED Vt Meeting of Business Men at Lunch eon It Is Pointed Out That Highway Through Eastern Oregon May Be Left Out of State Program Rev. C. A. Edwards Speaks on Lincoln. La Grande, and Baker, and Pendle ton, m fact Union, Wallowa, Umatilla and 'Baker counties must bet bu3y or they will be lett out of the state high He is Awaiting an Opportunity for a Decisive Battle. French Munitions . - m . . i- -- s4 uiey win De leu out 01 tne state nign- Are Thought to Be Low. Cjerman y program, S8id cge t. cochran i , . i at the meet'ni? f the La Grande busi- internal Aiiairs iteacnea unsis m November When the People Were Destitute and Despondent. Power ful Influences Demanded Unlimited 2rrBt Submarining. Militants Are Anxious For War With United States. (By Carl W. Ackerman, United Press Correspondent.) Berne, Switzerland, Feb: 13. The severance of diplo matic relations astonished Berlin. .,. - : , German-Americans in the United States assured the officials President Wilson would not dare act fearing in ternational trouble. Chancellor Hollweg was admittedly downcast when Am bassador Gerard departed. Foreign Secretary Zimmerman was nervous when he bade farewell to the American correspondents. He in sisted "President Wilson wants war". He denied Ger many made any irrevocable Sussex promises. General Von Hindenburg believes submarines will win the war before the United States enters. He is awaiting an opportunity for decisive battle. He cancelled all army furloughs for February. Germans think French munitions are low on account of coal famine. Militarists are anxious to fight the United States. Newspapers are urging caution. It is urged that submarines spare vessels carrying American passengers Censorship is severest for the last three months. Cor respondents are unable truly to depict the German con ditions. . Censors passed dispatches designed to influence American public opinion, but halted all others. Germany's internal affairs reached a crisis in Novem ber. The people were destitute and despondent. Socialists threatened a militant peace movement unless the Kaiser asked for peace immediately. Powerful anti-American land owners and Industrial leaders demanded unlimited submarining. National Liberals, seeking American war, enlisted Foreign Secretary Zimmerman's aid in ruthless submar ining. Hollweg's peace speech won the Socialists. The Allies reply greatly frightened Turkey. The Sulatn must continue fighting while the Germans defend Con stantinople. General Von Hindenburg absolutely controls Bulgaria. ness men at luncheon at noon at the Sommor hotel today. Thero was . a large turnout today and the luncheon was a great success. Mr. Cochran urged evoryona pres ent to write to their friends in the leg- their business asso- Portland und the Willamette valley to support house bill 323, which establishes a state highway through The Dalles, Bigga, Pendleton, La Grande and Baker to the Idaho line. As indicated in another column there i : f c. ..i r . .. l j. i , i i I m au ciiun. uu iuul 10 teuve uits part of Eastern Oregon out of the state highway program, and it will require determined work on the part of East ern Oregon to head this off. A committee to look after the cam- SUBMARINING CLOSES GRAIN ELEVATORS MARKET BREAKS, WHEAT DROPS TWO TO THREE CENTS IN CHICAGO. SIX MORE ELEVATORS ARE SOON TO CLOSE They Cannot Ship Grain Since All Western Railroads Have Placed Embargo on Grain Shipments East ward - Dealers Predict Complete Demoralization of the Market. (Continued on Page Eight.) Chicago, Feb. 18. (United Press) Submarining caused-five grain el vators to close. The market broke and May wheat dropped two cents, July three cents and September two and a half cents. It was announced that six additiona al grain elevators would soon close as they cannot ship any grain. All western railroads have embar goed grain shipments eastward. Deulers predicted a complete de moralization of the market unless re lief is forthcoming. Embargo Effective From Here. The La Grande freight agent of the O-W. R. & N. company today said that an embargo had been on some eastern points for the past ten days and that the number of places was constantly growing. Inability of the consignees to unload cars was the cause given by him but this cause may be the result of fewer carriers on the Atlantic soalward since the inaugura tion' of the Germ:m unlimited sub marining policy, February 1. BRITISH WARSHIPS FORM LANE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN New York, Feb. 12. (United Press) Passengers from England declared that British warships formed a lane across the Atlantic. Wireless communication between the patrols and the admiralty are never interrupted. Warships watch all trans -Atlantic essels, attempting to prevent submarines from entering the safety lane. ?. ; Dense Fog Limits Fighting On the Western Front. 1 1:,. c :n. i.: i -i o tj . , ji'j-iui, via navvinc, rcu. u. n is announced mat a dense fog has limited the fighting activity on the Western front. Artillerying has been resumed at the Sommo Sec tor. The British raiders were repulsed between Ypres ana rras. THE WEATHER I Portland, Ore., Fob. 13. (United I Press) The weather forecast: Fair; northeast winds. STATE HIGHWAY BONDS PROPOSED AT SALEM JOINT ROADS AND HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE OF SENATE AND HOUSE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT TWO BILLS. PROPOSED TO RAISE FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY H AUTOMOBILE LICENSES Bills Provided For Construction of Roads Through Eastern Oregon Through What ever Counties Agree to Establish Rock Work Foundation. Road From La Grande To Joseph Proposed. Bend, Klamath Falls, Crater Lake, Medford, Eugene, Roseburg, Myrtle Point. All Get Roads. Salem, Feb. 13. (United Press) The state highway londiug program was launched today. , -Join Senate and House Roads Highways committees conferred at noon ana discussed tne proposed two bills. One provides for the construction of highways, another for increased Automobile licenses for the purpose of rais ing half million dollars annually. . r 1 - J. he hill provides tor the construction or a road from Multnomah County to Eugene via Harrisburg, Forest drove and McMinnvillo. It extends the Columbia High way from Multnomah to Astoria.' It plans to build a road through eastern Oregon through whatever counties agree to establish rock-work foundations. , It is additionally phiimed to build a system of rock post roads from Eugene to the California line, Roseburg to Myrtle Point, 'McMinnvillo to Tillamook, Medford to Cra ter Lake, Klamath Falls to Medford, The Dalles to Bend and Klamath Falls, Bend to Lakeview, Eugene to Coos Bay, La Grande to Joseph. The House killed Crandall's bill fixing maximum pas senger fares. The Railroad Commission recommended in definite postponement. Three Americans Among the Savonian Survivors. ; London, Feb. 13. (United Press) Three Americans were among the fifteen Saxonian survivors. They landed safely. Tw Savonian was submarined February 8th, and one American injured. The English boatswain died of his wounds. The life boats drifted for sixty-eight hours. Motor Men Meet Tonight. The members of the La Grande , jVutn Motorcycle Delacrs associa tion will meet tonight at 7:30 in the V. M. C. A. to discuss plans for the comine automobile and motorcycle show. GERMANY IS GUARDED BY A MI03EA GIBRALTAR! IF YOU WANT A HIGHWAY THROUGH EASERN OREGON, WRITE THIS LETTER TO BUSINESS HOUSES YOU PATRONIZE IN PORTLAND AND ELSEWHERE IN OREGON: House Bill 323 now pending before the Legislature, places the extension of the Columbia Highway through La Grande. We are each year increasing our business with Portland and should remain tributary to that city. Such a road would also affect the trade of Southeastern Washington. The tourist trade through here now goes to Portland and partly through Walla Walla and Spokane, to Seattle. All of this would go to Portland. Such a road as is proposed in House Bill 323 would insure this. Our business relations have always been very pleas ant, and you would do me a great favor if you would im mediately write your delegation in the Legislature, and ask them to support House Bill 323. Yours truly, Copies of this letter may be obtained at this office. IS-S. TO SPEND iiHMOOO Washington, Feb. . (United Press) The house passed ap propriations amounting to $36,-M,00. LINER AFRIC 11 THIS IS THE BIGGEST VICTIM SO FAR OF UNRESTRICTED WARFARE. Hostile war vessels are prevented from approaching Germany's coast by the fortified Island of Helgoland, in the North sea, which Oer many acquired from Great Britain in 1890 and turned Into the world's strongest island fortress. This Island now guard both Germany's North sea port and the. Kiel canal. The island covers only one-fifth of a square mile, and since the war its civilian inhabitants have all been removed, so It to exclu sively a military and naval post, holding defensive engine that ran only be guessed at. The fortifications extend for a mile and a half along the summit or the cliffs. The small map shows Helgoland's strategic position for tltr defense of lire men and Hamburg- HELGOLAND TO BAMBtJRGll Iondon, Feb. 12. (United Press) It is announced that the White Star liner Afric has been . nbmarincd. She was a steel ves sel of 12,000 tons. She is the biggest victim so far of the unrestricted submarinisg. Seventeen sailors are missing-. The admiralty stated that the xplosion killed five sailors oat right. It is admitted that the Afric was engaged in government sarvice, probably as transport. airs. Ward Smith of Starker visitor in the city today.
