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VOLUME XVI.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1917.
NUMBER 294..
MAY SHIPPING LOSSES ARE
I
PROTECTION IS RESULT OF THE
ACTIVITY OF BRITISH IN
COMBATTING THE SUB
MARINES KENNEDY JONES FOOD
DIRECTOR GIVES OPINION
Germans Are Meeting the New Situa
tion With An Increased Output of
Submarines England Has Twelve
Weeks Reserve Supply of Cereals.
London, Juno 1. (United Press)
"May shipping losses are the lightest
so far in submarine war because of
the fact the British are destroying
more submarines than before," Ken
nedy Jones, food director, declared.
"The Germans are meeting this sit
uation with a similarly incraesed out
put of submarines."
England has a reserve supply of ce
reals sufficient for twelve weeks. It
is uncertain whether this will main
tain the country until harvest. If it
falls below seven week3, local famines
will result."
City Manager's
Report For The Week
No Fires Reported City Sidewalks
Found in Bad Condition Beaver
Creek Reservoir Is Full No Evi
dence of Fractures or Weak Places
Muddy Water May Be Expected
for Ten Days Water Will Be
Available for Irrigation Purposes,
and Some Concession May ' Be
Made to Water Usirs.-
City Manager Currey's report pre
sented to the city commission last
night follows:
Herewith I submit the report of
the General Manager for the week
ending May 30, 1917:
Fire chief reports no fires for the
week.
Report from police department for
the week ending May 2fth, 1917,
shows 14 arrests; for disorderly con
duct 4, for assault and battery 4,
traffic violations 6. Number convicted
12, number of meals served 18,
amount of fines collected $162.50.
Five head of ,. stock impounded,
amount collected from pound $8.75.
Three lights out during week.
Street superintendent reports an
expenditure of $97.50 for week. This
includes street cleaning, sweeping,
flushing, and the manufacture of new
broom cylinder for horse sweeper.
Water superintendent shows an ex
pense of $33 for reading meters for
month of May.
Following is the report of the
treasurer for week ending May 26:
Receipts
Water $ 32.20
Interest 367.38
Installments, 546.03
Permits 100
Total receipts $946.61
Disbursements
Imp. Interest 131.37
Water Warrants 29.40
Bond Warrants . 1129.56
Tctal Disbursements $1290.33
Upon inspection of cross walks we
found a number of them are in bad
condition and repairs will be needed
in a number of . instances. The cul
vert at Third and Grandy avenue was
in such condition that new cross
pieces were needed throughout, and
also some new top decking.
Rnrt from Caretaker Deal made
Mav 31, 1917, is to the effect that the
reservoir is full and that water is
r thirouch the spillway. This
is more water than has ever been in
the reservoir before. The ice on the
reservoir is practically gone and the
boom which was Teported broken is
still holding, therefore there is no
possibility of drift ice reaching the
face of the dam. Caretaker was
asked whether or not he was able to
discover any vibration in the dam or
any evidence of special strain or any
cracks or indication of weakening, and
answered that there was no indica
tion of fractures or weak places in
the dam. The snow on the hillsides
is rapidly melting and though all the
valves, with the exception of one,
were open, the dam filled. By reason
of the fact that thre is more or less
loose dirt in the spillway and the
water runs over same in returning to
Beaver creek before reaching the
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La Grande Asked To
Form Hospital Corps
The following call has been is
sued: Will La Grande respond to the call
issued by the Adjutant General for a
Hospital Corps at once to accompany
the Oregon Troops to American Lake
where they will train during the sum
mer and possibly enter the trenches
in France next fall. Hospital corps
will consist of five officers who will
be physicians, three first class ser
geants and six sergeants, one horse
shoer, one farrier, a saddler, me
chanic, two cooks and 50 privates.
Immediate action must be taken and
it has been arranged to hold a meet
ing at the Y. M. C. A. tonight at 8
p. m. All young men of the city are
urged to be present and talk the mat
ter over. Providing that a minimum
of 60 men can be secured, the word
will be immediately sent to t'ie head
quarters and the rest of t"ia corps
will be recruited from othe.- towns
nearby. La Grande should take this
opportunity of serying the coI.ts by
filling the full quota called for Lufore
the registration day. Immediate ac
tion must be taken and if poss.ble
to raise the recruits, some other East
ern Oregon town will bo called upon.
Answer the call of the colors by being
present at the Y. M. C. A. tonight
and let your name appear on the fist.
S
ED TO SIXTEEN
CAMPS TO BE ESTABLISHED IN
SOUTH BECAUSE OF BET
TER CONDITIONS THERE
Washington, June 1. (United
Press) The war department has de
cided to reduce the cantonment camps
from thirty-two to sixteen.
Insofar as possible the' camps will
be established in the south because of
better conditions there.
Secretary Baker said the change is
due to cost. Congress is considering
& seventy-seven million dollar
appropriation. The estimated cost
of thirty-two cantonments would be
one hundred fifty million dollars.
IS
NAPPED-FATH-ER
IS GRAZED
MILLIONAIRE AND RETIRED
BANKER ACCUSES FRIENDS
FOR FA LURE TO RE
COVER BOY
Springfield, Mo., June 1. (United
Press) Crazed with grief and anx
iety over the kidnapping of his son,
J. H. Keet, millionaire and retired
banker, blames friends for failure to
recover the boy from abductors last
night.
Following directions, Keet last night
stole away to meet tho kidnappers.
He carried six thousand dollars ran
som. Before leaving he asked friends
not to attempt to follow him. The kid
nappers" letter said he alone must
take the money to them.
Friends, fearing foul play, followed
Keet nil night, but the kidnappers did
not appear at the appointed spot
Keet drove all night. He intends to
hunt the kidnappers with ransom to
night. The police fear others, knowing the
circumstances, may attack him.
Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Richardson will
entertain the Monday Bridge club at
their home next Monday evening.
SUBMARIN
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CAMP
REDUG
OFFENSIVE IS GERMAN SUB
PLANNED BY MARINE SINKS
ITALIANS! BARK DIRIGO
CONSOLIDATING, REINFORCING
LINES, REFORTIFYING PO
SITIONS FOR ATTACK
Rome, June ,1. (United Press)
The Great Italian offensive already
cost the Austrian three hundred
thousand, killod, wounded and miss
ing, is conservatively estimated. -
(Italians are now consolidating, re
inforcing their lines with new troops
and rofortifying positions. They are
continually inflicting frightful losses
bn the enemy by repelling counter at
tacks. General Cadorna halted an advance
today, permitting the bringing up of
now supplies in preparation for
further attacks.
Hoquiam Is With
out Fire Proctetion
Hoquiam, June 1 (United Press)
The entire fire department struck this
morning, 'because the city refused to
grant a ten dollars monthly increase
in pay.
The oity is without the protection
SUCCESSFUL
FRONT DISPATCHES SAY BRIT
ISH ATTACK ON LOOS HAS
REACHED THE GERMAN
THIRD LINE
Ixindon. June 1. (United Press)
The British gained some advantage
in a number of successful local en
gagements last night, Haig reported.
They successfully raided the Ger
mane. Front disnatches sav the British at
tack on Loos reached the German
third line.
The French repulsed violent Ger
man counter attacks is the report
from Peris.
LaGrande Repre-
ented Among Grads
University of Oregon, Eugene,
May 31. (Special) With seven
members of tho graduating class of
the university, La Grando is perhaps
better represented in proportion to
population than any other town in
the state with tho exception of Eu
gene, the seat of the university. The
members from La Grande are Stan
ley Dorman Eaton, Helen Clare Cur-
"rey, Eugene Noon Good, Mary Alice
Hill, Russell Clyde Ralston, Milton
Arthur Stoddard and Jeannette
Wheatley. Miss Currey and Miss Hill
are specializing in English literature;
Mr. Good in psychology; Mr. Ralston
in German; Mr. Stoddard in journal
ism; Miss Whaetley in physical train
ing; Mr. Eaton in education. Miss
Wheatley is president of the Woman's
league and president of the local
chapter of Alpha Phi sorority.
The faculty of the university is
seeking to impress on the undergrad
uates the importance of returning to
the university next term. It is
pointed out that only thus can the
supply of properly trained men and
women be kept up.
"If this war were to be a matter of
months," said one member of the
faculty, "then it might be advisable
to 'suspend all higher education and
devote nil energies to the more di
rectly prn-'ical subjects. However,
with the -"ssibility, almost the prob
ability, tl -1 the war will drop on
for yer.rs, 'hero is every reason for
the continuance of college work.
Viewed in the light of this fr.ct, high
er education, including the science
and useful arts, is by no means a lux
ury but a plain national necessity."
BRITISH ME
ATTACKS
TWO AMERICAN WINDJAMMERS,
FRANCIS MAUD BARBARA
PRESUMABLY SUNK.
London, June 1. (United Press)
The admiralty today announced the
submarining of the American bark
Dirigo and the drowning of the mate.
The submarine attacked the Dirigo
without warning, using her deck
guns. -
The Germans boarded tho bark,
ransacked her and then sunk her with
bombs.
The admiralty reported attacks,
presumably followed by sinking of
two American windjammers, tho
Francis M, and Barbara. Both crews
were saved.
Ex U.S. District At
torney Hangs Himself
Portland, June 1. (United Press)
C. H. Lingenfelter, many years
Idaho's United States District Attor
ney, hanged himself at a hospital.
Attendants saw him before he died
and cut the rope. Lingenfelter fell
from the hospital window two stories,
the fall killing him.
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31,829 GERMAN PRISONERS ARE
TAKEN BY THE FRENCH IN
LESS THAN A MONTH
BY HENRY WOOD.
(United Press Correspondent.)
French headquarters, June 1. Be
tween April the 15th, and May tho
4th, the French took thirty one thou
sand eight hundred twenty-nine Ger
man prisoners, according to head
quarters' lists.
Adding to this the number of pris
oners captured by the British and
Italian forces it is estimated that
seventy-five thousand prisoners were
taken during the three great often-
SLACKERS ARE
BY OFFICALS
TWO AMERICANS DETAINED
AND WILL BE HELD BY OF
FICIALS OF BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION
Laredo, Texas, June 1. (United
Press) Checking the exodus of so-
called slackers, the government agents
refused to allow men of conscription
age to cross the border into Mexico.
First two Americans detained were
held by the bureau of investigation,
charged with "seeking leave of Unit
ed States to avoid military registra
tion." The Wheat Market.
Chicago, June 1. (United Press)
The wheat market:
July Open $1.95; high $2.01; low
$1.93; close $1.98.
iScpt. Open $1.81; high $1.85; low
$1.79i; close $1.82.
Portland, June 1. (United Press)
-Club $2.40; bluestem $2.41.
FRENCH TAK
PRISON
WOOD
UNION SIOCK SHOW
PREPARATIONS BIG
President Issues A
Warning To Slackers
.TIT ! A T TT!l-J
Press) The President issued a proc-
lamation, warning sluckoTS not to at
tempt to evade registration by leav
ing tho country. Such action will ex-
pose them to prosecution on return.
Mascot for Marines.
Now York, Juno 1. (Special)
While Napoleon was idolized by his
soldiers as the "little corporal," tiny
Robert Bonner, ago 5 years, of this
city, is tho dapper "little sergoant" i
proudly wears his sergeant s chevrons
ond sharp-shooter medal with all the
d'?.n,l fwn-"p sea-soldier.
"Bob" has been chummy with the
"Soldiers of the Sea " all his life and
was never fully satisfied unt.l at-
tired in fu 1 regulation uniform-red
stripes, yellow chevrons, medal brass
buttons and all costume that he is
unwilling to take off, even to go to
bed. He tells his mother that regu-'.:;
1 i .1 '
hit soiuiers jicver luno uu uiuir
.Idiers never take off their
clothes, a statement that is not far
from the truth, in France, at least.
Fred Bonner, 5 Bonner Place, the
father of the undisputed "youngest
Marine," is proud of the fact thnt
tho regular enlisted Marines have ac-
coptcd his son -js a comrade.
DECIDED TO STRIKE OR EN
FORCE REGULATIONS UN- .
DER WHICH THEY ARE
EMPLOYED
I'etrograu, June J.. .unuea
Press) Demand for a six hour day
appeared likely to paralyze one hun
dred twenty of Russia's largest fac
tories, mostly munitions plants.
The workmen decided to either
strike or enforce the regulations un
der which they are employed. Com-
plex regulations mako little work pos-
siblo. It is reported that a number
of workmen have already struck.
TALK BEFORE
IS
Taxation and tho Uniform Tax
classification amendment were the
subjects up before tho business men's
luncheon today. Invocation by the
Rev. S. M. Roberts opened the lunch -
nnu ilUrl -fi-x.. ci
eon. Chairman Couch called for an -
liouncements and Fred J. Holmes re-
sponded by announcing n meeting of
the Commercial club tonight at 7:30.
A. W. Nelson announced a meeting of
the young men of the city at the Y.
M. C. A. tonight to decide whether La
Grande should furnish a hospital
corps lor mo oru uregon, wm "'' -
swermg uib cmi oithi, u,
White. The chairman for next Tues-
day s runcneon win 00 ur. lucumiun.
of Dr. McMillan.
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Chairmnn Couch then introduced as
the sneaker of the luncheon Chas,
Galloway, chairman of the lax Com
mission, who very ably upheld the
Uniform Tax classification amend
ment. Mr. Galloway's speech will be
run in the Observer tomorrow.
George T. Cochran, who has been
quito ill was reported to be improv
ing. Those present nt today's luncheon
RUSSIAN WORK-
rnn hritmin !
ttID UtMU
SIXHOURDAY
OS
ESSIN
DELIVERED
were: U. G. Couch, Chas. V. Gallo- Roman ract First prize, $15, sec
way, Walter M. Pierce, Thos. Wnll- ond prize, $10.
singer, C. I). Huffman, Paul B. Wal- Shetlnnd pony race,
lace, J. G. King, H. E. Dixon, E. D. Chariot race First prize, $50, sec-
Seldcr, G. C. Hopkins, Colon R. Eber- "
hard, H. C. Rces, W. H. Bohncnkamp, (Continued on Page 4.)
JUNE 13, 14, 15 ARE DATES SET
FOR BIG ANNUAL EVENT
FEATURES ARE MANY. '
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Ut oHUrt hnuitS
TO BE GREAT EDUCATOR
More Premiums and Trophies To Be
Offered Than Before Competition
in Different Classes Promises To Be
Keen Management Is Sparing No
Pains.
Tho casual observer as he visits
covcr thnt tha fc , . .
d the gU tt, , m
Ily put in order forb vnion'i great
forthcomm Live Stock shoW( JlnM
13 u 16 bwhlch isea to
oU previous ovents. This ia .
, ninth annuul eV(mt and .
commencement the show has grown
with , and d ,
how jt h , f
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-.!, v-m u
nf ,,,, P rt au-i!i w.
!its main ohi.. n prv roof
s here of usefuln083 viz e ta.
provomont of the variou8 breeds of
liveatock generally throughout Union
and adjoinil C0Untio3. bTnat it
eminontlv R.incfin,lH . in ...
one has only to note tho groat im
provement in tho breeds of the cattle
and hoi-Bes in the last few years.
Witness the improvement in the
Shorthorn class, Union breeders can
boast that they now own animals that
cost four figures. This is likewise
true in the various breeds of horse
owned. Therefore tho show Is a most
valuable asset to tho county gener
ally, i
-This year more cash premiums and
silvor trophies are offered than ever
and no doubt tho, competition in the
different classes shall be keen. The
management is sparing no paine to
make tho show a greater success thao
ever.
Attendance Will Be Good.
The attendance this year doubtless
will bo greater than ever. Visiting
the show offers opportunity not only
for a little recreation entertainment
j and the meeting of friends, but it hae
iw euucmionui ieaiures as wen inai
breeders and farmers and the public.
as a whole cannot afford to miss.
Therefore all should make a point of
being at Union on the 13, 14 and 16,
and soo the greatest show of its kind
in tho northwest.
At the recent meeting of the Stock
f Show association Wednesday evening
, it was the decision of the association
to raise a delegation, of members who
would represent and boost for the
show at the Haines Stampede and
other parts of Baker valley today.
Bearing their slogan, "The Best We
Breed for America's Need," they left
Union in a cloud of dust this morn
ing, about twenty some odd cars
filled with tho live wires of the as
sociation, intending to let the people
' or those communities know that
I Union was to have a bigger and bet
j tor show than ever on Juno 13, 14
and 15.
Following is a list of the cash
prizes offered for tho races enumcrat
cd below and will be paid by the
, Union Live Stick association, Juno 13,
1 14, 15, 1917, subject to conditions
named in Official Classification book:
First Day Wednesday.
Three-eighths mile dash First
1 ?35 s j ?20.
' 1 .! .' . 1 Y
' iatlies relay race First prize,
j100( gecond prize ?50.
. Novelty (waiki trotl run) First
priK0 $10i seeond prize, $5.
; RontH T(J,ay r.lceFjrst prize,
j ?150 ize ?75
kkp TTg F.j dRe?s
Half mile dush First prize, ?3B,
.Hecon,! prjz0 20.
Roman race First prize, $16, sec-
' J1(
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Shetland pony race.
Chariot race First prize, $50, sec-
ond prize, $25.
Second Day Thursday.
Five-eighths mile dash First
prize, $35, second prize, $20.
Ladies' relay continued.
Half mile dash First prize, $35,
second prize, $20.
Gent's relay continued.
Three-quarter mile dash First
prize, $35, second prize, $20.
Cowboy race, half mite l'irst
prize, $10, second prize, $5.
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