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VOLUME XVL
14 GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917.
NUMBER 299.
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Over Fifty Per Gent Declare Exemption
MOST GUIS BASED QN
'DEPENDENCY OF RELATIVES
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS IP
PHYSICALLY FIT MAY BE
GIVEN PLACE BEHIND
THE LINES
MANY "SNIRKERS" REPORT
EE TO MARSHAL'S OFFICE
Administration Hag Decided Definite
ly Against Wholesale Class Exemp
tions, Such as Farmers, Shipbuild
ers and Muntion Workers Exemp-
' tion Powers Rests With Local
Boards. ''"'
Washington, June 7. (United
Tress) Returns reaching Provost
Marshal General Crowder indicate
that exemption claims may exceed
fifty per tent of war registration.
Official expectations are unsur
passed, inasmuch as a large share
of claims allege dependency of rela
tives. Exemption claims will be care
fully examined to determine whether
they are bonafide. It is indicated that
a small percentage are hidden "be
hind women's skirts" to be freed from
military service.
Conscientious objectors, if physical
ly fit for servjee will probably be used
behind the lines, if unable fully to
prove their conscientious objections
that they are subject to actually bear
ing arms. Many "shirkers" have been
reported to Marshal Crowder's office
ind all have been referred to depart
ment of justice for immediate atten
tion, v .
The administration decided definite
ly against wholesale class exemptions
such as farmers, shipbuilders and mu
nition' v:orkers. Exemption , powers
rest with the local boards?
TOTAL REGIS
ABLY 65,000
Portland, June 7. (United Press)
Oregon's registration is probably
not exceeding sixty-five thousand, in
stead of seventy-five thousand as per
Adjutant General White's estimate
yesterday.
General White compiled the totals
of twenty-two counties today, exclud
ing Multnomah, which gave twenty
nine thousand six hundred. Mult
nomah's registration will be about
twenty thousand.
("CLOSE-IIP" OF GEN-
L J.J.
Washington, June 7. (United
Press) Someone once said that gen
ius is a matter of detail. If that
someone was right then Maj. Gen.
John J. Pershing, who will command
America's first expeditionary forces in
France is a military genius. He is
a regular demon for detail. An in
spection is a military formality not
popular in the Army and an inspec
tion by Gen. Pershing is always an- (
ticipated with fear and trembling.
"Thorough" hardly describes it. Last
September Gen. Pershing conducted
an inspection of 3000 troops sta
tioned at the base of the Mexican
punitive expedition in Columbus, N.
M. It occupied five hours and when
completed the General knew the fit
ness for immediate field service of
every man in the command. "Shave
off those decorations'" was a frequent
order to those cultivating beards.
Dirty rifles aroused the General's ire.
"That's a fine looking instrument.
Been using it fcr a hoe have you?"
he would ask. Down the line he went,
his eyes taking in every detail.
"Take off your uniform when you
sleep" he would snap. "Don't you
ever wash those pants?" Without
stopping to eat or for a moment's
rest he kept at his task through the
infantry, the signal troops, the am
bulance and hospital units and along
the long line of motors and drivers in
the trick companies and the aviation
corps. Pershing knew what ho had
TRATION
PROB
(Continued ra Page 8.)
AMERICAN COLLIER AR
RIVES IN FRENCH WATERS
4f Washington, June 7. (Unit- 4"
4 ed Press) The electrically J
J driven collier, Jupiter,, carrying 4
J ten thousand five hundred tons
.4" of wheat and other commodi- 4
4 ties, reached French waters, is
4- officially announced. 4
LAST CHANGE
GIVEN-FINAL
EXCUSES FOR NOT REGISTER
ING MAY BE RECOGNIZED IF
' REPORTED WITHIN NEXT
. FEW DAYS
' Portland, June 7. (Special) Men
between the ages of 21 and '30 yearsf
inclusive, who for some good reason
were unable tj register on War Cen
sus day, are to have one more chance.
If they will present themselves im
mediately to the Registration Board
in their respective county, their reg
istration will be accepted and the
necessary card made out, provided a
valid excuse is made for failure to J
appear-June 6.
The County Board of Registration
in each county is ma'de up of the sher
ff, county clerk and county physician,
and the board sits at the county seat.
Haste is essential, though, for the
negligent ones who failed to register
as this period of grace may be ended
any hour by the government, llf they
desire to escape prosecution, with the
penalty of imprisonment up to
one year in jail, after which they will
be registered and probably drafted
anyway, they should lose no time be
fore going before the Registration
Board.
This last chance will be open only
for a few more days. Men who
show their good faith by immediately
presenting' themselves will probably
have their excuses accepted for not
having registered at the propert time.
But any further delay will be un
wise, to say the least.
Non-residents who have not yet
registered should apply immediately
to the Board. They will be regis
tered under the procedure for regis
tration of absentees.
Farmers Will Meet
: Here Saturday
A meeting will be held in the city
hall, La Grande, Saturday at 1:30
p. m.
This is for farmers of Union county
who are affected by the high water
overflowing their land.
All are invited.
; Remedial measures will be dis
ussed. Mann and Kellaher Win.
Portland, June 7. (Special) John
so. Mann ana A. L,. Uarbur were elect
ed commissioners. Mann defeated
Kellaher by 239 votes. Kellaher will
be appointed to succeed Baker.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
RUE OFF FRENCH
I
warships Acted as convoy
for large transport
carrying load
OF WHEAT
Paris, June 7. (United Press)
American warships are anchored off
the French coast, it is officially an
nounced. The warships convoyed from the
United States a large transport carry
ing wheat. ' .
American vessels were accorded a
tremendously cordial welcome. -.
REGISTRATION
ALL UNION
PREPARING
FOR
SHOW
ACCOMMODATIONS BEING MADE
FOR GUESTS BIG CROWD
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
STOCK WILL BE WELL
FED AND TAKEN CARE OF
Food, Shelter and Entrance Fee Are
Free as Before Governor Withy
comb's Kentucky Saddle Mare Will
Be Sent From Salem Finest of Its
Kind in State.
Union, June 6. (Special) All
Union - is busy making preparations
for the Stock show. Guests are being
provided for ai advance and we are
ready for the vecord breaking crowd
which will be nore this year. A great
deal of time, labor nnd money are be
ing spent on the grounds, new stock
accommodations of all kinds are beng
prepared and barns aaa l-eing,. tilled
with feed. As usual there will be af
forded free feed, free shelter, and free
entrance fee for all exhibits. One of
the big features of the show will be
the fact that Governor Withycomb's
Kentucky saddle mare will bo shipped
from Salem and will arrive some time
before the show. This is said to be
the finest of its kind in the state. (It
is to be exhibited along with other
saddle horses of its class. Every ef
fort is being put forth to make the
town as attractive as possible. The
different sociaties are convassing the
town daily for meal accommodations.
The following societies and organiza
tions will serve meals; The ladies of
the Methodist chuirch, the ladies of
the Presbyterian church, the Woman's
club and various others. All indica
tions are that the 1917 show will be
bigger and better than ever. The
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L
FLYING U.5.
FIRST AMERICAN VESSEL OF
FICIALLY REPORTED AS
HAVING SUNK SUBMARINE
Washington, Juno 7. (United
Press) The American steamer Sil
vershell is the first vessel under the
United States flr.g officially reported
as probable vkrtor in a fight with a
submarine.
Following is the French statement:
Silvershell battled a submarine the
navy departmsnt announced. Silver
shell vessel reported yesterday to
have sunk submarine.
Company M Boy
Writes Of The
Work He Is Doing
Salem, June 7. (Special) The fol
lowing letter was received by Mrs.
Edwin Sherwood, whose son William
Sherwood is doing duty guarding tun-1
neis and bridges in eastern Oregon I
with company M. The description of
the point where he is located will give I
an idea of what the boys from Salem
are having to contend wih in the way
of mountains
"SnmpwWo , th tt s i
"Outpost of Co. M.
"Dear Everybody:
"Well I am on outpost duty again,
and this time I am at the best outpost
of the bunch. I wouldn't mind stay
ing here all summer. There is fine
scenery and plenty of chance to study
geology ar t botany, tho I don't know
what thfs is in the zoology life
as yet, fr- It has been too cold to
bring aSyi' ing out. The scenery is
fine with mountains in every direc
tion. The peaks close by, within a
mile or two, are from 1500 to 2500
feet above the camp, but those forth-
er away, which can be seen only from
SILVERSHEL
FLAG SINKS SUB
OLDER GIRLS
IS
THIS IS AN "IMPORTANT EAST
ERN OREGON CONVENTION
SEVENTY-FIVE DELE
GATES WILL BE HERE
Another chapter in La Grande's
convention undertakings this year will
bo written tomorrow, Saturday and
Sunday when tho Fourth Older Girls'
conference of Eastern Oregon con
venes here. The occasion will be an
important one to religious circles.
Delegates to the number of 75 are
expected, and while the majority have
rooms provided for them, a few addi
tional offers are needed. Those hav
ing table accommodations and sleep
ing room facilities or either of these,
will confer a favor upon the enter
taining hostesses by notifying Miss
Dorothy Haworth at once.
Representatives to the conference
are coming from Union, Baker, Grant,
Hnrney,' Malheur, Umatilla and Wal
lowa counties. They are girls be
tween the ages of 15 and 21 years,
and each group is accompanied by a
chaperon.
During the three conferences held
in tho past a great deal of good has
resulted, and prominent speakers and
workers among girls and Sunday
Schools are brought in for these vital-
ly important gatherings. Tho big
TOMORROW
feature of the program this year will, progressed victoriously over a front
be Mrs. M. A. Danenhower, of Port- of nine miles in tho Messines-Wys-lnnd,
who is state director of tho con- jchneto sector today,
feronce. ' Mrs. C. H. Upton of La j Front dispatches indicate complete
Grande, as associate director, has success of the initial move marking
given a great doal of work and atten- a complete resumption of the British
tion to the conference and local Sun -
day School girls have lent great help,
and the plans for entertainment of
tho visitors are laid in such a way
that the good name of La Grande as
an entertaining city will be enhanced.
Among the features of the entertain-
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PASSES BY M
JORITY OF
NO GROUND FOR REPORT THAT
RECALL DID NOT CARRY
SAYS BAKER HERALD
if
Bakor, June 7. (Special) The
latest figures cn the recall are now
expected to give a majority of over j
40 for the measure while the vote for
Messrs. Duby and Y raser is twice that
figure. The figures on the recall have
been, secured after carefully checking
up all the returns which were se-i
cured late today, in addition to those
mat iiaa aireauy oeen received, in
There has been talk on the streets
BAKER
RECALL
bcen given oh the direct question of count 0f the illness of his daughter,
the recall by those who had charge Mrs. B. F. Wilson, who has a bad at
of the elections in various precincts it , tack of blood poisoning in the hand,
was learned that the vote on it was
about the same as that for Mr, Duby r Yesterday's Results.
and Mr. FraSer. I Amorinn Ain;nn At TrAnAn 9
The neglect in Several precincts tO ,
make a copy of the vote before clos-
ing up the bailot boxes has given on-1
ly partial returns on the measure, but ,
sufficient figures that are known to
be correct give the recall a majority'
without making any estimates.
The vote for Duby and Fraseri
shows that they have a majority overly Nashville 0. at Littie Rock 7 Chat.
"'"I " , " ".u
thot there is no question about their
l
election, uumors nave oeen prevalent
to(,ay hat the roca11 !ld not carry but
Te ,s " Rround for this .report,
1116 countv clerk will make the official
count tomorrow in the presence of a
lurjfe numiier oi witnesses ana Tne
correct figure by which the recall car
ried will then be known. '
some instances where no figures had
today of a contest over the election
but as far as can be ascertained '
fneithcr side has mode a statement to '
this effect. The fact that the recall
candidates have been elected by a sub-1
stantial' majority is looked upon as
sufficient to settle the question and ,
do away with any uncertainty. I
Miss Ire O'Connel returned last"
PVflnincr from PnrflnnH. whnra aha Yioa 1
j,cen attending school ' at the St.
Marie Academy.
AMERICAN
FOOD
MUST BE PR OCTECTED
Chinese Rebel Leader
Declars End Of Revolt
i Tokio, June 7. (United Press)
I General Nie Ski Kun, leader of the
Anhwei rebels, declared that the Chi-
inese revolution would be ended in a
fortnight. He predicts the Chinese
parliament will then declare war on
Germany.
It is declared that the refusal of
President Li to follow a certain war
policy (was the cause of the trouble.
OFFENSIVE
FRONT DISPATCHES INDICATE
COMPLETE SUCCESS OF THE
INITIAL MOVE.
London, Juno 7. (United Press)
-jGeneral Haig's renewed offonsive
! offonsive around Greenland hill. The
Britislfigained all objectives. . ""'.,:
j Today's activities follow twenty
days quiet.
:
London, June 7. (United Press)
i The British this afternoon captured
Messines and a score of other import
ant points. The prisoners reach a
total of four figures.
The British sea planes successfully
bombed1 the German aerodrome at
Niew Munter, the admiralty stated.
One shed was hit and several bombs
fell near machines of the aerodrome.
Joins Hospital Corps.
Ivan Studervant, formerly employed
in O'Connels Cigar iStore left last
evening for Vancouver where he will
enter the Field Hospial Corps in the
regular army.
Litigation in Kay Family.
Salem, June 7. (Special) Clear
title to eighty-three and one-third
shares hv the Thomas Kay woolen
mnis js asked of the circuit court by
,'Isabelle C. Farrar, Sarah Forstner
((find Eliza Dakin against Isabella For-
'tado, Chilton Atkinson and the Thom-
as Kay Woolen Mills. The plaintiffs
ask that Eliza Dakin be declared the
- pwner of forty-three shares, Isabelle
, C. Farrar twenty-five shares ana
Sarah Forstner fifteen shares.
t W. Kennedv returned home
frora Hermiston last evening. While
eone Mr. Kennedy was very ill. He
ift for Union this mornino- on ae-
Minnonnnlia K- nt TnriionnnnlU 9.. Kntl.
;gas city j. at Louisville 0, Minneapolis
o. f ri,i,0 a i qt Pnnl i.9
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tanooga 10; at -New Orleans
, t 4 t Mobi,e 2 Birmingni
am 12.
TORNADOES ARE AGAIN
SWEEPING THE EAST
Chicago, June 7. (United Press)
Thirty-two arc known to be dead and
two hundred injured as a result of
tornadoes sweeping four states Tues
day night and yesterday. Property
damage is estimated from two to
three million dollars.
The Weather.
Portland, June 7. (United Press)
u- Sl weather forecast: "Cloudy,
cooler." .
RENEWS
AND ADVANCES
Claims
SUPPLY
PRESIDENT WILSON AND COM
MISSIONER HOOVER GIVE -WARNING
TO THE
PEOPLE
ENGLAND IS CLAMOR
ING FOR MORE FOOD
Unless Ample Control Is Given De
partment Allies Will Come Here
and Bid For American Food, Rals-
, ing Prices Machinery Must Be Es
tablished At Once Says Hoover.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER
United Press Correspondent) -Washington,
June 7. (United
Press) Congress must protect tha
American food supply from the Al
lies, warned both the President and
Hoover. Leaders of both parties
turned their attention to this pressing
problem; as the most difficult one
ahead. England's clamors for more food Is
growing louder and prices here ara
climbing higher. Laborer's demand
for governmental action grows more
insistent, the President declared to
Congress. Ample food control must
be given the department or Allies will
come here and bid for American food;
hoisting the prices higher. Hoover de-i
clared that adequate machinery must
be established immediately. He is op
posed to government price fixing.
Congressmen feeling the unrest of
the food' situation are receiving thous
ands of letters, demanding govern
mental action. The food control bill
will be reported in the house early
next week. The house committee is
sitting Slmfist constantly In effort to
finish their v.-ork.-
TWO CENTS TAX
TO BE PUT ON
CHECKS DRAFT
Washington, June 7. (United
Press) The Senate Finance Commit
tee put a two-cent stamp tax on
checks and drafts, over five dollars in
the war revenue bill. It is expected
that ten million dollars annually will
be raised from this tax.
The committee declared to eliminate
the house levy of ten per cent, on
dues for social, sporting and athletic
clubs, thereby dropping ten million
dollars revenue possibilities. A sub
stitute tax will be devised later.
EIGHTY ONE THOUSAND
U.S.D0GT0R5 WILL GQ
New York, June 7. (United Press)
Eighty-one thousand American doc
tors will do their bit to win the war.
That is the membership of the
American Medical association, ten
thousand of whose members met in
annual convention here today and
everyone of them is pledged to an
swer the nation's call.
Already two members of the asso
ciation have saved thousands of lives
to the allied armies on the western
front by their new methods of steri
lizing wounds.
Not only will thousands of these
men serve with the American armies
in the field, but other thousands will
engage in military medical and sur
gical research work in this country.
Dr. George H. Simmons of Chica
go, is chairman of the committee on
medical and surgical preparedness of
the Council of National Defense.
Dr. Simmons, it was announced to
day is cooperating with Surgeon Gen
eral Rupert Blue, of the army, who
also is president of the American
Medical association to subject the
81,000 members to a selective draft,
to get the best men the nation pos
sesses for the army.
The tosk of clossifying and list
ing these men is progressing now.
The asociation began its prepared
ness program in 1916 and is today in
a position to mobilize medical and
surgical specialties very quickly.
The medical and surgical commit
tee of the Council of National De
fense Interlocks with the national com
mittee on Red Cross medical service;