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VOLUME XVL
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1917.
NUMBER 324.
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PLANS COMPLETED FOR
THE NATION'S BIG LOnEflY
FATE OF NINE MILLION SIX
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
, IN GLASS BOWL
UNIQUE METHOD ADOPTED
FOR SELECTING ARMY
Numbers On Paper Squares Will Des
ignate Men Drafted These Will Be
' Placed in Capsules in Big Globe and
Drawn At Random Those Drawn
Join the Army.. :
'.Washington, "July 7. (United
Press) The fate of nine million six
hundred and forty-nine thousand, reg
istered men is held in a hugh glass
bowl filled with little gelatine cap
sules. Number on paper squares in each
of these capsules will designate the
men drafted for America's armies.
The final plan is a unique method
of singling out men for the first levy.
Unless a shift is made the present
arrangements for the first lottery are
as follows:
Squares of paper numbered serially
are placed in gelatine capsules and
thrown into a big transparent globe.
On the day of the draft, the cap
slues will be drawn at random.
Each slip indicates for draft every
man bearing that number in each of
more than four thousand counties and
cities in the nation.
Slips are numbered from one to as
high as the number of men registered
in the largest precinct in the na
tion. The .drawing probably will be held
in a large room in the war depart
ment. A committee of prominent men will
be appointed to act as official witness
es testifying to the impartiality of
the lottery.
Washington, July : 7. (United
Press) Hard liquor and other spirits
took a new lease on life this after
noon, when the Senate reversed yes
terday's action and voted not to pre
vent withdravrtl of spirits 1n bond.
Such r.ctio'n was taken because it is
claimed that forbidding withdrawal
amounted to confiscation without com
pensation. Carnival To Be
Given July 19-20
A meeting of the chairmen of vari
ous committees selected S rom the
members of the La Grande Girl3'
Honor Guard will ibe held this after
noon at five o'clock at the Y. M. C. A.
to discuss and formulate plans for
the big Jitney Carnival that will be
given in the Y. M. C. A. tennis court
and the Presbyterian lawn the 19th
and 20th of July.
It is the purpose of the Girls' Honor
Guard to make an effort to raise sev
eral hundred dollars for the mess fund
of the La Grande Hospital Corps. The
girls, have co-operated with many oth
er movements and have been con
gratulated many times for their ac
tivities and efficiency in working for
other causes.
This time the girls are asking for
the support of .ill the people of La
Grande in making this undertaking a
SUCCGSS
Plans are being made to make this
Carnival a varied one.
On the Presbyterian church lawn
lights will be strung and Japanese
lanterns will be attached to each light,
and a Japanese Tea Garden will be
staged there with members of the
Honor Guard dressed in Japanese cos
tumes, who will serve many dainties.
In the Y. M. C. A. tennis court a
tent will be erected where a different
plav will be given each evening. For
tune telling booths will be there, the
"dollies" and many other novelties
will be staged, and a Hawaiian village
will be featured.
Ice cream will be served, and a
candy booth will also be on the
ground's, which will supply tooth
some dainties made by thei Honor
Girls.
REMAINS OF FRANK PARK
HURST AT ELKS' TEMPLE
The remains of Frank Parkhurt.
who died in this citv July 4th, are ly
ing in .-.tate at the Elks' temple. The
remains may be viewed by the pub
lic from ten o'clock until one o'clock
tomorrow. The funeral services will
take place nt 2:30 p. m. at the Elk?'
Temple. The remains of Mr. Park
hurst will be sent to Portland on Np
5 tomorrow evening where later his
body will bo cremated.
Miss Paulino Goodman, of Lostine,
is visiting with her sister, Mrs. John
Reed of this city.
Argentine Break
Reported Imminent
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Berlin, via Amsterdam, July 4
4 7. (United Press) Berlin dip- 4
J lomatic circles believe a break 4
between Argentine and Ger
4 many is imminent, if not al- 4
4 ready formally in effect, accord- 4
4 ing to Berlin dispatches. The 4
Argentine minister conferred 4
4 with Foreign Minister Zimmer- 4
4 ,man and later with Hollweg. 4
y.icuors
ACTIVITIES
REGULAR SUMMER WORK WILL
BE CARRIED OUT JUVE
NILE CLASS IS RE
ORGANIZED The Y. M. C. A. work for boys have
resumed their gymnastic activities
after a short vacation, Occasioned oy
the Army Y. M. C...A. campaign and
the Red Cross campaign. Consider
able attention will now be given to
the boys, and the regular summer
procedure will be carried out in full.
This morning the Juvenile class ' re
organized their group game contest,
and Olin Nichols was chosen captain
of the "Dafodils", and Clause Wilcox
was chosen captain of the "Sweet
Peas." All the competitive games this
morning in this department were won
by the "Sweet Peas". The Juvenile
class has the largest enrollment of
any of the gymnasium classes in the
Y. M. C. A -and it conjRCis ov. . boys
from sevent to nine years; v After .ill
classes the boys are taken to the swim
ming pool where they enjoy a half
hour swim.
The junior class, composed of boys
between the ages of nine and twelve,
also reorganized their competitive
group contest, and Showalter Lynch
was chosen captain of the "Lemons",
and Abbey Green was chosen captain
of the "Prunes". The "Prunes" had the
edge on the "Lemons" this morning
and won nil the games. This depart
ment has also a large enrollment, and
is composed of the coming athletes of
La Grande. The boys talked over a
number of hikes that will be taken this
year, and decided to hold their annual
three-day hike to Mt. Emilv one week
prior to the onening of the schools.
Plans are also being perfected toward
the making of a hike to Baker and
return, end it is expected that the hike
will be held in the near future. The
Y. M. C. A. finds it impossible to take
any more boys for short period mem
berships on account of the large mem
bership at present. It is now nec3S
sary for a boy to join the Y. M. C. A.
for a year, and this method is meet
ing the approval of the boys.
One Man And Three
Girls Are Arrested
Two young girls and a young man
fiom Weiser, Idaho, and a marriod
woman Irom Baker, were arrested by
Chief Rayburn last night. It seems
that the two young girls and the
young man, who is now in jail, and
another young man from Weiser,
started on a motor party. Stayinij
at Baker the first night they regist
ered as men and wives. Apparently
nt- Rnker ihev added a married wom-
,an to their party. It is known that
the married woman is not living with
her husband.
From Baker they came to La
Grande and registered as at Baker.
They were arrested last evening after
being a night in the city. One young
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The two girls are quite young, one
being just under sixteen and the
other not quite seventeen. The iv
ried woman is twenty-three years old.
All are being held.
Frank Robinson, Jess Graves and
Ccar Humphries, all recent mem
bers of the La Grande band, passed"
through the city this morning on
their wny to Salt Lake City at which
place they will join the 43rd Infantry
band at Fort Douglas. They have al
ready enlisted end made quite a show
ing in their new uniforms.
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Speed 'Em Up To Have Noted Visitor
Movie Star To Be
What will probably be greeted with
as much enthusiasm as the coming: of
a circus is the announcement that the
management of the Arcade theatre
has, secured Miss Myrtle Stedman the
well known and popular star of the
Paramount Pictures Corporation to be
in La Grande for at least one day of
the 'Speed 'Em Up races. Miss Sted
man will be here for a two day en
gagement at the Arcade theatre, July
22 and 23rd. . If possible she will be
here for both days of the races but
one thing is sure, the dare-devils who.
will try for new records on the local
track will be cheered on by this
beautiful actress on Sunday the 22nd.
1 There have been quite a number of
the male stars that have been sent
out by the picture corporations, but
very few of the women stars.
And Miss Stedman is the first to
enter a starring tour from the Para
mount studio which will embrace a
tour of ten weeks from the Pacific
Coast to New York. .
Indeed La Grande is very fortunate
in having the opportunity of witness
ing a performance of Miss Stedman in
person.
And during her stay- here in this
city, she will render some beautiful
selections from popular writers and
those who intend to see and hear Miss
Stedman can come to the theatre with
expectations of hearing one of Amerv'
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REVEALS INT
ERESTING WORK
CONVENTION CONTINUES OVER
TOMORROW AND CLOSES
TOMORROW NIGHT.
"God never made a people that is
not worth saving," declared Mrs. King
in a missionary address at the Chris
tian church convention now being held
in this city.
.Mrs. King is superintendent Of the
Woman's work in Texas and gave a
very vivid picture of world-wide mis
sions. A most interesting address on Phil
ippine life and customs was given last
night by W. H. Hanna, a returned
missionary from there. For nearly an
hour he held his audience with little
stories of native life and customs,, in
terspersed with pathos and laughter.
In it all was the work of the gospel in
changing conditions for the better.
This morning was the Bible School
session. Mrs. Clara G. Esson, State
Bible School Superintendent gave a
splendid, report of woi k done the past
year and showed a very satisfactory
growth.
Roy K. Roadruck, the General Su
perintendent of Bible School work for
the Northwest, gave a very interest
ing address on "Practical Develop
ments in the Field of Religious Edu
cation." THEI.W.WS
THE GOVERNMENT WILL FORCE
THE ISSUE AND LEARN
WHO IS BOSS
IN U. S.
Portland, July 7. (United PresR)
The government learned definitely that
German money is backing the I. W. W.
The government determined to force
the issue to learn who's boss, the gov
ernment or the I. W. W.
United States Attorney Reames
made these sensational statements.
He said he is positive Germans are
supporting the I. W. W. activities.
He said the I. W. W. is the great
est internal menace in the United
States.
REPORT NOT CONFIRMED.
The current report that a sold'er
had been fatally wounded and had
died has not been confirmed. The Ob
server has investigated this report and
finds that there is no basis for it
either in the records of the troops
here or at the hospital, which there
certainly would be if such an accident
had occurred. Spreading such reports
does positive harm. Both Dr. Ho'it
and Captain Necr have informed the
Observer that the report is baseless.
GEIM COIIi
IS BACKING
Here For Races
ica's most talented silver-voice so
pranos. There is no fear of any con
tradiction whatever of these remarks,
and the critics aTe loud in their praise
in state that Miss Stedman's voice is
superior, if not better than any of the
musical comedy stars.
. Miss Stedman's voice was cultivated
in France and her tutor was the great
MarchesBi who was known as one of
France's greatest . instructors of
voice culture, and who has - brought
out such stars as Calve, Sohumann
Heink, and many others equally well
known.
It. might be stated that the reason
Miss Stedman does not enter the
Grand Opera field is because she en
joys the ilght opera much better, and
the work is much easier and more in
teresting. It will be remembered that . Miss
Stedman starred several seasons ago
in Mr. Whitney's "Jsle of Spice,"
"The Chocolate Soldier," and was also
at the Whitney theatre, Chicago
where she enjoyed a run of almost
one year. ,
Miss Stedman will positively change
her program and her gowns each
evening, and the public may rest as
sured that they are some gowns.
The engagement promises to be a
most artistic success as Miss Sted
man's reputation has been established
throughout the entire United States.
LOTTERY TO BE HELD IN WASH
INGTONDRAFT NUMBERS
TO BE MAILED LOCAL
EXEMPTION BOARDS
The registration just completed, and
the draft system which is drawing
near, are rather a puzzle to some.
Although a few articles have ap
peared lately that some counties have
just mailed complete copies of their
registration cards to Washington, it is
safe to say that comparatively all
copies of registration cards are now
in. Sheriff Warnick of this county
mailed in complete copies over two
weeks ago.
Washington is new mailing out seri
al numbers for each of the cards held.
These numbers will be posted in a
conspicuous place so that each man
can find his name and the serial num
ber which will later go into the lot
tery. These numbers have already
been sent out to some parts of tho
country and at the time they wei'3
first posted it was thought by the pub
lic that the names and numbers repre-.
sented the men drafted.
"The minute the local boards are
completed and have numbered mora
than 9,500,000 registration cards, we
will be ready for the draft," was the
official announcement from Provoit
Marshal General Crowder's office
Thursday.
General Crowder urgently has in
sisted that the boards finish their la
bors before today. He emphasize!
the "every day lost now means a day
lost in organization of the armies of
the United States," in a message to
every board.
As soon as the numbering of the
registration cards is finished, then the
drawing of the names will begin. This
lotterv will be carried on entirely in
Washington and the serial numbers
sent to the local boards who arc sup
nosed to post the numbers. This local
exemption board will handle' all claims
of exemption that may come up.
TWO MEN FATALLY
INJURED IN RIOTS
Globe, Arizona, July 7. (United
Press) Intervention of soldiers with
fixed biyonets prevented a general
riot when two men were fatally in
jured in an armed clash between met
al mine workers and unionists. The
f:v.i .AonUnrl ra-hpn workmen
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were challenged while going on shift
in the old Dominion Mine. One man
was shot four times. The other was
cut with knives. Austrian I. W. W.
leaders were jailed.
Y. M. C. A. Potato Club.
All of the boys of the Y. M. C. A.
Potato club are requested to meet at
their potato patch on Monday morn
r at ft nVlrvic. The hovs are also re
quested to bring their' hoes. The
boy9' potato patch is looKing tine,
and if weather conditions nre favor
able a good yield is expected.
Mary Frawley is spending the week
in the valley as the guest of Thelma
Standley.
DRAFT DRAWIN6
NEAR-NUMBERS
BIG POSIED
GERMAN AIRPLANES DROP
BOMBS IN DAYLIGHT RAID
Railroads Will Not
; Ask Higher Rates
'
Salem, July 7. (United 4
4 Press) The Public Service 4
4 Commission received notifies- 4
4 tion that the S. P. and S., Ore- 4
4 gon Electrict, United Railways, 4
Pacific and Eastorn Oregon 4
Trunk, Southern Pacific, O.-W.
4 R. & N. and Oregon Short Line 4
4 would withdraw their "applies- 4
tions for increased freight rates.
4 It is probable independent 41
4 branch roads will leave their ap- 4
4 plications on file for increases 4
J and that hearings will be held. 4
4 These include the Sumpter Val- 4
4 ley Railroad. 4
What The Women
Can Give To Help
The Red Cross
THa fnlTnwinror nlri Articles ran be
used to make supplies and an urgent
appeal is made by the Red Cross
committee for a prompt response from
the house wives:
Old counter panes to be made into
bath towels and wash cloths; old bath
towels, sheets and pillow slips; old
table and lunch cloths for napkins and
tray cloths; cotton blankets, white or
colored; bath rdbes, flannelette gowns,
or Kimonos will make bed sox or cov
ers for hot water and ice bags; any
remnants of yarn, of any color or
size can be used. These remnants
can be knitted into squares and joinod
together for comforts for hospital use.
Don waste any clean white cot
ton clippings. These can be used to
stuff fracture pillows. ,
i For the benefit of anyone who may
with to do this work at home, in upare
time, the following list shows tne di
mensions of different articles.
Bath t(.wels medium size.
Wash cloths 10 inches square.
Hand tcwels ;l8x30 inches.
Dish towels 18x30 inches.
Napkins 14 inches square.
Tray cloths 15x22 inches.
Hot water bag covers 13x15 inches.
. Ice bag covers 13x-5 inches.
Finish both with draw string at top.
Fracture pillows 13x17 inches.
Handkerchiefs 18 inches square.
Tf 4T.n nntf-nn In mot tOO old theSO
can be hemmed, otherwise leave them
unhemmed.
There is urgent need right now for
this material and surely each house
hold can furnish a few' discarded ar
ticles to help this work. The commit
tee will make arrangements to call
for the bundles if you notify Black 41.2
or Red P81, before noon each day.
The workroom will become a busy
place commencing Monday, July if.
Hours 2 to 4:30. All women and girls
who can devote one day a week are
requested to help in this good cause.
Do not wait to be asked individually.
MRS. E. T. ANDREWS,
Chairman Hospital Supplies.
Rev. G. L. Clark To
Leave For Seabeck
r r. T. rinrk. the local Presby
terian minister, leaves tonight for
Seabeck, Washington, on a monins
.,,.( im, Widontallv his vacation
time will be taken up to a large ex
tent, as he intends to instruct in me
summer school work. Mr. Clark is
well known in Y. M. C. A. worK anu
is a tireless worker.
Each sumnv-r the l . M. a. nave
an annual summer school at Seabeck.
it v,..o lisnn pnlarp-inc each year until
r.-" -
now it is quite an educational organi
zation which offers the atuieu advant
age of a summer's outing on the
Tha iv-nrk- is nil systematic but
very enjoyable from tho point of view
of tho student.
At a reception tendered Mr. Petft'
n tnVinctnn and family last night
about two hundred people were pres
ent to enjoy the ocension. Bes'uK
those attending from this city thcr;
were many out ol town penpie a .
An interesting program was rendere I
and light refreshments were served.
Periscope Report Disproved.
Washington, July 7. (United
prcss)Althouirh the latest subma
rine scare at Hampton Ronds proved
to be an oyster stake with a barnacled
ton resembling a periscope, nnval of
ficers snid they welcomed reports on
such matters.
LARGE NUMBER OF AIRCRAFT
SAIL OVER CITY OF ,
LONDON
TWENTY MACHINES
ARE SEEN IN ACTION"
German Airplanes Flew So Close to
Earth That They Were Plainly Seen
From the Streets This Was in
Marked Contrast to the Great Raid
. of June 13.
London, July 7. (United Press)
The largest number of German air
planes that ever raided London, drop
ped bombs over the city today.
Twenty machines were seen. Dam
age and casualty lists are not an
nounced but losses are probably smalL
German planes flew close to the
earth.
They were plainly seen from the
street This was in direct contrast
to the great raid of June 13th, when
sixteen planes flew to such height
that they were practically invisible.
Twenty-eight men, six women and
three children were killed, and one
hundred and forty-one persons injured
during the air raid.
Three German airplanes raiding
London were downed Iby British ma
chine guns, the Admiralty stated.
The British machines were not dam
aged'. GERMAN DIPLOMATIC AGENTS
WILL BE SENT HOME
Washington, July . 7. (United
Press) All German diplomatic agents
will be cleaned out of the United
States, as the government - proceeds
with the work of stopping the leak of
military information.
Bernstorff 's assistants remaining in
America will leave soon for Berlin, a
high government official stated.
H. Cahuffhausen and M. Berne, Ger
man , consular Secretaries, , will leave
firrt., r.Vii -V '-J -V"' -; ?':'"''' '
The state department arranged for
their departure today.
Others, including German consuls,
German clerks, and others will fol
low. American employes in the Spanish
embassy at Berlin, assisting in hand
ling American interests, will be re
moved directly thereafter as a natur
al rctallintion.
Further arrests of German agents
nre predicted.
Officials indicated the arrest of two
alleged Teuton agents in New York
js only a scratched surface in the ef-
torts to round-up uerman tipsters.
RUSSIA STARTS OFFENSIVE
ON PINSK FRONT
London, July 7. (United Press)
Russia started an offensive on the
Pinsk front according to a neutral dis
patch. Violent fighting near Pinsk is
reported. Russian artillery is leveling
all obstacles; Pinsk is aflame. Gen
eral Paige reported that the British
lines were slightly advanced east of
Wytschaete.
TIMELY ACCIDENT TO
RUDDER SAVES TROOPS
Paris, July 7. (United Press)
The providential timely accident to
t.Vin nirfdnr nf the American transport
bearing the first contingent of Amer
ican troops to France saved the ves
sel from probable destruction by a
tn-neIn fired bv a German submarine.
The rudder broke, the vessel veered.
just in time, to prevent the torpedo
from striking the ship.
State Is Making
Final Arguments
In the east! of the state vs. Thin
Borkey, in which Borkey a Chinaman,
is accused as an accomplice in shoot
ing Billie Eng, the state this af
ternoon is making its final argu
ments. It is thought that the case
will be finished about 5:30 this after
noon and will go before the jury Mon
day moinirvg.
In the case nf Ching Ping, who was
convicted, it was established that he
ran ar.rass the street and shot Eng
nfter he had fallen. In the case of
Borkey it is raid that he fired shots
but took no time after seeing Eng
fall. He was one of the five found in
the pit and it is alleged that a few
davs prior to 'he shooting Borkey had
never before been seen in La Grande
to any one's knowledge.
Mrs. J. C. Ardrey leaves tonight for
Portland, where she will make her
home for the present.
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