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VOLUME XVI.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1917
NUMBER 329.
W. W.'S Are Left .On Sidetrack
TlELE
HUNDRED
DEFY ARMED GUARD
SHOUT THEY WILL BURN CARS
. AND HOLD UP THE? FIRST
WESTBOUND TRAIN
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
GUARDS RETURN TO BISBEE
Seven Hundred Armed Deputies Are
Sent To Protect Bisbee Guard Will
Hold Them Prisoners Until Govern
ment Takes Hand.
Douglas, Arizona, July 13. (United
Press) Left on a side-track at Hes
tnanes, New Mexico, thirty miles west
of Columbus, twelve hundred I. W.
W.'s flung defiance in the fa es of
armed guards as tVe guards left them
without an engine to return to Bisbee.
"We'll burn the cars and hold-up the
first westbound train through this
station. You'll see us back in Bisbee
eoon," they shouted. -
One hundred and eighty-four guards
passed through Douglass returning to
Bisbee.
Bisbee, July 13 (United Press)
Seven hundred armed denuties boarded
the train for Osborne Railway June
tion east of here, following reports
that I. W. W.'s were preparing for
an attempted invasion of Bisbee.
Guards will round up the Industrialists
and hold them prisoners until the gov
emment takes a hand.
El Paso, July 13. (United Press)
Telephone advances from Columbus
state that twelve hundred I. W. W.'s
were deported yesterday from Bisbee
and are now marching overland to El
Paso. ' Three women are reported In
the ranks of the agitators. v
i
Embargo Placed On
Railroad Shipments
'Washington, July 13. (United
Press) The railway war board direc
ted all roads to place an immediata
embargo on all commodities named
by the President in his embargo proc
lamation' of July, except when the
shipments are accompanied by a fed
eral license.
Americans Abroad
Show Patriotism
Washington, July 13. (Special)
A remarkable instance of the patri
otism of Americans abroad was shown
during the past month by the applica-
tion for enlistment in tne u. o. ianne
Corns of 104 Americans living in all
parts of the world, it was announced
. -wr 1. 1 X I n
at Marine Uorps tieaaquarcera tuimy.
Letters were received from 26 for
eign countries offering service to the
"Soldiers of the Sea." Every conti
nent on the face of the globe was rep
resentedNew Zealand, China, Japan,
Egypt, five each of South and Central
American countries, four West India
islands, several British colonies, and
others.
JULIUS ROSENWALD BUYER
OF ARMY AND NAVY SUPPLIES
People visiting a certain building in
Washington are apt to meet hustling
through the halls, a short, compact
and well groomed man, with a pene
trating eye and the habit of economy
of speech. That's Julius Rosenwald,
chairman of the Committee on Sup
plies of the Council of National De
fense, on his daily walk through the
corridors planning new "stunts" in the
government's interest. He is both
unassuming- and impersonal in his
methods, but so well has Tie applied
mail order methods (he's president of
the Sears, Roebuck Co.,' of Chicago)
to buying the government's clothing
and food, that most officials have
ceased to worry how the new army
is to be equipped. Rosenwald's prob
lem was, where can we buy this ma
terial, which dealers ought to share
in our orders and what prices ought
we pay. Believing snai in me pres-
ent crisis there is little need for the
middleman he has coordinated the
buying of the army and navy and as-
sisted the department to deal direct -
iy with the producers.
H.W.Stoner Of City
Passed'Away This A.M.
H. W. Stoner passed away this
morning at. 5:40. His death was the
result of a stroke of apoplexy which
he received yesterday morning. There
are no immediate relatives of the de
ceased in this part of the country.
His daughter by his last wife, who is
Mrs. Ellie Ramey, is residing at Key
West, Florida. , His other children live
in Philadelphia.
Mr. Stoner came to La Grande
about the same time as Wm. Miller,
the real estate dealer, and both were
good friends. That was a few months
over 27 years ago and during that
time Mr. Stoner Tield down the posi
tion of judge of elections in precinct
No. 2 for 25 years. He was, also city
superintendent of streets for a num
ber of years.
Mr. Stoner was a plain man oi
rather peculiar mannerisms but a man
of. fine traits. This has been shown
many times in the past by his help
ing the sick when help was most need
ed. Unless word is received from the
east to ship the body the funeral ser
vices will take place at the chapel of
,'the Henry Undertaking parlors at 2:80
p. m. tomorrow.
WAR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES
FIGURES BASED ON TOTAL
DRAFT OF MEN
WASHINGTON QUOTA IS
7,296 TO BE DRAFTED
Oregon Is Given 6,857 Credits
For
Enlistments Washington 3,4u0
Credits and Idaho 2,538 Credits
Credits Reduce Number of- Drafted
Men Enormously in Some States,
Washington, July 13. (United
Press) The war department announc
ed the number of men each state must
furnish by draft. Figuresare based
on a total draft of six hundred and
eighty-seven thousand.
New York leads all with sixty-nine
thousand two hundred and forty-one.
Oregon is asked to raise only seven
hundred and seventeen.
Idaho's quota is two thousand two
hundred and eighty-seven.
Washington is asked for seven
thousand two hundred nnd ninety-six.
Oregon is given six thousand eight
hundred and fifty-seven credits for
enlistments.
Washington is given three thousand
four hundred and fifty credits.
Idaho is given two thousand five
hundred and thirty-eight credits.
Credits have reduced tho number of
men required by draft enormously in
some states. -
Chin Borkey Is Giv
en Life Sentence
The case of Chong Bing was given
in the hands of the jury this morning
t 9:20. At the present, as the paper
is going to press, the jury has not yet
reported. Chin Borkey, who was con
victed last week was given a life
sentence this morning. A motion for
a new trial was filed in the case of
Chin Borkey but it was denied.
In the case of Ching Lem, who is
to be tried next, it was Impossible to
pick a jury and the court adjourned
about 3 p. m. In the coming cases to
, be tried Judge McGinn, of Portland,
i will be associated with Cochran and
Eberhard in the defense.
Qu1tA IS ONLY
717 SOLDIERS
ARGENTINE
SITUATION
PERPLEXNG
ARGENTINE DOES NOT UNDER
STAND PRESIDENT WILSON'S
EXPORT LICENSING
PLAN
Buenos Aires, July 13 (United
Press) Relations between the United
States and Argentino caused consider
able uneasiness, according to authori
tative information.
Argentino does not understand Pres
ident Wilson's export licensing plan.
Many consider it on unjustifiable
step.
Certain elements have not lost the
irritation developed when Washington
joined with London in opposition to
the Argentine wheat embargo. - The
' rited States embargo measure is the
main topic at this session of the Ar
gentine senate.
BARQUE BIDGARD SUBMARINED
FIVE MASTED SCHOONER
OF FALL RIVER IS TOR
PEDOED. Washington, ' July 13. (United
Press) The state department an
nounced that the American wind
jammer Bowen was sunk by gunfire
and the American barque Bidgard
was submarined. Both crews were
rescued. The department also re
ceived information of the sinking of
the American steamer Massapequa,
the crew of which was rescued.
Schooner Is Torpedoed
Bangor, Maine, July 13. (United
Press) The five masted schooner
Mary Brown of Fall River was tor
pedoed this morning, according to pri
vate advices. The fate of the crew
is unknown.
Working Freight Car on Sunday.
One "war measure" that has been
succested as a means of relieving
frpitrlit onntrestinn provides for the
j loading and unloading of freight on
Sundays as well as holidays. South-
ern Pacific agents who are now en
gaged in a great car loading contest
are appealing to shippers and receivers
bo help out the country generally by
utilizing Sundays and holidays u free
freight cars on their sidings. It is
pointed out that a genuine emergency
exists one that threatens the nation
al welfare and that emergency
measures should be undertaken. It
is pointed out that one-seventh of a
freight car's time is entirely lost by
the practice of refraining from load
ing or unloading it on Sundays.
AMERICA'S BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
WAR
Dr. Hollis Godfrey. '
Dr. Hollis Godfrey, president of the
Drexel Institute, and chairman of the
committee on Engineering and Educa
tion of the Council of National De
fense, is a consulting engineer who
happens to be an educator.
He is bouyant, sunbrowncd and ac
tive fnlUa lilfp ihf pHnntnr. nnd bill:
I tri K1olr i-il.lirtt. irt Ilia crlnCQOQ
lookB the engineer. His is the work
of listing tho scientists of tho nation
available for special war work.
Dr. Godfrey has charge of such
studies as devicc3 for the detection of
submarines and mines, range finders,
aircraft, sapping instruments, im:
provements in wireless apparatus and
other instruments, military photog
raphy balloon fabrics, fabrics for
army slickers, new explosives, nitrate
supplies, and hundreds of other in
strumentalities for use of the gov
ernment. Dr. Godfrey is doing what is per
haps the most important work of the
entire Council by his constant in
spection of new methods of warfare,
and the improvement he is making in
old instruments, and armament.
Now anti-toxins, serums for diph
thoria, tetanus, pneumonia, paralysis,
and other diseases, are being tested
Dy uooirey arm lurneu uver w uie
AMERICAN WIND"
JAMMER BOWEN
SUNK BY GUNFIRE
government for use.
I
EFFORT IN RUSSIA
AGITATORS ARE SPREADING
PROPOGANDA IN EFFORT TO
CHANGE ATTITUDE
OF RUSSIA
Petrograd, July- 13. (United
Press) Germany is desperately
pouring new propaganda into Russia
in a superlative effort to dampen the
popular war ardor.
The directing point seems to be
Stockholm.
The Germans argue that the minor
ity of socialists have agreed on every
point of succession breach and
aims including Alsace Larraine.
Agitators who previously have been
active in connection with German pro
paganda, are spreading these argu
ments. ,
It is rumored that the German
papers are preparing for a breach.
STATE EDITOR
IAL ASSOCI
ATION MEETS
EDITORS HOLD ANNUAL
IN PENDLETON
TODAY
MEET
Pendleton, Ore., July "13. (Special)
The annual convention of the Ore
gon State Editorial association opened
here today. The convention began this
morning at 10 o clock with an lnvo
kation.
J. V. Tallman, president of the Com
mercial Club, gave the address of wel
come andE. E. Brodie, president of
the Editorial Association rseponded.
W.-D. Mc Waters, of the. Pacific
Paper Co., spoke on "Future of Paper
iPrices."
Chas. rl. Fisher, or tne saiem capi
tal Journal, spoko on "Help and
Wages" Clarke Loiter, of La Grande,
"How Can the Newspapers Best Help
the Nation in tho Present Crisis".
The convention will continue this af
ternoon and tomorrow. Saturday night
the editors leave in a special train
chartered by the Pendleton entertain
ment committee for Joseph and Wal
lowa Lake. The party will arrive in
La Grande about 6 p. m. and will be
entertained at Riverside Park.
British Ministry
, To Take Over Crops
London, July 13. (United Press)
The ministry of food will take con
trol of the entire nineteen seventeen
crops of potatqes, wheat, barley, oats
and rye, it was announced.
All contracts in individual dealings
will be canceled.
BRITISH REPORT SUCCESS
IN RAID NEAR YPRES
London, July 13. (United Press)
General Haig reported a successful
British raid south of Ypres; also re
pulsed an attempted German raid on
two cities.
'PnANTOMA" GERMAN
STAR AVIATOR SOUGHT
BY W. S. FORREST.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
There is one German fiver who is
really "wanted" by the French mili
tary and aviation service. "Phan
toma" as this enemy airman has been
named along tho French front, spe
cial performance is to suddenly ap
pear at dawn of day or in the dusk
of twilight, machine gunning the
trenches.
A Divisional has offered official
recognition to any aviator who brings
this aerial "Flying Dutchman" down.
Ray Bridgeman, Lake Forest, 111., and
Edwin Parsons, Holyoke, Mass., mem
bers of the Lafayette Escadrille,
braved a thunder storm at 9 p. m.
one night recently to take the air af
ter the phantom flyer. Phantom-like,
howevei.( he mc!tcd nimsclf into tho
dusk an(j apjj tne American pur-
8uers
GERMAN
IK
INC
DESPERATE
DUTCH NEWS
FIRM
Sunday School Con
vention Net Sunday
A Sunday School convention of the
Union Stake of the L. D. S. church
will be bold at the local tabernacle
next Sunday. The session of officers
and teachers starts at nine o'clock
m. The public session win be new at
two p. IU. I
It is expected that Sapt. H. II. j
Cummings of the church schools, j
Howard R. Driggs of the University j
of Utah, and Miss Mathilda Peterson,!
aII r.0 nfliAm mn M.tnUMi ft , n a- fl.A.
,i tA of SnnHaw nhuii. will K
present. They are at present attend-
ing the N. E. A. convention h Port-
land and intend to stop here on their
WaV back
The public is cordially invited to at-
tend the afternoon session.
DATES CHANGED TO CORRE
SPOND WITH "SPEED 'EM
UP' COMMITTEES WORK
HARD. :
i. uakmelu niraii ia -.
,
PREPARAI
BIG FOR COM
ING CARNIVAL
UKIUINAIUK lit lUtAd The German dispatches prophesied
- ' that the German government would
, j or-.t ' accede to the (Reichstag's majority de
Playlets, Japanese Tea Garden With mad for eioct0ral reforms. They are
iea oerving uewnn wuik., -
Typical Hawaiian Village, Numer
ous Side Shows and Fortune Telling
Booths Are a Few of the Attrac
tions. If 75 girls, as busy as chirping
chimpanzees in balmy Monkeyland,
working in a half dozen committees
until a late hour of the might, are a
criteria of the final results, then the
fete extraordinary to be given by the
Honor Guard girls tho evenings of
July 20 and 21 will be what P. T.
Barnum would insist on to be a stu
pendous, spectacular, surprising scint
ilating, suporb, splendid, superior and
gorgeous in supreme carnicaldom.
Lost the important item be over
looked, dear reader, don't forget that experience in drafting the plai.s for
the date of the benefit fete, which is the Hawaiian village scenes. Arrange
staged primarily to raise money for ments have Lc-en mnde to import four
the La Grande Hospital Unit Com- Kanaka girls to exemplify and inter,
pany fund, is moved ahead one day prct the notorious hula hula dancee
for the benefit of Speed 'Em Up and they will wear the grass skirts
crowds. The girls voted last night which Kanakas separate their bodies
to hold tho carnival-fete extraordinary from the sunrays with. These local
Friday and Saturday nights instead men, with the assistance of the Guard
of Thursday and Friday. committees will stage an honest-to-
Some seven or eight committees are goodness lunu and all the frills and
at work, and then there is a general fixings that go with that Hawaiian
committee which is delegated with feast will be cared for. The steel
the duty of hatching contraptions to guitar, the ukclele and other imple
brazenly fleece the public. Just what ments of Hawaiian music will be con
the "skin game sells" will be, only J. stantly at work and set the pace for
Garfield King knows, but those who the dancing from the land of Waikikl
are acquainted with his proclivities to beach where fair Liliuokalani once
extract simoleons for worthy enter- reigned in regal splendor but more re
prises from the down-trodden public, Vently has been content to languish in
will realize that the phase assigned the fast-fadiAg memories of a once
to him will not be neglected. queenly throne.
Many Things of Merit.
Yet, there is going to be features by
the scores that are not tainted with
burlesque and sells. Take for m-
stance the tent in whicJi Jacob Tray- among the rare relics mat win ornn
nor will direct presentations of com- ment and enrich the curiosity shon in
edy sketches each evening. These connection with tho village. Fern
playlets are going to be presented ropes and flower leis will be displayed
twice nightly and those who have seen ' in profusion so that there will be
the rehearsals declare that the fea- nothing left out from the brown
ture is a splendid numbor. The first skinned hula hula dancers to the sigh
evening there will be two presenta- ing melodies of the Hawniian"raph
tions, of "The Card on the Door." soditf,."
Five speaking parts appear. The soc-! These settings will be on the tennis
ond .night "Tho Wrong Wright" will court at the Y. M. C. A. adjacent and
bo given by seven stellar stars from contiguous thereto will bo numerous
local amateur players. The location, awfully naughty sideshows and it is
of this tent will be announced later whispered about that there is going to
but it will be near the heart of town, be some class to these.
One of the showy features will bo Of the fortune telling, more will
a Japanese tea garden on the Pres- be said in subsequent issues but the
byteriun lawn where iced and hot tea committee has gone out to the byways
will be served by Geisha dancers, and coralled fair gypsy bands to of
'neath the mellowy gleam of oriental ficinte in that capacity,
lantern rays, amidst the strumming After all has been said and done,
and twanging of Japanese musical the premier and pungent thought is,
strings. A large group of boys is "load up with a handful of jitneys
drawinir the clans nnd specifications and ret in the game. Some times
for the nronertieB for this part of the
carnival. It will be the "scintillating"
'sector of the Whole
string of attrac-
PAPERS CON
RESIGNATION
T
HOLLWEG'S AND CABINETS RES.
IGNATION NOT SERIOUS
CHANGE OF MEN NOT
PRINCIPLES
BOTH CHANCELLOR H0LL-
WEG AND CABINET RESIGN,
On,, Newgpapcr printed a Utter from
the Kaiser Ordering the Immediate
Introduction of' An Electoral Re
form Bill.
Washington, July 13 (United
Pr) The Dutch newspapers of
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front the Kaiser ordering the immedi
I ate introduction of an (tectorial re
i form bin.
BY CROAT
(United Press .Staff Correspondent)
Washington, July 13, United
Press) German Is making no real in
ternal reform. It is reported that the
resignation of Hollweg and his assist
ants merely meant to officials a shift
of men and not principles.
While Germany is throwing out sop
to the world opinion, it is believed Bhe
intends to remain a great military
autocracy.
Germany May Accede
To Reichstag Demand
,
Londohi July 13. (United Press)
to fo . f i statement of war aim
before a vote of credit is asked.
tions. Ices and other refreshment
wilLbe served hither and yon so that
the populace won't have far to go to
spend a jitney or two for the worthy
cause. The fact the local boys are to
derive the benefit of what tho public
gives when the hospital unit reachee
actual service and extra kopeks are
needed, should and will stimulate giv-
inig. But, lest wo forget, it is not go-
ing to be all burlesque.
Hawaiian Village Typical.
Messrs. Sawalish and Bradley, who
live here, have spent many years In
Hawaiian islands and will use that
Sacred Cloth 1'rovided.
Old tapa cloth, sacred to the native
Hawaiian, and now extinct so far a
manufacture is concerned, will be
you will be sorely stung, and then
again you will get more than your
money's worth.''
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