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VOLUME XVL
LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917.
NUMBER 330.
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LW.W. 'S BROUGHT TO
.'SPENT NIGHT IN DESERT NEAR
HERMAN ES ARE TO BE
FED AND SHELTERED
AT POST.v
GENERAL BELL RECEIVES
INSTRUCTIONS FROM ARMY
.Party Spends Three Days On desert
Under Guard of Sheriff Simpson, of
Luna County Food Supply Arrives
From El Paso.
Columbus, New Mexico, July 14!"
'(United Press) A special train bear
ing twelve hundred I. W. W. exiles
who spent, the night in the desert near
"Hermanes, arrived here this morning,
closely guarded by a company of In
fantry from Douglas.
The I. W. W.'s will be feed nd
sheltered at an army post until final
disposition of them is made . Briga
dier General Bell, of El Paso, received
instructions from the war depart
ment to provide food and shelter.
Hunted, pursued and chased from
pillar to post for .three days a party
spent the night camped on the desert
-tinder puard of sheriff Simpson, of
Luna County. A supply1 of food ar
rived from El Paso. The industrial
ists had their first meal in twenty-)
four hours this morning. ,'Food is ra
tioned as in Military camps.
Danbury Hatters Case
- s Is Finally Settled
Danbury, July 14. (United Press)
The fomaus Danbury Hatters-case
Is settled. One hundred and forty-one
ilatters homes were saved from auc
" tion when D. E. Loewe, the head
plaintiff for the firm' in the boycott
action, signed a release freeing the de
'fendawts from, all claims. ;'r,i-': r
North Powder News
North Powder, July 12. (Special)
The long continued drought is be
ing felt here on the dry land farms
and the irrigated farmers report that
-they also need rain. The thermome
ter the past few days has ranged
above 90 degrees in the shade which
";ia very hot weather for this section.
It is to be hoped that rain will come
in a short time. Pastures will ' be
ehort in time if the dry weather con
tinues. Dr. Paddock, of Union, was a pro
fessional visitor in this vicinity a few
days ago. '
John Heryford is at Hot Lake for
an operation which was performed
Thursday morning. Mr. Heryford
rallied from the operation and is re
ported as getting along nicely. Dr.
Phy performed the operation.
Bert Taylor, who' came ;up from
Buhl, Idaho, to see his brother-in-law,
Tr. Law, and take medical treatment,
is spending a few. days at Hot Lake
and is much improved in health. He
is very anxious to return home as he
is building a new bungalow on his
farm and feels that his -presence is
needed there.
Will Gorham has resigned his place
with the P. F. E. and has bought a
ranch and will resume his old trade of
farming. Mr. Gorham was one of the
successful farmers (in this vicinity a
few years ago and will now go back
to his first love.
James Wickes has been appointed
i i. toVinn. .... r.f
Wolfe and Little Creeks. Mr. Wickes j
will give satisfaction in his new office.
Mrs. Rose Shaw, who has been very
sick at the home of her brother, Alf
Pearson, has been moved to Baker
and is- reported to be touch better.
Dick Mecklemburg, who was arrest
ed some time ago and taken to Port
land by the Federal authorities for
not registering, returned home re
cently. The authorities was inclined
to be lenient with Mecklemburg on ac
count of his neglecting to register, it
being an oversight on "his part.
Mrs. D. Cantwell, of Davenport,
Iowa, who has been visiting with her
sister, Miss Anna Taylor, left for her
home on July 10. She has been here
for some time with her sister, Miss
Taylor, who is sick but is getting bet
ter at present.
Farmers in this vicinity are busy
cutting and putting up their first crop
of alfalfa. A good crop is reported
and the hot weather is fine for haying.
Thus far there has been no rain on
the hay.
The Pearson boys are putting up
"hay for Lou Dougherty. Running
five mowers they get the hay up in
a hurry.
Several of the ranchers are misy
getting in their" supply of wood for
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the winter and getting it liauled be -
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Hospital Corps To
Give Dance July 18
On the night of the eighteenth,
next Wednesday, the hospital corps
will give a farewell public dance. It
s not known just when the boys will
cave but the papers seem to indicate
the 25th of Juty. As the call may be
sooner the boy want to be prepared
t any moment.' The proceeds of the
iance will go to the Company fund.
The Honor Guard girls, already
busy, will take charge of the selling
of the tickets and will first go t;o the
business houses and from there to
the public. It will be anlionor not
to be missed, so prepare, for a meet
ing with an Honor Guard girl and
smilingly give your little help by
buying a ticket whether you 'go or
not. The dance will be at Rex hall.
YiCAHOLDS
ANNUAL MEET-
I
SECRETARY REPORT SHOWS
WONDERFUL PROGRESS IN
CREASE OF $2,000 CASH
RECEIPTS
The annual meeting for the mem
bers of the Y. M. C. A. was held last
evening at the Y. M. C. A. to elect
five - directors for a term of three
years and discuss matters of import-,
ance. Mr. w. r. jjannrum was muuu
chairman and Harold Mason as sec;
vetary of the. meeting. The Tejfertiw
the general secretary was given vem
ally, showing that the association had
made a great progress during the
wpnr. It was a surmise to all to learn
of the extensiveness of the work of
the local Y. M. C. A. . The report
showed an increase of over $2,000.00 in
cash receipts, a membership that was
125 per cent larger, that over ivu.uuu
was tne attenaanee uuhub m
that during the year 1029 positions
were secured for men and women. The
report will be printed in full after tne
regular annual meeting of the board
of directors. -
It was the opinion of the members
present, that a motion be made sug
gesting to the board of directors, that
they pass a resolution, granting to all
the members of the Y. M. C. A. wh3
have enlisted in the hospital corps ana
those who have gone and the ones who
might be drafted, a membership dur
ing the duration of the war and after
the war to grant a renewal of the time
unexpired before their enlistment. The
Y M. C. A. has over 30 members al
ready enlisted and a large percentage
of the hosnital corps are members of
the association.
, The following members were then
plected for a term of three years:
Messrs. E. E. Eddie, Geo. T. Cochran,
Dr. H. L. Underwood, Elmer Stoddard
and Dr. J. P. Graham.
GUARNTEES SUSPENDED
THROUGHOUT PORTUGAL
Lisbon, July 14. (United Press)
The constitutional guarantees were
suspended throughout Portugpl today.
The country is quiet. The govern
ment's action is practically instituting
martial law.
TRENCHES ARE COMPLETE
AT PRESIDIO CAMP
San Francisco, Cat., Jul 14.
Comnlete systems of trenches are
practically complete here today the
work of student officeri of the l'ro
sidio. For a week unaccustomed backs
were bending to the pick and hands
hitherto acquainted with no more
bulky instrument than the fountain
pens were blistering with the chafing
of the shovel handle. By sweat of
their brows and the muscles of their
now strong arms, tho student officers
dug themselves in, just as they will
probably do in France a few months
hence. After the officers-to-be have
used their trenches to practice war
for awhile, they will fill them in
again.
. fore harvest.
There will be no scarc
ity of wood among tho farmers.
Tfnv Cnmstock and familv are vis
iting friends "Mid relatives at Cove
and will be gone for several days.
Mr. Comstock has finished his sum-
l i, : 1 a 1. A Kn.4t
lmer fallowing and took a vacation
ING AND ELEC
FOIST FIRES
ARE THREATEN
ING TIMBER
TILLAMOOK AND COLUMBIA
COUNTIES SUFFER FROM
BLAZES-MANY SMALLERR
FIRES REPORTED
Salem, July 14. (United Press)
Forest fires are threatening valuable
timber in Tillamook and Columbia
counties . according to reports of
State Forester received today. A hun
dred and fifty men are fighting a
Tillamook county fire and fifty are
t'ymg to 8ubdu3 a Columbia county
blaze. Both fires ate in logged lands
but the heavy green timber is threat
ened. ., ' '
Many smaller fires are reported
which .have been serious to logging
camps.' They ware evidently duo to
the over carelassaess of the loggers.
ARMY OFFICERS SET
NEW ROAD RECORD
A great deal of significance is at
tached to the activities of the War
Department, not only in adopting the
road maps and logs prepared by the
National Touring Bureau of the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber company, but in con
ducting military tours of the strategic
roads which will be available in
quickly transporting supplies. One of
the most recent tests was made by
Captain O. R. Bird, Q. M. Dept., U.
S. A., who shattered all Los Angeles
to Salt Lake City records in his dash
over the new Arrowhead trail in the
remarkable time of 34 hours and 14
minutes. The automobile driven by
C. H. Bigelow contained Capt. Bird,
a sergeant and a corporal, constitut
ing a regulation military patrol, and
again proving the . Arrowhead Trail
is the shortest, route between Salt
Lake City and Los Angeles. The old
tt-ecord of 55 hours held by Barney
Oldfield was made over another route.
STATES
MAN ATTACKED BY
Amsterdam, July 14. -(United
Press) In a bitter attack on Aus
trian interference in Germany's in
ternational political fight, the Berlin
Stray bullets during the Peking fight
that Viennese statesman telegraphed
the German government that Holi
weg's removal was dangerous. The
Iokal Anzeiger was ordered suppress
ed. The name of the statesman was
not given.
AERIAL PLANT AND FAC
TORY TO BE ESTABLISHED
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4 Washington, July 14. (Unit- 4
J Press) A million dollar aerial 4
J plant and factory will be estab- 4
4- lished by the navy, Secretary 4
4- Daniels announced. It will prob- 4
4 ably be located near Detroit.- 4
I Aerial experts are now abroad !
4- studying foreign aircraft types. 4
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Suffrage Pickets
Arrested Again
Washington, July 14. (United
Press) Three "groups of suffrage
pickets were arrested this afternoon
in t.hft fniirt.h nnA greatest drive
against the Whitehouse. Although
hooted at, by a large crowd, the six
teen militant women wore not at
tacked. No attempt was made to
tear down the banners.
Municipal Coal Mine Advocated
Spokane, Wash., July 14. A mu
nicipal coal mine is advocated here to
day by Mayor Flemming as a means
of solving Spokane's fuel problems.
He suggested that every legislative
candidate be pledged to support a leg
islative enactment empowering cities
to operate mines.
THE BRUSH TRANSPORT
ARMADALE TORPEDOED
4- London, July 14. (United
4-! Press) The British transport
4i Armadale was torpedoed, the 4
4 admiralty announced. Six were
,4 killed and five are missing. The v
,4 Armadale wag sunk June 27th in
the Atlantic.
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AUTOSTOTRY
T
beginning Monday night the
public is also invited
to try the oiled
speedway
. Beginning next Monday the' speed
way will become a living ring of
speeding autos arid flying motorcycles,
as the speed fiends gather on the track
in preparation for the final big days
next Saturday and Sunday. Nor will
the speed fiends be the only ones on
the track for the board of directors are
so anxious to show' the public just
what the track is like, ttiat they have
decided to ask the public to come out
and try the speedway. Tomorrow af
ternoon the public is invited to make
its first inspection of the dustless
speedway and take a turn around the
new oblong at medium speed. There
will be racing enough on the track
next week so the 'public i3 asked to
stay at a medium rate of speed. And
at nights from 7 to 8:30 p. m. tho
public will be allowed to follow the
black streak in the dreamland ofthe
evening dusk of harmony and quietude.
So you are invited to come out to the
speedway if you can forget the word
speed there is plenty of that already
there.
The nits will be staked out today.
The Bcore board has been finished and
the judges stand is completed. Re
garding the car spaces you will have
to hurry to get on the list. "Five dol
lar spaces are over half gone and after
the reservations are made for uaKer,
Pendleton, and Union which are ex
pected soon, thens will be but little
choice in anv reserve section. ; The box
seats are also over half gone, ino
box scats will be in demand this year
as each box has a canvas top. Tickets
for boxes are on sale at Jay Van
Buren's at fifty cents a seat or three
dollars a box which contains six seats,
RENDERED JULY TWELVE
Washington, July 14. (United
Press) A cablegram from the Chi
nese embassy announced that Chang
Hun and the entire monarchial ad
herents surrendered on July 20th. Less,
than twelve soldiers and civilians wore
injured. Complete order prevails in
the Republican cabinet which left
Tiensirr to resume work in Peking.
Stra ybullets during the Peking fight
wounded three Americans.
GERMANS ATTACK ON
THE BELGIAN FRONT
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4- London, July 14. (United 4
4" Press) The German forces 4
J- along the Belgian front are 4
4- showing great activity, making
4- a number of raids and 4
J- attacks, General Haig reported. J
I All attacks were repulsed.
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TWELVE AUTOMOBILES
TO CARRY RED CROSS
Baker, July 14. (Special) Owners
of 12 automobiles are planning to take
Lparties to the "Krazy Karnival" Red
Cross benefit at the home of Frank
Loening near Muddy Creek this evening-
according to Walter Meacham,
who has been working up interest in
the affair in Baker.
German Lentils.
This is a favorite method of prepar
ing them: Cook the lentils in water
until they become a pulpy mass.
Press them through a sieve and sea
son with butter and salt. They should
be of the consistency of mashed pota
toes. Just before serving put over
them three tablespoonfuls of. onions
which have already been minced and
fried.
In many instances pork is preferred
to butter in cooking lentils, but eith
er may be used with good results.
NIVION OCCUPIED BY
RUSSIANS IS STATED
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4 Petrograd, July 14.-i-(United 4"
4 Press) After hard fighting the 4
4 Russians occupied the village of 4
4 Nivion. southwest of Kalusch. is 4-
'lt ofricnuiy stated. v
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MO DEFINITE NEWS
Farnurn Here And Is
Preparing For Races
Dustan Farnum, the noted Port
land Indian rider, has. arrived in the
city and the last few days has been
mounting his new racing type Indian
motor which will be his main-stay in
the coming races. Ho will be one of
the first on the track next week' and
if he holds his records he will be
among some of the first next Satur
day and Sunday.
Farnum is well known in motorcycle
circles having made an envied reputa
tion especially in the Northwest He
has ridden in nearly every event in
the Northwest in the last four years,
In the races held in Portland on Dec-
oration day, Farnum, on his fast
dian, won practically every event in
competition with tho riders and ma
chines Of the coast.
JACK O'NEILL
TEO THYE
ARE MATCHED
TO WRESTLE AT ARCADE THEA
TRE ON NIGHT OF JULY 20
BOTH ON GOOD CON-
D1TION.
Negotiations are completed with
Ted Thye, of Spokane, to wrestle a
finish match with Jack O'Neill at the
Arcade theatre on Friday night, July
20th.
This is to be a finish
bout and
should
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be very interesting as the men bounced in Berlin wireless message
tut the same size and weight,''1' l'' "'! " ': ""''' '
are' about
although Thye is a much younger man.
He is a thoroughly scienced wrestler
of the modern school of athletics and
although perfectly familiar with
O'Neill's record and having all kinds
of respect for his skill and ability, he
has sufficient confidence in his own
wrestling ability and the outcome of
the match to wrestle - "winner take!
all."
O'Neill has not lost a match this
year and although he has met some
of the best men in the heavyweight
division his title to 175 pound
pionship of the Northwest never. wasj
in danger.
He ia training every day in prep
aration for the coming contest and
promises to be in good condition
when he faces Mr. Thye, whom he
recognizes as one of the best men of
his size on the Pacific Coast."
One feature of the preliminary en
tertainment will be a boxing contest
between two lady boxers. This will
be the first opportunity La Grande
tans nave ever nao. oi seeing a
tific glove contest between ladies. The
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La Grande lady who will appear in 'm "n Wilie tonigW here she will be
tins contest learned to box scientifical- " . ! , 6
ly in a well known athletic club in the,buned Mon(,
East where ladies frequently interest I . '
themselves in the manly art of self-
defense and takes pleasure in demon-,
strating the skill and prowess of this
popular indoor sport, as well as the
benefits to bo derived from exercise
necessary to be an expert boxer.
For the present she prefers to have
her name withheld from the public.
Her opponent in the coming match
will be a Pendleton lady who has an
enviable reputation as a rider, boxer
and all-round athlete.
Benefit Carnival
Is Making Progessij
All pommittops workinc on the com -
ing Carnival for the benefit of the La.
Grande Hospital Unit company are
reporting progress and are confident!
that every committee will have their,
work in good shape at the grand open-1
ing of the carnival. Tho carnival will
u .K.,m nf .Tnrnon C. Doll an o-on.
eral manager, who will be assisted by
the following members of the hospital
corps: Messrs. Harding, Kusseu, Aft -
drews, Ingle and Pierson and Messrs.
Sawalish and Bradley with the ex-
ncrience in Hawaii and A. W. Nelson
as publicity manager,
All committees are requested to re
port on Monday evening at 7:30 p. m.
sharp, at this time Mr .Dell will in
terview all the committees and assign
them their instructions.
Manv a man who is afraid of a
jackrabbit by moonlight thinks he was!
cult out for a lion-slayer. The Chris-
tian Herald. . .....
REGARDING RESIGNATION
NOT KNOWN WHETHER' CHAN
CELLOR HOLLWEG AND CAB
INET HAVE RESIGNED
OR NOT'
DUTCH PAPERS DISAGREE
. ON GERMAN REPORTS
Secretary of State for Interior and
Minister of Instruction Do Not At
tend Meetings Resignation of Gen
eral Von Stein Announced. i'
Amsterdam, : July 14. (United
Press) Hollweg's resignation ia ac
cepted, according to the newspaper
Teglische Rundshau, the national lib-
jeral organ, which heretofor has been
exceedinirlv accurate in governmental
In-'news. -
Carl Hellfrich, Secretary of State
for the Interior and Dr. Von;Trott
Solz, Minister of Instruction, were not
in attendance at the meetings of the
cabinet, according to Berlin dispatches
quoting the Tageblatt. The news
paper considers the "reports" of their
resignations are "definitely proved."
Washington, July 14. (United
Press) Information reaching the
State Department today gave out con- ,
flicting views on Germany's internal
disturbances. Dutch newspaper quo
tations reaching the departments dif-
, fer. , One says it is reported that Holl-' ,.
weg 8 resignation is laise. Anotner
thinks the resignation quite possible.
Still another newspaper says the
Chancellor's position is still precari-
OUB.
Dutch papers agree that an early
decision is expected.
No credence is given the rumored
abdication of the Kaiser.
Berne, Switzerland, July 14. (Unit
ed Press) The resignation of Gen
eral Von. Stein, the Prussian Minister
of War and State, was officially an-
German Generals
1 Called To Berlin
Copenhagen, July 14. (United
Pi-ess) General Hindenburg and Gen
eral Ludendorff arrived in Berlin to
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front to Berlin on the Kaiser's ord-
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MRS. TAAL DIED THIS MORNING.
Mrs. Garret Taal died this morning
very suddenly in this city. She was
operated on several days ago and was
in a convalescent state and considered
out of danger when the end came.
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Mrs. Taal lived about three miles out
d , of Jack HillBry
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ation Here Tomorrow
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Press Clubmen Called.
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All members of the La Grande 4
, j. press club are requested to -J
M. mont. nt tho rft-not Sundav even-4
J- ing before the arrival of the 4
4 special editors' train from 4
4 Joseph, about 5:30. The club 4
members will be joint hosts to 4
the editors while they are here,
and will go to the Riverside
r park luncheon with the visitors. 4
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About s.x o'clock tomorrow evening
the train, carrying the State Editorial
Association, will arrive in the city
irom """"'
, spend Sunday. They will be met by
, the Commercial Club and members of
: the rress uud, cno. win ue hiruh lur
i bhuiv, hubxuhu ....,, .
(is proDaDie u uiri:geuieuta i-auua
maae. tnat tney win ve iaRen w view
a couple or races on tne speeaway.
After their trip they will be taken
to the Riverside park where they will
be served a banquet and will be shown
a general good time. The train on
which they, return to Portland will
leave about nine o'clock Sunday night.
I The Weather.
Portland, July 14. (United Press)
The U. S. weather forecast, "fall1
and warm." '.
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