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LA GRANDE, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1917.
-NUMBER 336.
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R IIQQ I A M PRC M I PR TAKES TWO OUT ANSWERS THE
nmtn OF THREE FALLS CHANCELLOR
Russian Revolution Is Ended Many
Killed And Wounded In Five Days
Disorders--':-Russian Soldiers And
Workmen's 'Central Committee In
Control Of New Government.
Government Arrests Revolutionists As Traitors
Petrograd, July 20 (United Press)
(Delayed) One killed and seven
hundred wounded, completes the list of
civilian, soldier and sailor rioters.
Six Cossacks were-also killed and
wounded on the Government side.
Russia's second revolution has ap
parently ended after five days' rioting.
The government is in control.
Re-organization of the government
resulted from the revolution. The gov
ernment is now in the hands of a cen
tral committee of the Workmen's and
Soldiers' congress with provisional
representatives acting as an adminis
trative body responsible to the com
mittee, i .
London, July 21. (United Press)
Minister of War and Marine Kerensky
was temporarily named premier, suc
ceeding Prince Lvoff, resigned, ac
cording to an announcement in the
Petrograd Bourse Gazette.. Kerensky
retains his place as military and nav
al chief.
The new government arrested all
participating in the rebellion as trait
ors. Idaho Town
Is Destroyed
By
Fire
Coeur D'Alene, July 21. (United
Press) The town of Harrison, Idaho,
with a population of one thousand is
being wiped off the map by fire, start
ing early this morning in the planing
mill of the Grant Lumber company.
The orierin of the fire is not reported
The mill lies on the lake shore below
the city.
The flames climbed the hill to the
city. The entire business district
burned, the residence section is now
aflame.
The damage is estimated
hundred thousand dollars.
at five
Germans
Attacks
Repelled
Paris, July 21. (United Press)
Through last night the Germans con
tinucd their offensive against France
on the Chemin" Des Dames, hurling
great masses in fruitless attacks, it is
officially stated. Assaults were re
pelled. .
RUSSIANS RETIRE
BEFORE THE GERMANS
Petrograd, July 21 (United Press)
Because the Russian troops at Tar-
ector are not showing the
necessary stability, and elsewhere are
not fulfilling the commands of their
officers, the Russians were forced to
retire under the general Teutonic of
fensive, the war office stated.
GENERAL GOETHALS SAYS
HE WISHES TO RESIGN
Washington. July 21. (United
Press) General Goothols has offered
- to resign as manager of the Emerg
ency Fleet, corporation. As a climax
of the long drawn out argument be-
- tween himself and Dcnman, Goethals
vrnb n letter la the President sug
gesting it would help matters if he I
resigned.
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Washington, July 21. (United
Press) America's first food control
became law at four o'clock this af
ternoon. The bill was passed by the
Senate by a vote of eighty to six. , The
Senate defeated the amendment mak
ing one man, H. C. Hoover, sole food
dictator. An anti-hoarding amend
ment was adopted.
Chamberlain's amendment, empow
ering the President to fix prices and
setting two dollars as maximum Jcr
best grade wheat passed. " 1 .
DRAFT IS OVER
Washington, July 21. (United
Press) General Crowder announced
he had located the number missipg
when the draft lottery was completed.
With this the lottery became history.
The draft has been checked up. Of
ficial lists will be on their way to tho
exemption boards before nightfall.
The draft machinery will be under
way the first of the week. Where
and how the missing number was
drawn was undisclosed.
Crowder said he couldn't recollect
what the number was.
The Missing Number.
Washington, July 21. (United
Press Crowder this afternoon an
nounced that four thousand six hun
dred and sixty-four was the missing
number. It was assigned to the ten
thousand and fourth place.
Honor Guard Fete '.
Is Brilliant Success
The Honor fete at the Y. M. C. A.
last night was a brilliant success.
Everything was there in the way of
entertainment. Fortune tellers, danc
ing maidens, Hawaiian hula hulas,
musicians, singing all entertained the
visitors. Two playlets were given and
proved enjoyable.
The show is well worth seeing and
will bo repeated again tonight.
From the Hawaiian Village to Bofco
who eats 'em alivt- every tent was
packed and what is more every one
was satisfied.
The evening's entertainment started
with n grand paral3 at seven-thirty
and the shows oponcdtfl eight sharp.
Thers were si prei'.y brown hum
hula girls, dressed in grass skirts and
garlands of floweis and a winning
smile. Many of those who saw the
dance and heard .the real Hawaiian
music stayed through two or three
performances and one prominent doc
tor shook hands with tao dancers and
said the performance was the best he
ever saw. ,
The one act play also drew very
favorable comment. The play was
very good and the players showed
that they had put their heart in the
work.
Standing room only was the rule in
F
HIIRO
BILL IS IDV
LINE MISSING
NUMBER FOUND
TED THYE OF SPOKANE TOOK
THE FIRST FALL IN ,.
. 28 MINUTES -
O'NEILL STILL SHOWS
HE IS STILL THE MASTER
Spokane Wrestler Shows He Is Clever
nd Aggressive O'Neill Says He
Is One of Best Men He Has Ever
Met Fast Preliminaries Make Up
An Interesting Program.
' Wrestlers come and go
O'Neill, of La Grande, is
but Jack
still the
champion1.
He threw Ted Thye two out of three
falls last night after a hard fought,
highly . interesting ' and spectacular
match which brought .,the spectators
to their feet many .times.
From the moment that Ted Thye
stepped on the stage last night at the
Arcade Theatre, it could be seen that
ONeill was to meet a elever, alert
aggressive young wrestler, who was
also experienced at the game.
Thye has afine build; he weighs
about 165 pounds. His shoulders are
broad,, bis arms strong; his neck
sturdy."
When the match started the fans
soon took a liking to Thye. He was
fast.. He . wrestled cleanly. ., He
mixed it enough to make it interest
ing, arid, he wriggled out of many
dangerous positions in which the vet
eran! forced him.
In the first bout O'Neill got his toe
hold under way. It looked for a time
if Thve was to h thrown by this
route but Thye by clever twists and
wriggles broke the hold. He took the
offensive and O'Neill was forced to
wrestle faster and harder than he has
had to for some time.
After twenty-eight minutes and P.2
seconds of hard, fast work Thye took
the first fall by a head Bcissors and
wrist lock, displaying skill and clev
erness in getting the hold and making
the quick shift necessary to clinch it.
The crowd was just a little aown
cast but they never lost confidence in
O'Neill. -
The second bout opened with O'Neill
gofng at his man like a tiger, and be
fore the crowd had really realized that
the men were wrestling, he had 3e
cured a combination hold consisting
of a half nelson and a rear chancery
end O'Neill had won the second fall
in two minutes and 5 seconds.
The third bout was also fast and
furious. Thye was cautious and
O'Neill took the offensive. The two
men both wriggled out of dangerous
positions and O'Neill finally took the
third fall in five minutes and 4 1
seconds with a body scissors, half
nelson ind hammer lock.
The match was refereed by A. W.
Nelson. J. H. Peare was time keeper
and Mr. C. D. Emahiser announcer.
The audience was large and well
pleased with the match.
The match was for a purse of $250,
winner tnke all. Although Thye did
not receive anything for the match, he
took his defeat in a sportsmanlike
,
(Continued on Page 10.)
TYPI'ICAL SCENE
This picture shows four of the greatest world-famous riders who participated In races last year. From left
to right they are: Dave Kenney, Springfield, Mass.; Otto Walker, international world's champion of 1915,
of Milwaukee, Wis.; Irvin Janke, international world's champion of 1916 of Milwaukee; Carl Rose, Portland,
Oregon.
MICHAELIS PROMISES SHAM IN
DEPENDENCE AND SHAM
DEMOCRACY HE SAYS
SUBMARINE MENACE
IS RAPIDLY GROWING LESS
Great Britain la Incrcaging its pro-
tection and Also Increasing its Num
ber of Ships Food Supply For 1917
and 1918 Are Already Supplied
Increased Cultivation Makes 1919
Supply Safje.
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London, July 21. (United Press)
-"Sham independence for Belgium,
Sham democracy for Germans, Sham
peace for Europe," is the bitter epi
tome of German Chancellor Mjchaelis'
speech, spoken by Premier Lloyd
George.
Lloyd George declared at the Bel
gium Independence celebration that
unless Germany's military autocracy
was wiped out, Germans again will
punge Europe Into a welter of blood.
"The Chancellor's statement con
tained phrases that the German mili
tary autocracy understood," he de
clared. "These in chaTge of German
affairs are elected for war. The
junkers have thrown the old Chan
cellor into the waste basket. It will
dot, be Jong before junkerdom falls.
"I am sorry to disagree with the
German Chancellor regarding German
submarines. Gradually, though sure
ly, we are increasing our protection
and diminishing losses. This year we
are building four times as many ships
as the preceding year. Next year we
shall build six times as many.
"Our food supply for this year and
next are already secured. Our culti
vation program makes the supply of
nineteen nineteen-secure, even if loss
es are increased."
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FIRE PUT OUT.
THREE SPEEDERS ARRESTED
The fire department was calktl ot'.t
last night at 9:05 to the corner of
Birch and V streets, where the rail
road fence was on fire. It was blaz
ing rapidly When tho department ar
rived but Chief Mackey and his men
put it out quickly with their chemi
cals. There were three speeders ar
rested this morning for speeding to
the fire last night.
From now on all speeders will be
arrested, no matter who they are.
Mrs. Bruce Dennis and son Jack
will return, to Portland tonight after
several weeks visit here, Mr. Dennis
is oIbo in Portland.
j
j A Special Morning Service,
i Tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock
.company M and the hospital corps
' will worship at the Methodist church.
This will be the last Ifrblic gathering
for our boys.
1 CHARLES A. ETJWARDS.
'
Will Speak Tomorrow. ,
Rev. ert S. Hughes, of Ohio, will
gpeaic in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow morning at 11 o'clock.
AT LA GRANDE'S FAMOUS SPEED
0 ANn MOTOR
CYCLE RACES ATTRACT
Many Visitors Came From Neighbor
ing Cities To See The Speed Kings
Dash For Records And Prizes.
Fine Program Is Put On
They're offl
The Speed 'Em Up is on.
La Grande today is the host to
thousands of visitors. They have come
on foot, by train, by automobile and
motorcycle, by' team. . La Grande to
day is a study in transportation meth
ods. But however they came, the visi
tors are here. They commenced ar
riving bright and early.. Some are
from as far east as Boston. Portland
is represented. All of the towns of
Union, Baker, Wallowa and Umatilla
are well represented. Pendleton, the
Round-Up city, has sent over a spe
cial delegation to repay La Grande's
frequent visits and more people are
coming tonight for tomorrow's big
race the Northwest championship.
Adams avenue is in holiday array.
Beautiful flags are streaming in the
air, and no more beautiful Bight could
be imagined than the national banner
as its colors catch the sunshine of
this beautiful day. This morning the
automobile men paraded the streets
in thajr ww- cars and, some .of f the
UcIn-4, models, queer v eights...., when
stripped fof action, were also entered
in the parade. '
Then the exodus to the track began.
Special transportation arrangements
had 'been made for visitors and tho
crowd was taken oui without incon
venience. ;
DODGE CITY SCORING PLAN
USED AT TODAY'S RACES
Patrons of past motorcycle' races
realize full well the difficulty with
HERE IS THE
First Race 5 miles for Motorcycles.
Open to all riders on 7 H.-P. S. 8.
machines. Entrance fee $1.00.
Purse $25.00 divided $15.00, $10.00.
Second Race 5 miles for autos. Open
to all. Entrance fee $1.00. Pur30
of $25.00, divided $15.00, $10.00.
Third Race Finals for track records
by both autos and motorcycles.
Fourth Race NORTHWEST CHAM
PIONSHIP for motorcycles. 25
miles restricted to riders residing
in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
Open to all 7 H.-P. S. S. machine?.
Purse of $200.00, divided $100.00,
$50.00, $25.00, $15.00, $10.00. En
trancc fee $5.00.
Fith Race 10 miles for autos. Open
to all. Entrance fee $1.00. Purso
of $50.00, divided $25.00, $15.00,
$10.00.
EM UP RACES.
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Todstf And Tomorrow-'
which correct scoring of any big ,
motorcycle race is conducted. It is
a delicate and particular undertaking.
Profiting by the same worries in oth
er big racing localities, the directors
have udopted the Dodge City method,
which was used today, which briefly
is that there is one scorer for each
rider and the individual scorer is con- '
corned only with the number of times
his particular man passes the grand
stand.
Supposing for- illustration, that
there are 20 riders. On a platform
so arranged that the scorers work : v
behind the board thus not obstructing
the view of the talley sheets from the
eyes of patrons in the grand stand, .
are 20 different hooks and upon each
hook are as many slips of paper con
secutively numbered as there are laps
to the race. Supposing the illustra
tive race is a 10-lap affair. The
scorer who handles No. 1 rider, for
instance, tears off one sheet for each
lap No. 1 makes and the grandstand
will be able tb determkie that the work .,,
proporly;do?(0. , The confusion of :
Wyi'g to Jj'r&, the' numbers of 15 or
20 "rWor!(rt'lashlng, Iby t once in
tornado of speed -'JI be eliminated,
for the scorers have but one number
each to watch. The scoring was
somewhat costly but the manifest sat
isfaction is more than commensurate
'with the costs.
The fact that The Speed 'Em Up of
fered $1500 in cash prizes, this year
(Continued on Page 10.)
Sixth Race NORTHWEST CHAM.
PIONSHIP for autos. 50 miles re
stricted t6 drivers residing in Ore-
gon, Washington arid Idaho. , Free
for all machines regardless of mnke
or displacement. Purse of $500.00,
divided $250.00, $125.00, $75.00,
$50.00. Entrance fee $5.00.
Classification All auto races shall be
open and free for all makes of autos
regardless of displacement. All mo
torcycle races shall be open and
free for all motorcycles which hav
not to exceed 61 cu in. displacement
but shall bar 8 valves and ports.
11010 SPEEDER
HIIS II BOY
What might have been a very seri
ous accident took place last night at
Adams Avenue and Fir street.
A fire alarm sounded and Dr.
George Vehrs was speeding in his au
tomobile to the scene of the fire at the
O.-W. railroad fence.
Lester Huntley was on a bicycle
going east and the doctor was going
i north. They collided and young Hunt-
I ley was thrown into the air. Dr.
i Vehrs stopped his car as soon as he
! could and rushed out to where he
! thought the boy would be lying dead,
i . r ,. ,i tt,nt tt,n 1,.. M.na tnM
RAGE PBD
i FOR TOMORROW
BICYCLE
iuuiiu uiab uvjr naa BiAiiuiuy
on his feet alive. Young Huntley had
been knocked about twenty feet and
his wheel about forty.
Dr. Vehrs was placed under arrest
this morning for speeding.
Young Huntley is about today. His
leg was bruised. Dr. Vohrs took him
in charge and dressed his wounds.
The boy lives at 1402 0k street. ,
(Continnw! Psge 10.)