La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 26, 1917, Image 3

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    THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1917.
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
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Iff LEAGUE URGES ESTABLISH
MENT ANTI-SUBMARINE DIVISION
Washington, July 26. (Special)
Establishment of an anti-submarine
division in the Navy Department to
be charged with the formulation of
plans and study of the use of inven
tions to combat the submarine menace
is urged in statement issued at the
headquarters of the Navy League of
the United States here today.
"Such a division," says the state
ment, "exists in the British naval es
tablishment and has since last Feb
ruary when the present unrestricted
submarine campaign was begun.
"The recommendation is that the
Anti-Submarine Division of the Unit
ed States Navy Department should
co-operate with the corresponding di
vision of the British Admiralty for
the purpose of deciding upon effective
methods of offense against the whole
submarine power as well as to per
fect the present palliatives employed
in defense against submarine attack.
"In making this proposal the league
only reflects expert opinion, which
now seems agreed that offensive op
erations against the whole power of
the submarines, in the vicinity of
their bases, is feasible provided ade
quate preparations are made. The
creation of an Anti-submarine di
vision is urged as a means to secure
concentration of authority and of re
sponsibility, with the technically
trained personnel of the Navy De
partment, to the end that concrete
plan of action for the future can be
-decided upon now and the engineer
ing work necessary in preparation for
the execution of that plan be carried
through under centralized direction. ,
"Consideration to plans for often
sive operations against submarines is
hnino- criven today by the General
Board of the Navy while prepara
Hons for and the ultimate execution
of such plans would be directed by
-tii chief of Naval Operations. But
the General Board is necessarily em
ployed with other problems as well,
and the work of preparing for and
carrying out any plan would consti
tute but a part of the work of the of
fice of Naval Operations.
"It is altogether probable that prep
aration for such an offensive opera
tion as would he required to strike
effectively at the whole power of the
submarine would involve special prob
lems the development of special
types of monitors or other craft, the
mobilization of air forces, etc., etc.
which could well he segregated from
the main work of the naval establish
ment and placed in the hands of care
fully selected experts,
i "The proposed Anti-Sumarine Di
vision might constitute a sub-com
mittee of the General Board ana
would, no doubt, be connected with the
Office of Naval Operations. But it is
urged that it would have the special
advantage of concentration upon this
single task. Its co-operation with the
British division could be closer and
more effective, it is believed, than
could be obtained by another agency
nf the Nftvv Department. It
develop a selected personnel for the
study of this one paramount problem.
Finally, a course of cctlcn having
been determined uor., it couli! davote
its energies to .'he d::-xt:i and pros
edution of the engineering work in
preparation for the operation with
out interruption from the general af
fairs of the naval establishment.
"A not inconsiderable benefit that
the Navy Department would receive
from the creation of such a division,
it is believed, would prove to be a
feeling of confidence on the part of
the public that the task of develop
ing a positive naval policy to strike
effectively at the whole submarine
power had been entrusted to certain
experts, and that the administration
of the Navy Department had thereby
made it a special part of its program
to evolve and prepare for some con
crete plan of action against the sub
marine menace.
"The record of anti-submarine work
firom the beginning, in 1915, does not,
it is believed, incline the public to
rest entirely content with the suf
ficiency of the measures undertaken
thus far. A definite assurance
that furthei progress and of a
radically different sort, was being
sought and that special agencies had
been provided to achieve more effec
tive results should strengthen the ad
ministration of the Navy Department
with the American public."
Joseph News Items
John Baker and Family, of Oakland,
Oregon, Arrive at Lake Many on
the Sick List Epworth League
Meeting.
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NURSES HAVE
OLD TIME SOCIABLE IN FRANCE
Joseph, July 24. (Special) John
Baker and family, of Oakland, Ore
gon, arrived at Wallowa Lake Park
Sunday for a short stay at that beau
tiful resort. Mr. Baker is a former
merchant of Joseph and has many
friends here. Instead of fishing and
hunting as most campers do the Bak
ers spend their time in getting ' ac
quainted again with their many -Joseph
friends.
The weather still remains hot in Jo
seph and everyone wants rain as tho
crops in the hill country are burning
up.
Fred C. Green was a Joseph visiter
at the "Speed 'Em Up" races in La
Grande last Saturday and Sunday. Af
ter seeing the races ho continued his
journey to North Powder where ho
will visit relatives.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Grover McClain was quite ill last
week. '
Mrs. Ava Huffman who was operat
ed upon at the Joseph Hospital last
week is making a nice recovery.
According to the Government ther
mometer tho highest maximum tem
perature for the past week was on
Thursday, the 19th when the mercury
touched tho 97 degree mark. The
an(jj lowest being on Monday the 23 when
it fell to 44 degrees.
Mrs. Mabel Sanders, who was op
crated upon on Monday the 10, leaves
the Joseph hospital on Thursday for
her home.
Mrs. Burroughs was on the sick list
last week.
The many new cement sidewalk
could I which are being built in town are cer
tainly a big improvement.
The meeting of the Epworth League
last Sunday evening was devoted to
"Old Members." Several letters were
obtained from old members and the
reading of these and the discussion of
them made a very interesting meet
ing. Miss Sylva Gravs led the meet
ing.
On Friday the 29th, Mesdames Har
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD, July 1. (By Mail)
It is a sight for sore eyes to see the
Stars and Stripes floating in the war
zone of France and under it pretty
American girls moving between rows
of hospital tents decorating the land
scape with their smiles. Today I had
ten at No. 11 'Base Hospital. The old
unit from Boston was giving a spread
to the new girls, just arrived. And
as Chicago No, 12, from Cook County
Hospital was in charge . of No. 18
General, only a half mile down the
road, the girls from Chicago were
there too. Also one British general
a Sir and any number of colonels,
majors, captains and lieutenants.
Outside, over a sea of tents, the sun
was shining. Inside the tents Amor,
ican girls moved silently to and fro
watching over the wounded, while
medical officers wearing the American
uniform went from bed to bed. In
the middle of the field of canvas stood
the marquise under which tea was
being poured. Every nurse, off duty
at the time, was on hand. Some stood,
back of the tea table. Others served
at the punch bowl a beautiful, claret
colored fruit punch, as harmless and
as free from beguiling liquors as the
spring water Moses smote from the
rock. The iest made the guests wel
come and brought them cakes and
buttered bread and things. And
smiled and laughed and talked real
Chicago and Evansvillo and Boston
talk, their blue uniforms and white
Ifeaddress adding to the general sun
shine. Scraps of conversation mingled
with the rattle of spoons in teacups.
"Cincinnati!" one pretty girl ex
claimed as she smiled up at a British
officer belted Sam Brown-wise. "Do
you really know Cincinnati? Why I
was born there! I went to Chicago
to take up trained nursing at the Cook
County." "Sure I know Cincinnati,"
the officer smiled. "I'm a Canadian
from the States. I .was born in
the States. I was born in Georgia."
Georgia!'' the Sister exclaimed.
"What part?" "Newman." "Oh!"
There was disappointment in her
voice. 'I was hoping it would be
Augusta. I know a lot of folks down
that-a-way." "Thut-a-way! Oh you
American girl." "So you are from
Evansville!" another officer was say
ing to another nurse "I've been to
Evansville." "Honest!" said the girl.
"Didn't you like it' there? I think
Evansvillo is the prettiest place in the
world,!" "Have another glass of
punch," suggested a pretty Sister
with a tray as she stood in front of a
small group of American youngsters
wearing the uniform of a lieutenant.
"Qon't care if I do," said the crowd,
in chorus. "Thanks." Then some
body said: "Reminds me of a real old
Alabama church sociable, this does."
T turned to see who tho speaker could
be. It was an Army Reserve surgeon,
ranking as captain, from Selma.
Nearby two girls were talking. 'Why
don't our officers wear Sam Brown
belts like the British?" one of them
wanted to know. "Tho English of
ficers are ever som uch more chic in
their uniforms. Our men, with then
standing collars on their tunics look
like privates beside the British.
Don't you think so?"
Three or four girls from the Chi
cago unit stood about one of Vn-i Har
vard girls, in Franco since a year ago.
They were eyeing her snowy, flowing
head-dress enviously.. "Oh why can't
we-,have coiffures like yours!" one of
them moaned with mock trauedy in
her voice. "Our little bits of whits
muslin with the tiny red crosses on
them look so common besides ynurs.
All the society ladies hnve adopted
vour kind. They are becoming to
everybody."
"Just look at my uniform, a sec
ond girl exclaimed. "I just must send
it to the cleaners to have that spo
removed and of course out here in the
country there isn't any cleaner
"Yes there is," said the pretty girl'
addressed, "and it's just down the
road. Go down that way (pointing)
until you come to the bayonet prac
tice, turn to the right and go on as
far as the bombing school. Then you
will see the sign right next to the
boiling-oil engineer's laboratory."
"Oh, thank you so much!" said the
girl with Mie spot. And so the Amer
ican girls went on talking. As I left
one of the cider nurses said gravely:
"This doesn't .look very warlike,
does it? And if the folks at home
could see us now they would prob
ably say we were not paying atten
tion to our jobs. But teas like this
don't happen every . day. We hive
saved up for a long time in order to
have these delicacies today. When to
night comes,' and tomorrow, and all
the other tonights and tomorrows, we
will be caring for wounded men, fresh
from the battlefields. And it is hard
work. Just as we have the phono
graph play to keep the patients cheer
ful so do we try to take the Sisters'
minds off their work now and then."
Suddenly the nurse smiled and be
came gay again: "Itfs a regular little
Sociable, isn't it," she said.
Ladd Canyon News
Fine New School House Is Being Con
structed by Guy Fuller and Force of
Carpenters Mrs. E. C. Fields En
tertains Get-To-Gether Club Visit
of Mrs. Albert Kinney and Daugh-
their home at Homedale, Idaho, ar
riving last Tuesday. They stopped
over night in Huntington and arrived
here about eleven tho following day.
They made very good time consider
ing the roads they came over, as they
only traveled thirteen hours, the car
registering n little less than two hun
dred miles. Mrs. Kinney and Mrs.
Counsell are sisters. They drove on
to Joseph the next day where they
will visit relatives and friends a few
days.
HOT LAKE NEWS.
Hot Lake Sanatorium Contiuue tv
Attract Many Guests List of Ref
'istrations lor the Week.
Hot Lake, July 25. (Special)-
Notwithstanding the fact that the
month of July generally sees a dimin
ution of the number of health seekers
at most of the Hot Springs resorts,
the Hot Lake sanatorium still contin
ues to attract almost a full house of
Mr. Rex Conaway and family have guests, tho following being included
Ladd Canyon, July 26.-
A fine new school house is being con
structed by Guy Fuller and force of
carpenters. It is being erected in the
center of the grounds and will be
completed for occupancy when school
commences this fall.
' Mrs. E. C. Fields entertained the
Get-to-Gether club members July 12.
As all the members are Red Cross
members it was decided best to have
both meetings on the same day, here
after. After much business was
transacted Mrs. Fields seated her
guests at the large table, serving
musk melons, lemonade, strawberries
and cream and cake, to the delight of
all.
Mrs. Alex Furgason will be hostuss
to the club and auxiliary Aug. 2.
Mrs. Albert Kinney and daughters
Lulu and Vinnie drove tfown to Mrs.
Mary Counsells in their . auto fron
been occupying their new house sev
era! weeks. ,
' Mrs. W. F. Ashman and little son,
Earl, of La Grande, visited two days
last week at the home of Mrs. Coun
sell. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Linebarger left
on tho evening of the 15th for Myrtle
Point, where they will make their fu
ture home. Their eldest daughter, Mrs.
Minnie Lowman, also resides there.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Peebler had a
pleasant surprise last Monday when
Mr. Whitlow of Silverton, an old time
friend arrived for a visit.
A number of the ladies of the Get-to-Gether
club motored over to Hot
Lake to spend a last afternoon with
Mrs. Linebarger, who was also a mem
ber. Their departure is much re
gretted as they have been residents of
this neighborhood many years, having
owned and conducted the Ladd Can
yon Park, until last fall, when they
disposed of it and moved t
(Special) 'cottage at Hot Lake. It is hoped by
their many friends that the change
will prove beneficial to Mr. Linebarg
eVs health and that they will ever re
membor their old time friends.
Mrs. James Mulholland and daugh
ter, Mrs. Alec Furgason, report a
in the arrivals during ths present
week: Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Kennedy,
Walla Walla; G. C. Caine, P. S, Wen
sigen, Spokane; J. S. Rice, Salt Lake
City; F. W. Dennis, North Powder;
Joseph H. Thompson, Leon Levy, Miss
Shelton,-Union; T. T. Geer, E. H.
Cummings, G. McAuliff, Mr. and Mrs.
H. R. Laughlin, Portland; J. IB. Doss,
W. J. Akins, Mrs. R. C. Noyes, S. M.
Van Schoonhoren, Enterprise; Elma
Young, Joseph; James. Dougall, The
Dalles; Edna Miller, Allcel; Mr. and
Mrs. E. . F. Hunt, Meridian. Miss
Helen Cranston, Mrs. Ohns. Vienie,
Mrs. John Planting, George D. Fell,
Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mar
shall, Butler, Pa.; Rev. Darby and
family, Sumpter; August Ring, As
toria; A. B. Kelly, Sparta; L. Dock
telberg, Mr. and Mrs. S. Baer, Eliza
beth Baer, C. B. Baer, Mrs. H. Wil
liams, R. S. Eccles, S. H. Roundy,
Baker; Dunham Wright, Medical
Springs; B. B. Ireland, Tacoma; Miss
Grace Randall Olex, M. T. Hughes,
Hoppner; Mrs. Eaton,, Mrs. H. C.
Laird, Enterprise; John Archabal, D.
D. Parie, E. Onduza, D. Aldecoaf
Boise; R. R. Loveland, Midvale; Oren
Lovon, M. Lovan, H. S. Gallagher, A.
O. Wells, Dr. L. L. Murphy, Mrs. C,
F. CalkinsjMrs. G. G. Conley, J. R.-
most enjoyable visit at Rainier, with ; x. t rii,.- ni- m,' ran t.
thoir daughter and sister, Mrs. Irene ,.' tth.i w' owf tj, anA
Miles. They also visited at Portland i w V v " lu A M X .T
with relatives and had a delightful - ' m ' A 'w.ri,u. Pk H.
trip to Seaside. n N(,n Bediirreen. y. w. Camv.
Aliens To Be Returned.
Washington, July 26. (Special)
A bill to return aliens of draft age to
'their home countries is being drawn
by Chairman Webb, of the House Ju
diciary Committee, who said yester
day he had talked' to Administration
officials and hoped to have Adminis
tration support for the proposal. '
Lucille Reese, of La Grande.
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ry Dawson and Henry Desler enter
tained about 30 Joseph ladies at a
picnic-party at the Dawson sawmill
on upper Prairie Creek. A delightful
luncheon was served out .under the
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Mrs. A. O. Hulse and infant daugh
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H. D. Akins and wife returned Mon
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