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VOLUME XVI.
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1917.
NUMBER 343.
SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE IN CHICAGO IS SETTLED
FOOD CONTROL
em is fast
SHAPE
CHAIRMAN LEVER AND SENA
TOR CHAMBERLAIN TO CON
FER WITH PRESIDENT
DRAFT CALLS FOR
A CONGRESS COMMITTEE
Vice-President and Speaker Clark
Are To Each Appoint a Committee
jof Five to Supervise All War Con
tracts Senate Bill Modified to
' Provide For One Man Food Con
trol. Washington, July 30. (United
Press Sweeping food control legisla
tion probably for final congressional
action will be ready within twenty
four hours.
Chairman Lever and Senator Cham
berlain of the House and Senate con
ferees, asked the President to agree
. to a modification of the so-called con
gressional war committee, the only
big obstacle remaining.
- The conferees draft of this amend
ment changes it so it doesn't reflect
anyway on the President's manage
ment of the war.
It would provide that the Vice
President and Speaker Clark name a
committee of five from each house,
to check over all war contracts.
' Virtual agreement on all other mat
ters in dispute between the House and
Senate have been accomplished.
The Senate amendment for a Board
-of three members was modified, pro
Tiding one man food control.
The Prohibition clause forbids the
use of fruits, cereals and other edi
bles in the manufacture of liquor.
BUSSIAN WOMEN
PLEDGED TO DEATH
By William G. Shepherd)
Petrograd, July 30.
(United Press) Russia's
"women soldiers are pledged
"to take their own lives, rath
er .than become prisoners.
Each woman carries a ra
tion of cyanide of potassium
for use if captured. Mem
bers of the women's regi
ments, now constantly in
creasing, agree death is pre
ferred to the fate they would
probably meet at the hands
of the Germans.
KULOLA'S HAWAIIANS IN
TROUBLE WITH POLICE
Two members of Kulola's Hawaii
ans got into trouble with the police
yesterday morning. One of the Ha-j..-;
waiians was smoking a cigarette and
was' interrogated Jby Officer Christ
ensen. as to having his registration
eard. This matter was being discuss
ed when another of the Hawaiians
joined the discussion and finally
struck the officer, who very promptly
struck him over the head with his
-club and arrested the man, and his
wife who also intervened. The party
was waiting to take the train to
Joseph, and as a result of the mixup
missed their engagements at Enter
prise and Elgin. They were held in
Jail last niglit, and this morning, the
man was fined $100 for resisting an
officer and the woman $25.
tOBBV AT CITY HALL
. . . IS RE-ARRANGED
City Recorder Collier has re-ar
Tanged the office on the ground floor
of the Citjr Hall, so as to make the
counter face the entrance. It makes
the office TQpre convenient for the
lispattfh of business tmi also more
convenient for the patrons. .
PAT FOLEY ORDERED TO.
.. - : v.:- REPORT TO BAKER
Pat Foley, proprietor of the Foley
. : ..... . . L D.1.M
Hotel, was oraerea 10 repun
tomorrow" ' for " physical examination.
Ho has applied for a commission in
the--officers' framing camp. . 11
cepted,- he will 'be ordered to rcpcrt
to the Presidio for training.
!"; '""Hi WwrtfcerV
' Portland, JoV 80-UnJted Press)
-Tlie"U. S. weather forecast: "Fair."
Those Who Fail ed
To Register Will
Be Prosecuted
' '
4 Washington, July 80 (Unit-
J Press) "Prompt apprehension
4 of thousands of drafted men 4
4 who escaped , detection and 4
4 prosecution for failure to regis- 4
4 ter," has been ordered by the 4
4 department of justice. Formal
4" notices have 'beera sent alj the 4
t uniwo siaies attorneys.
BR. CRUISER
IS
TORPEDOED
London, July 30. (United
Press) The British cruiser, Ari
adne, was torpedoed with the loss
of thirty-eight lives, the admir
alty announced.
Captain Hoffman and twelve
members of the crew were res
cued. Public Refuses To
Ride In Tacoma
Taooma, July 30. (United Press)
A hundred strikebreakers from the
east were spirited into ITacoma this
morning and are now working for the
Tacoma Railway Power company.
This was disclosed by the police and
unionists.-. Thirty cars are operating.
The public, as throughout the two
preceding weeks, refused' to ride.
Recruiting Slumps.
Victoria, B. C, July 30 (United
Press) Recruiting here has taken a
distinct slump, and most of the men
who do enlist at the local recruiting
officers are detachments of British
subjects from California and other
sections of the United States. Army
officers here say today that the day
bf voluntary enlistments has passed.
They advocate conscription.
Recruiting Aviation
Vancouver, B. C, July 30 (United
Press) The man in the aviation
service not only is serving his country
in a most important branch, he is not
only hastening the end of the great
conflict as military experts say the
war will be decided in the air but
he is also learning a valuable trade
aviation, winch after the war will be
'of great value with the increased use
of aircraft.
This today is the argument 'being
used 4y recruiting officers to secure
prospective aviators and it brings
results.
CHRISTENSEN. DEFEATS
BERNARD! AT CARNIVAL
Harold Christensen accepted the
challenge of Tony Bamardi the Car
nival Wrestler to a finish match at the
Carnival Grounds Saturday night and
defeated the Qtalian loud-mouthed
grappler in twenty-one minutes. The
contest was a onesided affair with
Christensen on the aggressive from
the call of time in which he demon
strated that he could easily have beat
eni the whole carnival i aggregation
within an hour.
Unfortunately Jack O'Neill fell
heir to a lot of uncalled for abuse
from Barnardi and his grafting as
sociates when as referee lie had no
other alternative but to call a fall on
the visiting wrestler.
At the end of twenty one minutes
Christensen had his man pinned to the
mat with a head scissors and double
wrist lock, that looked to the specta
tors like "in for life" and when O'Neill
made, his decision he was repaid for
has kindly acceptance to referee by
being the recipient of a select morsel
of carnival names, slurs and abuse
from the devine face of the Italian
who now realized that he could not
bluff a fall and well knowing his
strength and ability never could win
over Christensen he forfeited the
match in a few well chosen words em
pahsized 'by a conglomeration of Ital-
..in and uerman proianity to wnien, a
local deputy took exceptions and in
vited him to close up. The disap
pointed wrestling fans then left the
tent realizing more than ever that
rtipm in a. vast difference between a
'real wrestler and a hippodrome.
ARIADNE
JAPANESE
AT-PERRYi
WHILE PICKING FLOWERS, LIT-
TLE GIRL FALLS INTO THE I
SPILLWAY OF DAM
AT PERRY
. I
PeaJl Murray and Keko Kokubu had
been picking flowers above the dam
at Perry yesterday afternoon arid
were returning across the dam, when
the little Japanese girl, in crossing
the slippery boards, lost her footing
and fell into the spillway of the dam,
and was swept into the pool below.
Pearl Murray ran to notify her mother
but 'by the time the rescuers arrived
the ibody had disappeared. A search
ing party was formed and a search
was kept up for two hours.
Jim Kokubu, father of the little
five year old Japanese girl, was at
Hot Lake under treatment, but arrived
home at about eight o'clock in the
r
(Continued' on Page 8.)
THREE YEARS OF
, (War Declarations of the World War.)
1914; .'
July 28 Austria declared war on Serbia.
August 1 Germany declared war on Eussia.
; August 2 Germany invaded Luxemburg and violated
Belgian neutrality.
August 3 Germany declared w'ar on France.
August 4 Germany declared war on Belgium.
August 4 Great Britain declared war on Germany.
Germany retaliated with a similar declaration.
August. 6 Austria declared -war on Russia; Russia de
clared war on Austria.
August 7 Montenegro declared war on Austria.
August 9 Austria declared war on Montenegro.
August 10 France declared war on Austria.
August 12 Montenegro declared war on Germany.
August 12 (Midnight) England declared war on Aus
tria.
August 23 Japan declared war on Germany.
November 5 England declared war on Turkey.
1915.
May 23 Italy declared war, against Austria.
June 3 San Marino declared war on Austria.
August 21 Italy declared war on Turkey.
October 15. Serbia declared war on Bulgaria.
October 15 Great Britain declared war on Bulgaria.
October 16 France declared war on Bulgaria.
October 19 Italy declared war on Bulgaria.
October 19 Russia declared war on Bulgaria.
1916.
March 9 Germairy declared war on Portugal.
March 15 Austria declared war on Portugal.
August 27 Italy declared war on Germany.
August 27 Rumania declared war on Austria.
August 28 Germany declared waron Rumania.
August 31 Turkey declared war on Rumania.
September 1 Bulgaria declared war on Rumania.
November 25 Greek Provisional Government Venizel-
ists) declared war on Bulgaria and Germany.
1917.
March 14 China severed relations with Germany.
April 6 America declared a state of war against Ger-
monir
. . .
April 7-Uuba declared a state pt war aaginst liermany.
April 9 Austria severed relations with united States.
April 10 Panama declared a state of war against Ger-'
many.
April 11 Brazil severed relations with Germany.
April 13 Austria severed relations with Brazil.
: Jipni io xjunvia. oeveicu.
April 23 Turkey severed
States.
Mav 9 Liberia severed relations with Germany.
May 18 Honduras severed
May 19 Nicaragua severed
June 9 Germany severed
June 11 San Domingo severed relations with Germany.' ;
Julv 22 Siam severed relations with liermany.
HOW THE BELLIGERENTS LINE UP.
CENTRAL POWER ALLLIES-Germany,: Austro-"
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria four nations. .
ENTENTE POWERS AND. THEIR ALLIES Amer-
i t -r, t- Ti.i n.i ct i nr
ica, ungiana, irrance, nussia, waiy, iium, oeruui, muu-
tenegro, Japan, San Marino, Portugal, Rumania, Cuba ana
Panama fourteen nations.
- HAVE SEVERED RELATIONS WITH GERMANY
, ,,.. , i TM- tt j
-China. Brazil. Bolivia. Guatemala, Liberia, Honduras,
NTwar;ioiiJi Snrf TVmfno-A Rinni nine notions: -
GENERAL
0115
NDTEO EDITOR
DIED TODAY
BLOOD VESSEL BURSTS IN HIS
HEART WHILE HE IS
EATING BREAKFAST
'.
t Los Angeles, July 30. (United
Press) General Harrison Gray Otis,;
owner ana eaitor or tne lks Angeles
Times, died this morning at the home
of his son-in-law, Harry Chandler.
General Otis is one of the last of
the old school of newspaper editors.
V' Death was due to bursting of a
blood vessel in the heart, according
to his attending physician..
Otis came down for breakfast ap
parently enjoying good health. As
a negro maid, serving him, put out
her hand he said, "Take away the
tray, Lucy, I'm gone," and died in-
stantly.
The Oregon Coast Artillery left for
the mouth of the Columbia River this
morning. -
THE WORLD WAR.
,
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icichiuuo nnu uuiuauj!
relations with' the United
. .-
relations with Germany.
relations with Germany.
relations with Hayti.
Japanese Warships H
Sunk A Submarine
4 - -- 4
4- Tokio, July 80. (United
'J Press) Japanese destroyers in 4
4 the Mediterranean, convoying 4
4 British transports, sank an at- 4"
14 tacking submarine, it is an- 4
! nounced.
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 4 4 4
Rev. B. S. Hughes Here
Rev. B. S. Hughes, a Presbyterian
preacher of Ohio, filled the pulpit in
the Presbyterian church Sunday at
11 a. m. He preached a most master
ly sermon on the subjecf'Christianity
a Life".
Mr. Hughes is just recently from
Ohio and expects to locate hare in
Oregon, Mr. Hughes' wife family lives
in Baker.
Red Cross Notes
The First Aid Class under Dr. M.
K. Hall has completed the first half
of the term. The members are very
enthusiastic and pronounce the lec
tures not only thorough and interest
ing but entertaining. The class in
Elementary Hygiene will not begin
until this course is completed. .
The P. E. O.'s have gathered at the
Park on the last two Fridays for work
all day for the Red Cross. All ready
many dozens of napkins, tray cloths,
etc. have been completed. The mem
bers contribute the funds to pay for
materials used. . . .
The ladies of the L. D. S. church are
organizing a Red Cross unit under La
Grande Chapter, which will look after
the eighteen districts in this ward.
Immediately after war was declared
by the United States this church insti
tuted a canvas of every woman in
their jurisdiction. A- tabulated record
was made on the following points:
Age young, middle aged, or elder
ly; occupation housekeeper, teacher,
stenographer, 'bookkeeper,' 'eteV loca
tion ranch, village or; city; timc
one hour or more daily, half time, or
full time; location at home, in this
country, or Europe.
Now that the unit is ready to give
out work the benefit of this canvas
is evident. The oficers know ..just
where to place work and can estimate
with some degree of accuracy when
the work will be completed. Further,
every woman has pledged two jars of
jam, which will be stored in some cen
tral place ready for shipment when
the order comes. Each district pledg
es one quilt this fall which will be
sent to France or used for civilian re
lief as directed by the Chapter. Their
work is in three divisions, women,
girls, and children, and suitable work
is being assigned; the whole product
to be turned over to La Grande Chap
ter, the Teport only going to' their
headquarters. '
Certainly here are many good points
to emulate. '. .
Wanted 500 Serbian Squares. A
Serbian square is a block knitted or
crocheted woolen yarn or zephyrs of
any color or many colors in the same
block but exactly twelve inches
square. These blocks when finished
are turned over to the Chapter, are
sent London where they are pieced
into covers for hospital beds; the need
for these covers will be great this
coming winter. Help keep our boys in
the hospital warm. Every woman has
bits of yam in her scrap basket
enough to make several squares. Many
young girls and children are knitting
i now. Join tne Herman square voiuri'
x 4..,m tm iTAite YOnMrtf ttv Sort.
'i when crochetting these
blockg uge tne Afghan stitch..
A friend of the Red Cross has of-
I prize of $1.50 to the boy or girl under
' ten years of age who makes or col
i lects the largest number of blocks be
fore September 1st. A second prize
f il 00 for the second largest col-
, tf n xe 88mc Pnzes to any boys
or girls over ten and under 15 years
Conditions: The blocks must
i. voltr 19. Inches smiare and the
Iue CA.n - . -
same kind of -wool used throuehout
the :bloclc, tnougn may e ui
I colors. Turn the blocks Into Mrs. E.
,Tt Andrews, 1306 Pennsylvania ..Ayer
nue. ,' '. '
t ine outiiuniu
Modern Laundry - nave ' onereu
to collect any old linen, table cloths,
bed linen, etc.. launder the same and
turn nvr to the chapter. There is
SZSSl
j and otr,er uaes. Look over your- Hn-
en closets, make up your bundlend
1 Tlio fiat Jwxes ' fom ' La- Gandecm
. m kundry that lt is rMdv.
. v fir9t tes fr0m i Grande
Chapter are to be pacKea tnis wee.
Turn in at "JhJ
nave on nana Kmneu ryunm.-, y-
Vi. v.avehiefs. socks, wristers or
snv thr articles. " :'i
i ny other articles..",
DISPUTE IS
TO BE LEFT TO
ARBITRATION
J
BROTHERHOOD AND
GENERAL MANA
GERS TO ACT
SWITCHMEN'S UNION .
WILL RETAIN POSITIONS
Other ' Brotherhoods Inter
vene Trainmen Held To
Be in the Wrong
Chicago, July 30. (Unit
ed Press) A joint confer
ence of Brotherhood heads
and railroad managers ad
journed this morning. The
conferees announced the
switchmen's strike had been
settled and that the
men
would return .to work
im-
mediately.
It is stated ttiesetthjment
is;on the basis Of "adjtttRca-
tion; of all questions except
the tjlbsed shop Jy a commit-:,
tee composed 5 oi Railroad :
Jftwnernooas; outside .of the
Railway Trainmen, and the
general managers.
Therailroads . announced
tne members of tmV Switch-"':
men's Union of North Amer-'
ica, npw employed, would re
tain their positions. ' The; ,
railroad managers . said the
strike was settled through
the intervention of the.
Brotherhoods of Railway'.:
Conductors, Engineers, Fire
men and Enginemen. It is
said affiliated brotherhoods
ruled the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen was in
the wrong in ordering the
strike. ; , i , .
Freight Service Normal. .
Chicago, July 30. (United Ptes)-
It is announced freight and passen
ger service on all nineteen railroads
affected would be normal within twenty-four
hours.
Steam Schooner
Del Norte Is Wrecked
San Francisco, July 30. (United
Press) The steam schooner Del Norte
is ashore at Point Arene. It will
probably be a total loss, it is reported
here.
Twenty-eight persons who were
aboard the Del Norte went ashore.
The vessel after threatening to go
to pieces, floated off the rocks and
drifted to sea. . .
While going through here on his
way to Wallowa, Dr. Zimmermann
called on his friends, Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. Standsfield.
H. E. COOLIDGE RETURNS
FROM CAILFORNIA
- H. E. Coolidge, who went to Cali
fornia to enter the- Officers' Training
Camp, and who resigned on account ,
of : an ' infected foot, returned to La ;
Grande Saturday, coming with Mrs,.
Coolidge by auto from San Francisco. .
Mr.- Coolidge reports a hot and dusty ...
trip in the Sacramento Valley and a .
more pleasant trip after leaving Ash
land. They went over Rome very good
roads and some very .bad roads. Mr..,
Coolidge . is glad to be .back in La
Grande but regrets that his misfor
tune mode it necessary for him to,
leave -the - training camp, which he.,
greatly enjoyed. He reports that Mr
Ralph Hurron and Andrew R. Marker,
two other La Grande men in the camp,
are getting on nicely. ,. Mr. Coolidge
has accepted the request of the com
mitee on public safety to organize
a company of Home Guards here, and
the first meeting will be held at the
City Hall Wednesday night