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.VOLUME XVL
LA GRANDE, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1917.
NUMBER 345,
LOTTED STATES M THE FIGHT TO A FINISH
U. S. WILL KOI
STATE IIS
PEACE TERMS
GERMANY MUST BE BESTED BE
FORE 'WE WILL STATE
. CONDITIONS
NO SEPARATE PEACE
WILL 3E GRANTED
'United States Is Committed to Fight
Through to a Finish With the Al
lies We Have So Far Refused to
Support France in Her Effort To
Make Recovery of Alsace-Lorraine
a Peace Condition.
Washington, . Aug. 1. (United
:Press) The United States will state
its specific peace terms only when
Germany is bested. This is the de-
cision of the government as the Allied
Democracies enter the fourth year of
the war.
Behind it is found the reasons for
America's refusal to support the re--tention
by France of Alsace-Lorraine
as a peace proviso.
It further reveals that the United
States is committed to press through
to a finish. It is authoritaively stat--ed
that an understanding exists that
there will be no separate peace.
POLITICAL PULL
A THING
OFT HE PAST
POLITICIANS AND CONGRESS
MEN ARE STAGGERING
UNDER THE BLOW
WASHINGTON IS NOW
A WORLD WAR CAPITAL
What the Nation Needs and What the
Business Men Who Have Been Cal
teed to Aid the President are Try
ing to Get is Dollars for Dollars
Yalue and Business Efficiency.
By GEORGE MARTIN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Wash., Aug. 1 "Political pull" died
a sudden and violent death when
America went to war. It was, in fact,
A- I .1 1 ... i;l. t 'tAA notnl.
Imbed customs" which have met a sad
fate since Unncle Sam began to battle
Tot democracy. Careful . investi-
I- 4 j .. 4.1,1.
cation today proved this.
The politicians, congressmen, sen-
ators, professionals lobbyists and "in-
fluential citizens' are still staggering
tivvm tiA Wow.
-
But bit by bit it is being borne in
upon their consciousness that Wash-
1nonn in a irreat world war capital.
Go into any of the teeming depart
mATit-. offices todav and vou hear men
KM
on all sides dicating frigid and squel- many 8tates around and that Sioux highly educated. The letter contained
ching replies to judges, county chair- city was morally better than St. Paul no other news and is the first one re
man. sLxta and local noliticians from ceived in manv months. The deceased
Maine to California and from the, Resuits: The war department re-1 was a second cousin of Robt. Blum
Clrent Lakes to the euif explaining to -.n, it. Hwiainm in favor of St. Paul, enstein. the Elgin postmaster, Mrs. E,
them crisply exactly what has hap- .
pencd.
Here's an example, heard in the of-
fice of a cabinet member replying to
a plea for a special favor, regardless
!, wAlfnrn of the nation, from a
certain big politician and office hold-
r in the middle west:
.
Doer Judge;-
.,.,ni..i.Di i. t ,4 ju 4
i j4,- tVio fio.
mMliny.roraUaiv,v,
Ttarv of Blank concerning the dis-
position of a matter which is, after
all his own business
Very truly yours "
Today came a letter from a Cham-
nt rnmmree Secretary in a mid-
S TcHy Wgirnon influent -
iTT-j.;-! -
Influence in "puting across" an avia-
for his narticular
ai
tkm training camn for his particular
eitv. The .Dolitician sat down and
wrote this reply:
"Can't waste your time trying to
get .politicians to plug for you. Don't
fiend ft lobbv down hare to 'put the
thimr over. It won't do you a bit of
mft.
voa :.' - - . . . . ,
i ated' ZrZ ,
wins. Make your application direct
Seattle Strikers
Claim A; Victory
Seattle, Aug. 1. (United $
4 Press) Seattle street car ser-
vice starts Thursday morning.
4 This was assured this morning, n
4" after an all-night conference 4
4 with the Union Conference com- 4
J- mittee.
4 President Leonard, of the
4 Traction Company, submitted
4 an agreement formally passed
4 upon at mass-meetings of the
4 strikers at Seattle and Tacoma
4 this afternoon. . The strikers
4 vote was considered purely
4 formal as the agreement has the
4 endorsement of the Strikers'
4 Conference committee. .. Union
4 leaders claim practically a com
4 plete victory. Strikers gained
4 the recognition of the Union and
4 arbitration of other points.
4 4 ! ! i S
NOTED MEDICAL
MANTO SPEAK
HERE FRIDAY
DR. FRANKLIN C. WELLS. EQUIT
ABLE MEDICAL DIRECTOR,
TO ADDRESS O.-W. EM- .
PLOYES AND PUBLIC
Dr. Franklin C. Wells, medical di
rector of the Equitable Life Assurance
Co., is making a tour, of Eastern
Washington and Oregon to deliver
lectures among the O.-W. employes.
He will foe at the Methodist church,
La Grande, Friday, August 3, at 1:30
to 2:30 p-m. The public is invited.
Employes from various other Indus
tries,' lumber, mills, etc, are especial
ly invited to attend
Dr. Wells is accompanied by C. G.
Sutherland, assistant general man
ager. Dr. Wells will speak on The
Conservation of Human Life.
to the proper authority for what it is
worth from the standpoint of war ef
ficiency. That is the only basis on
which it will be considered anyhow.
"All the government departments
have been three weeks ah ear of con
gress at every jump in the road since
war beean. They're fdrced congress
JiVr
I lliXW 'IlVb Willi? W liuwii - -
political favor.
In peace times department neaas
had time to listen. Some of them
did. But not now. They don't have
to. For the first time in their lives
they are in a position to tell congress
men!, senators and professional poli
ticians to go to hell, and they certain
ly aro doing it."
The selection of ucs Moines as an
army cantonment site is another case
m P01 .. ... , ,
Sioux City was the
It learned that its big lobby, its letter
. nU,
frQm gfo,, Kenyon and all the
other frantjc effort3 it baA ma(le to
,and the camp had not no avail .
, A rti. i i i -I,,.. ;
ana mai i. raw au umi uw umcui' . --
Swiss army and was drowned in Lake
immediately Sioux City set up a . Geneva while saving a comrade from
w ...;n,t of P.l. ,Tt nroduced death. He had intended to come to
exhaustive reports to show that St. I
p.i . "wot." nnt for
off for home went telegrams from
the Sioux City lobby yelling "hurrah,
wev'o won,"
But no sooner had they turned away
from the telegraph office and hot- j
footed it back to the war department i
to hear the sweet word that Sioux
ICity had been chosen than they were
Ul. 41. .nnonmant. ftl.f f1,41
i wim urc invm.6Hi6uv
would co to Des Moines.
' Nftw not onlv had Des Moines never
asked for the camn. but it was the:
. v
nome 01 oenawr vyumnnim, nnu was- iu yr
looked upon as not at all friendly to , Rev. Richards climbed Mt BmiUr by
i the administration and who never .way of the "Evans Trail. There
lifted his voice to make a single plea,wetre 27 in the party and in spite of
either for or against the location of , weary bodies, all reported the best
that camp. i kind of a time.
1 The Sioux Cityites were furious. I Elmer Speckhart went to Wallowa
Thev were informed that after they . Iake Sunday.
t.- ..." t1 In Rf Pl ,.
had succeeded in spiking St. Paul guns
I Sec t. Baker had called lor tne war.n
Board's report on the list of available
cities, and finding Des Moines next
on the list after St. Paul had quickly
marked off St. Paul and substituted
Des Moines.
These aire only a few of hundreds
or instances in America war capital
... j.H A-n i,;,Vi iUn ilia
of instances In America's war capital
'13 iical
'wind Wows.
SHIP BUILDING
TO BE RUSHED
SAYS CAPPS
BOTH STEEL AND WOODEN
SHIPS MUST BE BUILT IN
A HURRY
NEED IS URGENT
THE ADMIRAL SAYS
New Chairman of the National
Emergency Fleet Corporation Sig
nals For Full Speed Ahead Situ
ation Is More Serious Than Most
People Realize, He Says.
Washington, Aug. 1. (United
Press) Both steel and wooden
ships must be built quickly.
Admiral Capps, chairman of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, so
told shipbuilders here today.
"Matters brought to my atten
tion this morning indicate the
vital necessity of pressing the
construction program. We're in
the war far more seriously than
most people realize," he said.
Arthur Riber of Dixie has accepted
a position; as sweeper on the railroad
from Huntington to La Grande. '
C. G. Presby, of Pendleton, repre
senting the International Correspond
ence Schools is here and staying at
the Foley. .
PRESIDENT
S ANOT
DIG VICTORY
Washington, " Aug. 1. (United
Press) Yielding to the President's
demand for the elimination of the so-
called Congressional War committee,
the House and Senate conferrees on
the food control bill reached an agree.
ment this afternoon.
The Senate will vote on the
Shephard prohibition contitutional
amendment this afternoon. The Sen
ate rejected by sixty-two to four the
Hardwick bone-dry amendment to the
prohibition amendment.
Later the Senate voted fifty-six to
twenty-three to adopt the Harding
amendment providing the prohibition
amendment shall bo inoperative unless
ratiifed by the states within six years.
Receives News of Death.
J. H. Blumenstein has just received
word of the tragic death of a cousin,
Hans Blumenstein, in Switzerland,
The young man was only twenty-two
vpnrs nlrl.. n Riihnrdinate officer in the
Oregon after the war is over. He had
been a bank clerk in civil life and was
R. Head and J. H. Blumenstein of this
city.
;
ALICEL NEWS ITEMS
Alicel, Ore., Aug. 1 (Special)
The theme for next Sunday morning
sermon at the Alicel Church will be,
"Tha FollmV WVlO WlTlt Rflk OT1 Hi 3
- -
.Best Friend." Every one invited.
The Junior League of Alice! will
spend next Tuesday at the park.
T, A1il , 1H
Andnwr and Mrs. Plavle are snend-
ing a few days at Wallowa Lake.
Harvesting has begun on several
of the big ranches.
HOSPITAL SHIP IS ASHORE.
Halifax, Aug. 1. (United Press)
A hospital ship carrying nearly six
LiiRil.iul WA.tn.lAjl n n .1 m ff fanaffl fU.41
""ui
la shnrf near Chehncto Head outsidi!
of the harbor The .Mp is resting
easdy; the e. is smooth.
WIN
TRREE HUNDRED
DEAD, RESULT
OF HOT WAVE
EIGHT HUNDRED WERE PROS
TRATEDEAST IS
SWELTERING
MIDDLE WEST IS RE
LIEVED BY RAIN STORMS
In New York Alone the Deaths
Reached Fifty and Prostrations One
Hundred and Fifty Brooklyn Re
ports Seventeen Deaths and Fifty
Prostrations Factories in Many
Cities Closed Heat Record in New
York Almost Broken.
New York, Aug. 1. (United Press)
More than three hundred perished
and eight hundred v.-ere prostrated in
the three-day hot wave throughout the
country. .
The middlewest is somewhat relieved
by rains but the east continues to
swelter. ' .
In New York alone the deaths reach
ed fifty, the prostrations one hundred
and fifty. Brooklyn reported seven
teen deaths and fifty prostrations.
New York, Chicago, Cleveland, Phil
adelphia, Detroit and Boston show the
greatest number of prostrations, "lhe
oast forty-eighty hours were the hot -
lest new iur. nan b.uyyii .......
exceptions.
Factories closed in many cities.
Steamer is
Submarined
London, August 1. (United
Press) The American, steamer
Montano was submarined, the ad
miralty announced. Twenty-two
..survivors landed. ' f
Alleged Plotter Surrenders.
American
Honolulu, T. H., Aug. 1. (Special) the lobby and gymnasium will be dec
H. R. Schroeder, one of the defend- orated in military style. Mr. George
ants indicted in the alleged plot of
Hindus and sympathizers to free In-
dia from British rule, surrendered to es of the people and to company M
the United States marshal here yes- the thanks of the people for their as
terday and was released on bonds of sistance in many ways and their
$10,000. Schroeder will sail lor san
Francisco next Tuesday to answer to
the indictment.
Mrs. Gantenbein Dies
Portland. Ore.. Aug. 1 (Special)
After an illness of less than a week's
duration, Mrs C. U. Gantenbein, wife
of Circuit Judge uantenoein, wno i
; twi-ninr i nffifwr'n reserve
eTthe presMio, San Francisco.
died at an early hour yesterday morn-
ing at Good Samaritan hospital.
,
Ex-Mayor Storey Dead
. , : , . .
Portland, Ore., Aug. 1 (Special)
W. A. Storey, former mayor ol rort-
innd. died Sundav niirht at 10:20
o'clock at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Joseph C. Woltring, 105 East
Twelfth street North. Some time ago
Mr. Storey underwent an operation,
and since then has been failing rapidly-
Cove Girl Appointed
Cove, Ore., Aug. 1
-(Special-
MUa Florence H. Severs, of Cove,
graduate of the Library School of .
the New York public library, has ac -
r, A n MoilUn im. tllA A.IVWrATV fitjltfl
library and will leave for Salem on
August 15. Miss Severs was first
. . - ? r : 4.
assistant in the Uove hign scnooi two
years ago.
MRS.
T. H GOODHUE'S BROTHER
IS MISSING
Mrs. T. H. Goodhue received a tele
gram from London on the 21st saying
that her brother, George Maclennan,
Flight Commander of the British
Aviation Corps in France, was re
ported missing on the 20th. Nothing
more definate has been learned since
Tli. Weather.
n .1 J A.. 1 TTUJ Taa
The U. S. weather forecast: "Warm
and fair.'
I. W.W. Leader
Hanged At Butte
Butte, Aug. 1. (United 4
M Press) L W. W. leaders at A
4 noon began sending telegrams 4
4 to all L W. W. locals i the
4 west urging them to rush men 4
4 to Butte to avenge the death of
Frank W. Little, an I. W. W.
4 leader, who was 'hanged this 4
4 morning by a mob of masked 4
4
men. A
4-
Telegrams of protest were 4
sent to Congressmen. 4
A mass meeting of I. W. W.'s 4
is scheduled for this afternoon. 4
More trouble is forecast. "
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4s
4-
FAREWELL TO
1ST
COMMERCIAL CLUB WILL GIVE
RECEPTION AT Y. M. C. A.
PUBLIC IS INVITED
. All roads lead to the Y. M. C. A.
tomorrow nieht. The farewell ro-
coption to the La Grande Hospital
'Unit, and the .boys of Company M,
. 11 J...L1 1 1. L i J 1 i . . ,
of friend8 of . who
,,; j mtok unA ii,
and "Godspeed". There seems to be
no question but that the time is near
ing for the departure of the boys and
ii. is up til utt viranuQ lu uiukq mis
1. AT i. 111 .1 1
OVOlll. UDB' LllUb TrVlU 1UI1) US rejnem-
bered by the boys. The Commercial
Club is putting forth every effort to
make the affair a success, and wants
are expected to coine: ' ; . : ' ' ...
SOLI
ROYS
OMORRQW
The invitation is open to all. Mt s ish positions iwere Improved. -esnsciallv
desired tl.at the oarents With such extensive gains the nt-
'and friends of the boys attend, but moat energy is required for consoli
the public is very cordially invited to dating the positions and from guard-
.' ... . . . , . a t least five thousand Germans?
The program will consist of excol-l ' , k
lent numbers and a feature will be'? teken Prisoners,
eral numbers from the balcony. Miss
Florence Lynch will have a bevy of
the younger set from the Honor
Guard to handle the refreshment
part of the affair. The boys room
of the Y. M. C. A., will be fitted up
as a high school and college room and
Cochran will deliver a short address,
.conveying to the boys the best wish-
splendid behavior while In tne uty.
The program is as follows, whtah
Btam at 8:80 p. m.:
Chairman. Mrs. F. J. Holmes. Presi-
ent- Commercial Club
md: nrchnsl.rn
A-Jinn oi . . rnmnrnl Peterson
golo Senora. Miss Helen Biggs
piano Duet
i i '
mT"
AddrCBg ( Mr Geo, T Cochran
( Trio ..Snowflakeg..
I Misses Gladys Black, Jeanette Stod-
j dard and Mary Newlin
Piano Solo .. .Mr. Walter Stringham
Quarlct. Company M
... n.i,D.
Music
Orchestra
A committee is at work preparing
the Neighborhood Club's year book of
study. There i3 some talk of laying
aside the study work and using the
time in doing Red Cross work.
Mr. Ward, of the shoe department
of the Golden Rule, returned the first
of the week after spending his va
cation at Wallowa Lake.
. jjrB. jy Holland, : a competent
, 1 f.-. -1. .. 1 V. .
wvin fnr mHaWa location.
e
Mrs. Ward of the J. C. Penney
store is having a few days' vacation.
Mr. Fisher, of Walla Walla, i In
town for a few days.
Miss S. Blackmon is in Baker visit
ing relatives.
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
PASSED BY SENATE
Washington, Aug.
1. (United
Press; The senate passea me prw
5 hibitlon amendment to the Constitu-
. 4!n h. t. vnte nf aixtv-five to twentv.
It will be submitted to various
states for ratification.
FRENCH TIKE
1S?lL
MOST TITANIC CONCENTRATION
. OF MEN AND GUNS EVER
KNOWN SUCCESSFUL
GERMANS DEFEATED .
IN FLANKING MOVE
Paris Statement Records Gains Along '
the Chemin Des Damea All Coun
ter Attacks Repulsed Effort Made
to Force Germans to Relinquish
Submarine Bases on Belgium Coast.
Paris, Aug. 1. (United Press) .
The Paris statement reported further
gains along the Chemin Des Dames.
The French repulsed all counter at-
i tacks successfully ; and consolidated
Itheir gains.
Thirty square miles of territory ,
were taken from the Germans in a
most Titanic concentration of men and
guns the world ever knew. .
The entire movement was probably
the greatest flanking move in the his- .
tory of military science and was in
tended to force the Germans to relin
quish their submarine bases on the
Belgian coast,
RRITISH TAKH AT " ,
' LEAST 5000 PRISONERS
, . , ; .... s ,,
London, Aug;; 1. (United Press)
A deluge of rain is turning the Fland-
j ers battle iront lrit( sticky ooze
. iMmipo'. w. .v.di. . v,-.,... v
i r.a..nl TJ,. 1 wAftni 4W n 4 MtMt
i: VJV..c.. ..ai ivv fc frifc,. J
had been consolidated aurin tne mgiw,--w.
'and all German counter-attacks re - ,0y t
pulsed; Only offensive fighting is re- , j
the Ypres-Comnes canal wTioie BHt"
, WOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED
IF HE HADN'T BEEN HANG
ED AS A TRAITOR '
Butte, Aug, 1. (United Press)
Little's (the I. W. W. leader) neck
was broken. Pinned to the 'body a
it dangled from the railroad trestle
was a note, "Enemies of the govern
ment beware."
Government agents are investigat
ing Little's activities. Probably he
would have been arrested, had not the
mob hanged him. Little urged miners
tn cause so much trouble the soldiers
couldn't go to France and demanded
the farmers let their crops rot.
MRS. NOLAN PASSES AWAY
Freewater, Or, Aug. 1 (Special)
Mrs. Nancy Nolan died Sunday at
the home of her son, H. B. Nolan, four
north of this city. She was
S
and would 'have celebrated her 100th
birthday this fall. One son and a
largo number of grandchildren and
jjreat-grandchildvon survive her.
Tho funeral was held yesterday in
Walla Walla. Interment made in
Mountain View cemetery.
ACCUSED OF
HORSE STEALING
The case of State of Oregon vs
Herbert Steel and George Evans
came on for hearing this morning in
tho Justice court. The defendants
were arrested at Emmett, Idaho and
brought back here for trial. They
were accused of larceny of three
horses belonging to John C. Terry,.
which were in a pasture above Hil
gard. They are accused of having
taken the horses over into Idaho.'
They ore being held to answer to the
Gramd Jury.
Troops to Move
Portland, Ore., Aug. 1 (Special)
With equipment, supplies and Im
pedimenta arriving at Camp Wlthy
combe from the San ' Francisco de
pots at the rate of approximately
two carloads a day, Adjutant Gen
eral George A. White yesterday after
noon recommended to tho Western de- '
ptvrtment.of the army at San Fran
cisco that Battery A and Troop A be
moved from the local armory to
Camp Withycombe at once.
I :
Japanese sashiml Is raw tunny fish,
' sliced thin. . . i