La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 13, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr Don't Forget The Date Of The 0. W. R. &. N. Employes1 Picnic Saturday, August 18th lid mtmt mtmm PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS, MAIN 37 f AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 VOLUME XL 'LA ; GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 1917. NUMBER 355. LA GRANDE III WIN MITOSIS AS CAPTAINS ANDREW R. MARKER AND RALPH HURON ' ARE APPOINTED - MARKER IS TO HAVE INFANTRY COMMAND Ralph Huron is to be Captain in the Commissary Department Captain Marker Will Have Furlough and Arrive in La Grande on Aug. 18. , News was received in La Grande today that Andrew R. Marker had been commissioned captain of Infan try and Ralph Huron captain in the commisw-y .department of the new Army, i.iu-are iLa Grande men who vent to San Francisco three months ego to undergo training in the of ficers training camp. . v Captain Marker will be sworn in on the fifteenth. He will be given a -ten days' furlough and will arrive in La Grande about the eighteenth. It is not known whether Captain Huron will be given a furlough or not. , Weather Man - . - - - t . i i ! - Predicts Showers : 7' - . Portland, Aug. 13. (United $ j Press) The U. S. weather fore 4 cast: "Showers tonight, fair 4 V tomorrow." DR. HOLT IS ACTING STATE OFFICER FORWER LA GRANDE PHYSICIAN IS REPORTED TO BE SUC CESSOR OF ROBERG The Evening Telegram of Saturday printed the following: STATE HEALTH OFFICER BEGINS ACTIVE SERVICE "Dr. Roberg Leaves Post To Take Charge of U. S. Army Hospital. ",Dr. David N. Roberg, state health officer who recently received a com mission as captain ire the medical re serve corps U. S. A., left for San Francisco today to take charge of HOOVER S NEW IIATIlAL MENU TO BE OUT SOON a . 11 x ? - - M 1.1 T Probably no one in La Grande waa e 18DOTO."e!. ' jnore pleased than F. S. ' Ivanhoe, .-erai f yi- vhose associate . Mr. Marker was . in H been ch8!n -the law ernment for this post because of his "No one will lose more by Captain fitness. handle the work. "He is a Marker rami? to war than I but no bacteriologist and spent two years in one is more glad to hear of his suc cess," he said. Mr Marker is in every way en exemplary man. He has no bad habits. And .to him devotion of -country is his highest aim. I feel the Philippines studying oriental dis- eases. Two years ago he was ap pointed state health officer.' "No successor has yet been nho3en to fill the position of state health of- o i..f nv i, Th fleer. -but Dr. R, JS. u Horc, wno re- fires of his patriotism burn intensely, j cently came to this sity from La "His appointment as a captain of .Grande, is temporarily in charge. Dr. Infantry . in the face of his recent Holt is a candidate for appointment operation and the most fierce com-land Dr. E. P. Geary, formerly county petition is a wonderful tribute to nis , health officer, is also seeking the qualities a a ,maa.,,.Itdwrti?9.th)it port. The state boar.. of hea-has the officers of the army recognize been unaWe to reach a choice,- as Dr. him as a leader of men, with . the Holt has three and Dr. Geary three capacity and executive ability to take of the votes of the six members. Dr. charge of one hundred and fifty men 1 R. J March, Dr. M. B Marcellus and and make them into military machine. Dr. H. E. Clay are supporting Dr. I had kept Mr. Marker's position with Geary, and Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Dr. me open, as I had not felt free to A. C. Seeley and Dr. C. T. Bacon make othjer arrangements, until I favor the appointment of Dr. Holt, heard from him as to whether or not;' "The next regular meeting of the he had been successful. I predict ' state board will be on September 19, that both Captains Marker and Huron at which time, it is said, a choice will ; will make fine records and will be be made." a credit to La Grande. The city When shown the above clipping Dr. should be proud that both of its re- c. T. Bacon, of La Grande, member presentatives at the training camp ' 0f the state board of health said: were selected; the third Mr. Coolidge "When it became known that Dr. would have been too but for an un-, Robere would be called away, it was fortunate illness." suggested that a meeting of the state board be held to fill the vacancy. The chairman of the board decided that the matter could wait until the regu lar meeting of the board In Septem ber and authorized Dr. 'Roberg to nbvslcian temporarily in his ! place at a salary of $2000 a year in ! stead of $4000 a year until the state I, 3 i Tl- TTlf raii1ntlv was Oflf Tt RaL-Al selected by Dr. Roberg although I UClll 111 UOIVCI hnve nad n0 official statement to that ! effect. As to any division in the board i nnnnintment. I have' dis cussed the matter with none of the members of the board." Dr. Holt was formerly a well-known T.a (irnnnp nhvsician. ' He recently sold his. interest in the Grande Rondo moved his family to Fire Rages In Sumpter; S.O.S. PLANS TO CUT PORTIONS AND PRICES IN HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS FOOD ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES PLANS Government Is Prepared to Take Over Whole Wheat Harvest If Necessary To Conserve Supply. Washington, Aug.- 13. (United Press) Hoover's war on high prices turned on restaurants today. . Experts began compiling full details of Amer ican eating habits.' Hoover proposes to issue a new national menu de signed to reduce both portions" and prices from a third to a half in din ing cars, restaurants and hotels. The food aHminintrntion Annnnnpfirl last night its plan for controlling wheat, flour and bread, revealing that the government is prepared to take over- the whole 1917 wheat harvest if necessary; to conserve the supply, ob tain just prices for America's fight ing forces and their allies and reduce costs to the general public in . the United States. , Establishing of buying agencies at all the principal terminals, licensing of elevators and mills, fixing of prices to be considered fair, regulation of the middleman and of grain exchanges, with the elimination of trading in fu tures, are the chief features of the plan. The licensing will begin Sep tember 1. ,. . Minimum Effective in 1918. The minimum price of $2 for wheat fixed by -Congress does not become effective until, next year, but the Ad ministration proposes' to exercise a very thorough control over thiB year's' crop through powers conferred under the food and export control bills. . . Following is the Administration's announcement: .. "The disturbance to the world's commerce and short supplies nas caused a (greater disruption of the nor mal markets for wheat than any other cereal. Normal Trade Interrupted. -"1. As a result of the isolation of certain- of the world's wheat-producing countries by either belligerent lines or short shipping, the normal determination of the prices of wheat by the ebb and flow of commerce is totally destroyed. "2. In order to control speculation Land to obtain more equitable distribu tion or the available wneai ana iiour between their countries, . the allied Baker reports that Sumpter is afire and in danger of complete destruction. The town has asked for help from Baker. Part of the district is reported as already destroyed. The fire is spreading. Details are lacking. (Continued on Page 8.) STRIKERS AGREE NOT TO RETURN Portland. Boy Leave For A Week's Outing Smeltermen Indicate Desire For Strike WITHOUT RAISE Quite a number of the M. 1. A. Scouts and the Y. M. C. A. preps and juniors left this morning at 5:15 for the Hall ranch at Uatncnne reeu lor a weeks outing and camping trip, expecting to return next Friday. They were taken out in five cars driven by five of the prominent men of the town who are friends of the Club. One young lad, Russel Stewart, who happened to be in Pocatellc, was so anxious to be include! in the list that he wired from that place for them to reserve a place for him as he sure did want to go with the party, and he came over last night on the miu night train in order to go with the boys vis morning. Anyone wishing to communicate with the camp can do so by phoning the Hall Ranch on Catherine Creek. Red Cross Exhibit V A very interesting exhibit of Rod Cross articles is in tha window of the J. J. Carr furniture Co. and is attracting quite a good deal of attention. Butte, Aug. 13. United Press) Early balloting indicates that twenty four hundred Anaconda smeltermen will vote for a strike. A full vote or unionists is expected. Two-thirds ma jority is necessary to cajl a strike. Mr. Max Gemmerman, a tailor of Enterprise, motored over yosterday and is returning today. CHINA WILL DECLARE WAR - Tl FIVE AMERICANS LOSE LIVES WHEN SHIP IS SUNK "CITY OF ATHENS" EN ROUTE TO CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, MINED FOUR OF CREW AND TEN 'OTHER PASSENGERS LOST Vessel Was Almost in Sight of Des tination When Catastrophe Occur red Passenger Were Missionaries. Washington, Aug. 13. (United Press) Five Americans - iwere lost when the American vessel "City of Athens was mined off . Capetown, South Africa, last Friday. Four members of the crew and ten additional passengers were lost. The vessel carried missionaries from Brooklyn and New York, to Capetown. ' The destination, was al most in sight when the vessel sank. Nineteen missionaries were saved. HERE ARE THE MEN WHO GO TO THE FRONT LOCAL EXEMPTION BOARD HOLDS ITS FINAL MEETINGS Argentine Minister Resigns To Fight Duel J Buenos Aires, July 7 (By 4 4 Mail) Dr. Gomes, the Argen 4 tine minister of the interior, la A 4 at his official desk again after 4 having resigned to fight a duel 4 with Marco Aurelio Avellaneda 4 4 a member of the chamber or 4 4 deputies, who found fault with 4 f him because the federal govern 4 4 raent took the governorship of 4 4 Buenos Aires province away 4 4 from Dr. Marcelina Ugarte. ' - 4 4 Dr. Gomes promptly resigned 4 his portfolio to challenge Da- 4 4" puty Avellaneda. Aa soon as 4 I his resignation had been accept- 4 4 ed he sent this seconds to call 4 on those of the deputy. The 4 5 result was that the letter- said 4 4 he spoke of Dr. Gomes 'purely 4 4 from a political standpoint and 'h J without the slightest intention 4 4 of reflecting upon his personal honor." , 4 4 This was satisfactory, the J 3 duel was called off and Dr. 4' 4 Gomez was reappointed by Presi 4 Went tlrogoyen to the interior n 4 ministry. 4 SOCIALISTS NOT TO BE ALLOWED E Nil ALLIED NATIONS AGREE NOT TO ISSUE PASSPORTS TO CONFERENCE San Francisco. Aug. 13. (United Press) Fifty more United Railroads' platform men have signed the pledge not to resume work until wages are advanced and hours shortened, strike leaders have announced. i They declare that twelve hundred and fifty men will quit by tonight wnicn will practically tie up the system. The company denies the statement. Aside from a clash between the po lice and company guardsand the strikers this morning, the strike has been free from violence. The local exemption board held their final examination of the affidavits for exemption and "out of the twenty-two men that had been called to be ex amined,, found thirteen not exempted, which makes two more than necessary as the quota for Union County is elev en men. . ' : The following are those not exemp ted and in the order in which they will have to go, provided they are not excused by the Appeal Boj"d: y , Union ''." ' Serial No. . 1 436 Elmer Potter La Grande ; . 2 854 James L. Collins 3 1095 Lester Dallas Butler 4 783 Joseph Edgley Dalton 5 676 John Franklin Spahn Elgin 6 275 John Henry Stowe ' La Grande 7 509 John Alfred Groupe 8 564 Sidney Montgomery 9 945 'Rhuel Gresham Tompkins North Powder 10 1267 Frank Oscar Harris La Grande 11 536 Harvey Corbin Street Union 12 1495 Louis Edward Ingram Aliccl 13 126 Ben Harrison Comstock There were two who are already in the service, namely: Jay Conloy, of Alicel, and James Bernard McLaugh lin, both of whom have already en listed in the Hospital Unit. Three were Dhvsically exempted Charles Anderson Riley, Alexander Dee Davis, and Harlcy Hamor Rich- ordnnn nil of La Grande. Four ware exemwea ior me iui- TWO GERMAN PLANES ARE DOWNED TWENTY-THREE KILLED FIFTY INJURED IN ' ' AIRRAID AND GERMAN ATTACKS ARE REPULSED AT AISNE British Artillery Successful in Throw ing Back Enemy With Heavy Ioaaaa in Flanders. - London, Aug. 18. (United Press) Two German airplanes which raid ed the south end and other town Sunday were downed, the admiralty announced. The machines were brought' down off the coast of Flanders. , i One was a new type of German plane, the other a seaplane. The admiralty announced that twen ty German machines participated in the raid, killing twenty-three and in juring fifty. AUSTRIANS HURRIEDLY REENFORCING CARSO Italian Airplanes Are Very Over AU Fronts Activa (Continued on Page 8.) SUBMARINE Him Tokio, Aug. 13 (United Press) It is semi -officially stated that China will declare war on Ger many and Austria tomorrow. BATTLES WITH STEAMSHIPS New York, Aug. 13. (United Press) A half an hour engage ment is reported between a Ger man submarine and an American steamship off the Irish Coast. Neither scored a hit. NATIONAL ARMY WILL MOVE IN 3 INCREMENTS , London Aug. 13. (United Press) The allied nations have agreed that no passports will be issued to Social ists desiring to attend the Interna tional Peace Conference scheduled for September. -'.-...i.:-'---::,.". Andrew Law, chancellor of the ex chequer, announced that the United States, France and Italy have agreed with England .that passports permit ting the attendance of Socialists at the Stockholm conference be withheld. Before the House of Commons this afternoon, Henderson charged the War Cabinet with double dealing in connection with his visit to the White House. - Henderson's visit to Paris started a storm, causing his resignation. Amsterdam, . Aug. - 13. (United Press) German Socialists probably will not attend the Stockholm con ference if the Socialists insist upon discussing the responsibility for the war, according to a semi-official statement. Rome, Aug. 13. (United Press) AuBtrlans are hurriedly reenforclng the Carso front, anticipating a strong Italian attack. - Italian airplanes are extremely ac tive at Carso and other fronts. Alleged Murderer Of Wm.McAllister Caught Grants Pass, Aug. 13. (United Press) After a chase through the heart of the Cascades, Ralph Turpine, alleged murderer of William McAl lister, last Friday was caught this morning at Klamath Falls. ACTIVE FIGHTING INJ1SNE REGION ; German Attack on North St Quentln ' Successfully Repulsed 1 Paris, Aug 13. (United Press) Continued artillery duels in the Alsne region and renewed German infantry attacks on North St Quentin are re ported officially. All enemy attacks are reported re pulsed. ; BRITISH SUCCESSFUL IN FLANDERS, REPORT London, Aug. 13. (United Press) The Flanders' battle entered its third week with Haig announcing nothing, of special interest to report Sharp, brief engagements hav marked the past forty-eight hours as the Germans endeavored to regain some ground that the British cap tured. British artillery have been ex tremely successful, repulsing the en-, emy attacks with heavy losses. ; . U. S. Will Ask Germany About Americans Held MANY RECRUITS GO ING TO JOIN ARMY The army recruiting officer over the Post Office has been doing quite a lot of work in the last week r-r two. Seven men left here last week to take the examinations snd eight more are to leave tonight. Those leaving last week were: Courtney, Mont gomery, Judd Smith, Fuller, Temple, Gilbert, and Warder. Those expect ing to leave tonight are Howard F. Richardson, Paul D. Bock, Guy W. Spencer, James F. Perry, Harly C. Owens, Herbert A. Mc' Ginnis, Thos. F. Jones, and Edwin U. Ulson. inese men have their applications enlistment in different lines THIRTY PER CENT AT TIME WILL BE SENT TO CANTONMENTS PROVOST GENERAL ' ANNOUNCES in of for the Religious Objectors Be Sent To Camp Washington. D. C, Aug. 13 (Unit ed Press) Tho national army will move to cantonments in three incre ments, th'rty per cent in each, Sep--tember fifth, fifteenth and thirtieth, Provost Marshal General announced today. Dates specified are for entrapment at home' stations. The last ten per cent will follow as soon after Septem ber thirtieth at possible. Washngton, Aug. 13. (United- Press) Drafted persons whose re ligion prohibits them from making war will be forwarded to the mobili zation camps where they will com pose the quota irom their district to be assigned duty as non-combatants Adjutant General Crowdor announced Coauille New shingle mill in oper ation on Catching creek on Bartlett ranch. WANTS TO KNOW WHAT HAS BE COME OF PRISONERS TAKEN BY SUBMARINE Washington, Aug. 13. (United press) The United States plans to ask Germany through the Swiss gov ernment what was done with the cap tain and four American naval gun ners taken prisoners when a subma rine sunk the "Campana", the state department indicated this afternoon. DISTRICT EXEMPT ION BOARD MEETS TOMOKKOW The district exemption board for Eastern Oregon will meet tomorrow . at 10 a. m. The members are N. i. West, Walter M. Pierce, r. S. Ivanhoe, , Dr. C. T. Bacon, and J. r'. u pennon. The meeting will be held in Mr. Ivan hoes' office. The duty of the board ia to handle appeals of drafted men from local boards and also to pass on exemptions in certain industries. Ex-President Taft Is Improving N Clay Center, Aug. 13. (Special) Ex-President Taft is showing con tinued improvement,, his physician said. It will probably be three weeka before he can " walk. Taft com menced to eat regularly today.