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;PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS A PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 VOLUME XVI. LA GRANDE, OREGON. I TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917. NUMBER 362. WORLD'S GREATEST BATTLE IS NOW ON l ,l ... i i 0,-r ALLIES FIGHT ON II LONG FRONT Continuous Offensive For Over Four Hundred ;-; Miles GIGANTIC ACTION IS NOW GOING ON German Prisoners Report Hundreds Deserting Daily Picked German Troop3 Are Flung Against French Line But Fail. BY HENRY WOOD (U. P. Correspondent) With the French Armies, 'Aug. 21. The world's great est battle is being fought to day. ' From the seacoast to the Swiss frontier, over a front of four hundred and thirty five miles the Allied forces are fighting practically a continuous offensive. The French assault at . Verdun completed the chain of battle welded into one gi gantic action, of unprece dented extent and power. The combined French' and German artillery are prob ably the greatest concentra tion of weapons for single at tack in the whole war zone. German prisoners report ed hundreds deserted the 'German army daily because of the pressure of. the Allied artillery. Picked German troops were flung violently and vainly against four points of the French front last night. All French ground was held. Trench Report Capture of Germans Paris, Aug. 21. A smash ing French victory on the Verdun front is recorded in the official report issued by the war office last night. The French have captured the enemy defenses on both sides of the 'Meuse over a front of more than 11 miles, penetrating .the German line .at divers points to a depth of . a mile and a quarter. More than 5000 unwound ed German prisoners have been taken. London, Aug. 21. (Unit ed Press) British naval airplanes last night dropped many tons of bombs on an ammunition dump at Mid dlekerke and the . German ' works at'JBrugeoize, the ad miralty announced. , George Way and party over tlie valley Sunday. motored nniTinil nnnn mm unur MANY BOMBS ON GERMANS UNCLE SAM'S WAR EYES. United States Airplana For Franc Receiving Ite Star. Photo by American Press Association. The star la the distinguishing mark for the United States war planes. The picture slioV8 one being painted on a machine which, like thousands of oth er) Bonn to be built, U destined to be come one of the "eyes" of Uncle Sam's soldiers In France. I E F TO POPE'S PLAN Declares Proposition Will Be Examined In Serf- ous Spirit London, Aug. 21. (Unit ed Press) England is .the first belligerent to answer the Pope's peace proposi tion. Great Britain sent the Vatican a note declaring that the plan would be examined m a benevolent and serious spirit. ' ' Cardinal Gasparn, tlie papal secretary of state, ex pressed gratification at tne response. j PRESIDENT POSTPONES . DISCUSSION OF NOTE : Washington, Aug. 21. j (United Press) The Presi dent Tiostnoned the discus sion with his cabinet of the Pnne's -neace Trotosal in order to give undivided at - tention to war work. Catholic Knitting Unit Organized There has been organized in La Grande what is to be known as the Catholic Unit for Army and Navy Knittiner of La Grande. Tho object of this organization is to raise funds for the purchase of material for knit ting socks, etc. for the Army and Navy. The material so ' purchased will be given to the 800 Catholic Sisters in the convents throughout the state, who have volunteered to give their entire unoccupied time tl knit ting. Siiniliar Units are being organized 'throughout the state, the members pledging monthly contributions. Mrs. T. N. Murphy is chairman of the local Unit. UD ENDS IRST ANSWER GERMANS ARE DRAFTER MEN " 6 ADMINISTRATE REPULSED IN Assault Is Made Behind Sheeet of Flame But '. Fails London, Aug. 21. (Unit ed Press) General Haig re ported that British, fire re- pulsed the third and most j ! powerful Q erman counter 'attack to regain the ground! southeast of Epehy. The as J sault was made after a vio lent artillery preparation, ' behind aTvast sheet of flame. ' The fighting was of most; violent character. , England, France, Italy j and Belgium today joined in the greatest united offensive yet directed against Ger many.' Every move is stra getically timed and coordi nated. , .: Labor Party Will Go To The Conference London, Aug. 21. (Unit ed Press) By a vote of one million -two hundred and thirty-four thousand to two million two hundred and thirty-one thousand, the La bor party decided to partici pate in the Stockholm Peace conference. The Weather 'The U. S. Weather forecast: "Pair." TWtlnnil Ano 21 (TTniteri Press) Another 50 Million Loaned Great Britain Washington, Aug. 21. (United Press) The treas ury department has loaned Britain liity million dollars making the total Allied Loans one billion nine hun dred and sixty-six million, four hundred thousand. STRIKE IN SHIP YARDS IS AVERTED Government Yields To De- ! mands For Increased Wages Washington, Aug. 21. (United Press) A nation wide strike, in steel ship yards working on govern ment contracts may be pre vented by wage increases paid by the government. In the first clash with or ganized labor, the United States will recognize that increased cost of living war rants higher wages. The final decision will be left with a commission of three members, appointed by the President, Samuel Gompers and the Shipping Board. THIRD ATTACK MUST BE READY roe summons Local Board Will 'Handle Mobilization of Men In County f ; Portland, Or., August 21. (Special) Every drafted man who has been certified by his local exemption" board as not exempted or discharg ed should keep himself in instant readiness to obey the summons from his local board, to be made in. a few days, calling him to report at a designated time and place for military service. , The mobilization of the men to be taken in the first n i r. . . " ?n 1- . drait irom uregon win mi handled in each county, by the local exemption board of that county. . . Each board will be re sponsible for the mobiliza tion and entrainment for the American Lake camp, to jwhich the Oregon men will be sent, of its county's lull draft quota. The mobilization of the entire auota will not . be.K made all at once, however. I It will take place in four in stallments. The first installment of 30 per cent of the men com prising the draft quota of each county will be called to mobilize on September 5. A second installment of 30 per cent of the quota will be called to the colors on Sep tember 19, according to lat est Orders of the war depart ment. The third install ment will be called out on October 3. The remaining 10 per cent will be mobilized as soon thereafter as pos sible. The dates, of course, are subject to change. The local exemption boards will select the men to be called up in each installment and notify them when and where they are to report. The notifica tions to those selected for the first installment of 30 per cent will be sent out in a very few days. If you are a drafted man, be on the alert to receive, your instructions Failure to receive the notification will not excuse you if you do not appear, so take care also to see if your name has been posted at the headquarters of the board as one of those ordered to report. Tlie board will , provide meals and quarters for you after you arrive at the place j designated for entrainment. , The board is instructed to see that you take on the train with you only light, hand baggage, or better yet, 'only a bundle containing necessary toilet articles and changes of underclothing. Don't brincr a lot of baggage with you when you report, f or vou will have to leave it behind. 8r.avUllt" Mutt Coma Up to Standard For Servlc. i m -om a V2 cm i Photo by American Press Association. Mule recruits for Uncle Sam's army pack trains and wagons must come up to as blgl! a Rtnudiml, comparatively speaking, as his doughboys. Tlie pic ture shows a "hIihvoUiII," as tlie army mule Is called, being measured for height. .Thousands of mules will be needed for the Wg new armies. ITALY TAKES PRISONERS Greatest Italian Drive of t War Is Successful Today DEAD AND WOUNDED ARE TEN THOUSAND Austria Calls On Prussia for Help-Morale of Austri ans Is Being Undermined. 'Rome, Aug. 21. (United Press) Italy's prisoners in the greatest Italian drive reached ten thousand. It is semi-officially esti mated that the Austrian losses of dead and wounded a i e ten thousand. Italian air men reported desperate attempts of the enemy to reenforce breaches in the line. Prisoners declare urgent calls were sent to Prussia for help which Avas unprece dented, and shows rully tnat the Italian attacks are. as believed undermining the morale of the Austrians. Industrialites Arrested. i Spokane, Aug. 21 (Unit ed Press1 Several In dustrialites were arrested Sunday for, a hearing to de termine the leaders of the Snokane Industrialists. The colony was held this after noon. The leader will probably be eourtmartialed. The sit uation .throughout eastern Washington is quiet. Hogs Up To $20.00. Chicago, Aug. 21. (Unit ed Press) Hogs sold at twentv dollars a hundred weight today. oil TEN THOUSAND WILL CONTROL GRAIN SUPPLY LETTER TO E E KIDDLE OF LA GRANDE EXPLAINS , ' METHODS v ' 1 WAREHOUSES TO SELL GRAIN AFTER 30 DAYS Action Will Make Food Speculation Impossible; Government Guarantee $2.00 a Bushel for 1917 Wheat Crop. E. E. Kiddle, president of the La Grande Milling' company, received a letter from the United States Food Administration today including the following paragraph: "We suggest that elevators, issuing storage tickets or warehouse receipts should add in addition to the other customary provisions of sueh, tlie fol lowing: "It is agreed that if the grain re presented by this (receipt shall remain in storage beyond tho period of thirty days alter the date hereof, the under signed warehouseman is authorized to sell the same or to ship the am . to the nearest terminal market for sale for the best price obtainable, and shall pay over the proceeds to the holder of this receipt, less the law ful storage and other charges." The. order may be step toward government control of the grain sup ply.. Under these arrangements it may be impossible, for food specula tors to corner the grain supply and boost prices. The government has already arotofaM& c minimum, of $2.00 a bushel for the 1918 wheat crops although the exact price of the 1917 crop has not yet been determined. Besides the state tax placed upon warehouses, millmen will be required to secure a national liscense also. This takes effect September first. BOTH SONS ARE IN EUROPE Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 21. (Special) Mi's. Nettie Wood, of Shenandoah Junc tion, near this city, is wond ering whether her two sons will ever meet. One of them, William W. Wood, a Ser geant in the U. S." Marine Corps, is now fighting with. the "Billy Blues" in France, while the other, Clarence Wood, is confined in a Ger man prison camp. Clarence. was living in Canada when the European war first broke out; enlisted in a Ca nadian regiment, and was captured shortly after the German army attempted to advance on Paris, Hindenburg Personally Conducting Operations Washington, Aug. 21. Field Marshal Von Hinden burg is personally conduct ing the Austro-German ope rations against the Russo- Roumanian troops, against Jassay, a Russian cable said. Pig Club Visits Stockyards. Portland, Ore., Aug. 21. (Special The Marian County Pig Club (64 strong) from Salem, Oregon, hearted bv Mr. G. W. Avers, banker and stock dealer of that city. spent the day in the yards studvinfir market and slaugh- ferimr conditions of the great Inorthwestern live stock- center. .
