Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1917)
xuuht wnma PHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 f VOLUME XVL LA GRANDE, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1917. NUMBER 364. CANADIANS ARE STILL CRAWLING NEARER TO LENS DESPERATE GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS FAIL TO MAKE ANY GAIN PICKED ENEMY TROOPS REPULSED TODAY New Advance Posts Are Established On Outskirts of City Hold On Firmly. (BY WM. PHILIP SIMMS) ' With the British Afield, Aug. 23. (United Press) Over thirty . con secutive, desperate German counter at tacks Rained only a few yards at one point near Lens. The Canadians to day repulsed picked German troops and are still crawling inch by inch into the city. New advance posts estab lished are firmly held on the out skirts of Lens. London, Aug. 23. (United Press) Lens is the hottest point on the British front. Despite all resistance the Canadians have advanced, circling the lines slightly. It is estimated that the Allies' great offensive has cost the Central pow ers one hundred thousajM dead and wounded, and at least 'twenty-one thousand prisoners on the , British, French and Italian fronts. Despite the tremendous losses the Germans started a drive against the Russians on the Riga front. American Liner Is Sunk By Torpedo Boston, Aug. 23. (United Press) The Leland liner Devonian has been sunk, according to a cable Th local officers of the company received to day. The ship was west bound, from Liv erpool to Boston. Details of the sinking are lacking, but it is believed she was torpedoed. There were no passengers. A. N. Peere, formerly of the O. W. here left for Portland last night in search of a new location. BRITISH ARE SUCCESSFUL N AIR RAID London, Aug. 23. (United Press) The admiralty announced successful British air raids on Zebrugge Harbor and the Chistilles Aerodrome. A num ber of hits were observed. All of the British machines returned. Joseph Personals. Joseph, Ore., Aug. 23. (Special) Mrs. Delbert Stanford, of Enter prise, was in Joseph for a few days last week visiting her mother, Mrs. Z. P. Desler. Letters received from Truley Stub er, a consumptive patient in the state hospital, states that his condition is improving rapidly. It is to be re membered that the state sent Mr. Stuber to the hospital for treatment. Two bright white lights were seen in the northern sky about 10:30 p. m. on Tuesday the 21st. These were sim ilar to the lights which accompanied the aurora borealis a few weeks ago. A U. S. marshal was in Joseph the first of the week and subpoenated two witnpsses to aDDear in the case of State vs. Robt. Wright. Mrs. H. A. Sonney left Friday for Jier home in Baker after a visit m Joseph with relatives. Hospital Notes. The little son of T. S. Tippet of Imnaha, was operated upon in the Joseph hospital last week. Mrs. Allen Owensbey and infant daughter left the hospital for their home on the Imnaha River last Sat urday. ' ',wrl Z. T. Humphreys who was operated nnnn in the Josenh hospital last week, tins recovered and returned to his home on Snake River. Miss Bertha Womack, who has been a patient in the hospital returned Saturday to her home on Marr Flat. Dr. Gregory was called to Wallowa last Saturday to perform an operation. Sneak Thief Robs Automobiles of Keys Someone evidently has a mania for auto keys for within the last two days eight keys have been reported stolen from standing machines Whether the thief intends to use the keys in the future or not is a matter of conjecture among the victims. Among those who report the loss of keys is E. E. Kirtiey whose car was standing in front of his home, 1701 4th when the theft occured. Mr. Kirtiey wired to his wife, who is visit ing in Chehalis, and secured another key this morning. Will , Church, another victim, was not so fortunate. Mr. Church drives a Haynes and was unable to find another key for his car so had to wire cast to the factory. It was Necessary to tow his car to the garage 'last night from in front of the Arcade theatre where it had been standing. Dr. A. L. Richardson, J. J. Carr and Dr. Dora J. Underwood also report the loss of keys. The switch was also taken from a new car in Smith's gar age. Mrs. C. E. Short of 1610 Oak sSt. discovered yesterday that someone had tampered with the gears and lights of her car during the night. Several movable articles were taken. The intruder had evidently tried to start the car. Joseph News Items Joseph, Aug. 22. (Special) A good wet rain was enjoyed by resi dents of Joseph (and others) last Saturday evening about six-thiry p. m. Miss Alice Mosher, of Elgin, is visiting at the home of her friend, Miss Jean Patten. W. L. Flower and wife, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sanders and J. M. Lowery, took a trip to Imnaha the latter part of last week. Miss Agnes Leslie, of La Grande, arrived in Joseph Saturday for a visit with relatives and friends byre. On Sunday evening a few relatives en joyed a dinner which was given in her honor at her mother's home. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ross Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Leslie and family, Mrs. Anna Leslie and Miss Clara Leslie. L. E. Caviness, T. H. Morelock and George Salladay returned Saturday from a fishing trip in the mountains. They brought home a nice string of fish. Nuf sed. Mr. and Mrs. John Harlan, of La Grande, and Mrs. S. A. Weagel, also of La Grande, are guests at the home of Mrs. J. S. Harlan. Miss Elizabeth Norton left last Thursday for her home in Cambridge, Idaho, after a visit in Joseph with her aunt Mrs. A. C. Duncan. On Friday, the 17th, Mrs. H. P. Throe, a pioneer of Wallowa County, d:cd after an operation performed at the Enterprise hospital. r.larn I,. Fovare-ue. was born May 2. 1854. in Elkriver Township, Clin- J ton County, Iowa. She was married to Hans P. Throe. January 4, 1872. In November of 1877 they moved to Abalene, Kansas. After residing there for three years they moved to Oregon, making the journey by wagon. Three months after starting they reached the Grande Ronde valley. In 1887 they moved to Joseph where they have resided ever since. Mrs. Throe was the mother of thir teen children, eight of whom are liv- and who attended the funeral. They are: Daniel T. Throe, Mrs. s. Rvenearson. Mrs. B. Uuyan, Clarence g! Throe, Leo L. Throe, Guy F. Throe Raymond W. Throe and Mrs. w. w. Graham. There are five grandthil dren. Mrs. Throe died at 8 p. m. Thursday, August 16th, 1917, being 63 years, 3 months and 14 days of age. ' . She was a faithful wife, a loving mother, a good neighbor and a good friend to all. Mrs. Throe was a charter member of the Silver Lake Rebekah Lodge, un der whose auspices the funeral ser vices were conducted. The funeral services were held nt the I. O. O. F. hall, Sunday, August 19, at 2 p. m.. and was well attended. The floral offerings were numerous and very beautiful. Among them were three links presented by the lodge. Interment was held in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. A number of Re bekahs and friends, from Enterprise attended. Enid De Boie is visiting her brother, Pike De Boie. in Joseph. Mrs. F. J. Bailey left Saturday for Pnradise after an extended visit with her sister, Mrs. A. J. Richardson. While at Paradise Mrs. Bailey will visit with her sister, Mrs. Oscar Bod- Several Joseph ladies will attend a big 500 party which will be held in (Continued on Page 5.) OREGON OS WILL GO TO WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIRD DIVISION TO BE SENT TO THE FRONT Washington, Aug. 23. (United Press) The guardsmen who were originally intended to train at Palo Alto Calif.,, have been shifted, to North Carolina, the war department announced. This indicntes that after the first two Rainbow divisions have arrived in France the third will be composed of northwestern forces. The order affects Washington, Oregon and Idaho guardsmen. ITALIANS TAKE 16,350 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS Rome, Aug. 23. (United Press) It is officially announced that the Italians captured sixteen thousand three hundred and fifty Austrians, in cluding three hundred and fifty of ficers. . '-4 The war office has announced new successes on the south wing. Dosso Faiti with strong positions has been captured. Snapp Returns Alvin Snapp of the La Grande Pharmacy and family, have returned from a three weeks' outing in the mountains. Berries Plentiful Mrs. M. Anthony and daughter Hilda, also Miss Bertha Jierger, returned last night from a huckleberry trip up Mill Canyon, lhey (report the berries .quite plentiful. ' . Leave for Burns Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stnrtcvant of Formosso, Kansas, who have been visiting for the past week with their brother Joe Sturte vant and family of the Darland Apts. went to Burns this noon to visit another brother, Girant Sturtevant. Returned to Enterprise Mr. and Mrs. Sam Marshall, together with their son Oscar and wife who have been visiting with the Ed Meyersick family in the valley, also at Pleasant Valley, (returned to their home in Enterprise this morning. Visitors Leave The Misses Coro lyn and Vilura Conkey left this morn ing after visiting here for some time with their brother C. H. Conkey of Island- City. They expected to leave several days ago but did not receive their transportation until today. Harvesters Busy Ed Meyersick of the valley near the Cove is in town today. He reports that everyone is busy harvesting and that the crops are better than the farmers expected them to be. Exemption Board Meets The Local Exemption Board has examined tnc following men in the last few days: Fired A. Young of Burns, Oregon; Raymond Smith of Tonopah, Nevada; Thos. Iverson of New Hampton, Iowa; Robert Wm. Smith of Cathlamet, Wash.; Jos. Anderson of Allegan, Mich.; Fred Sumquist of Spokane; Frank C. Bathchelder of Boise; C. L. Bales of Pueblo, Colorado; George Lawerence Dutton of Concordia, Kas.; Cor De Gxeve of Butte, Montana; and Conrad E. Schiffner of Walla Walla. Moose Give Social The Moose Lodge gave a social and dance last evening which about three hundred Moose and their friends attended. First the following program was given in tho lodge room of the Eagles' Hall: Vocal solos "Sunshine of Your Smile" and "Don't You Ever Get Lonely", with violin and cornet obligate, ac companied by the Arcnde Orchestra, which was heartily applauded; an in strumental due?, piano and violin, by Miss Donno and Master Floyd Smith, which was encord; a fancy dance by Baby Swartz, one of th'i best numbers in the program; a short talk by Mr. Stewart, Past Dictator of the Lodge, and a vocal solo by Mrs. R. J. Kitchen, which was enthusiastically received The program was greatly enjoyed , and the Lodge appreciates the services ' of the Arcade Orchestra as well as the tho others on tlie prcgrnm. After program watermelon and ice - I JNews Of La Grande I BIG EIGHT ON OVER WEALTH GONSGR BOTH SIDES ORGANIZE AND PRE PARE FOR VIGOROUS FIGHT Washington, Aug. 23. (United Press) The American Federation of Labor has joined forces in working for the conscription of wealth and war profits. Taxation wiping out every penny of war profits Gompers advocated in a statement to the United Press. Meantime a movement, started by Senators Johnson and La Follette, has gained such headway that the oppon ents of wealth conscription have been compelled to organize and Btart a vig orous fight to save the committee measure. UPHOLDS MINERS' DEMANDS Missoula, Aug. 23. (United Press) Congresswoman Rankin says the de mands of the Butte miners are just. She' suggests that the government control of the mines is the only solu tion of the labor problem. cream and wafers wore to be had in the banquet hall, and dancing -was in ordor downstairs in the dance hall until shortly after midnight. Tho affair was one of the most enjoyable ana successful that the Moose Lodge has undertaken for a long, time, and tho committee in charge deserves due credit for putting on such a successful entertainment. . Returns to Payette Mrs. E. A. Blair of Payette returned home this noon 7 after a two weeks' visit here with her daughter and son-In-law Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Mead. Will Start Taxi Business Soon Ben Shores returned Tuesday evening form an auto trip to Portland, San Francisco and other points. He ex pects to start up a taxi business again soon. Henry T. Hill went to Baker county yesterday morning in his new five passenger Franklin car, with tho ex pectation of being gone a week or ten days. Mr. Lowe of the J. C. Penney Co. of Baker is in town today on business. South La Grande Women Working For Red Cross The South La Grande women have been meeting at the dif ferent homes tewing for the Red Cross. In the last three weeks they have made eighteen -pajama suits, a number of bed socks, wash cloths, tray cloths and napkins. Wednesday they met at the home of Mrs. Hop kins. Friday they will meet with Mrs. H. P. Lewis. MANY GERMANS TAKEN PRISONERS ON ALL FRONTS Paris, Aug. 23. (United Press) Since Monday the French have taken fcight thousand four hundred and twenty-six prisoners, it is officially an nounced, and captured twenty cannon and two hundred machine guns. The fighting slackened slightly today. GERMANY WANTS DUTCH SHIPS FOR OWN USE Threatens To Give Netherlands No More Steel for Shipbuilding Unless Boats Used in Her Interests. Washington, Aug. 23. (United Press) Germany is threatening to give the Netherlands no more steel for shipbuilding unless the ships are used in. German interests during the war and five years thereafter. Germany notified the Netherlands that Holland can have a certain allot' ment of coal and that if Holland wants more coal it must send its own miners after it. WANTS NAMES OF JURY " ' iHAT CONVICTED HIM Portland, Aug. 23. (United Press) Jans Hassing, the wife murderer who escaped from the state prison, wrote to the authorities asking lor the names of the jurors and the dis- is fearerf that he may try to kill them. tl t lrwutn Hnssincr hnve bocn't 1 redoubled. Thirty Percent Of Smeltermen Quit Butte, Aug. 23. (United Press) The smeltermenB strike at Anaconda began today. Thirty per cent of the smeltermen are reported to have quit. The prospect of a strike of Metal Trades Unions in Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls again looms up. A referendum is being held to de termine whether tho Council should make new demands. . PLENTY OF GOAL FOR LA GRANDE THIS WINTER w. G. SAWYER RETURNS FROM EAST WITH PROMISE OF GOOD SUPPLY Mr. W. G. Sawyer, of Sawyer- Holmes Mercantile Co. returned to day from Salt Lako, where he had gone to investigate the fuel situa tion. On his return Mr. Sawyer had a conference with the city 'authorities and satisfied them that his company is doing everything possible to meet the situation and that there will be sufficient coal shipped to La Grande to meet the needs of the citizens dur ing the winter. Mr. Sawyer went equipped with letter of credit and offered to buy and pay cash for sufficient coal to supply the needs of the city during the winter. Orders for large' quan tities had been placed before. Mr. Sawyer found that the coal companies had adopted a policy of taking care of their old customers and not open ing any new accounts. Ho was as sured by the coal companies that his orders would be taken care of and a steady stream of coal kept en route to La Grande but naturally his en tire orders will not be filled at once. The Sawyer-Holmes Company will distribute the oal equitably among their customers as it arrives; the en tire orders will not be filled at once but the needs of their customers will be met and at a fair and equitable price. Mr. Holmes stated that the company was willing to submit the question of the fairness of their prices to the city commission and to submit their books and costs to determine the reasonableness of their charges. He stated that they were anxious to do everything in their power as a pub lic duty to meet the fuel needs of the public at a fair cost of doing busi ness. Mr. Sawyer stated that ho was sat isfied from the assurances that he received that there was no cause to worry about a coal faminine this win ter. Coal is arriving every week and it is being distributed fairly among the people. He expected that a steady stream of coal would keep arriving. Charles Meyers Faces Embezzlement Charge Charles Meyers recently a steward at the Foley hotel, was arrested in Portland Tuesday evening on the com plaint of J. B. Fisher, proprietor of the Foley Hotel grill room. Meyers is charged with embezzlement. According to Mr. Fisher, Meyers sold several meal tickets just before leaving Saturday night and failed to sav anvthine about it, taking the money with him. He will be brought back tomorrow for a preliminary henr'ng before Jus tice of Peace A. C. Williams. OF COAL PRICES NOW IN EFFECT Washington, Aug. 23. (United Press) The prices that the Prest dent fixed for bituminous coal are now in effect Secretary Tumulty in i telegram to the St. Louis Coal com pany announced that the new schedule is effective immediately. STRIKE CLOSES SHIPYARD. Tacoma, Aug. 23. (United Press) The Wright sh'pyard was complete ly closed when fifty mechanics struck becnnsi tho shinvnrd owners refused ion scale. Work is at a standstill. NEW SCHEDULE THINK ALLIES WILL GIVE AID TO DEMOCRACY CONFERENCES AT WASHINGTON LOOK FOR NEW LOAN TO RUSSIA , RUSSELL SAYS SINISTER INFLUENCE WORKING Threatens To Disclose Names of Pro moters Who Seek To Discredit Rus sia's Democracy If It Is Continued. Washington, Aug. 23. (United Press) While the German troops are hammering the Russian lines, confer ences held here are believed to fore cast that speedy assistance will be given by the Allies to the new De mocracy. They believe the assistance may take the form of a new loan en abling Russia to replenish her sup plies and keep transportation systems running. Distressing developments in Russia have been rumored here for several days. The state' department admits re ceiving confidential reports from Pot rograd which it carefully hides. Commissioner Root consulted today with Secretary Lansing. Charles Edward Russell, member of the Russian commission charged that a sinister influence is working to dis credit Russia as a Democracy, and to alienate Russia and the United States. He threatened to disclose the persons behind the propaganda if it is continued. He said that the pacifists were not responsible. Personal And Society t Ohas. Smelceir of Durkee in town today on business. Helens (Curroy' and party "motored'' o Pendleton this morning. ' Ed Lawrence' spent the week-end at Milton visiting friends. Miss Muriel Moss left this morning for a week's outing in the hills. . J. A. Gaskill and H. McGoldrick, of Imbler, were in town on legal busi ness. Gus Levy and son Henry returned this morning from a trip to Union and North Powder. C. A .Martin of Council, Idaho, went to Joseph this morning on a business trip. Mrs. E. A. Stravens returned this morning from a six week's visit fir Bellingham with her parents. Miss Buesing of Hot Lake came over this morning for a few days' visit with her sister. Howard Mortison of Spokane went out on the branch line this morning on business. ' Mrs. Clinrlton leaves for New port, Ore., in a day or two for a two weeks' visit with her parents. Mrs. Pearl Schnackenberg from the Willamette Valley arrived last night and is visiting at the R. C. McLane home. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Putman are spending a short vacation at Wallowa Lake Park having motored over this afternoon. F. H. Anderson of the Pacific Paper Co. Portland, who has been here for a few days, went on to Union this noon. H. A. Vincent, traveling salesman for Blummauer-Frank Drug Co. of Portland, passed through on his way to iBnkcr this morning. C. J. Hitchcock of Sweet Candy Co. of Salt Lake was calling on the local trade yesterday and this morning. He left for Baker this noon. Mrs. Rose Mark, of Pendleton, re turned to her home yesterday morn ing nfter a week's visit here with the Adolph Newlin family. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gilpin and daughter Minnie of Enid, Oklahoma arrived this noon for a short visit with Mrs. R. A. Rhodes.
