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VOLUME XVII.
LAGRANDE OliEtlON, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1917
NUMBER 71
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U. S. ENGINEER'S
ARE NOW UNDER
FIRE IN FRANCE
AMERICAN RAILROAD MUX AIM',
RUNNING TltAI.MS IX ac
tivh nec?.;ii
SAMMIES HAVE CHARGE
OF ENTIRE R .R. SYSTEM
Trains Aro Hun On Schedule, Curry,
ing l-'ood mid Shells to (he I'Yvucli
Troops at the Fi-out.
I)y J. W. PEGuER
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR
TERS, FRANCE, Oct. 12. (Dj
Mail.) Somewhero In an activo sec
tor, tljg Aiuprlcan-Railroad Engl-:iU-ors.
((fo running trains right up tc
that front. They arc the first Amerl
can regiment to come under shell
flro In the Great War.
An entlro railroad system from the
policial manager's officu to. tho beat
of the lonely track-waiKer has beer
handed ovor to tho Saturnics by t:
French War Office Trains manned
by American boys are moving on a
strict schedulo, . carrying shells foi
tho giijt, pb1 for tho French troop?
and the .dally movement of pollus go
ing forward or coming back on leav
to rest.
Temporarily tho regiment is loanci!
to tho French for thu operation ol
that railroad. Tho Sammies ma;
stay on tho job thcro for tho dura
tion' of the war or they may be slott
ed to some other line. They gel
French rations and tht-Ir road la;
part of tho French system. - But the
wear their own uniform, draw Ameri
can pay, and run the road by theh
own method, which means cconom;
of man-powor. - - -
At Bomo points their lino Is within
the range of tile Uuciio guns and
shells crump at raudom along the
right of way. At night there is dan
ger of Bochc aeroplanes slipping
through tho tight French aerial pa
trol and bombing the Sammies a!
work. This has happened, but so fai
our troops have had no. casualties.
I was with engineers last nlghi
when thoy marched to ino troop trair
to move forward. 1'he movo was
mado without any unm-cossary sound
to guide Bochc nir-rniders. Along
pltchdark streets they fwung through
the town to the music of their owi
hob-nails heating on flint pavements.
Tho bandsmen were there with thc-ii
horns smothered In green klmona''
to prevent tho moon-light from glint
lug on the brass.
Tho American comnundor kept the
time of departure secret so that half
the town would not stay awake til
one a. m., to see his boys off.
Breaking Into single Hie the Sam
lilies r.teppod out of the darkness into
the American Red Cror-is buffet at th(
railroad station, stowed away their
rifles and steel helmeU and lined nf
for freo chow.
Fifteen American women, worked
like bi.-icuit-priKliers in a heanery an?
when they began to lose grouml
against the crush of hungry Sam
mies the colonel himself jumped be
hind the counter and poured coffee
out of a big pail. .
Thero wasn't much time. The
troop-lra.'n slid into the station, the
Sammies plied in, forty to a car and
the officers clambered into their
coach.
Up forward the whistle looted
cautiously a lantern fl-ished and the
train moved out carrying the first
American Sammies to the front.
And some of them aren't coining
back.
Nick Sinnott Pays
Visit To La Grande
Congressman N. .1. Sinnot arrived
In La Grande last nluht and spent
tills morning hen1, looking after
some business and chatting with
friends who called upon him. He left
tills morning for nakor.
"The lust session of congress, was
of course tremendously Important,
and the strain of the sessions was
groat. The task of getting the
country into tho war was one which
required all the energies of congress
and we gave the nation our very
host services," said Mr. Sinnott.
,JThe President did not want war,
none of ur, wanted war. It has been
forced on us. There is nothing to
do now but win it."
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Oregon - Washington Exhibitors ,
League, visited in La Grande J ester-1
day! '
W. 0. W. Initiates
42 New Members
DlOI.IXiATKS FROM HAHlill AM)
PENDLETON WKItK IX
ATTENDAXCK
K. P. Mart ill, Deputy Head Coiuunil,
Hook Good Future in Store for lo
cal Camps.
(United Press.) iW;
Tho Woodmen of the 'World
brought their month's campaign" for
new members to close last night
with a Vouslng mooting In the Eagles'
Hall, when 42 candidates were inl
Hated Into the ordor.
Delegates from Bakor, Pendleton,
Enterprise and other towns wen
here to help put the neophytef.
through. The Pendleton degree
team exemplified the work of the
new ritual which waB shown in Lb
Orando for tho first time last night.
E. P. Martin, Pcputy Head Conn-
sul of Portland was present and ad
dressed the gathering. Mr. Martin
said that he was very much pleased
with the spirit displayed at tho' meet
ing and that while La Grande chap
ter although It was one of tho oldest
camps in the state, had become some
what Inactive during tho last fei
ycai-B ho was sure that with th
addition of a bunch of live, new mem
bers, tho old spirit would be revived
and the camp would become again
one of the leaders of the state. He.
stated that tho W. O. W. had over
4000 men enlisted In tho U. S. servico
and that those men woro receiving
their Insurance without extra wai
rates.
Tho meeting closed with an oystei
supper. ,
TEUTONS STORM LEONE,
BERLIN DISPATCH REPORTS.
(United Press.)
BERLIN; Nov. 13. Fonszano and
Monte Lonara have been captured, it
is officially stated. . The Austro-
Germans reached and stormed Leone
and the works around Diacmpo Dilina.
E
OF PEI
RADICALS I'LKIO FROM GOVERN'
MICXTAI. HHAIX.X AUTIOIIS;
RESISTANCE! WEAKENING
GREAT NUMBER KILLED
IN STREET FIGHTING
Casualties Steadily Increasing; Wave
of Anarchy und .Murder Sweeping
City; Rolsheviki Well Armed.
(United Press.)
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 13. Kcrc
nsky's troops entered Petrograd and
captured part of the city, according
to telegraph agency dispatches, Kere
nsky now controls Nevsky and Pros
pekt. The Radicals are fleeing from
the Sinolny Institute, their Govern
mental head quarters.
The Bolskevlkl resistance to ad
vancing provisionals is steadily re
ported weaker. Sailors from the
Kronstadt Garrison are aiding the
Bolshevlki.
Tho Radicals are well armed.
LONDON, Nov. IS. It is authorl
tivcly learned that eight hundred
were killed nnd wounded in Petro
grad and seven hundred In Moscow
fighting. Tho number of casualties
is steadily increasing as the 'fighting
continues. The latest Petrograd
dispatches report a growing wave of
anarchy, robbery, murder and
rapine. It Is reported that Kerensky
is heading two complete army corps
near the city. The Bolshevlki stead
ily weakening. i
LONDON, Nov. 13. Tho Bolshe
vlki claim a full, and complete vic
tory at Petrograd, according to thli
afternoon's dispatches. Two prccis
mntions, prldefully announcing the
entire defeat of Komilo'f f and
Kerensky's troops, v.v?-,- rocfivi-d.
The Radicals call Kerensky and
Korniloff counter-revolutionists. The
arrest of Kerensky Is ordered. Cau
casus front army representatives
adopted resolutions opposing the
Bolshevlki.
After having previously canned
nearly every vegetable that grows In
the valley the Eugene Fruit Grow
ers' association has begun work on
the potato and expects to put up a
large quantity of it this fall and
winter to be used In tho army nnd
navy.
KER
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CAPTURED
ROGRAD
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LEADERS WANT CONFERENCE
Building Trades Henda Want to Dis
cuss U. S. Work Conditions.
(United Press.)
BUFFALO, Nov. 13. Building
trades heads nt tho American Feder
ation of Labor convention wired the
President and asked for a confer
ence to- dlscuss-Tjrttfi the frovernnient
work conditions all over the United
States. ,. . .
The request followed a telegram
fvom Secretary of. War Baker warn
ing1 the heads of the building trades
that the strikes at Quincy, Mass., dc-1
laying- the work on the destroyer!
plant must be quickly settled. I
BUFFALO, Nov. 13. Gompers
suggested that some delegates to the
convention were employed by the
Burns Detective agency und were nt
the convention as spies in oppos
ing tho resolution demanding that
a verbatim permanent record be
made of all proceedings. The con
vention decided to keep a pedmancnt
record of only the important special
articles. - It is evident that labor is
soundly patriotic. Patriotic speech
es were loudly cheered.
WILL VISIT EASTERN OREGON
' SALEM, Nov. 13,-Scnator McNary
has announced that he will leave for
Eastern Oregon Thursday to investi
gate personally the effect of Ilous
er's grain embargo, the. various irri
gation projects and tho Hcrmiston
cantonment site.
WOMEN WIPEHS
mmi It
Canadian women have stepped bravely Into the work their men did before they wero .-lllcd jay .o. .
war service Few occupations up there have not been entered by women. This engine puturej .ibjve Is
only one of thousands which depend upon Canadian winiiiu labor for their dally baths. And they make
good enrlne wipers. Toronto railroad men say, being c.Tofitl to eet all the grease uud dlit .ml ur thu tj;
ners, which often the men wipers used to overlook .
.THtTCREAT AMERICANrHOMEI j&-
I
Be Liberal To
Army Y.M.t.A.
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By he Ed'fcbr. ' .;'
I am asl.cd to write a front
page editorial tourie the people
of Union 'county' to?be liberal in'
theArmy Y. M. CJA. drive.
, ' 'lirotcn'nrTr rte-e(lcd.-Whcn
has- Union or Wallowa
counties fallen down in any na
tional drive, Red Cross, Liberty
Bonds, Library fund, food pledge
cards, recruiting or anything
else?.
However, here goes. '
Tho money you givo the Army
Y. M. C. A. is spent on our boys
nt the front to make them more
comfortable.
What batter cause in the world
than this?
Don't your dollars tingle to
help our heroes?
JUDGE KNOWLES IS UPHELD
Supreme-Cjyirt Affirm Decision in
Railroad Case.
PORTLAND, Nov. 13. The Su
preme Court affirmed the decision of
Judge Knowles in the suit of Mich
ellod, appellant, against the Oregon
Washington Railroad & Navigation
Co. for damages for goods destroyed
through alleged negligence on the
part of the railroad.
Texas livestock arc reported starv
ing. MAKE BIB "GHQO &W
S. ARTILLERY DOES WELL
Americans AcquitThemselves Credit,
ubly, Unkcr States,
(United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Ameri
can artillery In France is acquitting
itself vory creditably secretary BRk
er's weekly war summary declared.
.Bjiker declared that-the .' illan sl".a
tlon is dovoloplng normally. Ex
perts declared that tho British cap
ture of Passchendaele and Germans
the retirement from the forty square
miles of territory north of Alsne is
most Important.
LLOYD GEORGE CRITICIZED
Bitter Attacks Made on Premier Fol
lowing Paris Speech,
(United Press)
LONDON, Nov. 13. Bitter at
tacks were made on Lloyd George,
following his frank Paris speech yes
terday. Ex-Premier Asquith plainly
greatly excited, demanded in the
House of Commons this afternoon
that Lloyd George explain his state
ments. ,
Tho press everywhere) if criticii
ing Lloyd George. Cheers greeted
Asquith's demands in the House of
Commons. . It is indicated that Lloyd
George will be forced to fight bitterly
to maintain his position regarding a
joint allied council.
Hood River Two new bridges
across Hood River aro nenring com
plotion. They cost $11000 each.
Walsh Funeral
Is Held Today
OLD TL5IE ItliSIDKNT AXD KX
IAV()U 18 LAIU
TO ItKST.
Many Railroad Officials and l'llelids
- Attend Service Held In
Catholic Church.
Tho body of Thomas Walsh, old
time resident of La Grande, rail
road man and ex-mayor, was laid to
rest in the Catholic cemetery this
morning. Funeral services were
hold at the Catholio church and wero
attended by a host of tho friends of
the deceased.
Mr. Walsh died Friday night in
Spokane of blood poisoning. The
news of his death was a severe blow
to his friends here who remember
him as a man whoso friendship was
valued, whose ever ready smile mudo
him welcome to any gathering, and
a man who was capable and pro
gressive business ninn.
Tho ten living chlldron of tho
family of twelve wero prcsont nt
tho services this morning.
Mr. Walsh lived in La Orando 25
years. He came here as a dis
patcher and rOso to chief dispatcher
and finally superintendent. In ,LS!I4
ho was olectod mayor of the city but
resigned when his term was half
over. , !
Pillhearere for the casket were:
T. E. Buehlor, J. W. Egau, F., I.
Meyors, J. H. Peare, Fred Schllke,
J. L. Miller. '
Honorary pallbearern wero: Ml J.
Buckley, W. Bollons, A. W. Parley,
W. H. Drossell, C. J. Sutherland. t J.
F. Grant, A. Buckley, J. F. Corbett, -
J. C. Shea and Martin King.
Officials of the railroad who at
tended the funeral were M. J. Buck
ley, General Superintendent; A. W.
Perley, acting Oeneial Suneiipten-
dont; J. F. Oraham, General Suneri
lntendent of Motive Power; C.; Gi
Sutherland, Assistant General Man
ager; W. H. Drossell, Master Ma
ahanlc or First Division; Dick Buck
ley, Assistant Superintendent of FlrBt
Division, and wife; Josoph L. Miller,
Chief Clerk of Superintendent's of
fice.
ENTIRE FRONT
SPCCKSSI PL COI NTHH-ATTACKS
MADE AGAINST (iEIIMANS;
(iALLILO lrj-ICAI-ICRHD
FURTHER RETIREMENT
BELEIVED UNLIKELY
Soldicr-H nnd CIvIIIiiiin fxave 'oiricc
So That ffcrmniiN Will Have Xi
Kxctise for Deslnictloii. of Art
Works.
(United Press.) '
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Official
Rome cables declared that the en
tire Italian battle front has stiffen
ed. The Italians successfully coun-
ler-attackcd at a number of points.
Further Italian retirement Is bc-
liovcd unlikely.
Veteran Italian Infantry brigades
reconquered Gallllo. Tho fighting
horo was desperate and both sides
lost hoavlly. Between tho Taglla
mcnto and Lorcnzugo rivers a large
detachment of Italians broke through
the encircling body of Germans by
a furious bayonet assault.
ROME, Nov. 13. Every uniform
ed pinn has been taken from Venice
nnd all civilians aro leaving. If the
Germans capture tho city thoy will
have no cxciiso for destroying the
priceless art works. The Italians
succeeded in repulsing an attack on
Asigo.
SOLDIERS TO PRESENT PLAY
Military Thespians Will Stage
Shoud Worry, at Tacoma.
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TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 13.-I.ay-ing
aside their guns and uniforms for
mask and costumes, soldiers of the
'103rd infantry regiment will present
the farce "We Should Worry" nt a
down-town theatre here. They will
also present the show at the new Y.
M. C. A. auditorium nt Camp Lewis.
C. J. McNnughton, who, ns n civil
ian was a California producer, has
charge of the affair and a number of
professional actors arc in the cast.
Tacoma girls arc helping the men
put on the show.
Small ehnnge Isn't necessarily
short ehnnge.
' Russia is short of medical supplies.
ITALIAllSBEGi
TO STIFFEN ON
TEAMS REPORT
GREAT SUCCESS
YJI. DRIVE
FIRST DAY S CAMPAIGN IS BUR.
PltlSKt a,iW 1MJSK1) HI,
Tl'RNH INCOMPLETE.
ALICEL MAKES GREAT
RECORD; TRIPLES QUOTA
,
Committees Slot ut Foley Hotel Hi Is
Noon to Chock I'm; TIii-co Tchius
. Huvo Not Vot Ropoiicd.
With a flood of dollaia and a burnt
of public approbation that surprised
even the most sanguine, tho first
day's .work In tho Y. M. C. A. drive
for $7,000 in Union couoty enmo to
a close , today noon nt'a workers' ,.,
luncheon at tho Foley. With three
La Graudb teams not report ing, tho ... .
total reached by sovou La Grande
teams and the wonderful money Bet
tors from Alicel, tho total turned la
today noon for the great catu-.u was
$3,350.00. Thin io!j- -r' !.."'..
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North powtici, vjliAjici",; i..i.j:;.v-A
and Silmmervllle. i i ,, . " S
Alicel l-'lrst U tsvn Quota. , '
UnquostionablyKAiii 1 1,; the Illtlo
farming communlty on-llic Satidridae. ,
is tho first precinct Tin thi- UiUttMf . .
States. With a nna., o $44 t v
raise, Captain Floydlr3mKennon,jJd y
his noble workers -Cliad - iiarnei-ecl'Sp'
over $1000.00. at oCn.iThts'..is not '.
only nearly three .-.ftofes the -jjuota"
but probably breaks irui nceoju itn
any precinct in tho statu oyi.jjuUou,
If tjp truth wore known ;
Ciialrman Williams tolort)fmcdn
from I in bier that their qu;iM $500
would bo raised by 4 thlH, atonioon
, . Sinnott is Speaker.
. ' Nicholas q.. Sinnott, M. O. for East-' "
em Oregon, was in the dining rooiti r..
brt tho F-attifti .hjt, ivfi,iiMiitrted.ti-
a xifll tor a few. touMi iiii'.fMr- his
olorircut way oiiJuluBiiziHl the, utter .
obliteration (jfs'erteed llneg. In tho .
work of the Yff&Z C. A. and, utelcen
lally, called tnS Kaiser sonic ol tho
things that man in. . "Hainan Catho
lics nre wrlt'inp theil'.lottero to tlu ir
friends from tlic- ticntheu on i . M.
C. A. ntatlonm(.'!ttfw-Wiid, "and that
la but one sign ot tho unity bl pur
poso und nliaohot):' 'tej.oroed In this
groat strife." Ttior'addrom) was In
spiring. ' "r5.V;,:S., '.':
All tennis that -dld nenoi-t madn -
substibtlal hoe .
Mrs. O. E. 'Siivcrtlioi u, ladlta'
team captain, rccoiu oonded that tho
husbands lenvo kiom money at home
with their wives during tho cam
paign. Mrs. SIlvorlhoriVH toam hid
raised 'Mb in small amounts, show
ing tho scope ot their wont.
SldeliKlitH on the "Y" Drive.
Union is making a hallnnt effort
in the drlvo. Yesterday chairman i
W. T. Wright organized ulKlit teams
to get up steam bright and early
this morning. Great things are ex
pected of tho Union district. Hot
Lake Is apportioned to Mr. Wright's
territory.
Now- Cashier ni Work.
North Powder has a' new bank
cashlor. Ho arrived yesterday and
was Introduced to Chairman Kiddle
jand Lieutenant J. Garfield King. "My
iiisLiiiiiion win giyo. an much us any
and I will donate as much work a;i
any man," was tho way the new
money handler spoko up In mcetlng
North Powder was a llttlo late In or
ganizing but promises to rmiko up
for lost time at once.
Poor Dog.
Were it possible, some or tho fund;-,
now being raised would unquestion
ably bo used to heal tho wounds of
a certain mongrel dog wTTo gut in
the way of "Lieutenant King's car
wiioels v.'ticn the orgnnii-ers went to
North Powder. yoBtcrJav. The c.-in-'ut!
wan disfigured sotno by tho con
tact. (ionoial In the J-'iel.l.
Chairman Kiddle Is spending most
of his time out on ll.e front line
tronehei;. Yesterday ho- wnlrin NoH
LOIiiO.lO.V lit ...k,. .
policy. Is a splendid one. too. . Uv.
Kiddle's personal team Is under tho
direction of "Larry" Lnrlsnn,
Luiirlioiiii mi Thiii-Mlay.
Altornato days is tho pace sot for
luncheons for the workers, Thus
the next one will be on Thursday
noon, and "Mine Host" Snndgrass
will be tho caterer at the Sominer
Hotel.
I'. S. COMMISSIONS AVIATORS
(United Press.)
AMERICAN HEAIHJUAHTEUS,
Nov. 13. All American aviatorii
fighting In French armies wore for
mally commissioned officers In the
I'nlted States nrmy ,iv:utlon servico
today.
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