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

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Newspaper Page TextPHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS VOLUME XVII. LA GRANDE, OBEGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13,' 1917, . I I .1-1 .lllll PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 1 V ' " a$ BOYS LEfiVE FOR Fill First Ambulance Section of Three Units Will Help the Italians. ROME DISPATCH TELLS OF OVATION Collegian3 Comprise Units General Raig Reports Re pulse of Two Enemy At tacks British Lines In tact Haig Thanks Persh ing (United Press.) ROME, Doc. l.i. Tlu first American ambulance 3Ncetion of .Ihrco units lias left for 1io front. They were given it tre mendous ovation by tin' highest. oirielaK Collc,vims comprise tlio milt. HAIG UKI'OHTS (iHIEMAN losses LONDON, Djp. General Hnlg reported that two enemy attacks after heavy artillorylng . wcro repulsed at Bullceoiirt. Despite the tremendous unci continuous blows of Crown Prince Rupprocht the British lines near Canibrai uro' intact. Gorman lessee are heavy. general iwk; thanks PERSHING AM KRICAN HEADQUART ERS IN FRANCE, Dec. 13. General Haig wrote General Pershing thanking liini ami the American engineers for "prompt and valuable ; assistance nar Goui:oucnttit."j WHITISH STOP 'HOWS' PRINCE l!l Pl'IIKI'IIT'S IllilVI! lSy William Philip Sinnns. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Dee. 111. The British liavo apparently ttoppe'l C'rov.'n Prince Uuppreeht's inng prepared ntt'uiipt to break the British hold on Jiulleeourt. Fight ing is continuim; fiei'-tly. Germany is udvaneing only a few yard:;. AlSTlLLECYiNG IS LIVELY o. tiik French front I'AIUS. Doe. i:!. Arlillerying Is lively over tiie culhv French front. It is believe"! the enemy is preparing an offensive synrhionizing wilh blows at the British. Loral laid:! v.oro repulsed an:l nine German air planes downed. OFF HI THE TWIN CITIES (United Press.) ST. PAUL, .Minn.. Dee. Hi.- The 1,1'iieral strike affecting every indus try In Hit; Twin Cities slatting this morning, win; e:ilicd oif at 1 o'clock llils afternon. Every striking un ionist was ordered to resume work. The end of the strike followed tele graphic reut st from Secretary Law son of tlie I'ederjtiun of Labor in Washington that the men resume. work, pending a settlement of diffi culties by Federal mediation. The President promises Foedrai arbitra titin of one of the rr.ei-'s demands. i;.ki:k judge is i.kxikxt, .Man Accused f .Mailing Disloyal Slntclllfiil.t (Jols Sentence. IlAKI.n. Dec. 13. Hiram . Hartied, charged Willi nltering se dition.'! hlal.iiit nts, was fined SI en and sentenced to flu d.iys in jail in Police Coiit, s litem-" being yuspend rd. Harntd to:-: i r i -.-d h" meant n.' disloyalty but referred to Pic-ident Wilson as a traitor in order to start r.n argument. Witnt src.1 testified that vo or Ms ror.s had enlisted end 1." pi or: is. d to refrain f:om future teiis that iiiiglit get hini into troublt. The Weather. PORTLAND, Dec. 13. Th? U. P. T.cather forecast: "Rain." STRIKE GALLED United States to Have a Home Guard WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 Tho war department hns authorized -he or ganization of a "United States Guard" of 25,000 to rollovc Boldlers from polieo guard duty, and to sup plement the militia. Voluntary en listments will bo followed by draft, If necessary. Joseph School Has President's Picture SOPHOMORE CLASS MAKES I'ltES- EXT TO TIIK SCHOOL (iris Give (ho School a Service Flag Twoiity-lhreo Slurs in Ail Debate Try-out Friday. JOSEPH, Dec. 12. ' (Special.) Tuesday was a big day for Joseph high school, for It was on that day that the Sophomore class presented a beautiful picture of President Wil son to tlie school a-tl several of tho high school girls gavo the school a "service flag" with a star for every former student who is in the army or navy. There aro twenty-three ..triis in ail. Also on the same day !he convention delegates told of the Older Hoys' Conference in La Grande and the "Pig Club" moil spoko to the grade school. The debate "try-out" of tho Joseph high school will bo held on Friday with a large number trying for place3 on the team. lite question is ne solvcd that Capital and Labor Should lie Comptlled to Settle Their Dis putes In Legally Established CourU of Arbitration.' The U. of O. do- bate hook is out and it contains tho picture of Joseph's stato champion ship debating team of last year. Joe, the littlo son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Iierland, Is very low with cholera infantum. Tomorrow the great movie "Intol erance will ho exhibited by C. C. Oonnloy of tho People's Theatre. A big crowd is expected. Ralph Feit, Merill Gcrshon and S. L. nurnaugh have purchased the Iternard Drug Store in Joseph. Mr. Gershon will be tho manager. Leo Patten was home for two days on a furlough from Vancouver where he is stationed with the 4th engin eers. More boys have yone to fight for f'ncle Sam from Joseph. They aro Kartiest Cole, Victor Walker, Harold Kinney, Albert Walker and Frank McClaln. Mario Dowman suffered a brokbn wrist when she fell from a swing. The County Agriculturist, an O. A. C. man and J. C. Conley, county ;ciiool superintendent, spoke to tlie student body of the high school and tirades Tuesday on industrial work. Helen Horning was severely In jured when she was struck by rock just above the eye. The rock was thrown accidentally by ono of her girl friends. Vern Morolork'has been confined to his home this week and last on ac count of sickness. Tho Red Cross latlies aro still working night anil day in' Joseph. P.askK ball practice has started witli a rush in the Joseph high school. many hoys trying out for tho team. Homer Colo was knocked senseless for a few hours last week when he ftdt on tlie side of his head from a swing. Chicken po: is still prevalent in Joseph hut tlie pink eye is growing less. The delegates to the Older Hoys' Conference at La Grande returned home Monday chock full of ideas which they obtained at the three days session of the conference. Patriot ism was the big tiling hi tlie confer- (Continued on Page fi.) YOUNGEST MAJOR IN U. S. IS 9 YEARS OLD Woo to the rookie wno falls to ralute "Major jnue i-uivur, ono of the "ofl.cers" at the Houston. Texas, camp. Jane is the youngest "major" In the I'nited Stales. She was nlno her last birthday. Officers who stayed at the hotel conducted by Jane's father while the camp was building, arranged -r tha uni'orm. It was a reward lor her work In entertaining the soldiers. Jane wears the uniform constantly even to 8unday tcnooU SECT BAKER BLAMED FOR WARDELAYS (iHX. CliOZIIOIC SAYS OFFICIAL IS HKSPOXSIitLK' FOR LACK OF OCXS Disputo Over Typo of .Mucliino Onus Prevented I ho .Manufacture lirowniug Ciiiu Is Not lieiug .Man ufactured Yet. (Unitorl I'n'Hs) WAS1UNCTON, Dec. '. -VrwM- ileiit Wihion has roappuinliMl tioneral Crozicr chit-r of oninancp. Tho Honato niHitary affaiiM com mit too probo nic.iul)Ot oinphatic:lly ('.(iinandrd that (Jonoral Crozior ex plain why America wim compolifd to 1 uy Cennrul l'crshiiij;o artillery fiom Franoo. Tlie hearing disclosed that Amer ica wan maUint; hair a:; many iirio wiw us wore mado for tho Allies bo foro tho war. Senator Hitchcock told (lenera! Crozier high nfricer:; ailee that (hero hai; boon nocd'osii delay in arm ing tho troops. General Crozier declared when an- Mverln; the pointed (jiiestionr. of Senator ('han.berlarn and olher that Ihe would reveal confidential inlli tury information. IIo charged Secie Itary of War liaker with te:;pon,sibil- ity fo;- thr- machine nn di-'a. General Cio;:fur :;ahl the dispute over the machine, fcun type:: had pre vented t heir manufacture for over a year hefoi o we entered the war, despite the appropriation. He Paid America bought Lewi:; nriehfm? suns ;md ammunition from Kn'hind in tlx; Mexican, crisis, because Mexico had more machine pun; than wo had. The IlrowninK Kiin, adopted by the government in June, is not heiim nmnufiictured yot. The French are supplying PershiiiK's machine guns, according to Crozier. MORMONS DO TIIICIil HIT Wo Will Do Our Sluice, Says Joseph Smith. SAN DIKGO, Cal., Dec. 1 :!. (Spec livl.) "We deplore war, but when liberty is at slake we boar our share of the burden" said President .lovpli S. Smith, of tlie .'hurch of Latter Day Saints Saturday 'in his arrival here with a party of friends and rel atives ant church associates, Pres ident Smith fai'l tlte truth of his re mark might lie seen In (lie number of .!ornion young men sorting in the I'tah artillery regiment at Camp Kemny, to which he paid a visit on Monday. A member of the patty said de scendants fif H.-ighaiii Young con stitute 1 l--i per cent of tl.e imn in tiie Utah contirigr nt a Camp Kearny. o Vodford is working to ee. sugar beet factory from Grunts Pas?. Hood River New plant to use ap ple cores for lobarco flavoring. NEARER HOME.: 4 HONG. OP TH 11 HAMM1KK liy J. W. PKOLKR U. V. Staff Correspondent WITH TUB AMERICAN KXPKOITIONAUY ARMY IN FRANCIS, Nov. 25. (Uy Mail.) Keny, ineenoy; mlncy, ino. Who has that first shell? Tho gentleman In tha Whlto Houko Kcts it after all. General Sihert: sent up 10 tho battery position tho day after it was fired to Kt tho shell for the President. Tho messenger waded through mud and water over hla knees hut he came hack toting that tarn ished brass cylinder. Then people began lo wond er if it Trns really the first shot fired at the Tloche. All shell-ci'ses look alike. Tlie priceless first one might have got mixed up with the eighteen others Hied that day' by tho Name gun. No less than a dozen "soldiers and others think they have the real first shell today. Kach has a shell but not the hhell. The gunner who pulled the lanyard grubbed up tlm caso tiie instant it came shooting out of the breach and put It away where it wouldn't get mixed with ordinary shells. As General Sihert'a messeng er c;ime direct to this gunner for the souvenir, the Presid ent's shell has all tho earmarkn of bfing the real and only first shot. ! I 2 I t! ! v ! -I- -J- BIKE FOR M GRQ5S TliOI'SAMlS WILL ISK ASK HI) . TO JOIN NATIONAL SOCIKTY Mciuli-.TMliips Cost SI Farh L K Kiddle Is County Chairman Dis trict Leaders Are A poi.-led. One of the most thoroughgoing campaigns ever devised for any win drive ii about completed and ready t go out after members for the Red Cross for the year litlH. Contrary to previous drives, this is not a battle to get Mg subscriptions, but to get thou sands at ?I.t)0 each. Couso'iucntly a Jjreat host of solicitors is required. General County Chairman K. K. Kid die has appointed these various dis trict tir local campaign managers, nnd a let of detailed instructions have e u:e forwaid or will in tiie next day t.r two. .Mrs. Cochran I.jiider Here In La Grande tiie plans are v:e!l colli' iveii and, helng ia the hands of the N'eigii'ioriiood eluii. are certain to lie carried out well. Campaign .Man ager Mr.i. Guorge T. Cochran, with the hid ef the club member", has laid oit disti tt-L after district, ar.d in area each is so small that the workers, going in twn, can by hard work clean up their dii.ti-ict in a day, proide(! ;:i"re ino no rail bar!-.?. Here ngair. tlie i lea of n f.-reat lot of Koii'-itois is (Continued on Page Six.) ! FUNERAL OF I W.T.WRIGHT HELD TODAY MASONS 'CONDI'CT LAST ItP.'US AT I'MON LAIUili CROWD ' IN ATTIOXDAM'fc UNION, Dec. 13. (Special.) The funeral of tho late William Thomas Wright was held this uftornoon. It was conducted by the Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon, whoso offlcors ciinie from Portland mid othor parts !of the utato to attend the funeral. . Friends and relatives from tunny parts of tlie stato were also In attend ance, it was bv far the largest f in eral ever held 'In this city, d;iplt-3 the drizzling ra'n. The floral trib- ,ules were ninu. rous and ii.v.:iti'"ul. j A special tra'n from La Grnndo brought many lo the fuueial Inciud Ing the. Knights Teniplar and the fol lowing: i W. II. llohnenkanip, G. P. Christie, Vvulter M. Pierce, lrarris French, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Kiddle, Mr. and Mrs. ,M. W. Kiddle, J. 'T. Williamson, Judge J. C. Henry, J. II. Russell, I Andrew P.lokland, Dr. Id. K. Hall, ! (ins Levy, J. G. King, Ray Logan, I Walter Renter, Roll t KaKIn, Dr. C. T. Ilactiii, Arcli Paeon, Howard Davis, Lot .SniKlgrnr.s, K. P. Anderson, L. M. Ho.,1, Mr. D. Fitzgerald, J. B. ReynoMs, It. D. MrKeiinon, J. D. M'Keiiiion, Mrs. .1. 111. Reynolds Peter McDonald, F. L. Meyers, J. R. Oliver, A. V. Andrews, Chas. Tliomp ton, .1. I). Slater, .Mat: Wood, Hal Reese, .1. F. okey, Geo. II. Currey, Dr. McMillan, R. J. Kitchen and wife, vV. J. Cliii'cli, K, 10. llrngg, Nolan SklfT, Dr. '.Iniiiiernian, G. lllidiland, Lewi!: Fraus, J. H. Clark .1. F. Fl aw ley. Mrs. Spetico Home from Hot Luke -Mrs. leal-Hon Has lleen 111 Mrs. Olson mid Daughter Visiting Here. (United Press) IIAINICS, Dee. i:i. A daughter was horn Monday lo Mr. and Mrs. John Lunoy. Mis. Fred Sponcc re turned Thursday from Hot Lake. F. S. Heard made a business trip to Raker Friday. F. Limey returned fiom La Grande Monday. Mrs. H. II, Olson and little daughter, Gladys, j.re visiting on tiie tint this week. Mr. and Mrs. Swynler and Mrs. H. f!. Olson made a trip lo Baker Fri day. Mbs Addie Pearson has been on the sick list the past few days. Mrs. Pal no : or Elgin Is visiting lit the home of her daughter, Mrs. ('. I'. .Merrill, tills week. Mrs. C. K. Wihon made a trip to Telocaset Fri day, c. K. Wilson returned Tues day from Llgln where he spent a few days. UMT INTERESTING ITEMS from mm British Unions Ask About War Aims .j, .. LONDON. Dec. 13. Tho British trade unionists and J laborites have passed resolu- Hons urging Britain's early .J. and definite declaration of Its J war nluiB. . . .J. .J. .J. . .J. .J. .J. .J. . J. Sg't. Chas Harding- Writes From France Y. M. V. A. MAX HAS Slfl' 11' HIS HKADyi'AItTKHS lioyji Write loiters In Nice Warm Ton! Hospital Hoys Are In a Small Vlllngn Can Hear Ituinble of llig (inns at . the . Front. (Letter from Sergeant Chas. Harding of the La Grnndo Hospital Unit, now In Franco, to T. J. Scroggln, of La Grnndo.) , Denr Mr. Scroggln: As you will notice I am using Yi M, C. A. stationery. The "Y" man just came to town, and, even though lumber Is scarce, he has a few tables set up for letter writing In a nice warm tent with a real fire going. Really a fellow can almost keep warm. The "Y" is certainly a real partner with the government and tho government figures them as such too. We are at the present tlmo locatod In a small Village Looks like Ore uell as far as, old buildings and ruins nro concerned. Think tho man who built the town somo four hundred yonrs ago wandered off and forgot nbout It ever after, for it cortulnly Is a picture of dlBtroBS and the peo ple in It look iib though thoy woro going to fall to pieces, un tho build ings do. ovorv time they take, a sten. They farm and live In a manner that you will find described In tho bihlo. From a sconlc Htaudpoint they are quite plc.turoso.uo, and1'"rnnce is real ly a beautiful country to look upon. Wo aro In a section of Franco where all the people are of the peasant class so of course can not Judge the French as a whole. . As I wrlto I can hoar the thunder like rumble of the big guns up on the front. Thoy are going almost all the tlmo and Bhould, I should think, bo making a hole snhie..jlace. I expect yob- know ifwive about what' is really going on- nlong tho battle front, however, than I do. Nows Is bard to get. A newspaper In Eng lish Is quite a curio and, of course, the Froneh pnpers do not furnish me with-much Information as yet. ir I ever can master this French lingo 1 may liavo a bettor chanco. Our company is at present . charge of tho camp hospltul and we are doing a capacity riiisiness, nit.-,;ly mumps and measles. I do not lie liovo that we shall see field service this winter. All tho hoys are In fino shapo and onjoylng life hero among tho cows and chickonn very much. You seo wo sleep In a barn. I will suy "Merry Christmas" and a very "Happy New Year" lo yon now as J do not suppose that tills letter will reach you before that time. Also extend tho uaiim greet ing from mo to nil at tho bank, mid to my friends at home. . With kind est regards, I am, very truly, your friend, CHAS. HARDING. ..D.S. QCARTKRLY COM'F.ltliNCi; TI10 regular quarterly conference or tho Latter Day Snints church will convene Saturduy and Sunday next. Opening session 10:00 a. 111., Sunday. iiepresontatlves rroiu Salt Lake City will ho present. Marshfield Coos Hay .Shipbuild ing Co. installed new machinorv. in. creased force. ASQUITH'S DAUGHTER LEADS RELIEF WORK JiLIZABETIi V "WAi. Miss Klizaboth As'iultli. daugh ter of the former British premier. :s prominent in war relief work in England. She has organized many relict fain and bazar. ' te HI UUIIIIILUI I ! REPORTED DEFEATED Bolsheviki Announce Claims That Rebclious General Has Been Wounded. CAPTURE OF HIS COSSACKS IS NEAR London Dispatch Says That Members of the Russian Railway Union Refused to Forward His Reinforce ments. - ; lOXDON, Dec. l.'l. Tho Hol sbevlkl claims General Kornlloff In defeated mid woimdetl ami : that Ibo capture of his Cossacks is llliliilneiit. Ho reK)i(ed tlio railway union refused to. ..for ward General Koinlloff's rein forcements. . 1 liLACIC SEA FLEET IS lllOLI'INt. THE liOLHIIEVIKI PHTROGRAD, Dec. 13. The Rub- r.ian Illack Sea fleet is co-operating with tho Bolsheviki and bombarding Novotlcherkask, tho Cossnck strong hold. Tho Bolsheviki have pro claimed tho Constitutional Democrats the enemies ot the pooplo andjrrest od tho leaders. RUSSIAN MINISTRY REFUSES TO WORK HAPARANDA, Dec. lS.-rlt is re ported, practically all tho Russian ministry officials are refnainir to carry on work, despite thn Rulshe viki's threats of death. Manic - em ployes are refusing to co-onemte. ; kTho oni-tituont 'tssomblv in 40 I- ?!(!-... A .... strength, ,; , . - 0 FUEL, ADMINISTRATOR , WARNS OHIO GOVERNOR WASHINGTON, Doc. '13, Fuel Ad ministrator Garfield telegraphed Gor- ernor Cox of Ohio, requesting him to cease interfering with Ohio's coi l shortngo, following a report that Co: proposed to act independent of tho l'uol Administration. PEACE IN LUMBER INDUSTRY MAY COME SEATTLE, Dec. 13. Peace in the Northwest lumber industry is believed.. to be near when mediators and 'MO members of the ,We3t Coast Lumber men's association began a conference in an effort to settle lubor difficul ties.' ' -0 , ALLIES ARE LONDON, Dec. 1.'!. Sir Eric Oed- des, First Lord of tlie Admiralty, told tho House of Commons that the Allies were beating the submarine. IIo declared shipbuilding has In creased above ship losses. Mis. Ili-iidt-ishotl Is liiirietl. COVE. Dec. 13. The funeral or Mrs. llendershotl. widow of the late James Ilend'-rshott, one of Cove'R most prominent citizens, took place at Cove cemetery Saturday afternoon. the body being brought from her late homo In Salem. Corvallis Old cannery plant to be turned into milk condensery. Qmoredays ' to buy a Christmas .Present BEATING THE SUBMARINES 1 3zbym 1