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AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS
VOLUME XVII.
LA GRANDE, OBEGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13,' 1917,
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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
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