La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, December 21, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextPHONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 1 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS 1 PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 volume xvn. lift? GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917 NUMBER 104 PERSHING IS GENERAL. ALSO I MANAGES THE lSlGUEST MILL TAKY AND COMMEItCIAL UN TKItPItlSE IS HISTOUY His Grocery Store Dwarfs wholesale Houses Pershing Takes Care of Our Soldier Hoys Clothing, I'Vedlug, Paying and Training Tliem Is All a Part of Ilia Job. By J. W. PEGLEH (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THK AMERICAN EXPEDI TIONARY ARMY, FRANCE, Nov. 18 (By Mall.) -Conoral John Pershing has turned man-of-biislness. Ho had to whon hla country handed him the job of managing tho blggost - iter priso In American history military and commercial. General Pershing's grocery store nlono dwarfs the biggest wholesale grocery to tho size of a cross-roads storo. His transportation problems make thoso of any private concern look Ilko children's play with a string of clock-work choo-choo cars. : And those are only two divisions of the great industrial enterprise now going on under John J. I'orBi'lng, genoral manngor. .Later ho will take on tho added task of military oper ations. : His employe? will bo numbered not by thousands but by millions us the war goes on and America's plane are carried out to tho full. And we arc proceeding on the assumption that tho war will go on to a military de cision a knock out! A business firm breaks into the Sunday papers if it distributes real benefits to its employes over and above their pay. His Illg Job. Porshlng's responsibility to his boys only boglns with their pay. s peeding' Is a duy-to-dny job. .Wo must clotho them, make soldiers of them, arm thorn, provide a perfec tion of surgical care when they arc woundod. And when a Sammy from homo makcB tho supreme sacrifice General Pershing, the soldier, sees that ns far as tho circumstunces per mit, that Sammy receives an huiior ablo burial, tho soldier's due. The further you follow tho paral lel of PerBhlng's firm and the big business house, the smaller becomes tho prlvato concern. When "Black Jack" camo to Franco ho found the seaports lacking facilities for landing the tremendous tonnage for our army, Men; and supplies come Into the army's charge tho moment tho transport comes Into tho harbor. The army must unload tho ships. It must furnish all trans portation and storage. Cold store.- must be found for perishable fods. Tho army had to build docks to accommodate bigger ships than had ever come into these ports before. Storehouses and barracks were quickly projected and laid out. Rail road yards were put in so that the docks could be quickly cleared to make room for more ships. To do theso things Pershing had to import labor. Tho port lacked unloading machin ery cranes, engines, light railways. There was no use trying to make shift with tho appliances of the old days. Pershing h.iS to get things, to have tho work done. Ho picked big men to head the departments and they are doing their tasks under his general direction. Transportation problems don't end with the unloading of the ship. We (Continued on Page Two) MISS FOSS RESIGNS; MRS. MASTEN ELECTED Miss Evelyn Foss, second grade teacher at the Central school, has re signed to take a position In tho Aber deen, Wash., schools after tho holi days. Mrs. Masten was elected to take tho second grade in the Green wood school and Miss Bloom, of the Greenwood school, will take tho place vacated by Miss Foss in tho Central school. Mrs. Masten had taught In tho La Grande schools three years ago. Will Winter in Helix HELIX, Dec. 21. (Special.) W. T. Ijiyton of Ln Grande has joined his family here and will live here this winter. Mr. Lnyton is employed by J. G. Bryan at the Helix Livery Stable. Christmas 'Dinners Higher CHICAGO, Dec. 21. Christmas din ners have advanced 35 per cent in a year. The cost will he 12 per c?rt higher than Thanksgiving. Every foodstuff used shows an advance with in the month. Turkeys here are 43 cents n pound. GUI ESS IN HERE IS PERSHING'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE PARIS, To Colliers, Now York: "Herd on this troinsn dous errand, far from tho Christmas joys at homo, we shall be eheored to thetask that la before us by yut strength and by your patience. Your will and ours nuist join to fortify us in the sacrifices wo must make and tho blood wo must give to tho eud that there may bo. restored 'Peace on Earth, Goodwill to 'men.' PERSHING." UMATILLA S FIRST IN BIG DRIVE COCNTY FINISHES ITS QUOTA, HAVING NOW 7050 ME.MliEltS UNION COUNTY IS SECOND WITH 70 PERCENT i Clinit'muii Kiddle ChIIn for Volunteer Workers Those Who Have Not Joined Are Urged to Do So Now. PORTLAND, Dec. 21. (Special.) Portland has 23,093 and outside counties 58,189 members ill tho Red Cross drive. Umatilla county has completed its quota, having 7,050 members. Union county fell down yesterday in her thousund-a-day stride, but with one exception there was a sim ilar slowing up throughout, tho state and telegrams this morning show Union county was second with a per centage of 70. Umatilla county, the morning information said, had 102 per cent or over tho top, across the ehargo and resting securely on her laurels. . With two full days more to work In Union county may make up her full quota, but there must be a tre mendous response of the voluntoer nature. " "People, Do Your Duly," Is Plea. "If Union county citizens don't go over tho top with a full quota, this timo It will be the first effort she has failed to do her full duty In. People, you who have not contributed your dollar, hunt out headquarters and do so now." This Is tho appeal made by Chairman Kiddle today. Mrs. Cocnran, campaign manager for La Grande, makes a similar appeal. While the workers continue to fine comb the county, it is impossible to see all, and tho "flag ln every home" sclicmo cannot win out if the public doesn't volunteer these dollars. Excitement Instills Workers. General chagrin prevails over the county today over tho actions of a man at Cove. Yesterday some Cove workers, who by tho way, have been doing a magnificent work, asked a certain citizen of Covo to subscribe. "Go lo h ," was his reply. When asked what ills name might be, ho told the women, "It's none of your d business," or words to that effect. When the Incident was reported to Chairman Kiddle that gentleman nat urally became red under the collar. 'Hero are 100 women slushing around In the mud doing their mag nificent duty, and then to have them insulted in this unpatriotic and nn gentlemnnly manner!" sputterod Mr. Kiddle. Authorities Have Case. Of course the case has gone to the civil authorities. Sheriff Warnick has the name of the man, and all the evidence In the case.. This sort of a thing is going to be seen through," is the opinion of the public in general but moro partlcu- arly husbands and fathers of the women who are doing tho sollcita- inn. The tinge of pro-Germanism, both In the nature of the reply and the general circumstances In the case will probably yet sec Uncle Sam Ixed up in the affair which would ako any civil action that may take place, look tame. If the tone of La Grande headquarters is a criterion, Mr. Man who insulted the Cove work ers will have to pay for It. - ni:ii:ns have hight to lii-'.ri si-: kxi-out i liLKiii r WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. The ter-Stale Commerce Commission is aproved the carrier's right to ro se export freight at Pacific ports llcss the shipper had previously re ived cargo space in boats. This designed to relieve the western port freisht congestion. The Weather PORTLAND, Dec. 21. The , United VStales weather fore- J. JU east: "Rain." w F. J. HENEY IS ON TRAIL OF BIG PACKERS FAMOUS ATTORNEY SEEKS TO PROBE. INTO SECRETS OF STOCKYARDS DEAL WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Packers made their first move to block the Federal Trade Commission's food probe when Swift & Co. refused to permit the Federal investigation to examino their files, according to Francis J. Honey, who is endeavoring to show the stockholders in the old Chicago stockyards were fleeced of three million dollars by the packers. Henev will anneal tn f.hi rnnH-. li the refusal continues. Tho treasurer nf t.hn ftlil enmnnm admitted, its president secretly agreed wnn Armour to lorm a Maine Homing corporation, thereby freezing out the stockyards stockholders. Hency attempted to show tho slock yards management's collusion with the packers. ' The treasurer admitted the old com pany's directors were Jjmr.iic3. - o Great Britain Agrees With President Wilson LONDON, Dec. 21. England is in full accord with President Wilson's outline of war aims that the fight of the world's democracies to victory isn't toward a realization of scKish desires. Great Britain seeks no territorial extension but what tho international peace conference agrees is necessary to the future of peace. Lloyd George pledges arc unanimously supported. . ONE ISEGl LAK DELIVEHY A DAY .MAXIMO! FOIl STOKES WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. (Spec ial.) The following statement Is au thorized by the Council of National Defense: "One regular delivery a day as a maximum for retail stores through out tho United States and cooperative delivery systems In all smaller cities! and towns, ore now direct objectives of the delivery camnulcn started I some time ago by the Commercial Economy Board of the Council or National Defense. Oil, Learned Judge) NEW YORK, Dec. 2!. Let 'em wear V-necks, fur around their collars and their skirts short if they want to. That's the sentiment of Magistrate Hand today. He expressed it to Po licewoman Mary Mains, who had as signed herself the task of locking the girls over as they board or leave the Staten Island ferry. Some of the girls resented it and saw to her appearance in court. Tim ? Is one long telephone lire in China, that from Pekin to Tiensln. There is local tor. ice only In tin- four large cities, Pekln, Tiensln, Shanghai and Canhm. THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME FORTY SIX JAPAN IS KILLED IN BIG ANXIOUS TO RAILROAD WRECK SEIZE SI BEf SEVENTY INJURED WHEN PAS SENGER TRAIN RUNS INTO ACCOMMODATION TKAIN , Accident Occurs on the I,ouisviilc nnd Nashvillo Railroad Last' Night All on the Accommodation Train Killed or Injured. ' SHEPHERDSV1LLE, Ky.j Dec. 21. Forty-six were killed, including 19 women, and 70 injured ns the result of the Louisville-Nashville passenger train colliding with an accommodation train near hero lost night. The in-, jurcd were taken to d.ouisvil!e on a special train. Officials are investigating. All on the accommodation train were killed or injured. TROOSANDS TO BE CALLED TO THE COLORS LOTIIING IS NOT-HEADY MEN TO II!-: CALLED OUT DEC. HI NEW SYSTEM t IKIED WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. In the face of a startling lack of clothing thousands of men will be called to the colors by December 31, the Quartermaster General has adiii . to the probers. This will be a part of the first draft not. summoned yet. He said that at present there vas insiirrieient clothing for the men In training. American troop:! wore i;cnt to France clad lighter than the French and British by 27 per rent. He advised the adoption of the English "Purveyor general" system to order army ordnance, clothing and fod. ljodgcs nt I'nion l-'.leel. UNION, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) Grande Ronde Valley riiu-pter No. 19, O. K. S., has elected the following officers Worthy matron, Emily Cock; patron, M. F. Davis; assistant funt ron., flazel Green; conductress, Lou isa Gnodhrnd; Bwistant, Vera Fox; secretary, Anna Maxwell; treasurer, Jennie Davis. The officers will be ins'nlled in January. Lucette temple No. 18, Pythian Sisters, held an election at the last meeting, naming the following off icers; Past chief. Belle Busick; chief, Mary Minnlck: E. S.. Martha Stev ens; E. J., Katherino Crnver; M., Chloe Taylor; M. of F:, Cora M. Dav is; M. of R. and C, Nellie Padrtork; musician. Dora Hutchinson; P., Ida Cllne; G. of O. T., Lulu Dickson. MOVE IS URGED TO PREVENT TEUTONIC DOMINATION OF RUSSIA WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Advices say Japan is anxious to strike at Ger many by occupying Siberia. , This report, with the Russian publi cation of tho alleged Russo-Japanese trenty to attack any nation attempting supremacy-in China, is the sensation in diplomatic quarters. Some allied diplomats arc in favor of tho Siberian move in view of the possible Touton domination of Russia. It is pointed out that tho American consul at Vladivostok said troops were needed there. o ' Italians Reported Resuming Offensive ROME, Dec. 21. A considerable portion of Germany's Tuesday gain east of Prentn was recaptured. The Italians arc renewing tiieir offensive it the Gateway of the Venetian plains. La Grande Boys Go East On Troop Train Jiiuniie Mi I.aughlin, Charlie Harris and Albert Myers Among Those Who Passed Through A troop' train passed through La Grande about 10 o'clock this morning from Spokane, bound for Texas. Jim n,ie McLaughlin.' who was reported to lie already in Texas, was on tho train, li-.il few knew jt as the buys were un certain about coming this way. Those who saw Jimmic gave him the glad hand and wished him good luck. He said, "Tell all my friends hello for me and a merry Christinas to them." There were about three hundred boys on the train, all of tho Aviation Radio Service. Almost two hundred and fifty of these boys were from different points in Montana. When the train stopped, there was a general rush for stores and restau rants to stock up in luxuries nnd sweets. Among the boys were Charlio Har ris, who passed through to Spokane a few days ago, and Albert Myers, In-other of Miss Elizabeth Myers, mil liner at Hill's department store. His home is in Spokane. Someone presented the boys with a box of fine apples, which were re ceived with loud shouts and cheers, and "Pat him on the back," 'I'm his friend," and "Believe me, these Ore gon people arc great." Mure than 90 per cent of tho total bauxite marketed in this country In Kilfi eame from Arkansas and the other 10 per cent came from Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Aluminum metal Is made from bauxite by elec-1 trlcal methods which were Inv.-ntnd and fl'rt earrlml out by Americans. 1 He Was All American All But His Eye , .j. LOUISVILLE, Ky Dec. 21. i Special.) Paul Gary, of .J. 4 Anderson, Indiana Is all Amor- J- lean, with tho exception of a $ glass eye. Tho substitute op- .J. tic is alien. .J. Gary tried to enlist In the . U.S. marine corps at their re- j- erultliig station here, but was .J. J" rejected when his mfirmlty J was discovered by Sergeant G. fr C. Wright. 4. J- "Didn't know that tho loss 4 of an eye would 'prevent your J enlisting?" asked tho sergeant. A . "I thought It might," ox- .J. Plained Gary, "but this glass blinker la the only part of me -j-that was made In Germany nnd I want to tako it back." ! '.- Ho was advised to mall It. A 1 I V h "l ! J" I I I I J UNOFFICIAL DISPATCH SAYS GERMANY MAY REFUSE RUSSIA'S TERMS B0LSHEVIKI DELEGATION REPORTED RECALLED If Germany Una Refused to Agree. Important Concessions May Be Extorted from tho Russians Later. (United Press.l LONDON, Dec. 21. An Exchange Pctrogrnd dispatch Bays it is unoffi cially reported that the Germans re fused the Russian penco terms and that the Bolsheviki .delegation had been recalled to Petrograd. Stoppage of lighting for a month In still cffecllv?. If the report !r true, it is believed the Germans re fused to agree in the consciousness of their strength to extort enormous concessions from the Russians. Rain Drives Away Snow At Meacham MEACHAM, Doc. 21. (Special.) The snow hns disappeared during the past few days, from a heavy down pour of ruin, nnd chinook winds. J. D. Casey made a business trip to La Grande Monday. Mrs. K. H. Itoss went to .Ln Grande Monday to visit with her brother, Dick Hilyard and wife and their new baby daughter. . Will Hilyard was a visitor in town Monday, having come over from his ranch at Telocaset. He went back to La Grande to work in the O.-W. R. & N. shops. Several homesteaders wont from hero on Monday to file on their home steads, among whom were Dan Gran ger, I'"rank Wntkins, Mrs. Ilurly and Miss Sheets. Melvin Denning made a trip to La Grande Wednesday. Mark Booth returned to Meuchnm for a visit on Thursday, having just got out of the hospital nt La Grande, where he had been since September with typhoid fever. Up to the timo of his sickness he W113 in tho employ of the Casey Lumber company. E. Evans, operator here, went to Pendleton on Friday to enlist., being on the draft list, but was rejected. Mrs. John Barker went to La Grande Eriiluy to visit her daughter, Mrs. Collins. Jack Dockwciler went lo Pendleton Friday to work in the flour mill for this winter. As is the custom every Christmas season, many trees have been cut and shipperl to Pendleton this week. Mr. and Mrs. .1. A. Wallers moveii down from Kamela on Friday. Mr. Watters is to be agent here in Mr. E. M. Calvert's place, the latter hav ing been transferred to La Grande. Mrs. Hnrrv Smith arrived from I.a Grande Sunday and expects to go back to Kamela to reside in the future. Bright Lights O K Federal Fuel Administrator Gar field at Washington telegraphed Fred I. Holmes, Oregon administrator, say ing the general order, declaring Sun day and Thursday nights of ench week "dark," dues not apply to hydro-elcc-trir districts, but only to places where fuel is necessnry in generating plants. The original order, received last Sat urday, was "imperative, but it was not complied with generally last Sun day night. Mr. Holmes, who immc dintelv telegraphed Mr. Garfield for modification of the order, yesterday received the reply which exempts Ore gon from the provisinni of the order. HITCH IN PEACE PLANS IS SAID TO HAVE ARISEN ni GETS READY FOR BATTLE FORMALLY REJECT BOLSHEVIKI ULTIMATUM NOT TO ': AID COSSACKS COSSACKS DEMAND A H NEW NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Emperor Nicholas nnd Family Will Be Permitted to Seek New Haven This Is at the Request of Germany. PETROGRAD, Dec. 21. The Ukrai- . nian province formally rejected t)"5 Bolsheviki ultimatum not to aid th.i Cossacks, and, demanded full recogni-i lion of Ukrairiin's independence. '.',-' . Both sides aro massing for battiv. -! Proposals for the cessation of civ" war, but emphatically demanding thni tho Bolsheviki do not interfere in a fairs of the region, that a new natiJnal government be immediately, were v made in communications from General Knledlnes, the Cossack leader. It 1b authoritatively stated that Emperor Nicholas and family will be permitted to seek a haven outside of Russia. t ' A decree is to issue Thursday granting the imperial families' request to go abroad. This Bolsheviki action is duo to in?" sistonce of the Gormans in thejarmia- V tice negotiations. . - MAY DISSOLVE ASSEMBLY Bolsheviki Are in Minority and May Ignore It . STOCKHOLM, ; Doc. 21. It ia . learned tho Bolsheviki are preparing1",, a "Hump" convention, to replace the ' constituent assembly where they arc in the minority. It is said they might not even appear at the assembly, ow- . in to ihrniuilxWty. x .... W The goveffimprtt is reported discuss--- ing anow the question of dissolving the whole assembly. - .-. I Berlin Sends Heport. LONDON, Dec. 21. The foreign office refused to comment on tho German report that the allies had ! accredited a legation to Ukrania, which is seeking Independence. o Rev G. L. Clark Will Preach Sunday Morning and Night Rev. G. L. Clark, who has been awny from La Grande, doing army Y. M.; C. A. work at American Luko, re turned to La Grando Tuesday night. Mr. Clark will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian church both morning and evening on Sunday next, at the usual hours of service. This will bo the last Sunday that the congregation will have an oppor tunity of hearing the Rev. Clark as he expects to depart soon for "over seas" work with the Y. M. C. A., at tached to General Pershing's army in Europe, Big German Raid Repulsed By French PARIS, Dee. 21. A big German mlil nniliikiiiir of tho nature of a highly locall.ed attack, was repelled east of Fayct. . Near St. Quentin tho artillerying is active on tho right bank or tho Meusc, Floury, Tbann and Ilart iiiannswellerkopr. Annarentlv tlie enemy Is testing tho whole French front. War Bread Inhibition Corn meal war bread, made by one of La Grande's famous cooks. Miss Mary Campbell. Is on exhibition, with the recipe which she uses, in the Levy Vugel drug store on Adams avenue. All housewives arc invited to call and see this war bread. Credited by May Murphy, emergency home demonstra tion agent. School's Out, No More Until Jan. I- lloorah for Simla Clans! The school children rif La Grande finished their studies today; this afternoon they had Christmas eatertnlnmenta and parties, some of them look teacher a present, nnd now there's no school until next year In fact Jam-.ry 2. ! : : : :