La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 08, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text,'KV'' V. - r. ... v f HONE OBSERVER YOUR WANT ADS. MAIN 37 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER PRINTS THE NEWS THE DAY IT HAPPENS PHONE THE OBSERVER YOUR NEWS. MAIN 37 LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, -JANUARY' 8, 1918 NUMBER 117 AIMS A AAAIAI IBIDENT Al Pf - ' - ' ' ' : lllS a j Ek TO llrWltto !itncni5Fnn . If IlllilllllW : lltflE lUTIOHBRlTISH Ali s - Vfl J ; AWtliflBTEATION ' INTRODUCES $1 WPORTAJ4T BILL INTO ;v CONGMEB8 ' fellC SETTLE QUABREL S-V;0FU$TTI YEARS ?cur.v :y -Leased for Fifty fistB -t Annual .Rental Naviga . Pltlly Streama ta Be Iaereased. :'- "' - '-.' ikSHINGTON,. Jan. .. The ad aktratien waterpewer and power fcWpttnt MU e nrH tae a MrtUftr of streama,. coordinate rail ,iu4ely expand, national resources parnassinr te streams, la ready J,-$teetltn. ' . r. . i 'aabodiM idaaa ef Prasid.nt WU-fi'-4anaarr Laaa aad laadiag aaa aiarrattaahts., la daaltnad to tattle the ton-rear ftet atar central at streams, pre .tprVijif lablU rig hto perpetually, kat MtW pablii beaeflta ef their -fifl ptseat anoar the- directlea of .a taaamiatian eanprialnf the war, in MaW and af ricaltara department iee ttaaari.' arlla; aa axecative efficer awad ;ay the'" Praaident, whe ia ara iawars. Ueinaa tae eenstractien of Saaadr hatarraiia a ad pawer aitea far jtyttf imtt, wiar rental fea. It en fa;ara taa aTarnmant to eomman fir. sawar plaata wanted fer manu- tljiwa af axalaaiTaa. , .. ; pissdl H. Cgnwell If Htr Friday ffoaU'e 6raatost Iaatwer to Glra fSlyAra f Otoaauada" frlday !7f Hlfht ta Lpeanra Ooaree. W - ' "' 7a fifth aad laat number of the ,;'lM. C. . A.-Hlsh School .lyceum aaarte will be siren on Friday oren 'lag it the high achool building. The dnaiber le the peer of them all and B 'A' tall hoose. doei not greet Rua ali'p.; Conwell, the world'a great- ttaetarar, it will not be the fault ba local oommlttee. ' Hia lecture, rialoua "Aerea of Diaraoadi" baa taaM'-ttraa all afar. tha werld and, 'fca bie Jraaalatad lato the follow wL'laauagei:. rreniiih; Ronmanlan, 'hiUan,' Bolsarlae, SwedUb and Chi 'IaWv'St.; has baen .aaia that If the lat'iU4 reealpti of the ;"Aore of tMa'Aaadi" badibden Inre'ated at 5 Mr beat by Mr. Qonwell they would U$iMttaMii ito orar. i000,000. !ekn'U thit mbiC popular leetur ila lR4;oriS. hlch atatement can M'aadtalnad by the tatlstiea of the JWlora, bureaue. While hl pnlcon ate blah lecture commltteoa liare foand him to be one of the best men an tha ; platform, because he draws large audlencei. V tnlreraltiee Will Sot Close. V; MOBCOW, Idaho, Jan. 8. "Rum-. Mri current that the Unlrorslty of Idaho will not open next semester are. absolutely without foundation. J'he'-faot that almllar rumors con versing Institutions of tho Mlddlo Weat are reported augBests a sjb tattiatle propaganda," was the state liest made today by Braest H. Lind Hy, praaident of tha Uairerslty, de yibg a' report that the conclusion af tha present aemeater will see the taltaralty'a doors closed. wtarkey School Pupils l4 ' Buy War Stamps i ; f Tka first seheol ta report la i , (h tebool thrift aarlags stamp a eampalga which Is belag taken 4 tip by Ceauty School Superin- 4 . Undent Iranhoe, waa Starkey. -J- Tha followlag pupils' bare In- -J lasted In tha stamps: Harlan ferlggs. Lulu Briggs, Ray 1 ttrlggs, Rebena Briggs, Fred- 4 i lie Briggs, Pari Stiles, Freddie 4 Usgty and two others. Buy- 4 J lag tha thrift stamps, says 4 1 County Superintendent Iran- 4 hoe, not only helps teach the pupils to sare but also that the 4 Oorarament cares for them J t - aad thay must care for It. The 4 taaeber at Starkey, who is tak- 4 ' lug a great Interest In the cam- 4 palga, la Mite liable Brown. 4 E.WEATHER LAND, Jan. 8. The States weather forecast: 4 - PORT 4 United States weather forecast: 4' 4 "Fairer; Colder." " 4' j 4 4 ! 4- 4- v -I HEM, BLOW AT TURKEY LONDON, Jan. 8. It is announced that tho llritish oi'fer.sivc cxpclition started ofjainst Turkey is near Kcha pin, Arnbiu. The British captured flic entire force and equipment of tho gar rison. Active arlillcryins is reported at Pass Cheiigimaele. s Germans raided" the (British post ut Flesqnjeres.. o : Woodman of World Install Officers Tho Woodmen of tiiu World held thlor annual Installation of officers last night. There was a largo at tendance of members. J. J. Murclil aoa was Installed as council com mander; Ed Robb, advising lieuten ant; Sam Hay worth, banker; F. 1.. Lilly, escort; R. J. Kitchen,' clerl:. After tho business nicotins ad journed a lunch was served' and toast and speeches were the order of the evening. . PKKIIESS RUNS Milt OWN WAl HOSPITAL JLAOY ISrTTGN Lady Lytton superintends her own hospital for wotincad soldiers. She IR one of the English women who has given much of her time to war rollef work. THKY WOHK FOR THE, WEATHER -ljr wr"h JUVS'K'iT. 11,. "J rJ lift a fe-ifela.' k- ' Railro.-.d women who are hoping Bill McAdoo on his tracks-and-trams jobs, and these aie but a few of them, too Mrs. H. House, a railroad crossing watehwoman at Glen Eilyn, 111., and a girl section hand on the Pennsylvania line. P C D fl V T fl ! 11 1 I ! !& fl ll I I II 1 1 , ' ' ' MAKE WEST SECRETARY' BAKER SAYS THAT IT WILL HE THE BIGGEST ASSAULT OF WAR ATTACK IMPENDING HE AN NOUNCES IN WAR REVIEW Germans AVill Strain Every Ounce of. Their Remaining Strength Ger ' man Supplies and Forces Arc Being Mussed. . , .' . (United Press.) ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. A gigan tic German thrust on the west front, and possibly the greatest' assault of tho war, is impendinu, according to Secretary of War Baker'a review. In it he said the Germans will be sure to strain every ounce of the remain ing strength. The' deliberate delay in the assault forocait weeks ago ia due to ths time necessary to mass the German forces and supplies. , To Mobiliie Workers '; WASHINGTON,- Jan. 8.( Special.) Mobilization of three million work ers for agriculture, shipbuilding and war contract plants was entrusted to day to tho Uifited States employment service by the Department of Labor. USTRALi is io Be m cteiT j Mlvl.UUUKMi, Jan. o. inc enure i Australian cabinet resigned aa the re sult of the recent defeat of the con servatives. Honorable Tubeor, former trade instruction minister, has been asked to form a new administration. An Interesting Question. ALBANY, Or. Jan. 8. Can't a man kill beaver to save his property? Thla is what R. H. F. Struckmcier wants to know, nnd ho has put the matter up to the state fish and game commission. Young treas in his orchard are being eaten ofr. An Investigation by a district game warden was fol lowed by his recommendation that some one be employed to trap tho ln chi3trlotis animals, as killing of beav er ls'prohlblted in all but two Ore gon onuntlfH. WOODMEN OF WORLD--Pl FRDNTTHRUST J .r lit 4e r Z BUILDINGS IN mm 5 I THE NATIONAL THEATER. REPORTED TO BE IN A MASS OK, ' WRECKAGE FOLLOWING THE GUATEMALA EARTHQUOKE. . .j 1 wi1fTf5 ARTlU.ERY BARRACKS AT GUATEMALA CjTX Seattle Goes Into r Fish Business 4. SEATTLE, Jan. 8 Tho city 4. 4 of Seattle rocs into the flab 4 4 business within the next week, 4" 4- and will retail isalmon at 7 4" 4 centa per pound. At present 4 ' 4. to SO cents a pound. Hoallh 4 4 Commissioner MeBride, detail- 4" 4. ed for the work by Mayor Gill, 4 .U hn Heloeted a Hilo for ttio 4. city's stall In a public market, 4. 'rho County Patriotic LeagiiQ. mot 4. and tho supply of salmon will 4 1 lant evening for the purpbso,of mak 4. be obtained from the state fish 4. j ing arrangements for tho ontortain 4. hatcheries, which have also of- 4. mont recepUon and lne,,tlnK piRC0 4. fcred to furnish other ct.es In v f)r ,l0 patrlotlc rally to ,)e held , 4. Washington through rsh com-.4. ; Lb aramle tho oven,ng of pr,. 4. mlHSionor L. II. Uarwln The 4. d Janlarv 2fii wIu,n Lieutenant 4. fish will bo shipped to Seat U, 4. Co,one, j M N MacMlllan, Major 4. after they are killed and the 4. p Edwards and Caplain E, j, 4. spawn utilized at the hatch- 4. C()ok of the ottlcen of tho Canadan 4 erics. ti pj J J J a-Jai J Ja J EARL RE? SSTHE BRITiS SA (United Press.) LONDON, Jan. 8.-Univcrsal satis- i , 1 fa lion was expressed over the aelec trnn of Earl Reading aa commissioner and special nm.iassador to America. Ilia appointment is revolutionary because Reading b a Jew and this in ! the fir.-t time Hie second-higK-sl. judi- j cml official has been requisitioned for 1 puie'y political business affaim. Austrian Socialist LndtT I)cal AMSTF.UDAM, Jan. 8. The death of Engelbert I'ernerslorfcr, the Aus trian .Socialist leader, is announced in a dispatch from Vienna. He had been j vice-president of-the lower house of j the Austrian Diet since 1S09. MM M LEVIES OF 118 FOR UNION At the rcqiicM of the Observer. I I County Aaseraor C'o'icb has prepared !tho following statement of tax levies In tho different taiing disti h ts for 1 Vnlon county. State and County. mills tate 2.40X f 0 inly 4-72 School 1-77 High School 454 Library "2:i ;ind. Soldier 'M ;Call WarruntB !S0 Total . 10. I liirorMr:itcd Towns. La Grande 11-8 Union ,....13.5 GUATEMALA CITY i WELCOME 10 BE! as overseas contingent, will speak hero. " These men are distinguished wound- : ed officers who have heen detailed to speak In Oregon for the Stato Council of Defense and to carry a patriotic meBsagc to the people. Mr. T. J. Scroggln, chairman, pre sided, and on motion appointed the following commltteoa: Meeting place George H. Curroy. Escort and program J. 0. King and Fred R. Curroy. Publicity A. C. Hampton and Clarke Loiter. Reception Leo Warnlck, E. TJ. Diagg, Vincent Palmer, George Pal mer, Dr. M. K. Hall, J. Frank Phy, Fred II. Curroy, Georgo IT. Curroy, Clarke Loiter, Fred L. Meyers, J. O. King. A. C. Hampton, A. W. Nolaon. 11 ln P''noii 10 roceivo ine v.smng orficers on their arrival on the 6:40 tnl,n j,,,,,,, 2 , t() entortnin u,,.m t a ,ualness men's breakfast hnforo'lhelr departiiro that morning f,. Enterprise nnd Joseph. They win rjr ,0 ,-,.raved at the train i,'rday ovenlng and nflur dlnuor KV(. a military e.icort headed by the Klks blind, the home guards, and high school cadets, to tho meeting place, which will be announced later. A musical program will also be ar ranged for tho meeting. The meeting In free and a general Invitation la extended to tho public, There will be no collection and no soliciting of funds. COUHTY ARE IDE Klgln Cove North Powder . 6.9 . 6.7 . 6.6 . 6. . 1.8 . 1.6 . .6 . 1. . .6 Siiimiiervllle . . Inibler Schools District No. 1 2 3 District No. District No. District No. 4 . District No. 5 . .10.2 : I:, I . , 4.2! , .10.7 ' .. .9 District No. B 7 DlRtrict No. District No. 8 District No. 9 . . District No. 10 . District No. It District No. 12 . t7.. -v r i'w K4.r m m ftMiiirir wrw v h&'oi i GIVEN VISITING 10 OFFICE (Continued on Page Three.) CHIEF EXECUTIVE MAKES ADDRESS D I R E CTED ArRUSSiAN PEOPLE "Nation Will Continue Struggle," He Says, ''Until Our War Aims Are Ac complished and All Nationalities Strong Or Weak May Live In Liberty and Peace." ELIMINATION OF HHMlltlH IS NOT Open International Covenants, No Secret Treaties, Free dom of Seas, Restoration and Evacuation of Conquered Territory, Righting of Wrongs to, France in 1871, Freedom of Dardanelles, Autonomy for Nationi Under Turkish Rule, League of Nations to Enforce Treatiea, Colonies to Be Readjusted with Regard to Inhabitant ' Wishes, Are Among the American War Aims. "jiyiiobert J.JBender, 'United Press Correspondent. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. In' unquestionable ' terma, President Wilson at the joint session of Congressat 12:30 today stipulated 'American war. aims. . . lie said the nation would continue tho struggle until these are accomplished. ; : . ; i .- ( He said the "compelling voice, of the lussian neoplo asking ,the definition of American principles and pur- poses,",, prompted the speech, r, : It .tas directed largely to Iiussia. JJetioored the Ger man ruler's sinister tactjtjs and demanded light on, all future negotiations and', trd'atics, and reiterated his de-' maud for territorial adjustments insuring peace. v The terms outlined were:.":'' , ;' ,. . , ,,', ' Open covenants, openly reached, with- no ensuing secret treaties. ' , . ' ' c Freedom of the seas hi peace and war, except when closed" by international' action for the enforcement of international covenants. .. . Trade equality among nations consenting to peace. '. Reduction of armaments. . , . Impartial adjustment of colonial claims, .with regard for the inhabitants' wishes. ' Evacuation of all Russian territory, and assurance of her unhampered opportunity for practical, economic de velopment. Evacuation and restoration of Belgium. , Evacuation of France, and righting of the wrongs of 1871. Readjustment of the Italian' frontier along line's of nationality. . ,!..-. :.'. Autonomous deveelopnint for Austria-Hungary Evecuation and restoration, of Roumania, Serbia AJrid Montenegi'o, giving Serbia access to the sea. ...Balkan slates relations to be determined by friendly counsel, ' . , - ; ... ' . Sovereignty for the Turkish portion of .the Ottoman Empire, ; ' 1 '-'.' .' ' ' Autonomy for other nationalities under Turkish rule. Permanent freedom of the Dardanelles, '. . ' , ,, Independent Poland with access to sea. . LeagutMif nations to enforce specific covenants. "Americans will devote their lives and honor to release this embodiment of justice to all peoples and nationalities that they may live on equal terms of liberty and safety, whether they art! strong or weak." He did not include elimination of Hohenzollernism.' He said the Russian-German conferences are "full of perplexity and significant." lie intimated pence depends upon the spirit and inten tions of the Reichstag resolution last July and the inten tion of liberal leaders and parties in Germany." Napavine Merchant Is Murdered CIinilAUS, Wash., Jon. 8. (Spec ial.) -Fred Swnyne, a merchant of Napavine. seven mllrs south of here, was murdered while ho was at work In his storo Sunday night when, ac cording to tho police, ho was struck over the head with a Dox opener. No motive for tho murder could be found h the cash register and safe wero untouched. Canadian .Slcamshl ioe Awliore A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT Jan. 8. (Special.) A Canadian steamship of 2600 tons went ashore yesterday during a dense fog on the Cape Ilrelon coast. Vessels bavo been dispatched to her assistance. rs ' Supreme Court R- stores Ltnd to Stato SALEM, Jan. 8. The Supreme Court ruled on six of the seven Hyde land cases, restoring 9130 acres to the stnte, and held that approximately 24.000 acres had been obtained fraud ulently. Of tho acreage restored to the state there are 3890 in Crook county, Linn 600, Jackson 3260, Lane ' l0. Clackamas 1360. Hood River 76, Cla-.l;nmf.i 13(10, JarVaon. "36? ''Tha court commended Attorn t ('ntrT Brown. Tho decision says the con. spiracy to defraud the atate waa clearly defined. o President Tlaya Golf WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. (Special.) The President played, golf Tester.. day over an Ice-covered coune. ' ' . ' i.