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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 1918
NUMBER 126
OFGAtFIELO
PRESIDENT
BACK
LA GRANDE BOY
IS WOUNDED
AND 1SSII
SON OF MRS MARY P
FITZGERALD OF THIS CITY
PIUVATE F1TZGEKALI) IS. KE
POUTED ON THE OFFICIAL
CASUALTY LIST
Young Man Was First La Grande Boy
to Enlist He Joined the Canadian
Troops arid Fought in Baltics of
Ypres and Vimy Iiidgc Missing
Since November 10.
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THE MESSAGE
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Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 17.
Mrs. Mary P. Fitzgerald, J
103 Third Street,
La Grande, Oregon. $
I sincerely regret to inform J
you that Private' Creightou
Dewey Fitzgerald, Infantry, is b
officially reported wounded and
missing November 10.' 1917.
D1RECTOK OF RECORDS.
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A La Grande soldier boy is wound
ed and missing on the battle front in
France.
'He is Private Creighlon Dewey
Fitzgerald of the Canadian infantry
and the son of Mrs. Mary P. Fitz
gerald of 1003 Third street, La Grande.
While the sad news stunned Mrs.
Fitzgerald, she is bearing up bravely
and she and the brothers and sisters'
of the young man are hoping-that. lie
will be reported later alive and well.
Among the possibilities is that he was
taken a prisoner by the Germans.
Tho young man was 10 years of afe
when he enlisted. He is 18 years of
age now. He was the first La Grande
boy to enlist in the great war. Three
years ago he went to Canada to visit
with his sister, Mrs. Ruby Leo at Lac
' La Ilatchc, 11. C. The following May,
1015, he enlisted in tho 11th Canadian
Mounted Rifles. They went abroad in
August, 1915. They went direct to
England nnd trained for three months
at Shorncliffe Camp. Crossing the
channel, they went into tho trenches
on October 3, 1915. Since that time
the young man has seen many strange
sight3 and taken part in many great
battles, among them Yprcs and Vimy
Ridge. Recently he wrote n letter
that he was sending home a haversack
that he had taken from a German
officer in a hand-to-hand encounter.
His last letter was written October 2!)
and received about November 25. He
was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and
the family have lived in La Grande
since June, 1911, coming here from
Portland. He attended the grammar
school hero and has many friends
among tho younger boys and girls.
Members of his family are:
His mother is Mrs. Mary P. Fitz
gerald, a widow; brothers and sisters
ore Miss Ethclyn Fitzgerald, who is
employed by the La Grande Invest
ment Co.; Mrs. O. B. Curtis, Miles
City; Montana; Mrs. Ruby Lee, Laid
law, B. C; Miss Yiolettc Fitzgerald,
employed by .the Independent. Home
Telephone Co. of La Grande; Miss Ivy
Fitzgerald, Vancouver, Wash.; Melvin
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Wailowato Have.
New Sewer System
City Engineer R. R. N'cal. of Da
Grande has been awarded the con
tract for the necemary pieliminnry
plnns and specifications for the in
stalling of a complete sower system
consisting of a complete sewage dis
posal plant, trunk and lateral sys
tem for the city of Wallowa.
Wallowa expects to spend about
$10,000 on the trunk line and dis
posal plant.
Engineer. Ncal has been in La.
Grando for the past five yeais and
Is not only city engineer of La
Grande and the county engineer for
I'ninn county, but is also the city
engineer of Wallowa and is consult
ing engineer nnd does the majority
of tho work called for by the sur
rounding towns.
Engineer N'cal If a graduate of the
O. A. C. class of 1!0!) ajid came here
from Salem where he' was assistant
engineer. Previous to that he wa3
assistant engineer at Albany, Ore
gon. He has had experU nee on ovr
three million dollnrs wortii of muni
cipal improvement construction.
2.000 IS
FOR THE BIG
SPIRIT AND ENTHUSIASM ARE
SHOWN AT MEETING OF
COMMITTEES
VARIOUS TOWNS OF COUNTY
ARE SHOWING RIVALRY
Island City Comes Through Strong
North Powder Is Going Over the
Top Union, Cove, Imbler, Sumnicr
ville, Alicel, Elgin and Perry Will
Make Good Showing.
Spirit nnd enthusiasm prevailed tit
the meeting of tho advisory and oxecu
live committees of the Knights of Co.
lumbus war fund drive at noon today
at the I' oloy hotel.
General Chairman Fred L. Meyers
presided and thanked tho members
present for their 'co-operation and told
of his canvass yesterday when he rtnd
J. G. Snodgrass canvassed tho office
buildings of the city and were met
with a 100 per cent reception, none
solicited refusing to give to the fund
for the benefit of the soldier boys.
Chairman of the executive commit
tee Pcare reported that $2000 had al
ready been raised in the drive. North
Powder is going fine, Union is coming
through strong, Island City has gone
over the top with $120, the highest
percentage yet. Elgin, Cove, Imbler,
Summervillo and Alicel, Perry and
Wallowa county are making an active
canvass. Several thousand dollars
more are to be raised. Tho canvass
will be active the next few days. ,
A. A. Smith, deputy grand deputy
of tho Knight of Columbus for East
ern Oregon, of Baker, was the prin
cipal speaker today. Mr. Smith is one
of the brilliant orators of this Bection
and ho thrilled his hearers with his
exposition of the war against autoc
racy and for liberty and democracy
and of tho necessity for the present
fund to insure the well being, not only
physical but mental and moral, of our
soldiers at the front. Mr. Sniith pre
dicted that at some future time the
great work that tho Y. M. C. A. and
Knights of Columbus arc doing for the
soldiers would become a government
function; but since it is not, since the
neonlc are the government, it is nec
essary for thorn to take caro of the
work by private and personal sun-
scriptions.
"Wo must win the war," said Mr.
Smith. "It would cost more to lose it.
One of the ways to help win it is to
insure the moral and physical well be
ing of our soldiers, to make and keep
them fit for fighting."
Rev. Unton !ibbs said the present
war was one for righteousness nnd
liberty nnd that ho was glad to, give
and do his bit for the fund.
Juck'c Thomas H. Crawford made a
clear cut nnd eloquent exposition of
the present nnd future status of the
war, commenting on ino unity mai mm
arisen among our citizens and of the
blcssine- that was for the country.
Criticism of how and why we got into
the war should be suppressed, he said.
Our first duty at the present time, he
said, is to win it.
George T. Cochran spoke briefly and
to the point, urging all to give lib
erally to the fund nnd i:i proportion
to their incomes.
Americans
Work In Mud
And Slush
WITH THIS AMERICAN" ARMY
IN FRANCE, Jan. 18. Mini, Blunt.
and w.it'M ni o kruw ilcop as the result
rains nnd molting mows. Un
daunted tho Aincrlnans continue.
charcim; and training in ccas of mud
and water an;;lo uVfp in the hilltop
troncheH.
LONDON. Jan. IS. "AlthouRh
ricsldent WilKon nnd niynelf an
nounced rujoMnntfally the name pro
pram, there wns no previous con
Fultntion," I.Iovd George' told the
I,abo:It" manpower conference". He'
said the German fnreimi minister
h?d not hcer. prrmiltf-il to reply to
President Wilson, showing mili
tarism was dominant. lie appen'od
for support for the bill witirh pro-
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WAR FUND
"THE
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, 'heme pictures of British victims ot German air raids tell graphically why tho British government
baa finally decided on a course of reprisals for tho kaiser's frighlfuliioss. Mlsc Nellie Tyler, above,. will
be bedridden for weeks as the result of Injuries receled In tho recent G"-inan raids. Below at the left Is
Muriel Thomas, little 12-ycar-old London girl whoso kneo was i,h?ttercd by shrapnel which came through
tha roof of her home. v At the; right is little Frankle Tio who mi, -yer call erect because A Injury to
hi .MiSle.
Anarchy is
PREVAILING
IN RUSSli
I'ETROGRAD, Jan. IS. The Uol
shevlkl denied that an. order baB been
Issued for the! arrest of the, King o
Uunianla. - -
I'ETKOGRAD, Jan. 18. Dlsaf lec
tion against their leaders is apn ad
liiK aiming tho German troops. Ger
many is strenuously trying to stop
the spread of Kusr.ian propaganda
and sympathy with Russian belief:!.
Trotsky tclccrsphs that ihe German
government is deliberately ;;arblini;
the peace negotiations report, pre
sumably to misioad the public.
Twenty-five thousand Germans are
deserting their commands and have
accepted the Kussi.tn Socialist prin
ciples. They report they ' arc well
ornnnlzed and armed and live by for
aKbiK and on contributions from tho.
peasants.
LONDON, Jan. 18. An Intercept
ed Russian wireless . hicsiiuko In
structed all the People's Councils to
take drastic measures to suppress
anarchy. It recounted disorders at
railway stations and declared the
railways were in tho hands of the
plundering mobs, paralyzing trans
portation. The IlolKbeviki has pro
claimed I'etroRrad under martial law
Realty Men Meet
PORTLAND, Jan. lfi. The biennial
session of the executive committee of
the Interstate Realty association has
drawn prominent realty men here
from all parts of Oregon, Wnshir.e;ton
and Idaho today. Sessions continue
all of tomorrow also. Fred K. Jones
of Spokane is president of the organ
ization. The local Realty Hoard is arranj;-
inc entertainment for the visitors who
will discuss realty matters and need
ed legislation. A dinner will be Riven
tonight, followed by special enter
tainment. Nyssa Owyhee Ditch Co. Instill
ing pumping plant on Snake river, ;
miles above herp, cost $2 4,00.
SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS'!
GOLD WAVES II
WANllINd'TOX, Jan. 18. Dmnago.IYoui forty ti fifty
jicrcciit in the winter oats crop, and niiK'li damage to truck
ardtiiiH is reported to tlie department of agrieulture, na
the result of three cold waves in the south. Tlio sugar cane
licit was also affected.- - "" ': ' .
AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS ARE SHOT
PKTROfU.'AD, Jan. .18.
companies of Austrian vci;e
with Russian Socialist views.
the Ihilian front were ordered
officers. '
IVAN STUKBIVANT
WRITES FROM JAPAN
(TiilB Jotter was rcc.olvod hy Mr. and
Mi-h. Giilo HUirdlvant from Mr.
.Sturdlvunt'H hrotiipr, Ivpn, who
made hln home here last winler. )
Tuesday, In-o. IX, 1017.
i Dear Kdna nnd Gale:
j Wo nro duo In Nnirasuka, Japan,
tomorrow. Wo havo he;n out jtiBt
! one month today.
t On November 18 wo U-tt Frisco
I and alter KpemJinK a few daH In
! Honolulu we nallwl Tor Vladivostok,
! KiiRsla. We pass d Rbovo the north
end of the Island of Japan and
; through the Ilaekoddy Fliaits ami
, tlinn straight across to Hns ;fa. Gee,
but it fttiro was rold from Dun on
In and when we lauded In Uussia it
was freezing.
No one was allowed ashore the
first diiv nnd we laved nut in tho
Hay of St. Peter nil nlRlit. Next day !
we went ashore and spent most of J
our than looking around and believe'
me we k,opt our eyes open. Just the j
nlnht before wo c;iaie they had a rev
olution and tlx- purty In power was i
overthrown. Kv rythini: was iii"t
and the people treated us fine and
w hnd lots of fun trying to talk to
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SOUTH
DO MUCH DAMAGE
It is reported that whole
ordered shot for sympathy,
Many Austrian units on
executed for refusal to ohey
Cliamberlain
ntrodtices
His War Bill
nii;i:rToit oi.' mimtions is
( iti:. i i:i 1111,1, l oi; w.vit
rorxcn, to koi.i.ow
WASHINGTON, Jim. IS.--The
Senate military committee reported
the Chamberlain hill creating a di
rector of munitions. Another meas
ure creating a war council, complete
ly cnntiollInK the entile war policy
in om iiiii. subject only to President
Wilson's 'direction. Is to follow.
These are tho result of military In
vestigations. '
ynlct, Says llaiK.
LONDON. Jan. 18. Oenernl HhIr
reports nothing special.
PRESIDENT WILL HOT
REVOKE THE FUEL ORDER
Administrator Garfield Accepts Full Responsibility for
Order Which Stunned the Nation, Declaring
It Absolutely Necessary
REASON GIVEN IS TO
CONGESTION
Legislators Declare They Will Pass No Further Laws
Giving Administrator Such Sweeping Powers With
out Congressional Sanction.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Garfield reduced the grope of his sus
pension order, excniptinir a majority of steel mills, ship yards, food
factories and war supply works.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Congress leaders say that body here
after will be careful in shearing Itself of power, as the result of the '
(iarfleld order. "Go Blow," Is the attitude toward the railroad bill
advocated by many. There is a prospect of the modification of the
food law, under which Garfield acted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. American industry east of
the Mississippi is idle that the national railroads might
release scores of supply ships helpless in harbors.
Fuel Administrator Garfield accepts full responsibility
for the order which stunned the nation, declaring it neces
sary to avoid congestion which might delay shipments to
France. '
: Already legislators are private1- i ;. ""g they will'
pass no further laws permitting vu-o ',v. ping repnla
tions without congressional sanction. . ,
Protests are pouring in, but there is, no likelihood the
order will lit modified. ; v- ' : ;" '
President Wilson stand) squarely behind Garfield. It
may be officially stated the President won't revoke the
order. He feels the people will accent it as vitally necessary.
ARMY Y.DOES NOT
FEAR QUARANTINE
Lieutenant IlrouKhton of I.a Grande
Writes to Enployes of George
Palmer Lumber Company
(An extract from Lieutenant J. J.
Uroughton's letter to the employes of
the Georito Palmer Lumber Company,
thanking them for a present that was
sent. Lieutenant Jirouirhton is at thu
Vancouver Barracks, Wash.J
Koceivinfr a box today, which was
very neatly wrapped, and realizing it
was some time, siuco Santa Claus day,
I began to anticipate spy bombs, in
fernal innchines and all such things.
This in not all a joke; it may bo hard
for you to believe, but it would sur
prise you to know what all wo have
found out here nnd which I am not
nt liberty at present to tell you.
Well, this is just army life so far as j
drill goes, hut in other ways army life
is so much different from what it
used to be. There are all the efforts
of the Ked Cross, tho National De
fense League, the clubs and other so
cieties, and last but not least, the Y.
M. C. A., which is the "Old Home" for
the boys. Here is tho way it works
out. We were quarantined with 11100
men on about five acres of ground,
the Army "V" was just outside the
lines nnd you can bet tho boys were
mighty blue. After about a week,
one day there w.is a big truck pulled
in and began unloading canvas and
some other junk. Nobody asked what
it was or why, it was simply an inci
dent. Then up went a big oblong
tent which made us think (if we ob
served it at all) of the old one-ring
circus when kids, nnd tho Y. M. C. A.
was on the job, lectures, music and
general entertainment, right inside
the quarantine, too. Stamps were for
sale, n telephone for use, and the
quarantine line seemed to havo sud
denly moved bark a hundred miles, so
far as isolation was concerned, and
while wo yet realised Sherman was
right about what, war is, yet we
thought maybe the place had been
misrepresented.
Well, we had our first death today,
hut we will have more. Wo havo to
eat, we have to drink, so if we are
not in n foreign country tho enemy
will sec to it that we get what is in
store for the soldier.
THE WEATHER
PORTLAND, Jan. 15. Tho -J-United
States Weather Ilureau
forecast: "Probably rain." J
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AVOID
OF SHIPS IN HARBORS
TRANSPORT
SERVICE IS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. -The
"Naval Overseas Transport Service"
has been established to Increase the
efficiency of tha transports under
the navy department. This organiz
ation will direct all cargo and troop
ships which will be manned by effic
ient naval roservo crews.
1NSTAL
The Modern Wooitmen of America
and Koyal Neighbors held a joint in
stallation ot officers last evening.
The M. W. A. Installod the follow
ing officers:
J. L. Munhall, consul.
J. I. Oliarat, adviser.
Chas. nisqua, bankor. "
W. l' Ashman, clork.
II. C. Hall, escort.
Hary Dennis, watchman.
Jnko Hostock, sentry.
II. Dixon, past consul.
The Koyal Neighbors Installed the
following officers:
Mis. J. I. Gharst, orncle.
Mrs. Johnson, chancillor.
Mrs. W. y. Ashman, inner sentry.
Mrs. Ilnrry Dennis, outer sentry.
Mra. Chas. West, receiver.
Mrs. II. C. Vlnacke, recorder.
Mis. C. W. Hunting, past recorder.
There wore about ono hundred and
fifty members present. Dancing and
a luncheon was on Joyed by all.
o
Hotel .Men Gather.
POP' Jan. 19. As a
prelu ' nal cot 'Jon
or O " !..!. ;.! i'i l ine, ho;-! 'ncn
from a U parts uf Oregon opened. a
convention .of tho Groeters of Ore
gon at tho Portland Hotel. Import
ant committees will be named to
handle tho entortalnment of tho vis
itors In June..
REORGANIZED