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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918 4 :
NUMBER 135
IS
G.I.FULTON
SECY BAKED
WILL NOT DENY
A NEW PASSENGER ON VICTORY LINE
GIVEN VOTE OF
EX-
E
IS DEAD
E
GERMAN
LABOR
CZERNEN
MAK
ES DEMAND
SENATOR
THE KAISER
CONK
MISTAKES MAD
OUTLIVE OF DRAFT HAS BEEN
RECEIVED IN WASHINGTON
UNIVERSAL EIGHT HOUR
DAY IS PETITIONED FOR
Sunday Rest Day Is Provided, Eight
Hour Day for Women, Child Labor
Prohibited and Social Legislation
Demanded.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. An out
line of the revolutionary demands of
German labor to be presented to the
Kaiser have been received. The draft
provides an eight' hour day, a six day
week, prohibits all except vitally nec
essary Sunday and night work, pro
vides a rost day for Sunday workers;
eight hours u day, fifty hours a week
for women; prohibits their employ
ment nights and Sundays. Prohibits
the employment of children under
fifteen.
It places the enforceomnt of labor
laws in hands of inspectors tho labor
ers are to choose.
night to strike is unrestricted, ap
pointment of a ministry of workers
for social legislation is urged.
UNION IN FAVOR
OF BULK HANDLING
UNION, Or., Jan. 28. (Special.)
The first step toward tho bulk
handling of wheat In bulk in Union
county was mado last week, when the
farmers of Imbler organized the
Inibler Union Elevator company and
Instructed the board of directors to
proceed at once with tho erection of
a 100,000 bushel elevator.
Other communities In the county
are considering the erection of farm
ers' elevators, as it is generally re
cognized that bulk handling is tho
most economical system to follow in
marketing tho wheat crop, and is this
year of unusual interest due to the
assured-shortage-of-nacks. ' .'
H. McGoldrlck of Inibler and
Frank McKennon of Imbler were
elected president and secretary-treasurer,
respectively, of the new com
pany. NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB
TO GIVE BENEFIT
Proceeds of Wednesday Evening
Affair Go to Scholarship
Loan Fluid.
The Neigborhood Club will give
its annual Scholarship Loan Fund
benefit Wednesday evening, January
30, at the club rooms in the library.
This Is always one of tho Important
social events of the year to the
friends and relatives of club mem
bers or to any one who Is interested
in assisting ambitious girls to gain a
better education. An admission fee
of 25 cents will be charged. The pro
gram which Is under the direction
of Mrs. Norman Frees, will inchm-i
a farce from the pen of Anton Chek
off, the famous Russian writer whose
plays have been acted with great buc
cess both in this country and in his
native Russia. Mrs. II. A. Zui brick
will play tho part of Chubuknr, a
prosperous landowner, the hand of
whose daughter Natalya (Mrs, Lynne
Bohnonkanip) is sought in marriage
by young Ivan Lomor (Mrs. Carl
EvanB). Mrs. A. L. Richardson will
Bing a selection from Madame Dut
tcrfly, by l'uccinl, and Scott's "The
Wind's In the South." Mrs. L. L.
Murphy will give a reading, "Broth
ers of Angels" by Booth Tarklngirn,
and Miss Hilda Anthony will cont'i
' butc a group of delightful piano
numbers.
A social hour will follow the pro
gram during which tea will be
served.
Club members and tholr friends
are Invited.
OREGON BOY DIES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. General
Pershing reported three deaths from
natural causes, including Private Her
bert Roberts of Warren, Oregon.
JUDGE KNOWLES
TO MAKE ADDRESS;
4- j
Circuit Judge J. W. Knowles
has received an invitation to t
J attend tho Lincoln Day ban-
quet of tho Republican Club
of Oregon In Portland Febru-J-
ary 12 and to respond to one !
4 of tho toasts on "Lincoln, the -J
Lawyer. 4
J" Judge M. C. George will act
J as toastmaster and others in
J. vlted to speak are JudRC
George H. Burnett of the Su- v
fr preme Court, Roscoe R. John- v
j. Bon, D. Solis Cohen and Ar-
thur I. Moulton.
AUSTRIAN PREMIER HONORED
BY FOREIGN COMMITTEE
OF PARLIAMENT
Junker Newspapers Wants Germans
to Turn Against Socialism Kaiser
Thanks God for German Victories.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. Vienna re
ports that thcsRcichsrath foreign com
mittee voted confidence in Premier
Czornin.
An' open demand that the Germans
revolt against Socialism to save
themselves," n reference to the Kaiser
as "Germany's hangman" is contained
copies of the Deutsche Tageszci-
tung, a pan-German organ.
Replying to tho felicitations of the
court preacher on his birthday, the
Kaiser expressed thankfulness for
'God's great deeds for tho German
people," saying, ".He gave our colors
historical successes."
0
Jury
List Is Drawn
In Circuit Court
The following is tho list of jurors
drawn today in the Circuit Court:
W. O. Miller, Union, laborer.
J. E. D. Kail, Cove, farmer.
C. H. Aruoldus, Summerville, farm.
J. B. Hiigy, Starkey, farmer.
J. K. Lantz, Cove, farmer.
J. C. Terry, La Grande, farmer.
I. L. Haller, Telocaset, farmer,
H. D. Bechtel, Elgin, farmer.
Harry Gawith, Elgin, farmer.
Lee A. Wilson, Medical Springs,
farmer.
J. A. Scott, Elgin, farmer.
Wm. Wigglesworth, Union, farmer.
Henry Buseing, Island City, farmer.
A. J. Coo, Elgin, farmer.
G. A. Aughey, North Powder, farm.
M. J. Duffey, Cove, retired.
Wm. CantrcH, Hilgard, farmer.
Oscar C. Bendshalder, Elgin, farm.
C. J. Black, La Grande, real estate.
Wm. N. Park, Summerville, farmer.
John Scarbrough, Union, farmer.
G. M. Comes, North Powder, farm.
S. D. Ficklin; Summerville, farmer.
A. B. Blood, La Grande, farmer.
H. D. Spencer, Elgin, millman.
W. A. Blaine," Union, retired.
J. A. Butcher, vLa Grande, farmer.
J. W. Stotts, La Grande, laborer.
Ross Badger, Union, farmer!
Oscar Berger, La Grande, carpenter.
J. T. Gray, Alicel, farmer.
Lyceum Lecture
ENTERPRISE, Jan. 28. (Special.)
The fourth number of the Lyceum
Course was given in the Opera House
by the Scotch Rob Roy Quartet Thurs
day evening. The entertainment was
of the highest character and seemed
only too short to the large and ap
preciative audience that attended.
One of the most pleasing numbers
was that of the native sones and
dances given by the Scotchman of the
company.
flDNTING " JOB f SEE,
- MRS. M'CANN.
4 1,1
Mrs. McCana Is in charge of the
big campaign launched by the ord
nance bureau to secure thousands
of civil service employes. The
bureau has increased several hun
dred per cent on account of the
war. Mrs. McCann was president
of the Los Angeles civil service
commission four years, and was
recently in England studying war
labor propkssau
It- dp
If- CM
v Si
I , ' &
GERMAN
S
E
HINTS ARE MADE THAT HE IS
LEAGCE WITH PRESIDENT
WILSON
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 2 8. German
papers favoring annexation of con
quered territory outdid themselves
in denouncing Premier Czernine and
hinted he had negotiations with Pres
ident Wilson.' One charged he sent
President Wilson the text before de
livering his address. Several said
they mistrust him.
GERMAN DESTROYERS Sl'.NK
Mines or Torpedoes Wreak Disaster
to War Yessels Near Helgoland.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 2 S. (Spec
ial.)' Seventeen men from a Ger
man destroyer which was struck by
a mine or torpedo have landed on
tho west coast of Jutland. The Bail
ors relate that five German destroy
ers on Sunday morning .started for
HelgoJnntl. The destroyer A-79
snick a mine and sank. The three
remlning destroyers, fearing the
same fate, turned southward.
The whole crew of the A-73 per
ished, while only 17 of tho A-79
survived. Nineteen of' tho men were
saved, but' two have since died.
A Good Record.
PENDLETON, Jan. 28. (Spec
ial.) With one boy in tho field ar
tillery, and another In the aviation
service of the United Stutes, Mr. and
Mrs. B. II. Nutter, of Pendleton,
formerly of Ln Grande, have no dif
ficulty in keeping their patriotism up
to the highest notch.
Tho oldest boy. Earl A. Nutter,
formerly in the railroad service at
La Grande, Joined the colors on May
23, of last year. In the aviation sec
tion, and is stationed at Houston,
TexaB, where lis Is in training. He
made hlB first flight last week. Since
his enlistment he has attained the
rank of corporal. He Is 10 years of
ago.
Tho younger brother, Harold U.
Nutter, aged 17, became a member
of Troop U, Oregon Cavalry, on July
25 last year, slid with the majority
of the other members of the or
ganization Is now an artilleryman,
expecting any day to bo sent to
France.
MAK
I
I
THE WEATHER
!- PORTLAND, Jan. 2S. ,
-J.(SpeclaI.) The U. S. weather
J fnrecnit: "Rain." '
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A M E R I C
OATSTBIS
HOCK II FOG
VESSEL Mil, I, 1'ltOliAlil.Y HAVI
TO UK AII.VVDO.NUI NO
CASUALTIES KEPORTEIJ
(United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. -s. Socro
tary of tho Navy Daniels announced
that an American patrol boat oper
ating in European waters had struck
a rock In n fog Friday. The vessel
will probably have to be abandoned.
No casualties are reported.
THE WEATHER .
Gas .Masks Improved
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2H. (Spec
ial.) Secretary linker denies re
ports tha't 200,000 gas masks made
in America hud been rejected by
General Pershing.
A consignment of 20,000 cane.':,
the Secretary says, had been sent
back for use In training camps when
General Pershing w:if; notified that
experiments by the War Department
had resulted in the discovery of a
greatly superior dnsign.
CLOUDS OF WOE IIANG OVER THE HEADS OP
OUR 330 Y AND GIRL CITIZENS
No wonder tncro Is walling aiut
'gnashing of .teeth among tho
. 'Bttth of .our city.
i Mebbe, the circus won't come to
town this year.
i No elephants, no. Horn, no
ponies which do all kinds of funny
stunts, no pink lemonade, no
sparkling costumed ladies which
stand upon galloping steeds or fly
through tho air holding on to
ropes for dear life.
) No street rarado. No tide
show. No clowns,
i since Uncle Sam has tr.l:e:i ever
tho railroads he insists that I "id
trains and carloads '-l war muni
KEYS
L
IS
IN FRANCE
WHILE ON INSPECTION TOUR,
ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION
KILLS FIVE FRENCH
SOLDIERS
(United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. (Special.)
Major-Gencral Leonard Wood, in
France on an observation tour, was
slightly wounded yesterday by an
accidental explosion which killed five
soldiers nnd hurt two other Amerrcan
officers.
Secretary Baker announced the ac
cident in this statement:
"A cable dispatch from tho head
quarters of General Pershing stales
that an accidental explosion, occurring
yesterday killed five French soldiers
and slightly injured Major-Gcneral
Wood in the arm. Lieutenant-Colonel
Charles E. Kilbourne was wounded in
the eye, and Major Kenyon A. Joyce
in tho arm."
It is understood tho message gave
(Continued on Page Eight.)
tions are moro important than
circunes.
If circuses want to do any
traveling they'll have to do it off
the railroad tracks. That's the
ultimatum.
Hut wait!
Again may come back the old
fashioned wagon circus. And tho
elephants will, help haul tho tont
inntcad of dozing away in a nice
roomy palace car.
That's Uio word coming from
the winter quarters of several
circuses. They Insist that tho girls
and boys will have some kind of
a circus.
GENERA
WOOD
WOUNDED
ACTIVE CAREER AS LAWYER
AND STATESMAN IS
ENDED
DEATH FOLLOWS ILLNESS
OF ONLY A FEW MONTHS
Deceased for Many Years Wag Active
figure in Politits of Oregon and
in Later Years of Life I'romi-
ncnt in Affairs of Nation '
PORTUAND, Jan. 28. (Special.)
Charles W. Fulton, ex-United States
Senator for Oregon, prominent lawyer
ana lor many years an active figure in
tho politics of tho state, died at 1:40
o'clock yeBtorday afternoon at his
homo, 086 IWeldler street, in the 05th
year of his age. Death resulted from
a complication of ailments which con
fined him to his home for nearly three
months.
Senator Fulton had not been phys
icnlly well for a number of w eks pre
ceding Thanksgiving, but his wonder
ful capacity for work kept him in his
law office until early in November
when ho was obliged to give up his
active career nnd seek professional
treatment. About this time he was
forced to toko to his bed and, although
at times his condition showed Indira
tions of . recuperating, he gradunlly
fallen m strength and his passing
not unexpected for the last two weeks.
Son Coming from Stanfield
When tho end came yesterday after
noon, Mrs. .Fulton, who with one son,
Frederick C. Fulton of Stanfield, sur
vive, Dr. William S. Knox, the family
phvsician, and a nurse, were at the
bedside. The son will arrive from
Stanfield this morning and pending
his arrival arrangeemnts for tho fun
eral will not be decided.
In addition to the widow and son,
Mr. Fulton is survived by one sister,
three brothers and four nephewB. Tho
sister, Mrs.. Ida AJ Halderman, resides
at Pawnee City, Neb. The three' broth
ers are Dr. J. A. Fulton and G. Clyde
Fulton, an attorney, both of Astoria,
and E. L. Fulton, also an attorney, of
Oklahoma City. The nephews are:
W. and Frank Halderman of As
toria; R. W. Halderman of Portland,
and A. C. Fulton of Astoria. .
Funeral Tomorrow
PORTLAND, Jan. 28. The funeral
of ex-Senator Fulton will be held at
late residence tomorrow. The
burial will be at Astoria, the Elks
conducting tho grave service.
LIVESTOCK
BY PACKERS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. The buy
ing combine, including the member
ship of the "Hig Five" of pnekers is
so perfect that livestock prices are
controlled in every market. This was
revealed in the Federal Trade Commis
sion's packer probe. Ilcney disclosed
the packers in tho last three years
divided all great markets so only five
members of the combine could engage
in buying ut Chicugo and Kansas City.
HARDWARE .MEN AIMOCRX
W. A. HndilloHom nf .North Powder,
Elected President for Year.
PORTLAND, Jan. 28. (Special.)
The twelfth annual convention of
tho Oregon Retail Hardware and Im
plement Dealers' Association closed
Its four-day session herr Friday
with tho election of offlcci for the
ensuing year and addresses 'y T. M.
Shearman, Robert H. Lord, inaninger
of tho John Deere l'low Company in
this city, nnd Walter Givens, of Es
tacada. The election of officers resulted as
follows: President, W. A. Huddleson,
of Norlh Powder: vice-president, N.
A. Bonn, of The Dalles; executive
committee, A. C. Hubbard, of Med
ford; A. L. Jameson, of McMinnvllle:
Georgo T. llaldwin, of Klamath
Falls; Robert Ivy, of Sheridan, and
G. W. Hyatt, of Enterprise.
Riuiiniiiila May Make Pence.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. (Spec
ail.) Predictions of n separate
peaco between Germany and Rou
inanla In the near future was mado
by Dr. Richard von Kiiehlmann. Ger
man Secretary for Foreign Affnlrs,
at the close or his long speech he
fore the Reichstag main committee
Friday, In which he recounted tho
progress of tho negotiations at Drest-Lllovsk.
S
IMPRESSION IS ARROAD, HE
HAYS, WAR DEPARTMENT -
JHAS DOWN ' t
COUNTRY IS ENTITLED TO
KNOW THE TRUTH, HE SAYS
Whenever False Starts Have Ueeii
Made Thoy Have Heen Corrected
Officers and Civilians of the War
Department Are Eulogized.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. See
retary Baker predicted the early
entrance of General Pershing's
army into active fighting when
he told tho committee, "Our forces
will show, and that at an early
date, that they have some valor
and determination."
WASHINGTON,. Jan. 28. Secre
tary of War Baker appearing beforo
the Senate MUlatry Committee today
in reply to Senator Chamberlain's
charges, eulogized the officers and
civilian helpers of the War Depart
ment for their work .
"I am not hero to defend mvfielf,
or to deny that mistakes or false
starts have been made," he siid
"The Impression is abroad that tho
War Department has fallen down
Tho country Is entitled to know -whether
that Is a. fact. When wo
have found errors we have immed
iately sought to correct them. I
am not biased ln favor of the offlc-
id. : . .
He declared every man in the 32
National Guard and armv canins aro :
now ready to go to France whenever
needed. ' . .-
Summed up he testified: : -
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the camps will not be tolerated.
Three men were courtmartialed
and dismissed for negligence. , -
General Pershing endorsed the
adoption of the Enfield rifle.
At tho request of General Wood
the army was called before guns
were . ready, . holding thoy needed
;,AjC troKntnfr'-flrat,v.w-;. i;t:: :
All tho soldiers ln France havo
guns and know how to use them.
Several times more men are in
France than was planned tor on this
date, . ,
General Pershing is opposed to the
Lewis gun for land work. ..v..
One hundred and forty machine
guns were sent to each camp and
cantonment November 20.
Three hundred and three one-inch
anti-aircraft guns will be produced
here monthly within the year. '
Official reports say camp hospitals
are all in splendid shape now, many
of thorn equal to civilian hospitals.
The army abroad Is using French
artillery to save tonnage for other
needed Btipplies.
The Allies urged that troops be
sent before anything else saying
England and France would supply
the artillery.
MORMONS TO PAY MEXICO
Taxes of CiiIoiiIhIm to Ho Made Up to
rcvent Irfind's Seizure.
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 28.
(Special.) Advised that tha Mex- '
lean government proposed to seize
the lands of Mormon colonists in
Northern Moxlco unless the taxes
levied upon them are paid, the Mor
mon church 'authorities here have de
cided to provide the nocesBary fin
ances to the colonists.
In some Instances it is reported
that members of the church desert
ed tholr property and have not re
turned to Mexico. In such cases
where it Is Bhown the colonists left
property owing to warfare or other
trouble, tho church authorities will
pay the taxes and thereby enable the
colonists to return to the property
when conditions permit.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF BANKS RESIGNS
SALEM, Jan. 28 S. G. Sarg-tnt.
State Superintendent of Banks, re
signed to become an examiner of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Fran
cisco.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
MAY INCREASE RATES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. Tho Su
premo Court 'allowed the Knights of
Pythias to increase their Insurance
rates, reversing tho lower court.
GAME WARDEN TO
ATTEND CLAM FEAST
Carl D. Shoemaker, State
Gaino Warden, has accepted
an Invitation to be present at
tho clam dinner of the Wing,
Fin and FleeUoot Club at tho
Foley Hotel at 6:15 p. m.tthla
means 6:30). A good time
Is promised all and all mem
bers are urged to attend and
to bring their friends.
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