Ti tuTiDAY, .IAIvIvux 01, 1013
LA GRANDE EVE-SING GuSlCiiVEll
I'AGE IliiwkE
FORCED TO WORK
IN KRUPP PUNT
Deported Men and Prisoners Are
Driven Into Slavery by Ger
1 - man Authorities.
Hollander Tell How Deported Bel
' glana and French Prisoners of
' War Aro Compelled to Work ,
. -In Munitions Factory
; . . In Essen.
By W. J. L. KIEHL.
HCorrespondont of tho Chicago News.)
The Hague, Holland. A Nutherlaud
far who until four days ago was em
fcloycd at Krupp's munltlou works In
Essen, Germany, makes the startling
Disclosure thut some 4,000 Hollanders
jnre working at Essen In the munition
jnnd war material factories. Most of
jthese men get there through the machl
inotlonB of what this "escaped" Hol
lander calls "Seelcnerknufur" Cohen
14 Ossendegner of Rotterdam, who
jseem to act as agents for supplying,
totfrmany with greatly needed lubor.
(EHghty or ninety men n day generally
Qnd thflr way across the birder by
jmeans of their ugents, lured by tho
jprospect of very Mgh wages and good
Sood. What they And In reality and
bow next to impossible It is mado for
ithem to return to their own country
Is thus told In tho Hollander's words:
No Return Pass Given,
! "Wben this linn of agents secured
kny services they did not mention war
fwork," he said. "I was given to under
stand that field lnbor and trudo work
was required. Also I was promised
jthat I could return any Saturday to
Iki) land to stay through Sunday. The
promised wages were high and food
(was said to be plentiful. I accepted,
tuy pass was ready in a few moments,
put I did not know that the signatures
find vises required for my return to
(Holland had been omitted, ns they nl
jwaye are in the passes given by theso
ftgeiits, no doubt because they know
perfectly well that after n week In
foermany no single Hollander would
(over think of returning there uftcr his
Week-end in Holland.
' "Soon after my entrance upon Ger
keau soil at El ten, where I found sev
eral compatriots like myself, wc were
knet by on agent from an 'arbclts bu
Bean.' who secured our services for
phellmaklng at Krupp's by telling us
thai food was good there and wages
ry high. Ho sold that In other
branches of labor food was but lndlf-
Eut and the wages nothing like
pp's, bo we men went to Essen.
good the food was there you can
(judge of by tho fact that my weight
kvas reduced by 24 pounds while there,
j - "Par breakfaBt we received two
bBcas of bread without any butter or
tat whatever. For dinner potato soup
that left us hungry an hour aftor
eating. Then in the evening again
wo slices of bread like at breakfast.
at the Hollander felt too 111 or feeblo
io work the Germans simply took away
Ills bed from under him to make him
up. Oh, yes, thero is a doctor, but
always diagnoses tho same. 'You
Jton work If you don't work you won't
teaf -nlcht arbolten nlcth ossen,' as
jwa used to put It
' .T3ie laboters are housed by tho BOO
together In barracks, which are but
pnsumclently warmed and Imperfectly
leaned. Typnus cinims many victims.
!n the barracks where I was -housed
found four men lying dead of typhus
de my crib one morning. After a
w days of this sort of tiling it Is not
be wondered at that many Hollnnd-
ps try in every way to get back to
air country, although the vises on
air passes are lacking.
"If they are captured they are
thrown Into prison for a fortnight on
bread and water. If they survive they
nre then drafted back to Krupp's, and
set to work again. Production Is
pushed to tho utmost. Numbers of sol
diers are employed ns a change from
khe front, and these men are so afraid
of being again sent to the front that
they would rather work themselves to
death at Krupp's.
Where Deported Belgians Work.
"Deported Belgian nr.il ! h ?i pris
oners of war also work at Krupp's.
Discipline Is strictly enforced, and any
Utterances of anti-German views are
at once punished.
"I got the Impression that Germany
flung Itself like mad Into munition
work as Its last card. But raw ma
terial Is getting scarce, especially cop
per. In Essen all copper faucets nnd
the like had already been replaced by
Iron and tin. Tho general idea In Ger
many Is that the war can be prolonged
at the utmost for another half year, so
they nre employing their last forces
for a supreme effort.
. "Every evening nt Krupp's alarms Is
made 'Fllcger Gcmeldct' airplanes
reported. All lights nre then extin
guished. This Is done so that we
should not know wheu fl.vura really
rarao to bombard the factories. No one
Is allowed to talk of the damage done
by allied bombs, nnd the newspapers
nre enjoined to keep silence on these
matters. Still, I can say that some
damage has been done, although I can
not say how much nor exactly where.
On the other hand, stories likely to
stimulate the energy of the people are
(eagerly promulgated, such ns those of
enormous submarines of drcadnancht
type, of guns that can shoot 90 kilo
meters that aro soon to be used against
the allied armies."
LEST WE FORGET TO DO OUR FART
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THEY toy, vho n com tack from Over There, that at night the troubled earth between the
lines is carpeted with polo. They say (hat Death rides whistling in every wind, and, that the very
mists art charged with awful torment. They say that of all things spent and squandered there young
fwman lift it held leatt dear. 'It it not the pleasantest prospect for those of ut who yet can feel upon
our lips tht pressure of our mother? good-by kiss. But, please God, our love of life is not so vrieed
as lovt of right. In this renaissance of our country's valor, we who will edge the wedge
of her assault make ealm acceptance of its aarW. For us the steel-swept trench, the stiffenfti
eohl weariness, hardship, worse. For -you for whom we go, you millions safe at home what for yo '
WE SHALL HEED FOOD. Wt shall need care. We Au!l need clothes for our bodies and weapons
our hands. "Wt shall need terribly and without failure supplies and equipment in a stream that is
constant and never ending. From you who are our resource and reliance, who are tho heart and hop
of that humanity or tfk wt imtj and since, jiiujI coma these things. I
..:... . : -V,iufiiMH:yi?L'i!lrf Signed) Citizen Soldier Xo. in?,
MILITANT AND MILITARY
vious week, but tho market continues
active with a show of strength in some
quarters.
The cattle market continues steady
to firm with the bulk of the offerings
extending up to the high end of the
quotations, About 50 per cent of the
cattle offered for the day hat been
high class stuff and about 50 per cent
has been medium to low quality. The
demand continues in excess of the sup
ply nnd heavy increases in receipts
would be handled without any disad
vantage to shippers.
The hog department is holding
steady at the advanced prices offered
the first of the weak. The top quality
stuff for the mid-week shipment hag
ueen light, but sales have been readily
made, quality considered.
The sheep department is receiving
bnds of $15(315.50 on lambs, and not
supply enough to fill the orders. Other
sheep are holding steady at quoted
prices.
The following prices are current:
CATTLE-rMedium to choice steers,
$10.35llj "good to medium steers,
$9.35(3)10.35; common to good steers,
$7.75(5)9.25; choice cows and heifers,
$7.75(a9; common to good cows and
heifers, $6.507.75; canners, $36;
bulls, $57.50; calves, $7.5011;
stockcrs and feeders, SC9.
iHOGS Prime light, $1C.101C.25;
prime heavy, $i6.20gie.35; pigs, ?13.
7515j bulk, $10.20.
SHEKP Western lambs, $15 15.'
50; valley lambs, $14.00 15; year
lings, $13$13.50; wethers, $ 12.50 13;
wes, $9G 11. ,
Court Notes
Motion day in Circuit Court resulted
as follows:
Case of Wicks Bros. vs. W. W. Dill,
demurrer to answer overruled.
Case of James F. Wood vs. Asncs
V. Wood; decree of divorce granted.
Gertie Nettleton vs. Wm. Nettleton;
decree of divorce granted.
Lewis Bloom vs. Pacific States Fire
Insurance Co.; demurrer to answer
overruled.
." F. S. Bramwell vs. Arthur E. .fault;,
dismissed.
Farrant Glove Co. vs. L. B. Hyatt;
dismissed.
Sam Harris vs. K. Dyal; dismissed.
La Grande Pharmacy vs. L. C. Ed
wnrds; dismissed.
Ray Logan vs. La Grande Pharm
acy; dismissed.
F. D. McCully vs. Elgin Commission
Co.; dismissed.
Julius Roesch vs. J. Christensen;
dismissed. .
City of La Grande vs. Clifford Des
mond; dismissed.
J. H. Barber vs. C. W. Vinccoro ot
nl; demurrer sustained.
. Mary Hoist vs. John A. Hoist; dis
missed. George Kapellas vs. Frank Chatas;
dismissed.
John Melville vs. Zachariah Lilly, ct
al; dismissed.
Fred Matson vs. W. B. Bach, et al;
dismissed.
O.-W. R. & N.'Co. vs. W. Frasier,
et al; dismissed.
Ethel Roberson vs. Randall Rober
son; dismissed.
Cases Set for Trial
.' Thomas Morphn yn, J. S. Johns ; set
for February 4,
Kate Lewis vs.. Joseph Ruttan; set
for February 5. .
State of Oregon vs. Luther Gciger,
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HUN TELLS OF TANK TERROR
General In Tageblatt Recalls Hannibal
Elephants as 8lmlle to Brltlih
Maehlnsa,
Berne, SwltxerlaniL Describing tho
battle of Cambral to Gorman reader,
Ltenleount General von Ardenne, ta
the Tngcblatt says: "Thoso who fought
In tho battle describe the Imposing Im
pression made by the British tanks
which preceded tho attack on the wid
est front. As they advanced In masses,
with very small Intervals between
them, they reminded one of Hannibal's
battle elephants or the sickle chariots
of Pharaoh. The booming, rambling
attack was accompanied or, rather,
supported from the air by a veritable
cloud ot battle aircraft, while closely
pressed masses of Infantry and Bel4
artillery followed the Iron wall, three
eavalry divisions bringing up the rear."
Cove News Notes
(Continued from Pago 2.)
va8 73 years old nnd a pioneer resi
dent of Covo. At one timo lib was
sole owner of Thlof Valley. The
deceased was plariHl beside tils JaOter,'
t mid im)ihr-,- in Oov wniot'.ry.,.
t Ailfir't l.in.'(i,. H W hi-'-: .i'ft:
has rotuiueiV'but i,' ;.' i': .'.;
proved.
UNION RAISES $300 WAR Ft.
Union went ovor tho top In tho
Knights of Columbus drive, raising
$300, Its full quota. Union can al
ways be depended on to do nioro
than Its share In all patriotic undertakings.
m BELL" WBRCHm-OPAIMB"Eli"l
This ordinarily pleasing youug per
son Is shown In a costume that rathe!
.startled all beholders. Tharo bar
been many military fashions, bat nol
one of them ever came near thU tor a
militaristic appearance. This femlnln
piece of apparel Is patterned In many
waya after the uniform. The coat Ii
more full, and the collar has long
points, which are practically the onlj
differences. Swinging from the shout
dcrs Is a military cape that adds to tha
style of the costume. The skirt li
tight-fitting, so tight that when th
wearer walks. It greatly resembles
trousers. The hat Is bnllt on Royal
flying corps line. The ootflt Is ex
tremely nutty, and will make a soldlei
girl of any wearer. .'
Nuts Become Popular-
- Seattle, Wash. Nut are populat
food hero. The reason for the unpre
cedented demand for nuts Is that lira.
Catherine Davis, a nut packer In a
Seattle nut plant, reported to the po
lice that she believes she dropped her
puree, containing $112 In currency
and two diamond rings valued at
about $100, into it can pi nata she
was packing.
ct al; set for February 6,
State of Oregon vs. Scott Goodall;
set for February 7.
it wiMw
L Here's a Palm Beach water nympn wno nas found a .rubber bath
peg cap Dear to her heart's desire. It Is a Jaunty turban of sea grten
PVr. mB4 tightly over the hair and heaped In becoming wave-'
Mke teMs a-op her bead. A green rubber ea gull guaranteed to
f'shed water like a duck" gerchss just above the sea nymph's brows. ,
VU elewr ereatloa la the newest Idea In the season's' new hath
y awoprlste hat for a woman livdruplaue
And Get
TOUTLAND MARKET LETTER
January 30, 1918
T!iniil fnr the mid-week market at
the Portland Union stockyards ai
somewhat heavier than for the pre-1
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