News From at Home
and Abroad y
(By. Associated Press)
AMERICAN UsERTY EN6ENE
' PLANES ON WAY TO FRANCE
(Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The first American-built battle
planeb uie emouui u ranee, live liioiitijs aneau of the original
schedule, In making this statement, Secretary Baker said the
first shipment, although in itself not large, "marks the final over.
coming of many difficulties in building up the intricate industry.
These planes," Mr. Baker said, "are equipped with the first Liberty
motors. One of them', in a recent test, surpassed all records for
speed and climbing for planes of that type."
Engine production which began a month ago, is now on a
quantity basos and the peak of production will bo reached in a,
few months; Only 12-cylinder typos are being made, as develop
ments abroad make it wise to concentrate on the higher powers
rather than the 8-cylinder kind.
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Germans Pressing On Into Russia
foreseen are encountered. In support of this belief, attention was
called today to the satisfactory result of the campaign against
enemy submarines and to the fact that government ships now
are coming trom American yards, and to the progress of negotia
tions for neutral vessels to be used in the non-hazardous trade to
release other ships for oversees work, " For thes last three weeks
the charts of the slapping board have shown an upward trend.
Officials think new factors will id rather .than retard the effort
to put more ships into service. Chief of these will be the restric
tion of imports, made effective February 16. '' ' '
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COMPROMISE ON WAR FINANCE BILL
German invasion of Russia continues unimpeded. Apparently
there is to be no cessation of the march until th'e, Russian govern
ment entirely slacks the thirst of the Teutons.
, Southern Esthonia has been entered by troops from German
warships in the Gulf of Riga or from Oesel Island, lying off the
shore, and a base established from whence operations may be
carried on against Reval, an important port on the Gulf of Fin
land. Northeast of Dvinsk the penetration of the Germans along
the railroad leading to Petrograd, at last accounts, had reached
more than twelve miles, and southward the invasion was in pro
gress on wide areas with the Germans taking prisoners, guns and
other booty in large quantities. The lines over which the Ger
mans are operating to Lutsk is more than 500 miles in length.
Except for a demand by the German commander at Brest-Litovsk
that an authentic copy of the Bolsheviki document of recapitula
tion, signed by Lenine and Trotsky, be sent him, no attention
has been given for the expression of a desire for peace.
In the Reichstag the Poland minister, has announced his dis
trust in Russia's peace intentions and said Germany must see to
it that peace and order prevails on the eastern frontier. , He said
Germany was still ready for a peace in the east which would
protect German interests. ; .' ;? -. v,
Not alone in Germany but in Austria the cessation of hostilities
is not popular with the masses. Newspapers everywhere evidenced
disappointment over-the new phase of events. The newspapers
in the dual monarchy are unanimous against Austria making war
against Russia.
Meantime Russia is still in the throes of civil war and has
another widespread anti-Semitic movement to contend with.
Swedish advices are to the effect that there has been a return to
the old-time practice of massacres against the jews. Bloody
pogroms are declared to have been committed in Lubin and else
where. On the battle front no big engagements have been fought,
although in Palestine the British have pushed forward fifteen
miles of front east of Jerusalem to a depth of two miles.
Fifteen British merchantmen were sunk by mines an3 sub
marines last week according to the weekly statement of the British
admiralty. This was a decrease over the previous weok.
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NEW WHEAT PRICE OPPOSED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. An agreement for revision of the
two most important provisions of the bill for a war finance prep
aration to aid in the financing of the war and wr industries was
reached late today by Secretary MeAdoo and the Senate commit
tee. Under the compromise, which is expected to secure unani
mous support, the powers for licensing securities issues of $100,000
would be vested in a Capital Issue Committee composed ff three
members of the federal Reserve Board and three from prisma tc
financial interests. Another important change would limit au
thority of corporation directors to make advaneeg.of government
funds directly to private industries in' exceptional eases,
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FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT.BONBS DUE
Mrs. Miller's prn(, Mr, ani! Mrs.
White, ' . -- '
Mt. Faasi Ori met in tegu
lar session oa February . After
the rotttlB of bunsen foUowed by
a "Rer" dinner ,wbieit stt en
joyed, ibort prutjram nit rend
ered M follow .
Song fey tb Orange.
Select Heading by Mrs. Sao, Baker.
Roil Cail Definition, of "Pome,"
responded to by ait
Resrticg by Mrs. Georgia Gasset. .
Vocai Selection by Mrs. hytsa Chat-
wiek,
Reading Mrs. Mary Chambers,
Reading of the "Grajiga Sentinel'
by Miss Jus Chadwlck.
Cessnty Agriculturist BpitimaB was
3 Ruert st tbe meeting,
Two ear of fat bogs were ahip-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20, Future issues of treasury certifi
cates of indebtedness planned for the Third Liberty loan will bear
an interest rate of four and a half per cent, or one-half per cent
more than issues ot the immediate past. Ihis amiouncement was
made tonight by Secretary MeAdoo, together with the statement
that the $500,000,000 block' of certificates, closed last week, was
subscribed in full only because banks in New York and other
centers took more than their share and offset the scanty subscrip
tions eiscwncre. ,
GERMAN PASTOR ARRESTED
SEATTLE, Feb. 20. Rev. John Martin Baumschweig, 26
years old, a German, and E, Robinson, secretary of the local
W. W. branch, were arrested late today by federal officials.
The preacher is alleged to have been within the water front zone
which is barred to aliens. Robertson' was arrested at the reouest
of authorities in connection with an investigation of an alleged plot
to hamper the output of war material. .
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PRESIDENT' TO HAVE MORE FREEDOM OF ACTION
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The full influence of the admin
istration will be brought to bear, if necessary to prevent enact
ment of bills pending in Congress to increase the price of wheat.
This became known tonight from good authority. Opposition to
the measures, another of which was introduced today, is based on
the grounds that their passage would upset the wheat and bread
program of the food administration, worked out in great detail,
and that President Wilsftn already has full authority to adjust the
price if found advisable. Wheat is now selling on a basis of $2.20
per bushel and the price is maintained by heavy government pur
chase's, for army and allied purposes. The food administration
has worked out a scale of profit for millers on this basis, and
bread is selling at a fixed price.
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ALIEN DISCHARGED FROM ARMY -
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Feb. 20. Thomas Helmuth Ritter,
former sergeant-major in the office of the division adjutant's office
at Camp Lewis, arrested last fall following disappearance of valu
able papers from the adjutant"office, today was discharged from
the army and immediately arrested by Deputy United States
Marshal Sigrist on a presidential warrant as an enemy alien and
taken to the Pierce County jail at Tacoma. He will be taken
to an internment camp, it was said. According to Bitter's state
ment, made in January when the fact of his arrest was revealed,
he served three years in an artillery organization for Germany in
East Africa. He is known to have been on friendly terms with
German consuls while serving with the United States army in the
Philippines.
Military authorities tried to connect Ritter with the dynamit
ing of a train near Minneapolis and his ease was referred to
Washington for disposition. His discharge followed.
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AMERICAN TONNAGE GROWING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Oversea ship tonnage available to
release other ships for overseas work. For the last three weeks
ahead of the predicted time. Officials believe the upward curve
will continue untd the war is ended, unless difficulties not now
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Compromise in the Senate on leg
islation for further co-ordination and reorganization of tiie gov
ernment war-making agency appear a near fact tonight as result
of negotiations between party leaders for revision of the Overman
bill, which would give President Wilson greater freedom of action.
President Wilson is said to have no objections to the changes
proposed, and tomorrow it is expected the judiciary subcommittee
headed by Overman, will redraft the bill. '; 1 -
t;FRNCH DRIVE- BUNS.. BAK1 ' ..
PARIS, Feb. 20. French detachments made a heavy attack
against the Germans in Lorraine today, entering the German line
over a large front and capturing more than 400 prisoners, accord
ing to the war office tonight.
CAVE-IN KILLS TWO MINERS
CENTRAL! A. Feb. 20. A cave-m in one of th tunnels of'
flie Washington-Union Coal company at Tono, today resulted in j
the death of two miners. One of the mea was taken out but died i
soon. The other has not been recovered.
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FLOUR SUBSTITUTES GO. UP
PORTLAND, Feb. 20. Flour substitutes advanced $1.00 per
barrel in the Portland market, clue, dealers say, to increasing '
scarcity. Barley flour, heretofore Sll per barrel, went to $12, and !
rye, rolled oats and oatmeal to $12.y0.
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, . TWO MORE ARE DEAD -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Two names were added to the roll
of Tuscania dead by dispatelrcs tonight: Sidney W. Burnett,
Marshfield, and Eugene W. Snyder, Rimrock, Wash, Both had
been listed among the unreported.
NO PEACE WITHOUT CONSULTATION
LONDON, Feb. 20. The British government has instructed
agents at Kiev that Great Britain will not recognize peace in the
east which involves Poland, without a previous consultation with
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COVE NEWS
COVE, Feb, IS. (Special.)
Dr. Oftedahl has gone to LirnneiiB
olls, Minn., for a three weeks visit
with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A, E. Huntley and
daughter, Eloise, of Weiser. Idaho,
pent Sunday at the home ot Mr.
and Mrs, Tom Conklin.
The Methodist Sunday school is
holding a contest. The class having
the largest attendance during the
year Is to receive the prize.
The basket bat! game played Fri
day evening for the bncfit of the
Y. W. C, A, fu?jt between the
teachers and giris of the high school
was won by the teachers by the
close margin of one point.
Ernest Bell went to Walla atia,
Wasuington Monday for a few days
on business.
Mr. Miiis and family of Rock
Springs. Colorado, have moved to
the Warburtoa ranch east of town.
Roltin Richardson and family
have moved onto Mr. Peal's ranch.
Jim Hosts n, Raymond Williams,
Arthur JJurford, Merlin Alexander,
Gus houx and Jim IIoux, aii of
Cove, have enlisted and left Thurs
day of lost week, passing their ex
amination in La Grand, and are
booked for Trance to cut timber. ;
The Red Cross shipments arej
made to La Grande on Friday of;
each -week. j
Mt. Fannin Grange held their last:
meeting ot the Shanghai scbooi
bouse, Saturday, February 16. J. j
B, Tallant has givesi the Orange the '
privilege of using for Orange pur-i
poses, the building on the property!
owned by Jess Dalton which ho re- j
cenfiy purchased, '
Mrs. Ed. Siearns went to Pendle-j
ton last week to care far her moth
er and brother who are still quite i
ili.
Miss Helen Anttes entertained her
friends at a Valentine party at her
horns Friday evening. Twenty-five
guests were present.
Mrs. J. K. h&nlz entertained the!
ladies of the Royai Ann Needle Club)
at her home Friday, Feb. 8. j
Ben Comstock, one of Lower!
Core's popular young wen, has an-j
swered his country's call and left'
for Vancouver barracks Thursday,;
February 7.
A surprise party was given In j
honor of Mrs. R. R. Morris n her!
home Saturday evening, February S. j
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Miller and:
daughter. Carmen went to Baker)
Thursday to visit at the home of1
ped from Cove Saturday, one by
Morris Ogdss and: Use other bf
T. B. JohDsoa ot La Grande.
E. W. Meroaey mads a business
trip to La Grand fast week.
J, K, Lanu left for La Grand
last week, Monday, to serve oa the
Jury- . . .
Ernest Organ was a business vis
itor in La' Grande the latter part of
last week.
County AgrfettKttrfst Spiiiraas of
La Grande was Is Cove oa business
last week and a guest at the Organ
home. .
h Have the Observer .fob Dept.
4 estimate en yettr printing? needs. 4
i ou get the benefit of cash be?
4 tng. Ptons Katn S?.
fr t ! at . ,
Better than money uccanso tht.
ea?4 money; buy a WAR-KAVLVJ
gTAMP TO-DAY.
Cut TW Out it la IVarth MtracT.
DON'T MISS TiilS Cut o?!i HM
slip, enclose with 5c and sisal! it to
Foley & Co., 2835 Sheffield Ave.,
Chicago, IB., writing your name a-ui
address clearly. You wsil receive ia
return a trial package coat&lufng
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound,
for cough, colds and croup; Foley's.
KfdBey Pltis, for pata m aides and
(Viitk; rbeumatoci, uattarhe, SnJ
sey and bladder alln.ei'a; a.d Ftl
sy Cathartic TaMots, ,', NU?oi;e
and thoroughly elsaseEag cathartic,
for constipation, h.ho ,--. hend
aefce asd sluggish boweis. SoM er
erywhere. Adv.
A Penny a Day Means a
Kit-a-Month for a
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Every man, woman and cMId in this city eaa belp keep one, of our boys
at tiie front supplied with cigarets and tobacco by setting aside one cent a day
for each working day, . '
Just think what tMs little sum will do! For 25 cents we wili enter your
name on our Tobacco Fund list and wili send 45 cents worth of smoking to
bacco and cigarets to onr hoys in France. In the Mt will be a postal card
stamped and addressed to you, and on the kit will he a request to the Soldier
asking him to write a message to you on the postal and mail it.
The Red Cross takes charge of these kits of smoking material and dis
tributes them; tlie.M'eneh government sends back the postal bearing a t no
cent United States etanip and admits the tobaeeo free of duty.
Surely if as busy an organization s the Red Cross Society and as pre
occupied officials as those of the French government will do these tilings to
see that our soldiers get a chance to smoke, it isnft asking much to ask you
to set aside one cent a day for the purpose.
Send in your contributions of any amount 25 cents, $1.00, $5.00, or more.
For every 25 cents that you giTe, a separate postal hearing your name goes
to the front.
Here's 45 cents worth of tobacco which is sent for yoar
quarter:
A package of Tuxedo tobacco and four books of eigaret papers.
Three pouches of Bull Durham Tobacco and three books of
papers.
Two packages of Lucky Strike cigarets, twenty cigarets is
each package,
A return postal card addressed to the contributor on which
the soldier will pea his apprecktloa and gratitude for the gift. .
THE OBSERVER TOBACCO FUND