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f ' An Independent J Newspaper. Phone The Observer J l ' the News and 1 i ' Tour Want Ada, ' Piinti the Newi i Pay It Happens Main 87 ' VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE. OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918 NUMBER 143 the 1iJ IAI II B AI IIIII7 11 T I I IL I B ' I I U llUJf I EAt B7H II H 11X117. flai l FP-W It A. II JL R JT FJ-m IL. JL IL H JL IL JLJl F PL IT JL II U ! GERMAN BUTCHERIES FIRE RUSSIANS Reported Shooting and Hanging Tw o Hundred Russians and Throwing Bodies of Women and Children In the River. NQ FEELING OF MERCY IS NOTICE GIVEN THAT HOSTAGES WILL, BE EXECUTED AS RETALIATION SIX PETR0GRAD STUDENTS SHOT AS CONSPIRATORS SHOWN BY HUNS . Eracuatiun of Russian Capital Con-lanl, tinues with Women, Children and Aged Joining in the Exodus PETROGRAD, March 7. It is re ported that the Germans have shot and hanged two hundred Russians at Yurieff without' mercy, supplement ing the bloody orgie by the throwing of the bodies of women and children m the river, ' rotsky has ordered I roi. tlle repeul o the law Psta,lish notification to German officials thatiinJ, a lesal BdvortiBlnB rate, reduc unless tho outrages cease the Rjis-J .g tho nmxlimim ratos according, to sians will take summary vengeance in. lh0 p0pulations of tho respective the execution of all Germans held as r ;,,.. ..,.ij,., r,. n, .. hostages by the Russians. Students Shot as Plotters Six students connected with a plot, , , , i discovered for the overthrow of the' , I Bolshcviki were shot. . Vote on Treaty Not Complete i The Moscow Soviets have voted ! overwhelmingly to ratify the German i peace treaty, but a vote of the entire I soviet representatives will not be I taken until next Tuesday. j For Safety of Americans Ambassador Francis has wired from j Vologda to the Norwegian consul here, requesting that every possible protcc-j tion be provided for the few remain-; ing Americans in Petrograd. Exodus from Capital Continues In spite of the signing of the Gcr-: man peace treaty the government is moving all possible valuables and sup-! pues. l.ie loeigu un.ee . .emuv. iK , to iMovogoroo. ine exouus inciuuea women and children and all aged per sons. A triumvirate has been ap pointed for the defense of the city. Allies Regarded with Suspicion PETROGRAD, March 7. Both the Bolsheviki and nnti-Bolsheviki papers regard the speeches of Hertling and Balfour as an indication of a purpose to conclude a compromise peace at the expense of Russia. The prepara tion of the Japanese to occupy Si beria, with the consent of the allies, is regarded as a blow against the revolution. The Bolsheviki contend that the indications show an inter- (Continued on Page Five.) o Japan Will Ask Further Conferences WASHINGTON. March ". Ainer lea's position on the Siberian ques- j Hon has been halted,, at least tem poral ily awaiting further Japanese action. The Japanese embassy states j that the questions which America ha raised ore being carefully consid-l cred. No troops have been sent : from Japan and none will go until; there have been further coiuinnnlca-! Hons between America and Japan.1 The Japanese envoys Insist that Japan's attitude from the beginning has been first the securing of allied ' and American npprnvnl. , FOR REVENGE j WAS l'KOI KSSIONAL ItOIUltilt iieer Answur lo (Jiu'stioiuiii-e 1CiuIs to An Investigation, SPOKANE, Wash., March 7. I Robort Carl howls turnod In a qucs- I tionitire to u local exemption hoard j staling that ho was un ''expert hank robber," that bank robbery had netted him J 10,000 for the last year and that he had registered at Medical Luke, Wash. Although the eastern Washington hospital For the criminal ln.iane ii located at Medical Lake, tho exemption board began an Investigation as the questlonalrc 'had been mailed in Arkansas. A letter from the warden of the Arkansas state penitentiary has ad vised the board that Lewis is a prisoner there, serving a three year I sentence for a I'obberv In Union! county, .Arkansas. Lewis registered 'at Medical Lako June 5, last year, lt wag al)0ut tllat tme tlmt a Medical Lako Bank was robbed of $14,000. MOW MEASI'liH SUBMITTED (Sill to Repeal the Law Establishing Advertising; Unlcs. PORTLAND, March 7. C. S. Jackson and R. W. Ilapgood, of Portland, have submitted a measure ing for advertising at a lower rate. for rlie ni.hllent inn nf school, rnnr . ,. j:.if .. i and irrigation district notices in .... . .... ,. ,, , . papers published within the district, ., ., , .. ...., or ii iiieie i no M.ut. I..K oil cuii.ru, then in the paper nearest the dls- tricts affected. M I'D DRYING- AT FRONT Artillery Action mid Other Activities Improve Willi tho Weather. i L0.DON, March 7 A heavy raid nmlel. tho protectlcm of a barrage was repL.lled bv the British near , Epchev Enenlv ,-ai(l3 sol,th of Bois- 'GmTier an(1 i0lcapelle also failed. Artillervlng continues at Scarpe, : W(Jst , ens EaBt Yp,.es and near N-Cllve aml chapelle. Tho sun and b.ecze8 arf) dl.yn(, lhe ,mlU aml gcn cral fighting has been resinned andjcccde(l and wM.e requested to tele-i artillerying has become more In-, JFIK G ER-PKINT -EXPERT. 4 r-0f felted' tnozit . Marie.. Damm. i Miss Marie Dahm. agd 22. New York girl. Is one of the finger print experts of Uncle Sam's Navy Department. She studied for two years to pass the civil pervlce exam tind enter the New York police department but then thc war came ind I'ncle Kain needed her. YOU MIEN PROMPTLY ANSWER CALL NINE FROM LA GRANDE AND ONE FROM ELGIN ENLIST FOR SERVICE WILL BE HONORED GUESTS AT LUNCHEON Entire Quota for the Slate Raised at 4:30 Yesterday Evening Many Applicants Were Refused Once again the Iji Grande spirit2 comes to the top. When General; I commissioners held last night, City Pershing asked for a number of j Arizona's Chief Executive llclioves ! Attorney Slater reported that his of chauffeurs or automobile truck driv-j j fico was being prepared for the prc- ers, the provost marshal general ap- portioned the call to all the states, and the quota for Oregon to furnish was 100 men. This call is known ns call No. 40 and perhaps will be the last one mads for skilled men. The reason that this call was made was because of the fact that the industrial index system had not been completed i and because of the urgency of General I Pershing's need for the men request ed. Local boards were advised tiiat tho call was to be filled but not ex- graph their daily leports. - La Grande will furnish nine men and Elgin will give one, making a ! total of ten men from Union county, i ,'"('" ",c " WJB woraing on., un of ,,ikin ,, : (.Usii ,, occupying a space of not.y"". hut tho Home Guard found no Its apportionment according to the "'" ?aTt s"cts, r,,r ' others asking for the improvement of more than 25 cnbie'fcct will be car-, f It was signed by the population would be about one man , ' estrn 1 as wel Washi uvcnU(( wa;, brmlfht p ,-led each trip. : name "Busch. - instead she has responded with one-! y of doing my bit. 1 knit th(j )m.t of th(, cjty e la CM)(,ctc(1 tll;lt thc t,p bo. I All through tho night tho men took tenth of the number required from ! during my spare moments, pa; lieu-, yc twwn WllK lll(,Ltlll ulld Nww Yrk, their ""f llt Pooling their posts tho whole state. The following men : larly alter I have been reading t() th(, t,. maml(r(,,. f(),. re. n(,(ln(, thu HlI)p ul Philadelphia, in ,ky lrkness and with n biting have enlisted for this branch of thc : awhile. j ng u U)c ,)babe vuliL . ; w, 0 lil( ,,. ot ,hrc0 hours. wi,,(l whipping off the bleak and f rost servire and will be sent to Camp Kelly- "I used to knit when I was a boy. . .... ,. . ! nipped hills. The details at the res-ir- Ficld, San Antonio, Texas, where IhryjThe fact In, the more sox and sweat- will bc inducted into the aviation sec-' ei wo turn out In Arizona, Hie less; tion: Harley Richardson, Howard , the burden on our knitting mills. ! Richardson, Glenn Thompson, Arthur) Ash, Dallas-Green. Wesley McCrary. .vioooy ccKiey, v.,iauoe vrignt un.ijun.p.e M.ppi.v o. Mi.ueu iiiins 10 Hugh Iiulse of Lu Grande, and Jay j Wilson Johns of Elfin. Union county, if the col! had re mained open another day, could have furnished from fifteen to twenty men Because of the fact that Oregon raisec' her quota by 4:10 p. m. yesterday i' was necessary to refuse to accept p goodly number that had made appli cation at the Y. M. C. A. for induc tion into this branch of the service. Will Be Guests at Luncheon Friday evening at the Foley hotel at 6 o'clock, thc Union county advisory war boarrl, the district exemption board and thc local exemption hoard and the friendi of the young men who have enlisted in thc aviation section will tender to them a luncheon in honor of their patriotism. This luncheon is not restricted to a few i but is open to any citizen of La Grande who may wish to pay tribute ito these young men. Reservations must be made through the Y. M. C. A. ' Fred Currey will bc toastmiinter. -o- -- i The Weather. I PORTLAND. March 7 ;forecnsi: 'H;iin." Weather ReceWonlofjCTyjjLL rami Acciaeni: Charles McCrary was called to Sc-j attic last night on receipt or a tele-j jgiam bringing word of a fntul acci-, ident which befel ills son-in-law, Kri-; j ward Sv.lnk, hi a logging camp. Mrs. j iSwlnk was formerly Hazol McCrury,: ia Lu, Grumlo raised young lady and1 l'lu daughter of Charlcu and Hattie McCrary. Her . manage to M, Swink took placo within tho past yoar No particulars accompanied the tclegrani which merely stated that: the accident was fatal. It is pre-' sumed that It happened while thoj young man woh at' work with; logging, apparatus, .' ft Is " probable j that the rouuilns will be brought to; La Grande for burial, but this Is a ! matter that will be determined af- ler Mr. ! daughter. McCrary reaches his I GOVICKXOK KNITS SOCKS ' " . . ' PHOENIX, Ariz., March 7. Governor G. W. P. Hunt, sitting be- i hind his mahogany desk in the ex- ccuve 'offic(, n.Uc(1 ; huninicd as he received tho news-1 "-"".v attorney a more ainngeni mw: paper men for their daily talk a;witn reference to the prosecution of, few days ago. The Interviewers watched the gov-1 crnor with surprise and finnlly one : of them ventured what he was doing. .in,,-,, u ii queiy Hn IO i "Jl,Ht a 'inllU'." S1,id f0-0'- nor, don't disturb me, or I'll drop a stitch." 'Yes," he continued when ho had ' If all of us here knitted, the -An-j (;cnl,rm,.. , herl,lh HU,,'lit mv zona soldiers would be assured an;reporl for the- week cn,n8 Malrh 6( wear." And tho governor resinned placid knitting. Married In Baker. Mr. (iiiw-sn Peach of La Grande and Miss Willenii llayheaist of liak ?r were married at. the home of the bride's sislei, Mrs. S. Ii. VVIllelt in Baker at high noon yesterday. After a few days In Baker Ihe wedded pair will become occupants of the groom's farm In Crande Ronde. TO MEAN I By United Press. ) NEW YORK. March 7. -Cor nu.ny's enforcement of a conquer GERMAN PEACE ENFORCEMENTS or's peice on Uiniinnia shows that; war. The district will probably be Agreement Is He... lied. allies have a force much superior to the Cei -nii.n militarists are trying 1 made over to Cerin;iny. thus bind-j WASHINGTON, .March 7. The , that of the enemy not only In nuni to rule not only Kiimania but Ilul- ing Ihe llulgars still rioter to Ger- hoiiKe and senate conferees have hers of men, but In guns and a de-.fai-!;' as well. There are si long ! man) , In Ihe fin ih.r.inco of the 'reached nn agreement on the rail- elded superiority 111 the number ot inrlirnlli.il-- that Biileni hi will not 'MUtel Kurripn" policy. !ro:id control bill. j.-ilrnien. BEG N WTH S , FORECLOSURE IS ORDERED ON j PAST DUE ASSESSMENTS Minor nRATIf! I 4W F0RI.W. W. NEEDE!) -.. 7 ' ' - ; Eleven Arrests Reported for the Week with Seven Convicted and One Paroled ' At the regular meeting of the city liminary steps for foreclosure of liens against property for past due improvo- ment assessments. u,e cll-v a"0 'a insir.ic.tcu t prepare a new ordinance giving the " ".""- twoen Van Cortland Pnrk and Mlne- A Petition of Frank Stillweli and()Il Van Col.tland inl.k' ,8 preferred mers, usaing ior vne improvement oi . u oeuuim mice nun ii ttvunuu, , I was referred to tho street supenn-: , . ,.C O -.1 4- ...t ............ tendent for an estimate of cost. j The petition of Toy Young asking ! for a re-assessment of street improve mcnts on Adams evenue was referred ... .u ;... .. . Mnrch , llll. T() (h(, J()1 (;(,ll,lllisB,1i ' ' ' fi, r i , f,.m,i fi,-,n' ! Fire chief reports two calls, one at "ls'lhc Silver Grill restaurant, February jz4, 2:,'ll) a. in. This fire was caused by 'the brick in the fish pit becoming hot land burning the floor and joists. The 1 His slogan in: "Bono dry for Ore alarm was telephoned in und th-j fire Ron; winning of the war; and dc- chief with Night. Policeman Christian- son put thc fire out without turning in a general alarm. .March 2 the do- nartment was called to 1 ." )' Oak slrect ,, folln, thl Hemic" Ros - (Continued on Page 2.) IRE TERRITORY; receive fiom Rumania uny part of the UulMirlnn territory which the Rumauium; seized In the lest Balkan WILL GARRY MAIL WITH AIRPLANES UOVi'HNMKXT TO INAUGURATE SERVICE KO,Mim.MK NEXT MONTH BETWEEN PHILADELPHIA I WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK llou'e to iie Covered Within Three Hoitr.i mid :!()() founds Weight Limit WASHINGTON, March 7. Tho proposed aerial postal service be tween Washington. Philadcl, hlu and New York, Is to be Inaugurated not later than April 15, 1918. By. arrangement between Post master General Burleson and the secretary of war the aerial postal route between theso points will be conducted for ono year as a part of the aeronautic training sorvlce of the war department. All Conduct Bids Rejected. All bids submitted in response to the advertisement of the post office department for construction of aeroplanes for this service have been rejected, and the war department will provide tho post office depart ment with six powerful army aero planes, with two In reserve. Beginning not later than April 15 ono trip will bo made dally ex cept Sunday on a fixed schedule. jThcse flights will be under the con trol and operation of the war de partment which will furnUh the aviators and mechanics as well as the aeroplanes for the service. The landing field and hangars at Wash- j' - war department' .vftll- lsd"'pfouide a iliih'lon. Tho post office department j w111 provide the landing fields and hangars at Philadelphia and New York, and bear tho expense of gaso line and upkeep of machines and the necessary motor trucks and cler ical force in connection with the service. Washington Landing Field. Tho Washington landing field and hangars will probably bo on the polo grounds In Potomac park; but the Anacostia Flats are tentatively under consideration in case that should he found more convenient. j ,n ,,,llllldR,p,lla tho tiel(1 und hnn- wl bc gt League Isian,i. , N y , t, au,octi()11 e8 bo. unless the air currents there are such aa to render it undesirable. If the Mlneola site Is selected arrange ments will probably be made for dropping mall bags Into nets. !'rh",e "lr'd Pounds Per Trip. Kl in ..,-,.,.,l ".mi n,,n,l ,,r fi,i. i I'lKST l)l-;ci,AliATIOX FILED ' Dr. Aii.lei-s.in of The Dulles Official ly Announces Can. ltd v. SALEM, March 7- Dr. J. K. And- ! ''ison or Tho Dalles filed his deelar- ation as u candidate for tho Repul)- . Hcan gubernatorial cundidacy today, velopii.ent of the riMonrces of the ! slate." Ho Is the first candiilato to file notice of cundidacy. ' DEATH KATl'. LOW (eiieral Health Conditions ill I- t'llllllenls Is iood. WASHINGTON, March 7. The i. general health conditions in canton- inetits continues good, General Cor- gas ban announced. The death rate LONDON, March 7. Robert Bon Tor the kMl week was the lowest i ar Law voiced the general sentiment since November. Tho national j in tho house of commons today in guard has the lowest sickness and announcing a feeling of skepticism (bo national army tho lowest death . ,-ate j HOME GUARD CALLED OUT LAST NIGHT SUSPICIONS!) ATTEMPT OF IN CENDIARY NATURE WAS - THE CAUSE " VIGIL WAS MAINTAINED TILL DAYLIGHT CAME While No Disturbance Occurred, the OH leers and Men Were Ready for Any Emergency J J J "-J J "J J J J J ! J Members of tho Home Guard J are to hold themselves in J readiness for a call-out to- J J. night, elthor by general' alarm or tho telephone method. If . called, coiiio warmly drossod. .J J. H. E. COOLIDGE, Major. .J. . .- , - J J J J J J J J fy J J J J While the citizenship of La Grande serenely slept last night, picked sec tions of the La Grande Home Guard battalion stood faithful watch over the city's water reservoir, and patrolled the GCorge Palmer Lumber company yurds and mills. The guard . was called out upon the discovery of a clue that might have meant a catas trophe to the city and might have meant nothing. . ' . After due deliberation of tho evi dence in hand, Sheriff Warnick and Major Coolidge decided to adopt pre cautionary measures and . said the word that brought out the -needed 32 men and the officers of the batallion. This order was given to the company commanders, A. iW. Nelson and J.-H. P.ajr'J. jitw.l 1:5,5 iKsli. evening, and by' 1 o'clock., the supply company under Lieutenant Skiff had issued guns and ammunition and provided automobile transportation and the men were pa trolling their beats. The system of calls previously drafted and adopted worked out nicely,' due in a large measure to the vigilance of the opera tors at tho Home Independent Tele phone company and the alacrity with which tho men responded. Three reliefs were posted on tho Palmer mill property and two at the reservoir. Tho nature of the Buspicioncd at tack was largely incendiary and tho sheriff and officials of the Homo Guurd immediately threw protection about the water supply that it be not destroyed before the. match wore ap plied, if such action were contemplated as set out in a letter found on tho street last evening. The epistlo was addressed to Seattle, saying the fir ing was to commence last evening, and it asked for further instructions. It was intimated therein that tho : writers were camped in a nearoy ciui- voir particularly were wet of foot as soon as they were posted among the small streams and water-soaked ground about thc reservoir, and their only shelter between guards war a feeble fire kindled from ruin-soaked j board splinters ho lar as Known n.s afml; ""J'',"."! V"i (('tinued on Page 8) j l' ' Skeptical Concerning Hun Drive ! regarding the reported German drive r on the western front. Law wus eln- j pbatic In the nni'oiincenient that tho
