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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1918
NUMBER 150
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h
ENEMY IS
ACTIVE ON
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GERMAN INFANTRY PENETKAT
EI) BRITISH LINES AT
SOME POINTS
IN THE MAIN THE
ENEMY IS REPELLED
Secretary Baker Has Mare Encourag
ing Words for Conduct of the
American Troops
v (By William Phillip Simms)
ON THE BRITISH FRONT, March
21. The enemy is reported advan
cing at several points between St.
Ojirttin a nd Scarpe. The infantry
penetrated the British front line at
North Lampicourt, and ut Louvernl,
advancing to tho edge of the Cambrai
salient, through Gouche wood and near
Croisellc-Sur-Villars. Berlin reports
that the German-Austrian forces are
active along the whole front.
WEST FROM
. , ,' Iput out with the chemical and
Unceasing German Bombardaicnt I without the use of water. I wish
PARIS, March 21. An unccusingto call your attontion to the splen
German bombardment started at the did manner In which the Melville
northeast and outheast sectors of the n,o was handled. This flro was
French front this morning. French between the wall and celling in the
and American artillery frustrated tho living rooms back of the store and
Champagne bombardments. North of had gained considerable headway
Verdun the German infantry was re-. boron; tho arrival of the department
polled after fierce hand-to-hand fight- but by coolheaded and sensible ac
,nff. jtion, tho loss was reduced to but
Allies Muke Raids was never allowed to reach Into the
ON THE AMERICAN FRONT IN store rooms nor was any water
FRANCE, March 21. The Americans .used. Neither was tl're any
and French in the Luccville region smoko loss. As this store contains
successfully raided the enemy trenches crockery, tinware, etc., without the
after pulverizing the defenses with in- uso of chemicals, and but for tho
tensive bombardment. I careful action of the firemen, the
Secretary Baker reviewed the first i store would have been greatly dam
division, which was the first in France, jaged.
In an address he said that they had Tolico report shows fifteen arrests
demonstrated that they were every , for tho week. One state cane, one
inch fighters, and eulogized their ef-chaiged with drunkenness, three for
fort. "If I have any advice to give it I having Honor in their possession,
is to shoot straight and strike hard. I two for disorderly conduct, two for
You men over here have completely traffic violation, three for smoking
frustrated the skeptics who had feared i cigarettes, three I. W. W.'s charged
that Americans had grown soft," the' wittl having seditious and disloyal
secretary said. I literature In their posesKion. Num-
!er convicted, eleven. Amount of
Naval Scrap at Dunkirk lflncs all(1 forfeitures, $417. .10. Stock
LONDON. Mnn-h 91 An encmv ! impounded, one. Pound foes eol-
squadron shelling Dunkirk this morn
ing was attacked by two British and
three French destroyers. Two Ger
man destroyers and two German tor
pedo boats nro believed to have been
sunk. One British destroyer was
slightly damaged. Dunkirk is thirty
miles west of the German naval base
ut Ostend, Belgium.
VI.NAXCU HILL PASSIM).
Hut Tho Dissenting Votes To Thejfcet VVal"r B"P''rint,c"'lRnl ll!,vi,,K
.Measure Are Kegistcrcd.
WASHINGTON, March 21. The
war finance corporation bill for fin
ancially assisting war industries
passed the house today with but!
two dissenting votes. i nose voting
"nay" were Representative La Fol-js
letie oi wasningion, ami uonrescn-1
tativo Mason, of Illinois. The bill
has already passed the senate. -j
WE'LL GO OVER
"When I si'O such a gathering asioffcicd his assistance ill making up ;
tt,lc " ui,l A T Hill t,.iiUtmiiii- "1 11,,. ...,t ..r ;
know that Union county is going over!
the top with her part ol the coming
liberty loan," and the loud applause
that followed from more than a hun
dred people emphasized his words.
It was a noonday luncheon at the
Foley hotel and was attended by over
a hundred representatives of thc
Union county advisory war board,
which is an institution started by thc
State Council of Defense to pass upon
all war drives. Each county has one
and in Union county thc organization
is as nearly perteci as is possiuie to
ooiain. ij. ij. ijiuiauii is iiiauinnii ui
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he board and
the body the Liberty loan dme
wim n oi.ti.is . .
fo the representatives of J" -
ertv loan committee for Union
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,W meeting and the respond was : Kntht'r"1K "''journcd to the city hall
unanimous With ry mun:w,yc ""cr wen. into detailed
represented, Mr. Hill called on several ''rtictions regarding the bond drive.
speakers at the dinner. Mrs. Geo.' l'nion T' ',h Deschutes
Cochran opened thc meeting by assur-! F. L. Meyers, chairman of the war
ine support of Union county Indies, j
Will KpnncHv. formerly of Union and!
Hcrmiston, but now representing
ton Miller, internal revenue collector, .
talked on the need of having all in-i
come tax reports in by April 1 and.
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PAYMENT OF, united states gunner s hold FRONT TRENCH j
ASSESSmENTS h,vrcr"r"" :
WITH BONDS M;"jSiOX'i
crry manager currev offers
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS TO
THE COMMISSION
PROPOSED RELIEF IN
MUNICIPAL PROBLEM
Kecommrmlntion Also Made for Fil
tration Plant to He Used If
Required
City Manager Cnrroy submitted
to tho mooting of tho Cnnimiisloners
ims wocKjy report an follows:
La Grande,
Oregon.
March 20, 1018
Fire Chief reports three calls tor
tho week. One at the John Mel
ville store on Adams AvcniiQ, one
at tho William Graiuly property on
Second and Grandy avenue and one
at the Tom Fleming blacksmith
shop on north Fir. All three were
400.
As a matter of fact, the fire
lected. 1.
Street and water superintendent
reports un expenditure for labor and
teams for the week of JH0.7S,
$15. IS charged to water department
?.!)!). 10 to the street department,
sewer department, $5.50. Work on
ft street up to last Saturday night
stood ns follows: 108 yards of grav
el have been delivered anil spread,
covering 6X0 lineal teet of the road
t.w...i..F, -
Total length to ho graveled. 18K0
I viewed tho proposed Improvement
petition for M street and Second by
'Frank Stlllwell and others reports
; that total cost of preparing road
ibed for graveling will not exceed
?20.
Wo have resumed pumping the
;81,plk, t.lk, Jt was necessary to
fo. a,f,,w ,iiiys account of
weather and breakdown of ' pump.
(Continued on 'Paso Three.)
M TOP"
JL I. HILLf
Zurcher Talked on Loan I
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department, who has been loaned to leariifd that the government, is pre
, the state committee on the bond drive, I Paring a bill to extend government
I gave an interesting and instructive (Insurance to cover forty per rent
talk on how to proceed with thc!of tll(' actual value or nil vital sr
work. 'establishments. This is to lucliid"
He is an old Wallowa county bov four mills, grain elrvntoi s. etc. In-
and in a good-natured way reviewed
some of his early life that was picas-
ing to all. After stating his position
in the affairs of thc nation, he said,
"Among other things that I have done ,
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W. who was speaking ill of the pros -;
Ident of the United States, and it was
- n,y (,ue lo a mis.JI1,k.,slan,lill(; of ,
isnlnp bystanders that either myself or
thc J. W. W. did not get the final!
tount' , lor the Stock Show last night it was
At 'l o"' ,his "fternoon the' voted to hold the show this year;
s.-.vmgs stamp campaign, reported
that this county had tied with Dos-'
Mil-(chutes county in thc sale of stamps in
the state for second place and that,
Wheeler county still holds first placei
by a margin of 1 per cent.
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Four Sammies of a machine gun squad in a first line trench on the American front in France. The two men
in the center are operating the gun, one feeding in tho cartridge holder and the other sighting and firing. The
man on the right is observing the effect of the shots nd is telling tho man on the left who is writing out the
report for superior officers. -
NETHERLANDS 1ST
EXPECT BLDGKflQE i
ZURICH. March 21. The Nether-1
Hands will bo compelled to bear nil 1
tho consequences of tho decision re
garding the taking of Dutch vessels
for shipping for tho Americans and
their European allies. They must j the hours of 10:30 to. i. Tho thor-;navo Ju8t reached this government,
rurtlier expect that. German, submar- oughncss of the examination of K-Tmttiy'a "trump card" failed be
incs will blockade all her ports as j istrants by the local board was estab-!CIMIS0 'i,Pnn0 tipped off his hand,
a result of the shipping agreemontj lished at the last draft, when it was ;Trf .ky had staked all on a revo
so it Is Bcmi-ofricially stated in a I found that Union county was one or;,tltIon ,n QernMnyi Bml teadrastly
report from Berlin. the few counties where .there was not . ,.,,,, iQ yloIl t) LonUlo.s planH
ClinriicU'.L.cil As Xot licncvoleiil,
THE HAGUE, March 21. Reply
ing to tho chamber of deputies'
criticism of the government's action
in the shipping seizure, Premier
t.nnri,.,, li,.i:,ni..ri-n,i n,n a,,.i, :
policy as "All but benevolent."
OF MOOSE
n rnm nrrinrnn
rltU I h hrnh
The following named are the nowlyj
elected officers of tho La Grande
Lodge of Moose: Wm. C. Hansen, dic
tator; Fred J. Smith, vice dictator;
J. H. Stevens, prelate; Kenneth Evans,
i, u... tr t? 4 I
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James E. Birdsell, treasurer; A lcw-1
an., ueiegaie io me supiem-; louge,
George Young, alternate. I
Moose Prove Loyally
While thc meeting was primarily for
the purposes of electing Moose lodgj;I ewis l!irrjs- Raymond Anderson
officers for the ensuing year, there ,,. u,-illiiim .'nwli.r Arthur F.. Mil-'
was a movement launched which dem-
onstratcd the patriotism of this fra-
tcrnity in an unmistakable and prac-!
tical wuy. At this meeting $3, 4.10 in
war stamps was disposed of to mem
bers of the lodge. .
At this meeting also was read a re
port from the official publication of
the Canadian Moose, snowing mo ac-'
tivitios in war taken by the Moose
urethral across inc line, nn repon
wus recx'ivi-ii nun if icih;ji vii-
at the meeting. -
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rii:i-: iNsris.wcK.
fltm For Pinlci tloii or Hal War
WASHINGTON. Marrh 21. It is
isuranrc rales by private
firms
""
this class of property is considered
so excessive
to be practically
prohibitive in many cases.
STOCK SHOW DATLS.
Annual l-Miibi. A.
JuM ,,
UNION, March 21. fSpoclal. ) --
At a meeting of thc official Imaid
on June 5. (i and 7. CoiiLiiittees
have been n cd and ewrything Is
n readiness to begin on the great
event. There will be patriotism in
. every day's program.
,
Bom, at Br
at Di"uieitnn. Wash., t
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Geihel, a son.
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WK.VI IIKIt FOIIWAST.'
PORTLAND. March 21. Rain.
ARMY SIDELIGHTS
Aa Shown by Work of Union
County Local Board
'I,
Thc Vskal examination of the
registrants of Union county has
reached the 1320 mark. Dr. M. K.jot Mlnistur of War Trotzky to
Hall, the examining physician, is n 'launch a revolution in tho Teuton
very busy person every day between !.lMon9 to 8av0 Hiisnlan democracy
u ..; -...,. -
ination.
,, , . . ,. . ,. . jnieetlng tor talking over tho terms
At the request of Acting Ailjulant of , pl,)posed troul , fl
General Williams of Oregon, tho local ,,, ,, ,u the mcanln0 WI)1.k.
board were informed by telegram yes-
lenuiv, mm n was necessary vo nave
couijueie ie.u.v ........... "jijen110
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.iass l men leniaiiiinK o" L"e uwm
of the board and tho number of reg
istrants classified to date. It was
found that there remains on ihc rec-
, ,. . r ,,, : ci.,ou i !
ords the number of '108 men in Class 1 :
and 1531 have been finally classified.
The number of Class I men is dwin- i
idling every day on account of the vol-
! untary inductions and the number of
physically unqualified,
La Grande
Uitiinl will be well
I represented in the 31st Engineer. A
iri,nin ,f r!iilrn:ur men have been in
'""l
conference with the secretary of thc
i,,rai board, J. G. King, relative to vol-
unta.y induction, and thc following .
mon will leave tomorrow for Portland
f((r finll cnist,m,,lt papers. Richard -
T .. ... , , Monroe Zimmcrole.
(,r prcsly Mauncy an,j E,gar L. Lo-
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Lee Warnick, chairman of the local' per bushel In all local markets,
board, is in the east on important President Wilson by proclamation
business. 'recently set a lower pi-Ice. A hot
'fight over the proposed increuso 1b
,1 nn Carl Hacker of Sunimerville has
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tary induction in the 37th Kniiim .'r.s,
whj(.h h.w )Ccn RI.a.lte(f Illv! hc will,
,, ,,...,.. f(1T. I.'i.rl Mvor Vir-t
(,inia . j
The AmcriciBi protective league,
w,,,,'h nsilht:i l," I"1'11 l'""'' '''!'''!" l
heniiing (ll-.:erels, is i pie.-cnu o in
Union county by S. T. lloolhe, cruet
of the. La Grande division, and F. A.:
Galloway, chief of the Cove division.
The local board 1i r received a
wire notice that all Individual In
ductions in the service will cen.M
arier April in. This iiifun.1; t lint vol-1
.unteeis will not be ncrepted after'
that dale.
-o-
ol Ai:i;l-:i.iN-:i vi:i: spoils
i ( Vy .lams Shaplan. )
PKTIiOGH AI). March 21- -SeM-cius
differences have devilopiMi hc
tweon Austria and I'Uraino regaid
O" Ing the division of lenltory, accord
ing lo liiil npoit.:. Auslila de-
inaiiils the Ilartvolin province and
this has become the principal bono
()f c))ntel,u(jn
PAItEM'-TICACHKR MEETING
The parent-tcachcr association of
the Central school will meet at 2:43
Friday afternoon. A program has
been arranged to include a vo'-al solo
by Miss Lynch, a talk by Mis.i llaihy,
' librarian at the public library, on
"Hooks for Children"; a talk by Mis
Clark, ait teacher, on "Art for Chil
dren"; a vocal solo by Mrs. T. J.
Scroggin. All parents arc invited.
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(By Robert Bender, Copyrighted
WASHINGTON, March 21. Ro-
norts of a bold effort nn Hln nni-t
for tho anrVandar ot Russian .rightB.
He prolonged tho" Brcut-hitovsk
od nsslduously in the development
of his coup. On tho appointed day
did not nccompany Trotzky
to the Biest-Litovsk conference.
When ho arrived a most stirring ap
peal had been prepared to the Cor-
'"an people, but this was stopped
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by German military forces before It
C,'C1 ' "'! '"""V '
people.
Its KffcctN Were Foil.
Hut it is significant that the pow
erful appeal to incite opposition to
Gerinun military authority was fol
lowed by a number of industrial
rlols, artleiilaily in Austria.
Though Trotzky'a appeal to Incite
a revolution among the Teutonic
lancu, it win Ko "own in
history as one of tho most unique
documents of the war.
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SHXATK ItAISIJS WIIIIAT
WASHINGTON, March 2
iticio
The
senate adopted (lore's uuiendment
to tho agricultural bill, fixing tho
minimum price for wheat at $2.00
certain when the bill comes up for
a conference hearing.
"BEAIXnOT" MILLEil
AS FRITZ 'LL SEE HIMj
"3
Si-Jo"3
; JOHN MILLS.!!.'
This Is John Miller dead-shot.
John u:d to bo captain of the St.
Loots Cardinals. Now he's a ma
rine at Paris. S. C , pawing the
ground for a chance lo get across.
He has been given the silver
crossed guns decoration as an ex
pert rifleman. Ho scored 289
points out of a possible 300, In
the monthly tests
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PEOPLE IRE SLOW
Mrs. Paguo and others who have
charge of tho collecting of clothing
fo the needy Bclgains In conformi
ty with a recent rcoucst through
tho Rod Cross, report that thoro has
as yet boon a discouraging response.
Tho contributions ot cast-off cloth
ing have scarcely been worth men
tioning. This is not in accord with
tho usual La Grnndo spirit, und the
committee has hope that a little
stirring up" may bring bottor re
sults. It Is certain, tho committee
believes, that tho people have a
largo amount of things that can be
given to the cause, and what they
waiit tho people to do Is to do It.
WALLOWA COU.WTY'H TLAX.
Will Declaim Legal Holidays
lioun Drive.
ENTERPRISE, March 21. (Spe
cial.) Following the general agree
ment that April 6, 7, and 8 bo made
holidays In Wallowa county and
that all business bo suspended on
those duys while the county sub
scribes Its quota for the Liberty
Loan, arrangements are being made
In detail to carry out this plan.
James Hurley, father of tho idea,
Is being consulted freely on the
matter and is assisting In drawing
up tho detailed arrangements. So
simple and practical Becms tho Idea
that other counties aro falling in
lino nnd requests aro coining In for
mora of tho outline so It can bo
UBod elsewhere.
This means tho second Wallowa
county Idea regarding war matters
that has gnlnod wide publicity.
Early last full there was a commu
nity systom ot financing of small
land owners and small flock mas
ters, which attracted tho attontion
of tho Stato Council of Defense and
that body forwarded the plan to the
national council. After examining
It carefully tha national body incor
porated It in ono of Its bulletins
and sent It out over. tho nation giv
ing It aB a Wallowa county, Oregon,
plan.
WILL SOON IIAVK Alltl'LANES.
Aviation Officials Count On Heavy
Additions In All-craft.
WASHINGTON, March 21. Avia
tion officials declare that by Sep
tember 1st, tho United Stales will
have mora than double tho number
of aiipliincu that Germany, Franco
nnd Great Britain aro no using.
They admit that tho progra m is be
hind tho schedulo, but say that vast
work Is being dono.
KILLIOU IN J!. PLOSION.
Officer
And Three Sailors Meet
Death Ity Collision,.
WASHINGTON, March 21. An
officer and three sudors were kill
ed and two perhaps fatally Injured
when the American destroyer Mau
ley collided with a British worship
Tuesday. A deptli charge on the
Mauley exploded at the time of the
collision, damaging both vessels.
GUAM'S OltA.ING APPLICATION
BAKKIt, Ore, March 20. Super
visor of thu Minimi National Forest
Kph Damns stated that tho office
hud approved gra.lng applications
covering a total of 15,000 cattle and
horses to ho grazed on the Mlnam
rango this year. '
PKO-ALLY CAISINI'.T I'Olt SPAIN
MADRID, March 21. Former
j Premier Maura, recognized aB
Spuln's pro-ally sympathizer, has
been directed to form a new cabi-
inct.
NF.W HOAltD NAMKD.
The La Grande Irrigation com
pany met last evening in tho city
hall anil after discussing ninny mat
ters of interest to tho water users
along the Oralido Hondo river they
elected the following board of di
rectors: Dan Wilson, D. 11. Stod
dard. C: J. Illack, J. A. Russell and
C. II. Finn.
According to tho report made
there has been a decided Increase In
the use or water during the past
two years by people who have rais
ed gardens.
HENRY K. LARSEN, OF
MBLER,
A rablegraui fo relatives at Im
bler unnouiiccs the death of Henry
j K. l.nrsen of pneumonia In France.
This young man Is the third one
J from this county to die, whllo In
the service of their country. Henry
' K. Lai sen Is a son ol .P. Larsvn,
m RAILROAD 111
OF LA GRANDE
GIVEN BANK
TRAINMASTER D. H. JESSE RE
CEIVES APPOINTMENT AS
A LIEUTENANT '
BECOMES MEMBER OF
RAILWAY REGIMENT
Other O.-W. Officials Have Offered
Services to thc Government for
A War Work
Trainmaster D. H. Jcsso has re
ceived word that a commission -art .
nontenant awaits him and he lias
wired his , accoptance. Mr. Jesse
enlisted as a volunteer for railway
operation in France in response to
the recent call for experienced men
to help Uncle Sam in this depart
ment in war work. Mr. Jesse was
for.a number ot years a freight con
ductor, but more recently has filled
the office of trainmaster with head
quarters In La Grnndo. lie expects
to recclvo orders within a vory
short time to report for duty and
of course will soon be on his way
with other railroad operatives aoross
the wntor.
Mr Josse will bo attached to what
Is known as the 31st Engineers
Railroad Regiment. .
Others Offer Sendees.
Among other employes in an offi
cial capacity with the O.-W. R &
N. at La Grando who have otforod
their services in response to this
call are Assistant Superintendent
James F. Corbett and Night Chief
Dispatcher T. . McKinstry. While
those volunteers are ready to an
swer any call that may be made
upon them, they aro not sanguine
that thoro will ho an immediate de
mand for tholr services abroad, for
two rcisons. There has ; already
been a ready responso by railroad
men all over tho country, and in
tho second placo, whllo tho govern
ment needs skilled men for war
railroad oporatlon there Is no mani
fest disposition to deplete tho avail
able forco of coinpntent officials for
railroad operation ut home. In
other words: "They can't all go." :,
In ndditlon to the above there
havo been a dozen or moro other
enlistments from tho railroad ranks
In La Grando for tho varioua bran
ches of railroad work in France.
These men go Btrlctly as railroad
men and while they are provided
with military uniforms 'and equip
ment they are not expected to take
up tho drill work or tho regular
soldier. Tho pay for thin class or
service averages about 80 per
month, an amount much loss than
they receive at homo. The dlffor
onco In tho ralo of pay is supplied
In tho satisfaction of becoming a
part of that great machino which
is being assembled to win the war.
Trained Xursn Also (iocs.
Miss Emma Mullor, a trained
nurse who for a long time has hud
charge ot the O.-W. R. & N. emer
gency hospilalin connection with tho
employes club on Fir Street, hus re
linquished her work Tor the rail
road company- to join the nursing
forces in France. A telegram an-,
nounclng acceptance or her 'proffer
ed services was received yesterday
and Miss Muller is already on tho
way.
She lert yesterday Tor San Fran
cisco to inalte a short stay with re
latives and from tho Bay City ex
pects to go straight to France.
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UNION DELEGATION HERE
Say They Will Make thc Coming Stock
Show Higgesl Ever
Today n large delegation of Union
men were in the city, attending tho
Liberty loan meeting, and they dis
cussed the stock show freely. We are
going to make it the biggest ever, so
the boys over there will know that we
home folks are keeping up the old
lick and that Union is offering thc
usual encouragement to the raisers of
livestock throughout the northyest,"
was the sentiment expressed.
DEAD IN FRANCE
of lmbler, and there are a number
of other relatives at that placo to
mourn his death. Ills death Is re
ported to have occurred on March
19. '
The deceased young man was a
member or Supply Company A. M.
C. 304, A. E. F,