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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1918
NUMBER 1G4
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AMIENS RAILWAYS
ENEMY'S OBJECTIVE
Heavy Fighting EverywhereOn
a Twenty
Believed That the City Is Well Forti
fied and That Enemy Will
Be Turned Back.
Awaiting heavy reinforcements and
the emplacement of the big guns be
fore resuming the drive upon Amiens,
von Hindenburg's infantry is batter
ing' against the British left center be
tween the Somme and Ayctte. Haig
reports that very heavy fighting is I
now proceeding in all sectors along JOSEPH, April 0. (Special to
a 20-m!te front. The Germans plan tho Observer) Twenty-foui' hours
to submit the allies positions to a most before tho opening of the drive the
violent artillery fire before attempting J0SCP" Llbert' Loan WH& coin
to resume their drive on Amiens. The "'T W"'e 8b! repori "V" ,J
,, . .... , . , seph s quota of Llbe.Yy bonds has
French artillery concentrat.on before. ovel.sllD8ct.)bea. Joseph's
the city is the greatest ever seen, says ;(uo(a ,6 ,40 000. Tlle sales arc
Mood. Infill rnnnim? stroiier ntrifl liter flpninn-
ENEMY ADVANCING IN WAVES
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES,
April fi. Heavy fighting is developing
for the possession of the Amiens rail
way embankment near Albert, in the
Ancro valley and astride the Somme.
.litKt. mitai'ilf, Pm-hip. piirht. milps rlup
east of Amiens, the eGrmans are de- BALTIMORE, April (WThe Pres.
livering particularly desperate as- llent a,Tived with his Part' at tw0
saulU. Tho Germans are hurling ' th,rt'- He went d,reet to, ?amp
masses forward. At five-thirty this!Mclule' und reviewed National Army
morning the enemy was seen advanc- j1 oops,
ing in waves west of Corbie. Fight-1
ing is continuing southward from the! NARROWLY ESCAPED,
heights. Vast numbers of Germans j
are falling on British bayonets or are ' Occupant of Plane Was Carrying Mcs
being shattered by British guns. It j sage to President.
is too early to give definite results of j
Ibe-batUes. ' ' ' S'j ! WASHINGTON, April 6.-Georgt
o ' ' i Creel, of the Public Information coin-
BELIEVED THEY WILL FAIL.
WASHINGTON,
and Britain arc at bay before Amiens
and will turn the Bochc back is the be-
lief of American military experts. It;,
is assumed the city is most strongly
defended.
(Amiens is a railway centre '
northern France and has a population
exceeding 100,000. It is the birth
place of Peter the Hermit.
HAIG'S REPORT HOPEFUL
LONDON, April 8. German at-j
tacks "in considerable strength" on a WASHINGTON, April G.-The Prc-0-mne
front north of the Somme, jsident today nominated Edward Stet
throughout yesterday and this morn-, tinius, war department supplies pur
ing, were repulsed, so Haig has re- chaser, and Frederick Kcppel, dean of
ported. There was heavy fighting the Columbia University, to be second
everywhere north of the Somme until and third assistant secretaries of war,
evening yesterday., j respectively.
South of the Somme and nine miles:
south-east of Amiens there is local
fighting. We improved our position
by counter-attacking."
GERMANS HOLD WEDGES.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES,
April (!. Fighting was speeded last
night. After important clashes tne
Germans occupy a wedge-shaped ridge,
at the confluence of the Noye and
Avre, with the main line of the Paris-
Amiens railroad in nlain s'rght. The,
Germans also hold a wedge between
the Avre and Luce, and another be
tween the Luce and Somme.
AMERICANS REPULSE RAIDS j
PARIS, April ('..German raids in
(l, ...,.,., ,! Vn,.v-l...P..bin.eix re-!
gions along the Mouse right bank
where the Americans have takeri over
sec-tors, were repulsed last night, says;
an official report. Mutual artillery-:,,,,,,
ing prevails there and in the Apre- j
mont wood in the Toul sector, which j
is also guarded by Americans.
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I OCU IS CONFIDENT.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES. ,
April (i. "The German offensive is
completely checked. Thc future will
give us a full measure of the victory
we have already attained," is the re-
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port u. cnrrc-souimc-ms cumiui-u ".,, far board
General I-oc-n.
AMERICANS ARE ACTIVE.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES.!"' The prire f"'1 9- Th';T. Cochran, who has been a constant.'1';'1"'; l":n
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April o. un me anniversary oi
America s entrance in tne, war me
Anipricnns are unusuailv busv. Their
activities are not describable now for
military reasons. Americans are tra-j
veiling in tiny freight cars. The
Amercnns are also active in Picardy.
Mile Front.
(Speedy .Work
In Raising Quota
sti-ations are being held today and
Joseph people -expect tn double or
trlpplo the amount nsHlgncd for
t0 ,.alse.
PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN BALTI
MORE. Imittee, and Lieut. Bounds, army avia
tor, narrowly escaped when an air
April G. France , hnlln,i from Washington landed
. .. , demolished.
Both clung to their seats. Boupds
. ,,.. in trvin tn voi(1 an oi).
:stnlL.tion Creei carrjcd McAdoo's
! message to the Baltimore Liberty
loan met.tin(,, wherc the president was
to k Thg ma(.hine buried its
nose in the earth, but neither of the
occupants were badly hurt.
NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT
SWEDISH TOWAGI'
SI'X'l "It KB
,.,,,,.,, T,mlslin,i Tons Chartered
by Temporary Agreement.
WASHINGTON, April (I. A hun
dred thousand tons of Swedish
1 ..1. i i.n! nt. im u hemn ll n I'l f mil tn lllO
:Un,e( st.,les under a temporary
t.a(j0 agreement. Negotiations are
I)(,'nuinK for a permanent agreement
whereby the United States may ob
tain more tonnage,
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JAPAXESK LAM) AliMY.
I Mall
Dice at Vladivostok fur Pro
tection. WASHINGTON, April IL The
American consul reports that the
Japanese have landed a small army
at Vldivostok to protect Japanese
residences. The action is not re
c action is not rc-
invasion. The Jap- !
garrted as an
e off, ,,. onc Japanese
,vnl,miinI. n,,.rs I
flD CTlTL MfflDVj
I till U I II I L IIUIIIl
J.-L. Reynolds has purchased
from Allien Hunter a span or oiacK
lwchprmi iriilp irp mines for the
The horses weigh
:;o0i) pounds, aro four years old and
wwe picked from Union county be -
cause or their well known superior-
ii.. tl .t tri.n Tkn
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, ,, f .i in
ShIpiii. A fine r.et of harness fur-
. ..a .. i. nknnnn
,' .... a,., ,,'r i,e ocminment.
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The Weather.
PORTLAND, April 6.-
Fair.
TWENTY-THREE
IS THE NEXT
DRAFT QUOTA
!OHTLA.M), April . TlicJ.
4 lt of Oregon In to furnish . J
. . Oli.t men In. the second draft .
the date for which Is April J.
4 Ull. I'liloii county's quota In .J.
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AMERICA'S WAU AXMVEItSAItY
Event Is Occasion of Felicitation In
Iiiindon. !
LONDON, April t.-Ki-K George
wired to the Lord Mayor's luncheon
guests, including Britishers unci
Americans, celebrating America's en
trance" in the war: "The fact that
Americans aie dully taking a place
In the battle line Increases more
than oyer, the confldenco with which
wo look forward to tho triumph of
our united efforts In the defense of
the rights and ' liberties of civiliza
tion.
A'mbassador: Page said: "Tho'eeed with this wort
United States , forces aro at tho al
lies' disposal. This hour is the su
preme test. -We are hurrying
muny as'needed." ' Pago presented (Union, Baker ana Wallowa counties
an American flag to London. Lloyd; there is considerable apprehension
George was not present but sent as to what the labor conditions will
this message: "The American . peo-jbo
plo's decision to join the great
struggle to free the people against
the desires of an ovenvoanlng des
potism to establish universal dom
ination, is one of the greatest
events In history. During the next
few weeks they'll give Prussia nlsm
one of the greatest surprises of
their lives."
LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
COMING IN A FLOOD
Walking up to volunteer booths with I
commendable desire to do their patrio
tic duty, hundreds of La Grande peo
ple today subscribed to the Third lib
erty loan. In La Grande only was one
day for volunteering set aside else
where the solicitors started out in the
e-rly hours jf the da i ! ili-sircd
end in La Grande and elsewhere :n the
county for that matter, is bei'ii,' at
tained today. The smaller investor i
are doing their full duty. Bcforo the
clerical force at Liberty Tent was
ready to go to work this morning, peo
ple began subscribing and a line form
ed in Hill's department store. Shortly
after 8 o'clock the voluntering was
done before the Liberty Tent and while
at no time during the morning hours
was there a crush about the place, tl'c
clerks were continually busy. This a!
tcrnoon the crowd increased generous
ly. There is little or no time to itrik':
totals, but Chairman Hill will sup the
procession at 4 this afternoon to fig
ure out the number and amounts ol
the volunteer subscriptions.
Union First To Ho Over.
Adhering to the previously adopted
principles and regulations, the commi-1
nity of Union stands as the first clis
Itrict to reach its quota in Union coun-
I ty. The work was actually finished
before the campaign opened this morn- j,,,.,.,'.
ing. Information to that effect wasihc' ,.,.'
telephoned in and the uniomtes are
now standing around awaiting a new ,omc ror the m e of these
drive to handle. The work is doneidros workcis. These rooms
there on the basis of small payments, j very coiiviciilly located ror
too not a few large ones which is i ladies in this part of tho city
undesirable.
Teams Begin .Monday
While the teams in the county at ;
are are out t0,ay Hnj rt.Portcd in,"
thjg aftcrnon lhat in a dozon insUllll.(.s J"
altcrnon that in a dozen instancy
lne wrK nm ue u.osi.uu uj to.i.gi.c,
jthe La Grande teams don t go out un-
jti! Monday morning. Even aftor that (
it will be possible to volunteer nt the .
; Liberty Tent, but there will be no fur-!
ther wait
"Tremendous success; I am proud of
Union county." Thus spoke A. T. Hill
county chairman, at noon today.
I ni In u ii" u ii i
"I t you she would, chucked
i wry i.hhsou, nuc-i m-i-nig n..-.
incl tola s swell ov tne voiuoieer
, route.
"Our women workers are sorry the)
iH1. nn. aiiwm to oui todav and
j,0 jt ,he fjrst ,, . .. Marvd Mrs . (;co.
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,"i"cei in nn; icm nu u. .,nc io ,
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Work in the county.
i .Someidclights.
! One of the first subscribers this
morning wns Mrs. Theda E. Pierson,
a widow lady who has two sons in
..." -i-u i. a T ii:ii"oon wiiii
WAGE SCALE
MEETING IS
TO BE HELD
;i:m:i;al aspkI'I's . oi faiim
help iMtom.DM to
IMSt'l'SSKi.
Paul II. Splllinaii, County Agent,
ni id ). K. Itald win. Will Do
'' Pro; till.
For the ptnposo or discussing
tho probable labor shortage and
for the comideration of tho adop
tion of a wage scale for farm labor
in Union, Wallowa,, Bekcr and other
Eastern Oregon counties Paul
Splllman, county farm agent, has
called a meeting j In l.n Grande's,
city hall for Tuesday evening, April
9th at 8. o'clock.
A call bus been issued to- runn
ers and it Is Mr. Spillmun's Inten
tion to havo aa . many present as
possible In ordor to got tho lnform-
atlon and views necessary o pro-
That every farmer will be inter
ested there Is not the slightest
doubt for at the present moment In
the coming summer,
One of tho main objects la to es
tablish an equitable wuge scale
which will bo fair to both fanners
and workers. ,
These meotlngs am being held at
the request or the office of the State
Farm Help specialist. O. K. Baldwin,
who represents that ofrice, will be
present at the La Grande mooting.
France, and one at a port of deburkn-
lion reaily to go over with his brothers.
She not only bought a Liberty Bond,
but she bought a substantial block. She
appreciates the need of standing be
hind our boys over there, and further
more. Many other patriotic sacrifices
were made among the hundreds who
offered their greatest possible
amounts.
The O.-W. general offices, which em
ploys several dozen clerks, wont ovci
tho top this morning with 100 per cent,
perfect.
J. G. Siioilgrass and his entire
force of clerks went over the top 100
per cent perfect with one of the first
detachments early this morning.
1 Mil I. El! OVER THE TOP.
A report at :i o'clock stated
Imbler had gone over tho top.
that
Klgin Pu-Acri (Junta.
KLGIX, April (i (Special) I'.T-
gin par.M-d her quota of $1)2, ODD at
2:lf this allernooii.
.iti-lb Side Ladies Organize.
The ladies of the northeast part
,"f the iity. met at Hie homo orjOTsa r the liberty Bond campaign
Mrs. E. Giltridgt
ami organized an
auxiliary.
Mnssmnn was the J
will be known nn I
Mrs. Gutildgo haspl(, wcre in s,imberland. Tho work
donated two front rooms of
'those wishing lo do lied Cross work
lime the piivnego oi using mem.
iThcse rooms have previously rented
for a nice sum of money but Mrs.
jiitridgc feels she can do without
,hp m()M,y ,.,. ,an . 1)(,ys at!(lrlv(,8.
)t. f,.ont ,.., W,10,lt the help
f tK. n,.,
Cross.
Nature Kay" I
Knjoyrd.
The
Xeii,lil,oi liood club enjoyed
ih ndid prorunu on Tuesday after-
1 '. ' , ' '. ' .,
,' V, ,- si ,o,n ir..i lent in
M"' ' '' h ' ' '
,lh(, voca W(lo wu, rcn.
,i,.ri;(l liy .MIhs .Mary ewnn.
"ioinliie .s ea as was a vei oy
I.VIins Newlin and her rich luezzo-
soprano voice was enjoyed very
much. An inl -n.ely interesting pa-
per on John llurioiiglia. as a nature.,
t, I, ,,n l.c f . U'lMlom
by Mis. William
lsiting lady M
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i u -,w.n.i
.iiyker City, gave a splendid talk on
im i, ,
I ' .' lmve McGee and Miss Mary
vPwlin ,iui'l- a fine Impression by
their singing or "Barcarolle" by Of-
fenbach. 1
RAILROAD MEN
ARE LIBERAL
KNGI.XKKItX Ct KTIS -AND I'KIUl.
I SON AUK THK FIRST ONK8
IT
Whole Itallrond J'orco In Complete.
ly Oruuiii.ccl for the lllg Loan
Drive.
A system of organized order is con
sidered .one of the first laws of rail
road operation and in the same order
ly way are the railroad officials and
employes lined up for the loan drive.
In anticipation of a prompt response
in bond purchasing by the, employes
additional office and clerical forces at
the headquarters in La Grande have
been provided so . tbat .the work may;
be done morV rapidly. and .. without
confusion. ' f :
Engineers G. M. Curtis . Hid Luke
Ferguson were the first applicants
for bonds in Superintendent - Bollinn'
office this morning, and their pur
chases were for substantial amount:).
These two were the first volunteers'.
Every Department Organized.
Everything has "been systemati-e'r.
';e men In the official and operating
department will make their subscrip
tion undercharge of Superintendent
Bollins, and the men in the other de
partments will have their subscrip
tions attended to by the officials in
the respective departments. Sub
scriptions for bonds is officially urged
on all the employes and, judging from
the patriotism that has always been
displayed by the railroad forces' such a
thing as slackers will be wholly un
known. Special committees have been
appointed for all phases of the work.
Records Show Loyalty.
The loyalty of the railroad employes
is attensted by acts more than by
words or mere outward demonstration.
InnliiHIncr the TMent e,,llsL'..unis of
railroad men on the call for filling a
railroad, regiment for Franco there
have been, a total of 110 railroad em-
i... . n,j ,i:;., ,i,,, l
joined the colors and 73 of these are
from La Grande.
That within itself is a splendid tes
timonial and it is felt certain that the
same spirit of loyalty will be manifest
toward the Third Liberty Loan.
IteluT Bring Good News.
The Liberty Loan relay run was
won oy the army team of tho Intor
medlato class of the Y. M. C. A.
this afternoon.
The run was started by Mr. Al
bert Hunter, chairman of the Island
City District, who handed . io
starters a message 10 mr. a. 1.
Hill, In which the La Grande dis
trict was. 'assured that Island City
would, go 100 per cent uud that
over 50 per cent had been , raised
during tho morning. Tho amount
brought in represented a total of
:i5,ooo. . .;
The officials of the , run were
Misses Florence Lynch, Cladys
Iilnck and Martha Scufleld. The
time of tho run wns: Army, 12
ininiitos, ;:0 seconds; Navy, 12 min
utes, 40 seconds.
Liborty Hells DMrihiifiHl.
A contributing factor to the suc-
,... n,c distribution of Liberty
,, ,)y t10 L, p. s. Boy Scouts
ias evening when most of the poo-
BUYERS
l,ol'!was accomplished In regular scout
Kfid j fashion, which Is well done. The t.V bond issue. This money is part of j ,.,...,., To He Inspiring. , .
",0!rollnwing scouts did the work: the proceeds from the sale of a piece K,,volil7 features will be lntro
tlle Grant Wild, Grunt Swalbeig, Frank I of land left to the parish by the Into ,im,, ,lt mnlht's ineotliig after
"ml ni,iii ii(,il rieddes. Nenhl Combs. Mn M,,,,., i r,,,- il,,, i,,,il,iin,r ., ,.. . .. . .... , i, a i.h...
j Kt,ort jiaird, ,iyd Johnson, WkI-
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()o at0(idard, Win. Walker and
! t()n This slime group or
iBPuts have distributed many pos-
i..H Hn,i other matters on other
AUTOMOBILE STOLEN
j The Studebaker car belonging to J.
A. Russell was taken away from the i
j Elrect whi)o thc f0lk, were attending
i.1 picture show yesterday evening. It
not known whethor tnc e"r wu"
i,,lnn l.v nmn hues or whether It was
i on by some be, s ur 7h""'t
, - -
, '"u"-ls",
Iteient VeiMiiiK.
John
Oxford and Miss Hazel,
both of La Grande, were j
,
limited In marriage Saturday even-
Ing, March 30. litis. Justice of the'
Peace A. C. Williams officiating. I
! u..n.i.... ,,....nl,, lt.rrli st Mr
I William Loatie and Miss Emma
j Kerr were married by Justice of the
Peace Williams. They
'dents of La Grande.
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CAPT. I.ESTER AV. IIU.MPlIREYS.i-i
l-Who speaks at tho Tnuernaclu tonight
BIG RANCH
NEAR UNION
SOLD TODAY
r ' : .
.MAC, WOOD, Ol-' LA (iliA.N'DIO,
IJISPOSI-'.S )!' TIIK SI X.VY
IlltOOIv FA II 1
Place Is l.iiinlcil mi Lltllo Cnllierlnc
. Creek ami Is Ideal Stock
Fnrin
One of tho important real estate
deals of tho year was the sale of Sun
nybrook Farm, consisting of 860
acres, near Union'ycstorjiay, .by Mac-
this citv, to Hall and Emery, of Union.
The sule price was $20,000, which
did not include any of the live stock
on the ranch.
Sunnybrook ranch is known far and
wide as one of the best improved
I ncnes in 1110 urauoe noncic vaney.
i Besides ns 11 whole belntf an wcellent
stock ri",dl' '""'.ving a largo alfalfa
acreage, it is fitted with modern build -
,nKK- Natural water power niriiisnes
I electricity, but for safety this is nug -
mentei by a gasoline engine for power nboiit recruits. out of the enroll
in case something should happen to uicnt of 100 enlisted men, means
the water power. The farm residence, I " tllu nillftary phaso or the pa
barns, hog houses and chicken houses '!l! 'oniglit 111ay.be lacking soipe
. 1 tu : 1 .... r tho precision and snap of the
are electric- lighted. There is also an , , , . .,
i,l,l friniH whon tltn mnn vbm all
automatic flush systim that operates
in nil the buililings.
The ranch is located two and one
half miles above Union on Little Cath
erine Creek.
Mr. Wood rnihor dislikec1 nartiug
with the ranch for he is very ) .rtiul to
it, but his line of business precludes
j,i,n f1H)m KiviiiK it piiruunul utteiition
and for that reason only the property
changed hands.
Boutiirr si.uoo bonds.
E. C. Ilerzinger, district agent for
the Oregon l ife Insurance company,
invested in $1,0(1(1 worth of bonds to
day through the Women's committee.
This wns in accordance with instruc
tions from his company to puri-hnse
that amount of Liberty Bonds ill each
of the counties he represents.
CHURCH FUND INVESTMENT
At a special meeting of the vestry
i-. t, . u .. r.
of St. Peters Church, this afternoon,
it was unanimously voted to invest
, 75u of a trust fund in the new Liber-
.. J ..,,,', ". h
Lf m.w t.iiur,.,.
HEARS OF .MOTHER'S DEATH.
the occasion. President Kerr of O.
Kenneth Evans, of the La Grande A. (.'.. who spoke at Imbler this af
Groccry .omp.-iny received today from ternoon, will talk on food conscrva
his brother. .1. I!. Evans, a telegram "' n"'1 liko topics,
announcing their mother's death at' Dedlnillon To He Impressive. .
i p..,...i, ii.. .. in l , ih:u ,., i The Elk lodgo has had made an
inK to be pre: nt at the funeral.
Judge Knnwle-, l-'atiier Dead.
JildKe ,l. W. Knowlcs lerehed a
"' """ anornooii staling ;
' bill bis father, ohoit Knowles. I
I t 1Iol,..r.. ,:lll. Th, cased
,lK i,,.,.,, ,, r, , i vlsimr wilh hi
'son's laiiiily in l.a (irauil
la iiiuubi-r ol tntnd-i bete
i regret his death.
'. iid has
Mho will
ELECT DELEGATES
I.a Grande Long' No. Pi. I. O. ). F., She also had the management of mak
ut its last meeting, initiate! two can- ing 'S4 petticoats, of which number she
didates and the folio,-. log were elect- rut all and made six, fouV pajama
!-'l delegates to the grand lodge, which
! meets at Seaside May 21 and
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are rest- r . Merrill, r. J. Harnett unci i.eorgo worKing ai me ueu vross rooni iui
Ball. ing dressings, etc.
ALL IS READY
FOR PARADE
TRIS Ull
kikkyonh not othuuwihk
assk;.i:d is iikuuehtuo
TO JOIN
'nigrain for livening Includes Im.
press Uo 'oroinonie of Patri
otic Nature, . .
b 'I' 'h 4 "i' "l" "b 'I'
I - 4
.;.i,H!i:ih y loan i lati hes.
uitizens or every walk or
I- life are very urgentl request
V ed to form in the citizens'
J section and go afoot or with
j- automobile. This Is an Im- (
I peratlve matter. Report to J
J proper division chiefs, i
. Parade moves promtly at J
vj.' 7:30 tonight. .J '
J-' Every business house In the
city to be closed during the .J.
4 parade and drug stores, bar-
J. ber shops, cigar stores and
p iiieaires to reopen arier . tne J
parade.
-. Liberty Loan speeches at ,
J. L. D. D. tabernacle. . .. - ,
- Dedication of Elks' service -flag
' with appropriate cere- j. 1
fy mony at.L. D. S. tabernacle, ifrv.
J. Principal speakers: Captain 4
lj Huniplireys' of tho National J
.J. Army, President Kerr, of O. 4
I- A. C, und Bruce Dennis, of 4.
.J. I Jl 0 runde. .
i 4 ! I ! 4 J J ! l 4 !
Fired -with enthusiasm over the
merits of the cause In hand, and
spurred on with a desire to make
ll.o Hi-ianda'a m.pl nn tl,a n.ltnn.l
demonstration tonight meritorious,
committees and organizations who
will form the nucleus of tonight's
I big j Liberty Loan . parade are on
edge for a fine show. . . '
' New I'nifornis To llo Shown. '
Thir v La Grando ' Homo " Ouartl
Mii'' reorganlsod " Into- ' two
j0(ml compan0S 0f young , and
1 m(dleaRed men, on an equal basis
ias to age and strength, will be out
'in their new uniforms. , A total of
. ' . .
but the officers und men are de
termined to do tholr part oven
though at a disadvantage. The
tlnlrni'itiM 11 rn nltrnpHvn . unit 1 iha
hntalllon should nialie a flne foa
1 u i-o of tho parde. Tho high school
cadelii, under Commandant Fillker
son will bo attached to tho Home
Guard biitalllon. " ' ' -
Italli-oail Section lllg.
Tho railroad section promises to
be one or the big features, too. It
Is estimated that fully 1100 such will '
bo present. ' t
Elks to Have Division.
Members of tho local Elks' lodge.,
wllh whom the Liborty Loan com- ;
mllteo joined hands to celebrate to-
jihiy, will have what Is purposed to
be the biggest showing of Milts ever
miiilc. Notwithstanding that Elks
throughout the Jurisdiction of
Union and Wallowa counties are
asked in many Instances to partic
ipate In civic aitairs in ineir nome
j'"'1'8 11 ' '-'" "ui"0 'ht
'a big delegation will be out this
' ,.vc7,i,iK
v,"in .M.... will no doubt
. .. . ,.0DrP(w.ntatlves present.
; ; II1UUUU 111 lilt- XJ' W.
inarlu. Captain Hiiinphreys or the
iNiilional Army, stationed at Camp
Lewis will lend a military spirit to
uniisuaily fine service flag for its
many members now In the service,
and this will be dedicated with very
appropriate services. The program
(Continued on page Two.) ,
H ELI'S RED CROSS.
! From tho 1st of September to the
1st of April, Mrs. E. Gutrldge of this
I city has made the following articles
jfor the Red Cross: Ten swesters,
! eighteen baby garments, six dresses.
suits, 10 pairs of bed socks, cut out
C. ' 7.J aprons, made ten of them, besides
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