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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1918)
An Independent Newspaper. Print the News the Day It Happens Phone The Observer " tfae News end Tour Want Ada, : Mala 17. VOLUME XVIL LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, A PHIL 8, 1918. NUMBKH 160. GERMANS ARE 116 APPALLING SACRIFICES Loss Is 280,000 Since Thursday, Before the French Alone. BRITISH PUSH A MILE NEAR Teutons Compelled to Abandon Attempt For Better Positions, With Great Gaps Torn Through Masses By British Guns. (By Henry Wood.) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, .April 8. Two hundred and eighty thousand German reserves have been sacrificed since Thursday before the French alone. This sacrifice was ex pended in attempting to encircle Amiens, nnd in small local attacks, the Germans, owing to French pres sure havo been compelled to abandon the attacks to improve their prositions. GERMANS PUSHED BACK. LONDON, April 8. An official re port says the British troops advanced the line slightly east of Villers-Breton-neau and south of Corbie, along the south bank of the Somme. They took prisoners north of the Somme, near Arras. "On the whole of the British sec tion of the battle front, the enemy ha3 increased his artillery activity last night. There is intense hostile gas shelling between Lens and the La Bas see canal.'' Haig indicated that the Germans had been pushed back at least a mile near Corbie. (Corbie is due cast of Amiens.) .. . (By William Philip Simms.) ON THE BRITISH BATTLE FRONT, April 8. President Wilson s . decision to hasten support of the :il-j lies with troops came none too soon. Every American fighter is golden I now Iluilv there is more conclusive ! proof that von Hindcnburg is com manded to force the issue most rapid ly to end the war this yeai. ueiina i , prisoners stubbornly and obstinately . th0 (1iy mls ,,,nsonB 0f patriotic insist that the drive is not stopabl'J. fieiiioiiKtratlon. Tho bond subscrip Captured of ficers doggedly insist that j Uons, more than completed before tho drive will continue with brief the appointed time, still continue to pauses, until the war is won. They 'come in. talk and behave like desperate gam- o biers staking nil on one play. They liis ,.,.(j,r at Siiinincrville. try to appear indifferent, but thoir SUM.MERV1LLE, Apr. 8. (Spec voices are hollow and feverish, a"'' Hal ) The community gathering at their eyes arc gaunt. , .Summerville last Saturday was a o jhiige success. SURPRISE ATTACKS FAILED j The Hod Cross supper went bc- yond expectations. Everybody was PARIS, April 8. There was violent In a happy frame or mind and when ' artillerving last night, especially on the speaker for the evening closed the left Bank of the Oise, it is report ed in a French official communique. "We took some prisoners. In the Argonne an enemy surprise attack failed." 1 WITH THE BRITISH April 8. British guns pulverized th;v Germans when they were attempting to capture better positions souln of ; Bucquoi on Sunday, tearing huge i gaps in the masses. The Germans 'up Satur,illy evening by colliding with eventually abandoned their efforts. tccphonc pole in the eastern parU The Germans also attacked Han-:uf. tl)Wn Wme Ml. Hughes escaped! gard Wood, but the British irqmedi-1 witnout jijury, the other occupant, ! atoly launched a counter attack, cap- j Goobc" Goodall, was thrown through I luring prisoners, and retaining mostly win,ishield and was slightly cut in of the wood. I th,. lip. The machine stood the most j 0 'serious damage. Mr. Hughes paid a' ALLIES POSITIONS IMPROVE 'fine of $25 for speeding. j WASHINGTON, April 8. Each j passing day finds the allies in a bet- j tor position to successfully resist the , German offensive. The British and United States reserves are swiftly reinforcing the lines," is stated in a summary by General McLachlan, Bri' tish military attache. "Doubtless the Germans will make further great ef forts before acknowledging the failure of their great spring drive." BERLIN REPORTS SUCCESSES LONDON, April 8. Shifting the Plain attack from the Mintdidier re- gion and Alliert, the Germnns ha.e advanced four miles on n five mile ( ENEMY BACK TOWN OF CORBIE front at the extreme southern flank of the offensive front, a Berlin official report declares. The German night communique on Sunday declares that the continuation of this attack has "brought fresh successes." o Hig liusli in Congress. WASHINGTON, April 8. The House has considered fifteen mili tary bills which is Intended to pass before adjournment. Leaders .ttrgod the elimination of needless debate. The senate debated a bill for jailing propagandists who arc lying to delude America. Itcportcd Explosion Denied. NEW YORK, April 8. Betelhciu steel officials denied the report of a serious explosion at the Sparrow Point plant at Baltimore. It is said that a hot r.lag reaching the water piado a loud noise, resembling an exloslou. There was no damage. Congress Gives Support. WASHINGTON, April 8. Con gress gives unanimous support of tho president's warning to the kai ser and both houses nru working on measures designed to struiiciiien America's fist. .ioshpii people tiii: LED. ;umllj,. Bc-yond V"ota Arc Still nt Work. JOSEPH, April 8. (Special) The people of Joseph were thrilled 'today by tlw addresses of President Kerr, of O. A. C, and Captain There was a large Humphrey. ,, to ,,,. ,,, speakers and Ills auoioss iiuiiuiiiuuiuiii y,..--vailcd. The entire audience arose and cheered and yelled. It was a happy gathering. The Ladles' Aid society will "meet next Thursday at Mis. SI n IwoodoH's. A silver offering will ARMIES, be. taken for the pastor at Suiu ! merville. MACHINE BADLY DAMAGED ,. . nulrw auto was badly used Lieut. WilllaniM.n Will Speak, T()I1,n.tt. evening at the City ! iM thc ()rficers and members of; )n(, a crunde Hume Guard are to jten to an Interesting discussion ! on balloon observation branches of j the army. Lieutenant Joseph Wil liamson, who Is here on furlough, j will be the speaker, and the lecture; will displace non-commissioned of ficers' school tomorrow evening. ! Lieutenant Williamson has been a , close student of the newest devel- ; opment of warfare, and the Home! Hoarders will be interestingly In-, R.uct,,d without doubt. The Weal her. PORTLAND, April 8. Showers. BOND BUYING VERY HEAVY WASHINGTON, April 8.-rTho American people; have already bought two mid a half billion dol lars worth of (he Third Liberty Loan bonds, according to estimates based on reports so far received. The indications are lhat the fixed amount of three billions will be largely over-subscribed. KM PI IX K K X Pit KSS W 1 1 Ki ' K K J. KiKiuccr mid I'livman Killed and forty Were Injure:!. NEW YORK, April 8. The n-'toP '""'"y an(1 the exemption will glncer and flroman were killed and lbc finished this afternoon; forty persons were injured when Precise figures in La Grande havc the Empire stato express plowed n't been checked op and recredilo I. Into the wreckage of a derailed jThe quota of $112,CV0, which this city freight train at Port Johnson at : was called upon for, has been subscrib noon today. The wrecked freight ed voluntarily but the sum total on tracks l0ckCd-.n Ule CUSt ""d Wfist the books represents a considerate ; amount over-subscribed by people who live outside La Grande, but in Union ITALIAN'S AltE PLEASED, county. Thcse-amounts must bo .-- .credited to their own districts, nnd j President' llaltimore Speech lie- ckivcu ...... A,.H ma.. , UME, April Ji. me ttniian public detecting a change of Presi dent Wilson's attitude towards Aus tria and more in' sympathy with Italy's claims, npplnml the speech. All circles, Including tho Vatlcnn, believe the speech indefinitely postpones peace. ; u 0 IS Tho WASHINGTON, April S. CROP OUTLOOK IMPROVED condition of tho winter wheat crop , shi .rSj tovlus comprcsses !,am of the United SUtes on April 1 wan ! tf tfc fe ut n 78.6 of normal against 03.-1 C on,,, , , . , ,. . . . April 1, 1917, and 83.0 average condition the past 10 years on April lul ul" vBr mere, ami im 1. tho agricultural department has helpless Be'-rians. Under the hVc li announced. Costs of production Isirortion tf Mr3. E. P. Mossman, chnh 600,000.000 bushels against 418,--man oi military relief, and Mrs. H. C. 000,000 .last year. WILL .NOT ItOTKST. I Government (u Continue Hamls-Off wih .water proof paper and l.-.l!le.l Policy nt Vladivostok, j with toe American Red Cross and are itben nady for shipment to head pjp.r- WASHINGTON, April 8. Official j tClS. Mm,n credit is due to Master conformation has reached tne state i Waloo P'oddnrd, son of Mrs Caorfra depiirtment that llrltish forces were sto,,tlar(, ,, M.lstor Uan.y Sli01. landed at Vladivostok with tho j . t, f Ml. ,,- M,. j u Sr0. Japanese to preserve order This, ,,..,. rn f , country will contlnuo the "hands- off" policy. It is nuthoritatively stated there la apparently no reu- son for United States to protest. UNION COUNTY ALMOST FINISHED QUOTA SATURDAY With a hurst of speed that again brands Union county as a stayer In the pace it set long ago in the until r of war support, the populace of this county, got behind the Third Libert Loan Saturday with such force that the job was four-fifths done in one day. With one exception, the principal towns and communities went over the !i,cn tllat is done, there will probably be a. slight discrepancy in the La i Grande district. At any rate, the Liberty Loan tent Red Cross Rooms a Busy Place A treat that every citizen of La Grande should avail themselves of. is a visit to the Red Cross rooms on Sat urday morning, when the local chapter receive; the donations of the sur.cuml b;g towns and prepares them for ship i.Tii! There are dozens of be.'.u'.if jly made sweaters, socks, coinr'orts, 'pde. bed shirts, pajamas, undnrvlf ,1,1 drawer';!, children's aprolM am1 idnges an he thouv.l 1 of for the comfort and reeds ; Grady, inspector, the different article; :arc unpacked, sorted, sized, tagged land tied into neat bundles, then rc- parked iiite large boxes, twice lined .' . ' l"A.v"B 'e.. ...,,., nro giving their time to the Red Cto-s. ITmse two boys do all the lining and DIGGING IN was clused up today nmi will be taken down tomorrow, about three weeks earlier than expected. Clerical workers are buried in the maze of details today, but as they progress it becomes apparent that the odds und ends to conic in from various sections of the county 4vill put the county safely over tho top. It is plain today that if volunteers arrive (luring the day as is expected, the entire county will he fully and wholly subscribed by nightfall. Railroad People Generous. Thirty thousand dollars was the sum subscribed by railroad employes and officials up to an enrlv hour this morning. This figure does not in clude the amounts given by railroad employes located at other points in the county or those who have bvrn out on their duties since Saturday mom-' ng. , ' The response from employes and officers alike was most generous and patriotic. tho Uncling of the boxes and the ns sislnnc2 is certainly a great he.p to the cornmi'tce. Union Knights Coming. A number of Knights of Pythias of Union will make a return visit to tho La Grande Knights this evening. There will bo work In the ranks of Esquire and Knight. Every member is requested to bo present at 7:30. A Hoovcrized lunch will be served after the lodge work. I ! ! I I "1 I l I r ! "WK'KIj CKIiKllllATK." I We'll jiiHt culobrute: tliufu all," mtid A. T.1 Hill r?Kani-J tnf,' the biislneHH iiioh'h lunch- J eon tomorrow noon. , Mr.. Hill, county elmlrumu and uIko a point od as chairman of j the luncheon tomorrow, gave the foregoing reply to the (iiostion propounded by an Observer representative as to the features for the lunchcou tomorrow. "I had IhoiiKht when I was annointed as ehalrinnn that ? ! the luncheon would be on tho necessi ty of bond su b-rl p- tioiiB, but there is no need now. Instead of a campaign J meeting it will lie a celebra- tiou." Tiiat'a t)io udvnnce tip J for all who attend the lunch- J eon tomorrow. J J J J J J J J J Je J J 2 ELDER FOR" REED PASTOIt OF I illSTIAN CHI UCII WILL KN'il ttOVIilt.NMIONT ItVH'K. i La Grande ( llizcns Itcgrut II in Do rl.sion to Ix'iivo hut Wish Him - Success. Detcimincd to Join the service of Undo Sam although tho meter of time has registered sufficient years to placo him far away from tho draft age, Elder H. L. Ford, pastor of the First Christian church of La Grande, lias tendered his resigna tion and will leave La Grande about tho first of May. Elder Ford camo to La Grande nearly thrco years ago and his work In tho Christian church has borne good fruit. During his ad ministration not only has the or ganization prospered financially but ho has increased attendance and added to the church roster. The aider's wido travel experience has made him, aside from the religious side of his life, a decidedly enter taining speaker and many La Griindc and Union county people owe a great deal to him for the in formation ho bus Imparted to them of foreign lands. A new parsonage has been erect ed since he camo to La Grnndo the vnluo of which Is probably nearly $3,000 besides, many Improvements having been made to tho church edifice. At, present he is at the head of the local ministerial associa tion and has carried that respons ibility with dignity and good judg ment. The most cordial relations exist between Elder Ford and his congregation and be does not leave La Grande for any other reason than that he' wishes to serve his country in a more active manner during thi world conflict. , There is a lot of wit, humor and fun In Elder ford and ho refuses to bellove that a minister of tho gospel should go forth with bowed hud and a long face. On thc con trary he meets everyone wfth u word of cheer and believes In hap piness for all. A good joke is ono of bis favorite pastimes. One night at a social gathering sumo one in a jesting spirit asked the toastmaster what was tho differ ence between Henry Ford, tho au tomobile manufacturer, und Henry L. Ford, elder of the First Chris tian church. Before tho .toastmas ter had time to put tho question Elder Ford nroso asking for tho privilege to answer the lestion. It wan granted and tho V. (lor re marked, "There Is n - - - 1 of a dif ference." Ills activities In social and, civic matters have made lilui of great usefulness .to Hie comnjunity as n whole than had he confined his work to the church of bis choice. For this reason and for tho fact that be is an excellent citizen La I Grande regrets bis decision to leave i but rejolco In his spirit of serving t his country bidding him God's! speed wherever ho may bo placed WATER SUPPLY PROMISING. j Manager and Superintendent Return From Inspection Trip. j City Manager Currcy and Water; Superintendent Hoyt have returned from a trio of inspection over liio I ' Beaver Creek water supply system and find the outlook for a wuter sup-1 ply for the coming summer months ; most encournging. On the higher al- j jtitudes the snow is four feet deep. The whole territory was thoroughly soaked j ; full by the rains of last December and j i there is plenty of moisture yet to come. Mr, Hoyt is inclined to the belief jthat the high water period will be in June this year, and this will be nc- (cording to thc schedule of former I years, which has been upset to a great ; extent the past two or three seasons. ' IXNGMOTOIl RECEIVED. i i 'Apparatus For Emergencies Is Owned j ; By The City. ' I Bringing to n conclusion some plans : the city has had on hand for some 1 time there was received today a ! "lungmotor" which is designed to be; used to induce artificial respiration in ; cases of persons being overcome by j 1 gas, water or electric causes of bus- j : icndeil respiration. The apparatus j ' is now at the city building. LIBERTY DAY ADE ie RIG SUCCESS GliHATKST DISPLAY OF PATItl. OTISM THAT LA GUANDE HAS KVKlt KNOWN. Startling Facts ltevctiletl lis to the Necessity for Conservation of Food. . The largest parade ever given in Union county was the Liberty Day parade Saturday night, which preced ed a tremendous patriotic meeting ire the L. D. S. tabernacle at which time the service flag of La Grande lodge No. 433 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was dedicated. , Forming at the Elks building on Depot and Washington streets the Home Guard Military band led off. followed by the following organiza tions in. order named: La Grando Home Guard, High School Cadets, Girls' Honor Guard, all under com mand of Major Coolidgc. Grand -Army of the Republic, in autos, Wo men's Relief Corps, Ladies of, Red . Cross, directed by Dr. M, K. Hall. Fraternal orders, with Railroad Sec tion in charge of James F. Cprbett, ull under direction of E. C. Herzlng ed. Citizens in machines directed by ; C. D. Emnhizer. ' : ' The parade covered many blocks, and the most intense enthusiasm was shown by the large crowds lining the streets. The line of march began at the Elks' home, followed Washington street to Fir, Fir to Adams, up Adams avenue to Fourth and then on Fourth to the L. D. S. tabernacle. ' ' Over 2,000 people packed the build- . ing, and listened to the evening's pro gram. . Elks' Service Flag Dedicated. The, program opened with prayor by Rov.' Feese, In which he fervently ap- pealed to a Higher Power to protect and guide the allied armies. Chairman iW. B. Sargent then call ed upon the audience to stand and sing the national hymn. This was follow ed by a very classy bunch of Methodist Sunday school boys, who Bang catchy patriotic songs, both to program num ber and to encore. Unfurling the beautiful silk flag, with its forty-three stars, represent ing the number of . Elks from Lodge No. 433 who are now-in the service, Chairman Sargent impressively spoke of these heroic men und read their names in order of enlistment, "f A vocal solo by Mrs. T. J. Scroggln, 9. with Mrs. Geo. Birnio as accompanist, sent a thrill of patriotism through ev eryone present. In her always de lightful manner she sent every word to its proper piuce and her song car ried thc full mcssago she intended. The intense applause was earned and her encore selection was equally well received. The Elks' address on the service flag was delivered by Brucei Dennis, member of lodge No. 433, aftor which Mrs. A. L, Richardson sang most beautifully "Our America." This se lection is different from the national air and Mrs. Richardson brought cut the fine points of the : nng in a most impressive manner. She seemed to sense the feeling of the great audience on that occasion and every tone blend ed with the thoughts of those present. "Keep the Home Fires Burning" was her encore selection, and it also was well rendered. She suffered from a severe cold, but rather than disap point the large audience she appeared in her number, and although plainly fatigued, her selections were well ren dered. Mr. Frank Clarke was her accompanist. Startling Facts Revealed. Dr. W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agri cultural College, who has lately re turned from Washington, D. C, spoke for one hour telling of conditions ob taining in Europe. He said, "Sur prising as it may seem with all the Hoover work tliat lias been done dur ing thc pust few months this nation has only decrensed its home consump tion of wheat about ten per cent. Dr. Kerr then told of the delicate condition of France and warned the nudiencc that unless wo can begin to send more wheat to our Allies that France may crumble as did Russia. He sniil thc breaking up of Russia was due to the food famine in that country, and that tho first break of Italy was also caused by poor food conditions. Then he made fervent ap- (Continued on Page Two)
