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NUMBER 184
VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 29, 11)18
Americans. Are tacetoFace
With
Movements Kept Secret, Are
Made Public-All In
Good Spirits
Enemy Bombardment 'Against British
and French Is Very Intense
On All Fronts
LONDON, April 29. (By United Press.) (.icriimus arc
"striking on the entire Flanders front today, llaig reported.
Infantry attacks are developing on a 10-mile front between
Netercn" and Vo'onnezele, following a terrific bombard
ment with high explosives and gas shells. There is the
heaviest bombardment also on a 10-mile frontage, with
Southern Flanders as the theatre. Simultaneously the
enemy is shelling the British on a 10-mile frontage between
Lens and Arras. ' .
AMERICANS FACE HEAVY GERMAN SALIENT.
: , By Fred S. Ferguson, ; "
7 .(United Press Staff-Correspondent.)
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, April 29. American
forces are now fighting beside the French -in. Northern
France, holding a sector in the heart of the world's great
est battle. : This 'announcement is permitted, following
three weeks of secret movements.
infantry, artillery, machine gunners and other brandies
are acting. The Americans face Germans at the peak of
the German salient. The outposts are-mly 200 feet apart.
Some of the American positions are maintained in s hell
holes.' The entire country here is open and rolling, with
but little woods. The entire problem is open fighting.
Visible Boche artillery is actively shelling 'all tl;e roads
and villages. ; . V'S .
All In Good Spirits.
The Americans arrived following a marching and rail
road trip. The troops' spirits are the highest. They
cheered villagers from freight cars, , and fed from rolling
kitchens on flat cars After 48 hours' riding, they marched
to the mobilization area where they are billeted in villages.
SHELLING EXTRAORDINARILY INTENSE.
By Will jam Philip Simms,
' (United Press Staff Correspondent.)
AVITII THE BRITISH AKMIES, April 29 The French
about Keniniel were heavily shelled all last night and to
day they reported a bombardment. They sent up signals
asking for artillery support, indicating the German at
tack, and also the most violent bombardment. Two similar
;alls were received from the Yprcs section, also from
Locre. By 5 o'clock this morning, shelling was extraor
dinarily intense. ThOsGermans opened fire by sectors, be
ginning in the north. At 3 o'clock this morning,, the Ger
mans began a hurricane bombardment of the French and
British from Yprcs southward to the Lys. Various-allied
divisions have asked for help. '' 1
CAN NOT HOLD WHEAT
County ( hah man Scroggin Receives
Instructions Covering Case.
T. J. Scroggin, county chairman,
has a circular from the Food Ad
ministration in regard to the sur
plus wheat situation.
Air wheat which is being held
cither for selfish or unpatriotic mo
tives must bo disposed of by the
15th day of May by marketing the
same through the customary chan
nels. Full authority is given tho
food administration to. requisition
all such stocks and that is what
will ' be done in case any wheat Is
so held.
GERMANY WILL
INCITE
By Robert J. Ucndcr,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.) .
- WASHINGTON, April 29. Germany's bloody effort to
split the British and French armies is the preliminary to
a tremendous propaganda in an effort to split' the two
notions. . Diplomatic "advices indicate the Teutons are
planning a " whispering offensive," treacherously offering
France a settlement of French loans to Russia, and to
breed discontent with the British war achievements.
Charged With Murder.
niOENIX, Aria., April 29. (By
United Press.) Ivan MeCann lias
been arrested here. Ho is charged
with tho minder of Kenneth Fols
ton, of Tho Dalles, Oregon.
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MRS. PUSH'S MOTHKIi DICAD.
v
Mrs. G. II. Rush has received
word of tile death of her mother
Mis'. K. I.. McPhcrson, at Covington
Va. Mrs. .Mcpherson hs many
friends In the city that she1 has
made on her many visits at her
daughter's home, who will be griev
ed to henr this sad news
ATTEMPT TO
SECRET DISCORD
T
RANSPORTS
COLLIDE BUT
T
WASHINGTON, April 49. (By
United Press.) Tvo Amoricun
transports collided at BGa. Thoy
ruturnod safely and no livoa were
lost. Thoy wero under convoy and
running without lights wlion they
collided. Neither ' was seriously
dumagod. : .
Secretary Daniels announced that
a board of Inquiry has been ap
pointed to investigate the affair.
LARGE QUOTAS FROM
, U. S. REQUIRED
Outcome Of War Asserted To De
pend On Sinn Power. ,
WASHINGTON. April 29. (Bj
United Press.) "Very largo Ameri
can quotas will be required In the
immediate future to fill the gaps
caused by the west front driVo," the
war department's weekly summary
declares. "The war's outcomo de
pends on man-power," It Ib further
stated. '
INVESTIGATION DK.YIANDED.
Airplane Program Decluretl Shame-
' ful And Inefficient.
WASHINGTON, April 29. (By
United "Press.) Senator Bandagoo
demanded that Congress investigate
the "shameful profiteering, criminal
ncgloct and groes inofflcloncy" in
volved in America's airplane prog-
EXK.1IPTI0X HOARD NOTKS.
.tlr. King's Resignation As Secretary
Sont In.
J. Garfield King, membor and
secretary of tho local Exemption
Board, has tendered his resignation
to tho adjutant general of tho state,
the same to take effect tho 1st of
May. ! A auccossor will be appoint
ed very shortly.
Miss Gladys Black, the efficient
clerk of the board, will have charge
Of tho new headquarters of the
board, which will be in the bank
directors' room of the U. S. National
Bank. Miss Black's office hours
will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All
matters connected with tho board
must bo transacted during that
time.
TltOOP TltAIN PASSES TllltOlKill
With the almost daily passage !
of troop trains through the city j
residents are coming more' and j
mnr tn realize that the United
Stat03 is preparing to do her utmoiit
to crush the Hun at. the earnest
possible moment.
At 4 o'clock yestorday aitcrnoon,
one of the largest troop ! trains
which have yet passed through
this section steamed through the
city on its way to Camp Lewis at
American Lake.
All the men on tho train came
from aismna in ".
Salt Lake City, ar.d it is estimated
thnt tlmre were nearly a thousand
dratted men on thoir way to en-
encampment. A number or pcopio
who were In tho vicinity of the
depot, readily responded to tnc
cheers of the drafted men who aro
on their way "over there."
l'AltKWEI.I- VOK Mil. I'OllI).
The Ministerial Association en
tertained the Itev. H. L. Ford at
lunch this noon t the Sonimcr
House. This was in the nature of
a social farewell. In another col
umn will be found the resolution
passed at thrlr meeting this morn
ing. While Rev. Mr. Ford leaves
many friends behind him who regret
his departure, by none will he he
more missed than by hl3 brethren of
the association.
HO LIVES LOS
NEW CHIEF OF U. S. 7
ORDNANCE BUREAU"!
Brig. Gen. Williams, t'nrohlng'e
ordnance offlcer, has j been ordered
to Washington to become chief of
the Ordnance Bureau.' . .
KilllS
AGT DEFEATED
WASHINGTON, April : 29. (By
United ; Press.); . Administration
backers of (ho Overman . bill de
feated by it vote of .'. forty-four to
twenty-eight Senator iOallinger's a-
mcndmcnl ' barring the govoinmont
printing office, from the bill. The
Senate then defeatedby a vote of
forty-two to. thirty the Harding u
mendment, limiting tho bill's oper
ation, to departments directly con
cerning tho war ;
GERMAN SUBMARINE
BOMEj April . 29. (By United
Press.) Zurich advices declare the
German submarine losses the past
six weoks, were more than double
tho January and February rate.
Russian Soviet Trouble
PETROGRAD, April 29
commissaries have ordered
Soviet
the" en-
tire Red Guard army to the Fin- though painful aro not likely to be
nish border to repel the efforts of attended with any danger, and ho
tho White Guard to occupy Petro- is making good progress towards ro
grad. ' ' ' covery. .
ITIIE "STAR-SPANGLED"
" SHALL
O sy. cn you tee,
ll.v.vu nn light,
Whit to ors'idly wo hailed
at the twllibt'i last gleam
ing? Whose broai stripes ' and
urlct slf. thi-xigb. the
peri ous fight. -O'er
the ramp.'U wa"
0'r tho ramparts wo
watched, were o gallantly
itrcamlDgl
I,- i fill
by tho B"I
AIRICMI SOLDIERS RECEIVE
SI6NALK0N0RSFDRBRAVERY
AVITH THE AMERICANS IN. LORRAINE, April 29.
The American Ono Hundred and Fourth Regiment re
ceived the Croix do Guerre this afternoon on a hillside
near the trenches, for bravery and valor in repelling the
Germans from Apremont wood during the three days be
ginning April 10. .These are
ments thus honored. They upheld all traditions ot. Bun
ker Hill, Lexington and Concord.
It was -an inspiring sight. The regiment formed on
three sides of a square, leaving the vacant spaces for their
fallen comrades The crosses were pinned by the French
on the American general and officers, They shook hands
with each recipient. , ' ; ..,"..' i ..
The. official citation reads, "This regiment showed the
greatest audacity and a fine spirit of sacrifice.' Subjected
Ho a violent bombardment,
portant uerman lorees,' they cheeked the dangerous ad
vance and re-took positions at the bayonet's point with
vigorous energy, taking prisoners' and recapturing the few
demolished trenches previously lost."
BOY BADLY HURT
SATURDAY NIGHT
.UIGHTON ADAMS IS STRUCK
, ISY SPtOHlilXCi AUTO.
Is Found Unconscious On Itoutl liy
; Aiitokils Injuries Are Not I)an
... .(Serous. '.- ... ' i '
While Lclghton Adams, a youth
employed . as usher at the Arcado
theater, wasi'idins a blcyclo on his
way. homo at about 10:30 on Satur
day ' evening, ho was struck by a
speeding auto and knocked off his
bicycle. Ho fell so heavily that he
was rendered unconscious. Tho dri
ver Of the car, watch is stated to bo
a Dodge, although apparently quite
awaro of what ho had done, drove
oa without malting .any effovtVu
assist the injured youth. v
A few minutes later the driver
of another car found the unconsci
ous youth lp tho roadway and at
once rushed hiin to a surgecn's1
office for treatment, where it was
found that he has sustained exten
sive injuries to his head and a bad
ly smashed ankle. No less than
seven 'studios had to bo taken in
the boy's scalp. His Injuries, al-
BANNER ' K.TRruili?II
WAYE,
rHOTOS POSED BY MISS OER- for a long period and was taken to
ALD1NE FARRAR. I the sanatorium aB a last resort, and
As she sings the national nthem, !dcitlh f0owc,i an operation. The
remains wero sent to Dayton, Wash
ington, where tho funeral and in
terment will be conducted.
first of the 'American regi
and attacked by the most im
EGUI
LOC Afi OKUAMZATIOV W1M11K
: COMK liHANCIf OV STATK
MILITIA.
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Ccrenxmlos Will Take Place In The
. High Sellout Paradb Urouiuls.
Will Ilo Formal.
Tomorrow evening La Grande will
o.xporlence the unusunl event of see
ing a battalion of soldiers mustered
Into tho Home Guard branch of tlio
Oregon militia. 1 The proceodlnts
will be very formal and will be
open to tho public In every way
At 7 o'clock the companies will
form at the barracks and move to
tho high school parade grounds
whore tho ceremonies take placi".
Tho Homo Guard band and the bat
talion field music will supply the
music for the occasion.
At 7.15 tho battalion will form
In line and bo presented, this to bo
followed by Informal Inspection, and
ovcnlng retreat one of the most
formal ceremonies In jnllltary tac
tics. Tho colors over the high
school building will bo lowered by
a' detail during the playing of tho
"Star Spangled Banner" by the
Homo Guard band. After theso
solemn ceremonies, the battalion
will pass In review before the re
viewing orfieer and a group of other
officcis und soldiers that '..'111 pos
sibly number more than a '.m-a.
If tlmo permits, the f jima) In
spection of the men and arms will
rollow lmiuod lately., Otnorwlsa it
will taka place at the Rox Hall Im
mediately after tho review and that
In turn will bo followed by tho mus
ter." '
Tho public is Invited '"to attend
all these f 'motions. ,
WALTER WALKER DEAD
Deceased Youii(t Man An Invalid
For Years.
Tho death of- Walter Walker oc
curred at thp family homo 2304 N.
Anh Street this morning, about halt
past three. Mr. Walker was 27
years old and has been an Invalid
for a number of years. Ho leaves
a mother and father, six brothers
and throe sisters, C. K. Walkor and
Mrs. G. A. Meadows of Hlnton, West
Virginia, P. T., O. E, L. L.i W. J.
A' and K. E. Walkor, Mrs. J. W.
Dunbar and Mrs. W. E. Short. The
funeral services will be held tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Henry Chapol and tho interment
will bo held In Odd Fellows Ceme
tery.
1)1 Kl AT HOT LAKH.
Mrs. May, Of Imblcr, Falls To Hur
. Vive Oiierntlnn.
Mrs. May, of Imbler, aged about
flfty-Blx years, died at Hot Lake
!)ant night. She has been an Invalid
MUSTERING If
II,
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TO
MANY DISTINOVISHKD VISITOItS
TO UK I h OltANDK TO
MOUKOW. Army And Navy Officers, tandl
. daUw And Others Will Join
lit The livent. v:
Tomorrow noon's luncheon of the
businessmen wIH be ono marked by '
tho presence of many distinguished
vlaltors. A. W. Nelson, chairman
for the day, this afternoon announc- .
ed a portion of the list of people
who will be presont, most of them
to take some part , in the proceed-
NOTABLES
mm
LUC
lngs, Harvey G, Starkweather, can
didate for the Democratic nomina
tion for governor;'. Walter M. Fierce '
an opponent of Mr. Starkweather, F.
C. Hurley, mayor of Astoria, Ropub-
llcan candidate for gubernatorial .
nomination, and probably. Dr. An- . v
derson of The Dalles; another gu
bernatorial candidate, " are among -
tho several political candidates who
will be present and will be heard.
The affair is to be both political ., V
and military in nature.
Lieutenant Colonel G. S. Williams, .
adjutant general of Oregon, Is the
honor guest of the occasion, and,; It :
Is likely that he will be accom
panied by other Portland officers.
Enterprise 1g sending over a delega
tion ot prominent businessmen un-
der the tutelage- of Captain Fair- ,
child, of tho Enterprise Home Guard
and Baker and Pendleton will
like!; e represented , by Home
Guard 1 off iclain. Officers - of tho
La Orando Homo Guard wm aimpy
seats, at the table. ;
Naval Officers Hero. '
"'B'lit'tno evcnVTs" to be-inore' than -ey
military. It is to have a naval , . ?
color lent to It. Lieutenant Dr.
Briscoe, Ensign Dslaney, Chief Pet-. ;
ty Officer Allgood. ; and .several
other inombers of the United States :
Naval Reserve Forco are to occupy .
scats too. '"" ""..'
To Mart Promptly.
The luncheon will start promptly ;
at 12 o'clock, that tho program may
end, by 1 o'clock. 'i;. Patriotic music ......
by a businessman's sextetto will be
another feature.
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LA GRANDE BOY
IS PROMOTED :
lloiviu'il Hberly Ih Now Second
Lleuleniuit In France.
Howard J. Eberly, a former La
Grande, boy during , tho time his
mother, Mrs. A. B. Huolat, was
hero, is. a second lieutenant In the
10th Engineers,' ' Forestors, in
Franco. Young Eborly, who Is a
gradualo from tho forestry depart- '
ment of tho Oregon Agricultural
College "in 1914, went to Franco as
a private, and his promotion has
boen rapid. HIb hearquar.ters are
in Paris. .
In a lottor to a. friend he says: ;
"I am foeling liko a million dot
lars and am only waiting for tho
day when I. will have a hand at
the front. I have asked In ParlB
for transfor to the front lines."
GOES TO UNION
Frank H. Slitter UecomoH Cashier :
Of First National Bank.
Frnnk S. Slater, a La Grande
raised boy, has accepted the posi
tion of cashier of tho First Nation
al Bank of Union, in placo of J. F. "
Hutchinson, who has resigned to
enter tho sorvlce of Unclo Sam. For
the nast twelve or more years Frank
Slater has neon cashier or tho bank
at Canyon City, and he' takes his
new position at Union on the first
of June. Ho Is a brother of Attor
ney J. D. Slater, of thlB city. . ,
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THK 11KASON.
The theaters, we're told, in
all countries at war,
At every performance are
packed to the door.
The reason for this is not
hard to find,
The people need fun and
rest for the mind.