La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 07, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextAn Independent Newspaper, Print the News the DJ It Happens VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918. NUMB Ell WO NEW ATTACK IS EIGHTEEN FRESH ENEMY DIVI SIONS' RECOGNIZED BY THE FRENCH. Present Movements Are Cqnfined To Artillery Duels And Minor In ' ; fantry Raids. LONDON, May 7. (By United Press.) Field Marshal todtiy reported that the only operations were in the nature of infantry raids. At n point three miles south-east of Arras, Brit ish raiders captured German prisoners and machine guns. 1 British troops repulsed a raid six miles south-east of Arras. AMERICANS RETALIATE. (By Fred S. Ferguson.) WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN PICARDY, May 7.-(By United Press.) The rear of the German organizations was thoroughly gassed in retaliation for the gassing of American. The guns roared all night long. The Ger mans used fifteen thousand mustard gns shells, and later spent three hours in throwing high explosives In the di rection of the American lintj. NEW OFFENSIVES PROMISED AMSTERDAM, May 7. (By United Press.) The German prtris. declares that the resumption of th? offensive on the western front will he aided by a huge offensive on the Italir.n front, and promises that "the combined ef forts will bring the longed-for German ; success." The German press has de finitely "forecasted resumption cf the western offensive. FRESH DIVISIONS RECOGNIZED. (By Henry Wood.) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, May 7. (By United Pre3s 'ihe French have identified eighteen fresh or reorganized German divisions on the Amion frost This indicates tha the -Germans will resume the offen sive there. Prisoners admit that tha French artillery at Amiens is contin ually inflicting heavy losses "on the Germans. ' o ALLIES' GUNS EFFECTIVE. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, May 7. (By United Press.) During the past two days, the allied artillery has been steadily shelling the rear cf tho German lines near Arras. This is hampering the movements of enemy troops, and materials across the war made desert around Noyon. The lull in infantry movements continues, and there arc heavy May showers. GERMAN SURPRISE FAILED PARIS. May 7. (By United Pres3.) "There was mutual exchanges of artillery on both sides of the river Avre," says an official report. "A German surprise attack failed west of Hangard-en-Santcrre, where the Am ericans are fighting." GUN PRODUCTION RAPID. Output Is Averaging High And Will Be Increased. WASHINGTON, Kay 7, (By cd Press.) Five hundred machine guns of all kinds are being produced daily from American factories. Ord-j nance experts declared the production is increasing daily. They expect a maximum of fifteen hundred daily by November 1st. Two hundred heavy Brownings are produced, though not yet shipped. The heavy Browning factories are now ready to speed up. One plant is producing fifty light Brownings daily. Three other plants have a combined total of fifty daily. The authorities say: "The machine gun and rifle situations are the only ordnance problems not causing any worry." VOLUNTEERS ASKED. Adjutant-General Wants Men Special Service. For WASHINGTON, May 7. (By Unit ed Press.) Adjutant-General Crow- dcr calls for 4,060 civil engineers, ord nance and quartermasters enlistments to entrain May 20th from ull the states except Arizona, Delaware and er morit. o HOUSE COMMITTEE BUSY. WASHINGTON, May 7. The House Military Affairs committee op ened an informal aircraft production inouirv. when it beenn a hearing on th. i niinnnnnn nnnrnnriHtinn the u, Hn'nnrtment asked for airnlanes. TJi. mmmittni -11pi1 S-rtnrv Ba - ker, Chief of Staff March and others. EVIDENT BICYCLE RACES HELD BY Y.M.C. A. CONTESTS WILL BE FOR FIFTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES BY RUBY CYCLE S,HOP. Bicycle races, under the auspices of the La Grande Y. M. C. A. will take place on Saturday afternoon, May 18. The races will start promptly at 4.30 o'clock. The Ruby Cycle Shop has put up fifty dollars in prizes for the different events and the city has kindly allowed the use of certain streets and the start will 'be made from the corner, near both the Ruby shop and the Y. M. C, A. The race schedule includes: Class 1, one mile, two races. "A open to boys of tho Y. M. C. A., be tween the ages of 14 and 19. a open to boys outside the Y. M. C. A. of the same ages. Prizes for both the A and B are $5 for firsts and S for seconds, in trade at the Ruby shop. Class 2, half mile race, with A and B, same as above, prizes the same and ages the same. i Class 3, two mile race, free for all under 21, except that winners in Class 1 and 2 will be barred.. The first prize is a set of Goodrich or Firestone tires, valued at ?10! second prize, ?! in trade; and third prize, $3 in trade at the Ruby Cycle shop. Entries will be received at the X. M. C. A; where numbers will be is sued to each race in the order of the entries. Call and see Mr. Thipps, the secretary. ' ' Clean up that bike and get your self in racing trim as it is desired to have a great time. , . O ; KKFtC'IKNCY IS SOUGHT John II. Itudd, Former La Grander, Assigned New Y. M. C. A. Duty. The appointment of John H. Rudd as Y. M. C. A. county worn secretary for Oregon and Idaho was announced simultaneously Satur day with the statement that Mr. Rudd -will leave Monday for a six weeks' tour of MUlde Western and Eastern states, concluding with at tendance at the employed officers' conferonce at Springfield, Mass., an especial conforonce of International and state county work secretaries tor county work Immediately fol lowing in early June says the Ore gon Journal. The determination to establish county Y. . M. C. A. work was reached only recently by the ex ecutive commute!) for Oregon and Idaho and results directly from the government's desire that recre ational life In rural districts be organized as a means of helping intensify the efficiency of war work. Mr. Rudd has for two and a half years been secretary of boys' work for the two states. He came to Portland from La Grande, where he had been secretary of the Y. M. C. A. there. His successor as boys' secretary is Puul L. Newmyer . of Enterprise, Oregon, who was Ifll Y. M. C. .A. work up until three years ago. R. E. Fenner, with head quarters at Boise, will be associ ated with Mr. Newmyer. An advisory committee will act with Mr. Rudd In his new work It consists of President W. J. Kerr of Oregon Agricultural college; L. L. Breckenridge of Twin Falls, Idaho; Leslie Butler or Hood River; Judge II. N. Dunn, Coeur d'Alcne. Unit-ildaho. and Governor Withycombe jot Oregon. I MADE CLEAN HIT. Delayed Report Of Sinking Of Ger man U-iioat. WASHINGTON, May 7. (By Unit ed Press.) The American steamer Tidewater's second shot scored a clean hit, sinking a U-boat on March 17th, the Navy has announced. The fight between the merchant ship and the submarine took place at mid night. SEDITION BILL PASSED. WASHINGTON, May 7. (By Unit ed Press.) The House today passed the Sedition bill, and it now goes to the president for his signature. PROBE UNDER WAY. Attorney General And Senate Com mittee Take A Hand. WASHINGTON, May 7. (By Unit ed Press.) Two distinct probes into America's aircraft program hnve de veloped. The attorney-general has started work and Senator Chamberlain today announced that the Senate Mili tary Affairs committee will conduct i an unsparing probe. Senator Chamberlain said: "Some i thing is radically wrong. This com i mittee is going to learn where the 40,000,000 aircraft fund has gone." ROBBERS ARE 1 THREE LA GRANDE BUSINESS PLACES BROKEN INTO LAST NIGHT. At Sawyer-Holmes Warehouse $35 Wag Secured; Other Losses Are Nominal. , - v Three business places in La Grande were broken into by robberB Inst night. At only ono of them was much booty secured, a3 far ns has been discovered. At tho Sawyer Holmes warehouse the cash drawer was broken and between $30 and $35 in money was taken. All the burglaries were committed in the warehouse district alonjr the railroad track. ' .The warehouse of the Glafke Pro duce Company was broken into and $1.50 in stamps is all that is missing from that institution so far. Safe-Cracking Tried. At the La Grande Implement Com pany an attempt was made to crack the safe, but this was a failure. The door and locks of the safe had been tampered with. Not being able to get into the strong box the robbers carried off some brass bearings, and a further inventory may reveal other thefts of this kind. ." s No Clue Yet Found. The police department was busy this morning trying to find some clue of the robbers, but so far without suc cess. Slacker Is Detained. A man giving the name of Joseph Carr is in custody as a slacker as he is not able to show credentials of re gistration or other evidence of being exempt from war service. He was ar rested by Chief of Police Knyburn yesterday in the railroad yards and had presumably been beating his way. The arrested man says he Is between 21 and 22 years of age, but he looks older. He gives New York as his na tive state. His case will be investi gated by the proper authorities, and in the meantime he is detained in jail. ' Unnatural Crime Charged. C. J. Smith is under arrest on a charge of having committed an un natural crime, the complainant being a young child. At tho time of his ar rest, the chief of police asserts Smith attempted resistance and made a mo tion as if to draw a gun. He was dis armed and brought to jail. It is said that he is the same C. J. Smith who was convicted on a similar charge here three years ago. After serving six months on the former conviction he was released on parole. OPENING SCHEDULE TOMORROW The schedule for the opening and closing of business houses begins to morrow. The opening as nereioiore noted will be at 7:30 in the morning and the hour for closing is 6 o'clock, with the exception of Saturdays, when the time for closing will be nt 9 p.m. AGAIN MRST 'U-BOAT PRISONERS INTER NED IN AMERICA . . This news picture,' Just passed by tho censor, shows tho first U-boat prisoners, to be Interned in tho; 'Tlnlted States, going through the double gates of tho War Prison Camp at Fort McPnerson, Us. Scores 'et other Interned men can be seen insldo the barbed wire enclosure waiting to great them. The. new,, '.prisoners are from the German U-&8 captured by the U. 8. S. Fanning. LA GRANDE NURSES ARE MUCH HONORED MlSSCS NKWHU.L AND CHILD KltS GUESTS AT 1)1 NX Kit . ItY HKLF..N GOULD. I. . ' Miss Stella NewbiU aud Miss Ella Childeis, both of whom are graduate nurses of thd local hos pital, wore guests of honor on May 2 at a dinnor given to between two aud three hundred nurses by Helen Gould- at the hater's home in New Yoilf City. Theso nurses Uncle' Sam and are about 'to leave for the other Bide. Tho New York Herald of that data has a group picture of these nurses among which of course is tho portraits of tho two La Grande joung women. Mioses NewbiU and Cliilders have been in New York for several weeks awaiting orders to leave for army hospital work In France, and according to the report of tho Herald It is probable that the date of their departure is not far distant. ; o SALES DAY WAS A BIG SUCCESS HOYS ALSO llt'SY , YESTERDAY AITKUXOON COMPLETING' - ItEGISTKATIOXS. -'''..', Yesterday being the Nutional War Savings Stamp Cay, tiie young la dies of the La Grande High School devoted the afternoon houiB to the sale of stamps. Almost every busi ness, house. In La Grande provided for till) salo and the girls were able to add $553.00 to tho now already large stamp sale of tills city. At the same time theso girls wore so busy, tho boys of the High School were no less patriotic and spent tho afternoon calling at the mills and shops to give registra tion cards to young men between the ages of 10 and 21 to sign them up in, the boys' working reserve. These cards have to be taken home aud signed by the Daren U of the boys and Will then ho collected and a report of their nf lei-noon's work given Inter. ' ' DEFIES THE BLOCKADE. American Warships Convoy Food Shipment To Switzerland. BERNE, May 7. (By United Press.) American Minister Stovali notifies the Swiss government that i sviuui icu i tmiieiiges vjcrmany s uiock- A : f ,ade of Switzerland.. It is announced that American warships ore escort ing two American merchantment towards France, the ships being laden with grain destined for Switzerland. AUSTRO-HUNG ARY STRIKE COPENHAGEN, May 7. AH work has ceased in Austro-Hungary since May Day.' The workers are demand ing an eight-hour day. PASSINCLTIIROUGH GATES INTO -WAR: PRISON "CAJlgl TO STAMP OUT RED PLAGUE STATE AND MILITARY HEALTH AUTHORITIES HERE FOR THAT PURPOSE. Movement Is Nation Wide And la For Safeguarding Men Jn Service. - Dr. R. E. L. Holt, of the state me dical board and Col. Mngrudder, .an official of the medical ' division at Camp iLowis, are in La Grande to confer with the authorities for tho enforcement of a state wide movement intended to control and stamp out as far as possible the spread of venereal plagues among soldiers. To do this the program includes the gathering in of all lewd persons, both male and female, and if necessary, to place them under enforced treatment. It is recognized that this movement would bo f utile if confined to mere lo calities and the campaign -is to ex tend all over the United States and will be put into effect as rapidly as the communities can be properly or ganized for the work. Dr. Magrudder says the health con ditions of the boys in the camp could scarcely be made better and the next thing to fully safeguard their physi cal efficiency is to stamp out the red plague. - - ' - While the details of this plan are lacking it is given out that it is a nation-wide movement and it is on this business that the civil and military medical authorities arc represented today in La Grande. Dr. Holt and Col. Mngrudder will hold a conference , with tho city commission and city manager this evening. GUY VAX FLEET HKItE Former L Grande Young Man Itouto to Army Camp. En Guy Van Fleet, a former La Grando boy, Is here nn a visit for a tow days previous to Joining tho col ors. Guy has been llving'ln Boise for a. considerable time , and has been engaged In the cigar trade. His military registration Is at Cle Elum, Wash., but ho haB received permission to entrain from La Grando and leaves here next Fri day evening for Vancouver. Ho Is married and his wife will remain with her people In Idaho during Ills service in the army. A brother, Arthur Van Fleot, who was formerly employed In the La Grande postoffice and is locally known as "Red," has been at Camp Lewis since March, and he has been assigned to the military i postal de partment with Division 166, D. B., at Oanip Lewis. . ' ' Both these young men were, for mer Ln Grande boys and uro well known here. They aro sons of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Van Floet and arc brothers of Clint Van Fleet, of tho Golden Rule Company, and Miss Dora Van Floot, also ono among the popular young people of this city. HOSPITAL BOYS ENJOY TREAT THE UNIT RECEIVES VICTROLA THROUGH THE RED CROSS ORGANIZATION. One evening last month the La Grande Hospital corps in France had one of the most enjoyable evenings that it has been the unit's lot to en joy, since crossing the Atlantic. The occasion was the arrival in unit bar racks of a fine Vlctrola with 10 re cordsmusic on both sides. Letters reaching La Grande tell of tho un bounded joy tho records created "All Amofican songs and music, by the big artists music that wo handn't enjoy ed since leaving New York," wntss one of. the hospital unit to his mother in La Grande. "The unit," he con tinues, "had a wonderful evening, and all it cost us was a. promise that we would tell the folks back home how it came about. The Red Cross gave it to us and the only cost attached was that we would write our folks and tell them. about it. I for one am deeply grateful indeed, for it gave me an ev ening at the feet of America's song birds, such as I had longed for, but never yet had experienced since ar riving here." More of the same spirit of gratitude crops out in the letter, all reflecting on the vari-natured work of the Red Cross, and forcibly tells how tho weary toil of trench life is oftentimes brightened and lightened by a bit of wise benefaction on the part of the Red Cross. The letter, bursting with spontaneous gratitude to that wonderful organization, the Red Cross, would stimulate the crusti est mortal into the realization that the Red Cross is a God-send to the sol diers, . . . SERIOUS CHARGES MADE. British Ministry. Assailed By Former Military Director. LONDON, May 7. (By . United Press.) A public letter from General Maurice, formerly director of military operations, substantially charging that Prenuer Lloyd George artd Chancellor Bonar Law lacked veracity concerning vital matters, has admittedly presented the gravest ttuation cnnrromiog ne much-assailed government. " ' Mr. Asqiiith precipituted matters in the House of Commons this ufternoon y bluntly asking the government what steps it intended to take regarding tho letter. Chancellor Bonar Law replied that an army council Inquiring into the question of military discipline, is rais ed by the publication of the letter. He said the government had asked for the annointment of two judges to in vestigate the allegations of General Maurice against the ministers. Mr. Law offered to permit Mr. Asquith to namc one of tho judges. GOKS TO SALT LAKE Fuel Administrator Holmes Culled to An Important Meeting. Fred J. Holmes, stato fuel admin istrator, loaves this evening for Salt Lake to attend a mooting of prac tically all tha slate fuel dnilnlstra tors west of the Missouri river. This meeting is called by Walter E. Hope, who is ono of tho chiefs In tho office of FederalAdminlstrator Garfield. "Thoro aro . several Im portant matters to come before this conference," snld Administrator Hol mes today. "The fuel situation ln this state Is ln excellent shape, but there aro still matters which re quire attention to provide consum ers with adequate protection before the press of transportation, which Is expected to niulte the mutter of fuel supply duVing the cold season a matter of practical Impossibility." o II1 HEltD OK CATTLE Some of tho Slllwell Hand Will Do Itoady For Market Soon. Up at the T L -cattle ranch, be tween La Grande and Beaver creek, In which Frank Stllwell Is tho of ficial head, thero arc about 300 fine steerB, of two and three year olds. They are all looking fine and before very long it Is probable that a considerable number will be ready for market. Tho grass, the wator and the weather are nil to the good for the cattle on this ranch. SUSPECTED ROBBER ESCAPES Three Others .Awaiting Extradition Get Away. CHICAGO; May 7. (By United PresB.) Thomas Mullen, who was a waiting extradition to Washington state as a suspected train robber and murderer, and three men of Yakima county, escaped, from the Chicago city prison by sawing the bars. A thun derstorm aided the prisoners in mnk fng their escape. .tttfflPLE RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPSE& AT lA'NCIIEON KAVOK1NU "ilpi,. : " DANCE K THESE P:' '.Mi Pledge to Go Over Jop ir 4 Union County onfo' 5 n Democracy. " " ? At tho business men'sZ-- 4 Jon today the following rt.rj Ston, presented by Judge Crawford! EM unanimously adopted. Whereas it has come to , ? knowledge of the Business . 8 Tuesday Luncheon Club of therdar of La Grande, Oregon, that t t; are certain seditious, .unloyal f-:V sons In ' our community, who ure -members ' and organizers of tWt vicious and unloyal organlziitfi known as the I. W. W. and 4isjb are circulating literature ' of j!VVW ship , therein, In aid of GermniAv Propoganda; ' . .: ' '' Therefore, Be it Resolved, thr.; nil such persons are enemies . ot our ! country, who should bo -suppressed and stamped out. mat. -mere is.no sato place ior" them In our community. - That we pledge 1 oursoives, andt the people Whom we represent 40: rid. our community : of ; their presenoe, and to use ' all lawful means to1 that nd. . - . We pledge oursoives and ' all we have in support ot our local authorities In cleaning out : our comnvoity of these disloyal pests, and Lt this we propose tp go over tho tn and make La Grande, and Union bounty, safe for Democracy, in ootn porson ana property. The iys dution is signed by E. E." Bragg, . W. H. Reuter,. E. L. .Eokuty, 1 E.;, Point k, T. H. Crawford, Fred J. !' Holmes, E E. Kiddle, ChflB.; H. Reynolds, R. F. Murphy, L. A. ' Bohnenkamp, L, L.r Murphy, Wm. Miller, R. E. L. Holt,, D. Robinson. CI" M. Magrudder, ET 'IS. Itirtley P. J. Drlseoll, G. L. LariBOn, F. L, Meyers, Geo. T. Cochran, Lloyd Scrlbor, H. M. Day, N. O. Desllct, C. ,H. Soranton, Pat Foley, S. D. Crowe E. P. Mossmna, L. B. Moo, J. G. SnodgrasB, A. W.' Nelson, W. D. McMillan, F. Bleune. The luncheon today was presided over uy E. E. Kirtley, who ac quitted himself very . creditably. In addition to the I. W. W. matter various reports were made. F. L. Meyers reported oontinued succcsb in stamp sales. Tho results of yesterday's special efforts have not been tabulated, but are known-to have been of large amount. The total sales In the county exceed 180,000. . Fred Currey reported that tho Fourth of July committee have a promise that Col. Leader will - be socured as speaker for tho La Grande celebration and definite. Information on the subject will be known later. ' i George Cochran recoiniiiendod a commlttoe to act Jointly if ad visable for Decoration day exercises and also to assist in the prepara tions for ontertainlng the pioneers. The committees appointed are: fror pioneer day J. D. Slater, Mrs. Ella Russell and E. h. Eckloy. For Decoration day Judge J. C. Henry, H. E. Coolrldge and Mrs. J. A. Russell. ' Rev. Father Drlscol offered some very appropriate remarks and a pertinent suggestion to the effect that as much wator as possible should be donated by the city for use in homo gardening and slinllur purposes. . ' ; Dr. R. Et L. Holt of Portland and Col. Magrudder of Camp Lewis, were among tho outside visitors at the luncheon Both spoke on the subject of cleanliness and health preservation which In fact is the object of their present visit. Col. Magrudder told of sanitary con. dltlons at Camp Lewis which lie says are or the very bost and soldiers are in more healthful sur roundings now than many of thent would be In their own homes. Judge Crawford was the speaker: on tho general subject ot loyalty and his remarks were the prefaco to the introduction of the resolu tion as to the I. W. W. which is herewith given. Ed E. Kiddle, or iHlnnd City, mentioned the fact that there would soon be a Red CrosB drive, and appianso followed the unnounce- cnt that he had been designated an tho leader In llila ilrivn fni. Union and Wallowa counties. Ho Bald he did not know Just yet how the quota would be met, but that ' the drive would be sent ovor tho top just the same as other matters have gone.