La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 08, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVOLUME XVII NUMBER 191 CLEAN UP TIME W. W. SUSPECT BOYS WERE QUARTERLY DRAFT REGISTRATIONS PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL CROWDER SAYS THIS PLAN HAS ARRIVED FOUND GUILTY FOR RED GROSS THE CHAUTAUQUA . - . . JOHN' DIXON HKNTKNCKD SIXTY . DAYS FOR , t'HKTLATIXU SEDITIONS LITERATURE. PROPERTY OWNERS WHO MAY BE DELINQUENT ON SATUR DAY TO BE REPORTED. MAY BE NECSS1TY. HEAVY FIRING . IN WAR ZONE SECOND DRIVE PROGRAM FOR ROBBERS JUIUTISH AND AUSTRALIANS AGAIN ADVANCE LINES ON . SOMME-ANCRE FRONT American Artillery -Pours Deluge Of High Explosive Shells On Enemy ' Supply Trains And Lines Of " . Communications. : -" PARIS, "May 8. (By United Press.) There is most violent artill ery fire both north and south of ,the river Avre ana along the Amiens front, according to official dispatches made public here today. - The, allies repulsed German attacks and took prisoners west of Montdidier and near Hangard-en-Santerre. American troops are located at both the above-mentioned points. BRITISH ADVANCE LINES. LONDON, May 8. (By United Prasad The Rritish h 11V0 nrrain nA- vanced their lines between the rivers Ancre and Somme, and have taken prisoners, according to Field Marshal Haig's report. There was heavy night cannonading in FlandorB. This morning enemy ar tillery fire increased in intensity in the northern portion of the Flanders' front, especially near Meteren and Kemmel. ' , r '"':'. r ' ' AMERICAN ARTILLERY ACTIVE. (By Fred S. Ferguson.) WITH THE AMERICAN., ARMjY IN PICARDY, May 8. (By "United Press.) American artillery through out the night pounded the Gorman positions in Cantigny, Courtmanes, Fontaines, iWest Montdidier, Mesnil flnnn,na ..m oil ha viuirla (inrl woods in the neighborhood. Under the extremely heavy artil lery fire, Cantigny Forest was de stroyed by the rain of high explosives. Enemy supply trains were deluged with shells and the night sky was lit erally ablaze with bursting shells. At the same time .Boche artillery concentrated its efforts or. the rear of the American lines. The weather is perfect, but while French airplanes are flocking . over the German lines, the front is liter ally a sea of mud. pr.-r.-! i . . HIN DEN BURG APPEARS READY. irz l " . ; - (By William Philip Simms.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, May 8. (By United Press.) Von Hindenburg now appears to be about ready to strike at the allied lines.' It is now learned that his vast military machine, comprising roads, railways bridges, airdromes, airplanes and ar tillery concentration is completed while numberless troops are refresh ed and await the onier for th3 re sumption of the offensive. The Australians have again advanc ed north of the Somme. Once they moved forward for three hundred yards on a five hundred yard front. Again they penetrated the German lines to a depth of five hundred yards on a s;x hundred yard f r 'i . MADE SUCCESSFUL FEINT t The Australians first fein.ed wHh n heavy bombardment in anchor por tion of the sector between the Si mm. and Ancre Vixrr. They tiny attack ed simuili-.neously on two fronts. The cr.emy threw out a tremendo-is bar j aire-of 3he!U .ml machine givi fire. out did n-.t.ihcck fhe Au .tialiiins. Sunshine .JcIi'-c'es the battlefiiM to day. ' ' WEATHER REPORT. PORTLAND) May 8. (By United Press.) Unsettled. ' The time specified for the cleaning- up of yards and alleys has arrived and property owners who have not ta ken note of the fact are requested to attend to the matter promptly. It is desired that all accumulations be plac ed in boxes or sacks of convenient size for handling and placed where they can be taken up by the wagons which will haul the -stuff away. This work is under the direction of the Neighborhood Club, with the ap proval andauthority of the city. It is expected that all this work will be completed all over the city this week. On Friday and Saturday the commit tee appointed from' the Neighborhood Club membership will make an inspec tion and all who have been negligent in the matter of cleaning up will bo re ported. The city officials will then take such steps as may be necessary to enforce the cleaning-up order. KXGAGEMEXT ANNOUNCED Cupid's Inroads Into Public School Faculty Hccomcs ' Evident. ; Cupid's inroads iuto; the La Grande school faculty was first uncovered last Thursday evening when the teaching staff of the Central building gave a miscellan eous shower or Miss Gladys Win ters, a member of that staff, whose engagement to Scott Wheatley, of this city, was therewith announced. The shower was given at the home of Miss Hulda Anderson, a fellow teacher, and the evening, was cn- Joyably spent informally, and was marked with liberal presentations of practical gifts for tho popular bride-elect. . AN KVKX1XG OF MEIUT . All ai'3 Kill bused Over (lie Neigh borhood Club Musiculc. " Ab plans mature (for tho neigh borhood club bonofit piusicalo noxt Tuesduy evening, It becomes more and more apparent that the evening is to be one of extreme merit. The actors In it include many of the Very foremost artists in the city. and Mrs. A. L. Richardson, who is chairman of . arrangements for the big event, Is much gratified over tho splendid prospects. This will be one of the biggest affairs the neighborhood club has yet undertaken in its assistance to tho Red Cros3 chapter here, and there is every reason to believe that, it will be the most successful. PI-C-Pl-AXX SHOW All Exhibition by the Student liody of La Urniido High School. The annual athletic show 'given by the Student Body of tho High School will bo presented In the High School Auditorium, May 16. Heretofore the ; show has been in the form o a carnival, but this year tho show will be In the form ot six acts of fust and up-to-date vaudeville. The feature event of the pro duction will be the noted PariBlan troupe of singing and dancing beauties, "Les Seoers des Poll us." j This famous group will appear, only at one performance and only on this particular date in this country, its they have been Imported for the Pf-U-I'I-ANN Show exclusively. Another feature of this show will he the celebrated Zulu Medicine man, Inkoosl-kaas. This will be positively the first and only ap pearance of this wonderful man of magic since leaving his 'Kami la Zululand. These two mentioned acts, are only a small part of six firHt liners which this show is exhibiting, and the management wishes to assure the public that nothing like It has never been seen in La Grande before. , Fitting music for the occasion will bo furnished by Jazz de Souse's Arnica Band. This band is too well known to necessitate further mention. Popular prices of thirty-five and twenty-five cents will prevail. Watch the Observer for further Information. ' AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK. Eleven Of The Crew Are Known To Have Been Killed. , NEW V6RK, May 7. Marine cir cles have learned that eleven of the American steamship Tyler's crew were killed when the vessel was torpe Aneit and sunk off the French coast ion May 3. CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCT Hp THROUGH ITS OWN ORGANIZATION " - ( " i'V ' ' - Ed. E. Kiddle of Island City Will Bo Manager for Union aud Wallowa. '-.' J a J I Date: 'May 20-27 "-' -I- National quota: $100,000,0004-i- Oregon 'quota: $600,000 . -J-4- Portland quota: , 1260,000 '. 4-4- Quota, state outside Port- . 4 J- land, $360,000. .J. J- J J .J . -- J PORTLAND,; May 8. Next comes the Second War Fund of the American Red Cross Tor $100,000,- 000, Oregon plans for which were announced In Portland this morning by Henry L. Corbett, state chair-. man. , . Oregon . Is to aim at $600,000, as was the case In the first Red Cross war drive when over $1,000 000 was subscribed. Portland's quota has been set, as before, at $250,000, while the aim . for the statc-at-large Is .$360,000. For the first time the Red Cross will conduct a campaign through Its own organization, the campaign committees in each ' district being selected by the chapter of tire Red Cross, which in turn will ork through their, branches and auxil iaries. . , - Ed Kiddle Local .Malinger ; Ed. E.i Kiddle. , of Island . nitv. who had such signal success In former camnaiens of this kind, h been designated as the campaign manager or the territory embraced In the La Grande chapter of the Red Cross which includes ITninn and Wallowa counties. 0 ' , ... ; , NO SUMMER RATES. ... Ruling Of Railrbad Director Discour- aging 10 Tourists. Railroad officials have -been advis ed that thero will be no reduced rates for summer excursions this year. This is by order of Wm. G. McAdoo, direc tor of Railroads. The proposal is pre sumably for the purpose of increas ing the railroad earnings, according to one idea, and another is that it is for the purpose of discouraging summer travel in war times. , NOT AFFECTED HEHE Xo Jtodiiction of Train Service in - tills Section. ' ' Though a governmental. order is out to the effect that transcon tinental passenger service to the northwest be over the Norfnern Pacific tho neto arrangement will not affect the number, of passenger trains on .the .O. W. R. & N. The only change will bo that, trains No. 17 and 18 will not run directly to Chicago as at present. The new deal- becomes effective June 1. There will be no change In mall service between La Grande and the cast as the mail trains are nut affected by the order. There will be a reduction of service hetweon Portland and Seattle. ' . MAY RAISE RATES. Passenger Fares On Uniform Basis Is Probable. WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Un ited Press.) The Railroad adminis tration is planning to increase freight and passenger rates, because "'of an $800,000,000 deficit which threatens the first year. It is authoritatively declared that Director of Railroads McAdoo will consider an increase im mediately after disposing of the wage commission's report and fuel con tracts. Passenger department . officinls forecast a uniform rate of two vd three-fourth cents a mile as the pas senger rate. The Administration will probably boost freight rate seven and one-half per cent. A vastly greatir fuel bill and also an increased payroll necessitates the increase in rates. TWO BILLIONS FOR SHIPS. All Will Be Used In The Work Of Construction. WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Unit ed Press.) Chairman Hurley today informed the House Appropriations committee that the nation's shipbuild ing bill for this fiscal year will be $2,22.3.000,000. Practically all will be used directly in producing ships. John ' Dixon, " arrested on , tho charge of . clivulnting , sodUous literature, was this morning found guilty In the municipal court and was sentenced to : sixty days In jail. The case was culled last week and trial was deferred pending a decision - of tho judge on a de murrer to tho complaint. This de murrer was overruled and the trial proceeded today with tho result as noted. ' -. ' The case will be appealed to the circuit court for a decision as to tho validity of the ordinance on which the complaint against Dixon was based. : In , the .meantime the defendant Is given tho privilege of furnishing a bond in the sum or $100. The required ball had not boen given late this afternoon. ANOTHER BAKER MYSTERY. C. M. Cook Has Been Misisng From Home Since Monday, BAKER, May 8. Another mystori ous disappearance is baffling the Jocal authorities, who last evening began a search for C. M. Cook, who has been missing since' some time Monday fore noon and his wife is very anxious and believes that he has- met with some mishap. He left her during the fore noon to come up town to see a party about getting work and told his wife he would be back in an hour or so and that was the last' seen of him. He was seen Xip towns shortly after wards by iWilliam Pollman, a former employer, but from that time he drop ped out' of sight They came here - a few days ngo from Buhl, Idaho, and rented rooms at th residence of John Laidy, on Wash ington Street. Mr. Cook purchased a supply of groceries, provisions and fuel for tho use of his "wife, and had just got their rooms settled ready for occupancy when be left. ' He had considerable money on his person and had- paid a month's rent in advance for the rooms. Some time ago Cook had been in the employ of R. N. Stonficld, but recently quit that job and went to Buhl; where they remained a short time before coming here, where he expected to go to work for a local sheep man.- Mrs. Cook says he never was away from her long that there was no reason whatever for his leaving, and she greatly fears that he has met with some misfortune. The officers started a systematic search last evening and notice has been sonb to the officers of nearby towns, but up to a late hour nothing had been learned as to his whereabouts FIGURES GIVEN OUT Army Mobilization Will Soon Total 1,217,000. WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Unit ed Press.) Provost Marshal Crowder today announced that the national ar my mobilizations by June 5th, one year after the first registration, will total 1,247,000. Tho figures show that two thirds of the second draft call will be mobilized by that date. ,The Rulers V ' iQuecn" WUbelmlnaTher daughter Princess" Juliana, tbo httf loeAn-rott8i-4.-r-r.'"1?9 JSeRrV Wilhelmlu'.liabna..' MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE II11KAK1XG IX OF HimiNKSS PLACES MADE ( LEAH. Sonio of the IiOt Cached Away , Led to tho Discovery and . Confession. . . The robbory . of ' tho business houses ' reported last Monday was done by five young boys all bot one of whom is undor fifteen years of age. They were Vernon Dloom- qulst, 13 years old last December his brother Vivian, aged 14 last July: Abraham Little, 15 years old March 12; Cocll Huntley, aged 14 last) month and Virgil Stein, also 14 last month. A part of the loot was cached away in a shed at the. homo of the Bloomquist boys. . They were over heard and Officer Chrlstalnsen was notified , and found the hidden booty as well as the boys engaged in the transaction. A confession followed. . ' .-.' ' "The Stein boy is already under parole privileges, while the Little boy and the Huntley boy have both been In tho reform school' On account of the boys ages the case will go to the juvenile court. The boys aro all in custody. ! THE BRITISH CRISIS. Politicians Are Taking Sides Over 1 Lloyd George-Maurice Row" LONDON, May .8. (By United Press.) The most serious crisis that the Lloyd George government has been involved in is expected to reach its culminating point tomorrow. : Supporters of Lloyd Georga and Bonar Law and the, backers of Gener al Maurice are now strenuously Can vassing members of the House, each in T.ne nope Oi securitig a mujor'ty when tho crisis arrives. The crisisv-ariscs Vout of charges preferred against i .Premier : Lloyd George and Chancellor Bonar Law by ex-Director of Munitions Maurice to the effect, that false statements havo teen made by these two cabinet m'ms- Ic'.'it before the house, csper'Sily re garding th- situation and condition or the British armies on the wnstoin front. .-. .... The charges' were contained in an open letter printed in prominent news papers, and the ministers contend that General Maurice should be court-mar-' tialled for making public information which he gleaned while he was a ser vant of the government in a military capacity. ' o MILITARY VOTIN GREGULATIONS Boys In The Trenches Will Not Parti cipate' In Next Elections. , . , ' WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Unit ed Press.) The war department has decided that soldiers in France will not be permitted to vote at the coming elections. Men in training here can vote if the states vish to collect the ballots. bf Holland w WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Uni ted Press.) Quarterly draft registra' tion of men reaching tho age of 21 during next year may be necessitated by the new army expansion program, Provost-Marshal General Crowder told the House Military' Affairs com mittee today. General Crowder presented estim ates for 815,000,000 for draft purposes which exceeds this year's estimates of draft expenditures by $3,000,000. "Quarterly registrations are expen- sive," the Provost Marshal explained. BUSINESS HEAD NEEDED Proposal For Civilian Control Of Ord-J nance Production. WASHINGTON. May 8. (By Unit ed Press.) Many are ui ging the ap pointment of a civilian head for tne Ordnance Department, coincident witn Secretary of War Baker's investiga tion of the ordnanco situation. . Those favoring a civilian head declare that military men are best fitted to dis tribute the ordnance, whereas the pro duction needs a big .business man at the head. - ' HOME RULE IS NEAR. Government Hopes To Introduce New ,','. Bill By Next Week. : ; LONDON, .May 8 (By United Press.) Chancellor Bonar Law an nounced in the House of Commons this afternoon that the government hopes to Introduce a new Home Rule bill next week, ':.: " WHEAT 6UTLOOK GOOD. Acreage And Condition Both Ahead ' '" 'Of Last Report.. .. .... WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Un ited Press.) Tho condition- of the winter wheat crop on May 1st was eighty six and four-tenths per cent of a normal crop, against sevonty-eight and six-tenths per cent on April 1st, and eightyfivo and seven tenths per cent, of a ten-year average crop, the Agricultural department has announc ed. , The winter wheat acreage on May 1st, was 8,SC2,000 greater than last year. . ' . ' HALF MILLION IN FRANCE Seprctary Of War Baker Gives Out Definite Figures. ' WASHINGTON, May 8. Secretary of War Baker announced today that therb are more than 500,000 American soldiers- now in France. . RUBBER IMPORTS RESTRICTED War Department Takes Action To . Conserve Tonnage, . WASHINGTON, May 8. (By Unit ed PreBS.) The War trade board has announced the restriction of crude rubber imports to a hundred thousand tons annually, the object being to con serve tonnage for war purposes. HOME I'ltOM POKTLAXD fuck I'cure Reports That Politics Has Reached Ebiilltlon Stage.. 3. H. Peure arrived home this morning from Portland, where he was In more or loss direct contact with tho political situation. "Politics In Portland," says Mr. Pearc, "has reached " tho heated stato. It now seems quite appar ent that the Republication lies be tween the present chief executive and tho man from Coos, It Is a seven-day wonder tho way Loulo Simpson is gathering support, I be lli! vo all the other cantddutes on this part ot the ticket are the same as eliminated." . For senator, Mr. Peure Is of the decided opinion that It will come Stnnflcld's day. "Tho attempted tricks of tho past few days " are transparent to all, and the ground less charges made against Stanfleld not only fall flat, but aro reacting In the Eastern Oregon mun'B fa vor," says Air. Poare, who Is cred ited with being hotter than a nov ice on political guessing. I'ltllT GROWERS' MEETING Thoro will be a meeting of fruit growcm at the City Hall on May 11, at 3:00 p. m, All fruit growers Invited to attend. Spraying and spray materials will be discussed. PAUL H. SP1LLMAN, County Agent. NINTH ANNUAL SSEMBLY TO HAVE MANY FEATURES OF I INTEREST. Net Proceeds Of This Year Will Go To La Grande Chapter Of The Red Cross Veterans Will ' . Attend Free. . The '"ninth annual chautauqua as sembly begins 'on the 27th day of Juno, 1918. This is on Thursday ev ening and the first number is a pat riotic musical program, given up tho direction of John A. Pattes, 24th regi ment of Michigan Volunteers. This company is composed of Union am Confederate veterans all over the age of 73 years. They will give a pro-, gram of instrumental music, camp fire and .war time songs. As is the usual custom of the Grande Ronde Chautauqua, ' tho G. A. R. veterans will be invited to the program free. The oldest of this company is eighty years ypung. They will . play the "Devil's Dream," "Money Musk," "Cap'n Jinks" and the "Arkansaw Traveler" with such vim that the pio neers will have a hard time to keep still. War Lecture On Friday. . . On Friday, June 28th, besides tho regular morning lectures, in the af ternoon will be a prelude by the Ten- wick Newall Concert Company, a lec ture on the meaning of tho great war by Dr. C. J. Bushnell, a special in structor of the officers reserve train ing corps for the U. S. Army; in the evening there will bo a prelude by the same concert company and a lecture on the remaking of the Kentucky mountaineer, by James A. Burns. Ho is usually known as "Burns of the Mountains" and is president of the Onoida -' Institute. "Burns of the Mountains" went into the Kentucky feud district andhas accomplished wonders by his personal work among those people, t : ; t -ji Plays OLAWea Produced . :'dn" Saturday there is the" "usual " morning lecture and in the afternoon an entertainment by tho Morrison- Smith Co. and a lecturo of tho work of juvenile courts by Judge Baggot. Judge Baggot is an imitator of boys and some of the incidents here given will be very pathetic while others will be comic in the extreme. In the ev ening a preludo from tho Morrison Smith company and then the Luzerne Players will produce some of the plays of our allies, giving short dramas, pic turing the home life, the emotions, habits and customs of our allied na- lions. : -...- - Musicnl Program Sunday... On Sunday. Juno 30th. arrange ments will be madofor Sunday School and a morning sermon. In the after noon will be a musical program by the Zedelef Symphonic Quintette. Music - of the old masters will be intopretcd so that the audience will understand them, and their music .will be equal to the Schumann quintette which all enjoyed so much several years ago. This will be followed by Charles Craw ford Ghorst, tho most remarkable bird imitator in this country; You can hear him on the Edison and Victor-. Records. Tins is your opportunity to hoar the man himself. In the evening there will be another concert by the quintette and this will bo followed by a lecture by Captain J. M. de Beaufort, author of "Behind the Ger man Veil." He is a Belgian artillery officer and noblemun. He has seen service in Germany and active service in the trenches. He has interviewed von Hindenburg. Armed with a letter to von Hindenburg from his nephew he gained access to the German head quarters, visited the naval bases at Kiel and Wilhelmshavcn,, met and ln naval, political and Industrial world of . tervicwed the leaders in tho military, Germany. In Berlin he was suspected Ambassador Gerard came to his aid, and 'recently in this country,' said to him, "You never knew young man, the trouble I had to keep the Germans from shooting you." Great Band Will Attend. On Monday, July 1, thero will be the usuul morning lecture, and in the afternoon and evening thero will be the grand concerts by Thovoin's band. This band opened and closed the San Francisco Exposition and will be a great treat. On Tuesday, July 2, there will be the morning lecturo, and in the afternoon a musical prelude by the Treble Clef t Orchestra and a car toon lecture by Ned Woodman, who gnined national reputation through his contributions to Life, Judge and other magazines, - In the afternoon thero will be n lecture by Lincoln L. Wirt. Wirt wns s member of tho Red. Cross officers' observation party sent under military escort to the trenches in tho spring of 11)18. This was his third visit to the war zone and each time ho has viewed tho war close up. On Wed nesday, the last day of the Chautauqua (Continued on Page 4.) t