La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 13, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' V ' 1 rattbi &?ttm I ' Am Independent J Newspaper. . J ' Print the New Um, a '.. Dj It Happsw VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, LY 13, 1918. JUNIOR PIONEERS ARE ORGANIZED NEW SHELLS AID WAR ON TJ BOATS y. 0. G. JL II EXAMINATIONS FOR RURAL CARRIERS 8E IN FIGHT TO BE THEME PRINCIPAL OllHHT IS TO FRO V1DK ICNTKHTAINMK.NT AT V T1IK ANNUAL KKU.NION WOM1CN AS WKLL AS MEN AUK ELUilliLK FOIl THIS UHANCII OK Sl'.UVlCE CS I r.v ARTILLERYING 1ST INTENSE AMERICANS TO AGAI RED CROSS IS I FINE SHAPE :1 H 3 o AMERICAN AND GERMAN DUEL DESCRIBED AS HELL LITER ALLY TURNED LOOSE. Sky Is Continually Illuminated At Night And Death's Screeching . Demons Fill The Air And Earth Rocks. (By Fred S. Ferguson.) ' (By United Press.) WITH THE AMERICANS IN PIC ARDY, May 13. American' and Ger tensity all night long. The American . tepsity all night long. 8he American fire is far the heavier. Gigantic ex plosions rock the houses. The sky is continually alight. Hell's doors seem ... literally open, and death's screeching demons fill the air. The pounding of ' guns jar the earth, while seemingly evil forces are bellowing, trying to break through.: The guns' flares re semble great fires swecpine the fields. Multiply the summer sheet lightning by hundreds and the result approxi '. mates the fierce duel. ... GERMAN TRENCHES DESERTED ' (By United Press.) ' WITH. THE. AMERICANS. . IN LORRAINE, May 13. American pa trols learn that the Germans are thinning the Lorraine lines to the ut wards. The Germans do not attempt most andxsending troops Picardy- to hold the shell holes. Patrols con stantly find stretches of German trenches deserted . ARTILLERYING ON SOMME ' (By United Press.) ' LONDON, May 13. Field Marshal Haig reported that "hostile artillery was active last night in the Somme valley, in the Albert sector and be tween Lacon and Nieppe forest'' . o - SURPRISE ATTACK FAILED. . . . . (By United Press.) ' . PARIS, May 13. ArtUIerying on both sides of the Avre is officially re ported. The 'French penetrated the German lines near Nomeny, capturing prisoners. A German surprise attack near St. Die failed. HEAVY SUM ASKED, War Department Wants R,000,COO,OOu : I For Heavy Ordnance. " (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, May 13. The war department has asked congress for an appropriation of $6,000,000,000 for heavy ordnance; This is in addi tion to the $15,000,000,000 estimate given ihe House military committea last week by Secretary Baker. Gen eral Marretee told the House appro priations committee because of the lcr.g time required to build big guns most of those built under the next fiscal year's appropriation cannot be delivered until a year after the con tract is let. He said the need for heavies was not pressing because the allies have a large reserve, but the United States must prepare In ad vance. .. OREGON MAN DEADi Victor O'liourke, Cook, Of Mountain dale, Died From Disease. (By United Press.) WASHINGTON, May 15. Thirty eight New England soldiers are re ported missing in today's casualty list. They were probably captured at Scicheprey. There are ninety-six names in the list, including: ' Killed in action, 10. . Died from Wounds: 9.' Wounded severely: 12. " Cook Victor O'Rourke, of Mountain dale, Oregon, died of disease. ITALIANS RESIST ATTACK. Enemy Forced To Retire After Heavy Losses. (By, United Press.) ROME, May 13. "The enemy at tacked Monte Cameo after an intense bombardment, but our fire stopped them," anofficial report says. "We counter attacked forcing the enemy into retirement, inflicting heavy loss es." RETIHXS FIUW llAKLIt Miss May Murphy returned from Baker, where she has been in the Interest of food conservation. MIsb Murphy will return to Baker tomor row and will hold a demonstration meeting In connection with the school art exhibit, and will then return to La Grande. The daughters of ploneors hetd a meeting at the city ball Suturday afternoon tor the purposes, of or ganlzation. After some discussion of the matter It was decided . that the sons of pioneers will also be admitted to membership and the name of the ' organization will be the - "Sons and Daughters of Pio neers." A meeting is to be held two weeks hence for the purpose of completing the organization on the enlarged basis. At the preliminary 'meeting the following were elected" President, Mrs. H. J. Eckley; vice president' Mrs.- John Shaw; secre tary, Miss Etna Huffman; treasurer, rs. Julius Roesch. Vice presidents for precinctswere appointed as fol lows: Union, Mrs. Edith Wright' Phy; Cove, Mrs. J. J. Conloy: Im- bler. Miss Stella Brooks; Elgin, Lee Tuitle; SutumcrviUe, Mrs. Jean- ette Tuttlo; Alicel, Mrs. John Shaw. i The committee appointments in cluded the following; ' Decorations, Mrs. Ida Cherry; Mrs. Kate Hanley and , Miss' Mary War- nicK. ...-. Badges, Mrs. J. H. Chllds and Mrs. Julius Roesch. Refreshments, Mrs: Dolly Taal and assistants whom she may select. Constitution and By-laws, J. D Slater; Miss Etha Huffman and Miss Naomi Williamson. Reception, Mrs. Carolyn Ander son, MrB. C. D. Huffman, Mrs. C. R. Hibberd, Miss Fanny Brown. This committee is not complete and sev eral other names are to be added. The main purposes of the orga nlzation is to provide suitable ""re ception for the pioneers ;f Union county at thetr forthcoming annual reunion and also to provldo a pro gram of entertainment. OFFICIAL WAR PAPF.lt Copy of "Slum -and Stripes" Is . Kecdral by J. D. Sinter. J. D. Slater has received copies of the "Stars and Stripes," the official ' publication of the Ameri can Forces in France. The paper claims no particular location ex cept France and it is of metro politan size 'and contains -infor mation of especiul Interest to the meiican soldiers abroad.. An editorial says the boys do not take kindly to the namel' "Sarnies" which they say was wished on them, but it is asserted, thutr some day a name will be given to the American soldiers which will be more accurate and more acceptable than that of "Sammy." The paper was mailed to Mr. Slater by Clyde Honoycut, a member of Co. L. ; o '' SKATSALH IS OX One of the Rest Arranged Pro-gi-nnw for Benefit Tomorrow Evening. Seat reservation for the Neigh borhood musicale to be. given to morrow evening at Hie High School auditorium for the benefit of the Red Cross is progressing rapidly today. The sale of tickets is progressing nicely too and as the quality of the musicale is be coming better known, it is clear that there is going to be a wide spread support. In many respects the blend and quality of the numbers is the best arrangement that has been made in any of the war-roller, programs. The details of tho program will be published tomorrow. The exhausted condition of the Red Cross chapter funds prompts a wholehearted support of the musicale, which In Itself is highly meritorious. . TWO NAM US ADDED .Viunber of Stars for Service HnN lteen InrreiiKcd. Flag Two more names havo been added to the list for. tho high school service flag that will be dedicated In the near future. The names ari, Lyle Kiddle, who left Saturday evening for Camp Grant, III., and Henry Procter, who re- rcnlly joined the Marines. Any one knowing a graduate whose name has not been included in the list heretofore published will con fer a grea,t favor on the committee by calling Willard Carpy and giving him the names. 1 - THE WEATHER. .. (By United Press.) PORTLAND, May 13. Fair. SECRETARY. BAKER CORRECTS A REPORT THAT WAS SENT OUT ' FROM OTTAWA. British Ambassador Also Says That . United States Forces Will Not lib Kept Back From Active Par ticipation. ; . ' WASHINGTON, May 13. American forces, in France are to be actively engaged in battle now and regularly hereafter. Secretary Baker announc ed, in contradiction of , the Ottawa statement, "The facts are' exactly oth erwise. American; troops in France now are being used actively in bat tle, as General Pershing offered, un der the supreme commander." This refutation of Secretary Baker was occasioned by a report sent out from Ottawa Sunday night, which said: -' . i , "So confident is the entente of its ability to withstand any drive the Germans can launch that it has been decided not to use the American army until it becomes a complete power and force, according to a cable sum mary of operations on the western front received here v tonight from the war committee of the British Cubit net." . A FURTHER DENIAL. WASHINGTON; May 13. British Ambassador Lord Reading declared that he doubted the accuracy of the statement this morning from Ottawa, attributed to the British, war cabinet, that American troops would be held back, and not used until then- forces have reached powerful strength. Lord Reading declared the : Delief that no such statement . was i made With the knowledge of the prime minister or the war cabinet." The reported new change in the al lies military policy created tho great est surprise. Lord Reading said: "The statement attributed to . the, .British cabinet .to the effect that the allies are now con fident and have choser) to wait until the Americans have a most powerful force before using it is diametrically opposed to nil the information receiv ed by mo from the British war cabi net, and to all requests which I have been asked to make of the United States administration. I'm quite in the dark as to the origin of the state ment. I can only say now that I am convinced tho document was not is sued with the knowledge of tho prime minister or the British war cabinet." MEN WIIO CANNOT FIGHT AT THE FRONT CAN STILL' DO THEIR LIT V ; , - . Z. FRAAicr ' l iL"t H'nte if-. r 1 Even if a man cannot fight, there is still plenty of opportunity for him to do "his bit" for his country in France. The work of obtaining a sufficient quantity of timber for the "WeMtern front is a very big one and employs a lar,TC number of men. The timber is used for a great many pur pofcs in the trenches, for making bridge parts and sides and roofs of: dugouts, roads, bridges, etc., etc. At the commencement of the war a great many of the iinost forests in northwestern- France were entirely cut down to supply the armies with timber. Since then the British and -irt- a. , THl " OLD RICOCHETTINO- , . . SrlEU BOUNCES ,OFF ;. NONmcooirS IllllllllllHMlilllli sTf&wTuGM .This diagram shows what part the new non-ricochctting shells : play In fighting the U-boats. When a periscope. Is- sighted It Is, of course, necessary to fire short in order to hit the sub under water. The old sheila would glance off the water, like a flat stone, or have their course so changed tlut lilts were Just luck. The now shells which have a nozzle ou 'em kesps them In their course through tho water,, ' . . BOILERMAKER IS WANTED LOCAL HOARD CALLS FOU'VOl I NT KliltS TO iO INTO THM . . KXOINKKIt'S COUPS . The local board- Is calling fo a voluntper boller-inakor . to go Into tho Engineer's. Chips at Fort Ben jamin Harrison," lndliinupolls, Indiana. Such volunteer must be within the draft age and a regis trant of Union county, and must qualify as a bcjllor maker. He will entrain for 'this camp on Maj; 17th. If none present, themselves before Tuesday noon, Mayl14th, the board will have to draft the noxt man down the line. ; This Is a Bpocial call for skilled men and it 1b greatly, hoped that Union county can furnish a voluntcor. Any man desiring, to volunteer for this ser vice must present , himself to the local -board office before the above specified time. i , Volunteers are tTU lacking , to go In ; tho" "last" tnll' aB ' conductors biakemeu and flagmen. This, call will close .May 20th. .. .. MOTORCYCLK PICNIC There will be a " motor cycle picnic on 'Sunday, May 19th. Riders of all makes are invited and those wishing to join the crowd will please notify Ruby Cycle Shop as early as possible so that arrangements can be made for handling' the crowd. .. ' . 'vryi.'"Vf7! -Minn Frenrh have had to go farther and farther nlield until now tha Forestry i units lire workin? ail over Franco and all over Great Britain. Even the trees in the famous old Windsor for est have been cut down. These Forestry unfits consist en tirely of men who have been ac customed to forestry work and they get very little military training In fact, they are working on lines ofl i employment to tho similar Canadian lumber camps. Men from 18 to 50 ' years are taken by the British and j Canadian Armies and the some standard of physical fitness is not 1 -9- ' loss lL rUICMISKS HAVE 11ICHN ( LllAX , ED AND CLASSKS WILL' HK HKSl'MKD . Itlcyclo Races, Scheduled for Next Kalunluy, . Will Include Lively KventH mid Kntrlcs 'Aro ' Now In Onlor. After a thorough - cleaning, the class work at tho Y, M. C. A, will be rosumcd with a Cow slight changes. ' The big thing this weok will be the bicycle races . schudulod for Saturday afternoon, May lath at 4 '30 o clock. All entries in completion for the $00.00 worth of prizes donated by the Ruby Cycle Shop, must be made at the Y. M. C. A., All boys whether members, or - pot have a chance In theso races, as i there are classes for members and noii- iiicmbers. prizes aro the same Ir? each class. ' Half niilo, nillo and two nillo races. Boys will obtain their numbers Jn the oidor In which they file their names and make their en tries. Thero is uo -charge for entertng- Cnll at tho Y. and get all infor mation us to ages of .tho dlffernnt classes, what the prizes ro, and ill other details 'Of the - event ' will he cheerfully furnished. " UALMKK FAMILY" ItKl'NION Mrs. Beulah Newlln, 'lof ; La Grundo, and Mrs. A.' E. Jones of Portland,' -who huve been ..visiting in Bakor, were Joined Sunday by Joseph Palmer, .Mrs; B. W. Grundy and Mrs. Emma Harding, of La Grande and they all were guests of. Mayor C. L. Palmer, of Baker, in a family reunion. The La Grande members of the party re turned horns last night. " ? , ' r ." I MOTHER'S DAY OBSKRVKiy;' Interesting' and Appropriate Bor neo ut SI. K. Church. ' -Yesterday morning the. M. E. Chtirch celebrated Mother's Day In a very appropriate and pleasing way. Tho young ladies of the church acted as ushers and pre sented each . one 'attending with a flower. . ... The pastor, Rev. 6. H. Feese, ; delivered a splendid ser mon on "The Beautiful Jewel . of True Womanhood." IN FRANCE IN FORESTRY UNITS 'I Sots (wr!.1 required for these units. It practl cally means that any man who is fit to work at his job is taken. This provides an opportunity for men who are over ago or are not fit enough to go overseas to firrht, to cm;ago m forestry work in France. If a man can handle an axe or a saw or has any knowledge of tho work, he will bo taken, The British and Canadian Recruit- ine Mission has rccruitint? offices in many cities all over tho United States, and men who desire to enlist in the Forestry units can do to by applying at tho nearest one, - i Tho Unltod States civil service commission has announced an ex amination for tho county of -Union, Oregou, to be hold at La Grande June 8, 1918 to fill tho position of rural carrier at La Grande and vucancles that may later occur on rural routes from other post offices In- the above-nientlbned county.. The examination ' will be open to citizens who. are actually domiciled In the ';. territory of , a post office In the county and who meet tho other reifnlraments set forth . In . Form No. i 1977. This form und application" blanks may bo obtained v from :4ho i" offices inentiohed"; 1 above" : evA from ' the Unltad States -elvtl . sei-vlce com mlSElori at Washlngtou at, the earliest practicable date. . . During tho continuance . of the present war the couicjMoa will, in accordence with thei request of the post of flee - department, admit women to rural carrier examina tions upon tha same conditions as men. . . .. i - - ;;. : -o ... . WAR K11LICS KEt!10IvElT" Morhor Kline Heiuls Hurry Pattlsou French Shell anil Hand (reimilo Harry Pattlson received a pack age of war relics this morning from Berber Kline, former em ploye i.C tha l'atlson Bros, grocery and , now In service In France. Tho' articles Sent Include. a 16-Inch trench: shell, a hand grenade or "lemon" ., as they are sometimes designated, and these were wrap ped ' In a newspnpor v. printed 111 French , and a ' publlcatlop : cailo'd ''Camp and 'Trench , Life," printed in KllgliHll. y ' The bottom of the shell carries the , regulation mark "75-D. C." The shell Is of brass and it has been : hammered out for the pur pose of ornamentation and has the wind,, mill und Holland maiden, and the words "Lorraine" and the famous Lorraine Cross, i This packuge of war roilcs,. coming direct from onO of the La Grande boys, is attrocclng great attention. ; ; . s-o . : . MAC WOOD IIUYS I5CICK SIX AND 1.IK10S THU CAR Observation Among Other1 Owners IjCiuIm to Conclusion that llillek -' Moeta Test. Mac Wood, manager . of the Golden Rule Co., has ' graduated Into the Bulck fraternity. Friday he walked into L. C. ' Smith's place of business pointed his pipe stem at a certain Bulck six de claring: "Fill 'er up." Mr. Smith did, and, Mr. Wood climbed In, stopped on the starter and was gone. ,Hls very first trip was a drive to Union which he nogotlated with all the ease of. a veteraan big-car driver. , . "The reason 1 bought a Bulck" said Mr. Wood "is because I have observed that the large nuiubor of Buicks in this valley are standing up. Men who own Buicks and got capacity ubb out or tnem do sq without grior. I hud flrstjslzed up the field,, and um now convinced that the Bulck Is the car for me lt stands tho test, und with it all curries the modern features." ' o . Jl'VH.MLK (Witt CASUS Two Hoy in Kobhery I'liroUed und Two Go to Iteform School. In the Juvenile court tho cases of tho Bloomqulst boys, engaged In tho recent robbery, were sentenced to the reform school but put on parole until they roach the ago of twenty- one. Abraham Little, another one of thq band, Is eufnlng $65 per month and ho gives the money to his moth, or. Ills case Iiub boon continued. fho Huntley hoy mid the Stein boy were ouch sentenced to tho re form school and they will be taken away. In a day or two. MRS. MANN (10F..4 EAST. Mrs. Floyd Mann left . Saturday night for St. Paul, Minn., whore she will visit with her husband', who Is attending tho aviation school at that place. . Mrs. Mnnn will vlBlt rela tves at Flint, Mich., before return ing to her home in La Grande. o - WILL LIVH IX LA OltANDK Mrs. Chris Mays will arrivo for Elgin tomorrow evening to make hor home In La Grniidc. Hor hus band has recently accepted a posi tion with tho I'utnmn Drug store, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Mays will occupy the home of Mm. Oliie I Bay. - - " QUOTA FOR VNION AND WAD. IXWA COUNTIES IN NEXT - DItlVH IS M3,000. State Manager Klrml anil Local Corn tains Will No I'rcsoiit ut the Tuiwilay Noon 'Luncheon , . Held Tomorrow. . QUOTA 1H a3,00.. ' ;. According to word recelvr J- ed by GeneralMonnger Kid- 4 4 die today, the quota of Union 4 -4 and Wallowa counties, com- 4 4 prising the La Grande chapter 4 of the Red Cross, will be ' 4 $23,000 for the-, coining Red $ 4 Crosa drive. '. ',: -.i ' .', Tomorrow noon at the regular luncheon, Mr, J, O. Elrod, assistant : state manager of tho Red Cross campaign, will be the chief speaker . upon whom Chlrman E. E. Kiddle will call. In addition to this dis tinguished Portlander, thero will bo a score or more men from outside poinla, including all local campaign . managers In ' Union and Wallowa counties, and the executive commit tee of the Union county advisory war board,.; The coining Red Cross : campaign will be the subject dls- cussed. A full attendance of cltl ns Is desired. liocal; Managers Appointed. fn each' of the sub-districts of tha main , district the general manager has appointed local campaign man agers each of whom will supervise his home district. In this way the machinery will bo full and complete.. These local managers are expected-! to be present, at tie luncheon to morrow lor llnal instruction. The executive committee of . the war board will also bo present as well as the -publicity committee. Tho - latter Includes A. W. Nelson, chair man, and allihe editors in the twu - Mr. Kitldle Will Preside. Mr. Kiddle 'will bo the chairman for the luncheon tomorrow noon. and Judge Knowles, previously ap pointed, will preside at' the lunch' eon to be given In honor of Richard Hobson, hero of the Merrlmac, who wilt be here May 20. , , Other Committees Named. H. E.' Dixon, A. C. Hampton and Mrs. A. B. Ivanhoe constitute the speakers' committee In this county. George Wyatt, of Enterprise; C. T. McDaniel, of Wallowa, and A. W. Scbaupp, of Joseph, are the speak ers' committee for the . Wallowa county end of tho district. . v- Mrs. E. Polack, of La Grande, baa been appointed as campaign cash lor, " : 0 r:..-..,. AUSTRIAN FATA LLY Hl'UT Several Companions Injured In au : Accident Near Vincent. 1 r Dan Mustek, ' an Austrian,, was the man who was fatally Injured in ' the accident reported In the Observer Saturday : evening. . Tho accident happened ' the. night be fore. A party of eight' Austrlana who are employed on the railroad ' were on a speeder going to VIn- cent for supper. when they collided with nn engine. Muslck dlod from his Injuries Saturday morning. Four or fives of the others woro considerably bruised and were brought to La Grande along with tha remains of their unfortunate companion Saturday . evenings i The Injured ones wore taken to the hospital, but It appears that tholr Injuries are sot of sufficient con sequence to detain, thciu long from their work. Tha remains of Muslck wore In terred from the Bohnenkamp chap el this afternoon. Tho deceased was. 34 years of age and as fur as known he has no relatives In this country. ' , IX MUNICIPAL COL'HT Fines . Imposed for Speeding ami One . 'might With Iloozc. ' In tho municipal court today Wal ter Pohrmnn and Barney Harris woro each rined $5 for rust drlv-; Ing and the same amount " was chared to Harry Mocnkhousc, aged seventeen, Tor smoking cigarettes. A trhnsicnt who was caught with a bottle of whiskey, was fined $51) and sentenced to two days la Jail. ' o ' '' ' CF.XTHAL POWERS SATISFIED. BERLIN, May 13. (By United Press.) It ia officially announced that the Kaiser, Emperor Karl and members of tholr respective starts are In complete accord with the relations of tbe two monarchies.