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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, MONDAY, LY 13, 1918.
JUNIOR PIONEERS
ARE ORGANIZED
NEW SHELLS AID
WAR ON TJ BOATS
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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
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ARTILLERYING
1ST INTENSE
AMERICANS TO
AGAI
RED CROSS IS
I FINE SHAPE
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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'' .
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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.
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'' 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 '
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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. .. '
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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
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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. " ? , '
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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, -
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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.
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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.
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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." '
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.