La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, May 28, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textf ............... am UKwpeaocni ;. ' J - - Newspaper, . Mill the Nm tk i Day It t......... VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY' 28, 1918. NUMBER 207. DEFENSE IS RIGIDLY- m m a wmwrn m m m mm m. ' 3VSWED ENEMY FORCES CROSSINGS OFlthe selection of a warden . and , fire RIVER A1SNE AND CONTIN- VES FURIOUS ATTACKS. . AMERICAN TROOPS RECENTLY REPLACED BY THE BRITISH In Some Places The Allied Forces, Facing Vastly Superior Numbers Arc Drawing Back Prog- : I-"- reBsively. LONDON, May 28. (By United TJ- TU r 1 .mi . . . . , , - , ., AL 1 ? tTT ,"y ?n bot".tthe fZ rt- S A"e r thelr. wy .arosa th "ver iTf"viOTfTteOT mile sector between Vailly and Berry-1 coo.- Aim uuriiiuiis uro suil uress- . u-uim; jusi, . mgnt, wie enemy was attacking furmusly along the entire Aisne front this morning. Allied Reserves Arriving. The French war office declared that the French and British are greatly outnumbered on the Aisne front, but reserves are arriving be hind the Aisne plateau On the Flanders front the fighting is centering east of Dickebusch Lake, where the French repulsed the Ger mans last night. '' ,.!' Haig Says Positions Held. Field Marshal Haig says: "The . enemy exerted a continuous pressure gainst the British on the Aisne front thminrilnnf. VMbtnhv.'' SiVAn. firhf - ing is still continuing. On the right, the twenty-firsf division is maintain ing contact with the French and held its battle .position air day long. On the center and left, the eighth, fiftieth and twenty-fifth divisions, with de termined resistances,' maintained the second line until a late hour." " Taring Superior Numbers. . The French war office said: "The Germans, aided by the arrival of new forces, have crossed the Aisne be tween Vailly and Berry-au-Bac. The Franco-British armies are facing a very superior number, but are draw ing back progressively." Americans. Replaced By British. ) United Press correspondent Wood reported that the American troops, which occupied the ""Chemin V des Dames sector, were recently replaced by British troops. He said the of fensive had not developed sufficiently to determine whether the attack be tween Soissons and .Rheims is the principal attack, or is a feint covering the operations for a real attack fur ther north. .: WEATHER FORECAST. PORTLAND, May 28. Fair. At an earnest meeting held in the city hall this afternoon which was attendod by representatives from nil over Union county the ; food Question was discussed in detail, and the abolishing of flour from the. homes, restaurants and hotels was agreed to. Misa May Murphy, representing flio food administration at request of County Food Administrator Scro- ggin, went deeply Into the . local situation which information was gained by personal canvass and in-! torvlcws with people throughout tne county. It wag found that there is considerable flour stored in many of the homes, and now will follow the fbcleral appeal for those who have flour on hand. After explanation of the .work Iielne done bv local people who are! lookliiK after the food adminlstra-1 tlon In the county positive proof being shown that not a cent ot pay conies to tho heads of the work, and i in fact they are bearing their own expenses, Druce Dennis of the Hven-j unioh couiiTriellP? MAKES COUNTY WHEATLESS Ing Observer, urged that Union .constitution so mat tne extra mill; county be In the lead In voluntarily imiiy -be levied. Under the Six i The Mission Band of the Presby olCering to banish wheat from the j Per Cent Limitation constitutional ;t'an Church will meet at the home homes and save it for the govern-'amendment of the state no county "f Mr- Anderson, 607 Adams avenue ment. That the time will soonican legally exceed six per cent ad- n Wednesday (tomorrow) afternoon come when this must be done, even ditional expenditures of the previous jot 2:30 o'clock. Members and friends If the federal government Is com-j pelted to step in to accomplish the result wag plainly shown, and the advantage of doing it voluntarily annealed to the war board to such an extent that the following resolu. tlon was unanimously adopted: FIRE DIRECTORS " ;MEET TONIGHT OBJECT IS TO SELECT WARDEN AND PATROLMEN EOll THE COMING SEASON A meeting of the directors of the I UniomWnllowa Counties Firc-Asso- ciation will be held tonight in the of fices of the association in the New roley building. The six directors of the association will be present. One !of the main objects of the meeting is iDatrolmen, and to outline' the work for the approaching season. The dan- Igor period in the forest districts begins with the advent of the sum mer months and, particularly through the hot and dry period of the year. It is realized that greater vigil ance than usual will be necessary this year and another Clement to be reckoned with is the shortage of men to do the patrol work and to combat fires -that may gain headway in the forests. For this reascn ex- itra precautions are necessary and i this will bo a situation that will re Iccive especial attention at the meet- ing to be held this evening. '- xiiu luiiuwuig uuuciuttl will oe in attendance: J. H. Mimnaugh, of Wallowa; G. E. Hayden, of Enter- prise; E. N. Jacobs, of Union; Ge'i- Palmer and T. J. Scroggin of L;j Qranje j-ii ; ,j: ....mi i. LOBBYISTS IN HOUSE. Kitchen Says Plans Of Publishers Are ; - Apparent. ;'- ; -WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28.--Majority Leader Kitchen declared in the House that a lobby of magazine and newspaper publishers is respon sible for keeping congress in session fto pass the tax bill this session, "I want to warn the public -of then game. They want the increase in tl e second-class postage written' into the las',toxl,iI PEnled. anu this is ',el"lm' PK1TISH SUBJECTS WANTED. Appcill For All To Join The Colors In The Crisis. WASHINGTON,' D.C., May 23. -(By United Press.) Declaring this to be the ''Supremo. crisis of the war,'" British and Canadian recruiting ir.it sions here appealed to all subjects of the realm to join the colors immedi ately. GEN. WOOD'S CASE. Conference Is To Be Held With Pre sident Wilson. WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28. (By United Press.) Scretary Baker has arranged for a conference - be tween the President and i, General Wood this evenings It is indicated that General Wqpd has planned to carry the right for .service abroad to President Wilson.' Those "inside" declare the situa tion is a test between Wood and Pershing, who is' not enthusiastic about having Wood in France. . The war department is inclined to sup- port Pershing to the utmost Whereas, The wheat situation of tho nation and. the Allied countries has become exceedingly acute so acute that only by the most drastic curtailments In America can meet the grave duty and military nec essity which confronts It; therefore be it ; , Resolved, That the county food administrator of Union county im- mediately take steps to bring Union jcounty to whealless standard, to tho - end that all Oregon may be within a few weeks a whealless state in iact; oe it runner Resolved, That for a time that! every home, hotel 'or restaurant that has flour In any quantity on hand be, and is hereby rcque.stod, to turn back same to the United Statos government. . Pierce Pleads for Fundi. -At tho same meeting today Waller M. Pierce pleaded for the additional j mill tax which must be rained to meet the emergencies of war in Oregon and asked for signatures .to the initiative petition to amend the year, and it Is found with tho em- ergency work now on that there are no funds ,to take care of things. t or this reason Mr. Pierce explained in detail what was necessary in order for the stale to honorably do ; lis part. , PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY JOINT SERVICES UY W. It. V. AND GRAND AHMY VETERAN'S Military Maneuver Will Take Place After Conclusion of Program ut the Church. Tho Memorial day urogram for Thursday,- has been arranged and will be held at he Methodist church iu the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. ' The arrangements of exorcises at the church as prepared by the W. R. C, will be as follows: . - Tribute to the Unknown Dead W. R: C. Prelude Mrs. W. A. Winters , Star Spangled Banner Audience Invocation Dr. Focso Jr General" Orders G. A. If. Lincoln's "AddrosB at Gettysburg Mrs. S. A. Roe Violin-piano Duet Donna" unu : Floyd Smith Address H. E. Dixon Tenting in the Sunshino Mrs. R. J. Kitchen v ' Quurtctle Address R. J. Kitchen Vocal Solo Mrs. J. F. Corbott ! Address R. J. Groen "Tenting on tho Old Camp Ground,' Quartette Mesdumes R. J. Kitch on, R. W. Logan,' Mubsois. Loo i French, J. P. Caldwell America ' . Benediction . : The tribute to the unknown dead will bo just v beforo the regular program and till take pluce on the lawn outside the church. Military I'rogi'iiin Follows. S Tho military mancuvors which are to be executed by the members of tho La, Grande battalion Oregon Btnte guard 'will lake place after the regular G. A. R. and W. R. C. ex ercises at the church. , (J IX). (iOODItliOD TltANMFJUlUED I'nlon Young n In Draft List As. Nigncd to Other liraiirli. ..George Goodbrod, of Union, one of the young men in the recruiting party which goes from Union county, will notgo with the others to Fort McDowell on account of having been transferred to the radio training school in Texas. He Is waiting to bo culled to this branch of tho ser vice in a few days. ALL AltE 1.V1TI5DX Grand Army t'oimmiiKlei- Culls on Organizations tn Join Memorial I. W. Faulk, commander of Oliver P. Morion Post of the G. A. R. in La Grande, requests that all orgunt zatlpns in the community, fraternal and otherwise, join In. the Memorial Day program. ' : The G. A. R. organizations are to form iu front of the K. of P. halHat 10:30 and will go from thence to the cemetery. The Invitation Is not only extended io this part of the day's program "but also to attend the regular exercises in the after. noon. . It has been suggested that those who nmy be, uble to furnish auto transportation for the old veterans to tho cemetery will earn a deep measure of gratitude. LEARNS FROM GROUND L'P SCRANTON, Pa., May 28, It's never to late to start In the garden klndorgarden, as Police " Sorgt. S. K. Newton can testify. Early, this spring he wrote the national War garden commission for a gardening primer, saying he didn't know how to handle a hoc. Now he und his wife and two boys have one of the most prosperous war garden projects In Pennsylvania. o HA-VCEN FAVOR HOI'F . On the fucc of returns at Salem Hoff has u lead over Ryan for treasurer of 112 votes. Hut there are rive more counties to be heard from and the tide may change al- though It Is now in Hoff's favor. . . o MISSION BAND MEETING Rre mvitea. PARIS AGAIN BOMBARDED. PARIS, May 28. The long range bombardment of Paris was resumed tcday. GREAT INTEREST IN LECTURE AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNI TY THAT COMES BUT RARELY IN ANY COMMUNITY., The next thing in order of Im portance to the total eclipse of the sun oh Juno 8, ia ' the lecture on eclipses to be given by Prof. Sidney Dean Tpwnley at the High school auditorium this evening. Inasmuch as this is an event that is in no way tainted with commercialism, the lec tor fill be a great educational treat and has been provided purely oh the basis of its intellectual merits. Prof. Townley is from the Stanford Uni versity and the. subject in hand is his life-long specialty. ' The lecture will -be illustrated by numerous celestial transparencies Is a subject of deep interest and will taken at former ' total eclipses. It bo presented in' an interesting and instructive way. -There will be no clmrgo for admission. :'.. V . O : :;:;. ..;! Ol'TKITH AUK PltUSKXTIJD The boys of the draft mot at the Y. M. C. A. this aClornoon ut 4 o'clock and each one was presented with a sweater, - house wife, tea towel and ditty bag us a gift from the Army and Navy Auvlllury, ; f KN'GAUICMKNT ANNOUNCED The engagement of First Llouton- ant Frank S.1. Buckley to Miss Har riet Smith, only httiightor , of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith of . Taeoma has been announced, ' Mr, Buckley Is a former La Grande' boy, Being the Bon of Supt. M. J. Buckley of the O. W. R. & N; Co. Ho Is now a Lieutenant in the 347 Field Artil lery. K1JNK IS APPOINTED Vucuncy In Valer Siipterlnteiident's Office Is Filled 3i L. Kline.-who has been em ployed In various capacities for the city for a long period, has been ap pointed water superintendent and entered upon h'a duties today. Ho succeeds L. M. Hoyt, who has held tho position for' several years but has resigned to devote his time to tanning. The - change had been scheduled to not take place until the . first of., tho month, but by mutual arrangement Mr. Kline en ters on the job at once. .' . : o WILL VISIT IX ILLINOIS f'lnia. Smith a nromlnent farmer of the valley, and two of Ills nieces, Ruth and Grade Cullcn, were pass engers on the morning train en route to Illinois where they will remain for several weeks on a visit. ; ! j j j j j ! j j t j j ,. .. ,V-' -- .: -' , APPEAL IS DENIED . SALEM, May ' 28. The throe La Grande " Chlneso, Chang Ben, Wong One and . Li Hung, convicted of as sault with intent to kill Eng Chong (Billy Eng) lost their appeal in the su preme court. The decision ; was written by , Chief Jus ; tlco McBrlde. : ., s .j. .j. .j. .p .j. .5. 4 .j. .j. .j. ! WOMAN COMMUNITY FUEL ADMINISTRATOR eeeeeeeeee When a resident of White Plains, N, Y discovers he needs n ton of conl he j learns he cannot have It unless a wom en says so. That woman Is Mrs. Hen ry C. Hendernon, who lias been ap pointed community distributor by tho county fuel administrator. This photo shows Mrs. Henderson at her ilenk at the fuel ndininlstrator's heodiiusrters. BOYS TO HAVE RECEPTION AM, IS- ItUADY FOR THK KAItU- WELIi AT THK ItlOX HALL Ever) 0110 l-iioited to T11 111 Out This Evening In Honor of - ; 1 Departing Soldiers . 1 All arrangonienta are - complete for the faiowoll recoptlou to the departing soldlors this evonng. The parade, which is to include footman only, ntrtos being barred, will form at the Foley hotel at S:15. 'This will Include the Honor Guard girls and tho stato guards and citizens. The lino of march is from Adauls to Fir and thon hack to Rex Hall. Tho meeting will bo called to ordor by Fred B. . Uurroy, c'.ty manager. A brief program will Include, an address by Bilico Dennis; response on behalf of the boys by G. A, Mc Neill, principal of the - lilglv ochool and a membor of tho departing re cruits. A nhort explanation 'of tho new food card by County Chairman T. J. Scroggiii, and a vocal solo by Mrs, Seroggin. Mrs. C, N. Palmer, president of tho Army and Navy Auxiliary, will givo an addross. ' Geoige Bornlo will slug a solo "Our Country's Call' which was written byftlrs. Bortha Slater Smith, former La Orundo rosident. - . . 1, Dancing will 'follow und this part of the affair is to be perfectly in formal, with tho solo purpose of making tho evening one ot enjoy ment for the boya who are to go. All the girls and women pf tho cam. munlty aro wanted to bo present to help mako tho meeting a success mid to givo tho guests of honor nil tho pleasure posslblo previous to tholr leave taking. , ''':'.''.'! O " '. 1.','-.' .V'-'V.'--':' STOPPED A RUNAWAY. Chief of Police Uayburn stopped a runaway -team - on Fourth street this afternoon and turned it over to the feed yard. It wus afterward ascertained that tho team belonged to August Huffman. QUARANTINE .RAISED. Premises Where There Was Scarlet Fever Are Fumigated. Tho city officials this afternoon raised the quarantine that has been maintained on account of -scarlet fever; The premises have been fu migated in accordanco with the health regulations. The places in clude tho following: , Mrs. Waltor Clark, 002 K avenue. Mrs. Thos. Clark, 504 K avenue. Mrs. L. G. Hill, 401 Spring ave. TROOPS MOVE WESTWARD ' ;A., trainload of recruits went through La' Grande this afternoon westward. They aro going to Camp Lowis. PROVIDES FOR SOLDIERS-TO-BE AMHERST, Mass., .May 28. (By United Press) Following out its plan to reorganize itself on a strictly war basis, Amherst College today an nounced a special two-year course for students within ' two years of draft age. There are thousands of young Americans who will bo unable to complete thou- full four years at col lege between the time they graduate from high school and the time they are called to the colors. Under the Amherst plan, they will -be pormittcd to "Select their studies in the two yean course, to a cretum extent. . Amherst is devoting its whole re sources to the war. Tho entire slu dont body drills on tho campus every day, under direction of Col. Richard II. Wilson and Mujor Frank C. l)u mon. M'ADOO WILL TAKE REST Secretary to Spend Week ut While i Sulphur Springs. WASHINGTON, Mny 27. Secre tary McAdno plans to leave Wash ington tonight for a week's rest nt White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Since a recent attack of lonsililis Mr. McAdoo's throat has not entirely recovered and 'his phyrtician ordered him to abandon conferences necessi tating the use of his voice. ASTORIA WANTS BUILDING McAdoo Asks Money for Additional federal Slrurlures. WASIIINtri'ON, Mny 27. Con tinued congestion of federal build ings in 45 cities named, is given by Secretary McAdoo as reason for ask ing additional structures. ' . The cities needing new buildings and the amounts axked for each in clude the following: Butte, Mont,., ?275,000; Astoria, Ore., 8100,000. BOOSTED FOR n: CELEBRATION COMMITTEE MEETS ENCOUR AGEMENT AT THE NEIGH BORING LOCALITIES. A' committee which Included J. G. Snodgrass, chairman, A. C. Hamp ton, Ellis Kirtley, . Fred B. : Currey, Chas. s Reynolds and Walter Piorco, wont out yesterday- on a Fourth of July celebration trip. The boosters for the forthcoming event called ut Summervillo, Elgin, ambler and Ah cel. In the localities visited the senti ment was almost unntmoua In favor of making the affair- at La Grande a county event with; all the old time features considered necessary to keep tho tiros of patriotism burning. - . -At Elgin the men will call a meet ing to decide the question of joining the celebration at Ln Grande. . ' Out in tho vulley tho opinion is practical ly unanimous that' tho celebration proposed- la tho right thing at the right tlmo and will give tho prop, oaltlon.: all tho moral - backing that may bo reqalrod to help uiuke the celebration a success. MANY CASUALTIES REPORTED. Three Hundred Were Victims Of Hos pittil Bombing, - LONDON, May 2&Wrhree hundred casualties resulted from tho re.'ent German bombing of Etuplcs hospitals, Chancellor Bonar Law announced in tho House of Commons today. M.:':-?;!'. '..v '; " :'ri , UPRISING JN UKRANIA. ' MOSCOW, May 28. (By United Press;)-Peasunt huvo reported an uprising throughout: . Ukrania, ac compunned by the burning of crops, forests and machinery., , ; 1 SHIP SUPPLY INCREASES Many New ; Vessels Launched The Past Week. ' WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28. (By United Press.) Fifteen steel ships and three wooden vessels, with a total of 09,700 tons were launch ed during the week' ending May 25, ayi'Oi Shipping Board. The tota.1 for May is 30 steel and 26 wooden ships, RESERVES THROWN IN. WASHINGTON, D.C., May 28 Allied reserves arriving at the Sois sons front are thrown into action, the British officials are1 informed. ANOTHER DRAFT PLANNED Will Follow Tho Registration To Be 1 Held In June. WASHINGTON, May 28. It : is learned that Provost-Marshal Crow dcr plans a large draft immediately following the registration on June 5th, , ; o WAS FORMER RESIDENT A report from the East Orcgonian says that Miss Helen Van Nuys wo)i the Baldwin $50 oratorlal prize for Crook county high school students this year. Miss Van Nuys is the daughter of Rev. W. L. Vun Nuys, former rAistor of the Presbyterian church at Ln Grande. A turn of mirth eharaclrij'.ed the business men's luncheon today. The chairman, Bruce Dennis, slated that a chunge. would bo inaugurated and tho innovation was very acceptable. In tho language of un attendant it was "a good show." Among the out of town visitors were Robert Withy combe, of Union, who wus called up on to explain "How it feels to be the son of tho Governor." Tho response was appropriate in every word and contained mostly an expression of gratification over the result of tho primary election, when hi father was rc-nominatcd for the office of governor. Will Vogcl, also of Union, who was designated as ono of the "nurses which brought the Union Stock show to maturity," gave a fine account of the preparations which hnvo been perfected for tho gieat annual event. Mr. Vogel suid tho show was not given at this time for tho mere pur pose of entertainment, but because it was an institution of benefit. Mr. A. W. .Pcrlcy, special repres entative of the O.-W. R. & N., who has just returned from the interna tional fuel convention, explained the BUSINESS mENS LUNCHEON . CHARACTERIZED BY MIRTH (HUNTER ATTACKS HUE MADE FRANCO-BRITISH RET AK E LOST GROUND GAINED BY ENEMY 1 ESTEKDAY. ' AMERICANS CHASE THE GERMANS FROM TRENCHES Believed That United States Troops Are Being Held" Until The Crisis ' ' Becomes Much More Acute -. r Heavy Losses Scored v ' By William Philip Slmms, (United Press Staff -Correspondent.) WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES, May 28. British and French troops are . counter-attacking south-west ' ot Ypres. Fighting is; still underway. When this waa cabled, the . Franco British had already retaken practical- -ly all of the ground won by tho enemy yesterduy. ' ' - Tbore is every indication that the ; Gormans aro throwing . everything available into the present J drive.' Largo massoa of Cbrniuns are con centrating about ; l'eronno; - Royea Ham and Noyon. AMERICANS INFLICT LOSS. WASHINGTON, D.C.. May 28. (By United Press.) General Perstw ing cabled that the American troops'; have occupied a German, trench see tor in Picardy, inflicting heavy losses. The enemy was completely expelled j after : entering the American lines.;; ' Couilter-attacking, the Americana were successful. Although there arc enough Amer icans there to constitute, a formida-; ble reserve, it is believed they will' bo held back unless, the crisis' be comes much more acute. 1 , ENEMY'S CASUALTIES EXTREME LONDON, May, 28. (By United Press.) Although the British losses aro admittedly considerable, the front reports indicate tho enemy's casual ties are most extreme. ' Militarists appreemte the gravity of the Aisne crossing, hut are calmly confident the enemy will not bo ablo to accomplish the obvious purpose of drawing the allied reserves from the other front where tho main attack will undoubt edly will bo projected. , , .," ' - RESISTENCE WELL MAINTAINED LONDON, May 28. (By United Press.) The Standurd says the Brit ish resistance north of Rheims is be ing well maintained, The enemy, however, . has progressed further against the French to the west. LADIES' AID MEETING. ' The .Ladies' Aid 'Society of the M. E. Church will hold a special meeting at the church tomorrow af ternoon. All members are requested to be present, r ' - - - . necessity for laying . in a suppry of fuel early. This is necessitated on account of the crowded conditions of railway transportation. The Grilling Commenced. After the luncheon wus concluded 11 course of grilling und good nntur ed raillery was fired at the candi dates for office present. None were spared nnd tho candidates as well as tho other attendants appreciated tho program. For instance, Walter Picrco was asked to explain how he considered himself a patriot after selling a hip-brokcti mulo to the gov ernment. Waller simply pleaded guilty, us did tho others, as tho eus test way out. -Colon R. bbcrhurd, Judge Henry, Sheriff Wnrnlck, Al bert Hunter, John Wells, i C - A. Small, Hill Bohnenknmp, - A.- T. Hill and Georgn Cochran, all cainu In for their sharn of the ridi cule, and accepted the same with good grace. Will Close Decoration Day. By a unanimous vote the business met present declared In favor -of closing their places of business after ton o'clock in the morning on Deco ration Duy. : , i.