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I to IE . An Independent , Newspaper. Mats the Ntws the Dr It Happen ', VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1918. NUMBER 214. ennui era Oil FRONT Enemy:; Concentrations Are Observed Opposite Toul' Where a New Offen sive Ma y Develop Many Enemy Troop Trains Entering Metz. ' ; - By Henry Wood. ' .. (United Press Staff Correspondent..) ' WITH THE FRENCH ON THE MARNE, June 5. The French military authorities estimate that the Ameri can machine' gunners killed over a 'thousand .Germans in the battle at Chateau Thierry.. Yankee Gunners KillThousand Huns. The Yankee' gunners, during the battle for the city, fired tens of thousands of machine gun bullets into the city.'. The. city streets were filled with the bodies of German soldiers. Marne Bridge Destroyed Under Hot. Fire. In the operations resulting in the repulse of the Ger mans by' the Franco-American forces at. Jaulgonnc, the enemy attacked three times before the bridge over the Marne was finally destroyed by an American detach ment. I-;' . Further German Progress Unlikely. The Germans have been completely checked in the new battle of the Marne. The allies are now holding the Ger mans on the entire front from Noyon to Chateau Thierry. The Germans have apparently abandoned any serious at tempts to advance elsewhere. Further progress of the Huns is unlikely, unless they use their last reserves. , The present week will undoubtedly determine whether von Ludcndorff intends, to engage his last reserves in the present drive, or to allow the present battle to become stabilized and hold his reserves for a fresh drive else where. " ,"V - v '' NEW OFFENSIVE MAY DEVELOP. WITH THE AMERICANS IN LORRAINE, June 5. Unusual enemy concentrations of troops have been ob served during the past few hours at Metz, the German fortress city opposite Toul. Many-.troops trains are entering the city, and special squadrons of German and Austrian airmen are very pug nacious in their attempts to cover the movements of the troop concentrations. It is believed that a new offensive is possible. - : ; : ' AMERICANS LOSE AND RETAKE VILLAGE. WITHV THE AMERICAN'S IN FRANCE, June 5. American forces opposing the Germans' between the Rivers Ourcq and Marne, were finally driven out of the village of Neuilly on Monday, after repulsing three Ger man attacks, according to an official report. - There Ave re four German attacks on the village within eight hours, and eventually the Germans occupied the po sition. But before they could consolidate it, the Ameri cans brilliantly counter-attacked, hurling the Germans out of the village and diaving them back half a mile with heavy losses. VIOLENT ATTACKS ARE STOPPED. PARIS, June 5 The Germans continue to pound the allies on the western end of the Marne battle front with their artillery, but the allies are not giving up any ground, says an official report. Particularly violent attacks have been directed against the village of Chczy, about, four miles south-west of Neuil ly, but all 'were stopped with heavy losses to the BocJie. On the southern and eastern portion of the French bat tlefrout. there is only artillery activity to report. ATTEMPTED RAID REPULSED. German raids near Morlancourt, between the rivers Ancle and Sonune, launched under cover of a heavy bombard ment, were repulsed, the enemy leaving prisoners in Brit ish hands, Field-Marshal Uaig reports. TALLEST MAN ENLISTS Claude Sanders, Athena Slx-aiid-n-Half Fooler Joins Artillery. . PORTLAND, June 6 The tallest man who ever enlisted here was Claude SanderB, who Joined the riold artillery today. His height is 6 feet and 6 Inches; his weight, 166, and his age is twenty-one. His home is In Athena, Umatilla county. SHEEI'.MAX IN CITY. - D. L. Johnson, of Pendleton, who Is ranging sheep In the Looking Glass country. Is here today In company with Commissioner Galloway from Elgin. 1 BATHE OREGON I10Y IN LIST. Private Clemmie Atkinson, of This Slate, Died of Wounds. WASHINGTON, D.C., June o.-jthis year will be held at the River (By United Press.) General Persh-jsi,)e park on Thursday, June 20. It ing has announced a list of 110 cas-jj8 the expectation that special efforts ualtics. which include: will be made to Insure the early set- Thirty-nine killed in action, 13 deadtlers a good time, which will include of wounds and 47 wounded severely, Private Clemmie Atkinson, of Den-.the mark, Oregon, died of wounds, and Privu'io Ree-inald Newman, of Sno- homish, Washington, was wounded se-j r(,v o THE WEATHER. rORTLANn', June 5. Fair. BIG WHEAT PLAN FOR THE WAR CALIFORNIA CAPITALIST AVIIJ, CUIriVATH JOO.OIKt ACHES OK MONTANA LAND 8AN FRANCISCO, June B. (U. P.) Details of a mammoth wheat- growing project in Montana under government supervision were made run,lc? today; bn the return 1'rom Washington, of Mrs. Clara D. Burdett director of women's work in conser vation for the United States food administration in California. Mrs. Burdett says Thomas D. Campbell, Pasadena capitalist, has closed negotiation with the govern ment for the rental of approximately 200,000 acres of irrigable land in Montana. This great tract will be planted to wheat ( which will be sold to the government under a 10-ycaf contract. Indan labor will- probably be used exclusively. . New York bankers financed Camp bell to the extent of $5,000,000 for the years planting, and will give him guarantees for succeeding years. The project was indorsed by Secretary of the Interior Lane, by the department of agriculture and by the United States food administration. Bankers are said to have appropriated $10,. 000 additional to Bend Campbell to Algeria and Fiance to ascertain wheat-growing facilities there. DR. C. T. BACON, OF LA GRANDE, IS ELECTED CHAIRMAN. Large Delegation Present to Favor Of Solid Support For The Nom inees Named In Primary. The Union County Republican cen tral committee organized at the city hall yesterday afternoon by the elec tion of the following officers: , Chairman: Dr. C..-T. Bacon, La Grande, i ' Secretary: R. J. Green', La Grande. Treasurer: C M. Humphery, La Grande. "'" State Committeeman: Hugh G." Mc- Cali, Cove. Congressional Committeeman: L. A. Wright, Union. Executive Committee: C. T. Bacon, chairman; R. J.. Green, Sec; G. Earl Stoddard, E. G. Kirby, H. W. Riley, M. ' McMurry, L. L. Snodgrass. ; ! By unanimous vote a resolution was adopted tendering the thanks of the committee to J. H. Peare, Colon R. Eberhard, and W. J. Church, re tiring chairman, secretary and state committeeman, respectively, for their arduous and unceasing labor and effi cient work for the party during the past few years. A number of special, tributes were paid to the retiring officers. , By unanimous vote, recognition of the services of the late Senator Bar rett was made and the secretary di rected to forward a letter of condo- Ince to his widow. More than .half of the thirty-six members of the committee members were present. The duty of seeing to it that unregistered republicans in the La Grande precinct should be come registered was pointed out and discussed. In all La Grande pre cincts, voters must go to the court house to register, while in all others one or more registrants, who receive a fee for each pei'Bon registered, lookij after the matter and consequently the registration is much more com plete outside of La Grande. It was the .concensus pf opinion (Continued on page 4.) PIONEERS WILL MEET JUNE 20. KEGUI.AH ANNUAL REUNION TO BE HELD AT RIVERSIDE PARK GltOUNDS. REPUBLICANS ORGANIZED Mr. S. L. Brooks, president of theipiace a service flag In her office. Thelgood condition. Tho dealers are dir- Union county pioneer association, - makes the announcement that the re- gular annual meeting of the pioneers transportation ueiweeii .ne uejxn mm grounds, In the meantime there will be a meeting of the recently organised Sons and Daughters of Pioneers IWfllCfl Will UK licm lUKlxin;, vuiiv jll. At this meeting further ar- jrangements will be made for the en- tertainment of the pioneers. 10 SEE THE ECLIPSE ALL DETAILS OK PHENOMENON ARE FULLY SE FORTH. Period Of Totality At La Grande ' Will lie 56 Seconds Other .. . ' Planets To Be Visible. (By H. M. Dubois.) ' A total solar eclipse Buch us will occur on the afternoon of Saturday June 8, 1018, is an event which very few people have an opportunity of witnessing tw.ee, even if once, in a lifetime. As no other total eclipse of the sun will occur in this part of the. United States during the next century, care should be taken in preparation for observation of this one. ;,).: At La Grande the sun will begin to disappear behind the moon at about 2:40 p.m. : The period of totality, beginning about 4:04, will continue 66 seconds, At. first one will see a slight flattening of the sun's disc on the lower right-hand side, .which will continue until .it is apparent that the circular edge of the moon is slowly advanoing .over the face of the sun. The moon, quite unlike the radiant sphere which we usually see, will be as black as night. In about one hour the sun will bo reduced to a narrow crescent. At this time Curious shadows will run in rows along the ground. As totality approaches the sky will take on a deeper blue, while near the horizrfn brilliant colors will prevail. A swift Bhadow will be seen approaching from the northwest, vfhich will pass at the instant of totality. ' During the period of totality the corona of the sun will show as a ring of soft light about the moon. The solar prominences may be seen only with the aid of a telescope. Several stars and planets will be visible. At distance of ten .times the moon s diameter above and to the left may be seen the planet Jupiter. Twice as far below and to tho right of the sun will be Aldebaran, a star of the first.- magnitude,.. Twenty diameters to the left and below Aldebaran the, planet Mercury. This, is of par ticular interest, because, owing to its nearness to the sun, this planet is rarely seen by the casual observer. To the left (40 dia.) and a little below tho sun Betelgeuse, one of the largest stars of the ., constellation Orion, will be - visible. Just above the last-named will be the twins, Castor and .Pollux. As the totality pusses one may see the shadow of the moon rapidly retreating to the southeast. -" In watching the sun care should be taken to protect the eyes. A smok ed glass is good, or one may use a very, dense negative. If a hand tele scope or opera glass ,is used the dark glass should be placed between the eyepiece and the eye. It is dafe to look at the corona without a dark glass, even if one uses a telescope, but at the first flash of sunlight the eyes should be again protected. Snapshots of the crescent may ne taken. The smallest stop and the smallest time interval should be used to get the best results. To get n pic. ture of tho corona the largest stop should be used and time exposures given. The camera snouiii oe sonuiy placed so that it will not move. As the sun is moving the imago will be somewhat blurred. It will move one fourth its diameter on the plate in 30 seconds. In order to get tho best view of the shadows the observer should be as prominent a position as possi- blc. Probably the best place in tne the vicinity of La Grande will be near the box on the Morgan Creek nine line on the top of the Jiill due HOW west of the City Aeration Plant. This! The circular Is prefaced by the point may, be most easily reached statement .that our army and allies by goinsr up Mill Canyon to the j need wheat and wheat flour and as Pierce place and climbing directly upithere is only a small stock left on the hill. , Mt. Eniily will be nearly or quite outside of tho path of to tality. . o - TEACIIEIIS'CAI.LI I) TO COLORS Seven teachers have answered the call to tho colors. Mrs. A. E. Ivanhoe, cmintv school superintendent, will i ones who will have a Btnr in thaijected to pay tne consumer me price fmg are. . A. McNeill, principal of .the La Orando high school, and Har. old Mason. ali.o or this city, Ivan I). Wood, of Union. A. B. Amarlno, of L'glln, Olln Hartley and G. C. Mer cer, of North Powder, and N. A. jCramer of Kauieln M.Mtitii.n At the Rectory. r,02 Sth Street, by ()uisito substitutes, as these flours the Rev. Upton H. Glbbs. on Tuos- j cannot be used for export, day afternoon, June 4th. 1918. Mr.) Dealers and grocers are urged to Ray C. Morgan, of Pendleton, .to I take great care in the flour they buy Miss Marie Hanloy Hughes, of Lon-jbnck. If it has weevils or is dam don, England. . aged it cannot be shipped. DRAFT APPEALS MAY BE. MADE J NO. S. HOIMJIN IS GOVIOHN.MKNT AGENT REPRESENTING PRO. VOHT MARSHAL GENERAL As the tliuo for tho next registra tion of those subject to the uiilltury draft Is now at hand, tho government appeal agont, Jno. S. Hodgln, repre senting the Provost Marshal Gonoral In appeals from the local draft board to the district board, will make a re-examlnatlon of the quostlonalras, In the former reviews, some of the qucBtlonnlres were pending on ap peals, or absent when the reviews were made. It is the intent of tho government that every Individual any variation , from the military ruloB and regulations. If there are any cases which should bo Investigated for any roason they should be re ported to the government appeal agont for' the county and they will receive his careful attention, and If any oversights have been made or any casos demand appeal they will be takon to the district board. Appeals from the decision of the district board to the President can only be taken when there Is a divi sion in such district board. Such ap peals are not made by tho appeal agent for the respective cotmtlos. , L HALTS ROBBER GERTRUDE .HILLS .PROMPTLY FIRES UUN AT HTHANUE INTRUDER. -'at her In Awakened, and Scuds 'I'no .tloiA Shots After Fugitlvo Who t. Mndo A Successful lisi'iipc. 1'he prompt action and cool self- possession of Gertrude Hills, ago fourteen, put a bold, bad robber to flight last night. . , Miss Hills, who-is the daughterof Jack Hills, Is staying ul the homo of her sister, Mrs. Harmom! Stltes, at 1504 N livenuo. . Last night she was awakened about 11 o'clock by a stranger In tho room. She picked up a revolver and tired and the man Im mediately and precipitately flod. The young girl's father, hearing the f me at once entered the room and seizing the gun'flred two, more shotB at the disappearing form. , Nothing is- known of him except Miss Hills says he had on a brown suit, and he had with the aid of a flashlight been ransacking tho other rooms. Drawers were loft open which' Indicated that he was on the quest of plunder, but he. got away too quick to tako anything along. - . Miss Hills says this Is tho flint time in her life that she ever fired a gun and she believes that If alio were nioro familiar with that kind of a weapon she would have boon 'able to stop tho would-be robber In his tracks. .... RULES COVERING FLOUR RETURN STATE FOOD ADMINISTRATION HAS KORWARDlTn INSTRUC TIONS TO GROCERS. T. 3. Scrongin, county chairman, has received from the State food Ad ministration a circulnr to all grocers and flour dealers in Oregon pertain ing to tho return of stocks of flour on hand. hand the supply must come from what wo save. The administration wants all tho white flour that can possibly be spar ed, but this does not include graham, whole wheat or low grade flour. The administration has made Hr- rangementB to purchase all such flour returned, but the same must be in which he or she originally paid. The dealers are then repaid through a draft system, blanks for which are in the hands of the local chairman. To expedite the return of flour, the anmiuncemcnt is made that all flour should bo returned by the 20th of June.ii Grocers, can sell present stocks of crraham and whole wheat with the re- YOUNG GIB Iftlli1f-5tlll OF THE CIK1 ARE STILL HOT AGCaUHTED FOfl TO DATE Wireless .Operator Tells, of the Sub marine Attack-Operator Told If He Wouldn't Send Message They Would Not Shoot-Another Vessel Victim. NEW YOHK, Juno 5. (By United Pross.)The sclioon- cr Kivu J)ouiIass (ioukccl aero vors of tho lintvr Carolina, Captain Barber' and 10 army training school, at San Juan. Tho Jincrs wireless operator Jogel desenbed the at tack on tho Carolina. He said that after jtho Brooklyn navy yard had answered the wireless call for help, tho submarine sent a wireless message to the Carolina iu a key that ould not be detected ashore! Mlt you don't use your wireless,. we won't shoot," ; "I hen X repeated the wireless call for help, but each time I touched the key the Ihe captain was atraid women, and he ordered me to before .1' could give the Navy J. ne passengers from the fifteen minutes, singing the Thtf omcial figures show sengers and crew are still that were lost by tho boat capsizing. Ten passengers are missing. ANOTHER ADDED TO TOLL. NTKW YORK, -June 5. fBv United Press. 1 -Another ship was added to, the toll of the submarines when the crew of the schooner Samu.'l Mengel arrived here. The Mongol was sunk 175 miles "mine field LEW US, Del., Jun.e 5. (By United Pr.eKs.) A- per fectly laid mine field at the mouth of Delaware Bay was destroyed by United States mine sweepei-s in record time. They exploded two and brought eight here. TORPEDOED VESSEL FLOATS. LKWKH, JM., June. 5. (By United Press..)' The schooner Desauss, which was torpedoed by.it- German submarine, was discovered floating stein up off the Dela ware Capes. This was the first vessel attacked by the U-boats in '"their went raid.. -..-: ( y TICNTS -VOy CHAUTAUQUA CnmpiiiK Fuel lilies Arc Available for i - Those Who "Apply, " There has linen some talk of send ing the tents that belong to tho Chau tnubua association to tho sold loi n boys. This may be done a little lator on but. It being so nniir tho coming meeting It has been decided to wait a little while 'before disposing of tho tents, so It Is going to be possible for thoso who wIhIi to camp to do ho. The rato ou IcntH will bo $5.00 with electric lights provided tho tent.s are located in Chautauqua row. If It is doHlrcd to camp a different place an additional charge of 60c will bo milled. Anyone desiring tonls can seen ro them by calling C. J. Uliick or Mrs. E. l'olack. , NOONDAY Wl HIDINGS 1'ortor 1). Dial and Helen C. F1U goruld, of La Grando and Arthur V. Olson and Retta I. Mercer, of. North Powder, woro marled at the parsonage of the M. 10. church, South, at high noon today, the pastor, Rev. W. B. Smith officiating. KnilnkH Were Turned In. In a letter from one of the boys In the Hospital Unit ho says the govern ment had that day Issued an order that every one having a kodak in his possession must, together with all .kodak supplies, turn them In to the Signal Corps. The order said that any one found with a kodak In his pos session after the issuing of this or der would be looked upon as a spy. Needless to- sy all "our boy" turn ed in their kodaks. Does II I'ny To Adverllw? The old saying "It pays to adver tise,'! was demonstrated the other day by Mr. W. H. Ilrlggs of Stiirkey. Ho placed an ad In the Observer stating he had 20 sheep for sale. Calling at the office today Mr. Urlggs said, I wish I had 100 sheep for sale, as I could easily have sold that many in answer to the advertise ment placed In your paper," today,' urinimii' aou survi including 94 of the cerw, with. officers from tho military submarine fired at the ship." the shells would kill the stop sending out messages Yard the ship's position' Carolina got into the boats in Star Spangled Banner. that 27 of the Carolina s pas missing. ; -This includes those , . i off New York on Sunday. is BEMOVED. DOWN I ROM IIHAVKH CHEEK .; v- i . '.'.''"- ?v '' '-' '-'' loo WoimIh Here to Ituy a Bond and ' i Swat the Hun. Jou Woodt, fs In from Beaver Creek.- "I could not stand It any longer," said Joe today. "I Just had to come down and buy a bond, pay a littlo to the Red Cross and kick myself for getting old, for, oh, how I would like to tako a fow shots at tho Huu." .'-. " '-" . j ... With this, the old stage driver's face assumed that stern look which. marked earlier ilayB whon ho fre quently drove his six horses and Con ooi d under e. trco whoro vigilantes bad a few hours before strotclied he nock of some miscreant. When naked about reports of a small distilling plant near the Intako, Joe said there was nothng doing, to ins porHonni Knowledge -In fact, continued the old pioneer, "things are a bit qulut; there Is no wiiisr.cy, and horse stealing seems to be a trifle dull, for I don't soo any siiSDiclous looking men In my part of the coun try." . ... ' : o ; MET FRIEND JN FRANCE Ilohliy PaUIson Runs Across Known In La Grande. Man In a letter to his mother, Mrs. Rob ert Pattison, Robert Pattison, who is "Somewhere In France," with the La Grande hospital unit, said that he was in a restaurant and got Into conversation with a young soldier, and when the soldier found out Rob ert was from Oregon, asked him if he was acquainted with anyone in La Grando. On being informed that he was from this town, the soldier told him that when he wrote home to have them remember him to Mrs. Finn and her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Newlln. Tho young man was Henry Line ville and was formerly from Hunt ington, and was the honor guest at a dancing party given by Mrs. Finn and Mrs. Newlln. He is now With the engineer corps In service.
