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Newspaper Page TextAa Independent Newipaper. Print the News the Day It Happu ' Ptraa Tlte Otaerrtff . U Newe w4 Tow Waat Afc JtaJn IT volume xvn LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918. NUMBER 215. Wis 9 IIIU1S SHOW II It In ths Meantime Allies Have Assumed Initiative Enemy Is Barred for the ' . Present-Americans Continue to Show Abundance of Determination. By Henry Wood, ,''.' (United Press StalT Correspondent.) ''';' ON TjlE FRENCH-FRONT,' June G Despite the ptvsent stabilization of the positions on the Manic battle front from Chateau Thierry to Xoyon, there i.s no indi cation that the Germans are either entrenching or for tifying along their present line, and apparently they have no intention of resting on their presen front. Conse quently tho battle may be resumed with increased inten sity at an v moment. MORE VIOLENT BATTLE EXPECTED. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES, .Tunc 6. (By United. ; Press.) The enemy now finds his way barred by a line which he cannot hope to break without the aid of heavy artillery, which the Germans have not yet had time to bring up since their recent advance. Within a very few days the present battle between the Marne and Aisne Rivers must be expected to re-open with greater violence than ever, but the odds will favor the allies as the sur prise phase is past. This will be the bloodiest summer Europe has ever known. " ,. L8 ' , r .ALLIES ASSUME INITIATIVE. ' PARIS, June 6. (By United Press.) The Allies have assumed the" initiative on the Mauie front last night, a French ..communique indicates'..: The Germans; , were driven back at two points on the, western portion of the line, losing 150 prisoners; Particularly sharp cannon ad ing was reported on the western and eastern wings. AMERICANS HOLD CROSSING., By Fred D. Ferguson. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) . WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE, June . . Fighting with machine guns mounted in the windows of houses in Chateau Thierry, Americans today held the Marne crossing, outshootmg and out-gaming the enemy. "This is the life,", exclaimed one. , "We'd beard' that trench warfare was uninteresting, we have had. the time of our lives." i Mam- Americans arc i-reen. but shared with the veter an United States Marines, victorious but bitter battle. : HAIG SAYS ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE. LONDON, June 6. (By United Press.) Field-Marshal Haig reports that German raiding attempts at sever al points were repulsed 'with loss. Artillery activity is also reported. ' '...'.-'. AMERICAN PATROLS FIGHT. WASHINGTON, D.C., June (i. (By United Press.) General Pershing reports that sharp fighting between American patrols and German forces has been in prog ress nightly since Sunday in Lorraine. A Yankee patrol fought an hour with double its num ber of Germans, until it was forced to retire owing to its aiiitluinition being exhausted. . ' ONE TRUE BILL. Eira' Allen Pleads Guilty To Unlaw ful Sale Of Intoxicating Liquor. Tho grand Jury returned a true bill against Eira Allen on the charge of selling liquor. The defendant was arraigned and pleaded guilty. His. sentence will be passed tomorrow morning v uvmtn. R. ... .... jury also found three other true bills jO. A. Garner. 1021 avenue. As which have not yet been made public, i"'ls Is to be a meeting of Importance hnd one not true bill. Thc latter was,the president, Mrs, J. MrEwan. wish- ... . -l 1. nr.ml on the charge of stealing chickens lodged (against Gus Ilax, a Greek. The civil business before the court is still tied up in the Johnson vs. Stilwcll case, which will be resumed , . tomorrow. There was a recess taken today and nearly all tho court house at - UndanU are at the Stock Show. f Mi!inVFRS TAKE RFCI-SS Hist from General Pershing was maderter). (.OMJIIaSltWtiKS ln"r' ".""! ....... I ,1 Lilt, The meeting of the County Court yesterday wasv occupied in the ex amining of claims against the coun ty. The work was not quite con t eluded and the court took a recess until Monday. the glory of three days of i HOMK ECONOMICS MEETING I ill Be livid III Itivcrin District Friday Afternoon Miss May Murphy, home economic 'dumnnstrntnr, will meet with the Home Economic Study club ot the i uneriu umuiu n rinmj .......... i ill. mill ll.lhl mil HI IIIC IIUIIIC Ul mil. ies every iauy in inc mvei iu.uihu ici I to bo present. ' LIGHT CASUALTY LIST. I ..... Z , ' , fourteen Dead And Twelve Severely ... j j -,.. Wounded are Jain Features. . 1 " WASHINGTON 1.C June 6.-(By . united I'ress.; rtnovner caftUHtiy public ooay, ano ,s as , iw, i ii icii 10 avu, i. Died of wounds, 3. Died of disease, 4. Wounded severely, 12. Wounded slightly, 3. REV. WINTERS WILL SPEAK HAVING RETURNED FROM EX TENDED TOUR DIVINE WILL TELL OK WORLD PEACE. Fresh from a tour of the "entire country, divided into various seasons during the past 14 months, Rev. W. A. Winters, district superintendent of the La Grande district of the Methp dist church, will next Sunday give to the public of La Grande and sur rounding territory the . fruit of his close study during that time study and travel and reading, bearing upon and germane to the foundations of world peace. The address will be delivered at the Methodist church next Sunday evening and tho official caption for the address is "Principles of World Peace." Jn this titantic . subject he will enter into some of the factors that must predominate if world peace shall prevail; but above all it will be a rally for the American citi zen. .; "' : ' ; " Efforts to give wide publicity to the lecture have been instituted, and those who are standing sponsor for the address realise that few men in La Grande have recently traveled among Americans of the entire na tion and given the close . study to Winters, and that he is thorefore, !n a position to give a learned address on this subject L isisixkss hoi'sks closed ox ACCOUNT OK BIG STOCK SHOW Ik-ports From Union Indicate That This Year's Kvent Will Fracture All Previous Records. That bunch of boosters over nt Union, who expected to soe tho stock show this year Just about the aver age are duo for . a revision of tholr estimates. Tho show this year has moro stock exhibits, and especially jn tho cattle department, than at any previous year, and tho attondanco bids fair' to be larger and the Inter est If anything greater than at any time. La Gunde represented. By common consent and action I this might be called "La Grande Day" at Union. All tho buclnoss houses closed at .11 o'clock this morning, and there ate scarcely enough loft ,at home to make a corporal's guard. Kvejtlilng Itinis Smoothly. Reports from Union arc to tho ef fect that eveything Is running smoothly and all the plnclpnl events are being carried out without a hitch. There are exhibits from the throe counties of Baker, Wallowa and Union and this feature Is considered ,to be within Itself a Show that is well worth tho time and money. Stock judging will be made tomorrow and It Is probable that Pof. ,Trow- bridge, the Judge, will malce an ad dress to the stockmen in the even ing. " . Program Tomorrow. An Interesting program is prepar ed for tomorrow. The stock parade will take place at about noon and Im- A GRANDE IS DEPOPULATED mediately tnerojnor. is announces in ;ilirKe supply service. Under the rul a message from the management re-of the War Department, flicyrs eelved this morning, there will be a ' r the American Red Cris.i a.-e given Patriotic address In front of the grand Lommia5ions an titles like officers stnnd by Bruce Dennis, or La Grande. of the Armv Bn( sach Ked (1)S, Many of the best feature or tho !off jccrR weal. tl,e r(KUiation uniform stock show have been reserved rrlof tmJ Unitc,i Rtllt,s Armv wHn thc tomorrow, which will be the last day. insieniu of thoir rospeetivo rank the The other numbers on the pro-1 me flg Army ofricers. gram Includes: The present practice require) an J" II 11 WIIL -H:30 to 11:30 a. JUUKMR- Ol SIOCR OU 1MB BIOIII1UB.,,. ... . rnt i,:n,if ,l Classes to be judged In rotation per Classification Book. Second Kvcnt 12:30 p. m. I'nr ado to he fnrtiiocl on grounds prompt ly nt 12:30 Third Kvent iu t ... eft .artit.s oriviiiK 1'air 4or noatster fnncprsi Fourth I'vent Class l'7 Lot 5G !tkat Mr' Ku!ik "nc of 0! v r"U!iuntil the funeral, which will be from Combination Harness and Saddle men calle'' for fr"m th.e ntire U,l,U'.,, ,the Kail banks' hnmc tomorrow nfter Hnrso i States and that there is but one no"-jnoon at 3 o'clock. vinh i-voni riH 24 Lot r,.t. Foiir-ln-Hand ( llghl-honed. Sixth Evenl Class12, Lot 51. Fair of Gentleman Roadsters :ai- erg). Seventh Event Class . Lot 4 L Saddlers (tluce galled, non-register- erf i I.ndie. and Cpnl leinpn. (..ii..t. t...... f.t..n- t r.4 r.iKinii rj.riii. iinnn i... imi . Ladles driving single horse trot - L. " ' ,2Z e. J. m. r. I (special). Tenth Event Class 40. Lot 152. Best Turnout (Special!. (Continued on Page Six.) LABOR LAW IS NOW IN EFFECT CITY COMMISSION' HAD A BUSY SESSION LAST EVENING Ordinance, Planning to Enforce Early Closing On Eight Pool Hulls, :Is Presented. '; The city commission, in session yesterday evoning, had u busy time and a large amount of detail work, as well as some that is out of the usual line, received attention. ' The anti-idler ordinance was pass ed, and the same is now in effect This ordinance is to compel all who are not working to get busy at some essential employment. It is no re specter of persons and strikes at tho iile regardless of - his worth in money. It ,18 a war measure and. has the sanction of the United States govern ment. ' Pool Halls Affected. An ordinance affecting pool halls passed to the third reading. It is in tended, to prohibit pool playing, bowl ing, shooting gallery and card play ing between the hours of 11 p.m. and 0 p.m. of the following day. The or dinance will undoubtedly be passed at the next meeting. . Eight pool hulls and card rooms in La Grande are af fected. . '''.. . . Other Business Closed Up. The manager wiis instructed to no tify all those whose property was sold and bid in by tho city, that the city will expect a reasonable rental for the property-, occupied by them or from which they derive an income. A cornmitteo representing the home guards appeared and asked for an appropriation with which to purchase additional uniforms and the request was granted." . . The city treasurer was instructed to Call in $10,000 in general fund warrants. , Mrs. Florence Bacon, having re signed as fity treasurer, Mrs. .1. P. Rusk was appointed by Manager Cur- rey to fill that office. Red hats are to be supplied to those who are forced' to work on the streets. The Recorder was instructed to prepare a new list of the delinquent assessments and to publUflTthe same at an early date. , FAREWELL FOR 1 JOHN P. RUSK LODGE OF EAGLES HOLD RE CEPTION IN HONOIfcOF DE ' PARTING MEMBER. John P. (Jerry) Rusk,, well known local attorney, former Speaker of the House and prominent progress-' political leader, left last nij;ht fur New York city, whence he wjll sail from an Atlantic seaport this month for service in France with the Am erican Red Cross. Mr. Rusk has been appointed an Associate Chief to the French Commission, and will re port for work in Paris. This posi tion to which Mr. Rusk has been up pointed is one of the very highest positions in tho Red Cross work in Europe, and cnlls for. a man of gen eral executive ability, tact, ir"ngina tion and ability to direct a large personnel, and the supervision of a '(appointee to a commissioned rank in !parj( Mm he ,H ,l8sj)rno, ,on .j missioned as an officer, so that it i i not known at this time what rank our fellow townsman will K,vcn, 1. 1 ....i.. .t..r:..;i inrn..n.f ;. i.;.i.. ""'j ...;. ..v...,. I hi. ii iic ..in v'.iiiiiimi 'ii. 'i a . nffipnr' unit ill vinw nt fhn fnet . w...... ... - - "" - French Commission itself, there is. lno "aum ttm"nK ,r'c,m" I ;wiil receive a commission or rank ; very near the top. ' I Tuesday night, thc local Aerie of Eagles gave Mr. Rusk, who is a past. iworthy president of the local Laglcs, , n inllv Henri off rerention. and artcr.lne wrnln n vlnrlntis niiiiB In their t ,' - - ; short talkB of f;nod fellowship and appreciation by Worthy I'rcslrtcnteatlng ofr tow determined (.erinaii 1.. Cl.i .n.l Wnrlhn Ttilntm fhlK. .11.1.1. nn Ihe Mnrno h.lllefleld vZ'l him will, writ . . watch to all of which Jerry respond led in a brief talk thanking the mem- Ibers for their words of friendship iand for the useful present. F, H. LE FEVRE HAD CLOSt, CALL BADLY INJURED, AND COMPAN ION" KILLED IN AUTO SMASH IN CALIFORNIA. . In a miraculous escape with no bones broken and the man alongside of him instantly killed, is tho way H. La Fevre, former La Grande man, came out of an auto accident at Burbank, California. Tho cur was struck by a train, but further details are lacking In thctclcgram received this morning by E. C. Tuck- ey, from his daughter, Nina; wno is tho wife of Mr. Lo Fovre. From reports received Ie Fevre was torribly torn 'and bruised, but no bones were broken and no .inter nal injuries received. . Mr. and Mrsl LeFevro are well known in La Grande, in fact their marriage took place here, und their mnny friends will be pleased to know that the accident terminated as for tunately as it did. s ELGIN COUPLE WEDDED. Married, at the home of L. G. Kerr, in La Grande, Wednesday, June G' 1018, Clifford R.. Daron and Olive Kerr, both of Elgin. Rev. W. B. Smith, .pastor of tho M. I) . Church South, officiattd. NUMBER 102 NINETY-NINE AHK NATtVK HOK.S AND TIIIIEE AltIO rOlllUUNEKS. Cull Is Made From Nov Enrollment lo Respond Between ,111110 It-t and 28 at Camp Lewis. Tho total registration of young men reaching twenty-one In Union county yesterday was 102. ., Of , this number 89 are native born, ortl'-ls-f Japanese, one a Greek and the other a nallvo of Norway. .' The registration proceeded with out incident and with apparently the same spirit as was shown a year ago. Call' Comes Boon. Notice has been sent put from Washington to the governors of all states except Arizona for tho mobili zation from the new registrants of 200,000 between June 24 and 28. Oregon Is to furnish 2,000, but the quota for Union county has not boen given out, Idaho also has 2,000 to furnish and' Washington's In 2,200. All these are to go to Camp Lewis. ' KIKE AT .IIOItO.MI Two Men Burned To Dentil And Min ers lioines Destroyed. JEROME. ARIZONA June 6 Two men were burned to death and an other hurt, und pno hundred and twenty homos or Moxicnn miners do- stroyed by fire In northeasturn sldo or the city. . ' Tho loss is !)Q0,00O. CUOSS FlltH IN SENATE .1. Ham Lewis Prccipllutod it lliltrr , Wranulo WASHINGTON'. June C Sen ator Lewis precipitated a biltor wimikIc In tho sunato today, rhaiKlnK that, senators by attacking the wars conduct Invited tho U-boats across Ilepubllcun monibers resentfully countor nllncked cliaiKl'iK that Lew Is "uttonipted to slop submarining by attacking the republicans. " -o - I'l .NCItAI, TO.MOIIIIOW Indiana lo Pay Suitable Honor to Her Deceased SUitcsman. INDIANAPOLIS. June . lUv ! United ' Press.) Tho remains of ..... , ,:,, i..u warren I'un-nunKS. iormer j vi co presnleiit anil Iormer untied r........ . ...:tl !.. ..... i.-mwcs scnaior, win remain in blmiu will lit; (il.omol S PAGE American .Marines do Good Work In Hal lie Area. f WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IS FRANCE. June 5. American inar- " " " j liislory Tuesday night and today In ' i.i .h, ...,.v .,! out a Un - ienemy patrol, this morning captured - " . enemy machine guns and In the ar. ternoon killed many of Ihe enemy laud took prisoners. REGISTRANTS ALLIES CONFERENCE III FAVOR OF POLAND Preparation t o b e Coast Defense -Harrowing Tales of Cruelty In Armenia Red Guard Prisoners Are Killed. LONDON, -June (!. (By allied war council it was announced' that the French, Brit ish und Italian premiers have agreed to the creation of an united and independent Poland with free access to the sea as a condition of a just They also noted "with pleasure oeereturv .Lansing s de claration favoring the nationalistic aspirations of tho Czechoslovaks and Jugo-SIavs, it was announced. . TO PROTECT THE COAST. ' WASHINGTON, D.C., dune (J. (By United Press.) : Seeretary Baker lias asked new fortification, bill for sixteen.' coastal aerial defense. stations to guard against submarine and aerial attacks. It-is estimated that the cost Thirteen of these stations and the sites are already selected. FRIGHTFUL ARMENIAN MASSACRES. ' " . LONDON. June 6, (By United lJress.) Ten thousand Armenians were massacred . says a Moscow dispatch. RED GUARD PRISONERS KILLED, COPENHAGEN: June 6. (Bv United Press.-) Seven thousand lied Guard prisoners thiul'd ctvptor;says.a..di8pateh It is said that the JHiuuisli additional seven thousand lied Guard captives into Ger many as laborers. , . .: . ' . -i f- : - ''':-'.' v: .; DAMAGED VESSEL REACHES PORT. AN ENGLISH POUT, June . (By United Press.) The Castle liner Kenilworth Castle, with 312' passengers on board, has arrived from a South African port in a damaged condition. The vessel was either attacked by a submarine or struck a submerged mine. - Two violent explosions followed a collision with a heavy object, and sonic of the crew were' drowned by the inrush of water. ' L . ;.; rori i.Aii coi I'm; MAititino Wcddlnit of Oludyx Winters And Scott Wheal Icy Yesterday Afternoon . . Mts Gladys Winters, daughtor of Rev. and Mi-s. W. A. Winters, and Scott Wheatloy wore man led last evening at the homo, of the bride's parents. Hov. Winters, tho bride's father performed the ceremony which was wltnossed only by the Immedlatu family of the' contacting partios. Miss Win tors has been ono of the popular teachers of tho Central School and thn groom Is llin son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Whcatlny and Is well known In l.a Grando. Thoy left on this morning's train for a short trip to Portland, aftur which they will bo at home In this city. GERMANY AN NBVKIl WIN." Daniels Suys Diver Raids Only, lie Unsify Our Passions. ANNAPOLIS, June fi. (By United Piess.J-.Speaking before thc grad- uatiiiK class at the Naval Academy, , jn',hc.,K(!vcnlh Krn(lo nt g,. here today, Joseph.. Daniels, sec-re-1 Academy. In addition to tarv of tnu nuval, rummcnting on tho;.. . . . . , , li jl war with Germany, and especially the recent U-boats raid off the shores of the Atlantic, said: "Germany has only intensified thc firo of our passions by the raids of, her submarines off our coast." He further said that Germany can never win the war, but right and liberty will triumph over the gospoj of might. WILL S I ' I : I MILLIONS Spruce Division Will Do Some Rapid Railroad Building. PORTLAND. June Ii. ( Bv United Pre.l-The Si.iuce Division of thcHpence's attempted endorsement of . ... . .. Signal Corps has announced that 'it would spend 7,1.00,000 quickly in constructing railroads in Oregon and Washington. ' RESTORING AS A Mill M ade for; Aerial United Press.) At an" inter peace. ' that provision be, made in a will be one. nullum dollars'. are to be on the Atlantic, by the Turks in one fortnight were killed.by their" White frow-JtMngfors, iuland , officers propose to send an CONSOLIDATE WAR ACTIVITIES. Col House May Again Go To Europe As Army and Navy Delegate. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 0. (By . United Press.) Jt was learned today . that tho war department Is consul- crint? the dispatch of a prominent Amorican as its representative abroad to help consolidate all war activities of America, outside of those which are of a strictly military na ture. . It is stated that Col. J louse may once moro proceed to Europe as tho representative, of tho war and navy departments. . . r-O . YOUNGEST EIGHTH GRADER. Alfred Meyers Pupil Of Sacred Heart Passes With An Average Of 92 Per, Cent Alfred, the oleven year old sou of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Meyers, puss ed the eighth grnde in the recent ex- i ,: f,t, I,' .' 1U '." ",..j"r . ."' , ' , . . . .. Vllin "ill- rjy linn inxzMi nixuni Ml' mn ' . ,. . L. ;u,, . ,, I .,, ..,, ,u, , . . , . '. I). Ill I'I'.MAX KLKCTKD Cnioii County Man To l lll orflce In Oregon Slain Grange. SALEM, June 6 C. D. Huffman of Union County, was elected over seer of tho Oregon stato grange to- ;,1IV. C. E. Spence was ro-elocted mas- I tor of the Oregon grange by a big voto regardless of the fact that i tho non-partisan league. WEATHER REPORT. PORTLAND, June 6. Showers.