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LA GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1918.
NUMBER 215.
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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.
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fourteen Dead And Twelve Severely
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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,
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I hi. ii iic ..in v'.iiiiiimi 'ii. 'i
a . nffipnr' unit ill vinw nt fhn fnet
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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. "
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I'l .NCItAI, TO.MOIIIIOW
Indiana lo Pay Suitable Honor to Her
Deceased SUitcsman.
INDIANAPOLIS. June . lUv
! United ' Press.) Tho remains of
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, ,:,, i..u warren I'un-nunKS. iormer
j vi co presnleiit anil Iormer untied
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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. , . .:
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.; 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. .
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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-
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'. 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.