La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, June 07, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI Am lodtpeadeat J , Ntwapaper. - J Print the News the Daj It tUppeaa VOLUME xvn LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 1918. :9 a NUMBER 216. mm nil rnnnrnnmi ill irn mcniuHii runbtouuvtn THEMSELVES WITH GLORY fil ON MARHE BATTLE FRONT Allies Make Gains on Other Fronts- v French Strengthened -Immediate v Danger Is Over But the Situation Is S Still Anxious. . By Fred S. Ferguson. WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE, Juno 7 The Americans who swept the Germans back two miles on a five-mile fronth northwest 'of Chateau' Thierry, are still holding their gains this morning in the' face of de-: termined German counter attacks. Aided by French infantry, the American marines and machine gunners . have consolidated their positions all alone: the new front. Near Lueyleeoeage, five miles west of Chateau Thierry, the American position was being badly harrassed by Ger man machine gun fire, but the American patrol leaped from the lines and attacked the enemy machine-gun posi tion, killing the entire crew and capturing the gun. Yesterday's advance, which was made partly through wheatfield; ; has greatly improved .the position of the Marins, and opening a way through a wood against a hill which gave the Germans a dominating position. '" Prisoners taken, who are mostly Prussians, said they had had no food for five days, and their morale was at its lowest. They had been told that they faced the Brit ish, and they had. used 30,000 trying to push the Marines' back. , 1 Chicago Tribune Correspondent Wounded. Floyd Gibbons, correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, was wounded last night while watching the battle. He Was struck in the eye and arm by machine gun bullets. His injuries will not he fatal. ' , . w : Marines Kenew AttacK yn iiuns. .., The, American Marines, after -.hurling the Germans buck two miles on a -five-mile front northwest of Chateau Thierry, renewed the attack late yesterday. The inten sity of the battle is increasing. . '.. Americans Occupy More Towns. The Americans have occupied Bussaires, Tony, Bour esches, Neuilly wood and part of Beleau wood. They also took the Bournesheves railway, station, defeating crack Prussian troops. . ' "X HAIG REPORTS SUCCESS. LONDON, June 7. (By United Press.) Field-Marshal Haig reported to day: "We raided a hostile post northeast of Debune last night, inflicting heavy casual ties and capturing machine guns. Our party returned without loss." ' INJURIES ARE NOT SERIOUS MISTAKEN KKPOKT C'lKCULATED ' ltKUAIlDI.NG DAVID 8TOD DAltD, OF LA GltANDK. V A report was current yesterday that David Stoddard, sou of - Mrs. George Stoddard, bad lost his eye sight in an accident. Whllo this re port Is an exaggeration, ;thero was some ground for the rumor, as the young man sustained an injury which is not Borious and will not be of long duration. . , : , Tho young man Is In the, aviation service and Is now stationed at Fort Ulington, Texas. In making a Might recently lie gained a very high alti tude and in the descent his eyes were affected by the rush of air. He has been laid off temporarily on account of the Injury, but It Is not expected that bis vacation on this account will be for a very long period. : iti;-i;.AMiNATio.s oitoiatno 061 MORE WHEAT - t;- 'j '. v. ' ; ': S APL'KAL FKOM THE WES'I DISTRICT. IIOOVF.lt HAS API NOKTHW It Ik Shown Two Million lluslicls of Wheat Aru still On Hand In This District. Inquiry As to Cause of Scarcity of Call Oho Iteglstnuils. " VaSHINOTON, Juno 7. (By United ..Press.) Provost- General Growder has ordered all local draft bpards to energetically re-examine men who have been exempted or who have been given deferred classifica tion, to determine the reason for the scarcity of Cluss I men. LAST DAY OF STOCK SHOW ATTENDANCE IS NOT DIMINISH ED FROM PREVIOUS DAYS. ONE KILLED IN PARIS. . PAKLS, June 7 (By United Press.) One person was killed and several injured in last night's air raid over Paris, it is announced.; Only one? enemy airplane success fully penetrated the aerial barrage. ' ALLIED GAINS ON OTHER FRONTS. ' PARIS, June 7. (By United Press.) Fierce fighting is still in progress "northwest of Chateau Thierry, where, the Franco-Americans have pushed the Germans hack, is the report in a French cominuniue. Allied gains have been made on other fronts, including the recapture of Bligny by the British, it is also reported. The report further said: ;.. "The French took Vinlcy and the woods to the east; also Neuillv Lapolci'ie. "Further south the Americans took ground ou the Torcv-Balleau-Boureschcs front. "West of Chateau Thierrv a sharp French attack took Hill tfo. 204. South of the Aisiie the French rectified their positions. North of the Aisne, the French, in night attacks, took Lapont, west of Fontenoy." MARINES' MOST GLORIOUS EXPLOIT. WITH THK AMKKKUXS IN Kli-AJCCK, .U.ne 7. (By United Press.) "We've obtained our object, which was that the German rush should be stopped." This was the terse sununarv by an American officer, of his brigade's exploits at Chateau Thierry, which has devel oped into one of the most glorious fights in the history of the Marines. Many Local Breeders Are Given Dis tinction In The Live Stock . 'Department Awards. June. 7i The last day f the 111 18 stock show indicates no falling off in interest, which has been so largely manifested on the two previous days. There are at tendants from all localities in Union county and large contingents from the adjoining counties. The stock judging- has been a te dious task on account of the unusual ly large number of entries. Honors are being well distributed among the horse and cattle raisers of Union and tho adjoining counties, but local breeders are coming in for the larg est share. The program as previously ar ranged for today is being carried out practically without . change, and attendants are staying to "see it all." . The aattemlants at the stock show are very appreciative of the maneu vers of the La Grande battal'on state guards which were presented yester- day. It is said that the military dis play was even betten than that g'v" en at the stock show by Company M last year. Tho Portland Chumlior of Com morco hns appeuioa to Food vdmin- tstrntor Hoover 10 auow me nuns 01 the northwest to continue grinding the surplus wheat, both for the pur pose of saving rail freight on grain to the east and also for an Important incidental reason which Is that of providing feed fori stack. It Is shown that' whllo the mills have practically all) ground out their allot mont, there still remains In the northwestern district 2,000,000 bush els of wheat still in tho iiiIIIb. ME ISTED IN NEXT CALL SEVENTY ' THIC -O HE SELECTED I KOM !'OLLOWL(jI 82. .Men Aid o Appear llernro tho Hoard On Juno 2:1, anil Enlraln tho Day Following. TOOTS GARITY HAS ENLISTED LA GRANDE CHAMPION FOOT HALL I'LAYEIl HAS JOINED QUARTERMASTER DEPT. , Raymond (Toots) Gnrity, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gnrity, and ' a student in the local high school dur ing the past year and one of the mainstays ,on the. championship foot ball and basket-ball teams during tho past season has enlisted in the Quartermaster's Department and is now at Fort Douglas, Utah, but ex pects to leave for one. of the large camps in Florida within a very short time. 'Toots" enlistment camo as a sur prise to the followers of athletics in La Grande as ho was expected to re turn to school next fall and again show his abilities as an athlete in football and basketball. He will be remembered in the Thanksgiving game last fail with the Franklin High of Portland, when on tho sec ond piny he ran 75 yards for the first touchdown, which was mainly re sponsible for the defeat handed the Portland team. He was nlso a do pendable on the basket ball tnm and was high man from the scoring standpoint for the season. His team mates and friends are sorry that he will not be back next fall, but are wishing him good luck with Uncle Sam. His brother, "Bud" Gnrity, is ill- ready in France, where he is instruc tor in artillery, . , AUSTRIA 0(i VEIIGt OF HUTU B OUGH 0 SWITZERLAND Peace Offer Is Suggested Germany Threatens Reprisals on America--; Sensational Charge Made Against War-Industries Advisor. THIRTY DAYS . AND A FINE ThO following list of 82 has been selected by the local board. Out of which is to be supplied the quota or 70 for Union county for tho recent call. The men selected are to report bofore the local board on June 23 and entrain for Camp LcwIb on .,..lsn r .i,,!.,,,,,,, v., kiiii..,.ii is hiiii - " - - " EZItA ALLEN SENTENCED IN tilt. COUItT THIS MOltNI.NU. INVITED TO DltlLI 8!I2 Recruits Will Ite Given Courtesies of! 807 lt..l f .ill... ll,.utlll to.-u I 8119 021 922 93 937 9t:i 949 950 r5 907 909 972 97,'t 978 983 984 985 , 989 994 997 1014 1017 1020 1021 1027 1028 TACOMA, .Wash., Juno 7,. (Spo-1 i0:i3 clal.) Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Buckley 1 1 14 ;s have returned to Portland after at-J 1 052 tending me wooding or uieir son, or,s Lieutenant Frank S. Uuckley, who was married Saturday night to Miss Harriet Smith, of Tacoma, Mr. and Mrs. Uuckley were accompanied by The recruits who so desire, are Invited to participate In the drills or tho La Grande battalion between now and the tlmo for their entrainmcnt. This Invitation is sanctioned by Ma jor Coolidgo and Capts. Pcare and Nelson. ., Those who have gone Into service from the battalion have invariably landed non. commissioned offices on account of what they have' acquired In a .miliary way. Tho drill nights are Tuesdays and Fridays, and In this connection the members of the battalion will nolo the chango from Wednesday to Tues day evening. LICIT. IlKKLEY MAIEIEIED "Niilive La (imnile I In) Enters lAsi ' of ItcnwlirtM. EiTTtwmr DX'CTOTPTaf'TI RTR'RN'flTHENED. ,T ...... x ,t. 1 i.t . '1 Mrs. Hassctt. Lieutenant Hockley's 1 nni LONDON, Juue 7. (Uy United Tress.) J he l'i-en-hKramlim)thor MtM Rlllh nucklcy ,,(' m resisteiiee is greatlv strengthened. The enemy, lnnineii-jsister, and his aunt, Mrs. Andrew !)071 ',..';.. ,,w,.,',ontiii-iIv i-lwwkfd. 1111(1 tilt immediate daiiwr jBurklny. They made the trip both.0)0 , . i- 1-11 : ,. f ....... ways In Mr. Buckley s prirate car. is over, hut the general situation still gives cause for anv 0 iextv. V WKATIIRK IIEIMJItT. "Until we know where the reserves will strike the Portland. June 7. (By United situation remains anxious,-" it is authoritatively stated. imao-Tonight and tomorrow fair. Juno 24. Order No. Name. ' 347 Albert h. Lamm. ! 38 Everett Vincent Cooper. 497 Charles Lawrenco Urohaiu. 532 Ernest lirannon. 5781 Armido Loienzl. 648" Molvln Clyde Howarlor. 723 Harry H. Van Norman. 734 Frank 3. AriiiHlrong. 747 , Lovcrn Lee Van Do Vauter. 748 Raymond J. Cross. 752 Goldinan'Anthouy. 768 Harry A. Llndlcy. 765 John Ward. 769 ' Henry Felloi lioff,. 777 Josoph Lincoln Brill. 787 James Albert Monroe. . , 790 James Newton Diuvls. 1 704 William Chas. Lngue. 807 ' Edward Turner Uloomor. 810 Ralph Curtis Wiilden. N ' 819 Frank Leon Lewis. 822 - Stanley D. Eaton. 823 (ieorge W, Lamm. 831 Earl Miles. 835 John, Archibald Keown. 844 Porter 1). Dial, 853 Curtis Thomas Liudsey. . 855 Walter Raleigh Klvetto. 870 Albert Anderson. 877 Crovcr C. Mcrcor. 887 Paul Williams. 891 Oebrgo Allen McCoy, George It!chard Lindsay. Raymond Richard Reynolds. Beecher Basil Orton. William Chas. Cross. Edwin James Lcnsy. Joseph ThoH. Stoop. Roy Bert Harrison. Jopppli Donald Meyers. Ralph John Reldell. John Rogers. Junieii Dellls Sjithnriiind. hohpit II. Lee Wisdom, Clifford OB iter. ErneHl Juines Sliiionlii. Beinard Ray Oainble. Floyd Brunt. Leo James Llndney. Cliurlen LesBley Crogan. Everett Martin Raush. Frank M. Krknrsloy., John Anderson Gjernio. Walter Wilson Gardner. J. Thos. Il.ichnn. Leland W. Metcair. Win. David Dnllon. Contardi Bnccinl. Thomas Harris. John Ilinnt, Jr. Chas. Orunt Watkins. Raymond Howard Cuviness. JiimeH O. Tinner. Stanley Clinton Bradshaw. 1059 Paul Wilson. 1061 Paul Muse Karris. 1064 John Lofton Cooper. 1068 Ira Ivan Hay. Raymond Edward Ciiiinini) ham. Krans Emll Wllhelm, Jnme.i Kapellas. 1088 Loranxa lleig..' 1097 Albert Itoy Conlwell. 1099 flllhert W. Hunter. 1107 Frank Leroy Smith. 1 109 Stove Merinos. Occupying the Time ot tho Court. . .:;:,' v .-'- :.:;t-;r. Ezra Allen, Indicted on the charge or selling liquor and entering a plea of guilty to the charge, was sentenced by Judge Knowles this morning to 30 days In jail and to pay a fine of MOO. Tho case of Johnson vs. Stilwell, which has been on trial since Tues day, has not yet bcon concluded. No further reports havo been avail able on tho other-three true bills round by the grand jury. ' : - o KAISER PAYS BLOOD PRICE , German Woman Reports 30 of Relatives Victims of War " 311 BERNE, Wednesday, JuncG. As bearing upon the war losses of some German famiiics, a stuten'cnt made odny to the Associated Press corres pondent by German woman now m Lome is interesting. "Twenty-five of n.y relativ.s have l ecn killed', five aro invalids and only '.wo are left unharmed out it 112' en iri'ged in the r," saTd this woman, wnose husband was killed on the icr-n-rr front near Arras. "My uncle," r.l'a continued, "sent seven soiib Into the war and six of them wen killed Within two months.'' The losses of the German- since the March offensive have been terrific, f.ie udded. GREAT SPEd'ACLE DUE. ll-'clipse is Annoiiiifcd In Poslicl- Ap pear Tworrow. If the astronomer and matheiuo ticians are not ut fault the total eclipse of the su'n advertised for to morrow nfternoon will pestivcly ap pear, rain or shihe. It i.: o:ic of the shows that comes rarely - lull" never has yet failed to fill the da'". If the heavens aro clear the crlip:ic will be visible from start to finiih. Tho idea has gained some credence that the eclipse is the exclusive en gagement of Baker, but such is not the case.' . The darkening of the sun will lie noticeable early ill the afternoon but I the period of actual stygi.in ' black ness comes on at live minuics past four o'clock Mrs. E. L. Allen left this morning for Frenwater to visit for a short tlmo. 1 1 1 1 Henry Waelty. 1112 1 Is Pfel. 1114 Robert Nolan Titus. 1117 Lima Lloyd Gordon. ' 1118 Nick rappndoKlanls, 1 1 1 19 Walter Henry Furmmi. BERN 10, June 7 (By United Press.) Travellers com ing from Vieuna declare that Austria is about to follow Russia with a revolution. They declare that Hungarian patrols, have been massacred in Bosnia, and' that the re yolting people are destroying war , works; The govern ment has issued a most drastic order; threatening to hang or shoot deserters and revolters. ! ; . SUGGESTION OF PEACE OFFER, PAUIS, June 7. (By. United Press.')-The Echo do Paris declares: "It is reported that most ol! the German political parties have agreed on the desirability of offer ing peace to tho allies.' Chancellor will make a most sen sational speech when the Reichstag opens." GERMANY THREATENS REPRISALS. WASH LNOTON, ' B.C., Jun6; 7, (By ' United Press.) The German government has threatened reprisals against Anerica unless the spy, Captain Eintelef, is re leased. The state department replied that reprisals would inevitably invite "Similar reciprocal action" against great numbers of German subjects here. ' 1 SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE. WASHINGTON, June 7. (By United Press.) Repre sentative Rainey, of Illinois, (ffearged in the house today that (Jhai'les Engelhardt, platimuft flttim for tho. .war in dustries board, is a representative tf the German gov-: eminent; that lie designs to control' the Avorld's platinum ; supply which is vital to modern war. ; ;'' Ramey said that Engelhardt was born in Germany and that he controls eighty per cent of tho platinum supply through his firm and two others.- NORWEGIAN VESSEL TORPEDOED. CAiJ3. MAY, June 7. (By United Press.) The Nor-' wegian vessel, Viudke, was torpedoed and sunk off the capes by a U-bdat. ; Nincteoibot' the survivors landed, . PORT OF PHILADELPHIA RE OPENED.. ... I'JIILADELPHIA, June 7. The port of Philadelphia has been re-opened after the mine fields in the Delaware Bay have been cleared away. , GREAT SHIP PRODUCTION Record For May Greatly Exceeded That Of Previous Mouth. WASHINGTON, Juno 7. (By United Press.)- Tho Emergency fleet corporation produced 343,460 leadwcight. tons during May, exceed ing the April record by 122,000 tons, it is announced. They launched 3ft steel vessels of a tonnage of 228,700 and thirty wooden vessels. WASHINGTON MAN KILLLI) General l'crsliliig llviKirled Vmty- Might CiiMiialties I'or tho Day. .WASHINGTON, 1). C. Juno 7. -(Uuitod Press.) (ioneial PerHhliig reported 4 8 casualties, including Charles Hean, of Alger, Washington, who was killed In action. CROP OL'TMHIK GOOH. Thirty Per Out. Hotter Than Year's Output. Last WASHINGTON, IJ.C, June. 7. The Agricultural department estim ates showed tiio wheat crop is 0, 03 1,000.000. which is substantially nv.ti lltn auiiriiirri nnl 'Aft nrn- ,nl I DISCAItOKI) LHATIflilt NK13DKD Alnleilal Will He Used For Jackets For Avliitors, lite. ; '. Chapter I, P, E. O., Sisterhood of La Grande, Oregon, has placed bar rels In tho N. K. West store. The . Goldon Itulo Co., Hill's Department Store, and Hug's Grocery, to rocolve dlscardod kid gloves, leather post cards and tops of old Bhoes of men, women and children. These leather articles are to bo cleaned and made into warm, couffortablo Jackets for the men overseas in tho aviation and other service,, where thcy aro exposed to severe weather conditions. This Pai tlcular lino of work was taken up nH a special feature of the Btato P. B. O. work at their recent stato convention. ( IILLItS AT I IMiltAL. larger than last year's crop. DKYS AllfC INS1STKNT. Declare They Will Demand Straight Out Prohihilion. WASHINGTON, D.C., Juno 7. (By United Press.) The Senate ilrys declare tht-y would demand a straight-out national prohibition as a substitute for the .Randall boncdry amendment, killed by the opposition of President Wilson nnd Food Admin istrator Hoover. William C. Levero, former Judge, legislator and newspaper man, now a .Y. M. C. A. war work secretary la France, writes as follows: "From tho window whoro I sit, on ly un hour ago, 1 could see a saucy Uocho como flying ovor our lines nd made sport of us. Two American air. men leaped , up at him and ho never hail a chance. Ho Is now being pre pared for burial. In the old days I never expected to cheer at a funeral, but I encored ut his." FAMILY ItKCMOV. Two brothers recently met In a Y. M. C. A. hut In London. They had nut seen each ohor in two years Subse quently in reading a newspaper they camo acrnsn photographs of their" mother, thico other brothers, them selves and two cousins, all doing their "bit."