-. '-.- ,! ,t, :-... -
t Aa fatiJsa
i Hkh TV - ' '
Taar V A J
"J Ma. U Km tte
v Day It Hipim '
VOLUME xvn
LA GRANDE, OREGON, . SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918.
' NUMBER 217.
mXmXmXX
ALL IAIE GAII1S STILL
HELD BY ALLIED ARMIES
JIL0I16 A TEII UILE FRONT
v Advances Made From One to Three
Miles by Franco-Americans Tem
: porary Lull Expected to End ill Sud
den Break-to Enemy "Do or Die."
1 ( ' ' By Fred S. Ferguson.
(Uaitt'd -Press Staff Correspondent.) ,: .
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE, Juuo
b rpl, ; A -v,: ,..w.4-w. ..rlV 4-K ' vnn.li f lift.
morning, hold rill he gains
ing on a ten-mile iront noituwest or. unateau j. merry.
xnere wasa temporary urn
tion is expected momentarilyV
, The Eraiico: Americans now
... 'lfil,. 4-1. ...... .rl .
, tliq southeast ot isourescnes, representing an advance
frqmji inile to nearly, three' miles at some points.
XX VIOLENT ATTACKS REPULSED. -
' PARIS, June 8. (By United Press.) Franco-American
troops have continued to advance on the northern
portion of the line northwest of Chateau Thierry, said a
-communique today. Two violent German attacks on the.
southern portion of that line were' repulsed with heavy
losses; -.: .. . '.
XXX ERITISH MAKE RAIDS.
- if LONDON, June 8. (By United Pi ess.) Successful
Uritialv raii-la' nnil flfli'maii' artillervinur is renorted by
4! ieiu-Uuroum iitti(5"- j-
i , . ,.. .. , By William Philip Simms. , ' ;
;li i -i- .-(United PresS Sta'ff 'Correspondent.)
:.' - - 1: . . . .......r,...- -irz-v-vTril T . . o 1 r . . 1 T i . . . 1 . . I
r ujn iTiua -uitnioxi :j?uoa i, .juuc o. uu Annmu
hurg's! third offensive is at a staudstill. When or where
the foui'tli will cominence icoccupyiiig the allied com-mandei-s.
AH German )risoners declare that it is a
question for German to. .-"Do or die.' All the, allies
realize" thafa mosf colossal blow is coining. , ,,
-.-1 - - :'' ' :' ''' ' : .' '".
I ;' - German Spirit Is Keen.
' f! The spirit of the German army -was -never keener than
today J It would be playing Germany's game to report
otherwise, k Events on the Somme, tne .ijys ana ino jxmuv
have had their effects Also, professional leeturers and
special officers arc circulating amfng the troops, encour
aging thern with , moral stimulants. These insist -that
' the war is almost-over, Jhat Germany is invincible, that
' they are fighting in self-defense, that the United States
is all j'hot air,'',; that more' Americans a.re sunfc. at sea
- than arrive in France, that the Americans cannot arrive
in fiiri.i, hi.fore Germany whins-the allies, that , those a r-
l: rivingfare Neurotic, unable to aiul shell fire,-: and; are
genei-ally untrained and inefficient. , - -
i German prisoners are gtmerally insolent, arrogant and
' sheering,, apparently thinking .they own the earth. They
; are. couvimu'd -fliat Germany will, win this war, with the
nllins- feoflmo-. out of the . Kaiser's-liand. -c They, even
ilri'Hin nf annexinir Chk-aeo.
. . - o....!. 4.1,.: -,.,vi,r "timt irrvs
0 1 1' II in bin. n "ij .. n ,vu
to the fourth great offensive.
TACOMA GIRL GETS HONOR
First in V. S. to Be Chosen to Work
' ' Aviation Department. ,
' TACOMA, Wash., June 6. Miss
Enid Jackson, of Tacoma, is the
first girl in the United States to be
chosen for work in the aviaUon de
partment and will sail, for France late
in August to enter the service.
'Miss Jackson Is the yaunger
daughter of Dr." and Mrs. , Robert
Jackson of this city, and has been
studying at the Philadelphia Academy
of Fine Arts. Months ago she vol
,mriwl for service In the depart
ment where her training' would be of
value and was accepted recently. She
.'ml her mother now are motoring
In the Berkshire Hills and will return
here before the daughter goes across.
o '' -.-'" -
AWARDS TO BE PRINTED
So much interest is at
tached to' the wards of the
Stock Show at Union that
as soon as the secretary
collects the data the -Observer
will print the list in full.
This will occur sometime
during the following week.
V
4-
of the past two days' fight
mine iikuuuk wuk a ix-oumy-
- !
hold a line extending from
It.iciL-niltna .Hi1 ' MnlltlUU tft
" J .-.-, ?. .i '
TTinili.riliiirir u iinrsimr nrior
....-0 0 v
' -" "!
FILM TO BE KEPT '
IN SAFETY VAULT
Arcade . Proprietors Under Contract
For Protection Of Reel Showing
y The Kaiser.
Owinir to the fact that on several
occasions efforts have been made to
iret away with the reels in the
production of "The Kaiser, the Beast
of Berlin," the proprietor? ot me
Arcade theater -have fccenHr?iuiired
to give a contract for Jho safe Jcecp-
r of the films. They iref reiuna
to keep it when it is not actually be-
iriir shown in a sale or saieiy vauii.
0,l i nil other wavs ito protect it
from the activities of enemy aliens.
CH1UKKVS DAY IMUXlllAM
"": A Children's Day program will be
presented st the Presbyterian church
tomorrow evening. This Is a regular
annual event There will be no preach
ing services at the Presbyterian
f. churches tomorrow.
' H'KNT TO WOltK ON KAKM.
Two of the man. Foley and Qucllen
who were put to work on the streets,
have been released to do farm work.
Quellen was taken by Dr. Richardson
and Duncan McDonald took -Foley
out to his place for work. .
TWELVE ARE
ALTERNATES
FIRST SEVENTY NAMES 'ARE
.ONES CALLED, OTHERS ARE
ALTERNATES. ,
As a matter of'explanation regard
ing the list of the men who are call
ed for service on June 24, it should
be stated that the first seventy
names are the ones who are called in
their regular order. The remaining
twelve are alternates. . From this
list of alternates is made up defi
ciencies that, may occur in the list
of the-first seventy.
The list of those who are "alter
nates" are, therefore, James Kapel
las, Lorana Berg, Albert Roy Coal
well, Gilbert W. Hunter, Frank Lo-
roy , Smith, Steve Mennes, Henry
Wealty, . Louis - Pfel, Robert Nolan
Titus, Lona Lloyd Gordon, Nick Pap
padogiams, Walter Henry.. Furman.v
RED GROSS
iliSTIIllTE
THUUK DAVH SHXKIOX Wil li HE-
til.V IN LA CiltANOU NEXT
. TUESUAV
Conrerenccs Will lie Held IJepitwcnU
ing The Viirioim Activities of the -Work,
in Tills .'Clmiiter.
Beginning Tuesday at 9:30 a,, ni.
and continuing -Wednesday ' and
Thursday an Institute of the Red
Cross activities will bo held In the
Elks Hall, this city. Branch and aux
iliary societies are Invited to send
delegates. . . . I
On Tuesday afternoon Dr. M. K.
Hall, chairman of the Chapter, will
havo charge of the meeting' and will
hold - a conference ; on' "questions of
general Interest. - - s ' f ;
Following thlB,. coif6renee there
will be held siinuUiMieojus coMerenoes
by the.. Chairman, of. the' several de-
L..Imai.Ib'." T9MrAa. A n U ..I
tori for the Junior Red Cross, -W. J.
Church for Home Service, Mrs. T. N.
Murphy, for Salvage, Mrs.' , Li. Good
hue for accounting. . ' .
Branch chapters are urged to have
delegates present who represent these
various activities. . i . ;. ";
Tuesday morning and Wednesday
und Thursday -Intensive training in
the new. army, dressings will be given.
Any one deBlrlng to take this Course
will please be on hand promptly at
9 a. m. Tuesday morning. -
, " VEIIDICT FOR STILWELL
Long Urutvu Jury Case Results
' Favor Of Defendant-'
In
The case or (Johnson vs. Stllwell
resulted In a verdict by the Jury In
favor of the defendant for the sum
or '319il2.- The case was. on trial
a good part of four days and dragged
out lnos'tly on account of the largo
number of witnesses which appear
ed both for the plaintiff and the de
fendant. . -. " :-
The caso which was called for trial
this morning and which Is now in
progress is that or Jack Oliver vb,
Hdnry Hill. . Involving a claim for
money, due the plaintiff from defen
dant. '
- liKKT. KOK rORTI.A.NI). ?,
Word received here yesterday Is
to announce that Eugene Newlln. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Acrelph Newlin, has
shipped with the new steel vessel,
"The Wester Wave," recently launch
ed from the Portland yards, tor New
York, by way of the Panama canal.
The young man goes as an-assistant
engineer. ..; -. '
,.-,.. - -J. o-- ...
ADXA It. ItOtiKRS IS l'l lt( IIASKH.
Adna B. Rogers, a well-known La
Urando man, has purchased the Zwol-
fol tailoring establishment at 111 1-2
Adams avenue and took complete
charce todav. Mr. Zwelfsl exnects
to leave some time this coming week
for Portland where he will enter the
mechanical department or some
branch if the service.
WILL MEET TUESDAY.
The meeting of the recently organ
ized Sons and Daughters of Pioneers
will meet next Tuesday, June 11," at
the city hall, over the fire station
All members
are requested to be
present.
WKATHKIl FXHIKCAST'
PORTLAND, June 8. Weather fore
cast Cioudy.
S335 PAID FDR.
RED CROSS R06
STOCK SHOW CROWD BID HEAV
ILY ON POKKER. '
Fred Gaskill Of La Grande Makes
High Bid Of $15 For. Hed .
Cross Donation. ' ,
'And sold to .Fcd Qpskill of La
Grande for -$180,"' wertf the words
of Tom Johnson yesterday ; at the
Stock Show after; a spirited bidding
had ensued on a , hog donated for
auction, proceeds to go to the Red
Cross: ;;. ; " ,v-!
'AH right, Mr. , Johnson,, please
sell the hog again, for jjiereby don
ate him to the Rod Cross for fur
ther developments," said Mr, Gaskill.
Then more fun followed. H. Ror-
hig, of Union, put a . standing bid
of $20 on the hog ti' start him and
away, the bidding went.; f loyd Mc-
Kennon was the next buyer at ?50,
immediately donating tho hog to the
cause. Tom Johnson 'began to sweat
and for 'once the. old-auctioneer felt
that he was in the game to. stay for
some time. W. II. Lcdbettor of r La
Grando bid in the hog for $25 1 and
handed him back to' Johnson.
Br. Phy of Hot Lake, then took a
shot at the hog, o(id grabbed it at
izb, turning it uuck to onnsap lor
further sale. . J. F. ' Hutchinson
bought' it for 20 and gave T back,
likewiso did Miss Louise Hutchinson.
Rorhig caught everyone napping and
got the hog once on his standing bid,
but ave it back, immediately. - Fred
Ellsworth of La Crandc, when a lull
struck the - crowd, bought him for
$5 and handed litm back. . Finally, in
order to go ore with the program
Johnson knocked the hog off to John
Chadwick of Union Junction for $20
and told him to keep the hog. .
The Red Cross treasurer was en
riched, to the amount of $385 from
the hog sale, and it was not such an
awful hog at that. ' : .
CQNVENTlWjAtf PENDLETON, .,
Farmers Will Assemble To Arrange
A- Harvest Schedule. .,
Paul H.- Spillman, county agent,
says that it behoves every larmer
who can spare the time to bo present
at the convention , to be held at Pen
dleton on June it. On this date
there will 'be a meeting of represen
tative, farmers from all parts of
Eastern Oregon and Washington. At
the meeting, called at the request of
the United States department of
agriculture and state representatives,
uniform harvest scale of wages
for Eastern Oregon and Washington
will be discussed and probably adopt
ed.. Government representatives will
also be present at the meeting. '
STQGK
SHOW
GREAT PROGRAM ON LAST DAY
Unifn proimbly did not intend to
held her best progiam until the. last
day,, but she held a program that was
complete in interest and education
a program that made everyone pres
ent appreciate ,i:.are and more the
gi eat benefits o( the annual show us
a community enterprise. . . ,
At 1 o'clock in tho afternoon the
parade of live stock! begun, and, take
notice, it started on time for "Cad'"
was- in charge jthd ho docs not be
lieve In belni laic; Tho band was on
the job in better rerm thaji any band
the Stock Show 'has ever had, and
when Professor Haines wielded- the
baton for . music for 4hc. big parhde,
say, no circus with its opening show
ever held a..tightcr grip on the peo
ple. - v - I . - -'..Anyone
who would not be inter
ested in the stock parade of yestei
day would be un-American, dead to
the better tilings of life and certainly
iwo"'a " enuuea 10 live in
i orn Oregon. Grade stock has practi-
cally disappeared from Union's stock
show and the full bloods are now the!
rule. Of course, the horse sectipnjern fairness. In my country a move
of the parade was first, for origin-jment on the part of a starter such
ally Union started out to . hold a. as Mr, Johnson has made would have
st-"ctly horne show and the managers ' caused trouble, but here the people
of the institution are still very loyal jare with him to a man.". ,.
to the -horse. Well, they may bo When the buckers had bucked, and
when such horses are obtainable as the cow boys and cow girls had done
were exhibited yestcniay. From the! their little stunts to the satisfaction
Levy-Shetland herd, which is known of all;. when the fine stock had been
from rnnni In to Ixis Ainrcies as enc
herrl of Phctlands that is kept up
and improved from year to year, to
the saddle horses, there 'was not
fmiltir animal in the bunch. '
'The rattle section a' joy
see.
ml Hirht it is but nroDcr to
1 mention that the Union Stock show
TELEGRAPHERS
TO RECEIVE BONUS
'
LOCAL WESTERN UNION KMI'1X)Y.
KK8 WILL HHAKmI - -'
' IN EXTRA PAY.
Tho employees ot the Western Un
ion , Telegraph office In -La Grande
are all happy today, i They have re
ceived notice ot a special payment of
money in October wherein they will
receive' a bonus of four per cent, of
their last six months' pay. This Is
In addition to a bonus payment to be
received on the let of July when spe
cial - payments are' to b recetvod
by the four employees of the office.
The July, distribution will bo $160
extrajind the bonus for the first of
October will be $100. :K '..(','
Miss Gladys Floyd, who has been
working as delivery clerk, left yes
terday for Bremerton, Wash., where
she goes to relieve the operator at
that place who Is on vacation. ' Miss
"Floyd is a graduate of the La Grande
hf. M, C. A. class in telegraphy. ; .V,'
Miss. Lavina Walgoniood Is taking
tho place of Miss Floyd during the
lattor's absence in Bremerton. -
u; : 0 . ;. XX-
OPPOSED 10
STATE NORMAL
GRANliK GOES ON REt'OHD . AS
AGAI.VHT PItOPOSKD MEASURK
Initiative Would KstablUli School At
Ashland and Also Slate Normal .
i In Eastern Oregon.
I
SALEM, June 8, The state grango
has gone on record as opposed to a
state normal school at 'Ashland and
a similar institution at some point in
Eastern Oregon, as proposed by an
Initiative petition to have such a mea
sure on the 'ballot to- be voted on
by the people of the state.' 3
The apppsUon Was made ia t
today when a resdlutiotl opposing the
bill- to establish' these schools came
beforo the Btate grange.. The resolu
tion was adopted." "
'-.' i o- '.
WILL OIIHKIIVH FLAG DAY
Local Ijoilgo of Klks Has Program
For the Lvent -.
Friday next . being Flag Day, the
local Lodge of Elks have arranged a
pogram in celebration of the event,
which will be held in the lodge hall
Friday evening, Junel4th, commenc
ing at 8:30 o'clock, sharp. There will
be musical numbers and; short ad
dresses worked In with the beautl-
ritualistic work of tho order appro
priate to this day.
A ,
has had a fine influence on buildc
ing up the cattle and horse industry.
Many who havejeen regular attend
dahts 'at this annual event realize
the advancement in breeding through
out Eastern Oregon that has follow
ed the exhibits at Union.. Breeders
have exhibited and lost at this show
only to come back later 'with, blue
ribbon stock and proudly take the
prizes which they failed to get with
inferior grades previously. :
Racing as always a feature of the
show and this year it was above the
usual standard. Fairness marked the
occasion, for when a race for cow
nonies -was announced a string of
thoroughbred horses entered, outdis
lancing, the cow pony' at the finish,
but old Tom Johnson, the starter,
firmly announced through his mega
phone that the cow, pony had been
awarded first money for the race was
; not for race horses but for cow pon-
ies true to name and breeding. The
grand stand applauded, and a lady
from the east, ' who was present,
remarked, ''How I do love this west-
lucjirea ana me rioiwiut nv.awm.-u
when the relays had been run, every-
one settled down for the 'last big
ajevent, which was the chariot, rac.
. 'Henry Ward Beecher Smith came into
to;tho track with his chariot team'fit
and fine. He was immediately fol-
(Continued on Page 3)
HE CIlS ISP
BLOCK MIR MI,
Numerous Prisoners Sent Back-Artil-;
lerying Is Violently Increasing-Counter
Attacks are Continual-American
Losses are Inconsequential.
f With the Americans the marne, June 8.
'(By United Press.) Ameiican Marines, adjoining th :
United States iorces,; again drove forward northwest of
Cliateau Thierry i today. i iGerrrwn; counter attacks .WMfl
blocked by the American drive. Artillerying, which was :
incessant through tho night, increased violently at four
this morning; . . Then the Marines' right wing attacked
where the Gennans retained a foothold in the wood. ,.
Numerous prisonei's were sent back. The result of the
attack is unknown. The enemy attempted to advance at
midnight. Tl advance was preceded by gas shells, and
a poisonous smoKe eioua.
gas masks, and stopped the Germans at four hundred
yards, distance by artillery and rifle fire. The Boches '
simultaneously attacked the adjoining unit, and then sur
rendered toa complete - repulse , and.; losing a hundred
prisoners. The American losses are inconsequential.
Attacks, and counter-attacks are continual this morn,-
iug. . .
' PERSHING WAS IN COMMAND.
WASHINGTON, D. C.KJime 8. (By United Press.)
General Pershing personally directed the attack which.
resulted .in tne capture 01 uunugny, rue war councw vm
the Senate military committee today. '
- GERMANS DESTROYED 100 CHURCHES. '
PA'PJ,"Jrtii6- 8.(BfUnitei'ess.)--Tho Bishop oJ
Soissons reported iiMtt: the Germans, have destroyed a
hundred churches in his diocese. , German aviators are
killing many women and children.' The Bishop said:
"What a wonderful claim towards glory for Germany." '
GERMANS PLAN NAVAL STROKE.
MILAN, Juue 8. (By United Press.) Reports , say
that the German a&niralty s. is ' planning a huge'- naval
stroke. The high seas fleet is ordered to be instantly
read v to move. Numerous high German naval officers :
have been recalled from Switzerland, and all leaves of
absence have been recalled.
-PELLS WHEN BLOW WILL COME.
THE HAGUE: June 8. (By .United Press.) Von
Salmnun declares in the Vossiselie Ze;tung:,"The Allies
will again be surprised and lorccd to call on the' Ameri
cans for help. Blow will follow blow until the whole
front is hammered into a brittle condition. Then von
Hindenburg will deliver the death blow." ' , ;
s PERISCOPE SIGHTED BY STEAMER. .
"JACKSONVILLE, Fla-June 8. (By United Press.
A U-boat's periscope was seen by a passenger steamer
which hastened here. All; coastwise craft have been
ordered under heavy convoy.
DRAINAGE WILL X
' BE DISCUSSED
Property Owners In New District To
Moct Next Tucsduy Afternoon
In La Grande.
All angles of the drainage matter
arc to be discussed on Tuesday af
ternoon' at 2 o'clock when property
owners in. the new drainage district
for Union county responded to. the
call issued by a . committee o: their
number and take under adv'fenient
certain phases of the work that is
proposed. Let if be understood that
everyone connected with the ' meet
ing Tuesday will be present "for. the
good of the order" and there are no-jmlnent citizen of ta -fif -' . -i
nhtria nri nnvntin ' ahnuliloni. It Is: Union for a fow days loftk n o
to be a meeting of men and women
interestcd in the Grand Ronde Val
ley and what they want is to rendir
all assistance possible to. any worthy
project . but at the same time they
have suggestions and plans which
they wish to be taken into consider
ation. . i.
I IIANGK IN HKKVU K HOUI18
Father P.-J. Drlscoll, rector of the
Church of Our Lady of the Valley,
announces a change In the hours of
service for the summer schedule.
First mass will bo at 7:00 a. m. and
second mass at 0:30 a. ni., followed
by benediction. Week day mass will
be at J:30. a- m, . ,
xne marines aounea tneu
' ' ' . ; '
--: . '-: :
THlKXy D1KD IN ACTION . -.
Six Fatalities Ate Imported, Prom
' Arcoplane Mishap.
-v"--;'--. -
WASHINQTON, June . Prsh
whlch Includo 30 killed In action,
10 dead of ,-wounds, 6 dead of dli
easo, 4 dead of aeroplane accidents,
wounded severely, 16 wounded slight
ly. s J'V-'' :-X ? . '"
LIKU-S THE VAT,l.E" 5. '-.'..
John Kruger, Of Cil fo-"'-
' 'ng 0or f'a te
Jo'-n. -t' , - ,
that part of the Grande Ronde VaH;'.
He will visit La Orande and otho
sections ot tho valley before leaving.
Mr. Kruger ls well plsased with th4
country and will, probably make a
complete survey from an Investment
standpoint. !
NO MOHK CllEDIT.
Local express agents are receiving
Yiotlce fnom headquarters jthat ao
more eredit can be given from the as
press office. The only place where
this Is permtssable Is with express for
the city, county or state. Heretofore
It has-been the practice to permit
transfer companies to take packages
and collect the express later,