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LA-GRANDE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUlAr18,1918
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VOLUME XXI
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AMERICANS
AMERICANS IN SMASHING
ADVANCE PLEAD FOR THE
PRIVILEGE OF G0IN6 OH
MORE THAN A DOZEN TOWNS ARE CAPTURED IN
SURPRISE ATTACK, SUPERBLY EXECUTED.
Impossible to Estimate the Enormous Number of Pris
oners Taken Greatest Pursuit of Bodies ,
Which Americans Ever Made.
WITH TJI10 AMERICANS IN' THE CHAMIMGNIO,
July 18 (By United li'fss.) 'I'lio Americans are ad
vancing in co-operation with the I'Vench on a 23-mile front
between Soissons and Chateau Thierry. The Americans
' luivti already captured more than a dozen towns and vill
ages and haveaken many prisoners. .:,, r :
. 1 Within three hours, and het'ore noon today, the Ameri
cans had advanced more than two miles. ...-Among the
towns captured were: Villers llelon,- Boinniand, Coui
champs, Licy-Clignon, Monthiers, Torcy, Belleau, Giveray
St. (jeiievieye and I lautevense. .
(All the towns mentioned are in a direct line south id
"Soissons, and are included in the: southern end of the
Soisson-Ohateau Thierry section.)
" Boches Ran Like Hell, Pursued By Us.','
- ThiHAmerici'.iv cornmaTider
headquarters, said: "We. met the Hot-he on his own line ol.
resistance, and, after a sharp fight, the JBoehe; turned tail
and ran like hell,. pursued by. us. We hope to have more
prisoners." ... , ; ' -' '- : '
Section Commander Don't Want To Stop Attack.
At headquarters messages are coming in from every
section commander, asking permission to push farther
into the Herman lines. . This is the greatest pursuit of the
Bodies that the Americans have ever participated in. It
is impossible to estimate the enormous number of prison
ers taken in this surprise action. The (lermans were
caught completely' unprepared for the blow and the con
centration of the. American forces for the attack was very
rapid. -',""."
ENEMY HAS FRIGHTFUL LOSSES.
PARIS, July .18. (By United Press.) American and
, French troops attacked this morning on a '35 -mile front
from Eontenov to Bel lean', making an advance of .from one
to two miles and, taking prisoners,, the war office an
nounces in its conununiue, ; '''..
'. This offensive extends from I he Marne northward to the
Aisne, making a gigant ic fight ing front of nearly 100 miles.
There is no -mange on the
reilOI't. Sollt iwext O iauteUI
tli,. f!,.,..nn viiwli l,!iu f':.il.l tli wtiil, l.,.fiimu3 i.f tin.
Franco-American resistance safely holds the flanks of the
allies. The enemy was severely..-punished, in the battles
near Alczy and Jaiilgonne, the enemy dead being piled
four and live deep. One American regimental comman
der reports that there were five thousand dead in front of
his command alone.
The (Scriiians sustained fully 70,000 casualties in the
first, two days' fighting south of the Marne, says Le Matin,
of Paris. The Allied assault apparently comes when the
German effort in the i-'hainpagnc is at its lowest, ebb.
SORRY HE COULDN'T BRING ALL.
WITH Til 10 AMERICANS ON Til 10 CHAM BAGNIO,
July 18.-SiBy l-nilcd Press.) After killing or capturing
the crews of four machine guns mid raking the Roche; filled
trench with automatic rifle Tir'' tint il the survivors sur
rendered, fiergeant .1. .
. , :ii . - f.
neaciquai icis wir.n j-w prisoners " 'si.ei tiny, i. jion j'epori
ing he'siiitl: "I'm sorry I was un. Jilt to bring them all m,
but four who were wounded died ti route."
AMERICANS STILL ADVANCING.
Wil li TMK "AMERICANS ON Til 10 CHAMPAGNU.
July 1H. (By United .Press.) -At liS.OIhis afternoon the
Americans were still advancing everywhere along ,a 2."
mile front, and were being particularly successful near
Soissons.
(This is the first intimation lhat the Americans are en
gaged along the whole of the new front that lias been
received.
at Giveray, in his' -report to J
AIariie-( hampague front to
a KoSS and llOI'tll Of Pl'OS-
brow ( walued into Ainei'icanj
tti.j...i .. it. . . .if
'WWWMi 'Willi irnww MWh.".-. mm '- "HI . L -
BRIG. GEN. JAMES G. HARBORD jj ''"
J 4rrs ftPPOIIIED
mW. TO SOLICIT
Brio Gen. James G. Harbord haej
been temporarily in command of the;
United Statea marines fighting In
France.
JULY 111 OTHER
WHAT I IK 1 1
WAItl)
.MAN I.OOKS
YEARS WAS HOT
BACK)..
l'Olt TUN YKAItS.
.1 '
July In IIMIH Is The Hottest One,
While Yeur 10l .Wn The
uolcst.
Ah the weather bureau thermo
meter mood lit 102 in tlio shado
yesterday utturnoon ut 4 o'clock,
local Weather Observer H.'lt. Taul.
wW"'tlow-niumun, took u look
backwimls- in the records for ti,n
years,' and -discovered that In all
that t.iiuV tlrere wore only two July
days hotter than yesterday, July
of 1 9 OS huviug one day that stood
at 1(11), and one- day, in l'J 11 at
108, an W3.I as one. Jn 1 in . : -The
det iili.'d report follows: : ,
Wenfliei' Report fur The Ten Years
' inchest Lowest Meau
U5
S3
2
88
7!)
75
78
8-1
811
8!)
ANNOUNCES PLATFORM
Announcement of Candidacy l'or the
United Stales Senate Is Made.
J1BI.KNA,. Mont.,. July IT. Miss
Jeanette Rankin, representative from
Montana, has filed witli tho secretary
I of State announcement of Ijer candi
dacy tor tno united status senate
on tho Republican ticket.
"If nominated and elected," sho
"aid in her declaration, ''I will during
my term of office support the Pros! -
dent and a vigorous prosecution of
the war to a victorious conclusion,
and as heretofore vote for every meas -
ure he may recommend to more ef -
ficlently pror.ecute the war."
AMERICAN
A group of Aiiierlnin isoldlers
llnei,. Most of them nre crouching
enemy shrapnel.
July, 1!)U8 1011 74
July. 1'JO!) 97 HI
July, 1!II0 !.'9 Ui
July, 1911 10li B8
July 1912 94 59
July, I9i:i 88 fifi
July, ' 1914 99 ' 77
July. 1.9 I (. . 97 : 77
July, 1910- ' v99 '61
July, 1917 10M 80
July, 1918 102 ' 74
iSlfefel
.1. I). M'KKNNON SAYS HIS DUUI)
IS ItMADY FO VKIilV.
1 ' KKY NOW.
PLANS ARE IN MAKING
JQ SECURE DESIRED END
- - - ,
' ;
UlToi-t Will He .Mucin Ui Mm it, a
ItcprcNuitilllve ol Ihe Dehydrat
ing Company In Cortland Visit
This County anil Muko u Survey
of (hu Field. V
I'
" oil . call : havo that
deed any time you call tor
it." J. 1). McKqiiiiioh. .
- is Just what wo need .
uhovu all things In Union
Onunty. A' (lehydratlon
plant; will iive lluinsaiuls
of tons of vegetables and
fruits Roln to watte In
this 'valley. Count mo in,
as well as. my uoiiibbur, A.
P. Oavls, who ratneu flno
vegelahlns." C. D. Iluff
nian, Master of the ClrujiKo.
t
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.J. J. .J. . . . 4. .J. A .J. .. .J. .J.
, Immediately. ' ' foliowin1; ,; the ad.
Journniont of the city ooniniisuioiu
ors last night, several eonruro,uces
were held, und the long distance
'phono was used by y.M.C.A. Se
cretary, -i'l'lnre, wiio ' i'oL !u touch
lwith (J. 1. Huftnian, niastiM' of a
Ki-ango computmil of fariuorn who
live near, the efly, and when told
of the prospect lor the establish
ment of a dehydrating plant, an
swered nvor the line, as (looted
above. -Huffman is one. or the iiii;
fruit producoi-s, and his: neighbor
Oavis knows (ill about thu venet
able Kame.
.J. D. McKennon was marie chair
man of a committer., witli Dr. U. T.
Bacon and County Airent. P. A.
Spillman, (lie other two, who will,
In the near fulre, bo to Portland
and iiavo a conreieiiee with Ihe-WittenberK-UliiK
people, relativo to
the urectlon of the 111 ucli. desired
plant 011 Ihe site donated, and If
possible,' bine It completed in time
to take care of the apples, piunesj
and potatoes this full f
One or the preliminary steps, of
course, will probably bo that a
trip out here will be taken by Field
Agent L. H. Armstrong, of the Wittenberg-King
Co., who is In Thu
Dalles, and, together vvitlr .County
Agent Spillman, vill meet tho far
mers of the valley In Cringe meet
ings, whr.n possible, or visit them
Inn the farms
I'iie same tiling will
invo to be done In linker. The
mere formality of signing contracts
with .the fanners, who are now.
j one and all convinced of
fud vantage of having such
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the big
a plant
)
TROOPS THROWING HAND GRENADES
in Nhell holiw on the wi-Kteni front thrnwlng Iuind grenudes into the (lenuan
low in their shelter, while one Is sheltered behind a tree to ho protected flora
SERGT. DAVID E. PUTNAM
Sergt. David E. Putnam of Newton,
Mass., is reported to have downed five
German airplanes on June 10. This
record, If the five victories are officially
credited, makes his total fifteen.
ROOSEVELT
T
SAYS COrVI'KY IIAjS
10011 SHOWING IN
MAPK
WAIl.
I'j-!reident Deiiuiiids - An ' Aruiy
.Equal (o -FnuictrllritlMi
Within a Year.' ':'
NEW YORK, July 18, (By
United Pieuii. ) Ex-President' Theo
dore Roosevelt, addressing tho Re
publican state convention today,
bitterly attaokod tho War Depart
ment or "procrastination In carry
ing on tho war."
' He said tho achievements thus
lar had been due tu tho prodding
of- the, Senalo Military committee.
Wo liavo played a poor part, in the
war's early stages," Uio colonel do.
clarod. -
Roosevelt demanded an American
army -equalling the combined Fran,
co-lliitlsh forces within a year. .
.MOI1U WOUKKItS NKKItlOl.
I'lenly of itoom ut lied Cross Quilt
(e.is l''or Oilier Helpers.
At Hod Cross headquarters tills
imirnliig, Mia. Rosenbnum, In
tliurgo of tho .local work, under di
lection of Mrs. Mossiuan, chairman
of tho National Military Relief
chapter, was very busy, with tho us
slstanco of two other ladles, lu
gottlng off a rush order of surgical
uppllancos.
"You can sco how It Is," said
Mrs. Rosenbaiiin. "We ure doing
as much work as we possibly can,
but there Is plenty or room here
lor a lot more workers."
WHATIlHlt roUKCAST.
i July 20.- Showers.
HAS PROTES
LAGGING ADVANCE
; PETERING OUT
Pershing -Officially Announces That Americans Gained
Entire Possession South Of The Marne Yesterday.
By Fred S. Ferguson. ,-
l nvnnv .' iq 1 1.,
dwinflliiigef Ji'ts: of the Gerinaiis, which originally extend
inue rront netweeu vngny and O'oliligny, tlie object now
being to capture Epernay and finish off Reiiiis.i llow- i
ever, there is a lagging advance, which 'is etenuRiout'X-
ATTEMPT ON RHEIMS HALTED.
WITH Tl 1 hi A MIS R 1 6 AN S OX TIIK ( M1AM1AGN E.
July 18. ( By United Press.) The fourth day of the great:;
battle finds the Germans, halted in their attempt to envel-':
ope Rlienns. . Late today, the Germans had not renewed
their attempt to break down the resistance of the Ameri- .
cans on the Mezy front, where there is now no infantry
uioveuients. ' '
A despej-ate encounter eontinues iu the Conde wood, and ;
the battleline south-of the Marne sways baekward-ahd foii
ward as the '"death' grapple coniinues. Attacks, followed
by counter-attaeks, take place in bewildering succession.
The Americans are now holding an unbroken front of
more than 20 miles south of the Marne., : ;
- HOLD MARNE SOUTH BANK.
WASHINGTON, B.C., July lk (By United Press.)
General Pershing reported that the Americans had entire
ly gained possession of the south "ijahk of the Marne yes
terday. , .-'..-'..' ' .:;-.r--.i-v ' "::: ? 'H
WHOLE AMERICAN DIVISION INVOLVED.
' - WAWIIINGTOnI D.C., July 18. ( ly Uniteil Press.)-Keci-etary
for War Baker announced that whole American
divisions are involved in flit! counter offensive. -'. An Atner-;'
iciin division consists of 27,!)()0 men; '', 3 3 ;.;';-'.:
GREATEST COUNTER IN OVER A YEAR.
LONDON, July 18. (By United '.pj-('sW.)Th'c 'Franco-',
American forces attacking between (Stiissons and Ghateau
Thierry have advanced from two to. four miles, it was
learned authoritatively. The greatest 'advance has been
recorded in the valley of the Aisnei'; Thousands of Ger
mans have been made prisoners. More than 20 large can
non have fallen into the hands of the allied army. "' "
This is regarded as the greatest allied iioi'mtcr attack
since the month' of April, 10 17 when the British inaugur
ated the Son line drive. ' -..': ' , , ': '. . V."'
iMi!i,i;it iioosi'iohs co.minu
I'm lob' Will llo .Made In l,a Grande
K O'clock This livening.
I Word received by tho Observer
this morning from T. K. llellamy.
of tho linhler state blink, stated
that a party of linulcr people will
bo in I.ii O in Mile this evening and
a parade will hu put on at i
Jo'ciock. Tho neighbors fioni the.
li pple town a ie going In hnvo u
four dtiys' session of Chaiitumiua
ind it will upeu Friday. ThfH do.
inonstratiou fs mainly for thc -pur-
pose
ot giving tho event some
publicity and
Incidentally it
an Invitation lo the people of thin
locality to cofuu and visit . tlieiu
during the. chuulutiqua. The lm.
liter spirit Is hack of the allow that
will take place thin evening, and
that means that It. will be, some
thing worth walching for.
rriirii or t oAii to aovani k
Substantial Italho In I'lbrs An-
nnuilretl by V. .1. Holmes.
PORTLAND, July IS. -.-(By Unit
ed 1'rnns.l State fuel Administra
tor F, J. Holmes announced today
Hint theie would, be a substantial
iidvanen In the prices of roul ut liu
early date.
OF ; THE ENEMY IS
HOUR BY HOUR. ,
fT;.;;.i i ..,;.. s
-The. fast
10
RED CROSS BENEFIT
AT SUMMERVILLE
An ho creuiii social will bo given
Saturday ' cvcyilng at Sunimerville,
for the benefit of the Ited Cross.-
Tho affair will stint nt. fi o'clock
and lust until late In tho evening.
' ' .' t l.CU JIIiliTtMl
lliKiiiiijiliiin is Cniler Wu) nt the
Loral Y. M. C. A.
Tho. meeting for tho boys' ami
girls' pies and chickens club wa'i
called lor this afternoon at C
o'clock at tho Y. M. C. A.
As stated yesterday, , Vcma Sie
vers has. agreed lo raise cttlckeu?,
because her homo Is just Inside of
the city limits.
This Is (hu lint of lite pig club
menibeiii, who have already begun ,.
husinemi: I,oone Tiffany, who has
three pigs; Keiiuoth I'loiihiiian, one
pig; Clvdo Wilson, who has ' two
liii-s; Millard Stacey, with one, and
Lawrence Trill, ouo. '
A 'meeting of the canning . club
was held at Hut high school build,
lug at 3 -o'clock this afternoon. At
tendants who so desired, were ex
cused in order lo give them a
i-lmiivp, to attend the uieetlug ut
the Y. M, C. A.
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