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VOLUME XXI
LA GRANDE, OREGON,' FRIDAY, .tULY 19, 1918
NUMBER 252
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SOISSONS Fv4 LLS 30,000 PRISONERS
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CONQUERING HEROES UAVE DE
CISIVELY TURNED TIDE OK
THE WORLD WAR. :
ENEMY IS ON DEFENSIVE
IN EVERY DIRECTION
Supply Untie of Enemy Is Cup lured
Ammunition Dumps Mown Up
Number of Prisoners and Guns Tuk
en Thus Far Exceeds Greatest
Expectations.
WASHINGTON, July 19.
(By United Press.) The
Franco-Americans have cap
tured the city of Soissons, it1
is officially reported. This1,
with the capture 'of 30,000
Germans, marks the war's
turning point.
ALLIES' BIGGEST
CAPTURE.
WASHINGTON July 19.
(By United Press.) It is
officially announced that the
Franco-Americans have al-'
ready captured 30,000 Ger
mans. . This is the' Allies'
biggest single capture on the
west front during the war.
' THE D1CIVE OX SOISSONS.
WITH THE AMERICANS IN'!
THE CHAMPAGNE, July 10.' (Hy;
Unitod Tress.) Tlio ; intensity or
ttto battles increased along the on
tiro front from tho Aisne- to the
Manic ut two o'clock this after-!
noon, and found tho Americans and
French driving forward on an ex
tended udvnnco lino- towards tho
Gorman main defense linos about
tho Soiosons-Chntoan Thierry high-'
way, which lies from three to ten
miles east of tho line on which
tho fighting started on Sunday,
these distances representing the ex
tent of the gains of the French'
and American armies.
Gcrmim Counter Attacks Fail.
The Hermann, this afternoon,
aided hy powerful bodies of re
serves, launched houvy counler-ut-tacks
against tho Franco-Americans
forces in an effort to stem
tho advancing tide. Tho counter
attack was launched on the pi. lean
southwest of Koissnns, hut it was
lopiilsed after a Moody battle and
the Irresistible lido of alliod
strength rolled on towards tho city
of Soissons. Throughout this sec
tion of the front tho Franco-American
forces were either holding thi.ir
new lines or wore advancing to the
east.
American CavaliT Is Itoleasrd.
American cavalry was released
today and quickly pushed across
the main highway between Sottsuns
ami Chateau Thierry, with the In.
fantry In close attendance to com
plete the work of routing the ene
my which the cavalry had Ini
tinted. Hugo bodies of prisoners
were rounded up and sent to the
rear," and tho number of big gims
captured lsBteadlly accumulating.
Transport System Efficient.
Tho remarkable efficiency of the.
transport system of the allies enab
led the general staff to maintain a
constant flow or men and supplies
along the lines of communication.
Miles upon miles or motor ammu
nition trucks maintained ample
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ACHIEVED
ANSWER IS DELAYED
.Minnesota Woman Points Out Case
of Extravagance.
Senator Knute Kelson, of Minne
sota, one of those level-headed,
thrifty, doscendents of the Norse
men, said in tlie, Sonato a few days
ago that lio rccolved a letter from
a lady In Iowa saying' that there
were women traveling around tho
state giving instructions to the far
mers' wives how to make cottage
cheese. They claimed, to bo em
ployes of the government and were
getting $8 a day and their expens
es. She wroto Senator Nelson, in
quiring whether that was true. Slio
foil that, ir true, it was a great
pioco or extravagance. senator
Nelson says ho referred tlio loiter
to one of tho orocutlvo departments
lor Information on tho subject and
got no reply. Ho wants to knuwj
whether tho government is paying
women $8 a day and expenses to
teach farmers' wives how to make
cottage choese. AHcr the Depart
ment or Justice gets through prose
cuting the profiteers and after poll.
Ucs gels through with Its adjourn
ment, perhaps tho Senator will ge,t
an answer to Ids Inquiry.
CANNING CLUB
INTHHKSTIXtJ DEMONSTIiATlOX
AT llHJIl SCIIOOln
Miss 4'mvgill Exhibits New tilnss
Top Container Mr. O'licilly
(iives Address. "
At the High School building yes
terday afternoon, between the
hours of three and five o'clock,
Miss. Helen Cowgill,! bofo.ro a class
of young girls, gave a practical de
monstration of the art of canning
cherrlCB at homo, using in Iter de
monstrations the iiowly-patonted
glass top containers, standard for
government use.
Ah interesting talk on fruit can
ning in general was given, while
the demonstrator answered .the
nany questions' asked by tlio club
members. . -
In those demonstrations, Miss
Cowgill was ably assisted by Mr. O.
J. O'Keilly, of tlio federal food de
partment, who is more particularly
interested , in animal husbandry,
who also told some Interesting
facts along that line, especially re
lative to pig clubs and their . rela
tion to meat preservation.
Miss Cowgill, accompanied by
County Agent Hpillman and Mr. O'
Ileilly, will conduct meetings in
Cove, Island City and Union, these
dates boiug announced later.
Monday Miss Cowgill and Mr. O'
Reilly will, conduct a series of
meetings in Baker, in which com
munity there are quite a number
of can nltu; clubs already in exist
ence. All of IhoHO clubs In East
ern Oregon, as well as canning
clubs in oilier parts or the state,
will take lait In the prise-winning
contests at the state fair this com
ing fall.
It is Hie object of the government
Jat Washington to interest (lie
lyoung people of the land In saving,
inot only because it is patriotic to
do so now, but for the rurlhor rea
son that there Is good money In
tho Canning business, when It is tin-
jdcrslood, and there are very largo
money profits to bo had by any
boy or girl wiio will false pigs, or
ithickens.
i Pig Chill Meeting.
) At the meeting or boys and girls
Who proposed to organize a pig
club yesterrlay afternoon, Lawrence
jTrltl, Clyde Wilson, Ray Dennett,
il.ylo Chandler and Verna Shivers,
ithe little girl who is going to raise
jchlcknns Instead of pigs, were wel
comed hy Y. M. C. A. Secretary , A.
jll. Prince. Mr. A. J. O'Keilly.. the
! federal rood administration agent
was alro present, as well as Miss
Cowgill, who had just como over
from attending the mectipg of tiic
irannlng cluh held in ' the High
ISrhnol.
I Mr. O'llellly. who ht evidently
pcrhwlly at home when it comes
.to addressing small people, gave the
boys a few interesting things to
think about, wliich will lead to
good results In the future.
In the first plare, as all the state
clubs closed May 2nth, the only
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IT YESTERDAY
IT WILL BE
1 A ROUSIIIu
SEHD-OFF
'AREW'ELL AND CELEBRATION
, TO HE A COMBINED ,
' EVENT. ,
THE VICTORY IN FRANCE
, LIGHTENS LEAVE-TAKING
Fifty Cars Will Transfer Departing
Jtecruils Monday Evening to the
Park, Where Speeches, Music and
Dancing Will Hold Sway, In Honor
of Departing Young Men. .
Preparations for entertaining' the
boys of tho draft contingent at the
park next Monday night have been
completed, and a splendid program
will be presented, consisting of good
musical numbers, band selections,
spouklng and a dance.
Will l!o Double Event.
Chairman : Emahi.er announces
that the occasion will be made one
of celebration and demonstration in
honor of the American victory on
the Maine, as well as a farewell
teception. One brief talk in cole
bratlon of the glorious reports from
France is arranged . for in connec
tion with the leave-taking enter
tainment at the park. ,
Will Assemble. At Y. M. C. A.
The new soldiers will assemble
al the V. M. C. A. at 8 o'clock,
where the band will give a short
concert. The Homo Guards will
see that the boys nro taken care of
and supplied with conveyances to
tlie park. Fifty automobiles nto
required to transfer the boys und
their relatives. Owners of autos
are requested to report at the Y.
M. CV A. at 8 o'clock. Quartermas
ter Nolan x Skiff will have chargo
of tho auto parade and those desir
ing to assist in making this recep
tion and celebration a success are
requested to report to Mr. Skill.
Tho complete program will lie
nnonced 111 the Observer tomorrow.
Tho following have been notified
to appear "bofore the local board
Monday, July 22. tn entrain tho
following morning at ft. 30 o'clock:
Alexander Doe Davis. ',
Theron Spykor Maxwell.
Willie Alford, Fuller.
Vivian Leslie Dellus.
Kenneth Gekolr.
Lynn Aaron IJehnnnkaiiiP;
Thomas Jacob Lovely.
James Earl O'Bryaul.
George C. Cross.
Francis llyrniu Carbine.
George A. Chadwick.
Bernard Orton.
Frederick GuiuL-.
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TAKING FOOD
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Transporting food on a narrow-gaue
BELGIAN SOLDIER
THRIVES ON LEAD
J.ONDON, July 11). (By United
Press.) Brig. Con. Curton do Wiart,
the Human Verdun, has broken iifto
the casualty list again, for the tenth
or thirteenth time. His latest wound
caused tho London pnjiers to leave off
positive statements and begin esti
mating how many limes ho has been
a casualty. ." .-..: . ' ,.
General do Wiart is a Belgian in the
British army. Ho holds the Victoria
Cross. His iatest photograph shows
only four wound stripes, but if he
wore all ho is entitled to wear he'd
be too conspicuous. !
KEE1VA BEE TO STING HUNS,
WASHINGTON, D. .C, July til.
(By United PresB.)Thc little busy
bee improves- each shining hour just
like a Hod Cross worker these day.j,
and he's stinging the kaiser quite con
siderably. About 2.r)0,000,000 pounds of uneyj
are produced annually in the united
States, tho department of agriculture
announces. This is nn imporlnnt con
trilmt on to the nation's food supply,
particularly in these days or rugnr
shortage., The department urges an
iiKoase in honey production li i t
leest 10 to 20 times the amount now
produced. The available supply of
,ii ncy nectar at present is on y touch
ed ly the busy bees.
LECTURE ON CANNING
'Arrangements have been made for
a demonstration in canning by, Miss
Helen Cowgill, between the hours of
4:30 o'clock (tomorrow) Saturday, af
ternoon, and U o'clock in the evening.
This arrangements Kas been mnde
in order that the mothers, or others
men or women interested in tlie
subject of scientific canning of fruits,
or vegetables, under government ruies
may have the opportunity of attend
ing the demonstration.
The lecture and demonstration giv
en at the High School building was
principally attended' by members of
the canning clubs of La Grande, as in
line with the college extension work,
looking forward to the contests by the
clubs of the state to be helo ai, the
Sialc Fair in the fall.
MARRIED.
The wedding of Clyde Carrico
of
Orsino, Idaho, and Miss Anna A. Mc-
Ilroy, of Elgin, tuok place at the
M. E. Parsonage July 18, 1918, Dr.
Feese, of the M. E. .Church officiat
ing. The bride is nie,.c of Deputy
Sheriff Mcllroy, of La Grande.
VICTORY HELLS RING.
At 4:30 this afternoon hells
will ring and whistles blow and
community noise will proclaim
the deciding victory in France.
City, railway and mill olfifcials
are co-operating in the demon
stration. It is suggested also,,
that auto horns lie im pressed in
the service everywhere, and also
that a parade be formed to be
gin r.nnicwhero i lithe vicinity of
the. Kills' Temple.
Everybody is asked to join ill
gladsome noise nt 1:30 o'clock.
UP TO THE AMERICAN
roatl, car liiiul'tl by mule, to the
pura
MT AS IT
NOW EXISTS
COMMITTEE IS ARRANGING TO
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES
VISIT HERE.
METHOD OF OPERATION
EXPLAINED IN DETAIL
Grange Meetings of Fanners to 1m?
Called, Where County Agent, Wilh
Factory Men Can Contract With the
Growers For All Their Products, is
Necessary Preliminary Step.
"The only way to get u sUirt for tlie
proposed dehydrating plant in La
GVitndc, is to-start it. Get our commit
tee in touch with a representative of
the company, invite him out here, take
him over the county, call grange meet
ings here, in Union, Cove and Elgin,
and sign up the contracts. I'm ready
to go, whenever Chairman McKennon
says the word." P. H. Spiilman, coun
ty Agent.
"It will be a big thing for La
Grande, and all our farmors,"to" have
such a plant here." J. G. Snodgrnss.
To meet a generally expressed de
sire for a more definite explanation
of the methods employed by a dehy
drating plant, the Observer is giving
a short description of its methods, ta
ken from the manager's statement of
the Salem plant
What Dehydration Is.
E. Clemens Horst, the big hop
grower, not only turned his COO acres
of hops into a vegetable growing gar
den near Salem, but introduced a de
hydrating plant of his own on the
grounds.
The following excerpt from an ar
ticle he wrote a short time ago, gives
j a faint idea of these modern methods
of evaporation-, and their value
The general adoption of dried veg'
tables instead of canned stock will.
to a pretty big degree, solve tho carl
shortage troubles ot the country, as it
will require 107 cars to transport the
sume food value of canned vegetables
as for a single car of dried sto(.k.
This estimate is based on the follow
ing figures: That it takes B2 cars
of canned vegetables to equal one of
dried stock; that the transportation of
empty cans necessitates another 5'2
cars; that the lumber used in hox
shooks for this amount requires 23
lumber cars: that the tin (hauled
raw) in the cans needs six ..nd one
half cars, and that the other materials
will use up ten cars," according to
the report.
. Mr. Horst has succeeded in getting
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TRENCHES
trenches. under cover of dense woods.
ARE CAPTURED
WILL ATTACK WEEVILS
Warehouse Men Ami ' Millers 'To
llavo Assistance Of Export.
6. A. C, CotvalllB, July 18.
Grain wee,vlls and moths which
are present in many warehouses
and mills In Oregon and are doing
untold damage to tho cereals and
food products of various kinds ate
oxpoctod to receive the undivided
attention of a federal oxpert', who
has been carrying on work of tho
samo kind In California. This la
being done at the request of Les
ter Lovott, entomologist at b. A, C.
The government man wilt work
In co-operation with the, extension
service of the Collcgo and carry on
actual control demonstrations In
warehouses, and mills ' throughout
Oregon. ' Warehouse inon and mil
lers who desire assistance are re
quested to communicate with tho
extension sorvico at O. A. C. or
with Professor Lovott as it Is de
sired if possible to got this work
started within the, next week or 10
days as tho Ideal' time.; for tho
treatment In warehouses Is while
they aro practically empty. . v;r
NTERVIEWED
HOME ItlilCEDEItS SOLICITED
FOIt WALLA W,LLA KXIIllllTM
Suininorvlllc Meeting Adopts, Many
ltnleM Covering All Phases Of
Stock Handling, ;
Forest Supervisor . E. McDan-
lols, of the Wenalia National For
est, with headquarters at Walla
Walla, accompanied by C. L. Jame
son,, Agricu)turl8t for the Farmers'
Savings Bank of the 'same city,
Hpent yesterday in Ln Grande con
sulting with the officers of the
Union-Wallowa County Fire Asso
clatlons regarding co-operation
work between the association and
the United States Forest Service.
In addition . to attending to of
ficial business Messrs. McDnnlols
and JameHon, accompanied by
County Agent Spiilman 'Interview
ed n niilulrar of tho lending breed
ers of pure bred stock relative to
exhibiting at the Walla Walla lair
September Oth to Hth.
A strong representation ' of ail
classes of Union County stock was
assured. Supervisor McDanlcls Is
making a tour or tho forest and
meeting with all established co-operative
Llvo Slock Associations and
organizing others. Hlnco leaving
Walla Walla ho has attonded .meet
ings at Dayton, Pomoroy, Clover
hind, Troy and Hiimmorvlllo, and
expects to visit Gibbons and Wes
ton before, returning to his head
quarters. A new association wan organized
,.! t .i .,. .till im h.-.,ani,l
i him,,,.,,,
At tho meeting at Smnniorvlllo
tho association In addition to adopt
ing "special rules" concerning, the
ro-operatlvo piirchnso and hand
ling of salt, lilio of herders, con
struction and maintenance of Im
provements, vaccinations for black-
leir nnd burnlna of all carcases on '
llio range, puiehaso or registered
Shorthorn or polled Durham bulls
tor each twenty-flvo head or Trac
tion thereof of female cattle over
six months of age and dehorning.
Alflo votod to exhibit a carload
of mixed one and two year old
range beef steers at Walla Walla
and also named a committee, to at
tend a call meeting by Supervisor
McDanlols, for tlio purpose or cr
foctlng a central organization of
all tho local associations on the
forest. A committee consisting of
Dan Murchlson, Win. McClnre, and
A. C. Glenn were appointed to se
lect, and exhibit tho range stock
while President James Woodell and
Goorgo. Wade wore appointed lo at
tend tho call meeting.
SUMMER SCHOOL NEXT MONDAY
Mi. Huldn Anrinr.ni. utl Mi
STOCKMENARE
Mollie iSnider will open a summer Walter l.ealc, of this city, and a
school next Monday morninV in the brother of Mrs. V. Cass, was accepted
Central School house, for the pupils ; yesterday at Seattle and will bo al
in the Intermediate grades. j lowed to join a Canadian contingent.
" However, any of the children who ' He left Seattle last night for Halifax,
failed to pass in their examination This young man is an Englishman
arc welcome to take advantage of the.
opportunity to go on with their work
before the next term of school opent
in the fall.
FOR SUNDAY
RESIDENTS OF THE WHOLE
. COUNTY ARE INVITED TO
UK PRESENT. '
COMMUNITY FLAG IS TO
BE RAISED AT IMBLER,
There Will 'He Patriotic .Services at
the-Chautauqua Tent, and Interest
ing Programs Grand Army and '
Spanish War Veterans to Attend
As Special Guests. ,
The people of Imbler are preparing
to make Sunday a day of devotion to
the sacred cause of democracy. With 1
the assistance of the Chautauqua tal
ent and others, there will lie patriottc
services at the tent at 11:00 a. m. and
at 8:00 p. m. At three in th after
noon the new community flag will be
raised on an 80-foot polo, With appro
priate ceremonies, preceded by a pro
gram. '
Imbler extends a cordial Invitation
to all the residents of Union county .
to bo present nnd a special invitation
to Grand Army and Spanish-American
war veterans. The Grand Army vot
erans are to take part in. the flag
raising. .
During the chautauqun season the '
Red Cross ladies . will serve dinners
and suppers, and on Sunday a chicken '
dinner will bo served at 1 o'clock with
a lunch or Bupper in the evening. The
proceeds will be for the benefit of the !
local Red Cross. v ; ' -
All the programs on Sunday are
free. .. ' , .'
IT ItTHIOll HXDOIWE.MENT
Stale - Superintendent ; Approves
! Ituby Saving Cainpiiign.
What is your city health buroau
doing to save 006 babies?
Wo can always rely upon . Ore
gon's Superintendent of Public In
struction: "Tho work or the Children's
Bureau, as carried out by tho Wo
man's Comuiltton, Council of Na
tional Defense, under tho direction
of Mrs. Frrl . O. Schllko, meets
fully my approval, and I trust that
Mrs. Schllko will have tho co op
er, it Ion or all tho teachers of the
Slate tn carrying on this most 1 1 it
Vnrtant work.
Child lifo must bo conserved In
America as It has never boon cou
served before ns a means of na-
Itlonnl .defense. Wo must look af-
ter tho health, tho cducaliou nnd
tho living of the American child
if wo are to liavo the American
manhood and womanhood that wo
shall, need In America al the closo
ot this war to assist In building the
new and related world Ihut Is go
ing to rlso out of tho ruins of tho
old."
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) J. A. CHURCHILL, .
Supt. Public Instruction. -
GRASS FIRE CALLS
OUT DEPARTMENT
About 1:30 o'clock this afternoon, in
response to a fire alram from Box 45,
the fire department made a quick run
to the corner of Cove and Cherry
streets nnd smothered a grass fire,
foui.d In-iinng around a house Thu
lie.-, did ml slop long enough to l jarn
the names of tho occupants if the
j t-c.uisus, as no uumage m uw.
ACCEPTED FOIt SERVICE
After Thrc Attempts, Waller Leale
J"i"s Canadian Forces.
j by birth and ho made three previous
attempts tn get into the service, and
each time was turned down for qne
reason or another.
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