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VOLUME XXI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 20. 1918
NUMBER 253
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ALONZO E. TAYLOR
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PORTLAND IS
INTERESTED
OR. CHARLES S. MACFARLAND
PLANS ARE
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KOU CONFIRMATION Ok'
FREE KITE FOR PLANT.
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MYSTERY
REGARDING
SMIEGO
Pill
tin
ADVANCE
minis
CAPTAIN THINKS THAT THE VES
SEL WAS TORPEDOED BY A
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
LOCAL BOYS OF CREW
' KNOWN TO BE SAFE
Theory of Torpedo or Internal Ex
plosion Is Not Borne Out By Sur
rounding Circumstances Forty
Seven Lives Believed to Have Been
Lost II n the Disaster. '""' . -
WASHINGTON, July ;: 20. (Iiy
United Press.) The Naval Dcpart-
muna has announced that the ar
mored cruiser San Diego, has been
sunk, off New York. Although no
definite announcement- is made it
is recognized as possible thai the
warship may have boon torpedoed.
It is believed that the ;rew or
1100 officers and men hare been
saved. .
The cruiser San Diego was of
1:1,000 tons displacement. .
"TOHPKDOF.D" SAYS CAPTAIN.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July ,20.
( By 'United Press.) The captain
of the armored cruiser SanN Diego
has landed, together with 115 sur
vivors. Ho snys he believed the
warship was torpedoed by a Gor
man U-boat.
CAUSE IS MYSTERY.
.j WASHINGTON, D.C.. July 20.
(By United: Pices.) An announce
ment issued by, the Navy depart
ment says: "The captain of the San
Diego reports that ho is Inclined to
believe that the ship was sunk by
explosion of a torpedo." :
There are no conclusive factors,
however, for arriving at any de
finite ilccisiou us to the cause of
I ho disaster. When an inquiry Is
hold, the follollng circumstances
will have to b"p considered: .
First No torpedo wake was seen
Second No convincing eviUenco
is obtainable that a periscope was
observed is available;
Three No submarine showed it
self, despite "the fact that three un
armed vessels were In the vicinity
carrying out rescue work for two
hours uftor the explosion, and
would have been an easy prey for
a submarine;
Four Tlio shlpj was struck on
the port side abaft the beam, wjilch
discouruges , tho mine theory;
. Fifth Fine weather prevailed,
with a smooth sea.
Mines Are 'Found. ..
Late last night several American
lutval vessels .which were cruising
in the neighborhood , of tlto spot
when the San Diego disuster oc
curred, found a number of floating
minus and dustroyed five or six of
tliem.
No Internal Explosion.
Am disposing of the theory that
tliore was n traitor aboard, the of
Itccrs positively announce that
there was' no Internal explosion .on
Ilie warship. The vessel was trav
eling at a speed of 15 'knots when
tho explosion occurred, and foun
dered within 15 minutes.
Orflciul messages indicuto .that
tlie loss of life was small.
HEAVY LOSS I" 'ON FIRM ED
NEW YORK, Inly 20. I l!y
United Press.) Reports to the ef
fect that 300 men perished w,ien
the San Diego foundered, which
me In circulation here, have not
been confirmed.
LOCATION OF TISOOPS.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 20.-
(By United Press. (-Chlef of Staff
March today announced that the
American divisions engaged on the
larger front in tho offensive, be
tween Chateau Thierry and the
plateau of Snissons are the 1st, 2nd
3rd. and 4th Regulars, the 2fith
(New England) and the 28th
I Pennsylvania) National Guard Di
visions. It Is said that the 42nd
National Guard Division, which Is
a "Rainbow" division composed of
A new photograph of Or. Alonzo E.
Taylor, a member of tho war trade
board and also ef the House mis
sion to Europe. He was in charge
of the feeding of French and English
In Germany before the United States
entered the war. In private life he
ranks as one of the leading food ehenv
Ists and. biologists in, the world.
IMBLER MEETING.
IS A BIG SUCCESS
CHAUTAUQUA TEXT WAS I'TLI
Jil) TO ITS CAPACITY ON'
THE OPENING NIGHT.
Reports from Imbler are to the
effect that tho chautauuuu meeting
is a pronoilnced success The tent
at the meeting yesterday evening
was filled Its Its capacity. The
speaker was Col. Geurhart and he
was appreciated by all. The Nea
politan Quartette furnish an admir
able musical program, i
Dr. William E. Adams was the
ppeaker this ufternoon and will alto
give the principal address this ev
ening. And the quartette will also
be on tho program. The program
for tomorrow will be somewhat in
formal but Dr. .Adanig .will be otic
of the speakers.-
Those who attend tomorrow who
do not bring their lunch baskets
will be served with mcnls by the
ladies ot the Itcd Cross, and nomi
nal charges will prevail.
men from 27 stules,' is on the right
flank of tho allied army in the
Champagne. This Involves tho
field ambulance unit from Ln
Grande, which was utluclicd. to
this division. -
Hnvo Advanced Ten Miles.
Chief of Staff Mat'ch said that
the maximum penetration of the
enemy's front attained by tho Franco-American
forces in their drive 13
10 miles, while an average of seven
miles- along the whole front from
Bullous plateau to Chateau-Thierry
.170,0110 Americans In Drive. '
Nearly 170,000 Americans are ac
t li u 1 1 y taking part in the fighting in
tho main drive witlt the French.
This would Indicate that there are
over 6000 Americans to the mile of
front, . with comparatively few
French. In the salient whore the
main drive Is taking place.
Chief or Stuff March again an
nounced that' thuro ui'.- . 1 ,200,000
Americans overseas.
CASUALTIES TOTAL 47.
NEW YORK, July 20. (By
United Press.) The complete list
of the casualties on the San Diego
will probably total 47, including
killed, missing und injured.
ALBERT ISRINKEIt IS SAFE.
The only Union Co. boy who la
known to have been on the ill-fated
Warship now proves to have escaped
not only with his life, hut without
Injury.
Mrs. U. M. McClellnn, of Union,
mother of Albert Brinker,
(his afternun received a telegram
from tho Navy Department, an
nouncing that ' her son- was safe
and Well.
I .OCA I. HOYS SAFE.
Joe Corbett. of La Grande, is
a member of the crew of the San
Diego, which, lias been for soim !
lime past engaged in convoying
transports acrops the Atlantic. Cor
bet was recently here on furlough
jsnd, according to his schedule, was
lo arrive In New York last night
I to rejoin his ship. He was, there
fore, not on the vessel at the lime
or the disaster.
WEATIIEH FOItE'-AST
PORTLAND, July 20. Fair.) k-.
CELEBRATION AND FAREWELL
TO BE IN TOWN INSTEAD v '
OF AT THE PARK. '"
HON. L L. RAND, OF BAKER,
WILL GIVE AN ADDRESS
; i V' ,
ain Part of the Program Will Be
On Adams Avenue and Will Include thBt ,,. be ma(6. available for
. An Automobile Parade and a Com-ch a .. plBnt. The ,eUer added
. munity Dance-Change in Arrange-(imt s tna ,pec(lU functlon of the
ments Meets General Approval. Chambov f Commerce of Portland j
.!to foster all 'such: -manufacturing
iMarked, changes in the plans for en-J the desired information, steps could',
terfflinino, thA Alnti'OS whn I..V. rn.Tkn l.kan In .VIDurH tn 1ha ,,,-iltai. 'rOlll
war mrtTllulv mnrnin. hv h-.nl
necessitated, and the committee in
charge has determined' to hold the
celebration Monday in town instead of
at the park. , ' '
The chief reasons for those changes
are, the pavilion at the park is wholly
inadequate in size to accommodate
those who would naturally like to at
tend and, in the second place, there are
hundreds of people who would hka,
and are , entitled to attend, but who
can't get to the park. : .
. These two primary reasons have-
brought about the change and mean
that up to 10,000 ncopio will be able
to see and hear all that takes place.
Aid of city authorities has been in
voked. Adams avenue will be roped
off, from Chestnut to Elm, and Depot
street, from Jefferson to Washington.
This space will be freed of automo
biles, and speakers and. singers will
not be interrupted.
The committee has announced num
erous requests, which include:
That every automobile which comes
down town take part in the parade
which begins at 8:!)0 sharp, forming
at the Y. M. C. A. with the head to
ward the west on Washington. The
committee is frunk to say that auto
mobiles belong in the parade and not
on the sidelines, looking on. This is
one occasion when an automobile oc
cupied with people, on the sidelines
looking on, will be decmcd'unpatriotic
People yesterday were, in some cases,
awfully busy looking on, but didn't
help to make the show, and it is pro
posed that this lethargy be eliminated
this time.
Lieutenant Skiff, quartermaster of
the Oregon Guard battalion here, will
be marshal of the parade, ln addition
to tho Oregon Guard, the band and
thc 91 Union county selcctives, there
will be 62 selectivcs from Wallowa
county in the parade, and then, the
automobile section, the foot sections
walking far enough to give all auto
parties the room they desire.
Aftor the parade, which will move
Dromntly at 8:a0, will come the pro
gram ,at the' intersection of Depot and
Adams. Should it rain, the program
will proceed any way for a little rain
won't hurt the home folks a bit. Rain
or shine, the show will go oir.
The following numbers will be
on the program:
Band music; address, R. J. Green;
music by the Ladies Zoboo band, in
charge of Miss Gladys Bjack; vocal
selection, Mrs. P. A. Foley; address,
Hon. John Rand, Baker; celebration
speech in honor. of American victories
on the Marne; vocal selection, Mrs. T.
J." Scroggin; music by Home Guard
band;" reception and dance.
(Continued on Page 4.)
AMERICAN WOUNDED AT PARIS RED CROSS HOSPITAL
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IIIDill i II III I I I' I II I II II UIMI llll Mil illlll law MBWiai SfUHWm
Aoiericnii minini wno nsva on-n wnimiicu nuii mive uei-u curti cir in trie
which wus formerly known as Doctor ltlake's hovpltiil. '
That tho old adage "It pays to'
advertise" way conclusively proven
tills inornmg to the rntlro satis
faction of. J. D. McKeunun, when
on oponing Ills morning's niiitl , he
found a letter from the secretary
of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce," enclosing ' a clipping from
tho Oregoninu 'of u special dispatch
from La Grande, which statud that
Mr. McKeunon had offered a free
building site, on the right or way
of the O.-W. R. & N. to any ,flrm
which would erect a dehydrating
plant upon it.:
The letter asked that Mr. Mc-
' Kennon confirm the , report, also
j,.,n.i .., ,
enterprises, and , upon receipt ofi
! i I T
BALL GAME
AND" RACES
UENEITT SPOHTINO EVENT Alt
' - HANGED FOR FUTURE.
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Ball (1111110 Hotvvecu La Grande And
ihilcrpi-iso Moose' Tcunr And
. Cycle Hiiclng.
Work Is progressing rapidly 011 ;
' I
wnai promises 10 ; oo one 01 me!
'most cntertu'ining afternoons in the
Jway of sports that has occurred in
Union county for Home time, and it
all started through it challenge of
tho Enterprise ; M,ooso Lodge base
ball team to pilot a team of tlio:mcnts for the demonstration, which
local Mooso Lodge nn tho diamond,
in Lu Grand':, and tho local iodge
donute the , proceeds to any war
work they might see" fit. Of
course tho Moose Lodge of La
Grande could not pass up an op
portunity like this und accepted tho
challenge, . also taking udvamngu
of tho fact that .there" are tovbo
no Speed 'lim Up races this year,
they aro arranging au Interesting
race program to gu with the ball
game and 'make it worth the ut-
tendance of those from a'. distance.
The expenses tor the occasion to
be very light, us the county Is
putting tho track In shape, the city
donates the water and sprinkling,
Wm. Miller tenders tho uso of thv
full' grounds, A!. Daniels superin
tends tho speed ring, Htck McGln
nls Is coaching the ball nine the
Auxiliary is aiding in every way
and the Moose Lodge hnvo gone In
to mako the event, yield the big-
gest donation to the Union County
Army and Nuvy Auxiliary that has
been given to (hem to help in their
groat and useful work. As" the
lodge has the reputation of doing
nothing by halves, they are very
apt to obtain this result.
Resides the ball game between
Enterprise and 'La Grunde, ther
will be" two automobile races., two i grounds at the Tabernacle naxt Wed
' ( Con tinned on Ppee Two) i nesday evening.
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WITHIN AN HOUIl AITEU NEWS
I'ltOM CHANCE PARADE IS
PIT ON THE STREETS
BAND AND GUARDMEN
TURN OUT IN LINE
Whistles Blow And Hells Ring III
Celebration Of The Oreul Victory
At Tho Front .loyful Day Cllm
aveil Wltli A Dig Street lMnce
At Night. . '
Within an hour after the news
France reached The Observer
MaU "10 BlorloilS Victory
of the
American soldiers was made public,
a parade was on the streets. The
Oregon Guard, headed by J. David
Haines' band, made the very wel
kin ilng with shouts of "Victory."
r At 4:30 o'clock the shop whistlos
and engines in the yard blew loud
1 blasts,' and the big whistle ,at the
Geo. Palmer mill Joined in.
1 ' Hht Street Dnnce.
I At a little after nine, o'clock, sta
tioned on a truck, J, David Haines'
j band struck, up, and nearly the
jentiro populace Joined ln a street
;dance. ,; " .
Railroad Yards Have Stunt, ;
Nearly all the employes in tho
railroad yards took a hand In the
demonstrations, during the pande
monium that - provai'.uu on tho
streets. This excitement was in
igoneral charge of the veteran store-
keeper, A: J. Martin. Among other
,llimral,ii,n Tv u luniv Til 11 w.a Hunv ln
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effigy to the flag polo and the fig
ure was appropriately decorated
In a color schemo of yellow.
I Won Quickly Organized. ;
Chief of Police Rayhurn . took
charge of tho preliminary arrange.
was followed out practically In line
with the notice given ln tho Obser
ver yesterday evening. Within a
very few minutes the shops and
mills were advised and the auto
parade, forming hear tho Elks'
Temple, was under way. There
wore upwards of a hundred mach
ines, in lino, headed by the homo
gunrdB and the band. This part of
the. arrungouieiit wns a surprise
oven to the participants themselves
everything bolng done so hurried
ly, but at the same tlmo In per
fect order. As a matter of fact the
parado was in many respects a du
plicate of tho recent Fourth or
July pageant. For an Impromptu
affair it was u great. success. . ,
COMMUNITY CHORUS MEETING
Work On French National Anthem
Will Be Undertaken. .
The Community Chorus will hold its
regular practice next Monday night in
the Presbyterian church at 7:80
o'clock,
Word from Prof. Edwards indicates
his desire to devote some of the time
to work on the French national an
them. He also hopes for a full at
tendance arid all members be active i'
bringing more singers for enrollment.
L. I). S. LAWN SOCIAL. .
The Sunday school of the L. D. S.
church will cive a lawn social on the
Auierii'iui Keu cross hoepitul ui I'ario,
.
Trio Boy. Scouts or America appoint'
d Or. Charles 8. Macfarland as a spe
cial commissioner to present the greet
ings -of 442,000 scouts and scouy offi
cials to General Pershing "over there"
and to pledge the full resource they
possess in backing him to the limit In
order that the war may be won.
ALFALFA FIELD AND;
WEEVIL INSPECTED
UOVERXMENT 10.YPERTS WITH
COUNTY AGENT, WILL MAKE
I KFFOKT TO KILL PESTS. .
A. Burr-Black and U. O. Thomp
son, ot the O. A, C. Biological De
partment, this artornoon, In com
pany With - County Agent P; A.
Spilluian, drove out Into the coun
try a short distance to luspec'. cer
tain fields of alfalfa, which 'are In
fested with weevils.
The crop of alfalfa, in' some sen-
tions of Union county, .has become
Infested with weovlls to euch an
extent that the crops ur in great
danger of complete failure, and It
Ir thought by prompt uttunilon, tlio
crops, or part of thorn, may; bo say.
cd. "
Ql'ENTJX ROOSEVELT DEAD.
Definite liifonimdon Is Dropped Iiy
German Aviator.
PARIS, July 20 (By United
Press.) The- death of . , Qumillu
Roosevelt Is unfortunately 'confirm
ed'. ""' ; .' ,; .'.'v:.-..
According to the Journal a Ger
man aviator yestorduy Avonlng
crossed tho allies lines at a low
altitude anl dropped Ouonlin Rooso-
vettB aviation cup, which contained
a note confirming tho death of tlio
young American aviator. '
Previous reports hud hold out
hopes thut Qiicntln might have
reached the ground ullvc, .
WEDDING.
A pretty but qtllot wedding look
place at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. H. Rumolhart on Alder St., July
17, when their daughter Clara was
united in marriage to Mr: George
Lansdon of Ln Grnude, Ore. They
wore attended by Mr. and Mrs. D.
H. Steward. Mr. and Mrs. Lansdon
will be at home at their present
residence to their innny friends.
ANOTHER GRASS FIRE.
At 1:,10 this afternoon, in response
to an alarm of fire, the depnrtment
made quirk work - of another grass
fire which occurred on a vacant lot
on Fir street, between T and U ave
nues. Chief Rayburn says that it was
started, probably, by boys playing
with matches.
THRESHING RECORDS HEtiUlltED
Accurate Reports Must Be .Made to
County Agents.
Under federal authority there must
be reports made by threshing machine
operators as to the amount of grain
threshed and the acreage. Monthly
reports are to be made on the thresh
ing; of wheat and a report at the end
of the season on other grains. These
reports are to he sent to County Agent
Spillman, and they include not only
those who arc threshing for hire but
those who do threshing on their own
private account.
Mr. Spillman expects to receive
soon a set of record books which will
be supplied to the threshing machine
men, and there will also be provided
in the record book a place for tho ma
chine men to keep their accounts of
work done, which is not required to
ho rcpor,eil. Mr. Spillman wants these
reports whether the record books are
received in time or otherwise, as he
needs the statistics to forward to the
bureau of markets, as required by the
federal rules.
VIOLENT COUNTEIt ATTACKS ON
SOISSONS-CHATEAU THEIRRY
FRONT ARE REPULSED. :
LA GRANDE HOSPITAL UNIT
rs ACTIVELY ENGACtD
rhere Are Six Thousand Anidrieau "
( to the, Mile and Comparatively Fear
French In the Main Offensive
' Severest Fighting Near Salaam
All Resistance Overcome,
.... LONDON,. July . 20. (By , United
Press.) The Franco-Americans, af. ;
ter repulsing the most violent coun
ter attacks, which wore dollvered
by the Germans along the whole of
the Soissons-Chateau Thierry front
In an effort to stem the tide of
victory on wbjch the allied armies
are advancing, have again surged
forward in an Irresistible rush anil
are still progressing.
Prisoners Number 18,000.
The prisoners alreudy counted
number 18,800 It Is authoritatively
lenrnfcd today., '
1 .: ,.
Germuiut Throw ; licscnen bi. ,
The counter attacks delivered by
the Huns were attended with great -force,.
and indicated that large bod- ' '
Iu4 of German' reserves are now ar
riving. ' : ' ' "
Americans Adviinco luOO YaruV
Between Soualne and 'Auboriva,
on a seven mile front - east of
Kliolms, the Frunco-Ainorican for
ces 'have advanced one thousuntl
yards. --.''ii'v'. i
ANOTHER TOWN TAKJEN.
PARIS, July 20. (By United ;
Press.) The : Franco-Americans
continue their victorious advance
on tho greuter part of tho Aisfid-
Marnp front.
Neullly HI. Front Captured '
The latest, reports from the bat. i
11) Trout Indicate; that the pressure 1
Is now 'being oxertod on the Oor-
man forces a few hilles north ot '
Chateau-Thierry, and tho Franco-
Americans have capturod the liK
portnnt town of Neullly St. Front. -
Germans Retreating On To MarnA
Tho Franco-American forces are"
also crowding the Oormans who
succeeded in. advancing south of the ,
Murno In tho oarly days of ' this
week. They liave hurled the Huns
hack on u f II teen nillo front south
or tlio rlvur, lietweon Fossoy and
Oitcllly, gaining more ground front
the Germans who yet remain on the
wrong atdo of the rlvor.
ALLIES DOMINATE SOISSONH.
y WASHINGTON. D, C, July 20.---
(By United Press.)' Tile War De
partment hourly expecls to receive
from General Porshlng tlio news
that tho Franco-American forcea
have entered 'Soissons.
Official- word was received yes
terday that the city had been ren
dered untenable for the German
forces, probably through allied ar
tillery fire. . v ; -. v
The capture, of the city was au
nuunccd from official diplomatic;
circles hole yesterday, und It Is ex
pected that its fall will bo confirm
ed by a communique from tho
French government.
GERMANS HAVE I .ONE CHANCE
LONDON, July 20. (By United
'ress.) The Geriiinna lone chuiioo
of retrieving the lnltlulivo and re-:!
newing their offensive lies in. strik
ing in thu Immediate future at tin:
lullles. The blow must be' struck
! with llghtnlng-liko rapidity - and '
with a. lull force of men, say the
military experts. Failure to . do
jtlils will undoubtedly mean that von
!Hlndonbuig's 1918 offensive, which
alined at tho capture of Paris and
the Channel coast ports, hub oeen
completely shattered.
The chances of a German suc
cess may bo gauged front tho fact
that along the entire front Oenotal
isKlmo Foch is expected, to give
tho signal for tho loosing of the
whole or the allied forces against
the Hun. - -"''
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