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VOLUME XXI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, -.THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918
NUMB tiR 257
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AMERICANS
DRIVE INS
TOTHENORTH
ItOMRAItDM MNT OF FKHH-HN-TAIiOF.XOlS
llA,My,i:HS ItH
. TREAT W (ilillMAXS.
ENEMY COUNTER ATTACK
WINS SHORT LIVED SUCCESS-
Fi-unro-Aincrlcnn Artillery -nml Av
iators ll.-iln Shells And -ISnmbs
On U Railroad Center Al
lied Advanco Continues.
' , PARIS. July 25. (Iiy United
I'rosa.) Tho Amorlcans contluuo
their - advanco ngulnst tho Germans
north nnd northeast of Chateau
Thierry and are now driving on
Fae-eri-Tardonpis on an unbroken
ton mile front. -
Tho Germans nro blowing .. up
their ammunition, apparently - as a
preludo to their evacuation of tho
city. However, Oniony has been oc
nupiod by tho allies and from this
city tho French artillery 'Is onflunk
ing tho rotronling Germans, mak
ing their retirement very difficult.
Franco-American Infantry Is now
gradually approachjjig Foro-en-Tar-
. denoin from the west, while a torrl
flc bombardment both from tho east
and tho west Is making tho , olty
untenable. ' Many., fires Cave been
started In the city by shell firs
and aerial bombs.
v Twenty divisions of Germans,
now massed for strategic purposes,
is oxpcqled to open counter maneu
vers in tho near future.
A.V ALL NIGHT RATTLE.
Amclruus Win Village Anl flour
Forest Of Enemy.
WITH THK AMEUfCANS ON
THE MARNJ'1, July 25. -(lly lin'l.
cd Press.) The city of Fere-oi',-Tardenois,
north-east of Solsitnns.
is now under constant fire of tin"
Franco-American artillery and avia
tors nro maintaining a steady rain
of bombs upon the railroad depot
nnd yards, seriously interfering
with tho movement of Gormau ma
terials and men.
Fero-en-Tardenois is tho . moat
important railroad cenlor In . tin,
Soissons-IlelniB salient, and Is wilh
In live miles of tho present battle
lino.
Tho Franco-American forces
wero heavily engaged during the
night und wero successful in ihe:r
efforts to clear Itisso forost, nortl -cast
of Jaulgonno, of the enemy
The breaches in tho enemy linns
near Jaulgonno have been apprecia
bly enlarged, and the Franco-Americans
nro advancing In this sector
of tho salient In spite of sharp ronr
gmud actions which die .enemy is
forcing.
TANKS FLAY IHO FART
German Tapers Say French I'sed
Over HOO "Fly" Tanks.
AMSTERDAM. July 2.-(I!y
United I'ress.) The Koclnlsclio
Zultung dorlarcs that the French,
in their counter offensive, employ
ed over 800 tanks.
The correspondent probably re
fers to tho small "fly" tanks, a now
typo recently perfected.
HEAVY COUNTER ATTACK.
Germans Itelnkc, Village And Wood
lnly To Lost Them Aunlu.
1'AHIS. July 25. The Germans
arc heavily counter-attacking north
of tho Mnrno In tho DormmH "re
gion. Last night they occupied
the village of Chanslncs and a wood
north of Treloup, but tho poslllon-.i
were soon retaken by the allied
forces, says an official commu
nique. .
allies imihssurh stronger.
Seriousness Of Germans Position
Is Daily Inrrcay'ilg.
WITH TJ1I-! FRENCH ARMIES
ON THE MAIiNK, July 25. (Ky
United I'ress.) The allies continue
their relentless pressure on the Ger
mans In tho Solssons-Rolms pocket.
In spite of their resistance, vital
point after vital point is giving
way, and tho seriousness of the
German predicament is becoming
dally more marked.
LA GRANDE SLOGAN
Something new in the way of slo
gans has just been published ly City
Manager Currcy, nnd reads life this:
"Do you know it's true? The ru
mors you repeat may injure our owr
boys and assist the enemy."
MARGUERITE CLARK
TO MARRY OFFICER
POPULAR .MOVIIC STAR NOW
PLANS TO PLAY ROLE OF
WAR UHll'IO.
NI!W YORK, July 25.-(By Unl
led Press.) Miss Marguerite Clark
known throughout tho world' for
her. clever portrayals on tho niovio
screen, today announced her en
gagement to Lieut. Pulmorstori Wil
liams of Now Orleans.
INDOOR BASEBALL.
It's a great game ,ns you watch il
played by the Y. M. C. A. secrctar;
nnd a bunch of "kids." Keeps the
boys off tho street, besides being the
best kind of exercise for growing
'boys.
FIFTY ADDITIONAL REQUIRED
TO COMPLETE CTY SYSTEM
I'lpe Lino Is Taxed To The Llmlt-
Clly Warrants At Far Insluad
Of A Discount.
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As the city Is now running on a
strict yearly budget basis, no way
can be found until another budget
is made ' next November, to raise
the sniuries of-city employes. But
ono thing was arranged for the be
nefit of city employes, and that is
that the banks will hereafter ac
cept all city warrants at par, in
stead of taking them at a 2 per
cent, discount.
In rising to a point of privilege,
Water Foreman F. G. Kline, in
behalf of himself and other city,
employes, oxplained bis own posi
liou In asking for an increase In
salary, by telling the commission of
the difficulty In finding all the
water meters. .. .-"
President , McKennon said that
all the meters should be plainly
marked and easily located, and "if
you cannot find them it will bo
easy enough to find someone who
can."
That was taken in good part,
and ended the discussion.
Chy Manager Carrey's regular
weekly report, indicates that, should
there be a much larger use of city
water during tho summer, the pipe
lino eannot carry It.
In explaining the matter after
wards, Mr. Currey stated that at
present tho pipe line from the
mountain reservoir leading to the
city reservoir passes over several
very high places, where the flow
of water is slowed down, but by
moving the pipe lino further up
stream or up thca mountain higher,
presumably a much a higher prcs-
Btiro could be secured.
The. report follows:
City of La Grande, Oregon.
July 24, 1!)18.
To tho Hon. Commission,
City or La Grande, Oregon.
Gentlemen: '
I herewith submit my report for
the week ending July 24th, 1018:
Tho fire chief reports three flics
Tor the week. The first was a grass
tiro at tho corner or Cherry and O.
Alarm came from box 45. Flro
started from sparks fom a locomo
tive. Eleven voluntoers answered
tho rail at a cost of $11. Tho se
cond was also a grass fire. This
was at 2211 Fir Street. This call
camo from box 41. Thirteen vol
unteers were out at a cost of $13
dollars. The third flro wa3 1202 I
Avenue nnd proved to be a pile of
trash back of a woodsTicd cause
jot fire unknown. This call came
irrom llox 43. Six volunteers re
sponded at a cost of $(i. Tho chier
reports that his froo employment
'bureau has had calls for 32 harvest
11 l,,,.,la A nti,.rrf
plrkora and 1 dish washer for the
week, nnd that he has been able to
furnish seven men for the sawmills
and eight for the farms.
Tho chief of police reports six
arrests for tho week, one or which
was a statu case, two for disorder
ly conduct, three for traffic viola
tions. Amount of fines and forfeit
ures $52.50.
The report from the Street and
Water Departments shows a total
expense for labor for the week of
JI20.SS. Thirteen dollars and ror
ly cents or this Is charged to the
water and Sewer department and
one hundred seven dollars and forty-eight
cents to tho street depart
ment. The feower on O Street had
become clogged and required re
opening. Wo also bad a leak at
tho fire hydrant at O and First.
Tho fitreet Department also eat
weeds on several streets besides the
usual gutter cleaning and pavement
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WATER
MEIERS
BRITISH WAR
WORKERS HIT
GOVERNMENT
QUARTER JHLLIOX MUNITION
MAKERS QUIT WOltK AT:
VITAL MOMENT.
TRADE UNION COMMITTEE
URGES RETURN TO WORK
Wiir Cabinet Will Tuko Possession
Of Plant -Strike Is ltecogiiized
As Direct Blow Against Tho Gov
ernment .Strikers Mny Be Put
Into Trenches.
I LONDON, July 25. (By United
Press. )Oyor 200,000 munition wor
kers uro Idle In England today U3
a result or a strike which become
offoctive tills morning at Covontry
and Birmingham, the two great
English centors of manufacture of
war material.
It Is undorstod that tlTc War
Cabinet in to tuko iuimcdinto pos
session of the plants uffectod . with
tho object of forcing the workers
to resume work.
Tho strike, which has been threa
tening for some days, is rogardod
us a direct blow at the government,
and the authorities are now perfect
ing plans which will fqree strikers
into the army unless the men .im
mediately return to work.
The Trades Unions advisory com
mittee held a conference with gov
ernment officials this afternoon as
result of which It urged the
strikers to resume work.
Some tlmo ago it was announced
that the Labor Party in England
had abrogated a working agreement
with the government which had
been in operation fpr over a year.
Although the real : cause of tho
troublo is somewhat obscuro, the
relations between the Labor party
and the Lloyd-George government
have not been good since Arthur
Henderson, leader of tho party, was
dropped from the cabinet.
A I, LI li.S COXTIXl'U ADVAXCK.
"While Not Fxtensivo Are Import
nut," Hays Baker.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25.
(By United Press.) Secretary of
War Baker declares that tho Allies
"continue to advance In certain ter
ritory." Ho added that while tho gains
wero not extcusivo they uro Im
portant.
HEAVY RAINS AT UNION.
War Board Secretary Was Caught
Out In .Shower.
Assistant District Secretary of the
War Board H. L. Du Bois, who had
occasion to motor over to Union yes
terday afternoon to sec about the new
government census, got wet on his
return. It not only rained, but, he
says, it simply poured down for thirty
minutes, and to within a mile of Hot
Lake.
Doubtless, he said,, the farmers of
that entire section of the valley will
get much bigger crops from the effect
of the downpour.
ENLISTMENTS STOPPED.
The local board has" received notice
that all enlistments, either for the
army or nnvy, will be suspended until
the August quotas are filled.
AMERICAN CRUISER BROOKLYN IN VLADIVOSTOK HARBOR
rt win - s- -i
I . r - v
I r - - -w
The I nlted Sislen cruiser I'.rooklyn
oriler. Pack of It U the Drltlsh cruiser
CHAPLAIN J. B. DEVALLES
Sw' W.llllll
jf , CALLED FOR
0W 'mm
Chaplain J. B. DeValles, with the
Knights of Columbus In France, has
been awarded tho Croix do Guerre for
bravery and coolness while under fire.
He was attached to an Infantry regi
ment which was in the thick of the
' flriht. nnri rinrlnn thA h:it nf hHl
he went among the wounded and help
ed get them to paints of safety. :
PERSHING SENDS
THE CASUALTY LIST
HF.AVY LIST OF KILLF.I) AXI)
l.Jllti;i M:U;:lS nnSPKBATK
FIGHTl.N'O OX J1AUNF,.
WASHINGTON,' D.C., July 25.
(By United Tress.J Genoral per
shing has forwarded a list of 18S
casualties, all sustained' in action
The list Is us follows: '
Killed in action: 32.
Died of wounds: C.
Wounded soveroly: 123.
Casualties
the Marines total-
64, us follows:
Killod In action: ft).
Wounded severely: 88,
BRAZIL WILL DEFEAT
THE GERMAN TRICKS
GOVUIl.X.MF.XT WILL - CHECK
lH'X OI'F.li.VriO.VS ISY CLOS
1XO GKB.MAX I'.A.XIvS.
RIO DR JANEIRO, July 25.--Tho
Brazilian 'government today
struck n blow at tho financial end
of German propaganda In the re
public by ordering tiio liquidation
of thrc.e German banks hero.
SIBERIAN PLANS
NEAR MATURITY
I'hfsidicnt i;i:n;ivi;s bf.I'LY
FltO.M JAPAN AMI CO.M'IOItS
, WITH I l lSt I DIPLOMAT
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25:
I (By United l'rcr-.) it was leurnrd
authoritatively toil i.v that Japan's
reply to President Wilson's pro
posals regarding Siberia. Ims been
ocelved, but k iii as yet undetermin
ed whether furl her negotiations will
bo necessary.
The l're.ddi-nt .this afternoon
held a long ronrrrem-e with re
presentatives of Iho f-titn depart
ment, Secretary of War Baker and
tho British Ambassador, Lord
Rending.
In the barber o ladlvosiok helping
Suffolk.
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4L rr IMjcVS lZ&&T'JiM.wmne:
innnMnQE
U I II II I llll II II
BAN LAID ON RELEASES TO THE
NAVY, MAKING COUPS AND
CMEttGENCY FLEET.
MEN IN THE SHIPPING
INDUSTRIES TO REMAIN
All Class One Registrants of 1918, As
Well As 1917, to Be Held Until
Quotas for August Arc Filled, With
Allowances for. Rejections ut the
Army Camps.
Oregon' will be called upon to fur
nish approximately 4000 men for calls
during tho month of August, accord
ing to information received at the se
lective service headquarters in Port
land. The figures arc not exact, but
arc approximately correct.
In view of these calls, there can be
no more enlistments of either the
first or the later' registrants in tho
navy, marine corps or in tho emer
gency fleet. '
The order of Provost-Marshal Gen
eral Crowder sayB:
"Immediately direct all local boards
to refuse releases to thq navy, the
marine corps and the emergency
fleet, to all registrants of tho .1917
or 1918 classes, who have been or will
be classified in class 1 until a suf
ficient number of class 1 registrants,
physically qualified for general mili
tary service, . are in sight to fill
promptly and properly all calls up to
August 31, with a generous allow
ance for physical rejections at camp
This applies o all registrants, wheth
er or not they have been finally clas-s
sified and have completed their phys
ical examinations." -, ' 'VX , ft
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EXPECTS BUMPER CHOP '
Frank S. Bridges Well Pleased With
His Wheat Prospects.
Frank S. Bridges, who has recently
returned from a trip to Los Angeles,
stated that ho had gono out to his
wheat ranch yesterday afternoon and
was quite surprised at the b"ig pros
pective crop of wheat on his 120
acres', about ten miles out from the
city on tho Cove road.
"I might say that I expect a 'bum
per crop,' which, I think, when har
vested will average about !!0 bushels
to the acre," said Mr. Bridges.
HOUSE AND BARN
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The house and barn nnd adjacent
buildings on what is known ns the
Carbine place, were nil destroyed by
fire at 3:;i() this afternoon. The
pbiro has been occupied tho past two
years by W. II. Duckett. It is located
just north of the city park.
Hut three of tho small children
were at home, tho widest of whom,
George, ngeil lit, was taken to Hit
hospital badly burned. From rcporti,
received, tho firo started from a de
fective flue and the boy sustained the
burns in attempting to stop the
flames.
Mrs. Duckett nnd other children
were away from home nnd Mr. Duck
ett was also absent ut work on I:
penrhy farm.
The house was one of the subslan
tinl farm buildings of 'the county, and
the loss will reach several thousand
dollars.
to prelect valuuble Sinn's and luniiilali
NEW RECORD IN
BUILDING T. P.D,
MAItli ISLAND NAVY YARD COM
MISSION'S DESTItOYFIt 17!4 '
DAY AFTER KEEL LAID.
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25.
(Tho Maro Island' Navy Yard has
broken all world rocords by . plac
ing thq destroyer Ward In commis
sion 1714 days after tho keel-was
luttl. ,
Tho previous best tlmo for build
ing , a destroyer in an- American
yard was 20 months.
THE FIRST GOLDEN ROD.
A largo bunch of the first Golden
Kod of the season was brought in yes
terday from one of tho by-ways of La
Grande. It, is also a reminder to lay
in the. winter's supply of wood and
conl.
Uncle Snni says, "Do it now," am
save cars for other uses in the winter
:.IPMYIOICS AHU 1TIU.I1 TO
BACK IP (lOVKILXJIKNT.
Decision Is To Bo Given Today AN
fcctlng The Wages And Con
dition Of Kmploycs.
WASHINGTON. D.C., July 25.
Wages of railroad shopmen were
inpreasod to CS cents an hour to
day by .Director General McAdoo
with proportional advances for as
sistants und miscellaneous classes
In mechanical departments. The
new rates are retroactivo to last
January 1st, are from 5 to 13 ceuts
and more higher than wages paid
these men In most shops under tue
general wage advance allowed two
months ago by tho director gener
al, .but are somewhat luss than tho
labor organizations sought.
Beginning August 1, eight itjurs
will bo rocognized us a standard
working day and overtime, Sundays
and holiday work will be paid at
the rate or one and one-half time
tho usual rata. That puy will be
given the men as soon as It can
bo calculated.
Tho advances apply to , about
500,000 men and npply flatly to all
sections of the country, despite lo
cal 'difforences prevailing hereto
fore. Tho addition to the , aggre
gate manual payroll Is estimated an
nearly 100,000,000. Tho advance
Is tho first oxtenslvo modification
of tho now wage scale and was
mndo on tho recommendation of tho
commission on railroad wages and
working conditions, following re
presentations of shopcruft that hlL.fi
wages paid, machinists und other
mechanical workers In sblp.varfs
resulted In dlncrlnilnnl Ion against
railroad shop employes.-.
DEATH OF A. C. -HERMANN
Well 'Known La (irande Kesidcn
Pussid Away at Hot Lake.
August 0. Jlermanu, the wcll'known
conf(;ctionery tnan of La (Irande, died
tit Hot Lake yesterday evening ut '
o'clock. Mr. Hermann had been il'
more or less constantly for Severn'
years, his trouble 'being a growth ;r
the stomach nml cancer of tho liver.
Mr. Hermann was born in Oermnny
July Ifi, twit, nnd on April 2, 18S.r,,
married .Margaret 10. Itowe, to which
marriage there was born, and are now
living, four children, Clara Hermann,
of Chcwcllnh, Wash.; Nina Sullivan,
of Spokane, Wash.; Albert Hermann,
of La (Jrandc, und Ammiel Hermnnr
now with the colors at Fort McAr
thur, Calif.
The funeral will be held from tin
Henry Chapel Sunday ut 2:110 p. m
conducted by the Christian church am"
Rev. ! red Colcy, the Christian min
ister, will have charge.
The following tribute to his mem
ory is contributed by a friend:
''Mr. Hermann was a faithful, mem
her of the Christian church at As.
Gt'Hnde, a thorough student of th'
Bible and ho ever tried to uphold an
follow its teachings. Ho was pnticn'
and when others say the dark side of
life Mr, Hermann would always point
out that every cloud had a silver lin
ing. Though his face was marked
wun inc pains oi ois pnysicai suuer
Ing, he complained not, and was al
ways thoughtful of other people ir
their sickness. He smiled when to
smile was a sacrifice, a virtue, for he
smiled when he was in the agony of
pain. Mr. Hermann has left our
n'-'t, h"t his influence will ever be
with us."
WUATIIF.lt ItF.FOKT.
PORTLAND, July 25. Fair. ..
MADOO GRANTS
WAGE INCREASB
500,000
HUNS NEARLY
ENCIRCLED
citow.vr. riuxcH believed to
HAVHV WAITIOI) TOO IONO
To'iUFFKCT RETREAT..-,..
GAINS OF FROM FOUR TO
FIVEiMILES MADE BY ALLIES
Americans (Juln Two Allies In South
Wliilo 4qwnrh Capture Two Im
' portaiitvyronns. (Jermans : Using
Only Machine Guns In Homo
Sectors - Of Front.
LONDON, July 25. (By
Uifitort .Press)-It is learned
authoritatively here that the
Entire (iernmii front iu. the
Soi$soiis-leinis salient is un
der terrific bombardment of
allied artillery.
It is now generally re
garded that the allies are on
the verge of a tremendous, ,
and what may be a deeisive, ;
victory. ,
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25.
(By. United Press.) --Further Indi
cations are now avallablo that the
German Crown Prince . has been
playing into Foch's hunds when he
ordered his armies to stand' and
fight Instead 'of --' retreating - from
the Soissons-Relms pockot, as was
originally planned by tho German
high command. !
The allies are now within five
miles - of Fere-en-Tardenois, which
Is, the Germans' great traffic cen
ter of supply ior-all units now fn
the PQckot. Tho center of tho town
Is now within easy range of allied
artillery, and Is being mercilessly
shelled, rondorlng It - practically
useless as a base of supply.
More, than half a million Ger
mans aro now within the pockot,
and until a few days ago It was
thought that they could escape cap
ture. Owing to tho changes In
Iho line which huvo been brought
about by allied pressure It is now
recognized thnt thoy have sacrificed
their great opportunity-, and the
Crown Prlnco- has seriously endan
gered this great force by docldlng
to mako a stand and fight the bat
tle to a finish. '
Tho Germans aro fighting most.
desperntoly along tho entire front,
and at r.omo points nro counter-at
tacking. Klsewhoro violent artil
lery and Infantry actions are pro
ceeding.
AMUltlCANS AIIH VICTORIOUS.
PerJifng - llcHrts Another . Gulti .
North or Chateau Thierry.
WASHINGTON, D.C... July 25.
(lly United PresB.) Genoral Per
shing reports that tlie Americans
have ngaln been victorious In a
fight with tho Gnrmuns. In an ac
tion which took placo on Wednes
day, tho Americans forced tho Ger
mans -back from ono to two miles
on tho front northwest of Jaul
gonno. ' . ' ' ' - - 4
FKUNCir ADVAXCK FOUR MILES
Two More Towns Full As Allies
Advance Towards Victory.
PAKIS. July 25 (By United
I'iiihs. ) Since Ibis morning, the
l-'reuch have advanced , noarly four
miles, completing tho capture of
lifds do . Chatelet und taking tlin
town of Brecy, seven miles north
of Chateau Thierry.
At some points the Gormans aro
resisting hotly, but elsewhere n-
pnrently only machine gun garrl
hoiis remain to guard tho positions.
W. W. MCliLI.Y DEAD
Railroad Fireman Succumbs Alter
Illness of a Year.
W. W. McC'ully died at his heme In
I-n Grande yesterday after an illness
covering the period of a year. Th
deceased was 34 years of age am,
leaves a wife nnd three children. A
i brother, Floyd McCully, is in tho nor
I vice at Fort Columbia, Washington
A half sister, Mrs. H. Compau, lives
i in-WIIa Walla. The deceased was
, a nephew of John, Frank and Dnnici
I Graham, of Elgin, nnd of Mrs. Wm.
Fergus, of 1'f mlleton, and Mrs. J. I?
Kerney, of Jji Grande.
The funeral services will be held nt
the Hohnenkamp , chapel Saturday
morning at 10:110 o'clock and the In
terment will be in the Elgin cemetery.
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