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VOLUME XXI
LA GRANDE, OREGON, -THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913
NUMBER 202
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YANKS DRIVE
' SERGYHILLS
MGHT ATTACK ItltlNOIS ill
ANOTIIIOIt VICTOKY TO Tllli
. -AJHOIUCANS.
ADVANCE IS MADE BE
HIND SMOKE SCREEN
Artor . Allied Artillery Hull Com.
plctcly Demolished German .Nest
Oil Americans Flunk, Hulling
HniTiign Broke Down Jtcsistunce
Of ICiieniy. , . t
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FKANCK, August 1. (By United
I'resH.) Tho Americans struck an
other tolling iblow at tho, Germans
lust night, at tho point of tho
wedge which tho allies have driven
Into the Gorman lines, between
Scringes and Sorgy, iu tho region
of Foro-on-Tardonola.
.After a brilliant action, the
Americana gained all their objec
Btoriuing tho heights between the
two towns'.
The Amorlcans advanced behind
a denso smoko Seroen which their
onglnoers had developed and were
upon tho onciiiy before they realiz
ed that the Infantry had been re
leased upon them.:
Heavy rolling barrages broke up
the enemy resistance, and made the
task of tho Americans easier whe,n
they Jtortnod tho crest - of the
heights; ' .
Tho advance was rendered possi
ble because allied artillery had com
pletely demolished a pocket which
llio Germans had formed on the
right flank of tho Americans.
GKItMANS -ATTACK MBAVIt.Y.
French lleMrt Uncniy Is Itopiilscd
On llligny Mountain.
PARIS, August 1. (By United
Press.) The . official French com
munique lulled here this morning,
states that the Germans' have
launched a heavy attack on the
French lines on Bligny mountain,
Bouthwost of Reims, but wore 10
pulsed. . ' .-
German infantry raids on other
parts of tho front were unsuccess
ful) - : -
T IS TO
BE
SKCItKTAItY OF ' WAIt MAKKS
i . lMltHtTAST JiTATKMUXT
Arw Sinn
trtMlurtHl
I'oHcr Hill Will Iti
ln CongirsM I'iarly
Next Week.
In-
- WASHINGTON, D.C.. August 1.
' Secretary for War linker today
nnntiiincod that tho new Man Power
Bill, which provides for a chungo
in tho draft ase limits, will bo in
troduced Into congress early next
week.
GUATEMALANS TO AID
.. , . . ,,
Army Of S.-.,nHI To II.- Trained Ity
Fn-nrh II fleers.
GUATEMALA CITY. August 1 . !
The French mllltarv mission sent
RASED
to this country to nsmst in ' 11 " i law.
training " of the Guatemalan army j TIl .',.., ,s PorlT.ir(f, an1 other
has arrived. Icoastal cii,s h ,i0ptr.d this
Gtmten.ala has an army of about uy:,-vm of ,., B,.(rkor5, nd It
SS.unO mon and when that rountrv )ci)(lv,.., 0nvn. ' of draft ago to
joined the rnnks of lh entente al-1 have with n,,,,, ,,, 01llv tll0 lceis
llrp In April the ?v.-nt was looked t ,ra,inn r.,rd if ' clnsslfira
upon as ono that would give iin- don cite! 1 1, - h ,ul.nl5hcd by the
poitant aid in the struggle ugnlnst h0rn1 bnrrils. ,
Germany. . I Tho i.rdt,.,. k entirely In tho
" hands of ti(. i-..i.mi stntC3 Gov-
HIXS lllil.NU II' ARTII.I.KRY. !,,, City '..nJ,, havo noth-
" 'lug whi'iw-r to do in releasim;
U.NIK.N. August 1..-(l y ITni ed what -,, A jn
Press.) H was learned here this this mf. ,,, .m.lnnd a court
afternoon that, now German urtll-.,f juslic -js hl w uverv morning
lery, unuer uenerai von imrcn. ntw
boon hrought up to Btiffo,!! the
tin mi nti lines
Reims salient.
tu the Soissons-
JIOOS AGAIN Al)ANCEI.
Another advance In the price bf
liogs at North Portland is reported , t ,n,1(ll ming Itcilvcr Creek. "
the top price being flS.SO. which i .
was paid for one lot. The receipts VTIll U I'OltECAST.
for the week ending July 30 total-! PoKTLa.M). ' August 1. Occa
ti a thousand head, isional ?tovr$, . " .
MLLE. VERA SMIRNOVA :,
Mile. Vera smirnova is Known 10
every Russian who has been In Petro
orad within the last five years. Her
marvelous contralto voice had won fotr
her a most enviable position In court
life.
KAISER BILL'S
LITRE JOKE
dkci.aiiks. ins t -r.o.vrs auk
Ki'iiu or srccuss.
Suy.s American Armies .Numerical
&UrHoi-il.v IhM's .Vet Scare
Him The Optimist.
AMSTERDAM, August .. 1. (By
United Press.) The Kaiser, . in a
proclamation lo the German, army.
and navy says;
"The American army's numerical
superiority docs not frighten us.
Despite of efforts of the 'world's
greatest naval powers, our U-boais
sure, of success, are attacking
forces wnlch ate steaming across
the sea to tnu aid of our enemies."
(DELAYS SOLDIER MAIL
(ii-ent Cnra Is liciiulird In Writing
' Ailihvss Properly.
Complaints have been, received
from soldiers now hi France that
Iheir mall Is .being delayed some
where in transit.
All mall matter, such as letters,
or weekly magazines intended for
the soldiers now la France, liko
i some, - meniliiM's or the celebrated
I "Rainbow,." .'Iiositnenl, should be
(clearly directed to permanent ad
! dresses, as for instance:
Private John Smith,
IXIh lininocrs, li'y. Co. F,
U. S. Array. P.O. o. 705, :
American Kspedltiotinry Force,
, Via New York, .
l-HANX'i:.
It Is nlis-ilntely nm ssary to write
out in full the wnrdB: "American
Hxpcdiliomiry Km cii," otherwise tho
mall might ;o to tho Australian
ICxpeditionury ' force in France..
I IHO.N'l il' l( A t H x .;( ;SSA R Y.
l.a Civiinle Yiunig Men In Piirllimd
Had .No Ki'nislrdloll Cards.
Three young niou 'of this city
were recently pickud up by tho
Portland Mite, for not having In
I heir poft.sIn, proper identifica
tion to Bfstu-o tiicii brdng regstored
wl1" 1,1111 in icrtue ocu uoaros.
T. ,.r.lmlm. wll, nove,
tl'e hut inconvenient and
llier ell.ltiiri.-iryi,... no Innnppnt as
, ,, wcn, ( .'.;,,,. tho ,,,ft
1 1, r I rclc,, lh ,, mcn t!,ken
jaininir
nisll, on presentation
of the
l';opcM ciedonlials.
CMMI'INT.nv ni-ii'i'ti rnr.VK.
I The fTOiii ,, ' ,V Theisen and
Charles R-ii an:nv;nv n ex-
FRENCH AND
YANKS AGftfN
UNDERWAY
MSW" ADVAXCK OVER LA It UK
I'AItT OF IfUIMS.SOIKHONU
. 8ALIICN1' RKTOItTHD.
OFFENSIVE IS DIRECTED
AGAINST HUN CENTER
Lino H'.mlli or Itolms In Also Sub.
Jetted To Allied Pressure Amer
icans Mini Germans Itack Into
Woods And Progress' Towards
. Arijoo Valley.
. PARIS, August 1. (fly United
I'rcss.) A new Franco-Amoricarf
advance over a largo part of tho
Rolms-Soissouu salient Is roported
hero today.
Details which havo arrived show
that the allies havo advanced their
lines iu the region between Oulehy-lo-Chatoau
and ..Fcro-en-Tardenols,
and also noar Ciergos. Thoy havo
also mado considerable progress to
wards tho Reims highway, noar
Bligny.
Tho Americans have hurled back
a Gorman ndvance, forcing the ene
my Into tho woods soiilh of the
Court-Flsnuys road, near Goueson-
court.
On the right flunk of their line
the Americans aro making progross
towards tho Ardoe .. valley, near
Vllle-on-Tardonois, south of Rolms.
BOARD ASKED TO COME
Chairman (. I. 1 .arisen Wants All
Tho Members Present. -in
ordor ' that dte appreciation
shall be given the County War
Council, which has been ordered
for Union County on August . ,8th,
G. L. Larison, chairman of the
Union County War Board, today is
sued a call" to all mouthers of that
organization to be present. Mr.
Larison said, In part:
"Union County people have been
ordered into War Council on the
evening of August Sth. at 8 o'clock
and as Chairman of the Union
County War Board I hereby ask
that all 'members of the Board be
In attendance to hear the eminent
speakers who will be prcsont. Spe
cial military work will be held that
evening by the Home Guard and
seats In the rovlowlng stand have
been reserved for members of the
County Wat" Board. At this meet
ing all registered men of the
county, . who hnve net yet boon
called, are requested lo bo present
and learn some, facts that are -of
vital interest to themsulvos."
CORRECTION IS MADE.
In the local item in yesterday's Ob
server, regarding tho death of Mr.
Carl Adler, of Bnkor, tho story should
have read as follows:
Mr. Adler had gone from his home
in Raker to spend a short time at Hot
Lake, to enjoy the baths at the sana
torium, and the 'rest to he obtained
there. He remained at Hot Lake dur
ing his vacation, and then returned to
his home in Baker. His demise oc
curred after he had been home for
some time, and not during his stay
at Hot Lake.
MARINES BURYING GERMANS THEY
1 t'StUWM Ww&m sw?sg
VnlHil stnro murines In France
Chatmi Thierry.
LONG CASUALTY
LISTS EXPECTED
PKItSlllNO WARNS SATION TO
PKIOPAlii; 1'OK TWO PltlCE "
OF VICTORY. ;
" . -
WASHINGTON, D. C. August 1.
Genoral Pershing's list of casual
ties today totals only 120 names.
He, however, warned the nation
to prepare- for long ', lints, the In
evitable results of tho bittor fight
ing on the Soissons-Reluis front,
wjlch aro oxpocted soon, j " .
KILLED IN BATTLE ,
Walker McDanicl Reccijcs Unwel
come Word From liattle Front. '
Walker Mcj)anicl hns received a
letter which contains the report of the
death of his TrolherVs Charles, who
was "killed in action." i .' .
Charles McDnniel was drafted from
Quincy, Illinois, anil was a member
of Compuny I, i!5(l Infantry, lie had
been in France . but i about ' three
months. ' f ' ,' ' ','
FOR FIRST - 'IT MM 'THIS YUAI1
ltlOSUlU KS AlilO St PUHIOIt
(jlcrnuins Armies, llowe'cr, As
Whole, Ai'C Still Stronger 111
.Numbers.
LONDON, August l.i (Dy United
Press.) It was authoritatively an
nounced here today that, for the
first time this year, the allies now
have more reserves than the Ger
mans. : , .
When the relative strength or the
armies in the field are considered,
however, the Germans still have
the advantage Iu numbers.
HUN WISHES TO
FORCE HIS TERMS
I.MIYD GIOOIKIIO, JiRITiSH PI'.K-
MIKR, SAYS HK WILL .
NKYUK SLCCKKDl .
LONDON, August 1. (By United
Press.) Lloyd George, tho British
premier, today said:
"Tho enemy is fighting( (o impose
his economic terms on the allies,
but ho will, never succeed."
WHEAT EMBARGO
IS TO REMAIN
IIOOYER SAYS THAT RESTHIC.
TIOX WILL NOT HE REMOVED
SAN DIEGO, Calif , August 1.
(By United. Pre:.) Food Adminis
trator Hoover has cabled acting
Food Commissioner ) !irien, stating
that tho wheat rosLiiel Ions' will not.
be removed.
LOAN CAMPAIGN NEAR.
WASHINGTON. August 1. The
campaign for llio ini.rth Liberty
Loun will open on Saturday, Sep
tember S.
ow
burlng the bodies of some of the Germans they killed In the fighting nvar
.... ... y
LINES ARE
ADVANCED
TWO MILES
'ItKNCH Alt MY INDIOIt CJUN.
, MANtilN TAKK IMPOItTA.NT '
. , Hll.li AM) SICK liSMI.S .
GERMANS NOW REPORTED
DIGGING THEMSELVES IN
Combined Attacks Over Twenty-five
Mile Front Aro .. Lanncliefl Itv
Allies Points Which Have Held
Up ' Advance For Several Day
Aro Taken,-. r
PARIS, August 1. (Ily " United
Press.) The, A'Hes again smashed
forwurd today, this .limo.in throo
sectors of tho RoInis-HolHsona sali
ent, and tearing Into tho Gormun
'front for gains of , more than two
miles ut some points. -.
Tho attacks were ., made on tho
southwestern, southorn and south
eastern portions of the-salient over'
a combined front of 25 nilloa. .
Tho points which wore captured
were strong Gorman positions- which
had hold up the advance of the al
lies for several days'.
MILL S05 IS tAKK.N
French Xow Ifuve Fine View Of
AnotJier German. Rase.' .
WITH THE FRENCH AFIELD,
August l.---(Byf United Press.)
General Mangin's army this morn
ing opened up an offensive between
Fere-en-Tardenois and Plessier-Hol-lu,
covering a ten-mllo front.
Shortly after tho attack, was
launched Hill 205, esst of Grand
, iiusej., mm iium which mu vjerimiil
base at Fjsmes is visible, fell ...into
French hands
French troops also captured tho
village of Gramoiselle, four miles
north-west of Fere-on-Tardenols. ,
At 8 o'clock this morning tho
advance was still proceeding.
Other troops took Meuincre wood
in the salient south-east of Ciergos.
Throughout the French front the
Germans , are bombarding ., heavily
with their big guns, the fire being
most Intense at Reims and Mont-
didier.' .
GKH.MANS TRY TO HOLD GAIN'S
WITH THE AMERICANS IN
FRANCE, August 1. (By United
Press.) In an effort to hold part
of their gains, the, Germans are
now roported to bo digging them
selves in.
HARVEST PROGRESSES
County Agent Finds Spring Grain
' Benefited Ity Ruin.
County Agent Paul H. Splllmau,
who . returned late last evening
from a crop Buryoy trip, reports
Unit spring grain Is now being har
vested and that,- whilo llio lain.
jralns did some damage in cort.tln
inactions of tho county, yet, on tho
whole, the crops'-havo- been beno
j fitted to a marked degreov --' 1
j Ilia trip extended as far as TcOo
caset in ono direction and to El
gin in the other.
HAVE KILLED
SIR WILLIAM MANNING
Gen. Sir William Manning, who has
been captain general of Jamaica since
1913, has recently been, appointed to
the governorship of Ceylon. The po
sition is regarded as one of tho ooot in
the British diplomatic service,
KUNS SMILE
OPPRESSION NOW RULES ALL
PRISONERS, TAKEN,',.' .
In Early Days Of Drive (Hermans
Were lnso!cnt And Coiitemp- ,
tuous. Now AH Is Changed
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, '' August 1 (By United
Press.) German officers and 111041
taken prisoner near Merrlss and
Amoins- arc extremely depressed -ias
a result of the failuro of the drive
of the Crown Prince and the staggering-offensive
which was launch
ed by Generalissimo Foch.
It is 'declared that In April the
morale of tho Germans was at Its
highest pitch. At that time, both
officers and men, when taken pris
oner by the allies, were most ln
solont . In their domeanor toward
their captors., Thcr attitude was
either contemptuous, or they pre
tended to bo condescending as if
they already owned the world.
Now all is .changed and deep
gloom makes silent prisoners of
them.
The supplies of munitions avail
able to tho Germans aro , not plen
tiful and food is scarcer, whilo the
allies are growing stronger every
week., '
HAVE 14.500 PRISONERS
Number raptum! In I-'raneo Kince
iMnrcIi iit 'AtiiKMiiired. ,
LONDON, AiiBUut 1. Slnco Mur.
21 of this your, flu British have
taken 14,500 prisonon- cm tho wohI
ern fiont. Jainrs Ian MacPhorson
parliamentary BOrrclary of the
War Ofiiro infoi-mcii tho House of
Commons today. ., . ' '.
IJKITAIX VOiKS HUl C'ltttDITS.
EstimaU's or Three And Half Hil
lifill llfdlais Are Presented.
l'.ONDON, August !.-,-( By United
Press.) Chancellor of the Exche
quer Bonar Law today, in the hous"
of commons moved tho passage of
credits totaling ?:), 500,000, 001),
GIIEI.'Iv AIIMV IS ItEAOy.
;I'orco Of ino.olHI Men At Disposal
; or Allies.
LONDON, Aimust 1. - (By United
Press.) A Greek army of 15t).onn
,men is now rceily for action, says
a Salonikl dispatch. -
i Thus force will probably be placed
at the disposal of the allies.
THERMOMETER TAKES TL'.MULE.
' Tho unusual heat of the last few
j days, causing n rise in the glass to 98
; nnd 99, culminated today when the
: mercury dropped to 8fi, with a light
thunder shower brewing in the moun
: tains. The rain is much needed for
the war gardens in the city, as well as
i throughout the county. '
NO PASSES IN FLTLItE.
. All railroad officials -and agents
! yesterday received notice that there
; will lie in the future no passes issued,
or free transportation for their per
sonal property over the express com
; pany's lines, as had been the custom
j in the past, owing to the exigencies of
I war, making it imperative to utilize
I every inch of -spare in ears, on pas
sengers a? weft as freight,
HAS VANISHED
ONE MORE :
WAR BOARD
APPOINTED
WILL ACT UNDER DIRECTIONS
AND IN CONJUNCTION
WITH LOCAL BOAJID.
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY
PR0V0ST-GEN. CR0WDER
Dr. A. L. Richardson, Col. F. S. Ivan--hoc
and A.-W. Nelson Arc to Be
Members of the New Board Their
. Duties Embrace Physical, Legal and
Military Status of Registrants. v
A subsidiary, or nuxiliarv war
board, has been appointed to act under
directions of nnd inconjunction with
the local county war board. The ap
pointees nre Dr. A. L, Richardson, Col.
F. S. Ivanhoe and Cnpt. A. W. Nelson.
This is in accordance with a jnovement
that is m effect in all Counties of the
country,, . ' ', . -. ,; ,
This board is to have charge of the .
hree distinct conditions affecting men
subject to the draft. Hereafter tho
men called to fill quotas yill receive
a certain amount of njISffary instruc
tion before they leave home for tho
training camps. This part will be un
der the instructions of Capt. A. W.
Nelson. The matters pertaining to
the physical and health conditions will
be under the supervision of Dr. Rich
ardson, while Colonel Ivanhoe is to
have charge pertaining to the legal
affairs and rights of tho registrants.
These appointments are made direct
by Provost Marshal Crowder, upon the
recommendations of the local military .
authorities.
Registrants Are Invited. ;
iAH registrants are specially invited
to attend tho county war conference to
be held m La Grande on the evening1
of August 8, when prominent military
officials will be present. At this con
ference the duties and rights of regis
trants will be more fully explained,
and for that reason an attendance of
everyone in the draft, regardless of
classification, is expected to be pres
ent. The numbci' should be about
seven hundred. - -
As before indicated, theso confer
ences and the functions of the newly
appointed instruction boards are in no
sense local, but apply to all counties of
the United States.
ALLIED TROOPS
ItUi IMUHJItAM TO AID ItlSHIA
NOW VNOKIl WAY.
Japan, I'-esiilos Dispatching Troop,
HaH Agreed To . I'litns Kor .
lOcoimmlc Aid.
WASHINGTON D.C... August -1.
( By United Press.) A great pro
lamine for allied aid for Russia
is now definitely under way. With
out nny announcement, the United ,
BlitlGH, Japan and Knsland havo
ulrcndy dlspalchod froops to Vladi
vostok and more troops aro expect
ed to arrive neon fioni Colonial
poKscmdons nearby.
japan nas nKieco to tho Anieri-
enn plan for economic aid to Ru8"
bia.
ALLIANCE IS KILLED
ticnnun - American Organization'!
Climlcr Ik Ituvoked,
WASHINGTON, July 31. Presi
dent WItoon today signed the Con
gressional resolution revoking tho
chnrtcr of tho National Gnrman
Anicrlcan Alliance, which was
charged with pro-German activities.
AMERICAN IS HONORED
Olio II. Knhn, Itanker, Chevalier of
l,pglon Of - Honor. '' '
NEW YORK, Aneust 1. The
French government has conferred
upon Otto H. Knhn, American ban
ker, the decoration of tho Cheva
lier of the Legion if Honor In re
cognition of his PO .iceiHon behalf
of tho allied cause both bofori
and since, America ?nlered the war,
it was announced hern today.
This Is regarded as en unusual
distinction for tho reason that fw
civilian appointments to the Legion
of jKonor are being made In war
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