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, pimm t t Newspaper . PrinU the New'i thf J Oajr It Happeaa. Taw 4 i Kfel 17. VOLUME 'XXI LA GRANDE, OREGON TUESDAY, AUGUST 0, 1918 NUiMBEIt 2C3 TO AMERICANS CONTINUE TO ADVANCE MARSHY GROUND NEAll ItlVEK IMPEDES PROGRESS OF AL LIED TKOOIt). ALLIED UNITS ARE AL READY ACROSS RIVER Gcrmim ltcwlHtanco, Continues Along Hivcr, While Artillery Fire ami Ilaln Of Machine Gun IUiIIcIn Sweep All Approaches To . The Hunks. WITH THE AMERICANS IN THE FIELD. August f. (Dy Unit ed Prosa. Gorman resistance still continues to be strong . along the Vesle Rlvor, ajld hcjavy fighting Is reported along the entire line. The enemy Is holding the heights along the north bank of tho rivor, and already his .artillery fire has , Increased In Intensity, whilo his machine guns are sweeping the river crossings and approaches to the heights on which he has estab ; llshed himself. - American nrtillory.-: and - vurio.ua supporting units, together with- al lied : Infantry have ; crosHod -tho river. - Isolated bodies of Germans are still la Flames and are, causing Homo (asnnlllcs by sniping Ameri cans who aro 'guarding tho city. However they are bolng rapidly si lenced as soon as tholr location Is dtscoverod. . The- recently-captured Hun base at Flsmes- is now . being patrolled by .Amorican cavalry. Heavy rain fs falling In this re gion . and the roads . are in places almost Impassable, while, the rivers aru rising rapidly. Owing to tho proximity of the "fiver, the fields nro - now like marshes and de,lays nil- movement of the heavy guns. In splto of these cond'tions, Amori-. cun infantry continues to make pro gress to tho north. . FRENCH ACTIVE IN NORTH ' Advance Is Jlcpurtcff On Sommo At '- Montdldicr. ' PARIS, August 6 iDy' UnlAil Press.) Tho War Office this morn ing announces that the French are maintaining their position on the north bank of tho Vesle river, de spite strong German efforts to forco thcni back across the river, x . French forces wqro; again ' suc cessful in an encounter north of Monldldler, an . have, succeeded , In occupying the west bank of the Avrc. f - ' - On a , three mile front between the River Vesle and Bralsne, the French have again advanced. A German raid . southeast ' of montdldier failed ' completely, ' the French taking a ' number of pris oners. PARIS AGAIN HOMBAHDED. People Alii Killed And Property I .u . Damaged. :: PARIS, August C.--( By,. United Press.) Tho bombardment of Paris by German long range guns wu3 resumed today. , A number of' persons were killed or injured, and. somo damage to I property Is also roported. ' PKNDLKTON HOY WOL'NDISD. Sergeant II. Franklin's Nnnio In List Of Casualties. PORTLAND, Aug. 6. Sergeant "fl Franklin, of Pendleton, lst ro ported by General Pershing as among tho severely wounded In yes terday's fighting. x , ,' MOKE ARTICLES NEEDED Red 1'rons Shop HVanU to Have a Sale t Early Date. .The ladies of the Red Cross store in the Foley building announced this morning that they arc greatly in need of many articles which they have calls for daily. This call includes cnps, tomohllo with a women companion aprons, dishes, knitting bags, hnnd-jand ramping filth her' Itinerary took kerchiefs, and other similar articles ' her away from the beaten track. for every housewife, including ready made childrens' dresses. I'UOIIIIUTJON IS K.YTUNDKD. , The exact date of holding the rum- SAN -FRANCISCO, ' August 6. mage sale will depend on how many Prohibition of Intoxicating liquor of these useful articles are donatcdjto the nrmod forces of the United within the next few days. jSlatra lias been extended to the It is hoped that there will be 'i merchant marine recruits being sufficient number of articles sent in to the store, so that p. sale may be nulled off next Saturday, when there are always a larger number of people "in from the surrounding territory. LIEUT. COL PRIBICEVICH Lieut. Col. Milan Priblcevich Is head of the Serbian war mission now In the United States. He has recruited her 10,000 Jugo-Slav volunteers for service In the Serbian army on the Salonlkl front CUT SPACE DAILIUH SIHST CIJIiTAIL KIOAD- INO AlATTKIt 5 PIOIl CUNT Drastic Itules Aro To lie lOnforccd On SuiHluy 10(111 ions No New Newspniicis During War. ' : WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6. (Uy United Press.) Tho War In dustries Board will shortly send to owners of paper mills and news papers : drastic rulings, which will force a reduction in the, islzo of week day and Sunday editions of newspapers. - The board also rules that-"no new newspapers Bhall be establish ed during tho period of the war.',' Owners of dally "sapeiB will be ordered 'to reduce their reading matter by S per cent up to 60 oolumns. CHOIR IS A SUCCESS Special, Meeting to Prepare For the , r : Patriotic Convention. ' The practice meeting held last night in the Presbyterian church, of thej -Community Chorus choir, was a suc cessful gathering of about 80 mem bers, and Prof. L. D. Edwards began instructions on a line of music for the chorus choir, which will be used at the forthcoming Council of Defense convention next Thursday evening. In furtherance of these plans, a special meeting of the chair has been called for tomorrow, Wednesday, ev ening, at 7:30 O'clock, at which it is desired to have a full attendance of all members. ., ., . .MOTOR ACt lDUNT FATAL. John nnllwrg. Of linker, Siiccuinbi In Hospital To Injuries, BAKER, Ore., August 5. Spec ial. )--John Ballwcc, u Baker busi ness man, Injured In an auto ac cident on upper Burnt Rlvor yes terday, died eariy this evening. Ho was kept at a ranch until this af ternoon, when ho appeared hotter and was sent to a hospital. ' The long ambulance trip proved too much for him, however, and he died shortly after reaching tho hos pital. Mr. Ballweg was about 05 years old and had been in tho shoe, busi ness hero over 20 years. Besides Ills wifo, ho leaves two cons, Phil ip, of Baker, and Hal, of Vancouver Wash. MISS MARTIN CAMPAIUMNU. liidfiHtirirnt . t'aniliduto For Kciiatc In Nevada Tours Uy Autn. RENO, Nev., Aug. C Miss Anno Martin. Independent candidate for the United States Senate from Ne vada, - today comiricnccd a second campaign tour. Sho recently completed a trip trough lf counties, traveling by au- trained here by the. United States Shipping Board, it wua announced ; here today by Captain I. N. Hib- oero, aiipomsvr oi sea raining lor California. NEWSPAPER IB i 5 RETIRE TO YVKMi-KNOWN BERLIN NEWS PAPER PRINTS SIGNIFICANT . HINT. ' - ' RETREAT WOULD RELEASE MUCH OCCUPIED LAND KiK-lny Would Then lie Out of Franco And Hold Only Small I 1 .K - . . . 00,re Kxrt Defeat And Are Rorvous Bay Travellers. . THE HAGUE,' August 6. (Uy United Press.) The Berlin Vos- slche Zeltung prints an article Hi which It hints at a possible retire ment of the Gorman army to the' line of the Rlvor Meuse. - Such a rotlremtyit would mean the rellmiulshment of practically all that section of France which 1b now la German hands, bosldoa roleasing two-thirds of Bolgium. . Noutrul travellers returning from Berlin say thu tho Gorman people are now nervous, and are begin ning to admit that they expect de feat. , ' ' "AT HOME" IN NKW QUAIITKHS. Wood Barry Takes Itoom In I'on - . . nington Ilulldlng. . Wood Berry, -he who cleans and presses the clothes' of the populace, is stopping high because o his new location -which he says has greatly Increased his business and placed him in . tho shopping district, He: has removed his tailoring establish ment into the Pennington Building, which - was . formerly. .occupied by Chorry's Floral store. "I admit the. war has cracked the fabric market," said Mr. Berry -today, .''but .-even yet you will be -surprised at the fine samples f have for this fall's market of both ladles' and gentle men's apparel. Yes, I like my new location and wish to Invite everyone to come and see ine, assuring them of the same good quality of Wood Berry treatment on their work." ESCAPED CONVICT IS NOW LOCATED THO.MPHON IM HIDING IIETWEEN HII.LSIKIItO AND 8CAPPH)HE SAYS STATE WARDEN . ' SALEM. Ore.. Aucust C. tnv United Press.) Convinced that tho escaped murderer, Bennett Thomp son, is hiding some where between Hllluboro and Scappoose, Warden Murphy has . Issued a warning to everybody In that "vicinity to keep a sharp lookout. ROMANTIC WEDDING Young Contractor Chooses Bride From the Orange Groves. One of tho pretty romances of life, this one beginning amongst the orange groves of California, culminat ed in La Grande at 5 o'clock yester day afternoon in the parlors of the Hotel Savoy, when Wilmer A. Stanch field, of Portland, was united in mar KFIifiF IlllaUUk ft-1 1 Ik riage with Miss Adeiaine Frances! Picklcr, of Los Angeles, California. ' . The young bride, a pretty little The Red Cross of Union county blonde, was most becomingly attircdlhos a roll treasury todny for the in a gown of white muslin, with a dark i final reports from the , money ro bluo banded waist. She carried u reived from tho different Fourth of bouquet of late Easter I.illies and woroj July activities has been made. The in her belt a large bunch of pink, report had liot'tv delayed owing to sweet peas. a number of tho pay rolls nt the The groom was dressed in a simple Industrial plants having to be made business suit, fitted for a simple quiet I whoro employes gave sulmcrlp affair, which was performed with the I l,ons a8klnK ""lt h0 offices r "l0 ring ceremony of the Methodist Epis-;P,,ult n',n,llo ,n0 n,at"!r a'' ,0 P"y' copal church, the Rev. G: H. FceM,!1"1- Now everything is In and officiating ' ' report made by Mrs. Goodhuo, The groom is a son of A. W. Stanch-j?rflc,,a, ""Ic" " field, of Portland, of the well known "eKrtrl "f , 01var wml",r;i wnn ,nb ti .1 .id f n ii, i lored hnrd lo Increase- tho revenue Portland Roofing Company. Mr. W. J.i, ,, , ,, ,, , ,, ,, , , - I, ... ,. for tho Great Mo I or of a the Mortnn. nnrtner nf Mr. .Sljmchri.-.1H. . attended the wedding, and it is largely j .. .... ... .. , , I r i f uuac,i ,. praciiu, ... ii ' ruiiuiiiiwinjiiiie buiiic fjuiiirui:ut i I that he Is finishing fiere, that the wid-lj, i irt V r-i lm vtrunuc inaicHO oi tn2r!?' ... . , ine urine anci groom win remain in La Grande for a week or two, to en jry the mountain air in excursions out in the mountains, fishing and hunting nary honeymoon journeys. After the wedding service yesterday mttcrnoon a wedding dinner was rred 1 the party at the Silver Grill. , MARINE AGE HAS BEEN EXTENDED 1 , SljltGT. J. L. HKNfcY WILL IN CREASE HIS WOICK AM. RE SULT OK ISTHCCTIONS. x t Sorgeant J. L. Henry, marine re cruiting officer for La Grando, has Just recolvod an order from head quarters, which probably will ena ble him to enroll a few more re cruits each month. , .; i - Theordcr Is loaned from tho divl slon head'iuurtcrs in Sun Frunclsco and roads follows: ."Ago limit for oilglnal enlistment extondod to forty t years, period now from 18 to 40, Inclusive. No tify newspapers. Marino Corps." , The former ago limit was 18 to 3d years, so that tho new onllst-. niont rules givos an aildltlonal mar gin of four veaia. ' , Sergeant Henry Btalcs 1 that tho rules and examinations of tho mar- I Inn onrni urn on allff tlint It - la hard to secure volunteers for this jbran(.h , tn0 i8ervlc0( wlI(.h no Mr tlm mnf ! Imnni lonl . - I - " well as most interesting branch of government war work.: MEN FOR ARMY PROVOST MAItKHAL TALKS ON NHW MAN IDWKH JtlMi . Says President's I - Itocoitimeiidatlons . JIuH llo Interpreted Liberally. ... ' And MoiUried. ., t WASHINGTON, D.C., August 0. (By United Press.) Provost Marshul Crowdor today tpld the Sonata : Military Affulrs commltloe that the President's recommenda tions must bo Interpreted liberally and also modified under , the new man-power bill because . of ., the greatly Incroascd numbor of . men affected. FIVE CASUALTY 1 , LISTS PUBLISHED NKW LIST CONTAINS 4W NAMES TOTAL OF DRIVE IjOSHES TO DATE 1214. WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6. (By United Press.) The war do partniet today published five cas ualty lists, totalling 498 names, ' The total losses resulting . from the big drive which has been made public up to date total 1214. -r Further lists are oxpeclcd to be made public today. ; - jGIMPEHB DOWN I'Ol ll PLANES. Americans I'lay Havoc With Enemy All-men On August 3. WASHINGTON, D.C., August 0, (By Unltod Proas.)" The French war orflce has forwarded a cable which states that American airmen fr,IIcd four enemy planes on August 3rd. RED CROSS IS F 'Hcd Cross. 1 " Mrs. iikhIIiiio'n ltcKrt. necclvot! from IJIierty A i,Kiln fnt..l firlf ft Bonhanli , por rB, " ' j f Tax, ri,c0pls 6 ) iRcd Crosa Sandwich and Buttermilk Booth ' Total . .'f. . j The Fourth of 120.87 $2,823.71 July Liberty making a report to Mrs. Goodhue; ,gBve receipts and expenses In de-i jtall. which follows: To Mrs. Jessie Goodhue, official WANTS m ANY RDM JULY 4TH CELEBRATION FIRE SLOWS OUH.MANS ' Ol'TKIl NKIK'U UK- 81HTAM'lf ALL AliONU KIVKIt . VLHLK, ALLIED AVIATORS BLOW UP AISNE PONTOONS Advancing French Troop Find Hnn Machine tiun liarrage Too Heavy And . Slow I'p Until Artillery Ik In Position. lilioiliy Artillery In Not Deadly. PARIS, August . 6. (By United Press.) With tho Germans resist ing fiercely all along the . Rlvor Vesle, Fronch heavy artillery on the ooiilh bank of the river, at 4 o'clock this afternoon laid down a torrlfic barrage on the table land between tho Vesle and the, Alsne, and'also hoavlly sholled the Alsno crossings. Franco-American nvlntoiB de stroyed with bombs two . of i- tho onomy's pontoon bridges across the Alsno. . . .Although the enemy Is shelling tho advancing troops heavily, tho casualties are romarkably light, but advanced French troops today ' en countered dense machine: gun bar rages and checked tholr . advance, pending -the arrival of more artil lery to clear out the machine gun nosts. .-' ...'!-. v FRENCH HOLD 1IMDUKH. Strong Ciurmnn Counter Attucks Fall To Move Defenders, v WITH THE FRENCH IN THE FIELD, August 6. (By United Press.) Toe, . , French maintained thdlr hold on tlie two"' Vosle , bridges' this afternoon In the face of two very strong German counter attacks.- " ' ' The French have seized two bridges and - a milt hear Bmisnes village, and aro repelling fierce at tacks of the enemy. X HUN AIRPLANES : MEET DISASTER ONLY ON K HETL'KNH OUT OF THREE WHICH HAU) COAST . OK ENGLAND, LONDON, August 6.--(Hy United Press.) Three . German alrplanos which raided the' Egnllsh coast were caught In an anti-aircraft bar rage. ; One was entirely destroyed und another badly duinaged. ; The raid was unsuccessful,. - WEATHER KEPOItT. PORTLAND, August 6. Fair. Nonrotary of the . Red Cross La Orando: ' Vour committee appoint ed to handle this event begs leave to report as follows: Amount received from contest (3,317.01 E. C Myers,, owner til Maxwell car, donation,. 150.00 Total $1,487.01 Paid out for car $ 700.00 Dress and Robe for Llbe,r-, ty Queen ...... 44.92 Record Books for Contest 1.10 Printing 211.26 Chock to Mrs. Goodhue ..$2,547.74 E, C. Myers to Mrs. Good hue '150.00 Total ..... $3,487.01 This report to tho official secre tary Is signed by the Fourth of July Liberty Queen Automobile Contest Committee and countersigned by Mrs, Bruce Dennis, who wns named by tho committee, to keep all re cords. The committee comprised Dr. M. K. Hall. Fred J. Holmes. Will Sle grist, J. J. Carr and Bruce Dennis. The official committee on declar ing the winner of the Liberty Queen contest was Thomas Crawford, C. H. Finn and George T. Cochran.- ENRICHED MRS. HORTENSE WARD : Until the recent passage of bill granting primary (urn-age to women, Texas had a lonely woman voter. Mra, Hortense Ward, as a member of the Texas bar, could vote at the election of special Judges. However aha work ad tirelessly to enlarge and extend this privilege to all tha women of her horns atate. ' , RECORD OF HtlU.IIV IS REACHED IN PORTLAND MARKET. Cut tic Market Also hliows I'p Strong With AdvanrV Of 50 Cents On Prime Steers. A stock market . Vrom - Portland yostoiday says: "Highest prices on record for live hogs wero paid at tho Portland Union . Stockyards this . morning when 100 red hogs, averaging 203 pounds in weight, sent , in . by George Strohm, of Hermlston, went at 19.iB a, hundredweight. The Inst provloiis top price was $18.60 and this sale allot the market up 55 cents, hundred. Strohm's check amounts to $3,984.20. The entire market at the stock yards was strong today with prime steers selling at $12,70, an ad vance of 60 cents, and all quality offorlngB commanding a good prlee throughout. The, . sheep market only fulled to show a change, but was reported steady to strong. FIXING NEW PARSONAGE. The "Little llrlck" School House 1 ; Will I'iinh To Other Vho. s The . building t on North Fir Strcot which whs for many yoars known as the "little brick", school house was rccontly acquired by pur chase by the M. ,-E, Church, South. Tho church building of this denom ination Is on tho opposite cornor of the block and the: former school building Is bains converted into a parsonage, which will be. occupied as soon as tho necessary changes are made, by Rov. W. B. Smith, pastor of tho M. E. Church -South. Tho proront parsonage will proba bly be used In tho future lis an assembly room ; for the Sunday school. Rev. Smith lit overseeing tho work of changes in the build ing. - ... -. - '. THREE AVIATORS RESCUED Britith Steamer Enters Atlantic Port Towing Hydroplane. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. 5. Towing astern a hydro-airplane and carrying three, American aviators who we're picked up 'iXi miles off this const, a British freight steamship arrived hero from Liverpool. The aviators had been in the water three hours,. having been forced to descend becnuse of en gine trouble. They were unhurt, MANY OVERCOME BV HEAT PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5. Prostra tion of neurly 400 persons by heat tended lo mar the success of today's launching at Hog Islnnd. Suffering from the high temperature was In tense among the 50,0011 persons at the shipyard. ; ; JAMES II. CAMPBELL DIES. Oregon Pioneer Of 1810 Puhsck In rnintllln County; - PENDLETON, Ore., Aug. fl,- James II. Campbell, a plonoer of 1840, died at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. A. II. Chapman, near Lenmnn Springs, last night Ho was In his 100th year. He had been hnlo unlit Just recently, when a slight fall, ho received seemed to break him down, :. , - f,-t '' HOGS REACH A , NEW HIGH MARK MUST lliV.'E 1'SOJO 'i(r- VON IIINDKNHl'RG NOW HA ONLY ONE CARD TO riiAY : AGAINST ALLIES. V '. -'- NOT MUCH USE AGAINST FOUR ACES ALLIES HCL0 German Ijeuiler It Now Shortealng Line To t onsen o - Man Power May Try One tirent Offonetvo When r Armies Are Iteaily Allien Should Win In Fifth Year. WITH THE BRITI3H AND 1 FRENCH ARMIES, -August 6. - (By Unltod Press.) Tha German armies are now at bay and their leader, von ' Hlndenburg. has but one unexposed card to play against tlio strong hand of the' allies; This it l8 .bollr,vod conslsls of the. com plete rearrangement of the western -front and the shortening of the en tire lino, which Includes-the adop tion, at least for tho present, of (lofonslve tactics from behind the: big rivet a. As soon as he Is ready he will probably concentrate all (he re,ui uautB of his arnilua and select one spot, where his ontiro army would be thrown into' battle to force a decision. ' i To mako such a bid 1 for victory a. leader niUBt have the devil's own luck to aucceod. , - Over the work of what was tbe world's greatest army vof offense now hovers the oppressing shadow of defeat. ., ...!'..-:.. v,i i '. In view of . these conclusions tha allies should win in- the fifth year of the war. LOOKING FOB SMUT , Official Inspectors Will Try to Eradl- . cate the Peat-".-'---J. C. Bell and H. M. Woolman, ot Corvallia, are in La Grande and will inspect tile fields of this county for amut,'- of which pest a few cases have been found. ' In speaking of the matter this morn' ing, County . Agent Paul H. Splllman stated that the government is going after the evil in a thorough manner this season, as that, with other evils to contend again, added to a short crop in some localities, and every . pound of grain- possible to be saved must be garnered and stored for use, otherwise, a shortage which tho coun try cannot stand for, might occur. RAILROAD ORDERED JUNKED Colorado Midland Doesn't Pay Ex- ; penses Court Stay Decree. DENVER, Aug." 8. Tho state su preme court today stopped temporar ily the "junking" of the Colorado Mld- I land railroad, granting an applitmtion to stay 'action until the attorney-gen eral has had an opportunity to pre sent an application fur a writ of super-. sedens. . The supreme court's action does not restore train service, winch was dis continued .this morning. Inability to' meet the operating expenses was the cause of the circuit court's decree. NOTED JURIST STRICKEN. Indiie I. II. Hnzoltlnoi Of Canyon City, In Victim Of Paralysis. : BAKER, Ore., Aug. 8. Judge I. B. Hazeltlnc for many years County Judge or Grant County and Re corder of tho town of Canyon City for upward of a quarter of a cen tury, Mil Tercel a stroke of paralyBis at his homo In Canyon City and is not expelod to roeover. . '. Judge Hazollino Is one of , tho oldest and among the most prom inent residents of Grant County. - - .. 4. .f. A .t. .f. J. J, 4. 4. J. J. I .. WILL GET REPORTS. S Tlio . Oimerver lias had ar- J rongements completed for some time, by which war casualties 4 J- that may include any of tho 4 boya from this section of the country will be received by wire 4 4 as soon as they are released by 4 4 tho war department. While the 4 4 Observer could not handle tha 4 4 entire list, It will got the names 4 4" of those near home. The first 4 4 report to be received through 4 4 this arrangement is that of tha 4 4 wounded Pendleton young man 4 . 4 received this morning. -v-.,'j. 4 4. 4-444444444444
