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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.
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