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LLA GRANDE, OREGON, " THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1918
NUMBER 208
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DOUBLE DRIVE STARTED
BY TH E ALLIES AT EARLY
HOUR Oil PICARDY FRONT
GERMANS COMPLETELY SURPRISED BY AN ATTACK WHICH
WAS PRECIPITATED AT DAWN
NEW SMASH MOVES IN UNISON WITH ADVANCE OF
AMERICANS AND FRENCH BETWEEN AISNE AND
VESLE HUGE TANKS TERRIFY AND RUN
DOWN GERMANS EVERYWHERE.-
- PARIS, Aug. 8 (By United Press..) The allies huve apparently-begun
a double drive on the Picardy scetoi1 and it is to
work in conjunction with the Aisne-Vesle fronts. The big
Picardy. drive began at dawn this morning. '. While the French
and Americans renewed the attack oii a bigger scale against-the
Crown Prince's army, driving towards thfc heights between the
Vcsle and Aisne, crossing the Rheims-Soissons highway, the Brit
ish JlllfF Frpnph Slirllnnlv cmnckorl nrvoincf -n fir, rf tbn' rinn-0
- a-u..... UUUUVIUJ Cj.miJ(II.U Ulll 11 U I V O
1 icaray salient. Trogress is reported' in both drives.'
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the British attack on Picardy is
continuing. It was a complete, surprise, some German divisions
being caught while being relieved. At noon the depth of the
advance was declared to be most satisfactory. The enemy was
hurled back upon the Avre. .
.. rni - ' . 1 l 1 ... 1 ,..1 .1, ,w,l. Tk
French attack, by agreement, was made ten minutes later. The
nrtillp.rv . is Hinnthhrinir the territorv south of Amiens and the
Royce road. , ' -
'The attack reaches from Morlandcourt to Meruil, which is
about 15 miles, and lies astride the Somme. Several unimport
ant villages have been taken. Prisoners, say the attack was a
complete surprise. Numbers of guns were captured early.
' Several hundred tanks are dodging across the fields, terrifying
and running down the Germans everywhere t ' .
;'i ; . FAMOUS HIGHWAY CROSSED. ,
; WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug. 8.
(By United Press.) American and French troops have crossed
the now fampus Soissons-Rheims highway and are driving on
the formidable heights between the Vosle and the Aisne. Des
perate counter attacks occurred at the break Of dawn, but allied
artillery held the positions and steadily pushed onward.
: There is very heavy fighting along a wide front north of Vcsle.
, ' . NEW CROSSINGS EFFECTED.
: Much material is being rushed up to. effect new. crossings, over
the river. I he weather has cleared and conditions are generally
favorable for a hard fight, with the, advantage in the allies' favor.
- . HAIG CARRIES ON.
LONDON, Aug. 8. (By United Press.) "At .dawn the 'Brit
ish forces, with the aid of French and American artillery, under
General Haig, attacked on a wide front east and southeast of
Amiens. First reports indicate the attack is progressing satis
factorily," said the, war office.
CASUALTIES GROWING.
WASHINGTON, D. C-Aug. 8. (By Unrtcd Press.)t-Thiee
hundred and forty-five casualties were announced today, bringing
the total since, the Marne offensive, to 3)32. '
BRITISH MAKE BIG ADVANCE
LONDON, Aug. b. (By United Press.) The British have
leached Hartsonney, an advance of about five and a half miles,
it is learned this afternoon. Several-thousand prisoners are re
ported captured. The British have also captured Morciiil, A
toine and Aubcrcourt. "
; PARIS, Aug. 8. (By United Press.): By increasing the pros
f A0 a v''"' I)0'n's nc Franco-Americans are greatly loosening
tito German grip on the Vcsle line. Militarists belieVc the
entmy must abandon the Vcsle within a few days, unless over
whelming 'reserves are used, which is not considered likely. v
SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE
Community Choir Numbers Clone to
100 Enthusiastic Members.
At the close of the practice lust
night by the Community Chorus
choir, held in the Tabernacle, in order
that the members might become ac
customed to seating arrangements
made for them, when they will par
ticipate in the big rally this evening,
Prof. Edwards said that it was by
all odds the most successful practice
held by the choir, as well as large
in numbers in attendance almost one
hundred being present
They reheased for use this evening
"Columbia, the Gem of thVOceon,"
"Keep the Home Fires Burning," and
''The Star Spangled Banner."
The musical program for this ev
ening promises to be a rich one, and
this feature alone should fill the big
Tabernacle to overflowing.
A CAM TO DUTY.
. Prom the battto fields in France
thorp, comes an unspoken call thut
should find an answnr In over
American's heart.. The recent great
events In Europe, the Miccesses or
American arni3 on th flrjda of
France should Bpur every American
to greater effort.
Our people at homo should no;
rest on the laurels of our soldlem
In France. Every death n the Held
of honor In the, line of duty and for
our country's cause sho'ild bo a call
to us for every sacrifice and everv
exertion to aid the ca iso for which
our soldiers are figthing, for which
our soldiers have died. ,
Increase production, decrease con
sumption, save, and lend to the Gov
ernment. Every cent lent to the
j United States is used to support,
sirenginep, ana aid ou soldiers in
France.
' COMMANDER OMAN
V jl j AMERICA?
Vf Jl PLACE
L, J$ nin Wood
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ROOSEVELFS
GfiflVEJOUHD
' AIRMEN DISCOVER
WHERE BODY LIES.
RUSSELL T. EOWARDS
en Cross Marks the Snot
Where Young Lieutenant Fell
In Air Fight With Huns.
PARIS, Aug. 8.(Ry United
Piess.) Lieutenant Roosevelt's
grave has been located. Air
men today found the grave of
I uie mie son oi ex-rresiucm ana
(Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, and
Ht is marked by a plain wooden
cross. The grave lies four miles
east of Fere'-en-Tardenois. -
ANXIOUS PERIOD PASSED
Allies Will Soon Have Superiority of
I v- ' Men and Material!. ' r
This Is Charles Maiden Oman, com
manding officer of ths American hos
pital ship Comfort which the govern
ment planned to oond across the At
lantic without convoy to teet Ger
many's respect for th Red Cross em
blem. :, .- ,
By Ed. Li Keen,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
: LONDON, Aug. 8. The west front
situation is considered the most fa
vorable for the allied forces in the
field than at any time since the bo
ginning , of the war. ' The anxious
period has definitely passed. The
allies will soon have a superiority of
men and materials. '
OVER $71,000
GOES
ROAD
ANOTHER VESSEL SUNK
CONTRACT WITH , HIGHWAY
COMMISSION SATISFACTORY.
No County Funds Required In the
worn, tne Money Being Sup-
plied From Other Sources.
County Judge Phy and Commis
sioner Galloway returned today from
a meeting with the highway commis
sion, Commissioner Townlcy having
returned yesterday. ' The contract
prices reported yesterday were in
correct, the contracts being let on
the estimates made by the highway
engineers. .
There were several bids by con
tractors on both projects, but the
highway commission would not con
sider bids in excess of the engineers'
estimates, and the bids by the county
were accepted. - ' ,
The estimate on the Union-Tolo-
casct project was $27,484.00, and on
the Elgin-Minnm project was $!)7,410.
These were the. bids offered by the
county court and accepted by the
highway commission. To these
amounts ten per cent is added for
engineers' costs, making a total -of
over $71,000 that will be spent on
the two projects.
No county funds arc required, in
connection with this work, and secur
ing this money now means so much
new money for road purposes. The
work will be done under the direc
tion of the highway engineer, and as
much as possible will be done by
local men and teams in the vicinity
of "of each project. While consider
able preparation is necessary, the
plan is to get the work started , as
soon as harvest is over. .
American Steamer Meak Torpedoed
Near Sinking of Light Ship.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (United
Press) The American steamer Me
rak was shelled, torpedoed and sunk
by a U-boat ' Tuesday afternoon,
about fifteen miles northeast of the
Diamond Shoals light ship, the navy
department has announced.
GOOD SUM REALIZED
Neighbors of Wdodcraf t ". Turn Over
- $101 to Red Cross.
The Neighbors of Woodcraft today
are enjoying the pleasure o turning
to the Red Cross, the proceeds from
their dinner and supper yesterday.
Through . the loyulty of the mem
bers and the kindness of the public,
the Neighbors are enabled .to place
in the hands of the Red Cross tha
sum of $104.00. K
U. S. CONSUL IS ARRESTED
Bolshevik) of Archangel Forced to
Release Official Later.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. Felix
Cole, U. S. consul at Archangel, re
ported to the sCate department that
he had been arrested by I lie Bolshe-J
viki. Ho , was released when the
Bolsheviki were compelled to give up
poossession of the city.
LIBERTY LOAN RATE FIXED
McAdoo, in Chicago, Says Interest
Will Be Four and Hair.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8 ISccretary W.
G. MdAdoo, speaking here yesterday
of the next Liberty Loan, said: .
"The rate of interest will be four
and a half per cent. It would be
ridiculous to raiso this interest. It
would mean that the American peo
ple are trying to lift themselves up
by their bootstraps.- !Wo must have
a 'stabilized interest system in the
loan so that business will not feel it
necessary to raise the interest of its
transactions' up and down the line."
Russell T. Edwarat, director or the
educational section of the national war
garden commission.'-
HO REGULATE
PACKER TRUST
PKOI'OSAL TO CONTROL PLANTS
AND SHIPMENTS. '
Plan, as Recommended, Limits the
- Packers to Work of Slaugh- - .
., r tering and Skinning. -
WASHINGTON,' Aug. 8. (United
Press.) To break the power of the
"Packers' Trust," the federal trade
commission today submitted recom
mendations by which the plants and
output of the packing houses are to
go under federal control. It is pro
posed to place the business in charge
of the railroad administration, and
giving the latter full control in the
transportation and distribution of the
meats,
THe plan also includes the taking
over of all stock yards, branch hous
es, stock cnrB, refrigerator cars,
packers' icing plants, and similur ad
juncts .
As proposed by the federal trade
commission, the plan would .limit the
packers to the work of slaughtering
and skinning. . .
COUNCILS
OCCUPYTIME
OFVISITORS
IMPORTANT SESSION OK WAB
HOARD HELD AT 5:00 I, M.
DURING. LUNCHEON. :
REVIEW FORMS AT 7:30
AS MILITARY COURTESY
War Activities of Union County Ccn
' tering In La Grande, Where Big
; Conferences Are Under Way For
Prosecution of Manv Angles of the
: War Game Public Invited.
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SALIENT FEATURES OK
TODAY'S CONFERENCE.
Meeting of Union Countv
Advisory War Hoaril District
Chairmen,.; with ' State' Execu
tive Council of Defense Secre
tary at luncheon in Methodist
church, at BiOO p.'m, 5 ' .'i
Review, of Oregon Guard Bat
talion at : high school narade
grounds a( 7:80 promptly, bafc
talion forming at armory at'
7:16 promptly. ;'- - :; "
' Meetinir at Tabernaclp. . ad
dressed by visiting officials and
unn r: , . . :
T.uibn, rmite, ut im viranue.
Invitations extended to ev
eryone more especially to reg
istrants. ; v
DEVELOPING MOTOIt - r
Tltl'CK KOl'TKS
Arrangements havo been made
whereby rural motor-tr 'tk operators
run - cooperate 11111 tin Bureau of
Markets In developing rural truck
routes for farm products. Opera
tors of1 truck routes who comply
with certain icdiiireiiints of tho
bureau will recolve ';sistaneo ' In
building up husliiess in farm pro
duce, and will be glv;:i a sign tr
display on their machines stating
that they, are coopera'.lrg with tho
Dopartniont of Agrlcu,,,ieK Truck
operators can got detaV of tho plan
by writing to tho II urea i of Markotu,
I'.ViiBhinatom U. C.
CHATEAU THIERRY, SCENE OF AMERICAN VICTORY
5
War activities "in 'Union county
center in La-Grande todav: with'the
coining Jrom PendeHon ln the after
noon of three dlstlnfiulslied of
flcera ' and civilians, and 7 with
a program mapped out f or the after
noon and evening that will co-ordinate
and centralize war endeavors of
the county, to a marked degree. "
The visitors were met. on arrl' al
by a delegation of citizens and dur
ing tho afternoon the1 guests were in
consultation with County Chairman
T, J. Scroggin and at 5:00 p. m. to
day another group of men gathered
at the Methodist church for luncheon
and executive session. 'At this meet
ing, tho visiting officials, which were
Captain Russell, of the XN'ational
Army, Major Hibbard, of the Oregon
Police, and J, K. Kollock, executive
secretary of tho State Council of
Defonse, partook of and listened to
matters of importance that came be
fore tho Union County Advisory War
board. Chairmen of tho 15 'districts
in tho county were in attendance, as
were local and district exemptions
boards, city and county officials,
legal advisors to registrants" und the
entertaining committee.
At 7:.lu promptly the review takes
place at thu high school grounds.
There tho public is invited to bo
present and witness .the military
honors to the visitors. , ,
At 8 o'clock tho meeting takes up
at the Tabernacle and messages of
vast importance will bo discussed.
Walter Pierce will proaida and the
Community Choir will sing several
numbers. ,
After the meeting proper, there
will be u meeting for men only, but
this in no wiso bars women from at
tending the main part of the program.
Kixi;Ti.; Aiii,i,ivi;itY li.vk.
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t&i var-nx , I
K2.L'i 1
Mrs. Crlstln, of tho 1inn of Ams
den & Crlstie. Is In l'nrtlund select
ing a Bplondld line of millinery and
writes to her husband as follows:
"Will bring tha flneBt Una or mil
linery to the La Grande -ladles I
have ever Inspected." Mrs. Cristlo
will return to La Grande the lat
ter part of the wcok.
HIIHT'RTI
llils Is Hie railroad slntion of ( liuleuu Thierry, the town 011 the Manic where tho Amcrlcnns irnr n,n rtn.
gOTKl t-nt.L n..-l f....n .LIvh tbtj ex,.,lej tLe vD.-Oij i.n ufiir iun uiuim dnre bviween inn dinrno anil inn Aiinit
besan. .i.
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THRESHING DEVELOPS
MANY BROAD SMILES
SUM.MERVILLE, Aug. 8.
(Special.) Threshing ; murhine
crews at work in the fields is
a common sight now-adays.
As an evidence of how the
big acreage of wheat is goifg
to turn , out, Is sho.vn by tho
return from the 125-pero llejd
owned by liny Hug. Mr. Hug
is going about with a broad
smile these days, for the field
yielded better than 30 bushels
Der acre. Others farmers are
having equally good yields on
large fields, and many small
fields are ' averaging higher
than that.
FIRE PATROL
ADOPTSEI
MILITARY. POLICE COME TO AID
IN GRAIN PROTECTION IN
. THIS TERRITORY.
LOCAL GUARDS PERFECT
PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Under General Directions of Military
Police, Union County Is Given New
and Added Facilities to Fight Fires
In Grain Fields, and Co-Operation
in a 'General Way. ,.
Carefully luid plans to protect tho
grain fields of - Union county; have)
been laid by the Oregon Military Po
lice and the La Grande companies of
the Oregon Guard. After studying
the matter from all angles, officers
of both institutions have come ta tho
conclusion that farmers fear stack
fires more than grain field blazes at
this time, and to be in better shape
to, handle stack fires,' if any-such
develop, city authorities have prom
ised the use of three hand chemical
machines' In' emergencies, . '
Before leaving for Pendleton, Lieu
tenant Krocker left final instructions
to the dctachmeai of military pelica
now stationed in the fire department,
and passed his O. K.' on an order .
published to the members of the Ore
goti Guard here,: concerning the bast.
means of fighting fires. ' Several far
mers are being interviewed today by
Corpora! ' Eggelsgy," in command o?
the detachment, relative to supplying
two saddle horses and the necessary
feed for thim. This is made neces
sary ; because state:, funds, are not
available to buy mounts for the men
to patrol the grain fields of the state.
Motorcycles ure intended for this use
but orders for such machines are slow
in shipment and in the meuntimo i'.e
grain field crisis is' at its height.
The upshot is that farmers in all
principal wheat belts' are being asked
to supply horses for tho time being.
und readily conseht to it. ' The Mili
tary : Policemen will ride over the ;
country, interviewing farmers, keep
ing an eyo out for I. W. W. .members
and making themselves useful in pro
tecting the grain fields. '
State Guard Organized. .
Explaining itself, fully, an order
has been published by the command'
ing officer of tho battalion to the '
Fourth Separate BattaMon here, con
cerning this general work. The order
says: :' v.-.v ''.y.'.Tivy-,-."
1 For such time, jJunng tho year of
1018, that there is danger of grain
fires in the fields of Union county.
Oregon, the members of Companies
A and B of the Fourth Separate Bat
talion, Oregon Guard, will hoi a them
selves in readiness to respond, night
or day, with the greatest possiblo
promptness, to a ''County Fire
Alarm." This alarm will consist of '
seven tups of the firo bell, an inter
val of 0110 minute, und then seven
more tups.
At Buch an ulrm, members will re
port at tho fire station, in tho City
of La Grande, Oregon, in the short
est possible time, and without taking
timo to change into uniform. Re
porting to tho officers in vhurgo, fc?
further orders.
Cars will bo provided for tho trans
portation of .men to tho firo. Euch
car to be occupied by four men, un
der the direction and command of an
officer or non-commissioned offifcer
wherover possible, and the equipment
of each cur will Consist of a can of
wet sacks, always avuilnblo at ,thc
fire station. i. . ,, ' '
Upon arrival at a grain fire, a
squad of four men, armed with n
can of wet sacks, as provided, will
proceed to work as follows: Two
men will use the sacks, striking at
the blaze, and the other two men will
wring out sacks for uso by the two
striking at the fire. . The above
mnMinrt in ' ha ituaA ...nnt '
' an..,.;,,!!.. .i.-.i...t .
Djnvmuj VMli:LbCU U,IlcrwilllY.
Drivers of cars will receive in
structions as to location of fire, at
fire station, to which point fires will
be reported by the farmers.
Company commanders will see that
all non-commissioned officers thor-
I ouhgly understand the methods of
i fighting grain fires.
A detail of the Oregon ' Military
Police, stationed at La Gramle, wiil
in all cases supply the necessary
armed parties and guards.
FRUIT COOK ED ON TREES.
WHNCHESTRR, Va.,' Aug. 8. Ap
ples, cooking on the irees in the or-
chard region of this state, is a freak'
caused by the hot spell.