La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 13, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textti mm t. rwi Ad Independent - l Newspaper ...'' PrinU the News the J I Day t Happens. VOLUME xvn LA GRANDE,. OREGON, . TUESDAY, AUGUST 1& 1918 NUMBER 272 TT TT TT1 IN 3 DAY m TAKE-:;3.0.0Q Ms is STORES OF SHELLSLOST WHILE FIGHTING PROGRESSES AROUND 1UAE, I OE 'lb SAVING STOKES. ' PERONNE CLEARED OF ITS GREAT STOREHOUSE TODAY Kail of Hoye Now , Hut a Few Hours Away, Is Belief Lassigny Is En veloped Americans Preparing For New Activities Germans Again Lose Fisincs Ground. PARIS, AuK. l;j (By United Press.)1 At 4:09 p. mV today, Germans are hurriedly removing enormous 'quantities of war nia- - ttrial from Peronne, which lies well back from the present front. The enemy troops are crossing the Soninie. The road about Pe ronne; is crowded wih German transports attempting to move the material to a safer place. Huge ammunition dumps at Ressonsurinatiz and Orvillers, containing millions of - shells, - were abandoned by.thfreneHi3i.in. their flight, and this has been '.' captured by the French. It is believed the allies are preparing for some new-activity, although comparative lulls exist between the Aisne and the Somme. The La Presscn's military crit ic believes Lassigny is enveloped by the French, and possibly has already been captured. ItOYE NEAR COLLAPSE. LONDON, Aug. j;. (United '. Press.) At 4:00 p. in. today, evacuation of Roye, a big and important center in the German retreat, and Lassigny's fall arc ' expected hourly. This will prob- ubly force a German retreat to ! the Sonnne canal, and -additional retirement of from five to ten miles all along the line. , Bridges over the Somme at Pe rciine have been smashed, cut ting Off the enemy's supplies, and hindering the retreat. The allies, since" the offensive btgan, have gained between nine and ten miles on a forty-mile front. FRENCH DRIVING FORWARD. PARIS, Aug. 13. ((United Pess.) j French are driving forward today.) trying to flank Roye, Lassigny, and Itibccourt, it is learned this afternoon, i The Germans, as a result of the pros- sure by the French, arc evacuating the southern defenses of Riticcourt They have retired from trenches on three miles of front between a point on the Oisc and from Riliccourt to llailly, while southeast of Kibccourt the French forces have occupied de serted positions. Koyc is being press ed closely from the west ai'd south, and French are apparently command ing the city. Communications from tlic eastward are under heavy artil lery fire'of the allies. After capturing important woods! between lioyc . and lassigny, ttieilow pranee Attorney Robert iTcnch proceeded by taking the wood ; .:nkjn w.m driver a IG-miimto ad. to the eastward. French have cap-,lrmH. Tho p,.praiii will be carried lured Lerouvillon, between Lassigny (ollt announced yesterday with and Kibccourt The Germans have!,,e 01(tlon of Mr. Kakin's nd v.ithdrawn additional troops from the i)rem battle line. There are nearly 400,000 . ' ' Germans on this front. i HAKIM-: TAKES llltlDK. On the Vcsle front, Franco-Amcri-1 cans, by strong counter attacks, re-; u mi11(, Wc,t ,, MlNS Uni.y taincd positions lost temporarily near ....... Fismes. The French have almost 1 '"' reached the crest of lassigny heights. Sunday at high noon Raymond A British communique said that the :V. West, a Union county Marine British advanced last night north oflbomo on furlough, watt married to Roye and along the Somme's north j.Mfcis Bertha F. Lovely. Rev. W. bank, where the Americans are fight- B Pmtth olTiclated Dnlli the bride ' ing and taking additional prisoners, ;and groom are well known local! J. "FINE!" SAYS MRS. HOOVER Mrs. Herbert C. Hoover, wife of the federal food administrator, registering astonishment and admiration at the number of potato bugs captured by a diminutive girl scout guest at the Hoover home. Mrs. Hoover entertained a large number of girl scouts from Washington at her country residence, and went to the soil with them In a girl scout uniform. SAVE RUSSIANS EX-PREMIER CHOICE OF ALLIES IN NEW MOVE. German Forces Are Now Marching On Petrograd, to-Occupy .''! .. That City. , j j j ! ! j 2 j j j GERMANS APPROACH .J THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL ,. v COPENHAGEN, Aug. 13. ! (By United Press.) A Helsing- ! fors dispatch declares Germans ! are marching on Petrograd, in- ! J tending to occupy the city. ' : WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (United Press.) It is indicated that the allies arc grooming Kcrcnsky, deposed Rusv sinn premier, as a possible leader to drive the Bolshevik! from Russia and to establish order there. Kerensky is now about to go to Archangel, it is leurned on substantial authority toduy. U-BOATS OFF FIRE ISLAND. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (United Press.) German U-boats appear to be operating all along the Atlantic coast, from New England to the Caroiinas. The navy department has announced that the Nerwcgian steamer Somer slad was torpedoed just off Fire Island. CASUALTIES ARE SMALL. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (United Press.) Secretary of War Ilakcr an- I nounccd a casualty list of HO today; MANY PLANES DESTROYED. LONDON, Aug. 13 (United Press) The air ministry has reported 30 German battle planes destroyed over the Picardy area. Twenty-five were driven down. Four hostile observation balloons enmc down in flames, while seven British aircraft are missing. Mlt KAIUN TO SPEAK A I I.H j- Will Delitcr, ilrrtw at Anniversary llrii-f Ad. Service. Tomorrow evening when the community meets at the Methodist church to conduct a brief annlver. miry service for tlio Hospitu unu KERENSKY MAY HEW CALL FOR union - : 1 . " : ; ' ; MEN. . TO , ENTRAIN ... BETWEEN AUGUST 2(1 AND 31. SAYS THE ORDER. ' JUNE REGISTRANTS MAY . BE DRAWN ON THIS TIME .'. . t . .. . rv ,. jho only put on inuro spued - ' Do To ro 'being nocoatod on Wash Small Quota Sent In August Because j higton otroot, OITIcer;i Hcniilngor ' of Agricultural Reasons Unofficial laad Morrill had been watching Hart Prediction Is September Will Bo a ,n u cortain plnco and while In Large One Quota of This State Is One Tousahd Men." ' ' ,. I :l .'.;.: , Union county's 'August quota of se lected men will be comparatively light as the Department of. War has recog nized the necessity of kueping agri cultural interests going, and deferred calling tho August quota as long as possible. Now,,, however, the quota has been announced and the time of entraining has beenn set for August 20 to the 31st. Out of tho 1,000 men Oregon must furnish for this draft, Union county is required to send 20, able-bodied white men. June Registrants Called. Tho authorization comos , from Acting ' Adjutunl-General Williams to the local board to call Numbor Ones from tho June registrnlions and for that reason it will not be necessary, to go beyond the pre sent supply of No. - men nt this time, for thoso available in this class is greater than the present Ollll. : . While no official word has come forth, it is freely predicted that the September call will be a large one. . CHOIR (tl'IHKAItSAL THl ItSDAY. Tho regular choir rehearsal of tho MUhodlst'.clrtircli will be held Thursday evening. Mrs Scott A. Wheutloy, the director, is anxious that 1 largo ultundanco bo pro- sent In order that tho( rati worn In tho church limy be, started off at once. ' THIS IS ANNIVERSARY WEEK. This is an important week in tho way of anniversaries. The Oregon Guard, formerly the Home Gunrd, is a year old; the Hospital unit went away a year ago; the Army and Navy Auxiliary was organized a year ago and about ono year ago La Grande began fully to know it was an integral part of tho 'war. ' PRISONERS TAK EN RAPIDLY. PARIS, Aug. 13. (United Press.) Marcel Huton. military critic for one of the lending Paris newspapers, says he has authority for the state ment that German prisoners captured between Thursday of last week to Sunday, will exceed 37,000 and that over 1000 cannon and 10,000 machine guns have been captured.. Enemy prisoners taken since July 15 will ex ceed 70,000. WILL DRILL TONIGHT. The two companies of Oregon Guard will have the regular Tuesday evening trill tonight. GERMANS, CAlTrUElJ in ii.ni i jilim a win suiuuar jum'isiiMiii1 ,rw'rVS'!'mMumm 'gg I ' i.ii.'ffinriii tin ii mTi SUSPECT SMASHES LIQUID EVIDENCE HAINES MAX MAKES GETAWAY . AND AIM) D10HTUOVH HOT. TLI') KILLED WITH LHjtOU. BAKER, Aug. ) 3. Joss Hart, of Hainoa,. whom Officer Hunuliiger ' attempted to take , into ;custody eurly Sunday ovoiflug, uftor ho had boon under survilanco for lioine timu under .suspicion lliit liu wna buying lld'.ior, niado , his :. canape from the, olTicor, broaklng awayuf tor he hud ninushcil b!u bottlo or liiiuor on .tho sldowark( .This took pluco on Washington Hlreol Just off Main, mid tho ofllcoi' pnrsuod Hart to St Francis. Academy, whom he, escaped - in tho allay near First street in tho darkness The, olTicor II rod two shots in (lio uli- hoping ty scare Hart : Into KK.pplnp, but micro no, ih iiuii;vri 'iu nave u cured thu wlilskoy, whlili, hownvor w.m tplilod on tho sldewiilk and destroyed as ovMohco ' WILL TOUR THE COUNTRYBY AUTO AL. ANDREWS AND HOB STOD DARD START OUT FOR THE NORTH POLE. lAl, Andrews and "Bob" Stoddard, of. Baker, early yesterday morning left La Grande in a brand new motor car, secured for the occasion, and took the "short line" for tho const, intend ing to make Seattle temporary head quarters, v No dogs or giihs wore put In the car, but an abundance of good things to eat on the way, and of course a tent and a small kitchen was a small part of the equipment of the car, but what occupied most of tho space in "the bunkers" was a sufficient amount of fishing tackle with which, not only to "fly" speckled trout in the streams they expect to camp beside up in the mountains, but Al told his brother he had put in a lot of stronger tackl , and if occasion offered, the whalos of the Pacific, hud boiler keep an eyo to lecjward, or else they would bring homo n big piuco nt fat blub ber, and enough wliulo bono to ctuiit a corset factory right hero in La Grande. Late News SPAIN WEARY OF U-BOATS. LONDON, Aug. 13 (United Pcrss) It is indicated that Spain may break with Germany, as a result of subma rine campaigns. GERMANY WILL CONFER.- WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (United Press.) fierinany has formally ac cepted United States proposals for a Berne, Switzerland, conference on the exchange of prisoners, in Sep tember. AMENDMENT ADOPTED. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. (United Press.) The Senate Military Commit tee has adopted the work or fight amendment to the man-power hill, pro viding men exempted - for industrial rensons must sacrifice their exemp tion if they stop work; provided for a post-war education of men under 21 al the government s expense, and oth er salient features. UY YANKEES, READY 1'0 MORE MEN HEEDED III COHIES OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS AT THE DOOIt OK HVEIIY I'ltOSI'ICC . .. TIVE REGISTRANT. TWO FOLD PURPOSE IS FACING THE REGISTRANTS Year's Anniversary of the Home Guard-Oregon Guard Kinds Big Lot of Man Power Turned Into the Army, and Hanks nt Present De pleted by Reason of This Fact. A campaign of. education to con vince registrants that they, owe it to themselves ' and to their country to leurn something of military affairs beford they are called into service, has been begun by the officers and men of the Oregon Guard companies here. Right Down to lli!niues. The time has come in the world conflict and with the draft age limits to be raised to 45 and lowered to 18 or 19. that the man Dower of this and every other county must prepare itsell for service of some kind. About one year ago, exactly one year ago yesterday, to be correct, the La Grande Home Guard company was organized. At first it was primarily a Home Guard institution but it soon began to graduate young men into service, that graduation class now numbers about 76 and in a great ma jority of cuses, men have gone into non-commissioned officers' post in ser vice from here. , Then the institution began to grow wider in its purpose. It mode a spec ialty of training men for the service. So well has it succeeded in that re spect that its membership has now dwindled to an alarming extent, be cause, weekly, a half dozen or a half score drop out and; the peoplo of Union county haven t awakened to the necessity of keeping the enlistments up to standard. . ' Two conditions face the community. The need of a Home Guard or a mili tia company is too self-evident to need nny uspport. There simply must be such an institution, ; The question now is, will thcbusincss men und pro fessional men and clerks ''let George" keep this institution going, or will they help themselves and their com munity by enlisting in the guard. During tho next 10 days vigorous recruiting cumpaigns will bo Institut ed tho ultimate object being largely for tho individual good of the regis trants, present and prospective. Young Men Not Doing Share. Young men by tho scores -who will soon, in' the face of events, lie called to colors, loaf about tho city after work hours instead of doing something tiingihlo to their own cause and that ef the government, and it Is especially to such that the guard 'should appeal likewise, the young business man who will be called into service when the draft age is raised'. HOME ON A VISIT. Miller Stearns, who enlisted in the navy u short time ago from the tele graph department of the O.-W. R. & N., in La Grande, arrived home last evening from Bremerton, Washington, on a short furlough which will bo spr;nd with' his family. II FIRST GOOD MEAL. DUMMY BOMBS FOR AVIATORS ';i Two men nt Ellington field, Hous ton, . Tev, preparing dummy bombs for the trnctico work of the aviators who arcs belug trained especially for bombing. ' FAREWELL FOR KNCKKMKXT WILL HE FETED , AT AXMVEH.SHAltY. ; Presentation ' of Sweater to Take I'liirfl nf MettiwIIH . . Church. Tomorrow soven Union count;' mon will be inductcjd into Uncle Sam's a.Mnlco, boiug slated to en-' ot: , the Benson I'olytoculo at Port land. A committee .vr0nSIHIlK"'."or J. H. I'earn. .0. IV Hiuuhlsor, K E. Klrtlay .and A. W.' Nelson has beau . appointed by County Council of Defense. Chilli man flcrog gln to seo that, tho boys are given a suitable, farewell, and it has beon doclded best,, to not. atl.e,nipt two meetings t tomorrow night -hence tl)e presentation of sweaters front the Auxiliary '.and n f .w Words or adieu, will bo spoken ' tx' connection with the anniversary, tit tho Metho dist church Tho sovon nien will bo present and their part 'of tho program wll coilio oarly In the evo ulng. In this, way Ihore will be no conflicting attractions. They re port tomorrow and go the 1 5th. , Attorney H. E. Dixon will deliver a 10 inlniito speech for tho boys going away. : t The inomborit. of- tills oncrouient are: unarles Albeit i'axton, I'.igin; Erlck Thoo'dnro, Udvulson, Union; Walter Andrew Bishop, La Grande; Frank Karl Millorlng, La Grande; Floyd A Cliarbenoau, La Grande; Clydo Allon I'ortor, Salem; Hurt Rogers, La Grande. , COMMUNITY CHOIR SUCCESSFUL MEET WILL t.N'C.llEASI'l . .MEMIIEMSIIir BY SOLICITING COMMITTEE IIANDKL'H MESSIAH At tho iiicuting Inst night of The Coiiiinuiity Chorus Choir tor pract ice, uiniiibi'i'S present by unanimous vote, authorized President .Mnssiiiau to appoint a roininttlo of two from each or tho churches of tho city, as cunipulgn sll'dtoin for new mc.iubonj nf the choir. While, the chnJr now has rrpre sontatives froiu thet different churches it is believed that thoro are others in the churches who can slog, nd rhould be Invited to Join tho choir wh'io the lolnlng Is good. At tho coii'-lnslon of the practice last night, Prof. L. 1). Edwards, said that he considered it to have been tho best practice yel Ik- hud drill ed them on a part of Handel's inaatorplncn, or tt might bo Killed the Mastorploce of masterpieces ''The Messiah,' one of the great gems of the musical world an oratorio of profound depth, a soul stirring conception, that stands and. has stood for almost a century, without Its equal. O'BRIEN N.AMES STAFF OFFICERS ' PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Federal I Manager J. P. O'Brien hns announced ! the following appointments, effective ; August 1. for the O.-W. R. & N. lines: I M.J. Buckley, general superintend i ent; F. W. Robinson, traffic manager; A. C. Spencer, general solicitor; S. Murray, chief engineer; R. Blaisdcll, federal auditor; J. F.' Meyer, federal treasurer." W AUXILIARY llffiSllEO OFFICIALS THE FIRST YEAR OF EXISTENCE PROVES TO HAVE BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS. FIVE HUNDRED OUTFITS . v TURNED OVER TO MEN Annual Eviction of Officers Conducted Last Evening Mrsj 'aimer Is Re Elected President Auxiliary First Beneficiary of the lteccptly Adopted Union County War Chest. Officers for tho ensuing year were elected last evening by tho member ship of the union County Army & Navy Auxiliary. 'At, tho same time s general review of what has been done by that worthy organization in one yoar was reviewed briefly and the ret rospective survey can't be anything; but flattering, on the whole, ; . .' . Mrs, C. N, Palmer was .re-elected ! president, Miss Etta Foley, vice-president, and Mrs. J. J. Carr, secretary and treasurer. , In one year this auxiliary grew from an auxiliary to the hospital unit. which left La Grande a yoar ago to'i. mon-ow, and then the institution rami fied in its activities, until It became a broadsrjinxiliary. than; the hospital ?' unit branch. It took into Its motherly fold tho sons of Union county, regard- ?. less, of the branch of service. One of the big- outstanding depart ments of work has been to make sweaters, "ditty bags" and "house-, wives fon all land soldiers going to t war in that period of time. All seloc-' tives have been supplied and all volun teers, wherever they could bo located ao well. Marine and navy enlistments were not presented with the Sweaters1 for tho reason that these branches of service provide a similar equipment. ' In all, about 500 such outfits have been knitted and sewed, and the mate rial In each amounts to about $5.50 which makes a considc'jle sum o money. A major portion of this ex pense' hfis been 'met from various sources, but tho auxiliary was the first beneficiary of tho Union County War Chest, for the advisory ; wor board -' pledged its own name at tho banks for $1000 and presented the auxiliary with that sum. 'This money is used for all sons of Hie county, but does not go to any mess fund. The hospital u,nit mess' fund, by the way, has been replenished from time to time through auxiliary efforts. Lnto letters from Franco say I hat Major Graham, former comman dor of the unit and now detached to more responsible duties, recently vis ited his old command, brought with him S150 which hiid come from Union county for the' unit mess fund. This auxiliary Is the only one of its kind in the stale at 'cast tho only one llial has been able to accomplish anything like tho work dono hero. Of ficers at the. receiving depot brigade at Camp Lewis have noticed tho equip ment coming from Union county, and one officer writes that tho outfit iB so precisely what is wanted that ho is anxious to buy one. From San Fran cisco conies similar news, so that tho auxiliary is really making a name for -itself outside the ranks of men going away everyono of whom is highly elated when he gets tho outfit. Union county is on tho alert to help Its soldier boys in every respect, hut it is doubtful if nny one institution has dono as much in. that respect as has this same auxiliary. ,IVE STOCK RECEIPTS IX Jll.Y. WASHINGTON, D. C , Aug.. 13'. Incnased reneints .nf cuttln. ' hnrn and sheep at 34 cities during July. 1S18, compared with recipts at. the iHune cities in July, 1917, are, shown by the Rtockyards report of the Bureau of Markets, Unitejl States Department of Agriculture July, rccipts for the two years nt tho 34 lilies which Includes most j or the large niarkiyts, with 191S figures first, wero: Cattle, 1,8!I7- S47: l.r.52.57 .'I : hoes. 2.813.74!): 2..'iar,22fi; and sheep, l,4U9.80Sr 1,174,335. THE WEATHER. . PORTLAND, Aug. 1,1. The forecast is for fair weathet. -