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LA GRANDE,. OREGON, . TUESDAY, AUGUST 1& 1918
NUMBER 272
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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. ,
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GERMANS APPROACH .J
THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL
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COPENHAGEN, Aug. 13. !
(By United Press.) A Helsing- !
fors dispatch declares Germans !
are marching on Petrograd, in- !
J tending to occupy the city.
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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
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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." ' ' ,.
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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. -