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LA GRANDE, OREGON, .MONDAY, AUG US'? 19, 918
NUMBER 277
French Continue to Make
A dvance on th e Germans
BILL TO PASS
BY SATURDAY
WILL FIX PRICE
SIR MAURICE DE BUNSEN
OF MILL FEEDS
AS SECRETARY
SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN 8AVS
TO BECOME LAW SOON.
ENTIRE EUROPEAN WAR SECTION ON THE WEST
FRONT RESPONDS TO ALLIED MOVEMENTS.
ADM 1 N ISTIt ATOBS AVER AND
WORK STARTED BY II. M. DU BOIS ;
WILL BE CARRIED ON.
ItOUSEK ON WAY TO BOISE.
NELSON NAMED
II SPREAD
Prisoners Numbering Several Thousand Are Taken Ger
mans Fight Hard to Hold Ground, But Give Way
Under Blows of the French Fighters.,
PAULS, Aug. 19. (By United Press) At t 'clock this
afternoon the Pmich are in the outskirts of Jioye. North
ward of Jfove and in the eastern section artilleryini? is
fierce. The whole Koye sector is being bombarded by the
Frncli. '
Germans arc exerting a desperate effgi't t hold the city.
The allies have captured
The French, wit their well
. ing at the Oise aiVarc making stead v progress.
LONDON, Aug. 19. (By United Press.) Tjie French
have advanced a mile and a quarter between Lassigny and
the Oise and have captured Leliamel.
PARIS, Aug. 19. (By United Press.) Complete con
nection between Picardy and the Aisne-Vesle battle front.';
lias been established by the French in their new drive be
tween the Oise and Aisne rivers. " ' '' .
For ten miles the front has been advanced one and one
fourth miles, thus giving material gains to the French
forces. This straightens the front lines of the allies and
gives the connection between Picardy and Vesle points, a
thing which has been needed so badly.
Between Carlepont, four miles east of Pibecourt, and
Fontenoy, five miles west of Soissons, advances are also
reported bv the French army.
Seventeen Hundred Prisoners Taken.
The French have also occupied the important plateau
west of Nampole and have reached the southern border of
Audigni Court ravine, five miles south of Carlepont, where
they captured the village of Neuverond. At a point a mile
and a half north of Fontenoiy the French-took seventeen
hundred prisoners.
'..... Germans Fighting Hard.. , ,v, , .
Although exhausted,-the Germans arc. desperately re
sisting the. allied forces at Poye, preparatory to the su
preme effort apparently necessary to extricate themselves
from dangerous positioii.s
Meanwhile the enemy is constructing unusually power
ful defensive lines to protect Neale, which is six miles
northeast of Rove.
RUSSIAN TOWN CAPTURED BY HUNS.
ZUIJKY, Aug. .19. (Hv United Fress.)-
have occupied Vitebak and jSmolenak on the Duna and
Dnieper rivers, with approval of the Uolsheviki, says dis
patches from Warsaw. '
BRITISH FORCES SCORE SUCCESSES.
LONDON, Aug. 1!). (Jiy United Press.) General ilaig
has reported that Dritish palrol.has penetrated some dis
tance into the enemy positions south of Searprey river and
captured a few. prisoners. Tn one of the Vette sectors the
Dritish completely defeated the Herman attack on a two
mile front between Aleteren and Outterstcene, which was
an attempt by'the Cennans to win back gound they had
lost Sunday. ' -
GERMAN POSITIONS THREATENED.
LONDON, Aug. 1!). (I3y United Dress.) The French
attack betwVeii the Oise and Aisuc began at six o'clock last
Sunday evening and -seriously threatens ( ierinan positions
to the eastward along the Aisne.
GERMAN STAFF TO RUSSIA.
AVASIIINCJTON, Aug. 19. (Dy United Dress.) State
Department dispatches today state that a special train car
rying the (Ierinan staff and eight hundred (Ierinan sol
diers, wearing Russian uniforms, left .Moscow recently for
IVtrograd.
On the same day military and police measures were
taken at IYtrograd to prepare for their arrival and at- the
same time Trotsky and Lenine arrived at IYtrograd.
Kxtraordinarv silence lias marked this event. The sup
position is that Dolsheviki leaders, along with Cennans,
would also iro to Kronstadt.
FIREMAN TAAL IS
BADLY BURNED
While Responding lo Early Morning
Blaze, Accident Occur.
Responding to an early Sunday
morning fire alarm from the Stevens
place on H street, where it was found
the large barn was in flames, Driver
Taal, who was at the wheel of the fire
truck, managed to get his machine in
front of the fiercely blazing fire, and,
in fear of the gas tank exploding, he
moved out from the building as quick
ly possible, but it was too late to pre
vent the heat from scorching his arm
more than .JIM) prisoners.
- outlined program, are aim-
The (lennaiis
and tnr.lhg tho skin off from on"
shoulder.
He is game and today, however, is
on tne job as usual.
THREE CARS IN DITCH
Automnliilex Have Bad Day Between
I La Grande and Baker.
La Grande people motnrir.g from La
! Grande to Baker yesterday report
: three cars in the ditch along the road-1
: side. No owners were near nnd ap-1
iparcntly no one was injured, but the!
cars were good ones nnd had hunted '
I lower levels due to the slippery con
dition of the highway.
THEIR STRIKE
LADY Illi'S DRIVERS IN ENGLAND
MAKING SWEEP OF NATION.
TialTie May lie Tin! lp, Even In
Tim tendon SiiDwiiy, Is Belief
. N6w Expressed.
LONDON, Aug. .19 (By United
Press.) The hopes that when women
become interested in the industrial
world that strikes would be a thing
of the past are doomed to be blasted,
for the "conductorcttcs" are striking
in a fiercer manner than their male
predecessors ever thought' of doing.
Today the lady bus drivers strike
has spread to Bristol, Bath, Folkstonc
and Hastings, and threatens to tie up
all traffic in the London subways.
FINE BOYS GO EAST
La Grande Ladies Serve Refreshments
to Entire Trainload.
One of the finest looking companies
of soldiers that has passed through
La Grande during the movement of
troops was the trainlond of coast ar
tillerymen yesterday, who were being
sent to Virginia from Fort Casey.
These men belonged to the Coast
Artillery but had been transferred to
the Field Artillery. They were all
large men in the pink of condition and
everyone of them was nervously
awaiting the time when he could get
a crack at the Germans.
While in La Grande they were serv
ed refreshments by ladies of the Army
and Navy auxiliary and the Red Cross.
LOAN BONDS ABOVE PAR.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19. (By United
Press) Liberty Loan three and a half
per cent bonds established a new re
cord today,' when they reached the
high mark of one hundred and six one-
hundredths.
ELGIN COUPLE MARRY
Popular Young Psiiple Joined In Wed
lock Yesterday In La Grande.
Thomas Garfield and Miss Mary
Horrell, both of Elgin, came to La
Grande yesterday and were married
by Rev.- Mr. Feese at the Methodist
parsonage. They will make their home
in Elgin.
Raymond Moss and Eva L. Biggens,
of La Grande, were also married at
the parsonage yesterday by Mr.
Feese.
GENERAL MARCH SAYS END
WAR IN I9IS-DEUDS MEN
WASHINGTON, I). C, Aug. 1!). The general emphasized that the
(By United Press.) General March I War Department's program was ab
today informed the military commit-1 , , ,t t ,,
. i .u ii c r .. I solutelv necessary for the wars suc-
tce of the House of 'Representatives 1 .
that eighty divisions of Americans to ' c-'ssfuI prosecution,
be raised under the new man-power s fil 'was General March in his
bill can end the war in IU19 success- stand on this question that it is bc
'y . lieved many who have been inclined
no fiuciareo mat mo Americans
with the army which this number of
men would supply, could break through !
the German lines whenever and I
wherever they desired. i
SPORT CONTESTS OF THE TOMMY WAACS IN KENT
; jne loiimij- naaiK nni women motor drivers In Kent. England, nm helping to furnMi fun In the rumps' by Ink
hire part In the iirmy servlcp opnrt runlmtM. Th.; photograph tdiou a woim-n' race, which i"n?iMed of running
J.part way with pus and spoou and slipping home.
This Luw Will Change (he Draft Age
and Siurt Machinery of
Registration.
-WASHINGTON,-' Aug." (By
United Press.) The seriate today
agreed to a recess and wiH meet on
Thursday for the consideration of the
man-power bill, which is a proposed
law lo cnangc tne draft age.
Senator Chamberlain expressed
strong hopes that this bill will pass
j and become a law not later than Sat
I urday.
! 'If thi;i hannens. thpn the imwhinnrv
I of the government will be set to work
j for the gigantic registration of all
men up to -lo years ot ago.
OPERATORS GET RAISE
Western Union Mep Will Receive In
crease I ilk Wages at Once.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Aug. 1!).
(By United Press.) Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson today announced his of
ficial approval of the wage increase
that the Western Union Telegraph
and Telephone Company gave its em
ployes. He also said the increase is
not discrimatory.
T
AT COVE CAMP
PROMINENT LOWER COVE PEO
PLE HURT. BY TREE.
Were I'uinpcd in 'Woods Near Cove
When the Accident Occurred
Recovery Expected.
( ' . .
Serious injuries befell Mr. and Mrs.
George Gray yesterday during the
storm which swept over the Grande
j Rende valley. They were camped near
j Cove while taking an outing in !he
j woods and securing huckleberrieis for
canning, when the storm in its ticrre
ncss blew over a tree, striking Mr.
rip,,., ;n o..i. .. ...... r....
were broken and breaking Mrs. Gray's
nose, and otherwise rendering severe
injuries to her.
They were taken to their home,
where they arc being carefully treat-
j ed, and friends entertain the hope that
recovery may come in due time.
to criticise the present war program
we,' impressed such an extent that
there will be a change of front of
many of such critics.
STORM
Were In La Grande Yesterday Are
Highly Pleased With This
County's Work.
federal Pood Administrator W. B.
Ayer and Federal Grain Administrator
Max Houscr passed througli La
i Grande yesterday on their way to
i Boise, where they will confer with the
Idaho administrators in an endeavor
; to adjust the prices on mill feeds. This
I feature of the work has been very
i perplexing in tho past, as it has been
found almost impossible to get an ud
I justmcnt that would .be fair to differ
! ont communities. Fer "jis reason
: Oregon, Washington and Idaho will
attempt to work in harmony on the
prico fixing.
In speaking ot the food administra
tion's work in Oregon, Mr. Ayer suid:
"The loyalty of Oregon people has
done the woik. As federal adminis
trator, with the assistance of my able
administrators in the different coun
ties, promulgation of Mr. Hoover's or
ders, with further explanation to fit
local communities has been all that
was necessary to accomplish the ex
ceptional results obtained in Oregon.
There has been little need for drastic
rulings or punishment, except in a
few cases, and these have been .met
without, regard to standing of the in
dividual in his community. I, would
like to state that Mr. Scroggin, of
Union county, is one of the very best
county administrators in the state. He
I is a tireless worker, his decisions are
fair to all and I am proud of the rc
! suits obtained. Mayor Palmer, of Ba
i I;er, and Archie Miller, of Enterprise,
j are also among the topnotchers in the
! great work of the food' department.
In fact, Lantern Oregon makes such
excellent records that I am convinced
I all the good things said of this sec
tion of the state by you people who
live here ure absolutely correct."
Mux Houscr visited the Union Stock
Show this year in company with J. 1).
I'arrell, and that was his first trip
into the Grande Hondo valley. Yes
terday he asked about the different
parts of the valley, how the crops
which he saw then havo developed,
j and showed a keen interest in the food
producing qualities of this county. He
will probably make a trip into Union,
Baker and Wallowa counties before
long to ascertain from personal inter
views with the farmers just what can
bo expected in the way of grain pro
duction. GRAND RALLY
ISNOWON
BiG MEETING OP FARMERS IN
TELOCASET NEXT SAT
URDAY EVENING.
A large gathering of farmers is
.scheduled to take place at Telocasct
on the evening of March 24. '
The meeting is called for 8 o'clock
in the evening. Walter M. Pierce is
expected to make an address, and
County Agent Paul II. Spillman, as
well as G. L. Larisun, head of the war
board, will he present.
?t is the last day for registration,
under the recent call of the President,
and, while Union countv's quota lias
already been made, yet it is supposed
that the meeting will be a patriotic
gathering of the people of that neigh
borhood.
An invitation is extended to all who
may desire to attend.
Rt. Hon. Sir Maurice do Bunsen
heads a special mission sent by Krhg
George to discuss the Intricate eco
nomic conditions and questions which
have arisen between South American
countries and Great Britain because of
the war. ,
YOUNG GERMAN
HAD 'RIGHT IDEA
THIS
PEOPLE AtlE TIIKOIGII.
HI T THI'l ' STATU
I'KiH'IS OX"
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. Auk. In an Am.
crican hospital in a village near
(Ho Alurne a German bov of nine.
loen :-eurs lay awaiting tha atten
tion ot a doctor. His Injury was
not a"r!oiis and ho was contenf
Willi ivhut had befallen him. He
talked English, without great dif
ficulty, and resnoudini! lo nii...
lions gavo his vouthfnl nnlnimi nr
affair.i in Germany. Nothng he
sum was new, but in endeavoring
to sum it up he used this expres
sion: "Tho people uro through birt the
Stato fights on."
LA GRANDERS HAPPY
Roy Herr Returns From a Trip to
Camp Lewis.
Returning from a visit lo Camp
Lewis, Roy Herr, of the Oregon Gro
cery Company1, nys he found the La
Grande and Union county boys hannv
as could bo. Everyone of them is look
ing fine, feelftig tho excellent effects
of training and is anxious to go over
seas and get in the big game.
TO MAKE LA GRANDE HIS HOME.
Prof. L. D. Edwards, of Bakor, lead
er of the Community Chorus, came
over from Baker last night and will be
followed toilay by his wife and daugh
ter, having rented a house in La
Grande, and will make this city his
future home.
The professor announces that at to
night's Community Chorus rehearsal
he will put on for practice the cele
brated "Joan of Arc," one of the most
popular pieces of music, in which is in
troduced lhi "Mcrseilles," the French
national anthem. Also practice will
begin on Mozart's 1 lith Mass, one of
the masterpieces of religious music.
It is desired by the professor that
there be a full attendance this evening
at the usual place and hour. .
BRAVE SOLDIER
ALSO GARDENS
(illEW -IHvST llliANS AND t OHX
IN" SAX JOSH, IIEFOKE
GOING TO CAMP I.LWIS
SAN :0SE, Cui . A'iK. I'l -(By
United i i"ss) Paul Ma.ichle of
hun Jose wasn't satisfied to fU'nt
;or lib- vomit ry In only one wny
i' h.id to bi a 'V'ldier of the,
soil", o-i well .
Ih'taKxe ho :ived on Garden r.t..
at I2U, he wanted, the best kind
ir a viir ardeii. sj befoie he
Join';.', up" and wont In Camp
Lewis on his wtiy ti(, Ki-nnce yontm
Mauchle .secured a .:.-trdcti niinit.ii
lioiu the national war garden con-.-
i.ilKsimi and with thin as a gtiid;
pt-oceeilrri lo get afletr the back
v ru. lit w in led diligently In ail
Ins ui'iire ho'irs. and by the time
he lei', lor rump his beans .were
large enough lo wave gnod.uyo
to him '
Some, of the finest string beans
i'nd corn ever croun here welt
!PStl-tr'r. I'tes'Mitcd lo 111"! Sun
i.lciio Chamber of Coiiiinoice by
'Mr. S. Mauchle, the snldlerr. ino
iilior, who took over tho work of
-the wui i loi-'a war garden whc,n he
iwent away.
Schools Claim DuBois and A. W. Nel-
. son Is Appointed to Succeed
. Him On Board.
Today the : Union Counts War.,
Board selected A. W. Nelson as assist-
ant secretary to H. E. Coolidge in the
war work of Union county. This ap-
pointmcnc came to fill the vacancy -
caused by he resignation of H. M. Du .
Bois, who leaves the work to enter ?
upon his duties in the city schools.
The position was created in order to -
co-ordinato the war activities of the .
county and have some one on the job
an ot the time to look after collections
of subscriptions, take charge of - the
different undertakings needful to pro
per promotion of the war activities.
Mr. Du Bois has rendered excellent
service, for it wag his duty to carve
out a systom for the work. This he
has done and has things well in hand
so that his successor will not be com
pelled to use the time necessary always
to create an organization.
In Mr. Nelson's appointment the
War Board has acted with wisdom, for
he is familiar with all undertakings
and has been an ardent worker in
patriotic work. His office will be lo
cated on Elm street, next door to the
Currey Press, where he will give out
information and take up any matter
pertaining to tho service.-
"FOOT ON BRASS RAIL"
Dr. Bacon Makes a Trip Into Wet Sec
tion of the Country.
''You don't know how. strange it
seemed," said Dr. C. T. Bacon upon
his return from a trip to Missoula,
Montana, "to put my foot on the brass
rail and in a voice full of command
sny to the mixologist, 'I'll take somo '
of the same.' You know Montana is
still wet, for a short time, and it
amused me to note how the people are
contemplating the dry future, I could
appreciate their attitude, having gone
through the period of changing over
here in Oregon. Large stocks of wet
goods arc being bought and stored by
men for future use. Montana has suf
fered from dry weather this year and
a greater portion of tho state will
havo little feed for stock."
Dr. Bacon was over on personal
business and remained only a short
time in Missoula.
"WHITE PLAGUE" IS
THE PROBLEM NOW
WHAT TIIK ItKI) CltOSS IS 1)0
. 1X0-1$ HOSPITALS OK UNU.
I,M TO COMBAT THE
DISEASE
LONDON. Aug. 19.J (By United
I'.IXiSSI Tlio cointilneil" oxnorleiw'n .
of England,' Franco and Italy Is
anabliug America ,to soo "further
thun her noso.
Ono of tlio groatost i aftor-wur
probloii.s -will be tuburciilusib.
In England, soldiers suffering
from ibis disease are being dls.
charged from tho army in consld
orablo niimboiH, and In vtow of
this the American Rod Cross la
making li careful study of Europ
ean methods of fighting the whito
Plaguo
An Interesting " and . mportant
experiment has boon Inaugurated
by opening a cottugo colony at ;
Papwouh Hall. Mudlcul men ea. '
tin-.uto the . a-vtj-oge coniiiiiniilUtvu
soldier has less than a 50 percent '
capacity for work as compared
With tho hotilty worklngnian. Ii
this experiment tho authorities aim .
at supplementing the handicapped
worker's Income with the, othor 60
por cent that bo is unablo to oarn.
on tho ground that without this
subsidy tha pntlont would bo nn.
'der, slowly and painfully, after
nanning on the disease to the next
generation.
At the COttUKO COlonv nnlli.ntn
will inuurgo treatment and at tho
soino Ifnio work at u aultiUjIo
itrndo, the principle being to sub. -sidize
the tubercular lilinr.
Tho Amerteau Red Cross la
watch ug tho - exnerimnnt viih .
igreut li.leroBt, repll.lng that the'
jprlvallnns and hardships . of war i
luro bound to tell on the . strongest '
iconstitution; and when the bovs i
come home this disease, will In ill
Iproha iillty bp one of the greatest
pionienif, win, . which tho Hulled
Stales will have to cope. .
DAUGHTER IS BORN. ;
On August 17th a daughter arrived
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A,
Stilwcll.
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