La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 21, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextA. wbmmw Phone The Obaermv the Newa and Your Want Ada. ', Main 87. . .!"'., An Independent , J Newspaper, i Prints the Newi tha J Day It Happens, J ttttttt VOLUME xvn BRITISH TAKE A BIG BITE OUT OF HUNS IN MQRtllHB ATTACK UNDER THE COVER OF FOG AND MIST ENGLISH TROOPS SWOOP DOWN ON GERMANS AND DRIVE THEM BACK SIX MILES. Noyon Is Being Squeezed By Both British and Brench Right Wing- of Allied Army In Soissons Sector Makes Slight Advance Germans Expected Attack But Were Unable to Resist. WITH THE 131UTLSH AH MY, August 21 (Uy United press) Striking the Germans on a ten-mile front between Arras and Albert shortly before 5 o'clock this morning, General Iiyiig's army made great headway and captured Moyenviller, Courcelles Employ, Ablainzeville, Achiet Leptit and leaucourt-Sur-Ancre. . ' " The attack was made during a heavy fog, which acted as a screen for the British troops and excellent progress was made. At 9 o'clock the sun suddenly broke through the clouds, but British had burst in upon the Germans through the camaflouge of mist which hung closely to the ragged, shell-worn battlefield, while the tanks, cavalry and infan try pushed over and around the trenches and entangle ments. The hoche was cleared from most of the points on this side of the high embankments of the Arras-Albert railway. So well organized were the British for this attack that with one'single artillery crash the whole attack was on in full swing on the wide front. . The big guns of the British had been concealed for sev eral davs. They let loose at 5:20 o'clock and the troops swung into action. By G o'clock ten parts of the old lines were passed. " , At Movonville, where resistance was not strong, capture was made at (:'() o'clock. The prisoners' taken there said they bad expected the British the first of the week, but preparations'' were insufficient to stop the onrush of the troops.. The British suffered few casualties. - HAIG REPORTS ON ATTACK. - LONDON, Aug.'21. (l!v United Press.) General Ilaig announced that the British had attacked on a wide front north of Ancre this morning, 'and that "satisfactory pro gress had been made." GERMANS OFFER NO COUNTER ATTACK. P VH1S ug 21. (Bv United Press.) The . offifcial communique said today the French troops had continued to make progress on the whole front between the Oise anr the Aisne and last night captured Outs and tarlepont. llic Germans) to the surpirse of the French, offered no counter attack. . FRENCH APPLYING THE PRESSURE. rVRIS, Aim'. 21. (Bv United Press.) Tlie French are outl'lankiiiL' tile enemy and a point near Kchanips forest has heen reached. This is near Pontoise and less than tour miles southeast of Xoyon. ' - ' Novon is now threatened more from the southeast than the southwest. Pressure, is now methodically, applied by the French forces toward Lnssigny and Noyon. (iciieral Minikin's army has advanced more than six miles, and besides gaining three and a half miles in the. Oise vallev has penetrated to within a mile and a half of Xoyon. The right wing of Mangiivs army near Soissons has made a slight advance. v CHAS. NASH, MEETS PAINFUL ACCIDENT ( HAS. NASH I'.Ur.AKS A1!M IH'li- l.(i liOCKSS Oh' CltANK. I.N(i .MAlillXK. Vi'hlle cranking his auto this morning. ....... -,r.. I,., v In m.'iklnt? lil - usual rounus, ciumio iasu. "',,. nf ..Krmlnlc." tho child won for til-! Valley Creamery Co., waHjdcr elocutionist at an early dat' unfortunate enough to havo his right forearm broken by the han dle nt the. crank slipping from his grap In some manner, which he sieni'd unalilo to avoid. Iln wan immediately taken to the hospital for treatment, but it Ie feaicd be will be laid up for uumy weeks at least. This accident comes, too, on top nf the fact that young Nash was only released ftom tho Jiospltal last June, whore he was operated for appendicitis. on ARRAIGNED FOR Ml'RDER. Walter B. McFall was arraigned yes terday nfternoon in the circuit court, charged with the murder last Novem lier of n man by the nam of Wm. H. Moore, at l'crry. He will plead in court on August 29. ARRANGEMENTS FOR ERMINIE HII. II IN AltTIST IS TO AI'l'F.AI I.A i;i:t.vni l NioAlt 1'iTi.iti;. Tho ladles of the Army and :'v,,J Auxiliary arc making cxton- In La Grande. Tho exact date nnunccd In last night's Observer may undergo a slight change lie- cause of conflicting dates and the time will be announced soon. ''Krminle" recently gave, a recital In Baker and the people of that city wore charmed with her won derful talent which is not the work of training but purely natural Judge Anderson of the circu court of Iiaker, says she Is the j most marvelous child he has ever seen and all who heard her voice the samo praise. The Army and Navy Auxiliary request everyone to keep in that this extraordinary child '"inti is to appear In La Grando and arrange jvbo are In the Untied States tor. Armory and a women's bnllding.'he cotnpellcd to take dastlc. mens to attend. ivlre.- They are up-to-date chapsifor each of which $100,000 is-usc In the matter. E. G. Citmmlngs and wife Enterprise, are visiting friends tho city. LA. GEN. TASKER H. BLISS Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, American rep. rcsentatlve at the supreme war coun. ell, has been given the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St George by the British government. FOIU'IO NUHDIil) TO OFFSET GUI! MAX PI tOPAG AX DI8TS Oregon tiiiard l.c.s.s Tim" l''ift' I Cunt or What Jt Should ltu In Numbers. That the Oregon Guard needs recruits from .among tho bustnoss men of La Grande, Union, Cove, Elgin, and all other towns in this county, as well as in other counties oi .il o.y, ... dent from the very fact that all the companies in this pant of the stato are short in tho numbers each com pany should have today, all tha younger men having already enter ed the service in the regular army, navy, or marines. Carl Stackland, an orchardist ot the Cove, district, while In the ctty a' few hours late yesterday after-' noon, in a short interview on the street urged sharp and quick work along recruiting lines in La Grande, as well as In his home itown, where there should be a good local company organized at once. 'i ' 1 j "; , ' "You see; it is just like this," he said, "all., our younger members havo already gone Into one or an other branch of the sej-vlce, ana In 1 the September, draft, we are bound to lose another fifty per cent of wlin,'. members we have left. Older men, like you and I should join at once, if for no other rea son that I can think of now, to guard our home communities against 1. V. W.'s and German propagandists generally. 'Only a short time, ago, I saw in ono or the aispatcncs in mo ure gonla.n,, 1 .h ink, whore an old Inoffensive-looking German, was visiting the wheat fields near Sal em, Just about dusk In the evening and was seen digging In , the ground with something, one even ing afto,r another. Ut . developed after ho had. left ithol country, that he had put some kind of stuTf in the soil that made those . wheat fields almost f.rll .to produce a crop. 'Now I won't say that aphis was planted in many of tho fields near Cove, but It Is very Htrango that, shortly after some men were seen riding through the country In nu los, that many of the fields wore discovered .to be, In voy bad shape. there had licet no Indications Of this pest earlier In the season. "That is why, I say, we need to recruit our Oregon Guard compan ies to full war strength at once, for we iiPivor can tell what kind or onltln will be in our midst from one day to another." WOULD regit OREGON GUARD MISTAKE OF REPORTER!""" 'or 'V'.""" ' '"l T" .It Mistii!dcrMood Mb Itvaii On The I!ed Cross Work. W. Cowgill Miaervor. inlsunde.rsiiiod Miss Ityan f the Hed Cross Canteen, and yesiero.iy s ui.sorver uuoico ncr 11s jtiylng tha the Canteen was forbid not care to attempt any deii- papers and farm Journal adver jthe purpose of srjllng things to nite ui'llon and field out for an ad- Itlsements that dairymen Increnso I.jlhe soldiers, when as a mailer of ibci, 11 is 1101 a commercial propn-1 The university 01 Oregon is (ti 'diminish them, becauso It has al Hltlon but feeds tho boys as they .(aitst to send in ItB bill or est inu ready comniandered upwards of come through without coinpensa-lates. The university places Its re- (jn per cent or the output or 1011 tlon. In asking ror magazine and jiiulrements at $!i9Mn. Since densarles, It Is' understood, both DOriodirals It is not desired thatiilit rnHmirfeji ate r,R7..r,r,.'t.:M. the Inr nrmv mitt nuvv linn. IhtiB rnl- ,! he given but the late jcurrcnt numbers, for old Issues are nf little value to the class of bnvs nnd havp read tho older Issues, o'j.and what is desired is late works inino that some benefit will be do- irived from them. GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21; 1918 AMERICAN RED CROSS ARRIVES SEVERAL UNITS APPEAR IN SI BERIAN CITY OK VLADI VOSTOK TODAY. LONDON, Aug. 21. (By United Press.). Several American Bed Cross units have arrived in Vladivostok from Tokio,' bringing seventy thousand pounds of hospital supplies and a largo quantity of provisions. OUTSIDE PEOPLE WED Guy Tulley and Ethel Mitchell .Mar ried in La Grande. Last evening at the Methodist par- uinnmi !Rnv ('- U Pian nf Ikn trirat MrtWK.t hh i!,Ji th B.iii,!t0d'Jr DV Ambassador Lord Road ' " " Mr. Guy G. Tullcy and Miss Ethel N. Mitchell, two of tho town of Wallowa's most popular young people. Only closo friends of tho interested outs were present. Today they left for their future home in Wallowa., J. GARFIELD KING , ARRIVES IN FRANCE ' A letter from Mrs. J. Garfield King written from Sisson, California, stales that she has received a wire from tho official headquarters in New York in forming her that her husband, J. Gar field King, formerly head of the Y. M. C. A. of La Grande, has landed safely overseas. PREPARING STOCK FOR STATE FAIR Hutchinson & .Sherman, ns well as W. W. Green & Sons, brscdurs of Shorthorn cattlo. when seen on Sunday aftornoon at their' ranches near Union, stated that they are thinking strongly of getting a bunch of fat cattle and prizo win , , , condition for another . ,, ,. , , . ... exhibit at the Stute Fair, to be hold In Salem in September. As both these firms ore breedors of 8horthorn ca'.tlo, and havo fre quently carried off first and sec ond prize money, no doubt, If.thay decide to exhibit again this fall, other premiums will fall into their basket of trophies already won. TAX DEMANDS STAT I CO.M.UISStONHrtS (JltOAX I'.NDKIl THIS LOAD. Stnto's Itcveiiucji Provided Are Hxcccded Ry 3,MMMMM (iov. ei'nor Favors 1 Mill Tax. SALEM, Ore., Aug. 21. Unable to luako progress with the mass of figures that lmvo Jjecn submitted by stute Institutions, stato orfiews and other organizations having state aid, 4he Tax Commission re cently adjourned its meellng, after Betting Friday, August 2:1, as tie date for another session. The com mission mot for tho purpose of at tempting to nrrlvo nt Iho state's needs in excesH of tho l per 'cent tnx limitation. In tho meantime Tax Commissioner Galloway will total the amount asked for. Some minor institutions have not yet re ported. In genr.ial it Is otflimatud lhal the renueslH received total upward of 111,1)00,000, or about $:i.i)n, 000 in excess of tho available re venues for the next biennlum. Governor Withycontbn . holds out for nllowlng a 1 mill tax, if tho people a 10 agreeable, nt the next election, which would amount to about one-third of the eKcess .amount that has been rouestcd. Thls would piovido about (2. 0110,-1 j llltllllll Mill, lllll initial nn 1 I proposed fund bill to be Iniiated for the Mivnnipnr ejecton ran make provision for only one year. Aflc a glance at the' columns STAGGERING reporter for thC;of. figures which filled several ipages of typewritten tdieets, Secte Iniiary of Sta'e Olcott and Slai1 Troasu'er hay il-cldeii mat ilmyiull the means In its power news- joinned session. nsilma'cd amount to be provided Is Hlli,l3ii,(. Important among Itie tirimnaeil tiunrnvpnieiils are an j nsked) For the iatlnr $100. One: Is avall'ble from outside sources, contingent upon nn equnl uppro-i Iprlatlon by the sta'e. ' E CA WILL SAVE THE DAY A.MllASSADOIt Mlt! HKADI.Ml HXPlUiSHKS- APPHKtiATION Says TIiIh Country Far Exceeds All livieclaOoiiB Whiclv Wore field lly Englund LONDON, August 21. (By Unit ed Press.) That America will savo tho day and filially bring vic tory to Allied arms ii tho fooling all ovor' England and was expressed tnr trt 1 1. n 1 1 ... 1 tr 1 11 mI n- ' ,7, , , ' a spooch ho delivered, at a lunch. oo n of one of the clubs: "America ontering tho wiar re moved all dotiht and fears and assured a certain victory for tho Allied arms, but we novor iiiiaglnod that America could roach audi splendid efficiency and tako such a prominent' part In this war in so short a time." TO PAY TAX McAIXIO WANTS l.VCO.MK TAX TO HHACI1 KVKItYONU. J. Now Itcvciiuo Hill Authorizes A lllllion Dollar Drive On l'rotits. WASHINGTON, August 21. (By United Press.) Tho now revonue bill will authorize a billion dollar drive on incomea and excess profits and will include, stringent measures for tho slacker who tries to dodgo future taxes. McAdoo has asked congress for authority to force every person A tho country to pay income tax. LYAL STRINGHAM IS UNION COUNTY BOY HIT BY HUN SHELLS IN FRANCE. Severe Skull F'racture and His Arm Broken letter States He la Recovering. A letter received today by his par entsnt Imbler tells of Lyal Stringham suffering from severe wounds in bat tle in France on July 15. He was shot in the arm, which was broken and German shellfire pierced his skull, causing physicians to remove slivers of the bone which left an open wound in the head. Besides this, shrapnel entered Lyal's leg in many places. He laid for five days in the hospital 011 the front lines and then was re moved to the base hospital. The letter was written on July 25 and he ex presses not a murmur but insists that everything is all right and that ho is getting along fine. He did not con sider tho shrapnel wounds in his legs worth while mentioning. CONDENSED MILK SHOOTS UPWARDS t;oVl;itMK.NT DKMANDS AD- VAM'IO PHH'IIS IIUillKST I TO Til K Hil'lIK. 1 Manager C. I). Kinahlsnr. of the 'Oregon Grocery Co., slated today 'that there hail been a sharp ad- ivance, in the nrlces of condensed milk, the advance being as great jas fifi cents on the case. 'I nun ine kiivih anient iiii;iiik jtholr herds of cattlo rather than Knir iho rlvlllun iiKers down to the minimum. It seems, without any xtinenrluliln nffot nn fur II mltrhl .yr. Kmihlser staled that, so far as ho know, this Is the highest price condensed milk hngi reached in ntr.ny years. , EVERY PERSON WOUNDED CHRISTIAN GIRL fin 1 ... EfiMjBMku Christian Girl, whose name hat been a fertile subject for piragraphert, l one of the many civilians who are qui etly fitting Into the war department1! strenuous work. It Is Mr. Girl's job to see that the army gets all. the mo. tortruckt it need. v " ' - -' " ' SN THE ATLANTIC 81 HMAItlNU ( It l:V TAKIO THAW. Milt AND I'ltUV ON SHIPS . Three Keliooncrx Havo Alroady , Hook Destroyed lly Pirates. A CANADIAN POINT,' August 21 (By United Press.) The stoam trawlor Triumph lias been seized by u submarine crow and is now armed with guns and manned by a crow of 16 Germans, who are raiding the fishing vessels on the North Atlantic coast. This inform ation is brought In by survivors of boats that have been sunk. fFhree schooners have already been der stroyed by bombs from tho out laws. . In each case the crews leached the shore. . f ... i3KlUJttH3':J-' At tho Red Cross Shop In the Foley Office Dulldlng there will be a special sale, of aiprons and baby articles on Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. This Is also rummage day and the Red Cross people are mak ing it an event of .importance. . s5 COl'NtTL MKKTS TONIGHT. At the regular meeting of the City Commissioners to be held at 7 : HO this evening, besides the re gular routine work, there will pro bably come up for consideration matters of more than rodinary In tel est and possible there may be a surprise In the statement to be' is sued by City Manager Fred B. Currey, which will show th,it La Grundo is financially stronger than it has been for some time past. WHEAT HAS BEEN BADLY BLEACHED (In a short Interview this morn ing with Manager Owsley, of Korr, Giffoid & Co., ho stated they are shipping wheat all tho time, but tlioso last rainy days had bleached much of tho wlif.it In the shocks, so that It has lost in weight, as well as quality, to some extent. . Ill weighing nut somo samples his morning, ono lot tested by the government scales pounds to tho bush'1,!, Instuad of tho nvorag? of 110 pounds, but that, ho stated, will probably make little dirfurenco In tho prices as fixed by tho gov ernment. YOUNG PEOPLE WED llellvaii ablioi .Married To .Mlsi Nellie Itryiiut. Mr. Delhvin Waltlrnp and Miss Nellie Bryant were married Tuo!i day at Iho homo or tho bride's sister, Mis. Jesse Kerr, In La Grande. Rev. Smith of the South M. E. Church was the officiating minister. The bride wore a dainty dress of while silk and was unat tended. Only inininillito friends of the young couple were present. The young roupln have many friends t hero who wish for tbeni the hup plniMS and piosperity that they lie servo. WITH THE COLORS. Recruiting Officer Sergeant Henry, of the Marines, this morning received a post card from Clyde Kiddle, now at the Mare Island training camp, The card reads: I "Am trying hard to he a marine, I and want also to say the treatment I we get is fine, our nuartcrs good and i 'chow' A No. 1. With kind regards, I CLYDE KIDDLE. GERMAN RAIDED NUMBEK 27!) SPAIN TAKES 'IS TOLL OP SPANISH CRAFT SUB MA KINKS IS REPLACED BY THF.SE VESSELS. , TOLL OF SPANISH CRAFT BY SUBMARINES REPLACED The Honor and Dignity of Ihe Nation Will No Longer Permit the Gfrman Program On the Sen, Declares Min ister Believes Germany Will Agree to Demands of Spanish Government. MADRID, Spain, Aug. ' 21. (By United Press.) The Minister cf tho Interior of Spain has sent a note to Germany declaring that Spain will 1 temporarily replace all future subma rine sinkings of Spanish boats from Gorman ships interned in the harbors ot Spain, . ' , v - Denial is made by the minister that Germany has brokon off diplomatic ' relations with Spain, and he. stated that the decision of the Spanish gov-; eminent to replace losses ot the sub marine vvjth German shipa fc b it the natural course to pursue, and accord ing to the' Spanish official, resolves itself into "obligatory defense of our essential interests." 'We cannot risk further prejudicing of our nntional dignity, life an! henr and we feel assured that Germany will recognize our decision and agree that it is right and proper," tho official 1? quoted as saying, and then ho adds, "The. final status of the commandeered vessels will be settled when po-.co is declared." i 32 WORLD J SCOVUHI) ! OK SHIPS TO THANSPOHT TROOPS. America Is Now Playing A Very -Clrcat Part On Tho BuUlo ' Fields Of Kunmc. WAHINGTON, August 31. (By United Press.) General March todiy annbunced that 32 complete divisions of American troops 11.ro now on French soil. He said to accomplish this remarkublo feat It had heen necessary to scour tho world for ships to transport Amorl. can troops acrosB tho Atlantic. . He also called attention to tho fact that lu maintain the present rata of progress and achieve tho projected four million overseas would ,meun tho garlioring of Btlll . more shirs. RURAL SCHOOLS -NOW OPENING MILS. IVANHOE THINKS WILL BE FEWER PUPILS THIS YEAR, HUE TO THE WAR. ' Not a few of the rural schools of Union county have already opened fur the fall term. County School Superintendent Mrs. A E. Ivanhoe announced this morning that School District No. 53 opened on tho ldth, with Miss' Jennie Nashliy as teacher. District No. !14 opened on August 0, with Miss Lydin Saler In charge. District No. (il, at Hot Luke, op ened for business this last week, Miss Princess Bond being in charge. There arc (il organized school dis tricts in Union county, all reporting to Mrs. Ivanhoe, who says she had no difficulty this year in finding com petent teachers for all schools, so far. There are 150 teachers in tho rural schools of this county. Other schools will open the 2nd, llth nnd ltith of September. Mrs. Ivanhoe added that she did not expect so large an atendance this fall, as peo ple have removed from the county on account of war demands. - Mr. and Mrs. Frank Richardson nfIdaho, were In La Grando yes terday to attend tho funeral ot Mrs. Connway. DIVISIONS NOWI FRANCE