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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST "23, 1.018
VOLUME XVII
NUMBER 281
GENERAL MANGIN
French-British
GEN. SIR W. H. MACKENNON
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FROM DEATH
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artillery is
Entertained
NARROW ESCAPE
BILL THE
FRENCH ARE NOT STOPPED IN THEIR ONWARD
RUSH 50 VILLAGES LIBERATED FROM HUNS.
i (British Forces Take a Thousand Prisoners South of the
Somme Early This Morning Twenty-Mile
Front Is Being Bombarded.
"WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, -Aug. 33. (By United
Press.) UcneruL -liyng is tfi';ulu;illy overpowering the
German defense on' the whole front, from the Somme
northward to the Conjeul river, despite the desperate re
sistance of the enemy. '
Starting at 5 o'clock this morning below Bray, the Brit
ish extended their front an additional six thousand yards,
completely surprising the Germans and driving them from
the high ground.
The British have progressed two miles today, apparently
reaching Boyelles. They have reached llamliu Court,
Gomie Court, and have taken many, prisoners. Bray is
practically surrounded. ' ' "
GERMANS USE 47 DIVISIONS.
' LONDON, Aug. 23. (By United Press.) Jt is learned
that the Germans have used forty-seven divisions north of
Albert and eight miles south of Albert between July 8
and August 22.
PARIS, Aug. 23. (Bv
beny, commanding. the Preuch army north
Oise, issued an order today saying:
"The battle has won ground for the French to a depth
of fifteen and a half miles and has liberated scores of vil
lages. Sixteen German divisions have been beaten. More
than ten thousand prisoners have been taken and twenty
two guns have been captured. We-will win."
All last night the French advance continued on prac
tically the whole twenty-mile front between the Oise and
Aisue rivers, said the official communique today. 4
the entire south bank of the Oise and Ailette rivers,
from Scmpigny, near Xoyon, to Coney ford, has been
cleared of the enemv.
GERMANS ORGANIZING DEFENSIVE.
PARIS, Aug. 2:i. (By United Press.) General von
Boelun is organizing defensive lines in the rear of the
present Picardy positions. This was learned from the
front. 1
Military experts -believe thocapture of Noyon is already
under way. The French have occupied over fifty villages.
Arrival of a Hungarian division on the west front is re
ported in the official dispatches today. . '
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BRITISH KEEP UP GOOD WORK.
LONDON, Aug. 21!. (By United Press.) The British
are attacking on practically the whole twenty-mile front
from Conjeul river to Chaulncs, and making good progress
at several points, said-General Ilaig today.
Prisoners 'captured by the British the past three days
total nearly six thousand. Of this number. more than' a
thousand were taken' south of the Somme this'inorning.
. NOYON SURE TO FALL.
PARIS, Aug. 23. (By United Press.) The French ad
vance has swept the Germans back to within three miles
of Chauny; highly important railway and highway center
between Noyon and Laferc.
' Reports from the French army state it has reached the
borders of Coucy, only three miles from the lliiideiiburg
line. A heavy attack has been launched by the French
against Coucy Grove, whii'h lies below Coucy.
Noyon is now being attacked from the northwest, sontli-
. east and northeast. The French are across the Oise and
Nanicamp canal. They have reached the edge of .Mei lau
court, a mile from the Xoyon railroad station. The road
from Noyon to Laon will soon be penetrated from another
' direction.
The bodies are clinging to the hills north of the Oise
and are already under the heaviest kind of artillery fire.
PARIS TO HAVE FASHION SHOW.
By Webb Miller,
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
' PARIS, Aug. 2.1. While the Ger
man guns are thundering day and
night only a matter of comparatively
few miles from Paris, hundreds of
girls and women are working fever
ishly, preparing for the great Autumn
fashion, show.
Despite the perils of ocean and
trans-channel travel, millinery and
buyers from the big establishment
on Fifth Avenue and Oxford street,
and even from faraway Rucnos Aires
end Rio de Janeiro, are already flock
ing to Paris for the opening of the
autumn shows.
Here and there on the boulevards
the "last minute" things in women's
hats and gowns for the coming season
are appearing. The German menace
to Paris which now has vanished, ut
terly failed to shake her position ns
the world's fashion capital.
At a recent meeting of the Chamhto
United Press.) G(
-General
and: wes
eral .Br-
st of
Syndicate de la Coutre Parisicnne, an
association of the principal gown
manufacturers, the modistes protested
against the reports that the big es
tablishments were curtailing their ac
tivities on account of "the danger to
Paris.
Mmc. Paouin, president of the Cham
hro, said that the autumn show would
be as great an event ns ever in the
fashion world.
"All of the big places are busy this
very moment," she said, "preparing
their collections for the coming au
tumn season, and we will hold our us
ual grand openings in August with as
much display as usual.
"We want our American and Eng
lish customers who come so far to see
our semi-annual shows to know that
wc will not desert Paris. We will have
the same, number of models and de
signs as usual."
Already many New York buyers
have arrived for the autumn and win
ter selections. ' ' '
Photo I
b: -twpi.iiijjyj)i5L-.WBDirrn KiwroiDfr Unlnn Kf
Gen. Sir W. H. Mackennon hat been
appointed director of the military
draft in Canada and Great Britain by
the British war office, a position which
la similar to that held by Major Gen.
eral Crowder In the United States.
General Mackennon was formerly com-,
mander of the Canadian light horse
troops.
E IS
CAUSE OF JOY
Alt.MEHH TllltOCGIIOrT I'XIOX
COUNTY ARE JUBILANT.
Crops Will Ho Safe And Damage
Small, Is llclicf A'ow Uclilg
Expressed.
With llm breaking through of
tho bright sun this morning lliorc
was n blanket of Joy spread over
this .alley ami ranchers who had
begun to look glum as the rain
pattered down on their grain In
t lie shock and hay in the, field,
ate now up to tho blowing off
point with exuberance.
Such a sun as we are having to
doy vill soon cure tho hay, dry tho
grain and muko it possible for the
fields to be cleared of tholr crops,
Tho threshers will be at:, .work in
a day or two and general Indus,
trial activity- will prevail once
more In the land that is usually
favored by a kind Providence and
very seldom hits tho low spots
which .1 few days' gloom seem to
indicate,.
It is bolievcd that Walter Pierce
will . bo able to make a bettor
speecli when ho goes out cam
lwlKiile;; for governor now that his
crops are certain and the, Inde
pendent Ordor of Grande Hondcrs
at Unlr next secret meeting con.
template passing a ' few stringent
resolutions that will prevent Wal
ler from spreading tho gloom germ
in thi.! valley unless conditions
warrant it ta the future.
BOMB-EXPLODES
ON BOARD SHIP
FOl'R MEN KILLED AND NINE
TEEN ARE WOUNDED BY
THE ACCIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2,1.' (By
United Press.) Four men were killed
and nineteen severely wounded by the
explosion of a depth bomb on the
United States ship Ori.ba Aza on Au
gust 17, the Navy Department an
nounced today. Lieutenant Comman
der Williamson, of New York, was
among the killed.
lit" N PLANES FOR MUSEUMS.
MELBOURNE, Aug . 8. (United
Pi ess, by Mail.) The Australian gov
ernment has planned the establish
ment of war mu.-icums in Australia af
ter the war for the exhibition of tro
phies and relics. 'Among these arc to
figure enemy airplanes which arc cap
tured without being totally destroyed
by the Australian frying corps.
Such wrecked machines are of course
thoroughly inspected by the technical
department of the Royal air force, for
examination of German devices, and
German adaptation of British devices.
They are eventually handed over to
the Australian government, to take
their place along with other trophies
won by the Australian force.
They will be permanent memorials
of Australian prowess in the war, and
memotials, ton, of a period of airplane
construction to which it is likely that
young Australia will look back very
mnrli to as we look back today on the
early models of the steam engine.
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SENATOR LODGE SA.VS IT IS
GERMANY'S UEATII KNELL.
" NOW HINGING. ' .
LEARNED SENATOR OUTLINES
PROGRAM OF OF PEACE OFFER
Ho Says raw.iiiK.Of 'hfa BUI la
Hie Weapon Thtil (iives America
A Comploto Anil Final Victory
Over The KiilscrDcmiiiids Jinny
Things From Germany.
. WASHINGTON, D.C., August 23.
(Dy United Presa.)-t-Ilailing the
now man powor bill as the wea
pon with which America will -win
complete and final victory. Sen
ator Lodge today .outlined iu tho,
senate the irreducible , minimum
peace terms that should be accept
ed by the allies.
Restoration of Belgium was the,
first item named by Senator Lodgei
who then amplified his idea of tho
very loi',t that should bo accepted
from Gormany in order - to have
peace by Including the ceding of
Alsace-Lorraine, to France, restoK
alion of Malia Irredenta to Italy
Including Trieste, complete ro-es.
tnblishiucnt of Serbia and Ru
mania as indop'endent Btates, per
manent security of Greece, inde
pendence of Poland and also the
Czefho-Slovak independence '
Senator Lodge added ' that de
mand must be mado for the ro
establlsiimont and restoration of
the Iic.sinn provinces lost through
ihe Tliest-Lltovslc , treaty, relin
quishment of Constantinople by the,
Turks, lntornationall.ation of the
Dardanelles, elimination of Turkish
influence in Palestine. .
"Such a victory," said tho Sen
ator, "must bo won iitside tho
German frontiers and not outside."
(Lodge is slated for Republican
leadership in the Senate and It is
admitted that in this speech he
expressed tho views of the Repub
lican party.
PROTECTION TO
BE
GOVERNMENT TO KEEP ORGAN.
IZATION INTACT.
Xon-Essential Nov.', 1HU IJusinesses
Closed Don n During War Will
He Nursed liy Government.
WASHINGTON! D.C., ' August 21).
(By United Press.) Secretary
Kedfield, of the, Commerce. Depart
ment, annouifccd today that the
government will protect - the non
essential Industries which are put
out of business on account of the
war. '
An attempt will be made, at nine
to 'keep intact the ' organization of
all such business and arter the war
is over tho deparement will renth,
aid in le-cstubllshuient of tho same.
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IIKLIKIKS GOSSIP WILL III:
HI'KIOAI) TO NATIONS.
: Endeavor To If oise Tl-ollble A moll!:
Allic Is Sri iileil l!y Chilli man
Of SU-jiping Hoard.
WASHINGTON. D.C.. August 2:t.
Illy dllic! Pi ess. I Chairman
jHilrley, of the Shipping Hoard, is
jsued a warning today that enemy
I propaganda will endeavor to use
jAinerlna'a great shipbuilding nffori
j"s a basis of arousing distrust
;atnong the Allies. Ho expressed
Igreat confidence In Ihe American
! people being nbln to offset any
such attempt uad s;!id: 'Wc will
.discount this German effort and
iinaintair. a home for humanity."
EXTENDED
T THINKS
WORM AT WIJRK
J . .' ' A"V saStasa 1 ". 1
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it.'
General Manjjin, "hero of the
Marne," who was removed In 1917 by
the "Defeatist" movement, has been
leading the cucceseful French-American
attack against the Germane be
tween the Alane and the Marne.-
HONORED, 00
RECEPTION FOR ARMY RECRUITS
AND NURSES MONDAY.
Program lias Hcen Changed to In
clude Girls Who Are to Go On
September First.
Arrangements for Monday . night's
piogram for' the new National Army
men huve been changed somewhat, ao
as to include entertainment for tho
four nurses, Misses McLennan, Rettig,
McCormick and Garrick, who are leav
ing on September 1 for service in
Franco. These .young ladies will also
participate in the parade a ikl will have
a special speaker on the program.
. The parade is only to be participated
in by the local unit of the Oregon Na
tional Guard, the new National Army
men and the nurses, and will be formed
at the Y. M.-C, A. at 8:00 p. m. The
line of march wil be west on Wash
ington street to Fourth, north to Ad
ams and east on Adams to the Rex
hall, where the program will be held.
The band will lead, followed by the
two companies of National Guard, the
National Army men and the nurses,
who will ride in a car.
The program ut Rex hall will be as
follows:
Violin Solo Prof. J. Duvid Haines,
orchestra accompaniment.
Address to Nurses Dr. M, K. Hall.
Vocal Solo Mrs. J. J. Carr.
Address to National Army Men Wal
ter M. Pierce.
Musical Selection Monday Club, Mrs.
A. L. Richardson, director.
Dancing until 12 o'clock.
IDLE LAND 1ST
BE PUT TO USE
MOVEMENT STARTED TO CON
SCRIPT HOLDINGS.
Large Tracts Held By Speculators
to Be Taken Over, Is
the Plan.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23. A
movement In draft every idle acre
west of the Rocky mountains for food
production, in accordance with plann
laid down by President Wilson and
Secretary of the Interior Lane, was
started at a conference here yester
day between Pacific Coast land ex
perts and the Stale Council of De
fense. Among thase who spoke weie E. F.
Renault, commissioner of agriculture,
state of Washington; W. H. Crnw
ford, state land commissioner, Ore
gon; Ralph P. Merritt. Federal Food
commissioner, California; M. Fleish
, hacker, of stale land settlement board,
! California; Mornmer Fleishhncker, of
'the state land settlement board, of
I California, and representatives of sim
ilar boards in Oregon and Washington.
The conference plans called for a
tour of Pacific Const states by Ben
win and Crnwford, and a meeting in
Kansas City some time in September
of lanit experts lronl nil mc suites
affected.
nurses 11 be
48TH COAST AUTHXriltY PASS
KS THROUGH LA GHANDE.
Ited Cross Canteen Serves Water,
melons,. Cigarettes And Magu-
allies, ; .
On a special troop train which
arrived In La Grande at 10:30
this mci'uing there were 390 men
nnd officers of the 48tb, Regiment
Heavy ' Coast Artillery, on their
way ;iom " Forts yiagler. Warden
and C'nsey, Washington, bound ea.it
for. tho distant training camps, tin
rcgiuion being under) bonunnnd of
lat Lloiit. Siegfried. ' I
This was an espoeiitlly fine ap
pearing, body . of troops, strong,
nthl.itic looking young' Americans,
all anxious to get Into the big
game .low being played in France.
The reglmcyit detrained lumiedl.
utoly on arrival, as one of the of.
fleers expressed tt, "to give the
boys a. chance ' to , stretch tholr
logs," - after many hours it train
work. "
Tho, liala',) ' arrival was greeted
by choors from the people, who
1 nppenod to be tit tho station; and
loud lesponsos wero mado by .the
Holdler guests of La Grande. -
Red Cros Canteen Girls.,
Miss' Ryan, chairman of tho lo
cal Red Cross canteen, with nearly
two dp:.en ' assistants, hud hud so.
voral long tables set on tho edgo
of the, park, by tho railroad track,
and in tho visiting soldiers passed
tho tables, each was handed out a
piece of rod watermelon, ' and
others ucrvod cigarettes and 'stamp
ed post cards, which ninny' of the
bdys ft once, filled out and mulled
to friends la. tho west.
A Salvation Army lassie was also
on hand, and gavo out numy copies
of tho "War Cry," whllo Rod Cross
girls handod In the car windows
copies of tho late magazines.
Just boforo entratningv 'the- sol-
dluiB 'ii.cd up and gave, throo
rousing cheoia . for, tli8: -Red 'Cross.
Canloou ladles, which was heartily
responded to by people on tho
platform.
Dr. Hall was on hand to attend
to anything In his line, .but; he
might as well have remained in
IiIb of.'lce, so far as his profes.
sional' services were required, ox
ce,pt help the ladies pass out the
good things they had prepared.
"All Aboard," and time to say
".Good bye," and after the boys "had
taken their seuts, by the windows
facing the platform as many as
possible others standing looking
over their shoulders, still others
standing on tho platforms of the
coaches one well pleased soldier
sang out of the window, "You
sure done it In this man's town,"
while another shouted "Good-bye
girls," and as long as the train
was in sight, the soldiers kept tip
the loud hurrahs.
MEN WHO KEEP SATURDAY
. SACKED CARED FOIL
.lenlsli Enlili Ami Others Keeping
Satin day May Iteglster On
.Monday.
Every man's religion Is given
consideration by the war depart
ment as is shown by an ordor re.
colved at headquarters of tho Lo
cal board from the Adjutant-Gon-oriil.
,
He says In that order that all
men whoso religious belief prompts
them to keep Saturday secrnd will
please appear for registration be
fore the board on Monday belweeji
the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 o'clock
p.m.
Satiiidny. it .will be remembered
Is the day sif. nsldo by order or
the War Department for the regis.
Iration of all boys who have reach
ed the ago of 21 years sluco June
mil.
SEND IN VOI R CLOTHES.
Thi Red Cross Shop has urgent
calls for men's .wearing nppai-el
such as shirts, underwear and
suits, Please send in what you
have for tho call Is mado to all.
tt la your duty and do not fall tho
Red Cross.
R. M. Lewis, of Wenatehee.
Washhuton, Is making a slmrt
I business visit In La Grande.
EICON
S
COS
DERATION
.Mil. AND MRS. GEO. GltAV IX.
Jl'ltKll IX CAMP.'
LurR Tree Fulls Acmish Tliclr lied
Whllo They Are Sleeping ,,
, Rescue Party,
The report of the Injuries sus
tained by Mr. and Mrs. Goo. Orav.
on Indian Creek, at an early hour
last Sunday, la given more in do
toll by Dr. -Whiting, who attended
them,, and Mr. J, D. Slater, who v
Is a cousin of Mrs, Gray, aa fol.
lows: . ; . -. -.
Before dawn last Sunday morn- '
lug, while, sleeping out. In the open
nt (heir camping ground ; on In
dian Creek, about eight, tp,Uis.i.,
from the lower Cove Valley,; a large.'-"
tree crashed down ori'the sloeplng
couple, smashing five- of Mr. Gray'a "
rlba, ' and breaking 1 Mra. ' Gray's
nose sq badyly that blood gushed
out In 'a stream. - ,
Had not a Bmalt nine Dole brok.
on the fall of the troe, when it top-
pled down, with Its wide branches
reaching over the beds of Joe Gray v
and his wife, who was sleeping
close to the other brother and sis- 1
tor, tho four would certainly nevor
have lived to toll what atruck
thein. ' -,; . -' . .
As, it was Joe Gray got up tm. .
modlatoly and by almost super
human erfort. lifted the trunk of
tho troo 18 Inches thlek, at lt
butt from his brother's chest, and '
loavlng his wife In caretot the .In
jured i datives, mountod' his horse
and rodo down into the lower val.
loy Tor help, at the same time
phoning to Dr. Whiting in La
Grande to get to the camp as soon
as ho could, V .
Ono of the nolghbors came into
La Grande for an ambulance and .
when the messenger reached La
Grando, Mr. J. D. Slater, a. cousjn
of the atrickon' lady, returned over
the mountain with him, a distance
of gome, 20 miles., At the top of
the mountain the' biiianoo of tho
journey had to bo made on horse
back, over a rough trail.
Whon . Mr. ..Slater reached the
camp, ho round both Mr. and Mrs. '
Gray still In an unconscious state,
but Mr. Gray, by a slight nod ' of '
his head Indicated he recognized
his visitor.
Whon Dr. Whiting arrived on
the scene a Bhort time nftorwards.
over a very muddy road ho said .
yesterday aftornoon; he found Mrs.
Gray still bleeding very badly from
the cuts across her-' nose., and ap
plied remedies to stop It at once.
iAbout sixtoen neighboring . men
took turns at holding the Injured '
couple up the mountain trail on
horse bjck, until they reached tho
top, where autos could take, them
mora swiftly to their kome In
lower Cove valley, where proper
medical treatment was administer- .
ed. ; '
It was not until late last Tuesday
morning that Mrs. Gray sufficient,
ly recovored from her dazed con- "
dltlon, to realize what had hap
pened to her curly lust Sunduy
morning 'On. Indian Creek..
While Mrs. ; Gray's injury Is a
pnlnrul one, Dr. Whiting said sho
would probably be able to get a- 1
round much sooner than her .hus
band, with bo many fractured ribs "
to mend. ,
HONOR .GUARD TO
HIKE TO HILLS
PROPOSED EVENT HAS KEEN
SET FOR THIS WEEK
I4NI.
Tlie, Honor Guards hike, which
was pnatpuncd last Saturday on
accoun of rain will take place this
week-end. under tho came arrange
mollis. Names of those wishing to
go should be 'phoned this even,
ing to Loriid Coolldge, or Naomi
Williamson, and bedding should be
left nt the Y. M. C. A not later
than 5 o'clock tomorrow.
J . .J. J J. J. f .
OBSERVER WANTS SOL
DIER LETTERS.
When you receive letters from
the boys send the Observer a
copy of them, or send in the
original, so that we can take
paragraphs from them. We
will not print the personal fam
ily mention, but would like to
have the general tone of let
ters from the different boys
from Union county. If you
want letters returned, they will
be sent back to any address
furnished, after we have Used
them.
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