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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1918)
& (Brand mtifttto ibm tvss . rwi An Independent J I Newspaper, ' J Print the Newt the J I Day It Happen. i LA GRANDE, OREGON, WE DN ICSDAV," AUGl'sT 2S, 1918" VOLUME XVII Americans Enter Battle at Picardy French Rout Germans Who Retreat Japs and Yankees Strike Bolsheviki Hundreds of Additional Prisoners Being Taken Every Hour by the French GERMANS DRAWING HEAVILY ON THEIR RE SERVES TO KEEP BRITISH FROM ANNIHILAT- , ING ONE SECTION OF THEIR ARMY PARIS-, Aug. 28. (By United Press.) The French captured Chaulnes. the (treat German defensive point on the Picardy front - last night, according to. anhounceinent made by the war office today.- ; '.'-.'.'. ' :;'-". : ' Advance along the whole front between Chaulnes and the Oise is continuing. . ' U 3 o'clock the French had reached the .important railroad town of Nesle. t ' ; ' Thirty villages have been taken by the French forces since yes terday' and advancement has been made to seven and a half miles .at some points. . . "' ' '.' '. .'; "'' '- '. "'.. . The French army is now within two miles of the Sonniie at a point north of Nesle. '','..' ' ' GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT. ''V-' PARIS, Aug. 28 (By Uihted Press.) This morning the French are fighting and pressing forward on the Chaulnes-Noyon pocket against a strong rear-guard resistance. : The Germans are in full retreat, but are fighting.' Indications are that they will turn at Nesle to cover their passage across the Somme. " Hundreds of additional prisoners are being taken hourly. " , .ACTED AS GERMAN SPY;. SHOT. J 'vl PAlUS,A,ug. 28. (By United' Press,) Manuel Lenanda., of Madrid, Spain, was sentenced to death by 'a military court martial for attempting to inform the enemy of the arrival of American i l i:y.' ..r A.: ', . troops mm giving louuuuus vi uieir cumps. :'"V;'X'' r v .' ,,,...,: : '. :''. , PUSH BEYOND HIN DEN BURG LINE. - LONDON, Aug. 28. (By United Press.) The British forces have captured the town of, luiu-a-Court, which had clclayetl the 'advance south of the Sonnhe, General Haig announced today. The British have reached the enemy lines beyond the old Hin denburg line. , ''.:' , :'.. WILL SUPPORT THE NORMAL !.A (JltANDK lllKlNKSS SI I OX TO TAKE HAM) IX CA.Ml'AICi.V FOIt COLI.KUK. At a meeting of La Grande busi ness men held Inst evening In tne city hall, It was voted to support tuo proposed , normal school Initia tive bill to be voted upon in Nov- onber and J. J. Carr, of the Csrr Furniture, Co., ' wan delegated to attend the meeting in Portland to. dayof the normal school supporters as Union county's representative. A fund of $675 was pledged to lake rare of the Immediate ex peuse aud probably a thousand dollars more will be raised for the (nil campaign. - It will be remembered that the last legislature passed the matter of having two normal schools in he state up to the people ana By order of the legislature a measure wis placed on thq ballot to be voted 011 this tall. That was before war was declared, but the measure ANOTHER ADDED TO (LAMM rTKOUUAIHKII I'HHB TO AX. MVKK IXQl HUMS MAIM. oni'y Men ItcglMcrcd For College Work Wlirik) Trained In Army Tactics. O'BRIEN SENDS OUT A SPEAKER 1IAI ,UOAI MANAtiKIt ICMl'IIAS. . IZI.NU pl KTKSY. Perlcy And Mills Making Tour Of System To Carry .Orders To Tho Men. In rrdor that lie may co-operate COUVALLIS, Ore). - Aug. . 28. i-Core.1 of Inrinlrlos hnvn hop-n . rn- I reived by the Oregon .Agricultural ' 1,1010 r""r witn 11,0 United States (joller-e relative to tho Students" ! Railroad Administration, Federal army training corps, and. nn extra ; Manager, J. IV O'Brien Is Bonding HtqnOe'riipher has been employed in j men to all soctlons In which the he ollice of tho registrar to ban-'lined over which he has jurisdiction .lie the addition il correspondence. oporato to talk to employes on k!""1.!0 te.lyV 1auth,orize "Courteous and Attentive Service IY' "'a to the General Public." ns outlined in tiieumr lorni uuu - will oc sent', ... . , out upon request. - Mreularg sent out by Director Young men are reglstoring for!c,;c,'a'M1cAdo0 and Ronul 1)1 college work and aro: making ap-i or A,sllton. , , : plication for membership In the A. VV, Porluy,- who Is the, spo students army training corp3. SUi-cia"i representuHvo of tho Supur- ueuci uni enter ine a. a. i. v. at-, Inteudent of Motive Power, is to tor registration date under ameiid- talk to the flalnmen and the shop ail a.l.ntli.a .nnplu .. K.. Inl..l.l ual voluntary "induction and Bot!fWF,0-Yf'' ':JB Scolt Mllls ' " ;by Bnlii,tiiient, according to a tele-! Icen ao.esatoel to speak to the sta. gram received by President ' W. J. j ,lon employes.. Mr. Mills,' , who Kerr from the War i. Department I roaehod La . Grande, recently. comii.illoe on education and special latter having spoken to the rallrmd will be on the ballot and action of j tiaining. This change Is. In view oflpeopie at Huntington, Durkoe, some kind has to be taken. The himrd to select the sites for these schools, should thf measure . pre vail has openly stated there will be no building done during the war period, and with this understanding the business men or La uianuo proceeded last evening to go on; 're cord favoring the bill. Will Ellis, of Baker, wi:s in the city laBt night on his way to Port land to represent Baker at the nor mal rchool supporters meeting. Should the bill carry there will bo uni reduction ot the drart I'leiisr.nt Valley, Bultor,. Haines, Te age to 18 and . tho probable regi. iocaoet, North Powder and Union stration date about September 10. j,lncUo, ,sid to a 'representative Except for changes necessitated by -r nk. , , " new legislation, corps will be orgnn-j01 ..V'0.0 , - -- 'V. ' ' Izrd as alreifdy outlined. Uniforms, ! ' ll;lu 100 Del' co audiences ordnance and other supplies Willi81 'every place, and every- one or be Issued by the committee direct. I1 be ruihoad men and women to Need for technically i trained men whom I talked, delegated me to is -emphasb.od by a special ccnimit- convey to Mr. 'O'Brien the assur tcc on higher education and Indus-alK0 0f tholr hearty co.operutlon In tiy appointed by Secretary . Lane, .,8 manngemont of ,e ,lnos. whoso reconiniendiitlons have been .,-,.... . . , welvml at tho Colleae.. It I. im. y. W. oecu noieu two normal schools located, one inipotaibie to exaggerate the Import-if01;''11?11' oi'tesy, officioncy, PARIS, August 28. (By United Press.) The German line is cracking along the whole fifty-niilo front, from Lassigny to the north, of Arras. The enemy is falling back hastily.'on the Soinine, pursued so rapidly by the allies that it is doubtful whether they can make a stand on the Pennine and Ham liiief , OVER HUNDRED THOUSAND TAKEN. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (By United Press. )v-The number of German prisoners taken from July 1 to the present time totals 112,000- Thirteen hundred heavy guns have also been captured, according to the statement of General March today, " GERMANS USING RESERVES. . ' WITH THE FRENCH ARMY. Aug, 28. (By United Press.) The Germans are desperately trying to stop the British and are strongly increasing their front line by recklessly using Prince Rup precht's reserves north of Bapaume. Heavy rains have been fall ing and fighting has slackened up somewhat. AMERICANS BATTLE AT PICARDY. PARIS, Aiig. 28. (By United Press) America troops are reported to be participating in the great Picardy battle now raging. General Mangin's army, with the co-operatioii of the American forces, is attacking1 north of Soissons. The Temps, of Paris, de clared today that Mentrenaud, one of Noyon's defenses, had been taken and that Noyon has probably been eupturetl. .BOLSHEVIKI GET FIRST PUNCH. LONDON, Aug. 28. (By United Press.) American Slid Jap anese troops Sunday night drove the Bolsheviki forces back six miles in Eastern .Siljcria, says a delayed Vladivostok dispatch. . LONDON. Aug. 28 (By United Press.) Reuter's dispatches today declare the French have occupied Crapeau Mesnil below Royc, taking several thousand prisoners. ' LONDON, Aug. 28 The French are attacking above Soissons and have captured Chavigny. They have reachedSJuvigny's out skirts on the west. .', : WAR BOARD BEGINS WAR CHEST WORK I'LATiH AISK SHAI'IXt; AMI OK KltiALS KOIt t'OMMfMTIIOS auk i!i;iu ami;i. The tfnlon County War Advisory I'.onrd has liegun the hard task or whipping the War Chest plan Into shape and last night at the offices of the president, G. L. Larison.. a meeting was held whirh reported progress and asked to meet again .ON DON. AuguRt 28. ( By Cnlid Press. I Thomas Kelson Page, ambassador tp Italy has ar il ived from Homo. It is rumored !l:o will surceed Waller Hlnes Page tins evening to further the work .(who has resigned from bis pos' At tonight's meeting . ladles of he,re. . . ho 'community will he present and .im -work of selecting heads in dif ferent communities for taking Biir veys mid determining Just propor tions tor" ench citizen's donation lo tiife War Chest will be taken up. Tho drlvn will bo held before very Pmg and It is necessary that all nf tills work be put in ahope so Unit .there will be c compleo and prl'ctl system to work to. I'Atii: AllltM KK I'ltO.M 1TAI.V. southern and one In eastern Ore. gon. Each city in Eastern Oregon bus a chance . for that location: and therefore there is more or less activity. Pendleton tried hard to land tho school by votq of tho peo ple two years ago, but failed, and now La Grande Pendleton and liakot are the chief coutestavs f irj, location, should the people, vote to havethe ..wp .schools. , auco of engineering knowledge and skill, according to the, report, not only in the conduct of military op trntipna, but indirectly la the es sential war industries, lucluding agi Iculluro. . .' TO GET KAS E (iOVKIlN.MHXT A ('l:i)KS TO IH IAX1)S, IN A'.WAV.' Dollar An Hour, However, Will Xot Jio (jiven the AVnrkcrs, Is - the Itcport. 'i-: WATCH VOll THIS DATE Must lie Heady To Heglstor I'nder .Man Power Law. PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 28. Keep your eye on the newspnpera to learn tho dale of the coming Regidtratlon Day for men from IS lo 21 and from 31 to 45 years of age, inclusive, tinder the new draft law, soon to be passed by Con gress. Tho exact date of the Registra tion Day on which 13,000,000 men In the (jnlted States Included with iu these ages must register, ennnot bs announced until the new draft l.'W is actually passed and signed bv the President. ' But It is certain that the Re gistration Day will be early In September. Every man In the new draft ages, whether citizen or al top. will be required to register-on the day set. No excuse will be accepted for failure to register, and tho penalty will be up to one year's imprisonment, -j For his own protection, every man affected by the ne,w draft law is urgod to watch the newspaper ANOTHER AVAR DEPREDATION. for announcement or tne rtegisira tlon day. and to register on that day al the place designated by his ,'.cal draft board without fail. '..' . . ' ::... '. I WASHINGTON, " August' 28. Dy United Press.) It "Ts learned authoritatively that skilled work men in the shipyards will be grant ed an increase in wages. Demands for. the countrywide increase to one uollar an hour will not be mot, 'ibwevsr. The Increase will prob ably -be announced by the govern ment on Labor Day. . The labor committee of the. Ship ping Loaid, following, a conference witii President Wilson, worked out i a wage scale, which -is reported to b: acceptable to tho labor leaders. GIVI.VU MXTlltl-S TODAY' A. W. Perley and G. :f tbu O.-W. company, II. Winter, are In CEDAR POINT, T)hio, Aug. 20. Profits have been all shot to pieces in the shooting gallery business, says Joe Thatcher, chief gun tender at a gallery i in an amusement park here. ; 111 a dispatch from Washington A half dozen marksmen from Camp ; s"'ien uiai pleasure auiomo Pcrry had just been k i odes have been ordered to discoti- n .. . ,u ...T-i , ,'inuo, Suiiduy travel cast of the incy spum.au.umr, smudor, rMlMitippt river. It. Is probable tlicl! loyalty and their patriotism.-- No complaints of Incivility or discour tesy have been made. Under the changed and changing conditions l'fisii'.ilng from the government as suming control of the railroads, the public is at times a little nior.i iirficull to please,. . ':'"' '; , "W Inning , the war is . tho rirst coniidc atlqn. . Rnilrpatls ate an imporinSit faclbr in tho war gaiun. The transportation of troops and iHunllions ef war have the first call on the equipment! It is soinetlincs necessary to explain to tho shipper why lie cannot have, nil the cars ho weuU ou a certain date, and to try to 'placate passengers who 'do not understand' why thore may be tem porary deluy In ordor that the troop trains may not be held up, but as a rule the public Is open lo c miction nnd matters are auilc ably arrange. 1. "As employees of the O.-W., R. R. & N. tinder private- ownership, nil of our people were entitled to ere. Jit for the manner in which they performed their duties. As em ployed of the government they will prove equally efficient and cour teous. It is gratifying to have been privileged to speak to Uicbo men and women of the Second Dlvlrion ojid to be able to report to Mr. O'Brien that they are with him in his endeavor to rendor effi cient service." Mr. Mills spoke yesterday to the einpl'.ycs on the brunch lino to Joseph. ' v : UASGUXK Nl TPLY MIO!!T. lirnnde today delivering lectures io,"v -i, i ... ..... m general or'ler aiiecting tne wnoie employes. . 'gets. . -Jcoiintry will be Issued soon. MEXICANS KILL YANKEES IN BATTLE LAST NIGHT Reinforcements Arriving at No gales and More Trouble is Looked for This Evening AMERICANS EVACUATE NOGALES, SONORA, BY AGREEMENT WITH MEXICAN ARMY OFFICIALS nor Calks, of Sonora, .under instructions from Carranza, totlay telegraphetl in a conciliatory manner to the American coniinander, ' General Cabell. Immediately General Cabell announced, "Quiet hasjprevailcd and no further outbreak is expected." Later Governor Calles arrived and it is understood the officials agreed to withdraw nil American and Mexican troops from the . border, establishing a neutral zone. ..'rf5 ; NOGALES, Ari.ona1-AtYK.'2--(Bv United Press Y The crisis came last night on tjhe border here, which has been looked for, and three. Americans' arc dead and tweiitv-ekhfc woilndfitl as n nw, suit of last night's battle between the' Mexican and American forces. ' American and Mexican commanders onciicd a. narlev hero this morning to decide on a future, policy. - p Hostilities of last night were ended, bv tin "airreeinent. thut Americans should evacuate Nogales,' Souora, which town tho Amei leans captured, - Reinforcements of United States troops have arrived. ' . MORE TROUBLE AT NOGALES. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (By United Press.) Additional' Mexican troops are reported to be entering Nogales. 1 " American cavalry and machine guns have been ordered un to prepare for a, repetition of last night's outbreak, the War Depart merit announced this afternoon. F 0R0 WINS AND ALSO LOSES Wl.H Dli.MOt'ltATIC NOMINA TION, IX)KH ltlOl'l BI-K'A.V Iriiiiian NiwlM'iTy Iefot II Im On Jteptibllcaii Ticket lly Majority Of 20,0110. . ''-.'..' '- DKTIIOIT, August 28. (By Unr 5d I-ress. ) Indications from olec- .'on' returns are that Henry Ford, ntr 'iiiultl-milllonalre automobile r.iakor, has lost the' Henublicaii nomlntition for United Stutes sen ator ,to Truninn Newberry by at 'cast 20,000. Ho has boon nominated for sena tor by the Democratic party ot Mi- ClllgCU. - -. . This Is an election That Is more hau ot ordlnury innnient, as ap- peaianccs for Home time indicated Mr. Kuril would vecelve both par tes' support and be nominated on liolli tickets. The) fact that I'real- icnt uson took a hand In iMIchl- an politics, and Insisted that Mr. 'ord run for the senutorship also c to bo considered. Republicans openly state It Is an ndicution of the national feel I in: mil that the Republican party will not be swept off its f':t simply mcaiiso gcnoinl support Tbi being ;iveu UIIhoii in his war tw HIGH-POWERED SEARCHLIGHTS FOR COAST DEFENSE 'ess" "l rfn4. i ifsWft. iV' v i These are n few of lh hlgh iwereil searchlights that L'ncle Sum has sotltered along the Atlantic a::i Pnelllc ront. With a marine at tho head of cneh nno of thtse sonrrhllghfs, itw-ill be practically ImpoMniblo for anytrilng foreign to pais our shores at night umlclected. The crews of flipst! bntlrrlej nre put through n strctiuotw course of training nnd know the minute nn alarm is sounded just what to do. The commanding olllccr aud two government onlclnls may be seen In the foreground. .... . mohk iA (iit.WDi; i;.VTi:itri.sK Aliliough I.nbor Duy has foa niimher of years been a legal ho Iday III Oregon. It appears to ru- quirit local Initiative and enterprise :o secure its rightful observation. This coiiuiiommoration of the rights of worklngiiie as represented thru 'heir Unions, will bo observed In I a Grande this year, due to the efforts of the local chapter or the Clerk;' International - protective As sociation. - All ot tho businessmen and women of La Orando ' have readily responded, lu solicitation on the part of this organization, and have a creed to close their respect ive P luces of business throughou'. the iiay. CiO.Ml'liliS AIMtlYKH IN MINDON LONDON. August, 2. lily Unit ed I'rcss.) President Samuel (iompers arrived hero last night from America. Ho Is president or the American Federation of, Labor. SENATOR JAMES OLLIE IS OEAD DKAI'H t'A.MH AT HALTIMOltli, MAKYIiAXD TOOAV. iVus Prominent I'luuro In t'ongress For Many fills -Was . High In Tarty. . llAVriMORK, Md August 28. i Uy United Press.) Senator Ollle James tiled hero today. 4 He was one of Ibu prominent chaiacfcrs of the. United Stutes and for a number of years had beon high in the council of his political party. Many Have Felt the Same Way. - Nothing Is to be said Iri commenda tion of the spirit of the mnn who re cently advertised In n London newspa per: -"Loud, second-hand gramophone, wnnled for reprisals." Msu.v people, however, not only in London but In many other towns the world over, nre only too familiar with the clrcum slnnei'S which provoked Ibis vengeful and mlMukcn deternilnnflon.' Such cir cumstances certainly constitute one of the things which will need to be "seen to" sooner or later. , CHORUS LED CITY IN LOYAL SONGS LA (ilt.VNDK UKHI'ONDKD TO I'iUW'iOHN T'S CALL' I.N A -NOI1LK MAN.MOIt. It was groat to 'witness the Hint.' titude, if people with hats off bo-' fore tfco (Jonimiinily chorus on 'tho ttcp? ot the Federal building last livening. It was great to hear the volume, of tonu us voices of the largo crowd joined the voices of the chorus when Director Edwards signalled with his baton the na tional anthem, l'coplu who bus not sung for yours opened their mouths and ruised' tholr voices. Thoy fell honor by so doing and when the s-ouii vurso was roacliad the old director looked In apparent iimuze. meiit at his chorus, which Instantly had been augmented by the sovontl thousand La- Grande people. The event was an unusual suc wsh. It got close to the best ot ovcry man, woman and child. They left the Fiylerut building fueling a greater loyally, a grnutor patriot Ijiii. Sevoi il number wore run. d'ired by tho Coiiiinunltv chorus, each of which sbowwl the, Irnln lug and the work of each individ ual member. Men from tho shops mid ': tlw fawmllls wero beurd to i-emurk: "Nevei- board nnythlnjr like It be. rore. Let us liavo, , , moru such meotlngs. They maltu u8 all reel igcod." . , j Dr. Mossnian, prmldent of tho cliorufc, was delighted with the. uv iCiim't's program uud expressed prido In the organlmtlon which la purely a patriotic one. He niuows his Invitation to nil loyal clllsoni Ito join and CNtunds lliunks to the -j members . who have been faithful at rtbeuisulH. . . . ... SMITH I'lNKltAI, TOMOItKOW. Tne lunernl nr Chns. K. Siiiltb. who died yosterday, will be held Inmrriow at 2 p.m. from the Bo nenkar,p Chapel. Tho Hluo Ileim ir.In iirnngo will take part ft ervlce.- . . ,. , .-.--
