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VOLUME XVII
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918.
Nl'MBIiR 287
DEFENSE
GERMAN
IMES
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HAVE
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QUESTION 15, HOB FAB
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BRITISH ARE ALSO PROGRESSING
IN THE LA WE AND LYS VAL
- LEYS IN FLANDERS
St Quentin Is the New Big Objective
.. In the Onward Drive of the : ;
Allies Forces
LONDON, Auk; :$0 (Uv
the 1 linden bnrg and the Sonimc defense lines pierced, the
Hermans todav faced the gradual dissolution of the former
and the sudden collapse of the latter. '
The Soinine line, which was merely a temporary -defense,
has been turned at Noyon and crossed in the Pe
ronne region. This is accepted as forecasting the inv
mediate retirement to the
line, which will nic'an the additional retirenieut of eighteen
miles. ' !;,: 1 .v .
PERONNE PRACTICALLY LOST.
LONDON, Aug. 30 The question that is undecided to-
day is not whether the Germans will retreat to the llin
deuburg line,? but whether they will stop there. ' In the
Arras region the British are now three miles beydnd' the
llindeaibufg-liue and are occupying it for twelve miles.
The British are already b(;gimiing,a,ii,is:cwnt designated
to crumble the line's end, following the enemy's northern
wing back. : .Peronne is practically lost to the Oermans.
. ONWARD TO ST. QUENTIN.
LONDON, Aug. yo (By United Press.) Field .Mar
shal Haig has announced that the British have crossed
the Soinnie south and west of Pennine. The Canadians
smashed forward this morning hi a new attack south of
the Arras-Caiubrai road. Yesterday the British pushed
north more than four miles beyond the Iliiidenburg line
'in this region. ''.'' . l
The British are also progressing in the. La we and Lys
valleys in Flanders. The British are apparently at the
very outskirts of Peronne. The So initio crossing may well
result in a flanking movement against Hani from the
north, thus forcing the immediate retirement of the Oer
mans to St. Quentin and to the remainder of the Hindeu
budg line fifteen miles to the eastward.
It. is learned that the British advanced two thousand
yards on a seven mile front between Bullecourt and the
Searpe river. They are now within a mile .of Queaiit,
which is a junction point in the Hindehburg line. They
have captured Riencourt, which is two miles southeast
of Bapaninc.. .,
A PICTURE OF DESOLATION.
WITH THE BRITISH A R.MY, Aug. 130 (Bv Lowell
Mcllett, United Press Staff Correspoiideiit.) The British
have Peronne under the same direct flanking threat which
caused the fail of Bapauine. '. .
Bapaume is a picture of desolation which is almost as
complete as that of AJbert. At noon the Australians faced
Peronne across the Sounne, from the south, and reached
almost within striking distance from the north side of
which the' Australians are advancing astride the river.
All bridges have been smashed, except at Olcry, towards
which the,Australiaiis are advancing astride the rived. -
sr.
COUNTER ATTACKS FAIL.
PARIS, Allg. oU (IW United Press.) it is officially
rcpor.tea tnat r,iie, vicrnian
Soissons were repulsed last niglit. There is no change on
the Somnie and Xord canal region. . '
ENEMY USES FRESH DIVISIONS.
PARIS, Aug. :i0.(l5y United Press.) Franco-American
forces attacking above Soissons are approaching the
westward side of the Soissons tableland. " -
Ten fresh (iciinan divisions have been rushed to oppose
them. .An allied advance would imperil the whole V'csl '
erii portion of the Aisiie-Vesle line.
THREE CROSSINGS OF SOMME. '
LONDON. Aug. :10. (Bv United Press.) The
nave csiamisneu xnree posi.s across tne Momme, ot wiucii
tWO al'C above TtcrpigUV. 'olllblcs alld .ltllill-SoUl-i have
been captured. The heaviest
the Arras-Cambrai road.
United Press.) With both
rcmander of the Ilindenburg
counier attacks nortnwest or
Pi-iri -Ii
fighting is proceeding alo'.g
,
BIIKI.
NOW
a.m) I'KAt'H rrrs is
MJCIISSAHY
Hoys and girls of Oregon are.
again being called ' unon by the
Government - to enlist - In patriotic
service. , They have responded well
to the rt quest for digitalis, and
now are asked to collect plum,
prune and ' cherry pits, and all
Kind.v or nut shells for use In mak
ing carbon for' gas masks.
, Letters are being sent out to
nearly 15,000 'members of boys'
and girls' club's In the state by H.
0. Seymour, state leader at O. A.
C. asking them to join In this
campaign and to ask nil their
friends., .to; help. 'County .'-.agricultural?
. agents ',; and county ; superin
tendents ' of schools ' will havo
?r
nurge of the work , and will de-
placus where the ' young
peop':e will take their contributions
j iura -the : govern ineut. The . latter
will furnish sncks and will attend
to the collection of
hiicIIs, ' according to i
the pits and
telegram' re-
calved
rrom . O. ; H.
of boys' and
Benson, th
charge
work in 33 Northern and Western
slalei," ''.'v : "'.;."'
School children ' and bthers are
requested by 1 Dean Adolph Zlefle
of the School of Pharmacy to con.
linue the collection of digitalis as
the government uses great quanti
ties of the) tincture of digitalis In
the army. Directions for colloc
t'on will be sent upon request.
FOR NEXT YEAR
...;.'.A.,. !"
CHAUTALQUA BOARD AVIUL IJSE !
ELLISON-WHITE.
Talent to Be Furnished at $1625, the
Same Price as Paid This ,
Year's Attractions. .
Tiie Chautauqua board met last ev
ening and decided to sign up a contract
with the Ellison-White company for
talent for the coming year at the same
price that prevailed for the last Chau
tauqua held In La Grande', which was
$1625.00. ' --
This means talent for seven days
but it is not known as yet what fea
tures will be dated 'for La Grande. ' .
There was no election of officers
rs !
and the same ones now in office will
hold on until spch time as an election
shall bo called.
The proscnt officers arc: F, L.
Meyers, president; E. Ef Bragg, vice
president;' Dr. W. D. McMillan, seecr
tary; George T. Cochran, treasurer.
Ilvci-ntly 1.071. De HiivIIIiiikI I'oiiis
. Have Hum Sent For Immediate
Service.
WASHLVOTON, August 30.
( By. linltexl Press.) Large num
bers of airplanes are now being
shipped Fj-anceward, the war coun
r.ll told the house committee today.
I Within recent dates 1071 De Havll
;iand fouis have been sent put for
j'iie service m nance.
WILL HAVE PICNIC.
The Island City primary Sunday
school class will have a picnic at the
Park tomorrow (Saturday). . They
will meet at the home of Mrs. Bid
well previous to departure for the
park. ' ' 1
STOCKHOLDERS HOLD MEETING.
A meeting of the stockholders of
! the George Palmer Lumber Company,
one of the biggest pine mills In the in;
hind country, is being held today at
the offices of the company. ,
i'.llllUllY TO IIK OI'K.V NtrMtAV
1 Tl"1 Public library will be oi'U!
jt0 6:o p.m., and on ail annua
(' - nUter. until further notice. T-:j
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closed next Moa
observation of L1-
UATHKICIMJ Oh -MT
CONTRACT MADE
FRANC
WARD
TRAFFIC NEEDS
TO BE OUTLINED
Railroad Official Delivers Instructive )
; and Interesting Address. , - . I
In a fifteen fcnute talk before !
about three hundftd employes of the !
ramona yards and shops of O.-W.
R. & N, ot La Grande) A. W. Perley.
representing J. P, .O'Brien, federal
manager of the Uulon Pacific, yes-
torday briefly outlined the duties
imposed upon railroad employes by
peculiar conditions of the war.
Mr. Perley culled, atcntbn to the
very great shortage pt transportation
facilities and the ccnscqucnt necessity
of each employe of the compimy pei
forming his duty to the best ni his
ability, not only out of honesty to the
railroad management, but as a pa
triotic duty In preventing congestion
of traffic. He mentioned the work of
the board of administration in at
tempting to reconcile differences of
opinion between employes ami those
i'l charge. . Railroad men were referr
ed to ob soldiers in the second line of
trenches. a Mr. Perley has . bean en
gaged in railroad work for mnny years
and presented his subject fr m the
railroad man's point-of view
Mr. Perley read the following letter
addressed - to - northwestern railroad
officials and employes from R. H.
I Aisliton, regional director.
; The director general i feels
veiy
; strongly thai the railroad admiuistra-
girls.' club;tion has been created for the purpose
of providing the public not only with
adequate service but with comfortable
service, so far as this is consistent
with the paramount necessities of the
war. .-','- : ., ;
An essential, and indeed, an import
ant part of adequate and comfortable
service is considerate and courteous
treatment and the saving of patrons
from unnecessary hardships and dis
courtesy. The elimination of compe
tition, together with the reductions in
Wicee to warWssities h
.ivntthcr- justtfred-or'not, created a
growing feeling -oU'lK. paof M
ployes and. subordinate officers , in
j their contact with the public, and it
will require, very intelligent, prompt
energetic " !! " ""
to remove any real occasion that there
may be for this feeling,- : ,
i woum ineroiojc u8B vuo.
porta nee of the following action
First That officers acquaint 'them
selves with transportation conditions
in their territory with a view of find
ing out points of irritation, if any,
and removing them; or, if this is not
possible, acquainting the employes and
public with the facts so that they may
know just what the situation is.
Second That the 'officers of the
various railroads institute a campaign
of courtesy and consideration among
employes towards the public, and es
pecially among agents, trainmen and
; others who come into frequent contact
with it' nnlilirv
T,! i,t
be handled, in my
opinion, by direct personal contact and
meetings with the officers and men,
nnd appointing some "Four Minute-'
men on each division, and par
ticularly in each large terminal, who
aro good talkers and tuken from
amongst the older officers and em
ployes, to give some short,; snappy
talks outlining the aims of the admin
istration in the direction of efficient
and prompt service to the public
courteously rendered. If you get a
i few of this type of men interested in j
; this thing and send them out amongst i
the rest of the men, the desired re
sults Will, without question, be ob
tained. 1 ' -
Third Neatness in uniforms or per
sonal appearance of representatives of
the railroad administration coming in
to contact with the public will alwayr
create a good impression and is one
of the best outward manifestations
of the service that may bo expect
ed. Fourth The points on rnjlroad
(Continued on Pago 6.)
I
GO 1EN
OREWILL HELP REPAIR ROADS
The United States government is no
longer content with individual effort
to produce chrome ore and tins made
a demand on the owners of ore bodies
in Grant county to produce more
chrome for government work.
- Confronted with poor condition of
the highways, the chrome owners of
Grant county called in M. O. Bennett,
who is connected with the State High
way commission and put the case
fore him. It was plain that the gov-:
ernmenf was expecting the ore and it j
was also plain that any great amount!
j could not be marketed over tho high-
LABOR DAY
WILL BE QUiET
XO
CKI.miltATIO.N ri.ANNKU
l'Olt l,A GltA.NDK.
MlishiCHH To Hukhmh1 People
- ao To Tho Woods An
' j ' Streams.
Will
r
Labor Day will be observed i.i;
Ln (Jrunde ip a better manner Ibun
heretofore, although up to the pres
ent moment no demonstration bus
neen planned and no parade has
bejen Btaged. In a way this Is dis
appointing to many and there In
still, hopo that the different Unions
nnd Brotherhoods will got togotlun
and have n Labor Day 'celebration
and parade. ''- -: ; !'v" . .. :
So 'far: as known all . Labor ; day
observation will consist of Is picnic
parties and auto tripe to the woods
und along the rivers.
A. dunce lias been tulked of for
the evening, but. that has not yet
taken definite plans. . -
Spooking of the nialter, one qf
the heads of a large; instltiitlon
said:; "I am disappointed that La
Orundo la not having a big putrlo
llc Labor Day celebration. Here
are hundreds of men working In
war work' for tho government, for
running railroads is decidedly war
work now. Besides there, are
Union men all over the city in other
lines of. work and I believe the
biggest parade and celebration labor
over held 'In Eastern Oregon could
ihave been held ln La Grande this
year. , , N
HusincHS To t'loiie.
All business houses will be clos
ed in observance of the day and
,2 7
L..ri , ,
e,ce ,n -L C
day when com.-
Grande be sua-
,.. ,,, ,. , , .
j will be closed on Monday because
I, U1)(jr ay. Dlj.ector.0eIlerul
McAuoo has ordered as much of the
Lanroail 8hllt down on tlmt .
'at ponslble.- and Mr.- Keaney to foj.
)oW1)g wtth Bn order to close the
freight house.
BBHN AliDI'S SHOW IS NOT CON
NECTED WITH WORTHAM'S.
Show Now Exhibiting Here Snid to
Be Using Worlhain's Advcr- . ,
fining Paper;
"Tho Barnard! carnival is using ad
vertiBing,paper of the Wortham Shows
nnd using it without any authority
from us, I do not know where they
got it, but it is our paper. I wish it
distinctly understood that what is
termed the Bernardi show, now oxhib'
iting in La Grande, has no connection
whatever with the Wortham shows; I
understand that such an impression
has been given out and it is entirely
Incorrect.
This was a statement made-by I. I..
Peyser, agent for tho Wortham shows,
who upon hearing In Cenlrnllu, Wash
ington, that the show in Ln Grande
was using tho Wortham paper, made a
trip here to investigate the matter, ar
riving today.
It will be remembered the Worthnni
shows visited l a Grande last year, In
fact they have been more or less repu
uar visitors to this city for several
years past.
ways of Grant county, so Mr. Bennett
immediately arranged with the county
court to go as far as it could in road
work and then the matter was inv
mediately placed before the govern-
ment, and response was given to a re-
quest to have federal, aid given tlfe
road work in Grant county.
Mr. Bennett Is in La Grande today
and stated that the highway from
be-;.lhn Day to Prairie City would
im-1
mediately be rocked so that heavy 1
traffic could use the road all the year I
and this will be done by the county !
and the government working together. I
WORTHAM SHOWS
RAIS
0
10
WAR BOARD -
HOLDS COUNCIL
Kllt'lHKIt II,AXH SAW XAST
KVKM.Vti KOU LA, GltAXDK f
WAR C'MIOST IlVl-i
Tho second session of the La Grande
division of the Union county war board
was held yestorday evening in th Of
fice of the La Grande Grocery Com
pany, . with G. lU Larlson. .: district
chairmun, presiding. The man busi
ness of tho evening cons'.sted jit ap
pointing captains for the ninety dis-
tucts into which La Grande is divided
lor convenience in conducting the wnr
cl.est campaign. About twenty men
and women of La GrnnchV familiar
with the territory to be covered; were
present. ; .': .. .
The names and addresses of tho. cap
tains appointed, togothor with " the'
boundaries of the districts over which
they will have charge, are us follows:
iMrs. Lee Wnrnick, 506 B;'l' and
First.'. - ' '
2 C. D. Goodnough, 801 B; .D, A,
and Fourth. , ; :& ,
3 F. A. Eppllng, 910 B; E, Fourth,
B and Eighth.
4 Mrs. C. E. Zimmerman, D and
Alder; H, D, and Fourth.
5 G. S. . Birnie, 50J Fourth;.. H,
Third, G and Fourth.
- 0 L, ,L. Murphy, 807 Fourth; I,
Fourth, E and Eighth.
7 H. A. Bodmer, 002 K; K, Cednr,
H and Fourth..
8 S. D. Crowe, 601 Penn; Pohn; H,
and Cedar. .'
0 Mrs.. J..H.' Dupes, 1208 Third;
M, Cedar, K and Fourth '
.10 Mrs. R. W. Logan, 1202 Lj- M,
Fourth, I and Eighth
11 Mrs-C. B. Miller, 1702 Wash.;
Washington, Tenth, L, Eighth, Twelfth
and Sixteenth.
12 Mrs. H. S; ' Brownton, 004 O;
Cedar, N and Second.
111 Mrs. F. M. Jackson, 802 (3,i 0i
Second, N, Cedar, M and Third.'
14 G. S. Levy, 004 Penn; Penn,
'Second, O and Fourth.
1C Mrs. Geo. Lyman, 905 N; O,
Third, M and Fourth.
16 C. M. Humphreys, 1108 O;'0,
Fourth, M and Sixth. ,
17 Mrs. J. K. Wright, 1202. Penn;
Penn, Fourth, O and Seventh.
18 R. J. Kitchen, 1904 Eighth; N,
Sixth, M, and Eighth
19 L, L, McKennon, 1311 N;- 0,
Sixth, N and Eighth.
20 Mrs. E. T. Andrews, 130(1 Penn;
Penn, Seventh, O and Eighth.
21 Mrs. A. C. Nichoalds, 1503.
N, Eighth, .L and Tenth, - ,
22 Mac Wood, 1000 Washington;
O, Eighth. N and Washingtrn. ., i.
. 23 A. V. Andrews, 1516 Adams;
Grecnwoo.l, Eighth, O, Adams and
Hemlock. . ,
24 Harris French, KtlO Adams;
Hemlock, Washington, Spruce and Ad
ams. . -
25 Chas.' Norby, . 1 60S Adams;
Hemlock, Adams, Spruce anu Rail
road. 't '. .
26 Mrs. F. E. Oxnoi'; 1717 Wash
ington; Spruce, Washington, Muplc
and Railvoad. , ,..
27 Mrs. A. L. Vooltz, W08 Adams;
Muple, Washington, Cherry and Rail
load. .
.28 J. L. Kline, 2001 Cove; East.
Penn, North Mcplc, Cove, Uiuliodd
and Balm. . . .. . . .. .... v .
2!.' I.olu Bloinn, 18fli! Cove; Cove,
Diilnl, Railroad, Willow oud Sixtcenlh,
30 D. B. Stoddard, Cove
Ave.;
Williamson and Cove avenue. - j
. 31 J, R. McKnown, Willow Ave.:
Riiilroud, Q, North Mnple, East Penn
nnd Williamson.
32 Mrs. R. A. Mustertoi, W16
Spruce; Monroe, Greenwood, Kuilr t,
Ccvo, North Maple and Q. '
33 Mrs. E. M. Cross, 1702 Spruce;
R, Greenwood, Monroe, Hemlock, Q,
N nnd Mnple. : 1 - ,
34 Mrs. C. W. Noycs, 1501 Adorns;
Greenwood, Adams, Hemlock and Rail
read. - . ' '
3BA Annn Jncobson, 108 Green
wood; Fir, Washington, Greenwood
and Adams.
35B Mrs. Ada Phy, 14.10 Jefferson;
I'ii, Adams, Greenwood and Railroad.
36 Mis H. R. Turner, 1601 Sev
enth; Washington, Seventh and Penn.
37 S. D. Bruce, 1604 Seventh;
WiishiniHon, Sixth, Penn nnd Scvvntn.
38 E. P. Mossman, 1104 Spring;
Spring, Fifth, Penn nnd Sixth.
39 E. E. Kirtley," 1701 ' Fourth;
W'ashington, Depot, Fourth, Penn,
. Fifth, Spring and Sixth.
! 40 Mrs. L. It. Moe, 1707 Second;
Main, First, Spring and Third,
l 41 Mrs. W. H. Talbott, 906 Main;
j Main, Third, Spring and Fourth,
1 42 Margaret Anson, ' 1 BO 8
'Fourth; - Spring,- First, Penn and
'Fourth.
43 Harry Grady, 604 Main; Main,
0ak, Penn and Fiist.
44 Mrs. Peter Illcver,'301 Spring; j
- ' - -'-- . v . .. . .
(Continued on Page Six.)
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CAVALRY
AI.I.IHS UMSISO- CONTKOIi OK
Vr.lXC'Il'AL JIOADH MiAJMNG
lO hi. QlfaMIN.
MACHINE GUN NESTS V
ARE DEMOLISHED
liiu'i'iciuis llnliitnln l'ONltioiu s And
Hni.1 Out PutmlH Biivond Tiio
Hmlioml luof Mow ((ruuiii ,JU
Mons Huvo Itecn Meiitirieil lit
Hlloittf To Cheek Doimllbujh.
PARIS,- August '30. (fly United
I'ross.j Americans attacking wlu
Iho -I' i onch north and enst Of Sols-
sons onguged- in thoir first battle
wltii riio Ouniinn cavalry todayi Thu
jnony hurled a laige mounted fo.cw
against,.. lb FraneQ-Anioilcumi, .-en
deavoring to stop the advance: '
but were entirely unsuccessful. Tho
allies continued : their ' progress l.i
Curlnue fighting.
AIIiob are rapidly gslnlng control .
of the, prlnolpal roads leading to
St (uentlu.
TSio. French are outflanking tno
:'ord Omul section of tho Soiuiiic,
aorili-enst of Nesle, They Hre ato.i
progressing along the Hum ..road
nbove JSoyon, and has reached I'.tp
lincouit A.MIOItlCANS 1 AlAIXTAIX lOSTS.
.WITH. THE AMERICAN Alt MY,
August ;)0. (Hyi Fred S. Forgus
on. Lulled Press correspondent..
Toe -Amtirican artillery Is pouring .
aoavy . fire into-the woods east; of.
fuvisuy In . the ; Clittvlgny lln&
iiuoaliing machine giin nests lu
1110 thickets nnd ut Ihu cavo en,
trances, . A . heavy und very . de- ;
jtmellve flro has been turned on
Juvigny." Tho American , positions '
are f tlll. nialntalned nlong tho rali
l.oad, with patrols reachlnc bovond.
Two now Onrmnn divisions havo
been: Identified' lu this' quurter..
HEAVY FINE
IS
I'LOKUAL
,11 Dei.; m.icDsoK
S J'LNALIY.
I l
I-
iilifoi'iilii Scliol Principal . Ami : As.
. ..- i NlMnnlH 1'lenU Uullty To
Kspioiinge. ' ' ' .
LOS ANOKLLS, August 30
By Unllod Press.) Federal Judge
Dlodboo fined Principal Hopkins,
head of thu Santa Biuburit boys'
school 'und three, of . his-.uouoclntu
a t'Ual of $35,500. following pleas
of : (fiiilty of violation of tho, ea
ploiiuge uciS ,.
LADIES ARE ADDING
NEW SHOW FEATURES
.. . .-. .' T".'. '.'
;Tho auxiliary ladies who are operat
ing two shows in the street rnrnivul,
are adding new features for this even
ing and tomorrow evening's entertain
ment. . . .
Miss Foley, who has direct chnrgu
of the work for tho .Auxiliary, snid to
day: "We are very grateful to tho
public ifor liberal patronago of our
shows and in order to mnro fully do
our part the ladies have decided to adt
some new features this evening which
will be in linp of instruction ns well
as good entertainment for tho public."
(DEATH FROM TYPHOID
John . Murphy, a Rerenl Arrival, Sue
rumba to Disease.
1 John Murphy, aired about thirty,
who recently arrived in l.a Grundn
and who has been an employe of tho
Grande Ronde Lumber Company; died
in this city early this morning front
typhoid. The deceased has no known
relatives in this country. 1 He was u
native of Ireland.' . :
The remains are at the Hohnen-
kmnp chapel, where they will be held
pending funeral arrangements.
IMPOSED
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