La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 31, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. Of Ab Independent . J , ft H AJu PrUiU thJPNew. Uu j ' ml ' All . Day It Happen, j .u- 'j i- r-rr-r- r i- VOLUME XVII ' LA GRANDE, OREGON, , SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1918 NUMBER 288 TOR liiifa SEPT. DAT r H 11 POVJEtt BILL SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT AH REGISTRATION DATE SET SOLEMN NOTICE TO THE WHOLE WORLD THAT WE STAND TOGETHER, SAYS PRESIDENT. Estimated That Nearly Thirteen Million Will Register, Including Over 84,000 For the State of Oregon Brigading of Troops Will Cease. WASH 1NGTON, Aug. 31. (By United Prcss.)-lW ident Wilson has signed the man power bill. Today the President, following the. approval of the measure; limned ir ately issued a proclamation fixing September 13 as the day for the registration of men between the ages of eighteen and forty-five.' .'-.'.';: ': ' Nearly Thirteen Million to Register. , Provost General Crowder estimates that 12,7,78,758 men will be registered., It is estimated that 2,300,000 will bo available for class one. Some of these will be called by October 1, when the present class one men have been depleted. Estimate For Oregon. 5 : General Oowder estimated that 84,-10-1 Oregonians will register on September 12. . t Solemn Notice to the World. m President Wilson said:. "The forthcoming draft will be our final demonstration, of loyalty, our faith in democra cy and our will to win. It is our solemn notice to the'whole world that we stand absolutely together in a common reso lution and purpose."' ' ' ; ;'. k " .' BRIGADING WILL CEASE. " v-. wVVAvSillNTON,'Atig. ;31. (By -ITiiited Fre.ss.)-JtnT-end March told the senators today that Americans had been gradually withdrawn from .British and French bri gading, until now they are practically operating independ ently from the allies under General Pershing. This is con sidered a significant report, as there has been much speculation- recently regarding the purpose of an 'all-American force. Officers have strongly urged that Americans be used for a vast smash along the line nearest the German, border. Senators said that General March told them that over a thousand Delia viland airplanes are now delivered. No fresh troop figures were 'disclosed in the report presented bv March to the senate todav. y E ANY OLD PLAGE STATUE OF WILLIAM HI USED I1Y "Y" WOKKKKS. Americans' Did Not Consider Tradi- j tiimal Dignity of the ' Former liulcr. Leave it to the American Y. M. C. A. to show Yankee enterprise in securing n location for a hut in London for American officers. -' A statue of William III stood in St. .Tames' Square. Around this statue the Y. M. C. A. has erected its hut. The wjngs radinte from the statue in the center like the spokes of a wheel . At the present time there arc 100 bedrooms but provision has been made for thpir evtensinn. The kinc nnd - fuecn of Englnnd and the Duke ofj ON ZACH Yesterday J afternoon the . Zack Chandler ranch In Frultdalo was the scene of. a lively contest be - tween the, modern small tractors, tho object being to see which could not only plow the most Jand lir a etven time, but to also demonstrate its general utility, ease of opera tion and economy to the owner. There were three entries the Mollne, handler by Oalloway-neos Auto Co., the Cleveland, handled hy tho M. M. Co., and the Fnrd on handled hy the Smith garage. L. C. Smith drove the Fordson HUTS WELGOM TRACTORS IE! Connaught have paid visits to the building which is known as "Washing ton "Hut." Even the crass plot upon which the statue stands has been uti lized as a' covered pathway. There is not anything too good for Amending in London these days. . . Pancakes Create Flurry. They started something when pan cakes, American style, was put on the bill of fare nt Eagle Hut, the Amer ican Y. M. C. A. center in London. The demand was so great that they had to be taken off the nlenu. None were served during the regular meal hours, but in spite of this, thousands of pan cakes,, with syrup, are served daily between meals. ' I.O.VDOX HTItlKK SK'ITI.HD. LONDON, August 31. It Is an nounced that the police-strike has been settled. ItltlTISH CASUALTY LIST. LONDON, Aug. 31. The Drlllsll casualty list published during the past week totalled 16.S0O. CHANDLER RANCH I and at the appointed hour he stuck tlie plows Into the ground and was cff. Tho -Cleveland, driven by ICrover - (irlmmett.y had plows at tached that hail never been scoured innd some time was lost In getting jlhein to take hold. This.' however. 'wa no fault of the tractor. Tha ! Mollne came on the ground for ad justments, but finally got itself in good order and away It went, j The demonstration was' a good ione and drew qnile a large crowd j of Interested people. Hal Rees ' (Continued on Pae 3) CONTEST IS OPPOSED . 10 THE CHARGE I'icvzHH's claim ni;ri,mu TO BY rll'titil.NS. Hvruuiili Manager Declares ' Wortltuin Show Man Is Off Wrung. That That thure In a neut little . row In Bhowdom Is apparent, and the row stunted over the statement yesterday by Mr. Peyser, agent -of ine wartnam snows, wno uuegeu that the carnival, playing here was using Worthaiu advertising .paper. W. C. Hiigglns, who has Just ar rived, has shown considerable re sentment over the charge made a galnst his company, and it is likely that' the ethics ' of the profession will be 'strained between these two men. -i y-. -'-'''! -V- Mr.' Muggins made the following statement: . - "Regarding the use of Wortham paper, I wish to state to the pub lic thut this is "all stock paper and can be purchased from the Eastern Show Print Co. by anyone. Often times we receive a shipment of paper ' and It bears the names of various show companies which posting, we simply cover with a htrip bearing our own company name. ' The Bernard! shows have not had the least desire) to trade the name of the wortham allows, as we have mod. clean shows, as we have a good, clean reputation, and are always wel come to return to any city we huve ever pl.tyed In'. Our employ, es aro courtoous and always "con duct themsolvos as ladles and gen tlemen should. Unfortunately,-, wc arc handicapped as since we started rood to nliin' of out; this, season, wo .wore for close four of our shows becxu our men going to'- waiv But stllf we : lire' doing tho best we can and if .. necessary to help our country' win the war wo would close them all.' Every man In our employ is doing his lovel best by " buying thrift- stamps and aiding In every po3Klbio way possible. Wo. do not J ind It noccssary to trade on any ino's name, and especially' so un less the name would bear the clos est investigation. The statcmcqt of Mr. Peyser Is, to niy riilnd, a slander from ' an tnexperloneel .-.bowman, and I am fairly convinc ed that' when the management of the Wortham shows learns of Mr. Pcyzer's unshowniunllke manner he vlll be severely reprimanded." L E LOCAL MAY HAS PATKM i MKW KAI'USIVE UMVK'H. ON II. Bliiincnstein'H-' Full Force Uynumlte Carti'tflge Ha Heen Tried Out. Mr. J. H. Bluiiio,nsteln of La Grande, who has "patented a dyna mite caitrldge known as the Full Force Dynamite Cartridge, , demon strated the use of the same before the Supervisor of the Wenaha Na tional Forest. Mr. L. K. McOanlels, rangers Smith and Sotcher. . and County Agent P. H. Splllman. The work was done under forest condi tions on the, Dunn farm In the Mt Ulenn District, and was made to show primarily the advantage of he use of the catrldge in the dig ging of fire trcncheB for the forest service. , Charges were placod In the open ground and also under stumps ranging from 8 Inches to 3 feet In dlainetc;'. The results were quite Interesting and the cartridges seemed to do very good work un der the conditions, the soil being dry and hard. A charge of seven sticks ot powder under a three. fool stump left It in a shape so that It could have been . removed compar atively easy. Howe,ver, the stump was not a green one. but was fairly rollri. In the open ground, the cartridge blew out the soli In good shape end it seems, as though this cartridge may have a future in ouch work done within the national forest. This cartridge la driven into ttir roil and loaded when In plnce. It In.'llltaies the, operation of putting the charge under the stump, and (Continued on Page Two) PRACTlGA 1 SSii HOT LAKE SANATORIUM ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S CHEAT INSTITUTIONS. ! LARGE SUMS EXPENDED -t IN MODERN IMPROVEMENTS .'" ::,' - v, rl ,1V,"'.'- '." Property That .Merely Occupied Spare For Several Years IsiNow Perfectly Organized" and Rendering . Its Ser vice to Humanity, Under. Manage ment nd Ownership f, Dr. Phy .' . - There are institutions in this .'world that depend solely upon one man for an existence) and the best illustration of such. is the Hot Lake Sanatorium. After it was' planned; and built by pr. W. T. Phy a number of yenrs ago ho j institution became known far and wide as' one of the most perfectly appointed places for the iU and afflicted that the country afforded. ' V; ' When disagreements between those ! financially interested caused Dr Phy t f i.. Hot r .Uo it Wl.r,rl nnd decayed. Year after year passed, euh one taking its toll from a one? well Kepi property, iransiorming 11 irio .1.. n... :.-! merely a pmce 111 iub yumc) no .particular inducement save, the baths, for people to visit. . a Then officials of'the railroad, com pany, leased It, but. railroading and running a sanatorium proved to bo two distinct lides of business, and the I withering process continued to cT.yelop "nB P'ce-''' '' ''' ''' ' ' i ' ' As the buildiiiff and plant withered and decayed, so did the financial value of the property, and Dr. Phv, who was then well located' in Spokane in. a lucrative practice, was requested to visit the lake with the idea of purchaa- ins the property. , He did so and ncgo- tions were beRUntwnlcn tinaiiy ter minated in a deal whereby Hot Lake and all property connected therewith passed to Dr. Phy as its owner. ' But, after purchasing the institution, the doctor' awoke to the fact that it was not easy to leave a practice in Spokane which he had been several years buildinf?, and it required several (Continued on page 3.) FOR LOAN DRIVE COr.NTY CIIAIItMAX ISSIKS UK KDLI TIO.NS DKAMNti WITH WO.MH.N'S HHAHIi. , i. hosoliiiions dealing with the part that women- are' to pluy lir the I coining;' liberty loan . drives? passed jnt the lust district meeting, have heen received , by . Mrs. George T. Cocln'an, chairman of the women's part of the work In Union county. Tho resolutions, as adopted, sot tit' the following points: 'State, county-and city women's .'hairman be part of the men's com- hnittee: that women be allowed the privilege of sealing bonds to wo men's fraternal and social organlza iCons, and definite understanding jwith men's committees as to schools and public institutions; that record be kept of number or 'bonds sold by women; that hcud jqitarters for women be kept In 'close proximity to that of the men, -that there be no duplication of ef 'fort and that . there be full co-ordin 'ation between men and women. . I Mrs. Cochran reports that the, 1 entire state is well organized and ilhiit the women of Oregon are go i'ng to do their full share of the Iwoik. ' ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF . SALVATION ARMY si:iTi-:.Miii;it smth am awrii XKT AS OAVS KOIt ANXI AL SALVATION Alt.MV KVKNT ' ! Captain Smith, of . the Salvation 'Army oigan.l.atlon here, announces 'I h;it the Annual Harvestry Festival held In the Interests ot non-self-irupporting chnrllublci institutions, 'will be belli this year on Septcmber r.Hth and 2!tth. Atthouah. Mr. Smith ta yet unable tn make fur ther announcements regarding the piogiam of events, he stales that vegetables, etc., will be received as usual and that the booths will pro bably bo opened Saturday, Scptem bi 261b. H. B. DENNY HAS ANSWERED GALE WKiii. knowx iti:mii:T pass. KD A WAV THIS MOIl.M.VU . Funeral Arrangements Are Delayed Tending Word Prom Mem- , -Imth Of Family. : W. P. Denny, aged 58, died at his home -at 1320 X Avenue, at an early hour th:s morning. ' Whilo having beott In a ruther feeble state the -past few' days the news of his death came, as a surprise.,' Mr.' Denny has been a resident of La Grande tho past fifteen yea is and enjoyed the esteem of a large circle, of acquaintances. He was engaged a considerable portion of the time In the dinylng business, bul 'in 'recent years has been the foreman of the railroad freight wareliotiso, which position he held up to the time of his death. Ho leaves to mourn hjs loss his wife and a family of grown chil dren, Including Mrs. Ollle Nlckles, ot Amsterdam, Mo.i . nr. B. Denny, of The Dalles: and W. E. Denny and Charles Denny, of La Grande. The remains are at the Bohnch Itauip chapel and funeral arrange ments are delayed until word Is re ceived from the daughter who Is In the east. HAVE .LEFT MOSCOW ' r - ... j- , Siwciul Trulu lleiuoves Tho Coiilln. ,- . gent To I'etrograil. WASHINGTON. August 31. (By United Press.) With the sit uation at Moscow "becoming more and more difficult" Consul Gen ttial Poole has been iirranging for 1I10 removal of all American cltl- .uns. ; On August 20 he obtained u train ; In which the Amoi lcan con-1 tinGout,. was .convoyed to PotrogratL i - f LENINE WOUNDED ? Uvport That llolslieviki Premier . Was Attacked. LONDON, August 31. Illy United Press.) Nikolai Lonlno, Bolshevik! premier, was , woundod liy an assassin, according to u wli'j Icss .report froiu Moscow, have i B.. chance to fly. ovor the CARGO STEAMER SUNK Was- Attacked Hy Tho Hiiliniariiies ' orr Kmrlisli, 'oust. WASHINGTON, August " 31. The navy department has announc ed that the Unllod Stales curgo liteumsblp Joseph Cudahy was sunk TOO miles off tho English coast on August 17. Thirteen of the crow were rescued und sixty-two i aro missing. Two submarines : made tho attack and two of the torpe does struck tho vessel. , 'i , "tn " ' . h HUNS HAVE WINDFALL . COI'KNH A'G KN", ' Aiigl 3(J. !'Un der the supplementary ; Biest-Li- itovsk peace treaty , Germany it will Iget six billions of nisirs indemnity I (about . fl,200,dod,6oo' in ''real j money I and a groat part of the ricli naphtha- production of Baku," i the Allegemelne Zellung declares.'" , All Germany must do' to collect the petroleum at Baku is to defeat la combined force of British. Rus 'slans and Armenians now In pos session of that city. The nearest known forces are nearly 1,000 miles from Baku. I . LAND BUSINESS SOLI), i A transfer was completed today by ; which Mrs. J. C. Walrath took posses sion of the Williamson Land Company, j formerly the Innd business conducted i by J. T. Williumson for the past twen i ty years in La Grande. ! . The transfer consists of all supplies, ' office fixtures and township tracings, which is the only complete set of .true-1 j ings in this land district excepting the ! official plats in the local land office. 1 , Miss Naomi Williamson, who has been the active head in conducting the I business since Mr. Williamson's death , will take a short vacation before rc i suming ber duties as teacher of Eng lish in the La Grande high school. j The business in the future will lie ; . conducted under tho name of Public I Land Company. Mrs. Walrath, tm j , new manager is a i.a virannu in ; whose husband is in France, nnd ahe . has had considerable experience in land office procedure, having worked in the local office as a stenographc about a year. The new company will retain the same office quarters in the i new Foley building. The ennsidera ' lion of the deal is not given. " WKATIIKIt KOIIKCAST. POHTLAND, Aug. Fair. MICE Oil PRACTICALLY ALLIES WITHIN A MILE OF PERONNE, WHICH IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SURROUNDED. French Have Advanced to Vicinity of Guysard, An Im . .. portant Point Between Noyon and Ham Franco-Americans Irresistible. 1 ' LONDON, Auj,' 31. (Hy United Press.1) Field Mar slial llaijf anuounees that t'-u; ".British are advanciiifr aloii praetieally ..the wholo .of the Flanders front.. They liavo progressed fiiuu one to two miles on: two froiits one of nine miles and one of three'imles. r in the northem sector the Dranoutor-Haillcu railway station and Mtint Delia Hill have been occupied.' Jn tho other stM'tor ydllcOhapdle.aud Lestreni'liave heen taken by the British forces. ,, .0, ;V; T Australians at Peronne. i -..V The Australians attacked directly west of Peronne and are approaching- the city along; the , north hank of the. Soinnie river. .. - , - - ; t The English huve occupied Eterpiguy in, the Arras regitin and are now advancing along the Arras-Canibrai road. ...'1- , . PERONNE PRACTICALLY SURROUNDED. ; LONDON,' Aug. ;JlA-(13y United I'ress.) 1 1 is leariued that the British have captured Mont St. tjueiitiu and that; they arc now within a mile of Peronne, which isiractically surrounded. French have reached the wood, a half a lujl'o from (louc)"-e-(,hatean.""""s"f ' ' 1 ' " ' ' v, In the north the British are reported to have occupied Keuimel. Hill, the principal eneniy bulwark, which the Germans captured during .their offensive of last fapriu'g, after the bloodiest of battles.;., GERMANS RAID FAIL. PARIS, Aug. Ill, (By United Press.Y There is vio lent nrtillcry iug ln-tween the Ailette and the Aisne, where the Italians are fighting, and along the Nord canal, says a communique. ''German raids in the (Jhauipagne region are unsuccessful,", it is added. ' 1 . ' LOST POSITIONS RE-ESTABLISHED. WITH THE BRITISH ARM Y JN FRANCE, Aug. 31. (By Lowell Mellet, United Pr(;ss Staff Correspondent)" Although the heavy fighting all day yesterday (fonipelled the British to give ground in some places between' Bullo couj't and the Sensee river, counter attacks later re-estitb-lishd some of the inore, important positions. j-The enemy has been reiuforcecl, and is resisting strongly. The weather is bad and Jicavy winds prevail. ' i . i .1 . r FRENCH MAKE ADVANCE. ' PAlilSAijg: .U.-4(Br oh ii Do Gandt, United Press StafrCorrespondent.)--The French are ie)orted to be itV the vicinity of Guysard, an inijiortant town inidway be iweeu Noyoli and Ham. . They are also approaching' the great railway center of (.'hauny, ten miles beyond Noyon. : Above Soissons the FraiKto-Ainericans are striking both northward and eastward. . AMERICANS ARE CO-OPERATING. PARIS, Aug. (Hy JoJm l)e Gandt, United Prcs Staff Correspondent,) The battle east of the Ailette river is proceeding violently. The client v is una bit- to resist the Franco-American push. (This is the first intimation that Americans are ju this locality., The first Americans in tho Picardy drive were four mites southward.) 0 TUTE TO BE The second annual institute of the Christian Endeavor Union No. 18 will be held in the First Preshyterinn church of La Grande on September J and 8. Prominent workers In this or ganisation from over the state will lie present and it is expected that the meeting will be productive of a groat deal of goorl. Following is the pro1 giam for each session. Salurday Morning. !l:00 Registration. ' " 10:00 Song service. 10:10 Bible study, Miss Itico. 10;4!i Union work for coming year, SECOND ANNUA C. E, ENSTI HELD IN LAGRANDE Miss -Whipple 11::)0 Election of officers. . ' Saturday Afternoon. 2:(!0 Song service. 2:10 Dcvolionals, Miss Nolan, . Lostine. . 2:'ll) .lumor work, Miss Anderson. 2:fi) Short talk on Alumni, Mrjs Whipple. ;):.)( Challenge campaign chart, .Miss Ktce.' ' 1:00 Meeting of Union officers; Saturday Kvenlng. (Continued on page 2.) - s" .1 1 '-"T '.-