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LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1918
NUMBER 299:
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COMPLETE REPORTS ARE NOT
YET AVAILABLE. ' ;
Iia Grande Heads Ut With 10(10
Await Returns From North
Powder, Hllgurd & Palmer : (
Approximately two thousand . inoa
registered , In Union comity yester
day. Complete reports liavo " not
yot been returned from North Pow
der, Hllgard and Palmer Junction.
. The districts reported are as
follows:
La Grande, 1069.
Hot Lake, 42. : x
Allcel, 36.
linbler, 64.
Suniinerville, 68.
Kaiuclu, 50.
Union, 173 , ,
Perry, 35.
Sterkey, 13. ,
Looking Glass district, 27.
Tclocaset, 39.
Island City, 46
Medical Springs, 14.
Cove, 85.
and Elgin, 196.
Total so. far announced 1,987.
ALL 18 AT, STAKE.
Mo Declurcs-The Kalsor tu Address
,v . - . xo Workers.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 13. Gor
inaliy .has no hatred, only honest
wrath, the kaiser said In a speocli
lo -Krupp workers, according to a
dispatch here today. . . '- .
"Germany's eneniios began the,
war 'because they were envloiiB of
Germany's prosperity," said the kai
ser: '"Their envy became hatred
when their calculations failed. Ger
mans do not know hatred only
honest wrath, which deals the, ene
my a blow and then when ho Is
prostrate and bleeding we extend
him our hand and look to his re
covery. Germany is only fighting
for existence and must fight the
battle through.
"In December, 1916," the kalBer
added, "I ofton presented to the
enemy public a clear offer of peaco
in the name of the German pooplo
and my allies. The answer was
jeers and. mocking. In the past
months my government leaders
have repeatedly and unambiguously
declared -they are always ready to
offer tho hand of peaco. .
VThe parllamontarily - governed
democratic Britons endeavored to
overthrow the ultra-democratic Rus
blan government because the, lattor
wishes' .to maintain peaco.
"Everything depends upon our
final: exertions. All is at stake."
with .'regard to those who give
ear to false rumors regarding Ger
man disasters, the kaiser said:
"He's a traitor and liable to se
vere punishment, whether ho is a
count or a workman.
"Two are needed to mako peace.
If both are not willing, ono can do
nothing if ho doesn't overthrow,
the other. Against our enemies'
absolute will to destruction we must
oppose our adequate will to pres
erve our existence."
DEBS TO ASK NEW TIUAL.
Socialist leader, Fmiutl Utility By
Jury Is Out Oh Bonds. ,
CLEVELAND, September 13.
(By United' Press.) Eugene Debs,
tire Socialist leader, who was yes
terday found ' guilty In a Jury trial
of having uttered seditious remarks
Is today at liberty on bonds. Hts
attorney Is now preparing a motion
demanding a' now trial, which, if
denied, will result in the case be
ing taken up to tho Supreme Court.
KKV. POWKIJj IN CHARGE
nev. Chas. II. Powell, general
missionary of the EaBtern Oregon
District, is now in charge of St.
Peter's Episcopal church in this
city. Mr. Powell resides in Cove
and has the care of some 15 or
20 missions In Union, Wallowa,
Grant, Baker, Harney and Malheur
counties. He will be able to hold
only one service here a month
morning service on tho third Sun
day of the month. .'
UNION COUNTY
HAS OVER 2000
Says We
Nineteen -
ADVANCE CONTINUES ON
BOTH 3 .nc op a MjLES
Count Schesyng and
Doughboys Waiting to -t
be Captured
ATTACK WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE TO THE GER
MANS, WHO HAD BEEN DECEIVED BY APPARENT
INACTION OF THE YANKEES TWELVE THOUSAND
HUN PRISONERS TAKEN ST. MIHEIL SALIENT IS
CPMPLETELY FLATTENED BY OUR BOYS.
ST. MIHIEL SALIENT FLATTENED.
LONDON, Sept. 13., 7:00 P. M. (By United Press.) Th?
Americans have completely flattened the St. Milliel salient, ac
cording to battle front dispatches received tonight. Twelve thou
sand prisoners have been taken so far. . -
IMPORTANT-RAILWAYS TAKEN. -rr
! LONDON, Sept. 13. (By; United Press.) The American vic
tory in the St. Miliicl salient has opened up the railway from
Verdun to Comcrierre, Nancy and Toul, according to.informatiqn,
received here tonight. . ', "; . y : 1 '. 1 j r' ', -
i ::h?s i !. IJ j
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE METZ FRONT, Sppt,
13. (By Fred S. Ferguson, Uiii'tedPress Staff Corwspondenp-r-The
advance of the Americans is continuing today; on both sides
of the St. Miheil salient between the Mouse and Moselle rivers?
COUNT SCHESYNG A PRISONER. . -"
Additions to the 8000 prisoners taken yesterday are constant
ly pouring in. Among them is Count Schesyng. The doughboys
found him with his orderlies, with his baggage being packed and
waiting to be captured. . . ' ' -
ENEMY BLOWING UP DUMPS.'
LONDON, Sept 13. (By United Press.) The advance of
the Americans into the St. Mihiel sector has now reached a depth
of eight milcij. -The eneniy is blowing up' munition dumps at
Hattonvallc.' " . " ' ', , . "j
The. last reports of the location taken by the'Anicricaiis' indi
cates that the neck of thje salient has been narrowed to less than
six miles.' ' " . . .'...': ,
, ' If two divisions remain in the pocket their escape is" not prob
able. , , ..,,..';... , ' ',. W '
;; TWELVE THOUSAND PRISONERS TAKEN ',
Front dispatches say that the number of prisoners is. now
J2,000. The Americans are advancing so rapidly that 'the situa
tion is changing momentarily.'
It is reported that the Americans have captured Vigneulles,
Beney and Zendicourt. . '
ATTACK WAS A SURPRISE. ;
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (By Carl D. Groat, Special United
Press Representative.)' The American attack on the St. liheil
sector was a complete surprise to the Germans, according to re
liable information reaching the War Department. The Germans
were completely fooled by the apparent inaction of the Americans,
which resulted from a direct order not to fire 'artillery and iiot
to show signs of unusual activity up to the appointed hour.
FORGET TO DECLARE WAR.
LONDON, August 19. (By Unit
ed Press.) One town in the, Brit.
ish Isles is, technically,, still at
neace with the Central nowers. It
lis Berwick-on-Twecd, a city on the
Noith Sea coast, half In England,
half In Scotland, through which
runs the boundary line of the River
Tweed.
Undo the British Constitution,
TJcrwick must issife a separate de
claration when the British govern
ment announces hostilities. It has
just been discovered that Berwick
was overlooked In the declaration
of . August 4, 1914. At the same
lime It was realized that Berwick
is. technically, still at war with
nuAla, having forgotten ,lo. pro
claim .peace at (he end of the Crim
ean war ln-1856.1 : u ii"to,i
Can Win
Nineteen
Orderlies Found by
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (By
United PresB.) "Send us the men,
Kims and supplies and we'll win
this war In nlnoteen-nlnetecn,"
This Is the message"" General .Persu
ing sent to tho American "people
Ihroirgh Congressman Tilden, of
Arkansas, woh headed the, congress
ional delegation that was entertain
ed at the American field headquar
ters recently. Tilden was to sea
the President late this afternoon to
submit a report on his trip.
s New HorMshoe Wanted.
A British road improvement society
has offered n prize for s horseshoe
thnt will minimize the damage done
to highways by steel shoes and at the
some time give h(irs cafe fooUng on
smooth paTsomi ,
STRIKERS HAVE
BEEN NOTIFIED
lilUDGKPOHT MACHINISTS TO
KKTI HN TO WOUK OK BE
BARKED FOR YEAK.
WASHINGTON, DC., Sept. 13.
President Wilson has - notified tho
striking machinists at Bridgeport
to abide by tho national war labor
board's mediation of their differ
ences or bo debarred.! from employ'
ment in any Industry for the por
lod of one year.
ESTIMATES ARE EXCEEDED.
Eight For Cent More Men Regis.
tored Yesterday Than Expected,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (By
United Press.) The, Provost Mar
shal-General's office today announc
ed ithati. the. new man-power regis
tration throughout the country ex
ceeds the estimates by eight and a
half per cent, making the total re
gistration about 14,000,000 men,'
COL LEADER IS
WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL HE
; EVENT OK tJH EAT INTEREST
All Details Of Tho Program Have
i Been Completed For The
Patriotic Gathering.
That 4ho xouUaK of Colonel John
Leader to Lt Grande next Wednes
day evening to speak at the L,
D. i S. tabernaclo, in behalf of the
Liberty, Loan,. I wilb ben a day of
much importance; is already clear.
' Tbo program has been practically
completed. A. T. : Hill, chairman
of the Union :County Liberty Loan1
committee, will preside, and 'Col-'
onel Leader will probably be, the
only ' speaker. He is enough, too,
by, the way, for the audience' Is
going to hear a line of witticisms,
patriotism and entertainment that
will bo worth coming miles to hear.
Chorus To Hing Again.
The' Community Chorus, which
rendered several patriotic numbers
at tho meeting Wednesday evenlnn
of this week, in a most creditable
manner, will be a part of tho pro
gram, and the leaders are prepar
ing a program that will be in har
mony with tho occasion, to honor
the allies In their singing, and par
ticularly of Britain, in vie,w of tho
nationality of the honor-guest of
the evening. i '
Exlia seating icapaclty 1b being
prepared and fully 2,000 pooplo
may obtain seals., . - s.
Colonel Leader will be the main
speaker at the, Pendleton Itound
Up, , following his appearance, here. 1
j REGIHTRATION' AT JOSEPH
' JOSEPH, Sept.' 13. (Special.)
Ono hundred and forty-eight, men
wore registered In Joseph yestor
day. F. F. McCully, A. M. Run
ncjls, A. W. Schaupp and L. E.
Cavlnessi composed the registra
tion board. '
IS CACHED BV RAIN.
Joo Woods, who Is keepor of
tho Beaver creek Intake, Is down
on a business errand. Mr. wooui
says that there has been" rainfall
almost every day and night re
cently a few miles above tho In
take and this Is the reason he as
signs for the discoloring of the city
water supply. Such an unusual
amount of surface water also at
focts tho taste. Mr. Woods be-
leves that everything Is being doni'
that can be done to keep tho c.irp
ply nnd 'quality of the wator up to
tho host standard, and tho super
abundance of rain water will soon
subside.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. (By
United Press.) The country is fac
ing a crisis in oil production which
threatens seriously to intorfore
with the war program. Judge Cov
ington told the senate finance com
milteo, today. He said the reserve
GRIS1S CONFRONTS THE COUNTRY
IN THE PRODUCTION OF OIL
Divisions
- -
liKRLIN KElOUT PROFESS
' : .SAFETY FOR TROOPS IN
- STV MIHIKL SALIENT
CLAIMS OF REPULSE
' OF FRENCH FORCES
Advance Of Allies At Thliicourt Is
Admitted But No : . Mention , Is
Mndo: Of Tho Attack Of Araori
cuiih Snys (ionium Ilcsorvcs In
tercepted Thrust. 1
BERLIN, Sept. 13. (By United
Press.) Fronch forces . which ad
vanced to tho heights east of the
Mouse, were, repulsed, the war of
fice annonncod today.
Regarding the- fighting in the
St. Mihiel salient and the Conibre?
saliont, which was lost temporarily
the report says the ground was re
captured.
Landwehr troops south of Com-
bi 08 aro. making a strong roslBt
unco. . -
Austro-Hungarlans, together with
Qiir", troops, fighting between tho
Mouso and . Mosello rivers, have as
surod the retreat of divisions
standing at St. Mihiel.
Between Cote Lorraine and tho
Moselle, the enemy attack at Thla-
oourt gained ground. Here our re
solves havo .Intercepted tho thrust
of tho enemy,. v .,
I
TO BE BIG AFFAIR
U1GMKST SOCIAL EVENT TO BE
UNIVERSITY BENEFIT.
Choice Six Number Program Pre
pared Fur Afternoon Patron
esscs Are Secured.
One of the biggest social events
of the season will occur tomorrow
afternoon, when Mrs. Bruce Donnis
will bo, hostess at the Thrift Stamp
Tea at her beautiful .homo on Se
cond street. '
Tho lea Is being given, as a ben
efit to, .raise, funds .'for the Womon'i
Building to be erected At the Uni
versity of Oregon In tho near fu
ture. Inntcud of tho silver offer
ing usually (tiiken on. such, occasions
guests are roquustod . to bring at
least ono thrift stump to add . to
tho fund being raised, and If pos
sible to bring moro. ! . -
Ab far as has been planned, the
following program will be rondorod
throughout the afternoon:
Vocal solo: Mrs. T. J. Scroggln..
" Instrumental solo: Hilda Anthony
Vocal solo: Mrs. J. J. Curr.
Talk on Women's Building: Na
omi Williamson. ' .
Vocal Solo: Mary Nowlln.
Vocal solo: Mrs. Ralph Robin
son, of Portland.
Mrs Herman Siegrist, Mrs George
Palmer, Mrs. A. R. Hun tor,' Mrs.
Georgo Cochran, Mrs. O. IS. Silver
thorn, Mrs Ray Logan, Mrs. A. E.
Ivnnhoe and Mrs. A. L. Richard
son have been secured to act as
patronesses.
Reasonably 8teidy.
Reltlement Worker ''Does your
hunhond havo steady work?" Poor
Woman "I think so, mum; nt lcaut,
he's never out of the workhouse moro
than n week at a time." Buffalo Ex
press. " :
of crude oil was bolng depleted at
Ihe rate of do. 000 barrels a day.
The statement was made In sup.
port or the plea for exemption or
the oil men from certain taxation
which has been proposed ' In the
new tax bill.
4 -i:
IIDICAID
EA TOMORROW
DR. ALDRICH IS
DUE THIS EVENING
NEW DISTRICT , SUPERINTEND'
ENT OF METHODIST CHURCH
TO ENTER ON WORK.
District Superintendent Ira R
Aldrlch will arrive, this evening
from Boise to' establish his head
quarters for the supervision of tho
La Grande DlBtrlot of the Motho
'ist church, which comprises tho
counties- of Malheur, Grant,' Baker,
Wallowa and Union, succeeding Dr.
W. A- Winters, whose term expired
by limitation.
Supeilntendont Aldrlch' has . only
been in this conference throe, years,
two of which he served Jmmanuel
church In Bolso. Ha wilt occupy
Ihe pulpit in the MethodUt church
Sunday, morning and evening.. .
Rev; N. H. Hawke,', of Columbia
a nforence, has i buetn. assigned to
the La Grando charge, and Is ex
pected to arrive In time to occupy
'.he pulpit ono wook from noxt Sun
day. .
BRITISH MEET
RESISTANCE
POST NEAR VERMUND IS AT-
, TACKED BY. ENEMY. ,
At Lust Reports The British Garri
son Was Said To Bo Holding .
' ' "V Out. ' i "
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES
IN FRANCE, September 13, 10:36
a.m. (By Lowell Mollett, . United
Press Staff ' Representative.) The
Germans, In force, continue a stiff
resistance about pouznacourt,
throwing back the New Zoalantlors
n their advance south of Dead-
man's Corner., In this encounter,
llio enemy troops exposed them
selves to heavy casualties.
Undor a hurricane bombardment
by tronch "mortars, louiipoi ted by a
heavy machine gun array, the Ger
mans attacked the post near Ver
mund today.' The British garrison
was reported, to be, holding out.
LILLE IS EVACUATED.
AMSTERDAM, Sopt. 13. (By
United Pross.) Tho . Bolglscho
Dagblad reports an apparent civil
ian evacuation of. the city of Llllo.
It also says that the Germans aro
constructing a number of auxiliary
bridges acroBS the Mouse.
DUCK SEASON
THIS IS I NDKIl PROVISIONS OF
- THE FEDERAL LAW.
Licenses Have Arrived And All
Who Hold Receipts Should Have
Tim Regulation Permits.
John Waldon, deputy gamo war
den, announces thnt the open sea
son for ducks begins next Monday,
September 10. This is under tho
federal law regulations, which take
precedence over the state provis
ions. Under the state law tho date
would bo Octobor 1, hut your Un
cle Samuel 1s "last In say" In such
matters, so tho state law doesn't.
count: the fedor.il law doos, and
next Monday Is tho dute. '
Licenses Hnvo Arrived.
The deputy gamo warden further
announce;) thut tho hunting licenses
huvo arrived nnd thoy nhould bo
procured by Ihoso who nro hold
ing, rotelpts for tho money paid.
On account of having run short of
license blanks, Bort Hughes, who
has been sunnlvInK licenses, has
been issuing receipts. Now tha
the proper blanks may bo hud, all
who hold thoso receipts should got
the' authorized pormlts at once, as
the receipt will not further bo re
cognized, t
Formal Holidays In Europe.
France observes 18 formal holidays
during the year and Italy 2.1. Ger
many observes 20 days, (Ireat Britain
16, Japan 13 and Itusla-47.
Wisdom Comes With Aa. -A
young mnn is npt to believe that
thing Just happen. Ills fntherknowi
that everything thnt happens is some
iort et a natural result. E, W. Howe.
OPENS
MONDAY
QUQTAFOn
T
YET FIXED
NO JSOUCITINO FOR VOLl'NV
TAItY SUBSCRIPTIONS MADE i
UNTIL FUHTHEIt NOTICE ,
DISTRICTS SHOULD BE
CAREFULLY SURVEYED
Arrangements l!jr Which Employes'
Subscriptions May Be Credited
Locally . Are Under Fair Head
way KntliuHlusra, Must Bo Curb
od At Present. i ,
Thoro will be no solicitation tov
volunteer subscriptions to the Llb
orty Loan campaign until full In
structions are Issued to team cap
tains. This advice conies frour
orty Loan headquarters today.
The . campaign, cannot begin until
Ihe exact quota for- Union count
8 announced, ', and until a settle
ment of the railroad employees'
question is made. .
All team captains "are warned by
Chairman O. L, Larison not to
permit any workers to go out until
these questions are disposed of and
letters of . instruction come, forward'
to their captains. It is hoped to
have this information by the 16th .
of September,, but it may be lator
than that. .
In the meantime team osptalne
nhould carefully survey ' the dis
tricts,, correct errors in rolla,, make
neir reports to , the headouarters': 1
office and ' have sit,' minor . dotatls..
in shapo to attack the, campaign ,
with vigor the moment the time to
"go" arrives. ,. ,
Repoits from state and district.,
hendquartars received by local of- ,
flclals of the campaign are encour-a
aging. That Oregon towns, and.j
countloB in which railroad'1 employ-
es live and not New York banks
should get credit for subscript
tlons made by the employees, la so ,
manifestly fair that there is no '
gainsaying it, but. to . brejak down
precedont at goneral headquar-
.01 s at Wasblhgton, is slow work at
I ho best, and Director-General He-
Vdoo Is now working out a more
equitable and fair arrangement of
employees' subscriptions.. ; There Is
reason to feel encouragement at
the .negotiations as far as now adr
vunced.
ANOTHER .TIE FOUMINti. , ,
LONDON, Aug. ,19. (By Mail.)
English mid French Children are '
founding an "ontante"v of v their J
own. : "' "' '. '; ' '
Those llttlo French children
whose parents find It impossible to
remove them from Paris and the '
errors of a dally bombardment aro
to be adopted Into English families
for tho duration of war."
. Many a lonely little, English child
will profit by companionship oT a -
bright, vivacious French child, and
the French child will have an op
portunity of studying the English
lifo and langungo. Parents all over
Englnnd are sending out invita
tions for . "duration" adoptions,
glad' to do something to lighten the
lot of the harassed French mother
who is in daily tear for her child's ;
snfoty-. .- ' ... " ' .
Poetry Best When Read Aloud.
To the average person, poetry never.
seems so real nor so beautiful when
read to oneself; it requires an appre
ciative reader to bring out the
thoughts and preserve the charm of ,
the rhythm. Stirring stories and
lioeins nre remembered longer when '
read aloud,' nnd surely those of ns
who wcro brouht up on Dickens,
Thackeray and Scott remember, best, .
not those stories we read by ourselves,
hut rnther those which were read
aloud by a loved but lost .voice in' the
home.
8wslloW3 Marvelous 8pMd.
The connection between the flight ef
a bird nnd the flying of an airplane Is -obvious
; yet. In spite of the wonderful
results obtained by bird men aces of
the air nature retains the) advantage
over men In flying. An ordinary swnl- .
low can travel 120 miles In an hour, .
and there is n record of a swallow that
flew from Antwerp to Compel rne, 148
miles, in 83 minutes, attaining an T-.
croge speed of 129 miles sn boor. . i
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