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"1 jEltPtttiti ' - Phone Tk Obsfrst ( J the New w4 , I Yer Waat Ada, I J HsJa 17. J Am Independeat Newspaper PrinU the Nsws Ik j Day It Happens, Day It Happen, VOLUME xvn LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY,. SEPTEMBER 21, 1918 NUMBER 306 RULES FOR REGISTRANTS ACCEDED TO REGISTRANTS SHOULD ATTEND AT BOARD HEADQUARTERS AT V.M.C.A. ONLY URGENT CASES ADVISED AT OFFICE Splendid Spirit Of Patriotism And Co-operation MnintHiiicd "Ily Re gistrants . Toward Patriotic ' Citi zens Who Donate Their Time To Work. A largo number of registrants fro appearing bofore the 'Legal Advisory Board at the headquarters ht the Y. M. C. A. building each at. tornoon and ovonlng, Where they Die filling out their questionnaires with the aid of the members of the board on duty.. It must be emphasized that the services of these, qualified men are donated, and although given wil lingly as a patriotic duty, It still Is no .loss a patriotic duty of those who are prepared' to fill out the fiuestlons and mako affidavit on their questionnaires to report bo fore the regular committee at Y. M. C. A. headquarters for the. af tornoon or evening and not at tho icspective offices or places of busl i.ess of the members. ' It is like wise urged that unless absolutely necessary to have tbo examination in the morning, all registrants ap pear beforo the board In the aftor ur on. - An increasing nunibor are re ported to b , .calling, . . who ' have thoroughly familiarized themselves as to the Information that must be flven. , CHORUS WILL USE THE CITY LIBRARY Through tho courtesy of the Li brary Board and the Neighborhood Ciub, the Community Chorus has been Invited to use the city' lib rary rooms, for rehearsal purposes. Accordingly Director Edwards has Issuod a call for the regular Mon day evening rohearsal of tho Com munity chorus to be held next Mon day at the city library. MONITOR IS SUNK ltriltsh Warship Lost In Harbor After Internal Explosion. LONDON, Sept. 21. (By United Preps.) A British monitor was sunk in a certain harbor last Mon day as a result of an internal ex plosion, killing 20. Thirty-sovcn (,re missing, according to the ad miralty report. BRITISH LOSSES 22,7624 (annuities Show Intensity of Itc cent Fighting In France. LONDON, Sept. 21. (By United Pieas.) British casualties, pub lished for the week, totaled 22,762, and are classified as follows: Officers killed, 487; wounded. 1.501; missing 152.. Men killed, U,:i6S; wounded, 15, Mi2; missing, 1,304: MEN IN SERVICE TRY FOR TRACK RECORDS GREAT LAKES, III., Sept. 20. (By United Press.) Athletes who flocked here today to test their speed and skill on tho track and flejd of (ho National A. A. Untitle .meet, wore military and naval In Blgnia Instead of the college mono cram of other years. Rocords are in danger on the cieot new track constructed at the naval training station hero by jack leis. A feature of the carefully graded and moasured stadium U tho 440-yard straightaway. It is a fast course, and tho record of 47 seconds may tumble. F. J. Shea. Pittsburgh U., now In the aviation set rice was looked to as the possl lle record smasher. On a curved track he has equalled the record of 47 2,5- Among tho sprinters will be Andv Ward, national champion, now a deal Lakes Jackie and Jo Lootnls rlxo a champion. The schedule of events Is: Today: National funior outdoor A A. 11. championships. ' Saturday: National senior out door championships. Monday: Relay .championship in iomnoon: All-around championships la jalteraooa. . COMBINED DRIVE IS INSTITUTED SEVEN Oltti A NIZATIONS JOIN EFFORTS IN UNITED; WAH WORK. itcpieNentntlvog Meet In Portland At Request Of Administration . Plan War Chest. At the request of President Wll ton, representatives of seven uir- f m ryit organizations engaged 1 in patriotic work met in Portland on Monday, to combine their efforts into the United War Work, to begin Its drive for funds on November li. Win. Ladd, State Chairman of ihe United War Work preside!. ibe seven soctotles combined me the Y.M.C.A.; the Y.W.C.A., K.C. Salvation Army, War Camp Com munity Service, American Library Association and the Jewish Welfu'-e Board, Tho total amount to be raised in the United States is 1170,100.- '00, of which Oregon's quota is $.77,000, and Union County 15,1B0. : . ' Union coun'y was roprt seated in the meeting by Mrs. George Cch- rno ' Mis. Albert Hunter, Mrs. C. H. Ptilwoll, Jack Peare and 13 E Kiddle, j The, Campaign for funds to rc- plon.'sh .the Union County War chest will irobably be mauo alioii. the same 'iuie as the Unl'.-d Wo" W'.rk drive, the two organisations liavliu ennev ending alms. Although there has been opposi tion to the War Chest move ment tiiose dlroctlns .tin w:nk aere Mleve that, particularly with Ui ' Administration's endorsement of tho ii r by ordering tho pr-r cusly .noiitioned organizations to com. bi:ie trelr efforts, P'MHc upprovat is becoming heartier. '"he principal speareis it (ho meetiuc were Lyman . . Piorco, Di rector of the Wosteri: D-.vartmont, wl.K.ii comprises the States of Cal ifornia Washington, Ijaho, i logon, Utah, Wyoming and Ni.'uda, and Mr. ' ed B. '. Smith, a relies t'.a tivc of the seven allied or.iuiiza fions. made a stirring appeal for the f'ite. Mr. Ko.'.'oi.t, State He 'Jnv.ary Council of JDcfono, made a- ,'eif' remarks compiimcni'tK Un ion ly-tinty on their sys.-; Mr. Uaviusi n, who will b" State cam paign Manager, spoke kindly of o':r War Chest. Anions tin other spealera was Captahi A. E. Carter of V.'ai Camp Coinrjunlty Service, Cci.-i.oi Scott of the Sal'atlon Ar my, Mir. Helen P. jlin'3. the V :. C. A. and Mr. Corn K Tat Iir iii. of the Women's organiza tion. ' Mayor Baker was very strongly applauded on his remarks regard ing' his opinion of the amount of benor due' some of tho men wJ'o are working for the Government and are domandlng Saturday after noons off, time and a half overtime djiiblo time on Sundays and then claim a star in our service flag. Tlioi-6 -will be no stir In this campaign Until the Liberty Loan campaign Is ovor with. lJa'Sii"l!Sli$l NEWS OK THE CAMPAIGN slogan: 'uregon rirsi uuiuu Leading." ' Voluntary Subscription Campaign. Quota to be raised by Septem ber 28. Banks to finance subscriptions at i:s ii nl rate of Interest after Ini tial payment. Banks notified Unit bonds will bear 4 14 per cont Interest. Initial payment: 10 per cent. Partial payments: 20 per cent o? November 21, December 19, and January 16, 30 per cent January : 0. Interest matures April 15 and October 15. Captains reporting district quo ins rilled: R. J. Kitchen. Mrs. J. K. Wright.. Mrs. S. D. Crowe , Dave Stoddard F. A. Eppllng. Will 8lcgrlst. Mrs. G. M. Curtis. Mrs. C. H. Nlchoaids. H. C. Grady Quotas assigned to county dis tricts: Elgin. $66,000. Union, $116,000. Summcrvllle, $27,500. Perry, $11,000. Hlllcard, $2,750. Kamcla, $500. Starkcy. $2,750. North Powder, $27,0o Medical-Springs, $4.00.1. Cove, $49,500. Imbler. $22.00n. Telocaset. $4,000. - , . ' Alicel. $4,000. Hot Lake, $1,650. , Blue Mountain Grange. $23,000. Ladd Canyon,' $8,250. La Grande, $165,000. GERMANS MAKE II ATTACKS Were Repulsed l!y Americans lu yuicK Time. : I ' ' -" -.. . WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON METZ FRONT, Sopt. '21. (By United Press.) At noon two hqavy German raids, aljtnost large enough to be called attacks, were directed against the right wing of the Amor lean line. Both attacks were re pulsed. The Germans laid down a barrage along the, Bois des Rappos, oil the west- bank of the Moselle on a front of . two miles. The Infan try Btarted to advance but the at tack was broken, under. American fire.' : The next raid, which was pitched practically in the same region, was also quickly -stopped. Eight large fires wore observed today In the rear of the German I lies near Dominartin-La-Chaussee, four miles north qt Thlacourt. - SOLDIERS TO BE BUGLERS WILL ANNOUNCE AR RIVAL OF THE TRAIN. Elecric slights Will Give All Oppor tunity to See the War Relics While In La Grande. The train of German war relics which the Liberty. Loan committee is bringing to La Grande on Thursday, September 26, will be lighted with electricity, equipped with all modern conveniences and will carry nine sol diers, who will explain what each cap hired trophy, means in warfare. - The buglars' will announce the train's arrival and the public will be martialcd in columns, so that a con tinual stream of people can pass through the cars and see these won derful articles that our boys have cap tured on the battlefield. The train is sent out by the Fourth Liberty Loan committee and will be in La Grande September 26, under direct supervision of A. T. Hill, who is coun ty chairman of the Liberty Loan com mittee. . . .. , PEOPLE IN COLOGNE ARE NOW STARVING THE HAGUE, Sept. 21 (By United Press.) Resolutions setting forth that the population of Cologne is suffering from lack of food and asking that production be increased and means of distribution be provided and made bet ter, were recently adopted by the Co logne city councils. Such is the infor mation received here today in dis patches received from that city. REVENUE BILL READY ight ' Illlllon Dollar Mcii.siiio ItcitcheH Final Htnge. WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21. Excepting only a roll call on final arsage and disposal of two minor mcndmcjitH, the eight billion dol lar war levonuo bill In the making luce last May was completed today by tho house. The measure as it wll! go to the Senate contained radically no modification of major axes on Incomes, war profits and iix u lies, as drafted: The vote on final pussago Is ex pected soon sftor the House con venes tomorrow and action has been tii'ien on the two tint iiilshud am-1 eiidmeiits extension to iiotah ; mines of the depletion allowance.. I provided for oil and gas wells anil mines, and a proposal by Represen tative Good, of Iowa, to extend to all men In military service the $i,500 income tax exemption, pro vided In the bill, but now limited to those overseas. Reading of the bulky bill of 190 pagos, was tlnlsh: ad late today. In today's consideration of the bill, besides defeat of proposals Tor a tax of $3 a bale on cotton, the child labor, amendment of Repres entative Green, of Iowa, und pro- toi-al to repeal th present mixed; flnlTr tax and regulations, the house made a number of important cliange.s, but none without tho sanc tion of the ways and means com mittee. GRAVES TELL STORY PARIS, Sept, 21 (By United Press) In Lys cemetery, 4439 German graves have been found. The earliest date is April 17 and the latest date is August 26, revealing the wear and tear on the German army in the last four months on a small and compara tively portion of the tine. WITH M AMEfllCAS PARI HAS TURNED 11 SENATOR J, HAM ; LEWW Alt. HIVES HOME AlTKIt TRIP IX) FRANCE. ALL ALLIED LEADERS PRAISE U.S. BOYS Spirit Of Germany Is Broken- Hy Our Fresli Troops And Tlio Ite markublo Fighting Power Of America Entry Of America Hud Fine Effect On British. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 21. (By United Press.) "Amorica has turned the tide of war, broke tlio German spirit and filled tho Kaiser's people with wondor and terror," Senator" James Hamilton Le,wls of Illinois declared upon ' his t-iiival' here from France. : "America's fresh troops,", he as- tertod, "have humiliated GoiT.-.auy'a army and the submarines ' of ' the enemy have proven a complete fail ure In everything they have at tempted. Senator Lewis brought, with him words of tho highest praise for the United States army and navy from Lloyd Goorgo, Premier Clomencoau and other Allied leaders. Lloyd Georgo told him tho influence of President' Wilson and America upon fin spirit of Britain was the equiv alent of a new British army. PralBo of the conduct of tho navy i.ioi during and following an itt- t'f k made on the ship carrying; him homo wus freely glve,n by Sonalor Lewis. HUN FOOLED YANKS WITH PLANE AND GUN (By United Pross.) . NEW YORK, Sopt. 20. Lieut. W D. Hill, Cleburne, Tex , is conva lescing hi a mflltary Ims.u al here riom tho effects of German cam ouflage.. . While flying at an ittltudo of about 10,000 feet ove- tho Gor-lu-an lines, north of To'il. Hlli saw what looked like a borho mrno pltino beneath him. Monoplanes have a single gun. rigidly set to snoot straight forward between tlw p: opelior blades. ' Hill dived at the plane. Jj.U as lie opened up with his machiir) gun u machine gun. operated by a man in the fuselage of tho ononiy miich ine cut looso. The Yankee (civod several bullets through the leg and his engine was shot out of commission. He fell about 6,000 feet, thon managed to straighten out and streak for home. -Tho "monoplane" had proved to bo a biplane, carefully camouflag ed. . Hill, rapidly losing consciousness, finally saw an American shack, marked with a Red Cross. Ho bioimht Ills machine to earth and tumbled out at the door of the shack. It wis a dental hospital, but the dentist proved to be a good emergency surgeon, und saved Hill from bleeding to death. Lettish Troops Mutiny. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 21. (Hy Unit ed Press.) The Allgcmin Zeitung, of E8scn, charges defeat of the Bolsheviki on the Murman coast to have been due to the mutiny of Lettish troops, who refused to fight the Allies. ! j j ! 87 YEARS OLD TODAY. .J. Today A. C. Huntington reached his eighty-eighth mile- stone and enjoyed the day aH 4 home receiving several callers -I- who never forget to pay tribute ! 2' to this exemplary citizen who has lived so long and done so 2 i' much good in the world. J Mr. Huntington is sound and r well, and while admitting that ' he could not fell a tree more J than three feet thick with an 'J ax, as quickly as he could when he lived in the state of Maine, J' he is nevertheless in good phy- J V sical condition and able to be about town and enjoy life. J The impress of his useful life 4" has been left upon th Grc.ne Romle valley, where he has spent J many years! and his efforts for J r a better community are apparent 'F today in the excellent moral tone J t" that prevails in l-a Grande and 4" the county. J J i ,!! 4 4 4 LOCAL FOOTBALL HAS FLAT WHEEL PRACTICE STARTS WITH A LIMP, . AND GOES LAME. - No "Dark Horses" Have Shown Up, Making Local Prospects Ap pear Discouraging. Tho first week of practice for the high school football squad failed to bring forth any "dark horses" for which the coaches have been hoping mid praying. In fact, the wock's work was a disappointment, there being only nine out the first night, eleven the . second, while Thursday only brought out fifteen men, who, while full of pep, lacked the size and weight to make a team of any size and strength. , . . With the exception of Cnptain'Car- roll and Jack Wright, veterans of last year, and Leadbetter, who is being groomed for a backf icld position, there is hot a man in the squad who can tip the scales at over 140 pounds. Out side of throe men, Playle and Chandler are tho only men with age and size enough to be considered candidates for the first team, and unless more material shows up within a short time tho younger players will htivo to be used. The younger men will form tho second team arid with a years sea' soning and experience will be good ma terial for a team next year. There are several promising youngsters in uie iuu Wallsinger, McClurc, Ash and Ly man will register in school Monday and will be put through hard drilling in preparation for the gome with tho Alumni team next Friday. Absolutely no prediction can bo made as to tho caliber of the team this year, but an other week's practice will give tne coach a fair line on the material. The Alumni team; under the guid ance of Judy Ash, will practice a, cou ple of times this week and will be in good trim for the Friday game. The exact lineup will bo announced later. Owintr to tho lateness of registra tion of older students In'.tho different. schools throughout this section, Weill: Walla and Pendleton are tho only two games definitely scheduled. Boise may be added to the teams played this season, but owing to the several games already listed for tho home field, this contest would have to be played at Boise in case the gnmc is scheduled. F liE.MAINS OF II. I ALEXANDER TO HE I11H1I0D AT ISLAND "TV. , Tho funeral services over tlio re mains of II. L. Alexander, who died at the homo of his son in Cortland, will be hold at tho J, C. Henry undertaking parlors tnmor low at 2:30 o'clock- and Immediate ly following burial will take place lu the Island City cemetery. Fred Alexander, son of the de ceased, Is hero today, having ac companied the remains to La Gtando, and will remain soveral days. Ilia brother, F. D. Aloxnn uor, who Is at Hollywood, Califor nia, could not bo present at tho f'ineral of his father, but sent a message slating his deep grlcf and explaining that hl8 work with Vila praph Film Company was such that ho was In the midst of an Inter i.ntlonnl film production and to leavo would mean great Iobs to the work, so. much so that the com pany bad urged him If possible to remain In his position until tho film was finished. Both Fred and Frank aro weir known here and have many friends who Join them In their sorrow. for the deceased, who was. an exemp lary citizen and was much beloved by Union county people. In order to reach tho friends of Mr. Alexander, Fred has addressed the following communication to tho friends of the family in tho county: "To our Friends at Island City, Lu Grande und Imbler: "I mourn my father's loss very much, as he lived for the spiritual development of his family and loved the memory of our Mother and her good Quaker teachings. His prayer for his boya, and their ,'smllles were as nearly as 1 can express his feeling: " 'Almighty God, Our Maker, tlio f'alber. of ail Creation, Guide us t'.ls day In the path of goodness, and let the light of love Illuminate our home, until Ihe darkened closet leconies a play room for' little i Million. Lead us along tho path of cheerfulness unMl wo realize ills- wonderful world was created fi.i tho joy -and beno'lt of all life."' ''Sincerely, "FRED ALEXANDER." UNERALWILL BE HELD TOIWORROW RIGHT MAN IS NOT YET FOUND SOMEONM TO HAXDLK SITUA TION IS SOUGHT FOB, Important Place For Tbo One Who Can .flumllo This War-Time Work. Tho right man to handlo the labor and employers' situation In Union and Wallowa counties has net yet been round, or at loast the committee in charge has not given oi t his name If such a man has been chosen. .-" ' Some time ago a movo was put on foot to make,, a district out of Union and Wallowa counties Bnd a committee was chosen to settle the differences between employe ind employer during the war per iod. It wus found necessary in eider to make this organization ef fective to employ a man whose duty it would be to collect all da ta, look after the details and act as runner to secure labor for the different Industrial plants located In tho two counties. A, search was begun by the com mtt.tco to rind the right man for nucli n position ; and up to . the piasmit time it is evident that such a man has not boon round. LUMBER MILLS PINK MANUFACTURERS MAY HH FORCED TO SUSPEND. I ir Producers Apparently In Plan To Curtail Production Of Pine. k . That the Eastern Oregon pine lumber mills nuiy fcol 'the stress of war 'to mtch -nirTprten t that 'BIOS' lug down must follow Is the lurk ing suspicion in the minds of many lumbermen, especially the fir pro lan era of the Pacific Coast. - To add to this possibility now comes the representative of John IJ Ryan, who has charge of the uvroplano department of govern ment work, stating that after Oe-t- tc,r 1st no pine mills will work on airplane parts, which takes the fine industry off the necessary war l)sl. Behind all of this appears the demon of selfishness again, for the fir, producers love the pine manu facturers only so far as they can use thorn. Whon It comes to "bringing homo the bacon" the fir l'cople can always bo expected to slnnd In close harmony and union with oach oilier, claiming that the lumber Industry in Oregon eoaBos :il. tho Cascade mountains and that the Eastern .Oregon pine is a lux uiy rathc,r than a necessity. - What It Will Mean. Should tho possibility of pine iiiMIii- closing como about It will nicnn much to Union, Bakor and Wallowa counties, tor In these three counties there Is closo to a million dollars a month shoved in tl.e channels or commerce by the. iiifferont pine, mills. It will, mean the disrupting of organizations diet have tnken many years to uild, the loss of trade territory which has been carefully nursed nnd looked after at groat cost, es toppage of earnings on legitimate l,i vestment In tlmbe,r and plants, nn.1 in a Ken oral way will tear asunder tho commercial fabric of Kai.tern Oregon. As matters- now stand business vith lumber mills Is vury good and lumber is selling at a price which justifies payment of the increased cod nt production. But with the proposition of not being an essen tial Industry staring the lumber men in the fuce, and the further racl that the fir mills of the, coast I ave, a hope to better labor condl- ioni: there if pine mills aro closed down, the outlook is none too rosy tor tho men who have their money invested lu tho pine forests. Hun Overtures Veiled. LONDON, Sept. 21. -The Belgian Foreign Minister in . discussing Ger many's "peace; approach to ' Bel glum" .declared the conditions can i ol be taken as a basis for any soriotis discussion. From the de tails furnished by tho Foreign Min ister . It appears Belgium receives no tormnl proposition directly from the German government, but that tbo communications came by an hi'Jtrect channel. ' - Rev. and Mrs. Roberts of Islind City nrrlvod yesterday evening from their former home at Walla V.'nlla, where they havo boon spend ing a fe,w days visiting and trans doling business. UNSETTLED BATTLE IS FOllBf III ISTOi I.KME.NT8 PLUS GERMAN GCN FAIL TO STOP BRITISH IN,','. ATTACK NEAR LEMPIRH - OPERATIONS NOW CENTER ON THE TRENCH SYSTEMS Important Spurs And Maxes Which Constitute Butresses Of Hlnden. burg Line Aro Taken By Allies lu , Fighting Under Uuiutulljr Hard Conditions., WITH THE BRITISH ABMlira Sept. . 21, .(By United Press.) In tne mtdBt or a tenririo storm, the lirttlsh . this morning' delivered o smashing' attack on a three-mile rront east of Lemplro and Ephey. This is where the Germans hold rtrong outpost dofenses before the Ulndenburg line. Spurs loading from OUtDUt ridges and traneh mazes about Le Petit Prell farm r-iade the going hard, but between COO and -400 prisoners have already been reported taken. , ,, AUSTRALIANS NEAR Now Within Half A Mile Of The St, . Quelltin Canal. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sept. 21. (By United Press.) Australians have advanc ed north of St, Helenes are now within half a mile of the St. Quen tin canal. . This is the nearest point to the main defense or the Hlnden burg line which has . been reached anywhere between Havrlncourt and St. Quentin. FRENCH TAKE BENAY lighting In Now Within Two And Half Miles Of St.1 Quentin. PARIS, Sept. 21. (By United Piess.) French, troops have cap tured Benay, rive miles south jot St. Quentin. LaBt 'night they Re pulsed counter attacks as close us two and a halt miles south of St. Quentin, the war office today iiunouncod. t GAINS IN MACEDONIA Tcn More Village Are Lost Bjr , . the Bulgarians. j LONDON, Sopt. 21. (By United Press.) The allied troops in Mace donia have advancod ten miles ytu- tcrday, occupying ten more villages, ' according to the Servian war offipe. it Is further stated ' that our troops had passed the line or Ki:r-nelvo-Stragovo-Dragovo - Plochlio. Our cavalry is' operating north jot these points. i NO CONSCRIPTION j : Enlistment. Period Is To . Be Extend ed To October 18th. . LONDON, Sept. 21. (By United Press.) The voluntary recruiting l erlod in Ireland has been extend ed to Octobor lDth, as parliament does not conveno until that daite. This will prevent the enforce ment of conscription. So for ten housand of an estimated fifty thousand available men havo enlist ed, '-'t ' COLLECTING FRUIT PITS ! AND NUT SHELLS Tho Red Cross is requested by the government to assist Jp ool- ' lectlng fruit pits and nut she, Us from which to make carbon to pro tect our soldleis against poison tas. Please have all the fruit pits end nut shedls thoroughly dried either in the oven or in the stm, and sent to the Red Cross Shop n the New Foley Building between tre hours of 9-12 a.m. and 1-8 P.m. '! The pits needed are peach, apri cot, prune, plum, olive, date and ( herry. Shells aro Bratll njut. hickory nut, walnut and butter nut. Notice that peanuts and scorns are not asked for. ( The .need of this material by fiho government is urgent, and we hope j on will take the' work up imme diately and energetically. '" ! Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ricks amd little daughter, Rachel, left ytes tarilsy evening for Wclser, Idado, whi ro they will make their hortie. MrsY Rick's sister and brothiir, IronVi and Ernest Cht Istenson io coniliany them to Weiserv - ' ,
