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VOLUME XVITI
LA GRANDE, OREGON. "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13,, 1918
NUMBER 39
MORNING
EPIDEMIC IS NOW RELIEVED
ItV HEALTH OFFICER TO
UK UNDER CONTROL
SITUATION WILL BE
CLOSELY "WATCHED
Schools to Resume Next Monday
Teachers' Meeting Culled at
the Mini, School Building Satur
day Co-operation Willi Health
Doimrlmcul. '
Dr. Richardson, health officer,
announced this morning, "Tlio ban
will be raised on everything .Vrl
day morning.'
This means that all of the re
structldiis ' heretofore In effect to
curb the spread of Influenza, will
be removed. Commenting furthor
on the situation. Dr. Ilicliardson
said:
" "I bollove that tlio epidemic is
now under complete control, and
tlio ban'is to bo vemoved on eve:y
tlilng m it would bo entirely in
advisable to niako any distinctions.
However, if It appears that furthor
cases huve developed,- the samo
stringent rules and even more stiiict
than was la effect will again be
put In lo:ce."
Schools Ik-gin Monday
Superintendent Kampton announc
es that the public schools will ro
opon Monday. . An Important
touchers' meeting - Is called for
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock in
room 'three In tlio high school:
building. Tills meeting -is to con
fer in regard to die general school
work, and particularly with ref
erence' to a plan for co-operating as
far as It Is possible . with the
health officers. It is to be the
plan for the teachers to watch
each pupil carofully and any evl
donco of Indisposition will result
in the child being returned home
Immediately.
All Places to lie Open
As tlio ban raising is to bo
general ill tills community, tlio
cliiviehes, lodges, movies and all
the other gatherings will bo re
sumed as usual.
DEATH AT NORTH POWDER
Mm. Lulu CuKsidy, Aged Thirty
five; Fuse.s Away.
NORTH I'OWDEU, Nov. 12
(Special) Died, at lior homo in
this city, Nov. !, Lulu Cassldy, ago
35 years.
Mrs. Cussiiiy w;is born on Clov-
or Creek, whero ilie grew to wo
manhood and was married to Lee
Cassldy. She - leaven a husband
and daughter, Miss Hazel, besides
a mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
Youncs, a brother, John Youncs,
and a host of nelativus and friends
to mourn her death.
Tlio remains were laid to rest
in the. ccmolery hole Monday af
' tornoon. No funeral was held on
account pf 'contagious disease. .
NOTICE TO W. It. C.
All members of the W. R. C. are
notified to be at the Iiohnenkamp
Chapel" tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock for the purpose of attending
the funeral of the late W. F. Burnett.
WAR CHEST PLAN
Another ddy the War Chest
drive has proven tho theory estab
lished yesterday thai the plan is
extremely popular. Workers are
having splendid success and only
now and tbrtn, -jo far less than
half a dozen. and such cases will
be deultli later.
Some cheering rases are report
ed. One widow lady who has a
boy in service and works for her
living hunted up her team captain
and paid her share, (.dvanced mon
ey for her daughter and only e-.
grotled thut she couldn't give more.
Then, In one Nor'h side district
two husky men last night quibbled
and fussed and finally turned down
the request entirely saying they
didn't ilke cei tain phases of the
AND MEETING WITH SUCCESS
THOMAS SAMBOLA JONES
Tnonnu niiuv,. to
to the senate to fill out the term of the
late Ollle Jamee of Kentucky. r .
VOLl'NTEERS WILL NOT TAKK
vDEPAHTl'RE.
Col. Coritidgo and Dr. Phy Among
Those Who Were to llcport
' For Duty.
In conjunction w:th tho counter
manding orders which have been
Issued on all outtlrandlng draft
calls, a number of local volunteer
officers, not yet In service, have
been notified that - tho traveling
orders have been cancelled.
Among these aro Col. H. E. Cool-
idge, . who had received traveling
orders to oeport for duty at Camp
McArthiir, Texas, and he was to
have taken his daparturo Monday
morning.
Dr. W. T.J'hy, at Hot Lake, was
also among tho accepted volun
teers and -was slated for the rnrik
of captain . and had been assign
ed to duty at the Lerttorman gen
eral hospital In San Francisco.
Dr. -Phy was also In tho midst of
prtfirations for tho handling of
the sanatoiium when he recolved
tho notification that tho order had
been cancelled. Tho doctor had
about completed arrangements for
leaving for Saa Francisco tomor
row. In .many ways theso sudden
changes have boon a disappoint
ment to those who. had proffored
their services toward the great
end of helping to win the waf.
GARAGE MEN APPEAL
Wnnt an Order for Oil Without
- ltestiictlons on Hours
SALEM, Nov. li. '(Special)
The Hilton, Smith and Hamilton
garages of La Grande and the Auto
Electric and O. K. garages of Bn
terprise, petitioned the public Ber
vico commission today to compel
tho Standard Oil Company to sell
gasollno for the retail tiado with
out restriction as to hours. Tho
petitioners object to being -to-strained
from making sales nftor
6 o'clock, p. m. V-
It Is announced that the com
mission has no Jurisdiction in
the matter.
MUTINY REPORTED
Officers We're Killed lay German
Garrison Uprising.
LONDON , Nov. 13. Neutral
travelers arriving here reported
that the German gnrilson at.Buus
scls had mutinied. It was stated
that some of the offices were kill
ed. IS POPULAR
work. When wldjws working for
a living can subscribe . and do It
willingly, men of muscle and hrawn
with no care on earth exceptthelr
living, no doubt will blush with
shame and get behind the move
ment. Fortunately, there Is yet reported
less than a half dozen such men.
The work Is about Tour fifths fin
ished In La Grande. District after
district report 100 per cent sub
scriptions. General Manager Kiddle Is In
Iniblcr today getting things start
ed there, but before leaving re
ported his nightly returns from
over the county was unusually
cheering. Except' for odds and
ends, the campaign will b over
by Friday or Saturday morning.
ORDERS HAVE
BEEN CANCELLED
CLASSIFYING
ISJO CEASE
work or fight order be-
, a.C'OSlliS NO.N -OPERATIVE.
Wit ' f huso Who Full to Obey
Draft Hoards Aro Stiir
;.. Hold I,hi"!o:
WASHINGTON.- Nov 13. Draft
boards wero ordered' yesterday to
stop classifying men under 19 or
over '88. years, and to withhold
questionnaires for such registrants
not already sent out.
. It was officially announced at
the provost marshal general's of
fice that registrants of 18 and
from 87 to 48 years old who have
received questionnaires noed not
All thpm out.
: Formal orders or announcements
will be Issued soon covoMng all
such questions. . '
Cancellation of all draft, calls
and Inductions Monday practically
has nullified the. famous "work or
fight" order promulgated last sum
mer, although local boards have
boon o; do red to discontinue classi
fying, after physlcul examination
men between 19 and 36. The work
or light order falls by reason of
the fact that the only penalty at
tached was that of being placed In
class 1. The stopping of tho calls
does not relievo any delinquent
who has failed to obey draft board
orders from the penalties which are
attached under tho law.
A single order from tho general
staff would sufflco to start' another
stroam of men flowing into the
cantonments and bring tho woik or
light and, all othor wartlmo require
ments buck into force.
WAS WELL KNOWN
WAR VETERAN
WILLIAMS JHHNETT, DE
CEASED, LEAVES TWO SONS
. IX TIIK SERVICE.
William F. Burnett, whose death
was announced yesterday evening,
was 73 yoars of age. He has been
In poor- health for a long 'period
and has been confined to his bed
the past four .week:;. He was a
well known Grand Army veteran,
sowing In tho .- Civil war from
Septumbor 21, 1863 to August 31,4
1866. . '
He leaves a wife and seven chil
dren to niouru his loss. Tho chil
dren "are: O. F. Hurnett, of -Enterprise)
Mm Seigcl Coffman, of
Medloaf Spilngs; John E. and Wil
liam Scott Ilurnott, of Tolocaso't;
Mrs. Thoma.1 Uruce, of Olynipla,
Wash.; James M. llurnett, now at
Camp Lewis; and llenson 1(. Bur
nett, of the U. S. army hospital
corps In Franco. ,
Ho also leaves two brothers, W.
S. and Pros Burnett, . of Starkey,
and three sisters.
The funeral will be hcld.fom
tho Dbhiicnkamp tinpei Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. ,
E.MI'EHOH LEAVES VIENNA
BASLE; Nov. 13. Empo:or Kai!
and family have lcfi Vienna, it U
reported, presumably for Switzer
land. WEATHER FORECAST
Nov. 13. Rain.
GERMANS DESERT LOOT IN FLIGHT
. r. '
The Gi-rtnann have Ih-Ai forced to abandon huje Moron of loot In their
by organized looting psrtles, great qnniititli'S of supplies wire foraged from
official photograph thn a"lllise collertlnn of books tnkrn from Ihe public
plied behind the enemy lines to be taken- away, bat the I're'xh achine 3
KB BILL
REMAINS I
AUTOCRAT
ADOPTS TITLK- OF COUNT HO
1IENKOLLEHN , AND EXPECTS
TO STAY IN HOLLAND
DEMAND IS MADE
FOR HIS BANISHMENT
ICx-Anibussailof Itiands Former
H u lor us Arch, Murderer anil
Says Ho Ouglit (o Ho Hung
Many Humors Refolding Crown
Prince,
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13. The for
mer kaisor has taken tho name of
Count Hohenzollorn. Ho will prob
ably buy a largo estato and re
main In Hollund Indefinitely.
' Exile or Execution
LONDON, Nov. 13. (By Ed.
E. Koen, United Tress Rroprescn
tatlve) Joint action of tho powers
will be neccHsany to send the for
mor kaisor to Elba or St. Helena,
or to subject him to criminal prosecution-,
it was pointed out by
British officials today. .
No anxloty is foH thut Wilhelm
will again interfere with world
peaco. Ho is regarded ns Impotent
for farther evil, considering the
drastic armistice provisions. The
Internal situatt6n In Germany, It
is believed, w-111 precluda any
slight pro-knlser bontlmont that
may linger' .there..,.
Count Wlihomn Holienzollodn, as
he now "calls himself, is holploss
and hopeless as far as any Na
poleonic "roturn f:om Elba" Is
concerned. The Torinor kaiser Is
wholly lacking In lionopurt's gen
ius to swuy tho puople. ,
British pupers are demanding
tho seizure of Wilhclm's poison
and his committment to exile.
Gerard Says Hang Him
'NEW YORK, Njv. 13. Extradi
tion for the kaiser -and his trial in
England on tho charge of murder,
for which ho has been Indicted thore,
was urged here by lorinor Ambas
sador Ger ard. -
Asking if a man should bo al
lowed to escape who had killed
onough people to form a line
around tho world,. Mr. Gerard an
swered his own question: -'- ' v-
"I should say not."
A treaty exists between Holland
nnd England, ho said,' by which
they and extradito (he ex-kaiser and
try him befdro an .English court.
There Is no doubt about what the
verdict would bo. Tho hangmau
would do rfway with tlio world's
greatest murderer." ";
Will Be Discussed
LONDON, ' Nov. 13 The wholo
question of the foimor kalsor's pos
sible extradition will probably be
discussed In a. conference which is
likely to he held at Vo salles be
foro tho eric? of the year.
'Many Reports Current
LONLON,. Nov. lo. Rumors con-1
tinuo to circulate regarding the!
Ge:mnn crown prince.. Berne ro-j
(Continued on Page 3)
.
RAILROAD MEN
AND WAR FUNDS
SUPERINTENDENT ROLLINS EN
','.' DORSES MOVEMENT.
Subscriptions , and Payments May
He Mado to . Team Captains.
Tho-.e soonis" to be misunder
standing among railroad employees
as to how they aro to be solicited
for the War Chest nnd whero pay
ments ure to be made. Superin
tendent Rollins has been Interview
ed and has endorsed the movement
heartily and urges every employee
to fulfill the duties of citizenship
in. this regard. Shortage of office
help makes It lnipcsslble to handle
the colluctlojis through the com-
Fany and the employees will make
their payments and subscriptions to
team captain 3 and workors" In tbo
districts in which they 1 live,' and
not at their place of employment.
Field assistants have been ap
pointed among the railroad em
ployes for the 'purpose of giving
gcno'al Information and assisting
tho city chairman In a gonoral
way. ':
Endorsed by leAdno. ' 1 ,' -Mr.
E. E. Kiddle, county enm
puiga manager of tho Unitod War
work, Is in receipt of a circular
from Win. G. McAdoo", director
gonoral of railroads, which, Bbiongly
endorses tho war work campaign.
Tho circular siys in pact:
The workers of theso organi
zations have gono to tho front and
shared the dangors and hardships
of our soldiers and sailors. Through
their tlroloss onorgy, thoughtulness
and dovotlon they have eairlod
choor and comforts and assistance
to our 111 on fighting in tho trenches
und on the high sea as well as to
men in training oiiinpo here and
abroad. The splendid work of
those organizations has boon offici
ally rocognlzcd by tho American
government and . llicy are worthy
of tho support of ovoiy loyal Amer
ican. Every Individual . who can
afford to do so ought to glvo aid
by making tho most .liberal possi
ble contribution.
'The sorVlco that each of those
great organizations ronders Is- dis
tinct in that. It h.m roforence to
tho popular neods o those who (11 f
for In their rollglous beliefs or
preferences, but this is a distinc
tion without a difference, for all
are Imbued by a common deal to to
make the gospel of Faith, Hope
and Love a 'teallty of tho 111 on who
are fighting- for humanity. This
unity of purpose Is expressed in
the unity of thd appoal that Is
now being, nude t..., tho people of
the United States' and I urgo that
every railroud employee shall no-
spond to It generously and oven
to the point of foregivlng the things
that he can do without that, those
who aro away from homo, and
aro Biidorlng, may bo cared for
and comforted and feel that they
aro fighting or engaged In work
of construction that must follow
tho wur."
IllMAMA DECLARES WAR
(in-many Is Given Twenty-Four
Mourn to Irf'HVC.
ZURICH, Nov. 13. Bucharest
dispatches declaro that Rumania
has doclared war on Germany and
had Issued an ultimatum Saturday
giving the Germany army twenty
four hoii:s to leave Rumania. T!ie
time limit expired at 9 o'clock
Sunday morning.
FROM FRANCE
hurried flight from France. Collected
occupied French town. This French
library of Montdliller. The books were
in rspld 'tit the flan was hwtted. j
ALBERT STRAUSS
r '
Albert Strauu Of New York nnnnlnt.
ed to succeed Mr. Warburg on the fed
eral reserve ooard. .
E IS
STILL NEEDED
WORK Or 1'ROTEtTIVE LEAGUE
, NOT ENDED.
Criciilar Is Addietised tu uKul
llouils to Contlii'ie the Work
,' us lloretofoie. '"'
Tho local hoads of tho Ameri
can Protoctlvo Louguo have, re
ceived from hoadquairlors the fol
lowing circular:
"I understand that among a few
of tho members of tho American
Protoctlvo Leaguo thcro has devel
oped a feeling - that peaco with
Germany Is practically In Bight
and that tho neod therefore for tho
services, of tho American Protective
Leaguo Is no longer felt. . .
: "Nothing could ho furthor from
the true sluation. The need for tho
Amorlcan Protective Lontio Is as
groat now as It has boon In the
past and t am entirely satisfied
that tho need for this organiza
tion will continue for somo time
to como entirely without regard to
the progress of the poaco negotia
tions. Tho tremondoiiB machine
which huve been organl.'ed b" the
government for the prosecution or
this wur cannot bo stopped abrupt
ly and must continue to operate for
many months under any circum
stances. ! '
"Tho necessity und Importance
for protecting from espionage' iho
army and property "of the United
States will continue for somo time
to como and I ha neu.l for tho vig
orous oniorcemeni. 01 s-jsuooa ij
d 14 of tho selective service net
and for wulehfulne.is for enomy
propaganda and linanelal activity
will probably Increuso.
"To achieve tho greatest success,
It is essential that overy war ac
tivity bo kept at Iti hlghes; pitch
at this time until tho full rrults
or tho efforts of our armies nnd
those of our Allies, aro nut only
In slghtbut actually realized.
'Tho American Protective
Lcnguu. has had a largo shauo In
tho work in tills country which
has made possible the united nup
port and the success of our arm
ies abroad and I m sure that
your organization will continue to
play lis full ipart until tho De
partment Is willing to say that It
has no further need for Us great
est endeavors"
LATEST DRAFT ORDER
Papers to Ho Itotiiiiied Hut Need
Not He Filled Out.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Anew
ruling promulgated by Provost Mur-
h Crowdor today stipulated that
all draftees who have receive 1
questionnaires shall return tlieiu to
tho local board" but they ncjci not
be filled out.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Ger
many loses her eniiro fleet of sub
marines unib r thn armistice terms,
as amended by Marsha! Koch bo
fore ho algm-il thorn with the Gor
man envoys Monday morning. In
stead of 110 vessels, everyone ono
of the undersea plrato craft must
bo surrendered to the allies, and
the United Slates within 14 days.
A reduction In the quantity of
some of the military equipment to
be delivered up is mado, but In
stead of '60,000 railroad cars, 150,
000 must be surrendered.
VIGILANC
ARMISTICE TERMS MORE DRASTIC
THAN AS ORIGINALLY ANNOUNCED
E
RECEIPTS HAVS INCREASED
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS '
OVER LAST YEAR. .
STAMP SALES HAVE
REACHED LARGE AMOUNT
Amount of War Saving Stampa and
Thrift Stamps Exceed the Sum of
$200.000.00 Local Office Hal Had
the Busiest Year In Ita Hlstorjr
FlguresMre Supplied. ' " 1
The postal receipts at the La
Grande postoffico for the year ending
September 30, 1918, amounted to $51,
328.09. This represents the sale of
stamps' for the entire county. ' The
stamps at all the other offices in the
county amounted to $20,574.37, and the
La Grande office sold $30,753.72. This ,
is about $5,000.00 more than the sales
for the Bamo period of time the year '
previous. : -.
During the eleven months ending
October 31, 1918, there was sold
45,008 War Saving Stamps, amounting
to $187,598.43, and 65,268 Thrift
Stamps amotin'tingjto $13,817.00, or a
grand total of $'.'01,415.43. This
amount, however, does not include the
large amount of War Savings Stamps
which banks and others have sent to
Portland and elsewhere for, and which
have been sold in Union county, in ad
dition to the above mentioned figures.
Tho La Grande postoffice has had
the busiest year of its history, per
haps due to the natural increase of
business nnd the additional work made
necessary -- on account of the-large
volume of War Savings Stamps han
dled. Parcel post, insured registry
and C, O. D. business has also exper
ienced a large increase. . j ... j
A very heavy holiday business is
anticipated and it is suggested that
everyone do' his shopping and mailing
oarly, thus aiding the postoffice de
partment in handling the mail in a
safer and more expeditious manner, .
WILSON IS FAVORABLE ,
Food Supply to Germany If. Condi
" lions Are Satisfactory.
. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. (United
Press.) President WilBon is ready to
consider "favorably" the supplying' of
Germany, with food stuffs, if he is as
sured that order prevails and is main
tained. This reply was sent to Ger
many. The only other condition placed
on the matter was that thore be a
guarantee of equitable distribution o(
the supplies sen.
"VICTORY DAY"
Resolution tn M-iko November
Eleven' li National Holiday,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. A joint .
resolution declaring November
Eleventh a national holiday and
to bo designated as "Victory Day"
was introduced In the house of
-representatives today by Represen
tative Hicks.
A resolution making that dato a .
holiday, . commumorullng the end
of the war, was. Introduced ill tho
French chnmber o doputlea, ac
cording to dispatches front Paris
today.
GERMAN SHIP TORPEDOED
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 13. It is
reported hero that n German trin
lng ship was torpedoed by work
men and soldiers at Schlesnlg. '
More Time Granted.
LONDON, Nov. 13. A Paris
u-lreless announced that the allied
I1UI1 command had informed the
Herman high command that a sup
plementary twenty-four hours had
been added to the time for the
evacuation of Rolglum, Luxum
bu g and Alsuce-Lorialne.
Germans Giro Warning ,
LONDON. Nov. 13. The German
high command has warned the at- .
tie that mines placed , in Ostcnd -
are timed to explode today. . .
BUSINESS IS
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