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VOLUME XVTTl
SIX PAGES
LA GRANDE. 01?K(10N. TUESDAY. MAY 13. 1919
STX PAGES
NUMBER 193
Pi
ELE
TONIGHT
'h . i 4 S 4
BIG
BRaTION.
H
ospital
LID ON LA GRANDE TORN
4- 4-
o
PARADE OF
BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH
ITALY MAY HE REACHED
THIS AFTERNOON.
FORCES WILL ADVANCE
IF GERMANY REJECTS
Draft of the German Plan For a
League of Xations.Has Been Hand
ed to the League of Nations Com
mission of the Peace Conference
Ultra-Radicalislh Intimated.
(By Associated Press to The Observer;
Paris advices indicate brighter
prospects for a solution of the Italian
problem, which is a pressing one now
that the .peace conference on the
eve of receiving the Austrian dele
gates. It is believed that the basis of
an understanding will be reached to
day. The Italians are reported to be
evincing more of a willingness to
make concessions.
The Austrian delegation is on. the
way to Paris, some members being
already in France. It developed to
day that Count von Brockdorff-Rant-zau
intended to ask permission to send
the German delegates to receive the
Austrian representatives. It had been
previously' announced that the allies
intended to keep the two delegations
wholly apart.
Although it is not believed that the
Germans will refuse to sign the peace
tt-nott. .ntn..tn r..-..,.,, ...... .l ,
advance into Germany if the Germans
reject. Both Kbert and Scheidemann
made statements denouncing the penco
terms. However, they never went so
far as to say that the government
would not sign.
Scheidemann discussed the possibil
ity of a new government taking office
in Germany but declared that it was
doubtful if the formation of a govern
ment which would sign the term?
would be satisfactory to the allies.
The implication was that such a gov
ernment would be ultra-radical.
The draft of the German plan for a
league of nations has been handed to
the league of nations commission of
the peace conference.
(Iy A50-ifitf d J'r.ta3 to The Observer)
PARIS, May 13. The heads of two
German democratic parties and par
ties of the Centrists are reported to
have notified the. chancellor that their
'.parties will withdraw from. the gov
ernment if t"he cabinet decides to sign
the peace treaty. -
OUTLOOK
REGARDED
HOPEFUL
HAKE-THREATS
OVEfVTREATY
llt. IMIM.ONS KVIOYS VISIT
O.-W. iupt.. and M riullons.cn
jTyed a brief visit lat nipht with
iheir8on. Perrt A. J. rtollon. hen
he passed ihriii:ii Li Grande on the
special train of th-i 1th Kncineers.
bound for Camp I.'i is and his dis
charge. S ri. notions had 'beff
twenf'-tvo9fc!onth in France and
as a niciiil-i' ofCompar Kl)f th
lth. ,The troop ir.igflrrived here
a's2:o : mornin and lar." of
the boys who had awakened wete
snrved toffee and gf'ents" at tho
w 'Od Cro.i twite a. AiS-thvr rjan
aboard was ft-r -bnston..Of T-n-
SI micro?-'.
whoi; lull's were In to
Unit
J a
SOLDIERS,
Tonight the Hospital Unit will actually reach La
Grande at not later than 9:30 o'clock. The whole county
will be here to greet them and the celebration will last all
night. . . ,
The program which was to have been held tomorrow
will, because of the early arrival, be held tonight and ev
erybody will dance and have a good time after greeting
not only the Hospital Unit but all the service men. And
let it be understood, that while this celebration is primar
ily for the boys who return in a body, it also includes ev
ery man who wore the uniform of his country.
The arrangements, as finally decided upon, are as fol
lows:' All service men meet at the Elks' club at 7 o'clock this
evening. '
The Community chorus will meet at the Presbyterian
church at 8:30 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock tonight the street program begins with a
band concert which will last,
Chorus, until the arrival of the special train.
Greeting the soldiers at the railroad station.
Red Cross canteen will run in full force to care for the
home boys and the several hundred who are on the special
train going through.
The Elgin band and the
& ,6 uu.ipvvWu) .wuivu Jt.-ible. The appreciation m tho Chit.
elude all the returned soldiers, sailors and marines, andf was conveyed to tho quartette in the
as nearly as possible the original parade as outlined yes-
t-owlo,, Tf 4 r tV,rrV,f ..iw. i. f,.
v-ivicvjr. o.u 3 uui uiiwugiio pvsMuic m luuuw me luiiuci represent, tho Union County Ad
draft of parade, however, and the service men are asked jCiub at tho convention of nortiiwest
to form in a line of march, that the crowd may see themi?,rn.A.1 cu,b8- A f,ur'her n"!un
. . . ' . J that the members of tho quartetto
and pay proper respect to every uniformed man. Uiso be tit0 official delegates of tho
Street danciner will continue as lonff as anvone wishes Ad. ciub at that convention was ex-
to dance, and music will fill
The lid is to be torn off La Grande and thrown away
there will be no restraint on patriotism and good feeling.
Everybody is at liberty to make all the'noise he can and to
show his appreciation of the returned troops.
Just when the Hospital Unit will leave for American
Lake to be mustered out has not been determined, al-i
though the understanding is now that they may possibly
CTO TT naro O I I rtfltt r rtwt rtfyrvnr
. i.wo.uuc.juuiuvuvw,
So much uncertainty has followed every announcement from the' Rtato cimmnor or com
however, that it is thought best by all interested to have ""'rre' wMch B ",i!'t,l!'K a "."I!'0,.0'
41, us l 4.; x :.u . ., .... the state with the Idea of rinding
tue uig tcicuitoiuu (AJIligiil,, aa
boys leaving on the special tram after three hours' stay d'ustrini enterprises would be prac-
With home folks. , '"'" !'. Parkor stated that the
t . ,, , . .. , Chamber of Commcico would be ad-
Jet all uncertainties now be banished and prepare toiviscd that there were possibio open
meet the train at not later than 10 o'clock Unio-ht. Be '"-' ),"rn fnr 8iln '"y-a I"at
there with all the cheerfulness you possess and don't over-ZnTUi.
look the fact the biff show lasts all nieht. if so desired. i rimket factory and ennnery.
T.P3VP. vniir nut nmnrvilnc
ii t i
xiv via a o vvA.x pciuuuuou ill
the Federal building and Fir
and no one must attempt to
district -5-
Prof. A. C. Hampton, David Stod
I dart and C. M. Devere, the com
'mlttce In charge of the procession,
have Issued the call to all returned
service men, including Boldiers, sail
ors and marines; all Spanish-American
war vetorans as well as all
'members of the G. A. R. to meet at
the Klks' club at 7 cc!ock this even
ing to take part in the processional
if natures of the celebration which in
designed for all service mtfl. This
;is not oniy an Invitation to' those
addressed but is an breent rcqutt
that every one who can will be pres
ent.
David Stoddard
..in i.
of the general arrmgements for the!T. , ' . ;
irtlfTTJ
RAIDS ON TxiIR
FLOWER GARDENS
ANGERS CITIZENS
The Observer this morning as
Informed f,y a pro.ni. nt lady of the
cWy that yonlMe
last night hafVj
beds "tealinB
.'a'iki her flower
rl.oire sneriiiiens o' her flowew.
lulling up bulbs, etc. Th.e foot!
prints left were thosf: of children
adl mggw.tj, tj.l If Ob- officials, A,.:l.t.d l0 rAh.S,
of the cO.- )uld take acfton To ,..,,.,..,.-.,... . ., , ,.
that the .io?s and girl, aro off the VSASHI.NGTO May l.l.-Wre-ttreet.
In decent time, at night, hr j '2.r' " War Uak,"r has irformally .g
cnOrcing the urfA r-culatiots i !' approval of the rcorgana
mu.h of iOh disgraceful work bt of thnatQal ianlodurig .!,(.
youngs'ers would he avoided. ' V-n ' Hi-.tt the wt.
Arrives At Nine
o
SAILORS AND MARINES WILL BE
along with selections by the
O.-W. band will head the.-
the air.
mere IS a poSSlOliliy 01 Hie
in tVio romVlnnoo Jisti.int t. I
. i . ,. , '
liilC UUdlUGOO OCL-blUIl Utlwccll
street. This is imperative
drive through the prescribed
BY B0LSHEVIK1
LONDON', May 1 3. Ilolhovlk
aro si.'-'kliii; to destroy religion by
bringing It into contempt. A corj-e-jKpondnt
at Kknterin'odar Htatea they
coricfucted In the hulrh Willi all
!ccrinoalal.
mo-!k inariaxe be-
under theats of deatli. At Mohcow a
Soviet publisl,4il an official parody
on funeral berviee su!po"d to bo
ft'
throurh an Ikon in sin h a way as lo
I bore a hole in the niflnth of (yn iat
and a rUrutt! was put In the ho
Odious woruvwere .,.,,,, oeueau..
- RAK - riTJ VAVOP'-f
GUARD PLAN
WORK
4
OFF FOR
4 4
4-
SEND DELEGATES
MATTKIl AMONG TIIOKK
Cl'SSKO AT U XCHKOX
1)1 S-
liesiilution Adopted Dealing With
Effort o Itcduco V'rolght llato
on Chufcit Wood.
Nothing of a special nature In the
way of a program grootod the Un
ion County Ad Club mom bora at
their weekly luncheon nt tho "Y"
today, excepting the newly organized
Ad Club male quartotto. The quar-
I totto, which was organized this wc,ek
oy ur Aiossman, chairman or me en
tertainments committe e of the Ad
Club, sang a patriotic ploce, "The
Flag Without a Stain, M with pleas
ing success. The members, W. Lan
drum, C. Cooper, L. Itcnnott and
George Tllrnie, were introduced by
tho toastmaster, A. W. Nolson, when
tho lunchers, after singing tho first
verso of "America,"' had sat in at the
f,,nu "f a iotin 10 'hB of feet mat
hB sellt 10 Portland In Juno to
ii;nu''u til iiiuuud uiuyo lyuuilio, nutu
carried.
General matters whioh occupied
tho attention ol the business men in
cluded reports fro-n sovoral commit
tees: President Coolldgo presented
a resolution which had boon Intro
duced last week regarding n proced
ure on matters of now business, bo
ing the addition of nnothor article
to tho by-laws of tho organization,
and Iho resolution was adopted. W.
. iarknr read a communication
w)l(!r(, the establishment of new In-
C. R. Kberhatd. chairman of the
tninmionii'ion rm"inu-v, .'"
that the matter of the ndjusmcnt nf
the freight rote on chain wood from
Perry to I.a Grando had not been
settled, as had be?a expected last
week. Ho accordingly presented
again the resolution which he had In
trnilurod In ronneellnn with this
matter last wek and tho meeting
voted its addi tion. Tho resolution
wan n follows:
Whereon, under an order of the
Interstate Coniuiereo Conimilnn
the late on cor load shipment of
Iooho. elialn wood
from Perrv, Ore-
pon. to l.a lirainie, unrumi, '
has been fifty ''" '"" ,"'J, 160
cubic feet, until recently.
And. whereas, the shipment of
wyAa ..nH lla lute
CLUB WILL
in the market has ,ten a very vai-'" ............ ....., ,.,,. . u.easui". ,
ill lc a'ssi-tt In the fuel supply of La "as received instructions to make j he voted on In June. Ho was follow
and affords the resttle.nts 1 a very attractive ofler to all dis-'ed by, itf.'priw'ntatlo Albert Huntei
', a.n rmni'r- and surrounding ter-' charged service men who are willing who told of the work of tho leglsla,-
rltoy
ODl''"'intiy lO OlllttUI
11 . . .
ilie-ip
fuel In ailu iuat' quantities.
And Whereas.
Istfcitlon by a re
ed a new rate
th lallroad ad;nln-
it order has Viae-1
in.o efect which
' 'i
(Continued . a Page.lWc)
.. .u .u
1-.f. ftlT Kill ) t
celebration tonight .!-
Lit" Orande. the
Elks' Clut)
uildiiiirmard th? I
, . .( j.
7n. A. V
. . m ' 1 1 f
buil(1,n OIM:n and j
extend every convenience to the f-
j women, ana fwcii m mn t
em. who w.lfiwant a place mn V
ret. All w W
ireamay lyj-l n- f
make usecaljeither
s at any hojjr du,- -jf
ilft n. v
! : ' !
it, may Tyl en-
tirely free to make uiecaeither
of thee pla
inar the celeTi
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ALL NIGHT TO EVERYONE
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MOTHER'S POEM ON DEATH OF HER
SOLDIER SON.
(Today- ns wc welcome home tluvlluspittil Unit, there
is one home circle that is broken; there is one vacant
'.him1 in the Andrews home; there is a voice in the family
circle that will never more be heard. The mother of this
brave boy has written the following lines.)
I went up to his room the other day,
And spent a quiet hour among his things; .
His folks have kept it since he went away,
Just as ho left it how his memory rings.
I touched his tennis racquet on the Avail,
And leaved the pages oLl his book a-liit; .
I lingered o'er his glove, his bat and hall
And felt a sorry joy in doing it.
His cap and shoes and ties were strung about,
As though he'd only gone an hour ago;
It seemed that I could almost hear him shout
A greeting from the landing down below.
. .His mother and his sweetheart, side by side, ' ,..
In picture, smiled as though tlicy saw him there;
His college pennants and his sweater vied
To make me feel his presence everywhere.
Hut just a little while ago the light
Of laughter left his eyes and in its place
A new look came it was the Messed light
Of A'ision, such as God gives in His grace.
. At war time, to see duty toward mankind , ; ,
And country, to inspire amid the fray" !
And knowing this, his room became a shrine'
Wherein we knelt and for him oft did pray. ; '
To his fellow (soldiers who are returning today, I wish
to say that sorrow has overpowered me and I can he with
you only in spirit today.
Mother of Heft Andrew's.
NORTHWEST TRQOPS
REACH CAMP LEWIS
(Uy Aflnoclntud Truss to Tho Observer)
TACOMA, May IS. One hundred
and sixteen men of tho La KaycMc
division of aviators of the sixty-thinl
regiment have reached Camp Lewis
for. discharge. They are mostly from
Oregon. The 18th regiment enirigt'ertt,
composed of northwest men, will ar
rive tomorrow. There arc 11 officer
and 388 men in the party.
WEATHEIt lOUECAST. '
r ISy AhkocIhIciI PreKM lo The Observer)
PORTLAND, May Kt. Oregon:
.,, ....v .
tonight; moderate outheantcrly wind.!1"' t-rando road worker appearoil
.
DISCHARGED MEN
OFFERED CHANCE
TO VISIT FRANCE
Corporal Wingerd, who has charge
K w imii-c ui..il Uirvni.
I ... i .... . ,.. .. ... .
w ingero s oroers.are gci n loucn
with alt discharged marines and sol- !"" '"v ruisiiiB oi mo
diers' with the view to ascertain if limitation for bonded Indebtedness
Chew are ay anil how many who will!1" lx P"r cent. Each speaker mad.
r..nlil In the Marine Corn. f.,ripl'r Ills portion of the prouraill
special limited swvice in France,
-, wiu he HontU Krnre to relieve
IVI ftf Vnra amA ,!!! rD;n lint!
, ,,, hn , .,, wi , with
drawn.. Thev will be diKrharif! unon
, , - , . ,
their return to. the United iUtfi,
. .. . . .
rhf,y must pV"""1 frMi 'W
wift he en listed for four with
noiniii on ennstmeni inters ana
nrvirf record hook that tm v are for
n aU limited service in France am)
sp-ial liniited service in France arjjl
wi IT tg discharged upon return Ji the
Unift-d Ktas. a Transfer Oil these
menirert to the Marine barracks at
g.i-S'iiico, VirgQH.''
Thirty
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THE GREAT FEATURE
0
POWDER
FOR THE PUN
Ofl I.OADS VV'MVX.V. xi it.v OUT
TO hi;aii mkhsaom
l;ieKnt Dinner H.-I i 1 nod livery
body l'iivrab!o i tlg Itoud
Prouram
UnanlniniiH approval of tho Union
Oninly Highway pl.tn wan expreatied
lat nlcht at North l owdor whon the
beroro a larKo crowd of North Pow-
do rltlzciiH. following a community
dinner, and laid hd'oro them tho do
ttillH of what is believed to be tho
immt comprehensive plan of highway
ronntruellon that hna been offered
to any- county In Oregon.
G. L. I.arlaon op'.-ned (ho meetlnc
II..... I.n I.' t 1.11. -
-i " i. i- j. nmin
i".1"1 wh"n ""
and when the? call was mado for
iJ"rlh. I"'wd1' ."M"10 t0 e',r0!"
"'" HU'.i
ho r(td soiitlm.'nt In that part o(
llirs f...tu ,.A n U.l.i.1 an ttlww.jt1
. . .L ,
ainunnnous vine in June mnn nir uno-
r. ,,i . .. . .... . ... . . ..f... ...
1,11,1 ninrKtii n;ni "in unit riuninR ine
bnd.d iaiation.
j n w,.8 mef(lnB that plea-d
:(.v(,r.T road advwate nnS th'nter-
iTin.nniA ,, i,i..i t.v thtT
t fviwdei penrd w is mmrb.
, (,wdee people w is siiferb. Th
nner 9)n.rvi'd rarrh a "everythlnr
eoodjfn homegrown chicken 'o
.ike, and rak'i '?" a of exiep-
. (Contbuc t chV.JJ 2) '
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SH. THEY
GREAT DEMONSTRATION WHEN
SCHEIDEMANN ANNOUNCED
THE REJECTION.
INDEPENDENT SOCIALISTS
URGE ACCEPTANCE
Party Newspaper peclarog That There
Remains No Choice But to Bow to
Compulsion and Sign A Rcfusel
Moans Economic Blockade, Hungcl
and Death.
flly Ansoelntod i'rena to'Tho Ohcorvor)
BERLIN, May 1.1. Tho declaration
by Chancellor Hcholdemann of tho- nn
tionnl assembly yesterday, that tho
poaco terms aro 'unacceptable'
brought tho monibcrs of tho assembly,
spoctntors and those in tho press gal
lery to their feet in a hurricane of
cheers and applause. .
The chancellor reached tho climax
of his speech ten minutes after hi'
begnrt when he thundered out tho
word which announced tho govern
ment's rejection of the Versailles
conditions.
All factions except the Independent
socialists, led by Hugo Haxo, cheered
vociferously. Leaders mado speeches
declaring they would bo backed up
tho government.
Tho chancellor said tho treaty was
a ''dreadful and murderous docu
ment." He criticised President Wil
son for deceiving tho Germun people.
One Newspaper Appeals.
BERLIN, May 111. The ncw.spupcr
of the independent socialist party ap
peuls for tho signing of tho poaco
terms, saying: "Even if important
changes cannot be made by negotia
tions, there remains no choice hut to
bow to compulsion nnd sign tho
treaty. Not signing it moans reten
tion of our prisoners "of war, occupa
tion of our raw material districts,
blockade, hunger nnd death."
AM.
ion Aitio l'iti;i'Mii:i)
FOIl Ol ltMAN'Y'H ItEI'l'SAIi
LONDON', May l'l. Iteuter'a lim
ited learned that In iho event of tior
muny not hIkiiIpk Iho peace treaty,
which Is regarded a unlikely, all
military arrjuiKim-nf a havo been
mado for tho allied analog to ad
vance In exactly l!io same way an
they would have .lono had Germany
not accepted tho amiHlico terms.
MAY BUILD SHIPS FOR
FOREIGN SERVICE
(Py Avsocl&tcd Vreua to The Obarvr
WASHINGTON, May KJ. Ameri
can hhipyards will be permitted to ac
cept contracts for foreipn account to
far" an that can be done without inter
ference with the building of the Amtr
ican merchant nyfrine, under a dcriv
ion of Wilson, cabled to the whitu
houao, ,
wiu. wj;m oU';
hh ki;mi? kl;u
WILL NOT
SI6N. IT
' 7.0S ANC:i.KS. Calif.. May 13.
Wlin Eddie HiclA iihucker, famous
American ace, returns soino tinm
In the mnnlhaof Juno to Los Annolcs,
which ho cftilms as his "home0
town," the Aitlic.clly will clebrato .
KifkttKlin hl'i hnnnr
Mayor F. T .Wood in
poinlal a "Kli kenha
eiitlvo ciRimlttoe,"
leaders Or every brnni
jlu lO Aogvlf
Mayor p. T.ooi,innn has ap-
er Day Exe-
composed ' nf
Q of industry
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