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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY JULY 26, 1918
NO. 80
IPUINE 10 FLY AT
HAY PRICES SUBJECT
OF FARMERS' MEETING
LYNN DINGMAN ON
CRUISER SAN DIEGO
ROUSING FAREWELL IS
GIVEN ARMY RECRUITS
JOHN PUftftOY MITCHEL
ILHtUR COUNTY FAIR
INGKMKNTH HF.INH MADK
ID KOKF.AT i:lllltl lln HY
l I IToll OK HAKNHH FLY
ING SIHKH,IIKTitlM.
NATIONAL DAY FEATURE
lien of County lo Vic Willi F.iu 't
lui In Ftifiillnnnlh Inieresi-
Frngrnm of Hports ami (Hhrr
MM
ery week In the past tliree or
Iim been marked by n determln-
on the imrt nf the Malheur
ty Fair hoiiril to Introduce tonn
new at the annuel expo Itloi
la week InnoviiiixiiN are Iwg In
er. The flrnt Is Hist of huvlnr;
viator here to present a series- of
in. mull as the army men are I
Inn nwr day Arrsngem
this exhlhition war partially
e by Director r J GellsgN
e In Taeoms last week. He
ted negotiation with the Harnea
Nl of Aviation located at laik"-
Willi , Jusl outside of T.uii::i
n hi return here he presented
proposition mad In the direct- .
and approval waa given at once ,
miipietion of arrangements i
but i he filer here.
Hduret tonal Day.
her it will he FducatM
This will In reality be one of ,
biggest day of the fair in. m
ny vlawpointit tin this day the
ks and girls of the County will be
e whole show." nave for the pro
bed airplane flight They will.
e the athletir program with ev-
thlng from a foot race for Un
it to pony, races for linO. Imy ami
la. Then there mill be contests
ween the rural in IiooIh. contests
wn rural schools slid the (Tlj
le schools, contests for M I 1 1
ool pupils and an ull round prn-
in that will furnish rompetlllon
ire anil variety to snl lnf v rren
i ..iih lupei latehdem ol
tool. Mise Kaye t'lsrk, l to be In
rge of this program snd Is git lug
mailer her attention this stiiii-
r. The directors hsve offered
for the events that will make
the contests worth while to rhe
snd girls snd make the Fair
Lilly Interesting as a educational
Million
Bl'Y VV.8.8.
;al g. a. r. post
IIVES UP ITS CHARTER
I. King. K I Rutherford A
cOregor, " I It. n . J H I'ln'i
und Tliouiua Ration, Ibe last of
vetersua of tits Civil War who
In Ontario have derided that
their number haa become a
II to surrender their cliurl.-i
I- llove-y I'ost No It. Q It .
lo uf filiate with the I'osl al I'ay
Idaho ill go l
to attend (hi aeaglOB inert- and
bus Identified witii tlial nr
uue oi tin- oeiarto veterst a
ii.nliig on att.iidihi; the N'slloual
nnpiucufcsnr ine u. A. u in
IK-HI IllOillll
. HI H.
JES CONTINUE AOVANCE
orient Jains Made in Soissons and
Rheims Salient.
rig. Important gains kj ii-
ill Aiuerlrau Italian and Urltisli
ih in the territory . umprisiug the
sous Kln-iiua salient are reported
lt .initial coiuiuituicatlou Issued
Ue war of flea.
tbe double pressure of the
lueriean forces betwetm the
snd the Maine and the French
who crossed 'lie river between
ny and CliaileVKS. the Germans
driven back beyond the Hue "I
I malu and Mout St
iausu Thierry is widely freed lo
Utirlb
tween the Msrue and Hhelma tb
lug was eureme'y violent.
c British and llsllsu troops at
nl vlih indefatigable 'iifiiJ' and
hred 8t Kuphratee ajtd Bouill)
made gains in the Ardre valley.
ton euod and Mo is Du Hot
ft
Farmer Mayer Mltcbel. of New
York, an officer In the aviation carps,
who waa killed In an airplane fall at
Lake Charles, L.
251,000 AMERICANS
ARE ON FIRING LINE
Washington. American troops ar
Inally on the fighting lines In BujeBB
shout July I numbered 261.000. accord
lug lo Information given by General
March, chief of staff, and other stem
hers of the war eoencll at their weekly
onfereno with members of the sea
ate military eoosmHtee.
The situation along the weatara
front, he said, has developed Into eon
eleiaod "athWtac" by allied fore
complete surceee being obtained. Tbe
moil important of these minor raids,
from the American standpoint, was the
atlack on Yam
The sttsck on Yam was carried out
by the Ith and 28d Infantr). supported
b llir Uth. 1Mb sml 17th field srlll
lM. sll ol iln- H illusion under eon
masd of Major General Omar Bund)
The success sttslnsd there has been
completely coneolideled. subsequent
counter attacks by the Genusus fall
Ing to cause the slightest witlidrsssl
from the territory occupied
SNAKE RIVER CLAIMS
FIRST VICTIM HERE
While bathing with his brothers In
the Snake river Sunday afternoon
sbuot half a mile down stresm trim.
the railroad bridge, Frank, the 17
year-old sou of Mr. snd Mrs I) c
tirlffln waa drowned Ills body h.-.
not been yet re. iv h.
riling lo the ,i. counts of III"
tragedy told by ihe giroihers to I
who cams there soon ufierwaril.Frnnl
who iouIiI not swim attempted to dive
isa a still pool snd ess csuglit hi
iidcllow lie roe 10 Uie mii
thro times aud his brother Francis,
who likewise could "oi swti-i went In
his rescue and would have likewise
Ills rescue ami would have shared Ills
fate If It had not been for Ihe llllr I
that Kilwlu who could -wini and
. saved inin Fd w in made i i
effort to save I In- oldest Imy '.ul gOgld
ml
Soon after Hie w-.ul ol Hie drown
lug became known eaareJtiug portuM
tanue.l and Hie river near lie
ggoj was dragged withuiit argil Ran
chra below the plac - were notifie.l .,
were the gathoriifcaa at I
Welaer who grg watching "ie stream
helloing that Ihe imdv when l gg
lo the mii tine will in- located down
stream
HI Y WSS
"WOULD QHI BUT UNCLE
SUM WAS SHORT HANDED"
l' l Gallagher who oslied Camp
Lewis last week brings hack a good
I aiury uii a .111111117 muni; im.int
who recently joined the aruiy after
years riding the range in the laierior
This partli ular bronco buster had
always enjoyed the reputation of m r
It ootiuued ou I'sge I
CONDITION OP HAY t'ROI'N IN
VARUM KMM.ITIICS DIM.
CCNHKD AT I I M.ill
CHOP UKMiW AVKRAGK.
NO DEFINITE PRICE FIXED
inm-n-ii- of Opinion Is Tlint Price
should He In NethJorliHMl ,,f BIT
! BIM ler Ton Many Ranchers
Want Hay Graded.
That alfalfa hay should sell some
where In the nelgliborliood of $17 to
$18 per ton was the concensus of
opinion expressed at a meeting of
jover 100 ranchers who gathered at
the Boulevard Grange hall Wednes
day afternoon No definite pi he
iwas fixed, however, hut n commlttoo
was authorized to consider the mat
ter further, and, if they deem It ad
visable, lo call further meetings to
der Hie Juestlon
The menting Wednesday was a rep.
I resented ve one with men pr
from Dead Ox Flat to lllg Hend snl
from the lloulevard to Vale anil
Jiimtjeson Practically evary seel Ion
Hist grows hay waa represented, tho
ftlM meeting was called on short no-
Itlre Monday.
K. C. Conklln. chairman of the
jeommlttee appointed to call the mert
mg was msde chairman of the gath
ering, snd I, I. Culberteon of Dead
Ox Flat waa named secretary
The first matter conaldered was
that of hay conditions Itepori
warn heard from the following ranch
ers and all united In declaring that
range and hay cropa are below nor
mal save In this Immediate section
ichet Lackey, W. L. Hihsou. li H
Tunny, F C Oxnisii. J. H. Heeweard.
Hherr Johnson, V V lllckox, and
othera.
L. L. colbertson of Dead Ox Flat
and C K. I'eck f Kingman Kolony
each reported on the proceeding of
the meeting held last week In OaaaV
wall aud explained tbe basis upon
which Hist gathering reached Its con
clusion to make prices varying from
(17 .iO to fix per ton. vsrylng on Hi
kind of hay.
They preaente.l the 'Igures pn
pared by Harvey Allred commission
nr of fsrm markets of Idaho to shov.
'hat sheep on January I, I II I. are
xtt per cant higher than for the
librae year period prior lo t'nv war:
i 177 par cent higher. Notes 31
per cent higher and dairy produce
'8 tut oent hlglier In othu- words
said Hist the consumers of hay
hud, on an average. Increases 141
per tint while n.iv Itself had in
.used but 1 I ' p"- 'lit I' Baffin
tain Its average with 'he other- ilu
declared that Qw MnJM ramher- h d
i.eierin .ie,l io it. BUM ih. price
117.60 for fancy hay. and to vary the
pnea. neeordln. In joveriiun .1
i.nidarits of (" 'I.' and mnssure
went
A lengthy dlacBMion foilui
liil. i, any ptesact look part "in
. ernilig Cm prop i I me art it. i
.ring ban No decision v.i s
arrived at as to what time should be
sdopted. or what the government
regulation In this regard Is It wax
agreed, apparently, however, ' thai g
difference of at least $6 per ton M
made according to Hie lime adopted
r this was discussed the quer
tiou of prices waa directly taken up
Man) of the ranchers srgue Ills'
smell and slock "minions shoul I
be taken Him ouslderallon ao lh.it
Hie hay industry will not ilnt
Miieu out of business, sml g
ol iters sdvanced the arguuieni
that the eBOfg sliould be iusp'
'and graded as oue means to Hi t
en, i f m Northrop of i id '
Flat. I'ele Teiiseu of
Ciagelt of Ontario, F c i
i, J H laaweard, W I.
Hiiison, i'Ii.-i Lackey, i I. .Cull
sou and II M Tsggan
fduacusaed various p
eryllilag the ranch, r lias l..
Just before leM
lug Hie chairman was uuihoi.
appoint a umuiiltee of ' aa iiout eai '.
of Hie diatrlcis to consider tba mat
ter further and io take Into . ousMer
allou alt Hie elements duscuasod and
others that may be called to their at
tention to keep the rstnlieis ini.u I
ed as to their decision, or call an
OtanW Rtafeting If deemed advislabte.
ONTARIO BOY WIRKH OK lilt
RKHCI'K FUOM Tf)RI'KDOKD
SHIP AND HAKK AKHIYAL
IN NKW YORK.
LOST ALL HIS POSSESSIONS
First Reablent of lily to Feet Direct
Kffert of Horrible Submarine War
fare Haa Horn on Ship Tun
Years.
Mr and Mrs. W. T Dlngman. who
lira Just west of the ctly, received a
telegrnm Sunday morning from ih'it
son Lynn A. Dlngman. who was n
member of the crew of the U. A.
cruiser Han Diego, of his safe arrival
In New York following the torpedo
ln( of the ship off F'lre Island. New
York
Young Dlngman al Hie same time
wired his brothers In I'uehl...
Colorado, for funda, for he lost every
thing ho had when the ship went
down, 1 ft minutes after It was struck
hy Ih" Cermsn projectile
The Ban Diego on which young
Dlngman haa been stationed for the
past two years waa hit lest Frldsy
evening while steaming Just off Fire
Island, only a few nitlaa from the en
trance Into New York harbor. Bhe Is
the first II. 8. ship of any slae io so
down aa the result of German attack
I'rai tlcally the entire crew was saved
thru Hie self control exhibited by MM
officers snd men.
-BUY W.8.8.
MEN ON DEFERRED LIST
NAY BE CALLED SOON
Member of District Hoard Is II. IH
UKUsl l.lkel) lo See I lass of
HON FOianslrdJ.
Walter Fierce, the Democrat u
Ibm for Governor was lu Ontsrlo en
routaJo Vale where ha addressed the
business men s luncheon and t ijI
evening waa at lirogau Mr l'iice
deilared that he waa not campaigning
at this time but merely aeceitlng
lavltatloua to address business men at
Ihe sine time to take up matters
earning the admlnlatrstlon of ihe
salacllv .ervlce law ac a menibe
the Dlstrln ltosrd
Mr Fieri e declared that tbe dlfi t
an one of opinion which have ai
between the Malheui County lo. .1
board and the District Hoard '... in
a large measure been due to a la. k or
specific .Information .icing IrHiisuiiu
ed from the local board la MM dl -dnci
board lie deilared howetct thui ojl
I ne dll'ereuces would be iroiivd mil
"I believe, be oald.'tha' Hie Auk
usi call for Oregon will lake all of Ih.
19IS cass men ami dial (or Hie S...
(Continued on Page I )
FOR SECOND TIME IN
YEAR BRIDGE ON FIRE
Ontario I'liarinai ) , Too. Has sin.ili
lllue l'lial I aualil Jusl in In...
lo Head Off serli.u- In.
Ontario s fire department BBJBWBI '
two calls witliln 14 lioura this weei-
i'i . Illsl oil uir.-.l ahoul I" I
day eveuiug i.inl BBBl lbs fire lishiei
d ihu to tin- Snake ri.-r hrlds.
UKUish .: In
.ike that of Issl war near tin
pot tills a bellerVtl I -lani"!
.inks .
tarda. 'Ililee i
.
n about tliree o'clock irom Ih"
HI
lames Irom so old
(lames . auiiiil i.ii "Id pi'
re r. .poll.'
their way to Hie paper st'ick mi II
balcouy The employ. ihe.ll
reel ton ..r ihe pri.pl I" lor. i I M
however extinguished the hi..
hiorn Hie fire depsrliiixni win.
summoned reached tit si eue. No
damage was done but the alore hs.i
a narrow
6E0. C. TAYLOR
p gSji 1 I
s-avjaWsa .JfaaV.
1 safl
George C. Taylor, president of the
newly organlied American railway ix
prsss company.
0. S. AND JAPAN
TO ENTER SIBERIA
I ." don. --Tbe Japanese diplomatic
. ...in. il lias agreed lo Hie American
proposal for Joint intervention by
Japan aud the tutted Slates In SI-
! 1.. He. says a dlspstch from Toklo. A
J.'... lamsilou will be Issued aosurlog
' liussis that the sntsnte has no sa
greeslve designs In Intervening In SI
berls, the dispatch adds.
It is probable that a I'll' I I "lumls
slou will accompany the Joint exp.n
ih. u. II Is staled
A I', kin dlspalch to the Times says
I Ibat the character of the coutemplated
allied action al Yladlvoetok haa cauaed
li.ely aatlsracllou there The allies. It
I la believed In I'ekln, cannot do better
j fm ibe moment than lo aid the Csechti-
Mlovaka by occupying Yladlvoslok
Thus siivpoiled ibe CMBfeg an ii"
caad gajalnst ibe Reteaevlkl.
BRIEF NEWS OF THE WAR
The big nffensHe III. h the liet mans
launched rail) last week along s
mile front sssl snd west of Hbelnia
from Chalrsu Thierry to esstern Cham
pagne waa lislled by the silled srinbs
and Ihe whole Germun Hue la Ibe
great Alsu. Msi ns Ith. mis ggHaBl was
badly shaken by a powerful BBBBMl
offeaalve uf the Frsnco-Aiiierh an
irixip
Ths Fieinh snd Aineil.sn M M
attack, ahhli was stsried wlthnut tit.
usual preliminary arilller) bombard
m.iii. look (he Germaus rimipleieh in
surprise slid Is regarded sa BW "'
the moat brilliant pleree of work in
the war Striking over a Somlle front
from Fonienu). Jusl north aj the
Aiaue to the sw'ior uf Chateau Tbleri y
ih. A met nans and Flench were able
to advance their lines to s I'epih of
10 miles in some places before Hie Ger
mans lecovered from their surprlee
end offered effective reelstsnce. In
fast did ihe advance progreas that His
silled lumps weie soon astride sevsrsl
of the liupoiiaat roads uf supply far
the Htiuisn armies, particularly Hie
line running from Hulaeuiis to I lialesu
'Ihlerr) lh initnliei aj t.lsiiners
taken Is i.Miited to kg rgffl Isigi and
a gnat iiiiuihei ul suns ami a large
iiiauilly f wat material Ml laMa Ho
hauila ol Hie allies
!h, SBtlrS I." llllle file
lillig from Suisaotia In ! I. IBM the al
lied I roups are ftahtl Lg
niiiisii.ii. thai in.'. - utai Prrn
(HulU all the sains ol Lbs '
drive souih of thi Main, um bi i
hi. iti. d mil
chaieu.i iiii.m which reprageuu
Ihe point III Hie iMlltli line wh
lleiinalts huil ill Iffl i. Ifci li Sfl lg
.t in I'arls has Is . n le.aplureii h
entire soutbi m bank af I
Main, having at
l.ntes. i'l.iuh ll'i'lsh and
Iraopg ai now bai . ng
.usi ol Kit- mi- I" Itttl
I30DLUMS iti.iK NIKA'.
SCHOOL -DAHAStPiHiPthi!
i ding in n p'.ri reci
-sa school balldlng v.a
ad raceniu b) dlums K
llgllBBfeliil) damaged Hie properly in
an amoui i estimate. I to '.- tlOO'i
Whoever tliey were the work w..a
malicious They let the water run
until the school piano waa ruined
and the velliuga aud walls daiuagtd
NHARIil OKK IH'MHtl l M.Ms
HKIR AND II HI i ( ill SV
Mi: HOARD TRAIN loll
CtMl' I I Wis UKIIMSII.Im
1918 HEN EXAMINE!) TUESDAY
llaniiii Followed In i ni- I'niiy
Kliovra Selected lei-vice Men That
Ontario tpprariate- Hirlr Hervlcn.
Nearly 100 Malheur and Harney
county BBfl boarded the train hara
S iln." day i renlnr nnroule lo i'smp
Lewis, at men. nn lavke. Washing-
I'rlnr lo their depnrl urn they warn
glyon a rousing farewell Tin locul
sommlttaa iuni irn m ed n blK time
fot them mid Hie pcarnm was car
iled nut c.iinpl. i j On Ihe evening
before dsinc WM BlfBB at the Ford
ujb for the local liya who ware
to go lo .He the n"l day to be In
ducted into Hie N'at.nnal Army ow
IttK io Hie lain arrangements for Ih'.s
event only a small number of Hie
were presenl
On Wednesday under the illieclion
of I lie committee headed by Col H. W.
Taylor. Dr H II Whitney, W II.
i i y.iu and other who colleolad the
r inula, and served by the glrlg of the
Honor Guard a hiiuiiiel was tendered
Hie boys at the Hllur ilrlll A com
mittee headed b Hugh Allen ar
ranged for the musical numbers
which Included vooal solos by Mtaa
Rene Adam and plsno solos by Mis.
II McK llrowge
W K Laee fraalded st tbe lisiiqnet
sml sfter a few remarks Introduced
Rev Herbert Livingston, who .1.1'
ered a short address lo the boys
Knllowm the bannuet the-BWSW
were Hie guests of Ontario at the
pi i rormsnro of "tlvni Hie Top' st
.mhin.l It .. ii fining dims
for the celebration That Ihe crowd
.-ul. ned Hie performance waa beyond
dispute, the applause was desfenlng
at times and mil a small part of H
In the least waa thai given the O -gon
Cldb'a VYiculi Ml... which wns
bidding farewell lo one of Its mem
heiK, A f Itlddle who was one of
the men in Ihx M tlaV ur Couiity
quota. The In., respnndeil to iu
tea and only UMl tncessli'
couiplellng Ihe picture ended their
performance
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