VALE, Core of the "New Empire of the West" Oil, Irrigated Farm and Fruit Lands The Banner Live Stock County, of The United State: VOL. 5. NO. 41. FRENCH AND ENGLISHATTACK IS FAILURE Plans of the Troops of the Allies Fail and They Are Forced to Retire Before the Belgians VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUG 29, 1914. EIGHT PAGES Vale Citizens Endorse Big Bend Petition Paris. The French war office is lued the following: "The French and English, the plan of attack having failed, owing to un foreseen airricuiues, nave retired on tlie covering positions. "West of the Meuse, the English army on our left was attacked by the Germans, but behaved admirably, holding Its ground with traditional iteadfastness. "The French assumed the offensive with two corps. An African brigade In the front line, carried nwav hv thplr eneprness. WPirfi rorptvpH hv a ratlins' fire. They did not give an inch, but, counter-attacked by the Prussian guard they were obliged to retire, onfy, however, after Inflicting enor mous losses. The Prussian guard es pecially suffered heavily. "East- of the Meuse our troops ad vanced across an extremely 'difficult country and made a courageous attack when they emerged from the woods, but were obliged to fall back after a "On order of General Joffre, our i troops and the British troops with drew to the covering positions. "Our losses are heavy; it would be premature to enumerate them. It would be equally so to enumerate those of the Germans, who suffered bo heavily that they were obliged to abandon their counter attacks and es tablish themselves in fresh position in Lorraine." TRADER'S DAY WILL BE AN INNOVATION Traders day will be an innovation in this section and every effort is being put forth to make it a success. Messrs. Miller and Hoskins, general auctioneer, will have charge of the Belling. These gentlemen have now entire control of the celebrated Cald well traders dav which has proved a wonderful success. There are already some 20 horses en tered for the sale. There are cattle, hogs and poultry offered and there will be countless items offered. Lvery one desiring to sell should be on hand with their articles and all who desire to buy should take in the day. As may be noted in the columns of the paper, Vale traders are to make special prices on special goods, and those desiring to lay in a stock of fall goods will be able to do so at low rates. Traders day will be a permanent affair, once each month. It has become a great day in every town that has per sisted in continuing it. HUNDRED BABIES ENTERED There will be a big time at the Baby Contest inaugurated by the Vale Civic Club for Sept. 3, 4, 5. There are al ready about 100 entries and more will undoubtedly come in later. There will be two parades of the babies, the 4th nd 5th. The Womans Home Compan i on has furnished the necessary score cards and folders besides furnishing all required information. They also give grand sweens takes prize. In fact have greatly assisted the committee. entries have come in from all over the county. The work has been well divided between the committees and verythine will run as smoothly as a loclt Many doctors have been secured nd great results are anticipated from wis initial effort. It is a county affair and will be one f the events in the countv that will dvam e the little ones on the road to halth and consequent success. The citizens of Big Bend are circula ting a petition for the purpose of hav ing the county build a bridge across the Snake connecting them with their own people in Malheur county. Big Bend is one of the best farming sections in the west.Mt is now practi cally all under water from the big Deer Flat project of the government. Within four or five vears under the present assessed valuation of land in the county, Big Bend will have some five hundred thousand dollars of taxa ble land. This bridge will add at least two thirds of this value and therefore the county will be out practically not a dol lar by constructing this' much needed improvement. As a matter of fact they are asking the county merely for the loan of their credit for a short time and there is not a reason why it should not be given. These people have banded together and improved their own roads, rather than ask the county to take from other funds to assist them. They are public- spirited and generous among them selves. They are preparing a special exhibit which they Tvill show in their own section first and will then exhibit same at the fair to be held in Ontario, kipping same intact that it may be la ter shown in other and larger commun ities. Their committee ascertained from the tax-pnyers what their feeling was in connection with the matter before sending out the petitions and the re plies received indicated about five tax Davers in favor to one against. There should be absolutely no opposition. The Vale Chamber of Commerce en dorsed their very worthy proposition with resolutions as given below: RESOLUTION WHEREAS the Big Bend Good Roads Committee is at this time circu lating a Petition for the purpose of submitting to the tax-payers of Mal heur County the question of bonding the Countv in the sum of Thirty Thou sand ($30,000.00) Dollars for the pur pose of building a permanent bridge across Snake River to connect the Big Bend territory on the Idaho side ,of such river with the rest of Malheur County, and WHEREAS the geographical situa tion of Big Bend is such that the resi dents of that territory are compelled to trade and do their business in the State of Idaho, and WHEREAS Big Bend consists of ap proximately seven thousand acres of land that is as fertile as any in Mal heur County or in the Snake River Valley and the residents of said section are rapidly improving their property and their trade is rapidly increasing in value and Malheur County is suffering frim u lnaa nf such business, and - WHEREAS the people of the City of Vale unanimously ieei mat uig nenu n justly entitled to be permanently con nected with the rest of Malheur Coun tv and is entitled to this improvement and has long been at a disadvantage without a bridge, now thereiore BE IT RESOLVEU that we me CHAMBER OF COMMERCE repre senting the people of the City of Vale hpurtilv in accord with the propo sition of constructing a permanent bridge at such cost as may ne neces the Snake River at Big 1 1 An)(iDIUi t r Bend ana win use every cuuto.. forward such enterprise, collectively and individually. TT,0I A Nin RK IT KlJKlHbK ED That a copy of this resolution be cv,;t oH in the Hie Bend boou Roads Committee and to the Press of Malheur County, Oregon, as well as to the County Court of said County. Tk. froninnr rpKnlllllOn nUV.Illi uccn A I1C XWiv-v...,. :..,i,,,.Qi Q th rpini ar meeting oi v, rkomiwr of Commerce of the city mo . . of Vale. Oregon, this 24th nay oi auk- nat 1914. and after ueing reau mu..v arguments were heard in support same and UDon a vote unanimously adopted. Dated at Vale, Oregon day of August, m4. DARIUS MILLER IS DEAD Chlcago.-Dartua Miller, president M Ihn Chicago. HtirllnKlnn & Oulncy 'llrod, iM atGiscler Park. Moot.. r undergoing au operation for ap Midil. 'JU ba4 beou louring lh Hh hi irc narently tjood M"o hn r, III the same of was this the 24th Geo. E. Davis, I'resident. Attest. Leslie h. hope. Secretary. WILLIAM WESTFALL OPPOSES MORE COUNTYDEDT FLEETS RUSH TO REGISTER Washing.on.-The United States aPol corporation, the Standard Oil ,n .l the I'nited Fruit coin- nan, have no.lfud the government of ri- intentions to put their fleets un .... .h. American flag, under the new law extending home registry to for eign built craft. Wm. M. Westfall and wife, of Clov er creek, were in the city Wednesday and Thursday on land business, Mr. Westfall being a witness for Fred Cammann, who made final proof oi both his homestead and desert claims Thursday. Mr. Westfall states that this has been an exceptionally dry season in the Clover creek country, and that the range is now drying out badly. In speaking of the county division and county seat removal matters, Mr. Westfall said: "I have paid little attention to these matters yet, but one thing you may depend on, I am not very friendly to any proposition that will saddle a big indebtedness on the county again, now that we have finally gotten the county out of debt. "This is the first time Malheur coun ty has been out of debt since it was cut off from Baker county, and I will never vote for any measure that will run the county in debt again. The taxes are high enough now." WIRELESSSAYS FRENCH ARE OUTOF LUCK Washington. The German embassy here received and made public the following wireless message from its Foreign Office in Berlin: "The French attempt to Invade Up per Alsace has been frustrated by the defenders. In Lorraine the French are retiring from the frontier. The Ger man people find the Havas French news reports about so-caiiea Dig French progress most amusing and just as false as eomo announced in 1870. The army north of Metz, under the Crown Prince, advancing on both sides of Longwy, has defeated and forced back the French army. The other army under tne Bavarian v rown Prince Rupprecht, which, as already reported won a victory in Lorraine In pursuing the defeated enemy, has reached a line from Lunevllle to Bla-mont. THE WEEK'S DEVELOPMENTS ACROSSTHE SEA Honors of Third Week's Fighting Belong to the Germans AUSTRIANSFIGHT JAPS Latest Reports Show French Forces Striving Hard to Hold Back the Germans-Paris Pre pares for Long Siege. Certain financial interest in New seeking an opioriuriiiy iu F.urope, and liicuienisiiy h thi-ind' at If these human h an ov-roTirig I 4 M.,.,,1)!" And lbs Tuik ami! m"M IU lUwJ'a lli.e. York are hip gold to further enrn penae of our country unll lire have such rrtrti..n f.-r K.ur-i- ul. do -.11 ...a.ll.M".r lUir, and l.es-s-s.'r. '!"' '' ul l.tit P "' a"'1'1 l ,ly fiiu II In liuk a VALE SOCIETY LADIES HOLD KENSINGTON At the home of Mrs. J. E. Lawrence. Mrs. J. E. Lawrence and Mrs. H. K. Dunlop rntertained the Club ladies and few other friends at a Kensington. Th guests of honor were Mrs. Bost wick of California, Mrs. McHenry of DesMoines, Miss Perley of rargo, Mirs Fairchild of Everett, also as a farewell to Mrs. O. T. Curtis who leaves lor Weiser, her new home. Delightful music by Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Moody, Misses. Helen Nelson, Helen and Vina Mueller. It was a delightful afternoon of mu- and rnnversation. Dainty refresh ments ended an afternoon long to be remembered. WAR STILL GRIPSCONGRESS Washington War In Europe stll grips the interest of congress ana promises to hold It In session Indef initely. Commerce, which the war bas stricken, Is the principal subject with which congress is concerned. The bill to establish a bureau of war risk insurance In the Treasury De partment probably will be enacted this week. The measure hns passed the senate. The administration de sires this legislation as an naimonai Inducement to owners of foK'iyii huilt ahlps to apply for American registry. The president favora the bill. Following passage of the insurance bill the proposal for the Government to orKaniie a corporation Jor the pur chase of ships to engage In trans oceanic trad will be earnestly taken up in the annate and hou. It prattt tally was agreed that the propoaal ahould be embodied In a bill giving H, govern m-m authority to carry out th proHl If tiw.ry. If prlvai. capital doa' not provide ve.U. offi cial ' I"''""" " trntul for th Boverr.ii.rin to r t'i,.U .Sam - " u f..t a H '" 1 ) l.ol 1I i I! 't VALE CITIZENS GET CONTRACT FOR MAIL LINE At the end of three weeks' conflict none of the combatants succeeded In delivering a serious blew. The honors of the third week belong to Germany but no achievement oi either side de serves to be called ft victory. The French gained gratifying successes in Alsace, and the Germans, by a steady pressure, obliged a large portion of the Belgian field army to retire on Antwerp. The German advance Into Belgium was without serious check. Having taken Brussels, the troops of Emperor William forced their way steudily and rapidly to the north : and west and overran the whole of northern and western Belgium, and southeast of Brussels they Invested the fortified city of Namur on the Meuse. The French and British troops op posing the invasion of the Germans in Belgium suffered a serious reverse, according to the official announce ment Issued by the French War office. In the battle line, which extends from Mons to the Luxemburg frontier, sev eral army corps composed of both British and French, took the offen-, sive but their plan of attack failed, owing to "unforeseen difficulties," as described by the official statement, and the troops retired on the covering positions. The losses on both sides are reported as extremely heavy. The French developed nn Imposing encircling movement in Lorraine, try ing to drive the Germans hack toward Strasbourg. This was an offensive movement, containing possibilities of much dan ger, because of the enormously strong German fortifications In the area of operations. French troops gained half a dozen towns after several days' fighting, but the Germans Biiddcnly took the offensive themselves and the French quickly retreated across the boundary, gaining nothing by their work. The Russian advance along the German frontier is more decisive than at first supnosed and the army of the Czar now occupies German territory for a stretch of 50 miles, the invasion into the provinces of East and West Prussia having been unopposed, ow ing to the Kaiser's troublos with the French, English and Belgian troops In Belgium. News has reached here that the Russians now have captured the Im portant positions of Gumbinnen and Insterburg, the capture of which has brought them in front of a series of more or less strongly fortified German cities, placed to the east of the Vistu la river and between It and the fron tier. The main Invasion of Austrra Is through the Styr river valley. Sweep ing successes are reported In this sec tion. The army from the mobilization triangle of Dubno, Hevno and Krasne, has penetrated 35 miles Inland In the general direction of Lemberg, capital of Galicla. Practically continuous fiEhtniK has occurred. In this fight ing it Is declared that an Austrian dl vision was completely routed and that 17 guns and more than 1500 prisoners were taken. The Russians are report ed as following up their advance and to be pushing on toward Lemberg. A German official Mateiuent iays that troops under the command of the I Crown Prince of Bavaria, .fighting be tucfii Mntz and Vosgea, took 10,000 ! nrinmiers and fifty guiiH. It adds that I the French troops opposing the Ger I mans comprised eight army corapa. A Paris Htaieiiient declares this Is ab- btird but admits reverses In Lorraine. KIAU-CHAU GOVERNOR ! IS DEFIANT Ttl'iKTaii. n.lita - Jerinan prepar at Ion on th d.lena of Talng Tuu anr Him territory of Kluu hau l ' plei 1l governor of KlauChau ii-. u n,.li hk lur1 a pro la nl loll ) I' t f ll.e I-it in w I. '' 'I 1 ...... no, I Ijka M ll till fl'i'l ... .1 ,or l.oi.i Vr lo"k l nnfidri.lijr ).,!. l..l..i b.ej til" UI Vale citizens have secured the con tract for carrying the mail between Juntura and Burns. A telegram hap been received from the department at Washington stating that Colo and Sel by had been awarded the-contraet. They are to take charge on Septem ber 1 and are doing some tall scurrying in order to prepare. Tom Selby and family will proceed at once to Burns while Frank Cole and wife will move to Juntura. Vale's great loss and great gain to the other towns is the result of this change of residence. Cole and Selby will receive $15,000 per year for the first and second class mail and 1J cents per pound for the parcel post. This is considered a fair price. The mail will be a daily one. The contractors propose using auto trucks over the entire route when pos sible. During winter they will run trucks from Juntura and from Burns, to Stinkingwater mountain, and across that stretch wagons or sleighs as the condition of the roads warrant. While ale people rejoice at the suc cess of their citizens, they are sorry to lose them as both have been earnest and good citizens of the city. MANEYBROS: WILL GO TO JORDANVALLEY From the Jordan Valley Express the Enterprise learns that Maney Bros, and Wells are to put some seven thou sand acres of new land under cultiva tion the coming season through a par tial completion of their irrigation en terprise on Jordan creek. This will prove a great stimulus to that section and will add thousands of dollars to the value of property in Mal heur county Old Pioneers To Meet Again At County Seat All indications point to a great suc cess at the monster carnival to be held in Vale September 3, 4, 5. , The Pio neers will have the time of their lives. There will be splendid band music by the Vale band. On Sept. 4, a grand Harvest Home picnic with campfires reminding them of the days of their youth. An old fashioned dance at night, where the al most forgotten quadrille will be on Bnd the Virginia reel will enthuse the dan cers and please the audience. The cel ebrated Lancers will permit the stately men and women to enjoy themselves. They may awing their partners and grand right and left' to their hearts content. Forgotten will be the high class Tan go with the diaphanous gown-' and silk stockings. The Three-step will have to take a back seat while the Arkan sas Traveler cheers the heart and tin gles the feet. There will be speaking by the pio neers and a general re-union and dis cussion of old times among old timers The organization will be made perma nent and will hold a yearly meeting hereafter. JAPAN DECLARES WAR AGAINST GERMANNATION Hostilities Open in the far East as ' Result of the Failure of Germans to Make Reply M00REV1LLE MAN SAYS VALE SHOULD KEEP COUNTY SEAT Toklo. The Emperor of Japan d clared war against Germany. The Im perial rescript officially Inaugurates hostilities In the Far East as a result of Germany's failure to reply to the. Japanese ultimatum. Signs here lndicnte that four na tions may combine to rout Germany from the Far East. British, Russian and French embassies are flying the Japanese flag as symbolic of tholr al liance with the Mikado. Thus ' far only English reglmenti have Joined the Japanese In preparing for onslaught upon Klnu Chau, but the waving Russian and French flags are taken to Indicate that another mon nrchy and the ally republic are likely to enter the fray. Vice-Admiral Tomosburo Kato baa been appointed commander-in-chief of the first squadron, Vice-Admiral Sa dnklchl Kato commander ot the sec ond squndron and Rear-Admlral Tau- chlya commnnder of the third aqua- dron. The blockade of Tslng-Tau, the for tified seaport of Klau-Chau, has De gun. British, French and Russian vessels of war are taking part In the movement. Mr. Holton, of Mooreville, was in Vale Wednesday on business at the land office. He states that harvesting and threshing are about over in his neighborhood, and that crops have been average on the unirrigatod lands. Gardens, where slight irrigation was possible, and when fenced, have yield- j ed well, but unprotected gardens have The complete success attending the 1 suffered from the pestiferous jackrab OWLS WILL HOOT ONLY ONCE AGAIN cultivation of corn in- the county will enable these settlers to start out with out the necessity of experimenting and they will be able to provide the neces sary ham and bacon for this entire sec-, tion in a short time. In addition to this very great im provement it is a certainty that the Jordan Valley country will soon be pro vided with better railroad facilities. Immediately this is an accomplished fact Jordan Valley will give the lent of the county a run to see which sec tion will have the greatest prosperity. It is also more than likely that the government will at an early date, com mence the construction of various pow er and reservoir plants on the Owyhuo which will be another addition to the already great improvements going oVi in that portion of onr great county. While there has been but little in quiry for property in any portion of the west for nearly a year, the influx of people from Canada and the middle west is commencing to set in and in a few months there will be a vaHt im provement in that line. The Jordan Valley country as well as other portions of the county has been Mecca for a large number of home steaders the past season and there will likely be an addition of ten thousand acres to the cultivated area in the county the coming year. at I bit, which is too much in evidence, all times. Mr. McCord. a homesteader, near Crowley, had 4 acres of barley which yielded 50 bushels per acre, without ir rigation. Anderson & Gwinn have OflM i. . n in urlmut liuilnU Iinil nuuui. i. ciiiw-b ..in..., J I . . ... .. ... a . .l oats, which will return a bin vield. but - Hnu P-r' ul.,ra ur ,l,,fl n,l satisfied as Kram' msk PttrtV' the PlftnB "loca a rule, and have confidence that the tion for which have not yet beer, decid southern The Vale Monday Night Owls held their weekly Hoot at the Chester Grov last Monday night, where they ate and sang and hooted and played till the early hour of 10:30. It will soon be the closed Beason for certain that when aro selected and the part of the county will grow ed upon, but it is lltbU a uwui iniHNK aniinii' .wv vi.i. I . . , , , t . t. .if Mr. Holton thinks the countv scat "' W w "0O1 lnu ' " ln,n" should remain at Vale, and cannot see u , w '"'VT 7 VT how anyone, outside of Ontario, would the fea t iers on the head of the be benefitted bv a chanire. Vale, he r"" uwl ' " 1 "."'"'.'"V" . . ' ..... -i tr.,.,1 ,h hm. When the Owls disband, It will pro. steaders kindly, and he predicts that bably be for keeps but the pleasures u AMia BM,mrtt 0 l AIBlcnr win iro uciwuifu in n.iu .. i I... . i.. iha memories of its members for all time, Will ll"l I'V HIIIO Will HV I' w I . - .t ,. i !.... th tP- f hH ar.'l for this reason it has been Bug ii-r.n VuUv ,,.,1. UentMd that some fitting souvenir be aii .v.!., .-ll, ....m; fmm fintari,, prepared and presented to each mem ...:..:., i...,i vii., . ber as a memento of his and her mem BlillUb giving U Ul UHII fBUKJ vui i 1 ... I seat, thus dividing Malheur into three bership in the order counties, he thinks is a rather cheap argum nt to catch Barren Valley votes in the coming county seat fight. On tario is already pledged to Juntura, and all the talk about a third county is pure moonshine, devised for a purpose, by real estate boomers in Ontario. POPE PIUS IS LAID TO REST Rome. The entombment of the lat Pope Plus X took place Saturday ev. enlng at aunset. The great basilica of St. Peter's was In semi darkness. A flickering light came from the perpet ually burning tapers about the shrine of the apostles and the candles In the chapel, where the catafalque stood. Those who witnessed the ceremony numbering about 1000, came by spe cial Invitation and Included the diplo matic representatives accredited tot the Holy Bee, the prelates and mem bers of the Roman aristocracy. The procession formed In the chapel of the Blessed Bacrament, where for hours the body of the Pope lay In state. The catafalque was surmount ed by the triple crown and the body of (he Pope was clad in the pontifical robea and surrounded by the emblems of his sacred office. During the course of the day many thousands of persons passed by the bier. The tomb of the lat pontiff Is on the rlxht si the entrance to tl sub terraneari (hupel (lose to that of sev eral other pops GERMANS ARE COURTEOUS FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE OF C. B. SMITH Fire destroyed the Box Davis cottage in the western part of town Tuesday night about 9:30, the cause of the fire being unknown. C. B. Smith occupied the rooms as a batchelor den, and his loss is in tht neighborhood of $700, with no insurance. The fire caught from the Inside and Rotterdam. A thorough canvass of Americans here shows that the Ger mans have been universally courteous to them. The hardships undergone bv citizens of the United States have been due In all cases to the conditions bad gained such headway when discov atiHi.dii.if mobilization, the lack of d that It was impossible to save any facilities for travel and at first a re strlctlou of the hours during which the streets could be frequented. A week after the opening of the war the latter restraint was eliminated The government took measures not alone looking to the safety of Ameri cans, but also to their comfort. Those hardest hit by the war are American students In Germany, who have found thing, the fire department devoting its attention to saving the adjoining build- Mr. Smith loxt some $100 worth of music, all his doming excepi mai which he was wearing, some valuable guns, hunting outfits and fishing equip ments besides all the furnishings of bis d.-ii, his Elks emblem and other jewel ry, the intrinsic value of which was difficulty In getting their usual re considerable, but in nj way compara mlttances. Every measure has beeu taken to help them. ble to its value to the owner. Consul Remains st Tslng-Tau. Washington. -The American consul st Taii.gTau, Willis It. Peek, has de elded to remain through If there Is a alego. Washington made It optional with him whether he should go or stay, rinvt-ral Ain'rliuns of German descent aUo are remaining si. d among Hum are two or three women, who III iturss lbs WdUI. Jcd TWO DANISH SHIPS SUNK lAindon. Floating mines. Dlantail by ths Uermau squadron In the North, sea, have claimed two vessels. The Danish btt-amr Maryland Bin llro berg, p!lng from Copeuhsgeu over British North sea routes, struck mines Bud sunk. 1 1. f mmJ qMiiti'iri i r.uii" a yruvs in in Kun.p. lut tl.st will s-.n ..tin i it.. If. At tl MiMi't rlv It is ' ... . i i . i.. ii .1. -1.. . i it.. ........ In li. .(til f III I It f I lllne H I i II YKiltll "I imn in ! ...... I ... i f . v, ii. i ii 1 1. a !.fl In . I la lit all sa bioksii uttr la. lorn Tli.i unln.ly sr baa rUin.vl Its firal I l.i is ...I III I. V'l 'li t.t.1 t-a' t. , "lrv gi "l going Up," ssys a No York dispslth. Minikin! iiplwii. y ailtiinily smt ponderous! Ilifi lli a u thai s alats t f Mr i'a. Ilialik, Dip , f-'f S'ISI' lv Ull Hi) !l'JM I rfrTrifftttttM1lliltlllltHii,l(..'