Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1917)
m fei fe fei fa fa fa fa fa fa fa .fa fa fa fa DAILY EVENING EDITION U 0 A - j DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVKitTIBKKH II tl T UL - A .. n L m f M ' W ' '" j l Vin tk DrMN 1 K : -rr-.--r ! Tbe tiast OntonlaD hm tae. larfcmt boiia fide sod guaranteed paid circulation of any paper In Oregon, east of Portlsud and by far tbe largest circulation la IVudleton of oy newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1917. NO. 9206 GREATEST UNITED DRIVE YET DIRECTED AGAINST GERMANY IS SET IN FULL SWING TODAY PAY INCREASE ENGLAND ME L West Front From Belgian Coast to BRITISH LABORITES Switzerland Une Uigantic battle With French, British, Belgian and Portuegese Troops Attacking; Roumanians Also Fight Stubbornly. INIXN, Auk. 21. Ilalg reported thai Hrlt.sh fire rHiiulHHd the third and moat powerful of the Germnn counter-attacks to reuain the ground outheaHt of Epehy. The atisauli was made after violent artillery prep;ira tlon. Iiehlnd a vaat ahcet of rlnmi' Tht fiKhtlnjc wa of the most violent character. England. FYance. Italy and Helfium today Jollied in the jrreuteHt united offensive yet directed nirainflt ;ermany. Kvery move Is trrUeielcally timed and corilinated. On the "est front from the Hclirian ooaHt to Swilwr ani Ih one glgantlc battle with rTenrh, Hritlsh. Helitlan" and l'ortuuee troopH attucklnK. Rusaia alone of the crral iillled pow ers Is not participating Kven Itou-man-a through her reoruanlred. re viled army is ninkinir a stubborn op position 10 the great Teutonic attempt at encroachment on the frairment of Koumanla left In he allien handB. (BY 11K.NRV WOOD.) WITH FRENCH AKMY. Aug 21. The world greatest battle in being fought today. From the neacoast to tm' Swiss frontier, over 435 Itl'lea. the allied forced are fighting practically a con tinuous offensive. The French ax Hault at Verdun completed the chain of battle, welded Into one gigantic action unprecedented in extent and power. The combined French and (lertran artillery form probably the greatest concentration of PREDICTS PORK CHOPS WILL SOON RETAIL AT FIFTY CENTS A POUND CHICAGO, Aug. 21. Pork chops will hooii be GOc u pound retail and ham and bacon will be avert higher. Meat is gradu- ully going up. Huover's fear of a world meat famine is not ty enstimated- These ?onclu- s:ons witc drawn for the Unit- d Pickm by Hubert Miller. prenident of the Chicago Retail (irocers Association. WILL TAKE PART IN STOCKHOLM MEETING UiXDOX, Aug. 2I.--Hy a vote of 1,234.000 to l,231.oo the fabor party decided to participate in the .stock holm peace conference. The vote was made by card. Th scant majority of only 3000 was a sur prise. The labor party will ask the government for passportn for its representatives. WILL PREVENT SHIP SHE Government Recognizes That Cost of Living Warrants Higher Wages; Final Decis ion Left With Commission IFIFTY-THREE CERTIFIED ! OP FIRST fid CAI.IF.n IN UMATILLA COUNT Y GIVE CAREFUL i Local Exemption Board Com pletes Passing Upon All Claims Presented by Those on First Draft. I. A rXl,I.FTTK DKC I. A R KS I'EOPIyK WONT STAND mil IlKillKlt TAXATION SEPTEMBER WHEAT $2.10 AT CHICAGO CHICAGO. Autc- 21. --(Special to the Ka-st OreKonmn i -ItanKes of pri ces ttidity: Open. IliKh. Iw. Close. S4pt. $.7 $LM0 .07 $J.10 I orUn nd. POKTLAM. Auk. 21. -(.Special) Club KM5; bliiestein 2.'(i. by the government. In the first clash with orpanlztd labor the United States will reeoKnize that the increased cost of Uvintr warrants higher wages. f- inal decision was left with a com miKRion of three members, appointed by the President, ' iompcrs and the shipping board. Demand? Will be Granted. officials of the government and union controlling the boilermakers, WAsm yctov Mat "i Th. ow- i'Tiuers. Bnipsmiinn, moiuers ana prac- nle of th.' I'nitod sM:itPH will n.,t tni- 1 1 ical!" v'ry employe on steel ship erate funher tax'aiion of life's neces- j""". indicated there is no doubt but sitien. Semtior I .a Follette told the!1" nmamis or tne men win ne ennte in a speech flav inu the bov- I granted. The new scale of advance eminent' war finance policv. He dn- i iR fi"' cents ay in Bomo Tnp clared if an attempt was made thet,;ii," Wil of theR nien ttil 6 niaRK nf ne.mle will lose eonfiflenfe in Ian,J upwards. the war. He urged immediate con scription of big inconiM and nr pro- No. on First CflU 6 No. Certifi'd S3 No. Knitted 10 No. Hejecfc-d Physically M No. Kempted 6 No. Transfers Not KcikmUnI. . . 3 When, the local exemption board yeHtertfay afternoon completed pass ing upon all claims presented by those on the first call, 03 of the S6 had been certified to the district board. Only six of the entire number were granted WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. A nation (exemption and. as four of these were wide strike in the steel shipyards j aliens, the board only granted two working on government contracts will claims made on grounds of depend- te prevented by wage increases paid ncy. NEW SCALE GIVES ADVANCE OF 50C DAILY IN SOME CASES fits, to make wealth share the cost. He predicted the war expenditures at the present rate will reach thirty to forty billion dollars next year alone. .i:kmny win, awoinck !KISlOX ON ALSACIAN AlrONOMY THIS AITKHNOON y.I'lEK'li. Aug. 21. (iTmnn Chan- weapon , .,.ior Mi.-liarli. u MI anmuuire ier- for a single attack the whole war ha anyH de-iMon lo grant autonomy to seen. Immi l-orraitie at this afti'rnoon's HundrodM ff ie'rtiuinM i'Mrt. I mmnitm of the m!n 'tiehHtag cxm- Oernian prisoners r"jorted that hundre.ls deserted the Certmtn irno daily btau.se of the prea-sure of al lletl artillery. Picked ;erman troops were flung violently an.l va nlv aKainst the four points of the Frem h front last nipht. Alt r'reneh ground wan held A perff-ct, ctonli(inte'l st r:teny uti derlies the Kngllsh and KTenrh at tacks, all times to convert all the fighting into one great attack The battles around Iens, Arras, St Quen tm and along the Aisne continued with unatiati'i) in t nsitv. ;(rnumy xn: ;aliiH. HKUI-IN. Aug. 21 French as HattltH around ViT'luii failed to make any impression on the ijerman lines, the war of ice announced. I,ike the Knglish assaults, the French at Ver dun found that despite, the reckless uhg of men they were unable to bren U the Serin an f iuttt tng force. From Avocourt to Oaurieres th French converted our p sition into i wide, desolate crnter f "11 before the attack. When they penetrated, the enemy hwt heavily m it tor. uiitinling to a. K"'laJ ayrnr ilfsjMitch. VVKIMA MAltI HFIIOCTS 60 KXKMITION CKA1MS NOHTH YAIKMA. Wash.. Auv. ' out of 150 cla ms for discharge from the draft on account of dependents, the Yakima local board has reeefd 60 and allowed 90. IHXJS HIT UO MARK. CHICAGO. Aug. si. Hogs sold at S2o a hitndnxlw4ght. HW;S 10KO AT KANSAS CITI. KANSAS CITY, Aug. 21. HoBs reached f!9.Sti. W'Ihh Agn-mentM Expire. i An increase "vi" be. granted in in- dividual yard when the present union j-KTeements expire. Where no joint agreement is now in effect, the crtst will be submitted to a proposed com mission. The unions are turning atten tion to th Pacific coast before turn irg full attention to the Atlantic sea- eoard. The agreement with San i Francisco and Portland yards expire Rhnuv'' that hnl fiIed a declara September 15. The Seattle yards . tlon of intention of becoming a citi mav iret the, first waee increase, as ' z"n and hafl Riven his nationality at the shipbuilders there put a new wase t-cale squarely before the shipping board. fourteen of the initial list were re jected for physical disability and 10 of the number enlisted previously to being called. No report has yet been made upon three of the number. These three, Millard Clyde McLpnnan, Floyd S. Wray and Robert James Vick, were transferred to the jurisdiction of other boards who have not yet re ported. The board turned down 28 depen dency claims and one claim for ex- eir ;nion based upon the holding of a state office. Of these 119 turned down ten have appealed to the district board from the decision of the local board. The tenth appeal filed was by Harrison Clifford Kirk of Athena The local board has no record of how man of the 53 certified are making claims to district board on occupaf ional grounds. Seven More Certified. The local board fast evening certi fied to seven more men. One of them, Kdward Ledke of Meacham had not claimed exemption but, inasmuch as he had registered as a Herman, his case was investigated. Investigation Second Iit I (court. I Physical examination of the second ) Hat of 35, called in case the (Uota of I '43 is not secured from the 53 certi- fied men, waa commenced this morn ing. Nine were examined this morn ing and of that number two or three will be re-examined. Those report ing for examination thu morning were Fred feo Buchanan of Kcho, Claude Yelvin P.eale of Freewater, Raymond W. Ayera of Pendleton. Willard It. Campbell of Holdman. I Jamea Edward McCready of Hermis ton. Ralph Rewr of Walla Walla, R. F. D.; Harry Mountain of Pendleton, Edward Albert Fanshier of Pendleton and Stanley Bevitt Sanderson of Free water. A new claim for exemption waa sprung on the board this morning when Ralph Reser filed a claim in which he alleges he is subject to peri odical sunstroke. Four other claims for exemption were filed this morn ing as follows: Art J. Mansfield, de pendent sister and child; Fred Bu chanan, married; Claude Beale, mar ried, and Paul I Kreft. wife and child. CONSIDERATION GUN EXPLODES IN MAN'S HANDS BUT HE ESCAPES HARM that time as a Russian. Another of the seven is Grover Powles who is now living in Montana. He did not claim i rjt in piion on ueitnuency urnunas out THREE SPYS SHOT NEAR KAMELA IS TALE NOW AFLOAT R. H. Home, local insurance man. went out after grouse yesterday and he came near being a victim of his own hunt When he attempted to bag one of the ruffed birds, his gun ex ploded and was literally b!own to pieces. Home was knocked down by the force of the explosion but suffer ed not a scratch. What caused the explosion will probably never be known. He was carrying a 16 gauge, double-barreled gun. When he fired the explosion tore both barrels from the stock, bent and twisted the barrels and shattered the stock. Had the shell been loaded with dynamite the explo slon would have hardly done more damage. The most remarkable part of the accident was the fact Mr. Home escaped without any injury whatever. TO POPPS NOTE Promises to Examine Plan in Benevolent, Serious Spirit; First of Belligerents to Answer Suggestion. RESPONSE IS HIGHLY GRATIFYING TO VATICAN RKITAIN GETS 50 MILLION MOUK FROM V. S. TKEASI'RY SIX MEMBERS TROOP D FAIL TO PASS SECOND PHYSICAL EXAMINA TION ! Claire Gulliford, Lester Hayes, Roy Stubblefield, Swaney and Joseph Rash. DRAFTED MEN ARE FORBIDDEN TRUNKS (SAMl'El, F. STAIlIt.) CAMP WITH YCOM UK, Clackamas i Ore., Aug 1 9.- The second physical '. examination "got" a number of the Troop D members. The eliminations by this process has reduced the troor ! to its regulation strength. Anions i those rejected by the physicians and wht will have to return home are ' Privates Claire (iuiiiford, lester ; Hayes. Hutchinson. "Scoop" Martin, j Uoy Stubblefield, Frank Swaney and ; Joseph K. Hash. j Friday evening Troop I) entertain- j One of the wildest and wierdest I tales th it has 3 et grown out of the j war situation in these parts is now in ' cireuh'.t ion in Pendleton and has been for a number of days. To sum it up j in a lew words, the story t-.-lls of the j divover of a Oernian wireless st.t -j t i. in near Kamela in charge of three jOerinans and the summary execution and burial of the three. ( At lem pts tti trace the story to its I .source place the responsibility on a j cert a in Walla Walla resilient who is sa'd to be in the emplo of the pnv (irnirent secret service. Just what the 1 basis for it is or whether it has an p I wishes to thank the peo- i mi mm. Pie of pend'eton for the kin ines ex- f T1'' stry ivlates h w the govern -tended toward them during the'r en- ' ni,m- bectiming convinced that there campnient there. Those who loaned lVus a sr't wireless station aonm- beddin? which was not returned will lit is understood he will make an oc jcupnTiona! claim. The other five ! whose claims were refused are as fol , lows: Arthur Bayard Keenan of Pen 1 diet on. dependent wife; Cornelius i-.nrl 1me of Holdman. dependent WASHINGTON. Aug. 21. The i wife and child: Steve Franklin Hamm I treasury department loaned Britain I of Pendleton, wife e.nd child: Ora M. fifty million dollars, making the total Shicley of Athena, wife and two chil-j i ilied loans a billion nine hundred dren; W. J. McCarriyle of Pendleton, j sixty si xmithon four hundred thou wife and child. sand. LONDON', Aug. 21. England, the first belligerent answering the pope's peace suggestions, sent the Vatican a note dec aring h r plan would be to examine in a benevolent and serious spirit Cardinal Gasparri, papal sec retary of state, expressed gratifica tion at the response. The cardinal said he hoped all bel ligerents could admit of an agreement on the four fundamental principles which, he declared, were already ap proved by England. France, Russia. Germany and Austr a. He declared President Wilson's peace note last December implied all that is contain ed in the Pope's program. ITALIANS TAKE 10.000 CAPTIVES SHE'S A MAYOR. BUT DISLIKES THE JOB j Ttooiik Now Have llin"s. Tht- troopers are now armed with . rll'h's and the boys are husily eniruK- Hutchinson, "Scoop" Martin, ! ZZTi:""1 ;! Fran! 'd dri 1 hart et h,en executed 1 ui in Tm nnrt It at Penland Bros, transfer office WASHINGTON. Aug. JM . - --Irving mothers, sweet hearts, and kind friends must not load down the draft ed men with clothes or comforts when they start to camp September I d the other troops and companies with some vaudeville at the camp Y. M C A. Corporal Laync sang his ! two favorite songs, "Take Me !ia k ! to old -Montana." "Oood-bye, Good I.uck, God Gless Tou, and gave Fint 'lu.s rivats Mimed. The follow ng change has been made in the rank of pr: vines: W. I. ( "Ione!t V. M. Cole, F. E. Barnes W. it Belts, J. v. Breding. t T Greenwood, Omar Hutchison. Earl H. Abbot, Samuel F. Starr, H. F. Stoner. J. F. Urnnn, Alvin I'enedlct. J. h )1 lins. Harry B. Keller. J. K- Randolph, and C. D. Whitehead to be fiit class privates Private J C. Condon has been . transferred to another troop and left 1 Clackamas last e-enlng to jo n his 1 regiment. Private MeCubbins says the life of j where in these parts, rent out investi- gators who located the plant on a I hi'h. lonesome point in the mnin ; t:iins near Kamela. Three Germans were in charge, so the story goes, and : clear was the evidence against ' them that they were lined up and shot, their bodies being buried where l they fell. I The story is repeated for what it is 1 worth and will make a good running j mate for the one abouf the mysteri 1 oiifl : emplanes that have been cirel . intr over Meacham and Katrteln a, j night. MIAMI COPPPH MIXES Ti PK ON' WKI)M SIY , a soldier is "the life," but being use ! , few dramatic readings which were- to skinning mules, he is inclined to fifth, the provost marshal general real 4,mg time" stuff. halt at the command "Ho." instead of ruled. Trunks are forbidden. Suit Private Knutsou gave some artist r march. cases and hand hags are frowned up on. The war department recommend that the men bring i.nly the necessary toilet articles and one change of line en and underclot htng. in n neat, small bundle. This is because strict attention is to be given the mil tary appearance of the boys from the moment they report at the headquarters of the lo en 1 ho The department wishe juggling of guns an 1 performed many tricks which mystified as well aa startled those present. Private Gul liford gave rope spinning and ora tions, lie was cn lied back several times. McCuhhtns also offered s trick with the lariat. Sergeint Walt er Gi 1 gave an imitation of a light opera stiir and made quite a h t. C. A. Mansfield gave more recitations which were excellent "Prince' Louis it understood its as necessary lor the Albert sang a distinguished Italian boys to bring certain articles needed grand opera number and being the as it th bring noth ng more. Ac- only man from Italy with Troop D cordlnir to regulations nil any m.m j he wft heartily welcomed by th can take Is a tooth brush, piece of spectators. The program was con soap, collapsible drinking cup. tow e' j eluded by a spectacular Indian war 1 few handkerchiefs. tra sh rt, col (dance by various members of the Hir. mil nf undrwvir nnri 1 air rtro..p. Privito Cnthernian also gav wl" 'i i oi it ..1 high merit. IIM1. Aria.. Aug. 21. Tltc Miami1 Copper Company ml IN will resume j Vdnodav morning, it W autltetttical- I Iv rrMiriol. IJetitcnant Colomd .etrgc htie. commanding. annouiMttl the ' govrnuiciit Is anxioiiN that work inn : : conditions in the- mining district hi1 j reiiniil. I!r iliflaml public mtri- ina' are em-ijlcrtl detriiiHiital to law and order mid will not be rmlt t. d. Iast evening while on duty. lieut. ! Spell declared he would sleep in the ! guard house as officer of the day during the absence of the major. Sergeant Wa ter Gill Is learning to be a poet and in now writing- "Take Mo Back, to Pendleton.' Private Dan o'Donnell has been appointed to the position of branding tools for Pendleton's cavalry troop. Troop D has the dist nguiahed titl of having one of the cleanest troop streets in camp. Hides Bucking Mule. Private MeCubbins donned his chaps and spurs, cowboy hat and n swe'l forked . s-id Me and proceed .l this morning to scratch the rough oft of the so called unri-lable mule wh oh is an extraerdiuar twist, r nii'iiUon t war w .rk. PEACE DISCUSSION POSTPONED TO GIVE TIME TO WAR WORK 1 r . i. r s 3- r 1 - I I I - ' : i -'i' ' - h I 1 i . i x. 4 ' i ri I 1IOMK. Aug;. 31. The capture of well organized enemy defenses be tween Corite Selo near the rortrew Sbrilokia in officially announced. ROME, Aug. 21. Italy's prisoners in the greatest Italian drive have reached 10r000. It. is semiofficially j estimated that Austrian losses in I dead and wounded are 10.000. Ital- ian airmen reported desperate at tempts of the enemy to reinforc breaches in the line. Prisoners de clare urgent calls were sent to Prus Isja for help. The unprecedented fury ; of the Italian attacks is believed to j be undermining the morale of th. A ust rians. Mrs, George Ilorwlts of Moore- , haven, Fla.. and Philadelphia. ha? ' been elected mayor of the former city WASHINGTON". Aiurasl SI. Tbe but sh does not think she likes the IresideiH has pitoneil th dlseu- Job, and she frankly admits h slon with tle cahinoc of the Piii doesn't know much about the d'ltie. j :-hc fo'imi she was tn.itr jnj umuII I have to sit as magistrate in the p--; lice court, she realized it was sen ous business. Therefore shf went to New YorK City to get some ad ice from police court magistrates Since the court work is part of my dutv " .aid she "1 m g-oini: to fr in) -el; f-r it POSTED STREAMS TO BE CUT OFF FROM FISH REPLENISHING Posted streams will nut be replen ished with fish at state expense. This policy, so far tin CniMttiii count is concerned, was anon u need today by Deputy Warden Geor-te Ton kin who is arranging for the distri bution of six more carload, of trout fry from the Bonneville hatcheries. The section of the county Ut which this policy is aimed is the district about L'kiah, inasmuch as the land owners along Camas Creek fur a good many miles have posted their phtre and refuse to permit fishing. Inas much as the anglers pa,v the -xpenKe of maintaining hatcheries. Warded Tonkin does not believe it is fair to plant fish from thee huteh.-rie in Private p rese r v es Three carload ol fish h-rnT. will hr planted in the south end if th county, according to Mr Tonkin. The will h liberated in Huia w.-n ere,.k and In th streams nbout Ihman Springs The Pilot Itork iport-triien will assist in distribuf tug rlicm ne car of fish was recently planted in Meat-ham creek and 1 second w til nrrlve 011 A uk ut 2 7. atM-ording to word re-rtved this mornmir This ear will be t.iken to 1 ribbon wher uutos meet it snd enve th cans up the river toward Mingh.tm Sprin for distribution. The CmatilTj. Countv finh snd Onmf asstctation hai Vfduntrd to superintend the distribution and f quetN all aiito onT dtlnng to sn r to have their cars nt 'Jlbbon n the n-ornintr of th- 27th N'otiew h.uid L-u.-n Prenident John Vm Khjto or Seretsr W l f ttrnphrrir in ad anie