w W W V W BILYEVBregjTOji Number Coptics printed of yesterday's Dally rattjon. . 2,762 Tltfsv paper I a member of and audited by Uie Audit llurcaa of circulations. daily Eve:;::3 EEm::i COUNTY OFFICIAL PAFiR vol: SO DAILY EAf r I KEGpNlAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918 NO. 9403 D AT 3 ' - -"""''" xjJ i r""" , . CITY official paper . : - ... ..' is T T t! - i - i ' . i . 1 . . . . - . . .- a ' BRITISH LINE PLACE FRENCH HAVF SUFFERED BITTER $29.24 PER CAPITA IS UMATILLA CO.JAX WAY Extreme Sacrifices Depicted by Miss Helen Stewart Here Last Night. ' ; ( . -.a. SAW MUCH OF MEN WHO HELD VERDUN 1R CRISIS I IS SERIOUS : IS THOUGHT WHERE PRESENT. BATTLE RAGES Reconstruction Work in Re claimed Zone is Marvel of Wa. Umatilla county In J18 la paying taxes to the amount of 12124 per capita which la Jiim about (he aver age In the atate, the average being I!. Benton county pays the lowest Per capita. 1 1 7 4. and Tillamook the highest. $54. 4S. Umatilla county if lth ot the 3 count lies. . In 1(14 L'matllla county paid a per capita tax of Itt.tt In spite of the fact that the total taxes were consid erably lower. In 1114 the total tax wua 6n.lr,7 against ( 7 S 1 . 1 1 3 this year. The following are nhe taxea thla county la puylng thla year: Htute $1 J0.2OS.7O; county, f7S,8l.lS; school. IJUS.jr.l.CO; road I!fl7.r.7: cltlea and towns, 1 1 02,34 J.J 2 -a nil mis- vr'T' IV.":.. 'Arrival of French and Am- ?lockamas counties ull pay a greuter tax than 1'mntllla. Stiffening: of British Resist ance is Regarded With GreatestHope. FUJRTHER ADVANCE IS NOT TOLERABLE SPRING WHEAT CROP WILL EQUAL 1911 IS PRESENT VIEW How the French have sacrificed and Buffered, how Ihey have shown , unmatehabla courage and endurance for an Ideal and In uphold a cause that la Amerlca'a a much aa It la ' their own. was told by Miss Helen tl. Stewart of Victoria, 11 C, to an au dience that rilled the Christian church lost evening. Miss Xtewart la a young woman f . . alight physique ut Intense earnest- ness and nervous energy- As she WASHINGTON. April II. Ameri- warmed to her subject last evening ia)s 8prtng wheat crop will prob t he audience sat In amatement at ably be the greatest since 1911. which ye revelations made. wss the best spring wheat In th conn. During her entire stsy In France try', history. Kvery state reports thut Miss rltewart was with the French American farmers will respond by sow forces, not the British, and she gives Ing a milllan acres more than last a splendid Insight Into the spirit and er. aaplratloas of the French soldiers and erican Reinforcements Cheers. ; , civilians. Rerirw Affjirks ITnnn (J. W. T. MAHOS') NEW YORK, April !. Hritlsh re. ports show increased resistance, pow ers. Oeireral Ilindenburg's prodigal use of men hss not gained any criti cally Important points. ' The German line, however, has ad vanced In, several positions. A short further advance would present seri ous difficulties for the allies. It la Indicated that the arrival of reinforcements makes Ilindenburg's slaughter resultless. tCARl., D. OROAT.) WASHINGTON. April IS. The war's sjiont trying days are Just ahead. Army men agree this is the situation following admissions of Ilalg and Maurice that a new crisis is reached. Americans are envasred with their In the Vosgea mountains where the . . rv: ' . - backs to the wall." It is Increasing- apeaker waa stationed one winter the American Held t TOtlt )y possible that Germany will gamble weather was bitter cold, yet there Iwith her fleet also. It is clear that was but a scanty supply, of coal and PARIS, " April 12. The Germns j British resistance has hardened. Only frozen feet were common among the nav. renewed their attacks at inn. the most desperste fighting causes moo Forest in the American Toul sec- lany '""' situation Is slight- . - , , ,. . ily better then during the ps . few "Americans and French, co-operating, have fought vigorously, capturing fighters. Mis tok of a letter, from seldier behind the Unas who was without socks snd' said .the men In his rsvlusi had no sacks . at all. Uiovgh the weather waa bitter cold. 'Many of the men seen In ths Vos gea had been at Verdua. "They did not cneer, they did not boast but their eyes siiown liks a white flame," said the nurse In describing their atti tude. One of the marvels of France has been the Inch by Inch progress of re construction work In the territory re claimed from the foe. No sooner haa the land been retaken than the old men and women j tee asms and young boye have teen at work put tlag In crops. ,- At one point where Miss Btewsrt waa stationed many thousands of soldiers would pass coastantly, by day and night. It waa the task of the canteen to serve soup and coffee. At times they would have a soup sup ply for soy 4vos men and sooa would coma. They would then hall a lo comotive engineer and attack a hot water hose to the engine, thereby getting an additional supply of hot water wllh-"whlch extra soup waa mad through ami of emergency cs- days,-.- 40 since yesterday and breaking down most of the enemy attempts." ONLY TWO OREGON TOWNS PROVE SLOW lions. - , , . "If women but kntw how far ll would go towards caring for at rick- es families and faihsrleee children i In Francs thers would not be many dew apring hats," said Musi Stewart In explaining the care of refugees. All riunv In France rs open to Children who have been left hotuelees. In the majority of oases people who are almost Impoverished themselves are giving food and shelter to those less happily situated. FORTLAND. Ore., April U. Only two towns In the stste re- mala in the yellow column fhis morning In the third Liberty Loan campsign. these towns be- lng Florsln, Wsllowa county, v and Oakland, Douglas county. Only 1 remain In the red col- w umn, thst is over fin snd yreder w .100 per cent of their guotus. All other towns In the state have over subscribed. Msrion. Mor- row, Josephine and Jackson counties are all that hold Oregon out of Uie loo per cent over the top eolumn. And aa the aim of campaign hesdgusrters is to mske Oregon the first loo per cent stats in the t'nlon It is hop ed thst every county snd l.nn will rally to this end. AUBREY PERRY IS NOW WATERMASTER fe -.. t -, s nanirwi kin j I w, 1- I MASSED ENEMY DIVISIONS ' ( DRIVING TOWARD BA1LLEUL RHEIMS BOMBARDED, AFIRE . .' Continuous Fighting on West Front With rate Still in Balance; Allies Retake Some Ground From Foe; Allies Holds' Everywhere South of La Basse. Enemy Tries to Widen Breach. l'matllla county has a new water master In the person of Aubrey E. Perry. He has been . appointed to succeed L A. Iteincman who reslgn- ed several weeks sgo to devote hl J time to his fruit farm near Freena- ter. Mr. Perry has been ou the Job since the Oth snd hss offices in the basement of the court house with Gsme Warden George Tunkln. Mr. Perry, who is a young man, comes here frum Crook and Lies, chutes counties where he served ss deputy water master. He Is a civil and mining engineer and has had four or fiva years' experience doing hy. dtsulic work for the stste. i (Henry Wood.) i WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES. Anril 13. Of the 200 German divisions on the west front 115 have been engage ea. feeyenty five of these have been withdrawn because of losses. Probably the losses average 2300 to a division, and adding the estimated losses in divisions still engaged gives a total of German losses to be 300,000. i , ' LONDON, April 13. The British are today holding the' une at au points on the r landers front and they advanced slightly at one point, Haigannounced. "We advanced slightly, taking a few prisoners near Festubert East of Locon the enemy in a strong attack entered our line at certain points, but was driven off, and a second attack also was beaten off. - , "Heavy fighting, beginning yesterday around Neuve Eglise and Wulverwhiem is continuing. - ' "An enemy attack west of Merville last niht was re pulsed. ; . - . . "South of the Somme near Hane-ard-en-Santerro tw. tions captured by he enemy were regained by Franco :.Britishr'counter. attacks. ' Jorth of the Somme enemy' a r- LOAN DRIVE WORKERS FIND ! "The west front from the Ypres-Comines Canal to the PFDPI rUDF IWTrwcn V r nVA t ls now Practically one continuous battleline, prob rLUrLL 'AKL IN I LivbbLY LOYAL ably 150 miles long. The hardest fighting is still continu- ftnS in Flanders where the enemy is trying to capture did we meet in aii i Mr. casey toid of one man who had tsalleul and Bethune. The Germans are again driving " .t,,.u iuau no monev at sll but wsnted to huv'i....J. A - 1 i . ..... " a Liberty Bond sa badly I wtixT .i.Mnv m i h;ht. I IKVMU April. I J. l.nrrir i MiitiT, snitoum-tiig that Im would ihm iH-rmll lite lllard-Fullon luimlin. ship fight In Im staged In toloradii, : MigicoK'd that llcriln wouhl Ik the j Im-m. iNiitkvriMiiHl for llMtii HAROLD CASEY WINS csnss rmiiiiRY rub PENDLETON MIGHT BECOME "Not a person our rounds who symptoms of disloyalty." This was the tribute psld to Mea cham residents by J. D. Casey, dis trict chairman for the little mountain town, who was down yesterday bring ing with him subscriptions to liberty Hopds totaling $U'60. This sum was In addition to a like amount subscrib ed through the O.-W. by employes, and besides Mr. Casey has severul hundred dolstrs more he expects to get. Mearham. because of its remote ness, has never been reached In pre vious campaigns ssve through the railroad company but the new county oiganixatlon created a eeparale dis trict there. Mr. Casey was made chairman and he declares the experi ences he had in personal solicitation well repaid him for all his effort "It does a man good to find out how loyally our people are thinking and feeling In spile of the fact tiial some of them are absolutely unahlo to tuke bonds-' urntth.boU't?waJ:d3 Amiens, however, and, gaining slightly against ' ems T com on the French. . - u fered to sacrifice 60 cents rheCmrey.of IZLt uZZTy I Rie is recognized as the key to important posi- ' . i with a dollar in the house, in debt tions on a lb mile front from La Basse to the Scarpe sep- :ofre:dr.r.rouTde.ndn bMvy Tot he wo mair batOefronts. There is continuous : ing for a smaii crop thia year, dug up artillerjing here. . Arras is the objective and Hindenburg ,' enough money to make initial pay- will Certainly Strike here. ' ments on three $50 bonds. Almost all . ; of the wood choppers subscribed and everyone in the district who couldn't I ; take bonds la going to take war i sumps, he states. ' InGlbbon the experience of the so ' llrltors was much the same. J. F. ; Thompson, the chairman there, and his fellow solicitors sent down a sign jed statement to the effect that every person in Gibbon district who waa at ?all able had subscribed. Athena reports only three of herlner Ridge. i Potential euhscrlters ho have not : "come through" and these are expect jed to soon, rlimllur reports are telng i sent In from all districts In the coun-fty- THIS MORNING'S Fir.iiTixr: With thi; British armies, April 13. The Brit ish front was withdrawn west of Merville early this morn ing following continuous fighting from La Basse to Mes sines Ridge yesterday. Massed German divisions exerted the greatest pressure toward Bailleul, determind to widen the breach to imperil the Passchendaele sector of Messi- HEADQUARTERS FOR POLICE ' PRQCESS; GOOD CAME SUNDAY Pendleton has a chance to become Keli-b and Captain Williams relative headquarters for the eastern Oregon to securing reoiuiis from this ca oompany of state police but some ef- and county. There will be between 40 and 60 prlvutes in ths eastern Ore Austin Ford Second, Donald on ... rT-.Lj-j s .kept in ei .Wooaworxn, iniru, in Big Event. Ths three and one-half mils cross country race which run yester. day afternoon from the high school, was won by Hsrold Csaey, boss lima waa II mlnutsa and II seconds. Ths nest two men In wcrs . Austin Ford l 4 4, and LMinald Wuod worth, 1 1, to. Tha raoa started from the firs house near the high school snd end d up at Iba Intersection uf Kl Kluff and Msln streets. Klcven boys t.s.k psri In the raoa but all did not finish, sonis riding Is) In rare which hhd been sis Honed along the course to open Ihs gates. This lima la got as good as that In which las race was run last year aa ths first ansa In Isst year finished In H So, Thla doua not Indicate a aloe) raea yestsrdsr. however, as Ihs lime s4 sar established a record for Ibis veal- will probably hsrs to be nude to ra their location here inssmuih other aastern Oregon cities are urulnghelr claims. There will be but ens company m eaaiern Jireson snd part of the, company will be sch city. .However, the coai- pany officera will maintain head'iuar- tera In one of ihs "principal this part of Ihs siste. Muoager Kill Fisher of the Port land bull team will send his most promising recruits into action to morrow afternoon ut Hound-l'p park against a fast aggreKHtlon from Wal la Walla- The mini who will pitch or me opposing leiim nils been slsn- Lieputy Nherirr Jake Msrin this morning received letters from Major gon compsny and the iintiiiiiuin pay is lo a mouth. julpiiient will be fur;illisd. The officers prefer men who hsvs had previous military ex perience thougii aioone tielweeri lhs'1 'y rstu-r to tli.ii a I'tirtluml unl' sues uf It and 15 is eliKible to apply, '"nil on l lie JMh so ihut the gams Knlistiiient must be msile for Iwu'W'll give the Itesher pilot an onpor- cities of ears and eaih enlisted man musi'lunlty of looking over the stuff glvi-wfull time. The aisle police will which a new recruit curries, lie la look particularly to the suppress!. arilttlotl. n of Itoy lh- Grief, the Whitman college. r Isiu-r suuoiitict-il star twlrlrr of Ills line-up for Repeated enemy attacks between Givenrhv n1 Twin today failed. The Germans gained a footing in Neuve Eglise, but were held everywhere south of La Basse while the British stormed some enemy strongholds near Given- chy. ..''- ALLIES RETAKE TOWNS. PARIS, April 13. Allied troops todav recflntur! tfia ' ' entire village of Hangard-en-Santarre, 10 miles southeast : the game aa follows: Hessian and of Amiens it is officially reported. -uin:.hr.fJ'U,'cf. FJr1. 'between Monte Didier nd Noyon there is heavy bom son si., inner s Pembroke and bardiiient. Two enemy surprises failed. Rht-ims i hnm. .I;!;:: bardcd "ntJnually and is afire." v STILL HOLD BAIIXLEUI 1 LONDON. April 13. It is learned that the British con-, tinue to hold HailleuL The lines have lieen reinforced but the Bituutiun is critical. Jollllitoit P. Thflr MM ailllUIHIOf-d A wt-k mix! u half uf prmlltti haa Ufti iht I'tirtlund mutiui.fr u n-ity line mi IiIh rni-n mid h hum ) reutly ntul IiIh dt-t-iKitmn nn a niiin. hrr- M lit- ;ilriud rflfM-ifd Third iCuiitinufJ on 4.) HUSKY SENIORS WIN BATTLE AT HIGH SCHOOL LAST NIGHT WALLA WALLA CROWD MAKES U ll I.I M I1III4 .IP MMMSJ. T HIP liltlTlKM lltuM. A lord WIFE CALLS THOMAS JUST FOOLISH IBOY ''''i-Lmt w luirled Into site-u I 13 I row ls the rnssa ttUll AlltPT.AKl IX IlAIIfc Artl l I Iwr alndiisiupiwrctaasmeii Iansi4ssl 1st asi rev "my air raid Isud this snd met the other tiigtrt, I 'rd I Vernri mswsitd . eiiual denrinlnsMor. For .nlsi wee drol-n-d In 1 1st ntaea , onloi.kers. of whi:?h lie rvsntrf, raastnf tvasidrraMo The aerond f Is In In which the 'II class of ths high school haa Issen cm gaged for ths purpiaM of defending their nomersls, iM-urrsd last nigbl between nine and len o'clm-k al the firs house, .south of the sch'od, their opponent, being the Junior class. Ths seniors wvns otitnumlHfr.d two to ons bul because of I heir adsanlags In slsa Ihey csme out the vlclors and are ;now the acknowledged leaders jsch.iol. About IS lbs Junior, msde a nsd on.isugtit, llilnking ihey would isksiihs air I., wluxt. when their I their oppo nents by Suiprlee. Hut the 1 rhu,,,,,, t, mil th. lr men were prepared forlsionn.1. iim! l.l.n i... a...... In.ys Willi guts a w lilte tbi . naie were t hea class wss on lop then Ihey would change positions ssstn. lhs slrae Mien were lu.y with Ilia rupes lying their vii-lliiis' hands and feet, then dissglmt them off into Ihs weeds where Ihey would be unaMe to de foriher harm. About ten o'clock the 'IV clsss de cided fate wua egutuwt them and oos hy one they gave up. The mighty litjsuiur gae a lusty cheer snd com mented repslming their numerals- "tie point lu favor of the fell., ioi lbs of ihs r- 1 1 1' ft, astier .W.W. KISS AMERICAN FLAGsii3 ItasM- ut . Uolrsxsrha y did Mut xnws Us ii iiwgqy. f ee-.li lewsja gilil.-rlMsr s lUisr. linnsj an leer, dam- great- many, could not nil which aids mhh of the H winning put. Sometimes unt ( guvd nsturcil. UMA shears on ihrlr tinf.irtu epiuirieiiis. dlsfigMiaiing iheif for weeks lo come. fUhUiig was entlrelj WALLA WALLA. Wash, pill H Wlllani A. Itlllmuu. a local photo gtspher was forced to kiss l lie Am erican flag here la.l lilsht, foil. .wing ills refusal to reoioi-s his hat while ra was the t'tiited Males Naval Itrserte loiid of llrruirlton -lsiug "The gtsr sitsnsled llulint r." as the finale of a big l,terly loan meeting. litltmsn vil roughly b.ii1letl i ibe ir..uil ebi.'h .ul.i.-.l P u.iu.r i K I owell slid I lelil tluiiiUIrr i f the French army, while lillliuan was had t III lop vf Ihs LliM-rt)' temple and foteed to kiss the Htiirs ami stripes rs- 'i lllo.Ui. He was then tsken to the cltv Jail and lot ketl up tot ilia night under an ln esl ls.l Ion'' chtilgr. A lata rlo.ls.l l..ll..r.l hi, ii lo ihs JaiL but , rf.-red no toUtue. K,ne of the sfitie guard s.-vonii snle.l llilltnsn lo the l.akop to prole. I liiem. Nearch of hi. p.-kta showed a new IT W W. u.-oiIh r-tap eai.t n,.,te out "Me. llatltl rlillt .'--o people elt.-mled the l.llH-rtv loan rail v. ersards vhaiactrrlsed th the cn:wd as "uncertain William Tbodlas. I t'uiersil. and Mrs. 21. v -ic of a soldier I couple reentered St I , Thursday ss man arid f the t'hu-ago M. Oranger IVance. The In. ago hot. ife. Mrs. Thoitiua look Mrs. UrtsMger Into the Thomas notne salns. 'I'm lerri bl soirv for ou snd will h. Is oii sll that's aissiMa- Mr Thvmss Is Joet s Ilk . f-. ! 1 l,oi. He should ha known better This affair la none ,f ths pub'u s t-iis,tt as." ..t IIIIN NiiVk WAllV'iTn.. April I I The 1 !.- f r Iters sft- ert Loan i-jU, ripttou at the end of temper of the first week ts I'H.I"" ons, sccord Ing lo pff;.sl announcement. sure lrge4s. . II I- hr4lersj I lie sssH.sse, rrosst I ImssMiesr IrirrMi. tarilsnr (igtula Hires, Is. Ilk-I. Ileal, ngtiling rvessil II Is as. lusraiu.e aassiasi ssXSsss-sss-M isf lhe VsoleSM ktlls. lharias eM faslal.asrs , lug ws-wreesl in us fsss laassw. Use Itnila biased aaiay fossa fee. lond hs-slaea assj dlt.-trs. Mel sells KsiMrr-si Is. 4. ing r.ans Hs.js) ass utltalt-sl li-.l-. figtii- '"f'SHI baa ISilvanl . S'.V.rs - meni upon Kuesls l.y e.rrunonj atvsut I eeat of IS. givernsd.