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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAFiR
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DAILY EAf r I KEGpNlAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918
NO. 9403
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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.