D.'.'LY EVEIll'iG EDITION I
DAILY EVEIIIilS E0!Ti2i!
Number Coptics printed of yesterday's
VaUy Hriitton.
2,751
ThU paper In a member of and audited
Jf tha Audit liureau of Circulation.
WEATIIES FORECAST
TnniKht anil Thursday unsettled!
weather, probably showers. ,
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DAILY
SEMH.'LTXLY
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
CITY OFFICIAL PAPES
VOL. 30
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1918.
NO. 9429
HINDENBURG SEEMS READY TO RENEW WEST FRONT OFFENSIVE
wo
fi-AX
STRENGTHENING FORCES; HAS 2 MILLION '' 130 DIVISIONS IN LINE
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RED
CROSS
TO
START DRIVE
ON MAY 20TH
Patriotic Service League
Handles Work in Umatilla
County This Time.
$600,000 WILL BE
RAISED IN OREGON
Seventy Five Per Cent of
New Money Goes to
" General Fund.
The Second War Fund Drive for
the American Red Cross Is next on tha
Program and there Is not long; to
wait. The date set for the big drive
for 1100,000,000 has been fixed as the
week of May 20-i7.
Already plans are under way in
1'matllla county for raising; the quota
here within a few days. WhIJe the
matter of raisins; the funds Is delegat
ed to each chapter of the lied Cross,
here In 1'matllla county the machinery
of (he Umatilla County Patriotic Her
vice LeuKue will utilized.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the leufrue with Chairman W. L
ThoniiHxin and Secretary IT. H. Roose
velt of the chupter was held yester-
day afternoon to discuss pluns of pro
cedure and the Hed Cross official
turned the entire campaign over to
, the league.
Meniliers of the executive commit
teo will probably make a lour of the
county during tha next few days to
advice with the various district chair
men upon the preliminary work,
orrcjun'a yuola nuo.ooo.
Oregon Is to aim nt fttno.floo. as
waa the case In the first Ked Crowi
war. drive, whea over $l,00.(ioo waa
subscribed, l'ort land's quota has been
- set. na lie fore, at f SfiO.Ooa, while Ihe
aim for the stalo at large Is ,3G0.00.
The county quotas have not yet been
fixed but 1'matllla. county's will prob
ably be between $30,000 and $:ir..ooo
Mr. Corbett has appointed H. F.
Vltham as state manager, and Mr.
'W'liham. In turn, appointed a series
of assistant state managers, who be
gan this morning a lour of the state,
which will take them to the chapter
headquarters of each district, to as.
slBt In perfecting organisation. Koch
a-jilMant manager Is one who has
made a record previously In Liberty
Ixian, Red, Cross, y. M. C. A. or sim
ilar flrlve. and In some cases. In all
of them.
Morrow, l'inaillla. I'nlun and Wal
lowa counties will be In charge of J.
O. Klrod. well known eastern Oregon
farmer and wheat grower- lie was a
colonel In the Inst Liberty Loan drlvs
and has an Investment office in
Portland and a sawmill near Ku
gene. Mr. El rod has made a con
spicuous record In many lines of pa
triotic endeavor.
The The headquarters of both the
city of Portland and the state cam
paigns will be at Liberty Temple.
Portland,
The lied Cross war fund dollar Is
really $1.02 for of every dollar sub
scribed to the Ited Cross In the drive
last year, (1.02 has been available,
the two cents representing Interest.
The funds subscribed will be depos
ited "5 per cent to the credit of the
Amerb-sn National Hed Cross for war
work abroad and SS per cent for the
war work of the local chapter.
Not a cent will be expended from
the war fund for the expenses of the
campalan In any way. Woven hun
dred dollar was allowed to Oregon
by National headquarters from mem
bership dues and this has been ex
pended on the printing of receipt
books, pledge cards, etc. Campaign
expenses will be borne by the general
chapter fund.
With tho exception of Ill.Aon.onn
which will be expended or contract
ed for liefnro Juno I. the linn.nnn.nnn
originally sulwcrKwd to tho Hed Cross
has been expended.
H. W, Hcks, traveling passenger
agent of the O.-W. t. X. was hrre
overnight and left on No., this
morning- j
i j ,
j FOR FREEDOM THEY DID NOT GET
T7 Vi ' 'JVsV' i
t. M l I II
V :l 1 ': I-'' V
X TRA
W.ISHIXGTOX, May 8. See.
n-lury liaker today annouiiccd
that- more than SOd.CMHI Amerlcau
troopa are now in SYauco.
Six Americans Get
Croix De Guerre
For Battle Bravery
UITir TIIK AMEHK AX.S IV
PICAIIDY, May .Six Ameri-'
canx were decorated with Hie
Croix de CJuerre. Captain Hyducy
Graves motorc.wIed tlirou-;!! two
enemy barrages, c-arrylnjc out. a
a mlfcxlon. Mcrgeant W. Omtwl
and lrivate J, Xendciiluill. mcm-Ix-ra
of the signal corps nutlntain
ed tel(-hnne oomniHiiioatioiM with
tlie rear during a honvy gas at
tack. Lieutenant Paul lHily, Rcr
geant IC. AVetib and Private Ben
nett are cited for gallant and ef
ficient patrolling.
ThU Is the firtt picture to nrrlve In I weak" and that spring sowing has not
this country showing the proclamation ) b-en what the (termuns expected,
of the Ukrainian ri'pulllc. IVanon! i t'krainlans Germany fears will start
women ure shfwn wijh banners pro-! an uprising that will break the whole
claiming the independence of their j fabric ofthe "peace" she focced. They
country. London now rcinrtH that ; Innist on real freedom. According to
ermuny has declared martial law in 1 iennu. reports, the peasants ruined
Ukrainia on the ' basis that ' thoJmoHt of the crops ruther than feed
I'krainian gitverninent hu been "too, their oppressors.
DOCUMENTS SHOW
ENENY DOWNCAST;
ALLIES HOPEFUL
WASHINGTON", May 8. Tho Brit
ish mlKsion announced "heavy rains
arf drenchfnar Flaiidors, cmiperatlnfc
with the allied kuilh in a harrassing
ftro to block tho fJrmati offensive.
Tho ent'iny i exfieriencinff theKreat
Bt didf fifiilty with transportation.
The fjprnians are now realizing? in the
old Ypres -salient what Flanders mud
really is.'
The firitish mission declared the
west front situation to "be "entirely
satisfactory." iHrCuinents captured
continually show that " the German
troops are pessimistic.
MAURIC
F
HAD
BEEN
OUSTED
BY 'PREMIER
Present Xritic of Lloyd
George Removed for Criti
cism of General Foch.
ATTACK ATTRIBUTED
TO HIS DOWNFALL
Former Director of Oper
ations Wanted More
Speed From Foch.
1.247,000 IN DRAFT
ARMY BY JUNE FIFTH
WASHINGTON, May 8. I'rowder
announced that national army mobil
isations by June 6, one year after the
first registration would total l.StT.
00. The futures show that two-thirds
of the second draft call will be mo.
blllsed by then.
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
WILL BE SUBMITTED TO
PLAN
CITY
The Commlnnion form of povern
ment will In all probability be offered
attain to tho voters of Pendleton at
the full election nteps having been ta
ken laM evening by tho roiuniercial
AHMortatlon to place an amendment
providing fr the managerial symeir.. '
on the lallnt,
Tho matter was brought up hf foru j
the Commercial Asfoclittion by W I, :
Thompson and his moHon fr the ap-
point m out f a committee from tho 1
a toeiatloii to act with a committed!
from the council In prei'iti Ins an I
tlons the tissue was beclouded by be
Iniff aKKocltcl , with local controversies
It ik decided at tho polls. He wo?
of tho opinion that, at either election,
the amendment would have carried .f
it had been prescntd on Its merits.
Mr. Thompson declared that h
nrnitor of nelKhboririff cities have
tried out the rtm mission form of gov
ernment and found It satisfactory and
much prefcruble to the councltmanic
ft-rm. The managerial plan itf com
mission 'vernmcnt was favored b
Mr Thoi'tton but he expressed his
wiHinsiiettti to leave the matter In Ihw
RAILROAD MUST HAVE
INCREASED RATES TIT
" BEET WAR 'EXPENSES
WASHIXGTOX, May 8. The rail-
road administration in planning to in
crease freight and passenger rates be
cause an f 8H0.ttfiU.00U deficit threat
ens for the first year. It was authori
tatively declared' that Secretary Mc
Adoo would consider the increases im
mediately after disposing of the wage
commissions report and fuel contracts.
Passenger officials forecast a uniform
two and three fourths cent passenger
rate. The charge will probably boost
freight rates seven and a half percent.
The vastly greater fuel bill necessitates
the increase as docs also the increased
payroll.
IjOXIMN, May a The JJoyd-
Gearge government's must serious
crisis 1m exiKKXcd to calmliiato tomor
row, ftoth tddes are stnmtioufdy mua
te-rinjr votes for and aaJiist tJtc 3Lau
ricc cliargca.
J. W. T. MASON- .
XKW YORK, May 8 The Iwue of
militarist resentment against the or
ders of the British civilian govern
ment waa raised by General Maurlce'9
public accusation of lying- against the
Lioyd -George ministry., , , ,
Xo demrtcratic government deliber
ately misleading public opinion can
continue to exist, but Maurice's
charges are not yet proved.
This Is Maurice's second Impetuous
criticism. He first attacked General
Foch during: the German Flanders j
offensive for not sending French re- j
serves a swiftly as Maurice desired-
It In highly improbable he would have
attacked Uoyd -George jmt for hla re
moval for thin offense. The Maurice
charges cover statements made a
month ago. If so very xerlous ax
Maurice declared, why was he quiet
so lone? ; -
" ' IIoyct Georjje Hviui responsible for
Maurice' removal becauae lie resent
ed his criticism of Foch.
M Register Men
Reaching 21 Years
Every Three Months
W.VSHJXGTOY. Slay . Tli
quarterly draft regiMt ration of
men reachlnr 21 during next year
. may te neeemiuued by the new
army expansion program. Provost
woneral Crowdcr today told the
' I f ous military commlttew
CVowder preenteiil ertmatei for
15,00(MM0 Which M 93.0(MI,000
more titan this year's draft ck
pendJturCH-
Quarterly rejcbtration will be ex
pcnive," lie said.
WANT CIVILIAN AS
HEAD OF
(Card d. groat
WASHINGTON, May 8. Many are
urging the appointment of a civilian
head for tha ordnance department,
co-incident with Secretary Baker's
Investigation of the ordance situation.
Those favoring the civilian head de
clare military men are best fitted to
distribute the ordnance, whereaa its
production needa a big businessman.
FOUR MEMBERS OF
HIGH SCHOOL CORPS
ARE NOT REELECTED
t
Minority Leader Mann
Leaving Congress, Warns
Against Hasty Critics
AVA SH I XGTO.V, M ay
Congress "not to condemn the war's
proHecutlon too hastily, because leg
islative as well, as executive mistakes
hav tbeen made, Minority Leader
Mann bade farewell to the present
session, his physician having prescrib
ed gardening?
The whole house rose, cheer tny
when he said in this war there's no
partisanship.
Flection of high school teachers was
held last evening: by the school board
All of the present instructors were re
elected with four exceptions. Th
principaishtp was left open for appli
cations. The other three teachers.
Victor Slang, assistant in the manual
training department and Miss Evelyn
Hcchen, commercial instructor ?' and
Miss Iola. Doherty were not re-elected
the board wishing to defer action.
Inasmuch asj the gas engine course
I being put m the school under the
Hughes act., the board is yet undecided
as to whether an assistant in the man
ual training department wilt be need
ed.
The following teachers were re-el
ected: C. A.. Veburg, manual training;
J. I Whitman, science; Camille Iol
son, language; Norma Graves, ng-
8. Advising lish; Anita Slater, assistant; Caroline
Bonney, history; Catherine V. Hoag.
domestic science; Alberta Ca vender,
assistant; Louise Bailey, physical cul
ture; Myrtle Harrison, mathematics
and Mrs, M. W. Fore ha wf music.
FOE DOUBTFUL
OF ABILITY TO
GAIN VICTORY
British Again Advance Be
tween Somme and Ancre
Taking Many Prisoners.
BwsshwssssBsaja
ENEMY ARTILLERY IS
BUSY NEAR KEMMEL
Australians Make Further
Advance Over Two Wide '
. , Fronts. , , .
13
AMERICANS ARE
KILLED
amendment was cirrled uiiiiniiiiiiusly. j hnmla .f (he Joint committee.
The coiniiiiasliin form or ai.vern- i I'resMcnt Hucr of tho Ominirrlnl
monl hm tlo Iwn vnted on In I'tn- Assiirlallon has not yet named hla
dlelon anil both times the noirn.lim in . n.mmit'er. Mayor Vanxhan was pres
as ilifi'.iUtl by a siiiull iimmliv , ml at the meeting anil will pro ha I. It
However, an pointed out by -Mr j mime a rommlttee from the council
Thompson last evening, at both elec- this evening.
AERIAL COMBAT FOUGHT TODAY
Amerl
names.
. . WASHINGTON. Muy 8
can cas u a 1 1 1 cm today give
Including 13 killed, three missing, two
dead from accidents, and three from
disease. Thirteen are severely
wounded and 41 slightly.
CLOSE FROM 9 TO I
ON DECORATION DAY : I
OVER TWO BILLION
FOR SHIPBUILDING
BULLETINS
WASHINGTON. May 8. Chairman
Hurley informed the House appro-
BAKKK'S SKtltETAKY DRAFTED
VASHIUTO-, May . Italph
Hayes, Secretary lister's private sec
retary expected to be drafted into the
nationa1 army Immediately.
DEKHAI DF.D KARMEItS.
POItTI.AM, May 8. Joheph Knnes
was arrested today, eharjeed witii hav-
1110. ONrd tlie mails to defraud A4HI
priatlons committee that the nation's vahliiBlon and (Irrtton farmers by
shipbuilding hill for this fiscal year jofrerln to buy their produce at big
will be $2,223,000,000. Practically all prices but not paying tho fanners,
will be used in directly producing
shlos- CADFT AVIATOR KII.I.EO.
j HEMPSTEAD, Ijoiut Island. Slay 8.
r A kin nw A C A C UttCC ,,rt John Irwin, or .MtsKlsKtnpl,
SAiSU rLiA I J AO iVIiOO iwaa killed ami two aviators Injured to-
a, jday when two planes collided at Camp
Mills.
WILSEY LEAVES FOR
WASIII.Vt'TON, May 8. ieraian is
w - a m . kirTTPmnnO fccdliiB "'e ieoile on tile sales of
I CJiVllyCi I I KJtrj vast Ixwly captured tliiriuir tlie psut
BETWEEN
AMERICANS
AND
HUNS
.IVF1 IP IHMiltl IMA.
7.1 HUH, May . Tha ikwo trea
ty w hich It a nut ni Imm jiiMt i4ginl
with live central power itrovltlra for
llM) ceding of MMitlicrn rlirmlja tu
Hula aria and iMrrthsern Itaihrtidj to lc
rwled by tiiit ininilwiiHi iiendlnvt
nrttlement. iHrbnidJa H on tlx lUack
IC and hm popiilntlon nf joo,oo.
WITH TIIK AMKKIfA.N'S IN 1U
nAINK May 8. 4'alain .lame Jlal
of Colfax, Iowa, l. missing foH'twin.
an aerial rum bat bf lmrcn fmir lii r
niRns. and three Antcrlcntts this morn
Inff. Tho AnierlranM were l in ilc
within the (territitn frnticr. nrth nr
Ton). Hall was f lying lowest. All
the iilunt'S beuan diving and turning.
oeKing an advanttiKOMi Mltiun.
Friends tlicvc that Hall landed safe
ly and Is now a prisniicr. Th t,rr
mans hnve sent a new aerinl "t ircus"
to, thia front cmpised of tlie Ihm
' tiernian stunt f lyei-s hrrau -r of re
cent American aerial stictesnes.
The Germans ore tricky. They
sent me ir two planes to lure the
American flyr. then folloMfd with
rflnftircemerits gi - ly ut nun1 tcrinK
tlie Americann. They Alo sent one
tbw-fllng lientinti piane lining the
?mtrt-an dn ncn ft)r inttbe Merman
Hio then a liriiimn sii;olrui drup
rd down fnm the chm!&. '
. IMfMlUV m:t.
Ki(Kl FI.Itirso
MTTlf TIIK AMI.ItK'AX i t.V Til K
l'l '.K1 Y FHOXT. M..y S. An rri-
enn4 artillery thruHKlimit the nlitht '
l'tiuioled tJenmin itinii at Cnn
tlny, fturteiiijiit.chc. Kuntulnen ous.
Monie Pldier. Mesnil. St. (gorges and
all the jnuds and wmij.
I'r.der extrt-niely heavy fire Can-
tiK(i) ftT-st wn detroed by hijth
' e.li si. Knemy aufi'ly trains are
deluded with Fhe!lf. The nky l
. ab..se. lliK-he urullery nhells the
A iin rir;m rvar itrjeantauit lon. The
wia'htr Ik rfert. French Hup bine
"i r flat kii . ifr t ite .crtiiati I in cm.
The (rout if a ffi-.t i-C lunrl. .
;:p.A OF WHEAT
of candy as a token of appret i-
Her .lead and t decorate the"""" from Jack l:obli.5.m jA QAIir Tlir l OQ1, I f(,r . w, b..t imt) vy hemvy lhl.
r of friem, n.d b.ive, f 1 l jib ABUVt I Ht HUKMAL
be .I.Tl,i,,. to eb.se H..d the h..(ira Hcso,.illtHin HIU, lhc u1bcr mem- ' ",,- 'treed to get in
All btiylnrsH In Pendletofl will be
KOspended on lectiruti"n Iki.v, May 30
between the btnirs of a, m. and 2
r. m. in obseranre of tb d;iy not
asld to honur th inctimry of our
old
Riav
T
of cb-Finc were made la,;t eveidnir at
a meet ln tf the O'lnmerchtl Astcin
tion. L l. ioyrep. etiairinan of the
coiiiinitiee on pliy ffalrn, prewntei
an a itrr-mit MiKned t- eery baAlnes
house in i'enaletoti t cbise on any
occaiin wmcticned by the Commer
cial AHiK'iation and city council, pro
viding three days notice le Riven.
There were If 3 iKtier to the agree
ment and Mr. Sayrca reported not a
single ref jh1.
Several of the busineae men at the
meetlnir but evenlnij wanted to close
all da May 3i and a number of nth
em wnnted t close only from 10 to
1 2. The hours finally decided upon
were in the nature of a compromise.
The ln It id Spun if h War Veteran
are inkiuc the lead in arrangements
for i he otrr of the; d-ty and
will be nN(Hl by the A. XX.
Miss Myrtle Wilsey, Pctidle
ton's firat young woman to enter
tho federal bervice as a yenmn
ctte of the naval reserve, was
ven a rousins farewell by the
udietoti band and a lare num-
ler of frtenda nt 2 o'clm-k thi3
afternoon a she boarded the
Northern 1'acific train for lirc-
nierton, where she will be ta
4., six immttiH. orrM'iai aisiii-ffiefi iicrr
si tow tliat the (rtniiRm Halm tin eap
- tore of 1 d 11 odor witrlli S7I7,OOO.t0.
i
I -.l1'l BI HST KIM.S J.
l,-Ksit li.. Wot Va-, May a
- fltNHllHirsI oIay Mmck IMx
iMiac. kllhu; T-ien porsonH. Tito fUtod
; KWoH. away dwflliucH-
WlfJLf.VH PIIIMJP SIMMS.
WITII TIIK HlliTlKH AftMTFS.
May 8 -llindenburx apprara ready
to Mtrik It h Imrned that wit m
eiiinerjr ooinpoalnff road, raUwaya
lrtdpe, imirdrunvtH. airplanea and ar
tillery coiM-entmUoa fa compieted,
while number Ion troop refrastied.
await tlie of tensive' a order. Tbe Ah
traUana advanced affain north of tlie
80 nunc, once 300 yarda oa a 500 yard
front, and again to a ftOO yard depth.
on a aoo yard front.
My compntaUonet allow SOa enemy
enemy dlvifdona, well over twn million
men. on tlie west front, with ISO dl
vision in line. llindeJibnr.r to pre-
Humably in about tlie aamo poaltiou
now aa on March Si wlUu two Import
ant dlfferencrs. Ttten ItiN troops wera
fienli and defied with Cite victory Idea
and lie atoo had tlie advantage of
winter-long- fireparaUnna In maffiin
cry. A new drive mast be niwtertak
en with Ida men doubting their own
abiUty. -
lo.MH), May a. The British
have aiaun advaiM-ed ttietr linen lie
tween tlie hummfr and AmT-ex, taHiijr
prinnerN, llaiif animHncvd ' totiuy.
Tltere was heavy riltat eamioiiadinjf
In Handera. Knemy nrtileryinjc n
creatsed UiW niorniiijr on tlie nortliem
fiorUon oT the Flandeni front, about
Meteren and Kenunei.
PARIS KKPOKTS ACTIVITY.
PAICIS. May ft. Tliere la moat vio
lent artilleryiiur today north and
Mouth of the Avre river ou tlie Amiens
front. It ta officially annonnced.
The Australians first feinted with
a heavy bombardment In another por 1
tion of the sector between tha ftomme
and Ancre and then attacked limub
taneously on two front. The enemy
barrajred tremendously with shrapnel
and machine guns but could not check
the Australians. Sunehlne deluge
the ibattle field.
HOLMES WILL FIGHT
FOR WYOMING COAL
PORTLJVND, Ore-. f May S Fuel
Administrator Holmes of Oregon la en
route to Salt Lake City to attend the
conference of western fuel administrator-,
which convenes Thursday, May
9. At the conference ways and
means of providing- the North Pacific
section of the nation with fuel and
securing its dint rib u tion at lowest pos
sible cost will be diacuRMCd.
In thia connection Holmes Is deter
mined that the reported plan of
Washington state's mine operators to
capture the Oregon market by secur
ing an 'embargo on Utah and Wyo
ming coal, shafl not go through. He
takes the stand that Oregon particu
larly eastern Oregon. Is a heavy con
sumer of Interniuuntain coal and '
that It would be an Imposition on
them to force tbe use of Washington
coal which would coht aa much If not
mc re. not Including the higher freight
charges.
I Moreover. Holmes declares that the
j cf-nipeatcd freight Klluutinn may not
) Kot any better and he wants all the
l tuc-l be (an get to prevent any short
' ae this cumbis winter. Hlnce the
V'Vernment hart virtually decided tu
citrlitil the o-e of fuel nil In the north.
I west. It ut expected that tbe demand
bers of that body.
Mr. Itobinson and II v. Al-
fred IockwiKr eaeh made short
talks, wishing Mb- 'i!ey Uod
speed, and tbe crowd gave three
cheers. The band played "The
Mar Spangled Panner as the
train pulled out.
Mus Wilsey was a senior at
the Pendleton high school, and
although she will not be here for
graduation. nht said fhe was
gtsd to go. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs..L. F- Wiiwy, of
512 Clay street.
Miss Theima Kichardson. al-
so of this city, enlisted In the
naval reserves at the same time
as Mi Wilsey, but has not been
called to service.
VASMINiT. May g, The con
oftion of wuiH-r wheat May 1 was
per cent normal against 7- per
cent on Aril l and hj.t for a Irt-year
average, t he ariuHiiral depart men
announced today.
The winter wheat acreage May 1
wa-s s.c;.aMi greater than last year
The wheat crop is one of the coun
try's large!. It demonst rates how
the American farmer Is responding to
help win the war.
their fuel
i chii na n 0.1
pplies ntw and take no.
nettle. das this winter.
; SOLDIERS 111 FRANCE
WONT GET TO VOTE
, 1
Scire at tha risk of hla own I iff,
j WASHIXUTu.V. May . Tha war
lilFpartmrnt lircklvd that anldlora In
! France will not I permitted l
('He Ir4vM r liar lUminc Guard, tin cumins elections. Men training
iAKl!s lUv . A (iernian prison- ' here can vote If their states wish to
er named Kreilerich has been off lei-1 collv-ct the Iwllots.
ally congratulated and cited bv the1 The department announced that
military authorities for bravely resru- Franc rota could not 4m taken wlth
Inp a ituard from drowning; In the, out seriously Interfering with mlUtar