illsls
ATTACKS UPON
ITALIAN LINE
Teuton Forces Have Been
j Reorganized and Streng
! thened in Recent Weeks.
sTIIIS FORCE MAY BE
I DIVERTED TO WEST
Activity on the" Macedonian
Front Following Advent
of Spring.
'' HKXRT WOOD.)
' WITH TUB FRENCH AFIELD,
May u News from the Italian front
today established the fact that nines
the Austro-German Inspired prrrm an
nounced the Impending offensive
- against Italy Indications are dally ap-
, parent that Teutons on the Italian
J front are reorganizing and preparing
an offensive.
f ine Austriuns have inaugurated a
raiding campaign which usually pro
ceeds an offensive. Kf feetlve divl)
alons which Were allowed to decrease
during the winter are now reinforced,
companies arc Increased and artillery
,1a strengthened.
! Allied strategists realize this new
Inllltary concentration could easily be
diverted against the Franco-British
front.
I The Macedonian front reawaken
Uif following; the winter's Inactivity. !
the Franco-British have captured j
several village; Bulgarians bow ex-i
cluslvely hold the Macedonian front.'
..- x f-
Nurse Cheers SoWV
With Rouiv torics
' -y 'jf
Talca of thf vton Round.
t'p prove y ' Mng to Inter-
aim cmet j soldiers In tlio j
hospital, according. to Miss fctuulu A-
P. Walsh, Pendleton nurse wr jP
cuUMtcd with tlio University
Oregon base hospital and
now on duty at tho Inuw
t Iietcmdmrt!, Va., roocjvlt.
nal preparatloa for service In
XYam. ,' .. :,
, Jn a letter to a friend, alie
Write. that, In looking through
the library tliore, she chanced to
run aenx, some articles on tlio
llound-l'p, one of tliem beiiur In
IfunHTS and written by diaries.'
Wellington Purkns Having been
an enthusiastic ' Kutind-l'p fan
while here, Mis Walsh took tlio
magazines "buck to the hospital, '
read tlto arUctca to tlio Invalid
soldiers and supplemented them
.with stories of lier, own. "Yon .
never ttaw 'such an Interested "
bunelb" she writes, "It Is eur
urlslng how little they know about
tlte west. Almost everyone of
them declared an Intention of go
ng to the Hound-I'p as soon as
, tlio war to o,ver." Miwi - Walsh
allowed tliem her collection of
Itound-rp photo and ticy
surely did enjoy Uicin," she slate.
Tlie ward surgeon chanced to
Iwsa by as die was relating sonic
thrilling Incident of tlie Jtound-
I'll and later complimented tier
upon her auliilie aa story tell
er. conveying tlie InqireaHion,
tlie thought, that the stories were
born In her imagination. Most, of
tlie aokllers tiicre are from tlie
east and aou-Ji, alie writes.
Khe has im tlnflnlie llea as to
tlie date of tlieir sal ling for
GEPIIS ii
mi TO END
flOP ARMING
Threat Made to Occupy
Moscow if Ultimatum
is Not Heeded: Ger
many Also Wants Ger
man War Prisoners Re
turned Immediately '
French Rejoice That
English Crisis Passes
? PARIS, May Ho 'The' orlsU
ha cleared the atmoMitieVc,''
a says the Echo do Paris ojuohiuf
Irfird Milliter, British war minis
i ter, in a London interview, rer
gaming the U")il George victory,
" over the Maurice charges.
j "Such event arc comparable
I to storms and have a certain ucil
t llty especially when, aa now, tho
world la- excessively tense. It
ended happily. The British gov
ernment may now pursue tlie only
task that matters, winning iho
war,"
JIOWXtH', Muy 11 The German
ambassador lint sent ultimatums to
Russia demundiitB that slio stop arm
ilia, tronim aud dKlmnd tltom already
arnml. Tlie ulUnuMJiimi also demand
ed an Immediate wllli-niriit of tlie
question regarding the returning ot
lieniuiii war prisoners and llircnlciicd
to occupy Jlww if lia-o-ia disobey.
ed.- : - '" , .
Tho foregoing . dispatch seems to
bear out the. United Press story from
t-harlcs Shaplin recently to the effect
Russia waa making serious prepara
tions to re-enter the war on the side
of the allies. j
NEUTRALS HAVE BEEII
PROFITING BYM
iLONOONllllS
AS USTROOPS
ARE REVIEWED
American War Work Class
ed as Great Achievement
by English Press; Allies
Encouraged by. American
Company Says King.
Three Mysterious
- Wrecks Cause Worry
, ; To Southern Pacific
r
POftTLAXn. May 41. Three
Southern Pacific freight cars derailed
at Grants Pass today greatly delayed
passenger trains. There was a simil
ar' delay yesterday. , Both wrecks were
the results of broken wheels. Rall-
WAKi I IN ( JT ),V, 'May 1 1 .-i-The fed
eral reserve bulletin showed six ncu
tral Kuropean nations waiting- wealthy
ram war profits. , '
Norway, Sweden, Spain. Holland.
Denmark and Switzerland .are now
Ktroneest In a century despite tho tre
ineudous increases, in public dehts and
in national taxation. Between July
1. ln, and February of this year,
bank deposits have been more than
doubled. An increase of 145 per cent
in the reserves is shown while the
bank note circulation' is now more
than '200 iier cent of the amount ac
tually, aeed when the war started.
Franca nut suspects that It Is not I r.oud officials are worried by the aim.
far in uie muim llurlty of many wrecks.-
WHILE GUNS ROAR
SOLDIERS WRITE
MOTHER LETTERS
BOYS FROM FRONT THINK THEY
AVEKAISER FEELING WEAK
UNIONS SATISFIED
, WITH DECISION
WASHINGTON, May 1 President
Konenkamp of the Telegraphers uni
on today declared that union labor is
thoroughly satisfied with the national
war labor board's decision, which ap
pointed raft and Frank Walsh ,
mediators, ruling that telegrapher
nave a Tight to Join the union without
losing their Jobs. - ,
merican soldiers who have
t see any ot . Bill's U
f wrtit 'iir,-AiTatnrvv arm
PICAHBY, May II. Hundreda of let
ters wilt leave. Pksirdy Sunday for
Ajneri(n matliera. n duirouta and
ou tallies and boxes the soldiers may
be observed writing letters to anotlicrs.
American heavy . artillery today
fiercely shelled the Oerman raoerves'
'positions In the' Monte Dlilli r neigh
borhood. New fires are observed In
Monte DIdler. Apparently an ammu
nition dump has been destroyed in
Cantlgny
A German patrol renewed Us at
tempts to capture the American 'out
post, falling. , . ,
"4 "n'h ftln; . don't. tbir Jhe J
ftf ( ie mans will last much lonset, ac- i ,
FEEJX FRANKFURTER
LABOR A0L1IMSTRAT0R
WA81I1NGTO.V. V May II. The
f'resldent has authorised Felix Frank
furter to form a national labor policy
warlime. Frankfurter becomes
bor admlnhdratur under Kecretary
Vllson. Frankfurter Hi a liberal. Ha
waa a member of the Muoney commis
sion. .
cording to a letter from Walter K
Btlts, one of the old troop) D boys now
In .Battery D, 148th Field Artillery.
The letter which has just been re
ceived by P. T. Belts, is so Interesting
It Is here given In full: L . -,
Somewhere In France.
April 15, ISIS.
Well, we arrived safely across the
old Atlantic after a rather interesting
trip. Had a good time whllo ton
board.
tin we ran Into a etorm
ni'.d believe me the waves ran moun.
tuln high. Some of the boys were
sick. I wasn't sick but can't snv I :
was real well.. '
'I1' " '
been VTt failed
h.atir.- 1
was talking "to some of tho boys
who. had been up to'Uie firing lines
and - they dldnV think the Hermans
woulir last much longer. They are
making- one last desperate crlort to
penetrate the allies' lines.
Tell Jrll the folks hello and for them
to write to me.' ...
"We have lots of fun trying to un
derstftpif these people and their ways
are strange to us, but they think the
Americans are all right, at least they
seem to.
IJsten, I don't want any of youito
worry about me aa I wil always be ti.
K: and I expect to be home by Xmaa,
Well, as I am tired will say good
night and hope to hear from you soon.
1 remain
WALTEI1.
Wants Special Show ;
i To Get Money For
Blancelt Memorial
. , .
That a srpeclal Round-fp try.
Hit" be held annie afternoju cr
.else babv Hai py Canyon s'i.iw
some evenij be held lo raixo
'mrtney for a Blancett msmorlal
at Kouml-l'p Park is sosfjestod
by Mr. A; Si: Campbell in a le-"
ter to the East qregonlan.. Mrs.
Campbell says: ,. .
ti "Vhy not give a tryout chars-!
s Inir 25 Cents SilmlRNinn ' ltl,,lr
the bf ys and girls takiutf part
give their, work free in honor of
one of their puis. Or a baby
Happy Canyon show might bo
used to raise the money. . I
have suggested to Mr. ' Hamley
that ir not too expensive have
Mr- Proctor make a 'statue of
lcil Blancett bulldogging."
Mrs. Campbell also ' makes a
w suggestion for a thrift stamp
dance, which she says was tried
with good success at -El Paso,
Texai She would require dai.c
ers to purchase stamps and this
would line up those who spend
con'kerable money on danclrg;.
'
'
LONDCW .May 11. Thousands
banked the streets today alone; the
route taken by American troops pa
rading through London. KutliusIuHin
everywhere surpassed even tho thrill
ing 1914 days. '
A stalwart American band headed
the first battalion, a Scoln guard band
headed the second, and an Irish bund
the third.
They paraded through the principal
streets to the American embassy and
Buckingham Palace where tbey were
reviewed by King George.
Secretary Baker's announcement
th;at .500.000 Americans are now in
France added to the heartiness of. the
greeting. - declared London newspa
pers. The Mail said, "This represents
really great achievement. America
has immense difficulties. They, .are
not all overcome yet but she is rap-
Idly overcoming them.'i. '
The king addressed a letter to the
American . - soldiers . , saying, "The
British people welcome you, on yottf
way to take a stand beside the armies
now fighting- in the great battle for
human freedom. The allies will gain
a new heart and spirit in your com.
pany. ' I wish I could shake each
hand. I bid you God speed on your
mission.' , . i i ' ;
The Express, said: "There need be
no half-hearted enthusiasm about the
fruits, of the American alliance."
The Times said: "Their work be
gins to tell. As their numbers grow
ii will tell more and more.'
When the Americans detrained they
were greeted by veteran Tommies,
Jocks, Jrlaple-leafers, Anzacs and ci
vilians workbound.
Kaiser May Yet Drive .
Ukrainians to Join Russ
(J. W. T. MASOJT.)
NEW YOltK, Mar 11 Faced
by tlie dangerous necessity of ob
taining more food to lessen m
dangerous csrest, Bermanr Is
. enforcing a new policy of ruth
: lcxsness In L krainia, which tnar
drive the Ukrainian republic to a
lUisHian alliance for mutual resis
tance against the Hobenzollcrns.
- Tlie kaiser's chief reason - for
creating it 1,'kralnlan republic
was to obtain food, but I'krain
tan peasant are developing
bitterly hOHtile spirit, in beginning
to realize their vassal state. , The
Germans are not Jiermittina; the
ITkrainians even to feed them
selves wlihrh is worse tlian linder
KiLssiaii rule. .r
BLOCKADED
SUNKEN VESSEL
y
WILL TRY ALFALFA
AT BIFJiS PRIISiF
jy- VIIHIH aillla
'' ' . J - - -
County Agent and Stock
men Will Experiment
With New Crop..
Old Cruiser Vindictive, 025
Feet Long " Diagonal!
Across 327 Foot Channel.
BRITISH LOST 15
MEN IN BRAVE RAID
Thrilling Operation Lasts
for an Hour During ;
Niffhtime. I !
COUNTRY FAIR KETS
HONOR GUARD $450
For the purpose of assisting the
estockmen of the Camas Prairie sec
tion who have often been severely
handicapped by the lack of winter
feed. County Agent M. S.- Khrock is
sending to the, Oregon Agricultural
college for bacterii with which to in
oculate alfalfa in the hope that It can
be then grown 'in that section. A few
of the farmers have already tried the
alfalfa, but have had very little suc
cess with It. probably because It was
not Inoculated, Mr, Shrock says. In
the new experiment, only the more
hardy varieties will be sown. . :
Last winter, many of the farmers
were forced to drive ther stock away
t xrom nome and winter it elsewhere.
aa the grain crop had been practically
a failure and it was Impossible to get
feed enough Into that section. . Mr.
Shrock says be knows of one man
who bald J3500 to winter a herd of
cajtlg laat year.
It is claimed that as much alfalfa
hay can be raised on one acre aa can f
be grown on three or four when oth
er crops are sown. Also' the alfalfa
in hardier and the' farmer Is more
sure of a crop. - : . , . ,. ".;
DOVES. May 11. The Ostend L'
boat base is effectively blockaded aa
result of the British raid. . The
Cruiser Vindictive, jj feet long-, lies
in the 327 foot channel diagonally,
British casualties include five dead,
2y wounded and 10 missing.
Commodore Unes, commanding the
operation, reported "it waa a lurid
scene. The Vindictive arrived at 2
o'clock' in the morning, the 'sched
uled time. Thundering- of guns on
ea and land and bombs exploding
from the air. mingled with the occa
sional cry of wounded. Searchltghtif
crossed above the whole scene, which '
starshells further Humiliated. For a
full 'hour this picture was witnessed
off of Ostend. The Vindictive cruised
for 29 minutes In the fog, looking for
the entrance and 't finally entered.
Jamming her bow again the pier.
Dashing motorboats then took off tha
crew amidst a machine-gun hali."
ttiMt
SPRING WHEAT WILL
EQUAL 1917 ACREAGE
Inceptions to aotne of the estimates
made by F. L Kent aa to Umatilla
county acreage are taken by some lo
cal people well informed on the sub
ject. Mr." Kent places the present
spring wheat acreage at 83 per cent
of what it waa last year and the win
ter wheat acreage at 120 per cent.
M. "W. Collins estimates that the
spring acreage this year Is approxi
mately live same as last ear and fig
ures the same to be true of winter
wheat acreage, thus making the total
acreage tha same aa In 117.
The records of County Agent Shrock
show reports on wheat acreage as fol
lows: .
tVluter Wheat.
11J 1915.
1S 828 acres HS.704 acres
Kpring Wlieat.
117 1ls.
.' 3b.0rs acres 35.933 acres
It will thua tie seen that figures ob
tainable Indicate Mr. Kent was low
on his spring wheat acrenfte but close
to the mark on the winter acreage.
As to potatoes, Mr. Kent estimates
the Umatilla county acreage as Its
per cent of last year's acreage. Mr.
tihrock's figures show 1 acres In po
tatoes last year and 14 78 acres In this
county seeded to potatoes this year.
However the extimate for the slats
early In the aprina was for 3oo acre
less in potatoes than last year. Tills
may have been cut down by subse
quent planting.
. .. , . ... - . '- - ' ,
I.
r
LOOKOUT BELOWl
n: TvmV iV -
As they used to do yeara ago. peo
ple all turned out for the "Country
Fair-" it was given by the Girls'
Honor Guard at Helix last night and
was so tsuceessful that the gumf of
,$150 was cleared above all expenses.
aceofc-ding' to Miss Virginia Todd of
this city, who is county leader. The
money will be used to adopt three
French war orphans, and to" provide
comfort kits for' the -Helix soldier
boys. "-, "' ' ' . "
A fruit cake alone rought 9300.
which must have been a surprise
e'yen to the person (or persons) who
made and decorated ft so carefully.
Different colors of Icing- fovttted the
words "Girls Honor, Guard,' and de
picted birds, flowers and othe ob
jects. Among other attractions the girls
had a country store, a chance wheel,
monkey booth, fortune teller, a "Swat
the Kaiser booth, cave of mystery,
and lemonade and lunch counters.
There was also a popularity contest.'
which ws won by Miss Kdth Muison,
Tho affair was in charge of Miss
Clara King, tho local leader, and Miss!
Kraw, one of the school teachers. j
wirs
LONDON', May U Haig- announc
ed today "the French troops advanc
ed their line northeast of Locre yes
terday .taking prisoners. A raid- west
of Merville was successful and we
took prisoners 'and a machine gun.
An attempted enemy raid east of
Vpres was stoped by our fire.'
CAPTIRE r.EKMA.Y PRISOXKKS.
PARIS, May 11. There Is active
artilery fighting around Grivesnes.
where the Americans are in line and
at M a 1 1 s Ra m e va 1, four miles north
ward, it Is reported officially. - V
A surprise attack north of Grtve- I
nes resulted in the capturing of 1&
prisoners. The French took 39 pris
oners in minor operations in .reuil
wood, also machine gttns, Varktus
raids S4tuthca-st of Monte iHdier and
alo In the Wievre region netted
prisoners and captured material, v
BAKER HAS STEC
TEI1 nTTOEK m
Contest Seems to Rest Be
tween Pendleton and
:' Baker'""'""
BEAUTIFULLY
MAD
E
ARTICLES
SHOWN
SCHOOL
EXHIBIT
' ' At HcaineVt'p i'ara thia afternoon
t-tjp hitch schools of eastern Orecon are
contending in a spirited track meet
for the eastern Oregon championship
and incidentally fos the f A. C. cup
which Pendleton has retained for two
years. The contest seems to rest be
tween Pendelton and Baker with indl-
. cations of a close finujh.
- The Pendleton line-up has been
previously published. The perermnct
of the teams from Baker and Union
are as follows:
Baker.
60 yard dash Ensbero Hardin,
Sullivan. i .
100 yard dash Same aa above.
220 yard dash Hardin, Sullivan
and Kennison-1 v
4 40 yard dash Chrlstly, Uullvaiv
Gardner. .
' S80 yard run Ward and Gardner.' '
Mile run Gardner and Chrlstly.
, Pole vault Keown.
Shotput Harding, Brown and En
berg. ' '
Discuss Gardner, Harding', En berg
Javelin Gardner and Knberg. - ,
High Jump Keown and Writ? Jit. :
Broad Jump Brown, ;. Kennison.
Harding.
hurdles Wright and
hurdles Wrigfvt and
Dainty needlework crocheting and Belfclan and other refugee children, is
hand embroidering which will make 'a card, giving the amount of work in
feminine hearts fairly long for p.. ;thla line which the -tudenta have done
niir ne t h vpr Thprn u-pra murla hi
session, catchy posters asserting thai , high 8(.hH)i K,rll) Kn( foltew.
. 120 yard
Keown.
220 yard
Gardner.
S20 yard relay team Kennlaenv i
Bnberg. Harding and Sullivan.
Coach Rough.
Vnion. i .
60 yard dash Davia and Gerton.
100 yard dash Gertson and Per
kins. 220 yard dash same aa lot. ,
,446 yard dash Gertson. ;
ISsO yard run- Griggs
Mlle run GriKgs.
220 hurdles Davis and Perkins.
Shot put Miles
Pole vault Gertson.
Javelin Miles and Perkins.
High Jump Perkins. ;
Relay team Gertson, Perkins. tk-
j vis and "Griggs.
: flannelt t'oach B.uaien.
we must save food and buy War Sav- Flannel boots. SO pairs; flannel drees-
Inits stamps, whole outfits for tiny lM fknnpl urniiM
refugee children, and beautiful wood-'skirls 26: muslin skirts 7- knit,- Officials at meet. Drake, Haley,
work articles from cedar chests and skirts. 17; diapers 210; blankets, $ fhtoupek and Frank Praaier. Cnester
ioak tables to candlesticks these are,Hn.l sundry bags. 2s. ' ' Fee- starter:; Russell Wilbur. an-
:s. nie of the items one will find at the ; , of interest to fathers and brothers nouncer.
isrhool exhlhlt displayed at the cluh
te the manual traiping exhibit '
of the seventh and eighth grade and
high school boya. This Includos 'ex-.
amples of wood turning or lathing.
Inlay work, and so on. There are
so several little panels which Illus
trate new departments, that is the
application of designa. such as the
i FIVE I). S. OFFICERS
CAPTU8E0 BY EF.Ef.lY
room of the"couiuy library this after-
tnoon until five o'clock and from sev
!en until nine tAntght. The exhibit will
aio be open tomorrow during library
. hours.
No Idea can be gotten "f the Im
fmensity and scope of the exhibit wllh-
out a personal visit. Kvery article butterfly, to wood.
in every line is so painstakingly and- Among the showing of industrial:
beautifully made that it seems ai-'work problems are a couple pf Tom-, WArHl.VGT.N. Slay 11 General
mon impoKirae cnnuren roum u.. in. muniiy- rugs, wmcn are most Inter-: Pershing today announced five Am-
work. csting when it is considered that each i erican officers captured. The casual.
There are four classes of articles ex- censists of a large number of little : ty list contained Cs names. Including
hllilted: Domestic science and art. . blocks, moven separately and by dlf- eight killed In action and tour who
manual training. Industrial work In fcrent children. Each has a little part i died from wounds. Four were wouad
the schools, and Junior Red Cross 0r a dexign oa It, so that when set to- led severely and 24 slightly
work. A a part of the domestic set- eether the rugs have emblems on!
ence exhibit, samples or war oreau them of the schools to which the ehfr. ' FYnln.c5nn User rnveJ
and cakes are served free, while the dren belong. These were made hyl" n rhlrUJ
recls are on sale for 10 cents each, the thin graders.
XMiroeircerine iruni
li ne money is to go 10 ir aeeiung tn i xne exnioii noes not contain work i
the French orphan thedomestic scl- ol the older children alone, for even' WEUBl'RO, W. Va.. May II.
! ence clues has adopted. the tiny first and second graders havt ;An explosion today destroyed the nltro.
Aliove the table where are display-t much on exhibit. These lnclufle nun- (glycerine plant of the Lewie Col
ed a number of articles for the Red pics of lettering, woven mats aad pa-icompaay and eight employee are
Cross layette work, that is, outfits for per designs .knitted articles and so on. jdead.