East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, May 30, 1918, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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    DAILY EVERIHG EDITIOU
Number copiloa printed of yesterdays
, Dally Kdltlon.
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VOU 30 ' DAILYEAST0REG0nTan7pENDIJET0N, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918. y . ' N0, 9448
AMERICANS REPULSE FIVE
Territory Lost is Good Ex
change for Slaughtered
Germans; Boys 17 Called.
FRENCH RETAIN WEST
PART OF SOISSONS
Principal American Reserve
Not Necessary for Use
at Present.
-
PARIS. May 30. The al
lies are holding the enemy at
all points on the Aisne it is
officially announced. The
battle continued all night
long and fierce fighting con
tinues today. The French
still hold the Soissons west
era outskirts, which the Ger
mans could not take despite
repeated attempts.
Fierce fighting is continu
ing in the region of Vezilly
and the Soissons-Hartonnes
road which is . south of Sois
sons and 20 miles from the
original line. The official
statement said: "The French
sustained by reserves, are
opposing the German ad
vance with great tenacity,
Franco-British troops broke
ud all assaults on their posi
tions at Brouiilet, near Vez
illy, at Thillois, near Rheims
and northwest -of Kheims.on
the St Thierry heights." ,
TJ. W.T. .MASON)
NEW YORK May SO Hlndenburgs
advance toward tha Mnrne Is checked
at all Important points, with no terri
tory lout that can not well be spared
In exchange for slaughtered Germans.
Allied reinforcements are arriving
alonn the Alsne but nowhere la Indi
cation of Koch's drawing upon his
principal reserve force.
PA Rift. May n. The enemy con
ducted air raids 'In several places, it
Is announced. An attempted attack
on Paris was driven off by an aerial
barrage but bombs were dropped In
suburbs. One enemy was brought
down In flames. ,
VICTORY WILL COME
THROUGHREPENTANCE
Pastor Pleads for Humility
and Prayer by Whole .
Nation.
"'N'othlnft would Insure us a vic
tory so surely as the call of prayer
and repentance and a response to It
by the nation," asserted Rev. H. H.
Hubbell In a stirring; address at the
prayer service at the Christian church
this morning-. The pastor's whole
talk, whloh was short, was an appeal
for righteousness and for "Retting
right with flod," which he said was
the greatest stride possible In bring
ing pence for the world.
Out pectple have been blessed as
hss no other nation, the speaker as
serted. We have prospered In all ma
terial ways but our prosperity has
led us unto idesls of self-exultation
and we have forgotten Ood and
turned to the things of the world. All
discord, both Individual strire and
world war. come from worldllness
and evil, he declared.
The speaker recalled how Daniel
hsd called upon his Ood for forgive
ness and help In his time of need and
of how Abraham Lincoln. In his
darkest hours. Issued Just such a
proclamation of humility and sincer
ity as hus President Wilson for this
day. lu-v. Hubbell pointed out that
the men and women of faith respond
ed to President Lincoln's call, and
victory came.
llev. Hubbell preceded his talk with
the reading of the President's procla
mation, and the service was closed
with the singing of America.
Rev. R. K- Oornall presided and
led the reading of the plea to the
Father for mercy, forgiveness, guid
ance and deliverance from all evil
and for a blessing upon all who servs
In our srmles and navies. This was
followed by prayers for our country
and for those towhom is committed
the responsibility of our government
that they may act with wisdom, cour
m. and right Judgment; for our sol
diers and our sailors; and fur grace
and strength that wa may all do our
duly to llod and to our country.
The service opened by the singing
of the Uaiue Hymn of the llepun
Me." . . ....... .
fy Les Premiers Soldats, -Sfet i:! !i&rkll rw
pour la Justice et babcrtfi jf 8 ' !" j-
Thla la the grave Of James. Bethel Oresham, flrat American to reach
'the German trenches and first American who made the supreme sacri
fice for our country'a honor and our safety. It lies lu a quiet corner
7nf Prancei nntonched bv Hun shells. " 1
There at the bead is the cross which marks all graves Over There.
AC the foot ''Is the flag--our Stare and Stripes for which Private
iQreaham gave hie life'. . And on the staff Is the Inscription placed there
WIN THE WAR IS PREDOMINANT THOUGHT
AS CITY GIVES
WITH PARADE, PROGRAM AND LOYAL SONGS
Honor th soldier dent! but prepare
to whip the Hun waa the Biosan of
Decoration Day in Pendleton this year.
With a big demonstration and com
munity Blng at Happy Canyon, pre
ceded by a parade by the O. A. K
band, Spanish war veterans and Wine
guard, the services of unusual Impres-
Hiveness and the feellnsc of the audi
ence were typified in a fiery and elo
quent address by Harry Chambers.
Oeome Hartman ot the Spanish
war veterans presided at the Happy
Canyon meeting' and the Invocation
was by Rev. H. H. Hubbell. Pmfessnr
Kreach led the community sinn; with
the Alta orchestra as accompaniment.
All the popular national sunss. Includ
ing those of this war were Riven. Miss
Esther South and Walter Hose were
the soloists.
Cheers for the O. A. XI., the Spanish
war veterans, the boys of this war and
for the I'nited States and the allies in
the war were given with a vim and
at the conclusion of the address of
the day cheers were given for the
speaker.
In his talk Mr. Chambers said in
part:
C;efmiinyM Ghastly Alms.
'The alms of Germany are as Im
perialistic today. If not more so, than
they were the day sho brought thin
catastrophy upon the world and we
have proof positive of this fact, proof
coming1 f i rst fro m t he German em-
peror who has said '(Mir might shall
create a new order In Kurope, ror
It's Oermuny that strikes, and when
we have conquered new dominions
for our genius, Germany will be the
heart of Kurope and the hopes of
Europe and Humanity will havu been
restored-'
'Second: W have pr-rof coinln
from the leaders of German thought
who have repeatedly stated that the
German people are God's chosen peo
ple, destined to lmpoeiln kultur up
on all other eopies, anil tnat ne
German's soul Im the world's kouI and
that God and Germany belong to one
another.
RusMUt Iliindcrctl.
"Third: Her aims are exeinllfled
many fold In her treatment of help
less KusKla. She undermined t he
morale of the Unssian people- w It h
propaganda based upon a peace with
no annexations and no indemnlt les.
yet when that peace wa sltrncd 11 ux
slu, had l'Kt a territory twice a large
as the German empire. In ha hi ted by
more than GO millions of people. Gor
man teachings have borne fruit and
tha world stands aghast Yet wt
"THA T THESE MEN SHALL NOT HA
TO
have becomo so accustomed to Ger
man atrocities that the horror of
I t hem haa m-unarl Kut li.t niA mm I ml
you on this day that it Is wiser to re
member. Volumes are needed merely
to list tho proven cases of barbarity.
Germany acknowledges the acta
charged agralnst her and glorifies In
them. What nation on earth but
Germany would celebrate the sinking
of the lyisltanla. This wa must be
fought to the point that Germany
must for once and all time know that
such acts as sho has committed
against civilisation are fatal to a
government or make-shift of a gov
ernment thai commits them. We
must not accept a peace whose terms
are based upon arbitration. We
must not accept any peace, except
that which Is gained on the field ot
battle.. We may look forward to the
dawn of the day of blessed peace but
we must remember that there Is no
hope o that day until the German
war lords have been , forced to their
knees and crowded back within the
confines of their own border.
Kprythlmr for Vtttory.
"To accomplish this end It will en
tall sacrifice upon samrlf ice. disap
pointment after disappointment and
he pes delayed and hopes deferred un
til all but the stoutest ( hearts are
sick. Hut In view of the fact J hat the
fate of civilisation clearly rests In
the hands of the I'nited States w
munt go on to the end until victory
has been attained. Our business' to
day is to think only In terms of tho
I'nited States, to forget partisanship.
t forget selfish Interests and think
only. of the rljrht and Justice and trl
iimphvnf our alms. On this day with
Its memories of the past let us face
the future with a renewed courage.
In the presence of these heroes of
past warn, let us pledge Into our
hearts to keep alive the spirit of Am
erica, which spirit means hope, lib
erty and freedom. let us emu la If
(Continued on page 6.)
NEW ATTEMPT TO
DYNAMITE HOME
lH AN'Hl:i.lS, M:iV 3". Polli-o
ssy they have a cotifi-ssiftn from I'sul
Sokul, I- N". W. symluUhlzir. that a
sfcnnil attempt was made thrcQ week?
Hi to dynamite r,ivtTnnr i-'teitlien's
I n siiit'nce. It failed because the
plotters feared two men nearby were
I
HONOR
Jjr
PROMINENT CITIZENS
INVOLVEO IN CRIME
Nobody's naming any names,
and anyway, it's only hearsay,
but It's being whispered about
on tho streets that several I in-
portant citizens are involved in
shady transactions, and that it
might bo well for wives, sweet-
hearts and creditors to be on
hand tomorrow night, when
formal charges will bo made.
Judge Harry Chambers will
preside and Attorney Roy Raley
will prosecute when the famed
Kangaroo court meets at 8:30
o'clock at Midway where the
Merry-Go-Round and Ferris
wheel and coitntless other at-
tractions are bringing In loads
of money for the new Home
Guard uniforms.
Of course, it can't be " given
out as to just who will be
K;ngnrood," but it would be
good policy for all who have any
suspicions to be there early and
miss no details.
INTERNAL DISORDERS
PMLYZEJll PLAN
Serious Riots in Austria
Hungary Prevent Offen
sive Against Italy.
Cw K S May 3 n, Atistro-Hun-
(?arys internal disorders have nura-
lyzpil Onns for nn 4iVnMve ajjttinst
j Italy, dorhtre dispatches from Onntsi
;lruck. irrious riots have broken out
'again In 1-aibach an.) (I rata where
the Slavs and JuRonlavs attaoked the
Austrian troops. Soldli-rs fired Into
the crowd killing1 and wounding rev-
'eral, Uerrnt 1'raguc riots were decid
'edly Pen ous. It la estimated that
1 there were 20.0 Prague casualties.
V -
SOLDIER
DEAD
S UCCESSIVE
VE DIED IN VAIN"
French officials.
Translated, it says-'
"Here lie the first soldiers of the Illustrious republic of the United
States who fell on French soil for justice and liberty November 3, 1S1T.' i
' On either side of this grave are tbose of Vrirate Hay, Ollddea, la-. ,
'and Private Eurigbt. Pittsburg. Pa., who. with Private Cresbam, fare
their all.
NEW TIME CARD ELIMINATES
MOTOR CAR SERVICE BETWEEN
PENDLETON AND UMATILLA
Revolutionary changes In the train
schedule on the O-W. R. & N. are
contained in announcement of a new
time schedule to go into effect Sunday,
June 2. The motor cor service be
tween Pendleton and Umatilla is dis
continued entirely and the running
time on several trains is changed.
In detail the new schedule will be
as follows:
Kan (bound.
No. , La Grande, Raker, Salt Lake
City and east, leave 7:30 a. m.
No. 18, La Grande, Baker,. Boise,
Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago and
eastern cities, leave 6:05 p. m.
No. 4, Denver, Omaha, Kansas City
and east, leave :3Q a. m.
LEWIS SAYS AMERICA NOW HAS
MILLION MEN ON FOREIGN SOIL
CHICAGO, May 30. Senator Ix-w-
Is in a memorial address at Ktausttm
dovlarert that America lias an army
of a million men on foretini serTiee
and lias tocmtio the secoiwl naval
power of the world lie said the ar
my In Ktiroe would equal tlie liritlSh
hy ceen.her I If transportation Is
avalluhle. "We liave 1.10 varhlw
and .0 other lti. In Kuropeuu wa
ter, manned hy ln Mn men. We
liail 7.YOMK men In the nay when tlio
war Htartett. w e liaie JMMM0.
HAVE BUT
(llRNf.Y V(XUl.)
WITH TUB KRKOH ARMIES.
I May 3'i The Crrnmns have ltt
520,0rtr men since March 21. accord
ing to mst rvlial't1 oomiiilationi, los
Injc 2'M In each division iim1.
Adtlfd to l' division now fUhtltw;
along the Aisne the enemy has usod
two hundred olherit since the offen
sive started. Icavlnc only ten unused
divisions. tVuntinir several divisions
j used refeiUedly. the enemy has op-
posed with ISO divisions or S.IvO.OUO
men. since llarcn.
HUNS
DIVISIONS;
Westbound.
No. 6, Arlington, The Dalles, Hood
River, Portland, leave 6:05 a. m.
No. 19, The Dalles, Hood River,
Portland and way stations, leave
7:00 a. m.
No. 1, The Dalles, Hood River, Port
land and way stations via Umatilla,
leave 8:50 a. m.
No. 17, The Dalles, Hood River.
Portland and principal way . stations
via Umatilla, leave 11:15 a. m.
Northbound
No. 8, Walla Walla, Spokane and
way stations, leave 8:00 a. m.
No. 52, Walla Walla and way sta
tions, leave 9:45 a. m.
No. 2, Walla Walla and way sta
tions, 6:10 p. m.
We will hare 500.00 by October. Tho
present German drive In effect la to
terrotizo the allies Into a speedy
peace.
Tito Ivcwis sceoli was in defense
of the adminlMratlon Ijewls said
wo hate delivered two million: extra
rifles. iOO.OoO mo.-l.ino truns with a
imtiiiHcd production off 1H.04M)
monthly by Inly
Lewis caid tlie nation spent, &O0
millions motir1in artillery, building
(Continued on page clr.)
10 UNUSED
LOSSES
E
The (Mermen attack on the Aisne
jfiont Monday fell on nritish divisions
I previously encased and sent to a
quiet sector to recuperate. Despite
j the stubhornest resistance, tha Brit
ish division occupying (iraonne re
created under pressure from four
; German divisions. German tanks on
the Itrltlsh flank prevented a coun
, ter-atlark. 1
j Hritlsh division In Dermlcourt
' wRd cooiterntlUK wllh the French
t terrtorlals, held out to the last man.
"lose Krnnco-ltrllh cooperation Is
I the blscest feature.
EXIREM
BLOWS
Germans Advance in Thick'
Waves iTMy One Reaches
U. S. Lines ; Bayonetted.
NEW YANK POSITIONS
RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN
Repeated Attemps at Recap
ture Indicate Importance
of Victory.
(FRED FBRQUSON)
WITH THE AMERICANS. Kay 19.
Tho Americana repulsed th fifth
successive counter attack against
Cantigny last night. Yankee artillery
responded to the German barrage with,
heavy and effective (Ire. Machine
guns raked the enemy positions. The
near American positions are rapidly
strengthening. Infantry and engineer
are digging In regardless of constant
shelling.
All attacks were easily beaten off.
The persistent German recapturing
efforts Indicate the importance ot th -heights
for observation purposes. Al
though, the Germans advanced in ,
thick waves in each attack, only one
wave succeeded in reaching the Am
erican lines about 7 o'clock last night
and then air. infantry and machine
guns heavily scored. ' Survivors
reaching the lines were bayonetted or
shot. Those remaining fled in disor
der. The artillery smashed all th
other attacks. ' As the waves advanced ;
light and heavy guns deliverd fierce
counter barrage, virtually wiping out
the first and second waves. The Ger
mans were also shelled heavily at re
serve positions.
(LOWEUi MELLETT)
WITH THE AMERICANS AT THE)
BRITISH FRONT, May 0. The first
shell fire against American troops
here resulted in exceedingly alight
casualties to one unit, acquiring to
final instructions. Their eomradea
who- have received actual trench,
training were unscathed. Americans
are acquitting themselves admirably
and are learning all final details cooly
land methodically., although inhabiting
one of the front's liveliest sectors.
The total absence of attempted
heroics pleases their superiors. When
the time comes for Americans to tak
over more ground they will know ail
the phases of danger and terrain. ,
WASHINGTON, May ao. To meet
the drain on er armies Germany Is.
mobilising boys barely IT years old.
said entente officials,
The entire 11 class has already
been called. '
Although the Soissons loss mad
the allied positions more perilous.
American and allied militarists are
still confident. Baker's comment ,
that the present smash is "extensive
and furious'' ably characterises It. .
Yet signs indicate it will Blacken
shortly with the stiffening of th al
lies. He said, "Our men are even mora
magnificent than I hoped. They are
equal to the moat critical situations.
They go into batle singing. Their
chief, likewise, is worthy of th
greatest praise."
ZURICH, May . German grand
headquarters today Issued official no
tice not to expect the advance to con
tinue at the same rate maintained m .
the past few days on account ot des
perate resistance.
German papers published a notice
saying, "The enemy's resistance is
desperate, counter attacks are to be
expected, our losses are only com
mensurate with, the struggle s import
ance.
35
AMERICANS
IN CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON. May J. Thirty,
five names appear In today's casualty
i list Including; flvs killed in action, two
'dead from wounds, four from accident
land 11 from lsease. Nine were
wouned severely and two sliKbtly and
'.'three were missing in action.
1IONOU IAMTAMA DK.ll).
Vl'EKNSTOWX. .Mar SO. The Am-rrfc-an
cuiisul. Anw-rk-Sn aviators awl
. . . 1 ... . m . . . t T
ftania vhtinv. Ttwy formed a hollow
Muarr about tnin while the graves
wvre drciwratcd im press! trly.
IUUT1SII TIIOOPS ADV.'Ci
AT TIIK BIUT1SII IHOXT, May M
i Itritish troop adtattord ZOO yards
west of Metern last nucht taklnc two
prisoners ami a marhtne gun.. Tbry
ptiH-trated sum yards In yeatmlay's
raid and found many tnau rasl
from awn f Ire. lirllisli front lit tha
north is unlet.
PAItlS IIOMHIKUKU.
I PRI. May ao. The kmc ranee
bombardment sras contlnord tolr,
thr day rrrst ItriraJn prombwd suit n
raid (rnuus cities ontsln of the hat
tin sone reaMindinc to is sppral fruaa
the Ireacfa budsup of Culufae.
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