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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ''Ppt'
VOL. 80
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1918.
NO. 9467
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BE STRAIGHT
Three Months After Start of
Cblossal Offensivs
"Speedy Victory, is on
Downward Grade. ,
ONLY. 5 DIVISIONS
. REMAIN UNUSED
About 50 Hun Divisions Re
main Ready; 80 Were
Fresh for Somme
Thrust.
ITALIANS SMASH ON:
ICAPM RAILWAY
Troops Re-enter Important Center; Violent
Battle Progressing in Streets of Nervesa,
Austrians Again Hmled Back on Lower
Piave and Italians Hold More Than
Half of Former Loss.
LEADING THE HOSTS OF DEMOCRACY
(WIUJAM PHILLIP SIMMS.) .
WITH TIII4 BRIT1HII IN FRANCE
June tl. Three mnnlhH after Hln
denliurga colossal offensive began his
promised speedy victory la ht achiev
ed. From now on hla army muni de
crease and the allies Increase. If the
allies continue courageously the be
ginning of the end Is In sight. The
road to victory should stretch out
straight ahead. . ' j
The wont front is now sctthlng. !
rumbling and smoking like a chain of i
volcanoes between eruptions. One
(2:30 wire.) ;
ROME, June 21. An offi
cial report says the Italians
are successful on all parts
of the battle front and re
peated enemy attempts to
take Montecorno are failing.
IXIXIHJN, June SI. It la learned
authorHativHy (Itat tin; Kalians have
xinaxlK-d forward reentering Ncrvrxa.
violent fighting Is xk i-liig In the
strretx. The Italian are striving- d-.
pcralcly to consolidate their successes
and reach the river. This Is a, Ma
Italian victory.. Nitvbm In an Import.
ant railway lailnt. In the lower 1'iare
the Austrians have been iwrM back
attain. Tile Italians have now more
than half of the Kround liwt in this
ON-PRODUCTIVE :
EMPLOYES MUST
E BY JULY
thing Im certain. The Uormans today res km,
are weaker numerically and niorully I The AiiKtrlan drive tliu far la a
than at the offensive 'a beginning. conMHcto failure but llic-y may make a
.This doe not mean thut peace Is j great effort to retrieve reverses. They
Imminent. lare reHirted to have considerable- re-
tmly S Iexh IMvImIoos. wrint, the greater Nit being in the
. From prisoners It Is learned that 'juouiitalns.
fewer German divisions are now on
the wast front than a month ago. To
day there are not mora than five di
visions which haee not been In the of'
fenaive. More than 30 divisions .have
been withdrawn .from one active front,
resting three weeks. Altogether Hln
denburg has about GO, divisions avail
able for immpdlute action, whereas
80 were used during the nrst week of
the onime thrust and were absolute
ly fresh and specially trained.
BEAUTIEUL SOUVENIR
Commercial Association Re
ceives Remembrance From
Drafted Men; Second Con
tingent; With 44 Auto
graphs.
There came yesterday In the malls
to the Pendleton Commercial associ
ation a aouvenir album that will be
highly prized by the association. It la
an album of beautiful pictures of sce
nery along the famous Shasta route.
In the back of the book on one
page la the caption, "Let 'er Buck."
On another page are the auto
graphs of the 44 boys that left here
June 1st In the second draft. It la
a book that will be preserved by the
association and will be greatly prised
by that organisation. It is a token of
appreciation from the men for the
entertainment' given them by the as
sociation-
The Inscription and names In the
book follow::
In Remembers nee From the ITmatllla
County Contingent of the
4 Second Draft
To
The Tendleton Commercial Club.
June 1st, 1018.
Joseph L. Mettle, Anthony F. Drol
ehageii, Harry K. Khlpp, Geo. W.
Pierce, George West, Lonla Duprnt,
William D. tellers,, John L. Johnson,
Italph Hutchinson, Alfred L. Johnson,
Wilklns Williams. Wilbur Mini horn.
Relnhard Blouher. Orln O. Gibba,
James Manner, Kvcrd A. Harkln, Wal
ter K, Owen, Trueman L Rogers,
Charley Griffin, 11. H. Hubbard,, Jee
Manxulll, Paul Heln, Clarence W.
Horn, Claud W. Gardiner, Frank
Itehberg. (Elbert C. Reenes, Forrest I.
Zi rha, Itay C. Rehberg Lloyd H.
Thomaa, Royal H. Nelson, Milton
Longhorn, Udward Hostetter, C. M.
Catchlngs, Fred Elkley, Kmery E.
Hancock, Herman L. Keller, Wm. H.,
Tlmmerman; 1. A. Bell. H. O. I'arker,
J. F. Bhlnls, James Hawarth, Gussle
Hprague, Roscoe Fisher, John 8;hwtn
den. '
WASiriXtiTON, June 21 Tlas Brlt-
Crowder Issues List of Oc
cupations Under New
Ruling for Draft Ages.
WASHINGTON June 21. Crowd r
ruled that men or draft age engaged
in games of all kinds, working as do
mestic servants, elevator men, bell
boys, waiters, like Occupations, must
seek other employment by July 1.
Professional baaeballlsta will not be
affected until a specific case la pre.
sented,
Crowder ruled that private and
public chauffeurs are not affected,
but footmen and others, . must go.
Hotel cooks, clerks and managers are
not Included. But bar boys, bus boys,
and waiters must seek other employ- I
thetnsrlvcs-'
in oiikihi reporta say a large part of iment: also norters unlrsa it i rfm
tlie Austrian army Is corm-rotl be- i onstrated that the work is too heavy
twoen the flooded Piave and tdviinc- jfor women.
Ing Italians In .m.mik-IIoA The Auh- i i; s. ( aij change. ,
trlaiM have liwt 120,tMM men. The United States employment ser-
Tlio Italians have rtallishI tliclr vice is designated to cooperate with
former line at virtually all polnia I local district boards In placing many
from .Uoiitrtlo to II io aeia, by gaining shifting -workers. Provisions of the
tlw mountains, ttentroyitia; bridges by I order are elastic and the boards' in
artlllory and fltMHla having blm ked all i structlon Is to consider all cases "with
iiutncpa ni mo AioaniiiM extneudnjf .sympatliy and common aense.
An explanation declares sales
clerks other than clerks employed In
stores and other merchantile estab
lishments are engaged In no-productive
employment but thle doea not in
clude store executlvea, managers, su
perintendents nor heads of account
ing, financial advertising, credit, pur
chasing delivery, receiving and ship
ping departments? It doea not in
clude registered pharmacists nor
traveling salesmen or buyers, or de
livery drivers, electric engineers,
carpet layers and upholsterers. But
sales clerka Include the clerical force
in officea of all department stores and
mercantile establishments.
FLOUR MAY JUMP
BY 30 TO 50 CENTS
WASHINGTON. June tl. It . Is
learned the food administration Is
considering Increasing the wheat
price to meet a higher freight rate.
The increase would cause flour td
jump 30 to 50 cents a barrel.
STRIKES GROW
IN" WAKE OF
BREAD RIOTS
Fifty Thousand Join to
Street Demonstrations
Shouting for Peace and
Bread. ;
100,000 WORKERS
QU1TNEAR VIENNA
Many Wounded as Police
Charge Shop Pillagers
t With Drawn Sabers.
ZriUCII. June irikci foUow.
Ins recent bread riots are apraidinitf
throughout tltn Vkuna dixtrhTt. Mora
than locMHHi worfcen are strikine; at
the Warwhalowitky airplane factory
and Vulvcan arsenal. Kiots are re
ported in Faxoiitetn, Mai aatetha
UUakring?, Brilttcna)r and all Vienna
suburbs
ao.lKHI CRY FOR PEtACIi
PARIS, June XI. Zurich dl.xiie.tcb-.
ea decrlare &0.00 demonKtratorn wino
marched down Vienna streets Thurs
day night shouting; for. peace and
bread jind pillaging; shops weirs
charged by the police with draws sa
bers- Many wore wounded. , .? t
When you compare these faces with ' djm? This Is an excellent tripling of;
thoe of Hindenburg. Mackenaen aoi;th Profile views of the three great;
Uj. 4her- German r.c'jmrarniora an
yon coubt which side will win the vie-J
frontier of freedom, will hold the Hun
horde end eventually drive it back
ellied commanders, Pershing, . Hal ; within its own borders.
and Foch- . - ' t - Thew r the three heals the world
I The flower of American. British and j Is depencMng on Just now til make the
tory In the great war for world free-j French manhood, side by side on the world safe for democracy- (
PERSHING ADOPTS
TWO WAR ORPHANS
AMERICAN. TROOPS
SHIPS. SUPPLIES
SHOW FINE RECORD
WASHINGTON, Juno 21.
The house military committee
learned at the war department
that American soldiers now hold
IS miles of French trenches.
The overseas movement has not
been slowed Respite he-ivler snip-
SAYS GERMANY HAS 6
MONTHS FOR VICTORY
CHICAGO, June II. "Germany has
six months to achieve victory," Lord
Dunmore of England, told Chlcago
ans "If she does not win In -that
time Germany Is Inevitably beaten.
The situation now la very grave but
the balance la dally moving to our
tide aa American troops pour In. Wa
may expect continuous fighting
throughout the summer. Germany
may make some gains, but I feel they
can't gain their objective. I expect
mentfl of supplies t.octufo the 4
ships are running on better
chertile.
The comm.ttee wa Informed
that the prrKluctlon of ma- '
chine-gun and small arms and 4
ammunition Is most encourag-
ing. one month's proluctlon of
Zn Caliber ammunition was
Pf-0 (too rounds.
Chautauqua Will Be
Held June 28-July 4
On East Alta Block
The Ellison-White Chaufauqua this
year will hnld forth In a tent on the
vacant him near the Catholic church
on Kant Alta street and the dates are
from June i to July 4 Inclusive.
Albert L. Morse, of Boise, represen
tative of Klllson-Whlte Is here today
in connection with arrangements for
the chaiitauqua programs here. Mrj
Morse says good team work will be
shown this year between the Chautau
qua workers and local people and that
the program wilt he high grade and
valuable to the community from a war
PARIS, June 21. Burled
4 away In this week's Issue nf Ihn
Stars and Stripes, the organ of
the American expeditionary
force, there is a single line re-
veallng that In the middle of the
world's greatest battle Gen. Per-
shlng has found time to adopt
two French war orphans.
It Is understood Gen. Pershing
has adopted a five year old girl
and her brother of 6, contrlbut-
ing 1(100 francs annually to their
support. The two little ones
will be brought up In a French
family. Their father was killed
at Verdun.
GREAT PROGRAM ARRANGED
IN HONOR OF DRAFT MEN
OFFICIAL REPORT OF '
SUCCESS OF GEROl'l
ATTACK IS COT TRUE
Unusual Artillerying Near
.Tout Through Night;
, -.... Huns Send 6,000 , . : -;
.. .. . Shells. ...
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I standpoint
UMATILLA' . COUNTY. ' FARMERS
LOOKING FOR HARVEST CREWS
t
As the time for harvest a pruacr.es hey will need when the time comes L-
Lmatllla county farmers are looking
around for their harvest crews and
sizing up their chances nf securing all
the men they will need. It is yet 1
several weeks, perhaps a month, be
fore harvest will be In full blast In !
the men and a few have even said
the have the most of -these engagea.
Inquiry shows that In Pndleton
there are a few men ready go out for
farm work, as well as there arc farm
ers to be found looking for men.
j'ronaniy there are enough men to
MANUEL ERIEDLY MADE
HEAD OF SCHOOL BOARD
Building Will Be Prepared
for Vocational Train
ing Dept.
Helix tmme siumi.
Bim id, Krt'ewatt-r home
Swartz. I:- S. Navy, uiiti recruits;
A. it.. Simrlsh War Veterans; Nutmn- i
j a.1 i-"er.ee l)in-
Official cJVt Mayor,
and coimci!,
ihe county, and It may be a hit early
to say JuMt how the Itilmr situation
ill though there la every indi
cation there will be more Jobs than
men. At leant there will be work for
all the men that ihow up.
At prenent In the went end of the
county and In other sertlonn where j
all a If a la grown. huyin In at Us full-j
eat. h'o far aa haa been learned, the;
work Is not being held tack any be- j Yesterday'a Walla Walla pa pert
caune of scarcity of men. though t a Id there were probably 20 men at
there are aald to be Joba for all that i that place waitlt.tr for harvest work,
want work. A few days more will nee; but that doea not mean a irreat deal
the wheat ranchers Martin hayinir t when harvest starts many times
and then the demand for men will be-j that number will be needed there-
fciipply Immediate demand. Though
a Minn was, noted In front of a Main
atreet cigar store yesterday afternoon
wanting two weed era at $60 per
month.
(letting off Xo. 18 yesterday even
ing mere two young men from Port
land coming here to work during har
vest. They said they were expert
tractor and gasoline engine men.
ct rr.e greater, and If there Is to be
any shortage of help It will develop.
While I'matllla county's wheat
pro-pects are far from as bright as
thoy were a month ago. there will be
So far as can be learned the scale
oj wages adnpted t the recent con
ference of farmers In Pendleton will
rule generally. Following la the sched
ule adoi'k'l: Haying and common
j police force, fire department. clersg
; men of the city. " ' '
Patriotic organizations Hop. of V-
scendants f the-Mayflwer. L. A. U.,
La die of the O. A. IL, Ladles Aux.
of the Spanish War Veterans. Ladies
At a meeting of the Pendleton
school board last evening Fred lirtter
manual training tnttt ritcinr, wth
Meant. Frledly and Hlckers' of the
board, were Instructed to suiervice
the preparing of a bulldluar for hous
ing the machfneVy and equipment for
the vocational training department
that Is beng added to the school un
der the Smith-Hughes art; The build
ing will be Just eat of the . high
school and the cost Is not to exceed
$1500. .
The new director were sworn in
and the board organized for the en
suing year. The new directors are J.
U. lialey and J. J. Hamloy. succeed
ing tX I, Smith and P. Strain, re
spectively, and K. L-'snilth aas sworn
In to fill the unexpired term of Mrs
8. A. Iawwetl. resigned. Manttel
Frledly was placed In nomination by
O. M. It ice as chairman f the hoard
for the ensuing year, anil In recount- :
Hon of Mr. Frlcdly'a services he was
made the hiard's unanimous choice
for the position. H. K. Pickers was
re-elected as clerk. I
The clerk was Instructed to adver- J -
tlse for bids for furnKhing the district ! y rit4-
loo tons ,.f coal. W Aslll . J.h .l.Xaval
Other business transacted at the , f w Mivyf. (kC flrM Vmbamt
meeting was of a routine mature con- MM .w IH.H.ara a
slstlng of the reading of school re-! s . -M1,iJ-,.i u
nr-u i .4 1 1 I i ...... III o i " " ' M
matters.
The foilowiny Ik theaetailed pro
gram announct for the entertain
ment next Monday and Tuesday of
the men leaving; for service in the na
tional army:
Monday Xlght,
Meet at Alta theater at 7 p. m.
Patriotic p let ore. Mable Norniand
In "Joan of Plattsburg."
Two acts of vaudeville.
After performance, community sing
led by Prof. Breach. Addreanes, four
minutes each, -by two prominent
speakers to be named later.
9 p. m Adjourn to Commercial
club rooms to partake of a "straw
berry feed." after which the men will
be addressed by Ir. McXary and Hoy
Haley on vital subjects affecting their;
future welfare. i
10:3M The Alta .OrchesaTa. with
Prof, r reach, will le at thu Commer
cial club for "hiKh jinks,"'
Tuesday Mominir.
(irnnd parade and demonstration,
everylntdy In their places at :45'a.
in. at the- court house. Parade to start
promptly nt 9 a. m. Sheriff Till IX
Taylor. Rrum1 marrfml. withf.mr! A ,hp htwinhnum of hvH$
aides to be appointed later. The foi , ... , r,sflfl rri(n, K ... , . , h
have prumised j r , - ( ..
At the depot aildresfU'S will be made
y He v. Snyder. Kcv. Ink wood and
of the Red Gross, Honor Guard Girls,
mothers, wives and sisters of men In
service,
Represeiittaives of the Allied Na
tionsBritish, led by John Vert;
French, led by Gus La Fontaine; Ital
ian, led by Peter Tuchella; Belgian
led by Mr. Delatour; Japanese, Chi
nese, led by Louis Goey.
Music Pendleton band, Weston
band-
Fraternal organlratlons Klks. I. O.
O. F-. Bebeccaa. Knights of Pythias,
Eflgles, Moose, Woodmen of the
World, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Yeo
men, Maccalees, Knights of Colum
hu.i, colored organizations. Laundry
workers.
The childrlen of the Sunday schools
w ill be lined up on both sides of Main
street from Court to the depot under
the marshal's help of Will Pen land. '
Main Mreet will be closed to traf
fic from Court t the depot front
a. m. till after the parade.
(FRAXK J- TAYLOR.) .
WITH THJ& AMERICANS IS LOR
Ft A IX E, June 21. There wm unusu
ally heavy artillerylng north of Toul
through the night. the Germans
throwing 000 shells. The German
official report of successful atack on
Seiche prey is a lie. There was no
raid. One attempted died In the start.
CROWDER CALLS 837S
FOR LIILITASY DUTY
WASHINGTON. June II. Crowder
today Issued a call for 897 draft reg
istrants qualified for military service,
who have received a grammar school
education. -
DON'T PLACE OUCH
; STRESS
OF.AOSIROIOIS
low Insr organixati
to be in line:
M ilitary o. A. Pendleton home
ni.u..l. " l;viul ll'lilll llllltf iritnl-tt
I'ilot I lock hon.ej "rry v imnier?. inn-rsperseo; vim
guurd Sut ' llMI--,c y ine 1 anos mi mo train puns
: i out ai io o ciock.
t -
It Is h o ed and ex pect ed t hat the
people of I'matllla county w ill join
in making this a most notable drrion-
jm ration. They are requested to nelp
by their presence In the various or
ganizations and by bringing flags.
All the nurses of St. Anthony s hos-
tital in nurse costumes will march In
the parade Tuesday morning. ,
(CARL D. GROAT)
WASHINGTON. June It. Govern
ment authorities caution against over
optimism regarding Austria's Internal
troubles and food riots. The stata
department declared it had no accu
rate Information about the Austrian ''
situation and considered It inadvis
able to attach too much Importance
to such reports. The- failure of the
Austrian drive is believed to be can.
Ing a strong reaction against war in
Austria. -
BULLETINS
1 AI'sTltl (.ITS IXM.
AITK:H AM. .lime 21 lYrmirr
von SeydbT sdilrexsiiuc AiiMrian
m-xMtrornieti. -aid t.ermauy lia-
sjrrectl to -ml f.HHl Into Austria,
t some K ali-tatly en routR.
AlTTl:i A NKKIMH IXKIII.
( J. W. T. MASON
NEW rORK, June SI. The full
seriousness of Austria's domestic sit
uation la Tevealt-d by the Oerman
government's decision to send food In
to lh. mnnuPrtK.' ,-. . . . -
DESTROY BRIDGES ,ri fu",, minister has been In Ber-
:''n several days trying to perauadet
ithe Uern.ans to relieve famine oondt.
FIRST U. S. FLYERS
KOMK. Juno 21. Ana-rl.-aii avia
tor in their rir-4 fU1it eu-rvlay, de
Mroyvd the Austrian bridges acruss
the Ilavc.
tiona. Rioting has convinced the
Hermans they must share their scanty
supplies or .e their ally. No leu
serious eipeeiatlon can explain the
Uerman willlngnesa to part with
even the smallest quantity of their
dwindling food reserves.
an .Immense amount of grain to har- j latHr in "isrve.t. $3: stackers and
vest, and with a good rain between ' header loaders, 14: header drivers
now and harvest It will yet be greatly , harvester drivers and sack sewers, $i;
Increased. ( ' cioks for crew of 10 men, $3. N.
Karmers are all rushing the work other wages were established fr mi-
I
4R l XI.W fAIJi.
HIM)V COXSKXTS.
VANIIIX(i1X. Jii-jo 21 Tle
stato dcivrinH-iu anmuiHel tliat ;cr
niany aarvoil In iaHm4ile to .1 c.nfer-
the enemy's great objective to be ! of getting their harvesting machinery , chine tenders and englnem. It wrp , oim-c with an Amcri.wn daut over
along the somme or between the Horn-j ready to run and many have already j felt that this class of spec'allsts j the cxt-liangf. maintenance- mat wct-
re and at Kemmet- fceeji beard to say they are ready. All should make Individual contracts. fare of prisoners, t
VnoitiHa ci.tinly's quiHa fur the draft
of July S Is is. Orf-K.m's l 13."n.
A X s 1: 1 1 I'XSATIS K AtTt 1 1 Y
AVASHINtJTOX; June 21. Her- ! .
many's answer to the state depart- 1 I K To 4IMlrJlATK
ment's l-n.rms.il for a r,.nf.r.n " Alll.;TO.V. June) Xl-Tne)
Heme on the subject of prisoners' , "to n,"""ry "mmlttee tuday aoVjfslevt
treatment and exchange Is not very : " ""r bil1 awudmrti aJiowtna
sntL.factiry It Is lenrned. However. I rHd,Jf ". la aw .Axaertr-asl
an interrhange confereoce arrange- lrmtut" eiana for prepmrina; ualta for
ment is probable. t r- Th'" mM allow tantth Aaaertrsug
neucwa u paructuaM mre auH kly.
1 ,KT may -it truia to truis m
niaTw ItrWttexl. ' Amterkma ablisk
f-T- I'At'U June Smuel i t
tinmpers was re-elected president of j No MKAT RlJ.TKItTIOWlii,
the American FVderation of Tjvtx.r by PQkTLAVh t,,.. . ..!.,
V.MIINti IXX. June, 21 The acclamation. The convention adopt-! for canabig purtMc. are narln
...,, .-. .,.,.. v.. . .,.,. Bgn no x, pound- All meet rerlcUoae
iportatlonof aUem-nuca. rule. Ur. temporally removed from Or.
KXIWII-S M Yl I.I)l.ltHT-r.