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DAILY EVEKKiO EDITION K limber Coptics printed of ycetcrda.y'a Dally Edition, 2,902 , Thla paper la a ucinner or ana aadltefl by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. DAILYJVE!,""3.EniTi::i Tonight and Tui!ay (air. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 80 DAILY EAST OEEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1918 THREE MILE SMASH MADE TOWAPD FISMES 1 3Sasi&)0' 1mL-l-ilffirir,irfa)H.f.),yMMiir..,,..! -,. . ---... y . nj jiinnirmr j I- .., ..-. i- ... ;: ; .; .. ... ,. r. - " NO. 9497 i Li J arrant" FOE CENTER FEU AFTER HOURS OF HARD FIGHT 4 STRIKERS TO PRESIDENT WILSON BRIDGE OPEN BASTILE DAY AT LYONS, FRANCE RESUME WORK (IjOWEUj MEI.LET) IT11 TIIK FUKXCII Ani-1,D, July 29. The I raneo-Americans have driven the (iei-mana entirely out of Fcrc-eu-Tardeooj, their iniortiiiit concentration center. They aim took llonelierc aiul VIUers-Agi-oii, south oast of IVrc-cn-Tardinois. i Hard fighting by Infantry, cavalry and tanks following; terrlflo artillery. UtK has given the allies complete pos session of the lower liulf of the wide, deep salient between fSoissoim and HlR'llllM. IVre-en-Tanlcnols was captured on. ly aff r a tlcM-rM slrtigKlu lasting many hour. The. 1'imnco-America iih found many machine mine cleverly concealed In houses and cellars. The nests were destroyed In bitter liand to Itand struggles In which no quarter was asked or Riven. , Tho tiermans had destroyed all brklgcs across the Ourcq, hut the al lies forded the shallow stream racing a storm of bullets. The lYanoo-Americans are atlvano Hilt eauuniisiy, dotermlned to waste no men In ISobw-tlo-Ktciunlre, nortli. east of I cro-oii-Turdcools, which was flllnl with nuu-lilno guns. Tlie cav alry fell out positions thero Sunday, the Ium4icm oritur exiiected to make strong mdwtancn thern as Uiey are al ready doinic In Vllle-en-Tawlonola, Imt lie Fraix'o-AnicHcans mny cwlrHe the wood, destroying; .tlio .maehlno. grunncrs at leisure. Tim advancing' allies find tlie path strewn with a remarkable miinber of dead. Small tanks are most valuable In u stroylnif nuu-tilno-Kun nests.. Tliey kill I lie gunners, allowing tho Inrantry to aproach safely. These tanks have always made two opedlllos dally. somctimca four ana five IMMEDIATELY Munitions .Worker in Co ventry Make . Favorable Decision at Mass Meeting. TROUBLE CENTER YIELDS TO OFFER Men Agree to Accept Fi ji of Government for Mediation. LONDON, July 29. The striking munition workers in Coventry, the center of tho trouble, decided at a nutss mcctiiur to resume work liiuncdl. atcty. awjol log tho government's mediation offer. J! it Uii mtair U - -'MIS. ' h u -F r ; , x?a u f ; , v kt . This bridge, open on Bast He Dav, has . been built across thf. Klver Ithone at Lycins, one of the great cit ies of France, and at tho siiRgeHtlun of Senator Harriot, who is known in the l.'nited Mutes, it was named the I'retiiilent Wilson Bridge. HUN PLANE SWOOPS LOW TO RAIN SHELLS AMONG STRETCHERS (FftKD FERfiUSON) WITH. TUB AMKItlCAXS FIlAXt'E JlllV ) Vmir 11.. lines are so closri tn?pthfr fl..rhn- .aressini, ! Herman airplanes are harassing- our 'N ! pa, r artiltU AllA ..lt..I 1 - utianu u 11CIU station Bwoopingr down and are plainly seen digging shallow holes ,1'Iaylng a machine gun on the wound- In open fields. ed who lay in stretchers on the ground. AMERICA'S GREATEST GUN MAN CASUALTY LIST HAS 119 TODAY WASHINGTON', July 9. General rernhluK announced l'J casuultlcs. In eluding 47 killed in action, 17 tvoo died of wounds, 93 wounded severely and to missing; In action. Epidemic of Stealing Horses Visits Berlin -f F 1 't . : ENTIRE COUNTRY FACES SHORTAGE IN POTATOES FIRE PATROL PUTS OUT WHEAT FIRE UNAIDED What might have been a serious wheat fire was discovered Sunday evening and extinguished bv a mem- Ihalber of the O. 31. P. The fire evidently I'OHTLANr, July 21). The north west, In common with the entire coun try races a rctato shortage, If rrei.i conaiuon ot tne growinr crop iMatted fiom a spark from a passing bi any indication.' Tills was hs cpin- ' & N. train about three miles hm of cror experts here today icn!it "f 1'eni'leto-'- 1' a discovered ' j by Privatp C. A. Crabtree, on fire pa- Conservation of pitatoes will lie ne-! trol duty, who undertook to whip it ccsf-ary, I.ons protracted weather hasiout with his ulous0 and "tier several ,i,.,,h ,. , ..,, . , 'minutes of strenuous aetion In which Ucimugefi tne potato croD aivfrcl , . ' M "MCI1-, he reports he even rolled on the burn- A'"- the acrm-sfa tinaller tl an last ing'straw, succeeded in putting rt out ynr. When extinguished the rire had burn- , .. . ' !ed over a space of IS to 20 feet bslimates give a potato crop In 'square.-'' - OrcEon, Wa.,hPgton, Idaho anl Call-I Details of the police are now sts- fornU of 47.'tOO.00n btishelff. against t'oned all tl icugh t:u- wheat sections K.i.tino.OOO bushels a year :ipo. The I oi ,ne county on fire yatrol work atic ac;-(..ige In these states It Is ert!.i.nti "le "-"-"-" r Eiibi ioious cnar,-c- tutal 206,000 iven over to mm m HHfHiKliOi: SWEEPPASTTOVu'S ' LONDON, July 29. It is learned authoritatively that the Franco-Americans have advanced three miles a a 20 mile front since Sunday- noon. , The allies hold all the Rheims-Dormans highway and. the whole north bank of the Ourcq. The German retreat from the lower end of the pocket continues although the enemy is desperate ly resisting in the Arde valley. The Americans are fight ing heavjly south of Soissons. 1 x . .j i - . 9 DECORATED. .'iKuiiot 3:s.0,.'0 a year ago. Ion potjto9. Athena and another at Helix, others :A . -ft j ss V '" w NV ... fci i Try TJ , ! ,, n ivLa. going out from Pendleton. MEETING CALLED FOR AUGUST 7 FOR UMTILLA CO. REGISTRANTS Wednesday evening, August 7th. Major John B. Hibl.ard, colonel has been set as the time for an open ! commanding Multnomah Guard and meeting in Pendleton at which men ! jtitant .f tin, Orejt n Mili ary Port-presenting the State Council of De-'lirr. will also !; .... h. ,Di..... F.nse. the state Guard and other war ' fense organizations of the slate. i iKnnizaiions will address the public. t iiim particularly men in class Gen. W. C- Brown Is commander of the 4th or 'Rainbow' division of the I nlted States armv which IxHuiIm rational guard troops from many jkilometerS Ourcq. (Received 1 o'clock) Americans Take Towns WASHINGTON, July 29. General 'Pershing an nounces the c iDfcura of Ser- ijnges-et-Fesl. Sergy and Roncheres by the Americans. (John De Gandt) ..'. (Received 1 o'clock) PARIS, July 29. Sweep ing northward from the Ourcq, the Franco-Americans are now within eight . miles of Fismes, an import ant German concentration center on the Vesle river. Desperate fighting is pro ;gressingrin a new pocket be tween the Ourcq and Vesle rivers where the Germans are strongly covering their retreat to the Vesle. At Franco-Ameri-pushed several , beyond -.the . points the cans have THE WAR, JULY 29, DURING 4 YEARS July 29. I17. French censorship announces German air raid on PnHs Inlur., two women. Kerensky starts for SAnieriCaHS "h ' Fismes 8 Miles. John M. Browning (left), the nihil who tnvf.titi.il Ilia nulmiinlic lilstol end the automatic rifle, as well as the famous machine aim which bears his nume and Mr. Burton, the Winchester expert on rifles, examining the fine points of the Browning light gun at the Winchester plant. Benefit for Destitute Relatives Soldier Boys AMSTERDAM, July 29 The Ger man newspapers are much agitated over an epidemic of horse stealing In . Berlin. In a single week recently horses valued at 125.000 were stolen In Berlin, most of them while stand ing In the streets In daylight. The fiiKTLAXO, July 29. Tne fathers ; of the entertainers of tou'lers s,i1 Sailors A-reocUtlo-! will nap a lutver; at tin T.l'.ert." ...ne- lonignt when a oerte'lt lro .rrain will be !ven fir it. Tha monev If will be used to aid destitute relatives A calls neglected again. opportunity -never one. (The first hulf of the meeting will be open to the public, but later in the evening there wll lhe special talks for j registrants only. I John M. Kollock. executive secre tnry of the State Council of Oefense, ; will be one of th speakers at the gen eial meeting: and his talk will be de- ' i ki . ., T. . nieeiing; ,,ecially appointed to explain ...... oc urvoiea l.l mailers reals! nulls thr l-s rgr.Mli- !uuu uueresi, particularly con-1 1... henefit The county exemption the thief speaker. Prof. Iiuis K. r.'.s olgnes, artlil piuuist of JJpt k'nie, v hoeacip'i ftom Ge:'-iii..t,- aiu- eo ly Amnssia ?or iiraro. wi: lbe ono r j nected with the organization and work of the National and Stale Coun cils of Defense and of the I'matilln County Patriotic Service League. Following this address will be the closed meeting for registrants, which will be addressed by captain R. H. Russell. I. S. Medical Reserve, espe cially detailed from Camp Lewis for this service, by Major Hibhard. who"1 will relate some of his exjiei-lences as ! in enlisted man in the Spanish war In the Philippine insurrection ; and by; Mr. Kollock or sonic other attorney es- to the i enacted congress for their protection and : board has tContlnued on page .) animals are sold In the provinces, f bos In France. where they fetch fancy prices. Private .Mir red J. O'Roiirlo AIM te (Received 2 o'clock) , PARIS, July 29. Dis patches place the Franco- withm eight miles of Fismes which is the most important point be tween Rheims and S6isson3. Striking northeastward,. from Fere-en-Tardenois the Franco-Americans are ap parently driving a sharp j wedge towards Fismes. B a 1 1 1 e f ront dispatches show a tiny salient with the apex at Nesles and the base at Segy and a point north of Ferne-en-Tardenois. front, to confer with army heads. July 29. I9IB. Russians report they have ta ken 3n.A00 prisoners since spring. July 2. 1 9 IS. German empress, obeying her lord and master, appears at Xiedenburg. Tolish frontier, for entry into Warsaw, but hej- hus band Is unable to escort her into the city, owing to presence of the Ru.ian army. July -9 1914. Russian mobilizes 1.200.000. men. Wilhelm summons his chiefs. war SIBERIA THROUGH WHICH LAND ALLIES MAY INTERVENE MISS LORENE PARKER, FOOD EXPERT, ARRIVES IN PENDLETON TO BE COUNTY "HOUSEWIFE (PliED FEltGl'SOX.) ! To take up the duties of home dent, orstrntlnn agent in I'matflla county. Miss lirene Parker arrived In Pendle ton Saturday accompanied by Mrs. McCumb. field representative of the IT. R department of agriculture who was Instrumental In having this county lake ndvanlnga of the con gressional provision for this very Im portant branrh of war work. Miss Parker will have her office In the federal building In the same rooms used by M- 8. Hhrock, county agricul tural agent- Miss Parker cornea to t'matllla county exceptionally well equipped for the task she has assumed, that of he ' lug to. the housewife of the county whut the county agent Is to the far mer, first aid In all her problems and particularly In those growing put of the necessity for wartime economic. She was born and raised on a farm, has. coked for threshing crews and Is thoroiishly acquainted with the needs of the farmer's wife. In addi tion she has exlert's knowledge of domestic sscience and arts and train ing and ewrlence for the duties she has assumed. She Is. a graduate of tiro Oregon Agricultural College, was ono of thoso in charge of the famous A- C. cafeteria at the Oregon building at the l'ananui-I'ncific ex position, luler served In the capacity of ilietctlclan and during the past year, served as homo demnustratloi. agent In Msriou and Clackamas coun ties, rs. McComb. who h.is londe Mv. jeial visits here lo learn the peculiar j needs of the housewives of this coun- jty, selected Miss Parker as one espe cially uallfld to Bi-rvc her. and con sldrs her one of the very best women engaged In this work In the north I west. I Miss Parker's salary and a portion jof her expenses are defrayed by the department of agriculture. The only I expense to rmalilla county Is In the purchase ami upkeep of a Frrd car jand tie government pays for the (gasoline and oil. Whm the proposal ! was made to bring a home demonstra. jtlon agent here. It n endorsed by jbolh the Women's Division of the , Cniatllla County Patriotic Service league and by the War Savings So 'clety and formal recommendation iwere made to the ceunly court. IetROGRAD 'v S ; occupied iA ov&k A losrClX )-Jl p a c t rt cj P6RSIAir-,;0IA WITH TIIK A.MKIUCMV AIOIIES July 29. Al niKHk umIat Hm (.t-mmnB 1 (lollMttHl betwvm Nolo mihI Sj?y jllMHr nl ruit-sklrmlilc countrr U k isiiKi' Hie rlir-moiil Ihkii. TIm- t llark wvh on two milt- from brtwmi j -lo and Srsy vmt uf Kw-t'M-Tur-UHihIs rollouts? a m-rrtk ImmUarU liuiMit. but -unifHrlo( rtiibvtl. jthr Ii4Mtict hiKiim: IhhM.v jUihi tlw twlmk- line. Two IniiMlnxl f-rtuHu iilrail mw fMiml In oih' norrtm diti-li. H'ltc AnirrkiiiLs cHuntl a ffHrtltrirtaf lacn Ih Oumj. KoanUtt by nuM-bim uiiM, in a dint frontal iwli. Hfutf j oiMitr laiik. The crown rtfMt ; rr.ltlly nf rtM-I rtnlay lowNrU" , Hit 'ri'' and VW H'rr II ;nlral Hear to the A.in lAMKICU'W AIAt K lOMIMKfi j The AnHTKniL tHlit t-otif iini"l lo j ad a nti iHM-ilinnnl and imh- Im-i ward ;frNti IVrr-en.TMrlt'n.i'. I tutiliMX jttiutiiiMiH on llM (Hiit i s iHirlb litk at a f w itM whrri' m h' iti ft i r ih1 unit l't-l dit." 't L liMtiij artilliry lH-atfl lrtnlrdi-d s'riiiK- a milt and a lutlf cat o l"rt-n-T rtJcnolM a ltd il4 two nilkM fiirt Iw-r ( ami MHitli. tlHr b. b.-aty IIin-Ih nohlm icttttiilu inm .-.V fri-. nritM-at tf I Vr-. (HTardfiMiM. (Tlit c -a tilt I nH vUmr mm to TMtHthr MrKuct- ! ht-cn catuml or whttlir Om man art idvHInjc itwm to tr rH allid orttiMt io. r ithr iltM'or rtri!ruiM a Mithtud adam. I'tjclitiHC cmnifiiH M o vmtM mimm l of iIm aliM-M ru -nt i u rrw m m-iiiiiw Kim. Ttwt wax -ry mil wfnrf 'Otiiai ( nnttt ihkhi tntart