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DAILY EVEHIHG EDITION
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Dailjr Edition,
2,861
Thlm paper la a nicnioer of and audited
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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DAILY EVEilDIG Ecmo:i
WEATHER rOBECATT.
Tonight and Saturday, fair.
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. SO
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918.
NO. 0512
Arrives in Great Oil Center After Secret
Journey of 7000 Miles by Land and
Water; Allies Apparently Closing in on
Bolsheviki in North; Foe Reports Onega
- Victory.
Bajpaunu?
Vf!tert.
GERMANS DIG
IN ON ENTIRE
IX)MM)V. Auk. 10. w two
rontniurtl iroRif by the allien
In IMcnrdy Is man-tcd. dimnlr
threatening tlio fall f Albert,
latsslipijr and Itoye It"! wi-sl front
wan tenwsirarlly overshadowed by
an event on llio "enst frtHit"
whlrh In scatterlwr. in widely l
urnjtftl sector over miu li of Ku
roeaii and Asiatic ItiiKSla, some
IOOO mile apart.. The arrival of
a llrillNh exnlitlnu In Diiku, a
great Ilusslan oil crater, follow
ing a 7IMI mile Journey from Juuc
dad by land and water In regarded
as one of the war's moat tlraniat
In etHsodea.
no previous announcement made intermittent Bombardment
that such a move was even content- t i
mated The expedition marched D0 I OI llCai AlCaS liieaKS
miles overland through difficult eoutt- j Quiet of Southeast Front
HW HIIU 11 ru n
VESLE POSITION
the remainder by
steajner. Meanwhile the allies are ap
parently cloning in on the ' Bolsheviki
army In northern Kussla from three
sides. The Bolsheviki, offering de
termined resistance, withdrew to
Obezrskayu. 100 miles south on the
railway to ValoRda.
Separate Detachments at Work.
While the operation was under way,
another allied, expedition landed on
Onega bay. The Bolsheviki at Mos
cow claim to have defeated this force.
Still another detachment Is reported
advancing along the Dvlna river about
. SSO miles southeast of ArehauwU
These expeditions are distinct from
that which Is pushing- southward from
Kola. The other extreme of the
"east front' Is In the Vladivostok region.
Munvs IH'fenMc Strong.
AMS'TKHDAM, AK. 1. The Hol
shevlkl claim to have defeated the al
lies near Onega, 100 miles south of
Archangel. Other successes ucalnst
the Csecho-Blovaks claimed a Mos
cow statement suys the enemy aban
doned his positions after violent fight
Inn. The Bolsheviki are determined to
defend Moscow as long- as possible.
Kremlin Is strenthened. tjuns are
planted in all entrances and entrench
incuts have been dug.
FOE STRONGLY HOLDS
LINES WITH BIG GUNS
Captured Italians Reach
American Lines With !
Story of Cruelty.
WITH THK AMBKICA.V ARMY
IN" FKANX'K. Aug-. 1. Intermittent
bombardment of rear areas along the
Vesle river continues, tnherwlse this
portion 09 the front is generally
quiet. Auierican patrols crossing the
river ut a new point found the tier
mans have dug in on the entire linr
strongly defending it with machine
Ens.
Three Italians captured near Pols
sons reached tho American lines and
related experiences similar to two es.
raped itrltlsh soldiers, corroborating
tjcrman cruelty to prisoner stories.
PEOPLE OF RUSSIA
AIDING PENETRATION
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1. Entente
cables indicate thHt the Russian peo
ple ere Riving all possible aid t the
allied penetration of Kusala. Great
strategic value 1m attached to
BOCHE RETREAT NOT
VOLUNTARY; ORDERED
TO HOLD AND FAILED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 16 The Oer-
man retreat before the victorious Am
erican. French and British was not a
tnl!j voluntary withdrawal, entente inill-
Hrlii.l, Ln.lOi. ,.t lluku. The loss ot '"r aumormes announceu lousy. The
the Baku oil fields means a blow to Hermans' contentions that tho retreats
tlermsn presllco ut Constantinople, 'across tho Mame and ubovo .Monte
The Turks have been expecting a I Duller were prc-arrahged aro abso
hngo share of these regions as warilutely false. The Huns were ordered
boolly. to hold at all cost and failed.
EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO PUT
UMATILLA CO. OVER TOP FIRSt
DAY OF FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN
That this state will seek to uphold machinery of the X'matilla County
Its reputation of "Oregon First" In the ' Patriotic Service league, but It Is not
approaching Fourth Liberty Loan ''"Probable that there will be a vari
ation from former methods. Mr.
Campaign and that every county will Th,ml)Win wll, ca!, , ,h(1 Ijank.
make a heroic effort to reach its quo- iers from over the county for a pre
ta on the opening day of the cam- i limlnarv conference and discussion of
palgn. Is the message brought back j the coming campaign. It Is not ini
from Tortland by W. L. Thompson, prnhahle that the l atin rommittee
campaign manager for Vmatilla ; will fix individual quotas early in
county, who attended a conference of September and that notifications will
the various county chairmen. Mr. be sent tv each potential subscriber
Thompson states that the conference Iwlth the request thut h or she make
at Portland developed the tact thas ! their suhseriptlon voluntarily. In fact
i v.,.,-... ... i ' ... t.n,,. . ,. :
is..-- X ? 1 X -&flrsi-.ie tfbnUpLtevM
, ferenwu-et t- v :l j, J y Oucpveao.s
j A S-Tt' xmla.ft ' win i Iff
MM WMWWALLIES REACHING OLD FIRST
SPRINGS SPECTACULriR LINES; FOE POSITION CRITICAL
WHIbt IN HUbOlAl ALLIES MENACE ROYE AND ALBERT PDITIQH HRfllll IflU V
ENCIRCLING ALBERT
"
Chaulnes Under Heavy Fire,
Plateau Held, Rep Near, Ancre
is Crossed.
-
UNITS CRY
FOR TROOPS;
CAN NOT BE
REINFORCED
I
Answer to German Leaders,
i "You Must Do With What
You Have."
ENTIRE ENEMY ARMY
i IN STATE OF FLUX
Withdrawals, Appointments
Emphasize Complete
Policy Change.
(William Phillip Slnmis.)
I WITH THK WtlTISll AKMY IX
i I-'ltAXl'E, Ane. 16. The entire tier
nian anny seenw in a state of coni-
! plele flux, tioneral Focli's blow on:
. llio Sfmuno and cast of Amieiw ap- j
, i parent ly Uct Himk'ilburg's laus. j
' neeeMKitallns: a complete ciinnsc of ,
I xli . Tlic (OTinau willulrawalw In '
fiaiKH-rH and atnve .loeti cmiHia
I shi tlibi. Tlio aiHNdntincnt of tJen
1 oral von lUxiim is osrrolKirative.
j llltlicrto the xtwu riiK-es and
dukcH wi-re nanieil a coniuianders
aaiit lliiHldilmnr'a 'est Judcincnt.
The fall of leronne, Ncsle and Koyc , great ullied drive is similar in many Uapumo and the intervening towns It In reliably hiiria-d that units are
to the advancing French and British respect lo tho battle of tho So,,,, fh'"" .'y"d .T' Mi,r" ,,Mm"ri!t f,,r ryjf'-t but are
the Kreut rrniHii nfft.nsivo tr-r- iv.is.i(i ini in ii -i. ill will, wlint you
armtca In now imminent a the Ucr-- which Btarted .Inly 1. lOJti. Jn that British fr.un thr.se citim tn the line have.''
muna coiitfnuo their retreat. The: battle tho Uritish captured lVrmin shown at the extreme left. ' "
UMATILLA NATIONAL
FOREST GETS $8806
AS GRAZING FEES
the French transport Ijemah, which
wa.s Inrpeilocft jinil sunk in the Medi
terranean the tilnht of July 11, while
under convey, according t annunnee
nient. The I iji Kinah was carrying
paisMCTiKri s ami tniopfj.
Jii l- in. the French steamer Aus
tralian was turpcfloeil. Sh:' cn itc tit
fire ami fnmnlert iK Seventeen of her
rew were killed and three patten-
prrs are minm Xine htinOreU and
forty-ei;ht pasNenffer were siived.
Forest is Fortunate in Small i oy was tnrpetitieij, hut t-eiiirtiiieil
TsT.cc "PrniTl Timl.f.1 j afloat. Several I nimbi; ver rirup-
RAY Jfl'CARROL MAY
WRESTLE CHAMPION
WITH CARNIVAL CO.
IXDO.V. Anif. 1. Halfa report
today Indicated I list Uie Urttlsh mr
slowly enclrcllnif Albert- Tucjr aro
already menacing tlio elty from tbe
West and (South. Tho ltrltt-li Intra
erosHed Ue A is -re on a wide front to
tbe north- (Mineral Hard alno ' rtr.
Iiorted further procrws south of Al
bert. - '
" WO.MIXATIXC PI.TE.f HIra.U.
PAULS. Aw. 1. Oeweral Hum
brrt now holds Hie entire platean
iM'hinr LasxiK-ny, dominating Use wlvuia
southwestern corner of tlio baale-
i front. Tlio French are within a mile
i and a half of Ia.tg!cnr- The enemr'a.
: iiosltoim from Bray to lsdanr aro
nm mrfavorahle. His railwaya are
unavailable and his traasuorM are
fxiurested. .('lutulnes Is under bear
British fire.
v
1H3XCH SEAIl KOTK.
PARIS Aiut. . Todar" cmbv
munique announced furtlier proarfse
tovrard Itoye. ne retwrt reads:
"On tlie Avre front Ute rench
prosressed Bi the VUUers-I.ea-lloye
and St. Anrui regknv
"Kast of AnuistMin we occupiedl ,
our old first lines. Jn Cltamnnirne
me took nriaintcra. A Oaraus raid
was repulsed."
PROGRESS OITLJXF.D.
IX)MH).V, Aus. 1. HaiK"s report
said: '
-IMirliqr tire nhrlit we advaaed . ,
sliKhtly nortlreast of Morlancourt and
repulsed a hostile attack on one post '
after sharp ftaiitiiuf. locai fiefatlmi
also occurred akimr the nortlieaatern
outskirtji of Thlepvat wood, uiree
nillca nortlieast of Albert, wfiere our
iwtrols crossed to the Awre'a left
bank. Further north oar patroH
progrcKT'd between Beaoeonrt-Sar
Aikto. five miles above Albert, and
pub4enx. three miles north -and east
of lleaucourt.
(JOHN IE 6.HM)
PARIS, As. la. .file Gmnua are -iriviiis
w-ay north of the Avre river lit
tle by little. The French are pro
grefsing. tlircwteuiiuf to envelope the
enemy at Itoye. The allies this eftrr
noon had half encircled ISoye wfiere
the strongest pressure Is continuing.
REVENUE TAXES GIVE
FXFMPTION TO MAN
WITH WIFE, CHILDREN M lBL L.:.
UUt NtXI .SUUQtK-
Fires.
ped on the I'-l
In?;.
at as it wan Mihmerg
Itcceiptrt for the I'niatiHa Nattunul
forest fr the fiscal ear emtinfr June
30. 191S. nhw a total of $N.SH;. This
b a decrease tf $:t from the re- '
eelptM of the ftirest for the prevow'
ear. Itnt $40 of the amount re
ceived Is fir timber sales. The
amount received fr gruriiiiat permits
wan $"t.sofi. Almost the entire in-'
I come of thl forest cotns fron:
stockmen it Kiazintf fex for ruiiK ;
i for their cattle and sheep.
The present season ha? been an un
i usually dry one. niriklme the danuer
( of forest fires jireater than in normal
I ears. but the I'matiila forest lias
been fortunate in thix reaper , as t li j
i Ior from flreH h been so Mnull a- J
I t o be hiird ly worthy i f reco r d . j
i IteceiptN fruiii.the national loret
'hi the fiscal year llMs. emiinsr June,
21 MEN CALLED FOR
REPLACEMENT DRAFT
Will ENTRAIN 27TH -
WASH lNi !T X, Auk. 1- I'ractical- ,'
ly u completa draft of the eight bil-1
lion revenue measure now published, f
shows- some income taxes doubled and
others trebled. Exemptions of $l.00U.
for single and S.ooti for married men j
with ittMt additional fr each child
under IS stands Inheritance taxes
are boosted more than per cent, i
Uuxtiry taxes hit practically every- !
t him; except necessary minim urns of j
food and clothing, iiaoline is taxed
two cents a gallon. !
Lire liisoritiic Iju-IiiiIinI.
lfe insurance policies above ;
' oca Hie included In the Inheritance tax
is one of tlie attractions for the first time. .Seventeen articles
s that is , roi iicin: sen- includ in jewelry, phonograph, pianos,
IJi-mIlctoii wrestling fans are pre
paring a surprise fur Sampson, the
champion wrestler, with the Iternarli
Greater Imposition t o., which will le
in 1'endieton all next week in the
L'mutilla bounty Guard benefit.
Sampson chiilb ngcs a 1 1 comes in
every tokvn the carnival visits and the
local fans are arranging something
unusual for him in the person of Kay
MtH'urroll. It will be remembered
.m ri a rroi i is ne niH n wno last ea r
fcated the wrestler with Wort ham
shows-
The Who
with the sh
"The great battles of the AHtea
will be fought next summer.
This is the authoritative inter-
pretatlon on General Mrch
statement that 4.000.000 Amer.
leans will be in France by June.
lls. Next summer the Alliee
will launch a mammoth drive.
ymrpJLssittg anything previously
attempted, designed to Inflict m
decisive defeat on the German
army-
in have
raining at Pendleton the second time
are the men to be seen here, and j
by
iTMitMfaa va . vs.i(unD " - an uri me iiuLiou u oik eiiori win u I 3( pxeeeiled thtse ft.r 11
lions oi ine coining man. me oanaers made to secure as tunny voluntary I most $ U'.Mmmi and totnlld i ver $ I.
of the state feel satisfied that their (subscriptions as possible However, r 7 4.imhi. nearly one-fifth f w hich
customers and the rltlxens In general It is not the intention to abandon per- came from the twenty-seven forest
fluent of tho
1. rafts frttiu i
:m the men
:ms. Milton:
water. Hei
".. IVMViT, '
Adam: W
n: jod Me:
H.lU'tt.n: i mi
Will respond quickly and generously
to the call for further funds to help
the boys Over There.
The Fourth Liberty I-oan Campaign
will pen on (September the 2Mb and ' predated both by the solicitors
the Interest rate of the bonds has been) by the subscribers, it is believed
sonal solicitation, but. the committees of the North Pacific district, nrconl
wlll probably not be employed, except ; Ing to iKtrict Forester leorg II. te
to seek out those who do not come in ell. Portland. The increase does nm
voluntarily. This method will be up. I come up to the big ncrease of the
and I 'r before, which was more than
Sii'Ht.iHMl. but Mill shows a heulth)
fixed at 4 1-4 per cent. However, tho j The campaign will be conducted ,np- ! ""th In most lines of buMnes on
amount of the bond Issue has not yet on the theory that the great majoritv j he forests. The cost of oi eratlng
been definitely fixed, though bankers of peoi-le are not onlv willing, but 1lhe -',rlstM about $ 4. 000. ..tot Hno-
r aetina this far on the assumntlon ieauer 10 rin ihr.r hni hr in ...... I practically the same as In the
that It will lc twice the sise of the porting tho financial program of tho
1 nira wneny ianui. u. j ui)iiiizmii govcrnnieni. itirwever. the orgnnixa
states that the state organisation has tion will be prepared to deal with
wired to Washington urging; that the slackers who are unwilling to assume
amount of the loan be fixed at once their just obligations. Incidentally the
so that state, county, community and incw Espionage Act is a strong support
Individual quotas can be worked out 'of the soliciting committees. Inasmuch
several weeks In advance of the cam- .as It specifically provides that anyone
llgn. making; statements calculated to hin-
Mr. Thompson, as campaign man- dsr the sale of liberty bonds Is sub
Mtr for the community, will use the ject to prosecution.
! previous car. This is exclusive it
t he add it ional expenditures caus'd
b the very iterlous fire sttiiMtion and
for which a special deficiency appro,
print inn of over $ T' tuni was fnade
by i'ongi ess.
Tw eiil -one
t repti t f -r
August 7. Tl
sent for replac
ed In previous
ty. Follow iritt
t Maude li. S
W . laKin. I 1 1
44 4 1 tlrnnt
viti V. Siiafer
Power. Iloldn.a
Slar st l eet. 1 "
Free water; r.'in !'S PiinMinKhum, Au
burn. W a--':i ; 1 li'iiiy Hrackv-;t. Pen
dleton ; Kittuietl A. Pa duett Pendle
t n ; Jesse .1. J hitH t li. H. rniiston
Palph P. nw;n-i-, .M.. Wrth 7il
street. .----Mtt'c, William M- Tachellat
("kiah; :t!l-r P. A(teilur. Stan
field: ' !''lXf i I. l.neUey. I"reewnter.
Herman I.. Nci-on. 7l',i W. Al; i street.
Pendhtoli; llat:de P. Ke . Weston:
Paul K How'll. lho: K.lward U.
Knlk, Adu :n--: Henry Prn :ult, 7 1
Ti rner st reel . 1 'end !el on : J: me. A .
Painter. Ad;ims: Kdnard T. 1-oiik,
Pendleton.
e;tlled sat ions fr tlie crowds. This will he electric fans, athk-ttc goods and paint-
the whip has been
dging by the way it
e reject -r.
eoim
railed :
Maurice
ii v Unw
do.: Pa
Hiani M.
i xer. 7 1 i
. .1. it li. I
took before it will prove a show in itself.
! BULLETINS
4
iHJWI Itl'l l. ttUM lu ItK4)KK
UtIK. Aug 1. -In ibe Teitale
ni;im Ibe ciicmv atteiuMel a Murr
ful rfiu-tion acnin-t tbe admi-tced io
ition we recently Cft uplcfl but tin
Httat-k wa rvpul-4il."' shm! an ofrtelal
sluioiio in ltHla. the Time tlie
enemy llirof aitai ketl 1-Jct wlileti w
captureit oh the previous day. All at
tacks wen rcpuloANl with lira, y bks--es.
Our airmen bmugltt down fMir hoMilc boitts pa
jmiic?i no (i m a,'Hie UMinani,
ings regarded as consummate lux
uries and are taxed ten per cent.
Platinum jewe!r is taxed 1 Ier cent
extra. lraoiically all toilet articles
are taxed one per cent, for each 1 1
cnts in the sale price or a fraction
thereof.
Scml-laiMirie Hit.
tn semi-luxuries the conntiittee
placed a - per cent tax on the Kale
price over a certain figure. Thus,
carpets and ruys costing over 95 a
a square nrd. trunks over $., ahses
over 2't. men's. Imjs" suits over $.".,
women's rend-matle suits and cloaks'
o er J 4 the same as tailor made
over ..'. men s hats over $.". all shoes
over $1". men's silk stockings oer $1 :
and w omen sov er 2, all must pay
percent tax. Kiectric cars are taxtd
$. for each horsepower and 50 cent
for each 1 pounds w eight. Motor t
Sl. Present tobacco rates I
PUBLIC DANCE NOT
FOR KING'S OFFICERS
I.iS AN'tJKPF.S. Aug. IS. Mouther
aliforn'a society is hard hit by er
ders just received here by dash Ins;
young officers of King George's arm?
The d-eree. Issued by Hrltlsh official.
s..s that the officers may no longer
da nee in hotels, pu bile ha lis or cm h
a ret. The one exception to ;he order
i that parties of ait official nature
The order w as Ir-Kued with a state
ment that "it is not seemly In time of
national mourning" to Indulge hi sucU.
pastime.
43 NAMES ARE
ISSUED TODAY
I NT t l I VI'liHIKII
l SI'AltK I'lttlM I'IPl: .IhiUt
4U AltK MIMHINt; I'ltOM
TIHtl'KINIM. I"ll-rv II SHIP
PARIS. Aim. IS. Four hundred anil
Krt-to inruns ara tuissiog (ruin
t'iTTAi:i-3 liUOVK. Amr.
Vhl Jnhn AliniMiin
v as MuMin;; fur a --. a spark frotn ,MM on
a li? h Ma-- rntnkiiijc rxiil'.detl
ojir: old.
are more than dmiltU'd. Turxirc and ' v .n l v :tov in iii nrrm.
li,nll, isr,vr .,,... smirr must pay 30 rrnts a pound, cl- tury Maker t-Jajr aanount-ed . I J
ItlHIll I t.t.lNt. ttr iii.im sr3 thousand If woiishin, rasualtits.
ItlliTI.AMI. Ana. 18. I Yl.-ral ,,,,. ,hr.e im.iiii.Is Those snuhini
It. ill! Iislay fimil lfaiMl-r nunc ai-e taxed from lo Mil . ihnu.l . .
Phmm.ii. r,-M,i,( of II,.- Itlne IIiWn.ii Hn,. The present 1 H-rt-ent ad-lvKW a-tltr. I'ltOIlt ITIOV Vl.
nitssn.n tax to aniusements is doubled, j xt.fcli.
Ittfr fiMiiui.v of san lran-lxi Sin.
eliarco or ixiixruur lo xlo- , Autoniol.ite owners must iiav 110 fori W SHItiTt.. ts. l. Tlt tmt
la. t tho Isml IssHlivcliic anunKliiK-.it. .cars under 21 horsepower. ' for Z t xttnintstratiua kidar mn i a t. '.
of the caps and blew his rujht hand HavKtson srtll not apical but mil pay to 3fl horsepower. $5U to 40 horse.
cr. (too lint 'lor and liO tur ovar 14 hurionsr.
Bottinc raal lanaturUov asawtfrr lar