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About The Weston leader. (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1918)
WESTON LEADER CLARK WOOD, NalWhtr Th Year tl M Six lionthe 0 75 Four Nonth N ilUDAT. M. i, U Csteree' el lh aeitetlice al Wtee. Orten m MtensVdata mall matter. TEE BLOW TEAT FAILED Thus of us who have Invn won toring why the Allies did not ' able to break throujeh the Civrnuin lirn-s on the western front while the Russians wow yet engajrinir Teu tonic attention on the eastern front, will b enlightened rather than en couraged by an article in the cur rent Collier's written by Wythe Williams, Pris correspondent of the Now York Times. The Allies did break through or at least had penetrated the first and second German lines- in the jrrvat drive last spring conducted by General Nivelle. To quote Mr. Williams: "It is now a matter of general knowledge and proof that on that 'day the Gorman genera! army order was to prepare immediately for a quick retreat to the line ol tne River Mcuse Thiw rVrmnn armv commanders had been ordered to Iterlin in disgrace, ineenuoi me German invasion of France seemed at hand" . The day referred to was April 29. On that day Paul Painleve, the French minister of war, sent a tel gram to Nivelle ordering that the entire offensive be immediately stopped, although on the preceding day th French government had assured General Haig that tho bat tle would go on. It is quite likely that the German retreat would have been converted into a rout and the war brought to an end had the drive continued. And why was it stopped? He cause a handful of French deputies who had somehow managed to get to the front, where they did not ia. ., rftu-lcfn-liverfHl at the sight of Gallic blood and complain- ed to the war minister. Painleve, whose conduct was that of a "weak sister" throughout, kept advising England that the offensive would proceed while at the linw nrniMrinir to ston it in i .. i i.. .1.-. .:.t U..n-t,,l oroer io pmiaw.- uic wiut-ucm t deputies. Meanwhile the French necessarily severe, were grossly exaggerated by interested noruma through the simnle orix-ess of counting wounded soldiers twice and three times over as they were transferred from the field to the base hospitals. General Nivelle's own official . figures were not accepted until too late. Kiveiie ana naig were in pcncci accord on the French generalis- simo's great battle plan, which com- prehended the entire front and had been worked out in every dc- tail. Undoubtedly it would have been brought to a successful con- elusion but for this miserable olit- ical bungling. . The ugly sequel followed at once. The revitalized Germans held their lines and are still in France. Pelain has been afraid to move, except in desultory fashion. Nivelle and Mangin, thc hero of Verdun, were removed from their commands and court martialcd, although they could not be disgraced on the showing ad- duced before the court. Poltroon politics triumphed over master strategy. The war is still on, with prospects that it will continue at least a year longer. The lesson is plain. No interfer ence from Washington with our own General Pershing should be tolerated for a moment by the people. He must and will be given a free hand, and be held responsi ble for the results. persistently refused to subscrila? to After all, it may not be such any H)rt f war work ami has re ft difficult task to reorganize the fusc(j to join the Ked Cross is, we Bulldogger ed., as he only needs to think, justifiably ojk-ii to coiuinu be made over from the neck up. nity criticism, if not its suspicion. ' Just now, no loyal community has If we are thrifty we are going any particular use for a "slacker." to 6ave millions and millions of do!- lars that heretofore have been Looks as though the Euss has wasted on extravagances. Uncle about decided he won't submit to Sam asks us to lend him these mil- getting it either in the neck or the lions for. fivc rars at our Per;nt Brest-Litovsk. SECRETARY McADOO erctary of tht Trtaaury McAdoo. who was namtd govarnmtnt director f railroads by Pretldtnt Wilton. interest. He tietnls the money to war; and to make every Win the American man. woman ami child to lruj easily and to hecomc n noml holder in the government under which he lives, the sale of thrift stamps and war savings staniK is being promoted. It strikes us -it hasn't struck us yet, but never mind it strikes us. we say, that under certain riivum stances the hval push club tnitfht be rather a hard prosition. not to say a dangiTous weaimn. Men sweat or sweated in their shirt sleeves at Weston New Year's day which resembled nothing to much as a perfect day in May. The cumpalKii to Imreane the na Iit sweat be considered too vuL u pwluetlon. liea.M by a . . ..r loti Han. 'uU u.. ul I.... L wl" U! lm ' Kuage attributed to the teacher in the female seminary, who said: "Remember, my dear, that hor.-ies swit, men ix-rspirtf .....I Oil. I . t'UllK " ladies get in a glow." Uncle Sam as a war measure has asked us all to "Hrxveri?.e." Tin? Ciuul Ailniinistr:iliiin urii s llirifl in - the kitchen. Automobile owners are asked to waste less gas. aii of us ar besought to travel no more than is absolutely necessary. Those of us who are in danger 0f forgetting what a great and good commonwealth Oregon is. are reminded every New Year's by the Oregonian's annual numlK-r. , Save the sugar; minimize m(.at; uge )ess ignl; watl., wneat - nd such war time are nothing more nor on the ap- less than an a.)Ix.aI to i,e thrifty as w Ktuilli,i i. an the time. ' Thc i.r s m rm iptof letters from C. ('. Chapman and Orton K. Goodwin-Portland men who have hai much t() ,) with tl. s,,,.,. of thc gri.al 0m,n ie( (-mSs drive t.x)rtinij appreciation of the g,. 6howjnfe, ma(o by Umatilla couniy It's such funny weather that the ,jc.ar girl doesn't know whether to rj,,n Cossacks or a pee k-a-boo waist, . . , jf , ,K.u,luel ig han,jcj the u,a,Jer man jn lht currenl jhslK of The Washington Newspaijcr, a jour nal published at Seattle for Wash ington newspaier men. No such enconiums are ever bestowed uiKn the benighted and boorisl. I!uIldB ger blatherskite. Anyone who has consistently and WHkN WOMEN 00 TO WAR. rimiM fir the reulsii'iitluii of wom en fur servhv In connection with tli wnr are hut wiving nttlcltil recognl linn u wlml tin' world hut Kuu from lh beginning, Wnnmii'a ytirt In war bus ulways been of ui'hrlui H.i fninv Hint II I doubtful If any gWit rtunulitn ever was curried mi vltmit her a sM stance, atiya Omohii Hee, Shu- civilisation mine to soften ways of liv ing, tho womitti tuts not Ixt-n culled iimhi to do some I lit in: she vim ui nt uuder wiMik'''f. I'm she- bus found now nct-iiiiillons whoso imt'Mitt l null" mm essential. Smti tiiks ii nursing tlu wounded, inline for tli' hi'loIrM niul ministering In ninny wnya to tho wreckage of wnr iimn in her as a mutter of cuume, u ih iho hoim'ller hut iiituxolilitlilo duties of keeping thing moving while Hie iiiiiii goes forth to battle. Wliul Is now imMctl In tluit these duties bo iiwinllnutttl us fur as HtMtllU', uiul Unit tlio t'f foils of woman l sjsteiimtUcd ami innilit more etTuottve by reuson of or derly illrvctloii. That tin- women of America will rv"nd I" the effort of the government tuny bo accepted us fure-gnno ciinclu.lnu. ami llnil tin y will Ini; ut liny tline limy In- put uflilf n OUt lf till) ltlt'Slltll. A wry foolili artlt'le In n newtner on tin Mihjtvt of iimrllnt; iltMsi lnt'M olio Hut' liltii, nlilt'li In llilit: "T Ik.' u iiiiiii Hinting wnuit'ii you liiliKt lit' a innu amone nifii." There lany Ik ex ceptlona to this, fur there are ullly clrls. but In the tualn It i true. Uoin- ( j uk(f u hhu1j. )uu( MW H lri.(. ,.r,.nce to u lonrntnl or lincrosilnB man. They love inurnte niul atretieih of charaelpf, miy Ohio Sliile Journal. Wheuever n iiiiiii approacliex them with a ullly remurk or a wlilespreiul niiee ilote, they ilon't think very much of ulm; If they dlil. M-otle wonltl not think' very much of Hu m. MmilinrMt ami womnnllnesK are unite the miiuv. They nre marie up of quiillllea that urr a part of the fiumliiiltn tf lrtue. IleauM ' a woman lieatiflful ami Itrareful Is no reu.ton why a uiau r-hotiltl fnrKi't hl Kotttl fUM- ami Ju-Ik"-ment while In her nicltly. Hut milly there are many meu who ilon't look at It that way. Now wuteli the uet occaititiu ami r' If Hit ' not voiumeer t,-tiuiiiiniTT ft - m worklnir iu conjunction with tho ,,.-,.,..., uf Krl-ultur anil food Administrator Hoover, Mioulil lend an Imiwrtnnt stimulus to what will prove n i.nitllHble undertitkim: fr prtMluters as wr'll as for conau rs. AinotiK olh- r UiIiiks lhw lnteresle.1 in the work plan the transfer of thousands of head of cuttle. Mieep ami ht.pl from the iilg western protlmiiiB district to small f,.n,is ! tfiitral ami southern states. w here a wn))te i:re:it amount f feed j!"t'S to Five More Negro Soldlera Sentenced tnu Alilollio Tl -KiVP III the I1C' Kroes tried hy tho last court martial In connection with the Houston rlota havtf been sentenced to be hariKd, ae cording to the verdict of the court, announced by Major General Ruck- man. Hundredt of Acret Flooded. HellinKham. Wash. Hundreds of acres of land in thc Nooksack and r.kagit valleys ara under water. The Iloislievikl are now showiiu; a faint glimmer of intelligence. r A- - in latest pinch belt back $8.00 to. . .$21.00 X Conic in and be measured for your WINTER SUIT OH Overcoat WESTON BATHS, BARBER i and TAILOR SHOP I R. L. Reynaud I ro'EL GARAGE VULCANIZING BATTKHV RECHARGING PROMPT REPAIRING New Overland car for hire Pennington & OUarra MUST YOU PAY TAX f ON YOURJNCOME? Matter That Every f.U)rlcan la Called on to Determine Without Delay. Washington. The time lias ,i, ilud for every American subject tn the In came tax division of the war revenue art to figure up bis Income and file hm return. If he la unmarried and has a net Income of $1,000 or more, or If he la married or the brad of a fam ily and hla net Income la $J,000 or more, he aiuat pay the taa. Hla re turn must be la the handa of the col lector of Internal revenue In the il la ir In In which Ihe taxpayer "vaa or has hla principal place of bualnesa be fore March I. 1X11. The man who thlnka to evade this lax la making a serious error. Revenue officials will be In every county to cheek returns. Failure to make a coc reel return within the time specified involves heavy penaltlea. "Net Income" means gross Income less certain dedurllona provided for by the act. The law defines Income at profit, gain, sages, salary, commis sions, money or Its equivalent from professions. vocations, rommcrce, trade, rente, sales and dealings In prop erly, real and personal, and Interest from Inveatmenls except Interest from government bonds, or state, municipal, tnmnshlp or county bonds. Income from service as guardian, trustee or mwutor; from dlldnd. pnloo. rnyaltlea. or ptnl. or nil and (at roal laud. Mr., are taiablw. Normal Rata la t Par Cant Th normal rat of tat It 1 pr rnt n net Inromra alwvo tho amount of oxrmptlnna. hlrh la fS.Qftft In tho raao of a marrM peraon or had of a family and $1,000 In th rano of a alnglo pr ton. A marrM peraon or hrd of a family I allowed an additional ex emption of $:00 for each dependent child If under eighteen yeart of a( or Inrapable of ff upiort beeauae defrrtlve. The taxpayer la pnalderd to be the head of a family If be actually aupportlnc ono or more par aona rloarly ronnreted with him by blood relatlonahlp or relatlonahlp bf marrlae. or If hla duty to aupport aurh person la baard on noma moral or leal obligation llebta taeertalned to be worthlcai and charged-off within the year and tax paid except Income taiea and tli"- aaaeaaen aaainar local beneflta are deduetihle. Theae and oihr poind of the Income tax an tlon or tne war ret-nue act will be fully explained bf revenue oflVera who will visit every county In the United Statea between January 2 and March 1 to insist U. payort In makln out Ihelr reiurna. Offlcera to Vltit Every Locality. Not Ue of their arrival in each local ity will be given In advance through the press, banks and post ofllces. They will be supplied l.h Income t, forma rnplra of which may be obtained also from collectors of Internal reTemw The bureau of Internal revenue la Reeking to Impress upon persons sub Jert to the lax the fact that failure to tee hl official In no way relievee them of the duty Impoeed by law to file Ihelr returns within the lime ape clfled. The penally for failure to make th return on time Is a fine of not leaa than $20 nor more than $1,000. and In addition SO per cent of the amount of ihe tax due. Tor making a false or fraudulent return, the penalty la a fine not to exceed $i.000 or not ex ceeding one year'a Imprisonment, or both, In the discretion of the court, and in addition 100 per cent of the tax evaded. At to the Farmers. The number of farmera who will pay Income taxes kat not bean estimated by the government nnViale. but It it certain they will form a large percen tage of the 6,000,000 peraona assessed who never before have paid an Income tax. The average farmer does not keep hooka but If he avails hlmaelf of the services of government experta who will be sent to aid him, it will not be difficult for him to atcertala tho amount of hit net income. Tbe farmer in making out bit return may deduct depreciation In the value of property and machinery uted In th conduct of bit farm, and lota by fire, storm or other casualty, or by theft If not covered by insurance. Expensaa actually Incurred In farm operation may be deducted, but not family or living expense. Produce raited on tbe farm and traded for grocerlea, wearing apparel, etc., It counted at living ex penditures and cannot be deducted. Guatemala City Oeatroyed by Quake. Ran fialvador. Guatemala City, cap ital of the republic of Guatemala, hat been completely destroyed by an earthquake. Many peraont were killed Id tbe disaster. Harbin In Chinese Handt Toklo. In a fight between Chtnete and Russian Maximalist troops at Har bin, Manchuria, the Russians surren dered and were disarmed and made grammar. fJCj PREPAYMENT PRIVILEGES t . We loan money on first class Oregon and Wshintrton farms at lowest rates. No red tape and no delay. Write direct and save money. Qive full details in first letter. W refer you to any bank In Portland. nrilCDCAIIVMortme ULItlALriUA Company "fEXJsMlM&grtsXl SUMMONS In tho Circuit Court uf the Statu uf tlrvKon fur Umatilla County. I .cone Itotlenkireh. I'laiiiltrT, vs. Clin ton Uotlciiklrch, iK finilniit Tu Clinton llotH'iiiUivh. I ho ilifvnilsnl a I hiv t named: In tmk Namu ok Tilt: Statk Or tHr. riuN, ou am hereby summoned and reiiiirvil to aplivar ami answur the complaint of lite ilinliir liletl awainst you in tliu mIh.vd eulillitl four! anil cause, on or ItcfniD six weeks from tho tlitlc of the lnnl iulilit'Stlon of this summons, to-wtt, on or Iteforw Krklay, the Ixth tlsy of January, HUM; ami yon will take notice that if o fail to ap pear anil answer sattl i-onillnt or oth erwise lcml thereto within saal tlmu tho plaintiff for want lliereuf will ap ply tu the Court for the relief prayed for ami demanded in said complaint, namely, for a decree of thu cuurt dis solving the bond of matrimony rxlst in between ilnmtilf anil defendant ami for other equitable relief. This similiiotis is pulilixhetl pursuiiut to an onler made anil II led herein by i;illM-rt W. I'hvlpa, Jutlue r.f the alxvo iMititletl court, onthut'ith tlay of I'e cembur, l!U7. 1 ho hrst publication of this summons will tut instlc on Krirlay. tbe 7th day of lceml-r. W, and will bo published ill tnu Weston Leader newspaiier for aix consccuUvo wwks. Dateri this Mlulay of Incumber. H'17. Wll.l. M. I'KTr MMON. Attorney for IMaintilT. rostollico address. 'I'ondlctoil, trv. HOOVERIZE Ily iiHintf RYK ILOl'R. BARLEY FLOUR. GRAHAM AND WIIOLi) WHEAT FLOUR Maile by the WESTON MILLING CO. Wo rli riLstom inillitiK, Imy j T t t , t j ... I T ami Hi'ii nay, iiruin iiuti r Millfooduf ull kin.is. X Free City Delivery I r Mitt Minrk-l..n''W''i'-'""t j t t4 HN-IH, aftHrtMs tit istH'lta atH ftt4t..n f. rftf I MARCH mm Ml Bh-nttlll(ly. fkwnk Tlrrtm. rATtMT OILO rOWTUNIt ff I null m " metflM-f. Wrlta u9ay. D. SWIFT & CO. paTgsjT uswrtaa, h03 Seventh St., Washington. D. C. .w.ais.ii in iiiiiii i in .sin ("J m Mm -MHigMir fWF " -..-s,,,. Butter Wrappers Furnished and Printed at the Leader office Sixty (minimum) $0 DO One hundred 1 20 Two hundred 1 75 Each additional hundred 0 45 Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. Established 1865 Athena, Oregon . Waitsburg, Wash. American Beauty oand--i Pure White Made of selected bluestem in one of the best equipped mills in the Northwest. Sold in Weston by Weston Mercantile Company 606 Concord Bid. Portland. Orefon 22X21 sssjQssjgssjep SUMMONS In I he Circuit Court ol ll i Slalw of OiiKoii for I'nuitillii County. nlof Carlson. Hamlin", vs. Hetty Carl eon, lie fvuilutit. To Hetty Carlson, liifiinlaiil nUivo iiamvtl: In the Name of the Statu or 0-cK"ii, You aru hereby suniniouiHl ami rvtiuir vil In aji'ar and answer the coin iilaint of tlio plaintllT liletl acainst ymi In thu abovu en I liletl court and cause, on or before Krlilay, lh !Stli rlay of iccilnlr, I'JI7. which tlalo is vlewn weeks from Iho ilalo of thu Hrst tubllcalion of this siiiiimiius. And you will take notice that if you fall tu answer Iho said complaint or ulhcrwisv pleatl thereto within saitl tunc, the ptalutiH for want thereof will apply to tho Court for Iho relief prayed for therein, namely: for a ileireo of I lie Court forever dissolving Iho bonds uf matrimony How ami hereltiforo exist InK Iwtwven pluinlltT ami defendant, ami for other equitable relief. This summons is iuiltlitsl pursuant tu an onler made ami bird herein In Honorable (iilUrt VV. I'lirlps, tlrcuit Jin life of the Sixth Ju dicial IHstrict of (' Statu of Or eitoti, on the dth ilsy of tletuU-r, l:il7. The lirst iiibhratitn of this summon will be made on Kriilay, I he 1'JUi day of Uctolwr. 1'JI7. ami thu last publication will lie made tin Kri tiny, the said lh llsy of l)ccml!r, I!17. Publication hereof will bo mado for eleven consecutive weeks, listed this Mh day of Oclolicr, A. I. tun. Wil l. M. I'KTKNMuN, Attorney for I'lainttff. Cost Ollico ndtlress: I'lintlleton, tlr-cn Adminlstfator's Notice In tho County Court of the State of On-Kon for Umatilla County. In the M.ittir of tbv hntate of Muiy K. Speaks, deccasoil. Noticu is hereby Kivett that I have been apNluted adiiituliitralor of the vstato of Mury K. Hieaks, deceasctl, with tho will annexed, ami have duly tUslilletl. All purstins bavinK claims summit saitl estate are lurvby nottlietl to present Iheni, with proper vouchers, to me at thu ulllccof ( arter & Sniythr, attorneys, in The American Natlonul llsnk Imililine;, in IVinlli tuV. 1. mstilla l vunty, uri'iion, wiimn six inonins from Ihistlute, Us teil December 7, I!I7. ( HAH. II. CAkrt.lt. Administrator, &c. fpUKARfiiiL i ICE I I Weston Transfer Co. Davis & Ellis j: