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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1918)
1 A El N PREPARES OF CURRENT WEEK Brief Resume Most Important Daily News Items. COMPILED FOR YOU Events of Noted People, Government! and Pacific Northwest and Other Things Worth Knowing. A revolution has broken out in Southern Costa Rica, Jorge Volio has invaded Costa Rica territory from Pan ama and a force under him is attack ing Villa Concepcion Perez, a town on the frontier. Miss Emma G. Mullen, of New York, was killed in the Paris church struck by a German shell on Good Fri day. This increased to five the num ber of Americans who lost their lives in the church. In the week ended March 30 Teu tonic submarines sank three Italian steamships of more than 1500 tons and destroyed one sailing vessel of more than 100 tons and nine sailing vessels of a tonnage under that figure. Members of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen at Knappa, Or., tarred and feathered two pro German members of the I. V. W. Thursday, and then headed them up the road with a warning not to return. Charles Cole pleaded guilty to a charge of appropriating $12,000 worth of Liberty bond3 from the Federal Re serve bank at San Francisco, where he was employed, and was sentenced to three years' imprisonment at McNeil's Island. Germany's bombardment of Paris by long-range guns will only serve to strengthen the resolve of the French to resist the last man if necessary to Teutonic invasion according to a report received at the State department from Ambassador Sharpe at Paris. There was a sudden and marked de crease in the losses to British shipping through mine and submarine in the past week. The admiralty reports that only six British merchantmen of 1600 tons or over and seven under that tonnage were sunk in the week ended March 30. Representatives of every state, in cluding more than a dozen governors, met in Washington D. C, Wednesday, at an Americanization conference called by Secretary Lane, of the Inter ior department, to draft recommenda tions to congress for legislation pro viding for a National campaign against illiteracy. Major General March, acting chief of staff, has dirceted that the issuance of the daily casualty list be suspended pending definite interpretation from Secretary Baker as to whether it is forbidden by his new order providing that General Pershing's headquarters shall issue all news relating to the troop3 in France. About 500 dressed reindeer will be shipped to the food markets of "the states" on the first boat leaving Nome, Alaska, after the breaking-up of the ice on Bering Sea thia spring. All winter long a marketing firm has been slaughtering and preparing a certain number for shipment "outside." Sev eral hundred are in cold storage wait ing for the boat. An arrangement has been concluded under which Japan will turn over to the United States 450,000 tons of ship ping, of which total 150,000 tons will be supplied immediately, in return for no consideration except the char tering rates of the allies. The Japan, ese government will make up the difference between this payment and the Far Eastern rate, involving an ex penditure of 18,000,000 yen. The house of the Nebrskaa legisla ture has voted in favor of ratifying the national prohibition amedment. The ratification measure now goes to the senate. Naval ordnance experts have sub mitted to Secretary Daniels plans for a heavy gun which they say will throw a shell 105 miles. They question the military value of the weapon. A number of Americans who had suffered from the effects of gas at the front have arrived at the American Red Cross military hospital No. 2 in PariB. Most of the men will recover. A report to the State department from American Consul General Mur phy, at Sofia, declared that no Bulgar ian troops were moved to the Western front for the big German offensive. It had been stated that Bulgarians were fighting in the West alongside Germans and Austrians. , This is Oregon's official alogan 'Tls Freedom's Call; Lend Your All. Defend yourself. If you can't go across to fight, you oaa do the next best thing by Investing in Liberty Uonda to keep your boy your neighbor's boy on the tiring line To Protect Your Country To Perpetuate American Freedom To Keep the Demon Hun From Your Door. We can't act too quickly. The danger is Imminent We will be tardy at best. Don't stop to think, any morej fen you would atop to think whether to strike baok If you were threatened by an aasasaln. Will you jeopardize your liberty by falling to do your dutyT He who boattatoe la moat oaauredly lost. 1 All that your forefathers fought and died for la lost All that the patriots of '66 fought for la loat Tola la your great opportunity. Uae It and Take your plaoe a a real American. 0. S. BOYS START FOR BATTLE FRONT Americans in Streams Advance Toward Scene of Action. WASHINGTON IS GLAD Quick Movement of Troops Follows Pershing's Offer of All Men and Material toJFrench Leader. With the American Army in France, Saturday All the American troops have been tuurned over to the allies for such use as they see fit to make of them. American troops may soon be fighting side by side with their British and French allies in the battle which is raging in Northern France. The acceptance by France of Gen eral Pershing's offer of all American men and material for the present emergency has in effect virtually re sulted in a unified army command, so far as the French army and American forces are concerned. This is shown by the fact that the orders issued to the American troops are of French origin. Great activity of many sorts is in progress in the entire American zone. Miles of motor trucks loaded with Americans have passed through the towns, some going in one direction, some in another. Through a driving rain the motor trucks ploughed their way along muddy roads, the Americans singing. Many of the trucks bore American flags. On other roads- mile after mile of marching Americans splashed through tho mud, which came over their an kles. The horses were steaming from the work they had to do. Out on the open roads the men In the camions sang everything from Tha TtofHo TT..n n Vio nnuYil In" "'TIS FREEDOM'S CALL-LEND to "Tippcrary." They exhibited tho greatest enthusiasm for tho work they have in hand and seemed to be anxious to get it started. Frequently during tho day heavy motor trucks skidded from tho muddy roads into ditches, but they were quickly and literally picked up by as many Americans as could get a hand on them, set back on the road and started again. A little thing like lifting tho end of a five-on motor truck from a ditch means nothing to Americans who are in a hurry to get into the.fight. Washington, D. C. Washington was thrilled Sunday by tho news that American soldiers actually are on their way to the fighting lines to take places beside their hard-pressed British and French allies. U. S.T0 RUSH TROOPS Big German Drive Arouses America to Make All Speed Possible Wnr Plans Suddenly Quickened. Washington, D. C. That tho Ger man drive in France and tho appoint ment of General Foch as generalissimo of the allied armies, together with the offer of General Pershing to place American troops at tho disposal of tho allies, have hud tremendous nnd far reaching effect on American war pluns, was made evident Monday at the meet ing of tho war council with members of tho senate military committee. Reports given to members of tho committee were said to bo tho most satisfactory in many respects that have been received since this country entered the war. Members returned to tho capitol visibly impressed with what they hud heard and seen at the meeting of tho council. They an nounced that full steps aro being taken to put the entiro resources of tho Am eircun people into the war and that it seemed that the old "3000 miles away" attitude had been abandoned for a feverish hasto to rush, troops to Franco. While complete details of the meet ing were not given out by senators, even in confidence, It wus asserted that if tho plans of tho military au thorities go through, developments of YOUR ALL" Flornc B. Ilejt, PorlUaA. TWO HUN DIVERS ARE SUNK Depth Charges From Yankee Destroy ers Hit Submerged Mark. London Encounters in which Amer ican destroyers sank German submar ines are thus desicribed in accounts of successful submarine battles published Monday : "Tho first American destroyor sight cd the enemy submarine on tho port bow and proceeded at full speed In tho direction of tho enemy, who Bub- merged. The American forces could see tho enemy's wake, which showed he was running underneath tho surface from Btarboard to port. As the Gor man passed under tho Btcrn of tho American boat tho latter dropped n dept charge. Tho wake, which had been plainly visible on tho starboard, nover nppeared on tho port side of tho destroyer. In stead, largo quantities of oil came to tho surface. "The second Americon destroyer, engaged in night convoy duty, sighted an object a mi lo away by tho light of tho moon. Full speed was ordered, but tho submarine dived whilo tho American was still a few hundred yards distant. Two depth charges were dropped and oil enmo to tho sur faco. "This submarino wub apparently lying in wait for unother convoy which was upprouching from an oppo site direction." oxtrcmo importance in this country aro to bo expected in a fow days. TheBo developments, it is said, refer to a nowly.mudo decision to answer the appeal of the allies for men and to rush National army and National guard troops to tho front at onco, dis regarding for tho timo being tho ship ping situation so far as it re 1 11 tea to tho transportation of food. Tho rntio of food nnd munitions ships to trans ports is to bo reduced materially, it is understood, nnd with tho approval of French and English authorities, tho sending of troops is to bo the most importunt function of tho government in the next fow weeks. Whilo, of course, no details nro available as to tho number of troops that aro to bo sent, or in regard to tho identity of tho divisions which aro to go, it can bo said that a largo propor tion of tho 900,000 troops now In train ing in this country aro involved in tho plana that havo been made. TO SMITESEDITION Senate Considers New Measure Aimed at Teuton Spies. PENALTIES PROVIDED Governor .Meet In WnidilnKton With Council of National Dcfenae nnd Plan to Crush Dl.loynlly. Washington, l. 0. Tho uxtent to which tho United States has nwnkcucd to tho peril of German nplen nnd propa ganda was emphnslzod Friday by tho progress made along lines of combat ing tho Teuton menace. Tho senate debuted tho house bill providing severe penalties for sedition. Somite- and house confuroeH itgrued on n measure to deal with sabotage. Governors of mnny s'.ntes met with the Council of National Defense to consider n campaign against disloyalty. Gormnn spies, propagandists nnd persons making disloyal utterances were denounced In the sotinto when mi effort was Hindu to rush through n house bill providing penalties of 20 years' Imprisonment ami $10,000 fine for interference with government bond sales, acts Intending to interferu with the army draft und disloyal state ments. "We've got to do something to catch theMu scoundrels and spies all over tho country," said Senator Overman, of North Carolina. "People ore taking tlio law into their own hands on tho ground that congress is not passing necessary laws. Wo hear rejwrta of mobs everywhere." Senator Ixxlge. of MnssnchuAottH, declared tho bill would not rntch a sinKlu spy. Ho asserted Hint spies do not do their work publicly, or openly make disloyal utterances. Gormnn propaganda has been "no toriously conducted," and the bill's purpose is to broaden tho esplonngo law, Senator Walsh, of Montana, said. He said somo Federal courts hnvo made "strained constructions of exist ing law and discharged persons who hnvo denounced tho President and tho nation, and obstructed tho draft and bond subscriptions." Fears that enactment of tho bill in its present form would retard rather than aid tho snlo of Liberty Bonds were uxprcsscd by Senator Thomas, of Colorado. Tho measure, ho said, would take away mnny of a citizen's legal rights, Including his right to cri ticise tho President Vigorously opposing tho measure, Senator Johnson, of California, said ho was "astonished" at its breadth and that It could be used to curb freedom of tho press and freo speech. George Creel, chairman of tho com mittee on public information, was de nounced as a "Bllvoring snccrer," nnd characterized as tho "chosen Bkes man for tho administration," by Sena tor Watson, of Indiana. A number of newspaper cditorlnls written by Creel some yenra ago, In which ho vigorously denounced tho President, tho Supremo court and tho senate, were read by tho Indlnnn sena tor, who asked whether tho onding mensuro would apply to such articles. "Ought this man bo permitted to hold that position?" asked Senator Watson, referring to Creel as chair man of tho committco on public infor mation. "Should not tho senatu ask for his removal?" Teuton Hnngcd by Mob. Collinsvillo, III. Robert P. Praegor, said to bo of German parentage, wan hunged to a tree ono mllo south of tho city limits Thursday night by a mob of 350 persons, which dragged him from tho basement of tho city hull hero, where ho had been In hiding. Pruoger was accused of making disloyal re marks in a recent addrcHs to miners nt Maryvlllo, III. Praeger early in tho night wus ta ken by members of tho local "Loyal ist" committee and forced to parado barefooted through tho streets, kissing the American flag at intervals, Tho polico rescued him anil took him to tho city hall for sufo-keoplng. Cotton Jumps to .11.15. Now York Thero was another big advance In the cotton market horo Fri day, May contracts soiling nt 34.45, or mora than 13 n bale ubovo Thursday night's closing prices nnd fully $10 a bale ubovo tho recent low level. Tho chief causes for tho advanco wcro strength of tho goods market und reports that tho demand for white cot ton was in oxcess of tho supply. All deliveries mudo now high records for thO BOBBOn.