Heppni SEMI-WEEKLY SEMI-WEEKLY With which is consolidated The lone Bulletin. A first class newjpsp. r entered at the postoffice at Heppner. Oregon as second-class matter VOLUME 1 HEPPNER, OREGON, AUG. 4, 1914 NUMBER IS ERALD 1 WOULD DECLARES WAR ON BELGIUM BLAMES FRANCE, RUSSIA ALL THE LATEST WAR NEWS BY UNITED AT PRESS NW BEING RECEIVED HERALD OFFIC E THE HERALD NOW HAS THE UNITED PRESS SERVICE DAILY AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A NUMBER OF HEPPNER'S LIB ERAL CITIZENS EXPECTS TO RETAIN SAME FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AT LEAST, AND IF POS SIBLE, PERMANENTLY. DIS PATCHES ARE RECEIVED EVERY DAY AT THE HOURS OF 11 A. M., AND 1:15 AND 2:15 P. M. THESE DISPATCHES ARE POSTED UP JUST AS THEY ARE RECEIVED IN FRONT OF THE HERALD OFFICE. ALL THE LATEST WAR NEWS IS GIVEN, IN FACT THIS IS THE MAIN ITEM OF NEWS JUST AT PRESENT. BY WATCH ING THE BULLETINS AT THIS OFFICE YOU CAN LEARN THE NEWS OVER A DAY AHEAD OF ANY OTHER SERVICE IN HEPPNER. (Special to The Herald.) BERLIN, Aug. 4 "Germany is pre pared to fight the world in defense of her National Honor," is the announce ment made by the Kaiser this after- LONDON, Aug. 4 Heavy sea firing has been reported oft' Yorkshire coast between British and German fleets. . .ATHENS Turkey has ordered the mobilization of their army as a "precaution." BELFORTE, France Fighting has been going on here between French and German troops for several hours, with little damage to either side. MORAL SQUAD HAS STORMY SESSfON-APPLICATION RESTS MORAL SQUAD NOTES. Ithat four young ladies in the com- Tho squad met last night at the munity tried to influence him to work BERLIN, Aug. 4 Latest message from Nish spoke of Austrian defeat at Semendria Sunday. Ten thousand Austrians, supported by twenty moni tors trying to cross into Servian terri tory were driven back with heavy losses. ERUSSELS Complete mobiliza tion of Belgium troops was ordered this morning following the declara tion of war by Germany. red bench, their usual meeting place This was a special meeting called to consider the name of Bruce Kelley for membership. After a very stormy session it was decided to lay his name on the "bench." Harry Duncan's name was taken from the "bench" and voted upon favorably. He was assigned to vagrancy duty. A communication was read from j. L. Wilkins saying that he would gladly comply with the Squad's wishes in dusting the bus seats. The Squad is thinking of tak ing dinner with WUkins in the near future. The committee appointed to report concerning the alleged gambling at the tennis courts was next heard. Private Huddleston said that the play ers admitted the whole thing when Corporal Cornett threatened to pro secute them. Corporal Cornett said that that he acted with Squad and County authority and after they pleaded with him and promised not to continue the practice, the Corporal's heart softened and he promised to suspend judgement. Private Huddleston also reported LONDON Germany declared war today on Belgium for refusal of the latter to allow German troops to pass through that country into France. BERLIN, Aug. 4 War office stat ed German troops were within a hun dred miles of Warsaw. So far they for the Auxiliary Squad. These young: ladies, two of them being sisterst were occupying the bench one night recently and threatened to join with the Purity League if the Squad didn't .co-operate with them. Private H. said that the motion would have to be iput before all of the Squads before' anything could be done. The Squad will write a letter to the baby chapter at Lexington soon and compliment them on their start. While the first meeting was not as good as it might have been, since several members voted for themselves, yet they are doing well and Lexington needed a chapter. It was also decided to petition the Palace Hotel for seats along the south side, i The red bench is in the sun in the morning and additional seat ing space is needed. Besides, the Squad is thinking of admitting Wil kins if he will provide the seats. Sergeant Hoffman moved that the Squad adjourn and Private Brennan seconded the motion and the Squad adopted it. AMERICA TO ASSUME NEUTRAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS WAR COUNTRIES: HELP E TO AMERICANS not, his instructions are to bring them to the Squad for inspection and sampling to ascertain the contents and effects, chiefly the latter. Billy Mac. is to bi requested to join with his duties to cover a thorough investigation of the flurry on the 30th. in wheat circles. He says that it will be some hard job, tut he is game. Riley Munkers, chief of dectectives of the Squad was instructed to trail Tum-a-Lum nights, but he objected on the grounds of losing too much sleep. Sensible boy, Riley, you should sleep. Sec. Dave Porter then called the roll before the meeting broke up and upon calling John Moyers name, found that worthy gent asleep again. He was shaken well and then with pleading tones said, "Yes dear, I'll get right up." (Special to The Herald.) WASHINGTON, 2 p. m. The President has signed the proclama tion regarding American neutrality with Austria, Germany, France, Rus sia and Servia. (Special to The Herald.) WASHINGTON Secretary of State Brayan has been informed by the German Embassy that all foreig ners including Americans must remain in Germany until the mobilization of troops has been completed. HERALD TO BE ISSUED SEMI-WEEKLY; NEW SERVICE BEGINS TODAY BERLIN In an announcement to day the Kaiser blamed France and . have not been seriously opposed. The Russia' for the present war, which town of Warsaw Is strongly fortified and will now bids fair to envolve the whole of and the Germans will meet with strong .Europe. resistance, FORMER EPPNERIT E IE ATT ACQMA sing is therefore peculiarly sad. He worked honestly and he knew the meaning or two very great words: Loyalty, Gratitude." Jim Wyland returned the first of the week from Tacoma where he was called a week ago last Thursday by the sickness of his brother, Charles R. Wyland. He had been in failing health for some time and died soon after Jim arrived. Charles Wyland is well known in Heppner.- He lived here as a boy and went to school with Oscar Minor. While going to school he worked around the old Gazette office and the desire to become a printer was gain ed here. When tho Spanish-American war broke out he enlisted and while in the service contracted the yellow fever, which killed far more than did bullets. He never fully re covered from this fever and when his system was weakened the dread fever renewed its attack with fatal results. For the last twenty-seven years he has been employed with the Tacoma News . A list of the relf.tives includes his wife; his brother John, who is one of the most prominent sheep men of the Hardman district; two sisters, Mrs. Mr. W. B. Ewing and son, pros perous ranchers near Cecil, were cal lers at the Herald iffice last Friday. Mr. Ewing is one of the early settlers in this county, coming here about thirty years ago. He settled near Cecil and has been 4here ever since. The main asset he had in the early days was a good supply of water on his place. He has now several dams on the creek, one cf them costing eight hundred dollars. He has a five- Beginning with this issue The Herald ceases to be a weekly paper henceforth appear twice each week. The management found it necessary to make this-change, due t ftur- Mtaidt ' tih-rf-aCiifr lrV;' patronage and to better handle the large amount 'of news we have been able to discover in the various chan nels of life in Morrow County and the world at large. Advertising rates will remain the same as formerly. Subscription rates will 'necessarily have to be raised, oer year will be the new price. -itufiKwfte domirat Ko-iuia vfi'ect htw- ever,. until September 1. Until that time the price of The Herald will re main at $1 per year, 104 issues. ALOli WRIGHT NARROWLY ESCAPES WITH HIS LIFE FROM HERM1STQN FIRE awakened by Harry Giese when the flames were but a few feet away. He jumped to the floor, 12 feet below and barely managed to make his way out of the flames alive. In the fall In the worst fire ever experienced in the history of the town of Iler- acre orchard that raises as good fruit miston last Thursday night, Alonzo as you will find anywhere. Mr. Wright of this city, almost lost his Ewing is credited with having the life, but managed to get away with a largest bottom-land farm on Willow 'whole skin and su'fering only from! he sustained serious injuries to his Creek, over two hundred acres. Nearly a sprained back. back and his mother, Mrs. Silas all of this is fenced with woven wire, Mr. Wright was sleeping in the Wright of this city, took the train to fine enough to keep the rabbits out. livery barn which caught on fire Hermiston Sunday to see that he is Mr. Ewing has cultivated the waste about 11 o'clock that night. He was given the best of treatment. places and made them blossom with the rose and represents a farmer who has mixed brains with the soil. As had been announced in the Herald we have been looking for a wife for Andy Rood Jr. In the past few weeks numerous applications have been received at this office and these have been sorted over and Bent to Andy, nmong them were red-haired white-haired and black-haired gilrs. Some were short, some tall, a few slim and a large number of fleshy young ladies were H the lot. They had eyes of all colors but a majority were brown-eyed. A number confes sed to freckles and one had twofingers gone. ( Throe confessed to be old iftalds and "one husf been .-nrrie4 bo fore. All were lovers of dogs and the three maids each favored cats. One of them was a University girl and most of them seemed .well-informed All were home loving and several ask ed if they would live on a farm. Four of them stated positively that Andy could not smoke inthe house and five thought that ho should not come to town more than mce a month. One lady had a trained purrot and before her name could be considered, Andy would have to agree to treat the par rot kindly, There were other peculi arities such as the amount of pin money allowed, holding of the mis sionary meeting at tho house, and guaranteeing that Andy tuke the Herald. When Andy makes his selec tion we will print her picture and mention when the ceremony will take place. We wish Andy a very happy selection. (Special to The Herald.) WASHINGTON Carrying from S to 8 million dollars for relief of Am ericans abroad, the cruiHer Tennessee leaves New York tomorrow by order of the Navy Department for Europe. Government funds and money by bankers has been advanced. (Special to The Herald.) WASHINGTON Representatives of the Western Railroad workers havo agreed to allow their differences with their employers to be settled by tho help of the Government's arbitrater. According to the Sunday papers the prices of Ford cars have gone down. It is conditioned in that the company LEXINGTON MORAL SCUAD BECOMING A LIVELY ORGANIZATION EXTRA. now.) He also fought a duel with French Brothers recently unloaded threshing machine at Lexington. Brown Brothers will pull the sepcra- tor with their Oilpull engine until the caterpiller is through heading (Special to The Hernld.) Washington, Aug. 4 The nomina tion of Frederick Delano for a mem ber of the Regional Rank Board was sent to the Senate today for confirmation. FIR T CARLOAD OF MELONS ARRIV E L. B. Kicker, the Irrigon water melon king, was in Heppner Saturday. He brought a car of melons here and said that this was the earliest delivery he had made in Heppner for Beveral years. Fruit he said was two weeks early in the Irrigon country. His melons are the best grown in the Btate, which means the United States. Mr. Kicker convinced us of this when he brought the Herald force one of the melons. Helen Donohoe, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Anna M. Crichton, of 1 ortland. Burey a sign of prosperity. Mr. Wyland was 47 years old. The funeral was held on the 24th c. R. Huff was an over-Sunday visi ot July and the body intombed in the tor in Heppner from his ranch on (Lexington Special to The Herald.) (the suitor of one of them (weapon, J Vaughn arid Sons of Heppner sold the t-,.m mailing ir9 Hiulunnn I ..l..,.l. ...... V M , ,ut,,.,,l nififKirta u,wl it will 1... nuuil twirtl..... u . i nnn nnt ! iL I WUBfe HI ICI ICbUlllllllC Jlwil iiiiipn(i .'"'s u.nvaiivs fci(.rili'liu. , l.lunwiCU ' " ... ..... in. liuilllVHn, miisi prouuee ouu.oou curs in me year.' , , , . , i , , , ,, , ... i , . tu t i . . . ,i T 'the report of the last meeting of the out and came home all covered with or town. Tna Hunuhmit la CliO Inn Tnnrlrifp par ' . i tjun , .i rw tl.,in Moral Squad to the Herald, "Dave hero medals that have the same shape Many other cars show a reduction in ' price notwithstanding the added im-, provements. It is reported that even the newspaper men are buying cars, ! Pointer, the Supreme Scrivenator of, and lettering as oir metal baggage the outfit, rushed into our office (can't 'checks. Hail to our hero let 'er get that rush through your head can buck. you? No more than I could nutil I saw it) pointed a long lenn finger at shouted madly, somewhat our noble brow and 'Now you've done I'." "Done what," I asked, surprised at his words. "Played hob right." "Well what's the trouble Dave," said, "cool down and let's have straight." Mr. and Mrs. A. Nelson, of I-exing- i ton, Hre the parents of u new eleven pound baby. The smiling little duughtcr was born in lone on the 21st of July. Mr. and Mrs. This week's official meeting opened with a suggestion being nuide by "rc the most popular people "Jonnie" Helms that "Dud" Pointer I mgton at the present time stop bragging about his new office for the simple reason that should he open his mouth much more to bray like his I two-ton Missouri mule team, of mythi it ral powess, he might lose his set of grinders, as he did lust full. Nelson n Lex- Tacoma mausoleum. There were jower Willow Creek. This office many beautiful floral gifts. The acknowledge very pleasant call Typographical Union sent a design , from Mr. Huff. lie will move his with the figure "30", characters well family to Arlington this fall where I. ftvinlurl mm tYlttflf lnF ttiA L - I L. ! I: L . . .u. f .,! th. -ml of the dav.li. i.i. I...".;.. I've l thinly. "Well, "Pup" Mc. ! Next comrmttee whs appointed, tTV. Ynrc. sent a beautiful of-' . , ,u V orc l '" v" ,he f"IM ih "WaB ""' U'n" The news force sent a beautiful 01- r0ut in that city. i , . . ' , . . , . . , . . , ,. I ' iwrileup you handed him. rny that with Its chier object tn iiiMrurt the fering. Concern.! Ms connection, 1 part .lH,ut hi. election is fine and fathers in the proper y of racing with the News we quote on editorial j Mrs. F. Luper and daughter, Mrs. ' everything i O. K. about his seeing their kids. Col. Brown is to t the telling of the esteem in which he was King, went to Portland Sunday. Mrs. 'John Helms vote for himnclf HUT he ftrnt student. Luper will return vmwtime between is so mud at you for not giving hn held: "Charles R. Wyland was laid to rent yesterday. His death ended an earn cut and loyal attachment of 27 years with The news and the Ledger, with which he held various positions, his later services being in the composing room where he whs highly regarded W m li K i ' Z ",m I, r I both of Forest Grove, left Heppner ine zmn ana z -xn or August with a j complete new line of fall millinery and hats. During her ahiu-nce her millinery parlors will I rioted. John Ioubleday and Omcr Mceks, soldiering proper Boone's." fo here goes "I'sp" is some lillli boy, you just bet. KnliMed in 1'.'X at Hill Reaney (Wm. Luntnford) has space with Col. hl application for membership but there is an objection to his being taken in; that is, he takes too ni;my trips down the creek th other ni'-nilrs MrMinnic or mime other ville in , don t believe that he will be on hand Oregon, Miled for the Phillippines in enough to attend to business (Andy time to WATCH lewey shoot up the R""d Ukt notire ) Spaniards, SAW the hlnrkmHn ih, f i The plea of admission rorning from The O.-W. R. & N. officinls came down to see I'rivute Htiddlesloii lust Sunclny. While here they also lokcd into the udvisuhility of extending tho line south of Heppner. Our friend Wilkins snys Hint they should extend it to Ilrppner first. LATEST shelling I. leer and Naurrr. From Algier The rrenrh squad ron in the Mediterranean has csidur- with conditions here and are thinking pretty Spanish girl (doettn't do thl ( bottli. brought up from lone to M-e rd two German Trusters, the Go. ben Mr. W land s pas-' ""ousiy moving nere. now no h Is TOO brav for that that they are empty, but if they aie and Hrrslsu. UVZ of .TnTurytrhisTre been'workin, in tb harvest Ss .nd '"". - it the ,p(M, N. E. Nordyk. re.dily grant- first time within the recollection of ; Mjl that they wer well impressed of " lrMS' ""'d u ovcr Manila i'.h,H. Mr. Nordyke is to look into the me OHiesl iihoiik mem npn it ua been necessary t caused I y death. (Kereived at 4 :20 , m.) Nc has reached New York that Germany has dirlsred ar on England. From I'mismIs 1h The Herald was honored lust Sat urday with a cull from one of the old pioneers of this county, Mr. A. A. Russell. Mr. Russell lives In Gaston, Oregon, and has been visiting at Adam Knotlock's ranch in Khca Creek, being a brother of Mrs. Knoblock. "My parents cunio from Iowa to Culiforniu when I was Ju.it a boy. After a few yeurs in California they came to Oregon which was about forty-one yeurs ogo. I remember when we came to Heppner the bunch gruss wus neurly two feet high. There were a few cuttle and sheep and no one thought that you could raise wheat. I used to know Frunk Gil liam when he didn't have over $.r0. Vou can imagine how many people there were in this county when I tell you thut at the present lime more people eut at the I'uluce Hotel in one day than were in the county. "This country around here has made wonderful progress. I hHve been out in the lliirdmiin and Kightniile coun try and I never saw belter land in my life. I saw wheat that will yield from twenty to foity buihrls to th acre. I was glml to we so many farmers milking rows and selling butter and cream. Hogs, too, pay tlm interest, while the rows pay th-i niottgnges. This should Iw a banner year for Morrow County." Ijiwreme Cummings, a nephew of German are , Harry Cumniings, returned In hit home in Portland after visiting with Harry and his aurii, Mrs. Hams,"7or several days. While here he Injured his hand and returned home sooner than he expected.