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VOLUME 1
HEPPNER, OREGON, AUG. 14, 1914
NUMBER 18
GERMAN LOSSES CONTINUE ENORMOUS IN LATE BATTLES
FRENCH BAYONET CHARGES THRILLING FEATURE OF FRONTIER ENGAGEMENT
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WEEKLY
FRENCH ENTICE GERMANS INTO DANGEROUS
POSITION NEAR MULHAVEN: THEN
LEXINGTON
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SLAUGHTER
ENEMIES
PARIS, Aug. 13 The French and
Germans are fighting furiously on
French soil just west of the Luxem
berg frontier. The conflict opened
by the Germans repulsing a smaller
French force near Spincourt. vThe
French were then reinforced and took
offensive, driving the Germans back
to their main advance base with
heavy losses. There was much fight
ing hand-to-hand and the French
broke the German lines with bayonet
charges. The War Office reported
that the slaughter was awful, especi
ally in Alsace, where the Germans
were heavy losers.
The Germans furiously attacked the
French entrenchments south of Mul-
haven on Monday night and the
BRUSSELS, Aug. 13 Three-fifths
of the Germans who took, part in the
fight last Wednesday north of Tirel-
mont were killed or disabled, was as
serted by the War Office. The battle
centered at Haelen and the lines ex
tended from that place to a point
five miles away to the city of Diest.
The percentage of German dead in
relation to the number of wounded is
very large. Two hundred dead Ger
man soldiers were found In a space
fifty yards square.
Pan Summers is digging a 'well on
his property in town. Mr. Summers
is 'certainly a man who believes in
inmrovements.
Edward, the litle son son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Burchell, has been quite
11 with stomach trouble the papt
week, ilis condition was so serious
that Grandpa and Grandma Burche,1!,
of Portland, were called here, arriving
on Thursday night. The little fellow
is now on tic road to recovery.
When one of the show people at
the show announced that there were
alleys in Lexington that the health
officers was never through, we are
inclined to believe that there was mote
truth than fiction in the statement.
Well, our only salvation is the Moral
Squad, so here's hoping they will got
busy soon.
Mrs. Flint and her mother, Mrs.
BODY OF MRS
BASEL, SWITZERLAND, Aug 13
French-German losses in and around
Mulhusen are enormous. The Ger
man losses, killed and wounded placed
at ten thousand. The French, while
trench feigning retirement, enticed great, is not knwn.
them into a dangerous position and
slaughtered many of them.
BRUSSELS. Aug. 13 The Germans
tried to break the Belgian-French
lines during the night but failed.
Fierce fighting occurred at many points
and the losses were enormous. The
bombardment of the Liege forts con
tinued but they still hold out. An
assault on Wednesday night was
thrown back and the Belgian artillery
wounded large numbers of the Germans.
LONDON, Aug. 13 News of a big
naval fight eagerly awaited here.. .Be
lieved that the German fleet will at
tempt a blow against the British
naval power. The Admiralty officials
are obviously expectant.
NANCY, FRANCE, Aug. 13 The
entire German army hammering at
the French-Belgian lines. The Ger
mans are in largest number in Bel
gian Luxeuiberg. They are shelling
Pont-A-Mousson, on the border of
France.
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BESIDE THOSE OE
HER PARENTS
IRRIGON ITEMS
GAINSVILLE, GA., The Solid
South mourned with President Wilson
and his daughters on Monday over the
death of Mrs. Wilson. Church bells
tolled in every city and hamlet
through which the funeral train pas
sed on its way to Rome, Georgia.
Funeral services were held at 2:30
from the Presbyterian church and the
Delaney, are enjoying these hot days body was laid to rest in the Myrtle
in the mountains. George is finding Hill cemetery beside her mother and
what "batching" means.
father. As the train passed through
Grandpa Wright and little grand-, the various towns on its journey
daughter, Marie Brcshears spent
Thursday in Heppner. While there
they saw where and how the semi
weekly is published. ;
Clarke Davis is having his house
hold goods removed to the Davis house
in the other end of town. Clarke -recently
sold his house to Frank Bflr
goyne who will occupy it at once. , V
Mr. Copples started up his new
southward crowds stood at each sta
tion, bareheaded and silent. The
President remained beside the casket
until one o'clock this morning.
Mrs. M. L. Oney, of this city, has
entered her application as a candidate
for a trip to the Panama-Pacific Ex
nosition and delegate to the conven-
restaurani on nunoay ana mere seei js :tjon to be hold at tho Atascadero Col-
io ne a gooa rusn oi customers,, r e
hope that he will continue to be suc
cessful. . ,
Miss Edna Carmachiel is home Tor
a brief rest this hot weather. Miss
ony at Atascadero, California. This
is carried on by the Women's Repub
lic, an organization whose headquart
ers are in St. Louis, Missouri, and
Mrs. Carl Brownell, of Umatilla
was in Irrigon Saturday and Sunday.
Jesse Davis has returned from Pay
ton, where he has been working in the
wheat fields.
Peter Susbauer and L. B. Kicker
shipped a carload of watermelons to
Heppner last Saturday morning. Mr
Kicker accompanied the load in order
to dispose of them and returned Sun
day morning.
Mack Graybeal was down from
Umatilla, Sunday and returned on No.
12 that night.
L. A. Doble is baling alfalfa again
for shipment.
Rev. B. F. Harper, of Milton, was
in Irrigon Sunday and held services
in the church that evening.
The vacant houses around town are
filling up, tievernl families having
moved in recently. Among these are
the Barnei s and the Kandall-H, and
there are more coming.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cabbage spent
Sunday with tho Uaucom s.
Evangeline Doble, one of the popu
lar young ladies of irrigon, departed
the first of the week for Milton where
she will attend High School this com
ing winter.
The Camp engineers of this place
spent Sunday in Hermiston.
Miss Dora Susbauer returned to her
home in Cornelius, Saturday morning
after an enjoyable two-weeks visit
with her aunt, Mrs. P. Susbauer.
RELIEF TO BE SENT
ERIIISIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 The Gen
eral American Relief Board composed
of the heads of the War, Navy, State,
and Treasury Department decided
this afternoon to charter and provi
sion six American vessels to send
abroad within a fortnight to rescue
Americans. Tomorrow the com
mittee is expected to decide to what
foreign ports to send the ship.
Edna will leave in a month ' for : composed of mostly women, men be
Klamath Falls, where she will teach j longing but in smaller numbers than
the women. The country is divided
NEW YORK , Aug. 12 Singing
'America" and throwing kisses at the
Statute of Liberty, several hundred
American refugees arrived on the
liner Potsdam from Rotterdam and
Boulogne. Most of them lost every
thing in their haste to leave war
torn Europe.
PARIS, Aug. 13 France's mobili
zation is complete. French aviators
informed General Joffre that the
French were prepared everywhere and
informed him of Germany's military
dispositions.
LONDON, Aug. 13 Japan agreed
to 'join the British-French fleet in the
Orient and attack the German-China
cording'to a cable received here.
J,C. CO, MOST BE
DISSOLVED
ST PAUL, Aug. 12 The majority
of the Judges of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals declared the
International Harvester Company to
be a trust in restraint of trade and
ordered it to be dissolved into at least
three different pares within ninety
days.
VIENNA, Aug. 12 Montenegro
formally declared was on Germany
It had previously proclaimed hostili
ties against Austria and ' its troops
are joined with Servians already in
Austrian territory.
school this coming season.
Mr. Harry McCormick is looking
forward to the coming of Miss Annie
Kooney, of Portland, who will keep
house for him.
Miss Lulu Beymer had a birthday
last week and it was pleasantly re
membered by Mrs. Heymer.-who 'pre
sented her with a new Singer sewii.g
machine. "
The Wheeler Amusement Co? closed
their week's entertainment., hero ; o.
Saturday night. Mrs. Merle Mun
kcrs had over fi.OOO votes and Miss
Lucy Davis about 3,000 votes when
the secret voting took place which
lasted until 11:15. The contest was
then declared closed and Miss Lucy
Davis won the silver set with over
12,000 votes. Miss Etta Lane held
the lucky admittance number and won
the $5 gold piece. The company left
on Monday night for Wasco, Oregon.
into districts and from the applicants
applying for the trip, ten will be se
lected from each district. From what
we can deduce from the official organ
of the Women's Republic, this
Colony referred to is a tract of land
that the publisher owns and is selling
out in town lots. The people who
own lots in the tract belong to the
Colony" Wo hope Mm. Oney will-In
among the successful applicants.
Rex Smith and wife left Heppner
Tuesduy for their home in Portland.
They came to Heppner a few days
ago where their automobile broke
down and they are leaving it here for
repairs. Mr. Smith is a ball player
and intends to return about fair time
to play with Heppner, should there lie
any games and get Ilis auto.
R. K. Wigglesworth was in town
Wednesday and took out a contractor
to his ranch to figure on his new house
which he intends to build. We under
stand that the deal was closed and Mr.
Wigglesworth will have n Class A
house. Incidentally , we might men
tion, he felt a little guilty for not
helping the semi weekly and dropped
ir. ye: terday r.'id is now in go's.' Rtand
ing.
We have put in a stock of Vacuum
cleaners for family use and invite
you to call and see them. There is
one large ?125 machine for rent at
the following rates: 75c for four
hours; $1 for eight hours; over four
hours will be charged for eight
hours. Those wanting to use the
large machine can call the power
house and we wilt deliver and call for
it when through.. .Parties using ma
chine will be charged from the time
the cleaner is delivered until they
notify us that they are through with
it. ..We will also furnish a man to
use the machine at a reasonable rate.
II. L. & W. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Barlow were in
Herald office on Wednesday and look
ed over our plunt. They were much
impressed with the linotype and the
other labor saving devices in the olhce.
mmI u gluu oi tut njij-ii tunny
to show its fanner friends how we do
tilings here. Drop in any time and
see us, wo want to know you better.
L. S. Smith, the assistant agricul
t'lrist of the O.-W. R. & N., returned
to Portland yesterday morning. He
broke a spring on his motorcycle,
which he uses to get out among the
farmers, and will return to Heppner
about Fair time and complete his
work here.
Mr. Smith was here, primarily, to
LONDON, Aug. 13 The Turkish
Ambassador formally assured Foreign
Secretary Grey that his coun
try would remain neutral.
PARIS, Aug. 13 France's declara
tion of war against Austria officially
published today.
DOVER, ENGLAND, Aug. 13 Sea
firing heard in a northeasterly direction.
PARIS, Aug. 12-The French war
office admitted today that a general
German advance wan in progress in
FAN
E
RAISED
E
MAN
I CKII
ARE AS GOOD AS THE DEST
At the station the other day I noted fitably spend their spare time is
an egg case which evidently came shown by the figures which Claud
from Shanghi, China, as there was a gave me showing how much he had
tag on it which stated when it was ' saved from his chicken business. In
Tom Mnhonoy and John Hughes left
Monday fur Monument. At Parker's
mill I-ewis P.isbee joined the party.
After they finished some business mat
ters at Monument they struck for the
mountains where they are enjoying a
few duys hunting.
find out what is being done towards ' Belgium. The war office stated fur
raising corn in this locality. Ht i found . (her ,hat a cavalry engagement wan
sejveiMl KiJiMi iiuum aim urniu in many
more which he was unable to visit.
on west of Ton g res, city ten mile
He took pictures of these which will north of Liege. I he Liege forts are
be reproduced on glides and used later still holding out but German re-estab-on
in corn show and lectures. lished rail communication with their
byraneaC, woulat j -P
it ff M! in Mnrmui fnnniv Just hnrt preparatory to a desperate struggle.
distance from the track Mr. Smith The Belgian. French and English company him to see some prize birds
found the finest garden of tomatoes .iia ari. rirawlnir m slrnnir cordon When we arrived there he took me
placed in the cold storage. This was
the first egg case that I had ever
seen from the Flowery Kingdom,
although I had heard that eggs had
' been imported from China at odd
times. There is no excuse for im
porting eggs into the United States
and it would be impossible if we all
raise a few chickens, good chickens
of the kind that Claud Cox raise in
north Heppner.
I happened to see Claud going in
the direction of the chicken ranch
yesterday and he invited me to ac
Wm. Kummerlund has mailed to the
tax payers of Road District No. 1 a
circular in which ha asks the tax
payers not to sign a road petition
-which W. S. McKimmey proposes to
circulate soon. It is set forth that he
iuiH one mile of good county road on
his place and the new road will be of
no benefit to the public.
Mrs. Tearl Hanson le.ft for her
home in (iolilfield, Colorado, Wednes
day morning. She Hpent a very
pleasant six-weeks visit with her sis
ter, Mrs. Klla Hutler, ot Heppner, wno
she h;td nrt seen for many years.
TO
IE
RISE
the four months of December, Jan
uary, February and March, ending
this year, he sold from fii) hens over
$37 worth of eggs. From one cow
and the chickens he cleared $121.4-1.
inis aoes not ineiuue tne eggs ana h-tve
chicken which the family used, ami i
let be said that you can find plenty J. G. Doherty pnM this office a
to eut on the table when you eat pleastwrt visit X'uesdny. Mr. Doherty
... ... iv." t '! i t'liough with nmst of his harvesting
IN FOODSTUFFS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 The
President personally wrote to the At
torney General, McReynolds, and told
him to investigate the apparent ab
normal inflation of prices of food
stulfs. To ascertain, also, if there
was a conspiracy to boost prices. On
receipt of this communication, the
Department of Justice, of which Mc
Reynolds is the head, set to work.
The Herald knows of a man who!
wants a position as ranch foreman. A
good, clean, honest, and experienced
man, just the kind that will work for
vour interests. If you want a man
of this kind, drop us a card, or better - pranr( ad notified him lhat unless
yet, call us over the phono ne will
LONDON, Aug. tl The British
Foreign Office today demanded of the
Austrian embassador her explanation
of the presence of Austrian troop on
the frontier of Great Brilian' ally,
a j.
ih soon.
for the contest expected to forward
that he ever saw.
While here he said he learned an
effective way of driving off grasshop
pers. Starting smudges in different their movement. The Government
parts of the garden drives the grass- concedes lhat "important event im
hoppers out as they will not sUy with ' MMj,arv m,.n ,rv rnyrr4
the smoke. . . . . . . ..
Mr. Smith wishes us to announce "J "hI development that the Gcr
that school children doing any kind of man are delermined to carry out
industrial work should send their their origins! plan of invading
name to mm or tne Herald as ne is
anxious to sec their work and find
what progress i W'ing made. The
railroad has taken a great interest in
tho work of the children mid stands
ready to assist in any way possible.
The old idea ill Iuiniiick used to be
In sell the other man all you could and
buy nothing from him. Today we
prosper only as the other man goes
ahead. We lielieve that the railroad
has the right idea in this agricultural
work.
with Claud and his family
Some might wonder what Claud
feed hi chickens, especially when he
was in the habit of getting three and
four dozen egg daily last winter
when other people in the same end of
town didn't get an egg. In live morn-
aml has had good crops, lie told tin
to send him the Semi-weekly for the
coming year and laid down the neces
sary transportation charges.
across the Teutonic front in readine . "'t to the pens, lie has one long log they are given a light fei-.i of
pen, probably fifty feet long. The wheat, dry mesh is also on hand dur
building is eight feet high ami ten ing all hour of the day. At noon
feet wide. Inside and outside wn they receive a wet mesh and the hard
painted white and there was plenty of grain come in Ihe evening,
light inside. It was arranged with It pays to raise the best chickens,
boxes and roost for the birds mid l When you ran raise a two-pound
running the entire lenght of the build- spring chicken in H week you are
France by way of Brussels and Lille '" wn V11 '' screened and . making money. A few days ago the
by which Ihey would hope lo avoid PHrii"ned off with gate leading to 'butcher told me tlut he bought cock
any formidable defense between the cv,-ry part. There arc additional pen erels H week old from Claud which
connecting with the Ki'd pens in wni n weignci n pounns
M. L. Cane left yesterday for Port
land for business reasons. He will
ntop nlf at Hood River to look over
hi ten -acre tract of fruit land and
will proUtlily visit his mother and
sister at Gladstone, Oregon.
Mr. anil Mis. A. W. Johnson enjoyed
very pleasant visit made them by
their son's wn'e, Mrs. II. ('. Johnson,
of Portland. Mrs. Johnson returned
to her home yesterday morning after
'pending six weeks here.
a reply wa speedily made they would
expert Ihe British embassador at
Vienna In demand hi passport.
BRUSSELS, Aug 12 German are
reported to have resumed attack on
Liege fori at dawn and furiou
fighting i said to be in progress.
frontier nd Paris. Il i reported
that Infantry nd artillery reinforce-
menls joined Ihe Kaiwr' rivalry al
Tongre.
Ihe chickens ran lie gathered.
'they need little ill lehl mti but in Ihe
W. T. JiMbp, the ruidng adver
tising Mian for the Front ": Day ex
pos.it im at iVa-la Walla, Washington, i
una in tn.vn .pterrlv . rtini? th
exposition ivl' loi.kin ; fl. r riiron-i I "Ulfi.mr nf Ihe hMlr l
H-oiniKlatini)K tor visitor. He said nausrn will munu nlnusly anrrt t.cr
tl"at over ".ifO reservation hd been
made at the present tune ami to in
sure n i''xsl time, get your re-wrva-ti
in.. now. The rxisition will !-e
j iirgir nd l-rtter than ever and noth
ing ill t left undone to assist in the
welfare of those tteriri-i( from a dis-t.inc-
SepU nilier 1 7 1 h to l'.Mh, mrt
d;iyi to remember.
I asked Claud how he happened to winter, so Claud told tne, Ihey should
get into the chicken business. He not Ik- allowed to run in the snow but
said that Doug. Curdune wits one of jslioiil-l be kept in a st rut- h pen.
the men who influenced him to raise Successful tioultrv-raistiiir. like iinv-
I ONDON, Aug. II Fierce fighl-' i,;,.i . tu l,t i,.w ...,. 1 il,,,,L -t r .,.,1 ,..u
ing i in progre helween French and froln j Kinghotiw, of Clm kiima .and two parts knowledge. 1 he thing
German in southern Alsace. I he ,-ounty, and sUirted to raise a few of , which you do not know are the things
German force north of Nru Breisarh ,nt. H.H- J), j W)1 ju,t ,ve y,.r hi,h defeat nu. We don't need
i placed l more lhn Ihre hundred ,,,., -j),, he ha is well known, a more fanners 10 this country, l-nl we
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innn-nnn. ,tioirj rri wy ini,)r rrrtr. wv l'les HI th rendl- heei flior- finlllcrt Who will gli-D
Mill- t.-n Hurt Tri f'riiu'.tv friir hi M lit foil, the imimv ilnl il 11 u rn l-tietl nil In till
don. I .Ms! jeur In the Morrow Conn- hen. Kwry fanner should have Innn
Bntiinan mid Cunimiiigs l-n I Iheir
s lur.iti.i by file ye.ileid'' wh'le at
In Ihe siniiiner : to) i on lie II I', lilnliiu ranch. Tin
vtbe.it t.ear :lie liiiiclim ! 'sas lilw
li'Tilt 'I.
The Jack Rabbit Garage hus ordered
a new l!lM Maxwell "2-1". The 11M 1
"25" has atl ntcted much favorable
comment, as it is a light, serviceable
tar and easy on tire. In fuel con
sumption it Is economical. The 11)15
car will be equipM-d with electric
lights and a dray and Davis starter.
There are seventeen other improve
ments on the rar and you will have
to look a long time before you can
beat il for $H3f. The new car will be
here In about three weeks.
Mns Alice Kchemnger returwvl to
her home 111 Oregon City last Tucs
on)'. Mie Is a lu.-.e ol .lr. and Alt
Oscar -Si linefer and has Is-en visiting
at their much for the past two week.
many plan. mre II Ihe I renrh ' ty f,r hl, w ( mlvrr cup for Din on Ihe pbi.c, Ihe inori- I be l-eller lly
are repelled Ihe Germans in Alsace M.., ,M.n f Wyndolte and ted with the pMrs nolid that one ilnl. wo-
ran )in litetr rmintrjmen in I .or r inl
and attempt In invade France a
previously planned, by Ihe soul hern
gateway. The w hrrrlxiul of Ihe
British fleet is unknown.
Milt SALE AT tont I'KK'K.
line In) saddle horse, weight ln'HI
It.s , one Mack work hor-e, wetglil I .'INI
II- J I, Wilkn. I'Hlioe II. .1-1
I 'laud Jolni'.oii i'hoh- over ftotn
l-llliatn I oimly Im.-I Incday on I lie
li-iin, hi ji.ilo U-ing leinpoi .11 ily out
ol l.liliT.
Frank McCutloiigh was in from
Rhea Creek last Tuesday nod said that
the Stanlield Brother hud sold a car
of Is-el cattle, sleers and cows, to
Lacy of Port land and they will Isg
shipped about Ihe 2Mb. 'Ihey are on
the Hayes ranch now and Stanlield
Bros, have about IM) head there at the
present time.
two bird: for sweepilnke. jnniti in Pit! .buig hi Mild her ihy
At the fiipu-nt tune he h:i mIkiiiI , and has gone into the i bn ken l.n-i-I
VI (h li kens, "fi pnllels, hen and 1 oes. There seems lo Is- h--- for tb
Ml rrs ken is. Then- are of the while nation yet. I -el the hen la-kle, she'
W'yndotte family. How one n pro-' lifting the ni"r' jtjfe.
Mr. Martha Bartholomew went to
Portland on Wednesday' train with
I her granddaughter, Miss Ruth Salmg,
who li.in iH-fn vi-ning lier.
Mr, .lame, Miller, wlm bus l-ecn In
Heppner and Mlint.v lor several
Weeks, lclillll"i yel-iiay for lll.t
home III l-olli- R-sk.
I'lsii-I John-on, of highlinilr, went
In lone e-,lerday for his rar, which
be left Iheie several days ago.
G. W. VmiwinMe, of I Xlliglon, who
hun been employed by Luther Huston
u his taii-.h, U'll for Ihe I -t ye-li-r-
:,i)' whirc he will niend ht V.tion. 1sc ncjf J'viid:.Wii.
F. V. I'arker left Heppner yesier-
biy for a mutton among the hut
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