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OL. 83. NO. 4. HKPPXER, OREGON, THURSDAY. APRIL 25, 1918
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U-BOAT BASES ARE
BLOCKED BYBHEIISH!:
Indications Point To Rig General Of.
tensive Ry Allied Fleet
Bailors' Lund and
Fight.
The Hobaon Idea of blockade has
been put into effect by the British
navy. The British Admiralty an
nouncement says that five old cruis
ers, which had been filled with con
crete for use In blocking channel,
were run aground and blown up.
Their crews abandoned the ships Just
before the blasts were set off, it was
declared. French naval officers are
Bald to have taken part In the under
taking. The raid was made early in the
morning on the German U-boat bas
es at Oaten and Zeebrugge. It has
now been definitely established that
the raid was a decided success and
the outlet for the U-boats has been
to a great extent, blocked.
The following report concerning
the raid has been sent out by the As
sociated Press from Washington:
WASHINGTON, April 23. (Spe
cial.) Part of the credit for the Bri
tish naval exploit in blockading the
German submarine bases at Ostend
and Zeebrugge by sinking obsolete
vessels filled with concrete in the
channels of the ports belongs to the
United States Navy.
It can now be stated without hesi
tation that more than six months ago
the higher naval command here be
gan a strenuous agitation for a plan
of operations which would practical
ly wall up the German submarines
and the German fleet as well within
their bases of operations.
It would surprise no one here to
learn that United States vessels par
ticipated in the present operations.
Full Story Awaited Eagerly.
American naval officers await eag
erly the full story of the sucessful
French-British naval blow agalnBt
the German destroyer and U-boat
bases on the Belgian coast.
The impression prevails here, sup
ported by certain facts regarding
American naval preparations that a
carefully planned naval offensive a
gainst the U-boats has begun which
is to be pressed vigorously until the
underwater raiders are bottled up or
checked to such an extent that their
operations will no longer be a seriou3
factor.
Officials here have been anticipat
ing developments In the autl-submar-ine
warfare within the next few weeks
thut would establish a definite
check on the U-boats. American co
operation in this effort is being ex
tended in various ways which can
not be disclosed.
V. K. Olliceis Fuvor Action,
it has long been the belief of many
officers here that much could be done
toward bottling up the U-boats at
their source their bases on the Bel
gian coast. The means to this end
suggested have been many, including
mine fields, increased numbers of
light surface patrol craft, new de
fection devices, aircraft and sub
marines. All of these and other el
enients enter into whatever plan of
operations the Navy supreme council
has formed.
The raids on the Zeebrugge and
Ostend were the most daring opera
tions attempted by the allied sea for
ces during the war and the fact that
landing parties successfully put ash
ore and the survivors re-embarked in
the face of German batteries and
troops shows, officers here say, that
nothing should be viewed as impos
sible until it has been tried out.
It was suggested today that the
recent raid against trawlers by Brit
ish Bhips was a part of the general
plan for aggressive action. The Ger
man light craft were engaged In
mine sweeping. By their destruc
tion, the German U-boats and heavy
craft were excluded from the portion
of the sea where the engagement oc
curred until other ways to remove
the mines could be provided.
Presumably the allied naval forces
now are preparing to mine the Bel
gian and German coasts thoroughly,
backing up the mines with a guard
of hoavy ships to beat off the Ger
man fleet should it come out, and
with numerous smaller craft to drive
off or destroy mine sweepers that at-j
tempt to clear lanes for the U-boats.
The sinking of concrete laden ships
In the entrance to Zeebrugge Canal
might shut in destroyers and U-boats
stationed there and allied craft would
keep watch to prevent the removal
of the obstructions. If the channel
were not completely closed at the
first attempt, further efforts are to be
expected.
Somo officers thought it probable
that the Germans had removed some
of their shore batteries for use in the
wiiHtr lii Ftnnders This intent
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The boys are over there
What are you doing over
here?
have caused the allies to move just
at this time and accounts tor the
boldness of the operations.
Since the raid shows the German
coast defenses are not Invulnerable,
to some officers this action is looked
upon as forecasting the possibility of
an attempt' to force a landing in the
rear of the German line, thus turn
ing the Sank of the whole German
position in Flanders. That possibil
ity has been discussed widely ever
since the dead-lock of trench war
fare began.
Hobson Exploit Recalled.
The sinking of the Merrlmac by
Lieutenant Hobson in the mouth of
Santiago harbor, Cuba, in the Spanish-American
War, in June, 1898, is
so familiar that Americas minds will
readily grasp the connection be tween
that operation against Admiral Cer
vera' and the present achievement of
the British on the Belgian coast.
After having satisfied themselves
that the German submarines could
not easily be "dug out" of their well
protected nests at Zeebrugge and Os
tend, consideration was given to oth
er feasible means of attending to
them, and the plan of "walling them
in" immediately suggested itself.
There has been a lot of conversation
between American and British naval
heads on this subject, with the result
announced today.
When the whole story of naval op
erations In the North Sea, especially
relative to the channels leading to
the Skagerrak and Kattegat, becomes
known, it probably will be found that
concrete has played a considerable
part in the activities of the allies and
the United States in those waters as
well. Reports are current here in
high quarters that the exits of the
submarines are gradually being de
creased, thereby Immensely increas
ing the effectiveness of their anti
submarine naval patrol.
EX-GOVEfllFT WEST
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(Oregon Voter.)
Oswald West's candidacy tor the
democratic nomination for United
States Senator is the big political ev
ent of the season. There are thou
sands of democrats registered as re
publicans, many of them having
changed their registration this year
solely to vote for the nomination cf
McNary by the republicans as they
regarded him as West's candidate.
These "republicans" will unquestion
ably vote for West at the general el
ection should the peppery ex-gover
nor secure the democratic nomlna
tion.
That West will secure nomination
by the rump faction of the former
democratic party that has not regis
tered as republican is generally con
ceded. There are something like
40,000 democrats still registered In
the party out of the 120,000 who vo
ted for Wilson, Only a small num
ber of this remaining 40,000 will
vote for Will R. King, West's oppo
nent, as it appears that King does
not enjoy the confidence of the dem
ocratic national administration, which
unquestionably is behind West. Be
sides, King does not enjoy the confi
dence of the rank and file of the dem
ocratic party in Oregon.
West's original and avowed pur
pose at the time Governor Withy
combe appointed Charles L. McNary
to succeed the late democratic sena
tor, Harry Lane, was to stay out of
McNary's road when McNary would
seek election. Up to that time West
was considering the possibility of
being a candidate, preferably as an
independent. He then stated that lie
would be a candidate only in the ev
ent the republicans failed to nomin
ate McNary.
In the light of what was his atti
tude at that time and for many mon
ths thereafter only one conclusion
can be drawn as to his reasons for
now declaring himself an out-and-out
candidate for the democratic nomin
ation. It is the fear that his friend
McNary will bo defeated by Robert
N. Stanfleld, and that as an indepen
dent candidate against Stanfinld he,
West, would stand no show of elec-
(Continued on page 4.)
CITY OF HEPPNER FILES
MOTION IN RATE HEAHING
The city of Heppner, through its
attorneys, C. E. Woodon and Jos. J
Nys, have filed a motion with the
public service commission of Ore
gon asking that the Heppner Light
& Water Company make its applica
tion more definite and certain
In the application filed with the
commission by the Heppner Light &
Water Company last week to raise or
adjust rates, the company set forth
only rates as charged previously ana
ai me present time. The city of
neppner would like to know more
tuny just what Increases and adjust
ments are contemplated by the com
pany.
Juniors Gave Banquet to Seniors
The 1918 class of Heppner high
school was feted at a banquet In the
girls recreation room at the hiirh
school Friday evening by the Junior
class.
The room was appropriately deco
rated in high school and class colors
The dinner was arranged and pre
pared by the domestic science depart
ment under the supervision of Miss
Martha Struck and girls of the lower
classes served the food in first class
style. Music was furnished during
tne evening by Miss Mildred Cox, pre
siding at the piano, and Mrs. Blan
che Watkins and Oscar Otto, violins
A solo was also rendered by' Miss Ne
va Chidsey.
Troy McCraw acted -as toastmaster
for the evening and a most enjoyable
time was spent. All members oi
the two classes and the faculty par
ticipated in the affair, and Lester
Parker, former member of the class
of '18 was honor guest of the even
ing. Mrs. P. A. Anderson and mother
Mrs. Eugene F. Campbell, who have
been visiting in Portland, for the
past two weeks, are expected home
this evening.
Red Cross Work Marked WHIT la.
creased Attendance. '
Red Cross work at local headquar
ters is marked with increased atten
dance, the number of workers hav
ing increased more than a third dur
ing the past week.
The roster showed the following
names last Friday: Mesdames Sam
Hughes, R, J. Vaughan, Her, Law
son, LeTrace, F. C. Adkins, Gentry,
Bayless, Elder, Borg, Brown, C. E.
Jones, Roberts, Earle Gilliam, Rob-1
ison, Frank Gilliam, O. E. Farns
worth, J. V. Crawford, F. S. Parker,
Akers, McCarty, Curren, Stevenson,
Smead, Richardson, Tacie Parker, W.
T. Campbell, Mark Smith, Handy,
Hanson Hughes, Bisbee, J. O. Hager,
Frad, J. A. Patterson, Cason, l'ruyn,
E. F. Clark, Kelley, Colin, Wilkins,
Oilman, Frye, Carrie Vaughn, Spen
cer, Phelps and Miss Lulu Hager.
The following took work home:
Mesdames Frank Turner. Johnson,
Smead, Campbell, Scott, Jones, Ken
ny, Gemmell, Len Gilliam, Frad.
The cutting committee for Thurs
day was: Mesdames Chidsey, A. E.
Patterson, Beymer, Hall, Huston and
Kinney.
UiCLE SAtt- Weli, here!) a SCRAP o' PAPER.
HE WON'T DESTROY ll A ftVRKy B'eoafl?
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EOYCOTT ON GERMANY
ONE PLAN PROPOSED.
(Pendleton Tribune.)
"I swear, as long as I live, never
knowingly to buy anything made in
Germany."
That Is a pledge that is being asked
of people all over the United States
by the organization known as the
"Next of Kin Commercial Crusade
D. B. Snyder of Pendleton has re
ceived material for offering the op
portunity to Pendleton people to join
in this movement.
W. N. DuPuy, at the head of the
movement in Washington, In asking
Mr. Snyder to take charge of the
work here, says that he is being de
luged with pledges and that the D
A. R., in session there on the day he
wrote, has endorsed the movement
and is going to push it.
It has been asserted that a move
meut of this kind will be the heaviest
kind of a blow to the commercial in
terests of Germany and may be . a
step toward winning the war.
Red Cross Program At Morgan,
In another column will be found
an advertisement of the Red Cross
program and dance which will be
held at Morgan on Friday night, May
3rd. The program will be given by
school district No. 28, under the su
pervision of Miss Irene Douglass
The Red Cross auxiliary at Morgan
is sponsor for the dance and bazaar
which will also take place the same
evening. A supper will also be serv
ed in Wagner Hall. Preparations
are being made to entertain a large
crowd. Mrs. H. M. Swank is presi
dent of the Morgan Red Cross Auxil
iary.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday, April 28.
Bible school at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at 11 a. m. Ser
mon subject: "The Ordinances of the
Church."
C. E. meeting at 7 p. m.
Preaching service at 8 p. m. Sub
ject: "Parables of the Kingdom
Jtidimejit" ; . v . v..,. .,-
Teachers training class Tuesday at
8 p. in.
Midweek service, Thursday, 8
m.
F. A. ANDREWS, Pastor.
THE FEDERATED CHURCH.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning sermon theme: "Two
Sinners Before the Judge."
Christian Endeavor, 7:00 p. m.
Topic: "The Cross In City Slums."
Leader, Miss Thiele.
Junior Leader, Bernice Woodson.
Evening sermon theme, "A Sin
cere Seeker After Truth."
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
OF INTEREST TO MASONS.
Ruth Chapter No. 32, O. E. S. wil
give a free entertainment under tin
auspices of visiting members, Frida;
evening, April 26th at 8:15. Al
members of Masonic and Easteri
Star lodges and their families an
cordially invited.
MRS. ORR,
MISS XORRIS.
MRS. J. S. TAYLOR,
Committee.
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WILLIAM ERWIN WALBRIDGE.
William Erwin Walbridge passed
away at his home in Heppner last
Monday morning at 2 o'clock. He
had been gradually crowing wpnUor
for days and the end came quietly,!
with all members of the family pre
sent when life went out. Mr. Wal
bridge was three months and eight
days past 63 years of age.
William Erwin Walbridge was
born at Hornelsville, New York Jan
uary 14, 1855, being the youngest
of four children and the last survi
ving member of his family. He
came west early in life and grew up
with the country, going first to the
Willamette Valley when he was but
twelve years of age. Two years later
he came to Morrow county and had
been a citizen here ever since.
In 1878 he was united in marriage
to Elizabeth Smith, the wedding tak
ing place in Pendleton. Of six chil
dren, three are still living. They
are Mrs. Henry Ashbaugh, Mrs.
Frank Nash and Herbert Walbridge
all of Heppner. Mrs. Walbridge and
the children were all at home when
husband and father responded to the
call Beyond.
Mr. Walbridge was a Morrow coun
ty pioneer In the true sense of the
word. He was growing into man
hood on the open hills and barren
valleys of this section before the
town of Heppner was founded and
was numbered among the very first
farmers on Willow creek. Beside.
engaging in farming, Mr. Walbridge
devoted much of his time to aid in
the upbuilding of a new country and
in later years, after he had retired
from the farm, he held various posi
tions for city and county.
The deceased was an active mem
ber of the Methodist church and
Heppner Lodge No. 69 A. F. & A. M
The funeral services were held from
the Masonic Hall on Tuesday after
noon, a short discourse being read
by Rev. H. A. Noyes of the Federated
church. Brother Masons took charge
of the burial services in Masonic
cemetery, where the body was lower
ed to its final resting place.
WHO'S WHO.
Although 67 men have signed up
for membership in the Heppner Home
Guard, officer lh charge would im
press everyone with the idea that
its not being a member that counts
so much as it does to be a membei
and attend drill every drill night.
The "Who's Who" list of those at
tending drill last Monday evening is:
Gay M. Anderson, J. L. Wilkins, Ar
thur R. Crawford, H. M. Adkins, K.i
F. Tash, Herbert Driskell, S. T. Rob
erts, Frank S. Parker, Chas. Thom
son, N. E. Winnard, Norton Winnard,
E. E. Gilliam, Will Ball, C. L. Free
man, M. L. Curran, R.' T. Brown, Al
ex Green, W. J. French, H. A. Dun
can, J. S. Baldwin. C. E. Woodson.
N. E. Crow, S. E. Notson, Loy M.
Turner, W. C. Cason, H. C. Githens,
T. J. Humphreys, C. L. Sweek, Jos.
J. Nys, John F. Vaughn, N. A. -Clam.,
E. R. Huston, Leo Nicholson, F. A.
McMenamin, E. L. Wallace, K. K.
Jiiiirney, Jas. Wilson. .1. A, Adkins
Sam Hughes, C. M. Scrivner, B. P,
Stone, J. A. Water;:, 11. F. Butler and
Jasper Craw ford.
A number of men have signed up
for membership, but only those who
appear for drill are listed as "Who's
Who." After the drill last Monday
evening, a short business session was
held. A bugle will be ordered. It
was also decided to hold drill Mon
days and Thursdays only, instead of
every night in the week.
A finance committee consisting of
C . L. Sweek, judge-advocate, S. W
Spencer and W. P. Mahoney has been
appointed. It has not been fully de
cided yet just what proceedure will
be used in raising funds for the Home
Guard, but donations will be received
from any one in any sum they may
wish to give. A series of entertain
ments will be given later, the fea
true of which will be a grand mili
tary ball. Plans are also under dis
cussion for the proper observance of
Decoration Day and the Fourth of
July.
Will Give May Day Festival.
Under the direction of teachers,
the pupils of the first five grades of
the local grammar school are pre
paring for a May Day festival, which
will be held in the Fair pavilion. The
festival activities will be made up of
dances of various kinds. The May
pole dance will be given by members
of the first and second grades. Pa
trons of the school are invited to at
tend. An admission cnarge of twenty-five
cents will be made, the festi
val will be held in the evening of
May first.
Furnished housekeeping
Mrs. Walbridge.
Ralph Adkins of Rhea creek was
transacting business in Heppner to
day.
Mrs. Henry Clark of lone was a
guest, last week at the home of her
sister, Mrs. J. B. Sparks in this city.
HEPPNER BIOS
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Diiia rAiitwtLL
Dance, Music and Speaking Will Fea
ture Entertainment For Boys
Leaving For Army Camp.
Make it a farewell they will re
member. That is the idea the Mor
row County Red Cross Chapter has
in mind when they will give a fare
well party to the nine young men cf
Morrow county who leave Monday
for Camp Lewis, at American Lake,
Wash.
The program will be held at the
Opera House, Saturday evening, be
ginning at 8 o'clock. S. E. Notson
Will preside and other speakers of
the evening will be Rev. F. A. An
drews, C. L. Sweek and J. J. Nys.
The committee, of which M. D.
Clark is at the head, has also arrang
ed for music, and solos will be sung
by Mrs. Clifford Sims, Miss Zelma
Engelman of lone and Miss Margaret
O'Rourke.
After the program, dancing will
be indulged in and for this occasion
H. M. Cummins of lone, Roy Coch
ran and Miss Muriel Cason will fur
nish the music.
During the short interval between
the Bpeaking program and the dance,
N. A. Clark, who has charge of the
turkey raffle for the Red Cross, will
hold the drawing for the eight tur
keys recently donated by Henry Gay
of Rhea creek.
Following are the men who will
go to camp next Monday: Royal E.
Bebb, Ben Moore, Albert Lee Crewd
son. Loren Matteson, Everritt P.
Ritchie, Frederick W. Belgard, Glen
McFerrin. On the first of May,
Creen McCraw and Thomas R. Mar
latt will leave for California.
Thomas Morgan Married.
Thomas Morgan, pioneer Heppner'
citizen, completely surprised his fel
low townsmen when he got married.
The wedding occurred at the parson
age of the Federated church last
Monday evening. The bride is Mrs.
Elizabeth J. Allen, who arrived the
same evening from California. She
formerly lived in Grant county. Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan will mak?. their
home in the Morgan residence on
Linden street. The house, which was
recently damaged by fire, is being re
constructed and improved.
E. J. Slocum Dies At Prosser.
Word was received by relatives in
Heppner last Saturday that E.- J.
Slocum had died suddenly at his
home in Prosser, Wash. No partic
ulars were given. Mr. Slocum made
his home in this city many years, be
ing engaged in the drug business.
Siocum's Drug Store, which was a
well known business firm here for
many years, was founded by him.
Eugene Slocum of this city, Elmer
Slocum of Lexington and Albert Slo
cum of Portland are brothers. The
deceased leaves a family at Prosser.
Gazette-Times Is Being Read More
And More.
The Gazette-Times is being read
more and more and subscribers to
this representative Morrow county
newspaper are daily becoming in
creased in ' numbers. During the
week the following new names were
added to our list: E. A. Zochert and
M,. D. Tucker, Lexington; Gertrude
Crunk, Warsaw, Mo.; Hamilton
Johnstone, Portland; Miles F. Pot
ter, Mare Island, Calif. Renewals
for the week were: W. W. Brannon,
Eight Mile; Roy V. Whiteis, Hepp
ner; W. B. Potter, Winona, Wash.;
Eugenia Pavid, Berkeley, Cal.; Wm.
Ayers, Heppner; Geo. W. Dykstra,
Heppner; Claud Coats, Heppner; Ben
G. Buschke, Milton; A. E. Bates,
Hardman; Mrs. George Doney, Yam
hill, Ore.; Oral M. Scott, Heppner.
J. H. Edwards Rents Ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Edwards, pio
neer farmers of Sand Hollow, were
in Heppner Wednesday making pre
parations for a trip that will take
them to the Willamette Valley and
other sections of Oregon. They have
leased their Sand Hollow ranch to
E. O. Mosier of Asotin, Washington
for a term of three years. Mr. Mo
sier is a brother of Mrs. Edwards.
Although the Mosiers have already
taken possession of the ranch, Mr.
Edwards will get this year's crop.
Mr. ami Mrs. Edwards do not con
template at this time of moving away
from Morrow county, but after visit
ing around over the Northwest with
relatives for a while, they probably
will return here to contiiuie their re
sidence. Their daughter. Mrs. Ed
Davidson, is living at Brownsville
and another daughter, Mrs. Thomp
son, is living at Athena.