THE H ermiston H erald
THE UNITED WAR WORK
DRIVE COMES NEXT WEEK
ör
Monday morning will see the !
the united
campaign in Umatilla County,
(AD TIIDgO TIDTIE
as well as in all other parts
UAl I UAN IUAILL
Lf the Nation, for the raising of
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the biggest gift fund in the his- Four of the luckiest young people on
Lrv of the world. The goal set I the project are alive and well, thanks
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PAA Ann! to a kind providenca that saved them
for the Nation 18 PL",
when a Ford touring car they were in
and Umatilla county is asked to turned bottom side up on a curve in
intribute $45,000.
the road just this side of the Butter
The quota set for Hermiston is | Creek bridge over the Umati la river
opening
NO. 8
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 9. 1918
War Work NARROW ESCAPE WHEN
last Sunday night. In the party were
875.
two young men and two young ladies,
The quota set for Umatilla is and all attribute the accident to de
fective lights, which caused the driver
1150.
Umatilla county’s part of the to miss the curve and climb a steep
¡tate fund during this drive is side hill. AH were urder the car
after it turned over except the driver,
Inly $34,200 but the Patriotic who lay half under and half out. In
Service League has included in trying to extricate himself he managed
the budget for this drive several to get a leverage with his knees and
ther quotas assigned to this in this manner raised part of the c r
county, in order that separate sufficient for the other young man to
get out, and then it was an easy mat
jrives may not be necessary. ter to liberate the frightened ladies.
Ehe league borrowed $1500 last “All is well that ends well,” it has
spring to meet the Y. W. C. A. been said, and therefore we withhold
quota without a drive and oblig- the names of those who went through
ated itself for $1980 rather than the thrilling drama. But in doing so
conduct a separate drive in Sep- we issue a solemn warning, not alone
to them but to all other young motor
[ember for the Salvation Army. ists, to at all times keep both hands on
The county yet owes $200 for the steering wheel—lights or no lights.
smileage books and the league
anticipated that its quota for the
Armenian-Syrian relief fund in
January will be between $5.000
and $7,500.
I The prospects of early peace There was not much interest shown
do not lessen the needs for this in the city election on tbe part of vol
fund. Even though peace were ers Tuesday, the state ticket being the
declared today it is estimated lui ing object. Thus it was that only
that it would take fifteen months 31 votes were cast, but they were suffi
cient to put back in the mayoralty and
to get our army out of France aldermanic chairs six members of the
during that time the work present council, with B. F. Knapp ad
If the war relief agencies would ded as the seventh member. He was
le most necessary. The organ elected in place of A. L Larson, who
izations included in the drive are: in turn was elected treasurer to suc
ceed F. A. Phelps. Several ladies were
r M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Sal- honored with complimentary votes,
ration Army, Knights of Colum- there being ten of the 31 scattered
lus, Jewish Welfare Society, around thusly.
American Relief Association, War The personnel of the newly elected
Lamp Community Service and council is as follows: F. C. McKenzie
mayor, J. D. Watson, H. M. Straw, C.
rmenian-Syrian Relief.
S. McNaught, E. P. Dood, F. C. Wou-
Although the drive in this ghter, B. F. Knapp, councilmen; C. M.
ounty will begin Monday and Jensen recorder and A L. Larson
Last all week, Hermiston will en- treasurer.
■eavoi to go over the top in one
■ay, and that will be next Wed-
■esday. The rating committee
Bas fixed the amount which each
tsto donate and the different
■hairmen of committees are How many of the readers of this
Baking preparation for the drive. paper have a brother, a son, or a rela
CITY TICKET WINS
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
and
Scrapped by the Allies
OREGON RETURNS M’NARY-
WITHYCOMBE RE-ELECTED
The state of Oregon by its
vote Tuesday has returned Mc
Nary to the United States sen
ate. Sinnott to congress and pi t
the stamp of approval on Withy-
Here, as elsewhere through the combe by re-electing him gov
United States, a glorious celebration ernor.
Like Oregon, nearly
over
the news of the acceptance by every other state in the Union
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Germany of the terms of peace as set
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by the allies for that belligerent na has cast a strong Republican
«t‘,
tion to follow and the signing of an vote, and indications now are
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armistice was held Thursday afternoon that Republicans will have a
Tbe ringing of the fire alarm brought majority in both houses at the
out the crowd in a hurry, and soon the national capital.
streets were black with people and
Umatilla county, as always,
automobiles Every available instru
(0—
showed its strong Republican
ment
was
brought
into
use
to
make
a
"...
noise. A procession formed, and after I tendency by electing E. P. Dodd
celebrating loudly here for an hour the | and Cyril Brownell to the state
whole bunch went to Stanfield and house of representatives, and
Echo. In the evening auto loads from
the two towns above named returned Dunning for county commissioner
the compliment, and after another cele ran away ahead of his Demo
bration here the three towns joined In cratic friend McIntyre nearly
a procession and went to Umatilla, two to one. There is no change
where they made merry for a half in the personnel of the county
hour over the glad tidings with the
offices, all of the present incum
Confronted with the menace of a power which knew no inhabitants of that city.
law but its own bestial pleasure, America had no course but to add
But the following morning all were bents having been re-elected.
its strength to the battle which should establish for tome centurie» befuddled when the morning papers ar
Quite a little interest was
that might is not right. On no other basis will peace last.
rived from Portland, the Gregorian shown in the state election here
claiming that the nation was the vic- at home and as a result voters
tim of a heart’ess hcax and that the turned out to the polls fairly
armistice report was utterly false,
while on the other band the Journal of well. In the two Hermiston pre
that city had flashed across its front cincts, Nos. 53 and 54, a total of
page in glaring headlines that the war 297 votes were cast, 122 being
Secretary of tbe Treasury McAdoo was over. So there you are.
polled in 53 on the west side and
But there is one thing certain, and
With the Allied Forces in Flanders has announced that, no matter what
175
in 54 on the east side. Col
—The fighting which one American tbe results of the pending overtures that is if it is not over it will be for » umbia precinct No. 55 had a
detachment encountered at Spitaals for peace may be, there will be an certainty within a few days, and then
total of 88 votes. Of these Dodd
bosschen wood, southeast of Waer» other Liberty loan. To use bis ex we can have another celebration.
pression, “We are going to have to
received a total of 212 votes in
ghem, in Belgium, was probably th*
finance peace for awhile juat as we
the Hermiston precincts and
Miss Todd in Canteen Service
hardest it has experienced in the
have had to finance war.”
months it has been in France.
Miss Virginia Todd, formerly of Brownell 118. In Columbia pre
There are over 2,000,000 United
This unit of westerners had come
States soldiers abroad. If we trans Pendleton, and active in all war sell cinct both led their Democratic
from a section of the line where it had port these men back to the United vities while here, is now in Seattle 1 opponents.
•een some bitter engagements, but the States at tbe rate of 300,000 a month, awaiting word from Washington, I)
The neighboring town of Uma-
major who was leading the battailor it will be over half a year before they C., to go to France in the canteen ser
tilla,
which gained much fame
which was outflanking the wood or are all returned Our army, therefore, vice Miss Todd has passed the physi-
two
years
by electing
the north, and who was wounded must be maintained, victualed, and cal examination and has been vaccipat- two years ago
age)
—==1= a
» full
,
stated that the early stages of th* clothed for many I months alter peace ed for smallpox aud typhoid fever, woman council, has again elei to
battle were heavier than anything hi* is an actuality.
She is exp cting to go across any day. i a woman to the mayoralty chair.
WAR END CELEDRATION
ALL OVER THE NATION
YANKS ENCOUNTER ANOTHER LIDERTY
LOAN IS COMING
FIERCE FIGHTING
COME ON WITH FRUIT
PITS TO SAVE THE HOYS
tlve in tbe army? Nearly all the read
ers have. Do you want to see him
Old Couple Beat "Flu"
choke to death or burn his lungs out
P. F. Ward this week received as a result of a German gas attack?
letter from his father and No, not if in your power to prevent.
other, who reside in New Mex- All right then, it is within your power
», in wich is conveyed to him to prevent, says M. S. Shrock, county
he good news that they had just agricultural agent.
The American army gas mask is tbe
ecovered from a severe attack most
effective mask made. No deaths
f influenza, The couple are 70 have resulted when masks were
nd 69 years of age, and they at promptly applied. It is the shortage
ribute their recovery to a rem- of the material with which to make
dy prescribed by their family these gas masks that prompta this
to you.
hysician, the principal ingre- appeal
Charcoal made from cocoanut shells
Hent of which is laxative qui- was formerly used as an absorbent
line, together with camphor ice for the poisonous element. But the
n the chest. They said that all gas defense division have used up all
hose who persisted in eating ap- the available supply of cocoanutshell*.
must resort to other hard nut
Hes during any period of illness They
shells. Walnuts, peach and prune pits
rom the disease are dead, five are the things they must have if we
laving passed away from this are to continue to supply our boys the
ause in their immediate vicinity. protection we have promised them.
Peach pits, prune pita and walnuts
seem unimportant things to us at
home, but to tbe boys in the trenches
There has been no new cases and to the war department they are
' influenza during the week, vital. Gather all you can and brits
nd indications now are for an or send them to the Red Cross head-
irly raising of the quarantine, quarters here or at Pendleton. Do
not send io peanut shells, almond
hou Id there be no more cases shells or »corns, as they have no
men had been through.
This forest, which covers a consider
able tract, was literally a network ol
barbed wire entanglements, among
which there were great numbers ol
machine gun nests dominating th*
American line in front of it.
Into the advancing forces rapid fir
•re poured a vicious fire from con
sealed positions in the woods. Even
farmhouse and haystack along th*
way— and there were many—contained
Its machine gun, which was chattering
rapidly. Each of these had to be sur
rounded and subdued in turn as the
Americans moved forward.
The wood was taken after severa
hours of fierce fighting and all the
Germans cleaned out
The American people, therefore, Cessation of hostilities will probably the lady being Mrs. R. F. Paulu.
having supported the Liberty loan not affect her departure as the ned The balance of the council will
with a patriotism that future histor- for canteens will continue. Mies Todd he composed of A. B. Stephens
Ians will love to extol, will have an has been as-istiog in the Red Cross
opportunity to show the same patriot work rooms in Seattle while awaiting Jr., R. L. Merrick. Mrs. Zella
ism in financing the just and conclu her call. She is » guest at the home Brownell, two year term, and
sive victorious peace whenever it other aunt, Mrs. F. W. Keys. East Mrs. Iona Stephens and R. F.
Oregonian.
Paulu, one year term. For the
comes.
N t for a moment, however, is the
other member of the council a
U. S treasury acting on any assumpt
tie vote is to be decided between
ion that peace is to come soon. Until
Frank Cline, Robert Brownell
peace is actually assured the attitude
, Mrs. Bertha
ot the whole United States govern
ment is for the most vigorous prosecu
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Cherry was elected recorder and
tion of the war, and the motto of force
If the truth is contained in a Mrs. McKenzie treasurer.
against Germany without stint or
limit will be acted up to until peace is dispatch from Des Moines, Iowa,
to the Christian Science Monitor,
an absolute accomplished fact.
One more Liberty loan, at least. Is handed us the other day by a
certain. The fourth loan waa popu party in this city, then fear of
called the “Fighting Loan;" the
TURKISH SURRENDER TOTAL larly
the disease has a great deal to
next loan may be a fighting loan, too,
do with people contracting it.
A new poison bait for the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus to Be or it may be a peace loan. Whatever ‘‘A course in common sense and
pre
the conditions, the loan must be
Opened.
eradication
of gophers has just
cer
London—The armistice accepted b pared for and its success rendered pre the basic ideas of Christian come to light, according to Prof.
■Science, and an editorial policy Sykes of the O. A. C., which
Turkey amounts to "complete and un tain and absolute. Begin now to
for newspapers directed against farmers can try or leave it alone,
conditional surrender.” This statemen’ pare to support it.
was made by Lord Robert Cecil. as
fear,” the dispatch says was
just as they see fit. About once
alitant secretary ot state for foreign
urged at a meeting in the above a year regular, generally „When
affairs.
, .
city recently. The fact was the gophers are “lulled up” for
The terms of the agreement include
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
cited by speakers that officers the winter, a new treatise on
the freo passage of the Dardanelles t
and soldiers at Camp Dodge who how to get rid of the pest is dis-
Hay
baling
is
over
for
the
Tilla
the allied fleet, and also comprise the
occupation of the forts of the Dardan mook Co. as they finished M. E. Mar are Christian Scientists have not
covered by some professor or
•lies and Bosphorus necessary to se tin’s place Saturday.
been affected by the epidemic.. other person with a highfalutin
cure the passage of the allied war
Flu has flew the creek, so it seems; | Dr Witte of Des Moines, in
■hips through th» Bosphorus to the at least no new cases have been re addressing the gathering, said: prefix to his name.
But laying all jokes aside, this
Black sea.
ported.
. * » Mnnii “There is no question that by a might be just the right dope,
I D. Basey returned from Monu-
-Er.)
mans Saturday and says the country right attitude of mir 1
U. 8. Troop» In Terrific Fight
and as it does not cost much to
With the American Army on the looks fine to him for fall weather, and people have kept
prepare—just a half cent for
thinking of locating there nes
nex from illness. 1 have no doubt each gopher-it might be well
Sedan Front,—Bitter fighting is tak he I*
i- thinking
tng Place along the Meuse river soring.
that many persons have
soring.
for the local ranchers that are
American patrols again have succeed
Mrs. Chae Kunze returned Saturday tracted the disease through fear.
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ev
can deceive themselves troubled with the rodents to try
ed In crossing the river at Brieullet from Tillamook
and is clad ’ to
say that
that
it on them next spring. The
on a pontoon bridge constructed un ber daughter is better.
der fire. The town of Poullly, in the
prescription is a mixture of
bend of the Meuse northwest °1
dandelion and strychnine with
Stenay, was capturad by th« Ameri licenee. Now evervone look out, for less many of them have thous
Irish moss spreader, and the
cans operating west ot the Meuse the lady will soon appear.
themselves into their graves.
proper amount of each of these
The
. west bank
—. of the river now I*
ditch work is progressing rapid- ; Whether one does or does not
FEAR CONDUCIVE TO
CONTRACTING THE FLU ana "AgnesFallen.
HERE’S NEW ONE
FOR THE GOPHERS
BUTTER CREEK ITEMS
themselves
con-
people
held in its entirety “ far
15. ihe camp at present
at the believe in the faith, it must
evelop within the next week it
value.
. i
Pouilly.
Gowen
place.
nevertheless be admitted that
1 probable that schools now This is an appeal to every citizen-
I
James
Ware
has
been
hauling
"000
there is some sound logic in the
This
appeal
has
been
renewed
because
losed on the project will open a
Must Convert Bonds Before Nov. *
from
the
Umatilla
river-
the
response
has
not
been
what
was
above
assertion that through
eek from Monday next
Washington.—The privilege of con
expected.
Alton
Basey
has
been
dizging
bi
fear of a possibility of contract
verting 4 per cent bonds of the first ---------
Liberty loan and 4 per cant bonds of potatoes on the Hinkle place-
The day light saving plan saved
ing disease or becoming ill many
Mrs. J. Grave» and daughter Bettie
second Liberty loan into 4* pet
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have brought on themselves an
250,000 tons of coal to the na- are guests this week at the home of the
cent noun»
bonds expires on November 9
Henry
COIL
tli
’ury A
4** Hooker was into" X
,
So let’s start a
ion, according to the U. S. fuel their friend, Madam Be laca roper, out gacretary or the Treasury McAdoo an terday proving up on his homes to dip early demise.
to banish this dual
"ministration. This saving has In Colombia district.
| nouncod. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Columbia district with"","
campaign to
sen mainly in Eastern cities, The maximum temperature for the Either une United Press or the As
z"““X““uEKeOn ana F. P Phipe enemy, fear- -
so exact figures are available
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.7.4
p.sa
*ra
lying
oo
war
new».
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sociated Press are lying on
ingredients to mix up a batch
and place it properly is given in
an instructive bulletin that can
be had free from the above col-
lege on request. Anyone who
tries it will please let us know
how it works.
Make use of the dampers in
regulating the furnace.
Bat
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