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DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917.
NO. 9100
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GERMANS BEND ALL EFFORTS
TO HOLD LINE WITHOUT ANY
ATTEMPT AT COUNTER MOVES
Every Battle Front Oispatch Emphasizes Bloody Work of the
French Artillery; Great Gaps Torn in Enemy Line; Fresh
Forces Fail to Stop Allies-Gain; 1 3 Full Divisions Inadequate
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN; GERMAN DEAD PILED IN HEAPS
(HENRY WOOD.)
WITH THE FRENCH AlfcMY,
April 10. "Defend at any coat,"tha
word has cone alone; the German
front where the French are batterinr
In a rreat offensive. 'What the
-"com" haa barn, without stopping the
Krnch drive la evident from the
number of prisoners, heap of Ger-
- rau dead an'd demoralization of the
defendant everywhere. The Identifica
tion of twelve German division be
tween Solmon and Auberive meuna
the Germans were forced to maea two
hundred and forty thouaand new
forces there. Rver-r battle front din
patch emphasizes the bloody execu
tlon of the French artillery. Great
cap are torn In the enemy's line. No
counter offensive movement are at
tempted. The Teuton commander
are exerting every effort to hold the
line.
Han't stop rVem-h Gain.
It waa learned today when Mon
day' onslaught began the German
tia.l massed thirteen full division.
two hundred and sixty thousand men.
between Bolxaona and Khelm In an
ticipation of a sreat battle. The Ger
mane expected an of renal ve and were
Prepared for It, but ao furious was the
force of the French attack durlns the
day the German commander were
compelled to brine; up lx new di
vision, mill the Oermun couldn't
prevent the French g-ain.
Merlin Denies Gain.
HEREIN, April 1. French attack
In a great offensive with ambitious
objects fulled to attain these ends.
although some tactical advantage was
rained by the enemy, it la officially
tutttd.
Tuesday night," the war office re
ported, "a local attack near Bray
succeeded. Near VUte Au Boi. where
the position became unsuitable, they
established forces In the rear of the
line of fortification. Attacks at
t'hanilndeadamos. near C'ranna fail
ed, frfficlal orders found indicate
how far reaching- were the object of
the French attacks Monday."
MOVEMENT FOR
ON
E DRY U. S.
GAINS
VOLUME
KHAKI GRADUATION
DRESSES AND FLAT
HEELS BEING URGED
..
' FT. PAUL April 19 Moth-
er are urging their girls to
wear khaki graduation dresses e
thin sprint?- It la also suxxeated
that they wear low heeled
ahoes and broad brimmed hat
and go directly from commence-
ment Into the garden to work.
NEW L.OKK. April 19. The
Campfire Girl or America tele
! Kraphed President Wilson a
recommendation that a national
uniform drew for women be ad-
opted, saving billion of dollars
Forces in Council of National j
uetense Urae President to1 nnua"y durin tn
Take Orastic Action Stopp
ing Sale and Manufacture
of Liquor.
FOOD NEED IMPERATIVE
Adoption Depends on Iteport of
43iaJnnaii Hoover of the National
Kconomy lioard. Who Is Mukiliic
Study of foiHlltlolis.
CHOIC
E OF CONSCRIPTION IS
POT UP TO WILSON; FIGHT ON
NE
WS CENSORSHIP
BITTER ON
E
WA.-H1NGTO.V, April 1. The believes the merchant ship la as es
Vr.)dent's selective conscription plan ntiul a warsblua.
- FtssJ slMsrtaKv (nim-rni.
to be fought out on the floor of ... l(j fe thilllfit4 fwod
the house. l"nwervliiK In Hi deter- j ghortage concerned the agricultural
mlnation to force all reaponafbility department and council of national
lor the draft Myntein on the president, defense. Secretary Houston called the
the house military committee Intro- ! hau of various farmers organlxati-
riuced sn army bill putting the choice
hetwtten conscription and volunteer
ing before the president. A bill pro
viding punishment for artificial spe
r illation In foodstuffs and another
I-mhi biting the sale of explosives
throughout the war except by spe
rial license was Introduced.
I during the preliminary action la
the house, McC'umlwr Introduced li
ft..'
one to meet here April 25 when the
food producers of the nation will be
organised into co-operative units to
act with the department determining
the amount and kind of planting every
farmer la expected to carry out.
tiurhJ. Fight on In Senate.
W AHH I XUTOX. A pril 1 9. The
senate fight against the dnihitmrutl-
WAHHIXGTOX. April 19. Certain
force in the council of national de
fense will recommend that the presi
dent take drastic action to atop com
pletely the manufacture and sale of
liquor throughout the United Htatea,
According to reports compiled for
the United Prats, war prohibition
would close one thousand three hun
dred and thirty-three breweries anJ
six hundred and five distilleries. Home
members of the national defen-w
council belifve strongly that the na -Lion's
imperative ne?d of the ait
hllUou pounds of foodstuffs going In
to the manufacture of liquor la suf
ficient reason for the government to
follow the example or certain Euro
pean nations that the people and ar
my may have food. Whether the pro
hibition will be adopted Immeiatelv
or later will probably depend upon
the report of Chairman Hoover of the
national "-economy boHrd, who wi!l
make a thorough study of the Coun
try's food condition and recommend
conservative measures. The war pro.
hibltlon movement Is gaining.
N. P. MOST SHARE
WEBB STREET PAVING
swiste an amendment to the ad- 'one proposed drastic newspapur cen-
K all road Company Will lie Kqulrr-1
. to Pave Between its Tracks;
URGES SOCIALISTS
TO STANOt AGAINST
A SEPARATE PEACE
liondon Mew Cahini frktid In Itu
Hlan Dunift to PuMlHh Authoritlve
Ktatement IecJaj-lns: OupoHtion of
KuMMlaJi lSotlbitii. .
WASIIIVtiTON, April It. Kcpre
scntatlve Ijondon Merer, nr totalise o
New York, cebfed a frirnd In the Itus
rian Damn arging Uie pubUcmtlon of
an authoritlve Htattfnent dee la ring
the ItiiMHlan Hockraliets were opposed
to a Htarate iiewr,
Piwu FVrters vTreaiierous.,
PBTKOGKAD. ApriM!. The Rue-
Mian press regards Germany'! peace
feHrs a "hypocritical." "treacher-
oua. "Such overtures." the news
paper Retich said, "will be no more
successful than the proclamations the
Germans threw into Russian trench
es. Inviting our soldiers to return
home and share in the. estates of the
lund holders. No Russian desires to
strengthen his liberty- with the aid
of German bayonets. .
ATTEMPT TO
STEAL NAVAL
PLANS FAILS
Door of Senate Naval Affairs-
Committee Room in Capital
Building is Jimmied During
the Night.
GERMAN POPULATION
3 BRAZILIAN STATES
IN REVOLT;' TEUTONS
ARE HEAVILY ARMED
IRRIGATED LAND
OFFERED FOR USE
Irrigated land in almost any quan
tity for the planting of potatoes or
rnrn ma K Ha rl glmratt " nf mt
PI IMC Um m TUIT Dnf!!y apples to the Western Land &
I W1B1W II W I III IIIHI iivvih in
Job i) Befieved to Rare ftc-en th-j
Work of (Spies Ac-eking Naval In
formation: Nothing MlieMns; As Far
As Can Be THmxenA.
WASHIXOTON. April 1. The
door of the senate naval affairs com
mittee room In the capltol building
was jimmied, during the night. Early
today the door was found open. Po
lice believe the job was the work of
spies seeking information on naval
plans. Nothing waa missing from
the room.
After Valuable Plane.
An Iron instrument was, used to
splinter and pry open the door. Th
Instrument's marks were plain. Sen
ator Swan son, acting chairman of
the committee, said as far as he could
learn nothing was taken.
"Evidently someone thought ralu
abble pl-ms were in the room. he
said. "As a matter of fact there
seldom anything of a confidential na
ture In the committee room.
The capital police are hunting the
means of entrance, nurlng the night
the building is heavily guarded and
entries posted oh the capltol ground
WKSTEItX aUANr A IKlUATK
Cow WU4i DONATK III,E
LAND FOR PLANTING.
Irrigation Co., according to K. E.
Cleaver who Is interested in that
company.
He announced this morning that
the company stands ready to donate
the use of any amount of idle land
under Its) ditches to anyone who will
pay the $1.60 an acre maintenance
charge. Much of the land is already
cleared and has been sender cultiva
tion and the ditches are running right
by It. The land lies within the pro
ject and none of it is more than four
miles from a depot. Mr. Cleaver als
states that there is plenty of land to
be had on the "meadows' practical
ly without cost and tne best of pota
toes and onions will grow on tt.
The local food preparedness com
mittee has already fisted 12S vacant
lots In Pendleton and will take up the
matter at once of assigning these to
school boys and others who wish to
put them to garden. 4he Girls Hon
or Guard and the Boy Scouts will as
sists in the movement.
Artillery Included in Munitions;
Attempt Made to Blow up
Bridge at Santa Maria; Gov
ernment Troops Repel Attack.
500.000 m UPEIS!3
la at
C. P. STRAIN URGES USE OF SUMMER
. FALLOW LAND FOR CROPS THIS YEAR
Assessor Says Million Acres
Idle Land in Inland Empire
Could be Made Use of With
Good Results.
Pendleton. April 19. 1917
Editor East Oregoman:
Tt might be of service to those plan-
jilng for Increased food supplier to
I'er- ; nov that there Is half a million acre
pottinl Cere Ordinance for (Yuh- to::d ::i I::i.itilla county that bt ciil-
' tlViltnl. n! If ten lhan twn hundred
Uwy Passed.
Kast Webb street paving proceed
ings were held up for a week by th
council last evening while provision
are made In the resolutions to com
pel the Northern Pacific Oo to pav
between the tracks on Its Webii
ministration meusure proposing to
rut an army by volunteers and re
eortlna to draft only after the fail
nr.- vt the volunteer plan.
The executive end of
rnnunueo us war r. i nn statement that "undrr the bill the quire the company to pave between its
drpartmeut announced that wsrshlp newspapers couldn't print anything tracks, not only from (Mllege to t'ourt
uiloilig wouinn l impeoe commerce
ship constructs. n. The department
sorship regulations continued una bat
ed today. Opponents declare if the
bill Is passed tt "would make the press f street right of way. The city attor.
I of the nation the virtual tool of the nev on motion wra instructed to take
government I government." LotUe reltecuted his i such steps as may be necessary to re-
(Continued on Page 4.)
TO PLACE RESOURCES OF COUNTY
AT DISPOSAL OE ADMINISTRATION
Men's Mass Meeting Held in
City Hall Last Night Takes
Step Toward Putting County
in Keadiness lor War Call.
The committee of 21, which
will supervise the preparedness
campaign, will be chosen so
that It will represent the entire
t-o'inty, according to an an-
e nouncement made this after-
noon by ttiairman Hoi y the,
O Judge I'helps and Judge Marsh.
fcarh community center will
O htive representation and it Is the
O intention to organise local com-
mittees In earh community to
.4perat with the general com-
mil tee. The itersonnel of the
r-ncral committee will be an-
noiinced m It bin a few days.
j but along the entire Webb street right
of way.
. There seems but tittle doubt that
"(th hut Webb street proceedings will
go through but it was the sense of
I the council that while proierty own
ers are .paying Tor the improvement
the Northern Pacific should not es
cape It thare of the Improvement
work. The council also discussed the
matter of requiring tne fv-W. to pave
between Its tracks on Main street
crossings
R. M. Mayberry called the atten
tion of the council to the fact thut
there is no sanitary sewer on Willow
street and that one enould be put in
bt'fnre the (tropowd avem.-nt in laid, j
VriH-t"l fare orfllnuncr.
An ordinance was assed last even
ing providing fr trust funds to ae-
I'ondletoo Inst night took steis to
l.i, or- the entire resources of Umailll i
a-oaiiity at the dispoeal of the admin
itratan should they be required for
the -mnrrartf ul prusecutlon of the war.
At a niMR meeting of men held in
the rtty hall, rvsolutiona mere adof;.
fil providing for the appointment of
n mmittee on Pabltc Hafety or
4'ounll of lefnee to eon "Hot of f
men and seven wtnrn. which huM
!,t unci- titke h military census of the j
county to determine the resources In
men. material animal and soil pro
ducts and take other steps to place
this county n reatffneKn when the
country cnlU for its help.
This committee of 21. which Is to
be named by IX in p Sm-th Kr.
man or tne meeting met evening. Or- 1 cure peretual care for a lot at the
cult Judge Pheli and County Judg- cemterv. The ordinance provides for
Mamh. will be appointed within the I, charge of $150 a lot or part of a
nest few day... o (rTkafir tbttn one-half and 100
There Military ( ntta. for a half lot or less. This monev
The meeting last, wenlng In their will be placed at. Interest and will
resolutions alo went on record ai earn ennugh to keep-up the lots for
favoring the Immeciate organisation ' ever. The lots wil fbe marked iec
In Pendleton and other towns of the tally.
county three distinct military com-I An ordinance authorizing a con
panles to Include all men front IK to tr-m with n well, for th eon
r. years of age. s (atructlon of the bungalow at the ceni-
one company Is to comprise all tery waa pafwed
men w""ut""" '-'ween IS and j thtt om-
4& who -hatl be the first emergen cy m.ndMn of ,he light committee for
reserve and shall respond promptly Rn 1(lht t the r 6f Wf
bv enlisting when called The second 0urt and HflE(M Btta Md nlno fof
o uii i- if-n mmiiy or mil
itary age who will be the second
CMnprise me of & to . who will be ' Beet was In La Orande with
the third ressi in. i ,,lte 1aM evening and Chairman
Pendlon . ill i.k. at. . nnM I iu'n,n presiaea
i to organise these three units. Chair-
thousand acres of tnis lies in sum
mer fallow each year. It Is safe to
say that half of this summer fallow
edland receives moisture enough to
successfully produce beans, corn,
pcaa and potatoes.
There are thousands of acres of
land In the foot hills and higher al
titudes such as Cabnage Hill which
will produce cabbase and turnips to
perfection.
1 would estimate that the eastern
portion of Oregon and Washington
contains more than a million acres of
similar lands which will lie Idle this
summer. This amount of land mould
raise vast quantities of produce. It
would require a good deal of hand
labor; but this one county contains
six thousand school children an 1
there are fifteen hundred automobile
Tf these children were carried out to
g
the fields they could raise enough
crops of the kinds mentioned to sup
i ply many tlmee our population. There
yet remains time to plant. The chil
dren could be exctased from school.
They could make money while serv
ing their country In this way.
The veegtttble crops would not in
terfere materially with the next years
wr.at yield.
So great Is the need for grain tht
U would probably pay to sacrifice the
1913 wheat yield somewhat and de
rote many acres of tne heavier sum
mer fallow soils to com this summer.
Sincerely,
C. P. STRAIN1.
WHEAT TAKES
ANOTHER JUMP
$250,000 Uf.lATILLA
COUNTY'S. SHIR&'OF
MONSTER WAR LOAN
Umatilla county's estimated share
of the seven billion dollar war loan
is 1250.000. It has been figured out
on a basis of population that Oregon'
share is S .7.O00. 000 and local banker
figuring on the aame basis place the
share of this county at a quarter mil.
lion.
The United States Is trying to make
this a popular loan and will aak in
dividual citizens to' subscribe what
ever they are able. The banks of the
county will take their share of the
bonds which will probably be issued
in denomination of 125. 5. $100
and up. The interest rate has not
been fixed but will probably be
around 3 1-1 per cent. Every citizen
la given an opportunity to do his bit
by loaning a port of hia savings.
Urawojiyaji Officials Confident
Ther Can Withstand All
German Raid; Will Resist
Any Move to Cross Boundary.
BUENOS AIH.KS. April II
all's gn Genasa pofaalatlosi
least tli nee state hau moiteel. I're
gnay dispatches stihU Use Teu
tons aie sreli araneel and erra P
piied wtU artillery.- The Gerasaa
population In the three state) as Btv
hurdred Uioenand. It is rrsjtorteal
Ofa Germans hae already attempted
Co dynamite the brldem as Santa , Ma
ria. 4;vTniiiMit troop are concen
trated there to repel an attack, ifrn
knay is preiiareil to reeaxt, the snotc ,
to cru the boundary tlnn ' Braail
has imposed a srrlcs ct iinorehtp.
..mCCAY MCIiXS fO FTDEJIT.
Vraauayan officials are confident
they will he abto to withtaand all
(German raids. The " Brazilian Ger
mans are known to tier nrenarlnc a
move againiat i'rangay. The tier
mnns preferred tho ocenpation t
Chiles becasuw the rich desioHita of nj -
tratcM there are valusMr ln makine
petwiltv, but Chile b loo far from UK'
(immn Hrajiliami. ,
IVorn the bednnlns; of Ft ra all's crl
1h with (Germany the greatest appre
henaon , has been e tie. resnrd
ing the ounrae Uie stvnbllcs larg.
German pnvnfztion wonid adopt. Ten
days ago the sorernntewt sent a
strong; detauhment of trnop to th--stajtee
where the Cfremnns were swt
t'WT IM1K;K M AR RKItVICR
IIV UKTTING MAISKIKIt
r.lRS. L. A. DICKIi'ISO'i
IS CALLED TO REST
Well Known ttrtddcu of nanty fiv
More Than Year rsjed TfaU
Morning; at St. Antlnmy's Hospital.
OHICAOO, April 1 (Special to i ice
the Rust lreginian. Range of
wheat price todfty :
Open. High. Lciw. l-loae.
May J.3r. 2.4J, I.JS 2.41
July l : J07U 1.9U
POItTl.AXI. Ore.. April 1 (8pe-
cial.l Club IS T; bluocxti-m. 2.J-'.
AIR PICTURE OF U. S. FLEET MOBILIZED
a tU6 watt lamp at the Intersection
of Hluff and Ann streets
man Srnt be appointed Harokl J.
Warner. James K. HwhT and loy
WlaMrr to ortuniw the first rwn'f:
in-ake. Hay t tal and Charles
Vlnler t' orranlse the eecvtnd ree-m-e
and t. K. Cranston, judste S X. l,ow-
BAniT I.KAnF.R AUItrTKI.
itfitinnel on Fe lft
Bl PAM. A ITil l. Prudenclo Ml
r:ndo, the alletird lader of the Mexi
can bandit who killed three Anion
cans In a horde r raid, wnn arriiid.
t hard with c-mfi-irarx ti violate'
r.-LittaMt limn.
ti. " " U 1 tt i
if v -.- r-nS
JPs '-v-4asaVTr'Ii Tr&' f't.l ' t 'j
ft " " r T ' - -- " ': ' 'sani. saw .' ' ' '
II : " . , -X .:V M eV-W -,"
I - , t AaaBSTi.
Y ,4-
.Lsssii 1 11 a T.iia, ;Ar. . y- i kwr i -i mm if ii itn -n'-
i Mrs. Lrtrdema racRTnson. wife of I
I A T !' k i llU ri g.f Ihla fit ati snrja.il
WASHINGTON. April I . Men ! kn"wn resident: of the county for
marrylns; to dodge the military serv-J more ,hn quarter of a century.
won t escape, according to a wt-.r ' aiea xniB mirn,"lr Anthony s
department ruline;. 1 hosjltaL She had been III for several
"AH men married since the out- ! """"he and three operations had been
hreak of the war will be treated on Performed in an em'eavor to effect
the same basis as unmarried men In- . cure-
aofar as military obligations are con. 1 The funt-ral ha.- ben set tor
! cemed, it is officially announced- ; o'chrck tfcuurday afternoon a the fi.
Reports recently from all bhr cities jsom chapel Rev. R. K. Oornalf of
( indicated a m irriaire ruh after war ;the Methodist church will have char?
. was declared of the services.
I Mrs. Dickinson was i years oll
7r .and was a native dauahtfr of nation
county. Hr maiden name was Stm
mona. lSh: and hr huebaml mal
their reside tioe in t-aiie ctiunty for
some years after their marTuuce bur
came to this county Z6 e.irw sjso an !
took up thtr home on Hirch cr--k.
a here Mr Olckinon went Into th .
sheep busineaa. They move! to n
dteton 13 years aao.
Ieceased Is survived by hr hus
band and four children. Mrs. Uul i
West of Malheur county, Mrs. or i
Net and Mrs. ttora Htilr.n of Ha.
ker county, and tctrtt lHkuson
whose present whereabouts are un
known Another son, A-a, s dad
HEAVY FIRING MAY
HAVt BEEN THUNDER
M-ffU-era ICetu lo mnM-ml on K -
port. tf 4W4kv tMl laH f.itard Ms.
tio; Mrr lliwrd iHirtn N Urhi.
lhSTN. Apnl IVrhaps th
t ae CmJ (MiI ku ifl t alHiw betar 1
thnndr ttit-aii f hvy firirt -
j terday. si4K'tid a rai'tatn "f ebr"
First photonTHph to be publinhe-1
of the I'nited States fleet from an
aeroplane. Mf bilire?" aw the m-
mre friliet from T'u.b :nizl on b
in !r and th fbt tcatberpd retlv
f. r a -" irtu r a fnc " Where th-
feet ismbM ranni.f te
rhonch tht photosra.ph h.
pasv-, b the naval cn.n..r
durtitft the tunr 4f th- r-iMrt -d im
tie. Another theory it the M:iiii
j hr-alT'I ttl-aillC The "flair I J1 f f
it.tte!, v yard r-"ii llti t-n 1 1 rptt
be n ,,( ftr-nic .litnnr f h- m hi rr -i
r-f i-rti to in if