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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-22
To Give No Nero Rest.

after IN. latest victory st verdun. the
British army Strengthened for mo-
incnt TO applaud its brother IN arms
and then bent hack TO It's task.
That the British do not intend that
the enemy shall have any more rest
until the end Of the war IL apparent
Visits 10 back areas give this impress
sion as distinctly az those To the front
lines There H. n vast war plant there
buxzing like "A great. busy mill.
In the trenches powerful mortars are
slamming away continually, methodi-
calIy lobbing over sinister bombs from
the size and shape Of a wine bottle
To those OF a football-almost keg-
size. Shippers crack away at every
head that shows itself for second.
Wearing Down Es~ay's Nerves.
Planted further back field guns add
to the havoc wrought by high ex'
plosives In the opposing trenches. Now
aud then mines placed by sappinG I'M
der enemy positions explodsrlike the
disintesration OF the world.
Apparently IL Is the British policy
TO keep the enemy everlastingly on
needles and pins--wearing down his
nerve day and night.
British raiding parties suddenly APP
pear before German trenches, scatter
ing death among it's occupants with
grenades and taking prisoners. Rapid
body to- body struggles In which the
British excel and which the Germans
dislike are often feature OF these
raids,
Awaken A. Prisoners.
Dygouts are frequently raided.
whJfe the Teutonic defenders, sleep
Ing the sleep OF exhaustion, have been
awakened from the arms of Morpheus
to find themselves in the arms OF
British Tommies,
All this contributes to the highly
nervous state almost daily manifested
along the lines,
While these things repeat them
selves until they become routine alon.
the front lines. In the back the or
ganizatlon and preparation goes on
Britain's punching power in France Is
.tsgl.t aas.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-22

But in order for q people Ia sd-
vance toward better social order'
a more, liberal system, great deel
of conn ected. coherent, tenacious
thinking must be. done. eve hear that
"the mon In the trenches arc doin's
this thinking. We don't know, but
We are inclined to doubt II. II seems
To us that they are more likely to b"
thinking about the immediate hourly
and momentary task in front OF them;
their situation seems ind4cive to the
generation of vague, large resolves
and Overwhelming emotions rather
than to the formation of effectivo
social programs. Economic and po
Iicitical changes there are bound IN
be, OF course. whoever wins. or IL
neither group OF combatants Is de
cisively victorious. But because the
war IL so vast physically II is no!
necessarily going to result In the rev
olution that would ensue from super
Tor ethics and clearer intellect ap
piled to statecraft.
DON MARQUIS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

LONDON, Aug. 17.-Allied capitals
admitted that Teuton countries have
temporarily halted the Russian and
Italian offenslves,
Petrograd dispatches said the Ger
mans had been checked at Brusiloff
Berlin announced the repulse of all
Russian attacks
The Austrians have captured the
dominating heights of the Carpathi-
ans Austrian reinforcements stopped
Cadornas Trieste advance
The official German, French and
British communiques are sharply con.
Trajectory regarding the Somme fight,
The Germans admitted the loss of five
hundred yards on the first line trench.
es south of the Somme. 1t is claimed
that the British and French were
elected from captured trenches north
of the river.
Haig's first report announced the
capture of Guillemont positions and
three hundred yards of German
trenches.
Paris announced violent artillery
fire at the Somme last night and said
the Germans had not attempted to re-
capture lost Terrain.
The Balkan official reports are 81.
milary confusing. A delayed Bulgari-
an official statment said French at.
tacks had been repulsed on a wide
front. Paris claimed successes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

CONTINUED from Page H.
times may well be sacrificed to safe.
ty.
The guard net will extend out from
a ship for a distance Of 25 to 80 feet.
The inventor claims that had the IL
tanic been fitted with his device II
would have suffered no harm from
the collision with the iceberg.
Travelstead has been dalryman at
the state hospital for two years. He
is a native of Illinois and was edu-
Gated for the ministry, He followed
that calling for six years but has
since given much study to steam en-
cheering Speaking Of his torpedo
invention to an East Oregonian repre-
sentative he said:
After the sinking of the Lusitan-
la | began to work on my model at
nights. AS / neared the competitor
of the work | made a trip to Port
land Gn June) to consult with the
British consul and to visit vessels at
the water front. The cruiser Boston
was given thorough inspection and
the Great Northern which was In the
harbor that day. The application OF
my invention to a large vessel SEEM
ed to be complete. Returning home
I continued my work and while
working on the plan did not sleep for
several nights. think l have IN
vented one of the greatest safety de-
vices ever known. / did not expect TO
receive a large amount Of money for
NV work but | would like to be the
means Of saving the lives of people
whose duty calls them to sea-
Trayelstead has already received
word that his invention is patentable
but he has thus far had no satisfac-
tory reply from the navy department.
There is a possibility his idea has
already been brought into use but II
so he has been unable to obtain any
knowledge of the fact.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Returns from Convention.

w. NJ. McReynolds, justice of the
peace at Pilot Rock, returned this
morning from Portland where he at
tended the convention of Redmen
He was accompanied home by James
Devlin, prominent Pendleton worker
in the lodge. Mr.. McReynolds was
elected great sannap and Mr.. Devlin
a grand trustee. Yesterday the men
had the pleasure of meeting and
shaking hands with Charles +.
Hughes, republican presidential can
didate.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Lcdwidge IL Fighter.

T. p. Ledwidge, Pole lecturer VINO
has been in Pendleton the past te"
days, among other accomplishments
is a former lightweight fighter oil
championship class. In 1885 he met
Jack Dempsey for championship in
New York City, but was put out by
a solar plexus blow. Ledwidge was
then known as the Fighting Pole.
He took up the fighting game to put
himself through college So he figur-
atively fought his way through Cor
nell University
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

A number of Pendleton men are
entered in the Gearhart golf tourna-
ment this week. The following are
scores made by the local men: G. A.
Hartman. 1873; H. W. Dickson 1sS'
" L. Thompson, 1S7; Judge G. W.
Phelps. 2O6, and H, D. Gray 20
Russell Smith. northwest amateur
champion, scored IS yesterday iof
low man
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Rnin Stons Harvest.

All harvesting in Umatilla county
is today at a standstill on account Of
a light rain which fell last night and
this morning. 1t is feared that the
grain will, be in damp condition and
cutting will be Impossible for several
days A number of harvest hands
employed near Pendleton came in
today to remain until work COM
mences. The harvest is just about
half over at present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
8 GERMAN PRINCES
HAVE BEEN KILLED
SINCE WAR BEGAN

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE latest edi-
ton Of Almanach de Gotha records
eight German princes killed since the
beginning Of the war, namely two
princes Of SAKE -Meiningen, three OF
Lippe, one Of Hesse, one Of Reuss and
one Of Waldeck. A scion Of the due
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

At an enthusiastic W. c. I. u
meeting at Echo yesterday the fact
came to night that those in attend
ance we're very enthused over the
measure for a normal school at PEN
dleton. Women in attendance from
this city included Mrs. j. c, WOOD
worth. county president and Mrs G'
W. Rugg. president of the orsai'%a-
ton in Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Boost the Ronnd-Un

Pendleton boosters who wish to let
their friends and relatives know
about the Roundup, can do so by
using Roundup envelopes with type
ana illustration printed in beautiful
colors. These envelopes may be Sc
cured in any quantity at the East
Oregonian office for one cent each
Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Claude Penland returned last
night from Lehman Springs where
he has been enjoying a vacation, He
says the nights and mornings in the
mountains have been cool a good
sized crowd is reported TO be AT Leh-
man. His family win remain there
for some time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
MAN KILLED AS
FREIGHT JUMPS
TRACK At LIND

SEATTLE, Aug. Flour Milwau-
kee freight cars we're derailed at 4And,
Washington, last night
CD. Graham Of Sprague, Washing
ton was killed.
c. ID. simpson and John Anderson
were Injured The Milwaukee gem
cral office claimed the three men were
riding a lumber car without permls-
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Motor Far to visit Son.

Mr.. and Mrs. IL Chase and daugh-
ter of stanton, Nebraska, passed
through Pendleton yesterday in their
automobile en- route to Lewiston
where they will visit with son and
a son-in-law. They We're much i'm
pressed with Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Rntnrns from Alasl,n.

P. B. Medernach, former owner Of
the present Cosy theater, then the
Orpheum, returned from a three
months trip to Alaska this morning.
He says that Alaska with its mining
and canneries going at full blast is
in a very prosperous condition ana
he was much impressed generally with
the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Asks Endorscmcnt oil Bank.

\ letter has been received here
from Fred J. Wilson, one Of the pro
moters Of the proposed rural credits
banks in Portland, asking that suit
able action he taken here recon-
mend.ng the establishment Of the
bank in Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Cars Collide.

The automobiles of A. A. West and
n. V. Van Petten We're damaged yes
terday when they collided at the cor
ner of Court and Garden streets. Mr.
Van Petten was considerably shaken
up and his car was badly bent and
the tenders torn off The West car
sustained a bent fender.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
sherifr to Sit as Judge.

Sheriff + d. Taylor will sit as judge.
with a sheriff's jury tomorrow in the
civil case Of ]. F. Huston against
Michener Horse Co. The plaintiff Is
suing for money alleged to be due him
for services as agent for the defend
ant company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Get a Bird a Piece.

After hunting for a day and a hall
Councilmen Darr Phelps and Henr!
J. Taylor returned TO Pendleton last
night with two birds to their credit
The men were hunting at Granlte
Meadows and say that during the en-
tire time they saw only ten BIRDS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

]. G Marin. building contractor
has taken out permit to construct
a $500 frame bungalow ON Lewis
street for katherine Wodaege,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Takes out Permit.

L. e. Twitehell has taken out a
building permit to construct a ce'
ment garage for E. NJ. Temple and
Ralph Temple at the corner of Cot
tonwood and Water streets. The
structure will be fireproof and is to
cost in the neighborhood Of $500
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Miss Thelma Richards, graduate
of Pendleton high school received
dislocated elbow Tuesday on a farm
near Pilot Rock when she fell off
horse on which she mad been riding
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Return from PORTLAND.

S. D. Peterson or Milton, Marion
Jack w. A. Slusher and f. f. Judd,
who went to Portland to hear Charles
E, Hughes speak yesterday, returned
TO Pendleton this morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

H. E Cook has taken out permit
to build a bungalow on Johnson
street for Lorenzo Cook. 'rhe ouiiu-
ing will cost $1,000,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
No Chance in Market.

There is no change in the wheat
market today the local quotation be-
ing about $1.02. Very little wheat
has been contracted by grain dealers
here this week,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Lake Michigan fish are said to run
in schools. but all that the shore angl-
ers encounter is an occasional kinder
garten.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

owing to tn absence Of seNeru q
the members Of the council rom
the eiy no meetins Was held 'HS'
night
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Stock conditions Are Excellent.

Dan p. Smythe prominent sheep
man, returned yesterday from Glib
bon where he was getting ready a
carload Of lambs for shipment Mr.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
To Enjoy Picnic.

Ed Bentley, we'll known member
OF the O-W bridge gang, came up
from Echo last night and went TO
Gibbon this morning to attend the
picnic of the O.-W employees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Smythe says that feed conditions are
excellent as he has never seen the
sheep doing 50 we'll He Is oT the
opinion that the sheep will COME cut
of the mountains fat this yeSr, There
are lots OF huckleberrles in the noun
tains this year according to reports,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

on one issue at least Col Roosevelt
and Mr.. Bryan might get together.
The trousers of both bag at the
knees.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

ganatic marriage of the kaiser's fifth
son, Oscar, with Countess Bassewitz.
who was made Countess Rouplne.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Auto stage.

For Adams, Athena and weston,
leaves Henning's Cigar Store at 10 a
m. and $50 D. m. each day.-Adv.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
choir win Rchearse.

The Christian church choir Viii
hold its weekly rehearsal tonight at
the church at O'Clock,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

al house Of Hchtenstein died at War
saw from wounds received at the
front The almanach notes the NOR
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Bands Of glass beads form shoulder
strapg and other pretty addenda.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Clarence Roach mail carrier .
route l. is ENJOYING a vacation,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17

Frank A. poble of lrrigon has been
engaged to teach the school in the
Pine Grove district this year,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-08-17
Allies Confess
TeutOnCOunterS
Are Successful
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE DOMINANT
ING HEIGHTS IN THE CAR
PATHIANS- TRIEST AD-
VANCE STOPPED.

British and French are Elected From
Captured Trenches North of the
SOmme RiVcr-RCpOrts From Narl-
Gus Fronts Are Mass of Conflicting
Details.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-09-08
DOUGLAS SHOES
ARE GUARANTEED AND
BOUND TO PLEASE
Our Stock of This Famous Shoe
Is Complete With All of the
New Lasts and feathers and
Colors.

National advcrtisiue backed up by
reliable, uu,urying quality in style
ard materials. have made W. T.. Doug
las shoes II household -tpndari in foot
w"rr for mon thruu ont This nation.
Ih" Wright Clothir. company feels
that i Is fortunate 70 having SECURED
the exclusive agency me Albuquerque
fo' Douglas shoes. because when We
sell H l'uugln- wc know that the
"eor'r hn~ received O. .larantco Of sat.
i,iurfIuu.
just now 800 urp ro.ly with the now
.ha.r- for fan and vHtyr. They come
In The urN shades mot Feathers aud
They are o. mighty attractive line. You
VIII lkr them when sou see them ON
dl~rla, 900 the footW, .r section tumot
row night.
pul stock ot Dough. shoes are priced
from ''.jn 100 - uri every Iair is
guaranteed 10y the mat,r-.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-10

sn after the railroad had hivcn .he
rsIultant products access tc the mar
kz'l Imagine my increasing aston
ishmcnt and enthusiasm as we trav-
elcd over 400 miles OF surveys. and
excepting 30 miles OF timber. there
were only 90 miles when We were out
of sight OF farmhouses.
THE whole route OF this great rail-
road system is a constant succession
OF fertile valleys. You no sooner rise
out OF one than another unfolds be-
low and before you. stretching as FAR
cs the eye can reach sheltered peace
fully between blue mountains. often
mirrored In lakes, often irrigated,
usually irrigable: and all of these
beautiful valleys are In a state OF
successful cultivation. Some are In
the early stages OF tillage. but others
are so highly cultivated that one finds
Il hard to realize that this Is the land
that. only hve years ago. James j.
Hin called THE Last Great West :
As We were leaving one such valley
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-10

! asked. How long will II be until
We get out OF Illinois and back into
Oregon"
Il think II literally true that no
railroad in America. certainly none
West of the Mississippi. was ever
built through country SO ready to
support II"
Asked II he had any message to
the voters of Klamath Falls at the
coming bond election. Mr.. Cheney
said: There is always small
minority. overheard one OF them
say In barber-shop last night, But
Strahorn only agrees to build to
Sprague river: and We want a line to
Bend or course, this is absurd.
II we were not going beyond there.
Mr.. Strahorn would not build even
to such teeming country as Sprague
river. | have also heard some rumor
about railroad bonds not bringing
par. know positively that your
bonds will sell at par or better.
know that our bonds at Bend will do
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-10
ming which, if Needed will save you money difference

course. We are building hotel at
Rend-not as pretentious perhaps as
the White Pelican (Which. by the way.
Is bird of hotel, with bill much
smaller than the pictures indicato)
but worthy to send and receive guests
to and from this splendid hOstelry.
We also have the Emblem Club for
a very similar purpose. In no spirit
of greed for the tourist dollar, but in
spirit of real hospitality, we will
play battledore and shuttlecock with
you. 1t is also significant that the
White Pelican was built by a man
in San Francisco; the Pilot Butte Inn
OF Bend is being built by man in
Vancouver, British Columbia; the
Emblem Club was founded by man
in Seattle; resolutions have recently
been adopted to help finance the Stra-
horn Lines by the Portland Chamber
of Commerce.; and the president and
builder of those lines is In Spokane.
The whole Pacific Coast and tha
whole Northwest are at last working
together to develop Central Oregon" {"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-10

for a railroad center; and il you hos
pitably open your gates to the rail-
roads, you will have a city here some
day of $4,000 people.
Bend? Oh, if you have 50,Ooc,
Bend will have enough to salts
fled. That is what people often over
look. They think of other cities as
rivals. This is seldom true; and it
will never be true in Central Oregon.
There will be several large and pros
porous towns; and there will be two
cities. Every gain in trade and popu-
lation in one of these towns or cities
will mean a gain in trade and popula-
ton to all of the others; and every
gain in any and all of them will mean
a gain to Portland. Mr.. Strahorr
and have recently addressed meet
ings In several railroadless towns. Al
one of them. down in California and
over 500 miles from Portland, wher
the 100 men present were asked how
many of them would ship to and from
Portland II a railroad gave them op
portunity, over 80 raised their hands
with the coming of the Strahori
lines. what will happen In trade In
terchange is strikingly shown b.
what will happen inspersonal inter
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-10

the same. because we already have
an offer. Lincoln never said truer
thing than, 'You can fool all OF the
people some of the time and some Of
the people all of the time; but you
can't fool all of the people all of the
time
"Mr. Strahorn has frankly come
to you and told you what he will do
Immediately if you vote these bonds.
He has not done that much for us.
But Bend has already voted her
bonds; and we are backing Mr.. Stra-
horn to the limit because we want
him to try. You will find that the
voters of klamath Falls need no
message from me or from anybody.
Bend voted her bonds almost unani-
mously. So will Lakeview; and the
same Is true of every town on the
surveys. You will find that your
bonds will carry with unanimity
that will astonish you.
what do l think of klamath
Falls? l have spent today pouring
over map of your city, riding ovel
all of your streets. and looking dowl
at, you from the tops Of your hills
This is not a townsite. You have tn
site for Q city; you have the location