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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-15
De soId the Watcr; Also tIIc Won.


Whiskey at sig gallon is pretty
high but not too high to find buyers
in these dry times But water at $l2
a gaiIon-well that's another story
end yet 1t all has to do with the same
story. about five well known Echo
men and a strange bootlegger.
Said bootlegger walked into an
Echo place Of business the other day
and in subterranean tones asked
where he could dispose of a five gal
lon keZ OF whiskey. Leave It to
me" said the barber. eve almost
mentioned his name.) He went to the
telephone and IN short time had
four other bargainers With him.
How much DO you want for II"
the bootlegger was asked.
Twelve dollars a gallon was the
reply.
A consultation was held and it was
agreed that the five would pay SEQ
for the keg providing the quality was
good.
Al nightfall the stranger led them
outside the city limits and from out
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-15

Our Boys Non Prizes-Every Una
tilla county boy that exhibited his
Figs at the statee fair this year
brought home prize. This is the
first year Pig Club members from this
Fart of the state have exhibited at
the state fair in any numbers and
no county has surpassed the record
made by the local boys. says L. ].
Allen of the o. A c., leader of tho
boys livestock club work in this state.
The Pig Club exhibit at the State
fair filled one entire barn, totaling
about 200 animals, coming from IL
different counties. each individual
showing a profit ranging from $40
to $46 after deducting all expenses
All who saw the exhibit declared it to
be the finest ever made at a fair in
the west and equal to most of the
ones in the east.
All of the hogs from this county
were Hampshires and are owned by
boys living around Umapine. Follow
ing are the prize winners and prizes
won: Arthur Crone 81. Orville Miles
pure bred hog donated by C. E. Sim
monds of Freewater, value s35 and
81. Joe Vincent SO. Archie Bline So
Roy Kirk 81, David Gibson SO. Ralph
Jones 81 and his sog sold for $40. Joe
Vincent accompanied the pigs to Sa-
lem and cared for them while there.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-15
And Hen Do u Riaht over Ag

fNHu "a lJU - NPNEH Ehs-0Ahs
Strange things are done In the name
Of sport. Consider for moment the
average duck hunter. He spends
three days and forty dollars getting
ready for the opening of the season.
He goes to bed the night before and
he is 80 wrought up that every time
ne falls into fftful slumber he Is
awakened by his own snores, mistak-
ing them In his dreams for the quack-
ing Of the elusive waterfowl. Finally
he gets up at $3.50 a. M. prepares
himself a meager breakfast. jumps In
to his car and pounds over 25 miles
OF the toughest road this side of No
Mans Land netting two blowout
and a broken spring. He finally
reaches a duck pond around which a
battalion % light artillery IS already
camped. Everstime few ducks
head his way. some eager fool far
tber up the pond shoots and drives
them back. In desperation ne finally
blazes away at every bird that shows
itself regardless Of distance. His
gun kicks Ike a Missouri jackass and
his shoulder Is soon blued and bruis-
ed. He goes without lunch and IL
nally returns over the same rutty
read. His days bag consists Of two
little teals which cost him figurins
shells at five cents apiece. S1.40 each
And next day he tells his friends what
a glorious day Of sport he had.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18

Louis Rau. one-time private in the
l03d German infantry, was one Of the
first registrants in Local Exemption
District 40 90 return his QUESTIONABLE
yesterday.
Though born in Asace-Lorraine in
1889, he insisted he was not an enemy
alien, because he took out first papers
in this country in 1914 and renowned
allegiance TO the Kaiser. lie told h. VI.
Weller. chairman Of the local war
board, that if his wife, who was q wait
rcss before she married. felt that she
could support herself again he would
he happy 20 fight in the National Army
OF the United States.
Nr. Weller advised him that techri-
cally he probably would be considered
an enemy alien as far as the draft
was concerned, but Rau claimed the
right 10 be classified as q resident
alien who claims exemption"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Drafted Men to Man
Forts Near New York
They Will Replace Artillery
men Sent to Force in
France
LStnf Correspondencel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Iweive
hundred New York draft registrants
we're to-day ordered sent to the coast
offences Of New York Harbor at Fort
Totten. Fort Hamilton and Fort Han
cock. 20 relieve coast artillerymen OF
the REGULAR army establishment, who
are to be sent abroad for use in heavy
artillery.
Provost Narshal General Crowder
to-day announced that $50 men sub
jcct to service with the division
nj Camp Upton in the draft army
living in New York City shall be sent
10 Fort Totten within 4 period OF ilve
DAYS beginning December 10. DURING
the same period $50 registrants from
other points i'm New York State are 10
be DISPATCHED 10 Fort Hamilton, and
500 are assigned TO Fort HANCOCK
These men are 70 be selected from the
districts whose men ordinarily would
be trained ~ Camp Dix.
The coast artillery division Of the
War Department has called upon the
draft quotas for = total Of 5000 men
FOR service at Atlantic and Pacific coast
fortidcations. From time TO time more
men viii be selected from the draft
army FOR this service. The plan OF
the Var Department contemplates
sending all available regulars OF coast
defence districts 70 France rs quickly
q : drafted men are sufficiently trimmed
70 replaca them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Lieut.. Whitney Will
Be Tried This Week
Court Martial Designated for
Officer Alleged to Have
Struck Subordinate

CAMP WADSWORTH. s. C., Dec. L.
The same board Of officers who COM
prised the court martial that tried Cap
tain Howard L. Sullivan, Of the lo5th
Field Artillery, recently, viii be the
court martial for the trial Of Lieuten-
ant Harold Leroy Whitney, Of Battery
b, 1o4th Field Artillery. 9th DIVISION
az Carp Wadsworth. Lieutenant Whit
ney has been under arrest on the charge
OF striking an enlisted man OF his com
mand since the incident is alleged 10
have occurred, some two weeks ago: ~
is expected that his trial VIII be held
this week.
In line with 2 plan to make the
guard in and around the camp more
uniform and to coordinate this phase or
camp duty. Colonel Reginald l.. Foster,
Of the 10Th New York Infantry, one OF
the second-line regiments, has been
placed in general command OF the camp
guard. Heretofore, different parts OF
the line have been under different
The organizations on duty at the
CLASSY Rock range, twenty-six miles
from camp. will return for the holl-
DAYS. Orders have been issued TO this
effect to the two battalions or IN
fantrv and the detachment OF engineers
now on duty on the rife range ana II
il expected that similar orders VIII 90
forward TO the artillery battalion no"
on duty there. w.. -
Lieutenants Forstirse and Neyret. OF
the French army, mere as INSTRUCTORS
30 H. Anderson. : G.. this week as
sist.nc in the Red Cross campaign
+bara
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Vote of Soldiers To
Be Counted To-day
Election Boards to Canvass
Ballots Cast at Canton
ments and Abroad

The election boards of all districts
in greater New York will meet at their
regular polling places at 10 o'clock this
morning 70 count the ballots cast by
soldiers in the last city election. The
count will end at noon, and the re-
suits probably will be known early in
the afternoon.
The ballots are those which were
cast by New York voters in the vari-
Gus environments and in the expedition
airy forces. They cannot change the
general result of the election in this
city, but a plurality OF slightly more
than 1000 among them in favor OF
Morris Hillquit, the Socialist candidate
for Mayor, would put him second in
the race instead OF third. Mayor
Mitcheps lead over Hillquit was only
1929.
Watchers will be sent to the polling
places By the Honest Ballot Associa-
ton, which has pointed out defects in
the soldiers and sailors election law
which might enable man in the mill
tary service TO vote both IT home and
in camp. A QUESTIONABLE has been is
sued TO the watchers which, il is eX-
pected. will show whether any fraudu-
lent ballots were cast By men in the
service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Representatives in
West to Join Colors
Three at Front Who Have
Not Resigned May Lose
Their Seats
(Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-When Rep
resentative Royal c. Johnson, Of south
Dakota, enters the officers trainlng
school at Camp Meade, Md, January,
:. he will be the fourth member OF
Congress G. to join the cOlots Bennett
clark. SON Of Speaker Champ Clark,
and House parliamentarlan, ehtered
the first training camp and later was
commissioned lieutenant colonel OF a
Missouri National Guard regiment
Two other members OF Congress
Fiorello H. La Guardia, OF New YORK
and Victor Heintz, Of Cincinnati, Ike
Mir. Johnson. did no. resign their
seats when they entered the military
service. A. p. Gardner, OF Massachu-
sctts. however, resigned.
The question Of whether a member
Of Congress can retain his seat and
be in the army at the same time has
not been decided The representatives
now in the service are receiving from
the government only their pay as army
officer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Saloonkeeper Held
Hoboken Man Accused of Sell
inc to Soldiers in Uniform

Herman Mutchler, who kept a saloon
at Washington and Eleventh streets,
Hoboken, \. J.. until last Saturday,
when the military police arrested him,
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Edwin r. Stanton yester-
day. charged with selling liquor within
the barred zone, with selling liquor TO
soldiers in uniform and with attempted
Heutenants Potti and Wiley, Of the
military police, told the Commissioner
that they entered Mutchler's place on
Saturday and surprised HIM IN the &C:
Of carving bottled beer and TASKS OF
whiskey into the cellar. Behind the
bar. they said, they found more. They
also alleged that the saloonkeeper when
arrested tried 70 bride them by offering
a $50 bill. He also attacked them. lie
was held in $4,000 bail for the grand
iu~v
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Dratt---The Troops in Camp
Christmas Burroughs
Discouraged by Army
Leaves in Large Numbers
Would Hamper Transporta-
ton Facilities, Says Baker

WASHINGTON. Dec. i7.-Command-
ing officers at camps and cantonments
have been instructed to discourage fur
ioughs in large numbers for tho Christ
mas holidays.
Secretary Baker to-day denied that
Christmas Burroughs had been forbid
den entirely b. the War Department
but said they we're discouraged, both
on account OF transportation condi-
tions and because training might be
seriously affected II many men were
absent.
"The people Of the nation viii bear
this privation, know" said the Secre-
tary. "in the same fine spirit which
has characterized every previous re-
Spouse, when il is understood that the
relieving Of the railroads from this
burden will enable them by so much TO
concentrate our energies and capacities
for the transportation Of our resources
to the seabos-d and 20 the battle front
in France"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Arsenal Draughtsman
Is Held as a Spy
Blueprints of Government
Plant Said to Have Been
Found in His Possession

ALBANY, Dec. l7.-Phillipi De
Clamacy, alias Charles Tracey
draughtsman in the Watervliet Arse
nal, who WAS arrested last week on or
ders from Federal authorities. WAS ar
raigned to-day before Borden II. Mills,
United States Commissioner, and held
under 5000 bail for hearing Deem
Der q on the charge OF having vio-
lated the espionage act.
II was said that blueprints and
other papers relating 10 the govern
ment arsenal were found in the mans
possession. lie was committed TO jail
In default Of bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
N. Y. Men to Form
9th Division at
Spartanburg
War Department Outlines
Plan to Reorganize State
National Guard
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.-How the
New York National Guard regiments
are to be utilized in forming the
9th Division, now in training at Camp
Wadsworth. was outlined to-day b. the
War Department.
Mounted troops in the old New York
State Guard organizations are TO be
distributed among the three machine
gun battalions; three officers and lSl
men of the LIST New York Cavalry WILL
compose the trench mortar battery, and
the cavalry men remaining will be util-
lied in the military police and ammuni-
ton train organizations
The New York State infantry organi-
cations, of course, will for the most
mart make IN the infantry brigades OF
the 9th Division. although small por-
ton of the infantrymen are being con
verified into srtillerymen and engineers.
The 9th Division, "a outlined to-day
by the War Department, will be as fol-
lows:
NEW ORGANIZATIONS
Divisional headquarters troop-SiSth Divis-
ional headquarters troop.
lO4th Machine Gun Bsttslion-Portion OF ISL
Cavalry.
sd Infantry Brigade
Brigade headquarter5--First Infantry Bril-
gsde headquarters. 81
105th Machine Gun Battalion-Entire Squad
ron a, Cavalry, and portions OF Ist Cav
airy.
i05th Infantry-Entre I'd Infantry and por'
tions Of list and 18th Infantry.
106th Infantry Entire 23d Infantry snc
portions OF i4th and 9th Infantry
5ith Infantry Brigade
Brigade headquarters Infantry brI
gade headquarters. 1T, -.
,07th Infantry Entire 9Th Infantry and
portions OF lst and 18th Infantry.
r08th Infantry-- Entire Sd Infantry and por
lions OF 74th and l2th Infantry.
sd Artillery Brigade
Briea6s headquarter5- Entire lst Field Ar
fillery headquarters and portion oil iZtl
Infantry ~,
fo4th Field Artillery Entire lst Field A.
tillery and portion OF 18th Infantry. -,
10sth Field Artillery-EtnntiTe "a Eieia A''''
t06th Field Artillery-Entire Sd Field Artli
lery and portions OF lst, fist and eh In
1oad Trench Mortar Battery Portion Of Is
New York Cavalry
Engineers and Signal Cops
1929 Engineer-Entire 22d Engineers ah'
portions of engineer train, Ist, l-tn' !fth
list and 74th Infantry and 81 eniistf'
109d Field signal Battalon-Entite lst Bat
TALON, New York Signal Corps.
Organization OF Tains
1o2d Headquarters and Military Pohce-Nev
Work divisional headquarters train an'
niiIitary police and portions Of the Is
Cavalry and 18th Infantry. :. NJ.
IO2d Ammunition Train-New YORK DIVE
ional ammunition train and portions Oh Is
Cavalry and 18th Infantry.
,oSd supply Train-New York divisional
supply train and portion Of 18th Infantry
1904 sanitary Train--New York divisionS
i0sd Engineer train--Portion Of New YorE
divisional train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Bullock Denies Offer
Of Hylan Appointment

William Bullock, director OF the Blu
reau OF City Inquiry. who took an se-
tive part in the recent Mayoralty cam.
paign in behalf Of Judge Hylsn, denied
Yesterday that ne had been offered an
appointment as Commissioner OF Ac-
counts. A report from Dobbs Ferry
that Mr.. Bullock had been offered the
post and declined il appeared in The
Tribune recently.
81 made no such statement DIR. bu!-
lock said yesterday. "Mayor-elect Hy-
ian has made no offer 20 me, and IL fol-
lows / have made no declination."
MIR. Bullock had been mentioned re-
Gently at Hylan headquarters at the
Business Mems League al POSSIBLE
i.y for the place Of Commissioner OF
Accounts, an appointment suggested a.
a reward for the work that his Blu
reau of Inquiry did in investigating
the Dreamland and Rockavay Park land
deals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Westerners Have Pneu-
monia, Pleurisy and
Other Serious Ills
Life Hangs in Balance
For Some Of Patients
Sick Man Is Glad Com
rades Have Been Moved
to Warmer Quarters

Troops were held at Camp Mills. orig
irauy intended solely as summer
camp. SO far into the winter tina.
rirc.v-four Of the men arc still in
C-ec-point Hospital, suffering from
pneumonia. pleurisy and other all
ucnts. due TO cold.
Yesterday morning there were ninety
nine patients, but FIVE were dis
charged IN the course Of the day. Most
a. the remainder Will be there FOR some
time 90 come.
The mon, mostly Westerners. are pa
f,r. and have little 20 say in COM
rfa.rt Yet they shiver when Camp
NILS IS mentioned. They know what
E. is 90 live under canvas in q blizzard.
Pm glad they have gone" one Of the
Che victims whispered yesterday when
be- WAS told that the War Department
had at last had mercy upon his fellows
in camp. and had moved them TO warm
er quarters.
lie has pneumonia, and his life still
hangs ,n the balance. In cots on either
si3e 81 him are men from Wyoming
Ttah. south Dakota, Washington. Ore
rsr. California. Arizona and the Dis
trict Of Columbia. some as III as he.
others recovering from heavy colds and
no-e serious ailments. Greenport Hos
r;tal has been turning away civilian pa
iieYts so that its staff might give IS
much attention as possible 20 the slck
men from PARKWAY states.
Most Of the patients nave mad fever
and they have longed for fruit and ice
c-ssr Arrangements have been made
Inv women OF the nciChborhood 70 see
tist they get these delicacies.
plars have been completed for o
Christmas tree az the hospital. Eacn
OF tre soldier patients will receive
through the Red Cross knitted sweat
ers. helmets. muf7ers and wristlets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Army VIII Allow Students
OF Engineering to Graduate

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm order
that technical students Of draft age
may complete their courses and receive
their degrees, Major General Black,
chief Of engineers Of the army, an
nounced to-day that q plan had been
agreed upon between the provost mar
Shall general and himself whereby the
students may join in the enlisted re-
serve corps Of the army until they are
graduated. when they viii be called
INTO active service in the engineering
branch or else discharged 20 take their
chances under the selective service law.
Graduates Of approved engineering
schools are allowed 70 apply for eX-
animation for commissions as pro-
y;sional ieutenants in the engineering
service. the next examination for which
is 10 be held January p, and another
probably about the middle Of the sum
neP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Tank Britannia Pays
Visit to Camp Upton
Monster Drops In for Stay I'm
announced and Surprises
Cantonment

CAMP UPTON, l.. l., Dec. 1.-THE
sank britannia, which was on display
e.; Hero Land, entered this environment
cutie unnanounccd to-day and was
chugeinc we'll on its way up Fourth
Avenue before word Of its arrival
spread about the camp. But once the
news got around hundreds Of officers
and men came running from all dircc-
-ioDs 70 watch the steel-clad monster
as +. rat,lod along, propelled by hidden
hands.
The tank stopped in front Of the
beadquartcrs Of the 305th Infantry.
and out OF the manhole on the top OF
.he egg-like leviathan was poked inc
head OF one of the crew. Then from
enc Of the side doors Major Davis, the
Britannia's commander, emerged, Iol-
lowed by his commissioned aids
and eight members of the crew.
As the curious recruits massed about
the tank and examined its exterior
thoroughly one Of the members OF the
crew explained that the tank would be
I'M camp four days, and that all hands
would get plenty Of time 70 see II
thoroughly demonstrated. But he also
made IL plain that there would be no
instruction given in the operation Of
the car.
One Of the members Of the crew in
ouired whether there was a brick build
ing in the vicinity, declaring that il
would make fine object of demon
stration when the tank was careening
about uprooting trees and climbing
fences. lie was shown the concrete
laundry building, but was assured II
was too badly needed 10 be made
prey OF the terrible visitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18

Another early response from the
first rcgistrants TO receive question
naires came from John L. Dyer, q
negro Eighty-fve per cent Of the men
of draft age in District 40, which is
in the heart Of the negro colony in
Harlem, are negroes.
After diligently answering the long
series Of questions, with the help OF
Mr.. Weller. Dyer said that he fell in
Glass 8. Section G, which is "for neces-
sary employees Of the United States
in transmission OF the mails"
Exactly what work do you do, and
where ." asked the legal adviser, whose
Headquarters are in the branch Of the
Public Library in West 135th Street.
Use an employe in the Penn Termi-
nal postofhce," John replied, obviously
stalling.
And just wha: do you do?'
ooh. l sweeps out and cleans spit
toons."
John was advised that his best claim
for temporary discharge was on the
ground of dependency, az he supported
a child. II was felt that he could be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Camp Inquiry May
Lead to Probe of
Guard Death Rate

WASHINGTON, Dec. l7.--Formsl
complaint against pneumonia-breedins
conditions at Camp Cody, Deming, \.
w.. that viii be put before Congress
tomorrow may lead on 10 a general
,rcri-y into the very high death rate
in National Guard camps from pneu-
,7oria. Last week 1870 men out OF
about 100000 GusrGsmen died, while
only sevcuty-four out of about 100000
National Army men died from the
same causes. The death rate in the
Guard was four or FIVE times that OF
the drafted army despite the fact that
many Guardsmen had been hardened
by border duty last year.
Camp Cody has under tents Guards
men from Minnesota, the Dakotas'
Iowa and Nebraska, and they have sent
many complaints 10 members OF Con-
gress from these states. Only pass
ing attention was paid 70 these crtI-
csms until to-day. when Representa-
tive a.. e.. DowclI, OF Iowa. received 2
letter from Charles A. Rawson, OF Des
Noines. Republican state chairman OF
Iowa. IN company with Governor
Harding Of Iowa and other state Off
e'als. sir. Rawson visited Camp Cody
ten days ago.
1--WE were there four days" the let
ter read. "The first two days there was
a sandstorm, and you couldn't see the
band that passed within forty feet OF
US. We could hear the music, but
failed 20 see the band.
Saturday and Sunday were good
DAYS. although IL was about 10 degrees
above zero at a. N. There are six
or eight inches OF sand all over the
country. and when a trench digger
throws a shovelful Of dirt in the air
about .wo-thirds Of it blows away, il