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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31

NEW YORK, July 31.-The United
states steel corporation declared a
three per cent extra dividend on conf
mon stocks and regular quarterly
dividend of one and one quarter divi-
dend.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31
Ru.-inns Som Recoyerlng.

Russians Sem ItefONeTThS'
LONDON. July SO.-Russia seems
to he recovering from the effect IT
the German spy system Front dis
patches showed the Russians in some
sectors on the northeatern front and
Kerensky's troops has assumed the
initiative and were vigorously press
ing the battle.
In Ru&la. German Chancellor
Michaelis' statement. designed to el-
fminate Russia from the allies. ap-
parentlv didn't create a ripple of in
terest London newspapers empha-
sized the interview which Premier
Lloyd George granted on his return
from Paris asserting:
Russ IncalcuIabIe Quantity.
''The Russians are an incalculnhi"
quantity. They Fought when least ex-
pected and hung back when it seem
ed they ought to go on My latest in
formation is that Russia will recover
and become as formidable as ever
Editorial comment applauded For
eign Minister Balfour's statemen;
denying the German claim that the
allies warred for conquest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31
nENIFs srCRTr rRENTIEs.

PARIS. July 3i.-SpcalSin before
the chamber nf deputies Premier Ri-
bot branded German Chancellor Mi
cr3cI,~ a a rci'lfiCr in claiming there
wcr,, sccrct treaties between France
And Rl.s-.a, looking TO conquest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31
Greatest Artillery Duel of Entire War Pre-
ceeds French and British Offensive in
Flanders; All First ObjectiDes Gained;
German Line Penetrated on Mile Front;
LabasseUille is Captured.
RUSSIAN TROOPS APPARENTLY RECOVERING STAMINA

two officers and 15 non n-commlssion-
ed officers, members Of three differ
ent regiments.
The Paris statement detailed a vi
oIent artillery combat around Corny'
Hurtebise and elsewhere on the Che
min Des DANES. with the infantry
very active.
In Champagne. German raiu
northwest OF Prosnes was dispersed.
on both banks Of the Meuse artillerS
on both sides was a'tive.
Greatest Artillery Duel OF war.
Haig started the offensive after the
greatest artillery duel in the entire
war To date. For seven days German
and British guns roared along this
front,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31
JULY CLOSES
AT $2.M BUT
SEPT. WEAKER

CHICAGO. July 31.-Shorts in July
wheat bid that future to S2.14 just
before the close of the market. a
jump Of ten cents from the opening.
The last day of the month caused
big jump in July oats, in which there
has been heavy trading since trading
in corn and wheat was limited.
Range of Prices.
CHICAGO, July 8l.-CSpecial to the
East Oregonian) Range of prices to-
day.
Open High. Low. Close.
July s2.64 sara $2.64 $2.74
sept. s222A $2.22ta $2.17 $2.I7
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-07-31
TO ADVERTISERS

The East oregOniap has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
paper In Oregon. east Of POrtlar1 and BY
far the largest circulation In Pendleton Of
any newspaper
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
TOUCHING SERMON
At ". HILL BAP list

The Rev. E. E. Rice, pastor of the
West Hill Baptist church, Sunday
morning preached from the text,
Consider the lilies of the field, how
they grow" Matt. 6:28. He said in
part: My subject, "The Lilies of the
Kingdom" The story is told of
scientist on his knees with a glass,
looking at little flower in all its
beauty. When shepherd approached.
After given permission to look, he
cried out, 81 wish / had never seen
it, man, that rude foot has trodden
on them so many times" Jesus, the
lily of the valley, was misunderstood
by many. "The servant is no greater
than his Master. The more faithful,
the more lily-like. Misunderstood by
many, prosecuted but not forsaken,
cast down but not destroyed, always
bearing about in the body the dying
| of the Lord Jesus. Though trodden
down we should pray Father, for
| give them; they know not what they
do" Let US mature, blossom and be
beautiful, and if trodden down by the
thoughtless, return good for evil and
die if need be, for we will rise again.
| The Lily: Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.
The clothing of the lily does not con-
sist of the pride of life. "Be clothed
with humility; for God resisteth the
proud, and giveth grace to the hum
Bile. Humble yourselves, therefore,
| under the mighty hand of God, that
he may exalt you in due time" Jesus
said to his disciples in a verse con-
nected with the text, Seek We first
the kingdom of God and His
righteousness" He, the lily of all Ill
les, said: 81 must preach the king
dom of God to other cities also; for
therefore am / sent" He did this
| and as a result he made and baptized
more disciples than John. The lilies
| that afterward clustered around Him
| did likewise, as can be seen by the
Acts of the Apostles. For example,
see Acts 8:12.
The gospel of the kingdom must be
preached in all the world The world
at first turned it down, but the world
nevertheless was affected by it. at
is not enough to go through the New
Testament but has the New Tesla
ment gone through u.s." is the way il
has been put by another. Another has
said, "There is a gospel according to
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, but
is there gospel according to you p
The word plus sincerity beauties
and will express itself. God desires
truth in the inward parts. Loyalty
to Christ demands sincerity. / honor
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
GERMAN INTRIGUE FAILS IN THE
SOUTH.


That German agents have been endeav
oring to incite the southern negroes to re-
bellion is authoritatively established by
many different sources. But not even the
fantastic schemes of autocracy could have
hoped for anything like military uprising
of that race-undrilled and without arms !;
and the object could, therefore, not be to
have them effect a juncture with Ger
man force contemplating an invasion of
the United States through the Mississippi
valley, as some seem to think.
Even supposing Germany was able to
hurl such an expedition at us, it would be
directed at the money and munitions cen
ter around New York and Philadelphia.
But Germany's purpose is the same as
her purpose in fomenting labor disturbances
in our factories-sinply to give us as much
trouble as possible, cripple industries and
create an unsettled condition to discourage
enlistment and the sending of troops
abroad
From the same authoritative sources
which confirm the new racial plot against
the United States, however, we learn that
the outrageous activities have met with no
success whatever It is not surprising.
The negro is loyal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
THE SCRATCH PAD
BY THOMAS EWING DABNEY.
Our Allies.

Our Allies
Petrograd is still Russian, and
Retrograde is all German.
The day has gone for beating
swords into plowshares, and now we
are turning farm tractors into tanks.
Now that Lent is over, people are
no longer averse to putting their par
ties in the paper.
The April zephyrs are here, which
play the deuce with skirts and fat
mems straw hats.
A chicken, lImogen dear, is some
body who can make even hard
boiled egg sit up, and take notice.
Doubtless it is because he believes
denburg is making such determined
advance back to Germany.
Beaten, fired, and jailed in one
day for speaking against the United
States, R. j. johnson has found how
Florida feels towards any Bannwart
business.
1t would perhaps be irreverent to
say that Kaiser Bill has goat, but
it is an open secret that when our
dogs of war are unleashed, they will
get his weinerwurst.
The new pennies are so light that
| the wind blows them off the stands,
say the keepers of Chicago news
stands. But the rest of the country
isn't complaining because it is the
pennies that fly.
Policeman, pro-Goth, pro-Vandal,
president, anti-congress, anti
American-Kaiser Bob LaFollette
will be dead before he lives down
that terrible arraignment by John
Sharpe Williams.
Vending homeward late last night
after putting the paper to bed, we
noticed the American flag flying
from the court house building. We
rejoice in the sight of Old Glory, but
to allow the flag to fly after sunset
is not treating it with respect. Ex-
ception may be made in the case of
small flags on private residences; but
not for those on public buildings. If
Florida passes the flag law, penal
ties should be prescribed for disre-
spect to the colors. In the mean
time, patriotism should supply the
motive.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
HOME DEFENSE GUARD.

While we are sending our young man
hood to the front, we should not neglect
our home defense
No trouble whatever is anticipated here,
nevertheless with German agents attempt
ing to incite negroes to instruction, it
would be criminal for us to neglect any
precautionary measure.
Steps should be taken Immediately to
organize home protector guard from the
exempt class-married men and men over
foFty-hve, a unit that can not be too large,
for if it is needed at all, everybody will be
needed.
And would it not be we'll to give women
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
40 WINTERS
40" SUMMERS
SINCE THEN HAVE ROLLED
AWAY"

90 winters and 40 summers have
rolled away since persons took the
prescription for Number 40 For the
Blood and are living and we'll today.
No. 40 is compounded from ingredi-
ents that are set down in the u. S.
Dispensatory and other medical books
as follows: Employed in diseases
of the glandular system, in blood poi
son, mercurial and lead poisoning,
scrofula, rheumatism, catarrh, constf-
patton, liver and stomach diseases.
Under its use sores, ulcers, nodes, tu-
mors, and scrofulous swellings that
have withstood all other treatment
disappear as if by magic" No. 40 is
sold by Crystal Pharmacy.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09

the benefit of such training, too? Already
women's home defense units have been
formed in the East, and the East does not
have the problem of the South.
For our boys and girls, the scout and
camp fire organizations are already formed; ;
remains only for parents to see that they
join -,
Every man and woman and every chlld
should be taught to use firearms with &C
curacy, and should have some knowledge
of the concerted action of military tactics.
In union there is strength!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
though his
the man who is since The
views differ from mine.

the man who is since though his
views differ from mine.
Carlyle said: "That man is greet
indeed who holds the truth in SINGER
ity and earnestly and faithfully lives
it, regardless of his calling or station
or of what the world may say" l
would rather be mistaken and be sim
cere than to know the truth and re-
ject it. If | was going to hell
would rather go from China as a
Chinaman than Pensacola as a Pen
sacolian. One said to a minister, 81
don't believe but half what you say"
The minister replied what are you
doing with that half"
Benn wrote:
"True greatness abides with him
alone,
Who, in the silent hour of inward
thought,
Can still suspect and still revere
himself,
In sincerity of heart"
Above all, let us strive to be like
the lily of the valley, both right and
sincere, and if we be crushed some
day we will rise again.
"God Takes Care of the Lilies; Will
He Not Much More Clothe You, o
Ye of Little Faith"
A protracted meeting begins April
%.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
OUR BEST PROPOSITION.

From twelve million dollars in 1913 to
fiftv-six million in 1916! No, its no war
bride; but the humble peanut, the mode't
goober, the retiring pindar. the shrinking
monkey nut, the-to leave no doubt WraF-
ever-Arachis Hypogassa
More and more is the peanut being
planted on land formerly lost to cotton. In
Texas there are 100000 acres OF valu-
able legume-an increase OF more than
thousand per cent from 1915 to 1916 In
other sections of the south, the increase,
while not as great, is no less startling. This
wear the crop is estimated at 50,2500O0
bushels. and will sell at an average price
of S1.1O
Will there be danger of over production!
First of all domestic production must abb
sorb foeign importation, which in 1914
amounted to A ,549, 789 pounds of nuts and
1922, 108 gallons of peanut oil. Then pea
nut oil is not only substitute for cotton
seed oil, it is also superior to it, as proved
by the willingness of the trade to pay six
ty-seven cents for it, as against sixty-five
cents for the cottonseed product. Finally,
DR.. A. ]. LeClerc, of the chemistry bureau
of the department of agriculture, has be-
gun researches that are expected to evolve
bread from peanut meal that for cheap
ness, food value and delectability will sur
| pass the staff of life as we know it today
| for look you, peanuts are great deal more
| nutritious than wheat and are equal to
! twice their value in porterhouse steak and
nearly four times their value in milk.
Over production? Absolutely no chance!
! Profitable? At sixty cents farmer
can make more from an average crop OF
peanuts than from twelve-cent cotton.
Farm Demonstrators Fulford says sew
enty-hve cents will be the lowest price
at least a dollar, in our opnion-and
| fifty bushels may be conservatlvely estl-
mated as the minimum. In addition there
/ is the hay-one of the best there is-$2C
to $50 an acre; the land is benefited; hogs
can feed on what is left in the ground.
Escambia farmers are especially fortu-
nate in having peanut mill to take their
rentire output here IL Pensacola. To West
Florida in general we say, plant peanuts
whether there is a mill or not, and the
buyers will come after the product
Easily marketed, they can stand storage
and shipment that potatoes, cabbages
onions and fruits could not stand.
] There's money in peanuts; formerly de
based to the plane of politics, they nov
represent real development, and as {
mans house is his castle, so will ou
farmers achieve nobility as they becom,
peanut barons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
Pledge Of Loyalty
To the Loyalty Editor" Pensacola Journal.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

Believing no less strongly in the
right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness than our forefathers, who es-
tablished the principle in this country
with their hearts blood; and realizing.
that we are now facing the greatest
crisis in our history
I HEREBY PLEDGE MY 10y
Atty to President Wilson and the
United States of America, and will ear
nestly support by every means in my
power such measures as, by and with
the consent of congress, he deems nee
essary for the preservation of our nat
ural and lawful rights, and the integ-
rity of the nation.
Without obligating myself in any
way for military service, I believe my
country has right to be assured of my
loyalty, and to know that | will coop
crate with the government in such
measures, economic and otherwise, as
It may adopt or recommend; more espe-
clally will | endeavor to silence disloy-
atty and detect plots or designs inimical
to this country. !.
sTREEI ADoREss
PosToFFicG A6DREss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
MALICIOUS RUMoRs.

When President Wilson cautioned aliens
against word or deed that might be con-
sidered inimical to the United States, he
should have prescribed penalties for the
native rumor-monger, whose spleen and
addle-headedness may bring disaster to in
nocent and well-meaning people at time
like this, when to suspect is to condemn,
and the most impossible statement is &C
cepted as gospel.
Pensacola has recently seen an illustra-
ton of this text, A lady, who for three
years has been conducting a store here,
because she spoke the German language
and had been born in England, was declared
to be spy of the kaiser. The rumor seemed
to explode all over town simultaneously.
Complete maps of our Notifications, city,
list of citizens from whom money contri-
buttons could be wrung, etc, ETC., had been
discovered in her trunk-it was said; and
her millinery store was a rendezvous for
plotters and their henchmen. B-r-r-r! 1t
was such calamitous tale that men
darkened their voices when they communed
the one with the other on their fortunate
escape And at the very moment when it
was said she was being arrested by the
secret service, she was displaying Easter
hats to several ladies interested in nothing
more heinous than the latest styles.
How did it start? Where did it start
Federal authorities, who deny any SIS
picion whatever of Mrs. Bendena Brown,
the lady in question, state that when they
sought to run the rumor down, their in
formant said that he had been told by an
other man; that man said he had been told
by another that by another, and so on, in
terminably. Sometimes the trail turned
and crossed itself They never did reach
the ultimate source.
The deadly they say!" Spoiler of repu-
tation, destroyer of happiness, more con-
temptibe than the anonymous letter!
It is not living up to the fine principles
of Americanism, whose ideal of the Square
Deal is typihed in President Wilson's de-
claration that foreigners would not be in
terfered with, either in person or property
so long as they comported themselves II
accordance with our laws, to say nothing
that may abridge the liberty of innocent
people, no matter what the nationality; il
is forgetting ones duty to ones fellow mar
to circulate rumors that may hurt ones
neighbor. Think before you open your
mouth. Know of your own knowledge, be-
lieve of your own belief before speaking
"they say isn't enough
If something suspicious has come to your
attention, tell the federal authorities. They
have their hands full investigating genuine
plots, and to make them waste their time
trying to verify street gossip is to increase
the chances of real conspiracy escaping de
lection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-09
nand Women
Attention

Are You Americans?
Are you loyal to the presi-
dent? Do you believe IN the
Land Of Freedom?
If 81, sign the annexed Pledge
Of Loyalty and send it to the
Loyalty Editor" Of The Journal
for transmissal to the presi-
dent
No military obligation what
ever is incurred.
This appeal is made to both
men and women, not only Of
Pensacola, but of Escambia
county and all West Florida,
and the purpose is to prove the
strength of patriotism in this
region The movement is being
started in other places as well.
Sign today and get ten of
your friends to sign. Extra i'm
prints will be furnished gratis
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-30
PR0-GERMANS in J., S,
DECLARED TRAITORS
Gerard and barrow Dhnounce
Those Who Aid Enemy by
Spreading Propaganda.

minneapolis. Mimi. Aug. T.-~We
must win his war, for if Germany wins
she will be over here" declared James
w. Gerard. former United States am
oassador to Germany. addressing a
mass meeting here last night. IF we
rail- to defeat that blood thirsty auto
cracy life and honor are of no value"
The speaker denounced
winch are trying to stimulate a pro-
German sentiment.
Sees Early Awakening.
Imagine an American paper pub
iished in Germany printing attacks on
the German government" he said.
There would be but one result-the
bare wall and the firing squad,
But there will be an awakening here
after the first American blood has beer
spilled OH the firing line. The mothers
and sWeethearts of the victims will tear
these pro-German publishers from their
offlces and demand that they pay the
penalty.
w are out to win and we will win
despite the traitorous bride taking
minority that would. by their poisonous
propaganda. hamper progress OF the
majority
barrow Flags Traitors.
Clarence barrow, Chicago attorney,
denounced the flannel mouthed trait
ors who are scattering German propa-
ganda' and pleaded for a united Amer
lea in humanity's battle against Prus-
sian militarsm.
No country" he said, has ever been
SO right as the United States is today.
II is a war to preserve civilization, hu-
man liberty and democracy of the who'll,
world. including Germany"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-30
DEMAND MORE
PROFITS For TAX
Senators Will Put Up Hard Fight
to Tighten Consumption
Duties Next Week,
They Say.

Washington, Aug. 27.--After Il brief
session today the Senate recessed until
Monday without action or debate on the
war tax bill.
me committee room was twice brok-
Ell into at night and papers in the Gus
tody OF Chairman Simmons were stolen
proposed amendments and statistics of
treasury experts on the bill are said to
pc n only things missing. The police
nave gotten no trace of the marauders.
Senators favoring higher income and
war profits taxes in conference today
agreed to reopen their fight Monday
proposing to take a flat so per cent of
war profits.
washington, Aug. 27.-Senators VINO
are zen on making large increases in
the taxes IN great incomes and wal.
profits We're full of fight when the wal
revenue bill was taken up in the Senate
again today. They said thai even IL the
taxes on large incomes were kept at
present figures in the bill, they would
consider their efforts had been worth
while, since under them incomes of over
$1,000, 900 will pay in the aggregate,
taking the present law into account,
about So per cent.
The coming week will be marked by
a sharp struggle over taxes on war
profits. The senators. who are insurging
against the finance committee rates on
war profits declare hat sentiment the
country over is with them and hence
they do. not purpose to hurry the bin
through. They thought it likely the bill
wouldsbe before the. Senate all the
coming week
Senator Borah's declaration that in
the year 1916 and this year there have
been between g 5000, 600. 900 and 81, O0O,-
100000 war profits accumulated in the
country, and that the finance commit
tee proposes to let this vast accumula-
ton off too lightly, lis to be made the
most of by the advocates of 'conscrip-
ton of wealth."
House ways and means committee
leaders are watching. the Senate de-
velopments closely. They will be dis
posed, If the Senate puts the rates high
enough on war profits and Incomes, to
yield to these figures and insist on
striking out the consumption taxes or
u large part of them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-08-30
WORLDI IS
PUT ON US. RATIONS
Holland, Sweden and Norway
Will Get Food, But Must
Play Fair"

Washington, Aug. 27.-Belgians viii
get food quickly and neutfals will haye
some of their wants supplied through
an agreement entered INTO by the food
commission and the governments of
the neutral European countries.
1t was decided to let so or more
Dutch ships sail at once from an Attain
TIC port carrying grain by The Neither
lands government on condition that
the greater part of the cargoes shall
be used for relief of the Belgians. ~.
1t was also nnounced that the Swed-
Ssh mission has sold at cost $50, 900
bushels of wheat in this country to the
Belgian relief. The wheat, which was
bought by the Swedish government last
January and held in elevators ever since
will go forward Immediately.
In return the Swedish government
will be allowed to ship 100000 bushels
of rye of the new American crop which
will be available in September or Dc
tober. The needs of all the European
neutrals have been laid before the food
commission n complete statistics fur
nished regarding supplies, consumption,
exports, imports, manufacture and per
capita requirements.
Norway needs foodstuffs and has
ships to barter. She is willing to devote
1000, 900 tons to the service of the
United States if she a get food in re-
turn. 1t is understood that this offer
in part has been accepted.
One Of the propositions made by Hol-
land was to turn over to the use of the
trade of tho entente allies a large share
of her merchant fleet on condition that
the ships go without such proviso. Hol-
land maintained hat it would be al
most commercial suicide to risk her
ships. as it might cut off her immense
colonial trade.
1t is understood also that the use OF
ships will be given this country both by
Norway and Holland for such trade an
does o conflict with United States
laws, thus releasing much American
and allied shipping.