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Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
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EXCURSION STEAMER SUNK
 DURING A HEAVY STORM. Seven Lives Lost in Big Stone Lake.
 Minnesota.

Ortonville, Mnn., July 1o.-Seven persons lost their lives when the ex- cursion steamer Muskegon went down on Big Stone lake near here, tonight during a heavy storm
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
DETAILS OF FEDERAL
 CONTROL OF EXPORTe
Discussed By President Wilson ard
 Secretary Rsdfeid.

Washington. July 10-Defa1a of the federal control Of exports opera tive July 15. were discussed at con ference today between President Wft- son and Secretary Pedfeld The dr pertinent Of commerce. If was saId afterwards. will begin 70 fEFue e5 po-f licenses within two days
 Organization of the depz rturonf+H hui- reau of export iiceuHcH Wss ~~rnDfe-- ed today with the creation cs ff- vision of war trade intelligence vIfs Paul Fuller. IT,. Of New York af Ifs head. MT. Fuller ig widely known aH an international lawyer and 1ar se-s ident Wilson.
 President Wilson will iurue soon proclamation putting manr other com u1odfties under control. T.r Ice wfl include foodstouffs. fuels and ~rea3 and iron products.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

London, July II. Halicz, the strategic key to Lemberg, the capital of Gaiicia, has been captured by the Russians, says & despatch from Reut- CTS PetrogTad correspondent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
THE ITALIAN MISSION
 HAS ARRIVED IN FRANCE
On Way Back to Italy AFtsr V.sit f=
 the United States.

Washington. July 10-Tre ffl1a. mission has arrived e-feiy lu Frar#. on it's way back to Italy after .ie to the United Estafss. accordlnE fo a message received here tonight from the Prince of Udine. head of ths mls- sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Condensed TeIegrams

Six persons were killed and 3f in Jured at Mare Island Navy Yard, Cal when the black powder house expIod ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
GERMAN INTRIGUE AT
 WORK fN CHINA
North China Daily News Say General
 Chang Hsun is i1 German Pay

London. JuIy 10-The %orfr Chfna Daily News declares ft fa crfahfis' ed virtually that General Cha~r Ffrur leader Of the imQerlaIlst forces. fs Ir German pay. says a Reuter- IrEra,f. from Shanghai. If fhe u10rarrtial movement had succeeded. frr rrrFr- paper continues. the rupture 1f -ria- tious between China and Germany have been cauceiied.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

conrad Littan who shouted three cheers for Kaiser Wilhelm in Ho- boken was fined s for disorderIy con duct
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Minister of Finance Thierrv o4 France has forbidden importation of merchandise not permitted by the de- cree of March 22.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Secretary Daniels made recommen- datfon to Congress for the approprfa- tion of $45,00O, 900, to be used fo1. nay al aeronautics
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

All miners in the southern Saskatch evan coal mine have gone on a strike for a 20 per cent. increase in their wages. thousand miners are out
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

The Havre Cotton Exchsnae was re- opened Dealing are restricted under a decree from the Minister of Com merce.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

The f2 German steamers seized in British Indian ports at the beginning Of the war have earned s601, ,695 under the management of the Indian office
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

The state com 1ptroIIer has received 2 claim from the city of New Haven for assistance for soldiers dependents during the last year s2,56I.34.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Gage Miller, trucknnan, was shot by corporal of the 74th regiment at the entrance of the Curtiss aeropIane plant at Buffalo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

CheValier van RaPPard, the Dutch Minister at Washington, said that HoI- land is starving and that other neu- trals will suffer because of America 8 embargo.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

The strike at the plant of the Inter national Nickel Co. at Bayonne prac- tlcally came to an end when more than l,5o0 employees voluntarily returned to work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Stockholm has a coffee famine Wholesalers are completely exhausted In future Sweden will be dependent for coffee on what the Allies may al- low to go forward.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Secretary McAdoo set at rest re- ports that the government was about to retire some of the recent Liberty Loan bond issue by substituting Pan anna Canal bonds
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Advancing to 79 3-4 cents, silver again made a new high record for the year at that price standing at the highest level reached in the market since 1892.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Redrafting of the rules governing cotton futures transactions to e1irnin- ate undue fluctuations is being discus sed by the officers of the New York Cotton Exchange.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Reports that Major General GoethaIs had served notice on President Wilson that unless he was upheld in the ship building programme he would resign met with emphatic denial
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Harvard's endowment fund has grown to S1.137,16 Thomas ". La mont. chairman of the committee col lecting it, believes the desired s1O,- 900, 900 will be obtained.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Net profits of the United Fruit Go. in June exceeded any former month. The balance of profits accumulated last month exceeded s2,000.O0O. May was also a s2,0O0, 900 net month.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
Norman seekIey. seIeetn1an of the

town of Berlin, Is lying in a Stam- ford hospital unaware of the death of his wife, which occurred this morn his wife, which occurred yesterday morning MT. Beckley is suffering from 8 nervous disorder.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11
Warninds kn

Warnings to enemy aliens that they will be arrested If found on any dock wharf or pier on the water front of New York will be posted today. They also will be informed that they must not engage in maritime occupations.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

Washington, July 10.-A senate agreement to vote on President Will sons food control bill on July 21, five weeks after its submission to congress as an urgent war measure, was follow ed today by issuance from the White House of a detailed report by Herbert C. Hoover declaring that both the farmers and the public are threatened with serious losses unless food control authority is given quickly to the fed eral government.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

The Finance Minister of France has appointed a committee to devise means of remedying the foreign trade deficit and keeping up the value Of French money on the exchange market
Norwich bulletin., 1917-07-11

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
HOOVER READY
TO HIT BALL
FOR COUNTRY
Work at First to be Largely
on Volunteer Basis With
Law as Club for Reluctant
MACHINERY IS READY
FOR NATIONWIDE WORK

WASHINGTON, Aug. e.-Hoover
is awaiting the presidents word for
mally designating him as food con-
troller. The machinery for executing
the most sweeping law in the history
of the country is ready. Throughout
the country agencies are awaiting or
ders from Washington.
Hoover conferred with President
Wilson today.
The work at first will be done on
a volunteer basis, with the law as a
club. Hoover expects to swing into
line a small percentage of those
baking at control From producer TO
consumer, Hoover will work along
volunteer cooperative lines, seeking
concessions and a general reduction
in the price of necessities and a tre-
mendous saving in waste as soon as
formally named. Hoover will issue a
series of statements outlining his pro-
gram
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
Provost Marshall Greatly Mod
flies Physical Requirements
for Draft Force; Weight and
Teeth Tests Altered.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The pro-
vost marshal general has greatly
modified the physical requirements
for men in the new national army. in
creasing greatly the number of men
available
IF dental work will lrestore teeth
SO as to meet the demands of proper
mastication, men with defective teeth
should be accepted, or allowed suffi-
cient time to have the necessary work
done. and be enrolled later" Crowder
has so instructed the exemption
boards.
Reductions in weight from five to
twelve pounds are made, according
to height; chest measurements one
half inch less in case man IS taller
than five feet eight inches is allowed
The regulations for ear and eye
tests are modified slightly, excluding
fewer men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
HAIG TACTICS
MAKES ENEMY
GROWNERvOUS
New Gains Reported Northwest
Of BOxChOOte; on Belgian
Front Fighting Light.
RUSSIANS FIGHT BRAVELY
ON THEIR GALlCIAN FRONT

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Haig
has reported new gains north
west of Boxschoote on the Bel
gian front. Extensive move
ments behind the German lines
are believed to indicate a
growing nervousness by the
enemy as the days pass with
out a general resumption of the
Flanders offensive.
The allies are making scat
tered thrusts along the entire
west front. The latest war of
flee reports stated the Slav sol
diers are fighting with the
greatest bravery on the Bali
clan front. Continued progress
is reported from the offensive
launched against the Germans
near Kimpolung. Good order
is maintained, despite revers-
es.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
FLAGPOLES AND PARKED CARS
CAUSE COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS

street merchants should be required
to put up a bond to protect the city,
Phelps expressed a willingness pro
viding Main street merchants would
put up a bond to protect the CITY
from damages which might result
from violations of the anti-parking
ordinance. The city ordinance. he
said, prevents the parking of any car
on Main street more than five min
utes, vet he declared the cars were
parked there for hours at a time and
so thickly that traffic was obstructed.
Someone then complained of the
delivery wagons stopping in the mid
die of the streets instead of driving
up to the curbs Councilman PEN
land, who is of the firm of PenIand
Bros. operators of the deliveries. stat
ed the wagons could not get to the
curhs at times.
The argument grew so many sided
that the council adjourned without
any action being taken
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
NORTH SIDE PAVING TO START
FOUR MORE BLOCKS PROPOSED

Four more blocks will be added to
the north side paw ng program of tn ,
summer If proceedings started last
evening are carried through First
resolutions were passed for the paw
ing of another block on Madison
street. from Wilson TO Martin, anA
for the paving of Jackson from Man
to Monroe. Monroe street from Jack
son to Washington and Washington
street from Monroe TO Main
This latter district is the same
that was graded two years ago at a
considerable expense, the work hav
ing included the building of retain
ing wall along the river just east of
the library.
incidentally it was announced at
the council meeting last evening that
the streets which have been torn up
for so long preparatory to paving will
be completed at once Councilman
Taylor voiced a protest against the
Warren Construction Co. permitting
the city paving to wait upon the paw.
ing Of the Wild Horse macadam He
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09

Parked automobiles, flag poles and
delivery wagons as distractions 20
traffic were discussed pro and con
by the council last evening, de-
nouncers and defenders of each be-
ing in full voice
The old controversy over the flag
poles on Court stret was reopened by
Councilman Folsom who requesteL
the legal status of the poles. The
city attorney answered as he has al
ways answered that it depended upon
whether they were put up primarily
as dummy policemen or as flag poles.
Councilman Phelps declared they
were intended as dummy policemen
and this was denied by Councilman
Taylor However, Phelps declared he
and Jack Robinson had conceived
the idea and that he ought to know
something about his own intentions.
Moreover, he declared. any attempt
to remove the poles would cause
revolution on Court street.
Someone suggested that the court
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
Or. MCFauI finds Local Men
Good Specimens for Army;
Six Excused Yesterday; Re-
examination by Or. Garfield

Out OF the first As drafted men
examined by DR. d. ]. McFaul only
eight were found physically disabled
u ratio considerably better than the
average over the country and one
that testifies 10 the high standard of
eastern Oregon manhood.
While no announcement will he
made by the board until Saturday on
the names Of those rejected for ply
sical disability Dr. McFaul this aft
ernoOn stated that out of the 81 ex-
amined yesterday he rejected only
six and out of the is examined this
morning he rejected only two. These
men are being re-examined by DR.. II.
= Garfield.
Those scheduled for examination
today include the following: Manuel
Monese. Pendleton: Harry T.. Keller,
Athena; Ira e. Zehrung, Pendleton;
Archie. A. Mcintyre, Athena: Gilman
G.. Young, Freewater; Jesse A. Kcene.
Pendleton; James o. Rowan, Pendle-
ton; George II. Peterson. Juniper;
Emil Fl. Ebsen. Pendleton: Fred E
Blinn. Helix; Charles f. Tonkins,
Umapine; Robert ]. Wick, Pendleton:
f, Kelly, Pendleton: John e
Butson. Jr., Umatilla: Claud NJ. Eby
John e. Kelly, Freewater:
CONTINUED on Page ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
GRIP
ON COAL CITY
Canadians Inch Forward on
Lens; Warfare Along Whole
Front Shows New Vim; Air
craft Busy.

SIMMS. PARIS. Aug. 9.-The Ca
nadians raided the enemy lines north
west of Lens during the night. inching
forward and Tightening their grip on
the city. The British let loose gas
waves against the Germans along the
sand dunes of the Belgian coast. Ar
tillery duels and airfights occurred
elsewhere. The warfare along the
entire front is given new vim Acti-
witty in the air and among the big
guns is especially market. The Ger
mans are desperately trying to ascer-
tain what changes were made in the
British front since the unspeakable
weather began. When German air
planes hunt information. the British
planes Immediately take to the air
and fights follow. The enemy heavi-
ly shelled the British northeast of
Loos last night. The Ypres and Com
ines canal region is under heavy fire.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
WHAT THE FOOD CONTROL BILL DOES

as by
fertilizer ingredients.
Allows the President
The
wheat making minimum
bring American
in
to
sulic
90 "a a t'cost
tOnal defense from participating
Furnishes
Allows the President trade etc
him wheat flour meat beans and
Allows
other them.
=
o. thC Nhu adj
a The riraticn Of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
SMOKE USED
TO OFFSET
AIR SCOUTS
Losing Mastery of Air TeutOns
Resort to New Method Of
COnCeaIing Battery Locations
WREN FRENCH PLANES
APPEAR SMOKE MADE

FREN HI HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Aug. 9.-Great masses
of smoke clouds hang over the
German lines. Unable to wrest
the mastery of the air from the
French the enemy is taking re-
cource to a large scale of smoke
clouds concealing the location
of their guns. The moment a
French aviator appears over
the Germans, huge clouds of
smoke appear.
The Germans developed a
smoke generator and one is now
a part of every battery. Orders
found on prisoners show the
generators are placed $50
meters from each battery in
the direction from which the
wind is blowing at intervals of
eight meters apart. Emplace-
ments are prepared around
each battery so the generators
can be changed rapidly with
shifts of the wind.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09

stated that under the contracts the
paving in the city must be done by
Sept. /,
The management of the company
announced that the completion of
the Madison street improvement has
been waiting on the proceedings for
improving an additional block. TIL.
company has been delayed in grading
Willow street he said, by absolute in
apility to get men However a
grader Will be secured and work will
be resumed Friday. All of the streets
VIII be completed within shor,
time he said.
Main Street, Too.
Councilman Phelps announced
that property owners on North Main
had signed waivers permitting the al
teration of the contract so thar the
sidewalks may be widened one foot
and the light and telephone poles set
within this additional strip. This dis
poses of the controversy which has
held up the Improvement of the
street for SO long
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
ILLINOIS MAN TO
BE AT ROUNDUP
Will Pay Express Charges on
Postcards for Distribution.

T. Olsen Of 1901 Elizabeth Street,
Joliet. ILL.,. is not only coming to the
1917 Roundup but he wants to bring
other Illinois people here also. SO he
has written to the East Oregonian
asking for supply or postcards and
posters with which TO advertise the
Pendleton show in his community. So
eager is he to do it that he express
es a desire to pay the cost OF mail
ing the advertising matter to him. He
is a subscriber of the East Orego-
nian and has become enthus astic
over the Roundup through reading
Of the show He expects to leave for
Pendleton next month. he writes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
20 TEXANS TRIED
TO BREAK DRAFT

EMORY. Texas, Aug 9.-Over .
score of men were arrested in con-
nection with n general movement u
resist the draft Eighteen were ar
rested last night a number of the
men were armed with regular army
rifles.
The authorities say they have in
formation that an automobile was
sent to Dallar two weeks ago and the
guns purchased.
The authorities declare that many
men residing in the rural sections
were formerly Identified with the Far
mers and Iaborers Protective Associ-
alton and recently became members
of the I. w. W. q.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
TEUTON SCHEME TO
BREAK DOWN DRAFT

SEATTLE, Aug. "a United
States agent has uncovered a gi-
gantic plot to break down the
draft by engineering wholesale
exemptions. a propaganda be-
lieved of German origin is being
mailed to all men called for ply
sical examination, urging and
showing how to evade service on
the ground of conscientious OBJ
jections.
No arrests are yet made but
they are expected shortly.
District Attorney Allen de-
clared the Canadian authorities
have information actually show
ing the German machinery work
ing before the war to make Alive
Won Alvensleben, arrested in
Portland, governor of British Co
lumbia- This was to be accom-
plished Allen declared, through
the activities of Germans organ
lied to obtain political control of
the province.
Anti-draft propaganda was mailed
rom here Tuesday. Inclosed in type
addressed plain envelopes
we're two mimeographed sheets, bear
ng a number of cleverly prepared
rguments and directions character
zing the war as purely commercial
haracter" and urging exemption re-
istance. The sheet asserted the law
allied to catch more than a handful
f leaders in the movement. The
yped signature. conscientious OBJ
appeared at the bottom of the
asst sheet
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
WON'T TAKE BLANKET
INDIANS FOR ARMY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--It Is not
likely blanket Indians from any reser-
vRtion viii be drafted. Officials be-
lieve the original Americans are of lit
tie use at modern battlefronts.
Even il the government decides to
draft the blanketed Indians, they
would be exempted If they so desired
because they are wards Of the govern
ment. not ictizens.
There is no question of their will
lingness to fight" said an official
But they cling to their old ways and
their blankets. and probably could
not fight well in the highly specialize
ed. rigidly routine system of fighting
in France
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
GOVERNMENT TO HAVE
CONTROL OCEAN RATES

WASHINGTON. Aug s.-Anglo-
American joint control of transatlan-
tic shipping was brought nearer at a
conference between Chairman Hurley
of the United States shipping board
and COnnor Guthrie. British traffic
commissioner.
At the close IF the session Hurley
announced that requisition OF Ameri-
can ship space will probably be or
dered next week. This will give the
government entire control OF Ocean
freight rates, the loading. unloading
and movements OF American vessels.
Britain is already exercising thcss
powers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
WILL TRY 70 KEEP
PEACE At SHIPYARDS

WASHINGTON, Aug. s.-The gov
ernment has employed Meyer Bloom
field to keep Americas thousands of
ship builders happy. 1t is hoped in
this way to block strikes. quarrels and
labor troubles OF every kind Bloom
field conferred with officials of the
shipping board and the navy and will
Immediately start a tour of southern
shipyards to organize them Approx
imately 100000 was placed at his
disposal Before accepting this gov
ernment post, Bloomfield headed the
vacation bureau at Boston and was
president of the Employment Asso-
citation of America
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
BIG CONFERENCE
WITH THE KAISER

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9.-The kais-
er has called an important conferences
at grand headquarters. Michaelis left
for headquarters
The military, governmental and
diplomatic leaders will participate. 1t
is believed the entire military ana
foreign policies will be discussed de-
spite the program outlined.
Those meeting with the kaiser are
the crown prince, Hindenburg, Lud
endorff, Michaelis, DIR. Kulmann the
foreign secretary: Vice Chancellor
Helfferich and Dr. Won Strum, per-
manent secretary of the foreign Of
flee
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
DOCTORS DOPED MEN
TO EVADE THE DRAFT

ST LOUIS. Aug. s.--Tho arrest OF
PHYSICIANS who aided men To evade
the draft is expected. \ federal
agent discovered. that drafted men
eVadcd the call hy use Of drugs caus-
ing them tu he rejected by the ply
siCgl examiners. Scores OF men APP
pcaring before the examining boards
and found tn have heart trouble and
defective ewes. In several wards the
examiners found that through use Of
disitalis and Htrophine the physicians
had doped the men So they were tom
roraTiiN unable to pass tho eNuWina-
Uuns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
ONLY 8 OF As ARE UNFIT.
BAKER MAN is
TOO THOUGHTFUL
OF DRAFT BOYS

The man seeking to CONNER 4
cialize the draft has been de-
, veloped. The city of Baker 4
gets the credit of having sprung
, the first man to organize a bus 4
' mess for making money out of
, the boys summoned to go to the
, front. With more enterprise 4
= than patriotism, J. L. Soule of
, Baker is sending out to all men 4
, drafted cards announcing his 4
readiness to furnish them with 4
, all information regarding the =
draft, etc. at so much per.
j. A. Wardell of this city. 4
who is registered in Baker. re-
ceived one of his business an
nouncements this morning. 1t Z
contained his serial number and
the order in which he was 4
drafted. Then followed an Of
fer to answer. all questions for
25 cents for the first answer
and 10 cents for each addition 4
al answer. Exemption claims
will be prepared for one dollar
and certificates for SO cents
each. IF you want me to To-
cate you by phone" he goes on =
to say. send one dollar plus =
toll charge from Baker and =
messenger fee =
The drafted man is advised =
not to run any risk. While the Z
board must send out notices. =
failure to receive them is no ex- =
cuse, he says. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
ROADS MUST NOT SHIP
BY CIRCUITOUS ROUTE

WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-The i'm
terstate commerce commission has
tentatively held that railroad practice
in moving lumber in circuitous routes
in this way collecting extra hauling
charges is unlawful and wasteful. The
commission held that any switching
charge exceeding two or three dollars
is unlawful
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-09
.SPUO YIELD MILLION
BUSHELS TO THE GOOD

WASHINGTON Aug The de-
partment Of agriculture has estimated
the potato crop at 467 million bushels
or a hundred million bushels above
the average and the largest in his
tory.