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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
Not Counting Cost.

London is not counting the
cost today. They expect a
great human sacrifice. The
offensive was launched on q
twenty mile front. The fight
ing today is apparently spread
over an even greater extent. 1t
reaches practically. from Ar
mentieres to Dixmude. AL
ready Haig's men, assisted by
the French have penetrated at
some points three miles through
the German lines. Every front
described the deadly British
artillery fire. Line after line
of German trenches were liter
ally leveIled into crumbling
earth and concrete emplace-
ments reduced to dusty frag-
ments.
The Bloody Yser."
On the French front, Bloody
User" lived up to its name.
Time after time the French en-
gineers bridged the stream,
only to have the pontoon struc-
lures wrecked by enemy's des-
perate defensive fire, but the
French crossed the river and
attacked the Germans.
The allies are driving at
what military experts Judged
to be the most vulnerable spot
in the German line. Any great
penetration here menaces the
enemy grip on their North Sea
submarine base.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
S. p. MEN MAY
GO ON STRIKE

SAN FRANrI-EH. Nug o Urury
sentative OF fo.r railroad brother.
hoods threatened Gao euIl tnv m"wHrrH
of their orders employed h> tH"
southern Pug.u, au strike at midnight
Saturday unless grievance lH uru.
cess of negotiation tar several months
are immediately settled Or ls esfl.
mated $500 mem are involved. " D.
scott. president uE the southern %
ciic saH this afternoon hH believed
"a peaceful settlement uLeIt. lir ur
dcrstood goo individual eases are ir
VOWED 100 tn. negotiations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
FRENCH HONOR
AMERICANDEAD

PARIS, Aug. l.-T'w" Ameri-
can ambulance workers Wer"
lowered to heroes graves TO-DAY
somewhere in France. They
were Perlry Raymond OF Cltn-
ton, Mass, and James Wilson
Galley of Newpark, Penn. Fun
honors and the French army
funeral services We're accorded
them. The French poilus rever-
entity saluted the American rag
with which the coffins were
decorated A French general
pinner the war cross of France
to the FLAGS and pronounced
glowing culogN ON the two Am
orleans.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
DR.. PLAMONDON
GOES TONIGHT,
WAR SERVICE

. DR. James d Plamondon Of
= his city. formerly of Athena. is
= the first medical man in Una
= tilla county to give up his prac. 4
y tice to serve his country He
= will leave this evening or in
= the morning for La Grande to
= report for duty with Hospital
= Iuit No. /. Oregon National
. Guard, In which he has been
. commissioned first lieutenant
= DR., Plamondon enlisted in the =
= La Grande hospital unit in June,
. along with DR.. Graham. com =
= mander. and DR.. Carl Moore. =
= who is also a first lieutenant =
. This morning he received orders =
. to report at once, The unit =
= will go to Camp Withycombe =
= first and it is presumed. will =
= then he sent TO the mobilization Z
= camp AT Palo Alto.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
AMERICAN OIL
SHIP SUNK BY
GERMAN DIVER

LONDON. Aug 4-The American
steamer Motano was submarlneo'
the admiralty has announced. TWen-
~ two sur survivors have landed.
NEW YORK Aug. THE Mo
tano is "A steel screw. the remaNte'
ship of 9S7O tons, belonging to the
Standard oil comUany.
Captain Ernest Stratton was com
mander Of the vessel The standard
oil offices sail the officers and crew
of the vessel t.taled A.. only % arc
reported landed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
British Make Record Breaking Gas Attack on Enemy Last
Night; Artillery Offensive Continues Today With Good Ef-
feet; French Hold Positions Three Miles in Advance of
Former Stand

BRITISH HEADQUART f r 5.
Aug. The British loosed five
tons of gas against the inventors
of this weapon of warfare last
night, probably the greatest
quantity OF gas ever used in a
single battle. A west wind made
its use particularly favorable 10
the British.
The artillery continued work
today. The guns roared an un-
ccasing chorus of death. Brit
ish gIInners learned the Germans
were massing for a counter at
tack in the Ypres section A
roar of shells sped forth and
gray masses of Germans were
literally scattered to the four
winds.
Hot Fighting developed about
a windmill on the WarenUon-Ga-
bard road. The walls of the
windmill are many feet thick
The british shells bounder Off
but British infantry charged the
mill and captured it, The Ger
mans charged and re-tOOk il. but
the british FinaEly succeeded i'm
taking il again The French
maintained positions nearly
three mil i'm advance OF where
the front lines were sunday.
LONDON. Aug. IA del
uge of rain turning the Fland-
ers battle front into a sticky
ooze is hampering the British
drive. Haig reported that all
gains were consolidated during
the night, German counter at
tacks were repulsed. The only
offensive fighting reported
are minor operations south OF
the Ypres-Comines canal where
the British positions were i'm
proved.
With such extensive gains
the utmost energy is required
for consolidating the positions
from counter attacks.
At least 5000 Germans were
made prisoner.
The Paris statement report
ed further gains today at
Chemin Des Danes. The
French repulsed all counter at
tacks and successfully consoll'
dated their gains.
Thirty square miles of terri
tory was taken from the Ger.
mans in the most titanic con
centration of men and guns the
world ever knew. The entire
movement was probably the
greatest thanking move in the
history of military science ano
is intended to force the Ger
mans to relinuuish their sub.
bases on the Belgian
coast.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
SEPT. CLOSES AT
So. .18 CHICAGO

CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-(Special to the
East Oragonian) Range Of wheat
prices today:
open. High. Low. Close.
Sent S2.l7Is $22Nh sells $2.1S
Portland.
TDETL Nd. ore. Aug. - (Sue-
ciaD Club S216; hluestem SEQ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
Cooler at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Aug. with toll
of at least 20 dead and SO pros
trated torrid wave gripped
Chicago for the past three days
appeared broken about noon
when rain clouds began TO ap-
pear, accompanied by stiff lake
breeze. The mercury dropped |"
81. This is eight degrees lower
than at noon Yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA Aug. l.
with 10 dead from tw"-daNs
heat wave, a breeze gave the city
relief today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01

NEW YORK, Aug. L. More
Than three hundred have perish
ed and 500 were prostrated in "a
three day heat wave throughout
tho country The middle west Is
somewhat relieved by rains but
the east continues to swelter.
In New York alone deaths
reached fifty and prostraiions
$50. Brooklyn reported II
deaths and so prostrations'
Sew York. Chicago, Cleveland
PhiadeIphia. Detroit and Hos-
ton show the greatest number of
prostrations The past forN
eight hours is the hottest New
York has ever known with two
exceptions.
Factories are closed in many
cities
Employees let OFF.
Railroads here let OF as many
employees as possible at noon
AT Trenton. lowell Lawrence
Svrncuse and other manufactur-
ing centers the stores and shops
are closed.
II Is apparent TINS "i''' "''''
the toll throughout the country
viii be greatly increased before
night. Two deaths and lS additi-
onaI prostrations were reported
in New York within one hour.
Reports of more factories being
closed are constantly received
Hoiyoke. Mass. reported a troll
i. a.. .,,snana,l hapntlSp of heat.
While the east sweltered' most
of the Pacific coast is comfort
able. Seattle. Portland and san
Francisco reported moderate
temperatures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
BUTTE MOB HANGS
|. ". ". LEADER,
TROUBLE IMPENDS
Government Plans GreatROund-
Up of | W. W. AgitatOrs, is
Announced.
ENEMY AGENTS ARE At WORK

Warrants Already Asked for Many Ar
rests: Federal Men Find Fields
Burned by Use of PhorphoFus III
Haystacks: Disturbers Appeal TO
Congressman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
WAVE
TAKES BIG
TOLL OVER
WHOLE EAST

Three Hundred Deaths and
Over Thousand PrOsHatiOnS
Reported; New York Region
is Heaviest Sufferer; Factor
les and Other Plants Close
to Give Men Relief; Pacific
Coast Remains Cool.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01
TO ADVERTISERS

The East Oregonian has the largest bona
fide and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
paper In Oregon, east Of Portland and by
far the largest circulation In Pendleton Of
any newspaper,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-01

Continued on Page 81
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14

Supporting afIidavits must be
secured by persons claiming de-
ferred classification or exemp-
tiOn in the following classes:
Divinity students; persons hav-
ing dependent relatives; persons
engaged in essential Industrial
enterprises; and persons engaged
in essential agricultural enter
prises.
The regulations and instruc-
tions furnished the local board
state that starting on December
rs questiOnnaires shall be mailed
to the registrants in this county
on each of the next twenty days,
including Sundays and legal hOli-
days. Under these instructions
thirty-eight questionnaires will
be mailed each day. Failure to
receive the QUESTIONABLE will not
excuse the registraDt from any
duties required as the posting of
the notice at the Office Of the local
board is deemed sufficient notice,
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14

bottles of whiskey. Omcer Steele,
who had been notified that two
men were bringing i'm some
liquor, was waiting near a pile of
ties and as Sheehan approached
stepped out and told him to stop.
Sheehan dropped the sack and
started TO rum and the officer
fired, the bullet taking effect in
Sheehan's right hip.
The wounded man was brought
to Pla,tCs hospital in this city
and a few days later was taken
to the Sacred Heart hospital i'm
Spokane, where he has since
been. Little hope of his recovery
was entertained from the first.
The shooting is being investi-
gated by the prosecuting attorney.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
I. o. o. r. ENTERTAINS
GRAND MASTER

George B. ScnNciger, Grand
Master of the |. O. O. #. lodge,
and Presley f. Horne, Grand Sec
relary and Grand Scribe, were in
the city Sunday, paying their an
nual official visit to the local
lodge. A joint meeting of the
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs was
held, at which there was a large
attendance. A literary program
was rendered, at the close of
which light refreshments were
served.
The Rebekahs, on Tuesday
evening, elected The following
officers, who will be installed in
office in January: Anna Vogel, N.
g.; Mabel Laws, V. g.; N. Irene
Williams, Secretary; A. A. Dark
nell, Treasurer. On account Of
the next regular meeting night of
the Rebekahs being Christmas,
no meeting will be held.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
DENIES PETITION FOR
FORMATION OF DISTRICT

A decision on the hearing of
the protests against the forma-
ton of Drainage District No. 4,
the proposed Riverdale district,
was rendered by Judge Dunn at
Occur d'Alene Tuesday, denying
the petition for the formation of
the district. Judge Dunn stated
that he had decided not to allow
the organization of the district
on account of the dissension
among the people residing in the
proposed district.
Protests against the formation
OF the district had been filed by
several of the property owners in
the district and the evidence on
both sides was heard at the last
session of the district court in
this city. At that time Judge
Dunn took the matter under a,d-
visement and his decision was
rendered Tuesday. Attorney E.
~. La tlli's WHO ItpItStllltu lut
petitioners i'm the matter, states
that an appeal will be taken to
the supreme court.
Proof was also submitted
Tuesday on behalf of the organi-
zation Of the drainage districts
of Benewah and Kootenai county,
which comprise all the land or
the st. Joe, st. Maries and CoeuI
ld'Alene rivers and Occur d'AlenC
lake, which may be affected by
high water. The hearing was
continued to December p at 2:OC
p. M. in order to give the petit
TONERS for the district and the
] Objectors to the district an op-
lportunity to get together on the
form of an order to be entered
in creating the district, with th'
understanding that if they coulC
not get together they could sub
unit to the court evidence on tn,
differences existing between
them.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
Start Classification
OF ReSiStrantS
QUESTIONNAIRES ARE BEING MAILED
Must be Filled Ont and Returned to Local Board
Within Seven Days.

A notice received this morning
states that according to arrange
ments made by the President of
the United States and the Provost
Marshall General, all attorneys
of law in Bonner, Boundary,
KOOtenai, Benewah and ShshOne
counties have been appointed as
associate members of the Legal
Advisory Board to whom any per-
son subject to draft may apply
for free advice in filling out his
questionnaire. When the regis
trant receives his QUESTIONABLE
he may take it to any attorney
within the counties above men
toned and assistance will be
rendered in answering and filling
out the document.
The first series of question
'naires for this county will be
sent out tomorrow, dated Decem-
Der IS, and the registrant is re-
quired by law to fill out the form
in accordance with the instruc-
tiOns contained therein and re-
turn the QUESTIONABLE to the
local board within seven days
from that date. Failure to do
so will result in the registrant
being deemed to have waived all
claims for deferred classification
and he will be placed in Glass I.
All exemptions and discharges
made prior to the date of the
QUESTIONABLE are revoked and
have no further validity and a
second physical examination will
be given to all registrants pre-
lviously discharged by reason OF
physical disability.
The QUESTIONABLE contains
twelve series of questions to be
answered by the registrant
Each registrant must answer al
of the general questions in Series
u and so many Of the questions
| in Series II, which pertain Il
physical fitness, as may apply il
his case. He must answer th'
| first question in the remaining
ten series and his answer to tn,
first question in each of thes
series will determine whether o
not it is necessary for him Il
answer any OF all of the remain
ing questions in the series.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
BOY DROPS WHISTLE;
FINDS MUCH LIQUOR

Two hundred and seventeen
pints of liquor found cached un-
der sidewalk on Main street
near the old Jail have been con-
nscated by the county authorities
and are being held awaiting or
.ders from the war department as
Ito their disposition. The whis-
key was contained i'm four gunny-
sacks and was discovered by some
boys who were passing along the
sidewalk. One of the boys drop
ped a whistle through The cracks
in the sidewalk and while looking
for it discovered the liquor and
notified the authorities.
The theory of the officers is
that the liquor was brought to
this city in a box car filled with
LEGAL as the sacks were covered
with coal dust. The liquor was
evidently brought in late last
night as the sacks were dry,
showing that it had been placed
in the cache after the rain ceased
last night. J. Keeton, who lives
near the place where the liquor
was found, states that he heard
linen talking and moving around
on the sidewalk late last night
lbut he did not investigate.
All liquor cOnfscated by the
lofhcials will be turned over to
the war department, which will
Iextract the alcohol from it to be
used for war purposes.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
LOGGING CONTRACTOR
ENLISTS IN ARMY

T. b. Hay received a letter this
morning from his former part
ner, John Anker, who left here
few days ago for the purpose Of
enlisting in the army, stating
that he was successful in passing
the examinations and at the time
the letter was written was on his
way east to a training camp.
Mr.. Anker enlisted in the second
lumberjack regiment, the goth
Engineers.
Mr.. Anker is making a consid-
cradle sacrifice from a sense of
duty, as he is giving up his in
terest i'm a million dollar logging
contract which he and Mr.. Hay
had on the Occur d'Alene river,
He states in his letter that he is
one of a party of twenty-five re-
cruits for the goth Engineers, all
of whom enlisted at practically
| the same time.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14

Mrs. j. p. Goodwin and Miss
Margaret Mahaney: Milwaukee.
Mrs. Joseph Heritage: Meadow
hurst.
Mrs. Paul Davis; Riverdale.
Mrs. Clarence Butler: Butler
Bay district.
II. q. Garland will solicit mem
berships among the farmers call
ing at O'Dwyer's and A. j. Litwin
will have charge of the work at
the railroad. Miss Funk and
Miss Hofstetter will have charge
of the schools.
In the city membership cards
will be issued as fast as the appli-
cations are secured.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
FORMER LOCAL MAN
RECEIVES PROMOTION

b. A. Johnson received a letter
this morning from j. II. Martin
of this city, who some time ago
enlisted i'm the signal section Of
the aviation corps. Mr.. Martin
has been promoted to sergeant
and is with Go. B, 3rd balloon
squadron stationed at Fort
Omaha, Neb. He stales that the
squadron has finished its train
ing work and is now awaiting
orders to "gO over"
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
SHEEHAN DIES IN
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL

John Sheehan, who was shot
by Chief Of Police Steele while
to evade arrest on the
night Of September 80, died Tues
day evening at 6:3O in the Sacred
Heart hospital in Spokane from
blood poisoning resulting from
his wound. The body was taken
to the home of his parents in
Occur d'Alene, where funeral
services were held.
Sheehan was coming down the
railroad track near the Lewiston
Box factory the night the shoot
ing occurred, carrying a gunny
sack which contained several
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
CHORAL CLUB WILL
GIVE ANNUAL CONCERT

The second annual Christmas
concert given by the Choral Club
will be given at the high school
auditorium on Sunday evening,
December %, starting at 1880.
The program will be under the
direction Of Mrs. H. R. Taylor.
On account Of the concert no
services will be held in the
churches on that evening. No
admission will be charged for
the concert but a silver Offering
will be taken to help defraV ex-
'penses.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
County AuXiIiarieS
Do Good Work
Knit GOODS SENT TO HEADQUARTERS
Nearly Every Town in County Now Has a Red
Cross Auxiliary.

The first box of knitted goods
from the local chapter of the
Red Cross was sent to the north
western headquarters at Seattle
Thursday night. The box con-
tanned forty-seven pieces in all,
Including sweaters, wristlets,
socks, etc. 1t was sent in pur-
suance to a call from northwest
ern headquarters asking that all
knitted goods be sent in to head
quarters as soon as possible.
The attendance of workers at the
Red Cross room is increasing and
considerable work is being ac-
complished, although the ladies
in charge state that there is still
room for a number of additional
workers. During the month of
November in the sewing depart
ment the average daily attend
ance was sixteen.
The Theatrical Day benefit for
the Red Cross society netted the
local chapter 1890, this amount
being turned in by the Bungalo
| Theatre. The officers and exc
cutive board of the chapter wish
to thank all who gave help in the
ticket selling campaign and wish
to especially thank the pupils of
the local schools for their efforts.
The pupils of the Lincoln school
sold twenty-five dollars worth Of
tickets and fifteen dollars worth
were sold by the pupils in the
high school building.
The ladies Of the Rivordale Red
Cross Club turned in their first
ist of supplies on Wednesday,
December 10 consisting of quilts,
lafghan, napkins, tea towels and
Substitute handkerchiefs. One Of
the quilts in the list deserves
Especial mention, as the blocks
Iwere pieced by Mrs. Kool, who is
leighty-fve years Of age. Mrs.
IKool, who is the mother Of Mrs.
Jos. Heritage, states that she in
tends to keep right on working
for the Red Cross.
A large box of supplies, con-
sisting of sweaters, wristlets,
lpillow slips, quilts, slippers and
tea towels, was received from
Fernwood last Friday. The boz
! confined il5 pieces in all. This
is the first consignment from
Fernwood the auxiliary there
having only been organized foI
short time. Much credit is due
to them for their work.
A lot of seventy-four pieces
was received from Plummer las
week. 1t is reported that splendiC
work is being done by the Plum
? mer auxiliary, both in the worl
f room and on the outside. WheI
not sewing the ladies of the aux
Hilary are soliciting for the Re-
Gross. The first consignment
from Sanders, containing fft
T Ipieces, has also been received
Every town in the county, wit
the exception of ST. Joe, now ha
, an auxiliary, and inquiries hav
been received from that plac
> regarding the forming of Junio
y Red Cross in the school. It
Thought that an auxiliary will b
= organized there in the nea
future.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-12-14
HENRY NELSON JOINS
AVIATION CORPS

Word has been received from
Henry Nelson, who recently went
to Spokane to enlist in the army,
that he had been successful in
passing all the examinations and
had Joined the aviation corps.
He is now at Fort George Wright,
hut expects to leave in a few days
for Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to
begin his training.