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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-08
Van simmons Improving.

Van Simmons, well known pioneer
resident who underwent an operation
for appendicitis several days ago, Is
reported to be improving.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-08
oREGoAN PENp1EoN
NEWS NOTES OF PENDLETON

rotary. and donations should
made to them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
CHANGE OF TRAIN MING LOCATION

The two regiments Of the North Dakota National
Guard, according to recent advices, are to go into train
ing at Palo Alto, California, instead Of Deming, New
Mexico. as had been expected. The change will be ce-
cidedly acceptable to the North Dakota men, as the
climatic conditions on the west coast are preferable to
those in the south. The North Dakota men, therefore
are to be congratulated on the change.
AS to what this may mean in the ultimate DISPOSE
ton Of the troops. everybody is at liberty to guess, but
nobody knows except those Of the inner circle. and they
are not telling. As a matter of, fact, the authorities
themselves may not yet have worked out the plans for
the sending of particular regiments to particular places
and in any event plans that have been made are subject
to change.
If, as now seems certain, the North Dakota soldiers
go into training in California, they will have pleasant
winter conditions. They will do their duty and acauit
themselves with credit, and when the time comes for
them to enter upon the actual field work of the war they
will go where they are sent, loyalty and accomplishing
l. as becomes good soldiers, and whether they serve in
Russia in the Philippines. or in France. there need be
no fear that they will bring anything but credit on the
state from which they hail.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
THE RUSSIAN COLLAPSE

The Russian collapse in Galicia is a calamity for
Russia and a staggering blow to the entire Allied cause.
The loss of territory is not vital. The same territory
has been lost before. has been regained, and is now lost
again. But the practical obliteration of a vast armed
force, and the capture by the enemy Of great stores
OF arms, ammunition and supplies are disasters which
1t will take many months Of hard work to repair. The
Russian army was not defeated. While still victorious
II quit broke up and ran away. The Russians in that
Held had made important advances, and they had it
Wlthin their power to continue their progress and pierce
the enemys lines in such a manner that the whole
Teutonic plan would have been disorganized, and an
entirely new disposition Of troops would have been
forced within a short time. Instead of this there is
fight, and a riot in which the soldiers of an entire in
fantry division are said to have been killed by the fire
OF their own artillery when it was found that in no other
manner could their wild plunge for the rear be stopped.
The single hopeful feature Of the situation Is that
the government still holds out, and instead Of yielding
to the forces of Generalization, it seems determined to
handle the situation with a firm hand, and to make use
of whatever desperate remedies may be necessary under
such desperate conditions.
Among other things 1t has been decided to restore
the death penalty. This was demanded by General
Kornloff, and is approved by, Premier Kerensky. Sum-
mary executions by the hundred are expected to occur.
and this step may be the thing that will restore order.
The Russian collapse strengthens the hands Of Ger
many and must prolong the war. Because Russian SOL
diers away in the center Of eastern Europe have taken
counsel Of their own oowardice, Of a mistaken notion OF
what democracy means, or Of the agents Of the enemy,
or have been actuated by a mixture Of all Of these, and
have thrown away victory when It was just within their
grasp. other men must fight longer, and more Of them
must die in order that the things that Russia has failed
to do may be done at all.
The Russian disaster is a disaster for the United
States. We cannot regard events in any battle area as
independent affairs having no interest for US. We and
our allies are one. Each of these nations is a member
Of q great group working in a common cause, and each
supplementing the work Of all the others. Where one
Tails the others must put forth redoubled effort in order
to repair the damage. It is the business of Americans
to see to it that no failure of theirs places additional
burdens on our associates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
What Is Going On In Germany
Excerpts from Newspapers Received from Teutonic
and Neutral Nations.

many as they were some months ago,
but now and then one crops out. A
writer from the western front de-
scribes for the monarchial Tagee-
zeitung a visit OF. the crown prince to
his. troopsAafter one Of the Cham
payne Victories" In which the writer
effuses:
1--WE had not long to wait before
the heir to the throne arrived. AS
his gaze passed over us. his clear
Hohenzollern res showed the same
fire and seriousness as on that day in
Berlin. Just as he walked into the
middle Of the square, which we
formed, the sun burst through the
clouds, and as the heir to the Ger
man crown stood there slim and up
right in the brilliant light, his like
ness to the pictures Of Frederick the
Great was once more remarkably
striking. For me the pic
ture Of this Hohenzollern prince, now
ripened into a serious man, our future
kaiser. is unforgetable. It stirs in me
the memory Of the great history Of
the House of Hohenzollern, and gives
me firm confidence in Its future for
the welfare Of our Fatherland. With
out the Hohenzollerns, no Prussia;
without Prussia, no Germany"
"GALLANT" GERMANS.
Depicting the spirit that has come
to dominate the German mind is a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
THE IRISH CONVENTION

The Irish Constitutional convention Is in session.
and its deliberations are attended with vast possibilities
for the future Of the country. The sessions are secret in
that no spectators are allowed. Reporters are barred
and no official reports Of the proceedings are given out.
It is scarcely likely, however, that the proceedings of so
large a body, composed Of so many. different elements,
can actually be kept secret. It is much more likely that
the sessions will resemble the executive sessions Of the
United States senate, knowledge concerning which is
common property almost as soon as the sessions are over.
Nor is it clear what would be gained by secrecy even If
it could be maintained. The proceedings are Of deep
concern to all Ireland, to the United Kingdom, Of which
she is a part, to the British empire, and of interest, at
least, to the world. It seems that there would be a gain
rather than a loss II the public were enabled, not only
to have access to the results of the deliberations, but to
observe more or less closely the steps by which those re-
suits are reached.
ner in which the work shall be undertaken seems to be
set on the basis Of framing a constitution for all ireland.
cluded in a home rule scheme. But that will be the basis
of action for the present, and the advantage of this will
be that the Uulster representatives will be able to know
in what manner their interests are likely to be affected
by the operation Of a constitution approved by the ma
jority. They can then act intelligently in deciding to ac-
cept or reject the plan.
If it were possible for men to accommodate them
selves a little more readily to the wishes Of their neigh
bors, and If, in this particular case, the enmity and sus-
picion begot Of religious intolerance could be eliminated.
ireland could probably be happy and prosperous as one
great, self commonwealth, or as two. in either
case retaining her connection with the British empire
from which there Is not even a remote prospect or her
separation. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

almost solidly.
The population OF Quebec presents q curious Illus.
tration of a people who have neither assimilated them
selves with the more numerous population Of the country
in which they dwell nor retained the sentimental regard
toward tthe country Of their remote origin which might
have been expected from their retention OF the French
language and French traditions. Quebec was acquired
by conquest by the British from the French in the days
a~ntedating the American Revolution. In order to insure
peaceful retention Of the territory, the British govern
ment guaranteed to the French inhabitants the retention
OF their language. their religion and their laws. The
guarantee has been kept throughout all the changes that
have taken place in the government and the develop
cial language Of the province and Of the whole dominion
on an equal basis with English. The laws OF Quebec are
based on the French. and not on the British practice.
In spite Of this the Quebec people seen, to have forgot
ten France, and they have placed. themselves in a posi-
ton which causes their loyalty to-the country Of which
they are a part to be questioned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
CANADIAN eONScRlPrON

The Canadian house of commons has passed the adj
Tninistrations CONSUMPTION bill, and the senate is certain
to do so. Within a short time. therefore, the bill will be
law.
Canada has raised some 100000 troops under the
volunteer plan. This Is a remarkable achievement. It
means that more than five per cent of the entire popu-
lation Of the country has voluntarilylgone to war in sup
port Of the cause in which the country and the empire
are enlisted. The number of men Of military age In the
United States, as shown by the registration, is about ten
rnillion. practically ten per cent OF the population. From
these must be deducted aliens and the physically unfit
n order to ascertain the number Of Americans fit Tor
service. When these deductions are made there viii
remain perhaps eight millions of able bodied Americans
OF military age. We may form some conception OF what
the Canadian senHstments mean IL we imagine that OF
all the Americans registered who are fit for service. In
cluding men with families or other dependents and those
who for various reasons other than nativity or physical
vice. It would mean, In the United States, an army Of
100000 men It would mean the draining OF the coun-
try Of Its men In q manner that has seldom been Wit
messed. Yet Canada has done just that thing.
In Canada, as elsewhere, there are men who have
NO special reason to be exempted from military duty
who have failed to enlist because they find ii more COM
Portable, more pleasant and decidedly 1eBss hazardous. 10
remain at home than go to war. Men with red blood In
their veins have enlisted. slackers have remained al
home. The government thinks. and correctly. that an
end should be put TO this sort Of thing and the conscrip-
hon bill ID the result.
As is always the case. there has been opposition ID
the bill from people scattered all over the country. Buj
the only organised opposdtion on q large scale has beer
residents have from The outset displayed indifference u
xhs war and where enlistments have been remarkably
Tbs Gnene0 zasahSka aeAhgiansak hAFa zQnEpt
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

II knew she would do It," said the
old gentleman, eyes beaming. THAT
girl sure has grit. I wish she could
stay and fight the Germans. You
ought to have seen her in uniform.
She made a better looking soldier
than John, I do believe. She can
handle rifle better than most men
They sure should have let her stay
She obtained a complete outfit of
army clothes, cut her hair off short,
and began an earnest study Of all the
many things essential for a soldier to
know. She practiced faithfully and
when the day came she was ready in
uniform, hat, olive drab shirt, trous-
ers, leggins and army shoes.
She saluted her gradfather and
then slipped out Of town with her hus-
band. On the way to New York. &C
cording to word they sent back, two
or three friends Of Corporal Carter
were told the secret and these soldier
comrades Of the husband became her
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
A GIFT FOR SAMMY?
WHAT TO SEND HIM
BY d. Harper Leech.

i.a-eF - RNs-14Ea
washington. July 27-What to send
the Sarnmies?
Tobacco and candy" says Uncle
Sam, and that's about all.
For the present, and probably for
the war, Uncle will not be able to
carry over seas any freless cookers,
safety razors, manicure sets. phono-
That sort of thing is pretty we'll
provided for anyway-to the extent
that a fighting man can use such lux
uries.
Soap. bug powder, razors and most
everything a man needs to keep him
self groomed are provided in the reg
ular stores.
Movies, music, baseball and tennis
are provided in the base camps. To-
bacco, cigarets, candy and jam are
also on sale in the army c%anteens, but
the war department 10 willing to take
over any gifts Of this sort and distri-
butte them. They should be sent to
the Depot Quartermaster, u. s. Army,
New s,ssya n Yorki Prompt delivery is not
Ship! space is too scarce for any
other gifts. Clothing and hospital
comforts are fully provided In the
army Red Cross stores.
Cigarets are certain to be the most
acceptable gift to the boys In olive
drab. It is better to send the ordi-
nary brands of American cigarets or
smoking tobacco. The expensive
Turkish and Egyptian dope sticks are
appreciated by only a few OF the
troops. The native American cigaret,
which sells here for 5 cents a pack
age. Is the real swell smoke In Eng
land or the continent. Ails~areAcailed
Virginias. ~ sa -
The .cigarets and tobacco sold in
French shops are vile.
Candy sent to the Sammies should
be packed in tin foil or, waxed paper,
Preserves, jam OF marmalade should
wax If in Jars.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
WOMAN TELLS HOW
A DRAFTED ARMY
SAVED UNITED STATES

! Ah;oail Adams. one Of that stern,
|loyal helpful type of matrons 40
almost as much as their husbands aha
fathers to win the Revolutionary Wars
writing from Braintree,s Mass. SepLem-
Der 20, 1875, to her husband, JONI
Adams, busily engaged at
8phia In helping steer the new snip OF
state, said:
Forty men are now drafted
from this town. More than one.
half. from 16 to 80 are now In h
service. I hardly think
you can be sensible how much we
are thinned in this province.
II It. is necessary to make any
more drafts upon us, the won1en
w MaSI rea e Do doe nv part. 1 be.
lieye I could gather corn and
husk it, but / should make a poor
figure at digging potatoes.
Half the men between the ages OF
16 and so taken by the draft! We
are discussing the hardship Of a draft
that calls only. for men whoghave no
dependents, who are between the ages
of FL and 81 and for but 1000 OF
those Iout Of a total enrolment of
more than 10O,0 600.
Abigail Adams, ready to shuck corn,
as many women Of that day actually
did, is an example to the women OF
this day well worth emulation. A
woman who later took her place at
the Court of st. James and who knew
how to bear herself even under the
merciless snubs received there, who
became mistress Of the White House
and first lady Of the land was neither
afraid o ashamed to do any work
the welfare Of her country demanded.
John Adams specialized In his corr
would understand and be worthy OF
the privations endured that they
might be free. This generation has
yet to meet the test.-Baltimore News.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
AN OLD LESSON
is LEARNED AGAIN

He was tired-shot In the nervee.
generally all in. Quiet will help, he
told himself. And SO he hiked for
the open $
when he found himself. fours miles
deep in country he stopped. perched
himself on a fence and listened for
the curative silence. But It was not
there.
Over in the field a calf bawled
raucously for It's mother. A couple OF
catbirds started a family row in q
nearby tree. A locust and a grass
hopper set up a chorus antiphonal.
His nerves were grated raw by q hun
dred unusual noises. Quiet? The
city held more Of silence than did the
country. At least he was accustom-
ed to the noises of town.
In desperation he dragged himself
to the shelter Of the catbirds' tree and
threw himself on the ground. Then
came the crawling tnings-ants and
bugs unclassifed. And the heat Of the
day grew more intense. Flat on his
back he lay, lhis pillowless head a
messy 1lutter Of pain. He cursed
himself for the lassitude that held him
stretched to the earth. And finally
he slept-an uncomfortable. half
ing heat and buzzing insects.
After hours. more or less. of agony,
he found strength to climb to his feet
and begin the long drill home, Zowie,
how his head ached! And then, Won
der OF wonders! he who had been
tired grew fresh as q boy. he who had
been ~distraught became nerved like
a whip.
Brimming over with the marvel
that had happened to him, he must
tell someone about It. And the first
man he met, as he swung down his
home street was his next-door neigh
Dor. q physician.
Your miracle is simple and un-
mysterious enough said the physi-
clan. you lay for hours stretched
out on the ground. The low position
of your head made you uncomfort-
able enough at the time. But once
You got up you found yourself 1T
You've heard of nervous disorders be-
ing cured by mud baths. Well, lying
on the ground is the am thing as q
mud bath, only better and cheaper.
It's this way:-The earth is filled with
and gives of magnetic currents. You,
found est and strength by establish
Ing close contact between pour body,
And these earth currents. Il never
occurs to q plant to do otherwise
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

secret guard Of honor on the way
over. lt
That's how 1t came about. Now
that she "has been caught, "rDouglas
citizens r confident that wise old
Uncle Sam hasn't even a thought of
trying to reprimand the plucky girl.
Mrs. Carter was born in the Hua-
chuca mountains, Co. miles from
Douglas, and as a girl established a
record at hunting. She, has killed
many a deer, has followed the hounds
alone at night, and proved that she
wasn't afraid Of the biggest bear or
mountain lion that roamed the hills
of her home country. She also worked
In the fields with pillow and hoe.
Her Father is a citizen Of Salem,
Oregon.
She's real American girl. capable
of taking a Of herself anywhere.
That's why Douglas Is proud Of her
and is planning to do her honor.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
Grand Forks Boy In
Field Artillery Band

Fred Athey, a Grand Forks young
man, has Joined the Field Artillery
Band of Minnesota and will go with
service.
Mr.. Athey is a cornet player with
excellent ability and has for the past
several months played in vaudeville
houses in Minneapolis and other large
cities. He also was a member of the
Grand Forks Military band OF this
city and played in the orchestra Of
the Grand Theater for several years.
Mr.. Athey Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Athey Of 814 Cottonwood
street.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
RUMBLINGS OVER FOOD
SHORTAGE GROW IN VOLUME.

Further light on the precarious
condition Of the food supply lie given
by the more than usually outspoken
Rheinfsche zettungs : ~ y ~ I
THE evaporation Of the people Of
Cologne Is rapidly reaching boiling
point. Their anger, accumulated in
the course Of the last, two years,
threatens, to break put into open re-
volt owing to the malorganization Of
the food supply. People who were In
the habit of gathering the new pota-
toes in the fields are Offering a de-
ternined resistance tt the officials
who, in obedience to instructions, ar
rest them and conascate their food.
THE populace simply cannot I'M
derstand why they are not allowed to
procure for themselves what they find
1t impossible to obtain through any
other channel. Even the most peace
able people declare in the hearing of
all who will listen, Unless we look
after ourselves we shall get nothing.
We are tired Of being made sport of
by the officials"
FREDERICK THE GREAT
MIGHT VINCE AT THIS.
Qualifications Of the German crown
prince are not as numerous in Ger
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
comment on Sarah Bernhard found
in the Lokal Anzefger:

in the Lokal Anzefger:
1.-THE Great Sarah as becomes a
daughter Of the nation whose senti-
ments partake more of the simian
nature than possibly other peoples,
had no sooner recovered her health in
New York than she belched forth her
hatred of the unspeakable Boches in
q manner that was intended for stage
consumption.
"sarah's serpent-like effusions will,
we fancy, no more, affect the attitude
of the. French vernm ent, which ie
about to leave the further conduct of
the war to its English and Yankee
taskmasters. than it. will cause the
Germans to tremble in their beds"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
QUESTIONS ANsWERED

o. b.: what is a mastoid y,
Mastoid means d collection OF pus
In the bone back OF the ear. 1t us
ually is caused by infection OF the
middle ear. Surgical treatment usual
ly is necessary to relieve II.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27

We seldom repent talking too little,
but very often talking too much.-La
: Bruyere.
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9 folds Of white and scarlet! o blue with your silver
Var hearts aay 1o cheri yss W . nd S Gvi;n w'l ing rect %a follow ,n, +yea.
blessing! Ours by inheritance. ours by allegiance. ours by
anection-long may you float on the free winds Of heaven.
the emblem Of liberty, the hope Of the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-27
Girl Bride Who Went to France
With Her Soldier Husband in
The Disguise Of a II. S. Soldier
Mrs. Hazel Carter, Aged 90,
Real American Girl
Crack Shot with Rifle,
Hunted big Game in West
ern Mountains--Grandpa
Sorry She Didn't Get
Chance to Shoot Germans.
Douglas, Ariz., July 81

161dS fAIlz., july e.
Mrs. Hazel Carter, 2O-year-
old bride. who disguised her
self as a soldier and accom-
panied her husband, Corpor-
al John Carter, across the At
lantic into France with
Pershing's Best, is a Douglas
girl.
And Douglas is proud of
her!
When she back home she'll
be met by a guard Of honor and a
brass band. Already she is the
heroine Of the city and ali the folks
are smiling broadly over the clever
way she fooled army officials and got
over n France as a comrade Of her
husband.
Word flashed over the country the
other day from "An Atlantic Port,
that a girl had gone over with PERISH
ing's boys.
The nation gasped-and then grin
ned.
Army men, although they recog-
nized her bravery, decreed that she
must return to the United States.
Mrs. Carter would like to stay and
fight by the side of her husband, but,
or course, Uncle Sam couldn't permit
her to do that.
Now that she .has been discovered"
1t won't do any harm to tell how she
accomplished her feat of crossing the
ocean with an army of men.
Mrs. Carriers forbears were all
fighters. 1t was only natural that she
should marry a fighting man. AS
Hazel Blowser, she met Corporal Car
ter here a year ago when his regi-
ment was stationed al Camp Harrison
]. Jones. Later IN she became Mrs.
Carter.
Her grandfather, H. Clark, IS, who
lives here, Is a veteran Of the Civil
wal and Indian campaigns, with the
scars of two wounds to his credit.
He was Sin on the secret" and
Jumped to his feet when told the
news.
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FREDERICK THE GREAT
MIGHT VINCE AT THIS.

Glorifcations Of the German crown
prince are mo- as numerous in Ger