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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS
MUST Be IN MONDAY

Thousands of books and magazines
for the soldiers have been contribute
ed by people of this county through
the county library system and the col
lection period is to close Monday.
Therefore anyone having books or
magazines to offer are requested to
send them in before Monday night
The library will be open from > to 5
Monday and books will be received
during that time or any time this
evening or Monday.
In the national army cantonments
regular Libraries will be esta olished,
each under library supervision, 50
that the maximum use from the books
may be obtained. An enlisted man
with library experience will be IN
charge at each camp.
For the purpose of establishing and
maintaining the camp libraries fund
of $500, 900 is being raised and each
training library worker in the coun-
try has been asked to give 81 per
month from his or her salary. This
is generally being done.
The library has received some gov.
ernment bulletins on home drying
and canning that may be obtained on
request.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
j. S. TROOPS TO
TRAIN IN CUBA

WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-It is an
nounced Cuba gave the United States
a training ground in the eastern end
of the island. Troops will be sent
there soon.
The state department announced:
The generous offer of Cuba has
been accepted by this government
with great pleasure. Careful consid-
Grafton was given the question of
which American forces would be
more benefited by training in the is
land of Cuba
This question is now determined,
and American forces will proceed to
the eastern end of Cuba for training
at an early date.
This action on the part of the
president of cuba is considered as a
further PROOF of Cuba's desire to give
cordial cooperation to the United
States and be of every assistance to
il in the war which both countries
are waging for the rights of human
ity against the imperial German gov.
eminent"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
CASUALTY LISTS
INDICATE SAMMIES
WILL SOON FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Aug. lS.-It Is in
Dictated the Sammies will soon be
fighting abroad when the war de
partment announced it would start
the publication of n casualty list Au-
gust -. This is not the exact date of
American participation.
A section Of the official bulletin is
reserved for the lists. 1t will be
marked no casualties when there are
none. If there are only a few casu-
alties the column will print the sol
dier's name. organization and next Of
kin. If the list runs heavily only the
soldiers name and organization will
be given. A special bureau under Ad-
jutant General Mccain will check over
the casualties and maintain an iufor-
nation service for inquiriug kin.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
AUSTRIA IS READY TO
INITIATE NEGOTIATIONS

ROME, Aug. 18.-Germany
has assured the pope Of moral
adhesion to the peace propos-
ais, according TO press dis
patches. Austria has also J--
clared her readiness to initiate
negotiations.
The dispatches reporting
that this support has been given
the pope's proposals are from
Berne, and published by the
Idea Nazionale. Government
circles expected the reports.
Having taken the view that the
pontiff's action was inspired
by Austria. it was generally
believed the central powers
would be the first to respond.
The Tribuna asserts it is pos
itively informed the pope act
ed directly on his own initiative
without external pressure. The
Catholic Press strongly denied
that the pope's proposal was
in any way inspired. The Cor
ricre D'Italia declared the con-
dirions were favorable to the
allies, pointing out the refer
ence to disarmament and the
gotiationS as to Alsace,
Trent, Trieste being distinctly
Unfavorable to the central
powers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
GERMANS LOSE
ia AIRPLANES
IN ONE WEEK
Aerial Operations Around Lens
Carried Out With Great OAR
ing Despite UnfavorabIe
Weather Conditions.
ALL ATTACKS REPULSED,
ARTILLERY VERY ACTIVE

LONDON, Aug. 1s THE third day
the Germans have continued throw
ing masses of troops against the new
ly won British positions near Lens.
All attacks were repulsed. Artillery
was active asst night A hundred and
fourteen German airplanes have been
downed the past week and 40 British
aircraft lost
Moves Extremely Daring.
Sixty-two enemy machines were de-
stroyed outright and SO downed be-
yond control. Aerial operations, car
ried out despite unfavorable weather
were marked by extreme daring
Prussion flyers took great chances in
their efforts to communicate with the
artillery ranges back Of the lines.
The full force of the British and
French Flanders drive may be deter
mined within the next "a hours. In
Flanders German counter attacks
are being repulsed. and fighting has
slowed down on this front. Positions
beyond Langemarcke were consoli-
dated by the British. while the
French made good ground along the
Steenbeck The continuation of a gen
eral assault will mark the offensive
as an effort second in power only to
that of the Somme.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
GERMAN SPIES PASS
THROUGH PENDLETON
UNDER HEAVY GUARD

Three alleged German spies. guacd-
ed by four armed artillerYmen, pass
ed through PendIeton yesterday NOR
ming. They were from Seattle and
where they We're going can only be
surmised.
The three men are supposed to be
Lieutenant AIvo Won Avlensleben. a
German reserve officer alleged to
have been the brains of the German
spy system in the northwest. George
S. Schoetleberg and Hans Cron.
prominent Seattle business men. They
were arrested recently and had since
been held in Seattle
They passed through PendIeton On
No 6 Yesterday morning and it is
believed they were being taken TO
Fort Douglas. Utah. for interrment
during the remainder of the war.
While here yesterday morning two
Of the guards strolled about the plat
form while the other two remained
with the prisoners. Each of the SOL
diers carried an automatic revolver.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
AIR
RAID MADE
BY FRENCH
German Military Establishments Bombed
With $4,000 Tons of Projectiles;
Auiators Fly Within II Miles of Rhine;
Seuen Teuton Machines DoUned; TWo
French Lost

PARIS, Aug. 49, - The war Office
reported that III French airplaneS
raided German military establish
ments. dropping $4,000 pounds OF
projectiIes. Seven German ma
chimes were dOVFned and eight others
and a balloon damaged. Two French
machines failed to return. German
aIrplanes bombed Nancy The town
was undamaged.
The Colmar aviation grounds and
aviation camps at FFescati. and Hab-
sheim was bOmbar1ed. Chamblay
station, FribOugen- Brisgau and 9TH
er points were attacked. Numerous
fires were started and Cortemarch
station was seen affre. French avia-
tors went within IL miles of the
Rhine. FFieburg is in BFisgau in the
grand duchy of BeIden, seventy five
miles from Karlsruhe and eleven
miles from the Rhine. II has pop
ulattOn OF over sixty thousand. Col
mar and FIescati are in upper Alsace.
LONDON. Aug. lathe admiralty
announced that many tons of bombs
were dropped on German military e.
adjustments in Belgium. ThOrOut
railway station was raided. FIRES were
observed in the ammunition camp.
The British machines were undamag-
ed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
r,xxERs TO .KAIsER wrLsoN''


WASHINGTON. Aug lS.--Suffra-
gists from the womans party head
quarters attempted twice late yester-
day to station themselves before the
White House gates with banners ad
dressed to Kaiser Wilson" laugh
ing crowd saw the first banner car
ried off by naval hluejacket, who
said he wanted it for a souvenir. Two
others were brought up, only to be
forcibly appropr at"d by civilian en-
ployes or the war and navy depart
ments
The Presi lent and Mrs Wilson on
their way to Fort Meyer to attend the
graduation exercises at the reserve
officers training camp there. passed
out Of the grounds as the second act
was staged. They smiled and bowed
10 the crowd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
BIG CANADIAN MUN|TION PLANT
DESTROYED; SCORES ARE KILLED
BRITISH AND
GERMAN SCOUT
SHIPS FIGHT

LONDON. Aug lS.--The admiralty
reported an engagement between
British and German scouting ships.
One German destroyer and several
mine sweepers were damaged. The
biggest type of British scout cruisers
engaged the Germans, scoring
mum Der Of hits before the Germans
escaped. German Submarines part-ci-
pated The British were unchanged
The British cruisers were unable
to follow the fleeing Germans be-
cause of mine fled. During the
engagement submarines attacked the
British forces unsuccessfully.
BERLIN. Aug 1S.-The German
guard patrol encountered enemy de-
stroyers and cruisers, it is officially
stated We attacked and the largely
superior enemy, under well placed
German fire withdrew hastily. Tn"
Germans were undamaged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
French Advance in Flanders.

tinue TO advance in Flanders. captur-
ing strong positions east of Steenbeck
Progress Was made north of Bixs-
choote. along the Langemarck road.
A brilliant counter attack on the right
hank Of the Meuse threw the Ger
mans from positions captured last
week
North of the Aisne German raids
We're repulse,i. In Champagne, near
Massines. a German attack was bro
ken by artillery fire. Lively artillery
xchanges are reported near Steen-
beck
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
i, S, TO SPEAK FOR
HERSELF ONLY IN
REPLYING TO POPE

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-The Uni
ted States will probably speak only
for herself when answering the pop"'s
pea. It is officially stated the pom
ufrs communication required an indi-
Vidual reply.
The answer will be sent only ai''f
the government has eNhausuN"IN "N-
changed views with the allies. inc
state department said tn" note was
under careful consideration. LANSING
didn't know how long the cnnsliera-
ton of the message would continue
All Italian papers. except the Natlca'
organ are arrayed against tn" pore ;
proposal. cables to high Italian officl-
ais said
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
FIRST RAIN IN 49 DAYS FALLS
DROUTH IS LONGEST ON RECORD

Ing the dust However. it proved
very refreshing for those who were
out that late The rain measured
.O2.
With the rain that fell last night,
there has been but .09 of an inch
during the past 20 days and this is
probably the 'ongest drouth on rec
ord in these parts. II beats the l9l l
drouth five days, there having been
a period Of IS days that year in
which there was but frac ON Of an
inch Of rain
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

II rainCd last night
1t wasn't much of ra u as rains
CO. but it was the very first shower
Of any kind or description that has
fallen in PendIeton since June -, a
period OF 40 days.
The rain, a thunder shower, occur
red between IL and 12 last night.
clouds had blown up during the even
ing and lightning flashes and thun-
der rolls had indicated n storm. The
fain fell heavily but was over i'm a
few moments. hardly more than lay
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
SEPT. CLOSES AT
$2.O2 CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Aug. 1S.-(Special to
the East Oregonian. Range of
wheat prices today:
open. H gh Low, Close.
Sept &2o2A SaO2& *2.02 s2.o2
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
SENATE PAYS RESPECTS To
MEMORY OF LATE SFN ATOR

through respect to the memory or for
mer senator John Kern. who died
Yesterday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
WHEELER COUNTY GETS
NEW DISTRICT NTTORNEN

SALEM Aug lN--GoFsrn"r Witty
comb,- has received the resignation ot
J X starr. district attorney ~ Whr"i.
rr cuuuty and has appointed wallace
q. Triu. formerly of WplInwI county.
tu the position starr r"fgu"h De-.
cause ha won "a commission iu rho nov
Irr-E
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

In the new Flanders battle. l9 enc
my airplanes were downed in one da-.
twenty were driven down. beyond
control sixteen and a half tons Of
bombs were dropped on railway sta
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

GREECE UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
ATHENS, Aug. 1S.-NIartial law has
been extended To include all Greece.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

Hogs AGAIN ADVANCE

CHICAGO. Aug. 1S.-IIogS sold at
SI9 a hundrtNdweight n 81 advance
in n week
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

SALEM. Aug. iS-lteports to the
pubic service commission indicate an
increasing car shortage on the South
ern Pacific lines in oregon. New car
orders average 100 cars daily and
Yesterdays net shortage was approx
imateIy soc cars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Portland.

PORTLAND. ore. Aug. 1S.-tSpe
cialD Club $2.15 bluestem S2.2O.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Grade Teachers Named.

The following grade teachers We're
elected Miss Eta Woodell Of Ia
Grande. Miss Irene Hawks of Buck
nell, WASH. Miss Dorothy NJ. Lewis
OF Ashville, n Y. Miss Jean Jacobs
of Portland Miss Clara Kermode Of
Livingston, Mont. Miss Florence
Gamble of Hanford, cal. Mrs. Reu
lah Kerrick of Pendleton and Miss
Gertrude Harlow Of Covington. Ind.
A proposition to have medical in
sDection in the schools was presented
last evening and the board viii con
slider it until the next meeting. No
definite action was taken on the pro
posed salary increases but it seems
probable that some increases will be
allowed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
GERMANY WILL
SUPPORT POPE
IN PEACE MOVE

Assurances are Given of Moral
Adhesion to Peace Proposals
According to Press Dis
patches.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

CONTINUED on Page 100
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
New Manual Training Teacher.

Miss Myrtle Harrison of Astoria,
was elected as assistant mathematical
and general teacher at the high
school. wee Elizabeth Tucker. re
signed Principal Drill will be head
of the mathematics department. Phit-
ip ParCher of The Dal'es. elected last
TUESDAY as head Of the manual
trainiig department, sent word that
he had already accepted another po-
sition. Paul Amort Of Salem has
been chosen in this department
Whether or not there will be an aG-
ricultural instructor this year de-
pends upon whether the board can
find a man who has specialized in
dry farming
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
ONE IS GRANTED
EXEMPTION, ONE
CLAIM REFUSED

One exemption claim allowed and
one refused was the record OF the To-
cal board yesterday afternoon. The
claim of Gilman Guy Young Of Free
water. now in The Dalles. was allow
ed. investigating showing him to have
an invalid wife wholly dependent up
on his darninEs. The claim OF Har-
rison clifford Kirk of Athena, who
has a wife and two children. was dis
allowed.
The time for the filing OF proofs ot
claims will expire Monday. With one
or two exceptions those claiming eN-
emption have filed their affidavits.
The board will pass on some claims
this afternoon. All claims must be
passed upon by next Thursday.
The board this morning received
instructions showing that those
boards which have made wholesale eN'
emptions or which have been certify
ing only to those who made no cN-
emption claims viii be required to do
their work over again. The boards
are advised to exercise extreme care
that no man shall be sent to the draft
army out of his turn.
Six Make Appeals.
Six of those whose claims have
been refused by the local board have
appealed to the district board up to
date They are John Dale Whitman
William Edward Kelly. Ernest Thorn
as French. Rudolph NJ. Crommelin
Daniel Ira Hopkins and HurlhurV
Stanley Crispin In addition to thss"
the district attorney, as required by
instructions. has appealed from the
decisions of the local board in exempt
ing Seal Alfred llcaNueN and Gilman
Guy Young.
Angel Tom Maharas Of Rieth Is tn"
first Of the % called. on the second
list to file a claim for exemption. lie
claims he has been scuding $50
month to- Greece FOR the support OF
a mother and young brother,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
TEACHERS NAMED At
A SPECIAL MEETING
OF DISTRICT BOARD

Election OF teachers to fill the va
cancies caused by designations was
held at a special meeting Of the dis
trict board last evening. Another
meeting will be held next Tuesday at
which time it will be known whether
the chosen teachers have accepted,
Miss Flora Shaw teacher in the
seventh grade at the Washington
school last year, and A. c. Thompson
of Aurora, principal of the Milwau-
kee. Ore. schoo last year, were
elected to the two vacant grade prin-
CinalshipS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
DAILY EVENING EDITION
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 Pendieton of
any newspaper.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-06
Baptist State Convention-Some
Facts About the Baptists.

The 9th annual session of the
North Carolina Baptist convention
convened in Durham Tuesday night,
the annual conference Of Baptist pas
tors being held Monday night and
Tuesday. John A. Oates Of Fayette-
vile has been president Of the con-
vention for two years. The amount
raised for State missions this year
was S45,273.43, which was $2,226.57
short ofthe amount fixed to be rails
ed, but on account Of the fact that
there were some appropriations not
called for which had been made by
the mission board, there will be funds
enough in hand to pay all indebted
ness up to January 1, 1918. For home
missions the Baptist churches of the
State gave this year s35, ,554.37, a gain
Of $1,854,66 over last year. For for
-eign missions the amount was $685.
80, which is $9,392.33 more than the
amount given before to the current
fund for foreign missions. The con-
vention was organized at Greenville
in 1880, only a handful of churches
then being represented. Now there
are 2,200 churches with a total mem
bership Of nearly 100000. Last year
the churches of the convention report
ed total contributions for all purposes
including home church expenses, 1924,
262.66, an amount slightly less than
81 per capita. Last year 2,123 Sun
day schools were reported with ar
| enrolment of 221,148.
! The Baptists of North Carolina, az
a denomination, control eighteen ed
ucational institutions with propert.
valued at 81 ,499, ,99o. These, institu
tions employ 1872 teachers and report
ed 1884 enrolled. In addition to thi
work the Thomasville Baptist orphan
age, with property valued at $342,
1873, cared for nearly 500 children.
The Robesonian., 1917-12-06
Personal Items From Red Springs

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Red Springs, Dec. Mrs. Carrie
Oates of Fayetteville spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. de Vane.
From here Mrs. Oates went to New
York, where she has an apartment.
Mrs. Robert Massie, Jr., spent Mon
day in Fayetteville.
Mrs. A. T. McCallum left Monday
for New York, where she will be pre-
sented at the wedding of her nephew
Mr.. Dallas Townsend.
Mrs. James G.. Williams has return
ed from a visit to her brother Mr..
Alex Wood, in Virginia. Mrs. Will
liams visited friends in Washington,
D. c., and Richmond, also:
Mrs. Cannon of Salisbury is visiting
Mrs. c.. G. Vardell.
Mr.. Herbert Singleton, who has
been working in Washington, spent
Thanksgiving with his family at Dun
darrach.
DR.. Frank Mcmillan, Misses Bessie
Jones, Genevieve Mcmillan and Ruth
| Covington spent Thanksgiving in
game.
Miss Mary Williams is visiting
| Major and Mrs. Robertson at Fort
| Moultrie, S. c..
Miss Ethel Council, who is teaching
! at Dover, spent the weekend at home.
Miss Sallie Pearsall left Monday for
Greenville to visit her sister, Miss
George Pearsall, who teaches music
in the graded school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pearsall and lit
tie daughter, Mary Whitfield, of Will
mington, are spending few days at
the hotel.
Mr.. Robert W. Massie of Lynch
burg spent Sunday with his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. R. W.
Massie, Jr.
| Mr.. David Robson of Council is
visiting his mother, Mrs. D. J. Robe
son.
| DR.. and Mrs. Seavy Highsmith OF
Fayetteville spent Thanksgiving with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Junius Goodwin o1
Lumberton spent few days last weel
with Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Pearsall.>
Rev. Mr.. Parker of the Methodisr
church left Monday for Greenville tt
, attend the annual conference
J, Lieut.. Tom deVane Of Camp Jack
son, Columbia, spent few days las
, week with his family here
The Robesonian., 1917-12-06
Some Facts About the North Caroline

Conference.
The North Carolina Methodist con-
ference convened in Jarvis Memorial
church at Greenville yesterday, Bish-
op Warren A. Gambler of Atlanta pre-
siding. The following is taken from
newspaper article by Rev. T. A.
Skies of Greenville just before con-
ference met:
'This conference embraces all that
part Of the State lying east of Rock
ingham, Guilford, Randolph, Stanly
and Anson county lines. On the south
it is bounded by the South Carolina
line and extends to the Virginia line
on the north. It is composed of 24O
ministers and 36 lay representatives
from the nine presiding elders dis
tricts. There are 223 active ministers
and II on the retired list.
1.-The reports at the last session of
the conference shows that during the
year 1916 there was paid for the sup
port Of the ministry $219,7 ZIG; for for
eign missions, $22, 2,946; home and con-
ference missions, $21 1,355; church ex-
tension, 81 1,043; conference claim
ants, $500; orphans, S39, 9,O26. Last
year there was a total of 745 Sunday
schools with 6,451 officers and teach