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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
CHINA OFFERS HUGE
HUMAN RESERVOIR

Washington. Aug. 16-China is not
expected to give any immediate mill
tary aid to the allies, but her declara-
ton of war throws open all her ports
to the allies ships. which can coal
and refit there without danger of in
ternment
China's most important function will
be TO supply unlimited labor to work
on the railways that American engi-
neers are TO rehabiitate in the raw
aged countries, particularly in Russia,
to take the place in the fields OF men
who have gone to the front and to
man the ships that are to carry the
worlds products and thus release the
seamen of the allied nations for sery-
ice in the navies
Should the war 20 on for years the
enormous reservoir of population
might be drawn on for soldiers and in
anticipation of this need it is probable
that the drilling of the Chinese under
European and Japanese officers will
be begun
1t is thought China's advent into the
war was mainly for the purpose of ar
ranging herself with the powers that
must save her from possible Japanese
aggression and it was hurried by the
coming of the japanese commission to
America
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16

OPPOSE INSURlNG SOLDIERS
Risk Men Make Preparations to Fight
Administration Bill.

Washington Aug. Interpretations
to fight the administration bill to pro-
vide insurance for officers and enlist
ed men in the military service of the
government are being made by insur-
ance companies of the country. The
outstanding reasons against the pro
posed legislation are:
That the rates are too low, compar-
ed with the hazards.
That it is bad business scheme
which will entail additional heavy
taxes on the people.
That it is a venture by the govern.
ment into a field of private enterprise
not merely as a war measure, but as
a substitution for the pension system
to be maintained after peace comes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
ALLIES LAUNCH
DRIVE IN WEST
British and French Make
Gains Over Enemy.
TIGHTEN GRIP ON LENS

E.. -. 70. German Stronghold Ooni.
mating City, stormed and Captured
by canadans-Teutons Occupy Rou-
nsnian Town of Ocna
London, Aug. 16-The British and
French returned to the attack IN
Northern France and Belgium ana
preliminary reports indicate they have
won considerable success The princi-
pal blow was struck by the British on
a front of about 1000 yards from the
northwestern outskirts of Lens to the
Bois Hugo, northeast of Loos General
Haig announces that his troops car
ried the German first lines at all
points and are making satisfactory
progress.
Hin 20, a German stronghold north
west of Lens, which dominates the
city, has been stormed and captured
by the Canadians.
Since the beginning of the attack
on the northern end OF the Franco-Bel
gian line the Canadians have beea
making steady progress around Lens.
The new attack on the front immedi-
ately north of Lens evidently is de
signed TO close around the city from
the north. Ii successful this opera
tion may compel the Germans to
evacuate the town without a direct at
tack on it, with the heavy sacrifices
such a move probably would involve.
The French attack was made near
the coast in the vicinity of Dixmude.
The official communication from Paris
reports good progress west of the
Dixmude road The British also an
nounee gains by entente troops
northwest of Bixschoote, in the sector
north of Ypres.
Active operations continue on the
Aisne front The French positions
between IIurtebise and Craonne were
bombarded heavily during the night,
but the Germans did not renew the
infantry actions.
Petrograd announces that height
west of the Roumanian town of Ocna,
in Southwestern Moldovia, has been
occupied by Teutonic forces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
TO CEASE WHEAT TRADING
Chicago Board of Trade Makes Aug.
25 Final Day

Chicago, Aug. Trading In wheat
on the Chicago board of trade will
cease after Aug. 25, in compliance
with a request from II. C. Hoover,
food administrator
September is the only future on the
market
Mr. Hoover requested this action to
permit the government to stabilize
prices in undertaking the purchase OF
wheat for government use at terminals
Sept. /.
Trading has been desultory In whea,
since last May when maximum price
was established A committee from
the Chicago board of trade is In Wash
ington to take up with Mr. Hoover
plans for conservation of wheat and
licensing of elevators.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
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BABY SHORTAGE Is FEARED
Official Declares Draft Causes Many
Women to Fear Motherhood.

Washington Aug 1G ~ America E
baby crop is threatened by the war
The threat is genuine" said an Of
fetal "The situation is critical and
extremely delicate"
Whispers daily come to the govern.
ment ears from young married men in.
dicating that the attitude of thousands
OF the nations young women will make
the birth return extremely short so
long as the threat Of conscription is
held over the heads OF their husbands.
These young women are badly
frightened, continued the official
"They dread the prospect of being left
to face the world with a babe in
arms"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
RIVERS MUST BE IMPROVED
Railways viii Grow Buster Moving
War Materials.

Washington, Aug 1G. A warning
that the facilities of American rail.
roads will be required more and more
for moving war materials and that
now is the time to start development
Of an inland waterway system was is
sued by Secretary Redfeld
The government, the secretary said,
stands ready to aid communities in
improving water commerce wherever
Ii can. The commerce department has
just organized a division of waterways
transportation with Walter Parker OF
New Orleans, an expert on water com.
merce, at its head.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
NORTHWESTCOAL
SUPPLY ASSURED
System OF Preferential Shir=
mentS Is Arranged.
aADS TO FURNISH CAE

Conference of Officials, Rail Heads and
Coal Operators at Washington Ap-
proves Plan TO Relieve Scarcity OF
Fuel in Northwestern States.
Washington, Auc 16.-Plans for re
Iieving the coal shortage in the North
west by a system of preferential ship
ments were formed at a conference OF
officials, railroad men and coal opera
tors, which may ultimately call on
President Wilson for executive ap-
proval to make them effective
The plan adopted by unanimous
resolution contemplates furnishing bi
luminous coal operators who can ship
, Cleveland and Eastern lake ports
90 per cent car service, with the un-
erstanding that they will ship 80 per
cent of their output to lake ports for
reshipment to Northwestern territory
ports
Daniel c. Willard, chairman of the
advisory commission Of the Council of
National Defense, was delegated. with
+. S. Peabody and c. NJ Schaetfer as
aides, to carry the plan TO some au.
thority for final veto or approval
1t is assumed the proposal ultimate
ly will 60 to President Wilson unless
he appoints a preferential shipment
board to handle such problems.
Under the plan adopted Mr. Pea
body and other members of the con
ference said the entire Northwestern
problem will be solved while other
sections OF the country probably will
be adequately cared for by rail trans
DOrtatiOn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
TEUTONlC LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Recent Fighting in Roumania severest
of War.

London, Aug ia belated Rou-
manian official communication de
scribes the battle on the Putna, in
the region of Marasechti, Aug 6, As
the greatest in the entire campaign.
Nine German and one Austrian di-
vision which had been engaged in the
desperate enemy mass attacks dur
ing four days and nights, aided by
numerous pieces of heavy artillery,
we're shattered before the line, which
was fiercely defended by the Russo
Roumanian troops, who in hand to
hand combats and energetic counter
attacks inflicted enormous losses on
the enemy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
HARDEN'S ADVICE TO KAISER
Restore Alsace-Lorraine to France and
Trieste TO italy.

Amsterdam. Aug. 16.-Maximilian
Harden's suppressed Zukunft has re-
appeared and advises the restoration
Trieste to Ita'y if a durable peace is
to be secured, German dispatches
stated
From the temperance OF the Zu-
kunft it would appear that Harden
may have been released from the mill
tary service for which he was drafted.
With the suppression of his paper
Harden was pressed into service as q
military clerk in July.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
TWO MORSE SHIPS ARE SUNK
Ten OF the Crew Of One Vessel Lose
Their Lives.

London, Aug. 16.-According to a
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
from Copenhagen announcement is
made by the Norwegian foreign office
has been sunk in the North sea. Ten
persons were killed
The steamer Capella also was sunk.
The crew was saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
More oammies In London.

London, Aug 16. = Enthusiasm
aroused by appearance of American
troops marching through the streets
blew the lid off London. Ambassador
Page and King George reviewed the
Sammies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
RAILWAY WRECK IN RUSSIA
Sixty Persons Are Killed and Laroe
Number Injured.

Petrograd. Aug lG.- Sixty persons
were killed and $50 injured in a wreck
on the railroad between Petrograd and
MOSCOW.
Four coaches we're crushed to pieces
when a passenger train ran into
freight train.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
Tammany Candidate for Mayor.

New York, Aug 16.-John f. Hy-
Ian, Judge of the county court of
Kings, has been designated by the
Tammany Democratic fusion commit
tee of ITO as its candidate for mayor
OF New York in opposition to Mayor
John Purroy Mitchell.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
EIGHTEEN DEAD IN WRECK
Result of Collision OF Connecticut
Trolley Cars.

New Haven, Conn, Aug. 15.-Eight-
cen are dead and forty injured as the
result of a street car collision at North
Brantford
A car on the Shore Line electric
crashed into a car from New Haven,
crowded with passengers.
Motorman Negus is said to have told
bystanders he had been on duty sir.
teen hours.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
Wants to Know Crews Fate.

Washington, Aug. Is. - The United
States has called on the Swiss COM
mittee looking after the welfare of
prisoners of war to ascertain the fate
of the American gun crew captured by
a German submarine from the steamer
Campania.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16

Naval promotions recommended by
the war expansion selection commit
tee and approved by President Wilson
include the appointment of Captains
Thomas SnOwden and Emil Thesis TO
the permanent rank of rear admiral.
Five captains were approved for
promotions to the temporary rank OF
rear admiral, as follows
Albert Parker Niblack, John Adrian
Hoogewerff, William Bartlett Fetch
er. Marybury Johnston and Edwin
Alexander Anderson
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
China Seizes Austrian Ships.

Shanghai. Aug. l6.-Three Austrian
merchantmen in the harbor have been
taken over by Chinese naval forces.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
PORTO RICO DEMANDS SELF
GOVERNED

San Juan, Porto Rico, Aug.
6.-Resolutions addressed to
President Wilson and demand
ing complete self-goyernment
for Porto Rico were passed by
both houses of the insular leg
islature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
AMERICANS AIRS FORCED TO
FIGHT WITH GERMANS.

Copenhagen, Aug 1G.-An
. American OF German birth who
: WIS permitted to leave Ger
many recently SAYS that the
: military authorities there are
. taking American citizens long
residents in Germany for mill
: tary service on the grounds
: that they have forfeited their
. American citizenship and now
: are denationaliZed
. Even native born Americans,
. he SAYS. have in some instances
: been put into the army.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16

-enry A. Garfield OF ohio Heads Com
mission Selected to Fix Value OF
Cereal-Labor and Farming Indus
try Represented on Commission.
Washington. Aug. 16.-Government
purchase of enough of the 1917 whea'
crop to stabilize prices in the Unit,
States was forecast in the formatio.
of a s50.000.000 corporation by the
food administration
The intention is to take over the
entire harvest if necessary to main.
tain fair prices. The corporation will
make all allied purchases of wheat
and -four and thus stabilize the prices
to the allies Through this arrange
ment. too, it hopes to secure itself
against any possible loss.
The food administration will open
agencies at all the principal wheat
terminals. carrying on its transac
tions with the usual dealers. No com
mission will be charged except to Gov
er costs of operations. The price to
be paid for wheat will be fixed by a
commission under the grain division
headed by President Garfield OF Will
Jams college.
The price the food administration
expects to see maintained in private
as we'll as government transactions.
The corporation will be put under
the grain division of the food admin
istration and its executive officers will
be the same as the officers of this di
vision.
The personnel of the wheat price
liking commission was announced as
follows:
Garfield is Chairman.
Henry A Garfield, president oi
Williams college. chairman.
Charles j Barrett, Union City, Ga
president oil the Farmers union.
William H. Doake, Roanoke. Va
vice president of the Brotherhood oi
Railroad Trainmen
i-AS'Ht IL Aiiht iipOlillHEtOut III
president of the National Corn asso
citation
Edward F. Ladd. Fargo, president
of the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege
r. Goodwin Rhett. Charleston, s. G.
president of the Chamber of Com
merce OF the United States.
J. w. Shorthill York, Neb. secre
tary OF the National Council of Farm
ers' Cooperative associations
James w. Sullivan, Brooklyn, N
Y. OF the American Federation of La
Dor.
l.. j. Tabor. Barnesville. o., master
Of the Ohio State Grange
Flour mills will be assured whea
at the price to be paid by the govern
ment and the food administration Il
ready to purchase for the mills al
the grain they use.
Representatives of the wheat buy
ing industry came to Washington Z,
confer with the food administration
on the governments plan 10 licens'
operation of all elevators. Detaile,
regulations drawn by the food admin
istration and approved by Presiden
Wilson governing the licensing will
be announced shortly
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-08-16
TO HANDLE 1917
WHEAT PRODUCT
Government Forms Fifty Mil
lion Corporation.
PRICE TO BE ESTABLISHED

II enry A. Garfield of Ohio Heads Com
mission Selected to Fix Value OF
cereaI-Labor and Farming Indus.
try Represented on Commission.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
DEATH IN
PORTLA FROM AUTO

PORTLAND. ore, Aug. 10.--The
third death due to automobile accl-
dents since Sunday night occurred at
Good Samaritan hospital this morn
ing at $50 o'clock, when Mrs. Cary
Thomas. 80 years old, succumbed to
injuries received when she was struck
by an automobile driven by Rev.
Jacob Stocker of Salem at Tenth and
Everett streets Tuesday evening.
Because the accident, according to
the district attorneys office. was prin-
cipally due to speeding taxicab
driven by NJ p. Sanders of the Ore
gon Taxicab company, no arrests Will
be made.
According to witnesses, Mr.. Stocker
who admits he is unaccustomed to
driving a car in heavy triffic, swerved
his car suddenly at the approach of
the taxi when collision seemed i'm
minent. striking Mrs. Thomas as she
stepped from the sidewalk.
Sanders. in his testimony to II. p
Coffin of the public safety commits
sion, said he was not going over is
miles an hour and that he turned to
the rear of Mr.. Stockers car, giving
him plenty of leeway. but that Stock
er appeared confused when he turned
his car south on Tenth street.
Mrs Thomas was a car cleaner EN-.
ployed at the North Bank station.
The body will be taken in charge by
the coroner's office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
WILL REPAIR EYES
AND TEETH OF MEN

WASHINGTON. Aug 10 The gov
ernment plans an enormous repair
shop to fix the faulty teeth and eyes
of drafted men. conscript has no
chance of evading service because of
bad teeth. Ten thousand volunteer
dentists are ready to repair them
free.
If drafted men won't so to local
dentist they are sent to cantonment
anyway. At each camp a dental clinic
is located the army officials anneunc-
ed. Men wearing glasses are not ac-
cepted for the infantry. but ordnance.
medical. engineers and quartermast-
ers' corps have thousands of spectacl-
ed men Glasses are permitted in
those branches
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Killed Big RnttlesnnLc.

A large rattlesnake. two feet long.
was killed last evening within six feet
of the camp of Supt. f. B. Hayes al
Thorn Hollow. Special precaution
had been taken to select a spot for
the camp which would be free from
such molestation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Red Cross worker Here.

Harry Bogart, supervising director
of family relief work in the Red
Cross, was here yesterday for the
purpose of consulting with the Off
GERS of the Pendleton Red Cross
Chapter He also visited at Pilo:
Rock and is to be in Pendleton again
next Thursday and Friday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
ILLINOIS COAL MINES
CLOSED BY A STRIKE
Untrue Stories of Mine Profits
Given Blame for Trouble.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1O.-RepreSenta-
tives of the Illinois Coal Operators
Association announced that 81 Illinois
mines are closed as a result of the
strike by $500 miners The combin-
ed output of the mines affected is
100, 600 tons daily. The official said
the strikers demanded a dollar day
additional wages because Of 'un-
founded publicity given alleged enor-
nous profits"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Distrlct Attorney Returns.

District Attorney r. L Keator ar
rived home yesterday from New York
where he had been for a month. He
was called there by the illness of his
father and reached there two weeks
before his fathers death. He reports
some extremely hot weather in New
York. One night in the city the ther-
mometer remained over 100 all
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Grain Better Than Expected.

r, w. Ritner is in today from the
Ritner-St ranch on the reserva
tion and reports his grain going better
than expected, particularly his barley.
The barley, while somewhat off grade,
went go bushels to the acre, The
wheat is going about S5 but is about
three pounds short of No. l test Rit-
ner, however. is mourning the fact
that wheat selling at S2.25 bushel,
he contracted 10000 bushels last fall
at $1.25.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10

pathy with the spirit of the food con-
troll purpose of the law. and is anx-
ious to do what he can to further the
movement from a patriotic stand
point. 1t is his opinion that Pendle-
ton is perhaps the one city in the In
land Empire wheat belt where the
scope of the governmental operations
can find a center which will accom-
modate all sections
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Rurbank to Fntertain.

Sept 12 is the date set for the an
nual festival of Burbank, Wash, near
Pasco. according to a. F.. Alexander
who is visiting here. He states that
Burbank people are making arrange
ments for a big time, have secured
excellent speakers and will be royal
host to all who attend
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10

Lyle Potter. son of Mr.. and Mrs,
j. A. Potter of this city. yesterday en-
listed in the aero squadron of the
regular army at the local recruiting
office and left this morning for Van
couver to report
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
COLLINS OFFERS GRAIN
BUSINESS To GOVERNMENT

6r"nfinued from Page l.,
ent're grain region better fitted for
its operations under the new food bin
that now prOffered by Mr.. col
Hns
Mr.. Collins states that he is in SYM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
Building Fine Home.

VIII Rigby has a fine home in pro-
cess of construction on the upper end
of Perkins avenue, H. e, Cook has
the contract
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
In once Again.

Dave Hollway, who paid fine
early in the week for having acquir-
ed "beef tea and iron jag" was ar
rested again last night He was still
too much intoximated this morning
to appear in court.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10

A twelve pound baby girl arrived
this morning at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs o. c. Keizer, 512 West Bluff
street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10

Weston Lady in Hospital.
Miss Margaret Ferguson of Weston
underwent an operation this mornins
AT st. Anthony's hospital,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10

night, he states. Mr. Keator has
been appointed special representative
of the government to see that drafted
men do not get exemption upon false
grounds
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-10
EIGHT LOCAL MEN CHOSEN.
CONTINUED from Page II

CONTINUED from Page IL
William II. Mckee. McdfOrd.
William V. Miller. Paisley.
Francis l.. Michel Book. EcNiinn-
willie.
Robert L.. Murray, The DaIIes.
Howard f., McDorman, Portland.
Lionel {. Mackay. Portland.
James F. Montqome-v. Wellington
Walter v. MOngcF, Park Place.
William r. McNIurray. Portland.
Ralph II McCurdy. Portland.
Benjamin w. Newell, Portland.
Duncan +. Ncase. Portland.
Robert w. Nelson, Portland.
CIaPiel l.. OgIe. WOodburn.
Walter Il. Odalc. Portland.
Charles w. Olsen. Portland.
William f.. O'Brien. Medford.
joel ID. Pemerene. Portland.
Cassius X. Peck, MarshfieId.
Dorsey J. Rutherford, Corvallis.
George II. Rarey. Waterloo.
Lyman &. Rice. PendIeton.
Donald B. Rice, Portland.
Charles T.. Rogers Astoria.
Arnold S. ROthweII. Portland.
Gustayas A. Rowden. Portland.
Karl Steiwer. jefferson.
Irving w. Smith. MetoIius.
LangdOn II. Spooner. Jennings
lOdgc
Joseph X. Starr. Fossil.
Frederick Steiwer. PendletOn.
John II. Smith. Astoria.
Byron A. Slower. Bend.
Robert S. Smile oak point, Wn.
Louis II. Seagravc, Portland.
MaccOFmac Snow. Portland.
William p. Stevens. Portland.
Lewis Switzer. Seattle. Wn.
Milo X. TemOle. North Bend.
Francois TroUcbet. Vancouver. Wn.
Francis J. TOOmey. Portland.
Charles G. Thayer. Portland.
William y. Tuerck. Sacramento. Cf.
Gordon VOOFhies. Portland.
,T"I'n G. Van Etfcn. Portland.
John o. Nfilnes vale.
ROhert W Wc'tIsnccIt. portland.
Eay VI. Walker. Independence.
John u. Wheeler. Pendlcton.
Wade W. williams. Baker.
Harold !. Warner. PendIcton.
Irwin y. Warner Tho DalIes.
George Wcdelslnd. Dallas.
Frederick a. WOelfIen. Bend.
COLLINS OFFERS GRAIN
BUSINESS To GOVERNMENT
6Cnntinued from Page IL
entire grain region better fitted for
Its operations under the new food bin
that now proffered by Mr.. col
lins
Mr. Collins states that he is in syrn-