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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
GEN. GROZIER PRED KO--
MITETEM SENATORSKIM.
Washington, 13. grudnia.

Washington, 13. grudnia. -
Wczoraj pierwszym swiadkiem
przed kor%tetem dla spraw mill
tarnych Z Iona senatu, ktoy pro-
wadzi Sledztwo W sprawie przy-
gotowah wojennych, byf general
Crozier, szef ibiura artXleryi.
Przesluchiwano go GLOWING W
sprawie brak uodziezy broni W
obozach wojskowych. Oto glowne
punkta w zeznaniach gen. Cro--
ziema: |
System przestarza}y, zwany
,,red tape, jest powodcm spo%
nienia w dostarczaniu dzia} in
nych zapas6w wojennych.
Czekajqc ma apropryacye kon--
gresu przcz szesc miesiecy, depar
lament wojny mic ME uczynii pod
tym wzgledem, gdyz fabrykanc;
ME chcieli przyjmowac zamowieh
przed uchwalcniem tych apropry-
acyi przez kongres.
Produkcya zapasow byla w "a
stoju 10 sierpnia, t. przeszlo piec
miesiecy po wypowiedzeniu woj-
ny. Dopiero w tym mleslacu u
rzednicy dep. wojny postanowlll
korzystac funduszu nag}ego W
sumie $1OO,OO0,OO0, ktory zaraz
po wypowiedzeniu wojny kongres
uchwalii powierzy} opiece prezy-
denta.
Dopiero w lecie przysziego ro-
ku silly zbrojne, kt6re sic obecnie
cwicza w tym krjau beda zaopa-
trzone we wszystkie zap2sy w zu-
pelnosci.
Armia amerykahska we Fran
cvi ma dostateczne zapasy dzieki
Francyi i Anglii, kt6re ia glownle
" arty1erye zaopatrzyly.
Wiele czasu stracono, zanlm
wydano kontrakta ia zapasy wo-
ienne, zezna} gen. Crozier, ma dy-
skusyach w sprawie cen materya-
low we wydziale zapas6w wojen-
nych.
Co do braku odziciy przcsluchi
wanv bedzic gen. Sharpe, szct
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
KONFERENCYA PREF. WILL
SOMA z WYDZIAkEM KO--
LEJOWYM.
Washington; Is. grudnia.

Washington; l3. grudnla. -
Wojcnny wydzia} kolejowy, W
sklad kt0rego wchodzq prczeso-
vie szesciu wielkich kolci, byi
wczoraj po poludniu ma konfe-
rencyi prezydenta .Wilsona i O.
mawial kwestye zreiormowania ad
ministracyi kolei zelaznych celem
usuniecia obecnych niedomagan.
Prezesowie kolei w ciqgu konfe-
rencyi wywnioskowali, re PREF.
Wilson ME mySli obecnie upah-
stwowienie kolei zelaznych, lecz
tylko o kontroli rzqdowcj, co ma
gnot6w kolejowyolp wielce uciG-
szy}o, gdyz ogromnie sic upah-
stwienia obawiajq.
Wiadomem jest, re wydzial
wojenny udaf sic do prezydenta
gIownie w tym celu, azeby ma
przedStawiG powody, re sytuacya
kolejowa ME jest tax z}a, azeby
uranstwowienie kolei by}o konie-
czne. Prezydent jednakze niczem
ME okazal, re uwaza upahstwo-
wicnie jako jedyny mozliwy sro-
dck w obccnych warunkach. Przv
jal koIcjarzy bardzo zyczliwie /
zlozyl i'm uznanic "a koopcracye
dotychczasow7. n to wszvstko,
co uczynili, aicby kolcje zjednp-
czyc i traHsportacyc ulepszyc.
Lccz ograniczcnia So talk wicikic,
&c dalszy postep ME jest mozliwy
Eez wkroczenia rzadu w sytuacye.
O lie fozna by}o dyskusyi wy
wnioskowac, prezydent Wilson
jest "a tenn, azeby koleje pozosta-
Iy W tych samych rekaoh co obec-
ME, lecz azeby mad niemi zamia-
nowany zostaf administrator fede
rainy bardzo szeroka wiadza,
kt6ry mp. mialby w}adze wyzna-
czenia pewnych kolei wy}qcznie
dla rachu pasazerskiego, innych
dla ruchu frachtowcgo, iesli takie
'inie sa r6wnoleele. Jednoczesnie
-zad ewarantowalbv kolejom or
raczone zvski na podstawie zys-
low nrzecietrvch z trzech lat
0rzed woina.
Kiedy PREF. Wilson przesle Do
kongresu swe oredzie w sprawie
kolei ME wiadomo, lecz nastapic
10 moze pred Bozem Narodze-.
MEM.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
WALK MA ZACHODNIM
FRONCIE.
ANGLICY ODPIERAJA
NIEMCOW.

Londyn. IS. grudnia. - Mem
cy usiiowali onegdaj nova ofensy-
wa ma zach6d Cd kambrejSkiego
odcinku zepchnac wstecz Angl-
k6w, lecz choc znaczne bardzo zu-
zyli Ku temu silly - zamiar ich
pozostai plonny. Ajax byi wyko-
many w odcinku pomiedzy Bulle-
court Queant ma caiej tel linii,
wyjqtkiem jednego punktu 20
stall Niemcy odparci z wielkiemi
stratami - szczegolnie mitraliezy
baterye angielskie daily sic we
znaki nieprzyjacielowi, zmiatajac
cafe szeregi zolnierzy niemiec-
kich, pedzonych do masowego a
taku. RAPPORT donosi: Niemcy ata-
kowali ma linii Cd Bullecourt do
Queant; ma calej tel linii wojska
gen. Haiga odpariy nieprzyjacie-
la, jedynie w odlegloSci oko}o mi
Ii Cd Bullecourt zdoiali Niemcy
wedrzec sic ma pozycye opuszczo-
na przez Anglikow, pozatem ME-
przyjaciel straty poni6sl ciezkic
bardzo a jehcow wzieto pewna
liczbe. Pozatem artylcryjskie dzia
lania slime trwajq W okolicy Lens,
Armentieres i Messines. Po sill
nem przygotowaniu artyleryj-
skiem Niemcy otwarli 6w atak Cd
Bullecourt do Queant, Poczem po
kanonadzie dIugiej i intensywnej
ruszyli masowa formacya do ata-
ku: wywiazaia sic straszliwa wal
ka wrecz, zacieta, zaciekia, coraz
nowe SLY masy Niemc0w do
szturmu. lecz zmiataiy ich bate
I'VE angic1skic pokosami caiymi-
a straty te - wobcc minimalncgo
zysku nicmieckiego, W okoio 500
yd. pozycyi opuszczonej przez An
glik6w - czynia Z bitwy tel Pra-
wdziwic porazke niemieck9.
w Anglii wielkie panuje roz-
goryczenie i zaw6d powodu IL
datnej niemieckiej kontrofensywy
ma odcinlu kambrejskim: panuje
przekonanie, re Niemcy zdolali
zr6wnowazyc sukces nagiy i
Swietny gen. Bynga, jakkolwiek
faktem Jest, IL tylko nieco wiecej
niz jedna trzecia terenu zdobyte-
90 przez Bynga odebrac zdo-
II: wzieli oni Anglikom dial
mniei wiecej tyle - co Anglicy
i'm, iehc6w tez wzieli sporo, a
zatem faktycznie poza terencm-
zr6wnowazyli to zwyciestwo i w
kontrofensywie zadali Anglikom
porazke pierwsza Cd 1918 roku.
Opinia miarodajna w Anglii z
troska omawia te sprawy i WY
wa do wzmocnienia wydatnego
odcinka kambrejskiego, jak i ca
le; linii angielskiej we Francyi -
zwiaszcza wobec oczekiwanej ry-
chic generalnej ofensywy niemie-
ckiei we Francyi. Me ulega wat
pliwoSci, IL nieprzyjafiel koncen
TRUE silly, sprowadza wolska
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13

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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
PO zdObyCiu JGrOzOfmy.
Sprawy Morskie.
INNE TELEGR A MY
Nova Afera Caillaux.

dzlafa' / amunlcye - Sledza to ac-
roplany angielskie i francuskie -
choc niemieckie aeroplany spe-
dzaja je ztych rekonesansow i OBJ
serwacyi. Wiadomo juz tez jest,
il Gale dywizye austryackie We
gierskie transportowane So przez
Niemcow Z Galicyi i Rumunii do
Francyi, rzekomo, by odpIaciG
Niemcom pomoc. dana Austryi we
W{oszech, mad Socza: tylko -
gdy Niemcy Podobno dali Austryi
NE wiecej. jal7 okoio $4,000 woi-
ska, teraz Austryacy musza slac
i'm do Francyi setki tysiecy zol-
merry, wraz z caiym ekwipazem
wojennym.
Berlin, IS. grudnia. - Staty-
styha podaje, IL w ciagu listopada
wszyscy Alianci stracili ma zacho-
dnim froncie % balonow obser-
wacyjnych 2O5 aeroplanow, gdy
N;emcy stracic mieli wszystkiego
diva balony okolo szeScdziesiat
aeroplanow.
- Ma liniach wojennych poza
strzelanina intensywna niema
wazniejszych dzialah.
Paryz, 13. grudnia. - Pod
Rheims i Eerdun Or. 344) byly
pomniejsze ataki niemieckie, od-
parte zupeinie; kanonada ma obu
odcinkach ME ustaje. Rowniez w
Szampanii armaty obu stron
graja SLIME.
Londyn, Is. grudnia. - WczeS-
niejsze raporty donosza: na kam-
brejskim odcinku pod La VAGUE
RE odparto silny atak niemiecki; /;
w okolicy Pontrust, niedaleko St.
Quentin Anglicy wykonali reid
udatny w okopy niemieckie, WIG
Ii mitraliezy jehcow. Kanonada
ia calcj linii ME ustaje. Walk a.
wiatyczne oStatnio bardzo ozy--
wionc: Niemcy ma kambrejskim
odcinhu aeroplan6w bombardu-
ia pozycye angielskie - toz samo
czynia i'm Anglicy, bombardujqc
miasteczka i obozy poza LIMA ME
mieckq: w potyczkach napowie-
trznych zrzucono try niemieckie
maszyny, dwie uszkodzono i je-
den balon obserwacyjny zniszczo-
no; try angielskie aeroplany z
rejdow ME powrociiy.
WLOSKI FRONT.
Berlin-Wieden, IS. grudnia. -
Walk pozycyjne ma caiej linii i
strzelanina w odcinku Brenta-
Pave wzieto w potyczkach pew
ma liczbe Wiochow do niewoli.
Rzy1n, Is. grudrlia. - Pomie-
dzy Brenta g6rna Piave gorna
byly onegdaj ozywione Walk {:
austryackie wojska atakowaiy
pod Col della Beretta Col dell
Orso, a wreszcie w dolinie Caleb
ma: bitwy tam trwaly dzieh caly,
nieprzyjaciel atakowai z wielka
forsa przy uzyciu masy dial ciez-
kich: baterye wioskie odpowiada-
iy godnie wstrzymywaly atak
wroga, a wojska liniowe dostaiy
placu; W kilku wysunietych punk
tach Austryacy zdoiali opanowac
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
ZGON NIEMIECKIEGO
LOTNIKA.
sPRAwY MoRsK1E.

Londyn, IS. grudnia. - Ostas-
ri tydzien blokad podmorskich
nur6w niemieckich znow przy-
ni6s} strate 14tu okretow angiel-
skich ponad miare 1900 ton, a
siedmiu nizej tel miary; zn6w to
nieco wieksze straty, niz poprze-
dniego tygodnia.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13

Ioxopy wioskic, lecz te prawie
wszystkie zostaiy zaraz odebrane
kontratakami wloskimi; wreszc;e
pod wieczor nieprzyjaciel wyczer-
pany oporem Wiochow poniesio-
nemi stratami zaniecha} dalszych
atakow. Ma reszcie frontu dzia}a-
MIA artyleryi i awiatyki diva ME
mieckie aeroplany zostaly zrzuco-
ne przez angielskich lotnikow,
Posihki angielskie / -francuskie je-
szcze do Walk wrecz ma wioskim
froncie z Niemcami ME przyszly;
narazie 'graja tylko dziala angiel-
skie lotnicy francuscy angiel-
scy czynni sa bardzo, rekonesan-
sujac bombardujac skupienia
wojsk nieprzyjacielskich. Stwier-
dzono, re Austryacy gromadza
wielkie masy wojsk w okolicy
Foza, tam widocznie nastapi mai
blizszy atak ich.
We W1oszech bawi kongres-
man Stanow Zjedn., Tinkham z
Bostonu, kt6ry zwiedzajac linic
walk wloska mad Piave, otrzymal
zaszczyt ten, IL pozwolono mu
strzelic armaty na ostrzeliwane
wlaSnie pozycye austryackie;
Tinkbam pocia2nai "a sznurek-
zapalajacy naboj, wtedy obecni
przytem Wlosi wznieSli okrzyki
ia Geese Stan6w Zjednoczonych.
z MACEDONII.
Paryz, IS. grudnia. - w posi-
czegolnych odcinkach linW bojo--
wei wzmozona strzelanina; gre
szta zupefnie mic nowego.
ZGON NIEMIECKIEGO
LOTNIKA.
Amsterdam, 13. grudnia. =
Porucznik Erwin Boclim, jeden ?
najznakomitszych po Boclkem
lotnik6w wojennych niemicckich
i nastepca W komendzie po MIN
lego oddzia}u - zostal zabity ma
zachodnim froncie, W dzich pred
przyslaniem mu wysokiego orde-
III zaslusi przez ces. Wilhelma.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1917-12-13
KALENDARZYK.

Jutro, IA grudnia: sw. spirydyo-
ma = Sw. Nikazyusza tow, nm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Supt. E. L. Swartzlander of the
Umatilla agency announces that ad-
vertisement for sale of seven tracts
of Indian land, aggregating $50 acres,
bids for which will be received up
until December IS on six tracts, and
the remaining tract bidding closes
November 26. The appraised value
of the land advertised amounts to
$SS.t45. Six OF the tracts are located
south of the Umatilla river, principal
~ in the Tutuilla district, and the re-
naming tract is located north OF
Cayuse.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Have COLOR IN CHEEKS
Be Better Looking Take
Olive Tablets

lfyour skin is yellow--complexion palIid
tongue coated-app petite pOor-you have
bad taste in your mouth--aIazy, no-good
feeling-you should take Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-a substitute
forcalomel--were prepared by Dr. Edwards
after IL years of study with his patients.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You viii know them by their olive color.
To have clear. pink skin, bright eyes,
no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy like
childhood days you must get at the cause.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act on the
liver and bowels like calomel-yet have
no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome consti
patton. That's why millions of boxes ara
sold annually at 10c and 25c per box. Al
druggists. Take one or two nightly ar
note the pleasing results.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
To Y. NJ. c. A. Meeting.

Judge G. w. Phelps and Clarence
Bishop are to attend an important
army Y. NJ. c. A. conference in Port
land on Wednesday, in response to a
call sent out by w. NJ. Ladd, chair
man of the western department Ma
tional War Work Council. Since the
war started the work of the army Y.
NJ. c. A. has assumed such scope and
Importance that plans are underway
Tor making the work just as thorough
and beneficial as possible.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Iudgc McGInn Man speak.

Judge Henry McGinn of Portland
will probably close the Liberty Loan
campaign in Pendleton. He is now
in La Grande trying case and Judge
Lowell, chairman in charge of the To-
local speaking campaign, is trying to
make arrangements to have him
speak on the streets Saturday at 1880.
Judge McGinn is one of the best
known jurists in the state and one of
the most forceful speakers. Judge
Lowell has received a tentative prom
Use that he will be here Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Two Small Fires.

The fire department was called out
twice Saturday evening for small
hlazes. The woodshed of A. T. Parks
at 112 Garfield was nearly destroyed
by the first fire. The second alarm
was for a blaze that threatened the
Sloan blacksmith shop on Alta street.
A pile of trash was being burned and
the flames had extended to the shop
building when the department was
called out.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

The house to house canvass for
Liberty Bonds is revealing some war
facts not generally known. For in
stance this morning down at 21O2
West Webb street the canvassing
committee found home from which
three sons had gone to war 1t was
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Hill
man. Mrs. Hillman made no mention
OF her contribution to her country. 1t
was only through the neighbors
that the committee learned of her
sacrifice. Mr.. Tillman is car repair
er at the Rieth yards of the O.-W.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
No Sugar shortage Here.

Local people have no necessity for
trying to hoard sugar. says Clarence
Penland of Penland Bros, who han
die the wholesale warehouse here.
On hand or en- route to Pendleton at
this time is enough sugar to do the
town for three months. without a sin
gle sack being ordered from outside.
Consequently it is said the efforts OF
some people to protect themselves by
buying several sacks of sugar at once
will be needless.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Next Thursday will be Roll Call
night at the Elks lodge in accord with
instructions from the grand lodge,
and the members of Pendleton No.
2SS are going to be entertained in
hospitable style. The meeting is to
be called to order at 1880 and each
member is asked to be present for the
roll call which will follow the open
ing of the lodge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

d. b. Waffle this morning sold his
residence property at AIS Lewis
street to T. A. Wylie who recently
purchased the Wray marble works
The consideration was cash. John
Russell has sold his home place on
Stonewall Jackson street to Mrs. Hat
tie Barr.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Child Died on Trnin.

When the Pendleton- Pasco North
ern Pacific train arrived at 10 o'clock
this morning II brought the dead
body of little Indian child that died
on the train while the train was about
half way over from Pasco. The child
was the Is months old son of Clar-
ence Burkes local Indian living near
mission. The family had been over
to Yakima on a visit and the little
one took sick on the return trip.
However. the boy had not been in
good health previously.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

heart of Camp Lewis was broken up
Saturday by the military police when
Baron" B. F'rankenburg. or Won
FTankenburg. X. Fitchner, H. c. Filler
and Walter. Paul Glass were arrested
and turned over to the United States
Marshal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

p. stump, who has been employed
by realty concern selling lots at
Warrenton. was arrested by the po-
lice yesterday on a charge of having
taken the company's car from the st.
George garage and used the same for
a joy ride. stump was turned over
to the sheriff but it is said a prose-
cution is improbable as he had pre-
viously been allowed the use of the
car
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Thanksgiving day. The one open
date is November 8, which will be
used for the local interclass games or
the high school class championship.
Pendleton will meet Walla Walla
November IS, at Walla Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

George ". King. former Pendleton
boy and nephew of F. e. King, of
West Court street. and member Of
the Tooth company, L. S. Marines. at
San Diego, Calf. has been made in
structor on the rifle range because of
his ability as a marksman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Guy Connerly, an express driver
was arrested by the police on a
charge of having liquor in his pos
session. The chief evidence against
Connerly is furnished by a man who
had previously been arrested foT
drunkenness aud involved Connerly
However. some other evidence was
secured by the officers when they
searched Connerlys home. Among
other things a trunk was found with
padding in II such as is used by boot
leggers shipping liquor into the city,
Connerly is now out on 5000 bail fur
nished by H. f. Peters and he is to
he tried tomorrow morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Mary Patterson. aged 65 years. and
a resident of Pendleton for many
years. died at the Eastern Oregon
State Hospital at $40 this morning
death being due to a cerebral hem
morage. With her sister the deceased
lived on Franklin street prior to, be-
ing sent to the hospital.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

on w. ]. Clarke & Co.. the Golden
Rule and probably other stores. The
man would make a small purchase
tender a $25 check and make awas
with the change. He is believed to
be an old offender at this game
though still young man.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Waitsburg versus Pendleton high
school is the football card for next
Friday afternoon. at the Roundup
park. The contract for the game was
signed late Saturday, This game with
the Washington school will take the
place of the Milton contest which
was scheduled for that date. Milton
will not put out n team this year. Pen
dletun will see the high school team
IN three other games. according to
The schedule, which is now complete.
PaFer high viii play here Novem her
Z The Dalles, the Friday before
Thanksgiving. and Ia Grandc,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
shorthand Glass Meets wednesday.

Due TO the non-arrival of the text
books from San Francisco. the even
ing shorthand class which was to have
met tonight at the library, will not
meet until Wednesday. Should the
books not be here then. the class will
wait for them. according to F. H.
Young, instructor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Acting Mayor John L. Vaughan.
Wesley n. Matlock and Judge ]. w.
Maloney, were members of a hunting
party that left this morning for Wal
Iowa county in search of mule deer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

tha Ulrich, 20, both of Pendleton, and
to Charles B. Eveland, So, of Ritter
and Fannie Walker, 81, of John Day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Petition for Administrator.

Mary E. Price has filed petition
asking to be appointed administrator
of the estate of the late Thos. L.
Price. The estate is valued at $4,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
EnlIsts m AIedlcnI C,or,s.

Vaughan A. Fanshier recently en-
listed in the medical corps of the U.
s. Army at the Walla Walla recruiting
offices and is now at Fort George
Wright, Spokane.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
@5 NEWS ORD 3 J
PEgZALE1Q2N


Building permits have been issued
for the erection Of $500 garage for
J. w. Maloney at his home on the
south hill and for the erection of
garage to cost $500 for A. L. McCul-
ly.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

District Deputy Smith OF the
Knights of Columbus. will arrive to-
morrow from Baker and tomorrow
evening Will pay an official visit to
the local council.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

Alleging that she was deserted By
Charlie Maugans on October 25, 1915.
Katie Pearl Mangans today filed suit
for divorce. They have no children
J. B. Perry is attorney for the plain
till.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
EnlIsts in Army.

FnIIsIs IN AfmY.
The county exemption board today
received notification that Elmer
Elijah Sullivan of Weston has enlist
ed in the army at Seattle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

BAD Check Man Nabbcd.
Sheriff T. d. Taylor Saturday ev-
ening placed under arrest Joseph Lau,
charged with passing bad checks up
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22

oull 10 AolIecL.
A. II. Cox as assignee today brought
suit against c. p. Stanyan to collect
on two promissory notes aggregating
$176.70. w. NJ. Peterson is his attor-
ney.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-10-22
Found Nest of spies.

TACOMA, oct. 22.-What may have
been a nest of German spies in the
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-14
A GREAT AUTHORS CREDo.
Robert Louis Stevenson's Story of His
Writing Methods.


| have a vivid recollection of a most
interesting shop talk with Robert Lou
is Stevenson which occurred during a
long walk to Fontainebleau. AS we
tramped along under the shade of the
tall pop!3rs be outlined TO me the writ
er's credo as he knew it ard explained
his own methods Of work.
You painter chaps make lots of
studies, don't youT' be exclaimed. And
you don't frame them all and send
them to the salon, do you? You just
stick them up on the studio wall for a
bit, and presently you tear them up
and make more. And you copy We
lasquez and Rembrandt and Van Dyck
and Corot. and from each you learn
some little trick of the brush. some OBJ
scure little point in technic. And you
know very well that it is the knowl-
edge thus acquired that will enable you
later on to deliver your own messag &c
with fine and confident bravado.
You are simply learning your meter.
And, believe me, mon cher, an artist in
any line without the meter is just q
blind man with a stick. Now. in the
literary line | am simply doing what
you painter men are doing in the pic
torial line-learning the METER
Yes but how do you work the
gamer" | inquired I'VE artists use
paint and canvas and brushes precise
~ as the masters did"
'',Fen. | use pen and ink and paper
precisely as did the masters of the
pen,' laughed Stevenson, only a pen
ell is quite good enough for me at pres
ent. Just now | am making a story a
la Balzac. with a French plot. French
local color and every little touch and
detail as close to the old boy as l can
possibly make it. And aren't his
works just maryels of literary perfec-
ton. Really. | believe that Balzac
held up to nature a more wonderful
mirror than even the great W. S. him
self. His dear old Pere Goriot--don' t
you just know him better even than
if you had met him right here on the
grande route and had an hours chat
with him?
IKE ~ swallow great llIdSIGI
whole, as it were. to read everything
he's written at one go and then have a
try myself at something in his man
ner. The only way to become a master
is to study the masters. take my word
for it, It's all one whether it's in paint
or clay or words. And then if you
are humble enough and keep an open
mind you may one of these long days
learn how to say it. | have at various
periods thus sat at the feet of Sir Wal
ter Scott and Snollett and Fielding
and Dickens and Poe and Beaudelaire.
and the numberof things which | have
written i'll the style of each would fill
q clothes basket" -Birge Harrison III
Century Magazine.