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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
BRITISH REGAIN
LOST GROUND

London, Part OF the ground lost in
the vicinity OF Fresnoy, on the Arras
battlefield, was rcgalned By the Brit.
ish. Il Is announced officially,
With massed reserves and every
available gun at his command, the
crown prince of Bavaria is striving
to halt the ceaseless British assaults
on the Brocourt. Queant line, the last
bulwark protecting the richest prize
OF the Germans in northern France
---the coal fields of Lens.
The reckless expenditure OF human
life by the German commander has
had at least temporary reward in
the recapture OF Fresnoy, at the
northern end of the line,
Its capture marks the first time in
the present offensive that German
counter attack has succeeded in
wrestling an important position from
the British.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
EUROPEAN WAR NEWS

Northwest OF Rheims French troopl
took the first German line on front
OF about two aud a half miles. captur
ing COO prisoners In the operation.
on the eastern end of the vaucierc
plateau. the village OF craounc was
captured by the French. ss well ar
several points Of support east and
north Of craonne.
Germany Is pouring fresh divisions
into desperate fighting along ali the
E.Rheims front In determined
attempt to stop the French advance
aud fetake positions lost In General
NiyeIie's recent drives.
The British have pushed their wa,
well within the town Of Bullecourt
after desperate hand to hand fighting.
Tho town lies absolutely astride the
HIndenburg line. the front trench and
two systems Of support trenches all
being within the village limits.
Way for the thanking Of the Laon
pivot OF the German HIndenburg line
is open 20 the French. II General NJ
yelle can turn the trick and outfIank
the Germans BY the capture OF Loan
In the immediate future. military stra
tegisis believe the retirement of the
Germans TO the frontier line will be
necessary.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
REGISTRATION FOR
DRAFT IS OUTLINED
Work VIII Be Under Direction
OF Civil Authorities Of
the States.

Washington.--An official outline OF
the method BY which military regis
tration is TO be carried out under the
selectlve conscription bill was made
public with an appeal from the war
department for the voluntary services
Of state election and other officials,
in order that there may be no delay
in enrolling and classifying millions
OF men for army duty.
Careful preparation has been made
TO place the whole task In the hands
OF civilian officials Of the states and
To remove every suggestion Of mill
tary force In putting the measure
into effect The only function OF the
federal government will be superyi-
sion through the office Of the provost
marshaI-generaI. The department said
In part:
There was time in the country's
history when military enumerators,
backed BY bayonets, went out among
the people TO take compulsory serv-
ice census. Today. under the princi-
pie OF universal liability to service.
the execution Of the law is put into
the hands OF the people.
The approval Of the new national
army bill and the presidents procla-
nation hereunder will be coincIden-
tai All persons within the age limits
prescribed will be required to present
themselves for registration at the Gus
tomary voting place in the voting pre-
cincts in which they have their per
manent homes on q day which the
president win announce.
''The governor OF each state win be
the chief Of registration therein The
machinery OF registration in each
county is to be in charge Of the sher
iff. the county clerk and the county
physician. acting ex-officio. unless
different board shall be announced BY
the governor. In cities containing
OF more than 10000 the
will be under the control
of the mayor and selected boards OF
Persons absent from their home
.oenties may be registered by mail
4 so absent. man should 80 70 the
Jerk OF the county where he may be
staying on the sixth day after the
late OF the presidents proclamation
Persons too sick to present them
'elves for registration must send
competent person to the county or
.ity clerk on the sixth day after the
ssuing of the proclamation. The clerk
iill give instructions for registration
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
BOND OFFERS ENORMOUS
Liberty Loan viii Be oversubseribed
Nearly 200 Per Cent.

Washington. Tho treasury was
buried beneath an avalanche of sub,
scriptions TO the liberty lsan,
Replies to the offering came from
virtually every part Of the world
where the American flag is flown
Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines proved that they are not finan,
oial slackers by cabling substantial
subscriptions, Fairbanks, Alaska, the
northernmost city in the western
world, telegraphed $4,000 subscrip
tion.
From every state in the union the
reply was overwhelming. Should the
present ratio be maintained. the
banks and their customers will have
subscribed to approximately s6.sOO,
oo0,00O worth of the bonds, an over
subscription OF more than zoe percent
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
$4,000 Food AId PROMISED oreaon

Washington. president w. ], Kerr
OF the Oregon Agricultural College
after a two-day conference with gov,
ernment officials. left for home bear
Ing assurance that not less than $50.
600 of federal funds would be allotted
to Oregon for the employment Of Is
county agents and es assistants to co
operate with agents already in the
field lending aid to farmers aud strN
ing to increase oregon's crop produc
tlon this year.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
eompers Appeals to Russian Masses

Gompers Appeals to Russian Masses
washington.--A plea against pre-
mature peace for Russia and renewed
assurances that American wage-earn.
ers and the American people are in
hearty sympathy with the Russian
democratic movement are included in
a long cablegram sent by President
Samuel Gompers, OF the American
Federation of Labor, TO the executive
committee OF the council OF work
mems and soldiers delegates at Pc
trograd.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
About Deep Breathing.

Many people act ON the principle that
because deep breathing causes dizzi-
ness ii does not agree with them. But
If they will practice the breathing less
vigorously they will find that gradual
ly they can take all the deep breaths
they want without the slightest dis
comfort. Take ten breaths In ten sec
onds and gradually decrease the num-
Der of inhalations.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
GOVERNMENT TO Be AGENT
Washington Replaces Wall Street, az
Financial Capital Of World.

New York Washington has re
placed Wall street as the worlds ii
nsncial center. Federal reserve banks
have taken charge of floating the So.
O00,000.O0O liberty loan in New
York. ]. p. Morgan viii no longer act
as British government financial rep
resentative in America. The United
States government succeeds him. both
as purchasing agent in this country
and as controller of allied loans on
this side of the Atlantic.
Thus. for the first time in history.
Washington becomes the money hub
of the earth, as well as the world war
capital
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Nation Is Facing whea. Shortage.

Washington. Official wheat crop
estimates announced show that with
the world facing a bread shortage the
United States. unless 1t cuts its pres
ent consumption, probably win pro.
duce only enough wheat this year to
supply its own population.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

French Missions Train is Derailed.
AreoIs. Members OF the French
mission 10 the United States we're Sc
yerely shaken un but otherwise unin,
jured when the special train aboard
which they were returning east from
their middle-western tour was deraiI
ed near here.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Seattle.

Wheat--Biuestem $2.75; club SAIL:
forty.fold. $271; red Russian. $2,69:
fife, Ss.T1: turkey red. s2.76.
Barley-$54 per ton.
Butter--Creamery, sec,
Eggs-S7c.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

the submarine menace.
Estimates Of the shipping board are
that between five and six million tons
OF steel and wooden vessels win be
eonstrarted by the government dur.
ing the next two years.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Max Mheat Reaches sa.

Chicago May wheat sold at s3 a
bushel, the highest price on record.
II was an advance of II cents. The
close was at s2.97.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

Springfield. The French mission
10 the United States paid tribute 10
the memory of Lincoln at the einan-
oipaior's tomb here. and received an
enthusiastic welcome to the capital OF
Illinois. Marshal Joffre silently
placed a wreath upon the Lincoln sar-
eophagus.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
THE MARKETS.
Portland.

Wheat--club $2,7O; bluestem $2.75.
red Russian. s2.6s; forty-fold. s2.72.
Barley--No. Feed, $525o per ton.
Hay--Timothy. $50 per ton: alfalfa.
$50:
Butter--Creamery, SSc.
Eggs-Ranch-S2c.
wool-Eastern Oregon, soc; valley,
soc.
Mohair--50c per ID.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
RAILWAY MEN WILL HELP
Nine Regiments to Be Recruited to
Construct Lines in France.

Washington. = Arrangements were
made TO recruit between iI000 and
10000 expert railway men for nine
new volunteer regiments Of army en-
ginecrs TO be scnt 10 France "at the
earliest possible moment TO repaii
and build railroad lines needed ur.
gently In the big push against the
German line. Volunteers will be re.
ceived by the regular army and ma.
tional guard recruiting agencies in
New York, Chicago, St Louis. Boston,
Detroit, Atlanta, San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

Control Of Price Of Wheat Planned.
Ottawa, Ont nt-Announcement was
made in parliament by Sir Thomas
White. the minister of finance. that
plans are under way for joint action
by Canada and the United States to
reduce the price of wheat
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Three.Year War Is Expected.

Cleveland Newton d. Baker. sec
retary of war. who was here on per
sonal business. indicated that the war
department is making preparations
for a three-year war at least
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Manila Shows Loyalty

Manila.--A great parade of the Fill
pinos of Manila was held here Satur
day as demonstration and pledge OF
their allegiance to the United States,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
peIeaa,es sustaIn eoyernment.

Petrograd. via London.-The. council
OF workmen's and soldiers delegates
has passed vote of confidence in the
government by majority Of 50. The
number OF delegates voting was $500.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Britain, Too, Asks Troops for France

Washington. Great Britain formal.
ly joined France in expressing the
hope that an American eSpeditionary
force soon would take its place on the
western front in Earope,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
Eranee oets sioo, ,ooo. .ooo.

Washington France has received
the sloO,QOO00O the United States de-
oided to lend that country to meet
her expenses in this country during
May.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11
HappY rhouaht.

A woman thief recently capture'
,ays she never robbed a friend. Per
laps all her friends are poor.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

Japan May Send Mission to America
Washingtea--Japan may send a
war commission to the United States,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-05-11

Great American Merchant Fleet Plan,
Washington Congress viii be ask
ed to appropriate 1.0o0.0o0.OOO for
the building of the great American
merchant fleet which is to overcome
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18
Former Peru Officer
and Affinity Draw
Fine in Court Here

Sam De Haven. until recently a
member Of the Peru. Ind. police de-
partment. and Catherine Reed. q d.
vorcsd woman. also resident Of Peru.
were arraigned in Richmond city court
today on charge that they had been
living hero a. man and wife. Each
pleaded guilty and each was fined SO
and costs and sentenced to serve ten
days in jail. Mayor Robbins was In
formed that DIS Haven has just
applied for q divorce. and that prior
to his departure from Peru the court
ordered the former policeman to con-
tribute to the support of his children.
Tom Hughes played prankster last
night and his fun resulted in his ar
rest on a charge OF having disturbed
q religious gathering. While services
were being conducted at the Nazarene
church. North Fifth street, last even
ing Hughes, 1t is charged, stepped into
the church corridor and turned the
electric switch controlling the lights,
casting pail Of Egyptian darkness
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18
.FAlRHAVEN SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE SATURDAY

EATON, Ohio, May 1S.-Celebrating
the closing Of schools in Israel town
ship. big all-day celebration will be
held Saturday at Fa1rhaven by pupils
snd patrons. A basket dinner will be
one of the days features. The de.
tailed program Is as follows: Song,
Star Spangled Banner; invocation;
song, eighth grade graduates; recita-
ton. Edward Doty; recitation, Irene
Widan: piano duet, Ruth. Wright and
Grace Wright; dialogue. eighth grade,
Morning Sun; vocal solo. Vera Laird;
recitation, Martha McQuiston: recita-
ton, Jack Kirker; recitation, George
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18
MANY PLACES OPEN
IN FIELD SERVICE

Uncle Sam has many positions open
to Junior typewriters" for field sev-
ice.
An examination will be held at the
postoffice May "a. Superintendent OF
Mails Wilson will furnish information
Junior typewriters" are those who
cannot take shorthand dictation They
will be assigned to duty in arsenals,
navy department and elsewhere and
the usual entrance salaries are 5000 to
$1,000 year.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18

McGaffeney song, primary room, Fair
Haven: "Buddy's City Experience"
leila McDill, Morning Sun; piano
solo. Hilda Ewing: presentation Of
certificates to eighth grade graduates;
vocal solo, Homer Silvers; Maypole
drill by third, fourth and fifth grades,
Morning Sun. Baseball games and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18
EMMoNs LEAVES FOR CAPITAL

Louis F. Emmons left today 70. In
dianapoiis, where he will do his first
trick before the camera for series
of motion picture films to be produced
by the Indiana Film Production COM
rany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18

over the congregation. He was APP
pretended before he could escape.
Hughes was fined SO and costs.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18

other athletic events will take place
In the Afternoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-18
Here Is Why We Do 1t

You ask why we do t
spend $1,000 to do it.
the world and it has
is manufacturing.
than any other car.
and Fayette.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
PLOT UNCOVERED 10
 ASSASSINATE WILSON
FRITZ KoEB, A GERMAN RESERV- lST ARRESTEO-PAPERS IN
 HIS ROOM SEIZED.

Hoboken, N. J.-An alleged plot against the life of President Wilson has been uncovered here, according to detectives who, arrested Fritz Kolb, German reservist from Mexico. In 8 hotel where Kolb had engaged a room were found two bombs, which the de tectives said were to have been sent to the president
 Two bombs completed and nitro glycerine and picric acid were found in Kolb's room, according to the po- lice. Kolb said he was 36 years old and had no occupation. Papers found in his room were seized.
 Kolb, questioned sharply at police headquarters here, is said to have con- fessed he conspired against the Pres ident's life, and that he took part in the Black Tom Island and Bingsland explosions.
 Upon information declared to have been given by Kolb detectives arrest ed two other men, one here and one in Jersey City, and brought them to police headquarters as alleged accom- plices.
 According to members of the New York bomb squad the two bombs were the height of ingenuity" One is a time thumb and the other fitted to ex- plode by the ignition of a fuse. The explosives were contained in tubing wrapped around with copper wire.
 The hotel where Kolb was arrested is the same one at which Lieut. Rob ert Fay, formerly of the German army, and Hans Schiller had rooms prior to their arrest nearly year ago, charged with q conspiracy to destroy British merchant ships by placing bombs on them before their departure from American harbors.
 With the arrest of the two other men whose names were temporarily withheld, it was reported that the pc lice were Investigating alleged rami- fications of the plot which were said to include the destruction of oil works at Tampico, Mex, and the Remington arms works in Hoboken.
 Under washstand in Kolb's room the police say they found one pound of trinitrotuluol, one pound of nitro glycerine, eight or 10 feet of copper tubing and nine pounds of copper wire
 Kolb was terrified when the police broke in upon him, but recovered his composure quickly and talked calmly but somewhat defiantly. He came from Germany in 1914 on Standard Oil boat, he told detectives. and later went to the Mexican border, return ing to New York a long time ago.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
 Finds Check Dated 1914.

Knoxville, Tenn.-In examining some old papers of his father, who died in 1850, Capt. w. E. McElwee, 82 years old, of Redwood, Tenn, came across a check on the Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, for $50, drawn May 1, 1874, by John Smith, cashier, and Jos. S. Norris, president in favor of ID. Gale, or bearer" He will attempt to cash the check if the bank still is in existence. Other pa- pers told of the birth of Elizabeth McElwee, born about the first chick on crow" June 22, 1789, and set forth that she was the first white child born in Knoxville.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
SENATE REFUSES 10
 EMPOWER WILSON
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS APPEAL ED TO THE REPUBLICANS
 TO AID THEM.

Washington.-Th bill to empower President Wilson to establish a pol icy of armed neutrality developed such persistent opposition in the Sen ate that some of it's warmest sup porters began to fear it never could be passed.
 Virtually all of the trouble came from a small group of progressive Re publicans, who blocked every effort to secure unanimous consent for linn iting debate or setting time for a vote. Democratic leaders appealed to the Republicans to aid them in swing ing the little group into line, pleading that in the present crisis failure of the bill would mean national dis grace.
 The embarrassment of the Demo- crats was increased by dramatic speech by Senator Stone, chairman of the foreign relations committee, op- posing the bill as a war measure. That, however. was the only evidence of Reflection in the Democratic ranks.
 On behalf of the administration sen- ators, Senator Simmons conferred with Senator Brandegee of the regu- far Republicans and Senator Kenyon, representing the progressive Republi- cans, both of whom have supported the bill, urging them to intercede with Senators LaF0llette, Norris, Gronna and Cummins, the four progressive Republicans who refused earlier in the night to accept any proposition to expedite passage
 While the negotiations were pro ceeding, several senators sought 10 induce friends of the bill to refrain from discussing it, in order to force the four progressive Republicans 1o take the foore None of them had yet spoken at length. They would not ad- init that they intended to filibuster, but they had given notice of an in- tention to discuss the measure fully, and that was interpreted to mean that they were reserving themselves for final effort to talk the bill to death.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
NEUTRhLS LIABLE
 FOR OWN LOSSES
AUSTRlA'S ANSWER DECLARES NATION NOT BELLiGERANT EN-
 TIERS ZONE AT OWN RISK.
BLOCKADE DECLARED ILLEGAL
Reply Further Contends That BeIlig- erants Are Entitled to Decide For Themselves What Measures They
 Will Take in Sea Traffic.

London.-The American ambassa- dor at Vienna has been handed the reply of the Austrian government in the unrestricted submarine warfare, according to a Vienna dispatch to Reuters by way of Amsterdam.
 The reply declares that neutrals are responsible for losses they suffer by entering the territory where the submarine operations are taking place.
 The American note, which was dis patched to Vienna on February IS, asked specifically whether the Aus trian assurances given following the sinking of the Ancona and the Per sia had been nuilifed. The reply says: Whatever attitude the Wash fngton cabinet may take as to indi- vidual questions raised here,s the Aus. tro-Hungarian government says, "is essentially in accord with the Ameri- can government in regard to the pre- lection of neutrals against endanger- ing their lives" The memorandum then maintains that neutral subjects have to bear themselves all losses they suffer by entering territory where warlike operations are taking place"
 After a lengthy discussion of the British blockade, which it declares is illegal, the memorandum continues:
 "The principle that neutrals should enjoy in war times the advantages of the freedom of the seas refers only to neutral vessels and not to neutral persons aboard enemy vessels"
 The reply further contends that bel ligerents are entitled to decide for themselves what measures should be taken against an enemy in sea traf- fic, and concludes.
 .'In such cases neutrals have no other legitimate interests and there fore no legal claim other than that belligerent inform them in time of prohibition directed at an enemy so that they can avoid entrusting their lives and their goods to enemy yes sels."
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
WRITERS BEHIND THE TIMES
Complaint Made That They Have Taken No Cognlzance of Changes
 Occurring in Dialects.

When Joseph Vance, of whom De Morgan wrote book, was boy in London, the local dialect was like this:
 He's a-goin' for to fight Mir. Gum beyont the Pinnerforty works, and you better look sharp if you want for to see anythink."
 Vance went away to South Amer ica and returned after many years to find the jargon altered to this pat tern:
 Tt tthe noise) was lidy with a biby fighting another lidy and both was took off to the Stytion."
 All American dialects have changed in 30 years as that of London did, with the possible exception of the tongue spoken in the southern Appa- lachian country. Yet, to judge by American comic papers and the gen tlemen of the stage, our dialects are as immutable as the stars. They change no more than the faces of great cliffs.
 Why would 1t not be a good idea to appoint a committee to wait on editors of humorous periodicals and the writers of plays and point out to them politely that they speak the Ian guage of people long in their graves and superseded ?-Toledo Blade.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-09
Double Election Board.

Charleston, w. Va.-Governor Hen " D. Hatfield signed the double cleo tion board bill, which was passed by the West Virginia Legislature. The bill, which is modelled on the Kansas election law, provides for two cleo tion boards to work jointly, one 10 receive and the other to count the ballots. It is expected that by such a system the gathering of election re- turns will be greatly facilitated.