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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03
It win BE Liberty Bread.

ashington.-Liberty bread is the
term to be encouraged by the food ad.
ministration as applied to substitutes
for wheat flour rather than the phrase
'war bread" used in other warning
countries.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03
EIGHT PERISH IN FOREST FIRE,
Men and Teams Trapped in Lumber
Camp When Fire Breaks Out.

Fernie, b. eight men are known
TO have persisted and Il number are
missing in fire that swept the Spruce
River valley, fifteen miles northeast of
here, Sunday afternoon. Sixty-odd men
and about twenty teams were trapped
In camp of the Elk Lumber company,
situated in blind valley, and their
flight over the mountain was most diff
ticult.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03
Steamer Sunk in collision.

Halifax-The steamship Heathcote,
2345 tons gross, was sunk in a COLI
sion with Dutch steamship in the
gulf of st. Lawrence, according to
word received here. The crew was
rescued.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03
Effort.

"Grubbs claims that he has always
worked hard without being appreci-
ated."
Maybe he's like singer with bad
voice. The harder he works, the worse
he sounds"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03
FOREIGN.
submarine

! A German submarine was destroyed
/ Thursday on the French coast west
| OF Calais. The undersea boat went
ashore and the crew, unable to free
her, opened the gasoline tanks and
SET fire 20 the vessel.
The plant and offices Of El Imparcial,
a pro-Gerinan newspaper, NJ San Jose,
Costa Rico, were seized by order of
President Tinoco. The seizure of El
Impartial deprives the Germans of
their only means Of propaganda here.
Les Nouvelles OF Maestricht reports
(. that one of the chiefs of the German
! espionage service In Belgium was as
sasslnated last Friday at Lommcl.
Belgian Limburg No trace OF the as
sassin has been found.
/ A correspondent OF the North China
!, Daily News reports that serious fight
ing has broken out again at Chen-Tu,
! capital OF the province of Sze-Chuen,
where kwel-Chow and Yuu-Nan
troops have resumed their quarrel
for mastery Of the province
The statement by Mrs. Parker, sis
J, ter OF Lord Kitchener, that she he
" lieves her brother Is alive and did not
go down With the cruiser Hampshire,
has revived Il ruinor which has DC.
CURED In England during the year
! past.
Reports from Vienna say that the
evening newspapers In the Austrian
I. capital assert that the Russians are
, evacuatlng Czernowitz, capital of Blu
kowina.
! Another American contingent has ar
/ rived and safely disembarked at a
!. European port The American troops
4 arrived by the same steamer whereon
Kermit Roosevelt his wife and child
!. travelled.
Z Two German vessels have been sunk
4 aud two German steamers have been
/. taken to England by British destroy
/. ers, according 10 the correspondent At
4 TeXel, one of the FrIeslan islands, OF
the Amsterdam Telegram
4, Roumanian forces captured in Tues.
r days and Wednesdays battle on the
/ ltoumanlan front more than thousand
D prisoners, says the official statement
i issued Thursday by the Russian war
department
4. During the week ended midnight
n July %. not single French vessel
n either over or under 1900 tons, was
4 lost. Six French merchantmen were
5, attacked unsuccessfully during thai
y time by submarines.
a The British house of commons, aftel
"a employing the whole evening session
on Thursday in discussion of a peac,
in resolution, moved by James Ramsa,
le Macdonald. socialist and labor mem
Is Der, defeated 1t by vote of las to 10
70 The French government has gIvei
D. orders that all employees Of the stat,
De railroads win receive increases in sal
TX aries of at least $S4 annually becaus
of the high cost of living.
Z, The Serbian government contem
ed plates an early re-establishment o
IL the seat Of government on Serbian sol
The first move win be to SalonIk
of where King Peter and Crown Prime
or Alexander have already establishe
mt themselves. Later the seat will be e:
20 tablished hear Monastir.
A dispatch received at Geneva r,
ne cords the first contact of Austria
l I'll
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-03

William Garland. Los Angeles, was
elected president Of the National Asso-
citation of Real Estate Boards ut the
closing session of the annual conven-
ton at Milwaukee, st. Louis was
awarded next years meeting.
| A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
was filed at New York by the New
Mexico-Colorad Coal & Mining com
pany, giving liabilities of $2,O52, 357
and assets Of $564000.
The Rev. George William KranleidIs,
la German Lutheran preacher, was ar
rested at Riyerdale, Neb., by the Unit
ed States marshal as an alien enemy
OF the United States and will be In
termed until the close OF the war
The steamship bearing Or. Trldtjoff
Nansen, The Arctic explorer and six
other prominent Norwegians recently
appointed by their government as
members Of special commission to
the United States on the food supply
question, arrived ut nn Atlantic port
on July 20.
WASHINGTON.
Harry Chapman Gilbert, 21 years
old, son OF White House guard, IA
the first man In the country TO be
accepted for service In the new ma
tional army, having passed his physical
test and waived all claims for ex-
emption.
Carrying an appropriation of $27,-
$4,000, the annual rivers and harbors
bin was passed by the senate July rs,
80 10 IL.
The new war budget 10 carry the
government through to next July and
to cover additional credits TO the al
lies promises now TO far exceed eight
billion dollars and may mount to ten
billion dollars
Senator Curtis has introduced bill |
for establishment OF rural colonies for !
dependent families Of soldiers.
Americas bill for the fiscal year Will
total $1T0000O0,000, Senator Smoot
told the senate on July 20, instead of
the $l4.22G,000,000 he estimated the
Ilny before, the increase resulting from
m additional $500000000 for the
shipping bonrd, $2,000,0O0,0O0 for the
lilies and $150,O00,000 deficit in the
executive departments.
No attempt is made at Washington
0 minimize the seriousness OF the
in the war theatres In Ea.
ope. The United States Is In the war
nd viii go through with 1t; but any
Ope of short struggle has gone
with the apparent almost
omplete collapse Of the Russian war
lachlne. ,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
DRIVING GERMAN ARMY
UNDERGROUND IS THE
BEGINNING OF THE END
SAYS LLOYD-GEORGE
PruSsianS are Being Taught Virtue of Humility With Fierce
Relentless Lash; Britain Now Has Such Reserves Of NUM-
tOnS That Submarines Can Never Prevent Allies Victory

DUNDEE. June S0.-"Britain now
has such reserves OF munitions, that
whatever the submarines do, they
can't prevent the successful prose-
cGtion of the war" Lloyd-George de-
clared in IA speech here.
We have driven the great German
army underground. he continued,
and that means the beginning Of the
end. II means pounding the sense Of
inferiority into every pore of the GER
IGan mind.
The Prussians possess many viz
tucs excepting humility, which is now
cling taught them with fierce. re-
lsntless lash.
Lloyd George was given an enthusi'
istic welcome by the townspeople. Dis
,ussiug economic conditions, he was
cheered when he said, III necessary
tne government will itself pay the diff
terence In the price 81 bread 50 as TO
lriup Il within the compass Of the
uIk Of people"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
DENIED AN
FREIGHT RATES
UMATILLA COUNTY
EXEMPTION BOARD
ORGANIZED TODAY
DUTIES WILL PROBABLY NOT RE-
GIN UNTIL DRAWING OF
MEN STARTS.

Sheriff T. ID. Taylor, Clerk r. T.
Brown and DR.. ID. j. McFaul. county
health officer, today organized as the
exemption board for UmatiIIa county
under the draft law. They have not
yet received complete instruction on
their work and Will probably not have
any duties until the drawing of men
begins
Already they have made copies of
every registration card in the county.
numbered them and sent them to Ad-
jutant General White. The adjutant
general will send the numbers to
Washington for the drawing which is
to take place early in July. The
names corresponding to the numbers
drawn will be announced by the ad-
Jutant general and the exemption
boards will then pass upon the men
selected from their Jurisdiction.
There are to be no wholesale exemp-
tons, it has been announced from
Washington. Men physically deficient
will Of course he exempted. Men
with dependents are to be exempted
but by dependents is meant persons
" no are wholly and selely dependent
upon the head of the house. Men of
certain religious beliefs will be parti-
ally exempted and men connected with
industries vital to the successful pros
ecution of the war will be exempted.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
OREADNAUGHT IS
BELIEVED PROOF
AGAINST DIVERS

CAMDEN. June 3O.-The dread
nouRht Idaho. a sister ship of the
PENNSYLVANIA and Mississippi. the most
powerful of Americas fighting ships,
was launched at the yards of the New
York shipbuilding company A de-
tail of a hundred blue jackets from
the destroyer Downs stood at atten-
tion. and the band of the building
company played the Star Spangled
Banner as the 20. 900 ton ship slid
down the ways.
Owing to the war with Germany
the general public was not admitted
to the launching Naval officers BIB
lieve the Idaho is practically subms
rine proof.
Miss Henrietta simmons. grand
daughter of Governor Moses AleNan-
der of Idaho. was sponsor for the
ship.
The Idaho, $4,000 tons gross, is
driven by 80, 900 horse power tur-
hines and will have a speed of 2l
knots. II will be armed with IL four
teen inch rifles, mounted in tiers and
will have two 81 inch torpedo tubes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
PURE BRED BEEF
BOUGHT TO BUILD
UP LOCAL GRADES
PURCHASES BY BERT WHITMAN
WILL MAKE FOUNDATION
HERD ON STURGIS.
RANCH.

After purchasing 81 head of pure
bred Scotch Shorthorns in Chicago
and at various points in the middle
west, Bert Whitman. of the Pendle-
ton Meat Co. arrived home this
morning, bringing news of his pur-
chases. which are made primarily to
build up the beef standard in this
section.
A part of the high grade beef cat
tie purchased will be used to make
a foundation herd for the James
Sturgis ranch at Barnhart. the re-
mainder of the herd to be retained
by the Meat Co. unless other ar
rangements are consummated.
There are two bulls and 25 cows
and heifers in the lot purchased.
One OF the bulls was purchased from
Carpenter & Ross. importers of
Scotch Shorthorns and the other
from Prather & McAllister. The big
sales lasted four days in Chicago and
234 head Of stock sold at the sRes
netted a total OF SECS. 900. or SlIs3
per head one bull sold for a price
OF $500 and the highest priced fe-
male animal went for x3IOO
The shipment fo- Pendleton is at
Green River. wyoming. today and
will arrive here in a week.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
BANKERS WILL ACT
AS COMMITTEE FOR
TRAINING CAMP

W. L. Thompson. G. NJ. Rice, G. A.
Hartman and J. Il. McCook. executive
officers in local banks have been
named as a local committee OF the
Military Training Camps Association
and the committee is authorized t,
receive applications for those desr-
ing to enter the second training
camp to be held at San Francisco
beginning August %. The commit.
tee is in possession of full inforrna.
tion relating to the subject and those
desiring to attend the camp are ask
ed to take the matter up with Them.
The committee has asked c. X Gran
ston. secretary of the Commercial
to act with them and
he will do so.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30

tors and their men over wages. The
employers are determinedly resisting
the demands OF tho miners for wage
Of eight rubles daily instead OF two.
Three fourths OF the miners are Ger
man prisoners. The Germans agree
TO give a fifth Of their new wages to
the Russian prisoners Of Germany. and
three tenths to the orphans OF Rus
sian soldiers. Mine operators insist
the Germans are the most prosperous
and best dressed workmen in the
mines
Legion of Death Formed.
Forty four Russian soldiers and en-
ploycs OF the American ambulance
corps al the front. voted to enter the
Legion Of Death. an organization
forming all over Russia with the
avowed purpose % fighting the Ger
mans To- "a standstnL Dr Phnip New
ton. American surgcon and member
of the ambulance corps. left Tor the
FRONT tu Join the urEanization
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
AND
SIBERT MEET
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY TWO L.
y. GENERALS ON BELLI(sER-
ENT MISSION MEET IN
FRANCE.

FRENCH PORT. June 30.--For the
first time in history two American
generals on a bellieerent mission met.
saluted and clasped hands on French
soil
This was the meeting Of Pershing
and Sibert here where the American
eNpeditionary army is waiting. Per
shing was enthusiastically welcomed.
This is the happies Of the busy
days I've spent in France preparing
for the arrival of our contingent"
Pershing declared. To-day I've seen
our troops safe on French soil from
the transports. safeguarded in pas
sage by the resourceful vigilance OF
the navy.
Now our task as soldiers lies clear
ahead / hope with the aid OF the
French leaders. who have placed ali
the result Of their experiences at our
disposal. tn make this force worthy
in skill and determination to fight
side by side with our brothers in arms
OF the French army"
The party held long conference
and later formally inspected the Ann
erican camp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
EXPECT OREGON
ROADS TO DROP
RATE REQUESTS

SALEM, OIN,.. June 3O.-As re-
,uIt or the Interstate CommcrCc COM
mission against the is per cent
TrSaghi rate increase. Chairman
frank Miller of the Oregon public
-erVio. commission expects Oocson
railroads. requesting the is per cent
increase I'm interstate business, TO
abandon their application and en-
deaVor to get Increased rates on Ger
tain CLASSES OF commodities only
Tie declared he expected the rniI-
road companies 20 drop entirely their
requests for increases In rates on
lumber and fruits.
THE decision OF the interstate
commerce commission shows the
westGzn railroads. including the main
roads operating I'm Oregon. are pros
porous. Miller said: "I have said
bcfOre they have accumulated n sur
plus OF earnings sufficient to enable
them to meet the emergency they
SAY now EXISTS. AZ n recent hearing
in Portland. i told the railroad rep
r,.srntative their request for Is
per cent horizontal increase in
freight rates was Fundamentally
wrong because the is per cent In
,.t(as.p would shut out some raw ma
materials from manufacturing ccp-
tors. Other oIassifICauons Will stand
higher rate because of the incrcns-
cd value or the article or product"
Tfe cases are set for hearing the
~rnad Wcok in July. -. -. ...
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
MARSHALL SPELL IS
SECONb LIEUTENANT
OF CAVALRY TROOP
App"nted This AftcEnoon BY CApttin
Caldwell: Eight New Rcrtut~ Nrc
SECURED YESTERDAY

Marshall spell was this afternoon
appointed second lieutenant OF Troop
II by Captain Lee caldwell. spell
was formerly n uou-commi Isl ousd Of
ficer IN Co. l.. o y g.. and sine. hts
enlistment I'm the cavalry troop has
been acting a. one Of the drillmast-
crs. lie was also one Of the orEuns
tzers and driiimast-rs of the frs re-
serve unit
The appointment % non-commis-
stoned officers will b. made within
few DAYS By Captain Caldwell Ths
appointments b. has g. nll Include
top sergeant. stable sergeant mes
Sergeant supply sergeant. five other
sersetnts eight curporai-. tao bu-
Eiers Two hars-sho-rs one adder
tvo cooks and Is nrst elass privats-
R-cruitinr to brirE the troop up fH
fun war strength gt= hsEln y.st-risr
and ylEhf recruits we're e-rlr.d rnsT
trr Archis e.. -faurarI. Charlie u
Whitehead. 1sm.4 NrNHIr Waiter N
'uir. I'ar.rHrH r Nrlr#. rr.r
.r..a-. s,#r-. IH..H a.H I.HrHrT UI
...--
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
MASKED MEN HOLD UP RUSSIAN BANK
LEGION OF DEATH CROWS RAPIDLY.

PETRAGRAD June 3o.-Ten mask
ed men in the most approved Jessie
James style held up and robbed the
Oceanic banks Of Uts.terrifyinE the
owners and stealing 100000 rubles
and a number Of valuable documents.
Several townspeople were killed and
wounded when the bandits went
through the streets demanding every
body's valuahies. The ten safely es-
capped
The incident led to strongly repres-
sive measures BY the government TO
put down crime. All court procedure
is practically made TO conform to mar
tial law. Under the new plan. a jury
may consist OF three soldiers. Even
the prosecutor may BE- a member of
the army. although preference &
given civilians
Coal Controversy InuniS
u appeared likely the government
u Guild b. forced into controversy
between th, Subiruskie ro1f Opera
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
ARE
INCREASE IN
!. C. C. Finds Roads in Pros
porous Condition and the
GIOOmyFOrecaStSunfOund

WASHINGTON, June 30.-The
interstate commerce commission
last night denied the railroads
petition for the horizontal Is
per cent Increase on freight
rates.
The commission allowed the II
per cent increase in class rates
on eastern railroads amounting to
about four per cent increase
in all business. Increased rates on
coal. iron. coke and ore were
also granted.
The commission found the
commission in prosperous con-
ditiun. Commissioner McChord
urged a congressional investiga
tion into the alleged unreason-
able profits. The railroads are
declared to have sufficient cap
ital The gloomy forecasts made
by railroads were declared un-
founded The commission found
that war conditions. instead of
giving the railroads an excuse
for asking for Increased rates.
had brought more business
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
CONSTRUCTION WORK
STARTS TUESDAY ON
WILD HORSE ROAD

Actual construction work on the
first ten miles OF the wild Horse
hardsurface road will he commenced
next Tuesday by the Warren Con
struction Co, which yesterday re-
ceived the contract from the state
highway commission. The company
has its plant in readiness and expects
to begin laying the "hot stuff mix
ture Tuesday. The ten miles will be
completed before the Round-Up. il
was announced today.
While in session here yesterday
the highway commission also au-
thorized the beginning of grading
work on the Cabbage Hill road tn
Meacham. The Union county court
met here with the COMMUNION and
Umatilla county court and agreed to
cooperate in building the Union coun-
ty end OF the Pendleton-Ia Grande
highway. This road has been routed
by Meacham. the government engi-
neers having reported adversely to
the road up the river by way OF Bing
ham Springs because of the expense.
Union county will soon begin on its
end OF the road cross the mountain
and Umatilla county is to start work
at the foot of the mohntain.
The state commission YESTERDAY
the main highway through
Union county by way OF Ia Grandc
to Union through Hot lake.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
CHURCHES PLAN
UNION SERVICES
FOR NEXT MONTH
SUNDAY FSENING 81 HFsI,ULE
FOR MONTH or JJLT- II
ARRANGED.

AT a meeting Of h local Minis
teriaI Association yeste-.lay 1t was
decided to hold nn;on services sunday
evenings during the m nth OF July.
The following schedids was arransed
July Sth. ~ Ale. Io6isst church Rev.
J. r. snyder. speaker
July 18th. 1t Presbyterian church.
Rev r Z cornell. speaker.
July s2nd. " BaotisS church. Rev.
II. II. HuSbeIl speaker.
July 2e.h. at Christian church.
church Rev. r. z. Cievergrr. speak
er.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
GREECE TAKES
RAPID ACTION
AGAINST FOES
All Greek Diplomatic RepreSen-
tatives Formally Recalled
From Central Power; Army
Chiefs Summoned to Con-
ference.
GERMANY EXPECTED TO MAKE
FORMAL DECLARATION OF WAR

ATHENS. June 30.-Greece has
moved rapidly in action against Ger
many. All Greek diplomatic repre-
sentatives have been formally recall
ed from the central powers. Greek
army chiefs were summoned %
Athens for a conference
Ii is confidently expected that
Germany win Immediately respond
with declaration or war against
Greece.
army. containing three hundred
Macedonian campaign. releasing a
large number Of British, Italians.
French and Russians
The full war strength Of greece i
three hundred thousand men. ac-
cording to the best available data.
PracticaIly all OF this force has been
mobilized nearly two years The ar
my was formed under the compulsory
service raw and Is generally regard
ed as well disciplined. although not
well equipped for effective service.
The Greek military and royalisI par
ty control the large part of the ar
my. Il probably will be several
before these two factions can
be united and the army made ready
for effective service.
The personnel Of the Greek army
IS high. Many soldiers are veterans
Df the Balkan wars. A campaign by
he creek soldiers in Macedonia
would be popular in Greece. arousing
much enthusiasm.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-06-30
TRIP TO WALLOWA LAKE is PART OF
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED FOR BIG
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MEETING
Visitors to Convention Here
July 13, IA and IS Will be
Taken to Summer Resort
on Special Train as Guests
of City.
PROMINENT MEN ARE COMING

When members Of the oregon
State Editorial Association are Ia
Pendleton for their annual conven-
tion July Is, Il and Is they will be
entertained in true Pendleton style
with program that viii have its
climax in a special trip to Wa1Iowa
lake aboard an O.-W. r. K n special
train de luxe, the visitors on the o.
casion being guests OF the people of
Pendleton, represented by the Pen
dleton Commercial Club.
The convention is to be brought to
a close saturday afternoon ana at
$50 banquet in honor of the con-
vention Will be given at the Eagle
Woodman hall AT 1O:30 the special
train will depart for WaIlowa lake:
arriving at the lake at . clock sun
day morning. on the arrival at Jv-
seph autos will take the members
of the party to the head of the lake
where breakfast will be served. The
day will be passed recreating at the
famous resort and in the afternoon
the return trip viii Ibe made in time
to arrive at La Grande where dinner
will be served, the return to Pendle-
ton being made following that event
PROMINENT Men coming.
News received here Indicates a
large attendance at the coming edi-
torial session and aside from tine
publishers many other men of prom
inence throuhgout the state will be
here on that occasion. 1t is expect
ed there will be between 100 and 200
men and women here for the conven-
ton and IN addition TO these limit
ed number of local people will be
listed for the trip to Wallowa lake.
The arrangements for the Wallowa !
trip and other social features OF the /
are being managed |
by the Commercial Club through the |
committee, j. f. Rob- 1
nson. chairman, and by others call I
I'd to assist in the work. j. V. Tall 4
nan, president OF the club. will list
ocal people desiring to make the
rip.
The editorial association is to meet
lefe on Friday. July Is and the busi-
less sessions Will be held in the au-
litorium of the county library. At
loon ON Friday a buffet luncheon
will be served ia the library club
oom for the men OF the convention
M at the same time the women Of
he convention will be entertained
lsewhere at a luncheon arranged by
ocal women. acting for the Com
nercial Club. The ladies committee
fill be headed by Mrs. E b Aid
ich and Mrs. william Lowell
At p. m. Friday afternoon, the
will suspend its business
ession for the purpose of making
n auto tour to the Eastern Oregon I
tate Hospital and throuhE the
heat fields of the county and the
matilla reservation. At S p. m. Fri
ay evening they viii lbe treated to {
special presentation of the motion
ictures of the Roundup. this pro- =.
ram being at the Arcade theater