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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
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TOBE HELLO next WEEK

Until Red Cross Week. June 1926,
is past and the 100000 asked of
Oregon, outside of Multnomah County,
for the 500, 900, 900 emergency Red
Cross fund, has been secured, it is ask
ed that large social affairs be discon-
tinued in order that all energy may be
given the big, patriotic task assigned
to this state.
At the same time, H. L. Corbett,
chairman of the State Red Cross Com
mittee, suggests that such methods Of.
raising money for the Red Cross as
teas and socials be discontinued. He
believes the situation too grave. the
need too pressing and 0regon's respon-
sibility too great to go about the work
in small way. Each community will
be systematically districted by its com
mittee, and loyal citizens are asked to
have their contributions ready to give
direct without loss of time or extra
costs. 1t is desired that every cent
shall be utilized directly for Red Cross
Service.
In the organization of the general
state campaign. special representatives
of the state committee will confer per-
sonally with practically every com
munity in Oregon. State Chairman
Corbett is visiting the cities between
Baker and Portland.
Arrangements have been made for
reports from all Oregon communities
| which will be summarized and sent out
| as bulletins of progress. The state at
large is asked for $400, 900; the city
of Portland for $500, 600. There will
be keen competition between State and
Portland committees to be first in re-
porting success.
| There are those who want to know
why the Red Cross is SO impoi tant to
the nation in its war emergency that
President Wilson issued proclamation
appealing for $lOO, 600, 900 fund and
setting aside Red Cross Week in which
to raise it.
| At the front line trenches, stretcher
tbearers wearing the insignia of the
Red Cross will be found carrying the
wounded to the rear. Red Cross am.
balances are carrying the wounded to
Red Cross base hospitals where the Red
Cross physicians and nurses faithfully
nurse the wounded soldiers back to
health, in order that they may return
to the world war for liberty, or be able
to come back to those who wait fol
them at home.
| The bandages used in Red Cross hos
pitals are made by devoted women
working for the Red Cross in manl
communities.
The vocational training given sol
diers incapacitated for former employ
ment will be organized by the Ret
Cross. The mother who has given W
her boy, her support, to the service o
his country. will find her necessities
cared for by the Red Cross and he cal
march away with no anxious though
as to her welfare.
The training of Red Cross nurses i
under Red Cross direction. Thus al
along the line the Universal Service o
Mercy helps to lessen the horrors an
rigors of war and to strengthen tn
nation. The United States cannot d
, its part without the Red Cross and tn
, Red Cross is dependent 90 the contri
buttons of those who want to help wi
, 1.-The war but cannot serve at the front
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
.HERM|sTON FATHER
SHOOTS YOUNG son.

Angered at what he believed was an
attempt to tear down the flume between
their adjoining farms, William Kenne-
dy, Of Hermiston, 80 years old, appear
ed on the scene Monday forenoon with
a shotgun and fired a charge of buck.
shot into the back of his son, Robert
Kennedy, 23 years old Then, remorse-
full at his deed, the father hurried to
Umatilla for doctor. Failing to find
one, he telephoned to DR.. Wainscott Of
Hermiston who hurried to the scene.
According to residents there the
trouble between father and son has
been of several years standing. They
have homesteads adjoining each other
situated midway between Hermiston
and Umatilla., Both are alfalfa ranch
ers. Monday Robert Kennedy
was at work near the fume that runs
through the property. The father
thought the boy was trying to destroy
the flume as there had been some mis-
understanding over the matter for some
time. Without warning, the father
returned to the house and reappeared
with a gun. He was standing about
100 feet away when he fired, the charge
striking the young man in the back.
While the shot lacerated the skin con-
siderably, the distance was too far to
have any fatal effect. The father i'm
mediately repented of his act and,
after the boy was taken to Hermiston,
cried pitifully and expressed great sor-
row for what he had done.
William Kennedy is now in the
county Jail in Pendleton while the
young man is at the st. Anthony's hos
pital with his recovery virtually assur-
ed. What disposition will be made of
the case is not yet clear. The elderly
prisoner is said not to have been in
very repentant mood on his trip to the
city with Sheriff Taylor and inquired
as to securing lawyer.
Whether or not the sons will want
to proceed with prosecution of the pa
rent is not yet made clear but there is
a report that one son is inclined to do
so.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
MisssBu Lectures

Miss Alice Butler, head of the Do
mestic Science department of the
Pendleton High school, yesterday af-
ternoon delivered an address in the
school house to the ladies of Athena.
on food values and their relation to
the present movement for food con-
servation. Miss Butler, who is
giving lectures ever the county,
gave much useful information, appre-
citation being shown by frequent ques.
tions from her interested audience. A
request, which was readily granted
was made for future visit to this
city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
100000 Deal Declined

"Sheep king of America" is how
friends designate Robert Stanfeld,
Speaker of the House at the last Salem
Legislature.
Friends of Stanfeld believe that he
controls the destinies of more sheep
than any man in the world. He re-
Gently negotiated to sell his lambs and
foundss that he possessed $4,000 Of
these little bleaters. The price placed
on the lot was 81 800, 900. The Offer
was not accepted and in ten days the
lambs had increased in value $3.50, ,000
Stanfeld is now running sheep al
the way from Oregon to Colorado.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
Badgers Kill Chickens.

In the neighborhood just north of
town, housewives are taking up arms
against colony Of badgers that is
doing depredations to their poultry
yards. The other night Mrs. George
Sheard lost so young. chickens, and
Mrs. Stanton about 40x George My
rick saw three near the siIroad track
but was unable to gshoresm. as bre'r
badger is a raths. M. C3imal, for all
Of his clumsy D
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-15
Plans for Bridges Sent

Supt. e. l.. Swartzlander of the
Umatilla reservation has received a
telegram from Washington stating
that the plans and specifications for
the bridges to be built over the Una
tilla at Thorn Hollow and Mission have
been mailed and should reach Pendleton
today. Contractors who contemplate
making bids may see the same by call
ing at the agency. The bids must be
back in Washington for opening on
June 20, giving contractors but little
time to prepare their bids.
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Rev. Klein, Of the Free Methodist
church, with his family left Wednes-
day morning for q motoring trip to
Oaksdale, Wash, where they will at
tend two-weeks camp meeting.
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Evening star., 1917-11-25

how the machinery of government is
run. they likewise will be unable to
long control its destinies This line of
reasoning holds good in the case of
Russia 1t offers the basis for the hope
in entente countries that out of the
present evils some good will come.
The boisheviki elements of Russia.
led by Lenine and Trotsky. are still In
power in Petrograd. Moscow and all
other great centers of population in
Russia. kerensky has been over
thrown. for the time being. at least. Or
ganized government. representative of
all peoples. is undreamed of by the IA
natics holding power. The show of
military strength against the bolshe-
Wiki failed Of its purpose. and Kerensky
! took flight ia the garb of a sailor. his
whereabouts being extremely problem
aticaL
Lenine and Trotsky. sitting supreme
in the capital. are plunging from one
extreme to another, but always cling
ing to weird policies which are certain
to throw the betting from the drive
shafts. plunging Russia deeper into the
mire of doubt, discouragement and
chaos.
AS 1 stated two or three weeks ago.
the very policies which the bolsheviki
support and through which they were
seated in power will be the ones to
lead to their sponsors downfall.
Whether 1t be soon or remote fs another
question. AS / also predicted at the
time, the allies since have absolutely
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Growing Pressure on Italians.

Growing Pressure on Italians.
German strategy remains quite un-
mistakable. For a week there has been
an ever-growing pressure upon the
whole Italian position behind the
Piave, there have been crossings Of
small bodies Of Austrian troops and re-
pulses OF these attacks without any
serious consequences to the Italians.
Meantime there has been steadily grow
ing pressure to the north. from the
point where the front turns at right
angles to the line of the Piave and
follows the foothills of the Alps all
even beyond to the Judicaria valley.
north Of Brescia. But the main pres
sure 30 far has been from the valley
of the upper Piave and along the Asiago
plateau. On this, the northern, or Tren-
tino. sector. the Austrians and Germans
have made small and by no means de-
cisive gains near the Piave. and the
Italian position is not yet seriously
threatened, and Italian counter Often
sives on the Asiago plateau have made
some slight gains. equally indecisive
Now. as always. however. an advance
of less than half dozen miles just wesi
OF the Piave or in the valley of the
Astico or the Brenta would enforce q
retirement-to the Adige probably. tc
the Brenta in any event
cision of the italian high command
made after conference with the repre-.
sentatives of France and Britain. 1t il
not yet clear that the action at the
though it is beginning to take on the
character of a decisive conflict. and
signs are multiplying, all of which point
to the same thing. discrimination Of
Piaye. We see that. temporarily at
least. the italian troops are giving evil
dence of restored morale. and all re-
ports that come to us from Rome and
other Italian cities. heavily censored
it is understood. seem to testify to the
rallying of the italian people under
the threat Of invasion and following q
disaster of first magnitude.
Teuton Situation Difficult.
The situation of the Austrian and
German armies which have advanced
along the Venetian Plain and are try.
ing to force the crossings of the Piavt
is still difficult. They have behind then
at least fifty miles in which the COM
munications have been destroyed BY
the retreating Italians. The two mafr
railroad lines have been wrecked; the
mento and the Livenza have been de-
stroyed, as the highway bridges have
been. This difficulty explains the fact
that as yet the heavy artillery of the
Austro Germans has not arrived anG
the first attempts made to cross the
river have been covered by a few six
inch guns and q mass of machine guns
The Italians. on the other hand. have
behind them two railroad lines that are
in working order. and in addition q
third line. running parallel to their
front behind. the Piave river, in the
main beyond the reach of enemy artil-
lery, and enabling them to concentrate
men and guns on any danger point
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the seal of general public approval.
The truth OF the matter Is the kaiser,
though fostering the present Russian
upheaval through his paid aid, Lenfne.
realizes that there must be a reckon
ing and that he does not dare openly
make moves which would confirm to
the world the general belief that he
initiated the present Russian chaos.
Furthermore the kaiser probably re-
alizes that Lenine has not yet reached a
point where he has the reins of Russia
% firmly in his grasp that he can de-
liver the nation to Germany. bound
gains which Germany will exact of
Russia.
Possibly the kaiser first intended to
create only internal chaos in Russia to
interfere with the governments mill
tary activities on the eastern front
When Lenine gained power the German
ruler may have considered the possi-
bility of achieving things almost un-
dreamed of at first. But Lenine has
yet to show himself complete master.
The kaiser will not risk making him.
self a buffoon in the eyes of his own
people or of the world by unsuccessful
negotiations with the oolsheviki.
Grafton of n the Kaiser's % possible @ stand
toward Russia. Why should the kaiser
negotiate with the bolsheviki at all,
along lines suggested by the Russians.
as long as chaos prevails throughout
Courland. Esthonia and other Baltic
provinces, all that Germany really de-
sires to the east. Russian armies un-
der bolsheviki control hardly will be
able to offer necessary power to drive
the Germans out. The Germans, owing
to the disorganiation which has been
wrought in the Slavic armies through
the preachments and acts of Lenine at
any moment can take as much of Rus
sia as they desire. The question, Why
negotiate when we already have wrest-
ed all we want Of Russia? undoubtedly
is one which enters into the situation.
Furthermore, negotiations with the
bolsheviki at present would mean the
acceptance of the policy of no annexa-
tions and no indemnities Lenine might
favor anything to the interest of Ger
many. but even he, powerful as he may
be at present, possibly realizes that this
principle Is believed in by the Russian
masses and to keep them loyal to him
he must give In on this point to perpet-
uate his destructive power in other
directions. The kaiser hopes to keep
Poland. Lfthuania and the rest of the
Russian provinces now held. and possi-
bly, dreams Of complete control over
Finland. To espouse a principle of no
annexations and no indemnities would
be flying In the face of the pan-Ger-
mans and undermining the very found
attons upon which his militaristic poll
cies rest The kaiser will show no
mercy to Russia il Russia Is helpless
to resist.
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Italians Hold
Teutons in Check.

mountains skirting the Venetian plains
after period of steady reverse. threat
ening national life itself has thrilled
Italy as even Italian offensives did not
thrill the nation. Hearthstones are at
stake That is the reason.
Throughout the world which is in
sympathy with the brave Italian effort
to defeat the Interior purposes of an
enraged and determined enemy. the bit
ter fight the Italian armies now is put
enthusiastically.
Once confidence that Italian armies
would be able to hold the invader at
any point east of the Adige river was
small. Now increasing hopes have been
aroused that the Germans. despite their
will not be able to press beyond the
Piave. Each days Italian resistance in
creases chance of such success. This Is
but natural. as greater degree of CO.
ordination of Smilitary effort and
strategy can be attained than il the
armies were forced to continue their re-
treat at present. Each day sees the
Italian defensive arrangements a little
stronger and the morale Of the Italian
soldier little higher. The people. once
victims of discord through the clever
propaganda of pro-German agents, now
are solidified as one. Italy is undergo
ing paroxysms of delight over the
valorous conduct Of the nations armies.
But while the present rejoicing at
the firm obstacles placed against fur
ther Teutonic advance is not with
out reason the menace which the
Austro-German armies are offering is a
constant zone. The Germans are de-
clared to outnumber the Italians three
to two and have by far superior as
sembly7 of artillery. In addition to
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Race to Place Big Guns.

Inc real question, SO rar as artillery
is concerned. is whether the French and
| British can get their heavy guns to the
venetian plain before the Austrians
and Germans, advancing over country
| IN winch the communications have been
wrecked by the Italians in retreat %
get their guns from the Isonzo to the
Piave. So far We have had no hint as
to the probable winner of the race ON
the other hand. as 1 pointed out last
week. the Austrians and Germans are
| roads to bring their guns and muni-
tions to the edge of the battle zone on
the northern front from the bend OF
the Piave to Lago di Garda, and so far
effort on this front.
II the allies get their guns up first
| then they will be in a position to con-
duct counter offensive from the Piaye.
not been broken. They will have the
advantage of artillery and the condi.
tions will in some degree reproduce the
situation of the Marne. when the Ger
mans, having outrun their heavy guns
and munitions. were suddenly attacked
by French armies with greater sun
plies of munitions and more field guns
which were in addition Of vastly su-
perior type.
Since French and British armies have
accompanied their guns, the allies
would also have superiority i'm the
quality of troops. in the case of a
counter offensive, for the French and
British troops are incontestably betfer
than the Austrians, who compose the
mass of the Austro German armies.
You have then the plain possibiIity-it
is no more-that the Italians will hold
the line of the Piave and that behind
them an Anglo-French offensive, pro-
vided with superior artillery and a
greater supply of munitions, will gath
er and then strike forward before the
Austrtans and Germans can bring up
their own heavy artillery or destroy
the Italian armies either by frontal at
tack on the Piave or by a turning
movement from the Trentino.
On the other hand. suppose that the
Italians. under pressure, go back to
the Adige. They are now in tn epo-
sition of the French in the last days of
August. 1914, when Joffre fought his
successful delaying battles at Guise
an& along the Meuse. But Joffre'i
flank was still in danger and his new
concentrations were not completed, SO
he went back behind the Marne. We
see that the Italian flank, now threat
ened on the Asiago plateau. would be
safe once the Adige were passed; we
see also that retirement OF twenty
or thirty miles more, that is behind the
Adige. would again hold up the ad-
vance Of Austro-German heavy artil
lery. since communications would
again be destroyed.
The Austro Germans would once more
have to advance into a dangerous coun-
try. with very bad lines of communi-
cation behind them. and would have
presently to contend with two new
armies. the French and the British.
provided with heavy artillery and mu-
In the Marne time this was
what happened to the Germans. and
the two new armies of Joffre, that of
Maunoury along the Ourcq before Paris
and that of Foch in the center about
La Fere Champenoise. brought of
wrecking of all German hopes
and plans.
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Whether Line Will Hold at Piave or Defend
ers Will Be Compelled to Fall Back to
the Adige Discussed by Simonds.
DIFFICULTY OF MOVING BIG GUNS
GREAT HANDICAP TO THE TEUTONS
Lines of Communication Destroyed When Retire
ment Was Made by Cadorna. and Hope
Is Seen In That Condition.
By FRANK H. SIMONDS,
Author of "The World War;" "They Shall Not Pass"

opy The ew
\HE with conditions existing Tuesday
November that date the Italian situation still
comprehended in problem whether the Italians would
able hold the line of the Piave would be compelled
the Adige Nevertheless, suggestions beginning
that the Italians would be able hold the Pave line and
offensive supported
sh armies, not impossible
It is this latter possibility that desire discuss the
with the full recognition that the military probabilities still
further Italian retirement excluding
possibility that the allies in Veneta will subsequently pass
comparable the Mane should
mind that Tuesday November
suggestion that French British infantry fight
ing line than few British guns had been engaged
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with great speed. This advantage has
been proved in the fashion in which
the Austrians have been shelled out of
positions gained on the west bank of
the river with little delay and by guns
hastily concentrated about the foothold
temporarily won.
now, the question of restoring the
roaos and railroads is not one to be
solved in day or an hour. The whole
Austro-German advance is conditioned
upon the movement of artillery. Two
years ago the advance of Mackensen in
Ialicia after the Dunajec showed just
the same limitations. 1t was long
process to get the guns forward to a
new line when the Russians had retired
from an old front. But in the end the
a. asaisa! OF the guns always necessitated
the retirement of the Russians, because
tney never could oppose an artillery
concentration with guns of their own,
since tney lacked heavy artillery in
any quantity and all munitions.
rms is not the case of the Italians,
French at Verdun. Although the French
were never in the critical months at
veroun able to match heavy guns with
the Germans. they were able to make
| a great concentration of guns, and this
concentration was just sufficient to an
rush OF the Germans to Douaumont. due
| 10 their original concentration the ad-
| vance was checked and the assaiIant
pinned down to trench warfare again.
NOW, while Italy herself does not pos
| sess sufhctent heavy artillery to meet
the enemy concentration, her French
and British allies can supply the guns
| ana can munltion them by two railroads
connecting France with northern Italy,
| that passing through the Mont Cents
I1hneI ana that going along the shore
OF the Mediterranean from Toulon to
! Genoa.