davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

taking the country as a whole
there is sufficient labor to
meet present requirement.
Frequently a manufacturer
guages the national situation
by a shortage in his district or
in a particular trade and fails
to observe the surpluses of la
Dor in other districts.
The problem is chiefly one
of distribution. The Employ
ment Service has been made
the official machinery for such
distribution and it has adequate
facilities to meet demands
made upon it; but its efficiency
and scope of activity is limited
by the extent to which manu-
facturers use it. The sooner all
manufacturers cooperate with
the Employment Service and
use it exclusively, the sooner
there will be a distribution of
the available labor as satisfac-
tory as these abnormal times
will permit.
With his shining sword"
and solid ivory dome the kaiser
wishes to rule the world for its
Gown good; his great kindness
is exceeded only by his stupi-
dity.
What would we ever do
without Happy Canyon to hold
our big crowds in these stirring
times of getting together for
the cause of patriotism?
S~OS$~~S
Ardent loyalty at home is
encouraging to the boys at the
front; they want the home
folks thoroughly with them in
the war.
War gardeners are warned
to beware the pneumatic rad
ish.
There are fewer Huns than
there were two weeks ago.
O~~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08
And Speaking of Advertisements

And Speaking Of Advertisements
There's one in the Toledo Blade,
offering desirable modern house in
a, good negihborhood, terms easy if
desired.
He would probably have no OBJ
lection" commented Gayl, who clips
the ad, ito making the terms diff
cult. if the buyer insisted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08
THE FUNNY BONE


The United states Language.
Judge Henry Neil of Chicago, was
a guest at a garden party in London
where several society women were
entertaining wounded British Tom
Tlies.
"Oh, Judge" said one of the wOln-
en. couldn't you get us some nicn
wounded American soldiers Cor oar
next party?" I'm afraid not. AZ s.
wered Neil. But I might be able 10
ger you some that are halS shot"
London paper called up the judge
next day to ISA aim what he meant,
anG then devoted a solemn and wordy
article to Neils explanation and TO
a discussion of the strange new Uni:-
ed States language which America
s'l1iers and speakers are bringing 10
Engis nd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08
A PROBLEM OF DISTRIBU
TION

~ HE Department of Labor
VI has made a thorough
study of the war labor
situation, and it is convinced
that, while there is a shortage
in certain highly skilled trades,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08
Spring Is Here.

From a local evening contempo-
rary we clip this startling advertise
ment:
Hug Me Tight on Euclid avenue,
Monday afternoon, at about 4 o'clock
Mrs. John Smith. Reward"
We might understand it, If it had
not been in the Lost and Found col
umn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

owen Mclaughlin has declared
his intention of becoming citizen
of the UniteAo states and honor the
stars and stripes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

Only a small percentage of men
wear out the knees of their trousers
on account of prayer meeting.-To-
ledo BLADE.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

Some folks spend so much time
aiming at the stars that they can't
hit a barn.-Binghamton Press
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

A merchant can get along without
advertising. and so can wagon with
out grease-but it goes hard.-Chi-
cago News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

War gardeners are warned
to beware the pneumatic rad
ish.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

for Pendleton to assert it's old SUI
premacy this season. A number of
old stars remain. Captain Stlllman.
culp Waffle. Clark. Frazier, Bailey.
etc. BY all means let Pendleton join
the league and sustain its reputation
as baseball town.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

Ardent loyalty at home is
to the boys at the
front; they want the home
folks thoroughly with them in
the war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

There are fewer Huns than
there were two weeks ago.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-08

What would we ever do
without Happy Canyon to hold
our big crowds in these stirring
times of getting together for
the cause of patriotism?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02
Preparing For a Harvest.
From the Youths COMPANION

From The Youths Companion.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch tells a story
with u moral that should be considered nv
every young woman who is in tho habit ot
choosing h q particularly unfortunate
kind OF hat that the young woman In tina
street car wore. The hat was trimmed
with artificial oats. which nodded and
trembled. persistently, tickling the ear of
the man seated next to her. Tie stood
1t in silence for some time: then he osten.
tatiously took a huge pocketknife out of
his pocket and began to sharpen it on the
sole of his boot.
Whatever are you g-golng to d-d-do?:s
cried the girl.
Don't worry. miss.' said the man. test
Ing the blade on his thumb. but the next
time as them oats gets in my ear there's
going TO be q harvest"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02
lCont,nued Next week.l
Land Tsndsne;s. in Russia
E. A. Ross. in tie Century.

E. A. Eoss, In tie Century.
The economists. s%ociologists. and
statesmen of Russia seem agreed that
communal land holding is an outgrown
system. They want the muzhiks to be
acted upon by the same individualizlng
and stimulating forces which have put
the French farmer and the American
farmer so far ahead Of I i'm. Stolypin
had been so impressed by the mob psy-
|chology of the community peasant
that he put through a law requiring the
obstchina. on the demand of any mem
Der, to give him his share of the land
in q single plot, which then became his
individual property. In 10 years many
such associations were dissolved, and
Z, O00, 900 pea~sants-about 20 per cent
OF those under the communal system
went to live on II like American farm
ers.
All owe the world students of land
problems hailed this movement an
promising u betear agriculture and IL
higher rural civilization i'll Russia. But
Professor Miliukoft pointed out to mo
that in many cases only by violent and
induced to break up their mir. Indi-
vidual persons were urged to demand .
division n then given choice land by
the government commission, so as ia
encourage others to follow their ex-
ample and to warn the mir that it
would be left with poor land IL it de-
layed dissolution. In the early years
OF the reform there was much activity.
owing to tile accumulation of desires
for q diviston, but even before the war
the dividing process had slackened.
Since the revolution the feeling Of
the peasants tor the communal system
has come to the surface. Evidently
they regarded those who left the COM
munity to live on farms of their own
as renegades. for Of late they have been
forcing these homesteaders to give
back their and to the obstchina and
live again in the village.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02

Il saw the other puppy drink
ing in the pantry. She's dead. 1
told the coachman and the chauf-
feur. They're over there, in the
stable. And | ran to warn YOU"
"In that case, there was no
doubt about it. Why did you say
that you were not certain that the
water was poisoned, when"
The chauffeur and the coach
man We're coming out of the sta
bles. Leading the girl away, Per-
emma said:
owe must talk about this. We
will go to your rooms"
They went back to the bend in
the passage. Near the pantry
where the filter was, another pas.
sage ran, ending in a flight Of
three steps, with a door at the top
Of the steps. Perenna opened this
door. 1t was the entrance to the
rooms occupied by Mile. Levas-
sour. They went into a sitting
room.
Don Luis closed the entrance
door and the door of the sitting
room.
"And now," he said, in a resos
Lutte tone, "you and 1 will have an
explanation"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02
Market Note.

Manufacturers of guns. aerial. and
trench mortar bombs. projectiles running
; to 80 inches. gun Mount and aircraft
accessories who ave received contracts
calling for expenditure OF about So .0Oe
are buying shop equipment with avidity.
The war and navy departments also ara
buying tools. which will be put into ware
houses In readiness for manufacturers Of
ordnance. gun carriages and gun mounts.
40 soon a. the ordnance, department haA
awarded contracts pending. This depart
ment win call for deliveries In the latter
part Of 1915 and in 1912. ,.
An 100000 contract for 3-inch guns
has been awarded to Chalkts Manufac-
turing company. of Detroit, organised iasl
fall. The Hudson Motor Car company. OF
Detroit. has also been awarded = large
government order for transmission sys.
TENS for motor trucks. Il IL estimated
that Michigan automobile manufacturer
now have orders from the government
calling for 1s00y0o0Aoe
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02
CLEAR YOUR OWN THOUGHT.
st. Vincent do Sales.

Those who attend to the regula-
ton OF their own consciences are
not much given 20 form rash judg-
ments: tar from wasting their re-
Elections in dlssecting the actions
and intentions oe their neighbors.
whose conduct pay appear cloudy
and obscure. they enter into them-
selves q use their own utmost
ondeavors to reform and perfect
,t4eir own.1lyee..l(ke b~e1ssSshich. In
misty ana cloudy weather. return
70 tneIr hives to pursue their home
iaoors. Rash Judgment produces
detsaceion. which d the bane Of
conversation. Were detract:on BAN
1nsde9 from tho world. numberlcss
otner aims would b banished with
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02
' girls name, no doubt. And he re-

' girls name, no doubt. And he re-
peatcd:
"M]le. Levasseur, Florence Lee
yasseir. How did her photograph
come to be in Inspector Verot's
pocketbook? And what is the
connection between this adven-
turc end the reader of the Hun
gariam count from whom [ took
over the housed"
He remembered the incident of
the iron curtain. He remembered
the article in the Echo de France,
: All article aimed against him, of
which he had found the rough
draft in his own courtyard. And,
above all, he thought of the prob
lem Of that broken walking stick
! conveyed into his study.
And, while his mind was striv-
ing to read these events clearly,
while he tried to settle the part
played by Mile. L~evasseur, his
eyes remained fixed upon the pho
tograph aud he gazcd absent
mindedly at the pretty lines of the
mouth, the charming smile, the
graceful curve of the neck, the
admirable sweep of the shoulders.
The door opened suddenly and
Mile: Lcvasseur burst into the
room. Perenna, who had dismissed
the butler, was raising to his lips
a glass Of water which he had Just
filled for himself. She sprang for
ward. seized his arm, snatched the
glass from him and flung it on the
carpet, where it smashed to pieces.
"Have you drunk any of it,
Have you drunk any of it," she
gasped, in a choking voice.
He replied:
"No, not yet. Whyi"
She stammered:
"The water in that bottle
the water in that bottle"
"Wel?"
"It's poisonedY".
He leapt from his chair, and,
in his turn, gripped her arm
fiercaly:
"What's that Poisoned! Are
you certain7 Speak,"
! In spite of his usual self control,
he was this time thoroughly
alarmed. Knowing the terrible eff
fects of the poison employed by
the miscreants whom he was at
lacking, recalling the corpse Of In
spector Verot, the corpses of Hip
polyte Fauville and his son, he
know that, trained though he was
to resist comparatively large, doses
of poison, he could not have es-
capped the deadly action of this. 1t
was a poison that did not forgive,
that killed, surely and fatally.
The girl was silent. He raised
his voice in command:
"Answer me! Are you cer-
tainf'
M It was an idea that
entered my head-a presentiment
ess certain coincidences-"
1t was as though she regretted
her words and now tried to with
draw them.
"Come, come" he cried, 81
want to know the truth: You're
not certain that the water in this
bottle is poisoned"
"No 80 it's possible"
"Still, just now
II thought so. But no =
not"
otis easy to make sure,'' said
Perenna, putting out his hand for
the water bottle.
Sh. was quicker than he, seized
it and, with one blow, broke it
againct the table.
"What are you doing!" he said
agrily.
81 made a mistake. And Sc
there is no need to attach any i'm.
portance-"
Don Luis hurriedly left the din,
/. ing room. By his orders, the water
which he drank was drawn from q
filter that stood in a pantry at the
end of the passage leading from
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02

Sauverand's hands and which
fSauverand had carried away by
mistake.
II have the other half on me-:
said the project of police, replying
to the nnspokcn objection. 'sDep-
uty Chief Weber himself picked it
up on the Boulevard Richard-W Wal
lace. Here it is"
He produced it from the inside
pocket of his overcoat and tried il.
The ends Of the two pieces fitted
exactly.
There was a fresh pause. Per-
emma was confused. as were those,
invariably, upon whom he himself
used to inflict this kind of defeat
and humiliation. He could not get
over it. BY what prodigy had Gas
ton Sauverand managed, in that
short space of 20 minutes, to enter
the house and make his way into
this room9 Even the theory of an
accomplish living in the house did
not do much to make the phenome-
non easier TO understand.
"lt upsets all my calculations"
he thought, land / shall have to
go through the mill this time. I
was able to BATTLE Nine. Fauville's
accusation and to foil the trick of
the turquoise. But NJ. Desmalions
will never admit that this is a SINH.
lar attempt and that CASTOR Sau-
verand has tried, as Marie Fauville
did, to get me out of the way by
compromising me and procuring
my arrest
Well" exclaimed M. Desma-
lions impatiently, answer! De-
fend %yourself!"
mo, Monsieur lie Prefet, it is
not for me to defend myself"
NJ. Desmalions stamped his foot
and growled:
I'm that case in that case
|'.'' since you confess .
SluCe-
He put his hand on the latch Of
the window, ready to open it. A
whistle and the detectives would
burst in and all would be over.
"Shall l have your inspectors
called, Monsieur lie Prefets 20 asked
Don Luis.
NJ. Desmalions did not reply. He
let go the window latch and
started walking about the room
again. And, suddenly, while Per.
emma was wondering why he still
hesitated, for the second time the
project planted himself in front Of
him, and said:
And suppose l looked upon the
incident of the walking stick as
not having occurred, or, rather, as
an incident which, while doubtless
proving the treachery of your ser.
wants, is not able to compromise
yourselff Suppose I took only the
services which you have alread,
rendered us into considerations II
q word. suppose l left you freef'
Perenna could not help smiling
Notwithstanding the affair Of tn.
walking stick and though appear
ances were all against him, at tn,
moment when everything seemed
to. be going wrong, things wer,
taking the course which he hat
phOphesied from the start, ane
which he had mentioned to Maze
roux during the inquiry on tn,
Boulevard Suchet. They wanted
him.
Erect he asked. enc NOR,
supervisioni Nobody shadowinl
my movementsi"
Nobody
And what If the press cam
psign around my name continues
i the papers succeed, by means O
certain pieces Of title tattle. o
certain condolences, in creating ,
public cutlery, X they call 10
measures against metz
Those measures shall not b
taken"
Then have nothing to feari'
Nothing"
twill n. Weker abandon hi
prejudices against met"
"At, any. rate, he will oct .
|thougA he did, won't you
Weber,"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-02

behind the deputy chief and left
the Place du Palais-B Bourbon. The
siege was raised.
And now to workl'' said Don
Luis. "My hands arc free, and we
shall make things hum."
He called the b1flAr.
"Sefve lunch; and ask MILE.
tLevaaaeur to come and spexk to
mo Immediately AFTER
he went q. the dining room and
sst down, placing on tho table the
photograph which n. Desmaliona
had left behind; and, bending
over it, he examined il atentively.
It was . little faded, . little worn,
% photographs have . tendency to
become when they Lie about in
pocket books or among papers
but tie picture was quite clear. Il
Wa the radiant picture Of = young
woman in evening dress, with bare
arm1 and shoulders, with flower
and leaves in her hair lna.lAinill
upon her face.
"l(lle. Levaseeur, Nile. Levas.
senr." he said. SIS Il ponible!''
! . corner vas . half obliter.
lated and hardly visibA signature
he iasds sut. "F1orsnoe." The
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
COLONEL REFUTEs SENTENCE.
Boy Who Deserted Army To Aid
Parents Taken Back Into Army.


Parents Taken Back Into Army
(By Associated Press =
Ayre. Mass, Aug. 13.-How army
discipline was satisfied in trying the
case Of I6-yesr-old soldier. Russell r.
Vaughn of Council Bluffs. Ia, who
deserted to support his mother and
two small brothers, came to light at
Camp Devens yesterday 81
Vaughn enlisted in Company / of
the Forty-second Infantry at Council
Bluffs, Ia, last August. Without the
formality Of applying for the leave,
the boy went home and for six
months supported the family, his
father being disabled temporarily
The day his father was able to res
sumo work Russell gave himself up
to the military authorities at Fort
Omaha. -.
The boy was court martialed for
desertion and sentenced to three
years at hard labor, forfeiture OF
pay, and allowances. and dishou-
orable discharge. But sentence was
mitigated to six months with hard
labor. With all the requirements
Of army discipline. Colonel Byrode,
COmmandant. in the next breath. sus-
pended the mitigated sentence. re-
stored the boy to his old place in his
company with bit OF soldierly adj
vice. rz8F-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
CONFERENCE IN LONDON.
Delegates From America and SIEVE
-E...a.. nnn.n.AE.io- -l....iA.l q

Delegates From America and Seven
European Countries Invited.
London. Aug. 13.-An inter-aliied
labor and socialist conference will be
held in Lindon, Sept. II, IS and I9.
1t will be held at the request Of Sam
uel Gompers. president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, who Is
coming to London sometime in the
near future.
1t Is understood that in addition tn
the American delegates the repfe-
sentativcs Of France, Belgium. Italy,
Serbia, Greece. Portugal and Russia,
who were invited to the conference
held here last June again will be re-
quested to attend.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
Police Arrest
38Snt1rugetts
(By Associated Press.)

washington, Aug. l3.-Anotl1er
woman's party demonstration in
protest against the senates delay in
acting on the federal suffrage
amendment was broken up yester-
day by the police. Thirty eight
women participants banner carriers
and speakers, were arrested as they
assembled before the Lafayette
statue in the square opposite the
White House
When the women had been releasZ
ed at the police station on their
promise to appear Wednesday for
trial, 36 Of them marched back to
the Lafayette statue and we're res
arrested
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
Wimbledon In
Community Work

Wimbledon, N. D, Aug. 13.-Wim-
bledon will enjoy four big community
days within the next year, arrange
ments having been completed with DR.:
Alexander KaTr, jamestown, head OF
the Federal Community Development
association of North Dakota, to pro.
vide the program. 1t was announced
today. Merchants of Wimbledon Will
inducements. The first day probably
will be observed in October.
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Colonel Cyrus Radford.

Colonel Cyrus Radford of the
u. S. Marine Corps has just been
promoted to the rank of brigadier
general, according to official dis
patches. He was one of the officers
in charge Of the Marines who fought
so brilliantly at Chateau Thierry re-
Gently. General Radford has long
been prominent in the Marines
through his efficient work as active
head of the depot supplies at Phila-
Gclphia. Under his direction the
depot took care that the Marines
were never without equipment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
RIG EARNT nRINGs q. 000

Park River, N D., Aug. 13.-One of
the largest real estate transfers in
this section Of the state in some years
was effected here when J. Nelson
comprising 320 acres, for a considera-
ton of $4,000. Mr.. Ford retires from
farming to look after other business
interests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
THREE AVIAToRs DROWN.
Student Filters Drop Into Sea .NeaF

Student Filters Drop Into Sea Near
Pensacola Training Station.
(By Associated Press.)
Pensacola, Fla, Aug. 13.--Thres
student aviators of the United States
naval training school were instantly
killed here late yesterday when q
large seapIane In which they were
making practice flight fell intp
Pensacola bay. No cause was as
signed for the accident by the of
ficials. #4
The dead men are Justis Topp Of
New York city. Guy B. Frally OF
Geneseo, n. Y, and Garrett 3.
Vaudeville of Minneapolis. A Sourth
student in the plane whose name
was not given out, escaped death.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
"DRY ISSUE RAISED.
Prohibition Fight centered in Ohio
Primaries Today,

Columbus. Ohio. Aug: 13.-With
the prohibition issue raised the Re-
publican race for nomination for
governor assumes the most import
ant place in the Ohio primary which
is to be held today. Frank b. VIII
lis, former governor, has as his main
contestant, Edwin Jones Of Jackson.
John II. Arnold. former lieutenant
governor is also seeking the noni-
nation. but his candidacy is not con-
sidered formidable by students %
state politics.
Willis is an avowed dry" and has
planked his platform largely on che
prohibition issue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
STEELE PASTOR RESIGNS

Steele, N. D., Aug. 13.-Rev. S. A.
Walker. for six years pastor of the
Presbyterian church here, has ten
and probably will enter the United
States army as chaplain, according to
an announcement here today.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-13
WOMAN BURNED BY GAS.

GrobeI suffered severe burns on her
! neck ana shoulders when gasoline
which she was pouring into the tank
of a gasoline stove ran over, and ig-
nited from one of the burners.
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NEW ROCKFORD BIO WOUNDED

New Rockford, n. D., Aug. 1860
don Kepner, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
lard F. Kepner, of this city; has been
severely wounded in action in France,
according to a telegram just received
by the parents. He was in the bat
tie of Caniguy, under Maj. Theodore
Roosevelt, r., as a member of Co. A.
26th L. s. Inf
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ANNA HELD DEAD.
Famous Actress Dies In New York
Altar Lono fiIneER. q,

Famous Actress Dies IN New York
After Long illness.
New York, Aug. Hanna Held,
the actress, died here late yesterday
after an illness of several months.
Miss Held had been III since
April of myeloma, and her condition
was reported several times as criti-
cal. She rallied repeatedly and until
attacked by pneumonia a few weeks
ago was regarded on the road TO
recovery. Her physicians said only
her remarkable will power had pre-
vented her from succumbins long
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