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The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
ON JEWS
TAKEN BACK AT
QUICK PROTEST
Charge They Are Apt to
Malinger Brings Shoal of
Wires to White House.

President Wilson last night ordered
reflection on the patriotism of the
Jewish people of the United States as
contained in a pamphlet issued from
the Office of the Provost Marshal Cen
eraL
In a manual OF instructions for med
ical advisory boards working in con-
junction with local draft boards the
following sentence appeared:
THE foreign born. and especially
the Jews. are more apt to malinger
than the native born"
CaustIe Criticism.
Circulation of the pamphlet brought
forth a storm of protest from all parts
of the country. The most caustic crit
icism came from Jews who are serv-
ing on medical advisory boards and
local selective service boards. The
matter was discussed at a conference
of the officers of the Provost Marshal
Generals Office last week and .ater
called to the attention of the President
and the Acting Secretary of War.
The President wrote the following
letter TO the Acting Secretary of War:
Il am very much distressed that
the sentence quoted in the enclosed
telegram should have been contained
in the draft instructions to the medi-
cal advisory boards. They. of course,
represent a view absolutely contrary
to that of the administration and eX-
press a prejudice which ought never
to have been expressed or enter
tanned. In all this l am sure you
Nn-f11 -Fsl
you will be kind enough to make an
immediate excelsior OF these sentences
and instrcct the medical advisory
boards accordingly, letting it be
known, il you will be kind enough.
TO the senders of the enclosed tele-
grams that you have done so.
81 am making this request with all
the greater confidence because l am
sure you will sympathize with my
point OF view in the matter"
The Presidents letter will result in
the recall. destruction and reprintinC
OF approximately JO.OOl pamphlets of
about 100 pages each. The President
was informed that an amendment to
the Objectionable paragraph submit
ted by Surg. Gen. Gorgas had been
telegraphed TO the more than 10000
medical advisory boards in the coun-
/ try. The amendment makes no ref
erenee to Jews.
The edition already distributed
will be recalled and destroyed. 4
reprint of the regulations will be
sent out as soon as received from
the Government Printing Office.
The slur on the Jews was con-
tanned originally in the report Of a
board of Medical Reserve officers
entrusted with the task of formu-
lating regulations for the guidance
of medical boards under the selec-
tive service act The Objectionable
language escaped the attention of
the higher authorities and was in
advertently left in the instructions
as issued. according to the eXpla-
nation made last night.
BOmbarded with TeIegrams.
The White House. War Depart
ment, Provost Marshal Generals Of
fee and the Surgeon Generals office
were bombarded with kilograms and
letters of complaint against the in
dictment of the Jewish race. it was
learned last night. Louis Marshall.
120 Broadway, New York. was one
of the first to wire the President.
DIR. Nathan Gordon, medical exam
iner of local board 157, of New York,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
Soldier Dies in Baltimore

Baltimore. March capt. 4 II. In
mes. of Hampton, Va. stationed at
Camp Meade. was found dead in ?
hotel here late tonight. Death is be-
lieved duc to heart disease.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06

New York. March 5.-The Democrats
won all OF the four CongressionaI
seats voted for in a special election
here today.
They won them all by decisive ma
jorities. for which they have to thank
the women, who today cast their bal
lots for the first time in this State
for Congressional candidates.
The women pOlled practically 20 per
cent of the entire vote cast They
put themselves almost solidly on &c
ord in support Of the administration
in its war policies.
The completed returns are:
Completed Returnx-
Seventh district CBrookIyn)-John J
Delaney. Democrat. lO.253; John 5
Gaynor. Republican. 7.OS7: Alex. Fra
ger, Socialist, 1850 Delaney's purality
5,l66. Women voting. 1858.
Eighth district-William + CIeary
Democrat, l2.5gS; W. l. Morehouse
Republican. 7.793; II. ". LaidIaw, So
cialist. 1873. Cleary's plurality, 4.13i
Women voting. IO.OII.
Twenty-frst distriei-J. =. Donovan n
Democrat. Il. IA; J. A. BoIIes. Repub.
lican. 1872: Jos. ID. Cannon. Socialist
1,15G; Mrs. d. Colvin. PrOhibitionist
3S2; r. c. Ransom CcoIoredD. Republi,
can. so. Donovan's plurality, 2IO.
Women voting. 9.ST2
Twenty-second districJ-Anthony G
Griffin. Democrat. S,53l; r. Furlong
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oNNA$SS iCSCiSCQ yCSlcIudy III
News from Austria.
Word to this effect s6ame from
Geneva, Switzerland. having been re-
ceived there from Austria by indirect
mans The districts involved are
Focha' Gatzko, Nevessinie, Stotzko
and Trebinie and martial law was
proclaimed by the Austrian military
authorities February 1S
-The provinces of Bosnia and Her.
zesovina are inhabited exclusively by
people Oh the Serbian race and were.
IN iss, annexed by Austria-Hungary
against the win of the population. 1t
was at Sarajevo, the capital Of
Inese provinces, that young
bosnian Gavrilo Prinzfp, assassin
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
Official Reports ShowPersh-
ings Forces Competent
to Meet Invaders.
MANY GAS VICTIMS
New List Of Latest to Die
for Democracy's
Cause.

London, March s.-Egain the
Germans have sent out a strong
force to "strafe" the Americans.
Again the Sammies turned the
tables on their attackers, sending
them home" after inflicting Sc
we're punishment on them. This
latest raid, recorded by today's
official French communique, was
made against the American sector
in French Lorraine. At the same
time American pstroling forces
took a number of German pris-
oners.
Elsewhere on the West front
there were raids during the last
twenty-four hours, but of a minor
character as compared to the two
last days activities. The Austria
lians made a cut into the German
lines near Warcton, West FIan-
ders, returning with prisoners. A
German sortie in that sector was
beaten of by the British.
Advance on Germans.
ToniGht's communioue tells OF an
important French raid east OF the
Meuse in which French troops pene-
trated 10 the fourth German line on
a front OF 800 yards. repulsing a
counter attack on their flank, captur-
( ing material and l5o prisoners and re-
turning with slight casualties OF their
own.
/ News that the Americans had taken
German raiders prisoner was alluded
| TO as illustrating the recent remark
; Of a French general that there is no
No Mans Land" between the
American and the German trenches
/ This afternoons French commUni-
I que reads as follows:
North Of the Chemin des DamCs
and east ot CoUrcy French troops
I succeeded in a coup de main on en-
emy trenches and returned with more
( than score OF prisoners. on Jhc
/ right bank Of the Neuse and A.
Caurieres and in Chaume wood srtil-
I lery action Was intense.
At the last named point a German
attack was repulsed after a lively
/ combat
An enemy attack the Bois des
I Chevalliers gave the French an op-
| pcrtunity TO take further enemy pris-
Oners before the attack broke down"
The night CommUniqUe reads as fol-
lows:
East Of the Mouse, ia spfte
Of snow an important Coup dc main
was carried out on enemy orsaniza-
tions in the Calonne trench. Tn
French penetrated as far as the
fourth German line on a front Of 81
metres and 10 a depth Of 500 metres at
certain parts During the raid a cour-
ter attack on the left flank Of the ad-
Nancing French troops was repulsed
after lively combat which caused con-
siderable losses to our adversarics
More than 80 prisoners have aIrcad,-
been counted. Much valuable ma
terial was brought back from the
raid. French losses were small.
North Of Bezonvaux an enemy coun
de main failed under the French 6rr
In upper Alsace the artillery was
again active"
BY HENRY c. WALES,
With the American Army IN
France. delayed. March 5-A
hundred-odd Americans who were
Gassed in the recent German raids are
still i'm field hospitals. but are well on
the road 10 recovery from the effects
OF the poisonous fumes. Most Of them
inhaled phOsgene chlorine Those who
got dose Of the mustard gas srs
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
SERBLANS REVOLT AGAINST
AUSTRIAN REIGN OF TERROR
Where Archduke Ferdinand was Assassi-
mated and Set World Afire.


ned in five districts, according to
official Serbian quarters.
ated the Archduke Franz Ferdinand,
crown prince of Austria, on June 2s,
1914, thus setting the whole world
afire.
Reign of Terror.
During the present war;" says an
official Serbian statement, "a reign of
terror has been inaugurated by the
Austrian government, and, as has
been declared In the Vienna Parlia-
ment, thousands of Bosnian Serbs
have been judicially assassinated.
by the authorities"
The same region which is now in
revolt. rose in arms in 1875 against
the Turks, then its masters, and in
1882 against the Austrians.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
PLACE FATE OF SENTINELS
IN WILSON'S HANDS TODAY
Soldiers Who Slept on Duty ave Only One
Hope for Life-the Mer ~ of the
Commander-in-CH

The of the four American soldiers und to be shot
will hands of the Presid Review of
the trials has been completed advocates
learned tonight. IA
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
WOMEN POLL
HEAVY VOTE
IN NEW YORK
Democrats Win Out with
Help of Newly Enfran-
chised Voters.

Political complexion of the
House of Representatives:
Democrats, including the
four chosen in New York on
Tuesday, aI+
Republicans, including three
now absent in army service,
2Iz.
Independents usually vot-
ing with Democrats.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-06
BY HENRY c. WALES.

With the American Army in
France. delayed. March "a
hundred-odd Americans who were
Eassed in the recent German raids are
still i'm field hospitals. but are well on
the road 10 recovery from the effects
OF the poisonous fumes. Most of them
inhaled phosgene chlorine. Those who
got dose OF the mustard" gas grS
suffering particularly intense psin. but
all are recovering.
The drilling Of our men in protec1
uonary methods against gas has been
intensified since the large scale Ger
man raids in which the fumes were
so profusely employed. The men are
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Striving for Ideal.

There has been a growing hope in
Washington that the Russian people
will yet find itself a responsible and
stable government. Japanese interven-
ton is regarded. as a blight on this
movement. The stand of the United
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
COUNTY GUARDS TO
TURN OUT FOR OPEN
AIR DRILL TOMORROW

Co. \. Umatilla County Guard will
turn out tomorrow morning for open
air drill at Roundup Park. Captain
Drake has ordered all members to re-
port at the armory at o'clock
promptly. The company will imme-
diately he formed and march to the
park where bayonet drill and extend
ed order work will be given. The non
commissioned officers have already
been instructed in these two branches
of the work.
The county guard may soon be
armed with Kraig rifles instead of
the obsolete Springfields. Reports
from Portland are that Adiutant Gem
eral Williams has requisitioned 1900
Kraigs from the ordnance depart
ment for arming home guard units
and it is said that he expects the rifles
to arrive in short time. The Kraigs
are much more modern than the old
Springfield, being six shot rifle with
bolt action. Adjutant General Wilt
ans does not anticipate that the state
will be able to furnish uniforms, how
ever.
4 plan has been worked out by
which the Home Guards may be.
mustered into the military service, in
dependent of the oregon Military Po-
lice organization that is proposed.
The services required by the status is
for two years but it is understood
that all such militia companies. COM
posed of the Home Guard. that may
he taken into the service of the state
will he mustered out at the end Of the
present war.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
SHEEPHERDERS PROVE
LOYALTY TO THE us.

well, there's one thing sure. The
United States will never be able to
put down the I. W. w"
The remark was made by sheep
herder at one of the Smythe camps
Thursday morning while the crew
was eating breakfast. The remark
changed the nature of the argument
over the war from verbal to fistic.
one of the other herders jumped
across the table and landed on top of
the man of !. w. w. sYmpathies. The
breakfast ended in free for all me-
lee and it is safe to say that there
will be no other anti-government talk
in that camp.
Dan p. Smythe reports still another
evidence of good citizenship among
his herders. He has hired man
who was required to register as an
alien enemy despite the fact he was
born in this country. Through some
technicality he was construed as be-
ing included under the term ALLEN
enemy" To prove his loyalty ne
asked his employer to hold out the
first $100 he had coming to him and
buy a Liberty Bond with it.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
SET YOUR CLOCK AHEAD AN
HOUR TONIGHT; OTHERWISE
YOU WILL BE AN HOUR SLOW

BY official act of congress all clocks throughout
the country must be set ahead one hour tonight The
official time change at a. Sunday on the
Pacific coast However the general advice is for all
people to set their clocks and watches ahead
hour on retiring tonight Tomorrow the entire
ton will operate under the daylight saving plan.
Hence anyone failing to advance his time piece an
hour will be one hour SLOW All trains on the road
when the time change is made will be marked one
hour late. Trains starting from Pendeton will
leave according to time cards and under the daylight
saving rule Hence anyone wanting to catch train
and not using the new time would be one hour late,
thus missing the train. The churches assemblages
will be at the usual hours but with all clocks advanc
ed one hour Hence if you do not advance your clock
you will be an hour late for service
The change in time is obligatory all over the
tion. The matter is not optional with communities
ahead as requested will merely inconvenience him
self through the fact he will not have the right time
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
PRIVATE SKEEN SAW
SERVICE IN HOTTEST
BATTLES OF THE WAR

Private Donald Skeen, who is to be
the principal speaker a week from to-
day at the big celebration with which
Pendletonf will mark the anniversary
of the entrance of America into the
world war and also the beginning OF
the Third Liberty Loan drive, is ono
of those young American collegiens
who sought service in the French
army. He knows what life at the cu-
rOpean battle front is and his message
will be an interesting and inspiring one
TO the Umatilla county people.
Private Skeen left Yale University
in June. 1917, and entered the Am
erican field service with the French
army. He served six months in the
field with an attacking division, from
June until December. 1917, having
participated in the activity at Hin
3O4, Dead Mans Hill, Verdun and St
Mihiel He returned to America the
latter part of January, 1918. He eX-
poets to leave Portland about April
Is for New York to embark immedi-
ately for France to enter an officers
training school conducted by the
French army for field artillery. After
completing the course he expects TO
be assigned to the American army
under General Pershing.
Private Skeen is n Portland man,
being the son of DR.. w. II. Skeen who
is now captain in the medical corps
OF the nationaal army.
Writing of Private Skeen as a speak
err Milton r. Klepper, manager of
the speakers bureau of the Liberty
Loan campaign, says Private
Skeen will deliver the good in every
respect He is one of the biggest
cards we have and has made a de-
cded hit in Portland. and we are very
fortunate in prevailing upon him to
remain with us for the one week of
the campaign"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
Canary Birds, Horses, Hous-
es and Sewing May be
Had by the Want Ad
Method.

Two horses strayed from the
ranch of a prominent Umatilla
county farmer few days ago. He
placed a want ad in the East Ore
gonian. The next morning he was
called by phone by a farmer living
north of Pendletun who had the
horses in his corral.
Yesterday a housewife wanted a
woman to do sewing. An East
Oregonian want ad brought such
phompt results she implored that
the ad be discontinued so she
would not have to answer further
phone calls.
A young woman had canary
bird she wished to sell, An East
Oregonian want ad brought eight
prospective purchasers.
a four room apartment adver-
tised for rent in the East Oregon.
ian was taken within a half hour
after the paper was out and the
owner was deluged with further
calls during the evening.
The want ad way is the way to
get results.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
Magnitude of Counter AS
sauIt Will Decide Use of
Americans in Combat.
MAY KEEP u. S. FOR
PRINCIPAL ROLE LATER
Drive Toward Rhine Might
Carry War Onto Hun
Soil.
q. w. t. MAsoN)

NEW YORK, March 3O.-Genreal
Foch's decision whether to use num-
erous Americans in the present COM
bat depends upon the magnitude of
the counter assault planned.
II an attempt is made to end war by
overwhelming the German armies,
General Pershing's full force will par
ticipate. If limited counter often
sive is planned then it is improbable
The Americans are the finest often
sive fighters left, because America is
the only nation without casualties.
They may desire to keep the Ameri-
cans for a principal role later. A ma
jor American offensive towards the
Rhine might carry the war to German
soil causing Hlndenburg to shorten
line and depressing Germany.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30

FRENCH ARMY, March 30.-There
is no more brilliant movement OF the
war than the French general staff's
maintaining of an hourly contact with
the British armies in this offensive.
Doggedly retreating northwesterly the
French have steadily extended their
lines from Lafere to beyond Monte
Didier successfully foiling the now
known official German plan TO pass
through this mass to Paris down the
Disc valley.
This was accomplished only by
masterfuliy handling the French re-
serves, using infantry and cavalry
and rushing artillery rapidly to the
entire front. Every French company
is resisting heroieally, often necessi-
tation 15 German attacks to dlslodge
them. Prisoners declare they are
driven to the attack by officers
welding whips.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
BATTLE RESUMED WITH FRESH
VIOLENCE; HUNS MAKE NEW
ATTEMPT TO DRIVE WEDGE
GERMANS FORCED TO DIG IN
RAPIDLY AT MANY POINTS
FRENCH AVIATORS BUSY

PARIS March 30-The battle resumed with fresh vio-
ence last night and progressing 25 mile front from
Ecemoreu to beyond Lasigny. Our troops sup
desperate resistance the enemys powerful attacks"
the French official statement this morning declares
Despite bad weather French aviators continued bomb
ing and machine cunning the enemys battlefront and
concentrations Thirty four thousand pounds of proec
tiles were dropped the Noyon, Guiscard and Ham reg
ons Thirteen German planes were downed
The Paris official statement indicated renewal of the
attempt to drive wedge further past Monte Dider The
battle there resumed of extreme violence The French
are firmly holding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30

Miss Helen stewart, chief librarian
at Victoria, Il. G.. and who spent six
months at the front in France in
British Red Cross work, is To- bc in
Pendleton about the middle Of April
for two talks on the war subject
From accounts received as to Miss
Stewards experiences she is able to
give a wonderful description of affairs
over there and her lecture will he
worth travelling far to hear
Miss Stewart is coming here under
the auspices Of the Tmatilla County
Patriotic Service League. Her lecture
viii be free To the public, She has
obtained promise Of leave from her
work NJ Victoria long enough To give
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30

At prices far above those paid in the
past when Is was necessary to send
northwest furs to eastern markets, a
public sale of coyote, skunk and bad
ger furs was held in Pendleton this
morning by the biological survey
This was the first sale of It's kind ever
held In the northwest and as result
of high prices received It is very
probable that in the future the furs
taken by government. state and pri-
vate trappers will be sold here.
There were buyers present this
morning from New York. Seattle, san
Francisco. Portland and Baker. Az
ter examining the lots. each made
sealed bids. The coyote furs of che
state of Washington was secured by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
COUNTRY GETTING
into HIGH GEAR
SAYS WV. HARRAH

That an effort has been made by
someone to have the 1918 wheat price
applied to the 1917 wheat remaining
unsoId seems evident from a wire re-
ceived here today by the Farmers
Union from w. w Harrah. The wire
which also carries other news is as
follows:
Nineteen eighteen wheat price is
not desirable for the 1917 crop, to far
mer, dealer or miller. The agricul-
turaI committee is hearing many
problems Six hundred hotel keepers
met here today Ship building is
speeding up. The country is getting
into high gear for the liberty loan.
1 am betting on the west"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
LIBRARIAN WILL
TELL PENDLETON AUDIENCES
WHAT SHE SAW IN FRANCE

talks At Walla Walla and I'm Pendle
ton. The expenses OF her trip will he
shared by the Walla Walla people and
by the Patriotic Service League Of
this county.
Miss Stewart served in cauteeu and
other work i'm France and she is said
to give "a most interesting account of
her first hand observations there
Miss Mason, county librarian. heard
her speak during the summer and
strongly commended the action in
bringing her to PendIeton.
Details or Miss Stewards meetings
will he worked out later through the
publicity committee Of the Patriotic
Service League, g. q. Matlock being
i'm charge Of the speaking division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
FIRST FUR SALE HELD IN THE
NORTHWEST BRINGS BIG PRICES

the Hudson Bay Fur Co. of san Fran
cisco which made bid of $3.50 each
for a mixed lot. The highest price
paid for "A mixed lot Of 25 was 5000
by T, II. Parker of Baker. The one
cross fox offered brought $40. the
skunk furs averaged $500 and the
badger furs less than S1.00. The
whole sum realized by the sale was
approximately $25OO.
Rcd Cross Profits
After the regular sale. a muskrai
fur, which is worth about so cents
was put up at auction, the proceeds
to go to the Red Cross, and it brought
$7.75 Alfred Peuthert bought it first
fer $5.25 and T. II. Parker bought il
later for $50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
LATE WAR NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

W. T. Simms account of the
Germans digging in indicates
General Won Hindenbudg ac-
Acknowledgement that temporarily
the drive is discontinued.
II indicates planning TO force
trench warfare against the allied
Cuunter-offensive instead of the
open warfare the Germans profess
to prefer.
1t is believed the Germans may
drive in NerdUu and italy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-30
BRITISH CASUALTIES
IN MARCH 4,5SS

LONDON, Mar. 3O.-The British
casualties in March tOtaIed 11,5SS as
unorficiaIIy compiled. This is the
smallest list since August. Obviously
it docs not include tho total losses of
the present drive.