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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
RAY OF LIGHT IN DARKNESS
Constituencies Hubby Had Thought Of
Great Scheme to Deceive His
Trusting Wife.

II was bitter hot day In Qctember.
James Y. Oylekan was worried. lie
took several steps to and approximate
ly the same number of steps fro. He
saw at once this was the wrong course.
He began to add the remainder and
subtract II from the quotient. That
didn't work. too so he bethought him
TO try another way.
He doubled up his fist and laid II
down where 1t would be handy II he
needed II. Suddenly he looked for his
fist and saw II was gone, and In Its
place was nothing but hand. He put
the hand In his pocket. and In doing so
found that the hole he had carefully
placed In his pocket In the morning
was still there. But he found some
thing else that gave him start. His
face went pale. PLAGUE take IL" he
gnarled.
On second thought his face bright
ened and he slapped his thigh. "Jovew
he ecstasied. This letter my wife
gave me two weeks ago to mail, ask
Ing her mother 10 come. I'll hold IL
and mail IL on It's first birthday. She'll
never notice the year on the postmark.
How perfectly stupid Of me TO forget
IT," Then he winked nj himself.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Women Taking Places Of Men.

Neutrality-suspicious. by the thou
sands are responding to the appeal
of employers to take the place of
men entering the army and to fill
new positions created by industrial
expansion, according to the monthly
business review of the federal reserve
board Some Indications are that in
a few more months the number OF
women entering industry will be
greater than the number of men with
drawing for military service.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Soft, Clear Skins,

Night and morning battle the face
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
there are pimples first smear them
with Cuticura Ointment. For free sam
Piles address, "CutIcura, Dept. X, Bos-
ton" Sold by druggists and by mail.
Soap rs, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
BoLSHEVikI FLEEING RUSSIA
Anarchy's chieftains Dead or Elk
PEELED From Strensk to volga.

Vladivostok. Bolshevism from
Strensk, in trans aikalia, to the
Voiga, in European Russia, is dead
The Bolshevik leaders in this region
have been hanged or have hidden
themselves. while the misled Red
Guards, who are arriving here, have
renowned Bolshevism forever. The
peasants are returning to the fields
and the workmen are resuming work
at the factories.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Serbian Forces Launch Drive.

observation-disclosures of an of
fensive against the Bulgarians on the
Saloniki front by the reorganized Ser
ban army, in cooperation with
French forces, and the capture of
three strongly fortified Bulgarian po-
stions, is announced in an official
Serbian communication received here
from Saloniki.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Man Contracts Anthrax.

Marysville, Cal. - NJ. Ossenbrigccn.
rancher of Butte county IN the FIRST
human to contract anthrax Curing tho
epidemic among cattle of Ru.tc mud
Glenn counties lie contracted n
disease while skinnlng cc,g
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Pardoned Soldier Killed.

1 st. Louis.-FOrest ID. Sebastian, 81
years old of East st. Louis, ILL.,, one
of the soldiers who was pardOned by
President Wilson May 4, after havins
been sentenced to death by courtmar-
tial for sleeping on duty in France.
was killed in action, July 20, accord
ing to an official telegram received
10y his father.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Food Scarcity Pinehes.

Amsterdam. members of
the municipal council vf Berlin raised
The food question in the council meet
iag Thursday, according 70 the Tele
graf. Ono speaker exclaimed: Il
Il time t.le var came to an end
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
American-Made Planes In Drive.

Professionalism made airplanes,
driven by Liberty motors, played an
important role in our reduction of the
st. Mh!el salient. The machines In
use were De Haviland fours, two
seated tiplanes.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
>Neoro Reoistrants Called.

Washington. A draft call for
290l6 negro registr"nts, from thirty
three states, qualified for general mil
itary service AND to entrain for ma
tlonal army camps September 1921
has been issued by General Crowder.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Kentucky Politician Assassinated.

Lexington, Ky. - Elijah Roberts.
game warden of Breathltt county. and
lead.n,; Republican politician. was
assassinated while riding along a
country road. Bloodhounds have been
sent to trace the murderer.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

my health so can do all my work and
l am so grateful that am recommend.
ing It to my friends. - Mrs. D. M.
ALTERS, r. r. A, Oregon, iii.
Onlywomen who have suffered the tor.
lures Of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize the
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon.
mendation, and II there are any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result Of their 40 years experience
Ia at your service.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

The man who manages to keep out
of debt, out OF jail and out of politics
Is q little above the average.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Especially These Days.

June-He got married on his nerve.
Bob-Wise guy; that's the only safe
thing to get married on.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
Sufficient Reason.

Bess-She seems to like everybody.
June-Yes. she has no husband
Chicago News.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21

Poland has lost 3.500,O00 population
through the war.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-21
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of On
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oregon, Ill.-"I took Lydia E. p;ry
hams Vegetable Compound for an "a.

game trouble which
pulled me down un-
til l could not put NV
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do nv
work, and as I liyss
on a small farm and
rails g six hundred
chicken, every year
it made IL very hard
Tor me.
II saw the Com.
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
IL IL hos ~aA
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

Just as coal, when it burns. leaves
behind q certain amount Of iHcombus-
tible material in the form of ashes, so
the food and drink taken day after day
leaves in the alimentary canal a certain
amount Of indigestible material, which
if not completely eliminated each day
becomes food for the millions Of bacteria
which infest the bowels. From this mass
Of leftover waste material. toxins and
ptomaine-like poisons. called uric acid, IS
formed and then sucked into the blood
where it. continues to circulate, collecting
grain FY grain in the joints Of the body
much like rust collects on the hinge as
shown above.
Men and women who suffer from lum-
bago, Theusaatism or sore, stiff, aching
joints should begin drinking pbosphated
hot wate-. not as a means 30 magic
relief from pain, but TO prevent more
uric acid forming in the system. Before
eating breakfast each morning, drink
glass of real hot water with a teaspoon
fIl OF limestone phosphate in it. This
will first neutralize and then wash ont Of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

Mrs Hudan of Helix waa IN town
yesterday.
claud sloan OF Echo was in the city
yesterday.
L. W, spencer was down from Adams
yesterday.
Geo, Cousv oC Hermiston spent yes
terday In the city.
Harry PisslnEer was in trom Pilot
Eock Yesterday
NIr. ana Airs. Chas. Dalus of Echo
are in the city today.
q. NJ. Eager of Athena was a Pen
dleton visitor yesterday.
Airs, James McIauEhlin of Echo is
yisitiug relatives here today.
j. NJ. McSban of Rieth passed thru
here this morning ON his way TO La
Grande.
5. Stebbins who is engaged in farm
ing near wallula Wash, was in the
city yesterday.
Wayne Blaekard left this morning
for an extended visit with folks in
yyaitsburg and wallace Idaho.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
ITALIAN TRAITORS
TO FEEL IRON HAND
Many Conspicuous Persons Involved
IN scandal OF Waste SIX
COMPANY

WASHINGTON. March 21.-Thc
Italian government is determined to
stamp ont all traitors, an official
cablegram received from Rome today
says,
"AlI persons suspected Of being i'm
plicated in the scandal of the Waste
silk Company ca concern charged
with trading with Germany, the
despatch continues, have been ar
rested and proceedings against them
are being carried on eneketically, re-
gardless of their social positions and
of their financial standings.
The President and all the directors
of the Milan concern are under ar
rest and many conspicuous PERSONAL
ties are involved. 1t apoars that the
company mad business relations with
the Wolf Company of Monza and
Stuttgart and that it had been Gre
ated for the purpose of extending the
activities of the German company
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels
the previous days accumulation OF tox
ins and poisons; thus cleaning, sweeten-
ing and freshening the entire aiimentary
canal, eaeh morning, before putting mors
food into the stomach.
A quarter pound Of limestone phos-
phate costs very little at the drug. store
but Is sufficient to make any rheumatic
OF hmbago sufferer an enthusiast on the
morning insAde bath.
Millions Of people keep their joints
free from these rheumatic acideby prae-
ticing this daily internal sanitation a
glass Of hot water with a teaspoonful
Of Limestone phosphate, drank before
breakfast, Is wonderfully invieorating;
besides, it is an excellent health measure
because it cleanses the alimentary organs
of all the waste, gases and sour fermen-
tations, making one look and feel clean,
sweet and fresh all day.
Those who try this for one week may
find themselves free from sick headaches
constipation. bilious attacks, sallowncss
nasty breath and stomach acidity.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
$40 MEN OF
CLASS ONE IN
THIS COUNTY
No. Registered, 1859.
10. Classified, 2285.
No. in Glass /, $40.
No. in Glass ?, 1877.
No. in Class 8, 127.
No. in Glass 4, 962.
No. in Glass 5, sig.

The following statistics show how
the men of draft age in Umatilla coun-
tty have been classified by the local
and district boards. Nearly half of
the registered men remaining are in
Class 4 which includes not only mar
ried men with dependents but men in
farming their own land.
OF the 519 placed in Glass 5, IL are
alien enemies. Sc are aliens not enc
mics but who have claimed exemp-
tion, 191 failed to pass the physical
examinations, 255 enlisted and six are
thus classified for various other caus-
es.
of the 104 men not classified AZ
were called on the first draft, as are
delinquents who failed to return their
questionnaires, five are dead, seven
have had their registration cancelled,
two are listed as deserters and three
have their claims still pending.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

The lincoln school parent teachcrs
circle VIII meet tomorrow at $50
O'Clock ia the school building.
-
Forty ladies were present yesterday
M The meeting of the Knitting clubs
In the county library and "a total of rs
sweaters and aS pa of socks were
turned IN. Aiiss Margaret Bloom. 10
year old has finished her third sweater
An Interesting musical program was
given by pupils 40 Mr. and Mrs, B,
A. AcDonald including a violin solo
by Thomas MoutsoWers, accompaul-
ed by Miss Alyora Nelsop, two piano
solos BY by Miss Nelson and TWO
piano numbers hy Miss Helen >ChlIckei
ser.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

Mr.. ana Mrs. Wan AIosler of I1ma,
Ohio. are expected to arrive this even
ing to visit az the horne OF Mr.. ana
Mrs Manuel Fricdley, Mrs. Mosier Is
a sister Of Mr.. Frjedley and they have
seen each ether only once in 81 years.
The Mosiers have been spending the
winter in southern California.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
ITALY OFFERED PEACE.

NEW YORK, March 21.--The Rome
correspondent of the local Italian
newspaper cables that Austria and
Germany made aIluring peace offers
direct To Italy. These were indignant
Iy spTncd.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

days, was another victim, John l..
sullivan. the most popular fighter the
ring has ever known. died this year.
Billy Madden, manager Of many cham
pions the man who made John L.
famous on their tour in which sullivan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

offered $500 TO the man who could
stay four rounds with him, followed
his old fighters quickly. The last 10
go was Terry McGovern. Terrible
Terry" n little fellow. but a fury OF
the ring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
OrTTcER KIILED IN COLLISION

VI i IT IN n II1lsE1IF " N-NYIaI1Il7EFy1N
WASHINGTON. March 21.-An Of
ficer and three sailors were killed and
fully ten injured when the American
destroyer Manly coilidcd with Brit
isI WaFship Tuesday. 4 depth charge
on the Manlcy exploded when they
cOIlidcsi, DANA ging both vessels.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
Mnnn - nEI.L AnRIrE,.

ATLANTIC PORT, March 2f.-Gcn.
Wood aud Fell arrived on p French
liner today. Wood is practically re-
covered from his wounds.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21
SOCIAL and PERSONALS

II j. IL Dewitt of IScho Avas In tn,
cIty hast night,
+. Hamm is in the city from his
homo I'm Helix.
8 J NJ, nays OF Eoho spent yesterday
I'm the city.
Frank Recklm of La Grande was in
town Yesterday
Hugh Stonficld OF Stanfield was in
town yesterday.
Geo. w, Sperry OF Heppner spent
yesterday in the city,
T. W. Dudgeon of Wana WaIa was
visitor here yesterday,
Miss c. c. Hoover of Lewiston
Montana is in the city.
Mrs. n. r. Stanfield of Echo was
Pendleton visitor yesterday.
John d. Watson prominent Hermis-
ton citizen is in the city today.
Mrs. Fred George and little daugh-
ter are up from their home ut Echo.
Dan Clarke o. w. r. 4 y. live stock
agent was a Pendleton visitor yester-
day.
J. f. Schrimpsher and E. A. Simp-
son are in today from their home near
Weston.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. c. \. Frost of Riverside this
morning.
John Grey. wife and family drove in
from their Butter creek ranch this
morning.
Circuit Judge Phelps arrived home
last evening from Heppner where he
had been holding court.
Miss L. Brombeck popular nurse
has returned to Pendleton for a few
days after spending the past several
weeks in the west end of the county,
Leon Cohen. prominent merchant
and district manager of the War Saw
ings Stamps campaign, arrived home
this morning from short stay in
California. He reports a recent rain
in California
MissB Maude Praidish. formerly
nurse in the Wasa Walla hospital,
left this, morning for Newport News.
Virginia where she wiH join the hos
pitaI corps. Miss Braidish has a wide
circle of friends here.
The Lutheran League, which has
- members. met last evening at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. II. T. F. Eggers
at AGO Jackson street. Following the
resular meeting and games, refresh
Hlencs We're served.
Mcpherson Circle No. 80 ladies of
the C.. A. r. will hold a social session
ar Moose Hall tomorrow afternoon at
z=5e O'Clock.
There is "a great deal of talk among
the students of the High SCHOOL and
the tpwnspeople concerning the HI
Jlnhs' carnival which is to be staged
at the High school auditorium tomor-
row night at 1880. No one knows what
JEe program contains or. if they do
they viii not tell, for everything is
Kept secret. 4 great number of the
students are taking part in it and ali
of them have a mysterious air about
them.
During the past years the carnivals Z
held at the High School have not been
the success they should have been, I
for the reason that every year there /
was a great deal Of the same kind Of
entertainment which was put on the \
year previous. But this time every
thing is, changed. There will be none
of the old stunts which have been
shown so often, but instead there will
be high class entertainment Six acts
O. vaudeville and two reels of pictures .
viii be shown. Following the show a .
dance viii be given in the gymnasium.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

One mans word is as good as an
others until you hear the other mans
story.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

Once in a while "A woman gets so
angry at her husband that she refuses
10 talk back.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

Mcpherson Circle No. 80 ladies of
the C. A. r. will hold a social session
AT Moose Hall tomorrow afternoon at
z=se O'Clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-21

The Lutheran League, which has
- members. met last evening at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. F. Eggers
NJ 400 Jackson street. Following the
resular meeting and games. refresh
ulencs were served.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
$4,000 Illinois Business
Men Harvest War Crops

CHICAGO. July I3.--Illinols has en-
listed more than $4,000 men from
stores. banks, offices and non-essen-
tial Industries to insure the harvesting
Of big crops. These workers are ex-
pected to do much in solving the
Illinois problem of producing 11,000,-
600 acres of corn and at the same time
harvesting more than 100000 acres
of wheat, 100000 acres of oats, g.
100000 acres of hay and large acreage
Of truck fruit and other crops. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, working with the labor division
of the Illinois Council of Defense and
through county agents, county farm
bureaus and business mems organiza-
tions throughout the State. has aimed
to make sure that there will be no
loss whatever in one OF the largest
paintings in Illinois history.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
BOYS TRAINED
FOR FARM WORK

WASHINGTON, d. C., July 13.--
Training courses for boys conducted
by the agricultural colleges In Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maine, Massachu-
setts, and other states. in cooperation
with farm help specialists of the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture. State councils of defense, and
public safety commissions. have re-
suited in placing many hundreds of
boys on farm. In these courses city
boys have been shown haw to harness
horses. adjust machinery, feed -and
milk. cows hoe and cultivate crops,
and do many other sinple but funda>
mental form operations. The result
has been the instflling in the boys a
lilSing~for farm work andlA confidence
on the part of the farmers in boy
labor.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
PARIS UNIVERSITY
TO HONOR WILSON

PARIS, July 12.-President Will
son will be the first person to be hon
ored with the new degree of doctor
honoris causa from the University of
Paris, says LIE Journal. A govern
mental decree authorizing French
universities to bestow the title of doc
tor honoris causa has been published
in the Journal officiel.
Tt was hoped, adds the newspaper.
that the degree could be conferred on
the Fourth of July. 1t was explained
by Lucien Poincare, director of pub
lie instruction, however, that the
time was too short to aamit of this.
A suitable occasion would be found
later, he announced.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
Weston Man Learns to
Swim, When Boat Sinks

Lowell Hyatt, son of Mr. and Mrs
]. o. Hyatt of Weston, was a fire
man on board the U. $. f. Lincoln,
torpedoed 500 miles off the coast OF
France. His parents have just heard
from him in a letter on Y. N. c. A.
stationery from New York, and feel
fortunate and happy that their boy
is still living as he had an exceeding
ly narrow escape. For one thing, he
found that he could swim when he
had to, even though he never swan
before But let us use his own words
in narrating the adventure:
Il was about twelve feet below the
water line, in the coal bunker, when
the torpedo struck. L was knocked
down and covered with coal and some
twelve feet of water over me. How
I got out is more than 1 can say
only that one of the boys said he saw
me going down the second time and
he jumped in and pulled me out.
when word was passed for all
hands to leave the the ship. everyone
was going over the side and swimming
to a lifeboat, a raft, or anything they
could find. You know couldn't
swim and 1 didn't know what to do,
but just stood there and looked wise
until the boat was about to go out of
sight: then 1 jumped into the water
md although 1 thought / never would
come to the top I finally did. and to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
Echo Harvest Under Way;
About One Half Full Crop
(East oregonIan speeIall }

/ NA%aAAI OICSOll4SdH f1ptci1il
| ECHO, July 13.-Harvesting is well
under way in this vicinity, the grain
will grade on the whole better thar
last year though the kernels are
small. The yield is only about half
a full crop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Lenheart ar
rived here on Wednesday from Rain
Ter, Ore. They are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Aaron.
The Misses Eugenie and Esther
Scholl returned yesterday from a
short visit to WaIla Walla and Wes-
ton.
Henry Miller went to Pendleton
Thursday evening for a weeks visit.
George Perry left the first of the
week for a visit to the home of his
parents in Oklahoma. He will also
visit with his brother in Kansas be-
fore his return.
A. d. Wright the Echo jeweler has
spent the past week in Portland and
Seattle. He is expected home to-
morrow.
Mrs Ralph Singer spent wednes-
day in Stanfield visiting with Mrs.
VIM. Beaton.
Word has been received here that
Don Hoffnagle, who went from here
to Camp Lewis on June 25th. has
been transferred to Camp Kearney
Cal.
Miss Mable Moore is visiting in
Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
EAST OREGONIAN SPECIAL
NEWS OF UMATILLA co.

vate busy saluting.
So. guarding the President may be
some honor, but it's also some work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
HE LOSES $4,000. BUT
GETS SHIP LAUNCHED

BALTIMORE. July 12.-When the
$500 ton cargo vessel Naiwa left the
ways of the Baltimore Dry Docks and
Shipbuilding Company on the Fourth
of July, Holden A. Evans, president of
the company was out of pocket $4,000.
That is the amount of a wager Mr..
Evans made with his workmen that
they could not have the ship in the
water before July %. He bet them
two to one and the men quickly put
up $1,000 against it.
The Naiwa was the first ship launch
ed from the new yard. She was built
for the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
Director General Schwab had de-
clared that he Believed it impossible
to get the vessel in the water by July
25.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-13
LIQUOR SUSPECT
EATS EVIDENCE

DENVER. July 12.-Arrested Mon
day evening on charge of violating
the prohibition law, Edward A Raj
mars, 40. ate part of the evidence
against him, according to Detectives
Klein and Schneider of the police
bootlegging squad. The evidence in
question was marked So bill, which
the officers allege. had been given
Raimars in exchange for a pint of
whisky.
Klein had taken the bill from Raj
mars and was examining it when Raj
mars snatched it from him and stuff
ed 1t into his mouth. De didn't stop
to Fletcherize. according to Klein,
but swallowed it whole.