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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
COUNTRY FAIR NETS
HONOR GUARD $3.50

AS they used to do years ago. peo-
pie all turned out for the Country
Fair" 1t was given by the Girls
Honor Guard at Helix last night and
was so successful that the sum Or
$3.50 was cleared above all expenses.
according to Miss Virginia Todd OF
this city who is county leader. The
money will be used to adopt three
French war orphans. and to provide
comfort kits for the Helix soldier
boys.
A fruit cake alone brought $500.
which must have been a surprise
eyen to the person COR persons) who
made and decorated it so carefully,
Different colors of icing fosSned the
words Girls Honor, Guard and de-
picted birds, flowers and otheE OBJ
jects.
Among other attractions the girls
had a country store. a chance wheel,
monkey booth. fortune teller. a swat
the kaiser booth, cave of mystery,
and lemonade and lunch counters.
There was also a popularity contest.
which ws won by Miss Edith Malson.
The affair was in charge of Miss
Clara King. the local leader, and Miss
kraw. one OF the school teachers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
WILL TRY ALFALFA
AT CAMAS PRAIRIE
County Agent and Stock
men Will Experiment
With New Crop.

For the purpose Of assisting the
,stockmen of the camas Prairie sec
tion who have often been severely
handicapped BY the lack OF winter
feed. County Agent NJ. S. Shrock is
sending to the Oregon Agricultural
college for bacteria with which to in-
ocuIate alfalfa in the hope that it can
be then grown In that section. few
of the farmers have already tried the
alfalfa, but have had very little sue
cess with it, probably because it was
not inoculated. Mr.. ShrocI1 says In
the new experiment, only the more
hardy varieties will be sown.
Last winter. many Of the farmers
were forced to drive tller stock away
from home and winter ii elsewhere
as the grain crop had been practically
q failure and it was impossible to get
feed enough into that section Mr.
Shrock says he knows of one man
who paid s35OO to winter herd OF
cattle last year
Ii Is claimed that as much alfalfa
hay can be raised on one acre as can
be grown on three or four when 9th
er crops are sown. Also the alfalfa
Is harder and the farmer is more
sure Of a crop.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
MADE ARTICLES
SHOWN IN SCHOOL EXHIBIT

Belgian and other refugee children. Is
card, giving the amount Of work in
this line which the students have done
during the year. There were made by
high school girls and are as follows
Flannel boots. So pairs: flannel dress
es. 9l. flannel sacques, S: flannel
skirts. 20; muslin skirts. as: knit
skirts -; diapers. gao; blankets. s.;
and sundry bags. IS.
OF interest TO fathers and brothers
viii he the manual traiping exhibu
OF the seventh and eighth grade and
high school boys. This includes ex-
emples of wood turning or lathing. of
INLAY work. and so on. There are al
81 several little panels which Illus
trate new departments. that is the
application Of designs. such as the
butterfly, to wood.
Among the showing OF Industrial
work problems are a couple OF Com
munity' rugs. which are most inter
esting when il Is considered that each
consists OF large number OF little
blocks, woven separately and by diff
ferent children Each has a little part
OF a design on IT, so that when set to-
gether the rugs have emblems on
them OF the schools 10 which the chm
dren belong. These were made by
the third graders
The exhibit does not contain work
of the older children alone. FOR even
the tiny first and second grnders have
much on exhibit. These include sam
pies OF lettering, woven mats and pa
per designs knitted articles and 20 on.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11

Dainty needlework crocheting and
hand eubroidering which win make
feminine hearts fairly long for pos
session, catchy posters asserting tina,
We must save food and buy War saw
iHgs stamps. whole outfits for tiny
refugee children. and beautiful wood
work articles from cedar chests and
oak tables to candlesticks-these are
some Of the items one VIII find at the
school exhibit displayed at the club
room OF the county library this after
noon until five O'Clock and from sew
en- until nine tonight The exhibit will
also be open tomorrow during library
hours.
No idea can he gotten OF the I'M
mensity and scope OF the exhibit with
out a personal visit. Every article
In every line is so painstakingly and
beautifully made that 1t seems al
most impossible children could do the
work
There are four classes Of articles OK
hiblted: Domestic science and art
manual training. Industrial work In
the schools. and Junior Red Cross
work As a part OF the domestic sci
ence exhibit. samples OF war bread
and cakes are served free. while the
recipes are on sale for 10 cents each.
The money is to so to the keeping Of
the French orphan thcdomestic sci-
ence class has adopted.
Above the table where are display
ed a number OF articles for the Red
Cross layette work, that Is, outfits for
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
TeutOn Forces Have Been
ReOrganized and Streng-
thened in Recent Weeks.
THIS FORCE MAY BE
DIVERTED TO WEST
Activity on the Macedonian
Front Following Advent
Of Spring.
HENRY WOODY

WITH THE FRENCH AFTELD,
May 1I.-News from the italian front
today established the fact that since
the Austro-Gerinan inspired press an-
nounced the Impending offensive
against italy indications are daily ap-
parent that Tentons ON the Italian
front are reorganizing and preparing
an Offensive.
The Austrians have inaugurated q
raiding campaign which usually pre-
ceeds an offensive. Effective dIvis,
slons which wore allowed to decrease
during the winter are now reinforced.
companies are Increased and artillery
IL strengthened.
4 Allied strateglsts realize this new
military concentration could easily be
diverted against the Franco British
front.
The Macedonian front reawaken.
ing following the winters Inactivity |
the Franco British have captured
several villages Bulgarians now ex-
ciusiyeIy hold the Macedonian front.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
BOYS FROM FRONT THINK THEY
HAVE KAISER FEELING WEAK

american soldiers who have been
On the fighting lines don't thirn The
Getmans win last much Longer. ac-
cording to a letter from Walter X.
Belts, one OF the old troop d boys now
IN Battery ID. 14sth Field Artillery.
The letter which has just been re-
ceived by p. t. Belts. is so interestins
Il Is here given in fun.
Somewhere in France.
April is. 1918.
Well, we arrived safely across the
old Atlantic after a rather interesting
trip. Had a good time while ION
BOARD.
ON --- we ran Into storm
ard believe me the waves ran noun.
tain high. Some of the boys were
sick. wasn't sick but cant say /
was real we'll.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
LONDON THRILLS
AS U. S. TROOPS
ARE REVIE WE'D.
American War Work Glass
ed as Great Achievement
by English Press; Allies
Encouraged by. American
Company Says King.

LONDON May Thousands
banked the streets today along the
route taken by American troops pa
rading through London Enthusiasm
everywhere surpassed even the thrill,
ing 1914 days.
A stalwart American band headed
the first battalion. a scots guard band
headed the second, and an Irish band
the third.
They paraded through the principal
streets to the American embassy and
Buckingham Palace where they We're
reviewed BY King George.
Secretary Bakers announcement
that 100000 Americans are now in
France added to the heartiness OF the.
greeting. declared London newspa-
pers. The Mail said, "This represents
a really great achievement America
has immense difficulties. They are.
not all overcome vet but she is rap
idly overcoming them.
The king addressed letter to the
American soldiers saying. The
British people welcome you on your
way to take stand beside the armies
now fighting In the great battle for
human freedom. The allies VIII gain
a new heart and spirit in your conn
pany. / wish / could shake each
hand. ] bid you God speed on your
The Express said There need be |
no alf-hearted enthusiasm about the
fruits of the American alliance
The Times said: Their work be- I
gins to tell. AS their numbers grow
4 will tell lfore and more
When the Americans detrained they I
we're greeted by veteran Tommies, I
locks, Maple-leafers, Anzacs and ci- /
'ilians workbound.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11

We failed 70 see any OF Bih'a u
bssats.
was talking 10 some OF the boys
Ahor had been up to the firing lines
and they didn4 think the Germans
would last much longer They arc
making one last desperate effort to
penetrate the allies lines
Tell ssiI the folks hello and for them
to write TO me.
We have lots of fun trying to un-
derstand these people and their ways
are strange to us. but they think the
Americans are all right, at least they
seem to.
Listen. / don't want any of you ito
worry about me as 1 viii always be O.
*. and expect to be home by Xmas.
Well, as / am tired will say good
night and hope TO hear from you soon.
] remain
WALTER.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Wants Special Show
To Get Money For
Blancett Memorial


That a special Round-Up try =
= out be held some afternoon ar .
= else baby Happy Canyon show ,
some evening be held 10 raise j
= snoney for a Blancett m anloriaf =
= a Roundup Park is Suggested ,
= BY Mrs A. NJ Campbell in q Ie,- =
ter to the East Oregonian. Mrs. =
Campbell SAYS )
- Why not give fryout chars =
= Ing rs cents admission, letting =
: the boys and girls taking part .
, give their work free in horo- If =
one Of their pals or a baby =
= Happy Canyon show might be >
: used to raise the money. i +
; have suggested to Mr.. HamIey
that il not too expensive have =
Mr.. Proctor make a statue Of =
Dell Blancett buIldogging. =
; Mrs. Campbell also makes a =
suggestion for a thrift stamp :
dance, which she says was tried :
: with good success at Ell Paso. :
Texas She would require dane
ers to purchase stamps and tais =
would line up those who spend ,
considerable money on dancing. >
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Kaiser May Yet Drive
Ukrainians to Join Russ
u. w. 4. sfAsoN.)

NEW YORK, May 1f.--Eaccd
by the dangerous necessity Of OBJ
tanning more food 70 lessen =
dangerous unrest, Germany Is
enforcing new policy Of ruth
Icssness in ULrainia, which may
drive the UIxrainian republic 20 a
Russian alliance for mutual resis-
taree against the HoIsenzoIIerns.
The kaiser's chief reason for
creating a UIFainian republic
was to obtain food, but Ukrain-
ian peasants are developing q
bitterly hostile spirit, in beginning
to realize their yassaI state. The
Germans are mot permitting tho
Uxrainians even to feed tIlem-
selves which is worse than under
Russian rule.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
GERMANS WARN.
b ga TO END.
ARMING|
Threat Made to Occupy
Mosccw if UItimatunl
is Not Needed: Ger
many Also Wants Ger
man War Prisoners Re-
turned Immediately

MOSCOW, May 1.-The German,
ambassador has sent uItinnatmns 70
Russia demanding that she stop arfn-
ing troops and distand those already
armed The nItimatunls also demand
ed an Immediate settlement of the
question regarding thc returning OF
German war prisoners and threatened
70 occupy Moscow II RAssia disobey.
ed.
The foregoing dispatch seems to
bear out the United Press story from
Charles shaplin recently 70 the effect
Russia was making serious prepara-
tions to re-enter the war on the side
of the allies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Rejoice That
English Crisis Passes

PARIS, May 11s--@The crisis
sbas cleared the atnaOspIftre.' y,
says the Echo AZ Paris, quogsng
Lord sfiIIner, British war nainfs-
ter, In London interview, re-
gaFtiing the Lloyd George victory,
over the Maurice charges.
"snch events arc comparable
to storms and have a certain utiI-
lity especially when, as now, the
world IL excessively tense. 1T
ended happily, The British gov
ernment may now pursue the only
task that mattcrs, winning the
war"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Nurse Cheers Sold
With Rouul NsAstOries

Tales Of tlg .ton Round
Up prove 4iaing to inter-
est and enter, 4 soldiers in the
hospital, according to Miss stasia
r. Walsh, PcndIeton nurse WI J
enlisted with tho University :, y
Oregon base hospital and
now ON duty at the base
at Petersburg, va. rcceivh, -
mai preparation for service in
france.
In . letter 20 a friend, she
writes that, IN looking through
tho library there, she CHANGED to
run ACROSS. some articIcs on the
Roundup, one Of them being In
Harpers and wpftten by Charles.
wellington EurIong. Having been
an enthusiastic Isomnd-Up fan
while here, Miss Walsh took tho
magazines back 10 the hospital,
read tile articlcs 20 the Invalid
soldiers and supplemented them
with stories Of her, own. 4You
never saw such an Interested
bunch" she writes. sIt Is sur-
urislng how little they know about
the west. Almost everyone or
them declared an Intention OF go-
lag 10 the Hound Up as soon as
the war Us oscr., Miss walsh
showed them her collection OF
Round Up photos and 'tIiey
surely did enjoy thcm,'' she states.
The ward surgeon ciaanced to
pass by as she was relating some
lirilling incidents of the Round
Up and later compiImentcd her
lpOn her abilities as a story tell
n. conveying the impression,
lIe thought, that the stories were
'Orm In her imagination. Most of
he soldiers there are from the
ast and south, she writes.
She mas no definite idea as to
be date OF their sailing for
rance but suspects that Il Is not
Hr i'm the future.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
HAVE BEEN
PROFITING BY WAR

WASHINGTON, May f1.--The fed
eral reserve bulletin showed six neu-
tral European nations waxing wealthy
from war profits
Norway, Sweden, Spain. Holland.
Denmark ana Switzerland are now
strongest in a century despite the ire.
mendous increases In public debts ana
IN national taxation. Between July
!, 1914, and February Of this year,
bank deposits have been more than
doubled. An increase of 145 per cent
in the reserves is shown while the
bank note circulation is now more
than 200 per cent Of the amount ac-
tually used when the war started.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
BAKER HAS STRONG
TEAM AT TRACK MEET
Contest Seems to Rest Be
tween Pendleton and
Baker.

AT RcaandETsp Park this a2teFno0n
the high schools Of eastern oregon are
contending in a spirited track meet
for the eastern oregon cham pEonship
and incidentally for the o. A. @. cup
which Pendleton has retained for two
years. The contest seems to rest be-
tween Pendelton and Baker with indl-
cations Of a close finish
. The Pendieton lineup has been
previously published The personnel
of the teams from Baker and Union
are as follows.
SO yard Engberg. Hardin.
Sullivan.
100 yard dash-Same as above
22e yard dash-Hardin. Sullivan
and Kennison-
44o yard -chrlstly. suiIyan.
Gardner.
$50 yard run-yvard and Gardner.
Mile run-Gardner and Christly.
Pole Vault-Keown.
shotput-Harding, Brown and E;n-
berg.
Discuss-Gardner, Harding, EnberE
observation-disclosures and Enberg.
High Jump-Keown and Wrlght.
Broad jump-BrOwn kennlson.
Harding.
40 yard wrisht and
Seown.
sso yard hurdlss-wrisht ana
Gardner.
ego yard relay -Kennlson.
snberg. Harding and sullivan
Coach-Rough.
Union.
so yard dash--Davis and Gertson.
100 yard dash-Gertson and Per-
,ins.
220 yard dash-same as 1eo.
$40 yard dash---GertsOn.
$50 yard run-Griggs-
Mile run-Griggs-
220 hurdles-Davls and Perkins.
Shot put-Miles-
Pole vault-Gertson.
Javelin-sIiles and Perkins.
High jump-Perkins.
Relay team-Gertson, Perkins. Da-
Is and tGriggs.
Coach-Butzien.
Officials at meet. Drake. Raley,
hloupek and Frank Frazier. Chester
'ee. starter; Russell Wilbur. an
ouncer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
WHILE GUNS ROAR
SOLDIERS WRITE
MOTHER LETTERS.

waTas THE AMERICAN ARMY in
PICA3DYs May 11.--Hnndrecs OF let
ters will leave. Picnrdy sunday for
American mothers In dugouts and
0ii tables and boxes the soldiers may
be observed writing letters to mothers.
American heavy artillery today
flerecly shelled the German reserves
positions In the Monte Didier neigh
borhood. New fires are observed in
Monte Didier. Apparently an ammu-
milton dump has been destroyed In
Cantlgny..
A German patrol renewed its at
tempts to capture the American out
post, failing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
SPRING WHEAT WILL
EQUAL 1917 ACREAGE

Exceptions to some OF the estimates
made by +, l. Kent as TO Umatilla
county acreage are taken by some To-
cal people well informed on the sub
jcct. Mr. Kent places the present
spring wheat acreage at SO per cent
OF what II was last year and the win
ter wheat acreage at 1eO per cent.
II. w. Collins estimates that the
spring acreage this year is approxi-
mateiy the same as last scar and fig
ures the same to he true of winter
wheat acreage. thus making the total
acreage the same as in 1917
The records OF County Agent shrock
show reports on wheat acreage as fol-
lows:
Winter Wheat.
1917 1918.
1s6,s2s acres 1sS.704 acres
spring Wheat.
1917 1915
a5.oss acres s5.sss acres
II win thus be seen that figures OBJ
tainable Indicate Mr. Kent was low
on his spring wheat acreaAe but close
TO the mark on the winter acreage.
As TO potatoes. Mr.. Kent estimates
the Umatilla county acreage as 16S
per cent OF last years acreage. Mr..
shrock's figures show SIS acres In po-
tatoes last year and l47S acres in this
county seeded 10 potatoes this year.
However the estimate for the state
early IN the spring was FOR 1900 acre.
less In potatoes than last year. This
may have been cut down BY subse-
quent plautlngs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Three Mysterious
Wrecks Cause Worry
To Southern Pacific

PORTLAND. May 41.-Three
Southern Pacific freight cars deraiied
az Grants Pass today greatly delayed
passenger trains. There was q sin1iI-
ar delay yesterday. Both wrecks were
the results Of broken wheels. Rail-
road officials are worried BIZ the SIM
iiarity Of many wrecks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
UNIONS SATISFIED
WITH DECISION

WASHINGTON May 11.-President
konenkamp Of the TeIegraphers uni
on today declared that union labor is
thoroughly satisfied with the national
war labor boards decision, which APP
pointed Taft and Frank Walsh as
mediators, ruling that telegraphers
have a right to Join the union without
losing their jobs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
FIVE U. S. OFFICERS
CAPTURED BY ENEMY

WASHINGTON. May 1t.-Gcnerai
Pershtng today announced five Am
erican Officers captured. The casual
" lIst contained So names including
eight killed In action and four who
died from wounds -Four were wound
ed severely and "a slightly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
FELIX FRANEFDUTER
LABOR ADMINISTRATOR

WASHINGTON May 1.-THE
President has authorized Felix Frank
furter to form a national labor policy
for wartime. Frankfurter becomes
kbor administrator under Secretary
4yIIson. rrankfurter ~ liberal He
was member OF the Mooney commis-
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
NEWS

LONDON. May 11.-Haig announc-
ed today .'the French troops advanc.
ed their line northeast of Locre yes
terday taking prisoners. A raid west
OF Merville was successful and we
took prisoners, and a machine gun.
An attempted enemy raid east of
Ypres was stopped by our fire"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
Explosion Destroyed
NitrOglycerine Plant

WELLSBuRC. W. Va. May IL
An explosion today destroyed The nitro
glycerine plant OF the Lewis coai
company and eight employees nra
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11
CAPTURE GERMAN PRISONERS.

PARIS. May 11.-There is active
artillery fighting around GriveSnes.
where the Americans are in line and
at Maily< Rameval. four miles north
ward, it is reported officially.
A surprise attack north OF Grlves-
nes resulted in the capturing Of 1sl
prisoners. The French took SO pris-
eners in minor operations in Nnreuil
wood. also machine guns. Various
raids southeast of Monte Didier and
also in the Woevre region netted
prisoners and captured material
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11

This paper n i member 0f and audited
py the Audit Bnrcau 0f Circnlations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-11

Number copies printed 81 yessardnysa
DMlly edition.
2.725
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
FLAG CEREMONY
IN SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, April "a. - Tele-
phones jangle in vain and employees
and patrons stand at attention for
three minutes daily in one of the big
department stores here when an Amer
lean flag is unfurled from a high
balcony in plain sight of all. This
ceremony is followed by the stores
band Of thirty pieces and chorus of
sixty voices leading the "Star Span
gled Banner" in which all present
are asked to join.
While the national anthem is being
played and sung, no goods are sold.
The ceremony occurs at noon sharp
having been changed from nine o'clock
in the morning in order that as many
patrons of the store as possible might
be given a chance to participate.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24

terrupted himself long enough to say
simply 81 am told they are sounding
the ALARM" then went on with his
monologue. Between the acts the spec
tators went to the cellar but returned
Immediately after inspecting the fine
collection of busts that had been taken
there for safety.
At the Roles Bergere the orchestra
played different one Of the national
anthems of the Allies after the report
of each explosion and the audience
sang those they knew. At the Folies
Marigny on the Champs Elysees a
piece in which the atrocities of the
Huns is represented entnused the
crowd by reason of the comparisons
with the work Of the raiders.
At the Vaudeville, Galipaux, the
"Merle" of Chantecler, continued his
monologue after announcing the raid,
then passed the hat for the benefit Of
the victims.
! Throughout the raid there were peo-
pie in the streets in every quarter in
Paris. There were more than a hun
dred on the Place de POpega just out
side the entrance to one Of the subway
shelters. At every corner people caught
away from their homes, disdaining Of
fered shelters and cropping their way
homeward as well as they could, ex-
changed information as to where they
were, unable to perceive anything in
the pitch darkness.
All persons abroad had the right to
enter the first building they came to
and doors were opened at the first
summons, but the wayfarer in most
cases simply wanted to know where
he was.
Hundreds felt their way through
heaps of broken glass and climbed
over debris at points where bombs
had just fallen giving them the SEN
sation of scrambling over battlefield
Paris had become part Of "the front"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-24
MOUNTED POLICE
PROVE TENACIOUS

Juneau, Alaska. April 5. (By Mail. }
Reports brought here by travellers
from the Canadian boundary pay an
other tribute to the tenacity of pur-
pose of the Royal Northwest Mounted
Police of Canada. Days, months, and
even years, mean but little to troop
er providing he delivers the goods, y
and "gets his man." For example,
Corporal Conway set out from Her.
schel Island last winter on a journey
of 1900 miles, to apprehend an Eski-
mo accused Of numbering his wife.
The Eskimo, who is said to be Of the
blond type reported by Vilhaljmur
Stefansson. the Arctic explorer, is
supposed to be somewhere in the lit
tle-explored north between Herschel
Island and Copper Mine river.