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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13
ATTACK WAS SURPRISE.
BY CARL ID. GROAT.

WASHINGTON, sept. 13.--The Ann
erican attack on the st. NIihicI sector
was a complete surprise TO the Gers
mans. according to reliable Informs
ton to the war department The Ger
R1ans were completely fooled by the
which resulted from a direct Order not
to fire artillery and not To show signs
OF unusual activity up TO the appoints
ed hour.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13

LONDON, Sept. 13.-In their often
sive against 81. Mihiel the Americans
have captured 60 guns, according TO
battle front Information.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13
VICTORY OPENS RAILWAY

LONDON, Sept. 13.--The American
victory in the St N1ihiel salient has
opened up the railway from Verdun
to Comerierre, Nancy and TOuI, ac-
cording to information here tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13
ADD PENETRAT 4.

OIN ILIANS ENANUAIINNI LILLE
AMSTERDAM, Sept. I3.-The Bel
gische DagbIad reports an apparent
civilian evacuation of Lille. It also
says the Germans are CONSTRUCTING q
number OF auxiliary bridges across the
Meuse.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13

r.his paper u 8 memDcr or ana audited
" tho Audit bureau OF circulations.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-13

September 10, 20. II. All net prof
its go to the Red Cross.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
WRIGHT SCHOOL

Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Lentz were Shep-
herd callers Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Carpenter Of
Lansing spent Decoration day with
his sister. Mrs. w Webb.
Miss Grace Johnston of near Forest
Hill spent Sunday with Mrs. A. p.
Wright.
Mrs. Arthur Grandy of Lansing is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +.
NJ. Webb. for a few days.
Mrs. Giles Isham is on the sick list
this week.
MIR. and Mrs Archie Andrus OF
Alma and Geo Isham and mother,
Mrs. Ingersoll autoed to Rose Center
cemetery Decoration day
Mr. and Mrs Shepherd Of Sumner
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matt Johnston
Mrs Milton Chambers. who has
been visiting her father for the past
month. went to North Shade Sunday
to spend couple of weeks before re-
turning to her home in Grand Rapids
Mrs Wesley Webb and son, Erwin,
spent the week end with her mother
in Greendale
Mr. Randell of Alma r. planning on
building a big up-to-date COW barn on
his farm this summer.
Mrs +. Donovan left Tuesday for
Illinois to visit for a few weeks
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
EMERSON

Miss Mabel Dill gave a farewell
party for Clarence Hetzman Monday
night before he left for Camp Custer.
The evening was spent in singing and
music A nice lunch was served after
which all departed for their homes
wishing Clarence good luck and a safe
return. He will be missed in the
Sunday school and church.
The Mission Circle meets with Mrs.
Raymond Kiefer Friday afternoon,
June I.
The Cleaners served ice cream
Friday night at their hall
A. Eichorn, wife and baby spent
Sunday near St Louis.
Misses Bernice and Hazel Healey
spent Sunday with their parents here.
Mrs. l.. Mann spent the latter part
of the week at Breckenridge visiting
friends.
Mrs. NJ. Presler spent the fore part
of the week at Mt. Pleasant visiting
her father, who is quite poorly.
Prof. Goodrich of Albion spoke al
the church Saturday evening
Miss Mabel Dill is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Vern Richards this week.
Miss Alice Loughery spent Satur-
day at Mt. Pleasant.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06
SUMNER

VIM Donahue, Versel Case, Miss
Nora Donahue and Miss Mildred West
of Crystal motored to Camp Custer
to spend Sunday with Pvt. Tom Dona-
hue.
George Argent of Lansing visited
Charles Booth and family Tuesday
and Wednesday.
John Ferris was in Alma Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Richards and sons are living
on Fred Grahams farm west of town.
Charles Hicks, wife and Mrs. Judd
Hare spent Thursday at the home of
his parents.
Ben Bennett drives new Ford car.
Joe Cooley left Wednesday for Al
ma where he met the boys who were
leaving for Camp Custer. He was
accompanied by his wife as far as
Battle Creek
Floyd Ferris of Jackson visited his
mother, Mrs. Elmer Sean on. the last
of the week
The tenth grade Of Sumner high
school will give two plays entitled.
Dawes Baby" and Somewhere in
France" on the night of June TIN,
1918. Both plays for one price
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tucker and Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Andre of Alma were
Sunday guests of |. f. Tucker.
Obj Monk, VIM. Phillips, daughter.
Mrs. Vern Stoffs and children mo-
tored to Saranac Sunday to visit rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. N. Stearns and
daughter, Elsie, motored TO st. Johns
to visit their daughter and family.
Pvt. Tom Donahue of Camp Custer
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
parents.
Miss Flossie Slater, sister, Ruby
Gee, and daughter Lucille, of Alma
visited friends here last week.
Floyd Bartlett and r. Childs and
wife motored from Shepherd Sunday
to spend the day with the formers
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. f. McClenathan
wer in Alma on business Saturday.
Charles Stafford and wife were
week end guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. Evans of Carson City.
Mrs. Anna Graham and son. Ford,
spent Sunday with friends here.
Alfred Stearns of Stanton visited
relatives here Saturday.
Jack Robson and wife Of Alma,
Mrs. Ferris and daughter, Nina, visit
ed friends and relatives here Sunday.
Harold McKinstry visited his
grandparents here Sunday.
Miss Fern Drayer has returned
from her two weeks visit with her
aunt in Carson City.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Cooley visited
at the home of the latter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Wood, last
week
Charles Button of Holly is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Button.
The Red Cross ladies will serve ice
cream each Saturday evening during
the season. Saturday evenings pro
ceeds were $1,000.
Miss Genevieve Donahue spent Sun
day with friends at Camp Custer.
The Silent Director whose key fits
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-06-06

every door has appeared at the home
of Phillip Hicks and taken from him
his beloved wife, Ella, who had been
in failing health for the past year.
She passed away at an early hour
Monday morning. The bereaved
husband, their eight children and COM
panions lowered closely around the
wasted form of their loved one whose
life was slowly ebbing away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
Ignoring Public Sentiment

GFrom the Kansas City Start
Republicans in Washington are
reported to resent the refusal of the
President to accord their party ade-
quate representation at the peace
conference. Their complaint is
reasonable. Roughly there are two
great bodies of national sentiment in
the country, one Republican, the
other Democratic. The recent cleo
ton showed a strong predominance
of Republican sentiment.
The President may regard this
sentiment as mistaken in regard to
the policy to be pursued in the
peace conference. But he has no
moral right to ignore it.. Most Re-
publicans regard his views as acade-
mic and impractical. They have
the right to a hearing.
Under the circumstances the
American position in the final coun-
Gil ought to represent a compromise
between the President and the op-
position. Before the election, he spe-
officially asked for the election of a
Democratic Congress as an endorse
ment of his views on peace. This
endorsement was denied him.
Under the circumstances he has
the legal but not the moral right to
ignore the expression at the polls
AS an exponent of international
democracy he cannot consistently
leave representative Republicans off
the peace delegation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04

signed to them. Mr.. Mason con-
tinued as follows:
And when a group of the cereal
manufacturers were called to WASH
ington and were told they must OPP
crate under restricted production
Mr.. Hoover met all these men per-
sonally and made a personal appeal
for their cooperation in the great
work he had undertaken. Could any
patriotic manufacturer refuse him
Our own company had just given
advertising contracts amounting to
nearly 100000 to the newspapers
for a national advertising cam
paign. This advertising had run
about fifteen days when Mr.. Hoover
made his personal appeal for food
conservation. There was no use
advertising if we could not supply
the demand created so we had to
cancel by telegraph contracts with
all these newspapers covering nearly
all the cities and towns of the
United States.
And right here I want to take
off my hat to the newspapermen of
America. AS result of this ex-
perience my opinion of newspaper
publishers took a long jump sky
ward. A finer example of Loyal
Americanism and business optimism
l have never seen. The publishers
not only took their medicine like
men but nearly every one of them
took the trouble to write our direc-
tor of publicity a letter commend
ing our patriotism in stopping all
publicity during the war, and giving
expression to a lofty optimism and
good cheer which 1 really didn't be-
lieve could come from newspaper
men
"And now the dark days are past.
The light is breaking. The world
war is ended and normal business
conditions must soon return. Those
who have sacrificed and suffered un-
der all sorts of burdens and re-
strictions must have their reward.
The American people will not for
get them and speaking for our
country, it will not forget those who
stood by us in the times of per-
plexity and uncertainty when we
could not tell what might happen
to a great business that had been
built up through twenty years of
advertising"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
THAT's the question that is ring

" HATS the question that Is ring
ing in the ears of serious
minded patriotic Americans,
surging through the editorial col
lumns of American newspapers. Its
the one great problem of recon-
struction. 1t was easily and quick
ly answered by at least one big pa
triotic American. Speaking at the
annual convention of the American
Speciality Manufacturers Associa-
tion at Cleveland the other day
Fred Mason, president of the Shred
ded Wheat Company, said:
"Everybody's asking, What will
we do with the boys when they come
home" OF course we will give them
n royal welcome, but these boys
must have something besides a royal
welcome. They must have work
at good wages. No question about
what the mother will do with her
boy when he comes home. She has
kept his little room immaculate and
clean just as he left it waiting for
the time when he would march
home under the flag he fought for.
No question about what his sweet
heart will do with him when he
comes home from the war. Love
does not hesitate or falter. 1t takes
it's own to it's heart again and the
world may look on and wonder at
its lavish outpouring of an affection
that is sweetened and strengthened
by long absence fighting for his
country's flag. Some of these boys
will never come home. They have
4 ENfAaTN ~
rooms and empty chairs will testify
to their glorious patriotism.
80 far as our company is con-
cerned there is no question about
what we will do with our boys
when they come home. We will
take back every boy who left us
to go to the front. His job is wait
ing for him. If he lost an eye we
will give him a glass one; If he lost
a leg we will get him n new one.
Is there any employer in all this
broad land of ours who would not
give these brave boys their jobs
again ?"
In calling attention to the loyalty
of American food manufacturers as
shown in their cooperation with the
United States Food Administration
Mr.. Mason paid a fine tribute to
Herbert G. Hoover. when given the
great responsibility of conserving
food for the Allies, realizing his
inability to cope with all the great
problems of food distribution, call
ed around him a great organization
of experts. He selected Theodore
Whitmarsh, president of the Ma
tional Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
ton, to be chairman of the distri-
button department of the food ad-
ministration. He placed George f..
Lichty, former president of the
Wholesale Grocers' Association, in
charge of retail distribution. He
chose +. II. Millard of the Dia-
mond Crystal Salt Company to rep
resent the American Speciality
Manufacturers Association. These
are all men of tried ability and
experience who may be justly re-
garded as experts in the work as
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04

herald the now day and we can
no hold up our heads and say to
the world that no city of tho same
size anywhere presents so much OF
attraction for business, for resi-
dence, for manufacturing and dis
tribution as our own.
But. Harrisburg will not grow on
the momentum of tho past; 1t must
havo now energy and now power
and steady cooperation or oil
classes OF our people to the end
that we shall continue to be o city
known far and wide as progressive
and prosperous. 1t all depends
upon the individual citizen. There
must be no 'let-George-do-it" atti-
tude. No Individual merits any
degree of success who will not con-
tribute q measure of his service to
the general welfare. Those who
are simply barnacles and leeches
should be scraped from the munich
pal ship. They hinder its progress.
What are you going to do to help
Harrisburg grow and to be more
beautiful and prosperous and
healthful than ever before? Wait
ing for your neighbor to do what
you should do yourself is tho nat
ural attitude of the pullback. An
Indifferent citizen is not good citi-
zen nor is "knocker" of much use
to the community. Constructive
criticism is helpful and necessary;
mere objection without reason or
justification is harmful.
So we must pull together; and
with the lessons of the war still
fresh in our minds we may expect
larger good will and heartier CO.
operation and a neighborliness such
as has never been known before in
this community.
VIII you help or hinder?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
A LONG WAY TO GO
IFrom the New York TimesI

FROM the new L OIh llIlcSl
There are many signs that that
part of the German people which
was comparatively sane before the
war and which offers the best hope
for Germany in the future is be-
ginning to see light and more light.
The German moderates-m ostly
middle-class democrats, it appears
are on their way back to a state of
mind that can be lived with they
nightly pitch their moving tent a
days march nearer home. But the
road ahead of them is a long one,
for when the Germans deviated from
the pathway of responsibility they
travelled fast and far.
A hopeful token is the establish
ment of the German Democratic
Party, concerning which Theodor
Wolff has talked to The Associated
Press correspondent. It's aims are
ito support the republic" and to
furnish a rallying point for the mid
die classes and keep them from be-
coming reactionaries. 'The party
will, naturally, oppose Bolshevism
with all the means at its command.
1t will advocate the cutting up OF
great estates for distribution among
war veterans, but with compensa-
ton to the owners.
This is a good start; still better
is the decision to exclude from
leadership men who have been
known as supporters of the military
and annexationist parties, or of the
unrestricted submarine war. Mean
while the Frankfurter Zeitung, in
an address to the returning soldiers,
indicates that great lights have been
seen in political matters. I'VE let
the State take care of ITSELF" says
the article.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
LET'S BE UP AND DOING

TT is the opinion of thoughtful
citizens of Harrisburg who are
- interested in the prosperity and
development of the city that we are
entering upon an active period of
expansion in many directions. To
what extent this development will
go depends upon the energy with
which the various undertakings that
are being considered shall be push
ed. We must carry on with the
community that has characterized
the efforts of the people generally
during the period of the war. 1t is
no time now to show any letup in
any direction. Our duty to the
community demands immediate con-
sideration of the possibility of ex-
pansion which are opening on every
side.
Harrisburg is easily the best dis
tribution center in Pennsylvania
and we should fail in our own
destiny as a city if we hesitate now
to take advantage of the markets
that are looking this way. For
several years there has been a grad
ual increase of distributing agencies
here and all that is needed to bring
about still greater development
along this line is a constructive
policy on the part of the Chamber
of Commerce and allied civic bod
les. There is a big future ahead of
the city; we must grasp our oppor-
tunity. The opening of the Penn
Harris hotel in a few weeks will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
WELL KNOWN PEOPLE

Fred II. Gates, city clerk of
Wilkes Barre, we'll known here, is
the secretary of the committee to
arrange the LuZerne county well
come to it's soldiers.
Howard j. Heinz, state food ad-
ministrator, was presented with a
loving cup by the county administra-
tors in Pennsylvania.
DIR. S. II. Layton, city school
superintendent of Altoona, is being
commended for paper he present
ed to the ministerial association of
the Mountain City on religious edu-
cation.
Colonel Edward Martin, of
Waynesburg, who was in command
of the Tenth Infantry part of the
time, is home on furlough and
being greeted in western counties.
Major General McAdrew, one
of the five generals given the dis
tinguished service cross, is a Scran-
ton man.
james B. Robinson, now in the
Army, will be restored to his place
in the Philadelphia police system as
soon as he returns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
TO STUDY SCHOOLS

DIR. j. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, who
sailed Saturday for Europe, is ac-
companied by his lifelong friend,
Congressman Edgar r. Kiess, of the
Williamsport district.
The State Board of Education au-
thorized and directed DR.. Becht to
visit France, Belgium and England
for the purpose of investigating and
studying educational conditions
with the special view of ascertain
ing what readjustments war condi-
tions have produced in the systems
of education in the several coun-
tries and what projects are being
considered by those countries in
preparation for future educational
programs. DR.. Becht will confer
with the Ministry of Education in
the several countries to which he
goes. He will give special attention
to the study of the administration of
Vocational Schools in England.
In speaking of his trip DR.. Becht
said: 1T is very generally regarded
that altogether the biggest problem
growing out of the war is the prob
lem of proper education. lncreas-
ingly more attention will be paid
to the schools. 1t was the opinion
of England's foremost men that the
most formidable institution to be
fought in Germany was not in the
arsenals of Krupp or in the yards in
which they turned out submarines
but the schools of Germany. They
were the most formidable competi-
tors in business and the most ter
rible forces in war. The future
peace and security of the world de-
pend upon the type of education.
Germany's failure was not due to
the lack of efficient schools but to a
false philosophy underlying educa-
ton. 1t behooves America to make
her administration square with a
right philosophy of education"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
PROFITLESS OBSEOUIES
cleveland Plain Dealer)

No other man in American public
life has had so many political fu-
neral orations delivered on his ac-
count as have fallen to the lot of
Boies Penrose. Laying away the
political remains of the Pennsylva-
MIA boss is one of our most popular
sports. Presumably, no one enjoys
it better than Penrose himself.
The Keystone Senator is prospec-
tive head of the powerful finance
committee in the new Senate, under
the seniority rule. The prospect
pleases the reactionaries, but has
no illusion for the progressive Re-
publican group. So Senator Norris
and his coterie of would-be party
managers are again saying over the
old things. For the hundred and sew
enteenth time the political remains
of Penrose are being laid away at
rest. The Penrose bier, wet with
the honest tears of three genera
tions of his evil-wishers, is sprinkled
anew.
Penrose has been in politics more
than thirty years. He went to the
United States Senate more than
twenty years ago. In 1907 it was de-
clared in Pennsylvania that Penrose
had no more than one chance in a
hundred of being reelected. IF the
bill providing for the election of
Senators directly by the people be-
comes a law, Penrose would not
have the shadow of a chance" one
party spokesman declared.
Not only was Penrose reelected
the next time, but the time follow
ing-the last time by direct vote
of the people.
A .faIn Inf tNn
ate in 1911 Penrose, his understudy,
was next in line for the chairman
ship of the finance committee, in
which committee is considered and
reframed all financial and tariff leg
islation. Again the Penrose knell
was rung by his foes. Never could he
be permitted so influential a post.
Nevertheless he got the post.
And so on through the years. AL
ways Penrose is sitting bolt upright
in his shroud disturbing the obse-
quics. Always, like a drowned cat,
he is found purring on the doorstep
of his enemies when they return
from their errand of execution.
Democratic victories at the polls
made Penrose's sojourn in the chair
of finance chairman of short dura-
ton before. Now the pendulum
oWil6o INN iilO NiiC pOSiiiOh Vi htll
apparent once more. But Norris
says Penrose shall not be chairman;
that the now hopeful Republicans
cannot afford even to run the
chance of having to go before the
people in 1920 upon a platform ne
cessarily endorsing financial or
tariff legislation reshaped in the
Senate by Penrose.
Well, maybe. Time will tell. PEN
rose has been buried so many times
and come to life before the closing
hymn, that ones confidence is sadly
shaken. We shall see what we shall
seei
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
HonOrS Both

[From the Pittsburg Dispatch.1
The announced reappointment by
Governor reject Sproul of Cyrus II.
Woods of Westmoreland county to
be Secretary of the Commonwealth
does honor to both. 1t is at once
demonstration of the incoming
executive ability to recognize merit
and a deserved tribute to a capable
and effective public officer.
In his four years tenure, Secre-
tary Woods has consistently devoted
his attention to the affairs of his
Office despite the distractions of po-
litical factionalism. The fact that
he has been chosen by the new Gov
ernor for another term will be ac-
cepted as corroboration of the con-
fidence that Mr.. Sproul will give the
Commonwealth an administration
based on business policies.