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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Electric Storm Damages
DesOlatiOn Lookout Tower


i UKIAH, July 1.-Since the heavy
rains last Saturday and sunday the
weather has been ideal and everything
Is growing fine and has taken on new
life, and grain that two weeks ago did
not look like it would make anything
is now growing fast and win make a
good crop.
/ Indications are good that a forest
fire is near as a heavy cloud of smoke
hung in the west Tuesday and We'd
resday evening. and at this writing
the smoke is so thick in the prairie
that the hills are scarcely visible.
/ Mrs. James Johnson of Range
passed through Ukiah Wednesday en-
route to Pendleton to join her hus-
band, who is at the hospital where he
was operated on a short time ago but
is now convalescent.
Virgil Peterson, ]. II. Wagner and
Cecil Martin made a business trip to
Pendleton Wednesday, returning
Thursday.
Clyde Melmick of Bridge Greek,
was in town Wednesday night and
he reports that crickets are destroy
ing both grain and gardens on Bridge
creek, They have badly damaged the
spring grain and are now working on
the fall grain which is heading.
Mrs. Mary Casteel and granddaugh-
ter. Norma Short, of Hidaway, were
in town Wednesday trading.
Walter Allison, ranger. and wife,
left for Pendleton Wednesday on bus
mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Nichol of Hid
away. were in town Thursday on bus
mess.
Tillman Kirk, who has been work.
ing at Lexington for, some time, re-
turned to Ukiah Wednesday morning
to assist his father, J. d. Kirk,
haying.
Ray Meengs. who enlisted and was
sent from Chicago to Rhode Island, |
has been transferred to Norfolk, Vir- |
ginia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin receiv-
I'd a postcard Wednesday from their
son, Marion, who is in the navy. say
ng that he had arrived safely in
France.
A few of the citizens of UlIiah gath
,red Thursday and put in a few hours
cleaning the streets, which adds to (
he Improvement of the town.
Everybody is buying Thrift Stamps
The mail contract between Pilot
Rock and Ukiah was given to Levi
EIdridge, he having the lowest bid,
md Phil Fairbanks of Long Creek
got the contract between Uklah and
Long Creek.
Born, in Ukiah, June IS. to Mr.. and /
Mrs Milford Martin, a seven pound
son. Mother and child both doins 1
veil. SeHt u |
The big steel lookout tower at
Butte. was badly damag-
ID during the heavy electric storm
asst saturday and Sunday, and the
telephones near there We're also bad
v damaged. according TO a telephone
Message from Fred Grooms, ranger.
He says repair work will begin at
,nce on both the lines and the tow
II.
Berkey DeVaul of Portland, son of
Dr. DeVaul of Pilot Rock is in Ukiah
listing with friends for short
ime Friday.
William Meengs of Bridge Creek
-as in town Wednesday on business.
Bert Martin is delivering word for
he school house.
A waterspout or cloud burst struck
sitter last Saturday washing rocks
nd dirt down the mountain side, rum
ing into the store belonging to Ed
tanks and into the bathhouses and
llling up the road to the springs,
ashing out gardens and doing con-
lderable damage in general.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Martin Of Bridge
reek. visited at the home of Earl
Iartin Friday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Coos Coal Mine CLOSED.

MARSHFIELD, July 1.-The Hen.
ryville coal mine at Delmar. eight
miles from Marshfield, has been clos
ed and, report says, abandoned. The
mine was opened seven or eight years
ago by the c. A. Smith company and
operated under the management of
Patrick Hennessey for number of
years until leased by II. NJ. Jennings,
Mr.. Jennings expended several thou
sand dollars In improvements and de-
velopment and then failed. the mine
reverting to the owners. who have
operated 1t for the last six months.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
u S. and Canada Plan
Program for Finances

WASHINGTON. July lit is learn
ed that a reciprocal agreement be-
tween the United States capital issues
committee and the Canadian finance
ministry are being completed control
issues of public and private securities
in both countries. Under the agree
ment no Canadian securities will be
approved for sale in this country until
advised by Canadian authorities and
vice versa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01

PORTLAND. July 1.-Robert J..
McComb, also known as Captain M.
Moore" who Is said to have been
sought for months by the Burns de-
tective agency. and peace officers
throughout the West and Middle West
was taken into custody Saturday aft
ernoon in his apartments in the Mob
Hill destrict by Inspectors Craddock
and Morak of the detective bureau
and a representative of the Burns
agency He is accused by the author
tiles of forgery and impersonating an
army officer. Mrs. Elva Mountain. In
whose possession was found n mar
riage license indicating her to be the
wife of w. A. Mountain, who is said
to be with the Canadian forces over
seas. was apprehended with McComb
and is being held for Investigation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Dry Forces Win Vote
On Resolution in House

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The
house dry forces won another victory
today when buried resolution ask
ing information from the President
whether the fuel administration had
restricted coal to brewers was taken
from the committee and passed by 204
to seven.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01

BOISE. July 1.-Idaho's biennial
platform conventions held in this city
brought out some interesting develop
ments in both of the old parties aA
well as the Non Partisan League.
which may or may not cut 4 figure
In the state politics this year. 1t
probably will because at least one Of
it's cardinal principles has been in
cCrporated in the republican party
platform, which is taken by party
leaders to mean that the latter poliu-
cal organization is not adverse 10
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Linn Blaze Under Control.

ALBANY. Or. July 1.-THE forest
fire which has been burning the past
three days about three miles south of
Gates is believed to be practically un-
der control last night. 1t has cover
ed approximately 100 acres. This fire
is burning at the foot and on the north
side of Saw Mill hill. 1t is located
about a mile from the nearest ranch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Helix Went Over the
Top in Thrift Stamps
(East oregonian specially

(East Oregonian Specially
HELIX. July Helix went over
her quota in the Thrift Stamps.
Haying is on in full blast.
George Piper is building u garage,
The Honor Guards filled u box for
their 5-year-old orphan at their
meeting Friday.
The Layette Society made 80 gar
ments at their last meeting.
Mrs. A. f. Warren entertained her
Sunday school class at her home in
Cold Springs saturday
Earl Ghormley has returned from
a visit to his sister, MRS. Eta Schaf-
fer, in Walla Walla.
Quite number of Helix people are
attending the Chautauqua at Pendle-
ton.
Rev. F. Grant Hamm is home from
the convention at The Dalles and will
leave in a few days for the Turner
convention.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Government Gets verdict.

BOISE, Ida. July IA verdict in
favor of the government for s1s.O2s,-
"a was returned Saturday night at IL
o'clock in the big timber suit against
the Delmar Mining Company. Lon
don corporation operating the Del
mar mine in Owyhee county.
The original amount sued for was
$736 ABB, claimed by the govern
ment for timber cut on the public do
main by the company's agents sfrom
January 1. 1901 to March /, 1914. The
case occupied nine days and more
than so witnesses testified.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
s.. HcIcns Hermlt Insane.

ST. HELENS, or, July Michael
Pieter, for many years a resident of
st. Helens. was recently adjudged in
sane. It was known that Pieter' S
who lived a hermits life, hal accum-
ulated some money and officers of the
court searched the premises with the
result that almost $4,000 in gold ant
currency was located hidden under
the scow floor. Valuable papers rum
ming into the thousands OF dollars
were also found
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
New plane Tested.

PORTLAND. July IA new type
of flying machine. which 1t is beliey-
ed by army men will revolutionize
war tactics in the air, was tested in
Portland Saturday under the auspices
of the government, officers of the
spruce production division being at
the trial 1t was pronounced a prom
ising success, but for military expe-
diency the details of construction have
been withheld. Army aviation ex-
perts were present when the tests
were made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
OVER THE NORTHWEST
Two sentenccd % Prison.

VANCOUVER, July 1.--James
Blackwell, 33. and Arthur Thomas,
81, caught in the act of burglarizing
the sparks hardware store last night.
were this afternoon sentenced to serve
from six months to Is years In the
penitentiary at Walia Walla.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Camp Lewis Ready for Recruits.

CAMP LEWIS. July Oregon re-
cruits now coming to camp in the
present draft are finding canton~
ment awaiting them for tanning far
different from that which the first
arrivals saw when last Fall they pour.
ed into a city of partially constructed
buildings to form the nucleus of the
91st, or as it has been named. the
wild West" Division.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
MILLION OVER July 4.

PARIS. June 2S.-Andre Tar'iciu
commissioner of Franco American re-
Iations. writing his annals today. ic-
cIarcd there viii he million Amcri.
can soldiers In France by July 4.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01

league votes If the party's candidates
are willing to stand upon the plat
form.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01

Rev. DIR. Edward NJ. Stires, for
many years pastor of st. Thomas
Episcopal church in New York CITY.
and one of the best known cIergymen
of his denomination in the country.
has gone to France under the auspices
of the Y. NJ. C. A. to carry to the fight
ing men "a message from home"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-07-01
Ukiah to Observe Fourth
Raising 96-Ft. Flag Pole

Cast Oregonian SpeciaD
UKLAH, Ore, July 1.-Ukiah is TO
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TAKE STRONG POSITION,
ALL OF BELLEAU WOOD IN
HANDS OF PEISHiNC'S MEN.
Smoke Germans Out of Strategic
Places Considered Almost Implrg-
nablc.

With the American Forces on the
Marne, June "a (By the Associated
iress). troops on In
northwestern part of Bclleau wood
The Americans cleared this strategic
position of all Germans captured some
prisoners and took five machine guns
The Americans now are in compIatc
possession Of the wood The attac.,
was begun with a heavy barragc af
ter which the Americans went owe
almost Immediately and smoked out
the Germans, whose positions were
regarded as almost impregnable.
The operation lasted only half an
hour 1t is +tken 70 testify furthe
to the thof ouganess of American
methods ard OF the determination O
the Americans to succeed in any nm.
dertaking assigned to them. The
whole affair was brilliantly conceived
anu brilliantly carried out.
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poorest school system In the United
states, because we tax ourselves less
and spend less money on our schools
than the people of any other State
In the country, save one or two. And
so on through the list. The poll
ticians try to catch votes by preaching
false doctrines and pandering to
about the lowest instincts Of human
nature--the love of money for mon
ey's sake and the mean, miserly dis
position that is averse to paying for
the benefits and advantages that the
government provides. The people are
not fools and they know that they
cannot have the things that they are
demanding of the government with
out paying for them. They know this
just as we'll as they know that they
cannot ride in their automobiles with
out paying for gasoline. Although the
Office seekers may think they are put
ting something over on the public. q
majority of the voters have them
sized up for just what they area set
OF cheap demagogues who are pre-
to believe in things that they
know are untrue and promising things
that they cannot perform.
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The food administration regula-
cn respecting me milling OF wheat,
10y farmers for ihcir own use sho@ll
he amended to 1T conditions in South
Carolina. TIE rU.cs now in effect
work hardship TO farmers who have
Srcwn wheat for their own use ana
have surplus 10 dispose of locally.
'urne:si in the cotton section should
e encouraged n every way rather
-h"n discouraged, 10 grow as much
wheat IS posi-, &C 50 that the cotton
ct need not have 10 cali or the
northwest "a" a single barrel of -four
long rs ikc Hlr lasts. The South
I'm Tanner who i - produced a small
3'lrIius Of Wheat should bc permit
ell 70 mi:l an Ii. needs for his own
Jse and 20 sell locally the surplus
without oncrous restrictions All the
"heat grown, m:'lcd and sold in the
south helps 10 build up the surplus
COR export to the allies, by relieving
The commercial wheat crop Of the
north and west OF The demand from
the South.
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il c-mtc.n n mes, eycsy :roop
IN q Which i, h-3 notice. 10
..JGr OF the train arrival and weather
~cnAdcns have nothing TO do .,-it.l
,hc !.latter. The c.nte1n his IL. cn
1m 'hi, joh, and h;Ai.Ig set the. htads
"a the p'ow. thr!c is ~ turri LACK.
faes are extremely good soldiers,
r"d uni, she wJrl is done nci one Of
h n attempts To- icare the ST.,
ii some CT the good people Of Du.i-
cr feel that the would like to nave
3 pcracn2! interest in this work, | I
oniiGent that anything thoy fec. 80
contributing, c.thcr ,noney Or suD-
Diies WI &c received with ga ctul
,hanbs y the c..n,ccn.
Gee. is white a. you fo1:s II q
hi" FOR us; This is :ust Ike hone
icikH." ",.rca;;" Thank you;
Three cheers for thr Re-! Cross!"
Sumter i. grea: town" These a
many remarks Ike them make thc
trudgery Of the work light. and b.ns
- these woAderful women Al ccn-
;c:ouSncss OK work appreciated.
Yours truly.
w. /. Whitehead.
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Gupcry.3ors Of Registration
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The AltemOnt Moses Loan Scholar
ship.

The Altamont Moses Loan Schol-
arship Fund was started January Is;
1917, and the first award of scholar
ship under it's provisions will be made
this summer. The scholarship will be
worth about 500. The directors o.,
the scholarship fund will meet early
In July and any boy or girl interest
ed in borrowing this fund for the
purpose OF furthering his or her edu-
cation should look into this oppor-
tunity. The directors OF the fund are
Ii. "A. Moses, III. +. Moses, A. s. HARDY
y. IL. Edmunds, Barlow Walsh. w
Is. Upshur and IL. II. McCallurn.
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Attention u. G.. w.

You are hcrcLy requested TO as
%cmbic at the Wood'nen Hall Thurs
day next Ut 10 ocipck sharp for tha
nurNose q taking part in the pa
tiio!ic paradc Of .hc July 4th celc-
bratior.
We want to have as many mem
:.crs of the order in line us possible,
ana &c al wlo en- TO be with Us.
By Order
c. =. BECK, c. c.
A:;cat: &. s. lIrol, Clerk.
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SANSiTyCN III RTICigST.NG.
! uchI,l:arn Declares Germany Can't
Win hy Eorcc.
Yours truly
". /. Whitehead.

Fars. June 26.--(Iiavas Agency.
Acknowledgement hy Foreign Seq
rotary Won Kueh'incnn that Ger
. any cannot be certain Of winning
ihc war by force Of arms caused IN
indesc. liable sensation in the reich
sag, says q -ur.ch dispatch to IKE
Petit Journal. His prediction that
tho war might last through i.in
winter was received in silence and
chere WAS much coastcrnation amorg
t!,e members o. tho right. The deba,e
whicL followed The foreign sccret@-y's
speech was very stormy.
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NOT WHEN WAR BEGAN.
Lee Was Fighting for Virginia Ate,
Virginia Seeded.

Virginia Seeded.
Charleston News and Courier.
That Blease should resort to suci.
tactics but illustrates the desperate.
ness of his plight. He has comm!;te.
himself to a position as regards GU.
war with Germany which is sure, as
the people grasp it's meaning, to br!nf
down on him more and more tn,
wrath of patriotic Americans. lie ha.
told South Carolina audiences that ho
believes that president Wilson an(
the members of congress who voted
ior this war will be held responsible.
before God TO. every American Hfs
that is lost" He has attempted an.
Is still attempting to make it appea
that 1t Is the United States which l.
making war oh Germany, not Ger
many that is making war on the Unit
ed States. For President Wilson ant
the members of congress who voted
for declaring that a state of war ex.
listed he has only the bitterest con-
demnation. For the kaiser and the
Prussian Junkers who have struck at
the very vitals of civilization, who
have disregarded not only the funda-
mental rights of this nation but those
or humanity. who have massacred the
aged, murdered the babes, violated
the women, bombed the hospitals
for these he has no word Of denun-
citation. Let them take the world to
use as they like. For us, he would
have us exemplify the doctrine OF
peace on earth and good will toward
men," lie was opposed to this war"
And why? Because / believed il to be
contrary 10 the teachings OF Chris
tianity." Contrary to the teaching OF
Christianity to help keep the world
from being crushed under the iron
heel of Prussianism? Contrary to the
teachings of Christianity to strike back
at foe whose actions had outraged
every feeling born of the Gospel of the
lowly Nazarcne? Contrary to the
tcG chinCs OF Christianity to do our
the foreign yok' such master?
God save Tie
This is the position in which Colo
l.. Blease finds himself today, lr
months after America has been at
war. This is the platform, what Il
more, upon which he Is running 70
election to the senate OF tho Cnitc'
states.
OF course. Bleasc knows that tn,
people of South Carolina will see 20
themselves where il is that he has
tried TO lead them; that most OF ther
already SO" ii and that all of then
viii come to do so. for all tho shrek
which he and his organs may emit o.
90 his loyalty" as to his buying Iib
i crty bonds. as to his belief that NOV
/ that we are i'm the war it must b,
pushed to successful conclusion
/ Push to successful conclusiCa a wo.
which We have no business TO u,
/ lighting at all? The plea is con
temptiblc. Blcase knows il and IN
knows that the people know II. There
fore he tries To drag in Robert +,
Lee. Therefore he tries To make I
appear that the position which he oc
cupies is similar To that which Lee
occupied i'm the COnfcderacy. It /
the crowning stroke Of Il c1mpaigi
which i'm It's attempted betrayal OF ov
cry sound tradition upon which thu
greatness of our country rests ha
never boon cquallcd.
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ECi,iS,ra:i, y Notice.

The Count rca"H o. Registration
vii! 10 in ,hoir oNcc at The Court
Hor@a. continuously frc.n July 1st 20
August "lst, c2ccpt:rg July An, for
the purpose OF registering all qualified
voters OF .he county OF Sumter. as the
law requires.
z. y. DCBOSE,
J. NJ. X. WILDER,
T. : REAMES,
Gapcrv'3ors 0f Registration.
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CAMP JACKSON ~"
Letter From Mrs. Ecail--aIcn An
pTcciatc Hospitality OF Sumter.

Dear Co Workers
l ann not in camp this week but out
IN the green country. at my home
ANA what relief it has been from the
Diinding glare Of Camp Jackson. Mr..
Cedll tells me that there are many
packages at the camp for me, both
from Sumter and from Chester. Some
o. them 1 know from the nice letters
have gotten, contain wash cloths,
rags and soap. He does not recall the
names Of all the donors, but what he
docs recall allows me to thank Mrs.
~rawiord Sanders of HaGood, Mrs.
.i!cAer and Mrs. Mitchell Of Sumter.
" hoover you are that has remember
"a tn SICK boys so kindly, l want to
hank you. and hope that in few
lays l shall be able TO take them
Jour gifts. To many of these boy;
rom far distant States Sumter spells
nome. Not long ago when | was send
ing party to Sumter, just as train
was pulling out, one young boy ran
zip 70 nhe and said, Il can't go TO the
town to which you have booked me,
have got to go TO Sumter to see Mrs
i3urns." / explained to him that this
was impossible as / was sending her
other guests. so he went off with q
sad expression on his face and said.
You know that's just like home to
me. She entertained me one week.
end" The same boy said, You know
hat talking to Mrs p. G.. Bowman is
just like talking to mother" 1 won
der if these boys say as nice things
to you as they say about you to me.
feel that / know you all intimately
far better than 1 ever knew YOU be-
fore because 1 have gone, as it were,
into your homes with these boys ana
have seen how you have taken the
lonesome, homesick ones to your
hearts. ! feel that every one OF them
you have entertained them. | am JUS.
so proud Of Sumter sometimcs-not
Of hey streets and her banks ard hc.'
chamber OF COmmcrce-but Just Of
her lcmes and her mothers. | heard
the other day that a party was drivinc
through Camp Jackson and as the.
were exceeding tho speed limit. the"
were stopped by the Military Police
He took the number of the car and
asked whore it was from. The driv-
er told him "I'rom Sumter" He
waived to him and said "Go right on"
DO you know that you have sent so
many nice things to the sick soldiers
at the Base Hospital that Captair
me any time l want it. If you have
any late magazines you do not want, !;
would be glad if you would send them
to me. The nurse told me the boz
would enjoy them so much.
Kecently / met at headquarters such
a nice officer who seemed so interest
ed when he found that was frcn
Sumter. He said his grandfather was
Mr.. Silas Mellett. and that he receiy-
ed gold medal from the Unite i
States government ut the time Of til
Mexican war. There was established
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Provost General Crowdei has issued
a cal for Sclcctmcn to report for dutT
'ctWccn July - ana 90. South Caro-
Una is required to furnish .Lil whites
md 1000 negroes Sumter countys
quota t. 100 negroes.
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