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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-19
MAKE THIS STORE YOUR
HEADQUARTERS
Use our rest room.

Use our post office sub-sta-
ton. Buy your stamps here, post
your mail here, buy your post
office money orders here, regis
ter your letters here, send your
parcels post packages from here.
Use our information dept.
Meet your friends here.
In short make this store your
store. It's here for your service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-19
$40 to SIS
THESE BATH ROBE BLANKETS

are selling rapidly and we will be un-
able to secure many more of them to
sell at this price. There is a good as
sortment of patterns to choose from,
in brown, gray and blue. Better Sc
lect one. soon. Only -. $4OO
Williston graphic., 1918-03-21
FLAG DAY APRIL SIX

Saturday, April sixth will be flag day and will mark
the first Anniversary of Americas declaration of wal
against Germany The State Council of Defense fol
the State of North Dakota has sent out the request
that the day be celebrated with appropriate ceremonies
In this connection it would be we'll for to take
inventory of our flag supply We notice that several
flags that flying in poor condition, hav-
ing been practically out by the wind. Would it
not be we'll for to have for flag day. And let
every public building carry and especially our
Armory Court House, School building, and Post office
In addition to this let every who has flag see
that it is flying that day If you haven't flag try
and get
G-R-A-P-H-1--C =
4 STEP FORWARD
We believe that the Williston Water Users by their
vote for irrigation system, have taken step in the
right direction. The forming of the association
moves the clouds of uncertainty puts the proposition
firm business basis and guarantees to every one
under the project water And not for two years
but continuously. With water every large crops
guaranteed every acre of irrigated land and
the farmer should prosper accordingly. We who
haven't had continued irrigation can hardly realize
what it will but others Parties from up the
Yellowstone claim that without irrigation there last
year they would have been in mighty poor shape now
The irrigated land however gave excellent returns and
prosperity followed. +.
G-R-A-P-H-I-C
SID SAYS: NOW THAT THE KAISER is
HERE-HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM?
(By John M. Siddall in the April American Magazine)
We are beginning to good deal of him. 1t
to me that run into him everywhere go. And
whenever see him find that he has lot of new in
structions to give me-orders to hand out-things
that shall shall not do.
"Last Saturday thought would 60 up to the golf
club and get little exercise. When got there l
found that this bird had preceded and closed up
the place. The clubhouse looked like Belgium, cold
nd M nnti thQrn
order of German Willie.
"1ts the same way at home-heat turned off, lights
turned down. sugar nearly gone And the Emperor at
the bottom of it all. If it weren't for his ambitions,
things would be back where they were.
AT the restaurant where eat my lunch William
has taken charge of the kitchen and the dinng-roo
He tells me what can have and what can't have.
mostly what can't have. He has lowered the quality
of the food, raised the prices, and fixed it that
have to yell my head off to get anything at ALL Aside
from that, he's perfect host.
"The old boy follows me to the Office Say Will
liam, have heart! It would require couple of hun
dred thousands words described the help he is to
in my business-with all that he is doing to upset
the mails, the railroads. and the processes of manu-
facture and delivery. On the whole, it is more fun
these days to sit at home and shver than to down
to business and sweat
ment It took quite long time for him to get
here but he has arrived bag and baggage And he has
established personal relations with each of We
are having extensive dealings with him. and
not finding the relationship very satisfactory He's
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
SHIPPING BOARD
 10 VISIT ALASKA
Investigation of Charges of ExtOr- tionate Rates-RetfNests that Evi-
 1ence be Submitted

A telegram from Delegate Charles A. Sulzer was received here today states representatives of the ship ping board will leave Washington May ?, holding hearing at Seattle, Juneau, Seward and Anchorage be- tween May 10 and May 13, and will take testimony at every point at which the steamer stops, in regard to the charge that the steamship companies are charging extortionate freight and passenger rates to Alaskans.
 Delegate Sulzer states that the board requests that the utmost pub licity be given to this matter in order that full data may be prepared by all parties interested in lower rates, and that adequate proof may be furnish ed by Alaskan shippers. The delegate says that this is a vital matter and urges immediate action, if the people of the territory wish to hold down freight and passenger rates.
 MT. Sulzer has fought bitterly any suggestion of raise by the steamship companies, and asks the cooperation of the shippers interested in the mat ter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
ALLIES POUND
 GERMANS HEAVILY
Greatest Artillery Engagements Ever Known-Ground for Miles Be-
 hind Trenches Raked by Fire

FRENCH ARMY, April 18.-Every inch of the German lines from south of the Somme to the Oisne front. 95 miles in length, is being pounded to- day by the vastest artillery concentra- tion ever attained in the history of warfare. Even the country for miles behind the enemy positions is being combed by the allied guns. and the din of battle is something terrifying.
 Prisoners say the cannonading in addition to preventing the digging of trenches is inflicting heaviest losses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

chased in Liverpool for $20.00, and sold at the latter city for twelve At Naples he boarded the steamer for New York and while on the trip stop ped at port in Spain. and also the Azores Island, which the United States recently took over as a naval and supply station for her warships.
 Upon entering the harbor of New York a splendid picture of the Statue of Liberty was secured. This ended Rev. Zinn's address. which was very much enjoyed by the audience.
 These lectures will be held every Wednesday evening at Eagle Hall un- til further notice.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
CROWDS RIOT
 OVER DRAFT Fifteen Thousand Persons in Belfast Fight Police who Attempt to
 Break Up Meetings

LONDON, April 1S.-Rioting at tended the breaking up of an anti draft meeting at Belfast by the police last night. Revolvers were used by the police who were pelted with paving stones, sticks and clubs. Fifteen thou sand persons participated in the meet ing which was called by the labor party.
 Hundreds of persons and dozens of policemen were seriously injured in the fray, and the hospitals are fill ed with the combatants.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
BERLIN CLAIMS
 MANY TOWNS Poelcapelle. Langemarck, Ghelevert. Cappelynde and Bailluel Taken
 by TeutOnic Invaders

BERLIN, April 1S-German troops have occupied Poelcapelle and Lange- marck, to the northeast of Ypres, ac- cording to reports given out by the war office today. Gen. Von Arnim' s army occupied Passchendaele and ad- vanced it's lines near Becelarere.
 The villages of Gheluvert, Cappel- lynde, North Bailluel and Meteren were captured by the use of strong forces.
 English troops. supported by the French endeavored to recapture Met eren, but lost territory on both sides of Morris. The attacks broke down with heaviest losses to the enemy.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
AGAIN
 FORGED BACK After Gaining Footing in Meteren and Wytschaete were Compelled to
 Make Second Retreat

LONDON, April 1S.-After gaining a footing in the villages of Meteren and Wytschaete yesterday the British were forced to make a second retire. ment. French troops are co-Oprating with the British on this front The German attacked with overwhelming force and despite the desperate resis- tance of the allies they were forced to retire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
MORE INNOCENT
 BLOOD SHED
Inhabitants of Village in Russia Re- SiSt Demand for Money and are
 Killed by Gunfire

MOSCOW, April 1S.-Because the peasants of the village of Novosekki resisted an armed requisition for mon- ey by German troops and killed an officer in the resulting struggle. Ger man troops burned the village and from machine guns placed around it fired indiscriminately upon the in habitants, including the women and children who tried to escape. Many of the non-combatants were massa- cred before the bloody slaughter was stopped.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
BRITISH LINES
 HOLD GERMANS; q
Ceaseless Struggle on Lys Battlefield Herman Divisions Pounded
 Heavily by Allies

BRITISH ARMY, April 18.-Gen. Won Quast's freshly arrived siege guns are pounding the French villages near Arras back of the British lines today. North of Lys the British communica- tions are constantly under indirect machine gunfire. On the north flank of the Lys battlefield there Is a cease less struggle.
 British gunfire from a cluster of hills southwest of Ypres have repuls- ed seven German assaults. British ar tillery smashed the troops of Generals Marshal and Zudhona which were caught in old shell-torn battlefields.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
NOTHING HEARD FROM
 STEAMERS TO WESTWARD

While a report reached here yester- day that both the Admiral Watson and the Alaska had succeeded in reaching Anchorage, up to the hour of going to press no word had been received from either of the vessels. and it is not known when they will reach Valdez. It was reported on the street last night that the Watson would reach Seward last evening, but the rumor could not be verified.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
JUNEAU|TES USE
 STENCIL POTS
Official Washington Overwhelmed by Gas Bomb of Riggs Opponents
 -StenCh NauSeating

SEATTLE. April 1S.-Recent ar rivals from the nations capital say that shameful charges are being wir- ed to Washington daily by Juneau feudists born of the governor and delegate fights. No day passes but what one side or the other hurls Ger man gas bombs. the stench of which is becoming exceedingly nauseating to Washington officials.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
SCHOOL TEACHER PREVENTS
 WRECK OF TROOP TRAIN

TOLEDO: Discovering a tie spiked across the Baltimore & Ohio track ten miles south of Toledo, near Per rysburg, last night, Grace Doyle, a school teacher at Roachtown, ran down the track, removed her coat, and with 1t Jagged a train approach ing rapidaly. It was freight, follow ed closely by heavy troop train. It took the freight crew twenty-five min utes to remove the obstruction.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
ONE MILLION MEN .
 BY JUNE FIRST
75O,OOO Troops now in France-4O,- 900 Being Added Weekly-2.-
 OOO,OOO More Before Close

WASHINGTON, D. C. April 1S.-- There is reason for believing that 75O,OOO American troops are in France at the present time, and 40,- 900 are being added weekly. The Uni ted States will have a million men in that country before June 1, and an other million before the close of the war it was authoritatively stated here today.
 A German statement says that there the 22O,000 Americans on the firing line in France.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
BRITAIN NAMES
 NEW OFFICIALS
Lord Derby, British Secretary of State for War, Appointed Minister
 to France Today

LONDON, April 18.-The appoint ment today of Lord Derby, minister extraordinary to France; Viscount Milner as Secretary of War to sue ceed Lord Derby. and Austin Cham berlain as a member of the war cabi- net, was announced today.
 British newspapers are calling for the return of Gen. Robertson, former chief of the imperial general staff.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
MILITARY WILL
 TAKE OVER FRISCO
City Police Will Turn Over Govern ment of City to Soldiers to Bet.
 ter Civic Conditions

San Francisco, April 1S.-The transfer of the keeping of law and or der will be taken from the city police and turned over to the military au- thorities in order to improve civic conditions in San Francisco was stat ed today. The transfer will be made today it was announced. The police will be under military discipline.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
PRAISE U. s. ENGINEERS

AMERICAN ARMY, April 18.- German Pershing today received a letter from General Rawlinson, com mander of the British Fifth army, in which the latter declares that 1t was largely due to the assistance of the American engineers that the British army was able to check the Germans in Picardy. The letter praises the fighting ability of the Americans high ly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
ELLAMAR OVER THE TOP

Ellamar started out to raise $12,- 900 for its quota in the drive for the Third Liberty Loan bonds This sum had been reached today and 5000 more subscribed. making $13.OOO in all. Parties from Ellamar state that the amount may reach $2O.OO0.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
$50 MILLION SILVER DOLLARS
and be Melted up to Meet For Trade Balances

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18.- The silver bill, providing for the withdrawal from the United States treasury of $50 million silver dollars to be melted up into bullion to meet foreign trade balances was passed to- day by the senate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
BLACK SEA FLEET
 REPORTED MISSING

LONDON: The Bolshevik govern ment is anxious to learn the where abouts of the Russian Black Sea fleet. according to a wireless statement sent out from Petrograd Thursday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
SOMEBODY ANSWER
 THE KAISER
Asks What he has not done to Pre- serve World from Present HOr-
 rOrS-VisitS Battlefront

AMSTERDAM. April 18.-"What haven't I done to preserve the world from these horrors?" the kaiser is quoted as saying during the visit to Armentieres battlefront, in dispatch to the Local Anzeiger of Berlin.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Herbert Bazinett, of Ellamar, will leave on the Northwestern for Seat tie to enlist in the Canadian army. MT. Bazinett recently received tele- gram from the British consul at Se- attle arranging transportation and will soon leave for the front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
AMERICANS TAKE
 NO MANS LAND
Parties Make Nightly Vis- it's to German Wire Entangle-
 ments-Germans Hide out

AMERICAN ARMY, April 1S.- American troops operating on the Lorraine sector have taken over con trOl of No Mans Land, patrolling par ties making nightly visits as far as the enemy wire entanglements with out meeting resistance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Parties arriving from Port Wells state that the snow in that district surpasses all previous records this winter for depth and frequency of fall.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
TO OBEY
 THEIR OFFICERS Austrians Now in Ukraine Will not Fight on Italian Front or Vest
 ern Front Says Dispatch

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 18.- Austrian troops in Ukraine have re- rused to fight upon either the Italian or western fronts. and will not obey the commands of their officers who seek to en train them, according to a report received here today by the state department.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
1OOO Good Germans

PARIS, April 1S.--British troops, in one days fighting in Northern France suffocated 20O0 Germans who were caught without gas masks on.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
French Fighting Bravely

OTTAWA, Canada, April 1S.-The French troops are engaged in a heavy action with the enemy today on the northern battle area. says a Reuter- dispatch from London today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Fairbanks reports IS above today, a rise of 20 degrees in the past 12 hours. All joints on the trail report cloudy, calm weather. The trail is quite soft. but travellers have no diff ficulty in getting through. :.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

SUBSCRIPTIONS REACH GA 900
 Valdez subscriptions reached the $a4,00e mark today. including the $5,100 subscribed by the Granby min CTS. It is now believed that at least s6.00o will De raised in Valdez and surrounding districts, counting Ella mar and Latouche.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
WILL TAKE 0FF
 MANY TRAINS
Secretary McAdoO Will Clip off Mil- lions of Miles per OAlnth from
 Mileage of |. 5. Roads

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1S.- Within ten days Secretary McAdoo will issue an order clipping millions of miles per month from the total mileage travelled by passenger trains west of the Mississippi.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Nick Welch has about completed a neat bay window on the Andy bier finger Building, which adds greatly te its appearance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
French Repuise Advance

PARIS, April 18.-French troops repulsed an attempted advance by a strong German detachment near Cor beny on the Aisne front.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
Germans Gain Slightly

Germans Gain Slightly
 LONDON, April 18.-Southeast of Kennel hill today the Germans press ed back the British line slightly, but the situation was restored by counter attacks the war office announced yes terday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

The launch Token Lou, Capt. John Johnson, arrived from Ellamar today with George Reinks, Mrs. Rowe and J. c. Albers. They win return tomor- row morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Bob Sheldon left Munson roadhouse this morning with his auto-sled con- trivance, which resembles grasshop- per on one end and a Ford truck on the other. He is making fairly good time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
DAILY FISH BULLETIN

KETCHIKAN, April 18.-Ketchi- kan prices at noon April IT. Halibut. firsts, thirteen cents; halibut seconds, nine cents. sable fish, four cents: red rock cod, two cents.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

The Tillikum Club is considering the purchase of a large service flag. many members of this celebrated or
 ganization having been called to the
 colors.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Charles Miner and Charles Sanders will leave next week for their min ing property in the Port Wells dis triot.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

George Reinke returned today from Ellamar, where he has been on mat ters connected with his jewelry busi ness
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18

Corporal Rowbottom left Teikhell with mail this morning. The trail is very bad with 31 inches of snow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
Jess Crawford moved into his old home on Sixth Street today.

Mrs. Rowe arrived today from FL lamar on the launch Tokeh Lou.
Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-18
MINISTRY RESIGNS

BUDAPEST. April 1S.-The entire membership of the Hungarian minis try resigned today.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07


travelled .lie road himself and knows
how to help.
And so by contributing freely to this
war work campaign. we can follow
our boys over there--in spirit. Then
let us give to the extent OF our means
TO 'his splendid work fer the benefi.
of our boys
No man who has heard from his boy
in one OF these French villages. and
knows what the hut means to him, will
ever regret one penny OF the money
given to these great ORGANIZATIONS. HIS
tnessage viii be, DO more for my
boy; no matter what ii costs. what
ever else tou must foreso. ,ou must
not let his village go4without its hut"
J. HOMER DICKSON.
November 5. 1918.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07

South Canon high school,. leader,
Miss Edith Hamilton. Senior class.
captain. Viola Henderson. lieutenants,
Mary Dye and Viva Irwin Junior
class. captain. Gretchen Watcher, lieu
tenant, Mary Arnold. Sophomore
class, captain. Ruth Brickell. lieuten-
ants, Nellie Williams and Loretta
lombard Freshman class, captain,
Hazel volk. lieutenants, May Williams
and Ellen Bell.
Washington school. leader, Mrs.
Wolf. 7th and Sth grades. captain,
Ruth Armentrout, lieutenant, Dorothy
Fredrickson. 9th and 5th grades, cap
tain, Alice Rundahl, lieutenant, Alice
Oates.
Lipcoln school, leader, Miss Steacy
Report incomplete.
Harrison school, leader, Mrs. Ben
son. Captain. Perlita Heyl
Jefferson school, leader. Miss Coy
Harrison. Captain. Sarah Sheldon,
lieutenant, Jewel Landen.
Town leaders, Mrs. Anna Starr and
Mrs. Stanley ]. Roberts. Captains
Ruth Goodrich and Ruth Hunter
Mrs. Cleland, executive for Lincoln
Park and South Canon. Lincoln Bark
school, leader, Miss Pearl Perkley
Captain, Agnes Logan. lieutenants
Julia Margaret Wade and Margaret
Williams
Alcott school. leader, Miss Elizabeth
Griffith 7th grade captain. Birdie
DeNuse. 9th grade captain, Elizabeth
Patterson.
1t should be understood that the
Victory Boys and Girls are an integral
part of the organization for the
United War Work Drive. They are to
earn and give the money raised. 1t
is not to be supplied by the parents,
lest the object of the organization be
lost They are to earn the money they
give. They have regular quota as
signed which they must and will raise,
s1.355 for the boys and s1.355 for the
girls, in the county. A splendid or.
ganization is being built up and we
are sure that the boys and girls of the
county are going to make us proud OF
them. in the way that they will work
for the soldiers and sailors.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07
Organization of the
Victory Girls

We beg to call attention to an ar
ticle submitted by Mrs Palmer, dis
trict executive for the Victory Girls
and County Director of the same. 1t
should be read with interest by every
girl under twenty years of age.
Who are the Victory Girls? There
will be million of them. Are you
one? Victory Girls are those who are
willing to pay the price by earning and
giving. Do you know that five dollars
given by a Victory Girl will keep a
soldier boz happy and comfortable for
five weeks? Every girl who enroIls
will have a Victory Girl button and
a banner to hang in her window, when
she signs her pledge card.
Honofs VIII be awarded places Of
employment or schools where afteen
or more girls enroll, provided the num-
Der is one hundred per cent of the goal
assigned. The National Slogan win be
Every Girl Pulling for Victory" the
County Slogan Every Fremont County
Girl Pulling for Victory" So, get In
the boat girls and take an oar; it has
to be good team work now; show us
how to be good soldiers at home or
abroad: and make long pull and a
hard pull to bring victory to our Allies
and TO US.
II you want 10 know more ebout it,
ask Mrs. e, b. Palmer, Victory Girl Ex-
ecutiye.
The Organization as 1t has been per-
fected In the city Ia as follows: High
School leaders, Miss Aileen Monahan
and Miss Ethel Young. Captain OF the
Freshman class, Viola Lane, lieuten-
ants. Helen Nelson. Martini Dickson.
Myrtle Miller. Sophomore class, cap
tain. Bernice Loveall, iieutennnts, Hol-
lis Whitaker and Geneyfye Pigg.
Junior class. captain, Geneviye Cox,
lieutenants. Estelle Frey aud Alice
Lennier. Senior class, captain, Fannie
Sheldon, licutenants. Madeline Shoe.
maker and Esther Scruggs.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-11-07
Municipal Nurse
Makes Her Report

Mrs y. f3sandon. who was recently
earo'nied a visiting municipal nurss
70 assist tbe Eoas d of Iieaith in taltinx
care OF tic aicl. during The prevalence
Of tae Spanish intiuefsa here. submit.
ted her report to The City Council
Monday night. 1t fo'lnws;
canpn City. November 4, 1913
Repor' or Visiting Norae from October
~ 70 Nosember 4. 1913.
TO Mayor and City Council: Nun.
her Of Families visited. IL; number OF
persona connected With item suifer.
sas from iSluensa, 4s. have cai,cl
on each family daily since my ap-
onlntncnt aa nurse. The pationts have
been taken care OF until convnle escent
made the regular morning caIia on
ennh patient and have given from flyr
10 seven buths 10 tie alex each
day and have endeavornd / o make them
ss comfortable as possible. have
iound whole families III from tho dis
ense and have prepared. cooltcd ana
served food 70 the patients wherever
needed. ! have noted the condition Of
the sick ard repovtod the same 10 the
physician N attendance. Respsct.
fully submitted,
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