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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Attended Convention.

Rev. W, S Gleiser returned yester-
day from the National Patriotic Con-
vention held in Portland May 20. He
went as representative of the Patri-
otic League and the business interests
of Athena. Mr., Gleiser reports that
there were more than 450 delegates
present. not including the Portland
delegation, The addresses of the con-
vention dealt largely with the gravity
of the present crisis. The value Of
the War Savings as unifying factor,
received emphasis. On next Thurs
day night at 8 p. m, Mr.. Gleiser will
give lecture, reporting the address,
es of the convention. This meeting
will be held at the Methodist church,
and admission will be free and no col
lection taken.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
5000 MEN WANTED
IN NAVAL RESERVE

A campaign to obtain about 5000
men for the United States Naval Re-
serve will start in Portland this week.
Every branch of the service is open
and there are especially we'll paid
openings for skilled workers available.
In addition, men who enlist will find it
possible to enter branches where they
can learn trades or the rudiments of
professions. All men of draft age
who can obtain releases from their To-
cal boards will be enlisted. The sea-
men branch which is known as the
deck force. is open at a starting salary
OF $780, 90 month and from this branch
the young man of ambition can be pro-
NOTED each three months to grades of
gunners mate, boatswain mates and
elevated into the many trade branches
of the service.
The Reserve is especially in need of
men in the hospital branch. Previous
experience is not necessary as the men
are put through highly developed
schools while at the same time sal
ary of S85. 10 month is paid.
Another branch that is calling for
immediate enlistments is the aviation
department. Men who can qualify for
mechanical work are especially desired
The following work is open:
Machinists, internal combustion en-
gine men, automobile mechanics, car
baretor mechanics, service station me.
chanics. auto electrical repair men,
auto electricians, electrical mechanics,
magnetic repair men, metal finishers,
lather operators. boring machine men,
bench hands. buffers, polishers, auto
mobile screw machine operators, truck
drivers, taxi drivers, tool makers,
milling machine and shaper operators,
gauge die and fixture makers.
Carpenters mates can be enlisted
from these classes: Pattern makers,
cabinet makers, iourneyman carpen-
ters, stair builders, boat carpenters,
door and sash mill men, tank or sta
tion pipe workers. cooper or barrel
makers, millmen or factory carpenters.
Enlistments may be made at the
Pendleton recruiting office.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Death From Scarlet Fever.

Mildred, the little five year old
daughter of Mrs. Cox, died Tuesday
afternoon, the case being pronounced
scarlet fever. The case affled the
attending physician. DR.. Sharp, who
when called in to see the patient, could
find no trace of the disease for the rea-
son there was no excessive tempera-
ture and no symptoms of breaking out,
though the little throat was bad. DR..
Boyden was called in consultation, but
nothing could be done. The little one
took i'll suddenly Sunday afternoon and
died Tuesday afternoon. Funeral SER
vices were conducted 1T the grave
Wednesday at 10 a. m, by Rev. Ba-
ker of the Baptist church. The soir-
rowing mother has the sympathy of
the community. The home is quaran-
tined. as there are other children in
the family.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Great Wheat Stocks
Isolated.

It's the shortage in ships that
Is putting the Allies and the
United States on wheat rations.
Great stocks Of whe,.l are iso-
lated in India, and Australia. At
great sacrifice in ship space and
use the Allies are forced to Sc
cure some wheat from Argentina.
On January /, Australia had
stored 100,00O.0O0 bushels of
wheat that was ready for ex-
port-but there were no ships.
Then came the new crop with
an exportable surplus of S0,000,-
900 bushels. Now Australia has
approximately 1S0,000,000 BUSH
els waiting for ships.
India, at the same time, had
70,OOO,OO0 bushels of wheat
stored for export. During April
50,0O0000 bushels more out of
the new crop will be added to
the pile.
Argentina closed the last ship
ping season with 100000
bushels Of wheat left In the
stock available for export. The
new crop viii add 135,000,000 to
the left over.
II - not a problem that the
wheat does not exist in the
Sorld-it is entirely a problem
of shipping, which has thrown on
America the obligation of divid-
ing our stock with the Allies.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
MEETING TO CONSIDER
\ ATHENA SWIMMING POOL

A meeting of all who are interested
in having swimming pool in Athena,
is called for 7:30 o'clock next Tuesday
evening at the office of Mayor Watts.
At this meeting the matter of whe-
ther or not the enterprise will be
pushed to completion will be decided.
Last year the project was started too
late to finish before the harvest season
opened, as much of the work depends
upon donation labor by farmers with
their teams, and other labor.
Left over from the start of last year,
there is fund of over $500 at the
First National Bank which was paid
by subscriptions. In event tina. it is
decided at the meeting Tuesday even
ing to drop the swimming pool project,
this money will be returned to the SUBJ
scrihers to the fund. Indications point
to fairly strong desire to see the pool
completed and it is probable that de-
cision to 60 ahead with it will be
reached
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
film SPREAD OVER WATER
Thin Sheet on Surface Has Properties
That Are Very Like Those Of
India Rubber.

1t seems not to be generally under
stood that the surface of all water is
covered by a film of the water itself,
which in its action is not unlike that
Of thin sheet of india rubber, says
Edward Bigelow, the scout naturalist,
In Boys Life. To comprehend this
one must imagine the rubber to be so
thin as to be transparent. The surface
of the water itself is elastic and under
tension, so that needle, though heav-
Ter than the water, may be floated on
the surface.
Several interesting experiments may
be made with the elasticity of this
film. One Of the best is to place two
slender splinters of wood side by side
on the water. Now drop a little alco-
hol between the splinters. This alco-
hol will Immediately break the surf
ace film between the splinters, and
the pulling force Of the remaining film,
since there Is nothing between them
to hold them, will cause the splinters
instantly to fly apart.
Another interesting experiment is to
whittle thin, slender splinter, pointed
at one end somewhat like boat. Place
a tiny bit of gum camphor on the rear
of this splinter and the gum will de-
stroy the surface film so that there
will be no pull in the rear. As there
is pull in the front not balanced by
one in the rear, the tiny boat will run
forward as rapidly as the camphor
can dissolve the film In the rear.
Some interesting little "maglc"
tricks might be developed from these
experiments which would surprise
and instruct your friends.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
SENATOR BARRETT
HAS PASSED AWAY

Senator Charles A. Barrett died at
his home in this city Tuesday after
noon at o'clock, after lingering ILL
ness covering period of many months.
At his death, Mr.. Barrett was aged So
years, eleven months and seven days.
For two years or more Mr.. Barrett
had been in declining health and dur
ing the last session of the legislature
it was only through the assistance of
supreme will power that he continued
his legislative labors. After the leg
islature adjourned, with his wife and
daughter. he remained for several
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Baptist Association.

Rev. D. d. Baker will leave Monday
evening for Cove, Union county, to
attend the Grande Ronde Baptist as
sociation. He will 60 to Seattle the
last of the week to attend the North
west Bible Conference. Miss Ayres
will have charge of the services at the
Baptist church for the two Sunday,
and possibly three. While there he
will visit son and daughter, living
near Seattle.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Agricultural Council Meets.

The Umatilla County Agricultural
Council will hold its first meeting Sat-
urday of this week in the county
agents office at Pendleton. This or
ganization will take up all agricultural
problems thai need solving in the coun-
ty and will put on county pro-
gram for better agriculture. The
county agents activities will be guild
ed more or less by this organization.
The representatives from the Athena
section are: W. s. Ferguson, Earl
Dudley. Arthur R. Coppock and A. H.
McIntrye,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
ONLY AMERICA CAN HELP.

X "on your side are boundless !
+ supplies of men, food, and mate
r rial; on this side boundIess de- !
K rand for their help. !
+ "our men are war-weary and 1
4 their nerves have been strained 4
4 by more than three years Of =,
4 hard, relentless toll. 4
4 "our position 10 critical, par. !
\ tieularIy until the next harvest,
4 but the United States can save
4 us. 4
4 "You Americans have the men, !
4 the skill, and the material to !
4 save the allied cause"
4 Dir JOSEPH MAcLAY. !
d Hrittsh shlpplnn Controller.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Expects to Go to Front,

Sergeant George Winship writes
Mrs. A. A. Foss. under date April 80:
Dear Cousin: Received your most
welcome letter todav, the first mail
since | left the regiment, two weeks
ago. l am now billetted in the country
about 3 l-2 miles from small village.
We go to the village each morning and
go to school, We have French in
structors. as the tractors we drive are
of French make. Am learning to re-
pair trucks and tractors. and expect
soon to be working on the front.
II visited village yesterday, Sun.
day, that is about of the year 90, B. C.
1t sure is well fortified. High wall
around it, and then wide moat. Was
in church that is carved out of the
rocks. 1t was sure worth seeing.
also went through large castle, and
the underground chambers would cover
more space than Athena does.
81 got letter from Sam Starr the
other day, he says he don't know when
they will leave for the front.
"We have two rooms in our billet,
25 of US there Each room has a large
fire place. ] have some feeds, which
consist of eggs, and then some more
eggs; as eggs are about all we can
buy here.
II sm on the go all the time--get
up at $50, eat, then go to town, work
in shops all day, then go back to billet,
wash up, go eat and then it is time to
crawl into my blankets. We sleep on
the floor; l believe / could sleep stand
ing up, as it has been SO long since |
had any springs under me. Am writ
ing this in the village picture shows
uniform wear at work now; will go
back in Office as soon as can learn to
rapafr aaro .,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Knights of Pythias and the B. 2. 0. E.

knights OF Pythlas and the b. z. 0. E..
orders.
He is survived by his wife, his son,
Henry A. Barrett, and daughter. Are
ia Barrett, all of this city. Funeral
services were held at the residence
and at the grave yesterday, afternoon,
Revs. E. A, Leonard of Gresham and
D. E. Baker of Athena officiating.
AT the grave Colonel Mercer, Ser
geant-at-arms of the Oregon Senate,
paid a splendid tribute to the memory
of the dead legislator, and the Pen
dleton Lodge of Elks rendered ritual
istic services Honorary pail bearers
were; H. j. Taylor. Dave Nelson,
S. A. Lowell, Pendleton; A. B. Nc
Even. Portland, S. A. Barnes, Wes-
ton; Mike Toner, Walla Walla. Act
i've pail bearers, A. A. Foss, Charles
Henry, Chas. Booher, Fay LeGrow,
Marion Hansell, Athena; Jesse Hales,
Adams,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31

Hugh Gibson, Who was secretary TO
the American legation In Belgium when
the war broke out, can pack wit. hui
NOR and irony into single paragraph
and still keep it short. He visited
Belgian house that some German Off
GERS had occupied and later evacuated
when their army retired. "Over the
door" he writes, "was the Inscription,
Officers Mess 1t was certainly the
most complete mess that | ever saw.
Until then ! had regarded the expires.
sion, An officer and gentleman, as
redundant I no longer think so.r
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Farmers Union Picnic.

The Farmers Union of Umatilla
county will hold a picnic next Tuesday
June 4th, to which all persons are in
vited. The place selected for the pic
mic is shady spot on the old Indian
Mission ground 5 miles east of Pen
dleton. A very short program will be
rendered, a few foot races will be in
dulged in and ball game between two
rookie teams will be played. One
of the sp ,cial features will be the has
ket dinner for which cash prizes are
offered for the ones who conform most
nearly to the food administration idea
and yet retain the maximum palat-
ability. Competent women will place
the awards
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31

Colonel Mercer, who for many years
has been sergeant-at-a of the Ore
ogn Senate, is guest at the Barrett
home in this city.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-31
Advertising

The cAthena Press circulates in the
homes of readers who reside in the
heart of the Great Umstilla Wheat
Belt, and they have money to spend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
ID oundaries and the
~ Case of Dalnatia

I have sufficiently indicated the
Czecho-Slovak problems for Versailles.
The Germans will seek to have excluded
from the new state the border regions
in which the German-speaking element
predominates, both in Bohemia and Aus
TRAN Silesia, but this would, in the main.
be to destroy all the natural frontiers
of the new state and, save perhaps in
the Silesan quarter, little is to be ex-
pected for the Germans. Unquestion-
ably, the Great Powers also will have
to fix the line between the new nation
and Hungary, but here the photographic
map is sure and safe guide, although
fatal to Magyar claims
1t remains now to discuss the one rear
ly'serious problem, that of the new Jugo-
Slavia. The boundaries between the
Slavs and the Germans and Hungarians
to the north can be drawn with little DIFF
ficulty. In the main the great Draw
River supplies an admirable frontier
from the Alps to the Danube. although
to the east the Serb claims in Temesvar
must be considered. To the south, both
in the case of Bulgaria and of Greece
the frontiers have been fixed by treaty
and will hardly be greatly changed, de-
spite Bulgar claims. The same is true
in the case of Albania, although the
Serb claim to Scutari and the Drn val
ley will have hearing, as it should.
But when it comes to Dalmatia the
real difficulty begins. By an agreement
made in London during the war the
Slavs and Italians divided Dalmatla
nearly, but not quite, IN half, the Ital-
ians taking the northern half, but leav-
ing to the Jugo-Slavs number of ports.
including Cattaro, Ragusa, Greyosa and
Fiume, which is not in Dalmatia. This
agreement was satisfactory to neither
side. Dalmatia is in its history Italian
and Roman and in its language and
population Slav. Of its 66U,0O0 inhabi.
tants not 10 per cent are Italians, and
the Overwhelming demand OF ITS people
is to become a part Of the new Slav
state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
4 Race Unified
~ in Brief Time

Nor is the work quite complete. In
various adjoining Hungarian districts
the population is largely Rumanian, and
Rumanian patriots hope to obtain st
Versailles Endorsement Of their claims
upon most, If not all, Of the Banat Of
Temesvar, small portion Of which
should rightfully go to the new Jugo-
Slavia. My impression is that there is
no conflict between the Slavs and the
Rumanians over the Banat, their re-
spective spheres having been agreed
unon. but there is the violent opposition
of the Hungarians, who have held Tenn
esvar for several centuries, and rest
their claim upon possession, not upon
self determination.
Under our eyes, then, and in less than
+,,,o Months there has taken place the
ratification of race occupying terri
tory equal to that OF the mainland OF
italy, land fertile and rich in OIL and
coal This nation, with natural IRON
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

all the western powers to an unlimited
extent
1t remains now briefly to recapituIate
The problems which have arisen out o.
the creation Of these three new nations,
problems which will occupy much atten
ton at Versailles and, unless properly
settled, may be the cause of future war.
With respect to Ruman:a the difficulties
are relatively insignificant The Ru-
thenians to the northeast lay claim II
q portion Of Bukovina, basing their
claim upon the fact that the inhabitants
of this region are Slav. Between Ru-
mania and Hungary there IS q grave
difference Of opinion as to where the
frontiers should be drawn. The Ruma-
mans claim most Of the Temesvar and
many countries north of Translvania,
basing their claims upon the ethnograph-
ic map. AS these claims are unmistak-
able, it is far from impossible that Ru-
mania will receive a substantial addition
of territory at Versailles, but il viii be IN
accordance with justice and viii leave M
injustice to foment future disturbance
BY contrast, Bulgaria VIII certainly ask
the return of the Silistria strip, taken by
Rumania in 1913 and inhabited by Bul-
gars. Some small surrender in this quar-
ter may be asked of Rumania, but her old
anxiety as to Bulgaria has been abol-
ished now that she has become a con-
siderable power. with double the area
and population Of her old rival.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22

end the Slavs and Rumanians have
found their own unity. Occupying rich
and fertile lands, the Hungarans will
certainly be a prosperous nation in the
future, but their great period seems
definitely over. AS Spain was over
passed by France and Italy, Hungary
has been distanced by Rumania and Ser
bia, probably for all time hereafter.
Coincident with the expansion of the
Serb and Rumanian states and the
shrinking OF Hungary has come the
birth OF new nation, that Of the
Czecho-S lovaks. In a certain sense this
is renascence, for there was a Bohe-
milan kingdom three centuries ago and
its fall was the opening act il the Thirty
Years War. Through these centuries
the Czechs have kept alive the memories
Of former greatness. and now they are
erecting new state in the very heart
OF Europe, sort OF Siav Switzerland,
which is almost an island in the sea OF
German tribes
The new Czecho-Slovakia, which is .
geographical fact and a political reality,
includes the Austrian provinces OF Bohe-
mia, Silesia and Moravia, with an area
Of about 10000 square miles and a popu-
lation a little under 100000 and the
Hungarian uplands south Of the Carpa-
thians, with an area Of about 10000
square miles and population in excess
of 100000. The new state has thus
an area of $4,000 square miles md a
population of 100000. But Of this
population at least 100000 are Ger
mans, and these Germans, inhabiting
the frontier districts joining the terri
tories of Germany and of the German
speaking Austrian states, constitute a
very serious problem.
Like Hungary, too, the new Slav state
has no direct access TO the sea, and al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
Me Adriatic Question
IL a Shadow at Versailles

The Italians on their part rely upon
history and upon the London agreement.
They have occupied all the territory as.
signed to them by the agreement and
have also taken Fiume, Cattaro and
other ports in the Slav area. The result
has been an evergrowing tension and
not few outbreaks. Nor is it to be
mistaken that, even if Italy eaforces her
claims and occupies all or half of Dial.
malta, new European problem viii he
created, for the southern Slavs IRE ius.
as certain to pursue their guess Of com
plede unltlcation as were the Italians.
and Dalmatia viii become slavonie
Trentino TO trouble The peace Of the
world for many decades.
To the Daimatian problem Is aadea
that Of Trieste ana Isiria. Here the
Italians are on iirmer ground. Trieste
is an Italian city, two-thirds Of its pom
lstion being Latin: so is Gorilla. while
a large but by 10 means dominant Do.
ton Of the population Of Estria is also
Italian But even in Istria and the
coastland the hintsrland Is poopled LIZ
Slavs, and by reason of this the Sla4s
claim all the littoral Of the Adriat;c
from the mouth Of the lsonzo south
ward, including Trieste and Pola. Ths
claim they intend to press at Versatile.
1t IS valid claim based upon the strict-
est Interpretation Of the principles o.
race and determination, but it can
hardly prevail, given Italian sacrifices
for the possession of the Italian citv oe
Trieste.
To me this Adriatic problem seems
one Of the most dangerous Of all that
will have to be decided at Versailles.
because there can be no settlement sat-
factory to both sides and any wholly
unjust and unfair decision VIII open the
way to an endless animosity between
Italy ard the new and powerful Slav
state which is destined to rise on the
eastern shores of the Adriatic. Bur
whatever the solution, there seems Ger
tain to be strong Jugo-Slayia between
the sea and the Draw and extending iron
the Alps to the Rhodopians, constitute
one OF the new facts oP to4an~ ---.
| Southeastern Europe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-22
seems unlikely, they would materially
increase their area and population.
TT ungary Shrinks
L. l. in the Process

Before the recent war Serbia and
Montenegro together had an area Of less
than 10000 square miles and a popula-
ton under 100000. Here, then, is an
other great expansion. Moreover, like
Rumania, this new state will have we'll
defined natural boundaries, the A lbs, the
Draw and Danube rivers and the Adr-
attic Sea, while to the south the Serbs and
the Greeks have agreed upon their from
tiers and the Bulgars are no longer
capable Of aggression. Within these
frontiers the people are Of the same race
their dialects from south to north differ
hardly more than those at the extreml-
ties Of France differ from each other.
Moreover, long centuries Of slavery sup
ply an additional incentive for unity.
Between these two new states there viii
subsst fragment of the ancient Hun
garian state. Having lost Croatia and
Slavonia to the Jugo-Slavs, Transyl-
vania to the Rumanans and Temesyar to
the S1avs and Rumanians, together with
the Slovak districts at the north, which
are already being occupied by Czecho-
Slovak troops, Hungary, which was four
years ago larger than Italy, will shrink to
some 10000 square miles, third smaller
than either Rumania or Jugo-Slavia. It's
population, which exceeded 100000 in
1914, will hardly exceed 100000, but
it will be in large part Magyar; the old
evils will disappear, and Hungary, too,
in losing her subject races will achieve
national unity.
1t would be idle to suppose that the
new condition will be pleasing to the