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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
RABIES IN FIRING LINE.

WITH THE BRITISH FLANDERS
ARMIES. May 1 Staggered BY the
blow before Ypres Sunday General
Won Arnim is sparring for time utter
ly unable to press on. Except for con-
siderable shelling back OF the areas
from Ypres westward to Hazebroucll,
small raids were conspicuous.
The Germans viii doubtless again
try to take the nest OF hills south
west of Ypres but, Sundays ljoit conn
PEELED a shirt OF enemy divisions.
learned from unimpeachabIe au-
thorities that German babies were
found among the dead in the firing
line. The British on retaking Neuve
EgIise found two babies. The Ger
mans apparently took them from
village to the trenches in comparative
safety. The Tommies took the ba-
bies below ground where 1t was safer
They are now in hospital as nurses
pets.
Two British artIllerymen observers
discovered a child. 1t was taken from
a hayloft and kept warm. sleeping be-
tween, the observers. Shrapnei killed
the sleeping soldiers. The baby was
found sleeping between their bodies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
Staggered by Severe Blow
Given Sunday Foe is Spar
ring for Time.
ENEMY MAY AGAIN
TRY TO Free WAY
Haig Congratulates Valor
of Certain Divisions
in Fight.
(Ed L. Keenl/

LONDON, May Mill
tary officials are the most
optimistic now they have
been in days. It is too early
for a definite decision. The
press is cautious but bright
er. General Haig today re-
ported only local enemy at
tacks about Ypres which
were repulsed by machine
guns. The British raided
the enemy trenches near Me-
tern taking prisoners and
the French have improved
their LOcre positions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
GOVERNMENT FIXES
CRUDE RUNNER PRICE
Advance in Tire Prices
Checked by Action
Taken Today.

WASHINGTON. May THE
government today fixed standard
crude rubber price. assuming COM
plete control of sales. This prevents
the increase of automobile tires.
Today's prices are 10 per cent be.
low yesterdays.
Orders issued throughout the
war trade board, effective today.
affects hundreds of importers, Job
bers' manufacturers and every cit
izen user Of crude rubber. Specu-
lation began 10 days ago with the
price soaring because the dealers
learned Of the order. The new price
is the same as before the specula-
tion began.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
Hundreds of Happy School
Children Usher in May
Day Red Cross Festival.
SPRING SONGS AND
FOLK DANCES GIVEN
Program is Viewed by Large
Crowd From City and
Vicinity.

Five hundred happy school chill
ldren ranging from the tiny first grad
ers to students in the high school,
ushered in Pendleton's May Day Red
Cross festival with song and dance at
10 o'clock this morning at Depot
Park. Several hundred townspeople
and outside friends gathered around
all four sides OF the wired off enclos-
ure' and heartily applauded and CON-
lplimented the youngsters.
Spring song starts OFF.
A song of Spring from the throats
Of number of third and fourth grade
boys and girls started off the pro-
gram. This was followed by a dumb
bell drill by group of high school
girls garbed in middies and bIoomers,
and led by vivien Gibbs They drill
ed to the strains of the Mighty Ore
gon' march.
Little Tots Give Dances.
More than a hundred little tots of
the first and second grades next took
the field, arranging themselves in
four separate rings. With bows,
smiles and pirouettes. the small per-
formers gave The Danish Dance of
Greeting" which was followed by an
other folk dance Chimes of DunkirlS.'
Pretty Dance Ends PrOdgram.
The be-middied High school girls 4
then took the attention. giving the
Joyous Ace of Diamdnds' dance and /
another called Thanksgiving"
A May-day song BY the third ana Z
fourth graders was the next feature,
after which six high school misses /
valtZed, stenpad and ran thrnugF fbs
Spanish Couple" dance and the .
''Pavlowa Gavotte." The girls were the 4,
only group in special costume anu
We're very pretty in short, billowy
dresses of black chiffon, caught up
with big bows on the shoulders.
Were Not Costly Costumes.
The dances and drills were not
worked up especially for this occa-
sion. according to Miss Louise Bailey, 4
supervisor of physical training at the !
high school. who was in charge, but Z
are part of the regular gymnasium +,
work. There were no expensive cos !
umes. since that would have been out =
IF keeping with the spirit of the oc- II
,asion. Last year. the children ap- =
Deared in a more elaborate produc- Z
ion, called a May-day pageant. I
Besides Miss Bailey, Mrs. S. H. For e
haw. who directed the singing. is re- IA,
ponsible for the success of the fete. q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
SEVEN LEAVE TODAY
FOR NATIONAL ARMY

Seven men drawn in the selective
draft left Pendleton on NO II today
for Camp Mcdowell, California. and
they were given a farewell at the de-
pot such as made them feel that those
they are leaving behind them are with
them in spirit. Marching down Main
street shortly before noon with Sher-
iff aylor and behind the flag they win
follow in battle. they were loudly
cheered. The band boys turned out
and led the march to the depot where
they continued playing until the train
drew out. A crowd OF several hum
dred was at the depot and cheered the
departing boys.
Those who left were Thomas Feb
renbacher of Freewater. leader, Ben
Bodanski. Pendleton. orien W. Hal
stead, Echo, Fred Hinkle, Pilot Rock,
John L. Biltgen. Baker and Lloyd y.
Birdsall- John Swarva, transferred
from Minnesota. also left with the To-
cal boys. Three of those called from
this county had been transferred TO
other districts. Joe Coffman reporting
at Los Angeles. Herman Moebius at
Portland and Floyd Henry at New
berg.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
CAN HANDLE 3 MILLION MEN THIS YEAR
BAKER WILL PRESENT PLAN TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. May 1.-Secretary
Baker will present the government
army expansion program TO the house
military committee tomorrow morn
ing. He will probably ASK blanket
power to extend the drawing Of men
as far as Is desired.
Congress is apparently determined
to demand evidence Of the war de-
partment's ability to officer. equip
and arm the new levies before grant
ing the blanket power. General Grow.
der will appear with Baker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
YOUNG MAN DIES FOLLOWING
OPERATION FOR TONSILITIS

Sudden death came yesterday to
Douglas Clyde Belts, a well known
dergone an operation during the
morning for the removal of his ton
sils. had recovered fron the anaes-
thetic and was apparently in an e.
tirely normal condition when he sud
denly expired. Heart failure was Civ
en- as the cause of his death. The OBJ
eration. a minor one, was performed
al . O'Clock and he died about 1.
However. he had been up walking
around and was smoking when strick-
en-.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

The young man was the son of Mrs,
Helen Belts. He was born on Bear
Creek. August %, 2I years ago and
had lived practically his entire life in
this city. He was a nephew of Doug
las Belts and a grandson of the late
Charles Ogilvy. Besides his mother
he is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
sam Barlow of American Falls Ida
SO. and Eva Belts of this city, and by
two brothers. Lionel Of this city. and
Thomas H. Belts. a farmer OF Butter
creek.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
afternoon at ESQ at the Methodist
church.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

Crowder will show the status OF the
nations draft reserves and give his
opinion regarding the number OF re-
cruits that could possibly be placed
In training camps within the year
without seriously hampering necessary
Industries.
The war department. war council
held an important meeting today with
Hurley and Baruch Of the war indus
tries board. and Charles Piez OF the
emergency fleet corporation. They
canvassed the troops transportation
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
Japs Will Be Slow
On Siberian Issue

TOKYO. May 1..Japanese press
generally is pleased with the appoint
ment OF Baron Goto as fcoreign min
lister succeeding Motono. II welcom-
ed the appointment because he is not
n professional diplomat. he appoint
ment will not change the foreign pol.
icy. Goto announced he would be
guided by the British alliance and
friendship towards America. A more
cautious attitude toward the Siberian
eituatlon Is expected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

system relative TO shipping and ma
terials and discovered the nation can
handle three million men here and
abroad this year. This confirmed
General McCaln's estimate before the
house military committee. Hurley
said the shipping outlook was encour-
aging.
The war departent has practically
decided TO expand the existing enmpn
and cantonments rather than buiidina
new ones.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

LONDON. May 1.-Haig declared
in a general order congratulating the
second army; THE enemys effort
to break down the resistance of the
British army undoubtedly viii fail if
all continue to show the resolute, de-
termined courage characterizing the
Nineteenth division"
Haig also congratulated the Ninth
25th. 31st. 49th and 21st divisions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
Each American Credits
Other With Air HOnOrs

AT THE AMERICAN FRONT. May
Captain Norman Hall and Eddie
Rickenhacker, former auto racer. di-
vided honors in downing a Boche air
plane. Each modestly credits the 9TH
er The German plan was 1900 meters
up and the enemy fled with both pur-
suing. The German suddenly dived,
spouting flames. The Americans flew
50 low that the ground riflers hit
them.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
TWELFTH DISTRICT
HAS ITS BOND QUOTA

SAN FRANCISCO. May The
twelfth federal reserve district has
apparently subscribed its minimum
bond quota, Campaign Manager
Weeks today announced. Last night
the district received S194, 4,93S.000.
There are 10 millions en- route. bring
ing the total to slightly over the 210
million minimum.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

This evening it viii be the dance at
Happy Canyon that claims attention.
1t will be real LET 'er Buck dance
Cowboy hats and six shooters are
asked to be in attendance and anyone
who leaves his pep behind can go back
and keep it company.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
IRISH ANTI-DRAFT
FORCES ARE SPLIT
M

Dublin, May IA split between
the Sim Feiners and the Irish parlia-
mentarians is imminent because the
Sim Feiners demand more radical ac-
tion opposing cunscription. The Irish
party hastily met last night.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
MONEY FLOWS LIKE WATER
BIG RED CROSS MAY FESTIVAL
Buffalo, Kittens, Etc. Etc. Bring
Coin for Great Cause; Dance Tonight
at Happy Canyon.

The Roundup buffalo brought
500 at the Red Cross auction this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, Elmer
Moore bidding it in for a number
of FARMERS and business men,
who, through Rev Snyder, an
nounced later the animal will he
fattened and barbequed in the
fall. and buffalo sandwiches sold
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The Red Cross May Day Festival is
ON today and nothing else matters at
all. Business, politics, even the war
itself hold little claim on the atten-
ton of the local public. while the
celebration that is to fill the empty
Golfers of the Umatilla county Red
Cross chapter is under way. It be-
gan before the sun was very high in
the heavens this morning and not until
the orchestra has ceased its instru-
ments at the Happy Canyon pavilion
late tonight will'it be over
The committee in charge did not lay
all its bets on one card. There are a
dozen or more methods by which they
are garnering in the elusive cash. A
half dozen raucous voiced auctioneers
are coaXing hundreds of dollars out of
hiding in exchange for the variety of
things contributed by business houses
and individuals. Honor Guard girls
are tagging every one on the street at
ten cents per tag and they are selling
chances on some roosters and pigs.
Ladies of the Red Cross are selling
lunches and anything and everything
else in the eat and drink line and
dozen young spielers are circulating
cigars and cigarettes among the
crowd. The dollar that gets away
rom the festival grounds will have 10
be well anchored.
Rabbits Sell High.
The auctioning off of the innumer- T
lble articles, from all kinds of live I
took. a city lot'and automobile down /
o Thrift Stamps, began about 1890
With Col. +. G. Lucas of Weston, c. Z.
Rude of Pendleton, Fred Eiffert of 4
he platform. Their voices never stop
'ed. When one grew hoarse there
vas a fresh one to take up the task
+ the hour. They sold a pair of rab-
its four times, the buyers turning
he little animals back for resale, and
hey brought a total of S22.5O. A
my kitten sold for six dollars. Chick
ms. pigs, silverware, auto accessor- ]
IS, furniture, groceries and hundreds {
( other things are being sold, some
I prices far beyond their intrinsic !
alue and some at real bargain prices f
This afternoon three auction stands '
re being run and hundreds of bid /
ers are participating to make the
ale a success. Not a few candidates t
1r office are mingling with the crowd &
nd vieing with the other bidders. il
The sale will continue all afternoon d
nd Chairman Estes and his commit I
semen are confident that the receipts Il
ill run into the thousands before the I
lst article is sold. S
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

Peace may have its victories, but
the victory OF war Is more productive
OF gold lace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

II happened in the recent battle
near Seicheprey, northwest OF TouI.
where the Sammies whipped the
boches and where number Of Ameri-
cans went on the hero list
Captain Arthur Griswold of Hart
ford. Conn. was cut off and sur
rounded by Germans at least three
times.
Did he surrender? Not Griswold.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01

PARIS, May 1.--ArtiIlery is active
near villers-Bretonnea and on
both sides OF the Avre French off
cial statement says. French patrols
took prisoners in Lorraine. ON the r.
mainder OF the front the night was
quiet.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-05-01
Fresh Artillery BrOugh up
by Foe Following Ameri-
cans Arrival at Front.
FRENCH-AMERICAN
POSITIONS FIRM
Regular Trench Warfare
May Be Established;
Now Open.
FRED FERGUSON.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY,
+ May 1.-The Germans brought up
additional artillery following the ar
rival of the American forces. Fierce
duels are progressing. One village is
entirely destroyed.
American guns have raked roads
ard villages behind the Germans for
the past As hours. harrassing the
front lines. The Isoches have poured
high explosives In retaliation. Duels
were continuous throughout the night.
The Americans finally neutralized the
German fire.
The American-F'rench sector will
undergo a steadying unless the Ger
mans attack soon. The trenches are
to be strengthened. and dugouts con-
structed. resulting in a resumption OF
old style farfare. There are merely
minor patrol actions now.
There was a heavy rain last night.
The Americans are digging in. erect
ing entanglements. They are In a sea
of mud with no shelters. Front line
men are lying waist deep in mud
trenches and she'll holes. Hot food is
arriving under shell fire.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Letters recently received in Nome from rhe Marshall section report that new strike of some magnitude has been made on what is known as Bon. sale creek, situated in the region co Fortuna Ledge; but concerning which little or nothing is known here Ac-
 curding to the reports. the extent of the find is not known yet but the re-
 ports are sucb that several have de-
 cided to investigate, among them
 Frank Waskey, who expects t. visit
 the new disginss this fall. The let
 ters say good prospects have been found but no definite paystreak has beeu located as far ss known at Mar shall information hos also reached Nnnne in recent days td the effect that sone good pay has been located by
 George Marsh and partners oa the lower end of Willow creek. ia the Marshal section. Marsh and his as- sociates are said to have done con- siderable drilling during the past year and found sround of sufficent value to warrant winter exploitation. They are reported making extensive prepa- ration to mine this winter. The new discovery is said to be located in wha, is locally Raown as the deep ground
 tz ,f tI rial lnS s. sings which have been mined for sev- eral Years Owing 70 the presence of much water the ground has been un- prosp.cted until drilling operations Were commenced last year. Joe Crabtr~e, formerly of Nome, is also re- ported to have located some pay in the deep ground and copremplares mining this winter.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Attorney Fred Harrison, was am- ons the number arriving from the Marshall section on the Victoria and contcmplatcs settling down in our midst for the winter at least AIT. Harrison has been in the Marshall section for several years, engaged in the practice of his profession and IS well known in Nome through several visits paid us during the past year or two in connection with legal matters
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Extremely gratifying reports have
 been received from the Cnited States
 Aeroplane Spruce Production commis.
 sion regarding the samPles of Eobuk
 spruce sent out for testing purposes. by the Council of Defense some time
 ago. Tue commission, of which Col
 Brice DisQue is the head. reports that
 the wood stood the tests well and e1-
 presses rhe pleasure of the officials at
 finding such excellent timber in the north The. spruce is designated of
 tine grain tough, light aud has tue
 excellent characteristic sf not bplint-
 erins. The communication reaching the local Council of Defense in refer- enee thereto say a price" of Sl76 per l .000 is paid for no spruce landed on
 the dock at Seattle. The commission also states that the close of the. war will pot end the demand for spruce timber and there will undoubtedly be a good market after the war struggle is over. Specification of the quality and cut of the timber desired by tue commission have been forwarded to Kiana ana Will probably reach Nome on the first overland man. 1t is un- derStood that pelber1 Reploge. teach. CT at the Eoarvi6 settlement school will ship out 2 Qusptiity of the Kobuh spruce nett summer.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28
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resulting from the mining operations of inc distritt, The result is not surprising in view of the unusual and
 rema rkable conditions encountered by
 the miner in the shape of frost aud
 water shortages Save in few instan- ces, tue extremely cold weather of last
 wiuter combined with the absence of snow until the middle of t'ebcuary, re- suited in the ground being frozen to
 such depths that dredging and prac- ticsllS all other forms uf open cut mining were rendered most difficult.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

The many friends of Chas.s Young known locally as Chas. Thompson will be grieved to learn that the for- mer Nome baseball and basket ball star, passed away in Seattle on Octs- Der 9. following an attack Of lnflu- enza \ message to this effect was received today by the Loyal Order of Moose from Luke White, father in law of the deceased. The message also states that Mrs Thompson and child wife and daughter Of the former Nom cite. are ill with the influenza. The family left here some time ago and al last reports, Thompson was emhoye" in one of the Seattle shipyards The deceased was q resident of Nome from his late boyhood and was known to practically everyone in the camp a few years ago.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28
RIGGS WITH STEAMSHIP COMPANY OVER INFLUENZA
 
Special to the Nugget by the Associated Press.
bou so numerous.

SEATTLE 25Governor Riggs has informed the steamship
  be disease AS officials  think ill
  Riggs  of to 
  to 90 \
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Special to the Nugget by the Associated Press.

@ he Nugget the Press. \ 1eUape Austrian adv indicates AurpfIiupg the verge of complete cap ation
 the government is in des of nteSnal disd practically certain to and O O allies actively supported by abandon the 
 said that the SloNik of tressbng Wisonvle in honor or the president.
 condition of almost complete anarchy
 
  Ice Is taken in .Austr O the I,ern peace
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Mrs Leonard Seppala, wife of Ala ska's famous sweepstakes racer aud three time winner of that famous dog classic. is reported seriously ill. Mrs Seppala returned from a trip to the outside on the Victoria. contracting a severe cold enroute. with the result that pneumonia symptoms developed and caused the sufferer to be taken to the hospital today.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28
MIGRATING CARIBOU BLOCK YUKON
Special to the Nugget oy the Associated Press.

26seports Eagle that the o
 O the their interior declared almost a
  animals the difficulty easily ihoutt the boat devia
 in the have so
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Russ Downing will be a passenger lO Ihe States on the Victoria. The genial old timer intends to take a trip to his old home in the South and win also partakc of the salrbrious delights of California in hte winter, returning to the Northland in the Spring.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28
BELIEVED AUsTRIANs ARE CONTEMPLATING COMPLETE
 SURRENDER

Prince Frederleh of the  mission which urnld surren to the lies on O
 O the with
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

The Victoria will sail for Seattle on the last trip of the present year some time tonight. according to the latest indications The low water of the past few days greatly retarded the work of unloading the remaining car go aboard the steamer but some pro- gress was made yesterday and the re- mainder was being placed ashore today.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

The return to old time occosioued some little confusion among Nomeites yesterday. owing to the majority having forgotten that the time during the summer was one hour ahead Of actual time. The failure to turn the Segerstrom and Hagen clock, to which Nome people are accustomed to obtain the correct time, ahead yester- day. was probably the principal reason for the time misunderstandinsh oc- curing. but matters were straightened out today when the clock was ser back to the proper time.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Due to the adverse mjping condl- lions prevailing throughousht the dIs. ufct during the past summer, the gold output of the peninsula is far below tn normal production of earlier years according to the records of the Gus toms House. This year the output amounts to sl.i3s.S6s,Se. slightly more than one third of the amount usually
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28
TURKEY MAKES PEACE oveRTUREs.
Spec ,Ai ts the Nugset By Associated Press

Saturday, e Mail Turkish behalf th which virtually surrender
  of Turkish
  a anticipated activities plainly animated by Turkish
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

A wire reaching the city d day sso announces that \. J, Pete) Lang, well known here and formerly ern- ployed as miXolosist by the Board of Trade. and other resorts in the old days when the wine run long and deep. has joined the American Tank Corps and is in training prepara tory 10 hunting the Huns on the other side Of the pond
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

Recent advices say Tom Watson, formerly of Nome and now in the National Army. has been selected to undertake a special course of school ins to fit him for technical army work and has been taken from the ranks and ordered to report at Chicago to commence his scholarship.
Nome tri-weekly nugget., 1918-10-28

George I.ablian, former Nome lad who is now a wireless boy on the Victoria, is reported very ill aboard tbat vessel He is not an influenza victim however, his indisposition being due to bad cold contracted in recent days