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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
SUGAR CARDS TO Be
USED; SALES RECORD

Starting the first of September the
county adopts a card system for the
sale of sugar which means the placing
of everybody on sugar rations. Ten
thousand of these cards have been
received by the county food admins
TRAITOR.
Before dealer is permitted to
make sale of sugar the customer
must sign a pledge as follows: L
promise on my word of honor not to
hoard sugar and to purchase and use
sugar only under the rule of the fed
eral food administration.
one of these cards is to be used for
the sales to each customer during 4
month and will provide a complete
record of the amount consumed by
each family. At the end of the month
the dealer returns his cards to the
food administrator and gets new ones
for the month following. All sales of
sugar must be entered on these cards
at time of sale. 4Az.4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
somewhere in Franco.

August L, 1913.
My Dear Mother: Well 1 will write
YOU few lines>today to let you know
how am. We went over the top yes
terday afternoon, captured a town and
drove the Dutchman back about two
miles and then I got a little gas and
was sent to the hospital, but am doing
fine and hope to be back at the task IN
a few days if possible. They sure are
getting some of their own medicine
now and they will get some more
Gee it was lots of fun to see the
Dutch fall and the rest of 'em scatter
for the tall timber. That was my
first time over the top and it isn't
bad either. Now mother I've told
YOU enough about this and please
don't worry yourself to death about
me for 1 m going through fine and
will be home soon. Wen, goodbye,
viii write again soon. Oceans of
love TO ALL Your loving son.
FORREST.
Mech Forrest ID. Sherman
Co. b. 120 NJ. G. Bn.,
y. r. F. France, A. p. o. 734.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
EXTRA HONORS SHOWN
=. URUGUAYAN MINISTER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Extraor-
dinary honors were paid DR.. Baltasar
Brum, foreign minister OF Uruguay,
on special mission to the United States
on his arrival in Washington today
as guest of the nation. Secretary
Lansing with a squadron of cavalry,
a battalion of infantry and a battalion
of engineers. met the visitor at the
station and on the way to the home
prepared for his reception on Penncyl.
vania avenue before the White House
as the minister and his party drove
nv
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
NEED OF PUMP PLANT.
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difficulty this summer as "a total
failure of the regular system" The
facts are, board members say, that
at the time of the greatest water
shortage. before river water was
turned in at Thorn Hollow the pipe
line never carried less than a million
and three-quarters gallons daily. In
other words, even at the low ebb the
gravity system carried close to twice
as much water as was obtained daily
under the old pumping system.
Suggests City insurance.
One member of the water board ad-
voeates a plan Of city insurance IL
the underwriters get unreasonable as
to rates. Last year he asserts the city
paid $4,000 in fire insurance prem
iums and the losses were but 500. 900
He argues that city insurance would
work a great economy and be entire
ly practical AS proof he points out
that many Industrial concerns follow
such plan and that the federal gov
ernment insures its own postoffice
buildings.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
SOYoN oUTFLANKED.

LONDON. Aug. 29.-It is learned
that the Germans are strongly holding
the southern and western outskirts of
NoyOI with machine-gun concentra~
tionS. The French have fully out
thanked NoyOn at MOntague-de-Por-
queSiscourt, a mile and a half north
west. The French have crossed the
ROye- -Noyon railroad near Sermaise.
three miles northwest of NoyOn, and
Cantigny. The French reached the
Cachy and RainecOurt neighbOrhoOds,
six miles southeast of NesIe.
The French hold the Somnc's west
bank from Cizancourt to Rouey-Ie-
Petit. two miles northeast of Nesle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
SPAIN'S SUBMARINE
PROPOSALE NOT YET
ACCEPTED BY KAISER
Spanish Steamer Reported
Torpedoed, Six of Crew
Missing.

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29.-Seml-offi-
oial Berlin dispatches announce that
permany has mot fully acquiesced in
SPANS submarine proposals Fur
ther negotiations will be undertaken.
The Spanish steamer Caraza. of D.
600 tons. is reported torpedoed with
six of her crew drowned.
MADRID, Aug. 29.-The newspa-
per A B c has been suppressed be-
cause 1t published a Berlin wireless
regarding Germany's reply to Span
ish submarine notes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
$500 MEN OVER is To
HARVEST VALLEY CROP

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2S.-Twenty-
five hundred men of Los Angeles and
vicinity over so years of age have vol-
unteered to go to Imperial county and
harvest $1,000 acres of milo maise
there, NJ. E. Bryant, president of the
Half Century Association, announced
here today.
Already Ell Centre has arranged to
house five hundred of these men and
other Imperial County communities
are making like arrangements.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

We could to clothe them.
They turned out. every last young.
ster, about 20 In all. We measured
them. Then with what little French
we knew we told them how to kin
the lice on their bodies, how they
ought to hathe. and promised them
some clean clothes and possibly shoes.
il they would clean themselves up.
They were All delighted ana prom,
ised to wash. They did that, most of
them. They reported with their
hands and faces washed. but the rest
of their bodies were still filthy. We
hardly knew what to do for they would
not bathe and apparently never mad
done so In their lives.
Bathed Two Youngsters.
Irene and l undertook to battle a
couple of little girls who had been
working for us, and whom we knew
better than the others. 1t was about
the worst job we ever undertook. We
were exhausted completely when we
were through. w never could bring
ourselves to undertake the bathing of
the rest of them and probably could
not have done it. If we had attempted.
for we incurred the wrath of the -part
ents of the two we did bathe.
However, we did send back to the
nearest city and buy some little clohes
Just ordinary ones. but so much bet
ter than the rags these children had
been wearing, that they all looked
dressed up for holiday exercise. The
were delighted with the
clothes and the ribbons we gave them
or their hair. But they had no idea
If how to keep clean, and though we
their looks some, we stin
have doubts as to the value of social
service work at the front.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
PAPER PUNISHED
FOR WILSON TOKEN

COPENHAGEN Aug. 2S.-The Ber-
lingske Tidende's Stockholm corr
spondent says that action has been
taken against the Stockholm Alton
bladet for referring to President VIII
son as a presbyterian god for the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
ART1LLERYING oN soNINIE.

PARIS. Aug. 29.-The war office
today announced that fighting in the
SOmme area was limited to artillery
ing last night. Raiding operations
are reported on other fronts
On the Somme front last night
there were violent bOmbardments. In
Lorraine German raids were unsuc-
ccssfuI. In Champagne two French
raids captured IS prisoners. The front
was calm elsewhere"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
HAS FIRST TRIP OVER TOP.

In letter to his mother, Mrs.
Junitta Sherman. S12 Lilleth St, For
rest ID. Sherman, tells of his time over
the top and says it is lots of fun to
see the Dutch fall.' The letter fol-
.iows:
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
material have been captured.
HUNS REINFORCE HEIGHTS.

The Germans are clinging to dom
mating positions a mile and half
above scissors and are reported
greatly strengthening their positions
in st. Gobain forest. between the Disc
and Ailettc, which is .already ono OF
tho strongest positions ON the west
front.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONALS

!. Mrs Dale Rothwell and baby son,
Ernest Dale, returned home today on
No. IL after visit Of several months
Ut the rome of Mrs. Rothwelrs par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Kerr Of Du7
range, Colorado.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

MIR. and Mrs. Henry G. Thompson
arrived home this week from an in
steresting trip through Washington.
They visited in Seattle. Tacoma,
Bremerton and Camp Lewis and Mr..
Thompson went on TO Victoria B. c.,
while Mrs. Thompson was the guest
of her niece, Miss Thelma Richardson,
at the navy yards. Miss Richardson
and Miss Myrtle wilsey. Pendleton's
two first yeomaIAttes. are dcmiciles
at Charleston, which city with Brem-
aerton forms the site of the naval base.
Mrs. Thompson while with them. was
monored by an interesting affair,
guests at which were the members Il
the yeomanette service. In Camp
Lewis Mrs Thompson enjoyed a visit
with Miss Anna Hagan. who recently
left Pendleton and is in the service at
the base hospital there.
w. H. Luigter is here today from
Umatilla.
Omar Roberts of Prosser. washing
ton. is a PendIeton visitor today.
A. C. Han of Freewater is here to-
day on business.
8 L. Rodgers Of La Grande is here
today.
Miss Gladys Brownfield viii leave
tomorrow for Portland.
]. H. Andrews is here from san Di-
ego. California. today.
H. l. Claycomb of walla wa1la. IS
here to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Sten are PEN
dleton visitors from Boise, Idaho.
Albert Jeffreys is here from Glib
bon today.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Conner of lap /
wal, Idaho. are business visitors here
today.
i John Cochran and M. A. Cochran of
Walla Walla are here today on busi
ness.
Miss Gwendolyn Rogers is expected
TO return tonight fro ma visit TO Port
land and Seaside.
N. Sanford of Pasadena, California,
is business visitor in Pendleton for
a few days.
Mrs. William wattenberger and
daughter, Miss Lillian Wattenberger,
are here from Echo today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe H Parkes went to
Meacham yesterday. They will return
today.
Henry ]. Taylor returned this morn
ing from Portland, where he has been
attending the Elks convention.
Mrs. G. c. Andrews OF wana walla
arrived last night to spend few
days here as the guest of Mrs ]. c
W. w. Cryder. forest supervisor for
his district, is expected to return to-
morrow from a tour of inspection of I
lis territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Crawford who
we're married yesterday. left today
Tor a honeymoon at Seaside. They ex-
pect to be gone a week.
: Mrs. Emmett Estes and Mrs. Wade =
'rivett left today for walla Walla :
where they will remain at the Estes
anch until Roundup, when they will 81
eturn to Pendleton. =
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Murphy and r,
Miss Jane Murphy and Miss a.
edna Murphy. are expected to re- IN
urn tomorrow night from n motor f.
rip to Seattle. They are in Portland f.
1 present s,
Mrs. ID. c. .Sanderson and little al
Miss Henrietta San
erson, daughter of S. B. sanderson,
ere Pendleton visitors yesterday 10
rom Freewater returning home in the
vening.
Mrs. S. f. sharp, chairman of the
thena auxiliary Of the Umatilla liI
Dunty Red Cross. and Mrs. w. w. sp
Jefferson formerly secretary of the ia
lxiIIary. are in Pendleton today bl
hopping. 50
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
WITH THE COLORS
AT EDCEwooD ARsENAI,

The last word received of Willard
Bond of Pendleton, who has been at
Camp Hancock, Ga, states he has
been transferred to the Edgewood
Arsenal, Maryland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29
FRENC HFTGHT.

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-29

D. 1918. ---4,,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
RUSSIA GETS NO
REPLY FROM HUNS
ON FORCED PEACE
Unprepared For Warfare,
Bolsheviki Compelled TO
Accept Hard Terms

Washington, Feb. 20.-Ger-
many has not yet replied to the
Bolsheviki offer to accept an
enforced peace. Her armies,
having occupied Dvinsk and
Lutsk, continue the invasion of
Great Russia on a front of more
than 400 miles and from the Gulf
of Riga to Lutsk.
Mcnaced by the power Of
German militarism, the Boil
shcviki government. unpl epared
for warfare and its armies partly de-
mobilized, agreed to accept the hard
terms refused but a few days ago
at Brcst-Litovsk. 1t is uncertain
whether the back down on the part
of Grca: Russia will halt the on
ward march of the Germans who
may intend to capture a great por-
ton of Russia, torn as it is by
internal strife.
Bolsheviki power depends greatly
upon making peace, the cry for
which has caused the overthrow of
three other Russian governments
within year. In agreeing to a Ger
man peace, the Bolsheviki protest
against the invasion. Russian army
units have been ordered to propose
to the invading Germans troops that
they refrain from fighting. Should
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
DATE FOR NEXT
DRAFT NOT FIXED
BY SEC. BAKER
New Plan Provides For One
Hundred Thousand Selected
Men Each Month

Washington, Feb. 2O.-Secretary
Baker authorized the statement to-
day that no date has been selected
for the beginning of the second
draft.
The governments disposition not
to disturb the labor situation, par
ticularly on farms at the planting
season. is one of the factors enter
ing into the situation.
The provost marshal generals Of
flee, it is understood, is disinclined
TO go anead with the second drafU
until Congress has perfected the law
by pending amendments to change
the basis of apportionment and TO
authorize the President to call into
the military service men skilled in
industry and agriculture regardless
of previous classification.
Plans for the second draft include
calling 100000 n month until the
second quota is complete. In that way
officials expect, to avoid much of
the confusion which accompanied
the first call. The men will report
in n steady stream and be assimilat-
ed into the military machine before
the next lot is received.
1t has been definitely settled that
the first contingents will be used to
fill vacancies in National Guard di-
visions caused by the withdrawal of
men for the organization of special
technical units. Similar vacancies
in the National Army divisions will
have been filled by that time from
the final increment of the first draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
CHURCHMEN TO
WORK ONLY FOR
DRY CANDIDATES
County Convention Ratifies
Proposed Prohibition
Amendment
Text of Resolutions
Adopted by "Drys"

XTTfIEREAS, The Prohibition
wv Amendment has passed the
United States Congress by
the required two-thirds vote. and
is now before the states for adop-
tion; and.
Whereas, The time is at hand
for the selection of candidates
for the Legislature of Pennsyl-
Vania at the primaries; therefore,
Resolved,
THAT we, the delegates OF
the Ratification Convention OF
Dauphin county, pledge ourselves
not to vote for or support any
candidate who does not make an
explicit pledge to vote for Ma
tional Constitutional Prohibition,
and whose record and character
does not secure fidelity.
THAT we earnestly urge such
organization in the county that
this pledge may be presented to
every voter i'm Dauphin county
for his favorable action.
3-That a central committee be
appointed, TO consist of fifteen
persons, of which an executive
committee shall be chosen to con-
sist of five persons. That the
central committee shall appoint
committees in each of the fol-
lowing districts - Harrisburg,
south and north county. These
district committees in turn shall
appoint committees in every pre-
cinct and township to carry on
the work.
4-That the central committee
shall present these resolutions to
all church, fraternal, labor and
other organizations in the county
for favorable action and that the
cooperation of such organizations
be secured.
5-That we refer all matters
concerning the pledge and rec
ords of candidates to the central
committee, especially emphasiZ-
ing the importance of unqualified
support of men whose record in
the Legislature is satisfactory.
6-That details of organization
and finances be referred to the
central committee to work out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
Jewish Children Not
Lagging in Support of
Great War Relief Fund

The Jewish children of Harris
burg are not tagging behind their
elders in contributions to the war
relief and welfare work fund, which
to-day had passed the $4,000 mark.
At the Orpheum theater Monday
night one of the contributions sent
to DIR. Krass on the stage was
child's bank, filed with pennies and
unickels, and using it as an example
of what the grown-ups should do,
DR.. Krass coaXed hundreds of dol
lars from his audience.
The children of the Ohev Sholom
religious school, the Ohev Sholom
Juniors, the Y. NJ. IL. A. religious
dren not in any organization are
among the contributors to the fund.
Non-Jewish Woman Liberal
One of the heavy non-Jewish con-
tributors to the fund is a we'll
known Harrisburg woman who gave
her check for large sum of money
Monday afternoon and told the COM
mittee which visited her that If at
the mass meeting it was desired that
she make the donation larger she
was to be called on the telephone
Immediately when she would author
ize any additional sum required.
The ten teams which are canvass
ing the Jewish residents of Harris
burg and Steelton met with consid-
cradle success yesterday, but while
the total sum raised is far above
what was originally intended, the
canvass will continue. because the
need for money both in the warning
European countries and in the. Unit
ed States Army training camps is
very great.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
Undertakers Brave River
Flood After Four Days
to Bury Farmers Wife

Cndertakers were unable to reach
Shelly's Island. near Goldsboro, from
Saturday afternoon until last evening,
and Mrs. William Myers, aged AZ, who
died there, Saturday afternoon, was
left unattended for four days. High
water caused by the breaking of the
ice jam, made it impossible for under
takers to reach the dead body
Mr.. Myers. the woman's husband.
went to the side of the island on
the Royalton side, but was unable to
reach the mainland. He telephoned
Tor an undertaken, but although the
funeral directors endeavored to brave
the waters they found it utterly inn
possible. Yesterday afternoon, Zieg-
Ter and Sons, undertakers, embark ed
on a sandflat and finally managed to
geach the island. where they found
me BODY. and embalmed ii. The
island Is situated near Goldsboro, in
the middle of the river.
Mrs. Myers Is survived by her hus-
band and six children. Funeral serv-
ices will he held tomorrow morning
of God. 80
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
CITY TOGETA
CENTRAL COAL
BUREAU APRIL |
Flat Rate For Next Year Is
Planned by Retail
Dealers

a Central Coal Bureau, at which
will be sold all coal in the city on
a proportionate basis to ell consum-
ers, and a fiat coal rate, are projects
under way by the Dauphin County
Coal Commission to avert a repetition
of the coal shortage here next win
ter that has gripped the city dur
ing the present winter.
April /, beginning the new coal
year, all coal in the city will be
sold from the central office, and de-
livered by the dealer best able to
supply the grade of coal desired,
situated nearest to the consumer, ac-
cordlng to announcements of Ross a.
Hickok, chairman of the Dauphin
county coal commission, this morn
ing.
The project of a coal clearing
house in the city has been under
discussion for some time, and Mr..
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
Low Point of Allied
Shipping Is Reached,
War Officials Believe
Ry 4ssocinicd Prcss

Washington, Feb. 20.-The low
point of available allied shipping has
been passed, two or three weeks
earlier than officials expected and
confidence was expressed to-day that
the amount of shipping available for
the future would increase steadily
Several factors were said to have
contributed to advancing the amount
of available tonnage. Included among
them were the increased efficiency
of the offensive against the subma-
rines and the beginning of deliver
les from American shipyards.
The transfer of neutral shipping
to trade outside of the war zone.
thereby releasing allied tonnage for
transatlantic service, also contribut-
ed to the increase of available bot
toms. Improvement in harbor de-
fenses and facilities in France. so as
to facilitate the unloading of trans
ports, likewise tended to speed up
the release of ships.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
TEUTONS PLAN
CRUSHING BLOW
ON WEST FRONT
Both Germans and Allies Are
Ready For Expected
Offensive
MASSING PICKED TROOPS
Through Shock Battalions,
Intensively Trained, Huns
Hope TO Win Success
BN .ISSocinicG PrrSS

Washington, Feb. 20.--After
extensive preparations silently
and Systematically carried on, it
is apparent that both the Ger
mans and the allies are ready
for the long expected offensive
in the west, Secretary Baker
says to-day in his review of mill
tary operations for the week ending
February 16.
while there have been out
wardly no new developments in the
military situation in the west dur
inS the period under review" says
the communique, yet it is apparent
that both the enemy and the allies,
after extensive preparations which
have been silently and systematic
ally carried on are ready for battle.
The Germans have recently with
drawn Il number of their veteran
west front units from the first line
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
Lutheran War Workers
Report Progress in Big
Drive For $4,000 Fund

All was action to-day inSthe Lu-
theran Church campaign to raise
$4,000 by Saturday night. John f.
Dapp, treasurer of the Dauphin
county committee. said this morn
ing that the entire squad of cam
vassers We're working rapidly money
being turned in to the various cap
tains. There has been no estimate
of the amount thus far raised and
row noon.
Dauphin county has thirty Lu-
theran congregations, though some
are without a pastor, and each one OF
these must be carefully canvassed.
A number of Independent contribu-
tons have arrived and the treasurer
believes that Harrisburg and Steel
ton will give such a good account
that the sum will be raised handily.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-20
BRASS BUTTONS
ON UNIFORMS NOT
FOR AMTSHMEN
Two of Sect Hide in Noun
tains TO Escape Service
in the Army
CLASSED AS DESERTERS
Draft Board Officials Offer
$50 Reward For Their
Capture
ILASSED AS DESERTERS

All because an inconsiderate gov
ernmcnt wants to put them into uni
forms fastened together with wick
cd buttons, two draft registrants in
Mifllin county are causing no end of
trouble to the draft officials, and
have held up the otherwise we'll
oiled machinery of the draft proce-
durc.
Seth Hoder and Jacob +. Stultzfus,
members of the religious order of
Amishmen, are two conscientious
objcctors to the brass buttons, who
have hooked and eyed themselves
together into Il buttonless compact
to resist the ignoble buttons to the
very last. The men are laborer farm
ers, living in the Kishacoquillas VAL
Icy, in Mifliin county. Yoder lives
at Barville, and Stultzfus at Delville,
and for many months have defied all
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