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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08
A HARD UNDERTAKING

~ HE vote received by j. w.
VI Maloney for mayor cer-
tainly testifies to the per-
sonal popularity of that gen
tleman. 1t is unheard of for
anyone to win out at such an
election by having his name
written in when his opponent is
upon the ballot. However,
Mr.. Maloney came near break
ing the rule. The outcome of
the city. election, however,
proves the difficulty of con-
Quoting last minute campaign
with success. It is better to fol-
low the regular order.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-08

1t may be timely to remark
that press dispatches telling of
events in Europe frequently
reach this country many hours
ahead of official reports to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-17
The Countess karol Who Pronounced the Francis
Joseph in 1S49. Her Grandson, Count Michael Karoly
is the Leader of the Present Hungarian Revolution.

len on Francis Joseph than on any other
man in history. But many more sorrows
were IN come, The earlier ones had
stricken his private life especially The
later ones were to ruin his country and
nearly wreck the world.
His son, Rudolph, left no sons. but only
n daughter, Archduchess Elizabeth. who
could not succeed to the throne because
the Austrian law excluded women. This
young Princess married the Prince of
Windischgraetz, a nobleman not Of royal
rank. 1t was regarded as very ro-
mantle affair, but, unfortunately, the
Princess, after few years, discovered
that her husband was unfaithful and shot
her rival.
After Rudolphs death the succession
passed to tho Emperor's nephew. Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, but as he was
already married to the Countess Chotek,
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who was not OF royal birth, her sons
could not inherit, and It was necessary
to name successor to follow him. This
would naturally have been the Emperors
next nephew, Archduke Otto, but as he
had made himself public disgraca by
jumping his horse over hearse while he
was drunk he was impossible, His young
son, Archduke Charles, was therefore
named as heir, and he. according to last
reports, still called himself Emperor Of
Austria.
Through all these events we can see
curse driving on the hapless House OF
Hapsburg. The illfated and obstinate
Francis Joseph chung TO the policy Of fol-
lowing the Prussian master who had al
ready churshed Austria. His destined heir,
Francis Ferdinand. accepted tho same
policy with even more enthusiasm, and
energeticalY planned to support Ger
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planys policy to dominate the Balkans
and reach out into Asia.
On iatefui July day. in 1914, Francis
Ferdinand was making n triumphal AFRO
gant procession through the subjugated
Serbian provinces OF Austria when he
and his wife were assassinated by a Ser
bian fanatic. Germany seized on this as
an excuse for launching her campaign to
contner the world.
Francis Joseph died in 1916 in the
gring on. having for sxty-cight years
midst Of the world war he had helped to
looked on at the death and ruin OF all he
loved and finally the wreck OF his coun-
try. His nephew. Charles. succeeded him.
and he. too. was pursued by the curse Of
the Hapsburgs.
Tho heavy hand OF Justice fell first on
Austria, Gernlany's weaker companion in
crime. The Allies forced her complete
surrender. Every State OF the Empire
rose in revolt against the Emperor. Tho
people of Vienna itself threatened his life
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end he was forced to flee to remote
castle in Hungary.
Numerous other tragedies have occurred
in Francis Joseph's Immediate family.
There is little space here to speak of his
niece, Archduchess Matilda, burned to
death; OF Archduke John of Austria
Tuscany, lost at sea; OF Archduke VIII.
lam, killed by n fall from his horse; Of
Archduke Ladlslas, killed while hunting,
and or Archduchess Louise Of Austria
Tuscany, Crown Princess OF Saxony, who
ran away with her childrens tutor.
These facts prove that the Countess
karolyfa curse upon the Hapsburgs has
been fulfilled in the fullest measure In
every way possible.
Many people believe that she was super
naturally inspired like the prophets of old
to foreiell tho future. Others of moro
philosophical mind will say that curse,
uttered under great provocation. has
helped in combination with other circum-
stances, to bring itself true.
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Genealogical Table Show
ing Some of the Nearest
Relations of Emperor
Francis Joseph and Their
Misfortunes.

edy and remained so to the end of her
days
Whatever day did not bring news ot
some serious tragedy TO Francis Joseph
was occupied by disagreements with his
beautiful wife, who regarded his coarse
and selfindulgent nature with constantly
increasing aversion.
The most extraordinary misfortunes
also occurred in the Empress' family. Her
cousin, the romantic King Ludwig Of Ba-
varla, the patron Of Richard Wagner 20
whom she had at one time been a(fianced,
became insane and finally drowned him
self in tho Lake Of Starnberg during a
violent naroxysm. This event made pro-
found impression on the Empress's mind
and caused her to regard her husband
with more repugnance than ever.
The Empresss sister Sophie married TO
the French Duke of Aencon was burned
to death in the Charity Bazaar fire in
Paris This was a peculiarly dreadful
tragedy, for more than hundred women
Of the highest French society lost their
their lives IN struggling to pass through
insufficient exits.
The unhappy relations between the En-
peror and Empress naturally had an i'll
fiuence on their only son, the Crown
Prince Rudolph. Unable to respec, his
father and rarely seeing his mother, lie
fel. into life Of self-indulgence. dissipa-
ton and cyncism. He amused himself
lcChiesSly III the gay WCGlu or vienna, not
caring whether his companions were cab
men or Chorus girls, and having not tho
least respect for the ancient throne OF
the Hapsburgs.
This Princes mad career reached its
tragic end in 1889, when he was found
dead In his shooting lodge at Meycriing,
near Vienna, with his pretty companion,
the Baroness Marie Vetsera, by his side.
Complete mystery has always surrounded
this tragedy in spite Of scores OF efforts
to untangle 1t. 1t is most generally &C.
copied that the Prince shot his COM
panion, because he was not allowed by
the Emperor to marry her, and then
killed himself, although there are some
who assert that both were killed by mem.
bers Of the Baroness's family.
The Meyerling tragedy was followed
not many years later by the murder of
the Empress. 1t was commonly observed
at that time that moro sorrows had fal.
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Prince brotherinlaw Empress
Archduke John
Archduchess Matilda, cousin
Archduchess Louise Princess
Princess Elizabeth
Archduke Leopold Salvador Joined IL
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand, nephew and heir of
trancs Joseph, assassnated with his wife, 1914.
Emperor Charles, successor of Francis Joseph,
driven from his capital, 1918.
Archduke Macmillan, brother of Francis Joseph,
executed in Mexico, 1867.
Max imilians wife, Marie Charlotte, became hope
lessly insane.
King Ludwig Of Bavaria, cousin of Austrian En-
press, committed suicide while insane, 1886. King
Otto, brother of Ludwig, also died insane.
Princess Sophie, Duchess OF Alcncon, sister of
Empress, burned 60 death in Paris, 1897.
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Eighteen Tragedies in
the Hapsburg Family

d DOLPH, only son of EN-
- peror Francis Joseph,
committed suicide at Meyer
ling, near Vienna, 1889.
Empress Elizabeth, wife of
Francis Joseph, murdered by
anarchist at Goneyo 1907
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
UNDER ENGINEERS CORPS

Acting under instructions from
Provost Marshal Crowder, Major
Henry Rhodes of the selective draft
has issued a voluntary call for
men under the engineers corps. The
following men are wanted under the
call: fifty-six auto repairmen; three
blacksmiths, five bridge carpenters,
one cabinet maker, two concrete
workers, three cooks, nine gas en-
ginemen, one horse shoer, one litho-
grapher, two plumbers, three sur
veyors, eight teamsters, six tele-
phone operators and three timber
men. The men will entrain July 20
for Camp Forest, Lytle, GA.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
cHILES SELLS LEASE

A deal has been cOnsummated at
Lexington whereby the Tidewater Oil
Company, of Winchester, becomes
the owner Of the lease on the Andy
G. Fisher tract in Lee county, ad-
joining the Charles Evelyth farm,
the property involved constituting
some 70 acres. The tract was pur-
chased from r. A, Chiles, of Mt.
SterEng for about $55,65O, or 800
an acre. The lease is near the mouth
Of Bald Rock fork, where consider
able Development work is under way.
and it is understood that the pur-
ehasers will begin Immediate devel-
opment.-Lexington Herald.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30

will be one per cent, or ten thousand
men to be reeducated. This does
not include the wounded who are
able to and eventually do return to
their occupations.
This does not necessarily mean
that these are "dismemberment"
cases. The general idea is of the leg
less, armless, or sightless man. They
are far in the minority. The figures,
which have now got down to fairly
accurate averages, show that of the
10000 Ralf of them will be purely
''medicaP as against "surgicap
cases. And of the 5000 that are
Surgical" that is, which need the
attention of a surgeon as against
that of the physician, 500 will be
cases of dismemberment," where the
men have lost members of the body.
Three hundred will be cases where
leg has been lost and two hundred
where arms have been lost. In Al
900 returned invalided Canadians
there were less than forty cases of
blindness.
The real problem is the man who
has suffered profound shocks to his
system and perhaps been rendered
incapable of standing the strain of
his former occupation. A boiler
maker for instance, comes out with
shell-shock and his nervous system
in tatters. He could not stand the
racket in a boiler factory, but he,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
NEW RULE CUTS SUGAR
RATION TO EACH PERSON

The American public has been ask
ed by the food administration to go
on sugar ration of two pounds per
capita monthly, beginning August l,
to meet world shortage in this COM
modify to care for the immediate
demands of the Allied and Ameri-
can military forces. The American
public at present is on three pound
ped capita monthly, under a request
issued by the food administration a
month ago. r.
Household rationing will be volun-
tary as at present, but public eat
ing places will be required to observe
new regulations effective August l,
permitting the use of two pounds of
sugar for every 90 meals served, in
stead OF three pounds under exist
ing regulations. Unless the amount
being used is reduced, both by the
householder and the purchaser, ac
cording to an appeal made today,
supplies for Belgium, the Red Cross,
Y. M. c. A., Knights of Columbus,
Salvation Army and other organiza-
tions working for the welfare of
American military forces in Europe
can not be maintained.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30

"Shall we kill that turk for din
ner?"
"Well, I suppose he wouldn't go
bad. We've been eating his fore
fathers for the last ten years, and
they were all good"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
DIR. H. M. WRIGHT
DENTAL SURGEON

Mt. Sterling Kentucky
Office over Geiger's Pharmacy,
Court and Maysville SITS. Formerly
occupied by DR.. F. A. Millard.
ofice Phone 237. Fees reasonable,
work guaranteed. (27-1yr)
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
MISS PANGBURN LEAVES

, Miss Nell Pangburn has gone
to Sparatansburg. S. c., where she
will enter the Army Training School
for Nurses, to prepare herself for
Service to Uncle Sam. The good
wishes of the community go with
Miss Pangburn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
The ADVOCATE PUBLISHING COMPANY
LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE

A terrific storm swept Montgom-
cry county last Wednesday, accom-
panied by lightning and hail. Much
damage was done to crops. Two
stacks of hay, valued at 5000, were
destroyed by lightning on the farm
of Henry P. Reid. A large new barn
belonging to Elijah Coons, was also
destroyed. The barn contained a
quantity of hay, baled straw, tools.
The loss was about $500.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
Auto Transfer

We have three Auto Trucks and
are prepared TO haul and deliver
goods anywhere. We guarantee
prompt and quick service, and will
answer calls at any time. Rrices
reasonable. If you want any haul
ing or transfer work done give us
a call. Phones 132 and 474.
1-tf. G.. ID. SULLIVAN & co.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
HAS IMMENSE RAILROAD JOB
American Engineer at Work on One
Of the Biggest Lines That Has
Been Built.

With $1O,OOO,OO0 at his com
mand, Alfred W. McCune, an Amer
ican, is at work on one of the big
gest railroad jobs on record. The
line will extend from the top Of the
Andes to the western limit Of navi-
CATION on the Amazon and its tribu-
tary, the Ucayli, distance of 270
miles, and it is stipulated that it
must be completed by the opening
of the Panama canal. Connecting
with the railroad which Henry
Meigs built forty years ago from the
Pacific at Callao, one hundred miles
west to pass over the Andes, the
new line will furnish the last link
in the first rail-and-water route
across equatorial America, and will
join the two sections of Peru now
by the high mountain
range. With the complete system in
operation, products now in transit
for months can be transported in
four days. A large part of the rub
Der from the Putomayo district now
freighted down streams to Iquitos,
1900 miles from the mouth of the
Amazon, and loaded on steamers for
North America and Europe, will be
taken by rail to Callao, on the Pa
cifc, and thence by steamer through
the Panama canal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
CRIPPLED U. S. MEN GER
TAIN OF JOBS AFTER WAR

Every man who goes in the army
or navy is certain that if the Ger
mans "shoot him up" he will not be
compelled to sell pencils, or shoe
laces to exc out an insufficient pen
sion, or be immured in a soldiers
home to rust out the years until
death comes to his relief.
The United States government has
studied the whole subject of voca-
tional rehabilitation Of wounded and
disabled soldiers. The experience of
all the bellgerents has been gone
over carefully, and the mavels of
reeducation accomplished by some of
them are fully noted. The Federal
Board for Vocational Education has
been at work on the proposition since
August, 1917. The result is to be
IOunu III Ine plllJH-pedTS dCI, MhlOh
passed Congress June IL, and pro-
vides a comprehensive scheme of re-
habtulation for wounded and dis
abled men.
Canada has been doing this work
with great success and all of the Ca
madam experience has been freely
given to the United States. The di-
rector Of that work has been active
ly cooperating with the Federal
Board for Vocational Education, and
was sent by his government to ap-
pear before the Senate committee
and testify at the hearings of the bill, |
which passed both Senate and House
without a dissenting vote.
It has been demonstrated in Eu-
rope and Canada, that no matter
how badly a man may be wrecked
physically, as a genrality he still
has latent capabilities for something |
useful. If those capabilities may be
specialized into some line of trade
the wounded soldier already knew,
that it was done. The experience he
has had and his knowledge of the
trade is a valuable foundation to
build upon.
If the trade he is familiar with
does not offer an opening then he is
induced to enter an allied trade .
where his previous knowledge will be
of value. In some cases the man is .
entirely reeducated and for an occu-
patton entirely different from that
which he had previously followed.
1t is seldom that a man is so badly
shattered that he cannot be trained
to something useful, which he can
pursue in the consciousness that he
is doing a mans work for a mans
pay and that he is back in the cur
rent of civil life, useful and happy
citizen who asks no odds of anyone
when it comes to making a living.
The task to be discharged by the
Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation is a large one. Figures from
the various countries show that for
each million men in the armies, there
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
CLOSED WINDOWS NOW.

Bacon-I see a man in a western
town has shot holes in neighbor's
window.
Egbert-Probably didn't know it
was the closed season for windows.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
STRAW VOTES.

'I never really did take much
stock in straw votes" said the de-
feated candidate, ''but l must admit
that there is more comfort in them
than there is sometimes in the real
thing"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
CHARITY.

'There is nothing to be said for
an author who will steal all his good
IDEAS"
"At least, you might give him
credit for not stealing bad ones"
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
WAY OF IT.

Friend-Is your son still pursu-
ing his studies at college?
Father (regretfully)-He must,
for he doesn't seem to be catching up
with any of them.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
AIRISH.

'Don't you think Miss Corker has
a breezy manner"
eyes, indeed. When she's around
it always seems to me like a windy
day."
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1918-07-30
COMPARING.

Greene-This European concert is
not musical organization, is it2
Gates-Well, it is busy preparing
notes for the turkey trot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19

The Charleston American, begin
ming a column diatribe on it's alleged
PATRIOTISM" says: "The American
makes no pretence of being in line
with the newspapers of South Caro-
lima. If the American we're so in
lire, it would be able to give no good
reason for it's existence" We GER
tainly trust the American states the
exact truth when it says it is not in
line with the other newspapers in
South Carolina, and we think that
the American, for once at least, does
state the truth. For instance, the
other newspapers in the State have
not been disbarred from the mails for
pro-Germanism, and none of the ed
fters of other papers, with the excep-
ton of one-a blind follower of a GER
tain politician in the State-have
been convicted and sent to the federal
penitentiary for disloyalty or crimes
against the United States. No, we
think the State is very fortunate in
not having it's newspapers in line
with the Charleston American.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19

German border stretches along the
American front at a distance of only
a few miles, almost touching the bat
tie front in some places. Metz, an
important German city, is only ten
miles distant. Some of the war
critics are inclined to the belief that
the next move will be for the cap
ture of Metz and the railroad from
Metz to S%aarburg, which is described
as being the most important railroad
center in the German Lorraine. A
few. miles distant from Saarburg is
the city of Strassburg. The line from
Metz to Strassburg is said to be the
most heavily defended territory the
allies are likely to encounter in the
drive for the subjugation of Ger
many. That the drive for this line
may come very soon is the opinion
of many of the critics, and there will
be great suspense until the outcome
of this drive, if it is made, is de-
cided. Taking this section, the al
lied line may cross the Rhine, or may
proceed down the Rhine, the latter
course being most likely, as in this
instance most of the heavy Rhine
defenses could be taken without
crossing the river. The great German
city of Cologne is about midway
from Strassburg to the sea. After
reaching that city, the allied forces
would be within striking distance of
Essen, about twenty miles inland
from the Rhine. Essen is the home
of the big Krupp munition works,
and the taking of this city would GER
tainly end the war as far as effec-
tive German resistance is concerned.
Essen is just $50 miles from the
present American line in French Lor-
raine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19

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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19

There was considerable interest in
Bamberg in the Democratic primary
held in Georgia last week. Thomas
E. Watson, editor Of the late Jeffer-
sonian, which was disbarred from the
mails because of un-American utter
ances, was defeated in the tenth dis
trict for congressman, the incumbent,
Mr.. Vinson, winning by a small ma
iority. . In the race for United States
senator, w. J. Harris was nominated
over all opponents, going in by a lit
eral landslide. The incumbent, Mr..
Hardwick, had been characterized by
President Wilson as an opponent OF
the administration.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1918-09-19
OBITUARY..

It's hard to realize that sweet lit
tie Frances Utsey is dead! She was
such a vivacious and loving little girl!
Her sweet face and beautiful doll-like
appearance attracted one before hear
ing her talk, and then her magnetic
way drew one. She was most pre-
cocious for one of her years, and had
been singing little songs since she
was a year and a half old, and it was
her delight to sing to brighten the
hearts of those about her. Only a
few weeks ago just at twilight her
little voice rang out to some sailor
boys. She sang to them every song
she knew, and she remarked that she
was singing to make them happier.
Her devotion to her mother was beau
tiful and her womanly manners were
the source of delight to her fond par
ents. She was popular with her
schoolmates, and many OF them show
ed their love to her in her sickness
-and death. She was so rare and
sweet that God needed her to be with
Him. We can think of her only as
singing praises to the Lamb, and why
should one grieve for her? She is
missed; O., yes, so much! Her death
has cast a gloom in many homes, but
it is a precious thought to know that
though her life on earth has been
short, she has sown seed that will
bear fruit. She enjoyed life in it's
sweetest existence. Her school life
wasIhappy, for her lessons were easy
to her, and she thrilled over play
with other children. Seven short
years on earth, but what a happy
time she spent. To the loving par
ents, devoted grandmother and little
sister we can say that it was only
to the glory of God that she was
taken away, and her leaving will on
ly be a stimulus to draw them nearer
heaven and God.
lone less at home!
The charmed circle broken; a dear
Missed day by day from its accus-
toned place,
But cleansed and saved and perfected
by grace,
One more in heaven.
Zone more in heaven!