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New-York tribune., 1919-07-24
Only Shell of Big
American Army
Left in France
Less Than 200, 900 of Force
of 1,277,556, Our High
Water Mark, Still Abroad: !:
Disposing of the Supplies
Neec York Tribune
Special Cable Service

Copyright. 1919. New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, July 23.-Communication by
American telegraph and telephone be-
tween Paris and Coble- is impossl-
Bile to-day for the first time since
American troops occupied the Rhine
land.
The United States forces in Germany
have been SO largely reduced and now
comprise such mere handful, that
army officials decided the small amount
of official business necessarily trans
capital could easily be handled over
the Franco German lines and the Amer
lean lines, which heretofore have made
possible direct and immediate com
munication, might as we'll be discon-
tinued
The poles and wires of the American
line, which was built at a considerable
expense, will be sold to the French
and Germans or dismantled as the
army officials see fit.
Disintegration Is Rapid
The other American lines, running
from Paris. Tours, Chamont and all
cities occupied by the A. f. F. to Eng
land also have been discontinued. The
abandonment Of these wires is just
another sign Of the rapid disintegra-
tion Of the A. Z. f. According to Of
fetal figures, American manDowcr re-
manning in Europe day is nearing
the 100000 mark and if the shipping
schedule is not interierrcd With. there
VIII remain approximately 100 900 on
this side Of the water August /.
Included in this figure will be about
10000 troops, one group remaining on
the Rhine though preparing to depart
and the others stationed at different
bases in France, mainly Bmst. St
Nazalre, Bordeaux, Tours and Paris
to clean up and turn over property
sold to the Allies.
Chaumont. in eastern France, which
was General Pershing's headquarters
teemed with American uniforms in
1917, to-day practically is deserted
Paris. as the new general headquarters
and Brest, the principal embarkation
port are the greatest American con
centratlon centres in Europe now
Tours comes next, though now it is
merely a skeleton of its former Ameri-
can self. St Nazaire and Bordeaux
have both been abandoned as embark
alton ports in favor Of Brest, which is
now holding small forces of troops
guarding and experimenting the ship
ment of tens of millions of dollars
WoIln Oh american property
Largest Force 1,277,556
Statistics show our maximum force
in Europe came November 2S, 1913
when we had .987 sos soldiers on this
side of the Atlantic. 1,277,556 occupy
ing forward American positions in
France or occupied territory in Ger
many. Of these 26,176 were with either
the British or French, 5,419 were in
Russia, 5,451 were in Italy, and the
remaining men formed the IS O s.
force.
Between November, 1918 and July 2
1919, the port Of Brest shipped 7S5.20l
troops home, st. Nazaire shipped 451, :
369 Bordeaux 264.S22, Marseilles 49,
o45, lie Harve l0,420. From English
ports 3S.40l, Italian 52,0S0, from Rot
terdam 121 or a total of 634, $50.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24
Former Army Captain
Is Sued for Divorce
Mrs. Bradford Ellsworth Says
y Husband Spent Time With
Other Women

Bradford Ellsworth, who fought in
France as a captain in the 9th Divi-
sion, which he entered from Squadron
A, is being sued for divorce by Mrs
Juliet lnness Ellsworth. They lived
at las East SiXty-second Street Cap
tain Ellsworth was served in the Su-
preme Court action at the Yale Club, OF
which he is member, by H. Van Cort-
landt Fish. an Old friend
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth were married
in 1904, year after the husband was
graduated from Yale. They have q
son, George lnness Ellsworth, thir-
teen. Mrs. Ellsworth is a graduate OF
Barnard College. She alleges that the
former army officer has been guilty of
misconduct several times during Sthe
current month.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24
y. S. PLANES Sold
For junk Can Flv,
Says La Guardia
Representative Denies House
Is to Blame for Dis
integration Of Air Ser
e vice in Cutting Funds
Mean York Tribune
W1shin0tor Rprcam

WASHINGTON. july 23. 23.-Aivplanes
Asold to the Curtiss firm, of Buffalo,
for one-tenth of their value. on the
ground that they were little more than
Junk are being flown off the field, de-
clared Representative La Guarda, of
New York, to-day, in refuting charges
that the $4,000, 900 worth of aviation
material sold for $2,O00,O0O was at
most valueless and that the blame for
the sdisintegration of the air service
lies with the House for reducing air
craft, appropriations.
Representative La Guardia charac-
erlzed as sporsmanlike, unsoldier-
ly and incorrect' the statements that
these machines were not sold to pri-
vate individuals because it was feared
that they would crash and that the
Curtss people agreed to take these
machines out Of the country "and let
somebody elise do the crashing" lie
declared that the Curtiss people are
/ selling tho machines wherever posi-
! BILE in this country
1t will lie impossisble to spend an
der the programme mapped out the
| S5O,oO0,000 allowed the army and navy
air services, declared REPRESENTATIVE
La Guardi% He also attacked persons
who complained because $4,000 .0OO
| for the purchase Of land was elimi-
/ mated.
Buy More Swamp Lands
:. They want to buy more swamp
lands and dump millions into land
grabs" he declared. "7hree million
dollars was wanted for a field in Day
ton, Ohio. The government now has a
teld there's which was leased by GER
tain gentlemen then in the air service
to the city Of Dayton and by the city
OF Dayton to the government The
city Of Dayton now asks to rescind
this lease after the government has
spent millions to improve the tract
and the government wants to buy an
other tract Of land at Dayton which
is owned by the same people who
want the other tract back
The House also cut out SO 900 ,O0C
to buy land in New Jersey which could
not be put into shape for use under
year. They wanted to sugar this
purchasei with $9S0,000 for land in
Buffalo sadjoining buildings which are
now used to store motor trucks. What
has all this to do with improving the
air service?
"The trouble with the air service, ,"
he said, 'lis that it has had so much
money I'M the past, 80 much money
has been squandcred, and so many
favorltess have grown rich, that when
there is nothing to show for billion
dollars it is sought to blame the
House for lack of appropriations.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24
Charges Baker
Had 81 Brands of
Army Objector
Newton, of Minnesota, De-
Tending Marines Fathers
Association Protest, As
sails Freeing of 'Slackers'
Netc York T,-ibMns
WQskfnOfOn Rnre1u


WASHINGTON, July ga bitter
partisan quarrel developed ia the
House to-day when Representative
Newton, Of Minnesota, attacked Secre-
tary Baker and the President for the
governments policy toward con-
scientious objectors. The attack was
the result of protests by the Marines
Fathers Association, of MINNEAPOLIS,
Mimi, representing between 500 and
900 young marines now in France, all
from the Minneapolis high schools and
the University Of Minnesota, and many
in the famous 9Th Regiment of Marines
that took big part in the stopping OF
the Germans at Chateau Thierry
Upon learning Of the treatment &C
corded conscientious objectors in this
country while their sons were dying in
France, the association asked Repre-
sentative Newton to fix the RESPONSE
pity for the governments policy.
Representative Newton to-day fixed
President Wilson, charging that they
exempted from military service laid
down by Congress in an act of May
II, 1917.
zone variety of conscientious OBJ
]ector was not enough for Mr.. Baker"
declared Representative Newton. He
had tifty-seven kinds
Representative Newton's charges
We're:
!. That the definition of conscien-
tious obiector fixed by Congress to in
eiude only persons with religious OBJ
Jectlons, who were members Of organi-
zations with creeds opposed to war
and WHO Subscribed to those creeds was
extended without right to include per
sons with conscientious scruples, "
whose statement upon reaching camp
wou.d be taken in evidence.
2. hat instructions were sent to the
camps to deal sympathetically and
considerately with all such men, and
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24

that their violations of the articles 80
war We're to be ignored ~
3. That this course was confden+;or,.
and secretly carried out, careful ~
structlons being given to keep it from
the newspapers. VII
A. That the War Department gave IN
formation and cooperated with The no
tlonal civic liberty bureau, an orean;
zaton formed to evade the draft ava
one of whose directors was Roc.
Baldwin, new serving a prison sentesca
tor ebstructing the draft.
Representative Hayden, of Ar;zor.
defended Secretary Baker, assert;nn,
that of 10000 men who were cert;s q
as conscientious objectors, 10000 nI;
mately went to war The case of Sar
geant Alvin c. York, the Tennessa.
hero, who had conscientious obiect;orss
at first. but soon changed his mind wa >
cited in defence of the War Depar,'
ment's policy.
DO you mean to class York with
that bunch Of shirkers?" ?" demands
representative La Guardia. of Nsr
York. The Republicans applauded
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24

stories Of the horrors of Farm No. 2,
which he had commanded. No one
knew, of course, that Smith was COM
ing to Governors Island, but several
prisoners have openly declared their
intention to "get" him when they meet
him on even grounds.
The name Hard Boiled" was
Smiths own choosing. Whenever q
new batch Of prisoners came to his
farm, it is said, he would line them
up and address them in words some
thing like these:
"My name is Smith,. B. Smith
The II. B. stands for Hard Boiled. And
pretty soon you IS will realize
damned we'll that I'm hard boiled"
Men who were confined at Farm No.
? declare that the building contained
two rooms. one 20 by 25 feet and the
other 18 by 90, each of which was used
as habitation for one hundred prison
ers. Many of the inmates had no place
to lie down. Two feet-from the door, it
is declared, was a dead line" To
cross it meant a blow on the head from
the rifle of guard.
His 1000 Francs Taken
One man declares that when he en-
| tered the farm he had 1000 francs
never saw the money again.
When the inspector general came
around to see the prison." say these
men. che woulG go to some of the in
mates who we've working in the office
and ask them how they were being
treated. They were in soft, and had no
kick. We, the sufferers, never knew
when an inspection was taking place
The officer never got to u.s."
Governors Island, is heaven com
pared to Farm No. 2, these men say
'There will be no trouble" said
Captain L. l. Samuelson, adjutant OF
the disciplinary barracks. But we are
watching them A few days ago we
disciplined man for simply mention
ing his dislike for Smith We will
surely be able to cope with anything
that may arise.''
New-York tribune., 1919-07-24
Republicans Vote Against
Big Steering Committee
Caucus Refuses to Add Either
Two or Four MemberA to
Present CrOuD of Five

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Enlarge-
ment Of the Republican Legislative
Steering Committee was voted down
tonight at party conference. Pro-
posals to increase the committee from
five to seven and from five to nine
members each wero disapproved by
margins Of ten votes or more.
Supporters Of the larger committee
plan proposed four nta-
tives Anderson Minnesota; ReavIs.
Nebraska; Nolan, California;, ana
Slemp, Virxinin, and asked that either
all four or ut least two OF them be
given places on the committee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

en the opportunity to reform and
thus come in for fourth share of his
! fsthers estate The will and its CO.
dicil in which the terms aae set
forth by which Elmer may share in
the estate, were drawn up and signed
Years ago. and Elmer today may be
entitled to share qually with the other
heirs. He is employed as a clerk by
the Colorado and southern railroad.
In the will Stafford first bequeaths
his son. Elmer Newton Stafford, 81,
stating in the document land II is my
will that he receive no more of my
estate" In codicil to the will staff
ford revokes the clause leaving FL
mer 81 and bequeaths him "one dime,
known i'm currency as ten cents. be-
cause my son uses to excess spiritu-
Gus, vinous and Intoxicating liduor
and tobacco to excess
Must Earn $1,000.
'It is repugnant to me that any of
my hard-earned money shall he pass
ed over the bar of any saloon to make
my son drunkard But as an in.
contive to his reformation l do here
by make this conditional provision.
That in the event my son. Elmer
Newton Stafford. shall refrain and ab.
stain from the use of Intoxicating IL
auor and tobacco for a period of five
years before the death of my wife,
Caroline Stafford. and five years prior
to the time that my Youngest son
Clarence Martin Stafford. becomes Of
aye-which date is October 1. 1914--
and further that he has accumulated
property of the value of $4,000 with,
in said times. then and i'm that evens
one-fourth Of my estate shall he set
off to a trustee appointed by the court
tn he held in trust for him during his
natural life"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
SALTS IF BACKACHY
AND KIDNEYS HURT
STOP EATING MEAT FOR A WHILE
HI YOUR BLADDER Is
TROUBLING YOU.

When you wake up with backa che
and dull misery in the kidney region
it generally means you have been eat
ing too much mea, SAYS a well-known
authority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they
become sort of paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them. like You
relieve your bowels; removing all the
bodys urinous waste. slse YOU have
backachc sick headache. dizzy spells:
your stofach sours. tongue is coated.
and when the weather Is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy. full of sediment channels oft
en- get sore. water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good. reliable ply
sician at once or get from your phar-
macist about four ounces of Jad salts:
take a tablespoonful in a glass of wa>
ter before breakfast for few DAYS
and YOUR kidneys will then act fine.
This famous salts is made from the
acid Of grapes and lemon juice. cons
bined with lithia. and has been used
for generations to clean and stimulate
sluggish Kidneys. also to neutralize
acids IN the urine so no longer ir>
ritates, thus ending bladder weak
ness.
Jad salts ~ n -iire saver FOR regular
neat eaters. 1t Is inexpensive. cannon
nt,irc and makes delightfuI. cffrr,
.oscent lithia water drink,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
Only One Dime is Left
To Boy by His Father
Till Son Quits Booze

DENVER, Feb. Determined
that his "hard-earned" savings should
not be spent for liquor and tobacco.
Martin stafford, 100 Steele street,
for thirty-seven years an engineer ana
fireman on an Indiana railroad, who
died Dec. 10, 1918, in Denver. leav-
ing $4,000 in real estate and person
al property, made a will practically
disinheriting one of his three sons be,
cause according to the will, this son
used liquor and tobacco to excess.
Wins Legacy.
Elmer Newton Stafford. the son in
question. was left "a dime" (ten ceuts)
by the terms of the will, but was Civ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

Notice of Sale of Improvement Bonds
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office OF
the City Recorder in Pendleton, Ore
gon. up to February 18th, 1919, at B
O'Clock p. m. for the sale of $313S. -
street Improvement bonds to be issued
for the Improvement of Pine street
from Webb street to Railroad street
bearing date of February 1st. 1918,
and bearing interest at the rate of 6
per cent per annum. interest payable
semi-anntnlly. Each bid must be ac.
companied by certified check in the
sum of $4,000 made payable to the
order of the Mayor of The City OF
Pendleton to be returned to. the bid
der if unsuccessful and to be forfeited
il the bid is accepted and the bidder
fails to take the bonds in accordance
with the terms of his said bid. The
Common Council reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Dated this Tth day of February.
1919. THOS. FITZ GERALD,
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
CROWN PRINCE
BEGINS SUIT
FOR DIVORCE

ZURICH. Feb. S.-EX-crown
Prince FTiederich Wilhelm of
Prussia has instructed his Berlin
lawyers to start suit for divorce,
according to the Muenchener Zei-
tIIng.
Reports of strained relations
bctwccn the ex-kaiser's eldest son
and his wife. the former Crown
Princess CcCiHc. have been per-
sistcut for years. More than
once during the war Ericdcrich
WiIhclms name has been linked
with stories of adventures OF
risquc sort and in which the
eternal feminine has been COM
mon gossip and has made him u
sort of imperial Gay Iiothario.''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
''OH, If | COULD
BREAK THIS COLD!"
Almost as soon as said with
DR.. Kings New Discovery
Get a bottle today!

The rapidity with which this ifty.
scar r-oid fafnlly renedy relieves coughs,
colds and mild bronchial attacks Is
what has sept its popularity on the
Increase year by year.
This standard reliever Of colds and
codshing spells never loses friends. Il
docs quickly and pleasantly what il is
recommended to do. One trial puts it
in your nedicire cabinet as absolutely
Indispensable. 60c and $l.20.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
BUY A HoME-YOU'LB FIND
MORE an" LIFE!

STUDY the ads. Answer those
that look "likely." Study the
problem of where you'd LIKE
TO LIVE-and decide on a house
tlRt's a little better. that your
CAUTION tells you that you can
AFFORD.
For with a good home, whose
value is increasing all the time,
you'll be able to work to greater
purpose, and to EARN MORE.
Some of today's ads SHOULD
mean a good deal to you. Any
how-flnd outi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
TanOrs

& FRANSEEN, Tailors,
alterations; 7S5 Main st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
Used Cars

USED CARS at genuine bargain prices
ct the Pendleton Motor Sales Co..
:. saonwc<A Z Fater SITS. Phone $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

CARPETS. cHIMNEYs or windows
cleaned, trees trimmed. Any other
odd jobs. C. F. Smith, sos Calvin
Phone 381J.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

Notice of Sale of Improvement Bonds
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the City Recorder in Pendleton, Ore
gon up to 5 o'clock p. m. February
10Th, 1919, for the sale of $1443.4O
street Improvement bonds to be issued
for the improvement of Garfield
street from RaIey street to jackson
street in the City of Pendleton, said
bonds being dated February 1st, 1919.
and bearing interest at the rate of
per cent per annum, interest payable
semi-annually. Each bid must be ac-
companied by a certified check in the
sum of 10000 made payable to the
order of the Mayor of the City of PEN
dleton to be returned to the bidder IL
unsuccessful and to be forfeited If
the bid is accepted and the bidder
fails to take said bonds in accordance
with the terms of his said bid.
The common council reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
Dated this 7th day of February,
1919. THOS. FITz GERALD.
City Recorder |
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
NOTICE or SALE OF BANKRUPT
STOCK.

In the Matter of Walter McCuteh-
con. Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
designed as trustee Of the above
named bankrupt. win receive sealed
bids for the stock and fixtures of said
estate. addressed to him care Of Raley
& Raley Pendleton. Orgon. Bids will
be opened before the Hon. Thos. Fftz
Gerald. Referee. in his office at 10
o'clock a. m. February 21st, 1919.
Bids must not be for less than T5 per
cent of the appraised value of the
stock and fixtures. and must be &c.
companled by certified check for 10
per cent of the price bid, and all bids
will be subject to the approval of the
Referee. A copy OF the inventory and
appraisement may be seen at the office
OF Raley & Raley, Pendieton, oregon,
at any time prior to the above date
Dated this 10th day Of February,
1919. II, ]. WARNER.
Trustee.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
Auto Electric Work

AUTO Electric Work of all kinds;
magnetic, starter, ignition, etc Ell
ectric Service Station, Main & Water
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
BEST HORSE IN ALL
FRANCE FOR FOCE

= PARIS. Jan. 13. CBy mail.l
= Marshal Foch has a new horse
= Puritan. a Syear-old bay mare.
: selected by experts as the best
= horse in France for a marshal Of
: France. To ride, is a present to
= Foch from the Horse Breeders
= Association of the Lower Py-re-
= nees. Hundreds of candidates !
= for the honor Of being the great
, warrio's peace steed were exam
: ined by representative of the
, association before the selection
+ was made.
, Puritau's price was $4,000.
, Puritan from the stables OF
= Henri Berthet. near Orthez. won
, first prize in the Pau horse show
, last year.
. = , 4@
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10

TROOP SHIPMENTS SPEED UP.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-.American
troops shipments from France will be
increased to 100000 during February
General March today announced. This
is an increase of 10000 over January.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
TO HOLD FoopsTuFFs.

COPENHAGEN. Feb. S.-Sllipyard
workers here struck to prevent food
stufTS from reaching government an-
tborities. according TO dispatches to-
uay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
LegaIs
49,
IN BANKRUPTCY.

/
In the District Court of the United
! States for the District OF Oregon.
In the Matter of John w. Bickford
Bankrupt.
To the creditors of John w. Bick-
ford of Hermiston, in the County OF
Umatilla and district aforesaid,
Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
3rd day % February A. D., 1919, the
said John w. Bickrord was adjudi-
Gated a bankrupt, and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned Ref
cree in Bankruptcy. in Pendleton,
Oregon, on the 21st day of February,
A. D., 1919, at 10 O'Clock a. M. at
which time and place the creditors
may attend prove and file theii
claims. elect Trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other
business as may properly come before
such meeting.
Done and dated at Pendleton. Ore
gon, this Sth day of February, 1919.
THOS. FITZ GERALD,
Referee in Bankruptcy. /
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
Monuments
Piano Tuning
Painting & Paper Hanging

-----~-------------~-
PAINTS, Wall Paper Picture Franz
ing. L. J. McAtee, the Practical
Paint Man. Lowe Bros. Paints.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-02-10
Restaurant
Second Hand Dealers
Sheet Metal Works

IPENDLETON SHEET METAL works
chimney tops, cutters. skylights,
troughs. auto bodies, 72S Cottonwood.