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The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-11-14

professor and his wife, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Harl Williams, mo-
tored over for the event.
Mrs. A. C. Metz has been entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. Heard, the past
week.
Mrs. Jones, Senior has returned
from delightful visit of tive months
duration at Seattle and Portland.
James H. Price is recovering from
his recent attack Of pleurisy.
Miss Lois Porter who is attending
Whitman College at Walla Walla,
spent Sunday with her parents in
this city. An attractively appointed
birthday dinner in her honor was
pleasing feature of the home vis't.
Nv. L. Rayborn has bought the F.
"a. LeGrow ranch which aljcins his
farm on the west. This increases
Mr.. Rayborn's holdings to nearly 750
acres, one of the largest ranches on
Weston mountain.
R. l.. Reynaud and wife attended
the Armistice celebration at Pendle-
ton. remaining all night at the coun-
ty seat.
Lee Wilson, now located at La
Cross, WASH, still has kindly feel
ing for our little mountain town, ir-
asmuch as he forwarded a Red Cross
membership fee for each one of his
family. to the local auxiliary
A quilting party was held at the
home of Mrs. W. II. Gould, Wednes-
day, the work being done for the ben
eft Of the Missionary Society Of the
M. E. Church, South. Those attend
ing We're: Mesdames George Nebit,
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$lOo Reward, sloo

The readers of this paper will pe
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages and
that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature In doing Its
work. The proprietors have so much
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II fails
to cure Send for list OF testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY q CO.. Toledo.
Ohio. Sold by all Druggist. 75c.
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Even the world war ended sooner
than many persons expected 1t would;
the race riots are oyer; many of the
temperamental, strikers are returning
to work and food prices are coming
down. Maybe the world is on the
way back to sanity.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-21
FAVOR RATING OF LABOR
Stimulates Ambition Among Men,
Industrial Conference Hears

New York, March 21.-Application 20
industry of a card-rating system for
employees, similar 10 that used in the
army, was urged as a step toward solu-
ton of labor problems by speakers at a
round table conference here yesterday OF
the Society of Industrial Engineer.
W. S. Macarthur Of Armour & Co.,
Chicago, explained the personnel system
now employed in the Armour industry.
asserting that its rating had proved of
great value in the placing Of men, had
proved valuable check on promotions
through favoritism and had stimulated
ambition among the workers.
The ratings, he said, are made by
immediate superiors of the men, but are
carefully studied by the men higher up
in the organization. Thus far the en-
ployes have not been permitted to know
their ratings, but this privilege will be
granted soon, he added.
Fred H. Rindge. secretary of the in
dustrial department of the Young Mems
Christian Association, said his expert
ence had shown that employees were in
favor Of the rating System and asserted
it tended to stimulate every employe
from the bottom of the list up"
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fully resumed as soon as the was is
ended.
In their discussion of measures to nul-
lify the federal amendment, the distillers
named California, washington, oregon,
Nevada, Idaho Utah New Mexico Colora-
do, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Maine ana
Nebraska as states where referendum
petitions have been circulated.
The distillers' attack on the wartime
prohibition act alleges that the law,
having been enacted after the signing
of the armistice. went beyond the power
of Congress- to adopt measures for the
national security and defense.
Members of the distlllers' committee
declared the decision to withhold litiga-
, ton until the completion of peace nego-
tiations was based on a desire to pro-
ceed only after the war emergency was
formally declared a matter of history.
It was said that the suit would be
brought against the Collector~of Inter-
nal revenue and the Federal District
Attorney 'fn some appropriate district"
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'DISTILLERS WILL
ATTACK DRY LAW
Industry Prepares an AS
sault ON Amendment and
"War Time" Act
LOOK TO REFERENDUM
Counsel Believes Popular Vote
May Upset That of the
Legislature

New York, March 2I.-The committee
Of distillers of the United States, repre-
senting the entire distilling industry,
| announced last night steps we're being
taken to attack the federal prohibition
| amendment and the wartime prohibit
ton act
Levy Mayer. of Chicago, counsel for
the organization was instructed to ar
range for a suit to test the emergency
prohibition law after the treaty OF peace
has been signed. Action to bring about
a judicial review Of the eighteenth
amendment, 1t was stated. would await
the outcome of referendum elections in
thirteen states where petitions calling
for popular vote on the bone dry
enactment have been filed or are in
circulation.
Could Resume Dlstillation
Mr.. Mayer advised the committee that
in states having referendum laws and
in those whose Legislatures have ratified
the amendment, the ratification would
have no effect unless a majority Of the
votes cast in the elections favored the
amendment.
He also gave an opinion that, II the
wartime prohibition act is unconstitu-
tional. manufacture of distilled spirits.
forbidden by the President under the
food conservation laws, could be law
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REDS SEEK U. 5. TRADE
Ready TO Put $2OO,OOO,0OO il
Banks to Cover Deals

New York, March 21.-As the first
step toward obtaining recognition by
the United States the Russian Soviet Gov
ernment is prepared to deposit 5000, ,0OO,-
900 in gold with American and European
banks for the purchase of supplies
needed in reconstruction work, accord
ing to formal statement issued last
night by L. c. A. K. Martens, Amerl-
can representative Of the Demidoff Iron
and Steel Works in Moscow, through
the Bureau of Representatives of the
Russian Socialist Federal Soviet Repub-
lie.
Asserting he had received this week
his appointment as official representative
of the Soviet government in the United
States, Mr.. Martens said he had for
warded his credentials to the State De-
partment and meanwhile had opened
temporary headquarters in this city
With the credentials, he said, he had
sent a report on conditions in Russia
and an expression OF his governments $
| desire to re-establsh normal relations
between the two countries"
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boys in the back, their hearts moved.
Through the din and crash of the
bombardment we suddenly caught the
sound Of a great Commotion in the
rear. Was it a feeling of shame thGG
stirred them from their lethargy? Or
was it the sight of this handful of
intrepid souls that aroused their
spirit? Anyhow, they were awake at
last. Bounding forward with shouts,
numberleSS bodies climbed over the
top. and in a few moments the front
to the right and left of us became a
swaying mass OF soldiers. First our
regiment poured out and then, on
both sides, the contagion spread and
unit after unit Joined in the advance,
so that almost the entire corps was on
the move.
We swept forward and overwhelmed
the first German line, and then the
second. Our regiment alone captured
1000 prisoners. But there was poison
awaiting lis in that second line of
trenches. Vodka and beer were in
abundance. Half of our force got
drunk right there, throwing them
selves ravenously on the alcohol. My
girls did splendid work here. destroy
ing the stores of liquor at my orders.
If not for that the whole regiment
would have been drunk. I rushed
about appealing to the men to stop
drinking.
Are you going insane?" 7 pleaded.
1--WE must take the third line yet. and
then the Ninth Corps will come to re.
lieve US and keep up the drive"
I realized that the opportunity was
too precious. I'VE must take the third
line and rip their defenses open,"
thought, 80 as to turn this blow into
a general offensive"
But the men were succumbing one
by one to the bitter scourge. And
there were the wounded to be taken
care Of. Some Of my girls We're killed
outright, many were wounded. The
latter almost all behaved like stoics.
l can see, even now. the face of Xii
patskaya. one of my soldiers, lying in
pool of blood. | ran up to her and
sought to aid her. but it was too late.
She had twelve wounds from bullets
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when the Ninth Corps would come up
to our Succor.
Had the Germans any idea at first
of the size of our force we would mt
have remained there more than a few
minutes We dreaded momentarily
being outflanked and surrounded. Our
line was stretched out so that each
soldier held considerable number OF
feet. our force altogether covering a
distance of three versts. The Germans
organized an attack on the left flank.
Aid was dispatched from the right
flank. which was left almost without
machine guns. and the attack was re-
pulsed. In this scrap Lieutenant Colo
mel Ivanov was wounded. There were
many other officers and men lying
about disabled. We could not spare
the hands necessary to carry them TO
the first.aid dressing stations far
away in our rear.
Three o'clock came and the expected
re-enforcements were not yet in sight.
The Germans made an attack on the
right flank. My adjutart, Lieutenant
FilippoV, was now commanding there.
AS our line was curved he ordered the
machine guns on the left flank to
direct slanting fire at the advancing
enemy. At the same time our artillery
was instructed to let down a parraRe
in the same section, and the attack
was repulsed.
At my request the commander sent
out about 100 stretcher- bearers to col.
lect the dead and wounded scattered
between our former line and the cap
tured German third line. About fifty
of my girls were dead or wounded.
Meanwhile the sun mad risen and
time was fast passing. Our condition
grew desperate. We sent an urgent
appeal for help to headquarters. This
shocking answer came from the other
end of the wire:
THE Ninth Corps has been holding
a meeting. 1t arrived from the reserve
billets and went forward till it came
to the trenches we had held before the
attack. There it stopped. Wavered and
began to deliberate whether to ad
vance or not"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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the war and it's savings campaigns.
I'VE are not going to approach the
last Liberty Loan in a strictly COM
mercial spirit" said Mr.. Glass tonight,
al the close of the two-day Better Busi-
ness Convention OF the Northwest. "A
little thought will teach the wisest
among the fnanciers of the country that
1t is impossible to float. purely for in
vestment purposes, a loan of s5,000,00O,-
600 or $6,0O0,0O0 900. We have got to
appeal TO tho patriotism of the Ameri-
can people and it would not be done in
vain"
Secretary Glass and William c. Red
field, Secretary OF Commerce, met sew
eral Liberty Loan selling organizations
yesterday. showing the new details OF
the coming loan.
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U. S. Fleet Quits Brazil for Hoem

Rio Janeiro, March 21.--The American
squadron, under Rear Admiral Caper-
ton, which for some time has been pay
ing visits to South American countries,
sailed for the United States yesterday.
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GOES TO DEATH IN IRONS
Bloodthirsty Murderer Handcuffed OF
Way to Chair

Ossining, ". r., March 21.--Giovannl
Ferraro was executed last night for the
murder of William Dunbar, of Farmers
Vile, n. Y, over a year ago. He
was the first man who ever went to the
electric chair at Sing Sing prison hand
cuffed to a keeper. The manacles were
still attached to his right wrist when
he was pronounced dead.
Ferraro's attempt to kill his keepers
in the death house yesterday led to
elaborate precautions to prevent a sec
ond outbreak. He was handicuffed In
his cell and extra guards were stationed
at the cell door. Not until hc was
strapped in the chair was the hanecun
removed from tho kesper'a wrist.
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Women soldiers at play--wrcstIing

and shrapnel. Smiling family her last
smile. she said:
"Milaya. nitchevo." (My dear, it's
nothingJ
The Germans organized a counter.
attack at this moment. 1t was a Criti.
cal instant, but we met the shock of
the attack with our bayonets. AS
usual in such cases, the enemy turned
and fled We pursued them and swept
them out of their third line. driving
them into the woods ahead of us.
We had hardly occupied the enemy's
| third line when orders came by field
elephone from the commander to keep
| up the chase so as not to- allow the
iGermans to entrench themselves, with
| a promise that the supporting corps
would start out Immediately. We
cautiously sent some patrols into the
woods to find out the strength of the
foe. l led one such scouting party and
was able to detect that the German
force was being slowly but steadily
augmented. 1t was then decided that
we Immediately advance into the for
est and hold positions there till re-
endorsements arrived enabling us to
resume the movement.
1t was the half-light hour of morn.
ing. The Germans, being in the thick
of the woods, had the advantage of
observing every movement we made,
while we could not see them at all.
We were met by such a violent and
effective fire that our soldiers lost
heart and took to their heels by the
hundreds, reducing our force to about
500, 250 of whom were those of my
girls who had escaped death or injury.
Our situation rapidly grew perilous.
The line running through the forest
was long. Our numerical strength
was wholly inadequate for it. Our
tanks We're in the air. Our ammuni-
ton was running low. Fortunately,
we turned on the enemy several of
his own abandoned machine guns. We
stripped the dead of rifles and bullets.
And we reported to the commander
that we had been deserted under fire
by the men and were in danger OF
imminent capture. The commander
! begged us to hold out till o'clock,
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HAMBURG SAILORS BAR
SAILING OF FOOD SHIPS
Refuse to Operate Two Yes
sells Demanded by Entente
Under Agreement
By the Associated Press

Berlin, March 81 (via Copenhagen) -
The German steamships Burgermeister
Won Melee and Burgermeister Schroeder.
which were scheduled TO sail on March
l8 in accordance with the agreement
reached at Brussels between German and
inter-Allied food commissions, have been
prevented from leaving Hamburg owing
to a resolution passed by seamen there
refusing to operate ships demanded by
the Entente nations.
Some newspa pers protest against the
resolution and say 1t represents the will
Of small communistic section" and has
met strong disfavor from other seamen's
associations. The. Hamburg section OF
the Transport Workers Union has lodged
n protest against the action of the sea-
men.
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At mass-meeting OF seamen held to-
day the following resolution was passed |:
"Today's mass-meetlng of seamen Of
all descriptions refused to participate
In the delivery of German merchant
ships demanded by the Entente, and de-
clared it to be the duty TO all seamen
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NEW LOAN MUST BE
BASED ON PATRIOTISM
Glass Says 1t Cannot Be
Pushed on Commercial
Interest Alone

Minneapolis. March 2l.-Appealing
confidently to the patriotism OF the
American people to make a success OF
the coming Victory Loan, Carter Glass,
Secretary OF the Treasury, in two
speeches in the Twin Cities yesterday,
declared the loan could not be floated on
strictly commercial basis.
The people have ample resources. he
declared, from ~the sl1, 900, 900, 900 trade
balance of the last three years, high
war wages and the thrift engendered by
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CONTINUED TOMORROW
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THIS STARTS THE STORY

In the summer of 1917 Maria
Botchkareva formed the Battalion
OF Death, a woman's flghting unit in
the Russion army, and a peasant
girl thus stepped into the interna-
tional hall Of fame. In earlier in
stsllments she told of the hardships
of her childhood, the brutalities Of
her married life and the realiza-
ton Of her desire to become a SOL
der. She told Of battles fought
and won and of the Generalization
OF the army after the overthrow OF
the Car. II was TO shame the mer
into action that she formed the bat
talon. She goes to the front with
her women soldiers to find condi-
tions even worse than when she left.
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Soldiers Hold Debate on
Whether to Obey Orders
and Aduance at a Time
When Disaster Threatens
the Entire Front

fCepyrioht. 1919, bv Frederick A. Stokes co..
tThis story. told by Maria Botchksreva
and translated and transcribed by Isaac
Don Levine, Is published by Frederick A,
6tokes Company under the title of
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

La prensa Asociada dc los Esta
dos Unidos--que suele estar me
jor informada que todos nosotros
de las cosas de Casa Blanca --di-
ce que ha regresado aquel pals
xla Comisi6n que vino. Puerto
Rico a estndiar la possible conce-
sion dc Ia independencia~ la pc.
quefa Antilla. No hay que hacer
comentos pues clio solo Sc los hace
y vemos como alli, donde Sc ha de
resolver nuestro pleito, no Sc asus
tan. esta soluci6n y ENVIAN
REPRESENTATIVES DEL CON
GRESO A ESTUDIAR Ell PRO-
BLEMA. Ahora, seguramente,
habra aquf algunos que teniendole.
miedo al sol, traten de seguirlo
obscureciendo, y hasta pongan en-
duda 10 del despacho que tanta, sig
nificaci6n, tiene. Caballeros; 1el
mundo marcia y es in1til que de,
biles conciencias traten de agarrar
10. -
-Francia, la liberal Francia. de
la Jornada del Juego de pelota y
de Danton, prohibe las manifesto
clones socialistas del l de mayo.
Algo grave ocurre cuando el gobier
no dc Ia Repdblica adopta esa me-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

defender ante la COmiSi0n del
Servicio PGblico el terrenOMeli-
do por los propietarios para las.
aeeras, de las intenceiones de la
COmpailfa del Trolley. Pero este
nos parece completamente absur-
do, porque segln nos informan
de las oficinas del Servicio PGbli-
co, la Compa1ia del Trolley no
hh solcitado oficialmente fran
quicia para establecer la doble
via.
Si es asf, ipor que raz6n cl
Municipio ha paralizado sus ira
bajos en- ell ensanche de la Carre-
terra?
La Compaiiia del Trolley quiere,
por medic de la persuasion, que le
den el terreno para la doble via,
pcrO aun no ma SOltcltaud llaua
de la COmisi0n del ServiciQ- Ph,
blico.
Creemos que el Municipio debe
seguir hacienda su obra y los
propietarios deben seguir cedien-
do sus tcrrcnos, sicmpre que sea
para las aceras, que han dc librar-
nos de los hOrribles atentados dc
loa autos.
Los ninos no tendran que pri-
vatse de sus paseos y las familias
viyir0n mas tranquilas, Ell la
seguridad dc que sus hijos no CO.
rren tanto pcligro.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

di,la que para mnchos ha sido una
.sOrpresa.
-sMejico, Jap6n, Jaque al Reya
titule un articulo de hace algnnos
aiios, pues desde la Paz de Port
must Y la jugada britannica con la
bOla Nipona y la baranda de Nor
teamerica, hay sobre el tapete una
singular lucha de espera que ca
da paso Sc acrecienta y parece va
a llegar al hecho, y, ahora, con los
equilibriOs de los Occidentales en-
las Conferncias de Paris y la decla
raci0n del Gobierno de Carranza
respectO la politica exterior de
Estados Unidos, vuelve a tomar
el peor cariz. PerO al fin acabare
mos por entendernos latinos dc
allende y Sajones de la veciLdad,
pues no hay que pensar en- q. a la
America del Sur 0 Centre, inspire
menos recelOs el que Korea tira
MIA que qui6n ell Ia tremenda con
tienda Y en- sus arreglos mantiene
Ia mas humana tendencia. Blan-
cos y negros del Norte y del Sud;
pero no amarillos con sus secula-
res prejuicios de razas y de proce-
dimientos.
Ell Kaiser parece que va a ser
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
De las Diarias Impresiones

sometido a un Tribunal que le juz
que y lie condene y lc castiguc. Y
no sc por que viene mi Inente
aquella gran Erase del gran escri-
tor frances -&desde aquGl momen
to los pueblos tuvieron un Judas
y los Reyes un Martir. p Cui.
dado con ESQ, que nuestra contex-
tura es de tai fOrma que en- la lu-
cha de diversas tendencias, intere.
ses, prejuicios, y manera de apre-
ciar las cosas, pudiera ser ESQ
para nuevas complicacio-
ncs y Ia verdadera paz no !leguc
Ell buen tempo a ser ell ansiado
hechO. Seria curiOsO saber como
Sc piensa en- Puerto Rico respecto
del REQ y de la pena que hubiera
de imponersele-si resulta conde,
nado-se dan ,casOs-y nuestras
buenas plumas debieran esbozar
sus opiniones. Compaileros Diaz
Caneja, Cap6y y Ribera Chevremont
de Ell IMPARCIAL y xLuis Dial!
ta> de Ell DILUvIO, vengan sus
puntos de vista Ell este problema.
Despues vendrian otros, por que es
cosa curiosa saber como la hnma-
nidad piensa ahora en- todo ESQ.
ANANKE $.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02
La doble via, no.;
las aCeraS

Con Ia sana inteligente idea
de evitar los estragos que hacen
los automobiles en- ell trafico de
San Juan a Santurce, el Munich.
IpiO de San Juan ocord6 pedir a
los propietarios de Santurce una
|parte del terreno que sc necesita,
ba para el ensanche de Ia carre.
terra, con Ell fin de hacer aceras
anchas y c6modas para los tran
Seuntes.
t. Los propietarias, conformes con
Ia idea del Municipio fuere cedien.
do ell terreno necesario para e.
ensanche, de acuerdo con la can
tidad de terreno que ocupabar
en- Ia linea trazada por el Mum
cipio para dicho ensanche.
La Compafifa del Trolley, vic
que ell ensanche dc la carretera
podia servirle para establecer una
dOble via y empez0 a trabajar a
favor de su proyectO, perO los pro-
pietarios sc nicgan a ceder sus
terrenos para la doble via, basan-
dose ell que ellOs daban sus tcrrc-
nos al Municipio para una acera
que eyitase los innumerables afro
pellOs de los automobiles, que cada
dla son mas frecuentes.
En- dlas pasados, publicamos
una noticia en- la que sc informaba
que el Municipio habia nombrado
una comisi0n con cl objcto de
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

Raul de la Vega cultiva, con
exito, la poesla jocosa, la Ira que
tanto nombre lie di6 a Luis Ro-
driguez Cabrera, de inolvidable
memoria.
Este genero dc pOesfa no es tan
,facil como la gente cree. Oar con
ell aspecto c6mico de las cosas es
una cualidad que no todos posee-
mos. Ademas, para dar forma
la gracia picante del pensamiento
satlrico sc necesita ingenio y ade-
mas Ira para mover las imagenes
que han de plasmar ell chiste rel
dor o mordaz, que es como saeta
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-05-02

de plata V ORC.
Raul de la Vega sabe dar con
la parte c0mica de 10 mas serio,
y su rima es facil, desenvuelta,
desenfadada, llena de agilidad y
mivimicnto.
A veces, nos recuerda, en- el
humor, en- ell acento y en- ell giro al
chispeante Vital Aza. "
Venga el libro. del amigo Peri
co de Diego, que no por que sea
humi1de, ha de pasar inadvertido
Ell esta terra donde el bombo Sc
cotiza tan barato para los pode-
rOsos en- apariencia. Z