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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-16
THE WEATHER.

New Haven, July 16 - For Bridgeport and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thursday; slightly cooler tonight.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
NEW STEPS TAKEN
TOWARD CO. Y.M.C.A.

Further progress toward the organ
ization of a Umatilla County Y NJ. c.
A.. was made last evening by the con-
( firmation of the local committee in
charge. A few changes were made
from the first committee named. some
of the men asking TO be relieved be-
cause of other excessive committee
work
Tonight at I o'clock. the new com.
mittee, which was named by the or
iginal nominating committee of three
will meet in the Commercial Associa-
tion rooms. with w w. Green pre-
siding. AT this time men represents
ing other townsfn the county will be
named to this committee. w. p. wal
ters, district secretary. who Is aiding
in the local organization, returned
from La Grande this morning and will
assist here until tomorrow night.
Those who are now members OF the
committee are; J. W. Maloney, DIR
f. L, Boyden. S. r. Thompson. w. w.
Harrah, win Penland. l. L. Mann f..
p, Austin, Willard Bond, John Lam.
birth and ST Reetz.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
NOT IN 1000 YEARS

i ~ PENDIEToN PROUD PATRIOTISM
fyET
AR$ nd Of
@vR
-
than 100000
r elon people
to the
4 country
thar
iyen the nation
IA our
chapter
of no
With hearts
o o her viii
o without OF m
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
METHODIST WILL
HELP LABOR PLAN

Employment Sunday. which was an
nounced from Washington today b,
Secretary Of Labor Wilson, as having
been set for May 4 was conceived by
DR.. Christian r. Reisner. head Of the
$4,000 Methodist minute men.
Nearly 1000 Methodist minute men
in the northwest viii take part, it IL
announced from Methodist centenary
headquarters at Portland this morn
ing. Minute men in Pendieton will
present the needs of the employment
service before ever Mthodist church
gathriBg May 4 reading a statement
from the United States state employ
ment director to be forwarded to
them by U. X. Ellison. northwest chair
man of the minute men.
Specifically the minute men will
urge all employers to list every job
with the employment service at its
nearest branch In some churches
plans are being made to list vacant
jobs at the Sunday services.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
ITALIANS WANT ALLIES TO
STAND BY PACT OF LONDON
CORP. HURSEY DAKEM
WEARS SERVICE CROSS

Crawling on his stomach In Ger.
man machine gun infested region WITH
showers Of whiz- bangs. minerwerfei
and one-pounders blowing up the
earth about him. making smoke
screen under intense machine gan fir
ing, going from company to company.
sector to sector, Corporal Hursey Da-
ken. of Freewater. wearer OF the dis
tinguished service cross, has expert
enced many war thrills. He has just
returned from overseas.
As a member of the first gas regi-
ment. which fought with liquid fire
formed by the explosion OF theromite
shells. Daken won his ID. S. c. at Gar
court, September 2s. His division,
the 18th, while marching out OF a
dense wood wood they were attacked
by machine gun fire which took a
third Of the regiment They retreat
ed into the woods and the major or
dered the liquid fire squad to fire on
the machine gun nests.
1t was then found to be necessary
to exactly locate the nests and the
major called for volunteers to go
across and locate the nests without
making themselves known. Corporal
Daken volunteered and went across
with two other men. one of whom
was killed soon after reaching the
open. Da4xen and his companion.
Corporal Guy Nelson. however, reach
ed the opposite woods and concealed
themselves behind a big log.
When things quieted down the OBJ
served a big shell hole short dis
tance away and were just about to-
make for it when a German jumped
out of a brush pile nearby and went to-
the shell hole.
There were a number of these
brush piles, each manned by a ma
chine gun. with the shell hole as an
store. Only the muzzie
Of the guns were visible in the brush,
just then the two men discovered a
gun on the other side of the
very log behind which they were hid
ing and that an oncoming German bid
fair to discover them at any minute.
So they shot the German forthwith |
and jumped from their cover into the
brush pile amid enemy fire. As they |
,ank into the brush they encountered |
mother German whom they beat over |
he head.
For 90 minutes the other guns con-
inued their constant firing Corporal /
laken and his companion crawled on /
heir stomachs to the edge of the 1
wood and then ran ecross the clear
ng with bullets much in evidence on
very side Nelson received a slight
Iesh wound, but Dakon was unhurt-
1t was the next night that Daken I
Underwent a still worse fire while
a smoke, screen. From
he end of the smoke screen the enc
ny commenced sending one-pounders
n their direction. These tore up the
arth considerably, but nothing to
ompare with the six-inch minerwer-
ers which came over occasionally.
Corporal Daken expects to take up
Iectrical engineering, now that the
7ar is over.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
AUTO WON IN RACE
WITH FLEET COYOTE

William II. La Course, a farmer of
Adams. started out for Pendleton in
his machine this morning. little think
ing thar ne wonid ihake little gaso-
line money on the way. He saw. just
outside his gaze. coyote running along
the road with something in its mouth.
and, giving chase with the car, over
took the animal and killed it. He
turned the pelt over TO County Clerk
Brown and received the SO bounty.
Coyote receipts were unusually
heavy in the past twenty-four hours.
35 pelts, costing the county $lO5,
having been turned in. The largest
consignment was l3. from James
Knaggs. OF Echo. j. L. McCulloch.
also of Echo, turned in four and ]. A.
Gugin, OF Holdman, nine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

Although one-eIghth Of Pendleion'.
total is represented by the pledges nc
far. tho number of buyers has been
small The committee feels gratified
that the response has been as large
50 far, but warns the public that II
VIII take the $50 and 500 subscrip-
tions Of the small buyers 10 put PEN
dIeton across. When the large buyers
have all been accounted for. the test
VIII come, they point out.
Voluntary subscriptions received by
Pcndleton's two banks up to the close
OF business yesterday totaled s67,
or about Z per cent of this city's Vic
tory Loan quota. Optimism is prev
alent when 1t is considered that The
public generally did not know that
subscriptions would be taken before
Monday.
Aware that they might sign up for
their share, citizens came in larger
numbers beginning this morning and
belief that PendIeton may yet put
over its quota by voluntary subscrip~
tions is held in official circles. yes
terdays subscribers were. ftT the irrsst
part, buyers of goodly amounts. but
today the buyers were mixture OF
small and large buyers. There does
not appear any tendency among the
patriots to hang back and be ferreted
out.
One man who came In to the First
National this morning and paid for his
was quite vexed at not
being given the bond as he was ready
to leave. The bonds are not expected
before the close of the campaign,
May 10. and subscribers are asked
by the banks not to call for bonds
until notice OF their arrival has been
sent out.
Localities throughout the county
have also received their subscription |
blanks and are now receiving pledges |
Reports from the outlying towns are
not expected to come in before Mon
day morning, however, as each Is
striving for the honor to oe first 10
report It's quota reached or over-sub-
scribed. The country towns, too, are
hoping that voluntary subscriptions !
will make drive unnecessary.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
PENDLETON OFFERED
PLACE IN PARADE

Pendleton and Umatilla county were
invited today in a letter to Mayor J. L.
Vaughan from the Portland Rose
Festival Association to participate In
Portland's big Victory parade. June
II. IL and l3. The invitation will be
turned over to the Patriotic Service
League and to the Commercial asso-
citation immediately, so that plans can
he made.
AS the victory parade is a review
OF war work done in the counties of
the state, NJ. II. Chessman, secretary
of the league, says that II is very
probable that Pendleton and Una-
tilla county will accept the position
offered them in the parade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
BACK FIRE BURNS
CAR DRIVER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Shelby AIloway. while driving q
Parker taxi cab last night was thrown
from the car into ditch by an ex-
plosion caused by the back-firing of
the machine, while two miles east OF
town. on hfs way to the reservation.
The car is total wreck but Alloway
IS uninjured.
Two Indians, who were passengers.
saw the fire and jumped from the
car without warning the driver. Al
loway did not discover the accident In
time to voluntarily make his escape.
His gloves and heavy oyercoat were
scorched by the heat
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
MUNICH SCENE
OF HARD FIGHT
FORPOSSESS|ON
Government Regiments Bat
tie With Communists Out
side Limits of the City.
BERLIN UNDER SIEGE
SAYS EBERT EDICT
Presidents Pro c lamation
Dropped on Capital
From Airplanes.

BERLIN. April t1S Desperate
fighting continued yesterday for pos
session of Munich, according to dis
patches. Several regiments Of gov
eminent troop are reported 10 have
met socialistic forces outside the city
which were making preparations for a
grand assault.
Communist defenders were main
tanning artillery fire and erecting bar
ricades and barbed wire entangIe-
ments in the principal streets enter
ing the town. Plundering was report
ed beyond control of the communist
guards.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

tHe tiBHliHB bN1ooipHo'
While in charge of a Red Cross
dressing station near the front, the
t"wn In which he was stationed
changed hands seven times in two
days. Here he saw the fircest fight
Ing and was one of the few survivors
of the action. Captain Lieuallen is 4
vivid and powerful speaker and the
committee is congratulating itself on
Receiving such an addition to its al
ready capable staff of speakers.
Monday nights gathering is expect
ed to pack Happy Canyon to the ut
most with loyal citizens already well
convinced that they have one more
duty to perform before resting on their
war record 1t will be the first meet
ing of the actual campaign locally and
Is intended to be the inspiration for
"a flood OF voluntary subscriptions that
will place Pendleton abreast of its
quota.
Besides the talks by the three re-
turned officers, the program as tens
taively planned will include music and
other features TO make 1t the most
lively meeting of its kind since the
war began,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
Americans Claim Secret
Treaties AbrOgated
Through Armistice Terms
WASHINGTON FEELS
SITUATION is GOOD
President Has Entirely Re-
covered From Recent
Illness.

4 WASHINGTON. April fs.--Tise sit
uafion at the peace conference con-
I tinne~ 10 improve, private advfces ~
the White House today stated.
"A message from Admiral Grayson,
the presidents phyfsiciam said wilson
fias entirely recovered from his rccens
uIncss
BY FRED. FERGUSON
CUniied Press staff Correspondent
/ PARIS. April 1s.--The Italians
threaten to block the entire peace
settlement unless their claims are rec-
ognfzed. This developed when the
"blg four again took up the italian
territorial aspirations today Accord
| Ing to reliable information the TtaI-
ians have now taken the position that
the pact or London. on which their
claims are based: not only grants them
the entire program they are demand
Ing but pledges all the signatories 10
stand together for simultaneous
peace
As the Italians see IL they could
oyerturn the whole peace settlement
hy refusing any treaty not meeting
their claims--then calling upon the
signatories Of the pact of London to
stand by their agreement against arr
ranging a separate peace The sig
natories were Italy, Britain. Francs
and Russia italy was given certain
territorial concessions for entering tho
war. on the side Of the allies. Certain
OF the allies. led by the Americans
have maintained that acceptance of
the armistice terms abrogated all
treaties.
All commissions with the exception
OF the one considering the conflicting
ns,A f<4fa la rtr els
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
pRYs RELY on ooNGREss

WASHINGTON. April 1S.-The drys
are relying on congress to settle at one
stroke the question of who will en-
force both wartime and constitutional
prohibition. II. G. Dinweiddlc, head
of the anti-saIoon league OF America.
il is announced. said the organization
very early i'm the coming session will
urge the enactment of "A bill to put en-
forccment OF both brands of prohibi-
tion i'm the Ia nds of the commissioner
of internal revenue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
Roller Mill Busy
With Biggest Flour
job in Its History


Billed 10 ship outN3G, 900 barrels
of flour during the month. the
Pendicton Roller Mills is now en-
gaged in the busiest months work
in its history. IL Is a task that
will keep the mill working 10 the
utmost capacity, day and night
and Sundays. but Manager
SchwartzcDbcrg says they will get
the flouu. cut a. time
or the fTonr to he shipped THIS
month, 1000 barrels is for gov
crnment use while the remainder
of She flour goes TO varions parts
of the country.
Figuring that the flour will be
shipped 10000 pounds to the car
it will take approximately 100
ears to handle the business for
the month.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
16 AMERICANS WERE
KILLED IN SMASHUP

BREST, April 1S.-Casualties in the
troop train collision near LIE Mans
yesterday are announced as 16 Amer
leans and six French soldiers killed
and Is Americans and 80 French SOL
diers injured. The collision was due
to troop train being forced to halt
when ,the engine broke down. Torpe-
de signals were placed on the track a
thousand yards to the rear. The en-
gineer on the special is said to have
heard the torpedoes but was unable
to stop the train In time due to high
speed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
Step-and- -a-Half
Got Feet Tangled,
Was Fined $40

= Hard cider and hair tonic has
= replaced denatured alcohol and
i. biuers as this weeks fayorite
= beverage with the Indians. At
, least that is the combination
+ which brought John Snider,
. George Dick and Histo into the
+ clutches of the law last night
> the trio being more or less in
+ ebriated Snider and Dick, the
+ latter better known as Step
= and half. were fined $40 for !
4 their indiscretion in police court
= this morning and Histo. known
+ as Haystack and who is blind. !
+ paid s6.75. all he had, promising
+ to bring in the remainder to-
+ morrow. He was released on !
+ his recognizance to reappear tc- :
+ morrow with s3.25. =
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
Three Men Missing
From Naval Tug After
Transport Comes i'm

NEW YORK. April 1s.--Three men
of the naval tug Freehold are missing.
1t Is believed at least one of them was
drowned when the tug sank as she
fought the tide in the docking of the
transport Saxonia late yesterday.
Lawrence Ianahan, chief machinists
mate, is the one thought drowned. 1t
is believed the other two were taken
ashore In IA row boat.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
italian Question mt Crisis.


Omitted Press staff Correspondent }
PARIS. April Is The italian Sit
uatfon is expected 10 reacn crisis
at today's session of the s.big four
Despite the seeming seriousness Of
the situation delegates appeared OPP
timistic of amicable adjustment be-
fore the big four adjourn.
Japan Claims Next.
Even IL the italian crisis Is safely
passed today the big four are ex-
pected to be conronted with the jap
anese situation tomorrow and Sun
day. simultaneously. the Japanese
are scheduled to present claims effect
ing certain concessions la CHINA. GEN.
eral sentiment today appeared to fa-
vor China in this controversy but IL
Is predicted the mater will be safely
compromised.
Indications are that the peace trea-
ty will be finally ratified by the plen-
AIRY conference April "a. just one day
before the Germans arrive at ver-
sailles to receive il. IL the program is
followed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Presi-
dent Wilson today requested the in
dustriai board and railroad adminis-
tration To try further to reach an
agreement on the price reduction pro-
gram, particularly as TO steel and
coal. The information was received
in cablegram to the industrial
board.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
CAPTAIN FRED LIEUALLEN TO
BE WITH SPEAKERS MONDAY
VI IN HAPPY CANYON MEETING


night att Capa
Fredst telling
m
of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
Demand Bnricson Removal.

BRUNSWICK, April ls.-Resolu-
tions demanding the removal of Bur
Lesson we're adopted by the Georgia
federation OF labor in convention here.
The resolution was introduced BY
telephone operators and electrical
workers on the ground the postmaster
general has been unfair to organized
labor. unfair to the public and had in
stituted unreasonable increases In the
telephone and telegraph rates.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
TRIES ESCAPE THRU AIR

COPENHAGEN, April 1S.-Herr
Eichorn, former police president and
spartacan leader. is said to have at
tempted to escape from the city in an
airplane. but government machines
overlook him forcing him to land. He
is now i'm Jail Governments forces oc-
cupied Brunswick, spartacan resist
ance there having subsidized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

CoPEN HAGEN. April 1s.-Beriin
has been declared in a state of siege
as a result of the general strike there.
dispatches today report. AZ proclama-
tion to that effect was dropped on the
city from government airplLnes.
Presidept Ebert had personally sign
ed ii
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
SOUTHEAST GALE
AND SNOW STILL
DELAYING FLIGHT

ST. JOHNS, \. u. April fS.--A
southeast gaId accompanied by
snow. continues unabahcd, post
poning further the start of the
transatlantic flight by both
Schith and Martins. ayiaiors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
READ SECTION TWO

= Readers OF the East orego-
= nian will find much to interest
+ them in Section Two each day,
= including local news. teiegraphic.
= correspondence ana picture fea-
? lures.
Owing to the heavy volume of
: business an extra sectson Is be-
= ing published almost every day.
= If you do not find news you are
= looking for in the first section
= look in the second section.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
BoLsHEvIkI HOLD PENINSULA

PARIS, April 1S.--A dispatch today
reported that Boisheyik forces have
occupied Scbastopoi. This indicates
the Bolshcviisi have virtually cleared
the Crimea peninsula OF allied
troops.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
10000 SUBSCRIBED TOWARD
LOCAL QUOTA; ANXIETY is FELT

toward
the shook
showing The
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

Charles Kickle and Charles Miller
OF the Pollyanna company are at
Hotel Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
students In Clash,

BOSTON. April 1s.--The situation
in the telephone strike throughout
New England is tense today. follow
Ing n series OF clashes between crowd
of strike sympathigers and strike
breakers In which several students OF
the Massachusetts, institute of tech
noiogy were beaten. There were no
indications Of a break In the ranks OF
the strikers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

The case OF Carl johnson vs. John
D. Woods. to discharge certain real
property from a lien OF attachment.
was dismissed by Circuit court Judge
G. W Phelps today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

City and state officials have been.
and still are. making desperate efforts
TO find a way TO effect restoration
OF telephone service. Leading Demo-
Gratis OF New. England In a cable to
Wilson charged Burieson with wreck
Ing the Democratic party. demanding
that he be removed and the strike set
tied. Possibilities or nationwide
strike OF telephone employees have ad-
vanced from the stage where il lis be-
Ing consiedered TO a point where plans
for such a move are In the making.
The New England strikers are con-
stantly being assured OF support from
unions In every state.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18
STRIKE SPREAD.
LOOMS; $4,000.
PHONES CUT o.;
Twenty Thousand Employees
are Out; Five New Eng
land States Suffer.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
BACKING STRIKERS
Governors Gable Wilson
Urging Action to Check
Walkout.

BOSTON, April 1s.--Twenty thou.
sand telephone employees in five New
England states are striking. Indus.
trial and social life In the five states
is seriously disrupted: more than
100000 telephones are out of COM
mission: the loss TO business interests
daily is amounting to hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars. Despite tremen-
duous Inconvenience to which the
public Is subjected. financial loss and
personal anxiety. there is every indi-
cation that the public sympathizes
with the strikers. The waIkout is an
effort on the part Of ORGANIZED labor
To gain higher wages.
The governors of five states affect
ed cabied to President Wilson urging
action to settle IT., A general strike of
all labor in New England is predicted
II the strike is not settled soon and
may spread 10 every city and town In
the cuflutry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-04-18

This paper u member .and audited
" the Audit Hurean Of Calculations.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-24

Misses Shrader Smith and Sara
MCGEE, of Louisville, Miss Chris
tine Sandlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Sandlin, Mrs. B. F..
Petty, DR.. and Mrs. Sandlin and
Benjamin Petty all of Richmond,
and Messrs. Walter MCGEE and
Maynard Jasper, of Louisville.
Spend The Day
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Powell
entertained a number of their
friends Friday with a spend the
day. Those present were, Mrs.
Bessie Hutchinson and children,
Edgar and Lucille, of Quicksand,
Mrs. Julia Burgin, Mrs. Jason
Powell, and daughter, Julia, and
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-24

Miss Mary Olivia White, OF
Danville, has returned to her
home after visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. Hugh White at
Glendale.
Mrs, Henry Abney and little
daughter, of Union City, were
guests of her daughter, Mrs.
Gibson Powell at Forest Hill,
several days last week.
Mrs. Fl. M. Snyder and daught-
er, Maud. and Miss Beulah
Hendren, are visiting Mrs.
Snyder's daughter, Mrs. J. H.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-24
Mrs. Edward Smith, of Chica-

Mrs. Edward Smith, of Chica-
go, is the guest of Mrs. Everett
Green on the Lancaster pike.
Mrs. Green entertained with
beautiful tea in honor OF her
guest Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Edwin Galbreath, OF Little
Rock, and brother, Mr., Tandy
Chenault, of Shelbyville, who
have been with relatives here,
left Wednesday for short visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Elmore in
Lancaster.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-07-24
Sanders, of PAYNE, Ohio.

Sanders, of Payne, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. March,
and son, Gilbert, are spending
the week with friends in Rich
mond. Mr.. March is taking. a
special treatment under DR..
Sandlin.
The Lexington Herald says
"Mr. and Mrs. Newton Combs,
who have been spending several
weeks at the Country Club, are
back at their home on Mill
street."