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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
4
A fragment shows subscription options for daily and weekly services by mail or carrier with durations including six months, one year, and quarterly periods. The garbled text lists various cities or offices and price indicators, indicating a historical rate catalog.
Poem fragment attributed to Amelia Josephine Burr contemplates resilience under dire trials. The speaker affirms enduring strength born in a world of hardship and the power to carry through to hope, referencing a red night and heaven's light.
Kansas Republican Bristow announces a bid for the Senate on an antiwar, Bolshevik styled platform seeking antiwar votes. Opposed by William Allen White of the Emporia Gazette who warns that Bristow and La Follette could lead a "peace at any price" movement. He argues the war should be pushed for two to three years and that no senator should advocate ending the fight prematurely.
A wartime split dominates discussion with calls opposing Bolshevik influences. A peace-at-any-price party is debated as dangerous to national ideals, urging unified front against legislative defeat and potential Bolshevik victory represented by Berger.
wartime reminiscence contrasts Bernhardt and Musgrave accounts with German tactics. It recalls German field batteries firing on civilians, a train wreck killing 400, a torpedoed ship carrying 2200 women and children, and mass seizure of women aged 16 to 35 as unwritten law. It cites the St Louis Post-Dispatch recollections of El Caney and Santiago evacuations.
A historical reflection describes US army conduct in Cuba, noting protection of civilians and feeding families of workers near Santiago. It asserts American methods in war against Germany, claiming depictions of humane actions on the warfront. The piece cites United Press on French views of American troop arrivals and supports rapid mobilization to hasten peace.
G H W Whitaker returned from Lewiston Idaho with a badly wounded finger from a premature pistol discharge. Dr M Stiles visited Weston. Commissioner Keeney’s absence delayed arrest of Frent for Long Creek riot. Three men were arrested by Officers Culp and Johnson and brought before Recorder Carter. Hendy and Walls dissolve. Bentley buys Wells interest and teams with H J Bean to form a new partnership.
Dalla Arndt, German born mother of four sons, asks Judge Sandia to place Philip in the Army to serve in the front lines. She defends American loyalty, laments his failure to serve, and reveals her hope he will be drafted despite a 42500 bond and ongoing wartime service.
A wandering preacher named Beaune pleaded for Kaiser Wilhelm period. The court sentenced him to 199 more days of confinement and fined $200. He stated he disapproved of the Kaiser actions but urged prayer for his soul.
East Oregonian report from Athena notes Lt Plamondon spoke at the high school about wartime logistics including roads railways water fuel and food. He described conditions in France and the role of transport in victory. Community events and local notices follow with music knitting club and a stage appearance announced.
April report notes Motokai leper colony on Hawaii island contributing to a thrift stamp drive totaling about 5500 dollars. The effort reflects broad support, with donations coming from diverse sources including Memphis and national committees.
London reports a government committee summary detailing British and French officers captured on the Western Front facing starvation, overwork, and abuse in German camps. It cites missing and delayed parcels, beatings, and executions, with tens of thousands of undelivered prisoner parcels.
Col Noland HH Maertley of Everett, veteran of the Leach Lake Indian campaign and Spanish War leader with two sons in the U S Army, has returned to service as a private in Company Third Infantry Washington guarding Seattle. He chairs one Everett Liberty Loan committee and spoke today before Seattle officials.
One of the northwest region's best known bomberman, Motonel Hartley, has served in the legislature and won a previous editorial nomination. The piece argues a broader saving of our marriage time and tide, not merely money in Liberty bonds, and stresses that honor waits for no amiable man.
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