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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
9
Report highlights Kingdon Gould filing for draft exemption citing his spouse and defense of his milling business. Officials say the application was denied, noting the need to close a loophole if affairs cannot be managed.
The New York World weighs in on wealth and patriotism. It questions a rich man’s duty to his country while linking him to Jay Gould and Kington Gould. The piece asks what word fits the case when a slacker is a son of George Gould and a Rand of Jay Gould.
Stockholm enforces new limits on pleasure motoring and motorboats effective today. Cards issued permit only essential driving and certain public vehicles. night driving halted. Boating on waters restricted, and traffic is curbed to ease shortages amid broader Scandinavian woes.
University of Oregon geologists report commercial chromite production in eastern Oregon's Bluey mountains near John Day valley. They note shipments of about 30 tons daily from Prairie City and describe rich discoveries, plus Paleontological finds including a mastodon hip fragment, rhinoceros jaw, and camel remains in Wheeler County.
Nineteen forest fires burned across Malheur National Forest, threatening areas as smoke choked crews. The blazes spread over about 253 acres, prompting firefighting efforts and evacuation considerations near the Blase-sea region and surrounding communities.
July 1 reports say the season is the worst since 1910 with virtually no rain since May. The protection force works around the clock to contain fires. Forest Ranger L. Lucas was nearly overwhelmed by smoke after being encircled by flames near Wall Creek, 56 miles south.
After a fifteen year drive to oust a ruler, a military court in Corfu condemns and shoots three high officers for the murder of King Alexander and Queen Drage. Seven officers, including a general, receive sentences. about thirty others get up to five years. Draga’s influence had long fueled the plot as the royal couple faced exile and political pressure.
Mrs Haxel Carter of Doutex Arizona started home after a fruitless bid to join her husband at the front in France. She waved her wr en to the rain that carried him to New York then to the transport bound for France but was halted before departure. She wished back to Hoboken and posed in her army uniform in front of a recruitment poster representing men for the army.
The regent prince Alexander faces a military court after a failed plot to seize power amid the exodus and German Bulgarian invasion. More than forty officers were arrested and tried, with many condemned to death or life imprisonment for involvement in the murder and coup.
Ferdi nand Schumann, son of Madame Schumann-Heink, asks Governor Campbell in Phoenix to consider his draft status. He cites German heritage and a desire to avoid fighting Germany, stressing his American citizenship. Campbell pledges to intercede if possible as the case touches family ties and national duty.
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