Local News Briefs From Cabbage Hill And Nearby
A 14 pound bar and a 4 pound son were reported at Cabbage Hill. John Clark and wife are the parents, their eighth child. Arthur Wirieh, Hobbuch Auto driver, paid a five dollar fine in police court for speeding. Naval policy change delays enlistment for drafted men, with exceptions still allowed for some. Roy F. Alexander, a merchant, is vacationing while awaiting draft status. Dr J D Plamondon and Tom Murphy, Pendleton and La Grande unit members, will reach France soon as Oregon National Guard volunteers. Major J Noble presents war views from Europe, noting his Boer and Spanish War service. Weather warmed after a heat spell, with today’s high near 84 and low around 60. John Bowman estate valued at 491, with probate details brief. An accident on South Main Street left NS Vo Van Petten’s auto damaged after a gear brake issue caused a collision with a tree.
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France
J. D Plamondon
Pendleton
Leutenant
la Grande Hospital Corps
Oregon Nation Guard
Tom Murphy
la Grande
Camp Withycomby
Weather Improves Harvest Threshing ConditionsAcross Regions
The new weather pattern brings dry, hot days ideal for threshing. Farmers report quicker harvest progress with grain easier to thresh, though some delays linger as fields first opened. Many growers now have begun operations, and several districts show active activity.
Administration leaders seek executive session on Peucy talk and war arms debate
Washington August 14. Administration leaders plan to convene an executive session of the Senate to decide whether Peucy terms and war arms policy will be debated today. The move signals high stakes as lawmakers weigh possible terms and weapons policy.
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Washington
Senate
Russians Do Not Favor Indemnities
Washington dispatch reports the Provisional Russian government pledging to pursue victory with the Allies while opposing forceful annexations and punitive indemnities. It affirms support for free development for all peoples and rejects a return to the prewar status quo.
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Washington
Freeman wins long ice swim title at Sheepshead Bar
Mim Lucy Freeman of the Woman's Life Saving League triumphed in the American amateur athletic long ice swimming championship at Sheepshead Bay. She completed the 2.5 mile course in 1 hour 26 minutes 32.5 seconds, setting a notable mark in the event.
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Mim
Lucy Freeman
Reports Capture of 1400 Prisoners on Romanian Front
Berloin August 15. German forces reported capturing 1400 prisoners on the Romanian front near Rotmanian sector. An official statement says 30 machine guns were seized from Romanian forces as front activity intensified near Bredy and Princ Leopold of Naranien noted a revival of fronting efforts. An operation near Adette-Hungarian troupe captured over 260 prisoners.
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Berloin
Hevers
Leopold
Narana
Sinergon
Bredy
Germaine
Archduke Joseph Front Marks Serbian Theatre Clashes
Fronts southeast of Czernowicz and along the Sereth Plain report fighting with Allied and Teutonic forces. Troops penetrated frontier positions and captured more than 1,400 prisoners and thirty machine guns amid counterattacks. German divisions crossed Suchitea river on a broad front while heavy fighting continued.
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Archduke Joseph
Czernowics
Bukowland- Blubbern
Sereth
Ani
Solka
Putna Valfoyn
Allien
Teutonic
von Mackensen
Rajinsay
Suchitea
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Chase & Sanborn’s Teas & Coffees
Gray Bros. Grocery CO
Main St
Kratterles
OLL
Pendleton Auto Company
Cabbige Hill
John Clark
Arthur Uwirieh
Hobbuch Auto Delivers
Swarts
Navy
Orlern Alno Bo
Roy F. Alexander
O. BK
Beeside
Noble
Oregon
Europe
Howman Estate
John Bowman
Illiare
Bse
J. Koch
W. L Bow'sby
AL Mirby
Miesink
Kan
Tron
NS Vo van Petten
Castoria
Billy
Philosophy
Logan Berry
Raspberry
Wim. Roesch Bottling Co
Berlin
J. C. Penney
Penney Co
Dale Rothwell
Eyon
American National Bank
K. Martin
Webb St
Alfalfa
Baled Timothy
Brydenstein & Co
Denby Trucks
U. S
Oregon Motor Garage, Inc
West Court St
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