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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1918
Page
5
The triumphal march of Join the Woman will start at the Theatre to Hight. Pentileton people will be there to absorb and wonder at the spirit of unusual patriotism typifying this motion picture production. Alta Theatre hosts Tuesday and Wednesday showings.
With universities closed for the summer, college men enlist in the marine corps in large numbers. The surge is credited to younger men seeking to delay college for the new year while older men near degree completion enlist to gain training and delay graduation.
The piece extols American youth on the firing line and the home front, urging health through water, a milk and vegetable diet, and limited meat. It promotes Dr. Pierce tonics, Annelies, Anoric products, and Ampic Tablets with testimonials, claiming kidney and uric acid benefits and general vigor for men and women.
Recruitment notes the Marine Reserve Flying Corps appeals to college grads seeking action and adventure. Training is intensive and tailored to each recruit’s pace, with rapid advancement for capable marines.
A meeting at the Commercial Club room tonight outlined preliminary plans for a large truck on tractor show in Walla Walla early next spring. Spokane dealers are expected to participate, with Walla Walla seen as the key location in the farming district of Eastern Oregon and Washington.
Paris dispatch notes revolts in Igdria and unrest in Turkey, with Swiss authorities signaling a widening crisis. King Ferdinand and the Bulgarian royal family reportedly left Sofia for an undetermined destination amid Bulgarian alignment with Central Powers and rising socialist opposition. Turkiye’s turmoil reflects German and Hungarian pressures, while desires for Caucasus territory and Baku loom behind war talk.
All male citizens and certain aliens born between June 6 1897 and August 24 1897 must register on Saturday August 24 1918 between 7 am and 9 pm. Register in person at the local board with jurisdiction where you reside or at a designated place. Bring a completed registration card or have a proxy assist if sick. Penalties include imprisonment or loss of privileges and immediate induction into military service.
Norway announces a new policy granting both parents equal responsibility for legitimate and out of wedlock children. The reform emphasizes state involvement in nurture protection and education, aiming to resolve child welfare for the child’s sake.
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