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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1917
Page
7
French forces conduct training of colonial soldiers in France under a veteran instructor. The exercise includes a simulated gas cloud and resembles the current American troop training.
Fragmentary notes from Portland Oregon mention a sorority building, a bureau and plans for a shopping center. referenced cities include New Cstand and Semmes New Ca with uncertain details about the Pendleton area and local authorities.
Fragmented lines describe a weary daily routine and the impact on workers and families. The text references work, daily life, and emotional strain, with unclear names and places. Despite errors, the piece conveys fatigue and the toll on households and communities.
The writer argues common sense favors exempting trained sheepmen from the draft on occupational grounds. An experienced sheepherder and handler can serve country better in their regular work than as draftees. Drafting many such men risks losses in range management and herd care due to inexperience. District boards should show judgment and patriotism if they heed exemption requests.
Rail officials outline preparations for an unprecedented, continent-spanning train movement. Major routes, equipment, and staffing measures are described as the system mobilizes to handle record passenger and freight volumes.
The American Railway Association, at the government’s request, will transport 687,000 men to cantonments for the National Army. The first movement of 200,000 begins September 5, with another 200,000 on September 19 and a third on October 3. One field army of 80,000 needs 6,229 cars and 366 trains. The railroads also move 350,000 National Guard to camps, already underway and increasing.
The Food Administration warns the meat deficit is global and ongoing after the war. U S cattle rose 7 percent but world decline totalled 28 million head while sheep and hogs fell and pork aids tuberculosis fight. Consumers face less meat and higher dairy costs, while farmers should expand livestock to compensate. The note urges practical steps and warns against speculators. Also mentions water supply, Third Oregon deployment, and allied forces strengthening in France.
A fragment from the Weekly Bam Oregonian dated 1877 notes a local event with a person owed one year and sixteen months behind in payments and a fire incident at a street office, with limited readable details remaining.
Pendleton is proud of its thriving flour mill and local ventures as town life includes a tailor shop run by Louie the publisher’s daughter and a rattlesnake sighting on the Tinatilla river bank. Reports note scarce butter, a Walla Walla trip, and lighthearted town chatter about residents and events.
In Port Collins, Coby Aur reports a Seminay food ration crisis. A plan to save rice and use brickeats at weddings is described as a response to shortages. The piece cites a local committee and notes estimates of daily waste and potential savings from altered consumption.
The article notes the appointment of Dr. Aretine Mann-Recht as dean of women at New York University. It highlights her task of addressing the growing female student body and coordinating support for women attending the university from across the United States, including connections to Johns Hopkins and other institutions.
Fragmented dispatches from multiple cities report debates on prohibition and social strife. Congresswoman Jeanette Hatkin advocates tempering enforcement, while Victoria and Tacoma note ceremonies and legal actions. In Spokane and Tacoma local labor and family matters also appear amid broad coverage.
American Germans in Verdun fighting area described amid heavy bombardment. Report notes German pilots and air activity and mentions acetone ordnance and incendiary efforts as part of evolving tactics near the front.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions various names and terms likely place names and individuals. It appears as a garbled historical note with references to names such as Aline roth and Went Sphvewrieny, plus scattered fragments of institutions or events, but the core facts remain unclear and unreadable. The datum preserves no coherent narrative or concrete event to summarize.
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