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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1917
Page
8
Fragmentary report claims a conspiracy involving Tinstéd Stites spreads from towns to mines and across the country. The text is garbled and contains numerous typographical errors making details uncertain.
The State Council for Defense announces a publicity drive using literature and posters to inform the public about the war. It will distribute signs and papers in Ereape and nearby areas and organize additional efforts wherever possible.
A German aviator shot down over France had captured photographs of American army camps. Intercepted on returning, his camera was damaged but developed by French authorities. Despite high altitude, he obtained clear images of troops and a field where soldiers played. No confirmation of further operational use reported.
Fragmentary report details a fall from a ship in flight during a California event near San Mateo. The text mentions witnesses and a local official, but much is garbled. No clear identities or outcomes are discernible.
The War Department orders the ending of officer swords in American forces in France marking the first history making ban. The move matches French and British practice for camouflage and safety as experts review uniforms and insignia to make officers indistinguishable from enlisted men at a distance.
In Portland 1918 the Grand Army of the Republic held its 96th annual encampment with veterans cheering troops of Russia being mentioned. W. J. Patterson of Pitture is set to be elected commander in chief tomorrow as Colonels Famers Pavon Brad lov contend. Women's Relief Corps officers were elected during the convention in Cleveland Ohio and Atlantic City New Jersey was named for next year. Army Nurses of the Civil War held a memorial service.
Luna County in southern New Mexico has waters valuable for irrigation and wide land under water. The U S Geological Survey volume by geologist X H Tarton outlines wells, water volume, and resource details. The water-bearing beds are 20 to 50 feet thick, sands deposited by the Mimbres river, covering about 3/6 square mile, with depth estimates and land implications.
The readable text shows scattered phrases about a person and a ceremony, with missing context making details unclear. It mentions a shower, a party or meeting, and foreign place names, but the core facts and entities are incomplete and not reliably identifiable.
The piece notes sufficient water to cover 0,560,100 acres in the area with about 599 wells pumping. While the supply can support pumping, unlimited demand risks depletion. Deming has grown into a town of notable importance as irrigation supports food crops. It also mentions geological topics and rocks found in the ridges and mountains, with a Deming folm No. 207 available for 25 cents from the US Geological Survey.
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