19 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
1
Washington February 19 William Hutcheson president of striking whaleworkers is named to a federal wage adjustment board. He will serve as a member when woodworkers cases are reviewed and will act alongside other union leaders to address wage and shift questions.
Jivmy W Collins announces contract for remodeling his wheat cleaning plant formerly the Old Woolen Mill. A receiving section will handle MMalk wheat with a capacity of 4.90,000 bushels. Work is to be completed in time for the LO LS crop. the project will save men and reduce dod in March. Cathrin and other machinery partners are involved as the site shifts to a new city area by August.
In a report from London, Sir Donelos Hale describes overseas raids on a wide front. British troops entered trenches near Gouvillemont and captured a German officer. Canadian units moved south of Len, while German troops resisted in Hestiventst wood, with casualties and captures reported.
A damaged OCR item reports on students saving about fifteen dollars daily for country schooling. It mentions government policy, Thrifty families, and a local receipt of funds or stamps with a value around F200. Names and places are unclear, but the piece references education, shortages, and student costs.
Report from France notes a breakthrough as milk supplies improve after a severe shortage. Officials credit agricultural reforms and distribution efforts, with families in rural regions finally receiving basic dairy after years of scarcity.
A chaotic notice describes food rules banning sugar bowls in dining houses. It outlines dates for enforcement and service restrictions, detailing prohibited items and meal practices. The long garbled text references kitchens, meals, and prohibited breads, with scattered mentions of days and places.
Fragmentary text shows LlovO-George pressing for an immediate confidence vote. References unclear names and places. context appears political or ceremonial with disrupted OCR lines. No clear dates, organizations, or outcomes due to garbled source text.
The text appears garbled with many misspellings and missing context. It reports a February event with a marshal and a vote count showing one absent member, naming a Donk as the only vote not in absent status. The readable fragments suggest a local meeting or committee action with unclear subject and participants.
Washington faces a serious farm labor shortage as hundreds of acres may idle. Beattie and officials warn that eastern states and local growers struggle to find workers, prompting plans to shift to other crops and risk reduced harvests across the Walla Walla area.
Fragmentary report notes violent incident at Throgsaig with officers, without clear victims or outcomes. Missing details hinder full identification of parties and sequence of events. Further readable fragments show improvised phrases and unclear references to individuals.
Washington, Feb. 1. The fight over government ownership of railroads surfaces in a speech by California’s A. Johnson who argues railroads should be under public ownership in crisis. He claims private power exploits workers and demands універсал sacrifice while proposing four percent liberty bonds and higher returns for railroad owners. He criticizes Southern Pacific and calls for direct government control to ensure efficiency and national needs are met.
Several changes ripple through medical circles as Dr Temple retires temporarily from practice to focus on farming in Alberta, overseeing his father’s land and a Canadian Pacific land sale and colonization contract in Canada. Mrs. Birken is taken to see him at his present offices as he steps back from medical work to pursue these interests.
A Petrograd witness says the ministries have been ordered to declare willingness to sign peace on Teuton terms, signaling possible early peace efforts or concessions amid ongoing negotiations.
Berlin reports the German advance into Dvinsk began with little resistance as Russians failed to dynamite a bridge over the Dvina. A Russian foreign office note warned of counter revolutionary action if Germans advance further, amid enormous socialist recruiting and tensions over Poland Lithuania and Riga. London reports protest over armistice terms and repudiation of national debts.
A meeting was held at the Commercial association rooms to organize a central committee for future war drives in the city and county. Twenty three men were named as members, with selections proposed by Judge S. A. Lowell and J. W. Tallman. The panel includes J. W. Tallman, W. W Harrah, Judge G. W. Phelps, Leon Cohen and others. Committees are planned for each community to avoid duplication and expense.
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