04 Jul 1918
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
1
Washington dispatch reports eighty nine ships launched along the U.S. yards as part of a grand Fourth of July display. Steel and wood vessels rushed to water, with expected totals around 499,004 tons contributing to war readiness and sustaining American soldiers abroad.
Roy Ritner writes from France describing arrival at his station and starting work with the American Red Cross. He mentions meeting notable figures, potential commission, and experiences with hospitals and convalescent soldiers, noting travel through familiar regions and anticipation of an official call to commission.
London reports African naval forces of 250 vessels and 12,000 men in European waters from the White Sea to the Adriatic. General Pitman cites 10000000 troops in British cities. more than 150 submarines and destroyers will join the war effort, with submarines multiplying faster than they can be built or sunk.
Paris reports French forces smashed forward between the Oise and the Aisne with two attacks last evening advancing about a mile on a three mile front and taking 1606 prisoners including 18 officers. Operations stretched northwest of Soissons and near Autreches and Moulinsoustouvent as German lines were pressed.
Pendleton adopts an ordinance banning crackers and other destructive devices in city limits. Violations carry a fine from £25 to £50, up to 20 days imprisonment or both. A council member defends it as protecting the town while noting private celebrations may be affected.
A garbled dispatch references a figure named Smock and mentions a failed effort against a team. The text hints at crowding, a chicken metaphor, and a declared misfortune with misaligned names and phrases. Readable segments discuss a game context and contrasting tastes.
In a cryptic snippet a team named MAVERE appears to dominate a puzzle segment. The garbled text hints at a third party or trio achieving a win or lead, with scattered references to July and a ceremony or event. Details remain unclear due to OCR errors.
A fragmented draft summary notes Allied Council recommendations likely directing future Russia policy. It references interallied war coordination, wartime governance, and potential influence from Washington checks. The text hints at U.S. stance and German-American alliance considerations amid postwar control debates.
London reports on July 4 that British forces attacked along a four mile front between Villers Bretonneux and the Somme and pushed to a depth of about one mile capturing Hamel village, according to Haig.
The annual In dians celebration on the Umatilla reservation opened at Cayuse near Pendleton with about 75 tepees, hundreds of Indians gathering for day and night festivities. War dances and native rites fill the evenings as visitors from Nez Perce, Takiroa, and Warm Springs join in the parade and celebrations, with participants traveling by pack train or six cylinder touring cars. A separate forest fire report notes a new blaze in Kandlam Nadiga forest between Svar and Crescent mountains, with limited details available.
City officials move to halt river water pollution after a meeting about tainted water from the river. They consider injunctions against springs near Bingham Springs and seek court orders to safeguard the water supply for residents and the city’s needs.
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