Kaiser Goes 10 Western Front 70 Direct Men
July 6 German war office reports indicate heavy French and British actions near the Somme Verdun and Cambrai areas. British advances near Thiepval and small gains along the Ancre front are noted with renewed artillery fire and German reserves massing to counter. Paris cites strong German assaults north of the Romine with French counterfire and cathedral bombardments around Verdun.
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Kaiser
Western Front
Perlin
War Office
Polloges
Germany
Hem
Thiepval
Ancre
Somme
Vaux
Verdun
Landon
Amsterdam
Cambrai
Clerm
Holland
la Base
Paris
Romine
Verdug
Renowned Northwest Swimmer to Teach at Local Pool
Joan W. McMurray son of HO and N. official William McMurray will teach swimming at the city pool this summer. He is an experienced amateur swimmer with multiple Northwest contests in five years. He will coach morning and afternoon sessions and accept appointments. He recently competed in Portland, Eugene and California events and held several championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan W. McMurray
William McMurray
HO & N
Thin City
Hota
McMurray
University of Oregon
Hue
Portland
Oregon
Euend
Tillamook Bay
Tina
Spokane
China
Lec
People's Land and Law Law
Land Board
Pendleton Normal School Measure Selected on Ballot
Measure for a state normal school at Pendleton appears as the sole educational item on the ballot and may carry an appropriation. Summary of amendments shows items like single item veto, exemption of vessels and other proposals, with several measures advancing from the legislative assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Oregon
Secretary of State
Legiature
Legisative Assembly
Publicity drive kicks off for 1916 Round-Up
The Round-Up launches a sweeping publicity campaign for this year’s exhibition. Inserts will be sent via focal merchants from the East Oregonian building headquarters. Citizens can contribute by adding names or calling over phone 604. Railroads and the Portland Rose Festival back the event as a major Pacific coast attraction with wide advertising anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Hierarre
Pacific Coast
Portland
Movement to Remove Poles and Wires on Main Street
Pendleton council discusses removing poles and wires from Main Street city streets. Debate centers on whether the telephone and electric companies should be notified. mayor criticizes the telephone firm for not contributing to the Fourth of July fund. Some council members favor action against both utilities. motion to have the city attorney notify the company to remove poles and wires. Continued on page four.
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Moval
Polwe
Siredta
Pendleton
Coipinied
Phelps
Telephone and Electric Company
Fite Gerahlao
Mayor Boat
Tv. Po & L Ch
Eletric Company
Infants Paraylsis Epidemic Expands Across States
Illinois reports little progress while New York records 154 total deaths and 600 cases since outbreak began. July reports show rising virulence, 25 percent mortality, urging bond issues and rapid sanitation. Springfield notes wider spread across Franklin Ford and La Salle counties with common origin suspected.
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New York
Springfield
Franklin
Ford
la Salle T
Pitnam
Board of Health
Cattle Production Seen Rising in Western States
Washington July 6 The agricultural department estimates cattle production in the western states will rise in the coming years due to increasing efficiency Though this may not reduce free markets foreseen timber resources are vast with 48 billion feet privately owned and 276 billion feet in Washington The national forest holds 162 billion feet making the western United States total timber around 780 billion board feet
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Tein
Jinegom
Une Cascade Range
National Foreste
West
King and Queen Honor Kitchener Memory at St Pauls
The king and queen of England were photographed en route to St Pauls Cathedral asRoyal family members and notable figures paid tribute to the memory of the late Earl Kitchener of Khartoum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Kitchener
St Paul's Cathedral
Earl Kitchener of
Khartoum
City council debates summer water plan and sewer issues
A council committee discussed using excess municipal water and charging users a similar rent as last year, a plan already tried with little uptake. Officials postponed bids on flushing streets and noted sewer connections complaints on Majile and Pine streets while awaiting a conference with the water commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Penland
Phelps
Water Commission
Hest
Pendleton
Themelves
C. P. Strain
Majile
Pine Streets
Back & Williamson
T. Mesker
Irving Wilkes
W. A. Howeland
Discharge Order For Men With Families Across Regiments
Secretary Baker directed department commanders to discharge militiamen with dependent families nationwide. The order aims to accelerate releases from camps and emphasize personal defection considerations for officers and enlisted men based on their judgment. The announcement noted the policy sequence across units currently in camp and the goal of expediting associated transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baker
Hoireau
Department
War Department
Strange Case Brought Up In San Diego
In San Diego a strange court case emerged as Sheriff Conklin telegrammed officers to arrest former mayor William Carlson. Carlson, who yesterday sued the Maxwell company for 1 million dollars for the death of his son William Carlson Jr. in a car race, had been indicted two years earlier for obtaining money by false pretenses. Deputies searched the steamer Buffalo for refugees from Mexico as word arrived from Tacoma that Carlson had filed a 4 million dollar suit, with ex mayor Turkton indicted over realty deals.
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Pan Diego
Conklin
Tincoma
Williiy Carlson
San Diego
Maxwell Company
William Caron, Jr
Carlton
Meno
Buffalo
Uarlaon
Mexico
Tacoma
Urkton
Pine species proves ideal for cheap paper making
Experiments with jack pine indicate it yields fine paper. The tree thrives on poor soil where other timber fails, supporting paper production when better timber is unavailable.
Russians Cut Off Line At Lemberg Front
Kalatz reports on the attery front to direct defensive actions against the allies. Infantile paralysis takes a heavy toll among children in New York. Local council discusses removing poles from main streets. Swimming instructor security for the natatorium. Plan for more water funding to be considered.
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Lemberg
Kalatz
Attery
Allie
Gulf
Iseland
New York
Carranza Note Seen Driving Mexico Troop Withdrawals
Wishington July 6 The punitive expedition will not withdraw from Mexico solely due to Carranza s friendly note Officials say the document may pave a path to disunion and border patrols but any withdrawal depends on Carranza s ability to police northern Mexico Despite doubts war danger may have passed the army plans to move all militiamen to the border After a White House conference President Wilson and Secretary Lansing discuss a reply to Carranza and negotiations will begin Aguilar pledged a satisfactory Mexico US solution without harming the Mexican republic Bodies of Captain Boyd Lieutenant Adair and seven troopers arrive at El Paso from Juarez. fourteen cavalrymen remain unaccounted for American field headquarters report starving women at San Luis Potosi crying for sustenance
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Wishington
Mexico
Carranza
Merica
Department
Lansing
Carrangy
Wilson
Carrrante
Aguilar
United States
Mexican Republic
EL Paso
Boyd
Adair
Juarez
Luis Potosi
Pershing
Peona
San Luig Potosi
Wireless report cites hurricane damage in Mobile Bay
No loss of life reported after a wireless big afternoon from a boat in Mobile Bay describes considerable property damage in Mobile. Pensacola is safe. The alert notes a hurricane impact with no fatalities recorded.
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New Orleans
Mobile Bay
Mobile
Pengacola
Hurricane disrupts telegraph and rail service along gulf coast
Communication with Mobile and Pensacola stopped since yesterday morning as an 80 mile gale raged. The weather bureau confirmed the outage of wireless lines. In Jackson Mississippi, July 6, telegraph and telephone lines were down and railroad service halted preventing details of the hurricane’s impact from being obtained. A gulf port passenger train that departed yesterday still unreached Jackson at noon.
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Washington
Mobile
Pensacola
Weather Bureau
Jackson
Mim
Gulf
Mississippi Coast
Fternoon
Steady Tone Shown in Chicago Market
Chicago market shows steady tone with price ranges listed for the day. Trading flow noted with open high and close figures, while Portland reports a bluestem bid and asked prices in a separate note.
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Chicago
Portland
Ore
Bluestem
Austrian line cut off north of Lemberg by Slavs
July 6 dispatch reports Russian forces seizing Mikulicryn south of Stunialaw and severing the Austrian line of communication north of Lemberg. Further Austrian positions on the Russian left flank were captured, with heavy fighting near Baranolfchl and considerable prisoner counts on multiple sectors.
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Lemberg
Dneister
Yaikovjivatchen
Baranolfchl
Century Club qualifiers from Umatilla county to attend New York meeting
Umatilla county claims four of seven Equitable Life agents statewide qualify for the Century Club by year end June 1. Edgar Wosmith leads the group with $226000 in production. others include Clark Nelworm Charles Heard and Carl Kupere Hallx from Portland. The seven travel August 24 to the Waldorf Astoria for the convention. Oregon will send a strong delegation.
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Umatilla County
Equitativ Life Insurance Society
Century Club
Edgar Wosmith
Clark B. Nelwom
Charles EH. Heard
Carl Kupere Hallx
Portland
Waldorf? Astoria
New York
Oregon Agunes
Nelson Lade
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McMuriay 18
Ireland
Bolfinet
Ue Hawthorne
Broadway Tridge
California
Notatorium
Exhi
Colnell
Health Bureau of
New York City
Illinois
Cass
Torpedund
London
Wechtiwedar
Admiralty
Une Harbor
Queen Mary
King George
WAN
Ecranks
Eoochow
Baptist CU Roch
Hank
Pouthow
Will
Beak
Wwe
Biaptler Chines Be Hae
Song
Chingan
Kulak Urings
Lites
Aspen
Olwetvathen
Aegietiva
Governoes
Naticiel Foredte
Miletitute
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