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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1918
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Pendle Oregon post office and several place names including Chicago Sora Security Butla Washington DC Bureau with addresses. No clear event or outcome is stated.
The piece lauds widespread use of labor from homes by merchants professionals clerks and youth to aid harvests in fruit districts and wheat country. It notes the growing reliance on such labor and predicts greater demand next year if properly presented, praising American workers for willingness to endure hardship.
British Royal Air Force officers Brig. Gen. Charles F. Lee and Captains Hammond Fitzsoe Hannay and Hunter plan a midwestern air tour starting around August 14. They will lecture and demonstrate aircraft handling in 16 cities from Indianapolis to St. Louis, covering about 2500 miles in Bristol and De Havilland fighters and Avro training planes. The aim is to teach advanced flying and combat tactics to prepare American aviators for front duty.
A wartime lyric by Thornton in Leslie's Weekly reflects on victory as a grim choice between sacrifice and peace. The speaker recalls shouted orders, weapon fire, and the toll on soldiers and innocents, asking how to reconcile faith, duty, and grief if victory requires more blood.
The East Oregonian notes men choosing farm work during vacations find it enjoyable and beneficial while aiding farmers short of harvest help. The program appears to pair workers with farms needing crews, easing labor shortages in harvest season.
J M Bentley named Sun Insurance agent for the period. G V Hamilton and O A Hartman tour the country north of town to view Uma Me county grain field. Pen Wieton men Dickson Kidder and Bashed Livermore plan to study at Ann Arbor College starting September 1 to enter the regal profession. Sargent Matlock and George Haye fished the river with firing tackle yesterday. Sargent caught a brook trout, thought it a whale, and a slice fed breakfast.
Edwin W. Bly of New York, a Y M C A war work secretary, received the Croix de Guerre from a French captain for bravery. Bly helped load autotrucks with refugees under gas and shell fire, and worked at a Foyer du Soldat with the French army. Howard Woodhead and Caleb W. Lawrence also battled danger to aid troops, while German air attacks raked their routes. The Y M C A workers’ efforts extended into the front trenches to serve soldiers day and night.
The American war bill is parsed at 3943,035,000,000,000. Daily expenses reach 850,000,000 as the nation continues financing wartime needs. Citizens are urged to support responsible business dealings and mutual cooperation.
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