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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
10
Arthur and Willan Webb, London brothers, hid for two years in their home room to dodge military service. They were arrested recently in Enfield, an outer London suburb, bringing the long covert shelter to light.
Inmates from Berks County private hospitals and the state hospital at Norristown are cultivating ten acres of garden on the Abmae Honee Farm. Other Pennsylvania dependents and delinquents are also raising produce as part of a charitable effort.
Officials in Itate and surrounding county advocate raising more vegetables for community use. The initiative focuses on self reliance, gardening education, and distributing harvests to families in need. Community groups back the program with workshops and seed drives.
Ralph Harbison of Pittsburg served with the Rainbow Division under heavy fire for twenty six hours as American troops reached the Picardy front. Motor trucks of M C A beat the troop train, supplying soldiers with hot drinks and hot meals in a tense advance.
A conference on college athletics during wartime notes a decline in participation and vigor as enlistments and drafts reduce players and support. Reports from Washington and Oregon colleges describe decreasing interest, canceled or weaker teams, and a general sense that athletics are dying amid war, with scattered attempts to revive them.
Ermoylan Markar, a 28 year old Armenian immigrant living at 1148 West Erie Street, asks Judge Charles N. Gommow of the Liberty War Association for Medical and Surgical Relief to be operated on so he can join the fight. Drafted May 20, he was rejected after a physical defect and hopes medical aid will make him fit for overseas service. Markar, who sent much of his earnings to his parents in Armenia, learned of their slaughter during the 1915 Tyunkoosh massacre and now seeks vengeance through combat. He will be sent to the American hospital for treatment and possible deployment.
Pendleton experiences its driest spring since 1809 with historically low rainfall. April and May together saw record dryness, with May’s rainfall around .4 inches and total spring precipitation far below normal. May third brought the warmest day of the period, and several days were cloudy or rainy, but overall the season remained unusually parched.
Cleveland, June 7. James W. Riler, a conductor on the Twinlo Bowling Green Southern railroad, bought an eighty acre farm from C. I. Casterline yesterday afternoon. He paid part of the price with a barter of fourteen thousand old copper pot ties. The scene at the bank showed Riler as a meal collector, weighing the value of the relics.
The fragment hints at a century representation and an ex pe pting of Tip, suggesting a shortened reference to a historical figure or event. Readable text is sparse. no clear names, dates, or places are confirmed.
A historical item reports six cases where Germanic surnames were Americanized. Names like Wertheimer became Wark and others were altered to fit patriotic norms. The article notes petitions seeking surname changes amid broader social pressures and mentions a fatal incident involving a German man’s family.
In Eugene Oregon June 7 the case of Frank T. Alexander administrator for the estate of Edgard A. Frillimey remains before the Southern Pacific company in circuit court. The $299 damages claim arises from a Milwaukee to Milwaukie like line accident earlier connected to a troop train near Springfinh Junction south of Eugene on October 27 1917. Attorney F C Nelwad of Portland defends the claim. Also noted is a tribute to H Whileman Y M C A war worker who operated a hut near the Moraines front in France.
OCR text unreadable fragments mention tea service motive and unclear references to British cogal and names like Gaunt and Waurke. No coherent events, dates, or locations can be determined from the provided snippet.
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron for women suffering from iron deficiency and run down conditions. It claims greater satisfaction and lower cost than other medicines or physicians and urges asking a druggist for them.
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