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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes mention D. Buresail Foer teeth Eirect with unclear context and stray letters. Likely a dental appointment or treatment fragment from East Weatington, lacking clear names, dates, or outcomes.
The text outlines a shift toward federal control of railroads with the President and regional directors guiding operations. It notes salaries will drop overall, with regional directors possibly earning more than the secretary, and stresses preserving operating organizations where practical to maintain unity in government administration of transport.
A fragmented war era toast salutes Blue and Gray uniting on French battlefields. Mentions May the spirit of Grant and Lae and God over the North and South forces as they meet in France. Author unknown.
A stern remark questions Kaiser rule and its reach through the Hohenzollern dynasty. The piece warns that civilised world may confront its own image if imperial authority extends unchecked.
A harsh wartime exhortation denounces German leaders as unmoral, self serving despots bent on aggrandizement. It claims Belgium and Serbia show the brutality of the Kaiser's regime and argues that freedom, democracy, and decency require total victory, regardless of cost.
Rector General M Adoo proposes direct charge of each railroad by Federal managers chosen from the five roads operating offices. Each manager would extend full cooperation to maximize efficiency and protect the interests of officers employees and stockholders during government control. The plan stresses safeguarding railroad operations and Jug interests.
Germany and Austria face dire hunger as the Kaiser strains to end the war before domestic unrest explodes. Farmers must move four to five million bushels of grain into warehouses while French counter attacks disrupt enemy plans. Russians are indicated but not detailed.
The British American Football team of 13 British subjects, miners in Illinois coal districts, recruited in Springfield at 204 North Street. They were escorted to St Louis by a Canadian army detail led by Lieut. Cameron. The team, composed entirely of miners, was famed as the only club of its kind in the region.
Three Canadians working in M C A secretaries dormitories near the front were killed by shell fire. The incident underscores dangers faced by wartime workers close to trenches as authorities confirm fatalities.
A garbled diary style dispatch describes U S Army action in France with butterlen and doughboy details. Private Charles Ginsberg captures a German prisoner near Len Avenue and One Hundred and Sixteenth Street New York reports a bayonet exchange and dramatic shelling as papers and photos of two children surface. The fragment mentions Paris and French fronts with a wartime tone and stray quotes from comic relief.
National League results include Portland over Aberdeen 6 to 5 and Seattle 0, Vancouver 1, San Francisco 4, Sacramento 7, Vernon 2, Oakland bh in a series. New York 7 over Chicago 6. Philadelphia 3 over St Louis 1. St. Louis 1-6 over Theston 3. Pittsburgh 4 over Cincinnati 1. Brooklyn 2 over Cincinnati 1. American League games saw Boston 4 over St. Louis, Chicago 7, Washington 4. Detroit 6 over New York 11 to Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 4-4- over ?
Fifteen federal prisoners trained by firemen this morning shouted for mercy. Sheriff Barnes ordered water hosing after they refused to calm, promising to reform but remaining defiant at night. Disturbances had plagued the area for weeks with jeering and clashes near a barn.
Atlantic City reports an incident at Boardwalk Pavilion where an alien reading a German newspaper sparked a confrontation with attackers. Government searches for cashing signals to submarines followed while police seized papers and examined the suspect’s effects for maps and blueprints. Harbor areas from Virginia to Massachusetts were inspected for related entries.
Six Britons halt 600 foes for thirty minutes in London as a Victoria Cross award is announced. One recipient is Beret. Albert Mountain, West Yorks, is named among the honorees.
An account praises Mountain and his men for holding off German forces after the Mountain's company fell back facing a large enemy advance. A Lewis machine gun protected a flank, an enemy patrol was wiped out, and Mountain charged to defend the retreat. A noncommissioned officer and four men held 600 Germans at bay for half an hour, later commanding a pocketed unit for twenty seven hours before breaking through to safety.
June 14 readers note passengers passing through Nan Wing provinces provide masks to safeguard against plague ravaging the district claims HH Loeher former chief of the License Division Bureau of Internal Fire in the Philippine Islands who lived here today from the parent city.
A reporter describes life in No Man's Land where American soldiers and French volunteers find shelter and cheer in Y M C A huts and the Red Triangle. They share chocolate and tea, prepare for danger, and honor the flag as they help dig trenches and repair roads under artillery fire.
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