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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
5
War pigeons play a crucial role in wartime rescue in London dispatches. The article recounts multiple missions where carrier birds delivered messages under fire, aiding French naval crews and Allied soldiers. One pigeon reportedly died near the Gamma trenches after delivering a life-saving message, allowing a crew to be saved.
Seattle awaits a packed week of athletic events and naval training at the University of Washington from June 17 to July 29. The schedule includes a large athletic arrival and a naval relief ceremony for Elmer Henderson, with Benifita turning over duties to the relief rocket unit.
One of the Russian grand dukes, once among London's wealthiest residents, has fallen into penury after the Russian revolution. He now works as a clerk earning about $2,000 annually near Westminster Alley. His wife, Countess Torby, handles their household with dignity.
Overseas the YMCA is sending money home by soldiers to remit funds. The association secretarys are handling a sizable banking business for enlisted men, speeding transfer of cash and managing financial support during service.
Washington June 17 Navy officials to the house naval committees reveal a grave allyin g lonesseting through lack of met tlt. ted for naval commanile. The letters cald of the two deetiay er equadrons now alward neither had detienated Commander other tyin Gritied Admiral Bayley. We are planning to send flee more sij Andrond abroad with the year and hive not a conmiuindor for any of them. It wil be utterly impoundibo to utilize those forces effectively.
Secretary FP notes county registration reached 149 with district counts listing Walls Walla 123 and Toucchet 7 plus Prevent Walla 3 while no Chi nee or negroes were included. Investigations pending as some may have avoided draft provisions, per local board.
Fragmentary OCR text references a case involving a family and a nephew, with a court appearance noted for the afternoon. Names like THOMPAN and Mont. appear amid garbled wording. The readable portion hints at a legal proceeding in a Montana setting but lacks clear events or outcomes.
A frontier melodrama titled The Claim stars Edith Storey and shows at the Pastime Theatre on Sunday and Monday. The silent feature, adapted from Perley Poore Sheehan, follows a man who fakes his death, assumes a new life, and returns to face a murder accusation with his wife at stake.
Snow-blocked windows at Me Metro studio used for realism in Seto Hypocrites with May Alligen and Lenore Fielding at the Alta Theatre. Director Albert Capellani adjusted the set to use real snow as a backdrop. Mim Allion reports shivering during window scenes. The Whispering Chorus by Cecil H. De Mille plays at the Arcade Theatre next Sunday and Monday.
The jury spent nearly fourteen hours deliberating in the case arising from a murder charge against Soule. Bowle testified self defense claiming he found the alleged affair at Mitter's cabin and that the nephew attacked him with a revolver, while Soule’s wife testified to Soule killing their infant child and implicated him in the crime.
John Doherty and Mic Card Gilbert Nod Idéas chose a private wedding in a small chapel, seeking simplicity over ceremony pomp. An undertaker was present with a minimal promise, reflecting the understated event.
A damaged clipping mentions hymns including Nearer My God to Thee and He Leadeth Me. It notes no flowers except on an incomplete wreath bearing the legible epitaph Gone, but Not Forgotten.
Private Piourea records a grim frontline moment with cold rain mud and the call to a Christian service at the front. Mentions Secretary Bid Archibald arranging supply lines and a moment to think of loved ones amid bombardment.
Washington dispatch notes that a civil works secretary will travel abroad soon with Secretary Maher, outlining a forthcoming official mission. Details are sparse due to OCR issues but indicate international travel by a high level official and a colleague.
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