23 Mar 1917
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
1
Map of Umatilla County shows juniper at river mouth where Mason was captured. Robbers traveled from Hermiston to that point opposite the V marked on the Columbia River.
Sheriff T. D. Taylor fought a revolver duel with one of two Veggmen who robbed the Hermiston post office safe. Mason, captured near Juniper Canyon, admitted the Hermiston loot including stamps, purses, skeleton keys, a gold watch, dynamite sticks, and $15 in gold. He confessed and said Moran, about 25, escaped into sagebrush. Mason was armed with a .44 Colt and 50 rounds, and the pursuit continued toward Umatilla with Deputy Estes.
Descriptions from refugees allege more than four hundred French women and girls were driven into the interior by German forces. Survivors recount digging trenches near San Quentin, with soldiers paid in debased currency and German lines described as strong and expansive. Allies report intensified fighting as German positions appear fortified, while aid from America sustains civilians.
Snow blocked Wyoming lines forcing trains to be held in yards despite a night of effort by fire crews clearing tracks. Merh March 93 reports drivers and crews facing delays as snow impeded service across the region.
Frank Frasier notes twelve lambs born to four ewes during high wool and price pressures. The flock appears strong with an unusual record, highlighting a remarkable event as four ewes produce triplets among the twelve lambs.
A notice advertises 636 000 000 feet of timber in the Klamath Indian reservation. Three tracts, mainly yellow and sugar pine, are up for bid with minimums set at 8 dollars per thousand for one tract and 3 25 for the other two. Funds aim to support Klamath self-sufficiency and economic stability.
Washington reports continued rapid mobilization as Germany torpedoes the tanker Heil tten and officials believe Berlin aims to compel U S entry. President Wilson and Lansing push for firm action while cabinet meets to assess next steps and mediat ion offers. Officials doubt mediation talks will materialize and hope Germany is pressed into an early peace.
Market notes from multiple cities report Bluestem grain selling at 1.75 dollars per bushel, with Portland and Chicago mentions showing varied prices and special reports on rent and financial quotes. The dispatch cites a high price for Masbiiewtom and notes regional price movements.
London March 23 Allies grant full recognition to the whew Hietlin government. In Patroroad four daughters of the former czar are detained. The former ruler and his journey sparked dramatic incidents as Duma leaders spoke with the czar’s children. The four daughters reportedly suffer scarlet fever and delirium amid tense conditions.
Officers of the Norwegian steam er Vera arrive this afternoon from Porto Abrrie as German elements reportedly enter Mexico through immigration routes.
After a destructive tornado swept through Newcastle Indiana forty people were killed and about two hundred injured. The damage to the city is estimated at around one million dollars. A photograph shows the wreckage at a main intersection with a building partially collapsed and another severely damaged, illustrating the scale of destruction.
The Kaiser teeters on a nervous breakdown and has traveled to the health resort Homburg. He will receive Hollway there instead of at German headquarters, per dispatches from The Hague dated March 3.
Washington March 29. Many retired naval officers have replied to duty as Daniels announced. The Navy will confer with American shipbuilders to speed order of destroyers and mobilize shipyards to meet crane needs. He said he would accept any destroyer yard could build immediately.
Fragmented dispatch from Berlin dated March 23 denies any genuine German revolution. The report says authorities are confident in a German advance, while attributing rumors of collapse to allied wartime propaganda and misreported German retreats on the western front.
Fragmentary report indicates captives were sent to the front as reprisals amid ongoing hostilities. Details are unclear from the garbled source text.
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