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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
14
Meersport May 15 The war garden drive has turned the cemetery into a field for democracy. Graveyard space was plowed and leveled to plant vegetables, with river bank land harrowed and fertilizer distributed. Over 190 acres have been parcelled for residents willing to cultivate produce.
Captain J F Gibson of Beattie a longtime mariner and head of the International Stevedoring Company and vice president of the Craft Truck Pacific Steamship Co plans to command a steamship for war duty. He will lead the 490 ton steel canoe carrier West Alsek in its launch and launch period under Navy guidance.
In Chicago on May 1 private offices of Marshall Filed & Co host a ceremony where Jona Shedd pins a gold medal with a diamond on each employee reaching fifty years of continuous service. Officers, managers, and long-serving staff attend as Shedd praises fidelity and loyalty.
Washington May 14 Gutzon Borgum proposes to testify in a senate probe as he presents new air craft evidence and argues it may compel further testimony from state military officials amid sensational charges and questions over earlier statements.
The notice lists 8am Holy Communion 9:45 service and 11 oclock Holy Communion with German at Church of the Redeemer plus evening prayer and sermon. Public invited to attend. Epworth League meets 7pm. Baccalaureate program announced with Rev. J E Snyder and choir and hymn 451. German Lutheran and Presbyterian services noted for Sunday afternoon.
Barptist- Bute conducts early morning operations at 6:60 with Superintendent Will Pentand presiding. Professor Preadh serves as director of the sung service.
A.J. Ticker notes an outdoor event and a union service at the Methodist church Friday evening at 8 p.m. Rev. Gornell will preach the Bac calaureata sermon. Strangers in the city are welcome to worship with us.
Tomorrow morning there will be public worship at 11 with a sermon by the pastor titled The Love Stories of the Bible. In the evening the congregation will attend the baccalaureate near the Methodist church. There will also be the usual young people's meetings at 7.
The pastor will preach the first of two sermons on the theme The Coming of Our Lord Objections Considered at the Christian church with no evening service due to the high school baccalaureate service at the M J church Tonight and Sunday showers are predicted.
About 100 members of the American Girls' Region gathered in Berkeley to discuss a postwar boycott of Germans. Led by Mine Byrd Mock, the proposal aims to pledge not to marry Germans if American or Canadian prisoners remain unjustly treated, with girls aged sixteen to twenty-one in attendance at Hotel Shattuck.
In a garbled report, Usral and Finland figures appear amid mention of growing oppression and a call for complete freedom. The text claims German declaration of martial law, arrests of Ukrainian officials in Kiev, and the seizure of naval assets including the Black Sea fleet as German forces advance and occupy key territories.
May 14 report describes the World War Peace League meeting in Philadelphia, chaired by former President Taft. The group asserts a push for permanent peace and plans to influence policy, featuring speeches on political and economic issues. A letter from a friend in America discusses labor strikes and wage protests abroad and questions the hardships faced by workers overseas.
In France, Adchizon ham May 15 reports Yar Ten Potts, an Aechison bos, condemns wage protests and urges workers to toughen their stance. The dispatch notes Potts is serving with a telegraph battalion and avoids further details.
James A. Wood, deputy United States food administrator for Nevada, was arrested and charged with accepting a bribe from the Fourth Park Flour Milling company of Elko, Nevada, on May 15.
A report details police action after an arrest related to the Weed milling company. The complaint states an agreement to receive 60 and keep trading competitive, with a charge involving a 1008 figure for a delivery or administration offense.
Paris reports French marine minister George Lereues stating the enemy is launching a series of large submarine cruisers. He emphasizes France remains prepared and will not fear the results already achieved.
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