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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
4
Historical listing shows publication details for Independent Newspaper of Pendleton Oregon. It includes daily and semi weekly editions, mail and carrier delivery options, and subscription prices across durations. The document also lists office locations in Portland Chicago and Washington DC and filing bureaus.
Fragmented verse urges travelers during the Idle War to wander and share a single radiance. Aims to guide a lost soul back toward peace, renewal, and a chance to break from evil influence.
The county outlines a fair method for war subscriptions, stressing equitable burden sharing and long term support. It warns against over subscription and urges enforcement of rating to safeguard donors, aiming for justice and efficiency in ongoing fundraising.
The Bureau of Education releases translated excerpts from Dr. Paul Hildebrandt's Vossische Zeitung article dated January 23, 1918. It notes German youth enthusiasm for the war waning by the fourth year of terror as many restraints vanish, family ties break, fathers are at the front, and mothers are employed away from home, affecting sixth graders promoted to the upper third.
The text argues two thirds of Berlin Public school teachers join the army leaving the remainder on duty. Higher institutions lower standards and military spirit weakens student persistence. Inflation of juvenile crime and nourishment issues cited as hardships while Judge Wolverton is praised for restricting I W W citizenship rights in wartime policy.
The column lambasts officials from Taft to Hughes for patriotic acts, mocks Roosevelt for political stunts, and reports a Red Cross fund raiser kiss auction in Walla Walla. It questions grain use for beer, praises Despain as a soldier, and counters German promises with war-front realities.
A May 23 1950 item from the Daily East Oregonian records four men WF Mathock W J Furnish J H Robbing and J P Wagner leaving the area in a brief historical note about past events.
Local notes report a Monday crusade meeting and a planned event at the state agricultural college in Walla Walla. An officer reports a residence intrusion by an anonymous man. a witness quotes a remark about staying. Governor Pennoyer and George Webb are referenced for an upcoming public talk Wednesday evening.
Real estate transfers documented with several $60 to $200 payments. Transfers include parcels in NW and NE quarters and various townships and ranges. Names noted include James Christiason, Muiry R. Lowman, Jolos Wittrock, Lester Cronin, Eva L. Roberta, J. A. Serrell, Carl McNaight, Fred W. Stevens, George D. Lynch, J. SN, R. Keator, and J. A. Sorrell. Locations cover Pendiston and surrounding sections with ownership descriptions.
The New York lady officer, created through Special Police Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker, is pictured in her regalia with a sword. The scene hints at mobilization efforts related to the war and Wanamaker's push to muster women for duty.
Portland May 23 The city council passed a strict anti idlers ordinance mandating work for able bodied residents. The measure aims to curb idle behavior and enforce productive activity.
A veteran reporter recalls German booby traps using rosary beads placed around sacred figures to trigger explosives. He describes several near fatal incidents, including a dugout blast and a branch-triggered explosion that killed a soldier, with warnings about German treachery and battlefield dangers.
Paris May 22 Last night's air raid over Paris killed three, newspapers report. One enemy aircraft was destroyed. The raiders dropped several bombs over the city causing casualties and damage.
London May 2 reports celebrate Merit Mette a Gabette PuyA official in trench warfare valorizing his leadership. He exposed himself to sniper fire crawling to the front encouraging troops and firing, then again amid heavy shelling the next evening amid fighting on the trenches.
Berne report says German naval authorities plan to abandon the Zeebrugge and Ostend bases as the war concentrates pressure in Belgium and France. The dispatch notes uncertainty and cites mock reports, reflecting wartime rumor and strategic doubt.
Washington May 23 Baker asked Congress for an appropriation of 7 000 000 to cover the ordinances for the main year and 1 400 900 000 to carry on the ordnance program from March 3 to March 4 219.
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