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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
4
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Merida observes Decoration Day under conditions vastly different from former days. Patriotic service focuses on deeds, hardship, devotion, and sacrifice. The test of steel measures our worthiness of republic privileges as we strive for freedom and humanity, with no alibi for victory.
Educational classes in army camps form an important part of the Committee on Training Camp Activities. Local committees cooperate by securing teachers of French and other subjects. Men prepare for times when they will fight beside allies. War Boards in several circuits assist by placing French teachers for U S A education at camps in Burlington Vermont Charleston South Carolina Chicago Indiana Indianapolis Florida San.
S. C., Minneapolis and St. Paul Minn., and many other cities are performing similar services. In Alexandria, La., a grammar school has been opened in the evening for classes in French and history. In Chattanooga, the Board of Education is attempting to supply the educational material necessary for the 800 men enrolled in classes in camp. Three hundred fifty arithmetics sent to the War Recreation Board by the American Book Company of Cincinnati are being put into excellent use at camp.
The Salem Statesman criticizes Wilson era tariff policy, arguing free trade hurts wool growers who now receive 50 to 60 cents a pound versus 15 cents under protection. The piece urges the paper to advocate tariffs to aid the wool industry and address hard times facing farmers.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs backed an army without limit, supporting draft and unlimited manpower until victory. Meanwhile the Reed resolution seeks to cap the force at 3,000,000, reflecting a clash with the President’s preference and suggesting the committee values opposing the President over defeating the Kaiser.
A May 1890 East Oregonian fragment notes Patton’s return from Gray’s Harbor with a bout of the “boom” and Pendleton figures varying fortunes. Henge Pendleton shows growth while hoping for a new home. a Republican candidate’s failed campaign in Meacham ends with posting a watch as collateral. Wesley Matlock returns from Santa Monica to a warm welcome. Thomas Warren travels from Alta to Pendleton for memorial exercises and Pendleton social rounds.
British authorities arrested about 500 Irish leaders including Sinn Fein president Edward de Valera, held on suspicion of involvement in a German plot. He was transported to London for questioning.
London May 25. Norwegian official urges British government to back a two-machine air mail line from Aberdeen to Stavanger. Captain Gyth Delhi of the Norwegian navy seeks wartime traffic continuation to Norway. Estimated ten day sea mail would be cut to about four and a half hours by air.
In Portland on May 21 former Governor Wiest, serving in the Western Union Bill, denounces the company action in refusing to recognize the telegraphers' right to organize as medieval and wickedly unpatriotic and hopelessly out of date.
C N Robinson of Fairview, a colored man, undertook the task of rearing 60 orphan lambs with a bottle feeding method. The account, set in the Hoover era of rising wood and antimony costs, reflects hardship and notable persistence in difficult times.
In New York on May 30 1929 college president Father Joseph Muley of Bongham University elevates the crucifix before about 20 000 attendees at a sixteenth annual military event. He urges duty over death and frames the crucifix as moral guidance for republic life. In Tokyo on May 22 the Jiji Shimpo urges Japan to fund China education using indemnity residue to foster better relations and education rather than debt repayment.
In Pineland, Wrc., May 50, John Seakon was swept from his horse while fording a swollen New York river on a shortcut to home. His brother, attempting a rescue, was unable to reach him and nearly drowned himself. the body was recovered an hour later.
Fragmentary report describes Uncle Sass Tat 15s in the air and Lieutenant Alen Winslow aboard a plane toward Kirawelf with a niche tin story. It mentions an aviator overcoming a plane and references American colors and a front line flight toward France.
Corvallis Oregon May 25 The Indians of the county show support for mercy in a county drive linked to the Fall Pliny School District where several students participate in a community aid effort.
In Yakima Washington on May 25 the state board received questionnaires from 18 individuals claiming Indians. Only one requested a deferred classification. Many of the respondents asked to be placed in the first group for a potential wait.
May 24 report quotes Interior Secretary late saying the administration studied foreign languages and dialects to aid delivery to colleges and the public. He notes 40,000 men drafted, and emphasizes patriotism in American forces while warning against misunderstandings of words and orders.
In Centralia Washington on May 24 a T-year-old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Hobert Tratheon, died in a house fire that destroyed the Trathon home. Other family members escaped in their nightclothes, unharmed.
American Red Cross officials plan to send workers to Switzerland and Geneva to assist overwhelmed relief efforts. The mission will focus on aiding civilian refugees and supporting repatriation operations as Italy faces elimination.
A funeral was held today for the boy Hind who died following a period of illness. Relatives and friends gathered to mourn the loss and pay respects at the service.
A fragmentary report from The Nitin notes Civile lines up actions to safeguard global dinner routines. It references reporting debt to the Diet and shaping living arrangements amid unsettled times.
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