Social and personals notes from Pendleton area
Eva Moore recovering after kerhour operation at St Anthonys returns home. Local residents visit guests of War Gen Henry Arune and Mrs Post of the United States army. A wedding trip party gathers near Knight home. supper at the Quetco marks end of visit. Several local residents travel to Hot Lake, Salem, Port land, The Dalles, and Spokane on visits and business. A birth arrives, Maury Elaine, to Mary Earl and Delos Sloan. Pendleton visitors include C. Paing, M. Whitehead, and F. Allen. many address county and state connections with surrounding towns listed.
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E.T. Aviron
Meami Air
W. 5
Jackson
Paul
Walla Walle
Henry Arune
Washington State Penitentiary
Post
United States
Army
Mary
PF. C. Hunter
G C. Paing
Boardman
M. Whitehead
Chicago
Michel Tapptey
Yakhum
Nvate
Hake Amr
Arnold
Nevada
Umaine Geerly
Wala Oy
P. F. Allen
Wrathee Bhangis
C. Peterson
Mitten
Pendinton
Dehp Winn
Pilot Rock
Sunt
W. W. Gren
CG Tie Pec
German Reply Acknowledges Wilson Note War Clarification
An excerpted dispatch reports Germany replying to Wilson by denying charges of inhumanity and asserting Kaiser authority to declare war. It states submarine commanders are ordered to stop sinking ships, while terms of armistice and future governance require Reichstag confidence and strict conscription of political power.
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Germany
Wilson
Executions Punish Czech, Slav and Pole Defiance
Official cables report executions across Austrian empire for Czech, Slav and Polish defiance. High treason verdicts issued as discontent grows in Bavaria and southern German provinces. Reich-wide fear and defense spending dominate plans amid Hitler’s ongoing domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Caccs
Slavn Pollnd Wkrajniin Doktor
Charlee Mann
Churgen
Bavaria
Srceni
Witlerut
Front Line Memoir From Corporal Howler in France
Corporal Jim Howler of Battery D 446th Field Artillery notes bombs and air battles are routine while gas alarms provide excitement. He recalls moving at night under rain, dodging German planes, and collecting souvenirs from the battlefield. He mentions Gott mit Uns gear, German weapons, and the shifting pace of front conditions as they press toward Germany.
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Jim Howler
Field Artllery
Une
Germany
France
Frita
Pigeons Deliver 1609 Messages for U S Naval Service
Nearly 1600 messages have passed through the naval pigeon service HQs as a British seaplane sent a message in duplicate by two pigeons at 7 24 a m. The birds carried urgent calls for help across rough seas and headwinds, with one pigeon delivering a plea before dying near home. Naval statistics show pigeons deliver about 94 percent of entrusted messages.
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United Press
Landon
Mathj
Naval Pigeon Service
Hoth
Mi. & Vee Son
Tteets
Coantine
Train Robber Dies of Flu in Jail in Topeka
Frank Lewis, arrested in Colorado after a gun fight with detectives and police and brought to Topeka on a federal warrant for robbing the United States mail, died in the county jail Wednesday of pneumonia after a bout with Spanish influenza. He was tied to a train robbery at Koch, Kansas, last summer. His death was found by a guard. he had been dead over an hour.
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Topeka
Kas
Frank Lewis
Colorado
United States
Lewis
Koch
Sumner
Wholesale Pillage Reported Across Reclaimed Territory
London dispatches describe widespread crimes by German forces, including brutal acts against civilians, theft of provisions, and destruction of homes as Lille and surrounding areas were bombed. Reports cite deportations of women, looting, and long range bombardment, with harsh caution against lenient treatment for German nationals.
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London
Lille
Celine
Raiding Operations Indicate Potential Allied Attack
Paris reports war office announces silent raiding actions in Lorraine and capture of prisoners. The note hints Allied plans to strike southern near front as artillery activity rises between Serre and Ajune overnight. Seattle accounts phonograph music luring destructive seal hunts in Puget Sound last summer, with official sources citing related killings by locals. Coffee as a hunter noted by Washington Fish and Game Commission.
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Paris
War Office
Lorraine
Wridoners
Near Front
Serre
Ajune
Muel
Seattle
Puget Sound
Ed Corfoon
Uselowm
Washington Fish Game Commisnion
Eugene Killter dies in Eugene at age 16
Max P. Taylor longtime Eugene Daily Guard editor dies at his home after influenza and pneumonia. Obituary notes he was 16 years old and an influential local journalist. Card of thanks from Grace Hubbard expresses gratitude to doctors and Red Cross volunteers for care of soldier boy David Hubbard.
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Eugene Killter Passes
Eugene
Ore
Max P. Taylor
the Oregon
Dlm
City and Telegraph
Eugene Daily Guard
Pneumona
David &. Hubard
Hoylen
McKelway
Temple
Slaters
St. Anthony's” Hospital
Vohn Hubbard
Grace
Idaho
Archangel Battle Report From North of Kellass
Archangel area briefing reports heavy Bolshevik assaults on both flanks from Denlin while Allied forces including American troops press to repel the offensive. The front line lies about 160 miles north of Kellass as of October 10.
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Archangel
Alledd
Denlin
Tthe
Kellass
Governors on the Way to Wing Zone Salem October
Nas laf for, I Cy, son of Governor Withycombe, joins the 20th engineers. He plans to leave for Prarcetu with his regiment in about two weeks.
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Salem
Ebary Withycome
Withycombe
Nas
Capreta Ie
Prarcetu Jroin
20Th Engineers
M kenzie Kills Wife and Self in Oregon Area
D G Mckenzie shot his wife at their farm near Springdale Washington and then killed himself about two hours later. The couple, aged about 84, had separated four months earlier and McKenzie had filed for divorce. Eyewitnesses report the wife was accompanied by neighbors as she retrieved belongings when the shooting occurred. The tragedy ends their long and troubled marriage.
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D. G. McKennig
Springdale
Wash
Umatilla County
Onser
Adan
Umatilla
Spoktine
Une
McKensie
Mckennie
Mra. McKenn
Otto Nelton
Mra. Taylor
Halliee MckKenaie
Uwly
Mra. McKenaie
MecKenziie
Howe
Fourth Liberty Loan Surpasses Ten Percent Target
Washington reports about 22 million dollars, twenty percent of the nation’s population, subscribed to the Fourth Liberty Loan, signaling a planned two percent increase over the Third Loan. In Oregon, Governor Gat issued statements contrasting current conditions with past years while urging civic support. Warden Murphy of the state penitentiary released a report detailing operating expenses during his tenure.
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Washington
Pricon
Balem
Gat
Ane
Thi
Mad- Gillen
Caperioner
Che
Yadeserve Erichlan
Warden Murphy
Ute Sate Penitentiary
Unclear fragmentary text from Amath Kalla region report
Fragmentary OCR text references Edward Uy Martin Odean and Medérat authorities, with garbled lines suggesting a regional incident or arrest. Details, names, places, and dates are unreadable, making a concrete event unclear.
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Amath Kalla
Edward Uy Martin
Odean
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al Knight
Jake Marin
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Jean Praster
Hot Lake
Roma
Summerville
Tollgate
St. George
John Thomas
Camp Lewis
Mn Thorn
Whiting Funcnls
Pendleton
George Patterson
J. M. Prindls
John F. Rethl
Reclamation Service
Hermiston
St. Foot HO
William Watson
Mletman Springs
Serflerday Agi
Cadillac
Barney Oldfield
Cor
Cottonwood and Water
Ford
Ford Parts
Howler
U.S
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M'Kenzie
Han
San Francisco
Rey
Doenstewn
Wyle
Kenita
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