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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1917
Page
1
Speech in Chatham by Roosevelt era figure calling for conscription of war profits taxation with heavy graduated tax on profits. Warns government must tax big manufacturers to offset wartime costs and prevent profiteering as nations mobilize for broader conflict.
Washington debates urging the United States to declare war on Austria as Germany faces pressure in a shifting European map. The article outlines proposed postwar borders and the restoration of Belgium Serbia and Italy’s borders, with a vision of a liberated Poland and new states in the Balkan region. May include references to Allied plans and territorial readjustments.
In this week’s London report the British weedle count shows an uptick with notable activity noted in maritime sectors and urban growth. Officials cite rising numbers and emphasize monitoring across ports and regional markets.
A photo sequence shows highway work along the Wild Horse Highway with crews laying hot stuff pavement material and a cream roller working right to smooth the roadway. The lower view highlights a completed stretch across the river with a steel bridge at the south end.
Special arrangements for the Round-Up transit by Mr We, McMurray, and Gi W RO & N officials. The plan covers crowd control, car services, and feeder trains with enhanced schedules to Pendleton and surrounding routes. The timetable includes three daily trains, with extra coaches and special services for events at Pendleton, Athens, and Le Grove, plus a dedicated motor route and weekend connections to Fort Seth and Seaham Water.
A railway accident tale recounts Walter Falter, a train guard, and the crew at Monitors line 256. His quick actions and stern leadership kept others safe overnight as the wreck unfolded, preventing further harm and earning gratitude from crew after the incident.
Wasco County debates paving three miles east of The Dalles to improve the roadway between Mosier and The Tinker. State and federal cooperation considered with a projected $137,000 county expenditure. A preliminary survey shows potential benefits from relocating the road and river corridor, with bids and rock supply details unsettled as officials seek a viable funding path.
London dispatch says Allied aviators report Germany plans strategic retreat in western Flanders east of Ypres and Diemede Tar line between ports. Italians seize Monte San Gabriel. German submarines shelled Scarborough causing casualties and minor damage.
The notice describes the Round-Up publication plan with three sections and a daily four page detail. It mentions 25 cent pricing and prepaid options, involvement of Pendleton and Hound Up, and the production schedule with news and illustrated pages.
London reports the third German air raid in as many days killed nine and wounded 49 last night. Lord French said twenty planes took part, flying in small groups with about four bombs dropped. Since Sunday German raiders have killed 117 and injured 141. One raider was shot down.
M R B Choeman city piltor of the East Oregon left for Portland to confer with Adjutant General White and others about securing guns for a local reserve company. Plans include merging reserves into one command and maintaining home land company that would be under sheriff or governor if trouble arises. Government to supply guns ammunition belts canteens and haversacks. uniforms and drill are already done.
First conscripts reach Camp Lewis as 25 hundred men from Washington and the western department gather for mobilization. Kepn S reports three from Seattle and nine from other areas, with two days needed to organize the skeleton of the draft. Archor Warren Goff of Jefferson County Oregon is noted as the first conscript meistering here. American troops are in England and France and may be in Germany soon.
The East Oregonian reports its circulation audited by the A B C as the acid test for subscription credibility. The audit checks all financials, cash receipts, paper bills, canceled checks, and printer proofs to ensure truthfulness. Membership requires maintaining a detailed record of distribution and audit results for access to patron selections.
Austrian forces on the front report being fully encircled as enemy troops maintain stubborn resistance. The position remains precarious with supplies limited and no breakthrough in sight. Units plead for reserves and air support to break the encirclement and reopen a corridor.
The war office reports Monte San Gabriel captured enabling an Italian flank against Austrian lines east of Inonzo. Monta Koli and Vidice form a chain atop peaks. Gabriel resists until surrounded as Italian king advances across the Monte plateau. German air raids target Dever Meosne and Calain.
Five more Umatilla county men have been exempted by the La Grande district draft board on conditional grounds though findings are not yet in. Exempted are Fred Blinn Daniel Ira Hopkins John Dale Whitman Frank Michaels Jr and Grover Bowles. Most work as farmers or checkmen with Whitman a Freewater harness maker. Two men, Joel Saylor Arnold and Frank Stevenson Gretham of Pendleton, will respond tonight to the near war front at American Lake.
Across Civicago Seattle Portland Minneapolis and Denver federal agents and police raided Industrial Workers of the World and Socialist Party offices seizing papers literature and arresting several suspected activists including Adolph Germer and Haywood authorities report ongoing investigations and potential further arrests amid the wave of actions by government officers.
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