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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1918
Page
4
A catalog of dally rates shows varied terms for mail and carrier delivery. Entries include one year and six month terms priced at 0.78 to 3.76, with multiple mentions of by mall, Serra TY, and carrier delivery options. The list mixes daily, weekly, semi weekly, and monthly terms.
National Liberty Loan Committee sets a goal of five bond buyers per fighter in France. War department targets an army in France this year. Ages extended to 45 for drafting. Five million men needed to defeat Prussianism. Lloyd George says America could field 16 million in Europe if proportionate. Last loan had under 17 million bond purchasers. The aim is 25 million buyers, ideally 50 million, to support the war at home.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that the Cotton in the West program aims to establish the American Egyptian cotton industry in irrigated Southwest valleys. If demand remains steady and labor is available, prices are expected to stay near current levels.
The article notes wartime demand boosting long-staple cotton in Arizona and California as new areas like Salt River valley Yuma project and Gila Valley expand. Output rose from 44000 to 6000000 dollars and 86500 acres are planted this year, surpassing last year.
The Pendleton Savings Bank building is being finished with oil to enhance its appearance. Cornices are painted to imitate marble. George Hays returns from a waking tour to Cayuse with 20 pounds of fine trout, the longest 16 inches. Robert Grace seeks letters patent for a wagon safety device. W W Jackson had a wagon runaway near wheat hauling, horses dashing and several falls. James Tutoniels leaves for Meacham to fulfill a fever contract for 1,000,000 feet for James Oakley.
Morning and afternoon casualty list shows names of soldiers from Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and nearby towns. Entries include died of wounds, wounded severely, missing in action, and currently listed as missing or in action with multiple small towns and service branches referenced.
Matthias Eraburger head of the German centrist party voiced support for a league of nations in Stockholm on September 10. He aligned with Kurt Grey's program, said Germany seeks equal rights not world domination, and warned the Allies would be mistaken if they believed they could defeat Germany.
Wounded Britons arriving from Germany describe brutal treatment of British and American prisoners. They were forced to work from dawn to dusk, given poor food and bread made from mice, and tortured with bayonets or rifle butts when they failed to work.
In St Paul on September 10 a temporary halt is called on all grain slips into the Twin Cities as tracks are crowded and millers struggle to reload ore, delaying rail operations and storage.
Christy Mathewson, once a premier pitcher, is noted as taking a captain’s commission and is set to throw liquid fire for the Bocies, using the arm that once delivered the fadeaway.
A fragmented account from Seattle area notes a northwest beatile event on a September afternoon. It mentions participants including three choral men and a Senora, with references to Hnaod At tie Atmaiewrr and IL Reid of the Green Lake gun, described as a high professional with 11 birds out of 120.
Portland officials announce 2000 homes for wartime shipyard workers with affordable rentals and no profiteering, to start before 1919. Seattle reports two murder mysteries as police investigate two bodies, one Ottawa man and a Seattle Chinese woman. Albany Democrat files for treasurer nomination while Hood River editors sell the paper. citizenship applications in Astoria halt as exams proceed.
Reports from Rohinan and county officials note no metric grants for water to California while fires sweep the timber belts near the Columbia county line. A separate notice references a Halloween party tale with prank plans and a mock agricultural event date set for September 20.
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