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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION TO ADVERTISERS. The East Oregi nlin hu the lirmt paid circulation of an) paper In Oregon, Mtt of Portland and oral twlca tha clrrulatloo la ftodlttoo of any otasr aewipapar. ForvoiMt for Fjcm ( if-fron, by the t'nlUxl gtabw WrntlM-r Ohrrer at Portland. Rain or Know tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1914. NO. 8300 Hill HI 111 F STILL OBI Dispatches From the Front Admit That Russians Have Been Heavily Reinforced in That Region. DESPERATE BATTLE RAGING Situation in France and Belgium, Gormana Maintain, la Unchanged Irene h Newspaper Prints Story That (ritun Low In Pol"nd Will Exceed Army Corps. BERLIN, Nov. 28. Desperate fighting continue! In Riuialan Poland without a decisive remit, according to dispatches from tha front. It added the Germans were expect lng to resume the offensive but the admission was made the Russians have already been heavily reinforced. The situation In Belgium and France, It waa stated, was unchang ed. PARIS. Nov. 28. "The German losses In Russian Poland will exceed an entire army corps," the Matin as serted, quoting as its authority, a dis patch from Petrograd based on in formation from the most authoritative tourers. LONDON, Nov. J g. The Exchange Telegraph ocmpany announced It had learned through diplomatic sources that Italy will remain neutral In the European war "as long as circumstan ces permitted." AMSTERDAM. Nov. 28 German aviators bombarded the French port of Dunkirk today.. Numerous houses were damaged and one man was struck. Fi i m am in cu ARMY FOOTBALL TEAM DEFEATS NAVY BY SCORE OF 20 TO 0 V V'ji iiU-i' w .4, -.X- fyj III mm OF GERMII! UK Li Cruiser Hertha and Fighter Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse Believed to Have Met With Disaster. FRENCH BRING DOWN EIPIiNE Detail of Exploit Are Not Contained In Communication Issued by War Office at Bordeaux Germans Re ported to be Concentrating Forces at Antwerp. VON IDEilllBlY, SAID TOBECOTOFfZiiCOLUl, IS BEING SI J BY CZAR'S FORCES IN RUSSIAN POLAND Ollphant, former star football p layer of Purdee University and who Is now a tower of strength In this year's West Point team. The first actual organized effort on the part of the Cold Springs farmers to secure a railroad or a hard surface highway to tho Columbia river Is on at tho Commercial club rooms where (0 or moro representative wheat men are In session with It. O. Earnhart os presiding officer. Up till 2:30 the business has been confined entirely (o a discussion with F. J. Walsh, engineer for the port of Astoria as the chief speaker. Mr. Walsh told of the preparations being made at Astoria for handling the wheat when the open river Is accom pllshed and made a ploa for river transportation by showing the saving to be worked thereby. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28 Be fore a distinguished gathering of ar my and navy officials, and cadets from Annapolis and Went Point, the army football squad defeated the na vy this afternoon by the score of 20 to 0. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 28 With President Wilson, plenty of gold lace full dress uniforms and all the trap pings of a splendid military and naval social function, the annual football Kume between the army and navy legnn on Franklin Field this after noon. The gray uniforms of tho West Pointers and the blue of the Annap olis men furnished the background for the more elaborate dress of the regu lar army officers and foreign digni taries. The game Itself will have no effect In determining the eastern champion ship for neither team has shown first class this season. To the two schools rooters, however, this will be dis counted Ij.v the rivalry between them and a good game is expected. PARIS, Nov. 28 That a German cruiser, believed to be the Hertha, has been sunk near Llbau was as serted this afternoon In a dispatch received by the Matin. The same dispatch contained an unconfirmed report that the German battleship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse was torpedoed and sunk In the Baltic sea. The Hertha wos a protected cruis er of 6569 tons and was built In 1907 and up to the time that war broke out was used as a training ship. The Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse was built in 1901 and recon structed In 1907. In a communication received from the war office at Bordeaux It waa said that a German biplane had been brought down by French guns. The scene of the exploit was not given nor. did details accompany the refer once to the capture. A lull in the fighting. It was said, all along the line in the western the ater of the war was taking place today. LONDON, Nov. 28. The Germans were withdrawing from the Belgian coast according to a dispatch from Rotterdam to the Daily Mall and were concentrating at Antwerp. It was stated that heavy firing was heard Friday In the direction of Zee brugge which city was evidently being bombarded by the warships of the al lies. Germans, Although Entrenched, Are Reported to be in Perilous Position and Their Destruction is Predicted Kaiser's Soldiers Who Began Invasion Have Been Turned Back and Are Now Surrounded by Slavs. PETR06RAD CLAIMS THAT RAPID ADVANCES ARE .BEING MADE Many Villages Have Been Occupied Along Vistula River Where Russians Have Been Victorious Against Invaders is the Announcement Contained in an Official Statement-Prisoners and Artillery are Taken. MIC DIKED on hue as CIS LEAVE THAU Freight Train No. 255, West Bound, Strikes Broken Rail and Holds up Travel for 10 Hours. WRECKERS RUSHED TO SCENE Eight Can Are riled Up and Coo Mhbrably Damaged Etbocnd ranwngrr Train Is HeJd Here Un til Noon No. 17 j Scheduled to Arrive at S O'clock. Herrlcks to Come Home. TARIS, Nov. 28 Former Ambas sador Herrlck and his wife, left for Havre. They will sail from Havre for New York. INDUSTRIAL CLUB WORK TO BE FEATURE OF THE SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY PLANS NOW BEING MADK TO in troduci: xfw coursk among rrriLs. Industrial club work will hereafter be a prominent feature In the school work In Umatilla county and County Taking the bargej now In use on Superintendent I. E. Toung and Su- the Mississippi aa a standard he quot d figures to show that with such barges In uso the water rate from pervlsor J. A. Teagcr are engagyd now In making ready to Introduce the work Last year some work along this tho Interior to Astoria could be butj line was dono In different schools but one-tenth the present rail rate from no euori was maae to mane u gen- ' Umatilla to Portland. He did not prophesy such a cut In rates when water transportation Is established but predicted a heavy reduction In the rate. At the conclusion of Mr. Walsh's talk, Mr. GrlBWold, an assistant atate engineer, waa colled ,upon. During the day thore developed a sentiment In favor of a hard surface highway to Cold Springs Instead of k, railroad as formerly discussed. No definite show of strength was given but men who have boen discussing tho subject with farmers assert the sentiment' appears favorable to n hard surface road Instead of a rail road. Dr. D. J. McFaul has urged this lino of action from the state and It Is possible that idea may be adopt ed In preference to the scheme for a railroad. MEAT III II 1 1 E I According to cable advices the prlco of wheat in Liverpool dropped one pence today thus making the price nine shillings four and a half pence. Re duced to bushels the price In American money is slightly un der $1.38 per bushel Liverpool. oral. The work will bo done under the personal direction of the two men. Superintendent Young as county club leader and Supervisor Yenger as dis trict club leader. It will be a part of the extension service of the Oregon Agricultural College in co-operation with the United States department of agriculture and the state board of ed ucation. Thee will be elg'it different pro jects, one each In potato raising, gar dening, poultry raising, dairy herd record keeping, corn raising, pig rais ing, sewing and baking. Special em phasis In the country schools will be placed upon pig and poultry raising, keeping of records on dairy cows and gardening. In the cities and towns the chief emphasis will be placed up on potato raising, baking, canning and sewing. Any pupil between the ages of 9 and 18 may become a member of any one of tho county project clubs by making application. Instructions will be given them and they will bo ex pected, no', only to pny proper dili gence to their work, hut to exhibit tho results at an Industrial school fair to bo held prior to the state fair. These exhibits will then be sent on to the state fair. A number of students registered In the work lant yenr. Kenneth .Youel, son of the principal of the Ilermlston schools, recently sent his books con taining his data on poultry raising to tho agricultural college and they were given a grade of 98. Leslie Kelson, the Vincent boy who raised 106 bush els of corn on an acre of land, was also registered In this work. CITY TAX LEVY FOR NEW YEAR WILL BE 9 MILLS, SAME AS THAT LAST YEAR NEWS SUMMARY ASSESSED VALUATION OF PROP F.RTY IS KSTIMATF.I OVFIt 3 MIIXIONS. , Fendleton's city tax levy for the coming year U nine mills, the same as last year. At an adjourned meet ing of the city council last evening the levy was made upon the recom mendatln of the finance committee. Of this levy six and six-tenths mills will be for general purposes, two mills for streets and four-tenths of a mill for the library. The assessed valuation of the prop erty In Pendleton Is about $5,336,000 and a nine mill tax will produce about $48,000. This is about $10,000 less than, the yearly operating expenses but the money from licenses and fines Is expected to make up the difference. During the year Just past $35,000 was spent In betterments but considerably less than that amount will be spent during the coming year. At the meeting last evening saloon licenses were granted to Peters A Morrison and to Anderson & Qulnlan. Frank Qulnlan having purchased a half Interest In the Bowman bar with Martin Anderson. A resolution was also passed making all licenses date from December 1 and continue 13 months. It will thus be possible for Russell, Hays & Sullivan to open their hew bar on December 1. Tho only ono of the present saloons not grant ed a new license to date Is the Office saloon conducted by Fred Schnclter and It Is understood that his applica tion will be favorably acted upon at the next meeting. The Hotel Pendle ton license was granted in August for a year. General. Von Hlndenbiirg's army Is reported surrounded In Itusslun Poland and In diiiij.Tr of annihilation. Two (icrnuiii battlclii,'s rcorted to have been sunk. Local. Wreck of freight train near Dun can stops traffic. Council makes nine null levy for next year. Civic C'orfec Club will open first of month. Spauldins memorial service tomor row. Cold Spring's farmers discuss pro posal.i for road to river. Industrial eltib work will be promi nent feature of county sehool work. Indians divided anions themselves on proposal to allot tribal lands. PETROGRAD, Nov. 28. The Rus sians were making a vigorous attack today on the entrenched positions of the Germans at Lodz in the Segiers, Zdunska and Wola districts where, It has been reported, a large detachment of Von Hlndenburg's troops have been surrounded. According to unofficial advices from the front, the Germans were In danger of being destroyed. After a long delay, the war office today Issued a formal statement bas ed on a report from Grand Duke Nicholas, commander-in-chief of the czar's forces, concerning the develop ments In Russian Poland. The atate ment In part said. Th Russians, advancing along the left bank of the Vistula river have reached Gombin. In the center, the town of Brzeziny and the villages the valley have been occupied by the czars forces, the Germans being ex pelled at the point of the bayonet. Be tween Brzeziny and Glovno, Russian cavalry successfully attacked German Infantry, capturing many prisoners and guns. In the districts of Segiers, Zdunska and Wola the Germans re tain their trenchhes but are being via" orously attacked." SUBMARINES TO BE BUILT HERE MAY BE FOR ENGLAND RUMOR GAINS GROUND THAT SHU'S ARE FOR GREAT nUITAIX S XAVY WASHINGTON. Nov. 2S Reports that eight submarines for which the Union Iron Works of San Francisco received orders as well as 12 others to be turned out at Seattle and at Fort River. Mass., are for the British navy caused considerable comment in official circles today. ' The first question raised was wheth er or 'not the United States would be permitting a violation of its neu trality if it allowed the construction J of the war vessels for European bel ligerent powers. In answer to this query there came from an authoritiave source the in formation that to allow the vessels to be constructed in American yards was not a violation of neutrality, though the administration was not in favor of it. The submarines would be con traband, however, it was stated, and would be subject to seizure as soon as they left American waters. VILLA MAY MAKE ATTACK OX CARRAXZA AT VERA CRUZ WASHINGTON, Nov. tt Inform tlon has reached the state department that Villa Is negotiating with Zapata to establish Guiterrex In authority In Mexico City. It was believed the ne gotiations would go through. If so Ilia will attack Carranza at Vera Cruz. Government officials predict ed the early elimination of Carranza. ANCIENT WALL FOR DE FENSE ( F COf STANTIN0PLE t ' - .1 i It Is said, that the German Invaders of Relglum, whatever else they may have destroyed, have been careful, not to Injure park trees. Cavalrymen so the report goes, are forbidden to tie their horses to trees for fear the nnlninls will gnaw the bark. Ger many waa the first nation to apply forestry on a large scale, some of the crown forests having been under sci entific management for over a hun dred years. 1 - i it.'-' - ' 1 ? a f,'-iirvv - -, : All traffic on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. waa blocked for ten hours today aa the result of the wrecking of westbound freight No. 25S near Duncan this morning about 5 o'clock. Eight cars In the midsec tion of the train went Into the ditch when they struck a broken rail and were badly smashed. No one waa hurt. The full details of th wreck hare not been received at the local depot The first car to leave the track waa .bout eleven cars back from the en gine and the last one was about the same distance from the caboose. The eight cars were considerably damag ed. Weckers were hurried from Umatilla and La Grande and have been making fast headway In clear ing the track for traffic. Eastbound passenger No. I was held up In Pendleton until 12:05 when it pulled as far aa Gibbon to await the signal that the track waa clear. No. 17. due here at noon, Is expected to arrive In Pendleton before S o'clock. WHS WILL MEET HERE 2 DAVS MANY IMPORTANT SUBJECTS WILL RE DISCUSSED DE CEMBER 3 AND 4. Numerous subjects of Importance to the woolgrowlng Industry will be dis cussed at the annual sesaion of the Oregon Woolgrowers" Association to be held here December 3 and 4. An announcement from Secretary J. G. Hoke states that the question of a coyote bounty law will be up for con sideration; the pure fabric question will be discussed; also the central wool warehouse plan, the question of minimum weights, the dipping of sheep and forest reserve. Congressman N. J. Sinnot is to be one of the speakers before the wool growers' associatin. Others who will give papers are Judge S. A. Lowell, on the subject "The Public's Interest In Sheep Husbandry;"' H. E. Lounsber ry of the O.-W. R. 4 N. Co., "Trans portation of Livestock;" Dr. H. E. PInkerton, "The Scab Situation In Oregon:" Charles Coopey, "The Pure Fabric Bill;'" Thomas P. McKenzie. "The Forest Service." T. J. Mahoney of Heppner Is also to be a speaker, but his subject has not been an nounced. It is the hope of the officers of the woolgrowers' association that they may have a good representative at tendance and that a good business meeting can be held. Aside from Secretary Hoke the officers of the state arroclatlon are R. N. Stanfleld. president; Charles O. Adams, Port land, vice president. The executive committee consists of Montie H. Gwlnn. Boise; H. A. Rooper, Ante lope; Jay Dobbin. Enterprise; A. N Ingalls. Keating; Jsmes Rice, Hay Creek: J. N. Burgess. Pilot Rook; O. S. L. Smith, John Day This Is the ancient wall of the wa ter front of Constantinople which the Turks hope will hold them safe against the attack of battleships if they succeed in getting Into the Bos-( of fifty feet In thickness has been poms. Tne wan wis wen ouiit tor Mown to bits by the artillery used In many hundred years. Stones in their this war the old wall may ti"t la.t native shape and mortar were the ma- long against the Rasslan, RiitLsh or terlal used. But since modern cement French fleets. BRITISH HAVE MORE THAN 400,000 MEN AT THE FRONT FRESH TROOPS ARK CONTINU ALLY JOINING THE ARMY ' NOW AT YPRFS PARIS. Nov. 2S It was learned here that the Hritlsh forces on lhi firing line In Fritmv and Ilelslurii row nnmlivr from 4 ') 0 . f o 0 to 4&0.0QI) men. The British center lt at Ypr with the rlxht an 1 left wings extend Inif south and north from that point. Fresh troops the pick of the Terri torials, are continually coining to llm continent. The IlritUh loten, as re cently announced officially In In don, amounted at that time to 57.iJ killed, wounded and missing This w.mtage has now been ni.nl. i good by the new contingent and th llrlt hvi line Is reported to bn slruiiir than at any tlnin slne Uii hexlnriliiif of the war.