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daily EVEi:i:,o Ecm::i f .. wmnma TO ADVERTISERS J I ) . ( t ft VttV ?VTH Tonight am- .f.-,;,.ra:l fair The East Orgi)nltin"ha the largest bona ! ( V ftf' A J f U ( ( A W 6 M I "s fid and guaraotwst paid circulation of iuj .11 I V'i4' L 1 , , , v. I (AX' H nr. paper In Oreguu, east of Portland tod by II V'. " " "mmmJ I I JWMJ tVT V . "a . ,.,,., ,,. H, V n,in. far the Iirgt circulation In Pendleton of I J ( -StCZZZ V". MYEffin rSV V -----. W - ragg , Maximum temp., r. V . t any newtpaper. H. V JkfjL Yts' , nil r y mum, 30; rainfall, i. VV I JJ ,7--5j ... : yV'"""-"- , light: weather, clcsr. CITY OFFICIAL PAPER S5p ' COUNTY OFFICi PAPE3 VOL. 28 REAL DANGER PERIOD OF CRISIS BEGINS TOD A Y - - i - . . . fflU So P Negotiations Proceeding to Make Concessions in U-Boat Warfare Without Jeopardiz ing Purposes. PAGE CONFERS WITH BALFOUR New-paper Co Wild Over News of American Break Willi Oermany; M "oh ITuKc Given C. 8, Navy an-1 Its) .Spirit. - LONDON, Feb. 8. Berlin sent a message saying "negotiations are pro ceeding regarding further concessions in submarine warfare without Jeop ardising purposes.1' Ambassador Page conferred with Balfour and ths foreign affaire mln later. The Spanish ambassador vls lte.l the foreign office. Newspapers featured American news and gave an analyaii of the Am erican military and naval strength. They prnteed the navy. Naval expert judged America's leapower. estimated what help the United 8tatea could gH the British navy. Some bewailed America's failure to provide fast cruisers. They expect the mobiliza tion of volunteer motor craft to hunt suhmax nes. All unite In lauding the American navy's spirit The Standard quoted Farragaut: , "Pamn the tor pedoes. Full speed ahead." BLOCKADE BROKEN TRAFFIC RESUMED The snow blockade which his held up all through traffic on the Tnlon Purine alnee the flint of tho mouth ha been broken and ten de layed train from the east are due to reach here late tonight and tomor rof. a ci.rdlng to word received by Agent T. F. O'Brien. ' No T7 of Feb. 1 la due to reach Huntington at 6 this evening. No. 11), of the 2rd, 3rd and 4th, have Ix'eii consolidated and will reach Hunting ton at 8 p- m No. 5 of the 2nd and 3rd at ,30 p. m.. No. 17 of the 2nd at 9 p. in., No. 17 of the 3rd at 10 p m.. No 5 of the 4th at 11 p. m. at 11 p. m.. No. 19 of the Sth at 4 a m. No 17 of the 4th at 5 or I a. m., No. 5 of the nth at a. m. and No, 17 of the nth at noon tomorrow. The running time from Huntington to Pendleton varies from five to aix hour and the arrival time here can eh figured ac cordingly. A etnb of 17 from Bait Lake reach ed Pendleton on achedule time today and eattound trains are running on time. The blockade hag been In Wy oming. II CATERPILLARS FOR LOCAD, FARMS Ready for the work of farming in I'matilla county a consignment of 11 I Holt caterpillar engines arrived here this morning for B. I Smith A Co j At fhe same time a similar number of machines arrived for the firm at Walla Walla. Of the machines arriving here one Is to be used for demonstration pur- ' poses for the class In agriculture at the Pendleton blgh school. Local farmers to whom caterpillars are to be delivered are Dave Nelson, Roy Kew, Frnnk Curl, J..e Pagwell, A. M. t Winn, J. W. Malnney, R. F. Heyden. I Wyrlok Prog., M. K. Myers, Iley Winn 1 and J. A, Lumsden. Caterpillars to i fill other orden are to arrive soon. I WOULD CREMATE AIL UNCLAIMED BODIES SALEM, Feb. S. Umatilla county house delegation Intro duced a bill providing the pre matlon of unclaimed bodies and corpses of persons dying In the eastern Oregon state hospital. YELD in:; DAILY fl PENDLETONIANS AT ST. PAUL 1 41 fr- 3 r i The top plrturea shove tho IVndlp- ton deleiratlon with l.uls W. Hill I Ilia. .In tiaL.itt nuttJvnlullv . a nrnmnlan bv stnff nhnto'Tunli.T nf ;tit. I'ttiil IHnnivr-l'rrm). The lower j view allows the ltoiiiid-1 p ronllugexit In Uio big parade Saturday. j I A part of the Tendleton delesatlon ' which made such a noise at the St. I Paul winter festival last week Is ex-! pected to arrive home tomorrow or Wednesday. Some of the party have V t i ..' N xt . ii i4 I ? I v.. i - KENNETHROPER.OFHOVSATONlCiiTHER snow NOR CREW, BORN AND RAISED HERE, Rucking through snow as deep Kenneth C Roper, assistant engi neer on the steamar Housatonlc, sunk by a German submarine off the a'cHv Islands, in a Pendleton boy, having been horn here and reared in this city until 20 years of age. Roper was a grandson of nr. W. C. McKay and following- the death of his mother waa raised by Dr. McKay. Roper Is well remembered by hosts of friends and acquaintances. His father. William Roper, was a black smith and hud a shop where the brlc building occupied by Chinese now stands on Alia street. His father was a fireman and while helping I. Kill II lilt- I. II i.n. ..... .ri an eye through the, fnot a stream of wa- tor was turned upon mm accineniaity at close range. From here Roper moved to College Place. Wash . here the son attended school for a time While a boy In Pendleton Kenneth Roper was once severely Injured while following the town band In a parade on Main street. A team rhn over the boy almost breaking a leg. As one of the heirs of Dr. W. C I McKay young Roper has an Interest In an allotment on the reservation. Miss F.lsle McKay of Portland is his EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY, I. .t. jr ri.n t'r 1 already gone on to Chicago and New I v..-i j i.,i. IhMli.h DracMa... Mill . " the reat 'or'hern, they were re - ceived by representatives of that com- Pany. , Writing a special article on the St. Taul celebration for the Portland Journal, Marion McRae declares that the "specthcular feature from far - away OiegA Undeniably carried off the laurels f the event." aunt On first going to sea Roper workexl on a ahip running between Seattle and Alaska. He has followed the sea lire for 16 years and worked up to the position of assistant engi neer of the Housatonlc. All news reports of the sinking of the Housatonlc show that the Ger man submarine warned the crew be fore sinking the ship After tlu crew had gotten Into jthelr life, boats the ruhtrarine towed the small boats to ward shore anr left them. All mem bers of the crew landefj safely on the coast of England. p f T fCKJT If fliTt lolA V.i JUMc IN WHEAT PRICE . CHICAGO, Feb. 5. (Special to the East Oregnnlan) Range of prlcei today: Open. High. Low. Close. May 11.69 M.74H lt.7 I1.74U .inly $1.50 Jl.GOX $1.444 S 1.4f 14 Portland. PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 5. (Sped an Club $1.50; blur-stem $1,64. Km , - 'Pendleton was the town that did for Oregon and to Pendleton we Wnllld l,nv humue. HR thff best All ' . .round advertisers in the carnival ! word he K(eg ol, to sea. "They j came, the flower of Its citizenry, only 132 strong, but in a parade six miles j long, and In competition with marcn- ilng clubs that numbered as high as 22.10. they attracted more attention ' and excitement and created more good humor and real Joy than any of the 30.000 participating." as the radiator, plowing through mud up to the axles and encoun- tering various other obstacles to truffle, yet finished the run without the slightest motor trrtuble, Robert Simpson reached here Inst evening from Portland In a Chevrolet roadster. He found the roads very fair In some places but terribU? In others. Trie chief difficulty was be- twe-n Hood River and The Dalles. From Wasco to Echo the roads are good hut thrv nre rather hml from Echo to Pen- dleton. On the trip the little fhevro- let wore out an entire set of tires, 'the crushed rock on the highway being the chief cause of grief. However the car ot-. erwlse escaped harm and the trip proves the stamina of the Chevrolet, says Mr. Simpson, FORmrtS VFSSFL TRAXSFFR. , W'ASHIVOTO. Fr-h. R. President Wilson aiinounml that a "national i nicicncy" existed on account of In. Mifflolcnt ships and Issued a procla mation forbidding American sliln fwnors tmnsforrlnr veol to alien irwWtry. FEBRUARY 5, 1917. -a iVO ACTION IS TAKEN ON THE ADAMSONLAW KI PHKME COI RT TAKES RFXT.SS CXT1L MARCH i WTTMOCT GIVIVO DEC1SIOX. WASHINGTON. Fob. 5. The su preme court failed to act on the Ad amaon law. It has taken a recess until March fifth. No opinion before that date la possible. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 The house interstate commerce committee agreed 'to report favorably the new Adamson law, "with amendments." Commit teemen refused to say whether the strike prevention provision was re- ! tatned. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The house interstate commerce committee au thorized Chairman Adamson to redraft and Introduce his railway bill. They promised favorable recommendatioa LlflER CANCELS NEW YORK. Feb. 5. The Ameri can liner St. Louis cancelled today's sailing. A blinding snowstorm wor ried the bridge guards. Armed sol diers challenged pedestrians. They prohibited loitering anywhere. Ar tillerymen manned the cannons on the Manhattan bridges. Searchlights Il luminated the streets and rivers. The American line announced that the steamer Philadelphia reached Liver pool at eleven o'clock last night. The Finland arrived this morning. A llKhted bomb was found under the customs house. American flags are everywhere. It Is the greatest display in years. The custom house has been closely guard ed since finding the bomb. Secret service men are unable to explain how the bomb was planted. They de clared no strangers entered the build ing. ( i BIG TIME PLANNED FOR DEDICATION . For the purpose of conferring with (he Farmers' L'moil and the Commer cial association on plans to make the indication of the new grain elevator in Pendleton a big event, G. L. Hurt, formerly of .Stanfield and now with th' buitau of markets of the Oregon Agricultural College, arrived in Pen dleton this morning. An attempt will Je lii ail e to make the dedication the occasion of a general discussion of the bulje handling methods. The dedication of the new $35,000 elevator is set for the first week In March tentatively. The exact date ill be named later. All farmers, re gardless of whether they belong to the Farmers' I'nlon will be asked to attend and listen to the discussion of the advantages of the bulk method. The Commercial association has been asked to co-operate in every way pos sible. It Is planned to make the Pendle ton meeting one of a series of meet ings throughout eastern Oregon for the purpose of arousing -farmers to the necessity of abandoning the ex- penrlve sack. Mr. Hurd was in Hepp-( ner Saturday and reports that plans ; are under way there for the erectinei of an elevator with a canacltv of 100.-! IrtOO bushels. G. 0. P. LEADER IS BACKING WILSON ORDERS IS - -'" -i 1 ! . L- ft GERMAN Bf'ID Wilson Continues Preparations for Event ualties; Attitude of Neutrals of Chief Interest to U. S.; Many May Refuse to Sever Relations; Austria Joins Germany in Unrestricted 'Sea Warfare Plans; Break Seems Near. LONDON, Feb. 5. Rome gent a message saying the Spanish am bassador declared Spain plang to follow the United States against Germany ani declare waH should the I'nitod state start hostilities. WASIILVGTOjr, Feb. s. Lead-' Ing neutral diplomats said pres ident Wilson's request to neutrals to break diplomatic relations with the Teutons practically was a war act against Germany. WASHINGTON. Feb. The real danger period has begun. Germany's time for neutrals to " quit the barred zone expired this morning. It Is officially believed the German situation will fully , develop within a few days. Wil son In taking every step to pre pare for eventualities. The United States is chiefly interested In other neutrals attitudes. It is unofficially Indicated that many neutrals will refuse to sever re lations. The ruling Spanish and Swedish classes are understood to be pro-German. - It la believed Holland will remain neutral. Ger many made Holland many con cessions following the mobiliza tion of four hundred thousand Dutch soldiers within twenty miles of the Krupp works. 'HVSTRIA JOINS GERMANS Austria sent the United States a note practically identical with Germany's. The administration Is attempting to make Austria change her plans and prevent a diplomatic break. Negotiations have been proceeding for two days. Secretary Baker conferred w ith senate and house members of the military committee. President Wilson conferred with the war ar.d navy department officials, Wilson has- cancelled the army and navy reception at the white house tomorrow night. 1RI OFFERS F A TORY. Senator Stone presented a reso lution endorsing the break. It was withdrawn when Lodce ssked for a roll call. Stone ask ed for action on his resolution to morrow. Henry Ford offered Daniels his entire factory to manufacture munitions In event of war. w ithout profit. Senator Wadsworth presented a telegram from representatives of five hundred German and Aus trian societies, pledsing one hun dred thousand members loyalty to the Totted States. ' The state department has learn ed that between two thousand and six thousand Americans nre In Germany. PRESIDENTS SPEECH BEFORE JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON. Feb. 6 The texi of President Wilson's speech break ing off relations with Germany de clared before Congress follows:, "Gentlemen of the congress: The linper al German government on th 31st of January announced to this government and to the governments of other neutral nations that un and after the first day of February, the present month, It would adopt a pol icy with regard to the use of subma rine aga.ivt all shipping seeking to pass through certain designated areas of the high seas, to which It is clear ly my dut to call your attention. "Let me remind the congress on the Sth of April last. In veiw of the sinking on the 24th of March of the oross channel passenger steamer Sus sex by a German submarine, without summons or warning and the conse quent loss of the lives of several citi zens of the Vn te Stales who were passengers aboard her, this govern ment addressed a note to tho luu er- NO. 9037 III HIT FOR TO 01 UIO IS III $1,000,000 EMERGENCY Fl'ND. The house military committee decided to add a million dollar emergency appropriation to the army bill for the purpose of ln , stalling anti-aircraft guns at all government arsenals. WOMEN TO ORG ANIZE. Carrie Chapman Catt. president of the National Womens' Suffrage association asked that one hun--dred members of the executive council meet In Washington Feb ruary thirteenth, and plan wom en's war service. The senate Judiciary committee favorably reported seventeen bills prohibiting the destruction of for- . elgn governments American pro perty during; peace. , Spain formally accented the United States request to handle American Interests In Germany. IXAroniAti PLANS MAY CHANGE. General Devorl suspended pre pirations for military organiza tions partlcipatng in the inaugu ral parade.. The Inaugural plans may be changed. TAX COLLECTION STARTED TODAY Collection of taxes to meet the ex penses of 1917 was begun by Deputy Sheriff A. C. Funk this morning, ths rolls having teen' turned over Satur day evening by Assessor Strain. The t tal amount to be collected is $(89, 714.5S compared with $71, 774.73 last Jear. The taxes are divided on the rolls as follows: $35.M0.I8 for state and county purposes. Including road and rchool money: $87 157.88 city taxes; 5'ina.v29.31 district school taxes: $2.. 2?l.n union high school; $11,85.0J rnecial Tw Irrigation prnlect tag: $''..'09.:2 special Paradise irrigation .rolot tax: 1S7.S fire patrol tax. T'-ere has been n. rush today to pay tax?s only at-nut a doien having epneared at 2 this afternoon. The first to apoear was G. T. Elgin of this city. PI RI.IC BUILDING GrRDET. PORTLAND. Feb. .V City official and federal officer met and nnWrrt all public buildings to he irv4al!v guarded Inimcdlatdr. They annnnnc. ed that a detention ramp would be established at Clackamas In event of Vrdoral Plstriit Attorney Reunea. j Mayor Albee and other officials par. ticlpatcd In the conference. They ar , ranged to guard the three powder ma. 'gaxlncs near the rtty. )lal German government in which i; 'made tho following declaration: ) 1f It Is still the purpose of the i Imperial government to prosecute the ;relntle, Rn,l Indiscriminate worfii against vessels of commerce by (hi u-e of submarines without rt-aard !to what the government of the L'nlt- f a States must consider the sacred and InUUtmtaiii rules (,r tmtmatlon- ?al law and the universally recognize! 1 dictates of humanity the government I of the 1 nlted states Is at last forced to the cnn In on there Is but on. : course it can pursue I'nle th im perial government should not Imme diately declare and erfo-t an abandon ment of Its present method of sub marine warfare sgalnst passenger and freight carrying vessels, the govern ment of the I'nlt.l States can hav-i no choice hut tc sever diplomatic r lattons with the German Empire alto gether." German Phtlxe Itxcallcil "In reply to the declaration, the m- (Continued, in i ) 1 1 I . I- i I