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I fe'B B R &fi Q K H IS B I B Ct ISs'lS S S fl fS E S B m U F3 DAILY EVENING EDITION ' - za, w : (Ida and fuarantel paid circulation of auj v, .1 V V Ve'laS' S ti&IIV" I ' M V WXiJ' V UW sWJ paper In Oregon, eaat of Portlnod sad by . . ., imr ism, r r' I AW VVsi m Tk?k ' 4 an far lb rarsvat circulation la I'aodlatoo of ,n.jmmmmmmmil l-IfflBpq aE CITY, OFFICIAL PAPER , . 'V- -; : ' S" " ' '- ""C-O DAILY EVENING EDITION WEAT0KW' ltlrr tonleht and Frlil'. Maximum temperxtur. l; mini mum. 82; rain. wind west Ihth!; weather cloudy. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 29 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917. NO. 9100 f GERMANS BEND ALL EFFORTS TO HOLD LINE WITHOUT ANY ATTEMPT AT COUNTER MOVES Every Battle Front Oispatch Emphasizes Bloody Work of the French Artillery; Great Gaps Torn in Enemy Line; Fresh Forces Fail to Stop Allies-Gain; 1 3 Full Divisions Inadequate MANY PRISONERS TAKEN; GERMAN DEAD PILED IN HEAPS (HENRY WOOD.) WITH THE FRENCH AlfcMY, April 10. "Defend at any coat,"tha word has cone alone; the German front where the French are batterinr In a rreat offensive. 'What the -"com" haa barn, without stopping the Krnch drive la evident from the number of prisoners, heap of Ger- - rau dead an'd demoralization of the defendant everywhere. The Identifica tion of twelve German division be tween Solmon and Auberive meuna the Germans were forced to maea two hundred and forty thouaand new forces there. Rver-r battle front din patch emphasizes the bloody execu tlon of the French artillery. Great cap are torn In the enemy's line. No counter offensive movement are at tempted. The Teuton commander are exerting every effort to hold the line. Han't stop rVem-h Gain. It waa learned today when Mon day' onslaught began the German tia.l massed thirteen full division. two hundred and sixty thousand men. between Bolxaona and Khelm In an ticipation of a sreat battle. The Ger mane expected an of renal ve and were Prepared for It, but ao furious was the force of the French attack durlns the day the German commander were compelled to brine; up lx new di vision, mill the Oermun couldn't prevent the French g-ain. Merlin Denies Gain. HEREIN, April 1. French attack In a great offensive with ambitious objects fulled to attain these ends. although some tactical advantage was rained by the enemy, it la officially tutttd. Tuesday night," the war office re ported, "a local attack near Bray succeeded. Near VUte Au Boi. where the position became unsuitable, they established forces In the rear of the line of fortification. Attacks at t'hanilndeadamos. near C'ranna fail ed, frfficlal orders found indicate how far reaching- were the object of the French attacks Monday." MOVEMENT FOR ON E DRY U. S. GAINS VOLUME KHAKI GRADUATION DRESSES AND FLAT HEELS BEING URGED .. ' FT. PAUL April 19 Moth- er are urging their girls to wear khaki graduation dresses e thin sprint?- It la also suxxeated that they wear low heeled ahoes and broad brimmed hat and go directly from commence- ment Into the garden to work. NEW L.OKK. April 19. The Campfire Girl or America tele ! Kraphed President Wilson a recommendation that a national uniform drew for women be ad- opted, saving billion of dollars Forces in Council of National j uetense Urae President to1 nnua"y durin tn Take Orastic Action Stopp ing Sale and Manufacture of Liquor. FOOD NEED IMPERATIVE Adoption Depends on Iteport of 43iaJnnaii Hoover of the National Kconomy lioard. Who Is Mukiliic Study of foiHlltlolis. CHOIC E OF CONSCRIPTION IS POT UP TO WILSON; FIGHT ON NE WS CENSORSHIP BITTER ON E WA.-H1NGTO.V, April 1. The believes the merchant ship la as es Vr.)dent's selective conscription plan ntiul a warsblua. - FtssJ slMsrtaKv (nim-rni. to be fought out on the floor of ... l(j fe thilllfit4 fwod the house. l"nwervliiK In Hi deter- j ghortage concerned the agricultural mlnation to force all reaponafbility department and council of national lor the draft Myntein on the president, defense. Secretary Houston called the the house military committee Intro- ! hau of various farmers organlxati- riuced sn army bill putting the choice hetwtten conscription and volunteer ing before the president. A bill pro viding punishment for artificial spe r illation In foodstuffs and another I-mhi biting the sale of explosives throughout the war except by spe rial license was Introduced. I during the preliminary action la the house, McC'umlwr Introduced li ft..' one to meet here April 25 when the food producers of the nation will be organised into co-operative units to act with the department determining the amount and kind of planting every farmer la expected to carry out. tiurhJ. Fight on In Senate. W AHH I XUTOX. A pril 1 9. The senate fight against the dnihitmrutl- WAHHIXGTOX. April 19. Certain force in the council of national de fense will recommend that the presi dent take drastic action to atop com pletely the manufacture and sale of liquor throughout the United Htatea, According to reports compiled for the United Prats, war prohibition would close one thousand three hun dred and thirty-three breweries anJ six hundred and five distilleries. Home members of the national defen-w council belifve strongly that the na -Lion's imperative ne?d of the ait hllUou pounds of foodstuffs going In to the manufacture of liquor la suf ficient reason for the government to follow the example or certain Euro pean nations that the people and ar my may have food. Whether the pro hibition will be adopted Immeiatelv or later will probably depend upon the report of Chairman Hoover of the national "-economy boHrd, who wi!l make a thorough study of the Coun try's food condition and recommend conservative measures. The war pro. hibltlon movement Is gaining. N. P. MOST SHARE WEBB STREET PAVING swiste an amendment to the ad- 'one proposed drastic newspapur cen- K all road Company Will lie Kqulrr-1 . to Pave Between its Tracks; URGES SOCIALISTS TO STANOt AGAINST A SEPARATE PEACE liondon Mew Cahini frktid In Itu Hlan Dunift to PuMlHh Authoritlve Ktatement IecJaj-lns: OupoHtion of KuMMlaJi lSotlbitii. . WASIIIVtiTON, April It. Kcpre scntatlve Ijondon Merer, nr totalise o New York, cebfed a frirnd In the Itus rian Damn arging Uie pubUcmtlon of an authoritlve Htattfnent dee la ring the ItiiMHlan Hockraliets were opposed to a Htarate iiewr, Piwu FVrters vTreaiierous., PBTKOGKAD. ApriM!. The Rue- Mian press regards Germany'! peace feHrs a "hypocritical." "treacher- oua. "Such overtures." the news paper Retich said, "will be no more successful than the proclamations the Germans threw into Russian trench es. Inviting our soldiers to return home and share in the. estates of the lund holders. No Russian desires to strengthen his liberty- with the aid of German bayonets. . ATTEMPT TO STEAL NAVAL PLANS FAILS Door of Senate Naval Affairs- Committee Room in Capital Building is Jimmied During the Night. GERMAN POPULATION 3 BRAZILIAN STATES IN REVOLT;' TEUTONS ARE HEAVILY ARMED IRRIGATED LAND OFFERED FOR USE Irrigated land in almost any quan tity for the planting of potatoes or rnrn ma K Ha rl glmratt " nf mt PI IMC Um m TUIT Dnf!!y apples to the Western Land & I W1B1W II W I III IIIHI iivvih in Job i) Befieved to Rare ftc-en th-j Work of (Spies Ac-eking Naval In formation: Nothing MlieMns; As Far As Can Be THmxenA. WASHIXOTON. April 1. The door of the senate naval affairs com mittee room In the capltol building was jimmied, during the night. Early today the door was found open. Po lice believe the job was the work of spies seeking information on naval plans. Nothing waa missing from the room. After Valuable Plane. An Iron instrument was, used to splinter and pry open the door. Th Instrument's marks were plain. Sen ator Swan son, acting chairman of the committee, said as far as he could learn nothing was taken. "Evidently someone thought ralu abble pl-ms were in the room. he said. "As a matter of fact there seldom anything of a confidential na ture In the committee room. The capital police are hunting the means of entrance, nurlng the night the building is heavily guarded and entries posted oh the capltol ground WKSTEItX aUANr A IKlUATK Cow WU4i DONATK III,E LAND FOR PLANTING. Irrigation Co., according to K. E. Cleaver who Is interested in that company. He announced this morning that the company stands ready to donate the use of any amount of idle land under Its) ditches to anyone who will pay the $1.60 an acre maintenance charge. Much of the land is already cleared and has been sender cultiva tion and the ditches are running right by It. The land lies within the pro ject and none of it is more than four miles from a depot. Mr. Cleaver als states that there is plenty of land to be had on the "meadows' practical ly without cost and tne best of pota toes and onions will grow on tt. The local food preparedness com mittee has already fisted 12S vacant lots In Pendleton and will take up the matter at once of assigning these to school boys and others who wish to put them to garden. 4he Girls Hon or Guard and the Boy Scouts will as sists in the movement. Artillery Included in Munitions; Attempt Made to Blow up Bridge at Santa Maria; Gov ernment Troops Repel Attack. 500.000 m UPEIS!3 la at C. P. STRAIN URGES USE OF SUMMER . FALLOW LAND FOR CROPS THIS YEAR Assessor Says Million Acres Idle Land in Inland Empire Could be Made Use of With Good Results. Pendleton. April 19. 1917 Editor East Oregoman: Tt might be of service to those plan- jilng for Increased food supplier to I'er- ; nov that there Is half a million acre pottinl Cere Ordinance for (Yuh- to::d ::i I::i.itilla county that bt ciil- ' tlViltnl. n! If ten lhan twn hundred Uwy Passed. Kast Webb street paving proceed ings were held up for a week by th council last evening while provision are made In the resolutions to com pel the Northern Pacific Oo to pav between the tracks on Its Webii ministration meusure proposing to rut an army by volunteers and re eortlna to draft only after the fail nr.- vt the volunteer plan. The executive end of rnnunueo us war r. i nn statement that "undrr the bill the quire the company to pave between its drpartmeut announced that wsrshlp newspapers couldn't print anything tracks, not only from (Mllege to t'ourt uiloilig wouinn l impeoe commerce ship constructs. n. The department sorship regulations continued una bat ed today. Opponents declare if the bill Is passed tt "would make the press f street right of way. The city attor. I of the nation the virtual tool of the nev on motion wra instructed to take government I government." LotUe reltecuted his i such steps as may be necessary to re- (Continued on Page 4.) TO PLACE RESOURCES OF COUNTY AT DISPOSAL OE ADMINISTRATION Men's Mass Meeting Held in City Hall Last Night Takes Step Toward Putting County in Keadiness lor War Call. The committee of 21, which will supervise the preparedness campaign, will be chosen so that It will represent the entire t-o'inty, according to an an- e nouncement made this after- noon by ttiairman Hoi y the, O Judge I'helps and Judge Marsh. fcarh community center will O htive representation and it Is the O intention to organise local com- mittees In earh community to .4perat with the general com- mil tee. The itersonnel of the r-ncral committee will be an- noiinced m It bin a few days. j but along the entire Webb street right of way. . There seems but tittle doubt that "(th hut Webb street proceedings will go through but it was the sense of I the council that while proierty own ers are .paying Tor the improvement the Northern Pacific should not es cape It thare of the Improvement work. The council also discussed the matter of requiring tne fv-W. to pave between Its tracks on Main street crossings R. M. Mayberry called the atten tion of the council to the fact thut there is no sanitary sewer on Willow street and that one enould be put in bt'fnre the (tropowd avem.-nt in laid, j VriH-t"l fare orfllnuncr. An ordinance was assed last even ing providing fr trust funds to ae- I'ondletoo Inst night took steis to l.i, or- the entire resources of Umailll i a-oaiiity at the dispoeal of the admin itratan should they be required for the -mnrrartf ul prusecutlon of the war. At a niMR meeting of men held in the rtty hall, rvsolutiona mere adof;. fil providing for the appointment of n mmittee on Pabltc Hafety or 4'ounll of lefnee to eon "Hot of f men and seven wtnrn. which huM !,t unci- titke h military census of the j county to determine the resources In men. material animal and soil pro ducts and take other steps to place this county n reatffneKn when the country cnlU for its help. This committee of 21. which Is to be named by IX in p Sm-th Kr. man or tne meeting met evening. Or- 1 cure peretual care for a lot at the cult Judge Pheli and County Judg- cemterv. The ordinance provides for Mamh. will be appointed within the I, charge of $150 a lot or part of a nest few day... o (rTkafir tbttn one-half and 100 There Military ( ntta. for a half lot or less. This monev The meeting last, wenlng In their will be placed at. Interest and will resolutions alo went on record ai earn ennugh to keep-up the lots for favoring the Immeciate organisation ' ever. The lots wil fbe marked iec In Pendleton and other towns of the tally. county three distinct military com-I An ordinance authorizing a con panles to Include all men front IK to tr-m with n well, for th eon r. years of age. s (atructlon of the bungalow at the ceni- one company Is to comprise all tery waa pafwed men w""ut""" '-'ween IS and j thtt om- 4& who -hatl be the first emergen cy m.ndMn of ,he light committee for reserve and shall respond promptly Rn 1(lht t the r 6f Wf bv enlisting when called The second 0urt and HflE(M Btta Md nlno fof o uii i- if-n mmiiy or mil itary age who will be the second CMnprise me of & to . who will be ' Beet was In La Orande with the third ressi in. i ,,lte 1aM evening and Chairman Pendlon . ill i.k. at. . nnM I iu'n,n presiaea i to organise these three units. Chair- thousand acres of tnis lies in sum mer fallow each year. It Is safe to say that half of this summer fallow edland receives moisture enough to successfully produce beans, corn, pcaa and potatoes. There are thousands of acres of land In the foot hills and higher al titudes such as Cabnage Hill which will produce cabbase and turnips to perfection. 1 would estimate that the eastern portion of Oregon and Washington contains more than a million acres of similar lands which will lie Idle this summer. This amount of land mould raise vast quantities of produce. It would require a good deal of hand labor; but this one county contains six thousand school children an 1 there are fifteen hundred automobile Tf these children were carried out to g the fields they could raise enough crops of the kinds mentioned to sup i ply many tlmee our population. There yet remains time to plant. The chil dren could be exctased from school. They could make money while serv ing their country In this way. The veegtttble crops would not in terfere materially with the next years wr.at yield. So great Is the need for grain tht U would probably pay to sacrifice the 1913 wheat yield somewhat and de rote many acres of tne heavier sum mer fallow soils to com this summer. Sincerely, C. P. STRAIN1. WHEAT TAKES ANOTHER JUMP $250,000 Uf.lATILLA COUNTY'S. SHIR&'OF MONSTER WAR LOAN Umatilla county's estimated share of the seven billion dollar war loan is 1250.000. It has been figured out on a basis of population that Oregon' share is S .7.O00. 000 and local banker figuring on the aame basis place the share of this county at a quarter mil. lion. The United States Is trying to make this a popular loan and will aak in dividual citizens to' subscribe what ever they are able. The banks of the county will take their share of the bonds which will probably be issued in denomination of 125. 5. $100 and up. The interest rate has not been fixed but will probably be around 3 1-1 per cent. Every citizen la given an opportunity to do his bit by loaning a port of hia savings. Urawojiyaji Officials Confident Ther Can Withstand All German Raid; Will Resist Any Move to Cross Boundary. BUENOS AIH.KS. April II all's gn Genasa pofaalatlosi least tli nee state hau moiteel. I're gnay dispatches stihU Use Teu tons aie sreli araneel and erra P piied wtU artillery.- The Gerasaa population In the three state) as Btv hurdred Uioenand. It is rrsjtorteal Ofa Germans hae already attempted Co dynamite the brldem as Santa , Ma ria. 4;vTniiiMit troop are concen trated there to repel an attack, ifrn knay is preiiareil to reeaxt, the snotc , to cru the boundary tlnn ' Braail has imposed a srrlcs ct iinorehtp. ..mCCAY MCIiXS fO FTDEJIT. Vraauayan officials are confident they will he abto to withtaand all (German raids. The " Brazilian Ger mans are known to tier nrenarlnc a move againiat i'rangay. The tier mnns preferred tho ocenpation t Chiles becasuw the rich desioHita of nj - tratcM there are valusMr ln makine petwiltv, but Chile b loo far from UK' (immn Hrajiliami. , IVorn the bednnlns; of Ft ra all's crl 1h with (Germany the greatest appre henaon , has been e tie. resnrd ing the ounrae Uie stvnbllcs larg. German pnvnfztion wonid adopt. Ten days ago the sorernntewt sent a strong; detauhment of trnop to th--stajtee where the Cfremnns were swt t'WT IM1K;K M AR RKItVICR IIV UKTTING MAISKIKIt r.lRS. L. A. DICKIi'ISO'i IS CALLED TO REST Well Known ttrtddcu of nanty fiv More Than Year rsjed TfaU Morning; at St. Antlnmy's Hospital. OHICAOO, April 1 (Special to i ice the Rust lreginian. Range of wheat price todfty : Open. High. Lciw. l-loae. May J.3r. 2.4J, I.JS 2.41 July l : J07U 1.9U POItTl.AXI. Ore.. April 1 (8pe- cial.l Club IS T; bluocxti-m. 2.J-'. AIR PICTURE OF U. S. FLEET MOBILIZED a tU6 watt lamp at the Intersection of Hluff and Ann streets man Srnt be appointed Harokl J. Warner. James K. HwhT and loy WlaMrr to ortuniw the first rwn'f: in-ake. Hay t tal and Charles Vlnler t' orranlse the eecvtnd ree-m-e and t. K. Cranston, judste S X. l,ow- BAniT I.KAnF.R AUItrTKI. itfitinnel on Fe lft Bl PAM. A ITil l. Prudenclo Ml r:ndo, the alletird lader of the Mexi can bandit who killed three Anion cans In a horde r raid, wnn arriiid. t hard with c-mfi-irarx ti violate' r.-LittaMt limn. ti. " " U 1 tt i if v -.- r-nS JPs '-v-4asaVTr'Ii Tr&' f't.l ' t 'j ft " " r T ' - -- " ': ' 'sani. saw .' ' ' ' II : " . , -X .:V M eV-W -," I - , t AaaBSTi. Y ,4- .Lsssii 1 11 a T.iia, ;Ar. . y- i kwr i -i mm if ii itn -n'- i Mrs. Lrtrdema racRTnson. wife of I I A T !' k i llU ri g.f Ihla fit ati snrja.il WASHINGTON. April I . Men ! kn"wn resident: of the county for marrylns; to dodge the military serv-J more ,hn quarter of a century. won t escape, according to a wt-.r ' aiea xniB mirn,"lr Anthony s department ruline;. 1 hosjltaL She had been III for several "AH men married since the out- ! """"he and three operations had been hreak of the war will be treated on Performed in an em'eavor to effect the same basis as unmarried men In- . cure- aofar as military obligations are con. 1 The funt-ral ha.- ben set tor ! cemed, it is officially announced- ; o'chrck tfcuurday afternoon a the fi. Reports recently from all bhr cities jsom chapel Rev. R. K. Oornalf of ( indicated a m irriaire ruh after war ;the Methodist church will have char? . was declared of the services. I Mrs. Dickinson was i years oll 7r .and was a native dauahtfr of nation county. Hr maiden name was Stm mona. lSh: and hr huebaml mal their reside tioe in t-aiie ctiunty for some years after their marTuuce bur came to this county Z6 e.irw sjso an ! took up thtr home on Hirch cr--k. a here Mr Olckinon went Into th . sheep busineaa. They move! to n dteton 13 years aao. Ieceased Is survived by hr hus band and four children. Mrs. Uul i West of Malheur county, Mrs. or i Net and Mrs. ttora Htilr.n of Ha. ker county, and tctrtt lHkuson whose present whereabouts are un known Another son, A-a, s dad HEAVY FIRING MAY HAVt BEEN THUNDER M-ffU-era ICetu lo mnM-ml on K - port. tf 4W4kv tMl laH f.itard Ms. tio; Mrr lliwrd iHirtn N Urhi. lhSTN. Apnl IVrhaps th t ae CmJ (MiI ku ifl t alHiw betar 1 thnndr ttit-aii f hvy firirt - j terday. si4K'tid a rai'tatn "f ebr" First photonTHph to be publinhe-1 of the I'nited States fleet from an aeroplane. Mf bilire?" aw the m- mre friliet from T'u.b :nizl on b in !r and th fbt tcatberpd retlv f. r a -" irtu r a fnc " Where th- feet ismbM ranni.f te rhonch tht photosra.ph h. pasv-, b the naval cn.n..r durtitft the tunr 4f th- r-iMrt -d im tie. Another theory it the M:iiii j hr-alT'I ttl-aillC The "flair I J1 f f it.tte!, v yard r-"ii llti t-n 1 1 rptt be n ,,( ftr-nic .litnnr f h- m hi rr -i r-f i-rti to in if