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to to to -to "S.taitoJkto to ,,to to to to toto toto to -to DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION WEATHFH Tonight and Saturday , probably vhowers. unsettled, TO AD VERTI8KR8 The Rut Oregonlan bai tta largest boa ride end guaranteed paid ctreulatlim of soy uaptr la Oregon, can of Port laud and by far the lanret circulation In Pendleton of toy newspaper. j Maximum temperature 64; mini mum. 44; wind. ' w light; ruin, .01; j weather, cloudy. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPEH CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1917. NO. 9131 VOL. 29 , - -' -'- ' - jp V PREDICTS NEW ALLIES WILL J01NSTR1FE Judge Gary Declares Central, South America, China, Spain, Scandinavia, Holland and Switzerland Will Fight Ger many. ENEMY STRENGTH ENORMOUS None Realise Toulon IfotiTtlnn kuk: All America I'UililliiK in self lofiiir for l-rcarriallon of National Life. NEW YOKK. lluy S5. JtidKe Han oi the I'nited Mutes Steel corporation, neclured in a speech before the Am erican Iron and ateol Institute that some or all of the south and central American republics, China, Hpaln. rirandlniiviu. Ilollund and Hwltierlund probably will declare war on der ma nv. "The United State didn't desire, and persistently sought to avoid war." tie said. "V entered upon the cu lm"..! iiniiertaklnK on the hinhesl moral around. .None realise the sir.ris-th of the enniny. hie numbers, j hie troleotlve barriers, his nicansfcoi rapid niubiliantion and transfer ol troop. Ill" aiiiipllea are further ad vanwd than any other unities ever tiiive been." Allies MniuMli in Jtijctit. The allien (createm element of etr.-nrth la their principle that rlaht limkri rlKht." ilnry ctintlnued. Were fiKhlliiK t" establish firmly and permanently a basis whereby every international question must be determined In accordance ewth the principle of Justice. "The lime, money and prayer of all ci.iliaus tnuat be given to the sol dier ami sailors. All Shoo lil llcar llurrtcn. "T-ie pecuniary burdens are very meat. All should be willlnK to sacrl rice. The Iron and atecl Industry will cheerfully bear Its share of the load. I'ersonal Interests ahould yield to the I ,c sitlei of the country we love. "All of ua are fighting in aelf de fense. Ufe wouldn't be worth llvln U iwr fins' were permanently furled and if an alien enemy subjugated our country." DIVERS ARE DEALT EFFECTIVE SMASHES SAYS LLOYD GEORGE; TubmariiHi M inner Handled lletler laurinB ju Hirer wrrha Tlian at Aaj J'orrrnpoiMlliiFi l"criod. I.O.N'lHN.. May J "We have le;ilt more effective blow to the nbir.arlne menace in the last three ' weeks th;in during any correspondln period. .' I.loyd-Oeorae told the house sif . oinniona. May ship losses were probably tinder April. We're inaklnx ealislnctory proKress.' He palii an eloquent triliule to the work "f Anierlcan destroers. THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLUB SUSPENDS LITERARY WORK, GIVES TIME TO RED CROSS hint bllhing a precedent In t he Mute uf (.ireicon which many other women's club are expected to fol low, the Thursdrty Afternoon Club of J'endletun, which la the mother duo l the Mute federation, yesterday at tin annual hiinlne meti!it decllei to Hii!pend Its lltemry activities dur IfiK the next year and to devote Itrt linn-, luhor and money nward twlrt Itiit h Anierlcan Ited roaa 8oclety In proidiiiK hospital auppllea. The particular wrk w hlch the clnh haa taken upon Itwlf for th n-t vpnr la the ma kin of JTiO lath rt'iwa. a tank of no inconnlrteTahl" lr.port Umn. To do t hi meet loan will he held w eekly Inatead of fort -ntKhtly heretofore, and call meet-in-j" In H,J.lltion will he held If ne cKi4ry to cimilet the work. The ro-e;iMK will alternate letween the hih room of the ilhrnry bnihlinv an.t t h K d roen rom In fhe city hall .r it the afate hn-q.MMl. the latter t THREE POSES OF THE MISSOURIAN WHO ' WILL LEAD AMERICANS INTO THE TRENCHES tl -T ft"" ' W """" i I je In LvA ? 2 M'V-J- i'5 wv j J V. j1.rrj.jMMrMrn.mwi rtJllX CEN cunard liner XKW VtMtK. May S5. Kuro,cil travrto arriviiic Imtt r'fsirl,'ti the Hoard liner FH-llrla was submarin rl 1lleut wai-nimr May 5. The vex-a-l sank la Un mliiut.-s. .riftr tiirec Iwliallnir two fstioml Anicrhwn fire-ns-n. are miinir.. An admtralu yacht nwnnl UK TravHcps n-norusl tlw submarining of iIh- arrncl Itrltlsh simmer lnlne. nnilr Amerl,wn rliwr tcr. ami fliliur i!m Anwrkwn flac All nlMwril were rtsa-nrtl. TIm-j rc n.ati'd al- llm llrltMi steamer 'or fielil was a siibnuuine tlifim. plHt-ea telnjr Htp-etl with aewins machlnea Karh hoateaa will pay S3 nd thin will le 'lvmiccrl no that a lump aum of $;r mn le turned ovr to the Ked (Titw. At the heKlnuiriK of each mei ina a ahort prirBii. on rurrvnt tophv III le Riven. At the luiHiueaa aeasi.tn rntff o'mv. the follow litfr of fi era were elected for the eiiMiinK year: Iree.Int . Mr. A. J. wen. vice preSHtertt. JM n T M. ndfTruin; secretary . Mr. W C K. rrultt. ir'Hnrer. Mr. K K. Har den ; correiMtnHnK aecreiary. Mr W i. M N.try and auditor. Mm. If II llMttery. The deariure of the Thurl. Afternoon 4lub front It citatonir line of activity la well within It rltthfa and the acceptance of a certain an nt of Ketl rimr work In all w onion' cnh in helna atvcated by the until n i MfW--r. JlM mi iiiirwWPImWv.--r:'' PCR5HING JLT- - BIG FRUIT CROP IS IN PROSPECT Allhoiicl. MW-n Will It I? for Kr jn.uinfc lliiinr. ih'tt lit- An Almnduncr. imnty l-Ytili liiHH4-tr IWHarcw. Prospect a rlicht now are ItriKht for a bountiful fruit crop In I'matiHi county. Hccordina: t W. C Hopaon of Milton, county fruit Inspector wh waa In Pendleton yesterday en route to Staiifietd and Ilermiaton to Inspect the orchard of the I matilla and Furnish projects. ThotiKh the aeaaon will he very lat for fruit for every other urowina thiuK. Mr. Hopaon declare there will be an abundance of all kind and va rieties of fruit In the eaat end where he la thoroughly familiar with the alt nation. 4 'h"rry tree are heav ily In.len. he report. thoimh nme orchiirdtt are complaining that a ffnod many are dropping-. The atraw hefr crop, though It will be amall becaue of reduced acreane, will be a frond one. Ho far there have been no killing froMa at all. Have only for the back ward eaon. there ha been nothing to intrfere with the growina of n fine crop of all kind of fruit. h say a. Mil M MF IV XtTlOX TO III l.P IX lllTIt. V A II I V S T V . M a v r The r'll-'lit haa callod lh all t men In the nat ion for help U' drafiina the ctn- acrtpiion ejifinptioitn. A boanl (NtmiN'Mii of national known men la workinc here today. Ad minimi at ion official favor d-oentraltntoii In enforcing the draft. thT-fore placiuu nuit h nnrpnrv in the ha n tin of lo-at Mtithoiilit-a. FIRST IS NOW AT THE SPY BILL IS AGREED UPON BY CONGRESS 1 Censorship Clause Embodied Makes it a Misdemeanor to Publish Navalj or Military Position of U.S. or Allies WASHINGTON'. Mai' !!6. The espi- c nage. bill, embodying a censorship clause, was formally aKreed to by conferees. The cenaorahip clause mukes It n misdemeanor to publish the positions of naval and military forces In the I'nited States or her al lies. It is expected (to pass both branches of conaress.i Amendment to md llifl. House republicana jforced the ad option of an amendment to the Lever food bill providing that none who had been employed by a forporation con victed under the anti-trust laws could be employed by the arovernment under the Ibll. Thelsenate finance committee's decision 'to modify the ray-a-yon-KO policy for financlnKJhe war met viroua admi)"lstration oppo sition. I Money Must Hp .v Taxation. t?oth the president nnd McAdoo be lieve the full blllioni eleht hundred thousand dollars mllM be raised by taxation on the present Reiteration. Hoth consider it unauvisable to fur ther disturb the money market by at lemntiiiR to launch more bond issues. lUir Flirlit lcdirted. tlepresenative Kitiun. chairman of the ways and means oommittee. de clared he would battle to the end nnv attempt to foist a bond issue on the revenue bill, or otherwise ma terially alter its present complexion. The house and senate committee s tentative agreement to lop off be tween three hundred and five hun dred and fifty thousand dollars from the taxation procrum and supplant this much with bonds will bring a hg rmht. ROME DELIRIOUS WITH JOY OVER WAR SUCCESSES threat t'rowiN 1-ara.ic Slrort.s. Simiiiie. Shoutiiur nnd Oa-crlms ItaJlan He roes: Trooifc ivi-tormlna- ITodifc-ics of War. ICOMK. May .v Kalians In Hi Julian Alps luive al-etl mrlh, brilliant simxwncs..- It is offlHall Ktal.-mriitcri. Twile butKlrrd or more UMriaiw have been taken prisniiers. The Italian aslvanoe rJsewlier- oni tlnups. Austrian allas-ks were re milHcvt. ltoIK. May ::..--Rome Is deliri ous with Joy over ihe success of the Italians in the nation's arvatest Mow ot the war i'i"Wds parade the streets. slnBiiiK. shcutina and cheer Iiik the Italian h.-r.s. Minister His s.ilali afler a lour of the front, told the I'nited I'r.-ss ileneral fadorna's troops were performing prodigies of valor. Anti-war forces in the social ist party apparently have shrunk to a negligible nuantitv. tlnvernntent of ficials sni.i anti ar activity was a despicable phenomenon on which trey were keeping cb.se watch. uMrlan- laim tialns. VIKN'XA. May :r.. The Autrians are malnlainlni their supreiua.-J-i ractlealU . ver here along the Italian from respite the m.l des perate fithmig il 's officially tati The eiiemVs ..nlv gain Is near Jaini ano. where th.- Ansirlaiis retired five-eighths of mile. From IMava I" 'he a sln.-e Wed l.emH a luilile etraor.liu:ir is rag tl'C. BRITISH COMMISSION ENDS VISIT TO U. Left Washington Last Night; Will Crows Canadian Bor der Today. WASHINGTON M i" - Th- Itritlsh commission left Washington last nlaht nnd will cross the lansdi .11 border ths niornina. emiiiiB i's i-it to no res. ARMED U. S. WEEK OF JUNE 25 RED CROSS WEEK WASHINGTON, May 25. The President ha fixed th week beginning June 2& Red Croaa week. The President haa cal led upon the peop 1 e of the United State "to Rive generoua- ly. In a spirit of patriotic aacri- fice, to 'the Ited Cross during that week." MORE COWBOYS ARE READY TO JOIN THE NEW CAVALRY TROOP Ti-n Are Now Awaiting the Itetum of Captain (ijodKted ; ClHat4ng of Of flcora ArouneA IHacuwion. CowboM in various parts of the county and from other points in e&Ktern Oregon who have heard of the raiaing of a troop of cavalry in this city are beginning to put in an appearance and seek a place in th mnks. This morning two-John Ia cowboys arrived, having ridden over the mountains to Pendleton. In all there are about ten here now await init the return of Captain fljdte4 in rder to enlist. ""' Captain fljedsted did 'pot arrive this morning as expected and It is an ticipated that he will return this eve ning or In the morning. I'ntil he or iai.other officer of the O. N. ,G. ar rives there will be no further "enlist ments nor any election of officers. Choosing off Offfficrrs IlNpiUMifl. The- matter of choosing officer m causing a good deal of discussion among those already enlisted. ft Is Probable tha,t the captain and two lieutenants will be elected by the troop. While there does not appear to be any active campaigning for Inn job, the names of Dell Blancett. Lee Caldwell, Hen Corbett and James F Cooke are being mentioned for the commissions. CLEVERBAD CHECK MAN IS NABBED WIITI. I.K(OMKI) STKAXt.KU Alt- kkstki T wiirr ItV Nil WUFK T. YlAlt. A well groomed stranger whuc UresN and adiiresH were such that hv uriiareiiily had no difficulty in cach ing worthless checks of large denom inations bus temporarily at least sus pended operations u hile a guest ot Sheriff T. I). Taylor In this city. Ttw Kheriff met him at the depot iht n.orning as he w;s psmK throuh 1'endleton on No. 6 en route to Colo ratio Springs and extended him such hji insist ni invltat ion to stop otf wiih him that he reluct ant l Con sented. I Xante of II. i Craw ford He gin's under the name of 11. F. Crawford. At leaM he did when h- presented himself at a l'aco bank a few ilas ago and Introduced bimse'f hi a representative f the American T T Co. Hi. pleading personality enalted him to secure $JiO on a chei-k on a New York hank and the anker een accompanied him to th-. train. Ut evening Sheriff Taylor re f'ted word from to be on the tContlniieti on lage 4. i WHEAT CONTINUES DOWNWARD FLIGHT Hb'.i;n. Ma i'S. "pet lal I Ihe K 1st lirrtiMhiiOll UariKe v. h.-al pnc..s lod:t: (..i HiKh. I.a . I'li..e. J.il s t s U i t:.- S. PI. 15 OS.H; I il INntlaiHl I'l'ltTHVO, or.'. V i... 1 I'lui. I'lu in : i. . I SECTION OF THE MUNITIONS ENGAGED J ACTIVE VORK Military Men of U. S. Convinced That Brunt of Struggle Rests With America; War to Last Long; First 500,000 Men , "Merely Drop in Bucket;" Nation Must he Awakened to Seriousness of Situation HENRY WOOD, AT THK FRENCH HEADQUARTERS, May 25. America's first armed force began service at the front. It was a section of ne of the American munitions transport service. Jts forty i dd Americans left training camp last night and are today carrying shells and munitions 10 the. French soldiers. Simultaneously with therr departure, sections .two and 'three arrived. Two composed principally ef Andover college men, .will enter activeservice next week. ' CWEHB MILLER.) WASHIXOTO.V May 25. Russia is out of the war as far aa military pow er is concerned for at least two years. France is near the end of her man power. This ia the opinion of Ameri can military men and students re ports of American military observers. Britain haa considerable "punch" left, but the struggle la reaching- a point where the I'nited States must bear the main burden. OREGON MOVIE MEN TO HOLD CONVENTION Will Take Place in Portland May 29-30; Movie Stars a a . to Aitena. A convention of Oregon picture theater men will be held in Portland May 2 S and 3'). to be cloned on the evening of the 30th with a gran 1 movie ball, to which the public h been Invited. The affair will be in form mI. The convention will take pi, tee at the Multnomah Hotel which will be the headquarters for the dele gals Moving picture stars from Califor nia ftuiiiosi. Including Mips MarearP Fischer the reifon sirl who has won enviable miccess in pictures. MIsk Iirothy Ialton. .the idol of a mil lion photoplay fans, and J. Warren Kerrigan, the Hesu Itrummel of thrt rreen. will be there in person C. il. MatlKk. of GreulUh and Matlock, is vice president of the pic ture men'x ortn nit-it ion and he n listed fr ork on important oni niiTtee? which will meet a sn-n .i t he convention is ca lied. 1 na m uc h ss the railroades have srmnKed fare. t Portland by certificate pi An. it is anticipated that many movie fan w ill take this opportunity to attend the bull and hobnob win the photo play stars. T MLTIA BUT SUBJECT TO CALL NEED NOT REGISTER ON 5TH JUNE I MII.TO Mav 2.-. The ml- hi i.t nm miH.tered lol'i S-.- bsit : lli.s-t to call don't ne.-t lo retiMiT Ijiiin riflli. aivonllnc t a nwnMn.-- 1 I Sin of Ihe n-etMratHMi pns-ianail.Hi exiilain.il bt Ilie I nil Hiale 11H niiirtisl In a irsmiH -til ! alt j.iilttlH'l UNIT FRONT AMERICAN IS WrhC 1-Yont Mr-4merpretd. American experts believe the war will last long. The first half million men are a "mere drop In the bucket " Other vast Increments must follow. They declare the west front strug gle is misinterpreted and unreliably reported. They maintain that foC months the American people have been led astray in reports of fighting. The allies, they declare, are not mak ing the headway reported here. Spirit MuhC He AroocwdL Experts say the solution of the sub. marine menace must eventually de . tertnine largely where the. victory shall rest, except for what part Am erica shall play. The last fresh man wins the battle and the last fresh million men. win the war. hence they declare America must bear a heavy burden during the next two and pos sibly three years. The sooner the na tion awakens to the truth, and the enormity of the situation, the better off it will be. They believe the apathy will be overcome when blood begins to spill. They say the country's interest Is in sufficient. Iraft will get the men. the experts av, but their spirit must be aroused. UMATILLA COUNTY WILL RAISE $2500 FOR THE Y. M. C. A. OMMITTf:K IS SKI.MTUI TO HAMHaK TI1K CMI'K. rlt Fl'MKS. A campaign will be made throUKh out t'matilUi countv to rats 2.jt to asKtst in financing the T. M. C. A. institutions which will he established at army pouts. The campaign was dtfided upn at the meet ins Wednes day eenmg ind'j'idee . W. Fhelpe. chairman of the meeting, and Presi dent j. v. Tallman of the Commercial MMtociation were empowered to select a com n ; ill- to hafolle the campaiKn. Th,y announced the following tonitnilloe thL niftruinic: . M. HHh op. s. A. laowell. J. W. Mltne. W. W. :rrah. R. l Sa re. U K Mann, and Supt. I. K. Young. M-t.ri. 1 ht'li and Tallman will met with ihe cniiuittee. Sub-committees w ill be appointt-d In the ariou cio.nniunities of the county and the momv will proKabl' bo raised bv tail bttcript ion. Hood Ktver niuntv raie-d tsooa ith in few d.is fr this purpose. PAKIK. May ;;. A lull ha spread over the French froit and no lm jmi -ant fichting Ik reHrted. ' Tl u-s-snim msainnl Hun Ira I mm, nuUlMin. (Simi'i r. . 1 1 1 re iim. , uvWrilnHi tat Rnetnns-r. inT mat rfolt -raanlaesl or n.Htwlsr.1 Iis.t. sMIUiart or natal. jt-s-.-1. aiMtr Hm- nihrr aw .r iIm- I nlusl 11.-.. 1., be ell.-.. Hr. iVr,-.! tr ilrall.,1 lolo M!lit.ari MM . soil. l lie- I IMIe. TRANSPORT MUSTERED It i.