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DAILY EVENING EDITION WKATIIK.K . F'artly cloudy tonight and Sunday. Aw TO ADVERTISERS Th Bast Orfffnnlan ban thn largaat bona fids and guaranteed paid circulation of any paper la Oregoo. east of Portland and or far lh largest circulation In 1'eodletoa of soy newspaper. Maxinium temperature, mlnl njum, 59; rain, .02; wind, west, (ten tie; weather, partly dourly. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER CITY OFFICIAL PAPER DAILY EAST OKEGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1917. NO. 9132 VOL. 29 DAILY EVENING EDITION TEUTONS MAKE BLOODIEST AIR RMD OF WAR SPY HUNT SINCE GREATEST IL IS CIV WAR GUARDED SECRET OF U. S. FLEET "TIPPED" TO GERMANY Every Investigating .Agent of the Government is Engaged in Ferretting out the Person sWho Revealed News That . American Destroyers Left for Europe. BERLIN GIVEN CHANCE TO MINE THE HARBOR V -lll.;TO. May The fct--o-"t rfr hunt sIimx tlie civil war I. on today. K.very Investigating ait'U of the) ajtnrramrnt Is engaged 111 r.TTfttillK Ollt tllC JMTXOI1 hO lipped" to (errniaiiy the news that Ann ru an mriiedo disvlrotrrM had loft for .urow in lime for siibinarlrM-s U nine lite port on tlMlr arrival. Knew Knur la Ahead. Four daya before the American de atrojer flotilla arrived abroad, Herlln knew It waa on the way and to what Port It was going and thu day before lite vessels steamed Into Quccnatowii. li.-iman aubinarlllos had strewn inlnea ahout the harbor entrance. Th startling Inforinutlon. reveal ing that tlcrman aplea not only atil! ur at work In thla country, but that they have a awift and lure meana of communicating Amciicaa war sccreta to the fatherland came to the navy department today In a cablegram from Hear-Admlral Kims at Undcm. Information b liuelUvr. 4 The admiral aald the Information wan positive. Ilia dispatch was not mud, public and. for obvious reaaoni nothing will be given out concerning how the news cunie mto hla possession or at-out the precautlona which de feat) d the tierman plana and enabled the flotilla to stieed aafely through the mined fields. Immediate publi city was given the aalient fact, how ever, the department making clear that ita purpoae waa to let the people know of the nctlvlty an I success of Teutonic aplea and to emphasise the necessity for ebsollllo aecrecy In con nection with naval operations or ship ping iiiovemenla. DENIES SG000 WAS LOANED TO T reach oml'IMW He. Agreed to II nrnne slirsv Treii-aittlon aiul TIhuii as Wax to IIimI a Mai-kt. That he did not merely loan $biiiw to Fred T. Thoma 111 connection with tile ileal for HlMHl head of sheep pur c based from the Pendleton Sheep '" Is .hclared by J. W. t 'renin or Port land, the man who lost out In a ecti w.tlonal set-lo at Keho Tuesday night v herein $.' 4 .linn In gold, shipped up from Portland, played a sensational The following is la part a atorv f- the Portland I'regonlon of this morning: Mr. Thomas' explanation of the episode Is that he borrowed the fono paid en the original contract from Mr I'reitlh. giving thn contract as collateral and that Mr. I'reath. hav ing possession of tile contract, at tempted to complete the purchase to take advantage of Ihe advance In the lllltt ! et. Mr. I'rcath steadfastly denies that the money was Intended as a loan lie save he agreed to finance the transaction and lliat Mr. Thomas was to find the market for Ihe sheep. Tli.-v were to spill the profits. i nv-Me MtHTlnl that Ihev were r..mg to ask me to produce jr.t.nno In ash hcn business of that kind al wavs is done by draft." he remonstra ted l;od night "He figure that he has lost l least 1,'iimi on the deal and doesn't like It a Utile bit." Mr. ThoniHB. who Is still In Pendle ton. Is emphatic In the statement he kave the sheep purchase contract te I'r.-.ilh merely as security. In this he 1 upheld bv Various local parlies nil., ivric in touch ailll the rase. ON; CLOSELY RED GROSS WINDOW EXHIBIT NEXT WEEK IxM-al KUnn Donate window Spa-e for Display of Work Ikmmi and Al tcnipicd It) I'muillla tiiapter. In order to give Pendleton and I'niutilla county people an opportu nity to ace Just what ia being done bv the memliere or the lied fr with the funda ralaed here -in the county, the I'muillla county chanter will next week give public displays and dem onstrations of the work. Kghiults of the articles purchased and made up by the local Ked ross will lie kept in the windows of the endleton Drug Store, the Ieo.le Warehouse. Alexander and Hayrca all week and each afternoon between the hours of 3 and 4. aave only on Dec oration Day. demonstrations by vari ous la.llea will be given In the win dow" of the features of flint al.l work, auch aa the making of baii'lages and slirgtcul dressings. JAPAN DRAWING 00T VERITABLE TIDE OF GOLD FROM THE U.S. llirpoc Are Not 'H'ar: sli nation Official roiiBaaj Some Anxiety : ( hrvktua Kxport t'losrb. WASHINCTllX. May 16. From the maze of war perplexltlea arose romelhiug akin to anxiety over the fact that Japan la drawing a veri table tide of gold from the I lilted Stales. The nurposea are not clear. Almost l.'..(i.U in gold has lien exported to Japan in tne last fcur weeks, T..nil.liil(i since the bf eiiinitig of the year, and nearly $50.- nnii.ooii In eight months. financial ixperls say the siltlallon has an eco r.oinic answer, though the are un- ulile lo decit her It Some hint at po litical developmellla. t'loM- t'lHflt Is Kept. Amerlc.iii and Hrltlsh offl.i.ls are herklirg the export cliseiv, realis ing the necc-sltv that Ihe govern nient hae a stiirilv gold stock as soon as n.sl'lo. inner n.ino.ii. renllv drawing on Ihe I'niled States re Mexico and Spain, but the am liuts lire cotnparalivelv negligible and everv caution is taken to preveot them leaking Inlo lierniany. A means .if decreasing Japanese ex portatlon is under way. Thn uunr t. rs of a billion has been loaned Ihe allie s In the last thirty ria. WHEAT DROPS 6 CTS MORE TODAY y CIllCAllll. May 2.. (Special the Kual ucgoii:an. I -Uange wheat prices lodav : tiien. High. l.os July IT IS l 2 ll Sept II $ 1 SI II M Close IS II l.4 INirtlnnd. m iriTI.AN'D ore. May L" - iSm rlal. I - t'luh $2 tr.; bliieatem $5.4". WAR CUTS OUT DELUXE TRAIN SAX KKAn!n Mhv ! The Sniiih'TH Pacific has an- notinced Ms le Line trains must jro recaiise of the- war. The traffic officials of western railromls meet June fifth In th ram to plan to curtail pjuen- n-r snrice and mak other chanat-es hrinirinK about a trans- portation revolutton. SPIES BLAMED FOR BURNING BRIDGE SPAN Portion ' of Western Pacific Trestle Leading to American River Bridge Destroyed; At tempt Made to Blow Up Aeroplane Factory. IjOH ANfrKI.KH. May 26. Suspected aa apiea or dynamitera. two men were discovered climb ing the fire eBcapea of the Glen Martin aeroplane factory to day.. Fred Post, a militiaman guard on the roof, aaw the men. fired and gave chase. The men escaped, line carried -a bundle believed to contain a bomb. The factory ia turning out war planes. C HACIIAMENTO, May 26 reliev ing that fire destroy intr thla morning a poHtion of the Western Pacific tros tle leading to the American river bridge waa started by alien enemiea local authoritlea are conducting a thorough Investigation. Fire Chief Anderson found the fire atarted In two places. The blaze evidently was of Incendiary origin. Federal author ities were notified. A train crew found the blaze. Sacramento fire fighter rushed to the bridge and controlled the fire after two hours of fighting. IKKI.K.SS t.t AltPH AMI KNK.MV tii:TS KKiHT POItTSMtH'1 II. Va.. May 2. Klflv sliols wi-n' exrhaturx'd and IVed crlck Itoach. lr'k- nperalur was wminded III a hruJi brtawn guards at tlie governnient wlreb-as Mallon al irginia lleach and sunased enemy agents. The Intruders wore driven off as marines and blue jackets reached the scene. Ae far as rould la learned the Intruders were uninjured. Several suspects have been arrest cd. The aearrli for the Intruders r temlisl several nillOM. Susuerta were given the I'nited states offli-iaJs al Norfolk. WIDOW OF OUBUN VICTIM STIRS LOS ANGELES MI35 iSKtrFJHCTOK 9 KR fCXH. ' Mm. Ilaiiua ihe'hy keffiuKln lor cituwne of lh California it a1 w Mtw f th ltilhn editor exeoatfd i opit d r'!4tMUi whi h wer- t-l -by a Tu iii. jmju.oI alter the Irit-h re- I a pbt-d . Ir-slent Wil'ii. urieini; tlt h-x rNr, h;is ettrrt-d Am- j hijti t.. Mi-i.. rt irUit tt-MMi..l! f-i kf.-h nuunl;l. Afti-r ., l.tt;. to M.h.-nv. CONSUMER TO T REVENUE TAX Senate Finance Committee Ex cludes Gross Sales Tax and Plans to Substitute a License on Auto, etc Owners. SURTAX ON INCOMES IS ALSO ELIMINATED WASHINGTON. May 26. Th con Humr will bear thfr burd-n of the IviMprnmi'iit billion eiKht hundred n!iiii4in dollar rvenup bill. if the flenutu finame committee pursues Its prudent course. It adopted a policy today excluding fcnMK Bales taxes. r about a hundretl and eiKhteen million iniiHt be rained whet wise. The aenate coniinittee Htruck from the Mi! th five iter cent ti.XeH on the sultxt of autimiobileti. iriH'I.H. bicycles, motoro r-ln, wuKons, tire, und a a substitute a license on the motorcycle and automobile own- et rs planned. The surtax on incomes ranging from ten per cent on over forty thousand to forty five' per cent over a million waa eliminated. i.ANrrs iwmv AitmvKs IN ItHtTIXII TIAV PORTLAND. May 26 Sen ator Harry Lane's body arrived this morning. It waa borne through the atreets, accom panied by a guard of firemen, and a delegation of prominent cltiaens. From one this after noon until rive Monday after noon the body is lying In state at the city hall. The funeral will ,be held Tuesday. BEAR BRUN 7! i" ; - f ..' aT . C 4" 1U t-.v saatr ROMANOFFS JOIN W. 'BACK TO SOIL' MOVE P ET ROOT t A I, May 26. Mr. and Mra. Nicholaa Komanhoff. 4 also the Misaes Komanhoff. and Jdaater Romanhoff. have joined 4 the "back to the aoil movement. They are planting; potatoes In the palace park. A big audience watched aeven members of the erstwhile royal- ty wearing peasants' clothes und doing peasants' work. 4 POLITICS ON DRAFT EXEMPTION BOARDS MAY C AUSETROUBLE Feared That New Army May Be lieaud (Hit or Some of the Men It (night to Have By Kasy vn.d""nces of Members. WASHlNOTfN, May t. t-ncal community politics threaten to cheat America's new army of the men It ought to have. It Is feared local boards may be swayed by political considerations in making exemptions. It Is feare lo cal dK-tors. either for political or per a..nui ci.nttlderutinna mav "discover" j nnyll,clll oxvets where none eslat. A heavy penalty is attached to such In trigue. Despite this, however, tnere are signs that local boards and doc tors may shift their consciences aside and take a chance In the rul ings. Muggeatinns came from South Carolina that the .Bleaae faction in tended to shunt the Manning devotees into the army, regardless of draft. The government will keep a watch on South Carolina. ABSENCE OF U. S. DELEGATES DEALS HARD BODY BLOW ;KltMAX PI.AX-N-1-m PKAfK MRFT. N; T KTtM'KIIOIiM I TTM1 I.Y (HJAPS1N'. STOCKHOLM. May !. It is ap parent that the Oerman peace plan meeting tins failed Separate confer ences are continuing. Ijtnsing's an nouncement that American socialists were not allowed to attend dismayed land depressed the delegates. They declare the report waselther false or the result of a misunerstandlng. Among the delegates the news I the Americans would not attend was ia body blow. The Americans were i depended upon to strengthen the iui j mediate peace group" composed prin-li-iPiillv .if representatives of the ci n i trul powers. ALL IS READY FOR THE BIG CARNIVAL ' Pendleton 4'hapler of tilrls' Honor tiiiaril Will Have 4'liurxe of 4n.fs I .linw al t'arulval. Iicgiunlnu Next j Tor-slay. The ciils N'atlin;il H"nr nrd or IVrdlelon b;, everMhitiic in ra-.i-f,r the "pening of the carnival nxt Tiiejdav evenine whn-h if t be ota-rcd hi-rp under it- nnplceA The S.ii?.1 Aniuj'emcnt On. i" furnish tn II f thf :ittr;iction tnd Ct-ncesMion hut on- i.f ih Honor Onards wtl! h v m r lfin .oer ench rnl a con-nidr.-iblc prtion of the tuweed tH so t- thf l:il orc:ui7niion t" Si-lc? n fiminc on its work. At .i htisitu" metitie h''tl l;"f niuhi Mi- Kdith Johnn w.is ap ' t,i fMl.ct the sir's who win Inrnc .4f the con'eK:on It w d.-. !.tc,t ih:t the crl of the is.t nifj4ti..n will niarrh in a bly or to th ..irnival BiNnnd n Ttied.v i,miii'; Th. carnival will Iff .-'.I HnPi'V fanvon r held at inN on . n:iv MKIW WHO A MSTKRl'A M. Mav ? Ormsn n n rem 4ontrnct1n for uppear-incfS in America will be excluded from sll ;ermsn 4pera in nerman the iters f" five jKNurilmf tn I'lthni i ov the n.l-'pte-l rt- rl n A - f nijirM a ari-k vjviciv tiu v,niLunciv i PRINCIPAL VICTIMS OF INVADERS; 76 KILLED Injured Number 174, Including 43 Women and 19 Children; Royal Flying Corps Battles Teutons Bringing Down Three Machines. ONE TOWN SUFFERS SERIOUS MATERIAL DJU.!A6E (ED L. KEEN.) LONDON, May 26. -Sixteen German aircraft yesterday made the bloodiest Teutonic air raid since the beginning of the war, the admiralty announced, with details. The official casualty lists fix the number of dead at 76, in cluding 27 women and 23 children. The injured number 174, including 43 women and 19 children. The royal flying corps battled with' the invaders while they were crossing England downing three Germans. The naval air service, when the Germans crossed the channel, battled them again. The total German losses are three machines. British machines were undamaged. The raid occurred over the southeast coast. The dantage was confined principally to one town. The admiralty announced a British air raid on the aerdrome at St. Deniswestrah. Many bombs were dropped. "Sixteen enemy aircraft bombe-l the southeast coast last night.' Lord French's Btatement said. "Th raid occurred between arlS and 5: SO. Hombs were dropped In a number of places. The damage was mostly in one town." The home defense statement name l the raiders as "aircraft- which might be aeroplanes or Zeppelins. The ad miralty also mentioned "three hostile planes" destruction "and two twi cylinder hoatlle machines." indicating airplanes. It la possible the German raiding party waa composed both of Zeppelins and airplanes. . Some houses and shops were seri ously damaged, the statement aald. The bombs were filled with a verv high explosive. Fourteen women, seven children and sig men were kill ed by one bomb. The attacking aircraft. In forma tion of fives, hovered above the town before the men began dropping the bombs simultaneously. Assuming all casualties In this raid were nonenmhatants. the total num ber of civilians killed since the be ginning of war ln air raids have beer, raised to SOS. The total number of wounded ia 729 I Ot It DMtK IlFVll, KltlVKU.H TO ; WITH I'KKSHINt; WASHINGTON. May 2. Four dare-devil American automobile driv e's have been picked to pilot the l uce machines Pershing will use on the western front. They are. Kay Middleton. sales r.'.iinaia-r of the Detroit Steel Pro ducts company: John J. Jennings, si.les manager ot I ha Detroit bank els; lleorge Ijnthicum. head of the factory deparlnient of the 1 etr' toniiibile company, and Klgin ..t Ah Krutn. a successful race driver Si. U kills rN"T ltrl4Ni TO TIIK ol'AKKU KAITII XKW Y'HK. Mav 2 Slacker . :in t tve Qiiitkers S4 jtreat has the rush leen of O'nwcriptionable yotith to the tenetn of the umtker faith, i l f;itt h exempt frtm conscription, the Society of Friends has plant. etl to bu tt II converts f military aie f'r the irini of the war. N LARCENY OF SHEEP CHARGED AGAINST 'lth liil ) llmiC :t rent pound and sheep brmieing ar.-und $1 :. a h'd. th- sheep buiti'!M i ; niithty attract i e ne thee l s. Hun, r, the bile pr are a l.rr-r .,. a man .f pni.ill capital iilfnns tln 1'ihinwi unlrra he has inenijit A I. rieve, a small farmer near Jt m fir Id. had neither heep n-r th tiiioipf t buy them. the ir tohl t the officer has It. but tu -vert he leas he was vetting a fa;r strt toward a fie when his methoais aere diwi rel and hatted. Swrars C Warrant. I This mormiifcT J II-mvii. w-' 1'i-h.i h t un rnt?ht FRUIT PACKING PLANT PLANNED FOR SIAIIFIELD MoctVrn i&Hnforvrvl ormnrjo Strut tun CotrtJuj; Will Be But If In Time for OMninc Crop. I'lans have been fully made by the Stanfield Fruitgrower t'nion for th erection of a modem packing punt at Stanfleld, the same to coat $10,000. The plana call for a re -en forced con crete building, 80 by 10 feet, with a full basement. Also for a packing shed. 2S by go feet extending along side the main building. It is the expectation to have the contract for construction let Yry shorty, so as to have the structure ready for use before the coming crop is ready for shipment. The packing plant will have an air cooling sys tem and will be up to date In all re spects. The building will be so ar ranKet that a cold storage plant mav le added when d'Wire. The plant ii cive the Stanfie-ti eeti4.n thorouEhlv watUfactnry park ing facilities. Te tously the fruit growers made tine of an old are h4iuf for pricking purnt8-a. The new plant will beer-ted near tho t.-W. U N. leit. and one of two itij available will le selected iii. i. iitut mioi;t.i-: WASIIIMiTnV May - It u .if f'cialt iodit'.ited thn ' I tt n;i mm art irfliiencimr Alxican labttrvrs t itn: t he country to em harran t he south in us .inrH-ulturul work. i.KsTKFt i i; o i:k k. llltU ItHST. Mav 2H. Tlw I itititt Sttv ilftn tr Xitnibcr Nine ground., on tin itH k and vta. hsuflf (latnauel. Tm miIIc1 ttw ccl off. "oe are rcportcI Injured. Ihe :f-r-l ff old -'H. Hl.ttef t h .irf n if iff Jo.- HlaK-U fh ;rr-t tod.t i -tritnK tu haa & fltx-k of tO lit h reel a (l t n. v.- and hi.- I I -hm a 1 1 r t ti -1 1 1 shep I ep.j' v Went d--Wli t.. M i.r.f, Mh-' p and t her- I Mir (hat he n'k- thm from hi: without tttr com uchh.trs fU.ck r knowledge He ta SHid to hne curel the vheep , I'lit- .t a tune mt t hav h-pt them tni i .-iiUMt in him c l'r nnid h had .ilt-ret the hrwd llNkiiK t-laims t I h.or btt a nnmbt-r in ' h u ni. tuner laTut dr4'l,ifr :ri-v 4--n tx.rriwe4l a h4irs-- f no ii h i in t tul i ne.t it . , t t ri w STANFIELD ARM